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Cicada Cinema

By Kayte Young,
Tyler Lake
Published October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
A graphic image of a cicada with the words "cicada cinema" written around it
David Woodruff
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Cicada Cinema's latest logo was created by artist David Woodruff

Cicada Cinema is Bloomington’s premier pop-up movie theater. They screen a wild variety of movies in locations across town including Orbit Room, Backspace Gallery, Upland Woodshop, and Butler Park.

They highlight everything from campy genre flicks to arthouse and independent films as part of their goal to bring movies to Bloomington that would otherwise go unseen.

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Kayte Young
Kayte Young discovered her passion for growing, cooking, foraging and preserving fresh food when she moved to Bloomington in 2007. With a background in construction, architecture, nutrition education and writing, she brings curiosity and a love of storytelling to a show about all things edible. Kayte raises bees, a small family and a yard full of food in Bloomington’s McDoel Gardens neighborhood.
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Tyler Lake
Producer, Nice Work
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