Tom Rhea was trained as a painter at Indiana University, where he graduated with a
BFA. After twenty years in the demanding field of medallic arts, his paintings still retain a very sculptural feel, with an emphasis on the unique limestone architecture that distinguishes the IU campus. Besides providing celebrity portraits for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, LA Weekly, and XXL Magazine, he has written extensively on arts topics for local and national publications. He currently teaches drawing and History of Art at Ivy Tech Community College. While most are views of Bloomington, the show also contains two paintings from a recent trip to Italy, including a view of the ancient city of Matera, carved into the limestone cliffs in the southern region of Puglia. These paintings were executed in gouache, an opaque watercolor, over the past five years.

From Tuesday, March 15th through Friday, March 25th, visitors who show a valid school ID will get free admission to the Monroe County History Center.

On Tuesday, March 22nd, beginning at 5:30p.m. The Venue will host a presentation by Dr. Milton Taylor, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, Indiana University. Dr. Taylor has taught Virology and a Hands-on Laboratory course in cell culture and virological techniques to senior and graduate students for 40 years. He also taught a course on Viruses and Human History to non-majors for 5 years before retiring in 2010. Dr. Taylor has over 200 publications in the areas of molecular genetics, virology, viral oncolysis, interferon, and hepatitis C. He has been the recipient of many awards and grants. Dr. Taylor received his B.S. from Cornell University and Ph.D. from Stanford University in Biology.
Through this timely and important presentation we will learn how viruses have shaped, and continue to influence the history of mankind. Hepatitis C, HIV, Zika, the list grows, and our knowledge of these and other viruses may well be critical to our future health and our very survival.
Come prepared to learn at the knee of a master researcher and educator.

Lotus Blossoms 2016 artists Kim & Reggie Harris combine traditional African American spirituals and freedom songs with original folk as they sing of life, love, the quest for freedom, environment, and community. Join them for a family-friendly journey at the Library! Free.

Monika Herzig (www.MonikaHerzig.com) is a professor at Indiana University – who often performs at Bears Place with her Jazz group. She came to Indiana as a young girl pursuing her music on a scholarship – moving from Germany and ultimately – making Bloomington IN her home. We are certainly glad she did that! Her songs are often improvised on the spot (talk about your new tunes) and she is a delightful personality addition for any Showcase. Steve Boller (www.SteveBoller.com) is a young man from Indianapolis who has developed a nice following with our Audience. He is an extremely strong vocalist and songwriter – very young sound and we love that about him. Rick LeDune (https://myspace.com/awesomepossumproject) is as Southern Country Rock as it gets – with music often laced with humor. He is truly fun, and his songs are skillfully written – VERY Nashville TN sound with a Hoosier kick. dwBrykalski – aka -David Weirhake (http://www.dwbrykalski.com/#!gallery) is a thoughtful, soft-spoken Singer-Songwriter with sentimental lyrics and lovely chord progressions. His songs are often accompanied with stories about them – and this fellow enjoys entertaining his Audience . . . we appreciate him too.
NO COVER – Must be at least 21 to enter

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater is proud to present the Grammy award-winning Indigo Girls on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Tickets are $40-$50 and can be purchased at buskirkchumley.org, at 812-323-3020, or at the BCT Box Office and Downtown Visitors Center at 114 E. Kirkwood Ave.

The Indigo Girls (Emily Saliers and Amy Ray) have performed together for thirty-five years, producing 15 albums (seven gold, four platinum, and one double platinum), earning a Grammy Award and seven Grammy nominations, and touring arenas, festivals, and clubs the world over. The Indigo Girls bring their songs, inventive yet rooted in tradition, to the Buskirk-Chumley stage.

Doors will open at 7:30 p.m.