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Sunday Jun 24, 2012

47th Annual Gem - Mineral - Fossil Show and Swap

Wide Variety of Gems, Jewelry, Minerals,Fossils, Rocks, Gifts, Lapidary Supplies,Rockhound & Prospecting Supplies,4-H Project Material,Science Project Material FREE DEMONSTRATIONS-PUBLIC INVITED

IU Summer Music: Edmund Battersby, piano

  • June 24, 2012
  • Location: Auer Hall
  • Phone: 812-855-7433
  • Times: 8pm
  • Admission: Free
  • music.indiana.edu

Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Ravel, Chopin and Scriabin.

IU Summer Music: Penderecki Quartet

Join us for a program that includes: Beethoven String Quartets, Part II Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2  Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (alternate ending, Finale-Allegro) Quartet in B-Flat Major ("Grosse Fuge"), Op. 133 Qua... more

Summer Garden Walk

Bloomington Garden Club will sponsor will sponsor its 23rd annual Summer Garden Walk on June 23, 2012 from 10:00-2:00, and on June 24 from 12:00-4:00. The walk will begin at the Monroe County History Center, 202 E. 6th St., where tickets may be purch... more

Sunday Picnics at Oliver Winery

Join us for a relaxing Sunday Picnic! Smokin's Jacks Rib Shack will be serving tasty BBQ. Grab a picnic in our Original Tasting Room and find a spot on the grounds to enjoy wine and lunch. The meal is priced just right at $10.00 per person and includ... more

WonderLab's Make a Hot Air Balloon Workshop

  • June 24, 2012
  • Venue: WonderLab
  • Address: 308 W. 4th Street, Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-337-1337 ext.25
  • Times: 2 - 4 pm
  • Admission: MEMBERS: $5 per kit | NONMEMBERS: $7 per kit, plus museum admission
  • www.wonderlab.org

Discover the physics of flight as you construct and launch a mini hot air balloon at WonderLab. Then take it home for more fun and flight! Participants younger than 12 years old must have an adult helper. Advance registration is highly recommended. C... more

From Me to Hue. New tiles and three dimensional fish by illustrator and brain artist Bonnie Gordon

  • June 24, 2012
  • Venue: By Hand Gallery
  • Address: 101 West Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-334-3255
  • Times: 10 am - 5:30 pm
  • Admission: none
  • byhandgallery.com

From Me to Hue. New tiles and three dimensional fish by illustrator and brain artist Bonnie Gordon Lucas

Indiana Festival Theatre: Damn Yankees

  • June 24, 2012
  • Venue: IU Theatre
  • Address: 275 N. Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Phone: 812-855-1103
  • Times: Tues. - Sat., 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm
  • Admission: $25 for adults, $15 for Students, $20 for Senior Citizens
  • www.theatre.indiana.edu

You don't have to make a deal with the Devil to get laughs, love, music and baseball! The Indiana University Department of Theatre & Drama opens their professional, summer season, the Indiana Festival Theatre, with one of America’s best-lov... 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

Go, Dog. Go!

If you enjoyed A Year with Frog and Toad you'll love Go, Dog. Go!. P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book is brought to swirling, colorful life in this delightful adaptation. Whether you’re a big dog, little dog, yellow dog or green... more

Monroe County Preservation Board in the Community Voices Gallery

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

A Tribute to William Zimmerman (1937-2011)

  • June 24, 2012
  • Venue: Indiana University Art Museum
  • Address: 1133 E. Seventh St. Bloomington, IN 47405, Bloomington, IN 47405
  • Times: 12 pm - 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

  • June 24, 2012
  • Venue: Indiana University Art Museum
  • Address: 1133 E. Seventh St. Bloomington, IN 47405, Bloomington, IN 47405
  • Times: 12 - 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

The Art of China all “Made in Bloomington”, featuring Yu-Min Chen and Chung Yu- Fang

  • June 24, 2012
  • Venue: The Venue Fine Art & Gifts
  • Address: 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Phone: 812-339-4200
  • Times: 11 am-7 pm
  • Admission: Free

The Venue Fine Art & Gifts is pleased to offer an experience of Chinese Culture, all made in Bloomington. Artists Yu-Min Chen and Chung Yu- Fang display traditionally inspired Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Painting, all made in Bloomington. Yu-... more

Personal Accents: Accessories Around the World

  • June 24, 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.

Picturing Archaeology

  • June 24, 2012
  • Venue: Mathers Museum of World Cultures
  • Address: 416 N. Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Phone: 812-855-6873
  • Times: Regular Museum Hours
  • Admission: Free Admission

Described in their words and illustrated by their images, Indiana University archaeologists present their research and fieldwork around the world in this new exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures/Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology.

Simple Machine Mania!

  • June 24, 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

Monday Jun 25, 2012

From Me to Hue. New tiles and three dimensional fish by illustrator and brain artist Bonnie Gordon

  • June 25, 2012
  • Venue: By Hand Gallery
  • Address: 101 West Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404
  • Phone: 812-334-3255
  • Times: 10 am - 5:30 pm
  • Admission: none
  • byhandgallery.com

From Me to Hue. New tiles and three dimensional fish by illustrator and brain artist Bonnie Gordon Lucas

IU Summer Music: Sarah Kapustin, violin, & Chih-Yi Chen, piano

Join us for a program that includes: Mozart: Sonata in D Major, K.306 Bartók: Solo Sonata, Sz. 117 De Falla: Suite populaire Stravinsky: Divertimento

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

Indiana Festival Theatre: Damn Yankees

  • June 25, 2012
  • Venue: IU Theatre
  • Address: 275 N. Jordan Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Phone: 812-855-1103
  • Times: Tues. - Sat., 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm
  • Admission: $25 for adults, $15 for Students, $20 for Senior Citizens
  • www.theatre.indiana.edu

You don't have to make a deal with the Devil to get laughs, love, music and baseball! The Indiana University Department of Theatre & Drama opens their professional, summer season, the Indiana Festival Theatre, with one of America’s best-lov... 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

Go, Dog. Go!

If you enjoyed A Year with Frog and Toad you'll love Go, Dog. Go!. P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book is brought to swirling, colorful life in this delightful adaptation. Whether you’re a big dog, little dog, yellow dog or green... more

Monroe County Preservation Board in the Community Voices Gallery

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

The Art of China all “Made in Bloomington”, featuring Yu-Min Chen and Chung Yu- Fang

  • June 25, 2012
  • Venue: The Venue Fine Art & Gifts
  • Address: 114 S. Grant Street, Bloomington, IN 47408
  • Phone: 812-339-4200
  • Times: 11 am-7 pm
  • Admission: Free

The Venue Fine Art & Gifts is pleased to offer an experience of Chinese Culture, all made in Bloomington. Artists Yu-Min Chen and Chung Yu- Fang display traditionally inspired Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Painting, all made in Bloomington. Yu-... more

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