Bloom Magazine
Category: Arts/Entertainment
Coverage of Bloomington’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene — theater, music, visual arts, film, galleries, and cultural events throughout Monroe County and beyond.
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Juniper Art Gallery: A New Destination Shop in Spencer
Maybe it’s because she grew up in an artistic home—her father was a painter, her mother, a sculptor— but Jaime…
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Artist Robin Edmundson: Inspired by Southern Indiana’s Raw Beauty
Growing up, Robin Edmundson was focused on the codes and puzzle-solving involved in learning new languages. It wasn’t until she…
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Birdena Oakley-Carlisle: A Tale of Two Lives
How an opera star overcame the loss of her singing voice and is helping others
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‘Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports’
When it comes to sports stories, many are like fish tales—exaggerated beyond recognizable truth. But writers John C. Decker, Pete…
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New Exhibit at Waldron — How Mexican Workers Aided the U.S. in WWII
As American men were heading to the frontlines during World War II, Mexican braceros, or “manual laborers,” were heading to…
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Grunwald Gallery Exhibit Features Abstract Works By Women of Color
Out of Easy Reach, an exhibit at the Grunwald Gallery of Art on the Indiana University campus, explores the theme…
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‘The Wellness Lifestyle: A Chef’s Recipe for Real Life’
In The Wellness Lifestyle: A Chef’s Recipe for Real Life, Chef Daniel Orr talks about his struggle to keep weight…
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‘Quilters’ the Musical Portrays Pioneer Women’s Lives
The second piece of the Stages Bloomington American Mosaic Theatre Series arrives in November with the musical Quilters. Nominated for…
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Delinquent Gallery—A Place for Lowbrow Art
Movie monsters and robots replace portraits and landscapes at Bloomington’s latest addition to the art scene. That’s because Delinquent Gallery…
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Female-Made Film Flips Script—It’s the Guy Who Poses Nude
Historically, more often than not, artists have been men, while their subjects have been women. That’s why the reversal of…
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