When Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play opened in New York in 2013, the New York Times raved, “… downright brilliant… [this play] has arrived to leave you dizzy with the scope and dazzle of its ideas.” Now Indiana University will bring Washburn’s startling dystopian landscape to life, directed by department chair, Jonathan R. Michaelson. In a fallen American future, a band of survivors retell Simpson’s episodes in an attempt to conjure a shared, comforting past. But as the years pass, these tales take on the symbolic power of religion.

For tickets, please contact the IU Auditorium box office:
(812) 855-1103
[email protected]

American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks are the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting nearly 300 communities with a shared determination to finish the fight. By signing up, fundraising, and participating in one of our noncompetitive, three- to five-mile walks, you will help us be there for everyone in every community touched by breast cancer. You will help those who are currently dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis, those who may face a diagnosis in the future, and those who may avoid a diagnosis altogether thanks to education and prevention.

Visit a dozen studios, featuring the work of more than 20 artists. Meet artists, watch them work, explore the spaces that inspire them. Get a glimpse into the working lives of artists. Pottery to painting, woodworking to weaving, metal, jewelry, fiber arts, broom making, bookbinding and more.

FREE. All you need is a brochure and map, available at the Nashville Visitor Center, local businesses, or at www.BrownCountyStudioTour.com. Studios open every day in October.

The third annual Romp is coming – Saturday, October 31, 2015!
The Romp Mud Run & 5K is hosted by and benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington.

The Romp has expanded this year to also include a 5K Walk/Run. The Romp Mud Run is an obstacle course adventure race through mud, sand, water and land. The race is 2.5+ miles long featuring more than a dozen obstacles, including a rope climb, army crawl across the beach, mud creek stomp, a 25-foot ravine and more! The Romp Mud Run is for participants ages 12 and older. Anyone under the age of 18 will have to race with a parent or guardian. The Romp 5K Run/Walk is a family-friendly race along the Lake Lemon properties and nearby Unionville roads with beautiful scenery along the route. Leisure walkers and competitive 5K racers are all encouraged to attend. All ages are welcome at the 5K Run/Walk. Participate in either race wearing your Halloween costume as the event will display a family-friendly Halloween theme!

Mud Run teams get a discount. Both participants and volunteers can sign up at http://www.3dayweekend.com/The-Romp-Mud-Run-5k-C213.aspx. Sign up by September 30 for an early bird discount!

The 2015 Romp is almost here! The Romp Mud Run & 5k is a charity event which will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington. The event takes place on Saturday, October 31st, at Lake Lemon. Registration is now open!

The Romp Mud Run is an obstacle course adventure race through mud, sand, water and land. The race is more than 2.5 miles long and features more than a dozen obstacles, including a rope climb, an army crawl through the sand, a mud creek stomp, a 25-foot ravine and more! The romp Mud Run is a blast for people of all skill levels, ranging from beginner to seasoned veteran.

New to this year’s slate of events is the Romp 5K run/Walk. If trudging through the mud isn’t your thing but you still would like to contribute/participate, the Romp 5K is the way to go!

Register now to participate or volunteer at BGCBLOOMINGTON.ORG

Force Fitness and Performance Announces Grand Opening Celebration at New Location!

On October 31, 2015, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Force Fitness and Performance will celebrate its grand opening at their new location of 3070 S. Walnut St. in Bloomington, Indiana.

The newly built, 10,000-square-foot fitness facility offers personal training, group interval training classes, and athlete training programs, and includes men and women’s locker rooms and showers, 40 yards of turf for athlete training, six platforms for Olympic Weightlifting, parkour vault boxes, and a dedicated group training space.

The grand opening event begins at 9 a.m. with the annual Halloween Pumpkin Workout – don’t forget to bring a pumpkin with you! The workout is free to attend and childcare is provided. Participants are encouraged to bring canned vegetables or other food items as a donation to the Bloomington Community Kitchen.

The workout will be followed by a costume contest at 10 a.m., along with multiple prize giveaways, including a $1,500 credit to the gym and much more. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. The event is open to the public and to people of all ages. You can RSVP to the event by visiting the Force Fitness and Performance Facebook page at facebook.com/bloomingtonfitness

About: Force Fitness and Performance opened in 2008 and has made a tremendous impact on hundreds of athletes and adults in the Bloomington and surrounding communities. Force has trained numerous athletes who have earned Division 1 scholarships and even more athletes who have moved on to compete at the NCAA level in Division I, II, and III. Force is also home to an Olympic Weightlifting club, Ninja training classes, and focuses on offering a customizable and sustainable approach to fitness and nutrition.

To learn more about Force Fitness and Performance or if you have questions about the event, please visitforcebloomington.com, facebook.com/bloomingtonfitness, or call 812-822-0636

The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University is pleased to announce The Wunderkammer: Curiosities in Indiana University Collections. This exhibition will open Friday, October 23 and continue through Wednesday, November 18. An opening reception will be held on Friday, October 23 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Grunwald Gallery. A series of noon talks will be presented by the curators and collection managers of several special collections on Friday, October 30 and Friday, November 6 in the Grunwald Gallery.

The Wunderkammer highlights the practice of private and institutional collecting of art, artifacts, specimens, and objects through the special collections on Indiana University’s campus that are not typically seen by the average visitor. Indiana University has a number of well-known collections on public display, including the IU Art Museum and the Lilly Library. But there are other collections that are often overlooked or unknown to most visitors, such as the Department of Biology’s Herbarium, The Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection, and the University Archives, among many others.

The public museums at Indiana University are easily accessible and often feature objects from their collections that are the most well known, valuable, and historically and culturally important. However, each collection also contains items that are unusual or non-traditional, which the public rarely sees. It is in the context of the Wunderkammer that we display these items, as a cabinet of curiosities similar to the traditional collections amassed by individuals in the sixteenth century. This tradition continued well into the nineteenth century, with individuals collecting art, natural history specimens, cultural artifacts and ephemera, and there is a resurgence of interest in this today.

Special collections at IU were invited to partner with the Grunwald Gallery to select unusual or non-traditional items for the exhibit. Because of this focus, the information about how these objects came to be part of these collections is as important as the items themselves. This exhibit addresses the psychological motivations behind both institutional and private collecting, why and how special collections end up with unusual items, the stories that these unusual items have to tell, and the information and background they add that may not be obvious in more celebrated works. Some objects in the exhibit include Herman B Wells handmade underwear from the Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection; A petrified hen’s egg from 1835 trapped inside the walls of the Wylie House Museum; the original 1955 Relax-A-cizor device from the Kinsey Institute Collections; and Diana Ross’s lunchbox and gold record from the film Bustin’ Loose from the Archives of African American Music and Culture to name only a few.

Collections that will be represented are the Archives for African American Music and Culture, The Herbarium and Zoology Collections in the Department of Biology, The Black Film Center Archives, Campus Collections, the Indiana University Art Museum, the Glenn Black Laboratory, The Kinsey Institute, The Mathers Museum of World Cultures, The Elizabeth Sage Costume Collection, The University Archives and The Wylie House Museum.

This exhibit and corresponding programs were made possible by the participating institutions and the Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University.

For further information, please contact the Grunwald Gallery at (812) 855-8490 or [email protected]. We invite you to visit our website at http://www.indiana.edu/~grunwald/. The Grunwald Gallery is accessible to people with disabilities. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 4:00 pm, closed Sunday and Monday. All events are free and open to the public. For more information on the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University, please visit www.fa.indiana.edu.

Come help us celebrate our just-opened exhibit about MONSTERS! with a free, family-friendly, and fun monster mash! Play monstrous games, including “Pin the Eye on the Monster” and “Monster Bowling,” but save some time to make some crafts, too, like everyone’s favorite–MONSTER GOO!

Salt Creek Brewery 5K Run & Walk
All ages friendly!

Registration/Check-in from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Race begins at 2:30 p.m.

Early Registration (by 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 28), online only: $20
Day-of Registration: $22

Registrants receive:
Souvenir pint glass (guaranteed for pre-registrants only)
1 post-race “fill-up” of craft beer (must be age 21+, ID required) OR craft soda

Race prizes awarded for the following categories:
Top 3 overall runners (male and female) & Top 3 overall walkers (male and female)
Top 2 runners in each age category (male and female): 14 and under, 15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+

Can you catch the Trogdon Lane Monster? Bonus prize awarded to everyone who successfully tracks down the “monster” during a unique mid-race challenge!

Costume Contest! Prizes for the top 3 costumes worn during the race (must be a registered participant), as selected by SCB staff.

SCB is located at the intersection of Old State Road 37 & Trogdon Lane in Needmore (north Lawrence County).

Free Halloween Happy Hour Fun.