In many places, Labor Day weekend is associated with cookouts and last-chance dips in the lake, but in Bloomington, the Fourth Street Festival of the Arts & Crafts has been woven into the community’s holiday celebration since its beginning in 1977.
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“I’m interested in many aspects of how humans interact with nature,” says artist Betsy Stirratt. “I love the beauty of natural forms and the way weather is unpredictable and elemental.”
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Half a century ago, about a dozen passionate amateur musicians gathered around a kitchen table sharing their love of singing.
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Although business partners Tonya Plachy and Nicole Schonemann say they left their careers four years ago to work for themselves, in reality, they work for their goats. Their venture is The Goat Conspiracy, a goat farm on the outskirts of Bloomington.
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On July 1, 2007, Australian native Michael A. McRobbie became the 18th president of Indiana University. Bloom Executive Editor Carmen Siering sat down with President McRobbie and IU first lady Laurie Burns McRobbie to talk about all that has transpired over the past 12 years.
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