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June is Limestone Month!
Join us as we celebrate the local heritage of "cutters," quarrys and stone carvers throughout the month of June with tours, exhibits, demonstrations… more
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Sunday Jun 16, 2013

June Exhibits at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center

Drew Etienne, painting; Payson McNett, cast iron and birch plywood sculpture; James Lax, limestone sculpture; Colette Ross-Boggan, collage. Open M-F, 9-7, Sat 9-5. Free.

"The Impresario" by W.A. Mozart

Festival and Symphony Orchestra members, student singers, directed by Kevin Murphy

Free Music at Oliver Winery featuring John Beatrice Band

  • June 16, 2013
  • Venue: Oliver Winery
  • Address: 8024 North State Road 37, Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-876-5800
  • Times: 2 - 5 pm
  • Admission: Free
  • www.oliverwinery.com

Come by Oliver Winery and bring Dad out to the winery for a Father's Day wine tasting and picnic, and enjoy the tunes of the John Beatrice Band on our patio!

Hop On! Pop

  • June 16, 2013
  • Venue: Team Effect/Holler Hoppin' Zip Lines
  • Address: 1292 State Road 135 South, Nashville, IN 47448
  • Phone: 812-988-0085
  • Times: 9:30 am - 6 pm
  • Admission: $30/person* *Dads hop FREE when they hop with their kids!

Nothing says “I love you, Dad” more than putting him in a harness and sending him soaring over 1200 feet of zip lines over ravines and hollers up to 50 feet deep! At Holler Hoppin’ Zip Lines, our engaging and interactive guides and ... more

Mac DeMarco

  • June 16, 2013
  • Location: Russian Recording
  • Address: 1021 S Walnut St., Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-323-8777
  • Times: Doors at 7 pm; Show at 8 pm
  • Admission: $10-$12

When the then 21-year old Mac DeMarco released his debut Rock and Roll Night Club 12″ just a short while ago in the Spring of 2012, it was accompanied by a barrage of bizarrely funny promo videos, wildly unhinged live performances and a not-so-... more

"Walking Through Gardens" Exhibition

An exhibition of garden-inspired fiber art by local artist Martina Celerin

Charlotte's Web

Wilbur, Charlotte and their barnyard friends have never been more delightful than in this acclaimed adaptation of "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years." A timeless tale of bravery, selfless love and abiding frien... more

17th Annual Indiana Limestone Symposium

  • June 16, 2013
  • Location: Bybee Stone Co.
  • Address: 6293 N Mathews Dr., Elletsville, IN 47429
  • Phone: 812-824-8845
  • Times: varies
  • Admission: varies
  • limestonesymposium.org

Session I-June 9-15, 2013 Session II-June 23-29, 2013 Each session consists of seven days of immersive instruction carving limestone, including design, moving stone, splitting blocks, roughing out, using hand and pneumatic tools, lettering, and much... more

Swing! The Musical

"Two thirds rhythm and one third soul." That's how Fats Waller defined the uniquely American form of popular music and dance known as "swing." Requiring only joyful enthusiasm and a ready partner, swing exploded out of pre-war Har... more

‘Walk the Walk, Art Lives’: Paper Art Quilts by Mary Hambly.

  • June 16, 2013
  • Venue: By Hand Gallery
  • Address: 101 West Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-334-3255
  • Times: 10 am - 5:30 pm
  • Admission: Free
  • byhandgallery.com

The art of Mary Hambly, founding member of the committee that started Gallery Walk, is honored with this exhibit of her work. The Paper Art Quilt is a joining of contemporary art and traditional craft, a blending of individual elements in such a way ... more

‘Doing the Dance’: Woodcut prints by Dale Enochs

  • June 16, 2013
  • Venue: By Hand Gallery
  • Address: 101 West Kirkwood Ave.Suite#109, Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-334-3255
  • Times: 10 am -5:30 pm
  • Admission: none
  • byhandgallery.com

‘Doing the Dance’: Woodcut prints by Dale Enochs . Sets of four woodcuts that when displayed together make a single composition or tetraptych. One tetraptych, ‘Tantric Sideshow’ is based on a visit to Bhutan and is a reference... more

Mathers Museum Exhibit--Footsteps of a Stranger: Shoes from Cultures Around the World

Footsteps of a Stranger: Shoes from Cultures Around the World expands our thinking about how shoes can reflect the values, ideals, and aesthetics of an era or culture. The exhibit features a diverse range of footwear, including bridal sandals from P... more

New in the Galleries: Pierre-Auguste Renoir: A Visiting Master Print

Gallery of the Art of the Western World, first floor One of the originators of the Impressionist style, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was particularly noted for his depictions of his friends, family, and their children in scenes of domestic activity and rep... more

New in the Galleries: Breaking the Gilded Ceiling: Women Artists of the Nineteenth and Early Twentie

This installation will feature women artists—some former artist’s models, some wives and mothers, and some trailblazers—who worked in a variety of media. Included will be work by photographers Anna Atkins, Julia Margaret Cameron, a... more

Tapa: Unwrapping Polynesian Barkcloth

This spring, students taking the course On Exhibit: The Pacific Islands have had the opportunity to create a small installation, as well as an online Web module focusing on Polynesian tapa cloth from the permanent collection of the IU Art Museum. Tap... more

Three Remarkable Women: Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Margaret Chinnery, and Félicité de Genlis

In honor of women’s history month, the IU Art Museum will premiere a focused exhibition featuring Vigée Le Brun’s Portrait of Mrs. Chinnery (1803) and selected materials from the Lilly library. The exhibition presents an unusually... more

New in the Galleries: Sam Gillaim: A Lyrical Abstractionist in Indiana

Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor Sam Gilliam draws on a wide range of inspiration, from his African American heritage and abstract expressionism to the poetry of Pablo Neru... more

Exhibit - Treasures of the Mathers Museum

Decades of collecting and curating will be featured in this exhibit, presented in conjunction with the institution’s 50th anniversary.

Brewery Tours at Upland's Production Brewery

  • June 16, 2013
  • Location: Upland's Production Brewery
  • Address: 4060 Profile Parkway, Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-336-2337
  • Times: 2 - 6 pm
  • Admission: Free
  • uplandbeer.com

Free Tours and Tastings at Upland's Production Brewery on Profile Parkway.

Mathers Museum Exhibit--Time As We Keep It

Time As We Keep It presents different facets of time including the evolution of the clock, the development of time zones, and contrasting cultural perspectives of time. Objects on display represent a range of time periods including a sun dial, a Mono... more

20th Century Colonial Revival Quilts Exhibit

This interesting journey through the study of quilts displays con-temporary quilters’ recreations of historic designs and offers visitors an opportunity to explore the quilt-making industry.

Construction Junction: The Science of Building

  • June 16, 2013
  • Venue: WonderLab
  • Address: 308 W. 4th Street, Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-337-1337 ext.25
  • Times: Tues.-Sat.. 9:30 am - 5 pm; Sun., 1 - 5 pm
  • Admission: Members: Free | Nonmembers: $7
  • www.wonderlab.org

It's a young builder's dream come true! At the heart of the hands-on science exhibition, design and construct large one-of-a-kind structures using pre-drilled wooden struts and braces, fabric curtain walls, real construction tools, and authentic gear... more

Monday Jun 17, 2013

Songwriter Showcase

  • June 17, 2013
  • Location: The Player's Pub
  • Address: 424 South Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN 47401
  • Phone: 812-334-2080
  • Times: 8 pm
  • Admission: Free with Donations

Every Monday evening at The Player’s Pub, the Songwriter Showcase series displays the talents of local and regional artists. No cover is charged, but donations are appreciated. Player’s Pub has an all-ages section, as well as the main 21-... more

June Exhibits at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center

Drew Etienne, painting; Payson McNett, cast iron and birch plywood sculpture; James Lax, limestone sculpture; Colette Ross-Boggan, collage. Open M-F, 9-7, Sat 9-5. Free.

"Walking Through Gardens" Exhibition

An exhibition of garden-inspired fiber art by local artist Martina Celerin

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In the 30s and 40s, limestone from the area built the Empire State Building...more

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