Events at Indiana University
Don't Swallow Your Gum
Aug. 6, 7-8 p.m. -- Kresge Auditorium, 555 Nathan Abbott Way, Kokomo -- Discover the truth behind all those weird things you think about your body. Authors of the book Don't Swallow Your Gum!, IU Medical School faculty Drs. Rachel Vreeman Aaron Carroll, will be on the IU Kokomo campus to let us know if we really lose most of our body heat through our head. A book signing will immediately follow. IUAA members are invited to a special members-only reception with the authors starting at 6 p.m. in the IU Kokomo Art Gallery. R.S.V.P. to the IU Kokomo Office of Alumni Relations at: alumni@iuk.edu. For more information, visit http://alumni.indiana.edu/iuk/
or call 317-455-9411.
Herron's summer exhibition a unique experience
Now-Aug. 8, various hours, Eleanor Prest Reese and Robert B. Berkshire Galleries, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI -- The exhibit "3X3" is a unique experience. Three regional curators were invited to select one artist from their city. Treated as three solo shows within the galleries, interesting intersections of contemporary art practice will be explored through three exceptional displays. For more information e-mail jelbarn@iupui.edu or call 317-278-9469. Herron's summer hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.; and closed Sundays. Admission to the galleries is free and open to the public. For more information about the Herron School, visit http://www.herron.iupui.edu/.
Thoughts, Things and Theories . . . What Is Culture?
Now-Aug. 14, various times, Mathers Museum, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- The meaning of culture and cultural traditions is explored in a new exhibition at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. "Thoughts, Things, and Theories . . . What Is Culture?" uses objects from around the world to show the way culture permeates all human lives. Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the exhibit focuses on two main themes: universal needs and life stages. Universal needs (food, clothing, and shelter, for example) are demonstrated in replicas of two households -- one a Bloomington ranch house from 1967, the other a multi-generational family compound from northern Nigeria in the same year. Visitors can then move into an area of the exhibit with artifacts illustrating life stages (from birth and infancy to death and the afterlife), with a Lakota cradleboard, Japanese wedding kimono and numerous other artifacts from around the globe. The exhibit also features a hands-on activity station, computer kiosks with interactive programs, and a reading area. For more information, or to schedule a guided group tour, please call 812-855-6873 or e-mail mathers@indiana.edu.
Jonathan Moller's work featured in new exhibit
Now-Aug. 14, various times, Mathers Museum, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- "Our Culture is Our Resistance" features images by internationally renowned photographer and human rights activist Jonathan Moller. This exhibit focuses on the history of Guatemala, documenting injustices towards the country's indigenous majority during the civil war at the hands of the Guatemalan government. For more information, or to schedule a guided group tour, please call 812-855-6873 or e-mail mathers@indiana.edu.
Safe and Sound: Protective Devices from Around the World
Now-Aug.14, various times, Mathers Museum, 416 N. Indiana Ave., Bloomington -- The universal desire to avoid danger and remain out of harm's way is the subject of a new exhibition at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. "Safe and Sound: Protective Devices from Around the World" features a number of objects that are believed by some cultures to hold protective powers. Curator Suzanne Ingalsbe, a doctoral student in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, delves into the history of these devices and explores the sources of their power. The objects in this exhibition represent a variety of countries, cultures and beliefs. Included in the display are signs, clothing, jewelry, text and other devices that illustrate the many varied forms protection can take. These objects, alongside an explanation of their roots, demonstrate the power that belief can give to a seemingly ordinary object. For more information, or to schedule a guided group tour, call 812-855-6873 or e-mail mathers@indiana.edu.
Works from the Estate of John D. Hurt Sr.
Now-Aug. 27, IU Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- Four works from the collection of John D. Hurt Sr. will be on display throughout the summer of 2009. Hurt, an attorney from Martinsville, collected the works of Indiana artists, including William Forsyth, John Ottis Adams, Fredrick Polley and others. Galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.
Celebrate Limestone Month at the IU Art Museum
Now-Aug. 31, various times, IU Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- The Indiana University Art Museum celebrates "Limestone Month" with the work of noted Indiana artists in two special installations in the first floor Gallery of the Art of the Western World through the end of August. A rare series of four, large-scale watercolors depicting the quarrying of Indiana limestone by "Hoosier Group" painter Otto Stark are currently on public display for the first time. Hoosier Group refers to Indiana impressionist painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Stark, T.C. Steele, Richard Gruelle, William Forsyth and J. Ottis Adams. For more information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu.
Photo from the Frank M Hohenberger Photograph Collection at IU's Lilly Library
Indianapolis Speedway, 1911
IU's Lilly Library showcases vintage autos
Now-Sept. 5, various times, Lilly Library, on Seventh Street south of Showalter Fountain, Bloomington -- To kick off the summer traveling season, the Lilly Library at Indiana University's Bloomington campus has opened an exhibition featuring collections relating to early automobiles and motor cars. "Are We There Yet? The Age of the Automobile" showcases vintage catalogs, books and materials featuring topics ranging from luxury roadsters to the first Indianapolis 500. Lavish catalogs aimed at Gatsby-like customers come from the collection of Thomas T. Solley. Solley was director of the Indiana University Art Museum from 1971 to 1986 and a grand-nephew of J. K. Lilly Jr., early benefactor of the library that bears his family name. The Lilly Library is Indiana University's library for rare books and special collections and one of the 18 libraries of the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information call 812-855-2452. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Dillinger! Forging a Hoosier Legend
Now-Dec. 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI, 735 W. New York St., Indianapolis -- The exhibit designed by Herron School of Art and Design students, under the guidance of exhibition planning and design faculty member Matthew Groshek, guides visitors through the life of John Dillinger and what factors led this ordinary Hoosier farm boy toward a life of crime. Visit http://www.dillingerlegend.org/ for more information or to RSVP.
2009 IU Summer Music Festival: 'The Light in the Piazza'
Aug. 7 and 8, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, 101 N. Jordan, Bloomington --Based on a novella by Elizabeth Spencer, The Light in the Piazza takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter Clara. While sightseeing, Clara -- a beautiful, surprisingly childish young woman -- loses her hat in a sudden gust. As if guided by an unseen hand, the hat lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome Florentine. When he returns the hat, an immediate, intense romance begins between the two. For more information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/events/summer/2009/piazza.html.
2009 IU Summer Music Festival: Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
Aug. 6, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, 101 N. Jordan, Bloomington --Costa Rican conductor and new music champion Giancarlo Guerrero was recently appointed music director of the Nashville Symphony, following a seven-year tenure as music director of Oregon's Eugene Symphony. Works by Sibelius and Berlioz. For more information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/events/summer/2009/piazza.html.
'Present Laughter' farce to hit Brown County Playhouse stage
Aug. 7-23, various times, Brown County Playhouse, 70 Van Buren St., Nashville, Ind. --Brown County Playhouse producer Jonathan Michaelsen directs Present Laughter, a farce that sparkles like fine champagne. A popular, pampered and self-obsessed stage star is rather fearfully facing his 40s. But Garry needn't worry that he'll be abandoned. As he prepares for an upcoming theatrical tour he is bombarded by friends, relatives, a love-struck ingénue, his long-suffering secretary and an aspiring -- if quite mad -- playwright who invades his elegant London flat -- many of them attempting to seduce him. Then there's his estranged wife to avoid -- or not. This wonderful romp about growing old gracefully is a summer sizzler and a whole lot of fun. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/bcplay.html.
2009 IU Summer Music: Symphony Orchestra
Aug. 11, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, 101 N. Jordan, Bloomington -- Directed by Cliff Colnot, principal conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's contemporary MusicNOW series. Works by Schubert and Hindemith. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.music.indiana.edu/events/summer/2009/orchestra.html.
Driving Miss Daisy comes to Brown County Playhouse
Sept. 25-Oct. 25, various times, Brown County Playhouse, 70 Van Buren St., Nashville, Ind. -- Director Dale McFadden draws the 61st season to a close this fall with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that became the Oscar-winning movie Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry. After Daisy, a feisty widow, crashes the car, her son hires a chauffeur against her wishes. Set in Atlanta, this heart-warming, humorous play begins in 1948 and spans one of the most tumultuous and hopeful periods in American history. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/bcplay.html.
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