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Welcome to the WFHB Community Calendar! To get an event listed on our Community Calendar, please send the event name, date, time and complete address of venue to [email protected] at least one week in advance. The events calendar is a volunteer-powered public service of your community radio station, WFHB.
May
19
Thu
2016
The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington presents “Halpern and Johnson” by Lionel Goldstein., The Rose Firebay at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, 122 South Walnut Street, Bloomington.
May 19 @ 7:30 pm
You Remind Me Of You, Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W. 9th St. Bloomington @ Bloomington Playwrights Project
May 19 @ 7:30 pm
Sean Donnelly @ Comedy Attic, 123 S Walnut St, Bloomington @ Sean Donnelly @ Comedy Attic, 123 S Walnut St, Bloomington
May 19 @ 8:00 pm – May 20 @ 10:00 pm
Gold Hope Duo// Katatonics// Josh Chaney @ FARMbloomington Root Cellar, 108 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington @ Gold Hope Duo// Katatonics// Josh Chaney @ FARMbloomington Root Cellar, 108 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington
May 19 @ 9:00 pm
May
20
Fri
2016
FRENCH LICK JAZZ FESTIVAL @ Abbeydell Convention Hall @ Legend of French Lick
May 20 all-day

The lineup for this weekend’s event is shaping up quickly and will showcase amazing jazz artists such as The Nostalgia Band, Bleu Django, Soul Medicine, Wendy Reed Group, Monika Herzig, Dick Sisto and Steve Allee. A special tribute will also be given to the late David Baker. For a full schedule and more information, please visit

Tickets start at $39.00/person, dinner packages and overnight packages available at additional cost. Visit the website for more information.

Historical Performance: Theory, Practice and Interdisciplinarity Conference, IU Jacobs School of Music Historical Performance Institute, 1201 East Third Street, Bloomington @ IU Jacobs School of Music
May 20 – May 22 all-day
Physical Fridays for Children, The Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 20 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Physical Fridays for Children-all ages welcome, The Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 20 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Toy Time for Preschoolers-for ages 5 yrs. and younger w/parent, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 20 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Breakfast with The LGBT Aging and Caring Network @ The Cloverleaf Restaurant, 325 E. Winslow Rd., Bloomington
May 20 @ 10:00 am
Preschool Story Hour, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
2016 Annual Golf Outing, Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce, Stonecrest Golf Community, 727 Bennett Rd., Bedford, IN @ Stonecrest Golf Community
May 20 @ 11:00 am – 11:00 am
Memory and Creativity: A Conversation with Elder Folk Artists, Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 416 N Indiana Ave, Bloomington @ Mathers Museum of World Cultures
May 20 @ 11:30 am
Monroe County Domestic Violence Task Force Meeting, McCloskey Conference Room at City Hall, 401 S. Morton St., Bloomington, IN
May 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Opening reception of new paintings by Monique Cagle, The Venue Fine Art & Gifts, 114 S. Grant, Bloomington, IN
May 20 @ 6:00 pm
Noel Coward’s comedy play BLITHE SPIRIT, Brown County Playhouse, 70 South Van Buren Street, Nashville @ Brown County Playhouse
May 20 @ 7:30 pm
You Remind Me Of You, Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W. 9th St. Bloomington @ Bloomington Playwrights Project
May 20 @ 7:30 pm
Indiana Boys concert, Port Hole Inn, 8939 E South Shore Dr., Unionville, IN
May 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hyryder – Grateful Dead Tribute, 800lb Gorilla @ The Bluebird Night Club, 216 N. Walnut St., Bloomington @ Hyryder - Grateful Dead Tribute, 800lb Gorilla @ The Bluebird Night Club, 216 N. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 20 @ 9:00 pm
May
21
Sat
2016
Active Living Coalition Health Fair, Bloomington Community Farmer’s Market, 401 N. Morton St., Bloomington @ Bloomington Community Farmer's Market
May 21 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Bloomington Community Farmers Market @ 401 North Morton Street @ 401 North Morton Street
May 21 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sycamore Land Trust Hoosier Hikers Council Workdays, meet at the nearby Country Gospel Music Church, 5181 E. St. Rd. 46, Nashville, Indiana
May 21 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Art of Aging: Life Enrichment, Creative Aging Festival, IU Memorial Union, 900 E 7th St, Bloomington @ IU Memorial Union
May 21 @ 9:00 am
Intergenerational Open House, Creative Aging Festival, IU Campus Children’s Center, 2613 E 10th St, Bloomington @ IU Campus Children's Center
May 21 @ 9:30 am
Bike Rodeo-a family-oriented event that both entertains and educates children on cycling safety and the importance of wearing bike helmets-for ages 4-12 yrs. w/parent, parking lot at Rogers and 10th Streets, by the B-Line Trail, Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Preschool Story Hour, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Unity Festival-bring lawn chairs to this celebration of creativity and connection, Unity Church of Bloomington, 4001 S. Rogers St., Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Barn Quilt workshop, Monroe County History Center, 202 E 6th St, Bloomington @ Monroe County History Center
May 21 @ 1:00 pm
“INDIANA LYME CONNECT”, monthly meeting @ The Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Bloomington Peace Choir’s spring concert, Bell Trace Health and Living Center, 800 N. Bell Trace Circle, Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 3:30 pm
Kade Puckett @ The Players’ Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN @ Kade Puckett @ The Players' Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 5:00 pm
Hills and Hollers Movie Premiere Presented by: Arvin Ingenuity LLC @ IU Fine Arts Theater , 1200 E. 7th St. , Bloomington, IN @ Hills and Hollers Movie Premiere Presented by: Arvin Ingenuity LLC @ IU Fine Arts Theater , 1200 E. 7th St. , Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 7:00 pm
Noel Coward’s comedy play BLITHE SPIRIT, Brown County Playhouse, 70 South Van Buren Street, Nashville @ Brown County Playhouse
May 21 @ 7:30 pm
The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington presents “Halpern and Johnson” by Lionel Goldstein., The Rose Firebay at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, 122 South Walnut Street, Bloomington.
May 21 @ 7:30 pm
You Remind Me Of You, Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W. 9th St. Bloomington @ Bloomington Playwrights Project
May 21 @ 7:30 pm
Marc Broussard @ The Bluebird Night Club, 216 N. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN @ Marc Broussard @ The Bluebird Night Club, 216 N. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 8:00 pm
Musical performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles album “Revolver” @ The Players Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN @ Musical performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Beatles album "Revolver" @ The Players Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 21 @ 8:00 pm
Rusted String Swindlers @ Port Hole Inn, 8939 E. South Shore Drive, Unionville, IN @ Rusted String Swindlers @ Port Hole Inn, 8939 E. South Shore Drive, Unionville, IN
May 21 @ 8:00 pm
Nightshade Mysteries Magic Show @ The Parlour Theater, 107 N. College Ave., Bloomington @ Nightshade Mysteries Magic Show @ The Parlour Theater, 107 N. College Ave., Bloomington
May 21 @ 9:00 pm
May
22
Sun
2016
Fundraising Yard Sale for the Lil’ Bit of Heaven Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, shelterhouse next to the Moose Lodge, 840 S. Cory Lane, Bloomington, IN
May 22 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
64 Colors @ Big Woods Bloomington, 116 North Grant St. @ Big Woods Bloomington, 116 North Grant St.
May 22 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Kroger Sunday Showcase with Luke Austin Daughtery, Frank Jones, Pablo Adams @ Kroger Eastside Location 1175 S. College Mall Road, Bloomington, IN @ Kroger Sunday Showcase with Luke Austin Daughtery, Frank Jones, Pablo Adams @ Kroger Eastside Location 1175 S. College Mall Road, Bloomington, IN
May 22 @ 12:00 pm
Brown County Humane Society’s Dawg Gone Walk & Fiesta @ Eagle Park, 235 School House Ln, Nashville, IN @ Brown County Humane Society's Dawg Gone Walk & Fiesta @ Eagle Park, 235 School House Ln, Nashville, IN
May 22 @ 1:00 pm
Jim Sprague Memorial Concert @ The Player’s Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington. @ Jim Sprague Memorial Concert @ The Player's Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington.
May 22 @ 1:00 pm
Crestmont Castles Chess Club, the community building at Crestmont Park, 1100 N. Illinois St., Bloomington, IN
May 22 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Tai Chi for Life, Creative Aging Festival, YMCA Southeast, 2125 S. Highland Ave. Bloomington @ YMCA South East
May 22 @ 3:00 pm
The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington presents “Halpern and Johnson” by Lionel Goldstein., The Rose Firebay at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, 122 South Walnut Street, Bloomington.
May 22 @ 3:00 pm
‘The Jungle Book’ viewings at 4pm and 7pm @ Brown County Playhouse @ 70 South Van Buren Street, Nashville @ Brown County Playhouse @ 70 South Van Buren Street, Nashville
May 22 @ 4:00 pm
Joe “Rollin” Porter @ Pine Room Tavern, 51 E. Chestnut Street, Nashville @ Pine Room Tavern, 51 E. Chestnut Street, Nashville
May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ryder Film Series: ‘Mountains May Depart’ @ Bear’s Place, 1316 East Third St. @ Bear's Place, 1316 East Third St.
May 22 @ 7:00 pm
The Looking with Chloe Grace @ The Players’ Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN @ The Looking with Chloe Grace @ The Players' Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 22 @ 7:00 pm
Matt Kinman, Jake Book, Hoot and Holler @ The Switchyard, 1417 South Monon Dr. @ The Switchyard, 1417 South Monon Dr.
May 22 @ 8:00 pm
May
23
Mon
2016
Toy Time for Preschoolers-for ages 5 yrs. and younger w/parent, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 23 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Preschool Story Hour, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Meditation Group-drop-ins welcome, Unity Church of Bloomington, 4001 S. Rogers St., Bloomington, IN
May 23 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Joe Rollin Porter @ Big Woods Bloomington, 116 North Grant St. @ Big Woods Bloomington, 116 North Grant St.
May 23 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Pub Quiz Team Trivia @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St., Bloomington, IN @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St.
May 23 @ 6:15 pm
Roger Banister @ Big Woods Brewery, 60 Molly Lane, Nashville @ Big Woods Brewery, 60 Molly Lane, Nashville
May 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Stand-up Comedy @ Bear’s Place, 1316 East Third St., Bloomington, IN @ Bear's Place, 1316 East Third St.
May 23 @ 8:00 pm
Shock Treatment featuring Alena Coast and The Abbey Normals, The Players’ Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 23 @ 9:00 pm
May
24
Tue
2016
Toy Time for Preschoolers-for ages 5 yrs. and younger w/parent, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 24 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Tuesday Lunch Concert Series, Kid Kazooey & the Ballroom Roustabouts, People’s Park, 501 E. Kirkwood, Bloomington @ People's Park
May 24 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Owen After Hours, McCormick’s Creek Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center, 210 State Hwy 43, Spencer @ McCormick's Creek Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center
May 24 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Taming Your Cell Phone, a Lecture/Demonstration by Julio Sainz @ The Venue Fine Art & Gifts
May 24 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
The Best of Your Life, a Presentation by John Hunckler, The Venue, 114 S. Grant, Bloomington @ The Venue
May 24 @ 5:30 pm
Pub Quiz Team Trivia @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St., Bloomington, IN @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St.
May 24 @ 6:15 pm
The Bloomington Sacred Harp Singing Group “Singings”@ Fairview Methodist Church, 600 W 6th St., Bloomington, IN @ Fairview United Methodist Church, 600 West 6th St.
May 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Traditional Irish Music Session @ Runcible Spoon, 412 East 6th St., Bloomington, IN @ Runcible Spoon, 412 East 6th St.
May 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Blues Jam hosted by South Central Indiana Blues Society @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St. @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St.
May 24 @ 8:00 pm
The Bloomington Songwriter Showcase with Joe Persinger, Brandon Pfeiffer, Suzette, Jack Diamonds @ Bears Place 1316 E. 3rd St., Bloomington,IN @ The Bloomington Songwriter Showcase – with Joe Persinger, Brandon Pfeiffer, Suzette, Jack Diamonds @ Bears Place 1316 E. 3rd St., Bloomington,IN
May 24 @ 8:00 pm
May
25
Wed
2016
JOHN HARTFORD MEMORIAL FESTIVAL, Bill Monroe Music Park and Campground, Bill Monroe Music Park and Campground, 5163 S.R. 135, Bean Blossom, IN
May 25 all-day

Website: http://www.johnhartfordmemfest.com

Tickets are now available at the gate. We are no longer selling tickets online.

The 6th Annual John Hartford Memorial Festival has budded and is blooming, and in just a few days will (bean) blossom into a kaleidoscope of color and sound as folks set up camp, tune up their jam instruments, artists take the stage, and vendors open their booths. Festive indeed!

Sit back, relax, leave your worries at the gate, enjoy campground cooking, have plenty of wiggle room and listen to campfire jamming! Experience the most exciting, thoroughly entertaining bunch of pickers and singers ever assembled in the most laid back atmosphere in the country. Join us June 1-4, in Bean Blossom Indiana, at the Bill Monroe Music Park & Campground for the 6th annual John Hartford Memorial Festival, The Most Laid Back Festival in America! That’s where it all takes place.

Full Festival Passes are capped at 2,500 so please, get what’s left right now. Sunday, May 29th is the last day to purchase discounted Festival Tickets online. After Sunday all full festival and single day tickets will only be available to purchase at the gate.

Toy Time for Preschoolers-for ages 5 yrs. and younger w/parent, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 25 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Green Drinks Bloomington presents “The Geology of Monroe County for Non-Geologists”, by Todd Thompson @ The Banquet Facility of the Upland Brewing Co., 350 W. 11th St., Bloomington, IN
May 25 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Spring Shopping Guide Launch party @ I Fell Building, 415 W. 4th Street, by Rainbow Bakery. @ Spring Shopping Guide Launch party @ I Fell Building, 415 W. 4th Street, by Rainbow Bakery.
May 25 @ 5:30 pm
The Bloomington Songwriter Showcase will present a Genuine Songwriter Showcase ‘in the Round’, Peoples Park (corner of Dun & west 5th St.), Bloomington
May 25 @ 5:57 pm – 6:57 pm
Stardusters “little Big Band”, Players Pub, 424 S. Walnut, Bloomington @ Players Pub
May 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
BOOK OF SHADOWS, Scrapbooking Workshop @ Sunrise Hive, 205 N College Ave #015 @ Sunrise Hive
May 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Les Muses du Dauphin: The Patriotic Muse, Bloomington Early Music Festival, Farm Bloomington, 108 E Kirkwood, Bloomington @ Farm Bloomington
May 25 @ 7:00 pm
Contra and Occasional Square Dance with David Ernst Calling, with music from Beverly Smith, John Grimm, Sam Bartlett, & Abby Ladin @ Harmony School Gym, 909 East 2nd St. @ Harmony School Gym, 909 East 2nd St.
May 25 @ 8:00 pm – 10:15 pm
Open Mic hosted by Kay Bull @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St. @ Players Pub, 424 South Walnut St.
May 25 @ 9:15 pm
Screaming Females, Aye Nako, and Dasher @ The Bishop Bar, 123 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 25 @ 9:30 pm
Argenta’s Open Stage @ The Back Door, the alley behind The Atlas Bar, 207 S. College Ave., Bloomington
May 25 @ 11:00 pm
May
26
Thu
2016
Toy Time for Preschoolers-for ages 5 yrs. and younger w/parent, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 26 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
#GivingBack Community Series Benefiting MoCo Energy Challenge, featuring Jesse Lacy, The Jen Cristy Band and JOA @ The Players’ Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., Bloomington
May 26 @ 6:00 pm
HPI Goes POP!, Bloomington Early Music Festival, Serendipity Martini Bar, 201 S College Ave, Bloomington @ Serendipity Martini Bar
May 26 @ 7:00 pm
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of the Greater Bloomington Area, The Monroe County Public Library Auditorium, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN @ Monroe Co. Library Auditorium
May 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of the Greater Bloomington Area will sponsor a free panel discussion on Monroe County’s Mental Health Court in the Auditorium of the Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington.

This event is an opportunity to learn and ask questions about this new court that combines judicial supervision with community mental health treatment.

You Remind Me Of You, Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W. 9th St. Bloomington @ Bloomington Playwrights Project
May 26 @ 7:30 pm
The Milk Carton Kids– Monterey Spring Tour @ The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN @ The Milk Carton Kids-- Monterey Spring Tour @ The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN
May 26 @ 8:00 pm
Little Paws / How Green? / Her Again, The Back Door, in the alley behind The Atlas Bar, 207 S. College Ave., Bloomington @ The Back Door
May 26 @ 9:00 pm
May
27
Fri
2016
Physical Fridays for Children, The Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 27 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Toy Time for Preschoolers-for ages 5 yrs. and younger w/parent, Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN
May 27 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Memory Painting, Creative Aging Festival, Meadowood, 2455 N Tamarack Trail, Bloomington @ Meadowwood
May 27 @ 3:00 pm
Bloomfield Friday Farmer’s Market, Corner of Franklin and Spring St on the SW side of the downtown square, Bloomfield, IN
May 27 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Happy Hour with The UkeTones with Lenny and Lou Newman @ The Player’s Pub 424 S Walnut St., Bloomington, IN @ Happy Hour with The UkeTones @ The Player's Pub 424 S Walnut St., Bloomington, IN
May 27 @ 5:00 pm
Bloomington Marxist Reading Group, Boxcar Books 408 E 6th St, Bloomington @ Boxcar Books
May 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Final Reception for “Weather Report”-an exhibition of paintings by Monique Cagle, The Venue, 114 S. Grant Bloomington @ The Venue
May 27 @ 6:00 pm
Evening with the Bloomington Community Band, Waldron, Hill & Buskirk Park (Third Street Park), 331 S. Washington St., Bloomington @ Waldron, Hill & Buskirk Park (Third Street Park)
May 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Forgotten Clefs: A Renaissance Band, Bloomington Early Music Festival, Monroe County Court House Rotunda, Bloomington @ Monroe County Court House Rotunda
May 27 @ 7:00 pm
You Remind Me Of You, Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W. 9th St. Bloomington @ Bloomington Playwrights Project
May 27 @ 7:30 pm
Fresh Fridays! The Freshest Faces of Drag, at The Back Door! the alley behind The Atlas Bar, 207 S. College Ave., Bloomington @ The Back Door
May 27 @ 10:30 pm