Celebrate this holiday season with local art and help keep Bloomington vibrant! For the holiday months, By Hand Gallery has put together a special show featuring our local Bloomington artists. The show highlights more than 45 artists and a variety of media, with choice fine art pieces by Rudy Pozzatti.

The Kinsey Institute art and library collections contain thousands of examples of erotic imagery produced over centuries by artists around the world. Secret Impressions presents a selection of lithographs, engravings, etchings and woodblock prints from the mid-19th century and earlier. These artworks from France, England, Italy, Germany, Holland, and Japan illustrate the means by which pornographic and erotic images were mass produced before the invention of the camera. Wealthy collectors could commission paintings, but others could purchase prints at a lower cost. Once photography was invented in the 1830s, it quickly became a popular medium for depictions of the nude figure, as well as erotic imagery. The first photographic process to become widespread was the daguerreotype, which produced a unique image. With the invention of a process that used a negative to make multiple photographs, the mass production of erotic images became possible. Hold That Pose features daguerreotypes, tintypes, albumen and gelatin silver prints, stereocards, and other examples of photographic processes that were used in the 19th century by professional photographers to produce and distribute erotic material.

The Kinsey Institute is open to visitors from 1:30 to 5:00 pm weekdays or at other times during office hours by appointment only. Admission is free. Due to adult content, visitors should be 18 years of age or older, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. To schedule a group guided tour of The Kinsey Institute, please call 812-855-7686.

Open Mic hosted by Ryder McQueen

Come claim your stage time.

Monday, January 26 , 5:00 PM

Price: Free

The Player’s Pub
424 South Walnut Street
Bloomington, IN
812-334-2080

An intimate psychological study and a poetic tale of loneliness, Night Train brings two passengers together accidentally in a train compartment. A coquette, bored with her husband, attempts to seduce every available man; a former prisoner of a concentration camp fights his insomnia; old women go on a pilgrimage; and a skirt-chaser seeks his prey. With the arrival of police searching for a murderer, everything changes. It soon turns out that this seemingly average community is able to behave in a most unforeseen manner. (2K DCP presentation)

Anna Hungerfield-Lynch & James Damico (Duo), Melinda Armstrong (Duo with Randy Nichols), Jason Blankenship – TONIGHT! Bloomington Songwriter Showcase
Two Duos this evening . . . Anna Hungerfield-Lynch & James Damico (Bloomington) will be performing their songs for ya and so will newcomers to the program. Anna & James write current, Americana with a tad of jazz influence and even a bit of Folk/Country. Melinda Armstrong and Randy Nichols (Mooresville) – Country/Alternative influence will be making their first appearance on the Showcase this evening – we welcome them with open arms : – ). Also sharing the stage this evening will be Jason Blankenship – a Blues man visiting us from Brown County – whose songs also can be Americana/Folk inspired. Blankenship is a popular musician who has run open mics and even his own Showcase. Lots of talent on stage this evening – hope to see ya out and about!
NO COVER CHARGE and ALL ages are welcomed.

Bloomington Songwriters Showcase

Weekly Round Robin of Songwriters. This week featuring Anna Hungerfield-Lynch & James Damico (Duo), Melinda Armstrong (Duo with Randy Nichols) & Jason Blankenship

Monday, January 26 , 8:00 PM

Price: Donations

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The Player’s Pub
424 South Walnut Street
Bloomington, IN
812-334-2080

Lunch with Nature Series: Winter & Early Spring 2015 Schedule
Paynetown State Recreation Area on Monroe Lake

Bring a sack lunch to enjoy during the main presentation. Afterwards, there will be a short walk/hike that highlights the topic. Each program will last approximately 90 minutes.

Programs are FREE, but there is a gate fee in April (FREE admission in January, February, and March) to enter Paynetown SRA ($5 for vehicle for Indiana residents, $7 per vehicle for out-of-state; annual passes also available).

Due to indoor space restrictions, each program is limited to 12 people (register separately for each program). Advance registration is required Registration website links and deadlines are listed below.

The Science of Snow: Monday, January 26 at 11:00a
Registration Deadline: January 21
Registration Link: http://bit.ly/lwnjan2015
Snow from the teeny-tiny scale to the very large. If there is snow on the ground (or coming down from the clouds!), we’ll get a hands-on look.

Owls in Love: Monday, February 23 at 11:00a
Registration Deadline: February 19
Registration Link: http:/bit.ly/lwnfeb2015
Courtship, mating, and nesting behavior of owls that breed at Monroe Lake, with a short walk to discuss the habitat types preferred by different owl species.

Spring Migration: Monday, March 30 at 11:00a
Registration Deadline: March 26
Registration Link: http:/bit.ly/lwnmar2015
Focus on shorebird migration (and possibly a few duck species). Optional follow-up is a field trip to Stillwater Marsh (a 30 to 40 minute drive), where Monroe Lake maintains a seasonal wetland that caters to many water-loving birds. Main presentation is 45 to 60 minutes; the optional field trip afterwards is about 90 minutes (including to/from travel time).

Nature’s Architects: Monday, April 27 at 11:00a
Registration Deadline: April 23
Registration Link: http:/bit.ly/lwnapr2015
The “builders” in the animal kingdom and how they pull off their architectural successes, with a short walk to look for some of these structures.