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May 31, 2023
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Switchyard Park Concert Series; Juneteenth Celebration; Outdoor Programs; and Monroe Water Treatment Plant Tour –June Events and Programs
Bloomington, Ind. – Bloomington is a vibrant community filled with activity. Each month there are numerous opportunities to enjoy and engage socially and civically. The City will provide monthly updates on what is happening in and with the City, and you will discover that no matter your interests or inclinations, there is something for everyone.
EVENTS
City Golf Tournament
Date: Championship Flights register by June 20; Regular, Women’s, and Junior’s Divisions register by July 2.
Time: 12 p.m.
Cost: Entry fee for Championship Flights is $25; Regular and Women’s Divisions $15; Juniors entry fee is free.
Location: Cascades Golf Course, 3550 N. Kinser Pike
Play in the longest-running Match Play tournament in the state! Visit bloomington.in.gov/cascades for qualifying dates; Tournament opening weekend is July 8-9 and Championship weekend is July 15-16.
For more information or to register for the City Golf Tournament, call Cascades Golf Course at 812-349-3764. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/golf-tournament
Limestone Nomad at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 1
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: modern bluegrass/folk trio
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Shakespeare in the Park
Date: Thursday-Sunday, June 1-4
Time: June 1, June 2, and June 3 at 7 p.m.; June 4 at 2 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: The Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park, 331 S. Washington Street
Monroe County Civic Theater presents Richard III.
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Movies in the Parks: The Princess Diaries (2001, rated G)
Date: Saturday, June 3
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Bryan Park, 1001 S. Henderson Street
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market
Date: Saturdays, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24
Time: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Showers Common south of City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street
Find a wide assortment of goods from farm and field, plus a tasteful variety of prepared foods from local small businesses. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/farmers-market
Tuesday Market
Date: Tuesdays, June 6, June 13, June 20, June 27
Time: 4-7 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St., outside north of the Pavilion
Shop for fresh, nutritious, local farm products and artisanal foods, and support the local food economy. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/farmers-market/tuesday
Touch a Truck
Date: Wednesday, June 7
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: $1 per person
Location: Winslow Sports Complex, 2800 S. Highland Ave.
Get up close and personal with your favorite big rigs!
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/touch-a-truck
nomás at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 8
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: unique Spanish/English covers
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Strawberry Shortcake Festival Concert by Matixando
Date: Thursday, June 8
Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
Live music: original Latin fusion from Costa Rica
Held in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club Auxiliary’s Strawberry Shortcake Festival from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Happy Hours on the Lawn: SoundR LampN at Switchyard Park
Date: Friday, June 9
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
Live music: quirky rock and roll
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
A Fair of the Arts
Date: Saturday, June 10
Time: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Held in conjunction with the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, 401 N. Morton Street at City Hall.
Shop for art and fine crafts hand made by local and regional artists.
Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/a-fair-of-the-arts
Get Outdoors Day
Date: Saturday, June 10
Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
Open-house style introduction to local outdoor activities.
Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/recreation/programs/11991
Zillafyde at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 15
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: country to folk to hard rock
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Switchyard Park Thursday Night Summer Music Series
Chicago jazz artist Makaya McCraven with Funk Almighty
Date: Thursday, June 15
Time: 6-10 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Switchyard Park Concert Series
Wife Patrol with Rearview Rhonda
Date: Friday, June 16
Time: 6 p.m. opener, 7:15 p.m. main act
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street, main stage
Live music: opener Rearview Rhonda, local indie rock/punk rock band, and main act Wife Patrol, alternative rock
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Juneteenth
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023
Time: 2-7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Switchyard Park (1601 South Rogers Street)
The City of Bloomington will host a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 17 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Switchyard Park (1601 South Rogers Street). Juneteenth is the annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War and a national celebration of freedom. The community-wide, family-friendly gathering will feature free food, games, and music, with Black-owned businesses on-site offering additional products for sale.
Monroe Water Treatment Plant Tour
Date: Wednesday, June 21
Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free!
Location: Meet at 600 E Miller Dr
Please join the City of Bloomington Utilities for a guided tour of the Monroe Water Treatment Plant. Participants meet at the Service Center to shuttle to the plant and learn fun history facts about water in Monroe County. We will see where the water comes out at Lake Monroe, then follow the flow as it becomes drinking water and gets pumped into the city. Questions? Contact us at 812-349-3655 or [email protected]. Register at: https://forms.gle/dfCDsuhEkTQ9f6g87
PDVNCH at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 22
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live spoken wordsmith
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
Summer Solstice Celebration
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 1-4 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St.
Nature- and sun-related activities and games to celebrate summer!
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
The Bazargan Mystics at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 29
Time: 4:30-6 p.m.
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: Hoosier surf klezmer
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts
PROGRAMS
Backyard Beach Party
Date: Fridays, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30
Time: 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Location: Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th Street
Preschoolers make sand castles and run through the sprinkler in the Banneker backyard. Drop in any time. For more information, call the Banneker Community Center at 812-349-3735.
Fitness in the Park: Beginning Yoga
Date: Fridays, June 2, June 9, June16, June 30
Time: 12 p.m.
Cost: $5
Location: Switchyard Park, main stage
Outdoor Beginning Yoga with instructor Rivkah Moore. For ages 18 yrs. and up. All skill levels welcome! Registration is not required; just show up and pay the $5 per person fee, or buy a 10-class pass for $45.
For more information about drop-in fitness classes at Switchyard Park, contact Shelby Drake at 812-349-3700. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/recreation/fitness/exercise
Escape from Wonderland! – An Outdoor Escape Room Adventure by Code & Key
Date: Saturday, June 3; Sunday, June 4; and Saturday, June 10
Time: Departures every 30 minutes, 1-7 p.m.
Cost: $60 per team
Location: Lower Cascades Park, 2851 Old State Road 37, Waterfall Shelter
You followed the White Rabbit, and now you’re stuck in Wonderland and must solve mysteries, riddles, and puzzles to escape! Pre-registration is required; register a team of 3 to 6 people by June 1. Learn more at: https://bton.in/t5Jpy
Composting Basics
Date: Sunday, June 4
Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $10/Bloomington residents, $12/out-of-city residents
Location: Willie Streeter Community Gardens in Winslow Woods Park, 2301 S. Highland Ave.
Learn how to use compost in your home garden and how to compost at home, regardless of spac
