AUG. 18-24, 2016 FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE WWW.WHATZUP.COM FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com -------------------------------------------------------------August 18, 2016 whatzup Live Auctions Volume 21, Number 3 uburn, Indiana gets a whole lot of attention over the next couple of weeks, Every Friday with both the 60th annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival and Auction Night America’s Collector Car Weekend and Auction, two of Indiana’s biggest annualA events, on the docket. You can read Steve Penhollow’s preview of the ACD Festival on page 4 and find a Check Our complete schedule of events on our website, www.whatzup.com. We’re planning more Website for on the auction next week, so stay tuned. What’s up in Auburn is just a fraction of what’s up in northeast Indiana, as a quick Online Auctions glance down at the “inside this issue” portion of the page will attest. Three big Fort Wayne events are also featured: bluesman John Primer at the Botanical Conservatory 123 E. Van Buren St., Downtown Columbia City as part of the Botanical Roots concert series (D.M. Jones’ feature on page 5); Taste of the Arts in downtown Fort Wayne (Dodie Miller-Gould’s feature on page 6); and 260-580-3184 || belltowerauctions.com Chicago playing the Foellinger Outdoor Theatre as part of Pacific Coast Concert’s huge summer lineup (Michele DeVinney’s feature on page 7). Also in these pages you’ll find Ryan Smith’s profile of Hoosier hip-hop artist Crac Kajack (aka Epidimic), Michele DeVinney’s Fare Warning column on IPFW’s “Shakespeare’s Island” program for kids with autism disorder, lots of reviews, the area’s most comprehensive arts and entertainment calendars and a whole lot of ads screaming for your attention. So get reading, won’t you? Find something to do, get out and do it and remember to tell ’em whatzup sent you. inside the issue • features FLIX ................................................. 20 Florence Foster Jenkins SCREENTIME ................................. 20 ACD FESTIVAL .............................................4 Suicide Squad Dominates Again A Whole Lot More Than Cars ON BOOKS ...................................... 21 JOHN PRIMER .............................................5 New Suicide Squad A Life Steeped in the Blues FARE WARNING ............................. 22 TASTE OF THE ARTS ..................................6 Putting Shakespeare to Work Spreading the Culture CHICAGO ......................................................7 Just a Rock Band with Horns • calendars CRAC KAJAK/EPIDIMIC .............................8 Wide Ranging Rapping LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ................. 10 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD .................... 14 • columns & reviews ROAD TRIPZ ................................... 17 ART & ARTIFACTS .......................... 21 SPINS ................................................9 STAGE & DANCE ............................ 22 MSTRKRFT, Steve Hindalong THINGS TO DO ............................... 23 BACKTRACKS ...................................9 Sex Pistols, Spunk (1980) Cover by Brandon Jordan OUT AND ABOUT ............................ 10 ACD Cover Photo by Jeffrey Crane KISS Bring Out an Army of Fans John Primer photos by Marilyn Stringer ROAD NOTEZ .................................. 14 Taste of the Arts photos by Adam Garland August 18, 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ------------------ Feature • Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival ------------------ Allen County Public Library/Rock the Plaza ..................12 all for One Productions ........................................................3 Arts United/Taste of the Arts ..........................................5 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival ...................................23 Auctions America ..............................................................19 A Whole Lot More Than Cars Beamer’s Sports Grill .......................................................10 By Steve Penhollow those with having these old cars downtown tions, a flea market, a parade, a swap meet, Bell Tower Auctions ..............................................................3 was just amazing. After the festival, I heard a wine tasting, a gala ball, a pancake break- Sarah Payne grew up in Auburn, so the so many compliments. That night really was fast, a formal dinner, a speakeasy, a pageant, C2G Music Hall...................................................................18 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival loomed the first time in a long time that this younger numerous concerts and food trucks, an ice Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, Spirits .........................10 large in her young life. crowd – teenagers, 20-somethings – were re- cream social and many other happenings. Four years ago, after a stint managing ally interested in checking out the cars. I feel The ACD Festival is one of those unique Columbia Street West ......................................................12 Riverfest at IPFW, Payne was put in charge like we really hit the nail on the head with events that is composed of official and pe- Cute by Nature Jewelry ....................................................21 of the ACD Fest as its executive director. that event.” ripheral fun. The automotive enthusiasts “It was kind who show up Embassy Theatre ..................................................................7 of like a coming participate in of- Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory ...............15 home,” she said. ficial events and The Auburn throw their own Fort Wayne Civic Theatre/Rocky Horror Picture Show ..22 Cord Duesenberg shindigs as well. Fort Wayne Dance Collective ..............................................6 Festival started in Payne said 1956, which makes festival atten- Fort Wayne Musicians Association ................................21 it 13 years older dance is 100,000 Fort Wayne Parks Dept./Staying Alive ..........................11 than the biggest and calls that festival in north- a conservative Fort Wayne Youtheatre .......................................................6 east Indiana, Fort estimate. She Hamilton House Bar & Grill ..............................................11 Wayne’s Three said as many Rivers Festival. as 700 or 800 Huber Opera House ............................................................11 The 60th Anni- vintage and col- IPFW Dept. of Theatre ......................................................22 versary ACD Fest lectible cars will starts with a wine be on display Latch String Bar & Grill ....................................................10 tasting on August during the Fri- Lucky Turtle Grill/Lucky Moose Lounge .............................8 27 and concludes day Downtown with a cocktail re- Cruise-In on NIGHTLIFE ....................................................................10-13 ception on Septem- September 2. Northside Galleries ..............................................................3 ber 4. R o u g h l y M a n a g i n g 5,000 cars will Pacific Coast Concerts ........................................................2 events like these is be featured at PERFORMERS DIRECTORY .............................................13 tricky. You have to the festival in please the peo- various contexts, Sweetwater Sound .................................................... 11, 24 ple for whom she said. WLYV 1450 ........................................................................20 the festival is a beloved, vener- Wooden Nickel Music Stores ..............................................9 able tradition, AUBURN CORD WXKE 96.3 .........................................................................20 and you have to DUESENBERG FESTIVAL make new fans as well. Saturday-Monday, Aug. 27-Sept. 5 “It definite- Various locations, Auburn ly is a balanc- Schedule of events at whatzup.com whatzup ing act,” Payne Published weekly and distributed on Wednesdays and said. “When I More info at acdfestival.org Thursdays by AD Media, Incorporated. started with the 2305 E. Esterline Rd., Columbia City, IN 46725 Phone: (260) 691-3188 • Fax: (260) 691-3191 festival a couple Attendees and participants come from E-Mail: [email protected] of years ago, across the globe, Payne said. Website: http://www.whatzup.com we even ended When one considers that 100,000 people Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatzupFortWayne up reevaluat- annually descend on a city with a permanent Publisher..............................Doug Driscoll ing our mission population of about 12,000, it does not seem Office Manager.......................... Mikila Cook Advertising Sales . Mark Hunter statement.” as if there’d be much room for growth. Payne said But Payne said she thinks there is space BACK ISSUES Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ per additional copy. the festival shifted its focus from pleasing Payne said she thinks they may see as to expand a bit. Send payment with date and quantity of issues desired, current automotive enthusiasts to fostering many as 100 cars at the Fast & Fabulous “We want to do it in such a way that we name and mailing address to AD Media, Incorporated to the future ones. event this year. make sure we can accommodate,” she said. above address. “We literally have strong festival sup- One of the goals with the festival going “We laugh. Our hotels in Auburn tend to fill SUBSCRIPTIONS porters who pass away every