This is an event for anyone who is new to the Chamber of Commerce and is interested in becoming a member and learning how to take advantage of the benefits and networking opportunities that it offers. The event is free, but registration is required. Call the Chamber to register.

Volunteer to teach area sixth grade students about our awesome natural heritage through multiple stations including karst, creeks, wetlands, forests, and soils. If you have an interest in the outdoors and enjoy working with children, sign up for our Leonard Springs Nature Day programs. Station facilitators and group leaders are needed.

Register on web link provided.

In the middle of the twentieth century, the deserts around the Dead Sea yielded a remarkable treasure. The scrolls include some of the oldest existing Hebrew Bible texts, along with a large collection of other documents that reveal much about the world in a pivotal time in religious history-the world immediately prior to the development of Christianity and post-Temple Judaism.

4 Tuesdays, April 3 through 24. Register on website.

IU Health Bloomington offers free classes, support groups, and nicotine replacement therapy. No registration is necessary unless otherwise noted.

Every Tuesday at 714 S. Rogers St. (Second Floor Classroom). Class from 6-7 pm, support group from 7-8 pm.

Scott Schroeder will present. The Civil War Roundtable meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Monroe County History Center, 202 E. 6th St., Bloomington, IN.

The City of Bloomington will host a presentation by Gene Baur, co-founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. The lecture, “Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food,” will take place Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 7pm in City Hall Council Chambers, 401 N Morton St. It is free and open to the public. Copies of Baur’s national best seller, which has the same title as his lecture, will be available for sale and signing.

Presentation by Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization. Baur will address topics such as: the sentience of farm animals, the sustainability and environmental impacts of animal agriculture, legislative campaigns against factory farming, advice for activists, the economics of animal agribusiness, the local food movement, and health, wellness and nutrition.

Pianist Monika Herzig and her band will perform at Café Django in support of Jazz Appreciation Month and the Jazz From Bloomington mentoring program. No cover.

Wind Ensemble directed by Stephen W. Pratt

A combination of indie rock, pop, garage band and instrumental “post-rock” from three local bands.

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