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Give us your feedback on #LotusFest2019

Give us your feedback on #LotusFest2019

Thank you to everyone who came to the 26th annual Lotus World Music & Arts Festival! Let us know how we did by taking our post festival survey! Fill out the survey by Nov. 1, 2019 and you will be entered into a raffle to win tickets to next year's festival! With...

Lotus Welcomes a New Booking Consultant

Lotus Welcomes a New Booking Consultant

Another Lotus Festival is in the books!  A huge shout-out to all the volunteers who made the Festival function so smoothly and to all the artists who brought their incredible musical talents to our community. And speaking of talent: We are so very appreciative of the...

Why I Love Lotus

Why I Love Lotus

As the 26th Lotus World Music Festival is set to begin in just a few days, I have been thinking a lot about the event. The staff is working long hours to ensure each band safely arrives, each venue is properly set up and each volunteer knows exactly what to do. This...

Lotus Workshops Around Town

Lotus Workshops Around Town

Cicada Song -  Mathers Museum (416 N Indiana Ave) Frontera Bugalú - FAR Center (4th and Rogers) Songwriting Workshop -  MCPL (303 E Kirkwood) The Lotus Festival schedule is packed! From performances with artists to interactive art exhibits. There’s something for every...

Match Campaign

[fusion_text] YOUR ENDOWMENT GIFT IS MATCHED $1 for every $2 donated GOAL: $65,000 by January 31, 2020. LEFT TO RAISE: $5,822 (UPDATED 12/13/19) Your gifts connect our community to artists from around the world, and bring joy to generations of children and families...

Free Events at #LotusFest2019

Free Events at #LotusFest2019

The Lotus Festival schedule is packed! From performances with artists to interactive art exhibits. There’s something for every person of every age. The best part? So many Festival events are free, thanks to donors, sponsors, and all the volunteers that bring it...

Balla Kouyate Awarded National Heritage Fellowship Award

Balla Kouyate Awarded National Heritage Fellowship Award

If you've been perusing the performer list on our website, you know that Balla Kouyaté will be playing at the 26th Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, as part of a duo, with Mamadou Diabate. What you may not know is that Balla has just been awarded a 2019 National...

Meet the Interim Festival Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Lollis

Meet the Interim Festival Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Lollis

We are happy to welcome Sarah Lollis to be our 2019 Interim Festival Volunteer Coordinator! Sarah is a senior at Indiana University, majoring in Arts Management, with a concentration in music, and minoring in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. She is originally from...

Edible Lotus Menu

STARTERS FLAT BREAD (contains gluten) Baked in wood fired oven made by local craftsman Andrew Gerber BEET PUREE Red beets with yogurt and za'tar MUHAMMARA (Vegan) Red pepper and walnut spread SALAD GOLDEN BEET SALAD (Vegan) Golden beets, orange, lemon, kalamata olives...

Meet New Executive Director Tamara Loewenthal

Meet New Executive Director Tamara Loewenthal

Tamara Loewenthal is delighted to be appointed to be the new Executive Director for the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation. In the over twenty years that Tamara has served the Lotus organization, she has had a hand in developing many of the programs that are now...