226 past events with the free concerts tag

Celebrate the arts in Downtown Muncie! Meet your friends for the arts walk and join the MSO downtown at the intersection of Walnut and Charles Streets for a FREE outdoor concert on Thursday night to unwind after a work day. Bring the whole family! It’s all about celebrating the arts and enjoying the last warm days in the fall before moving indoors for the winter.
Presenting Sponsor: The Sursa-Griner Group of Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

For school groups only. The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will present a nationally acclaimed musical theater show, Tchaikovsky Discovers America, in a special concert for school groups. The program will feature an all-Tchaikovsky program, interwoven with an exciting true story of Tchaikovsky's trip to America, presented by the Classical Kids Music Education actors from Chicago. It's a great introduction to the classics, especially for 4th and 5th graders.

Advance reservations from schools is required.

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra and Muncie Arts and Culture Council present a community event that has become a Muncie tradition. It's fun and it's free! Wander through the MACC Arts Fair, Participate in the Flag Day picnic contest, try out musical instruments at the instrument petting zoo, and enjoy the Muncie Symphony Orchestra's "Americana" themed concert.
Presenting Sponsor: The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc.

Live Jazz at Canan Commons.  Performin Live will be Muncie's Own Michael Rollins.  Mike Rollins & Co is a project that is making a splash into the New England area. His latest experiment is "The R&B Experience" which is a Neo-Soul band that will knock your socks off!!! Featuring only the most talented vocalists New England has to offer, the sound and expression is amazing!!!  Other local bands will be performing at this great event for Muncie Homecoming Festival. 

The Artist Within
313 S Walnut

ArtsWalk 2015 will be First Thursday October 1st from 5-9pm The Artist Within will feature the Muncie Artists Guild. The Guild will be unveiling their mural that depicts a 1907 downtown Muncie scene entitled, “Main Street Looking West”. Twenty-one artists from the Guild participated by each painting an 18”x18”canvas depicting a section of the scene.  Some of the artists used oils while others chose to paint with acrylics. The panels will be assembled to create the large mural.  The mural will remain on display at the Artist Within throughout the month of October, but will then be moved to a permanent location in City Hall as a gift to the city from the Muncie Artists Guild. The members will also be showing several individual works of art.  Please join us for the October 1st reception at the Artists Within featuring music by Bryce Taylor and light refreshments.

In addition to the exhibit, Toren Scott will have his pottery on display out front with Normandy Flowers on the scene filling Toren's pieces with fresh flower arrangements by his wife Audrey.

There will also be a pottery demonstration conducted by the BSU Ceramics Department.

Canan Commons
500 S. Walnut St

Muncie’s own Jennie Devoe will perform on the Canan Commons Stage at 7 p.m. At the conclusion of her set at 8:30 p.m., we will set in motion a spectacular lighted interactive display. The project was funded by a grant to MDDP by Ball Brothers Foundation and was designed by PROJECTiONE and Ball State’s Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts. The launch of this one-of-a-kind public attraction will be the cornerstone of our celebration of Muncie’s 150th birthday. This special event for all ages includes other surprises as well!  You will not want to miss this Sesquicentennial finale.

Cornerstone Center for The Arts
520 E Main

Join Cornerstone Center for Arts for the First Thursday ArtsWalk on October 1, 2015, for your last chance to see "Pop Art Presidents" by Missy Adams. The show entitled “Pop Art Presidents” is a collection of paintings honoring the lives and history of the 43 presidents of the United States.

Missy Adams is a local artist who took her love of portrait painting and history to create a series of paintings celebrating the colorful personalities and interesting lives led by the nation’s presidents. The show was painted with the limited color palette of red, white, and blue and utilizes shading and layering to create depth representing each president’s own personality. Each painting features a corresponding quote from that president displayed under their portrait.

The artist will be present from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Cornerstone Art Gallery on the second floor of Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E. Main St, Muncie.

Adams describes painting as her passion, love, therapy, and her nightmare at times. She started painting at a young age and has been primarily self-taught. She has experimented with watercolor, acrylics, oil, gouache, and even coffee to paint on glass, cardboard, canvas, and paper to discover what works best. She describes her style as not realistic per se, attributing her ability to see things differently from others as her inspiration.

For more information about the show visit http://www.cornerstonearts.org.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co.
224 E Main
Monkey Thunder 5

Monkey Thunder started four years ago as a one-night only, pop-up, art coup of sorts in an effort to address the wants and needs of an under-served faction of our local arts community. With little to no guarantee of staying power, it thrived. After 4 glorious iterations, Monkey Thunder is back, and it's going public!

Organized and curated by Gallery Manager Braydee Euliss, MT5 will be a month-long event with the opening reception coinciding with ArtsWalk, Downtown Muncie's biggest First Thursday of the year on October 1st from 5 - 9 PM.

The artwork featured will be an eclectic selection of both 2D and 3D work from local and regional artists, current faculty and students at Ball State University School of Art, as well as guest artists from across the country.

In addition to the work displayed at GFAF gallery, Monkey Thunder 5 includes video, performance, and other time-based artwork on view in Muncie Civic's Black Box Theatre under the direction of Maura Jasper, visual artist, filmmaker, and Assistant Professor of Intermedia Art at BSU. This 'side-show' is a Monkey Thunder favorite and offers a rare exhibit experience for both the artists and the audience.

Light refreshments will be served, DJ Jannell will provide the music, and the public is invited to attend. This is a family friendly event, but please note, the work on exhibit will be interpretive, experimental, difficult, conceptual, and subversive. Gordy Fine Art & Framing is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, call 765-284-8422, visit us on Facebook, or on the web.

Grace Episcopal Church
300 S Madison

Jazz concert with Phil Cooley at Grace Episcopal Church (corner of Madison & Adams). Concert will begin at 7:30pm and feature early 20th century jazz.

HeidiJHale Designs, LLC
301 S Walnut

Several one of a kind pieces will be on display and for sale.

Heidi Hale, local artist and longtime resident of Muncie, has chosen ArtsWalk October 1st to welcome the public to her new studio.  HeidiJHale Designs, LLC is a working studio located at 301 S. Walnut in Muncie’s Downtown Arts District.  The studio is located in Suite 102 of the Mitchell Place Building and is a fully functioning jewelry design studio with a retail space that allows customers to purchase pieces of jewelry created in the studio and/or place custom orders.  Heidi is known for her creative designs, unique use of materials and outstanding craftsmanship.  She has been making beautiful jewelry along with teaching others for many years. 

She invites the public to visit her on Thursday October 1st from 10am-9pm to share in the excitement of her Grand Opening.  Regular store hours are 10-5 Monday through Friday, 11-5 on Saturday, and begin Friday October 2nd.

You can get a “sneak preview” of what to expect at http://heidijhale.com.

Hue Salon
125 E Charles

Local green artist Debra Gindhart Dragoo will have a collection from the greenglamstudio at Hue salon. A mix of AEROSOL AND OLD LACE and PRETTY FACES and SPRAYART COLOUR LAYERS. Series selection specifically chosen for the salon with a splash of Green Glam jewels of course. All works are repurposed.

Please join the talented stylists from Hue salon and Debra Gindhart Dragoo for light edibles and join in the celebration of ARTSWALK! Support local artists and #DWNTWN Muncie.

Muncie Makes Lab
628 S Walnut

AIAS Art Auction
The Ball State AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) chapter is organizing a gallery and art auction to be featured in the October First Thursday Art Walk. Student work including photography, sketches, paintings, and sculptures from College of Architecture and Planning students and faculty will be displayed. All proceeds from the event will support the Ball State AIAS chapter, helping send students to regional and national conventions.

MPL Creative Makerspaces: Connection Corner and Maker Loft
Creativity and technology join forces at Muncie Public Library’s two makerspaces: Connection Corner and Maker Loft. These spaces provide technology access and education to adults and children, and seek to encourage creative tech use. Whether you’re making a short film, learning to code, or manipulating circuitry to create sound, our makerspaces have the tools and knowledge to help you complete your project.

Narrative Tables, Dept of Architecture BSU, Instructor: Sean Burns
How might concepts and methodologies of “narratology” be integrated within the design and fabrication of an object?  This exhibition investigates the potential for a table to serve as a medium to express a chosen story, using narrative world-making strategies, borrowed from contemporary literary theories. Each designed table tells and teaches a different story by encouraging the message of the narratives to be discovered, interpreted, and experienced by the end user through the detailing, material selections, form, and function of the object.

Title: Dynamo IV
DYNAMO is an art collective dedicated to promote diversity of art throughout our community. Our fourth show consists of artwork from student and local artists with a variety of media and subject. We have work at Muncie Makes Lab as well as the Living Room! All those who are interested in joining future Dynamo endeavors, please contact either Katie Norman or Sarah LaBarge at dynamoshows@gmail.com.

Muncie Symphony Orchestra
Charles and Walnut

Muncie Symphony Orchestra, sponsored by The Sursa Griner Group of Raymond James and Associates, will perform from 6-7 p.m. at the corner of Charles and Walnut St.

Rose Court
125 E Charles

Jenny Smith (http://jennysmithphotography.com)
Instagram has become one of her favorite social media outlets. The saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, is oh so true. An interesting image can stand alone… however, if you decide words are necessary, you can always #hashtag your comments so others may search your chosen descriptive words and see for themselves the images you have posted.

Come take a look at the work of @jennymooresmith and apply her tips in processing images that post to Instagram. All you must do is create your own account. Most everyone has a cell phone - use that camera and download free apps. Join the #instacraze revolution today! Instagram images are easy to print if that’s your desire.

The square format is the standard for Instagram, however you can make any size image fit into that format for posting and printing. My top 3 Apps: Instagram, Snapseed, SquareReady

Andrea Swartz (http://atozstudioworks.com)
Andrea Swartz, an architecture professor at Ball State’s College of Architecture and Planning (who just likes making), will show images and artifacts of a recent installation done for the Indianapolis Art Center. See @macqueenswartz #installationnation and #stitching to get a preview. A shout out to Muncie’s own Steve Selvey and Robert Jessee of ROC: Reclaim Repurpose Architectural Salvage on Liberty Ave. (and on Facebook) for their support on this project.

Special Digital Art Event by IDIA Lab
Charles and Walnut

Ball State’s IDIA Lab, in partnership with Paws, Inc, Delaware County Historic Society, Muncie Arts and Culture Council, Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University Libraries and Ball State Information Technology, has created a special digital art event in honor of Muncie’s 150th birthday. Jim Davis' Garfield will virtually host the event. Experience begins at dusk on the corner of Charles and Walnut St.

Additional ArtsWalk 2015 Notes

Prime Trust will host a “Soup Crawl” benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank at a variety of DWNTWN restaurants. Tickets are available in advance for $15 at all Prime Trust branches and Second Harvest Food Bank.

Muncie’s YART 2015 will be held in conjunction with ArtsWalk. This guerrilla art sale, with a goal of making art affordable and accessible to the community, brings together artists and art patrons in a casual and unique setting.

For its ninth year, some of the best homegrown local and regional talent will once again come together for one epic day of live music called Muncie MusicFest on Saturday, October 10th.
From 5pm to 10pm, the festival will pack all three floors of the beautiful Cornerstone Center for the Arts with six all-ages stages and over 30 bands. After 10pm, fine drinking establishments throughout Muncie will take over and host an additional ten bands for music lovers 21 and over. The best part? All of the concerts at all participating locations will be absolutely free to attend, presented as a gift to the community.

Whether you prefer rock, folk, hip-hop, electronica, heavy metal, punk, or bluegrass, you’ll find it at Muncie MusicFest, along with hours of opportunities to explore, discover, and find new favorites among the dozens of bands who will be performing. Cash bars will be available at Cornerstone to patrons 21 and over, and food trucks will be on site to help fuel the party until 10pm. Afterward, Be Here Now, The Acoustic Room, The Ballroom, and The Fickle Peach will keep the festival going with their own free concerts.

Muncie MusicFest 2015 has been made possible with funding from the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County and the Ball Brothers Foundation, and through the efforts of the Full Circle Arts Co-op and Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Additional support has been provided by WLBC, MAX, Sight and Sound Music Center, and Abercrombie Ink.

2015 Lineup:
‪#‎TeamUnity‬ (Hip-Hop)
Aston Lee (Hip-Hop)
The Avadhootz (Folkadelic Beatnik)
Awaiting Sacrifice (Metal)
Baconhanger (Hardcore Electronic / Breakcore / Industrial)
Bangpunk (Hip-Hop)
The Bashville Boys (Bluegrass)
Beyond The Grid (Electronic Rock)
Brad Kleinschmidt (Acoustic Rock)
Bryce Ernest Taylor Music (Progressive Folk)
Cytomorph (Electronic Dance Music)
Dr Boldylocks & The Twitter Allstars
FOCUSS (Hip-Hop)
Goodbye Travis (Hip-Hop)
HELL CAME HOME (Power Groove Metal)
The Indigos (Indigroove / Rock / Pop / Funk)
Jaik Willis (Acoustic / Beatbox / Rock)
Mantra (Melodic Metal)
Man With A Gun (Hard Rock / Progressive)
Mephysto (Electronic Dance Music)
Mickey Young (Hip-Hop)
Middletown Funk (60s-70s R&B / Dance / Fusion)
Mike Feeney (Folk Rock)
Mikial Robertson (Acoustic Jam)
Motion Theatre (Rock / Alternative)
Phlank (Deep Dubstep)
Planet Boom Bap (Hip-Hop)
Rattleuce (Rock / Progressive Rock / Jam)
Re:Born (Electornic Dance Music / Dubstep)
Sami Soutar Music (Indie Folk)
Scaling Giants (Folk / Blues)
Sexist Alexis(Pop Rock)
SmileEatingJesus (Gutter Pop Blues)
Spacexlion Official (Future Bass / Trap / Chiptune)
Steve Robert & The Jazzmanian Devils (Folk Rock)
T3 & The Purpose (Jazz / R&B / Reggae / Rock)
The Venom Cure (Melodic Hard Rock)
Void King (Stoner Rock)
Webcam Teenz (Punk)
Where-We-Are (Post Grunge / Alternative Metal)

For more info about the lineup and to listen to tracks from this year's featured bands, visit MuncieMusicFest.com.

And be sure to like the MMF Facebook page and RSVP to the Facebook event!

Every Tuesday is Be Here Now's Open Mic Night! Join us as we showcase local Muncie talent, whether it be music, comedy, poetry, rap, or anything that would warrant mic time!

And if you want to be on our stage, come in at 9pm when the sign up sheet makes its first appearance and jot your name down on it! Easy enough right!?

Show starts at 10!

Every Tuesday is Be Here Now's Open Mic Night! Join us as we showcase local Muncie talent, whether it be music, comedy, poetry, rap, or anything that would warrant mic time!

And if you want to be on our stage, come in at 9pm when the sign up sheet makes its first appearance and jot your name down on it! Easy enough right!?

Show starts at 10!

Every Tuesday is Be Here Now's Open Mic Night! Join us as we showcase local Muncie talent, whether it be music, comedy, poetry, rap, or anything that would warrant mic time!

And if you want to be on our stage, come in at 9pm when the sign up sheet makes its first appearance and jot your name down on it! Easy enough right!?

Show starts at 10!

Every Tuesday is Be Here Now's Open Mic Night! Join us as we showcase local Muncie talent, whether it be music, comedy, poetry, rap, or anything that would warrant mic time!

And if you want to be on our stage, come in at 9pm when the sign up sheet makes its first appearance and jot your name down on it! Easy enough right!?

Show starts at 10!

Alex Culbreth 10-11
Steel Toed Slippers 11-12

Alex Culbreth
http://www.alexculbreth.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/alexculbrethmusic

Steel Toed Slippers (Humboldt County CA)
-Rock and Roll-
http://www.steeltoedslippers.com/

https://steeltoedslippers.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/steeltoedslippers

Every Tuesday is Be Here Now's Open Mic Night! Join us as we showcase local Muncie talent, whether it be music, comedy, poetry, rap, or anything that would warrant mic time!

And if you want to be on our stage, come in at 9pm when the sign up sheet makes its first appearance and jot your name down on it! Easy enough right!?

Show starts at 10!