Arts & Culture

People Who Eat Darkness: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished From the Streets of Tokyo...

Nick Schenkel Book Reviews — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:58 +0000

This is the story of Lucie Blackman, a young woman murdered while pursuing adventure in a foreign land – Japan - far from her home in Britain. Lucie’s story is told by a London Times journalist who labored for many years to discover the truth behind Lucie’s tragic death. Compelling in its writing, People Who Eat Darkness has been deservedly compared to the best books of the true-crime genre.

Those Lazy Days of (Unofficial) Summer

The Hungry Hoosier - Scott Hutcheson — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Memorial Day kicks off the summer season for most of us, although that doesn't mean the same thing to all people.

Scott Hutcheson thinks no matter your circumstances when it comes to the warm-weather months, cooking is pretty much the same to everyone.

Chili Mango Salsa

Round the Fountain Art Fair

Mike Loizzo — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

A Lafayette cultural event is celebrating 40 years. The Round the Fountain Art Fair is Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. Juried event includes more than 90 artists from dozens of states showing and selling their work. Admission is free.

Washed Away: How the Great Flood of 1913...Terrorized a Nation and Changed it Forever

Nick Schenkel Book Reviews — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

It is Easter week, 1913. Our true story unfolds with the anticipation and the excitement of a best-selling novel. Writing an hour by hour, day by day diary of the incredible weather events of that infamous week 1913, Geoff Williams develops characters that tug at our hearts in the few moments we know them, and paints a gripping picture of the many towns and states through which the totally unexpected weather would rage throughout the Midwest...from small towns to major urban centers.

Wabash Valley Youth Symphony Sun 5/19 Concert Preview

Jan Simon — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:28:01 +0000

The Wabash Valley Youth Symphony and some special guests will present the orchestra’s final concert of the season Sunday evening at the Long Center.

Lafayette Chamber Singers Sun 5/19 concert preview

Jan Simon — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:33:51 +0000

The Lafayette Chamber Singers will present their Spring Concert Sunday afternoon at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Jan Simon talks with Artistic Director Clayton Lein.

Asphalt Renaissance: The Pavement Art and 3-D Illusions of Kurt Wenner

Nick Schenkel Book Reviews — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:10:39 +0000

Kurt Wenner’s remarkable street chalk artistry is as ephemeral as it is full of impact – this is art that is washed away in a sudden rainstorm and inevitably will wear away as feet trod over the art. Yet in this ephemera lies this art’s greatest gift to the world – its emphasis on “creation” and the public nature of its production.

Picnic Fare

The Hungry Hoosier - Scott Hutcheson — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Barbecue Chicken Salad

And Know This Place: Poetry of Indiana

Nick Schenkel Book Reviews — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:27:00 +0000

This marvelous poetry collection opens with the changes that have come to Hoosier life and landscape, poems that paint a picture of the vanishing past of Indiana with more joy than sorrow. As we meander on through the collection we come across the many more moods of life in Indiana – poems of joy and sorrow, pain and excitement, all composed by poets who share a Hoosier connection.

Mural asks the public to consider their hopes and dreams

Kristin Malavenda — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:00:58 +0000

A public art project is giving area residents and visitors the chance to talk about their “bucket lists.”

The “Before I Die” interactive mural is being installed in Lafayette and West Lafayette.

People are asked to write their ideas on the wall.

West Lafayette Public Arts Team chair Craig Martin says it’s a place to share hopes and dreams and to showcase the diversity of the community.

The mural was created by New Orleans artist Candy Chang.

It has been installed in more than 30 countries.