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Community Events Hotline: (812) 349-3754

For weather-related or other cancellations of concerts or other community events.

Community Events Staff

• Paula McDevitt, Recreation Programs Director
• Becky Barrick-Higgins, Community Events Manager
• Bill Ream, Community Events Coordinator
• Greg Jacobs, Community Events Coordinator
• Lynsie Haag, Program Specialist

Quick Links

• A Fair of the Arts
• Adult City Tennis Tournament - September 9-15
• Bloomington Community Farmers' Market
• Bloomington Bikes Month
• Concerts, Movies, and Plays
• Drool in the Pool
• Fourth of July Parade
• Junk in the Trunk

Sailing for Families-Discover It!

W, 6/5 · 6-9 p.m. · Register by 5/29 (Code 54511-A)
M, 6/17 · 6-9 p.m. · Register by 6/10 (Code 54511-B)
Lake Monroe Sailing Association, 7600 S. Shields Ridge Road
$100 · For families of 2-4/boat for three hours beginning at 6 p.m.

Join a skilled sailor for an evening of sailing. Experience the exhilaration of using nature's wind power to glide across the water. Have a wonderful family outing and team building experience. Meet the freindly, like-minded people at the beautiful 104-acre Moore's Creek sailing facility on Lake Monroe. You might even view a bald eagle or other wildlife on your sailing adventure! Available for families of 2-4/boat for $100 for three hours beginning at 6 p.m. For ages 9 yrs. and up w/parent. Instructor: Randy Hannum

Touch A Truck

W, 6/12 · 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Twin Lakes Sports Park, parking lot; additional parking is available at the Twin Lakes Recreation Center, 1700 W. Bloomfield Rd.
$1 per person

See your favorite vehicles at the 13th annual Touch A Truck! Get up close and personal with fire trucks, ambulances, buses, bucket trucks, and more. Explore the inner workings or the outside gadgets of the big rigs you hae always been curious about! Touch A Truck is 'geared' toward ages 1-10 yrs. For more information contact Lynsie Haag at 349-3718.

Call the Community Events Hotline at 349-3754 for weather-related cancellations. Rain date is June 13.

Messy Mania

Tu, 7/16 · 9 a.m.-noon
RCA Community Park
$5 per child

Kids get crazy with their hands when we let them experiment with all kinds ofmessy mediums, with no worries about creating chaos in the house! These hands=on activities will delight every youngster wholoves to squish, splatter,and fling! Let us take care of the prep time and clean up, while you and your child experience a morning of head-to-toe, ooey gooey good times! Messy Mania is geared toward children ages 1-8 yrs. w/parent. For more information contact Lynsie Haag at 349-3718.

Call the Community Events Hotline at 349-3754 for weather-related cancellations.

Sailing for Families-Discover It!

Tu, 7/2 · 6-9 p.m. · Register by 6/25 (Code 54511-C)
Th, 7/18 · 6-9 p.m. · Register by 7/10 (Code 54511-D)
Lake Monroe Sailing Association, 7600 S. Shields Ridge Road
$100 · For families of 2-4/boat for three hours beginning at 6 p.m.

Join a skilled sailor for an evening of sailing. Experience the exhilaration of using nature's wind power to glide across the water. Have a wonderful family outing and team building experience. Meet the freindly, like-minded people at the beautiful 104-acre Moore's Creek sailing facility on Lake Monroe. You might even view a bald eagle or other wildlife on your sailing adventure! Available for families of 2-4/boat for $100 for three hours beginning at 6 p.m. For ages 9 yrs. and up w/parent. Instructor: Randy Hannum