Stephen Mortland

Gather with friends and family this winter to discover various fresh, local, and remarkable finds during the Farmers Market at Minnetrista. Don’t forget to visit The Orchard Shop when you visit the indoor market every third Saturday of the month!

Cost: $45; member discounts apply

Registration deadline: February 19

Bring friends and family together to create your very own unique stained glass mirror! Together with Minnetrista glass experts you will cut, solder, and design your project. All tools, supplies, and safety gear will be provided. This workshop welcomes both beginners and intermediate level glass workers. 

Who’s ready for an adventure? Bring your family and friends for a day full of free adventures together at Minnetrista! There will be lawn games, fun activities, and crafts! Additional activities will be hosted by Let There Be Art, Academy of Model Aeronautics, Muncie Symphony Orchestra, and Toys Forever.  Explore Minnetrista’s campus with our explorer bags and find entertainment scattered everywhere!

Cost: $25; member discounts apply

Registration deadline: March 4

Join us for a fancy, fun afternoon of elegance! The Oakhurst Afternoon Tea is for families and friends of all ages. Enjoy finger foods and tea in the beautifully reimagined Oakhurst Home during this wonderfully refined afternoon gathering!

Discover a wide variety of fresh produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, jams, and more this winter when you join your family, friends, and neighbors during the indoor season of Farmers Market at Minnetrista! Don’t forget to visit The Orchard Shop at Minnetrista during your next visit.

March 21; 9 a.m.–Noon (45 minute slots)       

Cost: $50; member discounts apply                 

Registration deadline: March 18

Experience the heat and glow of the Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass at Ball State when you create Easter eggs this spring! Take advantage of an opportunity to make your own glass decorations for your home.

Kids and parents are invited to create their very own animal track stamps! This fun craft will allow young minds to learn about the natural world as they play.

Join us on March 27 for a Paint Along! A Certified Bob Ross Instructor will be painting along to an episode of Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting. Participants are encouraged to bring any of their own art supplies if they would like to paint along with the program, or simply to come and watch the magic happen!

Free event

March 27 & 28; 6:30 p.m.      

Cost: $45; member discounts apply

Registration deadline: March 13

Intrigue abounds at Minnetrista’s second Murder Mystery Dinner. It’s the 100th annual Foley Artists Vocal Recordists and Animators Association annual convention and there will be a rare showing of a “vaulted” 1920 animation film. The night is hosted by the CEO of Sahara-Montana Studios, Chuck Montana. When something goes awry, it will be up to attendees to navigate a night filled with imaginative play, plot twists, and plenty of delicious food. Solve the central crime as you are surrounded by glitz, glamour, and good humor! This event is presented in conjunction with Animationland.

March 27 & 28; 6:30 p.m.      

Cost: $45; member discounts apply

Registration deadline: March 13

Intrigue abounds at Minnetrista’s second Murder Mystery Dinner. It’s the 100th annual Foley Artists Vocal Recordists and Animators Association annual convention and there will be a rare showing of a “vaulted” 1920 animation film. The night is hosted by the CEO of Sahara-Montana Studios, Chuck Montana. When something goes awry, it will be up to attendees to navigate a night filled with imaginative play, plot twists, and plenty of delicious food. Solve the central crime as you are surrounded by glitz, glamour, and good humor! This event is presented in conjunction with Animationland.

Things are getting egg-citing at Minnetrista, and you’re invited to a Glass Easter Egg Hunt in Oakhurst Gardens.  Grab your family and get ready to search the garden for your own piece of glass art to take home and be sure to look for a special visit from the candy-giving Easter Bunny. Don’t want to search the gardens? Come inside for the Annual Spring Glass Sale in partnership with Ball State University Glass Alliance.

April 17 & 18; 5–8 p.m.

Cost: $20/hour

Registration deadline: April 15

Minnetrista is excited to offer glassworking space and materials to those glassworkers in the community who have already attended a flameworking workshop with us in the past. As you seek to continue honing your glassworking skills, Minnetrista will provide an open environment where you can experiment creatively and learn adventurously. This Open Hours is focused on the art of bead making. During these sessions, attendees may continue practicing projects and techniques previously learned in guided workshop classes.

Discover a wide variety of fresh produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, jams, and more at the last market of the indoor season of Farmers Market at Minnetrista! Don’t forget to visit The Orchard Shop at Minnetrista during your next visit.

April 18; 1–4 p.m.

Cost: $55; member discounts apply

Registration deadline: April 16

Learn new glass techniques in a welcoming and instructive environment as you create unique glass beads in this guided open flame class! With access to a wide variety of glass colors and textures, tools, kilns, torches, and safety gear, join us for a memorable learning experience!

April 24; 6–9 p.m.     

Cost: $15; member discounts apply

Pre-register by April 23 to receive a complimentary sample

Join us for another exciting After Hours event, this time in the style of a British public house! All over the world the pub is the focal point of community, and this is the spirit we will capture at After Hours at Minnetrista: British Pub. Come and enjoy food and drinks as we transform the second floor of the Oakhurst home into a pub in the British style! Bring your friends and don’t miss this exciting night.

The Farmers Market at Minnetrista has been deemed an essential service that procides fresh and healthy food to our community. We will be open for business, with a modified model, on Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m.–Noon. Visit our website for a full description of the event.

The Farmers Market at Minnetrista has been deemed an essential service that provides fresh and healthy food to our community. We will be open for business, with a modified model. The market will take place in the main parking lot, with vendors spaced out appropriately. Parking is located at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. There will be a single entrance and exit, and we will be allowing no more than 50 individuals into the market at any one time. No cooked food or beverages will be made onsite and all wagons that are available will be wiped down between uses. Vendors will be provided masks and gloves and hand sanitizer stations will be available to patrons.

The Farmers Market at Minnetrista has been deemed an essential service that provides fresh and healthy food to our community. We will be open for business, with a modified model. The market will take place in the main parking lot, with vendors spaced out appropriately. Parking is located at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. There will be a single entrance and exit, and we will be allowing no more than 50 individuals into the market at any one time. No cooked food or beverages will be made onsite and all wagons that are available will be wiped down between uses. Vendors will be provided masks and gloves and hand sanitizer stations will be available to patrons.

The Farmers Market at Minnetrista has been deemed an essential service that provides fresh and healthy food to our community. We will be open for business, with a modified model. The market will take place in the main parking lot, with vendors spaced out appropriately. Parking is located at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. There will be a single entrance and exit, and we will be allowing no more than 50 individuals into the market at any one time. No cooked food or beverages will be made onsite and all wagons that are available will be wiped down between uses. Vendors will be provided masks and gloves and hand sanitizer stations will be available to patrons.

The Farmers Market at Minnetrista has been deemed an essential service that provides fresh and healthy food to our community. We will be open for business, with a modified model. The market will take place in the main parking lot, with vendors spaced out appropriately. Parking is located at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. There will be a single entrance and exit, and we will be allowing no more than 50 individuals into the market at any one time. No cooked food or beverages will be made onsite and all wagons that are available will be wiped down between uses. Vendors will be provided masks and gloves and hand sanitizer stations will be available to patrons.