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Jason Narducy is a Chicago-based musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his work with Bob Mould, Split Single, and Superchunk. Mostly the Van is a collection of stories involving some of the peculiar, awkward, and sometimes inspiring moments in his music life,
Freda Love Smith is the author of Red Velvet Underground and I Quit Everything.
Hey smart people!! Trivia Nights are now your favorite thing to do on Mondays! We promise to keep the sports to a minimum!
Looking for some St. Patrick’s day fun? This all ages event will teach you how to bake excellent sugar cookies, plus fun fruity twists to add to your recipe collection. We will decorate cookies of all spring shapes including dragonflies, frogs, clovers, flowers, bees and butterflies. Children under 4 years of age do not require a ticket, but they must be accompanied by an adult who has one. Come for fun or in search of a decorating challenge!
Active participant class with Mo Chase and Ava Collins. You leave with half a dozen cookies beautifully decorated by you!
We encourage you to sign up for classes online. When you register online, you’ll also pay online. While we will accept walk-ins before class if capacity allows, registering ahead of time secures your spot and creates a more seamless class experience. https://www.inthekitchen-bloomington.com/classes
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
Doors at 6pm
Every Tuesday we host Line Dancing with Wall to Wall Line Dance Club! Old timers and new timers welcome.
Come ready to rock, and don’t forget to wear your green.
Each Wednesday, kids have a chance to make a new recipe and try new foods.
New in 2026 is Charm School – each month will feature a different type of charm, and if you attend at least four sessions, you will be able to make a charm holder pendant (this will be a separate session you can attend for free!). If you attend eight sessions, you can create a charm bracelet (also a separate session.) Participants in each charm school session will create a specific type of charm.
This session has no prerequisites and no experience is necessary. All materials, necessary tools and instruction is included in the class fee. Class size is limited. Please bring reading glasses or your preferred magnification device.
Studio PH.D is a series of jewelry classes offered by artist Pam Hurst at The Sterling Butterfly in downtown Martinsville.
(317) 459-3581
[email protected]
fun + original trivia hosted by Josh Johnson of Bloomington Pub Quiz, the longest-running local trivia.
15-minute time slots
Hosted by Islamic Center of Bloomington
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]
No experience required, we meet you where you are.
Host band plays 7pm-8pm
Jam runs 8pm-10pm
1st & 3rd Thursdays!
DAN DONOHUE is a comedian, actor, and writer from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He cut his teeth as a stand up in Boston before moving to Los Angeles where he regularly performs at the city’s iconic comedy venues. He can be seen throughout the rest of the country, headlining clubs, seminal indie rooms, and occasionally featuring for comedian and actor Jon Rudnitsky. He has also opened for Ryan Hamilton and late legend Norm MacDonald, among other names.
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
Presented by Moon Coin Productions Inc.
Join us to watch the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, this season features Ciara Myst, a drag queen from Indianapolis!
We strive to work towards intersectional anti-racism, create space for food justice in our food system while cultivating liberation and equity, and ensure access to local food, art, and education. To order weekly CSA’s online or Sponsor CSA’s for community members in need please visit our website https://peoplesmarketdelivery.square.site/
You’re invited to join us in the children’s department every Saturday morning for Story Hour! All are welcome!
DAN DONOHUE is a comedian, actor, and writer from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He cut his teeth as a stand up in Boston before moving to Los Angeles where he regularly performs at the city’s iconic comedy venues. He can be seen throughout the rest of the country, headlining clubs, seminal indie rooms, and occasionally featuring for comedian and actor Jon Rudnitsky. He has also opened for Ryan Hamilton and late legend Norm MacDonald, among other names.
Experience a two-hour live tribute to Pink Floyd, featuring the full performance of The Dark Side of the Moon, plus classic favorites from The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here and more.
Hosted by Islamic Center of Bloomington
A great deal of misinformation has been spread – particularly by our current President and Secretary of Health and Human Services – about the reasons for the rapid rise in diagnosed cases of autism spectrum disorder over the past half-century. Steve Vigdor and Tim Londergan, Professors Emeritus of Physics at Indiana University, will review the expansion of diagnostic criteria for the neurodevelopmental condition(s) known as autism, and how these diagnostic changes have contributed to the rise. They will also show that the totality of epidemiological studies establish no link between autism and vaccines and at most a weak association (not necessarily causal) with prenatal Tylenol usage. Extensive twin studies have established a dominant role for genetics and a minor role for environmental conditions in contributing to autism. Ongoing brain imaging studies of people on the autism spectrum are revealing atypical connectivity issues that are associated with some autistic behaviors.
Support the Library while eating local! Dine Out at Bucceto’s every Monday in March and 20% of your tab will go toward Friends of the Library fundraising for MCPL programs.
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In partnership with the Kinsey Institute, we present a conversation with Jennifer Vencill, PhD, one of the co-authors of Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships. For this event, Jennifer will be joined in conversation by Jessica Hille, JD, PhD, Assistant Director of Education for the Kinsey Institute.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Desire invites readers of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, and relationship structures to shed the shame and misinformation that surround the topic of sex and instead learn from 2 certified sex therapists about how libido really works. Desire differences are one of the most common relationship issues, yet, with fewer than 1,100 certified sex therapists in the country, it can be difficult to find help. This essential book breaks the mold of the sex self-help genre, which typically focuses only on cisgender women.
Hey smart people!! Trivia Nights are now your favorite thing to do on Mondays! We promise to keep the sports to a minimum!
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
The Hoosier Original Music Association is HOOMAC.
Our nonprofit organization invites you to become an integral part of our vibrant community dedicated to championing the artists and industry of original music in Indiana. By joining us, you’ll play a pivotal role in fostering an environment that nurtures.
Every Tuesday we host Line Dancing with Wall to Wall Line Dance Club! Old timers and new timers welcome.
Five Guys will donate to MCHA 20% of the fundraiser sales plus $1 for every milkshake sold during the event.
Funds raised will directly support MCHA’s community programs including our Crisis Housing Program, Pet Food and Supply Pantry, Spay/Neuter Assistance Program, Street Outreach, and more.
Please present the event flyer when ordering or identify yourself as part of the fundraiser at time of purchase in order for your transaction to count.
Download the flyer here: https://files.constantcontact.com/8a64e457001/c46be42b-3971-4a7a-aa01-cf77e951cf49.pdf
Presented by the City of Bloomington – Community and Family Resources Dept.
Each Wednesday, kids have a chance to make a new recipe and try new foods.
fun + original trivia hosted by Josh Johnson of Bloomington Pub Quiz, the longest-running local trivia.
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays!
15-minute time slots
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]
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mark-hertling-on-if-i-dont-return-tickets-1982716694005
We invite you to join us for an evening with retired US Army Lieutenant General and IU alumnus Mark Hertling to celebrate the release of his new book, If I Don’t Return.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
“This journal was once a gift to our young sons. It is now a gift to anyone who cares to read it.”
When Major Mark Hertling deployed to Iraq in 1990 as the operations officer of an armored cavalry squadron, his unit was told 50 percent of them would likely sustain casualties. To him, that meant he might not return home and may perhaps never see his family again. To prepare for that potential outcome, he began keeping a journal, hoping that one day, if he didn’t return, his stories and wisdom would be passed to his young sons.
In an army-issued green notebook, Mark began recording his thoughts and hopes for his boys. He wrote of character, leadership, camaraderie, battles, cultural differences, religion, love, fear, and the things he wanted his boys to know about him and his experiences. In unfiltered, handwritten entries, Hertling captured the reality of combat in Operation Desert Storm: the waiting and missions, the chaos and courage, the brotherhood and grief, and the lessons of duty and humanity forged in war. What began as a father’s private messages became a rare chronicle of leadership and life in preparation for the crucible of battle.
But he survived, returned home, and was able to watch his boys grow into men. Decades later, after both his sons became combat veterans themselves, one of them typed those original pages as a gift to his dad—to preserve the legacy for the family’s next generation. In revisiting those original journal entries, Hertling—having been promoted, having served in various positions, and having returned to the battlefields of Iraq over the next two decades—added reflections drawn from his life. Reflecting on various military assignments, then his post-retirement jobs as a cable news analyst, health care executive, and professor of leadership, these journal entries now provide valuable lessons on character, leadership, and service.
Part battlefield memoir, part father’s journal, part meditation on the challenges of leadership, If I Don’t Return is the story of a soldier who faced death, returned home, and continued to live a life of service.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lieutenant General (Retired) Mark Hertling served thirty-eight years in the US Army as a tanker and cavalryman, serving at every level from tank platoon leader on the East-West German border to commander of the US Army, Europe (USAREUR) and the Seventh Army. Mark served a total of thirty-eight months in combat in multiple roles: as a major in a cavalry squadron during Desert Storm; as an assistant division commander in the 1st Armored Division in Baghdad (2003–2004); and later as the commander of the 1st Armored Division, Multinational Division North, and Task Force Iron in Northern Iraq (2007–2008) during the surge. Later, during his time as commander of USAREUR, Mark prepared units for assignments to Iraq and Afghanistan and was heavily engaged in theater security cooperation activities with the fifty-one countries in Europe and the Levant. During his time in command of USAREUR, he contributed to the transformation of the armies of Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Poland, and several other countries.
After retiring from the army, Mark became a senior vice president for a major health care organization in Orlando from 2013 to 2018. While there, he also designed and executed an award-winning health care leadership course in which he trained over 1,400 physicians, nurses, and administrators at several health care organizations. He is the author of the book Growing Physician Leaders, which was an Amazon bestseller in the health care genre. Mark was appointed to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition by President Obama in 2014. In 2021, he was appointed by President Biden to be a commissioner of the American Battle Monuments Commission, where he served as chairman until 2023. Mark was an adjunct scholar at West Point’s Modern War Institute, was a member of the Dean’s Alliance at Indiana University’s School of Public Health, and is a professor of practice in strategic leadership at the Crummer School of Business at Rollins College. He is an active public speaker on leadership, national security issues, and health care.
From 2014 to 2024, Mark appeared as a military and national security analyst for CNN/CNN International. Today, he is a freelance analyst and writes extensively on national security and leadership for a variety of media outlets. His book If I Don’t Return will be released in 2026, offering further reflections of life and service based on a journal he wrote to his young sons during Desert Storm.
A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, Mark holds master’s degrees from Indiana University, the School of Advanced Military Studies, and the National War College. In 2019, he earned a doctor of business administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Business, defending a mixed-methods research study on leadership.
Mark is married to his best friend, Sue. They have two sons, five grandsons, and two granddaughters.
GIVING BACK: IN MEMORY OF PETE WAY
Fifty percent of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the National Ability Center (NAC) in Park City, Utah—an organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities discover their strength, independence, and purpose.
Founded in 1985 as an adaptive ski program for disabled veterans, the NAC has grown into one of the nation’s leading centers for adaptive recreation. Today, it serves people of all ages and abilities, with service members, veterans, and their families making up nearly a third of all participants. Through sport, recreation, and education, the NAC empowers those it serves to build confidence, self-esteem, and lasting skills that restore not only mobility, but meaning.
These contributions are made in memory of U.S. Army veteran Pete Way, a friend who was grievously wounded in Afghanistan but found healing, hope, and renewed purpose through the programs of the NAC. Pete’s courage and resilience reflect the very spirit this book seeks to honor—the will to endure, to grow even through adversity, and to live fully.
If you would like to join in supporting this remarkable organization and the veterans and families it serves, please visit https://discovernac.org/
Host band plays 7pm-8pm
Jam runs 8pm-10pm
Room for dancing, too!
Dan Brown’s international best-seller comes to life on stage in this thrilling, high-stakes adventure! When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered under mysterious circumstances, symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu are thrust into an investigation that quickly unravels into a deadly conspiracy. As they follow a trail of cryptic puzzles and ancient codes, they discover a secret that could change the course of history. Packed with pulse-pounding suspense and stunning visuals, The Da Vinci Code is an exhilarating journey into the unknown. Recommended for ages 13+.
See Constellation’s website for more information, including a detailed performance schedule. Learn more and find tickets at https://seeconstellation.org/mainstage/da-vinci-code/
To sing, or not to sing? (Just kidding. Sing.)
Our long-awaited karaoke night finally takes the stage: Broadway edition. Belt out your favorites while crafting kits inspired by iconic shows and big musical feelings.
Presented by Indiana University Outdoor Adventures.
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
Dan Brown’s international best-seller comes to life on stage in this thrilling, high-stakes adventure! When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered under mysterious circumstances, symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu are thrust into an investigation that quickly unravels into a deadly conspiracy. As they follow a trail of cryptic puzzles and ancient codes, they discover a secret that could change the course of history. Packed with pulse-pounding suspense and stunning visuals, The Da Vinci Code is an exhilarating journey into the unknown. Recommended for ages 13+.
See Constellation’s website for more information, including a detailed performance schedule. Learn more and find tickets at https://seeconstellation.org/mainstage/da-vinci-code/
Join us to watch the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, this season features Ciara Myst, a drag queen from Indianapolis!
You’re welcome to join us for food, music, and a neighborhood tree planting! Learn more and sign up at https://www.
We strive to work towards intersectional anti-racism, create space for food justice in our food system while cultivating liberation and equity, and ensure access to local food, art, and education. To order weekly CSA’s online or Sponsor CSA’s for community members in need please visit our website https://peoplesmarketdelivery.square.site/
You’re invited to join us in the children’s department every Saturday morning for Story Hour! All are welcome!
Dan Brown’s international best-seller comes to life on stage in this thrilling, high-stakes adventure! When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered under mysterious circumstances, symbologist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu are thrust into an investigation that quickly unravels into a deadly conspiracy. As they follow a trail of cryptic puzzles and ancient codes, they discover a secret that could change the course of history. Packed with pulse-pounding suspense and stunning visuals, The Da Vinci Code is an exhilarating journey into the unknown. Recommended for ages 13+.
See Constellation’s website for more information, including a detailed performance schedule. Learn more and find tickets at https://seeconstellation.org/mainstage/da-vinci-code/
*Please note that the Spring Fling is a Father/Father Figure & Daughter dance ONLY. We host a dance in the Fall that is open to all family members.The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington will continue to host two community-based dances every year moving forward so that all families of all shapes and sizes can join in on the fun and get their dance moves on!**
This event is ticketed and will sell out. Tickets at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/springfling2026/event/springfling2026/
Please email Events Director, Kate, at [email protected] with any questions!