Blue Man Group to perform second show tonight
Drumming, electronic music, light show, comedy, and intimate crowd participation . . . Blue Man Group brought their one-of-a-kind talents last night to the Indiana University Auditorium, and will do so again tonight.
The Blue Man Group Tour boasts, “Still Blue, the rest is new.”
The 80-minute performance begins with their signature drumming and quirky stage antics which brought down the house. Colors spraying from the drums amazed the packed venue, and the front couple of rows were prepared. They wore plastic ponchos, reminiscent of a Gallagher performance from back in the day, ready to be doused with whatever was being used in conjunction with the special effects.
There were numerous moments of crowd participation, as the silent performers at times confused their on-stage guests, much to the roar of laughter from the crowd. The evening goes by quickly, and you will be kept entertained continuously. You have one more opportunity to become one of the 35 million people to experience Blue Man Group, tonight at 7:30pm at the Indiana University Auditorium.
Kids Night on Broadway
In addition to the performance, Blue Man Group will be IU Auditorium’s annual Kids’ Night on Broadway celebration for the 2021–2022 season. IU Auditorium is pairing up with Bloomington’s WonderLab to bring crafts and creative educational activities for children and families to enjoy preceding each show in the IU Auditorium’s lobby when doors open at 6:30pm.
Indiana AG Rokita challenges Delaware on legal suits
Leading a 17-state coalition, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is defending Hoosiers against an attempt by Delaware to use its own state courts to impose climate change policy on Indiana and the rest of the nation. Citing common-law public nuisance claims, Delaware is seeking to sue numerous fossil-fuel companies on the premise that the companies’ activities have contributed to global climate change.
“It is unreasonable that a single state would try to dictate its leftist ideologies for the rest of the country and Hoosiers won’t stand for it,” Attorney General Rokita said. “We should have our common sense say on nationally consequential endeavors such as striking a productive, achievable, and effective balance between economic stability and environmental protection. Using public-nuisance laws to punish fossil-fuel companies is not the correct approach and smacks of leftists who want to curtail the liberty of people by driving up costs of fuel while reducing their choices for various types of fuel.”
Cooking Competition to support local arts organizations
Sign up for the Chopped Competition – a fundraiser for Bloomington Playwrights Project, Cardinal Stage Company, & Pigasus Pictures. Enter either Cooking Competition or Cocktail Competition (or BOTH!) for a chance to take home the Grand Prize: your dish appearing on the Truffles menu or your cocktail featured on the Big Woods menu.
The top 6 dishes (3 by most donations and 3 selected by our cooking panel) will move on to Round 2. A vote will be held online (no donation factored in) and the Top 3 will move on to our live event. At The Big Bang, a chef from One World Catering will recreate your dish based on your recipe and photo. Our 3 judges will taste them live onstage and a winner will be selected. The victorious chef will receive the distinct honor of having their dish added to the Truffles menu for a weekend. The winner will also receive the coveted CHOPPED Golden Chef’s Hat.
The top 6 drinks (3 by most donations and 3 selected by our cocktail panel) will move on to Round 2. A vote will be held online (no donation factored in) and the Top 3 will move on to our live event. At The Big Bang, a flight of the three top drinks will be available at the bar (recreated by One World Catering). The audience will then vote for their favorite and the winning drink will be featured on the Big Woods menu for a weekend! The winner will also receive the coveted CHOPPED Golden Cocktail Shaker.
For more information, or to register, visit newplays.org/Chopped
This Week in Hoosier History
1954 – The basketball team from the small high school in Milan, Indiana, won the state championship. The victory was the inspiration for “Hoosiers,” one of the most popular sports movies of all time. The film was shot in locations around the state, including the iconic final game at the Butler University fieldhouse.
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