AROUND THE ARTS

Need a study break? Check out some exhibits you might have missed before leaving Bloomington for the summer.

Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal
When Ongoing through July 1
Where Mathers Museum of World Cultures
More info Curated by former IU anthropology student Erika Brown, the exhibit explores connections between Nepalese music and spirituality. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Wrapped in Power: An Introduction to Cotton and Indigo in West Africa
When Ongoing through July 12
Where IU Art Museum
More info Indigo-dyed cotton wraps are a means of self-expression in West Africa and communicate social, political and religious messages. The installation is located in the Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific and the Americas on the third floor.

School of Fine Arts BFA/MFA Exhibit Reception
When noon, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday
Where IU Art Museum and Grunwald Gallery of Art
More info Students exhibiting at the Grunwald will give talks at noon. Students exhibiting in the IU Art Museum will give talks about their work at 6 p.m. The third round of Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts Thesis shows are open until May 5.

Finale Fantastique by Bloomington Symphony Orchestra
When 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday
Where Bloomington High School North Auditorium
More info The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra will conclude its 42nd season with a collaboration with IU’s Department of Theatre and Drama. Musical selections include Edward MacDowell’s “Hamlet & Ophelia,” incorporating scenes from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” and Hector Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique.”

­— Kate Thacker