​Bloomington, Ind., August 15, 2022—WFIU Public Radio and the Department of Jazz Studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music are partnering to co-host Swing in September, a free outdoor concert series featuring a variety of musical acts from swing bands to jazz vocalists and more.
 
The concerts will be held every Friday in September at 6:30 p.m. in Dunn Meadow on the Indiana University campus. In the event of rain, the concerts will be moved indoors to Recital Hall.
 
The Swing in September lineup includes Sam Butler’s Folklore Sextet on September 2, Monika Herzig and Janiece Jaffe: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell on September 9, the Ana Nelson Quartet on September 16, Peter Lerner’s Soulbop Quartet on September 23, and Pinko. & A Few Good People on September 30. The concerts will be emceed by WFIU hosts Mark Chilla, David Brent Johnson, and William Morris.
 
Swing in September is made possible with support from presenting sponsor Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers, supporting sponsor IU Credit Union Investment Services, and contributing sponsor Crazy Horse.
 
For more information about Swing in September, visit wfiu.org/swinginseptember.

“The Grown-Ups is the coolest new play you probably can’t see.” – TimeOut New York

Constellation Stage & Screen is opening its Inaugural Theatrical Season with a site specific, outdoor production of The Grown-Ups. This new play, written by Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques, will be performed at The Hundredth Hill Artist Retreat and Residency, September 14 - October 1. Not only is it the company’s first theatrical show, but it’s also Constellation’s first Page-to-Stage-to-Screen project.  After its theatrical run, Constellation will develop The Grown-Ups as a feature film to be shot locally in 2023 and subsequently released globally. Directed by cocreator Skylar Fox, The Grown-Ups is an experience not to be missed.

Created by Nightdrive, a New York City based theater company, The Grown-Ups was originally performed in 2021 for a group of six to eight people in a backyard in North Brooklyn. Constellation is thrilled to bring this show to Indiana audiences for the first time, creating the biggest, most immersive version of this play yet. The show takes place at a sleepaway camp, around a campfire. As a site-specific show, Constellation is presenting the play outdoors at The Hundredth Hill, an artist retreat and residency located 20 miles north of Bloomington.

The campers are all finally asleep, and the lake is getting quiet. Have a beer; make a s’more; tell a scary story. Figure out what you’re going to have to do in the morning to keep camp fun and safe without letting the kids find out about…well, you’ve seen the news. I just got a push notification–they’re getting closer. Following a group of camp counselors trying to mold the leaders of tomorrow when tomorrow is looking bleaker and bleaker, The Grown–Ups explores the traditions that change us, what it takes for us to change them, and how to change yourself when you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for this.
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Bloomington-based Civic Champs has been named winner of the inaugural HungerTech Innovation Challenge hosted by AgriNovus Indiana, earning the $25,000 prize. The young company was selected among 11 teams seeking to improve food security through innovation.

Announced in June, the competition sought innovators to develop technologies and profitable business models to improve access to nutrition for food-insecure Americans who are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Inside INdiana Business has previously reported on Civic Champs and the volunteer management platform the entrepreneurs developed. It is a web-based and mobile platform that automates volunteer management for nonprofit organizations.

​The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County has opened its Community Impact Funding Initiative. This competitive granting program is designed to fuel innovative ideas and lasting impact in our community by granting funds to nonprofits to meet our community’s most pressing needs and seize its most compelling opportunities.
 
On an annual basis, the Community Foundation entertains funding requests for projects and programs that will benefit the citizens of Bloomington and Monroe County. Grant funding for this year’s Community Impact Funding Initiative is designed to support a broad range of community needs such as arts and culture, social and health services, education, recreation, beautification and preservation, animal welfare, the environment, and community development opportunities. Grants are awarded from the Unrestricted Endowment Fund, select field of interest funds, and from collaborative funding provided by Community Foundation partners, including the Smithville Charitable Foundation. ​

​White Pine Local, LLC is so excited to introduce Stacy Hardy! Stacy has experience in commercial and residential interior design. She is presently working towards becoming a licensed Architect and Registered Interior Designer.
 
Stacy obtained a bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from Indiana University – Bloomington. During an interior design apprenticeship at Indiana University’s Capital Projects Office, she gained experience working on university buildings and commercial projects. In fact, this is where Stacy and White Pine Local, LLC’s president Anna Newell first began working together. One of the major projects the two worked on was the Pfau Golf Course, George Thomas Clubhouse retail store. The project is featured on whitepinelocal.com
 
Stacy received a master’s degree in Architecture from IU’s newfound J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program. After graduate school, she returned to her alma mater to teach an Interior Architectural Design Studio while working for Louis Joyner Architect, an architecture firm based in Columbus, Indiana, that focuses on historic preservation, commercial and residential design.
 
For the past nine months, Stacy has worked as needed on a contract basis with White Pine Local, LLC. Now, Stacy joins the White Pine Local, LLC team as an Architectural Designer. Stacy will be an integral part of the project team working on all aspects of our client work. She is dedicated, detailed, thoughtful, and creative in ways that will grow White Pine Local, LLC and expand design possibilities for each client.

First Financial Bank is celebrating the opening of its new Bloomington Loan Production office with an open house on September 15, 2022 from 5:00-8:00pm. It will be at the Ivy Meeting and Event Venue (403 North Walnut Street, Bloomington). Please send RSVP's to Tricia Wright by August 30, 2022 at [email protected] or 812-238-6725.