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Newsletter March 2011 Serving Bloomington and Monroe Co. |
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April Local First Indiana Mixer at Nick's English Hut!
423 E. Kirkwood Ave. , in the Hoosier Room
April 14, 5:30-7:30pm
(2nd Thursdays)
After a brief respite, Local First Indiana Mixers will now take place on 2nd Thursdays. Light appetisers provided by Nick's. Cash bar.
Our mixers are a great way to meet other Local First members, LFI staff, and catch up on what we are working on right now. There are a lot of exciting things happening, so come out and hang out with us!
Mixers are open to Local First Indiana Members only, but we encourage members to bring friends! |
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Panel to Hold Forum on Recycling in Local Business Settings
Wed., March 30, 6pm
Monroe Co. Public Library, meeting rooms 1B and 1C
 This is an educational opportunity for the business and larger community to learn what businesses are doing, and would like to do, in regards to recycling in Bloomington. Both the challenges and procedures for a successful recycling program will be discussed as well as hopes for future efforts.
Networking and small group discussions will be available after the panel.
Panelists to Include:
Steve Akers: Associate Director of Environmental Operations, IU Residential Programs and Services
Co-chair of the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the MCSWMD
Larry Barker: Executive Director of the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District (MCSWMD)
John Bailey: Managing Partner,Malibu Grill
Chris Cockerham: Vice President, CFC Properties Commercial Real Estate
Bob Costello: Owner, Village Deli, Laughing Planet & Soma
Ron Howard: Sales Manager, Hoosier Disposal
David Parsons: Owner, Real Compost
Chad Roeder: Owner, Pedal Power
This panel is part of a class project through Leadership Bloomington- Monroe County. For more information, contact Jordan Shifriss at 325-7668 |
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Free Ride for Big Online Retailers Should End
As a small, independent bookstore, The Friends of Art Bookshop as well as hundreds of other independe
 nt retailers would like a level playing field when it comes to competing with massive online retailers.
Currently, online retailers like Amazon.com and Overstock.com are not collecting sales tax for items sold to Indiana residents, giving them a large competitive advantage over retailers that do. Existing sales tax laws in the 45 states that collect sales tax stipulate that when a company has a physical presence in the state (called "nexus")-through a retail store, warehouse, office, or sales agent-the company must collect and remit sales tax on purchases made by customers in those states. Dodging state tax laws creates an uneven playing field because many in-state customers will take advantage of tax-free, online shopping. Read more
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The Deal that Indiana Made with Amazon
update on the previouse story by Marci Hughes
by Una Winterman, Local First Indiana
Two years ago, Amazon decided to expand their warehouses in Indiana. They promised more jobs and for this promise, requested, and were granted, a tax abatement. They wouldn't have to pay taxes on goods in the warehouses or the online sales made by Amazon affiliates. Brick and mortar businesses say Indiana's refusal to collect sales tax from online retailers is not only unfair but hurts all state residents.
The 7% sales tax required to be collected by brick and mortar retail in Indiana has led American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher to call this the "7% Competitive Disadvantage" for local business. If local businesses were able to offer a 7% discount or choose to pocket the 7% windfall, they could have quite an advantage as well. Or we can level the playing field and take that unfair advantage away from an obviously thriving company like Amazon and see up to $217 million in revenue for the state of Indiana for 2012. Read more here. |
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New Local First Indiana Members!
See the full list of Local First Indiana Members in our Directory |
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C ardinal Stage Company
812.336.7110
www.cardinalstage.org
Founded in 2006, Cardinal Stage Company began with an ambitious goal: to establish a professional regional theatre in Bloomington. Cardinal produces a range of material to compliment the wide range of interests in the community. They tackle and reinterpret classics like Inherit the Wind and Romeo & Juliet, and produce musical favorites like The Sound of Music, Little Shop of Horrrors, and My Fair Lady. They also stage more challenging material like boom and this season's outrageous Irish comedy The Lonesome West.
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Bloomington Handmade Market After Party 
at The Atlas!
Atlas Ballroom
209 S. College
April 2, 5-10 pm
Local First Indiana is teaming up with The Atlas to host an After Party for the Bloomington Handmade Market! Come celebrate handmade art in a gorgeous setting. Rub elbows with the cool handmade artists and get your drinks from the hunky Atlas bartenders! The Happy Pig is planning on parking outside the doors for the evening. |
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Boxcar Books Rock n Roll Prom!
A benefit for Boxcar Books and the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project 
Bluebird Nightclub
April 9, 9 pm, bands start promptly at 10
21+
$8 per person
Featuring the Bands:
The Tom Petty Files (members of Husband & Wife, Sleeping Bag, & others)
The Pretenders (from the folks who brought you Violent Femmes last year)
Depeche Load (Dreamers of the Ghetto)
Supernaut (Black Sabbath by members of Universe, Morrow and Good Luck)
Pastor of Muppets (Metallica covers by Memory Map, Open Sex and others)
Dance tunes by DJ Spikes
Hosted by Andy D
Theme photo booth, as always, $1 per person
Costume contest judged by Bloomington Burlesque Brigade
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Landlocked Celebrates Record Store Day!
202 N. Walnut
April 16
Record Store Day is celebrated around the world, and our own Landlocked Music is holding their annual event on April 16 with special releases from local label Secretly Canadian, local studio Russian Recording, and lots of one-time-only Record Store Day releases. Live performances, DJs, free stuff, refreshments--this is LL's big party. Take it from Ozzy, you'd better be there. Check the Landlocked webpage for updates.
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Oliver Winery Releases Moscato!
www.oliverwinery.com/olivermoscato
Celebrate the release of Oliver Moscato, the fresh new look of Muscat Canelli. Each weekend in March will bring Moscato & food pairing suggestions and samplings in the Tasting Room. The perfect way to get you ready for springtime entertaining.
New Moscato Mimosa Cocktail - The Oliver MoMi - Available every weekend in March for purchase by the glass.
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Nick's English Hut
CAN (Community Action Night) Fundraisers
Two Benefits this month:
· March 23 for Stonebelt
· March 24 for WFHB. The events are held in our back room for 5-8pm, Nick's donates 10% of our food sales and wait staff donate ALL their tips. |
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Paper Crane Japanese Bookbinding Workshop
401 W. 6th St., Suite J (South side of Building)
Sat. March 26
1pm-4pm
$60 (includes all tools and supplies)
Skill Level: Beginning to Intermediate
Using traditional Japanese bookbinding methods, each participant will make their own pouch bound book. This binding style is very popular, but is a structure that can be used for many applications. The Japanese pouch-bound book is a great introduction to bookbinding and a very sophisticated look. The techniques taught in the workshop can be applied to many types of projects. Tools and supplies will be provided so please join us!
Mary Uthuppuru, of Spring Leaf Press, is a bookbinder and book artist living and working in Bloomington, Indiana; trained in historical structures, book arts, and conservation.
Send an email to papercranegallery@gmail.com to pre-register. Please note that if fewer than 5 participants sign up for the class, it will be canceled, and you will be issued a full refund. |
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Check Out Our New Resources Section!
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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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Local First Indiana Decal |
Become a Member of Local First Indiana Today! Bloomington residents want to shop local and we aim to make that easier!
Benefits
Window decal,
Cooperative Marketing Campaigns
Benefit from our consumer education plan that tells residents why it matters to shop locally,
Access to network of over 22,000 local, independent businesses throughout the U.S. through our affiliation with BALLE.
Listing in our online directory
Twitter and Facebook postings
Monthly Newsletter
Prices
$10 a year per employee,
min. $35, max. $350.
Part-time employees count as half.
Sustaining Members
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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My Edible Eden Website is Renovated! Check out her new Blog, Shop, Links, Photos, Services, and the typical (but newly re-written) About and Contact pages. Several videos in the Shop explain the Gardener's Planting Calendar and Quick Reference Guides. Very handy for beginning gardeners. |
Empowerment Bodywork Offering Free Workshops
112 N Walnut # 500
Inner Wisdom Secrets: How to Access Your Unique Gifts to Create a Life of Love, Health, and Wealth. In this two-hour introductory session, you will learn powerful and practical tools for aligning your heart, mind, body and spirit, to release blockages and manifest your dreams. This is priceless knowledge you can carry with you and apply to any situation for the rest of your life! See webpage for details. |
Local First Indiana Steering Committee
Una Winterman, Founder
Martin Sorge, LFI Resource and Technology Coordinator
Brian Winterman, Indiana University Libraries
Sheryl Woodhouse-Keese, Twisted Limb Paperworks |
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Bloomington Playwrights Project: The Future of Arts Fair on the Square
June 18, 2011
10am - 6pm
Monroe County Courthouse
www.artsfair.org
The Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP), a local nonprofit professional theatre company, took over the coordination and administration of Arts Fair on the Square this year after the Bloomington Area Arts Council recently announced it was no longer going to manage the event.
In order to attain the high quality the BPP expects of itself, they have been consulting with representatives from the Fourth Street Festival to best learn what improvements need to be made. A greater effort to reach more artists through publications along with a strong jury will help to ensure the presence of top-level art at the event.
The BPP is also seeking to improve attendance by significantly increasing the event's marketing budget and maximizing cross-promotion with Taste of Bloomington, another exciting annual event running concurrently with Arts Fair in downtown Bloomington. The BPP has already made plans to collaborate with Taste of Bloomington on the purchase of multiple billboards, newspaper advertisements, feature stories, announcements in national arts magazines, regional target-marketing and yard signs. The BPP has also redesigned a new home for Arts Fair on the web at artsfair.org. |
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