Community Halloween Party

Cornerstone Center for the Arts will host a Community Halloween Party for families on Thursday, October 25th from 4:00pm-6:00pm. Come and enjoy a variety of activities and win fun prizes. There will also be a Cake Walk with delicious treats. Come dressed in your Halloween costume or just come as yourself and enjoy all the excitement. This party is free of charge and all are welcome.

Harvest Moon Film Festival

The Harvest Moon Film Festival: A Gathering of Films and Filmmakers Celebrating the Midwest will take place November 8th-11th at Cornerstone Center for the Arts and Muncie Civic Theatre. The festival will feature several Midwestern films along with award winning entries to the festival. A complete schedule of events and film descriptions is listed below.

This event is sponsored by Ball State University, The Community Foundation, Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Downtown Muncie, ESPN Radio 1340 AM, Indiana Arts Commission, Indiana Films, LLP, Indiana Public Radio, Joseph David Advertising, Muncie Civic Theatre, Muncie Sanitary District, Taylor University, and WLBC 104.1 FM.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
6:00pm Gala Dinner $25 per person Click here to order tickets
Come celebrate this inaugural event with the award winning filmmakers, regional film representatives, community leaders, and sponsors. Keynote speaker: Jeff Sparks, CEO and President, Heartland Film Festival.

7:30pm Awards Ceremony, free and open to the public
Harvest Moon Film Festival awards prizes in the areas of Short Film, Feature Length, and Documentary. The top film receives a $3,000 grand prize.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2007
Come enjoy class Midwestern films along with selected and award winning film entries. $5 per ticket Click here to order tickets

Muncie Civic Theatre
5:00pm From the 50 Yard Line and Dependence
8:00pm Hoosiers and Hoosier Gym: More Than A Movie Set
10:00pm Welcome to Collinwood and The White Room

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
5:00pm Rebel Without A Cause and Idylls
8:00pm A League of Their Own and Cell Block Scholars
10:00pm Ferris Bueller's Day Offand 20Q

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2007
Come enjoy class Midwestern films along with selected and award winning film entries. $5 per ticket Click here to order tickets

Muncie Civic Theatre
2:00pm Ferris Bueller's Day Off and 20Q
5:00pm A League of Their Own and Cell Block Scholars
8:00pm Rebel Without A Cause and Idylls

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
1-5:00pm Vendor Fair
Resources, internships, employment opportunities, legislative advocacy, college programs, and community information.

2-4:00pm Education Seminar Click here to order tickets.
The Education Seminar presents an opportunity to learn about filmmaking through interaction with filmmakers and film professors. The session includes topics such as screenwriting, lighting, cinematography, and acting. There will also be a panel discussion with award winning filmmakers. $5 per person.

2:00pm Hoosiers and Hoosier Gym: More Than A Movie Set
5:00pm From the 50 Yard Line and Dependence
8:00pm Welcome to Collinwood and The White Room

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2007

Muncie Civic Theatre
2:00pm Meet the Filmmakers
Come as we interact with award winning filmmakers and learn about their experiences. The Viewer's Choice Award will also be presented to the film receiving the most votes at screenings throughout the weekend.

Hoosiers, a classic Midwestern film set in Hickory, Indiana, spotlights a high school basketball team beloved by the community, who is initially suspicious of a controversial new coach (Gene Hackman) who challenges the students to pursue their dreams.
Rated PG 114 Minutes
Also featuring:
Hoosier Gym: More Than A Movie Set is a documentary that explores the warm, close-knit community of Knightstown, Indiana. The focus is on the historical Hoosier Gym, main site of the classic film Hoosiers. This documentary was produced as a student project at Ball State University and was featured at the Frog Baby Film Festival. 12 Minutes

Geena Davis and Tom Hanks star in A League of Their Own, which takes place in the Midwest during World War II, when much of the male population was shipped off leaving women to keep the spirit of baseball alive by forming the first all-women's baseball league.
Rated PG 128 Minutes
Also Featuring:
Cell Block Scholars follows a 74-year-old grandmother and Ball State University professor as she teaches college courses to men in an Indiana maximum-security prison. She brings life and hope for redemption to the prisoners who have been convicted of terrible crimes. 15 Minutes

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a comedy about how playing hooky for a day of fun in Chicago can produce a lifetime's worth of adventure. Ferris (Matthew Broderick) knows how to push the envelope while driving his high school principal crazy and still manage to have fun with his friends. Rated PG-13 103 Minutes
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20Q, a mocumentary set in the hills of Tennessee, follows members of the Twenty Questions Association of America. The movement is growing slowly, but to an odd group of devoted fans, the world is focused on little else. The story follows the serious sport that is sweeping the nation. This film has been featured at numerous festivals throughout the country and stars Saturday Night Live veteran and actress Victoria Jackson. 35 Minutes

George Clooney and William H. Macy star in Welcome to Collinwood, where petty crooks learn of a get-rich-quick scheme from a "lifer" in prison. Word spreads quickly and soon a motley crew is assembled for the score. Unfortunately for them, idiots make lousy criminals. Featured at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Rated R, language 86 Minutes
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The White Room is a drama where Grant walks in on his wife and his best friend. A shot is fired and the two friends find themselves in an infinite white room with many questions. Past, present, and future meld into a decisive moment where Grant must face his own fate. This film was produced with the support of the Institute of Digital Entertainment & Education at Ball State University. 8 Minutes.

With a legendary performance by James Dean, Rebel Without A Cause is the 1950s screen Midwestern classic that yields a powerful portrayal of a young man alienated from the adult world and even from most of his peers. Not Rated 111 Minutes

Also Featuring:
Idylls is a single-channel digital video and music composition, photographed over two years. The work is on interaction of form, sound, and image in an impressionistic montage through the traveling Midwestern carnival. This film was directed and produced by an associate professor at Ball State University.
10 Minutes

Festival.

103 Minutes

Also Featuring:

Written and directed by Taylor University students, Dependence is the story of two brothers struggling in their relationship. One is a nurse who desperately wants to help his brother. The other is a drug addict who will only accept help in the form of pills. 12 minutes.

Calling All Writers!

Cornerstone Center for the Arts publishes a literary journal showcasing community writers. We are looking for quality submissions for this year's journal. All are welcome to submit work.

You can submit up to three entries of fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry on any theme. Submit no more than 15 pages total (double spaced, 12-pt font). Cornerstone reserves the right to edit your work for grammar and content. E-mail your submissions to staylor@cornerstonearts.org by November 16th to be considered. In your e-mail, please include your name, phone number, hometown, and age.

The journal will also be available to purchase for just $2.00 at the Cornerstone Celebration on December 2nd. Contact the Education Office at 281-9503 with any questions.

Visual Arts at Cornerstone

Fall classes are underway and off to a great start! Our visual arts classes have been especially popular. This fall at Cornerstone Center for the Arts, we have ceramics, painting, jewelry-making, and mixed media classes for youth and adults.

The painting class is led by Carol Cheney and has been so popular that a second section was opened to accommodate all the students. In this class, students are encouraged to work in different styles and with various mediums.

Jewelry making has often been described as a relaxing class. Students make multiple pieces with guidance from instructor, Marilynn Price-Richard.

Ceramics is always a popular class, both in the Youth and Adult sections. Led by Jasen Combs, students in this class make many pieces both on the wheel and by hand molding.

Early art introduces four to six year olds to a variety of media. Instructor Linda Rose teaches the children about many mediums, including clay, paint, and drawing.

Youth art for elementary children allows students the opportunity to work with many mediums. Karen Karki leads the class through many projects including two and three dimensional projects that allow the students to express themselves artistically.

Middle school students have enjoyed Art Exploration with Evan Walters for the first four weeks. Students are encouraged to explore the areas of painting, drawing, and ceramics.

Make sure to register early for the Spring Session visual arts classes. Class information will be available during the Cornerstone Celebration on December 2 and online at www.cornerstonearts.org. Classes start January 28 and fill up quickly.

Calendar of Events

October 25: Community Halloween Party

November 8-11: Harvest Moon Film Festival

November 16: Deadline for Literary Journal submissions

November 17: Candy Cane Lane

November 19-23: Thanksgiving Break/No Classes

December 2: Cornerstone Celebration

December 3-6: Last Week of Classes

January 28: Spring Classes Begin

Supporting Cornerstone

Cornerstone Center for the Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that needs community support to succeed in its mission. If you feel that Cornerstone has benefited you and this community, please consider donating funds, materials, or time to help maintain this organization.

Donations can be made to Cornerstone by check or credit card. Check out our website for more details, or call 765.281.9503 and speak with Lori to make a contribution over the phone.

Some items that we currently need include a video camera, arts related books and DVDs for our library, and quality visual art supplies.

Thank you for considering making a donation to Cornerstone!