Calling all crafters! Bring your craft or hobby of choice and a few friends to our café and spend your night crafting with others. It doesn't matter if you knit, crochet, collage, or make friendship bracelets... come be creative with us!

Let It Die Here (2026) Linda Perry is one of the most outspoken and recognizable artists of the past 30 years. The hat, tattoos, and massive hit single “What’s Up” with her band 4 Non-Blondes made her an icon. But, in the decades since that song topped the charts, Linda has reinvented ...

Join us for an evening with author and educator Charlie Nelms in celebration of his latest book, Start Where You Find Yourself II: Reflections on Leadership, Purpose, Education, and Legacy. For this event, Charlie will be joined in conversation by Rashad Nelms. ABOUT THE BOOK: Start Where You Find Yourself II is ...

Join us for an evening with author Beth Benedix, who will be discussing her book Ghost Writer: A Story About Telling a Holocaust Story. ABOUT THE BOOK: "In this haunting and stunning book, Benedix tells us Joe’s story. Somehow, she tells us a story that doesn’t necessarily want to be told. ...

Join us for an evening with author Elliott Isenberg, who will be discussing his book Call Me Eliyahu. For this event, he will be joined in conversation by Jeff Mease. This event will feature a reading by the author followed by a question and answer period, and then a book-signing. ABOUT ...

BINGO Night is back again!! Come out to Morgenstern Books from 6:30-8:30 pm and join us in the café for a fun evening with friends and a chance to win some prizes!

It’s officially MOTHRA DAY in Bloomington on June 12th! The proclamation (see below) has been signed. BCT’s 2nd annual Godzilla Weekend is showcasing this giant moth that attacks the whole world with fury! Join us for the first night for MOTHRA (1961) Presented by The East Asian Studies Center, The Media School, ...

BCT’s 2nd annual Godzilla Weekend is showcasing this giant moth that attacks the whole world with fury! DAY TWO will feature three essential Godzilla films along. Presented by The East Asian Studies Center, The Media School, Tattoo Ka iju, and Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Talks, vendors, and additional Godzilla fun and performances in between! Doors ...

Celebrate Summer Break and join us for our DIY Kids’ Camp! Your child will enjoy hands-on fun mixing paint and creating their very own personalized DIY projects! We provide all the materials and instruct your child step-by-step over the course of four workshops to create fun art projects! Themed snacks ...

Celebrate Summer Break and join us for our DIY Kids’ Camp! Your child will enjoy hands-on fun mixing paint and creating their very own personalized DIY projects! We provide all the materials and instruct your child step-by-step over the course of four workshops to create fun art projects! Themed snacks ...

Celebrate Summer Break and join us for our DIY Kids’ Camp! Your child will enjoy hands-on fun mixing paint and creating their very own personalized DIY projects! We provide all the materials and instruct your child step-by-step over the course of four workshops to create fun art projects! Themed snacks ...

If you or someone you know currently smokes or has quit in the last 15 years, don't wait! A quick 2-minute lung scan could save your life. Lung scans are painless, requires no needles, no prep or special diet, and does not require you to change your clothes. Indiana University Health ...

Celebrate Summer Break and join us for our DIY Kids’ Camp! Your child will enjoy hands-on fun mixing paint and creating their very own personalized DIY projects! We provide all the materials and instruct your child step-by-step over the course of four workshops to create fun art projects! Themed snacks ...

"So Much Crime, So Little Time" Join us for the evening as crime novelist Andrew Welsh-Huggins discusses two new books in different series out this spring, The Delivery and Rescue Me, and how he balances keeping books and plots fresh and compelling. ABOUT THE DELIVERY: Freelance courier Mercury Carter races against time and ...

Join us for our monthly jazz salon with the Postmodern Jazz Quartet on the third Friday of each month from 6:30-8:30 pm! This event is free and open to all. Grab a seat in our café area or walk around and browse the store while you listen. Wine available to ...

DIY experimental, ambient, drone and tape music at the record shop Friday night. Artists from Chattanooga, Indianapolis and Bloomington. No one turned away for lack of funds. Slow Blink - ambient sounds based in tape loops. https://slow-blink.bandcamp.com/ fflesh - soft noise/drone https://fflesh.bandcamp.com/ Wayne Robert Thomas is an Indianapolis-based artist whose compositions refract infinitely; ...

Ritual drone and experimental music Saturday at the bookstore. WiTS and Bubba Fontaine stop by on their summer tour. Lather will be splicing tape loops on site. ------------ There are moments of silent depth in which the winter of the scalpel of meaning and the spring of the sound-born, unleashed body look ...

Join us for an evening with local author Rachel Lulich, who will be discussing her various books including the most recent, The Red Door. For this event, she will be joined in conversation by staff bookseller and host of our Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club, Matthew Woods. ABOUT THE BOOK: In Hargrove ...

Game Night is back! No need to sign up, just bring your friends and play a game of your choosing in the café! We will have a number of board games available, or you can feel free to bring your own.

SURFILMUSIC (2026) A new documentary chronicling Jack Johnson’s evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician. The film traces how Jack’s early years making surf films with close friends became a foundation for a much broader creative life, capturing moments in and out of the water that later surfaced in his songwriting. Blending ...

Live experimental music series, June features artists from Chicago, Florida and Btown. Includes video projections and a tribute to DJ Screw. Craft beer, gourmet hot dogs and pinball on site. All-ages. ________________________ Rock 'n' Roller Cola Wars is the project of Bloomington native John Hardwick. John has played with or as Children ...

I’m just a Mississippi boy with a loud mouth and a big heart. I grew up believing in hard work, good friends, and telling it like it is, and I never really grew out of that. Most people know me from my comedy, where I’ve built a career on being ...

“A Night of Mandolin Music: Jim Richter Presents the Midwest Mandolin Festival” celebrates mandolin music across its spectrum – orchestral, folk, jazz, bluegrass, rock, and blues. Based in Bloomington, Indiana since 2011, the Jim Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us is in its 13th year and has been a ...

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, ...

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, ...

Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, ...

Hailed as “one of the best acoustic guitarists in the world” by NPR’s World Cafe, Tommy Emmanuel got his start at the age of six, when he first began touring his native Australia with his family’s band. As a teenager, he earned a reputation as a highly sought after sideman ...

The GREATEST ELVIS CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA is RETURNING to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on August 21st! Internationally recognized by Graceland and the Elvis Presley Estate, the show’s star, Matt Stone, performs the CLOSEST THING to the King in history! Matt brings a never-before-seen level of authenticity and attention to detail to ...

Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell ...

For over three decades now HOTEL CALIFORNIA have been recreating the legendary sound of The Eagles, and thrilling audiences all over the world. From the quintessential Eagles anthem “Hotel California” thru “Take It Easy”, “Lyin’ Eyes”, “Take It to the Limit”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “One of These Nights”, “Dirty Laundry”, ...

Emmy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award nominee David Cross is an acclaimed comedian, actor, writer, and producer whose work has left an impactful mark on television, film, and stand-up comedy. He is best known as the co-creator and star of the influential HBO sketch series Mr. Show with Bob ...