KEVIN VOGEL | Arts Etc. Editor The dance department’s annual Midwinter Dance Festival takes to a bigger stage tonight and this weekend. This year marks the first time the festival will be held in the Schrott Center, which opened last spring. The venue is also not the only part of the festival that has changed…
Putting the ‘Indiana’ in Indianapolis Museum of Art
BRENNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter Robert Indiana’s artwork is being put on display after waiting eight months for the largest gallery at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The print retrospective exhibition will be on display from Feb. 16, through May 4, showcasing Indiana’s artistry to his fellow Hoosiers in Indianapolis for the first time since…
Celebrating 25 years of gospel music
BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter The lights went down, the curtains of Clowes Memorial Hall opened and melodic singing boomed from the auditorium for the next three hours. Butler University presented the 25th GospelFest on Feb. 1. The program is an evening celebrating fellowship, ministry and song for all denominations of religion. “It’s celebrating gospel…
Editor’s Notebook: Recital hall needs update
KEVIN VOGEL | Arts Etc. Editor Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall has been many things in its time. Since 2004, it has been a small venue for Jordan College of the Arts performances and visiting lecturers for programs like the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series. Before that it was Sweeney Chapel, once part of Butler University’s…
Showing her work face to face
VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Bold colors and words make bold statements in student theatre showcases this week. Theatre majors will showcase their hard work and creativity during senior capstone projects starting this Friday and Saturday. First, this weekend, senior Katie Shamory will showcase her passion for makeup design and its development during her time…
Still (city) Life
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter Nineteen formerly gray and bleak traffic boxes on the east side of Indianapolis are now brightly painted visions of community, hope and public safety. Volunteers transformed these everyday objects into canvases as part of Foundation East’s street art movement. Foundation East is an organization that aims to improve life on…
Struggles and Perseverance Pay Off
BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter Butler University presented ‘An Evening with Lee Daniels’ as part of the Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series at Clowes Memorial Hall Wednesday night. Daniels recently directed and produced the film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” which played in movie theaters across America. It grossed more than $200 million and is…
New Major Combines Music Education and Performance
VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Beginning next fall, Butler University will offer a music degree combining music performance and music education. Music performance majors will have the opportunity to strengthen their degree once they graduate from Butler. This degree was approved at a Faculty Senate meeting last week. Coordinator of Music Education Penny Dimmick said…
Adults Invade Indy Children’s Museum
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter The line between children and grown-ups will be blurred and crossed for one night at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum next month. Kids will be left at home so those 21 and older can go out and play at the world’s largest children museum on Feb. 22, from 8 p.m. to…
U of Indy Art Gallery Offers Retrospective on Indiana Artist
Kevin Vogel | Arts, Etc. Editor When members of the Butler University community think “art,” the first thing that comes to mind might be the Jordan College of the Arts. This is probably closely followed by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is fortunately located practically at our doorstep. Some may have even made…