This year’s Red Cross Book Fair will be held September 27th through October 2nd at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. Over 100,000 gently used books, CDs, DVDs, videos, cassettes, games, puzzles and more will be on sale at bargain prices. For the best selection, plan to attend opening day on Thursday, September 27th, when admission is $10. Admission is free during the rest of the book fair. On Friday and Saturday we’ll be giving “book bucks” good for $1 off any merchandise purchase to anyone who brings non-perishable food to help Hoosier Hills Food Bank. On Sunday we celebrate military families, and all books are half price & military families get free goodie bags. Monday is our popular bag-it day. Attendees will enjoy our extended days and hours, a large clearance section, and concessions. Visit our website at www.monroe-redcross.org for more information. Every book purchase supports disaster relief, service to military families, and emergency services in Monroe and Owen Counties.

Times are as follows: Thurs., Sept. 27, 9 am-7 pm; Friday, Sept. 28: 9 am-7 pm; Saturday, Sept. 29: 9 am-6 pm; Sunday, Sept. 30: 9 am-6 pm; Monday, October 1: 9 am-6 pm; Tuesday, October 2: 9 am-12 pm Community Day; Books & media left are free. Donations are encouraged.

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.

This exhibit, “A Place Aside: Artists and Their Partners,” is on display at the Kinsey Institute Gallery and will run from September 28 to December 20.

Since the invention of photography, the camera has been turned towards loved ones to document birthdays, vacations, graduations, and other significant events. For each of the couples included in this exhibition, however, photography is not a method of simply recording events but a means of exploring their partnership through the creation of art. While the photographs serve as documents of a couple’s life together, they also reveal the trust and respect that each partner has for the other.

The Kinsey Institute Gallery is open to the public Monday-Friday, 1:30 pm-5 pm.

This free vocal recital by Natasha Nelson will be held at Auer Hall, and will feature works by Francis Poulenc, Arnold Schoenberg, Kurt Weill, Erik Satie and William Bolcom. See website for full program.

Mark D. Jordan, Distinguished Professor in the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, challenges the simple story about how and why queer youth reject religion. Through a close analysis of life narratives, Jordan reveals how the widespread shift from religion to spirituality—especially among young people—has created new opportunities for self-identified queers to move beyond a critique of religion’s oppressive power to claim spirituality for themselves.

Feldenkrais Method-Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) classes are a series of gentle, verbally guided movement sequences that are intended to improve posture, flexibility, coordination, and even attention. Those who wish to enhance their well being, whether they are healthy or currently experiencing physical pain, stress, or anxiety can, benefit from this class.

Participants must be able to get up and down to the floor without assistance. Participants must be able to lay on their stomachs for an extended period of time.

Classes held Mondays and Wednesdays from September 5 to October 15. Call or search for class on website to register.

The Short List consists of 10 different acts, for 10 minutes each, on the first and third Mondays of each month at Cafe Django. The show includes everything from live music and dance to comedy, poetry, and trivia. For upcoming show details and more information, check the website.

7 – 9 pm.

A jazz combo will perform in the lobby of the Musical Arts Center. Free admission.

The Latin Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, directed by Michael Spiro and Luke Gillespie, will perform a free concert at the Musical Arts Center.

Every Monday night at 9 pm, The Bluebird nightclub features an evening of karaoke hosted by local favorite Dave Walter.