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By: Jennifer Johnson— Muncie, IN – Join the Muncie Symphony Orchestra for “Festival on the Green” this Saturday, June 11th, on the lawn of the Ball State University Arts Terrace. An Arts Fair, presented by the Muncie Arts and Culture Council (MACC), will be from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra concert beginning at 7:00 pm. Inclement weather location is the Ball State Student Recreation and Wellness Center. An anticipated annual tradition, “Festival on the Green”…

Muncie, IN—Join Cornerstone Center for Arts for First Thursday on June 2, 2016 for an opening reception and art show featuring the art of Sarah Shaffer. The show titled “Life in Plastic” explores society’s monumental impact through the form of our tiniest role models. Beyond objectification and the weight of the world’s expectations, creating this body of work was a very personal journey for Sarah. She created these paintings using one of her daughter’s dolls as a model with the…

By: Sam Condon— EXHIBITS The Wizard of Oz™ Educational Exhibit Through September 18, 2016 FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD™ to Minnetrista for the official THE WIZARD OF OZ™ Educational Exhibit, the first-ever, Warner Bros. Consumer Products licensed traveling educational exhibit based on the beloved movie classic. Visitors of all ages are invited to come along with DOROTHY™ and TOTO™ on a multi-sensory, cross-disciplinary exploration of the Land of Oz. Along the way, discover personal strengths and gifts using: literacy, visual,…

Muncie, IN—Discover the compelling stories behind the barn paintings of Indiana artist Gwen Gutwein at Heritage Barns of Indiana, at Minnetrista May 21 through August 14. The Heritage Barns of Indiana Project began in 2004 with a focus on the dwindling heritage of early Indiana barns. Gwen Gutwein, a member on the Barn Alliance, and owner of a fine art studio/gallery in Fort Wayne, is working to paint at least two old and/or historic barns from each of Indiana’s 92 counties….

Muncie, IN – The Cornfed Derby Dames (CFDD) are on a winning streak after defeating two teams at home and making some impressive wins at the K-town Shakedown tournament. Next up for the Dames is a doubleheader Sunday, June 12 at Gibson’s Skating Arena, 2610 S. Mock Ave. The CFDD All-Stars will take on the Gem City Rollergirls (Dayton) and the Muncie Missfits will be playing A-town Roller Derby (Anderson). Doors open for the double header at 1 p.m. with…

Black Holes, Wormholes & the Movies Fridays:   June 3, 10 @ 6:30PM July 1, 15, 22, 29 @ 6:30PM August 12 @ 6:30PM A place from which nothing can escape, not even light, is called a black hole. Once thought to be only a mathematical curiosity, astronomers now think they are real. The theory of relativity also predicts the existence of wormholes that connect different regions of the universe. Popular movies have shown black holes as places of great destruction…