Connecting Muncie Neighborhood partners and resources
Did you know there are several new kayak and canoe launches located throughout Muncie?
There are! And several more in the works.
These launches are open to the public, so beat the heat this summer by grabbing a friend and bringing your favorite canoes and kayaks to one of these convenient spots.
Learn more about this and other cool projects aimed at championing our local waterways at the Ball Brothers Foundation Project Blueways page.
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.
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.
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
Southside – 7:45 AM | Meet at Frankie D’s Flea Market
East Central – 7:45 AM | Meet at the corner of Vine and Main
The City of Muncie is creating the 2026-2029 5-Year Parks and Recreation Master Plan to determine which recreational facilities and programs are needed in the future. We are seeking input from your household to help us determine those needs. Please participate in this survey!
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.
Jr. Recital: Raul De Mesa, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.
New Music Ensemble – 7:30 p.m.
DA Performance Recital: Nicolas Andrade, wagner tuba – 5:30 p.m.
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.
School of Music: Faculty Artist Series: Peter Opie – 7:30 p.m.
Lifelong Learners: Recycling in Muncie/ScrapCycle – 1:30 p.m.
EB Ball @ Westminster: I’m a Survivor: Breast Cancer Stories – 2 p.m.
Chemistry Seminar Series – Dr. Emil Khisamutdinov (Sabbatical Talk) – 3:30 p.m.
Emens: Live from Laurel Canyon – 12 a.m.
Beginning Needlepoint Workshop – 10 a.m.
Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
Emens: John Mulaney and Pete Davidson – 7 p.m.
Lifelong Learners: 9 to 5: Notable Working Women of Muncie – 1:30 p.m.
Watercolor Collage Workshop – 6 p.m.
Pruis Hall: Stacey Kent – 7:30 p.m.
Artist Talk: Debbie Ma – 6 p.m.
Student Recital: Ashton Shelley, tuba – 5:30 p.m.
Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.
Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.
Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 2:30 p.m.
Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.
Music Education Day – 9 a.m.
Faculty Artist Series: Chris Van Hof – 5:30 p.m.
Guest Artist Recital: Dana Zenobi, Megan Boutin, and Li-Wen Weng – 7:30 p.m.
Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.
Lifelong Learners: Supplement Safety – 1:30 p.m.
Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.
Celebrating Notable Women Founders of Altrusa International of Muncie – 6 p.m.
Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.
Running Against the Grain: The Story of Philadelphia Eagle and Movie Star Timmy Brown – 2:30 p.m.
OcTUBAfest – 7:30 p.m.
Sample Lesson Day – 9 a.m.
Student Recital: Bradley Ziegelmaier, trombone – 5:30 p.m.
“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
School of Music Faculty Artist Series: Anna Vayman – 7:30 p.m.
Clarinet Day – 10 a.m.
Kids Make Art at DOMA – 1:30 p.m.
Ball State Chamber Choir and Concert Choir – 3 p.m.
Student Recital: Stuart MacKenzie, trombone – 3 p.m.
Student Recital: Katelyn Speck, voice – 5:30 p.m.
Arts Alive: Akropolis Reed Quintet – 7:30 p.m.
CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.
Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.
Lifelong Learners: History of the Muncie Action Plan – 1:30 p.m.
Paranormal Investigations – 6:30 p.m.
CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.
College of Health Speaker Series October – 1 p.m.
Ball State Jazz Ensembles – Art of Jazz – 7:30 p.m.
CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.
Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Rigel Jackson – 11 a.m.
Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
Eerie Muncie: Even More Tales from the Dark Side of Local History – 6:30 p.m.
DOMA After Hours – 5 p.m.
Joint Student Recital: Andrew Huffman and Ethan Frendling, trombone – 5:30 p.m.
“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.
A Magic School Bus Halloween – 10 a.m.
Cello Studio Recital – 11 a.m.
Guest Artist Recital: Theresa Bogard – 1 p.m.
DA Performance Recital: Sam Thompson, percussion – 3 p.m.
Lifelong Learners: Hidden Meanings of Gravestone Symbols Found in Beech Grove and Other Cemeteries – 1:30 p.m.
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.
EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Genealogy 101 – 10 a.m.
Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture Intrapreneurship Panel – 11 a.m.
School of Music: A Seminar Recital from the Singing Justice Team – 2 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
School of Music: Faculty Artist Series: Zoran Jakovcic (viola), with guests Elise DesChamps (mezzo-soprano) and Rene Lecuona (piano) – 7:30 p.m.
Biology Field Station: Pollinator Party – 10 a.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium:
EB & Bertha C. Ball: The Ball Jar: Each One Tells a Story – 2 p.m.
Association of Lifelong Learners: Children of Presidents: a Mixed Blessing? – 1:30 p.m.
College of Sciences and Humanities: Star Party 2023 – 5 p.m.
EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Yupo Batik Watercolor – 6 p.m.
EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Forms and Documents – 10 a.m.
Women’s and Gender Studies: Sharon Seager Lecture in Women’s and Gender History – 3:30 p.m.
EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Sign Language – 7 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.
School of Music: Bassoon Day with Guest Artist Barrick Stees – 10 a.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium:
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 2:30 p.m.
Office of Community Engagement & Charles W. Brown Planetarium: Eclipse 2024: Experience the Magic in Muncie – 2 p.m.
Inclusive Excellence: State of Inclusive Excellence Address – 2 p.m.
Brown Family Amphitheater Grand Opening and Free Jazz Concert – 6 p.m.
School of Music: Faculty Sabbatical Presentation: Mei Zhong (voice) and James Helton (piano) – 3 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.
Pruis Hall: Ryanhood – 7:30 p.m.
Ball State Symphony Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.
Washington Street Bridge Dinner – 5:30 p.m.
EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Introduction to Grant Writing – 9 a.m.
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.
School of Music:
Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.
School of Music: EM | One – 7:30 p.m.
Association of Lifelong Learners: Growing Up in the Sixties – 1:30 p.m.
EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Software and Free Websites – 10 a.m.
School of Music: Ball State Jazz Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.
Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Ted Baker – 11 a.m.
University Libraries: Reel Inclusion: Fruits of Labor – 5:30 p.m.
College of Health – Speaker Series September – 1 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Ball State Bands: Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: