News from Downtown Muncie 8/5/2005

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Free Friday night movie: A Cinderella Story, at the corner of Walnut and Charles streets in downtown Muncie. Movie begins at dusk.

Downtown Business Council News from Genny Gordy
Downtown merchants may want to mark their calendars for the following advertising opportunities: Info for the Downtown Wrap due to Dawn New by Wednesday the 10th. Send to: denew@bsu.edu. Ads due for Downtown Page by next Friday, the 12th. See your newspaper rep.

Looking ahead: YART will take place in downtown Muncie on Saturday, August 27th from 8 am to 11 pm. Great art for sale, and nothing over $50!!!! For more information contact Luke Lofland at lukelofland@gmail.com.

Don't We All Want to be "Destination Businesses"?????
The Uptown Innovation Center in Richmond, IN is offering an exciting series of workshops by nationally-known marketing consultant Joh Schallert. "Increasing Sales and Marketing with Destination Marketing," will be offered on Monday, Aug.15th. Cost is $25. "Destination Creation Workshop" will be offered the following day and is geared toward downtown development professional, economic development directors, city officials & chamber of commerce members. Cost is $249 for this workshop. The final workshop, "Change the Business You Own into the Business You Want: the Powerful, Painless, No-Excuse Method Using Destination Business Reinvention" costs $85, includes workbooks for innovative marketing strategies and the like, and is offered on Wed., Aug. 17th. For more information, contact Main Street Richmond-Wayne County, 765.962.8151.
Please let Genny Gordy know if you're going - there may be car-pooling opportunities for these timely workshops. Her phone # is 284.8422, email: gengor@aol.com.

A new online media outlet has recently launched in Muncie - Visit this wonderfully informative community website at http://www.munciefreepress.com. Muncie Free Press is a news and information source by the people and for the people, offering news, information and conversation. Content is updated daily, so be sure to check it out.

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.

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: Unpack Stuffee's Lunch Box During Friends and Family Fun Night! 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.
Enjoy a healthy snack, meet Stuffee, the blue-haired giant, and unpack Stuffee's Lunch Box to learn about nutrition and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. In addition, a nutritionist from Open Door will read the story, Gregory the Terrible Eater, and talk about the new food pyramid. 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

19th

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.

26th 50's Night at Our Daily Bread, Historic Johnson House 322 East Washington Street. Featuring Billy G., formerly of The Platters. Wear your poodle skirts and bobby socks. Be ready to eat a "Big Bopper Tenderloin" with a thick chocolate malt. Fun starts at 6 p.m. Reservations only, call 287-9247.

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

Have Fun with the Amazing Alphabet, All August at the Muncie Children's Museum! School is just around the corner! Go back to basics and have fun with the amazing alphabet all August at the Museum. Exciting daily activities are Tuesday - Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Detailed daily activities are as follows:

Friday, August 5: Delightful Duck, Duck, Goose Hear the story Ten Little Rubber Duckies by Eric Carle. Then, enjoy a game of Duck, Duck, Goose, a favorite of children young and old.

Saturday, August 6: Enormous Elephant Ears Hear the story The Elephants Child by Rudyard Kipling and make giant elephant ears to wear home.

Sunday, August 7: Finding Flying Fireflies Hear the story The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle and make your own insect-collecting jar to take home.

Tuesday, August 9: Gooey Grape Gummies Help make gooey grape gummy candies to taste test. This activity costs an additional $1.00 to participate.

Wednesday, August 10: Happy Hawaiian Hula Learn about Hula dances in Hawaii. Then make hula skirts and lei necklaces.

Thursday, August 11: Invent an Interesting Igloo Hear the story Building an Igloo by Ulli Stelzer and work in groups to make an igloo.

Friday, August 12: Jolly Jumping Jacks Learn to take your heart rate and participate in a relay including jumping jacks.

Saturday, August 13: Kooky Kid Kaleidoscopes Look through a kaleidoscope and make your own kaleidoscope to enjoy at home.

Sunday, August 14: Little Lively Lemurs Watch a video with lemurs called Soboo's Tails and make a ringtail to wear home as a keepsake.

Tuesday, August 16: Mice Milk Mustaches Hear the story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and enjoy a milk and cookies snack. This activity costs an additional $1.00 to participate.

Wednesday, August 17: Nuts, Nails and Newspapers Use newspapers, nuts and nails along with plaster of Paris to make a paperweight.

Thursday, August 18: Odd Ocean Octopus Learn about unusual ocean creatures and create your own sea creature.

Friday, August 19: Pin the Pigtail on the Pig Experience the Pigtails and Hardhats exhibit. Then, play a game of pin the pigtail on the pig.

Saturday, August 20: Queen's Quirky Questions Watch an excerpt from Alice in Wonderland and talk about the questions the Queen of Hearts asks. Then, play a question game.

Sunday, August 21: Restless Rabbit Races Make rabbit ears to wear during some "hopping" relay races.

Tuesday, August 23: Scary Spider Suckers Make a spider sucker to take home and enjoy. This activity costs an additional $1.00 to participate.

Wednesday, August 24: Tiny Toothpick Teepees Make tiny teepees out of toothpicks to take home as a keepsake.

Thursday, August 25: Ultimate Unique Unicorns Learn about fantasy creatures and make a unicorn horn to wear around the Museum.

Friday, August 26: View from a Vacation Van Learn games to play in a van or in a car. These games are great for road trips long and short.

Saturday, August 27: Wacky Water on Wax Participate in an experiment using wax and water-based paint to show that wax resists water and can be used to mask paper.

Sunday, August 28: Xeroxed X-rays and Xylophones Hear the story Xylophone for X-ray Fish by Lisa Charlesworth. Then, color Xeroxed copies of X-ray fish to decorate a homemade xylophone to take home.

Tuesday, August 30: Yummy Yummy Yellow Taste test yummy yellow foods. This activity costs an additional $1.00 to participate.

Wednesday, August 31: Zebra Zone at the Zoo Hear the story Shanti by Maartju Padt and Mylo Freeman. Then, cut out and color your very own zebra.

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SEPTEMBER

18 & 19 Old Washington Street Festival, Saturday 10-5, Sunday Noon-5
Be a part of all the excitement and festivities during the Annual Old Washington Street Festival to be held on the four blocks of East Washington Street between Madison and Hackley Streets. The primary focus of the Old Washington Street Festival is on the architectural, cultural, and social heritage of Muncie's Emily Kimbrough Historic District and the surrounding neighborhood. Home tours and a walking tour extend the bounds of the Festival to approximately fourteen square blocks. At the hub of the Festival on Washington Street are demonstrations of crafts contemporary to the turn of the century, arts and crafts displays, musical entertainment, an ice cream social and other refreshments, antiques, a milk wagon and a hand-drawn fire pumper to take visitors back to the gas boom era. We expect the variety of attractions to draw over 8,000 people.

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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

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The charm of Muncie's historic Downtown District is that its businesses are independently owned and operated. Please shop locally and support small business in Muncie.