Events on November 11, 2014
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Guerrilla Girl Speech
5pm to 12:42pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Frida Kahlo of the Guerrilla Girls will speak about discrimination in the art world.
Since 1985 the Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of gorilla-masked activists, have been battling sexism and racism in art, politics, film, and popular culture. They use facts, humor and outrageous visuals to expose discrimination and corruption.
- Veterans Day Honor Program with America's Hometown Band 5:30pm to 12:42pm @ Muncie Central High School Auditorium
The City of Muncie and America’s Hometown Band invite all local citizens to a Veterans Day Celebration event -- ONE MUNCIE FOR VETERANS -- on Tuesday, Nov 11, in the Muncie Central High School auditorium. The musical portions of this event are performed by Muncie’s own America’s Hometown Band combined “side-by-side” with high school band students from Delaware County.
The evening begins at 5:30 pm in the MCHS cafeteria with a complimentary spaghetti dinner for any veteran. All others are encouraged to make a donation for their meal, with funds going to support local veteran activities.
At 7 pm, the Veterans Day honor program proceeds with patriotic music, the presentation of colors, and comments by Delaware County Veterans Officer Janet Davis; local veteran Joseph Orick; Muncie’s Mayor Dennis Tyler; Rev. Colby Smith; and Michael Austin from Muncie Central High School. Emcee for the evening is Dale Basham. Sponsors for this program are City of Muncie, Muncie Exchange Club, Ball State University, and Muncie Central High School.
- Native American Maps 6:30pm to 7:30pm @ Cornerstone Center for the Arts 2nd floor, Founders Room 520 E Main, Muncie, IN 47305
To commemorate Native American Heritage Month, the BSU Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection will present a maps program depicting the history of Native Americans in North America and the United States, including original culture areas, land cessions and migrations, wars, and current settlement areas. The program will also include photographs and artwork detailing Native American participation in world events and important Native American figures who shaped history.
This workshop is free and open to the public and will be held at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Pre-registration is encouraged and is available at http://cornerstonearts.org/education/programs/native_american_maps.
- Veterans Day Honor Program with America's Hometown Band 5:30pm to 12:42pm @ Muncie Central High School Auditorium