Bloom Archives
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Pictura Gallery: Gaining a Wide Reputation In the Photographic World
BY JEZY J. GRAY In the age of smartphones and Instagram, anyone can play photographer. However, the rich and subtle art of photography canât…
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Lew Who? The Hoosier Who Wrote âBen-Hurâ and Was a Civil War General
BY ELIZABETH ANDREWS There are two types of Lew Wallace fans, says WTIU Senior Producer and Director Ron Prickel: those who argue that the…
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BâTown Jazz Festival Features 11 Hours of Free Music Aug. 22
BY MIKE LEONARD The Grant Street Jazz Festival is now the BâTown Jazz Festival, the location has moved from the block east of the…
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Feature Story: ‘An Artist’s Images on the B-Line Trail’ â Poem and Photography by Roger Pfingston (Video)
Roger Pfingston is a retired English and journalism teacher who taught at Bloomington High School North for 25 years. He has been quietly publishing…
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Two Jacobs School Grads Star in Opera about Charlie Parker (Video)
BY MIKE LEONARD At age 42, Lawrence Brownlee has been called âone of the worldâs leading bel canto tenors,â been nominated for Male Singer…
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It’s Costumes Galore for Sounds of South’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Photo Gallery)
BY JEREMY SHERE When Sounds of South, the advanced choir group at Bloomington High School South, decided to stage a production of Beauty and…
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Lance Fox: Teacher by Day â Elvis, De Niro, Kermit by Night
BY BARB BERGGOETZ In his small, second floor studio, equipped with a sound system and microphone, Lance Fox retreats to hone his craft. Thatâs…
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Storyzilla Story Show: True Tales Told Monthly
BY CARMEN SIERING Itâs as old as human culture â people sharing tales of love and loss, sadness and joy. In Bloomington, the tradition…
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Will Angelo Pizzo Have Another Hit Movie? âMy All Americanâ Scoring Big in Previews (Photo Gallery)
BY MIKE LEONARD Movie industry analysts say that despite a few notable exceptions, sports movies are rarely successful, and Angelo Pizzo already has two…