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.

The USA leg of this unique 24-hour global yoga-relay will take place in New York City, Los Angeles, and in over 100 other communities nationwide, including Bloomington, on Sunday, September 9th. During these events, yogi participants will embark on a special 2-hour yoga practice as a way to celebrate the funds they raised for worldwide yoga charities.

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

Annibale and Agostino Carracci were the leaders of the Bolognese school that overthrew Mannerist aesthetics for a style based on the observation of nature, fusing Florentine draftsmanship with Venetian color. This installation features some of their major prints.

Runs until September 16

This exhibit, which runs from June 12 until September 9, features original paintings from “Life Histories of North American Woodpeckers”, a book by nationally recognized wildlife artist and Brown County resident William Zimmerman. Open during regular gallery hours. Visit website for more information.

Lift it! Move it! Explore the science of pulleys and levers as you effortlessly pull yourself high off the ground in a pulley chair, lift a heavy block of stone with the strength of your little finger, design a catapult to lay siege to a castle, build a model of an amusement park ride and more! This exhibit on simple machines will remain at WonderLab from June 05 until September 23.

WonderLab’s hours are 9:30 am to 5 pm Tue-Sat, 1 pm – 5 pm Sunday. Open extended evening hours until 8:30 pm the first Friday of the month.

The Hoosier women’s field hockey team will compete against Ohio. The Field Hockey complex is located next to Bill Armstrong Stadium and to the west of St. Paul’s Catholic Church on 17th Street. Admission is free.

Come celebrate crafts from all over the world during this free fun family event. Adults and kids will have the chance to learn crafts during the hands-on activities, guided by museum staff.

Fini Straubinger is afflicted with both deafness and blindness. Werner Herzog introduces us to monumental undertakings in Fini’s life, that for most of us are reflexive motions that require minimal effort or consideration. We follow Fini as she attends various events in the deaf-blind community and can almost feel the sense of isolation. Her interactions with her peers and their methods for communication are a clear reminder of the essential need for touch. The film is a heartfelt rumination of how much of an individual’s identity is entwined in sensory output and input. (DigiBeta presentation)

The film tells the story of a wealthy foreigner who arrives in Ghana with oodles of cash and a limo. He proceeds to seduce young women with the lure of his money and the good life but before too long, trouble ensues. Bob Smith Jr. got his start in Ghanaian cinema as an actor and has become a Renaissance man: producing, directing, writing and acting in his own films. His first claim to fame was as the character “Diabolo,” who famously turned into a snake.
(Digital Presentation)