Going Local Week

September 3-11, 2011

Do Something Local Every Day!

Local First Indiana is working with the Local Growers Guild to gather all of our members together for a week of celebration of all things local.  Going Local Week is a springboard for educating the community about the importance of shopping locally and eating local food as a means of supporting the local economy for greater self-reliance, greater health, and a higher quality of living for the entire community.  Events include art openings, concerts, business specials, local food specials in restaurants, various fundraisers for other local nonprofits, etc.  We encourage our community to get out and do something local every day.

Going Local Week is part of an annual statewide effort inspired by a blog written by Victoria Wesseler of Lebanon, Ind.  See this blog to learn about events happening this week all across Indiana related to the local food movement.

See our full Calendar below to find great events happening this week!

Weeklong Specials and Events:

By Hand Gallery, 101 E. Kirkwood Ave, inside Fountain Square Mall  10am-5:30pm, Mon-Sat

• Fine crafts from over seventy local artists, plus new art by ……
• Fri. Sept. 2nd until the end of Sept:  An exhibition of paintings by Jacob (Jake) Gardner. Jake’s paintings are colorful, contemporary, exciting and about our times NOW, in this century.  They are also very affordable so don’t miss them
• New one of a kind work by Rita Linton a sculptural wearable art artist from Avon Indiana. Rita uses all kinds of glass beads to make sculptural pieces that are beads made from many, many, small glass beads. Hours and hours are put into each bead of these handmade beads forming a piece of art to be worn around the neck.

Cardinal Stage Company production of All My Sons  Sept. 1-18

• 7pm
• Ivy Tech John Waldron Auditorium, 122 S. Walnut
• Tickets range from $18.50-$26.50, students $10, online at www.cardinalstage.org or at the BCT Box Office

Imagine:  Health & Wellness  www.imaginehealthandwellness.com

• $10 off Hypnosis Sessions and private HypnoBirthing classes in Bloomington
• kat@imaginehealthandwellness.com

Know Yoga Know Peace, 234 N. Morton will waive the mat and towel rental for class when students ride their bikes to yoga class during Going Local Week.

Landlocked Music, 202 N. Walnut

•  Come see the extensive local music section at Landlocked and listen to some recent local releases in the listening station!  Watch Facebook for updates!

Laughing Planet, 322 E. Kirkwood 

• Going Local Week, LP will donate 20% of all bulk salsa sales to Local   First Indiana.  Mild, Medium, Hot, Tropical Fruit will each be available in 8 oz. and 16 oz. containers.

Nick’s English Hut, 423 E. Kirkwood For Going Local Week, any customer showing us proof that they are a city of Bloomington resident and spend $10 or more will receive a FREE Nick’s pound jar, limit one per day.

The Green Nursery, 615 W. Kirkwood   10% off store-wide coupon!  Look on their Facebook page or join their email list to get the coupon.  In-store toy give-away to customers who visit The Green Nursery during Going Local Week.  Winner will be announced on Sunday, Sept. 11.

WFHB Record Sale Week:  On September 3rd and 4th and September 6th through the 9th, community radio WFHB will hold a fire sale of its collection of vinyl LPs.  We’ll be selling many of our LPs at insanely low prices, and it’s for a good cause: raising money to renovate our music library to accommodate a new recording studio to be used by local non-profits to record interviews and public service announcements.  Stop by anytime during the day and browse their huge collection of vintage vinyl!

 

Fri 9/2:

Yarns UnlimitedGrand Opening and Birthday Celebration

• Yarns Unlimited  115 S. Walnut Sept. 2-4, 10am-6pm
• Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of our new location and 32nd birthday featuring fine, locally hand-dyed yarns, storewide specials and refreshments.

Upland Presents Rusted Root outdoor concert to benefit Sycamore Land Trust.

• Upland Brewery  350 W. 11^th St.  6pm music starts, doors at 5pm
• Tickets $20 in advance, $25 day of show, available at Upland or BCT Box Office
• TV Mike and the Scarecrows and Bobbie Lancaster will open the show. 

 

Sat 9/3:

Twisted Limb Paperworks, 1122 S. Morton St.  Sale on Paper and Greeting Cards 9am-5pm

Local First Indiana hosts Where the Locals Go Tour

• Meeting at the Sample Gates, corner of Indiana and Kirkwood
• Advance Tickets:  Adults $5, kids $2 at www.wherethelocalsgotour.eventbrite.com
• Join our tour guides for a fun and inspiring walking tour of downtown Bloomington.  These tours highlight the history and stories of some of the buildings and local, independent businesses in downtown Bloomington–a great way to get to know our City better!

Book Reading and Signing for Local Comic Artist Nate Powell’s Any Empire

• Boxcar Books 408 E. 6^th 8-10pm  
• Any Empire, is a  vivid examination of war and violence, and their trickle-down effects on middle America

Yarns Unlimited Grand Opening and Birthday Celebration (ongoing, see info listed under 9/2)

WFHB Record Sale Week  Stop by the station at 108 W. 4^th for a fire sale of its collection of vinyl LPs for insanely low prices!  See full description in the “weeklong events” section.

Cardinal Stage Company  Opening Night for All My Sons

• Ivy Tech John Waldron Auditorium, 122 S. Walnut, 7pm
• Tickets range from $18.50-$26.50, students $10, online at www.cardinalstage.org or at the BCT Box Office
• Tony Award-winning playwright Arthur Miller paints a spellbinding and heartbreaking story of love, guilt and the ever shifting and elusive nature of the “American Dream.” 

Sun 9/4:

Chef’s Challenge at the Buskirk Chumley Theater:  A Fundraiser for The Community Kitchen

• Buskirk Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood, 7pm (doors at 6pm). 
• Tickets: $25, available at Bloomingfoods, the Community Kitchen, and at the door.  For Bistro Seating and more info, visit www.monroecommunitykitchen.com/events
• Three local chefs battle in a one hour competition to create a winning dish featuring a surprise local ingredient!  Cash bar.

Hot Deals at Laughing Planet , 322 E. Kirkwood On Sunday the 4th and Sunday the 11th, guests may purchase any featured local entree and add a cup of featured soup or side salad for only $2.00. During Going Local Week, LP will donate 20% of all bulk salsa sales to Local First Indiana.  Mild, Medium, Hot, Tropical Fruit will each be available in 8 oz. and 16 oz. containers.

Yarns Unlimited Grand Opening and Birthday Celebration, 11am-4pm (ongoing, see info listed under 9/2)

The Chile Woman Farm, 1704 S. Weimer Rd., is offering a Tornado Tour.  Come out in the afternoon and survey the damage and cleanup efforts from the spring tornado.

WFHB Record Sale Week  Stop by the station at 108 W. 4^th for a fire sale of its collection of vinyl LPs for insanely low prices!  See full description in the “weeklong events” section.

Tues 9/6

Live Original Music at The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut  9pm. $8.

• Spirit of ’68 presents: BALMORHEA with Brother John 18+

Bloomington Area Birth Services Pajama Playgroup, 2458 S. Walnut, 6:45-8pm

• Come in to BABS for evening play and story time. We’ll be reading stories celebrating Indiana and Bloomington. All families with babies, toddlers and preschoolers are welcome to attend this free, drop-in event.

WFHB Record Sale Week  Stop by the station at 108 W. 4^th for a fire sale of its collection of vinyl LPs for insanely low prices!  See full description in the “weeklong events” section.

Wed 9/7

Live Original Music at The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut  9pm.  $5 

• J&Y, DISAPPEARS (Kranky), TAMMAR.  18+.

The Chile Woman Farm ,1704 S. Weimer Rd., is offering a Tornado Tour.  Come out in the afternoon and survey the damage and cleanup efforts from the spring tornado.

WFHB (91.3 and 98.1)celebrates Going Local Week with Local Music Day, during which all DJs on all shows will play local music exclusively for the entire broadcast day!  Tune your radio to WFHB all day  to hear great local music!  Our community radio station WFHB already devotes a significant amount of airtime to supporting the local music scene, including our Local Music Show and our Local Live series of in-studio performances. 

WFHB Record Sale Week  Stop by the station at 108 W. 4^th for a fire sale of its collection of vinyl LPs for insanely low prices!  See full description in the “weeklong events” section.

Thurs 9/8

Bloomington Area Birth Services Hosts Going Local Info Meeting on Local Resources for Families with Small Children

• BABS Office, 2458 S. Walnut, 10:30-11:30am, free!
• Going Local with Toddlers: Have a young child and curious what to do in Bloomington? Bloomington Area Birth Services is hosting a conversation during Parent-Baby Playtime addressing resources, activities and opportunities for families with small children. Amy Makice, LCSW facilitates this free, drop-in Going Local event.

WFHB Record Sale Week  Stop by the station at 108 W. 4^th for a fire sale of its collection of vinyl LPs for insanely low prices!  See full description in the “weeklong events” section.

“Going Local Week” Farm Tour by Backyard Classrooms 6-7pm, $5.  Loesch Farm, 2687 Loesch Road.  Tour Loesch Farm and see where One World Enterprises (Lennie’s, Pizza Express, One World Catering) mananges and grows their own organic crops as ingredients.  They grow hops and heritage breed pigs fed from their food scraps.  One World Enterpises has been on the forefront of the local food movement in Bloomington for a very long time.  Come see where it all started!

 Local First Indiana Mixer in Conjunction with the Bloomington Handmade Market’s Craft Corner Deathmatch!  The Atlas Bar, 209 S. College Ave.

• 7:30-9:30pm, following the Celebration for the Opening of Phase II of the B-Line Trail.
• Special Guests:  Members and Leaders of the Local Grower’s Guild and the Bloomington Handmade Market
• Entertainment:  The Craft Corner Deathmatch!  Brought to you by the Bloomington Handmade Market, two-person teams will compete for prizes by taking up timed challenges using random sets of craft supplies. Each team’s work will be judged by a team of the most unforgiving judges in town (including Una Winterman, Director of Local First Indiana.) Artists will be tested like never before as they show down against an all-star lineup of the most imaginative makers in the area.

Live Original Music at The Bishop, 123 S. Walnut  8pm.  $5 

• THE MILK CARTON KIDS (Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale), TOM  BROSSEAU (Fat Cat records) 18+

Fri 9/9

Meet Artist Janice Bone at the Friends of Art Bookshop, 1201 E. 7^th (in the Fine Arts Building), 6-8pm

Local artist Janice Bone from Bona Fide Jewelry will be in the Bookshop.  Meet the artist and enjoy a sale of her jewelry!  You get to help her design your jewelry, which is quite beautiful, and her prices are quite reasonable! 

Upland Brewery presents a PGA TOUR Pro-signing, 350 W. 11^th, 6-9pm 

• $20.00 General Admission All Ages Welcome!
• Mingle with the Pros!!  Join us at Upland from6-7 pm to meet and receive autographs from PGA TOUR players after the Spikes for Speakers Golf Classic! Live Music by Clayton Anderson.  For more info please visit: www.uplandbeer.com

WFHB Record Sale Week  Stop by the station at 108 W. 4^th for a fire sale of its collection of vinyl LPs for insanely low prices!  See full description in the “weeklong events” section.

Sat 9/10

Local First Indiana presents the Make Art Local Tour 

• 10am-6pm 
• Tickets:  $190 (includes lunch from The Owlery)  order tickets at www.makeartlocaltour.eventbrite.com
• Make paper at Twisted Limb Paperworks, screen print your own image at Collective Press, and frame it at Reframe!  Go home that night with a piece of art you create yourself!

 Local First Indiana hosts Where the Locals Go Tour

• Meeting at the Sample Gates, corner of Indiana and Kirkwood
• Advance Tickets:  Adults $5, kids $2 at www.wherethelocalsgotour.eventbrite.com
• Join our tour guides for a fun and inspiring walking tour of downtown Bloomington.  These tours highlight the history and stories of some of the buildings and local, independent businesses in downtown Bloomington–a great way to get to know our City better!

Local First Indiana Presents Where the Locals Go Out Tour—A bar tour of downtown Bloomington

• Tour begins at Nick’s English Hut, 423 E. Kirkwood.  Tickets $25, and include the price of 5 drinks along the tour and 20% off food at Nick’s.  Tickets available at: http://wherethelocalsgoouttour.eventbrite.com
• Join our tour guides for a bar tour of downtown Bloomington.  Tour price includes 5 drinks at 5 locations, witty anecdotes and valuable information from your brave tour leaders, and special deals throughout the night.  Tour goers will receive free admission after the tour to comedy or live music at The Comedy Attic (Kurt Metzger), The Bishop, or the Bluebird (Andy Hollinden).

Simply Living Fair, Third Street Park, 12-6 pm

• The Bloomington Peace Choir will be performing an opening concert for the event! Bring the family and have a picnic in the park with food from Food Works for Middle Way House and inspiring live music. The fair features 9 workshops and dozens of green vendors teaching us how to live simply, sustainably, and in harmony with the planet.

Sun 9/11

The Green Nursery, 615 W. Kirkwood, In-Store Toy Give-Away to customers who visit during Going Local Week.  Winner will be announced on Sunday, Sept. 11. 

Laughing Planet, 322 E. Kirkwood  On Sunday the 4th and Sunday the 11th,  guests may purchase any featured local entree and add a cup of featured soup or side salad for only $2.00.  During Going Local Week, LP will donate 20% of all bulk salsa sales to Local First Indiana.  Mild, Medium, Hot, Tropical Fruit will each be available in 8 oz. and 16 oz. containers.

The Chile Woman Farm (1704 S. Weimer Rd.) is offering a Tornado Tour.  Come out in the afternoon and survey the damage and cleanup efforts from the spring tornado.

Taj Mahal Trio at the Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut, 8pm

Local Food Specials:

Many of these restaurants have local food on their menus every day, so be sure and look for it when you arrive!

Laughing Planet Local Menu for Going Local Week, ALL NEW CREATIONS, WILL FEATURE FRESH PRODUCE FROM LOCAL GROWERS!

• Three Sage Sisters Burrito will feature Organic Brown Rice, a fresh mixture of Roma Tomato and Parsley, Three Sisters Veggie Mix (Roasted Corn – Green Beans – Squash), Sage Pesto, White Beans and your choice of Chicken, Tofu or House-made Seitan.  We recommend Balsamic Vinegar Salsa on the side.
• Mediterranean Quesadilla will feature Roasted Eggplant and Mushrooms, Roma Tomatoes, Parsley and Feta Cheese
• Curried Squash Soup (Vegan)
• Side Salad – Keep your eye out! This one will be changing daily and featuring a variety of local vegetables.
• SUNDAY SPECIALS: SEPT. 4 AND 11 BUY ONE LOCAL ENTRÉE AND GET A CUP OF SOUP OR SIDE SALAD FOR $2.00!!

*****GIANT THANKS to the following Local Farmers:    Life CSA, Heartland Family Farms, Simmons Winery, Hart Farm, Sun Circle Farm, Morningside Farm *****

During Going Local Week, Laughing Planet will donate 20% of all bulk salsa sales to Local First Indiana.  Mild, Medium, Hot, Tropical Fruit will each be available in 8 oz. and 16 oz. containers.

 

Nick’s English Hut, 423 E. Kirkwood  Look for these local items at Nick’s every day!

• Beef, pork and turkey from Fischer Farms
• Lamb and black beans from Ewenique Farms
• Coffee from Brown County Coffee Roasters
• Seasonal ingredients from Heartland Family Farms, Don Dunkerly, Bill and Jenny Strange, and Mark Eskew.

Soma Coffeehouse, 322 E. Kirkwood, is offering Fresh Apple Cider from Musgrave Orchards.

Upland Brewery will have local food specials this week.  Check back to find out what they are as we get closer!

Other great events happening this month:

Backyard Classrooms

Sept. 17th – Age 50+ Old Settlers’ Days Adventure

Visit Historic Beck’s Mill, and beautiful Salem, IN during Old Settlers’ Days. Departing from the Sam’s Club parking lot in Bloomington.Transportation, Lunch and Snacks will be provided.

Cost: $70.00 per person. Special Group Rates available.

 Reserve your spot by September 1st.

You can reserve your seat by any of the following methods:

1. Visit the Contact Us page and fill out the form at the bottom.
2. Call 812-844-5826
3. Email: blloyd@backyardclassrooms.com