Weekly Downtown E-News 4/10/08

Downtown Announcements: Spring Zing returns for a second year to Downtown Muncie on April 26th. Booth application deadline is April 18th. Volunteers are needed to help with setup, working gates, and cleanup at the event. If you have a couple hours to give, please call Cheryl Crowder at 282-7897. Click here for details and applications.

The 22nd annual A Taste of Muncie event returns to Cornerstone Center for the Arts on April 20th. Read more...

Harvest Moon Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2nd annual film festival here in Muncie. The festival will take place November 13. Early deadline is May 16. Read more...

APRIL EVENTS :

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.

11th -The Living Room presents The Adam Cappa Band and Seth Benjamin Simmons. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. Check out the Adam Cappa Band's music at myspace.com/adamcappaband and Seth's music at myspace.com/sethbenjaminsimmons,

12th - FB Fogg Saturday Salon, 10am to 4pm at 418 E. Main Street in downtown Muncie. Featured artists include: Deb Garretson, Collage Paintings; Aunt Mari Originals, pillow cases, bags, appliques; Diane Jordan, Window box greeting cards; Thurman Grantham - autobody florals; Amy Greeley - jewelry; Zinszer Cookies. For more info, call FB Fogg at 765-289-7464.

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.

12th - The Artist Within presents LIVE MUSIC with Bryce Taylor from 8 to 11pm. Studio fee is included with the cover.

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

15th - "Basic Art Clay Silver" class at The Artist Within, 6-9pm, with Marti Icenogle. Pre-registration is required.

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

19th - Muncie Children's Museum will hold the 9th annual Children's Health Fair from 10am to 5pm, with free admission.

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

22nd - "Art Clay Silver/Lacy ball Earring" class at The Artist Within, 6-9pm, with Marti Icenogle. Pre-registration is required.

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 - Civic Duty - All ages rock show to benefit Muncie Civic Theatre. Featuring Dreams of University, James Brown Car Alarm, Cory Hill, Woodlands, Know More Robots and the Spitshine. Doors open 6:30, music starts at 7.

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

25th - The Living Room presents Joel Levi. Opening up for Joel will be Charlie Peacock (Grammy award-winning songwriter and record producer...myspace.com/charliepeacockmusic) and Kyle Kern. Then Joel Levi will take the stage (myspace.com/joellevimusic). Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm.

26th - Spring Zing from 10am to 5pm in the streets of Downtown Muncie. For details, visit www.munciedowntown.com.

26th - Cardinal Greenways will hold its 2nd Annual Run for the Season 5K run and walk, for details call 287-0399

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's Free Family Saturday from 10am-5pm.

26th - Open Mic night at The Living Room. If you're a singer/songwriter and want to play at The Living Room, this is your chance. All you need to do is show up that night with your instrument and we'll let you take the stage. Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 8:30pm.

26th - The Artist Within will host a book signing from 3-5pm with two authors, John R. Anderson, local behavioral counselor and author of "The Empowered Parent: How to Parent Without Frustration, Anger and Guilt," and with Michael Hoars, licensed mental health counselor and author of the book "Life is Not A Sound Bite: Cultural Crisis in America."

27th - Cornerstone Center for the Arts Spring Celebration Open House, 2-5pm. This event is free and open to the public. Visit www.cornerstonearts.org for more information.

30th - Muncie Downtown Business Council meets at 3pm in the Star Press building conference room. You do not have to be a member to attend the meetings.

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

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