Heritage Days, an annual event at Monroe Lake’s Paynetown SRA, returns to the property on Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9.

The highlight of the event is a small Heritage Village that sets up in the Lakeview picnic area, next to the swimming beach. Reenactors portray different time periods from 1745 to the 1890s and invite you to wander through their camps.

The Heritage Village will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, July 9.

The naturalist staff will also offer several additional historically-themed programs throughout the weekend to complement the Heritage Village.

Attendees can learn a basic basket weaving technique, make a quill pen, complete a leathercrafting project, turn plant material into cordage, and learn about the importance of furs to early settlers.

For event details and program times, go to the DNR web calendar at calendar.dnr.in.gov and search for July 7 to 9 at Monroe Lake.

Paynetown SRA is located at 4850 S. State Road 446, Bloomington.

The Property Entrance Fee at Paynetown SRA is $7 per vehicle with Indiana license plates, or $9 per vehicle with out-of-state plates. Annual Entrance Permits are also available for sale at the gatehouse.

Shimmy Con is an annual Belly Dance Conference in Bloomington, IN. Events include dance workshops, lectures, panel discussions and performances.

Join us in the afternoon during the Lecture Series at the Monroe Convention Center. The lectures feature speakers that are regarded highly in the belly dance community within the United States and worldwide. Topics include lectures in Belly Dance history, music, costumes and more.

If you want to add a full day of Belly Dance. join us in the evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for Spectacular Shimmies. Tickets can be purchased at the Buskirk- Chumley Theater Box Office.

With an attraction to the natural world Mary Uthuppuru has had to develop a way to cope with the perceived unfairness of Mother Nature. It was tempting to listen to the turtle inside that encouraged her to close up in her shell and hide in the nearest book from things that were scary. As a child, she liked two things above most: reading and playing in the dirt. Over time, Mary discovered a love for uncovering the mysterious intricacies of human, plant, and animal behavior. It is now with moxy that she learns as much as she can about the world around her. Literature has been a reliable source with which to understand society, but to appreciate nature, she creates artwork. Within her work are little exercises of exploration where she examines the things that she wants to understand better. Artists’ books allow Mary to create environments within which the viewer can contemplate or unearth ideas. Straying from traditional book formats allows these experiences and ideas to unfold in response to the person interacting with them.

Identities and the Compression of Time
First Fridays @ The Fell: ‘Identities and the Compression of Time’, paintings by Caleb Knodell. Knodell is a recent MFA graduate of Indiana University who specializes in oil on canvas painting. The pop-up gallery will feature ‘Blue The Gap’, ceramics by Luke Ford. Join us Friday July 7 from 6-9pm.

Exhibit hangs July 7 – 28
Gallery hours: Wed 4-7 & Fri 2-7

Anger is a destructive response to feelings of unhappiness and it appears in many forms and disguises. Sometimes it manifests as a feeling of stress, other times it may take the form of depression. From the slightest frustration to resentment and embittered rage, anger is an emotion we all need to understand and conquer if we are to enjoy and make the most of our life.

IU Summer Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost!

JULY 7 – JULY 22

Wells-Metz Theatre

In one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies, the King of Nevarre and his three male friends have pledged to swear off the company of women for three years and focus on a life of study. But when the Princess of France and her ladies show up on the scene, the men and their intentions of living a life of abstinence are tested.

July 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21 at 7:30 pm

July 16 and 22 at 2:00 pm

Tickets are available at the Indiana University Auditorium box office or at theatre.indiana.edu.

http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/productions/IUST2017/loveslabourslost.shtml

$20 for Adults

$10 for Students

‘Sparkles’, ‘shimmies’, ‘earthy’, and ‘elegance’ briefly describe the complex and wonderful world of belly dance. Spectacular Shimmies is the performance series of Shimmy Con, an annual Belly Dance Conference. Enjoy one or two nights of performances by dancers and troupes from Indiana and surrounding states.

The Friday evening performance includes access to Shimmy Con’s keynote address, a pre-talk by Ruby Jazayre. She will reflect on the changes she has seen in the Middle Eastern Dance World since she began her dance career in 1978. The keynote address starts at 7:30 pm.

On Saturday, listeners will enjoy live music by Salaam. Performing dance artists will include the amazing instructors and speakers of the conference. After the show, get up and join us in open dancing with Salaam.

Friday: Doors open for the pre-show talk / keynote at 7pm.
Friday & Saturday: Doors open for the performances at 8pm and will run approximately 2 hours.

Performance dates:
July 7, 2017: 8:30 pm (pre-show talk at 7:30 pm)
July 8, 2017: 8:30 pm (live music by Salaam)

For more information: shimmycon.com