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Contributing writers Shinedown might just be the biggest rock n’ Nick Braun, Benjamin Dehr, roll secret you don’t know about. Courtesy photo Michele DeVinney, Dennis Donahue, Evan Gillespie, Heather Herron, Unless, of course, you’re one of the hundreds NO BIG SINGLES, BUT BIG SALES Jason Hoffman, John Hubner, of thousands of fans — Shinedown Nation, as SHINEDOWN Chris Hupe, Rod King, Brent Leuhold, they’re affectionately known — who know every- The fact that Shinedown built its success in W/ AND Greg W. Locke, Chloe Miller, thing there is to know about singer such an old-fashioned way — by touring relent- Steve Penhollow, Jennifer Poiry, and his band. lessly for decades and recruiting an international G. Ryan Smith, Kevin Smith, This army of devoted fans has driven Shine- fan base, with the support of a well-heeled record 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 Rachel Stephens down to old-school arena-rock superstardom and label — is likely the explanation for the incongru- Memorial Coliseum 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne Distribution millions of sold despite a lack of runaway ities in ’s fame. The stats describing the hit singles. band’s career read like something from the 1970s, $26.50-$76.50 · (260) 483-1111 Whatzup is distributed once per week It’s a model of success that looks positively not the 21st century. at more than 650 locations in nine counties — Allen, Whitley, Noble, Wells, throwback in 2019, but for Smith and , Consider, first, the downside of the numbers. relied upon the dedication of an enthusiastic fan Adams, Huntington, Kosciusko, Dekalb, it’s working exceptionally well. Of the band’s two dozen or so singles, only one of base and the consistent attention of rock radio to and Steuben. Whatzup is distributed them — 2008’s “Second Chance” — managed to keep it on top, rather than the often-fickle atten- on Wednesdays and Thursdays by SECRET OF SUCCESS: GRUELING TOURING crack the top 10 of the chart. tion of mainstream pop fans who lose interest Whatzup LLC. Not that any of this should be surprising. Only one other, 2009’s “If You Only Knew,” made it after a few hit singles. Shinedown looked poised for success even as the into the top 50. More than half the band’s singles Shinedown Nation — members of a fan club Back issues band was being born in 2001. That’s when Smith never entered the Hot 100 at all. who plunk down between $25 and $250 a year Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ saw a record deal for his band, Dreve, evaporate Now take a look at the stats that make those for exclusive merchandise, contests, and early per additional copy. Send payment with because wasn’t happy with other numbers not matter in the slightest. Every access to tickets — bear an unmistakable date and quantity of issues desired, them. The label, however, thought Smith had one of the band’s albums since 2008’s The Sound resemblance to the glorious rock-band fan clubs and your name and mailing address, to Whatzup LLC at the above address. potential and kept him under contract to form a of Madness has reached the top 10 of the Billboard of decades past (remember the KISS Army?), and new band. 200 chart, and each album prior to Atten- they show up for concert after sold-out concert. Calendar listings Under Atlantic’s development deal, the Knox- tion Attention has been certified either gold or Those , too, have a throwback air Must be received by noon Monday the ville-born Smith moved to Jacksonville, Fla., and platinum (or double platinum in the case of The about them. Smith has the ability to command week of publication for inclusion in that assembled a band consisting of Brad Stew- ). the stage, bathed in laser light from the show’s week’s issue and, space permitting, art, guitarist Jasin Todd, and drummer Barry Perhaps even more impressive is the way that high-tech multimedia production, and effort- will run until the week of the event. Kerch. Atlantic liked what it heard from Smith’s Shinedown has virtually owned the Billboard lessly direct the sharply focused attention of an Calendar information is published second effort, and the label released Shinedown’s chart, the standard measure of audience of thousands. as far in advance as space permits debut, , in 2003. rock-oriented radio in the United States, Shinedown’s recent tour schedule proves that and should be submitted as early as possible. Whatzup makes every effort to The album wasn’t an immediate hit, but after since 2003. the band has no intention of changing the game authenticate claims and accurate times the band put in two years of grueling touring with Remember all those singles that didn’t make a plan or slowing down in any way. After co-head- and event locations. We encourage bands like and Three Doors Down, dent in the Hot 100? Every one of them — each lining a tour with last summer and readers to verify information prior to they eventually built the foundation of the loyal and every one — reached the top 10 on the Main- touring Europe and Russia through the early attending events or purchasing tickets. following that would buoy them through the next stream Rock chart, and 13 of them reached the winter, the band got back out on the road again decade and a half. number-one spot. That’s good enough to make in February with Papa Roach and Asking Alexan- Advertising By October 2005, Leave a Whisper had sold Shinedown the second-most-successful band in dria. The upcoming show at the Memorial Coli- Space reservations and requiring more than a million copies and was certified the history of the chart, in a tie with Van Halen, seum will be one of 18 U.S. arena shows that begin proofs due by no later than the Monday platinum. which is pretty good company to be in. in Fort Myers, Fla., and end in Portland, Ore., in 10 days prior to publication. Camera- And that was just the beginning. The band’s July. ready or digital ad copy required by noon Friday the week before 2018 release, , is Shinedown’s GLORIOUS ARENA ROCK In other words, it’s business as usual for one of publication. E-mail [email protected] sixth studio album, and its 2019 U.S. headlining In fact, a band like Van Halen is an apt point of America’s biggest rock bands, a superstar act that or call (260) 407-3198. tour will hit arenas from coast to coast over the comparison for Shinedown. Like many superstar somehow manages to both fly under the radar course of about six months. bands that came of age in the ’70s, Shinedown has and stay on top of the mountain. 4 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Embassy spearheads Lose a hour, but gain a cool new festival Spring Forward Fest

BY STEVE PENHOLLOW WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER

It was a festival whose time had come. In fact, it’s a festival that was long overdue. Sure, the first day of spring is three weeks away. But that may not provide much solace to you given the high likelihood that we will see some snow in April. Thankfully, the Embassy Theatre is giving us the Spring Forward Festival on March 9. It is a free, multi-venue celebration of the season that always arrives when it is good and ready. Participants include the Embassy, Parkview Field, and Ash Skyline Plaza.

FESTIVAL WINS THE PRIZE The Spring Forward Festival was this year’s winner in a New Events Contest sponsored by Courtesy photos the Downtown Improvement District. Above left: DJ Adam Meyer and Alec Johnson The theater’s chief marketing officer, John Above right: Bloody Tambourine and the Musical Mafia Hughey, said the Embassy would have engi- Left: James and the Drifters neered the festival even if it hadn’t won the contest. “It was just an added bonus that our idea SPRING FORWARD FESTIVAL gained some traction,” he said. 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 9 The festival was devised by the Embassy’s Free · (260) 424-5665 events manager Kelly Geiser, who spends a lot of time in the ballroom and on the rooftop ter- BLOODY TAMBOURINE AND race looking out over the city skyline. THE MUSICAL MAFIA “She sees it at sunset,” he said. “She sees it Embassy Theatre at sunrise some days. She really has this pas- 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne sion for downtown Fort Wayne.” Geiser envisioned a festival that would her- DJ ADAM MEYER WITH LIGHT ald the coming of spring and would involve PROJECTIONS BY ALEC JOHNSON several heralds (aka venues). Ash Skyline Plaza 888 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne THREE VENUES FOR A TRIPLE THREAT JAMES AND THE DRIFTERS One of the great things about the Spring display, and Ash Skyline Plaza will host a pro- purchase at all participating locales. Forward Festival, Hughey said, is that it jection artist named Alec Johnson. Mad Anthony Brewing Company has with fireworks at 10 p.m. will give people access to venues that aren’t Johnson will collaborate with DJ Adam teamed up with the Embassy to create a beer Parkview Field very accessible at this time or year or aren’t Meyer on his light designs. brewed just for the festival, Hughey said. 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne really accessible to the public at all: Namely, Live music will be presented at each The festival will even offer branded “jew- Parkview Field and Ash Skyline Plaza. venue: James and the Drifters will perform elry.” LED bracelets will be handed out as a “Even though it’s still dark out and its not sum- And each venue will be putting on some form at Parkview Field in the events center and way of advertising the fest, adding more light mertime yet, we’re adding a light element they of light show, Hughey said. Parkview Field Bloody Tambourine and the Musical Mafia to the downtown area and stoking a camara- can wear. People can look out the window of will have fireworks, the Embassy will provide will perform at the Embassy Theatre. derie among festival attendees. whatever venue they are visiting and see peo- the canvas for a building-wide, outdoor light Food and drink will be available for “These will light up the night,” Hughey said. ple making their way through downtown.”

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FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 5 Early instruments, two choirs travel ‘Bach’ to baroque Bach Collegium ST. MATTHEW PASSION joins Fort Wayne BACH COLLEGIUM Children’s Choir W/FORT WAYNE CHILDREN’S CHOIR BY HEATHER HERRON 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10 WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 1126 S. Barr St., Fort Wayne If you’re looking for a one-of-a- $10-$25 · bachcollegium.org kind music experience, look no further than the performances of the Bach Collegium. The shows some exceptions to that, pre-Bach, Courtesy photos feature baroque music and early because obviously he learned from instruments combined with choirs his predecessors and we like to “People will never hear and soloists, woven together to tell show that relationship. But we do a story. post-Bach, too. this kind of combination The ensemble hosts five events “I think one area where we’re of instruments and each year, perhaps none more really going to expand is contem- singers anywhere else. powerful than the sacred oratorio porary compositions that use early written by Johann Sebastian Bach instruments and that is just open- There are other early himself, St. Matthew Passion. ing up a very fascinating era. There instrument groups, are contemporary who but we’re the only one THE STORY OF JESUS use early instruments.” that does this kind of “It’s the story of Jesus the last The artists that make up the Bach week of his life, his suffering, and Collegium range from teenagers to combination. then his death, culminating in Good retirees. They share their love of — Artistic Director Friday,” explained Artistic Director in a way that draws Daniel Reuning Daniel Reuning. audiences in. During St. Matthew Reuning was head of the choral Passion, for example, audience department at Concordia Seminary members participate by singing jarring chords.” “For this particular one, you’re that does this kind of combination. back in 1999 when he was first intro- hymns along with the two choirs. Bach Collegium will perform not going to hear it very often. It’s “Also, the space that we’re doing it duced to the early music endeavor “It’s a very dramatic work. Very St. Matthew Passion at St. Paul’s probably one of Bach’s great mas- in, St. Paul’s, is amazing. The sound and became fascinated with it. dramatic,” Reuning said. “All of the Lutheran Church at 1126 S. Barr terpieces,” added Thomas Remen- in the room is amazing. It’s really That’s when he began to form the characters are individual singers Street at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March schneider, president of the board of kind of a singular sonic experience. Bach Collegium. and it’s an opera in that sense. And 10. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for directors. The two choirs are separated, and “We do music mostly from the then the crowds react during the students, and free for those 12 and “It’s about two-and-a-half hours you can hear them interacting back Baroque Era, the 17th and 18th crucify scene. You have 40 sing- younger. They can be purchased at long. It requires huge forces. People and forth. The children’s choir will centuries,” Reuning said. “We do ers just crying out with these very bachcollegium.org. just don’t get many opportunities to be up in the gallery, so you’ll hear hear this unique and unusual music the sound from down below and in a live performance. Two choirs. then the kids up in the gallery and it Two orchestras. A double set of has phenomenal impact. It’s like it’s soloists.” in stereo.” “Modern instruments overpower A MONUMENTAL WORK the singing,” Remenschneider said. When asked to describe the show, “Old, early instruments are mellow Reuning and Remenschneider both but sparkle. They really blend with repeatedly used words like unique, the voices. moving, and monumental. Their “For me, I think some of the most excitement is contagious as they exciting music in the Passion is share what they love of about this when the choir sings the part of the particular type of music. crowd as they react to the unfolding “People will never hear this kind drama. When the crowd speaks the of combination of instruments and Biblical text, their music is riveting singers anywhere else,” Reuning as well as virtuosic, and is one of the said. “There are other early instru- great high points in hearing this sin- ment groups, but we’re the only one gular work.” 6 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Blending ingredients for original folksy ADAM BAKER & Baker said. “So far, we’ve had a lot Indie-folk band of positive feedback and as long as THE HEARTACHE that continues, I know there’s a rea- mixes in diverse W/PAPER HEART AND son to go out and perform for new music influences DAMON MITCHELL audiences. 9 p.m. Friday, Mar. 1 “If I have a message to get out, it BY BEN DEHR The Ruin can be summed up like this: You can WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER 1201 W. Main St., Fort Wayne get over anything difficult in your $5 · (260) 399-6336 life if you’re willing to put in the With diverse influences like effort. It may not happen overnight , Jeff Tweedy, music for about 22 years after get- or even at the pace you’re hoping and the late, great Tom Petty, it’s not ting a on my 15th birthday,” for, but as long as you’re willing to hard to see how Adam Baker & The Baker said. “Just about everyone in fight and learn to get past mistakes Heartache authentically cover so the band also started playing and then you can move forward in the many genres. singing pretty early on in life.” best way possible.” Even back in the summer of 2015 The band released its first EP, when the band formed as a simple Scars Will Heal, in late 2015, and UNIQUE SOUND three-piece, Baker was looking to have subsequently released two Through their hard work and expand its sound. full-length albums. The band is relying on the influences offered “When we first started playing currently in the process of writing by each member, Adam Baker & music together, it was as a three- and recording yet another album of The Heartache have established piece riff-rock band with lots of originals. themselves as a unique sound here fuzz, huge kick drums, loud amps, “A lot of the writing is about per- in Fort Wayne. As long as they can and the like,” Baker said. “Since sonal experience and some of the keep mining their own lives for fod- then, Bryan Gripp and I have con- trials I’ve had in life with difficult der and keep the heart of the project tinued the band through several for- relationships, loss, health situa- intact, their music will continue to mats and member changes. It took tions, and love,” Baker said. “I also ring out. us a while to find our sound. But like to write a lot through obser- “Going forward, we have plans of when we found our current lineup, vation of different situations that doing some shorter tours once or everything sort of clicked into place. happen around me that I’m not twice a year as well as continuing “Now we focus a lot more on the particularly involved in but find to play around Fort Wayne and the songwriting, dynamics, harmony, interesting. region as much as possible,” Baker and just trying to put on a fun show “I do have a tendency to add some said. “The Heartache is currently Photo by Sarah Wells of Seven Suns Photography together. Playing music with people fictional touches to lyrics as well working on our fourth album which you like being around makes a huge both to add some extra interest and straight from Baker’s brain, they and play what they feel and it some- will hopefully be done before the difference in what you put out.” obscure certain details from songs. take on a life of their own once they how ends up being a lot more cohe- end of summer. We’ve moved into I’ll defer to Tom Petty on the subject reach the team. sive that way.” doing things at a little slower pace DECADES OF SONGWRITING of where the ideas come from, ‘I “I generally come up with the The music is inspiring in a to allow for more time spent on Baker is the jack-of-all-trades, hesitate to try and understand it for lyrics, melody, and basic chord way only something with a coun- writing and getting the tracks right, bringing vocals, guitar, , and fear that it might go away.’” structure and then bring it to the try-tinge can be. Their sound, if especially with most of us working ukulele to the group. He is accompa- band during a band rehearsal or pushed to just the right point, can during the day.” nied by Bryan Gripp on vocals, bass, EXPANDING THE REACH sometimes simply by sending them rival the Nashville sound. But these You can listen to Adam Baker & and foot tambourine; Victor Zapari Baker and his crew sound like scratch tracks online,” Baker said. influences don’t fence in the sound The Heartache on their website at on drums and percussion; Michael and the 400 Unit with “At that point, everyone else crafts to a particular genre. adambakerandtheheartache.com Newsome on keyboard, , their indie-folk sound plus dashes their own parts and it sort of comes “Musically, my goals both with or on iTunes and . You can and guitar; and Tessa Brumbeloe on of rock, singer-, and together with everyone adding their The Heartache and as a songwriter also pick up their latest album, guitar and vocals. alt-country, and a pinch of pop. own color and texture to each song. are to expand the reach of these Shoot for the Moon, Take Out a “I’ve been playing and writing Though the songs usually start I prefer to let everyone get creative songs as far as I possibly can,” Streetlight, at local record stores.

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FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 7 Hear the story of the man who created Musical explores the life of J.M. Barrie

BY MICHELE DeVINNEY WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER

The story of Peter Pan, the classic and beloved tale of a boy who refuses to grow up, has been read and watched by generations who delight in his impish charm and joyous flight. FINDING Photos by Jeremy Daniel Fascination with characters who become Zeesman also believes that there’s a fascina- part of our lives often becomes fascination NEVERLAND tion with how writers find those characters. with the minds who create them. In his 1998 BROADWAY AT THE The audience will see the Peter Pan charac- play, The Man Who Was Peter Pan, Allan Knee EMBASSY ters evolve from the characters in Finding explores the life of a married J.M. Barrie 7:30 p.m. Neverland. whose growing relationship with a widow and Thursday, March 7 “You can see in the show who inspired what her sons become the basis for his imaginative Embassy Theatre character, and in those moments of inspira- story. The play was later turned into a film, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. tion, everything goes into slow motion,” she Finding Neverland, starring Johnny Depp Fort Wayne said. “Barrie sees the children jumping on the which premiered in 2004 and earned four $35-$65 bed, and it slows down and he realizes they’re Academy Award nominations. flying. A man holds out a cane in the form of (260) 424-6287 Less than a decade later, the play-turned- a hook. My character tells the children to be film returned to the stage as a musical which quiet, and you see the outline of a crocodile. ran on Broadway for over a year. Now on tour Fiddler on the Roof at the New Star Children’s set in my ways, but I grow and develop another I love a show that assumes the audience is and visiting Fort Wayne’s Embassy Theatre, Theatre Company in Ottawa. It was an all-girl point of view. That’s my favorite thing about smart. They don’t need to have it all spelled Finding Neverland combines history and fan- cast, leaving a 10-year-old Zeesman a chance the show. I get to travel around the country out for them. They’ll be able to see it happen- tasy, enchanting audiences much as Peter Pan to tackle the plum role of Tevye. Providing an and show audiences that we can all change. ing for themselves.” himself has for decades. even bigger challenge to her growing perfor- We don’t have to stay in the same place and mance skills was a misbehaving cart which feel the same things. But in the beginning of STAGE BRINGS SOMETHING NEW GETTING THE CALL lost a wheel. the story, it’s 1903, and I’m worried about my Zeesman said she has mixed feelings about While many of the characters, notably “That cart was heavy so there was no way I daughter and four grandsons and worried musicals inspired by films, yet she under- Barrie himself, are fanciful and delightful, was going to be able to push it around when that this relationship with ruin my daughter’s stands that producers are drawn to shows that the character of Mrs. DuMaurier, the strict I was 10,” Zeesman said. “All the dads in the reputation. So those early feelings make a lot have a built-in audience. Still, she sees theater mother of widow Sylvia, is the deliberate front row came up to help, and eventually got of sense, and it takes awhile after his divorce as bringing something unique to even preex- opposite, unmoved by Barrie’s flights of , it back up on the stage. But while that was to warm up to him and love him.” isting projects. concerned for her daughter’s well-being. going on I improvised this whole monologue “Even if it’s already been a book or a movie, Holding down that role is actress Emmanuelle to God, and people laughed and cheered. I FASCINATION WITH THE TALE stage brings a more impressive magic in some Zeesman who first auditioned for the show knew right then that was what I wanted to do.” The eternal fascination with Peter Pan — ways,” Zeesman said. “Books and movies bring last spring and remembers exactly where she be it in the original story, in a film adaptation their own kind of magic, but when the magic was when she learned she got the part. FINDING SYMPATHY like Hook, or in the context of Barrie’s story in is happening on a stage, you’re right there. It’s “We were in celebrating my moth- In tackling the role of Mrs. DuMaurier, one Finding Neverland — is what drives audiences happening in front of you.” er-in-law’s birthday when I got the call,” which can seem a bit dour at the beginning of to see so many different interpretations of the With the tour of Finding Neverland set to Zeesman said. “So we were all jumping and the show, Zeesman found her to be sympa- tale. Zeesman thinks there’s a universality run until June 23, Zeesman is enjoying this screaming and crying.” thetic and completely understood her point to the story that has made it appealing to so opportunity to share this story with audiences It was just that kind of opportunity that led of view. many generations. around her newly adopted country. Zeesman and her husband to move from their “I do totally sympathize with her,” she said. “Everybody can connect to this story,” she “I’ve toured in other shows both here and in native Canada to pursue theater. Having been “I have a stepdaughter who’s 23, and if some said. “Everyone really is truly young at heart, Canada, but this is one of the most gratifying encouraged at a workshop that her talents married man began pursuing her, I might very and they can find that spirit and find that shows for me,” she said. “I’ve done shows that could land her on Broadway, the couple picked well have the same reaction. magic at any age. We do strive to stay young, audiences have either laughed or cried, but up and moved to the United States. “But she’s also the character who gets to and Peter Pan teaches us that we really can with this show, they come out of the theater “We came here with no job, no place to live. I change the most in the show. I get to be the be. There’s an element of magic and a mes- doing both. They come out bawling but also don’t know what we were thinking!” character who hates J.M. Barrie because he’s sage to believe in yourself. That’s why you see hopeful and inspired. The experience has Zeesman’s love of performing came married, but then I get to soften and change the character and story endure through all of been amazing and inspiring for me, and I’m early when she was cast in a production of after he divorces his wife. I seem completely these different incarnations.” just happy to be part of it.” 8 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 HOW YOU CAN HELP To help Turnstone Center Casino provide its services to the disabled in our community, you can find a variety of options on fun helps their website at turnstone.org/ support. Monetary donations can be to support made directly or by supporting one of Turnstone’s fundraising events. Casino Night in March, the Gala in June, the fall golf Turnstone outing and the Corvette raffle (open between May and Fundraiser serves October) are all opportunities to support Turnstone while having local nonprofit a little fun. Volunteer opportunities are BY MICHELE DeVINNEY also plentiful. Numerous events WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER are largely driven by volunteer support, and Turnstone also There are few activities more needs concession volunteers intergenerational than visiting casi- nos. Whether it’s a weekend in Las and need help in their adult Vegas or a quick trip to one of the and child day services. A list of regional venues, the temptation of volunteer positions is available food, beverage, and gaming is more on their website, as well as than many can resist. other donation and sponsorship But to dabble in some casino fun, options. one need look no further than Turn- stone where their annual Casino Night is rapidly approaching. And course they also love the casino this time, the indulgence comes at TURNSTONE CASINO raises funds. it. It’s become a big tradition, but games. We’ll have blackjack, rou- a reasonable price and benefits a NIGHT Another Turnstone event, their we try to add something new every lette, bingo, and the crab races worthy cause. annual Gala Night in June, also year.” which were new last year and went 7-11 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Turnstone, which last year cele- brings many supporters out, but What remains the same is the over well. There will also be a silent brated its 75th anniversary, serves Turnstone Casino Night has its own special chance to enjoy food and drinks. auction and raffle baskets.” the disabled in our community 3320 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne appeal. This year, Shigs N Pit, D-lightfuls, The event, which is hosted at with a wide range of programs and $50-$100 · (260) 483-2100 “This is our 44th year for Casino Cookie Cottage, Catablu, Skyline the Turnstone facility, drew 1,000 services. All ages are represented Night, and it’s an event the commu- Chili, Valley Popcorn, and Rack & attendees last year, bringing in among those they serve with adult nity has grown to know and love,” Helens will be among the food ven- $100,000 for the organization. day services, memory care, child Intellectual/Developmental Disabil- said Haley Hoover, marketing and dors. Mad Anthony’s, Country Her- Tickets for general admission are care, wellness and fitness facili- ities program. communication specialist for Turn- itage, Hop River Brewing Company, $50 and include games, food, and ties, pediatric and adult therapies, Their adaptive sports programs stone Center. Granite City, Hartland Winery, drink tasting. The $100 VIP tick- speech therapy and adaptive sports. include 11 competitive sports teams, “Over the years, the event has AALCO, Antiqology, Conjure Coffee, ets also include early admission, In all, Turnstone served 73 chil- and they are one of 14 U.S. Olympic grown and evolved, and it’s been a and Cap N Cork will offer everything a 50/50 raffle, preferred parking, dren ages 2-13 in their Kimbrough and Paralympic Training Sites. really fun way for us to raise money. from wine and beer to coffee and one free drink ticket, and exclu- Early Learning Center, 133 adults All of this requires money, of Our Gala is a big event, too, but craft sodas. sive food samplings. Tickets must with disabilities through their Adult course, and Casino Night — this that’s more formal. Casino Night is And there will be games a-plenty. be purchased at Turnstone, 3320 Day Services and Memory Care pro- year on March 9 — has become one fun and casual. A lot of people have “People love the food and drink N. 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Saturday, Apr. 27 8pm $20 GENERAL ADMISSION $80 VIP TICKETS BLUES BASH 2019 WITH THE LEAGUE FEATURING GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR TICKET INFO & MORE NELLIE ALL SHOWS ALL AGES Saturday, Mar. 2 • 8pm • $10 Sunday, Mar. 3 • 7pm • $10 ‘TIGER’ DAMON MITCHELL REMEDY DRIVE TRAVIS FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 9 AN IDEAL HUSBAND ALL FOR ONE PRODUCTIONS Oscar Wilde’s 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 1-2 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3 Black Box Theatre, PPG ArtsLab wit finds a Auer Center for Arts & Culture 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne warm home $11-$20 · (260) 422-4226 than adequate to serve the production. ort Wayne is fortu- In fact, one challenge which faced the open- nate to have a full and ing night performance was the collapse of a Fwide-ranging selec- backdrop mostly hidden by a curtain. As the tion of theater options, each paper began to give way, it was impossible bringing something unique to ignore, but the cast never missed a beat, to the community. The making it possible for the audience to mostly contribution of allforOne, ignore it as well. Never once did the actors the faith-based community indicate that anything else was happening theater organization, is to until one moment when, as Lord Goring was bring thought-provoking, Curtain exiting the stage, he grabbed the now crum- sometimes lesser-known Call pled piece of the backdrop and rather dramat- works to their stage at the MICHELE DeVINNEY ically carried it offstage. The audience chuck- Auer Center ArtsLab. led, and it was never thought of again. But their mission also Although no doubt a distraction to the tal- Courtesy photo includes the staging of classic works of litera- Mason Dillion portrays Lord Goring and Lydia Tomaszewski portrays Mabel Chiltren in all for One ented cast, they were able to keep the focus ture, which is what their current offering,An Productions’ staging of the Oscar Wilde play, An Ideal Husband. on the stage and not on what was happening Ideal Husband, represents. The wit and lan- behind them, a tribute to their focus and guage of Oscar Wilde is unique and delightful, Cheveley) all handle their large roles (and front and center, not much else was required. professionalism. and with this production allforOne reminds lengthy turns of dialogue) admirably, provid- The staging was minimal and changes han- As always, allforOne’s printed program is us how, beyond the laughs, Wilde had much to ing much of the play’s entertainment. Mason dled briskly. Although presented in four acts, an underrated gem, without question the best say about people, their foibles, and their road Dillion as Lord Goring quite possibly steals there were very brief pauses between those in the city. While Oscar Wilde isn’t exactly to redemption. the show, however, as the decidedly complex acts for scene changes (with the exception of an obscure figure, the context for the show Because Wilde does enjoy language and uses but very likable key to the entire storyline. the intermission at the half). Although Lauren provided in the Dramaturgy provided tremen- it so precisely, the most important element of He provides much of the humor in the show, Nichols, allforOne’s artistic director and the dous insight and more food for thought during any staging of his work is the actors. For these and he does it deftly, making his flawed char- director of An Ideal Husband, said before the and after the performance. Audiences should performances, allforOne found a remarkable acter perhaps the most relatable. The sup- show that the company is in need of a place try to arrive with a few minutes to spare to cast. Timothy Deal (Robert Chiltern), Corrie porting cast also shines, especially allforOne to work on sets, for this particular show, the read the program before the show begins. It Taylor (Lady Chiltern), Lydia Tomaszewski cofounder Dennis Nichols as Lord Caversham. simplicity in the black box theater — as well will only serve to heighten the enjoyment of a (Mabel Chiltren), and Abbey Pfenning (Mrs. With the performances and Wilde’s words as the intimacy of that staging — was more delightful staging of An Ideal Husband. Wake up to PFW’s fresh, exciting production of musical comedy urdue University Fort Since I see all PFW productions and am ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Thornton is very good as she wins over Daunt- Wayne Department familiar with student actors cast in recent less and all in the court with her strange skill of Theatre’s current productions, I was especially pleased to see PURDUE FORT WAYNE DEPARTMENT sets and tales of her life in a swampy kingdom. P OF THEATRE production of Once Upon a some new young and talented players in the Thornton makes the role’s goofiness her own. Mattress is nothing short of large cast. The nearly exclusive use of student 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-Mar. 2 Jesse Harris, a freshman who made audi- delightful. actors, particularly in a cast of nearly 30, is Williams Theatre, Purdue Fort Wayne ences cheer earlier in the season as a mail-car- The play is a 1959 adap- impressive and allows much opportunity to 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne rying Snail in A Year with Frog and Toad, is tation of an old story with those studying acting. In this cast, the one $5-$18 · (260) 481-6555 charming as the love-struck Dauntless. music by Mary Rodgers, non-student actor is Reuben J. Albaugh, an “Adorable” might be the best adjective for his lyrics by Marshall Barer, Curtain IPFW graduate and member of university and immediate problem for Sir Harry and performance. and book by Jay Thompson, Call staff, who is perfectly cast as King Sextimus Lady Larken. Queen Aggravain is and, Senior Megan Buss looks, sounds, and acts Dean Fuller, and Marshall KEVIN SMITH the Silent. due to an old curse that can only be broken like a regal witch as Queen Aggravain. Gabri- Barer. It is based on the First on stage is Chase Lomont, a freshman when a mouse devours a hawk, King Sexti- elle Harter, another senior, glides gracefully Hans Christian Andersen and recent graduate of Bishop Luers, who mus is unable to talk and communicates only across the stage in each of her scenes as a wiz- fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. sings “Many Moons Ago” as a prologue with through pantomime. Sir Harry returns from ard and Aggravain’s accomplice. Despite the familiarity of the tale of a prin- flair. It will be interesting to watch him for the a quest to find a suitable princess with Winn- Brittney Bressler and Anthony D’Virgilio, cess who passes a nearly impossible test to next few years. ifred the Woebegone, who is so eager to meet last seen as King Creon in Antigone, work well allow her to marry a prince, the story we see After the audience has been filled in on the the prince that she swims the moat. These as Lady Larken and Sir Harry, especially in the unfold on the Williams Theatre stage feels presentation of impossible tests being given complications lead to a variety of twists and scene in which they sing the most memorable fresh and exciting thanks to an energetic to a series of princesses hoping to marry turns on the road to happily ever after. song in the play, “Yesterday I Loved You.” cast and experienced production team led by Prince Dauntless the Drab, son of Queen The role of Princess Winnifred, or “Fred” as The other musical numbers are fun and director Craig A. Humphrey. Aggravain and Sextimus, the plot begins, and she becomes known, was originated on Broad- consistently well performed. The choreogra- I attended the dress rehearsal and clearly we see Princess No. 12 fail the final question way by Carol Burnett, who later assumed the phy, managed by Gary Lanier, was performed any kinks had been worked through before in a series. Members of the court are, it seems, role of Aggravain in a TV production with beautifully by the entire cast. then. The relatively simple set served well. prohibited from marrying until the Prince has Tracey Ullman as Princess Winnifred. For the The play was always fun and brought delight The period costumes did, too. found a suitable wife. This presents a major current Purdue Fort Wayne staging, Alayna to the audience. 10 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Courtesy Photo Contemporary worship fills the Coliseum Grammy Award-winning CASTING CROWNS and Southern regions with guests Zach Williams W/ZACH WILLIAMS AND AUSTIN and Austin French. As Billboard’s 2017 Top Christian Male Vocalist group has sold millions FRENCH and New Artist of the Year, Zach Williams has 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 made quite an impression on the industry early BY RACHEL STEPHENS Memorial Coliseum Expo Center on in his career. His most popular song, “Chain BACH COLLEGIUM WHATZUP FEATURES WRITER 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne Breaker,” earned Williams his first nominations A Baroque Music Ensemble

$24-$65 · (260) 483-1111 for a Grammy and Billboard . Dr. Daniel G. Reuning, Artistic Director As winter comes to a close, three Christian Also joining the tour is Austin French, who is music groups are making their way to Fort Wayne Miller collaborated with two of his music-produc- also a pastor from Georgia. His developing music to lift up the community and spread a message of ing friends, Terry Hemmings and Steven Curtis career led him to Nashville where he released his joy and hope. Chapman, to create a new label called Beach debut album, Wide Open, which he will feature on J. S. Bach Presented by Compassion International, Cast- Street Records and signed Casting Crowns. the Only Jesus tour. ing Crowns, Zach Williams, and Austin French Today, in addition to Hall, Casting Crowns Attendees can purchase standard tickets from St. Matthew Passion (BMV 244) will make their way to the Allen County War has six other band members: violinist Melodee $26-$63 or choose from three different VIP expe- Memorial Coliseum on March 7 as part of the DeVevo, pianist Megan Garrett, guitarist Juan riences ranging from front row seats with access Sun Mar 10 at 7 pm Only Jesus tour. DeVevo, drummer Brian Scoggin, bass guitarist to a pre-show jam to a Q&A session and photo-op Casting Crowns came together as a worship Chris Huffman, and lead guitarist Josh Mix. And with Casting Crowns (price range $119-$189). The St. Paul’s Lutheran Church band in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1999. Vocalist keeping with their roots, they are all still engaged show starts at 7 p.m., but attendees will want to 1126 S. Barr St. • Fort Wayne worked as a pastor at First Baptist Day- in student ministry and Hall remains pastor of arrive early as traffic is sure to be heavy around tona Beach where the band led worship for their Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church in . the Coliseum that evening. And don’t forget your Double Choir and Wednesday night youth program. Together, these bandmates are a multi-plati- $6 cash-only parking or $10 for a preferred spot. Double Baroque Orchestra Two years later, the group moved to num selling and Grammy- and Dove Award-win- with Ft. Wayne Children’s Choir McDonough, Ga., where they had another oppor- ning ensemble. With seven studio albums and PARTNERING WITH COMPASSION Daniel C. Blosser, Narrator tunity to lead worship for Eagle’s Landing First five live albums, Casting Crowns has sold more Casting Crowns’ music is about much more Keith Brautigam, Christus Baptist Church. Here they expanded their reach than 11 million records and held the position than just themselves. They produce songs to by adding a couple new members and recording of Billboard’s top-selling act in Christian music share their faith and inspire hope in others. Cast- their first two records which gained popularity in since 2007. ing Crowns displays these principals by partner- For further information about our season or to order tickets, check our web site the Atlanta area. Their music has become increasingly promi- ing with Compassion International to produce at www.bachcollegium.org and nent and easily recognizable in any Sunday morn- this tour. visit our Facebook page: RELUCTANT TO TRANSITION ing worship service or on your local Christian Compassion International is a Christian child Bach Collegium-A Baroque Music Ensemble At first, the band members were not interested radio station. Some of their most popular tunes development organization that works to release or call (260) 485-2143. in transitioning into the and were are “Who Am I,” “Courageous,” and “Only Jesus.” children from spiritual, economic, social, and content pastoring and leading worship. However Their spring 2019 tour comes with the release physical poverty. This organization allows indi- through coincidence or perhaps even divine of their brand new studio album, Only Jesus. viduals to sponsor specific children affected by intervention, their album made its way to Sawyer poverty. Provided with support from Arts United, Brown lead singer Mark Miller. ZACH AND AUSTIN The Only Jesus tour is sure to fill the Memorial the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, Inspired by their musicality and genuine lyrics, The group will cover the East Coast, Midwest, Coliseum expo hall with a powerful sort of energy. and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 11 On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE 10 Years Mar. 29 Eclectic Room Angola Chvrches, Cherry Glazerr May 2 Aragon Ballroom Rock icon 1964 The Tribute Mar. 22 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Citizen, Knuckle Puck, Hunny May 10 Agora Theatre 1964 The Tribute Aug. 17 Honeywell Center Wabash Classic Deep Purple w/Glenn Hughes May 2 The Clyde Fort Wayne 1988 May 4 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Claypool Lennon Delirium Apr. 26 Thalia Hall Chicago Frampton A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Don Q Mar. 16 Claypool Lennon Delirium Apr. 27 Majestic Theatre Detroit Academy of St Martin in the Fields Feb. 28 Honeywell Center Wabash CloudMaker Mar. 16 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Adventure Club, Tynan May 1 Cleveland Cody Jinks, The Steel Woods Mar. 29 Agora Theatre Cleveland Adventure Club, Tynan, Riot Ten, Inzo May 3 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Cypress Hill, Hollywood Undead Mar. 9 Masonic Cleveland Cleveland announces Air Supply Mar. 1 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana Cypress Hill, Hollywood Undead Mar. 10 The Fillmore Detroit May 7 Chicago Theatre Chicago Damien Escobar May 11 Park West Chicago Alan Jackson w/William Michael Morgan Apr. 26 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne The Dandy Warhols May 11 Metro Chicago farewell tour American Bombshell, Static Fly, Dane Cook Apr. 5 Taft Theatre nother week and another Volume 11, Nova Blast Mar. 8 The Music Factory Battle Creek, MI Dane Cook Apr. 6 Murat Theatre rock icon is announcing a Amy Taylor May 24 Sweetwater Fort Wayne Dave Landau w/Chad Jagotka Apr. 27 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne farewell tour. Unfortunately, And The Kids, Anna Faye, Toth Mar. 1 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Dave Matthews Band June 28-29 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville A says he is putting Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Grizfolk, Flor Mar. 1 The Fillmore Detroit Dave Matthews Band July 2 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati his suitcase in storage and selling Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Grizfolk, Flor Mar. 2 Riviera Theatre Chicago Dave Matthews Band July 9 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI the bus after he Andy Frasco & The U.N., Wild Adriatic Mar. 2 Martyrs’ Chicago Dead & Company June 12 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Andy Woodhull w/Jim Flannigan Mar. 30 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne was diagnosed Dead & Company June 14-15 Wrigley Field Chicago with a rare degen- Anita Renfroe Mar. 14 Honeywell Center Wabash Deaf Poets, Riverbottom Nitemare Band Apr. 12 The Ruin Fort Wayne Anthony Gomes May 18 Key Palace Theatre Redkey erative muscular Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Apr. 20 Martyrs’ Chicago disease that will Ariana Grande Mar. 28 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Demetri Martin Mar. 2 Vic Theatre Chicago likely take away The Association Apr. 13 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Dennis DeYoung May 3 Honeywell Center Wabash his ability to play Atalla, Temple of the Fuzz Witch Mar. 8 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Desert Dwellers, Thriftworks Mar. 8 The Vogue Indianapolis guitar sometime Austin Hall w/Nathan Orton Apr. 13 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Diamond Rio Mar. 30 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana in the not too dis- The Axe Is Family w/Damnednation Mar. 3 Carl’s Tavern New Haven Dido June 13 Vic Theatre Chicago tant future. Road Ball State University Singers Mar. 29 Honeywell Center Wabash Disturbed, Mar. 8 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL “I’m able to Banda MS May 3 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Notes Dizgo Mar. 23 The Vogue Indianapolis play great right CHRIS HUPE Bands Concert feat. Vaclav Blahunek, guest DJ Marcus Mar. 2 The Vogue Indianapolis conductor; Chance Trottman-Huiet, tuba; now,” he told DMX May 5 House of Blues Cleveland and Viet Cuong, Feb. 28 Rhinehart Music Center Fort Wayne CBS This Morning. “In a year’s time, Dobie Maxwell w/Mary Santora May 4 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Barenaked Ladies July 20 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati maybe not so good. I’m a perfection- Dogs at Large Mar. 2 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Barenaked Ladies Aug. 16 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI ist, and I do not want to go out there Donnie Iris and the Cruisers w/The Vindys Mar. 9 Canton Palace Theatre Canton, OH Barenaked Ladies Aug. 17 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville and feel like, ‘Oh, I can’t,’ or ‘This Dope, DevilDriver July 10 Agora Theatre Cleveland Baroness, Deafheaven, Zeal & Ardor Mar. 31 Riviera Theatre Chicago isn’t good.’ That would be a night- Doug Adams Mar. 6 Sweetwater Fort Wayne Baroness, Deafheaven, Zeal & Ardor Apr. 9 Agora Theatre Cleveland mare for me.” The Dream Feb. 28 Lincoln Hall Chicago Beck w/Cage the Elephant July 31 Huntington Bank Pavilion Chicago Peter Frampton Finale — The Apr. 2 The Fillmore Detroit Beck w/Spoon, Cage the Elephant, Wild Belle Aug. 2 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Farewell Tour kicks off June 18 in Dying Fetus, Spite, Revocation, Beck w/Spoon, Cage the Elephant, Wild Belle Aug. 3 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Tulsa, Okla., and winds its way to Whitechapel, Fallujah Apr. 24 Agora Theatre Cleveland Beck w/Spoon, Cage the Elephant, Wild Belle Aug. 4 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville our area with a July 12 show in Cin- E-40 Mar. 7 The Vogue Indianapolis Bela Fleck & The Flecktones feat. Victor Wooten, cinnati, a July 25 show in Detroit, Eli Young Band w/Mason Ramsey July 13 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Roy “Futureman” Wooten, and Howard Levy June 29 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne and a July 28 show in Chicago. Eliminator w/The Illegals, Billy Idol & Mar. 22 Firekeepers Battle Creek ’s Led Zeppelin - Nick Harless Band, Plan B Mar. 16 The Eclectic Room Angola w/Ida Mae Mar. 16 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo ning will open the shows. Ella Mai Mar. 5 House of Blues Cleveland Blackberry Smoke w/Ida Mae Mar. 17 Kent Stage Kent Empire of the Sun May 30-31 Metro Chicago Blackberry Smoke w/Ida Mae Mar. 19 Honeywell Center Wabash TRIO OF ROCK ACTS HIT MIDWEST Eric Church Mar. 22-23 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Blackberry Smoke w/Ida Mae Mar. 21 The Castle Theatre Bloomington Mainstream rock radio dar- Eric Church Apr. 19-20 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Blackpink Apr. 24 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL lings have Eros Ramazzotti June 26 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Blue October Mar. 22 Eclectic Room Angola announced a major summer tour The Evictions, Riverbottom Nitemare Band May 4 The Ruin Fort Wayne Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers Mar. 4 Masonic Cleveland Cleveland with Chevelle and Three Days Fear, Power Trip, Venom Inc Apr. 27 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers Mar. 5 The Fillmore Detroit Grace in tow. Breaking Benjamin Flogging Molly, Lucero Mar. 9 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers Mar. 6 Taft Theatre Cincinnati are still supporting last year’s Foals Apr. 27 Riviera Theatre Chicago Mar. 29 Keybank State Theatre Cleveland album, Ember, and Three Days Gaelic Storm Feb. 28 House of Blues Cleveland Bon Iver Mar. 31 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Grace are supporting last year’s Out- Gaelic Storm Mar. 15-16 House of Blues Chicago Bon Iver Apr. 8 Fox Theatre Detroit sider. Chevelle are looking forward Gary Allan Mar. 30 Masonic Cleveland Cleveland Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Mar. 13 House of Blues Cleveland to putting out a new disc later this George Clinton w/Parliment Funkadelic, Branford Marsalis Apr. 12 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Galactic, Fishbone, Miss Velvet and the Blue Wolf May 31 Aragon Ballroom Chicago year. Brent Terhune w/Dwayne Cobb Mar. 23 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Ghost Town Blues Band Mar. 23 Key Palace Theatre Redkey The tour visits Indianapolis on Brian Posehn Apr. 19 Welch’s Ale House Fort Wayne Glenn Miller Orchestra Aug. 6 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne July 23, Detroit on July 24, Cleve- land on Aug. 6, Cincinnati on Aug. 7, Bryan Ferry Aug. 1 Chicago Theatre Chicago Guster w/Saintseneca Apr. 11 The Intersection Grand Rapids and Chicago on Sept. 4. Buckcherry w/Joyous Wolf Apr. 24 Eclectic Room Angola Guster w/Saintseneca Apr. 12 Riviera Theatre Chicago Buckethead Apr. 26 Agora Theatre Cleveland Harper and Midwest Kind Mar. 9 Key Palace Theatre Redkey REIGNITING BAND Buckethead May 1 The Clyde Fort Wayne Heart, Elle King July 27 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Drivin N Cryin hit big with “Fly Buckets N Boards Mar. 17 Honeywell Center Wabash Heart, Elle King Aug. 5 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Me Courageous” and “Build A Fire” Casting Crowns w/Zach Williams, Austin French Mar. 7 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Elle King Aug. 7 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville back in 1991, but haven’t really been Caszel Williams w/Paul Conyers Mar. 16 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone Apr. 27 Lerner Theatre Elkhart heard from much since then. They Celtic Woman Apr. 13 Honeywell Center Wabash Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone Apr. 28 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert have put out a few albums, but they Celtic Woman Apr. 14 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Sabotage Mar. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago haven’t written anything that has Chris D’Elia Mar. 28 Masonic Cleveland Cleveland Apr. 18 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Chris Lane, Dan + Shay Mar. 30 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE  12 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Road Notes NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE On the Road been able to catch the attention of Howard and the White Boys Mar. 2 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Lil Baby, City Girls Apr. 3 The Fillmore Detroit radio like those two songs. Howard G w/Crystian Ramirez Apr. 20 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Lil Mosey Apr. 12 Agora Theatre Cleveland Regardless, Drivin N Cryin forge Howard Jones, Men Without Hats, Little River Band Nov. 1 The Clyde Fort Wayne on and are getting ready to put out a All Hail the Silence June 16 House of Blues Cleveland Liu Liu Apr. 3 Rhinehart Music Center Fort Wayne new opus titled Live the Love Beauti- Hozier June 11 The Clyde Fort Wayne May 4 Riviera Theatre Chicago ful. They are bringing the new songs Hugh Jackman June 21 United Center Chicago Los Lobos w/James and the Drifters Mar. 2 The Clyde Fort Wayne to stages in America beginning this Hugh Jackman June 24 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Los Lonely Boys Mar. 15 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana week. Route 33 Rhythm & Brews in Hydraulix, PhaseOne Apr. 12 The Vogue Indianapolis Lucius w/Pure Bathing Culture May 1 Memorial Hall OTR Cincinnati Wapakoneta, Ohio, is where you are The Infamous Stringdusters, Great Peacock Mar. 27 The Vogue Indianapolis Lucius w/Pure Bathing Culture May 2 The Athenaeum Theatre Columbus, OH going to want to be Thursday, Feb. Iron Maiden w/The Raven Age Aug. 22 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Lucius w/Pure Bathing Culture May 3 Calvin College Grand Rapids 28, if you are a fan of this band since Iron Maiden w/The Raven Age Aug. 24 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Lucius w/Pure Bathing Culture May 4 The Ark Ann Arbor this is the only appearance cur- Jai Wolf Apr. 24 The Vogue Indianapolis w/Cole Swindell, Jon Langston June 8 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati rently set for our neck of the woods. Jake E. Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel Mar. 14 Eclectic Room Angola Luke Bryan w/Cole Swindell, Jon Langston June 23 Country Lakeshack Chicago This is an intimate venue about an James Bay Mar. 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago Luke Bryan w/Cole Swindell, Jon Langston Aug. 18 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville hour from The Fort that will provide James Blake Mar. 3 Riviera Theatre Chicago Lulo Reinhardt and Daniel Stetler Mar. 8 Hall-Moser Theatre Portland you with an opportunity to get up Jawbox July 27 Metro Chicago Manic Focus Apr. 5 The Vogue Indianapolis close and personal with the band. Jazz Shepards Mar. 7 House of Blues Cleveland Marco Antonio Solis Mar. 31 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL I’ve been there a few times and I’d Jeff Austin Band, Rumpke Mountain Boys Mar. 8-9 Martyrs’ Chicago Maren Morris, Mar. 9 Riviera Theatre Chicago highly recommend it. Jeff Tweedy w/James Elkington Mar. 21 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Maren Morris, RaeLynn May 11 The Fillmore Detroit Jeff Tweedy w/Buck Meek Mar. 31 Davidson Theatre Columbus, OH Masked Intruder, Flamingo Nosebleed, JONES BRINGS NEW SONGS Jeff Tweedy w/Buck Meek Apr. 1 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor Rehab After Party Mar. 27 Welch’s Ale House Fort Wayne ’80s new wave icon Howard Jeff Tweedy w/James Elkington Apr. 17 Cincinnati Music Hall Cincinnati Me Like Bees, Mo Lowda & the Humble May 15 Schubas Tavern Chicago Jones is getting ready to release his Jeffrey Bowen Mar. 1 Sweetwater Fort Wayne MercyMe Apr. 28 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL thirteenth studio album, Transform, Jenny Lewis Mar. 30 Riviera Theatre Chicago MercyMe w/Crowder, Micah Tyler Apr. 27 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne in May and will tour Jim James, Amo Amo May 23 Riviera Theatre Chicago w/Jim Breuer Mar. 11 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis this spring and summer to prime us Jimmy Buffet July 16 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Metric, July Talk Mar. 25 The Fillmore Detroit for the release. Bringing ’80s one-hit Jimmy Buffett July 18 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Metric, Zoé, July Talk Mar. 22 Aragon Ballroom Chicago wonders Men Without Hats along Jimmy Lee Young Mar. 30 ACPL, Downtown Fort Wayne Michael Bublé Mar. 17 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL for the ride, Jones will revisit his Jo Koy Mar. 9 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Michael Jr. July 10 Grand Wayne Center Fort Wayne seminal debut album, Human’s Lib, John Anderson Mar. 31 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Mike Tramp Mar. 9 Firehouse BBQ & Blues Richmond released 35 years ago, as well as play John Mayer Aug. 2 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Mike Tramp Mar. 10 The Machine Shop Flint, MI hits from the follow-up, Dream Into John Mayer Aug. 3 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Mike Tramp Mar. 12 Coda Cleveland, OH Action, and songs from Transform. John Mayer Aug. 12 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Mo Alexander w/Kolin Brun Mar. 2 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne The tour stops at St. Andrews John Mayer Aug. 14 United Center Chicago Mott the Hoople ‘74 Apr. 5 The Fillmore Detroit Hall in Detroit on June 19 and the John Tesh May 18 Honeywell Center Wabash Mumford & Sons w/Cat Power Mar. 9 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland House of Blues in Chicago the fol- Johnny Mathis July 27 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Mumford & Sons w/Cat Power Mar. 11 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH lowing night. Johnnyswim May 25 Riviera Theatre Chicago Mumford & Sons w/Cat Power Mar. 25 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Road Notes covers concerts within driving Jonathan Van Ness Apr. 13 Masonic Cleveland Cleveland Mumford & Sons w/Cat Power Mar. 27 Little Caesars Arena Detroit distance of Northeast Indiana. Send your Joseph Huber, Old & Dirty Mar. 25 The Ruin Fort Wayne Mumford & Sons w/Cat Power Mar. 29 United Center Chicago news items to [email protected]. Josh Groban Apr. 2 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Mushroomhead Mar. 16 Agora Theatre Cleveland Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Musical Box Mar. 19 The Fillmore Detroit Road Trips w/Penny & Sparrow May 21 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Nate Bargatze Apr. 6 Vic Theatre Chicago LOCAL ACTS ON TOUR Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Nellie “Tiger” Travis Apr. 27 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne w/Penny & Sparrow May 22 Vic Theatre Chicago Bulldogs , Mar. 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Mar. 30 American Legion Post 470, New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, w/Penny & Sparrow May 23 Majestic Theatre Detroit Coldwater, OH Debbie , Tiffany May 2 US Bank Arena Cincinnati Apr. 27 Maple Festival, Wakarusa Judas Priest May 25 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, May 11 2nd Saturday, Peru Kali Uchis, Jorja Smith May 28 Aragon Ballroom Chicago , Tiffany May 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland May 30 Egg Festival, Mentone Kansas May 11 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne June 7 , New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, June 9 Callaway Park, Elwood KC and the Sunshine Band Mar. 2 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana Debbie Gibson, Tiffany May 5 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis June 15 Randolph Nursing Home, Winchester w/Kelsea Ballerini Mar. 21 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, June 21 Clock Tower, Berne Killer Queen July 13 Honeywell Center Wabash Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 13 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids July 5 1st Friday, Wabash Kiss Mar. 2 United Center Chicago New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, July 12 Music Fest, Fremont Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 14-15 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Fort Wayne Children’s Choir Treble Choir Kiss Mar. 9 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Mar. 1 Basilica of St. Adalbert, Grand Rapids Kiss Mar. 13 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 18 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Kiss Mar. 16 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Apr. 6 Carnegie Hall, New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Kiss Mar. 17 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Helicon’s Peak Debbie Gibson, Tiffany June 22 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Mar. 9 Clubhouse Pizza/Yesterday’s Bar, Kiss Aug. 29 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Newsboys United, , Ney, OH Kodie Shane, Moneybagg Yo Mar. 10 House of Blues Cleveland , Rend Collective Mar. 28 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Hubie Ashcraft Band Kornfield Friends Aug. 9 Honeywell Center Wabash Nick Griffin w/Quinn Patterson Mar. 9 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne Mar. 1 The Distillery, Toldeo LANY May 8 The Fillmore Detroit Nicky Jam Apr. 11 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Mar. 15 Tequila , Columbus, OH Mar. 16 Tequila Cowboy, Columbus, OH Lea Salonga May 3 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Night Ranger July 19 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Apr. 19 Rulli’s Bella Luna, Middlebury Lee Brice Apr. 19 Firekeepers Battle Creek The Nth Power Apr. 11 Martyrs’ Chicago Apr. 20 MAC Wing Fest, New , OH Lennon Stella Mar. 28 Metro Chicago Oh Pep! Mar. 21 Schubas Tavern Chicago May 4 Tipton City Park, Tipton Leslie Odom Jr. w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Mar. 2 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Old Dominion w/Jordan Davis, Mitchell Tenpenny May 2 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne May 17 T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH May 18 T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH Lewis Black Mar. 1 Firekeepers Battle Creek Orgy, Lords of Acid, , Little Miss Nasty Mar. 8 Agora Theatre Cleveland June 1 Ribfest, , OH Lewis Black Mar. 29 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Our Last Night, State Champs Mar. 2 The Fillmore Detroit James and the Drifters, Legendary Trainhoppers Mar. 7 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Pancho Barraza Apr. 13 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Mar. 8 Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo Lil Baby, City Girls Apr. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria, Aug. 23 Aragon Ballroom Chicago

FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 13 On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, After the Burial May 15 The Fillmore Detroit Sam Evian Apr. 11 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne Patty Griffin Apr. 16 Vic Theatre Chicago Sanctus Real Apr. 14 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert Paul McCartney June 3 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Mar. 30 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Percussion Ensemble Concert Apr. 7 Rhinehart Music Center Fort Wayne Santana Aug. 4 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Peter Case Mar. 14 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne Santana Aug. 7 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Philips, Craig and Dean Mar. 8 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana Santana Aug. 9 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Phish June 19 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Santana Aug. 10 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati Pink Apr. 26-27 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Santana Aug. 11 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Pink Apr. 30 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox May 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Point of Grace, , Newsong, Scott Greeson Apr. 5 Sweetwater Fort Wayne Nicole C. Mullen, Bob Carlisle May 4 County Line Church of God Auburn Scotty McCreery Apr. 11 Honeywell Center Wabash Pop Evil Apr. 20 The Fillmore Detroit May 19 Eclectic Room Angola Prong, Obituary, Madball, Shawn Mendez Aug. 5 Little Caesars Arena Detroit Hatebreed, Skeletal Remains May 8 Agora Theatre Cleveland Shinedown w/Papa Roach, Asking Alexandria Mar. 7 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne The Purple Xperience May 4 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Ski Mask the Slump God w/Juice WRLD May 30 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Queen + Adam Lambert July 27 Little Caesars Arena Detroit feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Aug. 7 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Queen + Adam Lambert Aug. 9 United Center Chicago Slayer, Lamb of God, Queen + Adam Lambert Aug. 13 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth May 16 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Quinn XCII, Ashe Mar. 15 The Fillmore Detroit Slayer, Lamb of God, Quinn XCII, Ashe Mar. 20 Riviera Theatre Chicago Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth May 19 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Quinn XCII Mar. 2 House of Blues Cleveland Apr. 6 Firekeepers Battle Creek Director: Ranae Butler Rain Mar. 17 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert Snarky Puppy May 17 The Vogue Indianapolis Feb. 28-Mar. 16 The Regrettes, SWMRS Apr. 22 Deluxe Indianapolis Snarky Puppy May 18 Riviera Theatre Chicago “If music be the food of love, play on.” Remedy Drive Mar. 3 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne The Sound of Animals Fighting Mar. 9 House of Blues Cleveland Love and revelry and gender identity & Kentucky Thunder May 24 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola Stacy Mitchhart Band Apr. 13 Key Palace Theatre Redkey turn the world topsy-turvy in one of , Marilyn Manson Aug. 11 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne State Champs, Nobigdyl Mar. 6 House of Blues Cleveland Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. Anything can happen when you Roberto Carlos Mar. 21 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Steep Canyon Rangers Mar. 10 Old Town School Chicago assemble a cast of the bard’s most Robyn Mar. 6 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Sunsquabi, Defunk Mar. 30 Agora Theatre Cleveland memorable characters. Rodney Crowell Mar. 14 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana Mar. 1 House of Blues Cleveland For tickets: Rodrigo y Gabriela May 23 The Fillmore Detroit Switchfoot w/Colony House, Tyson Mostenbocker Mar. 3 The Fillmore Detroit 260-426-7421 ext. 121 Roseanne Barr May 16 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Switchfoot w/Colony House, Tyson Mostenbocker Mar. 8-9 Park West Chicago firstpresbyteriantheater.com Roseanne Barr May 17 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Tennyson Apr. 10 Schubas Tavern Chicago 300 W. Wayne St. Fort Wayne Apr. 4 Blue Gate Theatre Shipshewana Terri Clark, Pam Tillis, Suzy Boggus Mar. 9 Shipshewana Event Center Shipshewana Ryan Bingham w/The Americans Apr. 5 Park West Chicago Tesla Apr. 25 Canton Palace Theatre Canton, OH WIN FREE TICKETS TO LOCAL EVENTS! Whitey Morgan HOW? The Clyde The Mega 80s • Get the Whatzup app at The Clyde whatzup.com/download Boney James The Clyde The Last Days of Judas Iscariot PFW Department of Theatre • Sign up for a free account Buckethead The Clyde • Watch for giveaways! Classic Deep Purple This week’s scheduled The Clyde Who’s Bad freebies include: The Clyde

14 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Trubble Brewing on tap for Promenade Park drive through downtown Fort Music will be provided by Blue Pluto jazz-fusion band Wayne reminds us that there’s from 5 to 8 p.m. To order tickets, contact a member of Aa whole lot going on there the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne or visit eventbrite.com. and much to look forward to in the months and years ahead. JESTERS PROGRAM GRACES SAINT FRANCIS Construction around the Landing Our local universities provide many entertainment continues with some new establish- opportunities that also serve our communities. The ments winning fans (Asian fusion Jesters of the University of Saint Francis present their restaurant Nawa is already earning annual spring performances 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9, ). Promenade Park’s opening News and and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the USF North Campus weekend is June 21, and among the Venues auditorium. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Jest- first tenants will be Trubble Brewing, MICHELE DeVINNEY ers is a performing arts group of people with intellec- the hot local brewery on Broadway. tual/developmental disabilities, ages 8 through senior Their original location will continue unchanged, but the citizens. This year’s show, Here and Now, will be per- Trubble Riverside Cafe and Tap will open shop this sum- formed by a cast of more than 70 people who use music, Tiny Musicians mer as part of the first wave of Promenade Park and Riv- dance, theater, improvisation, visual art, storytelling, erfront development. More food and shopping options and animation. Tickets are $10, available by calling the AGES 3 YEARS AND UNDER will be announced as we get closer to that opening. USF School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-7700, ext. 8001. A Riverfront planning meeting will take place 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at North Side High School. BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS Play music with us! Updates on plans and progress will be presented after Although Black History Month is coming to an end, HANDS-ON, HEARTWARMING LEARNING which residents can provide input. Comments and reac- Purdue Fort Wayne has a couple more opportunities to tions will continue to influence the plans. celebrate in March. The fourth and fifth installments Tiny Musicians classes are full of nursery rhymes, songs, and of the Black and Silver: African American Women on the rhythmic activities for you and your child to share. As you CELEBRATE FAT TUESDAY WITH THE ROTARY Silver Screen series will take place in the Walb Student sing, laugh, and play together, you are building your child’s Celebrate Fat Tuesday on March 5 with the Rotary Union building on March 5 and March 26. The screen- Big Easy Feast at Parkview Field Lincoln Financial ings are free and provide “a chronological view of Afri- physical, mental, and emotional skills – and developing a Event Center, 1301 Ewing St. The cost is $30, with lunch can American history as seen through the strength, strong, lasting bond. Classes last for about an hour and meet 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner 4-8 p.m. A cash bar will be resilience, and empowerment of black women.” once a week with a small group of young musicians and their available at both times. Proceeds benefit the Rotary News and Venues covers Northeast Indiana’s music and arts parents/guardians. Club of Fort Wayne’s Riverfront Development Project, organizations, venues, and colleges, from large to small. Send your The Water Jet Fountains, which will open this summer. news items to [email protected]. • Fun and energizing environment • Enhance fine motor skills On the Road NATIONAL TOURS WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE Tesla June 3 The Clyde Fort Wayne • Build a solid foundation for education Tenors Mar. 16 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert • Spark social development Thawind Mills July 26 Sweetwater Fort Wayne Three Dog Night Oct. 17 The Clyde Fort Wayne • Strengthen the bond with your child Tim Hawkins Apr. 26 Honeywell Center Wabash Todd Snider Apr. 18 The Vogue Indianapolis Tom Segura June 2 Chicago Theatre Chicago $ Train w/, Allen Stone July 20 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL Only 99 per session Train w/Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone July 21 Ruoff Music Center Noblesville Train w/Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone July 23 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI Train w/Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone July 24 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati WEEKDAY SESSIONS WEEKEND SESSIONS Train w/Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone Aug. 14 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH Mondays at 10AM Saturdays at 9AM Travis Tritt Mar. 2 Niswonger P.A.C. Van Wert Session 1: Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 Session 1: March 9, 16, 23, 30 Trevor Hall, Dirtwire Mar. 22 Agora Theatre Cleveland Music by Mary Rodgers Turnstile, Turnover, Culture Abuse, Reptaliens May 4 Agora Theatre Cleveland Lyrics by Marshall Barer Session 2: March 4, 11, 18, 25 Session 2: April 6, 13, 20, 27 Umphrey’s McGee Mar. 23 Masonic Cleveland Cleveland Directed by Craig A. Humphrey Musical Direction by Holly Knott Session 3: April 1, 8, 15, 22 Session 3: May 4, 11, 18, 25 Vince Staples, JpegMafia Mar. 12 Riviera Theatre Chicago Walk Off The Earth May 21 Agora Theatre Cleveland Feb. 22–Mar. 2, 2019 Session 4: April 29, May 6, 13, 20 Walk Off The Earth May 22 The Fillmore Detroit Williams Theatre Weird Al Yankovic July 2 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Princess Winnifred the The Werks Mar. 29 Martyrs’ Chicago Woebegone (made famous by Space is limited! Wet, Kilo Kish Mar. 12 Metro Chicago Carol Burnett) is not your typical To register, visit academy.sweetwater.com Whitesnake May 15 Agora Theatre Cleveland princess, and neither is her soon- Whitey Morgan Mar. 17 The Clyde Fort Wayne to-be husband Prince Dauntless or call (260) 407-3833. the Drab! Queen Aggravain, his Who’s Bad May 4 The Clyde Fort Wayne mother, is determined to stop Why Don’t We Apr. 12 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL the wedding. This musical is filled The Wild Reeds Apr. 6 Schubas Tavern Chicago with vaudeville turns, sprightly The Winery Dogs May 15 Eclectic Room Angola dancing, insinuating jokes, and Wisin & Yandel June 7 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL raucous and romantic songs. Yacht Rock Revue July 25 Sweetwater Pavilion Fort Wayne Yuri, Pandora Mar. 16 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL pfw.edu/theatre academy.sweetwater.com Zoltan Kaszas w/Jamie Fritz Apr. 6 @2104/FW Comedy Club Fort Wayne pfw.edu/tickets 260-481-6555 5501 US Hwy 30 W | Fort Wayne, IN Zoso May 11 The Clyde Fort Wayne FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 15 Nightlife Mar 1 (7-10p) Bootleggers Saloon & Galley CHILLY ADDAMS Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • (260) 387-6307 BEERTHDAY BASH! Expect: Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motorcycle parking FRI, MAR 1 @ 9PM available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; Mar 2 (7-10p) 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 12628 Coldwater Rd RIGHT TO drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & Fort Wayne, IN PATRICK DALEY smoked BBQ ribs, tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Getting There: 888-260-0351 (ext 2) Mar 8 (7-10p) Corner of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. Hours: 11 www.teds-market.com/beer ARM BEARS a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, ATM JON DURNELL SAT, MAR 2 @ 9PM C2G Music Hall Home of Fort Wayne’s Mar 9 (7-10p) MASON Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • (260) 426-6464 BEST PIZZA and 2nd best place for Expect: Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse musical JUKE JOINT DIXON LINE genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a comfortable, ACOUSTIC MUSIC w/ RICK CAMPODONICO & 6179 W JEFFERSON BLVD · (260) 387.5063 all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent venue for shows, *2018 Ft. Wayne Readers Choice Winners MICHAEL PATTERSON events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. Food catered by local vendors MITCHELLSFW.COM during some shows. Getting There: Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of Parkview Field. Hours: Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour earlier. Alcohol: Beer & wine during shows only. Pmt: Cash, check Columbia Street West JJ Grey & Mofro at Pavilion in August Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • (260) 422-5055 t’s time for us to break Expect: The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Dance Party with DJ Rich every Friday & Saturday w/ladies in free on Saturdays until 11 p.m. Columbia Street menu open our piggy banks. I features salads, sandwiches, pizzas, Southwestern and daily specials. Also visit Ihighly suggest you con- Bourbon Street Hideaway, our -style restaurant, in the lower level sider the show the Sweet- of C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260) 422-7500. Getting There: water Performance Pavil- Downtown on The Landing. Hours: Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Alcohol: Full ion is hosting on Sunday, Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Aug. 11. Crazy Pinz/Coconutz Restaurant That evening, a special Games/Music • 1414 Northland Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 490-2695 co-headline show featur- Expect: Exciting atmosphere for families. Bowling, arcade, laser tag, mini-golf ing the blue-collared spirit Out and and weekly live entertainment. Coconutz restaurant serves American cuisine and bone-deep grooves About daily with food and drink specials. Getting There: North on Lima Rd. from of JJ Grey & Mofro and NICK BRAUN Coliseum, past Sam’s Club to Northland Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.- the bluesy contemporary Wed.; 10 a.m.-midnight Thurs.; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Jonny Lang live in concert. Over the course of six albums and a decade Deer Park Pub of touring, JJ Grey’s grimy blend of front- Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 432-8966 porch soul and down-home storytelling has Expect: Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and imported beers, taken him around the world and back again. assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug and USF students. Friday/ Grey and his band Mofro are a perfect pair- Saturday live music, holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub. JJ Grey Courtesy Photo com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Getting There: Corner ing with Lang who is no stranger to the Fort, of Leesburg and Spring, across from UFS. Hours: 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., having performed here on a few occasions since his first welcome to come out to Mitchell’s Sports Bar that eve- noon-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Beer & Wine. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc platinum album at the age of 15. Since then, he has con- ning to get a photo and autograph or perhaps give Hart a Duesy’s Sports Bar & Grille tinued his ferocious fretwork and even progressed his good old-fashioned handshake. music into a modern R&B style closer to In addition, there will be a 50/50 drawing, giveaways, Sports Bar • 305 E. Ctr. Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 484-0411 Expect: 27 huge flat screen TVs with all your favorites sports – NASCAR and and contemporary . Now 36 years old, Lang raffle, food and drinks, and live music byHelicon’s Peak more; live trivia 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays; kitchen opens at 11 a.m. w/custom burg- is back to his bluesy roots with his latest effort, Signs, at 9 p.m. Proceeds from the event go to the Fort Wayne ers, specialty sandwiches, BBQ, flatbreads, salads and wraps. Getting There: which I’m sure we’ll get a taste of that evening. Sexual Assault Treatment Center. Corner of Washington Center Rd. and Coldwater, just south of I-69. Hours: 11 In any event, the pairing of JJ Grey & Mofro and Jonny This is an all-ages event, but minors can be in the a.m.-midnight or later daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Lang is a must see and at the great sounding Pavilion to restaurant only until around 9 p.m. on the weekends Dupont Bar & Grill boot. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m. at the so plan accordingly. However, you shouldn’t have any Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1311 Sweetwater campus and at sweetwaterpavilion.com. issues because Hart will be there a few hours prior to Expect: Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, your Nascar headquarters, the band starting. In addition, Hart has been known to 16’x10’ Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs; $8.99 daily lunch TWINS OF EVIL TO HAUNT COLISEUM grace a stage or two so we might be treated to him sing- specials; 60¢ wings Wednesdays; Three Rivers Karaoke 9 p.m. Wednesdays. If you’ve been paying attention to recent concert ing with the band that evening. Getting There: North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont & Clinton). Hours: announcements, then you’re aware that Aug. 11 is also 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Amex the night Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will bring PUNK OUT AT WELCH’S Flashback Live the Twins of Evil: Hell Never Dies tour to the Memorial Two of our elite punk rockers, Flamingo Nosebleed Dancing/Music • Behind Evans Toyota, Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1979 Coliseum. The pair teamed up last year for a successful and Rehab After Party, will join forces with Madison, Expect: The city’s only retro dance club with 80s, 90s and today’s music. Live tour and with things going so well, why break it up? Wisconsin’s, own Masked Intruder on Wednesday, entertainment every Friday & Saturday evening starting at 7:30 p.m. as well You can expect an evening of high-energy rock, visu- March 27, in the Tiger Room at Welch’s Ale House. as the city’s hottest DJ between sets and into the late night! Family friendly als, and devil horn-worthy anthems. Despite the tour, Comprised of Intruder Yellow, Intruder Green, from 4-9 p.m. with full menu of appetizers, wings, pizzas and sandwiches. Outdoor patio with a full service bar and dance area! Getting There: Behind both shock rockers are working on new albums and Intruder Red, and Intruder Blue, Masked Intruder are Evans Toyota at Coliseum Blvd. and Lima Rd. Hours: Open 4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Zombie is also wrapping up work on his new flick, 3 known for the gimmick of wearing different colored Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, ATM on site From Hell. Tickets for this show are currently on sale. ski masks on stage, never revealing their identities in public. You can get a good glimpse of the band on their WRESTLING STAR FLEXES AT MITCHELL’S recent video for the tune “All of My Love.” Tickets are $10 Find out how to put whatzup’s Nightlife program to work for Wrestling fans will be stoked to hear that WWE Hall through brownpapertickets.com. your business. Email [email protected] or call (260) 407-3198. of Famer Jimmy “The Mouth of the South” Hart will be Out and About covers Northeast Indiana’s most interesting music and in town to meet his fans on Friday, April 19. Everyone is arts events. Send your announcements to [email protected]. 16 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 LATCH STRING FRIDAY, MAR. 1 • 10PM-2AM JD LOUNGE LIVE SOUND FOR THURS. 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Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Tronic — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. A sample of what you’ll learn: Academy of St Martin in the Fields — 422-5896 no cover, (260) 833-7082 Orchestra at Honeywell Center, Wabash, • Fundamentals of sound 7:30 p.m. $35-$58, (260) 563-1102 FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ w/Bob (Sound Man) — Karaoke at 4 Crowns, All Ages Open Mic — Hosted by Chilly Adam Baker & The Heartache, The Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) • Acoustics Addams at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 7-10 Paper Heart, Damon Mitchell — Indie/ 925-9805 p.m. no cover, (260) 387-6571 folk at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 Sum Morz — Rock at Latch String Bar & • The role of the live Bands Concert feat. Vaclav Blahunek, Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) guest conductor; Chance Trott- And The Kids, Anna Faye, Toth — Pop/ 483-5526 man-Huiet, tuba; and Viet Cuong, com- punk at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. • Anatomy of a sound system poser — Classical at Auer Performance $10, (260) 267-5303 Sure Shot Karaoke — Variety at Coco- Hall, Rhinehart Music Center, Fort Wayne, nutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no • Microphone basics 7:30 p.m. $4-$7, (260) 481-0777 Chilly Addams — Acoustic at teds Beer cover, (260) 490-2695 Hall (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 7-10 Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca — Variety at p.m. no cover, (888) 260-0351 Todd Harrold Trio — R&B/blues at • outboard components Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 cover, (260) 432-8966 Dan Dickerson’s Harp Condition feat. p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 489-2524 Jim Barlow — Harp Rock / Variety at • Active and passive speakers Dan Smyth — Acoustic variety at Draft Summit City Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 9 SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Horse Saloon, Orland, 6-9 p.m. no cover, p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 420-0222 • Analog vs. digital mixers (260) 829-6465 906 Band — Variety at Don Hall’s Guest- Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at house, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Latch Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10:30 cover, (260) 489-2524 • More String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no p.m. cover, (260) 422-5055 cover, (260) 483-5526 Acme Band — /blues at Eric & Shane — Variety at Flashback Vinnie’s Bar, Decatur, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Gray Matter — Variety at JD Lounge, Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) cover, (260) 729-2225 March 8–9 Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 422-5292 483-1311 Cold Call — Classic rock/variety at Fort Wayne Karaoke w/Eric — Karaoke Hamilton House, Hamilton, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 9AM–5PM Hubie Ashcraft — Acoustic at The Woods at Rack & Helen’s, New Haven, 10 p.m.-2 no cover, (260) 488-3344 Too and Lighthouse Lounge, Hudson, 6-9 a.m. no cover, (260) 749-5396 p.m. no cover, (260) 351-2967 Damon Mitchell — Rock/pop at C2G includes lunch G Money Band — Blues at Dupont Bar & Music Hall, Fort Wayne , 8 p.m. $10, $ James Baker Duo — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (260) (260) 426-6434 both days Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no 483-1311 150 cover, (260) 444-5898 Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at James Baker Trio — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10 Jazz Jam — Open jam at Crescendo Club, Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. p.m. cover, (260) 422-5055 Spaces are limited and fill up fast — Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, 7-8:30 p.m. no no cover, (260) 444-5898 cover, (800) 222-4700 Dogs at Large — Rock at Brass Rail, Fort Jeffrey Bowen — Pop/variety at Cre- Wayne, 9 p.m. cover, (260) 267-5303 so reserve yours today! Jeff McDonald — Oldies at Don Hall’s scendo Club, Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no noon-1 p.m. free, (800) 222-4700 cover, (260) 489-2524 String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m. Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas no cover, (260) 483-5526 Joe Justice — Variety at Story Point House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, Gnarkan, Last Chance at Faliure, Rehab Senior Living, Fort Wayne, noon-2 p.m. (260) 426-3411 Call (260) 407-3833 free, (260) 483-5590 After Party, Cut-Up — Punk at Welch’s Karaoke — Variety at Hamilton House, Ale House, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no Michael Patterson — Acoustic at Club Hamilton, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) cover, (260) 456-6542 or visit Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. no 488-3344 cover, (260) 426-3442 Helicon’s Peak — Country & Rock at Taps The Kickbacks — Rock at Carl’s Tavern, Pub, Avilla, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no cover, (260) Sweetwater.com/events Motor Folkers — Variety at Adams Lake New Haven, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) 897-3331 Pub, Wolcottville, 7 p.m. no cover, (260) 749-9133 854-3463 Hobo Squall — Variety at Trubble Motor Folkers — Variety at The Venice Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. no Old and Dirty & Friends — Bluegrass/ Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) 267-6082 country at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. cover, (260) 482-1618 $5, (260) 399-6336 Howard and the White Boys — Blues at Right To Arm Bears — Variety at Key Palace Theatre, Redkey, 8 p.m. $15, Open Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley at Mitchell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood (260) 703-0651 Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 Hubie Ashcraft Band — Country at The 387-5063 Venue, Angola, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $5, (260) Open Stage Jam — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Saric — Variety at Deer Park Irish Pub, 665-3922 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) James Baker Quartet — Jazz at Ruth’s 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. no cover, (260) 432-8966 478-5827 Chris Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30- 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 444-5898

FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 17 Picks GREAT THINGS TO DO IN FORT WAYNE AND BEYOND Nightlife Celtic Landscapes Hamilton House Heartland Sings Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • (260) 488-3344 Expect: Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on tap, 6 large 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9 HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), internet juke, pool table, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10 karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day Allen County Public Library Theater thru Labor Day. Getting There: Corner of roads 1 and 427. Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Alcohol: Full $20-$25 · (260) 436-8080 Service. Pmt: MC, Visa Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Heartland Sings pres- JD Lounge ents Celtic Landscapes, a celebration of Celtic heritage Pubs & Taverns • 10366 Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-1311 that is guaranteed to get you ready for the Irish holiday. Expect: Upscale non-smoking atmosphere, craft beers and local wines, NFL Ticket, acoustic music on Thursdays, carryout, lottery, drink and food specials. Celtic Landscapes is a magical, mystical, musical, and Getting There: North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont and Clinton), next original Heartland Sings production, combining beauti- to Dupont Bar & Grill. Hours: Open 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon Sun. Alcohol: Full ful harmonies and the drones of bagpipes to transport Courtesy photo Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex audiences to the Emerald Isle. performance put on for you to just watch and listen. You Latch String Bar & Grill A variety of Irish music is planned including vocal are encouraged to participate by singing along as well. Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5526 and musical selections with traditional instruments of The event takes place March 9-10 in the theater of the Expect: Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Mondays, $2.75 Celtic heritage that will take you on a journey and teach downtown Allen County Public Library. imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; Wednesdays, $2.50 well drinks you some Gaelic traditions. Heartland Sings is a nationally competitive, region- and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Marys. Live bands Friday, Familiar folk tunes, ballads, and, of course, drinking ally active, and locally engaged nonprofit vocal arts Sunday, & Tuesday; open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & songs will leave you with the feeling like you’ve been company. Saturday. No cover. Getting There: Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Hours: transported to any of ’s one thousand or so water- It strives for excellence in programming, advocates 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa ing holes, surrounded by a couple hundred of your clos- for the vocal arts and vocal artists, serves as a proactive est friends. resource for music and education, and encourages all Mad Anthony Brewing Company In true Heartland Sings fashion, this isn’t a citizens to sing. — Chris Hupe Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • (260) 426-2537 Expect: 20-plus beers freshly hand-crafted on premises with a full bar featur- ing craft cocktails and more. Expanded menu full of old favorites and exciting inspiration largely from experiences new entrees, “One of the best pizzas in America,” large vegetarian menu. Jo Koy Sunday Carry-out available. Getting There: Just southwest of downtown Fort 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9 with his family, including his son Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon-Thurs; 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Embassy Theatre Joseph, giving his show a universal Fri-Sat; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne appeal. Simultaneously funny and Mad Anthony Lake City Tap House $35-$110 · (260) 424-6287 poignant, Koy’s ethnic impressions and observational humor are mixed Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • (574) 268-2537 As winter lives on for at least Expect: The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand-crafted Mad with physical comedy and character Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews available. Live music on another month or two, it’s the per- sketches to form an entertaining set Saturdays. Expanded menu, including one of the best pizzas in America and fect time to find an antidote for from night to night, but fans also a large vegetarian menu. Getting There: From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. cabin fever. know that each show is a unique Center St.; go 2 miles. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight Fri.- Jo Koy, one of today’s premiere experience and you should always Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc stand-up comedians, has expect the unexpected. Mad Anthony’s Lakeview Ale House and is set to bring his “Break The In addition to touring, Koy is also Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • (260) 833-2537 Mold Tour” to The Embassy The- a weekly guest host on The Adam Expect: Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana craft beers atre on March 9 for what is bound Carolla Show podcast and hosts his and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; seven dock slips; 150-seat banquet to be an evening full of laughs that own weekly podcast called The Koy facility. Expanded menu, including famous gourmet pizza, unique eats and veg- will help you forget the gray skies of Pond with Jo Koy. etarian fare. Getting There: Located on beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Indiana for a couple of hours. His special, Live From Beach. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc Routinely selling out theaters , is one of the most popular and arenas across the world stand-up shows ever to be broad- Mad Anthony Tap Room with his infectious and explosive cast on that streaming giant. — Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • (260) 927-0500 onstage energy, Koy’s comedy pulls Chris Hupe Courtesy photo Expect: The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand-crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Expanded menu, including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. Getting There: Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); downtown, just north of courthouse. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 a.m. Old Fort Reenactments March 9 moves ahead nearly eight decades to the Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full British Garrison 1775-1783 Civil War. Explore period cooking, military proce- Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc dures, historically accurate games, and more as the 5th 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill Texas Spangtown Mess muster at the Fort for drill and Civil War Garrison training. Sports & Music • 6179 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 387-5063 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Expect: Family-friendly atmosphere, great food, all sports packages on over Take the opportunity to talk to the soldiers about life 40 TVs, craft beers and more. Great food from wings and pizza to gourmet Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne in their time period, learn about Civil War era military sandwiches and entrees; breakfast and blood Mary bar Saturdays & Sundays, Free · oldfortwayne.com customs and decorum, and witness for yourself the 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Getting There: On the corner of Getz and Jefferson Blvd., south- History comes alive on successive Saturdays in March conflict that divided a nation and pitted brother against west Fort Wayne. Hours: 4 p.m.-close Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-close Friday- inside the Old Fort near downtown Fort Wayne. brother. Saturday. Alcohol: Full Service. Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex March 2 brings the British Garrison 1775-1783. The The Old Fort is a faithful copy of the post built by reenactment of this period in history will allow a first- American troops under the command of Major John hand look into the wintertime hardships the Colonial Whistler in 1815-1816. The original complex was per- soldiers endured during the Revolutionary War, fighting haps the most sophisticated all-wooden fort ever built Nightlife listings work for your business two opponents, England and Mother Nature. in North America, and it was designed to be easily The portrayal highlights the challenges the solders defended against Indian attack. But the rapid westward [email protected] or (260) 407-3198 faced as they repaired their equipment and practiced movement of the frontier caused Fort Wayne to be aban- their skills in preparation for battle. doned after only three years of use. — Chris Hupe 18 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Membership Makes The Difference • Job Referrals • Experienced Negotiators • Insurance • Contract Protection Fort Wayne ~ Live Entertainment ~ Musicians Association Saturday, March 2 ~ 9pm-1am Call Bruce Graham Cold Call for more Daily Drink Specials! information Karaoke Every Friday at 9pm 260-420-4446 Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook Fri. Aug. 9 • 7:30 pm $35, $75, $100 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas SUNDAY, MARCH 3 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, ALSO COMING SOON The Axe Is Family w/Damnednation — American Idol Karaoke — at Dupont Bar (260) 426-3411 Metal at Carl’s Tavern, New Haven, 7 p.m. & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no Scotty McCreery ...... Thurs. April 11 Leslie Odom Jr. w/Fort Wayne $15, (260) 749-9133 cover, (260) 483-1311 With special guest Emily Ann Roberts • Welcomed by Willie 103.5 Philharmonic — Special Philharmonic Hubie Ashcraft, Missy Burgess & Carolyn Martin — Variety at Don Hall’s performance featuring Tony Award-win- Travis Gow — Americana at Double Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no ning star of Hamilton at Embassy Theatre, Celtic Woman: Ancient Land...... Sat. April 13 Eagle, Decatur, 3-6 p.m. no cover, (260) cover, (260) 489-2524 Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $29 & up, Sponsored by Beacon Credit Union 724-8777 (260) 424-5665 Colin Taylor Pope — Indie at Brass Lisa Page Brooks — Gospel at Multi-Flex Rail, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. cover, (260) Los Lobos w/James and the Drifters — The Singing Contractors ...... Sat. Aug. 10 Theatre, Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. 267-5303 Rock at The Clyde, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. free, (260) 399-2826 $39.50-$59.50, (260) 747-0989 Doug Adams — Folk at Crescendo Club, See our upcoming show schedule The Mo Show — Variety at Latch String Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, noon-1 p.m. Mason Dixon Line — Variety at Mitchell’s Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. no free, (800) 222-4700 Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, online at honeywellcenter.org cover, (260) 483-5526 Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) Fort Wayne Philharmonic — Freimann 387-5063 Remedy Drive — Rock at C2G Music Series performance of works by Grieg, Wabash • 260.563.1102 Hall, Fort Wayne , 7 p.m. $10, (260) Reicha and Borodin at PPG ArtsLab, HONEYWELL CENTER www.honeywellcenter.org Minds Eye — Variety at Flashback 426-6434 Auer Center for Arts & Culture, Fort Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) Wayne, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $29 & up, (260) 422-5292 MONDAY, MARCH 4 481-0777 Mo Alexander w/Kolin Brun — Comedy Eric Sundberg — Acoustic at Deer Park Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m. no The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- Fort Wayne, 7:15 p.m. $15-$20, (260) cover, (260) 432-8966 rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) 426-6339 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch 482-1618 Mo Alexander w/Kolin Brun — Comedy String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no Shut Up and Sing — Karaoke at Duesy’s at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy Club, cover, (260) 483-5526 Sports Bar and Grille, Fort Wayne, 7-11 Fort Wayne, 9:45 p.m. $20-$25, (260) p.m. no cover, (260) 483-5681 426-6339 Open Mic hosted by Shelly Dixon & Jeff McRae — Variety at Curly’s Village Inn, When Particles Collide, Venus in Jeans Mojo Rising — Classic rock at Mad Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) — at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 9 Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, 8-11 747-9964 p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 Motor Folkers — Variety at Brewski’s, TUESDAY, MARCH 5 THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Angola, 6-9 p.m. no cover, (260) Blue Pluto — Jazz/Rotary Club fund- All Ages Open Mic — Hosted by Chilly 833-9676 raiser at Lincoln Financial Event Center, Addams at Phoenix, Fort Wayne, 7-10 Patrick Daley — Acoustic at teds Beer Parkview Field, Fort Wayne, 4 a.m.-8 p.m. p.m. no cover, (260) 387-6571 $30, includes dinner, (260) 432-2130 Hall (and Wine Bar), Fort Wayne, 7-10 Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca — Variety at p.m. no cover, (888) 260-0351 Chilly’s Talent & Tacos — Open mic at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 cover, (260) 432-8966 p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 483-5526 The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- Casting Crowns w/Zach Williams, Aus- rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) Drum Circle — Open drumming at Con- tin French — Contemporary Christian at 482-1618 ference Hall 1, Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. Shelly Dixon & Jeff McRae — Variety at 7-8 p.m. no cover, (800) 222-4700 $24-$65, (260) 483-1111 Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Rack Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Latch p.m. no cover, (260) 490-2695 & Helen’s, New Haven, 9 p.m. no cover, String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke (260) 749-5396 cover, (260) 483-5526 at Fremont Bar & Grill, Fremont, 10 Giggly Wrigley — Comedy open mic at Hubie Ashcraft & Travis Gow — Country p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) 527-6223 Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 at Auburn City Steakhouse, Auburn, 6-8 Todd Harrold Trio — R&B/blues at Club p.m. no cover, (260) 485-1038 p.m. no cover, (260) 333-7337 Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) John Minton and his Zydeco Crew James Baker Duo — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris 426-3442 — Zydeco at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. no Travis Tritt — Country at Niswonger Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) cover, (260) 444-5898 432-8966 Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, 7:30 Jeff McDonald — Oldies at Don Hall’s SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 | 7PM p.m. $35-$55, Todd Harrold Duo — R&B/blues at Mad Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no U.R.B. — at Dupont Bar & Grill, Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, 6 p.m. cover, (260) 489-2524 no cover, (260) 426-2537 BUY TICKETS AT Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (260) Monthly Muso Night w/2 Before Noon 483-1311 — Variety at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. SweetwaterPavilion.com Walkin’ Papers — Rock / blues at Rack & $7, (260) 399-6336 Helen’s, New Haven, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no 5501 US HWY 30 W, FORT WAYNE, IN 46818 cover, (260) 749-5396 FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 19 Live Music & Comedy LOCAL CALENDAR Nightlife Open Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley at Sure Shot Karaoke — Variety at Coco- Paul New Stewart & Charles Rhen — Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, nutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. no The Vegas Years at The Venice Restau- State Grill 8-11 p.m. no cover, (260) 426-2537 cover, (260) 490-2695 rant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m. $1, (260) Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • (260) 483-5618 Open Stage Jam — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Sweetwater All Stars — Variety at 482-1618 Expect: 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and friendly Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 PrimeTime — Variety at Don Hall’s Guest- neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous jukebox. Daily 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. no cover, (260) p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 489-2524 house, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, everyday, great craft beer selec- 478-5827 Todd Harrold Duo — R&B/blues at Deer cover, (260) 489-2524 tion. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s Sammy Hagar bar & Beach Bar Rum, Shinedown w/Papa Roach, Asking Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. no Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke Riverbend Pizza. Getting There: Corner of State and Crescent. Hours: 4 p.m.-3 Alexandria — Rock at Memorial Coli- cover, (260) 432-8966 at Fremont Bar & Grill, Fremont, 10 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: seum, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $26.50- WolfBearHawk, Uno Vulture, Heavy p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) 527-6223 Full Service. Pmt: Cash only; ATM on site $76.50, (260) 483-1111 Dose — Rock at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 10 SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Teds Beer Hall & Wine Bar Tronic — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Irish p.m. $5, (260) 399-6336 Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, (260) Bach Collegium w/Fort Wayne Pub/Tavern • 12628 Coldwater Rd., Fort Wayne • (888) 260-0357 422-5896 SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Children’s Choir — St. Matthew Passion, Expect: Lively atmosphere, eclectic tap list, knowledgeable bartenders and the BWV 244 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, kind of backtalk you usually reserve for family reunions, Thanksgiving and 1985 Band — Variety at Flashback FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Live, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m. $5, (260) Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. $25, bachcollegium. 90s sitcoms set in high school. Kitchen features pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, Atalla, Temple of the Fuzz Witch — Rock 422-5292 org coffee, ice cream and a kids menu. Getting There: Located at the intersection of at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. cover, Adam Baker — Indie at Chapman’s Come Out Fighting, Burial Party — Coldwater and Union Chapel roads. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Alcohol: (260) 267-5303 Punk/metal at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 9 Beer/Wine. 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Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no cover, a.m. no cover, (260) 343-0535 (260) 483-5526 James Baker Quartet — Jazz at Ruth’s MONDAY, MARCH 11 James Baker Trio — Jazz at Ruth’s Chris Chris Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30- Fort Wayne Karaoke — Karaoke at Latch Steak House, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 444-5898 String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. no no cover, (260) 444-5898 Jared Andrews — Indie at Brass Rail, Fort cover, (260) 483-5526 Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Wayne, 9 p.m. cover, (260) 267-5303 Open Mic hosted by Shelly Dixon & Jeff House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, Jo Koy — Comedy at Embassy Theatre, McRae — Variety at Curly’s Village Inn, (260) 426-3411 Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. $35-$110, (260) Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, (260) Jukebox Blitz — Variety at American 424-5665 747-9964 Legion Post 241, Waynedale, 8 p.m. no Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Scratch N Sniff 2.0 w/1/4 Kit Kurt cover, (260) 747-7851 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m. no cover, — Acoustic at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Karaoke — Variety at Hamilton House, (260) 426-3411 Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m. no cover, (260) 432-8966 Hamilton, 9 p.m. no cover, (260) Krazy Neyberz — Variety at Mitch- 488-3344 ell’s Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, TUESDAY, MARCH 12 The Kickbacks — Rock at Dupont Bar & Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) — Open jam at Crescendo Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (260) 387-5063 Acoustic Jam Club, Sweetwater, Fort Wayne, 5-8 p.m. 483-1311 ManMountain, March On, Comrade, no cover, (800) 222-4700 Lulo Reinhardt and Daniel Stetler — Narco Debut, Middle Names — Indie AIRING THIS WEEKEND • MAR. 2 — Open mic at Jazz/variety at Hall-Moser Theatre , rock at The Ruin, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m. $5, Chilly’s Talent & Tacos Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 Portland, 7:30 p.m. $10-$20, $5 for (260) 399-6336 p.m.-midnight no cover, (260) 483-5526 dancing, (260) 726-4809 Mojo Rising — Classic rock at Hook and C2G CHRISTMAS: Fort Wayne Area Community Band Mark Garr — Acoustic variety at Summit Ladder, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-midnight no — Variety at Rhinehart Recital Hall, City Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-mid- cover, (260) 747-5652 Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. $7-$8, (260) night no cover, (260) 420-0222 Morning After — Rock at Dupont Bar & 481-6555 Beef Manhattans Motor Folkers — Variety at JD Lounge, Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m. cover, (260) — Variety at Rack Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m. no cover, (260) 483-1311 Fort Wayne Karaoke & Helen’s, New Haven, 9 p.m. no cover, 483-1311 Mountain Dewe Boys — Country at The (260) 749-5396 Open Acoustic Jam/Gospel Sing — Bell, Huntington, 8 p.m.-midnight no Will Certain Giggly Wrigley — Comedy open mic at Acoustic/gospel at Columbia City Church cover, (260) 356-1777 Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 of the Nazarene, Columbia City, 6:30-9 Nick Griffin w/Quinn Patterson — p.m. no cover, (260) 485-1038 p.m. free, (260) 248-8252 Comedy at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • MAR. 9 Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ — Karaoke Club, Fort Wayne, 7:15 p.m. $20-$25, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. (260) 426-6339 American Idol Karaoke — at Dupont Bar no cover, (260) 833-7082 Nick Griffin w/Quinn Patterson — & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-midnight no Mersey Beatles Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke & DJ w/Bob Comedy at @2104/Fort Wayne Comedy cover, (260) 483-1311 (Sound Man) — Karaoke at 4 Crowns, Club, Fort Wayne, 9:45 p.m. $20-$25, Carolyn Martin — Variety at Don Hall’s Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. no cover, (260) (260) 426-6339 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no 925-9805 Old and Dirty, Totally Orange Time cover, (260) 489-2524 Size Matters — Variety at Mitchell’s Machine — Country/bluegrass at O’Sul- Hubie Ashcraft — Acoustic at Arena Bar Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, livan’s Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m. no cover, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $5, (260) p.m.-1 a.m. no cover, (260) 422-5896 (260) 557-1563 387-5063

20 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WOODEN NICKEL Spins LOCAL AND NATIONAL ALBUM REVIEWS RECORDS Weezer solid instrumentals. As you might expect from such eclectic play- Backtracks CLASSIC ALBUMS ALBUM OF THE WEEK Weezer ers, there is quite a bit of variety on The Bucket (Teal Album) List, often on the same track. Rock, ambiance, Bootsy’s Yes, Weezer’s Teal folk, experimental, and jazz frequently mingle Album is a joke. together with a glorious disregard for form, their Rubber Band Actually, it’s a joke only goal being to tickle your ears. Ahh...The Name built on a joke. The Whereas some instrumental albums can serve Is Bootsy, Baby! band had a surprise hit as musical wallpaper, The Bucket List is not such (1977) last year when it released an ironic (yet note-for- an album. Yes, some passages can be sedate, but note verbatim) cover of Toto’s “Africa,” and this even then the song can turn like Indiana weather William Earl unexpected album release is a collection of simi- and rock without warning. “Bootsy” Collins was lar ironically verbatim covers of old pop hits. The “Sometimes 11” is the perfect opener as it starts born in Cincinnati, and by his early 20s he question, then, is whether or not the joke is funny with a twisting arpeggio by Keaggy before Levin (and his group The Pacemakers) became the $11.99 enough to carry an entire album. weighs with some mighty bass melodies. Keag- backing band for James Brown. After moving RYAN BINGHAM While Weezer has enjoyed legendary status gy’s famous use of eBow makes an appearance to Detroit in the early ’70s, he was recruited among connoisseurs of indie rock for decades, in the mid-section and the song closes out with a to play in George Clinton’s band Parliament, AMERICAN LOVE SONG Americana roots rock singer-songwriter the band has mostly only clicked with a broader heavier rhythm on distorted guitar before return- where he stayed through 1980. Ryan Bingham is back with his sixth audience when it’s trying to be funny. The ing to the original riff. The Rubber Band was a side project, and studio album, American Love Song. over-earnest fake reverence given to this album’s The seven-minute “Sometimes We Up” starts this record was the second of seven. It is one of His first new album in four years was pop nuggets is the logical descendant of the with acoustic strumming over a nervously ener- the breezier albums from the latter part of the produced with ’s session nerdy playfulness of early hits “Buddy Holly” and getic bass and drum part that leads to a folksy jam decade blending funk with soul and pinches of guitarist, Charlie Sexton, and has 15 songs including the single, “Wolves.” American “Undone,” although it’s not entirely clear if the that allows Keaggy to showcase his chops. These . Love Song was recorded in Austin and mainstream appreciators of “Africa” were in on are just two brief examples among many strong, The title track opens the release and features and finds Bingham turning the joke. melodic compositions. Collins’ thick bass guitar in front of some lively his lyrical content towards the personal Some of the album’s cover choices (“Take On My only complaint with The Bucket List is that horns and canned crowd noise. It’s raucous and cultural. Get American Love Song for Me,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”) lean it seems to be The Show. Levin is an and carries on for almost seven $11.99 at all Wooden Nickel Music stores. hard into the smirking resurfacing of ’80s kitsch amazing bassist, but here he’s mostly relegated to minutes. “The Pinocchio Theory” has more that was the point of “Africa.” sitting back and creating a foundation for Keag- horns, an active , and some able lyr- TOP SELLERS Others rely on (theoretically) odd juxtaposi- gy’s guitar playing. ics written by both Clinton (who shares writing WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 24, 2019 tions. Wouldn’t it be strange (and hilarious) to The same could be said for Marotta, although he credits on the album) and Collins. “Rubber WTW L ARTIST/Album hear Weezer play ’s “Paranoid” or is given a bit more leeway in terms of percussion Duckie” is more disco, but stills carries the 1 – DREAM THEATRE TLC’s “No Scrubs”? But the punch is taken out overdubs, often creating sweet layers of rhythms. funk flag high with early notes of hip-hop. Distance Over Time of ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky,” unfortunately, since the But sometimes in music, you have to play it down “What’s a Telephone Bill” kicks off side two, song’s retro-ironic value was already cashed in by to let someone else shine. Here, Keaggy certainly and it brings the vibe down with a blend of 2 – GARY CLARK JR. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 back in 2017. shines, releasing an album that is easily up there sexy . It’s also more spoken This Land Weezer will be releasing a real album in March, with the best of his instrumental albums, even word, but has a sung chorus that reminds me of 3 3 GRETA VAN FLEET so there’s no reason to spend much time trying the astounding and timeless . — Prince. “Munchies for Your Love” is a gorgeous Anthem of the Peaceful Army to either take this collection seriously or find Jason Hoffman track that carries on for almost minutes 4 – CLAYPOOL LENNON the humor in it. That’s lucky because, like a weak and has the soul of with elements of DELIRIUM skit that goes on far past the Dawn Richard Sly Stone. South of Reality point where it stops being funny, the Teal Album New Breed “Can’t Stay Away” blends all of the elements 5 1 TEDESHI TRUCKS BAND is much longer than it is rewardingly humorous of the previous tracks and flirts with disco, but Signs or musically interesting. — Evan Gillespie While one of her for- Collins keeps the romantic notions active. mer group- Collins solo career spanned more than 25 6 – FUTURE mates has been making albums with variants of bands and names, but Future Hndrzz Presents: Keaggy, Levin, The Wizrd and Marotta headlines by allegedly all carry the signature bass-heavy groove he having an affair with made famous. 7 4 LINDA RONSTADT The Bucket List the president’s son and In January of this year, the 67-year-old Live in Hollywood the other hasn’t been making headlines at all, announced he would no longer tour due to 8 – OVERKILL When I first learned Dawn Richard has been busy establishing her- health reasons. — Dennis Donahue Wings of War that Phil Keaggy, self as a quirky performer and earning critical 9 – JOHN MAYALL , and Jerry respect. Nobody Told Me Marotta were releasing Coming on the heels of an ambitious trilogy of “Dreams and Converse,” for example, con- an album, my first instinct was to reach for my experimental concept albums, New Breed makes jures a funky ’70s disco vibe colored with a more 10 5 QUEEN credit card. the case that there’s more to Richard than quirk. contemporary sass. The title track is a hypnotic Soundtrack But wait. What if it’s a jam record where they Not that she doesn’t bring plenty of self-con- electro dream and “We, Diamonds” lays a spo- WOODEN NICKEL RECORDS just hit record and noodled around for an hour? scious quirk to the table here, too. The album’s ken-word/rapped/sung manifesto over a skeleton 12TH ANNUAL Some people really like that kind of stuff, but I’m cover features Richard decked out in a flamboy- of samples and subtle . not one of ’em, even if the list of bands these blokes ant Native-American-esque headdress, throwing In places, Richard falls into the expected. RECORD STORE have played with is three miles long — including conventionality out the window. Much of the “Sauce” wallows in hypersexual bravado ala Nicki DAY , , Paul McCartney, album’s lyrical content is built around the asser- Minaj or Cardi B, and “The Nine” is mostly stan- SATURDAY, APRIL 13 , Hall & Oats, Alice Cooper, Pink tion that Richard is different, and she doesn’t dard-issue neighborhood boasting. Floyd, , and The . care how you feel about that. But when she reminisces about watching My 3627 N. CLINTON 484-2451 Fortunately, while The Bucket List began with Yet Richard is different. She plays with pop, So-Called Life or throws samples from The X-Files 3422 N. ANTHONY 484-3635 an impromptu jam session, the original recording funk, R&B, and hip hop in ways that most people theme into “Spaces,” well, that’s just weird. 6427 W. JEFFERSON 432-7651 session was allowed to fester for a decade until don’t, and her rich layering of samples and synths And weird is where she does her best work. We buy, sell, and trade used CDs and LPs the members were able to revisit the recordings create textures in her music that you won’t find — Evan Gillespie woodennickelrecords.com and rework the themes and melodies into twelve elsewhere. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE  FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 21 Spins LOCAL AND NATIONAL ALBUM REVIEWS  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE The album kicks off with “Beating the Odds,” sadness, but the song doesn’t lean on ballad a curious choice as it reminds one more of “Ram tropes and musical cliches to express loss. “Noth- The Dandy It Down” and “Painkiller” era Judas Priest than ing’s gonna last forever, even the deepest darkest Warhols it does anything that this band has put out in the blackest ocean, you don’t want to hold me down, Why You So Crazy past. It feels like this song may have been written I can’t let you go,” sings Clint Roth over Big Jaw’s as some sort of therapy for singer Mickey Finn, earnest and engaged music. You could make a perhaps a way to relieve years of frustration Even in the most emotionally charged tracks, PRESENT THIS AD joke about The Dandy from not having any new product on the shelves. Big Jaw still know how to lay it all out with big gui- WHEN YOU PURCHASE Warhols’ name, some- Regardless, it’s a really good song, but in contrast tars and hearts on sleeves. “Mess Around” closes YOUR NEXT TICKET AND thing that points out to the rest of the album, it’s a bit out of place. 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But in the 15 years since, the band “Party Time” catches the essence and vibe of the Each time out, Big Jaw make their albums best in cinema just hasn’t exactly revolutionized the music indus- band while “A Little Bit Easy” leans more toward such an engaging listen. Never falling into easily got even better. try in the way they said in the film that they the sleazy side of ’80s rock where bands like L.A. labeled categories, Clint Roth and Big Jaw keep wanted to. Guns and Faster Pussycat reside. their songs tight, to the point, and always with We provide unique opportunities to explore our world through the What they have done, though, is maintain a All in all, Born To Fly is a welcome return for some new and exciting sonic touches. Apophenia art of film. Here’s your chance to firm handle on a kind of strange pop-rock that Jetboy, on par with just about anything they have continues Big Jaw’s trend of greatness. The Aus- experience unique and balances on the line between knowing humor put out in the past. Though there is no “Feel The tin-based band does it again. — John Hubner thought-provoking cinema, and to bring a friend along for free. and over-the-top parody. Why You So Crazy Shake” type of hit here, the album is solid and doesn’t always stay on the right side of the line, worth a spin or two, if only to relive those days Backstreet Boys but more often than not, it stays far enough away when ’80s rock ruled. — Chris Hupe DNA from ridiculousness. At its worst (the droning “Small Town Girls” Big Jaw The comeback album and the on-the-nose “Motor City Steel”), the Apophenia from Backstreet Boys, www.cinemacenter.org album is too clever for its own good. But at its DNA, couldn’t have a 437 E. 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Or it can be straight-up that’s ever struggled in life or maybe had doubts temporary at the same time, and it will satisfy weirdness, like “Forever,” a clomping industrial about themselves can completely connect with. fans’ needs for both nostalgia and freshness. ON THE moaner that could fit on the soundtrack to Fritz Lead singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Consider the opening track, “Don’t Go Break- LANDING! Lang’s Metropolis. Clint Roth has a knack for writing songs that lock ing My Heart.” It’s built around classic BSB har- On the whole, the album is a stream-of-con- into a musical world that seems to combine clas- monies, but it also employs the pop R&B flour- sciousness ramble. It never stays in any one musi- sic rock guitar crunch, modern pop sheen, and ishes that have come to dominate radio pop over cal place for very long, and at times its oddity can some kind of galactic mojo Roth has conjured the past couple of decades. SATURDAY! try one’s patience. from years of musical consumption. “Nobody Else” leans on synth beats, “Is It Just But there are enough moments of interesting , AC/DC, Queens of the Stone Age, Me” borrows hip-hop rhythms, and both songs noise in the mix to make the whole thing worth a STP, GnR, and feel like the palate make liberal use of AutoTune — but when the LADIES NIGHT try. —­ Evan Gillespie of paint that Roth uses to create his own unique harmonies kick in, the ghost of ’90s a cappella stamp on rock n’ roll. unmistakably appears. LADIES FREE Jetboy The newest Big Jaw release, Apophenia, keeps The legit a cappella tune “Breathe” is one Born To Fly that upward trend going. It’s a soulful kick in the hundred percent old school. “Chances” and “No pants: Four tracks that slink and sway with both Place,” on the other hand, trade on more modern ALL NIGHT Jetboy were one of masterful classic rock strut and modern rock pop and, believe it or not, pop country. those bands in the ’80s production touches that makes Big Jaw sound It helps that there’s an uninterrupted lineage of $1 WELL DRINKS that never reached the like rock n’ roll for the future. pop idol music stretching back from now to long level of , Poison, Apophenia rolls in like a four-song shot of before BSB was around, and it’s not that difficult $2 FIREBALL Cinderella or the like. adrenaline. Roth’s knack for writing catchy songs to find one’s way from one era to the next. BSB can For lack of a better is stronger than ever, and EP opener “Nothing Is thank for bridging the gap between $2 JAGER BOMBS description, they were a “second-tier” band from Real” is a chugging guitar riff-heavy song of epic the late ’90s and today and providing a roadmap ½ PRICE MENU ALL NIGHT that era that had a decent hit with “Feel The proportions. for getting from one decade to the next. 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COLUMBIA ST. from the era, has given the band an opportunity delia vibe. It’s a big, meaty track that has Big Jaw Also send bio information and publicity photos. Only FORT WAYNE | 260-422-5055 to have a label back the band for the first time in running on all pistons. professionally produced CDs or EPs are accepted. WWW.COLUMBIASTREETWEST over two decades. The result is Born To Fly. “Waves” is a track filled with longing and 22 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Courtesy Photo Dafoe brilliantly depicts troubled Van Gogh conic Dutch painter Vincent Van AT ETERNITY’S GATE Gogh has been the subject of sev- Rated PG-13 for some thematic content eral biopics over the years, but I 1 hour 51 minutes none have captured his unique art- istry more vividly than the excellent starstarstarstarstar new filmAt Eternity’s Gate, playing at Cinema Center. Schnabel, who is credited as a co-writer for the The Diving Bell and the Butterfly screenplay, also uses thoughtful dialogue to uncover director Julian Schnabel has ren- aspects of Van Gogh’s psyche that seem applicable to art- dered a portrait of the troubled Reel ists working in any medium. Vincent conveys his com- visionary that is appropriately Views pulsion to create to one of his subjects when he remarks, impressionistic and experimental BRENT LEUTHOLD “The faster I paint, the better I feel.” While not everyone in ways that Van Gogh himself may who makes art does so with as much fervor as Van Gogh, well have appreciated. Filled with vibrant landscapes the impulse nonetheless feels universal. In a conversa- and illuminating dialogue, this is a film that constantly tion with a priest played by Mads Mikkelsen, he laments searches for beauty and purity as it investigates the final that he feels like a man out of time by suggesting, “Maybe years of a man who took a similar approach to crafting God made me a painter for people who aren’t here yet.” his own masterworks. Portraying such a towering figure in the art history is Willem Dafoe lends a committed and impassioned an unenviable task. Despite the age difference between performance as the tormented artist, to whom we’re Dafoe and the real-life subject, he crafts a performance introduced in 1880s Paris where his impact in the local that is effortlessly engaging from start to finish. art community is almost nonexistent. Even though the actor’s portrayals of rage on-screen On the suggestion of his pontifical peer Paul Gauguin would seem compatible for an artist prone to fits of mad- (Oscar Isaac), Van Gogh relocates to the rural town of ness, Dafoe does an excellent job of sublimating outward Arles in the south of France, thanks to the financial anger into a more nuanced form of melancholy that support of his benevolent brother Theo (Rupert Friend). unquestionably inspires empathy from the audience. There, Vincent rediscovers the natural landscape and is At Eternity’s Gate is sensitive and exquisite depiction inspired to create some of his most remarkable paint- of a troubled master that is made both by artists and for ings, but the insurmountable loneliness inevitably takes artists. its toll as his inner demons threaten to get the best of him. ALSO COMING TO THEATERS THIS WEEKEND The most bold artistic choices from At Eternity’s Gate A Madea Family Funeral, starring Tyler Perry and come courtesy of cinematographer Benoît Delhomme, Cassi Davis, is the 11th and reportedly final entry in uses unconventional angles and point-of-view popular Madea film series about a Georgia funeral that shots to share Van Gogh’s perspective with the audience. erupts into chaos as family secrets come to light. This unorthodox style may frustrate those looking for a Greta, starring Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace more standard biopic. But for me, the use of subjective Moretz, tells the story of a young woman who becomes camera to get inside the headspace of Van Gogh was both intertwined with an eccentric French piano teacher engrossing and enlightening. For example, a trip to an after a chance encounter. art museum, during which Van Gogh confesses in voi- Opening for a limited IMAX engagement is Apollo 11, ceover his reverence for his contemporaries as he gazes the documentary that scored reviews at Sundance upon their works, is shot exclusively from low angles to last month which documents the 1969 space mission illustrate how daunted he feels by his peers. that landed man on the moon. FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 23 Rated PG for subject matter Performances at the PPG ArtsLab 300 E. Main St CALL 422-4226 for tickets www.tickets.artstix.org

Courtesy photo www.allforOnefw.org Director Peter Farrelly’s Green Book won Best Picture at the Oscars. ADULT, SENIOR, STUDENT & GROUP TICKET DISCOUNTS UNTIL 2/21 No surprise: Green Book wins top Oscar

here was no host, the movie NOTEWORTHY MOMENTS that won Best Picture wasn’t Alfonso Cuaron won both Best Director and Best Cin- Tgreat, and everything went ematography for his gorgeous film Roma (which you can wrong. watch right now on Netflix). Peter Farrelly, the man behind Olivia Colman — better known as Sophie from the Movie 43 and some of the funniest, funniest television show of all time, Peep Show — won stupidest films of my teenage years, Best Actress over favorite Glenn Close (The Wife). wasn’t nominated for Best Director, Regina King, one of the best American actresses of the but his film, Green Book, won Best last 25 years, won Best Supporting Actress for the excel- 2019 Picture. Screen lent, under-represented If Beale Street Could Talk. That’s right, Green Book somehow Time ScreenTime hero Spike Lee won his first Oscar for won Best Picture. SURPRISE. This is GREG W. LOCKE Best Adapted Screenplay (and maybe should have won where we’re at culturally, the young Best Director). progressives versus the old guard. Green Book is the type Black Panther won two awards. of antiquated, surface level movie that the old, powerful Roma won Best Foreign Film. Hollywood elite loves. Generally speaking, the show moved really fast. I’m not the first to say this and I certainly won’t be the So what do we take away from this? last: Green Book is a problematic film. This is not because Well, it’s easy: the Academy is very divided right now it’s a poorly made movie, but because it’s not what it says between young/progressive and old/classical. And so we it is. Sure, it’s a story about two people overcoming racial got a show that, in retrospect, is going to stand out as adversity (which is what the old guard is seemingly cel- much different than other years. ebrating), but look closer. What Green Book really is is a No single film dominated and just about everyone got movie about a strong white person saving a weak black a little bit of love. With Netflix seemingly taking over person. And we have enough White Savior movies by the industry a little more each year, and with the voting now, don’t we? Apparently not. Apparently the majority body also shifting, we have to assume that this is merely of the Academy still sees value in that sort of story. the start of the Oscars’ changing identity. DOORS OPEN 7:15 P.M. · BAND STARTS 8 P.M. Me, I’d call the whole thing culturally tone-deaf. I won’t be surprised if, in five years or so,Green Book Generally speaking, this was the strangest Oscars in is a punchline and a Marvel film wins Best Picture. I also VIP TICKET HOLDERS OPEN AT 6:30 FOR SOUL FOOD DINNER a long time, and it happened during a period of time in wouldn’t be surprised if, in 10 years, the Oscars are a which people are spending more time than ever staring small, niche show that streams live on Netflix for a much at screens. smaller audience, and is mostly reduced to 90-second What’s most notable of this year’s Oscars is highlight clips on YouTube. C2G MUSIC HALL THE LEAGUE that no one film dominated. Each of the eight films nom- I don’t personally like any of those changes, but it’s 260.484.2451 WOODEN NICKEL MUSIC 260.441.0551 inated for Best Picture won at least one award, which I what’s happening. 260.484.3635 c2gmusichall.com the-league.org don’t believe is something that’s happened before. 24 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Stage & Dance LOCAL CALENDAR NOW PLAYING UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS Comedy masterpiece at First Pres An Ideal Husband — all for One’s produc- MARCH tion of Oscar Wilde’s PG-rated romantic Finding Neverland — Broadway at the f music be the food of love, play comedy, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, TWELFTH NIGHT Embassy’s production of the musical on.” This is probably the most fa- March 1-2; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March based on the Academy Award-winning FIRST PRESBYTERIAN THEATER , Black Box Theatre, PPG ArtsLab, Auer mous quote from Shakespeare’s 3 movie about playwright J.M. Barrie, Center for Arts & Culture, Fort Wayne, ‘I 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Embassy romantic comedy masterpiece, and $11-$20, (260) 422-4226 Theatre, Fort Wayne, $35-$65 through Shakespeare makes the music of love 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 8-9 Church Basement Ladies Rise Up, O Ticketmaster and Embassy box office, come to life with some on his most 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10 Men — A Church Basement Ladies musi- (260) 424-5665 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 15-16 cal comedy, 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, stirring and beautiful language. A Comedy of Tenors — Ken Ludwig’s , Honeywell Center, Wabash, But it’s not just the poetry that stirs First Presbyterian Theater March 5 (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) $18-$25, (260) 563-1102 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne comedic farce set in 1930s Paris, 7 p.m. the soul when going to Shakespeare’s Fun Home — Tony Award-winning dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Friday-Saturday, works. I am always amazed how one Artistic $12-$20 · (260) 426-7421 ext. 121 musical based on the coming-out March 8-9, March 15-16 and March playwright could possess such com- Director’s memoir of Alison Bechdel, presented 22-23, Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort prehensive knowledge about the by Three Rivers Music Theatre, 8 p.m. Wayne, $40 (includes dinner & show), Notes Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2; 8 (260) 424-5622 human experience. THOM HOFRICHTER human behavior, which (if we’re honest) we all succumb p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9; 8 In his works, and this play in par- to from time to time. The Very Hungry Caterpillar — Chil- , p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 14-16 dren’s book classic transformed into a ticular, he reveals the many emotions that falling in love The production was conceptualized by Ranae But- Wunderkammer Company, Fort Wayne, love show through puppetry, 2 p.m. and elicits from the human spirit. Shakespeare so clearly ler, who co-directed it with her colleague June Rambo. $15-$25, (260) 498-2652 5 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Niswonger shows us all the beauty and the pain of this gift of life Sets are designed by Rae Surface, costumes by Jeanette The Game’s Afoot — Comedic Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, we’ve all been given. Walsh, and lights by Thom Hofrichter. murder mystery set in 1936, 6:30 p.m. Ohio, $15-$35 through box office, Friday-Saturday, March 1-2 (dinner 419-238-6722 It’s no wonder we are still drawn to him. Almost 420 Twelfth Night has a preview performance Thursday, theater)and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and years after Twelfth Night was first performed, it still Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. with all seats $12—no presale— Arts, Commerce and Visitors Center, Spike — Fort Wayne Civic Theatre speaks to us so clearly. available at the door. The play then runs Fridays and Bluffton, $35 dinner theater, $15 show dramatic production partially derived And funny? This is a comedy filled with some of Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 1 through 16, with only, (260) 824-5222 from the works of Anton Chekhov, 8 p.m. Shakespeare’s most memorable clowns. The aging ado- one Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on March 10. Tickets are Once Upon a Mattress — Purdue Friday-Saturday, March 15-16; 2 p.m. lescent, Sir Toby Belch, who just can’t seem to grow up; $20 general admission, $18 for patrons age 65+, and free Fort Wayne Department of Theatre’s Sunday, March 17; 8 p.m. Friday-Sat- production of the musical loosely based urday, March 22-23; 2 p.m. Sunday, his little buddy and Elizabethan cash machine, the goofy for the first 30 full-time students per performance who upon the story of “The Princess and the March 24; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sir Andrew Aguecheek; the very moral and proper (that make reservations. Pea,” 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. March 29-30; 2 p.m. Sunday, March is until he thinks someone might be in love with him) You can buy tickets, as well as find out all about FPT, 28-March 2, Williams Theatre, Purdue 31, PPG Arts Lab, Auer Center for Arts Malvolio. All these characters revel in the stupidity of by going to our website, firstpresbyteriantheater.com. Fort Wayne, $5-$18 through Purdue Fort & Culture, Fort Wayne, $10-$26, (260) Wayne box office (260) 481-6555 422-4226 Twelfth Night — Shakespeare comedy Something Rotten! — Broadway at the of love, revelry and gender identity, 7:30 Embassy’s production of the hit musical Staging of Fun Home is transformational theater p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March about two brothers who set out to write 2 and Friday-Saturday, March 8-9; the world’s first musical in the year 1595, s Three River Music Theatre 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10; 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, Embassy FUN HOME director Andy Planck said be- Friday-Saturday, March 15-16, First Theatre, Fort Wayne, $35-$65 through THREE RIVERS MUSIC THEATRE fore the performance of Fun Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, $12- Ticketmaster and Embassy box office, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2, $20, (260) 426-7421 ext. 121 A (260) 424-5665 Home, Fort Wayne almost didn’t get March 7-9, and March 14-16 The Wizard of Oz — Broadway at the Variations Showcase — Performances to see a staging of this astonishing Embassy musical production based from Project Ballet students, 5 p.m. piece of theater. Wunderkammer Company on the 1939 movie and Frank L. Baum and 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, First Having been refused upon first 3402 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne novels, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, $12, $15-$25 · (260) 498-2652 Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, $35-$65 (260) 471-7848 application, Planck did not go down through Ticketmaster and Embassy box Cinderella — Fort Wayne Ballet Main quietly. He pleaded his case to bring office, (260) 424-5665 Stage production of the classic fairy tale this cutting-edge piece to a conser- Curtain had songs which required emotional depth and each AUDITIONS ballet (w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic), 7:30 vative community. Against all odds, Call knocked it out of the park with their performances. p.m. Friday, March 22; 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. MICHELE DeVINNEY Bach Collegium — Auditions for new his appeal was granted, and the still Todd Frymier, as Alison’s conflicted father Bruce, pro- Saturday, March 23; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, relatively new TRMT was granted to vided a punch to the gut time and time again throughout collegium members, by appointment, March 24, Arts United Center, Fort Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Wayne, $19-$44, (260) 422-4226 rights to bring the show — which debuted on Broadway the performance, alternating between loving and ener- (260) 485-2143 APRIL only four years ago — to our city. getic father and occasional tyrant with ease. The fact Pippin (April 26-May 11) — Roles for For that alone, Fort Wayne should be grateful. Fun that the show runs straight through without an inter- The Underwater Bubble Show — Cirque three to four men, three to four women Home is a brisk, nonstop whirlwind of humor, pathos, mission is key as it allows the performers to continue and a chorus in Stephen Schwartz du Soleil-inspired performances with musical, 7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, March acrobatics, lasers, snow cannons, optical and gut-wrenching drama, one of the finest theater to build on the story’s momentum without any letdown. 10-11, Arena Dinner Theatre Rehearsal illusions, and bubbles, 7:30 p.m. Friday, offerings our community may ever see. While the story Once you’re in the world of the Bechdel family, it can be Hall, 1020 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, April 5, Honeywell Center, Wabash, $25- is revolutionary — the first to feature a lesbian protago- hard to watch, but you don’t want them to go away. $65, (260) 563-1102 (260) 424-5622 nist as the focus of the play — it is also exquisitely uni- Planck’s direction is a wonder as well, and he taps into Rapunzel (May 16-18) — Auditions for Diary of a Worm, a Spider, & a Fly — versal in its message which is no doubt the point. the talent and wisdom of even his youngest performers. Rock n’ roll stage performance exploring Fort Wayne Youtheatre production, 4-6 When Alison (played by three actors representing His use of the unconventional stage at Wunderkammer p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, April 9-10, the life of bugs, 10 a.m. and noon East Hall, Arts United Center, (260) Wednesday, April 10, Honeywell Center, different stages of her life) finally comes to terms with is nothing short of brilliant, and with actors moving 422-4226 Wabash, $10, (260) 563-1102 her sexuality and finds her first love, it becomes imme- through aisles and on and off stage continually, it only Rumors (June 14-29) — Roles for five Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King diately clear that everyone can relate to those tentative adds to the intimacy of the staging. The audience is right men and five women in Neil Simon and I — Broadway at the Embassy’s pro- but overwhelming emotions. in the middle of the drama, and the emotional impact is duction the classic musical set in 1860s comedy, 7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, April The chaos and dysfunction of her family is also some- undeniable. 28-29, Arena Dinner Theatre Rehearsal , Thailand, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hall, 1020 W. Berry St., Fort Wayne, April 16, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, thing most audience members can recognize even if our With three more weekends of performances ahead (260) 424-5622 $35-$65 through Ticketmaster and individual challenges may vary. (including a special LGBTQ+ presentation on March 1 Embassy box office, (260) 424-5665 Top to bottom, the cast is peerless, with each actor for Zero Discrimination Day), theater fans throughout bringing much to their roles. The show is nothing northeast Indiana should see this transformational without its Alisons, and all of the three actresses who piece of theater while they can. It’s an honor for our performed the role at varying ages — Kat Hickey, Bella community to host it and will only serve to open hearts Hickey, and Tegan Dostal — were up to the task. Each and minds with its powerful message. FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 WHATZUP 25 Things To Do LOCAL CALENDAR CURRENT 21st Annual Clover Classic — Green Fruelingfest (Spring Concert) and Din- MAY The History of Indiana State Forests beer, keg toss, feats of strength, food, ner — Mannerchor/Damenchor concert, Marquee with Lea Salonga — Embassy — George R. Mather Lecture by Ronald 2019 Servus Omnium Lecture — Author music and dance performances, pet presentation of local high schools Ger- V. Morris, Ph.D, 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, Andreas Widmer speaks on the “The Theatre fundraiser featuring four-course parade, and more, tent opens 6 p.m. man customs essays contest winner, and dinner and intimate performance by History Center, Fort Wayne, free, (260) Vocation of Business,” 7 a.m. Tuesday, Friday, March 15, 8 a.m. Saturday, German dinner, 5 p.m. Saturday, March 426-2882 March 5, USF Robert Goldstein Perform- Broadway star and Tony Award winner March 16, and 11 a.m. Sunday, March 23, Fort Wayne Mannerchor/Damenchor, Lea Salonga, 5 p.m. Friday, May 3, Lunch on the Square — Live musical per- ing Arts Center, Fort Wayne, $10-$80, 17, Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, $5, Fort Wayne, $6-$12, (260) 444-3634 (260) 399-1182 Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, $250- formances, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thurs- (260) 432-8966 APRIL $2,500, (260) 424-5665 days, June 6-Aug. 29, Freimann Square, British Garrison 1775-1783 — Re-en- — Monster Fort Wayne, free, (260) 420-3266 Traxxas Monster Truck Tour Edible Book Festival — Edible books on Lesser-Known First Ladies — 1897 to actment of the daily lives of soldiers truck competitions, freestyle motorcross, preparing for and fighting in the Ameri- display, eating of edible books, awards, 1923: A New Century Arrives — The Picked by the Pros Wine Pairing Dinner lawn mower racing, demolition derby, face painting, and jewelry making, Progressives, Ragtime and — Gourmet wine pairing dinner, instruc- can Revolutionary War, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and more, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-2 p.m. Monday, April 1, Ivy Tech Jazz — George R. Mather Lecture by tion and expert tips on wine pairing, Saturday, March 2, Historic Old Fort, March 15-16, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Fort Wayne, free, (260) 437-2536 Community College Library, Fort Wayne, Cynthia Thies, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5, live and silent auctions, live music, and Wayne, $12-$42, (260) 483-1111 free, (260) 482-9171 History Center, Fort Wayne, free, (260) more, 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, Ceruti’s Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show — — River greening, live Summit Park, Fort Wayne, $125-$1,000, Get Green Fest Hugh McCulloch & the Origins of Pro- 426-2882 Over 650 exhibitors featuring the latest performances, 5K kilt race, Lucky Charms (260) 918-1087 fessional Baseball — George R. Mather disAbilities Expo — More than 110 in contemporary home and garden eating contest, coin hunt, and more 8 products and services, petting zoo, Lecture by Mark Souder discussing the exhibitors, adaptive sports exhibitions, International Jugglers Association a.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, Secretary of Treasury’s involvement in musical performances, and more, 10 Festival — Juggling workshops, shows, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstra- 920 W. Main St., St. Marys River, Fort the development of baseball, 2 p.m. a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, Memo- competition, and more, hours and tions, face painting, and more, 11 a.m.-9 Wayne, free, getgreenfest.org p.m. Thursday-Friday, Feb. 28-March Sunday, April 7, History Center, Fort rial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, free, (260) performances schedule TBA, Mon- 1; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, March 2; FAME Festival — Student performances Wayne, free, (260) 426-2882 483-1111 day-Sunday, June 24-30, Grand Wayne in piano, vocal, dance, and drama, stu- Center and Embassy Theatre, Fort and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 3, Christian Friendship: Exploring the Tra- How the Alabama Migration Changed dent art displays, workshops, hands-on Wayne, workshop and performance fees Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $6-$10, dition, Engaging the Culture — Philos- Fort Wayne — ARCH’s Karen Richards vary, juggle.org/festival (260) 483-1111 art projects, visiting artists, instrument ophy and Theology lecture presented by explores the Alabama migration, part of playground, and more, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dr. John Bequette, professor of theology, the ARCH Fun & Free lecture series, 11 BuskerFest — Street performer celebra- Heart Smart — Traveling exhibit with Saturday, March 16, and noon-5 p.m. stations focusing on light exercise, relax- 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, Brookside a.m. Saturday, May 11, meeting room A, tion featuring music, dance, fire spinning, Sunday, March 17, Grand Wayne Cetner, Ballroom, University of Saint Francis, Fort main branch, Allen County Public Library, juggling, and more, 4-10 p.m. Saturday, ation, reuse and conservation of food, Fort Wayne, $5, (260)247-7325 reduction of waste, and organ donation, Wayne, free, (260) 399-7700 Fort Wayne, free, (260) 426-5117 June 29, various locations, Fort Wayne, — Meet and observe free, (260) 420-3266 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, St. Catty’s Day Party on Pearl — Three Rivers Music Mother’s Day Downtown — Free trolley resident exotic animals, animal 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and noon-5 Theatre fundraiser featuring pop-up rides and events at local businesses, INSTRUCTION p.m. Sunday through May 26, Science interaction, and reduced entry fees, 1-4 performances, wine pull, silent auction, restaurants, and cultural attractions, 11 , Black Pine Central, Fort Wayne, $9, (260) 424-2400 p.m. Saturday, March 16 and cocktails, 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 12, a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 12, various Embody Dance — Guided dancing for Animal Sanctuary, Albion, $7-$10, (260) Three Rivers Music Theatre, Fort Wayne, downtown locations, Fort Wayne, free, adults of all ages and abilities to exercise Ice Skating —Ice skating for all ages and 636-7383 abilities, 1-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, $40-$75, (260) 498-2652 (260) 420-3266 the mind, body, and spirits, 1:23 p.m. — Holocaust survivor and CAN- every Sunday, Fort Wayne Dance noon-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Eva Kor Montcalm & Wolfe: School of the Pedal for Paws — H.O.P.E. for Animals DLES Holocaust Museum and Education Collective, Fort Wayne, $10 suggested Sunday through March 3 , Headwaters Soldier 1752 — Re-enactments of the fundraiser with live music, pedal car Center founder shares her stories of sur- donation, (260) 244-1905 Park, Fort Wayne, $3-$5, skate rental $2, French and Indian War, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. rides, raffles, and more, 5-10 p.m. Satur- vival and healing, (260) 422-7625 2 p.m. Monday, March Saturday, April 13, Historic Old Fort, Fort day, May 18, Pedal City Fort Wayne, Fort Fort Wayne Ballet — Dance classes for 18, Multi-Flex Theater, Indiana Tech, Fort Stockbridge Audubon Society: Cele- Wayne, free, (260) 437-2536 Wayne, $20, (260) 420-7729 ages 3 and up with live accompaniment Wayne, free, (260) 422-5661 and personalized training, dates and brating 120th Anniversary — George R. Tales from the Field with Jeff Corwin — Kirk & Chelsea Cameron — Celebrity Mather Lecture by Terri Gorney, 2 p.m. Charles Taylor on Secularity and Social times vary, Arts United Center, Fort Omnibus lecture with host of the Emmy couple discusses the ways to share faith Wayne, fees vary, (260) 484-9646 Sunday, March 3, History Center, Fort Images — Philosophy and Theology Award-winning show Ocean Mysteries and have a gospel centered marriage and Wayne, free, (260) 426-2882 lecture presented by Dr. Vincent Wargo, and CNN’s Planet in Peril discusses his family , 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, First Purdue Fort Wayne Community Arts associate professor of philosophy, 7 travels with insights on the current state Assembly of God, Fort Wayne, $25-$65, Academy — Art, dance, music and COMING EVENTS p.m. Wednesday, March 20, Brookside of environmental conservation efforts, (260) 484-1029 theater classes for grades pre-K through Ballroom, University of Saint Francis, Fort MARCH 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, Auer 12 offered by Purdue Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, free, (260) 399-7700 An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson: Wayne, fees vary, scholarships available, What is Truth? The Christian Nature of Performance Hall, Rhinehart Music An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies Settlers’ 9th Annual Guided History (260) 481-6059 Reality — Philosophy and Theology lec- Center, Purdue University Fort Wayne, — Multimedia presentation with Hayden Tour — Guided tours of the historic ture presented by Dr. T. Alexander Giltner, Fort Wayne, free, tickets required, Planetarium director and renowned Sweetwater Academy of Music — Pri- Swinney House, lunch, and guided tour 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Brookside tickets available Monday, April 1, (260) astrophysicist, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May vate lessons for a variety of instruments of Allen County Court House, 10 a.m.-2 Ballroom, University of Saint Francis, Fort 481-6100 21, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, $49- available from professional instructors, p.m. Thursday, March 21, Swinney Wayne, free, (260) 399-7700 Easter in the Garden — Meet-and-greet $249, (260) 424-5665 ongoing weekly lessons, Sweetwater House, Fort Wayne, $25, 14 & up, (260) and photos with the Easter Bunny, crafts, Sound, Fort Wayne, call for pricing, (260) From the Front Line — Screening of 637-8622 Robert Siegel — Siegel shares his experi- 432-8176 three short films produced by the young games and prizes, and refreshments, ences over the last 40 years including the Dancing with the Arc Stars — Easter people living in the Syrian refugee camp 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 19, Cold War, the fall of the Wall, the Wine at the Line 5K — 5K race with Seals Arc fundraiser with community in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, 7 p.m. Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conserva- Clinton Impeachment, 9/11, and more in post-race wine at the finish line, 7:30 celebrities paired with Arc clients in a Thursday, March 7, Multi Flex Theatre, tory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5, (260) 427-6440 a live interview with Katy Anderson and p.m. (6:30 pm. check-in) Friday, April ballroom dancing exhibition, 5:30-9 p.m. Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, free, (260) Northern Indiana Pet Expo — Vendor Peter Dominowski, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, Headwaters Park East, Fort Wayne, Thursday, March 21, Grand Wayne Cen- 422-5661 and information booths, adoptable 28, Sweetwater Performance Theatre, $20-$30, michianawinefestival.com ter, Fort Wayne, $100, (260) 469-2780 Fort Wayne, $30, wboi.org, (260) Civil War Garrison — Re-enactments pets, dog park with obstacle course, Under the Big Top — Community 424-2400 MINOR LEAGUE SPORTS and demonstrations by the 5th Texas kids activity area, and more, 11 a.m.-4 Harvest Food Bank Fundraiser with heavy Spangtown Mess, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat- p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 27-28, JUNE BASKETBALL appetizers, themed foods, door prizes, urday, March 9, Historic Old Fort, Fort Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $1-$5, Mad Ants — Upcoming home games at auctions, raffles, performances, and (260) 483-1111 Arab Fest — Cultural celebration fea- Wayne, free, (260) 437-2536 turing ethnic foods, music and dancing, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne more, 6-10 p.m. Thursday, March 21, Friday, March 8 vs. Lakeland, 7 p.m. Spring Forward Fest — Multi-venue Preservation Tomorrow — A conver- camel rides, and more, noon-10 p.m. Ceruti’s Banquet and Event Center, Fort sation among the region’s preservation Tuesday, March 19 vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m. family-friendly festival of music and light Wayne, $75-$100, (260) 447-3696 Saturday, June 1, and noon-6 p.m. Saturday, March 23 vs. Grand Rapids, 7 with engaging lighting effects, 6-10 p.m. organizations, part of the ARCH Fun & Sunday, June 2, Headwaters Park, Fort Shipshewana on the Road — Gift, food, p.m. Saturday, March 9, Embassy Theatre, Free lecture series, 11 a.m. Saturday, Wayne, free, arabfestftw.com and craft show with hundreds of vendors, Ash Brokerage, Parkview Field, and April 27, meeting room A, main branch, HOCKEY 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 23, Germanfest — Cultural celebration various downtown locations, Fort Wayne, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, March 24, featuring Legs n Lederhosen contest, Komets — Upcoming home games at free, (260) 424-5665 free, (260) 426-5117 Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, $5, wiener dog races, beer tent, live music, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne Michiana Wine Festival — Wine vendors, Casino Night — Turnstone fundraiser (260) 483-1111 and more, hours vary June 2-9, festival Wednesday, Mar. 6 vs. Wheeling, 7:30 p.m. with silent auctions, food, beer, and wine wine sampling, craft market, food trucks, pavilion hours 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednes- Saturday, Mar. 9 vs. Toledo, 7:30 p.m. Preservation and Activation of the tastings, casino games, and more, 7 and live music, noon-6 p.m. Saturday, day-Thursday, June 5-6; 11 a.m.-1 Wednesday, Mar. 20 vs. Kalamazoo, 7:30 Arts United Center — Arts United COO p.m. Saturday, March 9, Turnstone, Fort April 27, Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, a.m. Friday-Saturday, June 7-8; and 11 p.m. Miriam Morgan discusses the center’s Friday, Mar. 22 vs. Cincinnati, 8 p.m. Wayne, $50-$100, (260) 483-2100 $10-$55, michianawinefestival.com a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, Headwa- urgent needs, part of the ARCH Fun & Wednesday, Mar. 27 vs. Kalamazoo, 7:30 The League’s Blues Bash — The League ters Park and other various locations, Fort Free lecture series, 11 a.m. Saturday, p.m. fundraiser featuring live blues from Nellie Wayne, $5 pavilion entry after 6 p.m., March 23, meeting room A, main branch, Saturday, Mar. 30 vs. Kansas City, 7:30 “Tiger” Travis, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27, germanfest.org p.m. Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, C2G Music Hall, Fort Wayne, $20, (260) free, (260) 426-5117 Wednesday, Apr. 3 vs. Indy, 7:30 p.m. 441-0551 Saturday, Apr. 6 vs. Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 7 vs. Wheeling, 5 p.m. 26 WHATZUP FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2019 Art & Exhibits LOCAL CALENDAR CURRENT EXHIBITS noon-8 p.m. Sunday though April 26, CALLS FOR ENTRIES Hop River Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, 43rd Annual High School Art Exhibi- (260) 739-3931 11th Annual Members Show (March tion — Works from high school students 15-April 14) — Accepting new artwork throughout Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Leni Sinclair: An Era of Photographic or pieces not previously shown at GMoA, Illinois, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Journalism — Beatnik, political, rock 2D and 3D works accepted, submission and 1-5 p.m. Saturday through March music, and activism photos,10 a.m.-6 deadline Friday, March 1, Garrett 20, John P. Weatherhead Gallery, Mimi p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 Museum of Art Garrett, (260) 704-5400 and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Communi- p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri- day-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, The Art Market: Spring Edition (May cation Center, Univeristy of Saint Francis, 12) — High-quality handmade goods, Fort Wayne, free, (260) 399-7700 March 2-April 21, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 submission deadline Friday, March 1, 2019 Valentine’s Invitational — Valen- Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort tine’s Day-themed works from national Lingering Spirit: Photographs of a Wayne, (260) 424-7195 and local artists including H. Momo Zhou, Changing Indiana by John Bower — Mitch Caster, Jody Hemphill Smith, CW Black and white photographs of often COMING EXHIBITS unnoticed Hoosier surroundings,10 Mundy, Ober-Rae Livingstone, Diane MARCH Lyon, Joseph Orr, Michael Poorman, a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 Rosanne Cerbo, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues- a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Alan Larkin and Friends — Works from day-Saturday through March 2, Castle Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Larkin, Austin Cartwright, Gwen Gutwein, Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, (260) Sunday, March 2-May 26, Fort Wayne Elizabeth Wamsley, Tom Keesee, Cara 426-6568 Museum of Art, $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 Lee Wade, George Morrison, and Barbara Nohinek (artist reception 5-7 p.m. Mother Sea, Haha Naru Umi: Sayaka African American Artists from the Per- Saturday, March 9), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Ganz — Recycled items sculptures, manent Collection — Works containing Tuesday-Saturday, March 9-April 6, noon-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and multiple layers of cultural and artistic Crestwoods Gallery, Roanoke, (260) noon-4 p.m. Sunday through March 22, components, spanning multiple genera- 672-2080 tions, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wayne, (260) 424-7195 Charcoal Testament: Drawings by Joel Daniel Phillips — Works focused Saturday, and 3-9 p.m. Sunday through Lingering Spirit: Photographs of a on the tenets of classical draftsmanship March 8, D’Agostino Art Gallery, Indiana Changing Indiana by John Bower Street employed in monumental forms,10 Tech, Fort Wayne, (260) 399-2826 Photography by Amy Touchette — a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 Photography exploring themes of social Arna Miller — Illustrations and prints a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. connectedness through street portrai- from -based artist, 10 a.m.-5 Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. ture, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-6 Sunday, March 9-May 12, Fort Wayne and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday p.m. Friday-Saturday through April Museum of Art, $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 7, Fancy & Staple, Fort Wayne, (260) through March 22, Visual Arts Gallery, 422-2710 Purdue University Fort Wayne, (260) 11th Annual Members Show — 2D 481-6977 and 3D mixed media pieces, 5-8 p.m. Botanica — Expressionistic botanical Friday, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, and 1-4 Trace Evidence: Claudia Berlinski — paintings by Dannon Schroeder, 8 a.m.- p.m. Sunday through March 15-April Photography examining the fugative 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-11 14 (opening reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, nature of personal history and memory, p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Satur- March 15), Garrett Museum or Art, noon-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and day through March 18 (reception 6-9 Garrett, (260) 704-5400 p.m. Thursday, March 7), The Dash-In, noon-4 p.m. Sunday through March 22, Fort Wayne, (260) 423-3595 Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wabash County Schools — Works from Wayne, (260) 424-7195 high school students, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily Bright and Bold — Paintings, mixed March 22-April 23, Clark Gallery, Hon- Wabash County Schools — Works from media, photography, pottery, metal, eywell Center, Wabash, (260) 563-1102 glass, fiber, and jewelry by local artists, elementary and middle school students, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through March 19, 39th National Print Exhibition — Juried Tuesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, show featuring contemporary print 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 (260) 563-1102 media, noon-7 p.m. Tuesday-Satur- p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 2-30 day and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, March (opening reception 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat- ART EVENTS 29-May 3, Artlink Contemporary Art urday, March 2), Orchard Gallery Fine ARTrageous Gala and Auction — Gallery, Fort Wayne, (260) 424-7195 Art, Fort Wayne, (260) 436-0927 Fundraiser with live and silent auctions APRIL featuring art, jewelry, travel, and luxury Collaboratorium 2016-2018 — Works The Ideal Sketching Ground: Prints packages, and dinner by Catablu, 6 p.m. from the first three years of Italian Friend by Artists of Brown County — Early Friday, March 1, Fort Wayne Museum of ArtRuckus’s Collabooratorium project examples in the graphic arts from Art, $225-$275, (260) 422-6467 (opening reception 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, artists including Gustave Baumann, March 1), 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Fri- Meet the Artists Event — All-ages Charles Dahlgreen, Homer Davisson, day, March 1-April 26, Atrium, Fort hands-on art projects led by Paul L.O. Griffith, and more,10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wayne, (260) 969-9393 DeMaree, meet and greet with artists Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Fold — Work from local artist Phresh exhibiting in the Kids Art Exhibit, games, Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sat- Laundry/Theopolis Smith, 9 a.m.-9 food, and more, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March urday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, April p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 3, Hop River Brewing Company, Fort 20-Aug. 4, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Friday-Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. Wayne, free, (260) 739-3931 $6-$8, (260) 422-6467 Sunday, March 1-April 14 (opening A Collaboration of Poetry and Visual Art Joel Fremion: Thirty Years, 300 reception 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, March — Local artists are paired with local poets Collages — 300 fabric art collages, 7 11), Jeffery Krull Gallery, main branch, to create visual renditions of individual a.m.-7 p.m. daily April 26-June 3 (public Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, poems, 8-11 p.m. Thursday, March 28, reception 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6), free, (260) 421-1200 816 Pint & Slice, Fort Wayne, free, (260) Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana Artisan Furniture Guild + 2D — 433-6600 (260) 563-1102 Handcrafted furniture from members of Second Chances Art Exhibit Opening— Spring 2019 Interior Design Exhibition the Indiana Artisan furniture guild along Pieces from Blue Jacket clients paired — Works from senior Interior Design with paintings and other 2D works, 5-8 with local artists in order to depict their graduates as part of their theses , 8 p.m. Friday, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, and 1-4 story through the visual arts, live music, a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 p.m. Sunday through March 10, Garrett meet and greet with artists and clients, a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April Museum of Art, Garrett, free, (260) food and drinks, 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 26-May 17 (opening reception 6:30 p.m. 704-5400 31, John P. Weatherhead Gallery, Mimi Friday, April 26), Visual Arts Gallery, Kids Art Exhibit — Family friendly, paper and Ian Rolland Art & Visual Communica- Purdue University Fort Wayne, (260) based, framed and mounted pieces tion Center, University of Saint Francis, 481-6977 from children ages 2-18, 4-10:30 p.m. Fort Wayne, $10 (260) 399-7700 ext. Tuesday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-12:30 a.m. 8001 Friday, noon-12:30 a.m. Saturday and

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