05/16/2023
“If you want to find a Granfalloon, remove the skin from a toy balloon.”
https://granfalloon.indiana.edu/festival-schedule/index.html
Hey Vonnegutians, make sure you mark your calendars for early June and come check out the Granfalloon Festival in scenic Bloomington, Indiana! Details below, to volunteer please email [email protected]!
June 7th: 5 PM Talk @ 5pm
Gayle Karch Cook Center, 750 East Kirkwood Ave (Free Event) – Player Piano Exhibit Opening:
"The Arts and Humanities Council partners with the Lilly Library and the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library to host an exhibit of manuscript drafts, personal letters, rare editions, and other memorabilia related to the creation and reception of Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel, Player Piano (1952). Track Vonnegut’s post-war thoughts and experiences as he assembled one of literature’s most famous critiques of the computer age and the rise of automation as it reshaped industry, labor, art, gender, family, and many other aspects of American culture. The exhibit opening will feature talks by curators Isabel Planton and Chris Lafave (on his 40th birthday!) as well as a keynote lecture by Christina Jarvis, author of Lucky Mud & Other Foma: A Field Guide for Kurt Vonnegut’s Planetary Citizenship."
June 8th: Kurt-Chella
Performance @ 9pm, 21+
The Bishop Bar, 123 South Walnut Street (Free event! )
A night of music, literature, and visual art inspired by the work of Kurt Vonnegut. Musical performances by Salo Pallini and Billy Pilgrim and the Earthlings. More info to come.
June 10th:
Performance @ 5pm
200 East Kirkwood Avenue
Free event w/premium ticket options available
The Granfalloon Main Stage Concert will take place outdoors on East Kirkwood Avenue and feature musical performances by The Flaming Lips, Arrested Development, and Indigo De Souza.
