Bloom Archives
Author: Bloom Magazine
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Card Wizard Ace Saturn Opens Magic Theater on the Square
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Ace Saturn likes the feel of crisp, new playing cards, shuffling and handling them. He enjoys relating stories from fortune-telling cards.…
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Laurel Cohen: Making Music Videos and Winning Awards
BY CAROLYN CROWCROFT Filmmaker Laurel Cohen never imagined she would make music videos until she produced her first one as a student at Bloomington…
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Hank Walter: Executive Director of the Indiana Memorial Union
BY MIKE LEONARD Over the past decade, it became a tradition in Hank Walter’s family to visit Bloomington at least twice a year and…
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Learn How to Make Breads, Bagels & Croissants at Muddy Fork Bakery
BY JULIE GRAY “My hand is in every loaf of bread we bake,” says Eric Schedler, who founded Muddy Fork Farm & Bakery with…
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Winter Hiking: An Invigorating Way to Spend a Saturday
BY BARB BERGGOETZ A Champagne cork pops. Hot chocolate warms the hikers, as does a small fire in the park shelter. The group shares…
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Feature Story: Homes Where Artists Live & Work (Photo Gallery)
BY NANCY HILLER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENDALL REEVES Art may indeed be its own reward, but still it’s nice to have a comfortable nest to…
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Dick Ferrer: Breaking Rules Like an Artist (Photo Gallery)
BY PAMELA KEECH Dick Ferrer paints all the time — indoors; outdoors; at his gallery in Nashville, Indiana; at home in the woods. Imagine…
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Local Gardener Creates Colorful Prairie Garden (Plant List)
BY MOYA ANDREWS In 1992, Monroe County resident Phyllis Schwitzer attended a lecture sponsored by the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society and was…
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Himalayan Handicrafts: From Pakistan to Downtown Bloomington (Photo Gallery)
BY SARA SHEIKH Himalayan Handicrafts, a small shop in Fountain Square Mall, brings a sampling of the art and culture of Pakistan to Bloomington.…