Entertainment

By: Sarah Shaffer— Muncie, IN—Join Cornerstone Center for Arts on Thursday, June 6 for the opening reception of Sparking Nostalgia Through Pop Culture, an art exhibition by Will Britton Jr. The reception will take place in the Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery on the second floor of Cornerstone from 5 to 7 p.m. in conjunction with June’s First Thursday events. Sparking Nostalgia Through Pop Culture is a collection of pop culture icons. From the obscure to the more commonly known, Britton’s…

Muncie, IN—In collaboration with Wright Stuff Rocketeers, and Rocketeers of Central Indiana, the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), will host an eight-day festival of model rocketry and aeromodeling– NARAM-61. The event begins Saturday, July 27th and runs through Saturday, August 3rd.  Spectators can see sport flying of small to very large rockets reaching altitudes in excess of 50,000 feet. For more information, visit: https://www.nar.org/site/naram-61-rocketry-festival/  

By: Erin Williams– Muncie, IN–Plyspace, an Artist Residency Program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, will be wrapping up the Spring Residency Term with a panel discussion and presentation organized and moderated by resident Siena Hancock. Girl Talk: Storytelling as Advocacy will be held at the PlySpace Gallery (608 E. Main St, Muncie, IN 47305) on Thursday, May 9th, from 6-8 PM. Girl Talk: Storytelling as Advocacy will feature the voices of Ashleigh Bingham, Jill Christman, and Angie Roger-Howells,…

By: Moth Danner— Muncie, IN—YART is a yard sale for art. YART began in Muncie, Indiana with students at Ball State University and continues here and in several U.S. cities – a Muncie original. The Muncie YART is now held Downtown, twice a year, Spring and Fall, on the First Thursday of every May and October. This community art sale, with a goal of making art affordable and accessible to everyone, brings together artists and art patrons in a casual…

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN – The Cornfed Derby Dames will hold their third home bout of Season 9 on Saturday, May 18 at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in the Memorial Building. The CFDD All-Stars will take on Chicago Outfit Roller Derby’s Syndicate of Chicago, Illinois and the Muncie Missfits will play Chicago Outfit’s Shade Brigade. Doors open for the double header at 5 p.m. with a 6 p.m. start time for the All-Stars game. Tickets at the door are…

By: Marie Drascic— Muncie, IN—On April 12th and 13th, 2019, Book Arts Collaborative and Tribune Showprint Posters, along with Madjax Maker Force will be hosting Interrobang Wayzgoose, a FREE 1.5-day event, starting in the evening at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 12th, and running throughout Saturday, April 13th, from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Aside from being funny words to say, the Interrobang Wayzgoose is a gathering of book artists from Midwestern states. The Public is encouraged to attend, and the event…

By Jennifer Johnson, BSU Honors College Alumnus— Muncie, IN—The Honors College at Ball State University invites the Muncie community to Forbidden Sounds: Music of the Holocaust this Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m.  The culmination of a semester-long course, this concert takes place in Hahn Hall in the Music Instruction Building on the campus of Ball State University.  The concert is free and open to the public. “This course brings together Honors College students who are diverse in many ways. They…

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN—Cornerstone Center for the Arts and PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union are excited to announce the 33rd Annual A Taste of Muncie on Sunday, March 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. A VIP event will precede the main event at 1 p.m. A Taste of Muncie is presented by 104.1-FM and HD1 WLBC, 104.9 WERK FM, 93.5 and 104.1 HD2 MAX Radio, 96.7 BLAKE FM, and  Muncie’s Sports Station, WXFN 102.9 FM and 1340 AM, with support from…

By: Melissa Jones— Muncie, IN—The National Football League announced yesterday it will be honoring the 13 communities that were home to the 14 teams of its inaugural season— including Muncie—as part of its “NFL100” centennial celebration. As one of the League’s “Original Towns,” Muncie will host a selection in the 2019 NFL Draft live from Canan Commons. “There’s no better way to bring the League’s hundred years of history full circle than to partner with these communities and recognize their…