Today on Indiana Weekend, host John Strauss visits with some folks in Tipton County who live in the middle of a wind turbine farm and in our "Favorite Places" series, meets the fun folks at Gathering Grounds Coffee Shop in Pendleton.

Check out the beautiful photos from last year's wine tasting...then hop on over to indianapublicradio.org to make your reservation today!An Evening in the Vineyards 2012www.flickr.com10th annual wine tasting and silent auction to benefit IPR.

31 reasons to come to An Evening in the Vineyards 2013. See the wine list in our notes, posted below!

2013 Wine List - An Evening in the VineyardsCarroll Wine & Spirits Rocca Pinot Grigio (Italy) This white wine from Italy is light, clean & crisp…perfect for a summer quaffer. La Yunta Torrontes (Argentina) Led by a touch of floral minerality, it follows with a long clean finish. Notably aromatic of green melon and white peach. It...

We have 6 tickets available (first come, first served) to THE TEXAS TENORS, on Sat., May 18, 8pm at Civic Hall in Richmond. To claim the tickets, "like" this status update and send us a direct message with the address of where you'd like your tickets mailed. Go!Civic Hall Performing Arts Center in Richmond,Indianawww.civichall.comCivic Hall Performing Arts Center serves the greater Richmond community and adjoining areas of eastern Indiana and western Ohio.

Tonight at 6:30 following the news, Indiana Weekend host John Strauss rides with a Muncie Police Department officer and meets a judge and police chief who talk about Delaware County’s new “problem-solving court” for veterans. Tune in or listen online anytime at indianapublicradio.org.Indiana Public Radio | Indiana Weekend | 05.10.13bsu.eduDelaware County’s new “problem-solving court” for veterans is helping provide assistance for former service members in trouble with the law. The Veterans Court joins the county’s Drug Court established several years ago. Ride along with a Muncie Police officer and meet the judge and police chief who...

We are looking for some parents or grandparents of young children who could come into the station with a child and share about your favorite book to read together. Could be an old book you handed down or a new one you discovered together. These will be featured in 5 minute segments on StoryBoard (airing Sundays @ 3:30) late summer. Please email iprmembers@bsu.edu if you are interested. Thanks so much! And don't miss our new season of StoryBoard airing now.

Some of the IPR staffers at the Muncie showing of WWDTM!

Getting ready for the show in Noblesville!! We can't wait, wait!!

Tonight, tonight, TONIGHT! We can't Wait, Wait!Fotos de la biografíaWe're so excited banjo superstar Steve Martin will be joining us for our movie theater cinecast tomorrow night! Sure hope he can teach us a few things about plucking! Don't miss out:

Planet Money T-shirtwww.kickstarter.comWe are a team of multimedia reporters covering the global economy. We are going to make a t-shirt and tell the story of its creation.

WBST 92.1 FM Muncie and WBSB 89.5 FM Anderson are currently off the air. Until the issue is resolved, listen to 90.9 FM Marion, 91.7 FM Portland, 91.1 FM FM Hagerstown/New Castle or online at indianapublicradio.org.Indiana Public Radio Live Streambsu.edu

Fotos de la biografíaPaula's got a busy weekend ahead of her preparing for the cinecast:

we can't "wait, wait!"Fotos de la biografíaPaula Poundstone crams for the Wait Wait Cinecast: Get your tickets here:

It's gonna be a doozy of a show!Steve Martin and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Join NPR News Quiz 'Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! – Livecelebrity.broadwayworld.comAfter spray-tanning away their Chicago winter complexions, the cast of NPR's

Tune in at 8pm for BYOB: Be Your Own Broadcaster, featuring some of the biggest hits in popular music of the 1920s. Among the songs to be heard are “I Want to Be Loved By You,” sung by Helen Kane, Nick Lucas’s “Tiptoe through the Tulips,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “Baby Face,” “Button Up Your Overcoat,” and “I’d Rather Charleston,” sung by Fred and sister Adele Astaire. It’s an hour of nostalgia with guest host Ian Adkins.

This Saturday evening at 8, IPR’s occasional feature, BYOB: Be Your Own Broadcaster, showcases some of the biggest hits in popular music of the 1920s. Among the songs to be heard are “I Want to Be Loved By You,” sung by Helen Kane (the inspiration for Betty Boop), Nick Lucas’s “Tiptoe through the Tulips,” “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “Baby Face,” “Button Up Your Overcoat,” and “I’d Rather Charleston,” sung by Fred and sister Adele Astaire. It’s an hour of nostalgia with guest host Ian Adkins.

Thoughts?NPR To Discontinue 'Talk Of The Nation' : NPRwww.npr.orgThe daily call-in show will be replaced by Here and Now, which is produced by Boston's WBUR. Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan is leaving NPR after more than three decades with the network. Science Friday will continue.

Ken Constantine came to pick up his iPad Mini today. Kudos to Ken and his wife, Laura, "who writes the checks." LOL

Listen to win!http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc6/276489_198644793498655_1999132_q.jpgMorning Musicale with Steven TurpinListen this morning for a chance to call in and win tickets to the Anderson Symphony Orchestra's April 6 concert, Five by Design's Ultra Lounge Show.

"We have a huge opportunity to connect with people in new ways. It's our time."Guy Raz on the importance of NPR's 'Generation Listen'On March 10, 2013 NPR and KUT teamed up to host a launch event for NPR's 'Generation Listen'. Guy Raz offered these comments on the importance of inheriting ...

What did member services manager Leah Chandler and her daughter do on Leah's day off yesterday? Check @thestarpress photo gallery to see!Instagram Photos

Minnetrista is offering a snowman-making challenge this week in celebration of the recent snowfall as part of their Eat Well, Play Well exhibit. Participants may post a picture of their snowmen on Minnetrista’s Facebook page if they cannot attend. Snow day rates are available at 800-428-5887.

8 days until Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! Live cinecast. Check this website for participating movie theaters and to buy your tickets in advance, before they're gone, gone!Fathom Eventswww.fathomevents.com

Ball State University announces new sports facilities and a new capital campaign. More from Stephanie Wiechmann on IPR's News Blog.Indiana Public Radio | Ball State University announces new sports facilities and capital campaignbsu.eduBall State University has announced a $20 million campaign to fund new sports facilities on campus. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports.

Tune in to IPR at noon for special NPR coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect manhunt.

Tune in to IPR at noon for special NPR coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect manhunt.

Another Tornado Watch has been issued for portions of the IPR listening area until 10 o'clock this evening. Keep an eye on the sky and an ear on IPR for the latest severe weather information.

Showers and thunderstorms are on the move. Several watches and advisories are in effect for the IPR listening area. Tornado Watch until 5pm Wind Advisory until 6pm Flash Flood Watch now through Friday morning. Stay with IPR for the latest weather information.

A Tornado Watch has been issued for much of the IPR listening area until 5pm. Be sure to stay with IPR for the latest on this developing weather situation.

Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! is in just TWO weeks! Get your tickets before they sell out at fathomevents.com.

Tune in for special coverage of yesterday's events in Boston, courtesy of 90.9 WBUR Boston until 2:00, here on IPR.

IPR's news crew accepted four awards from the Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association in Indianapolis on Saturday! Left to right: John Strauss of Indiana Weekend, student reporter Sarah Phinney, ATC host Stephanie Wiechmann, and news director Terry Heifetz

Catch up on past episodes of Indiana Weekend, including tonight's episode about the 25th Guitar Festival at Ball State University.Indiana Public Radio | Indiana Weekendbsu.eduCheck out some of Indiana’s most interesting people and places – from the transcontinental cyclists of Upland, to the Anderson folks working with retired racehorses, the Corn-Fed Derby Dames and the people of Muncie’s historic neighborhoods.

IPR office coordinator Emily Kowalski was honored last night with a Meritorious Service Award from Ball State University. Congratulations, Emily!

Yesterday the President released his annual budget, which specifically included federal funding for public broadcasting. This is our first victory in our aim to secure federal funds for public media and the programs you love and trust. While we celebrate this critical success, we need your help to prepare for potential challenges in Congress. You can help secure public media’s future and safeguard continued federal funding for your local public broadcasting station. Please contact your legislators today - visit 170millionamericans.org. Finally, if you haven’t already, join us on Facebook and Twitter, and share our call to action with your social networks. Thank you for being a public media activist. Together, we can make certain future generations will have access to the free educational television and radio programs enjoyed by more than half of all Americans. 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting170millionamericans.orgOnce again, national research has confirmed that PBS is the most trusted institution and is considered an “excellent” use of tax dollars – for the ninth consecutive year. PBS was also called the most fair network for news and public affairs. In addition, PBS KIDS was named the...

Tune in to IPR tomorrow at 7pm for this one-hour special examining the high rate of sexual assault in Indiana.Shadows of Innocence | News - Indiana Public Mediaindianapublicmedia.orgA WFIU and WTIU documentary explores the causes and consequences of Indiana's high rate of sexual violence in high school aged students.

"Don't be a chicken!"Trailer for the Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me's live cinecast. May 2nd.vimeo.comWe're taking the show on the road! Then, we're taking it off the road and into a theater (because we're afraid of change). Fathom Events presents the Wait, Wait...Don't…

WBSB will go off the air today starting at 10am for about 3 hours, for maintenance of the tower from which it broadcasts. We apologize for the inconvenience, and ask our WBSB listeners to tune to 92.1FM or 90.9FM, whichever signal is stronger, for their listening—or visit indianapublicradio.org and click ‘Listen Live Now’ at the top right-hand corner of the page.

If you live in Muncie and missed tonight's community development meeting, here's what you need to know.Indiana Public Radio | Muncie updates community on how the city is improvingbsu.eduMuncie has decided to forego a city proclamation celebrating National Community Development Week this year. Instead, city officials convened a community meeting Tuesday evening to update residents on what’s being done to improve the city. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports.

IPR General Manager Marcus Jackman with Evan Doyle, Converse, Ind. Doyle was a lucky winner of an iPad mini during our Spring Membership Campaign.

Fotos de la biografíaHappy Birthday Carl Kasell! You continue to blow us away with each passing year!