Creative Happenings

Visit the Creative Arts Council’s Balentine Gallery at the Arts, Commerce & Visitors Centre, 211 West Water Street, Bluffton, Indiana 46714. (260)-824-5222 or wellscocreativearts.com Find event & membership information, view exhibits, purchase tickets, take classes, or volunteer.   

Hours: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday until 7 p.m. or by arrangement. 

IN THE BALENTINE GALLERY

Tri Kappa High School Art Show, through May 20, and Annual Children’s Art Exhibit through May 7. No admission charge to view the exhibits. 

Coming June 1-July 12, Visages of the Original Peoples, photographs of Native Americans in a touring exhibit from Indiana University’s Mathers Museum, in coordination with the PBS documentary, “We Shall Remain.”

SCHOOL OF BALLET

BALLET CAMP—July 20-24. Two sessions daily instructed by Jeni Meeks: for new students from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., $35 and refresher for currently enrolled students at 10:30 to noon, $45.

REGULAR CLASSES—will recommence in September. Registrations welcome! Ask for a registration packet to be mailed in August.

                                  EVENTS.

‘GODSPELL’—June 12-14, Life Auditorium with Wells Community Theater. Tickets: Patrons $30 and others at $10, $12 & $16.

PATRIOTIC POPS CONCERT—Thursday, June 25, Ouabache State Park, 7 p.m., free. (Park entrance fee applies.)

KEHOE CONCERTS—Sundays from July 12 through Aug. 30, 7 p.m., free, JBG’s Ice Cream available for purchase. Spike and the Bulldogs will get the new season rolling and rocking on July 12.

                  LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

PRIVATE ART LESSONS—Enroll now for private art lessons with Katie Vanderkolk for an hour a week during June and July..

SUMMER ARTS ACADEMY—June 22-26, Norwell High School. Discover the art world!

DRAWING CAMP—Aug. 3-7. Work with edges, spaces, relationships, lights ad shadows, Gestalt.

BATIK—June 29, July 1-2, kids classes 1 to 3 p.m. and adults 6 to 8 p.m., also July 20, 22, 23 with instructor Katie Vanderkolk.

AHA KIDS CAMP—Discovering Artistic, Healthy and Active Kids, July 27-31.

GROUPS

CAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS—Monday, May 18, 5:15 p.m., Carolyn Coleman. president.

READERS CIRCLE —Tuesday, May 19, noon to 1:30 p.m., discussing current reads and hear about “one book, one county!”

ARTISTS IN ACTION—Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by arrangement in Studio B. 

WELLS WRITERS—Tuesday, May 26, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., free Open to area writers, poets. Discussion of John Stead’s writing, visit their new blog http://www.cacwww.wordpress.com Contact Davina at (260) 824-5222 or cac@parlorcity.com

CULINARY ARTISTS—Thursday, May 21, visit an Amish Greenhouse in Monroe and eat at the Brick House on Jackson. Call to reserve a spot. Then hop on the taste tour to the Brick House Grill in downtown Huntington on June 18.