Entertainment

By: Tracy Dishman— Join the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and guest artist, PROJECT Trio, for “From Bach to Rock to Hip Hop!” an interactive musical journey for the entire family. This concert takes place Saturday, February 6, at 4 pm, in Emens Auditorium on the campus of Ball State University, Muncie, IN. Tickets start at $25 for adults and $5 for youth, ages K-12. For more information contact the Emens Box Office at 765-285-1539 or visit munciesymphony.org “PROJECT Trio is loads…

By: Mike Rhodes— The Community Announcements portion of the Muncie on the Move breakfasts are always popular and entertaining. If you were not able to attend today’s breakfast, you can listen to the community announcements here on your phone, tablet or desktop computer. Click below to listen.   

By: Ball State Division of Strategic Communications— Although costly, Super Bowl ads have a great return on investment. Despite the continuing fragmentation of the television audience, the Super Bowl remains one of the few events that can attract a vast audience. Because of that, it remains one of the few “water cooler events” that advertisers seek, says Ball State’s Dom Caristi, a telecommunications professor. “Even an ad price of $5 million for 30 seconds seems reasonable because people actually want…

By: Braydee Euliss— Following their first event last December, Muncie Arts & Culture Council resumes hosting pop-up events in the GearBox: Muncie, the former Cintas building, on First Thursday February 4, 5–8 PM. Visiting choreographer Sidra Bell will showcase brand new choreography with the help of several BFA Dance Majors from Ball State University. Two rolling performances will take place at 5:45 and 6:30 PM, with music and the opportunity to speak with Bell and the dancers between showtimes. Please enter…

By: Mike Rhodes & Liz Valpatic— At 5:50pm, Thursday evening, the huge Cincinnati Reds Caravan bus pulled into the Stoops Buick GMC dealership. Hundreds of Reds fans were anxiously waiting to hear about the upcoming season, meet players and get signatures on their personal items. The very popular Reds Caravan provided fans with the opportunity to interact with current and former players, broadcasters and other members of the front office staff.  At the Stoops Buick GMC stop, the group fielded questions…

By: Tom Farris— Indiana-based artist/sculptor Thomas L. Farris had two sculptures selected by the jurors for the 2016 “92 County Art Show” on display at the Honeywell Center’s Clark Gallery in downtown Wabash, Indiana. Farris’s works in the show include “Fork in the Road” and “Heart-Stone.” “Fork in the Road” is a whimsical sculpture that features a dinner fork sticking into a preserved chunk of asphalt from Redkey, Indiana. “Heart-Stone” is a symmetrical heart hand-carved from a block of stone…

By: Tracy Dishman— As part of the community-wide celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Muncie Symphony Orchestra will present a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Concert this Sunday, January 17, 4 pm, at Southside Middle School. “This is a new venture for us as we do our best to pay tribute to this great man and leader,” said Douglas Droste, Artistic Director and Conductor for the MSO. “We will feature many members of the community for a true family friendly…

By: Ball State University Division of Strategic Communications— From an economic and pop culture standpoint, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” may be the biggest movie event in this or any other galaxy, says Alex Kartman, a Ball State telecommunications instructor. Nearly 50,000 tickets have already been sold for the Dec. 18 premiere, which will be shown in about 4,100 theaters across the nation. Demand for tickets on Oct. 19 crashed every major online ticket agency from Fandango to IMAX to…