Live music in North Manchester, IN

Step up to the mic for karaoke and share a song.

Stroll a lively market with stalls offering produce, handmade creations, antiques, and quirky odds and ends. Enjoy live music as you explore and take time for friendly conversations with vendors and fellow shoppers.

This free drum circle welcomes participants of any age and skill level. At Sweetwater's Drum Circle, people make music together as rhythms build and energy grows, and no experience is required. Held on the first Tuesday of each month, it offers a friendly setting to explore percussion with others.

Tiny Musicians at Sweetwater welcomes children ages 0 to 3 with a parent or guardian for an hour of guided musical play. Sessions blend singalongs and classic rhymes with beat-keeping, movement activities, and easy-to-play instruments, creating plenty of playful exploration in a supportive structure that encourages learning, family bonding, and friendly connections. Enrollment is $60 and covers four classes. Early music experiences like these can bolster listening and fine motor abilities, strengthen communication and nonverbal reasoning, nurture social growth, build a foundation for lifelong learning, and deepen emotional bonds. Instruction is led by Esther Coplin, a flute performance graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University whose background includes performing in Austria with the Wind Youth Orchestra Project, participating in the Domaine Forgét summer program in Montreal, and touring with wind ensembles across the United States, including a Carnegie Hall appearance with the IPFW Wind Ensemble. If a class is missed, the Academy team should be notified. Makeup sessions are not guaranteed, though options may be explored.

The Freimann Series presents a curated chamber program that highlights featured players in selections chosen to challenge, to spotlight modern voices, and to delight. The program pairs Philippe Gaubert’s Trois Aquarelles for flute, cello, and piano with Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132. Designed for close listening, this Chamber Classics event offers an intimate encounter with the performers and their music.