Note: Festival Schedule is subect to change. Check this website for current info.
Thursday • September 24 |
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Väsen (from Sweden)
Our favorite Swedes return to kick-off the 2009 Lotus Festival — and they're on tour with a new CD, Väsen Street.
> 7:30pm (doors open 7pm)
> Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood
> $15 advance / $20 day of show
> Ticket information
> More on Väsen
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Little Cow & Parno Graszt (from Hungary)
Last year, LIttle Cow earned a lot of fans at their Lotus debut. In 2009, they return for a club show after the Väsen concert. And they've brought some friends with them: Hungarian Gypsy band Parno Graszt.
> 9:30pm (doors open 9pm)
> The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut; over 21 only
> $10 (no difference between advance and day of show)
> Ticket information
> More on Little Cow and Parno Graszt
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Friday-Saturday • Sept. 25-26 |
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Evening Showcases
Performing artists from around the world, at seven downtown Bloomington venues
> 7pm-Midnight (approx.)
> Various venues
> Ticket information
> Buy Tickets
> Performing Artists
> Showcase Information
> Festival Map
Arts Village
Chalk art (you're the artist), festival parade gear, interactive textile installations, and more stuff to stimulate the senses.
> 6pm-11pm, Friday
> 11am-11pm, Saturday
> 6th St., between Walnut & Washington
> Free
> All about Lotus Visual Arts
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Visual Arts Village performance and mini-procession— Jefferson Street Parade Band
> Arts Village (6th St., betw Walnut & Washington)
> 8:30pm
> Free
> More on the Jefferson Street Parade Band
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Saturday, September 26 |
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Storytelling with Deborah Asante:
"Rolling down the Avenue"
The founder of the Asante Children's Theatre in Indianapolis tells stories of Ruby Walker and growing up in Indianapolis in the 1940s, during Indy's jazz heyday. With the music of jazz saxophonist Pookie Johnson.
> 11am-Noon
> Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
> Free; appropriate for children aged 4th-grade and older
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Lotus in the Park
> Noon-5:30pm
> Third Street Park (331 S. Washington)
> Free
> Lotus In the Park Schedule & Details
> Hooping Workshop
> Festival Map
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Evening Showcases
Performing artists from around the world, at seven downtown Bloomington venues
> 7pm-Midnight (approx.)
> Various venues
> Ticket information
> Performing Artists
> Showcase Information
> Festival Map
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Lotus Festival Parade Finale
Chicago’s EE: Magic Circus Marching Band takes everyone on a parade adventure on Kirkwood Avenue and 4th Street. The parade also has some special guests from the local scene:
IU’s Brazilian Percussion Ensemble will join the parade, escorted by a troupe of samba dancers. Organized by Anita DeCastro and directed by Michael Spiro, the collective focuses on music of the large “bateria” percussion ensembles of Brazil, especially Samba Batucada from Rio de Janeiro, Candomble and Axe music from Bahia, and Maracatu from Recife.
And keep an eye out for the Bloomington Quarry Morris Dancers and members of the Hudsuckers hooping group and the Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls
> 8:15pm
> Free
> Festival map with parade route
> More on EE: Magic Circus Marching Band
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Sunday, September 27 |
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World Spirit Concert
End your Lotus weekend on a high note with music from India, China, and Prince Edward Island, Canada. Srinivas Krishnan & Madras Broadcast lead off (2pm), followed by the Beijing-based group Hanggai (3pm), with Vishtèn (4pm) bringing the 2009 Festival to a close with an inspiring set of Acadian traditional music, song, and dance.
> 2-5pm (doors open 1:30)
> Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood
> 2009 Lotus pin is your admission ($5, available at the door)
> More on Srinivas Krishnan, Hanggai, and Vishtèn
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