august 6-12 , 2015 FIREFLY COFFEE HOUSE, UPSHOTT ENTERTAINMENT • PAGE 2 Firefly Coffee House: Best Coffee House Sit, Sip and Soak in the Ambience The success of the Firefly Coffee House can be also consistent. We really pride ourselves on trying traced directly to the travels of its owners. Whether to give you the same drink every time, so when you in Europe or on the coasts, Cyndi and Paul Demaree come back your expectations are met.” sought out places where they felt comfortable just Another intent was to have a space that promoted hanging out. Often that was in a coffee house. community, neighborliness. Paul noticed when they When they settled in Fort Wayne, they wanted to first opened that people would sit away from each find a place that recreated the feeling they got from the other. He acted to changed that. cafes and bistros and coffee houses they’d discovered. “When we opened people’s personal bubbles were But instead of searching for one, huge,” he said. “Like 10-12 feet. So they made a place of their own. if you were sitting here someone else Since opening the Firefly Coffee wouldn’t sit here, it would be more House on North Anthony in 1999 the than likely that they’d sit way over Demarees have discovered that a lot there. Can’t get very many people in of people were looking for the same here with everybody spread out like things they were. And for 12 of those that. So when people would come in, 16 years the Firefly has been voted I’d get a newspaper and sit over there Best Coffee House in the whatzup a little close, throw them a question. readers poll. According to Cyn- Strangers started getting more and di the success of the Firefly de- Paul, Cyndi and more comfortable with each other. rives from their original intent. Allison Demaree They started talking.” “It’s the atmosphere,” she “We were trying to create a com- said. “People seem to love the munity gathering place,” Cyndi add- atmosphere. It’s a feeling that you get when you’re in ed. “We feel very proud that we did that.” another part of the country or even overseas. More of With ample seating at tables, on couches or out- a European feeling or something on the east or west side, the Firefly makes you feel at home. It’s cozy coast. People love the outdoor seating. They can spend without feeling cramped. more time outdoors during our limited summers.” So go ahead. Order another double espresso and But a cool atmosphere would be nothing without drink in the atmosphere. Read a book. Play a game. an engaged staff to make customers feel welcome. Or just reflect on the fact that you can visit a hip cof- “We have great baristas,” she said. “They are fee house without having to book a flight someplace. friendly and try to remember people’s names. They’re (Mark Hunter)

Upshott Entertainment: Best Hip-Hop Performer Out to Take Hip-Hop to New Heights Hip-hop often gets a bad rap. The guys in Upshott a song together and after all our input just go wow. are out to change that. That’s pretty classical stuff.” Based in Warsaw, Upshott (and its larger com- “We feed off each other,” added J Don. ponent Upshott Entertainment) comprises a self- Upshott have performed in a wide variety of ven- described band of brothers with the common goal of ues throughout Indiana as well as Chicago. One was taking hip-hop to new venues and new heights. the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds where they rapped They are achieving that aim. between bouts at a professional wrestling event. Whitticus, J Don and “It was Funkdafied S.T.R.E.E.T.S. (Struggles Wrestling Federation,” That Represent Every Whitticus recalled. “We’re Emotion To Survive) have backstage, the wrestlers are reached one new height al- painted up. They’re looking ready, winning the Whammy at us, we’re looking at them. for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Per- Then we hop out there. We former, a first for Upshott won the crowd over. They and a first for a band from weren’t there to see hip-hop. Warsaw. Upshott edged They were there to see wres- Fort Wayne favorites Third tling. Won the crowd over.” Frame by less than two per- The trio will release centage points. Going Against the Grain in Whitticus and J Don had known each other for a August. The title refers to their refusal to follow the long time. S.T.R.E.E.T.S. was new to the scene when current trends in hip-hop. They handle their own re- he moved to Warsaw from the west side of Chicago. cording, production, promoting, merchandising, you But it didn’t take long to figure out he was in the right name it. It’s that approach that gives them freedom place. and feeds their creativity. Rapping is all about the lyrics, the rhymes. If a “There’s more to it than just rhyming a word,” group is not on the same page, it just doesn’t work. Whitticus said. These guys aren’t just on the same page, they’ve dis- “All you need is a mic from Walmart, download pensed with the page altogether. some beats from the internet and you’re a rapper,” “We work well together,” Whitticus said. “I get said J Don. “But that doesn’t mean it’s good.” (Mark into like a zone. I feel like I’m in his head. We put Hunter) 2------www.whatzup.com------August 6, 2015 whatzup Proudly presents in Fort Wayne, Indiana Volume 20, Number 1 2015 Summer Concert Series • The Foellinger Theater ook right above this line and you’ll notice that this issue launches Volume 20 of whatzup, so it’s fitting that our cover this week features Castle Gallery which is celebrating it’s 20th year with a retrospective (see Heather Miller’s featureL story on page 4). We don’t want to deceive. We lauched Volume 1 Issue 1 on August 1, 1996, so we’re really just turning 19 and the Castle actually has a year on us. Still, how many people figured either of us would still be going strong a couple of decades later? That’s all the horn-blowing we’re going to do about our birthday, though; there’s much more interesting stuff to talk about in this issue. For starters, we continue our “slow reveal” of 2015 Whammy winners, a series that will continue for another eight weeks or so. For a look at where we stands at the present time, go to whatzup.com ON and click Readers Poll Results under the More menu. SALE NOW! Another ongoing series is the Botanical Conservatory’s Botanical Roots Music Series, and Deborah Kennedy profiles JP Harris on page 5 this week. SUNDAY AUGUST 23, 2015 • 7:30 PM But wait, there’s more: not one, but two, local CD reviews; local theater previews &RXQWU\0XVLF/HJHQG (Bat Boy: The Musical) and reviews (A Midsummer Night’s Dream); Amber Foster’s review of The Hoppy Gnome; Greg Locke and Catherine Lee on movies; Nic Braun ON SALE and Chris Hupe on upcoming concerts and events both here and elsewhere; and lots NOW! more. So read on, find the stuff that appeals to you, go do it and tell ’em whatzup sent you. We’ll be right here blowing out candles. GO TO OUR WEBSITE CLINT inside the issue FOR TICKET INFO & MORE • readers poll winners ROAD NOTEZ...... 12 BLACKFree Movies ALL SHOWS ALL AGES Tickets The Nut Job Wed June 15 9:00 pm FLIX...... 14 On-line FRIDAY By Phone AUGUSTSurly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is28, banished from his 2015 • 7:30 PM Free Movies www.foellingertheatre.org (260) 427-6000 park and forced to survive in the city. 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Inside this heavy piece of wood. It reveals much about Continued on page 11 4------www.whatzup.com------August 6, 2015 ------Feature • JP Harris & the Tough Choices------Making Country Real By Deborah Kennedy It was also an almost overnight success, earning Harris not only critical acclaim but “Best Country JP Harris’s life story reads like a country song. Music Album of 2012” honors from both the Nash- Having left home at 14, he spent a few years hitching ville Scene and the Independent Music Awards. No rides – in cars and in trains – and sleeping where he one was more surprised by the album’s reception than could, his only cushion a homemade bedroll, his only Harris himself. shelter a tarp. Eventually he landed in New England “I’d always dreamed of being a professional mu- where he took odd jobs to support himself, working sician,” he said. “I thought it would be cool, but I on farms and in facto- never really considered ries and doing stints as it as a realistic choice for a lumberjack, luthier and me. Even when I moved carpenter. to Nashville, I had the A native of Ala- mindset of ‘am I re- bama, he drifted back ally doing this?’ When I South and lived off the got the feedback on my grid – no power, no run- first record, I was blown ning water, no whistles, away. I was like, ‘Al- no bells – for 13 years. right, man. People like Meanwhile, he taught what you do. You prob- himself how to play the ably ought to give her banjo and started attend- hell and go for it.” ing fiddlers’ conventions Which is what he’s where he met people done ever since, getting who shared his deep- back on the road with down love for old-time his band The Tough country music. Choices – staying in Mo- “Doing the work tel 6s, though, instead of I did, temporary labor on street corners – and kind of jobs, and living recording his second al- in rural areas, interact- bum, Home Is Where the ing with others who did Hurt Is, in Nashville’s JOIN US FOR TWO NIGHTS OF the same, country mu- historic Ronnie’s Place. sic, just made a lot more That recording experi- FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN! sense to me than any ence was obviously a far other kind,” Harris said. cry from his first. Instead All performances take place on the corner of “When I was a teenager, of struggling with win- Main and 8th streets. Fireworks will be shot over I really liked rock n’ roll, dow AC units, he and his punk rock and heavy mates found themselves the Courthouse Saturday night. metal, but I got older breathing the rarefied, and the songs I identi- temperature-controlled FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 fied with were songs about JP HARRIS & air of Nashville’s elite. CRUISE-IN CONCERT riding trains and wandering “That fact didn’t make JOE JUSTICE...... 4-6 PM around, about heartbreak THE TOUGH CHOICES it any less cool to record and bar fights and living off w/ROUSTABOUT or anything,” Harris said. CHRIS WORTH...... 6-8:30PM the land. The working life, “Whether you’re recording BIG DADDY CADDY...... 8:30-11:30PM the struggle, country music 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 in an old Cajun cook shack is the soundtrack for that Foellinger-Freimann or a studio where Alison SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 stuff.” Krauss recorded for years, Now Harris, who will Botanical Conservatory you can always glean some- FAST & FABULOUS CONCERT perform as part of the Bo- 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne thing new from the experi- SUGAR SHOT...... 6-8:30PM tanical Roots Concert Se- Tix: $6 d.o.s., children under 12 free ence. Recording Home Is FIREWORKS...... AT DUSK ries Friday, August 14, has Where the Hurt Is was a lot added his own work to that w/adult, 260-427-6440 of fun. A bunch of friends FREAK BROTHERS...... 8:30-11:30PM soundtrack. In 2011, he and dropped in and we packed a close friend, Joel Savoy, recorded his debut album, the place.” FRIDAY: CRUISE-IN • ICE CREAM SOCIAL I’ll Keep Calling in Savoy’s home studio in Eunice, Harris has a lot of friends in the country music SATURDAY: PARADE • FAST & FABULOUS Louisiana. It was a low-budget project to say the least. world, no doubt, but he’s also a bit of an outlier. He The studio, dubbed Savoire Faire, is located in Sa- identifies as a country musician, pure and simple. No FORT WAYNE FOOD TRUCKS BOTH DAYS voy’s grandfather’s old summer kitchen. Harris and prefixes, no suffixes, no posing. his band recorded the 12-tracker in the muggy middle “When I first started playing country music I had of a Louisiana summer. The space was cramped and an attitude about it. I felt like I was defending a righ- hot and perfect for a working man’s debut. teous cause, and I guess I still do feel that way, es- “We assembled that album out of Band-Aids and pecially when I hear some idiot like Luke Bryan or bubble gum,” he said. “The study was this tiny, tiny, Blake Shelton interviewed and they make all these tiny, little place, and Joel would turn off the two win- claims about what it means to be country. It’s like dow AC units while we recorded song and fire them something’s gone wrong out there. up again between takes. We just went in there and “I see it as my duty to play straight up country mu- pounded that album out, and at night we stayed in the sic, not the pop crap you hear on the radio. I wear the house and Joel’s mom and dad would come down and badge of country and wear it proudly. The only thing visit and ask to hear what we did that day. It was a real I’ve ever been able to write is a country song. It’s what family affair.” I do. It’s who I am.” August 6, 2015------www.whatzup.com------5 Wooden Nickel ------Spins------CD of the Week Kerosec Kerosec BACKTRACKS Kerosec, a four-piece outfit Erroll Dunkley fronted by namesake Tom Kero- Sit & Cry Over You (1976) $11.99 sec, claim influences like Tool, Deftones, NIN, Radiohead and Erroll Dunkley was born in Ja- other 90s lovelies, and you can maica in the early 50s and was al- certainly hear the echoes of yester- ready producing music by the time year’s alternative giants in the six he reached high school. This album, tracks included on the Kerosec EP. his second, was a mixture of reggae, Blood vessels are popped and vocal soul, roots and rhythm and blues. cords are shredded for sure, but when the songs work the most on It’s a unique blend of affection this album are when the band stays within a level of energy that best and romantic tracks with a bright sound that put him in a genre fits them. that was wide, but still original. When you open a record with a cover song, you’re either pretty It opens with “Love Brother Love,” a song with a nice reg- confident in your original material or you’re compensating for what’s gae beat and backing vocals with a funky horn thrown in behind lacking. Kerosec come storming out of the gates with a cover of to give it an almost ‘ska’ sound. “Give (If You Can Give)” is a Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” fodder for many happy number with a message of giving without wanting anything ROGER WATERS in return. It is based on the message Dunkley found in his faith. AMUSED TO DEATH (REMIX) generations of cover bands across this great land. Kerosec seem to do a decent enough job with it, though I think first impressions are Keeping the religious vibe, “Ho, Lord” is about a man looking for In 1992, former Pink Floyd frontman Roger everything and making your opening salvo a CCR cover seems a salvation; it has a simple, yet defined guitar throughout. Under- Waters put out Amused to Death, an enticingly bit odd. Closing the record with a cover would seem to make more stand that not all reggae was about ganja, freedom and revolution. odd solo album exploring, among other things, sense, especially if you got the goods to make your own music. There were several Jamaican artists who were very successful the sensations experienced by a monkey flipping Following their take on the Fogerty brothers is “5 Body Blade,” tapping into the core of faith and love. I consider Dunkley was the through the television channels. This remas- a rather interesting listen. Amps are turned up to 12, and there’s a best in doing so, at least at the beginning of his career. tered version gives the original 14 tracks an Muse-like swagger with thunderous guitar squalls with quiet fal- “Peek-A-Boo” is a poppy little number, and the title track audio facelift and reintroduces fans to beautiful setto vocals in the verses. Here’s where reining that energy in a bit sounds like it could have been written in the decade he was born. head-scratchers like “The Ballad of Bill Hubbard” would’ve come in handy. Tom Kerosec is a decent enough singer, but “If This World Were Mine” also has a 50’s almost doo-wop feel, and “The Bravery of Being Out of Range.” Just those falsetto moments tend to get bigger than he is and the melody if not for the droning of an ill-tuned organ. $11.99 at any Wooden Nickel Music Store. gets lost a bit. And the screamo stuff just seems a little over the top. The record closes with “Patricia I Love You,” a groovy little It’s like there’s three different songs in this one song. song that also undoubtedly borrowed from the Motown sound. TOP SELLERS @ “Turn On, Tune In, Freak Out” seems like a good spot for Kero- Dunkley is more recognized in England, and has released sec. Mid-tempo rocker with the vocals right in the sweet spot. “Grati- about a dozen albums. Wooden Nickel tude” is the ballad part of album, and the guys seem to be comfort- Fun Fact: Because radio was rare, jukeboxes were the best (Week ending 8/2/15) able here. Again, that falsetto seems to be a little more than his vocal way to get your music out to the Jamaicans in the mid 60s to the range can handle, unless strained is what we’re going for. Other- late 70s. (Dennis Donahue) TW LW ARTIST/Album wise, it’s a solid tune. “Make The Best” is a good mid-tempo rocker, 1 2 JASON ISBELL something that would’ve gotten played a lot back in the day on 96.3. but even in these songs, there’s not much tension. Something More Than Free “Lines in the Sand” closes this EP, and it’s a fun, manic track. I’ll end the suspense: Tom Frye turned down the TV show when A huge plus is the production value here. Along with vocal and the producer suggested that it was “weird” that a family was making 2 1 WARREN HAYNES guitar duties, Tom Kerosec produced, engineered, mixed and mas- music together. Spooked by the idea that the show was looking for Ashes & Dust tered this EP, and his studio prowess certainly comes through. Les dysfunction, he backed away. Given the fates of famous reality-TV families these days, it was probably a really smart move. Instead, the 3 – ROCK CANDY FUNK PARTY Lesser, Matt and d. make up the rest of Kerosec, and all do a great Groove Is King job of building these songs up with some solid playing. Frye Family Band remain devoted to their music, functionally, faith- Kerosec are off to a good start. There’s tons of potential here, and fully and happily. (Evan Gillespie) 4 – BUDDY GUY the band can certainly play. If they hone some of that energy in, who Born to Play Guitar knows what the next album will be like. (John Hubner) High on Fire 5 – FINGER ELEVEN The Frye Family Band Walks for Motorists Five Crooked Lines Reclamation Since the winter of 2013 I’ve 6 – SAINT ASONIA been gorging my psyche with White Saint Asonia The Frye Family Band’s bio is Hills. Everything I’d devoured something of a suspense story. It by them seemed to only make me 7 – JOSS STONE kicks off by mentioning that patri- stronger; invincible even. Upon lis- For Your Soul arch Tom Frye got a call one day tening to Heads on Fire I had the expressing interest in featuring his ability to read minds. When I final- 8 4 LAMB OF GOD family on a reality TV show, but the ly got H-P1 in the mail, I gained the VII: Sturm und Drang bio takes its time revealing how the ability to create fire with my mind phone call turned out. In the mean- (as well as make a mean beef stroganoff.) By the time I reached So 9 3 JOE SATRIANI time, the bio focuses on the music You Are ... So You’ll Be, well, let’s just say I may have had a hand in Shockwave Supernova and religious faith of the Frye family, which is really what the Frye taking down both Robin Thicke and Paula Deen. By the time Walks Family Band are all about. for Motorists was announced, I was more than excited. It felt like an 10 – TEENAGE TIME KILLERS Greatest Hits 1 Reclamation, the band’s new EP, is a collection of six tracks, event of sorts. First single “No Will” was released and ... I was kind each with a subtly different flavor, but all of them fitting comfortably of on the fence. It wasn’t bad, not by a long shot. It just didn’t seem within the pop-country-Christian pigeonhole. “Creation’s Song” is to go anywhere for me. No wall of noise, no frazzled explorations of just what you’d expect it to be: a simple song of praise for God’s space and time. There were standouts, for sure. But it wasn’t really creations, including imagery of the sea and flowers and replete with keeping my attention. check out our hallelujahs. After further consideration (and several late night listening ses- “All In,” one of two tracks that brings the vocals of the young sions) Walks for Motorists is probably the most consistent and tight 50¢ vinyl bins Frye women to the fore, is a confection sweetly reminiscent of “Love White Hills record yet. My doubts about “No Will” are out the win- Story”-era Taylor Swift, but here the love story is between the singer dow, as sonically this track is just tight. David Wrench has done his hundreds to choose from and God. The other of the two songs, “Completely Yours,” is dis- production magic here and given White Hills something they have 3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 tinctly more folky. never really had before on an album: low end and separation. Always 3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 “Song of Hope (I Am My Father’s)” kicks up the energy a bit, before, the White Hills experience always felt like an “all for one, 6427 W. Jefferson • 432-7651 with Nate Dugger’s banjo providing a bluegrass tint that leads to- one for all” kind of thing in the sonic department. There was little ward a gospel hand-clapping climax. “Broken Places” is an under- distillation between the bass, guitar, vocals and drums. They were We Buy, Sell & Trade Used CDs, LPs & DVDs www.woodennickelrecords.com stated encouragement to hang on to faith even during difficult times. The message of both songs is one of devotion in the face of doubt, Continued on page 11 6------www.whatzup.com------August 6, 2015 Thursday, August 6 STONE BREWERY NIGHTLIFE BEER TAPPING feat. Wootstout, Ruinten, ALLEN COUNTY D e l i c i o u s I P A , P o i n t s U n k n o w n , Wednesday, August 5 Hi-Fi Lo-Fi Mixtape & Mutt Brown Fr i .-Sa t ., Au g u s t 7-8 • 7:30 & 9:45 • $9.50 4D’s bar & grill Loose Grip Every Tuesday Tavern/Sports Bar • 1820 W. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-6488 Thursday, August 6 Tuesday Brews Day featuring Ex p e c t : Great food and drink specials and live entertainment; $2 Jo h n a new Craft Beer each week drink specials daily; $1 tacos on Mon.; $1.50 domestic longnecks & Chris & Paul $3.50 Pints & 50¢ Wings $1 tacos on Tues.; Paul & Brian at 7 p.m. & 39¢ wings on Wed. (3-11 e t z r Friday, August 7 p.m., dine-in only); $1 sliders & $1.50 longnecks on Thurs.; live music B J . Every Wednesday Fri. & Sat.; buy one-get one half off entrees on Sat. (5-8 p.m.); $7.50 w a y a s h i n g t o n KT Swingset /J W Cornhole featuring 14”, 3-topping pizza on Sun. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : NW corner of Dupont Voted Carolina’s Funniest Comic, John’s Saturday, August 8 People’s Brewing Co. w/$4 & Lima. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Fri.; noon-3 a.m. Sat.-Sun. Specialty Craft Beer Pints killer delivery and impeccable timing have White Chocolate Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc made him America’s Funniest Math Teacher. NEW MENU!! alley sports bar No Cover•Patio Seating 2910 Maplecrest Ca l l 486-0216 f o r Mo r e In f o r m a t i o n Sports Bar • 1455 Goshen Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-4421 o r v i s i t w w w .s n ic k e r z c o m e d y c l u b .b i z East State, next to Rib Room. Fort Wayne Ex p e c t : Sports on 21 big screen TVs all week. Sandwiches, wraps, NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS www.nickswinebar.com (260) 486-0590 soups and salads. $10 buckets every Sunday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Inside Pro Bowl West, Gateway Plaza on Goshen Road. Ho u r s : 1-10 p.m. Mon.------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Tues., closed Wed., 1-11 p.m. Thurs., 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-9 p.m. Nicks_1/20ad_Aug5-due Jul28_2.indd 7/28/151 11:20 AM Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Thursday, August 6 Je f f McDo n a l d — Variety at Don Hall’s To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d — R&B/blues at Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., One Summit Square, Fort Wayne, ARCOLA INN & ALE Ad a m St r a c k — Acoustic at Beamer’s no cover, 489-2524 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., free, 420- Pub/Tavern • 11517 Arcola Rd., Arcola • 260-625-4444 3266 Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Adams Lake Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, pool table, jukebox, live weekend entertainment, no cover, 625-1002 Pub, Wolcottville, 7-10 p.m., no 3 TVs, free WIFI, patio, fire pit. Drink specials: $3 domestic pitch- Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Da v e — cover, 854-3463 Friday, August 7 Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, Jo r d a n Ba r t l e t t — Variety at The ers $2 Fire & Ice Sun.; $1 domestic drafts, $2 craft drafts, $3 Captain Mon.; $2 well drinks Tues.; $2 Reds, $3 bombs Wed.; $2 domestic 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, 9-11 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — at The Ba r r i e Mi n n i e f i e l d — Variety at Club p.m., no cover, 426-1088 Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, 9:30 longnecks, $3 craft/import longnecks Thurs.; $5 domestic pitchers Fri.; Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Mi k e Mo w r y — Rock/variety at Arcola p.m., no cover, 426-1088 $3 Beam or Canadian Mist Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Arcola Rd. & Eme, Inn & Ale, Arcola, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no no cover, 426-3442 Cl ass i c Vo i c e — Swing/oldies at Venice less than 10 minutes from Fort Wayne. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. cover, 625-4444 Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Karaoke at Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Op e n Mic Ni g h t — Hosted by Mike p.m., $1, 482-1618 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Conley at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Co l l e e n McNabb — Variety at Dekalb BAR 145 Fort Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., no cover, Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Central City Outdoor Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 Gastro Pub • 4910 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-209-2117 Café, Fort Wayne, 5:30-8 p.m., no 426-2537 p.m., free, 925-2611 p e n t a g e a m Ex p e c t : Pairing premium spirits and beer with gourmet food in an cover, 422-2233 O S J — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at DJ Tr e n d — Variety at Wrigley Field Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, ambient, energetic setting offering live entertainment. Full menu. $10 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 lunches including sandwich, side & drink, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 5827 cover, 485-1038 Di s t r a c t i o n s — Acoustic at Calhoun $15 bottled house wine/$5 glasses Tues.; $5 Burger & $5 Martinis Pa t & Fa y e — Acoustic variety at Dupont Fa r m l a n d Ja z z Ba n d — Jazz at Red Street Soups, Salads & Spirits, Fort Wed.; $4 Craft Bottles Thurs. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Between Coliseum Rok, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8:30 Wayne, 6:30 p.m., $10, 456-7005 p.m., no cover, 483-1311 and Washington Ctr. on North Clinton. Ho u r s : 11:30 a.m.-12 a.m. cover, 755-6745 Do w n — Rock at Piere’s, Fort Wayne, 8 Is l a n d Vi b e — Variety at El Azteca, Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t & Ch r i s Wo r t h — p.m., $22-$26, 486-1979 Sun.-Tues., 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Wed.,-Thurs., 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Variety at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, l c o h o l m t Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, Ex p a n d i n g Ma n — Variety at Don Hall’s A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex 482-2172 Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- BEAMER’S SPORTS GRILL J Ta y l o r s — Variety at Monroeville 482-6425 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Sh u t Up & Si n g w/Mi c h a e l Ca m p b e l l — Harvest Festival, Monroeville Gas St a t i o n Di s c o — Variety at Bar Sports/Music/Variety • W. County Line Rd. & Highway 30 • 260-625-1002 Community Park, Monroeville, 7 Karaoke at North Star, Fort Wayne, 8 145, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, Ex p e c t : Big Ten, Nascar, NFL Sunday Ticket, pool tournaments, live p.m., free, 740-8040 p.m., no cover, 471-3798 209-2117 music Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. No cover. New owners & man- agement. Complete menu featuring homemade pizza, burgers, steaks, sandwiches and salads. Serving fresh Didier meats. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : A ------quick 10 minutes west of Coliseum on U.S. 30. Ho u r s : Open daily at 11 a.m., noon on Sunday. Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc BOOTLEGGERS SALOON & GALLEY Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-387-6307 The Philmore Hosts a Music Phest Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motor- cycle parking available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & If you’re a supporter of our local art and music $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos scene, you’re probably fully aware of Philmore Phest. & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; Held from 4:30 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, August Out and About $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & smoked BBQ ribs, 22, the Philmore will showcase the finest in art and NICK BRAUN tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner music that our city has to offer. This event is for those of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. Ho u r s : 11 18 and olderolder and will take place outside the facil- a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM ity. Performing will be Water Liars, Heaven’s Gate- ing up sandwiches and brews. Admission is $15 a car C2G MUSIC HALL way Drugs, The Orange Opera, Meat Flowers, Kee- or $5 per person. gan Warren, Either/Or and Mickyle James. There will Speaking of Hubie Ashcraft, I can’t think of a Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 also be arts and crafts, food from Bravas and drink busier cat this summer. If you’re friends with him on Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse served up by JK O’Donnell’s. Philmore Phest is about social media, then you’re aware of how full his calen- musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent putting together all that we’ve come to love about our dar has been with solo performances as well as shows venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. city, so plan on attending. Get your pre-sale tickets with his band. Somewhere in there he even found time Food catered by local vendors during some shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : now at www.atthesoiree.com. to release his first full-length, self-titled album this Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of Another great local asset is Salomon Farm Park year. Parkview Field. Ho u r s : Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour which offers many exciting nature-related programs The album was recorded at Sweetwater Sound earlier. Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check and classes for adults and children. It’s also the ideal where he worked closely with producer Mark Horn- place to take a walk, ride a bike, bird watch or what- sby. In addition, steel guitarist Gary Martin and B3 CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS “CS3” ever it is that toots your horn. The best thing about organ and piano from Grammy Award winner Phil Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 Salomon is that all this outdoor fun is right in our Naish on B3 organ and piano are featured on the piece. Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink backyard. It’s no challenge to find Hubie out performing during specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of Now you can add live music to their list of activi- the week, but if you want to take a little Hubie home sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; ties. On Sunday, August 16 Salomon is hosting Con- with you, snag you a copy of his latest effort. I’m sure ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 cert on the Farm from 4-7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or he’ll have a few out at Concert on the Farm, so bring a p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. throw out a blanket and enjoy music from the Hubie couple of extra bucks. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Ashcraft Band and Adam Strack. Mad Anthony Brew- ing Company and Shigs in Pit will also be on site dish- [email protected] August 6, 2015------www.whatzup.com------7 NIGHTLIFE Fr i d a y , Au g . 7 • 6:30p m • Al l Ag e s ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR Th e Di s t r a c t i o n s Local Acoustic Every Thursday Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 Thursday, August 6 • 7pm-10pm Th u r s d a y , Au g . 13 • 9p m • $5 • 18+ Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. Adam Strack Full Craft Bar featuring Karaoke Thursday nights. UFC Fight Nights. Great drink specials. Friday, August 7 • 9:30pm-1:30am House Cocktails & Spirits Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Jefferson Jo u n c e , Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Marriott. Ho u r s : 11 Open for Lunch a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full JFX 11am-2pm Monday-Friday Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM Saturday, August 8 • 9:30pm-1:30am Flatbreads, Sandwiches, Salads & More Me t a v a r i & Checkerz Bar & Grill Dinner Hours start at 4pm Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 To Be Monday-Saturday e a t l o w e r s x p e c t M F E : Free WIFI, all sports networks on 10 TVs. Live rock Thursday thru Saturday. Kitchen open daily with full menu and the Announced Live Music on the Patio best wings in town. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and Till 260-625-1002 Visit website for info o u r s 9 short min. west of Coliseum Blvd. roads. H : 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Fri., 12 301 W. Je f f e r s o n , St e 100, Fo r t Wa y n e noon-3 a.m. Sat., 12 noon-2 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : at US 30 & W. County Line Road www .w i n e d o w n f w .c o m MC, Visa, ATM available Columbia Street WesT ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 Th e Hit Me n — Variety at Foellinger Jo h n Be t z Jr. w/Ja y Was h i n g t o n — Ri v a l Re v i v a l — Rock at O’Sullivan’s, Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday. Theatre, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., Comedy at Snickerz Comedy Bar, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., no DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street $20-$30, 427-6715 Fort Wayne, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9.50, cover, 422-5896 Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of Is l a n d Vi b e — Variety at Club Paradise, 486-0216 Ro bb i e V a n d He i d i — Variety at Corner Angola, 7:30 p.m., no cover, 833- Ke v i n Fa r l e y — Comedy at Tilted Kilt, Pocket, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Large 7082 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $12-$15, 459- no cover, 492-7665 menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and Ja m e s Le g w/Mae n s Br o t h e r s , Or a n g e 3985 Se c r e t Me z z a n i n e — Variety at Deer daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : Op e r a — Rockabilly/variety at Brass Ke v i n Pi e k a r s k i Tr i o — Jazz at Park Irish Pub, 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, Rail, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., $6, 260- Community Arts Council of Wells 12 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 Disc, Amex 5303 County, Bluffton, 7 p.m., $10-$12, Sh e l b y Dirrim — Acoustic at Acme, JXF — Rock at Beamer’s Sports Grill, 824-5222 Fort Wayne, 9:30-11:30 p.m., no CURLY’S VILLAGE INN Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no KT & t h e Sw i n g s e t Qu a r t e t — Blues, cover, 480-2264 Pub/Tavern • 4205 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-747-9964 cover, 625-1002 Fort Wayne Museum of Art Summer So u l 35 — R&B/variety at Club Soda, Expect: Jo e Fi v e — Rock at Latch String Bar & Party at Oyster Bar, Fort Wayne, 6-9 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no Beautiful deck with seating overlooking Saint Marys River. Family Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, p.m., $5-$12, 422-6467 cover, 426-3442 owned since 1969. Karaoke every Friday & Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Voted 483-5526 Ma n t r a Ka r a o k e w/Ja k e — Variety To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d — R&B/blues at Fort Wayne’s Best Onion Rings in 2011! Daily food and soup specials Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Country at Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, Fort Summit City Brewerks, Fort Wayne, made from scratch. Getting There: Corner of Bluffton and Engle roads, in Heritage Winery, Laotto, 5-8 p.m., Wayne, 7-11 p.m., no cover, 485- 8-11 p.m., no cover, 420-0222 Waynedale. Hours: Open 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-9 p.m. Sun. Kitchen no cover, 637-2980 1038 open at 5 p.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service Pmt.: MC, Visa. Disc. Amex Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas MODOC w/Tr i c h o t o m o u s H i p p o p o t a m u s House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no — Rock at Botanical Conservatory, DEER PARK PUB cover, 426-3411 Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., $6, 427- Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 6440 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 $2 Tuesdays at The Frog and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger $2 Burgers food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and Spring, across from UFS. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-2 & Beer a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa, Crafted the Disc Co l l e e n McNa b b Sponsored by Quentin K. and American Way DICKY’S 21 TAPS Open Mic Pub/Tavern • 2910 Maplecrest Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-0590 Gladys F. Mavis Music Fund th Tuesdays • 7:30 p.m. with Host Ex p e c t : Family-friendly, laid back atmosphere; Great tunes; Large Friday, August 7 – 7:30pm selection of beers; Beautiful patio; Cornhole on Wednesdays. Brand TUESDAY TRIVIA Dan Smyth Thirsty Thursday • 10pm • No Cover new menu! Daily lunch specials under $8. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 2 blocks KARAOKE north of State St. on Maplecrest at Georgetown. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-10 To d d He r e n d e e n Hours: p.m. Sun.-Mon., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tue.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 midnight Presented by Serenity House Sunday Funday 10am-12am M-Th., BREAKFAST/BRUNCH 10am-3am Fri. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Amex, Visa, Disc th Saturday, August 8 – 7pm OPEN AT 10AM 12pm-3am Sat., DUPONT BAR & grill Family friendly patio now open 12:30-8pm Sun. Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 301 W. 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Another guaranteed to get you up and dancing in your red CALL 260.691.3188 FOR MORE INFORMATION. dizzying tour followed a few years later – this one Chucks. 10------www.whatzup.com------August 6, 2015 CASTLE GALLERY - From Page 4 The gift shop is also brimming with retrospective run. work. Jewelers, sculptors, potters, wood carvers and That’s part of their philosophy: The Smiths want textile artists pack the space. people to see the art in an actual home. They want George Morrison, the architect for the building people to feel the energy that art can add to a real life. when it was, at one point in history, transformed into Art is more than something pretty to hang on the wall. condominiums, is represented here. He is the maker of It is the passing of an idea, parts of another person’s functional pottery as well as a sculptor. There is also humanity and hours of focused work. Connect with a Rick Hunter, a glass artist who has been represented painting and bring it into your home and that energy is by Castle Gallery for 17 years and has sold over 200 yours to enjoy. pieces. “He’s sending a whole new shipment for the The artists represented by Castle Gallery are art- show,” says Hemphill-Smith. ists who create work that can command a room. The list of artists continues on and on. Massed to- “We have wonderful artists to work with. Other gether, the work of all these artists raises the Castle wise I wouldn’t represent them. Life’s too short,” says Gallery to a new level. If you plan to visit, block out Hemphill-Smith. a few hours of time. The work is worth it. If you find “Galleries come and they go but we’ve been slug- something that catches your eye, talk to the owners; ging it out for 20 years.” Let’s hope they keep slug- they are happy to let you take a piece home for a test ging.

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August 6, 2015------www.whatzup.com------11 ------Calendar • On the Road------Clutch and Mastodon have announced the 17th Floor Aug. 14 Bar 145 Fort Wayne second leg of their Missing Links co-head- 1964 the Tribute Aug. 15 Honeywell Center Wabash lining tour. The tour that started this spring Road Notez 1964 the Tribute Oct. 23 Connor Palace Cleveland resumes in September and includes a stop at 4th Day Echo Aug. 22 Bar 145 Fort Wayne The Vogue in Indianapolis on October 13, CHRIS HUPE 4th Day Echo Oct. 2 Bar 145 Fort Wayne the House Of Blues in Chicago October 14 5 Seconds of Summer Aug. 21 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland and The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids October 15. Clutch are set to release a new album 5 Seconds of Summer w/Hey Violet Aug. 22 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville AC/DC Sept. 8 Ford Field Detroit titled Psychic Warfare in October as well. AC/DC Sept. 15 Wrigley Field Chicago Singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson just got off a summer-long tour with Train and The Alan Jackson Aug. 31 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Fray and is now making plans to release his ninth studio album, Show Me Your Fang, on Arctic Clam Sept. 18 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Arctic Clam Dec. 11 Bar 145 Fort Wayne October 2. Nathanson usually plays with a full band, but is heading out on his own for Avett Brothers Aug. 20 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland an acoustic show, playing small venues on the first leg of the aptly titled Show Me Your Avett Brothers Aug. 21 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Fangs Tour. Tickets are going to be hard to get for this one, and the only show in our area Big & Rich, A Thousand Horses, Austin Webb Sept. 19 Parkview Field Fort Wayne is October 4 at the Magic Bag in Detroit. Bill Maher Sept. 19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Bill Maher Oct. 10 Wharton Center East Lansing A likely better known musician named Peter Frampton is heading out on the road for an Bill Maher Oct. 11 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor acoustic show of his own. Fresh off of co-headlining dates with Cheap Trick, Frampton Blues Traveler Aug. 28 Conner Prarie Fishers, IN embarks on his first-ever acoustic dates in early October with a show planned at Nis- Blues Traveler Aug. 29 Conner Prarie Fishers, IN wonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert October 24. Tickets for that show go on sale Blues Traveler Aug. 30 Conner Prarie Fishers, IN August 12, and Frampton’s son Julian will open the show. Blues Traveler Oct. 3 House of Blues Chicago Bobcat Goldthwait Oct. 4 CS3 Fort Wayne Guster are offering the opening slot on its upcoming tour to a local college or high school Boney James w/Brian McKnight Aug. 14 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati band in each of the cities they visit. It’s all part of “giving back,” as Guster themselves Boney James w/Brian McKnight Aug. 15 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH started as a college band in the 90s at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Submissions for Boz Scaggs Aug. 11 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH the spots are open until September 21, and openers will be announced for shows Novem- Boz Scaggs Aug. 14 Rialto Square Theatre Joliet, IL ber 13 in Indianapolis, November 15 in Grand Rapids and November 18 in Ann Arbor. Boz Scaggs Aug. 16 The Palladium Carmel Brad Paisley w/Justin Moore, Mickey Guyton Aug. 29 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Gary Clark, Jr. will follow his run of dates opening for Foo Fighters with another run Breathe Owl Breathe Aug. 12 Schubas Tavern Chicago of dates as a headliner. Clark Jr. is currently promoting his sophomore album, The Story Breathe Owl Breathe Aug. 13 The Pyramid Scheme Grand Rapids of Sonny Boy and Slim, an album on which he played most of the instruments and wrote, Brian Regan Aug. 26 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids, MI Sonny Boy and Slim Buckwheat Zydeco w/Eclipse Aug. 21 Botanical Conservatory Fort Wayne arranged and produced all of the songs. has gotten rave reviews, and Bush, 3 Doors Down Aug. 17 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Clark Jr. continues to gain momentum and is now mentioned in the same breath as many Cherry on Top Sept. 12 Bar 145 Fort Wayne of today’s better known axe men like Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes and even Derek Chicago Aug. 19 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Trucks. Catch a rising star when Clark Jr. appears at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago April Chicago Aug. 22 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL 1. No foolin’. Chicago w/Earth, Wind and Fire Aug. 25 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Chicago w/Earth, Wind and Fire Aug. 26 DTE Energy Clarkston, MI [email protected] Chris Brown w/Kid Ink, Omarion, Fetty Wap, Teyana Taylor, Migos Aug. 15 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Chris Robinson Brotherhood Oct. 7 Thalia Hall Chicago Ed Sheeran Sept. 16 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Colleen McNabb Aug. 7 Dekalb Outdoor Theatre Fort Wayne Ed Sheeran Sept. 17 RIverbend Cincinnati Counting Crows Sept. 7 LC PAvilion Columbus, OH Ed Sheeran Sept. 18 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Counting Crows Sept. 8 Music Center at the Heights Huber Heights, OH Eric Sowers Band Oct. 24 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Counting Crows Sept. 10 Freedom Hill Amphitheatre Sterling Heights, MI Foo Fighters Aug. 27 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Counting Crows Sept. 12 FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Chicago Foo Fighters Aug. 29 Wrigley Field Chicago Creedence Clearwater Revisited Aug. 9 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Full Tilt Aug. 8 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Creedence Clearwater Revisited Aug. 13 Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis Garth Brooks w/Trisha Yearwood Sept. 4-6 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL David Allan Coe w/Matt Mason Aug. 29 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Garth Brooks w/Trisha Yearwood Sept. 11-14 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Def Leppard w/Styx, Tesla Aug. 30 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Gas Station Disco Aug. 7 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Destroyer w/Jennifer Castle Sept. 27 Thalia Hall Chicago Gladys Knight, The O’Jays, Joey Alexander Sept. 11 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Diana Krall Aug. 9 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Grace Potter Oct. 7 House of Blues Cleveland Dierks Bentley w/Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae, Canaan Smith Sept. 5 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Grace Potter Oct. 8 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Down Aug. 7 Piere’s Fort Wayne Grace Potter Oct. 9 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH

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12------www.whatzup.com------August 6, 2015 ------Calendar • On the Road------Great White Aug. 6 Celeste Center Columbus, OH Peter Frampton, Cheap Trick Aug. 8 Celeste Center Columbus, OH Great White Nov. 21 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Peter Frampton Aug. 7 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Happy Together Tour feat. The Turtles w/Flo & Eddie, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams, Peter Frampton Oct. 24 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio The Association, The Cowsills, Mark Lindsay Aug. 20 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Phish Aug. 7 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Happy Together Tour Aug. 23 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Pop Evil w/Aranda, Red Sun Rising Aug. 19 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Harry Connick Jr. Aug. 6 The Palladium Carmel Press the Glass Aug. 16 Hanger 59 Huntington Harry Connick Jr. Aug. 7 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Ralhpie May Sept. 20 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Here Come the Mummies Sept. 10 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Ramsey Lewis Aug. 8 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Here Come the Mummies Sept. 11 House of Blues Cleveland Reel Big Fish Aug. 22 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Here Come the Mummies w/Fort Wayne Funk Orchestra Oct. 1 Dekalb County Free Fall Fair Auburn Santana Aug. 29 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Hillbilly Casino Sept. 11 4D’s Fort Wayne Santana Aug. 30 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL The Hit Men Aug. 7 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Saving Abel w/Otherwise, Static Fly Oct. 2 Dekalb County Free Fall Fair Auburn Holly Miranda Sept. 24 Schubas Tavern Chicago Scorpions w/Queensryche Sept. 22 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Hot Sauce Sept. 11 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Scorpions w/Queensryche Sept. 23 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Indina Mendez Aug. 16 Jay Pritzker Pavilion Chicago Scorpions w/Queensryche Sept. 26 Allstate Arena Chicago Indina Mendez Aug. 18 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Scotty McCreery Sept. 20 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Indina Mendez Aug. 19 Palace Theatre Columbus, OH Seth MacFarlane Aug. 21 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Indina Mendez Aug. 21 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Sierra Leon’s Refugee All Stars w/Dan Dickerson’s Harp Condition Aug. 28 Botanical Conservatory Fort Wayne Indina Mendez Aug. 22 Fox Theatre Detroit Slightly Stoopid w/Dirty Heads, The Expendables Sept. 5 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Indina Mendez Aug. 23 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Slightly Stoopid w/Dirty Heads, The Expendables Sept. 10 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Inspiration Music Fest Aug. 22 Dekalb Outdoor Theatre Fort Wayne Slipknot w/Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine, Motionless in White Aug. 14 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax Sept. 9 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Smashing Pumpkins Aug. 7 FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Chicago Jackson Browne w/Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams Sept. 5 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Smashing Pumpkins Aug. 8 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Jackson Browne Sept. 8 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Steve Earle w/The Mastersons Aug. 7 Thalia Hall Chicago Jackson Browne Sept. 9 PNC Pavilion Cincinnati Swagg Sept. 4 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Jackson Browne w/Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams Nov. 17 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Swon Brothers w/Southbound 65 Oct. 3 Dekalb County Free Fall Fair Auburn James Leg w/Manes Brothers, Orange Opera Aug. 7 Brass Rail Fort Wayne The Tallest Man on Earth w/Lady Lamb the Beekeeper Aug. 30-31 Thalia Hall Chicago Jason Aldean w/Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr, Dee Jay Silver Aug. 21 Klipsch Music Cener Noblesville The Tallest Man on Earth w/Lady Lamb the Beekeeper Aug. 31 Thalia Hall Chicago Jason Aldean w/Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr, Dee Jay Silver Aug. 23 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Theory of a Deadman Aug. 16 Piere’s Entertainment Center Fort Wayne Jason Aldean w/Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr, Dee Jay Silver Sept. 18 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Tim McGraw w/Billy Currington, Chase Bryant Aug. 7 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Jason Aldean w/Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr, Dee Jay Silver Sept. 19 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Tim McGraw w/Billy Currington, Chase Bryant Aug. 8 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Jay Brannan Aug. 12 Lincoln Hall Chicago Toby Keith w/Eli Young Band Aug. 9 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH John Betz Jr. w/Jay Washington Aug. 7 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Toby Keith w/Eli Young Band Sept. 4 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park John Betz Jr. w/Jay Washington Aug. 8 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Toby Keith w/Eli Young Band Sept. 25 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati John Hiatt w/Taj Mahal Sept. 2 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfiled Park, OH Todd Snider w/Elizabeth Cook Sept. 10 Thalia Hall Chicago John Hiatt w/Taj Mahal Sept. 3 Michigan Theatre Ann Arbor Tony Bennett Oct. 3 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend John Hiatt w/Taj Mahal Sept. 4 Frederik Meijer Gardens Grand Rapids U.S. Navy Cruisers Aug. 21 Dekalb Outdoor Theatre Fort Wayne John Nemeth w/Todd Harrold Band Sept. 4 Botanical Conservatory Fort Wayne Umphrey’s McGee Aug. 14 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Jounce w/Metavari, Meat Flowers Aug. 13 CS3 Fort Wayne Under the Sun Tour feat. Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Eve 6, Uncle Kracker Aug. 18 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL JP Harris & the Tough Choices w/Roustabout Aug. 14 Botanical Conservatory Fort Wayne The Vaccines Aug. 25 Lincoln Hall Chicago The Junk Sept. 5 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Van Halen w/Kenny Wayne Shepherd Aug. 31 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Keller Williams Aug. 22 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo Van Halen w/Kenny Wayne Shepherd Sept. 2 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Keller Williams Sept. 19 The Vogue Indianapolis Van Halen w/Kenny Wayne Shepherd Sept. 4 DTE Energy Clarkston, MI Kevin Farley Aug. 7 Tilted Kilt Fort Wayne Warren Haynes feat. Ashes & Dust Band Sept. 23 Murat Indianapolis Kid Rock w/Foreigner Aug. 7-8 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Warren Haynes feat. Ashes & Dust Band Sept. 24 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Kid Rock w/Foreigner Aug. 11-12 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Warren Haynes feat. Ashes & Dust Band Sept. 26 Riviera Theatre Chicago Kid Rock w/Foreigner Aug. 14-15 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Warren Haynes feat. Ashes & Dust Band Sept. 29 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Kid Rock w/Foreigner Aug. 18-19 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI The Who w/Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Oct. 15 United Center Chicago Kid Rock w/Foreigner Aug. 21-22 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI The Who w/Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Oct. 17 Joe Louis Arena Detroit KISS Army w/Casket Sharp Sept. 30 Dekalb County Free Fall Fair Auburn Wynonna & the Big Noise Aug. 14 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Langhorne Slim Aug. 18 Thalia Hall Chicago Zac Brown Band Sept. 11 Wrigley Field Chicago Laugh Out Your Pain Comedy Tour Aug. 14 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Zac Brown Band Sept. 12 Comerica Park Detroit LDNL Sept. 25 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Zac Brown Band Sept. 13 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Lenny Kravitz Aug. 27 Meadow Brook Music Festival Rochester, MI Zack Attack Aug. 21 Bar 145 Fort Wayne Lenny Kravitz Sept. 3 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Zedd Sept. 30 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Let the Haters Begin Aug. 28 Lincoln Hall Chicago ZZ Top w/Blackberry Smoke Aug. 25 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Loretta Lynn, Martina McBride Sept. 10 Fox Theatre Detroit ZZ Top w/Blackberry Smoke Aug. 26 Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre Toledo Low w/Andy Shauf Sept. 19 Thalia Hall Chicago ZZ Top w/Blackberry Smoke Aug. 27 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Madonna Sept. 28 United Center Chicago ZZ Top w/Goodbye June Sept. 27 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Madonna Oct. 1 Joe Louis Arena Detroit ZZ Top Sept. 29 Palace Theatre Columbus, OH Martini Affair Aug. 15 Bar 145 Fort Wayne The Matchsellers Aug. 28 Wildwood Nature Preserve Silver Lake Mersey Beatles w/Julia Baird Oct. 16 State Theatre Kalamazoo Road Tripz Mersey Beatles w/Julia Baird Oct. 23 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Mike Super Oct. 10 Niswonger P.A.C. 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All of this happens in the last few weeks of high school CATHERINE LEE for a group of kids in suburban Orlando. I’m a big fan of high school movies. Paper Towns He’s African-American and in love with his girlfriend isn’t filled with troubled teens or gross-out comedy or Angela (Jaz Sinclair). He can’t introduce her to his terrible tragedy. It is a nice movie, and I mean that in parents because they collect black Santas and his a nice way. house is covered with them. “Its way worse in person Based on a novel by John Green, author of The than it sounds,” he says. And it is. Fault in Our Stars, the screenplay is adapted by Stars Life is good, if uneventful for these guys. They screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber play in band together and never skip school. When and directed Jake Schreier. Paper Towns won’t zoom contemplating going out to a big party, Radar says to box office heights or cause audiences to weep. No they don’t go to parties. Ben says they’ve been to par- one dies of cancer, and no big teen heartthrobs star. ties. Radar replies, “It isn’t a party if there is a tuba Nat Wolf (who plays Isaac in Stars) is the narrator there.” of Paper Towns. As a young boy, Quentin, or Q, as he But then one night Margo shows up at Q’s win- is known by his friends, lucks out when a beautiful dow and insists he come out with her for a night of girl moves in across the street. He and Margo become adventure and revenge. He has many objections, but friends and have adventures on bikes, and he worships he can’t resist. They take off in his mom’s Honda min- her. ivan. The Honda is the vehicle for all adventures in BURGERS, Flash to senior year, and Margo Roth Spiegelman Paper Towns, and it is the perfect symbol of how nice (Cara Delvingne) has become the most popular and and normal Q is. mysterious girl in high school. She and Q haven’t Margo has discovered that her boyfriend is sleep- had a real conversation in many years. He’s become ing with another girl. The evening is full of pranks PIZZAS, SALADS a model teen complete with good grades and all the that are pretty amusing and some just goofing around. after school activities that get you into a good school. Margo expresses her dissatisfaction with home, school By age 30 he plans to be a doctor and married with and Orlando, calling it a “paper town full of paper AND MORE children. people.” He spends his time with his two best friends, Ben The next day she disappears, and Q becomes and Radar. Ben, played by Austin Abrams, is most obsessed with finding her. (A few minutes with her immature of the three. He’s a goof who thinks about parents explain why she is selfish and why she would sex a lot, making up summer camp conquests. He’s want to run away.) Q’s friends are somewhat reluctant upfront and vocal about his completely inappropriate to join in the search. Margo likes to leave clues, and feelings for Q’s mom. Radar, played by Justice Smith, is more mature. Continued on page 15 ------Cruise Spins More Box Office Gold Tops at the Box: As the entire civilized portion of the earth’s population predicted, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation took the No. 1 spot at last weekend’s ScreenTime box office, selling $56 million in the U.S. over its first three days of release. Add to that another $65 mil- GREG W. LOCKE lion in abroad sales and Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun) is on his way to what good? I mean, I doubt it, but hey, it’s making some will likely be the biggest film of his career. good comedy bucks. And yes, I am totally going to see I just gave Tom Cruise’s BoxOfficeMojo page a it! For free. Via NetFlix. In two months. Because, not scan, and, whoa, this dude always makes money. Big even kidding, I loved the trailer. money. Especially when you look at his international Taking the No. 3 spot at last weekend’s box of- sales. Sure, his image has been in the mud since the fice was Marvel’s new gem, Ant-Man, starring Paul whole Scientology/Oprah’s couch thing, but he has Rudd and directed by Peyton Reed. After a slightly still quietly been making movies that make a ton of slow start and after the Avengers buzz has worn away, money. In fact, since his couch dance 10 years ago, Ant has been doing very well, selling another $13 mil- Cruise has been in eight blockbuster films. Eight. lion this past weekend and bringing the flick’s three- That’s eight in 10 years. In the prior decade, from week total to $132 million in the U.S. and $291 mil- 1996-2005, when Cruise was arguably at the height lion worldwide. This means, friends, that our boy Paul of his fame, he was in seven blockbusters. The decade Rudd has now been the star of a summer blockbuster. before that, five. This means, basically, that Cruise This means that he is no longer our boy; he is the just had the most financially successful decade of his world’s boy. Goodbye, Paul Rudd. In a weird way, I life. And get this, here are his next three films: (1) a think you are becoming our generation’s Tom Hanks. Jack Reacher sequel, (2) Top Gun 2 and (3) a second Taking the No. 4 spot at last weekend’s U.S. box Doug Liman collaboration called Mena that I’ve read office was another big excellent mega hit, Minions, is very promising. All three should do big bucks. which sold another $12 million, bringing that wonder- Also at the Box: Somewhat surprisingly, War- ful film’s four-week international total to $854 mil- ner Bros.’ effort to revive the Vacation series with Ed lion and making it the 42nd highest grossing film ever Helms playing an adult Rusty did better than I expect- made. ed, bringing in $21 million over its first three days of release. Oh. My. God. 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AUToA 5.15 1up FIN.indd 1 toa 2.125 x 10.5.indd 1 8/2/156/10/15 10:11:58 2:22 PM PM ------Review • The Hoppy Gnome------A Big City Feel Downtown There’s nothing more exciting for a foodie than a new restaurant opening in town, especially when it’s locally owned and located downtown, so when news Dining Out hit about The Hoppy Gnome, I was beside myself with anticipation. Owned by the same folks as Baker Street AMBER FOSTER Steakhouse, it opened a few weeks ago on the ground floor of the Anthony Wayne Building, a former office avocado, pepperjack cheese, seven levels of hell hot building at the corner of Berry and Clinton streets. sauce and sweet potato threads. I was scared to try this I’ll admit I was skeptical about the location because one at first because of the hot sauce (I can be a wimp there’s a perceived lack of accessible parking, but when it comes to spice), but this taco is delightfully since its opening the place has been slammed, and for unique. The flavors combine with the varied textures good reason. in a mouthwateringly pleasing way. It’s a must-try. The Hoppy Gnome serves a variety of tacos, tor- Duck Confit: Mapleleaf Farms duck leg, pasilla tas, salads and starters. It also boasts an extensive craft pepper infused olive oil, chipotle and tart cherry salsa beer menu which rotates regularly. Before I get too far and queso fresco. If there is duck on a menu, you can into the food and drinks, though, I have to mention count on me to order it. I adore these tacos. The duck the ambiance. Fort Wayne is the second larg- is prepared impeccably, est city in the state, but I don’t often feel like I Duck Confit & Pork Belly and I especially enjoyed am in a big city. Walking Monfongo; Dante’s Inferno the punch of spicy and into The Hoppy Gnome & The Bob Marley sweet from the salsa. The changed that for me. The queso offsets the texture entire place is lined with of the duck for a simply floor-to-ceiling windows exquisite taco experience. that overlook The Court- Other highlights from house Lawn and Citi- the menu: zen’s Square. I’ve visited Fattoush ($8): A salad during lunch and dinner, made with romaine, Peruvian and there has been con- peppers, cucumbers, red on- siderable foot traffic out- ion, scallion, chickpeas, ol- side, which lends to the ives, crispy pita, feta cheese feeling that you’re right and champagne-white bal- in the heart of the hustle samic vinaigrette. I appreci- and bustle – ated the presentation of this and it makes salad, and it was just the right for good peo- size for lunch. It is pleasantly ple watching. simple and fresh. The décor is Ceviche ($9): Sashimi grade tuna, sleek, upscale serrano pepper guacamole, mango salsa,\ and contem- and tortilla chips. Ceviche can go either porary, featur- wonderfully right or terribly wrong. The ing unfinished Hoppy Gnome nailed it with quality tuna wood and and fresh guacamole and salsa. The kick exposed duct- from the serrano pepper guacamole was work in the tempered well by the sweet mango salsa. ceiling. It also I foresee a lot of this ceviche in my fu- AIRING THIS WEEKEND • AUGUST 9 features out- ture; however, I’d go out on a limb to door seating call this guacamole and not ceviche, as along Berry Street, another bonus. it didn’t have as much tuna as I The Hoppy Gnome has nailed the The Hoppy Gnome was expecting. The Best big-city feel, and that’s exactly S’mores ($5): House- 203 E. Berry St. what we need. made Tahitian vanilla bean Beyond the ambiance, the Fort Wayne marshmallows, dark Belgian food is unique and well executed. 260-422-0070 chocolate bark and housemade of Captown The Hoppy Gnome focuses on graham crackers. This is a real Hours: fresh ingredients, and everything treat. It comes to the table with is made in-house. Tacos are the 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; an open flame so you can toast focus, and guests have the option 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat., your marshmallow and as- of choosing two for $9 or three for 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. semble your S’mores. A super AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • AUGUST 16 $13. Here are a few of my favor- fun dessert for sharing, and it ites: tastes pretty good too. La Taqueria: Choice of carnitas, short rib or chick- Another bonus? The Hoppy Gnome is open on en with onions, cilantro and salsa verde. This taco is Sunday! I can’t count the number of times I’ve wanted Jake Shimabukuro perfect in its simplicity. The well-seasoned meat is to go out for dinner on Sunday, only to find that many complemented with the bite from the onion and the places are closed. For this reason, and all the others tart of the salsa verde. mentioned above, The Hoppy Gnome is a welcome Pork Belly Monfongo: Crispy mashed plantain, addition to the downtown food scene. The wait staff & Sunny Taylor sous vide pork belly and sweet corn relish. I am a big was prompt, courteous, and knowledgeable. The own- fan of pork belly, and these tacos present them in a er came to my table at each visit and was eager to hear delicious format. I like the contrasting salty and sweet, feedback – always a good sign. The rotating craft beer though I felt it was missing something like a sauce, as menu is a big draw, and the White Sangria is a little it was a bit dry. Dryness aside, the flavor is spot on and too good for its own good – clean, crisp and refresh- I’ll definitely get it again. ing. I can’t wait to visit again. Dante’s Inferno: Garlic-chili tempura chicken, [email protected] 16------www.whatzup.com------August 6, 2015 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Featured Events Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Sports and Recreation Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 Mo d e r n Da n c e Wo r k s h o p s — a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps, 10:15 Hi s p a n i c Ch a mb e r ’s 25t h An n u a l Go l f Conducted by Madeleine Reber, a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Ou t i n g — Fund-raiser for Greater THE 2015 founder and artistic director of Start Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 Fort Wayne Hispanic Chamber of Chicago’s Salty Lark Dance com- a.m. Thursdays, 421-1320 Commerce, 8 a.m. shotgun start pany, 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, Gr a bi l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, (registration at 7:30 a.m.) Friday, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Start Aug. 7, Colonial Oaks Golf Club, Wayne, $12/Tuesday, $15/Friday, Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Fort Wayne, $75, 399-2491 HARRISON $20/both, 424-6574 421-1325 Bi s o n Bo n a n z a Ba s h - 5K St a m p e d e — IPFW Co mm u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y — Art, He s s e n Ca s s e l Br a n c h — Stories, 5K run and 1 mile fun run, 8 a.m. dance, music and theater classes songs and finger- plays for the (registration at 6:45 a.m.) Saturday, whole family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 8, Ouabache State Park, HILL for grades pre-K through 12 offered by IPFW College of Visual and 421-1330 Bluffton, $1-$15, 824-0926 Performing Arts, fees vary, 481- Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime Fo r t Wa y n e Tr a i l s 5K Ru n /Wa l k — 5K HOME AND GARDEN TOUR 6977, www.ipfw.edu/caa for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. run/walk, kid’s fun run, games, live Ke n n y Ar o n o ff Ma s t e r Cl a s s — Mondays and Tuesdays, 421-1335 music, pony rides and food to help Master drummer demonstrates his Ma i n Lib r a r y — Babies and Books, extend the regional Pufferbelly Trail, A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION playing style and discusses the four 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story 8:30 a.m. (registration at 7 a.m., concepts of drumming that apply to Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; kid’s fun run at 8 a.m.) Saturday, all styles of music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Storytime for preschoolers, day- Aug. 8, $5-$25, 969-0079 Tuesday, Aug. 18, Sweetwater cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. Ki c k b a l l To u r n a m e n t (rescheduled ) 10 AM-4 PM SATURDAY Sound, Fort Wayne, $75, 432-8176, Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 — Kickball tournament, dodgeball sweetwater.com & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 games, long kick contest, food, entertainment and more to benefit Ke n n y Ar o n o ff Ma s t e r Clinic — Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and AUGUST 29 Musical performance and Q&A books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 Turnstone and TOPSoccer, 9:30 session with renowned drummer, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Indian Trails Park, Fort Wayne, free, 750- 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Teen cafe 4 p.m. Sweetwater Sound, Fort Wayne, Tuesdays, Smart Start Storytime for 0325 $12 IN ADVANCE $15 DAY OF TOUR free, 432-8176, sweetwater.com preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — 421-1350 Dance BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT Private lessons for a variety of Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Smart Start instruments available from profes- Storytime for kids age 3-6, 10:30 Da n c e Pa r t y — Open dancing, 8-11 ARCHFW.ORG sional instructors, ongoing weekly a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, Walb lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort teens 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Memorial Ballroom, IPFW, Fort Purchase via phone or in person: ARCH, 818 Lafayette St., (260) 426-5117 Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176, Wayne, $5-$10, fwdancesport.org Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, G.I. 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Columbia City, free, 248-8131 Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays 8, Fort Wayne, $199 available at and Tuesdays, Born to Read Wooden Nickel Records, 484-2451 Storytime for babies and toddlers, This Week 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, 421-1365 Fo r t Wa y n e Re g i o n a l Ma k e r Fa i r e Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start August — Artisans, makers, crafters and Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, 421-1370 Ol d Fo r t VW Sh o w — Volkswagens engineers display creations and on display, vendors, entertainment offer hands on activities, live enter- and more, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, tainment and vendors, 10 a.m.-6 Kid Stuff Aug. 15, Shoaff Park, Fort Wayne, p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 8-9, free, $15 to show, $25 for 2 cars, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, Yo u n g Ea g l e s Fl i g h t Ra l l y — Free 747-3494 $7-$30, 432-1095 flights for kids ages 8-17, 9 a.m.-1 Br e w Sc o o p — Ice cream and beer Te a r i n g Do w n Wa l l s a n d Bu i l d i n g p.m. Saturday, August 9 (registra- pairing to benefit Bring It-Push Br i d g e s — Food, school supplies, tion from 9-11 a.m.), Smith Field It-Own It, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, music, games for kids and informa- Airport, Fort Wayne, free, parent or Aug. 15, Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort tion about employment opportunities guardian must be present, y402- Wayne, $25, 432-8966 and healthy living, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 6764 Saturday, Aug. 8, Renaissance Ga r r e t t Su mm e r s Se v e n t i e s Mu s i c Pointe YMCA, free, 427-5958 Fe s t i v a l — Live music, games, con- Spectator Sports tests and seventies themed events and cruise-in, 2-8 p.m. Saturday, Lectures, Discussions, BASEBALL Aug. 15, Feick Park, Garrett, free, TinCa p s — Upcoming home games at 357-3836 Authors, Readings & Parkview Field, Fort Wayne Ta s t e o f Ro a n o k e — Downtown block Tu e s d a y , Au g u s t 11 vs. Quad Cities, party featuring foods from various Films 7:05 p.m. restaurants, non-profit organiza- We d n e s d a y , Au g u s t 12 vs. Quad tions and civic groups, 5-8 p.m. Je n n if e r Te e g e — Author of My Cities, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Historic Main Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, St., downtown Roanoke, free (food Th u r s d a y , Au g u s t 13 vs. Quad Cities, speaks about her experience as 7:05 p.m. items $1-$7), 983-0700 the daughter of a Nigerian father He i r l o o m To m a t o Fe s t i v a l — Live and German mother whose own Fr i d a y , Au g u s t 14 vs. Cedar Rapids, 7:05 p.m. music and entertainment, contests, father commanded a German con- guest speakers, demonstrations, Sa t u r d a y , Au g u s t 15 vs. Cedar centration camp during World War arts & crafts and a variety of food, Rapids, 7:05 p.m. II, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, Main 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, Branch, Allen County Public Library, Su n d a y , Au g u s t 16 vs. Cedar Rapids, Brower Park, Pierceton, free, 574- Saturday, August 8 • 6-10pm Fort Wayne, free, 481-4174 1:05 p.m. 594-2497 Mo n d a y , Au g u s t 24 vs. Lansing, 7:05 Ra i d e r s o f t h e Lo s t Ar k — Free out- Wh i t i n g t o n Wi n e Do w n — Wine tasting, Plumdingo!, Sum Morz, door showing and other activities, p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, live and silent auc- 7 p.m. (movie shows at dusk, 8:30 Tu e s d a y , Au g u s t 25 vs. Lansing, 7:05 tions to benefit Home Based servic- Pop ‘N’ Fresh p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 22, Sweets p.m. es, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 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Ba t Bo y : Th e Mu s i c a l — A half boy/ SEPTEMBER Still Silly, Still Sexy, Still Hilarious half bat is found in a cave in West Av e n u e Q — Humans and puppets Virginia by the local sheriff and interact in the tale of twenty-some- Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts’ non-musical taken to live with the town veterinar- things learning how to live and love ian in this musical comedy/horror, offering for the season is an extremely funny produc- in New York City, 7 p.m. Tuesday, tion of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Curtain Call 8 p.m. (7 p.m. dinner) Friday- Sept. 1; 8 p.m. Wednesday- Saturday, Aug. 7-8, Aug. 14-15, Saturday, Sept. 2-5 and 2 p.m. Friday night’s house was relatively small but very and Aug. 21-22, Arena Dinner JEN POIRY-PROUGH Sunday, Sept. 6 Wagon Wheel appreciative, with plenty of laughter and spontaneous Theatre, Fort Wayne, $35, includes Center for the Arts, Warsaw, dinner and show, 424-5622 applause throughout the performance. $14-$32, 574-267-8041 Li t t l e Wo m e n , t h e Mu s i c a l — Musical The idea of Shakespeare might put off some Dorf have some fantastic moments of physical com- Es c a n a b a in d a Mo o n l i g h t — Jeff story filled with personal discovery, Daniels’ Upper Peninsula-inspired theater-goers, but A Midsummer Night’s Dream is ar- edy, as the Athenian boys posture and preen before heartaches, hope and everlasting comedy, 7:30 p.m. Thursday- guably the most accessible of the Bard’s plays. Silly, Helena who is too busy catfighting with Hermia to love; base on Louisa May Alcott’s Saturday, Sept. 10-12; 7:30 p.m. life, 8 p.m. Wednesday, August sexy, and still hilarious after 400 years, it’s kind of notice them. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 18-19; 2 12; 7 p.m. Thursday, August 13; the gateway play to Shakespeare. The language is still Danny Burgos and Ellen Jenders are appropriately p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20; 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, August Friday-Saturday, Sept. 25-26, First dense, but the ear becomes accustomed to it after a sexy and grand as fairy royalty. 14-15; 2 p.m. Sunday, August 16; Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, few minutes. Through skillful direction by Andy Rob- The actors all have distinct personalities and mo- 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 19; 2 $12-$20, 422-6329 ments to shine. Scott Fuss is hysterically pompous as and 8 p.m. Thursday, August 20 inson and Ben Dicke and performances by the entire Th e Fo r e i g n e r — The self proclaimed the donkey-headed lead ac- and 8 p.m. Saturday, August 22, cast, the story, dialogue, hu- Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, “world’s dullest man” takes a mor and human truths are tor Nick Bottom, who neighs Warsaw, $14-$32, 574-267-8041 vacation to a sleepy Georgia fish- A MIDSUMMER ing lodge and pretends not to conveyed brilliantly. and brays his “ass” jokes Ma r y Po pp i n s — Broadway musical understand English in this comedy based on the Disney film set in The play follows three NIGHT’S DREAM post-transformation. Asher by Larry Shue, 8 p.m. Friday- 1910 in England, presented by 2 & 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 Dubin and Dylan Troost in Saturday, Sept. 18-19; 8 p.m. stories that all lead to an en- Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 24-26 chanted wooded area. The particular have several sweet Friday, Aug. 7; 8 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 7-8 and 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 8; 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, first is a love quadrangle be- moments of vulnerability Oct. 1-3, Pulse Opera House, Wagon Wheel Theatre Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, tween four young Athenians; during their play-within-a- Warren, $5-$14, 357-7017 $17-$29, 424-5220 the second is a play being 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw play, garnering several “Aw- Th e Ma r v e l o u s Wo n d e r e t t e s — Off- A Mi d s u mm e r Ni g h t ’s Dr e a m — William Broadway hit set in 1958 and performed for the Duke and Tix.: $14-$32, 574-267-8041 wws” from the audience. Shakespeare’s most popular com- featuring musical hits such as edy, 2 & 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6; Duchess by a troupe of ama- Speaking of which, the ‘Lollipop’, ‘Dream Lover’ and 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 7-8, teur actors; and the third involves a group of mischie- audience becomes a part of the action, with actors oc- ‘It’s my Party’ presented by Fort Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, Wayne Civic Theatre , 2 & 8 vous woodland fairies. cupying empty seats and engaging audience members Warsaw, $14-$32, 574-267-8041 Two universal truths are presented: “The course throughout the show. p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19; 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20; 7:30 p.m. of true love never did run smooth” and “What fools David Lepor’s set is simple, with hanging colored Asides Thursday, Sept. 25 8 p.m. Friday, these mortals be.” ribbons to represent forestry, a chandelier representing AUDITIONS Sept. 26 and 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Kira Lace Hawkins is wonderfully droll as Hel- the moon, and hidden compartments in the raised plat- A Ch r i s t m a s St o r y (No v . 7-22) — Sept. 27, Arts United Center, Fort ena, the “unattractive” one (she wears glasses, the the- form. Stephen R. Hollenbeck’s Regency era costumes Auditions for 27 actors for the Fort Wayne, $17-$29, 424-5220 Wayne Civic Theatre’s musical ren- OCTOBER atrical symbol for “homely girl”). and wigs are gorgeous, but a contemporary music dition; must be able to sing, dance Laura Plyler is a slightly more contemporary soundtrack helps modernize the story’s themes. An y t h i n g Go e s — Cole Porter musical and act, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. love story involving a stowaway Hermia, spunky and petulant. Angel Lozada and Alex [email protected] 22, Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, and a passenger upon a London- 422-8641 bound ocean liner, presented by EVENTS IPFW Department of Theatre, 8 Lo v e s t r u c k — A choose-your-own p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3, 2 adventure experience, based loose- p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 and 8 p.m. ly on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 8-10, in which audience members will Williams Theatre, IPFW, $5-$17 have the Botanical Conservatory thru IPFW box office 481-6555 to explore and watch the events Th e Ki t c h e n Wi t c h e s — Two cable unfold; a Fort Wayne Dance access cooking show hostesses Collective fundraiser, 8 p.m. Friday, who have hated each other for Sept. 11, Foellinger-Freimann 30 years are put on a TV show Botanical Conservatory, Fort together that quickly becomes a Wayne, $42-$50, 424-6574 hit, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. dinner) Friday- Ce l e b r i t i e s Ac t Up — Local CEO’s, Saturday, Oct. 2-3, Oct. 9-10, Oct. Arena Dinner Theatre celebrities and community lead- 16-17, Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort ers take the stage for a reading Wayne, $35, includes dinner and presents of a parody written and directed show, 424-5622 by Phillip H. Colglazier; includes His Ey e Is o n t h e Sp a r r o w — Mikki appetizer buffet, DeBrand Fine White portrays legendary jazz, Chocolates, live and silent auc- blues and gospel performer Ethel tions; a Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Waters in this one-woman show, fundraiser, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 17, Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, Oct. 15-17; 7:30 p.m. Friday- $90, 424-5220 Saturday, Oct. 23-24; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31, First Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, $12-$20, 422-6329 Jo s e p h a n d t h e Am a z i n g Te c h n i c o l o r Dr e a m c o a t — Biblical-based musi- cal, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, Ohio, $30-$60 thru box office, 419-238-6722, www. August 7-22, 2015 npacvw.org Di s n e y Li v e ! Th r e e Cl a s s i c Fa i r y Ta l e s Directed by Jake Wilhelm — Mickey, Donald and Goofy lead the adventure through the fairy Produced through special tales Snow White, Cinderella and August 12-22, 2015 arrangement with Beauty and the Beast, 3 & 6 p.m. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Friday, Oct. 23, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Call theatre or visit online for $10.50-$50.50, 483-1111 showtimes and ticket information. 574-267-8041 • 866-823-2618 Arena Dinner Theatre wagonwheelcenter.org 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne (260) 424-5622 arenadinnertheatre.org 18------www.whatzup.com------August 6, 2015 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Th e Ev o l v i n g Un i v e r s e — Smithsonian St e v e Li n n a n d Ro b e r t Sc h e f m a n — Astrophysical Observatory and Sculptures and paintings, Tuesday- 20 Ye a r Retrospective — Works from Smithsonian National Museum of Sunday thru Sept. 13, Fort Wayne Jody Hemphill Smith, CW Mundy, Natural History traveling exhibit Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, Katy McMurray, Michael Poorman, featuring photos and videos of the free), 422-6467 Mike Kelly, Joey Frisillo, Diane cosmos, Wednesday-Sunday thru Su mm e r o f Gl a s s — 43rd Annual Glass Lyon, Doug Runyan, Susan Suraci, Sept. 13, Science Central, Fort Invitational Award Winners; solo, Terri Buchholz, Andrea Bojrab, Bill Wayne, $6-$8 (2 and under, free), exhibit featuring Christina Bothwell, Inman, Terry Armstrong, Carolyn 424-2400 ext. 423 Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 13, Fehsenfeld, Lori Putnam, Rick In v i s i b l e Co l l e g e — Group exhibition Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $5-$7 Wilson, Fred Doloresco, Forrest co-curated by Andrew and Shawn (members, free), 422-6467 Formsma, B. Eric Rhoads, Robert Hosner of Los Angeles’ Thinkspace Ta d e u s z Os i n s k i — Watercolors and Eberle, Pamela C. Newell, Shelby Gallery and Josef Zimmerman ink drawings of Plock, Monday- Keefe, Mark Daly and Maurice of FWMoA featuring works by Saturday thru Aug. 7, Mimi Papier, Tuesday-Saturday and by 46 artists belonging to the New and Ian Rolland Art and Visual appointment thru Aug. 29, Castle Contemporary Movement, Tuesday- Communication Center, University Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 426- Sunday thru Sept. 27, Fort Wayne of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- 6568 Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, 7999 2015 Wa b a s h Ar t Gu i l d Me m b e r ’s free), 422-6467 To m Ke l l y — Paintings reflecting Sh o w — Mixed media collection Ly r i c a l — Song lyrics, poetry and observations of work, family and of local artists’ recent creations, famous quotes on canvass by personal experiences, Tuesday- Monday-Friday thru Aug. 24, Clark various regional artists, Tuesday- Sunday thru Aug. 23, Artworks Galley, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Sunday thru Aug. 23, Artworks Galleria of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 578-0735 Galleria of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 387-6943 Am e r i c a n Br i l l i a n t Cu t Gl a s s — 387-6943 Highlights form the American Cut M.Y.O. (My, Yo u r s , Ou r s ...) — Glass Association Permanent Photographs of disparity, race per- Artifacts Collection, Tuesday-Sunday thru ceptions and race relations through Dec. 6, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, current national events by Palermo CALL FOR ARTISTS $5-$7 (members, free), 422-6467 Galindo, Tuesday-Sunday thru Sc u l p t u r e s o n t h e Sq u a r e III: Th e Ar t l i n k Me m b e r s ’ Sh o w — Works from Sept. 1, Betty Fishman Gallery, Ma g i c o f Me t a l — Juried public art Artlink member artists, Tuesday- Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, sculpture event open to individual Sunday thru Sept. 1, Artlink Fort Wayne, 424-7195 professional artists 18 years or Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Pr i n t m a k i n g a n d Mo r e — Works by older from the local and regional Wayne, 424-7195 Julie Wall Toles, Jerrod Tobias, area, submission deadline Monday, Ch r i s t i n a Bo t h w e l l : Spirit i n t o Ma t t e r Alan Larkin, Barbara Nohinek, Aug. 31, Auburn Arts Commission, — Stone and glass sculptures Dale Enochs, Patrick George, Paul 916-397-7589 reflecting the processes of birth, Demaree and Stephanie Carpenter, Ar t 2— Create 9 small square panels death and renewal, Tuesday- Tuesday-Saturday thru Aug. 8, to be displayed together in a group Sunday thru Sept. 13, Fort Wayne Crestwoods Frame Shop & Gallery, of 3 panels across and 3 panels Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, Roanoke, 672-2080 down. Each 12”x12” panel will free), 422-6467 Re g i o n a l Ar t Ex h i b i t — Mixed media incorporate a cohesive theme in De n n i s McNe t t : Le g e n d o f t h e Wo l f b a t pieces from regional artists, the artists chosen medium and will — Woodblock Nordic mythologi- Monday-Friday, Aug. 7-Sept. 2 be for sale individually, application cal creatures inspired by the 80s (opening reception 6-7:30 p.m. deadline Tuesday, Sept. 4; finished skateboarding and punk rock scene, Thursday, Aug. 6), Merrilat Centre art due no later than Thursday, Tuesday-Sunday thru Aug. 23, for the Arts, Huntington, 358-0055 Oct. 29, Artworks Galleria of Fine Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $5-$7 Ro n a n d Ja n i e Ca l d w e l l — Oil paint- Art, Fort Wayne, 387-6943 (members, free), 422-6467 ings inspired by Lake Michigan SPECIAL EVENTS and the couple’s other recent trips, Egy p t i a n Pl e a s u r e Ga r d e n s — Su mm e r Pa r t y — Summer art party Plantings inspired by Ancient Monday-Saturday thru Aug. 31, with music by KT & the Swingset Egypt’s New Kingdom period , Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Quartet and food by the Oyster Tuesday-Sunday thru Nov. 15, Wayne, 436-0927 Bar, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, Fort Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Wayne Museum of Art, $5-$12, Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5 (2 422-6467 and under, free), 427-6440

------An (Inner) Beast of a Musical Based on a story in the Weekly World News, Bat Al a n Ja c k s o n Boy: The Musical is a comedy/horror show written by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming about a half-boy/ Director’s Notes Ga r t h Br o o k s half-bat creature that is discovered living in a cave G B near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better JAKE WILHELM solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home Sh a n i a Tw a i n of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is even- our world today (though I will say, the town’s sheriff tually accepted as a member of the family and taught is probably the sanest character in the show.). to act like a “normal” boy by the veterinarian’s wife, On top of that, Bat Boy is about our inner beast, Ge o r g e St r a i t Meredith, and teenage daughter Shelley. Bat Boy is the one that lashes out when we feel threatened or happy with his new life, but scared. Whether it stems from To b y Ke i t h when he naively tries to fit in BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL greed, or something as simple T K with the narrow-minded people 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain as hunger, we all have the beast of Hope Falls, they turn on him, inside that shows up to protect Tr a v i s Tr i t t prodded by the machinations Friday-Saturday, Aug. 7-8, us, that does what it feels neces- of Dr. Parker who secretly de- Aug. 14-15 & Aug. 21-22 sary for us to survive. spises Bat Boy. When Bat Boy, Arena Dinner Theatre I want to thank my good Ke i t h Ur ba n who has fallen in love with 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne friend Rachel Knepple for sug- Shelley, runs away with her to gesting this show to me. I knew the woods, all hell breaks loose Tix.: $35, 260-424-5622 Bat Boy only by name until a Bl a k e Sh e l t o n and their short-lived happiness few months ago. Once I heard is shattered as Meredith arrives and reveals a shocking the music by Laurence O’Keefe, I was hooked. This Ha n k Wi l l i a m s Jr secret. show absolutely rocks! H W J So, obviously from reading the description, this This show is rated mature for adult content and show is about equality, about not judging a book by its is produced by Arena Dinner Theatre through special Ma r t i n a & Mo r e cover. This is extremely relevant to what’s going on in arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. August 6, 2015------www.whatzup.com------19 NOW OPEN!

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