WFHB Community Calendar

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

Gnocchi are pillowy Italian potato dumplings made of flour, potatoes and egg. They are boiled and then served with sauce such as tomato sauce or brown butter sage. Come on in anytime between 1 and 3 pm to make a few, taste and grab a recipe. This will be a hands-on, family friendly event.

If you’re interested and would like a reminder before the event give us a call at 812-355-6843 or email [email protected].

Midwest (19:34:16): Two boys grapple with the unknown as they trek cross-country to the location of a supposed extra-terrestrial sighting. Will any answers be uncovered? Midwest was a film made entirely by high school students from Bloomington, Indiana, that explores the adventures and uncertainties that come with growing up and facing mystery.

Midwest Behind The Scenes (03:34:11): Behind the scenes and outtakes of the adventure/drama short film “Midwest.”

The filmmakers will host a Q&A after the screening.

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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.

Brutally Handsome is a group that celebrates the best-selling group of the 20th Century, the Eagles! The band is comprised of five veteran musicians dedicated to recreating as closely as possible the music and vocals of the Eagles. From the early years that helped define the California country-rock sound to the later edgier years, and even touching on solo work, these versatile performers can cover the Eagles’ different styles with ease. Their love and enthusiasm for the music of the quintessential American band makes Brutally Handsome a crowd favorite!

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

FLATLAND HARMONY EXPERIMENT

Flatland Harmony Experiment is a high octane three piece vocally driven string band from Indianapolis Indiana. Flatland Harmony Experiment dances with a single large diaphragm condenser microphone to share their music with audiences. The trio trades lead vocal and lead instrumental responsibilities through a large and diverse original musical pallet. The instrumental mix of mandolin, banjo, and upright bass allows ample space for musical experimentation and expression.

Concessions available, doors open at 7 pm. General admission seating, first come, first serve.

June 14 | 7:30 pm

Werner Herzog and André Singer’s riveting documentary, filled with unforgettable archive materials and based on three long interviews, provides incredible access to, arguably, the world’s greatest living politician. Now 87 and battling illness, the visionary Mikhail Gorbachev, former General Secretary of the U.S.S.R, has mellowed and slowed down. Still, gently but resolutely, he is pushing towards his goals. Herzog, as on-screen interviewer, does not disguise his affection, celebrating Gorbachev’s three remarkable accomplishments: negotiations with the U.S. to reduce nuclear weapons; cessation of Soviet control of Eastern Europe and the reunification of Germany; and the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc. All of this in six years! One German diplomat sums up Gorbachev’s approach: “The process went so quickly that… opponents were overcome by the reality of the situation.” Herzog and Singer remind us of the drastic and unforeseeable way the world changes.

Directed by Werner Herzog and Andre Singer | 92 min

Doors at 8 pm, show at 9 pm.

Proceeds to benefit the RBB Family Store. Presented by the Boys and Girls Club, Ellettsville branch.

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

Get Outdoors Day

Join the Hoosier National Forest and Bloomington Parks and Recreation as they celebrate and encourage healthy, active, outdoor fun. Stop by Showers Plaza in front of Bloomington City Hall June 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT during the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market to learn about local opportunities to get outdoors. Give outdoor equipment a test run, play games, and pick up maps and information about the area’s amazing variety of outdoor recreation sites. This free event is located at 401 North Morton Street in Bloomington. Visit us here or call 866-302-4173 for more information.

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WonderLab is celebrating National Ham Radio Kids Day with an afternoon devoted to amateur radio! Come meet members of Bloomington’s local Ham Radio group and explore radios, morse code, and more.

Save the date for the official *opening* of the Singing Winds Visitor Center! Roam the site to see other updates to the historic buildings, and new offerings including the Outdoor Studio space, featuring Steele’s Studio Wagon!  The site will open to the public at 2, and be open for exploration until 5pm. No official tours or admission fee on opening day, but staff and volunteers will be on hand to help and answer questions. We can’t wait! Hope to see you there!

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

The UkeTones at Bear’s Place

Bloomington’s ONLY ukulele band. Four women of a certain age who all wear glasses and keep their tongues firmly planted in cheek! Covering tunes from across the decades.

Saturday, June 15, 2019 6 – 8 pm

Bear’s Place back room, 1316 E Third St., Bloomington, IN

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.)

For the past few years, Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been sending a series of quietly confounding films to festivals that he’s not allowed to attend. “Three Faces,” which premiered in May 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, is the latest of these little examples of his cinematic sleight-of-hand, and another Panahi gem that has more on its mind than it lets on.  -The Wrap

Kirby was born and raised in Southern Indiana and began singing in church at the age of 5.  From that point on, music held a special place in his life. During his youth, he played bass guitar, acoustic guitar, and sang lead vocals in a variety of different bands from heavy metal, blues, rock and roll, and country. He now performs Country-Gospel, Contemporary Christian, and Modern Country. Kirby now resides in Orange County, Indiana and is writing and singing as much as ever.

Werner Herzog and André Singer’s riveting documentary, filled with unforgettable archive materials and based on three long interviews, provides incredible access to, arguably, the world’s greatest living politician. Now 87 and battling illness, the visionary Mikhail Gorbachev, former General Secretary of the U.S.S.R, has mellowed and slowed down. Still, gently but resolutely, he is pushing towards his goals. Herzog, as on-screen interviewer, does not disguise his affection, celebrating Gorbachev’s three remarkable accomplishments: negotiations with the U.S. to reduce nuclear weapons; cessation of Soviet control of Eastern Europe and the reunification of Germany; and the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc. All of this in six years! One German diplomat sums up Gorbachev’s approach: “The process went so quickly that… opponents were overcome by the reality of the situation.” Herzog and Singer remind us of the drastic and unforeseeable way the world changes.

Directed by Werner Herzog and Andre Singer | 92 min

doors at 7 show at 8

An Owen County Civic Theatre production.

A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

Stars Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Kathryn Prescott, Marg Helgenberger and Betty Gilpin. Rated PG, 2 hours. Concessions available, doors open 1/2 hour prior to showtime.

Meet at Lakeview activity center. Anthony and Chris, our naturalists, will take you on an evening adventure! One hour rugged hike. 1.5 miles.

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

The Jungle Book Summer Theatre Camp presented by Compass Creative Dramatics, a professional Chicago children’s theatre will be held Monday June 17 – Friday June 21 at Bedford Middle School in Bedford, IN for ages 1st – 12th grade with a public Performance 6pm on Friday June 21st. This program is available for students living in Lawrence, Monroe counties and surrounding areas. See your child shine as they learn, play, and perform “The Jungle Book” in just 5 days with Compass Creative Dramatics! Stretch their creativity and bravery muscles with us as they perform alongside two professional Chicago actors. Program brought to Bedford by local native, Cassandra Quinn in collaboration with the North Lawrence Community Schools. For more information or to register you may visit www.ccdramatics.com. For questions please call 773-893-0535, email camps@ccdramatics.com.

Live music by Lara Lynn & the Kid from noon to 1pm. Food trucks also.

“Dig in” and learn about the health benefits of getting dirty while preparing seedlings to take home here at the Nature Center!

Take LEGO building to the next level. Learn how to build and program LEGO Mindstorms robots for an epic showdown. Ages 12–19.

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.

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.

The Jungle Book Summer Theatre Camp presented by Compass Creative Dramatics, a professional Chicago children’s theatre will be held Monday June 17 – Friday June 21 at Bedford Middle School in Bedford, IN for ages 1st – 12th grade with a public Performance 6pm on Friday June 21st. This program is available for students living in Lawrence, Monroe counties and surrounding areas. See your child shine as they learn, play, and perform “The Jungle Book” in just 5 days with Compass Creative Dramatics! Stretch their creativity and bravery muscles with us as they perform alongside two professional Chicago actors. Program brought to Bedford by local native, Cassandra Quinn in collaboration with the North Lawrence Community Schools. For more information or to register you may visit www.ccdramatics.com. For questions please call 773-893-0535, email camps@ccdramatics.com.

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

Cubamistad will hold a pitch in meal at 6pm in the library of the Unitarian Universalist church 2120 Fee Ln. Learn more about the effect of title lll of Helms-Burton legislation, the blockade and the embargo on Venezuela which has seriously impacted Cuba.

produced by Josh Johnson

UU Refugee and Immigration Support and Education task force is hosting an event with Cubamistad on Tuesday, June 18 at 6 pm in the Library. Cubamistad is sponsoring a stop by IFCO-Pastors for Peace as they promote human rights for all. All are invited to a pitch-in meal as we learn more about the current aggression against Cuba and the continuing struggle to achieve peaceul and benign relations between Cuba and the United States. The speaker will be Luis Barrios, a professor at John Jay College and president off Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization’s board. Since 1992, Pastors for Peace Caravans have taken both people and humanitarian aid to Cuba from the U.S. without a license, as a profound act of conscience and solidarity.

Hosted by City of Bloomington, IN – Planning and Transportation Department and Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard.  The Bloomington City Council Sidewalk Committee has appropriated funds for traffic calming on West Allen Street. Come out to this public meeting to give your input!

Solarize 2019 Info Session

Solar Indiana Renewable Energy Network (SIREN) volunteers are presenting a free solar information program at 7pm on Tuesday, June 18 at City Hall, 401 N. Morton St, Bloomington.

Learn about performance, cost and incentives for solar energy systems which include net metering through 2032. The program is open to all property owners in Brown, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Orange and Owen counties.

RSVP by clicking this link.