Nestled next to state forest land on the Monroe-Brown County line, Yellowwood Farm is a private property that provides a lovely mix of meadow, creek, and upland habitats. Enjoy the beauty of these diverse habitats while learning what a conservation easement is and how Sycamore Land Trust works with private land owners to protect their property. Meet at the parking lot directly south and across the road of the eastside Bloomingfoods at 9:30am.

Learn about contemporary Indiana folk arts from artists from around the state. Their presentations will be free and open to the public, and are sponsored by Themester 2016: Beauty, an initiative of the IU College of Arts and Sciences.

Make sure to stop by the IU Eskenazi Museum of Art as part of the IU’s First Thursday Festival! Just outside the museum doors will be a free festival from 5:00-7:30 p.m. with live entertainment and activities from all of IU’s many arts organizations, including the Lilly Library, IU Cinema, Mathers Museum, IU Theatre, Grunwald Gallery, and much more: https://artsandhumanities.indiana.edu/campaigns/first-thursdays/index.html

November’s First Thursday event will focus on the art of politics. Engage in a Art-Side Chat at 6 p.m. (details below), Political Poetry at 7 p.m., and other interactive activities. Relax to the sounds of live jazz in the atrium. Food and drink will be available for purchase. This event is free and open to the public, fans of all ages are welcome. Don’t miss First Thursdays at Indiana University! See you at the museum!

https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/calendar/161103-ft.html

Our first monthly networking event! Roll up your sleeves,

network, participate in fun interactive training and generate

great ideas! Tap your full potential by using Creative Problem Solving to sample some

tasty morsels of ingenuity, creativity and innovation.
SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION: Hear from Jan Bulla-baker, founder and owner of

Bloomington Cooking School, musician & composer. Find out how creative thinking

drives her success!

Networking meetings are open to the public Cash Bar & Complimentary Appetizers

Special guests Matthew Hayes (Associate Professor, Department of Political Science), Joe Lee (illustrator and political cartoonist), and moderator Jeremy Gray (Associate Athletic Director, former Congressional aide, and White House intern) will lead visitors through a lively discussion on the intersections of art, media, and politics. Three twentieth-century works created during presidential election years will provide the starting point for thinking about the impact of visual media on elections and as tools of persuasion.
Gallery of the Art of the Western World

https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/calendar/161103-asc.html

Image: Image: Rudy Pozzatti (American, born 1925). Mr. President, 1976. Color lithograph, zinc-plate etching, and mat board relief print on German Etching paper. Gift of William F. Berry, Eskenazi Museum of Art 95.57

Directed by documentarian Billy Luther (Navajo-Hopi-Laguna), Miss Navajo explores Navajo culture through the story of Crystal Frazier and the Miss Navajo pageant, which centers around tradition and the perpetuation of Navajo culture and values–a reframing of the more typical pageant focus on the female form and beauty. Additionally, in partnership with the Student Academic Center the Mathers Museum will host the inaugural meeting of the New Things Club after the film screening. Dedicated to inspiring students and community members to try new things, this club will engage in activities on campus and field-trips off campus. The screening will be free and open to the public, and is sponsored by Themester 2016: Beauty, an initiative of the IU College of Arts and Sciences.