From the builders of some of America’s earliest railroads and farms to Civil Rights pioneers to digital technology entrepreneurs, Indian Americans have long been an inextricable part of American life. “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” explores the Indian American experience and the community’s vital political, professional, and cultural contributions to American life and history. The exhibition moves past pop-culture stereotypes of Indian Americans to explore the heritage, daily experience, and diverse contributions of Indian immigrants and their descendants in the United States. Weaving together stories of individual achievement and collective struggle, “Beyond Bollywood” uses photography, narrative, multimedia, and interactive stations to tell a uniquely American story, while conveying the texture, vibrancy, and vitality of Indian American communities.

“Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation” was created by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The Mathers Museum’s presentation of the exhibit has been generously funded by Indiana University alumnus Robert N. Johnson, the Madhusudan and Kiran C. Dhar India Studies Program, the Asian American Studies Program, and the Department of American Studies. Gallery is open 9am-4:30 pm Tues-Fri and 1pm-4:30pm Sat/Sun.

Free visitor parking is available by the Indiana Avenue lobby entrance. Metered parking is available at the McCalla School parking lot on the corner of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue. The parking lot also has spaces designated for Indiana University C and ST permits. During the weekends free parking is available on the surrounding streets.An access ramp is located at the Fess Avenue entrance, on the corner of Ninth Street and Fess Avenue. Reserved parking spaces are available on Ninth Street, between Fess Avenue and Indiana Avenue. If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please call 812-855-6873.

Kennedy Center Conservatory Project

Preview Concert

A Bloomington preview of an upcoming Kennedy Center performance by students of the IU Jacobs School of Music, which will take place in Washington, D.C., on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in the Terrace Theater on Friday, April 8, at 6 p.m.

Watch the April 8 performance live via streaming video at https://www.kennedy-center.org/video/live.

Performers
Inés Picado Molares, viola, and Ilya Friedberg, piano
Bille Bruley, tenor, and Carlo Guillermo Fierens, guitar
Bloomington Trio
Ilya Friedberg, piano
Eliot Heaton, violin
SeungAh Hong, cello

Repertoire
Inés Picado Molares, viola, and Ilya Friedberg, piano
J. S. Bach: Sonata No. 2 in D Major for viola da gamba
and harpsichord, BWV 1028
Bille Bruley, tenor, and Carlo Fierens, guitar
Roth: Selections from from “My Lute and I” (2011)
Bloomington Trio
Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor (1914)

The Kennedy Center Conservatory Project

The Kennedy Center Conservatory Project is an initiative of Performing Arts for Everyone’s Millennium Stage. It is a semi-annual event occurring in February and April or May, designed to present the best young musical artists in classical, jazz, musical theater, opera, and more from our nation’s leading undergraduate and graduate conservatories, colleges, and universities in performance at the Kennedy Center.

The Conservatory Project creates an ongoing showcase for our nation’s exceptional young talent and introduces Washington audiences to young musicians destined to have important careers.

See Millennium Stage performances by IU Jacobs School students from previous years at http://www.kennedy-center.org/artist/B11035.

Bloomington Unplugged, The Music of Change.
On Tuesday, April 5, at 5:30 p.m., The Venue, as part of our Unplugged series, will host a musical event featuring the music of change. Dillon, Pete Seeger, Peter Paul and Mary, The Beatles, and many others created music that both mirrored and provoked political and social change. Three of Bloomington’s finest acoustical performers, Charlie Jesseph, Mark Haggerty, and Travis Puntarelli, will honor their musical tradition and also perform their own original music of change, cir. 2016.
Come hear some great music, and perhaps become a part of a movement. And it’s all free at The Venue.

Leapin’ Lizards! The world’s best-loved musical returns with a production that is a brand new incarnation of the iconic Broadway original—winning over hearts with unforgettable songs like “It’s the Hard Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.”

The Bloomington Songwriter Showcase is pleased to present the high energy, rockin’ piano/vocal tunes of Bloomington’s Queen of Rock – Jenn Christy (www.JennChristy.com) . Jenn will meet her equal – from the Country Music world – with Miss Cari Ray (www.reverbnation.com/CariRay) joining the ‘In the Round’ lineup. Cari has been getting a LOT of radio play lately, and once you hear her – you’ll find a whole new reason to love Country Music. Mike Schutte (no website given) is a young man working to get his PHD here in Bloomington at Indiana University – moving from Colorado to do so. He is lovely to hear and to see with his calm demeanor, and really sweet tunes. Will Cleary (no website given) moved back to Bloomington from California only recently – and has jumped right back into the music scene here. His songs are a bit like the Classic Rock style we all love, but there’s a Blues element in Will’s music too. It’s a very nice lineup – something for everyone this evening. No Cover Charge – Must be 21+ to enter Bears Place back concert room.

The IU Vocal Jazz Ensemble and IUnison are thrilled to welcome Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling to their Spring Concert. Under the direction of Duane Davis, the DownBeat Award-winning IU Vocal Jazz Ensembles will perform a variety of standards from the Great American Songbook and then join Kurt Elling in several selections from his recent recordings. The concert will include “April in Paris,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Nature Boy,” and many other jazz favorites.

Named Male Singer of the Year eight times by the Jazz Journalists Association, Elling is among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. He won the DownBeat Critics Poll for 14 consecutive years and has earned 12 Grammy nominations. His rich baritone spans four octaves and features both astonishing technical mastery and emotional depth. His repertoire includes original compositions and modern interpretations of standards, all of which are springboards for inspired improvisation, scatting, spoken word, and poetry.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the show. The performance is expected to last two hours.