The Fall season is anticipated by many, but what is there to do when you’re away form home? Ball State offers many Autumn-related activities, but don’t miss out on all that the City of Muncie has to offer the community – including you!
Editor’s Note: This article features activities during the week of October 5 to October 10. Future events will be listed in our calendar.
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(Muncie Civic Theater)
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Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Using instruments small and large, in high and low registers, the Orchestra uses the limitations of the instrument to create unique sounds, revealing unsuspected musical insights. You may never think about music in the same way once you’ve been exposed to the Ukes!
Ticket are only $5 for students and can be purchased at teh Emens Box Office. Make sure to get your tickets early – they jump to $10 on the night of the show!
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Halloween Astronomy
What do you associate with Halloween? Trick-or-Treating, costumes… astronomy? After all, Halloween is an astronomical holiday! Learn how Halloween fits in as a “cross-quarter day” with activities under the stars and see what this year’s Halloween sky will look like. Get more information on the Ball State website!
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
October 9 at 10:00 p.m., Muncie Civic Theater
The Muncie Civic Theater is a local host for various productions and events in the community. If you haven’t been there before, this would be a great time to catch the beauty of Muncie Civi’c interior! And when bears and people collide, there’s sure to be some ferocious action! Get more information here!
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Muncie Musicfest
The best regional talent comes together for a gigantic celebration of music in our community! Listen to some awesome local music – food and drinks are available, too! See who’s come to the festival and find out more!
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Farmers Market
The Muncie Farmers Market is open every Saturday from May through October (and every Wednesday during certain summer/fall months). The best time to visit? The Fall season welcomes various fruits and vegetables – some of which you can’t buy locally again until the Spring. Be sure to pick up some apple cider and popcorn while you’re there, too!
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After Dark at Beech Grove
October 10 @ from 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Beech Grove Cemetery
Old West End Neighborhood Association with Beech Grove Cemetery will be hosting a historic cemetery tour as a Muncie Sesquicentennial event. Tours will leave every 30 minutes in groups of 20. Be sure to enjoy the refreshments and exhibits from Minnitrista before or after the tour! Parking available across Kilgore, and tickets are available at Refresh downtown (312 E Main St), the Beech Grove Cemetery Office (1400 W Kilgore Ave). Check it out here!
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Heavenly
Still needing to go to a concert for your music history class? Sydney Hartwick, violin MSO Young Artist Competition winner in 2015 will be performing at Sursa Hall with a special concert that’s FREE to Ball State students! Pieces to look out for include Mozart’s Concerto No. 3 in G Major, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves, Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 and Eric Whitacre’s October.
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