Wfiu: Culture

Donna Sasse's dream is for all residents of Columbus, not just visitors, to take the architecture tour.

An exhibit at the Grunwald Gallery of Art explores the power of tattoos to delight, rebel and heal.

Knitting hats to wear to the Women's March on Washington, Bloomington women join thousands nationwide who are taking up needles to stand up for their rights.

Comedian Stewart Huff addresses the history of close-mindedness in his new comedy special.

The comic, writer and actor on growing up an outcast and why the role of the comedian just got more important.

Local circus performers return home from years on the road, open their own studios, and find more to love in the circus arts than the thrill of a great show.

Bloomington's Gentry Bros Circus retired in 1916. In 1983 Bernadette Pace, with her backyard trapeze and passion for flight, brought the circus back to town.

Old friends have been gathering in Brown County every September for the past 40 years. Now, the next generation is trying to find its place in this tradition.

Longtime WFHB Music Director Jim Manion finds continuity between Hoagy Carmichael's musical impulses and the DIY spirit of today's punk shows.

"Greatest living 17th-Century photographer" find treasure in others trash

Clowns have been sending out mixed signals for hundreds of years. But why is this narrative of the evil clown suddenly so compelling again?

The Indiana State Museum is actively collecting items associated with the conversations about LGBT rights in Indiana. In the past with social movements like women's suffrage, museums relied more on donations.

The last time I visited Indiana Beach I was only a child. Even then, though, I knew my connection to the amusement park wasn’t typical.

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The lineup of artists performing at the 2016 Lotus Festival of World Music and Arts has been announced

As an organizer of the annual Limestone Comedy Festival, Mat Alano-Martin feels a responsibility to book comedians from a diversity of backgrounds.

Mo Mitchell is one of Bloomington's youngest comedians, but she's making a name for herself at Limestone Comedy Fest.

Liby Ball is a seamstress in Bloomington who welcomes all to her studio.

There are plenty of dinosaur bones out west, but fossils on federal land are reserved for museums and universities. This makes thing complicated for hobbyists.

The Museum of Miniature Houses offers a tiny, but telling way to teach Hoosier history.