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15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

Class: Introduction to Keel Boat Sailing

09:00 am to 04:30 pm
Lake Monroe Sailing Association, 7600 S. Shields Ridge Rd.
http://bloomington.in.gov/documents/viewDocument.php?document_id=530

Co-sponsored by Bloomington Parks and Recreation and the Lake Monroe Sailing Association, these lessons teach safe sailing skills to participants 18 years of age or older. No previous sailing experience is required. Instruction includes rigging, sailing upwind and downwind, docking, terminology, safety, and the rules of the road. For sailing details, call LMSA at 824-4611. For registration information, call 349-3700. *Ten percent discount for LMSA members. Recommended text is Sailing Fundamentals by Gary Jobson, available from local bookstores or from the Monroe County Public Library. This class is also appropriate for those who may have physical limitations that make the handling of smaller boats difficult.

Classes are held from June 9 until October 7. Register at least three days in advance.

Education / Outdoors / Sports

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

Contemporary Explorations: Paintings by Contemporary Native American Artists

12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
IU Art Museum
http://artmuseum.iu.edu

This installation presents the work of three contemporary Native American artists. It is part of the series, Contemporary Explorations, which features focused, rotating displays from the museum’s permanent collection that explore aspects of art from the 1950s to the present.

Runs until October 14

Exhibits

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

Annibale and Agostino Carracci

12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
IU Art Museum
http://artmuseum.iu.edu

Annibale and Agostino Carracci were the leaders of the Bolognese school that overthrew Mannerist aesthetics for a style based on the observation of nature, fusing Florentine draftsmanship with Venetian color. This installation features some of their major prints.

Runs until September 16

Exhibits

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

Exhibit: A Tribute to William Zimmerman

12:00 pm to 05:00 pm
IU Art Museum (1133 E 7th St)
http://tinyurl.com/6r9wcee

This exhibit, which runs from June 12 until September 9, features original paintings from “Life Histories of North American Woodpeckers”, a book by nationally recognized wildlife artist and Brown County resident William Zimmerman. Open during regular gallery hours. Visit website for more information.

Animals / Exhibits

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

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

12:00 pm 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

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

Simple Machine Mania at WonderLab

01:00 pm
WonderLab
http://www.wonderlab.org

Lift it! Move it! Explore the science of pulleys and levers as you effortlessly pull yourself high off the ground in a pulley chair, lift a heavy block of stone with the strength of your little finger, design a catapult to lay siege to a castle, build a model of an amusement park ride and more! This exhibit on simple machines will remain at WonderLab from June 05 until September 23.

WonderLab’s hours are 9:30 am to 5 pm Tue-Sat, 1 pm – 5 pm Sunday. Open extended evening hours until 8:30 pm the first Friday of the month.

Children / Education / Exhibits

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

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

01:00 pm 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

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

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

01:00 pm 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

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

You Can’t Take It With You

02:00 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

15 Sunday / July 15, 2012

Bloomington Symphony Orchestra at Bryan Park

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

The Sunday Concert Series at Bryan Park features a variety of local musical acts playing each Sunday from 6:30-8 pm. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and picnic basket and enjoy an outdoor performance.

July 15th – Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
July 22nd – Steel Panache
July 29th – Jason Fickel and Ginger Curry
August 5th – Afro Hoosier
August 12th – Krista Detor
August 19th – O2R Blues Band
August 26th – Creek Dogs

Entertainment / Live Music

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