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Rami Halperin is an award winning guitarist/ instrumentalist/ composer playing both as a soloist and guitarist/ co-writer with singer Yasmine Ariel. Yasmine is a talented singer/stylist with a rich, warm voice. The two have been performing together since 2006, when they met in Israel.
Now living in Bloomington, they bring a fresh and energetic show. Yasmine’s voice is perfectly complemented by Rami’s versatile and dynamic guitar style that ranges from soft acoustic instrumentals to full blown funky grooves. Their unique program will include both covers and original compositions.
The Bloomington Songwriter Showcase presents the original songs of Rick LeDune, Jesse Lacy, Daryl Robinson, Nathan Dillion as they perform ‘In the Round’
A fundraiser for the American Indian Student Association. Vegetarian options will be available.
“Got Dressed Up to be Let Down,” the new album out October 2016 from St. Louis-based country songwriter Jack Grelle (Grell-EE), paints the picture of true Americana with depth and variety. Largely sculpted by 70s honky-tonk, the album weaves through diverse influences such as cajun, tejano, rock & roll and folk to create a passionately comprehensive interpretation of a classic sound.
Light lunch provided, door prizes, and candy!
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.
This event is sponsored by the East Asian Studies Center.
PRESENTER: Jing Lin (Professor, International Education Policy, University of Maryland)
Please join us in welcoming internationally renowned artist Ruthe Blalock Jones to the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, where she will give a presentation on beauty and aesthetics in her artwork. Jones is a Professor of Art at Bacone College whose work focuses on traditional American Indian ceremonial and social events. Her artwork has been displayed around the country. There will be a reception beforehand, beginning at 4:00 pm, where attendees will have the opportunity to speak to the artist. Made possible by IU Themester 2016 Beauty.
Light refreshments will be offered as well as free giveaways for adoptive families, while supplies last!
Free admission for the first 50 adoptive families. Admission is $4 per/person thereafter.
Additional Adoption Information
The 2016 National Adoption Month will focus on the adoption of older youth currently in foster care—because “We Never Outgrow the Need for Family.”
- DCS and our partners focus year around on finding permanent families for older youth through resources such as the Indiana Heart Gallery and The Picture Book. Both profile and share stories of older youth currently in foster care and available for adoption. These stories and additional information about the Indiana Adoption Program are on the DCS adoption web page at www.adoptachild.in.gov, or you can call 888.25ADOPT.
- There has been a steady increase in adoptions since State Fiscal Year 2014 (SFY) when there were 1,038 adoptions, compared to SFY 2016, when the total number of finalized adoptions was 1,509. A report on DCS Adoption Statistics can be found at http://in.gov/dcs/3139.htm
- While this is good news, the number of children in recruitment for an adoptive family has also steadily increased to the highest we’ve ever seen. On average DCS is actively recruiting adoptive homes for 120 – 150 youth statewide. Of those, 80 percent are over the age of 11 and a quarter are a part of sibling groups.
About Indiana Department of Child Services
The Indiana Department of Child Services (www.in.gov/dcs) protects children from abuse and neglect and works to ensure the financial support of children. Indiana Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline: 800.800.5556. Child Support Customer Service Kidsline: 800.840.8757 or 317.233.5437.
Local Event Contact: Anna Wolak, 317.501.8523. [email protected]
Join the Bloomington North and South Orchestras for “The Night of Dance” Friday, November 4th 7:30pm-10pm at Bloomington High School North Cafeteria. Live music for dancing ……refreshments available and formal dress not required. Tickets at the door. You will be helping support the Orchestra’s February Trip to Orlando.
Do you want to learn about keeping your own honeybees? Then check out the Beekeeping Spark Club workshop! See an observation hive, learn about what a beekeeper does, what’s in the hive, and so much more. No equipment needed! Call or register online to reserve your spot! Event: Cabin F
Manufacturing Day is for students in grades k-12.
Manufacturing Day attendees can learn about manufacturing careers, see equipment and technology demonstrations by industry experts, and learn about Ivy Tech technology and computing degrees that lead to modern manufacturing careers. In the areas of technology and computing, Ivy Tech offers associate degrees in Advanced Automation and Robotics Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Engineering Technology, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Industrial Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security/Information Assurance, Database Management and Administration, Informatics, Information Technology Support, Server Administration, Software Development, and Network Infrastructure.
Manufacturing Day visitors can also watch the 11th annual Robotics Contest, hosted by Ivy Tech and the Bloomington Robotics Club. More than 120 middle and high school students will compete this year, representing 31 teams from 12 schools from nine Indiana counties.
For questions about Manufacturing Day, call (812) 330-6050 or email [email protected].
Super Science Saturday will provide free, fun, hands-on science activities for grades K-12.
Families who attend Super Science Saturday can enjoy 20 booths of hands-on science fun. Among many science-based activities, students can take their pulse with a marshmallow, learn about lava lamps, make a bouncy-ball, see raisins dance, make a “bag of blood,” experience glowing hands, or transform into a bombardier beetle.
For questions about Super Science Saturday, call (812) 330-6047 or email [email protected].
Come play with the Bloomington Playwrights Project as it hosts the 2016 Ike & Julie Arnove PlayOffs, a fundraising event like no other featuring eight original plays written and produced in under 24 hours.
The Ike and Julie Arnove PlayOffs is a 24-hour play competition where 8 Playwrights, 8 Directors, and 16 Actors are given a surprise common theme, prop, and line of dialogue that each team must incorporate into a new, original 7-10 minute play. The teams only have 24 hours to make it happen!
Thanks to Brian Courtney for hosting a fun family night for youth singers and musicians.
Come show off your talent to family, friends and peers on the following Sunday’s at Trailhead Pizzeria!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2nd
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH
Come play with the Bloomington Playwrights Project as it hosts the 2016 Ike & Julie Arnove PlayOffs, a fundraising event like no other featuring eight original plays written and produced in under 24 hours.
The Ike and Julie Arnove PlayOffs is a 24-hour play competition where 8 Playwrights, 8 Directors, and 16 Actors are given a surprise common theme, prop, and line of dialogue that each team must incorporate into a new, original 7-10 minute play. The teams only have 24 hours to make it happen!
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.
Del McCoury is at it again. At 77 years young he is still very excited about music and creating projects that will be enjoyed by generations to come. This one might just be the most talked about as it’s rare for two artists to team up on music separated by 70+ years…some of these lyrics were written the year Del was born, but with Woody’s timeless lyrics, and Del’s timeless sound, nothing matters but the songs.
You could almost say that the cover of the new release from the Del McCoury Band tells you everything you need to know: two giants of American music, both known far and wide by their first names, guitars in hand, looking out at the world with a bold gaze and a characteristic expression. But there’s a story behind Del And Woody (McCoury Music, street date 4/15/16), a collection of Woody Guthrie lyrics set to music by Del McCoury—and while its dozen songs speak eloquently for themselves, knowing how they came to be adds a dimension that’s sure to deepen every listener’s enjoyment.
On Monday, November 7th, the Bloomington Green Party is hosting a benefit concert for the water protectors resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock in North Dakota. The benefit will start at 7 pm and will be taking place at the Bishop, 123 S Walnut St, Bloomington, IN 47404. Travis Puntarelli & UpFolk will be performing.
$10 cover. All proceeds will go to the water protectors. We are also accepting additional monetary donations, and are also looking for winter supplies. Specifically, the tribe is asking for heavy tents, sleeping bags, winter clothing, snow shoes, and generally any supplies that will help during the winter. The protests are expected to continue throughout the winter season.
The Venue will host a special performance by Bloomington’s own, Travis Puntarelli, Travis is a singer, a master of the guitar and other instruments, a songwriter, a poet, a traveling minstrel, a bard, a prophet, and one fine entertainer/performer. He performs solo and with talented friends who often attend his concerts and spontaneously join him in song.
Travis has seemingly boundless creativity, with songs that are original, covers, and a combination of the two. A new but classic folk song, a rap song, Robert Burn’s poetry set to music, anything is possible. But within it all, you will have the privilege of hearing him and knowing that you are in the presence of genius.
Cara Jean Marcy, Greg Mahan, Jeremy Shear, Mary Bomar & Bob Ritter Duo perform original songs ‘in the round’
“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.”
Lunch is provided.
THE VOID’S one-year anniversary show featuring music from Amy O, Whelmed, Wylie, and Calyx (from pittsburgh), and poetry readings from Ross Gay, Richard Wehrenberg, and Wendy Lee Spacek!
The Monroe County Cares Boards annual fall community meeting/presentation is scheduled for Thursday November 10th at 6:00 pm, at the St. Paul Catholic Center 1413 E. 17th Street, Bloomington. Light refreshments will be available. Anyone that is interested in learning more about the current issues of Opiate addiction in Monroe County should plan to attend. Guest Speakers Joan Duwve M.D. M.P.H. Chief Medical Officer, Indiana Department of Health and Basia Andraka- Christou J.D. Phd. Post-Doctoral Fellow IU Fairbanks School of Public Health, will present information related to the myths and facts about the current opioid addiction increase in Monroe County and Indiana.
How do you enjoy an evening of big band jazz music AND support one of the best high school jazz programs in the state at the same time? The answer is easy: come to the Bloomington High School North Fall Jazz Concert!
Enjoy the music of Hoagie Carmichael, Cole Porter and other jazz greats on Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m.at the Bloomington High School North auditorium. General admission is $5; students and seniors, $2.