Indiana’s signature festival of world music and culture brings performing artists to downtown Bloomington for a long weekend of great music, inspiring visual arts, and programming for all ages. Tickets available August 1 and can be purchased through the bctboxoffice.com and weekend passes will be available through select Bloomingfoods locations starting August 10. Full list of this year’s artists and events can be found at lotusfest.org

Lotus Education & Arts Foundation “Seeing Red” cochineal-dyed textiles; Lynn Flinders & Lynne Gilliatt, painting; Sharlyn Cheeseman, painting. M-F 9-7; Sat 9-5. Open later and on Sundays when performances are going on.

Ease into the weekend at this free noon concert, featuring the Şimdi Ensemble. IU First Lady Laurie McRobbie introduces this performance of Turkish traditional music. Our Noon Concert Series is brought to you through a partnership with the Office of International Services.

Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art and guest essayist for the Barnes exhibition catalogue, will discuss Barnes’s work of the past three decades.

On Friday, September 25, at 6 p.m., The Venue will host a reception for an exhibit of the paintings of ANKO, a.k.a. Anneke Dekker-Olthor.
Dutch by origin, African by osmosis and American by assimilation, ANKO (a.k.a. Anneke Dekker-Olthof)’s full-time passion as an artist draws from her experience as a fashion designer, interest in nature, and lifelong interest in art.
Travel all over the world has sharpened ANKO’s appreciation of color, texture, and pattern, while 13 years of living in Africa brought her an awareness of that diverse landscape and the uniqueness of its people. Her Americanization allows her to comfortably translate her experiences into art.
In her paintings Anko demonstrates her mastery of multiple styles and the use of unusual materials and techniques to create works that are colorful, dynamic, and captivating. And they are priced to quickly find good homes.
ANKO’S art is in collections in the United States, Europe, Australia, and South Africa. She has had several Solo Shows and regularly exhibits in Groups Shows in her home town near Lake Michigan, and in Florida.
Light refreshments will be served. You can visit the following link for free parking options near The Venue: bloomington.in.gov/parksmart.
Join us for this very special event. This Show will run at The Venue until October 1.

Join us for the opening reception for our three fall special exhibitions: “Grand Allusions: Robert Barnes- Late Works 1985-2015;” “The Indian Sari: Next to the Skin, Close to the Heart;” and “Gods and Goddesses: Annibale Carracci and the Renaissance Reborn.” All three special exhibitions will be on view through December 20. Free refreshments will be provided at the reception.

Who’s the guy you call when you’ve got problems with your love life? Figaro, the whipsmart Barber of Seville, can fix anything—and he’s got a new assignment. Count Almaviva and the lovely Rosina are nuts about each other, but her crusty old guardian wants to marry her himself. In fact, he won’t even let her out of the house! But not to worry because Figaro has more moves than Tom Brady, and he’s got a game plan that will ensure that these young lovers end up living happily ever after.

Giuseppe Verdi called Barber the greatest comic opera ever written—and we think you’ll agree as you enjoy this wonderful season opener that boasts some of the most delightful and famous opera music ever composed!

Subscriptions available now! Visit the Musical Arts Center box office,
Monday-Friday, 11:30 am-5:30 pm, or call (812) 855-7433.

First produced in 1891, Ibsen shocked audiences with this story of a woman seeking earthly power within a society that refuses to acknowledge her inner complexities.

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

The Max Reger Foundation of America is pleased to announce it’s first Max Reger Festival to be held in partnership with the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. During this three-day event, we will focus on different aspects of Reger’s compositions and look back at the composers who inspired his musical style.

Located on the second floor of the Simon Music Center, the performances and master classes will be held in the beautiful setting of Auer Concert Hall with all events open to the public and free of charge.

Please join in this remarkable weekend devoted to Max Reger.

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Fistful of Bacon @ Serendipity Martini Bar
September 25
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
$5 Cover

Back Bones of Music is a NEW Music Series Serendipity Martini Bar is starting. It showcases the “back bones” of music in a major way, giving you amazing musical talent in the Jazz, Blues, & Soul genres. These styles of music are populated by complex rhythms, melodies, & improv, truly showing what great musicians can do!

Come check out this new series with Fistful of Bacon, who are the 2014 Indiana Blues Challenge Champs & are competing in Memphis at the 2015 International Blues Challenge.

Don’t forget to look for more bands in our Back Bones of Music Series performing the Blues & Soul Style as well as guest Jazz bands!

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