Bloom Archives
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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A Presentation of True Stories Of Refugees & Asylum Seekers
by Chrissy Alspaugh This November, Off Night Productions invites audiences to step into the extraordinary true stories of resilience, displacement, and belonging in Off Night Stories: Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum…
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Jewish Theatre of Bloomington Revives Arthur Miller’s ‘The Price’
By Chrissy Alspaugh In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Jewish Theatre of Bloomington (JTB) will return to the stage Arthur Miller’s The Price, with performances at John…
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Paul Smedberg: Artist With a Cellphone Camera
Example of Paul Smedberg’s work. Courtesy Photo By Aaron Cohen For five decades, Bloomington artist Paul Smedberg has pursued creative endeavors by skewing familiar approaches,…
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FAR Center Art Workshops For Kids and Grown-Ups Too
“Spaces make things happen.” That’s a common refrain at the FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, where an expanding lineup of workshops is opening up…
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B-Town’s Carrie Newcomer Records Her 19th Album
We’re all a work in progress—as we evolve, staying connected to our surroundings and the people we reach for in the toughest moments can…
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Young, Old, Novice, Amateur: There’s an Orchestra for You!
Whether you’re 8 or 80 years old, there are two new ways for you to make music in Bloomington.
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Dylan Quackenbush: Clay Artist & Groundskeeper
Brown County, Indiana, potter Dylan Quackenbush says working with three-dimensional objects and transforming clay into functional art pieces matches his personality and fosters his…
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Singer Marshella Griffin-Larry: Success in London and LA, Still a Bloomington Townie
Marshella Griffin-Larry describes herself as an “Indiana girl in a California world.”
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Brown County Playhouse: Coming Back with More “Oomph”
Amanda Webb didn’t have to think twice about her biggest challenge since becoming executive director of the Brown County Playhouse— keeping the historic Nashville,…