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Dec 5, 2015
Saturday
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Luminaria Walk
6pm to 9pm @
E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
400 West Minnetrista Boulevard
The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center hosts an annual Open House as a part of Minnetrista Cultural Center's Luminaria Walk. During this 2-day event, the community can tour our beautifully decorated Ball family home, listen to musicians, and see local artisans demonstrate their craft. This is just one event that we host to preserve the Ball family history and to recognize their contributions to our community.
This year, the first floor was decorated by Ricky Allen Flueckiger with assistance from Bruce Carter and Reggie Roser. The exquisite Christmas pieces that adorn the main floor are from Ricky and Reggie's private collection. The floral designs were donated by Allisonville Nursery, Buck Creek in Bloom, Dandelions Flowers & Gifts, Flower Bin, G & M Pet and Garden Center, Lazy Daisy, and Normandy Flower Shop.
The second and third floors were decorated by volunteers from Ball State University's Center for Business and Economic Research, the Office of Community Engagement, and the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center docents.
Volunteers from Ball State's Cardinal Corps and Student Voluntary Services, along with the Center's staff and docents, will serve as greeters each night.
Musicians will include:
Friday, December 4
A Basham & Bly Christmas Special, 6 p.m.
White River Recorders, 7 p.m.
Ellen Adney, 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 5
Ellen Adney, 6 p.m.
Reservations are not required and the event is free to the community. Questions may be directed to 765-285-8975 or ebball@bsu.edu.
ExportDec 6, 2015
Sunday
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Trivia Brawl
8pm to 10pm @
Be Here Now
505 N. Dill St.
Every week, egos are crushed and legends are born at Trivia Brawl, Muncie's longest-running trivia gameshow. Since 2007, Trivia Brawl has been mixing comedy, current events, politics, local pride, pop culture, science, history, an arms race of terrible team names, and alcohol into an Entertainment Nergasm Bonanza™.
- All players are encouraged to gain a competitive advantage by requesting topics
- Every tenth question is part of our inadvertent quest to discriminate against the deaf, and has players listening to a song and attempting to identify its title, band, and album.
- The fifth round is a special visual aid round in which the blind are instead at an unfair disadvantage.
- Booster Charades: The team in last place can optionally play a round of charades on stage for a bonus point while we point and laugh at them
- Punitive Karaoke: A team deemed worthy of punishment is called upon to read a sheet of lyrics with neither musical accompaniment nor a clue what the song is. All teams can get up to two points if they can correctly guess the band or the title of the song.Come and play for free, solo or with a team, and show off your command of all knowledge trivial. Win, and split up $25 in food and drinks. Lose, and possibly get a prize anyway. The games tend to last an hour and a half, unless we go into a Sudden Death Lightning Bloodfeud Overtime Round (of Death)™.
Sign up before 7:30pm to get a bonus point!
Sundays at 8pm at Be Here Now
505 N Dill St., Muncie, IN
Food and drinks / All agesEmail us at trivia@PhantomWatson.com if you have questions or topic requests.
Dec 13, 2015
Sunday
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Trivia Brawl
8pm to 10pm @
Be Here Now
505 N. Dill St.
Every week, egos are crushed and legends are born at Trivia Brawl, Muncie's longest-running trivia gameshow. Since 2007, Trivia Brawl has been mixing comedy, current events, politics, local pride, pop culture, science, history, an arms race of terrible team names, and alcohol into an Entertainment Nergasm Bonanza™.
- All players are encouraged to gain a competitive advantage by requesting topics
- Every tenth question is part of our inadvertent quest to discriminate against the deaf, and has players listening to a song and attempting to identify its title, band, and album.
- The fifth round is a special visual aid round in which the blind are instead at an unfair disadvantage.
- Booster Charades: The team in last place can optionally play a round of charades on stage for a bonus point while we point and laugh at them
- Punitive Karaoke: A team deemed worthy of punishment is called upon to read a sheet of lyrics with neither musical accompaniment nor a clue what the song is. All teams can get up to two points if they can correctly guess the band or the title of the song.Come and play for free, solo or with a team, and show off your command of all knowledge trivial. Win, and split up $25 in food and drinks. Lose, and possibly get a prize anyway. The games tend to last an hour and a half, unless we go into a Sudden Death Lightning Bloodfeud Overtime Round (of Death)™.
Sign up before 7:30pm to get a bonus point!
Sundays at 8pm at Be Here Now
505 N Dill St., Muncie, IN
Food and drinks / All agesEmail us at trivia@PhantomWatson.com if you have questions or topic requests.
Dec 20, 2015
Sunday
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Trivia Brawl
8pm to 10pm @
Be Here Now
505 N. Dill St.
Every week, egos are crushed and legends are born at Trivia Brawl, Muncie's longest-running trivia gameshow. Since 2007, Trivia Brawl has been mixing comedy, current events, politics, local pride, pop culture, science, history, an arms race of terrible team names, and alcohol into an Entertainment Nergasm Bonanza™.
- All players are encouraged to gain a competitive advantage by requesting topics
- Every tenth question is part of our inadvertent quest to discriminate against the deaf, and has players listening to a song and attempting to identify its title, band, and album.
- The fifth round is a special visual aid round in which the blind are instead at an unfair disadvantage.
- Booster Charades: The team in last place can optionally play a round of charades on stage for a bonus point while we point and laugh at them
- Punitive Karaoke: A team deemed worthy of punishment is called upon to read a sheet of lyrics with neither musical accompaniment nor a clue what the song is. All teams can get up to two points if they can correctly guess the band or the title of the song.Come and play for free, solo or with a team, and show off your command of all knowledge trivial. Win, and split up $25 in food and drinks. Lose, and possibly get a prize anyway. The games tend to last an hour and a half, unless we go into a Sudden Death Lightning Bloodfeud Overtime Round (of Death)™.
Sign up before 7:30pm to get a bonus point!
Sundays at 8pm at Be Here Now
505 N Dill St., Muncie, IN
Food and drinks / All agesEmail us at trivia@PhantomWatson.com if you have questions or topic requests.
Dec 27, 2015
Sunday
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Trivia Brawl
8pm to 10pm @
Be Here Now
505 N. Dill St.
Every week, egos are crushed and legends are born at Trivia Brawl, Muncie's longest-running trivia gameshow. Since 2007, Trivia Brawl has been mixing comedy, current events, politics, local pride, pop culture, science, history, an arms race of terrible team names, and alcohol into an Entertainment Nergasm Bonanza™.
- All players are encouraged to gain a competitive advantage by requesting topics
- Every tenth question is part of our inadvertent quest to discriminate against the deaf, and has players listening to a song and attempting to identify its title, band, and album.
- The fifth round is a special visual aid round in which the blind are instead at an unfair disadvantage.
- Booster Charades: The team in last place can optionally play a round of charades on stage for a bonus point while we point and laugh at them
- Punitive Karaoke: A team deemed worthy of punishment is called upon to read a sheet of lyrics with neither musical accompaniment nor a clue what the song is. All teams can get up to two points if they can correctly guess the band or the title of the song.Come and play for free, solo or with a team, and show off your command of all knowledge trivial. Win, and split up $25 in food and drinks. Lose, and possibly get a prize anyway. The games tend to last an hour and a half, unless we go into a Sudden Death Lightning Bloodfeud Overtime Round (of Death)™.
Sign up before 7:30pm to get a bonus point!
Sundays at 8pm at Be Here Now
505 N Dill St., Muncie, IN
Food and drinks / All agesEmail us at trivia@PhantomWatson.com if you have questions or topic requests.
Feb 4, 2016
Thursday
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First Thursday
5pm to 8pm @
Downtown
Artwork by Jim Faulkner, on display at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
Artwork by Holly Lay, on display at Muncie Makes Lab
Performances by choreographer Sidra Bell in The Old Cintas Building
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
The Paintings of Jim FaulknerGordy Fine Art and Framing Company will open The Paintings of Jim Faulkner on First Thursday, February 4, 5 – 8 pm. Included in the show will be more than a dozen watercolor paintings by the artist who will be on hand to engage with viewers and answer questions. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
Faulkner’s dedication, sensitivity, and skill as a painter for more than 50 years has made him one of the most loved and revered artists in this region and statewide. His artistic excellence and contributions to Muncie's cultural vitality were honored last summer during the inaugural Mayor's Arts Awards where Faulkner was recognized with the award for Artist in the Community. He has been a full time painter since 1977 at his country home that he shares with his wife Eleanor. They are both great animal lovers and his studio is in a restored barn.
“I am very taken by the constant change taking place in everything,” says Faulkner. “The new that decays, becoming the old. In the natural world, both new and old seem to hold my interest… I paint the meadows, woods, homesteads, towns, and people of the Midwest, trying to find meaning in the stillness of an old abandoned farm, or the quiet of a snow-covered wood, or even the aging of the human face.”
“Weathered buildings and bent trees are central to the images in this exhibition,” says gallery owner Carl Schafer. “They are evidence of the constant winds and shifting limestone bedrock in our region that have pushed them and allowed them to settle at slightly precarious angles. Over the course of his career, Faulkner has succeeded in defining East Central Indiana’s wide open landscape.”
At 6:15, Carl and Barbara Schafer will introduce Faulkner to those attending, and tributes that have been gathered from his close friends and colleagues will be read. Those attending the event will be invited to write their memorable experiences with the artist and things they find impressive about his accomplishments.
Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists from East Central Indiana and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. The Paintings of Jim Faulkner may also be viewed during regular business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422.
Grace Episcopal Church
300 S MadisonGrace Episcopal Church will host a youth concert at 7:30pm and an art display opening at 5pm. We will be featuring Maya Kilburn a student at Yorktown Middle School who will be performing 3 violin pieces by Brunch, Kreisher and Bartok. She is an accomplished violinist winning the junior divisions of both the Muncie Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and the New World Youth Orchestra Concerto. Also we will feature Minghao Yan, a junior at the Indiana Academy who will be performing traditional Chinese music on the erhu, a traditional Chinese 2-string instrument. He will also tell the audience about his family’s traditions at the Chinese New Year which begins Feb. 8 this year.
Muncie Makes Lab
628 S Walnut
CritChat: An Open HouseFor the last eight months, Muncie Makes Lab has been home to CritChat, a free, community meet-up developed and facilitated by artists Holly Lay and Braydee Euliss. This monthly gathering invites local artists of all kinds to participate in conversation about their own work and the work of others. Painters, photographers, sculptors, and makers of all types are encouraged to bring completed work, work in progress, and even unrealized ideas with the sole intention of sharing. By enabling dialogue, promoting collaboration, and providing critical feedback, the group hopes to build community & support for emerging area artists.
Artwork by several CritChat members will be exhibited together publicly for the first time during “CritChat: An Open House” at Muncie Makes Lab on First Thursday, February 4, 5 – 8 PM. Featured in the exhibit are artists Spencer Davis, Kara Clark DuQuette, Michael DuQuette, Holly Lay, Rochelle Martin, Jannell Summers, and Seth Winn. Artists will be present throughout the evening, and guests are encouraged to ask questions and engage them in conversation about their work. Light refreshments will be served.
Both artists at the helm of CritChat hold BFA degrees from Ball State University School of Art. Holly Lay exhibits her photography and video work throughout the country. Braydee Euliss is the Gallery Manager at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. and received the “Next Generation Artist” award at last year’s inaugural Mayor’s Arts Awards.
Find out more about CritChat & join the conversation every 3rd Thursday of the month from 7 – 9 PM at Muncie Makes Lab, 628 S. Walnut St. Muncie, IN 47605. No rsvp necessary. Muncie Makes Lab is a design/build, make, discuss, display, and workshop lab for students, faculty, staff from Ball State University as well as the Muncie community.
The Old Cintas Building
500 E Jackson
Sidra BellFollowing their first event last December, Muncie Arts & Culture Council resumes hosting pop-up events in the old Cintas building on First Thursday, February 4, 5 – 8 PM. Visiting choreographer Sidra Bell will showcase brand new choreography with the help of several BFA Dance Majors from Ball State University. Three rolling performances will take place at 5:45, 6:30, and 7:15 PM with music and opportunity to speak with Bell and the dancers before and after each showtime.
Sidra Bell, Artistic Director of Sidra Bell Dance New York, is currently a Master Lecturer at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, an Adjunct Professor at Ball State University and was an Adjunct Professor at Barnard College in New York City. She has a degree in History from Yale University and an MFA in Choreography from Purchase College Conservatory of Dance.
Please enter the building at 500 East Jackson Street, behind the Cintas truck billboard. Light refreshments will be served.
Mar 3, 2016
Thursday
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First Thursday
5pm to 8pm @
Downtown
Bold and Broke, on display at The Gearbox: Muncie
Space in Motion, hosted by The Gearbox: Muncie
Radicle Traces, paintings by Kaylee Dalton on display at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
Mask Making Workshop at the DOMA, on display at Muncie Makes Lab
Social and Environmental Justice Artwork, on display at Muncie Makes Lab
The Gearbox: Muncie
500 E Jackson
Bold and BrokeIn its second year of pop up shows, DYNAMO will be hosting its seventh show: Bold and Broke in the GearBox: Muncie, the former Cintas building, on First Thursday, March 3, 5-9 PM. More than 20 artists, largely comprised of current and former Ball State students, will be displaying their work. Types of medium represented will be drawing, painting, ceramics, glass, metals, photography, video, and multimedia installation.
DYNAMO is an art collective dedicated to creating traveling pop up art shows based in Muncie, Indiana. The artwork is from a mixture of student and local artists with a variety of media and subject, and a strong interest in learning how to exhibit work professionally. The goal of this group is to promote diversity of art throughout our community, and to familiarize students with the exhibition process.
All those who are interested in joining future DYNAMO endeavors, please contact either Katie Norman or Sarah LaBarge at dynamoshows@gmail.com and like our Facebook page, Dynamo Art Exhibitions for news about future shows. For additional information about this exhibit, please contact curator Heather Jordan at hnjordan@bsu.edu.
Space in Motion
Twelve dancers, twelve unique environments. Space in Motion brings together the talents of Ball State University’s architecture and dance students for a one-time performance in downtown Muncie as part of First Thursday Arts Walk on March 3. From 6:00-7:00pm, twelve Ball State dance students will perform, each occupying a unique environment created by one of twelve Ball State architecture students. The performance will take place at GearBox:Muncie, the former Cintas building located at the intersection of Jackson and Madison streets. Admission is free and music will be provided by Department of Theater and Dance musician, Adam Crawley.The project was organized by Ball State Architecture Professor George Elvin with Dance Professor Susan Koper and IDIA Lab Director John Fillwalk. “Space in Motion promises to be a very unique experience,” Elvin said. "The students are merging design, dance and music in one of Muncie’s most interesting new art spaces. I think anyone with an interest in any of those things will be glad they came.”
The Muncie Arts and Culture Council is thrilled to have been given an early opportunity to help activate the GearBox space while simultaneously facilitating First Thursday events for artists and groups who might otherwise find it difficult to participate in this Downtown Muncie tradition.
Grace Episcopal Church
300 S MadisonAt 7:30pm, David Blakely, violin and Rebecca Burkart, harpsichord will perform Sonata No. 6 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach at Grace Episcopal Church in Muncie.
Rebecca is a local performer on harpsichord with a degree in Harpsichord Performance from Ball State University and a Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from Florida State University. She was a Finalist in the International Music Prize for Excellence in Performance in 2011.
She taught at North Florida Community College for seven years and now teaches music history and harpsichord lessons and directs the Collegium Musicum at Ball State University.
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
Radicle TracesGordy Fine Art and Framing Company will celebrate First Thursday, March 3, 5-8 pm with an opening reception for Radicle Traces, paintings by Kaylee Dalton. The exhibit will feature several new paintings by the artist who will be on hand to engage with viewers and answer questions. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
Appropriate for March, Dalton’s work is a whimsical interpretation of the garden landscape with a focus on “the ever longed for spring season and its perpetual fascination of new growth.” Bulbs, seeds, and blooms, both above and beneath the soil, have all found a home in her most recent work. Exploiting the rare combination of encaustic wax and water media, Dalton clearly embraces strong textural differences, reflective of the various surfaces often found in nature
Dalton received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Ball State University in 2008. She was the 2006 recipient of the Watercolor Society of Indiana scholarship. While attending Ball State University, she received five painting awards, including three purchase awards. Dalton studied at the University of Miami, Florida for a Masters of Fine Arts in Painting. She has shown in over 25 group exhibits including Art Basel Miami. She is a member of the Northern Indiana Artists and recently received the Carolyn Jagodits Memorial Award at their latest exhibition. Locally, Dalton was awarded third place at the Minnetrista Open Space: Art About the Land juried show in 2015.
At 6:15, the artist will speak briefly about her work. Guests are encouraged to ask questions and learn more about the artist as well as her unique pairing of artistic media.
Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists from East Central Indiana and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. “Radicle Traces” may also be viewed during regular business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422.
Muncie Makes Lab
628 S Walnut
First Floor: Mask Making Workshop at the DOMATaking place over the course of two weekends, individuals will look at masks in the collection with artist-teacher Aaron Nicholson and create their own works of art for display on March 3 at the downtown gallery of the BSU College of Architecture and Planning called Muncie Makes Lab. Students will learn how to make a sculpture using an armature, paper-mâché, and found objects.
Second Floor: Social and Environmental Justice Artwork
For an assignment in an architecture class at Ball State University, students explored the role of social and environmental justice art in generating awareness, empathy, and change. Students researched topics that they were passionate about and visually communicated what they want the public to know about these injustices through art making.
Apr 4, 2016
Monday
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Eileen Rosensteel's "Bodacious Beauties"
8pm to 9:30pm @
Art and Journalism Building, Ball State University
Room 225
1001 N. McKinley Ave.
The Amazing Fat Lady Show! Step right up! Meet five bigger than life women from circus history! Be amazed as these fat ladies expose more than just impressive measurements - a view of the world from atop the freak show platform. The freak show never really died. It just transformed into today's reality TV shows with fat women still center stage. Eileen Rosensteel becomes five fat ladies from the 1880s to the 1940s before your eyes. Each woman has a unique viewpoint about living life fat. This show reminds us that no matter how big our differences are, we are all the same - freaks.
Sep 30, 2016
Friday
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Muncie MusicFest 2016
4pm to 2am @
Multiple locations
Ages: 21+ in some locations 
Get ready for the 10th annual Muncie MusicFest, brought to you by First Merchants Bank, First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors, the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, and Cornerstone Center for the Arts.
This festival takes place at six locations across Muncie, includes over 40 bands from our local and extended Muncie music community, and is absolutely FREE to attend.
SCHEDULE
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Cornerstone Center for the Arts (520 E. Main)
Colonnade Room (Cornerstone)
5:00pm - Cocaine Culture (stoner, hipster, garbage)
6:00pm - Mint (gaze rock)
7:00pm - SeepeopleS (indie rock)
8:00pm - Dr. Boldylocks and the Twitter All-Stars
9:00pm - The Indigos (alternative/funk/rock/pop)
E. B. Ball Auditorium (Cornerstone)
5:00pm - Scaling Giantss (folk/blues)
6:00pm - Steve Robert and the Jazzmanian Devils (folk rock)
7:00pm - TK Hanley (folk rock)
8:00pm - Katie Garringer (folk, country)
9:00pm - Timbre (chamber folk rock)
Grand Hall (Cornerstone)
5:00pm - The Meanies (folk rock)
6:00pm - The No Good Riders (rock, roll)
7:00pm - Von Strantz (indie folk rock)
8:00pm - Beyond The Grid (electronic rock)
9:00pm - Void King (stoner rock)
Great Room (Cornerstone)
5:30pm - Emosahn (edm)
6:30pm - DJP (edm, house, dubstep, trap, drum and bass)
7:30pm - Shxps (future bass, edm, house)
8:30pm - Spacexlion (future bass, trap, chiptune)
Legacy Room (Cornerstone)
6:30pm - Pistol Grip Shift (muscle car metal)
7:30pm - The 4% (roots punk, folk punk)
8:30pm - Man With A Gun (hard rock, metal, progressive)
The Acoustic Room (1501 W Kilgore, 21+)
9:00pm - Hei$t (hip hop)
9:45pm - GOLDENEYE (hip hop)
10:30pm - Matt Foy (hip hop)
11:15pm - Team Unity (hip hop, rap, rock)
12:00am - JayWill365 & SoulChild Quise (hiphop/rap)
1:00am - Planet Boom Bap (hip hop, rap, funk, soul, rock)
The Big Shots Ballroom (2150 White River Blvd., Ste. D, 21+)
9:00pm - The Joshlyn Crouch Band (country)
10:00pm - Bryce Ernest Taylor Music (progressive folk, americana)
11:00pm - The Elixirs (punk country, americana, psychobilly)
The Mark III Tap Room (306 S Walnut St, 21+)
9:00pm - Lonestra (edm)
10:00pm - T-ROUB (hardstyle, trap, electronic)
11:00pm - Mephysto (jungle, drum and bass, dub, experimental)
12:00am - Ejion (bass house, neurofunk, dubstep, drum and bass)
Valhalla Venue (215 S Walnut St, 21+)
8:00pm - The BBIGG Band (classic rock/blues)
9:00pm - Pedal Tones (blues)
10:00pm - Governor Davis Band (rockin' blues)
11:00pm - Sonny Yingst Band (blues rock)
Village Green Records (519 N Martin St.)
8:00pm - Architecture Aviva (progressive rock, instrumental, post-rock)
9:00pm - Analog Bandits (progressive groove rock)
Be sure to like the Muncie Musicfest Facebook page and visit http://MuncieMusicFest.com/ for band bios and streaming music. Thanks for supporting local music and keeping this festival going for ten years!
Jan 30, 2017
Monday
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Unmasked: The Stigma of Meth
7pm to 12:42pm @
Pruis Hall, Ball State University
Ball State University, next to Bracken and University Theater
Ball State Unified Media presents the on-campus premiere of "Unmasked: The stigma of meth." This student-produced documentary takes a deep dive into the meth epidemic in Muncie and Delaware County.
The premiere, Monday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. in Pruis Hall, will feature a screening of the half-hour documentary followed by a student-led panel discussion on the growing importance of community journalism. You'll meet Brian and Rhea Graham, once meth addicts turned community advocates, whose story is featured.
The Unmasked Project, led by Ball State's Juli Metzger and Terry Heifetz and funded by the Ball Brothers Foundation, also includes a series of radio broadcasts for Indiana Public Radio, a website (www.stigmaunmasked.com) with podcasts and video, and a 40-page high-end, glossy magazine.
Feb 15, 2017
Wednesday
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Muncie MusicFest 2017 Volunteer Call-out Meeting
6pm to 8pm @
Two Cats Cafe
1813 W University Ave
Cost: Attendees are asked to please purchase food or a beverage It's that time of year again. Following the success of the 10th annual Muncie MusicFest in 2016, we're once again assembling the team that will be in charge of the 11th year of the festival.
Join us at Two Cats Cafe (upstairs, by the bar) to learn about Muncie MusicFest and the opportunities to contribute to it, from offering minor promotional assistance to serving as the general manager of the entire festival.
Positions available:
- General Manager
- Web Developer
- Band Liaison
- Booking Manager
- Volunteer Manager
- Fundraising Manager
- Graphic Designer
- Marketing Manager
- Technical Manager
If you won't be able to make it to this event but still want to be part of putting on MMF '17, please contact the Muncie MusicFest Facebook page.
Visit http://MuncieMusicFest.com/ for more information and please RSVP online at https://www.facebook.com/events/671794633008445/.
Jun 1, 2017
Thursday
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First Thursday
5pm to 8pm @
Downtown
Ages: all ages; 21+ at Valhalla 
Artwork by Sarah Shaffer on display at Cornerstone Center for the Arts
Pottery and cards on display at Dandelions Boutique
Artwork from the fourth annual Summer Invitational on display at Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
Canan Commons
600 S Walnut
Muncie Civic Weekly Acting GroupWe are a group of inexperienced, middle age and older actors who meet weekly to learn and hone our skills. Three of the best actors/directors in the city teach and critique us each week at our usual home at Muncie Civic Theater. In turn, this helps the theater by developing a strong pool of trained actors, so our shows will continue to be the toast of Indiana. Today, we will be at Canan Commons, and you will see us in one of our scene work sessions. We will be going through scenes in which we have been working (some for a long time, some just recently started), and our experts will be giving us loving, positive criticism to help us improve. If you feel motivated, we have brought some extra scenes tonight, so you might try your hand in a cold read with us.
Cornerstone Center for The Arts
520 E Main
We Are What We ThinkJoin Cornerstone Center for Arts for First Thursday on June 1, 2017 for an opening reception and art show featuring the art of Sarah Shaffer. The show titled “We Are What We Think” is a series of drawings and paintings that utilize the visual representation of neurons to portray the human body.
Inspiration for the collection came from the affects neurons have on who we are as people. As we grow our minds and personalities are shaped by experience; we literally are what we think. Each piece is an illustration of neurons forming various parts of the body as well as the entire human figure.
The opening reception of “We Are What We Think” will take place on Thursday, June 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Cornerstone Art Gallery on the second floor of Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The show will be on display and open to the public throughout the month of June.
Sarah Shaffer is a native of Indiana, growing up in Fort Wayne with a love of art from an early age. Sarah is a graduate of Ball State University's Art Department, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Metalsmithing earned in 2007. Sarah lives with her husband and daughter in Muncie, Indiana, and works as an art instructor for Cornerstone Center for the Art as well as a commissioned artist.
For more information about the show call Cornerstone’s Department of Education & Communication at 765-281-9503, ext. 23 or visit cornerstonearts.org.
Dandelions Boutique
120 S WalnutOn display and for sale will be handmade items such as pottery and cards that were created by C.A.R.S. / Beyond I Can, a day service for special need adults.
Grace Episcopal Church
300 S MadisonHave you ever wanted to play the drums? If so, you need to come to Grace Episcopal Church (corner of Madison and Adams) for a drumming circle at 6pm. If you have a drum bring it with you, but if not there will be lots of drums for everyone to use. But wait there is more!! We will feature at 7:30pm a concert with Joan Hamilton. Joan is singer/songwriter who plays the guitar and keyboards. She has recorded several CD”s. Joan has performed many times in Muncie. After the concert we will have a reception. All donations received this evening will benefit the Urban Day Camp.
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
Summer InvitationalGordy Fine Art and Framing Company will celebrate First Thursday, June 1st from 5 – 8 pm with an opening reception for the gallery’s fourth annual Summer Invitational. The exhibit will feature work by several area artists who will be on hand to engage with viewers. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
The Summer Invitational is designed to introduce some of the most interesting new work our region offers by exclusively exhibiting artists not currently represented by GFAF. This refreshing shift in the gallery’s regular programming brings together artists from Central Indiana and beyond whose artwork spans several disciplines including oil painting, sculpture, and found object art. The exhibit will be on view for two months through the end of July, offering visitors an extended opportunity to experience fresh, new art from beyond the Muncie scene.
Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. A brief talk at 6:15 will introduce the exhibit and artists in attendance.Harmony Dance Studio
112 W JacksonWe will be offering snacks, catered by David Fennig, and teaching free 15-20 minute Latin dance lessons (salsa, bachata, etc.) on the hour. The rest of the time will be open social dance time where people can drop in, have some snacks, make some friends, and learn how to dance in a relaxed, welcoming environment. No partner or experience required to enjoy this fun event!
Heorot
219 S Walnut
Blues JamOpen event- come show us your talent.
Sign up starts at 7. Music from 8-11.MadJax
514 E JacksonBall State's Department of Architecture offers multiple design/build studios that develop skills and allow students to test their ideas on a range of scales and project types. Students engage with communities while learning through making.
The Maring-Hunt Community Garden Project will be showcased during First Thursday as students exhibit their drawings, ideas, prototypes and photographs of the Gateway to Growing Pavilion with its Potters Bench and Corner Sitting Area all made out of western red cedar. Additional design work to be displayed is the first “Nature Play Pocket” to be developed to the south of the pavilion. This area includes a storytelling and story acting circle for Maring-Hunt’s children's programming and a sand and water play area with a rain water sluice using the harvested water from the pavilion’s butterfly roof gutter. This pavilion and nature play pocket will be incorporated into curricula to introduce hands-on lessons about how food grows and garden-based nutrition education in an outdoor learning lab, affording opportunities to learn about horticulture and sustainable environmental practices, such as composting and recycling, as well as being an important source of low-cost fresh produce for a healthy diet. Come see CAP's design-build project for Maring-Hunt Community Garden. The project is funded by an Academic Excellence Grant, an Immersive Learning Provost's Grant, and a Building Better Neighborhoods Grant.
Dec 7, 2017
Thursday
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Indiana Economic Outlook 2018
11:30am to 12:42pm @
Horizon Convention Center
401 S High Street
Cost: Individual: $25-30, Table of 8: $200-240 
Join us for our 22nd annual Indiana Economic Outlook luncheon presentation on Thursday, December 7th at the Horizon Convention Center.
- Richard Gill will begin the meeting with opening remarks.
- Dr. Michael Hicks will provide the 2018 economic forecast.
- Lori A. Torres, Inspector General of the State of Indiana, will discuss "The Role of Government Integrity on a Local Economy".We will conclude our program with a Q & A from the audience.
Early registration discount: $25 individual / $200 table of 8
After November 20: $30 individual / $240 table of 8
Advanced registration required by 5 PM, Friday, December 1.
Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indiana-economic-outlook-2018-tickets-39052155047 to purchase tickets
Sponsored by First Merchants
Supported by the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research and the Ball State Business Roundtable
Jan 20, 2018
Saturday
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Indoor Cornhole Tournament
2pm to 12:42pm @
The Guardian Brewing Co
Taproom
514 E Jackson Street
Ages: 21+ Grab a partner and join us for our monthly indoor Cornhole Tournament.
Free entry and double elimination.
Prizes for top three teams.
1st- (2) $25 gift cards & (2) GBC TShirts
2nd- (2) $10 gift cards & (2) GBC TShirts
3rd- (2) GBC Tshirts
Feb 1, 2018
Thursday
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First Thursday Roger Hinds Photography
5pm to 12:42pm @
The Guardian Brewing Co
taproom
514 E Jackson Street
Ages: 21+ First Thursday opening reception for Roger Hinds: Will Make You Shutter photography exhibiton.
Mar 1, 2018
Thursday
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Downtown Flea Market Oddities & Antiques GRAND OPENING
12pm to 12:42pm @
Downtown Flea Market Oddities & Antiques
Next to Heorot
227 S Walnut St
We are bringing something different Downtown, a specialized boutque
So a new Boutique is opening Downtown Muncie at 227 Walnut. Right next to the Herot. I am marketing and leasing spaces and answering questions.
What is so exciting about this store is it will have booths for rent just like in a Flea Market. But a unique flea market that will have the best of the best vendors of Home Goods, Antiques, and Oddities.
Some vendors needed are:
Home Goods/Decor well displayed and willing to work your booth once a week to renew items.
Antique dealers
Oddities. So you own some strange things or you feel your product is unique? Please be sure to ask about booth or showcase space.
New item vendors, able to display well and willing to restock 1 time per week.
There will only be 30 vendors so your competition within the store will be minimal. What is even more interesting is this store will also be selling online through their own marketplace, Etsy, and Ebay.
I am the marketing director so you better believe your items will be well marketed and the store very well advertised.
Inbox me with questions if I do not have an answer I will get it to you asap.
Booth spaces, showcases, shelving, wall spaces and racks will be for rent.
We expect it to fill quickly.
Apr 13, 2018
Friday
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4th Annual Printer Jam
6pm @
Muncie Makes Lab
Near the roundabout, south of downtown
628 S. Walnut Street
Prints, Poetry, Music! You are invited to the 4th Annual Printer Jam, this Friday, April 13th!
Location: Muncie Makes Lab, 628 S. Walnut Street, near the roundabout south of downtown.
Printer Jam is a student organized event that started as a living room print show and has evolved into an exciting "JAM" in the form of a downtown Muncie Arts event involving a collaboration of over 33 different printmakers, poets and musicians.
Events:
6 pm Art Exhibition and Reception (catering by Seasalt & Cinnamon)
7 pm Artist talk by Nate Russell, a printmaking, muralist, illustrator, and sculptor
8:30 Spoken word poetry
9:15 Live music by Kevin Krauter and The University QuintetAnyone looking for an exciting mix of the arts will enjoy Printer Jam!
Questions? Contact sarojini@bsu.edu
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/161409701339703/
May 24, 2018
Thursday
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A Day With the American Medical Association: Community Health Forum and Discussion
4pm to 6pm @
Ball State University Alumni Center
Large Conference Room
2800 W Bethel Ave
Barbara L. McAneny, MD, aboard-certified medical oncologist/hematologist from Albuquerque, NM, was elected president-elect of the American Medical Association in June 2017. Dr. McAneny has served on the AMA Board of Trustees since 2010, including as its chair in 2015-2016.
The discussion will be followed by a reception and concert at Elm Street Brewing Company, featuring John C. Peterson, Phil Dunn, and friends.
Feb 7, 2019
Thursday
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Legal Empowerment: Strengthening a Community's Access to Justice
7pm to 9pm @
L.A. Pittenger Student Center
Student Center Ballroom, Ball State University
Legal Empowerment: Strengthening a Community's Access to Justice
Thursday, February 7 at 7:00 pm
Ballroom, L.A. Pittenger Student Center
The College of Sciences and Humanities, the Department of Political Science, and the Legal Studies Program invite you to join us for "Legal Empowerment: Strengthening a Community’s Access to Justice," a community discussion to examine obstacles citizens face when navigating legal services meant to protect and advance their rights. Community partners, the Access to Justice Clinic (part of the Legal Studies Program), and local judiciary members discuss how they are working together to support and assist underrepresented populations in Delaware County when accessing legal systems.Panelist include:
Honorable Kimberly S. Dowling, Judge – Delaware County Circuit Court #2
Jenny Hamilton – President/CEO, LifeStream Services, Inc.
Ashley Soldaat – Director, Delaware County CASA
Dr. Darren Wheeler – Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Ball State University
Professor Brad Gideon – Teaching Professor and Director of Legal Studies, Ball State University
Feb 23, 2019
Saturday
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Project X Burlesque - Muncie Nerdlesque Night
7pm @
Be Here Now
505 N. Dill St.
Cost: $10 Ages: 18+ 
Project X Burlesque is making a triumphant return to Muncie for a variety show of burlesque, bands, and nerdiness!
Hosted by: Phantom Watson
Produced by: The Dahlia of Dissonance: Mistress Venomous
$10
Ages 18+
Pre-Show Party at 7:00 where you get to mingle with the performers and have exclusive drink specials before the doors open.
Doors at 7:30, Show at 8
Presale will be available through our exclusive sponsor Aw Yeah Comics- Muncie. All tickets purchased through the sponsor get free raffle tickets.
Featuring the talent of:
Project X Burlesque
Archarus
Battersea
Mantra Of Morta
Novagolde
