Entertainment

By: Sam Condon— Muncie, IN—Celebrate Oakhurst’s legacy of hosting intimate parties along with friends and family, during Afternoon Tea at Oakhurst on Saturday, March 11, from 2–4 p.m. “Enjoy a full afternoon tea service, surrounded by our favorite historic tea-themed objects,” said Allison Clark, Visitor Experience Manager. “Snack on sweets and savories, strike a pose and snap a photo, then take home a few favorite recipes created on Minnetrista Boulevard. It will be an afternoon of delights, so we hope…

By: Sam Condon— Muncie, IN—Experience the awe-inspiring artwork of professional and avocational artists from throughout Indiana in the 27th Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show & Sale, opening Saturday, February 18 at Minnetrista! The Annual Juried Art Show & Sale attracts approximately 100 artists from East Central Indiana that enter about 300 pieces of art, said Karen Vincent, Director of Collections. “The juror has to narrow that number down to about 125 pieces for this exhibit, and artists will enter work…

By: Cheryl Crowder— Muncie, In—The inaugural Muncie Gras Parade will be held on March 25th @ 6:00 pm.  Line up will begin @ 4:30pm. The parade will begin on Riverside in a parking lot between Dicks and Dill St, traveling East on Riverside to Reserve, Reserve to Washington, Washington to High St entering the Muncie Gras event on Charles St. Since Muncie Gras’ conception in 2002, there have been many conversations about ways for all ages to celebrate the day. This…

Muncie, IN – The 165th  edition of the Delaware County Fair is pleased to announce the new board and schedule of events for 2017. Delaware County Fair Board of Directors: Executive Board; President, Mark DiFabio; Treasurer, Donna Patterson; Secretary, Pam McCammon; and Vice Presidents, Dan White, Melanie Marshall, Bart Keesling, Jim Glore, and Jim St. Myer Board Members: Carly Acree King, Lynde Bratton, Bob Brown, Jim Fowler, Tom Ison, Jane Lasater, Tom Rector, Jon Sipes, Jeff Smoot, Luke Toole, Charlie Walker, and Eldon Reid…

By: Gail Werner— MUNCIE, Ind. — A major exhibition of global contemporary art featuring the work of three international artists opened this month at Ball State’s David Owsley Museum of Art. “SHIFT: Jongil Ma, Christopher Smith, Corban Walker,” explores how people see and experience space and time as well as physical and emotional realities. The exhibit runs through May 7, with music, lectures, and special events throughout the semester. Guest curator Lisa Banner, an art historian and visiting professor at the…

By: Jessie Irwin— Muncie, IN—Cornerstone Center for the Arts is excited to present a rock musical like no other, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, on Saturday, February 25 at 9:30 p.m. The show will be at The Mark III Tap Room, 306 S Walnut St. in Downtown Muncie. The event is a fundraiser for Cornerstone’s low-cost quality arts programming for youth and adults. Additional support for the event comes from the Mark III Taproom and Wagglebottoms Kennel & Cattery. Admission…

By: Chris Griffith— Muncie, IN—Muncie Civic Theatre proudly presents To Kill a Mockingbird, on the Main Stage theatre. Audiences are invited to see this powerful production beginning February 3rd through February 18th. To Kill A Mockingbird is an American literary classic set in 1935 in the American South. The story chronicles the life and career of Atticus Finch, his daughter Scout, and their family and friends as they navigate issues of social justice in their community. The story challenges its…

By: Braydee Euliss-Gallery Manager— Muncie, IN—Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. will celebrate First Thursday February 2nd from 5 – 8 pm with an opening reception for “Ritual”, an exhibit of new drawings by artist Erin Colleen Williams. The artist will speak briefly about her work at 6:15 PM. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend. Working both two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally, Williams’ uses interdisciplinary media and methods to examine the relationship between the conscious self and hypothetical…