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  • A curated guide to Bloomington’s early summer arts scene, featuring festivals, live performances, markets, and community events throughout May and June 2026. Compiled by Nice Work interns Jillian Blackburn and Holly Wilkerson, this roundup highlights accessible, local ways to enjoy the season’s creative energy.
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Jewish Theatre Bloomington's upcoming production,Your Name Means Dream, tackles our relationship with technology, specifically AI chatbots. Alex Chambers sits down with director Martha Jacobs, and one of the two actors, Diane Kondrat.
  • In 1879, William Niles Wishard ushered in a pivotal period in City Hospital’s history that coincided with the beginning of the scientific medical revolution.
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    Writer Alyse Knorr reads her poems “Scattered Forecast,” “Artifacts,” “Emptied Full,” “Evening,” “Day I Wanted Every Last Thing,” “Day I Wanted Only One Thing,” and “Epistle (You).”
  • Wildfires strike without warning and can consume thousands of acres of forest and destroy grasslands. Until recently wildfires didn't cause many human casualties or destroy buildings and other property, for a simple reason. Most wildfires occur in the wild, places where people tend not to live. Learn more on this Moment of Science.

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    When it comes to the early music of Britain, Tudor England tends to dominate the historical imagination. But there was plenty going on north of the border, as we’ll hear this hour. We’re exploring over five centuries of music in and about Scotland, so tune in for rarely heard gems from Celtic chant to heartfelt ballads and snappy dance tunes. Click title for playlist.
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