Community Events

Exhibit celebrates Indiana limestone through limestone carvings and quarry collages

By Haripriya Jalluri · Thursday, June 10,2021 7:42 p.m.

The exhibit will be on display from June 4 until July 31.

Strawberry Shortcake Festival on Thursday to support Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington

By Emma Uber · Wednesday, June 9,2021 3:09 p.m.

The festival will take place from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Switchyard Park.

City of Bloomington to host COVID-19 safe reverse parade for Independence Day

By Emma Uber · Wednesday, June 9,2021 1:41 p.m.

Parade entries will remain stationary while spectators drive or bicycle past.

Bloomington Creative Glass Center to provide paint-by-numbers mural community event Saturday

By Julianna Wigsmoen · Friday, June 4,2021 2:11 p.m.

The BCGC is holding a community art project event from 1-6 p.m. Saturday.

IU vocal coach Tislam Swift to perform at People’s Park on Thursday

By Julianna Wigsmoen · Wednesday, June 2,2021 6:54 p.m.

Tislam Swift will perform “Souls of Black Folks: The Sequel” from 4:30-6 p.m.

Tuesday Farmers’ Market and A Fair of the Arts to open for the summer

By Emma Uber · Monday, May 31,2021 5:34 p.m.

Both the Tuesday Farmers’ Market and A Fair of the Arts open Tuesday at Switchyard Park

Bloomington public pools to open for first time since 2019 on Saturday

By Emma Uber · Tuesday, May 25,2021 5:28 p.m.

Bryan Park Pool and Mills Pool will open Saturday.

Local arts organizations rally to support arts, thank Mayor

By Julianna Wigsmoen · Sunday, May 23,2021 7:19 p.m.

Arts Forward Bloomington organized the rally Saturday.

Church hosts virtual concert to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County

By Emma Uber · Thursday, May 20,2021 2:52 p.m.

The concert features local performers, including Jenn Cristy and King Bee and the Stingers.

LGBTQ+ Culture Center to educate allies on gender spectrum in Wednesday workshop

By C. Ovelton · Monday, Feb. 15,2021 8:43 p.m.

Topics will include gender expression, transitioning and what it's like to be intersex.

IU Asian Culture Center, Monroe County library to host Lunar New Year virtual event

By C. Ovelton · Wednesday, Feb. 10,2021 7:14 p.m.

The library has make-it-yourself kits available for dumplings.

League of Women Voters of Indiana to screen film series on voter suppression

By Zach Hsu · Wednesday, Feb. 3,2021 4:18 p.m.

The organization seeks to inform people about gerrymandering and redistricting.

Eskenazi, Speed Art museums to co-host talk about women and politics in art

By C. Ovelton · Monday, Jan. 18,2021 5:20 p.m.

The event will honor Kamala Harris’ upcoming inauguration as the first female vice president.

Angela Davis to speak at IU conference celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By C. Ovelton · Thursday, Jan. 14,2021 8 p.m.

The conference will kick off a series of events honoring MLK.

Jacobs professor emeritus Glenn Gass to lead discussion about John Lennon Tuesday

By Claudia Gonzalez-Diaz · Sunday, Dec. 6,2020 2:17 p.m.

The free event can be watched over Zoom and IU Auditorium's Facebook page.

IU’s Jewish community prepares for Hanukkah celebrations

By Celeste Ovelton · Wednesday, Dec. 2,2020 8:41 p.m.

Members of the Helen G. Simon Hillel Center reflect on Hanukkah celebrations.

The IU First Nations Center will host series on contemporary native identity

By Katharine Khamhaengwong · Sunday, Nov. 8,2020 11:04 a.m.

The series will include talks by four speakers over three days.

Advanced showing of “Freaky” this Friday at IMU Whittenberger Auditorium

By Catie Ryan · Thursday, Nov. 5,2020 12:30 p.m.

“Freaky” will be shown at 8 p.m. with a 50-person limit.

La Casa Culture Center at IU celebrated Day of the Dead this week

By Celeste Ovelton · Thursday, Oct. 29,2020 9:05 p.m.

Day of the Dead-related events spanned the week leading up to the holiday.

Go behind the scenes of IU’s open air venues

By Catie Ryan · Wednesday, Oct. 21,2020 4:46 p.m.

There are 13 venues around campus that allow students to coordinate a variety of events.

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