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This morning Steve Lindell interviewed Mayor Dennis Tyler about some of the events coming up around the city. Topics included: Evening fireworks at Prairie Creek, City of Muncie fireworks, Muncie City Baseball league, Co-ed softball program, Prairie Creek and Tuhey Pool, car show and music at Westside Park, Teen Works program, Muncie Pride event and the MuncieJournal.com 1st birthday party. Click below to listen.   

Photos by: Mike Rhodes — The Muncie Symphony Orchestra’s “Festival on the Green” was held Saturday evening on the lawn of the Ball State University Arts Terrace. An Arts Fair, presented by the Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MACC), was held prior to the concert. You may view photographs of the event below. Click on a thumbnail below to see larger images and a clickable slideshow.  

By: Marilyn Marks— This coming Sunday afternoon, June 12, is your opportunity to eyeball four stunning gardens in northeastern Delaware County, during the Master Gardeners Annual Garden Walk.   Hours are from 1-5pm, admission tickets are $ 5 each and allow entry to all properties.   Tickets may be purchased in advance by contacting any local Master Gardener, through the Delaware County Extension Office (765.747.7732) or the day of the event at each listed location: 6260 East CR 500 North, Albany 11014 East CR 500 North, Albany…

By: Jennifer Johnson— Muncie, IN – Join the Muncie Symphony Orchestra for “Festival on the Green” this Saturday, June 11th, on the lawn of the Ball State University Arts Terrace. An Arts Fair, presented by the Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MACC), will be from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra concert beginning at 7:00 pm. Inclement weather location is the Ball State Student Recreation and Wellness Center. An anticipated annual tradition, “Festival on the Green”…

Muncie, IN—Join Cornerstone Center for Arts for First Thursday on June 2, 2016 for an opening reception and art show featuring the art of Sarah Shaffer. The show titled “Life in Plastic” explores society’s monumental impact through the form of our tiniest role models. Beyond objectification and the weight of the world’s expectations, creating this body of work was a very personal journey for Sarah. She created these paintings using one of her daughter’s dolls as a model with the…

By: Sam Condon— EXHIBITS The Wizard of Oz™ Educational Exhibit Through September 18, 2016 FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD™ to Minnetrista for the official THE WIZARD OF OZ™ Educational Exhibit, the first-ever, Warner Bros. Consumer Products licensed traveling educational exhibit based on the beloved movie classic. Visitors of all ages are invited to come along with DOROTHY™ and TOTO™ on a multi-sensory, cross-disciplinary exploration of the Land of Oz. Along the way, discover personal strengths and gifts using: literacy, visual,…

Muncie, IN—Discover the compelling stories behind the barn paintings of Indiana artist Gwen Gutwein at Heritage Barns of Indiana, at Minnetrista May 21 through August 14. The Heritage Barns of Indiana Project began in 2004 with a focus on the dwindling heritage of early Indiana barns. Gwen Gutwein, a member on the Barn Alliance, and owner of a fine art studio/gallery in Fort Wayne, is working to paint at least two old and/or historic barns from each of Indiana’s 92 counties….