6th Annual Charm City Django Jazz Festival

Lotus is partnering with Creative Alliance, located in Baltimore, to promote the incredible Charm City Django Jazz Festival. A portion of your ticket goes to support the work and mission of the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation. Click HERE to purchase tickets to ALL of the concerts and workshops ($100) Click HERE to purchase tickets a-la-carte […]

Register to pick up a Lotus Blossoms Bazaar Outreach Kit

Choose 4/6/21, 4/7/21, or 4/10/21(Bazaar Community Day) all at the Lotus Firebay.Register to pick up a Lotus Blossoms Bazaar Outreach Kit at the Lotus Firebay (Each family/organization is welcome to register for a maximum of 10 kits). Select one of the following pick-up times:Tuesday, April 6; 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM & 4:30 - 6:00 […]

Lotus Blossoms Community Day

Announcing  the 2021 Lotus Blossoms World Bazaar Community Day Saturday, April 10   |   11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Virtual and *In-Person at the Lotus Firebay   Pick-up Lotus Blossoms Outreach Kits featuring hands-on multicultural activities from community partners. Take home supplies for making origami cranes, Lotus tattoos, cookies, and more! View video tutorials from […]

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World Premier: They Still Want To Kill Us

Find the links to the world premiere of “They Still Want To Kill Us” Below. Lotus Education & Arts Foundation, in conjunction with arts organizations from around the country, presents the world premiere of “They Still Want to Kill Us,” an uncensored aria performed and composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain, featuring mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges and directed by […]

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Summer Night of Lotus

Deer Park Manor 1501 E. Hillside Dr., Bloomington, IN, United States

Join the Lotus Board and Staff for a celebratory fundraiser at Deer Park Manor on July 15 to toast a world re-opening after fifteen months of pandemic quiet. Summer Night of Lotus features an evening with Bloomington’s own Matixando, a band sure to get you up and dancing. Wine and beer will be available at […]

$50.00

First Friday Lotus Workshop

Lotus Firebay 105 S Rogers Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

Free to the community! Come enjoy a preview of the activities for the Lotus Festival in September. You get to make some fun designs created by our Lotus Festival Visual Artist Shelley Qian, community member Marlen Rust, and Lotus Operations and Visual Arts Program Manager Amanda Hutchins. Just a small detour from the First Friday […]

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First Friday Lotus Workshop

Lotus Firebay 105 S Rogers Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

Free to the community! Come enjoy a preview of the activities for the Lotus Festival in September. You will get to make some fun designs created by our Lotus Festival Visual Artist Shelley Qian, community member Marlen Rust, and Lotus Operations and Visual Arts Program Manager Amanda Hutchins. Just a small detour from the First Friday Gallery Walk located on Rogers and Kirkwood. Our Firebay doors will be open with volunteers at tables eager to show you our fun activities.

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2021 Lotus World Music & Arts Festival

CLICK HERE to visit The Lotus Festival page for all the details. The Lotus Education and Arts Foundation is pleased to announce its 2021 dates for the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival. In the sincere hopes that we will be able to hold live events next year, Lotus is planning to hold its four-day […]

Lotus Latin Night

Lotus Firebay 105 S Rogers Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

Join us on October 14th for the first of our monthly, Lotus Latin Nights, taking place on the second Thursday of every month from 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. at the Lotus Firebay, 105 S Rogers. Dance to salsa, bachata, cumbia, timba, and merengue, curated by DJ Maria.

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Lotus Lantern Workshops 2021

REGISTER HERE The second annual Lotus Lantern and Luminaria Project is an initiative to bring the glow of lanterns to our Bloomington community as the days shorten and the nights get longer. This year, Lotus will feature a Korean-inspired lantern with a design by Shelley Hanmo Qian of JunoniaArts. Make and take a lantern at this […]

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Lotus Lantern Workshops 2021

Register here The second annual Lotus Lantern and Luminaria Project is an initiative to bring the glow of lanterns to our Bloomington community as the days shorten and the nights get longer. This year, Lotus will feature a Korean-inspired lantern with a design by Shelley Hanmo Qian of JunoniaArts. Make and take a lantern at this […]

Lotus Latin Nights

Join us on November 11 for our monthly Lotus Latin Nights, taking place on the second Thursday of every month from 8 - 11 p.m. at the Lotus Firebay, 105 S Rogers. Dance to salsa, bachata, cumbia, timba, and merengue, curated by DJ Maria. *Proof of vaccination required for attendance*

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Lotus Lantern Workshops 2021

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/127744171255 The second annual Lotus Lantern and Luminaria Project is an initiative to bring the glow of lanterns to our Bloomington community as the days shorten and the nights get longer. For this workshop, participants will put together a wooden framed lantern (with template design by Remy Page), and create an outer wrap […]

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Lotus Lantern Workshops 2021

register here The second annual Lotus Lantern and Luminaria Project is an initiative to bring the glow of lanterns to our Bloomington community as the days shorten and the nights get longer. This year, Lotus will feature a Korean-inspired lantern with a design by Shelley Hanmo Qian of JunoniaArts. Make and take a lantern at this […]

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Lotus Lantern Walk 2021

Register for the lantern walk The Second Annual Lotus Lantern Walk will involve walking with lighted lanterns and singing songs that celebrate the light in the darkness. Meet at the Lotus Firebay, 105 S Rogers St, as early as 5:45 p.m., to begin the walk at 6:00 p.m. Masks will be required and we will […]

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Giving Tuesday Donation Drive

As part of #GivingTuesday, stop by the Lotus Firebay at 105 S. Rogers on November 30 from 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. for our donation drive! We will collect donations for Hoosier Hills Food Pantry, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, and Exodus Refugee Immigration Inc., including items like: Winter coats, hats, gloves & scarvesNew women’s and men’s razorsElectric kettlesNew masks […]

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Lotus Latin Nights

Join us on December 9 for our monthly Lotus Latin Nights, taking place on the second Thursday of every month from 8 – 11 p.m. at the Lotus Firebay, 105 S Rogers. Dance to salsa, bachata, cumbia, timba, and merengue, curated by DJ Maria. *Proof of vaccination required for entry and participation*

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Light Up the Night

To help make the holidays brighter for all, join us for Light up the Night on December 10th. On Friday, December 10th, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., we invite you to light a lantern and display it in the window of your home or business, to show your support for agencies that address housing […]

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