Community Events

Short Description:: Pop into a day of bubbly science and playful discovery! Explore the surprising science of bubbles through hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and larger-than-life bubble fun. From tiny shimmering spheres to giant floating bubbles, kids and grown-ups alike can experiment, create, and watch bubbles do amazing things. It’s a can’t-miss celebration of curiosity, creativity, and all things bubbly!

Recommended Ages: All ages and families

Dates & Times: Saturday, June 27, 10am - 5pm, Sunday, June 28, 1:30-5pm

Event Price: Free for Members | Free with Museum Admission

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

Purchase Admission: At the door
Online at https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/wonderlab/items/701360/?full-items=yes&flow=no

Short Description:: Pop into a day of bubbly science and playful discovery! Explore the surprising science of bubbles through hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and larger-than-life bubble fun. From tiny shimmering spheres to giant floating bubbles, kids and grown-ups alike can experiment, create, and watch bubbles do amazing things. It’s a can’t-miss celebration of curiosity, creativity, and all things bubbly!

Recommended Ages: All ages and families

Dates & Times: Saturday, June 27, 10am - 5pm, Sunday, June 28, 1:30-5pm

Event Price: Free for Members | Free with Museum Admission

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

Purchase Admission: At the door
Online at https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/wonderlab/items/701360/?full-items=yes&flow=no

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

Monthly Themes:
January – Science of Art
February – Our 5 Senses
March – Biology

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

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

Recommended Ages Children ages 2-6 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

Join us for SAVING THE HOOSIER: THE CONCERT and connect with people who care about the future of OUR Hoosier National Forest while you enjoy live music up close. The live concert will feature Hoosier musicians Sarah Flint and Jeff Shew, and is a fundraiser to help complete the new documentary film “Saving the Hoosier: The Fight for America’s Forests”. You will get to see a sneak peek of scenes from the film and meet narrator Hud Mellencamp! There will also be a brief talkback with cast members following the sneak peek.

While there, enjoy some food and the opportunity to bid on locally-made and donated auction items. The film is being produced by Bloomington-based Women with Guts Productions.

With Artists for Climate Awareness as fiscal sponsor for the film, donations are tax-deductible. Tickets for the concert are $30, and include beverages and pizza, generously donated by Pizza X. Audience members will be invited to participate in a sing-along of the Indiana state song, "On the Banks of the Wabash"' that will be used in the film.

"Saving the Hoosier" follows environmental activists who, through grassroots education and lawsuits, have successfully protected the Hoosier National Forest from the US Forest Service’s plans for commercial logging and prescribed burns to benefit timber sales.

For tickets, please visit: https://savingthehoosier.eventbrite.com/

Thanks in advance for your support as we are #SavingTheHoosier!!!

Bloomington Expressive Arts Training: BEAT will present their 14th annual BEAT Spring Show on Monday, April 27th at 7pm at the Buskirk Chumley Theater. BEAT is a pre-professional, community show choir program for children grades 1-12 throughout Bloomington and surrounding areas. Come watch the members of Mini Sync, Syncopation, Amplitude AND our brand new adult group, Tempo, sing and dance their HEARTS out! BEAT invites you to partake in this innovative, engaging entertainment fit for the whole family!! Come get to know these incredibly talented young people!!!

Sales start March 4th at noon! Children need a ticket of their own unless they sit in a parent’s lap the duration of the show. There will be a 15 minute intermission.

The Program Sponsor supports SMART Girls STRONG Women programming. SMART Girls, STRONG Women is a powerful, emotional program that directly impacts Club females. SMART Girls, is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self esteem enhancement program for girls ages 8-17. It offers young women guidance toward healthy attitudes and lifestyles, eating right, staying fit, getting good health care, and more. SMART Girls helps young women reach their full potential through dynamic sessions, group activities, field trips, and mentoring opportunities with adult women.

The annual SMART Girls, STRONG Women fundraising dinner/event is centered around the Club’s popular SMART Girls programming, which helps young women develop healthy attitudes, values, and lifestyles. The event features a panel discussion featuring women leaders in & around Monroe County. In which panelists touch on the role models in their lives, any obstacles that they have overcome, and advice they might offer other women & girls. The evening also includes dinner, live auction, and a Fund-a-Need segment to garner financial support for the programming at Boys & Girls Clubs.

Prepare yourself for a rowdy screening of the 1927 film "Metropolis" with soundtrack provided from American Pirates' new studio album, "What a Friend." Hipster Hotdogs from Chef Chris Valencia begin at 5pm with creative beer pairings. Film starts at 7pm. This screening is inspired by the Dark Side of the Moon/Oz pairing. Prepare for a (legal) psychedelic experience with surprise guests and maybe a little Mystery Science Theater 2000-style interactive commentary. Featuring guest performances by Ben Myers and Bryn Crowsong. You can listen to a sample from the American Pirates' album, "What a Friend," at https://ampirates.com/

Description
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.

Dates Weekly on Thursdays

Times 4 – 5:45pm

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