What's Up! Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014

Free Saturday at Muncie Children’s Museum Jan. 18  

Muncie Children’s Museum will offer free Saturday admission on Jan. 18. The museum will showcase a live animal show featuring some unlikely guests at 11 a.m. There will be a bat, an owl, aflying squirrel and a skunk. 

Bat expert, Rob Mies will be on hand that day at the musuem. Attendees will learn about the mysterious creature, the bat, and others found in their own backyard like the owl, skunk and flying squirrel during his presentation. Call 765-286-1660 ext. 213 or at www.munciemuseum.com.

Stuff and Fluff Feb. 3

Ladies can bring that special child in their life for a memorable evening they will never forget for Stuff and Fluff Feb. 3 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in City Hall. They will make a stuffed animal to take home. Wear play clothes because those in attendance will also be working on Valentine crafts.

Cost to participate is $20 per child. It is open to both boys and girls. Last day to order is January 17.

Chilly Chili Run Feb. 8

The Chilly Chill Run will take place Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. for a 5 or 3 mile “Just For Fun” winter trail run at Ouabache State Park. Following the run there will be hot bowls of chili around a fire at the campground shelter. Registration is $5 (long sleeve tech t-shirts are available for $10). Call 824-6069 for more information or download a registration form at: http://www.ci.bluffton.in.usdocuments/2014ChillyChiliReg.pdf.

FW’s Artlink offers classes

Classes in felting and drawing will be offered by Fort Wayne’s Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery.

The Saturday felting classes will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 8 (wet felting), Feb. 22 (needle felting) and March 1 (nuno felting of a silk scarf). Laurel Campbell will be the instructor. Cost is $50 per session ($45 for Artlink members).

The Saturday drawing sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 29 )contour drawing), April 12 (gesture drawing) and April 26 (emphasis on the head). Suzanne Galazka will be the instructor. Cost is $40 ($35 for Artlink members).

Visit www.artlinkfw.com to download a registration form.

Regular hours for Artlink, located in the Auer Center in Fort Wayne are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.