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Downtown Bloomington, Inc. Newsletter
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Downtown Bloomington, Inc.
302 South College Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47403
(812) 336-3681
info@downtownbloomington.com
Debi O'Heran, President
Talisha Coppock, Executive Director
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Board of Directors
Debi O'Heran, President
WS Property Group
Jim Murphy, VP
CFC, Inc.
Suzanne Phillips, VP
Indiana University
Becky Barrick, VP
COB Parks & Recreation
Danise Alano, Secretary
COB Director of Economic Development
Ron Stanhouse, Treasurer & Past President
Crazy Horse
Doug Bruce
Tabor/Bruce Architecture
Beth Feldman
Accounting Strategies
Sharon Fugate
Relish
Dave Kubiak
The Bluebird Nightclub
Miah Michaelsen
COB Economic Development - Arts & Entertainment
Scott Robinson
COB Planning
Scott Trilling
Irwin Union Bank
Adam Wason
COB Economic Development - Small Businesses & Sustainable Development
Craig Widen
tutto bene Wine Cafe & More
Steve Wyatt
Bloomington Restorations, Inc.
Ex Officio Members
Rob DeCleene
Monroe County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Peter Dvorak
Monroe County Lodging Association
Pegi Flahault
Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce
Maria Heslin
COB Deputy Mayor
Vic Kelson
Monroe County Council
Iris Kiesling
Monroe County Commissioner
Penny Myers
City of Bloomington
Joyce Poling
Monroe County Commissioner
Chris Sturbaum
City Council
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Newsletter Sponsors
Accounting Strategies
Big Red Liquors, Inc.
Bloomingfoods
Bloomington Bagel Co.
Bloomington Hospital
BLOOM Magazine
Burnham Rentals
Cassady Electric
CFC, Inc.
City of Bloomington
Cook Group
Inner Chef
Irwin Union Bank
Le Petit Cafe
Monroe Bank
Old National Bank
Oliver Winery
Optiks
PrintMasters
Regions
Relish
Scholar's Inn
Smith-Holden Music
United Commerce
Wilhelm Construction
WS Property Group
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Welcome Back Hylant Group |
"The best view downtown" says Mark Dilts of Hylant Group.
When Hylant Group needed to expand five years ago, there were few options. They had been downtown as the Joe Dial Insurance Company since the early seventies. But over the years their staff and operation had grown and needed additional office space and parking options. They moved to the west side of town for five years but now are back.
CFC Inc. purchased the Chase Building last year and contacted Hylant Group with their plans for renovation of the space into Class A office space. Mark was excited to share the idea of moving back downtown with his staff. It was an overwhelming consensus to move back with new, professional office space. They missed the people and energy of downtown.
"It is fun and healthy, we are thrilled to be back downtown", stated Mark Dilts, Hylant Group. "Plus the conference room offers the best view of downtown overlooking the Courthouse square". |
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Taste of Bloomington Presents Check |
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Taste of Bloomington 2008 was a record year for attendance and sales. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Community Kitchen and Hoosier Hills Food Bank.
During the Chef's Challenge last week, Taste Committe members presented a $12,000 check to Julio Alonso, Hoosier Hills Food Bank, and Vicki Pierce, Community Kitchen.
We thank all those who participated and helped plan this year's successful Taste of Bloomington.
Taste of Bloomington Committe Members
Jeff Baird
Becky Barrick
Talisha Coppock
Rob DeCleene
Geen Harrawood
Beth Baade-Hicks
Mike Hicks
Dave Kubiak
Aaron Nance
Vicki Pierce
Tom Slabaugh
Ron Stanhouse
Shawn Trendleman
Adam Wason
April Wason
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The BPP gets a Face Lift
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The Bloomington Playwrights Project at 107 W. 9th St., the northernmost gateway to the recently established Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD), is getting a face lift. Local artist Laura Brikmanis has repainted the building's exterior with a new mural that captures the essence of the theater.
"We were thinking about doing something to improve the exterior of the building for a long time," says BPP Artistic Director Richard Perez. "When BPP Ensemble member Michael Carey approached us with an idea to repaint the building, we decided to put together a proposal for the city."
Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director for the Arts, worked with the BPP to meet city code standards of signage. Ultimately, the work was supported through a grant from the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD).
"The Bloomington Playwrights Project is one of BEAD's anchor arts organizations and their theatre, on the northernmost boundary of the District, serves as an important gateway", says Michaelsen. "Their offer to partner with a local artist to create a building-size mural which would not only be visually dynamic but also draw visitors to the theatre was a project that BEAD was pleased to support."
Artist Laura Brikmanis was brought on to design the mural after Carey saw some of her other work, including the small mural outside Bear's Place on 3rd St.
"I came up with two different designs and after talking to Board and Staff we decided on a lighting and scaffolding motif," explains Brikmanis. "I got the idea from a cartoon. It was so simple and colorful and conveyed the idea of the space within."
"I wanted to compliment the mission by 'spotlighting' local artists and new plays."
The BPP will host an "unveiling" celebration at the theater on Friday, September 5 from 4 - 6pm. The event is open to the general public, which is invited to view the finished work and meet the artist over light refreshments.
This project was supported through a generous grant from The City of Bloomington and the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District.
For more information, call 334-1188 or email bbpwrite@newplays.org
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Lifelong Learning Coalition Week
September 8 - 11
The Bloomington Lifelong Learning Coalition (BLLC) seeks to support, promote and facilitate lifelong learning in Bloomington. Its membership includes the City of Bloomington Mayor's Office, IndianaUniversity, Ivy Tech Community College, City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation, Monroe County Community School Corporation, the Bloomington Area Arts Council, the Monroe County Public Library, WorkOne, and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. To promote their mission, free presentations and mini classes will be sponsored by the BLLC partners Monday through Thursday evenings, September 8 - 11.
Click here to learn more about BLLC mission and Lifelong Learning Week Schedule |
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Check out this opportunity from the Bloomington/Monroe County CVB...
Think you can't afford
an ad in the Bloomington Visitors Guide?
Think again!
The Bloomington/Monroe
County CVB is offering a very special cooperative advertising promotion this
year that is available to members of Downtown Bloomington, Inc. The Downtown section is back this year, but
with a whole new look. In order to make the
Visitors Guide more accessible to small, independent downtown businesses, the
newly designed Downtown page will have even more spaces available - 30 in all.
These new,
pre-formatted spaces will allow you to provide us with one color logo, plus
your business contact information. By
offering this special pre-formatted option, we are able to hld down design
costs and actually lower this year's downtown page rate!
By purchasing one of
these pre-formatted spaces under the DBI header, your business will be able to
have a presence in Bloomington's
official travel information source at a greatly reduced rate of only $250 -
that's less than $2 per day!
If you'd like to have
a larger presence in the guide with a full color display ad, just let us know
and we'll be happy to discuss your options.
For more information
about advertising or ad contracts in the Bloomington Visitors Guide, contact
Tosha Daughtery at 812.330.4303 or tosha@visitbloomington.com
Ad contracts are also
available at the Downtown Bloomington, Inc. office. Please stop in or email.
Limit one space per business. Not eligible for any additional
discounts.
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Goods for Cooks Celebrates
35 Years!!!
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Goods for Cooks will be celebrating their 35th year in business on September 13th. The party will be in swing from 10am until 4pm.
Live music, birthday cake, demonstrations by vendors, and tastings are the activities planned for the day. Any time from Saturday, August 30th through 2pm on 'The Big Day' you can enter a raffle for a $300 Goods for Cooks gift certificate. Raffle tickets are $1 each and ALL proceeds will go to Mother Hubbard's Cupboard as part of Goods ongoing support of local food pantries.
You may also enter a FREE drawing for one lucky celebrant to win a Keurig B60 single cup coffee maker ($149.99 value). |
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Business Location Update
Boxcar Books - 408 W Sixth St
Cereal Barn - Now CLOSED
Dunkin' Donuts - 517 E Kirkwood Ave
Finch's Brasserie - 514 E Kirkwood Ave (formerly Trulli Flatbread)
Green Bean Cafe - 410 W Fourth St
Haley's - 316 E Kirkwood Ave
Hylant Group - 100 S College Ave
IU Bloomington Continuing Studies - 101 W Kirkwood Ave, Suite 112
Kirkwood Photo Lab & Potrait Studio - 515 W Kirkwood Ave
Landlocked Music - 202 N Walnut Ave
Panda Express - 425 E Kirkwood Ave
Rachel's Cafe - 300 E Third St
Spectrum Studio - Moving Soon to 406 S Walnut St
The Venue - New Art Gallery - 114 S Grant St
Victor Settle Jewelry - 403 S College Ave
Apartments
Burnham - 320 S Dunn St
Midtown Lofts - 345 S College Ave
The Flats on Kirkwood - 425 E Kirkwood Ave
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Funny Bone Bloomington opens September 25
The Funny Bone Bloomington launches September 25. The opening night show will be a fundraiser for the Hoosier Hills Food Bank.
The club's first headliner will be famed "voicestrumentalist" Michael Winslow, who performs through September 27. Emceeing the opening-night fundraiser will be Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan.
The new Funny Bone is associated with a Midwest-based group of comedy clubs of the same name. "We thought Bloomington was overdue for a club devoted to just comedy," said Bloomington resident Jared Thompson, who is launching the club with his wife Dayna.
The Funny Bone Bloomington will be serving food items from the menu of The Trojan Horse, the restaurant just up the block. "We're thrilled to be partnering with one of Bloomington's longest standing culinary traditions," said Thompson.
The Funny Bone Bloomington will be open daily except Mondays, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut Sts., just one block south of the Courthouse Square downtown.
The new comedy club is on the second floor of the Knights of Columbus Building, above The Cinemat video rental store and screening room.
While alcohol will be served, the design of the club will allow the Funny Bone to admit patrons 18 and over.
Advance tickets go on sale beginning September 16 and can be purchased at funnybonebtown.com, through The Cinemat box office or by calling (812) 336-LAFF. | |
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Upcoming Downtown Bloomington Events
Downtown First Friday- Friday, September 5th, 5 pm-8 pm
Bloomingfoods 5K Breakaway - Saturday, September 13th, 8:30 am
Goods for Cooks 35th Anniversary - Saturday, September 13th
Promotion Meeting - Thursday, September 25th, 8:00 am Bloomington Cooking School
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