The Buskirk-Chumley Theater proudly presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 8 PM. Tickets are $17 Reserved Seating and will be exclusively available through the BCT Box Office, 114 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana. A pre-sale for donors and sponsors starts Wednesday, November 16 at 11PM. Tickets go on sale for the general public on Monday, November 28 at 11 PM. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 812 323 3020 or online at www.bctboxoffice.com.

In 2010 the young Durham, North Carolina group the Carolina Chocolate Drops received a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album for their album Genuine Negro Jig, a rather unusual accomplishment for a group that had been together less than four years. In their short, and unusually prolific tenure, the CCD have toured the country numerous times and released 6 albums, two on the prestigious crossover label Nonesuch.

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The City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District has once again announced its annual Buskirk-Chumley Theater grant. The goal of the program is to provide low-cost access to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for programming with demonstrated community benefit. The winners of the grant will be waived the rental fee for the Theater.

The grant program is open to any individual, business or organization located within the corporate boundaries of the City of Bloomington. Applications will be reviewed and scored by a review committee consisting of representatives of the City’s Legal, Parks, Community and Family Resources and Economic and Sustainable Development Departments and the Office of the Mayor. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. October 28.

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