Encores is an annual two-day event where families from all over Bloomington bring gently-used kids’ clothes, toys, gear and other items to us, and we sell these items on consignment. Stock up for the entire year! We’ll have baby and kids’ clothes (all sizes), toys, furniture, educational materials, and anything else you need! After 12 pm, most items will be 50 percent off!

Encores Consignment Sale is organized by and benefits BloomingMoms, an organization for moms of young children in Bloomington, Indiana. Proceeds go to BloomingMoms to assist in their work of supporting moms of young children in the vital work of motherhood. To learn more about BloomingMoms, visit bloomingmoms.org .

Encores is an annual two-day event where families from all over Bloomington bring gently-used kids’ clothes, toys, gear and other items to us, and we sell these items on consignment. We’ll have baby and kids’ clothes (all sizes), toys, furniture, educational materials, and anything else you need! After 12 pm, most items will be 50 percent off! Stock up for the entire year!

Encores Consignment Sale is organized by and benefits BloomingMoms, an organization for moms of young children in Bloomington, Indiana. Proceeds go to BloomingMoms to assist in their work of supporting moms of young children in the vital work of motherhood. To learn more about BloomingMoms, visit http://bloomingmoms.org.

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.

“Moco’s Prehistoric Past”
Come see and examine fossils of plants, organisms, and animals found in the Hoosier state and learn how they contributed to Southern Indiana’s natural landscape. The history center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00am-4:00pm. Runs through March 31.

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

March 28, 2015 – March 28, 2015
Location: Binford Elementary School Gymnasium
Address: 2300 E. 2nd St., Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: 812-336-6599
Times: 11 am – 2 pm
Admission: Free
www.lotusfest.org

Help Lotus celebrate our 20th Annual World Bazaar – a free multicultural arts-and-education event for kids and families. Volunteers and organizations from the Bloomington community (and around the world) present arts, music, language, and international crafts that let kids get their hands on the world. Includes hands-on activities and exploration of world cultures, and live performances. Grab your passport at the door, and go! Free and open to the public. Presented by the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation.

The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University is pleased to announce this year’s BFA Thesis Exhibitions. These exhibitions feature work created by graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students in the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University. Each exhibition features student work from a variety of the studio areas: ceramics, digital art, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and textiles. To gain professional experience, exhibiting students participate in the planning of their shows and installation of their pieces.

BFA 1 will open on Wednesday, March 25 and continue through Saturday, March 28. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 27 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Grunwald Gallery. This exhibition features the work of Rubia Hagans (Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design), Abigail Liechty (Textiles), and Ryan Menary (Sculpture).

For further information, please contact the Grunwald Gallery at (812) 855-8490 or [email protected]. We invite you to visit our website at http://www.indiana.edu/~grunwald/. The Grunwald Gallery is accessible to people with disabilities. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 4:00 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. All events are free and open to the public. For more information on the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University, please visit www.fa.indiana.edu.

Maple Syrup Season at the Farmstead

Bloomington Restorations, Inc. invites you to the monthly opening of the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead on Saturday, March 28, 2015, from 1-4 p.m. The syrup season is late this year so there is still a chance to come see the evaporators at work! And freshly bottled maple syrup will be for sale. In the 1892 main house, special music will be provided by Taylor DiClemente, a student in the Historical Performance Institute at the Jacob’s School of Music. He will play the lute, an instrument frequently played by Joseph Garton, one of the founders of the Institute. On exhibit will be From Farm to Table: Images of Foodways Past, a collection of photographs documenting the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead and the Wylie House by students in the Themester course, Industrial Archaeology. The Farmstead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned and maintained by Bloomington Restorations, Inc. It is free and open to the public and is located at 2920 E. Tenth Street in Bloomington. For more information call BRI at (812) 336-0909 or go to www.bloomingtonrestorations.org.

Bradbury had been writing for the screen for just a year before he got his big break—writing the screenplay of Moby Dick in Ireland for his cinematic hero John Huston. The experience was life-changing, and gave the author much to write about: his Irish experiences prompted a string of plays and short stories, and the novel Green Shadow, White Whale; and his grappling with Melville led to his multi-media versions of the “space age Moby Dick,” Leviathan ’99. The Moby Dick screenplay remains one of Bradbury’s finest scripts. (HD presentation)

The Wylie House Museum is always delighted to welcome back the Indiana University student string quartet chamber music spring series. The parlor-style living room of the home, much like the original settings for which chamber music was written, will serve as the venue for the chamber music performances. There may not be a more perfect setting in which to enjoy these young, world class musicians.

Coached by the Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet, students will showcase their talents and virtuosity beyond the walls of the Jacobs School through their passion for chamber music. The performances will feature a variety of student string chamber ensembles coached by the Pacifica Quartet presenting a diverse selection of chamber music repertoire.

Hoosier guitarist Kade Puckett has 28 years of experience creating music. He’s a third generation finger picker with a fond LOVE for all musical genres. This man is the Diggity-drank. Get your butt with-in ear-shot.