Events at Indiana University
Baccalaureate
May 5, 5-6 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Baccalaureate is an inter-faith ceremony celebrating the achievements of IU Bloomington graduates of all backgrounds. All graduating seniors and their families and friends are invited to participate as part of the formal "send off" ceremonies prior to commencement. For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~ceremony. It is free and open to the public.
Title: Bites of Life International Film Festival
May 5, 5:30 to 10 p.m., Mathers Museum, Bloomington -- "Bites of Life," a free festival of international films, food and fun, will be presented by the Monroe County Public Library, the Mathers Museum of World Cultures and the Bloomington Cooking School. Themes of the festival explore different "bites of life" from around the world -- from childhood to marriage to growing older. The festival will feature a pre-film reception and discussion at the Mathers Museum and an after-hours film showing at the Library Auditorium. The Mathers reception, featuring themed hors d'oeuvres provided by the Bloomington Cooking School and other sponsors, begins at 5:30 p.m., with the MCPL film showing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. A full listing of featured films can be found on the MCPL Web site, http://www.mcpl.info, or by calling 812-855-6873. For more information on "Bites of Life" call 812-855-6873, e-mail mathers@indiana.edu.
IU Bloomington 2006 Commencement Morning Ceremony
May 6, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Assembly Hall, 1001 E. 17th St., Bloomington -- The following schools will participate in the 2006 Commencement Morning Ceremony: Kelley School of Business, School of Education, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, School of Law, School of Music, School of Nursing, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, School of Social Work and Graduate School (Ph.D. candidates in these areas). For more information, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~ceremony.
IU Bloomington 2006 Commencement Afternoon Ceremony
May 6, 3 to 4:30 p.m.., Assembly Hall, 1001 E. 17th St., Bloomington -- The following schools will participate in the 2006 Commencement Afternoon Ceremony: College of Arts and Sciences, School of Continuing Studies, School of Informatics, School of Journalism, Division of Labor Studies, School of Library and Information Science, School of Optometry and Graduate School (Ph.D. candidates in these areas and all Masters of Arts). For more information, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~ceremony.
Family Day: A celebration of spring at the IU Art Museum
The IU Art Museum in Bloomington.
May 6, 10 to 11:30 a.m., IU Art Museum (second floor atrium), Bloomington -- The day is for families and children of all ages and will include art-making activities, stories and tours that celebrate the spring season. No pre-registration is needed and the event is free. On Saturdays, Art Museum visitors can park for free at the Wells Library and Art Museum parking lots, as well as at the Jordan Avenue and Fee Lane parking garages. For more information, call 812-855-5445 or visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.
2006 Herron Juried Student Exhibition
May 10-11, Herron School of Art and Design, 735 W. New York St., HR 224, Indianapolis -- Once a year, Herron students are given the opportunity to have their work shown. This year the student art will be displayed throughout the school and in the Marsh Special Projects Gallery. All students are eligible and are encouraged to enter. A professional curator, critic or artist is asked to serve as juror for the student exhibit. In addition, the guest juror will choose eight "best of show" award winners. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.herron.iupui.edu.
Discover the talents of famed watercolorist Robert Lostutter
Now through May 28 , various times, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis -- The technical skills of Robert Lostutter will entertain, enlighten and amaze gallery visitors. Lostutter is one of the finest watercolorists working today. The show will provide the viewer a glimpse into the development of this accomplished artist. How is it possible to create such brilliant, flawlessly detailed watercolors? Until now this is a process the artist has actively kept out of the public eye. This exhibit will offer a unique opportunity to witness a master's technical approach and process to one of the most delicate of all mediums, large-scale watercolor. The exhibition will travel to The Chicago Cultural Center from July 28 through Sept. 24. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The Herron Galleries are open daily from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays until 7 p.m. Public parking is available in the IUPUI garage west of Herron. For more information, call 317-278-9419.
Black Spirit: Works on Paper by Eldzier Cortor
Now through May 7, Hexagon Gallery, IU Art Museum, Bloomington -- This exhibition, comprised of 18 prints in a wide variety of media and three early drawings, explores the African American painter/printmaker Eldzier Cortor's interpretation of the Black American experience -- from his WPA-period portrayal of the working class on Chicago's South Side, to his study of African retentions in the former slave cultures of the U.S. South and Caribbean, to his focus on the allegorical black female figure in his later works. The exhibition, which highlights the artist's thematic and stylistic evolution over almost 50 years, is presented in conjunction with IU's interdisciplinary conference, "Variations on Blackness." For more information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.
IU Southeast Community Choir won't let the music die
May 14, 3 p.m., Paul W. Ogle Cultural and Community Center in the Recital Hall, New Albany -- The IU Southeast Community Choir will perform a special program titled "Let Music Never Die." The choir will perform a compilation of works by American composers, including music by Aaron Copland ("The Promise of Living," "Ching-a-Ring Chaw," "Stomp Your Foot"), Randall Thompson ("The Last Words of David," "Choose Something Like a Star," "The Road Not Taken") and Hoagy Carmichael ("Georgia On My Mind," "The Nearness of You") as well as spiritual and American folk tunes ("Ain't Got Time to Die," "When I Can Read My Title Clear," "True Light"). The concert will conclude with Joseph Martin's stirring anthem, "The Awakening." The program is open to the general public and parking is free. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens and may be purchased by calling the Ogle Center Box Office at 812-941-2544 or visiting the Ogle Center on the IU Southeast campus at 4201 Grant Line Road in New Albany.
Carl Bernstein to speak
May 15, 6:45 p.m., Northside Hall auditorium, IUSouth Bend -- Former Washington Post reporter Carl Bernstein will speak during the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the credit union. Bernstein, who was in his mid-20s at the time, and fellow reporter Bob Woodward, broke the Watergate story for the Post in the early 1970s. The investigative reporting into the break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C., and the ensuing cover-up eventually brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon. "All the President's Men" was made into a movie starring Robert Redford as Woodward and Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein. Bernstein and Woodward won numerous awards for the Post including the Pulitzer for the coverage. Bernstein started in journalism at the age of 16 as a copyboy at the Washington Star. He rose through the ranks, dropped out of college, worked as a reporter in New Jersey and joined the Post at 22. He left the Post in 1977 and spent a year working on an investigative story on the CIA and the relationship with the American press during the Cold War for Rolling Stone. From 1980 to 1984, Bernstein was at ABC News as the Washington bureau chief and then as senior correspondent. Bernstein wrote a cover story in 1992 for Time magazine on the alliance between Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan. In late 1989, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, he reported from Iraq for Time magazine on the seething discontent of Saddam Hussein. That work led to his expulsion from the country and a plane trip to Egypt. Currently he is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair. Tickets, which are available at any TCU branch, are $1 for TCU members and $5 for non-members. Following the talk there will be a question and answer period and a book signing.
Talking Shoes
Ongoing, Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Bloomington -- This Children's Gallery exhibit features hands-on activities and shoes from around the world. "Talking Shoes" explores how shoes can reveal much about their makers and wearers. Native American beaded moccasins, sandals from the Republic of Congo, felt shoes from Tibet, and wooden shoes from the Netherlands and Surinam are just a few highlighted artifacts in the exhibit, which features hands-on activities for younger visitors. The exhibit was developed by students in IU's Anthropology A403/Introduction to Museum Studies class during spring semester 2004-05. The students worked with staff at the Mathers Museum to select shoes from the museum's collections, research and write the exhibit labels, prepare the artifacts for display, design the case lay-outs, and install the exhibit. For more information, or to schedule a guided group tour, please call 812-855-6873 or e-mail mathers@indiana.edu.
African photos on exhibit in Indianapolis
Now through May 7, various times, Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delware St., Indianapolis -- Jamila Martin re-evaluated the importance of life after her friend and fellow South Bend native Katie McCloskey died in the World Trade Center on 9-11. Martin said Katie had the correct perspective on life. "Katie wanted to experience life, to live in New York City, drive a red Mustang and see the Statue of Liberty from her office," Martin said. She did all that. There was more to do for Martin, more to life. She quit her job in Grand Rapids and moved back and settled into living in South Bend. The next turn brought her to IU South Bend to study photography. Yet, school was not enough. She wanted to use her natural ability to work with children and her love of art. Her skills and love took her for three months to teach photography in South Africa. For more information, visit http://www.harrisoncenter.org.
Printmaker Ying looks for Elemental Truths
Now through May 7, various times, IU Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo -- A selection of large-scale fine art prints by Taiwanese artist Hui-Chu Ying is on display now. An associate professor in the University of Akron (Ohio) Myers School of Art, Ying combines several techniques in her work -- screenprinting, woodcut monotype, relief printing, and paint and pencil on paper. Dorothy Shinn, arts reviewer for the Akron Beacon Journal, wrote that the artist often applies several layers of silkscreening to an individual panel, mimicking the "layers and layers of ideas and meaning ... embedded in Ying's imagery." Ying's solo exhibition at IU Kokomo will present pieces from three series of work. Inspired by The I-Ching or The Book of Changes, the six panels in Elements of Energy represent metal, water, sun, wood, fire and earth. Admission to all IU Kokomo Art Gallery exhibitions and events is free. The gallery is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesdays until 8 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Call 765-455-9523 or visit http://www.iuk.edu/gallery.
The Kinsey Institute Juried Erotic Art Show
Now-June 30, Mondays and Wednesdays 2-4 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m.-noon, Fridays, 3-4 p.m., Kinsey Institute Gallery, Morrison Hall second floor, Bloomington -- This exhibition features contemporary artwork selected by Betsy Stirratt, an exhibiting artist and director of the School of Fine Arts Gallery at Indiana University. The multi-media show features photography, sculpture, painting, textiles and wearable art submitted by artists from across the United States. This year's exhibition is the first in what is planned as an annual competition and art exhibit. For more information or to schedule free tours, call the institute at 812-855-7686 or visit its Web site at http://kinseyinstitute.org.
