Team Trivia with prizes, if your team can beat mine.
Make plans with friends and family to enjoy the amazing cuisine at Finch’s Brasserie and ensure a Donation to Friends of the Library at the same time! Pick up a flyer at the library in Bloomington or Ellettsville or download a copy from http://www.mcpl.info/friends and present it when you pay your bill. Finch’s Brasserie will donate 10% of your check to Friends of the Library. All proceeds to fund the numerous and much-used programs offered by your library.
Team Trivia with prizes, if your team can beat mine.
Green Drinks Bloomington is a lively, informal social networking event for people from all walks of life who are interested in making a greener world. Folks gather every month to share libations and ideas, discuss, debate, explore and make new friends and business connections.
On Wednesday, January 25 at 6 pm Bill Jones, Sassafras Audubon Society Board Member and SPEA Clinical Professor Emeritus, will present a talk entitled “Why Free-roaming Domestic Cats are Bad for Birds”. The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute estimates that free-roaming domestic house cats kill an estimated 1.4 to 3.7 BILLION birds in the U.S. annually. This represents more than 10% of all adult land birds living in the U.S. Domestic cats are the second-largest source of bird mortality; far outweighing other causes such as building strikes, wind turbines, and natural causes. There are several proven things that responsible cat owners can do to prevent this needless slaughter. We will discuss these solutions and why outdoor life is hazardous to your pet cat during the January Green Drinks gathering.
Green Drinks Bloomington is held the 4th Wednesday of the month through October from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Banquet Facility of the Upland Brewing Company. There’s a $5 suggested donation, some food will be provided. To receive a monthly reminder, write [email protected]. To learn more about Green Drinks visit www.greendrinks.org.
Featuring Janiece Jaffee and Special Guest Rachel Caswell
Twice as Nice follows twins Caren and Camilla Parker, both star players on a college women’s basketball team energized by the prospect of a first female pick in the upcoming MBA draft. The director’s humanist concern with the strength of community and family emerges again here, as in her first feature Will (1981). The cast features legends of NCAA, Olympic, and WNBA basketball, including Cynthia Cooper and twins Pamela and Paula McGee. Preserved by the Black Film Center/Archive with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation. This screening is sponsored by the Black Film Center/Archive, The Media School, the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, and IU Cinema.
Director Jessie Maple and Co-Producer/Cinematographer Leroy Patton are scheduled to be present. (16mm Presentation)
The Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival explores the lives and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community through feature-length and short films and live performances that advocate community-wide attitudes of awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of diversity.
For more information (schedule, film descriptions, etc.): http://bloomingtonpride.org
Please join us for an evening of networking at the Tivoli Theater! Appetizers, wine, and other refreshments will be provided.
Hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters
Josh will try to stump you. Can your team hang? Prizes, if so.
“Totentanz. Operationalizing Aby Warburg’s Atlas of images” by Franco Moretti, Danily C. and Laura Louise Bell Professor in the Humanities, Stanford University
Also 1:30-3 pm
Visit the Korea Conference Room to welcome the Year of the Rooster with light snacks and find out about
upcoming EASC programs.
EASC Colloquium Series: “Beauty is the Beast”: The Star System in Early Japanese Horror Cinema
Join us for an off-trail hike, where we will pull invasive periwinkle vines that threaten to choke out spring wildflowers and other native plants.
Mike Johnson, Bob Mark Goodman and Dan Selvaggi are purveyors of acoustic, eclectic, eccentric free-range amer-arcana for your listening pleasure.
The Venue is pleased to continue to host our 4th Annual Emerging Artist Juried Art Show, featuring talent from the art programs of Bloomington High School North and South. Our community has long supported arts programs for young minds, and we welcome you to join us and experience the best our young arts community has to offer in 2d, 3d, photography and more!
On Friday January 28th , beginning at 6pm, The Venue will host a reception open to the public for this show, All of the art displayed will be available for sale.
We also will host an awards ceremony on Sunday January 29th, where we will distribute cash prizes and gift certificates made possible by donations from Bloomington North Rotary, The Bloomington Watercolor Society, The National Society of Arts and Letters, and Pygmalion’s Art Supplies.
Light refreshments will be served Friday, and you can visit: http://bloomington.in.gov/Downtown+Parking for free parking options in the downtown:
We look forward to hosting you Friday!
Salaam has delighted audiences for years with its expansive repertoire of Middle Eastern and North African music. Salaam is true to the traditions, informing the uninitiated, and evoking nostalgia in listeners who are familiar with the art form. What sets Salaam apart is the versatility of its musicians, whose deep knowledge of Eastern and Western styles gives them the flexibility to move effortlessly between genres. Iraqi-American band leader Dena El Saffar’s compositions take advantage her own eclectic musical upbringing to create a sound rooted in maqam (the modal system used throughout the Middle East), with tasteful forays into Latin, African, Balkan, Rock, Blues, and Classical styles .
Want to keep getting your favorite market goods all winter? The Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market has over 30 vendors with a diversity of produce, meats, eggs, dairy, soaps, flowers, plants, mushrooms, honey, syrup, prepared foods, and holiday items. Come for breakfast, live music, and a great variety of local vendors. For more info, check out the website (bloomingtonwinterfarmersmarket.com), like us on Facebook, or email mailto:[email protected].
SEEKING NEW AND EXPERIENCED GRASSROOTS ACTIVIST: Feeling supremely frustrated, anxious, and/or angry about the shaky ground your inalienable rights are sitting on? Us too. Be a founding member of the Monroe County NOW chapter. Enjoy the supportive infrastructure and name recognition of NOW in these upcoming, difficult years. Boots to the ground, hand-in-hand, we will fight hard with tangible actions on local and national issues. We WILL make a difference.
Art Historian Diane Pelrine will present a free, public lecture “Skin as Canvas: A Global View of Tattooing” in FA room 102. Lecture followed by Gala in the Grunwald Gallery where guests will enjoy tapas, wine, and other refreshments while viewing the exhibit “Indiana Tattoo: History and Legacy” from 5 – 7 pm.
For ticket information, contact Alexandra at 812-855-9556 or [email protected] – tickets available at the door of the Grunwald Gallery.
“In 1989, Maestro Bitetti founded one of the finest guitar programs in the world at IU Jacobs.”
Enjoy a unique performance by 12 guitarists using a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional instruments. Organizers of the prestigious annual IU International Guitar Competition, the Guitar Ensemble performs music related to the classical guitar tradition and various other styles while featuring original works. Watch for announcements of community workshops relating to this performance!
Help us welcome in the year of the Rooster. Come celebrate the Chinese New Year with cherry blossom painting, noise makers, and other family friendly crafts.
We also will host an awards ceremony on Sunday January 29th, where we will distribute cash prizes and gift certificates made possible by donations from Bloomington North Rotary, The Bloomington Watercolor Society, The National Society of Arts and Letters, and Pygmalion’s Art Supplies.
Co-presented by the Writers Guild and the Bloomington & Monroe County Convention Center.
Guest Readers: Lisa Low and Stephen Hopkins
There is an Open Mic following the guest readings.
This event is open to the public. Parking in the back.
Our educational Sunday Jam Sessions continue this Sunday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Player’s Pub. The house band is the Monika Herzig Trio – all ages, levels, and instruments are invited to participate and the public is welcome to come enjoy the music with no cover charge.
One of the featured groups for the Future of Jazz Concert combos will be picked from the most dedicated student jammers, so, students, make sure you attend! Coordinated by Monika Herzig and Chris Parker, the series is sponsored by Smithville Charitable Foundation, Indianapolis Musicians Local#3, B’Town Jazz, the B’Town Jazz Collective and Players Pub.
Part of Wang Toon’s quasi-comical Taiwan trilogy, Banana Paradise follows the path of a young man named Door Latch and his friend who move to Taiwan in 1949, believing it to be a land of opportunity. Door Latch meets a woman who he marries, taking on her late husband’s name and diploma to help him find employment and help care for her son. This eventually leads to complicated, embarrassing, and comedic situations as he wants to travel back to Mainland China decades later. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Introduction by Professor Guo-Juin Hong. (HD Presentation)
CHINA REMIXED: LEADING SCHOLARSHIP ON CHINESE CINEMA
Try out different games and activities with students from Indiana University who use an
interactive method to help children learn a less commonly taught language, and develop their
language skills overall. Presented by Bridges, a project of IU’s School of Global and
International Studies. Ages 4-12.
Would you like to help scientists find answers? You can as a Citizen Scientist! Discover easy projects you can do that provide real information for scientists. There are thousands of projects, and many can be done from your couch. We’ll sample several Citizen Science projects, and you will be a Citizen Scientist by the end of this program. For older children, teens, and adults.
Team Trivia with prizes, if your team can beat mine.
On Tuesday eve, January 31st, beginning at 5:30p.m. The Venue will host a presentation by Michelle Martin-Colman, a Safe & Civil Colleague Facilitator, on going “From Fit to Fat in Five, with someone who did it !!! Did it take you five weeks, five months, or five years to put on extra pounds you suddenly can’t get rid of? Come exchange stories and talk about how weird it feels to change so dramatically inside and outside, and most importantly “WHY”, and what you’ll do next for that self-loving month of February. This is an exploration, NOT a sales pitch. We’ll explore feelings, observations, and reasons why, in an atmosphere of agreed confidentiality, welcoming good spirits, with no inquiring press or photographers allowed.
Light refreshments will be provided and The Venues complete collection of art and gifts will be on display and available for purchase.
Join us!
Make your very own snow slime! This fun, easy, and messy experiment will leave you with the perfect slime for a winter wonderland. For ages 6 to 12.
Team Trivia with prizes, if your team can beat mine.
The film documents recent political attacks on public higher education across the country.
Weekly all-ages Blues Jam. Host band will play the first set, then invite you & others to join in.
The Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs is established to work toward economic, educational and social equity for Hispanics and Latinos residing in Bloomington and to promote cooperation and understanding among cultures. Learn more about the Commission.
All Commission meetings are open to the public and are held the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30pm in the McCloskey conference room at City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street, Bloomington. If you are interested in serving as a member of the commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs go to the Bloomington City Clerk’s home page to complete an application. If you have any questions, contact the City Clerk and Council office at (812) 349-3408.
Sign-up starts at 9. Stage times are 12 minutes or less. We start at 9:15 & go till midnight. Come perform or enjoy the performances.
First Thursdays is a monthly series featuring extended evening hours on the first Thursday of every month, with activities for everyone. Our May First Thursday will be the last major event at the art museum before it closes for renovations.
The City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women explores women’s issues and concerns, celebrates women’s accomplishments, and promotes solutions to the problems and challenges faced by women. Learn more about the commission, including values and members.
The Commission on the Status of Women usually meets the first Thursday of each month at Showers City Hall. The Public is welcome to attend these meetings. For more information, contact Sue Owens, 812-349-3468 or [email protected]