Weekly Downtown E-News 9/4/08

Go Cards! Friday night is the BSU vs. Navy football home game, to be broadcast on ESPN. Click here for details. Tickets for all Ball State athletic events are now available for sale at the Muncie Visitor's Bureau on High Street downtown, including season tickets.

Downtown Muncie will have a float in the BSU Homecoming parade on Sept. 27. We need volunteers to help build the float, as well as to help walk the parade. Email info@munciedowntown.com ASAP if you are able to help out. Show your spirit! Red and white Downtown t-shirts are available for $10 each. Call Cheryl Crowder for details at (765)282-7897.

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SEPTEMBER EVENTS

September 4 - FB Fogg Gallery open house, 4 to 8pm. Come celebrate the new ownership of FB Fogg, browse the remodeled gallery of handmade paper crafts, at 418 E. Main St. Call 289-7464 for info.

September 4 - First Thursday gallery walk all over Downtown Muncie, with meet-the-artists receptions and extended hours at our specialty shops and galleries.

September 4 - MYPG Downtown Wind Down at the Fickle Peach, 5-6:30pm. Come and mingle with other members of the Muncie Young Professionals Group at the Fickle Peach. This is an informal event. No reservations required.

September 5 - Bring your grandparents to September's Friends and Family Fun Night at the Muncie Children's Museum on Friday, September 5, from 3-7 p.m., to celebrate National Grandparent's Day! Admission is free.

September 5 - Darkroom and Cliff Ritchey will be playing at The Living Room. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. For more info about The Living Room, visit www.thelivingroommuncie.com

September 5 - Freaky Tiki Friday food, drink and live music from Mike Martin & Friends. Starts at 5pm in the parking lot next to the Blue Bottle.

September 5 - Free Friday Night Movie - "Bee Movie" begins at dusk in the 400 block of South Walnut Street.

September 5 - Comedian Pat Godwin, with Matt Holt and MC Jeff Oskay, at Center Stage, 306 S. Walnut.

September 5 - BSU Tailgating Party at Doc's Music Hall, with Doc Peterson & Friends and One Piece Suit. Free trolley will run from campus to downtown from 10pm to 1am.

September 6 - Muncie Civic Theatre will be having an open call audition for actors of all ages on Saturday, September 6th. Youth auditions begin at 11:00am and adult auditions are at 1:00pm. Visit www.munciecivic.org or call 288-PLAY for information.

September 6 - Open Mic Night at The Living Room. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are only $3. If you're planning on playing, try and show up by 8:15 and possibly send us a message so we know how many people are planning on playing. www.thelivingroommuncie.com.

September 6 - The Ark Band and Joan Hamilton at Doc's Music Hall.

September 8 - Comedy at the Heorot with Ray Price and Homer Shadowheart.

September 12 - Rockers For Knockers, a benefit show at Center Stage. All proceeds will go to the cancer center to pay for mammograms that some women cannot afford. The show starts at 6pm and will feature Hit-n-Run, Missing Mercer, Mud Eye Joe, Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel, and Waylon T. & the Blues Bus. This is an all ages show, kids 12 and under get in free.

September 12 - Adam Weber and Adam Clark will be playing at The Living Room. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. For more info about The Living Room, check out their website at www.thelivingroommuncie.com.

September 12 - Free Friday Night Movie - "Step Up 2" begins at dusk in the 400 block of South Walnut Street.

September 12-14 - God's Favorite (a Neil Simon Comedy) at Muncie Civic Theatre Mainstage. All Mainstage productions begin at 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday and 2:00pm on Sunday. For tickets or info call 765.288.PLAY.

September 13 - Old Washington Street Festival and Historic Home Tour, 10:00am - 5:00pm, featuring food, music, arts and crafts at this 32nd annual event.

September 13 - Frivolty Designs Jewelry Party "open party day" at The Artist Within, 3-5pm. Reservations recommended, call 289-7895.

September 14 - Old Washington Street Festival and Historic Home Tour, 11:00am - 5:00pm, featuring food, music, arts and crafts at this 32nd annual event.

September 15 - Motion Analysis at Cardinal Greenway, part of their year-long anniversary celebration on the 15th of each month, at 7:00 pm. Jeff Frame, Manager of the Biomechanics lab at Motion Analysis, explains proper bike fit and gives tips on proper running and walking shoe fit. Be active and be safe by learning how to move the right way!

September 16 - Business to Business Expo at the Horizon Convention Center, 11am to 5pm. Contact Nance Buchert - 765-751-9114 - nbuchert@muncie.com.

September 17 - Paul and Storm at Center Stage, 8pm.

September 18 - Gallery 308 presents "Art in a Democracy," part of the Gallery's monthly Living Arts Series. This program is a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Patsy Donn, and will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4800 West Bradford, Muncie. The panel includes local artists, art historians and educators such as Mark Sawrie, Lucinda Rarick, Jim Faulkner, Bill Inman and Juli Eflin.

September 18-20 - God's Favorite (a Neil Simon Comedy) at Muncie Civic Theatre Mainstage. All Mainstage productions begin at 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday and 2:00pm on Sunday. For tickets or info call 765.288.PLAY.

September 19 - Free Friday Night Movie - "Enchanted" begins at dusk in the 400 block of South Walnut Street.

September 19 - Leah Ashton will be playing at The Living Room. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. For more info about The Living Room, visit www.thelivingroommuncie.com

September 22 - Comedy at the Heorot with Brad Thacker and Chris Wagel, 9pm.

September 26 - Dave Elwert, Sarah Scharbrough and nate Hack will be playing at The Living Room. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. For more info about The Living Room, visit www.thelivingroommuncie.com

September 26-27 - God's Favorite (a Neil Simon Comedy) at Muncie Civic Theatre Mainstage. All Mainstage productions begin at 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday and 2:00pm on Sunday. For tickets or info call 765.288.PLAY

SEPTEMBER ONGOING

Through Sept. 7 - Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life at Minnetrista, May 31 - September 7. Visit www.minnetrista.net for info.

Beginning Tuesday, September 16th, Cornerstone will be offering a Children's Choir for children in grades 3rd-5th and a Youth Choir for children in grades 6th-8th. Visit www.cornerstonearts.org for details.

Through September - The Artist Within will feature the watercolors of Cindy Turner during September. There will be an opening reception First Thursday September 4th from 5-8pm. Her show will remain up through Sept. 27, 2008.

Through September - Gallery 308 Opens a new exhibit, "Copyright Propaganda: Street Art" on display through September. This exhibition features the work of two artists: Mike Boyd and Will Britton. T

Through September - Twila Graber Beahm, a local Anderson, IN artist, will display her ceramics at ArtWorks Gallery from September 1st to the 30th. There will be an opening reception during First Thursday, Sept. 4, from 5 to 7:30 pm.

Through September - Painter Alan Patrick will showcase his oil paintings in a new exhibit entitled "Heartland" at Gordy Fine Art & Framing. A reception for the artist will be held during the traditional First Thursday art event on September 4, 2008 from 5 to 8 PM. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.

Through September - Sarah LaBarge, a current Ball State University student, will have her art work on display in the Cornerstone Gallery from September 2nd to October 31st. The show is titled Sarah LaBarge: Figures and New Work and features 18 pieces of her recent work.

Through October - Minnetrista Farmers Market meets every Wednesday evening from 4pm until sold out, and every Saturday morning from 8am to noon. Featuring vegetables, fruits, flowers, eggs, honey, baked goods, meat, cheese and much more.

September 15 - December 13 - Cornerstone Arts Program classes for youth and adults in numerous areas of the arts, including visual arts, dance and music. Register online at www.cornerstonearts.org.

Every Monday - Jazz at the Fickle Peach features Ralph Johnson on drums, Paul Rhine on double-bass and flute, and Phil Cooley on Piano. They perform every Monday night from 9 to 11.

Daily at Minnetrista--Historical House Tours at 11, 1 and 3pm; The Minnetrista Story 2pm ; and Nature & Garden Fun at 4pm

LOOKING AHEAD...

October 2 - October's First Thursday is a special all-inclusive arts event we call "ArtsWalk." It is our biggest gallery walk of the year, held in conjunction with Ball State University. Featuring special events all over downtown, free shuttles to and from BSU, demonstrations, food, music in the streets and more.

October 4 - Muncie Music Fest returns for a second year to the streets of Downtown Muncie. This is an all ages gated event. Stay tuned to munciedowntown.com and munciemusicfest.com for details.

October 10-12; 16-18 - Forbidden Broadway at Main Street Studio Theatre. All Studio shows are for a mature audience and begin at 8:00pm Thursday-Saturday and 2:00pm on Sunday. For tickets or info call 765.288.PLAY

October 24-26, 30-November 1, 7-8 - Jekyll & Hyde the Musical at Muncie Civic Theatre Mainstage. All Mainstage productions begin at 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday and 2:00pm on Sunday. For tickets or info call 765.288.PLAY.

November 13 - 15th - Harvest Moon Film Festival

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