WFHB Community Calendar

It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. Parental guidance recommended.

All are invited to celebrate the beginning of Bloomington summer with a First Friday block party. West Fourth Street will be closed for a block on either side of Rogers Street with plentiful art, food, music, and activities for all ages.

The event is organized with the participation of a large group of neighborhood partners, including: FAR Center for Contemporary Arts & Pictura Gallery, I Fell, Rainbow Bakery, Secretly Group, WFHB, rock paper scissors, Lotus, Ardent Instruments, Cicada Cinema, The Bike Shop, Satori Martial Arts, Power Plant Gallery, Persimmon Inn, Oona, Siosi Design, Goat Conspiracy Farm, The Venue Fine Arts, Artisan Alley, Gather, Pili’s Party Taco, Rasta Pops, and more.

Vegan barbeque from Rainbow Bakery, Mexican food from Pili’s Party Taco, frozen treats from Rasta Pops, and gluten-free ice cream sandwiches from Oona will all be on offer for dinner or after-dinner enjoyment. Sets by Busman’s Holiday, DJs from Secretly Group, and a local jazz combo will be happening throughout the evening.

For families, Lotus will offer art-making activities, goats from Goat Conspirary Farm will make an appearance, and plenty of sidewalk chalk will be available for impromptu creation. Satori Martial Arts will provide live martial arts demos for adults and kids.

Indoors, visitors can view exciting new work by several artists as part of Gallery Walk. Pictura Gallery is exhibiting photography work by Leigh Merrill (“This Place”), with a pop-up exhibit of woodworking and photography by Siosi Design in their theater space. Rainbow Bakery is opening a show of work by Bloomington multimedia artist Mitch Rainey. I Fell will be opening an exhibition of new art, TBA, and Power Plant Gallery (in the basement of I Fell) will have cool stuff going on. Cicada Cinema will be screening the best of the Instant Gratification Movie Challenge continuously inside Ardent Instruments, with a 10-year-anniversary celebration of the beloved community filmmaking event in the I Fell after the block party has died down.

Down the block near Third and Rogers, the offices of Secretly Group will also have open doors, with a staff art show in their breezeway.

On Friday, June 7th, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The Venue will welcome back to the Bloomington art community, Linda Lorton Spier. A former mainstay of Blooomington’s Gallery North, Linda moved her primary Gallery outlet to Nashville, Indiana, and then on to her present studio in Carmel, Indiana. With this show at The Venue Fine Art & Gifts, Linda’s artistic journey has come full circle.

As is our custom for Gallery Walk, we will serve gourmet soup and other taste treats. Our regular collection will also be on display for viewing and purchase.
See You Friday.

“The Artwork of Mark Riggins: A Pen and Ink Tribute to Bloomington and Southern Indiana”

Mark is a lifelong resident of Bloomington and has been interested in creating artwork in various media all his life, but began work in pen and ink in 1980. Most of the subjects of his drawings are of structures and scenes in Bloomington and southern Indiana. The objective of his work is to provide artistic vision to subjects that have fond memories for his clients. In some cases he creates one of a kind commissioned works, but often they are subjects used to provide limited edition prints that many can own and enjoy.

http://byhandgallery.com

In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city’s gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun.

Before Stonewall pries open the closet door, setting free the dramatic story of the sometimes horrifying public and private existences experienced by LGBT Americans since the early 1900’s. Revealing and often humorous, this widely acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today’s gay rights movement, from the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in the brave fight for acceptance.

Narrated by iconic author Rita Mae Brown. Groundbreaking interviews with Ann Bannon, Martin Duberman, Allen Ginsberg, Barbara Gittings, Harry Hay, Mabel Hampton, Dr. Evelyn Hooker, Frank Kameny, Audre Lorde, and Richard Bruce Nugent (87 min)

A NOTE FROM CARI ABOUT THE “FOR A SONG” SERIES:
As I’ve been out touring the region and the country, one of the most amazing things has been the willingness of fellow songwriters to help a new girl in a new town…from sharing connections and putting in a good word, to sharing their stages and fans. So it was on my mind for some time to create an opportunity close to home where I might be able return the favor.

I had been working with Chateau Thomas Winery (Now Country Heritage Winery) in Nashville, IN for a few years to cultivate a singular, listening room atmosphere in a tourist town full of bar gigs. And we were able to do so with surprising success. So when I thought about who I’d like to partner with to bring this idea to life, the listening room and the audience we had built there seemed the perfect choice. And the support of the winery means the only costs to the audience are time, attention, and the generosity they choose to express through the tip jar.

I hosted the first “For a Song” Series of writers in the round at the Nashville Tasting Room April 28, 2017. Two accomplished songwriters and I sat in front of a packed house of listeners and spent the evening sharing our songs and the stories behind them. No two FAS evenings are alike as each new pair of writers joining me brings a different flavor, but the evenings have felt consistently warm, fun and connected. My goal is to continue offering fellow songwriters an opportunity to sit in front of an appreciative, listening crowd and to offer that audience a high-quality performance of original music by the artists who created it.

Folks can expect a laid-back evening…an opportunity to slow down, focus, and reconnect.

Set a few years after Belarus gained independence in 1990, this vibrant debut feature by writer/director Darya Zhuk follows the path of young Evelina, who dreams of moving to Chicago where she could pursue her passion for house music. However, obtaining a U.S. visa proves a difficult endeavor and, determined to flee the country, the young woman takes the risk of buying a letter of employment from the black market. Depicting a nation anticipating a brighter future, Crystal Swan is a story about a woman and her country, where feelings of self and belonging are yet to be defined. The film was selected as the Belarusian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards—Belarus’s first Oscar submission in 22 years. The Crystal Swan soundtrack features tracks from a handful of Chicago club legends, including Marshall Jefferson and Derrick Carter. In Russian with English subtitles. Contains mature content, including sexual violence and drug references.

Juliette Binoche and Guillame Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Summer Hours) for this wry, seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer blurs the line between fact and fiction, using his real-life love affairs—including a passionate fling with an actress (Binoche) who happens to be married to his editor (Canet)—as fodder for his explosive new novel. Balancing dry wit with keen observations on the tensions between art, commerce, and technology, Non-Fiction is a buoyant, breezy delight from a master director at his most effortlessly brilliant.

France | 108 min | subtitles

A Branson, MO styled show featuring music of the 1960’s and 70’s. This hit musical production will take you back to the days of beach blankets to the BeeGees, the British Invasion and Motown. With over 70 songs represented in this two hour show, audiences enjoy selections such as Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do, It’s My Party, Bridge Over Troubled Waters and who can forget the tight harmonies of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons…the list goes on. Enjoy the high energy of this outta site journey of music, dance and the rockin’ harmonies of the day

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi blurs the line between fiction and non-fiction, sometimes playing himself in his films. In 3 Faces he plays a dissident filmmaker. In real life, Panahi was arrested in Iran in 2009 and again in 2010. Accused of making anti-regime propaganda, he was forbidden to leave and barred from making movies for 20 years; this is the fourth feature he’s made since. They have won awards at festivals which he has not been allowed to attend. (Some of you have seen his earlier films, Taxi and The White Balloon as part of our series.)

Presented by the International Society of Bassists and the Jacobs School of Music.

Enjoy good food, live music, and local artists!

Art Vendor Fair in the Nature Center parking lot.

Live Music in the Nature Center parking lot

• 11am-12noon: Geoffrey Gentry
• 12:15-1:15pm: Hopkins and Morris
• 1:30-2:30pm: Jason & Ginger
• 3-4pm: Fiddle ‘n’ Feet and Friends Square Dance

Creature Creations! Kids art activity in the Nature Center

Appalachian flatfoot clogging workshop in the Nature Center

Square dance workshop in the Nature Center

Dance in the Park workshop in Redbud Shelter

Rain or shine. Visit five creative private gardens and the spectacular Flower Show, held at the Monroe County History Center featuring floral displays created by Bloomington Garden Club members. Visitors are invited to stroll the gardens and the Flower Show at their leisure in any order on both days. Cameras are welcome.

The Flower Show at the Monroe County History Center is part of the annual Summer Garden Walk, and your Garden Walk ticket provides entry. This year’s cheerful theme, Everything’s Coming Up Roses, signals the kinds of vases and flowers you will see.  Bloomington Garden Club members arrange dozens of full size and miniature flower displays using locally grown and imported roses, other flowers, and greenery.

Tickets for the Garden Walk are available at various local businesses in town. Proceeds benefit Bloomington community gardens such as children’s garden programs, civic planting and beautification projects. See our website for more information about the event, where to purchase tickets, and more about the Bloomington Garden Club.

https://bloomingtongardenclub.org

Hike around the lake and learn about the flora, fauna and history of the lake. 45 minute Hike.
Meet at Lakeview Activity Center.

Trees of the forest are able to help us in our everyday life and are used in a variety of unsuspecting products. Join Aaron for a fun show and tell of different wood and forest products. 30 minutes.

Meet a the Lakeview Activity Center.

The event is a substance abuse prevention event that encourages overall healthy living. This year’s event will include long time favorites such as, airbrush face painting, t-shirt tie-dying, inflatable games and obstacle courses, fireworks, hot dogs and chips, ice cream, snow cones, popcorn, and much, much more.  As always, admission, food, treats, and all activities are completely free! This year we are adding a teen area. This area will have life size Jenga, teen inflatables, and corn-hole games. We will have door prizes such a Big Splash Tickets, Indianapolis Zoo Tickets, and State Park passes, just to name a few.

In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city’s gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun.

Before Stonewall pries open the closet door, setting free the dramatic story of the sometimes horrifying public and private existences experienced by LGBT Americans since the early 1900’s. Revealing and often humorous, this widely acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today’s gay rights movement, from the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in the brave fight for acceptance.

Narrated by iconic author Rita Mae Brown. Groundbreaking interviews with Ann Bannon, Martin Duberman, Allen Ginsberg, Barbara Gittings, Harry Hay, Mabel Hampton, Dr. Evelyn Hooker, Frank Kameny, Audre Lorde, and Richard Bruce Nugent (87 min)

The acoustic duo, Moonstruck by Mars, will perform at Salt Creek Brewery, June 8, at 7pm. The duo performs originals by Cathy Gutjahr as well as popular covers from the 60’s to present. The show is free and kid friendly.

Juliette Binoche and Guillame Canet reunite with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper, Summer Hours) for this wry, seductive tale of sex, lies, and literature. Set amidst the bohemian intelligentsia of the Parisian publishing world, Non-Fiction traces the romantic and emotional fallout that results when a controversial writer blurs the line between fact and fiction, using his real-life love affairs—including a passionate fling with an actress (Binoche) who happens to be married to his editor (Canet)—as fodder for his explosive new novel. Balancing dry wit with keen observations on the tensions between art, commerce, and technology, Non-Fiction is a buoyant, breezy delight from a master director at his most effortlessly brilliant.

France | 108 min | subtitles

A Branson, MO styled show featuring music of the 1960’s and 70’s. This hit musical production will take you back to the days of beach blankets to the BeeGees, the British Invasion and Motown. With over 70 songs represented in this two hour show, audiences enjoy selections such as Breakin’ Up Is Hard To Do, It’s My Party, Bridge Over Troubled Waters and who can forget the tight harmonies of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons…the list goes on. Enjoy the high energy of this outta site journey of music, dance and the rockin’ harmonies of the day

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi blurs the line between fiction and non-fiction, sometimes playing himself in his films. In 3 Faces he plays a dissident filmmaker. In real life, Panahi was arrested in Iran in 2009 and again in 2010. Accused of making anti-regime propaganda, he was forbidden to leave and barred from making movies for 20 years; this is the fourth feature he’s made since. They have won awards at festivals which he has not been allowed to attend. (Some of you have seen his earlier films, Taxi and The White Balloon as part of our series.)

Hardworking, hard partying, this band rocks. With a Chicago circuit pedigree behind her, JC has fronted her band and rocked rooms from Wisconsin to Cincinnati and across Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. This groups specializes in music you can drink to and dance to. Two album projects under her belt and a third in the works have been the foundation for a strong following of her original blues/soul infused originals.

Rain or shine. Visit five creative private gardens and the spectacular Flower Show, held at the Monroe County History Center featuring floral displays created by Bloomington Garden Club members. Visitors are invited to stroll the gardens and the Flower Show at their leisure in any order on both days. Cameras are welcome.

The Flower Show at the Monroe County History Center is part of the annual Summer Garden Walk, and your Garden Walk ticket provides entry. This year’s cheerful theme, Everything’s Coming Up Roses, signals the kinds of vases and flowers you will see.  Bloomington Garden Club members arrange dozens of full size and miniature flower displays using locally grown and imported roses, other flowers, and greenery.

Tickets for the Garden Walk are available at various local businesses in town. Proceeds benefit Bloomington community gardens such as children’s garden programs, civic planting and beautification projects. See our website for more information about the event, where to purchase tickets, and more about the Bloomington Garden Club.

https://bloomingtongardenclub.org

This exciting show consists of over 50 routines which will show off Elite’s very talented students. Routines include subjects in acrobatics, clogging, hip-hop, tap, ballet, jazz, pom-poms, and lyrical, while the performers range in age from 2 year olds to adults.

Join for a fun nature themed story and make a fun craft to take home with you.

Meet at the Lakeview Activity Center Amphitheater.

Lauren McDuffie is a passionate storyteller, food writer, photographer, stylist and keeper of the award-winning blog, Harvest and Honey . Although not a trained chef, it is Lauren’s intense passion for all things food which drives her desire to share and connect with others. Her clear talent for storytelling and artistic eye in styling and photography were natural catalysts for her most recent adventure, becoming a published cookbook author. Lauren’s memoir-style cookbook, Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest, explores her Appalachian roots and how they connect to her modern table.

Join a very special conversation with Lauren McDuffie on the triumphs and challenges of writing a cookbook, creating art & food, running a business, caring for a family and fighting for causes close to her heart.

This event is ticketed, attendees will be treated to light food and drink, a copy of Lauren’s book with an opportunity to have it signed.

Mon. June 10 – Social Hour: 5-7pm. We meet each month on the second Monday. At some folks’ requests we’ll be trying BJ’s Brewhouse this month, 411 S College Mall Road (SE corner of 3rd) on the Eastside. We will grab a corner in the back, so just walk through the restaurant until you see us.

Choose a 1.5, 3 or 5-mile family-friendly course to run or walk and earn points towards run club milestone rewards!

We formed our run club as part of our brewery’s dedication to our community. Our sixth Guiding Principle of how we run Switchyard states, “Be an active part of our community.” We believe that business can, and should be a catalyst for positive change within our community. We believe that a business has an obligation to give back to the community of which it is a part. Our run club is an extension of exactly that.

Our routes can be found on our Run Club Facebook page, or you can pick up a printout of our turn by turn directions for simple navigation at check-in.

As always, be courteous to our neighbors while running by making sure to look both ways before darting into traffic, running off to the side and letting cars pass, and be sure to give our neighbors a wave as you run by! 👋🏼

We all run the first mile together.

Be sure to arrive at the brewery a little early each run to sign in.

RESILIENCE is a one-hour  documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. Now understood to be one of the leading causes of everything from heart disease and cancer to substance abuse and depression, extremely stressful experiences in childhood can alter brain development and have lifelong effects on health, learning, and behavior. However, as experts and practitioners profiled in RESILIENCE are proving, what’s predictable is preventable. These physicians, educators, social workers and communities are daring to talk about the effects of divorce, abuse and neglect. And they’re using cutting edge science to help the next generation break the cycles of adversity and disease.

A facilitated panel discussion with Q&A will follow the hour-long film. The panel will include key stakeholders from our community who work with our children and youth across systems. Your participation is important to harnessing efforts and sparking community action.

Sponsored by the Brown County Schools, and many others.

Bear’s Place has been doing comedy since…ugh…forever! Please join us for a unique & fun experience. If you’re interested in signing up for Open Mic please contact Grant Volkmar via Facebook.

Lines Recognized: 8 a.m.
Front Doors: 9:30 a.m.
Must Be Seated By: 10:45 a.m.
Event Time: 11 a.m.

Pete Buttigieg will deliver remarks on foreign policy and national security at Indiana University Auditorium. Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton, Distinguished Scholar with the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, will introduce him.

Dine Out for Monroe County Public Library every Tuesday in June at Lennie’s after 4 pm (Tuesdays, June 11, 18, and 25.)

Last chance to make plans with friends and family to enjoy Lennie’s at their 10th St location (they move in July). Pick up a flyer at the Library in Bloomington or Ellettsville or download a copy here  and present it when you pay your bill. Lennie’s will donate 20% of your check to the Friends of the Library to make all those wonderful summer reading programs you enjoy possible.

Civil War Roundtable
June 11, 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Join the Civil War Roundtable at the History Center for a new discussion every month with guest speakers.  Each Civil War Roundtable meeting is free and open to the public. Be sure to join in with the Roundtable before they take their summer vacation.

Challenge your cranium and join us for Taproom Trivia! Hosted by the marvelous Katie Cox, sign-ups start at 7:30pm and the game starts at 8:15pm!

Tuesday June 11, 2019, from 8:00 – 11:30 p.m. at Bear’s Place (back room). Hosting the Tuesday Blues Jam. Admission: Free.
The Host band (that’s us that Tues.) plays from 8:00 – 9:00 pm, after which the stage is open to jammers. Musicians, please bring your axe of choice.

Check out these summer art classes for adults with little or no experience! M.K. Watkins, Brown County artist/muralist, will teach the class. M.K. is donating a portion of her art tuition fees to the teen center. M.K. can be reached at 812-988-4923 for art class information. Her studio Haven Hollow is on the Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tour. She specializes in oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings.

Bloomington Parks and Recreation and the Bloomington Fire Department present Fitness with a Firefighter—a weekly workout. All fitness levels are welcome. Workouts vary, and usually combine cardiovascular and strength training exercises. Modifications are available if needed. Workouts are approximately 30-45 minutes. Registration is not required. Workouts take place rain or shine. Geared for ages 18 and up, but all are welcome with guardian approval. Look for our event on Facebook to stay up to date! For more information, contact [email protected].

Purpose: Engage the community on the environmental and resource priorities for the County. Maximize the opportunity to communicate with the community on key issues and initiatives impacting them.
Format: Generate public participation. Using a “Town Hall” format, utilize county experts to review priorities and initiatives that will support our achievement of the environmental and economic goals for the county. Get their feedback and buy in; send simple, clear and consistent messages about the priorities and give them the opportunity to provide feedback and work together to generate ideas.
Partner with key groups within the county whose work intersects or supports the county priorities and well being of the community. (e.g., “Keep Brown County Beautiful”). Collaborate with them; leverage their expertise and influence to ensure plans are unified for the community.

Each comedian is asked to do no more than five minutes of completely original material. While we do not care about foul language in your set, we do not allow racist, homophobic or rape/female bashing jokes. If you have to ask if it’s racist, homophobic, or a rape joke, it probably is.

Comedians that wish to participate are asked to e-mail [email protected]. Newcomers and any participants who are not paid professionals will be required to bring audience members to see them. This is non-negotiable. So if you plan on signing up, be sure to invite as many friends as you can. Good luck!

Intro lessons at 7:30 pm

Featuring: with John Raymond, Barclay Moffitt, Jeremy Allen, and  Cami Mennitte-Pereyra.

• Fear of how other employees and customers will be accepting to people with disabilities
• Fear of how to supervise someone with a disability
• Fear of safety concerns in the workplace
• Fear of communicating with someone with a disability
• Fear of what happens if it doesn’t work out

Play a series of fun mini-games in virtual reality! Activities include fixing a robot, defending a castle, archery, and more. For children and teens grades 3-12.

We will be reading: Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera.

This engrossing biography reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality. Raised during the Mexican Revolution; she suffered a devastating accident at age eighteen that left her crippled; she had a tempestuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera and intermittent love affairs; was associated with the Communist Party and absorbed with Mexican folklore and culture.

Come have fun, get inspired, and learn more about our creative nature!

The Juniper Art Gallery Book Club meets the second Thursday monthly in the Juniper Art Gallery Community Room.

Our readings focus on art, artists, art history and all things CREATIVE! Facilitated by Bruce Smith, Ph.D.  (American History, Indiana University and University of Notre Dame)

The Bloomington Walking Club is a weekly, informal group that walks on the paved trails surrounding Olcott Park. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Walkers choose their own pace. Dog- and stroller-friendly. Presented by Bloomington Parks and Recreation and IU Health Bloomington. For more information, contact Jess Klein at [email protected].

Do you have any affiliation with the Boys & Girls Club? Maybe you were a Club Member back in the day, or perhaps you served as a Volunteer and mentored the lives of others? Did you serve the Club’s mission as a Board Member or on the Ellettsville Council for Youth? Are you a proud supporter of the Club? Did you work for the Club in any capacity, or are you a Parent who has seen what the Club can do for kids?

If so…there is finally a place for people LIKE YOU within the Club – but we need some help getting the Alumni Club off the ground. Can we count on you?

The time has come to finally launch this long-awaited initiative within the Club – and we need YOUR HELP to lay the foundation of what will become the Alumni Club!

Can’t make it to the meeting? We understand, but please know that is still a place for you within the Alumni Club. Please contact Shane at [email protected] to learn how you can help!

In Claire Denis’ highly anticipated science-fiction film, Monte (Robert Pattinson) and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to deep space. The crew—death-row inmates led by a doctor (Juliette Binoche) with sinister motives—has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole. “A pensive and profound study of human life on the brink of the apocalypse,” David Ehrlich, IndieWire. Contains mature content, including sexual violence.

Fabuloso is everything and nothing. The shows they present are now and eternal.

A group of improvisers hailing from Bloomington, Indiana, they currently specialize in long-form sets: narrative stories they come up with as opposed to presenting games and short-form improv. The group continues to sharpen those skills, though. Fabuloso strives to present shows that provoke laughter and thought, with hopes you’ll have something to talk about on the drive home.

Lexi Len and Rikki Jean will host the 3rd Annual Country Queens Harmony School Benefit.

Lexi Len.
https://www.facebook.com/LexiLen/
Lexi Len-vocals/guitar
Wes Eberhardt -guitar
Grady Furgeson -bass
Sam Pierce-drums
Ryan Payton-pedal steel

Rikki Jean and the DWBs
https://www.facebook.com/RikkiJeanDWBs/
Rikki Jean – Singer/Songwriter, guitar
Jason “JP” Payton – lead guitar, fiddle
Jakis Strakis – piano
Devin Brown – bass
Mark Minnick – drums

https://www.harmonyschool.org/

Doors at 8 pm.

The largest garage sale in Monroe County returns to 1300 S Patterson Drive. The warehouse is packed with treasures that are just waiting to be claimed. From antiques to household items, there is something for everyone!

All proceeds of the annual Garage Sale support the preservation of the collections, programs, and exhibits of the Monroe County History Center.

812-332-2517 Ext. 3 or www.monroehistory.org