128 past events with the fundraising tag

A full day of multi-genre music. Live entertainment by several awesome local bands!!

REVELATION 13-I EXIST-Archives of a Dreamer -BEWARE THE OTHERWORLDSMEN - I AM SHAKEN- ROTTING CASKET-VILLISCA -MAN WITH A GUN-The Inheritors-Happy Hazard-Analog Bandits...

ALL donating their time and talent to raise money for a great cause. Proceeds will go to Amvets, and Homes For Our Troops.

Local group Students for Creative Activism will be hosting a night at Be Here Now. They just happen to have an awesome lineup for us, including prodigious singer/songwriter Jaik Willis and fun pop funk rockers The Steam Boars!!!

http://jaikwillis.com/
www.thesteamboars.com

Proceeds donated to SCSA will fund "Write Your Legislator Day" an event that teaches students how to constructively voice their opinions to their legislators.

It's that time of year again! Calling all students, community members and friends to come together to help raise money for the Muncie Civic Theatre. Please come out to the Star Follies Burlesque show Saturday, February 8th. Doors & cash bar open at 10pm. Show starts at 11pm.

Cash bar provided by Dill Street.

This is a 5K walk/run to benefit International Justice Mission's efforts across the world to end human trafficking!
If you can walk or run, we would love to have you with us fighting slavery and having fun in the process!
It will cost $10 per entry and every cent will go towards freeing slaves!
Snacks will be provided afterward.

Hosted by Ball State University's chapter of International Justice Mission.

111 Arts Gallery
111 E Main

Name: Michael D'angelo Huerta. Art style: Mixed media. "I love finding things from the streets or old vintage stuff and making them my style."

The Artist Within
313 S Walnut

One Love with PB and J
The main floor exhibit will be on display August 6-31, 2014 during regular studio hours. “One Love with PB and J” features paintings by local artist Joe Flynn and his son Parker Brian. Both artists have exhibited at the Artist Within and always make First Thursday a grand event. This year they will have music provided by friends Chad Nordoff, Jason Spencer, and Mark Manship.

Worn Gender
The upper level gallery will feature an interactive exhibit by Hannah Backer July 30 through August 10, 2014. Completing her Senior Thesis at Ball State University, Hannah Backer of Ferdinand, IN. has focused her work on playfully addressing controversial topics such as personal identity, sexuality, and gender through interactive installations.  Her upcoming show for August First Thursday at the Artist Within will feature Hannah’s series “Worn Gender”, a body of work examining the subconscious ways gender is communicated through image and clothing.  The installation asks viewers to dress three paper doll figures with a variety of clothing options provided.

Brother Animal
116 E Jackson

"The newest DWNTWN eatery, Brother Animal, will be open for business during First Thursday."

Cornerstone Center for The Arts
520 E. Main St.

The Ball State Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts Lab is hosting an event at Cornerstone for First Thursday. Live digital music performance. Oculus rift, Kinect, LED lighting. Performances at 6:00pm by Keith Kothman and Stephen Weigel.

The Fickle Peach (21+)
117 E Charles

A group of donors from the East Central Neighborhood has donated artwork to raise money for the restoration of the Emily Kimbrough House.

Gallery 308
308 E Main
Summer Art Camp Show

The Summer Art Camp Show featuring the talents of 40 young artists opens at Gallery 308 August 7. Many of the cities young artists have been busy this summer participating in an Art Camp sponsored by The Artist Within.    The theme for 2014 camp was “Robots, Monsters and Fairies.”

During the four one-week sessions, students aged 6-12 learned hand building techniques in clay and had the opportunity to throw on the potter’s wheel under the watchful eye of resident potter Toren Scott.   Bob Hartley, owner of Artist Within added, “Working with the campers and the excitement and eagerness they bring to each project…well it never gets old. I look forward to Clay Camps as a way to share my passion for teaching art without the pressure of ISTEPs”.  

The culmination of the student’s art camp experience will be an exhibit at Gallery 308 with the First Thursday reception. Hartley added, “The campers think it is “awesome” to see their work displayed in a real gallery.   An opening reception to meet and greet the young artists will be held during First Thursday from 5-8pm.   The public is welcome.

The Art Camp Show continues through August 9. The gallery is open Friday from 3:00 – 7:00 pm and Saturday from 12:30 – 5:00pm.  Admission is free.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
Still Floating

Imagine a faceless floating figure, adorned with gold and yellow over free-form shapes of blue.  Imagine this feminine figure repeated in various forms – drawing, collage, ceramics – while always maintaining its surreal, but benevolent, anonymity. Bursts of gold resemble lightening bugs circle the figure and dance over the paper shapes.   Reminiscent of Native American, or even Aztecan art, these faceless forms seem to speak to the Spiritual Feminine.

“I’ve been working with the floating woman image for over a decade, using drawing, painting and clay techniques. I’m often asked who the floating woman is, and my response is that I don’t know,” is all the artist offers, leaving each patron to choose their own storyline for the images. Sometimes titles give a clue. “Daydreaming,” is both stop-action and active, with small dabs of paint or cut out papers dancing across solid blue blocks while the faceless figure stands, small but mighty, calm but ready.

Trained as a fiber artist and a potter, Lambert Martin holds a B.S. in art education and a Master’s degree in Art from Ball State University. She served as a Master Teaching Artist for Very Special Arts of Indiana and has taught classes at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Minnerista and St. Mary’s school. Shonet also taught several summer arts camps with the Gordy’s, specializing in paper making and ceramics.

Lambert Martin’s opening will be held during the First Thursday arts walk on August 7, 2014 from 5 to 8 PM. A short talk will be given at 6:15, and the artist will answer questions about her work. Light refreshments will be served.

“Still Floating” will continue through August 30, 2014, and may also be viewed during normal business hours: Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5:30 PM, Saturday, 9 to 3, or by appointment. Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. is located downtown at 224 E. Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre.  For more information, call 765-284-8422 or visit http://www.gordyframing.com, or the Gordy Fine Art & Framing page on Facebook.

Muncie Makes Lab
628 S Walnut
Sketchbooks – Seeing Through Drawing

A gallery-style display will showcase drawings done by first-year students in the Ball State College of Architecture and Planning along with sketchbooks from​ BSU faculty, students, and local artists.  Two 45-minute workshops will be held at 5:30pm and 6:30pm, concurrent with the exhibition.  The workshops will discuss/demonstrate/do the basics of sketching. If interested in participating in the workshops, PLEASE bring pencils and sketchbook (paper will also be provided if needed); no skill is required​, just an interest in drawing what your eye and mind see.

Mutual Bank Marble Wall
110 E Charles
Afterhours Art Reels – Cry Baby

Muncie Downtown Development will host outdoor “Afterhours Art Reels” following the First Thursday Gallery Walks, June-September.  Films will be projected onto the Mutual Bank wall on Charles St. at dusk.  Seating will be available on the Fickle Peach patio located at 117 E. Charles St. for guests 21 and up.

Rose Court
125 E Charles

This month, Rose Court will be featuring photographer Ben Miller, Emmy Rawson, and an Open House for Red-tail Land Conservancy. Light refreshments will be served.

Ben Miller shoots documentary style candid situations capturing the beauty in the common reality.   His main focus in photography is black-and-white story telling.  He believes in prime lenses and mirrorless cameras. He shoots film and digital. Ben's work has been featured online at Leica Fotografie International as well as other websites.  You can view his work at: http://www.photographsbyben.com or http://photographysbybenmiller.blogspot.com. 

Emmy Rawson will be a freshman next year at Purdue University majoring in engineering. She is a graduate of Muncie Central High School. Her art focuses on assembling and designing wooden signs constructed from pallets. The signs range from shelf pieces to large scale mantle creations. All of the reclaimed wood is supplied locally. Each piece is unique and ready to be hung. You can see more of her work at https://www.facebook.com/MaimesArtShoppe.

Red-tail Land Conservancy will be celebrating their new location in Suite 200 at the Rose Court with an open house and will  feature paintings by Alan Patrick as well as  photography by Barry Banks. This will also be your chance to meet and greet the Red-tail board members.

111 Arts Gallery
111 E Main

Craig Mathis bsu grad lucky rabbit tattoo artist painting in acrylic in found boards various folk art themes incorporating comic like feel outside of the tattoo art spectrum ,, this is Craig's first solo show he's tattooed in Muncie over 10 years at the lucky rabbit tattoo studio

The Artist Within
313 S Walnut
Aerosol and Old Lace – Series Seven

The Artist Within will feature new art by local visual artist, poet, and artivist Deborah Gindhart Dragoo. Layers of vibrant colours, textures, and vintage plastic lace motifs create this new stunning series of canvas brilliance. There will be also be PINK earrings designed specifically for The Little Red Door of Delaware County / ECI. After reading the courageous cancer journey of Muncie's own Sonya Paul, the artist chooses to share her art gifts. These special earrings will be on sale for $10 per pair with all proceeds to benefit The Little Red Door for their breast cancer awareness programs.

A "Meet the Artist" opening reception with light refreshments will be held Thursday September 4th from 5-8pm; ALSO, there shall be CAKE! Celebrate "62" with the artist...YUM!

Cornerstone Center for The Arts
520 E Main

5pm to 9pm: Electronic Arts Showcase in Great Room of Cornerstone (second floor). Kinect, Oculus Rift, and LED lighting on display.

6pm: Live performance by Lavonte Pugh (ala Bit_Slayer) and  featuring LED hula-hooping by Cassie Gabriel and Ashley Downing.

Gallery 308
308 E Main
Conversations About Nature Through Art and Poetry

A two-woman exhibit featuring artists Carol Blakney and Mary Ann Rahe opens First Thursday at Gallery 308 on September 4.  “CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NATURE through art and poetry” features prints by Carol Blakney, ceramics by Mary Ann Rahe and poetry by Mike Brockley, Karen Hiday, and Jeffery Owen Pearson. The opening reception for the new exhibit will be held from 5 to 8pm on First Thursday.

Blakney explains the exhibit, “It’s a collection of the observations, inspirations, and memories of local artists in a collaborative exhibit of prints, ceramics, and poetry, inspired by our local wildlife and environment.“ Blakney stated she is interested in individuality, intelligence, and metaphor in nature.  She created a series of Abobe Artistic Filter prints of the wide variety of creatures she has discovered in her Muncie garden.

Mary Ann Rahe uses ceramic forms and surfaces to explore themes of nature. She added, “For me, art inspired by nature engages the observer in both formal issues of design and imaginative interpretation. In addition, invited poets will contribute verse related to themes of nature. “

According to the two artists, “NATURE” is full of powerful and often contradictory meanings.  We recognize the sounds and landscapes and familiar creatures of our local environment as part of what “home” is.  The more welcoming we are of nature in all its forms, the more creative and healthy our home will be.  A place where in parks and gardens and wild places we can still learn about form and color, life and death, and how we are in the universe”

A Muncie native, Rahe attended St. Louis University and earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in ceramics from Ball State University.  During the nineteen-eighties, she was resident potter at Sinclair Shops, Hartford City, Indiana.  She taught ceramics at Yorktown High School during most of the nineties and has taught for the Art Department and School of Extended Education at BSU for fourteen years.

Blakney received her BFA in Fine Arts and Art Education from the University of Massachusetts in 1982.  She taught art and reading in a public school resource room until she was hired as the first project manager for the Oxford Guide to Classical Subject in the Arts, published in 1993.  She has traveled extensively to photograph and illustrate the landscapes and wildlife of Turkey, England, Ireland, Mexico and the eastern United States.  The daughter of missionaries, she was born into civil unrest that toppled the apartheid government of Rhodesia.  She has remained engaged in social and environmental activism in the United States.

Gallery 308, which provides space for local and regional artists with monthly “First Thursday” exhibits, is in its 14th year as a nonprofit art gallery.  For more information about the Gallery 308 ArtsWalk exhibit opening, contact sherry@jackscamera.com. The gallery is open Fridays from 3-7pm and Saturdays from 12:30 – 5:00pm.  Admission is free. The show continues through September 26.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
Here and There:  Recent Paintings by Alan Patrick

When Alan Patrick needs to look for new subject matter for his oil paintings, he doesn’t travel far. He and wife, Cindy, live the artist’s life on their small farm just outside Albany, IN. Well-tended gardens, a fish pond,  greenhouse and separate studio provide just about everything an artist could hope for, in the way of subject matter. Often, the award-winning Patrick paints flowers and still life scenes in the comfort of his studio. But sometimes, he just has to get out and tromp around in the woods to find his next inspiration. Nearby streams and a river provide both compelling scenes and a strong reflective light that bounces off tree trunks and leaves. Many artists paint beautiful stream scenes. What sets Patrick’s paintings apart has to be his technique of layers and layers of translucent colors that give a depth and brilliance even cameras can’t convey.

“I am interested in common-place subjects. If they are important, it is because of the formal elements such as line, shape and color. I do hope that they strike a chord with people, but the meaning is in the drawing and brushwork rather than the subject matter,” the prolific painter offers. He continues, “I can pass by a place a hundred times and that place is just ordinary. Then, one day, it’s magic. It has color, form, light and drama. It has suddenly become a wonderful place to look at. I know there is a painting there.”

He continues, “I photograph places and then return to my studio and think about the subject. What feeling does it evoke? What forms and colors work in the composition? I usually do compositional studies in charcoal first, working out the structure of line and value. Then I think about color. I spend a lot of time on a painting before I ever touch a brush.”

The public is invited to view the exhibit during the First Thursday’s Arts Walk on September 4, 2014 from 5 to 8 PM. The artist will give a short talk and answer questions about his work beginning at 6:15 PM. Light refreshments will be served. Gordy Fine Art & Framing is located downtown at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit http://www.gordyframing.com, or the Gordy Fine Art & Framing page on Facebook.

Heorot Pub & Draught House (21+)
219 S Walnut

Janelle Summers will be the featured artist at Heorot this month. Summers focuses on drawing as an exploration of form, the figure, and at times the grotesque.

Muncie Makes Lab
628 S Walnut

Graduate students from Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning, along with architecture professors Gernot Riether and Andrew Wit, designed and built an innovative pavilion during their summer coursework.  Conceived of as a “traveling pavilion for the city,” the pavilion’s initial rendition and location served as a test of concept, structural ideas and durability.  This open house exhibition shows the design process (research into computational design and fabrication methods, drawings, models, detail studies), and end result (photographs and component pieces).  Students will also be present to demonstrate the fabrication of tensegrity units.  The pavilion is currently located on the outskirts of Muncie, Indiana, standing in stark contrast to lush natural surroundings. Perched between a lake and a forest, the stretched lycra tensegrity structure appears to float as it lightly grazes the earth.

Mutual Bank Marble Wall
110 E Charles
Afterhours Art Reels – Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Muncie Downtown Development will host outdoor “Afterhours Art Reels” following the First Thursday Gallery Walks, June-September.  Films will be projected onto the Mutual Bank wall on Charles St. at dusk.  Seating will be available on the Fickle Peach patio located at 117 E. Charles St. for guests 21 and up.

Rose Court
125 E Charles
Doodles, Down Time Patterns

Rose Court is pleased to host artist Cynthia McHone and her exhibit entitled:  'Doodles, Down Time Patterns'  for September's First Thursday.   Cynthia's primary medium is pen and ink. Here is what Cynthia has to say about her work:

"When I moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Muncie, Indiana I knew that life would bring me new opportunities. I had no idea that in my leisure/down time I would find relaxation and enjoyment through random doodling. Albuquerque averages 310 days of sunshine a year and since Muncie's weather patterns are quite different I found myself appreciating indoor activities a great deal more. One day, while watching the evening news I picked up a sketch book and a few color pens and began to draw.

"The dictionary describes a doodle as a simple drawing that is unconsciously created while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied. Often done to relieve boredom, I found that these repetitive patterns were relaxing and somewhat addictive.

"This exhibit celebrates the rhythms, geometries, textures, and abstract landscapes created under the influences/echoes of Gustav Klimt, William Morris, Owen Jones, and appliqué quilting. I hope you enjoy these little works of art to find that these abstract harmonies lessen the stresses of your day as they have done for me. "

111 Arts Gallery
111 E Main

Tattoo flash from Jamie Noggle, Brant Dailey, Nate Harmon, hand painted tattoo designs for your skin, discounted tattoo day all day arts walk day buy sell trade, we also encourage skateboard riding in traffic in public and private property ;)

The Artist Within
313 S Walnut
More Musings and Meanderings

The opening reception for artwork by members of the Muncie Artists Guild will be held on First Thursday with music by Greg Pyle, light refreshments, and an opportunity to meet the artists. Recently, artists in The Guild have become involved with art as philanthropy and are currently working on pet portraits that will go to the Wine and Art Auction that will benefit ARF and Gallery 308. In August, they presented 13 portraits, oils, watercolors, pastel, pencil drawing to a young father and his 5 children who lost their Mother 5 years ago. The family had no pictures of her, so this was a wonderful, heartwarming project!

Muncie Artists Guild is 62 years old and their early shows were in the Ball Stores' Blue Room and the Ball State Art Gallery.

Brother Animal Coffee Shop
113 W Jackson
Gallery Walk Reading Series

The Gallery Walk Reading Series will begin at 6:00 PM, featuring writers from the Ball State English Department.

Brian D. Morrison is an Assistant Professor of English at Ball State University. He has been an administrator of Slash Pine Press as well as a former assistant editor for Black Warrior Review at the University of Alabama. His work has been published at Verse Daily, Copper Nickel, Cave Wall, Story, and other journals, and he has also been granted two Pushcart nominations and an Academy of American Poets prize

Melissa Ann Hull has had work anthologized or published in Best New Poets, Mid-American Review, Copper Nickel, Barrow Street, and 32 Poems, amongst others.  She has won the Ed Ochester Award for Poetry and the Academy of American Poets Prize.  She is a former poetry editor of Black Warrior Review and holds an MFA from the University of Alabama. 

Cornerstone Center for The Arts
520 E Main
Oh My, What Beautiful Shoes You Have

This show is an exploration of some of the most fascinating fairy tales and stories from our childhoods and features the art of Gabbi Rose Cunningham.

With selections from tales both famous and obscure, the show features a series of paintings which depict Hans Christian Anderson’s tale The Red Shoes, as well as standalone paintings from such worlds as Alice in Wonderland, Coraline, Goblin Market, and other tales. The artist’s fascination with the worlds and characters created in such stories has combined with her unique, grunge like painting style to create a show which delves into the fear, wonder, imagination, and dreamlike nature of fairy tales themselves.

The opening reception will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Cornerstone Art Gallery on the second floor of Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The show will be on display throughout the month of November. For more information about the artist, gallery, or opening reception please visit Cornerstone’s website or call 765-281-9503, ext. 23.

Gallery 308
308 E Main
12th Annual Auction Preview Show

The Auction Preview Show is a sneak peak at the art for sale at the 12th Annual Wine Dinner and Art Auction hosted by Vera Mae’s Bistro on November 21.  The combination dinner and silent art auction is mounted every November as an opportunity for areas artists to show off their artistic talents and to raise funds for A.R. F. and Gallery 308.

Bidding will begin on the original artwork at the preview show and be on display through November 20 at the gallery. All auction items may be previewed online at http://www.gallery308.org.  Gallery 308 will be open special hours to preview the art auction items on Friday, November 8 & 15, 3:00 – 7:00pm; Saturday November 9 and 16, 12:30pm – 5:30pm. Admission is free. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
On Water…

Brian Gordy understands water in a way few people do. Not only does he paint in water colors, but he often paints scenes of Indiana rivers, ponds and lakes. Originally, the artist visited the White River near his home in the Minnetrista neighborhood to check out the turtle populations there. Having heard stories of industrial pollution from decades ago, Gordy wondered how the turtles had survived, especially since they winter over in the deep mud bottom. That is also where any toxins would have also settled, he had learned. Fortunately for the turtles, the artist found no sign that these issues had affected their health or population. On that first day, Gordy made a few sketches, took some photos, and began a ten-year focus on the domed creatures in their natural habitat.

The artist will exhibit new paintings alongside a few favorites during the month of November at Gordy Fine Art & Framing, a gallery he owns with wife, Genny. “The common element of my recent series of paintings is the element of water,” Gordy explains. “Water is what I paint with – watercolors – and water is usually the subject I paint. What’s different about this new work is my experimentation with brilliant colors.” Not only has his palette expanded, but as the artist continues, “I’m combining the brighter colors to create neutrals that are “juiced up, more alive.”  The mixing of colors took place directly on the paintings, instead of in the tidy jars the artist typically creates for each new painting. The outcome has also changed.  “In these new pieces, turtles are becoming invisible in the strong reflections of the colorful water, which, of course, is really the colorful sky, being reflected by the river.”

The subject matter is the rivers’ view of it all.  The roots serve as mystery; beautiful, but a little unsettling. “You can’t really see what’s under there, and you wouldn’t want to reach in,” the artist notes. One composition, titled, “At the Foot of the Cottonwood,” focuses on the gnarly, protective roots of a riverside cotton wood tree. A single small boulder is nestled there, begging the question: Which came first, the rock, or the gaping undercut? 

The opening reception will be held Thursday, November 6, 2014 from 5 to 8 PM. The artist will speak briefly about his work and answer questions beginning at 6:15 PM. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. There will be art-related activities for both children and adults.

Heorot Pub & Draught House (21+)
219 S Walnut

Jordan Johnson is a Muncie local, also majoring in Animation at Ball State, and will have her artwork on display in the Heorot's gallery space. A series in watercolor and ink, the drawings presented are explorations of imagination through traditional medium.

Muncie Makes Lab
628 S Walnut
PARK(ing) Day

Landscape Architecture professors Joe Blalock and Simon Bussiere’s graduate Landscape Architecture design studio at Ball State's College of Architecture and Planning will be presenting the next chapter of the Tactical Urbanism Handbook. Along with the entire Department of Landscape Architecture at BSU, the studio temporarily transformed a stretch of Walnut Street in downtown Muncie on PARK(ing) day 2014 through a series of small parks that fit into on-street parking spaces - calling into question the changing role of personal transportation in the public realm. The graduate students are currently designing a series of "pop-up” urban solutions to bring communities together and improve conditions on the ground through clever examples of temporary landscape architecture.

Also on display will be a collection of art work by Muncie Central High School students; art teachers Margery Frank, Britt Husman, and Helen Zacek.

Rose Court
125 E Charles

Debra Rolli
Debra specializes in custom frames and matting. Her work puts the finishing touch on art.  She is the founder and owner of Creative Framing, which is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary serving the East Central Indiana community. She is a dedicated member and contributor to area non-profits including Women in Business Unlimited, First Choice for Women, and Commonway Church.

Jan Wright
Creativity has always been a big part of Jan's life. She started out as a traditional artist when she was young. For most of her adult years she has been a photographer, winning awards at State Fairs and other exhibits and shows. Many of Jan's photographs reflect her love of travel, including Europe and Britain. Two of her main interests have always been capturing architecture and the land/cityscape in unusual ways. Jan's favorite images give the viewer a different take on familiar scenes. The fiber and woven arts also fascinate her as well. Currently, she has been recycling fibers and fabrics into new creative pieces. This exhibit combines both traditional as well as creative pieces in these media.

Andrew Koeling
Andrew Koeling is a graduate of Ball State University. Although a scientist by education, Andrew turned his eye to creation in order to allow his mind to wander and play. Science is constrained in certain ways as it attempts to deconvolute the world into small, easy to digest chunks and makes steps to deconstruct the world around us to make difficult concepts more palatable... but Andrew felt it necessary to give himself another outlet in order to express a side of himself that he felt was being lost in the grind of the ever common 9-5. Science teaches us how to understand the world around us, but art allows us to experience it. Merely learning to know how something occurs doesn't give it meaning, and Andrew elects to try to give the beauty he sees around him greater purpose.

Most of Andrew's work is abstract, and uses a variety of mixed mediums that are atypical in two dimensional art. Using his knowledge of chemistry and biology, he attempts to use different materials than just canvas and acrylics, and instead examines the viscosity of fluids, the way certain polymers might interact with one another, and for ways to use his background to further his art. His inspirations range from the mundane to the monumental, from the biological world to that of the imagination.

Nearly all of his works have a poem that Andrew wrote in order to act as a point of inspiration to the piece, which can be read whenever his pieces are viewed in person (or by inquiry).

The Valhalla Room (21+)
215 S Walnut

Diane Berg is a student at Ball State University and is double majoring in both Animation and Psychology; A multimedia artist, Diane works with a variety of mediums to create thought-provoking drawings and photographs. She will have her artwork on display in Valhalla's gallery space.

"Starting in 1992 I partnered with my wife, Vicki, and a group of dedicated artists, actors and musicians to create a performance space that would help revive Muncie's downtown, which at that time was full of abandoned buildings. In October 2012, I sold the building to the saloon next door. In the end, "Doc's" (as most people came to know it) offered a steady stream of enthusiastic visitors a meeting place for their love of the arts, for community activism, and for experiencing the unifying force of live musical performance." - Doc Peterson

This documentary film is being created to resurrect the hard work and dedication of those who made it last more than 20 years, starting at 7:00pm in the mainstage theatre. Tickets are $5 at the door, General Admission seating.

The Motivate Our Minds Cheerleaders are throwing the 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt! There are $1 hunts, pictures with the Easter Bunny, games, easter basket raffles and more! Stop by during the the hours for your age or at 11:30am for the all ages hunt!

We will also have face painting and refreshments. 

Ages 1-4 - 10:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Ages 5-8 - 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ages 9-11 - 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
All Ages - 11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Cornerstone will partner with Cardinal Ballroom to host the first Cardinal Dance Showcase & Fundraiser. Cardinal Ballroom is an organization on Ball State's campus that provides dance instruction to students, staff and alumni at Ball State.

The Showcase & Fundraiser will take place from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, in the Colonnade Room on the first floor at Cornerstone. Tickets are $3 in advance and $5 at the door. 

The following groups will be featured in performances:

Cardinal BallroomBelly Dance ClubVolunteers from Dance Rhythms, Ltd.Rhythms Dance TroupeHarmony Cafe and StudioCornerstone Dance Classes

Tickets for the event can be purchased here or from any Cardinal Ballroom student. Proceeds from the event will benefit Cornerstone’s arts programming. Information and representatives from various Ball State student organizations will be available. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts is excited to announce the 29th Annual A Taste of Muncie, “A Taste for the Arts,” on Sunday April 19, 2015 from 2 to 4 p.m. with "Silver Ticket" guests gaining early access at 1 p.m. A Taste of Muncie is presented by PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union with support from 104.1 WLBC, 104.9 WERK FM, 93.5 MAX Radio, 96.7 Blake FM, Fox Sports Radio, 1240 AM/ 103.7 WHBU Talk Radio, The Fickle Peach, Savage’s Ale House, The Star Press, Johnny Carino’s, and Vera Mae’s Bistro.

Purchase tickets here! 

This annual fundraiser features cuisine from several of the finest restaurants and vendors in the area. Attendees are invited to sample items and vote on “The Best of Taste” in various categories. All proceeds from the event benefit Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ arts programs and events. 

Participating area restaurants and vendors include: Blondie’s Cookies, Horizon Convention Center, Minnetrista, Mr. Mouse, Pepsi Cola, VKA Kitchen & Catering, White River Valley Pizza Hut, Tuppee Tong Thai, Auntie Anne’s, Heavenly Creations Catering, Ivy Tech Community College – East Central Region, Insomnia Cookies, Johnny Carino’s, The Wedge Artisan Grilled Cheese, Delaware Country Club, Burkie’s Drive In, and more to come!

This year’s "Silver Ticket" will feature craft beer tastings from The Fickle Peach and delicious food pairings from Vera Mae’s Bistro. Silver Ticket-holders will enjoy early access to vendors, private entertainment, and reserved seating. Silver Tickets cost $40 per person and are available in advance only until Wednesday, April 15. Silver Tickets are available for attendees 21 and up only.

Advanced tickets are $20 for adults or $15 for students with ID. Tickets at the door are $25 for adults and $20 for students. Children, ages five and under, are free. PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union members may purchase discount general admission tickets for just $15 at the Bethel Avenue location.

Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 765-289-8687, and at Cornerstone Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Friday, April 17.

Guests will have the opportunity to bid on and win one of many fantastic prizes in a silent auction. Door prizes will also be given away throughout the day. Prizes include items from King’s Island, Muncie Civic Theatre, Sky Zone, Muncie Children’s Museum, Holiday World Splashin’ Safari, AMC Theatres, and more!

The fun continues after the event with a new, exclusive “After Taste” Party at The Fickle Peach. The party starts at 4:00 pm and is free.

Area restaurants and vendors interested in participating in A Taste of Muncie can contact Brett Ellison, Director of Rentals & Events, at 765-281-9503, ext. 53. 

Were having a second fundraising event for young Jayce .
(Ted Estep s grandson) This little boy is fighting for his life and has encountered more than a few set backs . Today was his third brain surgey to remove tumors that have returned after initial treatments failed. Lets all get together and see if we can raise some funds for relief to his family. Same as last time there will be no set cover charge just a simple give what you can donation at the door anything will help.

Acts include:

Kalley Brothers (www.facebook.com/pages/Kalley-Brothers/293386884142068)

Beyond The Grid (www.facebook.com/BeyondTheGrid)

Fond Farewell (https://www.facebook.com/FondFarewellBand)

Raising Chase

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Think, Dog! and Valhalla are teaming up to offer a special night of entertainment on Opening Night of The Guys.  This short play by Anne Nelson stars community actors Tom Cherry and Katy Wolfe and is directed by Tony Robinson.  Musical artists from among the community and a silent art auction will fill out the evening. There will be light food and the bar will be open for purchasing drinks.  Tickets will be $15 per person or $20 per couple.

Proceeds from Opening Night and following productions will be donated to Muncie Firefighters' Donation Fund and Fallen Heroes Memorial Bridge Fund.

The Guys by Anne Nelson is a short, moving drama about coming to terms with the events of 9/11/01.  A fire captain and a journalist work together to create eulogies for the men lost from a single station.  Using only two characters and a minimal set, the play brings focus and humanity to those lost on that day.