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Fired for being HIV-positive
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Rights agency says local business may have discriminated
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Above the law
Editorial cartoon by Brian Garvey
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Silencing WFHB’s Web stream
New royalty rates for Internet radio could
put an end to WFHB as a Webcaster. The
community radio station joined thousands
of others in a Day of Silence protest on
June 26. Increased costs and additional
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Civitas
The return on investment proposition
for sustainability
Travis says humanity’s penchant for breeding
and burning can’t go on forever. He shares
his thoughts with IU’s Sustainability Task
Force and the Bloomington Commission on
Sustainability.
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Around town/Venue menu
The Alternative’s biweekly calendar of events and
where to see live performances
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The Short List
Melissa McReynolds highlights things to do
in town.
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ASTROLOGICK
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A former employee of Morrison’s TV and Appliances claims the business’s owner violated his rights when she fired him immediately after learning he was
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Around town
Wed - July 4
Civic
Monroe County Courthouse: Bloomington Peace Action Coalition Anti-war
Peace Vigil, 5-6 p.m.
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Music
Auer Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
Biava Quartet & String Academy Faculty,
8 p.m., $6-12
Comedy
Bear’s Place: Comedians Seamus O’Brien
& Tim Rowlands with opener Todd Merriman
Bear’s Place: Karaoke, 10 p.m.
Recital Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
7th USA International Harp Competition,
9 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. & 3-6:30 p.m., free
Trojan Horse: Acoustic guitar, 6-8 p.m.
Uncle Fester’s: Retro Rewind 80’s Dance
Bloomington Playwrights Project:
William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the
Shrew”, 7 p.m., $5-8
Space 101: The Missoula Oblongata presJenn Christy, Third Street Park, July 6
Dance
ents ‘The Most Mysterious Day Of The
Year,” 7 p.m., $3-6 suggested donation
Fri - July 6
Art
Harmony School: Wednesday Night
Contra Dance, 8 p.m., $3-5
Boxcar Books: Photography & sculpture
Misc.
Courthouse Lawn: Bloomington’s Fourth
of July parade, 9 a.m., free
Elks Lodge: Fourth of July pancake
breakfast, 7 a.m., $5
Fourwinds Resort & Marina: Fourth of
July fireworks, 10:15 p.m., $5-7
Kirkwood Observatory: Night viewing
of sky & Saturn, 9-11 p.m., free
art exhibition by Justin Rhody, “I Just
Don’t Wanna Go To Jail” 7-10 p.m., free
Windfall Dancers Studio: Latin Dance
Party, 9 p.m., $5
Auer Hall: IU Summer Music Festival
Vilmos, Szabadi, Chih-Yi Chen, 8 p.m.
Gallery North on the Square: “Skinny
Courthouse Square: Bloomington Com-
Cascades Park: Improvapalooza featuring
Hot Fighter No. 1 & PTA, 12 p.m.
Four Winds Resort & Marina: all-re-
Spoken word
7 p.m.
7th USA International Harp Competition,
9 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. & 3-6:30 p.m., free
Regazzi Arte Café: Southern Italian accordion music, 6-9 p.m.
Rhino’s: The Hollywood Ending, 8 p.m., $5
Uncle Fester’s: Eggie and the Timers,
10:30 p.m., $3
Boxcar Books: The Midwest Pages to
Bloomington Playwrights Project:
William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the
Shrew”, 7 p.m., $5-8
Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Ballroom
dance party, 7:30 p.m., $7
Auer Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
Beaux Arts Trio, 8 p.m.
Bluebird: Karaoke, 9 p.m., $1
Players Pub: Songwriters Showcase, 8
p.m., free
The God Damn Doop Band, 10:30 p.m.,
$3
Tue - July 10
Buskirk-Chumley Theater: Golden
Age of Hollywood movie series presents
“National Velvet”, 1:30 p.m., free
Misc.
Boxcar Books: Ken Waldman’s book &
c.d. release
Auer Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
Kirkwood Observatory: Night viewing
Chanticleer, 7 p.m., $10-20
of sky & Saturn, 9-11 p.m., free
Bakehouse: Traditional Irish Music Session, 5:30-8:30 p.m., free
Bluebird: Rodney Atkins, 9 p.m.
The Cinemat: Hamell on Trial with Ron
Music
Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, Bluebird, July 14
Recital Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
7th USA International Harp Competition,
Sun - July 8
Civic
Whisperwall, 8 p.m., $5
live concert, 7-8:30 p.m., free
Boxcar Books: The Midwest Pages to
p.m., free
Runcible Spoon: Irish music session with
Wed - July 11
Prisoners Project, 2 p.m.
Civic
Music
Theater
People’s Park: Cathi Norton, 11:30 a.m.-1
Grey Larson, 7 p.m.
9 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. & 3-6:30 p.m., free
Third Street Park: Jenn Christy Band,
Bluebird: Battle of the Bands, 10 p.m.
Musical Arts Center: IU Summer Music
Festival, Symphony Orchestra
Four Winds Resort & Marina: all-re-
p.m., $3
Dance
Music
Film
Music
Uncle Fester’s: Totally Michael, 10:30
Prisoners Project, 7 p.m.
Dance Club six-week session, 8 p.m.,
$40-50
Uncle Fester’s: The Accidents, Bifurious,
Theater
Rhino’s: A Moment’s Affair, Rehearsal Day,
Civic
IU Indiana Memorial Union: IU Swing
Stan Hamilton art reception, 5-8 p.m.,
free
quest DJ dance party, 9 p.m., free
Thur - July 5
Dance
quest DJ dance party, 9 p.m., free
Tim Terry Jewelry & Fine Antiques:
Placone, 9 p.m., $7
Boxcar Books: Matrix Poetry Open Mic,
Seamus O’Brien
Recital Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
IU Art Museum: Jazz in July series kickoff,
Ford-Crawford Hall: Summer Music
Max’s Place: Open mic night, 7:30 p.m.
Runcible Spoon: Open mic night, 7 p.m.
Bear’s Place: Comedians Chip Flatow &
Dipping” public reception for summer
gallery walk, free
munity Band opens Bloomington’s 4th of
July parade, 9 a.m., free
Festival, 7th USA International Harp Competition opening ceremony, 4 p.m., free
Comedy
Might, Below the Hips, P.T.A., 7 p.m., free
6:30 p.m., free
Music
Prisoners Project, 7 p.m.
Bluebird: Railroad Earth, 9 p.m.
Bryan Park: Totally Michael, When We
Overman’s opening reception for “Retreat”, 5-7 p.m., free
and downtown sidewalk sales, 5-8 p.m.,
free
Boxcar Books: The Midwest Pages to
Music
Buskirk-Chumley: Illustrator Emma
Downtown Bloomington: Gallery walk
Civic
Dance
Party with 3rd Sex, DJ Flufftronix, and
Mother Truckers, 10:30 p.m., $3
Theater
Mon - July 9
Auer Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
Monroe County Courthouse: Bloomington Peace Action Coalition Anti-war
Peace Vigil, 5-6 p.m.
Beaux Arts Trio, 4 p.m.
Bloomington Playwrights Project:
William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the
Shrew”, 7 p.m., $5-8
Sat - July 7
Bryan Park: Gordon Bonham Blues Band,
Dance
6:30-8 p.m., free
Cabin Lounge: Jeff Foster and Sam Collins, 6 p.m., free
Harmony School: Wednesday Night
Snuffy’s Place: Bob Jones Band, 7-11 p.m.
Contra Dance, 8 p.m., $3-5
the
Alternative Arts & Culture
Civic
Third Street Park: Pastors for Peace gathering, 6:30-9 p.m., all are welcome, free
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Theater
Bloomington Playwrights Project:
William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the
Shrew”, 2 p.m., $5-8
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Musical Arts Center Lawn: IU Summer
Music Festival, Summer Band, 7 p.m.
Runcible Spoon: Open mic night, 7 p.m.
Uncle Fester’s: De Novo Dahl, 10:30 p.m., $3
Thur - July 12
Jake’s: Jake-a-palooza with ESW, The Phi-
Spike Davis, Comedy Caravan, Bear’s Place, July 14
losophy, Mental Afro, DJ Stak, 10 p.m., $3
ard, Roso AD, 8 p.m., $5
Third Street Park: Fiddle ‘N Feet, 7-8:30
p.m., free
Auer Hall: IU Summer Music Festival, WeissKaplan-Newman Trio, 4 p.m.
Uncle Fester’s: Long Distance Affair,
Macpodz, 10:30 p.m., $3
Bryan Park: Big Ol’ Things, 6:30-8 p.m., free
Cabin Lounge: Jeff Foster and Sam Collins,
6 p.m., free
Spoken word
Runcible Spoon: Poetry reading with the
Poets for Peace, 7 p.m.
Snuffy’s Place: Bob Jones Band, 7-11 p.m.
Civic
Boxcar Books: The Midwest Pages to Pris-
dance party, 7:30 p.m., $7
Comedy
Bear’s Place: Comedians Spike Davis &
Johnny Watson
Music
Bluebird: Karaoke, 9 p.m., $1
Musical Arts Center: IU Summer Music
Festival, Festival Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m.
Tue - July 17
Mon - July 16
Sat - July 14
Arthur Murray Dance Studio: Ballroom
Dance Club six-week session, 8 p.m.,
$40-50
Music
Rhino’s: Room Full of Villains, Shoot Cow-
Boxcar Books: The Midwest Pages to
Dance
IU Indiana Memorial Union: IU Swing
quest DJ dance party, 9 p.m., free
Civic
Prisoners Project, 7 p.m.
Dance
Bluebird: Dave & Rae, 10 p.m.
Four Winds Resort & Marina: all-re-
oners Project, 7 p.m.
Music
Bluebird: Battle of the Bands, 10 p.m.
Max’s Place: The Heptet, 8 p.m., free
Musical Arts Center Lawn: IU Summer
Music Festival, Summer Band, 7 p.m.
People’s Park: Lunch concert series,
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., free
Runcible Spoon: Irish music session
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with Grey Larson, 7 p.m.
Film
Bryan Park: “Singin’ in the Rain”, 9:30
p.m., free
Misc.
Justin Rhody, photography & sculpture art exhibit
opening, Boxcar Books, July 6
Frank Southern Ice Arena: Wonderlab’s
Film
12th annual Bubblefest, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., $2
Monroe Resevoir: Doggy Day Camp, 1
p.m., free
Buskirk-Chumley: African Film Series
presents “Faat Kine”, 7:30 p.m., $5
Music
Music
Bluebird: Robert Bradley’s Blackwater
Surprise, 9 p.m.
Auer Hall: IU Summer Music Festival,
Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio, 8 p.m.
Bear’s Place: Karaoke, 10 p.m.
Trojan Horse: Acoustic guitar, 6-8 p.m.
Uncle Fester’s: Stampead, 10:30 p.m., $3
Theater
Oliver Winery: Bloomington Playwrights
Project, sole performance of Vintage
Scenes and dinner, at Oliver Winery, 6:30
p.m.
Fri - July 13
Four Winds Resort & Marina: all-request DJ dance party, 9 p.m., free
Jake’s: Club Jake with DJ Action Jackson,
9 p.m.
Musical Arts Center: IU Summer Music
Festival, 7th International Harp Competition Finals with the Summer Music
Festival Orchestra, 7 p.m.
Regazzi Arte Café: Southern Italian
accordion music, 6-9 p.m.
Rhino’s: Civilian, Siddius, Descent, 8
p.m., $5
Sun - July 15
Civic
Film
Buskirk Chumley: Summer Night of
Boxcar Books: The Midwest Pages to
Prisoners Project, 2 p.m.
Lotus presents “Grupo Fantasma”, “The
Wilders” and the “Kusun Ensemble”, 7
p.m., $20
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The Long List
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the rest of Melissa’s picks
by Melissa McReynolds
Third Thursdays at Nick’s English Hut
A benefit for Stepping Stones
423 East Kirkwood
Thursday, July 19
5–8 p.m.
O
nce a month Nick’s throws
open its doors to aid a local not-for-profit. The brainchild
of Natalie Cabanaw, a fave wait
staffer of yours and mine, “Third
Thursdays” has brought in hundreds upon hundreds for our area
agencies.
“It’s a great way for people who
don’t have a lot of cash to help donate,” says Natalie. “It adds up!”
Natalie donates all of her tips
the night of the event – as does
bartender Andrew Hilton. Additional wait staff pitches in, and 20
percent of the total food bill goes
straight to the agency. The notfor-profit is asked to take the reins
in advertising the event.
J
uly’s beneficiary is one of
Natalie’s favorites -- Stepping
Stones (www.steppingstones-inc.
org), a nonprofit, independent organization that offers transitional
housing for young people (16-20
years old) who are experiencing
homelessness.
Three groups of young
people experience homelessness: “system youth,” young
people currently in foster
care or transitioning out of it;
“runaway youth,” who leave
homes to escape physical
N
ick’s menu of burgers, sandwiches, steaks, strombolis,
pizza and beloved jambalaya is
available as always, not to mention the full range of brews, wines
and mixed drinks.
“We can all help our friends in
need,” says social justice activist
Dee Hupp-Sanders. “Natalie shows
how everyday folks can utilize
their resources to make the world
a better place.”
D
and/or sexual abuse, substance
abuse, or domestic violence; and
“throwaway youth,” who are neglected or pushed out of their
homes by parents or guardians.
“What a wonderful agency!”
Natalie says, acknowledging two
alarming trends: an increasing
number of young people experiencing homelessness and a
greater risk for young people to be
homeless than for adults.
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org).
The fall event at Nick’s will help
volunteers secure food to feed our
community members without an
address.
Melissa McReynolds can be
reached at [email protected].
For more info about Third Thursdays visit www.nicksenglishhut.
com. To request a slot for your notfor-profit, call Natalie at Nick’s,
332-4040.
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and the urge to get stuff done. Any late
afternoon glitches are temporary.
commence on July 14. Launching anything new right now would be a mistake
as it will never quite seem to get off the
ground. High vibrations charge the air
as the day progresses – revelations and
acts of defiance may be in evidence as
well as scientific discoveries and breakthroughs.
Moon in exact alignment with Neptune,
we might be noticing a vague sense of
anxiety or insecurity – particularly over
the next two weeks. Today would be a
better day to make last-minute changes
to a new project than diving in head-first
– you can do that tomorrow.
Saturday, July 7
Wednesday, July 11
With the Aries Moon entering its Last
Quarter Phase, this is a good week to
bend your energies toward the completion and follow-through of projects and
plans in progress while shunning any
new business.
Information overdose? With the Gemini
Moon moving into its closing phase, this
is a good day to ride the wave. Sorting
through old bills and correspondences,
mailings and anything else you put off
during Mercury retrograde may be a
drag, but Someone’s got to do it. Everything else points to endings and completions ahead of Saturday’s New Moon
in Cancer.
A great day to roll up your sleeves and
tackle a project you’ve been contemplating over the past month. Then again,
with the Moon in playful Leo, you might
find a more entertaining way to spend
the day. Big, bold and upbeat energies
are active through the late afternoon.
Biweekly forecast for all signs by Gary Paul Glynn
hese next two weeks could provide
Tsome interesting distractions and re-
actions as Mercury stations direct on July
8 while the Moon is in its closing phase.
For best results, complete unfinished
business but hold off on anything new
until July 16. The recent Saturn-Neptune opposition coincided with skewed
Supreme Court rulings, a further weakening of the economy, Dick Cheney’s
imagination and the usual assortment
of executive scandals. With Venus translating between Saturn and Neptune, our
collective value system is likely to undergo alterations in the weeks and months
ahead.
Wednesday, July 4
Independence Day. Good day to contemplate the overused word: Freedom.
Moon in Pisces today suggests a desperate case of flag-waving and too much
beer. Given clear skies, this would be
good night to catch a sky show. Oooo!
Ahhhh!
Thursday, July 5
The party’s over for those not taking the
rest of the week off. Unexpected developments this afternoon could force a
sudden reversal, triggering clever thinking on your part. Or you might simply
register this lunar alignment as more
restlessness and/or dissatisfaction with
the status quo than usual.
Friday, July 6
If you feel as though you’ve been wandering in the fog these past two days,
things become clearer later this morning when the Moon enters Aries. This is
an action-oriented Moon-sign combination that can give you an attitude boost
Attention
Gardeners!
July 4, 2007
Sunday, July 8
Energy levels remain high through most
of the morning hours although the Aries Moon goes void-of-course (VOC)
between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Plans
made during this 5-hour Limbo are likely
to turn out differently than planned
– which might be a very good thing.
Speaking of a good thing, the Moon enters the sensuous earth sign of Taurus at
2:00 p.m., even as its ruler, Venus forms
an irresistible alignment with Pluto. The
potential for passion and hot ‘n’ steamy
sex is there if you have a way to make it
happen to begin with. Not in the cards?
Don’t worry, this same alignment will reoccur in mid-August and again in October – maybe you’ll get lucky!
Monday, July 9
Stubborn refusals or practical maneuvers
are in the offing first thing this morning
while the communication sphere shows
signs of overloading as Mercury begins
to station ahead of turning direct at
10:15 p.m. Too much information!
Thursday, July 12
Something once hidden is brought to
light. A five-hour timeout is called by
the Gemini Moon VOC at 1:38 p.m. – this
afternoon is a poor time to reach agreements or make final decisions. The mental emphasis of the past few days shifts
to an emotional gear tonight when the
Moon enters Cancer at 6:39 p.m. Closer
attention to your feelings might provide
relief from perplexing conundrums only
made worse by thinking about them all
the time.
Friday, July 13
In the dark of the Cancer Moon, the
stage is cleared for a new cycle to commence tomorrow morning. Finishing
touches are applied and final details are
hammered out. Good night to spend
at home, surrounded by family and
friends.
Tuesday, July 10
Saturday, July 14
With Mercury now moving direct, it is
presumably safe to sign it, send it, or get
the message. Factoring in the Moon in
its closing phase, Mercury can lend itself to finishing up old business, clearing
the decks for a new phase of activity to
The Cancer New Moon takes place at
8:04 a.m. (21Can41), opening a new solar-lunar cycle with a domestic emphasis.
Issues surrounding security, privacy and
family play a key role in decisions made
over the coming month. With the New
Sunday, July 15
Monday, July 16
Even with energy levels relatively high,
there might be some cloudy thinking
to cut through in the early afternoon. A
more serious, funky vibe is indicated later in the day that may leave you feeling
heavier than usual. Look to the western
sky after sunset tonight and tomorrow
night as the Moon joins Saturn, Venus
and the fixed star, Regulus.
Tuesday, July 17
Alignments created by the Virgo Moon
could correspond with shifting attitudes
throughout the day. Relationships may
lie open on the dissection table, ready
for closer scrutiny. With Venus preparing
to turn retrograde in ten days, greater
emphasis will surround partnerships
and their overall value.
Times are EDT/-0500 UTC
Gary Paul Glynn
Professional astrologer
25 years of experience
Personal birthchart interpretation
812-333-1346
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