Co-sponsored by Bloomington Parks and Recreation and the Lake Monroe Sailing Association, these lessons teach safe sailing skills to participants 18 years of age or older. No previous sailing experience is required. Instruction includes rigging, sailing upwind and downwind, docking, terminology, safety, and the rules of the road. For sailing details, call LMSA at 824-4611. For registration information, call 349-3700. *Ten percent discount for LMSA members. Recommended text is Sailing Fundamentals by Gary Jobson, available from local bookstores or from the Monroe County Public Library. This class is also appropriate for those who may have physical limitations that make the handling of smaller boats difficult.

Classes are held from June 9 until October 7. Register at least three days in advance.

This installation presents the work of three contemporary Native American artists. It is part of the series, Contemporary Explorations, which features focused, rotating displays from the museum’s permanent collection that explore aspects of art from the 1950s to the present.

Runs until October 14

Annibale and Agostino Carracci were the leaders of the Bolognese school that overthrew Mannerist aesthetics for a style based on the observation of nature, fusing Florentine draftsmanship with Venetian color. This installation features some of their major prints.

Runs until September 16

This exhibit, which runs from June 12 until September 9, features original paintings from “Life Histories of North American Woodpeckers”, a book by nationally recognized wildlife artist and Brown County resident William Zimmerman. Open during regular gallery hours. Visit website for more information.

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, build a model of an amusement park ride and more! This exhibit on simple machines will remain at WonderLab from June 05 until September 23.

WonderLab’s hours are 9:30 am to 5 pm Tue-Sat, 1 pm – 5 pm Sunday. Open extended evening hours until 8:30 pm the first Friday of the month.

This exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures examines history on a large scale, through exploration of cosmic, biological, and human origins. It is open weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from May 8 to August 26, 2012, and is free.

Mathers Museum hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

This exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures is a companion piece to the book by Eric Sandweiss, and presents a survey of Cushman’s extraordinary work, an archive of photographs that is the largest known body of early color photographs by a single photographer—14,500 in all, most shot on vivid, color-saturated Kodachrome stock. It will run until August 27.

Mathers Museum hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

An original musical written and presented by the Youth Musical Theatre Ensemble as part of the Ivy Tech/BPP Youth Theatre Education program. The production is based upon the theme of dreams and nightmares.

Showing August 2-4 at 7 pm & August 5 at 2 pm
Tickets $15 General Admission, $8 Children Under 13.

Youth Theater will perform Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

“Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast this summer with YT! This classic musical is one of the most beautiful love stories ever told. It’s filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, special effects and dazzling production numbers, including “Be Our Guest,” Human Again,” “Belle,” and “Gaston.” Beloved songs, heart pumping choreography.”

Playing at 7:30 pm on August 3 and 4, and 3:00 pm on August 5. Visit website to purchase tickets.

The Sunday Concert Series at Bryan Park features a variety of local musical acts playing each Sunday from 6:30-8 pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and picnic basket and enjoy an outdoor performance.

July 15th – Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
July 22nd – Steel Panache
July 29th – Jason Fickel and Ginger Curry
August 5th – Afro Hoosier
August 12th – Krista Detor
August 19th – O2R Blues Band
August 26th – Creek Dogs