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Voces Novae, pictured here giving a concert in February at Unitarian Universalist Church, is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a concert called “The Art and Science of Happiness” on Saturday, May 13. | Photo by Merrill Hatlen

Voces Novae Celebrates 20 Years of ‘Adventurous’ Choral Music
Jennifer Pacenza
Voces Novae has been performing for 20 years, but unlike other chamber choirs, its vision of choral music, says writer Jen Pacenza, is an adventurous experience for audiences and musicians alike. On Saturday, Voces Novae celebrates its 20th anniversary with a thematic tour, called “The Art and Science of Happiness,” at 5 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church. Click here to read the full story.
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Photo by Adam Reynolds

‘Places, Things, People’ 4×5 Photo Gallery: Part 2, Things
Adam Reynolds
The location of something can give greater meaning to the thing itself, says photographer Adam Reynolds. In the second installment of his three-part photography series, Reynolds used the large-format camera to situate objects within their surroundings. The richness of the compositions shows the Americana of Hoosierland in a deeper light. Click here to see his gallery of photos.
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Annie Corrigan (left), WFIU "Morning Edition" host and producer of WFIU’s weekly sustainable food program, "Earth Eats," and local food blogger and photographer Shelly Westerhausen are releasing cookbooks this spring. | Photo by Mark Anthony Kathurima

Two New Cookbooks Offer Local Flavors and Far-Flung Adventure
Ruthie Cohen, Mark Anthony Kathurima
Ruthie Cohen takes a look at two new cookbooks by local authors: Earth Eats Real Food Green Living, by the producer of the WFIU radio show Earth Eats, Annie Corrigan, with Chef Daniel Orr; and Vegetarian Heartland: Recipes for Life’s Adventures, by food blogger Shelly Westerhausen. Ruthie says each book offers “carefully constructed recipes peppered with stories and reminiscences.” Click here for the full story and a few recipes.
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Alma Eikerman's legacy has inspired generations of artists and arts educators. She was an innovative metalsmith, jewelry designer, and professor at the IU School of Fine Arts from 1947 to 1978. | Photo courtesy of Indiana University Archives

Alma Eikerman’s Legacy Still Inspires Metalsmiths, Jewelry Designers
Ann Georgescu
Emerging from the 1940s New York art scene, Alma Eikerman served as a professor at the IU School of Fine Arts for over 30 years, sharing global influences with her students. This month, IU’s current metalsmithing and jewelry design students will display their Eikerman-inspired work at the Indiana University Metals Seminar show. Writer Ann Georgescu tells the story here.
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Rahim AlHaj: Lotus Blossoms Visiting Artist [video]
TJ Jaeger, Dason Anderson
Grammy-nominated oud player Rahim AlHaj, an Iraqi political refugee since 1991, was invited by the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation to participate in the Lotus Blossoms outreach program in March. He performed at various Bloomington locations and also at Owen Valley High School in Spencer. Filmmaker TJ Jaeger recorded the trip.
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The cast of Art of Africa's production of "My Children! My Africa!" by Athol Fugard: (l-r) Yusef Agunbiade as Thami, Ansley Valentine as Mr. M., and Tara Chiusano as Isabel. | Courtesy photo

Behind the Curtain: ‘My Children! My Africa!’
Jennifer Pacenza
New York Newsday describes Athol Fugard’s play My Children! My Africa! as “One of the theatre’s most affecting dissections of social upheaval.” Art of Africa, a new Bloomington theater company, brings the powerful play, directed by Murray McGibbon, to the John Waldron Arts Center. Jen Pacenza gives her preview in Behind the Curtain. Click here to read the full story.
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Students at Templeton Elementary School participated in Templeton Eats Global by trying foods from all over the world and moving from station to station with passports to mark their "travels." | Photo by Ruthie Cohen

Stirring the Pot: Food Is a Language That Teaches Diversity
Ruthie Cohen
Carissa Marks is passionate about food justice. Growing up food insecure in Pennsylvania, she now works with IU Biology Outreach to advocate for sustainable and healthful food systems. One of her projects was an international food festival at Templeton Elementary School. Stirring the Post columnist Ruthie Cohen attended — and learned that “food is language.” Click here to read the full story.
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Ever since a team from a Black fraternity raced in the inaugural Little 500 in 1951, the race has had few minority participants. A concerted effort in the 2000s seemed to have broken the color barrier, with Team Major Taylor finishing as high as second place, but today the men’s and women’s races are nearly as white as ever. Pictured here is Team Major Taylor cyclist Simeon Commissiong prior to the start of the 2004 race. | Courtesy photo

65 Years of Desegregating Little 5 — at Every Turn
Sarah Gordon
Ever since a team from a Black fraternity raced in the inaugural Little 500 in 1951, the race has had few minority participants. A concerted effort in the 2000s seemed to have broken the color barrier, but today the men’s and women’s races are nearly as white as ever. Sarah Gordon takes an in-depth look at race in the most important race on campus. Click here to read the full story.
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Journalist Doug Wissing has become something of a hands-on scholar of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. After embedding with several military units and speaking with the people of Afghanistan, Wissing says he was able to see “every aspect of the war.” | Photo courtesy of US Army, Major Denton Smith

Big Mike’s B-town: Doug Wissing, Embedded Journalist
Michael G. Glab
Journalist Doug Wissing has become something of a hands-on scholar of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. After embedding with several military units, Wissing says he was able to see “every aspect of the war.” He shared his observations on the U.S. conflict in the war-torn country with Michael G. Glab. Read all about it in Glab’s column, Big Mike’s B-town.
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Forrest Gilmore, executive director of Shalom Community Center, says anti-panhandling signs, an online petition, verbal and physical harassment, and countless other tactics are often fueled by the fear of becoming homeless and the desire to sweep the problem under the rug. | Limestone Post

Paths of Homelessness, Part 2: Demonizing the Less Fortunate
TJ Jaeger
In part 2 of "Paths of Homelessness," TJ Jaeger looks at the stigma dumped on the less fortunate people who experience homelessness. While they sometimes commit “nuisance crimes,” they don’t deserve being verbally and physically harassed, demonized, and treated as second-class humans, say the people who devote their time to helping. Click here to read the full story.
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Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Indiana University political scientist Luke Wood looks at a potential clash between a more moderate Indiana Republican party and the Trump administration, on both economic and social concerns. | Photo by Derek Jensen

How Will Indiana Republican Politicians React to a Trump Administration?
Luke Wood
Much has been written on the impact of a Donald Trump presidency on national politics. But what about in Indiana? Is the balance of power tilting within conservative circles? IU political scientist Luke Wood looks at a potential clash between a moderate Indiana Republican party and the Trump administration, on both economic and social concerns. Click here to read the full story.
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Adventurer Michael Waterford is taking his second source-to-sea trip of the Mississippi River more seriously. Waterford is seen here at the Columbia River in Oregon, training for the second attempt. | Courtesy photo

From Source to Sea on the Mississippi — in a Canoe
Michael Waterford
In 2013, adventurer Michael Waterford tried canoeing the entire length of the Mississippi River. “It didn’t go well,” he says. But he got hooked on paddling, and in June he’s attempting to solo kayak the Mississippi in record-setting time. Follow his progress on Limestone Post, and read about his earlier, ill-fated trip here.
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