Art, music, and fresh produce are featured at Saturday’s Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market

BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Fair of the Arts event is on Saturday, September 9th from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The event at Fernandez Plaza at 401 North Morton Street in front of Bloomington’s City Hall will feature artistic talents.

The event is free to attend.

Shop for art and fine crafts handmade by local and regional artists.

The event is held in conjunction with the Saturday’s Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market.

For more info: bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/a-fair-of-the-arts.

Music at the Market

The Market welcomes back Ross Martinie Eiler this Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Ross is a hand-hammering, key-slamming, rock’n’roll piano man. He has headlined 1950s-themed theater shows around the country. He currently plays with Martinie’s Boogie Three (Joe Donnelly – saxophone, John Valdez – drums).  

Ross Martinie Eiler

Ross explores the rock’n’roll side of blues & boogie-woogie piano and celebrates the high-energy dance music of the 1950s.  It’s a flurry of bounce that combines original works with crowd-pleasers by Louis Jordan, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Ray Charles, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Mayor at the Market 

Mayor at the Market is a community outreach program that invites Market-goers to interact with the mayor and various department heads from the City of Bloomington government.

Holly Warren

This week, Holly Warren, Interim Director of Economic and Sustainable Development Department will be greeting the public and answering questions at the Market from 10:00 a.m. until Noon.