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Pete Davis opens at 5:30 and Perfect Strangers starts at 6:30!  This will be another night of fantastic local music in our historic space.  

Our dinner menu will be posted soon, featuring local and organic ingredients!

Craft cocktail specials!

Come with friends for a vibe you won't want to miss!

REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND TO HEADLINE FREE CONCERT IN MUNCIE, INDIANA

Acclaimed country blues group The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band will be performing in a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2024 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 27th at Canan Commons (500 South Walnut Street) in the heart of Downtown Muncie! Muncie's own Lovesick Moan will open the show. Lawn chairs, picnic blankets, and dancing are always welcome! We encourage you to come early, and to come hungry and thirsty to enjoy local food and beverage vendors before the show. This concert is sponsored by DeFur Voran, thank you!

RSVP that you are "Going" to the show here:

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band at the 2024 Muncie Three Trails Music Series

There aren’t a lot of Warped Tour veterans who can claim proficiency in the use of bottleneck slides, washboards, and five-gallon buckets. Most didn’t spend their teens playing along to Charlie Patton and Bukka White albums. And just about none are fronted by a commissioned member of the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels. Say hello to Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, the greatest front-porch blues band in the world!

Reverend Peyton is recognized as one of the world’s foremost country blues finger-style pickers, playing the bass with his thumb while picking the lead at the same time. His prowess has been recognized with multiple Blues Music Awards nominations, including in 2021 for “Best Blues Rock Artist”, as well as being the cover subject for Vintage Guitar magazine. But the Big Damn Band isn’t just about the Reverend. Beside him on stage are his wife, “Washboard” Breezy Peyton, playing with all the nuance and percussive power of a New Orleans drum line, and keeping the train moving is Max Senteney on a lean drum kit that includes a 5-gallon maple syrup bucket. But one listen will convince you that there's nothing dusty or sentimental about Peyton's music. There's no songs about picking cotton. They aren't a museum piece. The Big Damn Band have taken nearly a century of country blues history and crafted a thing all their own. “I like songs that sound happy but are actually very sad,” Peyton says. “I don’t know why it is, but I just do.”

The Big Damn Band has built its reputation the long, slow, hard way. After 12 years of playing as many as 300 shows each year, in a total of 37 countries, the biggest little band in the country has pieced together one of the most dedicated followings out there. As audiences everywhere will tell you, there is not another band out there that sounds like this or has a stage show of this caliber. So get ready to celebrate, because that is what you will end up doing when Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band graces the Canan Commons stage!

The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is a non-profit partnership between Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Muncie Arts and Culture Council, and Rick Zeigler, series founder and organizer. The mission of the series is to bring critically acclaimed, national recording artists to perform at Canan Commons, Muncie’s premier outdoor performance venue, located in the heart of Downtown Muncie. A second mission is to promote the many recreational, artistic, and cultural attractions located along, or in close proximity to, Canan Commons and Muncie’s popular “Three Trails” -- The White River Greenway, Cardinal Greenway, and Muncie Arts and Culture Trail. We hope attendees will heed our slogan, “Explore the Trails, Enjoy the Music!”

A BIG thank you to Ball State University for sponsoring the entire 2024 series! Complete information about the Muncie Three Trails Music Series can be found at our website here:

https://www.munciethreetrails.com

Add a smooth finish to your weekend!

Stage Dive Promotions presents
Cafe Sunday!

Doors open at 6pm, we will be spinning acid jazz, chill hop, and more!

Performances start at 7pm

Live performances by:

• The S3 Band https://thes3.bandcamp.com/album/the-37th-parallel
• Admen
• Five Ever https://fiveever.bandcamp.com/album/eraepsekahs
• Alex Moss Misses: Six Exciting Swing Songs From Yesteryear | Alexander Moss (bandcamp.com)

Open mic after the performances!
Sign up at diveoffthestage@gmail.com

Ball State's School of Art’s Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy presents:

Your Brain on Art: A Lecture with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen

Join us for an evening with Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, the authors of Your Brain on Art. Discover the groundbreaking science behind the evolutionary dynamics of art and its impact on our brains and our health. This lecture will illuminate how the arts can profoundly enhance our physical and mental health, foster learning, and build stronger communities.

Join us as we explore:

• The revolutionary field of neuroaesthetics
• Insights from multidisciplinary pioneers like David Byrne, Renée Fleming, and E.O. Wilson
• Compelling stories of how the arts are making a positive impact on daily life

This is not just a call to “bring back the arts.” It’s a call-to-arms for integrating the arts with science and technology to shape a more humane and innovative future. Don’t miss this opportunity to understand how the arts are vital to our well-being and societal progress. Be part of this enlightening journey and elevate your understanding of the arts’ transformative power.

Join us for an unforgettable experience and be inspired to see the essential value of the arts in a whole new light!

Arrangements for the appearance of Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen made through Federation Artists.

The School of Art’s Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy presents Your Brain on Art in partnership with Arts Alive!, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Health, the College of Sciences and Humanities, and the College of Communication, Information, and Media.

Got questions? Contact the School of Art at art@bsu.edu or call 765-285-5838 for more information about this event.

Get out your Lederhosen and Steins--a taste of Germany is coming back to Muncie!

ecoREHAB is once again in partnership with Indiana On Tap, and is excited to present our 3rd annual signature 21+ "FUN"-DRAISER, Munich to Muncie Oktoberfest at The Yard (formerly McCarty Lumber) on:

Saturday, Sept. 28th from (4pm VIP Entry) 5pm - 8pm.

‘Munich to Muncie’ Oktoberfest will again have something for everyone.

We will have breweries, distilleries, and wineries from all over the state. Attendees will be allowed UNLIMITED SAMPLE POURS from more than 20+ craft beverage vendors!

Live music will be provided~~ Stay tuned to find out exactly who will be bringing in the tunes!

The event will also play host to a:

- "Masskrugstemmen" (stein-holding)

- "Bierfass Werfen" (keg-tossing)

- Best Lederhosen contest

- & MUCH more!

*Prizes will be awarded to the winners in separate categories!

**Proceeds from this event will benefit ecoREHAB of Muncie's efforts of rehabbing vacant homes and training youth for careers in the construction industry.

Learn more about ecoREHAB at www.ecorehab.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1rG0BWXGYsBWdgHWaoaT9wHbXwtPi8JSZYm_zRE-gLhSWoV4_bBnpgPg8_aem_g5t2uaZNb3NEqsAZmcQTyA&h=AT2xHhsiti9HlsdSglyORkZE1OErJt6nf1uzkd2mIKZx0NiVJLNpj44OFF3YrZ1UbaewHQ1_nU_jAVQyKCJYtbQ8yAEhjrPGkQBnjRPLh1xQvXOwXjVmycapsqP5gMsu13uEAvg13ueHYqWUVc06xew&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT1R6h9zrSWXyvSzg8_vsSz0hOQDXFjWMjFi-B6x0UYU4F1SFr89rMFRceXdaFcPL6UD1qCC0euBZ0LFTSA7zyCwU_TarfYxMhh5KvPlHtsGH6-R1jSyzRKDFmwjXs8CkAxXUF9KNShF4TEsRCTgA52llWfTqr2M7fsDOrOM9XsjiDQRJTTq">www.ecorehab.org

VIP Tickets ARE available!

VIPs get...
- an EXTRA HOUR! Entry at 4:00pm

- Pretzel Necklace

- Special discounts

- Access to VIP LOUNGE

- and MORE!

Our "Liquid Gold" Beverage Vendors Will Be Announced Soon, So Check Back!

SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
Early Bird ticket prices will end on Aug. 21st. Buy online before then and save!

General Admission ONLY tickets at the gate the day of are $43.00

{VIP will not be available day of}

**Designated Driver tickets will be for sale at the gate on the day of the event only. DD tickets can be purchased for $10.

BRING YOUR OWN BEER STEIN! While tasting cups will be provided to all attendees upon entry, we encourage all attendees to bring their favorite stein or beer mug to the event if you like.

This is a rain or shine event

Chamber Choir and Concert Choir October 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Sursa Hall

Ball State’s choirs open the season with a diverse and engaging program of music, including themed sets, led by faculty conductors Andrew Crow and Kerry Glann. Concert Choir’s program features explorations of darkness and light, extending into themes of human connection and community. The Chamber Choir will offer a musical “Advice Column,” with texts that attempt to guide us with sincerity and with humor.

The Chamber Choir is the university’s most prestigious concert choir, typically comprised of 32 singers: mostly upper-level music majors and graduate students. The Concert Choir is a select ensemble open to students of all disciplines by audition. Over the course of several semesters of participation, members will perform accompanied and a cappella music representing a broad spectrum of history and cultures.

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

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

The mesmerizing Italian acoustic guitarist Luca Stricagnoli tours across the US this fall. Fans of guitar and acoustic music in general will not want to miss these shows!

Stricagnoli’s jaw dropping virtuosity includes playing up to 5 guitars at the same time. His repertoire, performed on double and triple neck guitars he himself designed, includes a blend of popular songs from contemporary rock, film scores and mind-bending originals. He has released four albums, with 100 million views on his Youtube channel.

Pruis Hall is a cozy, intimate auditorium located in the heart of Ball State University’s campus.

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a groundbreaking look — from the point of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected, and social media-filled lives.

The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of #1 country hits and the pop smash, "Elvira," earning them GRAMMY, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards and garnering a host of other industry and fan accolades. The Oaks will bring four decades of charted singles, 50 years of tradition, and Christmas favorites to the stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting.

Missy Raines is a trailblazer in bluegrass music. On her newest release Highlander, the bassist/vocalist/songwriter returns to her bluegrass roots with a musical homage to the peaks and valleys of her native West Virginia. Working again with producer Alison Brown, she delivers a set of 10 songs featuring her touring band Allegheny and including guest appearances from Laurie Lewis, Dudley Connell, Danny Paisley, Kathy MaKea, Michael Cleveland, Rob Ickes, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Darol Anger, Shad Cobb and Alison Brown.

Raines explains: “Making this record and having this band has been sort of a homecoming. I’m at a point in my life where I’ve been able to look back at what I’ve gone through, what I’ve done, and the path I ultimately wanted to take.”

That path has taken Raines on a long and adventurous musical journey which has been informed by the Southern Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic bluegrass of her youth. As a child and young teen, Raines soaked up the sounds of The Country Gentlemen, The Seldom Scene, The Johnson Mountain Boys, and the other neo-progressive groups that propelled bluegrass music forward in the 70s.

About

Ball State’s choral program nurtures the next generation of conductors through graduate programs in choral music. This performance features the work of those emerging conductors as they hone their skills with the university’s premier vocal ensemble.

The Chamber Choir is the university’s most prestigious concert choir, typically comprised of 32 singers: mostly upper-level music majors and graduate students. 

Program

Program to be announced. 

Tickets

Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1. 

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.

Barron Ryan’s love for music has always been divided. The son of two musicians, he grew up in a house filled with the sounds of artists ranging from Chopin to Michael Jackson. So when it comes to his own performing, he’s not content drawing on just one influence. He combines them all into a musical adventure that’s vintage yet fresh, historical yet hip, classic yet cool.

One of the most multi-faceted minds in roots music, Alison Brown is a GRAMMY-winning musician, GRAMMY-nominated producer, former investment banker (with an AB from Harvard and an MBA from UCLA), and co-founder of The Compass Records Group which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023.

Although Alison began her musical career as a teenager in the Southern California bluegrass scene, she has built a reputation as one of today’s most forward thinking and innovative banjo players. She is known for taking the instrument far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences into a sonic tapestry that has earned praise and recognition from a variety of national tastemakers including The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and USA Today.

Celebrate 61 fabulous years with the Ball State University Singers, Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors! The University Singers have been recognized since 1964 as one of America’s top collegiate entertainment organizations. You won’t want to miss this gold-studded, toe-tapping, finger-snapping, and hand-clapping two-hour extravaganza!

The Children's show will be Friday, April 4 at 10 a.m.

Celebrate 61 fabulous years with the Ball State University Singers, Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors! The University Singers have been recognized since 1964 as one of America’s top collegiate entertainment organizations. You won’t want to miss this gold-studded, toe-tapping, finger-snapping, and hand-clapping two-hour extravaganza!

The Children's show will be Friday, April 4 at 10 a.m.

About

This performance provides a capstone to a robust year of choral activities for four ensembles performing together and combined. Led by Kerry Glann, Andrew Crow, Kristen Baisley, and Stephen Larson. We will celebrate our graduating students in their final performance with the Ball State Choirs.

Cardinal Chorus is a tenor/bass ensemble open to students of all disciplines who enjoy sharing camaraderie through music and excellence in live performance. The University Choral Union (UCU) is the perfect choir for the casual singer or busy non-music major. UCU is a large and lively mixed choir that meets once each week. The Concert Choir is a select ensemble open to students of all disciplines by audition. Over the course of several semesters of participation, members will perform accompanied and a cappella music representing a broad spectrum of history and cultures. Vox Anima is a treble-voice ensemble (sopranos or altos) open to students of all disciplines who enjoy sharing camaraderie through music and achieving excellence in performance.

Tickets

Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Hall starting August 1. 

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.