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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, April 1, 2024

• Inclusive Excellence Concert with Guest Artist Joshua Thompson – 1 p.m.
• Woodwind Chamber Music Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

• Hoosier Cabinets – 1:30 p.m.
• Junior Recital: Dana Rodriguez, tuba – 5:30 p.m.
• Running Against the Grain: Story of Philadelphia Eagle and Movie Star Timmy Brown – 6:30 p.m.
• Junior Recital: Abigail Suppinger, horn – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

• Special Daytime Planetarium Shows and Eclipse Glasses Distribution for One Ball State Day – 11:30 a.m.
• Cathy Siebert Sabbatical Lecture – 3 p.m.
• French Film Festival – Casablanca Beats by Nabil Ayouch – 6 p.m.
• 12th Annual Showcase Concert – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 4, 2024

• We the Kingdom – All Day Event
• Junior Recital: Raul de Mesa, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.
• MM Recital: Jose Roman-Calderon, trombone – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 5, 2024

• Beginning Needlepoint – 10 a.m.
• Miller College Nineteenth Annual Alumni Awards – 12 p.m.
• Biology Seminar Apr 5 – 1 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Yu-Hsin (Darlene) Tsai – 5:30 p.m.
• Flute Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• “Earth, Moon, & Sun” Planetarium Show – 5:30 p.m.
• “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• New Works Festival: Trinity by Eva Patton – 7:30 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Parikesit Tanudjaja – 7:30 p.m.
• MM Recital: Nick Miskimen, saxophone – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 6, 2024

• Student Recital: Katelyn Speck, voice – 1 p.m.
• Kids Make Art at DOMA – 1:30 p.m.
• Special Saturday Eclipse Activities at the Brown Planetarium – 2:30 p.m.
• Joint Studio Recital: Saxophone and Clarinet – 3 p.m.
• DA Dissertation Recital: Caroline Nardino, voice – 3 p.m.
• Cello Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• New Works Festival: The Happy Trigger created by Nihan Yesil, written by guest artist Diego Sosa – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 7, 2024

• New Works Festival: A Golden Curve of Light by Jennifer Blackmer – 2:30 p.m.
• Special Sunday Eclipse Programs at the Brown Planetarium – 2:30 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Qianting Huang, voice – 3 p.m.
• String Chamber Music Recital – 3 p.m.
• Trumpet Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 8, 2024

• Violin Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• THE DOZEN: A Dance Film by Caelan Smith – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

• Research Speakers Drs. Jay Kandiah & Diana Saiki – 12 p.m.
• Get the Lead Out – 1:30 p.m.
• A Woman’s Place: Mapping Ball State Women’s History – 2 p.m.
• Student Jazz Combos Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Arts Alive Thalea String Quartet – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

• DA Performance Recital: Jiaqi Jin, piano – 5:30 p.m.
• Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

• Lessons Learned in Leadership with Jennifer Wiese – 11 a.m.
• Music in the Museum – 5:30 p.m.
• Faculty Artist Series: Franklin Larey and guest artist Matthew Manwarren – 5:30 p.m.
• French Film Festival – Le cercle rouge by Jean Pierre Melville – 6 p.m.
• McGovern Lecture – 7 p.m.
• Viola Studio Recital – 7:30 p.m.
• Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 12, 2024

• Introduction to Grant Writing – 9 a.m.
• Biology Seminar Apr 12 – 1 p.m.
• Sophomore Recital: Brighid McNiff, piano – 5:30 p.m.
• Beyond Bach: Boismortier and Friends with Guest Artist Elizabeth Buck, flute and Faculty Members Mihoko Watanabe, flute and Lisa Kozenko, oboe – 5:30 p.m.
• “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Junior Recital: Victoria Kerry, voice – 7:30 p.m.
• Student Recital: Madeline Flight, oboe – 7:30 p.m.
• Spring Choreography Projects – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 13, 2024

• Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.
• “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
• “Sunset Meditation” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
• DA Lecture Recital: Samuel Thompson, percussion – 5:30 p.m.
• “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Rescheduled: University Singers 60th Annual Spectacular – 7 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Oksana Komarenko, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 14, 2024

• Cardinal Chorus, Vox Anima, and University Choral Union – 3 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Mary Jacobson, viola – 5:30 p.m.
• AD Recital: Jihye Song, cello – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 15, 2024

• Brightline Train Travel in Florida – 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

• Student Jazz Combos Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Junior Recital: Carter Brickler, jazz guitar – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

• Research Speaker Dr. Yihsin Tai – 1 p.m.
• The World, According to Mali – 1 p.m.
• Guest Lecturer Morgan Mickelson – 2 p.m.
• Guest Artist Recital: Ben Carrasquillo, trombone – 5 p.m.
• French Film Festival – Saint Omer by Alice Diop – 6 p.m.
• Studio Band at The Jazz Kitchen – 7 p.m.
• The Last Five Years – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

• Guest lecture on Indianapolis’ Journey Toward an Energy Benchmarking Policy – 11 a.m.
• Piano Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Marc Lore – 6:30 p.m.
• Joint Student Recital: Jacob Hickle and Solomon Dixon, trombone – 7:30 p.m.
• The Last Five Years – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 19, 2024

• Abstract Watercolors – 10 a.m.
• Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
• Biology Seminar Apr 19 – 1 p.m.
• Platanos Y Collard Greens – 7 p.m.
• The Last Five Years – 7:30 p.m.
• Cabaret – 7:30 p.m.
• Spring Opera – Il Campanello di Notte and Suor Angelica – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 20, 2024

• Make Glass Art at Glick! – 11 a.m.
• The Last Five Years – 2:30 p.m.
• Cabaret – 2:30 p.m.
• MM Recital: Charles Hartman, horn – 3 p.m.
• Joint Recital: Sammy Deckard and Carlos Juanillo-Castillo, euphonium – 7:30 p.m.
• The Last Five Years – 7:30 p.m.
• Cabaret – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 21, 2024

• Trombone Studio Recital – 2 p.m.
• The Last Five Years – 2:30 p.m.
• Spring Opera – Il Campanello di Notte and Suor Angelica – 3 p.m.
• EM | Four – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 22, 2024

• Junior Recital: Shaan Milharcic, violin – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

• 1927: A Most Interesting Year – ’27 Had it All – 1:30 p.m.
• AD Recital: Gozde Parlaktuna, violin – 5:30 p.m.
• Campus Band – 7:30 p.m.
• Cabaret – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

• Alice: Dreaming of Wonderland – 7:30 p.m.
• Violin Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Sophomore Recital: Katy Tenbarge, cello – 7:30 p.m.
• Ball State Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist Remy Le Boeuf – 7:30 p.m.
• Cabaret – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

• Lessons Learned in Leadership with Melvin Cole – 11 a.m.
• Oboe Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Jake Haskins, percussion – 7:30 p.m.
• New Music Ensemble – 7:30 p.m.
• Cabaret – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 26, 2024

• Biology Seminar Apr 26 – 1 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Sloane Lakin, cello – 4:30 p.m.
• “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.
• Cabaret -7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

• Harp Studio Recital – 10 a.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Tamara Deichert, flute – 1 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Ayrice Wilson and Wenting Wu, voice – 3 p.m.
• “Magic Treehouse: Space Mission” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
• “Sunset Meditation” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
• DA Lecture Dissertation: Nicolas Andrade, horn – 5:30 p.m.
• “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Cabaret – 7:30 p.m.
• Concert Choir and Chamber Choir – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 28, 2024

• DA Performance Recital: Patricia Burton, cello – 3 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Yi-Ju (Amy) Shih, violin – 5:30 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Korn Roongruanchai, violin – 7:30 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Joseph Novosel, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 29, 2024

• DA Performance Recital: Yu-Yao (Rachel) Chui, cello – 5:30 p.m.
• AD Recital: Rachel Riddle, piano – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

• The Greatest Spectacle – 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.

Friday, March 1, 2024

• Biology Seminar Mar 1 – 1 p.m.
• “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

• “Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
• “Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
• “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Joe Gatto’s Night of Comedy – 7 p.m.
• 51st Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

• Beginning Genealogy – 10 a.m.
• Lifelong Learners: Haunted Muncie: Uncanny Tales of the Magic City – 1:30 p.m.
• Indianapolis Graverobbing: A Syndicate of Death -6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 8, 2024

• Burke, Kennedy, and O’Leary – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 11, 2024

• First Ladies of Ball State – 2 p.m.
• Faculty Artist Series: Trio Village – 5:30 p.m.
• Faculty Artist Series: Marko Petričić – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

• Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Bill Bussick – 11 a.m.
• Junior Recital: Daniel Perez, jazz trumpet – 5:30 p.m.
• Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

• Junior Recital: Connor Speakman, percussion – 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Research Speaker Dr. Jerome Kotecki – 1 p.m.

Faculty Artist Series: Anna Vayman and Faculty – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 15, 2024

• Johnny Cash – The Official Concert Experience – 12 a.m.
• Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.
• Biology Seminar Mar 15 – 1 p.m.
• 53rd Annual Pellegrini Festival of New Music – 4 p.m.
• Looking Back | Moving Forward – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

• 53rd Annual Pellegrini Festival of New Music – 11 a.m.
• Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.
• Flute Guild Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Looking Back | Moving Forward – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

• Looking Back | Moving Forward – 2:30 p.m.
• University Choral Union and Cardinal Chorus – 3 p.m.
• Faculty Artist Series: Stephen Campbell and YoungKyoung Lee – 3 p.m.
• DA Lecture Recital: Andy Schroetter – 5:30 p.m.

Monday, March 18, 2024

• Looking Back | Moving Forward – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

• DRUM TAO 30th Anniversary THE TAO 夢幻響 – 7:30 p.m.
• Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Karen Mangia – 11 a.m.
• Lessons Learned in Leadership with Karen Mangia – 11 a.m.
• Women of Song and Vox Anima – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

• Dementia Friends – 2 p.m.
• Beyond Shareholder Primacy Reinventing Business Education – 3 p.m.
• Campus Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.
• Don’t Unlock the Door – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 21, 2024

• Virtual Lunch and Learn: The Power of Maps – 12 p.m.
• Pastiche: New AI Art – 2 p.m.
• Graduate Recital: Alena M Miskinis, piano – 5:30 p.m.
• Beginning Sign Language – 7 p.m.
• Don’t Unlock the Door – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 22, 2024

• John Mellencamp – 8 p.m.
• Biology Seminar Mar 22 – 1 p.m.
• Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.
• Don’t Unlock the Door – 7:30 p.m.
• Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Ellen Price Elder – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 23, 2024

• Viola Day – 9 a.m.
• Writing in the Galleries: Icons, Angels, and Allegories – 1:30 p.m.
• Don’t Unlock the Door – 2:30 p.m.
• “Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
• “Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
• “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.
• Don’t Unlock the Door – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

• Senior Recital: Braden Allison, voice – 1 p.m.
• Don’t Unlock the Door – 2:30 p.m.
• MM Recital: Emily Hunt, clarinet – 3 p.m.
• String Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• MM Recital: Katelyn Daily, voice – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

• Horn Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Joey Krachenfels, viola – 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

• Research Speaker Dr. Jay Kandiah – 1 p.m.
• Percussion Ensemble Recital – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 28, 2024

• Tea, Scones, and Not Your Grandmother’s Needlepoint – 2 p.m.
• Joint Recital: Izzy Fuentes and Ethan Johnson, oboes – 5:30 p.m.
• Meyer Lecture with Dr. Gabriela Veronelli: “The Politics of Translation and Location in Latin American Feminism” – 6 p.m.
• Arts Alive: Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.
• MM Recital: Jordan D Fredericks, composition – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 29, 2024

• Biology Seminar Mar 29 – 1 p.m.
• “So You Want to See Totality?” Planetarium Lecture – 5:30 p.m.
• Junior Recital: Naomi Martin, piano – 5:30 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Oliver Hazel, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.
• “So You Want to See Totality?” Planetarium Lecture – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 30, 2024

• Special Saturday Eclipse Activities at the Brown Planetarium – 2:30 p.m.
• Masterclass: Ralph Skiano, clarinet – 2:30 p.m.
• Senior Recital: Andrew Harris, violin – 5:30 p.m.
• DA Performance Recital: Renee Anderson, voice – 7:30 p.m.