This exhibit highlights some of the performing arts in Southeast Asia, including artifacts of the manohra dance (from Thailand), Sudanese puppet theater from Indonesia, and folk music from Vietnam. Museum hours are Tuesday-Friday: 9 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday-Sunday: 1 pm to 4:30 pm. Closed major holidays.

This day-long respiratory care conference, hosted by IU Health Bloomington Hospital, features a variety of speakers and topics.

Register in advance. Search for event on website or call phone number to register.

Whether you attended Fundamentals 101 or not, this workshop will help you and your board of directors go deeper into your financial management needs.

Join NPA and guests Michael Fleetwood and Sara Jacobi from Blue & Co. (www.blueandco.com) for a financial management workshop Thursday, September 20 at Fountain Square Mall. (Registration 8:30 am; Training begins promptly at 9 am, ends at noon).

In this session, we’ll delve into questions related to:
‧ Issues covered in Fundamentals 101—going deeper
‧ Understanding cash vs. accrual systems
‧ Discussion of grant management, restricted funds and reserves
‧ Tools to monitor your financial situation, including metrics, budget projections and goals
‧ More specifics on tax filings, requirements and laws

RSVP to Sara A. Peterson ([email protected]) by Tuesday, September 18 and bring your $10 registration with you the day of the workshop.

Looking for parking off the square? Try the 4th and Walnut Garage for 50￠ an hour.

P.S. to Staff: Send this on to your board list. You might be surprised who wants to come.

The Bellevue Group is a cooperative of local artists working in a variety of mediums that actively display their creative talents within the community. Their exhibit will be on display at the Gallery Group, Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm. Exhibit runs through September 26.

This special Lotus exhibit at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center is a selection of traditional African fiber-art objects from the extensive collection of artist and IU Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts William Itter. These stunning woven textiles and baskets come from Sierra Leone, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and other areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Sponsored by IU African Studies Program and IU Emeriti House.

Runs from September 7 through 30. A gallery talk by Prof. Itter will be held on September 13 at 5:30 pm, followed by a reception.

Blueline Gallery is proud to announce their exhibition for August and September. “Works from Life” is a collection of figurative drawings and Bloomington landscapes by award winning painter Mark Ratzlaff. Available for viewing during regular gallery hours, 10 am-5 pm Monday through Friday. Exhibit runs through September 28.

Artists working in Paris and Lorraine during the Baroque period developed distinctive styles—which focused on the vibrancy of the line—that differed markedly from their Italian and Dutch contemporaries. The two print kiosks in the early part of the gallery feature French works by Jacques Bellange, Claude Lorrain, Jacques Callot, and Claude Mellan, whose engraving is a tour de force of printmaking that creates the face of Christ using a single line.

This installation, running from September 11 to December 31, will focus on three photographers Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Weston, and Harry Callahan, who used their romantic partners as their subjects. Whether portraits or nude studies, these images reveal a sensitivity that comes from the artists and sitters’ close personal relationships.

This installation is presented in conjunction it the special exhibition “A Place Aside: Artists and their Partners,” on view at the Kinsey Institute Gallery, September 28–December 20.

The Chamber’s Annual Meeting serves to bring together the leadership and membership of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce along with the community to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year and launch new Chamber initiatives. At the luncheon we also salute The Chamber’s Board of Directors, inaugurate the new Board Chair and recognize the efforts of our outstanding and dedicated volunteers.

The highlight of the program is the awarding of the Chamber & Community Awards. Thirteen different Chamber & Community Awards will be presented to deserving individuals, organizations and businesses – including the highly coveted Lifetime Achievement Award.

Register in advance on website.

Gain the competencies needed for for employee engagement which leads to greater profits, better results, increased productivity, improved morale and reduced turnover.

High engagement organizations enjoy a 13% growth in income vs. a 3.8% decline in low engagement organizations. Assess your organization’s level of engagement and use the “Power of Engagement” model© featured in the recently released book, “Celebrate the Messengers…Don’t Shoot Them”© to increase engagement within your own organization.

Hands-on and focused on your challenges! View and discuss video vignettes created by Success Work! to see the causes of disengagement and discuss how to apply competencies that inspire workers to take the organization to the cutting edge by unleashing the power of creativity.
Visit http://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/corporate-college/index.html for more information. RSVP – Katrina Jones at 812.330.6044 or [email protected].