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FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE | WWW.WHATZUP.COM 2------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 whatzup Volume 20, Number 37 e’ll be brief. We have to. There’s just not enough space this week in which to wax eloquent as we’re wont to do on this page. W So we’ll sum it up in just one word: diversity. This issue of whatzup features a wide range of entertaining and fun-filled things to do – everything from guitar gods to Indian performance to theater. Lots and lots of theater. So read on and discover whatzup this week for yourself. And while you’re having fun out there, please remember to tell ’em who sent you. inside the issue UPCOMING EVENTS May 2 | 7 pm • features DIRECTOR’S NOTES...... 16 Always a Bridesmaid A Ni g h t o f Ho p e INDIAN PERFORMANCE SERIES...... 4 THE GREEN ROOM...... 16 f e a t u r i n g A Synthesis of Sound CURTAIN CALL...... 16 ROBIN TROWER...... 5 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Be n Life As a Guitar God CURTAIN CALL...... 17 LAUREN NICHOLS...... 6 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Acting on Her Faith DIRECTOR’S NOTES...... 17 Wa t s o n Avenue Q May 6 | 7:30pm • columns & reviews PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTES...... 18 Jane Eyre Br o a d w a y a t t h e Em b a s s y SPINS...... 7 DIVERSIONS...... 19 Parquet Courts, Explosions in the Sky Spring Means Farmers Markets Bu l l e t s Ov e r BACKTRACKS...... 7 Nilsson, Aerial Ballet (1968) • calendars OUT AND ABOUT...... 8 Br o a d w a y Artist Using Music to Fight Cancer LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY...... 8 May 7 | 7 pm TICKETS PICKS...... 11 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD...... 12 Rodney Carrington START AT ROAD TRIPZ...... 14 ROAD NOTEZ...... 12 Ro d n e y ART & ARTIFACTS...... 15 $ FLIX...... 15 34 The Jungle Book STAGE & DANCE...... 18 Ca r r i n g t o n SCREENTIME...... 15 THINGS TO DO...... 19 Jungle Book Already Profitable Cover by Greg Locke May 20 | 8:30pm Pa t McAf e e CHRIS May 31 8pm Ja s o n BOTTICHRIS BOTTI: LIVE IN CONCERT Is b e l l SAT., APR. 30 AT 7:30 P.M. AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • April 30 EMBASSY THEATRE Buddy Nolan Tribute Concert...... June 6

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Sarod A writer with Times India Delhi gushed: didn’t know some of them until they started up to noon on Monday the week of publication. masters are, therefore, a rare breed, and Ma- “When a couple of boys clad in half-pats coming to Shruti events, and now we see just ADVERTISING jumdar – who trained under Indian classi- and not yet in their teens, climb on the plat- how alike we are, how many things we have E-mail [email protected] or call 260-691-3188. cal music household names Bahadur Khan, form to give a recital of classical music, one in common.” 4------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 ------Feature • Robin Trower------Life As a Guitar God By Steve Penhollow Trower became an enormous fan, of course, but he said he didn’t consciously try to incorporate Hen- In 1967, a respected British band in the midst of drix’ musicianship into his own style of play; it just enjoying its first hit single came to guitarist Robin happened naturally. Trower and asked if he’d like to join up. “I can revisit songs now and think ‘Oh, yeah. He said, “Yes,” of course. There’s the Hendrix influence,’” he said. “But at the From the point of view of an American fan of time, I was just writing songs. I wasn’t stopping to think British Invasion rock, about what might have this proposition might influenced them.” seem like one with no Some critics discernible downside. were less than enam- A perusal of ored with the Hendrix that aforementioned echoes in Trower’s single, “A Whiter music, but Trower Shade of Pale,” might said it would be silly change your perspec- for any serious elec- tive, however. There tric guitarist to try to are many impressible ignore Hendrix. things about the song, The guitar god but one of them is not label is one that the prominence of the Trower shares with guitar. such countrymen and Procol Harum contemporaries as were a piano-and- Eric Clapton and Jeff organ-based band, not Beck. that there’s anything Some so-called wrong with that. But guitar gods might feel if Trower, who per- ambivalent about that forms at C2G Music tag, but not Trower. Hall on May 5, was “I think it is flat- going to get widely tering,” he said, “be- described as a “guitar cause the people who god,” as eventually describe you in this occurred, it wasn’t way tend to place you going to be as a mem- alongside your own ber of Procol Harum. heroes.” In a phone in- It is rare in the terview, Trower 21st century for a characterized the young axman to be songwriting of Pro- granted this designa- col Harum founders, tion. Trower said he Gary Brooker and believes the guitar Keith Reid, as “very ROBIN TROWER god era has come and forward-thinking.” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5 gone. “It was Gary and Keith C2G Music Hall “I can’t see younger who wrote those songs and musicians having the same I just added my bit on the 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne inspiration as perhaps those guitar,” he said. Tix: $51.50 thru Neat Neat Neat of my generation had,” he On the side, Trower said. “We were inspired by was writing a lot of guitar- Record Stores, Wooden Nickel Music extremely gifted people. It driven songs that he knew & www.c2gmusichall.com may be that what musicians would never be played by are being inspired by now is the band. Eventually, in 1971, he decided to take his more second and third-hand.” leave. Guitar gods may have divinity in their playing, “I needed more room,” he said. “I had a lot to say but many of them are known for deviltry in other areas I wanted to get on and say it.” of their life. But the parting was amicable, Trower said, and he Trower is a relatively straight arrow. He doesn’t left with no regrets over how he’d spent the previous drink and has been married to the same woman for four years. almost 50 years. “I learned a lot from Procol Harum,” he said. “The “We were married in ’68,” he said. “She was a band gave me tools I absolutely needed to move for- very special lady. We both lived in the same town, ward.” and we would run into each other in the sort of places In 1974, Trower achieved his first monster suc- where young people ran into each other back then.” cess as a solo artist: the album, Bridge of Sighs. Trower, 71, is touring on extravagant praise for Critics compared his sound to that of the late Jimi his latest album, Where You Are Going To. Hendrix. Strong reviews are nice, Trower said, but he Trower said he didn’t really discover Hendrix’ doesn’t count on them and never has. music until after his death. Reid wanted to find a way “I’m making the records really for my own per- to pay tribute to Hendrix on the band’s Broken Bar- sonal gratification,” he said. “If people like it, it’s ricades album, and Trower listened to all of his music great. It’s really great. But the most important thing to in preparation. me is that I am happy with it.” April 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • Lauren Nichols------Acting on Her Faith By Michele DeVinney vey Cocks, to learn more about how to get a play pro- duced. In 1991 they found a Lutheran church which Even as a small child in upstate New York, Lauren allowed them to premier A Mighty Fortress. Nichols, artistic director for all for One productions, “From that point we started traveling with the was a theatrical sort, happy to stage plays and perfor- show, booking it in Lutheran churches, which was mances with other kids in the neighborhood. In fact, easy to do since all we needed was a chair and a table- she had a tight-knit community of friends which pretty cloth.” much introduced her to repertory theatre. In their efforts to promote faith-based produc- “As a kid I was a voracious reader,” says Nich- tions, they met Sharon Henderson, now the executive ols. “We lived in a quiet area, but I wasn’t allowed to director of all for One productions. Her connection cross the street. We had with First Missionary Church pro- the best backyard, so vided the building block which the kids would all play would become all for One. After in my yard, and I was networking through Christians always coming up with in the Theatre Arts and traveling role-playing and pre- with their productions, Henderson tend games for us. There began to plan for something more were probably some substantial and grounded in Fort DURING THE MONTH OF MAY early indicators there of Wayne. what my future would “I still remember Sharon Trek the Trails Ride of Silence be. The older girls all gathering us around our kitchen Bikefusion Bike to Work Day loved horses, so I started table with the idea of a Christian coming up with stories theater group,” says Nichols. Fairy Tale Fest Fort4Fitness Spring Cycle and chose names for all While the company didn’t hap- Kickstart4Kids And More! the horses. There were pen overnight, the conversation at a lot of scenarios, but that meeting grew into the all for usually something tragic One. Another Nichols play, Sen- To find out more, visit kickstartfortwayne.com happened to the horses.” timental Journey, which told the Attracted to drama, story of World War II and D-Day, Nichols was living in provided new material for the new Fort Wayne and attend- group. Nichols had written ing Bishop Luers High the play years before as a School when her mother one-act, but she always suggested supplement- felt that it begged for more. ing the theatrical opportunities at school with some- Once she further fleshed thing a little bit different. out the material, she cred- “My mom took me to Fort Wayne Youtheatre, its Henderson with seeing and she really had to drag me kicking and screaming its potential and helping because I thought that was just for littler kids. I did all for One finally take the get cast for the role of the mother in Hans Brinker next step. because I was taller than the other girls.” “Sharon is such a vi- More significantly, it was there she met Dennis sionary leader, and she Nichols. She had seen him perform and was attracted saw this as a way of honor- to his talent and, although he didn’t know, she says she ing veterans and enriching and educating audiences. had “a mad crush on him.” He came to know eventu- We were booked for two performances at the Grand ally. The couple married five years later and have now Wayne Center, and both sold out, so we added a Sun- been married for 33 years. Both deeply religious, they day matinee. In all, 1,600 people ended up seeing the attended Boston University where Nichols earned a show, and there was a strong response that people degree in communications. They weren’t sure if the- wanted us to do more things like this.” ater was compatible with their deep faith and had set it They also knew that to grow and provide a rich aside for some time when an opportunity to teach arts schedule of programming which Nichols says “should enrichment classes led to a move to Los Angeles. demonstrate a basic Judeo-Christian ethic but not be “We got to L.A., and the whole project fell overtly Christian,” they couldn’t rely on only origi- through. At that point we were stuck because we had nal material and began looking for published works no money to come back, and [we] stayed for over four to perform. They also began finding other stages in years. But we did hook up with Jews for Jesus, which town for their plays including Founders Hall, where is a traveling gospel team, and then we had our first they staged The Curious Savage in 2002, and Canter- child.” bury High School, where they produced I Remember During this time, Dennis was interested in doing a Mama in 2003. By 2007, they found a more perma- one-man play about Martin Luther, which led to Lau- nent home. ren penning A Mighty Fortress. But as their yearning “It took awhile to nail down what we were looking to perform returned, they knew that, with one of them for, but in 2007 we contracted with the Allen County staying at home full-time, they couldn’t afford to raise Public Library to use their new auditorium as our new a child as they wanted to if they remained in Califor- home. It gave us a great location in downtown, and nia. we were finally able to begin planning entire seasons Returning to Fort Wayne, they started looking rather than just one or two plays at a time.” for opportunities to produce plays. Nichols had long Nichols’ love of reading has paid dividends as she remembered her early theater experiences in Fort has adapted some classic works (most recently Jane Wayne, particularly a performance of Inherit the Wind Eyre) as well as continuing to look for works which at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre. She also knew she needed to touch base with Youtheatre’s director, Har- Continued on page 18 6------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 ------Spins------Wooden Nickel Parquet Courts CD of the Week Human Performance BACKTRACKS Parquet Courts may currently Nilsson carry the torch for edgy, smart indie Aerial Ballet (1968) rock from NYC. They may also in- vite lazy comparisons to Pavement, Harry Nilsson’s third solo record the band that made “smart” cool was probably under appreciated due again. to the fact that the psychedelic and True, there’s no mistaking the blues-rock scenes were so popular at latter’s DNA within the former’s fac- the end of the 60s. eted, glazing guitar work. And echos of The Fall hover constantly The kid from Brooklyn was in- above both acts. But Parquet Courts apply a distinctive drive and fluenced by the Beatles, and the first fierceness that keeps their music well outside the “slacker rock” box track, “My Old Desk,” sounds like something that could have that Pavement had to refine their way out of. been from Rubber Soul. “Don’t Leave Me” has a folk vibe like Though they’ve come a long way since their cassette-only 2011 early Donovan, but also has a pop twist to it. “Little Cowboy” debut, this band retains the energy and quirk that set it apart from the was a lullaby that his mother wrote and sang to him as a child, and $11.99 beginning. Simultaneously disciplined and lacking nary a hint of ca- “Together” is two minutes of pure pop arrangements that include reerist sheen, Human Performance nonetheless finds Parquet Courts horns and strings, great stuff from an artist that ended up, through no fault of his own, lost and broke at the end of his life. LITA FORD on the cusp of what passes for “credible” fame these days (they’ve TIME CAPSULE already hit the late-night TV circuit, which has become an unlikely “Everybody’s Talkin’”, the classic nugget from the Midnight outlet for genuinely interesting new music). Cowboy soundtrack follows and is probably Nilsson’s most rec- If you close your eyes forever, is it possible Like a wound spring, “Dust” dances in a tight circle with itself. ognizable song (even if you didn’t know who sang it). The somber to relive the 80s in all their butt rock glory? Nervous and angular guitars retain tension throughout, while prin- “I Said Goodbye to Me” touches on suicidal thoughts and depres- Perhaps the better option is checking out the cipals Andrew Savage and Austin Brown alternately speak-sing and sion; but it isn’t a dreadful track, nor does it condone the act. “Mr. new release Lita Ford. You read that right. shout tersely. “Dust is everywhere... Sweep!” The title track, on the Tinker” and all of its instruments is a disconsolate little number Ms. “Kiss Me Deadly” is back, with 10-tracker other hand is positively spacious in comparison – right down to the that again has all of the characteristics of a Beatles track from the Time Capsule. The name says it all. With payoff chorus and classic dynamics. “Captive of Sun” benefits from same year. “One” follows, and is familiar; it became a bigger hit highlights “Killing Kind” and “Black Leather its semi-rapped, layered vocals. “A melody abandoned in the key of for Three Dog Night a year later. Heart,” this is one hard-rocking trip down New York,” quips Savage, in an early-Beck-like cadence. During the My favorite track, “The Wailing of the Willow,” has a comfy memory lane. Pick up your copy for $11.99 at stabbing, Attractions-esque “Berlin Got Blurry,” Savage drops lyrics bossa nova-jazz groove to it, while “Bath” is a perky number any Wooden Nickel Music store. suitably reminiscent of Elvis Costello: “Nothing lasts, but nearly ev- about spending the night at a brothel and coming home to get erything lingers.” The penultimate track, “Pathos Prairie,” recalls the cleaned up (and doing it all over again). TOP SELLERS @ Strokes at their leanest, while “It’s Gonna Happen” caps off Human Nilsson is an acquired taste, and you have to really listen to Performance with a loose and languid performance that, for all the his albums to appreciate his artistry. He passed away in 1994, but Wooden Nickel world, feels like it’s draining the remaining tension from the album his music is timeless. (Week ending 4/24/16) as the song drifts along and slowly fades. Fun Fact: Nilsson wrote and sang “Best Friend,” the theme to Parquet Courts show remarkable range on this record, which the late 60s TV show The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. (Dennis TW LW ARTIST/Album may be their most accomplished yet. The best compliment I can give Donahue) 1 – PRINCE this band? After spinning this album, I’m inspired to go back and lis- Purple Rain Soundtrack ten to Human Performance alongside PC’s previous releases. (D.M. textures. It’s the best album they’ve released in years. Jones) 2 – PRINCE “Wilderness” floats along like a dream within a dream. Smith’s 1999 work in Inventions is present immediately, as synth and electronic Explosions in the Sky textures come in and out of the mix. EitS haven’t lost any of their 3 1 SANTANA The Wilderness emotional heft; they’ve just given it a new, futuristic sheen. “The Santana IV Ecstatics” feels like the unveiling of something great. More electron- Listening to Explosions in the ics mixed into the EitS formula make for something quite fantas- 4 8 ACE FREHLEY Sky for me has always been like that tic. “Tangle Formations” is carried along by big drums and a lovely Origins Vol. 1 lump in your throat moment in a great piano line – another sweeping epic that moves the listener to another film – the tragic losses, the trium- place and time. 5 – BLUE OCTOBER phant successes, the moment when I’ve always been amazed by how big of a sound just four guys Home could create. All of their albums sound symphonic, and The Wilder- you realize everything is going to be 6 – CANDLEBOX all right despite all the downs you’ve ness is no exception. Each track is its own world, and with the added Disappearing in Airports gone through to get there. They soundtrack both figuratively and lit- ear candy, each listen gives you something new to find. “Logic Of erally those moments in life when something great is still something A Dream” is all pomp and circumstance as it starts out; then guitar, 7 7 CHEAP TRICK questionable, but has the potential for greatness. piano and tribal drums come in with an urgency and rushed contem- Bang Zoom Crazy Hello Albums like Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell plation. The track seems to melt into the earth before reforming on the Truth Shall Live Forever, The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place, a steady drumbeat and dream-like melody. “Disintegration Anxiety” 8 4 JOE BONAMASSA All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone and Take Care, Take Care, Take is a perfect example of how Explosions in the Sky have revamped Blues of Desperation Care were these emotional bombs. The songs ebbed and flowed and and rebuilt their sound from the ground up. It’s a driving track that told tales of love, loss, redemption, life worth living and life worth works in new sounds and vibes into their already great formula. At 9 3 DEFTONES saving. They pushed through the field of instrumental bands that times “Disintegration Anxiety” sounds like Battles on the verge of a Gore nervous breakdown. It’s a forward-thinking sound, a futuristic vision came before and after them and always remained true to their sound. 10 10 STURGILL SIMPSON And that sound was crystalline, shimmering guitars that could get a of Explosions in the Sky. “Losing The Light” feels like floating in Sailor’s Guide to Earth dirty jangle going from time to time, as well as bombastic drums that space. It’s weightless contemplation – taking in your surroundings sound just as orchestral as they do rock and roll. Besides their own and pushing to understand them. albums they’ve also delved into the world of film scoring, making The Wilderness is an album of self-exploration from beginning to beautiful music for two of David Gordon Green’s films,Prince Ava- end. “Infinite Orbit” feels like a tumble through the milky way, while check out our lanche and Manglehorn, both of which they worked alongside David “Colors In Space” is gazing into infinity itself; it may be big ques- Wingo. tions answered, or just the creation of more questions. Each track is So Explosions In the Sky could have continued to make amaz- a journey into the great unknown, whether it be space or ourselves. 50¢ vinyl bins ing instrumental rock albums that would inspire navel gazing in Explosions in the Sky have never faltered in asking the big questions thousands of wandering souls for years and I’d keep on buying and through music. The Wilderness poses some of the biggest questions hundreds to choose from listening with glee. 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A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa, Disc, SATURDAY, APRIL 30 • 9:30PM Amex, DC Le e Th e l m a & Th e Sl e a z e , ARCOLA INN & ALE morning after w/Ke n d r a Co r r i e 3 FLOYDS BREWING IN BOTTLES Re d Fr a n c i s , Le o n e s , Pub/Tavern • 11517 Arcola Rd., Arcola • 260-625-4444 CHECK OUT OUR NEW DRAFT As seen on ‘Showtime at the Apollo,’ Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, pool table, jukebox, live weekend entertainment, AND BOTTLED IPA’S HBO’s ‘Def Comedy Jam’ and Jamie Th e Or a n g e Op e r a 3 TVs, free WIFI, patio, fire pit. 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Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-209-2117 Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 6:30- Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Ex p e c t : Pairing premium spirits and beer with gourmet food in an Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke 9:30 p.m., no cover, 459-7687 Van Wert, Ohio, 7:30 p.m., $20-$35, ambient, energetic setting offering live entertainment. Full menu. $10 at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Mo t o r Fo l k e r s — Acoustic rock at 419-238-6722 Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 482- Adams Lake Pub, Wolcottville, 7-11 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at lunches including sandwich, side & drink, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 6425 p.m., no cover, 854-3463 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, $15 bottled house wine/$5 glasses Tues.; $5 Burger & $5 Martinis Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Da v e — Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 Wed.; $4 Craft Bottles Thurs. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Between Coliseum Karaoke at Latch String Bar & Grill, at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Th e He l i g o a t s — Variety at Mad and Washington Ctr. on North Clinton. Ho u r s : 11:30 a.m.-12 a.m. Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m., no cover, Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., no cover, 426- Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, Sun.-Tues., 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Wed.,-Thurs., 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. 483-5526 2537 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-2537 u c c a a r a o k e w u c c a Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at Country Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex B K /B — Karaoke at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Heritage Winery, Laotto, 5-8 p.m., no BEAMER’S SPORTS GRILL p.m., no cover, 432-8966 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- cover, 637-2980 Cl u s t e r f o l k — Neofolk at Six Autumns 5827 Ja m i e Si m o n Tr i o — Jazz/variety at Sports/Music/Variety • W. County Line Rd. & Highway 30 • 260-625-1002 Bar, Angola, 7-10 p.m., no cover, Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Ex p e c t : Big Ten, Nascar, NFL Sunday Ticket, pool tournaments, live 624-3644 Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 music Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. No cover. New owners & man- DJ Do u b l e K — Variety at Bar 145, Fort cover, 422-5896 Ja s o n Pa u l — Acoustic variety at agement. Complete menu featuring homemade pizza, burgers, steaks, Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 209-2117 Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 625-1002 sandwiches and salads. Serving fresh Didier meats. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : A Hu b i e A s h c r a f t — Acoustic at Checkerz Friday, April 29 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 Je f f McDo n a l d — Variety at Venice quick 10 minutes west of Coliseum on U.S. 30. Ho u r s : Open daily at p.m., no cover, 489-0286 Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 m t 11 a.m., noon on Sunday. P : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc Ja r e d Pa g a n — Rock/variety at The Venue, Angola, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., p.m., no cover, 482-1618 BOOTLEGGERS SALOON & GALLEY Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, $5, 665-3922 Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas 7-10 p.m., no cover, 625-1002 Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Double House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-387-6307 Je f f McDo n a l d — Folk at Don Hall’s Down Sports Bar, Fort Wayne, 9-11 cover, 426-3411 Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motor- Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., p.m., no cover, 435-4567 Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e — Country at no cover, 489-2524 Rusty Spur Saloon I, Fort Wayne, 10 cycle parking available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & p.m.-2 a.m., cover, 755-3465 $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & smoked BBQ ribs, ------tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM C2G MUSIC HALL Artist Using Music to Fight Cancer Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 Local musician Will Certain is heading up a fund- Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a raising campaign that hits close to home. Recently, his comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent mother was diagnosed with cancer, clearly something Out and About venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. no one wants to experience. As many of you know, NICK BRAUN Food catered by local vendors during some shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : medical treatment is incredibly expensive and can Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of cause quite the burden for all involved. Parkview Field. Ho u r s : Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour To help offset costs, Certain has created a Go- of nothing but The Beatles will include some of the earlier. Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check FundMe page to assist with her current and future area’s elite acts – The Union Project, Sunny Taylor, medical expenses. In addition, Certain has used his David Todoran and the Mobile Homewreckers and the CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS talents to create an album of originals to sell and help Beatles 65 Lab Band – belting out Fab Four classics. Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 raise money. Everyone who donates will receive an This is a family event, so plan on bringing the troops Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink emailed copy of his single “Tighter” which was writ- that evening to this absolutely free event. specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of ten exclusively for his mother. *** sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers. If you want to listen to the tune, he has posted a The Legendary Trainhoppers have been peppering Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; video of it on his Facebook page, and the last time us with shows here and there and now are going to be ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 I checked it had 11,000 views. Awesome! There are the very first band to perform at a soon to be summer p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. a few different donating options on the GoFundMe hit: Summer Nights at the Embassy. This after-work Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex page which entitles donors to a copy of the album, an fun will take place every Wednesday night (5-9 p.m.) ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR autographed copy or a T-shirt, or even an honorable from May 25 through September 7 on the Parkview Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 mention in the liner notes of the finished album. Health rooftop. The Trainhoppers kick off the inau- Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, You can find a link on whatzup’s Facebook page gural event which will also include food from Salud state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. or go to www.gofundme.com/ybk9r6dw if you would Tapas & Tequila, a cash bar and, of course, a stunning Great drink specials. Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : like to help out. Remember, every single donation, no view of the city. And if it ever rains on a Wednesday Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by matter how small, matters tremendously. night this summer, Summer Nights at the Embassy Marriott. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. *** will move inside to the ballroom. 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County Line Road DruMMing ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------MaSter Class Jo n D u r n e l l — Variety at Mad Anthony’s Po s s u m Tr o t Or c h e s t r a — Variety at Ba c k t r a c k — Rock at 4D’s Bar & Grill, Lake City Tap House, Warsaw, 8-11 Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no WITH GLEN SOBEL p.m., no cover, 574-268-2537 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 cover, 490-6488 Ka t Bo w s e r — Blues/variety at Don Sha n n o n Pe r s i n g e r Qu a r t e t — Jazz at Ba r k i n a t Kn o t s — Acoustic/Americana Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 at The Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 489- a.m., no cover, 426-3442 9 p.m., no cover, 426-1088 2524 To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d — R&B/blues at Th e Be l Ai r s — Rock n’ roll at Mad Ke v i n Le e w/Ke n d r a Co r r i e — Comedy O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Pub, Fort Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, May 18 $ per at Snickerz Comedy Bar, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-2537 person Wayne, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., $9.50, 422-5896 Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at 75 486-0216 U.R.B. — Funk at Latch String Bar & The Venue, Angola, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., 6:30–8:30PM Le e Le w i s — Variety at Annrita’s Lounge Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no $5, 665-3922 and Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- cover, 483-5526 Bl a c k Do o r — Variety at Beamer’s 12:30 a.m., no cover, 459-7687 Wi l l i a m Bo l c o m — Classical at Auer Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- Ma s t e r ’s Gr a c e — Southern Gospel at Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music 1:30 a.m., no cover, 625-1002 Cupbearer Cafe, Auburn, 7-9 p.m., Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 Br i a n Cu l b e r t s o n — Jazz at Niswonger FREE! free, 920-8734 p.m., $4-$7, 481-6555 Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, Mi k e y Cl a s s i c & h i s Lo n e s o m e Sp u r w/ Ohio, 7:30 p.m., $20-$35, 419-238- Fi s h g u t t z z z & h i s Ig n o r a n t Ba n d , 6722 Ja y k e Or v i s , To m McSo d — Punk Saturday, April 30 Ca d i l l a c Ra n c h — Classic rock at at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Sc o t t — American Legion 499, Fort Wayne, $6, 267-5303 Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 483-1368 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Songwriter Workshop with

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April 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------9 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Dupont Bar St e e l Ca n d y — Rock at O’Sullivan’s Tuesday, May 3 & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Checkerz Bar & Grill a.m., cover, 483-1311 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 Ch i l l y ’s Ta l e n t & Ta c o s — Open mic at Co u g a r Hu n t e r — 80s glam rock at To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d — R&B/blues at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Summit City Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 x p e c t E : Free WIFI, all sports networks on 10 TVs. Live rock 10 p.m., cover, 422-5055 8 p.m., no cover, 420-0222 Ke v i n Pi e ka r s k i Tr i o — Jazz at Trolley Thursday thru Saturday. Kitchen open daily with full menu and the Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l ha r m o n i c Po p s f e a t . Wa l k i n ’ Pap e r s — Rock n’ roll at Taps Bar, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., no cover, best wings in town. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and Till Ch r i s Bo t t i — Classical/contem- Pub, Avilla, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 490-4322 roads. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Fri., 12 porary at Embassy Theatre, Fort 897-3331 Mo t o r Fo l k e r s — Acoustic rock at Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $29-$70, 481- noon-3 a.m. Sat., 12 noon-2 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort 0777 Wayne, 5:30-9:30 p.m., no cover, MC, Visa, ATM available G-Mo n e y Ba n d — Blues at Annrita’s Sunday, May 1 482-6425 Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 Al i c i a Py l e Qu a r t e t w/To d d Ha r r o l d Op e n Mic — Hosted by Dan Smyth at Columbia Street WesT p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 459- Ba n d , Gr e g g Be n d e r Ba n d , Ji l l The Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, 7687 Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 Mo z e n a & Fr e d Ro t h e r t , Sm a l l 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-1088 o l d e n e m o r i e s Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday. G M — Country/variety at Vo i c e s — May Fest/Julia Meek DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street Cupbearer Cafe, Auburn, 7-9 p.m., fundraiser at Calhoun Street Soups, free, 920-8734 Wednesday, May 4 Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of Salads & Spirits, Fort Wayne, 1-6 Hu b i e As h c r a f t Ba n d — Country at Bar p.m., $15-$25, 456-7005 Fo r t Wa y n e Co m e d y Co n n e c t i o n — C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Large 145, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no Bl u e s Ja m Ho s t e d b y Le e Le w i s a n d Comedy at Latch String Bar & Grill, menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and cover, 209-2117 Fr i e n d s — Open jam at Checkerz Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 483- daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : Ja s o n Pa u l — Acoustic variety at Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., no 5526 Eagles Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 7-11 Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, cover, 489-0286 Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l ha r m o n i c — Schubert’s p.m., no cover, 436-3512 Disc, Amex Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Bar 145, Octet at History Center, Fort Wayne, Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Fort Wayne, 1-4 p.m., no cover, 7:30 p.m., $20, 481-0777 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no CRAZY PINZ/Coconutz Restaurant 209-2117 G-Mo n e y Ba n d — Open jam at Nick’s cover, 426-3411 Games/Music • 1414 Northland Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-2695 Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e w/ Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e — Country at Gu n s l i n g e r , Re c k o n , Br o t h e r , 7-10 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Ex p e c t : An exciting atmosphere for families. Bowling, arcade, laser The Venue, Angola, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., El e m e n t s — Country/Lorie Haire Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at 4D’s Bar tag, mini-golf and weekly live entertainment. Coconutz restaurant cover, 665-3922 benefit at Rusty Spur Saloon, Fort & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no serves American cuisine daily with food and drink specials. Ge t t i n g Jo n Du r n e l l — Variety at Duesy’s Wayne, 3-10 p.m., freewill donation, cover, 490-6488 h e r e Sports Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12, 755-3465 T : North on Lima Road from Coliseum, past Sam’s Club to Op e n Mic — Variety at Pedal City, Fort no cover, 484-0411 Northland Blvd. Ho u r s : 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-midnight So l Fe s t — Variety feat. Sunny Taylor Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 415-6167 Ka t Bo w s e r — Blues/variety at Don Band, Will Certain, Citizens Band, l c o h o l Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t & Ki m m y De a n — Thurs.; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. A : Full Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, Jon Durnell. Kyle Haller Band, Variety at Venice Restaurant, Fort Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 489- Theresa Long, The Be Colony, Dan Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $1, 482- 2524 Dickerson & Chris Day, Grateful 1618 DEER PARK PUB Ke v i n Le e w/Ke n d r a Co r r i e — Comedy Groove at Fox Island County Park, Sh o t g u n Ka r a o k e — Vartiety at Dupont at Snickerz Comedy Bar, Fort Fort Wayne, 12-7 p.m., $5, 449- Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., Wayne, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m., $9.50, 3180 Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and no cover, 483-1311 imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug 486-0216 Ye s t e r d a y ’s He a d t r i p — Variety at KT & t h e Sw i n g s e t Qu a r t e t — Blues Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Thursday, May 5 Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Yo u n g Ar t i s t Sp r i n g Co n c e r t — food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and Mi s s Ki t t y ’s Re v e n g e — Country/clas- Student performance at Rhinehart Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke Spring, across from UFS. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-2 sic rock at Vinnie’s Bar, Decatur, 10 Music Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 4 at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort l c o h o l m t p.m., $3, 729-2225 p.m., $4-$7, 481-6555 Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 482- a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. A : Beer & Wine; P : MC, Visa, 6425 Disc Sha r k s in t h e De e p En d w/Th e Be Co l o n y — Indie rock at Brass Rail, Monday, May 2 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Da v e — DUESY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., $5, 267-5303 Karaoke at Latch String Bar & Grill, So l Fe s t — Variety feat. Kitchen Table Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m., no cover, Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at 483-5526 Sports Bar • 305 E. Washington Ctr. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-484-0411 Players, Stone Shadow, Union Latch String, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., An d r e w Br y a n t Ba n d w/Th e De a d Ex p e c t : 27 huge flat screen TVs with all your favorites sports – Project, Basketcase, Wailhounds, no cover, 483-5526 Shelly Dixon & Jeff McRae, Phil’s Re c o r d s — Indie rock at Brass Rail, NASCAR and more; live trivia 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays; kitchen opens at 11 Mi k e D — Variety at Deer Park Irish Family Lizard, Rainee Perdue, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $6, 267-5303 a.m. w/custom burgers, specialty sandwiches, BBQ, flatbreads, salads Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m., no U.R.B. at Fox Island County Park, Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Karaoke at cover, 432-8966 and wraps. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Washington Center Rd. and Fort Wayne, 12-7 p.m., $5, 449- Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Coldwater, just south of I-69. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-midnight or later daily. 3180 Op e n Mic Ni g h t — Variety at Checkerz p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., l c o h o l m t So u l 35 — Funk/variety at Club Soda, Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Annrita’s A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex no cover, 489-0286 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 6:30- cover, 426-3442 Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Open 9:30 p.m., no cover, 459-7687 DUPONT BAR & grill stage at Bar 145, Fort Wayne, 6-9 Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 p.m., no cover, 209-2117 Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, NFL Ticket, 16’x10’ Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs, Shotgun Karaoke every Wednesday at 8 p.m.; live music every Friday & Saturday. $6.99 whatzup PERFORMERS DIRECTORY daily lunch specials; 50¢ wings Wednesdays. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont & Clinton). 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10------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 whatzup PICKS NIGHTLIFE rodney carrington the film Beer for My Horses and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7 put out six best-selling comedy LAOTTO BREWING COMPANY Embassy Theatre albums, including 2000’s Morning Microbrewery • 202 S. Main St., LaOtto • 260-897-3360 125 W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne Wood, 2003’s Nut Sack and, most Ex p e c t : Easygoing atmosphere in a 100-plus-year-old renovated build- $44.75-$176.75, 260-424-56657 recently, 2014’s Laughter’s Good. ing. Beers made on site and served with a varied pub menu; soups, An accomplished vocalist, burgers, pizza and a variety of daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 10 min- Comedian Rodney Carrington is he’s even written a Christmas utes north of Dupont and Lima roads on Old SR3 in LaOtto. Ho u r s : known for many things. album, and his single, the patri- 5-10 p.m. Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday, 1-11 p.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. Those things include a) his otic “Camouflage and Christmas Sunday. Al c o h o l : Beer; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex trademark cowboy hat, (b) a love for Lights,” hit the Top 40 Christmas Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY country music and (c) an irreverent chart in 2009. Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 attitude toward pretty much every- Carrington is, in other words, Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic thing, primarily himself. one of the comedy world’s true madness of Munchie Emporium. 4-1/2 star menu, ‘One of the best Carrington, who will take renaissance men. He’s also one of pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just south- the stage at the Embassy Theatre the top 10 highest grossing come- west of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : Usually Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. as part dians of the last decade. 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc of his “Here Comes the Truth” tour, RODNEY CARRINGTON So you might want to get your broke onto the comedy scene with tickets now for a show that prom- MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE his 1998 stand-up album Hanging with Rodney, ises, judging by the promotional pictures anyway, to Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 released by Mercury records nearly 20 years ago. pack quite a punch. To mix our movie references, can Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- Since then, he’s starred in his own sitcom (the ABC you handle the truth, Rodney Carrington style? Well, crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews vehicle Rodney (ridden alongside Toby Keith in can ya, punk? (Deborah Kennedy) available. Live music on Saturdays. The same 4-1/2 star menu, includ- ing one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center St.; go 2 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------miles. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri.- Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Arcola Inn Je f f McDo n a l d — Folk at Don Hall’s Pa t & Fa y e — Acoustic variety at Adams Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full-Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, & Ale, Arcola, 7-11 p.m., no cover, Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Lake Pub, Wolcottville, 7-10 p.m., no Disc 625-4444 no cover, 489-2524 cover, 854-3463 De m o n w o l f w/Sa l v a c i o n , Bl o o d Me m o r i e s o f t h e Ki n g f e a t . Br e n t Ro b i n Tr o w e r — Blues at C2G Music MAD ANTHONY’S LAKEVIEW ALE HOUSE Gr o o v e — Metal at Skeletunes, Fort A. Co o p e r — Elvis Presley tribute Hall, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $51.50, Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • 260-833-2537 Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 580-1120 at Cebolla’s Mexican Grill, Times 426-6434 Ex p e c t : Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana DJ Do u b l e K — Variety at Bar 145, Fort Corners, Fort Wayne, 5-9 p.m., no St a c i St o r k — Variety at Pedal City, Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 209-2117 cover, 484-8423 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 415- craft beers and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; 7 dock slips; Ha u n t e d Su m m e r w/Wo n k y To n k — Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley 6167 150-seat banquet facility. 4-1/2 star menu, including famous gourmet Indie rock at Calhoun Street Soups, at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian pizza, unique eats and vegetarian fare. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Located on Salads & Spirits, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., no cover, 426- Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Beach. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. $8, 456-7005 2537 cover, 422-5896 Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; J Ta y l o r s — Variety at Don Hall’s Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Triangle Park, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc no cover, 482-4342 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- 5827 MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. The same 4-1/2 star menu, including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- town, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 ON THE a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc LANDING! NICK’S MARTINI & WINE BAR WEDNESDAYS Dining & Music • 1227 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-6425 Ex p e c t : Specialty martinis, craft beers and cocktails served up in a & Thursdays classic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of $ 00 small plate appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink spe- 1 domestic cials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next to the Rib Room. Ho u r s : Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : LONGNECKS, Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex SNICKERZ COMEDY BAR $2 Coronas Comedy • 5535 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-0216 Ex p e c t : One of the nation’s premiere comedy clubs with the brightest & KARAOKE comics in America every Friday & Saturday night. Sandwiches, chick- en strips, fish planks, nachos, wings & more. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : In front W/JOSH of Piere’s. 2.5 miles east of Exit 112A off I-69. Ho u r s : Showtimes are 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, FRIDAY, april 29 • 10pm Visa, Disc, Amex STATE GRILL dance party Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and w/DJ RICH friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- saturday, april 30 • 10pm day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Friendly staff: Jonesy, Theresa and Andy. Riverbend Pizza. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of State and Crescent. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. COUGAR Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; HUNGER Pm t .: Cash only; ATM on site 135 W. Columbia St. Find out how a whatzup Nightlife Listing can help fort Wayne your business. Go to whatzup.com for rates and 260-422-5055 information, or email [email protected] www.columbiastreetwest April 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------11 John Mellencamp released his 22nd album, ------Calendar • On the Road------Plain Spoken, back in 2014 and then went The 1975 May 21 Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, MI on tour. Mellencamp is still on that tour and Road Notez Aaron Lewis May 28 Honeywell Center Wabash just announced the seventh leg, with dates AC/DC (postponed) May 1 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH that include October 21 in Toledo and Octo- CHRIS HUPE Alice Cooper May 5 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville ber 25 in Chicago. These dates are suppos- Alice Cooper May 6 Express Live! Columbus, OH edly the last for the Plain Spoken tour, at which time the singer is likely to take a break Alice Cooper May 19 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne before recording a new album. Mellencamp doesn’t seem to have high hopes for his future Allen Stone w/Jared & The Mill May 14 House of Blues Chicago recording career, as he recently was quoted in an interview with Men’s Journal as saying America June 24 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola “nobody cares about the music. Music does not speak the way it used to for my genera- Amon Amarth w/Entombed A.D., Exmortus May 5 Riviera Theatre Chicago tion.” Anderson East June 10 Garfield Park Indianapolis Andrew Bryant Band w/The Dead Records May 5 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Ravinia Park is located in the northern part of the Chicagoland area and is home to one Andy Frasco May 26 Brass Rail Fort Wayne of the most complete summer concert schedules I’ve ever seen. The series kicks off June Anthony Gomes ($20) May 14 Key Palace Theatre Redkey 9 with the Barenaked Ladies’ Last Concert on Earth Tour and runs through September At The Drive In May 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago 11, with a concert or stage show every night in between. Some of the acts set to appear B.o.B. ($20) June 14 House of Blues Cleveland there are include Paul Simon on June 18, Bob Dylan June 24, Steve Miller Band July 2, Barenaked Ladies w/OMD June 9 Ravinia Festival Chicago Chris Cornell July 3, Duran Duran July 8-9, Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris July 18, Bella’s Bartok May 12 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Diana Ross July 27, Don Henley August 14-15 and John Fogerty August 25. Bellamy Brothers July 15-16 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Ben Folds May 12 Fillmore Detroit Detroit With a presidential primary right around the corner it seemed appropriate that we share Ben Folds w/Dotan May 13 Riviera Theatre Chicago a bit about Donald Trump. While I am not officially endorsing any candidate, I defi- Birdy June 17 Park West Chicago nitely have to consider some crucial information that has recently surfaced. It seems some Blue Man Group May 31 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend people have dug deep into Mr. Trump’s personal life and found a particularly dark secret. Blue October June 24 House of Blues Chicago It’s a secret that even the most public of individuals would not want revealed. That’s right, Bob Dylan w/Mavis Staples June 24 Ravinia Festival Chicago Trump likes Nickelback. A guy recently made his way into a Trump rally with a sign stat- Bob Dylan w/Mavis Staples June 25 Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn Indianapolis ing the fact that “Trump Likes Nickelback” and managed to sit behind the podium with his Boney James ($29-$125) Apr. 29 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo sign, perfect for getting in every camera shot and photo during the rally. Is it true? Forget Bonnaroo feat. Goldlink, Cashmere Cat, The Floozies, Marian Hill, Bully, Papadosio, foreign policy, the economy and which restroom people are allowed to use. Has the guy Lolawolf, Con Brio, LCD Soundsystem, J. Cole, Tame Impala, M83, Halsey, Chvrches, with the sign finally found the one issue that everyone has an opinion on? Does Donald The Chainsmokers, Zeds Dead, Bryson Tiller, Flosstradamus, Pearl Jam, Ellie Goulding, Trump really like these Canadian creators of horribly generic, corporate and mind numb- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Haim, Miguel, SuperJam, June 9-12 Great Stage Park Manchester, TN Boston May 17 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne ing music? Are we willing to take the chance that Nickelback might play the inauguration Boston May 18 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland in January? You’ll have to decide for yourself if you’re willing to take that chance. Boyce Avenue May 20 Vic Theatre Chicago [email protected] Brandi Carlile w/Old Crow Medicine Show July 12 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Brandi Carlile w/Old Crow Medicine Show ($29.50-$59) July 16 Fox Theatre Detroit Breaking Banjamin May 1 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Brian Culbertson Apr. 30 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Brian Posehn June 23 CS3 Fort Wayne Buddy Nolan Tribute June 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Bullet for My Valentine w/Asking Alexandria May 21 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Cage the Elephant w/Portugal. The Man, Twin Peaks June 4 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Cage the Elephant w/Portugal. The Man June 7 UIC Pavilion Chicago Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy ($35) June 12 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI and Cash Box Kings May 14 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne April 30 May 1 Celtic Woman June 12 DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids Cheap Trick May 6 Cleveland Public Hall Cleveland Chic July 9 Ravinia Festival Chicago Chicago Aug. 23 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings ($15) May 21 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Chris Cornell July 3 Ravinia Festival Chicago Chris Cornell July 8 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Chris DuPont w/Frances Luke Accord ($15) June 4 The Ark Ann Arbor Chris Smither ($26) May 6 The Ark Ann Arbor x Kitchen Table Players x Sunny Taylor Chris Stapleton w/Anderson East June 2 FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Chicago x Stone Shadow Band Clutch w/Corrosion of Conformity June 10 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Comodores June 23 Ravinia Festival Chicago x Union Project x Will Certain The Copyrights w/Ray Rocket, The Lippies May 27 Brass Rail Fort Wayne x Basket Case x Citizens Band Corn Mo w/Mesiko, Danny Kallas July 1 CS3 Fort Wayne Corners w/Metavari, Lost Lakes May 10 CS3 Fort Wayne x Wailhounds x John Durnell Courtney Barnett Apr. 28 Riviera Theatre Chicago x Shelly Dixon & x Kyle Haller Craig Wayne Boyd Apr. 29 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Creedence Clearwater Revisited ($32-$50) June 2 Sound Board Detroit Detroit Jeff McRae Band Cécile McLorin Salvant w/the Aaron Dihel Trio ($22-$32) June 9 MotorCity Casino Hotel Detroit Damian Jurado w/Ben Abraham May 28 Schubas Tavern Chicago x Phil’s Family Lizard x Theresa Long Dark Star Orchestra June 26 Park West Chicago x Rainee Perdue x Be Colony Daryl Hall & John Oates July 18 DTE Energy Music Theatre Detroit Dashboard Confessional w/Taking Back Sunday, Saosin, The Early November June 10 Columbus Commons Columbus, OH x URB x Dan Dickerson Dashboard Confessional w/Taking Back Sunday, Saosin, Anthony Green, The Early November June 12 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland x Grateful Groove Dave Matthews Band May 20 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dave Matthews Band July 8 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Dave Matthews Band July 22-23 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville David Pendleton ($24) Apr. 29-30 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Dead & Company June 16 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dead & Company June 17 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Def Leppard w/Reo Speedwagon, Tesla July 1 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Def Leppard w/REO Speedwagon, Tesla July 5 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Delta Rae ($30) June 19 The Ark Ann Arbor Dierks Bentley w/Randy Houser, Cam, Tucker Beathard May 20 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Disturbed w/Rob Zombie, Pop Evil May 25 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Dixie Chicks June 1 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Dixie Chicks June 3 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Dogs in Ecstasy w/A Night on TV June 4 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Dream Theatre Apr. 30 Chicago Theatre Chicago Duran Duran July 8 Ravinia Festival Chicago Duran Duran w/Chic feat. Nile Rogers July 11 DTE Energy Music Theatre Detroit 12------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 ------Calendar • On the Road------Electric Spring May 13 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne Ellie Goulding May 6 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL IPFW/Shruti Indian Performance Series Ellie Goulding May 7 Wolstein Center Cleveland Ellie Goulding May 10 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Ellie Goulding May 14 Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn Indianapolis Ellliphant May 4 Schubas Tavern Chicago Ernie Haase Retreat ($19-$49) June 2-4 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Eve 6 w/Bubba Sparxxx, Tested on Animals, Soul 35 May 12 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne The Fighter & The Kid Apr. 30 Vic Theatre Chicago Flight of the Conchords June 11 State Theatre Cleveland Florence and the Machine w/Of Monsters and Men June 4 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Florence and the Machine w/Of Monsters and Men June 12 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Chicago Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons June 12 Ravinia Festival Chicago Gaither Vocal Band ($29-$94) June 10 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Garbage w/Lumineers, Young the Giant, Robert DeLong, Lucius June 18 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Chicago Garnet Rogers ($20) May 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Garrison Keillor w/Chris Thile June 11 Ravinia Festival Chicago George Clinton & Parliment/Funkadelic May 7 House of Blues Cleveland George Thorogood and the the Destroyers Sept. 18 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Gladys Knight ($59.50-$125) May 8 Fox Theatre Detroit Gregg Allman June 28 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Happy Together Tour Aug. 21 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Hard Working Americans feat. Todd Snider & Dave Schools May 14 Vic Theatre Chicago Harry Connick, Jr. May 18 Chicago Theatre Chicago Haunted Summer w/Wonky Tonk May 5 CS3 Fort Wayne Hayes Carll June 17 Schubas Tavern Chicago Heart May 13 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Heart June 6 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Heart w/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick July 17 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Heart w/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick July 19 FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Chicago Hellyeah May 20 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Heywood Banks ($25) Apr. 29 The Ark Ann Arbor Hollywood Vampires June 17 Ravinia Festival Chicago Hotel California May 30 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Imarhan May 3 Schubas Tavern Chicago Into It Over It w/The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, The Sidekicks, Pinegrove Apr. 29-30 Schubas Tavern Chicago James McCartney June 23 Brass Rail Fort Wayne James Taylor July 26 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne James Taylor and His All Star Band July 27 Wright State Nutter Center Dayton, OH Jason Aldean w/Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw June 17-19 FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Chicago Jason Isbell w/The 400 Unit May 31 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne

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April 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------13 ------Calendar • On the Road------Jay Leno ($25-$150) May 7 Fox Theatre Detroit Ray Stevens ($24-$73) May 21 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Jeanne Robertson ($19-$49) June 8 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana REO Speedwagon May 27 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Jeff Foxworthy ($44-$139) June 11 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Rhea Butcher June 12 CS3 Fort Wayne Jeff Tweedy May 13 Vic Theatre Chicago Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine ($24) June 17 House of Blues Cleveland Jesse Thorson w/The Raging Nathans May 16 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Ricky Nye w/The Paris Blues Band, The Moore Brothers May 15 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Jesus Culture w/Chris McClarney May 13 First Assembly of God Fort Wayne Riders in The Sky May 19 Honeywell Center Wabash Jimmy Buffet June 23 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band June 21 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Jimmy Buffett June 21 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band June 22 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Joe Walsh w/Bad Company, Steve Rodgers June 16 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Rita Coolidge ($35) July 14 The Ark Ann Arbor John Conlee ($44) July 8-9 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Robin Trower May 5 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Johnny Mathis May 12 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend Robin Trower May 6 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Johnny Mathis May 14 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Rodney Carrington May 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Johnny Mathis Oct. 16 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Ryan Montbleau ($20) June 16 The Ark Ann Arbor Jonny Lang May 20 House of Blues Chicago Sandi Patty ($19-$53) June 9 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Josh Ritter May 25 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Say Anything May 10 House of Blues Cleveland Josh Ritter May 26 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland Sebastian Bach May 24 Bogart’s Cincinnati Journey & The Doobie Brothers w/Dave Mason June 29 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Sharks in the Deep End w/The Be Colony Apr. 30 Brass Rail Fort Wayne KC and the Sunshine Band ($49-$100) July 2 Honeywell Center Wabash Silversun Pickups w/Foals May 10 Bogart’s Cincinnati Keith Sweat w/Avant ($38-$100) May 27 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Slipknot w/Marilyn Manson, Of Mice & Men July 12 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Keith Sweat w/Avant May 28 Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Fort Wayne Slipknot w/Marilyn Manson, Of Mice & Men July 13 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Keith Sweat ($63-$100) May 29 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend Smith United w/Re-Cure, Clampdown ($12) Apr. 30 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Keith Urban w/Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris June 4 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Sounds of Touch July 23 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Keith Urban July 14 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Steely Dan June 7 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Keith Urban w/Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris July 15 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Steve Miller Band June 18 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Kenny Chesney w/Old Dominion May 26 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Sting & Peter Gabriel June 21 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Kevin James June 18 Murat Indianapolis Sting & Peter Gabriel July 9 United Center Chicago Kiss Aug. 12 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Styx June 18 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Kristin Chenoweth June 25 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Sugar Candy Mountain w/Five Pound Hammer, Woid Reunion May 6 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Kristin Chenoweth ($55-$150) June 26 Honeywell Center Wabash Summer Camp Music Festival feat. moe. w/Umphrey’s McGee, Mudcrutch, STS9, Excision, Kyle Kinane May 21 CS3 Fort Wayne The Roots, Jason Isbell, Thievery Corporation, Ani DiFranco, Cherub, Emancipator, EOTO, Lake of Fire May 11 Brass Rail Fort Wayne George Clinton & P-Funk, Greensky Bluegrass, Keller WIlliams, Lotus, The Wailers, Lapsley May 1 Lincoln Hall Chicago Yonder Mountain String Band and more May 27-29 Three Sisters Park Chillicothe, IL Left Lane Cruiser w/Mutts May 13 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Sundresses w/The Snarks, Boatshow May 20 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Lewis Black May 20 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Surfers Blood w/Sounds of Ceres, Metavari May 17 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Like a Storm May 12 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Swans w/Okkyung Lee ($28-$32) July 15 Lincoln Hall Chicago Little River Band May 21 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Sylvia McNair ($25-$45) May 20 Honeywell Center Wabash Little River Band July 30 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Tallest Man on Earth July 15 Vic Theatre Chicago Lord Huron June 2 Bogart’s Cincinnati Tame Impala June 9 UIC Pavilion Chicago Lowest Pair ($15) June 2 The Ark Ann Arbor Tears for Fears June 8 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Lucy Kaplansky ($20) May 7 The Ark Ann Arbor Tedeschi Trucks Band ($20-$75) June 16 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend Lyle Lovett and his Large Band w/Emmylou Harris July 18 Ravinia Festival Chicago Texas Hippie Coalition May 19 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne M83 w/Bob Moses June 8 House of Blues Cleveland Thelma & The Sleaze w/Red Francis, Leones, The Orange Opera May 6 CS3 Fort Wayne Marah June 10 Schubas Tavern Chicago Thompson Square w/Miss Kitty’s Revenge May 14 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne Marah June 11 Schubas Tavern Chicago Thrice June 23 House of Blues Chicago March On, Comrade w/Omaha, Alaska May 14 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Thunderwüde ($15) June 9 The Ark Ann Arbor Martin Sexton ($40) May 21 The Ark Ann Arbor Tiempo Libre ($25) July 1 The Ark Ann Arbor Matt Anderson ($15) Apr. 28 The Ark Ann Arbor Tori Kelly May 6 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Matt Corby May 21 Vic Theatre Chicago Varsity w/Keeps, Bloom Apr. 28 Schubas Tavern Chicago Mean Jeans w/Easy Habits May 25 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Vince Gill May 6 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Meatloaf May 22 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Violin Meets Sarod w/Ganesh Rajagopalan and Tejendra Majumdar May 7 Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music Center, Melissa Etheridge ($42-$60) June 23 Sound Board Detroit Detroit IPFW Fort Wayne Michael Palascak ($12-$15) Apr. 28 Honeywell Center Wabash Void Reunion w/Nights May 21 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Mikey Classic & his Lonesome Spur w/Fishguttzzz & his Ignorant Band, Jayke Orvis, Tom McSod Apr. 29 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Warren Haynes w/Ravinia Festival Orchestra June 26 Ravinia Festival Chicago Minor Victories June 26 Lincoln Hall Chicago Weezer w/Panic! at the Disco, Andrew NcMahon in the Wilderness July 10 Holloywood Casino Amphitheatre Chicago Miranda Lambert w/Kip Moore, Brothers Osborne May 14 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Weird Al Yankovic June 24 Akron Civic Theatre Akron, OH Mishka Shubaly w/Star Anna May 7 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Weird Al Yankovic June 25 Veteran’s Memorial Park Bay City, MI Modern Baseball w/Joyce Manor, Thin Lips June 17 Bogart’s Cincinnati Weird Al Yankovic June 26 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Modest Mouse w/Brand New July 2 FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Chicago Weird Al Yankovic June 28 Victory Theatre Evansville The Monkees June 5 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Widespread Panic May 5-7 Chicago Theatre Chicago The Monkees June 7 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Young Thug May 25 Vic Theatre Chicago The Monkees June 12 Murat Indianapolis Yuna May 6 Schubas Tavern Chicago The Monkees June 14 Rose Music Center Huber Heights, OH Zac Brown Band w/Drake White and the Big Fire May 22 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Motion City Soundtrack June 20 House of Blues Cleveland Zac Brown Band w/Drake White & the Big Fire June 24 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH The Neighbourhood June 11 House of Blues Cleveland Zac Brown Band July 1 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Nick Moss ($20) May 26 The Ark Ann Arbor The Osmond Brothers July 9 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo May 18 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Road Tripz Pat McAfee May 20 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Big Dick and the Penetrators May 14...... Nikki’s, Sturgis, MI Paul Anka May 21 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH July 30...... Sunshower Bike Rally, Centerville, IN Miss Kitty’s Revenge Paul Simon June 18 Ravinia Festival Chicago Bulldogs May 20...... Eagles Post 206, Paulding, OH Pears w/Flamingo Nosebleed May 10 Brass Rail Fort Wayne June 12...... Elwood Concert in the Park, Elwood Pat and Faye Pete Davidson June 18 Capitol Theatre Columbus, OH June 17...... Bethel Pointe Health & Rehab, Muncie April 30 ..... Stoney Ridge Farm & Winery, Bryan, OH Pete Davidson June 23 Vic Theatre Chicago June 18...... Water Festival, Three Rivers, MI May 8 ...... Stoney Ridge Farm & Winery, Bryan, OH Peter Frampton July 31 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne July 30...... Hickory Acres, Edgerton, OH May 19 ...... Father John’s, Bryan, OH Phish June 24-25 Wrigley Field Chicago Hubie Ashcraft Band June 11 ..... Stoney Ridge Farm & Winery, Bryan, OH Phish June 26 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville May 27-29...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH July 2 ...... Stoney Ridge Farm & Winery, Bryan, OH Plants and Animals June 8 Schubas Tavern Chicago July 1-3...... Splash, Put-In-Bay, OH Todd Harrold Band The Purple Experience ($18) June 18 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI July 28-29...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH May 7...... Union 50, Indianapolis Rain Apr. 30 Honeywell Center Wabash Joe Justice May 14...... Boondocks, Kokomo Rakim May 26 Park West Chicago May 7 ...... Leisure Time Winery, Napoleon, OH Rascal Flatts w/Kelsea Ballerini June 25 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH May 13 ....Sycamore Lake Wine Co., Col. Grove, OH Fort Wayne Area Performers: To get your gigs on Rascal Flatts w/Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Lane June 26 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati May 21 ...... Knotty Vines Winery, Wauseon, OH this list, give us a call at 691-3188, fax your info to Ray LaMontagne June 10 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati May 28 ...... 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Key Palace Theatre, Redkey, IN IN 46725. 14------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Ma y Bo u q u e t — Exhibit featuring local and national artists, Tuesday- 36t h Na t i o n a l Pr i n t Exhibition — Hand Saturday and by appointment pulled prints from new and veteran thru May 28, Castle Gallery Fine artists on exhibit, Tuesday-Sunday Art, Fort Wayne, 426-6568 Disney, Favreau Score a Hit o l l r o p o u nce h e c i ence o f thru May 25, Artlink Contemporary R , D , B – T S No more than a few heartbeats are needed before Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Mo t i o n — A touring exhibit involv- the intoxicating visuals in the CGI world of Disney’s A St u d y o n Un r e a l i t y — Digital prints, ing hands-on kinetic experiences, Flix large mixed media and audio Wednesday-Sunday thru May new The Jungle Book make you stop thinking about performances by Adam Meyer, 29, Science Central, Fort Wayne, how this movie was made. Part of the nearly immedi- Monday-Saturday thru May 14, $7-$8, 424-2400 ate seduction is the rich, nurturing voice of Ben King- CATHERINE LEE Jennifer Ford Art, Fort Wayne, Ru sse l Oe t t e l a n d Be t t y Fi s h m a n sley who narrates as Bagheera, the wise black panther, 740-1309 — Paintings and prints, Tuesday- Ar t Ci s l o : Ex p r ess i o ns o f t h e He a r t o f Saturday thru May 14, Crestwoods the embodiment of jungle wisdom and justice. This as a “Dennis the Menace type” and played with spunk Ma n — Woodblock and monotype Frame Shop & Gallery, Roanoke, new adaptation, a PG affair that will scare small chil- and charm by Neel Sethi, is a comic imp for the first prints convey his fascination with 672-2080 dren, is a pleasure and a fine family outing for all but half of the movie. the heart of man in all its mys- Sen i o r BFA — Samantha Conrad terious complexities and myriad paintings, Joshua Pyburn sculp- the youngest. Last year’s Cinderella was Disney’s first foray expressions, Tuesday-Sunday thru tures, Karla Yauchler ceramics, Disney amusement parks aren’t famous for roller- into transforming a classic Disney animated film into July 10, Fort Wayne Museum of daily thru May 8, Visual Arts coasters. The Jungle Book doesn’t have any big drops a live action tale. The Jungle Book is a very different Art, $5-$7 (members, free), 422- Gallery, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 481- or hairpin turns, but the ride does take turns and shift kind of story and landscape, but this is an equally suc- 6467 6705 Elf cessful transformation. Ba r b a r a No h i ne k — Printmaking fea- SOCA Ma s t e r o f Ar t s Pr o g r a m gears, sometimes oddly. Jon Favreau, director of turing layers of color and texture, Exhibition — Works by students in and Iron Man movies, mixes these two tones and in- Making even The Life of Pi tiger seem a bit clunky, Monday-Saturday, May 3-May 31, Master of Arts program, daily thru gredients from the 1967 animated Disney adaptation The Jungle Book is gorgeous. True, I didn’t indulge in Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort May 4, Lupke Gallery, University to keep audiences enraptured. 3D, but in standard format the visuals are amazing. Wayne, 436-0927 of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- 7999 Two of the tunes from the 1967 Disney film are The jungle is based on 100,000 photographs of India, Be a u x Ar t s & Bl u ep r i n t s : Th e Al l en Co u n t y Co u r t h o u se , a Tr e a s u r e SOCA St u d en t Exhibition — Works included in this outing. When there is singing about and it is juicy. Am o n g Us — Dozens of the original by students currently enrolled at “Bare Necessities” and “I Wanna Be Like You,” a blueprints from it’s 1902 construc- the School of Creative Arts, daily bouncy vibe is in play. Mowgli, described by Favreau Continued on page 16 tion, Tuesday-Sunday thru June thru May 4, John P. Weatherhead 12, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Gallery, Mimi and Ian Rolland Art $5-$10, 422-6467 and Visual Communication Center, ------Ch r i s t i ne Da v i s — Wheel thrown and University of Saint Francis, Fort Raku fired clay vessels, Monday- Wayne, 399-7999 Saturday thru April 30, Orchard Sm a l l Ar t Sh o w /Sa l e — Works on Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, exhibit, Tuesday-Sunday thru 436-0927 May 25, Artlink Contemporary Art Da v i d We b b — Acrylic and watercolor Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Jungle Book Already Profitable landscapes with elements of poetry, Sp r i n g ‘16 — Spring exhibit featuring Monday-Saturday thru April 30, local and national artists, Tuesday- Tops at the Box: Jonny Boy Favreau’s The Jun- Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Saturday and by appointment gle Book took the No. 1 spot at the U.S. box office Wayne, 436-0927 thru April 30, Castle Gallery Fine Da y b r e a k in My a nm a r — Photography Art, Fort Wayne, 426-6568 for the second consecutive weekend, selling another ScreenTime by Geoffrey Hiller, Tuesday- To sse d a n d Fo u n d — An invitational $61 million despite the beautiful weather. The film, Sunday thru May 29, Fort Wayne exhibit of recycled, re-purposed which cost a cold $175 million to produce, has now GREG W. LOCKE Museum of Art, 422-6467 and re-imagined art featuring works sold $191 million in the U.S. in just 10 days. Whoa, Do n Os o s — Watercolors on exhibit, from Sayaka Ganz, Dianna T.M. Tuesday-Sunday thru May 25, Auld, Branden Thornhill-Miller, Dan Baby Favs. And get this: the film is doing well over- der $50 million in the U.S. Here are McCarthy’s Top 5 Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Sigler, Jerry Lawson, Art Farm, seas as well, selling about $528 million worldwide so films according to lifetime gross: (1) Bridesmaids, (2) Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Mark Phenicie and Jennifer Hart Sunday-Friday thru June 5, First far. Looks like a fun movie. Reviews are mixed but The Heat, (3) Identity Thief, (4) The Hangover Part El emen t a l At t r a c t i o n : Works in Iron Presbyterian Art Gallery, First whatever; Favreau makes entertaining films. III, (5) Spy. Doubtful that The Boss will crack that list, and Steel by George Beasley and Susanne Roewer — Small and Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, Also at the Box: The Huntsman: Winter’s War as all of those films brought in over $100 million. large scale sculptures, Tuesday- 426-7421 sold just over $20 million over its first three days of New This Week: Three major films will see wide Sunday thru July 10, Fort Wayne release, taking the No. 2 spot at the U.S. box office. release this coming weekend, starting with Warner Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, Artifacts Add to that another $80 million in abroad sales and Bros.’ new Key and Peele-fronted comedy, Keanu. free), 422-6467 Ki m b e r l y Ro r i c k — Figurative clay, SPECIAL EVENTS I guess this silly looking film is on its way to being a The film, which also stars Will Forte, Nia Long and Monday-Saturday, May 3-May 31, minor hit. Didn’t expect that. Method Man, looks really, really promising – but in Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Ru r a l St u d i o To u r — Tours of working Wayne, 436-0927 artists’ studios in N.E. Fort Wayne, Taking the No. 3 spot at last weekend’s U.S. box the way where it could also be really bad. Thus far Leo and Spencerville, 10 a.m.-6 was Barbershop: The Next Cut which sold another reviews have not been great. Ki sse d b y Su b -At o m i c An g e l s — A Jerry Seabolt Retrospective, during p.m. Saturday, May 7, The Art $10.8 million, bringing the film’s 10-day U.S. sales Next up is Mother’s Day comedy Mother’s Day. business hours, April 30-May 20, Farm and other various studios, total to just over $36 million. The film has not yet been This one is about Mother’s Day, guys! And it stars The Gallery at Pranayoga School, Fort Wayne, Leo and Spencerville, 238-4755 released outside the U.S. Ask yourself why. At the No. Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Sarah Chalke, Jon Fort Wayne, 423-9642 4 spot last weekend was Zootopia which sold another Lovitz, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy Olyphant and some- Ma c h i ne Hi s t o r y — Photography by Madeline Wilson, Monday- Upcoming Exhibits $6.6 million, bringing that blockbuster’s eight-week one called Julia Roberts. You have me at Lovitz. But Saturday thru May 14, Jennifer U.S. sales total to $316 million. Toss in abroad tick- really, this movie is probably really awful. Call it the Ford Art, Fort Wayne, 740-1309 JUNE Ma n o f t h e Ag es — Selection of ets and Disney’s latest, greatest just crossed the $900 Kate Hudson Rule. And finally we have a new ani- Ne a n d e r t h a l 2.9 — Paintings and million mark worldwide, making it the second highest mated flick called Ratchet and Clank which, I believe, Abraham Lincoln objects on display, sculptures by Marcy Aldridge Monday-Saturday thru May 20, grossing Disney Animation Studios film. is based on a video game. The film will be voiced by Adams, Friday-Sunday June 17 History Center, Fort Wayne, 426- thru July 10, Garrett Museum of Rounding out last weekend’s Top 5 was Melissa Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Syl- 2882 Art, Garrett, 704-5400 McCarthy comedy The Boss with another $6 million, vester Stallone and David Kaye. Not bad casting. upping the little comedy’s 17-day sales total to just un- [email protected] Membership Makes Find your treasure or find your pleasure at WELCOME TREASURE HUNTERS! 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FWDC.ORG April 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------15 Kesey’s Classic Still Resonates Southern Charm & BFFs I’m betting few of First Presbyterian Theater has long been known you have the same group for its thought-provoking drama, and its latest of- Curtain Call of friends now that you Director’s Notes fering, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, F cer- had in high school, let SUZAN MORIARTY tainly lives up to the tradition. From the novel by VIRGINIA RELPH alone middle school. Ken Kesey and dramatization by Dale Wasserman, Oh sure, social media the play examines the lives of patients and health has made a difference, care providers in an Oregon mental hospital. all women: McMurphy’s 15-year-old rape victim, but only if we can count ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID The Betty Ford Clinic, it ain’t. Harding’s good-looking wife, Bibbit’s smothering “liking” pictures of peo- 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain Director Thom Hofrichter reveals, with com- momma, a terrified young nurse, the promiscuous ple’s animals and their passion, a story racked by everyday brutality and party girls and the embodiment of all the men’s ha- Friday-Saturday, April 29-30, famous lasagna as being May 6-7 & May 13-14 battle for power. The principle characters in this tred, Miss Ratched. part of our close circle of struggle are patient R. P. McMurphy and Nurse Of course, these men are patients in a mental friends. Twitter doesn’t Arena Dinner Theatre Ratched, played ably by Joel Grillo and Emily Ara- hospital, and their rage is perhaps understand- count either. 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne ta. It would be easy to say that Ratched represents able. Their therapy is less so, given what has been This is what makes Tix: $35, 260-424-5622 all that is unsavory in an authoritarian circumstance learned about mental illness in the last half-century. Always a Bridesmaid and that McMurphy the non-conformist who fights What passes for treatment would seem quaint were so wonderfully fun. The authors, Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Ja- the power, but this story is it not for the dreadful conse- mie Wooten, have a way of drawing us into the lives of six incredible not that easily told. ONE FLEW OVER THE quences for the patients. To- women. Four of them have been friends since middle school and remain Visually, the set is crum- day, Martini’s PTSD would equally as close today. Not having dates to their high school prom, they bling, drab and piecemeal, a CUCKOO’S NEST be easily identified, and his made a promise that they would be in each other’s weddings from that right-on-the-money design 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, medical regimen would go point forward. Of course, they had no idea just how many weddings that by Bob Sutton, and stage April 29-30 & May 6-7 beyond a command to “Quit would equal as some of them would get married again and again and, hallucinating!” Stuttering manager Myra Mae McFar- 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1 well, again. land and production staff Bibbitt’s suicidal ideation The playwrights also let us experience all of this through the youthful Devin Dec and Joaquin Fer- First Presbyterian Theater might be easily mitigated eyes of young Kari, who is new to this wedding idea, and the daughter of rando handle the technical 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne with speech therapy. And one of the friends, Libby Ruth. Throw in Sedalia, the headstrong owner side seemingly without ef- Tix.: $10-$20, Harding wouldn’t be in a of Laurelton Oaks, the venue in which all of the weddings take place, and fort. 260-426-7421 ext. 121 mental institution at all, since hilarity, as they say, ensues. The ensemble of beauti- his main issue seems to be Full of Southern charm, the characters – played by veteran actresses ful crazies are the backbone homosexuality. Morgan Spencer, Jill Bixler, Susan Domer, Janet Howard, Gloria Min- of this show – Tom Corron as Dale Harding and Still, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a nich, Janet Piercy and Morgan Spencer – pull you into their crazy world, Brett Kaminski as Billy Bibbit deliver performanc- timely story. Today, people know well the outrage causing you to wish that you, too, were friends with them and part of the es that are equal parts hilarity and heartbreak. Duke of unbending authority and the equivalent danger hijinks taking place. As with any Jones, Hope and Wooten play, there are Roth, Nol Beckley and Steve Bricker each delin- of anarchy. This is the perilous spectrum in politics, a few touching moments to remind you that these women are meant to be eate the narrow no-man’s land between lucidity and in the workplace and wherever people struggle to real. breakdown. These are all guys you probably know. maintain their tenuous grip on reality. As the char- Should you have the opportunity to join us for a fun evening of the- In the pivotal role of Chief Bromden is artist acters say in the group therapy circle, we are “soci- ater, I suspect you’ll find a little bit of yourself in one of these amazing Nick Stolle, and Bromden may be the one soul re- ety in miniature.” characters as well. deemed in the story, the one man who overcomes So what’s a sane person to do? Do we go his paralyzing fear and becomes “big enough” to along to get along? Or do we strap up and go down rejoin the world. Still, his redemption comes only fighting? It’s hard to know which way leads to the after a terrible act of mercy. light. The Green Room The play is set in the early 1960s. From a One flew east; one flew west. contemporary perspective, many elements of this JEN POIRY-PROUGH play are disturbing, like the casual denigration of [email protected] Corrons Hosting Fundraising Dinner for First Prez Tom and Allison Corron are hosting a fundraising dinner to sup- FLIX - From Page 18 port First Presbyterian Theater. The five-course Italian meal will in- clude bruschetta, garlic risotto, fresh pear and pecorino ravioli, lasa- The cats and other animals are mesmerizing. Scar- of casting. He gets the “Bare Necessities” sing. gna, chicken cacciatore, Italian cream cheese and ricotta cheesecake, lett Johansson makes Kaa the snake sexy and hyp- On the ape side of things, Christopher Walken and coffee/port. The dinner will be Saturday, May 21, beginning at 6 notic. You understand Mowgli falling under her spell. gets the hilariously conquered challenge of being the p.m. The dinner is $50 per person in advance of the day of the event. The entire visual universe had the same effect on me. menacing King Louie. He’s murderous with a song in Reservations can be made by calling the First Presbyterian Church The porcupine (Gary Shandling in his last, very char- his heart. office at 260-426-7421 and referencing the theater benefit dinner at the The Jungle Book acteristic role) is a spiky masterpiece. The birds and doesn’t burden the audience with Corron’s home. elephants are also marvels. a big political message. Man is not overtly demonized. The best are the cats. Idris Elba voices the vil- But when Mowgli needs power, he goes to the man lain tiger, Shera Khan. He’s a ragged, damaged angry village and steals “the red flower,” fire. He is in a state Kickstart, Fairy Tale Fest Coming Up in May mess, but he’s scarier than most blockbuster villains and manages fire so poorly that it sets the forest on Fort Wayne Youtheatre’s third annual Fairy Tale Fest returns to for all their superpowers and high caliber weapons. fire. the Arts United campus on Saturday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bagheera is wise and beautiful, and he is so beau- Favreau slides into action director without a plan A part of May’s Kickstart Fort Wayne and Kickstart4Kids, families tifully rendered that sometimes I wasn’t really listen- for a few of the last scenes. Animals and Mowgli en- can experience performances by arts and youth organizations, includ- ing to what he had to say. I thought of Bree, the lady gage in the kind of fights that are no more interesting ing four performances by three organizations (Youtheatre, Fort Wayne horse from A Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis. She is than car crashes or fights to the death between any Ballet and Fort Wayne Dance Collective) on four different stages. (See terrified of lions, but when she meets Aslan she says, species. Stage & Dance calendar for showtimes and locations.) “You are so beautiful. You may eat me if you like.” The end credits (don’t miss them) show how the Between performances, families can also join the Fort Wayne Shera Khan believes a man cub doesn’t belong in filmmakers are the masters of the universe they have Parks and Recreation for “Fairy Trails,” F.A.M.E. (Foundation for Art the jungle and is determined to kill Mowgli “Raised created. A famous anecdote of Walt Disney (The Jun- & Music in Education) for hands-on arts and crafts, T.A.G. Art Com- by wolves” is a phrase used to describe kids raised by gle Book is the last animated film Walt supervised) is pany for face painting and live storybook characters and Youtheatre at people who have no social skills. The wolf family that that he gave a copy of The Jungle Book to his anima- their new castle bounce house. On the Arts United Plaza, visit one of raises Mowgli is a model of nurture and caring. tors and told them not to read it. No worries here on many vendor booths, watch free performances from area youth organi- But Mowgli isn’t a wolf, and Bagheera knows it. that front. Is Favreau riffing on that, and his adaptation zations or try your hand at an obstacle course by N.I.T.R.O. He wants to return Mowgli to the man village. On this makes makes eyes widen and hearts beat faster. And Event passes for the entire festival are available for $20 by calling journey, Mowgli meets Baloo, the big bear, voiced by that’s why we go to the movies. the ArtsTix Box Office at 260-422-4226. the inimitable Bill Murray, in a lucky and brilliant bit [email protected] [email protected] 16------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 Strong Actors, Humor Carry Play On Friday, to a nearly-packed house, IPFW’s De- partment of Theatre opened William Shakespeare’s A Performances Midsummer Night’s Dream under the direction of Jeff Curtain Call at the Casazza, associate professor of acting, movement and voice. And the production is, overall, a delight. KEVIN SMITH Auer Shakespeare is being discussed more than normal ArtsLab at the moment since this past weekend marked the In addition, of course, there are the royal fairies 400th anniversary of his death, and this lively staging and their attendants, who shape the action of the very 300 E. Main St is a sweet reminder that the bard is still relevant and human lovers we first meet. These subplots come to- hysterically funny as he offers insights into humanity gether well thanks, in part, to effective use of the Wil- and its frailty. liams theatre stage and its many entrances. CALL Since this was part of IPFW’s season, I was happy As is generally rightfully the case on IPFW’s two to include it on the syllabus of a college introduction stages, all but a couple of actors cast are students, and 422-4226 to literature class I am overall they are quite well for tickets teaching this semester. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM cast, indeed. Several have So, having revisited it re- 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30 grown into very strong peatedly over the last few performers and will be Rated PG months, seeing a new in- Williams Theatre, IPFW missed when they gradu- terpretation of it on stage 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. , Fort Wayne ate and move on this year was quite welcome, as I Tix: $5-$15, 260-481-6555 or next. Darby LeClear Jane Eyre is a “small, plain” young governess was watching students (Titania, queen of the whose passionate and independent spirit in my class react to it, both on paper and at Williams fairies), Brady Shrock (Lysander, one of the lovers), Theatre, and to Shakespeare overall. Riley Lorenzini (Cobweb, a fairy), and Brock Ireland attracts the attention of her employer, Mr. My thought watching it again on opening night, (Oberon, king of the fairies) are all seniors and have Rochester. But he has a dark secret which carrying the baggage of recent student commentary, turned in remarkable performances in varied roles was that parts of this play, like any other, sparkle a bit during their time at IPFW. Luckily, many strong and threatens their happiness. more than other parts for modern audiences. For Mid- reliable actors will be here for another year or more. summer, the scenes of high comedy are the highlights, Evan Hart, a junior, who plays Nick Bottom, is truly ADULT, SENIOR, STUDENT & GROUP and the audience seemed to agree. one of the best actors I have seen on a local stage. Though the varied groups of characters and ac- Zach Hunnicut, a freshman, is an incredibly nimble TICKET DISCOUNTS UNTIL 4/28. tors playing them were all well represented, the most and funny Puck. impassioned rounds of applause went to the actors Some actors were a bit more effective than others organizing and performing the play within a play at articulating language that is so different from our www.allforOnefw.org about lovers Pyramus and Thisbe, as led by charac- own but all deliver. ters Peter Quince and Nick Bottom. When the play is This production, running through April 30, makes performed for the duke and the four lovers who had a fine opportunity to celebrate Shakespeare and his finally matched up correctly after a fairy’s love po- timeless contribution to theater. tion complication, it truly is a riot in the hands of this director and fine young actors. [email protected] ------Life Lessons Amid the Laughter Sometimes life can become so overwhelming that you just need to take a break and enjoy yourself. It’s often very rare that we give ourselves that opportu- Director’s Notes nity. Avenue Q is really just lots of fun because it gives adults the okay to just let go and be a kid again. BECKY NICCUM Avenue Q, believe it or not, also has many won- derful life lessons. It is important to face reality, but tant things in life: people and friends. I believe that if we should never forget our dreams. Sure, we have to you just open yourself up to the people and situations make a living and support ourselves, but along with around you, your whole purpose in life becomes more that we should take the opportunities that present and more clear. You become more and more conscious themselves to expand our hori- of the world around you. Suc- zons. avenue q cess isn’t necessarily having Taking time out to explore FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATRE lots of money. Being happy your dreams can only make one with who you are is far more a more rounded and happier 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, important. person. For example, Brian in April 29-30 & May 6-7 Which brings us to Rod. Avenue Q has always wanted 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1 Once he stops hiding from who to do stand-up comedy, so he Arts United Center he is and accepts himself, life finally took the chance and did becomes so much more enjoy- it. He may not have been a great 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne able. We all need to stop trying success right at first, but who Tix.: $17-$29 thru box office, to be something we’re not and knows what opportunities may 260-424-5220 start loving ourselves and each arise later on because he took other more. Once we love and that risk. You have to be willing to take chances in life accept ourselves for what we are, we become much or you just become stagnant, which can lead to unhap- more caring and tolerant of the world around us. piness. Avenue Q, may be a little naughty (snicker), but Another life example presented in this show is just sit back, relax and have a few good, hearty laughs Princeton’s story. He becomes so involved in search- on us. “Life’s too important to be taken too seriously.” ing for his purpose that he loses sight of the impor- Avenue Q is rated R for adult content. April 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing 422-4226 A Mi d s u m m e r Ni g h t ’s Dr e a m — Al w a y s A Br i d e s m a i d — Comedy about Shakespeare’s classic romantic four lifelong friends who promised comedy presented by IPFW A Play 40 Years in the Making to be in each others’ weddings, 7 Department of Theatre, 8 p.m. p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Friday- Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30, On April 29 a play will open which has been 40 Saturday, April 29-30, May 6-7, Williams Theatre, IPFW, $5-$15 years in the making. At least it seems that way to me. May 13-14, Arena Dinner Theatre, thru IPFW box office 481-6555 I read Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre when I was 12 Playwright’s Notes Fort Wayne, $35 (includes dinner & On e Fl e w Ov e r t h e Cu c k o o ’s Ne s t — show), 424-5622 David Wasserman’s adaptation of or 13 years old and fell in love with the story, the at- LAUREN NICHOLS Av e n u e Q — Fort Wayne Civic the classic Ken Kesey novel, 7:30 mosphere, the language. I’ve read it more times than I Theatre’s production of the R-rated p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 29-30; can count. And, unsurprisingly, I have also seen every comedy based on Muppet-like pup- 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1; 7:30 p.m. pets, 8 p.m. Friday April 29 (open- Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, First film or television adaptation I could get my hands on. I received was useful in making a few more revi- ing night party after the show, $3); Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, Alas, they all fall short of the story I’ve created in my sions. 8 p.m. Saturday, April 30; 2 p.m. $10-$20, 426-7421 ext. 121 mind from so many readings of the novel. Deep breath. “Yes,” I thought, “it’s ready to put on Sunday, May 1; 8 p.m. Friday- Sometimes my disappointment has been due to its feet.” The world premiere adaptation which opens Saturday, May 6-7, Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, $17-$29, Asides missing key scenes or characters. Sometimes, the on April 29 is the culmination of a long labor of love on 424-5220 themes underscored don’t seem to me to be the most the part of many people besides myself. I was pleased AUDITIONS Ch i l d r e n o f Ed e n — Two act musical critical ones. Oddly enough, I have never seen a sin- to find that many of the actors who tried out for Jane based on the book of Genesis, 7 Ain’t Mi s b e h a v i n ’ (Oc t . 27-No v . 13) — gle stage adaptation of the book, although I have read Eyre were fellow devotees of the novel and were at- p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 29-30; Auditions for the musical tribute to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, Bishop Thomas “Fats” Waller, for 2 men several (and experienced the tracted to the same qualities Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne, (30s-40s), 1 woman (20s), 2 women same disappointment). that attracted me: the themes $6-$10, 740-9591 (30s-40s). Prepare to sing 16 bars, About nine years ago, JANE EYRE of integrity and sacrifice, the pianist provided, 7 p.m. Monday, Da n c e w i t h Me! — Fort Wayne Ballet having written and produced atmosphere of mystery, the company dancers with audience May 9, First Presbyterian Theater, all for One Productions participation, 7:30 p.m. and 9 Fort Wayne, 426-7421 ext. 121 a number of my own plays 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, wonderfully passionate love p.m. Friday, April 29, Arts United Th e Li g h t in t h e Pi a z z a (Ju l y 8-17) (original, historical, and April 29-30 & May 6-7 story. Together we have fur- Center, Fort Wayne, $20, 422-4226 a n d Ne x t t o No r m a l (De c . 2-11) — other adaptations), I first ther refined the script as we Auditions 6:30-9:30 p.m., Sunday, Ja n e Ey r e — Lauren Nichols’ adapta- considered how I might go 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1 & May 8 put flesh on these timeless tion of the Charlotte Bronte novel May 1 and Monday, May 2, par- for all for One productions, 7:30 ticipants should prepare one 32 about telling such a famil- PPG ArtsLab characters. (It is very satis- p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 29-30; bar selection for each show they’re iar, well-loved story on- Auer Center for Arts & Culture fying to direct the premiere 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1; 7:30 auditioning for and an extra selec- stage, without sacrificing of my own work, not only tion. Accompanist provided, bring 300 E. Main St, Fort Wayne p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 6-7 too much in plot or theme. for the sense of completion, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8, your music with cuts marked. Bring Tix.: $10-$18, 260-422-4226 Parkview Physicians Group Arts hard copy of your head shot and At first it was a whim; I but because I have freedom Lab, Auer Center for Arts and resume. At Three Rivers Music didn’t imagine I would ever to fix any problem which Culture, Fort Wayne, $10-$18, Theatre , Fort Wayne, contact to confirm billy@threeriversmusicthe- actually stage this play. But I started outlining a non- comes to light.) atre.com linear (non-chronological) script which would allow A small army of volunteer designers and build- the precise moments to be portrayed that would move ers have pulled out all the stops to tell this story well. the story forward. I believe this keeps an audience From period costumes to staging to lighting and sound engaged and even surprised, while staying true to the effects, this is the most ambitious production afO has plot, characters and original words. It also allows the ever mounted. Our cast of 16 includes nine actors who storytelling to underscore parallels and contrasts in the are new to us, including our leads, Sarah Hodgin and plot and characters. Jordan Plohr. Twelve members of the ensemble play at Less than three years ago I finally had time and least two roles each, and our stage crew are costumed April 29-May 7 energy to devote to writing without a deadline, and I as servants. Everyone stays busy. decided I really should try to put Jane Eyre on paper. My fondest wish is for those who already love After so much mulling, the scripting process was de- Jane Eyre to be delighted by a faithful yet fresh look lightfully fluid, although much of it had to be written at a favorite story, and for those who are new to the in “stolen moments.” Just about 18 months ago the tale to fall in love with it – and then go read it for play was ready for a private reading, and the feedback themselves. NICHOLS Arena Dinner Theatre From Page 6 tap into historic times and situ- “Rated R” ations which challenge both the actors and the audience. She looks Music & Lyrics by forward to providing more pre- ROBERT LOPEZ & JEFF MARX miers in the years ahead. Having done much acting over the years Book by JEFF WHITTY and having been successful as a playwright, she’s learned that her Based on an original concept by April 29-May 14, 2016 childhood penchant for direct- ROBERT LOPEZ & JEFF MARX Fridays & Saturdays ing her neighborhood friends in Doors at 6:15, Dinner at 7, Show at 8 elaborate stories was an indicator of what her future would hold. A comedy by Jessie Jones, “I think if you held a gun to

Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten IPFW Dept of Theatre my head and told me I could write Directed by Suzan Moriarty plays, direct plays or be in them, I April 22-30, 2016 IPFW Box Office think I would have to say I’d rath- Produced through special Tur- Sign Language Interpreted—Apr. 24 260-481-6555 er direct them. When we did arrangement with Dramatists tle Soup this year, it was the 30th Williams Theatre Directed by Jeff Casazza www.ipfw.edu/tickets Play Service, Inc. production that I’ve directed since The romantic comedy, A Midsummer 2004. I love production design, Call theatre or visit online for Night’s Dream, is a madcap night of Admission: 260.424.5220 showtimes and ticket information. adventure where fairies in the midst $5 IPFW Students/H.S. Students/ and I always have a picture in my of a family squabble, a group of local Children Under 18 head of what I think it should be. It fwcivic.org Arena Dinner Theatre craftsmen rehearsing a play, and four All Others $16 and Under took me awhile to realize that I’ve 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne young Athenian lovers all converge on come full circle, that those early (260) 424-5622 the same patch of moonlit forest. hints of playing with friends, that IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University. directing was always going to be arenadinnertheatre.org where I landed.” 18------www.whatzup.com------April 28, 2016 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Featured Events Ma r c h f o r Ba b i e s — 3.5 mile walk to raise money for March of Dimes, 10 Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e c t i v e Sp r i n g / a.m. Saturday, April 30 (registra- Su m m e r Wo r k s h o p s — Workshops tion at 8:30 a.m.) Headwaters Park and classes for movement, dance, West, Fort Wayne, $50-$250, www. yoga and more offered by Fort marchforbabies.org Wayne Dance Collective, dates Spring Means Farmers Markets Ai ds Wa l k — Aids awareness walk, and times vary, Fort Wayne Dance resource booths, human trivia and Collective, Fort Wayne, fees vary, The season of farmers markets is a delicious children’s activities, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 424-6574 Saturday, May 14,Parkview Field, time of year, a time when food just gets a whole Fort Wayne, dontation, 744-1144 IPFW Co m m u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y — Art, Diversions dance, music and theater classes lot better. I could lecture everybody about eating for grades pre-K through 12 offered locally, knowing where your food comes from, and Virginia Relph Spectator Sports by IPFW College of Visual and all that folderol, but no. And those of you who don’t Performing Arts, fees vary, 481- care for the hustle-bustle of the farmers market? BASEBALL 6977, www.ipfw.edu/caa is coming to the end of the growing season, we fig- TinCa p s — Upcoming home games at Li v e Trivia — Trivia night with live Well, that’s just all the more for me! ured we’d be able to nab some of the nice red and Parkview Field, Fort Wayne host, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Duesy’s The 2016 market season will be a little sad for Th u r sd a y , Ap r . 28 vs. Peoria, 7:05 Sports Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, free, me because it will be the first season without my green heads we’ve seen. p.m. 484-0411 very favorite, long-term farmer friend. This was a The juicer thing is just an experiment. If we Fr i d a y , Ap r . 29 vs. Burlington, 7:05 Su m m e r Ni g h t s a t t h e Em b a ss y — Live p.m. entertainment, cash bar, and local guy who taught me to grow – or attempt to grow – don’t like cabbage juice, we plan to make bierocks with the rest of the cabbage. Hey, it’s cabbage! That Sa t u r d a y , Ap r . 30 vs. Burlington, food on the Embassy rooftop, 5-9 tomatoes, and, when my first crop was pretty lame, 5:05 p.m. p.m. Wednesdays, May 25-Sept encouraged me to try again. makes bierocks healthy. Su n d a y , Ma y 1 vs. Burlington, 1:05 7, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, “They’re fun to mess with,” he said. I also have my mouth ready for some asparagus p.m. $5,424-6287 – perennial spring yumminess for me. When I was Mo n d a y , Ma y 9 vs. Great Lakes, 7:05 Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — In the years of flooding he told me how he had p.m. Private lessons for a variety of to replant an entire crop of tomatoes, and in years of a kid, Mom would send us out to cut a mess of new instruments available from profes- Tu e sd a y , Ma y 10 vs. Great Lakes, drought he described how he conserved water and asparagus for supper – steamed, creamed or lem- 7:05 p.m. sional instructors, ongoing weekly irrigated a reduced crop. oned asparagus has a fresh, warm flavor that can’t lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort We d n e sd a y , Ma y 11 vs. Great Lakes, Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176, He had advice for when to shop for particular be beat. See Squared pulls a face and makes gag- 11:05 a.m. academy.sweetwater.com produce – when spring greens were sweet, tender ging noises. So okay, asparagus isn’t for everyone. Te k Ve n t u r e Pu b l i c Wo r k s h o p s: and perfect and when they were past their prime. Sue me. She is much more agreeable to the plan to Dance Interconnecting Im a g i n a t i o n , What herbs and oils would give familiar veggies a hunt down some green beans and new potatoes in a Te c h n o l o g y a n d Co m m u n i t y — Da n c e Pa r t y — Open ballroom danc- Access to tools; Saturday hands-on whole new taste and appearance. My friend loved few weeks. ing, 7:30-10 p.m. Fridays, April 29, workshops for making things in to farm. He loved to show other people how to grow But there has been this soft little voice in my May 6, May 13 and May 20, Dance machining wood and metal, 3D things. He loved to eat good food. head, persistently nagging me to keep my eye Tonight, Fort Wayne, $10, 437-6825 printing, electronics, robotics, CAD And the name of this wonderful purveyor of peeled for cucumbers. This early, they’re scarcely Da n c e s o f Un i v e r s a l Pe a c e — Dances design and more; ages 12 thru that draw upon sacred phrases and adult, TekVenture, Fort Wayne, fees produce was (and I’m not kidding) Mr. Hare. bigger than pickles, but look for them anyway. poetry of spiritual traditions of the vary, membership discounts avail- Mr. Hare died last fall – had a heart attack while Small, firm, crunchy and delicious. Don’t even peel earth, chanting, live music, 6:30- able, 432-1095 helping a friend build a deck. I mourned his pass- them very carefully, the voice says. Slice them in 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Fort Eu p h o n i u m Sy m p o s i u m a n d Be n e f i t ing, of course, but his end was emblematic of his little circles or cut them in chunks and throw them Wayne Dance Collective, IPFW, Co n c e r t — Fort Wayne Community Fort Wayne, freewill donation, 424- Schools music program fundraiser life: he went out while helping a friend. There are in with your spring greens, with a little oil and vin- 6574 featuring demonstrations, clinics, worse ways to go. I’ll miss his wisdom, but I’m still egar. Or, the voice whispers, just put them on the Mo n t h l y Da n c e — Open dancing, lunch and concert performance, getting out my canvas bag and heading for the mar- side with a little salt, pepper and vinegar. 8-11 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April ket this week. You know? That voice sounds a lot like Mr. Walb Classic Ballroom, IPFW, Fort 30 Sweetwater Sound, Fort Wayne, Wayne, $5-$10, www.fwdancesport. $15, 407-3833, www.sweetwater. My gal pal See Squared and I have been on the Hare. org com scrounge for a juicer – to borrow, not buy. We want to try a recipe for cabbage juice, and since cabbage [email protected] This Week May Sw i n n e y Ho m e s t e a d Op e n Ho u s e a n d Le g a c y Br e a k f a s t — Mental health Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start Ch i l i Co o k -o ff — Chili cook-off to Pl a n t Sa l e — Open house featuring benefit Zanesville Lion’s Club, 3-7 awareness breakfast with guest Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays & speaker Paul Gionfriddo, 7:30-9 11 a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps Tuesdays, Born to Read Storytime music by Hearthstone Ensemble, p.m. Saturday, April 30, Zanesville refreshments, hand-arts display, Lion’s Club Pavilion, Zanesville, $5 a.m. Thursday, May 12; lecture Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 for babies and toddlers, 10:15 a.m. and book signing, 6-7:30 p.m. a.m. Tuesdays; Family Storytime, Tuesdays, 421-1365 bake sale and more, 10 a.m.-4 suggested donation, 638-4327 p.m. Friday, May 6, Swinney Thursday, May 12 Hotel Fort 10:15 & 11 a.m. Thursdays, 421- Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start Co o k i n ’ Me n — Women’s health fund- Wayne, Fort Wayne, $15 for 1320 Homestead, Fort Wayne, free, raiser featuring foods prepared by Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, breakfast; book signing free, tickets 637-8622 100 local men who don chef’s hats Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, 421-1370 required, 422-6441 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays; Smart Start Bi k e Fu s i o n — Bike show and bike for the evening, 7 p.m. Saturday, testing, live entertainment, food and April 30, Grand Wayne Convention An Ev e n i n g w i t h Pa u l Gi o n f r i dd o — Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Mental health awareness lecture 421-1325 Tours and Trips craft beer, 4-10 p.m. Friday, May Center, Fort Wayne, $65-$90, 266- 6, Plassman Athletic Center, Fort and book signing, , Hotel Fort Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime 7800 St r a t f o r d Th e a t e r Fe s t i v a l To u r — Wayne, $5-$10, 402-6800 Wayne, Fort Wayne, free, tickets for toddlers & preschoolers, 10:30 St a r s in t h e Pa r k Ta l e n t Co m p e t i t i o n Bus trip to Stratford, Ontario (pass- required, 422-6441 a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; Br e w Ba s h — Beer tasting, live Au d i t i o n s — seeking talented indi- port required) to see A Little Night music, Fort Wayne food trucks and Fo r t Wa y n e In d u s t r i a l Historic Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m. viduals and groups to audition for Music, A Chorus Line, Shakespeare more to benefit ACD Festival, 6-9 Di s t r i c t s — Arch lecture presented Wednesdays, 421-1335 Stars in the Park competition on in Love and As You Like It (substitu- p.m. Friday, May 6, Auburn Cord by Jill McDevitt, 11 a.m. Saturday, Ma i n Li b r a r y — Babies and Books, Aug. 15, registration due Monday, tions available at an additional cost), Duesenberg Automobile Museum May 21, Meeting Room c, Main 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story May 2, Jay County Chamber of departs 7 a.m. Friday, June 24 Event Plaza, Auburn, $25-$50, Branch, Allen County Public Library, Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Commerce, Portland, free, 726- (Hotel Fort Wayne), returns mid- 925-1444 4481 Fort Wayne, free, 426-5117 Storytime for preschoolers, day- night Sunday, June 26, Stratford cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. Fr e e Co m i c Bo o k Da y — Comic book Theater, Stratford, Ontario, $650- giveaway and blood drive, 10:30 Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 $950, includes transportation, lodg- Storytimes & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Lectures, Discussions, ing, breakfast and show tickets, BCT Comics, Fort Wayne, free, Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t 426-7421 ext. 103 493-6116 Authors, Readings & Al l e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y : books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Mi a m i In d i a n He r i t a g e Da y s — Local art- Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read ists, performers, presenters; drum- Films Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Smart Start Sports and Recreation Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, ming by Medicine Woman Drum, Storytime for preschoolers, 10:30 Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. r b a n i t y i d e s 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Chief Fo r t Wa y n e Po s t c a r ds : Un d e r Ut i l i z e d a.m. Fridays, PAWS to Read, 5 U C R — Family friendly Tuesdays & Thursdays, Baby Richardville House, Fort Wayne, Re s e a r c h To o l s — Arch lecture p.m. Thursdays 421-1350 bike rides with varying distances, presented by Randy Harter, 11 a.m. Steps, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, cycling-related prizes and snacks, $5-$7, 426-2882 Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Smart 421-1320 6:30 p.m. first Sunday of each Be e r & Ba r r e BQ — Fort Wayne Ballet Saturday, April 30, Globe Room, Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Du p o n t Br a n c h — Born to Read month thru October 30, begins at performances, beer tasting, BBQ, Main Branch, Allen County Public Tuesdays, YA Day for teens 5 Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Creative Framing, corner of Anthony 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Fort Library, Fort Wayne, free, 426-5117 p.m. Wednesdays, Wondertots Baby Steps Storytime, 10:15 and Crescent, Fort Wayne, free, Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Sin in t h e Su m m i t Ci t y — George R. reading for ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m. a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, 482-5211 $35-$50, 422-4226 Mather lecture presented by Karen Thursdays, 421-1360 Richards, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, Ants in Your Pants Storytime, He r o e s v s . Vi l l a i n s 5K Ru n /Wa l k — Ho l l y w o o d Gl a m Ga l a — Black tie Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Costumes encouraged, 10 a.m. event featuring special guest come- History Center, Fort Wayne, free, Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, & Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4 Saturday, April 30, Foster Park, dian Robert Powell, live music and 426-2882 Teen Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. p.m. Wednesdays, Bookworms Fort Wayne, $25, 786-709-5108 dancing, appetizers, dinner and Thursdays, 421-1355 Storytime, 11:15 a.m. Thursdays cocktails, 7:30 p.m. (VIP reception Smart Start Storytime for ages 3-5, 6 p.m.) Saturday, May 7, Philmore 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 on Broadway, Fort Wayne, $35-$75, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1315 745-1000

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Meet and play with new musicians Choose a week to Rock! FORT WAYNE’S Gain confidence in playing style and stage presence Week 1: June 6–10 NUMBER Write an original song with their Rock Camp bandmates Week 2: June 27–July 1 Week 3: July 11–15 Record a demo, perform on stage, and more! Week 4: July 25–29 ONEMUSIC CAMP! Week 5: August 1–August 5 Rock Camp runs Monday through Friday, 10AM–4PM.

ENROLLING $ Per Person* Call (260) 407-3833 today and reserve your NOW! 425 $375 for Current Academy Students spot for our next session of Rock Camp! *Rock Camp participants must be between the ages of 12 and 18 and play at an intermediate level or above. Academy.Sweetwater.com

Take your drumming Available Sessions July 5–8 to the next level! 10AM–12:30PM OR 1–3:30PM Taught by seasoned percussionist Larry Ford, this July 18–21 DRUM 4-day course covers all areas of playing the drums! 10AM–12:30PM OR 1–3:30PM At Drum Camp, campers will learn • Proper technique and playing style $ per session • Basic and advanced beats 150 • Playing along with popular tunes and music Space is limited, so hurry to • Coordination exercises and much more reserve your spot today! CAMPWITH LARRY FORD

5501 U.S. Hwy 30 W (260) 407-3833 Fort Wayne, IN 46818 Academy.sweetwater.com

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