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1st - First Thursday Downtown, 5-8pm, featuring art gallery openings and meet-the-artist receptions. 1st - New Gallery Opening at Muncie Urban Design Studio, 628 S. Walnut St. next to T&H Sweeper. Open First Thursday from 5 to 8pm - stop by and say hello, and ask about the Gilbert Historic District eco-home project. 1st - Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts & Animation Student Art & Research

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There are two shows at The Living Room this weekend. Ferguson and Alisa Turner will be playing on Friday. Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are only $3. Check out their music at myspace.com/therealferguson and myspace.com/alisaturner. You won't want to miss this show! On Saturday night Micah Dalton, Josh Garrels and Ryan Horne will be playing. This is an amazing line-up

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Gordy Fine Art & Framing will exhibit Night Work: Abstract Paintings by Eric Ernstberger. The exhibit will open with a First Thursday reception for the artist on May 1, 2008 from 5 to 8 PM. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend. Ernstberger, founding partner of Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC, hasn't been sleeping much lately. After putting in a full day '

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Many thanks to Sarah Rambeau and BSU Ball Bearings for a nice multimedia presentation on Downtown Muncie, published last week. See it at the following link: http://www.ballbearingsonline.com/feature/downtown/index.htm Be sure to check out the "Where to Go" section. Click on all the buildings on the interactive map to see business info, hours, etc. for downtown businesses. Very nice! Please

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Celebrate the arts in Downtown Muncie this First Thursday, May 1st, from 5 to 8pm. Our many art galleries spotlight their exhibit openings on the first Thursday evenings of every month, with meet-the-artist receptions. Some of the gallery events (in alphabetical order by gallery) at the next First Thursday: The Artist Within ~ 313 S Walnut Street ~ 765-289-7895 May at the Artist Within will

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The Muncie Downtown Business Council will meet next Wednesday, April 30th, at 3pm in the Star Press building conference room. Topics on the agenda for discussion include the annual Community Enhancement Project downtown flower pots rental; update on the downtown marketing survey project with Ball State; downtown event info and this year's BSU Orientation. DBC meetings typically last one hour.

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Cornerstone Center for the Arts announces the June 2 deadline to submit applications for the 401 (k)ids Arts Scholarship Program. The goal of this program is to provide partial scholarships to pay for arts lessons or classes for Delaware County students in 4th through 12th grade who want to pursue dance, music, theatre or visual arts. The scholarships are designed for children who would not

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May at the Artist Within will feature artwork by advanced high school art students from Muncie Central and Muncie Southside. Art instructors Anny Delk, Helen Zacek, Britt Husman, and Christine Royster have selected "the best of the best" from their advanced two dimensional and three dimensional classes. The show, "Young Artists", will include drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry

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"Why Watercolor" is the title of Gallery 308's Living Arts Series program Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. Juli Eflin, Pat Garofolo, and Yvonne Williams will discuss their individual and group experiences with watercolor. They represent three of the "Four Femmes" being featured in May's exhibit, Four Femmes ? Inner and Outer, running May 1 through May 29. These women will discuss why they chose

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Gallery 308's First Thursday in May features Four Femmes: Inner and Outer - a Watermedia Exhibit. A complementary exhibition, New Works, spotlights ceramic work by Kim Anderson in 308's Founders Gallery. The opening reception for both exhibitions is Thursday, May 1, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., at 308 E. Main. The exhibits remain through May 29. Juli Eflin, Pat Garofolo, Martha Gilliom and Yvonne

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Downtown Announcements: Bring the kids downtown this Saturday, April 26th for Spring Zing - Family Fun Day Downtown. Spring Zing will take place in the streets of downtown Muncie from 10am to 5pm. Lots of kids activities, demonstrations and performances, including St. Louis Sprockets Skateboard/Trick Bike demo and more. Civic Duty is an all-ages rock concert to benefit Muncie Civic Theatre, and

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his weekend we've got TWO great shows for you! On Friday night Joel Levi, Kyle Kern and Charlie Peacock (Grammy award-winning songwriter and record producer who has worked with Switchfoot, dcTalk, Sixpence None the Richer and many other artists) will be playing. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm and tickets are only $3! Check out their music at myspace.com/joellevimusic and myspace.com/

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May's Friends and Family Fun Night at the Muncie Children's Museum will be Springtime-themed! Come and enjoy an evening of activities and entertainment on Friday, May 2, 2008, from 3 - 7 p.m. Admission is free. The Museum's Guild will be at the MCM to lead visitors through Springtime-themed activities for the evening! Children can choose to visit four different craft and activity stations

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Main Street Studio Theatre will present ASSASSINS, the highly controversial 1990 musical by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. ASSASSINS will be presented Fridays and Saturdays April 25, 26, May 2, 3, 9 & 10 at 8:00pm. The performances will be at Main Street Studio Theatre, 222 East Main Street, Muncie, Indiana. Tickets are $10 for Adults and $5 for all students. This production is rated R.

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The Muncie Children's Museum is taking a swing at something new in 2008! On Monday, May 19, 2008, the MCM will host its first ever golf outing at Crestview Golf Course. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch before the 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start. The prices are $50 per person, or $200 per foursome. Golfers will enjoy lunch provided by Texas Roadhouse, and dessert from Muncie

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Bring the kids downtown this Saturday, April 26th for Spring Zing - Family Fun Day Downtown. Spring Zing will take place in the streets of downtown Muncie from 10am to 5pm. Admission for adults is $3, Kids under 12 free if accompanied by an adult. Kids activities all day long! DO the Blue! fishing, blue bag toss, cornhole, ladder golf, hulla hoop contest, toter races, kids karaoke, turtle races

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Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie is holding its Spring Celebration on Sunday, April 27th from 2-5pm! The Celebration is free to the entire community, and will include activities, crafts, refreshments, performances, free class sessions, art demonstrations, music recital, summer class registration, 401(k)ids scholarship applications, and more. Cornerstone?s spring classes will perform

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Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie held its second annual Cornerstone Art Show, a juried art competition, on Tuesday, April 15th. Over 140 individuals participated in the competition, showing over 220 pieces of art which were judged by three local artists: Carol Cheney, Jasen Combs, and Emily Leiserson Participants received prizes from local sponsors, including: Art Mart, Steak n Shake,

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Winners have been announced in the 22nd Annual A Taste of Muncie, held Sunday, April 20th, at Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Downtown Muncie. Cornerstone wishes to thank all of the participants, guests & Volunteers for another successful year. 2008 WINNERS: Best Appetizer - Brother Jimmy's Best Salad - Bella Avanti Best Sandwich - Ivy Tech Community College - Culinary Arts Program

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Muncie Civic Theatre Family Fun Fair, presented by Save the Civic Campaign, on Tuesday, May 6th, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please join us for a wonderful evening of food, games, prizes and music. Meet the cast members of some of your favorite Civic productions. And don?t forget to stop by the Dunk Tank and show Executive Director Marty Grubbs just how much you love him. An all-ages rock show

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The next After 5 event at Minnetrista will take place Friday, April 25 from 5:30 ? 8 p.m. The event will feature an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of The Minnetrista Heritage Collection, followed by Wine 101 - find out what you don't know about wines. $10 per person, space is limited. Registration deadline is Wednesday April 23rd. RSVP, Call (765) 213-3549 or email swiles@minnetrista.net.

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The Living Room in Downtown Muncie only has 4 shows left for this semester: Joel Levi, Charlie Peacock and Kyle Kern will be playing on April 25th. Opening up for Joel will be Charlie Peacock (Grammy award-winning songwriter and record producer...myspace.com/charliepeacockmusic) and Kyle Kern. Then Joel Levi will take the stage (myspace.com/joellevimusic). Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm

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There will be a "Rally in the Alley" at Republican Headquarters located at 301 W. Main St. on Friday, April 25th at 4 pm - ?. Pork Burgers, baked beans, chips and dessert for $2. Beer and soda cash bar available. Organized by the Republican Women's Club with special thanks to Republican Men's Club and Republican Central Committee. For information contact Republican HQ at 289-2448. Please

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MUNCIE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S 9th ANNUAL CHILDREN'S HEALTH FAIR The ninth annual Children's Health Fair will be on Saturday, April 19, 2008, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Muncie Children's Museum. Admission to the Museum is free, from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The mission of the Children's Health Fair is to promote free health and safety-focused education for children through a fun and

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Saturday morning, April 12th, Sen. Barak Obama addressed around 3,000 citizens and college students in a town hall meeting at Ball State University in Muncie Indiana. Obama's speech was carried live on FOX News Network and MSNBC... up until he addressed his remarks on the bitterness of the people in Pennsylvania. That's what they were waiting for. A FOX News anchor broke in to say that they were

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