Grab your lawn chairs and blankets and head to the BCPA for the opening of their exciting Summer Stage Outdoor Concert Series!
Country Financial All American Celebration
with Lee Greenwood. Special guests Scott Dubose, The 101 Ranch, and The Gaddis Sisters, who will be debuting their National Guard video "The Price of Peace."
Saturday, May 23 at 6:30 pm
 And Coming Soon...
Slidin' Into Summer with Still Surfin"
An Authentic Beach Boys Experience! Special Guests: The Boat Drunks
Friday, June 19 at 6:30 pm
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 Bloomington Extreme Home Games
Saturday, June 6 vs Wichita
Saturday, June 13 vs. River City
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 Kelly's Bakery and Cafe will host an opening reception for artist Dick Folse on Tuesday, May 26 from 5-7 pm. Folse's recent work, "Paintings in Blue" will be on display at the Bakery through June 27.
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Spirits of Bloomington Haunted Historic Walks
Lincoln, Legends and Lore - 8 pm May 22 and 29
Rt. 66 Ghosts & Gangsters 9:30 pm May 23.
Reservations at 309-846-4306
Farmers' Market and Artist Alley
The Farmers' Market continues, each Saturday morning from 7:30 - noon, now through October 31. This week's entertainment: The Old Men Boys with DJ Brillo in the Artists' Alley.
Saturday, May 23, 7:30 am - noon
Memorial Day Parade
Madison and Front Streets through Downtown Bloomington, to Miller Park, followed by a memorial ceremony on the park bandstand. (Rain location, Bloomington Sale Barn)
Monday, May 25, 9 am
Abraham Lincoln: A Life
The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission of McLean County, The David Davis Mansion and Illinois Wesleyan University welcome acclaimed author Michael Burlingame, noted Lincoln scholar, to the IWU Hansen Center. Burlingame will describe his experiences researching and writing about our sixteenth president.
Tuesday, May 26, 7 pm
Lunchtime Concerts at the Courthouse
Bloomington Parks and Recreation brings it's lunchtime music series home to the McLean County Museum of History beginning Wednesday May 27. The Nostalgics kick things off with their ballroom oldies. Bring your lunch, and enjoy the middle of the middle of your work week!
Wednesdays, 11:30 - 1:00, through August 12.
Twin City Tours
Twin City Tours is a guided bus tour of over 40 Bloomington-Normal attractions including the Beer Nuts plant, Mitsubishi Motors North America, ISU, IWU, Uptown Normal and Downtown Bloomington. The two hour tour begins and ends in front of the McLean County Museum of History and the cost of the tour is $1 per person. Advanced reservations are required and can be made by contacting the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 309.665.0033. The tours are conducted every Saturday from May 30th - August 29th (excluding holidays).
Parking is available in the parking deck on the corner of East and Front Street.
Saturdays, 10 am - noon
New works by printmakers Melissa Haviland, Jason Urban and Erik Waterkotte on display at the McLean County Arts Center.
Now Through June 13.
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Downtown Nightlife
Friday, May 22
Illinois Brewing Co. Aaron Williams Band - Rock - 9 - no cover
Maguire's - Chicken Shack - Blues - 8 pm - no cover
Show Me's - Zero Shift - Rock - 6pm - $3 cover
Six Strings - Stony Run - Country - 10 pm - $5 cover
Saturday, May 23
Illinois Brewing Co. Mean Streak - Classic Rock - 9 - no cover Six Strings - Scott DuBose & The 101 Ranch - 10 - $5 cover, BCPA Outdoor Concert After Party Show-Me's - UFC Band; 9 p.m. rock; $3 cover.
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