WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
Join us on the third Thursday of the month to discuss a dynamic mix of fiction and nonfiction.
Meredith-Clark Funeral Home, in partnership with the historic Brown County Playhouse, is excited to offer a Free Monthly Movie Series for those aged 60 and over. Enjoy a classic film with friends, free popcorn, and a soda—all in the comfort of the historic Brown County Playhouse!
This initiative is part of the Meredith family’s ongoing commitment to giving back to the community. Bill and Jamie Meredith, along with their dedicated staff, are excited to create a monthly opportunity for seniors to connect with others and enjoy a time of fellowship.
Come join us at Dunn Meadow for our Annual Come Get Your Pot Event! Substance Use Intervention Services will be handing out potted succulents from our local greenhouse! Come paint your potted succulent while learning about cannabis harm reduction strategies ahead of 4/20!
Turn plain white tiles into beautiful works of art!
Learn about how to identify primary components of food labels, marketing claims, and how to make informed decisions about food. Age 18 and up.
all ages
Jacobs School of Music Jazz Studies students will perform original compositions and classics from the Great American Songbook.
Monika Herzig is now living and teaching jazz studies in Vienna, Austria. She will be visiting Bloomington in April, and we’re so happy that she will provide special music for Juniper’s Third Thursday Monthly Music Night! She and her jazz-guitarist husband, Peter Kienle will perform together on our Janiece Jaffe Legacy Stage before she returns to Europe!
An evening with Monika is always like a breath of fresh air and positivity (and GREAT music!)! So, please join us! Don’t forget, Juniper has a wine/beer license. This will be a fun evening to relax and enjoy great jazz music!
Join award-winning author Angela Jackson-Brown for a book talk, Q&A, book signing, and reception!
Come for the grammar. Stay for the humanity.
Q&A with Brandt and Ellen to follow the film.
One fall day in 2018, Ellen Jovin set up a folding table on a Manhattan sidewalk with a sign that said “Grammar Table.”
Right away, passersby began excitedly asking questions, telling stories, and filing complaints.
What happened next is the stuff of grammar legend.
Ellen and her filmmaker husband, Brandt Johnson, took the table on the road, visiting all 50 US states as Brandt shot the grammar action. People from every imaginable background visited the table to share a laugh, settle disputes, and talk about their grammar insecurities. These conversations took place in small towns and big cities, by bookstores and coffee shops, on beaches and mountainsides.
But this story transcends grammar. It’s the story of an epic quest to bring us all closer together. In a time of social and political division, the Grammar Table is a place of unity and connection. The conversations at the table help answer the question “How can we all get along?
7-8pm host band
8-10pm open blues jam with backline provided.
After suffering trauma while on a cross-country bike trip, entitled, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91-year-old grandmother in her Greenwich Village apartment. As his visit expands to a month, the play explores loss with surprising intimacy and depth. “The contrast between these two closely-observed lead characters—their age, point of view, habits, styles, and elemental assumptions—are a continual source of pleasure in 4,000 Miles says Helen Epstein for Boston’s The Art Fuse. The result is a show that has been described as charming, insightful, and moving.
After coming out as transgender, world-record-holding gamer, Narcissa Wright loses her massive fanbase. To win them back, she sets out to break a new world record in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and live-stream every minute of her quest. Drawing from an archive of more than 3,000 hours of Narcissa’s livestreams, intimate verite, and 8-bit animation, BREAK THE GAME is a moving exploration of gamer culture, the realities of online harassment, and the mental health implications of a life lived online.
Doors at 8pm
featuring
Francis Bassett-Dilley-Drums
Sam Butler – Trumpet
Greg Ward II – Saxaphone
Dan Ventura – Piano
Brendan Keller-Tuberg – Bass
Music for this event provided by ‘2025 Beyond the Diagnosis: HIV Visibility Walk & Festival’, which will happen at the same location.
Play, learn, and get to know other caregivers. We’ll have sensory toys and other manipulatives to facilitate a fun time for all. Ages birth-2.
Curated from the collections of local private collectors, this selection of Halaby’s artwork spans key moments in her career.
Please join us for a evening reception on Friday April 18, 2025, 5pm – 8pm including a virtual talk, featuring the artist in conversation with Eskenazi Museum Curator of Contemporary Art, Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert. Following the talk will be a poetry reading by Ross Gay along with a viewing of her work Brass Woman, part of her video series, Kinetic Painting Group.
Event Highlights:
Powerful speeches from HIV activists and community leaders
Live music and entertainment from Low Landers and Big Dogs
Remembrance Walk to honor those affected by HIV/AIDS
Community resource booths with information and support services
A monthly potluck gathering with a special musical guest. This month’s guest is local musician Carla Carey, hosted by Nicholas Graham Hall.
In 1875, critics panned Bizet’s now-indisputable masterpiece, and audiences were shocked by its frankness.
Though Bizet would die without realizing his work would become one of the most famous and beloved operas of all time, he was sure of its import for him. As he finished the piece, he wrote to a friend that he had “absolute certainty of having found my path.”
The dynamic and fiercely independent Carmen has become a feminist icon; she lived a passionate and self-directed life on her own terms, owing nothing to any man. But patriarchy will inevitably punish such freedom, in often extreme ways. Carmen eventually knew that—and even she could not escape.
A cozy evening featuring incredible local talent, signature drinks, and delicious bites. From country tunes to acoustic gems, this series has something for everyone.
Doors at 6:30pm
ZANA: Women of the Little 500 2024 (22 mins) with a Pre-Film Q&A with filmaker Grace Williams!
“ZANA” chronicles the remarkable story of Melanzana, a women’s cycling team with a storied history in the Women’s Little 500 at Indiana University. Through a lens both personal and poignant, the film captures Zana’s pursuit of a historic three-peat victory while exploring the broader themes of gender equality and female empowerment within the traditionally male-dominated world of competitive cycling.
The film is the brainchild of Grace Williams, who made waves as a member of Zana during their first historic win in 2022, and Emily Segura Maze, who has deep-rooted connections to the cycling world. Their paths crossed during a college film internship, leading to a shared vision of using their unique perspectives to elevate women’s voices in both cycling and media.
BREAKING AWAY 1979 (1hr 40mins)
Breaking Away is an American coming of age comedy-drama film that follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high school. The film stars Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern (in his film debut), Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, and Robyn Douglass.
“Breaking Away” won the 1979 Golden Globe Award for Best Film and an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writer Steve Tesich, an alumnus of Indiana University, where much of the movie was filmed.
The protagonist, a local boy named Dave Stoller, becomes smitten with bike racing and an IU coed at the same moment. He takes on a shiny new Italian persona, driving his hones-ty-is-optional used car salesman father to the brink of heart failure. The movie’s climax takes place at the annual Little 500 where the Cutters team defeat the fraternity boys for the first time.
Lonesome Bluegrass is: Daryl Jones, guitar & vocals; Roger Bannister, banjo & vocals; Danny Greene, double-bass and vocals and Aaron Law, mandolin & vocals.
The Sixth Annual Montage Film Festival is IU’s annual celebration of student-produced films. Submitted films are viewed and judged by IU alumni and awarded in several categories, including Best in Show, Best Cinematography, and Best Acting or Performance. Montage is a collaboration
between IU Cinema and The Media School.
When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.Alice in Wonderland JR. features Disney favorites such as “The Golden Afternoon,” “The Unbirthday Song,” and “Painting the Roses Red” along with brand-new songs, including music from the 2010 live-action film.
Tom Thakkar is a comedian you’ve seen on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “Comedy Central’s Stand Up Presents,” “This Week at the Comedy Cellar,” “CONAN,” and as the host of Comedy Central’s “Stand Up with Tom Thakkar.” He spent the first half of 2020 writing sketches and jokes for SyFy’s “The Movie Show,” and before that he was the co-host of “You Up with Nikki Glaser” on SiriusXM. Currently, he hosts the podcast “Stand By Your Band,” and when the world isn’t shut down by a pandemic, he does stand up all around country and all around New York as a regular at The Comedy Cellar, Caroline’s on Broadway, New York Comedy Club, Stand Up New York, and more.
A fabulously fun musical adaptation of the iconic movie and novel, this electric show is jam-packed with girl power, passion, and–of course–lots and lots of pink!
Running Time: This production runs approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, plus a 15 minute intermission.
When wealthy widow Ethel Savage is sent to a sanatorium by her greedy stepchildren, she discovers a found family among the charmingly eccentric residents. This delightful play explores kindness, greed, and the true meaning of happiness—with plenty of laughs along the way!
Market goers can expect to find a wide assortment of goods from the farm and field, including fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and cheeses, honey, seasonal flowers, and annual and perennial plants. Food and beverage artisans provide a tasteful variety of satisfying breads, drinks, pastries, and savory dishes. This weekly gathering provides individuals the opportunity to connect with their community in meaningful ways while supporting small farmers and businesses.
Youth Day at the Market this Weekend!!
Young farmers, artists, growers and entrepreneurs 6-17 years old will get their own booth spaces on the Fernandez Plaza and some nestled along the periphery of BCFM vendors during this special day for youth at the Market. Youth keep all their profits as they experience a day of running their own stands. Their Market runs from 9 AM to 12:30 PM.
This week, Roger Kerr, Chief of the Bloomington Fire Department, will greet the public at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market from 10 AM to 12 PM.
Join us on the terrace at Hard Truth Distilling Co. for an egg-citing twist on the traditional Easter egg hunt! On April 12th and 19th, we’re hosting the Easter Bourbon Hunt, where the prizes are far from ordinary.
Prepare for a thrilling search through our “hunting grounds” for hidden treasures, including bourbon-themed goodies, Hard Truth swag, and maybe even a coveted bottle or two! We’re hosting three hunts each day, at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 2:00 PM.
Limited tickets are available for each hunt time slot
Are you curious about the Southwest Branch Teen Space, but you’re not a teen? Patrons of all ages are invited to check it out on the third Saturday of the month.
This event is hosted as a joint effort between the Department of Economic and Sustainable Development, Go Bloomington, and the Parks and Recreation Department. Registration is not required.
The celebration will be inside the Switchyard Park Pavilion due to the rain forecast.
12:00 : Welcoming addresses from the Mayor’s office Public Engagement Director, City Council, and County Council; poetry reading
12:30 : Busman’s Holiday first set
1:30 : Eco-Heroes Art Competition Awards Ceremony
2:00 : Busman’s Holiday second set
3:00 : Parks and Recreation Volunteer Awards Ceremony
3:30 : Zero in Bloomington Spring into Sustainability Challenge Awards Ceremony
3:50 : Earth Day raffle prize drawing
Combine the vibrance of alcohol inks with the serenity of natural landscapes in this new workshop with returning instructor Gail Fairfield!
Learn to create deconstructed images of the natural world by harnessing the fluid, unpredictable nature of alcohol inks and exploring imaginative color combinations and textures that echo its inherent beauty.
Previous experience with alcohol inks is recommended but not required for this class. Wherever you are on your creative journey, Gail’s expert guidance will help you embrace the medium’s versatility and create stunning, one-of-a-kind compositions.
Come ready to experiment, play, and capture visions of the great outdoors on paper!
Cost of admission includes all supplies.
A place for LGBTQ+ and ally people to come together around a shared love of birds.
1pm – DOORS OPEN
Schedule:
1:30pm – Introduction & Sound Healing Journey
Film Lineup & Q&As:
2pm – Descending the Mountain (2021) – 1hr 18 min
A Zen monk and a neuroscientist team up to explore the effects of psilocybin in meditators.
Followed by live Zoom Q&A with filmmakers
4pm – The Way of the Psychonaut (2020) – 1hr 27min
Stanislav Grof and the Journey of Consciousness explores psychology, psychedelics, Holotropic Breathwork, and the evolution of Grof’s work.
Followed by live Zoom Q&A with filmmakers
7:30pm – The Song That Calls You Home (2020) – 1hr 13 min
A feature documentary on Shipibo Shamanism and the Ayahuasca experience.
Followed by live Zoom Q&A with filmmakers
9pm – Soma Vibe: Ecstatic Dance Experience A transformative 2-hour journey with live music accompaniment.
When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.Alice in Wonderland JR. features Disney favorites such as “The Golden Afternoon,” “The Unbirthday Song,” and “Painting the Roses Red” along with brand-new songs, including music from the 2010 live-action film.
| 2024 | France | Not Rated | 178 minutes
This new adaptation of Dumas’ classic has won over critics and audiences alike with its sweeping and grand visuals, thrilling story, and epic scale.
About The Count of Monte Cristo/Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ classic story of revenge and romance, this tale follows Edmond Dantès who, after escaping from prison where he’s been confined for 14 years for a crime he did not commit, has dedicated himself to taking revenge on those who betrayed him. A brisk and lavishly appointed action-adventure, this adaptation hits the sweet spot with rapier-like precision.
Join us for our monthly Family Night in the children’s department and learn about our beautiful Earth and how we can take care of it!
Earth Day is a day that we take each year to think about the planet we live on and reflect on how we’ve treated it. It’s a day to make a positive impact on the planet, its environments, and the people around you.
When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.Alice in Wonderland JR. features Disney favorites such as “The Golden Afternoon,” “The Unbirthday Song,” and “Painting the Roses Red” along with brand-new songs, including music from the 2010 live-action film.
In 1875, critics panned Bizet’s now-indisputable masterpiece, and audiences were shocked by its frankness.
Though Bizet would die without realizing his work would become one of the most famous and beloved operas of all time, he was sure of its import for him. As he finished the piece, he wrote to a friend that he had “absolute certainty of having found my path.”
The dynamic and fiercely independent Carmen has become a feminist icon; she lived a passionate and self-directed life on her own terms, owing nothing to any man. But patriarchy will inevitably punish such freedom, in often extreme ways. Carmen eventually knew that—and even she could not escape.
Doors at 6:30pm
A special performance of original compositions celebrating the coming of spring. The Space Captain presents his special blend of sound and color accompanied by a set of superb Zen Guitar improvisations. This is truly a unique and artistic demonstration of sound, light, and composition.
www.spacecaptainrik.com
Tom Thakkar is a comedian you’ve seen on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “Comedy Central’s Stand Up Presents,” “This Week at the Comedy Cellar,” “CONAN,” and as the host of Comedy Central’s “Stand Up with Tom Thakkar.” He spent the first half of 2020 writing sketches and jokes for SyFy’s “The Movie Show,” and before that he was the co-host of “You Up with Nikki Glaser” on SiriusXM. Currently, he hosts the podcast “Stand By Your Band,” and when the world isn’t shut down by a pandemic, he does stand up all around country and all around New York as a regular at The Comedy Cellar, Caroline’s on Broadway, New York Comedy Club, Stand Up New York, and more.
A fabulously fun musical adaptation of the iconic movie and novel, this electric show is jam-packed with girl power, passion, and–of course–lots and lots of pink!
Running Time: This production runs approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, plus a 15 minute intermission.
When wealthy widow Ethel Savage is sent to a sanatorium by her greedy stepchildren, she discovers a found family among the charmingly eccentric residents. This delightful play explores kindness, greed, and the true meaning of happiness—with plenty of laughs along the way!
Ava Morningstar hosts a GOOD CLEAN TIME!
Dance Party to follow, 11pm-3am
70’s 80’s 90’s rock. Journey , Van Halen
, rush , kiss, Bon Jovi and so much more !
Doors at 8:30pm
Drift City (Louisville, KY)
https://driftcityband.com/
Drift City is a Louisville based rock band formed in 2017.
Spanning psychedelic terrain with eclectic elements of pop, core member Jason Rivers (guitar,vocals, synth), and rotating personnel including Dave Givan (Jim James, Ray LaMontagne), Shelley Anderson (Quiet Hollers), and Woody Woodmansee (Hawks) released their second LP Deep Reverse in the Fall of 2022. Mixed by Erik Wofford (The Black Angels, Explosions in the Sky, Black Pumas, Bill Callahan) and mastered by Kevin Ratterman (Brian Wilson, Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket).
Fantastic Shams
https://www.fantasticshams.com/
Your favorite local garage punk basement thumpers. Fantastic Shams brings the vintage vibes and cranked amp energy.
When wealthy widow Ethel Savage is sent to a sanatorium by her greedy stepchildren, she discovers a found family among the charmingly eccentric residents. This delightful play explores kindness, greed, and the true meaning of happiness—with plenty of laughs along the way!
A discussion group focused on spirituality and personal beliefs, led by Reverend Karen Williams. Every person’s experience and perspective is welcome in a respectful context of spiritual growth without judgment.