Entertainment

By: Kristi Chambers— Muncie, IN – Annie Moses Band will be performing The Art of the Love Song at Emens Auditorium on Feb. 17, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are available to Annie Moses at the Emens box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Call 765-285-1539 or visit http://www.bsu.edu/emens for more information. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this performance was selected a Director’s Pick this season, due to their incredible talent and romantic presentation. In a world where the romance of “forever” is all too often forgotten, artful love songs are a beautiful reminder of the power of faithful, committed relationships. The…

By: Michelle Kinsey— Muncie, IN – It’s your classic boy-meets-girl story, but with bigger hair and totally awesome ‘80s soundtrack. Muncie Civic Theatre is presenting “Rock of Ages,” the hit Broadway musical that features all of your favorite tunes from Journey, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Styx, Bon Jovi and more. “Rock of Ages” will run Feb. 2-17. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m.  There will also be a special Valentine’s Day show on Feb. 14. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for groups of 10 or more, and $13 for students and children. To buy tickets, go to www.munciecivic.org or call the…

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN – Muncie’s own Cornfed Derby Dames are gearing up for an action packed eighth season beginning in February. In 2017, Cornfed represented Muncie in many home and away games and tournaments throughout the Midwest. The team is now ranked 123 out of 339 international roller derby leagues in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The Cornfed All-Stars and Muncie Missfits now make up a league of over 40 active members. The first home bout of season eight will be Sunday, February 25 at Gibson’s Skating Arena, 2610 S. Mock Ave. Doors open at 1…

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—At around 5:15 pm Thursday evening, the Cincinnati Reds Caravan bus pulled into the Stoops Buick GMC dealership for the Muncie stop of the 2018 Cincinnati Reds Winter Caravan. The West Tour included broadcaster Marty Brennaman, outfielder Scott Schebler, catcher and Brownsburg native, Tucker Barnhart, minor leaguer Taylor Trammell, former infielder/outfielder Dmitri Young, vice president & assistant general manager Nick Krall, pitcher Austin Brice and mascot Gapper. An estimated 400 enthusiastic Reds fans were anxiously waiting to hear about the upcoming season, get signatures on their personal items, interact with players, broadcasters and other members of the front…

By: Liz Valpatic— Muncie, IN—The very popular Reds Caravan will be coming to Muncie on January 25th, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Stoops Buick GMC, located at 4055 W Clara Lane, in Muncie.  The caravan provides fans with the opportunity to interact with current and former players, broadcasters and other members of the Cincinnati Reds front office staff.  Members of the group will field questions from fans and sign autographs.  Sales representatives will be on hand to discuss season tickets and group sales, while the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, the Red Community Fund and Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network…

By: Sam Condon—  Muncie, IN—Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas, an engaging exhibition that reveals what living, breathing dinosaurs were really like, is set to open at Minnetrista on Saturday, February 3. Using a combination of major fossil finds, captivating computer simulations, and provocative models, Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas introduces a dynamic vision of dinosaurs and the scientists who study them. This exhibition examines in great detail recent scientific sleuthing and the array of investigative tools—from bioengineering computer software to CT scans—used by modern scientists to reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries of dinosaurs: what they…

By: Dayna Thompson, Assistant Planetarium Director— (January through April 2018 programs) One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure Produced by the Adler Planetarium Saturdays – Jan. 20, 27; Feb. 3 @ 5:00 PM One World, One Sky is a brilliant spectacle of light and color that follows Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a new friend from China. Together, they take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, where they discover how different it is from Earth. They will also find shapes in the sky that will help…

By: Sharon Schweitzer— New Year’s Eve is here and if you’re attending any kind of social gathering to ring in the New Year, chances are someone is going to offer a toast. But just what are the do’s and don’ts of toasting? Etiquette expert Sharon Schweitzer, founder of Access to Culture, offers these toasting tips: First Toast: In light of their planning, and financing, the host or hostess of the dinner or social party offers the first toast. At an informal dinner party or table of friends, however, a guest can propose the first toast to thank the host for organizing the event…