Co-sponsored by Bloomington Parks and Recreation and the Lake Monroe Sailing Association, these lessons teach safe sailing skills to participants 18 years of age or older. No previous sailing experience is required. Instruction includes rigging, sailing upwind and downwind, docking, terminology, safety, and the rules of the road. For sailing details, call LMSA at 824-4611. For registration information, call 349-3700. *Ten percent discount for LMSA members. Recommended text is Sailing Fundamentals by Gary Jobson, available from local bookstores or from the Monroe County Public Library. This class is also appropriate for those who may have physical limitations that make the handling of smaller boats difficult.

Classes are held from June 9 until October 7. Register at least three days in advance.

Join us on October 07, 2012 in Bloomington, Indiana where we will celebrate John Mellencamp’s birthday with a Fans by Fans motorcycle ride. The ride will start in John’s home town of Bloomington, Indiana. We will head down HWY 446 towards Medora, Indiana where the video “Hurts So Good” was originally filmed. We will then head to Seymour, Indiana where John was born in 1951, and lived as a young boy.

We will have several door prizes and as well as many autographed signed items that you may win, or bid on during our silent auction. As well, for the true Mellencamp fan, check out our VIP package to get a private tour to see certain sites in and around the Bloomington, Indiana area.

This installation presents the work of three contemporary Native American artists. It is part of the series, Contemporary Explorations, which features focused, rotating displays from the museum’s permanent collection that explore aspects of art from the 1950s to the present.

Runs until October 14

This installation, running from September 11 to December 31, will focus on three photographers Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Weston, and Harry Callahan, who used their romantic partners as their subjects. Whether portraits or nude studies, these images reveal a sensitivity that comes from the artists and sitters’ close personal relationships.

This installation is presented in conjunction it the special exhibition “A Place Aside: Artists and their Partners,” on view at the Kinsey Institute Gallery, September 28–December 20.

Artists working in Paris and Lorraine during the Baroque period developed distinctive styles—which focused on the vibrancy of the line—that differed markedly from their Italian and Dutch contemporaries. The two print kiosks in the early part of the gallery feature French works by Jacques Bellange, Claude Lorrain, Jacques Callot, and Claude Mellan, whose engraving is a tour de force of printmaking that creates the face of Christ using a single line.

A ghoulish cast of traditional Halloween characters. ..a Juggling Scarecrow, Dancing Skeleton & Ghost, Alien, The Flying Purple People Eater, a Kitchen Witch, Concert Pianist & Dracula…all will amaze you with their trickery while they perform on a charming Halloween set.

Showing multiple times per day. Runs from September 29 to October 28.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Join Owen County Preservations on Sunday, October 7 for the 2012 Historic Home Tour! The tour is $15 and will include stops at Spencer’s Heritage & Culture Center, four Victorian homes, and a sneak peak of the Historic Tivoli Theater. Don’t miss a rare chance to see the Tivoli in the middle of renovations. Tours start at 1:00 at the Heritage and Culture Center in downtown Spencer and light refreshments will be provided at the last stop.

Our Hayride is safe for all ages—however, some children and adults may not be able to handle the haunted hayride during normal scary operating hours. Therefore, we offer friendly operating hours on SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS from 1 pm until 7 pm for those who may want to experience our hayride and halloween scenes under non-scary conditions (during daylight hours without our scary creatures). Our Stable is safe for all ages but due the nature of its layout may still be considered scary to children even during friendly hours. During friendly hours, we offer hayride, stables, pony rides, pony-cart rides, and other friendly activities may be added.

Hayride is approximately 15-20 minute journey and allows kids to see our Halloween scenes during the daylight hours and without spooks. Stable is approximately 5-10 walk and again allows kids to see our Halloween scenes without the spooks. Stables are somewhat dark and may still be considered too scary for some.

Program Location: Meet at ramp parking lot in Cutright State Recreation area (located just south of the causeway on SR 446).

We need YOUR help to take down Autumn Olive, a non-native, invasive shrub that is harming native species at Monroe Lake. Volunteers should bring work gloves, water, and, if you have them, hand tools (suitable for tackling branches up to 1 ½” in diameter). Snacks will be provided. The work day will wrap up around 4 pm.

Registration is requested (particularly if you’re bringing a group) by October 5. However, last minute volunteers are more than welcome to just show up that day. Contact Jill Vance at 812-837-9967 or [email protected].

Sunday, October 7th, the Down Syndrome Family Connection will host its 5th annual Buddy Walk at Bryan Park in Bloomington. The fun begins for the whole family at 1:30 pm with live music by the Bloomington Brass Quintet and Kid Kazooey. There will also be an outdoor carnival, a bouncy house and more. Registration opens at 1:30 pm with the walk at 3 pm. Free snacks and drinks will be available and people are invited to set up their chairs and blankets for the outdoor concert. Registration is free, but walkers must register by Sept. 28 to get a t-shirt. Register, join a team, or make a donation at www.buddywalkinbloomington.info, or email [email protected].