Creating Music

This afternoon I attended a public program for adults at the IMCPL. It was a celebration of music using items that you could find in a thrift store (its purpose). Teams were given $25.00 to purchase items. The musicians were very talented making good use of a belt, cans, water glasses, basketballs and toy keyboards. One musician used a doll to create music. The library presented the event with Big Car Collective and supported by Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative.

I did not stay for the entire event but I had counted 118 guests in an hour. This is a great turnout. The event was listed as adult on the library website but there were a fair amount of children attending with adults. It was a good program (its strength) as it encouraged creativity. Additionally, the program appealed to the young old; all attendees could find something to enjoy, silly songs or craftsmanship in making new instruments.

There were no extreme weaknesses. The program started a little later than the advertised start time but that is understandable when you have nine groups of individuals included in the performance line-up.

http://www.imcpl.org/events/featuredevents.html

Adults are invited to a unique series of programs that offer an unusual twist on a lecture, experimental audio and video, a music competition and a live multimedia performance.

Made for Each Other: A Series of Interactive, Community-Inspiring Events will be presented through May in the Clowes Auditorium at Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair Street. It’s sponsored by Big Car Gallery and Know No Stranger.

Thrift Store Music
Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 2 at 2 p.m.
This two-day event invites local bands to explore, create and share self-made musical instruments. On April 28, musicians will meet at Central Library, be given a budget, and sent to thrift stores to find objects that can be used as musical instruments. For the next four days the musicians will create songs with their self-made instruments. On May 2, the musicians will return to Central Library to perform music created from their thrift store finds.