Congratulations to Stephen Hopkins, the top contributor to TheMuncieScene.com for the month of February. For helping keep Muncie informed about upcoming concerts, he'll be receiving a $20 Noodles & Company gift card, donated by Patricia Ryan.

If you'd like in on this action and to snag the top contributor prize for March, then start posting event information! We currently need "beat reporters" for Be Here Now, the Silo, Emens Auditorium... actually, pretty much everywhere in town. And visit the Help Out! page for more information about how you can support this project.

The band application period has started for this year's Muncie MusicFest. If you would like to perform, visit http://MuncieMusicFest.com and click "Apply to Perform".

Muncie MusicFest is a gated, all-ages event that rocks downtown Muncie, IN once a year, featuring a host of local talent on multiple outdoor stages and events in all of our downtown music venues. Muncie MusicFest 2011 will take place on Saturday, September 24^th.

Augusta Wray writes:

The fiscal year 2012 Individual Artist Program (IAP) program is now accepting applications in dance, literature, music, theatre and folk arts related to the traditional disciplines listed here. Artists working in visual arts, crafts, design arts, media arts, and photography will have the opportunity to apply again next year.

IAP applicants must be at least 18 years old; reside in Indiana for one year preceding the application date; and remain an Indiana resident during the grant period. The IAC cannot provide funding if the artist is enrolled in a degree-granting program; has received an IAC grant in the prior fiscal year; or is a part of a collaboration for which another artist is applying for IAC support in the same year.

IAP applicants may apply for up to $2,000 for projects that may include, but are not limited to: supplies; rental/purchase of equipment; time for the development, completion or presentation of a work; documentation of a work; travel essential for artistic research or to present or complete work; or advanced workshops that further career development.

Guidelines can be found here: IAC Individual Artist Program

Deadline: Februrary 14, 2011 (4:30 p.m. EST)

Cornerstone Arts writes...

Now that everyone is settled in after the holidays and celebrating a new year, it is the perfect time to register for Cornerstone's Spring Classes! Jump start your New Year's resolutions by registering for Cornerstone's new Zumba class, or learning something new like building pottery or making your own jewelry! Cornerstone's Spring Classes and One-Time Workshops have something for everyone!

For more information about classes, and to register, visit Cornerstone's website at www.cornerstonearts.org. Brochures and information is also available in the building at the second floor desk.

Contact the Education Department at 765.281.9503, ext 15 with any questions.

As you may have noticed, a buttload (two metric cheekloads) of tweaks have been implemented all over TheMuncieScene.com. Unfortunately, a combination of end-of-year haste and New Year's Eve hangovers have rushed these updates with only minimal testing. So if you notice anything strange or apparently broken, please contact us and let us know.

Stay tuned for more updates to this evolving project and please help spread the word!