Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them! Retired IU biology professor Don Whitehead and BirdCountry US Director Jeff Riegel will lead a MODERATE, 2-hour walk in the forest near the Steele home. Expect to find migrating warblers, tanagers, grosbeaks and thrushes searching for food in the budding oaks. Meet at
Location A.

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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.

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.

The City of Bloomington Parks & Recreation invites wildflower fans to enjoy a stunning array of spring blossoms, nestled amid the ridges and ravines surrounding Griffy Lake. Program Specialist Kriste Lindberg will be your guide for this EASY, 2-hour walk. Meet at Location M.

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Take a boat trip with DNR Wildlife Specialist Rex Watters and Interpretive Naturalist Jill Vance, to see wildflowers, wildlife and a whole lotta watta. Bring a life jacket if you have one, plus water and a sack lunch—the trip will last into the afternoon. Boats will stop at several spots to explore, so wear boots and old clothes! Limited to 25 participants. Pre-registration required. Call (812) 988-2785. Note: boats are small, and you MUST be nimble enough to climb in and out several times. Meet at Location E.

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Encores is an annual event where gently-used children’s items are sold on consignment. Shop at our consignment sale and stock up for the entire year–we’ll have baby and kids’ clothes (all sizes), toys, furniture, educational materials, and anything else you need. Come back at 12pm for our Half-Price Sale. And don’t forget the Dollar Dash, where every remaining item will be sold for $1 each! Bikes? Toys? Clothes? Cribs? It’s all $1!

Families from all over Bloomington bring gently-used kids’ items and clothes to us, and we sell them on consignment. These families receive 70% of the purchase price for each of their items sold. Items that are not purchased are returned to the seller (or donated, if they so choose). Checks for sold items are sent out within three weeks after the date of the sale. That’s it!

To learn more about selling gently-used kids’ items, visit encores.webs.com

Encores Consignment Sale and Handmade Fair will take place at ClearNote Church on April 27 from 12pm to 8pm and April 28 from 9am to 3pm. Items will be half-off from Noon to 3pm. The Consignment Sale will feature gently-used children’s apparel, games, toys, furniture and anything else “kid-related.” Featuring thousands of items from over sixty consignors.

Encores Consignment Sale benefits BloomingMoms, an association hosting programs, playgroups and special events for moms in Bloomington, Indiana.

Free health screening at Razor’s Image barber shop will offer blood pressure, AIC and cholesterol screenings. Please fast 12 hours prior to cholesterol screening.

The Brain Extravaganza! needs people to help lift and move the big brains around town on the weekend of April 27th-29th. Various shifts are needed. We’ll also need people to monitor the brains over the six months that they are on public exhibit. We’ll set up an irregular schedule for folks to check and report back about any attempts of vandalism.

Friday, April 27- Sunday, April 29 Event Setup
April 30-October 15 Event

The Brain Extravaganza! is a community art event created by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor to raise awareness, appreciation, and education about the amazing human brain. The 22 fiberglass brain sculptures are positioned around Bloomington and on the IU campus.

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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