Children can do everything from bringing their pets to a dance and music event to viewing a demonstration of robots made from LEGOS.

All week a flower landscape labyrinth will be set up at the Minnetrista Cultural Center and Oakhurst Gardens. From 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 25, the maze will be decorated with luminaries and will feature a special program and refreshments.

In addition, local students will participate in some UniverCity events. On Sunday and Thursday, the local White River Youth Choir, which includes 100 area children ages 8 to 19, will perform along with a youth choir from Japan.

Sunday's performance will coincide with Danny Glover's appearance. The concert is free, but reserved tickets must be picked up at the Emens Auditorium Box Office. Seating is limited.

The White River Youth Choir was founded in 1994 by Ball State music professor Don Ester as a way to give children in east central Indiana an opportunity to sing and perform.

 A listing of some UniverCity highlights for children and parents includes:

Sunday, Sept. 22

• Noon-5 p.m.-Family activities: Betcha Can't Break an Egg and Other Activities. Hands-on science activities, Tent Blue 7.
• Noon-5 p.m.-Celebrating the Community Through Art. Participants of all ages will produce a collaborative work of art that will be displayed throughout the week, Tent Blue 4.
• Noon-5 p.m.-Arf 'n Arts. Arts, crafts, dance, music and fun for children and pets, Tent Red 11.
• 2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.-Muncie Ballet Studio. Performance of ballet dancers ages 10 to 16, Forum Tent.
• 7 p.m.-9 p.m.-Okazaki Jousei High School Choir from Japan and the White River Youth Choir. Groups will perform as part of a program also featuring actor Danny Glover and the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, Emens Auditorium. Free tickets required, available at Emens.
   

Monday, Sept. 23

• 1 p.m.-4 p.m.-Charlie Cardinal Kicks Butts. Live radio broadcast with WLBC 104.1 FM will present various people representing the public health view of smoking, Tent Blue 7.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

• 11 a.m.-Noon-Critical Issues in K-12 Education. Panel presentation and discussion, Tent Blue 8.

Wednesday, Sept. 25

• 10 a.m.-Noon-The Binding of Books: Community Outreach Through Literacy. Children's book readings and related craft sessions, Tent Green 1.
• 2 p.m.-5 p.m.-Summer Student Sleuths: Spouting Serious Science. Presentation of summer research projects conducted by 30 local students this summer, Tent Green 4.
• 3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.-Okazaki Jousei High School Choir and White River Youth Choir. Horizon Convention Center.
• 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.-White River Youth Choir Performance. Forum Tent.
   

Thursday, Sept. 26

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m.-Storytelling. Various stories told throughout the day. Starting times are 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., Tent Blue 6.
• 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.-Research on Bats. Ball State biology professor Tom Morrell teaches a class of fourth-grade Washington-Carver students about bats' habitat and habits, College of Architecture and Planning Amphitheater.
• Noon-1 p.m.-Understanding DNA Testing: What Every Parent Should Know. Ball State biology professor Carolyn Vann will explain to parents how DNA testing works and why it is important to have a record of children's DNA, Tent Blue 8.

Friday, Sept. 27

• 8 a.m.-10 a.m.-Betcha Can't Break an Egg. Hands-on science activities, Tent Blue 7.
• Noon-5 p.m.-Soarin' Hawk: Using Wildlife to Build Community. Interactive presentation on birds of prey, Tent Green 1.
• 3 p.m.-6 p.m.-LEGO Robotics Demonstration Programming robots for children, Tent Blue 10.
   

(NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information about any of these or other UniverCity events, contact Lorraine Sinclair at univercity@bsu.eduor (765) 285-3546. For more information about UniverCity, visit www.bsu.edu/univercity.)