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Meklit, an Ethiopian-born, Oakland-raised, Ethio-jazz musician and philanthropist. | Courtesy photo

World Music Trailblazers Bring Innovative Sounds to Lotus
Benjamin Beane
Music speaks. And it can tell stories. Musical acts Meklit (Ethiopia) and Sabha Motallebi (Iran) will showcase their own forms of musical storytelling this year at the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. In part 3 of his series, writer Benjamin Beane explores their genre-bending and -expanding music — and the stories they want to tell. Click here to read the full story.
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Indiana University Research Scientist Adam Fudickar studies animal behavior in response to climate change. “Many parts of the planet that haven’t changed for a really long time are changing very rapidly,” he says. While many species cannot adapt fast enough, some — such as the dark-eyed junco — can, which provides hope to researchers. | Photo courtesy of ziggy777 / 123RF Stock Photo

IU Researcher: Some Species Adapt Faster to Climate Change
Brian Hartz
IU Research Scientist Adam Fudickar studies animal behavior in response to climate change. “Many parts of the planet that haven’t changed for a really long time are changing very rapidly,” he says. While many species cannot adapt fast enough, some can, which provides hope to researchers. Writer Brian Hartz explores Fudickar’s work on the dark-eyed junco. Click here to read the full story.
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This photo by Jeffrey Wolin shows the last day of quarry season at the Independent Limestone quarry in 1983. This is one of many photographs Wolin took for his book, with text by Scott Russell Sanders, on the Indiana limestone industry, "Stone Country." | Photo by Jeffrey Wolin

‘Stone Country,’ the Land That Carved a People
Yaël Ksander
In her first article for Limestone Post, Yaël Ksander, a producer at WFIU, takes an in-depth look at the collaboration between photographer Jeffrey Wolin and writer Scott Russell Sanders, whose two books (published 30 years apart) are a chronicle of our quarries — the workers, rock, and cultural histories of the Indiana limestone industry. Click here to read the full story.
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Every time you tear down a barn you obliterate a memory, says barn preservationist Duncan Campbell. But he and others are committed to saving what’s left of these legacies of Indiana’s diverse barn heritage. | Photo courtesy of the Indiana Barn Foundation

Saving Hoosier Agricultural Heritage, One Barn at a Time
Dason Anderson
Every time you tear down a barn you obliterate a memory, says barn preservationist Duncan Campbell. But he and others are committed to saving what’s left of these legacies of Indiana’s diverse barn heritage. LP writer and editor Dason Anderson looks into their efforts to preserve these treasures of Indiana’s (agri)cultural past. Click here to read the full story.
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On August 21, the moon will totally eclipse the sun as it travels across America from west to east. Around Bloomington, people will witness a 94 percent eclipse, but there are many places and ways to experience this rare event — either the partial or total eclipse — not far from Bloomington. | Copyright: _ig0rzh_ / 123RF Stock Photo

Eclipse 2017! Where It Lands Near Bloomington
Dason Anderson
On August 21, the moon will totally eclipse the sun, sending umbral shade across America from west to east. Around Bloomington, people will witness a 94 percent eclipse, but LP writer and editor Dason Anderson shows many places and ways to experience this rare event — either the partial or total eclipse — not far from here. Click here to read the full story.
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(l-r) Nyckelharpa player Olov Johansson, guitarist Roger Tallroth, and violist Mikael Marin of the Swedish band Väsen will be performing at their ninth Lotus World Music and Arts Festival this year. | Courtesy photo

Two Lotus Fest Trios Offer Twists on Traditional Music
Benjamin Beane
Xöömei and nyckelharpa … must be the sounds of Lotus! A meeting ground of world musical styles, the year’s Lotus Festival brings Swedish string trio Väsen and Tuvan throat singers Alash, offering an innovative twist on the traditional music of their home countries. Click here for videos and Benjamin Beane’s profiles of the bands, including an exclusive interview with Väsen.
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Michael Waterford paddles down the Mississippi River on one of the first few days of his attempt to break the record for a solo kayak trip on America’s longest river. | Courtesy photo

Record-Breaking Attempt at Kayaking the Mississippi, Source to Sea
Limestone Post
Michael Waterford is attempting to solo kayak the Mississippi River from source to sea faster than anyone in recorded history. If he reaches the Gulf of Mexico before July 30, he will have traveled 2,552 miles in less than 42 days, setting a new record. Read about his trip here, with updates and links to track him live.
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Filmmaker TJ Jaeger's short film screened at Cannes in May. | Courtesy photo

Local Filmmaker’s Short Film Screened at Cannes
TJ Jaeger
After his short film "Lost Dog" won awards at Campus MovieFest, filmmaker (and LP contributor) TJ Jaeger thought the journey had ended. But then he was invited to show his film at the 70th annual Cannes International Film Festival in France. Now he has many experiences to share. Click here to read the full story.
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Where once there was a trailhead near Crooked Creek Road on the Tecumseh Trail, Matt Flaherty encountered logging equipment and a trail in ruin. | Courtesy photo

A Hike on the Tecumseh Trail Now Ends in Destruction
Matt Flaherty
Matt Flaherty has traveled the Tecumseh Trail by hiking and camping on it with friends in late summer, running the marathon course in October, and running all 42 miles on one winter’s day. The last trip, though, ended when they reached the southern trailhead and found it had been destroyed by logging trucks. Click here to read the full story.
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Big Mike’s B-town: Michael Waterford, Adventurer
Michael G. Glab
This month, adventurer and Bloomington native Michael Waterford will attempt to solo kayak the full length of the Mississippi River in record time — fewer than 42 days. Limestone Post columnist Michael G. Glab spoke to Waterford about his “Race to the Gulf” and the many trials he’ll face on the “big water.” Limestone Post will publish regular updates of Waterford’s journey. Click here to read the full story.
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Photo by Adam Reynolds

‘Places, Things, People’ 4×5 Photo Gallery: Part 2, Things
Adam Reynolds
The location of something can give greater meaning to the thing itself, says photographer Adam Reynolds. In the second installment of his three-part photography series, Reynolds used the large-format camera to situate objects within their surroundings. The richness of the compositions shows the Americana of Hoosierland in a deeper light. Click here to see his gallery of photos.
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Rahim AlHaj: Lotus Blossoms Visiting Artist [video]
TJ Jaeger, Dason Anderson
Grammy-nominated oud player Rahim AlHaj, an Iraqi political refugee since 1991, was invited by the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation to participate in the Lotus Blossoms outreach program in March. He performed at various Bloomington locations and also at Owen Valley High School in Spencer. Filmmaker TJ Jaeger recorded the trip.
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