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Lotus
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Lotus Education & Arts Foundation Receives $20,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
The Lotus Education & Arts Foundation has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Lotus Blossoms Outreach Program Brings the World To Bloomington
If you had to summarize the Lotus Blossoms outreach program in one phrase, it might be: “Make the world a smaller place.” By bringing…
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All-Female Architectural Firm Specializes in Community Builds
You can call them community organizers, minus the petitions, posters, and marches. Armed instead with feasibility studies, CAD renderings, and blueprints, the team at…
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Loren Wood Builders: Where the Unusual Is Now Usual
Like a lot of people, Loren Wood, a native of Danville, Illinois, originally came to Bloomington to attend Indiana University, where he earned degrees…
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Fourth Street Festival: Expect 120 booths, 40,000+ Patrons
In 1977, a group of Bloomington artists had a vision: to create an annual festival where local residents could enjoy and buy high-quality arts…
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Yaël Ksander, City Communications Director
As a broadcast journalist, YaĂ«l Ksander estimates she has interviewed more than 7,000 people. Now that she’s been appointed communications director for Bloomington Mayor…
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Lotus Festival Celebrates 25 Years of World Music
In October 1994, about 800 people gathered in downtown Bloomington for the city’s first-ever world music festival. Organized by Lee Williams, James Combs, and…
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Lotus Festival 2014 (Photo Gallery)
As  Lotus World Music & Arts Festival moves into its third decade, Executive Director Sunni Fass is looking forward to its evolution. “We live in…
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Lotus Turns 21 and the Torch Passes (Playlist)
BY ELLIE FUQUA For the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, 2014 is a year of transition. Launched in 1994, the festival has a…