Category: Lets Go

The 13th annual Soup Bowl Benefit for the Hoosier Hills Food Bank will be held at the Monroe County Convention Center at 5pm on Sunday, February 18th.

Tickets are $20 and will be available in advance at both Bloomingfoods stores, Yarns Unlimited and the Food Bank, starting on Monday, January 29, 2007. Attendees receive a handmade bowl. Children’s tickets for paper bowls will be available at the door on the day of the event for $6. This year’s Soup Bowl will feature old time music and dance with Fiddle ‘n’ Feet. For further ticket or other information, please call 812-334-8374.

The Soup Bowl Benefit has become a much-anticipated event in Bloomington over the past dozen years, and growing to provide the largest contribution to the Food Bank’s annual operating budget. The 2006 benefit raised approximately $60,000 for the Food Bank, and this year is set to be even more fruitful. The Food Bank is in a time of great need – with hunger on the rise throughout Indiana (as in much of the rest of the country), resources are being stretched thin.

The success of the Soup Bowl Benefit can be credited to the wide participation of the Bloomington arts, business, and larger communities: potters donate over 600 handmade bowls each year. Over a dozen restaurants donate tasty soup and several bakeries, including Bloomingfoods, donate hearty bread and cookies. Local businesses donate door prizes and cash contributions, musicians donate their time and talents, and artists donate decorations. Dozens of people of all ages donate their time to make the event run smoothly, and over 600 people buy tickets and attend the benefit each year.

We like to tell you about the Soup Bowl well in advance, because tickets do fly out the door. Watch for signs letting you know when they go on sale, around the 20th of the month. Visit the Soup Bowl website to learn more, including information about how YOU can volunteer: www.hhfoodbank.org/soup_bowl1.htm

ELECTROCUTE aims to be a positive, open, and convivial atmosphere while avoiding many of the pitfalls of mainstream dance culture (disrespect and harassment of non-dudes, apolitics, drink/drugs as necessity, genre openmindedness over genre exclusivity). Whenever possible (and after supporting touring acts), these events are fundraisers for such sweet sweet causes as free radio projects and political prisoner support.
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“Lost and Found: Art through Recycled Objects” showcases art, musical instruments, toys, dolls, and other objects created out of everything from a wire screen to a Coca-Cola can. The exhibit demonstrates the act of making art from raw materials as a universal cultural phenomenon, featuring examples of recycled objects from around the globe. Visitors to the exhibit can make musical instruments, foil animals, and “Calder Mobiles” to take home. The exhibit features “Creation Stations,” with recyclable materials and instructions.

The show runs until Nov. 4

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I think this is where 4 artists are going to create installations in seperate corners of the hospital space.

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Come and work on your knitting/other craft projects.  Share your skills!