Join us on Saturday, December 9, at the Southeast YMCA for Breakfast with Santa! Families will enjoy a pancake breakfast including fruit and turkey bacon, picture opportunities with Santa, and Christmas crafts for kids. Seatings include:

8:30-9:15 a.m.
9:30-10:15 a.m.
10:30-11:15 a.m.

Registration is required prior to the event. Spots are filling quickly, so register today!

Imagine waking up one day to discover that all of our internal responses to things are automatically joyful – coming from a deep sense of wellbeing. This can become our reality through meditation practice, and can put us in a much stronger position to help others in our family and community.

This course will include guided meditations and practical advice that can help transform our way of thinking about ourselves, others, and the world. Through changing our view, we naturally come to experience everything in a much more productive and positive way. When we can let go of our unhappiness, we open ourselves up to amazing possibilities all around us!
Everyone is welcome.

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

Come to our drop-in workshop and make your own fused glass ornament or suncatcher. This family-friendly workshop is an opportunity for anyone ages 5 and above to try glass making “on the spot” in 15 minutes or fewer.

Glass-fusing is a fun, creative process that involves collaging smaller bits of glass onto a larger glass surface. Your piece will be taken to a kiln offsite for firing and will be available for pick-up by December 16. The cost for fusing is $15 for a small piece, and $25 for a roughly 4″ x 3″ square.

Reservations are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome! We will take reservations every 15 minutes from 1:00–4:30 p.m. If you would like to register for a time slot, please contact us at [email protected], or call 812-345-2470.

Spend the afternoon with Mrs. Claus decorating cookies, hearing stories, and creating crafts. The program is open to everyone but geared towards younger children.

Join a marine biologist to dive deeper into the science of WonderLab’s coral reef. These 30 minute talks feature hands-on exploration, tours of our coral reef aquarium, insight from an expert, and time for questions. Each month explores a different topic in depth.

You are invited to our annual candlelight open house event! Enjoy the historic home lit by candles, decorated with fresh greenery, and filled with music and good cheer.

Please stop by both the museum and its neighboring MCB, Jr. Education Center (the barn) to enjoy music, seasonal caroling, and refreshments.

The annual MFAO art auction is back! On Saturday, December 9th, from 5-8pm there will be a fundraiser for the Masters of Fine Arts Organization at Indiana University. Original artwork, made by the talented school of fine arts graduates and esteemed faculty, will be sold throughout the evening with a Buy It Now option from 5-6PM($10 entry fee), a silent auction from 6:30-9:00PM, and a live auction from 7:30-8:30PM. Free parking for the event is available at the Jordan Parking Garage between 3rd and 7th St. on Jordan Ave and the Wells Library.

Location: IU Global and International Studies Building (Next door to the Fine Arts Building) @ 355 North Jordan Ave

For questions and more information, contact [email protected]
*Cash and Check only

Finals week can be an overwhelming and stressful time. Extensive studying without any breaks, however, is actually detrimental to the learning process as fatigue and over-saturation of material will make it unlikely that you will remember everything. WonderLab is here for you. Study Break is geared towards any college student, undergraduate or graduate. The museum will stay open late and will have stress relief activities, so take a break and join us. Dinner is included in the cost of your ticket. You need to eat anyways, so take an hour or so to eat, relax with friends, and enjoy your local science museum. Also, we will have puppies. Enough said.

A cash bar and snacks will be available. Tickets are $25/person, or $10 just to listen to the band. For more information, email [email protected].

Come enjoy a Christmas variety show put on by IU students to benefit The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington. The show will feature performances by the dance group Movement Exchange, a cappella groups Resting Pitch Face and XAcappella, and end with a short, original musical accompanied by a live orchestra.

The show will be in the Willkie Auditorium on IU’s campus. All proceeds will be donated to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington, so come have a fun night and help your community!