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Peoria artist Peytin Fitzgerald's "Falling in Between" is on view at Joe McCauley Gallery at Heartland Community College. Fitzgerald is a printmaker and self-taught textile artist who learned how to sew as a grad student during COVID. The show explores what is passed down intentionally — and inevitably — through generations.
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Adam Farcus' nomadic curatorial project called Lease Agreement is leaving at the end of the month. The DIY pop-up gallery in downtown Bloomington hosts Whitney Johnson's "Three Handfuls of Pennies" for a few more days.
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Bloomington singer-songwriter TyJon Charlie went solo a few years ago, dissolving his band the Unemployed Architects in lieu of a "one-man band" setup. TyJon Charlie is lined up to play in Bloomington and Normal as part of both cities' outdoor concert series.
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For its last play of the season, Community Players takes on Matt Cox's hilarious Off-Off-Broadway play "Puffs." It's not Potter, exactly, but follows seven eventful years at a certain wizarding school accessible by train from platform 9 and 3/4.
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A new gallery at Illinois Art Station called #3YearsIn3Lines encourages youth to reflect on the long arc of their pandemic experiences. The community-sourced exhibition will be contributed to a COVID-19 archive at the McLean County Museum of History.
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A festive season finale at ISU features music by Béla Bartók, Antonin Dvořák and living composer Michael Torke.
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Joe McCauley Gallery's current exhibit highlights four artists with varying degrees of influence from Japanese art and culture, including a printmaker and textile artist working in central Illinois.
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The Gamma Phi Circus returns to CEFCU Arena with a new show called "Dance On!" Artistic Director Ivan Stoinev said the theme speaks to everyone's inclination to boogie—from infants to seniors.
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'80s rockers the BoDeans rose to national fame from Milwaukee's music scene. The band has changed through the decades, but they're still writing songs and committed to a unique sound rooted in American rock and roll.
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The Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection is home to thousands of garments spanning more than a century of fashion. But students continually gravitate toward 1960s wear for its unique colors and textures — as seen in a new exhibit at the gallery called "Grooving Through the 1960s."
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The international initiative known as Slow Art Day has garnered participation from more than 1500 galleries and museums worldwide. The goal? To encourage folks to take a short break from the hustle bustle and enjoy art. Bloomington was first in the world to organize a citywide event, taking place this Saturday.
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Andrew Joon Choi makes his Illinois Symphony debut with chamber orchestra works highlighting three composers' global, cross-genre influences.