‘Beyond the Battlefield’ returns this month

Fort Recovery State Museum is highlighting tribal nations in a two-day event again this year.

“Beyond the Battlefield and St. Clair’s Defeat: Connecting with Tribal Nations Today” returns Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 at the museum. The event highlights Eastern Shawnee, Miami, Ottawa and Wyandotte history and culture, allowing visitors the opportunity to experience Native American cultures from tribes whose ancestors were victorious in St. Clair’s Defeat in 1791.

Tribal citizens will have booths set up along the walking trail behind the museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20. The museum will also be open free of charge.

Other scheduled activities each day at the museum include:

•Presentations from Tribal citizens and battlefield tours at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. 

•Children’s story time from a Tribal interpreter from 1 to 1:45 p.m.

Museum hosting

The David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University is showcasing The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis through Dec. 20.

Lewis was a professor emerita of art history at Scripps College in Claremont, California. He was a student under Catlett, a sculptor and printmaker recognized as one of the most significant African American artists in the 20th century, in the 1940s.

“Elizabeth Catlett was my friend and my mentor in art,” wrote Lewis. “She is the reason that I began to see and think creatively. When I first met Elizabeth in 1941, my attempts at making art were strictly based on visual concepts of the European models. Upon my graduation from high school, it was my good fortune to receive a scholarship to study at Dillard University, where Elizabeth was the art professor. I shall always remember her as being my mentor who was responsible for my life in art.”

The museum is located at 2021 W. Riverside Ave., Muncie, in the BSU fine arts building.

It is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

Walker elected

A Jay County native was recently elected to the Board of Governors of the American Classical League.

Jeremy Walker, a 1988 graduate of Jay County High School, was elected to a four-year term on the board for the American Classical League, which celebrates, supports, and advances the teaching and learning of the Greek and Latin languages, literatures, and cultures, and their timeless relevance. The American Classical League also serves as the professional association for teachers of Greek and Latin at the K-12 levels as well as those at the collegiate level.

Walker previously served as state chair for Indiana Junior Classical League for 16 years and as public relations and membership chair for National Junior Classical League for 10 years.