WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
The 44th Year! With: Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, Plants and other Summer Produce
New English speakers will practice everyday language skills in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.
No registration required for this hands-on class that teaches kids of all ages confidence and curiosity in the kitchen. Try new recipes, inspired by the pantry and the garden, each week.
These events are open to the public, with no registration or experience required (though we appreciate advance notice for groups of 5+ people). We simply ask that you dress appropriately to do outdoor work, and bring plenty of water to stay hydrated. Snacks and drinks will be provided as well as any other tools you may need to help out!
We hope you can join us to get outside and enjoy nature, make new friends, and learn some sustainable, organic orcharding practices. All are welcome!
The City’s Assistant Director of Sustainability, Shawn Miya, and Sustainability Program Coordinator, Jolie Perry, will highlight the grants and rebates available to residents, small businesses, and nonprofits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience to climate change. From solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and insulation, to tree plantings, neighborhood gardens, cool roofs, and more, the City provides resources for the community to make these projects happen. Miya and Perry will also share news about potential incoming sources of federal grant dollars for community-wide energy efficiency and solar installations. Listeners will find out how to apply for funding and what community input the City needs for upcoming projects.
**Cerridwen Kennedy** will share a collection of her own contemporary poetry, centered on growing up in a neo-pagan household and her relationship with spirituality as an adult.
Cerridwen is a poet and aspiring author. She spent the majority of her childhood in libraries, reading just about anything she could get her hands on. As an adult, not much has changed. She spends a lot of time between stacks of books, exploring new worlds, and learning from other perspectives. Writing and telling stories is something she holds near and dear to her heart.
**Jennifer Lynn Christie** will read a retelling of the French fairy tale, “The White Cat” written by Marjorie Sandor. Following her reading, Jennifer will share her perspective on why fairy tales are potent and fun vessels of modern storytelling. Questions and conversation encouraged!
Jennifer’s short stories have appeared in The Georgia Review, PANK, Atticus Review, and elsewhere. She has written book reviews for the Denver Quarterly, Entropy, Newfound, and Full Stop, and for two years she served as the Assistant Small Press Editor for Entropy.
She has recently completed her first novel and is seeking representation.
Registration is requested.
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at a manual typewriter? Want to practice your poetry-on-demand skills? Join Tony Brewer for this drop-in type-in!
Dreya Weber is an actress, aerialist, and director.
Bring your instruments, voices, poems, jokes, and more. Sign up at the event for a 10 minute slot. Mic provided.
Local musician Pat Otto joins us this month for an extra special musical event at Gather featuring special guests Ernest Brusubardis on IV Fiddle from Milwaukee, WI and Aaron Smith on Bass from Chicago, IL. We’re stoked to be hosting this wonderful trio in our Gallery Space for August! Grab your seats now!!!
Beginner lesson is 7-7:30pm, Dance runs 7:30-9:30pm
21+Only
New and old volunteers welcome!
Regular volunteers will pick out packages of books and have them ready to go, we just need your help wrapping them up and writing letters!
You can read more about the project here:
https://pagestoprisoners.org/
In person and online. A discussion group on specific banned books chosen by the group.
Join us on Thursday evenings beginning 6/26 and ending 10/30 to play disc golf.
We’ll start out with a short introduction session and play the 9-hole disc golf course at Arlington Heights Elementary School. If you have never played, no worries, you can practice throwing discs before playing the course.
Bottled water and discs will be provided but it’s good to bring your own as well.
Hosted by Nicholas Graham Hall
7-8pm host band
8-10pm open blues jam with backline provided.
Dreya Weber is an actress, aerialist, and director.
Doors at 6:30pm
This informal social event brings the VITAL community together for light snacks and conversation.
5:00 PM – 12:00 AM – Racing
Gates Open: 5pm
Open Racing/T&T: 6pm – 7:30pm
Qualifying: 7:30pm – 8:45pm
Drag Racing: 8:45pm – 11pm
Heads Up/Grudge Racing – 11pm – 12am
Racing Awards: 11:30pm – 12am
City of Bloomington Utilities is reviewing a proposed water rate adjustment to fund critical improvements to the City’s water system. We’re encouraging members of the community to learn more, ask questions, and share feedback at several upcoming meetings.
The Utilities Service Board will vote on the proposed rate changes on Sept. 8, at the Utilities Service Center. It will be open to the public and comments will be welcome.
The Gala is again a celebration of all things local, from our incredible donors, volunteers, and community members like you to all the businesses and talent that are making this event possible. While you enjoy our gardens, take in music from two live local bands: Time Well Spent and Sleeping Trees. Tickets online or at the door.
The only thing better than watching a sophisticated,
chilling, and sinister Hitchcock thriller is watching it in 3D!
Come for the dastardly schemes of Ray Milland plotting
to kill his wife for her money, stay for the twists and an
outstanding performance from Grace Kelly
Doors at 6:30pm
Dreya Weber is an actress, aerialist, and director.
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.
The Bedford Farmers Market consists of local farmers, artisans and bakers; all items for sale at the market are handmade/homegrown in Lawrence County and within 75 miles from courthouse. Products available at the Bedford Farmers Market include fresh produce, plants, farm fresh eggs, local beef, chicken and pork, baked goods, jams, jellies, sweet bread, pies, cinnamon rolls, jewelry, tie-dye, pottery, leather goods, baby items, candles, walking sticks, baskets, crochet dolls/animals and a variety of other art/craft items.
We welcome new vendors/performers throughout the season
Join us for a day of fresh produce, handmade goods, and local flavors at the Owen County Farmers’ Market! Whether you’re looking for the freshest vegetables, beautiful flowers, local honey, unique crafts, or plant starts, there’s something for everyone.
Located in our overflow parking lot on the West side of the funeral home, vendors will be on hand with fresh produce, honey, homemade baked goods, handmade crafts and jewelry, fundraisers, food trucks and non-for profit community organizations.
Many vendors accept Venmo, Paypal, Apple and Android Pay.
Public restrooms are available at our market.
Join the Monroe County History Center Cemetery Committee & the Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association to learn the basics of headstone cleaning and repair. Wear outdoor work clothes, bring work gloves and knee pads if you’d like. Please bring your own water and snacks.
Questions? Email: [email protected]
Theophilus Wylie was an avid book collector with over 2,000 volumes in his collection. Louisa Wylie, his daughter, was one of the first women to graduate from IU. Their family was full of academics and avid readers. Celebrate reading and craft this month by making your own embroidered bookmarks!
The Bloomington Peace Choir is a local chorus promoting peace and connection in our communities through song. We invite you to join us at the Fourth Street Arts Fair. Let’s come together.”
30+ vendors
Food trucks
Featured for sale inside the main house will be several books. The delightful cookbook, “Call to
Lunch,” a collection of Daisy Hinkle-Garton’s recipes will be available. The book on BRI’s
affordable housing program, “From Historic Ruins to Affordable Homes, Saving Bloomington
Vintage Cottages” will also be offered for sale. In addition, offered for sale will be maple syrup
made at the Farmstead, as well as maple syrup products supplied by the Indiana Maple Syrup
Association.
What if your pet had a robot best friend? In this interactive discussion-based session, teens will invent a robot that keeps pets entertained and comforted when their humans are away.
Are you between the ages of 13 and 20 and interested in becoming a DJ? WFHB’s Youth Radio is holding a call-out for new DJs on Saturday, August 30th at 4 PM!
Doors at 5:30pm
Looking for a night of music that feels like home but hits like a freight train? Hickman and the Hard Knocks are a Brown County original, blending classic country, southern rock, and a touch of blues to deliver songs that speak straight to the heart.
Led by the unmistakable voice of Steve Hickman, the band’s gritty, gravel-toned frontman, this five-piece outfit knows how to craft songs that feel lived-in—like stories passed down on a front porch or set to a backdrop of Indiana backroads. Their music explores the highs and lows of love, life, and everything in between, all wrapped in sounds that are as real as the people listening.
From heartfelt ballads to foot-stomping rockers, every song is a snapshot of the world we live in—messy, beautiful, and worth singing about. Steve is backed by a skilled lineup featuring Darrick Day on bass, Casey Simmons on drums, Brian Webb on lead guitar, and Brandon Lee on steel guitar, keys, mandolin, fiddle—you name it. The band often welcomes guest musicians, adding extra flavor to an already rich musical stew.
We’re celebrating our favorite girl: MOCHA T. DEBEAUTE! Join us alongside, PAT YO WEAVE, OLIVER CLOSEOFF, MJ BANKS, and AIJAYE FINESSE!
Bloomington’s juried fine art and craft festival, now in its 49th year, showcases 125 local and national artists, community booths, Lotus kids’ tent, and a music and spoken word stage. Meet artists, enjoy, and purchase work in 2D, ceramics, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood. Enjoy lunch and dinner at one of the many restaurants serving global cuisine on 4th Street’s Restaurant Row.
Emily is the Outreach and Behavior Coordinator at the @City of Bloomington Animal Care and Control, where she connects people and pets through community programs and support. She’s especially passionate about helping animals with behavioral challenges, the true underdogs, find their chance to thrive.
At Bingo, we’ll help kick off the animal shelter’s community fundraiser by raffling off Dinner for 2 at Cardinal. Raffle ticket proceeds will go to the shelter’s medical fund.
The Yoho General Store is hosting a Farmer’s Markets to be hosted at our store. We will be featuring local vendors selling produce, crafts, goods, and more! Farmers Markets will take place every other Sunday, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM.
The Mobility Aids Lending Library (MALL) program matches gently used mobility devices free of charge to those who cannot afford them or only need them for a short period of time. All ages.
Meet some of the center’s Educational Ambassadors. Get an inside look at the rehabilitation process. Support the center with a donation of your choice.
No need to schedule—just show up and experience these incredible raptors in person!
Please join Women Writing for (a) Change for our monthly All Gender Writing Circle.
We will find inspiration from poetry and painters, and spend time writing and sharing our writing with one another. This is a safe, inclusive space for people of all genders and writers of all genres and experience. All are welcome in this pop-up community of writers.
Reserve your spot: [email protected]
Doors open at Noon, festivities start at 5pm
JL KATO’s poetry collection, Shadows Set in Concrete (Restoration Press, 2010), was selected as a Best Book of Indiana in 2011. A longtime ambassador of the literary arts, he was chosen as 2022 Literary Champion by the Indiana Authors Awards.
JOHN K. KRUSCHKE’s poems have been published in a variety of journals including Blue Unicorn, Stickman Review, The Tipton Poetry Journal, Sage Magazine, The Lake, and Flying Island Literary Journal. He is Provost Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Proceeds from this day help fund community projects and outreach throughout the year through the Smithville Area Association, a 501(c)3 group of volunteers.
Show your support for workers’ rights, migrant protections, health care, tax reform, and free speech.
The event will feature speakers, sign making, letter writing, sidewalk chalking, marching, and music from Christy Crandall, Sharla June and Marc Haggerty.
We will collect Formula and Diapers for Tandem.
Hosted by Bloomington 50501 and The Resistance.
Come join us for the Bloomingtones A Cappella 2025 auditions! We are an undergraduate, treble-voiced A Cappella group looking for new members for the 2025-2026 school year! Auditioned will be asked to prepare 1 minute of a song that best suits their voice (no musical theater or classical music, please), and to preform it without a track. For more information and to sign up for an audition, please visit out Instagram (@thebloomingtones) and DM us with any questions!
Email: [email protected]