THURSDAY

Big party
The Ball State University Planetarium has again been selected by NASA for a national unveiling of a new multi-wavelength image. In celebration of 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy, NASA is collaborating with exclusive sites across the country. This is a composite view of the center of the Milky Way galaxy built from images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Infrared Space Telescope and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. You can be among the first in the country to see this  6-foot wide picture of the center of our home galaxy.

WHERE: BSU Planetarium, Cooper Science Building

WHEN: 7 and 8 p.m. today

COST: Free

In concert

The Ball State Symphony Orchestra will present music by Brahms and Korsakov in concert tonight. The concert will feature faculty soloists Anna Vayman, violin, and Peter Opie, cello. Brahms’ Double Concerto and Korsakov’s Capriccio Espanol will be performed.

WHERE: Sursa Performance Hall, BSU

WHEN: 8 p.m. today

TICKETS: 285-1539

SATURDAY

1968 Shindig
Minnetrista will celebrate all things 1968 during a party on Saturday. Activities will include karaoke, an Easy-Bake Oven snack bar, tie-dying and ride-a-roo races. You can also test your skills at “Beatles Guitar Hero.” Free McDonald’s Big Macs will be served from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and a dance party (with lessons) will be 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Minnetrista

WHEN: Noon-4 p.m.

COST: $7 for adults and $4 for kids

INFO: 282-4848

Tweaksters

Tweak out with Tweaksters, a show that “blends balletic feats, juggling, acrobatics and choreography with odd objects in a rhythmic performance designed to delight audiences of all ages,” according to those in the know at Emens. Wow, that was a mouthful.

WHERE: Emens Auditorium

WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday

COST: $10 in advance, $13 at the door for adults and $5 for kids.

INFO: 285-1539 or www.bsu.edu/emens.

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