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Live experimental music series, in its final appearance at Orbit Room, features both newcomers and returning players. Ambient, freak out, and something in between.
ALL-AGES
$10 ADMISSION + FOOD OR DRINK PURCHASE REQUIRED
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Black Hole House Band - improvised ensemble closing out the Orbit Room with an explosion of sound.
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Hermeticist - looping guitar, possible synthesis. https://clownschooldropout.bandcamp.com/
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Wayne Robert Thomas - ambient/drone guitarist from Indianapolis. https://waynerobertthomaswsr.bandcamp.com/

Swing into the weekend with laidback jazz duos every other Thursday at Poindexter Bar inside the Graduate Hotel in downtown Bloomington. July 16, it's trumpeter Nadia Reist, in one of her last appearances in Bloomington, joined by pianist Alayna Ringsby. Come for the music, stay for a drink, and bid Nadia a fond farewell!

July 17th, 7pm
July 18th, 2pm & 7pm
July 19th, 2pm

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.

Music by MARY RODGERS
Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER
Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER, and MARSHALL BARER
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

July 17th, 7pm
July 18th, 2pm & 7pm
July 19th, 2pm

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.

Music by MARY RODGERS
Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER
Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER, and MARSHALL BARER
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Dropkick Comedy presents the final stand up show at Orbit Room. And a live comedy special taping by Bloomington comedian Neal Meyer.

Also featuring Conor Delahanty, Ethan Hamilton, Tennah McDonald, and Mo Mitchell.

Come say goodbye to the Orbit Room in the silliest way possible.

July 17th, 7pm
July 18th, 2pm & 7pm
July 19th, 2pm

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.

Music by MARY RODGERS
Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER
Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER, and MARSHALL BARER
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

Doors open at 6PM with The Breeden Family and Friends (The Midwest Liberation Front) playing music until the film starts at 7PM. Bill Breeden will host the event and there will be time for Q/A after the film.

Swing into the weekend with laidback jazz duos every other Thursday at Poindexter Bar inside the Graduate Hotel in downtown Bloomington. July 30, hear emerging pianist Holland Majors in one of his first performances in Bloomington!

Back by popular demand for America’s 250th Anniversary, the most popular show in Claude McNeal Productions’ history, Decades, takes the audience on a nostalgic trip through musical Americana. A smash hit for two seasons off-Broadway, the show has toured across the country over the past 50 years. Through a collage of popular songs, dance, and fast-paced images, Decades touches certain times and emotions in American history over the past 175 years.

In the course of the show, there are over 80 costume changes reflecting the various periods, and over 800 photographic visuals that recall the heroes, villains, leaders, scoundrels, and everyday people that make up our diverse nation.