‘Tis the season! The Monroe County YMCA invites you to our Annual Holiday Bazaar at the Southeast YMCA. Hand knit and crocheted items such as scarves, hats, baby items, and blankets will be available for purchase. The event takes place during the following days:

Saturday, Dec. 2: 9:00 a.m.-noon
Monday, Dec. 4: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 5: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 4:00-7:00 p.m.

All proceeds benefit the YMCA for All Annual Campaign. Thank you to our sponsor, In a Yarn Basket!

Buddha taught practical and effective methods for transforming suffering into causes of happiness. It may seem impossible now, but you can face conflict with a happy, helpful mind – always!

In this half-day course, Kelsang Namdrol will explain special ways of thinking and being that enable the experience of a peaceful and productive happiness, regardless of how things are going externally in your life. And the best part? It’s easy!

Includes two sessions with a 30-minute break in between. Refreshments served.
Cost: $15 pre-registration, $20 at the door. Register Now!

A Holiday Classic Movie Tradition! Part of the Brown County Community Foundation “Stuff-A-Stocking” event.

On the outskirts of Whoville, there lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all of the citizens of the town.

Stars: Jim Carey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski and Bill Irwin. Rated PG

Join the Grammy-nominated Singing Hoosiers as they lead an evening of seasonal festivities alongside some favorite Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and community ensembles in this annual holiday concert to make your spirits bright.

Bloomington’s unofficial poet laureate, Ross Gay, will read from his bestseller, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, as well as from his forthcoming book. Singer/songwriter Kacie Swierk will play her original music.

Join the Grammy-nominated Singing Hoosiers as they lead an evening of seasonal festivities alongside some favorite Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and community ensembles in this annual holiday concert to make your spirits bright.

SHOW DATES: December 2, 7, 9 at 7:30 PM, December 3 and 10 at 3:00 PM

In “The Last Night of Ballyhoo,” playwright Alfred Uhry deftly explores the lives of assimilated upper-class German Jews living in Atlanta in the late 1930’s. His examination of Jewish assimilation and intra-ethnic prejudice was awarded the 1997 Tony Award for best play.

It is December 1939 , Hitler has recently conquered Poland, “Gone with the Wind “ is about to premiere, and the Freitag/Levy families are looking forward to Ballyhoo, a cotillion open to German Jews and closed to Atlanta’s Eastern European Jews.

Uhry, born in 1930’s Atlanta, and knowing the milieu first hand, created an insightful look into the period before knowledge of the Holocaust decreased divisiveness among German and Eastern European Jews. Uhry has interspersed his serious message of assimilation and intra-ethnic divisiveness with sparkling dialogue, many humorous moments and amusing and somewhat eccentric characters.

A Holiday Medley of Music and Laughter…..

Now in its 10th year in Nashville, Golden Ticket Productions present this popular holiday tradition variety show. Music includes Christmas songs, Broadway classics plus comedy including a finale with Santa Claus. The show fills the Playhouse with holiday singing, laughter and special effects lighting! Golden Ticket Productions also produces the hit shows at the Playhouse: Ol’ Blue Eyes and Platinum Girls The Musical. “Believe” is directed by Russell Moss and Brad Zumwalt.

2017 Stars: Russell Moss, Lauren Robert, Caleb Morgan, Amy Christine Johnson, Noah Nordman, Shelbi Berry, Kathleen Casey Kersey and Larry Hanson.

Children 10 and under free with paid adult.