Join the community for dinner on the bridge! FREE to attend, food trucks on site, kayaking, live entertainment, a unique dining experience, and a chance to get to know your neighbors!
Washington Street Bridge Dinner
Won’t You Be Our Neighbor!
It’s going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Canan Commons for BE MY NEIGHBOR DAY 2025!
The free family event, set for 1 to 4 p.m., will include an appearance by none other than DANIEL TIGER, star of DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD on PBS KIDS.
At the heart of this event is the importance of being neighborly. So why not learn about some of our community’s greatest neighbors?
A map will lead children through the streets of a very special neighborhood, where they will meet people from community centers, arts organizations, charity groups and much more. At each booth, kids will be able to participate in fun activities, many designed to show the importance of being a good neighbor.
Parents and caregivers will discover ways to give back, from volunteer opportunities to support local arts and culture. Once the maps are completed, kids can claim their Good Neighbor awards!
Spring Cleanups
It’s time to clean! MSD is partnering with our neighborhoods this May to help clean up our streets and alleys. If your neighborhood is not hosting an event, please consider volunteering to help another neighborhood. Facebook events are linked when available.
May 3rd
Old West End – 7:45 AM | Meet at Clifton-Wallace Park
Industry – 7:45 AM | Meet in Heekin Park at corner of 9th & Penn
Thomas Park/Avondale – 7:45 AM | Meet at Thomas Park
South Central – 7:45 AM | Meet at the Community Garden on 7th St.
May 10th
McKinnley – 8:00 AM | Meet at the Daycare on Columbus Ave.
Riverside/Normal City – 7:45 AM | Meet at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Whitely – 8:00 AM | Meet at the Buley Center
May 17th
Southside – 7:45 AM | Meet at Frankie D’s Flea Market
East Central – 7:45 AM | Meet at the corner of Vine and Main
Spring into one of these awesome Ball State events this April!
Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!
Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.
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
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
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
NLC 2025-2026 Training Schedule
EVERYONE is welcome. You don’t have to hold an official role in your neighborhood to attend. Anyone interested in getting involved is invited!
Thanks to funding provided by CenterPoint Energy Foundation, we have developed a training schedule for our Neighborhood Leadership Council / CenterPoint Scholar meetings that we hope will help build everyone’s leadership capacity. Here’s what you can look forward to over the next 12 months!
| Tuesday, April 15 6-7 PM The Importance of Neighborhoods | Tuesday, October 14 6-7 PM CenterPoint Scholar Project Pitch |
| Tuesday, May 20 6-7 PM Effective Communication – Listening with your Eyes | Tuesday, November 18 6-7 PM Celebrating Lessons Learned |
| Tuesday, June 17 6-7 PM How to Fund your Association’s Work | Tuesday, January 20 6-7 PM Recruitment |
| Tuesday, July 15 7-9 PM Neighborhoods Pool Party @ Tuhey | Tuesday, February 17 6-7 PM Stakeholder Meet and Greet & CenterPoint Scholar Presentations |
| Tuesday, August 19 6-7 PM Conflict Management | IDEA Conference – March 7 9 AM – 3 PM |
| Tuesday, September 16 6-7 PM Resident Listening |
Come hungry! We always provide dinner at the start of the training.
MAP’s Annual Report to the Community
Muncie Action Plan (MAP) invites YOU to MAP’s Annual Report to the Community. Join us on Wednesday, January 29th at 6:00 in the Multi-purpose Room at Ivy Tech for a look back at the last year of MAP activities and learn about the exciting things to come in 2025.
MAP Board President, Heather Williams, will present updates on the 2024 MAP activities with highlights from each Task Force leader.