Grammy nominees gospel/soul group the Harlem Gospel Travelers will be performing a Free, All Ages concert as part of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. This show is sponsored by Defur Voran

After hearing from our members, we’re moving forward with a NO KINGS Protest!
📅 Friday, June 14 | 10:00–11:30 AM
📍 Wheeling Ave (from Wysor/High to Minnetrista Blvd)

We’ll line the street to declare: NO KINGS IN AMERICA.
Then we’ll head over together to support Muncie’s Juneteenth celebration.

Bring your signs, your friends, and your voice.
Let’s make it clear: We will not be ruled.

We will also be lining the streets with NO KINGS signs.

Summer Gardening Program

Are you ready to dig into the world of gardening? Join us for a Summer Gardening Program at the Muncie Children's Museum offered on the 2nd Saturday during the months of May, June, July and August. Each program will begin at 11am lasting approximately 30 minutes and will include a lesson provided by Purdue Master Gardeners and an activity. Limited spots are available for each program. Scan the QR code or click the link below to register for the program dates you wish to attend.
https://forms.gle/qQv4EF5CviU7j2Ck8

Program Cost: This program is included with Muncie Children's Museum Admission and free for MCM Members. 

Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year. 

Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.

Normal City Slickers are back at The Guardian as part of our Summer Concert Series! Saturday, June 14th from 8pm-10pm
Join them outside in the MadJax courtyard with craft beer and great food.
*No outside food or drinks allowed. Guardian drinks are restricted to MadJax courtyard and inside The Guardian*

Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing! 

Teach-in on Mutual Aid

"Practicing mutual aid is the surest means for giving each other and to all the greatest safety, the best guarantee of existence and progress, bodily, intellectual and moral" - Pyotr Kropotkin

Panel discussion followed by Q&A, featuring

Neil Kring, Muncie Folk Collective
Ruby June, Food Not Bombs Muncie
And more!

Come with questions!

We are in a moment of authoritarian breakthrough where our government institutions are under siege. It is essential that we consider how we, as neighbors, can take care of one another throughout this crisis and beyond.

Reptiles and Amphibians

Join us at the "BSU Nature Lab" on Wednesday, June 18th, at 10am for “Reptiles and Amphibian”. Erica, from the BSU Environmental Education Center, will be talking about reptiles and amphibians native to Indiana. Families will have the opportunity to meet and interact with Beaker, the turtle, and observe salamanders and frogs. Children can also explore the Nature Lab and participate in an activity. PARKING: Please park in the lot to the left as you pull in (near the Fire Station/Tillotson Ave) and not in the lot in front/to the right of the BSU Nature Lab.

This program is part of our More to Explore in Muncie FREE summer program offered weekly by Muncie Children’s Museum. Each week Muncie Children’s Museum will meet at various locations throughout the Muncie community to offer family-friendly activities. Each time your family attends a More to Explore in Muncie nature program, your family will be entered into a drawing to win a one year Family Membership to the Muncie Children’s Museum to be given away at the end of the summer program.

June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community Event

Celebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.

Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery! 

June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community Event

Celebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.

Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery! 

THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/  

MadJax Maker Force:

https://www.madjax.org

Mad Axe Muncie:

https://madaxemuncie.com

The Guardian Brewing Co.:

https://guardian.beer

AHB Flute & Clarinet Choirs in Concert

AHB  Music Director Roger McConnell puts the ‘Spotlight’ on three distinctive instrumental sections of his ‘Hometown Band’ … 

at 6 pm: the spirited sound of a Dixieland    Combo (led by Larry McWilliams)

at 7 pm: the lovely multi-voice blends of the AHB Flute Choir & AHB Clarinet Connection musicians

June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community Event

Celebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.

Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery! 

Bring your little ones to Storytime Saturday! Join one of our experience guides for a cozy storytime perfect for children 5 and under and their families. Each month, we’ll feature a special seasonal story that celebrates the time of year. 

Betty’s Cabin Activities are presented in partnership with Patterson Block Muncie.

Join us for the unique experience of Live Geode Slicing ! Come & witness the transformation of raw geodes into beautiful , sparkling crystals ! Choose your own stone and watch live as the surprise beauty is revealed . Prices starting at just $5 . 

June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community Event

Celebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.

Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery! 

Blue Blazes are playing at The Guardian as part of our Summer Concert Series! Saturday, June 21st from 8pm-10pm
Join them outside in the MadJax courtyard with craft beer and great food.
*No outside food or drinks allowed. Guardian drinks are restricted to MadJax courtyard and inside The Guardian*

Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup at 3p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing! 

June 16–22; 3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Gardens
Free Community Event

Celebrate Pollinator Week by embarking on a garden adventure at Minnetrista! We’re inviting the community to explore our beautiful garden spaces and learn about the important relationship between plants and pollinators.

Each day, a horticulturist will be stationed in a different garden—Bird & Butterfly Garden, East Lawn Rain Garden, Orchard Garden, or Four Seasons Garden—to share fascinating facts about the pollinators that call the area home and how they support our ecosystems. Find the gardener, learn something new, and receive a free seed packet as a reward for your discovery! 

Please join us for Cuplets, live “open mic” poetry at The Cup! 🎙️ Everyone is welcome! Read your words! Read the words of others! Come to enjoy others reading words! We are all looking forward to listening to everyone’s words! 

Cuplets is for fellowship, not critique. We all clap at all the poems and we want to make friends. You CAN sit with us, every 4th Sunday at 5p. The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue in Muncie, Indiana - parking is in the back. Please support our host small business venue with your purchase from their menu as admission to Cuplets! ☕️ 🥯 

∙ Cuplets has a YouTube Channel! 🍿 Check it out:

YouTube.com/Muncie.Cuplets

∙ Cuplets Facebook Group:

Facebook.com/groups/1596819023887658

∙ The Cup is on Instagram:

Instagram.com/TheCupInTheVillage

Join us for our monthly Progressive Discussion Group to connect, converse, and collaborate with fellow resisters!

Our topic for this month's discussion will be announced closer to the meeting date.

What topics would you like to explore in future discussions? Share your ideas with us—we’d love your input!

Music for All is proud to open its BOA Camp Concert Series with the Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) in concert! The YYPA program recognizes outstanding young musicians from the world of classical, jazz, and contemporary music. Winners of the competition perform in concert at BOA Camp, with guest Yamaha Performing Artists.

Since 1986 Boston Brass has set out to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience featuring colorful classical arrangements, burning jazz standards, and the best of original brass repertoire. Boston Brass treats audiences to a unique brand of musical entertainment that bridges the ocean of classical formality to delight regular concertgoers and newcomers alike with great music and boisterous fun in performances across all 50 U.S. states and over 30 countries to date.

Known as America’s Big Band, the Jazz Ambassadors are the premier touring jazz orchestra of the United States Army. Formed in 1969, this 19-piece ensemble has received critical acclaim throughout the United States and abroad, performing America’s original art form, jazz.