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2------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 whatzup Volume 21, Number 32 hether it feels like it or not, spring officially arrived this past Monday which means, among other things, that the list of “what there is to do” gets longer in correlation with the rise in temperatures. This phenomenon Woccurs so dramatically, in fact, that we find it increasingly difficult to squeeze it all into a 20- or 24-page publication, even one as spectacularly and tastefully well- done as whatzup. Fortunately, there’s whatzup.com, where you’ll find even more great stuff to see, do and hear than these printed pages can accommodate. Based on the number of unique daily visits whatzup.com is attracting, word is get- ting out. By going to whatzup.com, opening the menu (the three parallel lines at the top left) and clicking “Web Statistics” under the Advertising header, you’ll be able to see that more than 2,100 people a day are going to the site, up about 50% from a year ago. And with the improvements we are making to both the desktop and mobile versions of the site, we anticipate a similar increase occurring over just the next couple of months. No doubt, a lot of you prefer being able to pick up and keep the print version of whatzup, and we’re putting just as much effort as ever into the weekly print pub- lication and will continue to do so. But even print readers should bear in mind that the website’s calendars include many times more listings than what the print version can accommodate, and many of those listings include live links that enable users to get more information, or even purchase tickets, right then and there. So enjoy this issue if you’re holding the paper-and-ink version as you read this. But also, when you have a moment, go check out whatzup.com. After all, we don’t want you to miss anything. inside the issue • features ROAD NOTEZ...... 12 FLIX...... 16 Kedi BATTERY DANCE...... 4 Display of Creative Force SCREENTIME...... 16 Disney Scores Another Mega-Hit BROADWAY AT THE EMBASSY...... 5 Immersive Romance CURTAIN CALL...... 19 One Foot in the Gravy LARRY McCRAY...... 6 Expressions of Soul • calendars • columns & reviews LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY...... 8 SPINS...... 7 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD...... 12 Nadia Reid, ROAD TRIPZ...... 15 BACKTRACKS...... 7 ART & ARTIFACTS...... 17 Argent, All Together Now (1972) STAGE & DANCE...... 18 OUT AND ABOUT...... 8 A Little Help From His Many Friends THINGS TO DO...... 19 Cover by Brandon Jordan PICKS...... 10 Battery Dance photos by Darial Sneed Bernadette Peters & The Boston Pops, Rocktopia Once photos by Joan Marcus

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We DeSomer Fine Art Studio...... 3 rience of a lifetime. Htoo is a junior at South three days. But this year Battery Dance will have to listen to the community. There is a Dupont Bar & Grill...... 8 Side High School and a student dancer in be here for six days. great need to keep the arts at the forefront of the outreach program of Fort Wayne Dance Battery Dance artistic director Jonathan economic development to serve people of all Embassy Theatre...... 13 Collective. On April 1, Htoo and 24 other Hollander will give a lecture titled “Arts and ages in the community.” First Presbyterian Theater/The Children’s Hour...... 18 student dancers will take the stage with Economic Development” on March 31 at Dance is just one way to do that. Kolk- members of Battery Dance, the New York Cinema Center. 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In addition to the Fort Wayne Musicians Association...... 17 specially created dance Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Dept...... 13 with the students in the outreach program, Bat- Hamilton House Bar & Grill...... 9 tery Dance will perform Honeywell Center...... 18 the Midwest debut of The Durga Project, a dance IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts...... 6 piece that weaves aspects Latch String Bar & Grill...... 8 of the culture of India The League/Blues Bash 2017...... 11 and the . “I’m very excited,” Michiana Wine Festival...... 17 Htoo said. “I’ve never Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill...... 8 danced outside my school.” NIGHTLIFE...... 8-11 The 17-year-old’s Niswonger Performing Arts Center...... 3 excitement is easy to un- derstand. For the past 40 Northside Galleries...... 17 years, Battery Dance has Pacific Coast Concerts...... 2, 5 been one of the foremost dance companies in New PERFORMERS DIRECTORY...... 11 York. 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ON SALE FRIDAY Once in a Lifetime! MARCH 24 ! Aretha performs Immersive Romance in Fort Wayne! By Michele DeVinney they are no longer part of a scene. Lin thinks that’s part of what makes the show work. The success of the 2007 film Once, the simple “The set is very simple, so there aren’t any big story of a guy and a girl making music in Dublin, was set changes, but it’s very dynamic. And the bar is a probably pretty surprising even to those most inti- working bar, so people can come up before the show mately involved with making it. Director John Carney or during intermission to get a drink.” and singers/ Glen Hansard and Marketa Wait, what?! Irglova found a spark of magic with the low budget film which highlights the exploits of a busker and a street vendor who meet, de- velop a friendship and make beautiful music together. The film earned more than 23 million at the box office, and one of the many beauti- ful songs on the soundtrack, “Falling Slowly,” won the Oscar for Best Song. The soundtrack was also nominated for a Grammy. Perhaps it’s not surprising that a Broad- way musical was the next logical step, and the stage version of Once proved even more successful than the film, earning eight Tony Awards including one for Best Musical. For $5(7+$)5$1./,1 fans of the film, there are some significant dif- ferences between that and the staged version, SATURDAY AUGUST 12, 2017 • 7:30 PM which makes the most of simple staging and taps into the eclectic talents of its cast. With The Foellinger Outdoor Theatre the actors not only performing their lines and songs but also serving as the orchestra and Fort Wayne, Indiana set movers, there’s a lot going on for the cast, On sale Friday March 24 at 8am at all 3 Wooden Nickel which includes some characters not originally Records, Karma Records Plymouth/Warsaw & Fort Wayne part of the film. 3DUNV2I¿FHRQ6WDWH%OYG One new character is the Em- cee, the owner of the bar where the greatest share of the action takes Proudly presents in Fort Wayne, Indiana place. Always played by men in the past, the production of Once that visits Fort Wayne’s historic Embas- sy Theatre this month will feature a young actress, Angel Lin, in the Emcee role. (She is also the under- study for the Girl role.) Although acknowledging some narrative and ON SALE scenic differences between the film FRIDAY and musical, Lin thinks fans of ONCE MARCH 31 ! the film will be happy with what they see on 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 27 stage. “The musical is based on the movie, but it’s really Embassy Theatre its own thing,” says Lin. “There are more characters, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne so the story is expanded quite a bit, and we all play instruments throughout the show.” $25-$60 thru Ticketmaster, Embassy Lin, who plays guitar in the orchestra, sees her op- box office & 800-745-3000 portunity to play a role originally played by men as one of the many ways they show is able to diversify, “We have a pre-show party on the stage, so when especially since only the Guy and the Girl have built the audience arrives they’re welcome to come up on in gender expectations. the stage and get their drinks and enjoy some music. “I don’t think there was any conscious decision to We all come out and play some traditional Irish and cast women in some of the roles, but I was cast as the Czech folk music which gives us all a chance to warm Emcee, and the role of the Bank Manager, who is also up and lock in since we have a show to play together. the cello player in the orchestra, is being played by a The pre-show and the bar are the secret-not-so-secret woman now after having been played by men. I think part of the show. It’s great for us to be able to jam it’s just an effort to make the cast more diverse. We’ve together and to entertain the audience before we settle actually had conversations about other ways we could in for the two-and-a-half hours of the show.” do some gender-bending, hiring transgendered actors While Lin plays guitar during the show, the pre- in roles. I think it’s just a great way to give opportuni- show allows her to play some other instruments as SUNDAY JULY 16, 2017 • 7:30 PM ties to people.” well, including mandolin and ukulele. As understudy In addition to their acting and instrumental de- for the Girl, she also plays piano, and during the lead The Foellinger Outdoor Theatre mands, Lin also says the cast is fully responsible for actress’s illness awhile back, Lin did play the role for moving portions of the set. Though the basic bar set- a week and had the chance to inhabit a different kind Fort Wayne, Indiana ting remains in place, a few shifts – like to the Guy’s of persona. On sale Friday March 31 at 8am at all 3 Wooden Nickel bedroom – are handled cast members moving things Having been with this production beginning in Records, Karma Records Plymouth/Warsaw & Fort Wayne around. In fact, the cast is never off the stage during 3DUNV2I¿FHRQ6WDWH%OYG the entire performance, moving off to the side when Continued on page 7 March 23, 2017------www.whatzup.com------5 IPFW/SHRUTI INDIAN PERFORMANCE SERIES PRESENTS... WORLD-RENOWNED SITAR VIRTUOSO ANOUSHKA SHANKAR

------Feature • Larry McCray------Sunday, March 26 6:00 p.m. Expressions of Soul By Mark Hunter ple can hold onto.” McCray was born in 1960 on a farm in IPFW Auer Guitarist Larry McCray has always said Magnolia, . He learned guitar from a lot with his blend of blues and rock. But his older sister Clara. When he was 12, his Performance in recent years, thanks to a health scare and family moved to Saginaw, Michigan, and at the wisdom gained from growing older, he’s a young age began playing the club circuit Hall learned that saying a lot and playing a lot with his brothers Steve on drums and Carl don’t necessarily mean the same thing. on bass (Steve is still in his band). After high Though primarily known as a blues school he got a job on the assembly line at player in the mold of the three Kings (Fred- . die, B.B. and Albert) The blues kept McCray has always LARRY McCRAY tugging at his heart, had a bit of a rock n’ and shortly before he roller in him. And on 8 p.m. Friday, March 31 was to become vested his 2015 release, The C2G Music Hall he quit the day job and Gibson Sessions, he 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne made his night job his got a little help from main gig. some of his friends in $15-$30 thru Neat Neat That often meant expressing it. Neat Record Store, playing a show, pack- Derek Trucks, ing up and then driv- Jimmy Herring, David Wooden Nickel Music Stores ing 10 hours to the Hidalgo and Dickey & www.c2gmusichall.com play the next one and Betts each take a turn the next one. The con- playing with McCray on tunes such as “Lis- stant playing got him noticed and got him ten to the Music” by the Doobie Brothers, his chops. He also met and became friends IPFW Box Of ce “Can’t You See” by the Marshall Tucker with the likes of , Band, Uriah Heep’s “Stealin’” and Gregg and Gary Moore. But things change. The 260-481-6555 Allman’s “I’m No Angel.” great blues icons suddenly weren’t around. McCray will perform songs from The “Some people ain’t there no more,” he Gibson Sessions as well as many of his own said. “People are dying off. That’s one of the ipfw.edu/tickets tunes from his eight previous, more tradi- major changes. The loss of camaraderie. Ev- tional blues albums on Friday, March 31 at erything changes with time. As far as what I C2G in Fort Wayne. can see, it’s just working harder and harder. Tickets $10 “I do have my rock side,” McCray said The blues is not growing, I don’t think, in in a recent phone interview. “For people terms of audience or in terms of media ex- Students Free with from my generation, the blues was always posure. It just kind of sits there. You always something that took a back seat to other mu- have to work hard to keep it in the forefront sic, and I think it was because it wasn’t a and [stay] visible and audible in the business Current School ID modern element to it. It was something that – to be heard and seen. This business is get- was still rustic or old times gone past, but ting tougher and tougher. It ain’t easy.” it’s modern as well. That’s what I’m always Even more difficult for McCray than trying to remind people of – that the music dealing with the changes in the business and didn’t get outdated. You progress right along the loss of friends was learning a few years with everything else, right along with time. ago that he had prostate cancer. Stage four I’m somewhere in the middle, not trying to prostate cancer. be one way or the other, just trying to come up with something fun, something that peo- Continued on page 15 6------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 ------Spins------Wooden Nickel Nadia Reid CD of the Week Preservation BACKTRACKS $9.99 Had folk music and the likes Argent of Richard Thompson dominated All Together Now (1972) the airwaves and become the dominant influence for the genera- Rod Argent was one of the tions of musicians to follow, then founders of the British band The the voice of Nadia Reid would be Zombies and played keyboards dur- buzzing out of the open windows ing their peak (1962-67). He was of passing cars everywhere this responsible for some of their best summer. But we can “what if” all we want; Reid will not be a house- writing, including the formative hold name here in the States, most likely ever. The New Zealand “Time of the Season” and “She’s singer- will tour and continue to create understated works Not There.” When that band split up, he went on to form Argent like her latest, Preservation, and she’ll retain her “best-kept secret” and enlisted guitarist/vocalist Russ Ballard to become one of the status. Your loss, world at large. better prog/hard rock bands of the early 70s. Reid’s presence is like a rock in a stream, maintaining a steadi- This third is one of my favorites and contains their $11.99 ness and presence while the music sweeps around her. Whether it’s most familiar track, “Hold Your Head Up.” After the aforemen- a gentle acoustic flow or (much more rarely) a maelstrom, the sur- tioned song leads off the record, you are led on a nice ride of some BUSH rounding arrangement never overtakes her rich and balanced vocal. of the more splendid stuff you have probably never heard from the BLACK AND WHITE RAINBOWS Though her material tends toward melancholy and emotional themes, decade. When and Bush stormed onto the she never wavers in her delivery. And on Preservation, it’s more con- “Keep On Rollin’” has a tenacious piano solo that empties early 90s pop music scene, they entered a world in fident than ever – quite an accomplishment, considering how assured into a mellow toe-tapper that is a cross between Gram Parsons transition, both culturally and politically. That makes she already sounded on her 2015 debut, Listen to Formation, Look and The Guess Who. “Tragedy” has a boogie-driven sound that is them as qualified as any band to address the uncer- for the Signs. part boogie and part psychedelic. And the trippy “I Am the Dance tainty of today’s cultural climate, which is just what When she sings, “Remember the heart / The one that beats be- of Ages” closes a really great side of blended music from a very they set out to do with Black and White Rainbows. neath you / You were the love that brought me closer to heaven” on pleasant group of musicians. The album kicks off with “Mad Love,” a relationship “The Arrow & the Aim,” Reid conveys heartbreak and loss. “The Side two opens with “Be My Lover, Be My Friend,” a track song that Rossdale insists is not about his ex-wife that has Argent flapping away on the organ while Ballard and he Gwen Stefani, and climaxes with “Dystopia,” a dark arrow and the aim / Was all I came away with.” But her measured take on today’s divided world. Get your copy for just delivery actually lets the listener hear everything that’s going on in trade vocals. It has a Steppenwolf/Deep Purple feel to it and fits $11.99 at all Wooden Nickel Music stores. the song and pay attention to what she’s saying rather than simply perfectly on the album. “He’s A Dynamo” (written by Ballard) showcasing an athletic larynx. In the context of the contemporary has a boogie/blues feel to it with some elements of funk and soul. musical climate, that’s refreshing. The release closes with a suite of four songs titled “Pure Love.” TOP SELLERS @ The band Reid surrounds herself with provides a bit more mus- It resembles church music (or something from Emerson, Lake & cle this time around as well. “The Arrow & the Aim” would never be Palmer). At 13 minutes, it’s great if you love the Hammond B3 Wooden Nickel mistaken for a rocker, but its combination of atmosphere and drive organ and/or prog/blues. (Week ending 3/19/17) promise the possibility of a dynamic and even bruising live version. Argent have since reformed with The Zombies in 2004, and “Richard” would have been less impactful without the full-band ar- Ballard has a decent solo career and has written dozens of hit TW LW ARTIST/Album rangement it receives here. songs for other artists. (Dennis Donahue) 1 – TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND But Reid’s gifts also shine when she heads back to acoustic terri- Live from The Fox Oakland tory. “Hanson St, Pt. 2 - A River” is a stirring number that’s steeped rage rock. Think , 1968. Bleeding eardrums and split finger- in folk, with a vaguely Celtic feel. “Reach My Destination” would 2 – GARY CLARK JR. tips. Glitter bombs and Orange amps on fire. You get the picture. Live North America 2016 have made a great fit on Reid’s debut, with delicate acoustic backing “Freedom” is groovy fuzz bass, tribal beats and an undercurrent and a beautiful melody. of psychedelic groove that gets you right in your gut. “Talkin’” is 3 – DEPECH MODE Preservation closes with “Te Aro.” The spare, slow tune’s hazy a twangy barroom slow dance number with a shuffle beat, a piano Spirit atmosphere is punctuated with distorted guitar stabs, making for an crawl and some sweetly strummed acoustic. This is as Stones-y as ambivalent ending to a very solid sophomore effort. My advice to Segall has gotten. It’s a hat that fits him quite well, and one he should 4 – SPOON you is to pick up Preservation, roll your windows down and play it wear more often. Hot Thoughts all the way through. (D.M. Jones) Who’s “Mr. K”? I don’t know, but Segall thanks him on the 5 1 CHICKENFOOT pedal-to-the-metal barn burner “Thank You Mr. K.” It’s classic Se- Best + Live Ty Segall gall weirdness mixed with some heavy melody . “Orange Ty Segall Color Queen” is an acoustic-driven track that flows beautifully, like 6 6 GUY CLARK T.Rex guesting on a White Album track. “Papers” is an oddly catchy Best of the Duotone Years You pretty much know what to song, pushed along by piano and some great vocal melodies. It’s an expect when you jump into Ty Se- endearingly odd song, perhaps some Emotional Mugger ideas that 7 2 ED SHEERAN gall’s musical world. You should, got the revamp for the new album’s vibe. Divide as he creates these worlds on a Ty Segall isn’t a grand statement like Manipulator or the melt- pretty steady basis. Whether it’s your-face masterpiece that was Twins. It is, however, Segall in master 8 – PITBULL his own albums or with projects he songwriter mode. He seems to have taken the complexity of his last Climate Change started with pals like two albums and combined them into a tight shot of grand fuzzed-out and Charlie Moothart, Segall is in garage/pop rock, with some newer shades of vulnerability thrown in. 9 – RICK ROSS Rather You Than Me constant creative cycles. A year ago Segall dropped Emotional Mug- Ty Segall will get you where you need to go, and then some. (John ger, a flat out bonkers rock album that was filled with both his sig- Hubner) 10 10 LAURA MARLING nature guitar growls and a steady stream of arty weirdness. With his Semper Femina newest endeavor, titled simply Ty Segall, he leaves the weirdness at the studio door and just writes some clear-eyed good- - From Page 5 ness. This is classic Ty Segall. ONCE I’m going to start with the third song in, as it’s the anomaly this December 2015, Lin and her castmates had a short hiatus last sum- check out our album cycle. “Warm Hands (Freedom Returned)” is a balls out gre- mer before heading out again in the fall. nade of a song, shooting guitar jabs and metal riffs like shrapnel. It’s There are only a few more weeks left in the dhoe’d run after their over 10 minutes of cowbell, time signature changes and near pro- visit to Fort Wayne on March 27. When Once is over, Lin returns to 50¢ vinyl bins gressive rock moves that make good use of fuzz boxes and an almost New York and starts looking for her next job. In the meantime, she’s Stooges vibe with some doom-y metal overtones. Midway through, happy to share this popular and beloved musical with audiences who hundreds to choose from the song gets some Wurlitzer organ thrown in, making you feel like may or may not have seen the film on which it’s based. 3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 you just walked into a Doors recording session circa 1969. “I had actually seen the musical on Broadway first, and then I 3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 Not too many people can jump the tracks as well as Segall. He’s saw the film. I loved them both, and I think people who have seen 6427 W. Jefferson • 432-7651 made an art out of “going for it.” He goes for it here. Does he get it? the film will be happy with the way it’s being done on the stage. But We Buy, Sell & Trade Used CDs, LPs & DVDs That’s up to you. (He gets it, man. He gets it.) for people who haven’t seen the film at all, it won’t be a problem. It www.woodennickelrecords.com So back to the beginning: “Break A Guitar” is full on fuzzy ga- really stands on its own.” March 23, 2017------www.whatzup.com------7 NIGHTLIFE NOW OPEN Latch String BOOTLEGGERS SALOON & GALLEY Every monday jd lounge 1/2 price burgers Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-387-6307 Non-smoking • Hoosier Lotto MONDAYS Leather Couches • Upscale Atmosphere every MON., thurs. & sat. • 10-2 Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motor- Half Off Martinis every Wednesday $10 DOMESTIC BUCKETS $12 CORONA & HEINEKEN BUCKETS cycle parking available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & Carry-Out Available american idol karaoke 60¢ Wings All Day Wednesday & 6-10pm Friday FRIDAY, march 24 • 10-2 TUESDAYS $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos $2 TACOS | $10 MARGARITA BUCKETS & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; live music at dupont bar & grill thursday, march 23 • 8pm U.R.B. WEDNESDAYS $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & smoked BBQ ribs, every sunday • 10-1 1/2 PRICE PIZZA | $4.50 WHISKEY DRINKS tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner outta hand THURSDAYS of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. Ho u r s : 11 friday, march 24 • 9:30pm YESTERDAY’S HEADTRIP $3 WELL DRINKS & BIRD DOG DRINKS l c o h o l m t every tuesday • 9-12 50¢ WINGS a.m.-3 a.m. daily. A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM chilly’s one eyed wookie LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS C2G MUSIC HALL saturday, march 25 • 9:30pm talent & Tacos MARCH 24 @ 10PM ~ GOOD NIGHT GRACIE $3.00 MARGARITAS • $1.00 Tacos $10.99 FISH N CHIPS Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 fort wayne SATURDAY, MARCH 25 @ 10PM every WEDNESDAY • 9pm • 59¢ wings Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse funk orchestra FU5ION musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a Fort wayne comedy connection 10336 Leo Road Fort Wayne comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent 3221 N. Clinton • Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 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 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------. Ho u r s : Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e & DJ’s — Le e Le w i s Al l St a r s — Blues/R&B at l c o h o l m t Thursday, March 23 earlier. A : Beer & wine during shows only; P : Cash, check Karaoke at Nick’s Martini & Wine The Supper Club & Lounge, Fort Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Variety at Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, 451- CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 cover, 482-6425 8223 Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Variety at Ma r c u s Ki n g Ba n d — Blues at C2G Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink Cl o u d Ca t c h e r w/Bi s o n Ma c h i n e , Big Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Music Hall, Fort Wayne , 8 p.m., specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of Mo n e y & Th e Sp a r e Ch a n g e — Rock/ 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 $15-$30, 426-6434 sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers. metal at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 9 Hu b i e A s h c r a f t — Acoustic at Checkerz Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley p.m., $5, 267-5303 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 8-10 p.m., at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; Co l u mb i a St r e e t We s t Un p l u g g e d no cover, 489-0286 Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426- o u r s ample parking on street and lot behind building. H : 11 a.m.-11 f e a t . Ge o r g e Ga r d n e r a n d Mi t c h IPFW Mu s i c Fa c u l t y a n d Fr i e n d s 2537 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. Fr a z i e r — Acoustic at Columbia Sh o w c a s e Co n c e r t — Classical at Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Street West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW, Fort Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, cover, 422-5055 Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $4-$7, 481-6555 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR Cr o w d e r w/Br i t t Ni c o l e , Te n t h Av e n u e Je f f McDo n a l d — Folk at Don Hall’s 5827 Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 No r t h , An d y Mi n e o , Co l t o n Di x o n , Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Ou t t a Ha n d — Rock at Dupont Bar & Ne w So n g , Th o u s a n d Fo o t Kr u t c h , no cover, 489-2524 Grill, Fort Wayne, 8-10 p.m., cover, x p e c t E : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, OBB, Sa r a h Re e v e s , St e v e n Je s s i c a Br i t a -Se g y d e — Acoustic at 483-1311 state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. Ma l c o l m — Contemporary Christian Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t — Variety at The Great drink specials. Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : at Allen County War Memorial 7-10 p.m., no cover, 625-1002 Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Coliseum, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., $10, p.m., $1, (260) 482-1618 483-1111 Marriott. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM ------Columbia Street WesT Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday. DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of A Little Help from His Many Friends C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Large menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and A fundraising event to help out local musician daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : Chilly Addams will be held at the Phoenix on Sunday, Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, April 2. Addams recently spent 18 days in the hospi- Out and About Disc, Amex tal receiving treatment for a partially collapsed lung. NICK BRAUN CRAZY PINZ/Coconutz Restaurant That’s quite a long time to be cooped up in the hospi- tal, and you can only imagine what kind of expenses Games/Music • 1414 Northland Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-2695 accumulated during his stay. That’s why friends and and Northern Kind. That’s right, the same Northern Ex p e c t : An exciting atmosphere for families. Bowling, arcade, laser tag, mini-golf and weekly live entertainment. Coconutz restaurant family have gotten together to take some of that finan- Kind that used to grace the pages of whatzup on a serves American cuisine daily with food and drink specials. Ge t t i n g cial weight off his shoulders. From 2-11 p.m. that day regular basis in the late 90s and early 2000s. The local Th e r e : North on Lima Road from Coliseum, past Sam’s Club to there will be a silent auction, cash bar, food trucks and rock trio was quite the commodity back in the day, Northland Blvd. Ho u r s : 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-midnight some excellent live music. Whether you know Chilly performing frequently around town and putting out a Thurs.; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full from hearing him on the radio, the many local bands couple of top-notch releases. It wasn’t long before the Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex he’s played with, Taco Tuesdays at the Latch String or guys decided to branch out and take their talents to the simply for being a class act guy, come out and support Indianapolis scene where they’re still jamming today. DEER PARK PUB a brother in need. Being able to catch up with the boys and get down Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 *** with U.R.B. would be well worth the trip to Indy. Plus, Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and The guys From Heaven’s Gateway Drugs are per- the show is only going to set you back $5, so your only imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug forming in the intimate setting of The B-Side at One concern is money for gas and drinks. and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. Lucky Guitar on Saturday, April 8 at 8:30 p.m. You’ll *** Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger not only get to watch this psychedelic outfit up close, The other day I received an email that my Kiss food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and but you’ll also be treated to a full set of unreleased, Army membership was about to expire. Man, how Ho u r s : Spring, across from UFS. 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-2 never-before-heard material. The song ideas that got could I forget that? After all, I believe the only rea- a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc swept aside while the band was out supporting their son I signed up was to be able to purchase pre-sale latest release, Rubber Nun, have not gotten new life. tickets for their Coliseum show last August. I doubt DUESY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE They’ve taken their time with these bits and pieces of I’ll be reenlisting, but if you happen to be a member, Sports Bar • 305 E. Washington Ctr. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-484-0411 musical expression and formed them into full songs. or a Kiss diehard, you might find it interesting that Ex p e c t : 27 huge flat screen TVs with all your favorites sports – This is an all-ages event, and seating is limited, so act the Kiss Expo will be down in Indianapolis on Sat- NASCAR and more; live trivia 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays; kitchen opens at 11 quickly. urday, April 15 at the Wyndham Indianapolis West. a.m. w/custom burgers, specialty sandwiches, BBQ, flatbreads, salads *** A full day of wall-to wall-Kiss merchandise, Kabuki and wraps. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Washington Center Rd. and U.R.B. will be jumping on I-69 and heading south makeup and special guests including Kiss drummer Coldwater, just south of I-69. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-midnight or later daily. on Saturday, April 29 to show the folks of Indianapolis Eric Singer and former guitarist Bruce Kulick. Round Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex what Fort Wayne funk/reggae is all about. That eve- up the troops and set out for an official Kiss road trip. ning they’ll be performing at Birdy’s Live (71st and I’m sure Gene and Paul would be proud. Keystone) along with the bands Motorchief, Pistolero [email protected] 8------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 Fr i d a y , Ma r c h 24• 8p m • $10 Cute By Nature Le t ’s Co m e d y Pr e s e n t s : Fo ll o w Fr i d a y s 8 Fa m i l y Is s u e s Jewelry Ku r t Me t z g e r & Ba r r y Cr i mm i n s w/Za c h Bo y c e , Ni ck Le y d o r f , Jo s h Co ck s , Artisan Da v i d We ll f a r e , & St r y k e r Sp u r l o ck Artisan jewelry ~ Live Entertainment ~ Mu s i c b y Ma t t Ca s h d o ll a r Jewelryby Anita Al l BUY. 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Custom Orders Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook www.etsy.com/shop/cutebynaturejewelry ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/Be n Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — Variety at Jo e St a b e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas TRADE. — Karaoke at Spudz Bar & Grill, Arena Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., no cover, p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 489-0840 cover, 426-3411 493-7292 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at Ka t Bo w s e r — Variety at Don Hall’s St y x — Orchestra at Honeywell Center, Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Wabash, 7:30 p.m., $49-$125, 563- 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 1102 Fe r n a n d o Ta r a n g o a n d Fr i e n d s — Ku r t Me t z g e r w/Ba r r y Cr i mm i n s , Za c h Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Variety at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 Bo y c e , Da v i d We l l f a r e , Jo s h Co c k s , Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 426-3442 St r y k e r Sp u r l o c k , Ni c k Le y d o r f — PLAY. cover, 422-5896 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Ja y — Variety Comedy at Calhoun Street Soups, at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Salads & Spirits, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695 $10-$20, (260) 456-7005 Friday, March 24 G-Mo n e y Ba n d — Blues at Eagles Post Lo r d e Fr e d d 33, Tr o p h y Cl u b , Sa n k o f a — Variety at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, Af t e r Sc h o o l Sp e c i a l — Rock at Rack 3512, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., no & Helen’s, New Haven, 10 p.m.-2 cover, 436-3512 10 p.m., $6, 267-5303 a.m., no cover, (260) 749-5396 Go o d Ni g h t Gr a c i e — Variety at Mi s s Ki t t y ’s Re v e n g e — Country rock Check out Sweetwater’s at Rusty Spur Saloon, Fort Wayne, Ca p ’n Bo b — Standards at The Venice Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, 755-3465 no cover, (260) 482-1618 (260) 387-5063 On e Ey e d Wo o k i e — Rock at Dupont Gear Exchange for great e a r t l a n d i n g s Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m., Ca t Bo x — Rock/progressive at H S — Vocal at Auer Cupbearer Cafe, Auburn, 7-9 p.m., Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music cover, 483-1311 no cover, 920-8734 Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $15-$75, 481-6555 gear at great prices! 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March 23, 2017------www.whatzup.com------9 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Th e Re a l Gr o u p — A cappella vocals We s t Ce n t r a l Qu a r t e t — Jazz at FBC Ba n d w/Sh e b a — Variety/Music at Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort and Memories benefit at C2G Music DUPONT BAR & grill Music Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no cover, 482- Hall, Fort Wayne , 8 p.m., $7-$15, 7:30 p.m., $25-$75, 481-6555 6425 426-6434 Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 Ro s a l i n d a n d Th e Wa y , Ka r i Di e h l , Fi r e b a l l Ma t i n e e — Rock at Hideaway Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, NFL Ticket, 16’x10’ Ma r k Hu t c h i n s , Ad a m Ba k e r (h o s t ) Lounge, Bluffton, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs; $8.99 daily — Summit City Songwriter Showcase Saturday, March 25 cover, 824-0455 at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, l e s h w o u n d s lunch specials; 50¢ wings Wednesdays; Three Rivers Karaoke 9 p.m. Ba c k Wa t e r — Country / country rock at F — Rock at Hamilton Wednesdays. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing 9 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Checkerz Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 House, Hamilton, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ — cover, 488-3344 (Dupont & Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily Al c o h o l : Full p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 489-0286 Karaoke at 4 Crowns, Auburn, 10 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex Be a t Ka r a o k e & DJ — Variety at p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 925-9805 American Legion Post 296, Fort Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/Ke v i n Wayne, 8 p.m. , no cover, 456-2988 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 EARLY BIRD’S ULTRA LOUNGE — Variety at Danny’s Italian Grill, o r t a y n e u n k r c h e s t r a Big Di c k a n d t h e Pe n e t r a t o r s — F W F O — Funk Music/Dancing • 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1979 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no Classic rock at Navy Club, Ship 245, at Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Ex p e c t : The city’s best DJs spinning today’s hottest hits; VIP rooms; cover, 484-4444 New Haven, 7-11 p.m., no cover, 9:30 p.m., cover, 483-1311 the city’s biggest outdoor party patio with special events, concerts Su g a r Sh o t — Country / rock at Cottage 493-4044 Fu5i o n — Variety at Mitchell’s Sports Event Center, Roanoke, 7:30 p.m., Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Fort e t t i n g h e r e Br a t Pa c k — Rat Pack/variety at Nick’s and more. G T : From Coliseum Boulevard, behind Evans $12, 414-2015 Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3, (260) Toyota on Wells south of Glenbrook Mall. Ho u r s : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 To d d Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo b a y Du o — p.m., no cover, 482-6425 387-5063 Friday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex R&B/blues/variety at O’Sullivan’s h e l l e g a l s Co u g a r Hu n t e r — 80s glam rock at T I — Rock at O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Vinnie’s Bar, Decatur, 10 p.m.-2 Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 FLASHBACK ON THE LANDING p.m., no cover, 422-5896 a.m., $5, 729-2225 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 U .R.B. — Funk at Latch String Bar & o e t a b e l l i Music/Dancing • 118 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5292 El l s w o r t h Sh a r p — Neofolk at Friendly J S — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Ex p e c t : Dance music from 80s and 90s to today, great DJ and bartend- Fox, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8:30 p.m., no House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 cover, 426-3411 ers, free pizza available all night long. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on cover, 745-3369 The Landing. Ho u r s : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex HAMILTON HOUSE Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • 260-488-3344 whatzup PICKS Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on tap, 6 large HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), inter- bernadette peters rocktopia net juke, pool table, karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every W/the boston pops 7 p.m. Sunday, April 2 Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1 Embassy Theatre Corner of roads 1 and 427. Ho u r s : 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 Niswonger Performing Arts Center 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full 10700 S.R. 118 S., Van Wert, OH $42-$102 thru Ticketmaster & Embassy box office, Service; Pm t : MC, Visa $100-$200, 419-238-6722 260-424-6287 LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL Suppose you wanted R a n d a l l Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 to put together a musi- Craig Fleischer, Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. cal program that pays director of the Mondays, $2.75 imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; tribute to America’s Hudson Valley Wednesdays, $2 wells and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody greatest pop-orchestral Philharmonic, Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; comedy improv/ traditions. You might the Anchorage open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & Saturday. No start by having one of Symphony, and cover. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full the nation’s premiere Yo u n g s t o w n Service; Pm t : MC, Visa orchestral ensembles Symphony, has play a program writ- been a pioneer Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY ten by an American KEITH LOCKHART in combining Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 popular music leg- BERNADETTE PETERS classical and Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic end. If you wanted in such a way that TONY BRUNO madness of Munchie Emporium. 4-1/2 star menu, ‘One of the best to make it extra he makes fans of the latter into & ROB EVAN pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just south- special, a good way to fans of the former. west of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : Usually go would be to enlist a His latest touring show, Rocktopia – A Classical 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc musical theater legend (R)evolution, comes to the Embassy Theatre on April MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE to sing the tunes. 2. That can’t-lose for- Rocktopia is a giant mashup: music by Pink Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 mula is followed to the Floyd, The Who, Journey and Styx is sonically puréed Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews letter by By George! with works by Rachmaninoff, Copland, Tchaikovsky available. Live music on Saturdays. The same 4-1/2 star menu, includ- The Boston Pops Plays and many others. ing one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. Gershwin, a program On stage, a full orchestra is fronted by a rock Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center St.; go 2 that has the revered band. Among the latter’s mighty singers is Rob Evan, miles. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri.- orchestra playing many a member of Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full-Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, of its own arrangements of George Gershwin’s most Unlike the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Rocktopia Disc beloved compositions. The program kicks off with features recognized and recognizable rock radio hits. a brand new arrangement of the overture from Nice Rocktopia does emulate some of the Trans-Siberian MAD ANTHONY’S LAKEVIEW ALE HOUSE Work If You Can Get It, and then it moves through the Orchestra’s theatrical flourishes: high-definition Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • 260-833-2537 pillars of Gershwin’s career, including An American screens and synchronized lights and the like. Ex p e c t : Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana in Paris and “Rhapsody in Blue.” In a recent interview, Fleischer said his ultimate craft beers and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; 7 dock slips; The aim of the program is to explore the stylistic goal with shows of Rocktopia’s ilk is to extend clas- 150-seat banquet facility. 4-1/2 star menu, including famous gourmet evolution of the iconic American composer, as his sical music’s traditional audience. “We don’t need pizza, unique eats and vegetarian fare. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Located on work transformed from traditional standards like another symphony,” he said, “but we could use works beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Beach. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. “Swanee” to his grand orchestral concert pieces and that will build bridges to other works, to genres and Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; eventually to his showy Broadway work. community who don’t necessarily regularly partici- Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc The Pops will perform the Gershwin program pate.” MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM in seven cities throughout the Midwest this spring, Fleischer said he does everything he can to Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 but only two of the dates – in on March 31 encourage young people to give symphonic music a Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- and in Van Wert on April 1 – will feature the vocal try. crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. The same 4-1/2 star menu, contributions of Tony-winning actress Bernadette “If you love music, try the symphony,” Fleischer including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian Peters. Peters’ renditions of Gershwin standards like said. “Ignore the stereotypes. It’s just music. Don’t menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” and “S’Wonderful” worry about what to wear or when to applaud. Wear town, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 will bring just the right level of jazzy sophistication your jeans. If you love music, there’s a high likeli- a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc to the black-tie-optional gala in celebration of the hood you will love symphonic music. It’s pure - Niswonger’s 10th anniversary. (Evan Gillespie) tion in sound. It’s the original, unplugged.” 10------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e — Country Sc r a t c h N Sn i f f 2.0 w/1/4 Kit Ku r t Thursday, March 30 at Alley Sports Bar, Pro Bowl West, — Variety at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m., no cover, Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Variety at Mitchell’s sports & neighborhood grill 483-4421 432-8966 Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Jo h n n y Fr e a k i n ’ Xc i t o r — Country p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Sports & Music • 6179 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-387-5063 Ex p e c t : Family-friendly atmosphere, great food, all sports packages rock at Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Tuesday, March 28 Co l u mb i a St r e e t We s t Un p l u g g e d f e a t . Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no Da v e P. — Acoustic at Columbia on over 40 TVs, craft beers and more. Great food from wings and cover, 625-1002 Bl a c k St o n e Ch e r r y w/Th r o u g h Fi r e , Street West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no pizza to gourmet sandwiches and entrees; breakfast and blood Mary a t o w s e r K B — Variety at Don Hall’s Ca l e b Jo h n s o n — Rock at Rusty cover, 422-5055 bar Saturdays & Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Spur Saloon, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Beamer’s corner of Getz and Jefferson Blvd., southwest Fort Wayne. Ho u r s : a.m., no cover, 489-2524 $18-$45, 755-3465 Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., h e r a n g e p e r a w i c k y l e a m e s 4 p.m.-close Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-close Friday-Saturday. T O O /M J — Ch i l l y ’s Ta l e n t & Ta c o s — Open mic at no cover, 625-1002 Al c o h o l : Pm t Rock at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 10 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e & DJ’s — Full Service; : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex p.m., $5, 267-5303 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Karaoke at Nick’s Martini & Wine r i m e u s p e c t s NICK’S MARTINI & WINE BAR P S — Variety at American De a r Tr a c k s w/Sl u g Lo v e — Rock at Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no Legion Post 499, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., $5, cover, 482-6425 Dining & Music • 1227 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-6425 p.m., no cover, 483-1368 267-5303 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Variety at Ex p e c t : Specialty martinis, craft beers and cocktails served up in a Qu i n c y a n d t h e Q-Te t f e a t . Ph i l Po t t s Fa c u l t y Ja z z Co mb o — Jazz at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, classic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of — Rock/variety at Downtown Eatery 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW, Fort small plate appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink spe- & Spirits, Warsaw, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $4-$7, 481-6555 Je f f McDo n a l d — Folk at Don Hall’s no cover, (574) 267-6000 cials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next Ke v i n Pi e k a r s k i Ja z z Tr i o — Jazz at Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Se c o n d Na t u r e — Pop at Crazy Pinz, Trolley Bar, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., no no cover, 489-2524 to the Rib Room. Ho u r s : Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, cover, 490-4322 Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Ted’s Beer Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex 490-2695 OLC w/Ca m e Ou t Swingin’, Dr o n e s — Hall, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no Sh a n n o n Pe r s i n g e r Qu a r t e t — Jazz/ Rock at Skeletunes, Fort Wayne, 9 cover, (888) 260-0351 STATE GRILL variety at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 580-1120 Le e Le w i s Al l St a r s — Blues/R&B at p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 426-3442 The Supper Club & Lounge, Fort Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 Op e n Mic Co m e d y — Comedy at Wrigley Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ — Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-9 Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, 451- Karaoke at Kville Pub, Kendallville, p.m., no cover, 485-1038 8223 friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 348-1677 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- To d d Ha r r o l d & Ni c k Bo b a y Du o at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s — R&B/blues/variety at American Wednesday, March 29 Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426- Sammy Hagar bar & Beach Bar Rum, Riverbend Pizza. Ge t t i n g Legion Post 148, Fort Wayne, 7 2537 Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Nick’s Martini Th e r e : Corner of State and Crescent. Ho u r s : 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m., no cover, 423-4751 Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 7:30-10:30 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : p.m., no cover, 482-6425 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- Full Service; Pm t .: Cash only; ATM on site Sunday, March 26 Fo r t Wa y n e Co m e d y Co n n e c t i o n — 5827 Comedy at Latch String Bar & Grill, An o u s h k a Sh a n k a r — Indian music at Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t — Variety at The STEEL MILL TAVERN Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 483- Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW, Fort 5526 Pub/Tavern • 2123 Taylor St., Fort Wayne • 260-436-5787 Wayne, 6 p.m., $10 (free for stu- p.m., $1, (260) 482-1618 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Jo s h — Ex p e c t : Friendly, small bar with craft beer selection, karaoke Friday Si d e c a r Ga r y ’s Ka r a o k e & DJ w/Be n dents w/current I.D.), 481-6555 Karaoke at Columbia Street West, and Saturday night and never a cover. Kitchen features handmade Bl u e s Ja m Ho s t e d b y Le e Le w i s a n d — Karaoke at Spudz Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m., no cover, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., no cover, pizza and grinders, sausage rolls and chicken wings. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Fr i e n d s — Open jam at Checkerz 422-5055 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., no 493-7292 From downtown, take Fairfield south to Taylor; turn right; one mile Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at Mad cover, 489-0286 Tr o n i c — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian west on left. Ho u r s : 12-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Thurs., Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no No i s e -t o -Si g n a l — Classical at Main 6-9 p.m., no cover, (260) 426-2537 12 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Library Theater, Allen County Public cover, 422-5896 Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Arbor Glen Amex, ATM on site Library, Fort Wayne, 2 p.m., free, Retirement Village, Fort Wayne, 4-5 436-8080 p.m., no cover, 492-2202 Friday, March 31 Ye s t e r d a y ’s He a d t r i p — Variety at Li v e DJ — Variety at Columbia Street Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m p a n y — Variety 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 422-5055 at American Legion Post 241, Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Mowry at Waynedale, 8:30-11:30 p.m., no Monday, March 27 Pedal City, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 cover, 747-7851 a.m., no cover, 415-6167 Co f f i n Wi t c h — Metal at O’Sullivan’s Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t — Variety at The Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 p.m., $1, 482-1618 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at Op e n Mic Ni g h t — Variety at Checkerz Pl a t i n u m Bo y s w/Th e Me a t Fl o w e r s — Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Rock at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 9 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 2017 no cover, 489-0286 p.m., $5, 267-5303 Fo r t Wa y n e Ka r a o k e w/Ja y — Variety Sa m u e l Sa v a g e , Fa c u l t y Ar t i s t Re c i t a l Sh u t Up a n d Si n g — Karaoke at at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695 — Classical at Rhinehart Recital Duesy’s Sports Bar, Fort Wayne, PRESENTED BY Hall, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., 7-11 p.m., no cover, 483-5681 $4-$7, 481-6555 whatzup PERFORMERS DIRECTORY ACOUSTIC VARIETY The Holy Rebels...... 260-460-7009 CHUCK & LISA SURACK Adam Strack...... 260-418-2070 ORIGINAL ROCK Basketcase...... 260-431-1416 FM90...... 765-606-5550 Jon Durnell...... 260-797-2980 PRAISE & WORSHIP Mike Conley...... 260-750-9758 Jacobs Well...... 260-479-0423 FEATURING CLASSIC ROCK & COUNTRY ROCK The Joel Young Band...... 260-414-4983 Big Caddy Daddy...... 260-925-9562 CLASSICAL Rain Kings...... 260-349-2723 The Jaenicke Consort Inc...... 260-426-9096 ROCK & BLUES COUNTRY & country rock Big Dick & The Penetrators...... 260-248-2070 BackWater...... 260-494-5364 Gypsy Bandit...... 260-760-1975 SATURDAY, MAY 6TH, 2017 horn band ROCK N’ ROLL BAND STARTS AT 8:00 P.M. 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The band featuring singer Stephen 311 June 25 The Fillmore Detroit Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini and Road Notez 311 w/New Politics June 22 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH bassist Juan Croucier has been embroiled Aaron Tippin May 26 Hoosier Park Casino Anderson in a legal battle with former drummer Bob- CHRIS HUPE Abdullah Ibrahim w/Ekaya, Hugh Masekela Apr. 13 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor by Blotzer for the rights to the Ratt name for Adrian Belew Power Trio w/Saul Zonana May 17 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI the last six months, winning judgments several times. Now that Blotzer and his gang of AFI w/Nothing, Souvenirs June 20 House of Blues Cleveland misfits have been kicked to the curb, Pearcy and company are working on new music and Agnes Obel Mar. 30 Old Town School Chicago presenting the hits to crowds around the U.S. You can check them out June 2 in Chicago Agnes Obel Mar. 31 The Ark Ann Arbor or July 7 in Detroit. More dates are sure to be added. Maybe we can get them to the Three Aimee Mann Apr. 28 The Ark Ann Arbor Rivers Festival this year. That would be a great show. Aimee Mann Apr. 29 Park West Chicago Airpark Apr. 24 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Slayer continue their tireless touring with dates that include Lamb of God and Behemoth American Bombshell Mar. 25 Radio Radio Indianapolis as openers. The three bands are all huge on their own so when they are packaged together Anais Mitchell w/Grant-Lee Philips June 2 Old Town School Chicago they become a can’t-miss show for headbangers. Unfortunately, the only scheduled date Andy Kindler Apr. 7 CS3 Fort Wayne in our area at this time is July 18 in Columbus, Ohio. Anoushka Shankar Mar. 26 Rhinehart Music Ctr., IPFW Fort Wayne The organizers of Loud-N-Lima continue to add to their show taking place July 21-22 Anthony Gomes May 13 Key Palace Theater Redkey at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima. Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider was just Anthony Hamilton w/Collective Peace June 1 Sound Board Detroit added to the bill that already includes Bret Michaels, Steel Panther, Tom Keifer of Anthrax w/Killswitch Engage Apr. 8 The Fillmore Detroit Cinderella, , Winger, Firehouse and about 15 other bands. The festival organiz- Aretha Franklin Mar. 31 Chicago Theatre Chicago ers have also announced a promo party featuring Hinder and Nonpoint. This show takes Ari Hest May 19 The Warehouse Carmel place May 17 at Lima’s Ohio Theatre. Some of the contestants from Michaels reality Art of Anarchy Apr. 13 Rusty Spur Fort Wayne show Rock of Love will be on hand for the party as well as ladies from the truTV show At The Drive-In Mar. 27 The Fillmore Detroit Full Throttle Saloon. The Avett Brothers June 16 Wings Event Center Kalamazoo The Band Perry May 6 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH 311 are reportedly working on a new album that should be released later this year. While Banks June 20 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH we wait for that, the band has decided to treat their fans to a summer tour to help remind Bayside w/Say Anything, Reggie and the Full Effect May 5 Concord Music Hall Chicago them of all the great songs they have already released and possibly give them a hint of Bayside w/Say Anything, Reggie and the Full Effect May 9 House of Blues Cleveland things to come. New Politics will open for 311 when they stop in Detroit June 25, Colum- Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn May 11 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo bus, Ohio June 28, Chicago July 2 and Indianapolis July 4. Bernadette Peters & Boston Pops Orchestra Mar. 31 Auditorium Theatre Chicago [email protected] Bernadette Peters & Boston Pops Orchestra Apr. 1 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Beth Stelling w/Adam Gilbert, Brent Terhune May 14 CS3 Fort Wayne Coheed and Cambria w/The Dear Hunter May 11 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Betty Who w/Verite Apr. 20 Concord Music Hall Chicago Cory Branan Mar. 29 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Big Al & The Heavyweights June 8 Slippery Noodle Inn Indianapolis The Cosmic Situation May 11 Eagles Theatre Wabash Big Sean w/Madeintyo Mar. 31 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Crowder w/Britt Nicole, Tenth Avenue North, Andy Mineo, Colton Dixon, NewSong, Big Wild Apr. 7 Concord Music Hall Chicago Thousand Foot Krutch, OBB, Sarah Reeves, Steven Malcolm Mar. 23 Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Big Wild Apr. 8 Majestic Theatre Detroit Crystal Fighters Apr. 2 Concord Music Hall Chicago Bill Charlap Trio Apr. 30 The Ark Ann Arbor Dada Life Mar. 25-26 Concord Music Hall Chicago Bill Maher Apr. 8 Fox Theatre Detroit Daedmau5 Apr. 15 The Fillmore Detroit Billy Currington w/Calynn Green Mar. 23 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH The Damned Apr. 23 House of Blues Chicago Bionic Monks w/Seven Reasons, Hell Came Home May 13 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne The Damned Apr. 26 Deluxe Indianapolis The Black Angels w/A Place to Bury Strangers May 7 St. Andrews Hall Detroit The Damned Apr. 27 Bogart’s Cincinnati The Black Angels w/A Place to Bury Strangers May 10 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH The Damned Apr. 29 St. Andrews Hall Detroit The Black Angels w/A Place to Bury Strangers May 11 Thalia Hall Chicago Dan + Shay Apr. 7 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Black Stone Cherry w/Caleb Johnson, Through Fire Mar. 26 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI Dan + Shay Apr. 9 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Black Stone Cherry w/Through Fire, Caleb Johnson Mar. 28 Rusty Spur Fort Wayne Daniel Tosh Apr. 18 Indiana University Bloomington Black Violin June 29 Emens Auditorium, BSU Muncie Danny Tamberelli w/Jared Andrews Apr. 3 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Blackbear w/Elhae June 13 House of Blues Cleveland Dave Alvin and The Guilty Ones May 5 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Blue October June 17 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds June 14 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blues Traveler Apr. 25 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo David Lindley Apr. 6 The Ark Ann Arbor Blues Traveler May 2 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN David Phelps Apr. 14 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Bob Mould Apr. 21 Thalia Hall Chicago Davina & The Vagabonds May 4 The Ark Ann Arbor Bon Jovi Mar. 29 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Daya Mar. 26 House of Blues Chicago Boston Pops Orchestra Apr. 2 The Palladium Carmel Daya w/Alexx Mack Mar. 29 House of Blues Cleveland Boston w/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts July 2 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Dead & Company June 28 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Boston w/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts July 7 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Decades Rewind Apr. 27 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Boston w/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts July 9 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Def Leppard w/Poison, Tesla June 24 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Bowling for Soup w/Runaway Kids, Direct Hit! Apr. 1 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Def Leppard w/Poison, Tesla June 25 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Bowling for Soup w/Runaway Kids, Direct Hit! Apr. 2 House of Blues Cleveland Descendents Apr. 21 The Fillmore Detroit Breaking Benjamin May 10 House of Blues Chicago Devin Townsend Project w/Thank You Scientist, Oni May 4 House of Blues Celeveland Breaking Benjamin May 12 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Diane Coffe Apr. 23 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Brian McKnight May 18 Sound Board Detroit Drake White and the Big Fire Apr. 21 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Brian Regan Apr. 6 Wharton Center East Lansing, MI Duke Tumatoe Apr. 13 Eagles Theatre Wabash Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot June 17 House of Blues Chicago Dylan LeBlanc w/Cicada Rhythm Apr. 2 B-Side Fort Wayne Brother Ali w/Sa-Roc, Last Word, DJ Sol Messiah May 24 Metro Chicago Dynamic Sound Entertainment w/Soul 35 May 11 Headwaters Park Fort Wayne The Browning w/The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Blessing a Curse Apr. 15 Big Shots Valparaiso The Easthills Apr. 29 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Carol Lockridge & Hamilton Loomis Apr. 1 2104 Fort Wayne Eddie Money May 26 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Celtic Woman Apr. 25 Stranahan Theatre Toledo Eilen Jewel May 3 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Chairlift Apr. 14 Park West Chicago Electric Six w/Northern Faces June 6 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Chance the Rapper May 18 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Elephant Revival Apr. 8 Old Town School Chicago Chase Rice w/Filmore Apr. 8 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Elvis Costello & the Imposters June 10 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Chevelle May 21 The Fillmore Detroit Eric Church Apr. 13 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Chevelle July 9 House of Blues Cleveland Every Time I Die w/’68, Wage War May 19 Deluxe Indianapolis Chicago May 18 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Experience Hendrix feat. Billy Cox, , Zakk Wylde, Jonny Lang Mar. 23 Fox Theatre Detroit Chris Rock Apr. 28-29 Fox Theatre Detroit Explosions in the Sky Apr. 26 House of Blues Cleveland Chris Rock May 4 Murat Theatre Indianapolis FBC Band w/Sheba Mar. 25 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Christopher Cross and Stephen Bishop June 10 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne FJK w/Dabeull, Cezaire Mar. 30 Concord Music Hall Chicago Clean Bandit May 1 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Flaming Lips Apr. 17-18 Riviera Theatre Chicago Clean Bandit May 2 House of Blues Chicago Flogging Molly w/The White Buffalo May 18 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Clint Black May 6 Honeywell Center Wabash Flogging Molly June 3 The Fillmore Detroit Cloud Catcher w/Bison Machine, Big Money & The Spare Change Mar. 23 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Florida Georgia Line w/Nelly, Chris Lane June 24 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Cody Jinks w/Ward Davis Apr. 21 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Flux Pavilion w/Kayzo, Wilkinson May 19 Concord Music Hall Chicago

12------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 ------Calendar • On the Road------Foghat June 9 T. Furth Ctr., Trine Univ. Angola Foreigner Apr. 30 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Foxygen Mar. 30 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Foxygen Mar. 31 Vic Theatre Chicago Franz Ferdinand May 28 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Franz Ferdinand May 31 House of Blues Cleveland Future Islands June 6 Riviera Theatre Chicago Future Islands June 9 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Future w/Migos, Tory Lanez, Kodak Black May 28 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Future w/Migos, Tory Lanez, Kodak Black June 2 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Future w/Migos, Tory Lanez, Kodak Black June 3 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Garry Tallent w/Shun Ng Apr. 25 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Geoffrey Golden Apr. 23 Multi-Flex Theater, Indiana Tech Fort Wayne George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic May 25 Sound Board Detroit George Winston Apr. 27 Old Town School Chicago w/Goody Grace, Tulpa, Blankts Apr. 26 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Gnash w/Goody Grace, Tulpa, Blankts Apr. 28 Deluxe Indianapolis Gnash w/Goody Grace, Tulpa, Blankts Apr. 29 House of Blues Chicago Gold Link w/Little Dragon May 2 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Goodrich Gevaart Apr. 22 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Gordon Lightfoot May 20 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Thurs., March 23 • 7:30pm • $15-$30 Gordon Lightfoot May 21 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Green Day w/Against Me! Mar. 27 Joe Louis Arena Detroit Griffin House June 20 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI THE MARCUS Gwar Apr. 14 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH March 29| 5pm Hackensaw Boys Apr. 28 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Haley Kiyoko Mar. 30 Shelter Detroit KING BAND Ma r q u e e Ga l a Fu n d r a i s e r The Hitmen May 6 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Hurray for the Riff Raff w/Ron Gallo Apr. 27 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Saturday, March 25 • 7:30pm Hurray for the Riff Raff w/Ron Gallo Apr. 28 Thalia Hall Chicago $7-$15 Bi l l y Po r t e r In This Moment w/Motionless in White, Avatar, Gemini Syndrome Apr. 14 Egyptian Room Indianapolis In This Moment w/Motionless in White, Avatar, Gemini Syndrome Apr. 26 The Fillmore Detroit The Independents w/Lurking Corpses, The Snarks Apr. 4 CS3 Fort Wayne FBC BAND Iron Maiden w/Ghost June 15 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL J.J. Grey w/Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard Mar. 24 Thalia Hall Chicago Jackie Greene w/David Luning Apr. 17-18 The Ark Ann Arbor w/SHEBA Jackie Greene w/David Luning Apr. 19 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Music & Memories Jacquees w/Nick LaVelle Apr. 8 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Jamestown Revival May 7 The Hi Fi Indianapolis (AlzheimerS Benefit) March 27 | 7:30pm Br o a d w a y a t t h e Emb a s s y On c e

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March 23, 2017------www.whatzup.com------13 ------Calendar • On the Road------Jamestown Revival June 15 Park West Chicago Max Fine May 22 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Jason Aldean Apr. 27 Huntington Center Toledo Mayday Parade w/Knuckle Puck, Milestones Apr. 22 House of Blues Chicago Jason Aldean w/Chris Young, Kane Brown, Dee Jay Silver May 12 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Mayday Parade w/Knuckle Puck, Milestones Apr. 25 Deluxe Indianapolis Jerry Seinfeld Apr. 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Mayday Parade w/Knuckle Puck, Milestones Apr. 27 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Jesse Cook May 11 Park West Chicago Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Apr. 12 House of Blues Cleveland Jesse Cook and His Band May 12 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Meat Puppets w/Porcupine May 19 Lincoln Hall Chicago Jesse Cook May 13 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Melissa Etheridge June 17 Four Winds Casino New Buffalo, MI Jesus and Mary Chain May 10 Riviera Theatre Chicago Mersey Beatles May 5 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Jimmy Buffet July 11 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Mersey Beatles May 13 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Jimmy Eat World May 16 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Michael Kiwanuka w/Cloves May 27 Park West Chicago Jimmy Eat World May 20 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Michael Kiwanuka w/Cloves June 7 Deluxe Indianapolis Joel McHale May 12 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Midtown Men May 4 Honeywell Center Wabash John 5 Apr. 14 The Vogue Indianapolis Migraines w/Flamingo Nosebleed, Tri State Killing Spree, Spicoli Culkin May 20 Brass Rail Fort Wayne John Legend w/Gallant June 10 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Mike Epps w/Sommore, Bruce Bruce, Arnez J, Felipe Esparza Mar. 31 Joe Louis Arena Detroit John Moreland w/Will Johnson June 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Mike Posner & the Legendary Mike Posner Band May 3 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo John Moreland w/Will Johnson June 14 Thalia Hall Chicago Mo’ Nique Apr. 29 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Johnny A. Apr. 25 Vegetable Buddies South Bend Modern Baseball w/Kevin Devine, Sorority Noise, The Obsessives Apr. 18 Concord Music Hall Chicago JoJo Mar. 30 House of Blues Cleveland Modern Baseball w/Kevin Devine, Sorority Noise, The Obsessives Apr. 19 Egyptian Room Indianapolis JoJo Mar. 31 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Molly Hatchet w/Davy Knowles Apr. 22 Lerner Theatre Elkhart JoJo Apr. 21 Majestic Theatre Detroit Mona w/Flagship May 3 Shelter Detroit Josh Johnson Apr. 24 CS3 Fort Wayne Montgomery Gentry May 12 T. Furth Ctr., Trine Univ. Angola Joshua James Apr. 4 The Ark Ann Arbor The Moody Blues June 30 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Joss Stone June 28 Thalia Hall Chicago The Moody Blues July 1 Fraze Pavilion Kettering, OH Journey Mar. 31 Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne The Moody Blues July 2 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Journey Apr. 1 Ford Center Evansville Mutts Gone Nuts Apr. 30 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Julianne Hough w/Derek Hough Apr. 22 Chicago Theatre Chicago My Morning Jacket June 23 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Justin Townes Earle w/The Sadies May 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Natalie Merchant July 9 Chicago Theatre Chicago Justin Townes Earle w/The Sadies May 20 Thalia Hall Chicago Neil Diamond May 26 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis K Phillips Apr. 27 Rathskeller Indianapolis Neil Diamond May 30 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Kansas May 19 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Neil Diamond June 2 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Kaskade June 17 Aragon Ballroom Chicago New Kids on the Block w/Paula Abdul, Boyz II Men June 18 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Katatonia w/Caspian, Uncured Apr. 15 Metro Chicago New Kids on the Block w/Paula Abdul, Boyz II Men June 29 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Kehlani May 7 Concord Music Hall Chicago The New Pornographers w/Waxahatchee Apr. 19 & 21 Metro Chicago Kehlani May 8 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI The New Pornographers w/Waxahatchee Apr. 22 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Kehlani May 10 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Nick Moss Band May 25 Slippery Noodle Inn Indianapolis Keith Sweat, K-Cl & JoJo, 112, El DeBarge Apr. 15 Fox Theatre Detroit Nickelback w/Daughtry, Shaman’s Harvest June 23 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Kenny Rogers w/Linda Davis Apr. 7 The Palladium Carmel Nickelback w/Daughtry, Shaman’s Harvest June 24 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Kiefer Sutherland May 21 Thalia Hall Chicago Night Riots Mar. 24 House of Blues Chicago King Crimson June 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago Night Riots Mar. 25 Old National Centre Indianapolis Kinsey Report Apr. 14-15 Kingston Mines Chicago Night Riots Mar. 26 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Kishi Bashi w/Tall Tall Trees Apr. 8 Deluxe Indianapolis Night Riots Mar. 29 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Kolars Apr. 1 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Night Riots Mar. 31 House of Blues Cleveland Kris Kristofferson May 19 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Norah Jones May 21 Chicago Theatre Chicago Kurt Metzger w/Barry Crimmins, Zach Boyce, David Wellfare, Josh Cocks, Norah Jones May 23 Fox Theatre Detroit Stryker Spurlock, Nick Leydorf Mar. 24 CS3 Fort Wayne Norah Jones May 31 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Lady Antebellum w/Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young, Kristian Bush, Russell Dickerson, Norm McDonald Apr. 15 Vic Theatre Chicago Seth Ennis, Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys, Trent Harmon, Midland June 30 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Nothing More w/Black Map, As Lions, Hell or Highwater May 17 Rusty Spur Fort Wayne Lady Antebellum w/Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young July 1 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville Nouvelle Vague Mar. 27 Metro Chicago Larry McCray Mar. 31 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne The Oak Ridge Boys Apr. 28 Hoosier Park Casino Anderson Last Podcast on the Left June 10 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Oddisee May 21 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Laura Marling May 7 Metro Chicago Old Dominion Apr. 19 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Lee Brice & Justin Moore w/Brett Young Apr. 21 Ford Center Evansville Olivia Newton-John May 10 Firekeepers Casino Battle Creek The Lettermen July 8 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Opeth May 9 Vic Theatre Chicago Lewis Black Apr. 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago Opeth May 13 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Lewis Black Apr. 29 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra June 4 Old Town School Chicago Lewis Del Mar May 6 Thalia Hall Chicago Over the Rhine Apr. 21 The Ark Ann Arbor Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials Apr. 21 Kingston Mines Chicago Pat Benetar & Neil Giraldo May 2 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials Apr. 22 Kingston Mines Chicago Paul Anka Mar. 30 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Lionel Richie w/Mariah Carey Apr. 11 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Paul Simon June 13 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Little Dragon w/Goldlink May 3 Majestic Theatre Detroit Paul Thorn Apr. 27 The Warehouse Carmel Little River Band July 14 T. Furth Ctr., Trine Univ. Angola Penny and Sparrow w/Lowland Hum Apr. 22 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Local Natives Mar. 31 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Perfume Genius w/Serpentwithfeet May 25 Lincoln Hall Chicago Los Lobos Apr. 9 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Peter Bradley Adams May 5 Lincoln Hall Chicago Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real June 16 Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL Pierce the Veil w/Sum 41, Emarosa, Chapel May 14 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Lunasa Mar. 25 Old Town School Chicago Pink Droyd June 16 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Mac DeMarco May 14 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI PJ Harvey Apr. 24 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Mac DeMarco May 15 House of Blues Cleveland Platinum Boys w/The Meat Flowers Mar. 29 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Mac DeMarco w/Tonstartssbandht May 16 Vic Theatre Chicago Portugal, The Man w/Hdbeendope Mar. 25 Majestic Theatre Detroit The Main Squeeze May 24 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Portugal. The Man June 14 Riviera Theatre Chicago Marchall Crenshaw w/Los Straitjackets June 30 The Ark Ann Arbor Protomartyr Apr. 15 Blind Pig Ann Arbor Margo Price Apr. 5 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Puddle of Mudd w/Saving Abel, Tantric Mar. 25 Harpos Concert Theatre Detroit Margo Price Apr. 7 Thalia Hall Chicago Purdue Glee Club w/IPFW Singing Dons Apr. 1 Mirro Center Fort Wayne Marsh Ambrosius w/Eric Benet May 14 Metro Chicago Rachelle Ferrell Mar. 23 Sound Board Detroit Marsha Ambrosius and Eric Benet Apr. 2 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo RaeLynn Apr. 21 Rusty Spur Fort Wayne Marsha Ambrosius w/Eric Benet May 12 Murat Theatre Indianapolis RaeLynn May 20 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis Marshall Crenshaw w/Los Straitjackets June 30 The Ark Ann Arbor Ratt June 2 Concord Music Hall Chicago The Marshall Tucker Band Apr. 1 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Real Estate w/Frankie Cosmos May 10 Majestic Theatre Detroit Mason Jennings Mar. 24 Old Town School Chicago Real Estate w/Frankie Cosmos May 12 Vic Theatre Chicago Mastadon w/Eagles of Death Metal, Russian Circles May 13 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Real Friends w/Have Mercy, Tiny Moving Parts, Broadside, Nothing, Nowhere Apr. 28 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Mastadon w/Eagles of Death Metal, Russian Circles May 16 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Real Friends w/Have Mercy, Tiny Moving Parts, Broadside, Nothing, Nowhere June 8 Deluxe Indianapolis Matthew Curry Apr. 29 Vegetable Buddies South Bend Real Friends w/Have Mercy, Tiny Moving Parts, Broadside, Nothing, Nowhere June 9 Concord Music Hall Chicago Matthew Logan Vasquez May 5 The Hi Fi Indianapolis The Real Group Mar. 24 Auer Hall, IPFW Fort Wayne

14------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 ------Calendar • On the Road------Red Hot Chili Peppers May 13 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Tech N9ne May 19 The Fillmore Detroit Red Hot Chili Peppers May 18 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Tech N9ne May 20 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Regina Spektor Mar. 23 The Fillmore Detroit Tech N9ne May 25 House of Blues Chicago Regina Spektor Mar. 24 Chicago Theatre Chicago Tesla Apr. 29 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH REO Speedwagon May 21 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert, Ohio Testament w/Sepultura, Prong Apr. 28 Majestic Theatre Detroit REO Speedwagon & Styx w/Don Felder July 1 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Testament w/Sepultura, Prong May 2 Concord Music Hall Chicago The Revolution Apr. 23 Metro Chicago Third Eye Blind w/Silversun Pickups July 7 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI The Revolution May 18 House of Blues Cleveland Third Eye Blind w/Silversun Pickups July 8 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland The Revolution May 20 Majestic Theatre Detroit Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Apr. 29 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Richard Ashcroft Mar. 30 House of Blues Chicago Tim O’Brien Apr. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Rick Derringer Apr. 29 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Todd Barry Apr. 20 CS3 Fort Wayne Rick Smiley & Friends Apr. 20 Sound Board Detroit Todd Rundgren May 8 House of Blues Cleveland Ricky Gervais May 24 Chicago Theatre Chicago Tommy Castro & Mike Zito w/The Painkillers Apr. 21 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Rival Sons w/The London Souls May 9 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Tool June 7 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Rival Sons w/The London Souls May 14 House of Blues Chicago Toronzo Cannon May 6 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Rob Zombie July 11 House of Blues Cleveland Tortured Soul Apr. 14 House of Blues Chicago Rocktopia Live Apr. 2 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Touche Amore w/Basement, Cities Aviv Apr. 21 House of Blues Chicago Roger Hurricane Wilson Apr. 8 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Touche Amore w/Basement, Cities Aviv Apr. 23 House of Blues Cleveland Rorey Carroll and Her Band w/Legendary Trainhoppers Apr. 1 B-Side Fort Wayne Touche Amore w/Basement, Cities Aviv Apr. 25 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Sam Hunt w/Maren Morris, Chris Janson, Ryan Follese June 2 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville w/O.A.R., Natasha Bedingfield June 24 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Sam Hunt w/Maren Morris, Chris Janson, Ryan Follese June 16 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Train w/O.A.R., Natasha Bedingfield June 25 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Sam Hunt w/Maren Morris, Chris Janson, Ryan Follese July 8 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Train w/O.A.R., Natasha Bedingfield June 29 Klipsch Music Center Noblesville San Fermin Apr. 12 Thalia Hall Chicago Train w/O.A.R., Natasha Bedingfield June 30 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL The Scintas May 12 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Travis Scott May 21 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Sean Farley Apr. 3 The Supper Club Fort Wayne Trey Anastasio w/Natalie Cressman May 5 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Seether w/Letters from the Fire, Kaleido May 24-25 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Trey Anastasio w/Natalie Cressman May 6 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Senses Fail w/Counterparts, Movements, Like Pacific Mar. 25 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Tweed Funk Apr. 13 Buddy Guy’s Legends Chicago Senses Fail w/Counterparts, Movements, Like Pacific Mar. 26 House of Blues Cleveland Twiztid w/Blaze, Boondox, G-Mo Skee, THe R.O.C., Lex the Hex Master Apr. 20 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Senses Fail w/Counterparts, Movements, Like Pacific Mar. 28 Concord Music Hall Chicago Ty Segall May 13 Metro Chicago Shawn Holt And The Teardrops May 5-6 Kingston Mines Chicago w/Lumineers June 3 Soldier Field Chicago Shawn Mullins Apr. 7 The Ark Ann Arbor U2 w/OneRepublic July 1 Firstenergy Stadium Cleveland Silversun Pickups Apr. 29 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH UFO & Saxon Mar. 28 House of Blues Cleveland Simple Plan w/Set It Off Apr. 4 House of Blues Cleveland Valerie June June 16 The Ark Ann Arbor Skid Row May 19 Stranahan Theater Toledo Vince Gill Apr. 23 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne The Slants w/Two Filipinos May 3 Lincoln Hall Chicago Vince Staples w/Kilo Kish Mar. 23 Majestic Theatre Detroit The Spinners June 24 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Voiceplay May 26 Hollywood Casino Toledo State Champs w/Against the Current, With Confidence, Don Broco Apr. 9 Concord Music Hall Chicago Vulfpeck May 4-5 Metro Chicago Steep Canyon Rangers May 13 Old Town School Chicago Wale May 18 House of Blues Chicago Steve Augeri (former lead vocalist of Journey) June 17 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Wale May 22 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Steve Forbert May 18 The Ark Ann Arbor Wavves w/Post Animal May 22 The Hi Fi Indianapolis Steve Forbert May 20 B-Side Fort Wayne The Way Down Wanderers May 5 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Stevie Nicks w/The Pretenders Mar. 29 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis May 24 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI The Stranger July 1 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Ween June 2 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Styx Mar. 23 Honeywell Center Wabash Whiskey Myers w/The Steel Woods Apr. 13 House of Blues Cleveland Susan Werner Mar. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor Whitey Morgan w/Ward Davis, Tony Martinez Mar. 25 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Talking Dreads Apr. 28 Vegetable Buddies South Bend Whitney May 8 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Tall Tall Trees w/Kishi Bashi Apr. 11 Thalia Hall Chicago Whitney Cummings Apr. 28 Firekeepers Casino Battle Creek Tape Face May 19 Park West Chicago Wild Belle May 12 Metro Chicago Tech N9ne May 17 House of Blues Cleveland Willie Nelson June 3 Honeywell Center Wabash Tech N9ne May 18 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Willie Nelson w/Robert Earl Keen June 5 Ford Center Evansville Windhand May 24 The Hi-Fi Indianapolis Young Dubliners June 20 The Ark Ann Arbor Zac Brown Band June 8 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI LARRY McCRAY - From Page 6 Zac Brown Band June 9 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH “I didn’t even know I was sick,” he said. technique the younger players have, he said, ZZ Top May 30 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne And though he’s in remission now, the or- but with the heart and soul of the music. It’s deal of cancer has changed the way McCray what the blues is based on. sees not only life but music. “I’d like to see more people try a little Road Tripz “That’s the only thing that throws me a harder to speak emotionally, put something BackWater Hubie Ashcraft Band little bit,” he said. “I’ve been out there a long back, you know. Don’t just wail all the time. May 20...... Hartford Heritage Days, Hartford City Mar 24...... Old Crow River North, Chicago time, and I’ve been trying for a long time I think when you’re young you think that Big Dick and the Penetrators Mar 25...... Old Crow Wrigleyville, Chicago to get my word out, and that’s all well and speed is the most important element to being Oct 28...... Westwood Saloon, Defiance, OH Apr 1...... Pub at the Max, McCook, IL good, but when your health is threatened, a good musician, but as you mature and get Bulldogs Apr 21...... Elkhart Co. Fairgrounds, Elkhart Jun 11...... Callaway Concert in the Park, Elwood Jun 23...... St. Dan’s Summerfest, Chicago it really prioritizes everything and lets you old you find out that it’s not. It has to have Jun 24...... Renaissance Festival, Maria Stein, OH Jul 27-30...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH know what’s important and what’s not. And substance as well.” Jul 11...... Allen Co. Fairgrounds, Lima, OH Aug 4...... Little Nashville Festival, Ottawa, OH although career is very important, it don’t McCray is still writing songs and hopes Jul 15...... Covered Bridge Day, Centreville, MI Oct 6...... Old Crow River North, Chicago take the place of life. I have a new lease on to get back into the studio soon. Prior to Jul 17...... Madison Co. Fair, Alexandria Oct 7...... Old Crow Wrigleyville, Chicago life and a new appreciation for that plus a The Gibson Sessions his last release was Jul 29...... Hickory Acres, Edgerton, OH Nov 17...... McSober’s Saloon, Coldwater, OH new appreciation for career as well because 2007’s Larry McCray. Part of the difficulty Aug 5...... State Line Festival, Union City, OH Nov 18...... The Distillery, Toledo new opportunities are still there – they ain’t lies in keeping the music fresh. Not much Aug 9...... Elkhart Co. Fairgrounds, Elkhart Nov 24-25...... Tequila Cowboy, Columbus, OH gone yet. There’s a lot to be thankful for.” has changed with the basic blues structure, Aug 25...... City Park, Quincy, MI Dec 8...... Rulli’s Bella Luna, Middlebury McCray said that one of the main differ- he said. The blues is an expression of life, a Sep 4...... Blueberry Festival, Plymouth Dec 15-16...... Cowboy Up, Mendon, MI ences in the way he approaches his playing testament to normal everyday struggles. Sep 7...... Covered Bridge Festival, Roann Joe Justice these days is in the amount of emotion he “That’s one of the beauties of it, the sim- Sep 15...... 4-H Fairgrounds, Lebanon Mar 24.....Sycamore Lake Wine Co., Col. Grove, OH Sep 17...... Flatrock Creek Festival, Paulding, OH Loose Grip puts into it. It’s a lesson he thinks younger plicity and the primary force of the music to Sep 22...... 4-H Grounds, Gas City Jun 3...... Camp Buckeye, Coldwater, MI players should try to learn. bring something out from the inside to help Nov 4...... Key Palace Theatre, Redkey Jun 30...... JT’s Billiard Bar, Coldwater, MI “There’s a lot of technicians out there,” you learn how to speak what’s inside your Earphorik Aug 5...... Camp Buckeye, Coldwater, MI he said, “guys that can play a million notes, soul. It’s easy to sit up and talk, but, hope- Mar 24...... Vegeteble Buddies, South Bend Aug 26...... JT’s Billiard Bar, Coldwater, MI and that’s one of my criticisms in terms of fully, when people see you, they feel some Mar 25...... The Livery, Benton Harbor, MI Sep 1...... Camp Buckeye, Coldwater, MI where the music is headed.” truth in what you say or what you claim you Gypsy Bandit Zephaniah It’s got nothing to do with the level of believe in.” Jul 8...... Bayview Pub, Celina May 5...... Royal Skate and Apparel, Lansing, IL March 23, 2017------www.whatzup.com------15 Kedi Not for Cat Lovers Only Istanbul, once known as Constantinople, and be- fore that, Byzantium, is a city with an amazing his- tory. It has been an important location and capital for Flix several empires for several millennia. Sitting on the CATHERINE LEE Bosphorus strait, a crossroad between Europe and Asia and once an essential stop on the Silk Road, the intermingling of histories and cultures abound in Is- that if you can’t love animals, you can’t love humans. tanbul. But I have never wanted to see the city more Seven cats star in Kedi, and their human friends since seeing Kedi, the soul-nourishing documentary are supporting players. Each cat has its own personal- that documents how Istanbul’s human residents coex- ity. Friends of each cat describe the traits that it has, ist with the thousands of cats that roam the city. and then the camera follows the cat. The cat footage is Cats have always been part of Istanbul. For sea- delightful, and the film’s soundtrack by Kira Fontana faring folk, cats are good luck and keep vermin in includes themes for cats and humans. check. For centuries, ships have come into the port The stories are told in environments most appeal- and cats from all over the world have fled for solid, ing to cats. Close to the water, there is much fishing, higher ground. They wander the streets, as cats do, as so as the fishermen clean the fish, the cats are fed. The if they own the territory and make it home. cats hang around a local outdoor market, enjoying Kedi gives us the cat’s eye view of the world. treats and keeping away pests. They haunt neighbor- Director Ceyda Turon and cinematographer Char- hoods full of bakeries and cafés. lie Wupperman must have spent some quality time Kedi credits cats with the marvelous qualities cat with their feline subjects. You don’t just walk up to lovers know well. “They absorb all your negative en- a cat or follow one around easily unless the cat gives ergy. They do me good,” says one human caretaker. you permission. Kedi comes close to answering my They provide balance. A sketch artist and caretaker “Where does my cat go when he leaves the house?” says, “Okay, she is still sleeping. I will work on.” guestion. In Kedi we enjoy long takes of cats making Caring for the cats has improved the lives of sev- their rounds, visiting their human friends, napping on eral of the human subjects. One man credits the cats roofs and settling down in their hiding places. for restoring his mental health. A fisherman tending Ceyda, who grew up in Istanbul says, “My child- some abandoned kittens has cared for cats for years, hood was infinitely less lonelier than it would have ever since a cat led him to just the thing he had been been if it weren’t for cats.” She loves cats. That is praying for. His story sounds a bit far-fetched, but he clear, but Kedi (the Turkish word for cat) isn’t just for says, “Whoever doesn’t believe this story is a heathen cat lovers. You don’t have to be either a cat or dog in my book.” person. (I am both.) In Kedi cats and dogs get along The continuing growth and expansion of Istanbul well, though distinctions are made. One human notes, threatens the peaceful coexistence between progress, “Dogs think people are God, but cats don’t. Cats know humans, and cats. The market that is home to dozens that people act as middlemen to God’s will. They’re not ungrateful. They just know better.” A human notes Continued on page 19 ------Disney Scores Another Mega-Hit Tops at the Box: As was very much expected, Disney’s new live action version of Beauty and the Beast opened huge (yuge), selling an incredible $170 ScreenTime million in the U.S. over its first three days of release. Add to that another $180 million in abroad sales, and GREG W. LOCKE yep, you can definitely expect to see more live action Disney adaptations. It’ll be interesting to see how Gosling, Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Natalie they pull off The Little Mermaid. Or, wait, didn’t Ron Portman, Rooney Mara and others) bombed hard over Howard and Tom Hanks already make that film? Look its first three days of release, selling just $53,000. Eek. for this one to continue selling big for a few weeks, I plan to see the film this week, though I’m not exactly providing theaters and the “industry” (or whatever) a excited, unfortunately. needed spring season hit. New This Week: Four very different films open Also at the Box: Kong sold another $29 mil- wide this weekend, starting with comedy CHiPs, star- lion last weekend, bringing the flick’s 10-day release ring ScreenTime favorite Dax Shephard (who also total to $110 million in the U.S. and $260 million wrote and directed the film) and the always great Mi- worldwide. Okay, so maybe the spring season is go- chael Pena. Might be fun, right? Next up is sports flick ing pretty well. Logan took the No. 3 spot at the U.S. Slamma Jamma, starring, oh God, with a title like that, box last weekend, selling another $17.5 million, up- who cares. Next up is sci-fi thriller Life which, despite ping the hit flick’s 17-day total to $184 million in the it’s nothing of a title, could actually be very much U.S. and $524 million worldwide. Whoa buddy. Big worth seeing. Good cast, promising director, seeming- hits this spring. Oh, and let us not forget the season’s ly great art direction and, supposedly, a good script. most surprising hit, Get Out, which sold another $13 And, finally, we have a new Power Rangers film million, upping the $4.5 million flick’s 24-day sales which I think will probably bomb pretty hard. Fingers total to $133 million. Writer/Director Jordan Peele is crossed. Also out in very limited release is director basically allowed to do anything he wants now. A star Craig Johnson’s (The Skeleton Twins) second film, is born, or something. Taking the No. 5 spot was The Wilson, starring another ScreenTime favorite, Woody Shack which sold another $6 million despite looking Harrelson. Joining Woody for the fun are Laura Dern, like the most boring film of the year. Judy Greer and Cheryl Hines. On the film’s poster we Also of note, Terrence Malick’s latest, Song to see a shot of Woody peeing. Sounds promising! Song, featuring maybe the great modern cast (Ryan [email protected] 16------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Membership Makes Current Exhibits An Ex p l o r a t i o n o f Pe r s p e c t i v e — Ga r d e n Pa r t y — Garden-themed Ov e r l a p p i n g in t h e Proximity o f t h e The Difference Multimedia works by Deborah works in a variety of mediums from Su b l i m e — Works by Ashley Beatty, 22n d An n u a l Va l e n t i n e ’s In v i t a t i o n a l Robinson Miller, Tuesday- over 30 local artists, Monday- Tuesday-Sunday thru March 24, • Job Referrals — Works from local and national Sunday thru March 24, Artlink Saturday thru March 31, Orchard Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, artists, Tuesday-Saturday and Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 • Experienced Negotiators by appointment thru March 31, Wayne, 424-7195 436-0927 RAW. Un t am e d . Un a s h am e d . 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Adult Day Service, s t t u d e n t xhibition Check Website for En t r o p y — Daniel Swartz solo exhibi- Gallery, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 481- 41 SOCA S E — Wiletta Blevins at Town House tion explores relationship between 6709 Works from students currently Retirement, Karen Bixler at Visiting death and mourning through combi- 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 — enrolled at USF’s School of Creative Online Auctions Nurse Hospice and Barb Yoder and nations of mythology, mathematics, Fifteen outdoor sculptures from Arts, daily, April 1-30 (awards cer- Karen Harvey at Will Jewelers, thru multi-dimensional physics and pop regional artists, daily thru April 30, emony 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 1), 123 E. Van Buren St. April 30, fortwayneartistguild.org. culture, Monday-Saturday thru School of Creative Arts campus, Weatherhead Gallery, USF Rolland April 1, Jennifer Ford Art, Fort Fo r t Wa y n e Ph o t o g r a p h e r s Cl u b — University of Saint Francis North Art Center, University of Saint Columbia City Wayne, 740-1309 Exhibition featuring local photogra- Campus, Fort Wayne, 399-7999 Francis, Fort Wayne, 399-7999 phers, Tuesday-Sunday thru April 260-580-3184 30, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5 (2 belltowerauctions.com and under, free), 427-6440

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March 23, 2017------www.whatzup.com------17 Winner of the ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------8th Annual Now Playing Th e Ad d a m s Fa m i l y (Ju n e 24-26) — Th i r d An n u a l Sp r i n g Ga l a — Th e Li tt l e Me r m a i d — Fort Wayne Northeast Audition for Wells Community Performances from Fort Wayne Civic Theatre musical based on the Th e Ch i l d r e n ’s Ho u r — Lillian Theater’s musical production, 5 Ballet, Creative Arts’ School of Disney movie, 8 p.m. Saturday, Indiana Hellman’s seminal drama about big- p.m. Friday, May 12, lower level, Ballet and Ball State University April 22; 2 p.m. Sunday, April Playwright otry perpetuated against the LGBT Arts, Commerce & Visitors Center, dance students as well as cocktails, 23; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April community and how easily a lie can Bluffton, 824-5222 dinner and performances from past 28-29; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30; 8 Festival spread, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Wells Comunity Theater produc- p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 5-6; 2 March 24-25, First Presbyterian tions, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 8, p.m. Sunday, May 7, Arts United Theater, Fort Wayne, $12-$20, 426- Upcoming Productions Arts, Commerce & Visitors Centre, Center, Fort Wayne, $17-$29, 424- 7421 ext. 121 Bluffton, $50, 824-5222 5220 One Foot MARCH Ge tt i n g Sa r a Ma r r i e d — Comedy Ri v e r d a n c e — Irish dance sensa- Th e Ta m i n g o f t h e Sh r e w — William about an unmarried lawyer in need Sh r e k - Th e Mu s i c a l — Huntington tion, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April Shakespeare’s now somewhat In The Gravy of a husband (according to her University Theatre Company 9, Honeywell Center, Wabash, controversial comedy, 7:30 p.m. aunt), 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, presents musical adaptation of the $37-$57, 563-1102 Thursday-Saturday, April 27-29 Friday-Saturday, March 24-25, animated 2001 movie, 7:30 p.m. Pi pp i n — Broadway at the Embassy and Friday-Saturday, May 5-6; 2 Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, Friday-Saturday, March 30-31; 2 musical, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April p.m. Sunday, May 7; 7:30 p.m. $40 (includes dinner & show), 424- p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1; 18, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, Friday-Saturday, May 12-13, First by 5622 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April $25-$55 thru Ticketmaster and Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, On c e — Broadway at the Embassy 6-7; 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Embassy box office, 424-5665 $12-$20, 426-7421 ext. 121 Howard production based on the movie April 8, Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Di n o s a u r Zo o — An interactive produc- Fu n n y Li tt l e Th i n g Ca l l e d Lo v e — starring singer-songwriters Glen Center for the Arts, Huntington tion featuring life-like dinosaur pup- Romantic comedy by Jessie Jones, Kingkade Hansard and Marketa Irglova, 7:30 University, Huntington, $5-$12, pets, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20, Nicholas Home and Jamie Wooten, p.m. Monday, March 27, Embassy 359-4261 Honeywell Center, Wabash, $9-$19, 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Runs March 17-26 Theatre, Fort Wayne, $25-$60 thru St o mp — Award-winning percussion 563-1102 Friday-Saturday, April 28-29 and Ticketmaster and Embassy box performance, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Li tt l e Sh o p o f Ho r r o r s — IPFW May 5-6 and May 12-13, Arena A hilarious dark comedy office, 424-5665 March 30, Honeywell Center, Department of Theatre performance Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, $40 On e Fo o t in t h e Gr a v y — Howard Wabash, $35-$45, 563-1102 of Alan Menken-Howard Ashman (includes dinner & show), 424-5622 Kingkade’s comedy and winner APRIL musical comedy, 8 p.m. Thursday- Ne x t t o No r m a l — Tony Award- and Pulitzer-winning musical about of Fort Wayne Civic Theatre’s Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e ct i v e Saturday, April 20-22; 2 p.m. coping with mental illness, 8 p.m. Northeast Indiana Playwright Pr e s e n t s : Ba tt e r y Da n c e — Fort Sunday, April 23 (sign-language Festival, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Wayne Dance Collective hosts performance); 8 p.m. Thursday- Friday-Saturday, April 28-29; 2 March 24-25; 2 p.m. Sunday, acclaimed New York City-based Sunday, April 27-29, Williams p.m. Sunday, April 30; 8 p.m. March 26, Arts United Center, Fort dance company’s production of Theatre, IPFW, Fort Wayne, $5-$18, Thursday-Saturday, May 4-6; Wayne, $10-$20, 422-4226 “The Durga Project” which weaves 481-6555 2 p.m. Sunday, May 7, Three together Indian and U.S. choreog- Ce l e b r a t i n g Dr. Se u s s — Fort Wayne Rivers Music Theatre, Fort Wayne, raphy, sonorities and aesthetics, 8 Ballet Youth Company performs $10-$20, 498-2270 Asides p.m. Saturday, April 1, Arts United dances based on the stories of A Wr i n k l e in Ti m e — all for One pro- 2 60.424.5220 Center, Fort Wayne, $20-$28, 424- Dr. Seuss, 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. ductions’ adaptation of Madeline AUDITIONS 6574 Saturday, April 22, Fort Wayne L’Engle’s young adult science fiction Ja m e s a n d t h e Gi a n t Pe a c h (Ma y 11-13) Ballet Studios, Auer Center for novel, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, fwcivic.org — Fort Wayne Youtheatre auditions, Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, $10, April 28-29; 2:30 Sunday, April 422-4226 30; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor 4-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, March 28-29, Arts United Center, May 5-6; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May Fort Wayne, 422-4226 7, PPG ArtsLab, Auer Center for Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, $11-20, 422-4226

FORT WAYNE DANCE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: MIDWEST PREMIERE THE DURGA PROJECT Sponsored by Insurance Management Group Thurs. April 20 March 9-25, 2017 7 pm Lillian Hellman’s seminal 1930’s drama, confronts the bigotry per- $9, $14, $19 petrated against the LGBT com- munity and how easily a lie can ALSO COMING SOON spread. Just as a struggling school, The Midtown Men...... Thurs. May 4 run by two women, is on firm footing, one of their pupils tells a Part of the 2016-17 WVMA series presented by Miller’s Health Systems ARTS UNITED CENTER lie to avoid a punishment. This lie is believed creating an ignorant Clint Black...... Sat. May 6 APRIL 1 2017 303 E. MAIN ST. I 8PM public outcry which destroys the Welcomed by WCJC • Sponsored locally by Arnold's Fine Jewelry & Gifts lives of the two women. Purchase tickets at fwdc.org, or by calling 260.422.4226 Trace Adkins...... Thurs. July 20 $28 adults $24 students (18 and under) $20 Groups 10+ For tickets, call Welcomed by WCJC • Sponsored by Big R I I 260-426-7421 See our complete 2017 show schedule by visiting us online! Ext. 121 www.firstpresbyteriantheater.com This presentation is made possible by the Lincoln Financial Foundation. This project is also made possible by the support of the Indiana Wabash • 260.563.1102 Arts Commission, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, the Shruti Foundation 300 West Wayne Street www.honeywellcenter.org and other generous funders. This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is honeywellcenter funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Indiana Arts Commission and the Crane Group. Fort Wayne, IN 46802

18------www.whatzup.com------March 23, 2017 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Featured Events Ma r q u ee Ga l a — Embassy Theatre Gr ab i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, fundraiser featuring cocktails, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays; Smart Start Ar t l i n k Ed u c a t i o n a l Pr o g r a m s — four-course dinner, behind-the- Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Thin, But Tasty Gravy Art classes offered by Artlink scenes tours and performance by 421-1325 Contemporary Art Gallery, dates Billy Porter of Kinky Boots, 5 p.m. Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime One Foot in the Gravy and times vary, Artlink, Fort Wednesday, March 29, Embassy for toddlers & preschoolers, 10:30 by Howard Kingkade is a Wayne, fees vary, 424-7195 Theatre, Fort Wayne, $250, 424- a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Co l l e c t i v e 6287 Babies and Books, 10:30 a.m. farce. There’s just no de- Curtain Call u t t i n o n t h e i t z Wo r k s h o p s — Workshops and P ’ R —Active 20-30 Wednesdays, 421-1335 nying it – it’s a farce, I tell classes for movement, dance, yoga club fundraiser with live music from Ma i n Li b r a r y — Babies and Books, you. SUSAN BURNS and more offered by Fort Wayne Chris Worth and Company, gourmet 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story And that’s a good thing Dance Collective, dates and times edibles, wine and beer, live and Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; vary, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, silent auctions; black tie optional, Storytime for preschoolers, day- to say about it, because it is Fort Wayne, fees vary, 424-6574 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Fort cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, meant to be. Director Phil- ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVY Be g i n n e r Bl u e s Ha r m o n i c a Wo r k s h o p Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 lip Colglazier keeps the — Harmonica instruction with $50-$90, 450-2844 & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, h i p s h ewa n a o n t h e o a d show at a fast and funny Texas artist Hamilton Loomis, no S R — Food, New Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and March 24-25 experience necessary, 3-6 p.m. craft and primitives show and sale, books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 pace well-suited to King- Saturday-Sunday April 1-2, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 25 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 kade’s script which is by 2 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Calhoun Street Soups, Salad and and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Smart Start turns witty and silly, pre- Arts United Center Spirits, Fort Wayne, $60, includes 26, Allen County War Memorial Storytime for preschoolers, 10:30 dictable and not predict- harmonica, handouts and practice Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $4, 483-1111 a.m. Fridays, PAWS to Read, 5 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne CD, 832-978-5451 Sp r i n g Br ea k Sa n c t u a r y To u r s — p.m. Thursdays 421-1350 able. IPFW Co m m u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y — Art, 90-minute tours of Black Pine Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Smart No wonder this proved $10-$20 thru artstix or dance, music and theater classes Animal Sanctuary, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. to be the 8th Annual North- box office, 260-424-5220 for grades pre-K through 12 offered March 28; Thursday, March 30; Tuesdays, YA Day for teens 5 by IPFW College of Visual and Tuesday, April 4; Thursday, April p.m. Wednesdays, Wondertots east Indiana Playwright Performing Arts, fees vary, 481- 6, Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, reading for ages 1-3, 10:30 a.m. Festival’s winning entry. There is humor and styling plucked from classic 6977, www.ipfw.edu/caa Albion, $7-$8 (reservations Thursdays, 421-1360 “what will we do?!’ shows (e.g. Arsenic And Old Lace); slapstick worthy Li v e Trivia — Trivia night with live required), 636-7383 Sh aw n ee Br a n c h — Born to Read of a Pink Panther; door slamming aplenty (i.e. Noises Off) and (I swear!) host, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Duesy’s Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Muppet Show Sports Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, free, Teen Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. even some head-banging moments. 484-0411 Lectures, Discussions, Thursdays, 421-1355 Kingkade’s plot is simple, and he works it perfectly by bringing us Swee t wa t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — Authors, Readings & Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start in at the end of the scheme rather than the typical playwright’s urge to Private lessons for a variety of Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays & start at the beginning. The show opens on the rich wife and her boyfriend instruments available from profes- Films Tuesdays, Born to Read Storytime discussing her dying husband. We quickly learn that their plan has been sional instructors, ongoing weekly for babies and toddlers, 10:15 a.m. lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort Re v . Al e x Awa d — Retired Palestinian Tuesdays, 421-1365 dragging along for six months now. The boyfriend, Ned, has reached his Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176, pastor speaks, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start limit. From this moment on, there’s gonna be hell to pay. academy.sweetwater.com March 21, Beacon Heights Church Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, Brock Eastom as the overwrought Ned grabs the play by the throat Tea m Trivia — Trivia for teams of up to of the Brethren, Fort Wayne, free, 421-1370 and shakes it. His mouth as he wails, moans, shouts and screams is so 6 players, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Crazy 482-8595 Pinz/Coconutz, Fort Wayne, free, Li z z i e Sh e a — Premier of the Italian beyond-the-norm that he is funny without any lines, but his characters’ 969-9336 Friend ArtRuckus web-series featur- Spectator Sports dim-bulb antics make it impossible not to give in and laugh. His Act I Ti n c t u r e Trivia — Trivia night for ing local actors and businesses, 7 BASKETBALL teams of 4 or 6 people, 7-9 p.m. p.m. Thursday, March 23, Artlink costume, by the way, is subtly amazing – nary a wrinkle and a perfect HOCKEY fit! Tuesdays, Nick’s Martini & Wine Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Bar, Fort Wayne, free, 482-6425 Wayne, free, 424-7195 Fo r t Wa y n e Ko m e t s — Upcoming home games at Allen County War Memorial Leslie Bryan as the trophy wife Fergy is demented, confident and Wa t e r c o l o r In s t r u c t i o n — Artist Tom An Ev e n i n g w i t h Au t h o r To m Fr a n k — Coliseum, Fort Wayne armed with a rapier wit and a personal history that explains her confi- De Somer of De Somer Fine Art Author of What’s the Matter with Studio offers watercolor painting Kansas talks about his new book; Sa t u r d a y , Ma r c h 25 vs. Cincinnati, dence that the plan will pan out even when everything goes awry. Her 7:30 p.m. calm, cool portrayal slips often enough into slapstick that ultimately she instruction 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first hors d’oeuvres, lecture and book four Thursdays of each month, signing included in admission, 6 Su n d a y , Ma r c h 26 vs. Florida, 5 gets more than a few laughs, too. Indiana Wesleyan University, Fort p.m. Saturday, March 25, CS3 p.m. Christopher Murphy plays Frank Lakeview, curmudgeonly grouch Wayne, $144/ongoing monthly Hideaway, Fort Wayne, $15 plus We d n e s d a y , Ma r c h 29 vs. Alaska, who owns the Jupiter Department Store and whose old, frail self has one classes (four two-hour classes), donation, 602-1008 7:30 p.m. foot in the grave, at least according to his dear young wife. His summer 805-328-8336, www.desomerart. Ad a m Gr ee n — Closer look lecture We d n e s d a y , Ap r i l 5 vs. Toledo, 7:30 com/classes with Moana animator and USF p.m. suit seemed odd, however, not the sort of thing a sickly man would wear alumni, 7:30 p.m. Monday, March Sa t u r d a y , Ap r i l 8 vs. Quad City, 7:30 around the house. A clue? Perhaps he isn’t as sick as she thinks. Current 27, North Campus Auditorium, p.m. The small cast is completed by the ever-charming Civic Playwright University of Saint Francis, Fort ROLLER DERBY Wayne, free, 399-8050 Fo r t Wa y n e De r b y Gi r l s v s . Do w n r i v e r fest favorite, James DelPriore as Detective Dusty O’Roney, a kindred Ar t o n Br o a d wa y — Tours of 5 down- Mo a n a — Film screening followed by Ro l l e r Do l l s — Roller derby bouts, spirit of Columbo, but less bumbling. town venues featuring art from Alexandra Hall, Julie Wall, Peter Q&A session with animator Adam 6 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Allen If I have any suggestions for the playwright and Civic production Lupkin, Daniel Dienelt, Knotodday, Green, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, County War Memorial Coliseum, team, it would be only a couple of ideas: Kay Gregg, Terry Ratliff and St. USF Robert Goldstine Performing Fort Wayne, $7-$12, 483-1111 One is that the Ned character’s volume gets wearing on the ears by Monci, 5 p.m. Saturday, March 25, Arts Center, Fort Wayne, free, 399- Broadway Street, Fort Wayne, free, 8050 the second act. 417-5925 Dance Secondly, there were places in the middle of the script where things Bee r , Bo u r b o n , Ba c o n Fe s t i v a l — Storytimes Em b o d y Da n c e — Guided dancing for get a little bogged down – the dilemmas are posed, and lots of dithering Unlimited beer sampling from adults of all ages and abilities to occurs. With a runtime of only an hour, there’s space for tossing another national and regional craft brewer- St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr af t s a t exercise the mind, body and spirits, character into the mix. The story mentions several potentials who could ies, fine bourbon sampling and Al l e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y : 7-8:30 p.m. first and third Sunday bacon inspired treats, 6-9 p.m. Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read of each month, Fort Wayne Dance drop by to add an extra dose of humorous complications. A larcenous ac- Saturday, March 25 (5-9 p.m. Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, Collective, Fort Wayne, $10 sug- countant? An oafish bibliophile? An ex-wife or would-be boyfriend? Any VIP), Marquis and Three Rivers Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. gested donation, 244-1905 one of them could roil the comedic waters to good effect and add just 10 Ballrooms, Hotel Fort Wayne, Fort Tuesdays & Thursdays, Baby or 15 more minutes overall. Wayne, $35-$75, 484-0411 Steps, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Ca r ee r Fa i r —Job and internship 421-1320 March Notes to the author aside, however, this Gravy is a tasty dish and will fair with more than 50 companies u p o n t r a n c h D B — Born to Read Th e r e s a Cap u t o — Appearance by send you back out into the world with at least a smile about how nice it is recruiting for over 1,000 positions, Storytime, 10:15 a.m. Mondays, 12-3 p.m. Thursday, March 23, Long Island Medium, 7:30 p.m. to be you, and not poor Ned! Baby Steps Storytime, 10:15 Thursday, March 30, Allen County Walb Classic Ballroom, IPFW, Fort a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, [email protected] Wayne, free, 481-0689 War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Ants in Your Pants Storytime, Wayne, $39.75-$123.75, 483-1111 Fo r t Wa y n e Ho bb y a n d Co l l e c t i b l e s 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Ma u m ee Ma r y & Jo s ep h Co m e d y Sh o w — Toys, comic books, sports & Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4 Fe s t i v a l — Performances by local, and non-sports cards and more, 11 p.m. Wednesdays, Bookworms FLIX - From Page 16 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 26, regional and national comedy acts, Storytime, 11:15 a.m. Thursdays hours vary, Friday-Sunday, March Classic Cafe, Fort Wayne, free, Smart Start Storytime for ages 3-5, of cats and many humans who care for them and feed them may soon be 450-4147 31-April 2, various locations, Fort 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 Wayne, $20-$50 (some events cleared to make room for a highway extension and more building. The Gu i d e d Hi s t o r y To u r a n d Lu n c h — Tour a.m. Thursdays, 421-1315 free), www.mmjcomedyfestival.com humans to be displaced are as worried for the cats as they are for them- of Allen County Courthouse and Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Swinney Homestead with lunch at SOUP — Presentations and voting selves. Cats “rekindle our own slowly dying love of life,” says one. Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and on projects ranging from urban the Homestead, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 11 a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps An added benefit, Kedi provides many good names for future cats. Thursday, March 23, tour begins at agriculture, social justice, social Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 entrepreneurs, education, technol- How many cats will be named Kedi by cat lovers who have seen “Kedi?” Allen Co. 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