November 30, 2019 at 5:40 a.m.
Holiday events fill calendar
Taking Note
Holiday events fill calendar
Jay County Public Library’s annual holiday open house is set for Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Queen Elsa from “Frozen” will visit throughout the event. Santa will be on hand from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There will be cookie decorating, hot cocoa and a chance to create Christmas crafts.
Santa will return to the library from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19.
Holiday concert
The music department at Jay County High School will present “Glad Tidings of Joy,” the annual holiday concert, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, in the JCHS auditorium.
The Jay Patriot Concert Band, Just Treble and Patriot Edition will be performing a variety of holiday tunes.
Suggested admission to the concert is a can of food for The Journey Home, the regional veterans’ center based in Winchester.
The choirs will also be holding their annual cookie walk beginning at 11 a.m.
Feel the warmth
Dunkirk’s annual Feel the Warmth of Christmas event is set for Monday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. downtown.
Santa will arrive about 5:30 p.m. and visit with local youngsters at Pizza King until 7 p.m.
Free hot chocolate will be served by Sigma Phi Gamma sorority at Pizza King from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and there will be hot chocolate and cookies at the Dunkirk City Building from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Miller’s Dunkirk Pantry will also be serving hot chocolate, and a number of other businesses will also be open.
Dunkirk Public Library and The Glass Museum will host its first “Christmas at the Museum” event from 6 to 8 p.m.
The museum will be open and free of charge to the community.
Volunteers will be serving coffee and hot chocolate and holding a drawing for three different gift baskets.
Also on Monday, children can drop off their letters to Santa Claus at the library, and Santa will send a response.
Open house
A Christmas open house is planned at the Jay County Retirement Center on Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 5 p.m. with refreshments and a visit from Santa. The public is invited.
Luminaria
The Enchanted Luminaria Walk at Minnetrista in Muncie is set for Dec. 6 and 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. each night
“Enchanted Luminaria Walk is one of my favorite events to work here at Minnetrista,” said discovery and engagement manager Ashley Mann.
“It’s our gift to the community and there are so many amazing opportunities for family fun and memory making. The excitement and joy is palpable. It is a great way to kick off the holiday season.”
Visitors can enjoy sweet treats, winter crafts, carriage rides, music by local artists, and more in celebration of the season at this free community event.
The event is supported by Magna in partnership with Unified Group Services and MITS.
Info session
An informational planning seminar on Medicaid will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Miller’s Merry Manor, 11563 W. 300 South, Dunkirk.
Information will be presented by the Fort Wayne elder law firm of Beers Mallers Backs and Salin.
Reservations are required and must be made by Dec. 6 by calling (765) 768-7537.
Jazz in Blackford
Muncie’s Hometown Band Jazz Quartet will perform at the Blackford County Arts Center of Arts Place on Sunday, Dec. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m.. There will be live jazz, desserts, wine, beer, and coffee. The cost per person is $25. Advance only tickets are available for this event. No tickets will be sold at the door, and the audience is limited to 50 people.
Tickets are available now. For more information call (765) 348-4154 or email [email protected].
The Blackford County Arts Center is located at 107 W. Washington St., Hartford City.
Toy drive
The Artifices Luminis Chapter of the Low Twelve Riders will be sponsoring a used toy drive from 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 7 at Jay F. & A.M. Lodge 87 in Portland.
Clean usable toys will be collected and given to the Salvation Army for distribution.
On Sale
Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 22, for a 2020 performance by BlackHawk and Sawyer Brown at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina, Ohio.
Th concert is set for Friday, Aug. 14.
For more information go to www.mercercountyohiofair.com.
Recital set
Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Muncie, will conclude its current class session with its Fall Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 8. This recital will include dance and music performances as well as a martial arts demonstration, and a student art gallery.
Act 1 will begin at 2 p.m. in the E.B. Ball Auditorium, followed by Act 2 beginning at 4 p.m. During intermission a martial arts demonstration will take place in the Colonnade Room. Light refreshments will be available in the Colonnade Room on the first floor of Cornerstone. The event will continue until 5:30 p.m.
Celebration is free and open to the public. For more information visit cornerstonearts.org or call the education department at 765-281-9503.
Blood drive
A special community blood drive in honor of John Paul Morris and in memory of Wiley Freel will be conducted by the American Red Cross from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, at Sonoco Protective Solutions.
Organizers said John Paul Morris is a 5-year-old kindergarten student who loves playing soccer, baseball and basketball. In February 2019 he was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of cancer. He has received frequent blood transfusions and may need more as treatment continues.
Wiley Freel was born in December 2013 with a congenital heart defect. He received many transfusions before he passed away from complications in January of 2014.
Opera on stage
Ball State Opera Theatre’s performance of “Orpheus in the Underworld” will offer a comedic mockery of relationships, opera conventions, puritanism, libertinism, cancel culture and more on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m. in Sursa Performance Hall on the BSU campus.
The performance’s 30-member cast sings to the story of the Greek gods and their unruly children as they leave the boredom and perpetual bliss of Mount Olympus for a chance to visit a new kind of scenery: hell.
“This version of Orpheus is unique in that it totally twists this normally romantic story into a tale of bickering spouses who cheat on each other,” said Director of Opera Jon Truitt, also an associate professor of voice. “In a light and humorous way, we address current issues through political parody, which makes for a fun night at the theater.”
Presented in English, the operatic comic romp is complete with well-known choreography like the Can-Can, projected scenery, elaborate costumes, and a 22-member chamber orchestra conducted by Cara Chowning, assistant teaching professor in the School of Music.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $13 for seniors, $10 for faculty/staff and $5 in advance with a student ID at the Emens Box Office, or $8 at the door. For details, call 765-285-5842 or email [email protected] for tickets.
Help offered
LifeStream Services is providing free Medicare consultations with trained State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) counselors during the Medicare open enrollment period.
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program provides free, impartial health insurance information for people with Medicare. SHIP can help answer questions regarding Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, long-term care insurance, prescription coverage, and low-income assistance.
One-on-one appointments can be scheduled through Dec. 7 by calling LifeStream at 800-589-1121. Those who are unable to travel, or prefer not to, can speak with a SHIP counselor on the phone who can assess their current coverage and make other recommendations.
Upstart time
Indiana families can pre-register their four-year-olds for UPSTART, a free online kindergarten-readiness program for low-income families, now through Friday, Nov. 15, according to a press release from State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle).
The Indiana General Assembly helped make UPSTART available in Indiana during the 2017 legislative session by passing House Enrolled Act 1004. That act authorized funds for a technology-based, in-home early education program.
Through UPSTART, children are taught early reading, math and science through instructional hours, lessons, activities, books and animated songs. Participants follow their own personalized learning path, but must use the program at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week the year before entering kindergarten.
For more information on UPSTART and to find out if your family qualifies, visit waterfordupstart.org/how-it-works or call 800-669-4533.
Scholarship
The Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association is partnering with Ivy Tech Community College to offer volunteer first responders a chance to earn a two-year degree, tuition free.
Ivy Tech has committed $250,000 over two years to pay for tuition and fees for volunteer first responders to attend academic programs with the exception of Flight Aviation and General Studies.
To learn more visit www.ivfa.org or IvyTech.edu/volunteer.
Seeking donations
LifeStream is accepting donations for its AngelWish program, which provides gift bags to older adults in its service area, including Jay County.
Those interested in contributing can donate money or canned soup, or become a sponsor. Volunteers can also sign up to deliver gifts between Dec. 7 and 24.
For more information about the program, visit lifestreaminc.org/angelwish, email [email protected] or call (765) 759-3372.
Queen Elsa from “Frozen” will visit throughout the event. Santa will be on hand from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There will be cookie decorating, hot cocoa and a chance to create Christmas crafts.
Santa will return to the library from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19.
Holiday concert
The music department at Jay County High School will present “Glad Tidings of Joy,” the annual holiday concert, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, in the JCHS auditorium.
The Jay Patriot Concert Band, Just Treble and Patriot Edition will be performing a variety of holiday tunes.
Suggested admission to the concert is a can of food for The Journey Home, the regional veterans’ center based in Winchester.
The choirs will also be holding their annual cookie walk beginning at 11 a.m.
Feel the warmth
Dunkirk’s annual Feel the Warmth of Christmas event is set for Monday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. downtown.
Santa will arrive about 5:30 p.m. and visit with local youngsters at Pizza King until 7 p.m.
Free hot chocolate will be served by Sigma Phi Gamma sorority at Pizza King from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and there will be hot chocolate and cookies at the Dunkirk City Building from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Miller’s Dunkirk Pantry will also be serving hot chocolate, and a number of other businesses will also be open.
Dunkirk Public Library and The Glass Museum will host its first “Christmas at the Museum” event from 6 to 8 p.m.
The museum will be open and free of charge to the community.
Volunteers will be serving coffee and hot chocolate and holding a drawing for three different gift baskets.
Also on Monday, children can drop off their letters to Santa Claus at the library, and Santa will send a response.
Open house
A Christmas open house is planned at the Jay County Retirement Center on Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 5 p.m. with refreshments and a visit from Santa. The public is invited.
Luminaria
The Enchanted Luminaria Walk at Minnetrista in Muncie is set for Dec. 6 and 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. each night
“Enchanted Luminaria Walk is one of my favorite events to work here at Minnetrista,” said discovery and engagement manager Ashley Mann.
“It’s our gift to the community and there are so many amazing opportunities for family fun and memory making. The excitement and joy is palpable. It is a great way to kick off the holiday season.”
Visitors can enjoy sweet treats, winter crafts, carriage rides, music by local artists, and more in celebration of the season at this free community event.
The event is supported by Magna in partnership with Unified Group Services and MITS.
Info session
An informational planning seminar on Medicaid will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Miller’s Merry Manor, 11563 W. 300 South, Dunkirk.
Information will be presented by the Fort Wayne elder law firm of Beers Mallers Backs and Salin.
Reservations are required and must be made by Dec. 6 by calling (765) 768-7537.
Jazz in Blackford
Muncie’s Hometown Band Jazz Quartet will perform at the Blackford County Arts Center of Arts Place on Sunday, Dec. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m.. There will be live jazz, desserts, wine, beer, and coffee. The cost per person is $25. Advance only tickets are available for this event. No tickets will be sold at the door, and the audience is limited to 50 people.
Tickets are available now. For more information call (765) 348-4154 or email [email protected].
The Blackford County Arts Center is located at 107 W. Washington St., Hartford City.
Toy drive
The Artifices Luminis Chapter of the Low Twelve Riders will be sponsoring a used toy drive from 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 7 at Jay F. & A.M. Lodge 87 in Portland.
Clean usable toys will be collected and given to the Salvation Army for distribution.
On Sale
Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 22, for a 2020 performance by BlackHawk and Sawyer Brown at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina, Ohio.
Th concert is set for Friday, Aug. 14.
For more information go to www.mercercountyohiofair.com.
Recital set
Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Muncie, will conclude its current class session with its Fall Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 8. This recital will include dance and music performances as well as a martial arts demonstration, and a student art gallery.
Act 1 will begin at 2 p.m. in the E.B. Ball Auditorium, followed by Act 2 beginning at 4 p.m. During intermission a martial arts demonstration will take place in the Colonnade Room. Light refreshments will be available in the Colonnade Room on the first floor of Cornerstone. The event will continue until 5:30 p.m.
Celebration is free and open to the public. For more information visit cornerstonearts.org or call the education department at 765-281-9503.
Blood drive
A special community blood drive in honor of John Paul Morris and in memory of Wiley Freel will be conducted by the American Red Cross from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, at Sonoco Protective Solutions.
Organizers said John Paul Morris is a 5-year-old kindergarten student who loves playing soccer, baseball and basketball. In February 2019 he was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of cancer. He has received frequent blood transfusions and may need more as treatment continues.
Wiley Freel was born in December 2013 with a congenital heart defect. He received many transfusions before he passed away from complications in January of 2014.
Opera on stage
Ball State Opera Theatre’s performance of “Orpheus in the Underworld” will offer a comedic mockery of relationships, opera conventions, puritanism, libertinism, cancel culture and more on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m. in Sursa Performance Hall on the BSU campus.
The performance’s 30-member cast sings to the story of the Greek gods and their unruly children as they leave the boredom and perpetual bliss of Mount Olympus for a chance to visit a new kind of scenery: hell.
“This version of Orpheus is unique in that it totally twists this normally romantic story into a tale of bickering spouses who cheat on each other,” said Director of Opera Jon Truitt, also an associate professor of voice. “In a light and humorous way, we address current issues through political parody, which makes for a fun night at the theater.”
Presented in English, the operatic comic romp is complete with well-known choreography like the Can-Can, projected scenery, elaborate costumes, and a 22-member chamber orchestra conducted by Cara Chowning, assistant teaching professor in the School of Music.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $13 for seniors, $10 for faculty/staff and $5 in advance with a student ID at the Emens Box Office, or $8 at the door. For details, call 765-285-5842 or email [email protected] for tickets.
Help offered
LifeStream Services is providing free Medicare consultations with trained State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) counselors during the Medicare open enrollment period.
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program provides free, impartial health insurance information for people with Medicare. SHIP can help answer questions regarding Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, long-term care insurance, prescription coverage, and low-income assistance.
One-on-one appointments can be scheduled through Dec. 7 by calling LifeStream at 800-589-1121. Those who are unable to travel, or prefer not to, can speak with a SHIP counselor on the phone who can assess their current coverage and make other recommendations.
Upstart time
Indiana families can pre-register their four-year-olds for UPSTART, a free online kindergarten-readiness program for low-income families, now through Friday, Nov. 15, according to a press release from State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle).
The Indiana General Assembly helped make UPSTART available in Indiana during the 2017 legislative session by passing House Enrolled Act 1004. That act authorized funds for a technology-based, in-home early education program.
Through UPSTART, children are taught early reading, math and science through instructional hours, lessons, activities, books and animated songs. Participants follow their own personalized learning path, but must use the program at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week the year before entering kindergarten.
For more information on UPSTART and to find out if your family qualifies, visit waterfordupstart.org/how-it-works or call 800-669-4533.
Scholarship
The Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association is partnering with Ivy Tech Community College to offer volunteer first responders a chance to earn a two-year degree, tuition free.
Ivy Tech has committed $250,000 over two years to pay for tuition and fees for volunteer first responders to attend academic programs with the exception of Flight Aviation and General Studies.
To learn more visit www.ivfa.org or IvyTech.edu/volunteer.
Seeking donations
LifeStream is accepting donations for its AngelWish program, which provides gift bags to older adults in its service area, including Jay County.
Those interested in contributing can donate money or canned soup, or become a sponsor. Volunteers can also sign up to deliver gifts between Dec. 7 and 24.
For more information about the program, visit lifestreaminc.org/angelwish, email [email protected] or call (765) 759-3372.
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