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We make cool art with robots Dash and Dot.
Put your LEGO and K’NEX skills to the test with a new building challenge each month. Building supplies provided.
EVERY WEDNESDAY, no exceptions!
Plus several special dances throughout the year.
All dances feature live music (Old Time, New England, and Irish dance tunes). Callers lead mostly contradances, with a few squares & mixers. The caller teaches each dance, then calls prompts during the dance (so no need to memorize steps). Beginners are welcome and there’s no need to come with a partner. (We change partners each dance.)
When: Free beginner lessons: 7:30 pm
First dance: 8:00 pm
Waltz after the last dance: 10:15 pm
Where: Harmony School Gym (909 E. 2nd St.).
The gym is on the west end of the school. Enter from the parking lot which can be accessed from Hunter Street, a block south of Atwater St., just east of Woodlawn St.
In July & August weekly dances are usually at the air-conditioned Boys and Girls Club, 311 S. Lincoln (just south of Third St.).
What is Contradancing? It’s not country line dancing! You and your partner dance a series figures with another couple, as instructed by the caller, and then progress to the next couple and dance the same series of figures with them until you’ve danced will all the couples in the line. Many of the figures are like those used for square dancing. This type of dance is a continuously evolving tradition going back to Renaissance Europe and has an enthusiastic following around the world. BOTMDG is one of the oldest groups of its kind in the US, and has danced EVERY Wednesday since the group started in 1972. It’s very energetic dancing, so dress accordingly.
For more information contact Cathy Meyer 812-360-5802 or Bill Baus 812-339-1210 or or http://bloomingtoncontra.org .
Join Dena, Tim, and Rick for the latest version of fun in the courtyard of majestic, family-oriented revelry. Crown off the workweek with a Knight of music!
First Friday @ the Fell Collaborations
The I Fell Gallery invites you to Collaborations, artwork created by the I Fell artists in collaboration with each other and with other local artists for the January I Fell main gallery exhibit.
This is a chance to see what happens inside this unique community art center on the west side of downtown Bloomington.
Join us Friday, January 5 for First Friday @the Fell from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
January 5, 6-9 p.m.
Exhibit hangs: January 5-26
The public is invited to the first League of Women Voters Legislative Update of 2018 on Saturday, January 6, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., in the Bloomington City Council Chambers in the Showers Building, 410 North Morton Street. State legislators representing Monroe County will present their forecasts for the Indiana General Assembly “short” session that will open on January 3, 2018. Audience questions and concerns will follow the legislators’ remarks.
This is the first of three planned Legislative Updates sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County. All updates will be held in the Bloomington City Council Chambers and are free and open to the public. They will be taped by Cable Access Television Services through the Monroe County Public Library and will be replayed by CATS throughout the current legislative session.
Subsequent Legislative Updates are scheduled for February 10, and March 3.
Avid readers and fans of space exploration can join a Spring Mill State Park book club this winter to discuss a biography of Mitchell astronaut Gus Grissom.
The club plans on meeting Jan. 6 and Feb. 3. Both meetings will take place at 10 a.m. in the downstairs lobby of Spring Mill Inn.
The purpose of the club is to chat about “Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom,” published in 2016 and written by George Leopold.
Participants do not need to have read the book before the first meeting.
Copies of the book are available for purchase in the park office.
At the second meeting, Leopold will discuss his book on a conference phone call with attendees.
For more information, contact interpretive naturalist Wyatt Williams at (812) 849-3534 or [email protected].
Park admission during the event is $7 per vehicle for in-state residents and $9 per vehicle for out-of-state residents.
Spring Mill State Park (stateparks.IN.gov/2968.htm) is at 3333 State Road 60 East, Mitchell, 47446.
To view all DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov.
Spencer Pride welcomes all help for upcoming Work Days at the new commUnity center building: Every Wednesday & Saturday, plus 1/7, 1/15, & 1/28 (Moving Day). 10AM-4PM each day. 17 E. Franklin Street, Spencer. Come whenever you like; stay as long as you can.
• TIME: 10 a.m.
• WHERE: Spencer Pride commUnity Center, 46 E. Market St., Spencer. 812-652-5000
Spencer Pride welcomes all help for upcoming Work Days at the new commUnity center building: Every Wednesday & Saturday, plus 1/7, 1/15, & 1/28 (Moving Day). 10AM-4PM each day. 17 E. Franklin Street, Spencer. Come whenever you like; stay as long as you can.
• TIME: 10 a.m.
• WHERE: Spencer Pride commUnity Center, 46 E. Market St., Spencer. 812-652-5000
Join a marine biologist to dive deeper into the science of WonderLab’s coral reef. These 30 minute talks feature hands-on exploration, tours of our coral reef aquarium, insight from an expert and time for questions. Each month explores a different topic in depth.
Featured readers: Adam Henze, Julia Karr, Darja Malcolm-Clarke.
Yoga can be a relaxing and gentle way to take care of your body and build strength after
having a baby. This class gives you the freedom to exercise while taking care of and bonding
with your baby! Yoga sessions will be led by IU Health Bloomington Women and Children’s
Services nurses who are also yoga teachers. Stay afterward to chat with nurses and fellow
parents, or move to the Baby Space to play with your child.
Women with children who are not yet walking. (Pregnant women welcome, too!)
Your preschooler will enjoy stories, songs, and activities in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Free Play time follows the organized activities so that the children can play individually and interact with others while engaging in several activities. Preschool Discovery is generally held on the second Tuesday morning of each month.
Explore creativity with different materials and techniques at this fun, open-ended art experience. Dress to mess.
Work on projects and make cool things.
The philosophy of LFA support groups is to provide a warm and caring environment where people with lupus, their family members, caregivers, and loved ones can share their experiences of coping and insights into living with lupus. LFA support groups encourage and accept people as they are, providing a comfortable learning environment in which they can develop the best coping strategies to reduce stress that often accompanies living with a chronic illness. For additional information please visit www.lupusindiana.org
This group is led by Kayla Lockwood. Email: [email protected]
Contact Debbie Campbell at [email protected] with questions concerning support groups.
Go on an adventure through fantastic realms with this classic game. Designed for short, fun, and ever-evolving role-playing. Anyone can play; all skill levels welcome.
Science Sprouts is a weekly science enrichment program designed especially for toddlers and their families. Toddlers are natural scientists, and Science Sprouts is a time for them to explore, experiment and build skills ranging from physical development to social emotional development. Science Sprouts activities are designed and facilitated by early childhood specialists and involve hands-on exploration, live music, body movement and a commitment to accurate science!