TODAY
Bead for Life
The Social Justice League will sell beaded jewelry made from recycled paper with proceeds going to women in Uganda, who hand made the jewelry. All week, the group will be present from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center to inform students of poverty in Uganda and ways to provide a life outside of poverty, according to a press release.
WEDNESDAY
Alpha Apollo
Alpha Phi Alpha’s Ball State chapter will host an event they compare to “Showtime at the Apollo,” according to a press release. The event will consist of a talent show where each participant is given time to perform, then the audience decides whether the performer will continue to perform or if the “sandman” will be drag them off stage. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the event begins at 8:06 p.m. in Pruis Hall. Cost for the show is one canned good to be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.
THURSDAY
“Color of Motion”
The College of Fine Arts along with the Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Color of Motion,” a dance performance at 7:30 p.m. in University Theatre. “Ball State Dance Theatre explores how color can create and define movement and shape space,” according to a press release. Tickets for students are $8 while faculty tickets are $13 and general public tickets are $14. The program also will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Christmas caroling
The Christian Campus House will invite students and staff to sing Christmas carols at noon. The event looks to bring awareness about the house and allow students to feel more comfortable, according to a press release. The event is free to the public and expected to last an hour.
Down to Earth
The “Down to Earth: Small Farm Issues in a Big Farm World” will have its screening, along with other student work, at 4 p.m. at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. This documentary was created by an immersive learning class working with the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry. The film highlights a local farm that uses sustainable and green technologies. The event is free and open to the public.
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