350 past events with the discussion tag

Creativity + Caffeine = That's Our Thing! 

Everyone is welcome! 

We are VIRTUALLY meeting due to the pandemic. Join us on Facebook at Muncie Stitch 'n Bitch!

Creativity + Caffeine = That's Our Thing! 

Everyone is welcome! 

We are VIRTUALLY meeting due to the pandemic. Join us on Facebook at Muncie Stitch 'n Bitch!

PlySpace, an immersive Artist-in-Residence program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, is hosting four community panel discussion webinars as part of the series: The Creative Use of Difference. Each panel will feature artists, both local and national, who are using their respected art forms to creatively bring awareness to societal issues such as racial injustices, sexism, and more. These hour-long discussions will be in collaboration with Atlanta-based artist Indya Childs as she develops a new work, entitled "Peace, Love, Dance" with Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance students. The semester-long project will culminate in a dance film, choreographed by Indya and the students in response to the Creative Use of Difference series. The film will be completed and will premiere later this spring, details forthcoming. All discussions in the Creative Use of Difference series will be held online, are free, and open to the public. Registration is required to access each discussion webinar. Learn more about the panelists and project at Plyspace.org/pld

The Art of Politics
February 11th, 2021 from 6-7 PM (online)
Featuring panelists Ted Williams III and Shantanu Suman
The Art of Politics is a discussion with artists on how they are using their artistic voices to bring awareness to politics, social change, and more. 

The Black Woman Creating
February 18th, 2021 from 6-7 PM (online)
Featuring guest panelists Charmaine Minniefield and Dee Dee Batteast
The Black Woman Creating is a discussion with Black female-identifying artists whose work is influenced by Black feminism, social justice, and more. 

Women Shifting the Space
February 25th, 2021 from 6-7 PM (online)
Featuring guest panelists Ana de Brea and Lauren Pacheco
Women Shifting the Space is a discussion with female-identifying artists on how they are shifting the space of patriarchy and creating a space for female visibility and leadership. 

The “New” Policies of Dance
March 4th, 2021 from 6-7 PM (online)
Featuring guest panelists Felecia Thomas and Beverly Bautista
The “New” Policies of Dance is a discussion with dance educators that will highlight the new policies of inclusion, diversity, and equality in the dance world adopted by dance schools, institutions, etc in the wake of 2020. 

Registration is required for each event. Please see the website for details. 

They’re Here! Expos - UFO Festival
In conjunction with Your Spiritness Psychic Fair

2 shows! 1 Price!

Oct 16 & 17

Saturday & Sunday

11a-7p & 11a-5p

$12/per day $20/2-day $5 for 13 & under

Fun for the whole family!

Costume contest, kid’s corner, speakers, vendors, and more!

Delaware County Fairgrounds – Heartland Hall

1210 Wheeling Ave, Muncie IN

https://theyrehereexpos.com/

Your Spiritness Psychic Fair

In conjunction with They’re Here! Expos - UFO Festival

2 shows! 1 Price!

Oct 16 & 17

Saturday & Sunday

11a-7p & 11a-5p

$12/per day $20/2-day $5 for 13 & under

Fun for the whole family!

Anticipating psychics & mediums, body work/massage, speakers, vendors, and more!

Delaware County Fairgrounds – Heartland Hall

1210 Wheeling Ave, Muncie IN

They’re Here! Expos - UFO Festival
In conjunction with Your Spiritness Psychic Fair

2 shows! 1 Price!

Oct 16 & 17

Saturday & Sunday

11a-7p & 11a-5p

$12/per day $20/2-day $5 for 13 & under

Fun for the whole family!

Costume contest, kid’s corner, speakers, vendors, and more!

Delaware County Fairgrounds – Heartland Hall

1210 Wheeling Ave, Muncie IN

https://theyrehereexpos.com/

Your Spiritness Psychic Fair

In conjunction with They’re Here! Expos - UFO Festival

2 shows! 1 Price!

Oct 16 & 17

Saturday & Sunday

11a-7p & 11a-5p

$12/per day $20/2-day $5 for 13 & under

Fun for the whole family!

Anticipating psychics & mediums, body work/massage, speakers, vendors, and more!

Delaware County Fairgrounds – Heartland Hall

1210 Wheeling Ave, Muncie IN

Come join us at McAlister's Deli in Muncie, Indiana. 
600 E. McGalliard Rd.
Muncie, IN 47303

• All Curious Individuals and Steampunk Groups are welcome to join us. 
Come ask questions, and find out what our group and Steampunk is about. Feel free to join us for Salon in or out of costume. Both are excepted and appreciated

• Addressing other Regional Steampunk Groups please join us, come tell us about your Steampunk Community, Plans, Ideas, and help build a stronger community.

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Topic: Steampunk Community Meet & Greet

Sub-Topic: Hopes, Desires and Plans for the year coming, Personal Stories or Historic Expressions.

***We do ask that you adhere to Established COVID directives when attending the meeting. If you aren't feeling well, Have a fever, or have tested positive for COVID, please do not attend the Gathering. ***

"Please keep in mind that the object of our carousal is to entertain and amuse; the social gathering, therefore, should not be made the arena of dispute. As you Value your Character and usefulness, be always courteous and affable"

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STEAMPUNK: a style of design and fashion that combines historical elements with anachronistic technological features inspired by science fiction.

CONSORTIUM: A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.

SALON: (gathering)
A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace’s definition of the aims of poetry, “either to please or to educate”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salon_(gathering)

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Cost: $16; member discounts apply

Join Jessica Jenkins, Minnetrista’s Vice President of Collections and Storytelling, for an intimate look at Ed Ball – one of Minnetrista’s visionary founders. In the more than thirty years since opening its doors, Minnetrista has become a beloved institution in the Muncie community. Highlighting photos and documents from Minneterista’s Heritage Collection, this talk will explore Minnetrista’s founding and Ed Ball’s role in creating an organization that continues to carry on the Ball family legacy today.

Cost: $16; member discounts apply

The Orchard Shop at Minnetrista creates a unique shopping experience for all who visit! Join Retail Manager Susan Brumley as she shares her strategy for curating a museum experience through offering local and handmade goods in The Orchard Shop. Join us to learn more about The Shop's history and its community impact goals.

Presenting sponsor: LifeStream Services

Cost: $16; member discounts apply

Minnetrista not only has a beautiful past with glass but is also an active participant in the future of glass. Through partnerships with experts like the Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass at Ball State University, exhibits like Imagine in Glass, and the hosting of Glass Workshops, Minnetrista helps carry on the legacy of glass in our community! Join us to learn about the history and importance of glass at Minnetrista.

Presenting sponsor: LifeStream Services

Come listen to Shaun Dingwerth, Executive Director of the Richmond Art Museum in Richmond, Indiana, and this year's Juror for the 33rd Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show, share the plans for the RAM’s 125th anniversary.

Join James Edwards, Minnetrista’s Horticulture Manager, to learn more about our spring flowers and the beauty they bring to Minnetrista’s grounds. From native ephemerals to bulbs from around the world. Discover the horticultural gems and jewels of the spring gardens, get a sneak peek of the tulip displays, and hear about the planting of over 10,000 bulbs last fall.

Ahead of its nationwide theatrical release, Muncie will be one of 20 cities (and the only in Indiana) to early screen The First Step, a 90-minute documentary film that follows political commentator Van Jones and the bipartisan coalition who fought to pass landmark criminal justice reform in 2018 (The First Step Act), which has allowed more than 20,000 people to come home from federal prisons. The first screening opened in late-February in New York City and will conclude in May in Virginia.  

Immediately following the Muncie screening on March 18th at Muncie Civic Theatre, The Facing Project co-founder and president, J.R. Jamison, will moderate an interactive local panel discussion on the themes of the film that include addiction, recovery, reentry, and criminal justice reform. 

Local panelists will include: 

• Jeff Hansard, Chief Probation Officer, Delaware County Probation;
• WaTasha Barnes Griffin, CEO, YWCA of Central Indiana;
• Dr. Ryan P. Brown, Medical Director of Addiction Services, IU Health East-Central Region;
• Kellie Arrowood, Community Member;
• Neil Kring, Pastor and Team Leader, Muncie Harm-Reduction;
• Sara Renee, Director of Muncie Folk and Team Leader, Muncie Harm-Reduction;
• Cory Matters, Social Worker, Clinical Therapist, and Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach;
• Dr. Jean Marie Place, Director of Community Research, Addictions Coalition of Delaware County;
• Ro Selvey, Muncie City Council;
• Jeff Stanley, Chief Deputy, Delaware County Sheriff’s Office.

Tickets for the screening are $10 and available online or at Muncie Civic Theatre’s box office: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=167410.

There are a limited number of reserved seats for those who need financial assistance. Please contact J.R. Jamison (jr@facingproject.com) for details. 

More about the film can be found at: https://www.firststepfilm.com/.