5 upcoming events with the history tag
104 past events with this tagJul 28, 2024
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The Indiana Chitlin Circuit @ Cuplets 5:00pm @ The Cup 1606 West University Avenue
Cost: FREE Admission with Menu Purchase! Please join us for a very special evening, presented by Cuplets, Live Poetry at The Cup, on Sunday, July 28th, at 5p, The Indiana Chitlin Circuit!
RSVP HERE:
https://facebook.com/events/s/the-indiana-chitlin-circuit/8336938519661109/
This Hoosier project is based on the historical Chitlin Circuit that sprouted during the period of Jim Crow segregation. African American performers weren’t allowed to share a stage with white performers, so a network of live entertainment venues in the US emerged that catered to black audiences and black entertainers. The PuICC facilitates and shares the pride and verve of the historical entertainers that burgeoned (bur-jn) African American entertainment throughout America.
With the PuICC, three poets collaborate, creating an atmosphere of artistic excitement, all three sharing the mic, taking turns reading a piece of poetry inspired by the last piece of poetry read. Each poet feeds off the other, not knowing what to read until that VERY moment. This magical round-robin of sorts goes on for about 20 minutes. We will take a small break and then each poet gets a solo set of about 10 minutes. As a group each, our poets read a poem by lucille clifton – line by line.
This is unlike any poetry event you have been a part of and it is likely VERY different than what you’ve seen or been audience to! We are excited for you to experience this with our very own Indiana State Poet Laureate, Curtis L. Crisler, and two of our local poets, Cuplets Host, Abigayle Devendorf, and Gayle Radwick!
Admission is FREE with a purchase from the menu of The Cup! 🥯☕️
Join Cuplets monthly on every 4th Sunday at The Cup at 5p! The Cup is a coffeeshop/restaurant at 1606 West University Avenue in The Village by the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Free parking is behind the café, enter the parking lot off of Dill Street by Be Here Now.
Sep 14, 2024
Saturday
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Old Washington Street Festival 10:00am to 5:00pm @ East Washington Street 715 E Washington Street
Sep 15, 2024
Sunday
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Old Washington Street Festival 10:00am to 5:00pm @ East Washington Street 715 E Washington Street
Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday
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Remembering the SS Sultana 2:00pm to 3:00pm @ Beech Grove Cemetery 1400 W Kilgore Ave., Muncie, IN
Held at Beech Grove Cemetery
No Charge—Reservations Required
Please reserve online at https://commerce.cashnet.com/BALL_EMS057The Sultana was a wooden steamboat that exploded on the Mississippi just outside of Memphis on April 27, 1865. It was considered one of the deadliest maritime disasters in US history. The boat, built to carry 376 passengers, was vastly overloaded with paroled Civil War prisoners of war. On board were an estimated 2,300 people, 1,700 of whom lost their lives, including 55 from Delaware County. A monument in the Beech Grove Cemetery honors the 55 Delaware County members who died in the disaster. Despite the magnitude of the tragedy, the Sultana disaster received very little coverage as it was overshadowed by the end of the war and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln just days prior.
Presenter: Jennifer Lewis Sparks, historical and genealogical researcher, lecturer, and cemetery enthusiastSep 21, 2024
Saturday
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Deep Roots: Exploring the Ball Family Tree 9:00am to 5:00pm @ Minnetrista Museum & Gardens 1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Cost: $8 per person for local residents $6 per kid ages 12 and under (3 & under are free) Opens September 21
Oakhurst Galleries
Step into the captivating narrative of the Ball family and their legacy in this original exhibition exploring Muncie’s most famous family. Through lively storytelling, family photographs, and cherished historic objects, the exhibition will trace the Ball family’s path from Buffalo, NY through their remarkable impact on the East Central Indiana region that continues to this day.
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