January 11, 2020 at 4:53 a.m.
Animationland opens Jan. 25
Taking note
Minnetrista's newest exhibit — Animationland — opens on Jan. 25.
Developed and produced by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Animationland offers a fully immersive, interactive exhibit where guests learn to incorporate animation skills into the creation process.
This enables visitors to understand the interplay that occurs between art and science and how they can apply those skills to tell their own stories in unique and dynamic ways, Minnetrista spokesmen said.
The exhibit focuses on the basics of the animation process using interactive features including a sketching studio, a sound effects booth and the opportunity to plan and star in a stop-motion production.
“Animationland is a vibrant, whimsical place where kids and adults can get lost in the creative process, even if they’ve never thought of themselves as artists,” said Catherine Diaz, exhibit business development manager at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Animationland is on view from Jan. 25 to May 3. Minnetrista is located at 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway, Muncie.
Celebrating
LifeStream Services, the area agency on aging, is inviting the community to help celebrate its 45th anniversary.
It’s planning Sapphire Social on Friday, March 13, at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E. Main St., Muncie.
The event will run from 6 to 10 p.m. and will include dinner, drinks and music.
LifeStream provides services to more than 19,000 people in Jay, Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Union, and Wayne counties. Tickets to the event are $45 per person or $350 for a table of 8. Tickets can be purchased online at lifestreaminc.org/sapphiresocial or by calling (765) 759-1121. The last day to purchase tickets is Feb. 28.
Sponsorship and donations of desserts or auction items will be accepted through Feb. 28. Those who are interested should contact Angie Jenkins, outreach coordinator, at (765) 759-1121 or [email protected].
Returning
Ensemble 4.1 is hoping for better weather this time around as it returns to Arts Place on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Last year’s concert by the highly acclaimed group was cancelled due to poor weather. Ensemble 4.1 is a group of four wind soloists and one pianist who have dedicated their performances to bringing new life into rare or undiscovered compositions. The Virginia Gazette called them “a breath of fresh air.” The Washington Post praised their “unassailable musicianship.”
Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance can be purchased online at artsland.org, over the phone at (260) 726-4809, or in person at 131 E. Walnut Street in Portland, Indiana. Advance tickets can be purchased for $20 per adult and $12 per student. Tickets will be available at the door for the price of $23 per adult and $13 per student.
Act a spell
Auditions for Jay County Civic Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be heldHonors night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, and Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Hall-Moser Theatre at Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland.
There are a variety of roles and a number of chorus parts to be filled.
For auditions, be prepared to sing a musical theatre song. Those trying out are encouraged to sing with music on their phone or another device. They’ll also be asked to read a few lines from the show.
Call-backs will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. At that time, performers will be asked to sing songs from the show and read scenes.
Songs and scenes will be posted soon at jaycountycivic.com.
If you’d like to try out but can’t make it to the scheduled audition dates, contact director Joey Bailey, assistant director Ray Cooney or assistant director/musical director Reid Knuth.
If you have questions, email [email protected].
No meetings
The Mississinewa Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will not meet in January or February.
Anyone seeking more information should contact regent Kathy Selman at (260) 251-1694 or Sue Sommers at (260) 726-2678.
Honors night
Senior Honors Night at Jay County High School has been set for May 4.
Anyone who would like to add an award or scholarship should contact the JCHS guidance office to get the necessary forms.
The deadline for adding new awards and scholarships is Feb. 5.
2020 20s
Mark your calendar for Feb. 29.
Jay County Public Library is planning its first-ever Roaring 20s part to kick off the year 2020.
The dry event will feature live music, games, a 1920s costume contest and refreshments.
Tickets are free, and the event is open to anyone in high school or older.
Busy schedule
Plenty of activities are on the calendar for January at the Jay County Public Library.
You can learn how to crochet a scarf at a workshop at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. It’s free and there’s no need to register.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, it will be “Crafternoon for Kids” time again. This time children will be creating snowmen from 4 to 6 p.m. The event is freee, but all children must be accompanied by an adult.
If your New Year’s resolutions are already fractured, you can attend a family M&M tasting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Then on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m., it’s time for another Family Steam Lab. Participants will be creating snowball catapults.
Performing
Pianist Phoenix Park-Kim and cellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun will perform at Arts Place on Saturday at 7:30 pm.
The two musicians form the classical duo known as Duo Dolce.
Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun is a graduate of Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and studied with Janos Starker. Yeon-Ji Yun has won numerous competitions and performed in nine countries on three continents.
Phoenix Park-Kim is a professor of music at Indiana Wesleyan University. She has won top prizes at numerous national and international competitions, including first prize at the Miami Concerto Competition.
Tickets are in advance for $12 per student or $20 per adult, or at the door for $13 per student and $23 per adult.
Advance tickets can be purchased at Artsland.org, at Arts Place, or by calling (260 )726-4809.
At Berne
The Swiss Village series “Saturday Night at the Village” will feature the Royer Brothers from 7 to 8 p.m. this Saturday.
The Royer brothers work together on a small dairy farm near Bryant and sing together as a quartet, performing mostly southern gospel style songs.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Michelle McIntosh, Marketing Director at (260) 589.3173 or visit www.swissvillage.org.
Developed and produced by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Animationland offers a fully immersive, interactive exhibit where guests learn to incorporate animation skills into the creation process.
This enables visitors to understand the interplay that occurs between art and science and how they can apply those skills to tell their own stories in unique and dynamic ways, Minnetrista spokesmen said.
The exhibit focuses on the basics of the animation process using interactive features including a sketching studio, a sound effects booth and the opportunity to plan and star in a stop-motion production.
“Animationland is a vibrant, whimsical place where kids and adults can get lost in the creative process, even if they’ve never thought of themselves as artists,” said Catherine Diaz, exhibit business development manager at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Animationland is on view from Jan. 25 to May 3. Minnetrista is located at 1200 N. Minnetrista Parkway, Muncie.
Celebrating
LifeStream Services, the area agency on aging, is inviting the community to help celebrate its 45th anniversary.
It’s planning Sapphire Social on Friday, March 13, at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E. Main St., Muncie.
The event will run from 6 to 10 p.m. and will include dinner, drinks and music.
LifeStream provides services to more than 19,000 people in Jay, Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Henry, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Union, and Wayne counties. Tickets to the event are $45 per person or $350 for a table of 8. Tickets can be purchased online at lifestreaminc.org/sapphiresocial or by calling (765) 759-1121. The last day to purchase tickets is Feb. 28.
Sponsorship and donations of desserts or auction items will be accepted through Feb. 28. Those who are interested should contact Angie Jenkins, outreach coordinator, at (765) 759-1121 or [email protected].
Returning
Ensemble 4.1 is hoping for better weather this time around as it returns to Arts Place on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Last year’s concert by the highly acclaimed group was cancelled due to poor weather. Ensemble 4.1 is a group of four wind soloists and one pianist who have dedicated their performances to bringing new life into rare or undiscovered compositions. The Virginia Gazette called them “a breath of fresh air.” The Washington Post praised their “unassailable musicianship.”
Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance can be purchased online at artsland.org, over the phone at (260) 726-4809, or in person at 131 E. Walnut Street in Portland, Indiana. Advance tickets can be purchased for $20 per adult and $12 per student. Tickets will be available at the door for the price of $23 per adult and $13 per student.
Act a spell
Auditions for Jay County Civic Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be heldHonors night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, and Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Hall-Moser Theatre at Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland.
There are a variety of roles and a number of chorus parts to be filled.
For auditions, be prepared to sing a musical theatre song. Those trying out are encouraged to sing with music on their phone or another device. They’ll also be asked to read a few lines from the show.
Call-backs will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. At that time, performers will be asked to sing songs from the show and read scenes.
Songs and scenes will be posted soon at jaycountycivic.com.
If you’d like to try out but can’t make it to the scheduled audition dates, contact director Joey Bailey, assistant director Ray Cooney or assistant director/musical director Reid Knuth.
If you have questions, email [email protected].
No meetings
The Mississinewa Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will not meet in January or February.
Anyone seeking more information should contact regent Kathy Selman at (260) 251-1694 or Sue Sommers at (260) 726-2678.
Honors night
Senior Honors Night at Jay County High School has been set for May 4.
Anyone who would like to add an award or scholarship should contact the JCHS guidance office to get the necessary forms.
The deadline for adding new awards and scholarships is Feb. 5.
2020 20s
Mark your calendar for Feb. 29.
Jay County Public Library is planning its first-ever Roaring 20s part to kick off the year 2020.
The dry event will feature live music, games, a 1920s costume contest and refreshments.
Tickets are free, and the event is open to anyone in high school or older.
Busy schedule
Plenty of activities are on the calendar for January at the Jay County Public Library.
You can learn how to crochet a scarf at a workshop at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. It’s free and there’s no need to register.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, it will be “Crafternoon for Kids” time again. This time children will be creating snowmen from 4 to 6 p.m. The event is freee, but all children must be accompanied by an adult.
If your New Year’s resolutions are already fractured, you can attend a family M&M tasting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
Then on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m., it’s time for another Family Steam Lab. Participants will be creating snowball catapults.
Performing
Pianist Phoenix Park-Kim and cellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun will perform at Arts Place on Saturday at 7:30 pm.
The two musicians form the classical duo known as Duo Dolce.
Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun is a graduate of Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and studied with Janos Starker. Yeon-Ji Yun has won numerous competitions and performed in nine countries on three continents.
Phoenix Park-Kim is a professor of music at Indiana Wesleyan University. She has won top prizes at numerous national and international competitions, including first prize at the Miami Concerto Competition.
Tickets are in advance for $12 per student or $20 per adult, or at the door for $13 per student and $23 per adult.
Advance tickets can be purchased at Artsland.org, at Arts Place, or by calling (260 )726-4809.
At Berne
The Swiss Village series “Saturday Night at the Village” will feature the Royer Brothers from 7 to 8 p.m. this Saturday.
The Royer brothers work together on a small dairy farm near Bryant and sing together as a quartet, performing mostly southern gospel style songs.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Michelle McIntosh, Marketing Director at (260) 589.3173 or visit www.swissvillage.org.
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