| Newsletter September 2010 Serving Bloomington and Monroe County |
Check it out! Also check out the directory! It is well stocked with local, independent business, just in time for Going Local Week!
Thanks to our friends at Studio Cypher, who did this arduous work for us, and have made it possible for us to update the information ourselves! Also thanks to the hard work of interns Tiffany Guridy and Martin Sorge for intering all that directory information! Their quick work also made it possible to add the logos and photos.
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Celebrate Going Local Week! September 3-11
Do Something Local Everyday
We'll make it easy for you.
Local music, food, film, discounts, prizes and more will be offered during Going Local Week Sept. 3 to 11 in Bloomington.
Included will be a Todd Snider concert at Upland Brewery, Community Kitchen's Chef Challenge at Buskirk-Chumley Theater and a grand finale with local bands and comedy at The Bishop.
We will be handing out coupons (see below for coupons), raffle cards and information at the Sept. 4 Farmer's Market, on the Local First Indiana website and at various events during the week. Shoppers are encouraged to do something local every day through a raffle coordinated by Local Growers Guild for purchasers of local products. We have a number of events confirmed for this week, but have more coming in, so check back with us for updates.
Going Local Week is part of an annual statewide effort inspired by a blog written by Victoria Wesseler of Lebanon, Ind. |
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Going Local Week Events
Opening Reception for the Local Growers Guild Exhibit at the Community Voices Gallery
5-8pm Monroe Co. History Center 202 E. 6th St.
free Learn about the agricultural cooperative, its membership, and how and why you can take an active role in strengthening the local food system. Sample hors d'oeuvres and refreshments from LGG's retail members Limestone Grill and Bloomington Bagel Company. Live music featuring fiddle and banjo duo Joe Fulton and Michael Ismerio.
Wandering Turtle Art Gallery presents Art Opening from Amy Brier
5-8pm Wandering Turtle Art Gallery, 116 W. 6th St.
free
Amy Brier's "Too Much of a Good Thing" features limestone carvings and paper rubbings. Reception music by Peter Kienle and Paul Kirk. Amy Brier's artwork, carved directly in stone, combines traditional carving techniques with contemporary art ideas such as public interaction and appropriation. While her main means of production is carving, she does not limit her efforts to a single "signature" medium. Instead, she moves between various media such as glass, stone, paper, metal, and sand.
Upland Presents
Todd Snider in Concert with TV Mike and Elly Maze. Hillybilly Haiku fundraiser for Sycamore Land Trust
6-11pm. Upland Brewery 350 W. 11th St.
$20 in advance, $25 day of show. T ix avail. at the Bloomington Tap Room, Indy Tasting Room, Buskirk Chumley Theater, and online at www.buskirkchumley.org Headlined by Todd Snider, whom Alanna Nash writes "can always be counted on to deliver a brilliant spitball of humor and satire, shot across a classroom devoted to John Prine, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, and the Rolling Stones." All proceeds from the concert's ticket, food, and beverage sales benefit SLT, and through them, southern Indiana's endangered landscape.
Boxcar Books Presents Photography by Sara Baldwin
7-9 pm. Boxcar Books, 408 E. 6th St.
Free!
Opening reception for Boxcar's featured artist for September, Sara Baldwin. Meet the artist, enjoy refreshments, and come back all month to check out the art if you miss the first night.
Sat 9/4:
Oliver Winery presents Wines Pines and Inclines, a Vineyard and Trail Run benefiting the Bloomington Blades Youth Hockey Assn.
8:30-12 pm. Oliver Winery, 8024 N. State Road 37
Prices range from $7-$32, register online at: http://creekbendvineyard.eventbrite.com/
The event features a 4.3 mile Trail Run, Vineyard Walk and Runway Fun Run. There will be food, music, wine tasting and a silent auction. Fun for the entire family!
Sole Sensations presents Walk It Off!
8:30 am. Starts at Sole Sensations 414 S. College Ave.
Free register at Sole Sensations and receive a T-Shirt
Sole Sensations, Bloomington's most unique shoe store, will sponsor "Walk it Off Bloomington," a fitness program designed to promote healthy walking on the B-Line Trail.
Goods for Cooks hosts a Bruschetta Bar
11:00am - 3:00pm Goods for Cooks, 115 N. College Avenue Suite 117
FREE
Goods for Cooks will host a Bruschetta Bar featuring toppings inspired by the best of the market! Tomato jam made by Jan Bulia-Baker at the Bloomington Cooking School from local tomatoes will be available to try with different toppings.
The Bishop's 1-Year Anniversary Party!
8pm-close The Bishop 123 S. Walnut St
Free! w/ performances from: Good Luck, Racebannon, Sword of Exactly + more secret special guests (performances from more great local bands of various genres that have graced the stage during this past year)
Sun 9/5:
Community Kitchen Chef's Challenge
Buskirk Chumley Theater, 114 East Kirkwood Ave.
doors open 6pm, event 7pm.
Tix: $25 Reserved Seating, $100 Bistro Seating (Limited)
Tickets available at BCT Box office, Bloomingfoods and Community Kitchen
Based on television's popular Iron Chef, the event will feature three local chefs who will have one hour to cook a winning dish from a pantry of ingredients. A "local mystery ingredient" will be revealed right before the competition begins and Chefs will be required to incorporate this item in their dish.
Mon 9/6: Sole Sensations presents Walk It Off!
6:30pm Starts at Sole Sensations 414 S. College Ave.
Free register at Sole Sensations and receive a T-Shirt
Sole Sensations, Bloomington's most unique shoe store, will sponsor "Walk it Off Bloomington," a fitness program designed to promote healthy walking on the B-Line Trail.
Tues 9/7:
Finch's Brasserie presents an Opening Reception for local artists Anna Witte and Alex Straiker
6-8pm Finch's Brasserie, 514 East Kirkwood Ave.
Finch's Brasserie will be featuring two local artists, Anna Witte and Alex Straiker, in their restaurant from September through October. An opening reception for the artists will take place at Finch's Tuesday, September 7th from 6:00pm - 8:00p
Thurs 9/9:
Local Grower's Guild Presents King Corn at Rachael's Café
7pm Rachael's Café, 300 E. 3rd St.
Free
In Aaron Woolf's thought-provoking documentary, friends Ian Cheneyand Curt Ellis move back to America's Corn Belt to plant an acre of the nation's most-grown and most-subsidized grain and follow their crop into the U.S. food supply. What they learn about genetically modified seeds, powerful herbicides and the realities of modern farming calls into question government subsidies, the fast-food lifestyle and the quality of what we eat.
Fri 9/10:
Melody Music Shop presents Cale Hoeflicker, classical guitar
4pm. Melody Music Shop, 402 W. 6th St., out back on the deck!
Free!
Sustain IU Day
4-8pm. Dunn Meadow, corner of 7th and Indiana Sustain.ability Themester Opening Festival
Sat 9/11:
Bloomingfoods 5K Breakaway
Starts at 6th and Madison, next to Bloomingfoods, registration 7am, race starts 8:30am.
$14 early entry (postmarked by 9/3/2010), $20 race day 5K Awards:
Overall Top Three in Walk: Top Three Finishers (M/F) in Walk receive awards.
Age Groups Winners: Medals go to the Top Finisher in each age category (M/F) of the 5K Run ONLY.
Top 3 Finishers in 5K Run: Top 3 Overall Male and Female finishers of RUN receive a UNIQUE Winner's Technical Shirt and cash cards from Bloomingfoods.
Children's musician Bobbie Lancaster interactive performance at Barefoot Kids
10:30 am. Barefoot Kids, 615 W. Kirkwood Ave. Free!
"It's a Fit World After All" A Panache Dance Fitness Sampler featuring Zumba, African, Bellydance, Burlesque, Hip-Hop, and Bollywood!
11 am. Panache Dance, 311 E. Winslow
$10, ½ off with Local First Indiana coupon (see below to find out how to get your coupon!)
Melody Music Shop presents Maja Radovanlija, classical guitar
1pm. Music Shop, 402 W. 6th St., out back on the deck!
Free!
Wandering Turtle's Second Saturdays Concert, featuring Suzette Weakly (of Stella & Jane)
1-3pm. Wandering Turtle Art Gallery, 116 W. 6th St.
Free!
Babywearing Open House at Barefoot Kids
3-5 pm. Barefoot Kids, 615 W. Kirkwood Ave.
Free!
Come on in for FREE help with your own carrier, or try on a NEW style with an experts to help you! Get a real-life look at the variety of carriers available, and learn proper positioning and the pros and cons of each style. Try on every carrier with an expert at hand to help you evaluate fit and function.
Krista Detor CD Release: Chocolate Paper Suites
8pm. Buskirk Chumley Theater, 114 East Kirkwood Ave.
$15 day of show, $12 in advance, $10 students, children, and seniors. Tickets available at the BCT Box Office
Bloomington's own world-renowned singer/songwriter Krista Detor debuts her new album Chocolate Paper Suites at home in Indiana, after a successful European tour. Come hear what Sing Out! calls "one of the most gorgeous alto voices in my 13,000 CD library."
Going Local Week Grand Finale at the Bishop
6pm-close. The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut St.
6pm-8pm Family hours (all ages). 8pm-close ages 18+
$5, Kids under 13 free, accompanied by adult
Fundraiser for Local First Indiana. Emcees Lori Canada and Smoove
6pm: Family Hours include: The Pirate Flags, Chris Barth
8pm -close: Merrie Sloan, Panic Strikes a Chord, comedy from Matt Martin, Local Live music hosted by Jason Nickey from Landlocked Music (more details coming)
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Going Local Week Food Specials Eat Something Local Every Day!
Finch's Brasserie (LGG) 514 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Chef Jeff Finch will offer dining specials featuring local ingredients from Heartland Family Farms, Harvest Moon Flower Farm, Gunthorpe, Fieldler Family Farms, and Capriole Farm.
Limestone Grille (LGG) 2920 East Covenanter Dr.
Chef Tad DeLay will be offering a "From the Market" special every evening.
Lennie's (BIRA) 1795 E. 10th St.
Offering Local Dinner Specials 4-9pm starting 9/6. Smoked Cobb Salad $12.50
Pappardelle Pesto $12.50
Knockwurst (Fischer Farms) $9.50
Roasted Pork Tacos (Fischer Farms) $11.75
Lemon-Blackberry Pound Cake $6.00
Nick's English Hut (BIRA and Local First Indiana member) 423 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Fischer Farm: beef and pork. Ewenique: lamb, black beans, okra. Heartland Family Farms: potatoes, peppers, onions, tomatoes. Don Dunkerly: zucchini, starburst squash. Bill and Jenny Strange: cuke and tomatoes. Long Elk Farm: elk. Brown County Coffee Roasters: Rags' Roast. Upland Brewery and BBC Beer
Scotty's Brewhouse (BIRA) 302 N. Walnut
Ground Turkey comes from Moody Farms, near Fremont, IN
Truffles (BIRA) 1131 South College Mall Road
Now serving a half pound Kobe burger from Triple H Farms located in northern bloomington. It's served with hand-cut fries for $18.
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Going Local Week Coupons!
Click the links below to access Going Local Week Coupons:
You can print them out yourself, but we will also be handing out the coupons at the following events during Going Local Week:
- 9/3, 5:00-8:00pm Going Local Week Opening Reception with the Local Grower's Guild at the Monroe Co. History Ctr.
- 9/4 Farmer's Market
- 9/5, 7:00pm Community Kitchen Chef's Challenge
- 9/9, 7:00pm Screening of King Corn at Rachael's Cafe
- 9/10, 4:00-8:00pm, Sustain IU Day, Dunn Meadow
- 9/11, 6pm-close Going Local Week Grande Finale at the Bishop
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Going Local Week Challenge Card!
As part of Going Local Week, we're promoting a Going Local Challenge card that when filled out, will enter you to win one of four amazing prizes:
·Two tickets to the Local Growers Guild Harvest Dinner (a $150 value!)
·Gift basket from Musgrave Orchard
·$25 gift certificate from Muddy Fork Farm
·$15 Bloomington Winter farmers market gift certificate
In order to be eligible, you only have to do FIVE things from the list below:
·Attend any of the numerous events listed below
·Become a member of the LGG
·Become a member of Local First
·Become a member of Bloomingfoods
·Shop/dine at retailer/restaurant members: LGG, Local First, BIRA (save your receipts!)
·Shop at the farmers market (bring your purchases by the LGG information table at Info Alley)
It's that simple! An LGG representative will be present at all the events to sign off on the card. For purchases, just save the receipts to turn in with the card. The cards can be picked up at the opening reception at the Monroe County History Center on Fri. 9/3, the LGG info. table at the farmers market on Sat. 9/4, and at Bloomingfoods. Once you've filled out the card, it can be turned in at the LGG info. table at the farmers market on Sat. 9/11, the Finale event at the Bishop on Sat. 9/11, Bloomingfoods, or you can mail the card to the LGG at PO Box 2553, Bloomington, IN 47402.
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Twisted Limb Paperworks Grand Opening Celebration and Hands-On Studio Tour
September 25, 2010
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Phone: 812-333-3151
Location: Twisted Limb Paperworks Studio & Showroom 1122 S. Morton Street, on the B-line Trail near Morton and Grimes
TRY YOUR HAND AT PAPER MAKING, enjoy touring our new studio, door prizes and other giveaways, and great deals on our handmade recycled papers, holiday cards, greeting card subscriptions and papermaking classes.
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Local First Indiana Sustaining Members
click on the logos below to link to the webpages
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The Center for Sustainable Living is the Fiscal Sponsor for Local First Indiana
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New Local First Indiana Members!
click on the logos below to link to the web pages
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408 E. 6th St.
812-339-8710
Bloomington's only volunteer-powered cooperative bookstore!
We've been providing the community with alternative forms of media to promote social justice since 2002!
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Join Local First Indiana!
Bloomington residents want to shop local and we aim to make that easier.
Benefits
Window decal (identifies your business as local and independent)
Marketing campaigns, such as poster campaigns, press releases, coupon promotions, interviews with local media.
Listing in our online directory
Access to network of local, independent businesses
Twitter and Facebook postings about specials or special events happening in your business. We have over 675 followers on Facebook who will instantly see the postings.
Newsletter
Prices
$10 a year per employee, min. $35, max. $350. Part-time employees count as half.
Sustaining Members
$500, $1,000, or $2,000
Sustaining Member Benefits: Promotion at Local First Events, on our website, and in our monthly newsletter. Size of logo or business name will correspond to size of contribution.
For more information about becoming a member, please visit our website here.
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Watch for an invitation to the next mixer, which will contain times and further details. Our mixer will precede the AwareFest play scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 7, and take place in the renovated lobby of the Bloomington Playwrights Project. Attendees for the Mixer do not have to stay for the play, but of course, are encouraged to do so.
Artistic Director of the BPP, Chad Rabinovitz, has pulled together some of the top playwrights in the country, along with talented local playwrights to show that art can have a powerful impact on society. This year's AwareFest will bring significant environmental issues to the BPP stage. Entertaining while also educational, this show is perfect for the whole family. The featured playwrights include:
Craig Wright - Emmy nominee, Lost, Six Feet Under, Dirty Sexy Money
Jon Marans - Pulitzer-Prize Finalist, Old Wicked Songs
Wendy MacLeod - The House of Yes (starring Parker Posey), Playwright in Residence - Kenyon College
Israel Horovitz - Line (longest running off-off-Broadway play of all time, OBIE & Drama Desk Winner)
Michael Healey - The Drawer Boy (winner of every major Canadian Award & the fourth most produced play of the past decade)
*Plus the winners of the local, high school and national contests - Erdin Shultz-Bever, Joseph Walker, Trace Crawford
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Local First Indiana Steering Committee
Una Winterman, Founder
David Baas, Roadworthy Guitar and Amp
Dan Coleman, Spirit of '68 Promotions Rick Dietz, Stranger's Hill Farm
Jessika Hane, Oliver Winery
Darcy Harvey, Bloomingfoods
George Huntington, Stranger's Hill Farm, Bloomingfoods David Rollo, Stranger's Hill Farm, Bloomington City Coucil
Jaime Sweany, Wandering Turtle Art Gallery and Gifts
Martin Sorge, volunteer
Doug Storm, volunteer
Joy Voith, volunteer
Brian Winterman, Indiana University Libraries
Sheryl Woodhouse-Keese, Twisted Limb Paperworks
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