March 2008
Ballroom Dance Lessons
Monday, March 24, 31@ 4pm, Auditorium
Classes for beginners, intermediates, & advanced.
For more info, call Margot at (812) 342-4156.
'I Admire Your Luck' Fashion Show
Resort 2008 Fashion Show
Thursday, March 20, 7 pm
Auditorium, Free
Fashion Designs from the collection of James DiMartino. The show is inspired by James Bond, the first 6 films (think Sean Connery and Ursula Andress). It is a Resort line which includes everything from swim wear to ski wear, casual wear to evening wear. Come enjoy the show with the music done by DJ Flufftronix.
There will be a reception immediately following the show with hors d'oeuvre. So come and enjoy!
More information can be found at www.freewebs.com/jamesdimartino
Directors Symposium XII
Monroe County Civic Theate
Fri & Sat, March 21-22, 28-29 @ 8 pm
Sat 3/22 & 3/29 @ 3 pm
Rose Firebay
Cost: $10, tickets at door
MCCT will present its thirteenth annual Directors' Symposium, an evening of one-act plays that usually includes several pieces by local playwrights
'Beyond the Fringe' Fundraiser
Saturday, March 22, 7:30 pm
Auditorium
Tickets: $15 General, $12 Senior/Student
Tickets at www.bloomingtonarts.info
Told with a mixture of song, dance and story this original production tells the stories of those who struggled through the tragic times of the dust bowl in the 1930's. Original music created by Bloomington india band, Busman's Holiday
Dust is the premiere of an original performance piece that revolves around the fate of the Walker family as they struggle through the tragic times of the dust-bowl during the mid-nineteen-thirties. The story is told with a mixture of dialog, song and dance. This performance piece will be presented at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in the Summer of 2008. Written by Tracy Connor and Francesca Sobrer, the production was inspired by the cast, students of BHSN, and built from improvisation and research. Directed by Francesca Sobrer the play features original music by Lewis Rogers of Bloomington’s local indie band, Busman’s Holiday with choreography by Diane Buzzell. The March 22nd performance will include a silent auction, dessert and a talk-back after the show. The performance begins at 7:30 and will run for approximately one hour.
Participating artists: Francesca Sobrer, Diane Buzzell, Tracy Connor, Will Bray, Miranda Gregory, James Halpin, Sophie Krahnke, Chantel Martinez, Joy Msiska, Sahar Pastel-Daneshgar, Ethan Philbeck, McCarry Reynolds, Ethan Sallee, Evan Smail, Mattie Theobald, Sarah Van Tassel, and Avery Wigglesworth.
WFHB's Local Live Live
Wednesday, March 26 @ 9 pm, Auditorium
WFHB is hosting a live and open to the public local live segment to kick off their spring fund drive. The event will feature performances from Sophia Travis, Ruben & Vanessa, Dixie Fried Diablo, Auroura Dorey Aluce, Quadrillion Baber, Os, Nick McGill and Gourmet Scum. Each group will play one original and one song from another local music group. In addition to the show being opened to the public, the performances will be broadcast live on WFHB. The party will continue till 1 in the morning as the Radio Gnome Showgram will be mixed live after the bands have performed.
Le Loup, The Ruby Suns
Thursday, March 27th, Auditorium
8 pm door, 9 pm music, $7
Le Loup creates music heavily laden with intricate patterns and swells, edging towards dramatic, sweeping movements. Everybody in the live band sings, and all instruments work together to weave an overall sonic tapestry; some voices surface and shine occasionally and briefly, but ultimately sink back into the larger schemes of the songs; thus, each voice supports the other, and each player is vital.
There’s no denying that much of New Zealand’s popular music is heavily indebted to whatever is currently pumping out over the American airwaves. What’s far more unusual, and a whole lot more interesting, is when the cross-pollination travels in the opposite direction. With its Polynesian rhythms, strong Pacific influences and an entire song sung in Maori, The Ruby Suns offer the most authentically “New Zealand”-sounding album you’ll hear in 2008.
Between Zero & Infinity: An Exploration of Modern Dance
Friday, March 28 @8pm, Auditorium
Cost: $7 general; $5 student. Tickets available at bloomingtonarts.info.
Dance. Bloomington-based Abigail Alyn Dance Projects presents an evening of modern dance works by local choreographer Abigail Rich. Projects include collaborations with area dancers, composers, visual artists, and writers, encouraging the audience to experience the art of dance through varied perspectives.
Produced by Abigail Alyn Dance Projects Directed by Abigail Rich
April 2008
Concert: TV Mike, Andy Storms
Tuesday, April 1, Rose Firebay, 9 pm
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The John Waldron Arts Center is pleased to host an evening of music from two of Bloomington's musical treasures. TV Mike, a Bloomington music scene insider, will be coming back from California for this April Fools show. The show will also feature Andy Storms, Bloomington's Potty Mouth and popular Video Saloon bartender. Expect some silly laughs from these guys for April Fools.
Reading: Writers at the Waldron
Wednesday, April 2, Auditorium
7 pm, Free
Variations of Funk featuring readings by Arcelis Girmay, Tyehimba Jess, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Patrick Rosal and music provided by the Mothertruckin' DJ's and DJ Festus.
Old Time Music Concert: Ken Perlman w/Alan Jabbour, Brad Leftwich and Linda Higgenbotham
Thursday, April 3 @ 8pm
Auditorium
$10, tickets at door
Superb instrumentalist, acclaimed teacher of instrumental skills, gifted performer, award-winning folklorist, Ken Perlman is surely a welcome addition to any festival or concert-series lineup. Ken is both a pioneer of the 5-string banjo style known as "melodic clawhammer," and a master of fingerstyle guitar. He is considered one of the top clawhammer players in the world, known in particular for his skillful adaptations of Celtic tunes to the style. On guitar, Ken's sparkling finger-picked renditions of traditional Celtic and Southern fiddle tunes are simply not to be missed.
He draws his material from traditional sources -- the music of Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island and the American South. His approach to the music, however, is highly innovative. He has developed many new instrumental techniques, and much of his repertoire has never before been played on 5-string banjo or guitar.
Brad Leftwich has long been an important figure in the old-time scene. He has played in several bands and he and his wife, Linda Higginbotham, released a couple of well-received recordings in the 1980s. Recently, Brad has made a second volume of fiddle bowing instructions on Homespun Tapes and a book on Round Peak banjo, published by Mel Bay. Brad is a natural teacher. He has written several articles on bowing for The Old-Time Herald, and has written on southern Appalachian fiddling for Fiddler Magazine [Winter 1995/96]. He has made an in-depth study of old-time music and would be quick to tell you that fiddle and banjo are the two arms or the Yin and Yang of old-time music. These two components alone comprise the basic old-time band. It is the marriage of these two instruments in the later part of the nineteenth century that set the basis for what we call old-time instrumental music today.
Mosaic II: A Tapestry of Middle Eastern Dances
Friday & Saturday, April 4 & 5 @7:30pm, Auditorium
Cost: $15 adult; $10 senior/student; 3 & under—free. Tickets available at bloomingtonarts.info.
Dance/Bellydance. “Mosaic II: A Tapestry of Middle Eastern Dance” presents two enchanting evenings of dances from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Turkey. Join Katya Faris, special guest Mohamed Shahin of Cairo, Alexandria and Leila Aziz of Chicago, and Margaret Lion and Ashley Donaldson of Bloomington for their authentic performances of Egyptian folkdances and Shahin’s choreographed women’s dances and Raqs Sharki. This spectacular gala is not to be missed!
Produced and directed by Katya Faris Productions in conjunction with Indiana University Folklore Department
"Colonel" Kelsey's Variety Show
Sunday, April 6, 6 pm, Auditorium
Free
Another installation of live music provided by WFHB during their spring fund drive. The event this evening will feature readings by Arbutus Cunningham and music from Joel Mabus, Tim Grimm, B-Town Bearcats and Kathleen Miller with Robin Hopkins,
Ballroom Dance Lessons
Monday, April 7, 14, @ 4pm, Auditorium
Classes for beginners, intermediates, & advanced. For more info, call Margot at (812) 342-4156.
The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington presents: Visiting Mr. Green
Thur., April 10 @ 7:30 pm, Rose Firebay
Sun., April 13 @ 4 pm, Rose Firebay
The Future of Jazz
Friday, April 11 @7:30pm, Auditorium
Cost: $10 adult; $5 student/child/JFB member/BAAC member. Tickets available at bloomingtonarts.info.
"The Future of Jazz 2008" will feature exceptionally talented youth from South Central Indiana. The show will be styled after NPR's "From the Top" with peer interviews during the performance. The performers will be featured individually as well as in different combinations with professional back-up as needed. Produced by Jazz from Bloomington
WFHB Saturday's Child
Saturday, April 12 @ 11am, Rose Firebay
Showcase of the Arts
Sunday, April 13 @ 2pm, Auditorium
Live From Bloomington Show Night
Thursday, April 17, Auditorium & Firebay
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
April 18, 19, 25, 26, May 2 @ 7 pm
May 3
@ 1 pm & 7 pm
Rose Firebay
Tickets: General $12 advance/$15 day of
Senior/Student: $9 advance/$12 day of
A Starrynight Production
Starrynight Productions presents Edward Albee’s 1963 Tony Award winning play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Russell McGee will direct this production, which brings the lives of two couples to an evening intersection. George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general profanity, that she has invited a young couple—an opportunistic new professor at the college and his shatteringly naïve new bride—to stop by for a nightcap. When they arrive the charade begins. The drinks flow and suddenly inhibitions melt. It becomes clear that Martha is determined to seduce the young professor, and George couldn't care less. But underneath the edgy banter, which is crossfired between both couples, lurks an undercurrent of tragedy and despair. George and Martha's inhuman bitterness toward one another is provoked by the enormous personal sadness that they have pledged to keep to themselves: a secret that has seemingly been the foundation for their relationship. In the end, the mystery in which the distressed George and Martha have taken refuge is exposed, once and for all revealing the degrading mess they have made of their lives.
Kaia presents: Get Down, Rise Up
Friday & Saturday April 18 & 19 @8pm, Auditorium
Cost: $15 adult; $12 student;
5 & under—free.
Tickets available at bloomingtonarts.info.
World A Cappella. Join Bloomington's sassy a cappella world music ensemble for an unforgettable evening of music from every hemisphere, political anthems, and outrageous schmaltz. Through song and story (with a bit of audience participation thrown in), Kaia travels the globe in exploration of the human experience with a splash of hilarity for good measure. Due to the success of Kaia’s previous shows, this year’s Performance Series will feature two Kaia shows for your pleasure.
Benefit Concert for Nyaka Aids Orphan School: Krista Detor, Carrie Newcomer, Bob Sima
Sat., April 26, 6 pm & 8:30 pm Auditorium
$18 Advance, $20 day of show
Tickets at www.bloomingtonarts.info or in person at The Wandering Turtle Art Gallery, 224 N. College Ave. or at the United Presbyterian Church, 1701 E. Second Street.
Bloomington, IN -- “I am honored and excited to officially announce Krista Detor as the featured artist for the Second Annual Spring Concert to benefit Nyaka AIDS Orphans School,” Indiana Friends of Nyaka (IFN) co-founder, the Reverend David Bremer, stated today in Bloomington. “Adding greatly to the excitement,” he continued, “is the fact that the concert will celebrate the official American release of Detor’s Cover Their Eyes CD, which has gained wide critical and popular acclaim in Europe and the United Kingdom. The evening will also include a special appearance by Carrie Newcomer and an opening set by Bob Sima.”
“The American Release Concert of Krista Detor’s Cover Their Eyes to Benefit Nyaka AIDS Orphans School” will be Saturday, April 26 at 6 p.m. in the Waldron Arts Center Auditorium in downtown Bloomington. The concert will be repeated at 8:30 p.m.
May 2008
Concert: Caribou, Fu** Buttons
Friday, May 2, Auditorium
8 pm door, 9 pm music
$10 advance, $12 day of show - tickets available at Landlocked Music or Tracks or online at: http://spiritof68.ducatking.com
Caribou is the nom de plum of Canadian-born, mathematician-turned-musician Daniel Victor Snaith. Snaith began his career releasing albums of electronic genius under the moniker Manitoba, garnering international acclaim and establishing Snaith as one of the brightest talents to emerge from the new-millennium indie-boom. After a string of stellar releases, Snaith abandoned his electronic roots and set out to craft emotive, orchestral indie-pop, with his latest release, Andorra, being hailed as one of 2007's best albums, compared to the lush pop of the British Invasion.
Fu** Buttons is the combined might of Andrew Hung and Benjamin John Power, Bristol, UK musicians redefining the boundaries drone, electronic, and dance into a sound causing a stir on both sides of the pond. Their live performances are a mix of sight and sound with an energy unseen since the days of Death From Above 1979.
IU Writers Conference Reading Series
Sun. - Thur., June 8 - June 12, 8 pm
June 8 - Auditorium
June 9 - 12, Rose Firebay
Free
The John Waldron Arts Center is happy to once again host the reading series of the Indiana University Writers Conference. The reading series features our conference faculty and conference participants. All readings are free, open to the public, and take place at 8 p.m.
More information can be found at:
www.indiana.edu/~writecon/schedule.html
Dr. Music's Little Band School Music and Drama Summer Camp
July 21st - August 9th, Auditorium
This year marks the second year that Dr. Music's Little Band School will be hosting their Music and Drama Summer Camp at the Waldron. This three week camp will focus an all around skills for your child in the areas of playing an instrument and acting. The camp will have three full weeks of daytime sessions with the kids culmintating in public performances of an original musical featuring your child.
More information can be found at www.littlebands.com