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12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Exhibit: From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web: The Origins of Everything

09:00 am to 04:30 pm
Mathers Museum of World Cultures (416 N. Indiana Ave.)
http://www.mathers.indiana.edu/

This exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures examines history on a large scale, through exploration of cosmic, biological, and human origins. It is open weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from May 8 to August 26, 2012, and is free.

Mathers Museum hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

Education / Exhibits

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Exhibit: Thoughts, Things, and Theories…What Is Culture?

09:00 am to 04:30 pm
Mathers Museum of World Cultures (416 N. Indiana Ave.)
http://www.mathers.indiana.edu/

This exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures examines the nature of culture through the exploration of cultural traditions surrounding life stages and universal needs. It is free and open to the public during regular museum hours, and will run until August 27.

Mathers Museum hours are:
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

Education / Exhibits

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Exhibit: “From Warhol to Rothko we shared, but I disagreed” by John Thom

09:00 am to 05:00 pm
The Gallery Group (109 E. 6th Street)

Painter John Thom’s exhibit “From Warhol to Rothko we shared, but I disagreed” will be on exhibit at The Gallery Group, during weekday business hours, through July 26th. A friend of Mark Rothko and Andy Warhol, Thom’s works have been described as “Dali-cartoons”. John now resides in Bloomington, Indiana, living next to his brother and best-selling author, James Alexander Thom.

Exhibits

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Exhibit: Claire Swallow, Dale Gardner, Sarah Wain, Jessica Lucas and Alex Straiker at the Waldron

09:00 am to 07:00 pm
Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center (122 S. Walnut Ave)
http://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/waldron/exhibits.html

The Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center features a new exhibit for the month of July: the works of Claire Swallow, Dale Gardner, Sarah Wain, Jessica Lucas and Alex Straiker. British painter Claire Swallow is inspired by everything from childhood trips to the seashore to small household appliances. Photographer Dale Gardner saves turn-of-the-previous-century portraits and gives them new lives in new settings. Art teacher and baker Sarah Wain whips up candy for the eyes that may create cravings in the stomach. IU researchers Alex Straiker and Jessica Lucas present color-enhanced stills and videos taken of digital microscopy. Who knew mouse tissue could be this beautiful?

The exhibit, running until July 28, is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 7 pm. Closed Sundays.

Exhibits

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Exhibit: Nature Play – Art by Sara Steffey McQueen

10:00 am to 05:00 pm
By Hand Gallery (101 West Kirkwood Ave)
http://www.byhandgallery.com/

Sara is a signature member of the Bloomington Watercolor Society and the Watercolor Society of Indiana. A graduate of the Indiana University Printmaking Department of the School of Fine Arts, and a Monroe County Middle School Art teacher for almost 30 years, Ms. McQueen enjoys working in collage and printing as well as being a plein air painter. For this exhibit, she shows some leaf stamps in her compositions and abstract explorations with hand made and international papers.

Exhibit runs until July 29. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 am – 5:30 pm (8 pm on First Fridays.)

Exhibits

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Exhibit: Gerrie Govert and Hattie Stanton at the Brown County Art Guild

11:00 am to 05:00 pm
Brown County Art Guild (48 South Van Buren Street)
http://www.browncountyartguild.org/index.html

The Brown County Art Guild exhibit for July features Gerrie Govert (pastels) and Hattie Stanton (oils). Exhibit will run through July 30th. An artists’ reception will be held on Saturday, July 14, from 5-8 pm, during the Village Art Walk.

Gallery hours:
Tu-Sat: 11 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 12 pm – 5 pm
Closed Monday

Exhibits

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Jeremy Shere Live at Americana Showcase

06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 North VanBuren St., Nashville, IN
http://jnshere.wix.com/jeremyshere

Local singer/songwriter is playing as part of a great lineup at Muddy Boots Cafe in Nashville, IN.

Live Music

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

The Bloomington Community Band at Third Street Park

06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Third Street Park
http://bloomington.in.gov/concerts

The instrumental Bloomington Community Band will perform at Third Street Park. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy an outdoor performance.

Schedule of 2012 Third Street Park performances (6:30 – 8 pm)

June 14th- Craig and the Crawdads
June 21st- Island Party
June 28th- Freddie Shaw Band
July 5th- Hungry Dog Blues Band featuring Snarlyn Carlyn Lindsay
July 12th- Bloomington Community Band
July 19th- Kaia
July 26th- Jenn Cristy Band

Entertainment / Live Music

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

Thursdays at Third Street (The Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park)

06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Third Street Park (The Waldron. Hill and Buskirk Park)
http://bloomington.in.gov/concerts

Bloomington Community Band (traditional band) sponsored by ISU The May Agency

Live Music

12 Thursday / July 12, 2012

You Can’t Take It With You

07:30 pm
Wells-Metz Theatre
http://tinyurl.com/8a8zfql

Indiana Festival Theatre presents “You Can’t Take It With You” by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman

Tony and Alice are in love, but when Tony’s parents come to dinner they run into the chaotic Sycamore family. The young lovers must weather the storm of federal investigations, printing presses in the parlor and fireworks in the basement. Join us for this classic comedy where the madcap Sycamores prove the rest of the world is madder.

July 12 -14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 at 7:30 pm
July 15, 21, 29 at 2:00 pm
Wells-Metz Theatre

See web link for tickets.

Entertainment / Theater

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