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Join us on Sunday, January 25th at Switchyard Park Pavilion for our 11th annual Puzzlefest. Complete with a HUGE puzzle swap and competition.
Bring your old and used puzzles to the pavilion to trade them in for credit to use to get more puzzles.
The competition will be fierce with 40 teams competing for the title of the fastest competitors. Enjoy watching the teams compete to put together the fastest puzzle.
Sundays at Gather are for slowing down. Come in, color, craft, or simply sit with a cold drink and be present. There’s no agenda, no pressure, just gentle community, quiet creativity, and space to breathe. Let yourself unwind, connect with others, and leave a little lighter than you came.
Featuring her book ‘The Power of the Songbird.’
Hand build two bowls. Keep one and the other will be donated to the 2026 Hoosier Hills Food Bank Soup Bowl Benefit.
Afrique en Cirque is a show by Yamoussa Bangoura, inspired by daily life in Guinea. This performance shares the beauty, youth, and artistry of African culture. A colorful show beyond its scenery, costumes, and staging, it makes any theatre vibrate with energy and represents the strength, agility, and life’s joys of young Africans. The audience will see acrobats execute gravity-defying moves and human pyramids, accompanied by the contemporary sounds of live Afro-Jazz, percussion, and kora. Welcome to the universe of Kalabanté Productions and prepare for an unforgettable journey.
If ordering from Pizza X on any Monday in January, you can let their staff know you’re supporting Monroe County Humane Association, or select it under the Xtend-a-Hand tab while placing your order online, and 20% will be donated to MCHA.
Available at all Pizza X locations every Monday in January (1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26).
You’re invited to join Mayor Kerry Thomson, City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) Director Katherine Zaiger, and City Councilor Isabel Piedmont-Smith for the District 1 Traveling Town Hall. This event offers residents the chance to connect directly with City leaders, ask questions, and learn more about key projects and city services. The evening will begin with brief updates from the Mayor, followed by a Q&A session based on submitted questions. If time allows, the event will conclude with live questions from attendees. Traveling Town Halls are held in a different district every other month as part of the City’s commitment to transparent, accessible government. Residents of District 1—and anyone interested in how city services are delivered—are encouraged to attend. The meeting will be broadcast live on Community Access Television Services (CATS) and available for on-demand viewing at catstv.net.
- Contact: City of Bloomington Office of the Mayor
- Phone: 812-349-3406
- Email: [email protected]
Hey smart people!! Trivia Nights are now your favorite thing to do on Mondays! We promise to keep the sports to a minimum!
Description: Baby Brilliance is a weekly program for infants/pre-walkers and their caregivers. Each week participants will explore themes related to infant development. Inspired by the book, “Experimenting with Babies,” by Shaun Gallagher.
Recommended Ages: Baby Brilliance is for infants/pre-walkers and their caregivers. Walkers should attend Discovery Time for more appropriate content. Older siblings are always welcome.
More info and admission details at WonderLab.org
Eat at Azzip Pizza, mention this flier, and a portion of your meal will benefit the Hub! Or order online with code GIVEBACK01!
New English speakers will practice everyday language skills in a relaxed, informal atmosphere.
The exhibit features the photography of artist Shannon Taggart, whose work explores the connections between spiritualism, art, science, and celebrity. The photographs provide a unique insider’s view of communities that delve into the realms of mysticism and the supernatural. Taggart will be present at the opening to discuss the process and inspiration behind her works.
“‘Same Boots, New Crowd, Same Tune, New Town’: Brothers Osborne’s Recontextualization of Willie Nelson’s ‘On the Road Again’ in post-2020 America” | Five Friends Guest Master Class Series – Honoring Robert Samels
Come hang out and try new hands-on DIY projects as you learn new crafting skills each month. Supplies will be provided. Expect a mess; please dress accordingly.
You’re invited to Community Kundalini yoga class! We’ll follow Jai Dev in a pre-recorded class projected on a large-screen in our studio. There is occasionally some lecture at the start of class, then we get into the movements and meditations to feel the teachings.
IFPA Sanctioned Pinball Tourney 5 Game Match Play, Top 3 in Finals Playoff
Sign Ups 6PM FLIPS 6:38 PM
Trivia with Bloomington Pub Quiz
6:30 PM
HooMac is the Hoosier Original Music Association
Kon Ichikawa’s Tokyo Olympiad paints a stunning picture of emotion and spectacle in capturing the 1964 Olympic Games, held in Tokyo. A feat of cutting-edge technology and cinematography, the film engages with the drama already inherent to sport, offering a vision of triumph and grief—in short, what makes the Games human—instead of results. Ichikawa’s insistence on the human, the poetic, and the aesthetic makes this a landmark film in documentary filmmaking. [169 min; documentary; Japanese with English subtitles]
A Q&A with Dr. Hannah Airriess (IU Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures) and Dr. Brandon Wallace (IU Media School) will follow the screening.
Every Tuesday we host Line Dancing with Wall to Wall Line Dance Club! Old timers and new timers welcome.
“‘She Who Digs’: Timbre, Voice, and Lateral Placement in Björk’s ‘Fossora’” | Five Friends Guest Master Class Series – Honoring Robert Samels | Music Theory Colloquium Series
As renewables increasingly out-compete fossil fuels on price, the electricity grid will go green. The question is, will we? With households accounting for 42% of U.S. carbon emissions, it’s crucial that every Hoosier household understand that when our gas-powered furnaces, water heaters and cars break down, switching to electric is smart financially and otherwise. Bloomington is modelling how to get the word out. Learn about what electrifying your home means and its benefits – and how you can help low-income and other B-town households cut their energy bills through the City of Bloomington’s Energy Navigator! program. The Energy Navigator! program is led by Electrify Indiana, a local volunteer-driven nonprofit, in partnership with the City’s Energy Works Program.
Presentation sponsored by Green Drinks Bloomington
fun + original trivia hosted by Josh Johnson of Bloomington Pub Quiz, the longest-running local trivia.
Using a sensory deprivation tank, psychophysiologist Edward Jessup (William Hurt) conducts experiments involving human consciousness using himself as the subject. His research intensifies when hallucinogenic compounds make him regress to primitive stages of human evolution, where he transforms into an ape-like monster that stalks the city. As Jessup’s dangerous quest carries him back to the origins of life, only the strong-willed love of his devoted anthropologist wife (Blair Brown) can save him. [103 min; sci-fi, drama; English]
The Cinema is thrilled to welcome back the Weird Studies podcast for a post-film live taping of their show, during which they will discuss the film. Want to keep the conversation going? Join Weird Studies co-hosts Phil Ford and J.F. Martel at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on January 29 at 7pm for Weird Academia. This event brings together artists and thinkers from both inside and outside the academy to stage an encounter with the Weird: the occult, mysticism, hauntings, telepathy, UFOs, spirit mediumship, and other notions that seldom find a home in mainstream academia.
Beginner lesson 7-7:30pm
Main dance 7:30pm-9:30pm
Psoy Korolenko presents a concert devoted to Yiddish and Slavic song lore
An exciting series of workshops, readings, and creative discussions. Join us for this early look at these works in development, so one day you can say “I saw that play At First Sight”.
The Festival features three staged readings of new plays by our MFA Playwriting candidates directed by Dr. Jennifer Goodlander. They are:
Groundlings by Wren Aubrey Latham
Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm and Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30pm
Isn’t This Nice by Júlia Cerqueira
Friday, Janaury 30 at 7:30pm
I am busy dying by Golsa Sohrabi
Saturday, January 24 at 7:30pm and Thursday, January 29 at 7:30pm
New and old volunteers welcome!
Regular volunteers will pick out packages of books and have them ready to go, we just need your help wrapping them up and writing letters!
You can read more about the project here:
pagestoprisoners.org/
21+ ONLY
Description: Curiosity Lab is an after-school play program for kids ages 6-10 years. Children are invited to explore, experiment, and engage in hands-on sensory activities at their own pace.
Recommended Ages: Designed for children ages 6-10, but siblings are welcomed.
Admission details and more info at WonderLab.org
Enjoy Practicing and Exploring new art styles?
Curious to collaborate and learn with other Artists?
Don’t miss your chance to explore art through a
different medium with Noga & Friends!
To RSVP, email [email protected]
Registration is requested
In this workshop, we’ll work together to explore the components of songwriting using our emotions and intuitions—or gut feelings—toward music. We’ll also develop ways to talk about songs without jargon or specialized language (or in a beginner-friendly way). Instead, we’ll focus on the feelings that music inspires, and to make songwriting more approachable and playful. No previous experience is necessary.
This program is in partnership with Girls Rock Bloomington.
Make your own bouquet of ceramic roses in this step by step workshop with Eva Mancini. A reservation includes 1 rose and additional roses can be made on other days. Flowers will be ready to be glazed two weeks after workshop.
This month’s drumset masterclass
Megalopolis is a Roman epic fable set in an imagined modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves. Starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LeBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, and Dustin Hoffman. [138 min; drama, fantasy; English]
Presented by The Center for Possible Minds.
Same premise as the Bloomington Blues Jam, but not the BBJ (Jason Fickel’s idea) Host band is on 7-8pm, Jammers welcome 8-10pm)
An exciting series of workshops, readings, and creative discussions. Join us for this early look at these works in development, so one day you can say “I saw that play At First Sight”.
The Festival features three staged readings of new plays by our MFA Playwriting candidates directed by Dr. Jennifer Goodlander. They are:
Groundlings by Wren Aubrey Latham
Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm and Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30pm
Isn’t This Nice by Júlia Cerqueira
Friday, Janaury 30 at 7:30pm
I am busy dying by Golsa Sohrabi
Saturday, January 24 at 7:30pm and Thursday, January 29 at 7:30pm
Dare to uncover the terrifying secrets of the Ouija board in this spine-chilling theatrical experience. As the magic-filled séance begins, you’ll find yourself surrounded by the eerie remnants of the original Ouija board factory—still haunted by the untimely death of its inventor in 1927. As the spirits awaken, will you unlock the dark secrets of the past or become trapped in their world forever?
Starring Rob Zabrecky, two-time Stage Magician of the Year and resident séance specialist for the Magic Castle.
Recommended for ages 13+.
Featuring both professional comedians from the Midwest’s best Comedy scene right here in Bloomington as well as brand new folks trying out their 5 minutes for the first time- you never know what you’re going to get or who you’ll see!
Peacock the Phoenix and Starletta host HISSTERIA! A Benefit for the cats of Cat’s Closet! Starring: Tess Tosterone, Strawberry Panic, Mona Mezcal, and Incarnate Art Form!
Description: Discovery Time activities are designed by early childhood specialists specifically to nurture and challenge the rapid development of preschool-aged children in a fun, safe, and collaborative learning environment. Activities vary monthly.
Recommended Ages: Children ages 2-6.
Admission details and more info at WonderLab.org
ACTION for Bloomington area crew: This Friday, January 30th, at noon, WALK OUT and join a rally at City Hall to demand that the City of Bloomington cut its contract with Flock — those mass surveillance cameras that feed info to ICE and who knows who!
Police departments are known to share Flock surveillance data to make it easier for ICE to abduct people off the streets. After the murder of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this week on top of the thousands of other victims of ICE’s state violence make any tool that aids ICE unacceptable.
Abolish ICE, cut the contract! 🚫🧊
Solidarity with Minneapolis 🌹
Recommended Ages: All Ages
Admission details and more info at WonderLab.org
Pick your favorite animal and make it yours. From sweet little caterpillars to sea turtles and delightfully grumpy bulldogs, choose a bisque pottery critter and bring it to life with paint. No experience needed—just come ready to relax, get creative, and maybe fall in love with your project.
Game Night turns an extra Friday into playful community. Every fifth Friday we gather to play board games, cards, and tabletop fun. Drop in for an hour or stay all evening. With a new craft night each week, there’s always a chance to try something different, create, and connect. Game Night is low-stakes and joyful, full of laughter, shared stories, and friendly competition. Winter can feel long but evenings like this remind us that community is built in small moments. Everyone is welcome, everyone is invited, and everyone can play.
Hosted by Nicholas Hall.
An opportunity to make new friends and enjoy local, live, intimate music.
This evening’s musical guests will be:
Pat Otto https://www.instagram.com/otto_mando
Clayton Schroeder https://solitarytraveler.bandcamp.com/…/its-not-about…
Feel free to bring a food item to share. Tea, coffee and water provided.
Plenty of time for connecting with others throughout the evening.
There is plenty of parking available on the street.
Come when you can and leave when you must.
“Strong Mind” bridges sport psychology and real-world coaching to help athletes build confidence, focus, and resilience when it matters most.
Action Epic | 3:17 | Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.
Caleb Synan is one of the hottest young comics in the country. (Funny AND good looking!) His unique background as a preacher’s kid from a small southern town gives him the ability to relate to any and every crowd — even though he’s a big old millennial who lives in LA. Want proof? He’s performed on CONAN (twice!), Last Comic Standing (once!), and his first Comedy Central special “30” in 2022 (You can watch it on YouTube!)
Nina is a skilled obstetrician at a maternity hospital in Eastern Georgia. After a difficult delivery, an infant dies and the grief-racked father demands an inquiry into her methods. The resulting scrutiny threatens to bring to light Nina’s work—providing unsanctioned abortions to desperate girls and women—and to destroy the profession that is the only source of meaning in her life. The second feature of acclaimed Georgia director Dea Kulumbegashvili, April is a profoundly committed work that immerses the viewer in the reality of lives constrained by patriarchal tradition. [134 min; drama; Georgian with English subtitles]
Open mic/jam–All ages
Come to listen–come to play.
Come to enjoy–come to share!
Sign up starts at 6:45 pm
15 min slots
All ages
An exciting series of workshops, readings, and creative discussions. Join us for this early look at these works in development, so one day you can say “I saw that play At First Sight”.
The Festival features three staged readings of new plays by our MFA Playwriting candidates directed by Dr. Jennifer Goodlander. They are:
Groundlings by Wren Aubrey Latham
Friday, January 23 at 7:30pm and Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30pm
Isn’t This Nice by Júlia Cerqueira
Friday, Janaury 30 at 7:30pm
I am busy dying by Golsa Sohrabi
Saturday, January 24 at 7:30pm and Thursday, January 29 at 7:30pm
Dare to uncover the terrifying secrets of the Ouija board in this spine-chilling theatrical experience. As the magic-filled séance begins, you’ll find yourself surrounded by the eerie remnants of the original Ouija board factory—still haunted by the untimely death of its inventor in 1927. As the spirits awaken, will you unlock the dark secrets of the past or become trapped in their world forever?
Starring Rob Zabrecky, two-time Stage Magician of the Year and resident séance specialist for the Magic Castle.
Recommended for ages 13+.
Doors at 7pm
Transparent, an audible family portrait, introduces a suite of compositions created and recorded with the support of the Jazz Road Creative Residency program in collaboration with the Hundredth Hill under the direction of Monika Herzig. Modern, sophisticated jazz instrumentals evoke the stories and concerns of parents and caregivers of transgender children through intricate melodies and improvisations. Performers for the event are internationally renowned jazz musicians Tom Clark (saxophone), Peter Kienle (guitar), Monika Herzig (piano), Jeremy Allen (bass), Karina Colis (drums) with Cyr Wheel and Aerial Choreography by Zackary Herzig.
Join us to watch the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, this season features Ciara Myst, a drag queen from Indianapolis!
Psoy Korolenko (Pavel Lion) is a poet-songwriter, translator, scholar, musician, participant in the Grammy-nominated project Yiddish Glory, Visiting Lecturer at Dartmouth College, and one of the organizers of the JetLAG festival. Korolenko is a multilingual and polycultural philologist, working with popular musical traditions, genres, and texts that encompass Russian, English, Yiddish, French, and some Hebrew — all with a flair for intellectual irony and great stylistic sophistication, both musical and textual.