News from Downtown Muncie 7/29/2005

DOWNTOWN NEWS !!!!

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Downtown Business Council meeting: Everyone is invited!!

Wednesday, August 3, 2005

7:30 am - Donuts & coffee provided

Star Press Conference Room

Marketing Presentation by Ben Delk, Standt's

Business Focus on The Blue Bottle by Tom Steiner

***Bring your business cards, brochures, flyers, etc., for the

Networking Table***

For more information contact Genny Gordy, chair, 284-8422 or gengor@aol.com

Exciting news for our Downtown Business Council: we have seated our Executive Committee, and have held our first meeting. They have already tackled the fine tuning of our Mission Statement, discussed our Flowers, Cleanliness & Snow Removal challenges, and are looking forward to a strategic planning session in the fall. A full report will be given at the next membership meeting on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD, @ 7:30 AM, Star Press Conference room. A big thanks to our new Excom members for their committment to downtown development efforts!

Our Exec. committee:

Jay Auxier Kirk's Bike Shop

Andrea Allen Star Press, Marketing Comm.

Terry Bailey Cornerstone Center, Holiday Comm.

Tom Buczek Merchant's Bank, Marketing Chair

Roy Budd Energize ECI

Rod Crossman Wishbone Gifts, DBC Co-chair, Events

Genny Gordy Gordy Fine Art & Framing; DBC chair

Bob Hartley The Artist Within

Robert Kvam ArtsWalk Coordinator; BSU liason

Teri Lambert Minnetrista

Traci Lutton Economic Develop.Alliance, Chamber

Jim Mansfield Muncie Visitor's Bureau

Tom Steiner Blue Bottle ,Holiday & Membership Chair

Brenda West Walnut Crossing project

Cheryl Crowder Downtown Development liason

Brian Lough Director, Downtown Development

The Downtown Data Center now offers internet dialup and broadband services! To check availability, visit www.downtowndatacenter.com. Downtown Data Center also provides internet consulting, web hosting, and managed server solutions, served locally from Downtown Muncie.

Free Friday night movie: American Graffiti, at the corner of Walnut and Charles street downtown Muncie at dusk.

JULY

29th Vera Mae’s Mid-Summer Jazz Vignette’s Frank Puzzullo duo featuring Larry McWilliams on trumpet. 6:30pm-9:30pm. No Cover Charge; reservations taken for dining guests ONLY. 765-747-4941

1st-30th Gordy’s Fine Art & Framing presents INprint. INprint was formed in 1997 at the Indianapolis Art Center. The group is made up of 30 fine art printmakers based in central Indiana whose purpose is to create, share, educate and promote the media of printmaking.

1st-30th FB Fogg : featuring Amy Greely Jewelry this month. – Among other treasures from East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Naot Shoes, while they last, are 50% off.

5th-30th Artist Within presents: exhibit by watercolor artist Martha Sleeper Gilliom.

6th- 30th Mitchell Place Gallery Members Exhibit. www.mitchellplacegallery.com

28th-30th Muncie Civic Theatre presents Into The Woods. Cost is $18 adults, $12 college, $5 for high school students. Show starts at 8pm.

30th Minnestrista: Free concert featuring, rockin’ country music with Marty Stuart and Flynnville Train 7:30 p.m.. Free parking at Central HS and Northside Elementary School, ride the MITS trolley free to Minnestrista. Take your blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets, to really enjoy the festive evening.

30th Muncie Children’s Museum Pigtails and Hardhats Exhibit, grand opening at the Muncie Children's Museum. The first 100 children entering the Museum will receive a free gift to celebrate this new exhibit. Free gift offer excludes field trip groups.

Construction is fun! Pigtails and Hardhats is an exciting interactive exhibit allowing children to explore the world of construction, introducing them to the people and materials needed to construct a house, the different trades involved and the tools for those trades. This exhibit was made possible through the generous support of Delaware Machinery and Tool Company, Inc. To learn more, call the Museum at (765) 286-1660 or visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com.

AUGUST

1st-27 Artist Within: presenting artist/photographer Kendrick Shadoan. During the 1st Thurs event 5-8pm, Kendrick will have his equipment set up and will be taking photographs of guests.

1st-31st Gordy Fine Art & Framing: exhibit of Lynette Whitesell flowers and plant-live paintings will be on display. The public is welcome to 1st Thurs-Aug 4th opening reception to meet the artist from 5-8pm. 224 E. Main St.

3rd-6th Mitchell Place Gallery, 301 S. Walnut, Suite 102, Muncie, will host an exhibit of "Art From Kids' Camps" that will feature work from the summer art camps of Bob Hartley (The Artist Within) and Karen Fisher (Art Mart). An opening reception will be Thursday, August 4, 5:30 -- 8:00 PM. This event will coincide with the downtown Rib Fest. So come downtown and see what wonderful art work children can create and enjoy the food at the Rib Fest.

6th Downtown Rib Fest 2005: noon-10pm Admission $2.00 - 12 fabulous bands-great food! Kids under 12 free!

• Kids activities, rock wall, pony rides, inflatable rides and games

• 20 of Indiana’s finest Rib Vendors

• Beer Gardens

• Arts and Craft Vendors

• Not-for Profit and Information Booths

Big Stage

12-1- Bethany Road

1:30- 2:30- Bent River

3:00-4:00- Kayro and the Second Time Around

4:30- 5:30- Flipside

6:00-7:00- Pray for Mojo

7:30- 9:00- Mike Mulligan and Steam Shovel

Small Stage

1-2- Artka

2:30-3:30- Joan Hamilton and Greg Tanner

4-5-Mike Martin and Friends

5:30-6:30-Spoonful

7-8- UpDawg

8:30-10- Annex

7th Downtown Rib Fest 2005 11am- 4pm Admission free

• Kids activities, pony rides, rock wall, inflatable rides and games

• 20 of Indiana’s finest Rib Vendors

• Beer Gardens

• Arts and Craft Vendors

• Not-for Profit and Information Booths

Big Stage

11:30-1- Bob Eichhorn Band

1:30-3- Burke and Taylor

3-4 River of Life Choir

Small Stage

All Day Karaoke Contest

$100 first place prize

$50 second place prize

12th Muncie Children’s Museum: Enjoy food, friends, fun and free admission from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. during Friends and Family Fun Night at the Muncie Children’s Museum. Friends and Family Fun Night is a dream the Museum staff envisioned last Fall when discussing the need to reach out to better serve the community. The Muncie Children’s Museum is proud to offer educational programming, capable of reaching all children in East Central Indiana. Friends and Family Fun Nights are made possible through the generous support of the Jean and Mora Morris Youth Fund at the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc.

To learn more, contact the Muncie Children’s Museum at (765) 286-1660

13th Vera Mae’s: Summer Jazz Vignette’s Frank Puzzullo duo featuring Jaz Vocalist Paula Owen. 6:30pm-9:30pm, No Cover Charge, reservations taken for dining guests only. 765-747-4941.

19th Vera Mae’s: Summer Jazz Vignette’s Frank Puzzullo Duo featuring Hans Sturm on string Bass. 6:30pm-9:30pm, no cover charge, reservations taken for dining guests only. 747-4941

20th Artworks: annual Artist Attic event from 8:00am-4:00pm. The artist have been busy cleaning their studio’s and attics to bring items of art to this fun outdoor event. We will have everything from old art work, pottery, prints, books, brushes, fabric’s, mats and frames, stamps and many other art related things for sale at greatly reduced prices.

27th Minnestrista Rhythm and Blues with John Lee Hooker, Jr. and Clarence Dobbins at 7:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

7th -9th Watercolor workshop by PAT SAN SOUCIE 9-4 PM located 400 arts and Journalisom Bldg at Ball State. Pat San Soucie is a renowned painter, educator and juror. She is a member of many watercolor societies including the National Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society. She is a Dolphin Fellow. She has received numerous awards and is widely published and included in many public and corporate collections.. San Soucie creates watermedia paintings in a unique style by pouring pigments through filters, yielding abstract textures, shapes and colors. She will teach workshop particpants different methods of creating paintings. The workshop is limited to 15 artists.

To register, send you name, address, phone number and email address and your check for $150 made out to Mitchell Place Gallery to:

Patrick Wasson
Watermedia 2005 Workshop Chair

409 S. Liberty
Muncie IN 47305
765-228-1247
pdubbs81@aol.com