Articles by Mike Rhodes

By BSU Marketing and Communications— MUNCIE, Indiana — Don’t let the name fool you. The Happy Little Fest, hosted by Ball State PBS on Oct. 29, is going to be a BIG deal. Ball State PBS—which brought Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting to the world for many years—will be celebrating the 80th birthday of the beloved painter and instructor. And the station is also celebrating its 50th year on the air. “As the home to Bob Ross’ The Joy…

By Ben Polk— Record Funds Raised for Second Harvest Food Bank MUNCIE, IN—At a gathering last Friday afternoon, Ben Polk named award winners from the Soup Crawl event held earlier last month and presented a fundraising check to Robby Tompkins of Second Harvest Food Bank. The Soup Crawl on October 6th in downtown Muncie raised $34,460 for Second Harvest’s school food pantry program. This will provide roughly 135,000 meals for families in need. The People’s Choice Award, renamed this year…

By Cheryl Crowder— MUNCIE, IN—Calling all creatures great and small! Bring your human DWNTWN October 29 from 12–3pm and show off your biped’s creativity. All furry, feathered, scaled, hairy, or hairless costumed friends are welcome. Humans must be leashed to their creatures. There is NO cost to participate. 11:30 AM Parade line-up will begin at the Delaware County Building square. 12:00 PM Parade starts and will proceed south on Walnut Street to Canan Commons. Judging will be held at the…

By Michelle Kinsey— MUNCIE, IN—After more than two decades in theater, Kyle Thomas has landed his dream role. “In most of the musicals that I participated in, I usually played smaller roles or was part of the ensemble,” he wrote in an email exchange. “I think every actor has a dream role where they believe their talents can really shine. For me, that role was Quasimodo.” Thomas, a Deaf actor, will take on the classic character who becomes deaf due…