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.

In our modern society most people have simply too much to do and not enough time, and as a result experience enormous stress, anxiety and fatigue.

In this half day event we will learn special practices of mindfulness and meditation that bring peace to our everyday tasks, giving them greater purpose and meaning.

Indiana artist Richard Emery Nickolson presents, “How to Tell a War Story” at 2 PM, July 8th. Come out and learn how war has been depicted in art throughout time.

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.

LIVE MUSIC SERIES @ CREEKBEND VINEYARD
Pack a big blanket, and spread out with family or friends on our farm house lawn. Take a twirl to the tune of a live band, and sip and savor wine and great food. And enjoy the stunning vineyard landscape as a backdrop.
Our July event, “Red, White & Rosé,” will feature local food trucks and ice cream from The Chocolate Moose. Americana folk music from Bloomington’s own singer/songwriter, Jason Wilber.

Hit show from last year is back at Playhouse – Live band and vocalists celebrating all those traditional old-timey country songs. Mama, don’t let your babies miss this show! Produced by One Pulse Entertainment. All ages show.

IU Summer Theatre presents Persuasion!

JULY 8 – JULY 23

Wells-Metz Theatre

Persuasion – in this adaptation of Jane Austen’s romantic novel, Anne and her former fiancé, Captain Wentworth, are thrust back into each other’s lives after seven years apart. As the plot thickens, Anne and Captain Wentworth must wrestle with their true feelings and decide whether or not they were wrong all those years ago.

July 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 at 7:30 pm

July 9, 15 and 23 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/persuasion.shtml

$20 for Adults

$10 for Students

Summer Music 2017

Summer Chorus & Summer Philharmonic

Betsy Burleigh, conductor

Repertoire
Stravinsky: Pulcinella (complete ballet) (1920)
J. Haydn, Missa in angustiis, Hob.XXII:11
(“Lord Nelson Mass”)

Enjoy this performance from anywhere in the world via IUMusicLive!

‘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