Monroe County United Ministries (MCUM) will be partnering with Monroe County grocery stores, Friday, August 23 through Sunday, August 25, to accept food donations for community residents in need during the eighth annual “Each One, Feed One” Community Food Drive. More than 200 volunteers will be collecting non-perishable food donations at area grocery stores in order to restock one of Monroe County’s largest food pantries after a summer of diminished donations. Help us to meet our goal of collecting over 16,000 pounds of food, cleaning supplies, and hygiene items for families experiencing a financial crisis. Financial donations are also gratefully accepted. Those seeking basic needs assistance from Monroe County United Ministries are in financial crisis, often due to unavoidable shocks such as unemployment, divorce, an unexpected repair, injury, and illness. In response, MCUM provides the basics, including: food; clothing; hygiene items; cleaning supplies diapers; and rent, mortgage, and utility assistance, to help struggling households return to self-sufficiency after a challenging time.

The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market is held every Saturday from 8 am until 1 pm, from April through November.

The Farmers’ Market is located at 401 N. Morton St. next to City Hall – Showers Building. Locally grown produce, annual and perennial plants, and a variety of prepared foods are available. Purchase your food directly from farmers and ask them questions about their products. Local entertainment adds to the shopping as well as socializing experience. Tantalizing scents and the inviting atmosphere may cause you to make the Market a weekend tradition.

The 3rd Annual Bloomington Resale Trail will be held this year on August 24. This event joins seven locations throughout Bloomington into one giant garage sale where you can find treasures and back-to-school bargains, and give back to your community at the same time.

H2H intercepts reusable items during the student moveout, and brings them all together for a one-day sale, open to both students and the general public, to support Habitat for Humanity and other charitable causes. Cash only. Contact [email protected] or visit www.indiana.edu/~h2h for more info or to volunteer.

Monty Helm, paintings, “The Gothic Series”
Indiana Artisans, paintings and drawings, “Collective Works”
Sandy Hill, contemporary textiles, “Quixotic Little Quilts”
Mark L. Kidd, photography, “Long-Term Parking”

Cirque Arte
Large canvas and acrylic paintings by Juliana Burrell, an artist and member of the Flight Fitness Club-Bloomington. Juliana was born and raised in South America. After completing multiple degrees at Indiana University, she joined a professional circus troupe as an aerialist and toured nationally for four years. After touring, she returned to Indiana and began work as an artist and art educator. The paintings in this exhibition draw upon her varied experiences and have the bold lines, vivid colors, and defined shapes that are the hallmark of her style.

The Flight Fitness Club-Bloomington will be featured in the First Friday Evening Science of Art: Aerial Arts on September 6 and at the benefit gala Science Night Out: Cirque on September 13.

Construction Junction: The Science of Building
Design, build, test, and engineer all kinds of structures! The special exhibition’s three-dimensional building experiences include the Skyline Toolbox, developed and designed by Chicago Children’s Museum, where children can use wooden struts and braces, fabric curtain walls, and real construction tools to build imaginative, original structures big enough for them to walk inside! Other components include the Earthquake Shake Table, the Multilevel Building Zone, the Bridge the River Cantilever Challenge, unique materials construction stations, and more. There also is a special place for toddlers and preschoolers to build with age-appropriate materials.

Come join us for some friendly and fun competitive events where you can apply all the things you have learned at Mad 4 My Dog! Then we’ll have our first Carnival for Dogs where we’ll play and laugh all afternoon. Of course… there will be prizes too! Also present will be vendors who will show you some great products for your pets, and help you document the day with a professional photo or a caricature of you and your dog! There will be demonstrations of different types of training we do at M4MD, and we will be conducting charity drives for the local Humane Association, Shelter, and Rescues.

Chamber Market Share is a LIVE broadcast featuring Chamber members who talk about their business, share why they like doing business in Monroe County, and other topics of choice. We’ll be there every Saturday beginning in May through October!

Interested in being featured? Contact Mary Jo Orlowski at [email protected] to sign up!

Recent Explorations in Form and Color Porcelain by Scott Frankenberger. Functional porcelain, intended for use in the home or workplace. Scott enjoys embellishing the surfaces with a variety of marks and textures, as well as building up a layered blend of colors from overlapping glazes, slips, and overglaze decoration.

By Hand Gallery is open Monday – Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. Exhibit runs until September 28.

Get to know Bloomington as you never have before! On our tour, you will savor authentic cultural cuisine while visiting historical sites the area is known for with one of our Local Tour Guides. Suitable for 21+ and all fitness levels, this three hour guided walking tour is a unique combination of food and drink tastings as well as an insightful glance into Bloomington’s historical and local attractions (including significant facts about our very own Indiana University!). The menu ranges from savory to sweet cuisine, ethnic foods to locally admired wines, and an insider’s view into the history and architecture that defines Bloomington. This unique and delectable experience will leave you with new culinary perspectives and satisfied appetites, yet your taste buds will be hungrier than ever to continue exploring more hidden, tasteful treasures Bloomington has to offer.