Bloom Archives
Scott Russell Sanders
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The Quarry Festival of Books: A Smash Hit in First Year (Photo Gallery)
On Labor Day Saturday, September 3, the first Quarry Festival of Books took place in Dunn Meadow. Just two blocks from the Fourth Street…
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Quarry Book Festival Gives Readers Chance to Meet Favorite Authors
BY SOPHIE BIRD When John Decker, exhibits and events coordinator at IU Press, was asked to help plan Quarry Festival of Books, he was…
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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Cardinal Stage to Create Its Own Educational Musical Plays for Kids
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Cardinal Stage Company, which has exposed thousands of school children to live theater through its IU Credit Union Education Initiative,…
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Feature Story: Bloomington’s Literary Lights
Eight local authors who have gained national prominence in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. BY JEREMY SHERE, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM KRAUSE Bloomington’s literary landscape has,…
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‘The Birthday Feast’: An Original B-town Musical for Kids and Their Parents
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS “Mama says to me, ‘My dear daughter, your body is made out of food and water.’” Eleven-year-old Maddie sings this line…
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How True Was ‘Breaking Away’?
BY MIKE LEONARD Late last summer, a British film reviewer professed his love for Breaking Away, the Academy Award-winning 1979 movie set in Bloomington…
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B-town Essayists Pen Book on Historic Preservation in Indiana
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Controversies over historic preservation regularly make the news, in Bloomington and throughout Indiana. A new book of essays from Indiana…
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A Concert of Hope and Healing: Carrie Newcomer to Perform at Benefit for Amethyst House
BY CAIRRIL MILLS “There’s a lot of redemption in Carrie’s songs, and a lot of hope, which is exactly what Amethyst brings to a…