Joshua Harris-Till will lead a community conversation connected to Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See. As a cousin of Emmett Till, Joshua brings a deeply personal lens to this history and its continued relevance today. Through guided discussion and audience Q&A, he will share his family’s story, illuminate the lasting impact of Emmett and Mamie Till-Mobley, and help create meaningful space for dialogue, reflection, and connection across our community. Together, we are coming together to listen, reflect, and share. Guests are encouraged to continue their experience by exploring the exhibition following the discussion. https://www.minnetrista.net/events/shared-stories-joshua-harris-till.

Muncie Stitch n' Bitch meets every Sunday! 🧶 We meet weekly at The Cup and we come and go from 3-6p. Everyone is welcome, with any kind of making! The Cup is in The Village, near the campus of Ball State University, at 1606 West University Avenue. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now. Support our host venue with purchases from The Cup’s menu! ☕️🥯 Creativity and caffeine, that's our thing! 
 

Join us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472977992921700

About

Under the direction of Andrew Crow and Kerry Glann, the Ball State Choirs present a series of concerts each year featuring a wide range of music from around the world and across the centuries.

The University Choral Union is a large and lively mixed choir comprised of approximately 100 students that performs a variety of literature, from multicultural pieces to show tunes. The Cardinal Chorus is a tenor-bass ensemble.

Tickets

Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall. 

Prices

• General Public: $8 in advance / $10 at the door
• Seniors: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
• BSU Faculty/Staff: $5 in advance / $7 at the door
• Students: free* in advance / $5 at the door
  *One (1) free student ticket per ID is available in advance (before 5 p.m. on the night of the concert) at the College of Fine Arts Box Office

Purchase Options

• ONLINE
• Phone: 765-285-8749
• In person: Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m., or starting 1 hour before the performance

**Please note: As part of our commitment to sustainability, all College of Fine Arts tickets are paperless and are accessible via email confirmation. Your confirmation email contains your digital tickets which can be scanned at the door from your mobile device, or you can print your digital tickets at home to be scanned. There is no need to visit Will Call prior to the performance.

Parking

Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. Parking in this garage is free on weekends.

Muncie Civic Theatre presents THE WEST WIND in the Casazza Family Studio Theatre March 13-22. A new play by local playwrights John and Jenni Marsh. Ride the rails across turn-of-the-century America in this heart-warming comedy about finding friendship, purpose and inner strength.

Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:00pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 3:00pm. General Admission. Rated G

Free Community Event

Join Joshua Harris-Till, cousin of Emmett Till, for a thoughtful Lunch & Learn exploring the power of personal history and its relevance to today’s community work. Through storytelling and guided conversation, Joshua shares his family’s lived connection to a pivotal moment in American history and reflects on how remembrance, justice, and empathy continue to shape civic engagement. Participants will engage in meaningful dialogue about how history informs collaboration, advocacy, and service. As Muncie’s nonprofit and community networks continue to grow, this conversation encourages reflection on how shared understanding and empathy foster stronger partnerships and a more connected, inclusive future.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch; beverages will be provided. https://www.minnetrista.net/events/nonprofit-lunch-and-learn-joshua-harris-till

Free Community Event

Join Joshua Harris-Till, cousin of Emmett Till, for a thoughtful Lunch & Learn exploring the power of personal history and its relevance to today’s community work. Through storytelling and guided conversation, Joshua shares his family’s lived connection to a pivotal moment in American history and reflects on how remembrance, justice, and empathy continue to shape civic engagement. Participants will engage in meaningful dialogue about how history informs collaboration, advocacy, and service. As Muncie’s nonprofit and community networks continue to grow, this conversation encourages reflection on how shared understanding and empathy foster stronger partnerships and a more connected, inclusive future.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch; beverages will be provided. https://www.minnetrista.net/events/nonprofit-lunch-and-learn-joshua-harris-till

All candidates are invited to participate in a forum to bring their voice directly to the voters. All candidates will be asked the same questions. Questions will be solicited from the audience, as well as prepared common questions. 

Horticulture Volunteer Day

Join the Minnetrista Horticulture team for special volunteer days to learn about and help maintain our beautiful gardens! Volunteers will have the opportunity to serve while expanding their knowledge alongside our professional staff. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit minnetrista.net/volunteer to apply.

FREE ADMISSION - Open to the Public - All ages! FESTIVAL HOURS : TUESDAY - 8:30AM - 8:00PM & WEDNESDAY - 8:30AM - 7:00PM Preserving The Farmers Harvest - info on Canning, Freezing & Dehydrating Food - Enter to win a waterbath canner & accessories!

Cow Milking, Kettle Corn Making $1.00 per bag, Inflatable Corn Maze, Educational & Vendors Booths, New Farm Implements, Sheep Shearing, Black Smithing, Farm Animals, Antique Tractors & More.

Tuesday:11 A.M. - 2 P.M. BAKED STEAK LUNCH With Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Cole Slaw OR Applesauce, Bread & Butter, Cake & Beverage Extension Homemakers in Heartland Hall $10 *All Proceeds Help Fund Annual Scholarships.

5 P.M. - 7 P.M. PORK CHOP DINNER in Heartland Hall -  Includes Sides, Dessert & Beverage $10 

TUESDAY: 6 P.M. - ANNUAL FARM FESTIVAL AUCTION in Heartland Hall Proceeds Help To Fund Our Farm Festival Each Year - Come Out & Bid on Your Favorite Items Donated By Local Businesses.

Wednesday: 11 A.M. - 2 P.M CHICKEN NOODLE LUNCH With Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Cole Slaw OR Applesauce, Bread & Butter, Cake & Beverage by Extension Homemakers in Heartland Hall $10 *All Proceeds Help Fund Annual Scholarships.

5 P.m. - 7 P.M BBQ COOK-OFF DINNER - Vote for your favorite!  Heartland Hall - Includes Sides, Dessert & Beverage $10 

Music During Dinner By Common Ground 

WEDNESDAY: ANNUAL CHILDREN'S PEDAL PULL in Memorial Building - Sign-Up - 4:30pm - 5:30 P.M. Weight Classes - To 60 lbs. PEDAL PULL - 6 P.M.

E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center

Three Tuesdays, March 10, 17, and 24; 2:30–4 p.m.
Cost: $55
Limited to 12 students
Registration required
Please register online at: https://commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS057

This class is for anyone looking to preserve their memories—whether for personal reflection, to share with loved ones, or to publish. It’s best suited for beginning and intermediate writers and is designed to be repeatable, with new prompts and insights each time.

Three separate sessions of this class will be offered during the Spring Semester. Each session is independent; you may register for any one, two, or all three.

Instructor: Lylanne Musselman, award-winning poet, playwright, and visual artist

FREE ADMISSION - Open to the Public - All ages! FESTIVAL HOURS : TUESDAY - 8:30AM - 8:00PM & WEDNESDAY - 8:30AM - 7:00PM Preserving The Farmers Harvest - info on Canning, Freezing & Dehydrating Food - Enter to win a waterbath canner & accessories!

Cow Milking, Kettle Corn Making $1.00 per bag, Inflatable Corn Maze, Educational & Vendors Booths, New Farm Implements, Sheep Shearing, Black Smithing, Farm Animals, Antique Tractors & More.

Tuesday:11 A.M. - 2 P.M. BAKED STEAK LUNCH With Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Cole Slaw OR Applesauce, Bread & Butter, Cake & Beverage Extension Homemakers in Heartland Hall $10 *All Proceeds Help Fund Annual Scholarships.

5 P.M. - 7 P.M. PORK CHOP DINNER in Heartland Hall -  Includes Sides, Dessert & Beverage $10 

TUESDAY: 6 P.M. - ANNUAL FARM FESTIVAL AUCTION in Heartland Hall Proceeds Help To Fund Our Farm Festival Each Year - Come Out & Bid on Your Favorite Items Donated By Local Businesses.

Wednesday: 11 A.M. - 2 P.M CHICKEN NOODLE LUNCH With Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Cole Slaw OR Applesauce, Bread & Butter, Cake & Beverage by Extension Homemakers in Heartland Hall $10 *All Proceeds Help Fund Annual Scholarships.

5 P.m. - 7 P.M BBQ COOK-OFF DINNER - Vote for your favorite!  Heartland Hall - Includes Sides, Dessert & Beverage $10 

Music During Dinner By Common Ground 

WEDNESDAY: ANNUAL CHILDREN'S PEDAL PULL in Memorial Building - Sign-Up - 4:30pm - 5:30 P.M. Weight Classes - To 60 lbs. PEDAL PULL - 6 P.M.

Horticulture Volunteer Day

Join the Minnetrista Horticulture team for special volunteer days to learn about and help maintain our beautiful gardens! Volunteers will have the opportunity to serve while expanding their knowledge alongside our professional staff. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit minnetrista.net/volunteer to apply.

Third Thursdays come alive at MadJax with the Muncie Makers Market! Come see The Night Market - a monthly indoor evening of local shopping, food and drinks, community connection, and creative exploration!

Every Third Thursday, MadJax Maker Force and the Muncie Makers Market partner to transform the building into an indoor Night Market experience. To shape the experience each month, The Night Market is layered with a rotating hands-on creative activity, a new exhibition opening in the Toolsong Gallery, and a live music performance to enhance your evening of shopping with our local Artisans. No two nights look exactly the same, and each one offers an easy, welcoming way to explore, make, and connect.

While you’re here to Sip & Shop, have an adventure ​w​ith MadJax tours and jump into Drop-In Creative Corner, a relaxed Thursday evening hang where makers of all skill levels gather to craft, tinker, and create together. Bring a project you’re already working on, try something new with provided supplies, or simply enjoy making alongside others (no class commitment required).

Guests are invited to wander the fascinating former factory that houses MadJax, meet local Makers, Sip & Shop, catch live music, and take in new artwork. MadJax will be open for tours, giving visitors a chance to explore the maker spaces, studios, and creative businesses housed throughout the building. FREE Admission and FREE Parking! Our next gathering of The Night Market from 5-8p on Thursday, March 19th, will feature:
 

HOMEMADE, HANDMADE, & LOCALLY GROWN - enjoy the Muncie Makers Market INDOORS!
FREE MADE AT MADJAX - explore glass jewelry making with resident maker Laura Peabody!
GR8 CREATIONS POP-UP BY RECE BARNES - enjoy hot food made on-site in the MadJax Courtyard. Items include pork chop sandwiches, wings, biscuit burgers, and more!
MUNCIE BOOK CENTER POP UP - books, comics, toys, and antiquities/collectibles from Muncie’s oldest, locally owned bookstore. If you’ve been missing Muncie Book Center on MLK Boulevard, now is your chance to shop!
LIVE MUSIC - featuring Aaron Lindbergh!
ART EXHIBITION IN TOOLSONG ART GALLERY - by Stephen M. Millben II aka Boondoxxink!
GRAB DINNER OR DRINKS - at The Guardian Brewing Co. You can sip your drink while you shop the Market!
EXPLORE MADJAX - discover our creative studios, artist spaces, and hands-on maker areas!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds. This is our ten year anniversary and we are happy to have had over 600 small businesses work with us. You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market outdoors every First Thursday at Adams & Walnut AND indoors every Third Thursday at MadJax Maker Force. We also set up at special annual events like Magic City Sip & Savor, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up Muncie. We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please join us on Facebook and Instagram and please share us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/ ;

THIRD THURSDAYS! 🌱 Join our local Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market for a really fun "night market" vibe EVERY MONTH for Third Thursdays at MadJax Maker Force! ALL INDOORS! While you enjoy shopping for our homemade, handmade, and locally grown goods, you can also have a great time throwing axes and nerf football bowling with a beer at Max Axe Muncie, have a delicious dinner and brews at The Guardian Brewery Co., and explore the HUGE MadJax Maker Force facility! WE are soooo excited to partner with MadJax Maker Force for a NEW NIGHT OUT in Downtown Muncie!

The Muncie Makers Market is a retail business incubator presented to the public through a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday & Third Thursday community events in Downtown Muncie, and at special annual events like the Magic City Brewfest, Brink of Summer ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, ArtsWalk, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! We develop local small business through education, connections, and events! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/  

MadJax Maker Force:

https://www.madjax.org

Mad Axe Muncie:

https://madaxemuncie.com

The Guardian Brewing Co.:

https://guardian.beer

All candidates are invited to participate in a forum to bring their voice directly to the voters. All candidates will be asked the same questions. Questions will be solicited from the audience, as well as prepared common questions. 

Learn Bob’s signature “wet-on-wet” technique from an experienced Certified Ross Instructor® and paint in the building where The Joy of Painting was filmed! Just bring yourself, and we will provide everything you need to have a wonderful time. Just like Bob said, “Let’s get crazy!”

This workshop is held in the Bob Ross Experience studio, which is only accessible by stairs. Painting workshops are open to participants ages 14 and up. Preregistration is strongly preferred; limited walk-in tickets may be available—please call ahead.

Please note: 765.282.4848 for more information.

Muncie Civic Theatre presents THE WEST WIND in the Casazza Family Studio Theatre March 13-22. A new play by local playwrights John and Jenni Marsh. Ride the rails across turn-of-the-century America in this heart-warming comedy about finding friendship, purpose and inner strength.

Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:00pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 3:00pm. General Admission. Rated G

Spring Forward Dance at the Muncie Senior Center (open to anyone 18 and older)!

Join us for "Spring Forward" — our lively dance to celebrate the time change, which brings longer days and fresh blooms. It's the perfect way to shake off winter and step into spring feeling energized and connected!

When: Friday, March 20, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: The Chandelier Room, Muncie Delaware County Senior Center, 2517 W. 8th St, Muncie, IN 47302

Live music by the fantastic Remedy Band!

*** Refreshments will be available for purchase

Tickets: $10 in advance | $12 at the door
(Advance tickets recommended — purchase yours in person at the Senior Center or through the QR code on the flyer).

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ by T.S. Eliot

Directed and Choreographed by Anne Beck

Musical Direction from Michael Rafter

March 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. | March 22 at 2:30 p.m. | Emens Auditorium

The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year – the night of the Jellicle Ball! One by one, they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.

CATS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Really Useful Group. www.concordtheatricals.com

 Tickets***

Tickets are available through the Emens Auditorium box office in person, by phone at 765-285-1539, or online.

General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door  

Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

***Ticketed through Emens/Ticketmaster

Celebrate the upcoming growing season with a morning of seed exchanges, sustainable gardening tips, and meaningful connections with fellow nature enthusiasts. Enjoy free seed packets, hands-on demonstrations, interactive activities, and expert guidance throughout the morning. Bring your own seeds to trade—or simply come to learn, explore, and connect. Seeds are welcome but not required to participate. Let’s grow a greener future together!

Make a poster to carry at the No King 3 protest on Saturday, March 28!

In America, we have No Kings.

When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people.

Check out https://www.nokings.org/ for more information. Link to local event: 

Start: March 21, 2026 1:30 p.m.
End: March 21, 2026 2:30 p.m.
 

Get ready for spring with a special chair yoga session under the stunning planetarium sky. You’ll also enjoy a brief tour of the spring night sky and learn about the science behind the equinox. Ages 12+. 

Times: 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, sessions last roughly 60-minutes

Cost: FREE. First-come, first-served. Spots limited! Recommended for ages 12+.

No experience needed—just bring yourself, some comfy clothes, and curiosity!

Waivers are required, so arrive early to sign and settle into your spot under the stars.

Start: March 21, 2026 3 p.m.
End: March 21, 2026 4 p.m.
 

Get ready for spring with a special chair yoga session under the stunning planetarium sky. You’ll also enjoy a brief tour of the spring night sky and learn about the science behind the equinox. Ages 12+. 

Times: 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, sessions last roughly 60-minutes

Cost: FREE. First-come, first-served. Spots limited! Recommended for ages 12+.

No experience needed—just bring yourself, some comfy clothes, and curiosity!

Waivers are required, so arrive early to sign and settle into your spot under the stars

Muncie Civic Theatre presents THE WEST WIND in the Casazza Family Studio Theatre March 13-22. A new play by local playwrights John and Jenni Marsh. Ride the rails across turn-of-the-century America in this heart-warming comedy about finding friendship, purpose and inner strength.

Friday, and Saturday shows are at 7:00pm and the Sunday Matinees are at 3:00pm. General Admission. Rated G

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’ by T.S. Eliot

Directed and Choreographed by Anne Beck

Musical Direction from Michael Rafter

March 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. | March 22 at 2:30 p.m. | Emens Auditorium

The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year – the night of the Jellicle Ball! One by one, they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.

CATS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Really Useful Group. www.concordtheatricals.com

 Tickets***

Tickets are available through the Emens Auditorium box office in person, by phone at 765-285-1539, or online.

General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door  

Faculty/Staff/Students/Seniors: $15 in advance, $17 at the door

***Ticketed through Emens/Ticketmaster