Photo Gallery: 83rd Annual Muncie Community Christmas Sing
All Photos by: Nancy Larson-Lindell— Click on any thumbnail below to view larger photos and to cycle through the pictures below.
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Photo and Video Gallery: Secret Families 2019
Photos, music, and video by: Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief, MuncieJournal.com— Muncie, IN— Today, 357 families were delivered gifts, a tree or both. Ben Smith of the Muncie accounting firm of Estep Doctor and Company said this year’s Muncie Secret Families event resulted in a total of $125,600 in gifts purchased, wrapped and delivered. That’s a whopping $1.1 million over the past 15 years. Congratulations to Al Holdren, Toyota of Muncie, Meijer, Indiana Pacers, Jakks Toy Store, Blood-N-Fire ministries, Woof Boom Radio, volunteers, and…
Photo Gallery: Light Up DWNTWN Kickoff
All Photos by: Amanda Kishel, Kishel Photography—
John Carlson: Sewing Knowledge
By: John Carlson— In times like these – plastic times, fast times, digital-driven times that often seem like mindless, soulless, heartless times, too – I find a true sense of comfort in the act of sewing. Not sewing myself, you understand. I couldn’t sew a button on a shirt without poking my fingers full of tiny holes that’d bleed all over whatever unfortunate fabric was involved. Meanwhile, knowing my typically colorful vocabulary when under pain and duress, I’d be spouting…
Multimedia and Sculptural Exhibition ‘Threads’ Opens at PlySpace Gallery on First Thursday, December 5
By: Erin Williams— Muncie, IN— Muncie Arts and Culture Council will present a pop-up, one-night-only exhibition of new multimedia and sculpture artwork by PlySpace artists-in-residence Sarah Trad and Sydney Pursel. The exhibition titled Threads explores concurrent themes in the artists’ work related to personal heritage and representation. The exhibition will be held on First Thursday, December 5th, from 5-8 PM in the PlySpace Gallery. Both artists will be present throughout the evening and share brief remarks about their work at 7:00…
Ball State’s ‘Masters and Visionaries’ Features a Blend of Dance and Music Dec. 6-8
By: BSU Marketing and Communications— Muncie, IN – A compilation of ballet works, modern dance, and movement in response to music will take place in the University Theatre at 7:30 p.m. December 6 as “Masters and Visionaries”debuts. Directed by Associate Professor of Dance Audra Sokol, “Masters and Visionaries” will allow audiences to witness 23 performers blend dance and music through choreography by historical figures and current dance visionaries. “Audience members will witness the ever-changing art of dance through four works…
Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra On Dec. 7th
By: Jennifer Johnson— Muncie, IN—Roasted chestnuts, hot spiced cider, and your favorite holiday classics! Celebrate the holiday season with Muncie Symphony Orchestra at the annual Fisher-Shafer Holiday Pops Concert this Saturday, December 7 at 4 p.m. in Emens Auditorium. The Fisher-Shafer Holiday Pops Concert will include a potpourri of holiday musical classics performed by the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and will feature the talents of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana and Ball State University Singers as special guests. A special highlight of the concert will be music from Frozen Jr., with actors…
Psi Iota Xi Sorority To Host ‘Holiday Boutique’ At The Bargain Box
By: Bonnie Smith— Muncie, IN—The Alpha Chapter of Psi Iota Xi Sorority opens its 31st Annual Holiday Boutique Wednesday, December 4 at The Bargain Box which is located in the historic home of Adam Wolfe, grandfather to Elizabeth Ball at 607 E. Charles Street. The event runs through Saturday, December 21. Shoppers will find a wide selection of holiday items including Ornaments, Wreaths, Stockings, Toys, Jewelry, Clothing and Christmas Décor. Holiday Boutique has something for everyone on your holiday list….
First Merchants Bank Donates Building and Land to Delaware Community Schools
By: Tim Cleland, Delta High School— Eaton, IN—Two days before Thanksgiving, Delaware Community Schools received a special gift that overpowered all the Black Friday deals. First Merchants Bank has donated its vacant building and land at 107 E. Harris St. in Eaton to the school corporation in a deal that closed on Tuesday, Nov. 26. With an appraised value of $45,000, this represents one of the largest gifts in the history of the Delcom Foundation. “We’re incredibly grateful…
Indiana Pacers Organization Donates Toys to Local Children At YMCA Event
By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN —Dozens of wide-eyed, giggly happy kids and their families received Christmas presents at the YMCA’s Mitchell Early Childhood and Family Center yesterday, courtesy of the Indiana Pacers, and Jakks toy store. Indiana Pacers Pacemates, Shania and Kayla, Pacers legend Darnell Hillman, and mascots Freddy Fever and Boomer showed up to visit with the children as well as a personal appearance by the jolly old elf himself—Santa Claus. Toys were lovingly stacked and attractively arranged on…