Children's choirs to sing at museum

The IU Art Museum will celebrate the holidays with Bloomington's St. Charles Catholic School fourth- and fifth-grade choirs. The Holiday Concert and Open House will be from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 17, with the choir performing at 2 p.m. \nThe St. Charles school choirs will perform under the direction of Sandra Freund and Kathy Gorr. The choirs will present a program of holiday carols featuring hand chimes, according to an IU Art Museum press release. Light refreshments will be available after the concert, with a gallery tour to follow. Nan Brewer, the Lucienne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works on Paper, will lead the tour of toy-related imagery in the first floor Gallery of Art of the Western World.\nThe tour will include "Night After Christmas" by nationally recognized woodcut artist Gustav Bauman, Brewer said. On display will also be some works of art from other modern artists in the museum's collection. The tour will end with a Slinky sculpture made by Clair Zeisler. \nPutting a new spin on the idea for the Holiday Concert and Open House was a challenge, Brewer said.\n"We don't always want to turn to the same nativity stories," she said.\nBrewer said she expects a lot of children, but the tour is geared toward people of all ages.\n"Depending on who comes, I'll try to adjust it accordingly," she said.\nThe concert and open house will be free. Brewer said guests can park in the Fee Lane and Jordan Avenue parking garages, where parking is free Saturdays and Sundays. Those who park in the Indiana Memorial Union pay lots can bring their tickets and have them stamped for a reduced rate, Brewer said.\n"We're happy to highlight some pieces in our collection that aren't up permanently," Brewer said, "and have some little twist on the holiday theme"