From April through November, farmers and vendors fill Showers Common with locally grown produce, annual and perennial plants, and freshly baked bread for the Saturday morning Market. Local musicians perform while thousands of people find their way among the corn and tomatoes, local dairy products, and warm scents of fresh herbs. The Market often feels like equal parts shopping, socializing, and treasure hunt. Come early so you can amble among friends as you seek out that dried lavender or fresh basil you have been dreaming about.

The Market is open every Saturday, April through September, from 8 am until 1 pm and Saturdays in October and November from 9 am until 1 pm The season ends with the Holiday Market on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, from 10 am – 3 pm.

What: Ellettsville Farmers Market, a Program of Area 10 Agency on Aging

When: 8:00am-12:00pm, Every Saturday, beginning June 7, through Sept 27, 2014

Where: Area 10 Agency on Aging, Endwright Center, 631 W. Edgewood Dr, Ellettsville, 47429

Who: Locally Growers

Cost: FREE (donations and support gratefully accepted!)

About: Beginning this summer, Area 10 Agency on Aging will host the Ellettsville Farmers Market every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon (June 7 through September 27). Area 10 is thrilled to provide a place for local farmers and neighbors to meet and connect in an easily accessible convenient location. Children will learn more about where their food comes from and families can purchase fresh, local produce and other farm produced goods. Area 10 is located at 631 W. Edgewood Dr. in Ellettsville next to Edgewood Jr. High School.
During market season, the Endwright Center’s hours will be extended to include Saturday mornings (8 am-noon). Patrons will have access to facilities and can come inside to cool off on a hot summer day or participate in scheduled classes and programs. Endwright Center members (only) will have access to the fitness equipment. Everyone is invited to stop at the Area 10 information table to learn about the wonderful services the agency provides to seniors, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers.
At the end of each market day, vendors are encouraged to donate unsold produce to the area 10 food pantry. Our food pantry provides over 500 bags of groceries each month to homebound seniors. Vendors may also compost excess produce scraps in the Area 10 Mustang Garden, a small teaching garden which also provides produce for the food pantry.
We encourage anyone interested in becoming a vendor, reserving an information table, serving as a volunteer, sponsor or supporter of the Ellettsville Farmers Market to contact us soon. The application deadline to reserve a vendor spot for the entire market season is May 2.
More Information: Please contact [email protected] – or (812) 876-3383 Laura Kray, Nutrition Program Manager (ext 553); or Jaime Sweany, Director, Endwright Center (ext 582)

Join us this week as the Lilly Library’s summer exhibition, “Spiritualists, Sorcerers, and Stage Magicians: Magic and the Supernatural at the Lilly Library,” makes its debut. The exhibition will run from June 2 to August 30, with a special reception on Saturday, June 21 from 6:00-8:00 PM.

The exhibition showcases the Library’s wide-ranging and eclectic holdings on magic and the supernatural, from 17th-century treatises on witchcraft to modern-day comic books.

Stay tuned to the Lilly Library’s blog and website for details about upcoming special events and blog posts throughout the summer highlighting items in Lilly’s collection such as discussion of spiritualism in the correspondence of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the Lilly’s recently-acquired issues of the pulp magazine Weird Tales, and annotated editions of books by the self-styled black magician Aleister Crowley.

Library hours are Monday – Thursday, 9 am – 6 pm, Friday, 9 am – 5 pm, and Saturday, 9 am – 1 pm. Closed Sundays.

“Perspective”, Wyatt LeGrand, painting; “Windows”, Mia Beach, photography; “Grids”, Perry Olds, photography; “Portraits”, Karen Holtzclaw, painting. Browse multiple galleries in a beautiful, historic downtown setting. Join us for a special opening reception on Friday, July 11, 5-8 pm, due to the 4th of July holiday on this month’s First Friday. Regular hours: M-F 9-7; Sat 9-5.

Nano: Small Science, Big Fun
Explore the science of the very, very small! The interactive science exhibition brings to life nanoscale phenomena in nature, as well as nano technology and products. Some of the exhibition experiences are part of a national touring collection, which is making its first appearance in Indiana at WonderLab.

Nano Art
An exhibition of fourteen images that show the compelling beauty of biological and physical structures on the nano- and micro-size scale. WonderLab visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite image for the People’s Choice Award.

“Cracking the Code: Quilt Pattern Meanings”
In the past many thought that Quilts made during the mid-to late part of the 19th century were created to aid travelers on the Underground Railroad. Now, research shows that there is no documentation regarding quilt patterns as a form of communication for Underground Railroad Travelers. This exhibit will examine different patterns and their purported meanings. The show and exhibit are on the bus route and FREE with IHQS wristband or hand stamp,during quilt show only. Runs through August 1.

“Living in Color”
Local artist, Avi Katz, has taken historic photos of Bloomington and turned them into colorized, painted, masterpieces. Runs through September 6.

Community Voices Gallery: “Monroe County United Ministries”
The Community Voices Gallery gives local organizations the opportunity to tell their story. Monroe County United Ministries is a a nurturing organization serving working families and those in distress by assisting those with emergency needs and subsidized childcare. We provide quality education and a safe place for children, basic needs assistance for the poor and community service opportunities. Runs through July 31.

“Auto Indiana”
From Elwood Haynes’s early machine to today’s numerous parts manufacturers, this exhibition examines the role of the automobile in the Hoosier State. Indiana was one of the leaders in automobile production until the 1930’s when Detroit emerged as the nation’s technological and industrial giant. Come see the Howe car, Monroe County’s first automobile, graciously on loan from the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. Runs through December 31.

The History Center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-4pm.

“Found Antiques and Mobley Auction Service will be holding a Huge Public Auction at 10 am July 19 at the Corner of 11th and Rogers St.

The huge Public sale will feature Antiques, Collectibles, Guns, Furniture, Electronics, Coins, Jewelry, Cars, Motorcycles, Housewares, Vintage wares, Cameras, dolls, vinyl, books, antiquities and much more! Please come out and see all the great items we have to offer. “

The Bellevue Group is pleased to present Awake To A Dream, a solo exhibition of new work by Lena Burkett.

Burkett is a native of southern Indiana and has considered Bloomington her home since 2001. Her art is informed by her interest in world myth and religions and the intertwining of culture, history, music and poetry. She has a true passion for painting. Her paintings strive to create an imaginary world of forms on top of the real world. She has said about the exhibition that she is pleased and excited to share her work with the community that she has grown to love and hopes that they enjoy viewing them as much as she has enjoyed creating them.

Exhibit runs until the end of July. Operating hours are 10 am – 3 pm Wednesday-Sunday.

Reception: Second Saturday, July, 12, 5-8 pm, during the Village Art Walk

About Corrine Hull:
Corrine Hull is originally from Richmond, Indiana. She took her first painting class at the age of seven and has continued painting ever since. She has taken numerous classes and workshops with area artists such as Esther Nusbaum and Doris Turnbaugh. Corrine studied locally with Midwestern artists, Ron Mack, Robert Hoffman, Scott Sullivan, Angel Mercado, Robert Eberle, and Joel Knapp. She also ventured to the Adirondacks for a workshop on painting from nature.
Corrine is a member of the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA), serving as President from 2006-8. She is also a member of the Indiana Artists Club, the Southside Art League, the Indiana Heritage Arts Association and the Chicago Pastel Painters. She was involved with Drawn to Dance; a collaboration between Indiana artists and Dance Kaleidoscope. Her work can be seen at the Madison Art Gallery in (Madison, IN); the Southside Art League Gallery, and the Hoosier Salon Gallery in (Indianapolis, IN) and the Brown County Art Guild, where she has been a member artist since 2011.
She enjoys the spontaneity and light found in plain air painting but also enjoys painting from life with her friends and colleges in the evenings at Herron School of Art (Indianapolis, IN). Her artwork has been exhibited and received many awards throughout the Midwest.
Artist’s Statement: “As a native of Indiana, I am fortunate to have a wide variety of landscapes from which to paint, from the dunes and Lake Michigan in Northern Indiana to the beautiful hills of southern Indiana. So I have naturally gravitated to plein air painting and currently serve as president of the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA). I enjoy the spontaneity and the challenge of capturing the mood and the light when I paint outdoors as well as the discipline of my figurative work. Over the years I have experimented with various mediums and now paint primarily in oil and pastel.”

About Jon Uban:
Jon Uban was born in 1958 to an artistic mother and a do-it-yourself father. He spent most of his childhood climbing trees and playing around the woods and streams still to be found in Northwest Indiana at that time. Early interests also included drawing, painting, music and astronomy.
Jon graduated college with a painting degree, and has spent much of his life working in the arts: from illustration work, to performing music; from self-syndicating his own comic strip in newspapers nationwide, to owning and operating his own recording studio, and giving private painting lessons. But his passion has always been capturing in paint the feelings that inspire him from the natural world.
Now a full-time painter, his artwork can be found in collections worldwide. And, Jon can still be found wandering through the woods as he did in childhood.
Jon has been a member artist with the Brown County Art Guild since 2013.
Artist’s Statement: “I am inspired each day by the beauty I find in nature, from things as simple as the understated fall of light upon a forest floor, the way colors reflect off ripples of moving water, or the curl of a flower petal seen up close.

Showcasing photographs taken by local residents, the ‘This is How I Live United’ gallery captures how our friends, family, and neighbors Live United by giving, advocating, and volunteering to create a better tomorrow for our community.

United Way of Monroe County and our partners work every day to ensure everyone in our community has the building blocks for a better life — Education, Earnings, and the Essentials. And you are part of this work — whether through donations, volunteering, or lending a helping hand to those in need.