Bloomington Parks and Recreation hosts a celebration of art and community with the displays, sales, and demonstrations of visual arts and fine crafts by local and regional artists. Visit the Farmers’ Market and second Saturdays of the season, then browse for the beautiful and well-crafted objects available at A Fair of the Arts.
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10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
Cardinal Stage Company Presents “The Letters”
Ivy Tech Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut Street
Set in Joseph Stalin’s Russia, this engrossing new American play was inspired both by Stalin’s real-life efforts to remove any hint of “aberrant” sexual behavior by Russia’s most famous composer from the history books and the idea that government intrusion in the private lives of citizens threatens everybody’s most basic freedoms. The Letters has received rave reviews from Time Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and the the LA Theatre Review.
Show times
May 2: 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
May 3: 7:00 pm
May 4: 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
May 7-9: 7:30 pm
May 10: 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
May 11: 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
May 14-16: 7:30 pm
May 17: 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
May 18: 2:00 pm
The show is 75 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at cardinalstage.org.
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
Farmer’s Market
08:00 am
Showers Common (401 N. Morton St.)
http://bloomington.in.gov/farmersmarket
From April through November, farmers and vendors fill Showers Common with locally grown produce, annual and perennial plants, and freshly baked bread for the Saturday morning Market. Local musicians perform while thousands of people find their way among the corn and tomatoes, local dairy products, and warm scents of fresh herbs. The Market often feels like equal parts shopping, socializing, and treasure hunt. Come early so you can amble among friends as you seek out that dried lavender or fresh basil you have been dreaming about.
The Market is open every Saturday, April through September, from 8 am until 1 pm and Saturdays in October and November from 9 am until 1 pm The season ends with the Holiday Market on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, from 10 am – 3 pm.
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
BOGA Plant Swap
08:00 am to 01:00 pm
Bloomington Community Farmers' Market, Showers Plaza, 401 N. Morton St.
The Bloomington Organic Gardeners Association (BOGA) will host a free plant swap on Saturday, May 10, from 8:00am to 1:00pm at the Bloomington Farmers’ Market. Native plants, tree saplings, and seeds are encouraged but all non-invasive plants are welcome.
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
Seven Oaks Classical Charter School Info Meeting
09:00 am to 12:00 pm
Monroe County Public Library, Room 1C, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave
http://sevenoaksclassical.org/
Seven Oaks, a tuition-free public charter school opening fall 2015 with grades K-10, will be holding an information meeting this Saturday, May 10, from 9am-noon at the Monroe County Public Library, Room 1C. The mission of Seven Oaks Classical School is to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a rigorous classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue.
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
May Exhibits at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center
09:00 am
Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center (122 S. Walnut St.)
http://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/waldron/exhibits/
Numerous new exhibits will be available in the galleries of the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center for the month of May:
Local Clay Potters’ Guild: “Showing Off!”
Gitlitz & Gitlitz: “Feeling Foodish”
Nakima Ollin: Recent Works
Ivy Tech Alternative Spring Break: Photo Essay 2014
Exhibits run through May 31. Galleries are open Monday – Friday, 9 am – 7 pm, and Saturday 9 am – 5 pm. Free admission.
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tours
Various locations, Nashville, Indiana
The 16th Annual Spring Studio Tour features 18 artists and 12 studios throughout Brown County. This is a unique opportunity to meet artists doing what they love and to purchase art from its source. Collectors will enjoy the new work available especially for this occasion.
Studios help with funding the “Brown County Art Scholarship,” established by the tour organization in 2005. Each year, local students receive scholarships to further their art education.
The tour is free. A detailed map can be found at browncountystudiotour.com/tourmap2014.htm
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
Friends of the Library Bookstore Clearance Sale in Ellettsville
09:00 am to 05:00 pm
Monroe County Public Library, 600 W Temperance St, Ellettsville
http://mcpl.info/friends
Friends of the Monroe County Library Bookstore at the Ellettsville Library Branch is holding a Clearance Sales starting on Friday, May 9, 2014 through Monday May 12, 2014.
The sale offers thousands of popular and scholarly books, and books for children and young adults at bargain prices!
Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. prices are $1 for hardback and $ .50 for paperback. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. prices are cut in half!! Sunday from 1-5 p.m. is Fill-a-Bag/$2 a bag. Patrons can fill as many bags as they want! Monday is Free Day when all remaining materials are free to the general public!
Shop early for the best selection!!
All proceeds go to support your library’s numerous programs.
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
Exhibits at WonderLab
09:30 am to 05:00 pm
WonderLab Museum, 308 W. 4th St.
http://www.wonderlab.org
“Featherspholio”
A photographic exhibition by Bloomington artist and avid birdwatcher Scott Evans featuring birds of North America. Runs through May 31.
Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm
10 Saturday / May 10, 2014
‘Mandatory Expression: Prague’. Photography by Kyle Spears.
10:00 am to 05:30 pm
By Hand Gallery, 101 West Kirkwood #109
http://www.byhandgallery.com
In this exhibit, Bloomington based photographer, Kyle Spears showcases his most recent body of work from Prague, Czech Republic. Kyle says this about his photography;
Primarily, most of my inspiration comes from traveling and discovering new places/things to shoot. No matter where or what I photograph, I want to capture the beauty I see and somehow communicate that with the viewer. As a photographer, I am attracted to the absence of light, just as much as the presence of light. I love how the night can change the atmosphere and mood of a scene that wasn’t evident during daylight.