Cutline: Metropolitan Opera soprano Julie Boulianne will perform at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts April 9.

APRIL 5

Towanda Book Club Meets

Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Towanda Public Library, 301 S. Taylor

Free

Members and guests will discuss the book “What She Left Behind” by Ellen Marie Wiseman. For more information, call (309) 728-2176.

APRIL 8

Magnificent Masters

Friday, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St.

$60 for adults

Marvel in the mastery of Mozart and Mahler with Grammy-nominated Metropolitan Opera soprano Julie Boulianne. Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture and arias from Don Giovanni and La Clemenza di Tito will be performed. For more information, call (309) 434-2777.

Behind the Curtain Tours

Friday, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St.

Free

Docents will lead guests through the BCPA to learn about the interior design of the building as well as recent renovations. For more information, call (309) 434-2260.

APRIL 9

Illinois Sustainable Living & Wellness Expo

Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Shirt Center, Illinois Wesleyan University, 302 E. Emerson St.

Free

The ISLWExpo is the largest Zero Waste event in central Illinois. Multiple workshops and exhibitors will provide information for the whole family. For more information, call (309) 556-3334.

Saturday Language School

Saturdays through May 28

Buck Memorial Hall, Illinois Wesleyan, 1111 N. East St., Bloomington

$240 per student

Session begins April 9. Languages taught to pre-K through 4th grade students are French, Spanish or Russian. For more information, call (309) 556-3174.

APRIL 10

David Davis Mansion Mechanical Tour

Sunday, 1 p.m.

1000 Monroe Drive, Bloomington

$10

Learn what it took to operate the Mansion, which was the most up-to-date home when it was built. Reservations required. For more information, call (309) 838-1084.

Community Art Showcase

Sunday, 1 – 3 p.m.

Miller Park Pavillion, 1020 S. Morris, Bloomington

Free

Exhibit features local amateur and professional artists. Vote for your favorites with pennies. For more information, call (309) 838-2160.

Stanford Sunday Morning Breakfast

Sunday, 7 – 10 a.m.

Allin Twp. Community Bldg., 203 N. Blackstone, Stanford

$7 per adult

All you can eat of biscuits and gravy, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns and fruit. For more information, call (309) 824-8592.

APRIL 12

Confident Parenting Class Offered at BroMenn

Tuesday, 6 – 9 p.m.

Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, 1304 Franklin Ave., Normal

$15 per couple

The class covers the growth and development of infants, birth to one year of age. Many parenting topics will be discussed, including handling minor illnesses at home and car seat safety. For more information, call (800) 323-8622.

APRIL 12-17

“Fame” Presented at Illinois Wesleyan

April 12-16, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.

Macpherson Theatre, 2 Ames Plaza East, Bloomington

The show follows the final class of New York City’s celebrated High School for the Performing Arts from their admission in 1980 to their graduation in 1984. For more information, call (309) 556-3982.