Community Calendar

Event Name: Science Story Time

Description: Science Story Time is geared toward listeners toddler through early elementary ages. This program uses children’s picture books to engage as well as support scientific concepts and experiments. Young scientists develop literacy and STEM skills as well as build vocabulary by actively participating in the hands-on program. Activities designed for ages 3-6. All are welcome. Activities vary monthly.

Recommended Ages: Children ages 0 - 3 and their caregivers

Dates: Weekly on Thursdays

Times:10 - 10:30am

Event Price: Free for Members / Free with Museum Admission

Admission Prices:
-Member: FREE
-Non-member: $14.50
-Access pass: $5

Purchase Admission: Online or at the front desk

Event Name: Discovery Time

Description: Discovery Time activities are designed by early childhood specialists specifically to nurture and challenge the rapid development of preschool-aged children in a fun, safe, and collaborative learning environment. Activities vary monthly.

Recommended Ages: Children ages 2 - 6 and their caregivers

Dates: Weekly on Fridays (beginning January 9)

Times: 11 - 11:30am

Event Price: Free for Members / Free with Museum Admission

Admission Prices:
-Member: FREE
-Non-member: $14.50
-Access pass: $5

Purchase Admission: Online or at the front desk

Event Name Animal Hour and Dive Deeper

Description
Get closer to the wild side with Animal Hour and Dive Deeper! These weekly programs let you chat with WonderLab’s animal experts, discover what it takes to care for creatures from around the globe, and meet snakes, lizards, insects, arachnids, and more—up close and out of their habitats.

Animal Hour takes place on most Fridays, while Dive Deeper happens on the last Friday of each month at WonderLab’s stunning coral reef aquarium.

Recommended Ages All ages

Dates Weekly on Fridays

Times 3 – 4pm

Event Price Free for Members / Free with Museum Admission

Admission Prices
Member: FREE
Non-member: $14.50
Access pass: $5

Purchase Admission Online or at the front desk

Event Name Animal Hour and Dive Deeper

Description
Get closer to the wild side with Animal Hour and Dive Deeper! These weekly programs let you chat with WonderLab’s animal experts, discover what it takes to care for creatures from around the globe, and meet snakes, lizards, insects, arachnids, and more—up close and out of their habitats.

Animal Hour takes place on most Fridays, while Dive Deeper happens on the last Friday of each month at WonderLab’s stunning coral reef aquarium.

Recommended Ages All ages

Dates Weekly on Fridays

Times 3 – 4pm

Event Price Free for Members / Free with Museum Admission

Admission Prices
Member: FREE
Non-member: $14.50
Access pass: $5

Purchase Admission Online or at the front desk

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Bloomington at 7pm on March 27th and 28th, 2026! Presenting Partners: Rab and Banff & Lake Louise Tourism. Brought to you by: IU Outdoor Adventures.

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in over 600 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide.

From the over 400 entries submitted to the Festival competition each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theatres around the world. Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2025/2026 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

Join IU Outdoor Adventures when Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to Bloomington, at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on March 27th and 28th at 7pm (doors 6pm). Visit outdoors.iu.edu for film specifics. For information contact IU Outdoor Adventures and Nicci Brown at brownnc@iu.edu

Film programs will be posted as soon as possible. Stay tuned!

For more information about IU Outdoor Adventures, check us out at:
outdoors.iu.edu
@iu_outdooradventures on Instagram

For more information about the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, check them out at:
@BanffMtnFest
Facebook: BanffMountainFilmFestival
#banffworldtour

Event Name STEM Saturday

Description
Each week, STEM Saturday invites kids and caregivers to explore science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on fun that sparks curiosity and creativity—turning learning into a true adventure.
First Saturday of the month, S for Science.
Second Saturday of the month, T for Technology
Third Saturday of the month, E for Engineering
Fourth Saturday of the month, M for Math
Any fifth Saturday of a month is, M for Maker

Recommended Ages STEM Saturday is designed for ages 5 and up and their caregivers.

Dates
Weekly on Saturdays

Times
3 - 4pm

Event Price Free for Members / Free with Museum Admission

Admission Prices
Member: FREE
Non-member: $14.50
Access pass: $5

Purchase Admission Online or at the front desk

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Bloomington at 7pm on March 27th and 28th, 2026! Presenting Partners: Rab and Banff & Lake Louise Tourism. Brought to you by: IU Outdoor Adventures.

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in over 600 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide.

From the over 400 entries submitted to the Festival competition each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theatres around the world. Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2025/2026 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

Join IU Outdoor Adventures when Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to Bloomington, at the Buskirk Chumley Theater on March 27th and 28th at 7pm (doors 6pm). Visit outdoors.iu.edu for film specifics. For information contact IU Outdoor Adventures and Nicci Brown at brownnc@iu.edu

Film programs will be posted as soon as possible. Stay tuned!

For more information about IU Outdoor Adventures, check us out at:
outdoors.iu.edu
@iu_outdooradventures on Instagram

For more information about the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, check them out at:
@BanffMtnFest
Facebook: BanffMountainFilmFestival
#banffworldtour

Come listen to various topics related to Indiana farming and agriculture. New speaker each time!

Put your knowledge to the test for fabulous prizes. Join us on Facebook for our live virtual Trivia. Each night’s winner will receive a gift card to the Columbus restaurant of their choice. Simply click on the trivia video when it goes live at 6:30pm on trivia nights, enter your answers in the comments and have fun!

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Happens on the following Dates:
Jan 27, 2026, 6:30pm to 7:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 10, 2026, 6:30pm to 7:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Feb 17, 2026, 6:30pm to 7:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Mar 10, 2026, 6:30pm to 7:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Mar 24, 2026, 6:30pm to 7:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Apr 14, 2026, 6:30pm to 7:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Apr 28, 2026, 6:30pm to 7:00pm Timezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)

CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events — selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.

FORMAT: DCP
LENGTH: 2h
RATED: PG