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Muncie Civic Theatre presents Disney's FROZEN the Musical on the Mainstage June 5-28

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/ ;

Yonathan Oren at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Cornerstone Center for the Arts Geode Slicing at Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Amren Klingamen at MuncieArts The Muncie Makers Market The Muncie Makers Market The Muncie Makers Market Timothy Rye at Songwriter Sessions, Elm Street Brewing Company Glenn Seland at Songwriter Sessions, Elm Street Brewing Company

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us on the 2nd floor Great Room at Cornerstone for a fun and unique July First Thursday as we celebrate Young Artists & Entrepreneurs! Shop handmade creations from our youth campers alongside our regular monthly vendors. This month's featured gallery artist is Yonathan Oren. Be sure to stop by our free craft table as well and create your own unique journal.   

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St 
Join us at 111 E Adams St from 5-8 PM for our Live Geode Slicing Event! Come and witness the transformation of raw geodes into beautiful, sparkling crystals. It's a one-of-a-kind opportunity you won't want to miss! Prices start at just $5. 

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Spend your July First Thursday in the MadJax Courtyard with live music from the Hunter Lee Band at 7:00 pm as part of the Courtyard Summer Concert Series. Bring a lawn chair, gather with friends, and enjoy a free evening of music in downtown Muncie. Craft beer, food, and other beverages will be available for purchase from The Guardian Brewing Company.

MuncieArts
216 E. Main
Join us for the July edition of the Muncie Artist Spotlight, featuring local artist Amren Klingaman, a Ball State University School of Art alum and oil painter working from her home studio. Amren’s work includes both oil paintings and graphite drawings that explore the relationship between natural elements and personal autonomy.  The event will be held on Thursday, July 2, from 5-7pm in the lobby of the Muncie Civic Theatre. Visitors are invited to view Amren’s artwork, learn more about her creative process, and celebrate the vibrant local arts community during First Thursday. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
Kick off our nation's 250th Birthday at First Thursday with the Growers & Makers of the Muncie Makers Market! 🇺🇸 We'll be outdoors on the sidewalks at Adams & Walnut from 5-8p on Thursday, July 2nd - come HUNGRY and ready to SHOP! And YES, The Pie Lady WILL be there!

The Songwriter Sessions at Elm Street Brewing
519 N. Elm
The Songwriter Sessions is a monthly event where local and regional songwriters share the art of original music and the stories behind the songs. The event is held in conjunction with Muncie's First Thursday. It runs from 8-10pm at Elm Street Brewing Co, 519 North Elm Street after the main First Thursday events, as an after party where you can unwind and listen to awesome live music performed by the creators. The July event features Timothy Rye and Glenn Seland. Both artists come to us from the Indy area. You may find details here or on The Songwriter Sessions Facebook page.

Jazzy Swing Tunes by the AHB Big Band

🎵  JULY 9 -   Thu,  7:30 pm

   ‘Big Band Hit Parade’ - Flashy & Fab!

       by the AHB Big Band players

      and led by Trumpeter Larry McWilliams

   Plenty of seats INDOORS  in the AC-cool auditorium  at:

          Cornerstone Center for the Arts

          520 E Washington St, Muncie IN

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

GRAMMY-winning bluegrass greats Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper will be performing a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2026 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. This concert is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County. Locals The John Beatrtice Band will open the show. Widely considered the best bluegrass fiddler of his generation, Michael Cleveland has been recognized 12 times as the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) “Fiddler of the Year,” and in 2018 he was inducted into the National Fiddler’s Hall of Fame. His recording Fiddler’s Dream was nominated in 2018 for a GRAMMY for “Best Bluegrass Album,” and in 2019, his album Tall Fiddler won that award. In 2022, he, like his idol Bill Monroe, was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship. And most recently, Michael’s latest recording with Jason Carter, Carter & Cleveland,  won IBMA’s 2025 “Album of the Year” award and has been nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY for “Best Bluegrass Album.”

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

Pokey LaFarge

Critically acclaimed musician Pokey LaFarge and his band will be performing a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2026 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. This concert is sponsored by Defur Voran. Locals Jerry Barker & the Onion Cutters will open the show.

LaFarge never wanted to be an artist that had one gigantic record and then kept repeating the same thing over and over. His last three albums, including his newest, Rhumba Country, gives evidence that he is in no danger of doing that. 2020’s Rock Bottom Rhapsody, hailed as a “Best of 2020” by NPR’s Fresh Air, was dark, lean and melancholy, without horns or anything else that might interfere with the vocals and the lyrics. By contrast, 2021’s In The Blossom of Their Shade showcased Pokey’s positivity, capturing the vibe of a perfect summer afternoon soundtrack. And as with all his previous works, In The Blossom of Their Shade continued to mix and match a wide variety of styles and traditions, this time around drawing on sounds from hot swing, ragtime, country blues, and Americana, as well as incorporating influences from the Southwest, South America, and the Caribbean. And now, on Rhumba Country, his latest full-length, LaFarge revels in his newly heightened devotion to making music that channels pure joy. As Pokey immersed himself in the album’s creation, he once again began dreaming up a kaleidoscopic sound informed by his love of music from far-ranging eras and corners of the globe, including mambo, tropicália, rocksteady, and mid-century American rock-and-roll. Wherever his musical inspirations may take him, there is one thing you can be sure of – when Pokey LaFarge takes the stage, he will continue to entertain audiences everywhere with his unique mix of styles and dynamic showmanship. We are extremely pleased to be able to welcome Pokey LaFarge back to the Three Trails stage.