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He also used those news stories as a it, but very quickly everyone disappeared, Ingalls and Indiana’s own Ryan White; this tool during auditions to cast Ruby Bridges. and this little girl and her family were deal- Fort Wayne Civic Theatre...... 18 year’s entrant in the series is Ruby Bridges. “I’ve been examining content and incor- ing with all of this on their own. They had to Fort Wayne Dance Collective...... 17 As before, this year’s production is writ- porating content from various news publi- bring in a teacher from Boston because the Fort Wayne Musicians Association...... 19 ten and directed by Gregory Stieber and cations in 1960, particularly the New York teachers there wouldn’t teach her. And Ruby shines a light on the story was in the class all by her- Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops...... 16 of young Ruby Bridges self. 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It’s amazing how many major mann says that their performances for social upheavals have been led by chil- 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 local schools had to be moved from the dren, and spotlighting those is the goal 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 6-7 ArtsLab black box theatre downtown to and mission of this series. As the Bible Artslab, Auer Center for Arts & Culture Wayne High School to meet demand. says, ‘And a child shall lead them.’” And when the three scheduled shows whatzup Hormann’s involvement with this 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne sold out, a fourth one was added. In ad- Published weekly and distributed on Wednesdays and particular production goes beyond over- Tix: $12-$18, 260-422-6900 dition to this contribution to Black His- Thursdays by AD Media, Incorporated. seeing it as a Youtheatre administrator. www.fortwayneyoutheatre.org tory Month, Youtheatre also has a tour- 2305 E. Esterline Rd., Columbia City, IN 46725 ing production Celebrate Indiana, an Phone: (260) 691-3188 • Fax: (260) 691-3191 She will also be playing the plum role of E-Mail: [email protected] principal of Ruby Bridges’ school, a charac- Times. I also used those stories and had our official event in the state’s Bicentennial cel- Website: http://www.whatzup.com ter which at first blush is the story’s villain. auditioners read them, prompting them to do ebration. May brings the third annual Fairy Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatzupFortWayne “Greg asked me if I’d play the part, so with anger, with fear or with compassion. Tale Fest on May 14, an event which draws Publisher ...... Doug Driscoll and it’s fun to play the bad guy. My most They were reading factual content, and it families downtown in droves, and fans of Office Manager ...... 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But he’s one of my favorite local fear because there was great fear among the three subjects in the series – Mary Ingalls, Subscriptions directors, and this is a great chance for me to black community in 1960, fear that what was Ryan White and Ruby Bridges – is that they In-Home postal delivery available at the rate of $25 per be on the stage again.” happening with Ruby Bridges was only go- were all children who faced adversity to 13-week period ($100/year). Send payment with name and mailing address to AD Media, Incorporated to the above For Stieber’s part, he understands that ing to make things worse for them because it be educated,” says Stieber. “Mary Ingalls address. the principal would likely be one-dimension- was getting so much attention and so many became blind but didn’t languish. She got DEADLINES al, the person audiences root against. 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While she may have been tion.” 4------www.whatzup.com------January 28, 2016 ------Feature • Fort Wayne Philharmonic Pops------Ambassador of the 4-String By Deborah Kennedy He went on to tour Japan, coming home Fleck and Ziggy Marley. Such seemingly to create his own label, Hitchhike Records, overnight success situations have derailed The ukulele might just be the most un- so he could distribute his music stateside. many a career or, at the very least, given derestimated instrument performers a big head, but in all of world music. A Shimabukuro simply con- UPCOMING EVENTS perennial underdog, it is tinued to work hard, putting often dismissed as a child’s out his fifth studio U.S. al- February 12 toy and nothing more. But bum, Gently Weeps in Sep- Jake Shimabukuro, the tember of that same year 7:30pm Hawaiian-born ukulele vir- and composing the score tuoso, has changed millions for the film Hula Girls. of people’s minds about the Fans of Shimabukuro’s Mu si q supposedly humble instru- know he’s a wonderful ment. multi-tasker. Since becom- Thanks to a couple ing a veritable household So u l c h i l d of viral videos (including name in 2006, he’s given his YouTubed rendition of numerous TED talks, put February 16 & 17 | 7:30pm George Harrison’s “While out five albums (including My Guitar Gently Weeps”), the No. 1 Billboard World countless television appear- Music hit from 2011, Peace Cir q u e D’Or ances, 11 studio albums Love Ukulele) and toured and several world tours the world, tirelessly pro- that have taken him to the moting not only the humble edge of the globe and back ukulele but the importance again, listeners now under- of music education and stand that the uke is not following one’s passion simply a cute afterthought, in life. He’s an inspiration something to be plucked to many – both the young lazily in the background and old – and that’s why, while a singer croons about in 2010, filmmaker Tadashi the boundless beauties of Nakamura decided to fol- island life. Instead, it can low Shimabukuro around, February 24 | 7:30pm be the main event, by turns documenting his life on the gorgeous and complex, joy- road and interviewing his ful and heartbreaking. family and friends at home 42n d St ree t Shimabukuro is, in ef- in Hawaii in an effort to fect, a ukulele ambassador, paint a full and honest por- February 26 & 27 | 7pm although he’d be the last trait of the ukulele player. to lay claim to that title. It was a disconcerting The 39-year-old, who’ll be JAKE SHIMABUKURO experience for Shimabuku- Down the Line performing with the Fort Wayne Phil- FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC POPS ro who, while at that point a veteran stage t h harmonic Saturday, January 30 at the performer, had a difficult time adjusting 10 ANNIVERSARY Embassy Theatre as part of the philhar- 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 to always having a camera around and monic’s Pops series, is unfailingly mod- Embassy Theatre having that camera pointed at him. March 3 | 7:30pm est. 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. , Fort Wayne “I couldn’t get used to it,” he said. “I “I’m just a big fan of the instru- Tix: $29-$70 thru Philharmonic box remember a lot of time I’d hold the door ment,” he said in a recent phone inter- open for the cameramen. I knew they Jay Len o view. A native of Honolulu, Shimabu- office, 260-481-0777, or fwphil.org were behind me, so I’d just hold the door kuro was in Nashville at the time we as a reflex and ruin all their shots. They’d March 17 | 7:30pm talked, recording his newest album. “I love Under that label he put out Sunday Morn- tell me, ‘Jake, pretend we’re not here, we’re playing it and I think it is one of the most ing (2002), Crosscurrent (2003), Walking invisible,’ but it’s hard to be natural when diverse instruments out there. You can play Down Rainhill (2004) and Dragon (2005), you know someone’s watching. You walk Jenni f er Ne t t l es very, very simple things and make people the latter peaking at No. 5 on Billboard’s Top differently, you act differently.” smile, or you can play complicated pieces World Music Albums of 2005. Each album Eventually, though, he grew used to Celtic Woman...... Mar. 18 and wow them. It’s one of those instruments was showered with honors in his native Ha- being the subject of a documentary and tru TV’s Impractical Jokers...... Mar. 19 that sound good the first time you pick it up. waii, and soon he was touring the U.S. the film, Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Peppa Pig’s Big Splash...... Mar. 24 It’s disarming in that way.” It wasn’t until a year later, though, that Strings, came out in 2012. It took home sev- NABBA Championship...... Apr. 1-2 Shimabukuro picked up his first ukulele he got what is typically referred to as a “big eral film festival awards and honors, aired Jethro Tull...... Apr. 7 at the tender age of four. The instrument was break.” A video of Shimabukuro doing his on PBS in 2013 and was streaming on Netf- Annie...... Apr. 8 a present from his mother, an accomplished own ukulele version of “While My Guitar lix until recently. For his part, Shimabukuro Bullets Over Broadway...... Apr. 6 ukulele player and singer in her own right, Gently Weeps” was posted to YouTube fol- is simply grateful for the chance it gave him Rodney Carrington...... May 7 and soon he was practicing for hours a day. lowing his appearance on the New York TV to meet and work with talented people, all As a teen, Shimabukuro played coffee shops show Midnight Ukulele Disco, and the world now good friends of his. in and around his home town, and he was a sat up and paid attention. The video has 14.4 “When you’re an artist, all you really member of two award-winning bands – Pure million views and counting. want to do in life, besides create beautiful Embassy Theatre Heart and Colón – in the late 90s and early The immediate result was a request from art, is work with wonderful people who in- aughts. When Colón disbanded in 2002, he Jimmy Buffet to join his world tour, and spire you, who share your same values and 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. went on to pursue a solo career, catching the Shimabukuro very readily complied. He’d mission, and lucky for me that’s what hap- Fort Wayne, Indiana ear of Sony Japan International who signed been a fan of Buffet’s for years. Other artists pened with Life on Four Strings.” him to their Epic Records International la- clamored to collaborate with the young star, ticketmaster.com bel. including Yo-Yo Ma, Cyndi Lauper, Bela Continued on page 6 January 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • Let’s Comedy------Finding Stages for Comics By Michele DeVinney have to get it down to 12 to 15,” says Ehle. the best comedians working in the Midwest “We were posting flyers all around town, today lends their skills to An Evening with Open Mic nights have long been a staple but word was also getting out on Facebook the Authors, performing in character as fake around the country, and Fort Wayne is no ex- and Instagram and Twitter which was very authors reading from their fake books.” ception. The tradition provides an opportu- helpful. We started getting more comics to Ehle sees this as not only a great way nity to people who have a desire to perform commit to performing here, and they would to bring comedy to Fort Wayne, but also a and to audiences who want to catch a new talk to other comedians and share our events means of widening the reach for Let’s Com- and perhaps promising talent. with them. It’s really helped open up interest edy in its quest to give local talent a place Typically those open mic sessions are in what we’re doing.” to share their comedy. In fact, as comedians musical, but a group from other states of friends decided to continue to come to Thursday, Jan. 28 • 8pm • $10-$20 provide a new spin Fort Wayne to ply on open mic, pro- their trade, Let’s viding a different Comedy is working THE ACCIDENTALS talent the chance to to expand into other shine. The result of areas as well, partic- that desire is Let’s ularly Indianapolis, Comedy, a source but contacts in larger and resource for lo- markets like Chica- cal comedy hopefuls go and Los Angeles to try out material on have also taken note audiences looking of what’s happening for a good laugh. here in the Summit The friends who City, providing ex- made Let’s Com- citing possibilities edy happen are Ryan in the months and Ehle, Ian Anderson, years to come. Ehle Saturday, Feb. 6 • 8pm • $10-$25 Alex Price, Jared says comedians and Busch and Corey Courrielche, and now, And what they’re doing has grown con- performers are becoming increasingly aware more than two years after they first came siderably since they began with the simple of the growing demand in this area. PINK DROYD up with the idea, the quintet are seeing big concept of open mic events. Let’s Comedy For his part, Ehle is content to be the featuring LIVE AT POMPEII results from their efforts. Not surprisingly, a has grown into a larger, promotional entity, man behind the machine while his cohorts couple of them are comedians themselves. one which is helping to give area comedians take the stage. Ehle says he enjoys writing “Jared and I have been friends for years, a break while also bringing already estab- but leaves the performing to others, prefer- and I worked with Ian at Discount Comic lished talent to the region. While they con- ring instead to handle promotion and mar- Book Store,” says Ehle. “The three of us tinue to host events at local establishments keting. Courrielche lives and works in South all became friends, and Corey and Alex are like Pint & Slice, O’Sullivan’s, Pedal City Bend, though he performs here as well, and comedians and have performed all over the and the Calhoun Soups, Salads and Spirits the partners often take the stage to do stand- region, touring and doing comedy for quite Tiger Room (where Ehle works booking up or to play host to the open mic festivities, some time. We started talking about bringing events, giving him an inside track on the itself a demanding job. open mic nights on a regular basis for come- room’s availability), they also filled one of As Let’s Comedy continues to grow, dians in Fort Wayne and surrounding cities. the performance halls at IPFW’s Rhinehart Ehle says local fans of comedy should watch Comedians are always looking for places to Music Center when comedian Doug Benson for announcements in the months ahead, in- perform, and they like to perform in front of appeared last May. cluding a partnership with Cinema Center Saturday, Feb. 13 • 8pm • $15-$30 different audiences so they can work on ma- That May performance came fresh on where Let’s Comedy will have events simi- terial and not have to come up with new ma- the heels of the group officially branding it- lar to the popular Mystery Science Theatre terial for the same audiences all the time.” self Let’s Comedy, with a logo and merchan- 3000 on Comedy Central. Ehle, a father of DAVY Once they got the ball rolling, word dise to help build that brand. Their events three young children, also hopes to provide spread quickly through old school means have branched out to include scores of lo- children’s comedy shows in the near future, like flyers and through the new millennium’s cal venues, including Deer Park, Columbia giving kids and families a chance to hear KNOWLES version of word of mouth, social media. Street West and the new Trubble Brewing on less R-rated material than might be found in Soon comics from cities in adjacent states – Broadway. clubs and open mic sessions. And that’s just Saturday, March 5 • 8pm • $15-$30 Chicago, Detroit, Columbus – as well as cit- On January 30 Let’s Comedy hosts a a taste of what lies ahead for Let’s Comedy. ies in Indiana like South Bend were flocking unique event, An Evening with the Authors, “People should stay tuned because we to the events, providing the evenings with a at the Jennifer Ford Art Gallery on Carroll have some big plans coming up in 2016,” COCO lot of talent. Road. White Rabbit Cabaret in Indianapolis, says Ehle. “There are some big names in- “We would have maybe 75 people show which hosts An Evening with the Authors volved, and we have some great things we’re MONTOYA up for these open mic nights, and we’d regularly, describes the events as “some of already lining up for this year.” GO TO OUR WEBSITE JAKE SHIMABUKURO - From Page 5 FOR TICKET INFO & MORE Speaking of a shared value system and a chef, these can all be art forms. You can “I’m gone maybe seven months out of mission, Shimabukuro is a constant pres- make an art form out of being a scientist or a the year – thank goodness for Facetime and ALL SHOWS ALL AGES ence in the classroom, playing his music for massage therapist. It doesn’t matter what the Skype – but when I’m home, all I do is spend students all over the world and encouraging subject is, as long as you love it and learn as time with my family. I love music, I love them to follow their dreams. much as you can and continue to grow.” touring. This is my passion, but it is hard to “My passion is obviously music, but I When he’s not on the road, he’s home be away. I’m very grateful that my family is want to use my passion to help kids discov- in Hawaii with his wife, an OB-GYN physi- extremely supportive of me. The trick is to er what they’re passionate about,” he said. cian, and two sons, soaking up as much fam- find a good balance. I’m always working on “Whether it’s dance or medicine or being ily time as he can. finding a good balance.” 6------www.whatzup.com------January 28, 2016 ------Feature • Pink Droyd------Recreating an Iconic Performance By Deborah Kennedy A pretty strong level of commitment, that. Pink Droyd enjoy performing and I know what I get out of the music. I are also committed to recreating, in a historically accurate want our fans to get that same sort of pleasure, so to that end, In a career filled with iconic moments, the concert Pink and compelling way, the sometimes dizzying look of a Pink we listen to them. Some are there for the bright lights and Floyd played to an empty amphitheatre in the eerily still Floyd show. Projections, video, lasers, fog, you name it, Pink movement, some need lasers and video, others just want it to and sandy city of Pompeii stands out as groundbreaking Droyd provide it. be loud. We understand this because it’s how we are, too.” and mind-bendingly odd. It’s also a snap shot of a band in “If you’re going to simulate a band that’s been active It’s hard to hear about how Pink Droyd came together its vibey prime, the players so in tune with and not think of dominoes, the magical way each other that anything was possible. Which they fall into place. Nine years ago, Piere’s makes it a fitting concert for Pink Droyd, the hosted a Pink Floyd tribute night with The Fort Wayne-based Floyd tribute act, to recre- Wailhounds, City Lights and Quandt’s own ate. They’ll bring their own version of Live at Earthbound Misfits. It was so much fun Pompeii to C2G Music Hall Saturday, Febru- Quandt decided he wanted to start a Pink ary 6 at 8 p.m. Floyd tribute band, but not just any Pink Pink Droyd – Kevin Quandt (lead vocals, Floyd tribute band. This group would have guitars, talk boxes), Daniel Fisher (synthesiz- to be the real deal, to take itself and Floyd ers, piano, vocals, trombone), Mike Lennon seriously. (lead guitar, vocals), Tim Hofherr (bass, vo- Enter Fisher, who helmed a Floyd trib- cals) and Nick Talevski (drums, FX) – have ute band in Boston before moving to Fort been together for nearly a decade and have Wayne to work at Sweetwater, and Lennon, achieved the kind of chemistry necessary to a colleague of Fisher’s at Sweetwater and do justice to the now beloved but not neces- former member of Fort Wayne’s The Lennon sarily radio-friendly songs featured on the Brothers, also a Floyd tribute act. Talevski 1972 film, including “Echoes,” “A Saucerful and Hofherr, die-hard Floyd fans, rounded of Secrets,” “Set the Controls for the Heart of out the lineup. the Sun” and “Mademoiselle Nobs.” Given that the music of Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii directly preceded the has been sending teens to their lava lamp-lit wildly popular Dark Side of the Moon and rooms to plug in and chill out since the 60s, dared to do things quite differently. Not only it makes sense that each of the members of is the concert performed for an auditorium of Pink Droyd has his own favorite Floyd era. empty seats, but the film footage features a Their passion for the band, however, clearly montage of mosaics, mud and panoramas of unites them in a common cause, and Quandt Pompeii itself. It’s a trippy, sonic masterpiece credits Floyd’s staying power with the decep- and one of Quandt’s favorite offerings from PINK DROYD tively cerebral nature of the songs. That, at his favorite band. from the 60s until now, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 least, is what initially attracted him and still holds “One thing we strive to do as a band is bring a new show you have to have a lot of him in thrall today. every time we come back to a venue,” he said in a recent gear to cover all those C2G Music Hall “It’s amazing that they can make a song that phone interview. “We want to give people something to look time periods, all those 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne is incredibly complex yet seemingly so simple. forward to and plan for. Live at Pompeii was a fantastic time sounds,” Fisher said. On the surface, the lyrics are neat and cool and for Pink Floyd. It shows them transitioning from their early “We bring a 32-foot Tix: $10-$25 thru Neat Neat digestible, yet you can continue to reflect on them psychedelic era to a more epic songwriting style, and so what screen, projectors, ro- Neat Record Store, Wooden for decades. They’re current, they’re timely, and really draws you in about this show is the sonic landscape, botic lighting, and four Nickel Music Stores sometimes you’ll be going along, driving in your the rich layering Pink Floyd does so well.” quarter-of-a-million car, and you don’t realize you just listened to a The dudes from Pink Droyd are not mere imitators. Es- dollar lasers.” & www.c2gmusichall.com seven-minute song about money. The songs are tablished and accomplished musicians in their own right, And, since Live at so well constructed you can lose yourself; you can they seek to transport audiences the same way Pink Floyd Pompeii prominently features a gong. (In addition to being lose track of time. Their music always does that to me.” has transported them over the years, and that means spending struck a number of times during the show, it appears on the And who knows? Should you attend the C2G show, you hours of listening to every album – studio, live and bootleg – video’s cover art.) The members of Pink Droyd are now the might just be able to imagine you’ve been transported back Roger Waters et al ever recorded. proud owners of a 28-inch version of the brass instrument. in time to the Pompeii of 1971 when the Adrian Maben-di- Fisher, a fan of Pink Floyd since early adolescence, “It’s all about creating an authentic experience,” Fisher rected video was first recorded. Close your eyes and you’re said that when you’re a tribute band like Pink Droyd, close added. there with David Gilmour and Roger Waters and Richard enough is not nearly good enough. Live at Pompeii was, visually, a rather stripped-down Wright and Nick Mason. Or maybe you’d prefer to go even “You have to get things exactly right,” he said. “But version of Floyd, and the first part of the Pink Droyd C2G further back to 79 CE when the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that doesn’t entail simply memorizing every note. It’s about show will reflect that. When the band is finished creating blanketed the ancient Roman city in meters of ash and pum- knowing how each player plays. It’s about getting inside that that moment in history, however, they’ll bring out the lasers, ice, preserving it in a state of suspended animation for centu- space and really inhabiting it. Every recording of every show etc., and treat audiences to hits from Floyd’s other many ries to come. sounds different, so it’s not like we’re slavishly locked in to splendored eras. Regardless of what song they’re playing, That’s the beauty of Floyd. Set the controls for the heart the studio recording version of a song. We do our work based Pink Droyd hope listeners will get lost in the music. of the sun and there’s no predicting where you might end on dozens of versions played live by them.” “Full immersion is what we’re after,” Quandt told me. “I up. The Most Complete, Easiest to Use the MOVIES @ Movie Times for All of Northeast Indiana WHATZUP.COM That You’re Gonna Find Online January 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------7 Wooden Nickel ------Spins------CD of the Week Nadia Reid Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs BACKTRACKS Have you ever been won over David Bowie within mere seconds of a first listen to Scary Monsters (1980) a new artist? If you’re especially discerning or Bowie’s first album after the Ber- listen to a lot of music or are just plain lin Trilogy, and his 14th overall, Scary snobbish, it does not happen all that Monsters (And Super Creeps) is a often. But in the time it took to hear quirky diversion from of his earlier Nadia Reid open her debut album with, work. It was also a commercial suc- “When I hit the ground in all my glory, cess that made music videos a “must- I will know where I have come from / have” for artists entering the decade of music on television. In the shadow of a doubt that meets the After opening with “It’s No Game (No. 1),” side one goes all morning, I have come, and I have faced it,” I was sold. in with four classic tunes that redefined the Bowie sound. “Up Perhaps it’s the timeless, unblemished quality of her vocal. Or the Hill Backwards” has some great guitar layers and was writ- $11.99 the spare, pulsing musical background that bolsters it. Or the unhur- ten partly about his divorce from his wife Angela. The title track ried meter in her delivery. One thing is for sure: I was sitting through featured Robert Fripp (King Crimson) on guitar and was a harder DAUGHTER the duration of Listen to Formation, Look for the Signs, come hell or sound for Bowie; it defined the raw feel of the release. One of my favorite Bowie songs, it has been covered by many over the last NOT TO DISAPPEAR high water. I’ve heard this album described as “emotionally literate,” which 35 years. “Ashes to Ashes” was a global hit and was regarded The British indie rock scene boasts a number of sounds like it means something, but really doesn’t. If I take it to by Bowie to be a nursery rhyme for the 80s. The video for this acts like Daughter, but this trio stands out from mean her lyrics are astute and make a connection with the listener track is still regarded as groundbreaking and was at the time the the shoegaze crowd, thanks to the complexity that perfectly jibes with the beautiful understatement she employs most expensive music video ever produced. Side one closes with of their songwriting and the scope of their ambi- to sing them, well, okay. She works her way into your bloodstream “Fashion,” a funky disco-type number that also has a pretty cool tion. Not to Disappear is the group’s follow-up smoothly; you only vaguely recall any pinprick of a needle at all. But video to accompany it. to 2013’s If You Leave, and album highlights the emotional complexity on display is readily apparent. The music Side two opens with “Teenage Wildlife” and has the dazzling “Numbers,” “Do the Right Thing” and “No Care” is equally evocative and never overdone. guitar-synth sound from Chuck Hammer. The rest of the release is prove Daughter aren’t about to disappear any- Acoustic guitars are at the fore here, no more so than on “Call the a mixture of pop, glam, folk and new wave and solidified Bowie time soon. Pick up your copy for $11.99 at any Days.” Droning notes move against one another in their own good as one of the best artists of his generation. Wooden Nickel Music Store. time, with Reid singing, “I was happy on my own / I would call Bowie produced a dozen more records through 2016’s Black- the days as they were known.” Like indie contemporary Sharon Van star and appeared in 20 films throughout his career. Sadly, on TOP SELLERS @ Etten, Reid knows what her biggest strength is: her voice carries the January 10, he passed away from liver cancer in New York City. show. The slow-burning “Just to Feel Alive” allows Reid plenty of I have a favorite musician/band list, and he was an easy top-five Wooden Nickel room to maneuver, while “Reaching Through,” the relative “rocker” pick. No one was more original, and we are all lucky to have had (Week ending 1/24/16) of the album, retains a central calm inside its musical majesty. him making music in our crazy world. (Dennis Donahue) I’m happy to report that the remainder of Listen to Formation, TW LW ARTIST/Album Look for the Signs completely lives up to the first few seconds that bathe Hubner’s vocals in the chorus. And, yes, the whole song is a 1 1 DAVID BOWIE pulled me in. Reid is off to a tremendous start. (D.M. Jones) hook. We’re lucky to have local artists like Josh Hall, Kevin Ham- Blackstar brick, and Hubner: each is never afraid to step out of his comfort J. Hubner zone but is always instantly recognizable in his own work. To me, 2 – MEGADETH that’s an art in itself. (D.M. Jones) Dystopia Dreams from the Big Cloud 3 3 CHRIS STAPLETON From his underground lair, one- The Grascals Traveller man music machine J. Hubner con- And then there’s this ... tinues his streak of solid solo releases. 4 5 CAGE THE ELEPHANT His latest, Dreams from the Big Cloud, With the departure of founding Tell Me I’m Pretty marks Hubner’s third album under his member Jamie Johnson early last year, own handle in as many years. And it’s bluegrass group The Grascals had 5 2 ADELE a safe bet he’s already on to another some rearranging to do before they 25 project as this one rolls out of the ship- were ready to release a new album. The 6 – VARIOUS ARTISTS ping dock up at ground level. remaining members replaced Johnson 2016 Grammy Nominees Some artists wait for the muse to with John Byran, a former member of visit, while others are simply com- Larry Efaw and The Bluegrass Mountaineers, and Bryan took over 7 – PANIC! AT THE DISCO pelled to create because it’s part of guitar and vocal duties as the group prepared to record new material. Death of a Bachelor their being. Unless Hubner has locked The result is an album, And then there’s this..., that is consistently the doors and compelled the muse to more traditional than the group’s last. 8 – HANK WILLIAMS JR. stay put, I’d put my money on the latter to explain this guy’s mo- That previous album, 2013’s When I Get My Pay, was full of It’s About Time tivation. This record has all the elements that made ears perk up to tracks that were far more radio-ready contemporary country than his tunes in the first place: power-pop with an edge; heartfelt lyrics; they were straight-ahead bluegrass. Adding banjo and mandolin 9 – STEVEN WILSON vocals and harmonies that flow over the arrangements. It’s clear from to the album’s title track couldn’t disguise the song’s country-rock 4 1/2 the opener, “Run,” that we’re not going to be disappointed. “Days heart, and the presence of Dierks Bentley on “American Pickers” 10 – TY SEGALL when we walked to parks and nights when we took the car to shows isn’t the only thing that gives the song a bar anthem vibe. Emotional Mugger that we never got to see / ‘Cause we got lost,” he sings amidst an That all changes on And then there’s this.... Not only are the song arrangement that’s equal parts jangly and dense, as if R.E.M. had choices more traditional (the album-ending version of Bill Monroe’s kicked off the “shoegaze” movement. “Highway of Sorrow” is as old-fashioned as can be) but the current This isn’t to imply synthesis. It’s thoroughly, distinctively Hub- Grascals show little interest in producing contemporary-sounding check out our ner’s style (one facet of it anyway). Similarly, the title track some- tunes. Even when they veer away from bluegrass toward commer- how conjures a bit of a Britpop vibe, though you’ll find no Pollard- cial country, it’s commercial country from a long, long time ago; the ian, faux-Limey accent here. Hubner’s strength lies in delivering lilting melody of the verse of “Road of Life” recalls Glen Campbell’s 50¢ vinyl bins bittersweet, even at times melancholy material inside often breath- “Gentle on My Mind” more than it sounds like anything recorded in taking ear candy. In the case of this track, headphones pay dividends. the 21st century. hundreds to choose from And you might find “Theme For Enlightenment (Terry Riley’s Beard Bryan’s vocals are key to the album’s traditional feel. He brings 3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 Part One),” with its circular guitars and languid organs, may seem no honky-tonk swagger to his delivery, and he manages to make a 3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 somewhat slight at first. 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Al c o h o l : Full Service; ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Thursday, January 28 Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Annrita’s Af t e r Sc h o o l Sp e c i a l — Rock at ANNRITA’S LOUNGE & GRILL Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 6:30- Checkerz Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Music/Dancing • 6330 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-459-7687 Th e Ac c i d e n ta l s — Indie at C2G Music 9:30 p.m., no cover, 459-7687 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no cover, 489- x p e c t Hall, Fort Wayne , 8 p.m., $10-$20, Jo n Du r n e l l — Variety at Beamer’s 0286 E : Newly remodeled. Enjoy drinks, dining and dancing in a warm, 426-6434 Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at friendly atmosphere. You’ll love our fare of Korean, Italian and tapas Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke no cover, 625-1002 Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 dishes. 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Broadway Even More of a Hot Spot Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex The other evening I trekked down to the Brass BEAMER’S SPORTS GRILL Rail to catch the triple-threat of Left Lane Cruiser, Heaven’s Gateway Drugs and Streetlamps for Spot- Out and About Sports/Music/Variety • W. County Line Rd. & Highway 30 • 260-625-1002 Ex p e c t : lights. With a handwritten sign taped to the front door Big Ten, Nascar, NFL Sunday Ticket, pool tournaments, live NICK BRAUN music Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. No cover. New owners & man- saying “Sold Out,” I knew the show was going to be agement. Complete menu featuring homemade pizza, burgers, steaks, a special one. After all, these are three superb local sandwiches and salads. Serving fresh Didier meats. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : A acts. comprised of five tracks, including “Toothache” and quick 10 minutes west of Coliseum on U.S. 30. Ho u r s : Open daily at Despite the sign, I did manage to get in and tried “Space Cases,” and was nicely recorded and mixed 11 a.m., noon on Sunday. Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc my best to shimmy my way through the sardine- at Off The Cuff Sound by Jason Davis and mastered packed bar to the stage. As expected, all three bands at the Boiler Room by Colin Jordan. The release even BOOTLEGGERS SALOON & GALLEY were right-on that evening, and those in attendance features some nifty artwork from Jennifer Storey. You Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-387-6307 were belting out choruses and holding PBR Tall Boys can stream it now on Bandcamp and Spotify or, better Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motor- up high. With that many folks on hand that evening, yet, come out to the Rail that evening and get your cycle parking available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & you can imaging the parking situation along Broad- hands on a physical copy. Also performing that eve- $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos way, Sturgis, Fulton and pretty much the entire area, ning will be Heaven’s Gateway Drugs and The Meat & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; especially when you take into consideration that Flowers. $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & smoked BBQ ribs, across the street The Phoenix also had a full house for *** tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner the Fort Wayne Funk Orchestra. CS3 will be welcoming all ages for an evening of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. Ho u r s : 11 With The Rock recently booking some live music, full of punk on Sunday, January 31. Rolling through a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM The Philmore holding first-class events/concerts, the town that night will be Boddicker (a reference to Clar- C2G MUSIC HALL legendary Mad Anthony still supplying the Fort with ence Boddicker the initial and primary bad guy in the Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 top-notch food and drinks, and the recent addition of movie Robocop). Boddicker have been shaking things Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse Trubble Brewing, Broadway is a jiving place lately. up since their start in Detroit in 2012 (they later relo- musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a And with the talks that have been swirling about the cated to Indianapolis). With a song titled “Bath Salt comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent new Clyde Theatre and Quimby Village just around Baptism,” these cats sound pretty intriguing. Also on venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. the corner, things can only get better. Who says there’s the bill are our own The Lurking Corpses, Nak’ay, Food catered by local vendors during some shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : never anything to do downtown? Parasitic Twins and Station – like I said, a night full Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of *** of punk. The best part is, it’s only going to damage Parkview Field. Ho u r s : Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour The Snarks have an EP release party coming up on your wallet $5 which, if my math is correct, is just $1 earlier. Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check Saturday, February 6 at the Brass Rail for It’s Like… a band. Carpe YOLO, Man. Months in the making, the EP is [email protected] January 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------9 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Fr e d d y & t h e Ho t Ro d s — Oldies Saturday, January 30 Ki l l t h e Rabb i t — Rock at Checkerz at American Legion Post 296, Fort Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS Wayne, 7-10 p.m., $5, 456-2988 Af t e r Sc h o o l Sp e c i a l — Rock at Wet a.m., no cover, 489-0286 Gr at e f u l Gr o o v e — Grateful Dead Spot, Decatur, 10 p.m., no cover, Ma c k Dr y d e n w/Jo s h Ar n o l d — Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 tribute at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 8 728-9031 Comedy at Snickerz Comedy Bar, x p e c t E : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink p.m., $5, 387-6571 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Sc o tt — Fort Wayne, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9.50, specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of Gr e g g Be n d e r Ba n d — Variety at Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, 486-0216 sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers. Annrita’s Lounge and Grill, Fort 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 MIMETi m e & Ly d i a Ka y — Mime enact- Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; Wayne, 9:30 p.m., no cover, 459- An t h e m Ro a d — Variety at Taps Pub, ment & contemporary Christian at 7687 Cupbearer Café, Auburn, 7-9 p.m., ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 Avilla, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, Ja s o n Pa u l — Acoustic variety at free, 920-8734 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. 897-3331 Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at Mo u n d Bu i l d e r s w/Sw a m p Sq u at , Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 625-1002 Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 Ri v e r b o tt o m N i t e m a r e Ba n d , To ta l l y Jo e Stab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas p.m.-1:30 a.m., cover, 483-1311 Or a n g e Ti m e Ma c h i n e — Punk/vari- ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no Big Di c k a n d t h e Pe n e t r at o r s — ety at Calhoun Street Soups, Salads Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 cover, 426-3411 Classic rock at Beamer’s Sports & Spirits, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $10, 456-7005 Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, Jo e l Yo u n g Ba n d — Country/rock/blues Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Qu i n c y a n d t h e Q-t e t — Variety at Rack state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort a.m., no cover, 625-1002 Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — R&B/vari- & Helen’s, New Haven, 10 p.m., no e t t i n g h e r e Great drink specials. Varied menu to suit any palate. G T : 483-5526 ety at American Legion 499, Fort cover, 749-5396 Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Kat Bo w s e r — Variety at Don Hall’s Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 483- Re c k o n — Country at 4D’s Bar & Grill, Marriott. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- 1368 Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 DJ Ri c h — Rock at Columbia Street cover, 490-6488 Ke n n y Ta y l o r — Variety at Venice West, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., $5, Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Acoustic Checkerz Bar & Grill Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 422-5055 variety at Summit City Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 p.m., no cover, 482-1618 Gu n s l i n g e r — Country rock at Susie’s Ma c k Dr y d e n w/Jo s h Ar n o l d — Sandbar, Warsaw, 9:30 p.m., no 420-0222 Ex p e c t : Free WIFI, all sports networks on 10 TVs. Live rock Comedy at Snickerz Comedy Bar, cover, 574-269-5355 Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ — Thursday thru Saturday. Kitchen open daily with full menu and the Fort Wayne, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9.50, IPFW Ge n e Ma r c u s Pi a n o Co m p e t i t i o n Karaoke at Kville Pub, Kendallville, best wings in town. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and Till 486-0216 Wi n n e r s Re c i ta l — Piano at 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 349-1667 roads. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Fri., 12 Sc o tt H. Bi r a m , Do u g St r a h a n & Ba d Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW, Fort So u l 35 — Funk/variety at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no l c o h o l m t Ne i g h b o r s — Indie rock at Brass Wayne, 5:30 p.m., free, 481-6555 noon-3 a.m. Sat., 12 noon-2 a.m. Sun. A : Full Service; P : Rail, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $12, 267- cover, 426-3442 MC, Visa, ATM available Jak e Sh i m ab u k u r o w/Fo r t Wa y n e 5303 Ph i l h a r m o n i c — Ukulele at Embassy Tw i s t e d A v e r s i o n — Rock at O’Sullivan’s St r i n g Th e o r y — Acoustic variety at Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Columbia Street WesT Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 $29-$70, 481-0777 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 Jo e Stab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Ur ba n Le g e n d — R&B/variety at Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday. Sw i c k & Jo n e s — Acoustic at Mad House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no Annrita’s Lounge and Grill, Fort Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, cover, 426-3411 Wayne, 9:30 p.m., no cover, 459- DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street 7687 Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-2537 Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e — Country To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d — R&B/blues at at Silver Lake Inn, Silver Lake, 9:30 Wa l k i n ’ Pa p e r s — Rock n’ roll at Pat & C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Large O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Pub, Fort p.m.-1:30 a.m., no cover, 352-2870 Larry’s, Woodburn, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Kat Bo w s e r — Variety at Don Hall’s cover, 632-4017 daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : 422-5896 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Va n c e Gi l b e r t — Soul at Philmore on 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Disc, Amex Broadway, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $10, 745-1000 DEER PARK PUB Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and ON THE Spring, across from UFS. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-2 LANDING! a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Hosted by WEDNESDAYS Big Kess DUPONT BAR & grill $100 domestic Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, NFL Ticket, 16’x10’ LONGNECKS Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 12 flat screen TVs, Shut Up and Sing Karaoke w/Mike Campbell every Wednesday at 8 p.m.; live & KARAOKE W/JOSH music every Friday & Saturday. $6.99 daily lunch specials; 50¢ wings thursdaYS Wednesdays; Fishy Fridays w/$10 Fish Bowls & $6.99 Fish Tacos. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont & Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. OPEN MIC Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex HAMILTON HOUSE w/JON SWAIN Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • 260-488-3344 (ELEPHANTS IN MUD) $ 00 Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers 1 domestic on tap, 6 large HDTVs, NFL Package (Sunday games), internet juke, Golden Tee, pool table, karaoke every Saturday (9 p.m.); lunch and LONGNECKS dinner specials, jumbo wing special every Thursday (50¢ eat-in only). Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of roads 1 and 427. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday & saturday Mon.-Wed.; 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 12 noon-12 midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa JAN. 29 & 30 • 10pm LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 dance Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Mondays, $2.75 imports; Tuesdays, $2.50 import bottles & $1 tacos; party Wednesdays, $2 wells and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; comedy improv/open w/DJ RICH mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & Saturday. No cover. 135 W. Columbia St. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Where Clinton and Lima roads meet, next to Budget Rental. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. fort Wayne Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa TICKETS GO ONSALE MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER OR BOX OFFICE (260) 424-5665 260-422-5055 EMBASSY THEATRE, 125 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., FORT WAYNE www.columbiastreetwest 10------www.whatzup.com------January 28, 2016 Sa t u r d a y , Ja n . 30• 9p m • $10 • 21+ Latch String Every Thursday ® Th e Mo u n d $1.75 Domestic Longnecks every MON., thurs. & sat. • 10:30-2:30 Bu i l d e r s american idol karaoke FRIDAY, january 29 • 10-2 Karaoke on Thursdays! Ri v e r b o tt o m JOEL YOUNG BAND Ni t e m a r e Ba n d every sunDAY • 9-1 Friday, Jan 29 Sw a m p Sq u a t & yesterday’s headtrip every tuesday Soul 35 $2.75 Imports • $1.00 Tacos To t a l l y Or a n g e Saturday, Jan 30 every WEDNESDAY • 9pm Ti m e Ma c h i n e fort wayne comedy connection BC Fuzz & 59¢ wings East State, next to Rib Room. Lessons for 3221 N. Clinton • Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 www.nickswinebar.com ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Everyone! Sunday, January 31 Ye s t e r d a y ’s He a d t r i p — Variety Nicks_Jan27-due at Tuesday, Jan22.indd February 1 2 1/18/16 1:01 PM Latch String, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Fo l k /Am e r i c a n a Op e n Ja m — With a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Dan Smyth at Glenn Shelburne at Summit City The Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, Guitar • Bass • Piano • Voice • Recording Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 3-6 p.m., no 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-1088 cover, 420-0222 Monday, February 1 Songwriting • Ukulele • Drums Fo r d Th e at r e Re u n i o n & Bo at Sh o w Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at Wednesday, February 3 — Americana at Brass Rail, Fort Latch String, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., Wayne, 8 p.m., cover, 267-5303 no cover, 483-5526 Fo r t Wa y n e Co m e d y Co n n e c t i o n — Th e Fo r d Th e at r e Re u n i o n w/Bo at Ch e e r As y l u m — Variety at Deer Park Comedy at Latch String Bar & Grill, Sh o w — Folk/punk at Brass Rail, Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m., Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 483- Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., $5, 267-5303 no cover, 432-8966 5526 o r t a y n e h i l h a r m o n i c F W P — Mozart’s D—J Variety at O’Reilly’s Irish Bar & G-Mo n e y Ba n d — Open jam at Nick’s The Sweetwater Academy of Clarinet Quintet at Rhinehart Music Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 11 p.m., no Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 2:30 cover, 267-9679 7-10 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 p.m., $20, 481-0777 Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Open Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at 4D’s Bar Music & Technology o ers: IPFW Cl a r i n e t Da y — Clarinet at stage at Bar 145, Fort Wayne, 6-9 & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW, Fort p.m., no cover, all ages, 209-2117 cover, 490-6488 Wayne, 12-7:30 p.m., free, 481- • World-class Studios with the Best Equipment On Ke y Ka r a o k e — Variety at Annrita’s 6555 Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 • Lessons Tailored to Your Individual Music Needs p.m., no cover, 459-7687 • Live Performance Opportunities • The Finest Local Instructors and Much More

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January 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------11 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Op e n Mic — Variety at Pedal City, Fort Ik e Re i l l y — Acoustic at B-Side, One Is l a n d Vi b e — Variety at FW Ski Club Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 415-6167 Lucky Guitar, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., party at Classic Café, Fort Wayne, 7 LAOTTO BREWING COMPANY Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t & Ki m m y De a n (Wh o $10, 969-6672 p.m., no cover, 458-2982 Dat ) — Variety at Venice Restaurant, Je f f McDo n a l d — Variety at Don Hall’s XJF — Rock at O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Microbrewery • 202 S. Main St., LaOtto • 260-897-3360 Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $1, 482- Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., no Ex p e c t : Easygoing atmosphere in a 100-plus-year-old renovated build- 1618 no cover, 489-2524 cover, 422-5896 ing. Beers made on site and served with a varied pub menu; soups, Re n e e Go n z a l e s w/Ch r i s Ru tk o w s k i Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley Jo e Stab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas burgers, pizza and a variety of daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 10 min- a n d Ke v i n Pi e ka r s k i — Jazz at Koze at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no utes north of Dupont and Lima roads on Old SR3 in LaOtto. Ho u r s : Thai Cuisine, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., no cover, 426- cover, 426-3411 5-10 p.m. Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday, 1-11 p.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. cover, 755-6802 2537 Ki n g Mu d , To ta l l y Or a n g e Ti m e Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Variety Op e n Sta g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Ma c h i n e , 20 Watt To m b s t o n e — Sunday. Al c o h o l : Beer; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex at River View Tavern, Decatur, 7-10 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Indie rock & blues at Brass Rail, Fort p.m., no cover, 724-3500 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- Wayne, 10 p.m., $5, 267-5303 Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY 5827 Le t ’s Co m e d y — Comedy at Pedal Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 Thursday, February 4 Ro bb i e V a n d He i d i — Variety at City, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic American Legion 409, Leo- 415-6167 Cedarville, 6:30-9:30 p.m., no cover, Ma s o n Di x o n Li n e — Country at Rusty madness of Munchie Emporium. 4-1/2 star menu, ‘One of the best Ad a m St r a c k — Acoustic at Beamer’s 627-2628 Spur Saloon I, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just south- Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Sh o o t i n g Sta r Pr o d . w/St u — at $5, 755-3465 o u r s no cover, 625-1002 west of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. H : Usually Double Down, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., i d e c a r a r y s a r a o k e Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke S G ’ K & DJ — l c o h o l m t 11 a.m.-1 a.m. A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa, Disc at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort , 435-4567 Karaoke at Beamer’s Sports Grill, Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 482- Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no 6425 cover, 625-1002 Friday, February 5 o d d a r r o l d a n d Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Da v e — T H B — R&B/blues at Proudly presents in Elkhart, Indiana Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, Al i c i a Py l e Qu a r t e t — Jazz/variety at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 h e e h r l a n ON SALE Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Karaoke at a.m., no cover, 426-3442 T Z C — Contemporary Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at Christian at Cupbearer Café, Auburn, onFRIDAY sale 7-9 p.m., free, 920-8734 JANUARY p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Martin’s Tavern, Garrett, 10 p.m.-2 now! Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Annrita’s a.m., no cover, 357-4290 22 ! Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 6:30- Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — R&B/vari- Saturday, February 6 9:30 p.m., no cover, 459-7687 ety at Arena Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, D DJ o u b l e K — Variety at Bar 145, Fort 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 557-1563 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Sc o tt — Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 209-2117 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 ------SATURDAY MARCH 26, 2016 • 8:00 PM The Lerner Theatre • Elkhart, Indiana 2QVDOH)ULGD\-DQXDU\DWDPDWWKH/HUQHU7KHDWUH%R[2I¿FH FKDUJHE\SKRQHRURQOLQHZZZWKHOHUQHUFRP Proudly Presents in Fort Wayne, Indiana Sunday Brunch a Localvore’s Dream THURSDAY MARCH 3, 2016 • 7:30PM The worst thing about Sunday brunch at the Green The Embassy Theatre Frog is deciding what to order. The best thing is real- Fort Wayne, Indiana izing that it really doesn’t matter. There are no bad Pub Grub ON SALE NOW! choices. MARK HUNTER Tickets on sale now at Granted, this generous assessment of the Green 7KH(PEDVV\7KHDWUH%R[2I¿FH Frog brunch is based on just two of the seven dishes ZZZWLFNHWPDVWHUFRPRUE\SKRQH (800) 745-3000 offered. Certainly it would be a mistake to heap praise tender and crispy shrimp and cubes of jowl bacon and so wantonly were it not for the resume and track re- knackwurst (a fancy name for sausage). It wasn’t easy The Lead Singer of Sugarland! cord of the people at the controls. for me to tell the difference between the bacon and the Matt Billings, owner of the Green Frog, has joined knackwurst. I don’t think they could pick me out of JENNIFER NETTLES forces with Andrew Smith, Jack May and Dan Camp- a pile of grits either. But that’s okay. Recognition is with Brandy Clark bell, the team behind the Junk Ditch Brewing Com- not required for enjoyment. I was happy, and the hog ON and special guests Lindsay Ell & Tara Thompson pany and Affiné Food Truck, and Grace Kelly, the GK didn’t complain. SALE NOW! SAINT PATRICK’S DAY! in GK Pastries, to offer up a menu that is varied and Speaking of hogs, the ones who add flavor to the Thursday March 17, 2016 • 7:30PM unexpected. And the bloody Mary Green Frog brunch selections did The Embassy Theatre bar doesn’t hurt. Green Frog Inn not have far to travel, coming as Fort Wayne, Indiana Fancy a tumble with croque 820 Spring St. Fort Wayne they did from Gunthorp Farms in madame (house ham, Havarti, 260-426-1088 Lagrange. The other ingredients pickled onion, fried egg, GK Cu- come from local sources as well. ban bread)? Or do biscuits and gra- Hours: Junk Ditch Gardens provides the vy (house chorizo, lime, scallion, 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Mon.-Thurs. produce, Fischer arms in Jasper the GK biscuit) sound more like your 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Fri. beef and maple syrup, eggs come style? 12 p.m.-3 a.m. Sat. from Wholesome Horizon in Lar- Neither of those appeared at 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun. (brunch will and from Country Garden in the table on a recent Sunday in served 10 a.m.-2 p.m.) Fort Wayne, which also supplies early January. What did show up, produce. Hawkins Family Farm however, was an appealing plate rounds out the localvore dream of potato rosti (fingerling potato, oyster mushroom, team by providing chicken and produce. bechamel, spinach, slow egg) and another of shrimp The menu is rounded out by the brunch must- and grits (crispy shrimp, polenta, jowl bacon, house have, Benedict (Hollandaise, house Canadian bacon, knackwurst). slow egg, GK biscuit) and perhaps the most adventur- ROBIN TROWER The potato rosti was a perfect balance of ingredi- ous of the items: chicken and waffles (fried chicken, ON SALE ON SALE AT THURSDAY MAY 5, 2016 • 7:30 PM ents. It would have been easy to soak the veggies and sweet potato waffle, citrus, maple, Valentina). WOODEN FRIDAY ’shrooms in the sauce, which combined with the egg NIC KEL FEBRUARY Well, almost rounded out. The pastries must not be REC ORDS c2g Music Hall 5 ! yolk would have required a straw or strong tongue to neglected. Consisting of banana bread, cranberry and Fort Wayne, Indiana lap up. But such was not the case. The firm exterior of white chocolate scone and cinnamon roll, the baked

ON SALE the potatoes yielded nicely to reveal the fluffy interior goods whipped up by Kelly are enough to make any FRIDAY while the finely cooked spinach added a healthy feel grandmother hang it up. The perfectly balanced fla- MARCH 4 ! to the dish. vor and texture, not to mention the delicate sweetness, As for the grits and shrimp, no southerner could made the Green Frog brunch experience complete. FRIDAY MAY 13, 2016 • 7:30 PM complain. The polenta (the fancy name for cornmeal Rating: 4.5 napkins out of a possible 5. The Foellinger Theatre mush) was just mushy enough if that makes any sense. Fort Wayne, Indiana Snuggled in and on the grits was an ample school of [email protected] 12------www.whatzup.com------January 28, 2016 NIGHTLIFE MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE Burgers • Bands • Bourbon Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- Open Mic Night crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews Hosted by Shelly Dixon & Jeff McRae available. Live music on Saturdays. The same 4-1/2 star menu, includ- ~ Live Entertainment ~ Every Monday • 6-9pm ing one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. Saturday, Feb. 6 ~ 9pm-1am Sundays, Mondays & Thursdays Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center St.; go 2 NFL FOOTBALL miles. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri.- Southern Image Battle of Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full-Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, • Mardi Gras Party • Wednesday ~ 7:30pm Disc Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials! TRIVIA the Bands MAD ANTHONY’S LAKEVIEW ALE HOUSE Begins Friday, Feb. 26 @ 9pm Thursdays: 50¢ Jumbo Wings Sundays: $3 Pints, 16 Taps (exc. Guinness & Smithwick’s) Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • 260-833-2537 Thursdays: $2 domestic pints/$6 domestic pitchers (dine-in only) Contact [email protected] to enter Ex p e c t : Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana 301 W. Jefferson, Fort Wayne 4910 N. Clinton Street craft beers and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; 7 dock slips; Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 Inside the Harrison at Parkview Field 150-seat banquet facility. 4-1/2 star menu, including famous gourmet 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook 260.267.9679 Fort Wayne • 209.2117 pizza, unique eats and vegetarian fare. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Located on beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Beach. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc BC Fu z z z — Funk/variety at Club Soda, Ma s o n Di x o n Li n e — Country at Rusty Monday, February 8 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no Spur Saloon I, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM cover, 426-3442 $5, 755-3465 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 Big Ca d d y Da d d y — Rock/variety at Pi n k Dr o y d — Pink Floyd tribute at Latch String, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., Martin’s Tavern, Garrett, 10 p.m.-2 C2G Music Hall, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- a.m., no cover, 357-4290 $10-$25, 426-6434 Di e t Cig, Th e Me at Fl o w e r s — Rock at crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. The same 4-1/2 star menu, Bl a c k Cat Ma m b o — Ska at O’Sullivan’s Th e Sn a r k s — Punk rock at Brass Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., $8, including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Rail, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., cover, 267-5303 menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 267-5303 D—J Variety at O’Reilly’s Irish Bar & town, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 Bo n a f i d e — Variety at American Legion So u t h e r n Im a g e — Rock/variety at Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 11 p.m., no Al c o h o l : Pm t 409, Leo-Cedarville, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Hamilton House, Hamilton, 9 p.m.-1 cover, 267-9679 a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Full Service; : MC, Visa, Disc no cover, 627-2628 a.m., no cover, 488-3344 Je n Fi s h e r & Fr i e n d s — Variety at Deer NICK’S MARTINI & WINE BAR Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l h a r m o n i c — Royal Th r e e Ri v e r s Ho n o r Ba n d Co n c e r t — Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 Mozart at First Wayne Street United Variety at Auer Performance Hall, p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Dining & Music • 1227 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-6425 Methodist, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW, Fort Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Open Ex p e c t : Specialty martinis, craft beers and cocktails served up in a $20, 481-0777 Wayne, 1:30 p.m., free, 481-6555 stage at Bar 145, Fort Wayne, 6-9 classic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of Gu n s l i n g e r — Country rock at Duff’s Tim Ha r r i n g t o n Ba n d — Variety at p.m., no cover, all ages, 209-2117 small plate appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink spe- Bar, Columbia City, 10 p.m., no American Legion 499, Fort Wayne, 8 cover, 244-6978 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 483-1368 cials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next Jo e Li s i n i c c h i a Ba n d — Variety at Wa l k i n ’ Pa p e r s — Rock n’ roll at 4D’s Tuesday, February 9 to the Rib Room. Ho u r s : Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Summit City Brewerks, Fort Wayne, Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Fa r m l a n d Ja z z Ba n d , Un l i k e l y Al i b i & 8-11 p.m., no cover, 420-0222 a.m., no cover, 490-6488 Fo r t Wa y n e Bo m b s h e l l s — Mardi Jo e Stab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Gras party at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, O’REILLY’S IRISH BAR & RESTAURANT House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no 8 p.m., $5, 267-5303 Irish & Sports Bar • 301 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-267-9679 cover, 426-3411 Sunday, February 7 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Dan Smyth at Ex p e c t : Friendly, extremely accommodating atmosphere & staff. 12 Jo y f u l No i s e — Southern gospel at Ye s t e r d a y ’s He a d t r i p — Variety at The Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, flat screen TVs & projector TV. Kid friendly until 10 p.m. NFL foot- Cupbearer Café, Auburn, 7-9 p.m., Latch String, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-1088 free, 920-8734 ball Sun., Mon. & Thurs.; trivia 7:30 p.m. Wed.; karaoke 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Sw i c k & Jo n e s — Acoustic at Mad Ju n k y a r d Ba n d — Classic rock at Anthony’s Lake City Tap House, a.m. Fri.; college sports Sat. Menu includes Irish specialties & vegetar- Eagles Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Warsaw, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 574- ian options; catering available. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Inside the Harrison p.m., no cover, 436-3512 268-2537 Building downtown between Fairfield and Webster. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM whatzup PERFORMERS DIRECTORY SNICKERZ COMEDY BAR Comedy • 5535 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-0216 ACOUSTIC VARIETY ORIGINAL ROCK Ex p e c t : One of the nation’s premiere comedy clubs with the brightest Adam Strack...... 260-418-2070 FM90...... 765-606-5550 comics in America every Friday & Saturday night. Sandwiches, chick- Jon Durnell...... 260-797-2980 PRAISE & WORSHIP en strips, fish planks, nachos, wings & more. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : In front Mike Conley...... 260-750-9758 Jacobs Well...... 260-479-0423 of Piere’s. 2.5 miles east of Exit 112A off I-69. Ho u r s : Showtimes BLUES ROCK are 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Big Daddy Dupree and the Broke 80D...... 260-519-1946 Visa, Disc, Amex & Hungry Blues Band...... 708-790-0538 Big Caddy Daddy...... 260-925-9562 CLASSIC ROCK & COUNTRY The Rescue Plan...... 260-750-9500 STATE GRILL The Joel Young Band...... 260-414-4983 ROCK & BLUES Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 CLASSICAL Mr. Grumpy’s Revenge...... 260-701-9709 Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and The Jaenicke Consort Inc...... 260-426-9096 ROCK & VARIETY friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- COUNTRY & country rock The DeeBees...... 260-579-6852 day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Friendly staff: BackWater...... 260-494-5364 ROCK N’ ROLL Jonesy, Theresa and Andy. Riverbend Pizza. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner horn band Biff and The Cruisers...... 260-417-5495 of State and Crescent. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tim Harrington Band...... 765-479-4005 standards Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; INDIE ROCK Cap’n Bob, The Singin’ Skipper...... 800-940-2035 Pm t .: Cash only; ATM on site James and the Drifters...... 717-552-5240 Pan Man Dan...... 260-232-3588 KARAOKE/DJ TROP ROCK & CLASSIC ROCK Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke/DJ...... 260-343-8076 Party Boat Band...... 260-438-3710 CLUBS AND VENUES: OLDIES ROCK variety A WHATZUP NIGHTLIFE LISTING EARNS YOU: The Bulldogs...... 260-357-3694 Dueling Keyboard Boys (Paul New Stewart).260-440-9918 ORIGINAL & COVER ROCK Elephants in Mud...... 260-413-4581 LIVE LINKS FOR ALL YOUR CALENDAR LISTINGS ON WHATZUP.COM; Kill The Rabbit...... 260-223-2381 or 419-771-9127 Night to Remember...... 260-797-2980 INCLUSION OF ALL YOUR CALENDAR LISTINGS IN WHATZUP2NITE, ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC Triple Play...... 520-909-5321 OUR DAILY EMAIL BLAST REACHING 2,000 SUBSCRIBERS; Dan Dickerson’s Harp Condition...... 260-704-2511 Who Dat (Paul New Stewart)...... 260-440-9918 The Holy Rebels...... 260-460-7009 For more information on these performers, or to sign your REDUCED RATES ON ANY WHATZUP DISPLAY ADVERTISING. ORIGINAL HIP-HOP band up for this directory, click the Musicians Finder link at CALL 260.691.3188 TODAY TO SPEAK TO AN ADVERTISING www.whatzup.com UpShott Entertainment...... [email protected] REPRESENTATIVE OR EMAIL [email protected].

January 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------13 ------Calendar • On the Road------The spring and summer tour announcements 2Cellos Apr. 3 Chicago Theatre Chicago are rolling in and none are bigger than the 38 Special Apr. 8 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola news of a new Pearl Jam tour beginning in Road Notez AC/DC Feb. 17 United Center Chicago April. While most of their 90s era grunge AC/DC Mar. 26 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland peers failed to evolve and quickly faded CHRIS HUPE The Accidentals Jan. 28 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne away, Pearl Jam have continued to sell out Air Supply ($30-$60) Feb. 6 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio shows for 25 years, thanks to a rabid fan base that prides itself on seeing multiple shows Albert Cummings ($20) Mar. 1 The Ark Ann Arbor on each tour. Locally we’ll have to wait until August to see the mighty Seattle rockers as Albert Lee ($25) Feb. 15 The Ark Ann Arbor they have booked Chicago’s Wrigley Field for August 20 and August 22. Tickets will go Alessia Cara w/Kevin Garrett, Craig Stickland Jan. 29 Metro Chicago fast. All-Star Comedy Jam feat. Damon Williams, Nikki Carr, Redbone, Hot Sauce, Jesnaira Baez & Gary Menke Apr. 9 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Chris Stapleton has quickly become one of country music’s brightest young stars, win- The Amazing Kreskin Mar. 19 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw ning New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year at this year’s Anderson East Feb. 19 Hi-Fi Indianapolis CMAs, the first time that has ever happened. Throw four Grammy nominations on for Ann Arbor Folk Festival feat. City & Colour, Richard Thompson, Yo La Tengo and more Jan. 29-30 The Ark Ann Arbor good measure and what you’ve got is the makings of something big. Stapleton is taking B.J. Thomas Feb. 27 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio full advantage of his newfound fame with a co-headlining tour featuring the legendary Beach House Feb. 29 House of Blues Cleveland Hank Williams Jr. beginning in August. The month-long trek stops in Cleveland August Beach House Mar. 1 Vic Theatre Chicago 19, Detroit August 20, Indianapolis August 26 and Cincinnati August 27. Beki Brindle Band ($12-$15) Apr. 14 Honeywell Center Wabash Big Head Todd & the Monsters Feb. 6 House of Blues Chicago On a slightly harder musical note, Killswitch Engage are starting their spring tour with Big Head Todd & the Monsters w/Mike Doughty Feb. 9 Vogue Indianapolis five dates in five separate clubs in New York City, debuting a new song from their upcom- Bill Engvall Feb. 11 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw ing album each night. Bringing Memphis May Fire and 36 Crazyfists along for the ride, Biz Markie Mar. 24-25 House of Blues Chicago Killswitch Engage invade the Egyptian Room in Indianapolis March 23, head out around Black Sabbath Feb. 19 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI the Midwest for a few weeks and make their way back for an April 12 show in Chicago Blake Shelton w/Chris Janson Feb. 20 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI and an April 14 show in Cleveland. The new album, Incarnate, drops March 11. blessthefall Mar. 2 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Bobby Rush & Joe Louis Walker w/Wayne Baker Brooks, Shawn Holt and the Teardrops Feb. 12 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo It was kind of an odd pairing to begin with, and now that they are divorcing it’s getting Bonnie “Prince” Billy Feb. 18 Vic Theatre Chicago downright weird. Not only is Mandy Moore demanding that her soon-to-be ex-husband Bonnie Raitt Mar. 16 Detroit Opera House Detroit Ryan Adams pay her child support of $36,794 per month, $100,000 in attorney fees and Bonnie Raitt Mar. 22 Chicago Theatre Chicago $50,000 in accounting fees, but she is also looking to make Adams cough up some cash to Brian McKnight Mar. 11 Soundboard Detroit Detroit pay for the care of their eight pets. In her filing, Moore states that it is “overwhelming for Brit Floyd Mar. 18 Chicago Theatre Chicago me to take care of all eight of them at the same time.” For the record the pair has two dogs Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Feb. 23 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland and six cats. No one can blame Moore for her request, really. It must be a heavy burden Buckwheat Zydeco ($20) Feb. 18 The Ark Ann Arbor cleaning litter boxes and buying dog treats all by herself. I’m not sure the normal person, California Guitar Trio ($25) Mar. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor let alone a pampered and wealthy once-famous actress/singer, could be expected to live Cannibal Corpse Feb. 21 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit under such trying circumstances. Good luck in your quest, Mandy. I really mean it. Carley Rae Jepsen Mar. 12 Metro Chicago Cash Box Kings May 14 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne [email protected] Celtic Woman Mar. 18 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Celtic Woman ($45-$110) Mar. 19 Honeywell Center Wabash Graveyard Jan. 28 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Charlie Puth Mar. 22 Park West Chicago Grizfolk Feb. 5 The Shelter Detroit Charlie Puth Mar. 26 Bogart’s Cincinnati Guster w/Rhett Miller Jan. 30 Vic Theatre Chicago Christine Lavin, Don White ($25) Feb. 12 The Ark Ann Arbor Henry Rollins Feb. 13 Thalia Hall Chicago Chuck Prophet Mar. 24 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne Here Come the Mummies Feb. 26 The Intersection Grand Rapids Chvrches Mar. 13 Riviera Theatre Chicago Here Come the Mummies Mar. 25 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN City and Colour w/Greyhounds Jan. 30 The Intersection Grand Rapids Hermans Hermits w/The Buckinghams, The Grass Roots Jan. 30 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Coco Montoya Mar. 5 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Home Free Feb. 14 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Coheed and Cambria w/Glassjaw Feb. 26 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Hoodie Allen w/SuperDuperKyle, Black Bear Feb. 27 Riviera Theatre Chicago Cowboy Mouth w/Todd Fuller Band Feb. 6 Bottom Lounge Chicago Hoodie Allen Mar. 16 House of Blues Cleveland The Cult Mar. 25 House of Blues Chicago Howie Day ($20) Feb. 29 The Ark Ann Arbor The Cult Mar. 29 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH II Volo Feb. 27 Fox Theatre Detroit Dan Navarro Feb. 13 Schubas Tavern Chicago Ike Reilly Feb. 4 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 26 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Il Volo Feb. 24 State Theatre Cleveland Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 27 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Il Volo Feb. 26 Chicago Theatre Chicago Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 28 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Impractical Jokers “Where’s Larry” Tour starring the Tenderloins Mar. 19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Dark Star Orchestra Mar. 1 House of Blues Cleveland Intocable Feb. 6 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Dark Star Orchestra Mar. 3-4 Vic Theatre Chicago Jack & Jack w/Daya Feb. 21 House of Blues Cleveland Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin w/The Guilty Ones ($25) Mar. 9 The Ark Ann Arbor Jake Shimabukuro w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Jan. 30 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne David Cross Mar. 16 Vic Theatre Chicago Janet Jackson (postponed) Jan. 29 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Davy Knowles Feb. 13 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Janet Jackson (postponed) Feb. 1 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Diet Cig, The Meat Flowers Feb. 8 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Janet Jackson (postponed) Feb. 2 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Disturbed w/Rob Zombie, Pop Evil May 25 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Janet Jackson (postponed) Feb. 5 Palace at Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Dr. Dog Mar. 11 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Jason Isbell Feb. 19 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Dr. Dog Mar. 12 Riviera Theatre Chicago Jason Isbell w/Shovels & Rope Feb. 20 Chicago Theatre Chicago Dr. Dog Mar. 13 Vogue Indianapolis Jason Isbell w/Shovels and Rope ($27.50-$55) Mar. 1 Royal Oak Music Theatre Dropkick Murphys Feb. 18 House of Blues Cleveland Jay Leno Mar. 3 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Dropkick Murphys Feb. 19 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Jennifer Nettles w/Lindsay Ell, Tara Thompson Mar. 17 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Dwight Yoakam Jan. 28 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Jethro Tull Apr. 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Elton John Mar. 23 Van Andel Arena Detroit Jethro Tull Apr. 8 Murat Indianapolis Emily Galati ($12-$15) Mar. 24 Honeywell Center Wabash Jim Breuer Mar. 30 Bogart’s Cincinnati Even the Jackals Jan. 28 House of Blues Chicago Jim Norton Feb. 11 Vic Theatre Chicago Excision w/Bear Grillz, Figure Mar. 15 House of Blues Cleveland Jim Norton Mar. 11 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Experience Hendrix feat. Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, John Scofield, Joe Lovano Feb. 6 The Palladium Carmel Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson & more Mar. 11 Fox Theatre Detroit Johnny Pemberton w/Josh Fadem Mar. 11 Metro Chicago Experience Hendrix Mar. 12 Chicago Theatre Chicago Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Jan. 29 Riviera Theatre Chicago Experience Hendrix Mar. 13 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Josh Ritter Feb. 29 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Experience Hendrix Mar. 15 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Josh Wilson, Jason Gray, JJ Heller Mar. 12 County Line Church of God Auburn The Fab Four Feb. 12 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Kacey Musgraves Feb. 25 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo For King & Country w/Matthew West, RED, Crowder, Trip Lee, KB and more Feb. 18 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Kaleo Mar. 2 Bottom Lounge Chicago The Ford Theatre Reunion w/Boat Show Jan. 31 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Kansas Apr. 21 Honeywell Center Wabash Future Feb. 18 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Kathy Mattea ($35) Mar. 19 The Ark Ann Arbor Future w/Ty Dolla $ign Feb. 19 Fox Theatre Detroit Kid Cudi Feb. 2 Riviera Theatre Chicago G. Love & Special Sauce Feb. 25 House of Blues Chicago Kid Cudi Feb. 3 House of Blues Cleveland Gaelic Storm Mar. 11-12 House of Blues Chicago Killing Joke w/The Soft Moon Feb. 9 Thalia Hall Chicago Gaelic Storm Mar. 16 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Kirk Franklin Mar. 25 Detroit Fox Theatre Detroit Gary Clark Jr. Apr. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago Kirk Franklin w/Lafayette Carthon, Faith Mar. 27 House of Blues Cleveland 14------www.whatzup.com------January 28, 2016 ------Calendar • On the Road------Ladysmith Black Mambazo ($45) Feb. 3-4 The Ark Ann Arbor Rockin’ Johnny Band ($12-$15) Mar. 3 Honeywell Center Wabash Lake Street Dive Mar. 11 Vic Theatre Chicago Rodney Carrington May 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Lake Street Dive Mar. 12 Vic Theatre Chicago Ron White Feb. 25 Honeywell Center Wabash Lake Street Dive Mar. 14 House of Blues Cleveland Ryan Bingham Jan. 28 Vic Theatre Chicago Lamb of God w/Anthrax, Deafheaven, Power Trip Jan. 28 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Ryan Bingham Jan. 29 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Lamb of God w/Anthrax, Deafheaven, Power Trip Jan. 29 Egyptian Room Indianapolis SafetySuit & Connell Cruise Jan. 29 Bottom Lounge Chicago Lamb of God w/Anthrax, Deafheaven, Power Trip Jan. 30 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Scott H. Biram, Doug Strahan & Bad Neighbors Jan. 29 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Lamb of God w/Anthrax, Deafheaven, Power Trip Jan. 31 Orbit Room Grand Rapids Scotty McCreery Jan. 28 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Led Zeppelin 2 Feb. 19 House of Blues Cleveland Shawn Colvin ($40-$65) Feb. 16 The Ark Ann Arbor Leftover Salmon w/Dumpstafunk, Bonerama Feb. 26 Vic Theatre Chicago Sir Charles Jones, Bobby Rush, TK Soul, Theodis Ealey, Bigg Robb, Shirley Brown Mar. 19 Fox Theatre Detroit Leftover Salmon w/The Travelin’ McCoureys, Love Canon Feb. 27 Vic Theatre Chicago Sixteen Candles Feb. 13 House of Blues Chicago Leon Bridges Mar. 11 Chicago Theatre Chicago Skizzy Mars Feb. 10 The Shelter Detroit Lewis Black Jan. 30 Akron Civic Center Akron, OH Slayer w/Testament, Carcass Feb. 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago Libera Apr. 3 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Smiley Tillmon Band ($12-$15) Mar. 17 Honeywell Center Wabash Lil’ Wayne w/Rae Sremmurd Feb. 18 Van Andel Arena Detroit Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Mar. 4 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Lil’ Wayne Feb. 26 Nutter Center Cincinnati Star & Micey ($15) Mar. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Lizzo Feb. 18 Subterranean Chicago Stephen Kellogg ($17-$20) Feb. 23 The Hi-Fi Indianapolis Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb ($10-$20) Feb. 5 Hall-Moser Theatre, Arts Place Portland, IN Steve Lippia Feb. 5 Honeywell Center Wabash Lupe Fiasco Feb. 12 House of Blues Cleveland Steve Poltz, Grant-Lee Phillips ($20) Feb. 9 The Ark Ann Arbor Mack Dryden w/Josh Arnold Jan. 29 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Steve Wilson Mar. 7 Vic Theatre Chicago Mack Dryden w/Josh Arnold Jan. 30 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Steve Wilson Mar. 8 Vic Theatre Chicago Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feb. 2 Fox Theatre Detroit STS9 Feb. 13 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Man Called Noon Jan. 29 House of Blues Chicago STS9 Feb. 14 House of Blues Chicago Mariana’s Trench Feb. 12 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Super Diamond Jan. 30 House of Blues Chicago Mariana’s Trench Feb. 14 Orbit Room Detroit They Might Be Giants Mar. 20 Vic Theatre Chicago Marianas Trench Feb. 10 House of Blues Chicago Tim Hawkins ($25-$55) Mar. 4 Honeywell Center Wabash Marlon Wayans Feb. 5 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Tinashe Mar. 2 House of Blues Chicago Meat Loaf Mar. 30 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Todd Rundgren Jan. 29 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Megadeath Mar. 13 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Tommy Emmanuel Feb. 14 DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids Melanie Martinez Mar. 17 Vic Theatre Chicago Tommy Emmanuel ($40) Feb. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor Metric Mar. 5 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Vance Gilbert Jan. 29 Philmore on Broadway Fort Wayne Michael Carbonaro Apr. 2 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Vance Joy Feb. 15 House of Blues Cleveland Michael Palascak ($12-$15) Apr. 28 Honeywell Center Wabash Vance joy Feb. 15 House of Blues Cleveland Mike Stud Feb. 18 House of Blues Chicago Warren Haynes and The Ashes & Dust Band Feb. 26 House of Blues Cleveland Mound Builders w/Swamp Squat, Riverbottom Nitemare Band, Totally Orange Time Machine Jan. 30 CS3 Fort Wayne The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra Mar. 3 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Musiq Soulchild w/Keke Wyatt, Big Kess Feb. 12 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne The Whispers w/Family of Faith Choir Feb. 11 Sound Board Detroit Detroit Musiq Soulchild w/Keke Wyatt Feb. 13 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Who’s Bad Mar. 31 House of Blues Chicago Mustard’s Retreat ($20) Feb. 26 The Ark Ann Arbor Widespread Panic Feb. 21 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Natalie Grant Mar. 20 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Wolfmother Feb. 25 Metro Chicago Naughty By Nature Feb. 20 House of Blues Chicago Wynonna & The Big Noise Feb. 4 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Neck Deep w/State Champs, Knuckle Puck, Like Pacific Feb. 13 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Zoso Mar. 4 Vogue Indianapolis Never Shout Never Feb. 5 House of Blues Chicago Never Shout Never Feb. 6 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit The Newsboys Apr. 23 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Nick Moss ($20) Mar. 24 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Parachute Apr. 7 House of Blues Chicago Parquet Courts Feb. 16 Thalia Hall Chicago Pat McGann ($12-$15) Feb. 18 Honeywell Center Wabash Patty Larkin ($20) Mar. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor Paul Thorn Band w/The Brothers Landreth ($25) Mar. 10 The Ark Ann Arbor Pete Yorn Mar. 24 Park West Chicago The Piano Guys Mar. 12 State Theatre Cleveland The Piano Guys Mar. 14 Fox Theatre Detroit Pink Droyd Feb. 6 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne R5 w/Ryland Mar. 10 Chicago Theatre Chicago Railroad Earth Jan. 29 Vogue Indianapolis Rayland Baxter Feb. 12 Schubas Tavern Chicago AIRING THIS WEEKEND • january 31 Rayland Baxter Feb. 28 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne Red Priest Feb. 26 Arts Place Portland, IN Reel Big Fish Feb. 9 House of Blues Cleveland Richard Marx Feb. 5 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Rihanna Mar. 19 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati Joe Louis Walker Robin Trower May 5 C2G Music Hall 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Road Tripz AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • FEBRUARY 6 Backwater July 30...... Splash, Put-In-Bay, OH Feb. 6...... The Hideaway, Gas City Joe Justice Big Dick and the Penetrators Jan. 30...... Leisure Time Winery, Napoleon, OH July 30...... Sunshower Bike Rally, Centerville, IN Kill the Rabbit Sunny Taylor, Bulldogs April 30...... Key Palace Theatre, Redkey, IN March 5...American Legion Post 470, Coldwater, OH May 14...... Nikki’s, Sturgis, MI June 12...... Elwood Concert in the Park, Elwood Todd Harrold Band June 17...... Bethel Pointe Health & Rehab, Muncie Feb. 6...... Boondocks, Kokomo Megan King & June 30...... Hickory Acres, Edgerton, OH Feb. 20...... Boondocks, Kokomo Gunslinger March 18...... Union 50, Indianapolis Feb. 5...... American Legion Post 95, Jonesboro, IN March 26...... Boondocks, Kokomo Hubie Ashcraft Band April 16...... Boondocks, Kokomo Storyman Jan. 29-30...... Tequila Cowboy, Lansing, MI May 7...... Union 50, Indianapolis March 4...... Hollywood Casino, Joliet, IL May 14...... Boondocks, Kokomo March 5...... Firewater Saloon, Chicago Fort Wayne Area Performers: To get your gigs on March 26...... Bella Luna, Middlebury this list, give us a call at 691-3188, fax your info to May 27-29...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH 691-3191, e-mail [email protected] or mail July 1-3...... Splash, Put-In-Bay, OH to whatzup, 2305 E. Esterline Rd., Columbia City, July 28-29...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH IN 46725.

January 28, 2016------www.whatzup.com------15 Carol ’s Whiteness Overwhelms Carol is the whitest movie I’ve seen in a Right Thing was released. Spike suggested, long time. A long, long time. I am not saying without explicitly saying so, that some in- it isn’t good, but Carol is the hideous answer Flix justice still lingered. I’ve seen both of those to “how white are the Oscars?” movies recently. Neither of them stands up Yes it is horrible that white ladies had CATHERINE LEE very well. They are both dated by the atti- their hearts broken by each other in a cruel, tude of their filmmakers. cruel homophobic world in the 1950s, but change the obvious. She’s a nice, privileged Viola Davis doesn’t have an Oscar. Halle the ick factor is higher for how privileged white lady in a period picture, a period no Berre does. So do Whoopie, Mo’Nique, Oc- these ladies are than for what they suffer. reasonable human would step back into. tavia Spencer and Lupita Nyongo. That ain’t Life is so difficult in the Oak Room. Rooney Mara can cut her hair like Audrey right. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will and more For the second year in a row there are no Hepburn all she wants, but please don’t give are sitting out the Oscars. Boo hoo hoo. non-white nominees in the acting categories her an Oscar. Will keeps trying to make an Oscar-worthy of the Oscars. The very white roster of nomi- Costume design isn’t a story. What hap- movie, but he can’t seem to deliver. Is that nees in the actor categories is lousy. What pened to Todd Haynes? Carol is even whiter Oscar’s fault? No. is even worse? African Americans get nomi- than Far From Heaven. Oops I rant. Carol is a feast of cars nated when they are slaves, martyrs, white I haven’t seen Chi-raq yet either. and clothes. And smoking. There is a lot of folk buddies or they know Oprah. This year Wouldn’t it be great if a theater in Fort smoking. Cloying annoying smoking. Carol Straight Outta Compton and Creed failed Wayne deigned to bring that title to town? has great production design, attitude, a mean to secure Oprah love, so they get no Oscar Spike Lee surprised me with his sense of hu- husband, a victim daughter and more smok- love? mor in recent interviews. He isn’t calling for ing. I haven’t seen Creed, but I saw Fruitvale a boycott of the Oscars. He’s just going to Carol has a scene of girl-on-girl action. Station and Michael B. Jordan is a glorious the Knicks game that day. Once upon a time that might have provoked talent. I haven’t seen Straight Outta Comp- Why hasn’t Chi-raq made it to Fort something. Mercifully, not any more. ton eithe, but I feel confident saying that it Wayne? Lots of movies have made even less Have you seen Star Wars: The Force has more of a pulse than Carol. at the box office, but they have been here. Awakens? Way more fun than Carol. I love Cate Blanchett, but she can tear up Spike mentioned that Driving Miss and light cigarettes all day and that doesn’t Daisy won more awards the year that Do the [email protected]

TICKETS START AT JUST Inarritu Has a Hit and Maybe a Record $ 29 Tops at the Box: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s latest mas- JAKE terpiece, The Revenant, took the No. 1 spot at the box office last weekend, selling another $16 million. The film has already made a ScreenTime SHIMABUKURO whopping $120 million in the U.S. and almost $200 million world- GREG W. LOCKE UKULELE WIZARD wide. Last year Inarritu won Best Director and his film, Birdman, Sponsored by Franklin Electric won Best Picture. That film only made $42 million, for perspective. Does this mean The Revenant is a lock to win Best Picture and Best but I’ve heard some pretty terrible things. Check back next week, SAT., JAN. 30 AT 7:30 P.M. Director? No, I don’t think it does. I get the feeling Spotlight, which where we’ll talk about the new Coen Brothers film, slapstick come- received six major nominations, will sweep the four major awards. dy/musical Hail, Caesar!, starring Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, EMBASSY THEATRE But damn, it would be pretty interesting if an artist like Inarritu, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Frances made history by winning Best Picture and Best Director two con- McDormand and someone named Scarlett Johansson. Looks to be secutive years. very well made. Ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro Also at the Box: Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues ScreenRant: I’ll go into the Oscar nominations in more detail has been called a musical to sell well, bringing in another $14.2 million, upping the flick’s in the coming weeks, but for now, here’s a quick breakdown of hero by Rolling Stone. Earning domestic total to $880 million, making it the all-time best-selling some of the bigger nominations: comparisons to Jimi Hendrix and film in the U.S. Add to that another $1.06 billion in foreign ticket Best Picture: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Miles Davis and accolades wide sales and Star Wars is now the No. 3 grossing worldwide film ever. Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room and Spot- and far, his traditional instrument Whoa. Good flick. light. Taking the No. 3 spot last week was Ride Along 2 which sold Best Lead Actor: Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The has never sounded so vital and another $13 million, upping the film’s total to just under $60 mil- Martian), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Michael Fassbender contemporary! Hear him live with lion. I guess this means we’re going to get a third Ride Along film. (Steve Jobs) and Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl). the Fort Wayne Philharmonic! Coming in at No. 4 was newbie Dirty Grandpa, starring Robert Best Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett (Carol), Brie Larson (Room), De Niro and Zac Efron. The film sold a decent $11.5 million over Jennifer Lawrence (Joy), Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) and Sao- its first three days of release. Ick. irse Ronan (Brooklyn). Rounding out last weekend’s Top 5 was horror flick The Boy Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Big Short), Tom which sold a decent enough $11.2 million. Also of note: Quentin Hardy (The Revenant), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight), Mark Rylance Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight continued to sorta bomb, selling just (Bridge of Spies) and my guy Sylvester Stallone (Creed). $1.4 million last weekend, upping its five-week total to just $51 Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful million. Oof. For perspective, QT’s last film, Django Unchained Eight), Rooney Mara (Carol), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Alicia (which I believe to be the lesser film) sold $425 million worldwide. Vikander (The Danish Girl) and Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs). Would Why? Well, I guess because it starred Leonardo DiCaprio, right? love to see McAdams or Mara win! And Hateful doesn’t really have a major movie star. And finally, Best Director: George Miller (Mad Max: Fury New This Week: This week will see the release of three ma- Road), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant), Tom McCa- jor films: spoof comedy Fifty Shades of Black, thriller The Finest rthy (Spotlight), Adam McKay (The Big Short) and Lenny Abraha- FWPHILđORG | 260đ481đ0777 Hours and animated comedy Kung Fu Panda 3. All three look not mson (Room). I think Miller will probably take a surprise win, but great to me. there’s always a chance that Spotlight or The Revenant will sweep. Also out in limited release is Gavin O’Connor’s new West- More soon about this year’s Oscar race. ern, Jane Got a Gun. It’s one of those storied productions that fell apart several times along the way. The trailer looks decent enough, [email protected]

16------www.whatzup.com------January 28, 2016 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Featured Events Storytimes Ze h n d e r ’s Sn o wf e s t — Bus trip to Frankenmuth, MI to watch ice carv- Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Wi n t e r Wo r k s h o p s St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t ers from around the world; lunch at Co l l e c t i v e — Workshops and class- Al l e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y : Zehnder’s Restaurant, 8 a.m.-9:30 es for movement, dance, yoga and Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, departs more offered by Fort Wayne Dance Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, from Bob Arnold Park, Fort Wayne, Collective, dates and times vary, Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. $85, 427-6017 Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort Tuesdays, Baby Steps, 10:30 a.m. Ch i c a g o Fl o w e r a n d Ga r d e n Sh o w Wayne, fees vary, 424-6574 Wednesdays, 421-1320 — Bus trip to Chicago Flower and Garden Show at Navy Pier; trip IPFW Co m m u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y — Art, Du p o n t Br a n c h — Smart Start dance, music and theater classes Storytime for ages 3-5, 1:30 includes luncheon cruise and conti- for grades pre-K through 12 offered p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 a.m. nental breakfast, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 13, 2016 by IPFW College of Visual and Thursdays, 421-1315 Saturday, March 12, departs from Bob Arnold Park, Fort Wayne, $99, Performing Arts, fees vary, 481- Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to 427-6017 7:30 PM and 9:00 PM 6977, www.ipfw.edu/caa Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 St r a t f o r d Th e a t e r Fe s t i v a l To u r — Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps, 10:15 TWO SHOWS ONLY Private lessons for a variety of a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Bus trip to Stratford, Ontario (pass- instruments available from profes- Start Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 port required) to see A Little Night Limited seating* Order tickets early! sional instructors, ongoing weekly a.m. Thursdays, 421-1320 Music, A Chorus Line, Shakespeare lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort in Love and As You Like It (substitu- *VIP “ Table for Two” – $50 per person Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, tions available at an additional cost), Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Start academy.sweetwater.com departs 7 a.m. Friday, June 24 including champagne, roses, chocolates! Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, (Hotel Fort Wayne), returns mid- 421-1325 night Sunday, June 26, Stratford GENERAL SEATING: $20 per person This Week He s s e n Ca s s e l Br a n c h — Stories, Theater, Stratford, Ontario, $650- songs and finger- plays for the $950, includes transportation, lodg- Hors d’oeuvre and Cash bar. Ce l e b r a t e Do w n t o w n — Celebration whole family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, ing, breakfast and show tickets, of people, places and partnerships 421-1330 426-7421 ext. 103 Call ArtsTix: 260.422.4226 featuring live entertainment by Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime Alicia Pyle, Downtown photography, for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, 5-7 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, 421-1335 Spectator Sports INDIANA’S ONLY Thursday, Jan. 28, Cinema Center, Ma i n Li b r a r y — Babies and Books, Fort Wayne, free, RSVP required, 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story BASKETBALL PROFESSIONAL 420-3266 Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Ma d An t s — Upcoming home games at BALLET COMPANY Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne Fa m i l y Do u b l e Da r e — Fort Wayne Storytime for preschoolers, day- Youtheatre fundraiser featuring cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. Th u r s d a y , Ja n . 28 vs. Canton, 7 fortwayneballet.org Minute to Win-It challenges, pizza Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 p.m. lunch, trivia and more, 1-3 p.m., & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 Sa t u r d a y , Ja n . 30 vs. Maine, 7:30 Sunday, Jan. 31, Arts United Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and p.m. Center, Fort Wayne, $10-$20, 422- books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 Tu e s d a y , Fe b . 2 vs. Maine, 7 p.m. 4226 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Fr i d a y , Fe b . 5 vs. Canton, 7:30 p.m. Wi n t e r v a l — Ice carvers, rugby game, Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Teen cafe 4 p.m. Tu e s d a y , Fe b . 9 vs. Delaware, 7 winter carnival and other special Tuesdays, Smart Start Storytime for p.m. events, times vary, Saturday, Jan. preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, HOCKEY 30, various downtown location, 421-1350 Ko m e t s — Upcoming home games at Fort Wayne, free, activity fees may Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Smart Start Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne apply, 427-6000 Storytime for kids age 3-6, 10:30 Fr i d a y , Ja n . 29 vs. Cincinnati, 8 a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for p.m. teens 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Lectures, Discussions, Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, Authors, Readings & 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 Dance Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read FWBallet-Whatzup3.5x5.125-LOVEDANCE.indd 1 1/25/16 10:39 AM for babies and toddlers, 10:30 Da n c e Pa r t y — Open dancing, no Films a.m. Thursdays, Smart Start partner necessary, 7:30-10 p.m., Storytime for preschoolers, 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, Dance Tonight, Le a r n i n g f r o m t h e Li f e , Te a c h i n g s o f Thursdays, 421-1355 Fort Wayne, $10, 437-6825 Ma r t i n Lu t h e r Ki n g Jr. — Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr. speaks at the Martin Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start Luther King Jr. Remembrance Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays February & Rededication Ceremony, 7 and Tuesdays, Born to Read p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, Cordier Storytime for babies and toddlers, Mo d e l Tr a i n Sh o w a n d Sa l e — Model Auditorium, North Manchester 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, 421-1365 train displays and vendors, spon- University, North Manchester, free, Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start sored by RxR Mania, 9 a.m.-3 registration required, 982-5282 Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, Wells Fo r t Wa y n e Br e w e r i e s — Arch lecture 421-1370 Street Campus, Horizon Christian presented by David Lupke, 11 a.m. Academy, Fort Wayne, $5, 399- Saturday, Jan. 30, Meeting Room 2436 A, Main Branch, Allen County Public Tours and Trips YLNI Ma s q u e r a d e Ba l l — A Night at the Opera themed social event Library, Fort Wayne, free, 426-5117 Fo r t Wa y n e Sk i Cl u b Sk i Tr i p s — featuring beer, wine, food from Ha v e Yo u Be e n Se r v e d ? Hu m a n Dignity, Ski trips to Whistler Mountain, Catablu and Star DJs, 8 p.m.-12:30 t h e Co m m o n Go o d a n d t h e Pu r p o s e Bittersweet, Swiss Valley, Lake a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, Embassy o f Bu s i n e s s — USF Servus Omnium Tahoe and more, dates vary, loca- Theatre, Fort Wayne, $50-$60, lecture featuring keynote speaker tions vary, departs from Fort Wayne, 424-4358 Sister Helen Alford, O.P., bless- prices vary, more information avail- ing by Bishop Kevin Rhodes and able at www.fwsc.org Vi n t a g e a n d An t i u e Re s a l e Sh o w — a Mardi Gras breakfast, 7 a.m. Vintage and antique items sale to Tuesday, Feb. 9, North Campus benefit Horizon Christian Academy, Auditorium, University of Saint 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, Francis, Fort Wayne, $10-$15, Wells Street Campus, Horizon 399-8112 Christian Academy, Fort Wayne, free, 399-2436

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Th e Co m p l e t e Wo r k s o f Wi l l i a m AUDITIONS FEBRUARY 2016 Sh a k e s p e a r e (a b r i d g e d ) [r e v i s e d ] 3 Men & a Playwright 7t h An n u a l No r t h e a s t In d i a n a Th e Dixie Sw i m Cl u b — Story of five — Fast paced, witty comedy fea- Pl a y w r i g h t Fe s t i v a l Wi n n e r s — Fort Southern women, who are long- turing three actors and all 37 of Director Todd Fry- Wayne Civic Theatre announces time friends gather for an annual Shakespeare’s plays revised for mier returns to Arena auditions for all three winning plays, weekend of laughs, 6:30 p.m. 21st century audiences, 7 p.m. Dinner Theatre to helm Curtain Call The Tales of Charlotte Wilson, P.I.; Friday-Saturday, Feb, 5-6, 2 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Friday- The Last Stand and Sir Lancelot Sunday, Feb. 7, Huber Opera Saturday, Jan. 29-30, Feb. 5-6, the uproarious comedy, Jones, 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, House & Civic Center, Hicksville, JEN POIRY-PROUGH Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, The Complete Works of Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, OH, $25 (includes dinner & show), $35 (includes dinner & show), 424- Please call to sign up 422-8641, $10 (show only), 419-542-9553 Shakespeare (Abridged) 5622 ext. 225 Ru b y Br i d g e s — Story of the six year [Revised]. Th e Hu n c h b a c k o f No t r e Da m e , Ch a r l i e Ja n e Ey r e (Ap r i l 29-Ma y 8) — Casting old girl that became the face of The extremely en- a n d t h e Ch o c o l a t e Fa ct o r y & As THE COMPLETE WORKS OF for 7 men and 11 women, ages the nation’s school integration y o u Li k e It — Three shows per- ergetic, tongue-in-cheek 14-60+, educated and Yorkshire system, presented by Fort Wayne WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE formed by The Audience of One accents, to fill 32 roles, with at least Youtheatre, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 production brings Shake- Youth Theatre Troupe, 1 p.m. and (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] one young lady, to play Adele–she and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Feb. speare down to earth for 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29; 6 p.m. should pass for 10-12, and able to 6-7, Parkview Physician’s Group 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain Saturday, Jan. 30, Salvation Army mainstream audiences sustain a French accent. 7 p.m. ArtsLab, Fort Wayne, $12-$18, Community Center, Fort Wayne, and aficionados alike. The Friday-Saturday, Jan. 29-30 Tuesday, Feb. 2, First Missionary 422-6900 $3-$5, 241-3378 script points out some of Church, Fort Wayne, 246-1989 Lo v e Da n c e — Fort Wayne Ballet VIP & Feb. 5-6, Mi l l i o n Do l l a r Qu a r t e t — Musical seating includes champagne, roses, the flaws of his best (and based on the one-time-only SPECIAL EVENTS chocolates; general seating includes Arena Dinner Theatre recording session that united Elvis Ru b y Br i d g e s Pr e Sh o w Pa r t y — Pre least) known works, but hors d’oeuvre and cash bar, 7:30 Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl show party 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, also points out the beauty 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. Perkins and Johnny Cash, 7:30 Artlink, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 13, Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, in the language. Tix.: $35, 260-424-5622 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, Niswonger Choreographer ’s La b — 12 week $20-$50, 422-4226 Performed by three Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, intensive for dancers and choreog- Yo u n g Fr a n k e n s t e i n — Fort Wayne Ohio, $30-$55 thru box office, 419- raphers, open to community of Fort veteran Fort Wayne actors (ostensibly playing themselves), the show en- Civic Theatre’s production of the 238-6722 Wayne, free of charge. Participants compasses all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays (some in greater detail than oth- Mel Brooks musical based on the Tw o Pl a y s o n a Be n c h — Edward will be provided with access to 1974 film, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. ers) in roughly 98 minutes (“give or take”) plus intermission. There is no Albee’s The Zoo Story and David costumes, lighting, sound technol- 13, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. plot, per se. The show merely seeks to engage the audience in non-stop Mamet’s The Duck Variations, each ogy and a technical director for the Friday-Saturday, Feb. 19-20, 8 involving two men sitting on a park performances. Classes are 12-2 belly laughs – and the production succeeds. p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 26-27 bench, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, p.m. Feb. 6 & 20, March 5 & 19, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, Arts All three performers are as solid, polished, and hilarious as would be Jan. 29-30, First Presbyterian April 2 & 16. Performances are United Center, Fort Wayne, $29, expected: Michael Coale (the straight man who plays most of the male Theater, Fort Wayne, $12-$20, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23 and 4 424-5220 422-6329 p.m. Sunday, April 24, Fort Wayne roles), Jim Nelson (the comic relief who plays most of the female roles) Dance Collective, space is limited. Ha r r y Po tt e r a n d t h e Ob n o x i o u s Vo i c e and Christopher J. Murphy (the pretentious “preeminent expert” who Please register as a dancer or cho- — Boy Scout Troop #460 dinner theater and silent auction comedy plays most of the lead roles). reographer by email to: john@fwdc. This production gives Murphy some of the broadest and most over- org 424-6574 parody, 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb, 13, Covenant United Methodist the-top acting opportunities, accents and puppetry he has probably ever Church, Fort Wayne, $25 single, had in one show. Nelson gets to interact with the audience and pretend to $40 couple, $7 17 and under, sum- mer camp fundraiser, 490-9636 vomit – a lot. Coale is the glue that holds it all together, but still has plenty Continued on page 19

Weekends February 13-28 It’s ALIVE and on stage... The New Written & Directed by Arena Dinner Theatre Mel Brooks Musical Gregory Stieber based on his hit film! Music & Lyrics by MEL BROOKS Book by MEL BROOKS & THOMAS MEEHAN Performances: Parkview Physicians Group Black Box Theatre in the Auer Center. Jan. 22-Feb. 6, 2016 Fridays & Saturdays January 14-30 Feb. 5: 7pm (Pre-Show Dinner in Artlink at 6pm) Doors at 6:15, Dinner at 7, Show at 8 Early in their careers, two of Directed by Tom Frymier America’s greatest playwrights each Feb. 6 & 7: 2pm started with the idea of putting a In 1960, 6 year old Ruby Bridges became a face of the nation’s Featuring Michael Coale, Jim pair of men on a park bench. And in school integration system. Made famous by the painting by Nelson & Christopher J. Murphy both cases theatrical brilliance was Produced through special created. Come witness these remark- Norman Rockwell, Ruby became a young hero of consciousness. arrangement with Broadway Play able plays. The Duck Variations This original premiere is the third in Youtheatre’s trilogy about Publishing, Inc. and The Reduced features Thom Hofrichter & Bob Sut- ton. The Zoo Story features Reuben Shakespeare Company children who’ve fought to make a difference. Albaugh & Albert T. Brownlee. Call theatre or visit online for showtimes and ticket information. For tickets, call Arena Dinner Theatre 260-422-6329 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne www.firstpresbyteriantheater.com In Partnership with the African, African-American Historical Museum (260) 424-5622 300 West Wayne Street arenadinnertheatre.org Fort Wayne, IN 46802 18------www.whatzup.com------January 28, 2016 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Wr i g h t Br o t h e r s Ph o t o g r a p h s b y Wi l l i a m Pr e s t o n Ma y f i e l d — 7t h An n u a l Po s tc a r d Ar t Sh o w /Sa l e Collection of works from Orville and Fu n d r a i s e r — Artist created post- Wilbur Wright’s personal photogra- How the Smart Set Checks Out cards in various mediums on exhibit pher, Tuesday-Sunday thru Feb. and for sale, Tuesday-Sunday, 21, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Good Mourning by Elizabeth Meyer with Caitlin thru March 2, Artlink Contemporary $5-$7 (members, free), 422-6467 Moscatello, Gallery Books, 2015 Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 The idea that discussions of death are somehow ta- On Books An n Jo h n s o n & Wi l l i a m St e f f e n — Artifacts Paintings, paper mache and wood- boo in our culture is more than a little outdated. May- working, Sunday-Friday, thru Feb. SPECIAL EVENTS be there was a time when one simply did not speak EVAN GILLESPIE 21, First Presbyterian Art Gallery, First Presbyterian Church, Fort Ar t Sc e n e — Casual discussion with of such things, but that time has passed. These days, the artists of the 1835 Crew, Daniel much of our entertainment revolves around death, and meant as reminders that death comes to us all, even Wayne, 426-7421 Co n f l i ct : Ja r e d Ap p l e g a t e , Er i c Dienelt, Kay Gregg, Bob Storey, as a culture we are obsessed with the health decisions those of us who have thoroughly conquered the art of Ca r l s o n , a n d Ju s t i n Jo h n s o n — and Josef Zimmerman, edibles and that lead our bodies toward the end. Perhaps we’re living. Meyer draws contrasts between her materialis- New works on conflict relating to cash bar, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, free still not fully appreciative of the inevitable fact that tic clients and the physical realities of death. She also contemporary society, daily thru Apr. 3 (artist reception, 6-7:30 p.m. with paid admission, 422-6467 we, ourselves, will die one day, but we hardly avoid touches on the frictions between the living. She’s hard Thursday, Feb. 4), Lupke Gallery, Ka r e n Bo n d a r c h u k — Lecture describ- the topic. on some of her posh relatives and acquaintances, espe- University of Saint Francis, Fort ing her mixed media installations That state of affairs takes much of the wind out of cially her paternal grandmother, who is characterized Wayne, 399-7999 as part of School of Creative Arts Closer Look lecture series, 7:30 the sails of Good Mourning, a memoir that wants very as a pathologically cold, inhumane socialite. Fa c e s in Cl a y , Gl a s s a n d Pa i n t — Works by Paula Crill, Monday- p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, USF North much to be groundbreaking. But if this book wants to be a frank con- Saturday thru Jan. 30, Orchard Campus auditorium, University of The book’s author (or, rather, co-au- frontation with death, it misses the mark. Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- thor; she had some help) is Elizabeth The idea of funeral direction as party 436-0927 7999 ARTr a g e o u s Ga l a a n d Au ct i o n — Meyer, a funeral director in Manhat- planning, along with the non-stop focus Jo h n C. Ke l t y — Watercolors, Tuesday-Sunday, thru March 2, Fundraiser featuring live and silent tan. As she begins her story, though, on the trappings of wealth and fame, are, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, auctions of art, jewelry, travel and she’s not yet a funeral professional. in fact, quite the opposite. If anyone Fort Wayne, 424-7195 luxury packages, cuisine by Catablu and live music, 6 p.m. Friday, Ju l i e Wa l l To l e s — Printmaking She is, instead, a child of privilege, the is avoiding the topic of mortality, it’s March 4, Fort Wayne Museum of daughter of a high-priced lawyer who these people, and rather than openly works, Tuesday-Sunday, thru Feb. 26, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Art, $175-$225, 422-6467 spends her time going to clubs and par- dealing with the loss of loved ones, Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5 (2 ties, flying to Europe, buying expensive Meyer’s clients see the end as one and under, free), 427-6440 Upcoming Exhibits things, and socializing in “high society” more opportunity to maintain their Ka r e n Bo n d a r c h u k — Sculpture, (her words). Her life is superficial and gen- lifestyles. The whole thing comes drawing to video and bookmaking FEBRUARY works, daily, thru Feb. 21, John Tim Pa r s l e y — Paintings and 3D erally untouched by sadness until her father off as a bit too Kardashian-esque P. Weatherhead Gallery, Mimi constructions, Sunday-Friday, gets sick. to be revealing. and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Feb. 26-April 10 (opening recep- Communication Center, University When her father finally succumbs to termi- To be fair, Meyer does her best to tion, 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, March 4), of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- nal cancer, she finds herself in charge of plan- navigate these contradictions, but she’s First Presbyterian Art Gallery, First 7999 ning his funeral at the city’s high-end funeral not terribly well equipped to do so. With so Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, Ma g n i f i c e n t Ma p s — National all-media 426-7421 home, where the rich and famous go to be ushered many other death-confronting books out there, read- exhibit depicting real and fictitious out of this world. Unprepared for the task, she none- ers would be better served to look elsewhere for depth maps, Tuesday-Sunday, thru MARCH theless rises to the occasion and throws an incredible March 2, Artlink Contemporary Art We’v e g o t t h e Bl u e s — 30 local and and nuance. If it’s a thorough journalistic examination Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 regional artists works in multiple funeral, complete with flowers flown in from South of the physicality of death you want, try Mary Roach’s Ma j e s t i c Ea r t h — All media exhibition mediums showcasing the many America, that meets with rave reviews. She decides Stiff. If you want a quirky, contemporary look at the showcasing the beauty of the Earth, hues of blue, Monday-Saturday, that she has a knack for this kind of thing. funeral industry, check out Caitlin Doughty’s Smoke Monday-Saturday thru Jan. 30, March 2-March 31, (opening recep- The twist comes in what happens next. A few Gets in Your Eyes Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort tion 12-5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 5) . If you want the point of view of a Wayne, 436-0927 Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort months later, to the dismay of her family, she returns professional whose job it is to unflinchingly deal with Sa n d r a Ha l l — Artisan jewelry, Wayne, 436-0927 to the funeral home and asks for a job. She gets hired the dead, look for medical examiner Judy Melinek’s Monday-Saturday Feb. 2-Feb. 29, as a receptionist, but she’s fascinated by what goes Working Stiff. If you want a family drama about the Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort on in the embalming room, and she wants to be more employees of the funeral industry, read Andrew Mer- Wayne, 436-0927 Sa y a k a Ga n z — Impressionist style in involved with the business. The owner of the place edith’s The Removers. Elizabeth Meyer’s book will sculptures and prints made of recy- realizes that she’s good with the clientele (she is, after work for you only if your tastes are satisfied by cable cled material, Monday-Saturday all, part of high society) and he gives her additional TV. Good Mourning isn’t subtitled Real Funeral Di- and Sunday by appointment, Jan. responsibilities. Her career takes off from there. rectors of New York 28-Feb. 26, (opening reception 6-9 , but it could be. p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28), Jennifer The book’s quirky and heartwarming stories are [email protected] Ford Art, Fort Wayne, 740-1309 Se n i o r Fi n e Ar t s Exhibition — Artworks of eight Fine Arts graduates, daily, Membership Makes thru Feb. 14, Visual Arts Gallery, CURTAIN CALL - From Page 18 IPFW, Fort Wayne, 481-6705 The Difference Sh e i l a Fi n k — Oil paintings, Monday- of opportunity to get laughs. eral unexpected “encores,” each sillier and more im- Saturday Feb. 2-Feb. 29, Orchard • Job Referrals The production features a never-ending slew of pressive than the last. 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