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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Award-Winning Play Focuses On What It Means to Forget Faces
BY BARB BERGGOETZ A rare neurological condition called prosopagnosia, or face blindness, makes for an award-winning drama at Bloomington Playwrights…
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IU Theatre Presents “King Lear” In Original 1606 Pronunciation
BY PAUL BICKLEY The new world premiere of a centuries-old play will allow Bloomington audiences to experience the language of…
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Harmony School Student Finds Happiness in Making Miniatures
BY BARB BERGGOETZ She’s artistic and good with her hands. She enjoys fine, detailed work. And she’s always liked small…
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“Elephant & Piggie’s ‘We Are in a Play!’”: A Buddy Musical for Kids Ages 3–7
BY STEPHANIE VON HIRSCHBERG Mo Willems’ Elephant & Piggie picture books have enchanted children ever since they began appearing in…
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It’s The 20th Annual Indiana Limestone Symposium (Photo Gallery)
BY BARB BERGGOETZ In the heat of June, experienced stone carvers, hobbyists, and carving novices painstakingly shape blocks of limestone…
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Bloomington Open Studios: Visit Artists Where They Work
BY CAIRRIL MILLS Once a year, local visual artists throw open their doors and host the Bloomington Open Studios Tour.…
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Mary Sue Hosey: Teaching Kids to Dance for Nearly 50 Years
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO In 1966, at age 15, Mary Sue Hosey started teaching dance at the Dixon Dance Studio…
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For Ivy Tech’s ‘An Enemy of the People,’ the Audience Will Move with the Actors
BY JEREMY SHERE April 8–16, Ivy Tech Community College–Bloomington will stage a student production of An Enemy of the People,…
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Wyatt LeGrand: A ‘Blue-Collar’ Bloomfield Artist (Photo Gallery)
BY PAMELA KEECH “I like to paint everything,” says 28-year-old Wyatt LeGrand, who has been storming Indiana plein air paint…
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‘Transformative Stories’: An Unusual Show of Songs and Science
BY JEREMY SHERE On March 19, world-renowned neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor and acclaimed singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer will perform Transformative Stories…
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