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pt.fwd presents Franck Vigroux
Fri, Feb 14
University Galleries
Feb 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST
University Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle #103, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Feb 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST
University Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle #103, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Paris-based musician and sound artist performs at University Galleries
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pt.fwd presents FUJI|||||||||||TA
Tue, Mar 11
McLean County Museum of History
Mar 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Mar 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Japan-based sound artist performs concert for handmade pipe organ and electronics
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pt.fwd presents NCHS Experimental Ensemble
Sat, May 03
McLean County Museum of History
May 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
May 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Local high schoolers return to close out our 2024-2025 season!
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Past Events

pt.fwd presents Franck Vigroux
Fri, Feb 14
University Galleries
Feb 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST
University Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle #103, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Feb 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST
University Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle #103, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Paris-based musician and sound artist performs at University Galleries
Learn more

pt.fwd presents FUJI|||||||||||TA
Tue, Mar 11
McLean County Museum of History
Mar 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Mar 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Japan-based sound artist performs concert for handmade pipe organ and electronics
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pt.fwd presents NCHS Experimental Ensemble
Sat, May 03
McLean County Museum of History
May 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
May 03, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Local high schoolers return to close out our 2024-2025 season!
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pt.fwd presents Oxherding, Gabe Raines, and Christopher Douthitt, ft. Edward Breitweiser
Sat, Nov 23
Unitarian Universalist Church
Nov 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church, 1613 E Emerson St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Nov 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church, 1613 E Emerson St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
St. Louis-based artists share experimental music in a sacred space.
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pt.fwd presents Hali Palombo and Mark Booth, ft. Harley Rose
Fri, Oct 04
Normal
Oct 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Normal, 101 E Vernon Ave, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Oct 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Normal, 101 E Vernon Ave, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Chicago-based artists kick off our 7th season!
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Founder's Grove Music Crawl
Sat, Aug 10
Founder's Grove neighborhood (see below)
Aug 10, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Founder's Grove neighborhood (see below), Bloomington, IL, USA
Aug 10, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Founder's Grove neighborhood (see below), Bloomington, IL, USA
pt.fwd is happy to sponsor this neighborhood music-making event
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pt.fwd presents Normal Community High School Experimental Ensemble
Sat, May 04
Bombsight Recording
May 04, 2024, 7:00 PM
Bombsight Recording, 801 W Chestnut St Ste D, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
May 04, 2024, 7:00 PM
Bombsight Recording, 801 W Chestnut St Ste D, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Local favorites close out our 2023-2024 season
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pt.fwd presents Josh Henderson's "One More Night"
Tue, Apr 23
McLean County Museum of History
Apr 23, 2024, 7:00 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Apr 23, 2024, 7:00 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
A tour-de-force evening-length performance piece created by multi-instrumentalist Josh Henderson and inspired by "The Day the Music Died"
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pt.fwd presents Claire Rousay, ft. Emily How
Thu, Nov 09
McLean County Museum of History
Nov 09, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Nov 09, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Live performance at the McLean County Museum of History
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Wine Down Wednesday at Stave Wine Bar, benefitting pt.fwd
Wed, Oct 25
Normal
Oct 25, 2023, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Normal, 111 W North St, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Oct 25, 2023, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Normal, 111 W North St, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Our friends at Normal's Stave Wine Bar & Market will be hosting a 'Wine Down Wednesday' event benefiting pt.fwd!
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pt.fwd presents Dorothy Carlos
Fri, Sep 22
Bombsight Recording
Sep 22, 2023, 7:00 PM
Bombsight Recording, 801 W Chestnut St Ste D, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Sep 22, 2023, 7:00 PM
Bombsight Recording, 801 W Chestnut St Ste D, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Improvised cello and electronics from Chicago
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pt.fwd fifth anniversary block party!
Fri, Jul 28
Normal
Jul 28, 2023, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Normal, 621 S Linden St, Normal, IL 61761, USA
Jul 28, 2023, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Normal, 621 S Linden St, Normal, IL 61761, USA
On Friday, July 28, 2023 pt.fwd will celebrate our fifth birthday with a block party!
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pt.fwd fifth birthday silent auction fundraiser
Fri, Jul 28
Virtual silent auction
Jul 28, 2023, 12:00 AM CDT – Aug 06, 2023, 11:50 PM CDT
Virtual silent auction
Jul 28, 2023, 12:00 AM CDT – Aug 06, 2023, 11:50 PM CDT
Virtual silent auction
Online silent auction to raise funding for our upcoming programming
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pt.fwd presents Normal Community High School Experimental Ensemble
Sat, Apr 15
McLean County Museum of History
Apr 15, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Apr 15, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
We welcome back Bloomington-Normal's most exciting new music group!
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pt.fwd presents Jeremy Young
Sun, Mar 19
McLean County Museum of History
Mar 19, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Mar 19, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Jeremy Young (Montréal, Canada) performs sketches for tape loops, oscillators, and EMF waves.
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pt.fwd presents John McCowen
Sun, Oct 30
The Hangar Art Co.
Oct 30, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
The Hangar Art Co., 105 W Jefferson St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Oct 30, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
The Hangar Art Co., 105 W Jefferson St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
John McCowen (Reykjavik, Iceland) is a composer/clarinetist focused on extending the possibilities of the contrabass clarinet and other instruments.
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pt.fwd presents Daniel Wyche
Sat, Sep 17
Bloomington
Sep 17, 2022, 7:00 PM
Bloomington, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Sep 17, 2022, 7:00 PM
Bloomington, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
To kick off pt.fwd's fifth season, we're thrilled to welcome Daniel Wyche to the McLean County Museum of History!
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NON:op + pt.fwd present "Six Words"
Fri, Jun 24
McLean County Museum of History
Jun 24, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Jun 24, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
Using archival research, community dialogue, and collaborative music-making, "Six Words" engages directly with Central Illinois residents, non-profits, and youth organizations to reflect on our collective experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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