Author: Jes Beals

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

• Beginning Genealogy – 10 a.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• Lifelong Learners: International Student Panel – 1:30 p.m.
• 4/1 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Northern Illinois – 1 p.m.
• 4/1 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Bellarmine – 3 p.m.
• 4/1 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Northern Illinois – 3 p.m.
• How to Economist in Public: Advice on Applying Your Skills for Politicians, Journalists, Lobbyists, and Other People Paid to Hate You – 5 p.m.
• Junior Recital: Will Weissert, trombone – 5:30 p.m.
• My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer – 7:30 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Carter Brickler, guitar – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

• 4/2 Ball State University Gymnastics vs NCAA Regionals
• Support the Planetarium on One Ball State Day 2025 – All Day Event
• One Ball State Day with the Muncie Alumni Club – 8 a.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• Dash and Splash – 12 p.m.
• Culture Exchange – Nepal – 12 p.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics Reception – 4 p.m.
• One Ball State Day with the Alaska Alumni Club – 5:30 p.m.
• Student Recital: Jordan Wickey, saxophone – 5:30 p.m.
• Le passion de Dodin Bouffant film – 6 p.m.
• Good Boys and True – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics Reception – 4 p.m.
• Innovation Fest – 4 p.m.
• 4/3 7:00 PM Ball State University Mens Volleyball at Ohio State University – 7 p.m.
• My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 4, 2025

• 4/4 Ball State University Mens Golf at Mason Rudolph Championship- Vanderbilt Legends GC – South Course
• 4/4 Ball State University Track & Field at Cherry Blossom Invitational
• Miller College of Business Spring Carnival – 9 a.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• Card Making Workshop – 2 p.m.
• 4/4 1:00 PM Ball State University Mens Tennis vs Western Michigan University
• 4/4 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis at Western Michigan University
• 4/4 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Eastern Michigan
• 7th Annual Robert J. Morris Chemistry Symposium – 3:30 p.m.
• University Singers 61st Annual Spectacular – 7 p.m.
• Spring Opera – Cendrillon – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 5, 2025

• 4/4 Ball State University Mens Golf at Mason Rudolph Championship- Vanderbilt Legends GC – South Course
• 4/5 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Kent State
• 4/5 2:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Eastern Michigan
• 4/5 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Kent State
• 4/5 7:00 PM Ball State University Mens Volleyball at Purdue Fort Wayne
• Kids Make Art at DOMA – 1:30 p.m.
• University Singers 61st Annual Spectacular – 3 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Carlos Juanillo-Castillo – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 6, 2025

• Spring Opera – Cendrillon – 3 p.m.

Monday, April 7, 2025

• Print Sale – 10 a.m.
• Violin Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

• Print Sale – 10 a.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with James Rooney – 11 a.m.
• Solar Telescope Viewing Party – 12 p.m.
• 4/6 12:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis at Miami University (OH)
• 4/6 12:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Kent State
• 4/6 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Eastern Michigan
• Lifelong Learners: African Violets – Beyond Box Stores – 1:30 p.m.
• “Black Studies, Health Disparities, and Artificial Intelligence” with Dr. Eric Jackson – 5 p.m.
• Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
• 4/8 6:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Indiana
• David Letterman Lecture Series with Amy Goodman – 7 p.m.
• Viola Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

• R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – 7:30 p.m.
• Print Sale – 10 a.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Weathering Time and For the Love of Trees: Lens-based Artwork by Nancy Floyd – Artist Talk – 6 p.m.
• Student Composers Forum – 7:30 p.m.
• String Chamber Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

• Print Sale – 10 a.m.
• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• 4/10 1:00 PM Ball State University Mens Tennis vs Northern Illinois University
• Marilyn K. Cory Speaker Series: Kimberly Blaeser – 5 p.m.
• Student Recital: Oscar Joven, piano – 5:30 p.m.
• Night at the Museum with the NEIN Alumni Club – 5:30 p.m.
• Mars Express – 6 p.m.
• Student Recital: Alena Miskinis, piano – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 11, 2025

• MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Glass and Ceramics – 10 a.m.
• Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
• 4/11 Ball State University Track & Field vs We Fly Challenge
• 4/11 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis vs Bowling Green
• 4/11 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Miami
• 4/11 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Northern Illinois
• Student Recital: Qianting Huang, Benjamin Swain, and Ayrice Wilson, voice graduate students – 3 p.m.
• “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
• Flute Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• THED Show: As If, Cassandra – 7 p.m.
• Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
• Chamber Choir: Romantic Gems and Minnesota Melodies – 7:30 p.m.
• THED Show: Willy Wonka JR. – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 12, 2025

• Chemistry Science Day – 10 a.m.
• 4/12 Ball State University Womens Golf at Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational- Ohio State Golf Club – Scarlet Course
• 4/12 Ball State University Football vs Spring Showcase
• 4/12 1:00 PM Ball State University Mens Tennis vs UIC
• 4/12 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Northern Illinois
• 4/12 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Miami
• 4/12 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Miami
• 4/12 5:00 PM Ball State University Mens Volleyball at Loyola University Chicago
• Writing in the Galleries: People, Places, and Prose – 2 p.m.
• THED Show: Willy Wonka JR. – 2 p.m.
• Ball State Wind Ensemble – 3 p.m.
• “Magic Tree House: Space Mission” 3:30pm Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
• “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
• Cardinals in the Windy City: Ball State vs. Loyola Men’s Volleyball – 5 p.m.
• Student Recital: Damian Davis, voice – 5:30 p.m.
• “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• THED Show: As If, Cassandra – 7 p.m.
• THED Show: Willy Wonka JR. – 7 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Simone Robinson-Stevens, guitar and voice – 7:30 p.m.
• Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

• Cello Studio Recital – 11 a.m.
• 4/13 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis at University of Toledo
• 4/13 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Northern Illinois
• Blood Wedding – 2:30 p.m.
• Faculty Artist Series: Zoran Jakovcic (viola) and Lisa Kozenko (oboe) with guest Rene Lecuona (piano) – 3 p.m.
• THED Show: As If, Cassandra – 3 p.m.
• Joint Recital: Carlos Juanillo-Castillo and Brianna Komorech, ephonium and tuba – 5:30 p.m.
• Trumpet Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Ayrice Wilson, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 14, 2025

• 4/14 Ball State University Mens Golf vs Red Bird Shootout- Delaware CC
• Circular Construction – 4 p.m.
• Woodwind Chamber Music Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Naomi Martin, piano – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

• Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Jennifer Wiese – 11 a.m.
• Lifelong Learners: Ball State-Muncie Community Schools Partnership Update – 1:30 p.m.
• 4/15 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Western Michigan
• 4/15 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Western Michigan
• 4/15 4:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Butler
• Book Tour Reading: Angie Estes and Mark Irwin – 5 p.m.
• Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
• DA Collaboration Recital: Shengxin Liu (piano) and Oksana Komarenko (voice) – 7:30 p.m.
• Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

• Book Tour: Angie Estes and Mark Irwin – 11 a.m.
• 2025 Student Symposium – 1 p.m.
• Shuning Liu Sabbatical Lecture – 3 p.m.
• Junior Recital: Katy Tenbarge, cello – 5:30 p.m.
• Le mepris film – 6 p.m.
• Annual Dinner and Lecture: “Hidden History: Women’s Stories and the Built Environment at Ball State University” – 6 p.m.
• Voice Studio Recital: Love the Earth – 7:30 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Qihao Zhang, piano – 7:30 p.m.
• Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

• 4/17 Ball State University Track & Field at Gibson Invitational
• 4/17 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Bowling Green
• DA Performance Recital: Parikesit Tanudjaja, piano – 5:30 p.m.
• Oboe Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• The Power of the Word with Too Black and Chantel Massey – 6:30 p.m.
• Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
• Stages – 7:30 p.m.
• Student Recital: Brittany Semler, clarinet – 7:30 p.m.
• Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital – 8 p.m.

Friday, April 18, 2025

• Ball State University Track & Field at Gibson Invitational
• 4/18 1:00 PM Ball State University Womens Tennis vs Eastern Michigan University
• 4/18 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Bowling Green
• 2025 Immersive Learning Showcase – 1 p.m.
• Public Drop-in Tour of “People and Places” – 4 p.m.
• Student Recital: Nikolas Fisher, clarinet – 5:30 p.m.
• Blood Wedding – 7:30 p.m.
• ​Stages – 7:30 p.m.
• DA Dissertation Recital: Kaleb Rhea, composition – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

• 4/19 Ball State University Mens Volleyball vs Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
• 4/19 Ball State University Mens Golf at Boilermaker Invitational- Ackerman-Allen GC
• 4/19 Ball State University Mens Tennis at Western Michigan University (MAC Tournament Host)
• 4/19 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Bowling Green
• Saturday Spotlight Tour at DOMA – 2:30 p.m.
• Blood Wedding – 2:30 p.m.
• Stages – 2:30 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Yuliya Turok, viola – 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 20, 2025

• 4/20 Ball State University Womens Golf vs MAC Championships- Delaware Country Club

Monday, April 21, 2025

• Ball State University Womens Golf vs MAC Championships- Delaware Country Club
• Twentieth Annual Alumni Awards – 12 p.m.
• DA Collaboration Recital: Jiaqi Jin, piano/violin – 5:30 p.m.
• Student Recital: Jordan Gortner, voice – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

• Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Michael Shebek – 11 a.m.
• Lifelong Learners: Mediterranean Diet – 1:30 p.m.
• Piano Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Stages – 7:30 p.m.
• New Music Ensemble – 7:30 p.m.
• Horn Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

• 4/23 Ball State University Softball at Indiana
• 4/23 Ball State University Mens Volleyball vs Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
• 4/23 6:00 PM Ball State University Baseball vs Indiana
• DA Lecture Recital: Korn Roongruangchai, violin – 5:30 p.m.
• Ball State Jazz Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.
• Stages – 7:30 p.m.
• MM Recital: Laurel Meitrodt, violin – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

• Music in the Museum: Vientos Y Colores – 5:30 p.m.
• DA Lecture Recital: Yu-Yao (Rachel) Chiu, cello – 5:30 p.m.
• Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.
• Dueling Pianos – 7:30 p.m.
• Stages – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 25, 2025

• Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
• 4/25 Ball State University Mens Golf vs Mid-American Conference Championship- Pinnacle Golf Club
• 4/25 Ball State University Track & Field at Knights Invitational
• 4/25 3:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Central Michigan
• 4/25 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Buffalo
• “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show
• Violin Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.
• Ball State Campus Band and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.
• Stages – 7:30 p.m.
• Student Recital: Jared Slothower, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 26, 2025

• AEAI. Ceramics Workshops – 11 a.m.
• 4/25 Ball State University Mens Golf vs Mid-American Conference Championship- Pinnacle Golf Club
• 4/26 Ball State University Mens Volleyball vs Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
• 4/26 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Buffalo- Senior Day
• 4/26 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Central Michigan
• 4/26 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball vs Buffalo- Senior Day
• “Magic Tree House: Space Mission” 3:30pm Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
• “Sunset Meditation” 5pm Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
• “Solar Superstorms” 6:30pm Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.
• Cardinal Chorus, Choral Union, Concert Choir, and Vox Anima – 7:30 p.m.
• Stages – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 27, 2025

• 4/27 1:00 PM Ball State University Baseball at Central Michigan

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

• Lifelong Learners: Six Drinks and Their Influence on World History – 1:30 p.m.
• 4/29 1:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Ohio
• 4/29 3:00 PM Ball State University Softball at Ohio