The Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana performed their Muncie Outreach Concert to help recruit individuals for the next year. Photos by Breanna Daugherty

A Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana member plays the violin at the Muncie Outreach concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. The mission of organization is to provide weekly musical experiences and education for young musicians through its programs and activities. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Members of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana perform the final song together on April 13 to conclude the Muncie Outreach concert at the Muncie Mall. The orchestra is open to advanced players of strings, brass, woodwind, percussion, and harp instruments. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana member plays the violin at the Muncie Outreach concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana picks up her violin before the final song of the Muncie Outreach Concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

One of Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana members waits for the final song to begin of the Muncie Outreach concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. The orchestra is geared toward students of all ages. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana waits for the final performance of the Muncie Outreach concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana plays the violin during their April 13 performance in the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana cradles her cello as she listens to other members perform during the Muncie Outreach concert April 13 at the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana member plays the French horn at the Muncie Outreach concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. Members of the orchestra learn to perform orchestral masterworks, both traditional and contemporary. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana member plays the cello at the Muncie Outreach concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana shows his brother how to play the violin after performing on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. The Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana performed their Muncie Outreach Concert to help recruit individuals for the next year. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana sits near a cello and listens to one of the levels perform on April 13 at Muncie Mall. The orchestra looks to develop the musical talent and nurture the personal growth of young people in Muncie and East Central Indiana. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Members of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana perform the final song together on April 13 to conclude the Muncie Outreach concert at the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana member plays the keyboard at the Muncie Outreach concert on April 13 at the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A Youth Symphony Orchestra of East Central Indiana member conducts the orchestra during the April 13 concert in the Muncie Mall. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

The Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The greenhouse is free to the public and hosts a variety of educational events. Photo by Breanna Daugherty

Erica Forstater, the environmental education coordinator and orchid greenhouse assistance for the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, shows guests different parts of the flower to learn how pollination works. Forstater, who has been working at the greenhouse for 8 months, enjoys coming up with ways to teach kids information without them realizing they’re learning. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Tom Schwartz, a greenhouse docent, gives a tour to guests on April 13 in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse on Ball State’s campus. The greenhouse features over 2,000 orchids and it contains the largest university-based orchid collection in the United States. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Also featured in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is artwork by Ball State art students and Muncie community artists. The art, “Inspired by Orchids,” will be available for guests to see until the end of April. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Kristen Canan, a senior biology major, cleans the flowers for mealybugs, on April 13 in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse. Mealybugs are a type of pest that can cause plants to not be as healthy as they should be. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

The Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is open from 10 a.m.Ð4:30 p.m., MondayÐFriday and 10 a.m.Ð3 p.m. on Saturday. The greenhouse is free to the public and hosts a variety of educational events. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Volunteers spent time with cats and dogs at the Animal Rescue Fund, ARF. Photos by Bre Daugherty

Honey Sweet Pea, a 2-year-old Mountain Cur, peaks through her kennel on April 13 at the Animal Rescue Fund (ARF). ARF provides a shelter, medical care, and love to animals that are looking for a home. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Shiloh Skelly, an ARF staff member, takes out Lucille on April 13 at the Animal Rescue Fund. Lucille is an older dog, more than 15 years old, that can be, as Skelly describes, grumpy from time to time. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Two ARF members work together to bathe a labrador mix that arrived to the ARF facility on April 13. A total of five 6-month-old labrador mix dogs arrived at ARF together. The team worked to prepare kennels for the dogs, as well as bathe them and more. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A couple looks at Charlie, one of the dogs available for adoption, on April 13 at ARF. Charlie is a 5-month-old Jack Russell Terrier. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Lydia Volpe, a sophomore animation major, paints paw prints on one of the doors in one of the free roam cat rooms on April 13 at ARF. Volpe heard ARF used a stencil to paint paw prints and decided she could volunteer her time to paint some for ARF. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

One of the cats sit in a basket as Lydia Volpe paints paw prints on a door in the background on April 13 at ARF. ARF has multiple cats available for adoption. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

One of the cats sits in a basket in the free range cat room on April 13 at ARF. ARF provides a shelter, medical care, and love to animals that are looking for a home. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Lydia Volpe, a sophomore animation major, pets one of the cats as she paints paw prints on a door in the cat house on April 13 at ARF. Volpe began coming to ARF to pet cats, “At the end of the day, all the cats want is to be petted; and who am I to deny them that.” Breanna Daugherty | SFG

ARF has multiple cats available for adoption. ARF provides a shelter, medical care, and love to animals that are looking for a home. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Elsa, a 13-year-old cat, sits in the free range cat room April 13 at ARF. Elsa is listed a lap cat and likes to purr. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A volunteer and community member pet some of the cats in one of the free range cat rooms in the cat house on April 13 at ARF. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A volunteer pets one of the cats in a free range cat room on April 13 at ARF. ARF is a “no-kill” shelter that seeks to provide animals with shelter, medical care, and love. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

A Muncie community member pets one the cats in the free range cat room on April 13 at ARF. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

One of the cats in the free range cat room gets scratched and petted on April 13 at ARF. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Charlie, one of the dogs available for adoption, sticks his tongue out of his kennel on April 13 at ARF. Breanna Daugherty | SFG

Volunteers serve a community meal at Blood-N-Fire for Muncie locals. The organization serves a meal every Saturday. Photos by Stephanie Amador

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concoctions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie. Photos by Mallory Huxford

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Olivia Willard (left) and Morgan Boone (right) help facilitate a smooth running of Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Eugene Boyd, a ceramics instuctor at Cornerstone Center for the Arts demonstrates how to craft a clay pot on the potters wheel at their annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Leon Crosby (right) creates a caricature of Olivia Willard (left) at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest celebration on April 13, 2019.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Attendees gather at Cornerstone Center for the Arts’ annual Brewfest on April 13, 2019 in Muncie, Ind. Brewfest is a fundraiser in which breweries all across Indiana celebrate their love of beer and invite the community to taste their concotions. All of the proceeds from ticket sales go toward Cornerstone to further their mission of giving arts education to Muncie.

Muncie Mission volunteers cooked and served community meals to the clients of Muncie Mission. Photos by Stephanie Amador

Muncie Mission volunteers start off with a prayer before preparing lunch for the locals in Muncie. Aaron Thompson plans on making burritos, tres leches cake, fruit bowl and corn casserole.

A few muncie volunteers prep the fruit bowl by combing grapes, apples, granolas, and raisins.

Michael Thompson cooks the meat for the burritos, Thompson likes to cook in his family and he enjoys the smell of the food in the kitchen.

Faye Buchanan pours the condense milk in a bowl to prep the tres leches cake. Buchanan tells Tyler Stricklin, that she is really good at pouring out stuff because she went to night school in “pouring”. Stricklin, left, tells Buchanan that he went school to get his masters in whisking.

Aaron Thompson, right helps Tyler Stricklin and Faye Buchanan with the Tres Leches cake by telling them what the next step is. Muncie Mission volunteers help prep and serve food to the locals in Muncie.

A few volunteers from Muncie help prep and serve food at Muncie Mission, Sat. April 13. Tony Parks, left, stands by his wife Rebecca Parks, while she mixes the fruit with a sweet dressing.

Aaron Thompson pours the Carmel into a container to later mix all the ingredients for the Tres Leches cake. Aaron organized the service event to help and feed the people of Muncie.

A group of volunteers help prep and serve the food at Muncie Missions to the locals in the Muncie. A few people chopped, mixed, and cooked the food since 10 o’clock in the morning.

A group of volunteers help prep and serve the food at Muncie Missions to the locals in the Muncie. A few people chopped, mixed, and cooked the food since 10 o’clock in the morning.

A group of volunteers help prep and serve the food at Muncie Missions to the locals in the Muncie. A few people chopped, mixed, and cooked the food since 10 o’clock in the morning.

Faye Buchanan steals a taste before putting the spatula in the dish waster

A group of volunteers help prep and serve the food at Muncie Missions to the locals in the Muncie. A few people chopped, mixed, and cooked the food since 10 o’clock in the morning.

A group of volunteers help prep and serve the food at Muncie Missions to the locals in the Muncie. A few people chopped, mixed, and cooked the food since 10 o’clock in the morning.

A group of volunteers help prep and serve the food at Muncie Missions to the locals in the Muncie. A few people chopped, mixed, and cooked the food since 10 o’clock in the morning.

A group of volunteers help prep and serve the food at Muncie Missions to the locals in the Muncie. A few people chopped, mixed, and cooked the food since 10 o’clock in the morning.