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New exhibition space at Mathers to open on Aug. 19

Mathers Museum of World Cultures will reopen Aug. 19 after major renovations.

Grant Street Jazz Festival to return for third year

Featuring jazz talent of all ages, B-Town Jazz will be bringing back the Grant Street Jazz Festival for its third year.

Gallery Walk will feature new work by local artists

New galleries in renewed spaces will be open to the public as part of the Gallery Walk Aug. 1. The galleries exhibited are part of the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District.

The Harvest Festival returns to Community Orchard

The Harvest Festival will be returning for its second year from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Bloomington Community Orchard.

Middle Coast to feature films, shorts and workshops

The Middle Coast Film Festival takes places in Bloomington this weekend from July 26 to 27.

Campus Art Collection features pieces in IU buildings

Art showcased at the IU Art Museum or the Grunwald Gallery of Art is not the only exhibited art on campus. The IU Campus Art Collection adds art to different spaces commonly used by students and faculty. 

Arts events this week

Highlighted arts events happening on the IU campus and around Bloomington this week. 

Tango Workshops at John Waldron Arts Center

Cuarteto Tanguero will present the Tanguero Summer Workshop, a learning opportunity for IU Jacobs School of Music musicians as well as members of the community. The workshops will be at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center from July 23 to 27.

Summer Jam gives back to community

After two years of various charity work, Shawn Perigon will present Summer Jam 2014, a hip-hop and rock concert July 18 at Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Buskirk-Chumley to feature Todd Snider

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater will be presenting singer-songwriter Todd Snider in a solo performance.

Iron & Wine to play in Bloomington

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater will be presenting the popular indie folk singer-songwriter Sam Beam, better known by his stage name, Iron & Wine. His solo performance will begin at 8 p.m. Sept. 16, and theater directors anticipate the performance will be about three hours.

Screening commemorates 75th anniversary of 'The Wizard of Oz'

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater celebrated the 75-year anniversary of the original release of “The Wizard of Oz” with a screening for the whole family.

Summer Chorus to perform this weekend

The summer chorus will perform this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. in Auer Hall. 

WTIU produces murals through Adopt a Box

WTIU has adopted three utility boxes through Bloomington's Adopt a Box initiative. The adopted boxes exhibit children's artwork from a kids writer's contest.

Stelling to perform at Comedy Attic

Comedian Beth Stelling will be performing at the Comedy Attic this weekend from July 10 through July 12. 

Annual Jazz in July series to return to IU Art Museum

Family-friendly live jazz will return to the IU Art Museum for the 23rd annual Jazz in July concert series.

Free masks workshop open to community

As part of the annual Lotus Education and Arts Foundation outreach program, Sam Bartlett will instruct two workshops entitled “Masks Around the World.” The workshops will occur at Mathers Museum of World Cultures on Wednesday, July 9 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Sunday, July 13 from 2 to 5 p.m.

Fourth of July Parade Route

Bloomington's annual Fourth of July Parade will start at 10 a.m. Friday.

Piano Duo to perform Sunday

Piano duo Emile Naoumoff and Yau Cheng will perform at Auer Concert Hall in a free event as part of the Jacobs School of Music Summer Series and the IU Summer Festival of the Arts. The show will start at 8 p.m on July 6. 

Early Music to be featured before Shakespeare play