May 29, 2022
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BCB 2022 Concert Schedule
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Stages Bloomington
Upcoming Class:
Teen Summer Acting Program
Over the course of 8 sessions, students in the Teen Acting Studio will explore core acting concepts such as ensemble, voice, physicality, emotional awareness, presence, and play. Each day will focus on one of these concepts through engaging exercises, games, and rehearsal of monologues and scenes. Students can expect to leave the session having learned a Shakespeare monologue, a role in a more contemporary scene, and how to creatively contribute to an ensemble. Expect to move, play, and be challenged creatively to build up acting skills in a supportive atmosphere!
The class will be held 6pm - 8 pm, Mondays and Wednesdays in June starting June 6th
Click here for more info
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June 9-26
Cardinal presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Cardinal Stage presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch, on stage June 9 - 26 at the Waldron Arts Center. The award-winning rock musical sensation makes its Bloomington premiere! Hedwig Schmidt is an “internationally ignored song stylist” who fled East Germany after a botched sex-change operation and emerged from a Kansas trailer park as a rock and roll goddess. Backed by her band, The Angry Inch, Hedwig recounts her moving journey to wholeness through funny stories and undeniable rock music.
Pay what you will on most tickets and learn more about the show at https://cardinalstage.org/mainstage/hedwig/
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Employment Opportunity
Stages Bloomington Is Growing/Hiring!
We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic individual to serve as Executive Director. The Executive Director will serve as the chief producer/director/administrator of a well-established and successful youth theater program in Bloomington, Indiana.
The position will oversee all artistic and administrative aspects of the program, providing vision and leadership while managing day-to-day operations.
Click here for more info
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TWO WAYS TO EXPERIENCE:
Drop a note here and we will send you the ZOOM link OR watch LIVE on the Writers Guild at Bloomington page
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 @ 6pm EST
featuring poets Jacie Andrews, Eszi Waters, Diane Frank with music by Dawn Hiatt
Sponsored in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, Bloomington Arts Commission, and the Bloomington Urban Enterprise Association
Click here for more info
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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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June 1
Indiana Author Awards
Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. on June 1st at 7:30 p.m.
Join Indiana Humanities and the IU Writers Conference at the Monroe County Public Library on Wednesday, June 1, for a reading and panel discussion featuring recent honorees of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Poets Lindsey Alexander, Eugene Gloria and Kevin McKelvey as well as fiction writer Maurice Broaddus will deliver short readings and engage in a conversation about writing in Indiana. Following their conversation, the authors will be available for Q&A with the audience. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards honor the best books written by Indiana authors. Awarded every two years, they celebrate Indiana writers, shine a light on the Hoosier state’s literary community and deepen connections between Indiana writers and readers. They were established in 2009 as a vision of Eugene and Marilyn Glick and are a new component of Indiana Humanities’ rich and diverse literary programming.
Featuring recent recipients of the Indiana Author Awards.
Lindsey Alexander
Lindsey D. Alexander is a writer who lives in Bloomington, Indiana. Her book Rodeo in Reverse is the winner of the 2017 New Southern Voices Poetry Prize selected by Sean Hill. To read more of her writing, visit LDAlexander.com or subscribe to her newsletter.
Maurice Broaddus
An accidental teacher (at the Oaks Academy Middle School), an accidental librarian (as the School Library Manager which is part of the IndyPL Shared System), and a purposeful community organizer (as a resident Afrofuturist at the Kheprw Institute), his work has appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, Weird Tales, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Asimov’s, Uncanny Magazine, with some of his stories having been collected in The Voices of Martyrs. His novels include the urban fantasy trilogy, The Knights of Breton Court, the steampunk novel, Pimp My Airship, and the middle grade detective novel series, The Usual Suspects. He co-authored the play Finding Home: Indiana at 200. His novellas include Buffalo Soldier, I Can Transform You, and Orgy of Souls. As an editor, he’s worked on the Dark Faith anthology series, People of Colo(u)r Destroy Horror, Fireside Magazine, and Apex Magazine. Learn more about him at MauriceBroaddus.com.
Eugene Gloria
Eugene Gloria is the author of four books of poems— Sightseer in This Killing City (Penguin-Random House, 2019), My Favorite Warlord (Penguin, 2012; winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award), Hoodlum Birds (Penguin, 2006), and Drivers at the Short-Time Motel (Penguin, 2000; a National Poetry Series selection and recipient of the Asian American Literary Award). He is the John Rabb Emison Professor of Creative and Performing Arts and English Professor at DePauw University. Read more about him at eugenegloria.com.
Kevin McKelvey
Kevin McKelvey is a place-based poet, writer, designer, and social practice artist. He teaches at University of Indianapolis and directs the M.A. in Social Practice Art and oversees the undergraduate major in Environmental Sustainability. At University of Indianapolis, he founded Etchings Press, a student-run publisher, helped start a community garden and microfarm, and has contributed to numerous interdisciplinary efforts for students and the community. He is the author of the collections Dream Wilderness Poems and Indiana Nocturnes. You can read more about his work at kevinmckelvey.org.
Presented with Indiana Humanities, IU Writers Conference, and Monroe County Public Library.
Click here to learn more about the Granfalloon festival
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June 2
Ashley C. Ford: Reading and Interview
Ashley C. Ford’s New York Times best-selling memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, was published by Flatiron Books in June 2021. Ford is the former host of The Chronicles of Now podcast, co-host of The HBO companion podcast Lovecraft Country Radio. She currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy.
Ford has written or guest-edited for ELLE Magazine, Slate, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Domino, Cup of Jo, and various other web and print publications.
Presented with IU Writers Conference, Platform: An Arts and Humanities Research Laboratory, and Morgenstern's Books. Sponsorship support from Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County, Inc.
Click here to learn more about the Granfalloon festival
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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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