Community Calendar

A Book Discussion on Gary W. Gallagher’s “Causes Won, Lost & Forgotten…How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know About The Civil War” will be held Tuesday, September 29, at 6:30 pm at Heartworks Brewing, 1703 N College Ave. Bloomington.

Gallagher contends most people learn about the Civil War from films and art instead of history books. In his book, Gallagher says public ideas come from four main traditions created in the 1800s: the Lost Cause, the Union Cause, the Emancipation Cause, and the Reconciliation Cause. And it’s Gallagher’s belief that the strong Union Cause perspective is mostly left out of modern stories. You don't even need to read the book...ever see "Gone With The Wind"? or "Cold Mountain" or any other Civil War movie... then come join the discussion!

The essential goal of Conversations in Bloom: A Symposium on Art, Community, and Memory is to create a community forum for talking about community-making through the arts in Bloomington. The conceptual anchors of the program are arts, community, and memory, which serve as through-lines for thinking about the interplay between shared and individual experiences, work, and histories. Conversation and collaboration are the beating hearts of this program. All of the sessions and events were designed in collaboration with participating community partners over many months of intentional conversation and dialogue. Throughout the planning we pushed ourselves and our community partners to critically examine how our engagement with the arts helps us process the world around us and collectively produce a sense of community and animates memory in ways that help build towards shared futures. We look forward to continuing the conversation with you all.

The essential goal of Conversations in Bloom: A Symposium on Art, Community, and Memory is to create a community forum for talking about community-making through the arts in Bloomington. The conceptual anchors of the program are arts, community, and memory, which serve as through-lines for thinking about the interplay between shared and individual experiences, work, and histories. Conversation and collaboration are the beating hearts of this program. All of the sessions and events were designed in collaboration with participating community partners over many months of intentional conversation and dialogue. Throughout the planning we pushed ourselves and our community partners to critically examine how our engagement with the arts helps us process the world around us and collectively produce a sense of community and animates memory in ways that help build towards shared futures. We look forward to continuing the conversation with you all.