Entertainment

By Cheryl Crowder— MUNCIE, IN — Fire Up DWNTWN 2024 is adding an exciting new vocal competition to its lineup of events: DWNTWN IDOL. Competitors can sing in one of three event categories on the Ball State University Stage, on the corner of Walnut and Main, during Fire Up DWNTWN on Saturday, September 21 from 6-8 pm. The categories include group performance, soloist 18 and under, and soloist 18 and up. Winners from each event group will be chosen by a…

By Rick Zeigler— MUNCIE, IN—Acclaimed bluegrass group Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers will be performing in a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2024 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 10th at Canan Commons (500 S. Walnut St.) in the heart of downtown Muncie, IN. My Brother’s Keeper from Cincinnati will open the show. Joe Mullins began to recognize the power of music to bridge traditions and create…

By Abriel Fisher— MUNCIE, IN—Muncie Toxic Fusion, a competitive cheerleading program through Champion Force Athletics, recently traveled with four different teams (divisions) to Biloxi, MS for the NYAA National Cheerleading Competition and Lexington, KY for the CFA National Cheerleading Competition. With Toxic Fusion’s Division 6 team bringing home the 1st place national title in 2023 and their Division 3 team bringing home the 1st place national title in 2022, the expectation of greatness was set heading into the 2024 season….

By Ben Polk— MUNCIE, IN—Tickets for the highly anticipated 12th Annual Soup Crawl are now available at curehunger.org/soupcrawl. Join Second Harvest Food Bank and PrimeTrust Credit Union on Thursday, October 3rd, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., in downtown Muncie for an evening of delicious soups, community spirit, and support for kids and their families facing food insecurity in East Central Indiana. This year’s Soup Crawl will feature a wide array of soups crafted by talented local chefs and restaurants….

By Elevate Entertainment— INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Fairgrounds will host a 60 Year Anniversary Beatles Celebration on Tuesday, September 3rd in the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The 1964 “Seems Like Yesterday” event will feature a live listening session of the original audio from the 1964 performance, followed by a performance by the band 1964 performing the Beatles original set list. General admission tickets are ($5) tickets, the same price from the 1964 show, with $25 floor tickets available as well….

By Debra Gindhart Dragoo— MUNCIE, IN—Join us for a Summer Celebration. From 5-8 p.m. we will be featuring work created by our summer class participants. We will include dance performances on the E. B. Ball Auditorium stage and an exhibition in the Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery. Current and new teachers will be available to meet and greet and to answer any questions you may have about upcoming fall classes. Don’t forget to explore our studio spaces. Stop and see what…

By Vicki Veach— MUNCIE, IN—Muncie Downtown Development Partnership (MDDP), an organization connecting our community and creating a vibrant downtown, announced today initial plans for its third “Fire Up DWNTWN,” a street festival that has drawn over 10,000 people to the heart of the city in each of its last two celebrations. The event, sponsored by Ivy Tech Muncie, will be held from 1pm to 10pm, Saturday September 21st. The event will feature special shape hot-air balloons, a variety of food…

By Brea Cunningham— MUNCIE, IN—Once upon a time, a little girl named Elisabeth “Betty” Ball lived in the Oakhurst home. She discovered faeries living among the trees and flowers. Betty wore her faerie attire, played games, danced, and skipped through the grass with her magical friends. As a tribute to Betty and her unshakable belief in faeries, thousands of faeries fly into Oakhurst Gardens each year for the enchanted Faeries, Sprites, & Lights at Minnetrista. During this multi-day event, children…

By Kathy Huggler— MUNCIE, IN—Former resident of Muncie and popular local vocalist, Myles Ogea, is revisiting Muncie to sing again with the AHB Concert Band at Westside Park or July 25. Ogea and his crooner style of singing (a la Sinatra) is to be the main focus of this AHB concert, in such classic titles as “Embraceable You” and I’ve Got You Under My Skin” — and more. This AHB concert will take place at Westside Park in Muncie, at…