Downtown News 4-8-05

DOWNTOWN NEWS !!!!

Blue Bottle has a new menu, you'll want to stop in and sample it!

5 Things by 5/05 : Our goal is to beautify downtown by doing 5 things to improve your business building, lot, or surroundings by May 5, 2005. If your business looks good, we all look good. Thank you in advance for your efforts! Contact Downtown Development for more info, 282-7897.

the Artist Within: is offering Bead workshops by Heidi Hale, pottery throwing classes by Toren Scott and a Summer Art Camp. Call for more details. New spring hours are: Sunday 1-4pm, Closed Monday, T-Thur 11-7pm and Friday 11-9pm.
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April

1-23 MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE, will present a return engagement of Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW on Fridays and Saturdays April 1-23 at 11:00pm. Tickets are $10. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office. THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is intended for mature audiences.

1st - 30th Gordy Fine Art & Framing: Giclee prints exhibit of Jay Zimmerman titled "Acadian Mediations".
6TH-29TH Mitchell Place Gallery's 2nd Annual Juried Print Exhibition See the works of 33 selected artists from a 5 state area
Opening Reception: Thursday April 7, 5-8pm Awards at 6pm
8th Muncie Civic Theatre Gone With the Wind 7:00pm
9th FB Fogg, Salon Day, Featuring Hand Jive clothing and Muncie's impressionistic painter, Susie Morgan. Open from 10 am - 4:00 pm.
9th Muncie Civic Theatre Gone With the Wind 1:00pm & 7:00pm
10th Muncie Civic Theatre Gone With the Wind 4:00pm
12th Dandelions Flowers and Gift shop is offering floral design classes: four fresh cut flower workshops. The evening will start with chocolate and wine, and followed with a hands on beginning design in fresh flower arranging. Each "new apprentice" will take home two fresh flower bouquets. Classes will be offered on April 12th, 14th, 19th, and 21st,from 6-8p.m. Class size is limited. Call us at dandelions for the details!!! flowers4twigs@yahoo.com
16th Cardinal Greenway Child Abuse Prevention Awareness walk. details will follow.

18th-30th the Artist Within Nathan Brown exhibit "Fleeting Midwest"

21st the Artist Within artist reception for Nathan Brown from 5-8pm.

23RD MUNCIE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM Under the Big Top at the Children's Health Fair 10am to 2pm Free admission. Please contact the Muncie Children's Museum at (765) 286-1660

29th - 30th MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE, will present HONK! by George Stiles and Anthony. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

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MAY
1st MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE, will present HONK! by George Stiles and Anthony. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

5th-7th MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE, will present HONK! by George Stiles and Anthony. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

5th Artworks Gallery : Featuring Heidi Hale's new spring line of jewelry. Heidi's jewelry is featured in two magazines: Southern Bride and TWIST.

5th News from our Organic Farmers Market: ECI Natural Heritage Farmer's Market, will return to downtown Muncie; Thursday evenings from 4pm to 7pm in the green space on the corner of Walnut and Charles Streets; Beginning May 5th. The Ring Family Farm (Dave and Sara) expects to expand in many areas; you will see more strawberries, greens, specialty salad mixes, heirloom vegetables including tomatoes, and cut herbs. With Dave's new job as BSU Banquet and Catering Sales and Service Supervisor, they hope to add free range egss and wine cap mushrooms to their list this year. Soon to be released website: www.ringfamilyfarm.com

5th ArtWalk: all galleries and many downtown businesses open to the public.

JUNE

Artcamp 2005 will be offered at two locations this summer in downtown Muncie. Gordy Fine Art & Framing, 224 E. Main St., will be the site for Preschool Camp, June 13 - 17, and Cultures Camp, June 20-24. The Artist Within, at 313 S. Walnut, will offer Clay Camp July 27-July 1.
Brochures & registration forms are also available at www.gordyframing.com