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October 2007
Monday, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29@ 4pm
Ballroom Dance Lessons
Location: Auditorium
Classes for beginners, intermediates, & advanced.
For more info, call Margot at (812) 342-4156.
Performance Series
Thursday-Saturday, October 4-6, 11-13@ 8pm
Mourning Lori
Location: Rose Firebay
Tickets: $12 adult; $10 senior/student/child
The Abrams family gathers for the funeral of
their mother, Lori. For middle son,
David, it’s particularly bad timing. He’s
recovering from a nervous breakdown after an
unpleasant divorce
from a Hollywood actress, and the prospect of being strong for his
grieving
father and sisters is difficult. Even more difficult is David’s
realization
that he alone can still see, hear, and talk to his mother.
Unsure if he is psychic or just psychotic,
David must find the courage to prepare for the hardest day of his life.
Mourning
Lori is an honest and heartfelt examination of love and loss, and
the
laughter that’s needed to keep tears at bay.
Produced by Mind's Ear Audio Productions
Friday, October 5 @ 8:30pm
John Vanderslice Concert
Location: Auditorium
Tickets: $8 general; $5 IU student
John Vanderslice wrote the bulk of his new album while knee-deep in legal limbo after a visa application for his girlfriend, a French national he met in Paris, was rejected by US Immigration.
The songs and themes in emerald city are fueled by an era of deep insecurity and paranoia; they develop in front of a backdrop of ritualized and mythologized current events. Lyrically, JV's characters and storytellers track Manifest Destiny from burning wagon wheels to two-bedroom homes with full amenities in Bakersfield, California. Along that rough road, there are bewildered commemorations, peace-lovers and revenge-lusters, psychotic reactions to unnamed episodes, and the grief-stricken and the vengeance-hungry wrapped up in the same skin. Weaving throughout the entire album is the ever present danger of opposition.
Saturday, October 6
Swing Dance
Location: Auditorium
Time: 7-8 Lesson, 8-11pm Open Dance
Price: $7 adults; $5 Students. Pay at the door.
Saturday, October 6 @ 12pm
WFHB Monthly Meeting
Location: Rose Firebay
Saturday, October 13 @ 11 am
WFHB Saturdays Child
Jason Fickel
Location: Rose Firebay
Jason Fickel was born in Kansas and raised in western Colorado. Bitten by the blues as a teenager, he headed South to Mississippi where he apprenticed with bluesmen James “Son” Thomas and Othar Turner, learning blues guitar and the blues trade from the masters, traveling with them to performances throughout the South. Within two years, he was playing professionally, opening shows for the subdudes and John Hammond. Next Fickel headed north, first to Rhode Island, where he played coffeehouses and biker bars, and then on to Chicago, where he honed his songwriting craft.
Now based in Indiana, Fickel continues to tour, write, and record original music. His most recent album, Kerosene Cologne, crackles with wry vocals, bottleneck guitars, and gumbo trombones—where Lightnin’ Hopkins meets Randy Newman
Performance
SeriesFriday-Saturday, October 19-20@ 8pm
Matt Gold
Location: Auditorium
Tickets: $10 adult; $8 senior/student/child
Come join singer/songwriter/pianist Matt Gold for an evening of emotionally driven music that is sure to inspire and delight your soul. Gold, known for his rawness in performances, as well as his haunting melodies and vulnerable lyrics, leads you into his journal with original songs and his favorite cover tunes.
Performance Series
Thursday, October 25 @8pm
A Harvest of Voices
Location: Waldron Auditorium
Tickets: $5 adult; $3 student
Featuring performances by poets from every corner of the Bloomington poetry community. Bloomington is home to a broad collection of poetic perspectives, and this special event will showcase some of these eclectic voices.
Produced by MATRIX: a space for literary and visuals arts
Friday & Saturday, October 19 & 20@ 7:30pm & 10pm
Thursday-Saturday, October 25-27@ 7:30pm & 10pm
Shocktober-Fest
Location: Rose Firebay
A night of short shocking plays--horror hijinks to put you in the Halloween humor! Definitely not for the squeamish!!
Produced by Cardinal Stage Company
Tuesday, October 30 @ 5:15pm
Artist After Hours
Speaker: TBA
Location: Rose Firebay
In response to requests from artists, the BAAC offers a free supportive networking group, Artists After Hours, held monthly at the John Waldron Arts Center. Community artists of all disciplines are invited to regularly engage in lively discussion. The program is modeled after the Chamber's successful after hours events, and features invited speakers to address different topics of interest.
Designed specifically for artists to communicate, Artists After Hours provides the structure of a monthly forum, encouraging unity through an open exchange of knowledge, resources and personal experience. It is scheduled for the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:15 pm.
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