“Rhythms of the World” is a free audioguide tour of musical instruments from around the globe featured in exhibits throughout the museum. The audioguide includes narration and musical clips of the highlighted instruments. Museum hours are Tuesday-Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm and Saturday-Sunday: 1-4:30 pm. Closed major holidays.

This year’s Red Cross Book Fair will be held September 27th through October 2nd at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. Over 100,000 gently used books, CDs, DVDs, videos, cassettes, games, puzzles and more will be on sale at bargain prices. For the best selection, plan to attend opening day on Thursday, September 27th, when admission is $10. Admission is free during the rest of the book fair. On Friday and Saturday we’ll be giving “book bucks” good for $1 off any merchandise purchase to anyone who brings non-perishable food to help Hoosier Hills Food Bank. On Sunday we celebrate military families, and all books are half price & military families get free goodie bags. Monday is our popular bag-it day. Attendees will enjoy our extended days and hours, a large clearance section, and concessions. Visit our website at www.monroe-redcross.org for more information. Every book purchase supports disaster relief, service to military families, and emergency services in Monroe and Owen Counties.

Times are as follows: Thurs., Sept. 27, 9 am-7 pm; Friday, Sept. 28: 9 am-7 pm; Saturday, Sept. 29: 9 am-6 pm; Sunday, Sept. 30: 9 am-6 pm; Monday, October 1: 9 am-6 pm; Tuesday, October 2: 9 am-12 pm Community Day; Books & media left are free. Donations are encouraged.

This special Lotus exhibit at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center is a selection of traditional African fiber-art objects from the extensive collection of artist and IU Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts William Itter. These stunning woven textiles and baskets come from Sierra Leone, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and other areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Sponsored by IU African Studies Program and IU Emeriti House.

Runs from September 7 through 30. A gallery talk by Prof. Itter will be held on September 13 at 5:30 pm, followed by a reception.

Blueline Gallery is proud to announce their exhibition for August and September. “Works from Life” is a collection of figurative drawings and Bloomington landscapes by award winning painter Mark Ratzlaff. Available for viewing during regular gallery hours, 10 am-5 pm Monday through Friday. Exhibit runs through September 28.

This installation, running from September 11 to December 31, will focus on three photographers Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Weston, and Harry Callahan, who used their romantic partners as their subjects. Whether portraits or nude studies, these images reveal a sensitivity that comes from the artists and sitters’ close personal relationships.

This installation is presented in conjunction it the special exhibition “A Place Aside: Artists and their Partners,” on view at the Kinsey Institute Gallery, September 28–December 20.

Artists working in Paris and Lorraine during the Baroque period developed distinctive styles—which focused on the vibrancy of the line—that differed markedly from their Italian and Dutch contemporaries. The two print kiosks in the early part of the gallery feature French works by Jacques Bellange, Claude Lorrain, Jacques Callot, and Claude Mellan, whose engraving is a tour de force of printmaking that creates the face of Christ using a single line.

The Grunwald Gallery of Art is pleased to announce “Samenwerken,” an exhibition of interdisciplinary collaborative multi-media works. This exhibition will open to the public with a reception Friday, September 21, 6- 10 pm. The opening reception will include live DJ’s and experimental music from IU and Bloomington musicians. The exhibition will be on view through Thursday, October 11.

Taken from the Dutch word meaning “teamwork,” “Samenwerken” will feature ambitious interdisciplinary collaborative works focusing on the combination of new and traditional media that change the dynamic of the space and challenge the perception of the viewer. The collaborative groups are comprised of current Indiana University students, alumni and faculty from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts as well as collaborators from outside of Indiana University.

Candidates for the Monroe County Community School Corporation board answer questions from panelists and the public. Send questions in advance to [email protected]. The forum will be carried live and in repeats on CATS.

IU Art Museum kicks off the fall semester with its popular Coffeehouse Nights series. Experience art from different times and places, enjoy a related musical performance, participate in a scavenger hunt to receive prizes, and sample free coffee and sweet treats in the museum’s soaring Solley Atrium, compliments of Angles Café and Bloomingfoods. Each night one of the museum’s three permanent galleries will be featured.

Thursday, September 13, 7–9 pm
Gallery of the Arts of Asia and the Ancient Western World, second floor
Featuring traditional Middle Eastern music by Salaam

Thursday, September 20, 7–9 pm
Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas, third floor
Featuring West African hand drummer Dr. Djo Bi

Thursday, September 27, 7–9 pm Gallery of the Art of the Western World, first floor
Featuring hurdy-gurdy music by Tomás Lozano

When humans move in, other animals don’t necessarily move out! Some animals have adapted particularly well to city life, which occasionally leads to people-animal conflicts. We’ll discuss how you can move towards a healthier relationship with birds, insects, and other wildlife in an urban residential setting. This program is recommended for adults and teenagers.