News from Downtown Muncie 4/27

APRIL EVENTS:

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.

29th Vera Mae's American Jazz Quartet 7:30-10:30pm, cover charge, call for details.

29th Muncie Ballet will hold Tea for Two at the Hotel Roberts. Tickets $20 for two. Time 1:30-3pm

29th Free day at Muncie Children's Museum

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

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

5th Muncie Ballet : Angelina Ballerina Lost & Found @7pm. Tickets $8 adults, $5 Children/Seniors for more info 282.1480 office or 765.730.2708 cell

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

6th Muncie Children's Museum: guest Susan Eichhorn from the East Central Indiana Solid Waste District , 2 p.m. for some fun ideas for recycling at home

7th Muncie Ballet : Angelina Ballerina Lost & Found @ 3pm. Tickets $8 adults, $5 Children/Seniors for more info 282.1480 office or 765.730.2708 cell

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

MAY ONGOING:

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.

1st-31st Mitchell Place Gallery: Artists Kyle Herrington and Allen Bannister: opening reception on May 4, 5 to 8 p.m

1st-31st Blue Bottle: exhibit by Frances Arbram

4th-13th ArtWorks Gallery exhibit: Decorate, Adorn, Illuminate by Heidi Hale and Lynette Whitesell: Opening reception May 4th 5-8pm

19th-30th ArtWorks presents: Occupational Hazard exhibit hours 11:30-5:30

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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