Creative Arts and Commerce Center

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, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., prior to Kehoe Concerts and by arrangement with the CAC office.

IN THE BALENTINE GALLERY
THE GARDEN EXHIBIT—through July 15. View weekdays during regular hours.
FOCUS ON PHOTOS 2010—Biennial ward show sponsored by Ossian State Bank, July 18-Aug. 30. Entry form at www.wellscocreativearts.com

SCHOOL OF BALLET
BALLET CAMP FOR ADVANCES DANCERS—June 28-July 2, with Janiece Lipsey in Studio A.
YOGA MOVES CAMP—July 12-16, with Susy Jones in Studio A.

EVENTS
FW PHILHARMONIC POPS CONCERT—Thursday, July 1, 7 p.m., Ouabache State Park, free concert. (Park admission charged.) Bradley Thachuk to conduct and Ed Goetz to lead you in song.
KEHOE PARK CONCERTS—Sundays during July and August starting July 11, 7 p.m. with Spike and the Bulldogs. Free concert. Tropical Shirt contest with Mayor Ted Ellis as MC.
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE’S SOUTHWEST —Noon program on Thursday, July 13. Free program with optional box lunch available for $6. Reservations needed to (260) 824-5222. (A Reader’s Circle event.)
CULINARY ROAD TRIP—Thursday, July 15, noon. Learn more about cheese production at Canal Junction Farmstead in Defiance, Ohio and lunch at Scotty’s on a tasting tour with Jeanne Ploetz, $3 registration with costs of meal and shopping additional. Open to anyone with an appetite! Reservations by July 12.
CULINARY CLASS WITH CHEF HECTOR MINON—Monday, July 26, with a Candlelight Dinner in Paris, $25, with registration needed.

Ongoing
Activities:
CAC board of directors—Monday July 19, 5:15 p.m. Development committee with Charles A. Shepard, III on July 15, 5:30 p.m.
PHOTOGRAPHERS FORUM—Thursday, July 22, 6:30 p.m., free event. Beginners welcome.
READERS CIRCLE—Tuesday, July 13, Georgia O’Keeffe Southwest program. Brown bag lunch meetings, noon to 1:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday each month at CAC. Free event.
ARTISTS IN ACTION— Fridays at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., work space by arrangement with CAC office, free event. Now open on Thursdays also.