This day-camp is for children entering grades 3, 4, 5, and 6, located at the WildCare Center 198 N. Hartstrait Road, Bloomington, IN 47404 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Daily snacks and a t-shirt are provided, but attendees should bring a sack lunch. Cost is $350 per child. Enrollment is limited.

Let WildCare help connect your child to nature with direct observation and study of animals through owl pellets, bones, feet, beaks/jaws, nature projects, and close encounters with our wildlife ambassadors. Certified wildlife rehabilitators will take your child on a week-long journey of science activities, games, and fun all geared toward teaching them to appreciate our wild neighbors and the importance of living in harmony with them.

Visit website for application form.

The Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center features a new exhibit for the month of July: the works of Claire Swallow, Dale Gardner, Sarah Wain, Jessica Lucas and Alex Straiker. British painter Claire Swallow is inspired by everything from childhood trips to the seashore to small household appliances. Photographer Dale Gardner saves turn-of-the-previous-century portraits and gives them new lives in new settings. Art teacher and baker Sarah Wain whips up candy for the eyes that may create cravings in the stomach. IU researchers Alex Straiker and Jessica Lucas present color-enhanced stills and videos taken of digital microscopy. Who knew mouse tissue could be this beautiful?

The exhibit, running until July 28, is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 7 pm. Closed Sundays.

This exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures examines history on a large scale, through exploration of cosmic, biological, and human origins. It is open weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from May 8 to August 26, 2012, and is free.

Mathers Museum hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

This exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures examines the nature of culture through the exploration of cultural traditions surrounding life stages and universal needs. It is free and open to the public during regular museum hours, and will run until August 27.

Mathers Museum hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

Painter John Thom’s exhibit “From Warhol to Rothko we shared, but I disagreed” will be on exhibit at The Gallery Group, during weekday business hours, through July 26th. A friend of Mark Rothko and Andy Warhol, Thom’s works have been described as “Dali-cartoons”. John now resides in Bloomington, Indiana, living next to his brother and best-selling author, James Alexander Thom.

Sara is a signature member of the Bloomington Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Society of Indiana. A graduate of the Indiana University Printmaking Department of the School of Fine Arts, and a Monroe County Middle School Art teacher for almost 30 years, Ms. McQueen enjoys working in collage and printing as well as being a plein air painter. For this exhibit, she shows some leaf stamps in her compositions and abstract explorations with hand made and international papers.

Exhibit runs until July 29. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 am – 5:30 pm (8 pm on First Fridays.)

Bring your preschooler and do gooey art activities kids love! Kids will have all sorts of messy fun as they get their faces painted, make slime, paint, have a snack, and enjoy arts and crafts.

Discount for groups. Groups must register and set up a time in advance to receive discounted rate. For more information, or to register your group of 10 or more, contact Karen Serfling at 349-3746 or [email protected]

The Brown County Art Guild exhibit for July features Gerrie Govert (pastels) and Hattie Stanton (oils). Exhibit will run through July 30th. An artists’ reception will be held on Saturday, July 14, from 5-8 pm, during the Village Art Walk.

Gallery hours:
Tu-Sat: 11 am-5 pm
Sunday: 12 pm-5 pm
Closed Monday

Stroll Downtown for a toe-tapping lunch break at Peoples Park! Grab some lunch from a local restaurant or brown bag from home, but spend your Tuesday lunch break at Peoples Park!

May 1st- Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen
May 8th- Starkraven
May 15th- dwBrykalski
May 22nd- Sharlee Davis and Will Devitt
May 29th- Craig and Lori Brenner
June 5th- Kevin Reynolds June 12th- 64 Colors
June 19th- Gordon Bonham
June 26th- The Mundies
July 3rd- Kid Kazooey and the Ballroom Roustabouts
July 10th- Scott Frye
July 17th- Pan USA
July 24th- Sad Sam Blues Band
July 31- Monika Herzig and Peter Kienele
August 7th- The Mizfits
August 14th- Don’t Call me Betty
August 21st- Fiddle “n” Feet
August 28th- The Gospel Gurlz

Pan USA (interactive steel drum music)