Posts about Entertainment
Lexington Dog Show July 31, 1940
Seen here are 5 of the 30 some entries for the children’s dog show, held July 31, 1940, in Lexington. They’re at Lexington Park, with t...
Backstage, Majestic Theatre Bloomington, undated
This undated photo shows Bill Dorothy (left) and James “Pop” Tucker working the backstage area of the Majestic Theatre. Located at the ...
LeRoy Fall Festival September 1963
The 1963 LeRoy Fall festival was held over four days, September 4-7. Billed as “Illinois largest free fall festival,” live entertainmen...
LeRoy Centennial Queen October 19, 1935
This photo was taken of the LeRoy Centennial parade, held back in 1935. Rose Mae Bishop (seated) served as centennial queen. Margaret A...
LeRoy Centennial Parade October 19, 1935
A merchant’s parade was one of the highlights of LeRoy’s three-day centennial celebration, October 18-20, 1935. Some 6,000 folks lined ...
Depression-Era Skaters Bloomington, Circa 1930s
This lovely photo is a mystery. The year, location, and those pictured are unknown.If you can help us, please contact Museum Librarian ...
Annual YMCA Circus Downtown Bloomington, March 1938 Part 2
Seen here are two members of the Billetti Troupe, a nationally touring high-wire act that wintered in the Twin Cities. Who remembers so...
Annual YMCA Circus Downtown Bloomington, March 1938 Part 1
For nearly a century, Bloomington-Normal served as winter training grounds for trapeze artists and aerial acrobats from across the coun...
American Passion Play Behind the Curtain, 1963
The American Passion Play, staged in Bloomington since 1923, is the oldest such retelling of the story of Christ in the nation. Seen he...
Fourth Generation American Passion Play, 1961
The American Passion Play, staged right here in Bloomington, is the nation’s oldest such staging of the story of Christ. The former Sco...
American Passion Play Backstage Laughs, 1954
Every spring Delmar D. Darrah’s theatrical retelling of “the greatest story ever told” is brought back to life on the local stage. The ...
Home TV Storefront, 1954 216 W. Washington St., Bloomington
Cecil M. Carlock opened Home TV sales and repair in January 1954.”Television is our business, not a sideline,” read a grand opening adv...
Corny Christmas Contest, 1934 Guess the Number of Kernels
Back in December 1934, the Bloomington Association of Commerce (now the McLean County Chamber of Commerce) staged a “corny” promotion t...
Community Players Groundbreaking December 7, 1960
On December 7, 1960, Community Players Theatre broke ground for the playhouse on 201 Robinhood Lane. Seen here (left to right) are arch...
October Means ‘Rocktober’ Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival Aerials, May 31, 1970
The Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival was held outside of the McLean County community of Heyworth on L. David Lewis’ 320-acre farm over Memo...
Photo of the Week: Dolls On Parade O’Neil Park, July 1939
The once-annual O’Neil Park doll parade on Bloomington’s west side prepares to get underway, Friday, July 28, 1936. The parade was led ...
Photo of the Week, 118: Acid Flashback! Local Rock Festival Held 45 Years Ago
This weekend marks the 45th anniversary of the Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival held outside of the McLean County community of Heyworth, Ma...
Big Dance in Colfax—100 years ago!
Museum volunteer Amy Miller recently donated a sizable collection of dance cards and ot...
Photo of the Week, 25: Et tu, Brute? “Julius Caesar” at the Consistory, 1931
Long before the 1978 inaugural season of what would become the Illinois Shakespeare Festival (held at the Ewing Cultural Center), local...
Photo of the Week, 7: Oasis Drive-In, Lexington, 1961
Who's ready for warm weather? Built by Elmo and Arline Winterland in 1960, the Oasis Drive-In was a local Route 66 landmark. Does ...