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Read aloud to dogs from the Monroe County Humane Association’s Therapy Animal Program! This activity encourages a regular habit of reading for fun and aids the development of reading skills. This program is great for readers of all abilities, but especially helpful for reluctant or struggling readers.
This month’s theme is food, drink, and culture. Optional: Bring recipe cards to swap with others!
Novel Horizons is not a traditional book club, and there are no mandatory readings. Instead, in this low-stress club, you will read, watch, play, or listen to media that follows a specific theme.
Just show your flyer (https://mcpl.info/sites/default/files/images/fol-dine-out-samira-nov23-half-sheets.pdf) or mention you’re dining out for the Library, and Samira will donate 20% of your tab to help make of our programs possible.
Just show your flyer (https://mcpl.info/sites/default/files/images/fol-dine-out-samira-nov23-half-sheets.pdf) or mention you’re dining out for the Library, and Samira will donate 20% of your tab to help make of our programs possible.
Please register if interested. Come celebrate National Native American Heritage Month! You’ll learn about the history and symbolism of Indigenous beading while creating your own project. Supplies will be provided.
Intro Lesson at 7:10am
Info at: btownturkeytrot.com
Sponsored by the Brown County History Center.
Lighting Ceremony Events
Location: Kirkwood Avenue Stage
Time: 7:00 pm
Details:
- Welcome by emcee, Jim Inman and local officials
- Light up a Life with IU Health Hospice Tree lighting
- Windfall Dancers
- Constellation Stage + Screen musical performances from Matilda
- Community sing-along, “Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
- Santa arrives to lead the countdown to the official lighting of the Canopy of Lights
Drive thru lights show, followed by refreshments and pictures with Santa.
Schedule of Events
- 10 a.m.- Holiday Market opens with free admission
- 10:30–11:30 a.m.- Live music by the Bloomington Chamber Singers
- 11 a.m.–noon- Visits with St. Nick
- 11:30 a.m.- Preview performance of The Nutcracker by IU Ballet
- Noon- Constellation Stage & Screen presents songs from Roald Dahl’s Matilda: The Musical
- 12:30–2 p.m.- Visits with St. Nick
- 1–2 p.m.- Live rock n’ roll and holiday covers by Don’t Call Me Betty
- 3 p.m.- Holiday Market closes and the 2023 Farmers’ Market season ends
Drive thru lights show, followed by refreshments and pictures with Santa.
Kinker is showing one of your favs with a fab local shadow cast feat. Yashka and Peacock the Pheonix.
Hosted by BeelzeBabe and Kicking&Screaming Podcast
sobremesafarm.com
FREE group activity on 4th Sundays monthly at Juniper Art Gallery!
Kate Ellis facilitates this casual group of creative individuals. This is an open gathering, with the purpose of experiencing fiber arts as a form of self-care and relaxation.
Bring your portable fiber project and join us for afternoon of fiber and friendship! NEW time! 1-3pm
Call to let us know you’ll be joining us. 812-822-1663!
The Mobility Aids Lending Library (MALL) is an initiative started by a local group of women with physical disabilities known as “The Wheelie Women” to serve the greater Monroe County community. The MALL program matches gently used mobility devices free of charge to those who cannot afford them or only need them for a short period of time. Items may include canes, crutches, walkers, rollators, and wheelchairs (both manual and powered).
Drop in for this easygoing book club and talk about a book you’re reading or have recently read. Snacks will be provided.
A Tribute to Bobby Helms and His Christmas Classic “Jingle Bell Rock” with Special Guest: The Isaac Family Band.
When country music singer Bobby Helms was first offered the chance to sing a new festive song called “Jingle Bell Rock,” he was initially skeptical about the idea of mixing rock’n’roll and Christmas. But he was quickly won over, and his single, issued by Decca Records in October 1957, soon became a holiday classic. “‘Jingle Bell Rock’ has made itself a part of Christmas,” Helms said. “It lifts people up.” Today, you can find it on playlists alongside staples like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song,”
Matt Lundquist gathers inspiration for songs from the Lost Roads, Deep Woods and Front Porches of Southern Indiana. In 2022 he won the John Hartford Memorial Festival Songwriting Contest for his tune Hartford’s Bend. Traveled to many funky little towns and far away forests with a Big Gibson Jumbo and another new song. In Bloomington, IN you’ll find him stompin’ with cosmic folk rockers Otto & the Moaners, singin’ Garcia/Hunter tunes with Dead Country or pickin’ in your friends backyard.
Leave your mark on the Ellettsville Branch and decorate bookends for use on the teen collection shelves! All supplies will be provided.
Please register if you are interested. For November, in honor of National Native American Heritage Month, we’ll be reading the Award-winning collection of short stories Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty.
Please register if you are interested. Trouble is brewing in a small town and it’s up to you to save the townspeople. Can you find who’s killing the villagers before they find you?! Join us for a round of Blood on the Clocktower to find out. Food and drinks will be provided.
Come hang out and try new hands-on DIY projects as you learn new crafting skills each month! Supplies will be provided.
Please register if interested.
Make the most of this handy appliance with Purdue Extension Educator Allison Roberts. Learn about the different types of air fryers, the health benefits, and ideal foods for air frying — plus there will be samples to taste!
Everyone is welcome.
Host band plays 7-8pm Open Jam runs 8-10pm
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation. But is it possible to change the world and mend your own wounds at the same time? Documentary filmmaker Lin Alluna follows Aaju Peter in her quest to reconnect with her own heritage while holding her colonizers accountable. [92 min; documentary; Danish, Greenlandic, English, and Inuktitut with English subtitles]
A Q&A with Gergana May (IU Germanic Studies, Norwegian Program) and Maxine Savage (University of Washington Scandinavian Studies) will follow the screening.
Regular volunteers will pick out packages of books and have them ready to go, we just need your help wrapping them up and writing letters!
You can read more about the project here:
pagestoprisoners.org/
21+ ONLY
Sponsored by the IU Union Board
Help the Monroe County History Center identify uncaptioned images from the Herald-Times Archive Collection. Light refreshments will be provided.
Ready to test your mettle against monsters and mayhem in a new RPG? These drop-in sessions will give players a chance to experience a different gameplay style than Dungeons & Dragons and face new challenges. All skill levels are welcome.
Two friends transcend time, space, and death to find hope and resilience through their struggles with mental health. Q&A with the filmmaker to follow!
Please register if interested. Make a winter-themed wreath for indoor display. All supplies will be provided.
Intro lesson at 7:10pm
Another Round is the premier all-male A Capella group of Indiana University. Come join us for a night of singing and fun, including memorable classics of the groups Straight No Chaser era, Christmas music, and brand new songs for the group. You won’t be disappointed by this incredible group of gentlemen and their incredible vocals.
Just message us on social media, or contact us on our website to get more info about signing up. WALK-UPS ARE ALSO WELCOME!!
Please register if interested. As dementia progresses, we can still make connections and learn new ways to support so that our loved one living with dementia (and we) can continue to live well! Age 18 and up.
If you like Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer, then join us for Gaslands—a post-apocalyptic tabletop game of car-on-car destruction! We’ll provide a light introduction, as well as all the terrain, miniatures, and snacks. All skill levels are welcome.
Please register if interested. Join this book club to discuss nature-focused reads each month. You’ll also learn how to become more ecologically-minded through activities and speakers designed to enhance our reading. This month, we’ll be meeting at the Downtown Library and reading Birnam Wood by Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton. Please join us to read an eco-thriller that tests deeply held convictions and loyalties. We’ll also be joined by the Community Gardening Program Manager of the City of Bloomington, who will speak about Bloomington Community Gardens and how to create green space in urban environments.