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Market Bella Rossa's
First Friday and more...


Whether it's the end of the semester, Mother's Day Weekend, Graduation, or just the beautiful weather, there's plenty to celebrate!


Join your friends downtown and at Market Bella Rossa for First Friday, May 7.  We will be serving dinner from 6 - 9, and hope you'll join us.


Check out our Facebook page  for hints about our dinner specials.


Save the date - our monthly brunch will take place on Sunday, May 16 from 11 - 2pm.

gopalan contemporary art


Gopalan Contemporary Art:
Opening Reception: Friday 7-9 pm

Paintings by Mary Ann Michna

Photographs by Narsi Patel.




There will also be a lecture and book signing by Dr. Patel from 6-7 pm.


michna and patel

Swope Logo 2010

The Sheldon Swope Art Museum is gearing up for a fab First Friday--our last of the season!

6 to 9 p.m. with music, video installations, a multi-part sound installation, book readings, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and lots of fun.

Free as always and the perfect start to your weekend. Don't miss it!


Read more about the Urban Realism exhibit here

urban realism


library

2010 Annual Book Sale
Saturday, May 15 · 9am - 4pm
Sunday, May 16 · 1pm - 4pm
  • Hardback & paperback fiction & nonfiction
  • Magazines of all kinds
  • Puzzles, games & posters
  • Records, CDs & DVDs
  • And more!
  • Great bargains! (25¢ and up)

Friends of the Library Members Only Preview
Friday, May 14 · 6:30pm


Halcyon 2008
John Gardner
&
Edward Gillum




Opening Reception:
May 7, 7-9pm


The Halcyon Contemporary Art Gallery presents a photography exhibit by artists John Gardner and Edward Gillum during the month of May.

Gardner and Gillum possess unique creative visions but share an interest in the working techniques and processes of the medium.


more info about the artists and their work here

Author Richard McHugh:

Friday book signing at BookNation

The Nazis and their Friends vs. Shelburne

Friday evening, May 7, 5:30 - 7:00


The author of three books, Richard McHugh was born in Shelburn, Indiana in 1929. He will sign copies of his books at BookNation this Friday evening from 5:30 until 7:00.

His memories and knowledge of the Great Depression's final years and WW II provide much of the material in his written work. "The Nazis and Their Friends vs. Shelburn" is McHugh's 2009 analysis of the effects of World War II on small American communities. More here



BookNation, 675 Wabash Ave. 232-2595
Spring Thyme Plant and Herb Faire

flower

The Wabash Valley Herb Society's "Spring Thyme Plant and Herb Faire," will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, May 9.

The faire will take place rain or shine at Fairbanks Park, located on the bank of the Wabash River.

Admission is free.

There will be a wide variety of plants for sale again this year. These will include the more common herbs, as well as other herbs, annuals and perennials.


 7th & Cherry
 
The Saratoga will be open for brunch on Mother's Day from 11am-2pm.

Call 234-1161 for reservations


Lukas Nelson  (Willie's son)
to play the Verve Saturday


Lukas Nelson

Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real will play the Verve this Saturday, May 8.

His last visit  in February was before a packed house. 


The Verve is a great venue for up-close, live music! Stereo Deluxe
will open the evening before Nelson takes the stage
.


Cover is $7, or just  $3 w/ Student ID.

Looking Ahead:


May 7:  First Friday

May 8: ISU Commencement

May 8:  Spring Thyme Herb Faire

May 18: 4thAnnual Fraud and Scam Awareness Seminar/Expo


May 22: The First Annual Dawghouse Blues Fest

May 22: Junior Achievement's Abbondanza

May 27-June 5: Banks of the Wabash Festival at Fairbanks Park 
 
June 5: Downtown Farmers Market re-opens for the season