Is it magic or is it science? Have great fun exploring the surprising tricks mirrors can play on your brain! This special hands-on exhibition for people of all ages is on display at WonderLab (Tuesday – Sunday) through April 13.

Featured exhibit on display in the Upper Loft Gallery: Annual Winter Exhibition, featuring paintings by Contemporary Art Guild Member Artists and works from the Marie Goth Estate Permanent Collection. Now – December 31

Reception: Second Saturday, December 14, 5:00-8:00 pm (during the Holiday Village Art Walk)
Please join the Guild for an evening of light refreshments and to purchase your $10 raffle ticket for your final opportunity to win the beautiful autumn landscape created collaboratively by nine Guild Member Artists. Contributing artists include Mark Burkett, Ronald Mack, Thom Robinson, Rena Brouwer, Patricia Rhoden, Wyatt LeGrand, Jeanne McLeish, Pamela Chase Newell, and Chris Newlund. The lucky raffle winner will be drawn during the Holiday Art Walk reception. (need not be present to win).

It’s the festive season at the Farmer House Museum. Visit the museum now to experience “Our Home For the Holidays” featuring the Bellevue Group’s Artist Tree. This tree is adorned with locally crafted ornaments and is even topped with a homemade angel. In our other rooms a focus on hand knitted items adds to the cozy feel. Also on display are our vintage Christmas village, a Victorian style tree and holiday cards from our collection spanning 100 years. All of this and more are viewable at the Farmer House Museum! The Farmer House Museum is located at 529 N. College Ave. Our regular house are 10-2 Wed-Sunday with extra hours until 4 pm on Saturday.

“For the Beauty of the Earth”, an exhibition of photographs and artwork by Glenda Breeden and Patricia C. Coleman, opens November 1, 2013 in Lennie’s Restaurant and Brewhouse. Opening Reception is Tuesday, November 5th 7:00pm to 9:00pm in Lennie’s Bar and Brewhouse, 1795 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN. Exhibit runs through December 31, 2013. Glenda Breeden is passionate about photographing nature. She is a peace activist, writer, photographer, poet, mother, grandmother and advocate for justice. Patricia C. Coleman loves the process of moving ideas into artist reality. Artist, poet, storyteller, she is owner of Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café where she shares her arts and crafts and herbal products, and the creations of ten other local artist and artisans. Photographs and art purchase information will be available at Lennie’s. You can reach Patricia at 812-334-8155 or see more of her work online at http://www.hartrock.net/cafe.htm.

Sunday – Thursday 11 am – 11 pm
Friday & Saturday 11 am – Midnight
*The Pub is open one hour later.

New in the Galleries: “Photographing Rosie the Riveter”
Runs October 1-January 26
The conscription of men into military service during WW II led to a demand for female workers in the factories supplying munitions and war supplies. Government photography projects, such as the Farm Security Administration (FSA), revamped their operations to support the efforts of the Office of War Information (OWI). This installation features propagandistic images of female assembly-line workers by Andreas Feininger, Alfred T. Palmer, and Howard Liberman. Organized by Maura Campbell-Balkits, a museum intern in the Department of Communications and Culture.

“CELEBRATION Gift-able ARTS” : an exhibit of locally crafted arts, crafts, gifts and ornaments to surprise and delight. Exhibit runs through December 31st, 2013. The Wellness Arts Gallery features the work of local artists, craftspeople, and creative people from across the earth. Open Tuesday through Friday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Saturdays, 12 pm to 5 pm, Sundays 1-4 pm with BAKE SALE and every first Friday 1- 8 pm. The Wellness Arts Gallery has a call out for artists interested in exhibiting in our intimate space. We look forward to meeting you and discussing exhibiting your work. For information call 812-334-8155. Sign up for our mailing list or contact us at [email protected].

Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas lead the sweet-natured Charlie Bucket on the tour of a lifetime through a fantastical chocolate factory. Featuring the songs Pure Imagination and Candyman. Showing December 20 through January 4. See all showtimes at website.

Age recommendation: 3+

Show Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Based on Roald Dahl’s classic 1964 children’s book, and on the 1971 cult classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder. Features all the music from the Wilder movie and several additional songs added for the stage. Cardinal’s 8th annual family holiday production at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Previous holiday shows include The Wizard of Oz, Annie, the Sound of Music and A Year with Frog and Toad.
“Willy Wonka” features a cast of dozens local actors, including Mike Price in the role of Willy Wonka, Chicago veteran actor Richard Henzel as Grandpa Joe, and veteran Cardinal actor Lola Kennedy as a female Charlie.

Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas lead the sweet-natured Charlie Bucket on the tour of a lifetime through a fantastical chocolate factory. Featuring the songs Pure Imagination and Candyman. Showing December 20 through January 4. See all showtimes at website.

Age recommendation: 3+

Show Location: Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Based on Roald Dahl’s classic 1964 children’s book, and on the 1971 cult classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder. Features all the music from the Wilder movie and several additional songs added for the stage. Cardinal’s 8th annual family holiday production at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Previous holiday shows include The Wizard of Oz, Annie, the Sound of Music and A Year with Frog and Toad.
“Willy Wonka” features a cast of dozens local actors, including Mike Price in the role of Willy Wonka, Chicago veteran actor Richard Henzel as Grandpa Joe, and veteran Cardinal actor Lola Kennedy as a female Charlie.