Community Calendar

A family-friendly Open House at The Bloomington Yacht Club on Lake Lemon will introduce the secrets of sailing. This FREE event offers sailing demonstrations, boat rides, tours of the BYC facilities, hands-on rigging & knot tying, all-ages activities, snacks,, beverages, and more.

The monthly meeting of the Morgenstern Books Young Readers Book Club is hosted by local teacher Ms. Margaret!

The read for August is Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate.

This exhibit highlights the history of the Indiana University Summer Language Workshop, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this summer. Founded in 1951 at the height of the Cold War as the Russian Workshop to address a critical shortage of language instruction, the program quickly expanded to become one of the largest and most effective intensive language programs in Russian, and later other less commonly taught languages, in the United States. Over its 75-year history, the Workshop has provided language training to more than 10,000 students in approximately 50 languages. The exhibit features archival documents, publicity materials, photographs, artifacts, and oral history interviews with former directors, instructors, and alumni that illustrate the development and success of the Workshop.

We do more than sing, we build community. Quarryland is consistently the top fundraising team for the Beyond the Diagnosis HIV/AIDS walk hosted by CAAG benefitting Positive Link HIV Services. We've also raised money for the Out of the Darkness Walk(s), benefitting suicide prevention efforts, and we sing at local Pride events like Spencer Pride and Bloomington Pridefest. You might've also heard us at The AIDS Quilt display in 2022 or the Bloomington Farmer's Market this summer.

QMC sings an eclectic mix of music from across all genres, while creating a space for anyone who sings a lower voice part, no matter your gender or orientation.

If you’re an ally of the queer community, come join our mission to spread love and acceptance with voices lifted for equality and belonging.

We’re at home in Bloomington, Indiana but welcome singers from all across the region.

Auditions consist of an interview and vocal exercises with the artistic director. Rehearsals are 7-9:30 pm every Monday with a 20-minute break.

A health and wellness book club hosted by Bridgett DiVohl and Cynthia Schultz that explores how we can improve our health and that of the Bloomington community at the same time, presented by the BloomingZone Initiative.

The new book to be discussed in 2025 is The Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life by Dr. James Dinicolantonio.

This exhibit highlights the history of the Indiana University Summer Language Workshop, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this summer. Founded in 1951 at the height of the Cold War as the Russian Workshop to address a critical shortage of language instruction, the program quickly expanded to become one of the largest and most effective intensive language programs in Russian, and later other less commonly taught languages, in the United States. Over its 75-year history, the Workshop has provided language training to more than 10,000 students in approximately 50 languages. The exhibit features archival documents, publicity materials, photographs, artifacts, and oral history interviews with former directors, instructors, and alumni that illustrate the development and success of the Workshop.

Get ready to roll! Join Lizzy on Tuesday, August 19th at 4pm for Starch Your Engines! This fast-paced program is all about movement, speed, and velocity. After a quick demo, kiddos will create and decorate their own potato car and then race them to see which one is the fastest! Registration required. Ages 6-12.

Bloomington Chamber Singers invites new singers to audition for our 2025-26 season! We have openings in all sections—soprano, alto, tenor, bass.

The Bloomington Chamber Singers is a 40-voice choir performing since 1970. Starting this fall, we are under the leadership of a new Artistic Director, Caio Lopes, with a great season of music ahead: Brazilian music, Handel’s Messiah, Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Cancionero Gitano, Duruflé’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s 9 Symphony.

This exhibit highlights the history of the Indiana University Summer Language Workshop, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this summer. Founded in 1951 at the height of the Cold War as the Russian Workshop to address a critical shortage of language instruction, the program quickly expanded to become one of the largest and most effective intensive language programs in Russian, and later other less commonly taught languages, in the United States. Over its 75-year history, the Workshop has provided language training to more than 10,000 students in approximately 50 languages. The exhibit features archival documents, publicity materials, photographs, artifacts, and oral history interviews with former directors, instructors, and alumni that illustrate the development and success of the Workshop.

The monthly meeting of the Morgenstern Books Weird Fiction Book Club is hosted by fiction expert and teacher, Harrison!

The read for August is Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.