Lotus World Music Festival, nylon & silk festival decorations; Brandon Gunn & Ellie Honl, printmaking; Robert Price, photography. Browse multiple galleries in a beautiful, historic setting. M-F 9-7; Sat 9-5.

”The content of color paints our days and nights. We prefer certain colors and color combinations, Colors have dispositions indicative of regions, origins, harmonics.” The 32 pieces of fine contemporary art, created by Martha Kaplan, are from three different series. The ‘New Kachinas’ are graphite and colored pencils and are a leap of faith from the side of the mind that is new territory. ‘Large Lace Paperworks’ are mixed media drawings setting out to restructure the disparities of the burdens of the world and ‘Pastels’ are the bridge where conscious and unconscious space can meet.

Exhibit will run August 1 through September 27
Closed Sundays

Celebrating 35 years of creativity from By Hand members and their friends. Arts and crafts by members and friends of By Hand will be displayed with refreshments and music will be provided by the younger generation of By Hand members.

“Boxes” a special exhibit by Steve Rapp will also be on display. He describes his boxes as a museum of Earth’s wonders, each with a unique fingerprint. Wood is the main medium with emphasis on minerals, fossils, artifacts, and sea life. He goes on to explain that most significant is this ability to manipulate these natural wonders of our Earth into a visual metaphor, expressing his vision of nature’s beauty.

How are Indigenous communities, museum professionals, and technology designers working together to re-shape possibilities for their associations and collaborations? How are new networked memory institutions responding to shifting political and ethical terrain for curation and media production in the digital age? In this talk, Kate Hennessy, an Assistant Professor specializing in Media at Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT), will explore these questions through the lens of virtual exhibit projects that she has designed and produced in collaboration with Canadian Aboriginal communities, museums, and scholars in the last decade. She will discuss productive responses to controversies over cultural representation, unequal relations of power, and legacies of colonialism and how they can be traced in new digital museum networks that prioritize the building of relationships with Aboriginal communities and the generation of new knowledge that might avoid mere reproduction of colonial collecting practices. The lecture is free and open to the public and part of the Cultural Heritage Informatics lecture series, organized in conjunction with the joint Digital Infrastructure Planning for OVPR Cultural Heritage Collections project of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures and the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, with support from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Indiana University.

A Conversation with Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline has seamlessly transitioned between the worlds of theatre and film and has earned equal distinction in both. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award® for his iconic role in A Fish Called Wanda and two Tony® awards. He was also the first American actor to receive the Sir John Gielgud Golden Quill Award, was honored with the Lucille Lortel Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2004 was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. Along with being a Juilliard graduate, Kline is an alumnus of Indiana University.

This conversation is being held at the IU Auditorium.

Tickets are available beginning August 26 at 10:00 am
and will be limited to four per person.

If you’ve ever had the breath sucked right out of you as you watched a graceful aerialist twirl and spin, entwined with diaphanous, flowing fabric, then you already understand the a soul-stirring appeal of aerial silks. What you may not know is that aerial silks are both surprisingly accessible and a killer workout. Flight Club Fitness offers small group instruction and individual classes that will get you off the ground, out of your head, and into a dynamically expressive fitness routine.

Classes are for all levels – including first timers- and are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Twin Lakes Recreation Center. ANYone can try aerial silks! Our certified instructors are experienced in working with total beginners, and are experts in helping our clients lose weight and get in great shape while mastering the art of aerial silks.

For a complete list of classes, or to register, visit:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/home?studioid=23783

Tickets are available beginning August 26 at 10:00 am and will be limited to two per person.
Over-the-top performances from an unparalleled comic cast highlight this much-loved black comedy about an intricate and outrageous diamond heist. Monty Pythoners John Cleese and Michael Palin join Oscar® winner Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis in this tale of deceit about four conniving jewel thieves, who relentlessly double-cross one another until each receives their just deserts. Kline’s role earned him an Oscar® for best supporting actor. (35mm presentation)

Kevin Kline is scheduled to be present.

The Bloomington Songwriter Showcase – an independently produced program featuring original ONLY music performed by the Singer-Songwriters who wrote the song – performed ‘In the Round’ – meaning all writers are son stage at the same time and rotate performing their songs. Hosted by the Players Pub – the Showcase has been presenting some of the best local, National and International Songwriters each Monday night. Music starts at 8:00 pm. No Cover Charge although Tips are encouraged, ALL ages welcomed. THIS coming Monday – Sept. 15, 2014 – the Bloomington Songwriter is pleased to present the music of Canadian Songwriter, Zachary Lucky, Paul Matthew Lauck – Greenwood IN and , Baltimore’s – ‘ ilyAIMY’ -Rob & Heather Lloyd who were recently hailed as an audience-voted “Most-Wanted Artist” at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Third Monday of each month is our OPEN GUEST NIGHT – meaning that up to five writers will be given the opportunity to share the 4th writer position.

Zachary Lucky is a young cowboy from Saskatoon, SK. Yeppers; we’ve got us a Folk Singing Cowboy from Canada! This young man has been touring all over Canada, the US and the UK this summer and we’ve got him stopping by to share his tunes with us this evening: -) Paul Matthew Lauck has been a regular Singer-Songwriter for the past few years – having been ‘discovered’ via the Blooming-Tunes song competition – where he has won more than a couple spots on the Compilation CDs as well as a top ten performance spot. Paul is a Love Song kinda guy, having some very pretty chord progression and really nice lyrics. . . not to mention a great voice and solid guitar performances. Rob & Heather Lloyd (AKA – ILYAIMY – standing for ‘I Love You and I Miss You’ – This dynamic duo is a percussive acoustic rock animal hailing from Baltimore, MD. Mixing genres from rock to folk to soul to bluegrass; flavors as varied as jazz and hip hop curl through what is undoubtedly one of the most exciting sounds in today’s folk(ish) music scene. Recently hailed as an audience-voted “Most-Wanted Artist” at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Also this evening is our monthly ‘OPEN GUEST ‘Share-a-Chair’ – meaning we keep one Feature Writer spot open and have Songwriters rotate throughout the evening – great way to audition, try out a new song or play an Audience Favorite – Spots go quickly – so email us [email protected] if you’re interested. Songwriters on the OPEN GUEST chair are given a spot – first come, first serve.