Arts Place to host open mic again

Another opportunity to perform is set for next week.

Arts Place will hold an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at its Jay County Campus.

Open mic nights are an opportunity for artists to perform in a low-pressure, welcoming environment. Sign-ups for 10-minute slots begin at 6:30 p.m., with performances to follow at 7 p.m.

The event will be held in the green room at Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland. The Jay County Campus is also hosting an exhibit of metal work by Ron Lingo in its Weaver Community Gallery. In the Hugh N. Ronald Gallery, there is an exhibit featuring cartoon art. The displays will be up through Oct. 9 and 10, respectively.

At Blackford County Arts Center in Hartford City, Arts Place has the exhibit “A Journey in Wood and Steel.” It features 11 guitars handmade by Hartford City residents Doug and Carol Hunt.

Registration is also open for the MusicWorks Handbell Ensemble and Eastern Breeze Flute Ensemble. The flute group will rehearse from 6 to 7 p.m. on Mondays, and the handbell ensemble will practice from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

For more details about Arts Place and its Hartford City and Portland locations, visit myartsplace.org.

Exhibits on display

Ball State University’s David Owsley Museum of Art is hosting special exhibitions “Cercle et Carré and the International Spirit of Abstract Art” and “Indiana Pastoral: The Photography of Lamar Richcreek.”

Cercle et Carré examines a short-lived modernist movement formed in Paris. Indiana Pastoral showcases the work of BSU graduate Lamar Richcreek, whose photographs document the postwar transformation of rural Indiana.

Both exhibits are free and open to the public. They will run through Dec. 19.

For more information, visit bsu.edu/web/museumofart.

Programs planned

Charles W. Brown Planetarium at Ball State University will host a series of programs.

The events this month include:

Halloween: Celestial Origins — Discover the holiday’s astronomical roots as a “cross-quarter day” and find out what stars and planets will light up the Halloween sky at 5 and 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 17 and 24, and Saturdays, Oct. 18 and 25.

Kitz the Cat’s SuperMoon Adventure — Develop an understanding of the danger of space junk and humanity’s Moon exploration while following adventurous cat astronauts at 3:30 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 18 and 25.

For more information, visit bsu.edu/planetarium.

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:

•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, visit emens.bsu.edu/events.