Event Calendar
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Hairspray - a YT Production
- July 1, 2012
- Venue: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
- Address: 114 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47403
- Phone: 812-323-3020
- Times: Fri. & Sat. 7:30 pm, Sun. 3 pm
- Admission: Reserved Seating $15, Under 12 $12
- www.buskirkchumley.org
It’s 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire - to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her newfound po... more
Honoring Our National Bird: The Bald Eagle
- July 1, 2012
- Venue: Lake Monroe
- Address: 4850 S. SR 446, Bloomington, IN 47401
- Phone: 812-837-9546
- Times: 3 pm on Friday - 5 pm on Sunday
- Admission: $5 per vehicle for Indiana residents, or $7 per vehicle for out-of-state
- in.gov/dnr/parklake/2954.htm
On Friday, June 29 thru Sunday, July 1, Paynetown SRA will offer a packed schedule of programs, crafts, and activities featuring the Bald Eagle. The highlight of the weekend will be the appearance of a live bald eagle on Sunday morning! Details ava... more
Indiana Festival Theatre: Damn Yankees
- July 1, 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
IU Summer Music: Clara-Jumi Kang, violin, & Chih-Yi Chen, piano
- July 1, 2012
- Venue: IU Jacobs School of Music
- Phone: 812-855-7433
- Times: 4 pm
- Admission: General $12, Students $6
- music.indiana.edu
Join us for a program that includes: Bach: Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002 Beethoven: Sonata in C Minor Ysaÿe: Solo Sonata in E Major, ("Manuel Quiroga"), Op. 27 No. 6 Milstein: Paganiniana Wieniawski: Légende, Op. 17 Wieniawski:... more
Wrapped in Power: An Introduction to Cotton and Indigo in West Africa
- July 1, 2012
- Venue: Indiana University Art Museum
- Address: Fine Arts Plaza, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-5445
- Times: Tues. - Sat., 10 am - 5 pm; Sun., Noon - 5 pm
- Admission: free
- www.artmuseum.iu.edu
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!
- July 1, 2012
- Venue: Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
- Address: 122 S. Walnut Street, Bloomington, IN 47404
- Phone: 812-336-7110
- Times: various - Matinee & Evening Performances
- Admission: $10 - $18
- www.cardinalstage.org
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
- July 1, 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
A Tribute to William Zimmerman (1937-2011)
- July 1, 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
- July 1, 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
Personal Accents: Accessories Around the World
- July 1, 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
- July 1, 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!
- July 1, 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 Jul 02, 2012
Indiana Festival Theatre: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
- July 2, 2012
- Location: Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center - Studio Theatre
- Address: 275 N. Jordan, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-1103
- Times: June 23, 26-30, July 2, 3, 5-7 at 11 am
- Admission: $8 General admission
- www.theatre.indiana.edu
A children’s musical based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith Script and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric Music by Paul Gilvary & William Rush The long-suppressed account of the Big, Bad Wolf is brought to light in Piggsylvania’s Tr... more
IU Summer Music: Read Gainsford
- July 2, 2012
- Venue: IU Jacobs School of Music
- Address: Auer Hall 200 S Jordan Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-7433
- Times: 8 pm
- Admission: Free
- music.indiana.edu
Join us for a program that includes: Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 101 Debussy: Five selections from Études (1915) Debussy: Two selections from Preludes, Book II Debussy: "La cathédrale engloutie" from Preludes, Book I&n... more
Monroe County Preservation Board in the Community Voices Gallery
- July 2, 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
John Thom's "From Warhol to Rothko we shared, but I disagreed"
- July 2, 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.
Songwriter Showcase
- July 2, 2012
- Location: Player's Pub
- Address: 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN 47401
- Phone: 812-334-2080
- Times: 8 pm
- Admission: Donations
Just about every Monday, with a few holidays off, we feature approximately four performers, both local and from across the country, in a Nashville-style "Songwriters in the Round" format. This event takes place at the Players Pub, on South ... more
Tuesday Jul 03, 2012
Beer School @ Yogi's Grill & Bar
- July 3, 2012
- Venue: Yogi's Grill & Bar
- Address: 519 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47408
- Phone: 812-323-9644
- Times: 7 pm
- Admission: FREE!
- www.yogis.com
Beer School every Tuesday @ 7 p.m. at Yogi's Grill & Bar in our Pub Room. Speakers range from our own in-house staff who are Certified Beer Servers, local breweries, Best Beers, Monarch Beverages to Craft Breweries from coast to coast. Admission... more
IU Summer Music: Afiara Quartet
- July 3, 2012
- Venue: IU Jacobs School of Music
- Phone: 812-855-7433
- Times: 8 pm
- Admission: General $12, Students $6
- music.indiana.edu
Join us for a program that includes: Beethoven String Quartets, Part V Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 Quartet in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
Indiana Festival Theatre: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
- July 3, 2012
- Location: Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center - Studio Theatre
- Address: 275 N. Jordan, Bloomington, IN 47405
- Phone: 812-855-1103
- Times: June 23, 26-30, July 2, 3, 5-7 at 11 am
- Admission: $8 General admission
- www.theatre.indiana.edu
A children’s musical based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith Script and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric Music by Paul Gilvary & William Rush The long-suppressed account of the Big, Bad Wolf is brought to light in Piggsylvania’s Tr... more
Monroe County Preservation Board in the Community Voices Gallery
- July 3, 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
Peoples Park Lunch Concert Series
- July 3, 2012
- Location: Peoples Park
- Address: Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN
- Phone: 812-349-3748
- Times: 11:30 am - 1 pm
- Admission: Free
Stroll Downtown for a toe-tapping lunch break at Peoples Park! Grab some lunch from a local restaurant or brown bag from home, but spend your Tuesday lunch break at Peoples Park! May 1st- Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen May 8th- Starkraven May 15th... more
A Tribute to William Zimmerman (1937-2011)
- July 3, 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 3, 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
Tuesday Farmers' Market
- July 3, 2012
- Location: Bloomingfoods Near West Side
- Address: 316 West 6th Street, Bloomington, IN 47401
- Phone: 812-349-3738
- Times: 4 - 7 pm
- Admission: free
- bloomington.in.gov/calendars/viewEvent.php?event_id=2069;date=2012-06-05
The Tuesday Market on Madison and Sixth Street, next to Bloomingfoods Near West Side, offers a mid-week opportunity to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and flowers directly from the grower. Outdoor dining and live music make this a r... more
