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A free and fun way to bookend the festival! Join us for an enlightening talk by scholar Christina Jarvis about Vonnegut’s novel, Cat’s Cradle, followed by an open conversation about the novel. Hosted in partnership with the IU Writers’ Conference.
No Damn Cat, No Apocalypse?!: Cat’s Cradle’s Peculiar Compositional Wanderings
Drawing on intensive study of his manuscripts at the Lilly Library, this talk explores the “peculiar travel suggestions” Kurt Vonnegut embraced while drafting Cat’s Cradle. As a prelude to the Granfalloon book discussion, Jarvis will delve into Vonnegut’s anthropological, scientific, and environmental engagements to place the novel within his broader writing career.
The King’s Wife imagines a secret history of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (the first wives of Henry VIII) and the untold story of their friendship and struggle for power in a male dominated era. A revolutionary pop musical by two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, Jamie Floyd, and award-winning playwright, Mêlisa Annis, this bold reimagining of history explores the enduring legacy of extraordinary women.
The Brown County Playhouse proudly presents Doublewide, Texas — a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud comedy about a quirky group of trailer park neighbors doing everything they can to save their way of life… even if it means seceding from the state!
Show Dates: June 6, 7, 8, 13 & 14
In one of the smallest—and wackiest—trailer parks in the Lone Star State, the citizens of Doublewide are facing their biggest challenge yet: annexation by the town of Tugaloo. With a stubborn brother in a beauty pageant, a diner owner with too many stray animals, a feisty bar-loving mama, and a retirement village worker whose husband loves his recliner more than her, things are bound to get interesting.
Packed with outrageous characters, side-splitting twists, and plenty of Texas-sized heart, Doublewide, Texas is the feel-good comedy you won’t want to miss.
Bit Brigade performs rock covers of full SNES/NES game soundtracks as their gamer speed runs the game live on stage.
Every Sunday Misfit Toy Karaoke hosts karaoke at 9pm till LATE.
21+ Only
Curious about the drums? Let Carrington Clinton show you how to use everyday objects to create musical masterpieces through collaboration or as a solo performer. Registration is requested.
Curious about the drums? Let Carrington Clinton show you how to use everyday objects to create musical masterpieces through collaboration or as a solo performer. Registration is requested.
Presented by Healthy Families Indiana, Nurse-Family Partnership, Clarity and Brown County WIC office
Curious about the drums? Let Carrington Clinton show you how to use everyday objects to create musical masterpieces through collaboration or as a solo performer. Registration is requested.
Come down to the Downtown Library for a family-friendly movie viewing. All ages.
No money involved. Play euchre or another card game (cards provided by the Club) or bring any board game to play.
Doors at 6pm, show at 7pm
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 8:30-10pm for your chance off that brain power to win fabulous bar cash prizes!
Facilitated by: Adam Hamel
Facilitator’s Organization: Stone Belt
Drop in and explore various materials and stations designed to promote imaginative play. We’ll provide the materials and space, you provide the imagination!
Info: mcpl.info/friends Support the Library while eating local! Dine Out at designated locations and a percentage of your tab will go toward Friends of the Library fundraising for MCPL programs.
Books & Bites combines a book club with a potluck! Participants will prepare and share tasty dishes inspired by the monthly theme, then discuss the cookbooks used to prepare the meal.
Presented by Visit Bloomington, Sleeper’s Bar and the Hoosier Original Music Association.
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.
Registration is requested. Looking for grants for your nonprofit and not sure where to begin? Come learn how to use Candid’s Foundation Directory, a prospect research tool with over 239,000 grantmaker profiles.
Info: www.billmonroemusicpark.com/bill-monroe-bluegrass-festival-2025
These events are open to the public, with no registration or experience required (though we appreciate advance notice for groups of 5+ people). We simply ask that you dress appropriately to do outdoor work, and bring plenty of water to stay hydrated. Snacks and drinks will be provided as well as any other tools you may need to help out!
We hope you can join us to get outside and enjoy nature, make new friends, and learn some sustainable, organic orcharding practices. All are welcome!
Info contact: Sarah Lyttle, [email protected] or 765-718-6314
A place to go if you love dancing and support the work of Spencer Pride. No cost, no registration, no partner necessary. Just show up!
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.
Bring your instruments, voices, poems, jokes, and more. Sign up at the event for a 10 minute slot. Mic provided.
Grind violinist and former gulch punk Joey Molinaro returns to Bloomington on his motorcycle, violin on his back. Now teaching in Pittsburgh, Joey was a frequent performer in the Bloomington underground during the 00s–both solo and with the chamber-grind band Basilica. Joey is of many creative talents and has recently published two books of fiction.
7PM DOORS /// 730PM SHOW /// ALL-AGES
The King’s Wife imagines a secret history of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (the first wives of Henry VIII) and the untold story of their friendship and struggle for power in a male dominated era. A revolutionary pop musical by two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, Jamie Floyd, and award-winning playwright, Mêlisa Annis, this bold reimagining of history explores the enduring legacy of extraordinary women.
Beginners lesson at 7pm
A far cry from the cool, calculated distance and reserved posture that is all-too-familiar to the indie-rock sphere, Florry, the Philly-bred septet and songwriting vehicle of bandleader Francie Medosch, are marking their territory as a band resolving to do something very different: they are having a really good time out there.
Cutting her teeth in the Philadelphia DIY scene starting in 2019 as a student at Temple University, the early days of Florry found Medosch at the end of her teenage years releasing a slew of singles and EP’s in a familiar idiom of lo-fi bedroom recordings tinged with country melancholy. A lot has changed since then. Most importantly, perhaps, the project snowballed into a barn-burning seven piece rock band in the proceeding years; and without sacrificing any of the emotional immediacy that’s come to define Medosch’s brashly earnest, bleeding-heart lyrical style, you’re unlikely to find her lingering as much on the melancholy these days. Or, as Medosch plainly puts it in regards to Sounds Like… , the band’s forthcoming LP:
Due to issues with insurance, the fair has canceled all grandstand events for 2025, according to the Herald-Times. However, all other fair events, including carnival rides, 4-H animal exhibits, and vendor booths, will still be taking place.
Calling all elementary-aged kiddos! It’s art time! Come to the Downtown Library to create a variety of arts and crafts and hang out with other kids during summer break.
Strawberry Shortcakes (cake, ice cream, strawberries, and whipped cream)
Hot dog meals (hot dog, chips, drink)
11:30am-1:00pm: Hummingbird & the Beating Hearts (epic acoustic harmonic soul)
5:00-6:30pm: Jenn Cristy (high energy rock pop)
Info: www.billmonroemusicpark.com/bill-monroe-bluegrass-festival-2025
Join us on the third Thursday of the month to discuss a dynamic mix of fiction and nonfiction.
June is limestone month in Monroe and Lawrence County. Celebrate the rich heritage of limestone by walking the Limestone Symposium site and interacting with artists and carvers. Info on the Symposium’s workshops here: www.limestonesymposium.org/sessions
Night Market is a monthly event occurring on the 2nd Thursday. Local vendors, pinball, local DJs, and happy hour 5-7pm make for a fun evening at the Orbit Room. All ages always with an outdoor patio during appropriate weather. Find that special gift that you have been looking for, get your nails painted, or come to discover the talented people that are right here in your city.
Vendors: Starfull Arts, Dark Opal Studios, Kind of Fruity Threads,
Whipped Cream Bobby, Strange Taste Vintage.
The event opens at 5:00 PM for drinks, raffle, and activities before the concert. The concert begins at 7:00 PM.
Interested in learning more about the trees that surround you and how you can help care for them? Join a tree walk led by CanopyBloomington! Learn about the diversity in your local park trees and ways you can cooperatively steward your community trees as neighbors.
Join us for an evening with Russell S. Kitchner with a special presentation about his book, Alaska: Where There Was A Way, featuring the beauty of an untouched Alaska.
A Common Man in an Enchanted Land
This is the story of Will Kitchner who, in 1937 and age 19, traveled from his home in Syracuse, NY to Seattle, WA where he boarded a freighter bound for Alaska. During the following 4 years Will worked a gold claim northeast of Fairbanks and a fur-trapping line on the Salcha River before returning home to Syracuse where he passed away at age 38. His legacy was secured by Kodachrome slides he took in an effort to capture the timeless beauty of the largely unexplored Alaska Territory before it had been touched by the modern civilization.
Christopher Guest | 2000 | USA | PG-13
This satirical mockumentary follows a group of contenders for the Mayflower Kennel Club crown and their…quirky…human handlers as they compete to be best in show. No one has done this genre better than Christopher Guest, and he’s in top form here with his cast of regulars, who just happen to be comedy icons Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Michael McKean, John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, and Guest himself.
7-8pm host band
8-10pm open blues jam with backline provided.
The King’s Wife imagines a secret history of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn (the first wives of Henry VIII) and the untold story of their friendship and struggle for power in a male dominated era. A revolutionary pop musical by two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter, Jamie Floyd, and award-winning playwright, Mêlisa Annis, this bold reimagining of history explores the enduring legacy of extraordinary women.
19-year-old Raphael Tinski (Luke Wilcox), a graffiti artist whose arrest by the unhinged Officer Williams (Danielle Evon Ploeger) for defacing a dilapidated payphone—a local “monument”—sets off a chain of absurd events. To avoid jail time, Raphael is coerced into spying on his cousin Mateo (Darius Autry), whom Officer Williams irrationally suspects of trafficking nuclear weapons. As Raphael delves deeper into this chaotic mission, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, including the aspiring rapper Flophouse (Ka5sh) and the enigmatic Bernadette (Khali Sykes), all while navigating the tumultuous landscape of small-town life.
Blending gross-out humor with heartfelt moments, Rats! offers a nostalgic nod to early 2000s counterculture and youthful rebellion.
Due to issues with insurance, the fair has canceled all grandstand events for 2025, according to the Herald-Times. However, all other fair events, including carnival rides, 4-H animal exhibits, and vendor booths, will still be taking place.
Info: www.billmonroemusicpark.com/bill-monroe-bluegrass-festival-2025
Juneteenth also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Originating in Galveston, Texas, it is now celebrated annually on the 19th of June throughout the United States, with varying official recognition. It is commemorated on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865 announcement by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas.
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor South Central Community Action Program
Join the City of Bloomington for entertainment, food, fun, music and community as we commemorate Juneteenth. This event is free to the public and in conjunction with Food Truck Fridays, in partnership with Parks and Recreation and Community and Family Resources Department. We encourage community members to bring chairs and blankets if they prefer to sit on the lawn.
guitar-based light jazz instrumentals.
A program where individuals bring their own supplies to work on a project while others do the same. It’s a way to connect socially, enjoy your hobby, and be productive in the process! Whether you quilt, scrapbook, paint, decoupage, or anything of the like, this program is for you!
Please join us for an evening with Cat Jameson discussing her new book, Chasing Shadows!
Doors at 5pm
Blue Cactus got their start among the active honky-tonk circuit of North Carolina, developing an electrified twang that now branches out effortlessly into folk, alt-country, and psychedelic-tinged rock. Having released two records to critical acclaim, they have grown a cult following in the South and beyond, their introspective lyricism and blistering guitar techniques making the band potent in the studio and on stage. Their songs are currently featured in NPR Live Sessions and Billboard with albums reviewed in Paste, American Songwriter, and No Depression who praised their ability to paint “beautiful pictures of limitless possibility” in roots music. Their third studio album, Believer, is out now via Sleepy Cat Records.
Jaye McBride is funny, smart, and proudly transgender. Jaye is the first openly trans comedian to perform at Madison Square Garden and is a regular at New York City’s Comedy Cellar. She was featured as one of the “New Faces” at the Just For Laughs comedy festival the Netflix is a Joke Festival and her special ‘Daddy’s Girl’ was praised in the New York Times as ‘very funny’ and Jaye as having ‘an ear for jokes’. In addition to comedy, Jaye recently won a Writer’s Guild award for her work on ‘Inside Amy Schumer’