1 Penderecki String Quartet with Pianist Jeannette Koekkoek • 8 pm
Auer Hall, IU School of Music (100 N. Jordan)
Works by Haydn, Panufnik, and Bartók. $12, $6 for students. Summer Music Festival; for ticket information see June 15.

1 The Milestones Jazz Quintet • 8:30-10:30 pm
Max’s Place (109 W. 7th St.)
Jazz trumpeter David Miller and cohorts. Free.

2 IU Faculty and Guest Recital • 8 pm
Auer Hall, IU School of Music (100 N. Jordan)
William Harvey (violin) and Corey Smythe (piano) join the Biava Quartet to perform works by Glazunov and Ives. $12, $6 for students. Summer Music Festival; for ticket information see June 15.

4 4th of July Parade • 9 am-1 pm
Courthouse and downtown streets
Celebrate a classic Indiana 4th of July parade. The route runs down College Avenue and up Walnut Street, between 10th and 5th Streets. The Bloomington Community Band kicks off festivities at 9 am; the parade begins at 10 am. Bring your lawn chairs, wear sunblock and a floppy hat, stay hydrated, and enjoy an American summer ritual.

5 Melchior Marionette Theatre • July 5, 12, 19, 26, at 1 & 3 pm
S. Van Buren, Nashville
See June 7

8 IU Symphony Orchestra • 8 pm
IU Musical Arts Center (101 N. Jordan)
Cliff Colnot conducts Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture” and Symphony No. 2. Summer Music Festival. Free.

11 Downtown GalleryWalk • 5-8 pm
Downtown Bloomington
Visit galleries to see some of Bloomington’s best artwork and meet the artists. Participating galleries include the Waldron Arts Center, Wandering Turtle Art Gallery, Gallery North on the Square, Prima Gallery, By Hand, Bellevue, and tutto bène, but many other businesses participate with special programming. See “at the galleries” for more addresses, and visit bloomingtonarts.info for current exhibit information.

11 Summer Night of Lotus: Slavic Soul Party • 7-8:30 pm
Third Street Park (331 S. Washington St.)
The 2008 Lotus Festival season kicks off with funky, Balkan-infl uenced brass from this ninepiece band from New York City. Free.

11 Asses and Aureoles • 8 pm
John Waldron Arts Center (122 S. Walnut)
Comic theater from actress/writers Diane Kondrat and Karen Irwin, in a play they co-wrote with Eric Pfeffi nger. They’ll take it to the Indianapolis Fringe Festival in August—this is a one-night-only preview. Ticket information at 334-3100.

12 Summer Night of Lotus: Tracy Grammer and Dobet Gnahore • 7 pm
Buskirk-Chumley Theater (114 E. Kirkwood)
The second part of the Lotus Festival kickoff showcases an American singer, songwriter, and fiddler (Grammer), and a dynamic singer, dancer, and percussionist from Côte d’Ivoire (Gnahore). Also: a preview of the 2008 Lotus Festival lineup. $20; tickets at the Sunrise Box Offi ce (114 E. Kirkwood) and bloomingtonarts.info.

13 Summer Cabaret • 6 pm
Michael’s Uptown Café (102 E. Kirkwood)
Dinner and performances by members of the Bloomington Playwrights Project. $20, at the Sunrise Box Office (114 E. Kirkwood) and bloomingtonarts.info.

13 Homegrown Indiana Farm Tour • 1-9 pm
Depart from and return to City Hall (401 N. Morton St.)
Visit two farms that sell produce at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market. This local-food field trip includes a dinner made from farm-fresh products. Register by July 7; $25 per person. More information at bloomington.in.gov/parks or 349-3700.

17 IU Summer Music Festival Orchestra • 8 pm
IU Musical Arts Center (101 N. Jordan)
Xian Zhang conducts Strauss’s Don Juan, Stravinsky’s “Divertimento” from The Fairy’s Kiss, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. $15, $8 for students. Summer Music Festival; for ticket information see June 15.

18 Janiece Jaffe Group • 7-8:30 pm
Third Street Park (331 S. Washington St.)
The Bloomington Parks and Recreation summer concert series features one of Bloomington’s best jazz vocalists. Free.

19 Science from Scratch: Rocket Science • 2-4 pm
WonderLab (308 W. 4th St.)
Discover the basics of rocketry and propulsion as you make simple rockets to test outdoors (you’ll get to take a model home). $3, plus museum admission (see Wednesdays in “weekly listings”). Register in advance at 337-1337; appropriate for older children and teens.

24 Colorful Hat • 7 pm
Buskirk-Chumley Theater (114 E. Kirkwood)
A little circus action, a little juggling, a little comedy, and a lot of fun for the whole family. $15, $5 for children younger than 15. Tickets at Sunrise Box Office (114 E. Kirkwood) and bloomingtonarts.info.

24 Willy Wonka Jr. • July 24-26, 7 pm; July 27, 2 pm
Bloomington Playwrights Project (107 W. 9th St.)
The BPP’s Youth Musical Theatre Ensemble presents the musical version of Roald Dahl’s classic story. $8, $5 children 12 and younger. Tickets at bloomingtonarts.info and the BPP (355-9001).

25 4th Street Block Party • 5:30 pm-midnight
4th Street between College and Walnut; John Waldron Arts Center (122 S. Walnut)
The Bloomington Area Arts Council, WFHB, and WonderLab collaborate on their fifth annual block party. With live music, activities and games for kids, a Lego playroom, and assorted other familyfriendly attractions. Free.

25 Carrie Newcomer • 7-8:30 pm
Third Street Park (331 S. Washington St.)
This Bloomington-based singer/songwriter always draws a large crowd to her summer concert in the park. She’ll be singing songs from her new CD, The Geography of Light. Free.

25 She Loves Me • July 25-26, 8 pm
IU Musical Arts Center (101 N. Jordan)
The IU Opera’s entry in the Summer Music Festival is Jerry Bock’s comedy of feuding shop clerks who are also unknowingly anonymous romantic pen pals (a story told in the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner and more recently in You’ve Got Mail). $20, $12 for students. For ticket information see June 15.

26 Viva WonderLab • July 25, noon-4:30 pm; July 27, 1:30-4:30 pm
WonderLab (308 W. 4th St.)
A two-day festival of super-size science education. If you’re eager to experience a giant body bubble and a huge slime ball, this is the event for you. For all ages, and wear clothes that can get icky. For admission information, see Wednesdays in “weekly listings.”

27 Chanticleer • 7 pm
First United Church (2420 E. 3rd St.)
This Grammy-winning all-male choral ensemble comes to the IU Summer Music Festival. $20, $10 for students. For ticket information see June 15.

31 The Return of the Alumni • 8 pm
Bloomington Playwrights Project (107 W. 9th St.)
An evening of new short plays by some BPP playwrights from the past. $8. Tickets at bloomingtonarts. info and the BPP (355-9001).

31 IU Summer Music Festival Orchestra • 8 pm
IU Musical Arts Center (101 N. Jordan)
Robert Spano conducts Higdon’s Blue Cathedrals, Ravel’s “Suite No. 2” from Daphnis et Chloé, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. $15, $8 for students. For ticket information see June 15.


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