Rock N Brew is set for Aug. 17

Pets will be the focus Aug. 17 at Hudson Family Park.

Midwest Pet Refuge will holds its Rock N Brew 4 Rescue event beginning at noon and continuing throughout the day.

The festivities will include a benefit ride to begin at 12:30 p.m. — registration starts at noon — to be followed by a hog roast beginning at 4 p.m. Jonah Keen Band will play from 4 to 7 p.m., and The Breakfast Club, a 1980s tribute band, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Registration for the ride is $15, meals will be $6 and advance tickets to the concert are $10.

For more information about the event, visit the Midwest Pet Refuge Facebook Page, email [email protected] or call (260) 726-3331.

To open

Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ new Muncie Altrusa Foundation Beulah Frogge Digital Arts Studio will have its grand opening Aug. 24 with a stop-motion workshop led by Disney artist and animator Brad Condie.

There will be a session from 1 to 3 p.m. for 8- to 11-year-olds and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for 12- to 15-year-olds. All attendees will participate in creating a short film.

The workshops are free, but pre-registration is required by emailing [email protected] or calling (765) 281-9503.

Registration

Jay School Corporation will hold registration at July 30 and Aug. 1 at all of its school buildings.

Registration on July 30 will run from 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 6 p.m. The Aug. 1 session will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Registration is also available online by clicking the Skyward Family Access logo at jayschoolcorp.org. 

Shows scheduled

Charles W. Brown Planetarium at Ball State University in Muncie will host free shows this summer.

The programs “Astronaut” and “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” will be held at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., respectively, on Friday, and Aug. 2 and 9.