Arts & Humanities
19th-century hipsters
They didn't know about skinny jeans and indie rock yet, but the 19th-century Parisian bohemians at the core of Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème -- opening at 8 p.m. tonight (Nov. 11) at Indiana University Bloomington's Musical Arts Center -- knew how to channel artistic passion and true love with a hearty helping of angst. This weekend's performances will be video-streamed live at http://music.indiana.edu/iumusiclive, with live blogging from Jacobs School of Music musicology students. More »
2011 World's Fare
Nearly 20 international student groups at Indiana University Bloomington will showcase their countries with an array of cultural displays, international food and traditional performances at the fifth-annual IU World's Fare Wednesday, Nov. 16. Learn more about the International Education Week celebration at IU at http://ois.indiana.edu/ic/iew/. For more about the worldwide celebration, see www.iew.state.gov. More »
Bible study
Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis a $507,000 grant to support a study on how Americans relate to the Bible in their everyday lives. The three-year project, The Bible in American Life, is the first large-scale national study on the way scripture is read and interpreted in everyday life. More »
Center for Art and Design
Indiana University's newly created Center for Art and Design-Columbus was dedicated Oct. 31 by IU President Michael A. McRobbie, the dean and faculty of the university's College of Arts and Sciences and Columbus, Ind., community leaders. More »
American Historical Review
The most recent issue of the American Historical Review includes five articles on global, transnational or cross-cultural historical experiences that range from the collapse of empires in Southeast Asia between 1250 and 1400 to the modern-day globalization of prison history. More »
50th anniversary
Theater Northwest will celebrate its 50th anniversary with its fall production, Reckless, which opened Nov. 10. Additional performances are Nov. 11 through Nov.13. IU Northwest Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing Mark Baer is directing the dark comedy, which will be IU's first production at a new venue, Theatre Northwest at Arts on Grant. More »
