No Prior Acting Experience Necessary!

Jan. - Feb. 2016 (Art Museum of Greater Lafayette)      
Gerald Griffin - "Ambiguous Reflections of Race and Identity:  A Question of Color"

Thursday, February 4 (Black Cultural Center)
Gerald Griffin Art Talk

Tuesday, January 19, 7pm (Loeb Playhouse in Stewart Center)
MLK Keynote address by Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, President of Maryland University, Baltimore County

February 1 - March 31 (Black Cultural Center)
Funky Turns 40:  Black Character Revolution Firsts Panel Exhibition

In the Library's Gallery:
Anne Parks exhibition through January

In our Children's Department:
Preschool story times: Tuesday & Friday, 10:30am; Thursdays, 4:00pm (ages 2+)

• Lap Sit: Mondays at 10:30 & 11:15am (infant - 2 yrs.)
• Lego Club: 1/9
• Robotics Demonstration: 1/16
• ArtSmart Unveiling: 1/18
• Reading to the Cats & Dogs: 1/23
• Valentine Crafts: 2/6
• WALLA & Friends Film Series: 1/11

Check our website or call for more details on these and other programs!

westlafayettepubliclibrary.org
(765) 743-2261

301 N Van Rensselaer
Rensselaer, IN 47978
pacrensselaer@gmail.com

ADULT AUDITIONS
By Appointment:
Monday, January 11, 2016 at 6:00pm
To schedule an appointment please contact Karen Goff at kgsoprano1@gmail.com

CHILDREN/YOUTH AUDITIONS
Monday, January 25, 2016
Monday, February 1, 2016
To schedule an appointment contact Darcy Keegan at bachchildrenschoir@gmail.com

For more information: www.bachchorale.org or call the Bach Chorale office (T-Th) at 765.429.5151

January 11/12 - February 20

"Sixty Square Inches - 18th North American Small Print Exhibition"
Juried exhibit of printmakers working in a small format.
Ringel Gallery in Stewart Center.
Reception: January 14, 5:30pm

"360 Degrees of Separation"
International ceramic artists who have worked at the Guldagergaard Center in Denmark.
Fountain Gallery, 330 Main Street, Lafayette.
Reception: January 15, 5:30pm

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

@PurdueGalleries

Closed December 24, 25, 31 & January 1.

All Ages

• Annual Celebration!
• Jan. 18, 11:00am - Martin Luther King, Jr. Program, Downtown

Kids

• Jan. 16, 11:00am & 2:00pm - Once Upon A Tea Time, Downtown
• Storytimes System Wide: 429-0119

• Downtown 429-0113, Campus 269-5380

Tour the Haan Museum on January 16 or 17 to experience important Indiana paintings, Indiana ceramics and American antiques showcased in an architectural gem.

Tours 10am and 1:30pm Saturday and 1:30pm Sunday

$10 advance tickets and more information at haanmuseum.org.
$12 at the door

Numerous works by TC Steele, George Winter and others

Major ceramics by Indiana's leading clay artists

Walk on the Nature Trail any time, free

The Flat Five

• Kelly Hogan (Neko Case, The Decemberists, Mavis Staples)
• Scott Ligon (NRBQ, The Redwalls, WILCO session musician)
• Casey McDonough (NRBQ, Pokey LaFarge)
• Alex Hall (JD McPherson, Robbie Fulks, Pokey LaFarge)
• Nora O'Connor (Andrew Bird, Jakob Dylan, Iron & Wine)

Saturday, January 16; 8:00pm (doors 7:30)
Duncan Hall, 619 Ferry St., Lafayette

$13 advance/$15 (day of show) at Von's Records, JL Records, and McGuire Music

www.friends-of-bob.org

• January 16, 2016: Bizet's Le P�cheurs de Perles, starring Diana Damrau and Matthew Polenzani 
• January 30, 2016: Puccini's Turandot,starring Nina Stemme and Anita Hartig.

RHYTHMS Between PAPER and CANVAS. Rena's New Year's resolution, to explore natural rhythms through a variety of mediums and surfaces .

Join artists Rena Brouwer, Deb Waymire and Alan McConnell as each rings in the New Year with fresh new works.

Reception: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 6-9pm

Generations: Sculpture in Stone from Zimbabwe, Africa
Friday, January 29-Saturday, April 9
Reception: January 29, 4:30-6pm
Eric Dean Gallery, Fine Arts Center
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm

The Hans Dietrich Huebert Collection features stone sculptures from the nation of Zimbabwe. The exhibit spans generations of works by Shona artists and reveals one of the 20th & 21st centuries' most cohesive and enduring art movements.

Further information: www.wabash.edu/calendar

The debut Creativity Boot Camp - a Training Event for Makers and Wannabe Makers led by professional artists Lisa Walsh and Sara Vanderkleed

January 29 and January 30, 2016
MatchBOX Coworking Studio, Lafayette, Indiana.

Topics include "Yes, You Are Creative",  "Confidence as a Maker", and "Creativity Triggers" and more.

For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creativity-boot-camp-tickets-19803715446

Check out our Facebook page: facebook.com/creativity-boot-camp

Jan. 31, 2016, 4:00pm
Eliza Fowler Hall, Purdue University

"Francophiles" - Mary Heller, Margot Marlatt and Yon Joo Lee will present a program of French music including the beautiful Sonata for violin and piano by Cesar Franck.

Tickets: $15 at Von's or at the door; $5 college student and FREE for K-12 grade students