Downtown Weekly News

DOWNTOWN NEWS !!!!


This Friday, April Fools day is Liz Leichman's last day at Downtown Development office: please stop in and wish her well from 3:00pm-4:00pm 407 S. Walnut St.

Flower Power: One of our goals for downtown this season is that no one can walk anywhere without seeing flowers somewhere! If you have a green thumb, you can plant your own. If you are gardening-challenged, or have time issues, we have a deal for you: Community Enhancement has a limited number of flower planters that they will plant, water weekly, maintain, and then collect back at the end of the season. Contact Brian Lough at Downtown Development to get your name on the list. The price is very reasonable, and once you sign on, you can just ignore them - but your customers won't! Call 282-7897. If you want to plant your own, may we suggest you include daisies, our city flower? Let's make downtown a garden of color this year! Need help? Contact Beautification Chair, Lisa Pritchett at Dandelion's, 289-6363.

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.

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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". The public is invited to a reception for the artist on First Thursday: April 7th from 5 to 8 pm.

1st Muncie Children Museum The Statue of Liberty Crown and Torch--Learn about the Statue of Liberty and make your own crown and torch.

2nd Muncie Children Museum : Mount Rushmore's New Face
Learn about Mount Rushmore. Then, using a projector, trace your silhouette and add an image of Mount Rushmore next to it so it looks like you have become part of the monument.

2nd MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE, is presenting MARIO MANZINI'S TRIBUTE TO HOUDINI on Saturday, April 2 at 7:00pm. Tickets for the One-Night-Only show are $20 for regular seating and $25 for premium seating. Children 12 and under are 12 price. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

2nd FB Fogg, Salon Day, 14 BSU students from the Advanced Watermedia class will show their paintings. Open from 10am - 4:00pm.

2nd Mitchell Place Gallery is looking for docent volunteers; training class from 9am until 11am. Please call the gallery at 765-289-8575 to register for the class, or email the docent coordinator, Erin Anderson-Decina, at emandersonde@bsu.edu.

3rd Muncie Children Museum The Colossus of Rhodes Statue Game--Learn about the Colossus of Rhodes and play a game where everyone must freeze like a statue.

4th Gordy Fine Art & Framing : Art classes will be offered the week of April 4, 2005. Ten week sessions of Beginning Watercolor and Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor will be taught by Brian Gordy at the downtown shop. Six week sessions of Mother & Child Art Studio, and Drawing Studio for children ages 7 & up will be taught by Genny Gordy.
For more information, or to register, call 284-8422 or visit www.gordyframing.com for a brochure.

4th the Artist Within: two Ball State University Art/Photography majors, Carly Niermeier and Nathan Brown, will have their "Senior Show" at the Artist Within in April. Her fascination with video transitions and how they blur as one frame replaces another is reflected in her still photography. Mixing colors and ambiguous shapes invite the viewer to feel the emotion of the moment and plug in their own details-remembered or imagined. The exhibit runs through April 16th.

5th : Muncie Children Museum Making Marble for the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus--Learn about the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and talk about the use of marble. Then, make your own marble using paint and play a game of marbles.
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
6th : : Muncie Children Museum Animal Statues in the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
7th : Muncie Children Museum Make the Great Pyramid of Giza
7th the Artist Within artist reception from 5-8 pm; for Carly Niemeier .
9th FB Fogg, Salon Day, Featuring Hand Jive clothing and Muncie's impressionistic painter, Susie Morgan. Open from 10 am - 4:00 pm.

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 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.

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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.