Entertainment

By J.R. Jamison, Co-Founder & President, The Facing Project— MUNCIE, IN—Ahead of its nationwide theatrical release, Muncie will be one of 20 cities (and the only in Indiana) to early screen The First Step, a 90-minute documentary film that follows political commentator Van Jones and the bipartisan coalition who fought to pass landmark criminal justice reform in 2018 (The First Step Act), which has allowed more than 20,000 people to come home from federal prisons. The first screening opened in…

By Orchestra Indiana— MUNCIE, IN – Orchestra Indiana has announced details of its 2023-24 concert season with performances in Muncie’s Emens Auditorium and venues throughout East Central Indiana. Highlights include music from the Harry Potter films, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, a tribute to the Beatles, and Beethoven’s immortal 9th Symphony. Season ticket packages including all six programs in the Muncie area are on sale now through the Emens Auditorium Box Office. Call (765) 285-1539 between 10am – 5pm weekdays or email…

By Larry Meyer— MUNCIE, IN—Ben Stalets is not a songwriter—he’s a song. Realizing he couldn’t wash the Toledo off, Ben leaned into it, inspired by Rust Belt blue-collar underdogs and anti- heroes. Talking to Ben is like talking to an old friend, and that’s exactly how his songs are written and how his shows are performed. As comfortable in a bar room as he is in a listening room, by the 3rd verse of the first song, Stalets will have…

By Jeannine A. Harrold, Program Chair, Paul Revere Chapter DAR— MUNCIE, IN—March is National Women’s History Month, and to celebrate it locally, the Delaware County Historical Society, the Carnegie location of the Muncie Public Library, and the Paul Revere Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution are co-sponsoring a program to present entertaining highlights from the life of one of the most famous women selected by the Notable Women of Muncie and Delaware County Project. Emily Kimbrough, born in Muncie in…

By Dee McKinsey—  MUNCIE, IN–Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 East Main St., again will host local artists in conjunction with Muncie’s First Thursday event March 2 from 5-8 p.m. Resident Artist Debra Gindhart Dragoo is coordinating this event and has lured several local artists to participate during the past two First Thursday celebrations. March’s pop-up artist lineup includes Jill Palumbo, Angel Gillette, Tom Stader, Alyssa Carey, Christine Barber Bush, Val Kelley, Elizabeth Reichert, Kat Mesaros, Shannah Mesaros, Taunya Fallon,…

By R. Brian Wolfe— MUNCIE, IN—The Muncie and Western Model Railroad Club has announced its 31st Annual Muncie Model Train Show.  The event will be held on Saturday, February 25 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Proceeds from the train show will benefit the Muncie Children’s Museum.  Admission is only $5 for each adult—children 12 and under are admitted free.  Indiana’s largest single-day model train show will be held in both the Memorial and Heartland…

By Olivia Morrow— Local Bands to Perform at Cornerstone MUNCIE, IN– Three well-known local bands will perform at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E Main St., Feb. 18. The three bands are Pushing Daisy’s Band, Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel and The Why Store. All three bands have Muncie or Ball State connections. The bands will perform in the Cornerstone’s E.B. Ball Auditorium, with Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel from 6 to 7 p.m.; Pushing Daisy’s Band performing from…

By Scott Watkins— MUNCIE, IN – Orchestra Indiana resumes its 2022-23 concert season on Friday, February 24th with its first ever performance in the Honeywell Center of Wabash and Saturday, February 25th in Ball State University’s Emens Auditorium. Matthew Kraemer will lead the orchestra in a program of music inspired by the sounds of the Far East featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, a cello concerto crafted from Tan Dun’s Academy Award winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Charles Tomlinson Griffes’…

By Kim Grant— MUNCIE, IN—Trout Fishing in America is the songwriting collaboration of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet.  For 45 years, their vibrant, percussive sound and dynamic stage presence have cultivated a multi-generational fan base at performing arts centers, clubs, and music festivals all around the country. Friday, March 10th Pruis Hall, 1800 W. Riverside Ave.Muncie, IN 47306All Ages/ 7:30 pm/$9 children and $19.50 adultsTICKETS:https://www.bsu.edu/web/emens/events/pruis/2022-2023/trout-fishing “WORD SPREADS FAST ABOUT TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA…RARE MIX OF MUSICIANSHIP, HUMOR AND INSPIRATION…THEY’VE CREATED…