Bloom Archives
Arts & Entertainment
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WTIU Celebrates 50 Years of Serving and Entertaining Viewers in Southern Indiana
When it began broadcasting on March 3, 1969, Indiana University television station WTIU had three employees, began its day with the national anthem, and…
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Sylvia McNair Back at WFIU Hosting Classical Music Show
When Sylvia McNair began hosting a new program of classical music on WFIU-FM in January, it was a homecoming of sorts. McNair worked at…
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Artist Karen Holtzclaw: Bright Works Reveal Dark Themes
Wielding vibrant oil paints, artist Karen Holtzclaw conjures creatures who have a lot to tell us about the state of our world. Her newest…
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‘Love Songs for a Lasting World’ With Music, Dance, Laughs & Pie
Coming up with a fresh musical and theatrical performance based on the concept “Love Songs for a Lasting World” each year can be challenging.…
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The Academy of Film & Theatre: New Addition to City’s Arts Community
The Good Catholic—a 2017 release by Bloomington-based Pigasus Pictures—set the stage for the Bloomington Academy of Film & Theatre, a new venture from Pigasus’…
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The Life of Bob Hammel In a Movie and a Memoir
The subject of the upcoming WTIU and Naptown Media documentary Bob Hammel & Bloomington: A 50-Year Love Affair prefers asking questions to answering them.…
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‘PorchLight with Tom Roznowski’ Airing Saturdays at 8 p.m. on WFIU
Since July, WFIU-FM has been airing PorchLight with Tom Roznowski in which the local musician and author discusses finding the extraordinary in the everyday.…
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History Center to Host Annual Puzzle Fest Day
Since 2016, the Monroe County History Center has set aside a day to celebrate puzzles as part of International Puzzle Day.
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Chad Rabinovitz Looks Back On a Decade Heading BPP
When Chad Rabinovitz became the producing artistic director of Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) in 2009, the financially strapped organization was unable to afford even…