Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, George F. Will, will headline Ivy Tech Bloomington’s ninth annual O’Bannon Institute for Community Service next spring. The O’Bannon Institute will take place over the course of three days, from April 25-27, 2012.

Specific time to be announced. Please check website as details become available.

Purchase tickets at: https://app.etapestry.com/cart/IvyTechFoundationIN/cart14/category.php?ref=2839.0.100473911

Volunteer to read out loud from children’s books to preschoolers on a nature hike on the Clear Creek Trail.

Ages 18 and up. Register on website.

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.

Parents are invited to bring their young children (newborn – 5 yrs) to the Born Learning Play Path on the Clear Creek Trail for nature activities, and out-loud reading from children’s books. The Born Learning Play Path, sponsored by United Way, is part of the Born Learning campaign, designed to help parents, caregivers and communities support early learning. The Born Learning Trail captures 10 fun, outdoor games on engaging signs to create learning opportunities for young children.

Visit http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=276 for a detailed map of, and directions to, the Clear Creek trail. Register on web link provided.

An informal, drop-in, public session 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.

Irene is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning, Oscar-nominated, producer, director, writer and cinematographer whose documentaries have shown theatrically, at film festivals and on television worldwide. Irene’s most recent film, The Final Inch, was nominated for a 2009 Academy Award®, three Emmy Awards, and won the International Documentary Association’s Pare Lorentz Award for Outstanding Cinematography. Her first feature-length film, Hear and Now, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award and went on to receive a 2008 Peabody award and numerous Audience and Jury awards around the world. Hear and Now was also nominated for Documentary of the Year by the Producer’s Guild of America.

(70 minutes.)

“The Mystique of Domes” will describe Gayle Cook’s experiences during the restoration of the West Baden Springs Hotel dome and the Monroe County Courthouse dome. She will also talk about the architectural history of domes around the world, the world’s largest domes, little-known domes, and current prospects for restoring a forgotten Indiana dome. Presented by the CRAFT Research Center and the Stone Age Institute.

A reception will follow the lecture. Event is free and open to all.

Need some unbiased financial advice? Try our free and confidential one-on-one sessions with a financial expert. Money Smart Week is sponsored by the Monroe County Public Library, Financial Stability Alliance, and United Way of Monroe County. Appointments are 30 minutes; first-come, first-served. Drop in. It’s Your Money is made possible by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation through Smart investing@your library®, a partnership with the American Library Association.

This support group is open to adults and provides the opportunity to share experiences with others who have been working through grief. Group members provide support for each other under the guidance of trained professionals. Thursdays, April 12 – May 17

Pre-registration required. Call to register.

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.