MusicWorks registration underway

It’s time to sign up for music classes.

Registration is open for fall MusicWorks classes at Arts Place’s locations in Jay and Blackford counties.

Classes, which begin Sept. 2, are available for string, brass and band instruments, piano, harp, guitar, ukulele and bassoon. Voice lessons are also offered.

Class sessions will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To register, visit myartsplace.org. The deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25.

For assistance call (206) 726-4809 for the Jay County Campus or (765) 348-4154 for the Blackford County Arts Center. 

Also, Brother Believe Me will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Hudson Family Park, in the final concert of Arts Place’s summer series.

Brother Believe Me reproduces a wide range of musical genres, including a mix of songs from the 1970s, ’80s and today.

Exhibit underway

The exhibit Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend is now open at Minnetrista Museum and Gardens in Muncie.

The traveling exhibit from Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services features displays, hands-in interactives and visuals of the Narwhal. There is a life-sized, 16-foot fiberglass model of an adult male narwhal suspended from the ceiling.

Emens series set

Ball State University recently announced its Emens Auditorium 2025-26 series, including opening ticket sales for those who subscribe to the entire series.

The series lineup is as follows:

•The Addams Family on Sept. 23

•Mrs. Doubtfire on Oct. 30

•The Tina Turner Musical on Nov. 19

•Chicago on Jan. 22

•The Barricade Boys on Feb. 24

All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

Those interested in subscribing can call the Emens box office at (765) 285-1539.

For more information, go online to emens.bsu.edu/events.

Applications open

Applications are open for the Indiana Career Scholarship Account program.

The program is open to sophomores through seniors in high school who are interested in internships, apprenticeships or work-based learning. They can provide a $5,000 annual scholarship for students enrolled in an approved program.

Applications are available at in.gov/tos/csa. The deadline is Oct. 1.

Series announced

The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is hosting seven concerts this summer.

The series will continue with a performance by Blue Moon Marquee on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Canan Commons. The group is a Canadian swing blues duo from British Columbia.

Dates for other shows are as follows:

•Saturday, Aug. 23 — Vanessa Collier at Brown Family Amphitheater at Ball State University

•Saturday, Aug. 30 — Jennie Devoe at Canan Commons

•Saturday, Sept. 6 — Colby T. Helms & the Virginia Creepers at Brown Family Amphitheater

•Saturday, Sept. 20 — The Afro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra at Brown Family Amphitheater

All shows begin at 7 p.m.

For more information, go online to munciethreetrails.com.