Weekly Downtown E-News 10/6

Don't forget the Downtown Business Council special meeting scheduled for 7:30 AM, Tuesday, October 10th at the Horizon Convention Center (donuts and coffee served). We should expect to meet for approximately 2 hours.

OCTOBER EVENTS :

3rd - 7th - "Create for the Cure" will take place at The Artist Within. 100% of studio fees collected during the week will go to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Local artists and celebrities have participated in "Paint a Plate for the Cure" and the plates they painted will be in a silent auction during the week and the winning bids will be notified Sat. October 7th and the monies will also be donated to the Komen Foundation.

6th - ArtsWalk continues, extended to Friday, from 5-9pm. Annual event featuring coordinated art shows between Ball State and the many art galleries downtown. Lots going on downtown - music, food, poetry reading, new exhibits and many merchants open for this special event!! Free shuttle is provided between downtown and BSU. For more information, call Downtown Development at 282-7897.

5th - 7th - Local artist/teacher Ana-Marie Delk will have a three day show and sale of her knitted and felted purses and accessories at The Artist Within. The work will be available during studio hours Thursday Oct 5 through Saturday October 7th.

5th - Blue Bottle features live, famous poet: Joseph Kerschbaum

6th - Muncie Children's Museum - Friends & Family Fun Night. Free admission from 3 pm to 7 pm. Frogs Are Green-What Color Are You?

6th and 7th - Middletown Idol, A Solo Vocal Competition (Ages 16 & above) and Junior Middletown Idol Competition (Ages 15 & below) at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Junior Division Competitions ~ October 6 @ 7:00pm; Adult Division Competitions ~ October 7 @ 7:00pm. Call the Cornerstone Box Office at 765-289-9687 for more information.

7th - IDNR, Division of Forestry Community & Urban Forestry presents a Basic Tree Care Workshop, 9:00-4:00, McCulloch Park, Muncie IN. Registration deadline is 9/29/2006. Download brochure & registration form at http://www.munciedowntown.com/downbloads/BTCtrifold.pdf

7th - Yart at the corner of Charles and Walnut streets. Call Downtown Development for details.

10th - Minnetrista offers Animals Just Like Mine Program for 4 & 5-Year-Olds 4-5 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call (765) 213-3549.

11th - Minnestrista offers Textures in Nature Program for 3-Year-Olds 4-5 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call (765) 213-3549.

12th - Muncie Ballet, registration for Nutcracker Class from 5-7pm. Performance based class workshops meet on Saturdays, Oct. 14-Dec. 14, from 12-pm at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Performance dates are Dec. 15-17th. The Children's Nutcracker is attended by over 1600 community children annually. Now in it's 6th year, families have made a tradition of attending this children's holiday classic. Advance registration may be made at MuncieBallet.org

12th - Minnestrista offers Tree Trekkers Program for 6 & 7-Year-Olds 4-5 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call (765) 213-3549.

12th - 31st - Muncie Children's Museum - Mark your calendars now! The Basement haunted house opens October 12 for its 10th season. For dates, times and admission information, call the Museum at 286-1660 or visit our website at www.munciechildrensmuseum.com.

13th - KNIT IN! to kick off National Knitting Week, at Danner's: Books * Gifts * Yarn, beginning at 5:30 p.m. All knitters and crocheters are invited, please bring snacks to share with the group. It will be just like an old fashioned slumber party. Susan and Linda will be on hand to help with questions. Please feel free to bring friends with you. We anticipate pooping out about 11:00 p.m. or midnight.

13th - Minnestrista offers Sweet Spot "Minne"-Trip for Adults 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Stops at Wick's Pie company and Ghyslain Chocolatier!! Registration deadline: October 5. Call (765) 213-3549.

14th - Book Signing with author Clifford Crow and his new book After the Diet's Gone [non-fiction] from 4-6pm, at Danner's: Books * Gifts * Yarn, 1316 North Wheeling Ave. - everyone is welcome!

14th - Muncie Civic Theatre will hold open auditions on Saturday, October 14 at 1:00pm on the main stage of Muncie Civic Theatre at 216 E. Main Street in downtown Muncie. Directors will be seeking actors for the following productions: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER (open roles include 4 men and 4 women...all children's roles are already cast); MOON OVER BUFFALO (seeking 4 men and 4 women of various ages); A CHRISTMAS CABARET (seeking 2 men and 3 women singers); and DEATH & THE MAIDEN (seeking 2 men, 1 woman). Auditioners are asked to prepare a memorized one-minute monologue or speech of their choosing. Those auditioning for A CHRISTMAS CABARET should also be prepared to sing a song of their choosing. An accompanist will be provided.

20th -21st @ 8pm - Main Street Studio Theatre will present the The Mystery of Imra Vep by Charles Ludlam at 8pm. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

21st - Book Signing with author Joseph Korts, a Vietnam War veteran from Morristown, and his new book Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? [non-fiction] on beginning at 10am, at Danner's: Books * Gifts * Yarn, 1316 North Wheeling Ave. - everyone is welcome!

22nd @ 2pm - Main Street Studio Theatre will present the The Mystery of Imra Vep by Charles Ludlam at 8pm. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

26th - 28th @ 8pm - Main Street Studio Theatre will present the The Mystery of Imra Vep by Charles Ludlam at 8pm. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

26th - 28th @ 7:30pm - Muncie Civic Theatre will present CATS by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

27th - Witches Ball, Center Stage - A night of reveling with the spirits and partying with the dead, and the living (of course), featuring live music from some of Indiana's finest bands and "The Devils Rejex" America's #1 Rob Zombie Tribute Band!! An all-ages event, but not appropriate for young children. Costume contest, admission charged. Visit www.witchesball.net for info.

28th - Minnestrista: Wind and Our Feathered Friends Workshop for Adults: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

29th @ 2:00pm - Muncie Civic Theatre will present CATS by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

31st @ 8pm - Main Street Studio Theatre will present the The Mystery of Imra Vep by Charles Ludlam at 8pm. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

26th - 28th @ 7:30pm - Muncie Civic Theatre will present a special Halloween show of CATS by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

27 - 29th - Magna Cum Murder, at the Historic Roberts Hotel and Horizon Convention Center. Featuring guest authors M.C. Beaton, Christina Jennings, and Kurt Muse.Registration is required by October 13. Visit www.magnacummurder.com for details.

OCTOBER ONGOING :

Through October 15th - at Minnetrista, Open Space: Art About the Land is an art competition and exhibition which seeks to recognize and encourage artists in Indiana who derive creative inspiration from the land, or whose work celebrates the notion of open space as it relates to the land.

Through October - Gordy Fine Art & Framing will feature Charlene George and Carol Strock-Wasson.

Trough October - MPG Fine Arts features various media from BSU faculty.

Through October - The Artist Within will feature oil paintings by Indiana artist Abbie Parmele. The upstairs gallery will exhibit encaustic paintings by Marilyn Derwenskus' BSU Advanced Painting class. Opening reception Thursday Oct. 5th/5-9. Live demonstratons.

Through October - The Blue Bottle will exhibit photogaphs by Earl L. Conn, local writer, photographer, and speaker. His weekly column, "Traveling Indiana," which appears in five Indiana newspapers, is based on his visits to historic and interesting places around the Hoosier state.

Through October - ArtWorks presents: Award winning Artist Katherine Meade. The show will open on ArtsWalk October 5, with the artist in attendance from 5 to 8 pm. The public is invited to attend and partake of light refreshments.

Opens Sept. 23rd - Exhibits Surf the Wind ongoing exhibit at Minnetrista. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Sun., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Take off on an interactive journey into the world of 21st century kites! Admission charged.

UPCOMING:

Nov. 3rd - MPG and Vera Mae's invite you to the4th Annual Fine Wine Dinner & Art Auction at 7 pm. Auction proceeds to benefit A.R.F. Reservations are required, and seating is limited. Call 765-747-4941

Nov. 24-26 & 30th, Dec. 1 & 2nd - Muncie Civic Theater presents: Over the River & Through the Woods at 7:30pm on the 24th & 25th; 2:00 pm on the 26th; and 7:30 pm on the 30th, Dec. 1st & 2nd.

Dec. 15-17th - Muncie Ballet presents The Children's Nutcracker, attended by over 1600 community children annually. Now in it's 6th year, families have made a tradition of attending this children's holiday classic. Details at MuncieBallet.org

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