Local music this week: Jazz ensembles and bar shows
(09/29/25 1:57pm)
A week full of live music awaits. From jazz to blues to bar shows, there is something for everyone this week.
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Needmore Coffee serves up new roastery space in open house
(09/28/25 9:49pm)
Katie Mysliwiec Slavin’s love of coffee began when she was a young girl growing up in Bloomington. She’d go with her dad to a coffee shop and order a hot chocolate, but not too hot. They’d sit, read The Ryder Magazine and catch up with acquaintances who happened to wander in. Mysliwiec Slavin loved spending time with her dad and the feeling of community she got in coffee shops.
PHOTOS: Bloomington celebrates 32nd annual Lotus Festival
(09/28/25 10:01pm)
The festival lasted from Thursday to Saturday.
“Making people laugh makes me happy”: A conversation with comedian Jiaoying Summers
(09/25/25 6:20pm)
Recently named one of Variety’s 10 comics to watch for 2025, Jiaoying Summers has taken her comedy act on the road with her latest tour, “What Specie Are You?” After immigrating from China to the United States in 2009, Summers has made a name for herself in the comedy scene as a stand-up comedian, owner of Los Angeles comedy club The Hollywood Comedy and host of the podcast “Tiger Mom with Jiaoying Summers.”
32nd annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival to begin Thursday
(09/24/25 9:04pm)
The annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival will return for its 32nd year Thursday. The festival spans four days and will include 20 different performers and bands, with many performing multiple times throughout the festival.
Local music this week: From culture to country
(09/21/25 11:31pm)
As classes begin picking up, it can be good to take a break and do something fun. Listening to live local music is a great way to relax from your week of work.
PHOTOS: Bloomington celebrates Witch Fest
(09/22/25 12:13am)
The free event went from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Plummer Jazz Quintet to perform at ‘Swing in September’ on Friday
(09/18/25 2:34pm)
The Plummer Jazz Quintet will bring jazz and rhythm to Dunn Meadow on Friday as the musical act for this week’s “Swing in September” jazz festival.
Meet the vendors at the 90th Monroe County Fall Festival
(09/12/25 10:16pm)
With live music, food vendors, parades and more, South Park Street is bustling with excitement for the 90th Monroe County Fall Festival. The festival began Thursday and will continue through Saturday in Ellettsville.
S. T. Gibson promotes her newest book in ‘The Summoner's Circle’ series
(09/11/25 4:34pm)
In the back corner of Morgenstern Books & Cafe on Wednesday evening, fans of S.T Gibson came for an evening conversation to discuss “Ascension,” the newest book in her series “The Summoner’s Circle.”
Bloomington Jazz Orchestra concert highlights Indiana composers
(09/08/25 10:50pm)
Bloomington residents rolled out their blankets and set up chairs Sunday evening at the Switchyard Park amphitheater for a night with the Bloomington Jazz Orchestra. Spanning around two hours, the event included performances of an array of pieces, even featuring some songs by Indiana composers.
Curtains rise! IU Theatre & Dance sets stage for fall 2025
(09/07/25 4:47pm)
From an upbeat young adult drama to character-driven journeys of self-exploration, IU Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance brings together a vibrant performance line up this semester. Here’s what to expect from the 2025-26 season:
Author Ethan Tapper discusses ‘How to Love a Forest’ at Monroe County Public Library
(09/05/25 8:25pm)
Ethan Tapper — tree lover, forester and bestselling author of “How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing world” — spoke about stewardship of Indiana forests Thursday at the Monroe County Public Library in downtown Bloomington.
COLUMN: 3 more underrated spots at IU
(09/04/25 5:18pm)
I’m what some people call a “Bloomerang” — someone who lived in Bloomington, left and came back again — and I’m beginning my sixth year as an IU student. I have a penchant for exploring that has only increased with age, and that wanderlust, when added to the sprawling and scenic campus that we have here, means I know some spots that I think deserve more notice.
Generations of fans reflect on Jeff Buckley’s life in new documentary
(09/01/25 3:04pm)
A crowd full of people wearing Doc Martens with tattooed legs gathered in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. “Come into my world,” Jeff Buckley whispered as he leaned into the camera, and they did. On this warm late-August Thursday, Bloomington would again be inspired by a timeless musician.
A conversation with John K. Kruschke, retired IU professor-turned-poet
(08/28/25 5:11pm)
John Kruschke has done a lot of writing in academia — journal articles and a textbook on statistical analysis — but in retirement, he’s taken up poetry. Kruschke, who retired from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in 2022, has published poems in SAGE Magazine and Tipton Poetry Journal.
PHOTOS: Bloomington celebrates annual Pridefest
(08/24/25 6:43pm)
CORRECTION: This story has been updated to correctly identify Midnight Sapphire, Starletta and Gwen Sunkel.
Young farmers take the stage at Monroe County Fair’s small animal auction
(07/05/25 8:12pm)
Carson Andrews brought more than a dozen rabbits to this year’s Monroe County Fair. Andrews, a sophomore at Bloomington South High School, raises and shows rabbits at 4-H shows like the one held at the fair.
Monroe County Fair set to open June 30 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds
(06/27/25 7:48pm)
The Monroe County fair will begin June 30 and go until July 6. The fair will include a carnival, musical performances and events such as a rodeo and demolition derby.
Monroe County History Center will host fundraising garage sale this weekend
(06/09/25 10:27pm)
If the Monroe County History Center’s upcoming garage sale were 100 square feet larger, MCHC director Daniel Schlegel said it would be one whole acre of secondhand goods under a warehouse roof.
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