Brides looking for a unique and memorable wedding experience need not look further than Brown County, Indiana. Brown County weddings can be everything from rustic barns with a country charm, to conventional ballrooms with a sense of elegance. Whether your looking for an indoor or outdoor venue, Brown County has something to offer every bride-to-be.

Destination Brown County is proud to present a different kind of Bridal Show, one where you actually visit Brown County wedding venues and experience what your wedding day will feel like. Come on out to some of the most popular wedding venues, as well as those less known “hidden gems” and meet with local vendors who specialize in giving your wedding day that Brown County charm.

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IU Art Museum is one of four national venues to host this first major showing of traditional art from the West African nations of Liberia and Sierra Leone, which brings together more than seventy masks, figures, jewelry, and other objects from the collection of the late William Siegmann (1943–2011), former curator of African art at the Brooklyn Museum and an IU alumnus who lived and worked in Liberia. Visions from the Forests was organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and its presentation in Bloomington is made possible by the Raymond and Laura Wielgus Endowed Curatorship for the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas; Rita Grunwald; and the IU Art Museum’s Arc Fund.

Museum Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00 – 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: Noon – 5:00 p.m. Please check the Museum Calendar for holiday hours or visit artmuseum.iu.edu

Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00 – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 5:00 p.m.

New in the Galleries:

Onya LaTour: Pioneering Modern Art in Indiana
Continuing through May 10, 2015
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art, first floor
In 1941 Onya LaTour opened the Indiana Museum of Modern Art near Nashville, Indiana, creating a stir in local art circles. Two works from her personal collection are featured in this installation presented in conjunction with Onya LaTour on view at the Indianapolis Museum of Art this fall, to which the IU Art Museum loaned four pieces.

WWI War Bond Posters
Continuing through May 24, 2015
During World War I, mass-produced color posters encouraged enlistment, helped raise capital for the war effort, and solidified public opinion against the enemy. Two vintage posters for war bonds, one American and one French, are featured: although both depict a German soldier, they have very different styles and impacts.

Nature’s Small Wonders: Photographs by Ansel Adams
Continuing through May 24, 2015
America’s most famous nature photographer, Adams was also an ardent conservationist who served on the board of directors for the Sierra Club for thirty-seven years and was active in the Wilderness Society. He used his dramatic black-and-white photographs to encourage the preservation of America’s natural wonders, particularly those found in the U.S. National Parks.

This installation is on view from January 13 through May 24, 2015, in the Gallery of the Art of the Western World, Doris Steinmetz Kellett Endowed Gallery of Twentieth-Century Art. It is presented in conjunction with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Sycamore Land Trust, whose mission is to protect the beautiful natural and agricultural landscape of southern Indiana.

Finding Atget
Continueing though May 24, 2015
French photographer Eugène Atget’s imagery mixed a nineteenth-century aesthetic with a modern sensibility, garnering him admiration and respect from the young Berenice Abbott, who became his champion. This installation features a vintage print by Atget and several later prints from his original negatives.

Women behind the Camera
Continuing through May 24, 2015
The world of professional photography in the early- to mid-twentieth century was largely a men’s club, but a small group of talented women paved the way for future generations of female “lensmen.” Portraits by three of these pioneers—Imogen Cunningham, Berenice Abbott, and Toni Frissell—are featured.

Pop Textiles
Continuing through May 24, 2015
Textiles designed by Pop artists Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, and Claes Oldenburg are featured. These bold and inventive compositions on fabric blur the boundaries between fine art, craft, and industrial production.

Robert Salmon: Romantic Painter
Continuing through May 24, 2015
Two paintings by Robert Salmon help elucidate the artist’s foundation in English Romanticism, which continued to inform his painting after his move to Boston in 1828.

Focalpoint: Fantastic African Hats: Power, Passage, and Protection
Continuing through May 24, 2015
These twelve richly embellished African hats celebrate the prestige of their owners, evoke complex histories of trade and commerce, and provide protection from harm. Organized by Brittany Sheldon, graduate assistant for the arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas.

How did four blue-collar Italian kids from New Jersey become one of the greatest successes in music history? Join us on the whirlwind journey of pop-music greats Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, as their true-life trip through obscurity, heartbreak, and stardom unfolds in the runaway smash-hit Jersey Boys.

Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-Winner for Best Musical, this blockbuster phenomenon takes you up the charts, across the country, and behind the music of this iconic super-group. Jersey Boys is loaded with electrifying performances and the true-life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Audiences will be blown away by the spot-on renditions of hits like “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Dawn,” “My Eyes Adored You,” and more.

Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.

This international sensation is a Broadway triumph, was named the number one show in Las Vegas, and continues to break records in cities across America—bringing countless audiences to their feet. As The New York Times says, “The crowd goes wild!”

The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington (JTB) is excited to present staged readings as a part of JTB’s 10th anniversary celebration. The event will take place on March 8th at 3:00pm. There will be an appetizer reception following the readings. Darrell Stone will be directing both plays. This is the first of two staged readings that JTB will present to celebrate JTB’s 10th anniversary. The second reading will take place on April 11.

To make a reservation, call (812) 336-3198 or email Audrey at [email protected].

The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington (JTB) is excited to present staged readings as a part of JTB’s 10th anniversary celebration. The event will take place on March 8th at 3:00pm. There will be an appetizer reception following the readings. This is the first of two staged readings that JTB will present to celebrate JTB’s 10th anniversary.

To make a reservation, call (812) 336-3198 or email Audrey at [email protected].

Campus Superstar is a statewide vocal competition attracting vocalists from colleges and universities across the state of Indiana. Twenty-four of the best college vocalists will be competing to move on as one of the Top Ten to the Final Competition. Local celebrity judges will provide professional development, as well as decide who is moving on to the next round. Active audience participation is encouraged through the Audience Choice Award – the audience will choose one person to move through to the Final Competition. The Finals will be at the Tobey Theatre of the Indianapolis Museum of Art on Sunday, April 19 at 7 30 pm. The Campus Superstar winner will be crowned and awarded a $5,000 cash prize at the Finals in Indianapolis. Admission to this Semi-Final Show is free, so come out and support your favorite vocalist!

Voces Novae choir explores how we know what we know with music by the Beatles, Benjamin Britten, Malcolm Dalglish, Gabriel Lubbell, Giovanni Palestrina, Julian Wachner, and others. Sunday, March 8 at 5:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Fee Lane and the Bypass. Admission $10 regular, $5 students and seniors.

We welcome you Friday, March 6th, at 6:00pm, The Venue Fine Art & Gifts will host a Reception for an Exhibit of all new works of Award Winning Artist, Mark Blaney. A Bloomington resident, Mark has shown his work around the world and around the country,

beginning in 1994.

Marks paintings reveal that he is first and foremost a colorist, with a healthy respect for line and form as well. Inspired by the likes of Gauguin and Degas, Marks paintings are drawn from nature, and often portray an American Southern narrative. Most aptly described as post modern impressionism, Mark defies categorization by exercising his freedom to explore color, line, and form, in his own unique style. This exhibit will also include Mark’s latest drawings, watercolors, small sculptures and more!

The Venue will provide refreshments for the occasion. Our complete collection of fine art and gifts will also be on display for viewing and purchase.

This show will run at The Venue until March 19th.

Double Exposure is an experimental program between composition students from the Jacobs School of Music and film students from various IU’s Department of Communication and Culture. The Indiana University Student Composers Association, with support from faculty members John Gibson (Jacobs School of Music) and Susanne Schwibs (The Media School) along with IU Cinema present a program of original student work—film and music—presented with a live ensemble. Each film will be receiving its premiere presentation. (HD Cam presentation)
Individual film titles, directors and composers to be announced.