Co-sponsored by Bloomington Parks and Recreation and the Lake Monroe Sailing Association, these lessons teach safe sailing skills to participants 18 years of age or older. No previous sailing experience is required. Instruction includes rigging, sailing upwind and downwind, docking, terminology, safety, and the rules of the road. For sailing details, call LMSA at 824-4611. For registration information, call 349-3700. *Ten percent discount for LMSA members. Recommended text is Sailing Fundamentals by Gary Jobson, available from local bookstores or from the Monroe County Public Library. This class is also appropriate for those who may have physical limitations that make the handling of smaller boats difficult.

Classes are held from June 9 until October 7. Register at least three days in advance.

A variety of gems, jewelry, minerals, fossils, rocks, gifts and lapidary supplies offered by more than 100 vendors will be on display at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. Sponsored by the Lawrence County Rock Club, the show runs from June 22-24.

Friday 22th 10:00 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday 23th 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
Sunday 24th 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas, Focalpoint, third floor Locally produced cotton and indigo dyes continue to play prominent roles in West African myths, beliefs, and ritual practices, in spite of the availability of inexpensive fabric woven and printed in factories. Through this most personal means of expression, West Africans use their indigo-dyed cotton wraps to communicate a wide range of social, political, and religious messages. Visitors to this small installation will gain insight into the meanings of those messages as well as an understanding of the technologies, innovations, and marketing strategies employed by West African weavers and dyers.

Recurring daily through July 1.

This installation presents the work of three contemporary Native American artists. It is part of the series, Contemporary Explorations, which features focused, rotating displays from the museum’s permanent collection that explore aspects of art from the 1950s to the present.

Runs until October 14

Annibale and Agostino Carracci were the leaders of the Bolognese school that overthrew Mannerist aesthetics for a style based on the observation of nature, fusing Florentine draftsmanship with Venetian color. This installation features some of their major prints.

Runs until September 16

Smokin’ Jack’s will be at Oliver Winery serving tasty BBQ! The meal is priced just right at $10.00 per person and includes an entrée, side and dessert. Available from 12 pm to 3 pm, first come first serve.

This exhibit at the Brown County Art Guild in Nashville showcases the work of landscape painters Ronald Mack and William Borden. The gallery is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours, Tues-Sat: 11 am-5 pm and Sunday: 12 pm-5 pm. Closed Mondays. Exhibit runs June 1 through 29.

This exhibit, which runs from June 12 until September 9, features original paintings from “Life Histories of North American Woodpeckers”, a book by nationally recognized wildlife artist and Brown County resident William Zimmerman. Open during regular gallery hours. Visit website for more information.

The 2012 Garden Walk, on June 23 and 24, will feature six distinctive private gardens, flower show as well as admission to the Monroe History Center both days- all with one ticket. Read more about the featured gardens on this year’s Garden Walk.

On the days of the walk, tickets cost $10, available at the featured private gardens, vendors and at Monroe County History Center, located 202 East Sixth Street (on the corner of 6th and Washington), Bloomington, IN.

Tickets will be available on June 1.

Lift it! Move it! Explore the science of pulleys and levers as you effortlessly pull yourself high off the ground in a pulley chair, lift a heavy block of stone with the strength of your little finger, design a catapult to lay siege to a castle, build a model of an amusement park ride and more! This exhibit on simple machines will remain at WonderLab from June 05 until September 23.

WonderLab’s hours are 9:30 am to 5 pm Tue-Sat, 1 pm – 5 pm Sunday. Open extended evening hours until 8:30 pm the first Friday of the month.