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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Art Quilters of Bloomington Gaining ‘Cred’ as Real Artists (Photo Gallery)
BY CAIRRIL MILLS Traditional quilts utilize regular patterns and are often made for beds. Art quilts can be any size…
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‘Les Misérables’ by Cardinal Stage: Smaller Scale but with Oomph!
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS “The question is, can we pull it off?” Randy White, artistic director of Cardinal Stage Company, admits…
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Catching Up With … TJ Jones
BY MIKE LEONARD Guitarist TJ Jones laughs and says it only seemed like he was playing in half the bands…
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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…
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Nate Powell: Illustrator of Best-seller About Civil Rights Leader
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC When graphic novelist Nate Powell first learned that an illustrated memoir of congressman and civil rights leader…
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Maria Krupoves: Singing in Yiddish and Other Languages of the Oppressed
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Maria Krupoves says she was moved by the words of a French philosopher who wrote that there…
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Catching Up With … Malcolm Dalglish
BY MIKE LEONARD “An actor, a painter, and a musician wandered into the wilderness one day,” Malcolm Dalglish recalls with…
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Brad Fugate’s Art Makes the World Go Round
BY CARMEN SIERING We live in a disposable society, which is a fortunate thing for local artist Brad Fugate, who…
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Brown County Art Gallery Plans Major Expansion
JANET MANDELSTAM It’s been known as “the little gallery that could,” but the Brown County Art Gallery may have to…
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A Baseball Team and Ballpark Like B-town Has Never Seen
BY LYNN HOUSER Ah, springtime in Bloomington: Bryan Park bursting with activity, the bustling Farmers’ Market coming out of hibernation,…
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