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 examines the nature of culture through the exploration of cultural traditions surrounding life stages and universal needs. It is free and open to the public during regular museum hours, and will run until August 27.

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

The Farmer House Museum will be featuring the work of Jane Briley, a contemporary painter on porcelain. Ms. Briley began painting on china in 1972. On moving to Bloomington, Ms. Briley became active in teaching and promoting china painting, particularly through the activities of the Blooms of Bloomington china painting club. Ms. Briley’s work is traditional in style, timeless in its grace and charm. Her work is also currently on display at The Venue, Fine Art and Gifts. Exhibit runs until September 2.

The Farmer House is located at 529 N. College Ave. in downtown Bloomington, right across College Ave. from the Waffle House. The museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 10cam-1 pm, with additional hours until 4 pm on Saturday. Admission is free. The telephone number is 812-336-5597.

“Articulture” at The Venue is an exhibit of paintings by Marco Zehrung. Marco’s unusual and bold color combinations evoke powerful emotional sensations from the viewer in both their figurative and painterly abstractions. Many of these new paintings are reminiscent of the surf, sand and sun. Although quite bold, they create a calming effect.

The exhibit runs until August 16 and will be available for viewing during regular gallery hours: 11 am-7 pm Tu-Sat, 12 pm-5 pm Sun.

Wondering where you’re going to eat on a Thursday night in August? Come out to Nick’s English Hut! If you sit in the BACKROOM, 10% of food sales plus Natalie’s tips will be donated to Stepping Stones!

Join us for the Art Museum’s Culturefest After-Party, welcoming new and returning students with a culture fusion event featuring art, music, food, and more. Enjoy music in the museum as you sample coffee from around the world, chocolates by BLU Boy Chocolate Café, and inspiring works of art in the galleries! All three of the museum’s permanent collection galleries will be open. This casual and fun event is free.

Indiana Festival Theatre presents “Happily Ever Chloe”, a production by Grammy Award-nominated Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid.

Adopted Asian-American Chloe Ellsworth finishes college and returns home to her family farm in Middle Valley, Indiana, but her royal birth family demands that she immediately return to her native land to take her place on the throne. This life-altering disruption sends her on a fairy-tale journey, that reveals her true identity and her true place in the world.

August 16-18 at 7:30 pm
August 19 at 2:00 pm
Wells-Metz Theatre

See web link for tickets.

“Sing your hairy bear out” at Bear’s Place Karaoke, which is held every Thursday at 9:00 pm. Hundreds of new songs are offered. No cover.