Arts Center offers classes

Blackford County Arts Center is offering three art classes this month.

Beginning Oil Painting starts at 5 p.m. Thursday. The class offers guidance for those new to painting on canvas or picking up an old skill.

Beginning Creating Writing starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, and it offers students prompts to write poems, creative nonfiction or start a novel.

Phone-Friendly Photography, a class for beginner photographers, begins at 2 p.m. Feb. 28. It demonstrates how to take quality pictures with phones and digital cameras.

To register, visit myartsplace.org or call arts center director Lylanne Musselman (765) 348-4154.

Email [email protected] to answer questions.



Top 50

Ball State University recently announced recipients of its awards for the top ranking students.

Making the top 50 was senior Katelyn Harris, a pre-medical preparation major from Portland.

The award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates nominated for representing the spirit of beneficence. Recipients are invited to an awards ceremony March 25 at Ball State Alumni Center and at 3 p.m. April 5 in Emens Auditorium.