"Community Connections" Event Calendar

Continuing this month – Cornerstone Center for the Arts* in Muncie is taking submissions for the November 2009 Harvest Moon Film Festival. Documentaries, student films, full length and independent films are accepted at www.harvestmoonfilmfestival.com.

Through Nov. 8 – "Crystal Vicars: Beneath the Layers." Hugh N. Ronald Gallery, The Portland Center. Arts Place*. 260.726.4809.

Through Jan. 3 – "Dr. Entomo." The wonderful world of bugs. Minnetrista*. 765.282.4848.

Through Jan. 7 – "1968 in America." Minnetrista*. 765.282.4848.

Oct. 1 – Tommy Emmanuel, guitarist. BSU's Pruis Hall. 7:30pm. 800.745.3000.

Oct. 1-3 – Hair. BSU Dept. of Theatre & Dance*. For mature audiences; some nudity. 7:30pm. 765.285.8749.

Oct. 2 – Styx, with Kansas. BSU's Emens. 8pm. 800.745.3000.

Oct. 2-4, 9-11 – Don't Dress for Dinner. Marion Civic Theatre*. 7:30pm (Oct. 4, 11 at 2pm). 765.668.7800.

Oct. 1 – "The Art of the Tattoo." Gallery 308*. Opening reception, 5-9pm. 765.289.8575.

Oct. 2-Nov. 7 – New Castle-Henry County Public Library's Big Read: The Maltese Falcon. 765.529.0362.

Oct. 1-3 – Robert Fulgham's "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." IWU Theatre Guild. Phillippe P. A. C. Indiana Wesleyan. 7pm. 765.677.2610.

Oct. 2 – NewSong in Concert. Phillippe P. A. C., Indiana Wesleyan. 7:30pm. 765.677.2610.

Oct. 3 – 3G (Three Generations) 5K, Lifestream Senior Games. Yorktown. To volunteer, call 800.589.1121.

Oct. 3 – Parents Weekend Concert, Ken Davis & Chorale. Taylor Univ. Dept. of Music*. 7:30pm. 765.998.5117.

Oct. 3 – Chili Cook-Off & Harvest Festival. Free. Historic Farmland USA. 765.468.7631.

Oct. 3 – Adult Entertainment. The Cave Theatre, BSU Dept. of Theatre & Dance*. 7:30pm (2:30pm Oct. 3-4). 765.285.8749.

Oct. 6 – Virtual Museum. Cathy Bretz. Community Center for Vital Aging*. Free. 1-2:30pm. 765.289.4541.

Oct. 7 – The Wedding Singer. BSU's Artist Series, Emens. For adults. 7:30pm. 800.745.3000.

Oct. 7-11, 13-14 – God's Ear. Strother Studio Series, BSU Dept. of Theatre & Dance*. 7:30pm (2:30pm, Oct. 11).

Oct. 8 – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Arts Alive at Sursa Hall, BSU. 800.745.3000.

Oct. 9 – Comedian Brian Regan. BSU's Emens. 8pm. 800.745.3000.

Oct. 9 – The Oracle Trio, piano, violin, cello. Performing Artist Series, Taylor Univ. Dept. of Music*. 7:30pm. 765.998.5289.

Oct. 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 30-31 – Rocky Horror. Studio Series, Main St. Studio Theatre. Muncie Civic Theatre*. 765.288-PLAY.

Oct. 9 – Anything Goes. Wabash Valley Music Association* and Wabash Area Community Theater. 7:30pm. 260.563.1102.

Oct. 9 – "Fridays in Farmland" Farmers Market. Historic Farmland USA. 765.468.7631.

Oct. 16 – Halloween and Fall Crafting. Virtual Museum: European History. Community Center for Vital Aging*. Reservations. 1-2:30pm. 765.289.4541.

Oct. 17 – "Neoclassical Country." Composed in a country setting during the neoclassical period. Muncie Symphony Orchestra*. Arts Place in Portland. 7:30pm. 765.285.5531.

Oct. 17 – Tap Dogs. Proudly Presenting Series, Civic Hall*, Richmond. 8pm. 888.CIVIC HALL.

Oct. 18 – "Neoclassical Country." Muncie Symphony Orchestra*. Music of Dvorak, Prokofiev, Beethoven. Sursa Hall, BSU. 8pm. 765.285.5531.

Oct. 19 – Jeremy Hunt, tenor. Performing Artist Series, Taylor Univ. Dept. of Music*. 7:30pm. 765.998.5289.

Oct. 20 – Book signing by Michael Perry, author of Truck: A Love Story. Jay County Public Library, 6:30pm.

Oct. 20 – Virtual Museum: European History. Cathy Bretz. Community Center for Vital Aging*, Muncie. Free. 1-2:30pm. 765.289.4541.

Oct. 23 – Mickey Gilley in Concert, Goodtimes Theater, Bearcreek Farms, Bryant. 260.997.6822.

Oct. 23-24, 30-31 – Little Shop of Horrors. Muncie Civic Theatre*. 765.288-PLAY.

Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6 – Quilting 101. Virtual Museum: European History. Community Center for Vital Aging*. RSVP. 1pm. 765.289.4541.

Oct. 24 – "Fright in Farmland" Green Acres Party. Historic Farmland USA. 765.468.7631.

Oct. 24 – "Music of the British Isles," with soloist Harvey Thurmer. Richmond Symphony Orchestra*. 7:30pm. 756.966.5181.

Oct. 24 – Tweaksters. BSU's Emens. 1pm. 800.745.3000. Oct. 24 --- Opening night, Marion Philharmonic Orchestra*. Featuring Stephen Hargreaves, pianist. Indiana Wesleyan. 7:30pm. 765.662.1102 or 765.998.5232.

Oct. 24 – "Psalms, Hymns, and Spirituals." Masterworks Chorale*, 32nd season opener. Muncie's First Presbyterian. 7:30pm. 765.286.5347, ext. 22.

Oct. 27 – Yamato Japanese Drums. BSU's Emens. 7:30pm. 800.745.3000.

Oct. 28-31 – Criminal Genius. The Cave Theatre, BSU Dept. of Theatre & Dance*. 7:30pm (2:30pm Oct. 31-Nov. 1). 765.285.8749.

Oct 28-31 – IPR's fall membership campaign.

Oct. 29 – "Lord of the Dance." Artist Series, BSU's Emens. 7:30pm. 800.745.3000.

Oct. 29-31 -- Little Women: The Musical. Strother Studio Series, BSU Dept. of Theatre & Dance*. 7:30pm. 765.285.8749.

Oct. 29-31, Nov. 1 – Little Shop of Horrors. Jay County Civic Theatre. At Arts Place, Portland. 260.726.4809.

Oct. 30 – Center for Mental Health fundraiser, The Masquerade Ball. Paramount Theatre Ballroom, Anderson. 6pm. 765.641.8245.

Oct. 30 – Farmland Ghost Trek. Historic Farmland USA. 765.468.7631.

*Indiana Public Radio Season/Outreach Partner.

To have your event considered for inclusion in Dialing Around IPR, email us at ipr@bsu.edu or call 765.285.5887. Arts and cultural activities will be published, space permitting.

IPR and the Community
As part of an effort to be good citizens of the community, Indiana Public Radio wishes to connect with the public we serve. Through Community Outreach, we attempt to find ways to link the station with you, our audience. Our Season Partner program is one component of IPR's community outreach. Through our Season Partnerships, we join with other organizations to promote and support artistic and cultural events in east central Indiana. We pledge to promote our Season Partners during their performance seasons, and our Partners agree to acknowledge Indiana Public Radio's support. We also have Outreach Partnerships which seek to help an organization promote an single event in exchange for the organization's acknowledgment of IPR's support.

IPR's 2009-10 Season/Outreach Partners are:

Anderson Symphony Orchestra
Arts Place, Inc.
Ball State University Department of Theatre & Dance
Ball State Opera Theatre
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center
Community Center for Vital Aging
Cornerstone Center for the Arts
Gallery 308
Gas City Area Chamber Concerts in the Park Series
Honeywell Center Ford Theatre
Marion Civic Theatre
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Masterworks Chorale
Minnetrista
Muncie Civic Theater
Muncie Downtown Development Council
Muncie Symphony Orchestra
Red-Tail Conservancy
Richmond Symphony Orchestra
Second Harvest Food Bank
Taylor University Department of Music
Wabash Valley Music Association

If you would like more information about Season Partners or Outreach Partners, contact Carol Trimmer or at 765.285-5887.

Can we help promote your event?
More than 2,000 public service announcements (PSAs) are read on the IPR airwaves each year as another vital element of our public service mission. If you have an event you would like IPR to promote on the air, please contact us at least two weeks in advance of the event. You can contact us in one of three ways:

1. Indiana Public Radio
   Ball State University
   Muncie, IN 47306, Attn: PSA
   
   
2. By fax: 765.285.8937
   
   
3. Or by email: ipr@bsu.edu