Weekly Downtown E-News 2/14/08

Congratulations to Downtown's own Vera Mae's and Concannon's for their inclusion in the I-69 Long Horizons Culinary Trail map.

Culinary tourism is a low-impact, high-yield tourism attraction. The Indiana Foodways Alliance, an outgrowth of the I-69 Cultural Corridor project, created the project to develop distinctive food experiences for visitors and residents throughout the state of Indiana.

Susan Haller, Executive Director for Indiana Foodways Alliance, took a food tour of Muncie with Shonda Kane from the Muncie Visitors Bureau last fall. Following her visit, a listing of 6 final locations for Muncie was developed for the I-69 Trail. Those locations are: Burkie's Drive-in, Eva's Pancake House, Vera Mae's Bistro, Concannon's Pastry Shop, Lowery's Candies and Bird's Smokehouse BBQ. More information on the project is available at indianafoodways.com.

MUNCIEDOWNTOWN.COM TURNS FIVE YEARS OLD TODAY!
Thank you to all the businesses and organizations in Downtown Muncie for contributing content, and for helping make this community website a successful resource for all things Downtown!

FEBRUARY EVENTS :

14th - Artist Within Valentine's Day Desserts and More 6-9pm. Visit www.theartistwithininc.com for info.

14-16th Civic theatre and Cornerstone Center for the Arts team up for Ragtime

14th - Valentine's Dinner at Vera Mae's from 5 to 9:30pm, with piano music by Frank Puzzullo from 6 to 9pm. Reservations strongly suggested. Call 747-4941.

15th - Darkroom and The Better Take (James Clary, Andrew Schneider, Der! ek Young, Josh Elrod, Keegan Ferris) will be playing at The Living Room on February 15th. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. http://www.myspace.com/darkroommusic or http://www.myspace.com/thebettertake

15th - Muncie/Indianapolis rockers Ruined For Life (http://www.myspace.com/ruinedforlife66) will be playing with Xero Sum (http://www.myspace.com/xerosum) and Kramus (http://www.kramusband.com/) at Doc's Music Hall. The show starts at 9pm.

16th - Chicago bluegrass favorites Cornmeal will be returning to Doc's Music Hall. The show starts at 10pm. Go to http://DocsMusicHall.com to see a video of one of Cornmeal's amazing live performances!

16th - Live Music at The Artist Within from 8-11pm. Visit www.theartistwithininc.com for event details.

18th Community Center for Vital Aging (CCVA) presents: Beginning Bridge11-12:15 FREE and Duplicate Bridge 1-2:00pm

18th - Muncie Children's Museum - Open for President's Day. For more information, contact the Museum at 286-1660 or visit our website at www.munciechildrensmuseum.com.

19th Community Center for Vital Aging (CCVA) presents: Keeping Sharp in your Kitchen 6:30-8:00pm

20th - PBS Program Club at Minnetrista - "Oswald's Ghost" aired on WIPB-TV Jan 14. This film, part of the American Experience series, focuses on the public's fascination with Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Meeting Place: Minnetrista. Price: Free

20th Community Center for Vital Aging (CCVA) presents: You Are What You Eat 6:30-8:00pm

21st - An Inside-Out Minne-trip Thurs., Feb. 21, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. If the Grossology exhibit sparked your curiosity, then you'll love this trip! Learn more at the Ruth Lilly Center in Indianapolis, and explore the Medical History Museum to see the treatments, tools, and medicines used through time to cure our ailments! Lunch is provided. Registration Deadline: Mon., Feb. 18

22nd - Get Your GROSS On! (For Grown-ups Only) at Minnetrista, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Complimentary drink, tasty treats, and an exploration of everything gross, featuring the exhibit, Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. Registration Deadline: Friday, February 15. Call 282-4848 to make your reservation.

22nd - Adam Weber and Adam Clark will be playing at The Living Room on the! 22nd. Doors open at 8pm, the show starts at 8:30pm. Come out for a night of great music and laughs! www.thelivingroommuncie.com or myspace.com/adam_weber

23rd - Muncie Children's Museum - Free Family Saturday. Free admission from 10 am to 5 pm. For more information, contact the Museum at 286-1660 or visit our website at www.munciechildrensmuseum.com.

24th - Minnetrista Show & Tell: Hand-dipped Chocolates Sun., Feb. 24, 1:30 - 3 p.m. Are hand-dipped chocolates as easy to make as they are to eat? Learn a new skill from the experts at Lowery's Candies! Price: Included with paid admission.

24th - Minnetrista presents Candies, Cards, and Chocolates, Sun., Feb. 24, 1 - 3 p.m. For 4-9 year-olds. Valentine's Day may be over, but at Minnetrista the fun has just begun. Learn how to mold a candle, create a card, and dip your own chocolate, with the help of Lowery's Candies. Registration Deadline: Thurs., Feb.21.

25th Community Center for Vital Aging (CCVA) presents: : Beginning Bridge11-12:15 FREE and Duplicate Bridge 1-2:00pm

27th Community Center for Vital Aging (CCVA) presents: The Truth About Global Warning 6:30-8:00pm

28th - The Downtown Business Council will meet Wednesday, Feburary 28th, at 3:00 p.m. in the conference room at The Star Press building, 345 S. High St. Downtown Business Council is not limited to businesses and merchants. Residents, organizations and supporters of downtown in general are all encouraged to attend.

29th Community Center for Vital Aging (CCVA) presents: Craft Seminar 10-12pm

FEBRUARY ONGOING :

Through February - Tthe Artist Within will feature abstract paintings by Jason Bord from Feb. 5 through 29th. The upstairs gallery at The Artist Within will feature the work of four Ball State University students, Paul Grant, Marc Girouard, Andrew Nicholson and Brie Thompson, from Feb. 5-29th. An opening reception will be held for both exhibits on First Thursday, February 7, from 5-8 pm.

Through February -Artworks will exhibit "From Heart and Hand" by Arline Johnstone and Donna Cunningham, February 7 through March 6, 2008. An opening reception will be held during First Thursday, Feb 7, 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Through February - Gordy Fine Art and Framing will feature Marilynn Derwenskus, painting professor at Ball State University,who will exhibit new works along with four of her friends - three from Cardiff, Wales, and the fourth from Oakland, CA. A reception for the artists will be held First Thursday, February 7th from 5 to 8 PM. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.

Through February - Gallery 308 exhibit photography by Katie James, 'Shifting Dimensions'. James is a graduating senior studying photography at Ball State. Her exhibition opens on First Thursday, February 7, with an evening reception at the Gallery at 308 East Main. The reception begins at 5:00 p.m. Admission is free; refreshments will be served.

Through February -Muncie Children's Museum - Daily Make 'n Take. Included in Museum's admission. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Museum at 286-1660.

Feb 16 - March 30 - 18th Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show & Sale. The visual arts are alive and flourishing in East Central Indiana. Artists from across East Central Indiana will participate in the 18th Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show & Sale. The exhibit will be open to the public February 16 - March 30, 2008 at Minnetrista.

Through Apr. 24th Cornerstone for the Arts winter classes. Call for more info about classes at 281-9503 or visit www.cornerstonearts.org.

Feb. 2nd - April 27th - "Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body" exhibit at Minnetrista. For more information, call (765) 282-4848, visit www.minnetrista.net, or visit the Grossology tour Web site at www.grossologytour.com.

Through May 2 - Muncie Children's Museum presents Chagall for Children, a one-of-a-kind traveling exhibit. Admission is included with regular admission to the Museum. For more information on Chagall for Children, call (765) 286-1660 or visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com

UPCOMING IN MARCH

6th Community Center for Vital Aging: offers For the Birds 6:30-8:00pm Free

6th The Artist Within: First Thurs 5-8pm and all month during normal business hours, features: Lynnsy Terrill

10th-April 24th Cornerstone Center for the Arts: registration for classes--check out their website: www.cornerstonearts.org

13th Community Center for Vital Aging: Luck of the Irish 6:30-8:00pm FREE

14th Community Center for Vital Aging: TRIAD meeting 10-11am

14th Community Center for Vital Aging: Brown Bag lunch and a Movie 12-2pm "A Patch of Blue"

17th Community Center for Vital Aging: Medication Management 6:30-8:00pm FREE

19th Community Center for Vital Aging: Radio of YesterYear 2-3:30pm

28th Community Center for Vital Aging: Craft Seminar 10-12:00pm

31st Community Center for Vital Aging: The Art of Writing: Memories to be remembered and recorded 6:30-8:00pm