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2025 NPA Outreach Coordinators Monthly Breakfast Meeting
Topic: Nonprofit Staff Retention and Professional Development
Facilitated by: Claudia Gage
Facilitator’s Organization: Windfall Dancers
February 11 Using Social Media to Share Your Mission: Which Platforms and Strategies? Alyse Rick Open Arms
March 11 Recruiting Effective Board Members. Cheryl Coon Hoosier National Forest
April 8 Working with Large Companies and Local Government: How To Overcome Bureaucracy and Maximize Relationship Jess Tang IU Service-Learning Program, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL)
May 13 Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers of All Ages Geng Wang Civic Champs
June 10 Funding for Staff and Programs for People with Disabilities Adam Hamel Stone Belt
July 8 Grant and Report Writing and Management Strategies Amy Osajima Sycamore Land Trust
Drop in, adventure through fantastic realms, then leave whenever you’d like. This program is designed to be short and fun for players of all skill levels.
Drop in and explore various materials and stations designed to promote imaginative play. We’ll provide the materials and space, you provide the imagination! All ages.
HooMac – Hoosier Original Music Association
Jon Manners, Lennox Monroe, and Steve VandeWater will be playing their songs in an intimate setting. Visit Bloomington has funded this series, and Cascades Inn is the perfect place to stay for the best music adventure experience!
For those Civil War enthusiasts in our community, the Civil War Roundtable is the place to gather for conversation and camaraderie. Meetings open to any and all that would like to learn about the raids, battles, and soldiers of the 1860s.
Old timers and new timers welcome!
Support the Library while eating local! Show your flyer, purchase a large pizza, and Mother Bear’s will donate $5 to the Friends of the Library for MCPL programs.
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion of The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg.
Info: Trista Fisher 812-583-8589
ALL AGES | 6PM DOORS
Info: Maria Schmidt 812-272-9404
Looking for a place to tinker, create, and explore? Bloominglabs invites you to our free Wednesday Night Public Hours from 7 PM to 10 PM!
* Check out our tools & equipment
* Meet fellow makers & hackers
* Work on projects & get inspired
Whether you’re a seasoned maker or just curious about what we do, everyone is welcome! Come see what Bloomington’s community makerspace is all about.
Visitors are free to bring a project to work on.
Intro lesson at 7pm
The winner will get a spot in a weekend show!
Ages 21+
Brought to you by Brown Country Rising, this 90-minute documentary will be followed by a brief audience discussion.
Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY— Finding Happiness in Troubled Times is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In their final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers gave a master class in how to live with joy in the face of challenge. They offered neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us LIVE WITH MORE JOY, DESPITE CIRCUMSTANCES. Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, India, the film invites us to join these luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives, each having lived through periods of incredible difficulty and strife. With genuine affection, mutual respect, and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient traditions, and cutting-edge science regarding how to live with joy in the face of life’s challenges, from the extraordinary to the mundane. Mission: JOY is an antidote for our times.
all ages
Jacobs School of Music Jazz Studies students will perform original compositions and classics from the Great American Songbook.
In person and online. A discussion group on specific banned books chosen by the group.
craft | ages 16 and up
Celebrate winter with a festive craft!
Film | Age: 18+
Synopsis: Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about roundhouse kicks, thongs, and katana beheadings. Joe (Matt Hannon, Sylvester Stallone’s one-time bodyguard) is the Samurai Cop, a rock of a man who will do literally whatever it takes to punish criminals—even if that means taking dozens of innocent lives in the process. Teamed with a truly hilarious partner (Mark Frazer), Joe embarks on a mindmelting sex-and-violence-fueled adventure against evil ninjas, drug dealers, and genre legend Robert Z’Dar (MANIAC COP)! Directed by prolific Iranian ex-pat Amir Shervan, the reckless and outrageous SAMURAI COP is a true treasure of the trash-action pantheon.
Door Time: 6:00 PM
Full Frontal Comedy is Indiana University’s longest running comedy troupe. Full Frontal not only performs regularly on campus, but also around the state and country and now the world-famous Comedy Attic. Each show is completely improvised, save a planned sketch to open the show, making every show a unique comedic experience.
For close to four decades, the members of Big Head Todd and The Monsters—Todd Park Mohr [vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica], Brian Nevin [drums], Rob Squires [bass, vocals], and Jeremy Lawton [keyboards, lap pedal/steel guitar, vocals]—have continued to both throw down in the studio and light up stages worldwide. Rallying around a core vision, the platinum-selling Colorado quartet kick out the kind of blues-drenched rock ‘n’ roll bangers that make you want to rev the engine a little louder, sing along like no one’s looking, and live a little freer. This holds true on their 12th full-length offering, Her Way Out.
Tom Cridland, playing the part of Elton John on lead vocals and piano, is close friends with Elton John drummer, Nigel Olsson, and has recorded songs and episodes of his Greatest Music of All Time Podcast with Elton John guitarist, Davey Johnstone.
all ages | Brought to you by Bloomington Pub Quiz.
Age: 18+
Synopsis: $5 Fight Club! This is a series dedicated to bringing you a wide array of martial arts deep cuts and kung-fu classics that Hong Kong cinema has been serving up since the 60’s. Sign up for our email list for more details!
Info: Lisa-Marie Napoli 812-219-9310
Local artist, Zoe Dean, provides watercolor painting instruction every Friday excepting the first Friday of the month. All supplies are provided. All skill levels are welcome—including beginners! Requires a minimum of 3 registrants or class will be canceled.
Jammshack is: Joe Donnelly, Pam MacLaughlin and Sam Finley
Join us in the Morgenstern Books café for our monthly Jazz Salon with the Postmodern Jazz Quartet!
WFIU’s jazz program The Soul Kitchen will celebrate its 10th anniversary this month with a dance party.
A cozy evening featuring incredible local talent, signature drinks, and delicious bites. From country tunes to acoustic gems, this series has something for everyone.
Celebrate the wondrous 4-film series of Hayao Miyazaki
DOOR TIME 6:30 pm
10-year-old Chihiro moves with her parents to a new home in the Japanese countryside. After taking a wrong turn down a wooded path, Chihiro and her parents discover an amusement park with a stall containing an assortment of food.
To her surprise, Chihiro’s parents begin eating and then transform into pigs. In this supernatural realm, Chihiro encounters a host of characters and endures labor in a bathhouse for spirits, awaiting a reunion with her parents.
Door Time: 6:00 PM
With Patrick Anderson, trombone; Sam Swyers, trombone; and Chris Kemp, bass trombone | Featuring music by composers with connections to Bloomington
A Silent Disco is an event where people dance to music heard through wireless headphones. The music is transmitted directly to each person’s headphones – on three separate channels – rather than played through speakers. Those without headphones hear no music (other than people who sing along to what they are hearing). The three channels of music can be selected using a simple switch on each person’s headphones, and headphones light up blue, red or green to show visually what channel you are listening to. People can dance to the same tune as others with them, or to their own selection. If you hear a song you don’t like, or get tired of a particular style of music, just switch channels.
Proceeds will benefit Morgan County Public Library Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that provides the incredible Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to children in Morgan County.
Playlists?
Blue – a mix of 70’s and 80’s dance hits and 80’s and 90’s alternative rock (eg Rick James, Devo, B52’s)
Red – current dance hits & 90’s and 00’s hip hop (eg Dua Lipa, Jack Harlow, Taylor Swift)
Green – classic rock and danceable country tunes (Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Kenny Chesney)
MAKE-UP FOR 1/10 SCREENING | All Ages | Documentary
Synopsis: In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe. Together, they are on an expedition to decode these nocturnal creatures in a remote ecological “hot spot” on the border of India and Bhutan. The result is a deeply immersive film that transports audiences to a rarely-seen place and urges us all to look more closely at the hidden interconnections of the natural world.
8PM DOORS
Door Time: 8:45 PM
The Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market is the oldest winter market in Indiana as it enters its 21st year serving the community of Bloomington.
The BWFM has a diversity of vendors and products including fresh produce, local meat and poultry, dairy products, eggs, maple syrup, honey products, breads, baked goods, jams and sauces, prepared foods, locally roasted coffee, cut flowers, seeds and plants, artisanal crafts and many other items. You can find everything you need for nourishing winter meals along with local crafts, seasonal gifts and shareable treats!
Info: Jana Bartels 317-437-3473
That’s right, you read the title of this hike correctly, The Boulder in the Tree Hike. This hike is 2 miles round trip, is quite rugged and will take us about 1.5 hours to complete! The Boulder in the Tree phenomenon is something we’ve seen in several places around Brown County including here at the park and in Yellowwood State Forest. This is your chance to get out and see one of these boulders stuck in in a tree. The question is, how did it get there? Come see it for yourself and make your most educated guess! This hike will be mostly off trail so please dress for the weather and know there may be a couple creek crossings depending on how high the water is. Boots are essential. Be prepared!
Please do not bring pets on off trail hikes.
1/11: Paper snowflakes
1/18: Mastodon paper mosaic
1/25: Mineral ice perler beads
2/01: Glacial till gouache painting
2/08: Megafauna coloring pages
2/15: Smilodon watercolor painting
Are you curious about the Southwest Branch Teen Space, but you’re not a teen? Patrons of all ages are invited to check it out on the third Saturday of the month.
Bring your records, share your favorite selections, join the discussion.
A place for LGBTQ+ and ally people to come together around a shared love of birds.
Join up with fellow mothers, daughters, grandmas, and everyone in between for snow-themed crafts! Crafting materials and prompts will be provided for a variety of ages and skills.
Music Workshop presentation with IU Opera Theater and the Metropolitan Opera.
Door Time: 6:00 PM
Doors will open at 6:15 p.m.
Great stage show, high energy, and all your favorites! Playing country hits from the 90’s and 2000’s plus today’s country hits, you’re sure to have a great time. Plus, Hoosier Daddy throws in some classic and southern rock so there’s something for everyone!
Hosted by Vanity Rex
Celebrating Dolly Parton’s Birthday with a fun night of Line Dancing Lessons, Drag, and Burlesque!
Line dance lessons with Lauren from 5 – 8
Show at 9
Orbit is putting in some new improvements on sound and throwing a party to off set the costs. Some amazing musicians offered to help us out.
Join us every Sunday in February to learn more about Chinese, Arabic, and Russian cultures through traditional foods, stories, and crafts! All ages.
Info: Ellen Campbell 812-272-0449
Open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
This is your chance to learn more about MCCT, celebrate our past season, and learn more about how you can be a part of the organization in the future. Members can also vote on the 2025 board or petition to join the MCCT board at the meeting.
A discussion group focused on spirituality and personal beliefs, led by Reverend Karen Williams. Every person’s experience and perspective is welcome in a respectful context of spiritual growth without judgment.
Potluck at 5:30pm, Music at 6pm
Fire out back, food, friends and great music.
A food drive collaboration with The Villages of Indiana’s Healthy Families program and Classic Bowling Lanes. Each Sunday in January, community members can purchase one bowling game and receive one game free when they bring a nonperishable food item (one per person, not per team). The food will support families in Monroe, Brown and Lawrence Counties who have transportation or other barriers to food security.
Bloomington’s own DIY venue | All Ages | Sober Space | Doors 7:30
Sundaze (Fort Wayne) – Post hardcore. – justsundaze.bandcamp.com
Arlen Gun Club (Cincinnati, OH) – “Indy punk”. – arlengunclub.bandcamp.com
Mourning Star – Twee rock. – mourningstarband.bandcamp.com
The Reys – Emo rockers. – thereys.bandcamp.com