News from Downtown Muncie 5/4

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 Cornerstone Center for the Arts: Carl Storie 8:00pm $10 at the door-benefit concert for Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment

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

6th DOC's 8pm cover: $5, The Spring Folk Jam

6th -7th Horizon Convention Center: East Central Indiana Egg Art Show and Sale

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

20th - Minnetrista Naturalist Chat, 10 am

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

21st - Minnetrista Cultural Center: Classy Cakes Food Preservation and Culture, 1-4 pm

21st - Minnetrista Cultural Center: Red-tail Nature Preserve Minne-trip: Join Robin Dungan, naturalist, and John Taylor, Ball State University Field Stations Land Manager to explore the Red-tail Nature Preserve's 105 acres. 2-6 pm

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

New Daily Programming Begins in May at the Muncie Children's Museum:
Strawberry Sensation: ABC Read with Me, Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.
Make It Move in May: Wednesday Workshops at 3:30 p.m.
Make and Take Mania: Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
April Showers Bring May Flowers: Friday, May 12, 19 and 26 at 3:30 p.m.
All of these programs are free for members and included in the regular admission fee. To learn more, call the Muncie Children's Museum today at (765) 286-1660.

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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