Events on August 17, 2019
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Farmers Market
8am to 12pm @
Minnetrista
1200 North Minnetrista Parkway
Join your family and friends for Farmers Market at Minnetrista! It’s here you can connect with vendors to discover fresh produce and plants. Don’t forget to stop in The Orchard Shop during your next visit.
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Aviation Adventure Day
9am @
International Aeromodeling Center
5161 E Memorial Drive
Aviation Adventure is our local celebration of National Model Aviation Day, which is celebrated by thousands across the country. Thanks to our sponsors, this event is FREE to the public.
What can visitors expect at the event? Kids 8-17 can fly in a real airplane thanks to our friends with the local EAA Young Eagles chapter, make and take airplanes, kites, and rockets, try flying model aircraft with our virtual simulators and with the help of an instructor, and get to tour our world-class museum.
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Aviation Adventure Day
9am to 2pm @
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E Memorial Drive, Muncie, IN 47302
Come celebrate National Model Aviation Day at the International Aeromodeling Center. The AMA Foundation will be hosting Aviation Adventure Day on Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free for a full day of aviation fun. The kids can also try flying a model airplane. Everyone is welcome to make kites, airplanes and rockets. For more information about National Model Aviation Day, visit nationalmodelaviationday.org
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Ukulele Sing-along
10am @
Community Garden
behind Maring-Hunt Library
2005 S. High Street
Join us to sing a variety of songs. Ukulele not required. Other instruments welcome. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/munciesings
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BSU Welcome Week: Tropical Discovery
10am to 3pm @
Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse
2500 W. University Ave., Ball State University
Welcome Ball State students, friends, and families! Visit the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse and discover a FREE place for tropical escape all year long!
Free succulent plant give-away for students selected at random.
Located in Christy Woods on the west end of Ball State University campus. Parking is available near the greenhouse, 2500 W. University Avenue. For questions, call 765-285-8839 -
Rally To Demand Action On Gun Sense Legislation
11am @
Steps of BSU Art Museum
2021 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN
Rally for Gun Sense Legislation
On Saturday, August 17, 2019, volunteers with Muncie’s chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action at Ball State University, will gather at BSU Quad in Indiana in response to mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, as well as to honor the 100 Americans are shot and killed every day and hundreds more who are wounded. This is more than mass shootings; in recent weeks, gun violence has devastated Baltimore, Gilroy, Canoga Park, Newport News, Brooklyn and Chicago. This is a public health crisis that demands urgent action. Text RALLY to 644-33 to RSVP
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Muncie Makers Market
4pm to 7pm @
Muncie Makers Market @ Books & Brews
2100 West White River Boulevard
Our outdoor season is here for the Muncie Makers Market! Come join our community of Growers and Makers for fresh homemade food, locally grown fruit and vegetables, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts, all weekly from May-October at the Muncie Makers Market on Saturdays from 4-7p outside of Books & Brews in the White River Plaza!
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