Looking for free financial advice? Stop by the Financial Fitness Tour bus at Homecoming on Saturday! Visitors will have a chance to play Investotrivia and also get free financial advice.

Now, more than ever, the need for financial literacy and education are of critical importance. More than half of Americans are not invested in the stock market and don’t have enough put away for retirement, major life changes or emergencies.

The Financial Fitness Tour is a collaboration between Investopedia and American Century Investments. From Kansas City to Nashville, Columbus to Chicago, and the cities and towns in between, the Financial Fitness Tour will ignite the conversation around getting financially fit. For every life stage, now is the time to get your financial life in order. Get started by taking the financial fitness quiz with an opportunity to win an Apple Watch or a $5,000 travel voucher.

Come pick out your very own handmade blown glass pumpkin at the 8th annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch! We will have over 900 glass pumpkins for display and sale spread out on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn like a real pumpkin patch. All of the pumpkins are made by the members of the Bloomington Creative Glass Center. Rain or shine! Cash, check and credit card accepted.

What many of them don’t know is that with each purchase of a pumpkin, they are supporting arts education. With the funds from the Patch the Bloomington Creative Glass Center (BCGC) will bring a fully-equipped hot glass arts education center to Bloomington.

Meditation has many benefits, including stress and anxiety reduction, improved physical and mental well-being, increased mental focus, and enhanced sense of life purpose. During this day course, you will learn simple, guided meditations that you can integrate into your busy life, whether at home or work.  Led by an experienced meditation teacher, this is a perfect introduction for complete beginners or refresher for anyone with some previous experience.

The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University Bloomington is pleased to present the exhibition Kinship, curated by Assistant Professor of Photography, Elizabeth M. Claffey and Gallery Director, Betsy Stirratt. The exhibit will contain photographs and installation pieces by six U.S. based contemporary artists from diverse cultural backgrounds. The exhibit will open on October 13 and continue through November 16, 2017. Photographer Priya Kambli will present a public lecture about her work on Thursday, November 2 at 5:30 pm in the Grunwald Gallery.
Through the work of artist photographers Tara Bogart, Elizabeth M. Claffey, Joy Christiansen Erb, Letitia Huckaby, Priya Kambli and Rachelle Mozman, Kinship examines the influence of family life on personal and cultural identity. Each artist delves into the complex nature of family structures to express how it shapes internal dialogue and personal narrative.

Watercolorist Rena Brouwer (Delphi, IN) is the featured artist at the Brown County Art Guild during the month of October. Join us Saturday, October 14 at 2 p.m. for a live music and painting collaboration with Rena & pianist Cheryl Kaldahl. Having created exceptional watercolors for more than 40 years, Rena Brouwer has taught watercolor at national art conventions, colleges, museums, state and nationwide community venues. In 2014, Rena collaborated with music conductor and director Nicholas Palmer and the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, closing their season with the Prelude Project by painting live onstage to the music of Debussy. We hope that our patrons will enjoy Rena & Cheryl’s collaboration as much as her other audiences have!

Kade Puckett, a.k.a. Pickin’ Puckett, is a songwriter and a fingerstyle guitarist with 30 years of musical experience. A third-generation picker with a dedicated love of music, his mastery allows for the innovative meeting of sound and emotion. Spontaneous, magical, laughable, and honest, his live performances are both engaging and entertaining. Puckett holds the 2013 Indiana Fingerstyle Contest title. His musical repertoire includes jazz, rock, country, blues, and funk.

The Big Church Night Out Tour is not your typical tour! Experience a time of meaningful worship with fun for the whole family and church groups, entertainment, great music, and more. Join Jeff Frankenstein, Duncan Phillips, Michael Tait, and the Newsboys group, along with many of their friends. Come to Big Church Night Out and “Let’s do church!”

It’s hard to imagine a world without Rock and Roll. In the 50’s, Rock and Roll was forged in the 20th Century cultural cauldron that was America’s “melting Pot.” Join us as we explore those exciting early days when music with a backbeat was fresh and fascinating. The vitality of Elvis Presley, the brilliance of Chuck Berry, the genius of Ray Charles, the depth of Johnny Cash, the electricity of Little Richard, the raw power of Jerry Lee Lewis and the greatness of Buddy Holly are all magnificently represented in the powerhouse cast of Birth of Rock.

With world class talent, One Pulse’s concerts pay homage to the greatest cultural icons of the 20th and 21st century. Based in Bloomington Indiana, One Pulse is a nationally touring entertainment company that focuses on providing the best talent for any event: theaters, festivals, corporate events, and private functions. Where there is a stage, One Pulse Entertainment will make the music of the past and present come alive in every performance.