Outdoor salsa, Latin fusion by Matixando, plenty of films highlight week's events
From James Joyce to slapstick sight gags on film, there's a wide range of weekend events with something for everyone. Those are the bookends, but in between are outdoor concerts, more movies and an open Sierra Club meeting.
Ryder shows movie about making Joyce's "Ulysses"
Learn what went into making "Ulysses" in "In Bed with Ulysses" at 8 p.m. Thursday and Sunday at the IU Radio & Television Theater, 1229 E. Seventh St., as part of the Ryder Film Series. The action in James Joyce’s novel happens during 24 hours in Dublin, and "In Bed with Ulysses" depicts what occurred as the writing, publishing — and censoring — was evolving. A century later, censors are still gnashing their molars.
Visit theryder.com. Tickets are $8; you can buy them at the door.
Sierra Club invites all to Karst Farm Park
A Bloomington group of Sierra Club participants invites you to join them at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Karst Farm Park, shelter 8, 2450 S. Endwright Road, as they organize local hikes and opportunities to care for the environment. Email marilynbauchat@gmail.com if you want details. The club believes in protecting and reveling in nature. An interesting note: Karst Farm Park was Monroe County's first county park.
IU Outdoor Summer Concert heats up with salsa
Las Estrellas, a vivacious group of Latin performers, will provide a salsa act in the Summer Concert Series 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St., on the Centennial Patio. Participants can buy refreshments from The Vault. The performance is free and open to all. Visit https://bit.ly/3zyOF2t for more information.
Latin fusion in People's Park
Hear the band Matixando, performing original tropical Latin fusion, 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday at People's Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Ave. David Dávila González founded the band in 2011 in Costa Rica. The band performs for community events, concerts and private parties in Central America, Mexico and the U.S. Their material focuses on people and places that have affected their musical development.
Country Western Hog Roast and Beer Garden Fest returns
After a two-year hiatus, the Country Western Hog Roast and Beer Garden Fest is returning. The fundraiser for St. Vincent de Paul, serving Monroe County, will be 4:30-8 p.m. Friday on the grounds of St. Charles Borromeo Church, 2222 E. Third St. Purchase tickets online at bloomingtonsvdp.org. The Justin Case Band will perform.
A plate of chunked pork and sides with beverage and cookie is $10 in advance or $12 at the ticket booth. Tickets for ages 6-12 are $6; kids age 5 and younger are free. Beer and wine will be for sale. There will be face painting, a silent auction tent with more than 180 items and from 6 to 7 p.m. Elizabeth Venstra and members of the IU International Folkdancers will perform and give lessons
"Sing 2" in Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park
Just as night snuffs the sun, at 9:45 p.m. Friday, watch "Sing 2" (2021) in the Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park, on West Ninth Street south of the B-Line Trail. This American computer-animated jukebox musical flick is a sequel to "Sing 1," also by Garth Jennings. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson star.
Cicada Cinema offers slapstick at the Orbit Room
A comedy off its hinge, "Surf II: the End of the Trilogy (1984)" combines horror, slapstick, sight gags and sci-fi, with a nod to the extravagant 1980s. Watch as surfers are turned into zombies. See it at the Orbit Room, 107 N. College Ave., downstairs. Tickets are $5 for this 21-plus film. Visit cicadacinema.com for more info.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Events include Matixando, salsa performance and 'Sing 2' in park
