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Wednesday Apr 18, 2012

Herman B Wells Biography Launch

  • April 18, 2012
  • Location: Herman B Wells Library Lobby
  • Address: 1320 East Tenth Street Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
  • Times: 5 - 6:30 pm
  • Admission: Free and Open to the Public

Please join us for a reception celebrating the launch of IUB Professor James H Capshew's new biography, "Herman B Wells: The Promise of the American University." Capshew will sign copies of the book after remarks from IUB President Michael ... more

Jacobs School of Music: Kuttner Quartet

  • April 18, 2012
  • Location: Auer Hall
  • Phone: 812-855-7433
  • Times: 8 pm
  • Admission: Free
  • music.indiana.edu

Kuttner Quartet

Jacobs School of Music: Oratorio Chorus & University Orchestra

  • April 18, 2012
  • Location: Musical Arts Center
  • Phone: 812-855-7433
  • Times: 8 pm
  • Admission: Free
  • music.indiana.edu

Boito: Prologue in Heaven from Mefistofele Orff: Carmina burana

Legends of Kabuki: Tragic Heroes, Doomed Lovers, and Stories of Revenge

On this occasion of the Japanese woodblock print installation, the IUAM Education Department, in partnership with the IU Asian Culture Center, will present an in-gallery program featuring IUAM graduate assistant Lesley Ham, who curated the installati... more

The Zero Boys, Purple 7

  • April 18, 2012
  • Location: The Bishop
  • Address: 123 S Walnut, Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-333-4700
  • Times: 9:30 pm
  • Admission: tbd

Live Music

TwitterQuest

  • April 18, 2012
  • Address: Various venues on the IU campus, Bloomington, IN 47405
  • Phone: 812-855-6873
  • Times: April 2 - 18
  • Admission: Free

In conjunction with ArtsWeek the Alliance of Bloomington Museums presents TwitterQuest--a social media scavenger hunt on Facebook and Twitter. From April 2 through April 18 be the first to follow clues to win daily prizes at Bloomington campus and c... more

Arts Week Everywhere 2012: "Ballet at the BCT: The Choreography Project”

"Ballet at the BCT: The Choreography Project” is a presentation of original works choreographed by the talented dancers of the Indiana University Ballet Department. In all, 20 choreographers will present an array of diverse new works, each... more

Jacobs School of Music: Ballet at the BCT

The Choreography Project

Cabaret

  • April 18, 2012
  • Venue: IU Theatre
  • Address: 275 N. Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Phone: 812-855-1103
  • Times: 7:30 pm each night & 2 pm on Apr. 21
  • Admission: $25 adults, $20 seniors, $15 Student
  • www.theatre.indiana.edu

Wilkommen et Bienvenue to an impoverished and wicked Berlin at the end of the Weimar Republic. It's New Year's Eve, 1930, and American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at the Kit Kat Klub to find himself at the mercy of the toast of Mayfair- Sally Bowle... more

WAITING FOR LEFTY

Don't miss the first ever Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington student production of Clifford Odets’ classic play, Waiting for Lefty, directed by Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center’s Artistic Director, Paul Daily. First produced in 1935,... more

Exhibit: Sculpturer Martin Beach & Photographer Lynne Medsker

Sculpturer Martin Beach & Photographer Lynne Medsker will have their works on display in the Miller Gallery During the month of April. Stop by on April to meet the artists. The Ivy Tech Waldron galleries are open Monday through Sunday, 9 am until... more

Indiana University's Arts Week Everywhere 2012

IU's Arts Week Everywhere is an annual festival of the arts, with participation a from the IU Bloomington and City of Bloomington communities.AWE 2012’s goal is to provide gateway experiences to the arts by bringing the arts and the artists to ... more

Tranquil Power: The Art of Perle Fine

  • April 18, 2012
  • Venue: Indiana University Art Museum
  • Address: Fine Arts Plaza 1133 E. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405
  • Phone: 812-855-5445
  • Times: Tues. - Sat., 10 am - 5 pm; Sun., 12 - 5 pm
  • Admission: Free
  • artmuseum.iu.edu

Perle Fine (1905–1988) was one of the few women artists in the inner circle of the Abstract Expressionists. Fine’s exploration of abstraction is traced through a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, and wood assemblages dating from t... more

Urban Landscape: A Selection of Papercuts by Qiao Xiaoguang

Qiao, born in Hebei, China, in 1957, is a professor and deputy dean of the Cultural Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China, and director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Center. He is inspired by ancient Chinese ar... more

Permaculture + Potager: An Edible Eden

  • April 18, 2012
  • 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: Museum admission
  • www.wonderlab.org

An art exhibition of photos by Jami Scholl showcasing the natural beauty found in edible produce from nature and from the kitchen garden.

Contra Dance

  • April 18, 2012
  • Location: Harmony School
  • Address: 909 E. 2nd Street, Bloomington, IN
  • Times: 8 - 10:30 pm
  • Admission: non-members $4, members $3
  • bloomingtoncontra.org

Every Wednesday night come and join us for contra-dancing with great musicians, great callers, and a great community of dancers. Never contra-danced before? No problem. Come at 8 pm and we'll show you the basic steps. The dance begins at 8:15 pm.

The Kinsey Institute Art Exhibit "Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze"

Man as Object presents works of art that examine the visibility of men and masculinity from female/feminist/transgender perspectives. By surveying the ways men are represented in contemporary art by women, this exhibition opens new dialogues regardi... more

Wrapped in Power: An Introduction to Cotton and Indigo in West Africa

Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas, Focalpoint, third floor Locally produced cotton and indigo dyes continue to play prominent roles in West African myths, beliefs, and ritual practices, in sp... more

Kirkwood Observatory Stargazing Open House

Indiana University's historic Kirkwood Observatory will begin Wednesday evening public viewing sessions at 9 pm March 21 and will run through Wednesday, Nov. 14, when star viewing will begin at 6:30 pm. The observatory is closed each year during the ... more

WonderLab's Discovery Time

  • April 18, 2012
  • Venue: WonderLab
  • Address: 308 W. 4th Street, Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-337-1337 ext.25
  • Times: 10:30 - 11 am
  • Admission: Activities included with museum admission
  • www.wonderlab.org

Bring your preschool-age child to enjoy a hands-on activity, book, or both with a different science topic each week. Older siblings are welcome.

Indiana University Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts BFA Thesis 2 Exhibition

The Grunwald Gallery of Art is pleased to announce upcoming IU Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Shows. Artworks created by graduating BFA students from all Studio areas will be featured. Student shows give advanced Fine Arts student’s opportunitie... more

Tim Shown, Uses Nature's Figurative Woods to Create Fine Furniture and Accessories.

  • April 18, 2012
  • Venue: By Hand Gallery
  • Address: 101 West Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Times: 10 am - 5:30 pm

Tim Shown…Utilizes Nature's Warm and Sensually Figurative Woods to Create Fine Furniture and Accessories.

“A Coming In, A Never Going Out:” The Vision of the Kirkwood Gateway

  • April 18, 2012
  • Venue: IU Archives
  • Address: Wells Library E. 460, Bloomington, IN 47405
  • Times: 8 - 5 pm daily

While Indiana University’s iconic landmark the Sample Gates has become synonymous with today’s vision of the campus landscape, few realize that while this is a product of relatively recent memory it has quite a storied past. Whether it be... more

Personal Accents: Accessories Around the World

  • April 18, 2012
  • Venue: Mathers Museum of World Cultures
  • Address: 416 N. Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Times: Tues. - Fri., 9 a, - 4:30 pm; Sat. & Sun., 1 - 4:30 pm
  • Admission: Free Admission

From beetle-wing necklaces to iPods, this exhibit features personal accessories and their practical, decorative, and social roles around the world.

Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal

  • April 18, 2012
  • Venue: Mathers Museum of World Cultures
  • Address: 416 N. Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Phone: 919-593-7910
  • Times: Tues. - Fri., 9 am - 4:30 pm
  • Admission: Free Admission

Explores the interconnectedness of Nepalese music and spirituality.

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