Table of Contents
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Editor’s Message: “Bloomington: Where Arts and Tech Abide”
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The Big Picture: “Hitting a High Note”
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Up Front
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Drew Johansen: Olympic Diving Coach
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Renee Bridgwaters Carter: Toby Strout Award Winner
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Josefa Madrigal: A Life of Service
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The Paintings of John Mellencamp: Eskenazi Exhibit Opens Sept. 5
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Moon Buggy: Playing Hopeful Music & Having Fun
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EXPLORE: An Arts Camp for Kids At The Hundredth Hill Retreat
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Women-Led Theater Group Presents ‘Steel Magnolias’
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“After the Uprising”—a B-town Crime Podcast Explores the Ferguson, Missouri, Murders
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Lotus World Music & Arts Festival October 3-6 in Downtown Bloomington
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Susan Savastuk: Multifaceted Painter
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IU Jacobs School to Celebrate The Music of Charles Ives
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Quilts from the Heartland Show: Not Just Your Grandmother’s Quilts
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The Challenges of Operating an Ethical Livestock Farm in Owen County
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When You Want a Beer But Don’t Want a Buzz! (Tapped Into Bloomington)
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Ale’s Ice Cream Shop: Serving Mexican Delights
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The Bloomingfoods’ Hot Bar: Back After COVID-19 Break
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Does Wine Imitate Life Or Life Imitate Wine? (Bloomington & Vine)
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Camp Creek Stoneworks: A Rock Shop That Rocks!
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Backspace Gallery: An All-Purpose Community Space
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Challenge Accepted: Kilroy’s Creates a Safety Program for Bars
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Jeff Mease: Advocate For Legal Use of Psychedelics
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Palliative Care in Bloomington: Supporting Patients and Their Loved Ones
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Sojourn House: A Safe Shelter for Women
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Caretaker Koshie Lamptey: ‘I Like Caring for People’
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Dogumentaries: Kids Books About a Brave Wiener Dog
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My Dog, Thomas, and I Find ‘Good’ In a Maximum-Security Prison (Autism & Disability Journal)
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Home Buyers Club: Helping First Timers Become Homeowners
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Persisterhood Workshop: Crafting With a Cause
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Mayor Thomson’s Meeting in D.C. With Transportation Secretary Buttigieg
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How to Contribute to the Monarch Butterfly Data Pool (Citizen Scientist)
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Witch Faire Set for October 12 At Monroe Convention Center
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Bloomington’s City Council: Bumbling Its Own Budget (Dave Askins at City Hall)
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Gen215: Regenerative Farm Operation at The Warehouse
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Missy Pabst: New Boss at Bell Trace
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Big Things Are Happening In Bloomington. And All At Once!
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Someone Saved My Life: Angelo Pizzo’s Most Personal Movie To Be Filmed in Bloomington
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The Met Is Coming! New York’s Metropolitan Opera Will Co-Produce Opera With IU Jacobs School
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‘Melville in Love’—the Musical: A Bloomington Production Headed to Broadway, Hopefully!
