Buskirk-Chumley Theater Events for September 1-15, 2024

Event: Purple Rain (film)
Date/Time: Friday, September 6, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Venue: Buskirk-Chumley Theater 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408

Description: Let’s go crazy and party like it’s 1999!

40 years ago - In 1984 - Prince, with his band, The Revolution, released an album and film that would become a touchstone of 1980’s pop culture.

The romantic rock musical drama contains several concert sequences and timeless hits like “Let’s Go Crazy," “When Doves Cry," “I Would Die 4 U" and the title track “Purple Rain”.

It’s the story of a young man with a talent for music who has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer, and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.

The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Publications and critics have regarded Purple Rain as one of the greatest musical films. In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Rated R for sexuality, profanity and some violence.
​Purchase tickets here: https://buskirkchumley.org/event/purple_rain/

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Event: Swifty Fest
Date/Time: Sunday, September 8, 2024 @ 3:00 PM
Venue: Buskirk-Chumley Theater 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408

Description: Swifty Fest is the ultimate tribute to the music of Taylor Swift! The Bejeweled Band's Aimee Eisenmann & Maddie Lindley will perform the hits and fan favorites from every single Taylor Era. Pick your Eras outfit, bring your besties, and be ready to have fun!

​Purchase tickets here: https://buskirkchumley.org/event/swifty_fest/

Event: But I'm a Cheerleader (film)
Date/Time: Friday, September 13, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Venue: Buskirk-Chumley Theater 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408

Description: In anticipation of Bloomington Pridefest! Come out to this campy cult-classic film!

Megan is an all-American girl. She's a cheerleader and has a boyfriend, but she doesn't like kissing him very much, and she's pretty tactile with her cheerleader friends, and she only has pictures of girls up in her locker. Her parents and friends conclude that she *must* be gay and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, full of admittedly homosexual misfits, where she can learn how to be straight. Will Megan be turned around to successful heterosexuality, or will she succumb to her love for the beautiful Graham?

The film premiered on September 12, 1999, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was screened in January 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival. It was shown at other international film festivals including the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. It was released theatrically in the United States on July 7, 2000, by Lions Gate Films.

Rated R for strong language and sexual content involving teens.
​Purchase tickets here: https://buskirkchumley.org/event/but_im_a_cheerleader/

Event: A Gathering of Spirits - Hope in Hard Times
Date/Time: Saturday, September 14, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Venue: Buskirk-Chumley Theater 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408

Description: Join Carrie Newcomer with pianist Gary Walters and The Gathering of Spirits String Quartet for an intimate and uplifting evening of musical storytelling, humor, poetry and award-winning songwriting. Newcomer’s performances explore themes of connection, spirituality, the natural world and the human possibility. Her concerts are warm and folk-inspired, always leaving her audiences feeling encouraged and reminded of what is both gritty and beautiful in humanity.

​Special guest musician and opener will be Jason Wilber, songwriter, recording artist, and 24-year music director/guitarist for the legendary singer-songwriter John Prine.

We hope you join for this evening of heart opening music, A Gathering of Spirits: Hope in Hard Times. A portion of profits from this event will be donated to Social Justice Work of UU Church of Bloomington.

Purchase tickets here: https://buskirkchumley.org/event/a_gathering_of_spirits_-_hope_in_hard_times/

Event: Magic of Motown
Date/Time: Sunday, September 15, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Venue: Buskirk-Chumley Theater 114 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408

Description: A Journey Through Motown's Best Including: The Temptations, The Jackson Five, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and more!

Purchase tickets here: https://buskirkchumley.org/event/magic_of_motown/