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You're invited -- On the second Friday of every month, the IU Bloomington Division of Recreational Sports Outreach Program sponsors Family Night, an evening of fun your whole family can participate in together. Activities include the toddler discovery room, open basketball, volleyball, table tennis, family swimming and lots more. Family Nights are held at the SRSC (except in July). They run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and are free to the general public. To join the Family Night mailing list and receive notices of the different themes at each Family Night, e-mail recsport@indiana.edu with your mailing address. Also, check out the program's Web site at: http://www.recsports.indiana.edu/program_areas/outreach_programs/family_night.php
Camps for kids -- Looking for something to keep the kids busy this summer? Look no further than the IUPUI Summer Sports Complex Summer Camps Guide. From swim camp to art camp, the listing of activities for kids is nearly endless. The swim camp focuses on body alignment, kinesthetic awareness, core body strength, stroke technique, surface and underwater analysis and more. These lessons take place in the IU Natatorium's Endless Pool. The director and coach of the swim camp will be Edward Merkling, competitive program manager of the IU Natatorium. He is also the head coach of the Indy Dolphins and Roncalli High School boy's and girl's swim teams. Coach Merkling has coached USA Swimmers ranging from semi-state qualifiers to Senior National qualifiers, as well as high school sectional champions, state finalists and one state high school champion. If art is more your child's forte, then try Herron's Youth Art Camp, which offers an educational program for the youth of Indianapolis. Students actively engage in a productive series of studio activities geared toward personal and artistic development, including drawing, painting, sculpture, and more. Instructors inspire a greater awareness of the students' own artistic heritage, while instilling the value of art as a means of personal and cultural expression. Learn more information about these and other camps, as well as how to sign up: https://www.iunat.iupui.edu/registration/session_type_list.asp?sub_action=get_camps
Want to become a part of Indiana University tradition? -- Every April since 1951, the Little 500 at Indiana University has marked the beginning of spring and the coming end of another academic year. This year is no different as the men's and women's bicycle races are scheduled for April 21-22, with the women riding at 4 p.m. on April 21 and the men at 2 p.m. on April 22. Both races will take place in Bill Armstrong Stadium, located off Fee Lane, just north of its intersection with 17th Street. The races are patterned after the Indianapolis 500 with 33 teams lining up for the start in 11 rows of three. Start positions are determined by qualifying times, with the fastest team nabbing the pole. As many as four riders can compete on a team. The women's race is 25 miles -- 100 laps on a quarter-mile cinder track. The men's race is 50 miles -- 200 laps on the same track. All competitors ride one-speed Roadmaster bicycles. Tickets for Little 500 races are $20 for adults and $5 for children aged 12 and under. Single-event adult tickets are $10 for the women's race and $15 for the men's race. They are available through Ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster locations -- including the IU Auditorium Box Office -- and the Indiana Memorial Union Student Activities Desk. For more information, go to: http://www.iusf.org
