Weekly Downtown E-News 11/3/06

Downtown Announcements:
I&M presents: Holiday Lights Downtown, Thursday December 7th from 5-9pm.
Plans are underway for our big Holiday Event Downtown! Everyone is invited to participate in this Downtown Holiday tradition. Come shop, sell your wares or gather a group to carol Downtown in our beautifully renovated and decorated shops, pubs and restaurants. Opening Ceremonies, street decoration and luminaria lighting will kick off the evening at 5:00pm on the courthouse square. Anyone wishing to volunteer some cheer to the evening is encouraged to call Downtown Development @ 765 282-7897.

Tune in again this Sunday to HGTV's program Re ZONED will feature the living quarters of Mike and Sherri Powell of Jack's Camera Shop. Click here for show details.
Keep watching HGTV for re-runs of the Re ZONED program that featured the living quarters of Kent Shuff and Steve Fennimore of Vera Mae's. Click here for details on that program.

NOVEMBER EVENTS :

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

3rd - Groundbreaking for the new construction of an office building for Defur Voran attorneys at law, 3pm at the corner of Charles and Walnut.

3rd - Muncie Children's Museum - Friends & Family Fun Night. Free admission from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. November's event features Fire Safety. The Muncie Fire Department will be at the Museum to do fire safety programs, give tours of a real firetruck and hand out firefighter hats and fire safety coloring books. Everyone is welcome!

4th - 11:30am, Wes Gehring, BSU professor of film and the author of The Charlie Chaplin Murder Mystery, will sign copies of his newest book at Danner's Books-Gifts-Yarn on Wheeling Ave.

8th - Downtown Business Council regular meeting at 7:30am at the StarPress conference room. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend! We plan to review, discuss and confirm if our membership supports the focal areas and goals established at last month's planning session.

11th - 2pm, Barbara Lantz will sign copies of her new book, The Return of Chief Joseph, at Danner's Books-Gifts-Yarn on Wheeling Ave. Visit www.dannersbooks.com for info.

17th - A Taste of Danner's, from 5 to 8pm. The Book Clubs and Knitting Groups of Danner's invite the public to a special event held to benefit the bookstore, A Taste of Danner's! will feature a smorgasbord of multi-ethnic food and drinks, including wine, cheese, appetizers, entrees, desserts, and more! More info available at Danner's: Books-Gifts-Yarns 1316 North Wheeling Ave. Call 765-288-1122 or visit www.DannersBooks.com

24th-25th - Santa Claus visits the Muncie Children's Museum. Children will be able to share their list with Santa on Friday, November 24 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on Sunday, November 26 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Santa visits are free to members and are included in the regular admission cost.

24-25th Muncie Civic Theater presents: Over the River & Through the Woods at 7:30pm. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

25th - Muncie Children's Museum, 2pm, Snakehead Ed & Friends return by popular demand. Meet ten of Ed's friendly snakes, up close and personal, learning both the facts and myths about snakes. Free to members and is included in the Museum's regular admission price.

26th - Muncie Civic Theater presents: Over the River & Through the Woods at 2:00 pm Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

25th - The Artist Within turns two this month! Stop by Saturday, November 25th for cake and punch and to help us celebrate and to thank you for your support the past two years!

30th Muncie Civic Theater presents: Over the River & Through the Woods at 7:30pm Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

NOVEMBER ONGOING :

Through November - The Artist Within will feature the artwork of Thomas L. Farris throughout the month of November. His one man show, "IDEA DRIVEN...MEDIA EXPLORATION", runs November 1-25, 2006 with an artist opening reception Thursday, November 2 from 5-8 pm. The upper level gallery will feature the work of two Ball State University seniors. Painting majors Jessica Green and Duncan Ford will exhibit recent works. Jessica will showcase painting done while on her trip to France last summer; Duncan will feature his figure studies. They will also have an artists reception from 5-8 pm on Thursday November 2nd. For more info and calendar, visit www.theartistwithininc.com.

Through Nov. 30 - ArtWorks features: artist Jeanette Gilbert~~opening reception Thurs. Nov. 2nd 5:30-8:00pm

UPCOMING IN DECEMBER:

1st-2nd - Muncie Civic Theater presents: Over the River & Through the Woods at 7:30pm Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at www.munciecivic.org.

Dec. 7th - Holiday Lights Downtown, 5-9pm. Holiday Carolers, children's activities and holiday movie, Muncie Symphony League Chili Cook Off, Midwest Writer Book Sale, specialty foods and crafts, street musicians and lots of Downtown cheer! For more info call Downtown Development @ 765 282-7897.

7th - Open House - The Lofts @ Mitchell Place. 301 South Walnut Street. Tour the remaining unsold units and see what everyone is talking about. 5:30PM-7:00PM. Call 765.730.1862 or at www.theloftsatmitchellplace.com for more information.

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

Dec. 15-23 - MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE will present the inaugural production of its new Family Theatre Workshop Series with THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! by Barbara Robinson. The play will perform on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23 at 7:30pm as well as on Sunday, December 17 at 2:00pm. The performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana.

Dec. 20-23 MAIN STREET STUDIO THEATRE will present A CHRISTMAS CABARET on December 20, 21, 22 & 23 at 8:00pm. The performances will be at The Main Street Studio Theatre, 222 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. The production is rated G. Reservations and ticket sales are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office. Box Office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 3:00pm to 6:00pm and one hour prior to each performance.

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