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Sing for joy, fun and community… Come sing with the Bloomington Community Song Circle. All voices are welcome – no singing experience necessary. All songs are taught and easy to learn — and are some combination of beautiful, fun, and uplifting. Many different song leaders. If you wish, bring a song as well. Join us Friday November 18 at 6 – 7:30 pm, at Unity of Bloomington, 4001 S. Rogers St. You can find more information on meetup.com under Bloomington Community Song Circle.
Cleveland will tell traditional Cherokee stories.
“Each November we try to honor Native American Heritage Month by providing programming that works to support Native students on campus, culturally, as well as working to educate the broader IU Bloomington community about the diversity of Native American cultural life and about aspects of, and issues within, contemporary Native communities,” said Nicholas Belle, director of First Nations, a program within the IU’s Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs. “We are really happy to be offering all the events we have lined up for this month. We hope that everyone on campus gets a chance to come celebrate Native American Heritage Month with us and to learn a little bit more about what’s going on in Native North America.”
Events hosted throughout the month include a lunchtime speaker series at 12:30 p.m. each Wednesday at the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, 712 E. Eighth St.; lunch will be provided. Other events include craft workshops, a storytelling session and a fundraiser for the American Indian Student Association. First Nations is also co-sponsoring events and talks on campus with the Mathers Museum of World Cultures and the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Series.
The IU Powwow, traditionally held in November, is being planned for Spring 2017.
The Alpha Delta Chapter of Tri Kappa is pleased to announce their annual “Rag Doll Christmas Bazaar.” This year’s event will be held Saturday, November 19th at the Owen Valley Middle School, 626 West State Road 46 in Spencer. The day begins at 10:00am and will end at 2:00pm. There is no admission fee. There will be local crafters and artists, and home business owners in addition to the famous salad bar from 11-1. Cheese balls and nuts will also be available for purchase.
Crafts and arts fair, food, entertainment, children’s activities, and Santa!
Sammy Terry will perform tribute to Cowboy Bob at McCormick’s Creek SP, Nov. 19
Hoosier TV icon Sammy Terry will celebrate the life of another Indiana broadcast legend, Cowboy Bob, during performances at McCormick Creek State Park’s Canyon Inn on Nov. 19.
Cowboy Bob, whose real name was Bob Glaze, died this September at age 73.
Glaze hosted the children’s variety show “Chuckwagon Theater,” which later became “Cowboy Bob’s Corral,” from 1970 to 1989 on WTTV-4. Around the same time, Sammy Terry hosted “Nightmare Theater,” also on WTTV.
Sammy Terry will rise from his crypt to pay homage to Cowboy Bob alongside Bob’s wife, Captain Gail Glaze.
Sammy Terry will share vintage stories about Cowboy Bob and host a trivia game show. Cowboy Bob fans can look at memorabilia from the show, see Sourdough the Singing Biscuit and meet Cowboy Bob’s dog. They also can write memories and condolences on tribute posters to be given to Gail Glaze.
Sammy Terry and his spider, George, will host a meet and greet before and after the performances. Fans can get photos and autographs and win prizes.
The Sammy Terry stage shows will be at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Fans also can enjoy a special Chuckwagon Dinner. Seating is available in the Canyon Inn at 5 and 6:15 p.m.
Tickets and dinner reservations are available by calling Canyon Inn at (812) 829-4881. Special room rates and combination packages are available for overnight guests.
Calling by: Abby Ladin & Katie Zukof
Music by: Sam Bartlett & Eric Schedler
The first half of the dance 4 to 4:45 pm will be geared towards simple dances for all: mixers, circles, longways sets and a few play parties. These are some of the the wonderful dances we do every summer at CDSS Family Weeks at Pinewoods, Cumberland, and Timber Ridge camps. As staff and directors of these camps we see the impact that multi-generational dancing has on a community and we are excited to make that a permanent part of our Bloomington dance scene. The second half of the program 5 to 5:30 pm will be simple contra dances.
Just before the break we will have a couple of songs and some jokes, so come prepared.
Come for all or part of the afternoon, bring friends and we hope to see you there.
Let the healing and re-vitalizing vibrations of the gong shake the Trump out of you!
MONSIEUR with DJ host Aaron Tilford is a weekly speakeasy-style party for the bent (LGBTQ), their allies, and other aesthetes, featuring eclectic sounds old and new. No cover. Special thanks to Plan Nine Video for cinematic backdrops.
Songs by Laura Lashbrooks, dwBrykalski, Pablo Adams & Dick Gist
Eager children and their families can experience the joy and magic of the holiday season with a visit to the Simon Santa Photo Experience at College Mall. Children can visit and be photographed with Santa all season long, beginning Friday, November 25 at 10 a.m. in the mall’s Center Court.
Join us before or after the Canopy of Lights for a magical, memorable holiday program featuring your favorite Christmas carols, seasonal favorites, a sing-along, and so much more!
Special guests include Soprano Amy Cope, IU’s Musical Beginnings Program, and of course that jolly old elf himself, Santa! Pre-concert Christmas cheer provided in the lobby by the Bloomington Brass Quintet.
Join us before or after the Canopy of Lights for a magical, memorable holiday program featuring your favorite Christmas carols, seasonal favorites, a sing-along, and so much more!
Special guests include Soprano Amy Cope, IU’s Musical Beginnings Program, and of course that jolly old elf himself, Santa! Pre-concert Christmas cheer provided in the lobby by the Bloomington Brass Quintet.
Bloomington Restorations, Inc. invites you to the monthly Museum Open Day at the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead on Saturday, November 26 and December 10, from 1-4 p.m. Volunteers will be decorating the Queen Anne main house for Christmas and Friday Musicale will provide music in the parlor. Visitors are invited to join in the fun and do some holiday shopping in the museum shop, including jams and jellies produced on site. The Farmstead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned and maintained by Bloomington Restorations, Inc. It is free and open to the public and is located at 2920 E. Tenth Street in Bloomington. For more information call BRI at (812) 336-0909.
Stardusters Music presents The Blues Revue Band and A Tribute to the Blues Bros. This will be a night to remember. Hear the music of the Blues Bros. from the very popular movies of the 80’s. Also will be the sounds of Aretha Franklin, Cab Callaway, Ray charles and others. Hear the vocal stylings of Robert Stright, Janiece Jaffe, Lauren Robert and Curtis Cantwell Jackson
Organizations from around town who provide resources (clothes, food, hair cuts, bikes, medical supply etc.) will set up at Boxcar Books, while bands and poets are performing and community members hang out. This is to say that fun is a resource too! Come out and get to know your neighbor!
Guest Readers: Julia Keenan Dadds and Yalie Kamara
MONSIEUR with DJ host Aaron Tilford is a weekly speakeasy-style party for the bent (LGBTQ), their allies, and other aesthetes, featuring eclectic sounds old and new. No cover. Special thanks to Plan Nine Video for cinematic backdrops.
On Tuesday, November 29th, beginning at 5:30p.m., The Venue will host a presentation by Julie James, informing you of what you can and cannot lawfully do, and practically what you should and should not do, in raising and keeping healthy chickens, within the city limits of Bloomington.
The City Counsel of Bloomington pasted an ordinance allowing people to keep chickens in Bloomington, but how many, what sex, under what physical restrictions, under whose oversight and subject to whose approval? After Julie James has answered these questions, she will tell us what kind of chickens, what kind of equipment, what kind of a physical lay out, and what care will allow our chickens to prosper. And what exactly does chicken prosperity look like, anyway? How many eggs how often, and a lot more. Julie is an expert, and her presentation will be interactive and fun. When it comes to chickens, it is prudent to look before you leap.
The Buskirk-Chumley Theater invites the community to a free event in celebration of its history on Wednesday, November 30th, 5:30-7pm. The evening’s activities will include a film screening, the grand re-opening of an expanded exhibit on the history of the building, and a brief presentation on a new initiative to honor Bloomington’s arts history.
The CAAG hosts the annual World AIDS Day Ceremony of Celebration and Remembrance on Wednesday, November 30th. Hors d’oeuvres reception and art silent auction at 5:30, program at 6:00. Ceremony includes; candlelight remembrance, presentation of the Celia Busch Making a Difference Award, and performances by Quarryland Men’s Chorus, and other local talent. Event is FREE and all are welcome.
Want to learn to dance? Social Partner Dancing is the easiest and most popular. It is social and interactive. Be courageous and come join all the other new people we have every week. Btown✭Kiz is Bloomington’s local Kizomba dance group. They seek to spread the love of Kizomba dancing by foster a community of dancers who are desiring to learn and have fun.
First Thursdays is a monthly series featuring extended evening hours on the first Thursday of every month, with activities for everyone. Our May First Thursday will be the last major event at the art museum before it closes for renovations.