Events at Indiana University
The Second Wave: Modern Japanese Prints from Bloomington Collections
Now through Dec. 16, IU Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- In the early 20th century, Japanese publishers responded to collectors' interest in traditional Japanese prints; at the same time, Japanese artists began to experiment with Western influences in their prints. This exhibition includes 40 prints representative of this period of revitalized woodblock printing in Japan. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information contact: 812-855-5445 or iuam@indiana.edu.
Sculpture Transformed: The Work of Marjorie Schick
Now through Dec. 16, IU Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- This traveling exhibition, organized by International Arts & Artists, is a retrospective of the work of Marjorie Schick, an internationally recognized sculptor and jewelry designer. Schick, who received her MFA from Indiana University's School of Fine Arts in 1966, has steadfastly experimented with the body's relation to form, color and texture in her work, stretching the limits of how sculpture can be created and experienced. This exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue by Tacey A. Rosolowski. For additional information contact: 812-855-5445 or iuam@indiana.edu.
The Bill Peet Storybook Menagerie
Now through Jan. 6, Herron School of Art and Design, 735 West New York St., Indianapolis -- Learn about the life of Bill Peet -- his early years, what inspired him, his Disney career, and more-through his illustrations on exhibit in the Herron Galleries. Free and open to the public. For more information: 317-278-9418 or http://www.herron.iupui.edu.
IU Art Museum's Treasures Complement the Louvre's, On View at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Now through Jan. 6, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis -- Two exhibitions, "A Golden Legacy: Greek and Roman Jewelry from the Burton Y. Berry Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum" and "Piranesi's Views of Ancient Rome" -- highlighting numerous works from the IU Art Museum's collection -- are currently on view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) through Jan. 6. These installations are designed to complement the blockbuster exhibition, "Roman Art from the Louvre," which opened at the IMA on Sept. 23. "A Golden Legacy" features 150 objects drawn exclusively from the IU Art Museum's world-renowned Burton Y. Berry Collection, including many complete jewelry sets that feature necklaces, earrings, bracelets and finger rings. These exquisite objects of personal adornment celebrate the ingenuity, technical skill, and artistic achievements of ancient Greek and Roman goldsmiths and silversmiths. The exhibition was organized by Adriana Calinescu, the IU Art Museum's Thomas T. Solley Curator Emeritus of Ancient Art. "Piranesi's Views of Ancient Rome" features 30 large-scale etchings depicting the city's greatest monuments as recorded by the 18th century Italian printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Selected from the print collections of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and IU Art Museum, the exhibition includes 18 works drawn from IU's impressive holding of more than 100 prints by this artist, including many in the Diether Thimme Collection. For additional information: 812-855-8978 or emjpowel@indiana.edu.
Jimmy Cory hits the stage in Bloomington
Dec. 4-8, Wells-Metz Theatre at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, Bloomington -- Described as "a piercing story of one man's quest for redemption," Kevin James Daly's latest play Jimmy Cory might, according to its author, make you laugh. "But it's definitely not a comedy," said Daly, a third-year MFA student in Indiana University's Playwriting program in the Department of Theatre and Drama. Ticket prices are $16 for adults and $13 for students and seniors (discounts Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday matinee only. For online tickets: http://www.theatre.indiana.edu. Ticket information can be obtained by calling 812-855-1103.
Holiday Art Sale and Auction; to Benefit the SoFA Gallery and the Friends of Art
Dec. 6-7, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Seventh St., Room 123, 1201 E. St, Bloomington. For further information, call 812-855-5490.
Photo by: Mark McCullough
African American Dance Company
"African American Dance Company Presents Annual Studio Concert"
Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., Willkie Auditorium, Bloomington -- The African American Dance Company of Indiana University's African American Arts Institute presents its annual studio concert on Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The African American Dance Company captures and delivers the spirit of dance styles of the African Diaspora. The company's repertoire includes original choreography in a fusion of modern, jazz, African and Latin American dance styles. The company seeks to widen the scope and appreciation of dance as a discipline through interdisciplinary projects that expose students and audiences to various aesthetic expressions. The Studio Concert is a collaborative project with the credit-bearing ensemble "Dance in the African Diaspora," in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. African American Dance Company Director Iris Rosa is a professor in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. Tickets are $3 and will be sold at the door. For further information visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~aaai.
Proposing an Odious Finance Doctrine as a Deterrent to Despotic Finance
Dec. 6, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., School of Law Faculty Conference Room 335, Bloomington -- In this presentation, Christy Ochoa examines the odious debt doctrine -- a doctrine that argues that democratic successors to despotic governments should not be bound to repay the debt obligations of prior despotic governments if the benefits of those obligations were not passed on to the people. For more information, contact: bshoup@indiana.edu.
The Darjeeling Limited
Dec. 6-8, 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., Whittenberger Auditorium first floor of the Memoral Union, Bloomington -- An emotional comedy about three brothers re-forging family bonds. The eldest, played by Wilson, hopes to reconnect with his two younger siblings by taking them on a train trip across the vibrant and sensual landscape of India. Free for IUB students, $2 for non-students.
Mathers Museum Exhibit --"Liberian Collections Project: Preserving the Past for Building the Future"
Dec. 6, 7, 8 and 9, Mathers Museum, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- The exhibit provides an overview of the Liberian Collections Project, including its mission, history, associated scholars, collections and archives. The Mathers Museum is open Tuesdays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~mathers.
Betty's Summer Vacation
Dec. 6, 7, 8, 8 p.m., Campus Auditorium, Northside Hall, South Bend -- The IU South Bend Theatre Company presents "Betty's Summer Vacation" by Christopher Durang. Randy Colborn directs this production. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. on Dec. 6, 7 and 8. Tickets are available to adults for $7 in advance and $9 at the door, senior citizens for $5 in advance and $7 at the door and students from $3 in advance and $5 at the door. The Arts Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and one hour prior to the performance. For additional information, call 574-520-4203.
"Capitalists Lobbying in the Capital: Results from a Survey"
Dec. 7, 12 p.m., Ballantine Hall 004, Bloomington -- Over the past few years, there has been greater attention to efforts by businesses, NGOs and others to influence public policies in China. In this project Scott Kennedy and Deng Guosheng go beyond studying individual cases and collecting anecdotes to quantitatively investigate the emergence of business lobbying in the People's Republic of China. The talk will discuss the results from a survey concerning the lobbying strategies of large multinational and Chinese companies who engage China's national government. For more information, visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/eaq/eaq07-08/Dec_7/Kennedy.html.
Noon Talk: Light Totem: Tower, Wall, Line, Sky
Dec. 7, 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m., IU Art Museum, first floor, Bloomington -- Professor Rob Shakespeare, Department of Theatre and Drama, will discuss "Light Totem," his site-specific light installation, which is on view every evening in front of the IU Art Museum. For more information, call 812-855-5445.
The Holiday Art Sale & Auction
Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fine Arts 123, Indiana University, Bloomington --The Holiday Art Sale Auction features current work for sale (including jewelry, photography and textiles) donated by faculty and students from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University. Proceeds will help support the IU SoFA Gallery and the IU Friends of Art. Free Entry. For more information: 812-855-8490 or http://www.indiana.edu/~sofa/.
Lee Greenwood; A Tennessee Christmas
Dec. 8, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Cultural & Community Center, Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Rd., New Albany -- Lee Greenwood, the singer and songwriter, had a string of hits beginning in 1978, including the 1983 "God Bless the USA" that became the country's unofficial anthem and catapulted him to a special place in the music pantheon. While that song's popularity has only increased over the years, the multi-platinum Grammy Award winner continues to forge ahead, recently releasing his 24th album, "Stronger Than Time." Greenwood serves as a celebrity spokesman for http://www.productsforgood.com. The Web site offers collections of uncirculated Iraqi coins with funds going towards American military families. Admission: 4 p.m. $25; 8 p.m. $30. For further information: 812-941-2525. To obtain tickets to Ogle Center contact: Ticket Master at 502-361-0066.
IU Children's Choir Concert
Dec. 9, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Bloomington -- Part of the IU Jacobs School of Music Pre-College Program, the Indiana University Children's Choir was founded in 1980 by Dr. Mary Goetze and Dr. Jean Sinor. Currently there are five choirs for children from grade two through high school, and the First Voices program for kindergarten through grade one. For further information, call 812-855-1583
Southold Wind Ensemble
Dec. 9, 4 p.m., Campus Auditorium, Northside Hall, South Bend -- The Southold Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dawn Forsythe, will perform their fall semester concert. This ensemble is made up of university and community musicians. Adult tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door; senior citizen tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door and student tickets are $3 in advance and $5 at the door. The Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and one hour prior to the performance. For further information: 574-520-4203.
Entrepreneur Workshop Offered at IU Southeast
Jan. 8 to Feb. 26, 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m., IU Southeast campus Library Building Room 230, New Albany -- The Indiana University Southeast School of Business and the Regional Economic Development Resource Center (REDRC) are joining forces this January to offer an eight-week "Entrepreneur Training Workshop." The program is designed to provide participants with a framework for success and is targeted for those with post-secondary experience, current business owners, minorities, immigrants or youth/mentor pairs. The cost of the workshop is $129, which includes all materials. Limited seating. For more, information visit http://www.ius.edu/business or call Diane Fuchs at 812-941-2325.
Across the Universe
Jan. 10-12, 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., Whittenberger Auditorium, first floor of the Memorial Union, Bloomington -- This is a musical based on The Beatles songbook and is set in the '60s England, America and Vietnam. The love story of Lucy and Jude is intertwined with the anti-war movement and social protests of the '60s. More than 30 Beatles' songs are woven into the plot together with visual allusions to films Help! (1965), A Hard Day's Night (1964), Yellow Submarine (1968) and Let It Be (1970). Admission is free for IU Bloomington students, $2 for non-students.
Rockapella
Jan. 12, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Cultural & Community Center, Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Rd. New Albany -- This five-man a cappella powerhouse has taken its infectious blend of soul, rock, R&B and jazz across the USA, selling out shows and appearing on radio and television everywhere. They've been regulars on the popular PBS program, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego," worked with Spike Lee, recorded instantly recognizable commercials for brands like Folgers, and released a string of well-received recordings of their own, along with collaborations with other artists. As the undisputed kings of contemporary a cappella music, Rockapella continues to offer proof to everyone of their boundless ability to inspire and attract devoted fans, old and new. For further information: 812-941-2525.
Doodlebops
Jan. 18, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Get ready to rock along with the Doodlebops in their live U.S. concert tour. Straight from their hit TV show on Playhouse Disney, Deedee, Rooney and Moe Doodle are ready to sing and dance in their interactive concert experience that will have kids and their parents rockin' and boppin' together. The live action series produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment and airing on the Disney Channel, features the three fun-loving band mates who live out their daily lives as the biggest phenomena in kids' pop music, sharing positive messages through their high-energy show. This candy-colored trio is sure to deliver an unforgettable performance. To purchase tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com.
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Jan. 31, 8 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Take a trip to the Scottish Highlands when The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and The Band of the Coldstream Guards come to IU Auditorium. Adorned in full dress uniform, complete with kilt and bearskin cap, The Band of the Coldstream Guards are the pride of the British Army, playing the music of Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are an amalgamation of the 3rd Carbiniers and The Royal Scots Greys. Combined they are Scotland's only cavalry brigade. The Band of the Coldstream Guards have been musical ambassadors on the field and on the stage for two-and-a-half centuries. To purchase tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com.
Metamorphoses
Feb. 1-2, 5-9, 7:30 p.m., Wells-Metz Theatre, Bloomington -- While based on Greek mythology more than 2,000 years old, Mary Zimmerman's Tony Award-winning Metamorphoses never ceases to appear strikingly modern. The familiar tales of King Midas, Orpheus and Eurydice, Narcissus, and others unfurl in a reinvigorated form. Expressive movement and evocative images combine with an updated version of Ovid's original Latin poem to produce one of the most stunning theatrical experiences of the last several years. For additional information: 812-855-1103 or http://www.ticketmaster.com.
A Wedding
Feb. 1-2, 8-9, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Fasten your seat belts for this all-American train wreck of a wedding where old money and nouveau riche collide. The plot revolves around an old-money matriarch, Nettie, who dies in the second scene but whose spirit seems to hover over the messy goings-on. Included in the cast of 19 colorful characters are a flaky interpretive dancer, an emotionally stunted morphine addict, a communistic-leaning aunt, a hired wedding guest, an obsessive-compulsive wedding planner, and an alcoholic marine. Need we say more? Sung in English with English supertitles. To order tickets, call Ticketmaster at 812-333-9955. For more information, visit: http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/opera/2007-2008season/internal/wedding.html.
Dennis Miller
Feb. 2, 8 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- It's been said that Dennis Miller is "one of the premiere comedy talents in America today." While others are blunt in assessing Miller's comedic stature, Dennis himself makes a virtue of understatement, but there is nothing low key about his career. Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show Dennis Miller Live which had a nine year run on HBO. Over the years, Miller has become both a public and critical favorite. For more information and tickets, visit: http://www.iuauditorium.com.
Stomp
Feb. 5-6, 8 p.m., IU Auditorium, Bloomington -- Feel the rhythm when STOMP pounds its way onto IU Auditorium's stage. The musical phenomenon is a toe-tapping, fist-pounding, finger-snapping, body-moving, feast for the senses. STOMP was born out of the UK's street performing buskers who made music by any means necessary. Using broomsticks, lighters, matchboxes, their own bodies and anything else that comes their way, the members of STOMP will have you dancing in your seat. Come feel the pulse of an evening you and your family will never forget. To purchase tickets: tickets@indiana.edu.
The Seagull
Feb. 22-23, 26-March 1, 7:30 p.m., Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington -- The facade of laughter veils a well of sadness in The Seagull, perhaps the pinnacle of achievement for iconic Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. When an aging star of the Russian stage and her companion, a famous and popular writer, descend on her country estate, chaos and heartbreak ensue. The romances of attraction and creation contrast and collide in a comedy where love, money, betrayal and the quest for literary supremacy simultaneously produce effervescent humor and penetrating melancholy. To purchase tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com.
Celtic Tenors with Special Guest Deirdre Shannon
Feb. 23, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Ogle Cultural and Community Center, 4201 Grant Line Rd., New Albany -- The Celtic Tenors combine their unique voices, character and wit to provide a show overflowing with vitality and variety from start to finish. Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson have all had classical training, sung leading roles with top opera companies and performed in oratorio and concerts worldwide. For additional information: 812-941-2525 or oglemail@ius.edu.
"The Marriage of Figaro"
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Feb. 22-23, 29, March 1, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- This "sequel" to Rossini's The Barber of Seville once again features the beloved Figaro, now Count Almaviva's valet and fiancé to the maid Susanna. Figaro must outwit his master when he discovers that the Count intends to revive an old custom of "seigniorial right" to anticipate the bridegroom on a servant's wedding night. But his mission is complicated by the old woman Marcellina, the plotting against the Count of Susanna, herself, and the Countess. Various disguises and general pandemonium ensue before all ends well! Tickets: $25 Adults; $12 Students.Sung in Italian with English supertitles. To purchase tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com. For more information: http://www.music.indiana.edu/publicity/opera/2007-2008season/internal/figaro.html.
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