Things to do in Bloomington this weekend: Movies, live music, cat videos on the big screen

Bloomington's stores brim with retuning students, restaurants are filling up, and events are popping up for both town and gown folks. See live performances with musician Sofia Talvik, comedian Chris Redd, Victor Wooten (five-time Grammy winner) or an indie rock band. Or go inside for some flicks as you take in curated cat videos, "Top Gun Maverick" or a British thriller.

"Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"

Revenge is sweet and fiendish in "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,"and Darth Vader is a 9-year-old kid. It's playing for an unfiendish $5 at 7 p.m. Thursday at Indiana University Cinema. Get tickets at https://am.ticketmaster.com/iucinema/buy. IU Cinema is at 1213 E. Seventh St.

Curated cat videos

If you're into a different kind of creature, head to IU Cinema's screening of CatVideoFest 2022. It's at 1 p.m. Saturday, and those 12 and younger get in free. General admission is $5. See curated cat videos while supporting a supply drive for the Ranch Cat Rescue. CatVideoFest is accessible only in theaters and helps cats in need through work with local charities and animal welfare organizations.

Sofia Talvik's The Fall upwards Tour

Catch Sofia Talvik Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Talvik, both songful and Swedish, creates Nordic-tinged music flecked with Americana. Tickets are $25. For tickets, call the box office at 812-323-3020, email boxoffice@buskirkchumley.org or go to buskirkchumley.org.

Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten performs with Bass Extremes 

Victor Wooten, founding member of Bela Fleck, has taken home the Grammy Award five times, and now he's on his way to Buskirk-Chumley Theater with his musical group Bass Extremes. Wooten and Steve Bailey, both bassists, formed Bass Extremes 30 years ago. They will perform Aug. 24, with the show beginning at 8 p.m. at 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. For tickets, call the box office at 812-323-3020, email boxoffice@buskirkchumley.org or go to buskirkchumley.org.

Indie rock band

Wildermiss, an indie rock band from Denver, Colorado, comes to Buskirk-Chumley Theater at 8 p.m. Thursday for $18. Emma Cole (vocals and synth), Joshua Hester (guitar) and Caleb Thoemke (drums) have sold out all of their hometown headlining shows for the past five years. Opening the show are Stay Outside and Westhead. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; seating is reserved. Masks indoors are strongly encouraged. The theater is at 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. For tickets, call the box office at 812-323-3020, email boxoffice@buskirkchumley.org or go to buskirkchumley.org.

Seeing Redd: Chris Redd comes to Comedy Attic 

Stand-up comic, writer, actor, rapper Chris Redd is a cast member on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" and stars in the NBC comedy, "Kenan," opposite Kenan Thompson. Redd won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the “SNL” song “Come Back, Barack.” See Redd at 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Comedy Attic, 123 Fourth St., for $30. For tickets and more, go to comedyattic.com/shows/181186.

British thriller at the Ryder based on true story

Cases and cars align as a worldly London lawyer becomes enamored of a car salesman in "Rogue Agent" (2022). Hmmmm, things are hardly ever what they appear. Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn directed, from a screenplay they wrote with Michael Bronner, based on Bronner's article "Chasing Agent Freegard." Could you convince people that you are an MI5 agent? And if so, who might out you? It's at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday for $8 at the IU Radio & Television Theater, 1229 E. Seventh St. Visit theryder.com/film/rogue-agent/.

Action adventure and some romance in "Top Gun Maverick" at the Tivoli Theatre

At 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday watch "Top Gun Maverick" at the Tivoli Theatre, 24 N. Washington St., Spencer. Tom Cruise stars as Maverick, an aging fighter pilot who has always held himself a little responsible for Goose's death. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for people 12 and younger. Go to https://spencertivoli.org/; movie line is 812-714-8069.

This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: See Chris Redd, Sofia Talvik perform; or watch 'Star Wars,' 'Top Gun'