Community Events

Don't miss this intimate afternoon of music with Claire Thai, Principal Harpist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra! The 75-minute program includes Ms. Thai's own transcriptions of works by Halffter, Mozart, and Ravel, as well as works for the harp by Lizotte and Tournier.

After the performance, all attendees are invited to a complimentary reception in the same location, where the artist will be in attendance! Enjoy light snacks while mingling with other supporters of the arts, and the featured harpist herself.

This performance is presented by the USA International Harp Competition, and the reception is presented by the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Harp Society.

Come to the Bloomington Farmer's Market on 401 N. Morton Street on Saturday, Oct 3rd at 10:30am to hear your Bloomington Peace Choir share songs about community, peace, and compassion. Join with us and experience some "feel good" moments. See you there!

Bloomington Peace Choir

Join us for an evening with author Liza Black, who will be discussing her book, How Settlers Get Away with Murder.

Union Board, in collaboration with IU's College of Arts and Sciences, welcomes Bill Nye for a moderated Q&A at IU Auditorium. Best known to generations of viewers as “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” Nye is an award-winning science educator, television presenter, mechanical engineer, author, and science advocate who has spent decades making science engaging and accessible to audiences of all ages.

He created and hosted the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Bill Nye the Science Guy and has continued his work in science communication through television, books, documentaries, and public speaking. He currently serves as Chief Ambassador and Vice Chairman of the Board of The Planetary Society, where he advocates for space exploration and planetary science.

During this special evening, Nye will participate in a moderated conversation exploring science, curiosity, education, space exploration, and his remarkable career. This event offers an opportunity to hear from one of the world's most recognizable science communicators and explore the questions that inspire him, getting to know the science television star on a more personal level.

IU Jazz Studies, Jacobs School of Music, International Anthem Record Company, and Visit Bloomington Present: SML

A quintet composed of luminaries from Los Angeles’s thriving jazz, improvised, and indie music scenes: bassist Anna Butterss (Jeff Parker, Jason Isbell, Phoebe Bridgers, Makaya McCraven), synthesist Jeremiah Chiu (Ariel Kalma, Marta Sofia Honer), saxophonist Josh Johnson (Meshell Ndegeocello, Flea, Leon Bridges, Carlos Niño), percussionist Booker Stardrum (Wendy Eisenberg, Horse Lords, Nels Cline) and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann (Sam Wilkes, Meg Duffy, Perfume Genius).

Their debut album Small Medium Large was recorded at the band’s first gigs at Highland Park venue ETA in late 2022 and early 2023, post-produced in the following year, and released in Summer 2024 to wide critical acclaim, landing on ‘Best of 2024’ lists by Tone Glow, Passion of the Weiss, Bandcamp Daily, Hearing Things, and others. Following the release of Small Medium Large, the band quickly expanded beyond Los Angeles, performing at various festivals and venues and sharpening their sound. Recordings from these shows were then used as the basis for their sophomore album HOW YOU BEEN. This second release showcases a road-tested band pushing razor sharp confidence in the form of trance-inducing rhythm focused improvisation, but it also delves even deeper into the possibilities of post-production.

Upon its late-2025 release, HOW YOU BEEN was thoroughly praised by critics and fans alike, landing on numerous best of the year lists and even catching the attention of the New York Times, who published an in-depth feature on the band. The live shows that followed the album release had a similarly wide appeal, and support from well-credentialed outlets like NPR’s World Cafe have bolstered the fervent energy which has seen SML’s name recognition grow so quickly.

In March of 2026 SML held a residency at the Big Ears Festival, where the band played 6 sets over 3 nights to hundreds of fans, many of whom attended every show. The full, unedited SML experience is clearly of interest. In that spirit, Spontaneous Music Live—an album of two unedited sidelong improvisations recorded at Zebulon in LA—was released in summer 2026, offering the first official recorded glimpse into the psychedelic realism and linear, hypnotic expansion of SML’s live sound.

There will be a 2nd set with SML XL featuring John Raymond & Greg Ward.

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.

One of the most iconic horror movies ever made, this tale of an exorcism is based loosely on actual events.
A HALLOWEEN MUST SEE!

When young Regan (Linda Blair) starts acting odd — levitating, speaking in tongues — her worried mother (Ellen Burstyn) seeks medical help, only to hit a dead end.

A local priest (Jason Miller), however, thinks the girl may be seized by the devil.

The priest makes a request to perform an exorcism, and the church sends in an expert (Max von Sydow) to help with the difficult job.

LENGTH: 2hr 2mins
FORMAT: DCP
RATED: R

Perfect start to the Halloween Weekend!

Megan Fox stars in this horror-comedy about a sexy high school cheerleader who develops an insatiable appetite for her male classmates after she’s possessed by a hungry demon.

Initially a box office flop in 2009, years later fans and critics have re-evaluated the film as a smart and biting satire on female friendship, trauma, and the way society treats young women — turning it into a beloved horror staple and a celebrated queer feminist masterpiece.

Writer: Diablo Cody
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Adam Brody

LENGTH: 1hr 45mins
FORMAT: DCP
RATED: R

Book, lyrics and music by Dave Malloy
Directed by Tim Good
Music direction by Orcenith Smith
Thursday–Saturday, Sept. 24–26 • 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 27 • 1:30 p.m.
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

If you've ever read Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace, you'll recall the vivid moment when Pierre looks up in the night sky and sees the Great Comet. “Napoleon’s Comet,” visible over Moscow for 260 days in 1811 and 1812, was feared to have predicted wars around the world. Pierre, however, brilliantly describes it as moving with "inexpressible speed through immeasurable space" seeming to feel his "softened and uplifted soul." Composer Dave Malloy was so moved by this fictional moment that his retelling of this chapter of Tolstoy's epic tale of love, scandal, ruin and redemption was nominated for 12 Tony Awards. DePauw's production of this riveting work, directed by Tim Good with music direction by Orcenith Smith, can be seen Sept. 24–27 at the Green Center.

General Admission: $10; Seniors and All Students: Free.

Book, lyrics and music by Dave Malloy
Directed by Tim Good
Music direction by Orcenith Smith
Thursday–Saturday, Sept. 24–26 • 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 27 • 1:30 p.m.
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

If you've ever read Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace, you'll recall the vivid moment when Pierre looks up in the night sky and sees the Great Comet. “Napoleon’s Comet,” visible over Moscow for 260 days in 1811 and 1812, was feared to have predicted wars around the world. Pierre, however, brilliantly describes it as moving with "inexpressible speed through immeasurable space" seeming to feel his "softened and uplifted soul." Composer Dave Malloy was so moved by this fictional moment that his retelling of this chapter of Tolstoy's epic tale of love, scandal, ruin and redemption was nominated for 12 Tony Awards. DePauw's production of this riveting work, directed by Tim Good with music direction by Orcenith Smith, can be seen Sept. 24–27 at the Green Center.

General Admission: $10; Seniors and All Students: Free.