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Singer-songwriter Barrett Myers is back in the studio recording a follow-up to his first album "The Coming & the Leaving."  This new set of original songs, entitled "the Letting Go," encourages listeners to set aside non-essentials in order to make room for more life, love, and what truly matters.

Pre-orders for "the Letting Go" are now available, along with other fun perks for helping fund the album.  Support the recording or learn more at www.barrettmyers.com/newalbum

 

Purdue Galleries

 

Through June: "FABRICation"

Featuring the work of 7 artists (Erin Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, and Natalie Smith) who incorporate a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication. Presented in all 3 Purdue Galleries: Ringel Gallery in Stewart Center, Fountain Gallery in Lafayette, and Rueff Galleries in Pao Hall.

Visit cla.purdue.edu/galleries or contact us at (765) 494-3061 or galleries@purdue.edu.

 

Facebook/Twitter/Instagram @PurdueGalleries

 

JUST ANNOUNCED: 2015-16 Purdue Convocations Season

Our 2015-16 season of Arts, Culture, and Ideas at Purdue celebrates the 75th year of Elliott Hall of Music, which will host classic and new Broadway productions Annie, 42nd Street, Once, and The Illusionists - as well as the captivating choreography of Mark Morris Dance Group. Philip Glass and other leading pianists will help dedicate our beautiful new Steinway D.

All this and more at convocations.org.

 

Monticello Public Library's partners with Scoreboard to host the Art & Ale Biergarten

Tickets will be available to purchase at the Scoreboard restaurant, the library and online for $15 per ticket beginning June 1. Participants will receive a commemorative glass to use for sampling craft beers.

Participants will sample a number of beers from Indiana craft breweries on Saturday, July 25 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Visit www.monticello.lib.in.us for more information.
 
 
June 1: Stargazers Theater Camp for grades K-8 offers children a unique opportunity to gain self-confidence, practice reading skills, and have fun! Call us to sign up.

Calling all readers: Summer Reading starts June 1. Learn to draw comics, make crafts, and more!

June 20: Coffee Beat 7p.m. with Greg Jones. With a blend of acoustic, Americana and folk, Gregís music is seasoned with stories. Hear Greg at http://tinyurl.com/pbuvapa

765.564.2929 or delphilibrary.org 
 
 

 

Join us 6:30 - 8:30 pm Wednesday, June 3, for Open Studio Night at Athens Arts. Bring a craft or art project and stir up your creative juices. Anyone is welcome.

Kathryn Houghton's show, "My HeART is in the Garden," continues through June 13 and on June 19, the gallery kicks off the Sugar Creek Quilters's show.  See us on Blogspot.

Athens Arts
113 N. Washington St.
Crawfordsville, IN

Open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 - 5
(765) 362-7455

 

Art of Framing 

 

Work by Jong Un Choi
June 4-30
Opening reception Thursday, June 4, 6-8 pm
 
Jong Un's current work, entitled "Selective Consciousness" shows the way she communicates with objects through oil paints.

Her photorealistic approach to painting promoted a sense of deep space and reflection. You won't want to miss this quality body of work.

Join us June 4, 6-8 for light refreshments and meet the artist.

 

Join Summer Reading Clubs For Kids, Teens & Adults! Fun Prizes & Programs!

Kids
June 4, 24, 25 -- Musician Tom Reiling, Safety & K-9, also Magicians C. R. Ryan & Braden

Teens
June 23, 19, 30 -- Mask Making, "Lego My Library!" & Mini Comic Con    

Adults
June 7, 16, 18 -- Documentary: Freedom Riders, Everyday Hero & Proud To Have Served

For more details: 765-429-0100, www.tcpl.lib.in.us, Facebook & Twitter

 

Tippecanoe Music Teachers Association presents 2015 Monster Concert, a grand piano extravaganza 

 

Thursday, June 4 at 7:00pm at Long Center -- ten grand pianos with up to 200 fingers playing simultaneously!

Over 150 area piano students from grade three through adult are featured in groups of ten to twenty pianists at a time.

Admission is $5; tickets will be available at the door. Visit www.tippmta.org for more information.

 

 


Michael Kelsey and Edgar Cruz Concert, June 5, 7:30pm. Ticket $10 at www.brownpapertickets.com or at DOH2 Gallery, Wed-Sat, 11-4.

Ice Cream Social, June 13, 1:30-4:30pm. Family friendly. Sale of commemorative ice cream bowls donated by Lafayette Clay Guild benefits Delphi Opera House Capital Campaign.  Printmaking activity by Art Cart  and music by Eric Hicks from 2:30-3:30pm.

Sponsors: Delphi Opera House Inc, Delphi Preservation Society and Delphi Lions Club.

 

Lafayette Ballet Company presents REVIVALS 

 

a selection of traditional classic, and stunning contemporary pieces.
  • Friday, June 5, 7:30 PM
  • Saturday, June 6, 7:30PM
  • Sunday, June 7, 4PM
Lafayette Ballet Ballroom
226 N. 6th Street
Lafayette

Free seating as available with a reservation
765.423.1633
www.lafayetteballet.org

 

Lions and Tigers and BEARS oh my!
Downtown Lafayette and West Lafayette
Two Lions, One Tiger and 37 BEARS (oh my!)

The Zoo located in the Fowler House Lawn adjacent to the Art Museum
Opening Reception - June 5, 4-6pm.
  • Language of the Road, Mediations on Nature (Charles Gick)
  • Continuing the Thread, Americus Quilt Club Centennial,
  • ArtSmart: The Legacy of T. C. Steele, Foundations and Forward
Register now for summer art classes.

 

Artists' Own 

 

A public reception for 'PONDERINGS' will be held on Friday, June 5th 6-9pm.
 
Both artists Joanne Kuhn Titolo and Bonnie Stahlecker will be present.
 
The pieces explore interior voices and exterior expressions of words, space, and the conversations between materials.
 
Stahlecker incorporates printmaking techniques with leather, paper, and steel. Kuhn Titolo melds natural objects and oxidized steel.
 
The exhibition runs May 15 - June 27, at Artists' Own Gallery, 518 Main Street. 

 

Summer Reading for children, teens and adults begins May 26!

See the Library's web site for details and a list of programs

WALLA & Friends Film Series - June 8 & 22 @ 6:45pm

Need help with your computer or tablet? Call the Library or stop-in to schedule a one-on-one help session!

www.westlafayettepubliclibrary.org

 

Melody Makers of Indiana, a division of Indiana Extension Homemakers Association, presents their 10th anniversary concert on June 10, 7:30 pm at Elliott Hall of Music.

Dr. Scott Buchanan, Director of Choral Activities at Indiana State University, is our Director. The state chorus was begun in 1934 under direction of Dr. Al Stewart; and is now governed by the MMIA Board of Directors.

The Indianapolis Children's Choir will also perform. Tickets $7 at the door.

Civic Theatre

 

Third annual Civic Theatre 10-Minute Play Festival, June 12 & 13

 

This year's festival features eight plays by eight local playwrights:

  • Gluten Free: The 10-Minute Musical (Julie Doan)
  • O.B.O. (Steven G. Martin)
  • Fascination! (Timothy Lewis)
  • Do You Have the Time? (Shane Guenin)
  • Fun House Debt (Craig Martin)
  • Fault or No Fault  (Scott Haan)
  • Once Upon a Time (Laurie Russell)
  • The Philopatry of Swallows  (Michelle Bonora)

This is a Pay What You Can performance.  


 

Prairie Arts Council

 

Through June 12, PAC'S Permanent Collection in the Fendig Gallery, Carnegie Center, 301 N Van Rensselaer St, Rensselaer.

Gallery hours from 12:00 to 4:00pm CT each Tuesday or by appointment email: prairie@rhsi.tv.

June 15 -19Prairie Arts Council's 22nd Annual ARTCAMP, Over 130 Arts Workshops for All ages in the greater Rensselaer area!

For class schedules and information, email: pacartcamp@gmail.com or call 219-866-5278

 

Civil War Encampment - Saturday, June 13, 10 am-5pm & Sunday, June 14 12-4pm - Immerse yourself in a Civil War experience offered by Mid-States Living History reenactors.

Maker Day - Saturday, June 27, 11 am-4pm - This family-friendly festival celebrates the inquisitive spirit in all of us as we learn, invent, craft, make, play, and celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science, and technology. In conjunction with Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County.
 

 

12th Annual Gathering of Great Lakes Nations June 13 & 14

The 12th Annual Gathering of Great Lakes Nations Pow Wow hosted by National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture at the Tri-State Gas Engine Association Grounds, 1010 Morton Street in Portland.

This is a celebration of Great Lakes Native Americans and their culture; featuring Native American drums, singers and dancers, vendors, foods, pre-1840 re-enactor camp and bird of prey presentations.

765-426-3022 or www.ncglnac.net

 

Delphi Preservation Society 


JUNE 13, SATURDAY, 1:30 - 4:30pm
ICE CREAM SOCIAL! A Fundraiser for the Delphi Opera House Capital Campaign.

Purchase a commemorative ice cream bowl specially crafted and donated by the Lafayette Clay Guild!

Make your own sundae with ice cream provided by the Delphi Lions Club!

Kids of all ages will enjoy creating art with the Purdue Art Cart!

Music and games!

Delphi Opera House 2 - former Methodist Church, Corner of Union and Monroe.

 

Rena Brouwer 

 

Rena Brouwer Fine Art and Alan McConnell Photography Featuring:
 
Greater Lafayette Clay Guild 2015
 
Delphi Opera House Gallery Of Contemporary Art 2 (Located in the former Methodist Church)
 
May 29- August 1
Reception: June 13, 2:30pm-4:30pm
 
http://www.delphioperahouse.org/events
www.RenaBrouwer.com
www.alanmcconnellphotography.com

 


The Tippecanoe Arts Federation presents the 34th Annual TASTE of Tippecanoe on Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 4pm until midnight.

Downtown Lafayette and the Depot Plaza come alive FOOD, MUSIC, FIREWORKS, AND FUN; featuring 32 local food & drink vendors, 19 bands on 3 stages, and the biggest booms around!!

Advance tickets available for $5.00 at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, area Pay Less Super Markets, & online at TASTEofTippecanoe.org (add $.50).

 

Guided tours of the historic Haan Mansion Museum feature important paintings by early Indiana artists, including TC Steele, George Winter and others.

 

Extraordinary antiques, Indiana ceramics and history of the Mansion make the tour memorable. 

 

Tours begin promptly at 10am and 1:30pm (June 20), and 1:30pm (June 21). 

 

Tickets $10 at haanmuseum.org or $12 at the door if available.  

 

Shakespeare in the Garden; Music & Picnic on the Lawn w/ Civic Theatre Greater Lafayette, June 19 & 20. Tickets $5.


Do you know a young person interested in writing?

Melissa Fraterrigo of the Lafayette Writers' Studio will be teaching two week-long creative writing camps this summer at Morton Center.

The camp for teens meets the week of June 22, and the camp for writers grades 5-7 begins July 7.

Both camps will offer young writers a place to generate ideas, write, and revise a group of poems, short fiction, or memoir.

Register by calling 775-5120.

 

 

Paint & Party public event

At Carnahan Hall, downtown Lafayette on June 26, 7:30pm.

Laugh, relax and have fun!

Just $30/person.

Register at www.paintandpartylafayette.com

EYN NIGERIAN WOMEN'S CHOIR

Sunday, June 28th 7:30 pm
EYN Nigerian Women's Choir will perform songs of celebration and share their message of hope amidst times of tragedy and violence in their homeland.

June 29th through July 4th
ALL STAR HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER MUSIC CAMP
Members will attend music and choreography rehearsals and perform at the July 4th Stars & Stripes Celebration at Slayter Center.  Enroll today!

For information, call 742-5664 or visit longpac.org

 

Interested in directing a play or want to learn to direct?

Chancel Players of Lafayette is accepting names through June for consideration for their Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 productions.

We believe that experience is gained by working. Training is available and we are open to all.

Interested individuals are asked to contact chancelplayers@yahoo.com or call 765-409-3163 for further information.

Deadline for interested parties is August 1, 2015.

Morton Community Center Camps and Classes!

This Summer Morton has a fantastic variety of unique, creative, and educational camps for either half or full days. Many of our half day camps can be combined for a whole day experience.

Just call the Morton office for details. 765-775-5120
  • Kids Pottery, $105
  • Chess Camps, $85
  • Art Camps and classes all month, starting at $85
  • Creative Writing Camps Tweens, $150
  • Lego Camps all month, $155
  • Theatre Camp, $125