Community Calendar

All ages are invited to view and explore "Art as Inquiry", a juried climate art exhibition at the Pillar Arts Alliance Center, Bloomington, IN from Apr 2–29.
Featuring 2 D and 3 D artworks from 25 artists across several states, “Art as Inquiry” invites visitors to encounter climate research and climate unease, ecological change, and environmental justice through the lens of artistic imagination.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday only

Related events:
April 12, 2–3 pm – Nature Walk, a pre-reception musical and narrative performance led by IU Jacobs School of Music student Thejas Mirle and four composers, with narration by Distinguished IU Biology Professor Roger Hangarter.

April 12, 3–5 pm – Reception for this member climate art exhibition; refreshments; prizes awarded. All welcome.

April 19, 3–6 pm – Climate Co lab Reception + Nature Walk performance; brief introductions of artists and partners. Beginning April 19, six more artworks from the Climate Co lab (organized by Brushes for a Better Planet) join the exhibition, displayed alongside the Art as Inquiry works. Refreshments; all welcome.

The Jacobs School of Music presents a Master’s Recital by Theo Harrah, bass.

The Jacobs School of Music presents a Master’s Recital by Alice Frisch, baroque oboe.

The Jacobs School of Music presents a Student Chamber Music Recital.

The Jacobs School of Music presents a Performer Diploma Recital by Brittany Weinstock, soprano.

The Jacobs School of Music presents a Master’s Recital by Peter Goggin, saxophone.

An accessible multimedia event featuring a community singalong and a sensory-friendly concert with performances from The Music and Games Society | Sponsored by the Music Education Department

The Jacobs School of Music presents a Master’s Recital by Alan Wemhoff, trumpet.

"Together, We Rise"
Bryon Black II, director of choirs
Sunday, April 19 • 3 p.m.
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

The DePauw Institute of Music's spring choral concert, "Together, We Rise," brings together the voices of DePauw Chamber Singers, Vox Animae and the Putnam County Festival Choir in a program celebrating unity, resilience and shared purpose. Spanning musical traditions from Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary composers including Dr. Rosephanye Powell, Jocelyn Hagen and Sydney Guillaume, the concert explores how communities express faith, hope, memory and empowerment through song. Highlights include Bach’s powerful setting of Martin Luther’s Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, vibrant gospel works honoring the legacy of Richard Smallwood, and the joyful combined-choirs finale One by One by Diane White-Clayton, a reminder that meaningful progress happens step by step—and that together, we rise.

RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ellery-adams-on-invasive-species-tickets-1983206056702

Join us for an evening with bestselling author Ellery Adams in celebration of her new book, Invasive Species! For this event, Ellery will be joined in conversation by bookseller Grace Hamilton.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The women in Cold Harbor all have something to prove, and they'll have to do it in a world full of monsters.

Something’s not right in Cold Harbor—more so than usual. While this sleepy small town has seen its fair share of monsters in cheating husbands and leering bosses, none are as hungry as Mrs. Smith. The mysterious resident has finally emerged from her crumbling mansion on the hill, mesmerizing the townspeople with her beauty. Her secret? Nine human sacrifices to feed her immortality.

Natalie Scott is more worried about Mrs. Smith blocking her first real estate sale—the one that will take her from stay-at-home mom to working woman extraordinaire. She's eager to prove herself in a world where the social mores of 1980s suburbia reign, where she's expected to keep a magazine-perfect home and raise beautiful children, all while sticking to her husband's budget. Natalie's two best friends are facing their own demons, and Mrs. Smith and her deep, dark woods are an easy scapegoat for everyone's problems.

But Natalie's twelve-year-old daughter, Jill, and her Icelandic housekeeper, Una, can sense something deeper at play. Armed with library books and a whole lot of grit, Jill and Una team up to save the town once and for all. But as the rest of Cold Harbor sinks into anger, fear, and jealousy, they’ll have to confront the question: What does it really mean to be a monster?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ellery Adams, a USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author, has written dozens of mystery novels. She shares her North Carolina home with her husband, two trolls, and three keyboard-hogging felines. Ellery loves reading, coffee, bubbly, jigsaw puzzles, baking, and rearranging her bookshelves.