Bloom Archives
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Elvis Did It, You Can Too! Cut Your Own Vinyl Record
In the early 1950s, about the time Elvis Presley cut a record and changed the sound of popular music, anyone could walk into a…
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Cardinal Stage Company’s ‘Fun Home’ Focuses on Families and Their Secrets
Cardinal Stage will wrap up its season with a production of the musical Fun Home, a story of repressed intimacy, disillusionment, and love against…
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Fast-Growing Trend Hits Town 3 Escape Rooms Are Now Open
Three escape room businesses—simulated entertainment experiences likened to live versions of the board game Clue—have opened in Bloomington within the last year. They’re among…
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New Books from IU Press: ‘The Curse of the Indy 500: 1958’s Tragic Legacy’
Sportswriter Stan Sutton’s The Curse of the Indy 500: 1958’s Tragic Legacy centers on a massive crash that killed one driver and seemingly cast…
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Sounds of Indiana Barbershop Singing Lives On!
Originating in the late 1800s, the distinct vocal stylings of barbershop singing—generally a quartet singing a capella-style in four-part harmony—is still performed by groups…
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Russian Couple Makes Art Film in Bloomington with Local Cast
In the fall of 2018, if all goes according to plan, audiences will get their first look at The Klaxon, a 47-minute art film…
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Women’s Voices Lead the Way at 6th Limestone Comedy Festival
From the already notorious to the up-and-coming, bold and innovative women’s voices will lead the 2018 Limestone Comedy Festival. According to festival co-founders Jared…
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Jewish Theatre Comedy Addresses Guns, Social Media, and Religion
Although Jason Odell Williams’ 2017 play Church & State is a comedy, its message addresses the timely issues of gun control, religion, and the…
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Joe and Bess Lee: Artists for a Cause (PHOTO GALLERY)
In conjunction with April’s celebration of the environment, and Earth Day on April 22, Bloomington residents Bess and Joe Lee will present Professor Animalia’s…