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APRIL 20-26, 2017 FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE • WWW.WHATZUP.COM TICKETS ON SALE NOW! TICKETS ON SALE NOW! MORE COWBELL! FROM GRAND FUNK RAILROAD 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- April 27, 2017 whatzup Volume 21, Number 36 his is a very happy time of year for fans of community and student theater. Last week we featured the IPFW Department of Theatre’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, and this week it’s all for One’s A Wrinkle in Time. TComing up are FPT’s The Taming of the Shrew and the Civic Theatre’s The Little Mermaid. Needless to say, our reviewers have their hands full – and you’ll find their reviews of these productions in these pages starting next week. All this theater is just a warm-up to the spring and summer concert and festi- val season, and we feature a little of both this week as well. First, on page 5 Steve Penhollow previews country music legend Vince Gill’s upcoming Embassy Theatre show, and on the following page Michele DeVinney explains Decades Rewind, a rock n’ roll extravaganza also set for the Embassy’s stage. Next up is Penhollow’s preview of the upcoming Michiana Wine Festival which more or less kicks off festival season at Headwaters Park. Those are just the feature stories, and as is always the case, there’s oh so much more. You’ve just gotta look for it. Check out the calendars, any of the columns and – especially – the ads. You’re going to find plenty of events and attractions worthy of your time over the coming weeks and months. And if you don’t find it here, check out whatzup.com, where you’ll find even more fun and exciting things to do. An average of better than 2,500 people a day are doing just that; if you’re not one of them, we invite you to check it out. Meanwhile, please remember to tell ’em whatzup sent you. Thanks! inside the issue • features FLIX ................................................. 19 The Family Can Be Exhausting SCREENTIME ................................. 19 A WRINKLE IN TIME .......................................4 Gray Can Write His Own Ticket Beware of the Darkness ON BOOKS ...................................... 20 VINCE GILL ...................................................5 The Platinum Age of Television Glad to Be Where He Is DIRECTOR’S NOTES ....................... 22 DECADES REWIND .....................................6 The Little Mermaid The Wayback Show DIRECTOR’S NOTES ....................... 22 MICHIANA WINE FESTIVAL .......................7 The Taming of the Shrew Oenological Friendships • calendars • columns & reviews LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ................. 10 SPINS ................................................8 Real Estate, Josh Turner, James Blunt, Wussy MUSIC/ON THE ROAD .................... 14 BACKTRACKS ...................................8 ROAD TRIPZ ................................... 18 Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery (1973) THINGS TO DO ............................... 21 OUT AND ABOUT ............................ 10 ART & ARTIFACTS .......................... 22 Two Days of Music and Mother Nature STAGE & DANCE ............................ 23 ROAD NOTEZ .................................. 14 Cover by Brandon Jordan watercolor art classes beginner & intermediate adult students / 18yrs+ watercolor basics design & technique register online www.DESOMERART.COM/CLASSES April 20, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------ www.whatzup.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ---------------------------- Feature • A Wrinkle in Time ---------------------------- all for One Productions/A Wrinkle in Time ..............................23 Arena Dinner Theatre/A Funny Little Thing Called Love ........23 Bell Tower Auctions .................................................................13 BrandArts ....................................................................................3 C2G Live .......................................................................................8 C2G Music Hall............................................................................6 Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, Spirits ...............................11 Beware of the Darkness Columbia Street West ............................................................12 By Michele DeVinney and Charles who has suddenly left the fam- “Once I started reading it again, I saw all Cute by Nature Jewelry ..........................................................12 ily. Though more than 50 years old, the story the allegories and lessons that the book had When Chelsea Clinton mentioned the perfectly captures the difficulty of being a to offer. It can be hard to pick up on some The CW .......................................................................................19 classic novel A Wrinkle in Time at last sum- kid who isn’t exactly like everyone else and of those things when you’re a kid, but I was Decades Rewind .......................................................................15 mer’s Democratic National Convention, the how isolating and difficult it can be for chil- taken by how well the messages were pre- DeSomer Fine Art Studio ..........................................................3 beloved book, first published in 1963, saw dren in that situation. sented within the framework of a fun story. Dupont Bar & Grill....................................................................10 a resurgence in sales which positioned it in Where the story moves from universal I think kids and grownups have a hard time the top 100 in book sales. That response, to to out-of-this-universe is in the journey the accepting who they are sometimes, just feel- Embassy Theatre ........................................................................7 a mere mention in a speech, ing comfortable in their own Embassy Theatre/Decades Rewind ......................................15 demonstrates the lasting power shoes. We can have too much Embassy Theatre/Ron White....................................................3 of Madeleine L’Engle’s book, pride and try to take on the First Presbyterian Theater/The Taming of the Shrew ..........23 an unusual blend of fantasy world by ourselves.” and science fiction. His reintroduction to Fort Wayne Civic Theatre/The Little Mermaid ......................23 While there were no doubt the novel is taking place along Fort Wayne Dance Collective .................................................23 new readers among last sum- with that of his cast, 13 actors Fort Wayne Musicians Association ......................................23 mer’s surge, it’s just as likely ranging in age from seven to retirement. Fort Wayne Parks Dept./Christopher Cross ..........................6 that devoted fans were moved to revisit a book which had “Several of the adults Fort Wayne Parks Dept./Steve Augeri .................................17 captured their hearts decades already knew the book and Fort Wayne Youtheatre/ Fairy Tale Fest ................................5 earlier. had read it themselves when Hamilton House Bar & Grill ....................................................10 In fact, the novel’s en- they were younger. The kids during popularity can also be have started reading it now, so Honeywell Center/Trace Adkins ............................................11 demonstrated in the upcoming there’s a wide range of famil- IPFW Dept. of Theatre/Little Shop of Horrors......................23 film release. Set to premiere iarity with the story. It’s led to Latch String Bar & Grill ..........................................................12 in April 2018, the Ava DuVer- some interesting discussions The League/Blues Bash ..............................................................5 nay-directed adaptation stars in the rehearsals.” Reese Witherspoon, Chris Story aside, there are Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill ...............................12 Pine and Oprah Winfrey and very real staging issues to be NIGHTLIFE ..........................................................................10-13 will no doubt instigate another confronted for a director, even Pacific Coast Concerts ...............................................2, 17, 20 visit to the bestsellers list for one with a lot of experience PERFORMERS DIRECTORY ...................................................13 L’Engle. like Salisbury. His job here, Fans of the book (or even bringing this magical story to Rusty Spur Saloon .....................................................................6 newbies to the title) don’t life, aliens and all, is challeng- Sweetwater Sound .......................................................... 11, 24 have to wait until next year ing. Teds Market ..............................................................................10 to see the story come to life, “We have to deal with however. With this month’s people who are changing and Wooden Nickel Music Stores ...............................................8, 9 production, all for One steps transforming into different WXKE 96.3 ...............................................................................19 outside the box and puts this shapes and are being controlled story on their home stage at by beings that are not people the Auer Center ArtsLab black but are aliens and things like box theatre. Directing the play that. It has to be handled very is all for One’s technical direc- creatively on stage