The work of Avi Katz is on display in the City Hall atrium throuhgout the month of June. Avi was born and raised in Israel and is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York. As a newcomer to Bloomington, Avi said he was compelled to do illustrations of local scenes in a uniquely visualized documentation from a non-conventional angle. His art is greatly influenced by French graphic novels and animation and the combination of the European style and local landmarks results in fresh observations of familiar places. Avi did the artwork for the Scott Russell Sanders fiction stories in the June/July 2012 issue of Bloom Magazine. This is his fourth exhibition.

The exhibit will be on display June 1-30. Exhibition hours are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, as well as additional evening and weekend hours when City Hall is open for meetings.

The Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center presents this exhibit, a behind-the-scenes look at the costume and poster design for Ivy Tech’s highly-acclaimed debut student production about Depression-era taxi drivers contemplating a strike. This exhibit, along with others, runs from June 1 to 28 and is viewable during regular gallery hours (Mon – Sat, 9 am – 7 pm.)

The Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center presents this exhibit, “True West”. Epic landscapes, myths, and stereotypes collide as Ball State University photography instructor Chris Toalson explores what the American West truly is, and never was. The exhibit is viewable during regular gallery hours (Mon – Sat, 9 am – 7 pm). Runs through June 28.

Ivy Tech offers community art classes to the general public year-round at The Waldron through the Center for Lifelong Learning program. This exhibit displays the art created by some of the talented area artists who teach these classes. The exhibit is viewable during regular gallery hours (Mon – Sat, 9 am – 7 pm). Runs through June 28.

When your toddler or preschool child hits the turf field at the Twin Lakes Recreation Center, they will be ready to run and play! An indoor turf field provides you and your young child with ample space to run, play on an obstacle course, and practice ball throwing and kicking skills. This free-time play is parent supervised while the TLRC provides all the equipment for an hour of healthy physical play. Check the monthly calendar for special Turf Time days with the bounce house and specially scheduled games. For children ages 1 – 6 yrs. w/parent. Every Monday and Wednesday.

Bloomington is a finalist in the Rand McNally and USA Today Best of the Road Competition, and two judges, Mike and Brian, also known as the Road Bros, are headed this way to experience the Bloomington food scene.

So how can you help?
Here’s a list of things that you can do to show your support for Bloomington as America’s Best Food Town!

Show up on Monday, June 25 at Bloomington Banquet on the B-Line Trail for a kick-off event to officially welcome the Road Bros to Bloomington. We’ll begin at 10 am.

Please wear red, white and blue and you are welcome to bring your homemade signs welcoming the Road Bros and supporting your favorite restaurant or Bloomington’s food scene in general.

If you live or work downtown, get some sidewalk chalk and decorate the sidewalks in front of your building to welcome the Road Bros, and the Best of the Road crew to town.

Join our parade on Monday morning prior to the 10 am kick-off event. We’ll be led by the Jefferson Street Band and we’ll be walking up Walnut Street to 6th Street, then on to the B-Line Trail.

Follow us (and our judges) on Facebook and Twitter to stay informed! Join in the conversation – talk about your favorite restaurants, farms and food events in Bloomington! Participate on Facebook, Twitter and more.

Tell all your friends!

(text from: http://www.visitbloomington.com/visitors/best-of-the-road/help-us/)

Man as Object presents works of art that examine the visibility of men and masculinity from female/feminist/transgender perspectives. By surveying the ways men are represented in contemporary art by women, this exhibition opens new dialogues regarding the myriad of ways women view men in today’s culture and society. It marks an important development in feminist art, which has long concentrated on images of women meant to challenge stereotypical notions of womanhood. A gallery filled with works depicting men, created by women, actively resists the prevalence of the male gaze in art. This traveling exhibition will be accompanied by a selection of artworks by female artists depicting men that is drawn from the permanent collection of The Kinsey Institute.

Runs April 13 – June 29.

The Kinsey gallery is open Monday – Friday, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm.