"Community Connections" Event Calendar

October through January – “Cyberchase: The Chase is On!” Based on PBS KIDS GO! Math cartoon mystery.

Through Dec. 28 Charles Dickens¹ A Christmas Carol. Indiana Repertory Theatre. 317.635.5252.

Through Jan. 4 Indian Miniature Paintings from the collection of David T. Owsley. BSU Museum of Art. 765.285.5242 for hours.

Through Jan. 4 This Wonderful Life. IRT, Upperstage. 317.635.5252.

Dec. 2 Adoration Concert (Women¹s Chorus). Taylor University Music Dept.* Butz Carruth Recital Hall. 7:30pm. 765.998.5232.

Dec. 4 Living Arts at Gallery 308*. Collector Dale Potts on antique and unique holiday decorations. Opening reception, 5pm. 765.289.8575.

Dec. 5 Deadline to drop off toys for the Christmas Food & Toy Drive sponsored by Selking International & Idealease. 765.282.2276.

Dec. 5-6 Enchanted Luminaria Walk. Minnetrista*, Muncie. 765.282.4848.

Dec. 5-7, 11-13, 19-20 The Sound of Music. Muncie Civic Theatre*. 7:30pm (2pm Sundays). 765.288.PLAY.

Dec. 5-7, 12-14 A Christmas Carol. With First Christian Church. Marion Civic Theatre*. 765.668.7800.

Dec. 5-14 The Nutcracker. Fort Wayne Ballet. Arts United Center, 303 E. Main, Fort Wayne. 260.484.9646.

Dec. 6 ³Spice It Up!² Jazz with Joe Augustine on piano. Richmond Symphony Orchestra*. 765.966.5181.

Dec. 6 ³Sing Noel.² Taylor Concert Chorale & Sounds. Taylor University Music Dept.* Rediger Auditorium.7:30pm. 765.998.5232.

Dec. 6 Fisher-Shafer Holiday Concert. Muncie Symphony Orchestra*. Emens Auditorium, BSU. 4pm. 765.285.5531.

Dec. 6 ³From the Top.² Nationally syndicated radio program featuring young artists. Hosted by Christopher O¹Riley. Warren Performing Arts Center, Indy. 317.532.6280.

Dec. 7 Taylor Ringers & Bell Choir Concert. Taylor University Music Dept.* Butz Carruth Recital Hall. 7:30pm. 765.998.5232.

Dec. 9 ³Ain¹t Misbehavin¹ Starring Ruben Studdard.² The 2003 American Idol winner leads a cast that includes Frenchie Davis, 2003 Idol contestant and star of RENT. Emens Auditorium, BSU. 7:30pm. 765.285.1539.

Dec. 10 Miracle on 34th Street. LaComedia Theater, Indianapolis.

Dec. 11-13, 14 The Devil Made Me Dance. Dept. of Theatre & Dance*, Mainstage Series, BSU. 7:30pm (Dec. 14 matinee at 2:30pm). 765.285.8749.

Dec. 12 Phil Vassar. Country music star known for uplifting songs. Honeywell Center Ford Theater*. 260.563.1102.

Dec. 12-15, 18-20 Charlotte¹s Web. Studio Theatre, Muncie Civic*. 765.288.PLAY.

Dec. 13 Yuletide Celebration, Circle Theater, Indianapolis.

Dec. 13 Marion Philharmonic Orchestra*, ³The Nutcracker² with Butler University Ballet. Marion HS WaltonAuditorium. Taylor University Music Dept.* 7:30pm. 765.998.5232.

Dec. 13 Anderson Symphony Orchestra*¹s Holiday Concert, with jazz pianist Lori Mechem and combo. Paramount Theatre. 7:30pm. 765.644.2111.

Dec. 14 ³A Classical Christmas.² Masterworks Chorale* with Ball State choirs and MSO. First Presbyterian Church, Muncie. 4pm. 765.286.5347, ext. 22.

Dec. 14 Holiday Concert, Noblesville Symphony Orchestra. Noblesville H.S. Auditorium. 6pm. 317.776.8878.

Dec. 15 The Lettermen Christmas. Civic Hall, Richmond. 4pm & 8pm. 888-CIVIC HALL.

Dec. 30 New Year¹s Gala at Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN. A road trip with JuMa Tours, Center for Vital Aging*, Muncie. 765.289.4541.

*Indiana Public Radio Season/Outreach Partner.

To have your event considered for inclusion in Dialing Around IPR, email us at ipr@bsu.edu or call 765.285.5887. Arts and cultural activities will be published, space permitting.

IPR and the Community
As part of an effort to be good citizens of the community, Indiana Public Radio wishes to connect with the public we serve. Through Community Outreach, we attempt to find ways to link the station with you, our audience. Our Season Partner program is one component of IPR’s community outreach. Through our Season Partnerships, we join with other organizations to promote and support artistic and cultural events in east central Indiana. We pledge to promote our Season Partners during their performance seasons, and our Partners agree to acknowledge Indiana Public Radio’s support. We also have Outreach Partnerships which seek to help an organization promote an single event in exchange for the organization’s acknowledgment of IPR’s support.

IPR’s 2007-08 Season/Outreach Partners are:

Anderson Symphony Orchestra
Arts Place, Inc.
Ball State University Department of Theatre & Dance
Ball State Opera Theatre
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center
Community Center for Vital Aging
Cornerstone Center for the Arts
Gallery 308
Gas City Area Chamber Concerts in the Park Series
Honeywell Center Ford Theatre
Marion Civic Theatre
Marion Philharmonic Orchestra
Masterworks Chorale
Minnetrista
Muncie Civic Theater
Muncie Downtown Development Council
Muncie Public Library's 'The Big Read"
Muncie Symphony Orchestra
Red-Tail Conservancy
Richmond Symphony Orchestra
Second Harvest Food Bank
Taylor University Department of Music
Wabash Valley Music Association

If you would like more information about Season Partners or Outreach Partners, contact Carol Trimmer or at 765.285-5887.

Can we help promote your event?
More than 2,000 public service announcements (PSAs) are read on the IPR airwaves each year as another vital element of our public service mission. If you have an event you would like IPR to promote on the air, please contact us at least two weeks in advance of the event. You can contact us in one of three ways:

1. Indiana Public Radio
   Ball State University
   Muncie, IN 47306, Attn: PSA
   
   
2. By fax: 765.285.8937
   
   
3. Or by email: ipr@bsu.edu