events calendar

The Switchyard Park Property master plan design team will be at the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market to host an informal, drop-in, public session for the public to share ideas for the development of the switchyard park property, located at the south end of the B-Line Trail just north of Country Club.

The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market is located at 401 N. Morton St. next to City Hall – Showers Building. Locally grown produce, annual and perennial plants, and a variety of prepared foods are available. Purchase your food directly from farmers and ask them questions about their products. Local entertainment adds to the shopping as well as socializing experience. Tantalizing scents and the inviting atmosphere may cause you to make the Market a weekend tradition.

Join Carrie David, MD, from the Dermatology Center of Southern Indiana, as she discusses why good skin care is important. Register at website or in person at the YMCA Member Services desk.

Sculpturer Martin Beach & Photographer Lynne Medsker will have their works on display in the Miller Gallery during the month of April. Stop by on April to meet the artists. The Ivy Tech Waldron galleries are open Monday through Sunday, 9 am until 7 pm, unless otherwise specified.

Writers of fiction, memoirs or creative non-fiction will learn innovative techniques to bring one’s story to life. Characterization, dialogue and sense of place will be discussed, and students may bring ten pages to the class for review. The class will also learn how to edit and revise their own work for publication. No experience is necessary to attend. The instructor, Karen Ackerson, is Senior Editor at The Writers’ Workshop in Asheville, NC. She teaches workshops throughout the country, and has revised hundreds of fiction and non-fiction books. Registration is in advance only. Please contact writersw@gmail.com/828-254-8111.

Over 30 vendors of lawn & garden products and services will be on hand, along with master gardeners available to answer questions. Free educational seminars and parking, door prizes and free shrub seedling to the first 200 visitors.

Food will be available. Location is handicap accessible.

An art exhibition of photos by Jami Scholl showcasing the natural beauty found in edible produce from nature and from the kitchen garden.

Running daily (Tue – Sun) at WonderLab through May 31

This workshop will discuss topics including home safety, community mobility, assessing ability to live independently, dietary needs of older adults, and financial issues. Box lunch provided. On-site respite care provided.

Registration deadline is April 15. Call or email to register.

Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas, Focalpoint, third floor Locally produced cotton and indigo dyes continue to play prominent roles in West African myths, beliefs, and ritual practices, in spite of the availability of inexpensive fabric woven and printed in factories. Through this most personal means of expression, West Africans use their indigo-dyed cotton wraps to communicate a wide range of social, political, and religious messages. Visitors to this small installation will gain insight into the meanings of those messages as well as an understanding of the technologies, innovations, and marketing strategies employed by West African weavers and dyers.

Recurring daily until July 1

Explore the art of copper etching as we create beautiful antiqued jewelry. Students will learn how to cut, etch, apply hardware, and assemble copper to make a matching necklace, bracelet, and earrings set. There is an additional materials fee of $40 payable to the instructor at the beginning of class.

Register on website.