News from Downtown Muncie 9/23/2005

Please mark calendars now for the upcoming Downtown Business Council meeting on Wednesday, October 5th, 7:30AM in the Star Press 1st floor Conference Room, 345 S. High Street. Agenda items include:
-- Finalization of ARTSWALK planning (event is Thursday, Oct. 6th)
-- Membership drive/ group status
-- Holiday (Christmas) plans & announcements
This is an extremely important meeting for DBC. Every downtown merchant/business will want to participate when they find out what our hardworking committees have planned & accomplished so far. Coffee & donuts provided by The Star Press! Call Genny Gordy at 284-8422.

Content for the Downtown Wrap is due on the 15th, or the next business day. Please submit any high-quality photos/images/graphics with the copy. Also, please make sure to include contact information in case questions about your materials arise. Note, Dawn New would prefer you send her content to this new email address: dawnnew2@gmail.com. And always make sure that Cheryl Crowder is copied on the email cherylleggs@ameritech.net

Last chance plea for help with the homecoming parade: we need four more people to help make the float and four people to walk in the parade. Also, some one or organization to donate funds to buy supplies and candy. Approx $300.00 Contact: bbottle@bluebottlecoffee.com

SEPTEMBER

END OF SUMMER JAM at the corners of Walnut and Charles downtown; gates open at 5pm bands start at 7pm. Call 282-7897 for more info

23rd Minnestrista 4-5 p.m. - Putting The Garden To Bed Family Program

24th Minnetrista, Muncie Children's Museum and the National Model Aviation
Museum, offering their continued support to Hurricane Katrina victims,
are donating half of all admissions to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
to aid hurricane victims.

25th Minnetrista 1-4 p.m. - Seasoned Tomato Sauce Food Preservation and Culture Workshop

27th Minnestrista Session 1: 9-10 a.m. and Session 2: 4-5 p.m.: An Apple A Day - Program for 3 Year-Olds

28th 4 p.m. until sold out - Minnetrista Farmers Market

28th Minnestrista 4-5 p.m.: Nature Weaving - Program for 6 & 7 Year-Olds

30th and Oct. 1st at Muncie Civic Theatre MADWOMENS LATE NITE CABARET at 8:00pm and October 2 at 2:00pm


OnGoing:

At Minnetrista:
For more information please call our reservations line at 213-3549

September thru October 16- Presidential Hopefuls: The Quest For The Oval Office

September 10 thru October 9 - Open Space: Art About The Land

September 19 thru October 12 - Environmental Art Exhibit

Muncie Children's Museum has new daily programs at 3:30 p.m. Don't miss ABC Read with Me, a preschool program, on Tuesdays, Fun Fine Arts on Wednesdays, Creative Crafts on Thursdays, Sensational Science on Fridays and Weekend Wonders on Saturday and Sunday. To learn more, call the Museum at (765) 286-1660.

The Artist Within printmaking exhibit featuring the artwork of two Ball State University seniors; Benny Sanders and Josh Winkler.

Artworks: featuring fiber artist Carol Myers

Mitchell Place Gallery features the Animal Show

1-30 Gordy Fine Art & Framing is exhibiting the ceramic works by Judy Wojcik & John Peterson.

22nd-24th Muncie Civic Theatre presents comedy classic THE GRADUATE, tickets are $18 for Adults and $6 for Ball State students. Reservations, hours, and ticket sales call 765-288-PLAY

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OCTOBER

1-31st Gordys Fine Art and Framing features Pat Nelson and Brian Gordy.

5-28 WATERMEDIA: Mitchell Place Gallery, exhibition featuring the works of over 30 artists from Indiana and surrounding States. Awards and Opening Reception: Thursday, October 6, 5-8pm

6th Fall ArtWalk 5-9pm The public is invited to visit the various galleries and exhibit locations downtown, as well as Minnetrista, the BSU Atrium Gallery and the BSU Museum. Trolley busses will run throughout the evening between the different locations.

6th The Annual Altrusa Style Show presents: "Red Carpet To Style" at the Horizon Convention Center. Two Shows: Noon Luncheon $25 and 7:00pm Dinner $30.
Several area stores will be showing Fall and Winter fashions. Popular WLBC Morning Show host Steve Lindel will emcee. Upon arrival, guests will have the opportunity to rub elbows with 'Joan
Rivers', 'Opra', etc. (all in fun played by Muncie actors.) Great door prizes, tickets available for fabulous merchandise from local stores. Proceeds benefit Altrusa service projects focused on literacy, youth development and the advancement of women. Thanks for your support!

ArtsWalk with BSU Thursday, Oct. 6th from 5 to 9 pm. Please consider adding music and an arts-related theme to your extended hours that evening. Trolley busses will run the usual downtown triangle, with another route from downtown to Minnetrista & BSU. The committee isworking hard toencourage good attendance, so please add your support by sweeping sidewalks & gutters that day, and perhaps putting out some mums & propping openyour door.Questions? Ideas? Attend the committee meeting today (Friday) at 10 at the Downtown Development office, or call Genny Gordy at 284-8422. Thank you all for helping create such a fantastic business & arts culture downtown

6th- 8th Muncie Civic Theatre at 8:00pm MADWOMENS LATE NITE CABARET

7th -9thWatercolor workshop by PAT SAN SOUCIE 9-4 PMlocated 400 arts and Journalism
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 participants 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 HYPERLINK "mailto:pdubbs81@aol.com" pdubbs81@aol.com

21st- 23rd Muncie Civic Theatre for SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8:00pm as well as on Sunday at 2:00pm. and at a special Halloween show on Sunday, October 30 at 7:00pm

27th- 30th Muncie Civic Theatre for SWEENEY TODD, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at 8:00pm and at a special Halloween show on Sunday, October 30 at 7:00pm

OnGoing:

At Minnetrista:
For more information please call our reservations line at 213-3549

September thru October 16- Presidential Hopefuls: The Quest For The Oval Office

September 10 thru October 9 - Open Space: Art About The Land

September 19 thru October 12 - Environmental Art Exhibit

NOVEMBER

2-26 THE POWER OF ONE; Mitchell Place Gallery, an exhibit featuring stories of hope for the people of Kenya affected by HIV/AIDS. Descriptions and photos by Stan Abell, Lori Crantford, Beth Fried, Jonathan Fried, Ron Pettigrew and Charlie Russell, individuals in the Indianapolis Power of One project team. The team visited Kenya in 2004 with the IU-Kenya AMPATH program . The Power of One explains how each person has the power to make a difference and transform the world one person at a time. Opening Reception: Thursday, November 3, 5-8pm

DECEMBER

1-30 Mitchell Place Gallery Three Artists exhibit their works
Grace Benedict (Colored Pencil)
Susan Suraci (Paintings)
John Wood (Miniature Sculptures)
Opening Reception: Thursday December 1, 5-8pm

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