Bloom Archives
The Bishop
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Bloomington Nightlife
Like the city itself, Bloomington’s nightlife scene is vibrant, diverse, and always evolving.
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Sense of Belonging & Community Take Center Stage at Granfalloon
Granfalloon, a convergence of independent music, theater, out-of-the box creative local events, and literary scholarship—all inspired by Indiana author and luminary Kurt Vonnegut—is returning.…
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Midway Music Festival Puts Women Musicians Center Stage
Music festivals are booming across the country, but the vast majority of acts still feature men. MidWay Music Festival is breaking that trend, giving…
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Buskirk-Chumley to Host Poetry & Spoken Word Event
Sometimes one thing leads to another—and in the case of Words! A Bloomington Celebration of Poetry and Spoken Word, that’s a beautiful thing, says…
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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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No joke! B-town Is Getting Its Very Own Comedy Festival
BY JEREMY SHERE So a comedian and a comedy club owner walk into a bar…. That may sound like the opening of a bad…
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The Bishop: Part Bar, Part Music Venue
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC There are a lot of bars in Bloomington. There are a lot of music venues in Bloomington. But there’s only one…