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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‘The Vice President’s Black Wife’: New Book by IU History Professor
Dr. Amrita Chakrabarti Myers regards her work as an academic focused on slavery and Black women’s history as a “labor…
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Artist Carol Bridges: Maker of Life-Affirming Quilts
Carol Bridges invites fellow travelers on “a spiritual journey along the artist’s path.”
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The Stone Age Institute Presents Popular Culture Livestream Series
From March 28—May 2, the Stone Age Institute will present a popular culture livestream series via streaming platform Mandolin, featuring…
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April Gallery Walk to Feature Two New Galleries
The Gallery Walk on April 2 will feature five live gallery openings, including two new galleries.
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Raymond Fleischmann: B-town’s New Novelist
Raymond Fleischmann, director of advancement communications at the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences, published his debut novel, How…
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Artist Adam Long: Painting the Town
Longtime Bloomington resident Adam Long, 43, doesn’t have an artist’s background.
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New Director of Buskirk-Chumley Arrived Just in Time for Shutdown
In January 2020, when Jonah Crismore was interviewing for the position of executive director of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater (BCT), the…
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Artist Ellen Starr Lyon: Looking Inward
Ellen Starr Lyon’s portraits are largely of family members depicted smack in the middle of their daily lives. The result…
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April Strawn: Teen Book Illustrator
Late in the process of publishing The Chill, author Michael Koryta pitched the idea of including pictures in the novel…
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Review: ‘The Way of Imagination’
“How can we keep from crying out in wonder and praise?” asks Scott Russell Sanders in one of the alternately…
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