Weekly Downtown E-News 10/2/08

It's a busy weekend for the arts in Downtown Muncie, starting with ArtsWalk tonight, and concluding with Muncie Music Fest on Saturday night.

ARTSWALK Thursday, Oct. 2 - Downtown Muncie, in partnership with Ball State University, presents "ArtsWalk" from 5-9pm. Featuring gallery openings, performances and demonstrations, free hors d'oeuvres, music in the streets and more. Free for all ages, and the free downtown trolley will be running.Updated events that didn't make it into the ArtsWalk press release:

111 Arts Gallery and Tattoo Studios, 111 E. Main St., will participate in its first ArtsWalk today. Brad Brunsman will be the featured artist at the gallery. An opening reception with refreshments, a DJ and a performer is set for 5 p.m.

Toys Forever Models and Hobbies, 311 S. Walnut St.: Barbecue available from TJ of Poppy and Sons, live music by Phil Dunn, toys, mini car show, R/C car and aircraft demonstrations, scale model car display, monthly meeting of the local plastic modeling club.

Additionally, Cornerstone Center for the Arts will exhibit the artwork of Sarah LaBarge, who will be at the booth on Walnut with some pieces on display and will be doing portraits for part of the evening.
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MUNCIE FILM SHOWCASE Friday, Oct. 3 - Harvest Moon Film Festival and Ball State Cardinal Filmworks will present a Muncie Film Showcase AT 8PM in downtown Muncie, at the Blue Bottle Coffee Shop parking lot at 206 S. Walnut Street. The Muncie Film Showcase will feature six short films from Muncie and Ball State University filmmakers. Free for all ages. There will be a cash bar available.
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ARTS KALEIDOSCOPE Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4 - The legendary Humpback Barn Festival of Poetry & Art returns with a new home and a new name, at Gallery 308. More than 70 poets and artists from all over Indiana will be on hand for this event where the poets' work has inspired the artists' work. A public reception will open the event during ArtsWalk on October 2; and Arts Kaleidoscope Festival Day is Oct. 4, 10 to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. Free for all ages, cash luncheon will be served.
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MUNCIE MUSIC FEST Saturday night, Oct. 4 - The Second Annual Muncie Music Fest will be held in the streets of Downtown Muncie from 6 p.m.-1 a.m. This gated, all-ages event features a wide variety of music from more than 40 bands on three outdoor stages and 7 indoor venues. Food, music and merch vendors, listening stations and more. ADMISSION: $7 advance, $10 at the gate, $5 with student ID. Free Muncie Music Fest sampler CD to first 1000 tickets. Free trolley will run to and from downtown and BSU campus.
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OCTOBER EVENTS

October 1-4 - The fourth annual "Create for the Cure" will take place at The Artist Within. Local artists have painted a "Plate for the Cure," and the plates they painted will be in a silent auction during the week. The winning bids will be notified Sun. October 5th, and the monies will be donated to the Komen Foundation.

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 2 - Arts Kaleidoscope art and poetry festival opening reception at Gallery 308, 5 to 9pm.

October 2 - The Artist Within will host an upscale clothing sale for the Rose H. Meyer Scholarship Fund to be held in their upstairs gallery during ArtsWalk; the Create for the Cure silent auction BSU Cermics Guild throwing demonstrations and "Beyond I Can" wheel chair art demonstrations in the Old National parking lot.

October 3 - Trip About Town-Preserving the Past, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Community Center for Vital Aging 765-289-4541. A fee will be charged.

October 3 - Friends and Family Fun Night at the Muncie Children's Museum will have a Family-Friendly Halloween from 3 - 7 p.m. Admission is free. Call (765) 286-1660 or visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com.

October 3 - Free Film Festival, preview of Harvest Moon Film Festival, in the Blue Bottle parking lot.

October 3 - Cameron Sprinkle, Karissa Beer & Mario Mouser 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

October 4 - Arts Kaleidoscope poetry and art festival at Gallery 308, 10 to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. More than 70 poets and artists from all over Indiana will be featured, and there will be a memorial to the festival's creator, Mildred Trivers, who passed away in 2007.

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 4 - The Living Room is taking part in this year's Muncie Music Fest to bring you Ferguson and Joel Levi. Doors open at 7:30, music starts at 8pm.

October 6 - How to Improve Your Golf Game, with Doug Bishop of MD's Golf Academy, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. FREE Community Center for Vital Aging 765-289-4541.

October 7 - Matt Wertz at The Living Room. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. For more info about The Living Room, visit www.thelivingroommuncie.com

October 8 - Cool Beans, coffee tasting and presentation by the Blue Bottle Coffee Shop, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Community Center for Vital Aging 765-289-4541. A small fee will be charged.

October 8-11 - Middletown Idol Talent Competition at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, in the Edmund Burke Ball Auditorium. All performances are at 7:00 p.m. Visit www.cornerstonearts.org for more information.

October 9-11 - The Basement at Muncie Children's Museum, 6-10pm. The Basement runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from October 9 through October 31. For more information, visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com or call 765.286.1660.

October 10 - Brown Bag Lunch and Movie: A Walk in the Clouds, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. FREE Community Center for Vital Aging 765-289-4541. Bring your lunch and enjoy the film!

October 10 - A Tribute to Jazz at Vera Mae's, 7:15-8pm; and 8:30-9:45pm, with special guests jamey Aebershold, Mark Buselli, Jimmy Rupp, Frank Puzzullo an dFrank Smith. For info call 747-4941.

October 10 - Joel Levi & Geoff Koch 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

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 13 - Forever in Bloom: Dried Flowers for Fall, with horticulturist Rebecca Stafford, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. FREE Community Center for Vital Aging 765-289-4541.

October 15 - Cardinal Greenway's 15th Anniversary celebration continues with a Fall Scavenger Hunt. Bring the family for a fall scavenger hunt along the trail from 4:00 - 6:00 pm . Kick off the season with some fun in the foliage and stick around for some tasty fall treats!

October 15 - Creative Writing: Telling Your Story, with writer Cathy Shouse, 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. FREE Community Center for Vital Aging 765-289-4541.

October 16-18 - The Basement at Muncie Children's Museum, 6-10pm. The Basement runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from October 9 through October 31. For more information, visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com or call 765.286.1660.

October 18, 25 & Nov. 1 - Center Stage is hosting the Max Music Wars benefitting Action for Animals, Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1 and finals on Nov. 8th. Anyone who attend can vote for their favorite band. Doors open at 7pm. Proceeds go to Action For Animals.

October 19 - BMH Auxiliary presents Sundays with Jazz at Vera Mae's, featuring Larry McWilliams & Friends, 2-5pm. Cash bar available, appetizers and desserts available for purchase. Tickets are available in the BMH Auxiliary Gift Shop or by calling 747-3439.

October 23 - 401(k)ids 10th Anniversary, at 7:00pm Cornerstone Center for the Arts will celebrate the past ten years of the 401(k)ids Arts Scholarship Program as well as past and present participants of the program. Participants will perform or display past work including dance, art, theatre, or music. This event is free and open to the public. Information: 281-9503, ext. 15.

October 23-25 - The Basement at Muncie Children's Museum, 6-10pm. The Basement runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from October 9 through October 31. For more information, visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com or call 765.286.1660.

October 24-26, 30 - 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.

October 24 - Alisa Turner and Red Umbrella 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

October 25 - Max Music Wars continues at Center Stage, to benefit Action for Animals, Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1 and finals on Nov. 8th. Anyone who attend can vote for their favorite band. Doors open at 7pm. Proceeds go to Action For Animals.

October 30 - Community Halloween Party at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 4:00-6:00pm, with fun and family friendly activities for children, prizes, treats, and more. This event is free and open to the public.

October 30-31 - The Basement at Muncie Children's Museum, 6-10pm. The Basement runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from October 9 through October 31. For more information, visit www.munciechildrensmuseum.com or call 765.286.1660.

October 31 - Ben Taylor & Joe Paulson 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

OCTOBER ONGOING

Through October 19 - Open Space: Art About the Land at Minnetrista, an art competition and exhibition which recognizes and encourages artists in East Central Indiana who derive creative inspiration from the land, or whose work celebrates the notion of open space as it relates to the land. A portion of the proceeds from the exhibit will go to help the Red-tail Conservancy.

Through October - Sarah LaBarge, a current Ball State University student, will have her art work on display in the Cornerstone Gallery from September 22nd to October 31st. The show is titled Sarah LaBarge: Figures and New Work and features 18 pieces of her recent work.

Through October - Artworks Gallery will exhibit beadmaker Lisa Atchison's "Turning Over a New Leaf," with an opening reception during ArtsWalk on Thursday, October 2. Music will be provided by harpist Megan Upchurch.

Through October - The Artist Within will feature artwork by two local artists through October. Thurman Grantham will showcase new sculptural pieces in "Thurman's World of Flowers." Yorktown native Brent Engelmann will display his digital photo collages. "Trippin' through the 70's" includes photos of rock legends. An opening reception will be held during ArtsWalk, Oct. 2, from 5 to 9pm.

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.

Through October - Gallery 308 presents Arts Kaleidoscope: Art & Poetry; Remembering Midred Trivers and the Humpback Barn.

Through October - David Slonim will be the featured artist this month at Gordy's. This will be his first exhibit in Muncie. For more info, call 284-8422. To view more works by the artist, visit www.davidslonimfineart.com.

Through 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.

Through January 4 - Snakes, Rattles and Holes at Minnetrista, a walk-through replica of a snake's skeleton that utilizes videos, artifacts, text panels and interactive elements to teach visitors about snakes of the Midwestern United States.

Through January 9 - Earthworks at Minnetrista. Native American cultures in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia constructed geometric and animal-shaped earth works that often rivaled Stonehenge in their astronomical accuracy. See virtual reconstructions of these works from 39 sites.

Every Monday - Jazz at the Fickle Peach features Charlie Owen 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--Discover Oakhurst Gardens or the Nature Area (all day); Historical House Tour 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.; Apples & Cider Daily, 2 p.m.; and Nature & Garden Fun, Daily, 4 p.m.

LOOKING AHEAD...

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 8 - Max Music Wars finals at Center Stage. Doors open at 7pm. Proceeds go to Action For Animals.

November 13 - 15th - Harvest Moon Film Festival

November 15 - Cardinal Greenway's 15th Anniversary celebration continues with Write Your Own Story for a Healthier Life at 10:00 am. Lori Byers from Ball State Universityexplains how we have the power to improve our health based on the story and script we "write" for ourselves. Learn how to develop a pro-active plan for living a healthier life.

November 22 - Candy Cane Lane at Cornerstone Center for the Arts

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