Weekly Downtown E-News 3/27/08

Downtown Announcements: Cornerstone Center for the Arts is calling for submissions for the second annual Cornerstone Art Show on April 15th. Entries will be accepted at Cornerstone during the week of March 31 - April 4. Read more...

A Taste of Muncie will be held at Cornerstone Center for the Arts on April 20th. Read more...

Spring Zing returns for a second year to Downtown Muncie on April 26th. Volunteers are needed to help with setup, working gates, and cleanup. Call Cheryl Crowder at 282-7897.

MARCH EVENTS :

27th - Gallery 308's Living Art Series welcomes ceramist Kimberly Anderson, who will present a free slide presentation featuring her work at 7 p.m. on Thursday March 27.

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

28th - Muncie Children's Museum Free Family Saturday 10am-5pm

28th - Brown Bag Lunch lecture series at BSU Center for Media Design at Mitchell Place Gallery, 301 S. Walnut St. This month's lecture features Trina Cooper (USA | 3D Animation/Media Artist, Assistant Professor at Ball State University) .

28th & 29th - Muncie Civic Theatre presents Anne of Green Gables, March 28, 29 and April 10, 11, 18 & 19at 7:30pm as well as April 6 at 2:00pm. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

28th - Center Stage presents Red Horse w/ Devil to Pay, Lo-Pan, and Cocaine Wolves Doors open @ 8pm.

29th - Morton's Pub & Grub features acoustic music from Daniel Seymour Saturday Mar 29, 2008 at 8:00 PM.

29th - Jake Hendershot will perform at White River Landing on Saturday March 29th @ 9:00pm. As usual, the show is all ages and FREE!

29th - Doc's Music Hall features Losing September and Boho Paisley, 8pm.

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

MARCH ONGOING :

Through March - Tthe Artist Within will feature paintings by Lynnsy Terrill from March 4-29, 2008. An opening reception, which is free and open to the public, will be from 5-8pm on Thursday, March 6.

Through March -Artworks will exhibit "Passion and Sensitivity" featuring paintings by Sandy Day. An opening reception will be held during First Thursday, March 6, 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Through March - Gordy Fine Art and Framing will exhibit paintings by Robert Farlow. The artist will be on hand for a reception during the First Thursday event, from 5 to 8 PM on March 6th. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.

Through March - Gallery 308 will exhibit "Ben Bates and Ted Neal: New Ceramics Work." The opening reception for the pair's new exhibit is First Thursday, March 6 at 308 East Main in downtown Muncie. Admission is free; refreshments will be served.

Through 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.

Through 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

APRIL EVENTS :

3rd - First Thursday Downtown, 5-8pm, featuring art gallery openings and meet-the-artist receptions.

3rd - Bill Goshnell, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency director will discuss disaster preparedness at 5pm at Muncie Civic Theatre. At 6pm Dan Burkholder famed photographer will be speaking.

3rd - Peter Blume will offer remarks about framing at 6:30 PM at Gordy Fine Art & Framing, at the opening of "The Frame Show" exhibit.

3rd - Groove-A-Tron at Doc's Music Hall, doors open 8pm.

4-5th - Muncie Civic Theatre presents Godspell at 7:30pm. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

4th - Mike Milligan and Steamshovel w/The TomKats will perform at Center Stage. Doors open @ 8pm.

4th - Walden's Song at Morton's Pub & Grub, 8:00 pm

4th - Cory Hill Band at Doc's Music Hall, 10:30pm.

4th - Muncie Children's Museum--Friends and Family Fun Night, free adm. 3-7pm. The Ball State Art Club will be leading visitors through fun-filled games, crafts and story time!

4th - Jack's Camera Shop: famed photographer Dan Burkholder will be hanging out.

6th - Muncie Civic Theatre presents Anne of Green Gables at 2:00pm. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

5th - Mars or the Moon at Morton's Pub & Grub, 9:00 pm

5-6th - Jack's Camera Shop: famed photographer will be teaching workshops call 282-0204 for details.

7th - Community Center for Vital Aging: Taste of Appachia 6:30-8pm call 289-4541

10 & 11th - Muncie Civic Theatre presents Anne of Green Gables at 7:30pm. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

11th - Doc's Music Hall presents Everthus the Deadbeats, Arrah and the Ferns, Everything Now! at 10pm.

12th- Muncie Civic Theatre presents Godspell at 7:30pm. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

14th - Comedy Night at The Heorot featuring MATT STANTON w/ PHIL KIJAK and RYAN EHRESMAN, 9pm.

15th - Second annual Cornerstone Art Show, from 5-8:00pm. Featuring two and three dimensional works from artists aged kindergarten to adult.

15th - Community Center for Vital Aging: The Art of Writing: Memories to be remembered and recorded 6:30-8:00pm

16th - Administrative Professionals Day at the Horizon Convention Center. Reservation deadline is April 11. Call Brenda Brumfield 765-751-9151, or email bbrumfield@muncie.com.

17th - Muncie Civic Theatre presents Godspell at 7:30pm. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

18th & 19th - Muncie Civic Theatre presents Anne of Green Gables at 7:30pm. All performances will be on the main stage at Muncie Civic Theatre, 216 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are available by calling 765-288-PLAY or at the Box Office.

18th - Caddle w/ The TomKats will perform at Center Stage. Doors open @ 8pm.

19th - Muncie Ballet presents the Mad Hatter Team at 10am and 3pm. Reservations are required, for more details call 282-1480 or www.MuncieBallet..org

20th - Cornerstone for the Arts announces 2008 A Taste of Muncie, over 22 local restaurants will be participating this year.

24th - Customer Service Excellence Workshop, 8 - 11:30a.m. at the Horizon Center. Sponsored by the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, Joe Constance, President of Constant Training, will facilitate the program. Email bbrumfield@muncie.com for info.

25th - Muncie Ballet presents Alice in Wonderland 7pm held at the Cornerstone for the Arts. for more details call 282-1480 or www.MuncieBallet..org

26th - The Muncie YWCA, Weed & Seed, Del. Co. Coordinaing Council for the Prevention of Substance Abuse, United Way of Delaware County, Parents Encouraging Parents and Fight Against Drugs and Violence will celebrate SPIRIT DAY and the public is invited. The YWCA will host speakers and resouce providers in the morning. Free "toolbox" kits with information for parents will be offered. Then at 1 pm join us in Heekin Park for an outdoor festival with games, face-painting, and an outdoor cookout. Singers, dancers and a Youth Idol Karaoke Contest will also be part of the fun. Festivities will continue until 5 pm. For more information contact the YWCA.

26th - Muncie Ballet presents Alice in Wonderland 4pm held at the Cornerstone for the Arts for more details call 282-1480 or www.MuncieBallet..org

26th - Muncie Children's Museum--Free Family Saturday from 10am-5pm

APRIL ONGOING :

Through April 26th - Gallery 308 welcomes Dan Burkholder's Photo Exhibit "The Color of Loss; An Intimate Portrait of New Orleans after Katrina" in April. Join us Thursday April 3 from 5-9 p.m. for his new exhibit and book signing. The show will run thru April 26th.

Through April 26th - Gordy Fine Art & Framing will present "The Frame Show: Framus Fantasticus" on display through April. The Frame Show opens during the monthly First Thursday art event on April 3rd from 5 to 8 PM. Peter Blume will offer remarks about the framing at 6:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.

Through 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 April 30th - "Wax and Water" will showcase the talents of several local artists during April at The Artist Within April 1 through April 30, with an opening reception Thursday, April 3 from 5-8pm.

Through April 30th - Artworks will exhibit "Totemic Spirit in Clay," a new exhibition by Judy Wojcik. An opening reception will be held during First Thursday, April 3, 5:30pm to 8:30pm.

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