Events Listed As Open to the Public

Fridays: Jan. 17, 24 at 6:30pm; Saturdays: Jan. 18, 25 at 6:30pm; Enjoy a guided tour of the celestial wonderland that is the night sky with the help of free star charts provided during this live program. Perfect for ages 8+, all ages are welcome.

Fridays: Jan. 17, 24 at 6:30pm; Saturdays: Jan. 18, 25 at 6:30pm; Enjoy a guided tour of the celestial wonderland that is the night sky with the help of free star charts provided during this live program. Perfect for ages 8+, all ages are welcome.

The School of Art is proud to present Object as Conceptual Workbook, an exhibition by Michael Lorsung and Duane McDiarmid.

Our discussion aims to explore the Palestinian story through personal experiences, history and the broader context of the critical events happening in real time. It will also delve into the different religions that exist in Palestine while at the same time shed light on some of the important terms being used. The event will draw a connection between personal stories of Palestinians and how those might reflect on societies in the US. The discussion will also delve further into potential solutions and the possibility of implementing them in real life.

Economics provides a powerful toolset of skills that are in high demand in a wide variety of settings. Being sought for these skills can be a double-edged sword, inviting passionate criticism alongside praise and inviting you to other parties’ squabbles. This talk describes some of the unique challenges of economics as rhetoric in the public policy space. Special emphasis will be placed on the forms of communication used by new graduates and the delivery of economic analysis through public presentations and “one-page memos.”

Join us for a screening of and discussion about "Past Lives"."Past Lives" is a 2023 romantic drama film, marking the feature directorial debut of Celine Song. Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro, the film tells the story of Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends who are separated when Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Spanning 24 years, the narrative follows their individual journeys as they grow apart while leading different lives. Decades later, they reunite for a significant week in New York City, where they grapple with themes of destiny, love, and the life choices they've made. Touching on the immigrant experience, the story is semi-autobiographical, drawing inspiration from Song's own experiences.

Fridays: Jan. 17, 24 at 6:30pm; Saturdays: Jan. 18, 25 at 6:30pm; Enjoy a guided tour of the celestial wonderland that is the night sky with the help of free star charts provided during this live program. Perfect for ages 8+, all ages are welcome.

Muncie native Maya Kilburn (violin) will perform with her father Raymond Kilburn (piano). Program to be announced. Event is free and open to the public.

The School of Art is proud to present Object as Conceptual Workbook, an exhibition by Michael Lorsung and Duane McDiarmid.

Dr. Mei-Chun Chen (viola) and Dr. Fabian Lopez (violin) will perform with Ball State faculty Dr. Yu-Fang Chen (violin) and Dr. Peter Opie (cello). Program to be announced. Event is free and open to the public.

Fridays: Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 21 at 6:30pm; Saturdays: Feb. 1, 8, 22 at 6:30pm; From volcanoes and geysers to ice-covered oceans and methane rain, these natural satellites have some spectacular features, and many even exert a surprising influence on their planetary partners. Perfect for ages 8+, all ages are welcome.

Dr. Mei-Chun Chen (viola), Dr. Fabian Lopez (violin), and Prof. Pei-Chun Liao (piano) will perform with Ball State faculty Dr. Yu-Fang Chen (violin) and Dr. Peter Opie (cello). Program to be announced. Event is free and open to the public.

The Spring Short Play Series will include 3​ one-acts running in rotational rep. See below for specific dates and times each one-act will be performed. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

The Spring Short Play Series will include 3​ one-acts running in rotational rep. See below for specific dates and times each one-act will be performed. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

The Spring Short Play Series will include 3​ one-acts running in rotational rep. See below for specific dates and times each one-act will be performed. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Ball State Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Mark Buselli. Program to be announced. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

The Ball State Symphony Orchestra is a flagship ensemble of the School of Music that performs orchestral music from a wide variety of backgrounds and time periods. Program to include music by Dvořák, and the winners of the concerto competition.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of a section from Tolstoy's War and Peace, focusing on the romantic entanglements and personal struggles of its characters. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of a section from Tolstoy's War and Peace, focusing on the romantic entanglements and personal struggles of its characters. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of a section from Tolstoy's War and Peace, focusing on the romantic entanglements and personal struggles of its characters. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of a section from Tolstoy's War and Peace, focusing on the romantic entanglements and personal struggles of its characters. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of a section from Tolstoy's War and Peace, focusing on the romantic entanglements and personal struggles of its characters. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of a section from Tolstoy's War and Peace, focusing on the romantic entanglements and personal struggles of its characters. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 is a musical adaptation of a section from Tolstoy's War and Peace, focusing on the romantic entanglements and personal struggles of its characters. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Ball State's top two concert bands present a series of concerts each year featuring a wide range of music. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

Learn valuable skills, collaborate with outstanding conductors, and conduct talented musicians in a workshop setting at the 2025 Wind Conducting Workshop!

Angelo Castanello (trombone) will hold a masterclass in Hahn Hall. Event is free and open to the public.

7:30 p.m. | Emens Auditorium

Ball State's concert bands present a series of concerts each year featuring a wide range of music. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

Come see the Tuba/Euphonium Studio in concert! Program to be announced. This event is free and open to the public.

Ball State’s choral program nurtures the next generation of conductors through graduate programs in choral music. This performance features the work of those emerging conductors as they hone their skills with the university’s premier vocal ensemble. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

This Bitter Earth is a powerful drama that examines the personal and political struggles of young Black characters as they confront issues of identity, history, and societal change in a racially charged environment. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

This Bitter Earth is a powerful drama that examines the personal and political struggles of young Black characters as they confront issues of identity, history, and societal change in a racially charged environment. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Through sharp humor and fast-paced dialogue, POTUS offers a satirical look at political power and personal ambitions. This play is for MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Eunsong Kim is a piano student of Ray Kilburn. Program to be announced. This event is free and open to the public.

Through sharp humor and fast-paced dialogue, POTUS offers a satirical look at political power and personal ambitions. This play is for MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

This performance time (2/28 at 8:30 p.m.) has been cancelled.

Two honor bands of the 52nd Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival perform with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble I and guest artist Alexis Cole. Program to be announced. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

7:30 p.m. | Pruis Hall

The School of Art and The Griner Gallery invites the public to the 90th Annual Student Art Show, running from February 12 to March 15. Come view the work of our talented students for free!

The School of Art and The Griner Gallery invites the public to the 90th Annual Student Art Show, running from February 12 to March 15. Come view the work of our talented students for free!

The School of Art and The Griner Gallery invites the public to the 90th Annual Student Art Show, running from February 12 to March 15. Come view the work of our talented students for free!

The Ball State University School of Music is pleased to feature a special guest artist at the 54th Annual Pellegrini Festival of New Music. Additional guest artists include composers from around the country. This event is free and open to the public.

Fridays: March 14, 21 at 6:30pm; Saturdays: March 15, 22 at 6:30pm; Explore the work being done around the globe to help make the dream of getting humans to Mars a reality. Perfect for ages 8+, all ages are welcome.

Choirs, led by Andrew Crow, Stephen Larson, and Kristen Baisley, sing of Love in Any Language. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

Led by Kerry Glann, this annual choral contribution to Ball State University’s Women’s Week activities features a variety of music and special guests, who all highlight the voices and contributions of women in music and society. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

Featuring Ball State alumni: Jay Coles (Fiction), Matt Hart (Poetry), Alysia Sawchyn (Creative Nonfiction), Gretchen Stelter (CNF, Editing)

Good Boys and True is a drama that delves into the complexities of privilege and moral ambiguity, centered on a scandal involving a promising college athlete and the fallout that reveals deeper truths about those around him. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

This concert has been rescheduled to March 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a celebration of cultural exchange, unity, and the universal language of kinesthetic movement. Tickets available through the Emens Box Office in early fall 2024.

Good Boys and True is a drama that delves into the complexities of privilege and moral ambiguity, centered on a scandal involving a promising college athlete and the fallout that reveals deeper truths about those around him. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

7:30 p.m. | Emens Auditorium

Good Boys and True is a drama that delves into the complexities of privilege and moral ambiguity, centered on a scandal involving a promising college athlete and the fallout that reveals deeper truths about those around him. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Ball State's top two concert bands present a series of concerts each year featuring a wide range of music. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

Good Boys and True is a drama that delves into the complexities of privilege and moral ambiguity, centered on a scandal involving a promising college athlete and the fallout that reveals deeper truths about those around him. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Adrian Scott Fine is President and CEO for the Los Angeles Conservancy. Mr. Fine, a BUPD graduate, is a 14 -year veteran of the Conservancy, working to protect heritage and historic places in California.

This poignant drama explores family dynamics and the impact of secrets, focusing on the strained relationship between a father and his daughter as they navigate their shared past and present challenges. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Good Boys and True is a drama that delves into the complexities of privilege and moral ambiguity, centered on a scandal involving a promising college athlete and the fallout that reveals deeper truths about those around him. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

This poignant drama explores family dynamics and the impact of secrets, focusing on the strained relationship between a father and his daughter as they navigate their shared past and present challenges. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Come see Ball State Opera Theatre's spring production in Sursa Performance Hall. Tickets will be available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office. Program to be announced.

3:00 p.m. | Emens Auditorium

Come see Ball State Opera Theatre's spring production in Sursa Performance Hall. Tickets will be available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

7:30 p.m. | Emens Auditorium

Poet, photographer, and scholar Kimberly Blaeser will be at Ball State for a reading, book signing, and Q+A (location TBA).

Concluding their season in style, Chamber Choir members demonstrate their virtuosity and expressive talents with an ambitious program of music both old and new. Led by conductor Andrew Crow. Tickets available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office starting August 1. This concert will also be livestreamed.

Blood Wedding explores the inevitability of fate and the passionate forces that drive human actions. In a series of poetic and haunting scenes, this story captures the profound and often tragic emotions of love, betrayal, and destiny. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Blood Wedding explores the inevitability of fate and the passionate forces that drive human actions. In a series of poetic and haunting scenes, this story captures the profound and often tragic emotions of love, betrayal, and destiny. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

The Whitehead Guest Lecture in Sustainability Series Presents Felix Heisel. Felix is the director of the Circular Construction Lab at Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning. He is a faculty fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and graduate field member in architecture, systems engineering, and matter design computation.

Blood Wedding explores the inevitability of fate and the passionate forces that drive human actions. In a series of poetic and haunting scenes, this story captures the profound and often tragic emotions of love, betrayal, and destiny. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Blood Wedding explores the inevitability of fate and the passionate forces that drive human actions. In a series of poetic and haunting scenes, this story captures the profound and often tragic emotions of love, betrayal, and destiny. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. Tickets available at the College of Fine Arts Box Office.

7:30 p.m. | Emens Auditorium