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Guest Column: When Is a Theater an ‘Equity House,’ and Does It Matter?
In its rich and diverse theater community, Bloomington has only one “Equity House.” What does...
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Busking 4 Freedom: Jesse Slokum, Unintentional Icon of Woodstock [video]
“Clap your hands, clap your hands!” And a lone figure stands, claps, and dances. Others...
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Ghouls, Zombies, and Butchers at the Barn of Terror [photo gallery]
Hiding in the wooded hills just north of town, off the old state highway, is...
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Remembering To Be an Artist When Life Gets in the Way
Finding work-life balance isn’t what people normally associate with the Picassos and Pollocks of the...
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In Memoir ‘Crazy Is Relative,’ Past Informs the Present
In her memoir, Crazy Is Relative, IU Professor Melissa Keller writes about her relationship with...
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The Cycle of Life in Osamu James Nakagawa’s Photography
Throughout his career, Indiana University artist-educator Osamu James Nakagawa has captured profound life changes in...
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‘Places, Things, People’ 4×5 Photo Gallery: Part 3, People
In the final installment of his photo series using a 4x5 field camera, Adam Reynolds...
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Lotus Time! Part 4, Young Musicians Fill the Bill
The Lotus World Music and Arts Festival is upon us, when performers from around the...
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Behind the Curtain: Friends Play Female ‘Odd Couple’ in New MCCT Production
Longtime friends Sarah Mae Ruggles and Emily Bedwell have acted in the Monroe County Civic...
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Joel Pett: Humanist with a 'Mean Streak a Mile Wide'
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and Bloomington expat Joel Pett returned to his hometown recently for a...
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Ross Lockridge Jr., a Great American Tragedy
In 1948, Ross Lockridge Jr. died by suicide in Bloomington just months after his best-selling...
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World Music Trailblazers Bring Innovative Sounds to Lotus
Music speaks. And it can tell stories. Musical acts Meklit (Ethiopia) and Sabha Motallebi (Iran)...