It’s cold outside! Stay warm by attending a Ball State public event!

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

It’s cold outside! Stay warm by attending a Ball State public event!

A bright red cardinal sits on a branch. There are several other branches running vertically across the left of the image with a blurry snowy background

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.

Friday, December 1, 2023

Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
EB Ball Holiday Open House – 5 p.m.
Jr. Recital: Sophie Buselli, violin – 5:30 p.m.
“The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Jr. Recital: Nina Vivo, violin – 7:30 p.m.
Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Emens: Orchestra Indiana: Christmas Celebration – 12 a.m.
Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.
“Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
EB Ball Holiday Open House – 5 p.m.
Holiday Arts and Culture Night – 5 p.m.
Holiday in Bloom – 6 p.m.
“The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Oboe Marathon – 12 p.m.
Tuba Christmas – 1 p.m.
Emens: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland – 6 p.m.
Singers Holiday Choral Festival – 7 p.m.
Cello Studio Recital – 8:30 p.m.

Monday, December 4, 2023

Trombone Choir Concert – 5:30 p.m.
DA Recital: Soojin Lee, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

MTNA Recital – 5:30 p.m.
Faculty Artist Series: Cara Chowning and Kevin Gwinn – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Jocelyn Bolin Sabbatical Lecture – 3 p.m.
String Chamber Music Recital – 5 p.m.
Morgy Craig Memorial Concert by Ball State Jazz Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.
AD Recital: Gozde Parlaktuna, violin – 7:30 p.m.
The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with John Merriweather – 11 a.m.
Student Recital: Sarah Smith, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.
The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.
TAP! – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 8, 2023

Tea, Cookies, & Not Your Grandmother’s Needlepoint – 2 p.m.
Student Recital: Ashton Shelley, tuba – 5:30 p.m.
Student Recital: Scott Carter, tenor – 5:30 p.m.
“The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Student Recital: Sadie Baxter, voice – 7:30 p.m.
The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.
TAP! – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Harp Studio Recital – 10 a.m.
DA Lecture Recital: Patricia Burton, cello – 1 p.m.
The Little Prince – 2:30 p.m.
“Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“The Christmas Star” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
The Little Prince – 7:30 p.m.
TAP! – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 10, 2023

The Little Prince – 2:30 p.m.
TAP! – 2:30 p.m.
Holiday Choral Concert (Afternoon) – 3 p.m.
Holiday Choral Concert (Evening) – 6 p.m.

Monday, December 11, 2023

Student Recital: Josh Garwood, clarinet – 7:30 p.m.
DA Recital: Qiaohui Wu, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Voctave – It Feels Like Christmas – 12 a.m.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

ALL OUT FOR CHRISTMAS: A SHOWBIZ RADIO FABLE – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Piano Studio Recital – 11 a.m.

The University is closed from 12/16/23 into the new year.

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023

Check out Ball State’s public November events to feel Thankful for fun!

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.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

MFA 2nd Year Show Opening Reception – 4 p.m.
EB Ball: History of Breaking Bread at the White House – FULL – 6:30 p.m.
Candlelight Vigil for Peace – 7 p.m.
Percussion Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Guest Lecture: Dr. Charlene Fletcher on “For Whose Protection?: Black Women & Confinement in the Late-19th Century” – 3 p.m.
Ball State Symphony Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.
Pruis Hall – Las Cafeteras – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 3, 2023

Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
IN ASTA Orchestra Invitational – 3 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 4, 2023

IN ASTA Orchestra Invitational – 8 a.m.
Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.
ASTRONOMY SLAM – Registration Required – 6:30 p.m.
University Choral Union, Cardinal Chorus, and Vox Anima – 7:30 p.m.
Theater and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Theater and Dance: The Prom – 2:30 p.m.
Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana – 3 p.m.
DA Lecture Recital: Alison Moore, soprano – 3 p.m.
Trumpet Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, November 6, 2023

Woodwind Chamber Music Recital – 5:30 p.m.
Sr. Recital: Noah Burch, violin – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Lifelong Learners: She Took Care of the Cat – 1:30 p.m.
Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
Student Composers’ Forum – 7:30 p.m.
The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.
Writing for Young People with Alicia D. Williams – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Reel Inclusion: Our Story (Abbreviated Version) – 12 p.m.
Business as a Force for Good: Why Societal Impact Matters – 3 p.m.
The Japanese Art of Mending with Sashiko – 6 p.m.
Arts Alive: Trenton Doyle Hancock – 7 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Reel Inclusion: Our Story (Full Version) – 5:30 p.m.
EB Ball: Holiday Watercolor – 6 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: The Prom – 7:30 p.m.
Theatre and Dance: The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.
Piano Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.
Featured Reading with Alicia D. Williams – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 10, 2023

Holiday Card Workshop – 2 p.m.
Flute Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
“Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Viola Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.
Theatre and Dance – The Prom – 7:30 p.m.
Threatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Emens – Orchestra Indiana: Classical Mystery Tour – 6 p.m.
Rinard Orchid Greenhouse – Tropics to Table – 10 a.m.
Theatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 2:30 p.m.
“Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“Dynamic Earth” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Theatre and Dance – The Prom – 7:30 p.m.
Theatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Theatre and Dance – The Redeemer – 2:30 p.m.
University Singers – 3 p.m.
Flute Guild Recital – 3 p.m.
Guest Artist Recital: Fabian Lopez (violin), David Kovac (viola), and Ball State String Faculty – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Flying for the Navy during the Cold War – 1:30 p.m.
Recital: Jazz Combos – 5:30 p.m.
First-Generation Student and Self-Supporting Student Discussion – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Emens – Mike Super – Magic & Illusion – 7:30 p.m.
College of Health – Speaker Series November – 1 p.m.
Campus Band and Campus Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Global Entrepreneurship Week Speaker Jason Riley – 11 a.m.
Trombone Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, November 17, 2023

Womens Networking Breakfast – 8 a.m.
Student Recital: Jackson Martin, saxophone – 5:30 p.m.
“Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Student Recital: Connor Granlund, trombone – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 18, 2023

“Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“Dynamic Earth” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“Destination Mars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
Fall Opera: Copland’s The Tender Land – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Fall Opera: Copland’s The Tender Land – 3 p.m.

Monday, November 20, 2023

Faculty Artist Series: James Helton – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Istanbul Adventures – 1:30 p.m.
Jr. Recital: Quinton Kriner, viola – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Lifelong Learners: That Reminds Me of a Story…Therapeutic Storytelling – 1:30 p.m.
Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Marc Lore – 6 p.m.
Concert: EM | Two – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Jr. Recital: Raul De Mesa, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.

New Music Ensemble – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

DA Performance Recital: Nicolas Andrade, wagner tuba – 5:30 p.m.

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023

Lots of fun and spooky things to do at Ball State this October!

Two jack'o'lanterns sitting on a black and orange table. The back one has a smiley face and one more toward the front has a scary face.

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.

Monday, October 2, 2023

School of Music: Faculty Artist Series: Peter Opie – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Recycling in Muncie/ScrapCycle – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

EB Ball @ Westminster: I’m a Survivor: Breast Cancer Stories – 2 p.m.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Chemistry Seminar Series – Dr. Emil Khisamutdinov (Sabbatical Talk) – 3:30 p.m.

Friday, October 6, 2023

Emens: Live from Laurel Canyon – 12 a.m.

Beginning Needlepoint Workshop – 10 a.m.

Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Emens: John Mulaney and Pete Davidson – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Student Recital: Ashton Shelley, tuba – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.

Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 11:30 a.m.
Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 12:30 p.m.
Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 1:30 p.m.

Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.

Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.

Monday, October 16, 2023

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.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Lifelong Learners: Supplement Safety – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Celebrating Notable Women Founders of Altrusa International of Muncie – 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

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.

Friday, October 20, 2023

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.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Clarinet Day – 10 a.m.

Kids Make Art at DOMA – 1:30 p.m.

“Earth, Moon, and Sun” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

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.

Monday, October 23, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Lifelong Learners: History of the Muncie Action Plan – 1:30 p.m.

Paranormal Investigations – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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.

Friday, October 27, 2023

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.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

A Magic School Bus Halloween – 10 a.m.

“Earth, Moon, and Sun” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Cello Studio Recital – 11 a.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Theresa Bogard – 1 p.m.

DA Performance Recital: Sam Thompson, percussion – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Hidden Meanings of Gravestone Symbols Found in Beech Grove and Other Cemeteries – 1:30 p.m.

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Pizza and Place: Cultural Neighborhood Mapping

A room full of people sitting at tables with two speakers standing up. They are discussing cultural mapping

September 27th from 6-7:30 p.m.

Join us for a family-friendly event at Madjax Makerforce on East Main Street.

Cultural mapping is a process of drawing and visualizing a place, its landmarks, and traditions. It helps people understand the significance of their neighborhood, heritage, and the richness of the cultural landscape they live in. It’s also just fun to doodle.

Through mapping and drawing from memory, we learn about places, heritage, history, cultural traditions, and significant places in our neighborhoods and Muncie. By creating a visual representation of our neighborhoods, we can better understand and appreciate the richness of our community’s culture. It can also point to challenges too.

Additionally, cultural mapping can be used as a tool for preserving cultural heritage. We can learn about the importance of preserving landmarks, sites, and the role they can play in creating community attachment over time.

Join us at Madjax Makerforce and let’s celebrate the diverse cultures that make our neighborhoods thrive! We will eat pizza too!

Organized by: J.P. Hall, College of Architecture and Planning

Reserve Your Spot

September 1, 2023October 2, 2023

Check out a public Ball State event in September!

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.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Genealogy 101 – 10 a.m.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture Intrapreneurship Panel – 11 a.m.

Friday, September 8, 2023

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.

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Biology Field Station: Pollinator Party – 10 a.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

“Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Monday, September 11, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball: The Ball Jar: Each One Tells a Story – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Forms and Documents – 10 a.m.

Thursday, September 14, 2023

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.

Friday, September 15, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 16, 2023

School of Music: Bassoon Day with Guest Artist Barrick Stees – 10 a.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

“Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 2:30 p.m.

Monday, September 18, 2023

Office of Community Engagement & Charles W. Brown Planetarium: Eclipse 2024: Experience the Magic in Muncie – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Inclusive Excellence: State of Inclusive Excellence Address – 2 p.m.

Brown Family Amphitheater Grand Opening and Free Jazz Concert – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

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.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

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.

Friday, September 22, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Introduction to Grant Writing – 9 a.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 23, 2023

School of Music:

Faculty Artist Series: Mihoko Watanabe – 3 p.m.
Faculty Artist Series: Piano Palooza XIV – 5:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, September 25, 2023

School of Music: EM | One – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Association of Lifelong Learners: Growing Up in the Sixties – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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.

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Ted Baker – 11 a.m.

University Libraries: Reel Inclusion: Fruits of Labor – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, September 29, 2023

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.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

“Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
“Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
“Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

August 31, 2023September 5, 2023

Back by popular demand: “Beyond Meetings: Tips and Tools for Better Community Outreach”

Brian Blackford standing behind a podium in a blue sweater. He is gesturing as he explains something at the IDEA 2023 conference.

RESCHEDULED: October 17, 2023
@ E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
(400 W. Minnetrista Pkwy)

Brian Blackford’s presentation at the 2023 IDEA Conference was so well received we’re bringing him back to share “Beyond Meetings: Tips and Tools for Better Community Outreach” with the NLC.

Engaging community members is more important and more challenging than ever. Simply hosting a town hall or settling for insights from the usual suspects is no longer sufficient. During this interactive session, participants review why community engagement matters and consider creative ways to make it more practical, productive, and meaningful.

Food will be provided! Check out and share the FB event page.