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METROPOLITAN 4.5.07 • Vol. 29 No. 27 • http://www.mscd.edu/~themet • Serving the Auraria Campus since 1979
Smoke ban clogged by legal filter
Flowers, bees and the dances of Bali
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METROSPECTIVE PULLOUT Center for Visual Art celebrates art faculty with new exhibit PAGE 12 AUDIOFILES Rebels without a DOS retaliate via rhymes PAGE 14 SPORT
Track coach hits pool, hardwood for help PAGE 20
Photo by William Blackburn • wblackb2@mscd.edu
Balinese dancers Ni Ketut Marni, left, and Ni Nyoman Erwati perform the “Bumblebee Flying Around Flowers” dance during the April 3 “Sketches of Bali II” performance at the King Center. The dancers are part of the Tunas Mekar Gamelan Orchestra, which is a community orchestra based in Denver. Under the tutelage of artist-in-residence, I Made Lasmawan, the group performs indigenous music and dance from the island of Bali, Indonesia. Tunas Mekar showcases their talents at music festivals and concerts throughout the United States and Bali. For more information visit http://www.tunasmekar.org.