January 3-9, 2013 ------Cover Story • Zac Brown Band------Musical Multiculturalists Saturday, Jan. 19 • 8:00pm By Evan Gillespie a typical ode to all things Southern, from discount anyone’s talents or musical prefer- patriotism to fried foods, and it was tailor- ences. If you’re interested in a little mental made for country radio. The band first re- “We’re always trying to push the barrier JANIS JOPLIN TRIBUTE exercise, try answering this question: How corded the song way back in 2003, but it of our musicianship, and I’m proud to say $12 Adv., $15 D.O.S. would you categorize Zac Brown’s music? was a re-recorded version on the 2008 al- that there is a little bit of something for ev- That one should keep you busy for bum The Foundation that reached the top eryone,” says Brown of Uncaged, the band’s awhile, since just about any cat- latest album. “It’s your basic coun- egory you try to put the try-Southern rock-bluegrass- Zac Brown Band into reggae-jam record.” is going to end up be- There’s no question ing not quite the right that the fans like the mix; one. The most obvi- the band’s two Platinum ous answer is that albums and nine hit they’re a country singles are evidence Saturday, Feb. 23 • 8:00pm band. But what of that. But there’s about South- also been a heap ern rock? Sure, of industry recog- THE BERGAMOT they’re that too. nition. The band And just plain raked in a truckload Tickets Prices TBA rock? Well, yes. of award nomina- How about folk? tions between 2009 Friday, March 1 • 8:00pm There’s a little of and 2012, and sev- that in their music eral of those nomina- as well. And don’t tions turned into actual ACOUSTIC NOMAD TOUR forget bluegrass. awards, including ACM MATHIS GREY, JOHN FELLMAN & PATRICK WOODS Maybe you could Top New Vocal Duo or say that they’re a Group in 2009, the Best $5 Cover little bit of every- New Artist Grammy thing except rap and CMA New Artist Saturday, March 2 • 8:00pm – but anyone who of the Year in 2010 and has attended a Zac the CMT Music Awards Brown Band con- Performance of the Year COMMANDER CODY cert lately will tell in 2011. $20 Adv., $25 D.O.S. you that the event So now the Zac Brown wasn’t entirely Band are a musical jug- rap-free. gernaut that can do what Friday, March 8 Bottom line: they want. They can ride there’s just no into NYC and play “The way to pigeon-hole ZAC BROWN BAND Devil Went Down to Geor- ANOTHER ROUND these guys. w/BLACKBERRY SMOKE & LEVI LOWREY gia” and “Chicken Fried,” work- “It’s Southern radio to me, and ing the Southern Invasion angle for FORMERLY Friday, Jan. 11 • 7 p.m. IU’S STRAIGHT NO CHASER I don’t think we’re doing anything all it’s worth. But they can also play Southern people wouldn’t like,” says Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum Nirvana’s “All Apologies” and Metal- $20 Adv., $25 D.O.S. bassist John Driskell Hopkins when 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne lica’s “Enter Sandman,” and no one’s he’s asked if his band belongs on Tix: $45-$69.50 thru Ticketmaster & going to complain one little bit. While Thursday, April 11 • 8:00pm country radio. the internet is helping independent mu- Even Hopkins seems a little off Coliseum box office, 260-483-1111 sicians to hone their niche appeal to a base with his geographical defini- microscopic degree, Brown is proving tion of the band’s music, considering that of Billboard’s country chart. It also marked that when it comes to the mainstream, we’re TOMMY CASTRO this year the band was able to pack Madi- the commercial arrival of the band, which living in an anything-goes era. It’s musical son Square Garden with appreciative fans. had been founded in Brown’s home state of multiculturalism at its finest, and if only we & THE PAINKILLERS Southern people might like Zac Brown, but Georgia in 2002. could find a way to spread it to the rest of Tickets Prices TBA plenty of northerners do too. “Chicken Fried” was followed by more our society we could all live in blissful har- The New York Times might have been on hit singles from the album, including “Toes” mony. to something when it called the Zac Brown which addresses the pleasures of vacationing The musical eclecticism is a big thing, Friday, April 19 • 8:00pm band “among the smallest” of today’s “big in Mexico and “Highway 20 Ride” which but it’s not the only secret to the band’s suc- bands.” What the paper was trying to get at goes to the other end of the pleasure-pain cess, at least not according to some of its was Brown’s desire to bring the simple plea- spectrum by confronting the difficulties of members. The secret lies in some virtues VICTOR WOOTEN sure of music, no matter the genre, to arenas divorce and parenthood. that are at the heart of many a success story: Tickets Prices TBA full of fans and to do it in a modest way that Fried chicken, the Stars and Stripes, te- dedication and sincerity. belies the band’s phenomenal popularity. quila and rocky relationships – it’s a recipe “The two things I think that make this Go to our website for ticket The band plays to a generation of music lov- for country-radio success if ever there was band different from anybody else, and the ers who grew up listening to a range of mu- one. reason why we’re here today, is that ev- information & more sic that defies characterization. That’s how But that’s not what the Zac Brown Band erybody has an insane work ethic,” says ALL SHOWS ALL AGES Brown can get away with playing Charlie is all about. It’s a big band, consisting of Bowles. “Nobody complains. And Zac has Daniels, Marshall Tucker, Aerosmith, Stevie Brown, Hopkins, drummer Chris Fryar, this ability to make you believe what he’s Wonder, John Mayer and Nirvana, all in one multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook, guitar- singing no matter what. So if we do an R&B concert. ist/keyboardist Coy Bowles, percussionist tune or a reggae tune, he’s totally believable. The band hit the big time, though, by Daniel de los Reyes, and violinist Jimmy De You believe he’s lived ‘Highway 20 Ride,’ striking at the heart of its audience’s tastes. Martini. Each musician brings something for example. His conviction comes through Its breakthrough hit, “Chicken Fried,” is unique to the table, and the band doesn’t all those songs.” 2------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 whatzup Volume 17, Number 22 t may be cold outside, baby, but all you gotta do is look at the contents below and flip through these pages and you’ll know that there’s no short- age of things to do in and around Fort Wayne these days, snow or no snow.I Start by filling out the whatzup Best of 2012 Readers Poll which you’ll find on page 19 and/or online at www.whatzup.com. Winners get Whammys, which are just like Grammys but Fort Wayne-like. Vote once and once only, but please do vote. THIS WEEKEND • JANUARY 6 On the back page you’ll find information on the whatzup Dining Club. You’ll want to take note because we’re extending our special early bird offer for a very, very limited time. 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By Mark Hunter Ringel started playing guitar when he was 10. At 18 he moved to Nashville to attend Belmont Univer- Ben Ringel, frontman for the Nashville-based sity and work toward a degree in music business. His band The Delta Saints, is finally feeling comfortable real education began when he met Supica and Azzi. with the music he helps create. Comfortable but not “I went through eight or nine years of playing ter- complacent. After five years of clomping around in rible music,” he said. “‘Up until I was 19 I was play- the muddy boots of swampy, Southern rock, slipping ing crappy white boy funk. It was not good. Then I around the paths left by bands like The Black Crowes, met Dave and Ben. What we were playing was a new Alabama Shakes and Gary Clark Jr., The Delta Saints kind of sound for me.” have emerged from the thicket on a trail of their own The pairing with Supica and Azzi prompted Rin- making. Their first full-length album, Death Letter Ju- gel to begin writing songs that fit with the stuff they bilee, set for release January 15, contains everything were playing. The result was “Steppin’” a slow growl that made the Delta Saints worth listening to in the of a song that made it on the the first EP. first place but leaves enough space for the music to “When David and Ben and I started playing, this slow down, stretch out and heat just came out, this really organic up. DELTA SAINTS music. None of us had ever The Delta Saints will heat played like this. David comes up the stage at Dupont Bar & w/QUIET CORRAL from old school R&B and Ben Grill Friday, January 11. Friday, January 11 • 8:30 p.m. was a punk drummer.” Earlier work from The Dupont Bar & Grill The title track to A Bird Delta Saints, the EPs Pray On Called Angola is as far from and A Bird Called Angola, was 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne what they were used to as pos- so well-received by the band’s Tix: $5, 260-483-1311 sible. The song grinds out of growing fanbase that when it the depths of something – who came time to begin a full-length project the same fans knows what? Ringel is not quite sure where it comes who lined up to catch live shows logged on to Kick- from, but he’s glad the sound showed up. starter and helped fund Death Letter Jubilee. The new album sounds similar in some ways, but “That is a feeling like no other,” Ringel, who the Delta Saints have grown into their sound though plays dobro and handles lead vocals, said in the of- constant touring in the U.S. and Europe. ficial band bio. “It’s awesome and also humbling. And “Death Letter Jubilee has some of the same loud, it’s good pressure on us to succeed. It’s the kind of ballsy elements of our earlier stuff, but we realized it’s pressure we were able to harness and thrive off of.” okay to not have songs that will kick somebody in the I caught up with Ringel during a break from his teeth. ‘Out to Sea’ is quite a bit slower, for instance day job at a bakery in Nashville. The Pineville, Loui- and is a good representation of the sound we’ve been siana native said at some point he hopes to be making trying to find. We found the ballpark to swing in.” a different kind of dough. It doesn’t take a degree in music business to figure “We all still have day jobs,” he said, “but my boss out that making it as a band these days requires more used to be the tour manager for John Prine, so he has than just great songs played well in front of die-hard no problem giving me time off to tour. Plus it’s great fans. It helps to write tunes that have a broader appeal. to be working and hear stories about when John Prine But Ringel is being cautions. wrote ‘Angel from Montgomery.’” “I knew we needed to come up with a more com- Ringel and the other Delta Saints – bassist David mercially viable song and I’ve been leery to write a Supica, guitarist Dylan Fitch, drummer Ben Azzi and song for radio. But at the end of the day this is a busi- harmonica player Stephen Hanner – may have to keep ness. We need to have radio play and still find time to their day jobs till their night jobs pay for just a little get drunk on stage. It’s a balance.” longer. Death Letter Jubilee will probably be the re- The Delta Saints have completed two European cord that propels the band to bigger and better gigs. At tours and are beginning to win fans in places like Bil- least Ringel thinks so. bao, Spain and Bonn, Germany. But home is where “There was almost two-and-a-half years between the bourbon is, and the Saints don’t want to stay A Bird Called Angola and Death Letter Jubilee,” Rin- away too long. Why would they? With a week-long gel said. “We’ve done a lot of shows. The sound has stint at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, festival gigs changed. We’ve graduated from college and made this at Wakarusa and an East Coast tour that lured Max our focus. The sound we’re settling into doesn’t fit Weinberg on stage for a few numbers, it’s looking like into blues rock or progressive rock. It’s kind of dark Ringel and the Saints will be shedding those day jobs New Orleans rock n’ roll.” sooner rather than later. January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • Fort Wayne Cinema Center------A New Focus for Film in the Fort By Greg W. Locke they feel their artistic pursuits are encour- me. “I have to say it was one of the happiest part [of the job] is fundraising, which is aged, which is not really the case in L.A. I days of my life when I was offered the job. grant writing, talking to and asking for funds It’s been said that the influence of the really started to see a generational shift in And now I can say, with great confidence from donors and conducting fundraising first Velvet Underground record, released in the idea of independent filmmaking at that that I have the best job in Fort Wayne.” campaigns. I am responsible for everything 1967, resonated with art-minded rock bands point. There was a definite sentiment people It was Catherine’s brother, Rich, who that happens at Cinema Center from a staff for decades and, ultimately, was hugely in- have now of making films in their own home- helped Crismore make the transition into the perspective and have to be thinking not just fluential on the lo-fi/DIY indie generation of town, as op- about what we are going to be booking for today. Similarly, it was audio commentary posed to what Photo by Amanda Knauer next month, but what is going to be needed tracks that influenced more visual storytell- you are told all for Cinema Center’s growth in one year, five ers than ever before to pick up a clapboard throughout film years, and beyond. and make movies of their own. That first school, which is Looking Forward commentary track, recorded for 1933’s you have to go Crismore immediately started working King Kong, was released on laser disc in to L.A.” on new initiatives. His first event, The Rock 1984, before the Cinema Center’s new ex- And so n’ Reel Film Festival which screened sev- ecutive director, Jonah Crismore, yet knew Crismore ended eral music documentaries, was a hit. There’s how to digest proper sentences. By the time up back in Fort a new Cinema Center website, and there Crismore was of age to drive to the nearest Wayne. have been $5 midnight movies on the last video store in 1998, commentary tracks had “I ended up Saturday of each month. Most interestingly, become more than a specialty feature; they’d in Fort Wayne Crismore is also reaching out to local film- become nearly standard on any film worth for a couple of makers. dissecting. different rea- “Throughout December we had our “As a teenager in the 90s I never saw sons, but one of Meet the Filmmakers Series where we anyone pay attention to the part [of the pro- the biggest was screened films and then people involved cess] where the filmmaker is finding their that my wife had with the filmmaking process came in and voice. I didn’t see anyone around me pur- an opportunity did a Q & A session,” Crismore told me. sue film, so I didn’t even know how to be- to go back to “I hope to have many more of those. Right gin,” Crismore told me when asked about school, but only now I am just trying to help the community his youthful interest in filmmaking. “Then at a state school understand Cinema Center is their resource, something interesting happened. DVD com- in Indiana. Now and we value how they want to use it. mentaries and other special features allowed she is almost “We definitely plan to show many more the viewer to hear from the filmmaker about done with a de- films from local and regional filmmakers. their artistic process, their compromises and gree in computer In addition, we hope to make Cinema Cen- how they were able to fulfill their vision. It art and anima- ter not just a place to see local films but to was at that point, in the early 2000s, when I tion,” Crismore also learn about the craft of filmmaking. I realized, ‘hey, I can do that!’” explained. When envision screenwriting workshops, digital Last summer, after a nationwide search, asked about his cinematography seminars and discussions Crismore was hired to fill the shoes of Cath- post-film-school from filmmakers as a way for the people erine Lee, longtime executive director of the plans, he replied, of Fort Wayne to see Cinema Center as the Cinema Center and one of the area’s most “We didn’t re- place that not only shows films, but the place vocal and recognizable cinephiles. Before ally have a plan. where you go to learn about films and film- applying for the position, Crismore spent I was working making.” time in bands, attended IPFW, interned in at Lincoln Financial, of all places, because position of executive director. There’s another big event coming up in Los Angeles and attended the film program we needed health insurance, and that is not “When I was hired in it was Rich, the a few weeks. Maybe the organization’s big- at Chicago’s Columbia College. available when you are freelancing, unfortu- theater manager, who helped with the tran- gest event of the year, even. “My wife, who wasn’t my wife at the nately. sition. And also Dave Schaab who was the “Our annual Oscar Party is going to time, encouraged me to apply to Columbia “There has been such a change in Fort administrative assistant at the time. I just happen on February 23, and the theme is College, especially since we both wanted Wayne since I left to go back to school. I do recently promoted Dave to theater manager going to be ‘Oscars Unchained’ [a reference to move to Chicago. I was working a kind think there is quite a bit more room for the when Rich decided it was his time to move to Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Django of menial job at the library, killing time on change to become bigger, but it was in that on from the organization. I am very grateful Unchained],” Crismore. “The big initiative the internet, when I received an acceptance year or so of us being back in Fort Wayne I had their help when I first started.” this year is to fund raise for a new digital e-mail,” Crismore explained. “I was a bit that I decided I wanted to take a more active Part of the executive director’s duty is projector, so we will conduct a few differ- scared of the idea of going after a career in role in Fort Wayne’s growth.” to work with the Cinema Center’s board ent campaigns for that, including a movie the arts, but once I made the realization that Landing the Job of directors. I had to ask, of course, who poster auction where each poster is created my career opportunities were severely limit- When word hit town that Lee was re- does what? How do things get done? What by a local artist - if everything pans out, that ed, I made the plunge and dedicated my life, tiring, a huge number of Fort Wayne-based is Crismore’s role? Are the folks on the is. Also, in a partnership with Huntington from that point on, to film.” cinephiles ran to their computers to tweak board of directors scary monsters or helpful University, Cinema Center will hold a high Since finishing up at Columbia College, their resumes. I know this because I know hands? school filmmaking summer camp.” Crismore has dipped his toes in the film many of those people, one of which, obvi- “Working with a board of directors is a A summer camp! A new digital projec- industry, spending time in L.A. where he ously, was Crismore. Sure, there are plenty real change from working under one man- tor! Excellent! As a filmmaker myself, I worked as an intern for the first season of of arts-related jobs in Fort Wayne but not ager or supervisor. It is really great to always can’t help but love the new energy I see at AMC’s The Waking Dead. That experience, too many career-level positions having to do have that support when it is needed, and the Cinema Center right now. As a person and his time in L.A., taught Crismore much with cinema. since our board is from a diverse set of back- who twice screened a film at the Cinema about the industry and the art. Under Lee “The whole time I applied, through grounds, I usually am able to get that support Center, I feel the need to urge local cineph- Zlotoff, creator of MacGyver, he learned the whole interview process, I kept telling right away. iles to help support Crismore’s efforts to get much about writing and film structure. Also myself it was a long shot. I was absolutely “The duties of the executive director a new digital projector, as the image from the while in L.A., Crismore saw changes in the amazed when I was asked for a phone in- pretty much break down in two main cat- current projector looks … well … it looks industry firsthand. terview, and I was pretty much a nervous egories. First, there is programming, which like 1993. And a film camp? Brilliant, I say. “I realized that the truly creative people wreck for my phone interview. And so I was is the fun stuff like booking films for exhibi- Teach those creative kids how to use their are no longer looking at L.A. as the place to then completely floored when I was asked tion, events, and working with partner orga- iPhones for something more than time wast- make films,” he said. “They’re looking for for a face-to-face interview with the board of nizations to show films to bring awareness ing. Something like filmmaking, the greatest other places like Austin and Portland where directors’ search committee,” Crismore told of certain subjects to Fort Wayne. The other of all the modern arts. 6------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 ------Calendar • Karaoke & DJs------Thursday, January 3 Sunday, January 6

An g o l a Fo r t Wa y n e Skip’s Party Place — Rock Star Karaoke, 8 p.m. After Dark — Dance videos & karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Au b u r n Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. Mimi’s Retreat — Karaoke, 9 p.m. Foster’s Sports Pub — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9:30 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Arena Bar & Grill — American Idol Karaoke w/Jay, 8 p.m. Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Monday, January 7 Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. Deer Park Irish Pub — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 10 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Foster’s Sports Pub — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9:30 p.m. After Dark — Karaoke, 10:30 p.m. Latch String Bar & Grill — Ambitious Blondes Ent., 10 p.m. Canal Tap Haus — Flashback Karaoke, 8 p.m. North Star Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Mike Campbell, 8 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. O’Sullivan’s Pub — Tronic, 10 p.m. Latch String Bar & Grill — Ambitious Blondes Ent., 10 p.m. Piere’s— House DJ, 9 p.m. Office Tavern — Swing Time Karaoke, 7 p.m. Rusty Spur Saloon — American Idol Karaoke 9 p.m. VIP Lounge — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Tuesday, January 8 Ne w Ha v e n Rack & Helen’s — American Idol Karaoke w/Eric, 9:30 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e 4D’s Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Brian, 9 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. Friday, January 4 O’Sullivan’s Pub — On Key Karaoke, 10 p.m. Al l e n Co u n t y Ga r r e t t Beamer’s Sports Grill — Ambient Noise, 9:30 p.m. CJ’s Canteena — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. Ne w Ha v e n Au b u r n Rack & Helen’s — American Idol Karaoke w/TJ, 9:30 p.m. 4 Crowns — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Meteor Bar & Grill — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. Ch u r u b u s c o Wednesday, January 9 DW Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/DJ Chuck, 10 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Fo r t Wa y n e 4D’s Bar & Grill — DJ Trend, 10 p.m. After Dark — Karaoke, 10:30 p.m. Alley Sports Bar — On Key Karaoke, 9 p.m. A.J.’s Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Wendy KQ, 8 p.m. Babylon — DJ Tabatha, 10:30 p.m. Berlin Music Pub — Shooting Star Prod. w/Barbie, 10 p.m. Babylon, Bears Den — DJ TAB & karaoke w/Steve Jones, 10:30 Chevvy’s Pizza & Sports Bar — American Idol Karaoke w/TJ, 10 p.m. p.m. Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. Columbia Street West — Dance Party w/DJ Rich, 10 p.m. Dupont Bar & Grill — Shut Up & Sing w/Mike Campbell, 8 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — KJ Jessica, 9 p.m. Office Tavern — Shooting Star Productions w/Stu, 9 p.m. Early Bird’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. Wrigley Field Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Bucca, 10 p.m. Elks — Shooting Star Prod. w/Dusty, 10 p.m. Ga r r e t t Flashback — House DJ, 9 p.m. Martin’s Tavern — WiseGuy Entertainment w/Josh, 10 p.m. Green Frog — American Idol Karaoke w/TJ, 9:30 p.m. Hook & Ladder — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9 p.m. Office Tavern — Swing Time Karaoke, 9 p.m. Thursday, January 10 Piere’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. An g o l a Pine Valley Bar & Grill— American Idol Karaoke w/Jesse, 9:30 p.m. Skip’s Party Place — Rock Star Karaoke, 8 p.m. Quaker Steak and Lube — American Idol Karaoke w/Jay, 9:30 Au b u r n p.m. 4 Crowns — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Rum Runners — DJ dance party, 8:30 p.m. Mimi’s Retreat — Karaoke, 9 p.m. Tower Bar & Grill — Bucca Karaoke w/Ashley, 10 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Uncle Lou’s Steel Mill — Shooting Star Prod. w/Barbie, 10 p.m. Arena Bar & Grill — American Idol Karaoke w/Jay, 8 p.m. Woodland Lounge — DJ Randy Alomar, 9 p.m. Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. La o t t o Deer Park Irish Pub — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 10 p.m. Sit n’ Bull — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. Foster’s Sports Pub — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9:30 p.m. Le o Latch String Bar & Grill — Ambitious Blondes Ent., 10 p.m. JR’s Pu b — American Idol Karaoke w/Doug P, 9 p.m. North Star Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Mike Campbell, 8 p.m. Mo n r o e v i l l e O’Sullivan’s Pub — Tronic, 10 p.m. Toad’s Tavern — Shooting Star Prod. w/Nacho, 9 p.m. Piere’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. Ne w Ha v e n Rusty Spur Saloon — Canal Tap Haus — Flashback Karaoke, 9 p.m. American Idol Karaoke 9 p.m. Spudz Bar — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 9 p.m. Ne w Ha v e n Rack & Helen’s — American Idol Karaoke w/Eric, 9:30 p.m. Wo l c o t t v i l l e Coody Brown’s USA — American Idol Karaoke w/Matt, 9 p.m. Friday, January 11

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Al l e n Co u n t y 4 Crowns — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Meteor Bar & Grill — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. Beamer’s Sports Grill — Ambient Noise, 9:30 p.m. Ch u r u b u s c o Au b u r n Meteor Bar & Grill — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. DW Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/DJ Chuck, 10 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Fo r t Wa y n e A.J.’s Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Wendy KQ, 8 p.m. 4D’s Bar & Grill — DJ Trend, 10 p.m. Alley Sports Bar — On Key Karaoke, 9 p.m. Alley Sports Bar — On Key Karaoke, 9 p.m. Babylon — DJ Tabatha, 10:30 p.m. Arena Bar & Grill — American Idol Karaoke w/Josh, 9 p.m. Babylon Babylon — Plush, 10 p.m. , Bears Den — DJ TAB & karaoke w/Steve Jones, 10:30 p.m. Chevvy’s — Karaoke w/Total Spectrum, 10 p.m. Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Columbia Street West — Dance Party w/DJ Rich, 10 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9:30 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — KJ Jessica, 9 p.m. Duty’s Buckets Sports Pub — DJ, 9 p.m. Early Bird’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. Early Bird’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. Elks — Shooting Star Prod. w/Dusty, 10 p.m. Flashback — House DJ, 9 p.m. Flashback — House DJ, 9 p.m. Hammerheads — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Green Frog — American Idol Karaoke w/TJ, 9:30 p.m. Jag’s Bar & Grill — American Idol Karaoke w/TJ, 9 p.m. Hook & Ladder — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9 p.m. Latch String Bar & Grill — Ambitious Blondes Ent., 10 p.m. Office Tavern — Swing Time Karaoke, 9 p.m. Piere’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. Piere’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. Pike’s Pub — Shooting Star Productions w/Stu, 10 p.m. Pine Valley Bar & Grill— American Idol Karaoke w/Jesse, 9:30 Tower Bar & Grill — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 10 p.m. p.m. Uncle Lou’s Steel Mill — Shooting Star Prod. w/Barbie, 10 p.m. Quaker Steak and Lube — American Idol Karaoke w/Jay, 9:30 VFW 8147 — Come Sing Witt Us Karaoke w/Steve, 9 p.m. p.m. Ham i l t o n Rum Runners — DJ dance party, 8:30 p.m. Hamilton House — Jammin’ Jan Karaoke, 10 p.m. Tower Bar & Grill — Bucca Karaoke w/Ashley, 10 p.m. Ne w Ha v e n Uncle Lou’s Steel Mill — Shooting Star Prod. w/Barbie, 10 p.m. Canal Tap Haus — Flashback Karaoke, 9 p.m. Woodland Lounge — DJ Randy Alomar, 9 p.m. Po e La o t t o Hi Ho Again — Shooting Star Prod. w/Nacho, 10 p.m. Sit n’ Bull — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. Le o

January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------7 Wooden Nickel ------Spins------CD of the Week Endgame $9.99 Almost Ready BACKTRACKS Echo & The Bunnymen $11.99 What if you wanted a band that could play songs by Glen Miller and Ocean Rain (1984) The Righteous Brothers? What if you also wanted to hear the music of This is the best album from The Doors, Journey and Vince Gill? 1980s alternative rockers Echo Normally you’d have to book two or & The Bunnymen. In fact, it may three different bands ,but I’m here be one of the better releases from to make you an incredible offer. You a musically boring 1984; right can get all three bands for one low price! But wait! There’s more! up there with Husker Du’s Zen You also get over forty years of experience, and that’s not cumula- Arcade, and Metallica’s Ride tive, kids – that’s each band member! The Lightning. With Endgame, Fort Wayne’s longest running band, you get all “Silver” opens the record with this and more. 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You can find them touring in Europe this Don’t Answer That never go out of style, giving their fans strong, melodic songs that are spring, starting in April. (Dennis Donahue) more than insubstantial flash. Almost Ready is available at yet an- 2 3 KID ROCK other Fort Wayne mainstay: your local Wooden Nickel music store. Rebel Soul he often seems to have no interest in. It’s an impressive cut that fea- (Jason Hoffman) tures thoughtful lyrics and the best Pharrell-produced beat in years. 3 4 T.I. Lamar’s vocal style here and elsewhere on the record could be de- Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head Kendrick Lamar scribed as nasally and pseudo-staccato, with no trace of the love for good kid, m.A.A.d city funk and soul music Snoop made so many of us think of when the 4 7 MUMFORD & SONS words “Dre” and “protege” end up in the same sentence. Babel The new record from the lat- Though handled by 12 different producers, the production est, greatest thing in commercial throughout good kid adds up to a surprisingly cohesive piece of mu- 5 8 LED ZEPPELIN hip-hop, titled good kid, m.A.A.d sic. Lamar has selected his accompaniments wisely, picking beats Celebration Day city, comes to us via Dr. Dre’s latest that allow him to utilize his many different voices. One track, titled 6 6 JOE BONAMASSA prodigy, Compton emcee Kendrick “Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst,” is a modern hip-hop epic. Beacon Theatre: Live from New York Lamar. Like the last three artists who Clocking in at over 12 minutes, Lamar tells a long, twisting story received the big mainstream plug over two beats that, while quite different, work well together a con- 7 – LES MISERABLES from Dre – Snoop Dogg, Eminem ceptual piece. Ending the track is one of the many dialogue samples Soundtrack 2012 and 50 Cent – Lamar arrives with a record that everyone in the music that tie the record together and have writers and fans using the word industry was talking about long before it was released. The album “concept.” I’m not sold. Sure, there are some clear themes here, but 8 – THE LUMINEERS sold well its first week, taking the No. 2 spot on the Billboard chart, what young emcee from Compton isn’t writing about being a young The Lumineers selling a stellar 242,000 copies in seven days and becoming the high- emcee from Compton when they get in the studio? est earning album of 2012 from a male hip-hop artist (as well as the Some critics and deejay’s will tell you that good kid paints a 9 2 BRUNO MARS best-selling debut record from a male artist). Truth is, good kid (sup- picture of downtrodden Los Angeles in a manner similar to how Nas Unorthodox Jukebox posedly a concept album, by the way) isn’t Lamar’s debut record. so beautifully documented the poverty class of early 90s Queens. 10 – ALICIA KEYS That record, called Section.80, was released during the summer of Not me. Lamar is clearly an ambitious young artist, sure, but hardly Girl on Fire 2011 and broke Lamar to the hip-hop world. Said album, despite be- worthy of the No. 2 spot it currently holds on MetaCritics list for ing a self-released debut, featured RZA, J. Cole, Ab-Soul and quite Best Reviewed Albums of 2012. If you go into this perfectly decent a few then more successful modern emcees and producers. 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Lamar’s rhyme style, while certainly hard-earned, is a like to see Lamar develop his rhyme style a whole lot more, drop the set on 7 little too derivative of the post-Lil’ Wayne hip-hop world that this exhausting filler bits (i.e. all those lengthy dialogue samples) and 3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 writer tends to stay as far as possible away from. That said, Lamar maybe select some more organically-produced backdrops. All that 3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 does jump around a bit, vocally, reminding of, say, an ATLiens-era said, the kid made a pretty decent record that, considering it exists Big Boi on “The Art of Peer Pressure” or, naturally, Lil’ Wayne on at the highest level of commercial hip-hop, is marvelously creative. 6427 W. Jefferson • 432-7651 (Greg W. Locke) We Buy, Sell & Trade Used CDs, LPs & DVDs the track “Backstreet Freestyle.” One of the record’s best moments, www.woodennickelmusicfortwayne.com “Good Kid,” sees Lamar really rapping, writing around a beat, chal- lenging himself to meld his vocals into the accompaniment in a way Continued on page 9 8------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 SPINS - From Page 8 Green Day on. With the help of some isolation in the Colorado Tre! Rockies, Moon Duo (Erik “Ripley” Johnson and Sa- Cir- So it has come to nae Yamada) have recorded their newest album, cles this: the final install- , both a testament to fuzzed-out psych pop and to ment of the Green Day Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay of the same name. Al- trilogy where the band bum opener “Sleepwalkers” has that Wooden Shjips threw caution to the guitar growl but a great programmed drumbeat. Ship- wind and cranked out ley’s delayed vocal moves along well with the catchy three album’s worth groove. It’s menacing and inviting at the same time. “I of material simply be- Can See” is a driving, dark pop song with a great mix cause they wanted to. of synth noise, a bass line that propels the track and The press surrounding the album will tell you that Shipley’s vocals sounding like he’s travelling through ¡Tré! combines the pop elements of ¡Uno! with the space and time with his magic hookah. Strangely garage rock feel of ¡Dos!, but upon first listen you’ll enough, I could totally hear The Cars doing this song be able to tell that the emphasis is more on pop than it back in 1979. “Circles” sounds like Kurt Vile jam- is on true punk power. As a result, ¡Tré! overall does ming with Wooden Shjips. Johnson has that sleepy feel anticlimactic, but regardless of your physical age, quality to his voice that brings Vile to mind. Black if you consider yourself between the emotional age Rebel Motorcycle Club comes to mind as well. Dark, of 13-17, then Billie Joe & Co. have made a whole psychedelic pop at its finest. trilogy just for you. Maybe you’ll even find that ¡Tré! These are songs that could have very easily been caters to your tastes best. digested by the Wooden Shjips collective but would To those adults who have been following the tril- have somehow been less interesting. Johnson seems ogy, ¡Tré! is essentially ¡Uno! – and nothing else. I more upbeat on Moon Duo tracks. He’s not hiding be- tried hard to determine what separates it from ¡Uno!, hind a wall of fuzz and drone. There’s still plenty of but the fact of the matter is that with any album that both on Moon Duo tracks, but they’re distilled and re- dares to come with an extra disc of material (or in fined down to their essence. He follows a pop sensibil- Green Day’s case, two extra discs), the potential for ity on these songs that at times is lacking on Wooden monotonous filler is absolute, and nowhere on the Shjips records. That’s not to say there’s something other discs does it seem so prevalent than on ¡Tré! wrong with rambling and spaced-out jams. On the That’s not to say that it doesn’t open with poten- contrary, Wooden Shjips make it look easy when, in tial. The arpeggio we hear on “Brutal Love” starts off fact, it takes a great deal of panache and skill to pull calm enough, which gives the listener the idea that at off the kind of spacey noodling they do so well. some point during the 5-minute song it will explode Once in a while, though, it’s nice to get right to the Circles to a power pop epic. When it does get to that point, point. Moon Duo do that in spades on . A song though, the band’s rhythm and energy feel more like like “Sparks” gets to the point. It has a great fuzzed- the product of Pro Tools meddling than of sincere col- out guitar solo and a riff that ZZ Top would’ve gladly laborative riffing. spat out of their Marshalls back in 1972. It’s kinda I don’t know if you can tell by now, but this final sexy, kinda dark and catchy as hell. “Rolling Out” is installment in Green Day’s trilogy has really shaken the last song and most reminiscent of Johnson’s day my faith in the band as a creative unit. The credits read job gig. At nearly 7 minutes it’s a great way to end an that all the music was composed by Green Day, but it already great album. could just as easily be Armstrong assuming creative If you’ve been a fan of Wooden Shjips, then Circles dictatorship all over again. Which is especially horri- you will certainly be a fan of Moon Duo’s . Circles fying when one examines his lyrics in this installment, If you’re new to the fold, give a listen. It’s a John Hubner and “Drama Queen” is probably the worst offender: trippy, psyched-out, noise pop ride. ( ) “Daddy’s little bundle of joy / Out of a magazine / Ev- eryone’s drama queen / Is old enough to bleed now.” Stolen Babies Other than that, every single word the 40-year-old Naught Billie Joe Armstrong sings is about teenage love, and discovering that puberty is indeed a cruel mistress. The first album by Only on “Dirty Rotten Bastards” and tracks that Stolen Babies, There feature guitar solos does the band sound like they’re Be Squabbles Ahead, putting forth the effort to go as epic as they claim to was my top album in want to go. I still prefer ¡Dos! over the other install- a year filled with very ments, but even that album succeeded only slightly strong albums. The in revitalizing Green Day’s punk credibility. Even if bass-centric songs Green Day believe they have at least one more record were heavy on melody in them, all of the songs in this trilogy amount to the and a carefree, slyly telltale signs of a swan song. (Colin McCallister) winking attitude permeated the entire album. A mere half-decade later the band has completed Naught and Moon Duo was picked to join Devin Townsend on the road. The first thing I noticed on Naught is that it is Circles quite a bit darker, both in tone and subject matter. If you’re familiar Songs like “Dried Moat” open with elastic guitars and with Erik “Ripley” lyrics of “The entrance to Hell is right outside my win- Johnson’s main band dow / I stay in / It’s no better inside.” “Don’t Know” Wooden Shjips, then is a dripping, musty root cellar filled with lyrics of getting to know his “You don’t know what pain is yet / But in time you side band, Moon Duo, won’t remember how you lived without it,” giving me will come very natu- the same icky goose bumps as the music of The Paper rally. They occupy that Chase. And then there’s the industrial-tinged “I Woke same space as Wooden Shjips: kraut rock sensibilities, Up” with freaky, screechingly whispered lyrics and Evil Dead fuzzed-out garage rock spirit and spacey, drone-fueled sounds right out of the original movie, all mantras that float along like the haze at a Brian Jon- with a few Black Sabbath nods. estown Massacre gig. If, on the other hand, you’re not To offset the dark, the band really digs deep into familiar with Wooden Shjips, then sit back and enjoy the psychedelic ride Moon Duo are about to take you Continued on page 15

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Ea t s : The same 4-1/2 star menu, Hu b i e As h c r af t — Acoustic variety at Friday, Jan. 4 including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Hu b i e As h c r af t — Variety at Checkerz 5 p.m., no cover, 422-5055 Au t o va t o r w/11M12D & Co r e y Rh y m e z Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- p.m., no cover, 489-0286 e ff c o n a l d — Hard rock/hip hop at Carl’s o u r s J M D — Acoustic variety at town, just north of courthouse. H : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, Tavern, New Haven, 10 p.m., no JFX — Rock at Checkerz Bar & Grill, a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc 7-10 p.m., no cover, 489-2524 cover, 749-9133 Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 489-0286 Th e J Ta y l o r s — Variety at Don Hall’s Bo r r o w e d Ti m e Ba n d — Variety at FORT WAYNE Triangle Park Bar & Grille, Fort Covington Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 Jas o n Pa u l — Acoustic Rock at Deer Wayne, 7-9 p.m., no cover, 489- p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 432-6660 Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 4D’s bar & grill 2425 Cl u s t e r f o l k — Neo folk at The Friendly Ka t Bo w e r s — Variety at Don Hall’s Fox, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9 p.m., no Jo e St a b e l l i — Jazz guitar at Don Hall’s Tavern/Sports Bar • 1820 W. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-6488 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 cover, 745-3369 at the Old Gas House, Fort Wayne, x p e c t E : Mon., $10 buckets, $3 Blue Moon bottles and $1 taco; Tues., a.m., no cover, 489-2425 Da n Sm y t h Tr i o — Variety at Mulligan’s, 6-9 p.m., no cover, 426-3411 $2 longnecks, $7.25 fajitas; Wed., 25¢ wings, live entertainment; Op e n Mic Ho s t e d b y Mi k e Co n l e y — Angola, 7-11 p.m., no cover, 833- Ka t Bo w e r s — Acoustic variety at Don Thurs., $3 Jager bombs, $4 Long Islands, 40¢ boneless wings; Fri., $2 At Mad Anthony Brewing Company, 8899 Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 cherry and grape bombs, $6.00 pitchers; Sat., $2 Coors Light pints, $3 Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no cover, p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 426-2537 Ki l l Na n c y — Rock at Piere’s, Fort Leinenkugel bottles, live entertainment; Sun., $10 100-oz. towers, touch Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 486-1979 down food specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : NW corner of Dupont & Lima. Ho u r s : Mon.-Fri. 3 p.m.-3 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-3 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full ------Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc AFTER DARK Dance Club • 1601 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-6235 Ex p e c t : Mon. drink specials & karaoke; Tues. male dancers; Wed. Big Things on Tap for the Year Ahead karaoke; Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Vegas-style drag show (female imperson- ators); dancing w/Sizzling Sonny. Outdoor patio. Sunday karaoke & Are you ready? video dance party. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown Fort Wayne, 1 block I said, are you ready? Ready to start off a new year Out and About south of Powers Hamburgers. Ho u r s : 12 noon-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 6 with a clean slate and stick to those New Year’s reso- p.m.-3 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : Cash only, ATM avail- lutions you’re destined to fulfill? Well whether you’re NICK BRAUN able ready or not, 2013 is here, and let’s make the most of alley sports bar it. By the looks of things locally, it’s going to be a son four winner back in 2005, she’s been kicking butt Sports Bar • 1455 Goshen Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-4421 productive one. Just look at some of the entertainment with an abundance of awards and record sales. Pretty Ex p e c t : Friday, “On-Key” Karaoke starting at 9 p.m.; Saturday, live that is already slated to stroll through the Summit City impressive lineup, wouldn’t you say? bands 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover; Sports on 21 big screen TVs all week. thus far. The Memorial Coliseum, for example, isn’t The Embassy Theatre is another that has its fin- Ea t s : Sandwiches, Fort Wayne’s best breaded tenderloin, pizzas, soups and salads. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Inside Pro Bowl West, Gateway Plaza on wasting any time penciling in its calendar. For one, the ger on the trigger for 2013. Like always, the Embas- Goshen Rd. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.; 9 a.m.-11 p.m Tues.-Wed.; 9 Coliseum will play host to another hard-hitting season sy offers up enough to satisfy everyone’s taste. For a.m.-12 a.m. Thurs.; 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-3 a.m. Sat.; and 11 a.m.- of Fort Wayne Derby Girl action. Expect bleachers to instance, if its comedy you like, then on February 2 11 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc be filled and elbows to be flying, making this the ideal you’ll enjoy the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Tour 2013 event for everyone to enjoy. The season opener will featuring national comedian Gary Owen, Joe Torry, babylon take place on Saturday, January 19 against the Bleed- Luenell, Arvin Mitchell, Sexy Marlo and Damn Fool. Dance Club • 112 E. Masterson, Fort Wayne • 260-247-5062 ing Heartland. With that many comedians on one night, prepare to be Ex p e c t : Two unique bars in one historic building. DJ Tabatha on As for the concerts, let’s just say the list so far in tears. Fridays and Plush DJs on Saturdays. DJ TAB and karaoke in the Bears is quite impressive. The multi-Platinum, Grammy- American pop rockers Matchbox 20 will be on the Den Fridays. Come shake it up in our dance cage. Outdoor patio. winning Zac Brown Band will be the first in line big stage Tuesday, February 12 alongside American Ask for nightly specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Three blocks south of the Downtown Hilton on Calhoun St., then left on Masterson. Catty-corner on Friday, January 11, with support acts Blackberry Idol winner Phil Phillips. Matchbox are out in support of their latest effort, North, which has received rave from the Oyster Bar. Ho u r s : 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full- Smoke and Levi Lowrey. If you were lucky enough to Service; Pm t : Cash only, ATM available see ZBB at their Parkview Field performance in 2010, reviews, while Phillips has been riding high on his then you’re fully aware of the fun that’s to come. single “Home” which I’m certain you’ve heard a time beamer’s sports grill Next up is the Winter Jam which returns on Sun- or two on the radio or on the tube. A couple days later Sports/Music/Variety • W. County Line Rd. & Highway 30 • 260-625-1002 day, January 20 with an all-star lineup consisting of (February 14) the folk rock band The Avett Brothers Ex p e c t : Friendliest bar in Allen County. Big Ten, NASCAR, NFL on TobyMac, Red, Matthew West, Jamie Grace, Sidewalk will be coming to town. Their album The Carpenter 12 big screen, hi-def TVs. Ea t s : Complete menu featuring homemade Prophets, Royal Tailor, Jason Castro, Osborne Broth- has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Americana pizza, Beamers Burger Bar, killer Philly steak sandwiches, juicy sir- ers and OBB. The rescheduled Journey show will Album. With the 55th Grammy Awards taking place loins, great salads, fish on Fridays. Ac t i v i t i e s : Pool, darts, cornhole. then take place on Sunday, February 10. The original on Feburary 10, just a few days before they perform Live bands on weekends, no cover. Smoking allowed, four state-of- date was postponed due to an illness to singer Arnel here, they may be extra charged when they hit town. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : the-art smoke eaters. A quick 10 minutes west of Pineda, but it appears he’s now rested and ready as The Down the Line concert series has become Coliseum on U.S. 30. Ho u r s : Open daily at 11 a.m., noon on Sunday. he and the rest of the posse are set to take us through quite the fan favorite and has a couple installments Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc their monstrous catalog. Then, there’s the Shinedown/ on the way: Down the Line – 7 Year Itch on Saturday, BERLIN MUSIC PUB Three Days Grace/P.O.D. show on Friday, February Feburary 23, and Down the Country Line on Saturday, Music • 1201 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-580-1120 15. Shinedown and 3DG are a couple of acts we in May 4. The 7 Year Itch show has a pretty stellar lineup Ex p e c t : The region’s premier underground/D.I.Y. music venue featur- the Fort have seen mature from club acts to arena and will surely be something to see: Fawn Liebowitz ing genres such as metal, punk, Americana, indie pop, etc. Karaoke stardom. I can still recall seeing Shinedown at Piere’s covering Talking Heads, The Orange Opera paying Wednesdays, bluegrass jam hosted by Old and Dirty on Thursdays, live as an opener for Powerman 5000 back in 2003. That respects to Billy Joel, Lee Miles and the Illegitimate music on Fridays and Saturdays, $1 drink specials on Thursdays and seems like a long time ago, and they’ve gained some Sons taking on Paul Simon, Ty Causey laying down Sundays. Free WIFI. Ea t s : Pizzas and sandwiches. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : superb success since then. Stevie Wonder and Brother doing their rendition of Corner of West Main and Cherry. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Monday- Up next, country sensation Luke Bryan will gal- Journey. Saturday, noon-3 a.m. Sunday. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : Visa, MC, lop through on Thursday, January 21 with openers Last, fans of the Tom Cruise flick Rock of Ages, Disc, ATM available Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line. The won’t mind spending money for the Rock of Ages “Rebel Soul Tour 2013” will invade the Coliseum on Broadway musical on Wednesday, May 8. You’ve Tuesday, March 26 with Kid Rock, Buckcherry and witnessed it on the big screen; now see it live. FIND OUT HOW WHATZUP’S NIGHTLIFE PROGRAM Hellbound Glory. It’s hard to believe it was back in Those are just two local venues that are starting CAN HELP YOUR CLUB BUILD NEW BUSINESS. 2000 when Rock was first at the Coliseum along with the year off strong. That’s not even including Wooden 260-691-3188 OR [email protected] Sevendust. Nickel, Piere’s, Neon Armadillo, Brass Rail, Berlin Last, Carrie Underwood and The Blown Away and many others. It’s going to be a good year! FOR ADVERTISING RATES & INFORMATION. Tour with special guest Hunter Hayes will perform on Sunday, April 14. Since becoming American Idol sea- [email protected] 10------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLIFE wednesday nights THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 • 8:30PM shut up & sing PRIMAL FEAR C2G MUSIC HALL 7:30PM • SOUND OFF SHOW w/21 alive’s Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 Thursday, Jan. 3, 7:30pm • just $8.00 with michael campbell tommy schoegLer Fri. & Sat., Jan. 4&5, 7:30 & 9:45 • $9.50 Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse friday, JANUARY 4 • 9:30PM saturday, JANUARY 5 • 9:30PM musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent The venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. Ea t s : Local vendors may cater during shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown SAVANNAH MINDS EYE on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of Parkview Field. Fryman COMING UP ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 COME WATCH THE PLAYOFFS Ho u r s : Shows typically start at 8 p.m.; doors open an hour earlier. w/Alvin Williams A HIGH POWERED BLUES BAND Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check ‘One of the white guys on B.E.T.’s Comic View, on our megatron!!! CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS “CS3” The Fryman is an 18-year veteran of the stage THE DELTA SAINTS who is heard regularly on Sirius and XM. NUMEROUS DAILY DRINK SPECIALS Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 QUIET CORRAL OPENS @ 8:30PM Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, jazz DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly For More Information Call 486-0216 or visit drink specials, private outdoor patio seating. Ea t s : Daily specials, www.snickerzcomedyclub.biz 10336 Leo RD, Ft Wayne • 260-483-1311 full menu of sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and WWW.DUPONTBARANDGRILL.COM appetizers. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later, Thurs.-Sat. ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Le f t La n e Cr u i s e r — Punk/blues at On e Ey e d Wo o k i e — Rock at Columbia Op e n Bl u e s Ja m Ho s t e d By Le e Le w i s ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR North Star Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Street West, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., — Blues variety at the Office Tavern, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 471-3798 $5, 422-5055 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 Ma r k Max w e l l Sax Ex p e r i e n c e — Ra y Ha r r i s — Acoustic variety at Don 478-5827 Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD Jazz at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 Op e n Mic a n d Ta l e n t Se a r c h — At Deer TVs, state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen 9:30 p.m., no cover, 426-3442 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no TVs. Karaoke Thursday nights. UFC Fight Nights. Great drink spe- Ph i l Po t t s — Variety at Skully’s Th e Re m n a n t s — Classic rock at Navy cover, 432-8966 a t s e t t i n g h e r e Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no Club Ship 245, New Haven, 7-11 cials. E : Varied menu to suit any palate. G T : Corner cover, 637-0198 p.m., no cover, 493-4044 of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Marriott. Ra y Ha r r i s — Variety at Don Hall’s To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d ­— R&B/variety at Wednesday, Jan. 9 Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. l c o h o l m t Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Mad Anthony’s Lake City Tap House, Op e n Mic a n d Ta l e n t Se a r c h Ho s t e d b y A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM a.m., no cover, 489-2425 Warsaw, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 574- Mi k e Mo w r e y — At Beamer’s Sports Sava n n a h — Country at Dupont Bar 268-2537 Grill, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no cover, Checkerz Bar & Grill & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, Ty Ca u s e y — Variety at Covington Bar 625-1002 Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 483-1311 & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Sc o t t & Ho ga n — Variety at North Star Ex p e c t : Newly remodeled, 10 TVs to watch all your favorite sports, Tim Sn y d e r — Acoustic at 4D’s Bar & no cover, 432-6660 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., pool table and games. Live rock Fridays & Saturdays. Ea t s : Kitchen Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., no cover, no cover, 471-3798 490-6488 open all day w/full menu & the best wings in town. Daily home- To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d ­— R&B/variety at Sunday, Jan. 6 cooked lunch specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and Till o u r s The Wet Spot, Decatur, 10 p.m.-2 Th e Taj Ma h o l i c s — Blues variety Thursday, Jan. 10 roads. H : Open 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon- a.m., no cover, 728-9031 midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, ATM available at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Ca b N Jo e — Acoustic variety at Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, Columbia Street West Saturday, Jan. 5 483-5526 7-9 p.m., no cover, 625-1002 a r r o n o o k i e o o r e w e n o l b e r t D ‘C ’ M /K T Cl a m Ja m Fe a t . An d y Pa u q u e t t e — Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 Bl a c k Do o r w/U.R.B. — Rock at — Smooth jazz at Bookers at Coyote Open jam at Skully’s Boneyard, Fort Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club — Live bands every Saturday. Skully’s Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 10 Creek, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., $7, 483- Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 637-0198 DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Ea t s : Wide variety featuring p.m., no cover, 637-0198 3148 Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Trolley Steaks salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and daily specials. Br o t h e r w/Al l a n & As h c r af t — & Seafood, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : Open 4 p.m.-3 Country rock at Piere’s, Fort Wayne, no cover, 490-4322 Monday, Jan. 7 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex 9 p.m., $5, 486-1979 Hu b i e As h c r af t — Variety at 4 D’s Bar Fr a n k l y Sc a r l e t — Rock at 4 D’s Bar Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Deer Park & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, DEER PARK PUB & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m., no 490-6488 490-6488 cover, 432-8966 Je ff McDo n a l d — Acoustic variety at Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 Ju s t f o r Fu n — Variety at North Star Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 7-10 p.m., no cover, 489-2524 imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug a.m., no cover, 471-3798 Tuesday, Jan. 8 Jo n Du r n e l l — Variety at Checkerz Bar and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. Ki l l t h e Ra b b i t — Rock at Checkerz Ke n n y Ta y l o r & Th e Ti k i o n gas — Surf & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Ea t s : Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no no cover, 489-0286 cover, 489-0286 guitar rock at Latch String Bar & Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Op e n Mic Ho s t e d b y Mi k e Co n l e y — Me m o r i e s o f t h e Ki n g f e a t . Br e n t and Spring, across from UFS. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., cover, 483-5526 At Mad Anthony Brewing Company, Co o p e r — Elvis tribute at Arbor noon-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : Mas h Up Maf i a f e a t Tr av i s Br o w n , Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no cover, Glen, Fort Wayne, 2-3 p.m., free, 426-2537 MC, Visa, Disc 918-0143 Ma u r i c e Tu r n e r a n d Jo n Ro ss — Variety open jam at Berlin Music To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d ­— R&B/variety at Mi n d s Ey e — Rock at Dupont Bar & DICKY’S WILD HARE Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, Duty’s Buckets Sports Pub, Warsaw, Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 483- 580-1120 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 459-1352 Pub/Tavern • 2910 Maplecrest, Fort Wayne • 260-486-0590 1311 Ex p e c t : Live bands Saturday nights; Family-friendly, laid back atmosphere; Large selection of beers. Ea t s : An amazing array of sandwiches & munchies; Chuck Wagon BBQ, seafood entrees and pizza. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 2 blocks north of State St. on Maplecrest at Thursday Nights Georgetown. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Latch String at the VIP Lounge Fri.-Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Amex, Visa, Disc Every Thursday DON HALL’S FACTORY PRIME RIB The Comedy Dining/Music • 5811 Coldwater Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-484-8693 $1.50 Domestic Longnecks Ex p e c t : Private rooms for rehearsal, birthday, anniversary celebra- FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 • 10-2 tions. Ea t s : Fort Wayne’s best prime rib, steaks, chops, seafood & Check-In BBQ. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North on Coldwater to Washington Center, 1/4 FLY ZONE 9pm mi. from I-69, Exit 112A. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 KaraokE Every Mon., THURS. & Sat. No Cover for Ladies a.m.-11:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Ambitious BLONDES Pm t : Checks, MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, DC Every Tuesday Come sign up $2.50 Imports • $1.00 Tacos for a chance Thursday, Jan. 17 FIND OUT HOW WHATZUP’S NIGHTLIFE PROGRAM to win a pair Donnell Rawlings CAN HELP YOUR CLUB BUILD NEW BUSINESS. KENNY TAYLOR of tickets to & THE TIKIONGAS this event! from The Chapelle Show CALL 260-691-3188 OR EMAIL INFO.WHATZUP@GMAIL. COM FOR ADVERTISING RATES & INFORMATION. 3221 N. Clinton • Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 VIP Lounge • 2701 W. Jefferson Blvd., Ft. Wayne • 389.7960

January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------11 Live Music • no cover! DAILY LUNCH AND DINNER SPECIALS NIGHTLIFE FAMOUS WING WEDNESDAYS thursday, JAN 3 • 7:30-9:30PM EXTENDED HOURS 4PM-11PM DON HALL’S TRIANGLE PARK BAR & GRILLE HUBIE ASHCRAFT 1/2 price pizza tuesdays Dining/Music • 3010 Trier Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-4343 FRIDAY, JAN 4• 10PM-2am 2 toppings, thin crust or hand-tossed, dine-in only, 4pm-close Ex p e c t : Great Prime Rib, Steak, Chops and excellent Seafood menu, JFX Mexican Thunder Thursdays along with sandwiches, snacks and big salads. Very relaxing atmo- SATURDAY, JAN 5 • 10PM-2am burritos, nachos, tacos, taco salad & quesedillas sphere, with a huge sundeck overlooking a pond. Daily dinner and drink specials, live music every Wednesday and Saturday night, and KILL THE RABBIT ~ January Drink Specials ~ kids love us too! More online at www.donhalls.com. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : thursday, JAN 10• 7:30-9:30PM Fridays & Saturdays Two miles east of Glenbrook Square, on Trier Road between Hobson $3 Heineken Light, Amstel Light and Coliseum Blvd. Ho u r s : Open daily at 11 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full JON DURNELL m t FRIDAY, JAN 11• 10pm-2AM & Michelob Ultra Service; P : Checks, MC, Visa, Disc, Amex $ DUPONT BAR & grill BOOMSWANG 4 Skyy Flavored Drinks $1 Pucker Shots Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 saturday, JAN 12 • 10PM-2AM Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, three pool tables, 14 TVs, Shut ECLIPSE 9400 LIMA RD. Up and Sing Karaoke w/Mike Campbell every Wednesday at 8:30 THURSDAY, JAN 17 • 7:30-9:30 p.m. and live music Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Ea t s : $5.99 FORT WAYNE daily lunch specials; 40¢ wings all day on Wednesdays and Sundays. DAN SMYTH 260-489-0286 Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont & Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------De l t a Sa i n t s w/Qu i e t Co r r a l — Ma d Jr. — Rock at 4 D’s Bar & Grill, FIREFLY COFFEE HOUSE Friday, Jan. 11 Southern rock at Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490- Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., $5, 483- 6488 Coffeehouse • 3523 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-373-0505 Ad a m St r a c k — Acoustic variety at Ex p e c t : Peaceful, comfortable atmosphere; live music on Friday & Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 1311 Ou t t a Ha n d — Rock at Latch String Bar Saturday, 5-6:30 p.m.; local artists featured monthly; outdoor seating. 5-8 p.m., no cover, 422-5055 El e c t r i c Pa n d a w/Po o p d e f l e x , Th e Wa r & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Au d i t i o n , Th e Ma u m e e Pr o j e c t — no cover, 483-5526 a t s Bl a c k Ca t Ma m b o — Ska at O’Sullivan’s (www.fireflycoffeehousefw. com). Free wireless Internet. E : Great Rock at CS3, Calhoun Street Soup, coffee, teas, smoothies; fresh-baked items; light lunches and soups. Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Sh a d e Jo n z e — Acoustic at Beamer’s p.m., no cover, 422-5896 Salad and Spirits, Fort Wayne, 10 Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 6-8 p.m., Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of North Anthony Blvd. and St. Joe River p.m., $3, 456-7005 no cover, 625-1002 Bo o m s w a n g — Rock at Checkerz Bar & Drive. Ho u r s : 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.; 8 a.m.-8 Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Fr e d d i e & t h e Ho t Ro d s — Oldies at St o u t Co u n t r y — Country at Beamer’s p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : None; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex cover, 489-0286 American Legion Post 178, Garrett, Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- 8 p.m., no cover, 357-5133 1:30 a.m., no cover, 625-1002 De e Be e s — Variety at Don Hall’s LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 JFX — Variety at North Star Bar & Te s t e d o n An i m a l s — Rock at Piere’s, Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton, Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 486-1979 cover, 471-3798 Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Music To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d ­— R&B/variety at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- entertainment every night. No cover. Tuesdays, Rockabilly w/Kenny 12:30 a.m., no cover, 426-3442 Taylor & $2.50 imports; Thursdays, $1.50 longnecks; Sundays, $3.50 Long Islands; Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays, Ambitious Blondes Karaoke. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On point where Clinton and Lima roads meet, next to Budget Rental. Ho u r s : Open Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Sun., noon-12:30 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY If You Haven’t Seen Us Lately, Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic It Might Be Time to Look Again madness of Munchie Emporium. Ea t s : 4-1/2 star menus, ‘One of the best pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just southwest of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : Usually 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc North Star Bar & Grill Pubs & Taverns • 2915 E. State Blvd, Fort Wayne • 260-471-3798 Ex p e c t : Daily food and drink specials. Karaoke w/Mike Campbell Thursday. Live bands Friday-Saturday. Blue Light Monday w/$1 drinks, $1 beers & DJ Spin Live playing your favorites. $1.75 domestic longnecks Tuesday & Thursday, $2 wells & $1 DeKuyper Wednesday. Beer specials Friday. Ea t s : Full menu feat. burgers, pizza, grinders and our famous North Star fries. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : State Blvd. at Beacon St. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., 3p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.; 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Sat.; noon-midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc O’SULLIVAN’S ITALIAN IRISH PUB Pub/Tavern • 1808 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5896 Ex p e c t : A Fort Wayne tradition of good times & great drinks! Darts, foosball, live entertainment. Karaoke Tuesday nights. Ea t s : O’s famous pizza every day. Italian dinners Wednesday, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Reservations accepted. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : West of downtown at the cor- ner of Main and Runnion. Ho u r s : 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc OFFICE TAVERN Pub/Tavern • 3306 Brooklyn Ave., Fort Wayne • 260-478-5827 Ex p e c t : New, fresh look. Not sticky floors. Friendly, prompt service. Pool table and video games. Ea t s : Handmade, 1/2-lb. burgers and great original chicken wings every day. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Between Bluffton and Taylor on Brooklyn. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa Before you book, check out their audio and video samples on whatzup’s Musician Finder, FIND OUT HOW WHATZUP’S NIGHTLIFE PROGRAM the area’s most comprehensive performers CAN HELP YOUR CLUB BUILD NEW BUSINESS. guide. Everything you need, all in one place. CALL 260-691-3188 OR EMAIL Booking a band couldn’t be easier. [email protected] FOR RATES & INFO. Only at www.whatzup.com

12------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 Saturday, January 5 Employee & Friends NIGHTLIFE Christmas Party Peanuts Food & Spirits Randy Alomar • 9pm Rock • 5731 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-2822 Ex p e c t : No cover ever! New owner/management. Kept what you like; Every Tuesday Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday got rid of what you didn’t. New flat screens, remodeled pool room. $4 Pints Wed. special: $3.75 large pitchers, no cover. Come see the NEW Peanuts! Ea t s : Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays are Wing Night: 40¢ Every Sunday Night ***Wing Night*** bone-in, 45¢ boneless. Come try Baskets of Death. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : $9.99 PIZZA+SALAD+ 40¢ Bone-In Wings • 45¢ Boneless Wings Marketplace of Canterbury, 3 mi. east of Exit 112A off I-69. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; SOUP BAR & $4 PINTS $6 Lg. Pitcher Bud, Bud Light, Busch Light Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex SKULLY’S BONEYARD CATERING AVAILABLE Wednesday Nights Ask for Katie *** *** Music/Variety • 415 E. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-637-0198 $3.75 Large Pitchers • No Cover Ex p e c t : Daily features Mon.-Fri.; Variety music Wed.; Acoustic Thurs.; Jazz Fri.; Rock n’ roll Sat. Lounge boasts an upscale rock n’ roll theme with comfortable seating, including booths and separated Marketplace of Canterbury • 5731 St. Joe Rd., Ft. Wayne • (260) 486-2822 lounge areas; 15 TVs; covered smoking patio. Ea t s : Full menu includ- ing steaks, seafood, burgers, deli sandwiches, our famous homemade pizza & grilled wings. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Behind Casa’s on Dupont. ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Mon.-Tues.; 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Wed.-Fri.; 3 p.m.-3 Va n d o l a h — Rock at Deer Park Pub, Gr a t e f u l Gr o o v e w/Da n Di c k e r s o n ’s a.m. Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 432- Ha r p Co n d i t i o n, U.R.B. a n d Th e Monday, Jan. 14 8966 Bl a c k Do o r — Grateful Dead SNICKERZ COMEDY BAR Ho p e Ar t h u r — Variety at Deer Park Wh a t Sh e Sa i d — Rock at Skully’s Tribute/variety at Berlin Music Pub, Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m., no Comedy • 5535 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-0216 Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 580-1120 cover, 432-8966 Ex p e c t : See the brightest comics in America every Thurs. thru Sat. cover, 637-0198 Ki l l t h e Ra b b i t — Rock at Neon night. Ea t s : Sandwiches, chicken strips, fish planks, nachos, wings & Za c Br o w n Ba n d w/Bl a c k b e r r y Armadillo, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., $5, Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Sm o k e & Le v i Lo w r e y — Country at 490-5060 Tuesday, Jan. 15 more. In front of Piere’s. 2.5 miles east of Exit 112A Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, 7 Le f t La n e Cr u i s e r — Blues rock at off I-69. Ho u r s : Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thurs. & 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. p.m., $45-$69.50 thru Ticketmaster O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Pub, Fort Ke n n y Ta y l o r & Th e Ti k i o n gas — Surf Fri. and Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex or Coliseum box office, 483-1111 Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 422-5896 guitar rock at Latch String Bar & Ma r s h a l l Law — Country rock at Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no STATE GRILL Eagles Lodge 248, Fort Wayne, 9 cover, 483-5526 Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 Saturday, Jan. 12 Mas h Up Maf i a f e a t Tr av i s Br o w n , p.m., no cover, 478-2481 x p e c t a u r i c e u r n e r a n d o n o ss E : The most historic bar in Fort Wayne. A great pour for a low Ma t t Ca p p s — Acoustic rock at Deer M T J R — Co u ga r Hu n t e r — 80s glam rock at Variety open jam at Berlin Music price. Belly up to the bar with the friendly Lakeside folk. Great beer Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, selection and the world’s most dangerous jukebox. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 10 p.m., $5, 422-5055 580-1120 r i m a l r g e Corner of State Blvd. and Crescent Ave., across from The Rib Room. De e Be e s — Variety at Don Hall’s P U — Rock at DW Bar & Grill, Churubusco, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Op e n Bl u e s Ja m Ho s t e d By Le e Le w i s Ho u r s : 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., 12 p.m.-3 a.m. Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 — Blues variety at the Office Tavern, no cover, 693-8172 l c o h o l m t a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Sat., 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Sun. A : Full Service; P .: ATM on site Sy n e r g y — Rock at 4 D’s Bar & Grill, Ec l i p s e — Rock at Checkerz Bar & 478-5827 Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490- ST. JOE 6488 Op e n Mic a n d Ta l e n t Se a r c h — At Deer cover, 489-0286 Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no Te s t e d o n An i m a l s — Rock at Piere’s, Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l h a r m o n i c w/St ass cover, 432-8966 OASIS BAR Pr o n i n & Th e Ph i l h a r m o n i c Yo u t h Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 486-1979 Sy m p h o n y — “Beauty in the To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d ­— R&B/variety Pub/Tavern • 90 Washington St., St. Joe • 260-337-5690 Breakdown,” Masterworks Program at American Legion Post 148, Fort Wednesday, Jan. 16 Ex p e c t : Low beer and liquor prices. Internet jukebox, pool tables and with conductor Andrew Constantine Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, 423- shuffleboard. NASCAR on the TVs. Ea t s : Great food, specializing in 4751 Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l h a r m o n i c — The performing Schubert’s Overture ribs, subs and pizza. You won’t believe how good they are. Ge t t i n g to Rosamunde; Mendelssohn’s Wa l k i n g Pa p e r s — Rock n’ roll at North Freimann Series with performanc- Th e r e : State Rd. 1 to north end of St. Joe. Ho u r s : Open 7 a.m.-3 a.m. Concerto in E minor for Violin Star Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 es of Piazzola’s “Libertango” and and Orchestra, op. 64; Rossini’s p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 471-3798 “Oblivion,” Brahms’ Clarinet Rio, op. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 a.m. Sat. and 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Overture to The Thieving Magpie; 114 and Bartók’s Quartet No. 5 at Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM Respighi’s Fountains of Rome; and The History Center, Fort Wayne, Wagner’s Prelude to Lohengrin and Sunday, Jan. 13 7:30 p.m., $20, 481-0777 WARSAW Overture to The Flying Dutchman Go l d m i n e Pi c k e r s — Variety at J.K. Da n n y D., Mi k e Gi l l e n w a t e r , Sh a w n at Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 8 O’Donnell’s, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., C. & Ja r o m e Al l e n — Electronic no cover, 420-5563 MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE p.m., $16-$63, 481-0777 at Berlin Music Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 c o t t r e d r i c k s Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 Fr e d d i e & t h e Ho t Ro d s — Oldies at p.m., no cover, 580-1120 S F — Variety at North Navy Club Ship 245, New Haven, 7 Star Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- Da r r o n ‘Co o k i e ’ Mo o r e w/Co r t n e y p.m., no cover, 493-4044 p.m., no cover, 471-3798 Wh i t e — Smooth jazz/comedy at crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Ea t s : The same 4-1/2 star G-Mo n e y a n d t h e Fa b u l o u s Rh y t h m — Bookers at Coyote Creek, Fort menu, including one of the best pizzas in America and a large veg- Blues funk at Draft Horse Saloon, Wayne, 7 p.m., $7, 483-3148 Orland, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Thursday, Jan. 17 etarian menu. Carry-out handcrafted brews available. Live music on Th e Taj Ma h o l i c s — Blues variety Saturdays. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center 829-6465 at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Cl a m Ja m Fe a t . Dav e P. — Open jam Ho u r s : Go o d Ni g h t Gr a c i e — Variety at Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, at Skully’s Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 9 St.; go 2 miles. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 Skully’s Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 10 483-5526 p.m., no cover, 637-0198 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full-Service; Pm t : MC, p.m., no cover, 637-0198 Visa, Disc

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January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------13 Friday, Jan. 4 • 9pm Tu e s d a y , Ja n u a r y 11 • 9p m • 21+ • $3 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Checkerz Bar In d i a n a Al l St a t e Ja z z Co m b o a n d Ba l l St a t e Un i v e r s i t y Ch a m b e r Ch o i r Swing Time Bi g Jo h n Fe s t & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ja z z Ba n d — At Allen County Public — At First Presbyterian Church, Fort no cover, 489-0286 Library, Main Branch, Fort Wayne, Wayne, 11:30 a.m., free, 426-7421 w i t h Karaoke Do n n e l l Ra w l i n gs — Comedy at V.I.P. 2:30 p.m., free, 421-1200 Bo n af i d e — Variety at Fatboyz Bar Lounge, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., $20, Ja c k Da n i e l’s Or i g i n a l Si l v e r Co r n e t & Grill, Ligonier, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no Monday Nights Th e El e c t r i c Pa n d a 387-7960 Ba n d — At Embassy Theatre, Fort cover, 894-1664 El e c t r i c Pa n d a w/Big Mo n e y & t h e Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $15-$20, 481- Bo r r o w e d Ti m e Ba n d — Rock at Skully’s Steak Night Sp a r e Ch a n g e & Co ff i n Wi t c h — 0777 Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Po o p d e f l e x Rock at Berlin Music Pub, Fort Jo e Fi v e — Rock at Latch String Bar & a.m., no cover, 637-0198 Wednesday Nights Wayne, 10 p.m., $5, 580-1120 Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Ch r i s Wo r t h a n d Ja d e d Jo k e r — Th e Wa r Au d i t i o n Ni c k Ki n g — Country at Beamer’s cover, 483-5526 Variety at 4 D’s Bar & Grill, Fort Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., Pe n d l e t o n He i g h t s Hi g h Sc h o o l Wi n d Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Wing Night no cover, 625-1002 En s e m b l e — At Grand Wayne 490-6488 & Th e Ma u m e e Op e n Mic Ho s t e d b y Mi k e Co n l e y — Convention Center, Fort Wayne, 4 Co n d e m n e d Na t i o n w/ Co r e y Rh y m e z At Mad Anthony Brewing Company, p.m., no cover, 426-4100 & Ho o s i e r d a d d y — Rock/hip hop at Pr o j e c t Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no cover, Ra d i o To k y o — Rock at Piere’s, Fort Carl’s Tavern, New Haven, 10 p.m., Office Tavern 426-2537 Wayne, 9 p.m., $5, 486-1979 no cover, 749-9133 3306 Brooklyn Ave. Sc o t t & Ho ga n — Acoustic at Beamer’s Cr e e k s i d e Mi d d l e Sc h o o l Wi n d Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 6-8 p.m., Sy m p h o n y — At Grand Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana Friday, Jan. 18 no cover, 625-1002 Convention Center, Fort Wayne, 1 260.478.5827 h a d e h a n n o n p.m., free, 426-4100 Bo n af i d e — Variety at Draft Horse S N S — Johnny Cash & Saloon, Orland, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no Patsy Cline tribute at Cottage Event De s e r t Tr a i n — Alternative at Deer cover, 829-6465 Center, Roanoke, 7:30 p.m., $10, Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no 483-3508 cover, 432-8966 Bo u r b o n Ba c k r o a d s Ba n d — Country at Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Th e Taj Ma h o l i c s — Blues at Skully’s El e v e n t h Ho u r Ja z z Ch o i r — Jazz at Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no Allen County Public Library, Main cover, 625-1002 cover, 637-0198 Branch, Fort Wayne, 2:30 p.m., free, o d d a r r o l d a n d 421-1200 Br o w n s b u r g Mi d d l e Sc h o o l Ch o i r — T H B — R&B at Show choir at First Presbyterian O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Pub, Fort IMEA Hi g h Sc h o o l Ho n o r Ba n d — Church, Fort Wayne, 10:30 a.m., Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 422-5896 At Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, free, 426-7421 Un i v e r s i t y o f Eva n sv i l l e Ch o i r — At 11:30 a.m., free, 481-0777 n d i a n a l l t a t e h o i r Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at North Star First Presbyterian Church, Fort I A S C — At Embassy Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Wayne, 2:30 p.m., no cover, 426- Theatre, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m., free, a.m., no cover, 471-3798 7421 481-0777 n i v e r s i t y o f va n sv i l l e i n d n s e m b l e n d i a n a l l t a t e u n i o r i g h c h o o l Co u ga r Hu n t e r — 80’s glam rock at 4 U E W E I A S J H S D’s Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., — At Grand Wayne Convention Ba n d — At Embassy Theatre, Fort no cover, 490-6488 Center, Fort Wayne, 10:30 a.m., no Wayne, 9:30 a.m., free, 481-0777 cover, 426-4100 n d i a n a l l t a t e r c h e s t r a Da n Sm y t h — Acoustic at Columbia I A S O — At Street West, Fort Wayne, 5-8 p.m., Wh a t Sh e Sa i d — Rock at Checkerz Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 2 no cover, 422-5055 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 p.m., free, 481-0777 a.m., no cover, 489-0286 n d i a n a e s y l a n n i v e r s i t y i n d Ei s e n h o w e r El e m e n t a r y Sc h o o l Ch o i r I W U W —At First Presbyterian Church, Fort En s e m b l e — At Grand Wayne Wayne, 1 p.m., free, 426-7421 Convention Center, Fort Wayne, Saturday, Jan. 19 2:30 p.m., free, 426-4100 Go s h e n Co l l e g e Wo m e n ’s Wo r l d a n i s o p l i n r i b u t e Mu s i c Ch o i r — At First Presbyterian A Si c k Wo r l d — Rock at North Star J J T — Rock at C2G Church, Fort Wayne, 4 p.m., free, Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Music Hall, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., $12 426-7421 a.m., no cover, 471-3798 adv., $15 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14------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 SPINS - From Page 9 their love of Danny Elfman. The mournful “Swim- still-new The Bears for Lunch seems to have already ming Hole,” though eerie, adds a hint of Edward become my favorite of the three great GBV records Scissorhands, as wondrous, magical bells lead up to a released this year. dramatic, cabaret-influenced second half. “Behind the You can count on anywhere from one to five tre- UARY 1 Days” is filled with unusual instrumentation, includ- mendous offerings on any Pollard release. Back in the DAY, JAN 2, 2013 8P ing a violin, bells, clarinets and a bevy of voices that early to mid 90s there were more, but these days, un- SUN M

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January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------15 Cooper’s Hawk Does Wine, Too I was invited to attend the recent grand opening of a Cooper’s Hawk Restaurant, an “upscale-casual” res- taurant boasting a tasting room at each location – all The Naked Vine the better to serve their house wines. The tasting room is just the start. The wines apparently have enough of MIKE ROSENBERG a following that Cooper’s Hawk has a wine club – ac- cording to them, the largest of its kind. Cooper’s Hawk has a very large catalog of wines. Illinois-based Cooper’s Hawk currently has 10 Their basic list of wines – including vinifera, fruit locations – seven in the greater Chicago area, one in wines and sweet wines – numbers about 40. Then Indianapolis, one in Milwaukee and there are the wines for the wine club. their newest location in Columbus, “We make 12 wines just for the club Ohio. Locations in Cincinnati, Kan- each year,” Warren said. These wines sas City and Tampa are scheduled to tend to be lesser known varietals and open during the next year. blends, crafted especially for mem- Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to at- bers who are usually looking for tend the opening, so I can’t attest to something a little different. the quality of the food (although the The blends seem to be where menu looks fairly wide-ranging and Cooper’s Hawk hangs its proverbial interesting). But thanks to Jennifer at hat. “We try not to limit ourselves on Wordsworth Communications, I was the blends. Most wineries are limited able to obtain a couple of Cooper’s to their own vineyards, or even their Hawk samples and score an interview own region. I like finding combina- with Rob Warren, the winemaker. tions across terroir – like blending Warren, a native of Port Hope, Washington and California grapes, Wednesday Nights Ontario, got his start working in win- for instance. We just do whatever we eries both north of the border and in can come up with that we think will northern Virginia. In 2007 he met the be awesome.” GAME NIGHT! CEO of Cooper’s Hawk, Tim McEn- According to Warren, the blends erny, at a trade show. “We just got to are the most popular wines in the talking and really hit it off. He said he was looking for catalog. “Among the reds we do a blend of pinot noir, Friday Nights • 9pm a winemaker and I interviewed for the position. Next Continued on page 20 thing you know, here we are.” FREE JAZZ NIGHT ------Saturdays • 9am-2pm Just Like Grandma Used To Make So many people tell me they don’t have time to SPECIALTY BRUNCH prepare a home-cooked meal when they get home from work. I’ll admit it’s difficult to cook everyday, Dining In which is why my husband and I intentionally prepare 23 ROTATING TAPS enough when we cook to provide leftovers for lunches AMBER RECKER and dinners when we are squeezed for time. However, NEW NIGHT MENU there are endless recipes for weeknight meals that are both nutritious and quick. One of my favorites is pan- GLUTEN FREE ITEMS roasted chicken thighs. It reminds me of Sunday din- VEGETARIAN ITEMS ners at grandma’s house. Since our Brussels sprouts were ready in the garden, we paired them with the ALL FOOD MADE FROM SCRATCH chicken. Who knew it was so easy? The entire meal takes less than 45 minutes from start to finish and will provide some tasty leftovers too. NEW HOURS Pan-Roasted Chicken Monday~Thursday, 7am-11pm with Brussels Sprouts Ingredients for the Chicken: Friday, 7am-1am • 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (about 2 1/4 pounds) Saturday, 9am-1am • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil medium-high; continue cooking skin side down, oc- 21+ Only Ingredients for the Brussels sprouts: casionally rearranging chicken thighs and rotating pan • 1 lb. Brussels sprouts, quartered from top to bot- to evenly distribute heat, until fat renders and skin is tom golden brown, about 12 minutes. • 2 Tablespoons olive oil In the meantime, toss Brussels sprouts with re- • 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar maining ingredients, until well coated. Transfer to a • 2 Tablespoons honey glass baking dish and cook 20 minutes, stirring oc- • 1 Tablespoon garlic powder casionally. • salt and pepper to taste Transfer skillet with the chicken in it to the oven Preparation: and cook 13 more minutes. Flip chicken; continue Preheat oven to 475°F. cooking until skin crisps and meat is cooked through, Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a about 5 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate; let rest 5 12” cast-iron or heavy nonstick skillet over high heat minutes before serving. until hot but not smoking. Nestle chicken in skillet, skin side down, and cook 2 minutes. Reduce heat to [email protected] 16------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 ------Calendar • On The Road------Metallica will headline the 2013 version of 3 Doors Down w/Daughtry & Aranda Feb. 1 Kellogg Arena Battle Creek, MI their Orion Music & More Festival on Belle Aaron Lewis ($37-$40) Feb. 14 Sound Board Detroit Isle, an island park in the Detroit River in Road Notez Adam Carolla Jan. 25 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Detroit. The festival will take place June 8-9. AJ Swearingen & J Beedle ($22.50) Jan. 19 The Ark Ann Arbor No other artists have yet been announced, CHRIS HUPE All Time Low w/Yellowcard Jan. 18 Orbit Room Grand Rapids but last year’s festival in Atlantic City was a Amy Schumer Feb. 28 Bogart’s Cincinnati virtual “who’s who” of rock music. Should be something to look forward to. Amy Schumer Mar. 1 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Amy Schumer Mar. 8 Vic Theatre Chicago Anthrax will headline the 2013 Metal Alliance Tour beginning in March. This will be the Andre Williams ($25) Jan. 5 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI third year for the tour and will also feature Exodus, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, Another Round (formerly IU’s Straight No Chaser) ($20 adv., $25 d.o.s.) Mar. 8 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne along with a couple of bands yet to be announced. Couple this tour with the Testament/ Antje Duvekot ($15) Feb. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor Aretha Franklin Jan. 11 FireKeepers Casino Battle Creek, MI Overkill tour and it looks like 2013 will be a great year for thrash. Check out the Metal Avett Brothers Feb. 10 Delta Plex Arena Grand Rapids Alliance Tour when it comes to Chicago on April 5, Detroit on April 6, Cincinnati on April Avett Brothers Feb. 12 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor 7 or Cleveland on April 16. Avett Brothers ($39.75-$54.75) Feb. 14 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Badfish Feb. 16 House of Blues Cleveland Speaking of thrash, the Warriors of Metal Festival takes place June 28-29 at Frontier Ballake Sissoko Mar. 13 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Ranch in Pataskala, Ohio and will feature longtime thrashers Flotsam & Jetsam as head- Barnaby Bright ($8) Feb. 7 Black Swamp Bistro Van Wert liner, along with Meliah Rage. Many local and regional bands will play throughout both BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet Feb. 7 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago days, including Fort Wayne’s own Valhalla. This festival is gaining a larger following The Bergamot Feb. 23 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne each year, and this year promises to be the biggest show yet. Tickets are already available Big Daddy Weaver ($12-$25) Mar. 22 Blackhawk Ministries Fort Wayne through the festival website. Big Gigantic Feb. 6 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Big Gigantic Feb. 8 Orbit Room Grand Rapid Cradle of Filth will tour the U.S. in February, bringing The Faceless, Decapitated and Big Head Todd & The Monsters Mar. 2 House of Blues Chicago The Agonist along to sing folk songs to all the little kids. Seriously though, Cradle of Filth Blackberry Smoke w/Drake White Jan. 5 Deluxe at Old National Centre Indianapolis always put on a great show, and there’s no reason to believe they will disappoint this time Blackberry Smoke Jan. 8 Bogart’s Cincinnati around. Check them out when they hit the stage Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit and Cleve- Blackberry Smoke Jan. 13 House of Blues Chicago land on consecutive days in March. Blackberry Smoke Feb. 2 House of Blues Cleveland Blackjack Billy ($12) Feb. 23 Black Swamp Bistro Van Wert Flyleaf and Drowning Pool will both be showing off their new singers when they co- The Blind Boys of Alabama ($13-$43) Mar. 23 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne headline a tour beginning in late February. Jasen Moreno replaced Ryan McCombs in Bob Mould w/Now, Now Mar. 2 Magic Stick Detroit Drowning Pool last year when McCombs left to rejoin Soil, while Kristen May replaced Bobby Brown ($36-$45) Jan. 31 Sound Board Detroit Lacey Mosely Bon Jovi Jul. 12 Soldier Field Chicago in Flyleaf when Mosely decided she wanted to spend more time with her Borrow Tomorrow w/Jeremy Vogt Band & Jenny Christy Jan. 18 The Vogue Indianapolis family instead of being a rock star. The tour hits the area heavily in early March with Bowfire ($18-$37) Mar. 10 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert shows in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Grand Rapids, Detroit and Chicago. Breathe Owl Breathe Jan. 3 The Ark Ann Arbor [email protected] Brian Regan ($35.50-$49.50) Jan. 19 Fox Theatre Detroit Brian Regan ($39.50) Jan. 20 Stambaugh Auditorium Youngstown Emmylou Harris Jan. 12 Goshen College Goshen Buckwheat Zydeco Feb. 12 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Eric Bibb Feb. 27 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Buddy Guy w/Jonny Lang ($32.50-$65) Feb. 27 Fox Theatre Detroit Ernie Haase and Signature Sound ($18-$37) Mar. 24 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert Buddy Guy w/Jonny Lang Mar. 6 Akron Civic Theater Akron, OH Excision ($25 adv., $30 d.o.s.) Jan. 25 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Carlos Mencina Jan. 24 Laugh Comedy Club Mishawaka Excision Mar. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Christopher Cross ($18-$41) Feb. 14 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert The Fab Faux Jan. 12 Vic Theatre Chicago Citizen Cope Feb. 6 House of Blues Cleveland The Fabulous Thunderbirds w/Kim Wilson, JJ Grey, James Cotton, Jody Williams City and Colour, Rodriguez, Trampled by Turtles, Delta Rae, Carl Broemel, Frontier Ruckus, and Bob Margolin ($30-$75) Feb. 9 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor Brown Bird, Colin Hay ($47.50-$290) Jan. 25 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor Father John Misty Jan. 10 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington The Head and the Heart, Lucinda Williams, Dar Williams, Frank Fairfield, Flogging Molly Jan. 24 Orbit Room Grand Rapids The Steel Wheels, Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution, Drew Nelson, Flogging Molly Jan. 25 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Citizen Cope Feb. 6 House of Blues Cleveland Flogging Molly Jan. 26 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Clutch Mar. 8 Bogart’s Cincinnati Flogging Molly Jan. 27 Bogart’s Cincinnati Coheed and Cambria Feb. 8 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Flogging Molly Jan. 29 House of Blues Cleveland Colbie Caillat ($33-$45) Mar. 21 Sound Board Detroit The Four Tops Feb. 16 Hoosier Park Racing Casino Anderson Colin Hay ($47.50-$290) Jan. 26 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor Freakwater Jan. 10 The Ark Ann Arbor Commander Cody ($20-$25) Mar. 2 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Frightened Rabbit Mar. 30 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Cowboy Mouth Feb. 15 House of Blues Chicago Full Set ($20) Mar. 14 The Ark Ann Arbor Craig Benner & the Crawdads (free) Feb. 10 Allen County Public Library Fort Wayne fun. Jan. 26 Fillmore Detroit Detroit D. Jones w/Marlin Hill & the Living for Jesus Gospel Mimes w/Latrece Goree Feb. 9 House of Blues Chicago Future Rock Jan. 17 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 2 Vic Theatre Chicago G. Love and Special Sauce Jan. 10 House of Blues Cleveland Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 9 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Gaelic Storm Mar. 15-16 House of Blues Chicago Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 10 House of Blues Cleveland Gaelic Storm Feb. 21 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH The Darkness Jan. 23 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Gaelic Storm Feb. 23 House of Blues Cleveland Daryl Hall & John Oates Feb. 22 Akron Civic Center Akron, OH The Gaslight Anthem Mar. 2 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Delta Saints w/Quiet Corral ($5) Jan. 11 Dupont Bar & Grill Fort Wayne The Gaslight Anthem Mar. 3 Fillmore Detroit Detroit The Diggity w/Fresh Hopps Jan. 26 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo George Clinton and Parliment Funkadelic Feb. 15 House of Blues Cleveland Donnell Rawlings ($20) Jan. 17 V.I.P. Lounge Fort Wayne George Thorogood Mar. 3 Star Plaza Merrillville Doro w/Sister Sin Feb. 9 Al Rosa Villa Columbus, OH Gojira Feb. 10 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Doro w/Sister Sin Feb. 10 Peabody’s Downunder Cleveland Gojira w/Devin Townsend Project Feb. 11 House of Blues Chicago Doro w/Sister Sin Feb. 12 Blondie’s Detroit Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Jan. 12 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Doro w/Sister Sin Feb. 13 Mojoes Joliet, IL Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Jan. 13 State Theatre Kalamazoo Drew Nelson ($15) Feb. 12 The Ark Ann Arbor Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Jan. 18 Riviera Theatre Chicago Dropkick Murphys Feb. 21 House of Blues Cleveland The Grascals Feb. 9 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Dropkick Murphys Feb. 22 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Great Big Sea Mar. 20 House of Blues Chicago Ed Sheeran Jan. 24 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Green Day Jan. 8 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Ed Sheeran Jan. 25 Bogart’s Cincinnati Green Day Jan. 30 Wolstein Center at CSU Cleveland Ed Sheeran Jan. 26 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Gretchen Wilson Jan. 26 Hoosier Park Racing Casino Anderson Eddie Griffin ($30-$33) Jan. 24 Sound Board Detroit Hollywood Undead Jan. 16 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Eels Feb. 23 Vic Theatre Chicago Hot Club of Cowtown ($20) Feb. 22 The Ark Ann Arbor Eilen Jewell Mar. 2 The Ark Ann Arbor Imagine Dragons Feb. 28 Egyptian Room Indianapolis EkooStick Hookah Jan. 19 The Outpost Kent, OH Imagine Dragons Mar. 1 The Fillmore Detroit Detroit EkooStick Hookah Jan. 25 Martyr’s Chicago Jake Miller Feb. 23 Deluxe at Old National Centre Indianapolis EkooStick Hookah Jan. 26 The Mousetrap Indianapolis Jamey Johnson Feb. 16 Fillmore Detroit Detroit EkooStick Hookah Feb. 1 Skully’s Music Diner Columbus, OH Jarrod Niemann w/Gunslinger ($18) Jan. 12 Neon Armadillo Fort Wayne EkooStick Hookah Feb. 15 Blind Pig Ann Arbor Jason and the Punknecks Feb. 14 Berlin Music Pub Fort Wayne EkooStick Hookah Feb. 16 Holland Park Theatre Holland, MI Jeff Dunham ($44) Feb. 10 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Elephant Revival Feb. 14 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Jesus Culture ($20-$30) Feb. 9 University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne Elephant Revival Feb. 16 Founders Brewery Grand Rapids Jewel Mar. 23 Lakewood Civic Auditorium Lakewood, OH Elephant Revival Feb. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Joe Rogan Jan. 25 Chicago Theatre Chicago Elephant Revival Feb. 18 The Ark Ann Arbor Joe Rogan Mar. 2 Palace Theatre Columbus, OH Ellie Goulding w/St. Lucia Jan. 29 Aragon Ballroom Chicago John Denver: A Rocky Mountain High Concert Feb. 14 Stocker Arts Center Cleveland Emancipator Jan. 24 Magic Stick Detroit John Denver: A Rocky Mountain High Concert Feb. 15 Star Plaza Merrillville

January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • On the Road------John Pizzarelli Jan. 10 The Palladium Carmel The Rippingtons w/Kris Brownlee ($17-$32) Jan. 26 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert Journey w/Loverboy ($57.50-$97.50) Feb. 10 War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Robin Eubanks Jan. 24 St. Cecilia Music Society Grand Rapids Journey Feb. 9 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Robin & Linda Williams ($20) Jan. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Judy Collins ($49.50) Feb. 9 The Ark Ann Arbor Ron White Feb. 7 Honeywell Center Wabash Junior Brown Jan. 19 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Sandra Bernhard ($35-$50) Feb. 1-2 The Ark Ann Arbor KMFDM Mar. 23 House of Blues Chicago Sarah Brightman Mar. 5 Arnoff Center Cincinnati Kathleen Madigan Feb. 16 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Sarah Brightman Mar. 10 E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall Akron Keane w/Youngblood Hawke Jan. 26 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Savoy Jan. 28 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington Keb’ Mo’ Mar. 21 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Savoy Brown w/Kim Simmonds ($25) Jan. 4 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Keb’ Mo’ Mar. 22 The Ark Ann Arbor Seth Glier ($15) Jan. 11 The Ark Ann Arbor Keller Williams Jan. 31 Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo The Saw Doctors Mar. 21 House of Blues Cleveland Keller Williams Feb. 1 The Vogue Indianapolis The Saw Doctors Mar. 22 Vic Theatre Chicago Keller Williams w/Lotus Feb. 2 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Sevendust Feb. 22 Club Fever South Bend Keller Williams Feb. 9 Canopy Club Urbana, IL Singing Hoosiers Feb. 16 Honeywell Center Wabash Kelly Joe Phelps ($15) Jan. 18 The Ark Ann Arbor Slightly Stoopid w/Tribal Seeds Mar. 10 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit KEM w/Toy Factory Feb. 14 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Soltre (free) Mar. 10 Allen County Public Library Fort Wayne Kid Rock w/Buckcherry & Hellbound Glory ($39-$59) Mar. 26 War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Soundgarden Jan. 27 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Kid Rock Mar. 22 Huntington Center Toledo Soundgarden Jan. 29-30 Riviera Theatre Chicago Lady Gaga Feb. 13-14 United Center Chicago SteelDrivers Feb. 28 The Ark Ann Arbor Lady Gaga ($52.50-$178) Feb. 16 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Steel Wheels Jan. 27 Ignition Music Garage Goshen Ladysmith Black Mambazo Feb. 15 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys Jan 25 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Larry the Cable Guy Jan. 26 FireKeepers Casino Battle Creek, MI Stone Sour ($30 adv., $33 d.o.s.) Jan. 26 Piere’s Fort Wayne Larry the Cable Guy Feb. 8 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Super Diamond Jan. 18-19 House of Blues Chicago Lewis Black Feb. 28 Palace Theatre Columbus, OH Suzanne Vega ($40) Feb. 23 The Ark Ann Arbor Lewis Black Mar. 2 Egyptian Theatre Indianapolis Sweedish House Mafia Feb. 20 United Center Chicago Lewis Black Mar. 15 EJ Thomas Hall, University of Akron Akron Tame Impala Mar. 6 Vic Theatre Chicago Lindsey Sterling Mar. 12 Deluxe at Old National Centre Indianapolis Tame Impala Mar. 7 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Loudon Wainwright III Jan. 31 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Tame Impala Mar. 8 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Luke Bryan w/Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Jan. 17 Ford Center Evansville They Might Be Giants Mar. 2 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Luke Bryan w/Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Feb. 15 Huntington Center Toledo The Thornbills Jan. 12 Magic Stick Detroit Luke Bryan w/Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Feb. 16 Van Andel Arena Evansville Three Days Grace w/Shinedown & P.O.D.($25-$40.50) Feb. 15 War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Luke Bryan w/Thompson Square and Florida Georgia ($27.75-$52.00) Feb. 21 War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne To Write Love On Her Arms Feb. 9 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Main Squeeze Jan. 12 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington Toby Mac w/Red, Matthew West, Jamie Grace, NewSong, Sidewalk Prophets, Man, Man w/Murder by Death Feb. 23 Magic Stick Detroit Royal Tailor, Jason Castro, OBB, Capital Kings & Nick Hall Jan. 20 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Marc Cohn w/ Rebecca Pidgeon ($45) Jan. 14 The Ark Ann Arbor Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Apr. 11 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Maroon 5 w/ Neon Trees and Owl City Feb. 13 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Trampled by Turtles Jan. 24 Vic Theatre Chicago Maroon 5 w/ Neon Trees and Owl City Feb. 14 The Palace at Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Trippin Billies Feb. 8 House of Blues Cleveland Maroon 5 w/ Neon Trees and Owl City Feb. 25 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Umphrey’s McGee w/Greensky Bluegrass Feb. 1 Orbit Room Grand Rapids Marilyn Manson Jan. 22 The Fillmore Detroit Umphrey’s McGee Feb. 2 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Marilyn Manson Jan. 23 House of Blues Cleveland Umphrey’s McGee Feb. 15 LC Pavillion Columbus, OH Matchbox Twenty w/Phillip Phillips ($42-$78) Feb. 12 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Umphrey’s McGee Feb. 17 Canopy Club Urbana, IL Matchbox Twenty Feb. 17 Akron Civic Therter Akron Underoath Jan. 19 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Maura O’Connell Jan. 18 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago The Used w/We Came As Romans, Crown The Empire & Mindflow Jan. 20 The Egyptian Room Indianapolis Maura O’Connell Jan. 20 The Ark Ann Arbor The Used Jan. 23 House of Blues Chicago Meshuggah w/Intronaut & Animals as Leaders Feb. 22 House of Blues Chicago The Used Feb. 8 Bogart’s Cincinnati Midge Ure ($22) Jan. 17 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI The Used Feb. 10 Fillmore Detroit Detroit Miranda Lambert w/ Dierks Bentley Feb. 14 NIU Convocation Center Dekalb, IL The Used Feb. 11 House of BLues Cleveland Miranda Lambert w/Thomas Rhett Feb. 15 Wright State University Nutter Center Dayton Victor Wooten Apr. 19 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne moe. Feb. 7 The Ark Ann Arbor The Wailers Jan. 9 Viper Alley Lincolnshire, IL moe. Feb. 9 Riviera Theatre Chicago The Wailers Jan. 10 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Morrisey w/Kristeen Young Jan. 26 Chicago Theatre Chicago The Wailers Jan. 11 LC Pavillion Columbus, OH Mr. Jack Daniels Original Silver Cornet Band ($15-$20) Jan. 18 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Walk The Moon w/Pacific Air Jan. 21 Deluxe at Old National Centre Indianapolis Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf w/the Fabulous Thunderbirds and JJ Grey ($25-$35) Feb. 1 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis The Walkmen & Father John Misty Jan. 17 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Mung Xuan Quy Ty w/Thuy Duong, Toc Tien, Mai Tien Dung, Nhu Quynh, The Walkmen & Father John Misty Jan. 18 Vic Theatre Chicago Truong Vu, Huong Thuy and the Liberty Band ($25-$30) Jan. 27 Motor City Casino Hotel Detroit Wax Tailor ($13 adv., $15 d.o.s.) Feb. 7 Deluxe at Old National Centre Indianapolis Muse w/Dead Sara Feb. 28 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland The Whammy Feb. 15 Reggie’s Rock Club Chicago Muse ($35-$59.50) Mar. 2 Joe Louis Arena Detroit The Whispers ($41-$43) Feb. 7 Sound Board Detroit Muse Mar. 4 United Center Chicago Whitechapel w/Emmure Feb. 5 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Mushroomhead w/Gemini Syndrome, Final Trigger, The Who Feb. 17 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Society’s Plague & Creep ($6.50-$18) Feb. 9 Piere’s Fort Wayne Who’s Bad ($18) Jan. 18 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI My Folky Valentine ($15) Feb. 14 The Ark Ann Arbor Who’s Bad Jan. 19 House of Blues Cleveland NewFound Road ($15) Feb. 8 The Ark Ann Arbor The Why Store Jan. 19 Three D’s Pub & Cafe Carmel, IN The Old 97’s w/Rhett Miller Feb. 16 The Vogue Indianpolis The Why Store Feb. 22 Three D’s Pub & Cafe Carmel, IN Papadosio Feb. 2 House of Blues Chicago William Shatner Jan. 24 Wharton Center East Lansing Paula Poundstone ($24.50-$35) Feb. 8 State Theatre Kalamazoo Wish You Were Here Jan. 5 House of Blues Cleveland Pauly Shore ($25) Jan. 12 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Yellow Room Gang ($15) Jan. 5 The Ark Ann Arbor Pentatonix Feb. 27 House of Blues Cleveland Yo La Tengo Feb. 1 Vic Theatre Chicago Peter Noone w/ The Grass Roots and the Buckinghams ($35) Jan. 26 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Yo La Tengo ($22-$45) Feb. 8 The Ark Ann Arbor Peter Yarrow w/Mustard’s Retreat ($12-$27) Jan. 25 Hall-Moser Theatre Portland Yonder Mountain String Band Feb. 1 LC Pavillion Columbus, OH Pink w/The Hives Mar. 5 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Zac Brown Band w/Blackberry Smoke & Levi Lowrey($45-$69.50) Jan. 11 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Pink Mar. 6 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Zapp Band ($20) Jan. 12 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Pink w/The Hives Mar. 9 United Center Chicago Zion Lion Jan. 26 Papa Pete’s Kalamazoo Pink Droyd Mar. 15 The Vogue Indianapolis Zoso Feb. 7 Bogart’s Cincinnati The Pink Floyd Experience Feb. 23 Orbit Room Grand Rapids The Pink Floyd Experience Feb. 24 Fillmore Detroit Detroit The Queers w/Teenage Bottlerocket & Masked Intruder Mar. 7 Magic Stick Detroit Ragbirds w/Joshua Davis Group ($10) Feb. 15 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Road Tripz Railroad Earth Jan. 25 House of Blues Chicago 11:58 May 25...... Shooterz, Celina Rain Feb. 16 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Jan. 12 ...... Hangar 18, Peru Marshall Law Rain ($30-$70) Feb. 23 Fox Theatre Detroit Feb. 23...... Shooterz, Celina Feb. 2...... Hicksville Eagles, Hicksville, OH Rascal Flatts Feb. 9 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Mar. 9...... Greazy Pickle, Portland Memories of the King feat. Brent Cooper Rascal Flatts Feb. 22 Covelli Centre Cleveland Apr. 27...... Shooterz, Celina May 12-10...... Carnival Valor Cruise, Caribbean The Rat Pack is Back Mar. 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Big Caddy Daddy Robbie V. and Heidi Rebecca Pronsky Band ($8) Jul. 18 Black Swamp Bisrto Van Wert Feb. 16...... The Loop, LaPorte Jan. 31...... Lake George Retreat, Fremont Red Wanting Blue Feb. 15 The Vogue Indianapolis Flamingo Nosebleed Red Wanting Blue Feb. 16 Bogart’s Cincinnati Jan. 3...... 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January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------19 BEST OF 2012 READERS QUESTIONNAIRE For your vote to count you must completely fill out the questionnaire below. Entries must be received by our office no later than Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Please More Lists (With Omissions) see additional rules on the back of this page. In my most recent column I listed and recapped Mail to: whatzup/Best of 2012 the 10 films I liked most from 2012. Missing from 2305 E. Esterline Rd., Columbia City, IN 46725 that list were, well, many of the year’s most talked ScreenTime OR VOTE ONLINE AT www.whatzup.com about and loved films – the many movies I’ve not yet seen. Well, a whole week has passed, which of course GREG W. LOCKE This form must be filled out completely. means that I’ve seen quite a few more movies, up- ping my so-far total to 128 for 2012. I’ve still not seen Killing Them Softly, writer/director Andrew Do- Name: ______nearly all the big name flicks, but below you’ll find a minik’s long awaited follow-up to his career-making recap of the six more I did see. Below that you’ll find second feature, The Assassination of Jesse James by Address: ______a handful of lists that covers the rest of my for-now the Coward Robert Ford, is a fractured, artsy crime year end coverage. drama with a stellar cast. The movie feels like an City/State/Zip: ______Recent Viewings: First up, and most importantly, jumpy impression of the story Dominik wanted to tell. is Quentin Tarantino’s new film, the epic Western Hopefully we see a director’s cut of the movie come Phone: ______❏ Male ❏ Female Django Unchained, about a romantic slave turned home video time. headhunter. At the beginning of 2012 I predicted that I at long last saw John Hillcoat’s Lawless, a De- Age: ______Occupation: ______Django would be my favorite movie of the year based pression-era period piece ensemble drama about a on the cast, the scope, the script and, mostly, the drive gang of bootlegging brothers taking on a shady new E-mail Address: ______of QT to always make genre classics. I liked the movie deputy. The cast and cinematography are great, even quite a bit, sure, but it didn’t quite meet my expecta- if the film never quite pays off. Generally speaking, how often do you pick up a printed whatzup? tions. I wanted a huge classic, but Django felt like a I also saw Now Is Good, a BBC-produced dramat- ❏ Weekly ❏ Every Other Week ❏ Monthly ❏ Never spotty, flawed, fun movie with a style that didn’t al- ic comedy from director Ol Parker about a dying teen- ways work for me. Good enough for my Top 10, but age girl (Dakota Fanning in a very good performance) On average, how much time a week do you spend reading your copy far from my favorite of the year. who sets out to have some serious life experiences of whatzup? One of the great auteurs of my youth, Tim Bur- before a long bout with leukemia finally, inevitably, ton, released two heavily produced features in 2012, takes her life. Not a great film by any means (think ______(Give time in hours and/or fractions of hours) the better of which was a stop animation flick called Nicholas Sparks, but less cheesy), but very much Frankenweenie that not nearly enough people saw. The worth seeing, especially for Fanning’s performance. Generally speaking, how often do you visit whatzup online? look and craft of the film was maybe the year’s second And, finally, we have Judd Apatow’s fourth direc- most impressive, trailing only Wes Anderson’s great torial effort, This is 40, starring Paul Rudd and Judd’s ❏ ❏ ❏ Daily More Than Once a Week Once a Week Moonrise Kingdom. Frankenweenie is best animated annoying wife and kids. It’s one of the year’s worst ❏ Less Than Once a Week ❏ Never film since The Fantastic Mr. Fox or even Wall-E. films, that is, unless you’re one of the many that think I also saw Robert Zemeckis’ Flight (starring Den- a billion clever ideas is enough to build a film on. I On average, how much time per week do you spend reading whatzup zel Washington, John Goodman and the underrated could go on and on and on about my issues with this online? Kelly Reilly, all in great performances), a character- film, but I digress ... driven drama about a troubled pilot who makes a Top 25 Films of 2012 (Revised): 25. Paranor- ______(Give time in hours and/or fractions of hours) miraculous landing. Zemeckis was clearly trying to man, 24. Lawless, 23. The Comedy, 22. Detachment, make a new classic. And while the movie is very good On average, how many people besides yourself read your copy of at times, it’s hardly one of the year’s very best. Continued on page 27 whatzup? ______How long do you generally keep your copy of whatzup? THE NAKED VINE - From Page 16 ❏ Less than 1 week ❏ 1 Week ❏ ❏ malbec, and barbera that people seem to like, as well Quite full-bodied, the finish turns slightly bitter at the Longer than 1 week Keep Forever as our cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and zinfan- end after some sweeter papaya flavors. On its own, it del blend. Among the whites, our pinot grigio/riesling was okay. With a spicy, Thai-flavored chicken soup, it On average, how many times each week do you refer to blend is a big hit.” worked well. The thickness of the body kept the tropi- your copy of whatzup (besides your first read-through)? ______I asked Warren about the challenge of making cal flavors from being overrun by the spices. The wine Do you spend more time, the same amount of time or less time with wines for such a broad audience – a big wine club and would be a nice pairing with most foods that register a growing restaurant chain featuring his wines. on the Scoville scale. whatzup than you do with these other media? “Our wines are made to be enjoyed right away, so Cooper’s Hawk (NV) Pinot Noir: I wouldn’t Radio: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same I try to make something you can open, pour and enjoy. necessarily agree with Warren’s “pop and pour” senti- Television: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same I try to find a basic profile for a wine that I hope peo- ment here. I thought this wine needed some time to Newspapers: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same ple will like. Once we know the profile we’re looking open; otherwise, it came across as almost watery. Af- for, we can almost always match them up from year to ter about 45 minutes of air, the fruit started to open ❏ ❏ ❏ Magazines: More time Less Time The Same year. Since we’re not limited by vintage dates or ap- up a bit. Even so, it’s an extremely light pinot. There Internet: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same pellations, we have the flexibility to create consistent are cherries and some soft wood on the nose, followed wines.” up with a light cherry flavor on the body. That’s most How often do you refer to the following for local arts & entertainment Warren said that his real goal is to make wines that of what I got. The finish was light, a little smoky and information? people enjoy enough that they’ll join the club. soft. There are some tannins that emerge eventually. ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ “Once they know they can get quality wine from It has the basic flavor profile of a pinot, but it’s not whatzup: Often Sometimes Rarely Never us, we want them to join. They get discounts at the complex by any stretch of the imagination. Daily Newspaper(s): ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never restaurant, and they can buy any of the 40 wines on Pricewise, the wines retail at the restaurant from Sunday Newspaper(s): ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never the main list at a discount. We’ve got some other neat $15 to $40. The pinot noir I tried retailed for $22, and Other Free Publications: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never promotions for club members, too.” the Gewurztraminer was $18. I think both are a bit Radio: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never Cooper’s Hawk sent along a couple of bottles, high for what you get, although if I’d bought either one white and one red, for me to try. Neither of them of those in a restaurant at those prices, I’d think I was Television: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never were the popular blends, so I may have to visit one getting a real deal, considering what the markup usu- Internet (other than whatzup.com): ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely of the restaurants to check them out in the future. My ally is. The wine club prices are $18.99 for one bottle ❏ Never thoughts: monthly or $35.99 for two. There’s also a shipping op- whatzup2nite: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never Cooper’s Hawk (NV) Gewurztraminer: Very tion, where members would receive either three or six aromatic. Lots of tropical fruit scents on the nose, bottles quarterly for $80 or $140 respectively. On average, how many times a week do you go out for entertainment especially pineapple and papaya. This wine is defi- For more information, restaurant menus, wine such as movies, restaurants, nightclubs, etc.? nitely modeled after a “new world” Gewurztraminer. lists and the like, you can check out the Cooper’s ❏ Less than Once ❏ 1-2 Times ❏ 3-4 Times ❏ 5-7 Times The full, thick body has a fruit cocktail-like flavor of Hawk website at www.coopershawkwinery.com pineapple, apple and that specific flavor of lychee. [email protected] 20------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing Upcoming Productions A Li ttl e Pr i n c e ss — Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story comes to life in this Th e Li o n in Wi n t e r — First JANUARY All for One Productions presenta- Presbyterian Theater presents a tion, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. A Royal Homecoming Di s n e y ’s Be a u t y a n d t h e Be a st — The comedy dealing with royal cor- 22-23; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24; classic tale of love gets Disney’s ruption as King Henry II plans to 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March The Lion in Win- magic touch as a Broadway musical name his successor, 7:30 p.m. 1-2; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March production, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. ter is not your typical Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 3-5; 7:30 3 at Allen County Public Library, Christmas produc- Director’s Notes 17 at Honeywell Center, Wabash, p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 11-12; Fort Wayne, $8-$12 adv., $10-$15 $24-$52, 563-1102, www.honeywell- 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13; and 7:30 d.o.s., 622-4610, www.allforonefw. tion. There aren’t center.org RANAE BUTLER p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 18-19 org many feel-good mo- at First Presbyterian Theater, Fort Alm o st Ma i n e — John Cariani’s series On c e Up o n a Ti m e — Fort Wayne Ballet of nine short plays exploring love ments, and there cer- Wayne, $10-$24, 422-6329, www. Youth Company Family Series tainly aren’t any cute firstpresbyteriantheater.com and loss, 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. presents a series of short dances curtain, Friday-Saturday, Jan. involving a storybook of characters, kids. No angels visit THE LION IN WINTER 18-19; Friday-Saturday, Jan. 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, to help the characters Thursday, Jan. 3 • 7:30 p.m. ($10) Asides 25-26; and Friday-Saturday, Feb. 23 at Auer Center for Arts and make wise choices, Feb. 1-2 at Arena Dinner Theatre, Culture, Fort Wayne, $10, 422- Friday-Saturday, Jan. 4-5, 11-12 AUDITIONS Fort Wayne, $35, 424-5622, www. 4226, www.fortwayneballet.org and Santa Claus is arenadinnertheatre.org & 18-19• 7:30 p.m. Th e So u n d o f Mu s i c (Ma r c h 1-3) — Ho u s e o f Bl u e Le a v e s — A zookeeper nowhere in sight. But Auditions for all roles, 2-6 p.m. FEBRUARY leads a funny yet sad private life if you are of a mind Sunday, Jan. 13 • 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 5-6 at Ol i v e r ! — IPFW Theatre and Fort in this farce/tragedy in this com- to try something dif- First Presbyterian Theater Hubner Opera House, Hicksville, Wayne Youtheatre collaborate munity theater production, 7:30 ferent this year, First 419-542-9553 to present this musical based on p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 300 W. Wayne St. • Fort Wayne Presbyterian Theater Ho u s e o f Bl u e Le a v e s (Fe b r u a r y Charles Dickens’ classic of an 28-March 2; 7:30 p.m. Friday- Tix: $18-$24, 260-422-6329, 28-Ma r c h 16) — Auditions for First orphan on the streets of London, 8 Saturday, March 8-9; 2 p.m. is happy to oblige. Presbyterian Theater production, p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 8-9; Sunday, March 10; and 7:30 p.m. Set in 1183, this www.firstpresbyteriantheater.com 6 p.m. Sunday Jan. 6 at First 2 p.m. Sunday Feb. 10; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 15-16 Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 14-16; at First Presbyterian Theater, Fort comedy by James 422-6329, www.firstpresbyterianthe- and 2 p.m. Sunday Feb. 17 at Arts Wayne, $10-$24, 422-6329, www. Goldman is based on the histori- have the good fortune of being ater.com United Center, Fort Wayne, $7-$15, firstpresbyteriantheater.com cal events of the reign of Henry home to the inimitable Kate Black An t o n y a n d Cl e o p a t r a (Ap r i l IPFW students w/ID free, 481-6555, MARCH II. The Plantagenet sons have re- and her equally impressive hus- 25-Ma y 11) — Auditions for First new.ipfw.edu/theatre Th e So u n d o f Mu s i c — A production turned home for Christmas and band, Bob Haluska. They bring to Presbyterian Theater production, Ci r q u e Zi v a — Acrobatic spectacu- of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at First lar featuring the Golden Dragon classic musical, 7:30 p.m. Friday- they each want no less than the the characters a sense of history Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, Acrobats, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1-2 and 2 p.m. throne for their gift this year. Fa- and deep affection for one another 422-6329, www.firstpresbyterianthe- Saturday, Feb. 16 at Niswonger Sunday March 3 Hubner Opera ther, Henry II, has allowed his and are a joy to work with. Hav- ater.com Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, House, Hicksville, $12, 419-542- wife, Eleanor, to visit from prison ing the opportunity to see the two Bo e i n g -Bo e i n g (Ma r c h 8-23, ) — $17-$42, 419-238-6722, www. 9553 Auditions for Marc Camoletti’s clas- npacvw.org (where he has locked her up for the Th e Dr o ws y Ch a p e r o n e — Fort Wayne of them on stage together is one of sic farce, 7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, Bl a c k Jo u r n e y -Le a r n It Li v e — Stage Civic Theatre presents a musical past 10 years for revolting against the pinnacles of this Fort Wayne Jan. 20-21 at Arena Dinner Theatre, performance featuring song, about an agoraphobic whose favor- him) and is also hosting the French theatre season. Also appearing in Fort Wayne, 424-5622, www. dance and theater to chronicle ite cast comes to life in his living king, Phillip. King Phillip has ar- The Lion in Winter are some of arenadinnertheatre.org the history of African American room, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2; An a n s i t h e Sp i d e r : He r o o f We st culture in America, 10 a.m. and 7 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3; 8 p.m. rived demanding that his sister, Al- Fort Wayne’s finest young talents: Af r i c a (Ap r i l 19-22) — Auditions for p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Friday-Saturday, March 8-9; 2 ais, be married to eldest son Phillip Meagon Matlock, Kevin Torwelle, Fort Wayne Youtheatre production, Embassy Theatre, free, 424-6287, p.m. Sunday, March 10; 8 p.m. as promised. The trouble is, Henry 4-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, www.fwembassytheatre.org Joel Grillo, Adam King and Chad Friday-Saturday, March 15-16; has taken Alais as his lover and has March 5-6 at Arts United Center, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17 at Kennerk. Come to the show for the Fort Wayne, 422-6900, www.fort- Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, no desire to see her married to his witty script, the fine acting, or just wayneyoutheatre.org $18-$26, 424-5220, www.fwcivic.org son. to be able to say, “My family isn’t Henry wants his youngest son, so bad after all.” John, to be King. Eleanor wants The play previews on Thurs- Richard to have the throne. And day, January 3 at 7:30 p.m. (all ------nobody cares much for middle son, seats $10) and runs Fridays and Geoffrey. Phillip will join with any Saturdays, January 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 of them to plot against Henry. and 19 at 7:30 p.m. There is one Goldman sought to explore Sunday matinee, January 13 at 2 Some Theatrical Highlights of 2012 the content and quality of relation- p.m. Advanced purchase tickets ships of these historical figures. In are $20 general admission, $18 for Last year was a big one for the Fort Wayne theatre doing so, he has presented us with patrons age 65-plus and free for community. Drew Shade moved to New York to pur- a family whose quest for power is full-time students. If you buy them sue music. Andy Planck and Billy Dawson moved to The Green Room all-consuming. at the door, they are $24/$22/$10. Chicago to pursue professional theatre. Rebekah Ward Finding actors with the gravi- Box Office hours are Wednesdays, moved from Chicago to Los Angeles. We unexpected- JEN POIRY-PROUGH tas and comic ability to portray Thursdays and Fridays from noon ly lost two active members of our community – John Henry and Eleanor could be dif- to 5 p.m. You can also buy tickets Hermes and Wayne Schaltenbrand – and a founder Charly Dye: For me it was when some of the ac- ficult in a town the size of Fort by going to our website, www. of Arena Dinner Theatre, Robert Behr. And the year tors in [the Pulse Opera House production of] Annie Wayne, Indiana. Fortunately, we firstpresbyteriantheater.com ended with the wedding of Christopher Murphy and thought that the woman cast for one of FDR’s cabi- Emilie Henry (hereby referred to collectively as “Hen- net members was wrong – that she should have been phry”). a man. Wrong! Frances Perkins was the Secretary of Below, several Fort Wayne thespians recount Labor. Boy, were faces red! some of their favorite memories of 2012. Ruth Tyndall Baker: My world premiere of Lauren McMann: During Arena Dinner The- Althea’s Well can’t be left out. With the best cast as- atre’s production of Play It Again, Sam, I was in- sembled and excellent direction, design and costumes, structed to dance enthusiastically on a coffee table. As what more could a playwright ask for? a lover of the stage and of go-go dancing, I accepted Christopher J. Murphy: My favorite theatre this challenge. During our second performance of the memory of 2012 [was] watching a standing room only show, I (for the lack of a better term) “dropped it like it crowd fill the Arena Dinner Theatre on a Sunday af- was hot.” One sickening crack of wood (and one loud ternoon in October to honor one of our own, the late gasp from the audience) later, I was dancing on a very great Wayne Schaltenbrand. Wayne was such a spe- fractured coffee table. Moments after this, another cial man, not to mention one of the most gifted actors cast member was supposed to join me in dancing on and directors the Fort Wayne theatre community has the table. Knowing that the table could not withstand ever known. Honored in word and song by friends and another body’s weight on it, I casually danced down family, his memorial was touching and funny, sweet to the floor, hoping that this action would not send and a little bit naughty, evoking both tears and laugh- me completely through the table. As I am still able to ter. It was exactly the kind of show Wayne would have write this article, you realize that I was successful in loved.” my descent. However, it was the most terrifying stage experience of my life.” [email protected] January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------21 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Calendar • Things to Do------Current Exhibits Upcoming Exhibits This Week Di s c o v e r t h e Wr i t e r Within Yo u — Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start Author Dennis E. Hensley conducts Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays 2012, A Ye a r in Re v i e w — Collection of JANUARY 2013 We l l n e s s Re t r e a t — a seminar for aspiring writers, and Tuesdays, Born to Read works by artists featured through- Feldenkrais: Awareness through 1:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at Storytime for babies and toddlers, Mi g h t y Ju n g l e Ad v e n t u r e — Featuring out the year Tuesday-Saturday Movement, movement funda- Allen County Public Library, Dupont 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, PAWS to a garden of flowers, tropical plants, or by appointment thru Jan. 18 mentals, yoga and wellness, 8:30 Branch, free, 744-8750, pre-reg- Read 4:30 p.m. first and third a jungle treehouse and playground, at Crestwoods Frame Shop and a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 istration required at https://online. Wednesdays; 421-1365 Tuesday-Sunday Jan. 12-Apr. 7 Gallery, Fort Wayne, 672-2080, at Fort Wayne Dance Collective, taylor.edu/writing Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical www.crestwoodsgallery.com Fort Wayne, $35 (includes lunch), Bl a c k & Wh i t e Se r i e s : Si l e n t Fi l m s Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5, register at 424-6574 or www.fwdc. — Showing Trip to the Moon and 421-1370 Br i g h t . Bo l d . Br i l l i a n t — A celebra- 427-6440, www.botanicalconserva- org/register Buster Keaton’s The General featur- St o r y t i m e s , Activities a t Hu n t i n g t o n tion of color featuring mixed media tory.org pieces by various artists, Monday- Br i d a l Sp e c t a c u l a r — A look at the ing Clark Wilson on the Grande Ci t y -To w n s h i p Pu b l i c Li br a r y : Ar t Fa c u l t y Ex h i b i t — Recent Saturday thru Jan. 30 at Orchard new styles of bridal wear for 2013, Page and a Q&A session with Ma i n Br a n c h — Storytime for works from art department faculty Gallery of Fine Arts, Fort Wayne, 12-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Jan. University of Saint Francis profes- children ages 2 and 3 and 4 to 7, members, Monday-Friday or by 436-0927, www.theorchardgallery. 5-6 at Allen County War Memorial, sor, Jane Martin 2 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays; appointment Jan. 14-Feb. 1 com Fort Wayne, $10, 483-6144 Feb. 10 at The Embassy Theatre, babies to 24 months and children (opening reception 7-9 p.m. Fort Wayne, $5-$8, 424-6287, www. ages 3 to 6, 10 a.m. Wednesdays; Ca s h & Ca rr y Ho l i d a y Ex h i b i t — One- Friday, Jan. 18) at the Mount Fo r t Wa y n e Gu n a n d Kn i f e Sh o w — fwembassytheatre.org special Polar Bear Storytime and of-a-kind art sale, daily thru Jan. 6 Memorial Art Gallery, Grace Guns, knives, archery supplies, Ch r i s t i a n s , Je w s a n d “No s t a Ae t a t e ” Craft for preschool-grade 2, 6 p.m. at Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, College, Winona Lake, 574-372- military collectibles, army surplus — Part of the University of Saint Monday, Jan. 14; registration Wabash, 563-1102, www.honeywell- 5100, www.grace.edu equipment, survival gear and relat- center.org ed items on display 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Francis faculty lecture series with required, 356-2900 Fi g u r a t i v e Ce r a m i c s Ex h i b i t — Pieces a n i e l i e n e l t x p e r i m e n t a l Saturday, Jan. 5; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dr. John Bequette discussing the Ma rk l e Br a n c h — Storytime for D D : E from nationally recognized art- Sunday, Jan. 6 at Allen County War two religions and the “Declaration children ages 2 to 7, 4:45 p.m. Ph o t o gr a p h y — Experimental ists Lisa Clague, Nancy Kubale Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, on the Relation of the Church with Thursdays, registration required, photography by local multi-media and Diana Farfan, daily, Jan. $2-$6, 483-6144, www.cpishows. Non-Christian Religions,” 3 p.m. 758-3332 photographer and artist, Monday- 19-Feb. 17 (opening reception com Sunday, Feb. 17 in North Campus Saturday thru Jan. 7 at Frame Art 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19) at the & Design, Fort Wayne, 489-6373, Ja n u a r y Co o k i n g De m o s — Cooking Auditorium, USF, Fort Wayne, free, Weatherhead Gallery, University 399-7700 Kid Stuff danieldieneltstudio.tumblr.com of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- demonstration of Pomegranate De c a t u r Sc u l p t u r e Wa l k — Art event Poached Pears with Creme Na o m i Tu t u , Hu m a n Ri g h t s Ac t i v i s t 7700 ext. 8001, www.sf.edu/sf/art/ — “Hard Conversations: Talking LEGO Cl u b — Build with LEGO’s featuring original life-sized sculp- events/galleries Anglaise, 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4; in this program designed to meet tures by local artists, daily thru Homemade Kale Chips, 10 a.m. About Race and Racism”: The Re g i o n a l Un i v e r s i t y , Av a Aw a r d Indiana’s Academic Standards, 2-4 May 31 at Second Street business Saturday, Jan. 12; Eating Close to Daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu, Wi n n e r s , Pl a s t i c Fa n t a s t i c , p.m. Friday Jan. 4; Thursday, district, Decatur, free, www.deca- Home, 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19; Naomi Tutu is a consultant to two Pa i n t i n g s b y Gw e n Gu t w e i n a n d Jan 10; Thursday Feb. 14 and tursculpturewalk.com and Roasted Root Vegetable, Bleu human rights organizations and He a t h e r Ho u s e r — Multiples mix Saturday Feb. 16 at Allen County Cheese & Mixed Greens Salad with discusses her experiences as part Di s e a s e De t e c t i v e s — Examining the media pieces Tuesday-Sunday, Public Library Downtown Branch, Orange Citrus Dressing, 1 p.m. of the Omnibus Lecture series, emerging and re-emerging diseases thru Jan. 25-Feb. 27 at Artlink Fort Wayne, free, 421-1220, www. Monday, Jan. 28 at 3 Rivers Co-op 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at that plague mankind, Wednesday- Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort acpl.lib.in.us Natural Food & Deli, Fort Wayne, Auer Performance Hall, IPFW, Fort Sunday thru Jan. 6 at Science Wayne, 424-7195, www.artlinkfw. u n c h w i t h a n d c i e n t i s t 424-8812, www.3riversfood.coop Wayne, free, tickets required, 481- L IPFW S — Central, Fort Wayne, $8, 424-2400 com Where Do Bugs Go in Winter with ext. 441, www.sciencecentral.org 6495, ipfw.edu.box-office Un i v e r s i t y Exhibition — Faculty and Assistant Professor of Biology Fr e e d o m Ri d e r s a n d Bu s Bo y c o t t e r s : selected graduate students from Lectures, Discussions, Films Jordan Marshall, 11 a.m.-12:30 Th r e a d s o f a St o r y — Eighty-two IPFW, Huntington and St. Francis Storytimes p.m. Saturday Jan. 12 at Science portraits of peaceful protesters in universities each display one piece, Cu l t u r e o f Ne w Be g i n n i n g s — It Is Central, Fort Wayne, $10-$16, 424- the 1960s by Charlotta Janssen, Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. 25-Feb. 27 Well With My Soul presents an Ba r n e s & No b l e St o r y Ti m e s — 2400, events.ipfw.edu Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. 27 at at Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, interactive presentation on cultural Storytime and crafts, 10 a.m. Ch e s s Ti m e f o r Te e n s — For children Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 422- Fort Wayne, 424-7195, www. perspectives of renewal, resolutions Mondays and Thursdays, Barnes in grades 6-12 at Huntington City- 6467, www.fwmoa.org artlinkfw.com and new beginnings, 6:30-8 p.m. & Noble, Jefferson Pointe, Fort Township Library, Main Branch, 6-8 Ho l i d a y Sh o w — Artwork by national Wayne, 432-3343 FEBRUARY Thursday, Jan. 3, Meeting Room p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, registration and regional artists, Tuesday- B of Downtown Allen County Public St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t required, 356-2900 Oil Pa i n t i n g s b y Ja n McMu r t r y a n d Saturday thru Jan.31 at Castle Library, Fort Wayne, free, RSVP Al l e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li br a r y : St e l l a r Sc i e n c e — Privately view the Da n Ga g e n — Celebrity portraits Gallery, Fort Wayne, 426-6568, requested, 432-0765 or rcain@ Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read night sky using Science Central’s www.castlegallery.com and paintings of celebrity inspired bsu.edu Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, shoes, Monday-Saturday, Feb. Star Lab, 2-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. Ho w t h e Gr i n c h St o l e Ch r i s t m a s — Ja n u a r y Ge o rg e R. Ma t h e r Le c t u r e — Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. 1-27 at Orchard Gallery of Fine 7 at Allen County Public Library Featuring scenes from Whoville, Delivered by Colin Macqueen mark- Tuesdays, Baby Steps, 10:30 a.m. Downtown Branch, Fort Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. 6 at Arts, Fort Wayne, 436-0927, www. ing the 50th anniversary of a seal- Wednesdays, 421-1320 theorchardgallery.com free, registration required, 421- Foellinger-Freimann Botanical ing product made in Allen County, Du p o n t Br a n c h — Smart Start 1220, www. acpl.lib.in.us Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5, Se n i o r Ex h i b i t I — Works from four 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, the History Storytime for ages 3-5, 1:30 427-6440, www.botanicalconserva- years of Grace College art studies, Center, Fort Wayne, free, 426-2882, p.m. Tuesdays & 10:30 a.m. Dance tory.org Monday-Friday or by appoint- www.fwhistorycenter.com Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4:30 ment Feb. 11-22 (reception OPEN DANCES Jo e l Fr e m i o n : Ma s t e r o f t h e 21s t F.U.N. (Fo l k s Un i t i n g No w a d a y s ) p.m. Wednesdays, 421-1315 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15) at the Ce n t u r y Co l l a g e — Highlights Fr i d a y : Wr i t i n g Ac r o s s Cu l t u r e s Ge o rg e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Ba l l r o o m Da n c i n g — Group class of the artist’s evolution of “fabric Mount Memorial Art Gallery, Grace — Mary Arnold Schwartz of IPFW’s Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 and open dance, 8-10 p.m. Friday, collage” — a process of sewing College, Winona Lake, 574-372- The Writing Center, leads luncheon a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps, 10:15 Jan. 4 at American Style Ballroom, thousands of scraps into a pictorial 5100, www.grace.edu workshop on writing essays, articles a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, PAWS North Clinton St., Fort Wayne, $5, whole, Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. MARCH and stories, 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, to Read, 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Smart 480-7070 a l l r o o m a n c i n g 20 at Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Do n Kr u s e a n d Al Ma r t i n Ex h i b i t — A Link’s Wonderland, Fort Wayne, Start Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 B D — Open dance 422-6467, www.fwmoa.org collection of prints, drawings and cost of lunch plus 50¢ for setup, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1320 party, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 Od e t o m y Ar c h i t e c t : Ha r m o n y o f ceramics, daily, March 1-April RSVP requested, 432-0765 or Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, at American Style Ballroom, North Is l a m i c Ar t b y Uz m a Mi r z a — Fine 21, (opening reception 5:30-7:15 [email protected] 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Start Clinton St., Fort Wayne, $6, 480- art including lyrical paintings, draft- p.m. Friday, March 1) at the First Th e Ma n in t h e Mi d d l e — Book Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 7070 ing elements and Islamic calligra- Presbyterian Church Gallery, Fort discussion from author and Fort 421-1325 Ba l l r o o m Da n c i n g — Fort Wayne phy, Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. 6 Wayne, 426-7421, www.firstpres-fw. Wayne native, Timothy Goeglein, He s s e n Ca s s e l Br a n c h — Stories, Dancesport salsa lessons and open at Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 422- org reflecting on his time inside the songs and fingerplays for the whole dance, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 6467, www.fwmoa.orgSh a r o n Ge r i g Ar t Be c o m e s He r — Mixed mediums George W. Bush administration, 2 family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 421- at Walb Memorial Ballroom, IPFW, Ex h i b i t — Photography focusing focusing on women, Monday- p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, the History 1330 Fort Wayne, $5-$10, 489-3070, www.fwdancesport.org on nature and landscape images, Saturday, March 2-30 at Orchard Center, Fort Wayne, free, 426-2882, Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. 3-Feb. Gallery of Fine Arts, Fort Wayne, www.fwhistorycenter.com for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Da n c e o f Un i v e r s a l Pe a c e — 26 (artists reception 1-3 p.m. 436-0927, www.theorchardgallery. 2n d An n u a l Ch o c o l a t e Ho u r — Joe Mondays and Tuesdays, PAWS to Participatory circle dancing of medi- Sunday, Jan. 6) at the Foellinger- com Madison presents “The Relevancy read, 6 p.m. Mondays, 421-1335 tation, joy, community and peace, Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 7-10 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 12, Hi g h Sc h o o l Exhibition — Featuring of the Dream in 2013 and Beyond” Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and Fort Wayne, $3-$5 (2 and under works of art by regional high school 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 at Walb books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 Feb. 9 and March 9 at Fort Wayne free), 427-6640, www.botanicalcon- students, daily, March 3-24 at the Student Union, IPFW, Fort Wayne, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Dance Collective, fragrance-free, servatory.org freewill donation, 424-6574 or 602- Weatherhead Gallery, University free, 481-6808, www.events.ipfw. Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Teen cafe 4 p.m. h i t e o r i g h t 9361, www.fwdc.org/dup W T B — Community public of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- edu Tuesdays, PAWS to Read, 5 p.m. art project Tuesday-Sunday, thru 7700 ext. 8001, www.sf.edu/sf/art/ Sa c r i f i c i n g Tr u t h f o r Co m f o r t — Part Thursdays, Smart Start Storytime DANCE INSTRUCTION Jan. 16 at Artlink Contemporary events/galleries of the University of Saint Francis for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195, Ba l l r o o m Da n c i n g — Bachata class, As s e m b l a g e , Co l l a g e , Mi x e d Me d i a faculty lecture series with a discus- Fridays, 421-1350 www.artlinkfw.com 7-7:45 p.m. Fridays, Jan. 4, 11, Ex h i b i t — Works from area artists, sion from Dr. Lewis Pearson, 3 p.m. Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — PAWS to 18, 24 at American Style Ballroom, Tuesday-Sunday, March 8-April Sunday, Jan. 20 in North Campus Read, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Smart North Clinton St., Fort Wayne, $40 17 at Artlink Contemporary Art Auditorium, USF, Fort Wayne, free, Start Storytime for kids age 3-6, for 4 weeks, $12 drop in, 480-7070 399-7700 Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for Ba l l r o o m Da n c i n g — Introduction to www.artlinkfw.com Tr e n t a n d Va t i c a n II: Tw o An n i v e r s a r i e s teens 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, ballroom, 7-7:45 p.m. Fridays, Se n i o r Ex h i b i t II — Works from four o f Tw o Mi s u n d e r s t o o d Co u n c i l s Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 24 at American Style years of Grace College art studies, — Part of the University of Saint 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 Ballroom, North Clinton St., Fort Monday-Friday or by appoint- Francis faculty lecture series with Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read Wayne, $40 for 4 weeks, $12 drop ment March 18-28 (reception guest lecturer Rev. John O’Malley, for babies and toddlers, 10:30 in, 480-7070 7-9 p.m. Friday, March 22) at the SJ, Georgetown University, a.m. Thursdays, Smart Start Mount Memorial Art Gallery, Grace Washington, D.C., 7 p.m. Friday, Storytime for preschoolers, 11 a.m. College, Winona Lake, 574-372- Feb. 1 in North Campus Auditorium, Thursdays, 421-1355 5100, www.grace.edu USF, Fort Wayne, free, 399-7700 22------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 ------Calendar • Things to Do------Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Sp o r t — Salsa Spectator Sports Br o a d w a y in Ch i c a g o — Trip to instruction and open dance, 7-11 Chicago to see the The Book of p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at The BASKETBALL Mormon, visit the Water Tower Walb Memorial Ballroom, IPFW, Place and have a family-style dinner Silent Films a Natural Fit Fort Wayne, $5-10, 489-3070, www. Ma d An t s — Upcoming home games at Mity Nice Grill, 7 a.m.-10:30 p.m. fwdancesport.org at Allen County War Memorial Saturday, Feb. 13 departing from I have previously Coliseum, Fort Wayne Co n t r a Da n c e — Lessons and open Bob Arnold Park, Fort Wayne, $150, shared in this column my dance with live music 7:30-11 p.m. Fr i d a y , De c . 28 vs. Texas Legends, 427-6460, www.fortwayneparks.org tremendous love of silent Fare Warning Saturday, Jan. 19 at North Campus 7:30 p.m. films, one deeply instilled Building, University of Saint Francis, Th u r s d a y , Ja n . 3 vs.Dakota Wizards, Michele DeVinney Fort Wayne, $5-8, USF students 7 p.m. January by my late grandfather & employees free w/ID, 224-1905, Sa t u r d a y , Ja n . 5 vs.Dakota Wizards, who collected them. With 7:30 p.m. Cy c l e Fe s t USA Sh o w a n d Ex p o — www.contrafortwayne.org Ride-in bike show and expo 10 his trusty projector and movie screen, my grandparents’ home could im- Da n c e f o r Pa rk i n s o n ’s Di s e a s e — Th u r s d a y , Ja n . 31 vs.Maine Red mediately become a silent film theatre, with my grandmother providing Claws 7 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Jan. 12 Taught by Liz Monnier, 11 a.m.-12 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Jan. voice to the title cards even as we became old enough to read for our- p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 5-March Su n d a y , Fe b . 3 vs.Canton Charge, 5 13 at Allen County War Memorial selves. The films were primarily comedies, with a few notable exceptions 20 at Fort Wayne Cinema Center p.m. Coliseum, Fort Wayne, tba, 483- Spectator Lounge, Fort Wayne, $70, We d n e s d a y , Fe b . 6 vs.Sioux Falls 6144, www.cyclefestusa.net based on cinematic history. But since they loved to laugh, there was an registration required, 424-6574, Skyforce, 7 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Fa r m Sh o w — Latest ample selection: Laurel & Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields and – my fwdc.org Fr i d a y , Fe b . 8 vs.Rio Grande Valley equipment and products in agri- Vipers, 7:30 p.m. personal favorites – Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. business 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday For a time silent films were a hard sell. Even black and white was HOCKEY Jan. 15; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday Instruction problematic for the new generation, used to splashy colors and computer Ko m e t s — Upcoming home games Jan. 16 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ar t l i n k Cl a s s e s — Kids, beginners at Allen County War Memorial Thursday, Jan. 17 at Allen County graphics. But everything old is new again, and thanks in part to the suc- and adult art classes and ongoing Coliseum, Fort Wayne War Memorial Coliseum, Fort cess of The Artist, silent films have found a broader audience. In Fort Wayne, free, 483-6144 classes, at Artlink Gallery, Auer Sa t u r d a y , De c . 22 vs. Trenton Titans, Wayne, that’s particularly good news since we happen to have the perfect Center for Arts and Culture, Fort Mi z p a h Sh r i n e Ci r c u s — Three rings of 7:30 p.m. venue for such a revival: the historic Embassy Theatre, which it should Wayne, times and fees vary, 424- Th u r s d a y , De c . 27 vs. Toledo fun, 6:30 p.m. Thursday Jan. 24; 7 7195, www.artlinkfw.com Walleye, 7:30 p.m. p.m. Friday, Jan. 25; 10 a.m., 2:30 be noted was screening silent films from time to time even before it be- r o p n o g a u m b a l a s s e s in t h e p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 26; D -I Y & Z C Sa t u r d a y , De c . 29 vs. Elmira Jackals, came fashionable again. With its Grande Page Organ, the theatre is ide- Ga r d e n — Yoga and zumba instruc- 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. ally equipped to not only provide an elegant and appropriate atmosphere tion, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays 27 at Allen County War Memorial, Mo n d a y , De c . 31 vs. Toledo Walleye, Fort Wayne, $10-$20, 483-6144 for the films, but it can replicate the musical aspect of the experience as at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical 7:30 p.m. Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $5-$7, Ou t d o o r Sp o r t s , La k e a n d Ca b i n Sh o w well. We d n e s d a y , Ja n . 2 vs. Gwinnett 427-6440, www.botanicalconserva- — Hunting, fishing, camping and This year the Embassy has scheduled a series of films featuring some tory.org Gladiators, 7:30 p.m. outdoor expo, ; 12-9 p.m. Friday, Fr i d a y , Ja n . 4 vs. Cincinnati of the best of all silent films and film stars and adding some remarkable Fo r t Wa y n e Jiu Ji t s u Wo m e n ’s Se l f Jan. 25; 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Saturday Cyclones, 8 p.m. De f e n s e Se m i n a r — Learn tech- Jan. 26; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, silent film shorts which will run before the main feature. So circle your niques and statistics, 12-2 p.m. Su n d a y , Ja n . 6 vs. Orlando Solar Jan. 27 at Allen County War calendars for monthly silent film events, scheduled on Sunday afternoons Saturday, Jan. 12 at Fort Wayne Bears, 5 p.m. Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, after the football season ends. Sa t u r d a y , Ja n . 12 vs. Cincinnati Jiu Jitsue Academy, Fort Wayne, $10, 483-6144 Up first on February 10, just one week after the Super Bowl, is Buster donation, 920-8391 Cyclones, 7:30 p.m. Wi n t e rv a l — Winter carnival includ- Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — Su n d a y , Ja n . 13 vs. Cincinnati ing ice carving demonstrations, Keaton’s The General (1926), a film I often requested for my birthday Private lessons for a variety of Cyclones, 5 p.m. crafts, activities and treats 1-4 p.m. (until I discovered the tear-jerker Way Down East as a possible alterna- instruments in rock, jazz, country Fr i d a y , Ja n . 18 vs. Toledo Walleye, 8 Saturday, Jan. 26 at Community tive). While Keaton’s films are reliably hilarious, The General is argu- and classical are available from p.m. Center, Fort Wayne, free, 427-6460, a variety of professional instruc- Fr i d a y , Fe b . 1 vs. Kalamazoo Wings, www.fortwayneparks.org ably his best, providing the ideal vehicle for his deadpan delivery. The tors, ongoing weekly lessons at 8 p.m. Wi n t e rv a l a t t h e Co n s e rv a t o r y — afternoon begins with the 1902 short Trip to the Moon, based on Jules Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, $100 per Sa t u r d a y , Fe b . 2 vs. Cincinnati Cocoa, cookies, bird craft, ice Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon and H.G. Wells’ The First Men in the month, 432-8176 ext. 1961, acad- Cyclones, 7:30 p.m. carving and indoor snow making, Moon. emy.sweetwater.com 10:00 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. The next three months are just as enticing. March 10 will bring The Ta i Ch i in t h e Ga r d e n I & II — Learn 26 at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical the ancient art of Tai Chi, 5:30-6:30 Tours & Trips Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $2-$4, Kid, featuring one of the most popular stars of the era, Charlie Chap- p.m. & 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 427-6440, www.botanicalconserva- Wi n t e r Wo n d e r l a n d — Trip to lin. The Kid will be preceded by the 1905 short Palace of the Arabian beginning Jan. 8; 7:00-7:45 a.m. tory.org Plymouth Michigan’s International Knights. 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January 3, 2013------www.whatzup.com------23 ------Movie Times • Thursday-Wednesday, January 3-9------Fri.-Sun.: 6:50, 9:20 Daily: 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15 ulously crash lands his plane after an Daily: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 OPENING THIS WEEK Mon.-Wed.: 7:20, 10:05 in-air catastrophe, saving everyone DJANGO UNCHAINED (R) — Jamie Foxx on onboard with his superhuman THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to CLOUD ATLAS (R) — Action, mystery and and Christoph Waltz star as an ex- coolness and once again becom- JOURNEY (PG) — Academy Award- Travel (PG13) romance weave dramatically through slave and bounty hunter, respectively, ing a hero despite a minor drinking winning filmmaker Peter Jackson the story as one soul is shaped from who trek across the South to hunt problem. gives Bilbo Baggins the same treat- The Impossible (PG13) a killer into a hero and a single act down a gang of killers in this Quentin • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e ment he gave Frodo in this prequel Not Fade Away (R) of kindness ripples across centuries Tarantino-written and directed Starts Thursday, Jan. 4 to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings to inspire a revolution in the distant Western. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Fri.-Wed.: 12:50, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 trilogy. Promised Land (R) future. Washington and Samuel L. Jackson • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Texas Chainsaw 3D (R) • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e co-star. FRANKENWEENIE (PG) — Tim Burton’s Thurs.: 12:30, 12:45 (3D), 2:00, 4:00, Starts Friday, Jan. 4 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e stop-action animated feature about 4:45 (3D), 5:30, 7:30, 8:45 (3D), 9:20 Fri.-Wed.: 1:00, 4:25, 8:00 Thurs.-Sat.: 1:20, 2:00, 4:50, 5:30, a boy and his dear, departed dog Fri.-Wed.: 12:30, 2:00, 4:00, 5:30, ALEX CROSS (PG13) — Tyler Perry and 8:30, 9:10 features Winona Ryder and Catherine 7:30, 9:20 Matthew Fox face off in high stakes THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) — Sun.: 1:20, 4:50, 5:30, 8:30, 9:10 O’Hara from Beetlejuice. • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e game of cat and mouse. Based Director Christopher Nolan (Inception, Mon.: 1:20, 2:00, 4:50, 5:30, 8:30, • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 12:00 (3D), 1:00 (3D), 3:30 on the bestselling novel by James Memento) wraps up his Batman 9:10 Daily: 12:30, 4:55 (3D), 4:30, 7:10 (3D), 8:10 (3D), Patterson. trilogy with this blockbuster starring Tues.: 1:20, 2:00, 4:50, 5:30, 9:10 10:35 (3D) • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/Batman) Wed.: 1:20, 2:00, 4:50, 5:30, 8:30, THE GUILT TRIP (PG13) — Barbra Fri.-Wed.: 12:40 (3D), 4:10, 7:50 (3D) Daily: 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50 and Anne Hathaway (Catwoman). 9:10 Streisand and Seth Rogen star in this • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e • Ci n e m a Ce n t e r , Fo r t Wa y n e comedy directed by Anne Fletcher Daily: 11:00 (3D), 2:30, 6:05, 9:35 BRAVE (PG) — A fiesty female (Kelly Daily: 9:00 Thurs.: 6:00, 9:00 (27 Dresses) and originally titled My (3D) Macdonald) takes up archery, defies Fri.: 8:30 Mother’s Curse. • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e custom and has to undo a beastly DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO Sat.: 3:00, 8:30 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 10:45, 10:50 (3D), 11:00 injustice to her land in this Pixar TRAVEL (PG13) — A documentary Sun.: 4:00 Daily: 2:10, 4:30, 7:00, 9:20 (IMAX), 11:45, 2:30, 2:40 (3D), 3:00 feature that depicts a teen’s coming- about the “Empress of Fashion” and Mon.-Wed.: 8:30 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e (IMAX), 3:30, 6:30, 6:45 (3D), 7:00 of-age. celebrated Vogue editor. Directed by • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 12:05, 2:30, 4:50, 7:25, 10:10 (IMAX), 7:30, 10:15, 10:30 (3D) 11:00 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Lisa Immordino Vreeland (her grand- Thurs.: 11:40, 3:05, 6:30, 10:00 Fri.-Wed.: 4:50, 7:25, 10:15 (IMAX), 11:15 Daily: 12:05, 2:20, 6:55 son’s wife) and Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt. Fri.-Wed.: 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Sat.: 10:55, 11:25 (IMAX 3D), • Ci n e m a Ce n t e r , Fo r t Wa y n e • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Thurs.: 11:30, 2:20, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 11:55, 2:55, 3:05 (IMAX 3D), 3:55, CIRQUE DE SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY Starts Friday, Jan. 4 Daily: 11:10, 2:40, 6:10, 9:30 Fri.-Sun.: 2:35, 8:25 6:35, 6:45 (IMAX 3D), 7:35, 10:15, 3D (PG) — Adam Adamson (Shrek) Fri.: 6:30 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 4:00, 9:40 10:25 (IMAX 3D), 11:15 directs this James Cameron-produced Sat.: 1:00, 6:30 Thurs: 11:25, 3:25, 7:25, 11:15 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Sun.: 10:55, 11:25 (IMAX 3D), 11:55, documentary featuring Cirque du Sun.: 2:00 Fri.-Sat.: 11:45, 3:20, 7:55, 11:30 Thurs.: 2:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 2:55, 3:05 (IMAX 3D), 3:55, 6:35, Soleil acrobats. Mon.-Wed.: 6:30 Sun.: 11:45, 3:20, 7:55 Fri.-Sat.: 6:45, 9:00 6:45 (IMAX 3D), 7:35, 10:15, 10:25 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 12:05, 3:40, 7:15, 9:40 Sun.-Wed.: 6:45 (IMAX 3D) Thurs.: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Mon.-Wed.: 12:15, 12:45 (IMAX 3D), Fri.-Wed.: 7:30, 9:45 (PG) — Greg Heffley, hero of the Thurs.-Sat.: 2:00, 5:15, 8:30 HERE COMES THE BOOM (PG) — Kevin 1:15, 3:55, 4:30 (IMAX 3D), 4:55, • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e popular kids book series, hopes to Sun.: 2:00, 5:15 James, Salma Hayek and Henry 7:35, 8:15 (IMAX 3D), 9:35 Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 get through the summer by pretend- Mon.-Wed.: 6:00 Winkler star in this comedy about a • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Daily: 12:50, 3:40 (2D), 6:40, 9:20 ing he’s got a job at a ritzy country former collegiate wrestler-turned-biol- Thurs.-Sat.: 2:00, 5:15 (3D), 8:30 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e club. Zachary Gordon stars as Greg. FLIGHT (R) — Denzel Washington stars ogy teacher at a failing high school. (3D) Thurs.: 11:20, 2:05, 4:30, 7:35 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e as a seasoned airline pilot who mirac- • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Sun.: 2:00, 5:15 (3D) ------Silver Lining’s Issues Similar to Its Characters Silver Linings Playbook begins with the stadium. He’s not thrilled that Pat Jr. is come her dance partner. what could be the first line of a very weird home. It upsets his routine. That Pat isn’t interested in Tiffany is cra- joke: We don’t hear too much about the past, Flix zy. He can see her crazy, but he can’t see that “A guy walks out of a mental hospital but it is clear that the two Pats have been their craziness is compatible. But Tiffany is ..” There are lots of laughs in Silver Linings bumping heads for years. After spending just CATHERINE LEE relentless, and this is a modern screwball Playbook, but this isn’t a straight-up com- a few minutes with these two, I was nervous comedy, after all, so while certain things are edy. This is a David O. Russell movie, and and exhausted. No wonder mom rolls her his bossy wife Veronica (a wonderful Julia in doubt, some things are not. he is an expert at mixing it up. You never eyes a lot and keeps a lot to herself. Stiles.) Also invited to dinner is Veronica’s Pat works hard at being upbeat. He really quite know what will happen next, and many What helps keep the tension from being sister Tiffany. does try to follow his philosophy of follow- of the characters are teetering precariously unbearable is that Pat and Pat are played by Like everyone in Silver Linings Play- ing a silver lining playbook, when he’s not between success and failure at just getting Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, both book, Tiffany has issues. She is angry and hollering “Excelsior!” Still, life isn’t easy by. making us forget they are big movie stars. grieving over the death of her husband, for anyone in this movie world, and the mix Pat, the guy who walks out of the mental They really seem like a working class fa- though it is hard to imagine she was easygo- of good times and bad is surprising. Chris institution, chose the mental hospital over ther and son. Cooper mutes his good looks ing and happy before that tragedy. You only Tucker adds to the mix as Danny, Pat’s best prison after a violent breakdown that caused and has a crazy glint in his eye. Tough guy have to spend a few minutes with Veronica buddy from the hospital. Anupam Kher is a his wife to get a restraining order against DeNiro and parody of tough guy DeNiro is to know that these two sisters growing up to- patient presence as Pat’s shrink, Dr. Patel. him. He has been in the hospital for eight nowhere to be seen. This is a juicy role, and gether had some fierce battles. Silver Linings Playbook is based on months. He’s lost a bunch of weight. He’s De Niro embraces it. Tiffany is played by Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew Quick’s novel of the same name. been given a diagnosis of bipolar disease and In the middle of these two is Jackie and, as good as she has been playing tough Russell wrote the screenplay and has made it a lot of meds to take. Weaver playing mom Dolores, beautifully characters like Katniss in The Hunger Games his own. I don’t know if a dance competition Pat doesn’t walk out of the hospital a exhausted from the hard work of keeping or the even tougher Ree in Winter’s Bone, and a football game hold the same signifi- free man. He’s released into the care of his this family together. she’s even better here. She’s vulnerable and cance in the book. I know that the way these parents who live in a comfy neighborhood in Pat Jr. is obsessed with getting his wife tough, kind and mean – and irresistible. Ex- events play out in the movie is a delicate, Philly. His mom gets him out, but she hasn’t back. He talks about Nikki all the time. It is cept to Pat. delightful dance. told her hubby what she’s up to. And when nerve-wracking to listen to him. You know As he babbles on about Nikki, you want Russell is a director who has made me they get home, we all understand why. Pat he’s not going to be successful, and his crazy to smack him. Standing right in front of him squirm and laugh from his first film, the re- Sr. has issues too. Big issues. He’s lost his really shows when he’s talking about her. is the girl, and all he can do is drone on about ally creepy Spanking the Monkey through job and is playing fast and loose with his Silver Linings Playbook gets to the edge his ex. But Tiffany hangs in there. Three Kings and The Fighter. Flirting with pension money. And that’s just the begin- of your patience several times. It is as bipolar She starts stalking Pat, sort of. Pat, Disaster is probably still my favorite of his ning. as Pat. The movie has boundary issues just wearing a garbage bag, goes for runs in the films. It is the funniest of his movies, but af- He’s trying to make money as a bookie. like many of its characters. Just when you neighborhood. The garbage bag is supposed ter I’ve seen Silver Linings Playbook a few He’s wildly OCD. He gets crazed if the re- think you can’t take much more of whatever to help him sweat off the pounds, but it is a more times, as I surely will, it might take motes aren’t kept in their proper order. He’s is happening, relief comes in some form. great comic gimmick. He looks ridiculous. over the top spot. It is certainly in my top 10 a rabid Eagles fan. He’s had enough bad Pat goes to dinner at his friend Ronnie’s Tiffany starts showing up beside him. She list for the year – an expected pleasure, but a incidents at games that he’s banned from (John Ortiz) house. Ronnie is browbeaten by offers to get a letter to Nikki, if Pat will be- deeper pleasure than I expected. 24------www.whatzup.com------January 3, 2013 ------Movie Times • Thursday-Wednesday, January 3-9------Mon.-Wed.: 6:00 (3D) Starts Friday, Jan. 4 anti-fracking drama stars Matt original film ended. • No r t hw o o d Ci n e m a Gr i l l , Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Wed.: 11:40, 3:00, 6:20, 9:40 SCREENS Damon, John Krasinski and Frances • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.-Sat.: 3:00, 7:15 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e McDormand and is based on a Dave Thurs.: 10:00 p.m, 12:00 midnight Sun.: 3:00, 6:30 Thurs.-Sun.: 11:15, 12:15, 2:45, 3:45, Al l e n Co u n t y Eggars story. Fri.-Wed.: 1:50, 4:30 (2D), 6:50, 9:15 Mon.-Wed.: 6:30 6:15, 7:15, 9:45, 10:45 Carmike 20, 260-482-8560 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e (2D) • St r a n d Th e a t r e , Kendallville Mon.-Wed.: 12:30, 1:30, 4:15, 5:15, Cinema Center, 260-426-3456 Starts Friday, Jan. 4 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 7:45, 9:45 Coldwater Crossing 14, 260-483-0017 Fri.-Wed.: 12:35, 3:00, 5:30, 8:15 Thurs.: 10:00 p.m, 12:00 midnight Thurs.: 7:00 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Coventry 13, 260-436-6312 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.: 12:20, 2:35, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Thurs.-Sat.: 2:00, 5:15, 8:45 Northwood Cinema Grill, 260-492-4234 Starts Friday, Jan. 4 Sat.-Sun.: 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (PG) — Adam Sun.: 2:00, 5:15 Jefferson Pointe 18, 260-432-1732 Fri.-Wed.: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:30 9:30 Ga r r e t t Sandler voices Dracula in this animat- Mon.-Wed.: 6:00 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 1:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:15 Auburn-Garrett Drive-In, 260-357-3474 ed family film. Andy Samberg, Selena Starts Friday, Jan. 4 • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Gomez, Fran Drescher, Kevin James LIFE OF PI (PG) — Based on the best Silver Screen Cinema, 260-357-3345 Fri.-Sun.: 11:10, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, Starts Friday, Jan. 4 and David Spade also participate. selling novel, director Ang Lee creates Hu n t i n g t o n 10:00 Fri.-Sat.: 12:10, 2:25 (2D), 4:45, 7:00 Huntington 7, 260-359-TIME • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e a movie about a young man who sur- Mon.-Wed.: 12:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:55 (2D), 9:15, 11:30 Daily: 12:10, 2:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:05 vives a disaster at sea and is hurtled Huntington Drive-In, 260-356-5445 Sun.-Wed.: 12:10, 2:25 (2D), 4:45, into an epic journey of adventure and Kendallville RED DAWN (PG-13) — A group of teenag- 7:00 (2D), 9:15 Strand Theatre, 260-347-3558 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) — discovery. ers look to save their town from an • Je ff e rson Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Wa b a s h Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e invasion of North Korean Soldiers. Thurs.: 10:00, 12:00 midnight 13-24 Drive-In, 260-563-5745 Leary and John Leguizamo voicing the Daily: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Sun.: 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Eagles Theatre, 260-563-3272 main characters in what amounts to • St r a n d Th e a t r e , Kendallville Starts Friday, Jan. 4 Mon.-Wed.: 1:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:15 Wa r s a w pretty much the same Ice Age movie Starts Friday, Jan. 4 Fri.-Wed.: 12:45, 2:55, 5:10, 7:35, • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w North Pointe 9, 574-267-1985 as the previous three. Fri.: 7:00 9:55 Starts Friday, Jan. 4 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Sat.-Sun.: 2:00, 7:00 Times subject to change after presstime. • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Sat.: 2:30, 4:45, 6:45, 9:00 Daily: 12:15, 2:30, 4:40, 6:50 Mon.-Wed.: 7:00 Call theatres first to verify schedules. Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 Sun.: 2:30, 4:45, 6:45 Thurs.: 11:55, 5:30, 11:05 Mon.-Wed.: 4:45, 6:45 THE IMPOSSIBLE (PG13) — Naomi Watts LINCOLN (PG13) — Steven Spielberg and Ewan McGregor star in a film directs an all-star cast including Daniel Fri.-Sat.: 11:20, 2:25, 5:25, 8:15, RISE OF THE GUARDIANS (PG) — An THIS IS 40 (R) — The latest Judd Apatow about a family of vactioners who sur- Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally 11:40 animated action adventure about an comedy stars Paul Rudd, Megan Fox, vive the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Field and James Spader in this drama Sun.: 11:20, 2:25, 5:25, 8:15 unlikely group of heros and starring Leslie Mann and Albert Brooks. • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e depicting the life of Abraham Lincoln. Mon.-Wed.: 12:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 Jude Law, Hugh Jackman and Alec • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Starts Friday, Jan. 4 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Baldwin. Daily: 12:50, 1:45, 4:10, 4:50, 7:10, Fri.-Wed.: 1:45, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 Daily: 2:00, 5:30, 9:00 THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e 7:50, 10:00 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e (PG) — Peter Hedges (Dan in Real Daily: 1:20, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Starts Friday, Jan. 4 Thurs.: 11:50, 3:00, 6:45, 9:55 Life, Pieces of April) directs this fan- • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 11:55, 3:20, 6:50, 10:05 Fri.-Sun.: 12:40, 4:05, 7:30, 10:35 Fri.-Wed.: 2:00, 6:40, 9:55 tasy comedy about a happily married Thurs.: 12:40, 3:25 Fri.-Wed.: 1:00, 3:55, 6:45, 10:00 Mon.-Wed.: 12:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:55 • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Fri.-Wed.: 12:05, 2:30 • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 Edgerton) raising a rather unusual • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 JACK REACHER (PG13) — Tom Cruise Thurs.: 12:15, 3:25, 6:35, 9:45 child (CJ Adams). Thurs.: 12:25, 2:50, 5:15 Fri.-Wed.: 12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:45 stars in this action thriller written and • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Sun.: 11:50, 2:15, 5:20 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e directed by Christopher McQuarrie Thurs.: 11:35, 3:15, 6:55, 10:20 Daily: 2:35, 7:05, 9:25 Mon.-Wed.: 12:40, 3:35 Thurs.: 12:30, 4:20, 7:45, 10:50 (Valkyrie). Fri.-Sat.: 12:45, 4:10, 7:45, 11:05 Fri.-Sun.: 12:25, 4:20, 7:25, 10:55 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Sun: 12:45, 4:10, 7:45 PARENTAL GUIDANCE (PG) — Billy SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R) — Mon.-Wed.: 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Thurs.: 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:30, Mon.-Wed.: 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Crystal, Bette Midler play an old Bradley Cooper stars as a recently • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w 8:30 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w fashioned couple who agree to babysit released mental patient in this roman- Thurs.-Sat.: 2:45, 5:45, 9:00 Fri.-Wed.: 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 Thurs.-Sat.: 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 their three grandchildren in this family tic comedy-drama directed by David Sun.: 2:45, 5:45 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Sun.: 2:00, 5:00 comedy directed by Andy Fickman O. Russell (Three Kings, I Heart Mon.-Wed.: 6:15 Thurs.: 12:10, 3:10, 6:55, 9:45 Mon.-Wed.: 5:45 (You Again, She’s the Man). Huckabees) and co-starring Jennifer Fri.-Wed.: 12:15, 3:10, 6:55, 9:45 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Lawrence and Robert De Niro. TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE (PG13) • Ea g l e s Th e a t r e , Wa b a s h LOOPER (R) — Bruce Willis says this Daily: 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e — Clint Eastwood stars as an aging Friday-Sunday, Jan. 4-6 only Rian Johnson time travel flick is the • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 12:15, 3:35, 7:05, 9:50 baseball scout begrudgingly reaching Fri.: 7:00 best film he’s ever been in. Joseph Thurs.: 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:15, 9:40 Fri.-Wed.: 12:25, 3:35, 7:05, 9:50 the end of a brilliant career. Justin Sat.-Sun.: 2:00, 7:00 Gordon-Levitt and Emily Bunt co-star. Fri.-Wed.: 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Timberlake and Amy Adams co-star. • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Thurs.: 11:05, 2:00, 5:00, 8:05, 10:55 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Daily: 11:00, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:30 Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 Thurs.: 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Fri.-Sat.: 11:35, 2:30, 5:15, 8:20, Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 12:50, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 Fri.-Sat: 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:25, 11:50 Thurs.: 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Thurs.: 11:10, 12:10, 2:55, 3:55, 6:20, 11:45 Sun.: 11:35, 2:30, 5:15, 8:20 7:20, 9:40, 10:40 MONSTERS, INC. 3D (G) — Pixar’s 2002 Sun.-Thurs.: 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, Mon.-Wed.: 12:35, 4:00, 6:55 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING Fri.-Sun.: 12:10, 3:30, 7:10, 10:30 animated family comedy starring Billy 9:25 DAWN- PART 2 (PG13) — The con- Mon.-Wed.: 12:20, 3:35, 6:45, 9:50 Crystal and John Goodman returns • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e SINISTER (R) — Ethan Hawke stars in clusion to the series that enthralled • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w with the same story and more depth. Thurs.: 10:55, 1:45, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 this supernatural horror film directed millions. More vampires, more drama, Thurs.-Sat.: 2:45, 5:35, 8:45 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Sun.: 11:05, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of more romance; only this time it’s the Sun.: 2:45, 5:35 Thurs.: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45 Mon.-Wed.: 1:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 Emily Rose). end. Mon.-Wed.: 6:15 Fri.-Wed.:1:45, 4:15 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e • St r a n d Th e a t r e , Kendallville • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.-Sat.: 2:15, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 Daily: 4:35, 9:10 Daily: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Thurs.-Fri.: 7:15 Thurs.: 12:20, 2:40, 5:05 (2D), 7:20, Sun.: 2:15, 4:45, 7:00 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Sat.-Sun.: 2:00, 7:15 9:35 Mon.-Wed.: 4:45, 7:00 SKYFALL (R) — The new James Bond, Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 Mon.-Wed.: 7:15 Fri.-Wed.: 3:20 • No r t hw o o d Ci n e m a Gr i l l , Fo r t Wa y n e enough said. Word is it’s really, really Thurs.: 6:35 • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Thurs.-Sat.: 12:45, 3:45, 6:15, 8:30 good. • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e KILLING THEM SOFTLY (R) — Three not Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 Sun.: 12:45, 3:45, 6:15 • Ca r m i k e 20, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 2:35, 8:20 very bright guys rob a Mob protected Thurs.: 12:00, 2:15, 4:35, 7:00, 9:15 Mon.-Wed.: 6:45 Daily: 12:45, 4:00, 7:10 Fri.-Sun.: 11:40, 5:10, 11:00 card game in this action comedy • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 12:25, 6:55 starring Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Thurs.: 11:40, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10 THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 Jenkins and James Gandolfini. Fri.-Sun.: 11:00, 1:40, 4:00 (PG13) — Writer Stephen Chbosky Thurs.: 9:25 WRECK-IT RALPH (PG) — John C. Reilly • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 1:10, 4:05 directs this adaptation of his own • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e voices Wreck-It Ralph, the villain of a Ends Thursday, Jan. 3 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w novel about the highs and lows of Thurs.: 8:00, 11:10 video game called Fix-It Felix Jr., in Thurs.: 12:45, 2:55, 5:10, 7:35, 9:55 Thurs.: 2:30, 4:45, 6:50, 9:00 growing up. Logan Lerman, Emma Fri.-Sat.: 8:10, 11:20 this computer-animated Disney film. Fri.-Sun.: 2:30, 4:45 Watson and Ezra Miller star. Sun.: 8:10 Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and LES MISERABLES (PG13) — Hugh Mon.-Wed.: 4:45 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 6:50, 10:05 Jane Lynch co-star. 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