WFHB Community Calendar

Join Wylie House Museum staff for a family friendly activity in the Morton C. Bradley Education center! Activities change monthly and feature a hands on make-and-take craft such as seed paper, suncatchers, pressed flowers, and more. Come back each month to see what the new activity is!
After finishing your craft, stick around for a hands-on tour of the Wylie House for all ages at 2pm.

One of the greatest cult films of all time, Reefer Madness theatrically dramatizes the sensational dangers of the most frightful assassin of our youth, Public Enemy No. 1: marijuana! Originally produced as Tell Your Children, the film serves as a riotous cautionary tale when one decides to tangle with the Demon Weed. Moral corruption, emotional disturbances, unstoppable laughter, murder, even insanity—these are just some of the dire consequences of a group of  high school friends lured into the dark world of cannabis! [66 min; drama; English]

Musicians of all levels are encouraged to bring their instruments and work with composers Maggie Olivo and Nur Slim for collective creative music making as an impromptu orchestra. Ages 8-18.

Parking and Doors at 4pm, Music at 5pm. 

Doors at 5pm, Show at 6pm

Doors at 6pm

A Question of Color weaves together interviews with Black Americans of every complexion to explore colorism in the 1980s and early 1990s. Director Kathe Sandler also narrates the film, providing historical context, personal anecdotes, and sharing critical perspectives about colorism. The documentary originally premiered at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival, and the new 4K restoration was created from the original negative, which Sandler donated to the Black Film Center & Archive (BFCA) in 2010 and 2018. IndieCollect completed the restoration with funding from the HFPA Trust and donations contributed to the Jane Fonda Fund for Women Directors. [58 min; documentary; English]

A Q&A with filmmaker Kathe Sandler and Black Film Center & Archive Director Dr. Novotny Lawrence will follow the screening. 

A.R. Gurney brilliantly parallels his play with the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, transposing the action from ancient Greece to a modern American university in the 1980s where the characters become Judy Miller, a brilliant, headstrong Jewish student and Henry Harper, an unyielding authoritarian professor of Greek Classics. A battle of wills ensues when Harper rejects her term paper, a play in which she takes it upon herself to rewrite Antigone in the context of the nuclear arms race. Judy’s protest to the university grievance committee escalates into an examination of reports of low enrollment in Harper’s courses and student reports of anti-Semitism that pose a threat to his career.

This event is happening at The Endwright Center in College Mall located at 2894 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401. Doors open 30 minutes before each event.

A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional. Written in the structure of a Greek tragedy, it is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.

Dance Party to follow at 11 pm

Stop by our stores from 1-3pm and make a native seed pod with members from our Board of Directors! This activity is free and open to everyone! Stay tuned!

Also, they will be GIVING AWAY Fairtrade America branded reusable bags to 100 lucky shoppers (50 bags per store)! Each shopper will get to spin our giveaway wheel (one spin per shopper) to see if they have won a reusable bag – while supplies last!

The party kicks off at the John Waldron Arts Center on Sunday, April 21, at 2:00pm, with a brief program beginning at 2:30pm. Just us for appetizers, a Silent Auction, and performances of popular 80’s pop, rock, and country hits. Enter to win our costume contest by dressing up in your best 1980’s attire, or as your favorite Steel Magnolias character. Stay after the event for a free screening of the classic movie Stage Door, beginning at 4:00pm. Ticket price includes appetizers and a free drink from the Constellation Stage & Screen bar.

A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional. Written in the structure of a Greek tragedy, it is a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate.

Presented by the Center for Electronic and Computer Music

New English speakers will practice everyday language skills in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Learners will enjoy friendly conversation, and learn about daily life in the U.S.

Bring your needles and yarn to our weekly fiber arts group meeting at the Endwright Center in Ellettsville! Whether it be crochet, needlepoint, knitting, or anything else, all fiber-arts enthusiasts are welcome! No registration required.

This one’s for the band kids! Test your knowledge of marching band history, instruments, music theory, and other related topics.

Keith Bobay https://www.friendsoflakemonroe.org/ Forum will provide the public with an opportunity to hear from and question experts on the management of the Hoosier National Forest

This is a four-part series that introduces the basics of making a quilt. Topics covered will include: parts of the quilt, fabric selection, sewing basics, and cutting and piecing. This series assumes no previous sewing experience and uses no special equipment. At the end of the series, you will have completed two small projects. All supplies will be provided. Age 16 and up.

Hey smart people!! Trivia Nights are now your favorite thing to do on Mondays! We promise to keep the sports to a minimum!

Come out on Monday nights from 8:30-10:30pm for your chance off that brain power to win fabulous bar cash prizes!

We are a steel tip dart and social club that meets every Tuesday night. Everyone is welcome!

Bridges MAYO chamber and philharmonic orchestras will perform works inspired by nature, including a commissioned work by composer Nur Slim. All ages.

New works choreographed by students of the Ballet Department.

New English speakers will practice everyday language skills in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Age 18 and up.

Come to the Downtown Library and find the missing piece in your puzzle collection. In this program, we ask you to bring your completed puzzles and swap them with others! All ages.

Patrick Kindig (Tarleton State University) will present his talk, titled “Queer Curiosity” at The Bishop Bar in downtown Bloomington. This talk is part of the Cultural Studies 2023-2024 lecture series, Queer Methods.

Learn the basics of basket weaving and make your own basket from recycled materials. All tools and materials supplied.

An evening with acclaimed director Christine Choy, one of the first major Chinese American woman filmmakers.  This program will be in the form of a conversation between Choy via Zoom and Ellen Wu, Associate Director of the College Arts and Humanities Institute.

Acoustic Sibling Duo

Intro lesson at 7pm

Angela Bae, violin; Justin DeFilippis, violin; Benjamin Zannoni, viola; Russell Houston, cello

Just message us on social media, or contact us on our website to get more info about signing up. WALK-UPS ARE ALSO WELCOME!!

. Space is limited for this free workshop, so register at mhcfoodpantry.org/education to reserve your spot.    Join fiber artist and educator Kate Ellis to learn about growing your own flower dye garden while we use dried flower petals to dye cotton bandanas. Leave with your newly dyed bandana and seeds to grow your own dye garden at home.

If you navigate the hills and valleys of the western half of Monroe County, you will pass many stands of dry stack stone walls. Wall stones have been repurposed near where walls once marked a property line or other notable location. Join Susan Snider Salmon as we look at the stories of what is known and examine what remains to be rediscovered.

The Be More Awards celebrates and honors the outstanding service of community volunteers. Each year nominations are made in a variety of categories highlighting the broad and vital services that nonprofits and volunteers provide Monroe County. The community is invited to this FREE event to help celebrate with our nominees and Award Recipients, and learn more about our community nonprofits.

Host band plays 7pm-8pm          Jam runs 8pm-10pm

The legendary Hall of Fame drummer plays tribute to his friend and former band mate, Ronnie Van Zant. Artimus Pyle is now the only surviving member left from the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band. The band plays all the favorites from the early years! Ronnie’s songs: Sweet Home Alabama, Gimme Back My Bullets, That Smell and of course Free Bird! The Artimus Pyle Band is a high energy, true to the music, and true to the era rock group, one of the few that is on the road today. The band featuring Artimus Pyle, Brad Durden, Jerry Lyda, Dave Fowler and Scott Raines are not only a group of friends and contemporaries but also some of the most seasoned musicians in the country. For those who were fortunate enough to see the original band, this show really captures the music in its purist form. For those who never experienced Lynyrd Skynyrd from back in the day, this show is the next best thing!

The internationally acclaimed hit theatre show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will make its Bloomington debut next spring. This immersive concert-style production chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom and Jerry, to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s and their dramatic split in 1970. The show culminates with the pair’s famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 which had more than half a million fans in attendance.

Using state-of-the-art video projection, incredible lighting, and a full live band, the show is a moving and powerful concert featuring all the hits including “Mrs. Robinson,” “Cecilia,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound,” and many more.

Door at 7pm