May 12, 2022
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Seeking Submissions: HEDWIG FAN ART CONTEST
Cardinal Stage is producing the iconic rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch in June and we want to put your art in the show! We are looking for local, queer, Hedwig fans who are artists to get involved with the production. We are seeking submissions of illustrations inspired by the song “Origin of Love”.
Our team will select an artist whose illustrations will be animated by our projection designer and used in our production. The selected artist will receive 2 VIP tickets ($90 value) and 4 additional tickets ($100 value) to be used for any performance.
We are accepting submissions from folks in the Bloomington/Indianapolis area until May 15th.
For more details and to enter the contest, click here
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BCB 2022 Concert Schedule
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PEOPLES PARK CONCERT SERIES
May 12, 2022 - August 25, 2022
Free event recurring weekly on Thursdays
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Enjoy free, live performances from local and regional musicians, and get your groove on in the newly renovated Peoples Park.
May 12 Radio Abyss- alternative, singer-songwriter
May 19 Martinie & Handel- small piano, big drums
May 26 Coot Crabtree- Americana
June 2 Solomon Keim- pop saxophone
June 9 Witness Protection- homegrown pop-rock originals
June 16 Matixando- original tropical Latin fusion
June 23 Deepa Shah- traditional Indian dance
June 30 Jan Bell- traditional Indian dance
July 7 Derrick Weidner & Olivia Doyle- acoustic folk, pop, country
July 14 Will Holler- acoustic folk,rock, Americana
July 21 Russian Cowboy- indie rock
July 28 Limestone Nomad- bluegrass, folk duo
August 4 Kade Puckett- funky fingerstyle guitar
August 11 Sofia Crespo- flamenco, traditional Spanish dance
August 18 Anneliese and Ali- acoustic, country, '90s all variety
August 25 Otto & the Moaners- cosmic folk rock
Click here for more info
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By Hand Gallery presents: May Exhibit: 3AM
Iron and Mixed Media Sculpture by Bert Gilbert
Exhibit Dates: May 6th–26th, 2022
For the past decade, Gilbert has built his work on the cast iron elements he produces during his intensive, annual Artist Residency at the iron casting Sculpture Trails of Solsberry, Indiana. Using recycled iron for casting, scrap and reclaimed steel on welded pieces, and repurposed, salvaged building materials in his mixed media works, Gilbert strives to understand the inherent language in the history of the recycled items.
The artist not only forms the models and creates the molds, but he also actively participates in the team pour-casting process which seminally grounds him in the works’ creation. He states: “In my recent pieces, I have been casting more and more [plastic] packing materials. This detritus of our online consumer culture, with its soft corpulent forms, seems an apt metaphor for the empty opulence of consumerism and surely a bellwether for future archaeologists defining our culture.”
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Click here for more info
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FAR CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS presents: Tango with Winnie
LIVE MUSIC MILONGA
Tango with Winnie, Tamango and Bandoneon Massacre, together with Yaz Trio directly from Buenos Aires will saturate the night with live music, while dancers enjoy fresh air and great company in this one-of-a-kind open-air theatre space at the FAR Gallery.
Make new friends, renew old friendships! We want to meet you!
All-ages welcome! We will have a cash bar and Pilis will have food for sale!
Click here for more info
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BPP's FINAL PRODUCTION before they become Constellation Stage + Screen! BPP has been a part of Bloomington's Art Scene for 43 years. Come support coming to its send off production.
Friday, May 13th 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 14th 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 19th 7:30 pm
Friday, May 20th 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 21st 7:30 pm
Click here for more info
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JTB presents: The Wanderers
John Waldron Arts Center - Rose Firebay
Brought to you by the Jewish Theatre of Bloomington, Anna Ziegler’s The Wanderers is coming to The John Waldron Arts Center May 5th - 15th
Performances are the following days:
May 12 at 7:30pm
May 14 at 7:30pm
May 15 at 3:00pm
Tickets
See you there!
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Cicada cinema presents: Rock 'N' Roll High School
Thursday, May 19th, 7:30PM & 10 PM
At the Orbit Room
$5 dollars
Synopsis: Teen punkette Riff Randall (P.J. Soles of CARRIE and HALLOWEEN) has one abiding fantasy: to meet the dreamy Ramones, and get them to perform one of her songs. Standing in her way is Principal Togar (Warhol star Mary Woronov), who runs Vince Lombardi High like a despot — until the boys from Forest Hills lead a student body putsch and rock the school down to its foundations. A tribute to the after-school bedroom sexual awakening, when one daydreams of Joey joining you in the shower.
Director Allan Arkush channels Frank Tashlin and the smartass spirit of Mad Magazine throughout the film, transforming his love letter to rock ’n’ roll and the eternal allure of being a teenager at war with parents into a live-action cartoon filled with giddily surreal touches. In reality, Ramones fandom was a small, specific, eccentric niche. But in Rock ’N’ Roll High School, the Ramones are as big as The Beatles.
Click here for tickets and more info
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May 21
WonderLab AfterHours: Science of Catastrophe
May 21st, from 7-9pm
Join us as we explore the catastrophic science of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s end-of-the-world novel Galápagos in this special 21+ event at the WonderLab.
Come enjoy beer from Upland, including a special Granfalloon brew, while trying out hands-on, Vonnegut-themed activities that imagine what the world and the beings who live on it could be like a million years from now.
Learn about what the Earth was like in the Pleistocene Epoch and what it could look like far in the future, explore how island species like the ones on the Galápagos islands evolve, and imagine how your own new organisms might adapt to changing environments. Try out a game that lets you experience what it takes to protect people from natural disasters, learn to identify hints of our evolutionary past in the human skeleton, and hear about the species of the Galápagos from the WonderLab's own marine biologist! Speakers will present on an array of thought-provoking topics, including the meaning of evolution in Vonnegut's work, the human relationship with the natural world, how plants would react in a world without human intervention, and what human activities like dancing and eating could look like a million years in the future. Snacks and refreshments from One World Catering will also be provided.
Click here for more info about this event
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Books, Booze, & Brains: Bloomington
May 26, 6:30pm
Upland Bloomington Brewpub Woodshop, 354 W. 11th St.
Join us for libations and great conversation focused on Galápagos, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s 1986 novel about humanity’s strange fate one million years in the future.
Presented with Indiana Humanities, Upland Brewing, IU Libraries, and Monroe County Public Library.
More about Books, Booze, & Brains
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Click here for more info about the Bloomington Early Music Festival 2022
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Rehearse in the Arts Alliance Center's Flex Space
The Arts Alliance Center Flex Room Space available
Flex Room is available to rent for classes, meetings, rehearsals and performance at the Arts Alliance Center.
$20/hour for members
$40/hour for non-members.
Click here for more information or call 812-727-0732
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Become a member of the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington!
Benefits include:
- Priority listing of your events in our bi monthly newsletter
- Promotion of your events through our social media
- Listing in Bloomington's online Artists' Directory
- Reduced fee access to our new "Flex Space" rental
- Networking and educational events for artists
Click here to become a member or to update your directory listing
Annual membership fees are:
$35 for individuals, $25 for seniors(65+) and students, $45 for organizations
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