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Light Up DWNTWN powered by AEP will be held on December 3rd, from 5-8pm throughout Downtown Muncie.  Galleries, restaurants and retailers invite you to spend the evening with them as we kick off the holiday shopping season. The Community Tree Lighting ceremony will take place at Canan Commons (located in the 500 block of S. Walnut St.) @ 5:30pm. Join us as Santa “Light’s UP DWNTNWN!  

Canan Commons will also be the location for the inaugural “Holiday YART”, featuring nearly 50 artist, in a heated tent. A temporary ice skating rink will be installed by A1 for Fun, offering 15 minutes of skating for $2 from 3pm-9pm. The interactive public sculpture, SOFT MATTER, which made its debut at this year’s ArtsWalk, will be on display and ready for action and photos.  Ice carving demonstrations, Kiddie Express train, fire pits and concessions will also be available. Brian Blair’s holiday sculptures will be on display at the park throughout the holiday season.

Kids Painting Party! @ Let There Be Art!
Paint "O Tannenbaum" by Michelle Walker
Instructor: Michelle Walker
"O' Tannenbaum, O' Tannenbaum!  How lovely are your branches!"
Choose your ornament colors!

Price includes everything you need to take home a masterpiece!
8x10 - $15

Walk-ins welcome or

Register: https://app.getoccasion.com/p/n/s4-o1qhc

Website: http://www.LetThereBeArt.gallery

(765)749-8717

Muncie, Indiana – YART is Coming! 

YART is a Yard Sale for Art! YART began in Muncie, Indiana with students at Ball State University and continues in several U.S. cities! The Muncie YART is now held Downtown, twice a year, Spring and Fall, on the First Thursday of every May and October. 

The Fall 2016 Muncie YART will be held in conjunction with the 2016 ArtsWalk, in the Old National Financial lot on the corner of Walnut and Charles Streets in Downtown Muncie, Indiana, on Thursday, October 6th, from 5-9pm. 

This community art sale, with a goal of making art affordable and accessible to everyone, brings together artists and art patrons in a casual and unique setting. 

All forms of art are welcome! Art of all kinds, by all kinds of artists! YART encourages interaction between artists and the community, hoping to make art more accessible, especially to those who think they cannot afford to buy art for themselves. To this goal, all YART art will be priced below $40!

Each YART Artist will be present throughout YART to meet the public, discuss their art, handle sales personally, and some artists will be making art LIVE at YART!

The Fall 2016 Muncie YART will feature a wide variety of jewelry, clothing, photography, oil/acrylic/watercolor paintings, fused glass, ceramics, knits, pottery, candles, toys, drawings, sculpture, lampwork glass, stuffed animals, digital art, mosaics, the The Bookish Princess, Midwest Writer's Workshop's Poems While You Wait, the Art Mart Mobile Demo Lab, LIVE ART and LIVE MUSIC, and so much more!

Fun for all ages - YART and the annual ArtsWalk are for the whole family!

Miss Moth and the YART Artists very much thank Cheryl Crowder of the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and Old National Financial for their generous support! :) YART is an all-volunteer, no-budget, community event. THANK YOU!

RSVP here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/174412782967035/?ti=icl

LIKE Muncie YART on FaceBook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Muncie-Yart/156725934394407

Light Up DWNTWN powered by AEP will be held on December 1, from 5-8pm throughout Downtown Muncie. Galleries, restaurants and retailers invite you to spend the evening with them as we kick off the holiday shopping season. The Community Tree Lighting ceremony will take place at Canan Commons (located in the 500 block of S. Walnut St.). Join us as Santa “Light’s UP DWNTWN!"  

In this workshop, we'll be making a holiday décor piece centered around an arrangement of origami fir trees. You will learn how to fold your own wonderful little fir trees and arrange them in a glass jar with different colored and textured materials to simulate the ground, the grass, and the snow. A focus on design keeps this project classy and challenges participants to look at how color, texture, size, and arrangement can change a simple craft into an elegant, decorative piece. After this workshop, you will also be able to easily and quickly fold a fir tree out of almost any kind and size of square paper. These are great to use as easy holiday décor or as embellishments on holiday packages. They are also addictive to make and quite fun to teach to your family and friends. 

This workshop will be at Guardian Brewing Co, located at Madjax 514 E Jackson Street. The workshop is $20 per person to attend and includes one free drink. This workshop is open to ages 21 and up.

The Muncie Makers Market will again join Light Up DWNTWN on Thursday, December 6th from 5-8p in our big HEATED tent for our Annual Holiday Gift Market in Downtown Muncie!

The Community Tree Lighting ceremony led by Mayor Dennis Tyler, Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns, Charlie Cardinal, Santa Claus, and the Code Red Dancers will take place at Canan Commons (located in the 500 block of S. Walnut St.) at 6:00 p.m.

• Animated light show synchronized to music 

• Muncie Community School’s Elementary Choir Performance and Caroling 

• Muncie Makers Market with 50+ artists in a heated tent 

• Kiddie Express Train 

• Holiday Gallery Walk 

• Fire Pits & Concessions 

We hope to see you there to celebrate with you and your family!

Light up Dwntwn! Hugh Syme at Gordy Fine Art and Framing, Co. Jingle & Mingle at Madjax for First Thursday Snowflake Ornament Workshop at Madjax Retirement Party for Debra Gindhart Dragoo at Madjax, 2nd floor Rosaline Franklin, Muncie Artist Guild's "Artist of the Month" Holiday Gift Market Carrie Wright Pop-Up Shop inside Olive & Slate

Downtown Development
Canan Commons
Light Up Dwntwn!

Spread the Christmas cheer with galleries, restaurants, retailers, and neighbors throughout DWNTWN during December’s First Thursday. At 6:00 pm, join us in Canan Commons as we officially kick off the holiday season with the tree lighting.

Then, every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, at the top of each hour from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, the animated Community Christmas Tree will feature a 15 minute music & light show you won't want to miss! Make it a part of your holiday tradition!

- Community Tree Lighting (6pm) with Animated Light Show Synchronized to Music 
- Santa & The Kiddie Express Train at Canan Commons
- Holiday Gift Market by the Muncie Makers Market (OPEN DOOR BUILDING, 220 S WALNUT)
- Holiday Gallery Walk

LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
- America’s Hometown Band Jazz Combo: 
George Wolfe (Sax) & Robert Willey (Piano) • 220 S Walnut
- Tree Lighting Performances by: Harmony Players, Code Red Dancers, Masterworks Chorale, MCS Elementary School Choirs, Charlie Cardinal and Rudy the Roadrunner

https://www.downtownmuncie.org/lightupdwntwn

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 arts gallery continues to showcase new art historic tattoo artists on daily basis for the past 17 years.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing opening party for Hugh Syme: Hugh Syme is an artist with a long career designing album covers for bands such as Rush, Def Leppard, Dream Theatre, Megadeath and many others. He will open a new exhibit in Muncie, Indiana at Gordy Fine Art and Framing on Thursday December 1, 5 – 8 pm. The show of signed prints will include some of his most iconic album art together with rare originals.  Throughout the evening, he will be on hand to engage with viewers and answer questions.  Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.  Live music by Dan Wright will be provided throughout the evening. 

At 6:15 there will be an informal Question and Answer period with Hugh.

The exhibit will be on view with framed works for sale in the gallery and at gordyframing.com through January 28, 2023. 

Originally from Toronto, Syme has lived in New Castle, Indiana off and on since 1987.  When working in Indiana, he collaborated with a Muncie-based photographer for set pieces, worked with local people as models, and used nearby architecture to construct the final images for his work. 

Syme began his career in the music business playing keyboards and creating the album art for the Ian Thomas Band.  The manager for the Thomas band also managed Rush. In 1975 he and Rush drummer Neil Peart asked Syme to do the album art for the Caress of Steel album. This launched Syme’s career, now spanning nearly 50 years.  In Peart’s introduction to Syme’s recent book Art of Rush, he said that Syme creates with “both talent and love.” He praised “Hugh’s eye for proportion and ‘negative space’ – seldom understood as luxury, as space always does to humans.”

Syme’s clients include Time Warner, Disney, Forbes, NFL, Virgin, David Geffen, Mercury, SONY and many record labels too numerous to list. Syme has been nominated for the Juno Award (Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) a total of 18 times. He won for Best Album Graphics or Design in 1982 for Rush’s Moving Pictures, 1986 for Rush’s Power Windows, 1989 for Ian Thomas’s Levity, 1990 for Rush’s Presto, and 1992 for Rush’s Role the Bones. 

Since 2020, he has co-hosted the popular “Music Buzz” podcast with fellow Hoosiers Dane Clark, drummer for John Mellencamp, and Andy Wilson, president of Elevate Entertainment.   musicbuzzzpodcast.com

Syme recently launched his gallery shop website: hughsymeartshop.com

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
DECEMBER 1, 2022 – FIRST THURSDAY AT MADJAX Visit Madjax during First Thursday for handmade goods and maker demonstrations and activities for all ages!

Lab Tech Olivia has been working on designs for our Snowflake Ornament workshop! Stop by the Design Lab on Thursday, Dec 1 anytime between 5 and 8 pm and personalize your ornament with a word, short phrase, or design. Cost is $5 per ornament. Register at madjax.as.me/snowflake-ornaments.

Local artist, educator, poet and arts advocate Debra Gindhart Dragoo is wondering if artists ever retire? Being an artist means no official retirement age. I choose SEVENTY. Farewell First Thursday and tah tah to Muncie Arts. Come send me off. Social commentary ART SALE. 5-8pm, second floor gallery 

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
The Muncie Artist Guild’s “Artist of the Month” for December 2022 is Rosaline Franklin

Rosaline’s artist statement:
"In my eyes there is nothing quite like looking out toward the horizon and taking in the beauty that can be found in nature!  In elementary school, I quickly fell in love with art class and always looked forward to painting.  I took this love home with me and begged my dad to buy me some paints!  I would try my best with my store brand water colors and put on little art shows for my family.  

When I was a little older I began to appreciate nature more and more before discovering “The Joy of Painting'' hosted on PBS by none other than Bob Ross.  The way he was able to create whole landscape paintings from nothing in the span of thirty minutes was inspiring!  I decided I wanted to try my hand at wet on wet but found oils too expensive and settled on some acrylic paints.  I can’t quite mimic the look of Bob Ross style paintings but I really enjoy trying my best to make acrylics look like oils! 

This particular series of paintings combined warm and cool colors!  Winter is my favorite season and I wanted to create snowy landscapes without using too much white.  I settled with multiple hues of grays and blues for my cool colors and exciting oranges and yellows for my warmer colors.  I love acrylic paints because little mistakes can be corrected quickly and I can come back sooner than with oils to add more to my canvas!" 

Rosaline Franklin will be displaying her work at the following businesses for the month of December: 
Northwest Bank, 110 E Charles St. Muncie, IN 47305
Old National Bank, 2401 S Madison St. Muncie, IN 47302
Parlour at Hazelwood Hair Salon, 1300 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
Rosebud Coffee House, 1805 S Hoyt Ave. Muncie, IN 47302
Vera Mae’s Bistro, 207-209 S Walnut St. Muncie, IN 47305 

In addition to our “Artist of the Month” display, Muncie Artist Guild Members have artwork on Display for the month of December at the following businesses: 
Massage Therapy Associates of Muncie, 419 S Walnut St, Muncie, IN 47305 (members Pati Sparks, Lylanne Musselman and Jean McCauley)
Identity Salon, 3111 W Jackson St, Muncie IN 47304 (members Alison Hindman and Carla Corbin) 
Rosebud Coffee House, 1805 S Hoyt Ave, Muncie, IN 47302 (members Karen Fisher and Chicqiela Elbert-Velazo) 
George Insurance, 114 S Walnut St, Muncie, IN 47305 (members Marta Stephens, Jill Palumbo and Mazelle Rollins) 

Several Muncie Artists Guild members will have artwork for sale at both the Light Up DWNTWN Holiday Gift Market (December 1, 2022) and the Enchanted Luminaria Walk Holiday Market at Minnetrista (December 2-3, 2022).   

Muncie Makers Market
220 S. Walnut St.
It’s time, Muncie! The 2022 HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET, presented by the Muncie Makers Market, is kicking off the Winter shopping season and we invite you to celebrate with us! The next BIG event for the Muncie Makers Market is the Holiday Gift Market coming up SOON on December 1st, during December’s First Thursday, from 5-8p. There will be fun events all over Downtown Muncie that evening which are sponsored by the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, and we are excited to be at the heart of it all! Every December’s First Thursday is branded as Light Up DWNTWN and we intend to show up BRIGHT and MERRY!

The Holiday Gift Market showcases local business and will feature a HUGE set-up with over FIFTY Vendors, all with handmade creations, homemade goodies, locally grown plants, and SO MUCH MORE! We’ll even have Gift Wrapping available from the Community of Hope fundraiser! Join your community at Light Up DWNTWN for a really fun evening of shopping in a fabulous environment - there is a three floor atrium above our heads and plenty of FREE parking right up to the door! We encourage folks to #ShopLocal on First Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 5-8p INDOORS with the wonderful local Growers and Makers of the Muncie Makers Market at Light Up DWNTWN in Downtown Muncie at our Holiday Gift Market! DO NOT MISS THIS! 

We will be celebrating the kick off of the season with a great night of shopping and entertainment in our wonderful host venue, the Open Door Health Services administration building at 220 South Walnut Street. This is the big glass building on the corner of Walnut and Adams in Downtown Muncie, formerly the Chase Bank building. Very easy to find! 

All Vendors must register in advance. 

More information here:
www.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F1627047027524961&data=05%7C01%7Cnephillips%40bsu.edu%7Cc63dd52901eb40e8b43c08dac57711ee%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C638039412577656579%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lItSCurML3DdzFTP0x8aVJVFtr0PSB6VBvQKhrAvIYc%3D&reserved=0">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961

Olive & Slate
304 S. Walnut St. 
Carrie Wright will be having a pop-up shop inside Olive & Slate for First Thursday! 

For the night of Light Up Downtown, they will be open until 8pm. She will be selling hand-painted silk gifts and art at every price point from $10 - $1000. Everything is handmade and one of a kind. 

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery Pop-Up
Inside Olive & Slate
304 S. Walnut
First Thursday: 10am - 8pm
11/21 - 12/4, 10am-7pm 
www.carriewrightsilk.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cnephillips%40bsu.edu%7C2b46a26bd3bc4e450ae308dac38abadb%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C638037298040610506%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ycjReaLQyyKMZ5uhb85TUW2TKsjysJM8eka4lIf29fI%3D&reserved=0">https://www.carriewrightsilk.com

Sea Salt and Cinnamon
100 S. Walnut St.
Sea Salt and Cinnamon is having a kids holiday market from 5-8pm. We will have 5-6 kid makers with tables set up in the shop. 

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.

FREE DRIVE-THRU LIGHT EXHIBIT

It’s been said that you cannot light another’s path without brightening your own.

That’s exactly the philosophy that Meridian Health Services has taken in producing Holidays at Gresham, a drive-thru light exhibit extravaganza for all ages. While our community has many unique holiday experiences, Meridian Health Services adds to the festivities with special evenings of holiday magic. Beginning the first weekend in December, the Suzanne Gresham Center – located at 3620 W. White River Boulevard, Muncie – will host as many cars full of families as it can allow from 6–9 pm each Friday through Sunday.

These holiday spirit-filled evenings are Meridian’s gift to the community and are free of charge. Donations are accepted but not expected. Those interested in donating will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Shea’s Diamonds gift card! A winner will be selected after each event weekend in December.