Archive for October 2017
Health Program Helps Residents With Disabilities
Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Paul Swiech, Health Editor; Photos by Lewis Marien NORMAL — As trending pop and hip-hop dance music played and as an energetic fitness instructor led the way, 14 people swayed, stepped and reached to the music in a group fitness room at Heartland Community College’s Fitness & Recreation Center.…
Read MoreChicago Artist Adds Mural to B-N Stomping Grounds
Reprinted with permission from The Pantagraph By Julia Evelsizer, The Pantagraph BLOOMINGTON — With his murals brightening the streets of Chicago, London and Amsterdam, Eric Lee always wanted to bring his talent home to Bloomington-Normal. Lee is an artist from Chicago, but grew up in the Twin Cities and graduated from Normal Community High School…
Read MoreHomegrown Artist to Paint Mural in Downtown Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Chicago-based artist Eric Lee, son of Cindy and Bill Lee of Bloomington, will revisit his old stomping grounds to paint an outdoor mural for his hometown. A 1998 graduate of Normal Community High School, Eric found his passion for art while attending Millikin University, earning a BFA in 2002. Lee works primarily…
Read MoreMilestones Early Learning Center & Preschool – Celebrate the Artist in You
Friday afternoons are usually a busy time at child care centers with parents picking up their children and heading off to start their weekends. However, on a early autumn Friday afternoon, parents and children strolled hand in hand through an “art gallery” at Milestones Early Learning Center & Preschool in Bloomington. Children excitedly showed their…
Read MoreBloom Community School Students Explore ‘Community’ as Guiding Theme in Opening Year
By Rachel Lapp Whitt, Bloom Community School What is community? Who is in our community? Where is community found? What does – and can – a community do? Bloom Community School students and their teachers are investigating these questions and many more as they follow their curiosities around town and build community with one another.…
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