ECLIPSE EVENT FULL SCHEDULE
Monday April 8, 2024 Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
3655 S Snoddy Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401
NOTE: ARRIVE EARLY & EXPECT TO LEAVE LATE
7 – 8 a.m.
Early volunteers arrive.
8 – 9 a.m.
Mid-morning volunteers arrive.
8 – 10 a.m.
Artists arrive to drop off art to the Cultural Center Library. Artists can park directly in front of the Cultural Center lot.
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Art to be juried and put up for display in the library at the Cultural Center
12 – 1 p.m.
Introduction of Indiana Forest Alliance Staff at Main Stage
12 – 12:15 p.m.
Opening remarks from Executive Director Jeff Stant at Main Stage
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Art show and time capsule at Main Stage
12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
Steven Stewart presentation on cultural and natural impacts of Solar Eclipses in history and today at Main Stage.
11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Art on Display at the Cultural Center.
12 – 4 p.m.
Information booth in tent near Main stage.
1 – 2 p.m.
Guided hike on Forest trail from Cultural Center.
1:49 – 4:22 p.m.
Solar Eclipse viewing in all open areas. Some may want to be in wooded areas to observe wildlife changes during this period. TOTALITY from 3:04 – 3:08 p.m.
1:30 – 4 p.m.
Buddhist Monks conduct a medicine Buddah Puja,a special awareness ceremony and ritual honoring and promoting inner and planetary healing. Ceremony will pause during totality and then continue until completion.
4:30 p.m.
Closing ceremonies at Main Stage
5 p.m.
Official end of festivities.
5 – 6 p.m.
Volunteers help with cleanup.