Entertainment

By: Michelle Kinsey— Muncie, IN —Won’t you be our neighbor? Join WIPB for the fifth annual Be My Neighbor Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Canan Commons in downtown Muncie. Enjoy free family activities, live entertainment and more with some of Muncie’s great neighbors! Rain location will be YMCA of Muncie (across the street from the park.) At this year’s event, families will be able to pick up special 5-year-celebration goodies, including backpacks filled with stickers,…

By: Sarah Shaffer— Muncie, IN—Join Cornerstone Center for The Arts on Thursday, September 5th for the opening reception of A Family Affair featuring art by Linda, Jerry, and Eloise McKean. 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 September’s First Thursday events. The McKean family is in love with the visual arts. Subscribing to art pages on Facebook, visiting art galleries and museums at…

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN—Cornerstone Center for the Arts is excited to announce a new entertainment series launching this fall. Performances @ Cornerstone is presented in partnership with Ball State University’s School of Music, Department of Theatre & Dance, and The Harmony Players. The series will consist of free biweekly performances on Sundays at 2 p.m. in the E.B. Ball Auditorium at Cornerstone. Performances @ Cornerstone will kick off on Sunday, September 8 at 2:00 p.m. with an afternoon of…

By: Richard Zeigler— Muncie, IN–Acclaimed blues-rockers Tommy Castro and the Painkillers will be performing in a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2019 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 24th at Canan Commons (500 S. Walnut St.) in the heart of downtown Muncie, IN. Muncie’s own Chad Nordhoff and New Roundabout will open the show. This concert is presented by the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County. Born…

By: Stephen Mortland— Muncie, IN— Join us for Minnetrista’s second annual Twilight on the Boulevard, presented this year by MutualBank on Friday, September 20, 2019 from 7pm to 10pm. Twilight on the Boulevard is a benefit event to support Minnetrista’s enduring vision. Enjoy food and beverages provided by local restaurants such as Vera Mae’s Bistro, Amazing Joe’s Grill, The Neely House, Pete’s Bar & Grill, Twin Archer Brewpub, Minnetrista catering, and more. Walk in the orange glow of Minnetrista’s beautiful…

By: John Carlson— Muncie, IN—What can two bucks buy you these days? Plenty, when the inaugural “$2 Tour of the Village” happens on Saturday, August 24, from 4 to 8 p.m. on a closed University Avenue between Calvert and Dill streets. Also closed will be Martin Street from North Street to Ashland Avenue. The event is being hosted by Village merchants and the Riverside/Normal City Neighborhood Association. But why? “The Village sits in our neighborhood, so we decided to celebrate…

By: John Carlson— A native of our city who has become an iconic Hoosier singer-songwriter over the past twenty years is the subject of a new book by Muncie Journal columnist John Carlson. The book is “Jennie DeVoe On The Record: Friends, Music and Elvis Dust.” It is available for $18 from the merchandise table at Jennie’s shows, or online at jenniedevoe.com. (Go to “record shop,” scroll down to “merch” and the book will pop up to order. Or just…

By: Michelle Kinsey— Muncie, IN—Muncie Civic Theatre will open its 2019-20 Season with “pure imagination” when “Willy Wonka” takes the main stage on Aug. 16. Performances will be Aug.16-18, 23-25, and 29-31. Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees will begin at 2:30 p.m. A sensory-friendly performance will be 2:30 p.m. Aug. 17. Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for groups of 10 or more, and $15 for students and children. The musical, directed…