Bloom Archives
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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Reissue of ‘The Boy Who Loved Batman’ Updates Author’s Life & Batman Movies
IU Press just reissued Michael Uslan’s 2011 memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman. When asked why, the author replies, “Well, it’s pretty simple. A…
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Guggenheim Fellow Sam Stephenson Finds B-town a Fertile Place to Write
Author Sam Stephenson’s work focuses on the culture, music, and art that develops in large cities like Los Angeles and New York, yet, he…
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Eskenazi Museum Acquires The Jeffrey Wolin Collection
Photographer Jeffrey Wolin has spent a lifetime capturing the tragedy, grit, and beauty of the human experience, and his photographs are displayed in museums…
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Cardinal Stage Presents ‘The Roommate’: A Comedy About Two Women Over 50
Film and theater roles for women over 50 have traditionally stayed in a narrow lane—one filled with maternal or spinster archetypes. The Roommate, penned…
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B-town Music Expo Is Back February 8
The Bloomington Music Expo—part record and music-memorabilia show, part art and music festival— will be held Saturday, February 8, from 10 a.m. to 4…
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BPP Kids MiniPlay Festival Features ‘Explorers’ Theme
Budding playwrights have an opportunity to see their work come to life as Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) hosts its 36th Annual MiniPlay Festival, open…
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Documentary on IU’s Henry Glassie Premieres at Toronto Film Festival
The documentary film Henry Glassie: Field Work opens with a series of vignettes of Brazilian sculptors creating traditional sacred art. Not until 30 minutes…
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Local Drummer Is Living the Dream
Local drummer Luke Narey has long been a fan of alternative metal band 10 Years. “I would blast their music while driving to and…
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Steve Dawson: An Unlikely Artist
As a mechanical engineering graduate of Purdue University and president of local mechanical contracting and service firm Harrell-Fish Inc., Steve Dawson might seem an…