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IU Summer Music: Festival Chamber Players
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: IU Jacobs School of Music
- Phone: 812-855-7433
- Times: 8 pm
- Admission: General $15, Students $8
- music.indiana.edu
Peter Vickery and Erin Aldridge, violin; Stephen Wyrczynski, viola; Csaba Onczay, cello; Chih-Yi Chen, piano perform: Moszkowski: Serenade in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 1 Turina: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 1 Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60... more
IU Summer Music: Summer Band, conducted by David C. Woodley
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: IU Jacobs School of Music
- Address: Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-7433
- Times: 7pm
- Admission: Free
- music.indiana.edu
The annual Summer Series at the Jacobs School of Music offers a wide array of performances. Concert takes place on the lawn of the Musical Arts Center.
Summer Music: Summer Band Concert 7/11
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: IU Jacobs School of Music
- Address: Musical Arts Center Lawn, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Times: 7 pm
- Admission: Free
- music.indiana.edu
Rain location: inside Musical Arts Center David C. Woodley, conductor The band concert will feature marches, popular favorites, solos and light classics.
Monroe County Preservation Board in the Community Voices Gallery
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: Monroe County History Center
- Address: 202 E. 6th Street, Bloomington, IN 47408
- Phone: 812-332-2517
- Times: 10 am - 4 pm
- Admission: General Admission
- www.monroehistory.org
The Community Voices Gallery Celebrates the Monroe County Preservation Board for National Preservation Month. The Preservation Board of Review was established in 2001 to promote the educational, cultural, economic, aesthetic and general welfare of... more
'Nature Play’ artwork Sara Steffey McQueen
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: By Hand Gallery
- Address: 101 West Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404
- Times: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sara is a signature member of the Bloomington Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Society of Indiana. A graduate of the Indiana University Printmaking Department of the School of Fine Arts, and a Monroe County Middle School Art teacher for almost ... more
Contra Dance
- July 11, 2012
- Location: Boys & Girls Club
- Address: 311 S. Lincoln, Bloomington, IN
- Times: 8 - 10:30 pm
- Admission: $4 non-member $3 member
- bloomingtoncontra.org
Come and join us for contra-dancing with great musicians, great callers, and a great community of dancers. Don't need to come with a partner. Never contra-danced before? No problem. Come at 8 pm and we'll show you the basic steps. By the end of the ... more
A Tribute to William Zimmerman (1937-2011)
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: Indiana University Art Museum
- Address: 1133 E. Seventh St. Bloomington, IN 47405, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Times: 10 am - 5 pm
- Admission: Free
Gallery of art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz, Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor William Zimmerman, a nationally recognized wildlife artist and Brown County resident, passed away last fall. The Indiana University Ar... more
David Hockney: New Acquisitions
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: Indiana University Art Museum
- Address: 1133 E. Seventh St. Bloomington, IN 47405, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Times: 10 am - 5 pm
- Admission: Free
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, first floor This installation features two recent acquisitions by the British Pop artist David Hockney. Both works demonstrate the artist’s interest in exploring new artistic tools. The earlier work refl... more
Kirkwood Observatory Stargazing Open House
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: Kirkwood Observatory
- Address: Kirkwood Avenue & Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-7736
- Times: Varies, see website or call hotline
- Admission: Free
- www.astro.indiana.edu/kirkwood.shtml
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
- July 11, 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.
The Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2012
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: Grunwald Gallery of Art
- Address: Indiana University / Fine Arts Building / Room 123, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-8490
- Times: Noon - 4 pm
- Admission: FREE
- www.kinseyinstitute.org/services/gallery/jeas/2012/index.php
The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University is pleased to announce The Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2012. This exhibition will open Friday, May 18 and continue through Saturday, July 21, 2011. Events is free and open to the public. This contempor... more
John Thom's "From Warhol to Rothko we shared, but I disagreed"
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: Gallery Group
- Address: 109 E. Sixth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408
- Phone: 812-334-9700
- Times: 9 am - 5 pm
- Admission: Free
Painter John Thom's exhibit "From Warhol to Rothko we shared, but I disagreed." On exhibit through July 26th.
Ephemeral Ink: Selections of Tattoo Art From the Kinsey Institute Collections
- July 11, 2012
- Venue: Kinsey Institute
- Address: Indiana University, Morrison Hall, 3rd Floor, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-7686
- Times: 1:30 - 5 pm
- Admission: Free
- www.kinseyinstitute.org
The Kinsey Institute Gallery will display images of tattoos in art, photographs, and other materials from the institute’s permanent collections in an exhibit that will run July 9 through September 21, 2012. Ephemeral Ink features depictions of ... more
Simple Machine Mania!
- July 11, 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: Activities included with museum admission
- www.wonderlab.org
Lift it! Move it! Explore the science of pulleys and levers as you effortlessly pull yourself high off the ground in a pulley chair, lift a heavy block of stone with the strength of your little finger, design a catapult to lay siege to a castle, buil... more
Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal
- July 11, 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.
