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

The 17th Teal Ribbon Ovarian Cancer Run/Walk is held annually by Ovar’coming Together to raise funds to help fulfill the organization’s mission of creating awareness, supporting Ovarian Cancer survivors and caregivers, and funding ovarian cancer research.

The Bloomington Community Band’s annual Fall Breakfast fundraiser will charge $7 for an all-you-can-eat, complete breakfast. Three BCB affiliate groups — The Hungry Five German Band, The Bloomington Bones, and the Hoosier Hills Dixieland Band — will provide live music. Tickets can be purchased in advance from any band member or at the door. For more information or to email the band for assistance, visit the BCB Web site: bloomingtoncommunityband.org .

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

http://www.maxreger.org/mrf/

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.

55th annual Lake Lemon Sailboat regatta. Join us to watch beautiful sailboats racing just offshore on Lake Lemon. The Bloomington Yacht Club is located off South Shore Road on Sail Away Lane behind the Porthole Inn. Parking available. Bring a chair, picnic and your binoculars and enjoy a peaceful and exciting afternoon of sailboat races.

Join us at our beautiful Creekbend Vineyard for our annual Harvest Wine Festival!

This year, we’re hosting this event at our beautiful Creekbend Vineyard. Harvest is the best time to unwind among the vines. Save the date, and plan to join us for wine tasting, live music, delicious foods, and vineyard tours.

Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, will lead a discussion with artist Robert Barnes and collectors Patrick Duffy, Larry Aronson, and Tim Wittman.

Bloomington Restorations, Inc., invites you to the monthly Museum Open Day at the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead on Saturday, September 26, from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. In recognition of Indiana Archaeology Month during September, a new exhibit will be on display. “Future Research at Hinkle-Garton Farmstead” will outline the site’s archaeology potential, planned work around the smokehouse, and how non-invasive remote sensing may help locate building foundations and other features. The project will be overseen by Meghan Buchanan, Research Scientist with the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at IU. Members of Friday Musicale will also provide “Duets at Daisy’s” in the parlor. Pure maple syrup and jellies produced on site will be available for purchase. The Farmstead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is headquarters of Bloomington Restorations, Inc. It is free and open to the public and is located at 2920 E. 10th Street in Bloomington. For more information call BRI at 812-336-0909 or go to bloomingtonrestorations.org.

In this modern literature class, we will examine critical and commercial successes and failures among recent publications, including both short fiction and novel excerpts. A portion of each class will be spent practicing the literary devices and techniques we identify in our own writing. Completion of weekly reading assignments will be required for class participation. Students should expect to spend upwards of two hours on reading and writing between class sessions. Internet and email access will be necessary for materials access. The class is $125 per person. Attendance is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required.

Furs. Fins. Float. FUN!
Paynetown SRA
Saturday, Sep. 26, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Monroe Lake is offering visitors an opportunity to check out different types of hunting, fishing, and water recreation at “Furs. Fins. Float. FUN!” on Saturday, September 26. The event takes place at Paynetown State Recreation Area from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

“September 26 is National Hunting and Fishing Day,” noted Jill Vance, Monroe Lake’s naturalist. “We designed this event to appeal to people of all ages and with all levels of experience. It will be a fun afternoon.”

The event schedule includes:

• Falconry Presentations: at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
• AHDA Retriever Dog Demos: at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m.
• Open Fishing for Kids: from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Verein Deutsch–Drahthaar Dog Demos: at 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.
• Intro Seminar to Hunting Dog Training: at 3 p.m. (more details at bit.ly/huntingdog)
• Intro to Kayaking: at 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., and 5:15 p.m.
• Wild Game Stew: from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

You can download a schedule, with full descriptions for all demos and activities, at bit.ly/fursfinsfloat2015.

The training seminar and the kayaking sessions are restricted to a limited number of people, and there is also a minimum age of 12 required for kayaking. There are no age or number restrictions for the other activities.

Event partners include the American Hunting Dog Association, the Verein Deutsch–Drahthaar Great Lakes Chapter, and the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife.

There is a Property Entrance Fee of $7 per vehicle ($9 per vehicle if you have an out-of-state license plate). All of the event activities are included at no additional charge.

Paynetown SRA (stateparks.IN.gov/2954.htm) is at 4850 S. State Rd. 446, Bloomington, 47401.