Bloom Archives
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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September Is Festival Month in Bloomington
BY JULIE GRAY Trust a college town to know how to ease back into school and work every autumn. Bloomington offers a solid three…
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Groove to the Blues Up Close at Bean Blossom Blues Fest
BY BARB BERGGOETZ The atmosphere is laid back and festive. Blues music played by nationally touring acts flows from two main stages. Local bands,…
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Pacifica Quartet: Valued Mentors at Music School, Renowned Musicians Worldwide
BY STEPHANIE VON HIRSCHBERG Chamber ensembles rarely perform all 16 of Beethoven’s string quartets or all 15 of Shostakovich’s quartets in live, back-to-back concerts,…
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2nd Boogie-Woogie Festival Set for B-town August 14
BY PETER DORFMAN Bloomington devotees of boogie-woogie, a hard-driving, uniquely American blues piano style, can immerse themselves in the music come August at the…
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Have a Beer and Watch Cardinal’s Sultry Musical ‘Murder Ballad’
BY CAROLYN CROWCROFT Cardinal Stage Company will close out its 2015–16 season with Murder Ballad, an electric musical that Artistic Director Randy White says…
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It Takes Math, Physics, & Voodoo to Learn to Make a Violin at IU (Photo Gallery)
BY PAUL BICKLEY “My mother was a violinist,” says Tom Sparks, “and when I was 14, I took her Joseph Guarneri violin apart with a butter…
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Award-Winning Play Focuses On What It Means to Forget Faces
BY BARB BERGGOETZ A rare neurological condition called prosopagnosia, or face blindness, makes for an award-winning drama at Bloomington Playwrights Project in May. You…
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IU Theatre Presents “King Lear” In Original 1606 Pronunciation
BY PAUL BICKLEY The new world premiere of a centuries-old play will allow Bloomington audiences to experience the language of King Lear as Shakespeare…
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Harmony School Student Finds Happiness in Making Miniatures
BY BARB BERGGOETZ She’s artistic and good with her hands. She enjoys fine, detailed work. And she’s always liked small objects. So it’s not…