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38th Annual Arts and Fair on the Square opens artist submissions

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Dec. 6,2017 2 a.m.

The Bloomington Playwright's Project is accepting applications for the Arts Fair on the Square.

Andrew McMahon, who also performs as Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, released "Zombies on Broadway" on Feb. 10, 2017. He will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bluebird Nightclub.

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness comes to the Bluebird

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Dec. 5,2017 12 p.m.

The artist behind the single "Cecilia and the Satellite" will perform Dec. 5.

Felix Merback, as Joe Farkas, and Adam Crowe, as Adolph Freitag, react to news of Hitler's advance into Poland in the performance of "The Last Night of Ballyhoo." The show, put on by the Jewish Theatre of Bloomington, will show at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 7 and 9 and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 10.

“The Last Night of Ballyhoo” portrays otherness and exclusion

By Clark Gudas · Tuesday, Dec. 5,2017 3 a.m.

The play deals with themes of assimilation and intra-ethnic divisiveness.

A person dressed as a Krampus spits fire at the Krampus Rampage and Bazaar in 2017. The rampage started with angels giving candy to children with "nice" stickers on and ended with the Krampus swatting children wearing "naughty" stickers with a bundle of sticks.

Krampus Rampage reminds children not to be naughty before Christmas

By Peter Talbot · Monday, Dec. 4,2017 4 a.m.

Krampus beasts roamed the streets of Bloomington Saturday night.

The Quarryland Men's Chorus performs at the World AIDS Day ceremony of remembrance in 2017. The 12th annual ceremony was presented Thursday evening by the Community AIDS Action Group of South Central Indiana.

World AIDS Day Ceremony celebrates, remembers those affected by the disease

By Peter Talbot · Friday, Dec. 1,2017 5 a.m.

Thirty people gathered in the Fountain Square Mall Ballroom for a candlelight remembrance.

Bloomington Holiday JAMboree fundraises for Hoosier Hills Food Bank

By IDS staff · Friday, Dec. 1,2017 3 a.m.

The benefit concert will take place at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at 330 Eastside Dr.

Locally produced foods, handmade items and live entertainment will be at the Bloomington Winter Farmers' Market this Saturday. The market runs Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. between Dec. 2 and March 31 inside Harmony School at 909 E. Second St.

Winter Farmers' Market returns to Bloomington

By Lydia Gerike · Tuesday, Nov. 28,2017 11 a.m.

The market runs Dec. 2 to March 31.

Hoosier Hills Food Bank volunteer Tre Corley counts out bags Wednesday morning in anticipation of stuffing five pounds of potatoes in each one. Corley is one of over 2,000 volunteers who work with the food bank, which serves six counties, including Monroe County.

Your guide to holiday volunteering in Bloomington

By Christine Stephenson · Monday, Nov. 27,2017 8 a.m.

Bloomington provides an abundance of volunteer opportunities in November and December.

The "Rumors" cast has fun with group photos before rehearsal on Thursday. "Rumors” will run Nov. 17 through 19 at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center.

Bloomington Youth Theater presents farcical “Rumors”

By Clark Gudas · Sunday, Nov. 19,2017 6:39 p.m.

Bloomington Youth Theater's "Rumors" was entirely student ran and produced.

Thanksgiving week in Bloomington offers multiple events

By Adele Poudrier · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 8 a.m.

Music, shopping and more commence the holiday season in Bloomington.

IU’s AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee presents the 30th anniversary ceremony on Tuesday in the IMU Alumni Hall. The committee addressed myths and facts associated with HIV.

Timothy DuWhite shares poetry about stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 11 a.m.

Timothy DuWhite shared poems and excerpts from articles he's written about HIV/AIDS.

Hoosier Hills Food Bank volunteer Tre Corley loads bags of potatoes, which will by sent to Pantry 279, a pantry run by Girl Scouts troop 69279. The food bank began in 1982 and distributed nearly four and a half million pounds of food in 2016.

Local soup kitchens and food pantries welcome more volunteers

By Lauren Fazekas · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 3 a.m.

Bloomington food banks and soup kitchens welcome volunteers during the holidays.

IU's AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee presents the 30th anniversary ceremony of the quilt on Tuesday in Alumni Hall. The committee spoke about the myths and facts of HIV.

AIDS Memorial Quilt includes display for IU alumnus

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 1 a.m.

The display brings 26 of the 5,956 quilt blocks to IU.

Snow sits on a branch in Bloomington last winter. The Festival of Trees on Nov. 24 is an unofficial start to the Bloomington holiday shopping season.

Second annual Festival of Trees promotes foster care awareness

By Libby Grossman · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 11 a.m.

Proceeds from the event will go towards training for foster parents.

Students load onto buses after school outside Fairview Elementary last year. Monroe County Community School Corporation started a new series Thursday that will focus on the opioid crisis and youth substance abuse prevention.

First installment of MCCSC ‘Table Talks’ series to focus on opioid crisis

By Caroline Anders · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 6 a.m.

The first installment of an event series will cover substance abuse this Thursday.

Bloomington Youth Theater premieres “Rumors”

By Clark Gudas · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 12 a.m.

Proceeds from the youth group’s production go to Rhino’s Youth Club.

Maria Bamford stars in Netflix's "Lady Dynamite," a show about a fictionalized version of herself. Bamford will perform Nov.16-18 at the Comedy Attic.

Maria Bamford comes to The Comedy Attic

By Adele Poudrier · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2017 8 a.m.

The comedian sold out the venue for her five performances Nov.16 through Nov. 18.

Liberty Forster and Avinash Divecha perform with the IU Swing Dance Club at the International Dance Night to welcome Venezuelan refugees. The Swing Dance Club was the first performance of the evening.

International dance night welcomes Venezuelan refugees

By Peter Talbot · Monday, Nov. 6,2017 2 a.m.

Bloomington Refugee Support Network and the Muslim Student Association organized the event.

Nearly one week after hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, residents were still trying to get the basics of food, water, gas and money from banks. The benefit concert in Bloomington on Nov.5 will support those in Puerto Rico.

Benefit concert Monday to help Puerto Rico, Mexico, U.S. Virgin Islands bounce back from natural disasters

By Christine Fernando · Monday, Nov. 6,2017 1:47 a.m.

Organizers said they targeted areas that were overlooked by other charities.

Eric César Morales explains the history of Dia de los Muertos. The celebration took place Wednesday evening in La Casa Cultural Center, First Nations Cultural Center, LGBTQ+ Cultural Center and Canterbury House.

Family, friends and hurricane victims honored in Día de los Muertos celebration

By Christine Stephenson · Thursday, Nov. 2,2017 7:16 a.m.

La Casa partnered with other cultural houses to celebrate the Mexican holiday.

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