Calendar Update - End of April

Dear All,

I hope you take a look at the Community Poem included in the previous post. This community has much happening all of the time and I get information from a lot of sources, much of it overlaps. I will share what I can, but mostly it will be about HART Rock, 5 Women Poets, poetry or other related topics.

If I don't get something up, understand that I simply could not. I will do what I can. If you are organizing a reading send the information about a month ahead, that way, it most likely will get posted here and possibly be sent to our mailing list.

Thank you for being and Blessings of words and creativity.

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LEMONSTONE - Reading Series of the Bloomington Writers Guild presents visiting poet Christine Rhein and classical guitarist Maja Radovanlija 7-8:30 p.m. April 29 at Sweet Claire Gourmet Bakery, 309 E. Third St.

Women Exposed which is an annual fund raiser for Middleway House.

The website is http://bloomingtonwomenexposed.org/ If you click on the photos the information comes up.

This year performance pieces are being included: poets Antonia Matthew, Shana Ritter and Patricia Coleman. The schedule is set out below:

Friday Night: The Lodge

7:30-7:50 Kati Gleiser music

8:00-8:20 Ritmos Latinos Indiana dance

8:30-8:50 Bobbie Jane Lancaster music

9:30-9:50 Dena El Saffar & Friends

Friday Night Street:

7:00-7:20 Belly Belly dance

9:00-9:20 IU Step Dance

10:00-10:20 Kali Ma dance/movement

10: 25-….Dark Side Tribal dance

Saturday Afternoon Soiree:

3:00-3:20 Sarah Flint music

3:30-3:50 Janas Hoyt music/spoken word

4:30-4:40 Shana Ritter poetry

4:45-4:55 Nicole Kousaleos poetry/prose

5:00-5:20 Tyler Ferguson music

5:30-5:55 Lazy Susan: Merrie Sloan & Kate Long music

Saturday Evening Salon:

7:00-7:10 Antonia Matthews poetry

7:30-7:55 The Grateful Divas music

8:00-8:20 Yuriria Rodriguez music

8:30-8:50 Bette Lucas-Flamenco dance

*Sunday May Day on Courthouse Lawn:

noon-12:30 Maypole Ribbon/Circle Dance

12:50-1:15 Dark Side Tribal dance

2:00-2:25 Hudsucker Posse Hoop Jam ~movement/hula hoop jam

Sunday Intergenerational The Lodge:

4:00-4:25 Bobbie Jane Lancaster Children's Music music

4:35-4:45 Gwenette Gaddis poetry/prose

4:50-5:10 Raging Grannies

5:15-5:25 Alisa Alering short fiction

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7:00-7:10 Patricia Coleman poetry

7:30-7:50 The Vallures music

8:00-8:25 Amy Roche & Friends music

8:30~gathering & thank you from organizers, curators, director

May is Creative Aging Month in Bloomington!

Our community focus will be on honoring the Creative Aging Initiative of Bloomington, Indiana's Commission on Aging which "Challenges the community to showcase the talents and skills of both established and first-time older artist and performers; cultivate intergenerational understanding through dialogue, sharing, traditions and storytelling; enhance awareness about the value of creative engagement to adult health and well being during May which is nationally considered “Older American's” Month.

*May 7th - May 28th, “Art & Aging: the third act” –Bellevue Gallery
The Opening Reception is Friday May 7th, 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- This exhibit will feature the creative work of Bell Trace Resident Artist infused with the collaborative spirit of teaching artist Julie Hill and Ron Elkins. As an organizational member of the National Center for Creative Aging, Bell Trace Senior Living community is dedicated to enriching life for older people by offering opportunities for creative expression, community engagement, and lifelong learning. For detailed information on Bloomington's Creative Aging Initiative check the documents file under “Links” at http://www.bellevuegallery.org

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* May 8th at 2pm there will be a Gallery Tour at the IU Art Museum with several of the museum's leading elder docents. Following the tour, at around 2:45pm, there will be a Reading of Original Works by the Bell Trace Writers' Group. Come and be inspired!

*May 27th – HART Rock Poetry Series and Open-mic presents "Women's Words" with Women Writing for a Change is part of a national network of affiliate writing schools who share a mission to provide opportunities for individuals to craft more conscious lives through the art of writing and the practices of community. WWf(a)C is a place where the individual voice is nurtured, developed and celebrated. We create unique learning environments to make this possible.

The Bloomington affiliate of Women Writing for (a) Change supports the lives of individuals for whom writing is, or is becoming, an important creative and spiritual practice. The mission of the school has always been to create a healthy, creatively-charged writing community that celebrates the voices of women (and men in select offerings) in search of authenticity, deeper consciousness, healing, personal transformation and re-connection.

* Hatije's Hafla (poetic movement of belly dance) an annual fundraiser for Middle Way House
Thursday, May 12 at 7:30pm, Location: Player's Pub - more information forthcoming.

JUNE

The 71st Indiana University Writers' Conference on June 5-10 The Indiana University Writers' Conference, now in its 71st year, will welcome an award-winning lineup of authors to the Bloomington campus of Indiana University from June 5-10 for a week long festival of readings, classes and workshops. Classes include "Writing the Unthinkable" with Lynda Barry; "The Art of the Blog" with Gary Ferguson; "The Art of Screenplay" with Jill Godmilow; and "Poetry" with Julia Story. The Writers' Conference will also offer fiction workshops led by best-selling author of Await Your Reply, Dan Chaon, and IU Professor Tony Ardizzone, as well as a poetry workshop with award-winning poet Patrick Rosal. For an application and more information visit: http://www.iuwc.indiana.edu.