Community Calendar

Two of music’s biggest bands, legendary multi-Platinum rockers Chicago and Styx, got their start in Chicago, and now they’re joining together for their first-ever co-headlining tour, “The Windy Cities Tour – All The Hits…Your Kind of Tour.” Support WTIU with a monthly gift of $20 or more and receive two tickets to the show on Sunday, August 2, 2026 at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana.

Join Mayor Kerry Thomson for the District 2 Traveling Town Hall on Monday, August 3, 2026, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th St., Bloomington, IN 47404.

This event offers residents the chance to connect directly with City leaders, ask questions, and learn more about key projects and city services.

The evening will begin with brief updates from the Mayor, followed by a Q&A session based on submitted questions. If time allows, the event will conclude with live questions from attendees.

Traveling Town Halls are held in a different district every other month as part of the City’s commitment to transparent, accessible government. Anyone interested in how city services are delivered is encouraged to attend.

The meeting will be broadcast live on Community Access Television Services (CATS) and available for on-demand viewing at catstv.net.

Baby Brilliance is a weekly program for infants / pre-walkers and their caregivers. Each week participants will explore themes related to infant development. Inspired by the book, “Experimenting with Babies,” by Shaun Gallagher.

Recommended Ages: Infants / pre-walkers and their caregivers - walkers should attend Discovery Time for more appropriate content. Older siblings are always welcome.

Museums have a history spanning over 250 years and come in a variety of subjects, found all around the world. But how did they originate, and what purpose do they serve? Introduction to Local Museology explores museums as cultural institutions and discusses their significance for both culture and individuals.

In this course, students will have the opportunity to visit four local museums: IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Monroe County History Center, WonderLab Museum of Science, Health, and Technology, and IU's Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art. At each museum, participants will (1) explore what each has to offer and (2) engage in conversations with leading local museum professionals to gain a deeper understanding of how museums operate.

Along with these museum visits, the course will be facilitated by local artist and retired IU Bloomington faculty member, Frank Lewis, who taught courses in museum management with the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Frank will lead the first and last class meetings at the Ivy Tech Bloomington Main Campus, with visits in between for behind-the-scenes tours of local museums and discussions about the dynamic pasts, presents, and futures of these institutions.

NOTE: Participants will be responsible for their own transportation and parking for our museum trips on July 22, July 29, August 5, and August 12, but will not be required to pay any admission fees for our visits.

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 2-6. All are welcome. Activities vary monthly.

Recommended Ages: Children ages 2-6 and their caregivers

Curiosity Lab is an after-school, free play program for kids ages 6-10 years. Children are invited to explore, experiment, and engage in hands-on sensory activities at their own pace. No instructions, no pressure—just curiosity-driven play. Held in WonderLab (or sometimes outdoors weather permitting), the space is set up for exploration with a variety of rotating materials and stations.

There will be one main activity/installment/manipulative for the month that will be brought out every Thursday. This will rotate with the month and the month's theme.

Recommended Ages: Designed for children ages 6 - 10, but siblings are welcome.

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.

Back by popular demand for America’s 250th Anniversary, the most popular show in Claude McNeal Productions’ history, Decades, takes the audience on a nostalgic trip through musical Americana. A smash hit for two seasons off-Broadway, the show has toured across the country over the past 50 years. Through a collage of popular songs, dance, and fast-paced images, Decades touches certain times and emotions in American history over the past 175 years.

In the course of the show, there are over 80 costume changes reflecting the various periods, and over 800 photographic visuals that recall the heroes, villains, leaders, scoundrels, and everyday people that make up our diverse nation.

Shop for handmade art and fine crafts! Bloomington Parks and Recreation hosts a celebration of art and community with the sales, demonstrations, and displays of art and fine crafts by local and regional artists.

A Fair of the Arts takes place on the second Saturdays of the summer season, May through October, in conjunction with the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market at the following location:

Fernandez Plaza (in front of City Hall)
401 N. Morton St., Bloomington, IN