Weekly Downtown E-News 1-30-09

News Updates: Muncie Mardi Gras is set for Saturday, Feb. 21st, and planning is in full swing! Volunteers, vendors and entertainment should call Cheryl Crowder at (765) 282-7897. Check Here for regular Muncie Gras updates and find Muncie Gras on MYSPACE, FACEBOOK and TWITTER.

Next Thursday is First Thursday, the time every month when Downtown's many art galleries launch their monthly exhibits with meet-the-artist receptions and extended hours from 5 to 8pm. This is a free, family event.

The public meeting for Muncie's 5 year park & recreation master plan, originally scheduled for Dec. 12, has been rescheduled to February 4th at Maring-Hunt library from 5-7pm.

JANUARY EVENTS

January 30 - Leah Ashton at The Living Room. Duke will be opening. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm. For more info visit www.thelivingroommuncie.com

January 31st - Cabaret a la carte at Vera Mae's Bistro, presented by Ball State University's College of Fine Arts and the Department of Theatre and Dance in conjunction with Alpha Psi Omega. Dinner starts at 7pm and show starts at 8pm. All proceeds benefit the Ball State Theatre Scholarship Fund. Call 765-285-8749 for info.

January 31 - Music on the Move will return to the Muncie Children's Museum on Saturday, January 31, 2009, with percussion performances by the Muncie Symphony Orchestra! Admission and activities are free.

JANUARY ONGOING

Through January 31st - "Consignment Artists Salon" at The Artist Within. The artists who have had work on consignment with us will be featured on our "gallery wall" through January 31st.

Through January 31st - "Heavy Metals" - Bronze Sculptures by Kenneth Ryden at ArtWorks Gallery, with an Opening Artist Reception during First Thursday January 8 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Through January 31st - 111 Arts Gallery will exhibit Artworks by Scott Adams. For more information visit www.tattooindiana.com or http://www.myspace.com/tattooindiana.

Through January 31st - Watercolorist and Indiana Artisan Brian will continue his Turtle Exhibit through January at Gordy Fine Art & Framing.

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.

FEBRUARY EVENTS

February 4th - Park & Recreation Master Plan Public Meeting, 5-7pm at Maring Hunt Library.

February 5 - First Thursday gallery walk in Downtown Muncie from 5 to 8pm. Our many art galleries launch their monthly exhibits on the first Thursday evenings of every month, with meet-the-artist receptions.

February 7th - 3rd Annual Chamber Bowl at Clancy's Village Bowl from 1:00 - 4:00. Contact Nance Buchert (765) 751-9114 or email nbuchert@muncie.com to place your team reservation.

February 6 - Red Light Remedy, Josh LaMore and Babylon the Band at The Living Room. More info at thelivingroommuncie.com

February 6-8 - Smoke on the Mountain at Muncie Civic's Main Street Studio Theatre.

February 13-14 - Smoke on the Mountain at Muncie Civic's Main Street Studio Theatre.

February 14 - Griffin House & Charlie Mars at The Living Room on February 14th. Check out Griffin's music at myspace.com/griffinhouse and Charlie's music at myspace.com/charliemars. Don't miss out on this show!

February 20-21 - Smoke on the Mountain at Muncie Civic's Main Street Studio Theatre.

February 21 - Muncie Gras in the streets of downtown Muncie! Check Here for regular updates, subscribe to the RSS feed, and search for the event listing on MySpace and Facebook.

February 25 - Downtown Business Council will meet at 3pm in the Star Press building conference room. New Board of Directors and Officers will be introduced, and an update will be given on the Main Street Program.

FEBRUARY ONGOING

Through February 27 - Cornerstone Arts Gallery will exhibit the work of Ball State University art student Mary Barczak. The show is entitled Periodically, Nothing Happens and there will be a reception during Downtown's First Thursday events on February 5th from 6 to 8 pm.

February 3 - 28 - The Artist Within will exhibit Ball State University Advanced Painting Classes in the main gallery, and the upper level gallery will feature "It's Not Your Mom's Refrigerator Anymore," a juried show with the BSU Art Department Painting Faculty selecting the pieces. An opening reception will be during First Thursday, Feb. 5, from 5 to 8pm.

Through February - Gordy Fine Art & Framing will exhibit David & Sarojini Johnson, BSU professors of printmaking, "Fresh Ink: Recent Etchings, Relief Prints and Artist's Books."

Through February - ArtWorks Gallery will exhibit "Twig Turns to Wood" by Mark Twig. An opening reception will be during First Thursday, Feb. 5, from 5 to 8pm.

Through March - Minnetrista proudly welcomes the return of Our Land, Our Souls, Our Freedom to its galleries January 31 - March 1.


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