October brings four new exhibits to the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center. All exhibits are available for viewing during regular gallery hours (Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm, Sat 9 am-5 pm).

Contemporary fabric artist Sandy Hill splashes the walls with jewel-toned swirls and flourishes. Her freestyle forms employ silky-sheen fabrics and light-catching metallic threads, making a joyous quilting tour-de-force that celebrates the colors of the rainbow.

Tom Rhea takes us on a painterly tour of Bloomington’s best-loved landmarks, both town and gown. An eye for detail, a heartfelt connection with his subject matter , and an uncanny ability to render light on limestone make Rhea’s watercolors a delight for locals and visitors.

Sculptor (and writer) James Alexander Thom hand-carves fallen trees to reveal their spirits as sinuous, self-referencing, and graceful.

Fascinated by pattern and the negative space between objects, Ellen Starr Lyon says her current work is about “lushness of the commonplace.” A conservator at the IU Art Museum, Lyon is especially drawn to elements of Asian art, which are often found in her still-lifes.

This exhibit, presented by the City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD), will showcase the paintings of Wyatt LeGrand in the Showers Atrium of City Hall. It is free and open to the public during regular hours (9am – 5pm, Monday through Friday). Runs until October 31.

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.

Judith A. Monroe, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will deliver a lecture on trends in public health at the Neal-Marshall Center. The event is free and open to the public.

With this tour of Bloomington Hospital’s Regional Center for Women & Children, expecting mothers can see where they will welcome their newest addition. This one-hour guided tour will include time for questions and all participants should meet in the Center’s Waiting lounge just outside of Elevator E on the second floor. Tours are included in the Discoveries or Shooting Stars Childbirth Classes and you do not need to schedule this separately.

Register on website. To find registration link, enter class/event name into keyword field, and click “Get Results.”

Are you unsure of the college admission process? Not sure what step to take next? Want to know more about financial aid options?

We’re here to help you! Ivy Tech 101 Night will offer you and your student an opportunity to learn about our programs and services we offer, student life opportunities, and learn to tackle financial aid.

In 1973, a newborn chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky was taken from his mother and sent to live with a human family as part of a Columbia University research project. If Nim could learn human communication, it would challenge the notion of language as a unique, hard-wired trait separating humans from other animals. The film traces Nim’s unique journey within human society and explores the complex relationships between Nim and his human surrogates. (35mm Presentation)

Project Nim is also part of a film series on Animal Behavior. Visit themester.indiana.edu for more information.

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