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THE QUOTE
“Yeah, I am lazy. There’s no doubt about that.” — Usain Bolt
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The only events listings you need in Bloomington.
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Monday, October 8th, 2012
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STUDIO TOUR ◗ Brown County, various locations — The Backroads of Brown County Studio Tour, free, self-guided tour of 16 local artists’ & craftspersons’ studios; 10am-5pm, through October
LECTURE ◗ IU Maurer School of Law, Moot Court Room — “Uncertainty, Indeterminacy, and the Law School Curriculum,” Presented by Elliott Milstein of American University Washington College of Law; Noon-1pm
LECTURE ◗ IU Memorial Union, Maple Room — The Arab Spring, Presented by Prof. Mahmoud Al-Batal; Noon-1:30pm
FAIR ◗ Bloomington Convention Center — Monroe County College Fair, for high school seniors, visit the booths of more than 60 colleges & universities; Noon
WORKSHOP ◗ Monroe County Public Library, Ellettsville Branch —It’s Your Money Series: Build a Duct Tape Wallet; 4-5:30pm
LECTURE ◗ IU Memorial Union, Maple Room — The Arab Spring, Presented by Prof. Mahmoud Al-Batal; 5-7:30pm
FAIR ◗ Bloomington Convention Center — Monroe County College Fair, Financial Assistance presentation; 6:30-7:30pm
DEBATE ◗ Bartholomew County Public Library, Columbus — The 2nd Amendment, Opening presentation by attorney Rod McGillivray, followed by public participation; 6:30-8pm
Guns, At The Bartholomew County Public Library
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MUSIC ◗ Muddy Boots Cafe, Nashville — Joe Sanford; 7-9pm
LECTURE ◗ Monroe County Public Library — Bloomington Mac Users Group, “Tame the Beast of the 21st Century: The Information Flood,” Presented by Bill DeVille; 7pm
FILM ◗ IU Cinema — “Maestra“; 7pm
CLASS ◗ Monroe County Public Library –“On the Brink of Destruction: The Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Out,” Part of the IU Lifelong Learning Series, second of three weekly sessions; 7pm
LECTURE ◗ Lawrence County Museum of History, Bedford — “Prehistoric Climate and Life in Southern Indiana: 500 Million Years of Hoosier History,” Presented by geologist Dr. P. David Polly; 7pm
MUSIC ◗ Rachael’s Cafe — Northfleet, Analecta, Keyoung; 7:30pm
MUSIC ◗ Max’s Place — Johnny Nevada; 8pm
MUSIC ◗ The Bishop — Filligar, Keeping Cars; 9pm
MUSIC ◗ The Bluebird — Dave Walters karaoke; 9pm
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ONGOING:
ART ◗ IU Art Museum — Exhibits:
- “New Acquisitions,” David Hockney; through October 21st
- Paintings by Contemporary Native American Artists; through October 14th
- “Paragons of Filial Piety,” by Utagawa Kuniyoshi; through December 31st
- “Intimate Models: Photographs of Husbands, Wives, and Lovers,” by Julia Margaret, Cameron, Edward Weston, & Harry Callahan; through December 31st
- “French Printmaking in the Seventeenth Century;” through December 31st
- Celebration of Cuban Art & Film: Pop-art by Joe Tilson; through December 31st
- “Workers of the World, Unite!” through December 31st
- “Embracing Nature,” by Barry Gealt; through December 23rd
- “Pioneers & Exiles: German Expressionism,” through December 23rd
ART ◗ Ivy Tech Waldron Center — Exhibits:
- “Ab-Fab — Extreme Quilting,” by Sandy Hill; October 5th through October 27th
- “Street View — Bloomington Scenes,” by Tom Rhea; October 5th through October 27th
- “From the Heartwoods,” by James Alexander Thom; October 5th through October 27th
- “The Spaces in Between,” by Ellen Starr Lyon; October 5th through October 27th
ART ◗ IU SoFA Grunwald Gallery — Exhibit:
- “Samenwerken,” Interdisciplinary collaborative multi-media works; through October 11th
ART ◗ IU Kinsey Institute Gallery — Exhibits opening September 28th:
- “A Place Aside: Artists and Their Partners;” through December 20th
- “Gender Expressions;” through December 20th
PHOTOGRAPHY ◗ IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures — Exhibit:
- “CUBAmistad” photos
ART ◗ IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures — Exhibits:
- “¡Cuba Si! Posters from the Revolution: 1960s and 1970s”
- “From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web: The Origins of Everything”
- “Thoughts, Things, and Theories… What Is Culture?”
- “Picturing Archaeology”
- “Personal Accents: Accessories from Around the World”
- “Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal”
- “The Day in Its Color: A Hoosier Photographer’s Journey through Mid-century America”
- “TOYing with Ideas”
- “Living Heritage: Performing Arts of Southeast Asia”
- “On a Wing and a Prayer”
BOOKS ◗ IU Lilly Library — Exhibit:
- “Outsiders and Others:Arkham House, Weird Fiction, and the Legacy of HP Lovecraft;” through November 1st
- “A World of Puzzles,” selections form the Slocum Puzzle Collection
PHOTOGRAPHY ◗ Soup’s On — Exhibit:
- Celebration of Cuban Art & Culture: “CUBAmistad photos; through October
PHOTOGRAPHY ◗ Monroe County History Center — Exhibit:
- “Bloomington: Then and Now,” presented by Bloomington Fading; through October 27th
ARTIFACTS ◗ Monroe County History Center — Exhibit:
- “Doctors and Dentists: A Look into the Monroe County Medical professions“
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