News from Downtown Muncie 4/21/06

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Downtown Business Council is seeking members to serve on an Orientation Committee. BSU Orientation will be sending parents downtown through out the summer. Volunteers are needed to work on an ad hoc committee to plan what will be done on those days. Please contact Genny Gordy, gengor@aol.com or Tom Steiner, tom@bluebottlecoffee.com. if interested.
Here are the actual dates that the BSU Orientation plans to bring parents downtown for 90 minutes of free time.
June 12-15, 19-22, 26-29 and July 5 & 6, 10-13, 17-20
Please mark your calendars, put out your red & white flowers and be prepared to pass out your business cards & brochures.

There is still time to get your business on the downtown Muncie map! These maps will be widely distributed to Horizon Convention Center attendees, Hotel Roberts' guests, all BSU freshmen, prospective employees of BSU & the hospital, and new residents of Delaware County. Don't miss out on this economical way to promote your business! For cost and more information, contact Traci Lutton at the Chamber of Commerce at 751.9126 or tlutton@muncie.com.

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APRIL EVENTS:

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

22nd Muncie Children's Museum - 7th annual Children's Health Fair, FREE ADMISSION. Call the Museum at (765) 286-1660 or visit the Web at www.childrenshealthfair.org

25th A free concert of Baroque music will be presented in the sanctuary at High Street United Methodist Church at 7:00pm. The repertoire includes vocal music by John Dowland and George Frideric Handel, two masters of the baroque era.

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

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

29th - Muncie Children's Museum Defur Voran Family Saturday, with Weekend Wonders activity at 2 PM.

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.

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

APRIL ONGOING:

1st-30th ArtWorks Gallery presents Barbara Grimball photo/poetry artist.

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".

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

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

MAY EVENTS:

3rd - Muncie on the Move, Horizon Convention Center. Buffet-style breakfast at 6:45 AM, Program begins at 7:30 AM. For information or to register, contact Traci Lutton at 751.9126 or tlutton@muncie.com

1st-31st - Artist Within exhibit: Angela and Ray Hedman-- opening reception Thursday, May 4th from 5-8 pm.

4th - 31st - Gordy's Fine Art and Framing exhibit: "Native Landscapes: Oil Paintings by Hattie Stanton"-- opening reception thursday, May 4, from 5 to 8 pm.

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

5th -Muncie Children's Museum Friends and Family Fun Night celebrates Cinco de Mayo, 3-7 pm with free admission.

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

19th- 20th Muncie Civic Theatre presents: European Cabaret 8:00pm

21st. Muncie Civic Theatre presents: European Cabaret 2:00pm

25th-27th Muncie Civic Theatre presents: European Cabaret 8:00pm

JUNE EVENTS:

2nd - Minnestrista presents: What's Hot and What's Not in Container Horticulture - Garden Fair keynote address 7:45pm by Byron E. Martin of Logee's Greenhouses

3rd - Minnestrista presents: Learn to Plant Tropical Containers 9am


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