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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Two Productions Honor Legacy of IU’s Ernie Pyle
Although it’s been 75 years since his death during World War II at the Battle of Okinawa, Ernie Pyle’s legacy…
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Four B-town Films Shown At Heartland Film Festival
This year, four films with Bloomington ties were shown at The Heartland International Film Festival, which was held October 10–20…
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Bloomington Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 50 Years Making Music
In 1969, when Geoffrey Simon and Tamás Ungár were students at the Indiana University School of Music, they noticed a…
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Reissue of ‘The Boy Who Loved Batman’ Updates Author’s Life & Batman Movies
IU Press just reissued Michael Uslan’s 2011 memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman. When asked why, the author replies, “Well,…
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Guggenheim Fellow Sam Stephenson Finds B-town a Fertile Place to Write
Author Sam Stephenson’s work focuses on the culture, music, and art that develops in large cities like Los Angeles and…
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Eskenazi Museum Acquires The Jeffrey Wolin Collection
Photographer Jeffrey Wolin has spent a lifetime capturing the tragedy, grit, and beauty of the human experience, and his photographs…
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Cardinal Stage Presents ‘The Roommate’: A Comedy About Two Women Over 50
Film and theater roles for women over 50 have traditionally stayed in a narrow lane—one filled with maternal or spinster…
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B-town Music Expo Is Back February 8
The Bloomington Music Expo—part record and music-memorabilia show, part art and music festival— will be held Saturday, February 8, from…
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BPP Kids MiniPlay Festival Features ‘Explorers’ Theme
Budding playwrights have an opportunity to see their work come to life as Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) hosts its 36th…
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Documentary on IU’s Henry Glassie Premieres at Toronto Film Festival
The documentary film Henry Glassie: Field Work opens with a series of vignettes of Brazilian sculptors creating traditional sacred art.…
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