Community Calendar

BINGO Night is back again! Come out to Morgenstern Books on Friday, November 7 from 6:30-8:30 pm and join us in the café for a fun evening with friends.

Morgenstern Books is excited to welcome volunteers from Indiana University's African Studies Center and the Center for the Study of Global Change for a Global Story Hour on the second Saturday of each month. These volunteers will present stories and activities from regions and cultures around the world to help foster global knowledge for young readers, and the books they share will come from the Global Village collection at IU's Education library.

All are welcome!

Our Southeast YMCA opened 45 years ago, and to celebrate, we're hosting an anniversary party on Saturday, November 8 from 4:00-8:00 pm! Join us for an evening of fun featuring:

- Inflatables
- Swimming
- Games and activities
- Face painting
- Pizza and snacks
- ... and much more!

The 45th anniversary party is free and open to the community. Members can bring their friends and family, and non-members who have been curious about the Y are welcome to come out and see what the YMCA community is all about!

Day: Tuesday

Time: 10 – 10:30am

Recommended for: children ages 0-18 months and their care-givers.

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

Baby Brilliance is a weekly program for children birth through eighteen months and their caregivers, older siblings are always welcome. Each week participants will explore themes related to infant development. Inspired by the book, “Experimenting with Babies,” by Shaun Gallagher.

Morgenstern Books is excited to host the IU Arabic Flagship program for their annual Arabic Poetry Night on Tuesday, Nov. 11 from 6-8pm!

The IU Arabic Flagship Program upholds the tradition and history of poetry in the Arab World by bringing it to life through their annual Arabic Poetry Night. Encouraging students of Arabic to explore and recite Arabic poems, as well as take on the challenge of writing their own, not only furthers their understanding of culture, but also serves as a creative and important opportunity in their language-learning journey.

Drop in on your Sunday afternoon to visit author Raymond Szymanski and snag a signed copy of one of his books! Award winning author, researcher, and lecturer, Raymond Szymanski, had an outstanding forty-year engineering career at the fabled Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). He is the acknowledged expert on WPAFB and its alien connections.

Day: Tuesday

Time: 10 – 10:30am

Recommended for: children ages 0-18 months and their care-givers.

Cost: Free with Museum Admission

Baby Brilliance is a weekly program for children birth through eighteen months and their caregivers, older siblings are always welcome. Each week participants will explore themes related to infant development. Inspired by the book, “Experimenting with Babies,” by Shaun Gallagher.