Bloom Archives
Tag: Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: James Alexander Thom—Historical Novelist
James Alexander Thom, acclaimed historical novelist, has the wispy white hair and bushy beard of a biblical prophet. In fact, he jokes that he…
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‘Bloomington Boogies’ Festival, Aug. 11–13
The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival bounces back into town August 11–13 for its fourth annual showcase of American keyboard music.
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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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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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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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Three Poets Spreading the Power of Poetry (PHOTO GALLERY) (COVER STORY)
If you need a tonic to lift your spirits at this dismal time in our history, you should try poetry. It might even save…
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Ivy Tech Student Productions’ New Season Asks Audiences to Ponder ‘Large Questions’
“Art should ask large questions,” says Paul Daily, artistic director of the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center. “We use our shows to ask…
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Meet Ellen Starr Lyon’s Family: ‘Emotional and Real and Healthy’
The room where Ellen Starr Lyon paints is just steps from the front door of her family home. Situated at the nexus between the…