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Yoga in the Atrium
Saturdays, weekly, April 6 through October 26, 2013
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Thomas T. Solley Atrium, second floor
Free yoga classes return to the atrium, and as weather permits, classes will be held outdoors on the Sculpture Terrace. Instruction will be provided by Vibe Yoga Studio. Beginner classes will be offered on the first and third Saturdays of every month; more advanced classes on the second and fourth Saturdays. Spaces are limited and participation is on a first come-first served.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
The Quarried Landscape
Noon Talk
12:15–1:00 p.m.
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, first floor
Nelson R. Shaffer, section head of the Indiana Geological Survey, and Nan Brewer, the museum’s Lucienne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works on Paper, will discuss the development of the stone industry during the nineteenth century, how to tell a quarry from a natural rock formation, and different perspectives on the post-industrial landscape by artists of the period.
This program is presented in conjunction with the 7th annual Indiana Limestone Month. For more information, see www.limestonemonth.com.
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
Midsummer Night at the Art Museum
Special Event
7:00–9:30 p.m.
Celebrate the Midsummer Night at the IU Art Museum! All three permanent collection galleries will be open, and a self-guided gallery tour, which features night-themed works will be available.
Visit the museum’s Sculpture Terrace and enjoy live music by regional favorites The Dynamics. Performing R&B, Funk, and Blues classics by artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Parliament/Funkaldelics, this eight piece band will leave you singing and dancing into the night! Guests will also enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
FRIDAY, JULY 5
Craig & The Crawdads
Jazz in July
6:30 p.m.
Sculpture Terrace, second floor
Local favorites Craig Brenner & the Crawdads open this year's Jazz in July series with music
that makes you get up and dance—zydeco, blues, swing, New Orleans R&B, boogie woogie, jazz—you name it!
FRIDAY, JULY 12
Hip Harp Jazz Trio
Jazz in July
6:30 p.m.
Sculpture Terrace, second floor
In celebration of the 9th USA International Harp
Competition, Jazz in July is proud to feature the Hip Harp Jazz Trio. Led by harpist Jan Aldridge Clark, the trio offers a unique blend of jazz, rock,
Irish, and African sounds.
SATURDAY, JULY 13
Art and a Movie
Renoir in Focus
2:00–2:45 p.m.
Gallery of the Art of the Western World, first floor
Nan Brewer, the Lucienne M. Glaubinger Curator of Works on Paper, will present a pre-screening gallery talk on several prints by the Impressionist
artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. A limited quantity of complimentary tickets to the screening of Renoir
will be distributed first come-first served at the talk.
Renoir Screening
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Hope School of Fine Arts Auditorium, room 015
The gallery talk will be followed by a special screening of the new French historical drama Renoir (2013) about the last years of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s life at Cagnes-sur-Mer during World War I. The filmmaker Gilles Bourdos even used the services of a convicted art forger, Guy Ribes, to re-create the Renoir paintings in live action on screen.
This program is co-sponsored by the Ryder Film Series. For information on additional screenings of the film, see www.theryder.com
FRIDAY, JULY 19
Tonos Triad
Jazz in July
6:30 P.M.
Sculpture Terrace, second floor
Indianapolis-based trio Tonos Triad has continued to push beyond the boundaries
of genre. Reminiscent of a combination of Astor
Piazzolla and John Zorn, Tonos Triad’s music is complex, sophisticated, and almost impossible to label.
FRIDAY, JULY 26
Gallery Talk: African Textiles/American Jazz
5:45 p.m.
The Raymond and Laura Wielgus Gallery of the Arts of Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas, third floor
A gallery talk led by Diane Pelrine, the Raymond and Laura Wieglus Curator of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, will precede the final Jazz in July performance.
Valeria DeCastro
Jazz in July
6:30 p.m.
Sculpture Terrace, second floor
Experience Valeria DeCastro’s blend of bossa nova and jazz music, as she explores the deep roots of music from the Americas, reminding us just how much the two genres influenced each other.
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