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.

To help calm their minds and strengthen their bodies, this class for tweens will be alive with flowing asana sequences, balancing poses, breathing exercises, and creative relaxation techniques. This class will also work on building self-confidence and self-awareness, and is a great class for gaining tools to help with stressful situations and everyday life. Tweens will learn the basics of yoga while introducing positive affirmations, meditation, and have a little fun with some yoga games. This workshop is perfect for those 8-12 years old. Register online.

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

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.

A ghoulish cast of traditional Halloween characters. ..a Juggling Scarecrow, Dancing Skeleton & Ghost, Alien, The Flying Purple People Eater, a Kitchen Witch, Concert Pianist & Dracula…all will amaze you with their trickery while they perform on a charming Halloween set.

Showing multiple times per day. Runs from September 29 to October 28.

The Hoosier women’s soccer team will play Northwestern at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Free admission!

Sunday, October 7, the Down Syndrome Family Connection will host its 5th annual Buddy Walk at Bryan Park in Bloomington. The fun begins for the whole family at 1:30 pm with live music by the Bloomington Brass Quintet, The Dynamics and Kid Kazooey. There will also be an outdoor carnival, a bouncy house and more. Registration opens at 1:30 pm with the walk at 3 pm. Free snacks and drinks will be available and people are invited to set up their chairs and blankets for the outdoor concert. Registration is free, but walkers must register by Sept. 28 to get a t-shirt. Register, join a team, or make a donation at www.buddywalkinbloomington.info or email [email protected].

Meet a falcon and a hawk at WonderLab. Learn about their physical characteristics for flight, the sport of falconry, and more as they demonstrate why they are “kings of the air.” Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the show. Presented by Take Flight! Wildlife Education.

Show will be held on September 29 at 11 am and 1 pm, and on September 30 at 2 pm.

This free performance of the Baroque Orchestra will be held at Auer Hall, and will feature the following repertoire:

Johann Joseph Fux: Overture in D Minor
George Frideric Handel: Motet-Silete venti
George Frideric Handel: Suite in D from Water Music