News from Downtown Muncie, Indiana 3/24/2006

MARCH - ONGOING:

Muncie Chilren's Museum daily programming: March 14-18
Tuesday: ABC Read with Me, sponsored by Target, 3:30 p.m., For children ages 3-5.
Wednesday: Fun Fine Arts, 3:30 p.m.,
Thursday: Creative Crafts, 3:30 p.m.,.
Friday: Sensational Science, 3:30 p.m.,.
Saturday and Sunday: Weekend Wonders, 2:00 p.m.,

1-31st Blue Bottle coffee shop: Angel Mercado will exhibit oil paintings

1-31st Mitchell Place Gallery La Penumbra - The Eclipse, Printed Ephemera, by Adrian Ti_

1-April 9th Minnestrista Juried Art Show & Sale

1st - 31st Gordy Fine Art & Framing presents Marilyn Derwenskus exhibit, "Reconfiguring Memories"

1st-31st Artworks Gallery presents Delta 8th grade art students did portraits of animals from ARF and turned these portraits into hand-colored linoleum block prints, students' work will be available to the public for a donation of $3.00 or more proceeds go to ARF.
21st- April 15th Cornerstone for the Arts: many workshops, for more information call 281-9503 or visit our website at www.cornerstonearts.org.
Thru April 16 - Minnetrista Hunters of the Sky

Thru April 3rd Cornerstone for the Arts application for 401Kids Scholarships

MARCH

11th Muncie Children's Museum , 2 p.m.:Vision Disabilities with the Vision Support Group of Muncie

9th-11th Muncie Civic Theatre presents A Midsummer Night's Dream 8pm

18th Muncie Children's Museum , 2 p.m.: The Kids on the Block Puppets
Presented by Very Special Arts of Indiana

25th Muncie Children's Museum , 2 p.m. Introduction to American Sign Language with special guest Jo Hoffman

24th -26 Muncie Civic Theatre presents Indiana Community Theatre League's State Festival- special performances, Rocky Horror performance and an awards banquet. Call for details

APRIL

April is full of fun including Friends and Family Fun Night featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog on April 7, Snakehead Ed on April 15, Earth Friendly Workshops and Children's Health Fair on April 22.

Mitchell Place Gallery's Living Art series celebrates National Poetry Month April 13, 7:00 p.m. with "The Art of Poetry: Struggling With the Muse." A panel of published poets from east Central Indiana will discuss painting with visible words, sounds and rhythm. These poets return to the gallery by popular request, and will again include an entertaining segment of the program to include audience participation. Don't miss this enjoyable evening! Includes light refreshments.


1st-30th Artist Within presents Lois Chin

21st Muncie Civic Theatre presents: AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO Starring Frank Ferrante, Friday, April 21 at 8:00pm.

28th-29th Muncie Civic Theatre presents: WIZARD OF OZ 8:00PM

30TH Muncie Civic Theatre presents: THE WIZARD OF OZ, 2:00PM

MAY

4th-6th Muncie Civic Theatre presents: WIZARD OF OZ, 8:00PM

7th Muncie Civic Theatre presents: WIZARD OF OZ, 2:00PM

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