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Arena Dinner Theatre/Failure: A Love Story...... 18 Bell Tower Auctions...... 10 BM Entertainment/Jagged Edge...... 9 C2G Live...... 11 C2G Music Hall...... 6 Making the Blues Rock Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, Spirits...... 8 By Deborah Kennedy Gomes learned to love the blues while on both Roots Music Report’s Blues Rock Columbia Street West...... 9 growing up in the suburbs of Toronto, the and ReverbNation’s Global Blues charts. As a literal scholar of the blues, no one child of a Portuguese father and French-Ca- In the midst of recording and nearly Cute by Nature Jewelry...... 9 has more respect for the genre than Anthony nadian mother. Not a terribly likely begin- constant touring, Gomes also managed to Dupont Bar & Grill...... 8 Gomes, the much-lauded 46-year-old guitar- ning for a blues man, he is the first to admit, launch his own charity, Music is the Medi- ist, songwriter and musical philanthropist but one that prepared him for life as an artist cine, which seeks to improve lives through Embassy Theatre...... 3, 5 from Toronto. That respect, however, hasn’t in a global artistic marketplace. the healing power of the blues. So far, it has kept Gomes from experimenting with the “Toronto is the most multi-cultural city funded music scholarships, founded music Fort Wayne Dance Collective...... 18 form during his 20-year career. In fact, his in the world,” he said. “There are 200 nation- education programs and provided instru- Fort Wayne Museum of Art...... 3 willingness to break down boundaries, noto- alities and ethnic backgrounds represented ments to students in need. riously hard and fast in the blues field, is one in the Toronto parliament alone. I was raised Members of the so-called blues police Fort Wayne Musicians Association...... 10 thing that defines him. to think not just of myself or my immediate and other purists spend a great deal of time Gomes, who will be worrying about the future Fort Wayne Youtheatre/Remembering Anne...... 18 at C2G Music Hall Satur- of the blues. They’re wor- Hamilton House Bar & Grill...... 9 day, January 28 with his ried the genre will disap- band – Freddy Spencer, pear along with the aging IPFW Community Arts Academy...... 18 Jr. on drums and Carlton bluesmen who helped Jam Theatricals/Cinderella...... 3 Armstrong on bass – does bring it out of the rural not mince words when he South and into America’s Latch String Bar & Grill...... 9 describes his twelfth and cities and onto the radio. newest album, Electric But Gomes is confident Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill...... 8 Field Holler. the blues are alive and NIGHTLIFE...... 8-11 “It is by far our most well. Perhaps all the rock influenced album genre needs is a new ap- Northside Galleries...... 15 to date,” Gomes said in proach to marketing. Pacific Coast Concerts...... 2 a recent phone interview “Right now the blues from his current home are marketed all wrong,” PERFORMERS DIRECTORY...... 10 base in St. Louis. “This he said. “Rock n’ roll was a calculated move came from the blues, so Sweetwater Sound...... 9, 20 on our part. We wanted to kids are told to listen to WGL 1250 AM Fox Sports...... 16 make a blues rock album, the blues so they’ll know so we did, even though where rock came from. whatzup Dining Club...... 12 blues rock is sort of the It’s like, ‘Eat your veg- bastard stepchild of the etables. The blues are Wooden Nickel Music Stores...... 7 blues world. What can I ANTHONY GOMES good for you.’ What peo- WXKE 96.3...... 16 say? It puts people in the ple should really say is, seats.” 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan 28 ‘Don’t listen to the blues, Which Gomes is hap- C2G Music Hall kids. Whatever you do, py to do, even if it means 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne stay away. The blues are drawing ire from those he refers to as “the dangerous. It’s the devil’s music. It will cor- whatzup blues police.” Tix: $15-$30 d.o.s, thru Neat rupt you instantly.’ You market the blues like Published weekly and distributed on Wednesdays and “The blues police barely put up with us,” Neat Neat Record Store, that and you’ll see a huge resurgence.” Thursdays by AD Media, Incorporated. he said. “As blues rock artists, we’re seen as So Gomes takes the dangerous ap- 2305 E. Esterline Rd., Columbia City, IN 46725 the destroyers of blues culture, but I would Wooden Nickel Music Stores proach. He plays hard and fast and loud. He Phone: (260) 691-3188 • Fax: (260) 691-3191 E-Mail: [email protected] argue blues rock is actually the most relevant & www.c2gmusichall.com loves Robert Johnson and other legendary Website: http://www.whatzup.com form of the blues being performed today. We founders of the blues, but he isn’t afraid to Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatzupFortWayne don’t water the rock element down the way family, but of the world. In America, things improvise, to inject the veins of his beloved Publisher ...... Doug Driscoll a lot of artists do to please the taste makers. are very polarized, very black and white, and art form with something youthful and new. Office Manager ...... Mikila Cook We are unapologetic. We’re going to turn that helped give birth to the blues, but in To- “I notice that our audience is actu- Webmaster ...... Brandon Jordan Advertising Sales ...... Mark Hunter it up to 11 and play our own version of old ronto there are hundreds of shades of white ally getting younger. The more amped up style blues faster and harder, and we’re go- and dark and all the colors in between. That we play, the younger the crowd, which is Back Issues Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ per additional copy. ing to do it through Marshall stack amps. If taught me to appreciate diversity, the multi- great. We’ve got 17- and 18-year-olds shar- Send payment with date and quantity of issues desired, you don’t like what we do, fine. There’s the tude of voices out there, and also to under- ing space with 87-year-olds, and it is really name and mailing address to AD Media, Incorporated to the door.” stand the universal quality of music. Every exciting to see our music crossing age lines above address. Not many fans have chosen to walk out culture has it. Every culture needs it. And the like that.” Subscriptions on Gomes over the years. Rather, he and his blues have an international reach now.” The concept that the blues could be in- In-Home postal delivery available at the rate of $25 per 13-week period ($100/year). Send payment with name and trio have steadily accumulated a loyal fol- Having toured 17 countries and shared clusive is nothing new to Gomes. When he mailing address to AD Media, Incorporated to the above lowing, thanks to Gomes’ passionate ap- the stage with the likes of B.B. King, Bud- was in college, he wrote a thesis on the racial address. proach to songwriting and performance and dy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, Heart and Kenny evolution of the blues, partially because he DEADLINES his devotion to leaving the world a better Wayne Shepherd, Gomes is very much part wanted to understand his role as an aspir- Calendar Information: Must be received by noon Monday place than how he found it. His reverence for of that international scene. He is also the ing bluesman. Did he, in fact, have a role to the week of publication for inclusion in that week’s issue and, space permitting, will run until the week of the event. the blues as a long-storied and beloved genre winner of a slew of blues accolades, includ- play? He discovered, in the course of writ- Calendar information is published as far in advance as space shows in his desire to share it with an ever ing being named Artist of the Year by Blues- ing, that he did, and his scholarship gave permits and should be submitted as early as possible. growing and increasingly diverse audience. Wax Magazine in 2003 following the release him the courage to make his own mark on Advertising: Space reservations and ads requiring proofs due by no later than 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication. “I think what we do is well received of his critically acclaimed third album, the blues. Camera-ready or digital ad copy required by 9 a.m. Monday because we’re honest,” he said. “It’s excit- Unity. That was not the only album to get “My thesis began as a very selfish pur- the week of publication. Classified line ads may be submitted ing to push blues down different avenues, to the press’s attention. Music is the Medicine, suit,” he said. “There I was, this white kid up to noon on Monday the week of publication. broaden the scope of it while still remaining LIVE, Up to Zero and Before the Beginning from Canada, and I loved the blues, but I ADVERTISING true to what made the blues so beautiful, so have all raked in their fair share of awards, E-mail [email protected] or call 260-691-3188. integral, in the first place.” and Electric Field Holler has reached No. 1 Continued on page 5 4------www.whatzup.com------January 19, 2017 ------Feature • Second City------The Incubator of Laughter By Mark Hunter ler Davis and Nate Varrone. Together, the six pursuit of laughter was nearly sidelined by aspiring stars, along with a stage manager the pursuit of something far more serious. No institution has had as great an impact and music director, will recreate classic Sec- “I went to college for chemical and bio- on humor and popular culture in the past six ond City sketches and new improvised ma- engineering,” he said. “It was not what I en- decades as The Second City. Such a declara- terial, some based on suggestions from the joyed doing. I slowly but surely figured out tion may come off as hyperbole, but it isn’t. audience. And though making people laugh that I was going to be spending my life in a Just listing some of the names of Second may seem like all fun and games, in reality lab.” City alumni is enough to call forth a stream it requires hours of study and practice. With Pettitt wound up getting a degree in of face-cracking laughter: Roseanne Rose- The Second City, getting cheap laughs is not business. That made his parents happy, but annadanna, Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, the goal. it still wasn’t what Pettitt wanted to do with Captain Yossarian, Del Griffith, Liz Lemon, “If you want to get good at something his life. In Atlanta, in 2009 he took his first Jackmerius Tacktheratrix, Ste- improv class and he loved phen Colbert, Michael Scott, it. Once bitten by the com- Leslie Knope, Dr. Peter Venk- edy bug, he realized if he man, Matt Foley, Dot Matrix. wanted to make a career of Okay. Those names are it, he’d have to go north to characters played by Second February 9 | 7:30pm City alums Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Alan Arkin, John Candy, Tina Fey, Th e Pr i c e Is Keegan-Michael Key, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Amy Ri g h t Li v e Poehler, Bill Murray, Chris Far- ley and Joan Rivers, but you get February 11 | 7pm my point. Since December of 1959, Le g e n d s f r o m Lo c a l s when it improvised itself into existence in the snowy Chicago winter, The Second City has Do w n t h e Li n e seen many other comic genius- es pratfall onto its stage, shoved along by the insane desire to get SECOND CITY Chicago. a giggle from total strangers. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 “I realized there’s no Thankfully, the end of it all is nowhere in Honeywell Center better improv institution in the world than sight. Second City, so I sort of packed my bag and The Second City and other such comedy 275 W. Market St., Wabash took off.” incubators are more popular than ever. And Tix: $18-$50 thru box office, Pettitt’s route to the Windy City improv on Saturday, January 21 at the Honeywell 260-563-1102 Mecca is a familiar one: You like humor, Center in Wabash, anyone in need of a good you think you’re funny, so you knock on the February 16 | 6:30pm laugh at the end of a hard week can watch a you have to try it a lot of times in front of door and give it a whack. For some people, new crop of actors stretch their funny bones an empty theater,” Pettitt said. “I’m not say- the door opens and closes right away. For in The Best of Second City. ing there aren’t phenoms who are simply just others, the door opens onto a career. Take Da n i e l Ti g e r Li v e The Second City touring group is often funny. You can learn to be a good improvis- Dan Castellaneta, for instance. Best known the first step toward a much bigger stage. At er, but you can’t learn to be funny. That’s just as the voice of Homer Simpson (among oth- March 5 | 7:30pm least that’s what group member Charles Pet- kind of something that you’re born with. But ers), Castellaneta got his break in the mid titt hopes. by practicing and doing improv a bunch over 1980s walking the boards at Second City Pettitt, a native of Shreveport, Louisi- and over again, you can be funnier. That was where Tracy Ullman went to see him follow- Ga b r i e l Ig l e s i a s ana, is one of six members of the troupe cur- something that we learned. Everyone in our ing his audition for her show. She liked what rently on the road. In Pettitt’s case, that road cast has learned from doing a ton of improv she saw. The rest is bright yellow history. ON SALE NOW has included a fair bit of splashing around. over and over again.” For Pettitt, the role model is Adam San- “I got my first job in Second City in Pettitt was exposed to comedy early on, dler. Though Sandler is not a Second City Mamma Mia!...... March 7 2013 and worked on the Norwegian Cruise he said. Like most kids, he watched Satur- alum, his type of stardom is what Pettitt The Texas Tenors...... March 17 Line Gem Vessel for about four and a half day Night Live and SCTV and even delved dreams of for himself. Taizhou Luantan Opera...... March 19 months,” Pettitt said in a phone interview. into stuff his parents liked, such as Laugh- “If you asked us all we would say yes, “Then I got my job on The Second City In. of course, I would love to perform on SNL. Once...... March 27 national tour company in 2014 and I under- “My dad always made us watch Night I want to make funny things, whether it’s Jerry Seinfeld...... April 6 studied for a year. I’ve been with the current Shift,” he said. “That was required for me TV or films, with my friends. Like Adam company for a year-and-a-half.” and my younger teen brothers.” Sandler. He tours the country with his best Pippin...... April 18 Pettitt’s tour mates include actors Amy Though Pettitt considers himself some- friends and still makes films. I can’t think of Under the Streetlamp...... May 5 Thompson, Emma Pope, Katie Kershaw, Ty- one who was born with a sense of humor, his anything better than that.” Rent...... June 13

ANTHONY GOMES - From Page 4 Embassy Theatre did not look the part. Everyone thought of happened. My research revealed to me the all.” the blues as belonging exclusively to Afri- universal quality of the blues. It grew from So, Gomes’ philosophy is that the blues 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. can-Americans. They were the perform- the extremes of brutality and repression of are big enough for everyone. That’s how Fort Wayne, Indiana ers, they were the audience, but by the end the Jim Crow South into another extreme all he sees it. And that’s how he plays it, too. of the 1960s, the blues were an integrated together. Born of oppression and racism and The door, in other words, is wide open and ticketmaster.com art form and I was curious about how that pain, it became the most inclusive music of you’re welcome to walk right on through. January 19, 2017------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • March On, Comrade------

Saturday, Jan. 28 • 8pm • $15-$30 ANTHONY GOMES Lights, Strings, Interaction By John Hubner worked for what we wanted to do, the first rial will be completely re-vamped. So musi- Thursday, Feb. 2 • 8pm step was to put out the feelers to see who cally it will be different for us and different The collaboration between rock n’ roll might be interested and available to play in general as most local shows go.” and the symphonic world has been a sort with us”, said Holquist. “The arranging was A newly redesigned light show and live MEET THE MUSIC of rite of passage for years. Going back to done by [fellow March On, Comrade mem- interactive projection mapping will accom- the late 60s with bands like Procol Harum ber] John Ptak and myself. On one hand, pany the performance. What is live interac- LIVE BROADCAST and The Moody Blues and, later, Electric that’s very time consuming and daunting, tive projection mapping? Light Orchestra through most of the 70s, it but on the other hand, it’s cool to hear your “Alec Johnson will be performing live was a meshing of sonics and ideals that for own music take on new feels and shapes. interactive projection mapping on the wall the most part worked out rather beautifully. “There’s also a lot of strategy involved behind us, which I’m really excited about,” The buzzing of amps coexisting with the re- in this kind of thing – audio, promotion, tick- Holquist explained. “Until I became friends gal hum of brass, the whistling of reeds and eting, catering. Luckily, we started formally with Alec this year, I was unfamiliar with plucked strings seemed to be a match made putting it together back in June and have that art form, but I can’t wait to see what he in musical heaven. worked steadily since then.” is going to do. Using a single projector, he Of course, for it to be a truly transcen- And in regards to putting together a 12- can map out multiple projection surfaces and dent musical experience, the songs should piece chamber orchestra to perform with? shapes to create motion, animation, combi- lend themselves to the orchestral treatment. nations of video clips we’ve made and reac- A certain airiness should live within the tive textures. His setup will be responsive to songs, allowing space for an orchestra to SUMS AND sound as well as Alec’s physical interaction. move in comfortably. DIFFERENCES It’s like jazz, or interpretive dance, only with Friday, Feb. 3 • 8pm • $15-$30 I’m not going to say flat out that Metal- 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 a projector. Alec’s the only person I know lica collaborating with a symphony orches- who does this around here, or at all really.” tra was a bad idea, but it really wasn’t a good PPG Arts Lab, Auer Center for With everything that’s planned for the DAVY KNOWLES one. the Arts and Culture Sums & Differences show I asked Holquist Enter Fort Wayne’s March On, Com- if the overall preparation has been awe-in- rade. The five-piece post-rock outfit will be 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne spiring or overwhelming. performing with a 12-piece chamber orches- Tix: $9-$11 thru artstix.org “Definitely a little bit of both,” he said. tra on January 21 at the Parkview Physicians “John Ptak and I dreamt up the original idea Group Arts Lab. I asked March On, Com- “The string players we had on our EP in the spring, and the rest of the guys gra- rade’s Ryan Holquist a few questions about last year were all from the Philharmonic, ciously indulged us. It’s hard enough as a the show, billed as Sums & Differences. but they have a performance at the Embassy band to begin with to maintain a constant “When we recorded our first EP around the same night as ours, so that automatically pace of writing, recording and perform- this time last year, we added a string quartet took us back to square one,” Holquist said. ing, let alone orchestrating, rearranging and and some brass fairly last minute. Ever since “I had reached out to Bennett Spickelmier re-learning all of our own songs. With the then we’ve wished that we could play with [of O’ Sister, Brother] quite a while ago, see- arrangements, we tried to specifically not Friday, Feb. 10 • 8pm • $15-$30 the string quartet live,” said Holquist. “I put ing if he’d like to maybe do something with make them be the songs as they already exist out some feelers for venues that might work, us sometime, so he got the process started with 12 more parts added on top, but rather and Arts United pulled through in a big way. by helping me recruit the initial string quar- tried to re-distribute parts and change things JANIS JOPLIN The ArtsLab Black Box Theatre is such a tet. The other musicians are either personal altogether. flexible room, in that we can arrange the friends or recommendations from the friends “We’ve still managed to keep writing, TRIBUTE seating and stage space however we want. or the other players.” some of which we’ll play on January 21. I “We wanted to do something differ- Besides the music, there is going to be think the true ‘awe-inspiring’ part will come WITH KAT BOWSER ent and special and make an event out of it. an “immersive, multimedia experience.” when we pull this off, and I think that will We’ll be playing with a 12-piece chamber “The ArtsLab venue is a perfect venue be motivation for us to keep pushing our- GO TO OUR WEBSITE orchestra and will also have Alec Johnson for a one-time event like this because you can selves.” doing live interactive projection mapping, sculpt it to do exactly what you need to do,” With the help and support from ArtsLab, FOR TICKET INFO & MORE along with specially created video content said Holquist. “First off, there’s obviously the guys and gals in the orchestra and many ALL SHOWS ALL AGES and a new light show.” the musical side, which will be all original generous folks and business owners in the It’s one thing to say you’re going to per- music arranged for a type of ensemble you Fort Wayne community, March On, Com- form with a 12-piece chamber orchestra. It’s don’t see too often. Orchestral arrangements rade will be able to pull off something quite another to actually do it. I asked Holquist fall in line with our style very well – bet- unique on January 21. what was the next step once a venue was es- ter than they did for Metallica, we’d like to Asked what’s left to do now, Holquist tablished. think. We’ve written some new songs that said “Now we just have to get butts in the “Once we found a venue and a date that will debut at this show, and our older mate- seats and put on a good show.” 6------www.whatzup.com------January 19, 2017 ------Spins------Wooden Nickel Slow Dakota CD of the Week The Ascension of Slow Dakota BACKTRACKS $9.99 When I listen to Slow Da- N.W.A. $5.99 kota’s The Ascension of Slow Straight Outta Compton (1988) Dakota, I imagine some room hidden off in an endless, storied The original and most influen- estate. It’s a room with hints of tial hip-hop (now gangsta rap) al- light seeping through the pulled bum ever produced, Straight Outta blinds, and within the stained Compton, was and still is the sound wood walls it feels as if you’ve that so many have copied but none stumbled across square footage have matched. Gritty, urban, aggres- time forgot. The musty smell of sive and raw, it shuddered the main- aged book pages, withered leather chairs and maybe pipe tobacco stream music industry and created a sub-genre that, even today, lingers in the air. A spotless grand piano sits in the corner, along with makes parents in white suburbia nervous that it has reached even fading composition pages with poems attempted but abandoned long their communities. ago. The record opens with the title track, a funky number with Fort Wayne-born and -bred PJ Sauerteig’s Slow Dakota is a pas- some great sampling (James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Funkadel- HALESTORM sion project that melds the lives of a poet, musician and historian all ic) and a scratchy beat that features vocals from Ice Cube, Easy REANImate 3.0: the covers ep into one Midwestern-bred body and spirit. Sauerteig summons the E and MC Wren. Their most controversial (even still) track fol- Fans of Halestorm know the drill. Between ghosts of Walt Whitman, Sylvia Plath and Sherwood Anderson and lowed, titled “F*** The Police.” This may offend some, but the original albums, Lzzy Hale and company embodies their wordsmith genius with the likes of modern musical crew was answering the history of police harassment toward black put out a set of covers to slake the thirst poets like Sufjan Stevens, Conor Oberst and even hints of Van Dyke youths in the mid to late 1980s. Let it bother you if you must, but of their most diehard followers. ReAniMate Parks. The Ascension of Slow Dakota is a stunning work of Mid- that was literally the intent of the track. 3.0 builds on the popularity of the first two western baroque pop. “Gangsta Gangsta” is a groovy track about living “the life,” entries and features Halestorm’s take on PJ Sauerteig is a lover of words and story. He is also a lover of and samples from this one make it may my favorite song on the Whitesnake’s “Still of the Night,” Sophie B. musical art. His songs feel not like stories really, but more snapshots release. “Parental Discretion” blends L.A. hip-hop with the street Hawkins’ “Damn, Wish I Was Your Lover” of what may seem as insignificant moments. But these are the mo- sound and has an Isley Brothers thread running through it. “8 and Joan Jett’s “Hate Myself for Loving ments that make up ones life. Ball” borrows from the Beastie Boys and Marvin Gaye; the title You.” Get your copy for $11.99 at any Sherwood Anderson took the mundane and made it something could have been a reference to Olde English 800 or cocaine. Wooden Nickel Music store. more in his classic Winesburg, Ohio. Small town life was really a Dre owns the mic in “Express Yourself” which has a groovy microcosm for life and death. feel to it, even if the lyrics are violent, misogynistic,and oddly On Slow Dakota’s Midwest opus, Sauerteig brings us into these humorous at times, like “I Ain’t The 1.” TOP SELLERS @ little moments and shows us that they’re more than insignificant, but Samples were mostly added to N.W.A.’s arrangements, and what makes a life a life. Modern and classic motifs come together they did self-edit to a point for urban radio. But they did their own Wooden Nickel musically, as on the whimsical “The Lilac Bush.” Syncopated rhythm thing and wrote from their own experience. Like it or not, this (Week ending 1/15/17) carries keys and Sauerteig’s Ed Droste-like vocals. It’s a compelling album changed the game forever. (Dennis Donahue) song that pulls you in and doesn’t let go. TW LW ARTIST/Album “Paul, Pining For His Wife” is beautiful and heartbreaking. Sau- to give the world a calming voice to connect to. 1 – RUN THE JEWELS erteig sings, “Early in the morning I go out with boots and ruffled Abandoned Mansion is the culmination of that two weeks. It’s a 3 hair / Something you would always do before / Down to gather water “back to basics” affair, filled with ghostly melodies, beautiful harmo- from the creek behind the neighbors’ house, / But the bucket’s far too 2 – THE XX nies, gently strummed acoustics and piano strewn throughout. The I See You hard to lift.” band have dubbed this record “easy peasy” listening, and I believe “Proverbs, After Vangelis” takes inspiration from its namesake this description is apropos. Abandoned Mansion is a gentle arm 3 3 THE ROLLING STONES with woozy synths that take us from the heartland to a chromed-out around your shoulder telling you, “Hey, it’s gonna be okay. Really, it Blue & Lonesome future. Sauerteig sounds a bit like Wayne Coyne on this track, but is.” lyrically we’re still hearing stories of people we may or may not If you’re a follower of the Dr. Dog fellows, you know that the 4 – THE FLAMING LIPS know. “My aunt Donna Says she has the language To talk to birds. songs are put into two categories: McMicken songs and Leaman Oczy Mlody And Donna’s older sister Mary Regularly talks to dead men: It’s true, songs. Guitarist Scott McMicken and bassist Toby Leaman take it’s true!” PJ Sauerteig sings over synths and an 80s wash of neon turns stepping up to lead vocal duties. While there’s a consistency 5 – ACCEPT color. The song ends with a Stephen Hawking-like voice speaking of among their songs (the songs are put together as a band), their vocals Restless and Live “Heaven” and “language.” give a unique presence to the tracks. McMicken’s songs have a frag- Speaking of voices, there are also interludes of spoken word pep- 6 5 METALLICA ile nature to them; whimsical vocals and wobbly construction give Hardwired ... To Self Destruct pered throughout the album, giving a nod to Slow Dakota’s literary his vocal-inflected tracks a delicate nature. They’re like an antique fancies. “A Competition,” “A Mistranslation,” “John of Patmos” and ornament you take great care in hanging on the Christmas tree. Lea- 7 1 HALESTORM “Whitman Crossing the Sky to Spain” are all spoken-word pieces, man, on the other hand, has powerfully soulful pipes that he’s honed ReAniMate 3.0: The CoVeRs EP the last of which tells of an imagined plane flight with Walt Whitman into quite the instrument over the course of 10-plus years of writing, joining the mile-high club. recording and performing. 8 – SEPULTURA Slow Dakota, aka PJ Sauerteig, has created a pastoral album that “Casual Freefall” opens the record as if you’re walking into Machine Messiah owes a debt to classical literary ghosts as well as the compact pop some old musty bar in some long lost part of town. The same old symphonies of earlier Sufjan Stevens, Bright Eyes, and even at times ghosts that haunted the joint 30 years ago are still there, some rooted 9 9 A TRIBE CALLED QUEST Youth Lagoon. The Ascension of Slow Dakota is a beautifully or- on bar stools and some in spirit hovering over the proceedings in We Got It from Here ... namented album that feels like a timeless classic work itself. (John stale, smoke-infused air. The jukebox whispers this track in the back- Hubner) 10 – BONOBO ground as if it’s subtly trying to tell you something very important. Migration It’s aged to perfection. Leaman’s vocals welcome us in “Ladada” and Dr. Dog they envelope us in warm regards and nostalgia. His question within Abandoned Mansion the confines of this beautiful track “Do you need a friend?” is easily answered: of course we need a friend, Toby. Now more than ever. check out our Like a friend wanting to Keep singing. I think that helps. console you after a great dis- “I Saw Her for the First Time” is almost chamber pop with its appointment, Dr. Dog have exquisitely arranged strings. 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Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & live music at dupont bar & grill TUESDAYS $2 TACOS $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos Wa r Sl e a z e & friday, january 20 • 9:30pm $10 BUCKETS OF MARGARITAS & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; WEDNESDAYS $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & smoked BBQ ribs, $12.99 ALL YOU CAN EAT WINGS Pa r a s i t i c Tw i n s $4.50 WHISKEY DRINKS tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner BLACK CAT MAMBO o u r s saturday, january 21 • 9:30PM THURSDAYS of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. H : 11 Fr i d a y , Fe b . 3 • 8:30p m • $5 $3 WELL DRINKS & BIRD DOG DRINKS a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM 50¢ WINGS LOUDMOUTH SOUP LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS C2G MUSIC HALL Ke l s i c o t e $10.99 FISH N CHIPS SATURDAYS JANUARY 20 @ 10PM CHRIS WORTH & CO. Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 $12 DOMESTIC LIVE MUSIC SATURDAYS Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse beer buckets JANUARY 21 @ 10PM BAD ADVICE musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent 10336 Leo Road Fort Wayne venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. 260-483-1311 Food catered by local vendors during some shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of Parkview Field. Ho u r s : Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------earlier. Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check Thursday, January 19 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley Bl a c k Ca t Ma m b o — Rock/variety at at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Variety at Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., no cover, 426- p.m.-1:30 a.m., cover, 483-1311 Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 2537 Br a t Pa c k — Variety at Nick’s Martini 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Variety at Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, cover, 482-6425 specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — Variety at sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers. p.m., no cover, 432-8966 5827 Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — Variety at Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t — Variety at The Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3, ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 AJ’s Bar and Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 (260) 387-5063 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. p.m., no cover, 434-1980 p.m., $1, (260) 482-1618 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at Co l u m b i a St r e e t Un p l u g g e d f e a t . Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Ba s k e t c a s e — Acoustic at Columbia Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 Street West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 422-5896 G-Mo n e y Ba n d — Blues at Eagles Post ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR cover, 422-5055 3512, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., no Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 Th e Da y t h e Mu s i c Di e d — Folk at Friday, January 20 cover, 387-7254 Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, Eagles Theatre, Wabash, 7:30 p.m., Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. $12-$15, 563-1102 Am e r i c a n I d o l K a r a o k e w/Ja y — Variety cover, 426-3411 Great drink specials. Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e & DJ’s — at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Ju l i e Ha d a w a y — Variety at The Venice Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Karaoke at Nick’s Martini & Wine Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695 Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no Th e Be a t l e s ‘Abb e y Ro a d ’ — Beatles Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 o u r s Marriott. H : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. cover, 482-6425 tribute at Honeywell Center, Wabash, p.m., no cover, (260) 482-1618 Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM Je f f McDo n a l d — Folk at Don Hall’s 7:30 p.m., $18-$50, 563-1102 Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at Wrigley Field Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., Checkerz Bar & Grill no cover, 489-2524 no cover, 485-1038 Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 Ex p e c t : Free WIFI, all sports networks on 10 TVs. Live rock ------Thursday thru Saturday. Kitchen open daily with full menu and the best wings in town. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and Till roads. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Fri., 12 noon-3 a.m. Sat., 12 noon-2 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, ATM available FWFO Host a Huge Night of Funk Columbia Street WesT After a lot of hard work and dedication, the time Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 has finally come. Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday. No, I’m not referring to Donald Trump’s inaugu- Out and About DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street ration, but something else that will have folks jumping Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of for joy. On Saturday, February 4, the Fort Wayne Funk NICK BRAUN C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Large menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and Orchestra will be releasing their much-anticipated al- daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : bum, Funk Band for the Common Man, and what bet- Halloween party and called some local musicians. The Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, ter way to celebrate than throwing a release party at next thing you know Rhodes, Steve Griffin (guitar), Disc, Amex Columbia Street West? This release is comprised of 10 Matt McCombs (bass) and Shawn Mumby (drums) hearty numbers, including “Work Hard in the USA”, got together and started rehearsing for the show. Fol- CRAZY PINZ/Coconutz Restaurant “Groove Up” and “Put You Off.” You can sample lowing that performance, the band began playing out Games/Music • 1414 Northland Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-2695 some of the songs early at YouTube, but if you want at other establishments and officially became a band. Ex p e c t : An exciting atmosphere for families. Bowling, arcade, laser to get a physical copy in your hands right away, get As of right now, The Leftovers have a show on Sat- tag, mini-golf and weekly live entertainment. Coconutz restaurant to the release party at 9 p.m. that evening and prepare urday, February 18 at Cooter’s in Ridgeville, Indiana serves American cuisine daily with food and drink specials. Ge t t i n g to get funky. If the energy in CSW is anything close and at the Wet Spot in Decatur on Saturday, May 27. Th e r e : North on Lima Road from Coliseum, past Sam’s Club to to what it was when FWFO captured the whatzup/ Hopefully we’ll get the band here in the Fort soon. In Northland Blvd. Ho u r s : 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-midnight Wooden Nickel Battle of the Bands XI crown there any event, I’m glad to see Rhodes is still at it, as that Thurs.; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex back in 2014, expect one unforgettable evening. This woman has some talent. year could very well be the year of FWFO! Last but not least, everyone is encouraged to come DEER PARK PUB Speaking of the Battle of the Bands competition, to the Wunderkammer Company (3402 Fairfield Ave. Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 back in 2011 the band Fat Alice made a good run in Fort Wayne) on Saturday, January 21 to pay re- Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and but came up short in the finals. If you recall, it was a spects to musician Duane Eby who recently passed imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug pretty heated final four that year, with Casket Sharp, away, leaving a hole in the hearts of many in the lo- and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. Second Sun, Fat Alice and the champs Elephants in cal music scene. An open mic celebration is scheduled Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger Mud. Fronted by vocalist Reannon Rhodes, Fat Alice from 1-5 p.m. that day, and musicians are encouraged food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and looked like they were on their way to shaking things to come out and play songs they played with Duane Spring, across from UFS. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-2 up on the local scene but ended up disbanding shortly or that he has played. Those of you that knew Duane, a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa, after the competition. Fast forward to today where you know how much he enjoyed performing and listening Disc can find Rhodes fronting a new cover band called The to open mics, so this event should be a very fitting Leftovers, based in Portland, Indiana. 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Musicians Association Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Call Bruce Graham DUPONT BAR & grill for more Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 information Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, NFL Ticket, 16’x10’ 260-420-4446 Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs; $8.99 daily lunch specials; 50¢ wings Wednesdays; Three Rivers Karaoke 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------(Dupont & Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily Al c o h o l : Full Ma r c h On, Co m r a d e w/Ch a m b e r Op e n Mic Ni g h t — Variety at Checkerz Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Variety at m t Service; P : MC, Visa, Amex Or c h e s t r a — Original rock at Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 ArtsLab Black Box Theatre, Arts no cover, 489-0286 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 EARLY BIRD’S ULTRA LOUNGE United Center, Fort Wayne, 8-10 To n y No r t o n — Variety at Deer Park Co l u m b i a St r e e t Un p l u g g e d f e a t . Music/Dancing • 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1979 p.m., $10, 424-0646 Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m., Je s s Th r o w e r a n d Mi t c h Fr a z i e r — Ex p e c t : The city’s best DJs spinning today’s hottest hits; VIP rooms; Mi s s Ki t t y ’s Re v e n g e — Country rock no cover, 432-8966 Acoustic at Columbia Street West, at Vinnie’s Bar, Decatur, 10 p.m.-2 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 422- the city’s biggest outdoor party patio with special events, concerts a.m., $3, 729-2225 5055 e t t i n g h e r e and more. G T : From Coliseum Boulevard, behind Evans Op e n Mic Ce l e b r a t i o n — Variety, cel- Tuesday, January 24 El v i s Li v e s — Elvis tribute at Honeywell Toyota on Wells south of Glenbrook Mall. Ho u r s : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. ebration of life in honor of Duane Center, Wabash, 7:30 p.m., $35-$45, Ch i l l y ’s Ta l e n t & Ta c o s — Open mic at Friday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Eby at Wunderkammer Company, Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 563-1102 Fort Wayne, 1-5 p.m., no cover, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e & DJ’s — wunderkammercompany.com Karaoke at Nick’s Martini & Wine FLASHBACK ON THE LANDING Op e n Mic Co m e d y — Comedy at Wrigley Music/Dancing • 118 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5292 Se c o n d Ci t y — Comedy at Honeywell Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-9 Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no Center, Wabash, 7:30 p.m., $18-$50, cover, 482-6425 Ex p e c t : Dance music from 80s and 90s to today, great DJ and bartend- p.m., no cover, 485-1038 563-1102 Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l h a r m o n i c — Live at ers, free pizza available all night long. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on Su s a n Ma e a n d Ne w Ye s t r d a y — Lunch/Classical at Crescendo Cafe, The Landing. Ho u r s : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Variety at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Wednesday, January 25 Sweetwater Sound, Fort Wayne, 12 Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, p.m., no cover, 432-8176 426-2537 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Jo s h — Je f f McDo n a l d — Folk at Don Hall’s HAMILTON HOUSE To d d Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo ba y Du o — Karaoke at Columbia Street West, Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m., no cover, Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • 260-488-3344 R&B/blues/variety at Mad Anthony’s no cover, 489-2524 Lake City Tap House, Warsaw, 8 422-5055 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on p.m., no cover, (574) 268-2537 Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Nick’s Martini at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort tap, 6 large HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), inter- We s t Ce n t r a l Qu a r t e t — Jazz/variety & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 7:30-10:30 Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., no cover, 426- net juke, pool table, karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort p.m., no cover, 482-6425 2537 Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no cover, 482- Fo r t Wa y n e Co m e d y Co n n e c t i o n — Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ 6425 Comedy at Latch String Bar & Grill, Corner of roads 1 and 427. Ho u r s : 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 483- 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full 5526 5827 m t Service; P : MC, Visa Sunday, January 22 Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at Mad Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t — Variety at The Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL Bl u e s Ja m Ho s t e d b y Le e Le w i s a n d 6-9 p.m., no cover, 426-2537 Fr i e n d s — Open jam at Checkerz p.m., $1, (260) 482-1618 Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., no Li v e DJ — Variety at Columbia Street Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, x p e c t cover, 489-0286 Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no E : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. 422-5055 Ye s t e r d a y ’s He a d t r i p — Variety at cover, 422-5896 Mondays, $2.75 imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; Op e n Mic — Variety at Pedal City, Fort Wednesdays, $2 wells and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 415-6167 Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; comedy improv/ Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t — Variety at The Friday, January 27 open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & Saturday. No Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., $1, 482-1618 Am e r i c a n I d o l K a r a o k e w/Ja y — Variety cover. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Ho u r s : Monday, January 23 at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort l c o h o l 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. 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Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- is simply a record of breezy songs with only one goal: while alluding to ancient Norse culture. It’s not clear town, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 to give our tired ears a much needed refrain from the whether Wardruna will continue on now that their a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc static and squall. Dr. Dog have paroled us from the triptych of runic albums is complete, but if they do, it sentence of anger and disillusionment, even for only will be interesting to see what path they choose to take main street bistro & martini lounge an album’s length at a time. (John Hubner) after their bout with ancient Norse culture and mysti- Music/Variety • 200 E. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-420-8633 cism. (Ryan Smith) Ex p e c t : A downtown dining destination with something for everyone, from pizza and wings to fine steaks and seafood. Main Street Goes Wardruna Live with DJs, live entertainment and special events every Friday Runaljold-Ragnarok ESP Ohio and Saturday at 10 p.m.; new menu, low prices, great quality food. Starting Point of the Royal Cyclopean Ge t t i n g Th e r e : In the First Source Bank Building, corner of Barr and The end of Main streets, downtown. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-close Wednesday-Friday; 4 the world nev- Guided By p.m.-3 a.m. Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, er sounded so Voices chairman Amex good. Robert Pollard Wardruna’s and indie guitar Mitchell’s sports & neighborhood grill third album, and stalwart/multi- Sports & Music • 6179 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-387-5063 final in a three- tasker Doug Gil- Ex p e c t : Family-friendly atmosphere, great food, all sports packages release cycle, lard share a rich on over 40 TVs, craft beers and more. 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The sub- classic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of late the earth. The source material may be obscure, sequent tour’s primary revenue was in the form of small plate appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink spe- especially to Americans, but the sound and subject sour grapes, and Pollard sacked all but Gillard, who cials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next matter have deep resonance in Scandinavia. remained with GBV until its first official demise in to the Rib Room. Ho u r s : Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Wardruna were founded by Einar Selvik in Fin- 2004. Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex land in 2003 along with Gaahl and Linda Fay Hella. In addition to GBV, the Pollard/Gillard partner- STATE GRILL Selvik and Gaahl were both members of Norwegian ship yielded fruitful results in the form of Speak Kind- Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 black metal band Gorgoroth at the time. Going by the ly of Your Volunteer Fire Department and two releases Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and personnel, and subject matter, and general acceptance under the Lifeguards moniker. In a nutshell, when Gil- friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous by the black metal scene, one might expect Wardruna lard is on board, Pollard tends to up his game. So in jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- to be a sort of metal band not unlike Gorgoroth. But addition to the recent (circa 2016) news that Gillard day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s they’re not, at least not formally. They play a dis- has rejoined another reconstituted GBV lineup, we get Sammy Hagar bar & Beach Bar Rum, Riverbend Pizza. Ge t t i n g tinctive brand of ambient Nordic folk – no modern- a new project from the pair. Th e r e : Corner of State and Crescent. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 sounding guitar distortion here. But that’s a relief. For This time they go by the handle of ESP Ohio, p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : all of its thunder, metal can be a constricting genre. and the latest, Starting Point of the Royal Cyclopean, Full Service; Pm t .: Cash only; ATM on site Wardruna’s concept as a folk-oriented outfit allows for sounds pretty solid. If you dug the slightly spindly more freedom of expression. power pop/psych nuggets the two laid down on previ- Given a cursory listen, one might mistake Ragn- ous collaborations, then you’ll appreciate the comfort arok for any number of types of world music, or even food found within this new record. a recording of incidental music from Game of Thrones “Tom Tom Small and Wonderful” may not do (Selvik has actually composed music much more than orbit the runway after takeoff, but for the History Channel’s Vikings). But the tunes on it’s one of the few Pollard song titles that actually has Ragnarok have a richness and studied quality that de- resonance in the sound of the song itself. Gillard’s sig- fies easy categorization or casual dismissal. Recon- nature guitar crunch and finesse is unmistakable – as structed ancient Norse instruments (primitive deerskin it is on “Lithuanian Bombshells” which could have drums, tagelharpe, mix with modern instruments, vo- easily fit on GBV’s Half Smiles of the Decomposed. cals and even natural sounds like the growls of wolves The pealing intro to opener “A Much Needed Shot and the wind blowing through trees. The tempo, in the Arm” is as accessible to the uninitiated as it is rhythm, and volume ebbs and flows throughout. nostalgically satisfying to longtime fans, and the pay- AIRING THIS WEEKEND • january 21 Opening track “Tyr,” named after the rune of the off chorus and Pollard’s confident vocals (even if the ancient Norse god of war and justice, starts the album Captain is, uh, fading slightly) check off all the boxes. off on an ominous but atmospheric note The deeply The stately, jangling “Miss Hospital ‘93” sounds like Commander resonant horns that kick in about a minute into the a classic somehow accidentally left off Speak Kindly... track seem to portend the battle-packed music hinted and rediscovered 17 years later. Slight sonic depar- at by the album title will come to fruition. Second tures such as “You the Earthman” and “Flowers and Cody track “UruR,” which stretches past the 10-minute Magazines” don’t detract from the flow of the record, mark, builds up tension with a hypnotic rhythmic pat- nor to they enhance it. tern. By the time third track “Isa,” named after the Crucially, though, Starting Point of the Royal Cy- rune indicating ice, comes around, its subtly uplifting clopean sounds like veteran music makers having fun AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • january 28 but still haunting chorus makes it clear that this album making music. And when you’ve made as much music focused on a battle has its mind on the hallowed and as Pollard and Gillard have, that’s a heartening thing. the sacred and not on bloodshed and mayhem. (D.M. Jones) Pink Droyd Throughout the rest of the album, Wardruna takes Send two copies of new CD releases to 2305 E. its time and gives the listener space to absorb the at- Esterline Rd., Columbia City, IN 46725. It is also mospheric music. 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Wells St., Fort Wayne 260-422-7500 • NOT A COUPON 260.420.3474 / Not a Coupon 12------www.whatzup.com------January 19, 2017 ------Calendar • On the Road------The summer tour announcements are roll- Aaron Carter Feb. 16 House of Blues Valparaiso ing in fast and this first one is likely to be Aaron Lewis Feb. 17 St. Andrews Hall Detroit one of the biggest of the year. Megastars U2 Road Notez The Accidentals Mar. 2 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI are hitting the road to celebrate the 30th an- AFI w/The Chain Gang Jan. 31 Riviera Theatre Chicago niversary of The Joshua Tree. The band is CHRIS HUPE After the Burial w/Immure, Fit for a King, Fit for an Autopsy, Invent, Animate Feb. 23 St. Andrews Hall Detroit looking to the past to help reconnect with Agent Orange w/The Queers, Guttermouth Mar. 16 The Hi Fi Indianapolis fans following the disappoint reception to their 2014 album, Songs Of Innocence, while Agnes Obel Mar. 30 Old Town School Chicago they continue to work on new tunes for the follow-up album, likely to hit store shelves Agnes Obel Mar. 31 The Ark Ann Arbor later this year. In addition to playing The Joshua Tree in its entirety, U2 are looking into Al Di Meola Feb. 21 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI dusting off some older tunes that have either never been played live before or have only Albert Cummings Mar. 10 Lerner Theatre South Bend seen the light of day on a rare occasion. Of course, you’ll hear all of the hits as well. The Alkaline Trio Jan. 19 Metro Chicago Joshua Tree tour stops at Chicago’s Soldier Field on June 3 and Cleveland’s First Energy Allah-Las Mar. 16 Thalia Hall Chicago Field on July 1. The Lumineers open up the Chicago show while OneRepublic open the Amaranthe Mar. 3 The Hub Fort Wayne Cleveland show. Ana Popovic Feb. 21 Vegetable Buddies South Bend Anoushka Shankar Mar. 26 Rhinehart Music Ctr., IPFW Fort Wayne Def Leppard and Tesla were on tour together for most of the fall last year. It must have Anthony Brown & Group Therapy w/Travis Greene, Johnathan McReynolds Feb. 27 Fox Theatre Detroit gone well, as the two bands plan to continue touring together this spring. REO Speed- Anthony Gomes Jan. 28 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne wagon was the middle band on last year’s bill but will be replaced by Poison for the Anthony Hamilton w/Collective Peace June 1 Sound Board Detroit spring/summer 2017 tour. Poison have not played together for five years and haven’t put Anthrax w/Killswitch Engage Apr. 8 The Fillmore Detroit out any new music in 10 years, but they have decided to give it another go, reuniting to The Architects w/Stray from the Path, Make Them Suffer Mar. 7 Shelter Detroit celebrate their 30th anniversary as a band. This super-trio of rock bands can be seen at Van Ariana Grande Feb. 26 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on April 17, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Chicago Artie Lang Mar. 10 Sound Board Detroit June 24 and Klipsch Music Center in Indianapolis on June 25. At The Drive-In Mar. 27 The Fillmore Detroit While we are mentioning anniversary tours, we might as well include Simple Plan’s up- ATB w/Orjan Nilsen, Ben Nicky, DJ Kontor, Mario Florek Feb. 24 Concord Music Hall Chicago coming 15th anniversary tour. The Montreal, Quebec natives were a big part of the mall- Audien Feb. 18 Concord Music Hall Chicago punk movement of the early 2000s, with their debut album, No Pads, No Helmets ... Just Back 2 the 80s feat. Jalil & Ecstacy of Whodini, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Al B. Sure, Balls achieving double Platinum status. The tour kicks off March 19 in Florida and winds Force MD’s, Hi-Five, Cherrelle, Doug E. Fresh Mar. 17 Fox Theatre Detroit its way through our neck of the woods a couple of weeks later with May 31 in Chicago, Bad Suns Mar. 4 Deluxe Indianapolis April 3 in Detroit and April 4 in Cleveland on the itinerary. Set It Off and Seaway open Badfish Jan. 28 Concord Music Hall Chicago the shows. Badfish Jan. 29 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Badfish Feb. 1 House of Blues Cleveland Last year’s Rock N Skull Festival took place near Chicago and featured a ton of bands Badfish Feb. 2 St. Andrews Hall Detroit that any 80s rock or melodic rock fan would love to see. This year the festival is moving Badfish Feb. 3 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH a little out of our usual coverage area, to Pekin, Illinois, near Peoria. Likely a “make or Band of Heathens Feb. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor break” year for the festival, organizer Justin Murr says he is “all in” for this year and put Barenaked Ladies Mar. 3 Sound Board Detroit his money where his mouth is. Headliners for the three-day show are Ace Frehley, Steel The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ Jan. 20 Honeywell Center Wabash Panther and Dokken, with 21 other bands on the bill including Warrant, Firehouse, Ben Folds Feb. 17 Buskirk-Chumley Theatre Bloomington Bulletboys, Jack Russell’s Great White, L.A. Guns and rare appearances by Tyketto, Benjamin Gibbard Jan. 19-20 Thalia Hall Chicago Wildside and Southgang. Tickets are pretty cheap too at just $49 a day for general ad- Bernadette Peters & Boston Pops Orchestra Apr. 1 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio mission. It sounds too good to pass up. The festival takes place October 27-29, so there’s Big & Rich Feb. 3 Firekeepers Casino Battle Creek, MI plenty of time left to plan for the weekend. Anyone want to carpool? Big Gigantic Mar. 2 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Big Sean w/Madeintyo Mar. 31 Aragon Ballroom Chicago [email protected] Big Wild Apr. 7 Concord Music Hall Chicago Big Wild Apr. 8 Majestic Theatre Detroit Colin Hay Mar. 10 Thalia Hall Chicago Big Wreck Feb. 26 Shelter Detroit Cory Branan Mar. 29 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Bill Charlap Trio Apr. 30 The Ark Ann Arbor D.R.A.M. w/River Tiber, Nebu Kiniza Jan. 27 Metro Chicago Bill Maher Apr. 8 Fox Theatre Detroit Daedmau5 Apr. 15 The Fillmore Detroit Black Joe Lewis Mar. 3 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH The Damned Apr. 23 House of Blues Chicago Black Joe Lewis Mar. 4 Metro Chicago The Damned Apr. 26 Deluxe Indianapolis Black Stone Cherry w/Caleb Johnson, Through Fire Mar. 26 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI The Damned Apr. 27 Bogart’s Cincinnati Black Tiger Sex Machine w/Dabin Kai Wachi Feb. 11 St. Andrews Hall Detroit The Damned Apr. 29 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Black Tiger Sex Machine w/Dabin Kai Wachi Feb. 17 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Dan + Shay Apr. 7 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Blue October Mar. 16 House of Blues Chicago Dan + Shay Apr. 9 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Bon Jovi Mar. 22 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Dashboard Confessional Jan. 27 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Bon Jovi Mar. 29 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Dashboard Confessional Jan. 28 House of Blues Chicago BonJovi Mar. 18 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Dave Alvin and The Guilty Ones May 5 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI BonJovi Mar. 19 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland David Phelps Apr. 14 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Born of Osiris w/Volumes, Oceans Ate Alaska, Within the Ruins, Fire from the Gods Mar. 19 House of Blues Chicago Davy Knowles Feb. 3 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Bowling for Soup w/Runaway Kids, Direct Hit! Apr. 2 House of Blues Cleveland Dawes Mar. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago Brantley Gilbert w/Tucker Beathard, Luke Combs Feb. 23 Ford Center Evansville The Day the Music Died Jan. 19 Eagles Theatre Wabash Breaking Benjamin Jan. 28 House of Blues Cleveland Daya Mar. 26 House of Blues Chicago Bring Me the Horizon w/Underoath, Beartooth Mar. 13 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Daya Mar. 29 House of Blues Cleveland The Cadillac Three w/Brent Cobb Feb. 3 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Deafheaven w/This Will Destroy You, Emma Ruth Rundle Mar. 17 St. Andrews Hall Detroit The Cadillac Three w/Brent Cobb Feb. 4 Deluxe Indianapolis Delbert McClinton Mar. 6 The Ark Ann Arbor The Cadillac Three w/Aubrie Sellers Feb. 9 House of Blues Cleveland Dennis DeYoung Feb. 11 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville California Guitar Trio Mar. 3 Schubas Tavern Chicago The Devil Makes Three Jan. 21 Riviera Theatre Chicago Carter Winter Jan. 20 8 Seconds Saloon Cleveland The Devil Makes Three Jan. 22 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Casting Crowns w/Danny Gokey, Unspoken Mar. 3 Huntington Center Toledo Diamond Dogs Feb. 10 House of Blues Cleveland Cellrs Feb. 3 Metro Chicago Dinosaur Jr. Mar. 11 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Celtic Woman Apr. 25 Stranahan Theatre Toledo Dinosaur Jr. Mar. 13 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Charlie Wilson w/Fantasia, Johnny Gill Feb. 17 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Dinosaur Jr. Mar. 16 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Chris Rock Apr. 28-29 Fox Theatre Detroit Dionne Warwick Jan. 21 Stranahan Theatre Toledo Chris Rock May 4 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Dionne Warwick Jan. 28 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Chris Tucker Jan. 21 Fox Theatre Detroit DNCE Feb. 2 House of Blues Cleveland Chronixx Mar. 11 Metro Chicago Dorothy w/The Georgia Flood Feb. 21 Shelter Detroit Chuck Prophet Mar. 17 Old Town School Chicago Doyle Bramhall II Feb. 9 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express Mar. 19 B-Side Fort Wayne Drake White and the Big Fire Apr. 21 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Cloud Catcher w/Bison Machine Mar. 23 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Drive By Truckers Feb. 3 Majestic Theatre Detroit Coin Feb. 18 Deluxe Indianapolis Drive-By Truckers Feb. 2 Vic Theatre Chicago Cold War Kids w/Middle Kids Mar. 18 Riviera Theatre Chicago Duke Tumatoe Apr. 13 Eagles Theatre Wabash Cold War Kids w/Middle Kids Mar. 19 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Eilen Jewel May 3 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Cold War Kids w/Middle Kids Mar. 21 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Eisley Mar. 10 Shelter Detroit

January 19, 2017------www.whatzup.com------13 ------Calendar • On the Road------Eisley Mar. 13 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Journey Mar. 31 Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Eli Young Band Feb. 11 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Journey Apr. 1 Ford Center Evansville Elizabeth Cook Mar. 15 Hi Fi Indianapolis Juicy J w/Belly, Project Pat Mar. 9 House of Blues Cleveland Elizabeth Cook Mar. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Juicy J w/Belly, Project Pat Mar. 10 The Fillmore Detroit Elvis Lives Jan. 26 Honeywell Center Wabash Juicy J w/Belly, Project Pat Mar. 12 Egyptian Room Indianapolis The English Beat Mar. 17 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Juicy J w/Belly, Project Pat Mar. 17 House of Blues Chicago Eric Church Feb. 23 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Julian Lage w/Chris Eldridge Feb. 26 Old Town School Chicago Eric Church Feb. 24 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Julian Lage w/Chris Eldridge Feb. 27 The Ark Ann Arbor Eric Church Feb. 25 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Julianne Hough w/Derek Hough Apr. 22 Chicago Theatre Chicago Eric Church Apr. 13 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Justin Furstenfeld Feb. 3 The Ark Ann Arbor Eric Gales Mar. 11 Buddy Guy’s Legends Chicago K.Flay Feb. 16 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Eric Paslay Jan. 20 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Katatonia w/Caspian, Uncured Apr. 15 Metro Chicago Experience Hendrix Mar. 22 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Katt Williams Feb. 11 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Experience Hendrix feat. Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Jonny Lang Mar. 23 Fox Theatre Detroit Keith Sweat, K-Cl & JoJo, 112, El DeBarge Apr. 15 Fox Theatre Detroit Explosions in the Sky Apr. 26 House of Blues Cleveland Keller Williams w/Leo Kottke Mar. 10 Park West Chicago Flaming Lips Apr. 17-18 Riviera Theatre Chicago Keller Williams Mar. 16 Blind Pig Ann Arbor Follow Fridays 7 feat. Joe Bates, Daniel Vergara, Dan Alten Feb. 17 CS3 Fort Wayne Keller Williams Mar. 17 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Foxygen Mar. 30 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH KelsiCote Feb. 3 CS3 Fort Wayne Foxygen Mar. 31 Vic Theatre Chicago Kenny Rogers w/Linda Davis Apr. 7 The Palladium Carmel G. Love & Special Sauce Jan. 19 A&R Music Bar Columbus, OH Kings of Leon w/Deerhunter Jan. 22 Fox Theatre Detroit G. Love & Special Sauce Jan. 21 House of Blues Cleveland Kings of Leon w/Deerhunter Jan. 23 United Center Chicago Gabriel Iglesias Feb. 23 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Kinsey Report Apr. 14-15 Kingston Mines Chicago Gabriel Iglesias Mar. 5 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne The Knocks w/Bipolar Sunshine, Gilligan Moss Mar. 11 Concord Music Hall Chicago Gaelic Storm Mar. 3 House of Blues Cleveland The Knocks w/Bipolar Sunshine, Gilligan Moss Mar. 16 Shelter Detroit Game of Thrones: Live Concert Experience Feb. 22 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Lauryn Hill Feb. 7 Palace Theatre Columbus, OH George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic Feb. 19 Thalia Hall Chicago Less Than Jake w/Pepper Feb. 8 Concord Music Hall Chicago Get the Led Out Feb. 24 Emens Auditorium Muncie Less Than Jake w/Pepper Feb. 9 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Green Day w/Against Me! Mar. 27 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Lettuce Feb. 23 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Greensky Bluegrass Feb. 10-11 Vic Theatre Chicago Lettuce Feb. 24 Vic Theatre Chicago Greg Brown Feb. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Lewis Black Apr. 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago The Growlers Mar. 7 Hi Fi Indianapolis Lewis Black Apr. 29 Murat Theatre Indianapolis The Growlers Mar. 10 Metro Chicago Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials Feb. 2-3 Kingston Mines Chicago Hackensaw Boys Apr. 28 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Lilacs Mar. 4 Metro Chicago Hamilton Leithauser Feb. 11 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Lily & Madeleine Feb. 25 Deluxe Indianapolis The Head and the Heart w/Whitney Feb. 23 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Lionel Richie w/Mariah Carey Apr. 11 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI The Head and the Heart w/Whitney Feb. 28 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor Lisa Lampanelli Feb. 17 Sound Board Detroit Hed P.E. w/Flaw Feb. 12 The Hub Fort Wayne Local Natives Mar. 31 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Here Come the Mummies Feb. 18 House of Blues Chicago Lotus Mar. 2-3 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone w/The Buckinghams, The Grass Roots Jan. 21 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Louis the Child Jan. 27 Majestic Theatre Detroit Hippie Sabotage Mar. 11 Majestic Theatre Detroit Loverboy Mar. 10 Firekeepers Casino Battle Creek, MI Hippie Sabotage Mar. 12 House of Blues Chicago Lukas Graham Jan. 24 The Fillmore Detroit Hollerado Jan. 26 St. Andrews Hall Detroit The Lumineers w/Andrew Bird Jan. 20 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Hurray for the Riff Raff w/Ron Gallo Apr. 27 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI The Lumineers w/Andrew Bird Jan. 26 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI Hurray for the Riff Raff w/Ron Gallo Apr. 28 Thalia Hall Chicago The Lumineers w/Andrew Bird Jan. 27 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI I Prevail w/Wage War, Islander, Assuming We Survive Feb. 19 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI The Lumineers w/Andrew Bird Jan. 28 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Ike Reilly Mar. 12 B-Side Fort Wayne The Lumineers w/Andrew Bird Jan. 31 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati Il Volo Mar. 16 Fox Theatre Detroit Lumineers w/Kaleo Mar. 10 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Infected Mushroom Feb. 3 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Lunasa Mar. 25 Old Town School Chicago J. Mark Mcvey & The Heartland Singers Mar. 18 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Lynyrd Skynyrd Feb. 2 Sound Board Detroit J.J. Grey w/Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard Mar. 21 The Ark Ann Arbor The Marcus King Band Feb. 14 The Hi Fi Indianapolis J.J. Grey w/Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard Mar. 24 Thalia Hall Chicago The Marcus King Band Feb. 15-16 Buddy Guy’s Legends Chicago Jacob Sartorius Jan. 28 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Margo Price Apr. 5 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Jacob Sartorius Jan. 29 House of Blues Chicago Margo Price Apr. 7 Thalia Hall Chicago Jagged Edge w/Donell Jones, Kelly Price Feb. 18 Auer Hall, IPFW Fort Wayne Maroon 5 Feb. 22 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Jake Miller w/MAX, Spencer Sutherland Feb. 21 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Maroon 5 Mar. 3 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati Jake Miller w/MAX, Spencer Sutherland Feb. 23 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI The Marshall Tucker Band Apr. 1 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Jake Miller w/MAX, Spencer Sutherland Feb. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Martina McBride w/Lauren Alaina Feb. 3 Chicago Theatre Chicago Jake Miller w/MAX, Spencer Sutherland Feb. 27 House of Blues Chicago Martina McBride w/Lauren Alaina Feb. 23 The Palladium Carmel Japandoids w/Craig Finn Feb. 15 Vic Theatre Chicago Mayday Parade w/Knuckle Puck, Milestones Apr. 22 House of Blues Chicago Jason Aldean Apr. 27 Huntington Center Toledo Mayday Parade w/Knuckle Puck, Milestones Apr. 25 Deluxe Indianapolis The Jasons w/Children of October, The Lurking Corpses, Flamingo Nosebleed Feb. 11 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Mayday Parade w/Knuckle Puck, Milestones Apr. 27 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Jauz Feb. 16 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Mayhem w/Inquisition, Black Anvil Jan. 23 Metro Chicago JD McPherson Mar. 14 Blind Pig Ann Arbor Maze feat. Frankie Beverly Jan. 27 Sound Board Detroit JD McPherson Mar. 17 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN The Menzingers w/Jeff Rosenstock, Rozwell Kid Mar. 1 House of Blues Cleveland Jeff Dunham Jan. 28 Joe Louis Arena Detroit The Menzingers w/Jeff Rosenstock, Rozwell Kid Mar. 3 Metro Chicago Jeff Dunham Jan. 29 Wolstein Center Cleveland Michael Charles Jan. 24 House of Blues Chicago Jerry Seinfeld Apr. 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Midtown Men May 4 Honeywell Center Wabash Jim Brickman Feb. 12 Honeywell Center Wabash Mike Epps w/Sommore, Bruce Bruce, Arnez J, Felipe Esparza Mar. 31 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Jim Jefferies Jan. 26 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Modern Baseball w/Kevin Devine, Sorority Noise, The Obsessives Apr. 18 Concord Music Hall Chicago Joan of Arc w/Magas Jan. 24 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Modern Baseball w/Kevin Devine, Sorority Noise, The Obsessives Apr. 19 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Joe w/Chrisette Michele, Ro James, Vivian Green Feb. 14 Fox Theatre Detroit Mogwai Jan. 24 Thalia Hall Chicago John Mark McMillan w/Josh Garrels Feb. 23 House of Blues Cleveland Molly Hatchet w/Davy Knowles Apr. 22 Lerner Theatre Elkhart John Mark McMillan w/Josh Garrels Feb. 26 House of Blues Chicago Moving Units w/Viktor Fiction, Soviet Mar. 9 Brass Rail Fort Wayne John Moreland Feb. 26 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Musiq Soulchild w/Lyfe Jennings, Kindred Family Soul, Foreign Exchange Feb. 25 Fox Theatre Detroit Johnnyswim Mar. 8 Deluxe Indianapolis Mutts Gone Nuts Apr. 30 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Johnnyswim Mar. 10 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Night Riots Mar. 24 House of Blues Chicago Johnnyswim Mar. 14 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Night Riots Mar. 25 Old National Centre Indianapolis JoJo Mar. 12 Concord Music Hall Chicago Night Riots Mar. 26 St. Andrews Hall Detroit JoJo Mar. 30 House of Blues Cleveland Night Riots Mar. 29 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH JoJo Mar. 31 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Night Riots Mar. 31 House of Blues Cleveland JoJo Apr. 21 Majestic Theatre Detroit Noname w/Ravyn Lenae Feb. 8-9 Metro Chicago Josh Abbott Band Mar. 10 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Nouvelle Vague Mar. 27 Metro Chicago

14------www.whatzup.com------January 19, 2017 ------Calendar • On the Road------The Orwells Mar. 16 Metro Chicago Tom Chaplin Jan. 26 Park West Chicago Panic! at the Disco w/MisterWives, Saint Motel Mar. 8 Wolstein Center Cleveland Toronzo Cannon May 6 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Passenger Mar. 17 Riviera Theatre Chicago Travis Tritt Feb. 18 Stranahan Theatre Toledo Pat Benatar w/Neil Giraldo Mar. 11 Stranahan Theatre Toledo Trey Anastasio w/Natalie Cressman May 5 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Mar. 12 Sound Board Detroit Trey Anastasio w/Natalie Cressman May 6 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Patti Smith Mar. 11 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Trollphace w/Trampa, Skism Mar. 3 Concord Music Hall Chicago Paul Anka Apr. 1 Honeywell Center Wabash Tuck & Patti Jan. 26 The Warehosue Carmel, IN Paul Thorn Apr. 27 The Warehouse Carmel Tweed Funk Apr. 13 Buddy Guy’s Legends Chicago Pierce the Veil w/Falling in Reverse, Crown the Empire Feb. 28 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Twiztid w/Blaze, Boondox, G-Mo Skee, THe R.O.C., Lex the Hex Master Apr. 20 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Pink Martini w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Mar. 4 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne UFO & Saxon Mar. 28 House of Blues Cleveland Pink Talking Fish Mar. 11 Park West Chicago Under the Streetlamps May 5 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne PJ Harvey Apr. 24 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Valerie June Feb. 20 Park West Chicago Puddle of Mudd w/Saving Abel, Tantric Mar. 25 Harpos Concert Theatre Detroit Vanessa Carlton w/Tristen Feb. 22 Schrott Center, Butler Univ. Indianapolis Rachelle Ferrell Mar. 23 Sound Board Detroit Vanessa Carlton w/Tristen Feb. 23 St. Andrews Hall Ann Arbor Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles Mar. 6 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Vanessa Williams Mar. 9 Sound Board Detroit Red Hot Chili Peppers w/Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Feb. 2 Joe Louis Arena Detroit The Vegabonds Feb. 16 The Ark Ann Arbor The Reen Family Singers Mar. 16 Eagles Theatre Wabash Vince Gill & The Time Jumpers Feb. 4 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Regina Spektor Mar. 23 The Fillmore Detroit Vince Staples w/Kilo Kish Mar. 18-19 Metro Chicago Regina Spektor Mar. 24 Chicago Theatre Chicago Vishten Mar. 2 The Ark Ann Arbor REO Speedwagon Apr. 29 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Void King w/Mound Builders, War Sleaze Parasitic Twins Jan. 20 CS3 Fort Wayne The Revivalists Mar. 18 Concord Music Hall Chicago Vulfpeck May 4-5 Metro Chicago Richard Ashcroft Mar. 30 House of Blues Chicago The Way Down Wanderers May 5 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Rick Smiley & Friends Apr. 20 Sound Board Detroit Ween Mar. 16 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Rick Springfield & Richard Marx Feb. 16 Fox Theatre Detroit Whiskey Myers w/The Steel Woods Apr. 13 House of Blues Cleveland Rikishi Feb. 5 CS3 Fort Wayne Whitechapel w/Cattle Decapitation, Goatwhore, Allegaeon Feb. 26 House of Blues Cleveland Ruthie Foster Feb. 16 House of Blues Carmel, IN The Why Store Feb. 17 Mitchell’s Fort Wayne Ryan Stevenson Feb. 3 Honeywell Center Wabash Wilco Feb. 22-23 Chicago Theatre Chicago Sam Roberts Band w/Hollerado Jan. 27 Lincoln Hall Chicago Wilco Feb. 25-26 Chicago Theatre Chicago San Fermin Apr. 12 Thalia Hall Chicago The Wild Reeds w/Blank Range Mar. 6 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Sango w/Monte Booker Feb. 11 Metro Chicago William Singe & Alex Aiono Feb. 14 Majestic Theatre Detroit Sara Watkins Jan. 22 The Ark Ann Arbor William Singe & Alex Aiono Feb. 18 Concord Music Hall Chicago Sara Watkins Jan. 27 The Warehosue Carmel, IN ZZ Top Feb. 25 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH The Schwag Feb. 25 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Jan. 30 House of Blues Cleveland Second City Jan. 21 Honeywell Center Wabash Road Tripz Secondhand Serenade w/Hawthorne Heights, Ronnie Winter Mar. 5 Big Shots Valparaiso BackWater Feb. 24...... 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Switchfoot w/Relient K Feb. 16 House of Blues Cleveland Taizhou Luantan Opera Mar. 19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Talib Kweli w/Styles P, K’valentine Feb. 2 Metro Chicago Tangled Chords w/Kill Le Kill, Leones Feb. 11 CS3 Fort Wayne Tedeschi Trucks Band w/North Mississippi Allstars Jan. 19 Chicago Theatre Chicago Temptations Jan. 29 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Tennis Mar. 9 Thalia Hall Chicago Tennis w/Overcoats Mar. 10 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Terry Fator Mar. 4 Fox Theatre Detroit Tesla Feb. 17 Hard Rock Rocksino Battle Creek, MI Tesla Feb. 18 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Tesla Feb. 21 The Fillmore Detroit Testament w/Sepultura, Prong Apr. 28 Majestic Theatre Detroit Testament w/Sepultura, Prong May 2 Concord Music Hall Chicago Texas Tenors Jan. 27 The Palladium Carmel Texas Tenors Jan. 28 The Palladium Carmel Texas Tenors Mar. 17 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne The Texas Tenors Mar. 18 Lerner Theatre Elkhart The-Dream Feb. 25 Metro Chicago Thomas Rhett Mar. 2 Allen Co. 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January 19, 2017------www.whatzup.com------15 Something to Cheer About Hidden Figures tells the remarkable true story of three African American women who made essential contributions to NASA in the early 1960s as the Unit- Flix ed States was competing with, and sometimes falling behind, the Soviets in the race into space. The film- CATHERINE LEE making team behind the movie is so enthusiastic to bring this celebration of skill, courage and persistence dressed for work but stuck on the side of the road with to light, the film sometimes pounds its message out car trouble. A white cop stops and questions them. with more than a little corny or obvious emphasis. But He isn’t very friendly until he learns that they work the accomplishments of Katherine Goble (later John- for NASA. Then he offers them an escort to Langley, son), Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson are not di- which gives another opportunity to school the audi- minished by the showbiz gloss added to make sure the ence. Driving fast behind the siren-blazing police car audience responds. Hidden Figures makes you want Mary exclaims, “Three Negro ladies are chasing a to stand up and cheer. white police officer down the highway in Hampton, How amazing is the story? The producer of the Virginia in 1961. Ladies, that there is a God-ordained film, Donna Gigliotti, purchased the film rights for miracle!” Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same title while it This encounter gives the ladies an occasion to was still in outline form. demonstrate their personalities, and affords the won- Hidden Figures begins in 1926 with the parents derful actresses that portray them a perfect moment of a young Katherine being told that their daughter to charm. Taraji P. Henson as Katherine is the level- is a math genius and should be allowed to attend a headed practical thinker. Octavia Spencer as Doro- school for gifted students. The scene is sweet, but un- thy Vaughan is mechanically inclined and a seeker necessary to convince me that an African American of respect. Janelle Monae as Mary Jackson is a flirty girl could be a math genius. Hidden Figures makes boundary pusher with a quick, sharp tongue. Each per- Katherine Goble the central story of the women. At former gets multiple opportunities to showcase their 98, Goble received the highest civilian honor our talent and their characters’ unique contributions. country bestows, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Next, we meet Katherine, Dorothy and Mary Continued on page 17 ------Hidden Figures Tops the Box Again Tops at the Box: For the second consecutive weekend the very good Hidden Figures took the top spot at the U.S. box office, selling another $20.5 mil- ScreenTime lion, bringing the film’s four-week total to $55 million in the U.S. I could see this one nabbing a couple Oscar GREG W. LOCKE nominations due to its surprise success at the box of- fice. Good flick, this one. Not great, though. invites over the year for advance screenings in which Also at the Box: La La Land is the year’s big win- I would be asked to give feedback. Apparently the ner, I guess. I’ve not seen the flick yet, but plan to film had a very troubled post production phase. Looks before the Oscars. It looks good enough, but I can’t good, though. In addition to a decent enough director imagine anything being more worthy than Moonlight. and a great cast, the film was written by Robert D. La La Land took the No. 2 spot at last weekend’s U.S. Siegel, who also wrote The Wrestler and Big Fan. box office, selling another $14.5 million last weekend, Also out is action flick xXx: The Return of Xan- bringing its six-week worldwide sales total to a very der Cage, starring Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Samuel solid $129 million. Seems unbeatable. Taking the No. L. Jackson, Toni Collette and Tony Jaa. This one will 3 spot last weekend was Sing which sold $13.8 mil- probably do well. It’s the kind of movie that, when it lion, upping the film’s four-week total to $233 million does do well, makes me feel like I’m out of touch with in the U.S. and just under $400 million worldwide. the general population. Next up is horror thriller Split, Yeah, sure, it looks cute. Rogue One continued to roll, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring James EveryEvery IUIU basketballbasketball gamegame selling another $13.8 million, upping the mega-hit’s McAvoy as a crazy person with several different per- five-week total to $499 million in the U.S. and $979 sonalities. I think he has 27, if I remember the trailer million worldwide. There were people who worried correctly. I’m pretty sure this one is going to be a hot plusplus pre-pre- andand post-gamepost-game this film would flop. I have had four conversations mess, but thus far the reviews have been surprisingly with four different people who claim Rogue One is strong. Looks insane to me, like Shyamalan is both the best thing to come from the Star Wars world. I’m desperate and possessed, trying to reclaim the suc- showsshows onon thethe homehome ofof IUIU skeptical, but also excited to see the film. Rounding cesses of his past. I was a fan for much longer than out last weekend’s Top 5 horror flick The Bye Bye most, but I’ve given up, I think. Given up on M. Night Man which sold about $14 million over its first three Shyamalan. And just when I finally remembered how days of release. Doesn’t look so great to me. to spell his last name. Next up is a movie called The sportssports inin northeastnortheast IndianaIndiana Also of note, something called Monster Trucks Resurrection of Gavin Stone opening on 1,000 screens. came out and sold $10.5 million. It’s called Monster I think this is one of those Christian films. Gotta be. Trucks. Monster Trucks. Looks extremely cheesy and low brow to me. New This Week: Four very different films open ScreenRant: Oscar nominations are about to be this weekend, starting with The McDonalds Movie, announced. I’m curious to know two things: (1) What John Lee Handcock’s much discussed The Founder, films do my regular readers think are deserving of the starring Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, Laura Dern, year’s highest honors; and (2) do I actually have regu- Patrick Wilson and Linda Cardellini. Produced by the lar readers? Send your thoughts on Film in 2016 to the Weinstein Company, The Founder was supposed to email address below. be 2016’s big Oscar film. Or one of them. I got two [email protected] 16------www.whatzup.com------January 19, 2017 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Wi n t e r Re f l e c t i o n s — Works from local and national artists, Tuesday- 8t h An n u a l Po s t c a r d Sh o w & Sa l e — Saturday and by appointment Postcard-sized works in a variety thru Feb. 4, Castle Gallery Fine Art, Finding Fun Can Be a Big Bore of media, Tuesday-Sunday thru Fort Wayne, 426-6568 Feb. 10, Artlink Contemporary Art A Wi n t e r Wo n d e r l a n d o f Ar t — Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, The Uses of Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Works from over 20 artists includ- Boredom, & The Secret of Games by Ian Bogost, Br i g h t , Bo l d & Co l o r f u l — Colorful ing Norman Bradley, George works from local artists, Monday- McCullough, Austin Cartwright, Basic Books, 2016 On Books Sayaka Ganz and more, Tuesday- Saturday thru Jan. 30, Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Saturday, Jan. 21-Feb. 13 (artist You’d expect that a videogame designer would EVAN GILLESPIE 436-0927 reception 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11), Crestwoods Frame Shop & understand a thing or two about fun. That’s why Ian Br i l l i a n t Op t i c s : A Sp e c t r u m o f Me d i u m s a n d Co l o r — Works from Gallery, Roanoke, 672-2080 Bogost, who is both a game designer and a philoso- is fun despite the fact that sometimes he hates playing the Fort Wayne Museum of Art’s pher, would be the perfect person to write a collection it. It’s a situation we can understand, but we might traveling exhibition series, daily Artifacts of musings about the nature of fun and play. In Play argue that such a game is not very fun while we’re thru Jan. 31, Franco D’Agostino Art dealing with its frustrating aspects, and it’s only fun Gallery, Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, Wi n t e r Pa r t y — Live music and light Anything, Bogost tries to nail down a definition of fun, 422-5561 on balance if it also gives us moments of true enjoy- appetizers, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. with an eye toward convincing us that the key to sat- De c a t u r Sc u l p t u r e To u r — 31 original 20, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $15 isfaction in life lies in our embrace of fun. Bogost’s ment. sculptures and 15 permanent exhib- ($8 members), 422-6467 definition of fun is at odds with the standard defini- Bogost also uses examples like a fun night its on display, walking tour maps Ar t i s t Le c t u r e — Sue Walsh, cre- tion, however, and his argument is made a bit out with friends in which we go out with the available, thru April 1, Decatur, ative director at New York City’s free, 724-2605 SYPartners and faculty member less than convincing by the fact that his same friends to the same place and eat the same Fo r t Wa y n e , Am e r i c a n Mo n o l o g u e — A who worked with Milton Glaser for book is not very much fun at all. hot wings we always do, night after night. If new body of Fort Wayne-based nearly a decade, discusses the The central thesis of all Bo- this particular night is fun, Bogost says, it’s works by Oakland, California-based iconic graphic designer, 7:30 p.m. gost’s essays is a refutation of the because something was different tonight: artist Brett Armory, Tuesday- Thursday, Feb. 2, North Campus Sunday thru Feb. 26, Fort Wayne Auditorium, University of Saint idea that we can make unfun things someone behaved differently than he usu- Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, Francis, Fort Wayne, 399-7999 – work, boring plane trips, etc. – more ally does; something different happened. free), 422-6467 fun by trying to make a game out of But is that true? Isn’t it possible to have Jo h n Ba e d e r Ta k e s Wi n g o n a Hi g h e r Ro a d — Hyper-realist art from one Upcoming Exhibits them. That notion, Bogost says, makes fun in the same way over and over again? of the 20th century’s most important the assumption that fun comes from Is novelty really a requirement of fun? It artists, Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. FEBRUARY within us; we make things fun by bring- would seem, despite Bogost’s protesta- 22, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Be e s w a x & Ba s k e t s — Works of ing a playful attitude to them. That’s not tions, not. $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467 encaustic painting, basketry Kim Vi t o & He a t h e r Mi l l e r — and woven sculpture from Ruth the way fun works, Bogost argues, and Much of Bogost’s book is a dia- Immersive sculptural works and Koomler, Monday-Saturday, Feb. such attempts to turn tedious things into fun logue with the writing of the late Da- contemporary prints, Tuesday- 1-28, Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, things are doomed to fail. vid Foster Wallace, with whom Bogost Sunday thru Feb. 10, Artlink Fort Wayne, 436-0927 Instead, he says, we must understand repetitively both disagrees and agrees. There is Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Tim Br u m b e l o e Re t r o s p e c t i v e — A ret- what fun really is, and then we’ll be able to certainly an affinity between the two writers, howev- Wayne, 424-7195 rospective of local photographer’s A Ma r y Po pp i n s Ga r d e n Pa r t y — works over the past 25 years, see fun everywhere. Fun is not, he insists, about en- er; both Bogost and Wallace have a tendency to look Child-oriented garden exhibit, Monday-Friday, Feb. 2-March 17 joyment or happiness or excitement. It’s about two minutely at seemingly insignificant details and spend Tuesday-Sunday thru April 1, (opening reception 6-7:30 p.m. things: finding something unexpected in the familiar; many, many pages circling incessantly around simple Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Thursday, Feb. 2), Lupke Gallery, Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5 (2 University of Saint Francis North and succeeding at something within a constraining set ideas. The verbosity of the text is numbing, and it feels and under, free), 427-6440 Campus, Fort Wayne, 399-7999 of limitations. To illustrate both components of fun, like the very antithesis of fun. Mi l t o n Gl a s e r : Si x t y Ye a r s o f De s i g n Ge n e r a t i o n s : A Vi e w o f Wh o Wa s he returns over and over to a story about a time he There are appealing aspects of Bogost’s philoso- — Works from the one of the Wh o — Works by Romare Bearden, was dragging his young daughter through a crowded phy of fun, such as his assertion that there is much nation’s preeminent graphic design- Kara Walker, Alma Thomas, Jacob ers, daily, Jan. 21-Feb. 21 (open- Lawrence and other African- shopping mall. To cope with the very unfun situation, to be learned by being acutely aware of the ordinary ing reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday, American artists, Tuesday-Sunday, his daughter amused herself by trying not to step on things around us. It’s also easy to get on board with his Jan. 21), Weatherhead Gallery, Feb. 4-April 9, Fort Wayne the cracks between the mall’s floor tiles. She found distaste for irony. USF Rolland Art Center, University Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, an unexpected play space in a familiar place (a mall It’s harder, though, to get excited about the pro- of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- free), 422-6467 7999 2017 Sc h o l a s t i c Ar t & Wr i t i n g floor), and she created fun by imposing a set of rules posed applications of his fun philosophy. We can Ou t d o o r Sc u l p t u r e In v i t a t i o n a l — Aw a r d s — Award-winning works on herself that controlled how she could walk across make breakfast fun, he says, by turning our desire for Fifteen outdoor sculptures from from northern Indiana and north- the floor. Instant fun. the perfect cup of coffee into a rule-bound quest, and regional artists, daily thru April 30, west Ohio middle and high school It’s very easy to quibble with Bogost’s thesis, be- we can find fun in a trip to Walmart by obsessively School of Creative Arts campus, students, Tuesday-Sunday, Feb. University of Saint Francis North 12-April 9, Fort Wayne Museum of ginning with his insistence that fun is not about en- cataloging the mundane products we find there. May- Campus, Fort Wayne, 399-7999 Art, $5-$7 (members, free), 422- joyment. He uses the example of his son’s frustration be you can, Mr. Bogost, but I don’t think I can. Pa t r i c i a Bi e s e n : Pa s t e l s , In k Dr a w i n g 6467 with a difficult videogame, a game that the boy claims [email protected] & Ac r y l i c — Works from Chicago- MARCH based artist recently relocated to 41s t Hi g h Sc h o o l Exhibition — Student Fort Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday art from Great Lakes region high thru Feb. 29, Foellinger-Freimann schools, daily, March 2-19 (awards Botanical Conservatory, Fort FLIX - From Page 16 ceremony 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Wayne, $3-$5 (2 and under, free), March 2), Weatherhead Gallery, 427-6440 At NASA, the ladies are computers. They figure Dorothy does all the work of supervisor for the USF Rolland Art Center, University and check the math for NASA’s white, male engi- “colored” computers, but does not get the pay or re- A Pe e k a t t h e St u d i o Cr e a t i o n s o f of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- Do c Wi e d m a n : Tr a d i t i o n a l Ca r v e r 7999 neers. This is back in the day before computers were spect of the position. Kirsten Dunst is perfectly curt o f Wo o d Si n c e 1980 — Nearly 70 SOCA St u d e n t Hi g h l i g h t s Exhibition: original works by Huntington-based machines. During the film, a huge IBM mainframe ar- and chilly as Vivian Mitchell, Dorothy’s white coun- 3D — Works from students enrolled wood artist, Monday-Friday thru rives, but it isn’t functional while the Space Task Force terpart. Dorothy teaches herself and her colleagues the in USF’s School of Creative Arts’ Feb. 28, Balentine Gallery, Arts, 3D studio art program, daily, is racing to get a man into orbit around the earth. computer skills that make them indispensable. Commerce & Visitors Centre, March 2-19 (opening reception 6-8 Bluffton, 824-5222 Katherine gets assigned to the space mission be- The script by Allison Shroeder and Theodore Melfi p.m. Saturday, March 2), John P. cause she is an expert on analytic geometry, a skill is ambitious and includes so much information about Pr i s m — Works examining the relation- Weatherhead Gallery and Goldfish needed and in short supply. In the new group, she is the cultural climate of the time, the few overly instruc- ship between color and our percep- Gallery, Mimi and Ian Rolland Art tion of art, Tuesday-Sunday thru ignored (at first) by the boss, Kevin Costner, playing a tive moments are easily overlooked. (John Glenn was and Visual Communication Center, Feb. 10, Artlink Contemporary Art University of Saint Francis, Fort composite of NASA bosses, called Al Harrison. Oth- not that young or that much of a frat boy persona.) Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Wayne, 399-7999 Ro b e r t Ki p n i s s : Th e Wh i s p e r i n g Li g h t ers are more hostile, including chief engineer, Paul Melfi also directs, and as entertaining as Pharell’s Ga r d e n Pa r t y — Garden-themed Stafford (a miscast Jim Parsons). Outside of work, song “Runnin’” is, watching Henson scoot back and — Recent painted and printed works in a variety of mediums from works by American artist, Tuesday- Katherine, a widow, is romanced by Col. Jim Johnson forth to the “colored” bathroom is a bit much, even if local artists, Monday-Saturday, Sunday thru Jan. 22, Fort Wayne March 3-31 (artist reception, 10 (Mahershala Ali). it does lay the groundwork for an appropriately angry Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 4), Mary works with the engineering group and is en- declaration. free), 422-6467 Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort couraged by her boss to become an engineer. He’s the At the end of Hidden Figures, we see photos of the Th r o u g h t h e Ye a r s — Works in vari- Wayne, 436-0927 ous 2D mediums, daily thru Feb. son of Jews who fled Poland, and now he’s a success in real women of Hidden Figures. Their steady, dignified 10, Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Main America. She pursues the opportunity to take the nec- air makes you crave their real stories, though Hidden Library, Allen County Public Library, essary engineering preparatory classes at an all-white Figures conveys with vigor and joy the respect they Fort Wayne, 312-9941 school. At home, Mary has a husband advocating for deserve. civil rights. Levi (Aldis Hodge) first underestimates and then supports her. [email protected] January 19, 2017------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing Lo v e No t e s — Fort Wayne Ballet’s traditional Valentine’s Day perfor- Fa i l u r e : A Lo v e St o r y — Musical com- mance, 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10; You Can Learn a Lot from Failure edy about three sisters whose time 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, runs out, 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. cur- Feb. 11, PPG ArtsLab, Auer Center “Once upon a time …” Time. That word features tain, Friday-Saturday, Jan. 20-21 for Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, in so many of the stories we tell, but how much do and 27-28 and Feb. 3-4, Arena $20-$50, 422-4226 we really pay attention to it? The relationship that we, Director’s Notes Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, $40 Da n i e l Ti g e r ’s Ne i gh b o r h o o d Li v e ! — (includes dinner & show), 424-5622 From the animated TV series, live, as humans, have with time is complicated, to say the GLORIA MINNICH He r o e s — Dramatic comedy about interactive musical adventure for least. We always seem to be wishing it away, wishing old soldiers who never quite children, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. it would last longer, wishing we could stop it, reverse recover from the war, 7:30 p.m. 16, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, it, replay it and fast forward it. The one thing that we I’ve learned that it is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, Friday-Saturday, Jan. 20-21; 2 $22-$78 thru Ticketmaster and p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22; 7:30 p.m. Embassy box office, 424-5665 aren’t really good at doing with time is appreciating it a good, peaceful death is truly beautiful. I’ve heard it Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28, First 42n d St r e e t — Classic song-and- in the present moment. described like birth, but in reverse. Watching some- Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, dance fable of Broadway, 7:30 p.m. I have been made all too aware that we are only one take their last breath is quite possibly the most $12-$20, 426-7421 ext. 121 Friday, Feb. 17, Honeywell Center, given a certain amount of time on this earth. In 2012, precious gift that you can experience as a human. It Wabash, $35-$58, 563-1102 Me m p h i s — Fort Wayne Civic Theatre within a span of 10 months, six people that were dear changes you and oh so gently brings life into perspec- Asides production featuring music from to me died: three friends, an aunt and an uncle and, tive. the underground dance clubs of most heartbreakingly, my mom. I am an only child, Failure: A Love Story deals with both time and AUDITIONS 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, 8 Ge t t i n g Sa r a Ma r r i e d (Ma r c h 10-25) p.m., Friday-Saturday, Feb. 17-18; and my dad died when I was death. From the opening lines — 3 men and 3 women sought 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19; 8 p.m. 23, so when my mom passed of the play, we learn that all for Arena Dinner Theatre musical Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25; 2 away, I felt very, very alone. I FAILURE: A LOVE STORY three of the Fail sisters will comedy, 7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, Arts United still do much of the time. One 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain soon be dead. Mortimer Mor- Jan. 22-23, Arena Rehearsal Hall, Center, Fort Wayne, $17-$29, 424- Friday-Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 424-5622 5220 of the characters in this play, timer, the gentleman that falls Th e Ta m i n g o f t h e Sh r e w (Ap r i l St u p i d F*@%i n g Bi r d — IPFW John N., says to Mortimer Mor- Jan. 27-28 & Feb. 3-4 in love with each Fail sister in 27-Ma y 13) — Auditions for the Department of Theatre’s perfor- timer, “How do you go on? I Arena Dinner Theatre succession, struggles with the controversial Shakespeare play mance of a comedic send-up of don’t understand how you lose challenges that death brings examining the eternal battle of Anton Checkov’s The Seagull, 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne the sexes; seeking 10-15 men (16 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. someone, and just go on.” to his life. There are moments and up), 3-8 women (16 and up), 17-18; 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 This line speaks to my soul Tix.: $40, 260-424-5622 when he feels like a failure, as 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, First (sign-language performance); and I feel it so deeply. Perhaps if death always beats him to the Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Feb because I don’t really have an answer for it. I don’t finish line. He manages to keep going forward, but 426-7421 ext. 121 23-25, Williams Theatre, IPFW, Fort Ja m e s a n d t h e Gi a n t Pe a c h (Ma y 11-13) Wayne, $5-$16, 481-6555 think we ever “move on” from the death of a loved one particularly vulnerable night, he decides to go — Fort Wayne Youtheatre auditions, Wi l l i a m Sh a k e s p e a r e ’s Ro m e o a n d one. Time itself forces us to “move forward” but backwards in time and learns a valuable lesson. 4-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Ju l i e t — all for One productions’ that isn’t the same as moving on. There isn’t a single J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series March 28-29, Arts United Center, immersive-theater adaptation of morning or night that I don’t think of my mom. In fact, and one of my favorite authors, has said, “It is im- Fort Wayne, 422-6900 the Shakespeare tragedy, 7:30 Li t t l e Sh o p o f Ho r r o r s (Ap r i l 20-29) p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 17-19; I think of her nearly all the time. I believe that she is possible to live without failing at something, unless — Auditions for IPFW musical 2:30 Sunday, Feb. 19; 7:30 p.m. still here with me, just in a different form that my hu- you live so cautiously that you might as well not have production, various roles, including Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25; man mind can’t fully understand. lived at all – in which case you fail by default.” We leads and puppeteer for Audrey 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, PPG Death has been a presence in my life from a very II, 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Room ArtsLab, Auer Center for Arts & Continued on page 19 113, Williams Theatre, IPFW, Fort Culture, Fort Wayne, $11-20, 422- young age. And even though it is incredibly difficult, Wayne, 481-6551 4226 Th e Ad d a ms Fa m i l y (Ju n e 24-26) — MARCH Audition for Wells Community Mu r d e r o u s Cr o ss i n g — Wells Theater’s musical production, 5 Community Theater’s comedic mur- p.m. Friday, May 12, lower level, der mystery/dinner theater produc- Arts, Commerce & Visitors Center, tion, 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Bluffton, 824-5222 March 3-4; 4 p.m. Sunday, March 5 (show only), Arts Commerce & Upcoming Productions Visitors Center, Bluffton, $25 ($10 for non-dinner performance), 824- JANUARY 5222 Ce l e b r a t i n g Dr. Se u ss — Fort Wayne Th e Li t t l e Pr i n c e — Fort Wayne Ballet Ballet Youth Company performs Youth Company performs ballet dances based on the stories of Arena Dinner Theatre based on the story by by Antoine Dr. Seuss, 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. de Saint-Exupéry, 10 a.m. & 11:30 Saturday, March 4, Fort Wayne a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, Fort Ballet Studios, Auer Center for presents Wayne Ballet Studios, Auer Center Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, $10, for Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, $10, 422-4226 422-4226 Phillip Dawkins’ Pi p p i n — Musical featuring acrobat- FEBRUARY ics and feats of magic, 7:30 p.m. Re m e m b e r i n g An n e — Fort Wayne Sunday, March 5, Honeywell Failure: A Youtheatre performance of original Center, Wabash, $35-$58, 563- play about Anne Frank, as seen 1102 Love Story through the eyes of children, 7 p.m. Ma mm a Mia! — Broadway at the Friday, Feb. 3; 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Embassy production based on Saturday, Feb. 4; 2 p.m. Sunday, Abba songs, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, Black Box Theatre, Auer March 7, Embassy Theatre, Fort Center, Fort Wayne, $12-$18, 422- Wayne, $30-$65 thru Ticketmaster 6900 and Embassy box office, 424-5665 January 20-February 4 Fridays & Saturdays Doors at 6:15, Dinner at 7, Show at 8 Directed by Gloria Minnich “Profound, yet at the very same time whimsical beyond all imagining.” – Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times Produced through special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. 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(260) 424-5622 260.424.6574 arenadinnertheatre.org FWDC.ORG 18------www.whatzup.com------January 19, 2017 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Featured Events Su e Wa l sh — Closer Look Artist Spectator Sports Lecture from creative director at Ar t l i n k Ed u c a t i o n a l Pr o g r a ms — SYPartners, NYC and School of HOCKEY Visual Arts faculty member, 7:30 Heroic Brothers in Arms Art classes offered by Artlink Fo r t Wa y n e Ko m e t s — Upcoming home Contemporary Art Gallery, dates p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, North games at Allen County War Memorial Bette Davis was sup- and times vary, Artlink, Fort Campus Auditorium, University of Coliseum, Fort Wayne Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, free, posed to have said, “Old Wayne, fees vary, 424-7195 Fr i d a y , Ja n . 20 vs. Cincinnati, 8 399-7700 age ain’t no place for sis- Curtain Call Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e c t i v e p.m. Wa r a s a To l l f o r Up l i f t : Af r i c a n Wo r k sh o p s — Workshops and Fr i d a y , Fe b . 3 vs. Rapid City, 8 p.m. sies.” Am e r i c a n Th o u gh t & Wa r t i m e VIRGINIA RELPH classes for movement, dance, yoga Fr i d a y , Fe b . 10 vs. Indy, 8 p.m. Even if she didn’t say Military Se r v i c e in t h e 20t h Ce n t u r y and more offered by Fort Wayne ROLLER DERBY Dance Collective, dates and times — George R. Mather lecture with it, you’ll find out it’s quite Fo r t Wa y n e De r b y Gi r l s — Upcoming vary, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Anthony Conley, 2 p.m. Sunday, true – if you attend First home bouts at Allen County War Fort Wayne, fees vary, 424-6574 Feb. 5, History Center, Fort Wayne, Presbyterian Theater’s pre- Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne HEROES IPFW Co mm u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y — Art, free, 426-2882 Sa t u r d a y , Fe b . 11 vs. Dayton, 6 sentation of Heroes. This dance, music and theater classes 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, p.m. is a play translated by Tom for grades pre-K through 12 offered Jan. 20-21 & 27-28 by IPFW College of Visual and Storytimes WRESTLING Stoppard about three veter- WWE Li v e ! — Street, tag team and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 Performing Arts, fees vary, 481- St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t ans of World War I who re- 6977, www.ipfw.edu/caa smackdown fights for WWE cham- side in an old soldiers home First Presbyterian Theater Al l e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y : pionships, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. Li v e Trivia — Trivia night with live Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read host, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Duesy’s 22, Allen County War Memorial in 1959. 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $15-$105, Don’t get the wrong Sports Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, free, Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tix.: $12-$20 484-0411 482-9502 idea: these guys aren’t all Tuesdays & Thursdays, Baby 260-426-7421 ext. 121 Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — Steps, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, that old; they’re just a little Private lessons for a variety of 421-1320 Dance creaky and disillusioned. instruments available from profes- Du p o n t Br a n c h — Born to Read This trio spends each day on a terrace of the home, communing with na- sional instructors, ongoing weekly Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Em b o d y Da n c e— Guided dancing for ture, plotting mayhem against their rivals and spilling out their soft emo- lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort Baby Steps Storytime, 10:15 adults of all ages and abilities to Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176, a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, exercise the mind, body and spirits, tions on a stone statue of a dog. So maybe they are actually a quartet. academy.sweetwater.com Ants in Your Pants Storytime, 7-8:30 p.m. first and third Sunday Thom Hofrichter, FPT’s managing artistic director, plays Henri, a Te a m Trivia — Trivia for teams of up to 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Wednesday of each month, Fort Wayne Dance sweet soul with a game leg and bad vision. Henri longs for the simple 6 players, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Crazy & Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4 Collective, Fort Wayne, $10 sug- gested donation, 244-1905 pleasures of life: a picnic in the woods, a walk with the village school Pinz/Coconutz, Fort Wayne, free, p.m. Wednesdays, Bookworms 969-9336 Storytime, 11:15 a.m. Thursdays Co n t r a Da n c e — Old time dance with marm, whom he loves from afar. Henri is a realist in a world that increas- Ti n c t u r e Trivia — Trivia night for Smart Start Storytime for ages 3-5, live caller and live music from Spy ingly makes no sense. His comrade of many years is Phillipe, played by teams of 4 or 6 people, 7-9 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 Run String Band, no partner neces- Daniel Bulau. Phillipe lives with a traumatic brain injury which makes Tuesdays, Nick’s Martini & Wine a.m. Thursdays, 421-1315 sary, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, Bar, Fort Wayne, free, 482-6425 Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort him pass out from time to time, only to awake with a bellow: “We’ll take Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and Wayne, $6-$9, 244-1905 them from the rear, Captain!” He’s not referring to the Ardennes, just so 11 a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps Su n d a y Ni gh t Si n g l e s Da n c e — Open you know. He also insists that the stone dog sometimes moves, and it’s Current Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 dancing with DJ, cash bar and pot a.m. Tuesdays; Family Storytime, luck carry-in, 6-9 p.m. Sunday, entirely possible that he is correct. The mutt seemed to appear all over the Di a g o n Al l e y Op e n Ho u s e — Charity Jan. 22, American Legion Post 47, event featuring vendor Harry 10:15 & 11 a.m. Thursdays, 421- set. I’ll say no more. The most recent addition to the group is Gustauve, Fort Wayne, $7, 409-3321 Potter-themed booths, Fort Wayne 1320 who seems perfectly fit and hale, until we find he hides in his room to Escape Room, brewing classes, art Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, avoid other people who seem to take his courage and leave him frozen in classes and more to raise money 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays; Smart Start January fear. Bob Haluska brings vulnerability and arrogance to Gustauve, who for Salvation Army, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 421-1325 can be a bit of a control-freak. Saturday, Jan. 21, Salvation Army, Ce l e b r a t e Do w n t o w n — Downtown Clinton St., Fort Wayne, free, 312- Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime Improvement District celebration The point of this story doesn’t seem to be simply about aging sol- 5758 for toddlers & preschoolers, 10:30 featuring live music, downtown pho- diers; that’s just who these three are. The point seemed to be more about Ho g w a r t s Yu l e Ba l l — Harry Potter- a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; tography, hors d’oeuvres and cash families of choice, and how necessary they are for one to survive and to themed charity event featuring Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m. bar, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, thrive in a hard old world. And, like family, these three bicker, insult each movie characters, carriage rides, Wednesdays, 421-1335 Cinema Center, Fort Wayne, free, Ma i n Li b r a r y — Babies and Books, other and stomp off in huffs – only to return to their circle of confidantes. ballroom dancing and a chef please rsvp, 426-3456 prepared meal to raise money 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story Mi z p a h Sh i r e Ci r c u s — Three rings of They trust each other. They are a unit. for Salvation Army, 6:30-11 p.m. Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; circus performers, acrobats, clowns The production team of Sharen Gall and Anna Gray run a tight show, Saturday, Jan. 21, Salvation Army, Storytime for preschoolers, day- and animals, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, and their deft handling of lights and music create an atmosphere that is Clinton St., Fort Wayne, $100-$150, cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. Jan. 26; 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28; 312-5758 Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. both dreamy and authentic. Technical Director Bob Sutton has created a Un i t e d St a t e s o f Fo r t Wa y n e — Open & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 Saturday, Jan. 29; 1 p.m. and 5:45 beautiful single-unit set with a purple and grey color scheme that seems mic and community jam sessions, Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, Allen County to suggest a comfortable prison, or a coming out of mourning. We see belly dancers, local art and food/ books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 War Memorial Coliseum, Fort quite clearly that the home is a place where Henri, Phillippe and Gus- beer pairings, 4 p.m. Saturday, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Wayne, $14-$22, 422-7122 Jan. 21, Trubble Brewing, Fort Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Smart Start Ou t d o o r Sp o r t s , La k e a n d Ca b i n Sh o w tauve are cared for, safe and warm. And they can’t wait to get out of it. Wayne, free, 450-4990 Storytime for preschoolers, 10:30 — Vendor booths, seminars, dem- Do they break free of the stultifying life of the old age home? Do they a.m. Fridays, PAWS to Read, 5 onstrations, air rifle range, archery find satisfaction and love? Well, I will say that they come together at last, p.m. Thursdays 421-1350 range, kids activities, food, semi- Lectures, Discussions, Te c u ms e h Br a n c h — Smart nars, a 25,000 gallon lagoon, kayak to take a leap of faith together. Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. rides, log cabins and live lumber Just because this play happens to be about three old coots doesn’t Authors, Readings & Tuesdays, YA Day for teens 5 jack shows, 12-10 p.m. Friday, mean that much, much younger people won’t relate to it. People of all p.m. Wednesdays, Wondertots Jan. 27; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, ages have these moments when they wonder if their best days aren’t be- Films reading for ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m. Jan. 28 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 Saturday, Jan. 29 Allen County hind them, and who wonder if the future holds anything but loss. Henri, ISIS a n d t h e Cr u s a d e s : On t h e Us e s Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read War Memorial Coliseum, Fort a n d Ab u s e s o f Hi s t o r y — Dr. Adam Phillippe and Gustauve have answers for these questions. Wayne, $10, half off with Shrine DeVille speaks, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Circus ticket stub, 483-1111 [email protected] Jan. 25, Brookside Ballroom, Teen Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. University of St. Francis, Fort Thursdays, 421-1355 Be e r a n d Ba c o n Fe s t — Honor flight Wayne, free, philosophy.sf.edu Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start fundraiser featuring beer sampling, Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays & bacon food pairings, live music and Th e Ad v e n t u r e s o f Pr i n c e Ac h m e d — silent auction, 5-10 p.m. Friday, Showing of the early silent animated Tuesdays, Born to Read Storytime FAILURE - From Page 18 Jan. 27, Allen County War Memorial silent film with score performed by for babies and toddlers, 10:15 a.m. Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $19-$45, must live each day as fully as we can, taking chances, creating our stories, Silbo Gomero, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. Tuesdays, 421-1365 Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start 483-1111 and telling them with compassion. 27, Cinema Center, Fort Wayne, $10-$15, 426-3456 Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, Wi n t e r Co z y — Winter celebration Failure: A Love 421-1370 featuring heated tent, bonfire, live We hope you, our audience, enjoy our production of Ch a p t e r 187 o f AARP — Andrew Betts music and beverages, 8-10 p.m. Story. Yes, it is a tad unusual and quirky at times, but that is what makes discusses AARP’s Smart Driver Friday, Jan. 27, Wells Street PRogram and the challenges facing it so endearing. Talking clocks, a dog, a snake, some birds, great songs, Sports and Recreation Bridge, Fort Wayne, $10, 427-6000 senior drivers, 2 p.m. Thursday, brilliant writing and a cast of loveable characters – what more could you Wi n t e r v a l — Winter celebration Feb. 2, Community Foundation, In a u g u r a l Tu r n s t o n e Mi l e — 1 mile featuring Snow Bowl rugby game, ask for in a story? Fort Wayne, free, 749-8392 run, roll, walk, sprint and jog for carnival, theater performances, car One last thought that I’ll leave you with. The author is unknown, No Pl a c e f o r Ha t e — Daryl people of all abilities to benefit & truck show, ice carving and more, Davis speaks at 49th Annual Turnstone, exact start times will but it is a phrase that has stuck with me for years: “Time has a mysteri- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. Remembrance and Rededication be available after registration, ous kindness. It gives back to us what we have lost through wisdom and 28, locations vary, downtown Fort Ceremony, 7 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, Feb. 11, Plassman Wayne, free, 420-3266 memories.” Feb. 2, Cordier Auditorium, North Athletic Center, Fort Wayne, As we go forward, live your life with kindness for all, have the cour- Manchester University, North $20-$30, turnstone.org/mile age to fail at something and learn from it, and remember to soak in each Manchester, free, 982-5285 moment that you are given in this life. January 19, 2017------www.whatzup.com------19 JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE EVENT HAPPENING IN OUR MUSIC STORE. HURRY IN, SALE ENDS JANUARY 31!

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