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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David Baker: Dean of Jazz Education Turns 80 Years Young
BY DAVID BRENT JOHNSON David Baker, the educator, composer, and performer who heads Indiana University’s jazz studies program and whom…
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New Director Has Big Vision For Brown County Art Guild
BY JANET MANDELSTAM When Jaime Sweany became director of the Brown County Art Guild last year, it was “with a…
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B-town’s WFIU Creating Programs Heard Nationwide
BY CARMEN SIERING Public radio fans know Bloomington’s WFIU offers classical music and jazz, as well as informational and news…
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Village Deli Now Showing Works of Local Artists
BY JEFF SARTAIN A staple of Bloomington’s restaurant scene since it opened in 1980, The Village Deli began displaying art in…
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How a Short Bloomington Film Made It to Cannes
Attendees at the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival got a close-up look at the streets and streams of Bloomington in…
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Yes, the Rumors are True, There is Burlesque in Bloomington (See Photo Gallery)
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC Where? When? How did this happen? And what exactly is burlesque anyway? For readers unfamiliar with this…
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Bluebird: A Club for All Music and All Ages
BY JEREMY SHERE Even in the age of digital, always-on-demand music, there’s still nothing quite like seeing a band doing…
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Quarryland Men’s Chorus: A Choir with a Purpose
BY MAGGIE MARTON In the summer of 2002, a group of men—inspired by the Gay And Lesbian Association (GALA) Choruses…
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Mark Blaney: Arkansas Artist Finds Love and a New Home (See Photo Gallery)
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Mark Blaney may be new to Bloomington, but neither he nor his work is new to the…
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Friends of Art: A Bookshop with Global Cachet
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Tucked in Room 120 of the IU Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts building, the…
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