The #WorldVisionExperience is making a stop here at ECC on April 8-10, 2016! Mark your calendars–you won’t want to miss it! This mobile truck experience will allow us to hear life-changing stories of children in some of the hardest places in the world. We hope to see you there!

Visitors to the Experience will step into a “global village” contained inside a tractor trailer in a church’s parking lot. Inside they will don headsets and walk through an inspiring 20-minute journey with four people from around the world: Reshma, Ali, Moses, and Junior. They will walk into the heart of the most pressing causes of our time: human trafficking, the refugee crisis, and the protection of vulnerable children. The true, life-changing stories within the exhibit will open eyes to untold stories going on around the world and inspire people to follow the example of Jesus by going to the margins to make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable children and families.

The World Vision Experience exhibit will be at ECC 503 S. High St. on April 8-10. Groups of 10 or more can make reservations online at http://bit.ly/1X8yufi, and walk-ups are welcome.

Kroger Grocery Stores have enhanced the shopping experience for their customers by supporting LIVE, LOCAL talent on the weekends. Today, Miss Cary Ray (reverbnation.com/CariRay) will share the stage with Rick LeDune (reverbnation.com/RickLeDune) and Hoosier Darling’s Suzette Weakley (reverbnation.com/SuzetteWeakley) noon – 3 p.m. Stop by and say HOW-DEEEE! FREE – All Ages Welcomed.

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.

Brown County Art Guild hosts the first Brown County Man Cave from 2 to 4 p.m. The Guild is partnering with Harley Davidson of Bloomington and their Jump Start machine that enables beginners to experience a big Harley without risk, Big Woods Brewing Company, and three troupes of belly, flamenco, and hoop dancers for an afternoon of motorcycles, beer, dancing, and other fine arts. Award-winning Artist Member Lynn Dunbar will be on hand to capture part of the event. Figure painters are welcome to paint as well! More info and tickets here: browncountymancave.bpt.me

Concentus

Wendy Gillespie, director

Repertoire
Music of William Lawes

About the Director

Professor Wendy Gillespie teaches viola da gamba, historical performance, and early music notation, in addition to coaching and directing chamber music and larger ensembles at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

A performer of medieval, renaissance, baroque, and contemporary music, she has performed with ensembles worldwide ranging from the English Concert to Ensemble Sequentia. Gillespie has participated in about 100 commercial recordings for Linn, Harmonia Mundi, EMI, Virgin Classics, and other companies. As a member of the viol consorts Fretwork and Phantasm, she has shared three Gramophone awards, many Gramophone and Grammy nominations and “Recordings of the Month,” and two Grands Prix du Disque with her colleagues.

Professor Gillespie has served on the jury for the Bach-Abel International Viola da Gamba Competition in Kôthen, Germany, since its inception in 2000. In 2011, Gillespie received Early Music America’s Thomas Binkley Award for outstanding achievement in performance and scholarship by the director of a university or college early music ensemble. She was honored by her alma mater, Wellesley College, with an Alumnae Achievement Award in 2012.

Professor Gillespie is much in demand at workshops and seminars in early music performance in the United States and Europe. She has served as president of the Viola da Gamba Society of America and on the Executive Board of IU’s Medieval Studies Institute, and for many years, she has been a member of the Higher Education Committee of Early Music America.

All-Campus Orchestra

Ian Passmore, conductor

Repertoire
Beethoven: ‘Cavatina’ from “String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 130”
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D.485

Who is a star? And who is a supporting player? And who decides?
Join us as we explore celebrity and notoriety. We will examine those in the shadow of brighter lights, extol the paragons who support us, and ask why we might choose to sing back-up to others and what we are willing to uphold.
With special guests Amanda Russo, mezzo soprano, and singers from the IU Musical Theatre BFA program.
Music by Antonia Bembo, Michael Daugherty, Norman Dello Joio, Josquin Desprez, Michael Haydn, Heinrich Isaac, Libby Larsen, Stephen Sondheim, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
* Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m.
* Unitarian Universalist Church, 2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, IN
* Admission $10/ $5 students and seniors

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