From the builders of some of America’s earliest railroads and farms to Civil Rights pioneers to digital technology entrepreneurs, Indian Americans have long been an inextricable part of American life. “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” explores the Indian American experience and the community’s vital political, professional, and cultural contributions to American life and history. The exhibition moves past pop-culture stereotypes of Indian Americans to explore the heritage, daily experience, and diverse contributions of Indian immigrants and their descendants in the United States. Weaving together stories of individual achievement and collective struggle, “Beyond Bollywood” uses photography, narrative, multimedia, and interactive stations to tell a uniquely American story, while conveying the texture, vibrancy, and vitality of Indian American communities.

“Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” was created by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The Mathers Museum’s presentation of the exhibit has been generously funded by Indiana University alumnus Robert N. Johnson, the Madhusudan and Kiran C. Dhar India Studies Program, the Asian American Studies Program, and the Department of American Studies. Gallery is open 9am-4:30 pm Tues-Fri and 1pm-4:30pm Sat/Sun.

Free visitor parking is available by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and ST permits. During the weekends free parking is available on the surrounding streets.An access ramp is located at the Fess Avenue entrance, on the corner of Ninth Street and Fess Avenue. Reserved parking spaces are available on Ninth Street, between Fess Avenue and Indiana Avenue. If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please call 812-855-6873.

Learn how easy and fun these are to make at home.   Each attendee will get hands on experience making some sample to take home and will receive DIY recipes.  The workshop will be taught by HGF volunteer, Kris Heeter.

Take a special thematic tour of the IU Art Museum’s collection focusing on the museum’s holdings in ancient jewelry. Presented by IU Art Museum Docent Becky Hrisomalos, this tour is free and open to the public. Please meet near the information desk on the first floor of the museum’s Thomas T. Solley atrium.

All women are fickle. That sums up this opera’s theme—and that’s exactly what the cynical bachelor, Don Alfonso, sets out to prove. He’s willing to bet big bucks that no woman can stay true to her man for more than one day.

His victims? Two gullible young soldiers who are ready to wager that their fiancées—who are sisters—are paragons of virtue. These guys are positive that their girls will pass any fidelity test with flying colors. But they don’t!

So what happens when the sisters end up unwittingly swapping fiancés because the men’s tricky deceptions work only too well? Is it reconciliation or emotional devastation? Find out as you enjoy this multi-layered Mozartian confection that dazzles with brilliant arias and ensembles.

Stella (Suzette Weakley – https://www.reverbnation.com/suzetteweakley) meets lots of special Singer-Songwriters as the person who books the Bloomington Songwriter Showcase. Every other month – she invites Audience Faves to join her as ‘Stella & Friends’ at the Pine Room Tavern in Nashville IN (51 E. Chestnut Ave. www.thepineroomtavern.net . Great food, Great Friends, Great music with Ralph Ed Jeffers (C.P.R. and the Punkin Hollar Boys) and the velvety vocals and award-winning songs of Cara Jean Marcy who join Stella this evening. NO COVER CHARGE – ALL Ages welcomed. Music starts at 8:00 p.m.