9 past events with the contest tag

Festival poster

Come enjoy live entertainment, music and art during the Festival on the Green on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 on the lawn of the Ball State University Arts Terrace. An Arts Fair, hosted by the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, will be from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra taking stage at 7:00 pm.

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will be hosting an Around the World-theme picnic contest prior to the concert. The winners of the picnic contest will be awarded prizes donated by local businesses! Picnics must register at the information tent between 5:30 and 6:15pm and will be marked by a numbered helium balloon. The picnic contest will conclude at 7:00 pm.

The Arts Fair will feature over twenty local artists, authors, and organizations that will be offering art activities for families, art and jewelry pieces for sale, information about programming, a musical petting zoo and more. The event is free, but there will be several opportunities to purchase items from the vendors so don’t forget to bring some cash! Door prizes will be given away during the fair and prizes include tickets to local arts organization events, jewelry from several local artisans, and more.

Bring your own chairs, blankets, and picnics to enjoy the show or rent a table for eight and eight chairs for $20 from the Muncie Symphony League volunteers.

Event presented by Harry and Janet Kitselman Fund, Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, and Muncie Arts and Culture Council. Event supported by Indiana Arts Commission, Ball State University, Indiana Public Radio, WERK Radio, and WIPB.

For more information, visit http://www.munciesymphony.org or call (765) 285-5531.

PERFORMANCES BY

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

Opening act: Stampede String Band

Gate Admission $5 | KIDS 10 AND UNDER FREE

Ribs and all the fixings | live music on two stages both days,

all day | The Fickle Peach presents Craft Beer Garden featuring

Flat 12 BIErwerks | Free Kids Area Sponsored by H&D Superent

Woof Boom Radio presents Muncie’s Best Ribs contest

For more informat ion visit downtownmuncie.org or call 765-282-7897

PERFORMANCES BY

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

Opening act: Stampede String Band

Gate Admission $5 | KIDS 10 AND UNDER FREE

Ribs and all the fixings | live music on two stages both days,

all day | The Fickle Peach presents Craft Beer Garden featuring

Flat 12 BIErwerks | Free Kids Area Sponsored by H&D Superent

Woof Boom Radio presents Muncie’s Best Ribs contest

For more informat ion visit downtownmuncie.org or call 765-282-7897

Malala Yousafzai, by Sarah Bonshire, on display at Gallery 308 Unconditional, by Maria Brown, on display at Gallery 308 White Peony, by Carol Strockwasson, on display at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. Winterlight, by Carol Strockwasson, on display at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.

The Artist Within
313 S Walnut
Bring Spring

An attempt to help treat “cabin fever” and ease those winter doldrums by reminding the viewer that Spring is just around the corner.

The Fickle Peach (21+)
117 E Charles
Jacob Price and Brandon Shawyer

“This work reflects on all aspects of Tribal Society from around the World. We have added our Artistic interpretation to their work showcasing their influence in modern society.”

Gallery 308
308 E Main
K-12 Juried Student Art Show

The talents and imagination of 151 young artists will be on display in a countywide exhibit when Gallery 308 opens its 11th annual K-12 Juried Student Art Show. The public is invited to stop by and see what our young local artists are doing. There’s a free reception for the show’s opening on First Thursday.

Dave Franklin, Gallery 308 board president and member of the committee that organized this year’s show, said, “Each year I am amazed at the skill level of the young artists.  This year we received several entries from several schools that are participating for the first time.” Students from 14 city and county schools and 18 teachers are involved in the show. All 151 entries were accepted into the juried process. The students’ artwork will be displayed at the Gallery through the end of March. 

The exhibit is made possible by major funding from Trim Masters Charitable Foundation. Other sponsors include: First Merchants Bank, Art Mart, Indiana Public Radio and Muncie Civic Theatre

The gallery’s hours are Fridays from 3-7pm and Saturdays from 12:30 – 5:00pm.  Admission is free. The show continues through March 27.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
Midwest Landscape: New Paintings by Carol Strockwasson

Award-winning artist Carol Strockwasson will be featured during the month of March at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company in downtown Muncie. An opening reception will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2015, from 5 to 8 PM. The artist will briefly speak and answer questions from the audience beginning at 6:15 PM.

A dedicated plein air painter, Strockwasson regularly sets up her easel and pastels in fields and woods of east central Indiana, mindful of the sunlight as it exposes certain features and allows long shadows on others. Pastels have a long and honored place in the art history of this region, and the hardworking Strockwasson is proud to be part of the current chapter.

“This body of work is principally about the pastel medium, expressing the vibrancy and permanence of the pigments,” explains the artist. Included in the exhibit will be several paintings from her “Willow Series,” which is an ongoing collection of paintings that focus on a single tree and the effects of light and color on it during different painting sessions. The artist is part of the local Wasson Nursery family, so her affinity for trees, plants and landscapes is understandable.

Strockwasson maintains an impressive exhibition and award schedule. She will be a featured artist at the Door County Plein Air Festival in Wisconsin in July 2015, and was recently included in, “Ohio Prairies: A Year in the Life,” a show at the Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio.

The artist will speak briefly about her work and answer questions beginning at 6:15 PM. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. There will be art-related activities for both children and adults.

Muncie Civic Theatre
216 E Main
K-12 Juried Student Art Show Awards Presentation

At 6:30pm, awards will be presented for Gallery 308’s K-12 Juried Student Art Show and more than $1,800 will be distributed to the students and schools.

In addition to announcing the prize winners at the opening, the Gallery will announce the name of the school that has won the 2015 Y.B. Williams Art Supply Award. The $500 cash award is given to the school whose students earned the most points for their arts involvement. Dave Franklin explained that students earn points for their school by attending art gallery openings, visiting museums and other art venues. “The school with the most points wins the $500 award which is to be used by the school to purchase art supplies,” he said. The name of the winning school will be announced at the opening reception. Sutton Elementary School was last year’s winner.

Judges for the juried show were Mary Ann Rahe, (primary school artists) and Bob Hartley (secondary school artists).

MUNCIE–Do you have the brains, heart and courage to solve the Muncie Mystery?

A crime –(pretend crime, of course)–has been committed and we need YOUR help finding the culprit and the “weapon” used.

Join fellow citizen CSI: Emerald City investigators for the second Muncie Mystery during First Thursday on May 6

in DWNTWN Muncie.

According to reports, a break-in has occurred at the Wizard

of Oz’s secret Muncie laboratory in the “Emerald City” neighborhood. The suspect, despite several warnings to pay no attention to that man behind the

curtain, entered the restricted area. The Wizard confronted the suspect and suffered a blow to his noggin but has

not been able to identify the perpetrator.

Six primary suspects -Wicked Witch of West, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion, Glinda the Good Witch and The Mayor of Munchkinland-were spotted near the scene at the time of the crime. And, lucky for our eagle-eyed investigators, several pieces of evidence were left behind.

Between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6, investigators of all ages are invited to visit 10 participating downtown businesses. At each location, you will have the chance to question suspects about their whereabouts during the time of the break in and look at crime lab reports on several possible “weapons.”

Participating businesses are YWCA, Aspect 6, Kirk's Bike Shop, Inland Design, Vahalla(21+), IVY Tech (Fisher Building), Twin Archer, Mama Bonds and The Fickle Peach (21+).

You can download a Crime Tracker –with map -now at www.muncieneighborhoods.org/munciemystery or downtownmuncie.org.

You may also pick one up during First Thursday at Canan Commons or Dave’s Alley.

Crime Trackers must be turned in at Canan Commons by 6:30 p.m. The guilty party and facts about the case will be revealed at Canan Commons at 7pm.

Investigators will also be able to enjoy tethered hot air balloon “rides” and meet a Horse of a Different Color and the Runway for Rescues animals at Canan Commons during the event. The hot air balloon will be set up for photo opportunities at 5 and begin

tethered rides at 6:45 p.m.

Investigators who correctly identify the criminal and weapon will be entered into a drawing for great prizes, including:

An Overnight Stay at the Courtyard Marriott

2 Family Pack Tickets to see Muncie Civic Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz at Canan Commons

Annual Family Membership to the Muncie Children's Museum

Muncie Graphic Pillow from Muncie Map Co.

Bruce Pizza and $10 drink certificate from Vallhalla

4 tickets to Sept. 2 BSU football season opener game with BSU vs. Western Illinois

$25 Gift Certificate to Twin Archer

$25 Gift Certificate to The Caffinery A Tethered Hot Air Balloon Ride at the event.

You must be present to win.

Participants are asked to follow posted mask requirements inside downtown businesses

and it is suggested masks be worn outside when in large crowds.

Muncie Mystery is presented by Muncie Downtown Development, Muncie, Muncie Civic

Theatre, Indiana Public Radio, Ball State PBS, Ball State Office of Community

Engagement and Muncie Neighborhoods.