24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Volunteer Event: Leonard Springs Nature Day

09:00 am to 02:00 pm
Leonard Springs Nature Park
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNjZDZwbHIyUS13MGMxclBQUFVFM2c6MA

Volunteer to teach area sixth grade students about our natural heritage through multiple stations including karst, creeks, wetlands, forests, and soils. If you have an interest in the outdoors and enjoy working with children, sign up for our Leonard Springs Nature Day programs. Station facilitators and group leaders are needed.

Register on web link provided.

Children / Outdoors

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Water Running at the YMCA

10:00 am
Monroe County YMCA
https://ops1.operations.daxko.com/Online/Programs/ProgramDetails.aspx?id=4973bd5f-3dfa-4bc9-8c70-c093f8822a3e&pid=499841&cid=3043

This thirty-minute class teaches water running, which is an ideal resistance exercise for anyone who wants to reduce stress on the joints or simply seeks variety in their workout. Runs every Tuesday and Thursday from April 16 to May 27. Register on website.

Fitness

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

HISTORY TUESDAYS at Bell Trace Senior Living Community: The Dead Sea Scrolls

02:30 pm to 03:30 pm
Bell Trace Senior Living Community (800 North Bell Trace Circle)
http://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/cll/personalenrichment/

In the middle of the twentieth century, the deserts around the Dead Sea yielded a remarkable treasure. The scrolls include some of the oldest existing Hebrew Bible texts, along with a large collection of other documents that reveal much about the world in a pivotal time in religious history-the world immediately prior to the development of Christianity and post-Temple Judaism.

4 Tuesdays, April 3 through 24. Register on website.

Education

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

IU Baseball vs. Miami (OH)

04:00 pm
IU Baseball Fields
http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/ind-m-basebl-sched.html

The Hoosiers will host Miami University of Ohio at the IU Baseball Fields at 4:00 PM.

Sports

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Club Riders at Bloomington Boys & Girls Club

04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Boys & Girls Club (311 S. Lincoln St.)
http://bgcbloomington.org/lincoln-street-club/

Club Riders meets every Tuesday from March through November to ride bikes. It is a program that teaches older kids and teens to safely ride bikes around town, repair bikes, and offers a chance to get out of the club and explore Bloomington.

Annual fee for membership in the Boys & Girls Club is $20. It is open to ages 6-18. See website for more information and membership form.

Children

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Flag Football at Third Street Park

05:05 pm
Third Street Park (331 S. Washington)
http://bgcbloomington.org/lincoln-street-club/

Children ages 9 and up can play flag football at Third Street Park. A program of Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington.

Annual fee for membership in the Boys & Girls Club is $20. It is open to ages 6-18. See website for more information and membership form.

Children / Sports

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Power Pump (strength training) at the YMCA

05:15 pm
Monroe County YMCA
https://ops1.operations.daxko.com/Online/Programs/ProgramDetails.aspx?id=2d961d1a-1cd1-4d2f-9536-d04a7d600192&pid=424879&cid=3043

Strength training is recommended to help keep muscles toned and bones dense. Certified instructors will use equipment such as body bars, hand weights, and stability balls to create a variety of workouts. This one-hour strength class will use exercises that are functionally appropriate for all and will create an overall toning experience for the entire body. It runs every Tuesday and Thursday evening from April 17 to May 24. Register on website.

Fitness

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Schemes, Scams, and Flim-Flams (part of Money Smart Week)

05:30 pm to 06:30 pm
First Christian Church, 205 E. Kirkwood Ave.
http://money.mcpl.info/money/msw%20

Join Money Smart Week and the Office of the Indiana Attorney General to learn the warning signs of, prevention steps for, and how to recover from financial scams! Light snacks provided. Money Smart Week is sponsored by the Monroe County Public Library, Financial Stability Alliance, and United Way of Monroe County.

Education / Speakers

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Tobacco Cessation Class and Support Group

06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
IU Health Bloomington
http://www.smokefreebloomington.org

IU Health Bloomington offers free classes, support groups, and nicotine replacement therapy. No registration is necessary unless otherwise noted.

Every Tuesday at 714 S. Rogers St. (Second Floor Classroom). Class from 6-7 pm, support group from 7-8 pm.

Health

24 Tuesday / April 24, 2012

Think Like a Photographer (Ivy Tech Center for Lifelong Learning)

06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Liberty Crossing (2100 S. Liberty Drive)
http://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/cll/personalenrichment/arts.html

Bored with taking ordinary snapshots? Learn the basic elements that professionals use to make memorable and exciting photographs. This class includes hands-on activities as well as instructor-led discussion. Each participant will bring a camera with the manual and connection cords to each class.

Tuesday/Thursday, April 24 – May 3. Register on website.

Education

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