FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Photo Courtesy of IU Student Foundation

 

Trashion Refashion

Date: Sunday, April 16
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Admission: $10.00-$15.00 per ticket

Experience a two‐part runway show featuring designs made from refashioned garments or unwanted material.
 

35th Annual Women's Little 500 Race

Date: Friday, April 21
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Admission: $35.00 per ticket in advance, $45.00 per ticket at the gate (Valid for both the Men's and Women's races)

Experience IU culture and tradition at the Women's Little 500 race.
 

72nd  Annual Men's Little 500 Race

Date: Saturday, April 22
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Admission: $35.00 per ticket in advance, $45.00 per ticket at the gate (Valid for both the Men's and Women's races)

Experience IU culture and tradition at the Men's Little 500 race.

LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

Enjoy live performances by the following artists:​

The Bluebird Shows

Location: The Bluebird

• Houndmouth
  • Date: Friday, April 7 & Saturday, April 8
  • Time: Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 8:00 PM
  • Admission: $30.00 per ticket
     
• Durand Jones
  • Date: Thursday, April 27
  • Time: Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 8:00 PM
  • Admission: $25.00 per ticket

The Bishop Shows

Location: The Bishop

Matt Hart Book Release with Nevernew & Busman’s Holiday

• Date: Thursday, April 6
• Time: 8:00 PM
• Admission: $5.00 (must be 21 & over)
   

• Post Animal
  • Date: Thursday, April 13
  • Time: 9:30 PM
  • Admission: $18.00 in advance, $20 day of show (must be 18 & over)

The Comedy Attic Shows

Location: The Comedy Attic

• The Legendary Dana Gould
  • Date: Friday, April 14 & Saturday, April 15
  • Time: 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM
  • Admission: $16.00-$20.00 per ticket
     
• Langston Kerman Is Back in Bloomington
  • Date: Friday, April 28 & Saturday, April 29
  • Time: 7:00 PM & 9:15 PM
  • Admission: $15.00-$18.00 per ticket

IU Auditorium

Location: IU Auditorium

• A Conversation with Pitbull
  • Date: Thursday, April 6
  • Time: 8:00 PM
  • Admission: $15.00+
     
• Emanuel Ax
  • Date: Tuesday, April 25
  • Time: 7:30 PM 
  • Admission: $21.00+
• Speaking of Excellence” Featuring George Takei
  • Date: Thursday, April 27
  • Time: 7:00 PM 
  • Admission: $15.00+

The Orbit Room

Location: The Orbit Room

• Session Americana
  • Date: Wednesday, April 27
  • Time: 7:00 PM 
  • Admission: $10.00 plus $1.00 service fee
     
• Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! The Musical
  • Date: Friday April 28 through Sunday, April 30
  • Time: Times vary
  • Admission: $28.00 adult, $21.00 student, $18.00 child (12 & younger)

SPORTING EVENTS

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IU Baseball

• vs. Iowa
  • Date: Friday, April 7 through  Sunday, April 9
  • Time: Friday: 6:00 PM, Saturday: 1:00 PM, Sunday: Noon
  • Location: Bart Kaufman Field
  • Admission: Admission charged
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• vs. Ball State
  • Date: Tuesday, April 11
  • Time: 6:00 PM
  • Location: Bart Kaufman Field
  • Admission: Admission charged
     
• vs. Louisville
  • Date: Tuesday, April 18
  • Time: 6:00 PM
  • Location: Bart Kaufman Field
  • Admission: Admission charged

• vs. Ohio
  • Date: Friday, April 21 through Sunday, April 23
  • Time: Friday: 6:00 PM, Saturday: 1:00 PM, Sunday: Noon
  • Location: Bart Kaufman Field
  • Admission: Admission charged

• vs. Maryland
  • Date: Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30
  • Time: Friday: 6:00 PM, Saturday: 1:00 PM, Sunday: Noon
  • Location: Bart Kaufman Field
  • Admission: Admission charged

IU Softball

• vs. Ohio State
  • Date: Saturday, April 1 & Sunday, April 2
  • Time: Saturday: 2:00 PM, Sunday: 1:00 PM
  • Location: Andy Mohr Field
  • Admission charged
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• vs. Louisville
  • Date: Tuesday, April 11
  • Time: 5:00 PM
  • Location: Andy Mohr Field
  • Admission charged
     
• vs. Nebraska
  • Date: Friday, April 14 through Sunday April 16
  • Time: Friday 6:00 PM, Saturday: 2:00 PM, Sunday: Noon
  • Location: Andy Mohr Field
  • Admission charge

EXHIBITS & OTHER AREA HAPPENINGS

Constellation Stage + Screen presents the film:  Midsommar

Date: Saturday, April 8
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Waldron Arts Center
Admission: $8.00 in advance, $12.00 at the door

It’s time for Summer, or rather Midsommar this April. The unsettling terror begins when a couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown’s fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

USA International Harp Competition Spring Concert

Date: Tuesday, April 11
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: First United Church
Admission: $30.00 adults, $15.00 students

Celebrate the sounds of Spring with music for violin, flute and harp. Gillian Benet Sella, Principal Harpist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and guest artists.  A benefit concert for the USA International Harp Competition.

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