News from Downtown Muncie, Indiana 3/31/2006

Reminder that BSU Orientation include a downtown visit 22 times this summer for 90 minutes each. What happens once they're shuttled over here is up to us. If you'd like to get in on the planning (banners? balloons? footprints painted on sidewalks? brochures?), or have a great idea, please contact Genny Gordy, gengor@aol.com.

Time to think about flowers again. Does anyone have info on the flower planters we rented last year? It would be great to acknowledge our best flower beds/displays this year. Do we want to promote a color scheme, say, red and white? Comments welcome! If you'd like to serve on a wee committee for this, please contact Genny Gordy, gengor@aol.com

New on Saturday at Walnut at the Crossing - Danish rolls, many flavors.

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MARCH EVENTS:

28th -31st, the Muncie Children's Museum will host Spring Fling programming for Spring Break at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Our spring fling programming focusing on painting, music and more.

31st - April 22 Friday and Sat Muncie Civic theatre presents Rocky Horror Show 11pm

MARCH ONGOING:

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

Thru April 9th Minnestrista Juried Art Show & Sale

Thru 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

APRIL EVENTS:

5th - Cornerstone Center for the Arts presents:The One Habit of Highly Affective Artists Performed by Cary Trivanovich 4:30 pm Edmund Burke Ball Auditorium

5th, 12th and 19th at 3:30 Muncie Children's Museum "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" activities workshop. Call for more details.

7th - Muncie Children's Museum Friends and Family Fun Night featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog

20th, 27th at 3:30 Muncie Children's Museum "Paper Making Madness" workshop. Call for more details.

13th - 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.

15th - "Snakehead Ed Slithers" at Muncie Children's Museum, 11:30am and 2pm

29th - Downtown's Delaware Clean and Beautiful will be celebrating "Arborfest-2006" at Cowing Park from 10 am to 1 pm. Food will be available by downtown eatery Grandma Betty's, and 200 saplings will be handed out. For more information, call Jim Reese at 289-6222.

APRIL ONGOING:

1st-30th ArtWorks Gallery presents Barbara Grimball photo/poetry artist. Opening reception first Thurs April 6, 5-8pm

1st-30th Artist Within presents Lois Chin

1st-30th Blue Bottle Coffee Shop exhibit will be Mary Kay Holladay.

1st-30th Mitchell Place Gallery presents two artists titled "Mystery Spot". The exhibit's opening reception is April 6, 5 to 8 p.m.

1st-30th Gordy's Fine Art and Frame Co. presents: Pamela DeMarris & Jerry Henning Exhibit

MAY EVENTS:

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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