SUPER crowded. Booths placed too close together on narrow Beaufort Street!…read moreNeat vendors, Terrible event planners.

Set in gorgeous Uptown Normal this Mid- July festival is a great way to see Midwest artists' work…read more There are food vendors and the local eateries. Live music. Yes, it is very popular and draws large crowds.

Lovely little theater, giving you comfy and historical movie experience…read more When I sat down to watch the trailers, I started to think to myself "wow, I like this kind of old small screen way better than the 4-story massive IMAX screen". It goes so well with the retrospect movies, and for someone like me who's scared, but still want to watch scary movies, this is the best part: you saw just the right size of scary-funny zombies from The Night Of The Living dead, not too much to scare you to death, but enough to keep you intrigued.

Dropped in on a FREE Pre-Screening of "Happy Death 2U"…read more I'm not sure how they did it but Universal let them screen the movie a couple days before it regular theaters. It was mostly geared towards students but it was open to the public. They had free popcorn and merch to give out. I've been to the Normal Theater before to see Bug Trouble in Little China. It is quite the cute vintage theater. No cup holders but they do have little desk things that flip up. They serve water, soda, and pop corn for cheap and always have an interesting selection of shows both film and live events all the time.

Love it! Cool venue and terrific performances. My only suggestion is to not sell popcorn or other…read moresnacks in crunchy plastic bags. A couple of heavy munchers a few rows back disrupted the performance for many by their incessant chomping and bag crinkling. Practice silent snacking!

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is a rotating series of three plays presented each year from late…read moreJune through early August. This is world class theater, attracting professional actors from around the country. It is organized/managed by Illinois State University, but the plays are performed in an outdoor theater at Ewing Manor (located at the corner of Emerson and Towanda). The theather itself is comfortable, and there isn't a bad seat in the house. The grounds of Ewing Manor are beautiful, and part of the Festival involves your chance to explore the grounds/gardens before the performance. In fact, you can bring a picnic and enjoy dinner on the lawn before the show starts. Weekend nights often feature live music, and a few nights during the season offer "special" themes, such as ISU alumni night, WGLT night, etc.. There are many great things about this Festival, but for me the best thing is the overall experience: a beautiful location, live music (on the weekends), and great live theater. I'm not even a fan of Shakespeare per se. I don't read his works and can't understand half of what he's written, but the quality of this event keeps me coming back year after year. Do yourself a favor and try it out.

My daughters have danced here for years. I really appreciate the quality instruction by the…read moreteachers here. All of the teachers are experienced dancers with extensive training. My daughters have grown in confidence and ability while dancing here. At MCDA the focus is on dance instruction and teaching proper form, technique, and performance etiquette.

From the owner: Founded by a group of professional dancers in 1976, MCDA is a non-profit organization devoted to…read morespreading an appreciation of dance in the community. We offer ballet, jazz, pointe, tap, modern, musical theatre, hip hop and lyrical. Classes are available for ages 3-adult. We have 3 performing companies: Bloomington Ballet, Bloomington Ballet II and JazzFusion.

If you want to learn Circus Arts, book a circus act for your event or surprise your child with a…read moreCircus Experience Birthday Party Cirquemania is the right place for you.

We drive from MN for NDSU football game. I had a small purse and had to walk back about a mile to…read morereturn it to the car. If it was in a ziploc bag, it would have worked. So ridiculously stupid. The concession stand offerings were also lame and unhealthy. I bought $5 bottle of water and $8 grilled chicken breast sandwich. No mayo offered, only ketchup and mustard. I removed most of the bun so I could eat it. We won 42-10, it was a blow out and most Illinois State fans left early. Outdoor football was really cool.

Decent parking in the area, whether you are simply parking or whether you are tailgating. The…read morestadium itself is medium-sized such that most seats are good seats when it comes to viewing the game. And the main bleacher area has backs on the bleachers, which is awesome. Bathrooms are plentiful and clean. They still let you bring in water bottles and they have drinking fountains for refilling them -- as they should. The clear bag policy is annoying but fairly standard anymore. The inability to bring in food is also quite annoying but standard. If they are going to have that policy, they should have more concession stands so that lines are tolerable, and the concession prices are a bit brutal. But...Go Redbirds!