Ball State University College of Fine Arts
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Feb 27, 2025
Thursday
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Ball State Symphony Orchestra
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: 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 About
The Ball State Symphony Orchestra is a flagship ensemble of the School of Music that performs orchestral music from a wide variety of backgrounds and time periods.
Program
Program to include Bernstein's Chichester Psalms featuring the Ball State Chamber Choir.
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. Metered parking ($1/hr) is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free.
Mar 1, 2025
Saturday
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52nd Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival
8am to 9pm @
Music Instruction Building, Ball State University
1809 W Riverside Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
About
Entering its 52nd year, the Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival attracts over 35 high school jazz bands annually. The bands participate in jazz band and combo competitions as well as clinics. The day ends with an evening concert featuring the two winning bands from the day’s competition and the Ball State Jazz Lab Ensemble with special guest artists. Ball State Jazz faculty and invited guests present clinics and judge the competitions.
Guest Artist: Alexis Cole
Called "one of the great voices of today," by Jonathan Schwartz, and praised for her “Impeccable control and style” by Michael Feinstein, Alexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day. A Top Winner of the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition judged by jazz icons TS Monk, Catherine Russell, Grady Tate and Dr. Billy Taylor, 3rd prize winner in the Montreux Jazz Vocal Competition, and a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan Competition, Alexis has a dozen albums to her credit on Motéma, Chesky, Venus Records and Zoho. She has recorded with such artists as Fred Hersch, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Don Braden. She’s been a soloist with the Boston Pops, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has headlined at clubs around the US and Asia.
As an educator, Alexis was the head of vocal jazz at the conservatory at SUNY Purchase and counts Grammy Winning Samara Joy and rising star Anaïs Reno as her students. She is the founder and director of JazzVoice.com, an online educational community featuring singing classes, professional development sessions and private lessons from a roster of renowned jazz vocalists and educators. And she is artistic director of the Virginia Beach Vocal Jazz Summit. Her most recent release “Jazz Republic: Taiwan, The United States and the Freedom of Swing” features original arrangements for big band and orchestra, performed by Alexis with the Taipei Jazz Orchestra. Alexis' latest endeavor is MusicAuditions.com, a website to connect musicians to employers.
Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.
- Ball State Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist Alexis Cole and Honor Bands 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: 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 About
Two honor bands of the 52nd Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival perform with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble I and guest artist Alexis Cole. This concert will also be livestreamed.
Called "one of the great voices of today," by Jonathan Schwartz, and praised for her “Impeccable control and style” by Michael Feinstein, Alexis Cole has been compared to classic jazz singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day. A Top Winner of the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition judged by jazz icons TS Monk, Catherine Russell, Grady Tate and Dr. Billy Taylor, 3rd prize winner in the Montreux Jazz Vocal Competition, and a finalist in the Sarah Vaughan Competition, Alexis has a dozen albums to her credit on Motéma, Chesky, Venus Records and Zoho. She has recorded with such artists as Fred Hersch, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Don Braden. She’s been a soloist with the Boston Pops, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and has headlined at clubs around the US and Asia.
As an educator, Alexis was the head of vocal jazz at the conservatory at SUNY Purchase and counts Grammy Winning Samara Joy and rising star Anaïs Reno as her students. She is the founder and director of JazzVoice.com, an online educational community featuring singing classes, professional development sessions and private lessons from a roster of renowned jazz vocalists and educators. And she is artistic director of the Virginia Beach Vocal Jazz Summit. Her most recent release “Jazz Republic: Taiwan, The United States and the Freedom of Swing” features original arrangements for big band and orchestra, performed by Alexis with the Taipei Jazz Orchestra. Alexis' latest endeavor is MusicAuditions.com, a website to connect musicians to employers.
Learn more about the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles.
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
Mar 14, 2025
Friday
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Mindfulness in the Museum
12pm to 1pm @
David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University
2021 W. Riverside Ave., Ball State University
Take a midday break with Dr. George Wolfe, professor emeritus, to experience meditation at the David Owsley Museum of Art. This event is free and open to the public with no registration required.
Hollywood Portraits with Ronn Brown
2pm to 4pm @
David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University
2021 W. Riverside Ave., Ball State University
Step into the spotlight as local photographer - and guest curator of People and Places 1873-2000: A Selection of Photographs from DOMA's Collection - Ronn Brown captures your portrait in the style of film and television stars. Participants will receive a digital copy of their photo!
This event is offered on both March 14 and 15 and is free and open to the public with no registration required, but spaces are limited. Visit bsu.edu/doma for more information on the museum and the exhibition.
image: Ronn Brown, Tone-X, © Ronn Brown 2025.
Mar 15, 2025
Saturday
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Hollywood Portraits with Ronn Brown
2pm to 4pm @
David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University
2021 W. Riverside Ave., Ball State University
Step into the spotlight as local photographer - and guest curator of People and Places 1873-2000: A Selection of Photographs from DOMA's Collection - Ronn Brown captures your portrait in the style of film and television stars. Participants will receive a digital copy of their photo!
This event is offered on both March 14 and 15 and is free and open to the public with no registration required, but spaces are limited. Visit bsu.edu/doma for more information on the museum and the exhibition.
image: Ronn Brown, Tone-X, © Ronn Brown 2025.
Mar 16, 2025
Sunday
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Cardinal Chorus and Choral Union
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: 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 Choirs, led by Andrew Crow, Stephen Larson, and Kristen Baisley, sing of Love in Any Language.
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.
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.
Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday
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Women of Song and Vox Anima
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: 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 
About
This event celebrates treble voices raised in song, featuring Ball State’s Vox Anima, under the direction of Dr. Kerry Glann, and guest choirs Vola Voce from Anderson University, conducted by Dr. Sally Kelley, and White River Sound, a women’s barbershop chorus from Indianapolis led by Debbie Thistle
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.
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.
Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday
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Arts Alive: Justin Favela
6pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Based in Las Vegas, Justin Favela creates large-scale installations and sculptures reflecting American pop culture and the Latinx experience. His work has been exhibited internationally and across the U.S., including at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and El Museo del Barrio. Favela, a 2021 Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellow, is currently the artist in residence at the Kohler Arts and Industry program. This event is made possible by the College of Fine Arts and the Arts Alive program.
Mar 21, 2025
Friday
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Groove: Interlocking Cultures Through Movement
7:30pm @
Emens Auditorium, Ball State University
1800 W Riverside Ave
Cost: 15 
Artistic Direction by Emmanuel Cudjoe and Jenn Meckley
Emens Auditorium
March 21-22 at 7:30 p.m.Groove: Interlocking Cultures Through Movement is an electrifying dance production that explores the powerful intersection of West African traditional dance and hip hop. Through this fusion, the show delves into how these two distinct dance forms rooted in rich cultural histories interact, influence, and inspire one another. Audiences will witness the rhythmic synergy and shared energy between the ancient and the modern, as dancers embody the pulse of tradition alongside the innovation of urban street dance.
Groove will be a celebration of cultural exchange, unity, and the universal language of kinesthetic movement.Tickets available through the Emens Box Office.
Mar 22, 2025
Saturday
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Groove: Interlocking Cultures Through Movement
7:30pm @
Emens Auditorium, Ball State University
1800 W Riverside Ave
Cost: $15 Artistic Direction by Emmanuel Cudjoe and Jenn Meckley
Emens Auditorium
March 21-22 at 7:30 p.m.Groove: Interlocking Cultures Through Movement is an electrifying dance production that explores the powerful intersection of West African traditional dance and hip hop. Through this fusion, the show delves into how these two distinct dance forms rooted in rich cultural histories interact, influence, and inspire one another. Audiences will witness the rhythmic synergy and shared energy between the ancient and the modern, as dancers embody the pulse of tradition alongside the innovation of urban street dance.
Groove will be a celebration of cultural exchange, unity, and the universal language of kinesthetic movement.Tickets available through the Emens Box Office.
Mar 23, 2025
Sunday
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Faculty Artist Series: Franklin Larey (piano) and Jon Truitt (voice)
3pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
The Faculty Artist Series features School of Music faculty sharing their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. Program to include Songs of Travel and Old American Songs.
Learn more about Franklin Larey and Jon Truitt.
Parking is available in the McKinley Parking Garage (entrance on Ashland Avenue) located immediately south of Sursa Hall. On weekdays, metered parking ($1/hr) is available on the first floor of the garage until 7 p.m. at which time parking is free. This garage is free on weekends.
Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday
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MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics (opening)
10am to 4pm @
Art and Journalism Building, Ball State University
Ned and Gloria Griner Gallery
1001 N. McKinley Ave.
The School of Art invites the public to attend as Master of Fine Arts degree candidates present their thesis exhibitions from March 25-April 11 in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery. Artwork being displayed is by Mary Vozenilek (ceramics), Anna Grabowski (glass), and Michelle Pokorny (glass). A reception will be held on April 3rd from 4-6pm in the gallery, AJ101. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of our seniors!
Show Titles:
Mary Vozenilek: “You Are Not Alone”
Michelle Pokorny: “Conversations About Conservation”
Anna Grabowski : “I Can’t See Through My Thoughts”Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday
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Praxes: Parallel Approaches to a Career in the Arts with Michael Endo
6pm to 7:30pm @
Art and Journalism Building, Ball State University
Room 225
1001 N. McKinley Ave.
Political, technological, academic, and economic shifts since the 1970’s have changed the gallery model that most artists, established and emerging, function within. These changes require diverse approaches to a career in the arts that may look different than the romantic picture painted by media. Successful artist studios are small businesses that manage inventory, marketing, and HR. Through the lens of his own praxes, Artist / Educator / Administrator / Curator Michael Endo, will discuss the multiple and diverse practices and skills that are often necessary to create a stable career in the arts.
About the Artist
Michael Endo was born in Portland, Oregon in 1979. He received an M.F.A. in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, in 2009 and a B.A. from Portland State University, Oregon in 2005. Endo’s studio work has been included in national and international exhibitions at venues such as The National Glass Centre (Sunderland, UK), Disjecta (Portland, Oregon), Yuan Yuan Art Center (Jinan, China), and Bullseye Projects (Portland, Oregon and Mamaroneck, New York). Endo is currently the curatorial consultant at Bullseye Projects, organizing exhibitions at The Byre and assisting with traveling exhibitions and art fairs. In 2019, Endo moved to Yucca Valley, California where he founded High Desert Observatory with his partner Emily Endo. Michael is currently the Artistic Director at Pilchuck Glass School.
Mar 27, 2025
Thursday
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Cobweb Dreams
7pm @
Burris Auditorium
2201 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
Cost: $5 at the door Cobweb is not having a good time as part of Titania's train. She dreams of a life where she plays pranks all day long and doesn't have to be a stuffy, stuck-up fairy in waiting. If only it was a simple as crossing the brook to be part of Oberon’s train!
But life in the woods is not simple. The King and Queen fight tooth and nail, Cobweb fights to make her dreams come true, and her friends fight to keep her from being turned into a toadstool. A mortal with a donkey head has wandered into the grove and the flower fairies blame Cobweb. Oh will this midsummer night never end?
Cobweb Dreams is a fun-filled fantasy that runs parallel to the events of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
- March 27 & 28 at 7:00 p.m.
- March 29 at 3:00 p.m.
Visit Burris website or the www.instagram.com%2Fthedstagram%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmary.rodgers%40bsu.edu%7Ca3af5087665d4ed3c1db08dd0a5268ab%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C638678071261729589%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NroB7lR4rKYuMqDW9iHvKlo9Eqhmz7JXy5tk8nwF5Oo%3D&reserved=0">Ball State Theatre Education Instagram for ticketing information.
Mar 28, 2025
Friday
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Mindfulness in the Museum
12pm to 1pm @
David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University
2021 W. Riverside Ave., Ball State University
Take a midday break with Dr. George Wolfe, professor emeritus, to experience meditation at the David Owsley Museum of Art. This event is free and open to the public with no registration required.
- Cobweb Dreams 7pm @ Burris Auditorium 2201 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
Cost: $5 at the door Cobweb is not having a good time as part of Titania's train. She dreams of a life where she plays pranks all day long and doesn't have to be a stuffy, stuck-up fairy in waiting. If only it was a simple as crossing the brook to be part of Oberon’s train!
But life in the woods is not simple. The King and Queen fight tooth and nail, Cobweb fights to make her dreams come true, and her friends fight to keep her from being turned into a toadstool. A mortal with a donkey head has wandered into the grove and the flower fairies blame Cobweb. Oh will this midsummer night never end?
Cobweb Dreams is a fun-filled fantasy that runs parallel to the events of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
- March 27 & 28 at 7:00 p.m.
- March 29 at 3:00 p.m.
Visit Burris website or the www.instagram.com%2Fthedstagram%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmary.rodgers%40bsu.edu%7Ca3af5087665d4ed3c1db08dd0a5268ab%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C638678071261729589%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NroB7lR4rKYuMqDW9iHvKlo9Eqhmz7JXy5tk8nwF5Oo%3D&reserved=0">Ball State Theatre Education Instagram for ticketing information.
Mar 29, 2025
Saturday
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Cobweb Dreams
7pm @
Burris Auditorium
2201 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
Cost: $5 at the door Cobweb is not having a good time as part of Titania's train. She dreams of a life where she plays pranks all day long and doesn't have to be a stuffy, stuck-up fairy in waiting. If only it was a simple as crossing the brook to be part of Oberon’s train!
But life in the woods is not simple. The King and Queen fight tooth and nail, Cobweb fights to make her dreams come true, and her friends fight to keep her from being turned into a toadstool. A mortal with a donkey head has wandered into the grove and the flower fairies blame Cobweb. Oh will this midsummer night never end?
Cobweb Dreams is a fun-filled fantasy that runs parallel to the events of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
- March 27 & 28 at 7:00 p.m.
- March 29 at 3:00 p.m.
Visit Burris website or the www.instagram.com%2Fthedstagram%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmary.rodgers%40bsu.edu%7Ca3af5087665d4ed3c1db08dd0a5268ab%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C638678071261729589%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=NroB7lR4rKYuMqDW9iHvKlo9Eqhmz7JXy5tk8nwF5Oo%3D&reserved=0">Ball State Theatre Education Instagram for ticketing information.
Apr 3, 2025
Thursday
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MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics (reception)
10am to 4pm @
Art and Journalism Building, Ball State University
Ned and Gloria Griner Gallery
1001 N. McKinley Ave.
The School of Art invites the public to attend as Master of Fine Arts degree candidates present their thesis exhibitions from March 25-April 11 in The Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery. Artwork being displayed is by Mary Vozenilek (ceramics), Anna Grabowski (glass), and Michelle Pokorny (glass). A reception will be held on April 3rd from 4-6pm in the gallery, AJ101. This is a great chance to see the exciting art being made by some of our seniors!
Show Titles:
Mary Vozenilek: “You Are Not Alone”
Michelle Pokorny: “Conversations About Conservation”
Anna Grabowski : “I Can’t See Through My Thoughts”Apr 4, 2025
Friday
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Spring Opera - Cendrillon
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
Cost: General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door Students: $5 in advance, $8 at the door Seniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door 
About
For their spring performance, Ball State’s Opera Theatre program will present Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot.
Learn more about the Ball State Opera Theatre program, director Jon Truitt, and vocal coach Cara Chowning.
Other Performances
There will be two performances. The first performance is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4 and the second performance is at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 6.
Tickets
- General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Students: $5 in advance, $8 at the door
Seniors (62+)/ BSU Faculty/Staff: $15 in advance, $17 at the door
Tickets are sold 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 at the performance venue
**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. This garage is free on weekends.
- General Public: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
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- Cobweb Dreams 7pm @ Burris Auditorium 2201 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
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Cobweb Dreams
7pm @
Burris Auditorium
2201 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
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Faculty Artist Series: Franklin Larey (piano) and Jon Truitt (voice)
3pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
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Cardinal Chorus and Choral Union
7:30pm @
Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University
Corner of Riverside and McKinley
- Ball State Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist Alexis Cole and Honor Bands 7:30pm @ Sursa Performance Hall, Ball State University Corner of Riverside and McKinley
