Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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New deli adds to Commons facelift by Levinia Wright Can you imagine a $160,000 facelift? No, this was not the rich old lady down the street going in for a nose job. It was the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) Commons getting the full treatment — a complete remodeling job. Throughout the summer, workmen stripped the kitchen and dining area of the Commons, completing the renovation by the beginning of the fall semester. A delicatessen was added to the kitchen, which also received new cooking and serving equipment. Along with the new equipment came a new look for the Commons, as the serv- ing lines were redecorated. The old wooden, screened dividers were replaced with modern paneled, stained-glass parti- tions. Two more cashier stations were added to facilitate rapid customer ser- vice. Finances for the renovation came from the IMU building and equipment repair and debt service reserve funds. But despite its new facelift, the Com- mons, its atmosphere and the people will always remain the same. (RIGHT) Catherine Dupuis, sophomore, pauses to talk with Stephen Houtz, junior, while one of the balloons given away for the Commons Grand Open- ing flies in the wind (TOP) Work progressed over the summer on the Commons remodeling in order to have everything ready for returning students in the tall. 24 Don Toon

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Saturday vendors market wares by Tiba Altoma Wouldn ' t you like a cantaloupe today? They ' re only 40 cents a pound, asked a 17-year-old female. This was just one of the many offers coming from the ap- proximately 50 vendors who gathered every Saturday morning in Bloomington ' s Third Street Park to participate in the Community Market. Dozens of fresh vegetables and flow- ers were sold at the market by vendors from Monroe County and surrounding areas. The market, open for buisness from June until late fall, is sponsored and co- ordinated by the Human Resources De- partment of Bloomington. Paul Fulton, one of the market ' s three coordinators, said this summer had been the most suc- cessful since its inception two years ago. The purpose of the market is to pro- vide an alternative for people to buy fresh produce and to bring them together socially, Fulton said. Vendors were charged a weekly fee of $1 if they sold their wares at a table in the park and $2 if they sold them from a veh- icle. Many offered unusual kinds of pro- duce such OS Kerala, a bitter-tasting In- dian vegetable used for blood-purifying. For customers who did not know how to cook some of the less popular vegeta- bles, the Human Resources Department provided a board for exchanging recipes. Entertainment was another special fea- ture provided by the department every Saturday morning. Guitar strumming, dancing, singing and a special visit from the Pretense Theatre group were some of the activities this summer. (LEFT) David Porter plays his harmonica until cus- tomers arrive. Porter sold plants and vegetobles at the Bloomington Community Market. 3ob Cohn 23

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Playhouse opens with new decor by Jane Hall The art of the theatre is inexorably linked to the building that houses it, ac- cording to R. Keith Michael, chairman of the lU Department of Theatre and Drama and president of the Brown County Playhouse. The particular building being honored by Dr. Michael was the new Brown County Playhouse which opened its doors to the public in July with a production of A Streetcar Named Desire. The new theatre is a $300,000 renovation of the old playhouse, which began serving the university and southern Indiana in 1949. It was the first summer stock theatre to open in Indiana after World War II. With land provided by A. Jack Rogers, a Nashville businessman, and help from Professor Lee Norvelle, director of the Indiana University Theatre, the playhouse was built to specifications by Purdue University. In keeping with the rustic tradition of the Nashville communi- ty, the theatre was actually a barn with a proscenium opening in one end, a tent to cover the audience area and dressing rooms in the basement. During the last 28 years the audience area has undergone the most change, from wooden benches and o tin roof in the 1950s to the addition of rest rooms and director ' s chairs for more comforta- ble seating in 1965. From now on, how- ever, both the audience and actors will enjoy improved stage and lighting facilities, air conditioning and heating, as well as additional facilities for the hand- icapped. The company of actors, technicians and directors is still comprised of theatre and drama students and faculty mem- bers, just as it was in the first playhouse production. Members of the company re- ceive salaries, university credit and scholarships for their summer employ- ment. An August performance of The Matchmaker rounded out the theatre ' s summer season. In the fall, a successful production of the musical The Fantas- tiks played at both the playhouse and the University Theatre in September, then returned to Nashville in October. Herald-Telephone Staff Photo (LEFT) Paula Nadrowski and Rory Swan played key roles in the lU Theatre and Drama Department ' s production of A Streetcar Named Desire. The play opened at the newly remodeled Brown County Playhouse in July 1977. (ABOVE) The lU calliope welcomes theatre-goers to the remodeled Brown County Playhouse. 25