Bloom Archives
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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The âB-town Short ListââSort of Like âThe Gong Showâ
BY MARY JO SPIEGEL The U-Station Agents, a Bloomington folk-rock trio made up of Marta Jasicki, Rob McCormick, and Steven Thomas, had a dilemma:…
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John Whikehart: Song and Dance Man (Video)
John Whikehart, the chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington and an aspiring thespian, saved the day at a recent performance of the play Rx, presented by…
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Donât Call Me Betty: An Odd-Named Band Of Middle-Age Rockers
BY ALEXANDRA COOPER After a week of work and dad duty, most guys are ready for a relaxing weekend. Not the men of Donât…
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Early Music In Motion: Taking Instruments and Music of the Middle Ages on the Road
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Early Music In Motion (EMIM) has a three-pronged approach to bringing medieval, Renaissance, and baroque music to the far reaches of…
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Writers Guild Event With Poetry and Auction At Showers Atrium
BY MANDY CLARKE On Friday October 26 at 7 pm, the Writers Guild at Bloomington celebrates the art of writing with a poetry reading…
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Jewish Theatre Presents âOut of Our Fathersâ Houseâ
BY JANET MANDELSTAM The women behind the Jewish Theatre of Bloomingtonâs new production say the play was âcommunally chosen.â âWe were looking for a…
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Quilts Like Youâve Never Seen Before (Photo Gallery)
BY LIBBY PETERSON Sandy Hillâs quilts donât look like your grandmotherâs quilts. In fact, her art quilts may be unlike any youâve seen before.…
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Mike Wysong: the Man Who Makes Those Heads (Photo Gallery)
BY BRIAN HARTZ If buildings have personalities, some of downtown Bloomingtonâs are downright whimsical. They carry Mike Wysongâs signature sculptures: enchanting gargoyle-like heads made…
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Joel Washington Competing for Liquor Company Art AwardâAnd You Can Help Him Win
Bloomington’s Joel Washington is competing in a contest in which the winners will get to show their work in a Florida art show called Art…