Auditions will be held for Civic’s ‘Young Frankenstein’

Jay County Civic Theatre will  hold auditions for its upcoming musical.
Auditions will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church for “Young Frankenstein.”
Callbacks will be held the same night.
For more information, email [email protected].
 
Felting class
The Blackford County Arts Center, 107 W. Washington St., Hartford City, will hold a needle felting class from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 27 with Carol Tropf as the instructor.
Needle felting uses barbed needles to interlock wool fibers to form a more condensed material. The cost is $35.
To register, call (765) 348-4154. The Blackford County Arts Center is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m.

Mythology exhibit
The works of Laura Levine will be on exhibit Sept. 4 through Oct. 2 at Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St. in Portland.
The exhibit titled “Contemporary Mythology” will feature a mixture of traditional, figurative and classical influences, as well as her personal contemporary mythology.
Levine has studied in Florence and Italy and received her bachelor’s of fine arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Arts Place is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays. For more information, call (260) 726-4809.

Free activity
Arts Place Blackford County Arts Center will host a free event between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sept. 12.
Children in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited for a “Make-It and Take-It” activity.    
The center is located at 107 W. Washington St. in Hartford City. For more information, visit http://www.artsland.org or contact [email protected] or (765) 348-1677.