You know what? We're doing something different on Do One Thing, and getting our minds out of the community calendar gutter for once. This week, Michael and Tristra explore the seedy, secret life of Bloomington's ungulate menaces, confronting one of the many dark sides of our sweet little Indiana town.

Trigger warning: Venison and dad jokes.

There's so much to talk about that we waxed poetic this week about all that's afoot in Bloomington...

Michael and Tristra keep out of trouble by finding and recommending a whole bunch of ridiculously interesting events. We also get into how Indiana towns have the wackiest names, including Popcorn.

Get out there, people, and support your creative fellow Hoosiers!

Wed May 14-Sat May 17 at various venues in Btown: Cosmic Songwriter Festival

Sat May 17 @ 1 PM at Switchyard Park: Flights of Fancy

Sat May 17 @ 4 PM at the Porthole, Unionville: Ms. Lake Lemon

Wed May 14 @ 4:30 PM at Juniper Art Gallery: Acoustic Afternoon with Pat Otto

Fri May 16-Sat May 17 at the Harrodsburg Community Center: HERITAGE DAYS!!! (Parade at 1 PM Saturday)

What's a Bloomingtonian to do? Well, at least one thing as our beloved region makes one final sprint toward summer. Michael corrects Tristra's overly chill recollection of Vonnegut lore, and Tristra shares a fun fact about the best headstone motto in Monroe County.

Sat May 10 @ noon at Riddle Point Park (Lake Lemon): The Riddle Point Boogie returns!

Wed May 7 @ 7:30 PM in Maxwell Hall: Cat's Cradle concert reading with original music (FREE)

Wed May 7 at the Lilly Library: The Big Picture exhibit (FREE)

Thurs May 8 @ 7:00 PM at Walkover Sounds: Sounds from the Black Hole presents an evening of exploratory sounds

Wed May 7 at the Griffy Teaching Preserve: Now and Then, site-specific sculptures by Henry Dean

Michael and Tristra watch the semester grind to a halt while they get ready for Hot Townie Summer (tm) in the charming college town of Bloomington. From backyard gospel to outdoor Star Wars, from weird street names to poorly pronounced last names, there are plenty of fun (and free!) events afoot and at hand.

Fri, May 2 @ 7 PM at 821 N Blair Avenue in Bloomington: All ages house show with My’Keal Bush, Jeanelle Ogunsemore (gospel) & Hummingbird and the Beating Hearts (acoustic soul)... FREE!

Sat, May 3 all day long! at Vintage Phoenix: 23rd annual Free Comic Book Day

Sat, May 3 @ 4 PM at the Friends Meeting House, 3820 E Moores Pike, Bloomington: An Evening of Creative Care will be a warm, welcoming, connecting event featuring art, live music, stories and poetry, and other creative activities. Free!

Sat, May 3 @ 8:30 PM at the downtown Martinsville Performance Venue: The Force Awakens outdoor screening. Free!

Thurs, May 1 @ 7 PM at the Buskirk-Chumley: The Legacy of Sembène & Vieyra (from the IU Early African Cinemas Lab)

Wed, April 30 @ 6:30 PM at the Bishop: Jonathan Alexander as part of the Planetary Futures SeriesWed, April 30 @ 4 PM at the Ellettsville Library: Alphabet Soup for teens

It's spring crunch time here in Bloomington and environs, when there's so much going on it's hard to know what to do... but we've got some ideas. In other news, Michael discovers his outdoorsy side and broom positivity, while Tristra destroys the name of a very nice band and comments on Ugaritic witches thanks to her IU edumication.

Fri, April 25 @ 10 AM at T.C. Steele: Wildflower Foray

Wed, April 23 @ 3:30 PM at Hopewell Common Ground (it's a new park!): Grand Opening

Fri, April 25 @ 9 PM at The Bishop: Group Imidiwane

Sat, April 26 @ 2 PM at the Burnished Raven: Make Your Own Brooms

Sat April 26 @ 11 AM at Morgenstern's: Independent Bookstore Day! (Find Tristra in the parking lot dealing her shady books)

PLUS... the WFHB Fund Drive! Please please please support local media

Shew! It's a busy, busy week in Bloomington, Indiana but if your heads are spinning with the dozens of events and possibilities, we've got you with our firm suggestions of fun stuff to do. Michael and Tristra indulge in shameless self-promotion, turgid prose, and bird surveillance.

Sat, April 19 @ 3:30 PM at the Downtown Library Auditorium: ALTERNATE DIMENSION MILL!

Fri, April 18 @ 7:30 PM at the Brown Co Playhouse: The Curious Savage

Sat, April 19 @ 10:30 AM at Switchyard Park (water tower): Walking the Wastelands

Sat April 19 @ 1 PM at the Spencer commUnity Center: Rainbow Birders

You want trouble? You got it, friends! We've finally figured out how to bring someone else into the mix... by very FIRMLY dragging them into the studio to chat all things Bloomington. The legendary Steve Volan, mastermind behind the 812 Show podcast, joins Tristra and Michael for this week's celebration of all that Bloomington (and Mitchell) has to offer when it comes to arts, culture, and cool stuff to do.

Sun, April 13 @ 7 PM at the Buskirk Chumley: The Trashion Refashion Runway Show

Sat, April 12 @ 1 PM at the Bloomington Community Orchard: Work and Learn Day

Wed, April 9 @ 7 PM at Bloominglabs: Public Hours

Sat, April 12 @ 7 PM at Spring Mill State Park in Mitchel: Pink Moon Hike!