Educational
Muncie Inaugural Historic Preservation Month Celebration
This month is National Historic Preservation Month, and the City of Muncie will be supporting historic preservation through their Inaugural Historic Preservation Month Celebration. The purpose for this is to highlight Muncie's commitment to historic preservation by highlighting historic districts and landmarks. For our first annual celebration, we will be...
Torchworking: Beginner Beads
Ed Center Cost: $55 | Member discounts apply Registration deadline: May 26 Discover the artistry of crafting your own handmade beads in this introductory workshop tailored for beginners. Dive into the captivating world of torchworking, where molten glass transforms before your eyes. Embrace the tactile experience of shaping, molding, and...
Torchworking: Beginner Beads
Ed Center Cost: $55 | Member discounts apply Registration deadline: May 26 Discover the artistry of crafting your own handmade beads in this introductory workshop tailored for beginners. Dive into the captivating world of torchworking, where molten glass transforms before your eyes. Embrace the tactile experience of shaping, molding, and...
Bob Ross Painting Workshop
Location: Center Building, Cantina Cost: $75 | Member discounts apply Learn Bob’s signature “wet-on-wet” technique from experienced Certified Ross Instructors and paint in the building where The Joy of Painting was filmed! Just bring yourself, and we will provide everything you need to have a wonderful time. Just like Bob...
Camp Minnetrista: Junior Chefs
June 3–7; 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Cost: $275 | Member Discounts Apply Registration Deadline: May 30 Campers will learn to follow recipes, experiment with kitchen appliances, and broaden their culinary skills! The fun will include a cook-off where teams showcase their new skills and receive feedback from a professional chef from...
Horticulture Volunteer Days
June 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, & 27; 8–11 a.m., June 8; 9 a.m.–Noon Free community event Join the Minnetrista Horticulture team for special volunteer days to learn about and help maintain our beautiful gardens! Volunteers will have the opportunity to serve while expanding their knowledge alongside our...
Betty’s Cabin Activity: Birdwatching
June 8; 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Free community event Celebrate the beauty of birds at Betty’s Cabin by crafting your own pinecone bird feeder. Look through our field guides to learn more about the birds you can see in your backyard and then use our binoculars to spot feathered friends. Following...
Ball Stores Gallery Talk with Karen Vincent
Free community event Center Building, Heritage Collection Gallery Join Karen Vincent, local historian, and author behind Ball Stores: East Central Indiana’s Shopping Center, as she leads a discussion through Minnetrista’s Ball Stores exhibition. Take a trip down memory lane to the vibrant era of downtown department store shopping, uncover fascinating...
Bob Ross Painting Workshop
Location: L.L. Ball Home Cost: $65–95 | Member discounts apply Learn Bob’s signature “wet-on-wet” technique from experienced Certified Ross Instructors and paint in the building where The Joy of Painting was filmed! Just bring yourself, and we will provide everything you need to have a wonderful time. Just like Bob...
“Our Night Sky” Planetarium Show
Start: June 14, 2024 5 p.m. End: June 14, 2024 6 p.m. People often peer into the darkness of the night sky and wonder, “what is out there?” Seemingly dark regions of space are actually filled with nebulae, star clusters, and other galaxies. Come learn how to navigate the sky...
“Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show
Start: June 14, 2024 6:30 p.m. End: June 14, 2024 7:30 p.m. Take a journey through our solar system and explore the remarkable diversity—and surprising might—of moons! From volcanoes and geysers to ice-covered oceans and methane rain, these natural satellites have some spectacular features, and many even exert a surprising...
Creating Collages—Inspired by Young at Art
June 15; 1–3 p.m. Free with admission Oakhurst Gallery See art, make art, feel Young at Art! Inspired by works in the exhibition Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations, create your own collaged world out of construction paper shapes.
“One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure” Planetarium Show
Start: June 15, 2024 3:30 p.m. End: June 15, 2024 4:30 p.m. "One World, One Sky" is a brilliant program that follows Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a new friend from China. Together, they take an imaginary trip from...
“Living Worlds” Planetarium Show
Start: June 15, 2024 5 p.m. End: June 15, 2024 6 p.m. Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Join narrator Daveed Diggs on a journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what...
“Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show
Start: June 15, 2024 6:30 p.m. End: June 15, 2024 7:30 p.m. Take a journey through our solar system and explore the remarkable diversity—and surprising might—of moons! From volcanoes and geysers to ice-covered oceans and methane rain, these natural satellites have some spectacular features, and many even exert a surprising...
Bob Ross Painting Workshop
Location: L.L. Ball Home Cost: $65–95 Member discounts apply Learn Bob’s signature “wet-on-wet” technique from experienced Certified Ross Instructors and paint in the building where The Joy of Painting was filmed! Just bring yourself, and we will provide everything you need to have a wonderful time. Just like Bob said,...
“Our Night Sky” Planetarium Show
Start: June 21, 2024 5 p.m. End: June 21, 2024 6 p.m. People often peer into the darkness of the night sky and wonder, “what is out there?” Seemingly dark regions of space are actually filled with nebulae, star clusters, and other galaxies. Come learn how to navigate the sky...
“Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show
Start: June 21, 2024 6:30 p.m. End: June 21, 2024 7:30 p.m. Take a journey through our solar system and explore the remarkable diversity—and surprising might—of moons! From volcanoes and geysers to ice-covered oceans and methane rain, these natural satellites have some spectacular features, and many even exert a surprising...
“One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure” Planetarium Show
Start: June 22, 2024 3:30 p.m. End: June 22, 2024 4:30 p.m. "One World, One Sky" is a brilliant program that follows Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a new friend from China. Together, they take an imaginary trip from...
“Living Worlds” Planetarium Show
Start: June 22, 2024 5 p.m. End: June 22, 2024 6 p.m. Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Join narrator Daveed Diggs on a journey through space and time to discover how life makes Earth livable, where it could be found elsewhere in the cosmos, and what...