Entertainment

By Bruno Reinert— MUNCIE, Ind. — On Feb. 26, Matthew Kraemer will conduct the Muncie Symphony Orchestra in a dynamic program capturing the American spirit. The concert will feature a solo award-winning violinist Rubén Rengel.  “A New World,” the penultimate concert in the Muncie Symphony Orchestra’s 2021-2022 season, will feature William Grant Still’s “Festive Overture,” Copland’s “Variation on a Shaker Melody,” Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 9” (From the New World), and Barber’s “Violin Concerto,” which will feature Rengel as the soloist. Described…

By: Sharon Schweitzer for the Muncie Journal— It’s the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams battling it out in LA on Sunday.  The big game tradition includes parties with lots of food, drink, conversation and of course, plenty of football.  So, how do you best get along with people pulling for the opposing team?  Are you required to bring something to the party?  Do you have to watch your language in the company of others? Sharon Schweitzer, an international…

Editor’s note: This event has been  moved to today, Thursday, February 10th due to last week’s snow. By Carl Schafer— MUNCIE, Ind.—Gordy Fine Art and Framing will open an exhibition of photographs by career fashion photographer Ronn Brown. A native of East Central Indiana, Brown was based in Los Angeles for decades. There he focused mainly on photographing musicians, actors and models, and often worked for producers in the film and music industries. This kind of photography requires superb technical…

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— I drove around town around 9am today to check out how the roads were for our MuncieJournal.com viewers, and to take some photographs of the snow. I found that most roads I drove on had been plowed, which was a surprise. By around 10:30am the wind was whipping the snow around quite a bit and the roads were beginning to get pretty snow covered again. Ball State was desolate, as was downtown. Here’s what things looked…

By Katy Maggart— MUNCIE, Ind.—Come discover Indiana’s artists and their Hoosier creativity in the 32nd Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show, opening on Saturday, February 5 at Minnetrista Museum & Gardens. This annual show is known to feature a beautiful array of artistic mediums, including painting, printmaking, digital media, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, photography, and even textiles. So mark your calendar and get ready to experience art like never before. The 32nd Annual Minnetrista Juried Art Show is your chance to view…

By Cody Voga, Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Communications— Annual game set to take place as Ball State hosts Toledo MUNCIE, Ind.—It’s time to #PackTheNest for another #MuncieOut which returns Friday, February 4th, as the Ball State men’s basketball team hosts Toledo at 9 p.m. inside Worthen Arena in a game recently moved to a national-television audience on ESPNU. Thanks to our game sponsor McGuff Roofing even more affordable, family-friendly ticket pricing for this contest is available for Muncie residents….

By Melissa Jones— MUNCIE, Ind.— Muncie’s two high schools, Muncie Central High School and Burris Laboratory School, have teamed up to host a one-day basketball invitational tournament on Saturday, Jan. 29 at the historic Muncie Fieldhouse. The inaugural City of Champions tournament, presented by Pizza King, will feature the boys’ basketball teams from Muncie Central, Burris, South Bend Adams and Greenfield Central. The tournament will kick off at 10 a.m. with a matchup between Muncie Central and Burris for the…

By Jennifer McGowen— MUNCIE, Ind. – ‘That Golden Girls Show!’ is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments – with puppets! Get set for an evening of cheesecake, laughter, jazzercise, shoulder pads, sex, and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down as That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody comes to Emens Auditorium on Thursday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody are currently on sale at the Emens box…

By Jennifer McGowen— MUNCIE, Ind. – Enjoy the sounds of contemporary Scottish traditional music a mix of fiddle, accordions, pipes and whistles, alongside guitar and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums and keys as Skerryvore comes to Pruis Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 13. Tickets for Skerryvore are currently on sale at the Emens box office, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 765-285-1539. Over the last 15 years, Skerryvore has brought their performances to audiences across the…