Forced into boarding schools bent on assimilating them, America’s indigenous children were once punished for speaking in their native languages. Students uttering words in Lakota, Arikara, or Pawnee might have been made to kneel on radiators or had their mouths washed out with soap.
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Randy White, founding artistic director of Cardinal Stage, has taken his love of children’s theater to his new home in Chicago. White says he had directed shows at the Greenhouse Theater Center and during that time had discussed Cardinal for Kids with the building’s owners.
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One of the trends taking a firm foothold in craft brewing is aging beer in bourbon barrels, which add richness and complexity. Some of these beers can be pricey. That’s because of the need to procure bourbon barrels in an increasingly competitive market, then store the beer for months of aging without any guarantee of a successful end product.
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Bloomington, like many cities, has infrastructure, housing, and transportation challenges that need to be addressed. But the solutions to those problems don’t offer the profit potential to attract traditional bank financing. Fortunately, there are non-traditional capital sources for civic projects, and Bloomington has a new resource to tap those funds.
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Bloomington native Rebecca Zietlow and 19th-century abolitionist James Ashley, the subject of her latest book, both have their parents to thank for their interest in social justice.
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