MarchFEB. 2 , 2016 25- .COM O C P. U Z T A H W . W W W | E N Y A W T R O F P U Z T A H W / M O C . K O O B E C A F 2------www.whatzup.com------February 25, 2016  whatzup Volume 20, Number 28  nd so it begins. We know it’s beginning because this week we’ve   found ourselves trying to stuff 25 pages of what there is to do into a 20-page paper. We’d elaborate, but we don’t really have the space. February 25-28, 2016 A Presented by You probably already know that Down the Line is this weekend (for more on that, find last week’s paper online at www.whatzupcom). And this, of course, is Featuring Plus the week that the Fort Wayne Dept. of Parks & Recreation announces this sum- Creative and practical ideas from gardening mer’s Foellinger Theatre lineup. No biggie. Just names like Ringo Starr, Heart, expert, Alice Cooper, The Monkees, Chicago and more. You’ll find more information Energetic, entrepreneurial and fun! Melinda in the ads on page 2 and 15 inside this issue, but even what you find in those Cari is the star of the syndicated show “Cash and Cari”, runs Photo by Mark Avery Myers ads are not the full picture, as we’re told that there are more big time rock n’ RePurpose Estate Services, operates roll acts to be added in the next few weeks. the RePurpose Shop, and refurbishes Enter to win a 600 sq. ft. just about anything she can get installed paver patio her hands on! valued at $15,000 Speaking of the next few weeks, we feature a couple of pretty big concert Deadline to enter is February 28 at 3 p.m. performances in this issue: Jay Leno at the Embassy and Coco Montoya at Every hour we will randomly give away Winner will be You could $100 in BIG Show Bucks to spend announced at the show. C2G Music Hall. Plus, we do our best to cover the many, many community Visit www.home-gardenshow.com for eligibility, $ at this years Home & Garden Show win 100 complete rules and regulations. and student theater productions from which to choose. So much to do, so little Visit www.home-gardenshow.com for the latest list of participating businesses and complete rules and regulations. space to tell you about it in. FTWMS At this point, all we can say is read on, pick out the things you want to see Family Fun Garden Gallery Maddog Wonderland Learn, listen and grow at and Merrill Presented by and do, go do them and, while you’re out and about, tell ’em all that whatzup Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Nationally recognized FUN 101.7 WLDE Master Gardeners’ sent you. daily seminars and self-proclaimed Grillologists February 25-28, 2016 • Allen County Memorial Coliseum  www.home-gardenshow.com The Home & Garden Show is all about living better Presented by Sponsored by and saving money, and with this coupon you can save inside the issue Show Hours Tickets Thurs, Fri: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Admission at door $2 before you even walk in the door! Sat. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Adults $10, This coupon is worth $2 off one adult ticket. • features SCREENTIME...... 13 Sun. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Senior Citizens (62 & older) $6 No cash value. Good for 2016 show only. WU Reynolds Finally Scores His Hit Movie Under 15 admitted FREE Thursday & Friday only, get an additional $1 off with your canned food donation. Proceeds will go to Community Harvest Food Bank. ROAD NOTEZ...... 14 The Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show is a proud supporter of Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana www.cancer-services.org JAY LENO...... 4 Moving on After Tonight DIRECTOR’S NOTES...... 18 For more information, event and program schedules, visit www.home-gardenshow.com Wit COCO MONTOYA...... 5 Well Schooled in the Blues CURTAIN CALL...... 19 Road JANA HENLY...... 6 Brains, Beauty & Yodeling CURTAIN CALL...... 19 Turtle Soup CATHY BLYTH...... 7 A Painter of Essences • calendars • columns & reviews LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY...... 9 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD...... 14 SPINS...... 8 The Legendary Trainhoppers, Nicklas Sorensen ROAD TRIPZ...... 15 BACKTRACKS...... 8 THINGS TO DO...... 17 AIRING THIS WEEKEND • FEBRUARY 27 fIREHOSE, If’n (1987) STAGE & DANCE...... 18 OUT AND ABOUT...... 9 ART & ARTIFACTS...... 19 Me e t t h e Mu s i c f e a t u r i n g Another BotB, This One Covers Only FLIX...... 13 David & Hadley Todoran, Deadpool Cover by Greg W. Locke Jane Heald & Duane Eby, CuteCute ByBy NatureNature Martin Bros. Blues Band Kat JewelryJewelry AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • MARCH 5 Bowser Live at Artisan Jewelry Dash Rip Rock Artisan jewelry Don Hall’s Artisan jewelry Guesthouse by byAnita Anita byf Anita Shake ‘n’ Bake Pop~rock~blues~Standards www.etsy.com/shop/CuteByNatureJewelryf Friday & Saturday, JAN. 26-27~9pm-12:30am www.etsy.com/shop/CuteByNatureJewelry 1313 W. Washington Center Rd., Fort Wayne (260) 489-2524 www.etsy.com/shop/CuteByNatureJewelry

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There are no hard feelings be- “And, you know, all the people with tween the men now that they have Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show...... 3 high self-esteem are actors and crimi- both retired from their shows, Leno Fort Wayne Museum of Art...... 15 nals. If you think you’re the smartest said. person in room, you stop growing. “Comics have a bond,” he said. Fort Wayne Musicians Association...... 19 “I’ll tell you,” Leno said, “there “Only other comics truly understand Fort Wayne Dept. of Parks & Recreation...... 15 were only 4,000 geniuses in recorded what you do for a living. Hamilton House Bar & Grill...... 10 history, and in Hollywood there seems “And when it comes down to to be thousands of them.” talk show hosts, the group is even Honeywell Center/Aaron Lewis...... 11 Leno will perform March 3 at the smaller. 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They had that makes me the bad guy then I guess that’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatzupFortWayne stir controversy, but he did on two notable to talk through his people. what it is,” Leno said. Publisher ...... Doug Driscoll occasions during his career. “I was someone – I don’t have an agent. “I certainly made other people the butt of Office Manager ...... Mikila Cook Advertising Sales ...... Mark Hunter The first time was when NBC bestowed I don’t have a manager,” Leno said. “I was the joke in my monologues,” he said. “You The Tonight Show upon him in 1992. Many like, ‘What do you need, guys? What do we can’t all of a sudden start crying sour grapes Back Issues Back issues are $3 for first copy, 75¢ per additional copy. people, including prior host Johnny Car- need to do to make the show number one? when it turns on you every once in a while. Send payment with date and quantity of issues desired, son, had favored having Late Night’s David Let’s do that. Let’s work harder.’” That’s all right. That’s fine. Ultimately, it’s a name and mailing address to AD Media, Incorporated to the Letterman take over as emcee. Letterman A sort of feud played out between the business.” above address. subsequently bolted for CBS, and some peo- men over the ensuing decades, but Letter- Nobody wants to see rich people argu- Subscriptions ple grumbled that Leno had somehow stolen man seemed to be the only one making pub- ing, Leno said. In-Home postal delivery available at the rate of $25 per 13-week period ($100/year). Send payment with name and the prestigious gig. lic reference to it. Asked if giving up the show was like mailing address to AD Media, Incorporated to the above For NBC execs, the final choice may Prior to Carson leaving The Tonight losing a limb, Leno laughed. address. have come down to differing dispositions. Show, the comics had been admirers of each “Not at all,” he said. “There’s an old DEADLINES “I’m not going to say anything negative other. Leno said Letterman’s focus on stage saying, ‘Don’t fall in love with a hooker.’ Calendar Information: Must be received by noon Monday about Dave,” he said, “but I come from the was wordplay and his focus was perfor- It’s not going to work out. I’ve been mar- the week of publication for inclusion in that week’s issue and, space permitting, will run until the week of the event. Dale Carnegie, look-em-in-the-eye, shake- mance, and they each marveled at the other’s ried for 36 years. I have the same friends I Calendar information is published as far in advance as space their-hand school. My dad was a salesman. unique strengths. had in high school. The same wife. In certain permits and should be submitted as early as possible. “I like people,” he said. “I have no prob- “Some of the favorite times in my ca- instances, I have the same car. 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So that’s your difference between UPCOMING EVENTS Unlike the mythos surrounding blues After his stint with Collins was over, the two, and it was just an amazing experi- greats like Buddy ence working with February 26 & 27 | 7pm Guy and Muddy both of them.” Waters, Montoya’s At the end story doesn’t begin of his stint with Down the Line 10 in blues hotbeds the Bluesbreakers, like Chicago or the Montoya decided ANNIVERSARY Mississippi Delta. it was time to step Hailing from sunny out into a solo ca- March 3 Santa Monica, Cal- reer. In 1995 he 7:30pm ifornia, the young released his first Montoya grew up record as a solo listening to rock n’ band leader, Gotta roll and playing the Mind to Travel, Jay drums primarily, to rave reviews. with guitar being In addition to all a secondary instru- the acclaim, the ment for him. album earned him Len o Growing up in an award for Best the 1960s, his first New Blues Artist exposure to the at the Blues Music March 17 blues came when Awards, which was 7:30pm he attended a con- strange given his cert by blues great decades of experi- Albert King; about ence. Jenni f er six months later he To date, attended a concert by the man who would Montoya has released seven studio al- become his mentor, another blues great COCO MONTOYA bums plus one live recording, and he Ne t t les and the “Master of the Telecaster” Albert continues to evolve and grow as an artist. Collins. Both shows had a deep impact on 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5 While his playing may be most closely March 18 | 7:30pm him, and he began further connecting to the C2G Music Hall associated with Collins’, over the years blues through the British blues interpreters he’s developed his own unique style that such as Eric Clapton who were prominent 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne yields his own take on the hallowed genre at the time. Tix: $15-$30 thru Neat Neat Neat known as the blues. Cel t ic Wo m an Despite his affection for the blues, Record Store, Wooden Nickel Music “There’s traces of [Collins] in my play, Montoya played primarily rock n’ roll. As no doubt about it,” he says. “There’s a March 19 | 7 & 10pm a drummer in a rock band through the mid- Stores & www.c2gmusichall.com lot of people who have influenced me 1970s, he toured regionally around Cali- through the years. I take the teachings of t r u TV’s fornia. He was caught off-guard, however, Montoya returned to the regional scene, guys like that who were always able to say, when a bar-owner friend invited him to sit playing in nightclubs with several bands. ‘Learn from the best and just try to make in on a gig with Collins. Although his drum- Once again, though, he found himself in the your own way,’ which is the magic key to Im p rac t ical Jo k ers ming style was more rock than blues, Col- right place at the right time, when he rec- this type of music: interpretation. You can lins was impressed enough to invite him on ognized British blues great John Mayall in play the same song that everybody plays, but March 24 | 6pm a short tour through the Northwest. After the the audience one night at a gig. He dedicated you play it the way you play it.” tour was over, Collins invited him to con- a cover of “All Your Love” to Mayall, and In recent years, the man that Guitar One tinue on. before long Montoya found himself invited magazine called “the hottest southpaw in Pe p p a Pig’s Montoya stayed in Collins’s band to be a part of a new version of Mayall’s the blues,” with a “master touch and killer for five years. During that time Montoya renowned Bluesbreakers, an outfit that had tone,” has developed his writing, singing switched his main instrument from drums to previously featured the likes of Clapton and and playing style even further to incorporate Big Sp las h guitar, and learned from his mentor’s “icy- Peter Green. R&B elements. His singing style in particu- hot” guitar style (another of Collins’s nick- It was during his 10-year stint with the lar has received more and more accolades, NABBA Championship...... Apr. 1-2 names was the Iceman). Bluesbreakers that Montoya really proved as a soulful and expressive crooning style. Jethro Tull...... Apr. 7 “I took advantage of the fact that he himself as a great guitar player in his own While his music may have expanded to in- Annie...... Apr. 8 wanted to keep me and wanted me to learn. right. While he was in some ways a student corporate elements beyond the blues, it’s the All Star Comedy Jam...... Apr. 9 [I] was just a willing, person to be there, of both Collins and Mayall, both considered relatable emotional resonance of his music The Avett Brothers...... Apr. 19 and I was so much in love with his music great bluesmen, he learned very different that maintains the tie with his roots. Bullets Over Broadway...... May 6 and what he was doing. It really affected me things from them. “[The blues are] honest, you know, ev- emotionally. I did whatever I could just to “Working with John was a little more or- eryday stories, like everyday life. People stay in the gig and learn,” Montoya says. ganized ... a little more professional, a little seem to be able to identify with it because Just as important as the guitar techniques more on top of things,” Montoya remembers. it talks about things you go through in life,” Embassy Theatre he learned from Collins, Montoya’s mentor “John was well versed in blues, but what I he says. “It’s just always with you whether 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. also encouraged him to forge his own iden- learned a lot from him was to be organized feelin’ good or feelin’ bad. It’s not too much tity by learning from, but not copying, his and be on time. out in the stratosphere; it’s grounded. It just Fort Wayne, Indiana idols. “Albert Collins’s band never thought means a lot, with emotionally based lyrics “Albert Collins said, ‘I love B.B. King, about how they got the music; they just went and emotionally based music. It’s not think- ticketmaster.com but I don’t want to be B.B. King [or] sound out there and did it. They didn’t over analyze. ing music, it’s feeling music.” February 25, 2016------www.whatzup.com------5 ------Feature • Jana Henly------Brains, Beauty & Yodeling By Jen Poiry-Prough She says that working on a ship “is a In return, Henly hopes for supportive- different world. You’re on this floating hotel ness and kindness from her fellow actors A common theme among performers, that has the same number of people as a high onstage. even the most expressive ones, is a secret in- school with about 70 different nationalities. “I’ve had a chance to perform with some nate shyness. You live, work and play with all the same amazingly talented people, some giving and Such is the case for Jana Henly. people.” some not,” she says. “I find those people “My shyness as a kid probably had Although she says such an environment who view the show as a team effort to be a something to do with the fact that I was an could be “confining,” she treasured her time lot more fun to work with.” only child for 12 years,” she says. “I’m still onboard. “I’ve sung ‘Defying Gravity’ more In spite of her adherence to research and quite shy naturally, a fact no one believes.” times than any one person deserves to,” she consistency, Henly has found that her big- Saturday, March 5 • 8pm • $15-$30 Like many performers with a bash- says, “saw some amazing places, paid off gest challenge as a theater performer has ful streak, Henly has been “looking like an used performing to con- ingénue but singing like COCO nect with people, make a character.” friends, and “come out She says this hasn’t of her shell.” been a bad thing, per MONTOYA Her youth was spent se, but she has found it singing in church (from common to audition for the age of 3), singing a gutsy character role, along with Freddie Mer- such as Anita in West cury records (“I still hear Side Story, only to be his influence in my sing- cast as the sweet soprano ing,” she says), playing Maria. piano and writing songs But she says this is for a make-believe ra- changing. dio station she and her “Now that I’m a bit friends created. older I’m getting to do “I don’t write songs some more of those char- so much now,” she says, acter roles I’ve always “but I am always looking wanted,” she says. “I’m Saturday, April 9 • 8pm • $15-$100 for a new craft or chal- also experienced enough lenge. I feel like I draw to anticipate what role energy from being creative.” my student debt, and made some lifelong I’m most likely to be cast as.” This allows IU’S Henly saw her first musical during an friends.” her to spend her time preparing for auditions elementary school field trip – a production Henly no longer makes a living as a per- based on the roles she thinks she is likely to ANOTHER of Oklahoma! at Huntington North High former; she currently works at an elemen- be cast in, rather than the roles she might feel School. tary school teaching in the computer lab and more particularly drawn to. “I was pretty blown away,” she recalls. proctoring standardized tests. Her current role as Inga in the Fort ROUND “I was surprised at how involved I felt in “Being a teacher is a lot like live the- Wayne Civic Theatre’s Young Frankenstein, the story, and I couldn’t wait until I was ater,” she says. “If what you’ve planned is a perfect example of the type of ingénue old enough to be in a musical during high doesn’t fly, you’ve got to come up with an- role she is typically cast in. But it has pre- school. The few shows I saw growing up other plan in the moment.” sented some unique challenges in itself. made a huge impact.” This can be particularly challenging for “I don’t think I’ve ever been uninten- When she turned 13, she auditioned for this self-professed perfectionist, especially tionally sexy before,” Henly says. “Inga is a production of Annie at the Huntington The- when it comes to researching a role. She so interesting because she is very attractive, atre Guild. says her combination of perfectionism and but she’s also a local farm girl. It’s interest- “I don’t remember my audition well,” introversion has led her to what she consid- ing for me to try and balance those two as- she says, “but I know I sang quietly and felt ers “over-researching” her roles. pects of her.” shy.” “I’m very happy to research a role or It has also given her the opportunity to She was cast as an orphan, and although song into the ground in an effort to be pre- add another yet uncommon skill to her re- she was initially disappointed not to play the pared,” says Henly, who learned flawless sume: yodeling. lead, she fell in love with the experience. ventriloquism from scratch to play Sr. Am- “Working on a new skill brings me so Thursday, May 5 • 8pm • $56 “I couldn’t wait to get to rehearsals and nesia in last summer’s production of Nun- much joy and a sense of accomplishment, basically just loved every single minute of sense at the Pulse Opera House. but it’s also a huge challenge,” Henly says. the show” she says. “It made me so excited However, she says that such a strict ad- “I can tell you I’m going to be nervous open- ROBIN to do more and more musicals.” herence to her own internal notions of who ing night when that first yodel comes out of Henly says that experience was part of her character is and how she should behave my mouth. ‘Does it sound right? Are people a natural progression of creativity and per- can at times be overkill, especially when going to love it or hate it?’ We’ll find out!” TROWER formance that she followed throughout her it comes time to collaborate with directors She says that the combination of the educational and professional career. and actors who may have a different take on hilarious script (based on the iconic Mel GO TO OUR WEBSITE “Piano and choir in middle school led things. Brooks film starring Gene Wilder), the cast to show choir in high school. I knew some “As I get a little older I’m trying to relax of highly talented and experienced per- FOR TICKET INFO & MORE older kids who performed at theme parks a bit,” she says, “and let things form organi- formers, and the resources backing the Fort ALL SHOWS ALL AGES over their summers in college, so naturally cally with cast mates and the direction that Wayne Civic Theatre will make the produc- I wanted to do that, too. Once I was hired at I’m given.” tion a memorable experience for everyone a theme park, I knew people who performed Nevertheless, she strives for consistency involved, including the audience. on cruise ships, so I wanted to do that too. within her own performances. “My favorite thing about all the commu- I thought it was just what a person did, so I “I’m not the best singer or actress in the nity theaters around here is that all of these did my best to emulate those performers that world by any stretch, but I will work hard people volunteer their time just because they were getting hired for the things I thought I and do my best, every time, to give them a love it,” she says. “In the professional world needed to do.” performance they can count on each time.” of theater, it’s easy to lose sight of that.” 6------www.whatzup.com------February 25, 2016 ------Feature • Cathy Blyth------A Painter of Essences By Heather Miller to face head on whatever sentiment that may be rum- bling in the back of her mind. She confronts each can- Look at a painting by Cathy Blyth and you’ll see vas with intense contemplation and texture plays an fields of thick acrylic color stretching across the pic- important role in capturing the tone. ture plane overlapped by slashes, smears and scrapes. With the addition of cheesecloth, some of her followed by more color. She is an abstract expression- paintings become almost sculptural. Folded and ist, a painter who follows the footsteps of a movement bunched up lengths of fabric are added directly to the in which the artists capture emotion on canvas, some- canvas then painted until they blend and complement times sustained and other times fleeting. the background. The fabric brings forward color and It is a genre that Blyth represents well. She cites adds another layer of energy and interest to the work. Mark Rothko as a Blyth’s bold, painter with a body of passionate pieces are work that empowers balanced by serene, her own. ghost-like depictions “I saw a retrospec- of landscapes. When tive of his work,” Blyth paired on the wall explains. “Standing in with her brightly col- front of his paintings ored works, her pieces was a spiritual experi- painted in soft, muted ence for me.” tones allow the viewer Blyth strives to to take a breather, a capture the essence of moment to relax, be- a moment. Her most fore moving on to the influential mentor, next geometric ab- her college professor, stract. Peaceful and William M. Halsey, inviting, Blyth’s land- summed up the inten- scapes give us a hint of tion when he said, “I what life could be or a try to paint not a de- mourning of what life scription, not a picture, but an essence, the essence of once was and is now lost. a place, a feeling, a thought.” Like many artists, Blyth works with acrylic. As each layer is added, Blyth is skilled in more than texture builds up, and so does the tension of the piece. one medium. She is a very As she works, Blyth scratches and digs at the paint al- adept textile weaver and lowing the deepest layers to peek out. In some pieces has projects large and small bright colors peer through heavy dark hues, giving the in her studio to prove it. A composition the power to evoke strong feeling. Her large loom, constructed by work lets us know that even in our darkest hours, if we her husband, stands next to Performances can weather the storm and dig within ourselves, there her studio easel. The loom is warped and ready, as it is light and vibrancy to be found. supports a long-term work in progress. at the As Blyth works, some shapes disappear while oth- Her work with fiber began after a move to Indi- ers are revealed. Geometric shapes, often squares and ana from New York City. She was faced with a series Auer ArtsLab rectangles are put down on the canvas and reworked of great life challenges that threw her world off orbit, 300 E. Main St over and over again. Dark, energetic grids bring or- and she slipped into a major depression. After taking der to the chaotic scramble of color in pieces such as some community classes, she decided to buy a loom “Stained Glass” and “Entropy.” with the bit of savings she brought with her from New CALL “My abstract work evolves,” says Blyth “through York. With the fabric left to her by her mother, Blyth a process that is an intuitive interaction between com- set to work weaving rag rugs. It was a process that she 422-4226 position and the application and excavation of color could handle in her delicate state. During this period and an excavation and building of layers upon layers she convinced herself that art needed to be functional, for tickets of composition and color.” Her process is purely intui- and thus painting was a self-absorbent waste of time. tive. She begins not with sketches or plans but with a The rugs were practical, so she kept on weaving Rated G desire to capture a moment with paint. until she happened to walk into a show at the Fort “There is no narrative, no explanation, no direct Wayne Museum of Art. There she saw a collection of references,” she explains. “Any conscious attempt at works by Vera Klement. Blyth was blown away by the narrative disrupts the intuition, and the process comes power of her work It was then that she knew she must This hilarious, but absolutely true, story is to a halt. I cannot know where I am going when I start, paint again. but must trust myself to get to the end. The painting is After auditing advanced painting classes with Tim about the origin of Churubusco’s famed lifeless until all of a sudden it is not. I remain in ten- Parsley and Tom Keesee at the University of Saint sion until released.” Francis, Blyth left with the confidence and skills that “Turtle Days”. A warmhearted comedy People drawn to Blyth’s work on an emotional allow her to paint the way she is today. LNKREJCPD=PPNQPDEOOPN=JCANPD=Jł?PEKJ level often can’t identify exactly why. Each painting “There used to be a big black round thing inside is a conglomeration of complex human feeling in the me blocking all the light. I could just see shining visual form. Perhaps viewers connect deeply with her around its edges from behind. I couldn’t get or see work because it comes from a place of honesty within around it. I didn’t know what it was. It’s not there any ADULT, SENIOR, STUDENT & GROUP the artist. longer,” she says. TICKET DISCOUNTS UNTIL 2/18. “I don’t usually preconceive where I am going Art brought this artist back to life and presented when I start a painting and usually do not end up her with the blank pages of a new chapter just waiting where I began,” says Blyth when describing her ap- to be written. Contemporary art lovers in this region proach. are on the edge of their seats and waiting to see what www.allforOnefw.org Blyth is bold and brave at the easel – not afraid comes next. February 25, 2016------www.whatzup.com------7 Wooden Nickel ------Spins------CD of the Week The Legendary Trainhoppers Family Tree BACKTRACKS As much fun as being in a band fIREHOSE with your friends is, sometimes you If’n (1987) have to make that tough choice to walk away. Whether it’s career, When fIREHOSE formed family, lack of time or just plain after the death of D. Boon (and burnout, at some point the fat lady Minutemen), it was partly be- sings and it’s time to put the guitars cause George Hurley and Mike in their cases and say, “Smell ya Watt had to keep playing in order later!” to preserve the memory of their That may not have been exact- friend. This album, their second, ly how things went down with Fort was more light-hearted than their Wayne’s The Legendary Trainhoppers (I can’t imagine Matt Kelley debut and established the fIREHOSE sound. quoting The Simpsons’ Nelson Muntz, but I’d pay good money to “Sometimes” opens the release, and hits all of the 80s alt- $11.99 see and hear it), but the last time the Trainhoppers adorned a stage pop sensibilities with an honest groove and catchy lyrics. “Hear was 2007. Their swan song was covering Bob Dylan and the Band at Me” also mines that vein and features the huge bass from Watt. LISSIE Down The Line in 2007. “Making the Freeway” has a Talking Heads texture and resembles Ramble On Primus a little bit in its direction. “Anger” is a nice alt-rock jam MY WILD WEST During that first run the guys released one album, , a rustic and dusty collection of Americana and folk that was equal and has some great percussion placed in the bridge and chorus. If the title of singer-songwriter Lissie Maurus’ parts campfire songs and juke joint whiskey tunes. With a less than It reminds me of the R.E.M. sound from the same era – which third album is to be believed, we all have a enjoyable time in the studio and life pulling the guys in different brings me to the next track, “For the Singer of R.E.M.” The story little Wild West in us, or at the very least, a directions, the band left the Embassy stage thinking that would be goes that R.E.M. were pretty big fans of the Minutemen, and the version of that lawless time and place that the last time they’d play together. But sometimes things just happen. song was written before fIREHOSE toured with them. haunts our imaginations. Lissie’s gold rush- Sometimes out of the blue a phone call is made, a conversation is “Operation Solitaire” brings the tempo down to a cool, almost ing-turned-ghost town is none other than Los had, and those old feelings come bubbling back up. jazzy beat. It’s one of my faves from the band, and its spoken- Angeles, hence album highlights “Hollywood,” That’s what happened with The Legendary Trainhoppers, sort word feel sort of brings you into a hazy comfort, setting you up “My Wild West Overture,” “Sun Keeps Risin’” of. A year ago a Trainhoppers reunion was a conversation between for the amiable “Windmilling.” “Me & You, Remembering” con- and “Ojai.” Pick up your copy for $11.99 at friends, and now, here we are a year later and that reunion album can tinues the tongue-in-cheek lyrics in front of a jazzy arrangement any Wooden Nickel Music store. soon be in your hands. It’s called Family Tree, and it’s a rip-roaring before the beautiful acoustic number, “In Memory of Elizabeth and dusty affair that is full of fun and good times from start to fin- Cotton.” Cotton was an extraordinary guitarist, and her recording TOP SELLERS @ ish. of “Freight Train” is legendary. She died a few months before the The album was recorded and self-produced by the Trainhoppers guys entered the studio to record this album. Wooden Nickel at One Lucky Guitar’s B-Side space, and that laid back feels comes The record closes with “Thunder Child,” a heavier number (Week ending 2/21/16) through in the 13 tracks on Family Tree. Instrumental opener “Ol’ that throws an exclamation point on a terrific record from one No. Nine” sounds like a dusty old field recording, captured in some of the 80s most underrated bands. With only five studio records TW LW ARTIST/Album work shanty. Guitar and mandolin meld seamlessly under the fidelity through 1993, the members are still active as solo artists. They 1 – ZEPHANIAH of what sounds like aged tape. Pretty soon “Keep a Light” comes played Coachella in 2012. Reforged roaring in like a beacon of weekend living, country jangle and shuf- Fun Fact: The album was named after a song that appeared in fling drums as it brings to mind American Central Dust-era Son Volt. the television show Bewitched in 1968. (Dennis Donahue) 2 – WOLFMOTHER “Give Me A Call” is more countrified boogie, with a hint of Stones-y Victorious brand of boozy rock n’ roll. “My Come Monday” is a windswept album was produced by Causa Sui guitarist and veritable studio wiz- 3 – LAKE STREET DIVE ballad, complete with some great slide guitar and sweet harmonies. ard Jonas Munk, and if you’ve heard Munk’s solo record Pan, then Side Pony “I Don’t Do That Anymore” is a rumpus ode to leaving all those bad some of the finer aural details and headphone candy will come as a habits behind and gettin’ on with gettin’ on. This would’ve sounded welcome surprise. But for the most part Munk is here strictly to make 4 – LAST IN LINE just right on Wilco’s A.M., right next to “That’s Not The Issue”. Sorensen’s guitar shine and his melodies to light the way. Heavy Crown The Legendary Trainhoppers don’t sound like a band that got to- With the six songs titled “Solo1” through “Solo6,” you get the gether after a nearly 10-year hiatus on Family Tree. They sound like feel of a musical journey. Each track has its own vibe and story to 5 – ANIMAL COLLECTIVE a group of guys that have been at it for years. “Flow River Flow,” tell. There’s not the bombast and explosive rock growl of Sorensen’s Painting With “Ramble On,” “I Got a Gal” and “Don’t Fade on Me” are songs main gig, Papir, but that’s not a bad thing. Solo allows us to hear made by a band in the throes of a musical rejuvenation, a band abso- a different side of Sorensen’s playing and compositional ability. 6 6 MEGADETH lutely loving making music together, and it shows in each and every Dystopia There’s a playfulness to a track like “Solo3” that you just couldn’t track. “Star Valley Honey” may not make a man hop a damn train, get with amps turned up to 11. It almost has a Steve Reich vibe to the 7 1 TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND but The Legendary Trainhoppers will make you want to tap your feet phasing and layering of guitar and what sounds like synth coming Let Me Get By and hum along. (John Hubner) out of the distant horizon. It’s complex, yet simple enough to zone out to with a beer(or whatever.) 8 4 LUCINDA WILLIAMS Nicklas Sorensen “Solo4” in some ways reminds me of old Joe Satriani, like some- Ghosts of Highway 20 Solo thing off Not of This Earth. It’s more about tone, mood and atmo- sphere than impressing one with a catchy riff or slinky guitar lines. 9 3 NATHANIEL RATELIFF ... Sometimes there’s nothing Backwards guitar come in and out as a clean guitar plays a pulsating Nathaniel Rateliff &The Night Sweats better than finding that perfect line over and over. The song fades into the ether as guitar comes in and out of the mix over a sustaining synth line. “Solo5” feels like 10 – YO GOTTI daydream record – that record you Art of Hustle put on as you throw on some head- some of those lesser known gems in the heyday of Shrapnel Records phones, close your eyes and let your in the 80s – a time when in the midst of teased hair and pointy, hot mind wander for the duration. Or pink Ibanez guitars there were a few guys out there still putting soul- that album you throw on in the car ful, intricate, interesting guitar records out. Guys like Michael Lee check out our for that wind-in-your-hair, sun-in- Firkins, Eric Johnson, and Steve Morse were displaying their guitar the-rear-view road trip. That album chops in unique and soulful ways, as opposed to just wanking it as that soundtracks both conversations and bouts of gazing towards the fast as they could. 50¢ vinyl bins horizon. Papir’s guitar virtuoso Nicklas Sorensen has given us our But I digress. “Solo6,” the album closer is also its epic heart. next great daydream record, the appropriately titled Solo. His first Just over 12 minutes long, “Solo6” takes its time getting to where hundreds to choose from album under his own name, Sorensen has not wasted a single second it’s headed. Simple percussion and a meditative guitar line act as a 3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 on this six-track LP. guide so the song can dive into more atmosphere and hallucinogenic 3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 Letting his guitar do the talking, Solo is an instrumental affair soundscapes. There’s elements of both space and earth here. An aural 6427 W. Jefferson • 432-7651 that moves effortlessly from the Krautrock-ish opener “Solo1” to space where the past, present, and future converge. A slow and me- ticulous journey into nothingness that is glorious at every step. 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Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Saturday, Feb 27 This 15-year comedy veteran has headlined Jon Durnell Band clubs across the country and has been heard on Aj’s USA bar & grille Reckon Sirius/XM Radio and The Bob & Tom Show Sports Bar/Tavern • 2472 Getz Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-434-1980 Ex p e c t : Karaoke every Wednesday and Saturday night, live music, East State, next to Rib Room. Ca l l 486-0216 f o r Mo r e In f o r m a t i o n 260-625-1002 NFL package on 10 screens, billiards, darts, good food, daily specials 9 short min. west of Coliseum Blvd. o r v i s i t w w w .s n ic k e r z c o m e d y c l u b .b i z www.nickswinebar.com Monday-Friday, all in a friendly atmosphere. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Located in at US 30 & W. County Line Road NOW HIRING ALL POSITIONS Canopy Corners on Getz Road between Covington and Illinois. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-3 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Nicks_Feb24-due Feb19.indd 1 2/18/16 9:03 AM ANNRITA’S LOUNGE & GRILL Thursday, February 25 Hu b i e A s h c r a f t — Acoustic at Checkerz Op e n St a g e Ja m — Hosted by Pop ‘n’ Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne, Music/Dancing • 6330 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-459-7687 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke p.m., no cover, 489-0286 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478- Ex p e c t : Newly remodeled. Enjoy drinks, dining and dancing in a warm, at Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Ja r e d Pa g a n — Rock/variety at 5827 friendly atmosphere. You’ll love our fare of Korean, Italian and tapas Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 482- Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, Sh o o t i n g St a r Pr o d . w/St u — at e t t i n g h e r e 6425 7-10 p.m., no cover, 625-1002 Double Down, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., dishes. G T : Located in Covington Plaza next to Fresh o u r s Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e w/Da v e — Je f f McDo n a l d — Variety at Don Hall’s , 435-4567 Market and Chappell’s Restaurant. H : Open 4 p.m. Tues.-Sun.; Karaoke at Latch String, Fort Wayne, Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., opening for lunch soon. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 no cover, 489-2524 Friday, February 26 Amex, DC Bu c c a Ka r a o k e w/Bu c c a — Karaoke at Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Annrita’s Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 6:30- Ad a m Bak e r & t h e He a r t a c h e w/ ARCOLA INN & ALE 9:30 p.m., no cover, 459-7687 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Tr i c h o t o m o u s Hi pp o p o t a m u s , Bl a c k Pub/Tavern • 11517 Arcola Rd., Arcola • 260-625-4444 DDJ o u b l e K — Variety at Bar 145, Fort Op e n Mic — Hosted by Mike Conley Ca t Ma m b o — Original rock at Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, pool table, jukebox, live weekend entertainment, Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 209-2117 at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Skeletunes, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., Wayne, 8:30-11 p.m., no cover, 426- $5, 580-1120 3 TVs, free WIFI, patio, fire pit. Drink specials: $3 domestic pitch- 2537 ers $2 Fire & Ice Sun.; $1 domestic drafts, $2 craft drafts, $3 Captain Mon.; $2 well drinks Tues.; $2 Reds, $3 bombs Wed.; $2 domestic ------longnecks, $3 craft/import longnecks Thurs.; $5 domestic pitchers Fri.; $3 Beam or Canadian Mist Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Arcola Rd. & Eme, less than 10 minutes from Fort Wayne. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM Another BotB, This One Covers Only BAR 145 Gastro Pub • 4910 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-209-2117 Last week I shared some useful info about a cou- Ex p e c t : Pairing premium spirits and beer with gourmet food in an ple of upcoming battle of the bands competitions at ambient, energetic setting offering live entertainment. Full menu. $10 CS3 and Saint Francis University. Now comes word Out and About lunches including sandwich, side & drink, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; of another one to add to the mix – one strictly for NICK BRAUN $15 bottled house wine/$5 glasses Tues.; $5 Burger & $5 Martinis cover bands. Brought to you by ALT 99.5FM, the 1st Wed.; $4 Craft Bottles Thurs. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Between Coliseum Annual Battle of the Cover Bands will get underway and Washington Ctr. on North Clinton. Ho u r s : 11:30 a.m.-12 a.m. on Friday, March 4 at Bar 145 and will feature over despite not being finished, they’re currently offering Sun.-Tues., 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Wed.,-Thurs., 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. $7,500 in prizes, including a $4,000 cash grand prize a few pre-order packages on their website. The pack- Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex plus a 10-show tour and professional photo shoot. If ages include a “making of” DVD featuring studio and BEAMER’S SPORTS GRILL cover tunes is your specialty, then why not step up to live footage, plus never-before-released music, auto- the plate? Email [email protected] for graphed CD’s, VIP access at a show on the upcoming Sports/Music/Variety • W. County Line Rd. & Highway 30 • 260-625-1002 more. Good luck! tour and an all-expenses paid trip to L.A. to join Rains Ex p e c t : Big Ten, Nascar, NFL Sunday Ticket, pool tournaments, live In 1979 I was three years old, chewing on my Star music Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. No cover. New owners & man- in the studio. agement. Complete menu featuring homemade pizza, burgers, steaks, Wars toys and trying to master the Speak & Spell. One of the new tracks, “Heartless,” can already sandwiches and salads. Serving fresh Didier meats. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : A Around that time, a British heavy metal band known be heard on iTunes and other digital outlets. Rains are quick 10 minutes west of Coliseum on U.S. 30. Ho u r s : Open daily at as Grim Reaper was forming in Droitwich, England. in the process of shopping the new track to radio out- 11 a.m., noon on Sunday. Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc Despite line-up changes and just a handful of releases lets and plans on doing some hefty touring this year under their belt, the band soon gained a cult follow- in support of the release. Stay tuned to whatup for re- BOOTLEGGERS SALOON & GALLEY ing before breaking up in 1988. In 2006 longtime vo- lease details and upcoming tour dates. Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-387-6307 calist Steve Grimmett resurrected the name, as Steve “That one guy” is an often-used term, but for Ex p e c t : Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motor- Grimmett’s Grim Reaper, and that band continues to Mike Silverman, he really is That 1 Guy. Hailing from cycle parking available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys & this day. Those of you who thought you’d never see Berkeley, California, That 1 Guy is a one-man band $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos the legendary Reaper stroll through the Fort will be featuring Silverman and the instrument he invented, & $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.; stoked to see they’ll be making a stop at 4D’s Bar & The Magic Pipe, which stands seven feet tall and is $12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & smoked BBQ ribs, Grill on Friday, March 25. Demonwolf, The Lurking comprised of miked steel pipes with a single, thick tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner Corpses and Hell Came Home will also perform that bass string wired from top to bottom. The Magic Pipe of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. Ho u r s : 11 night. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 day of show is also joined onstage by an Appalachian handsaw, an a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM and can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets, Wood- electric cowboy boot and belching smoke. C2G MUSIC HALL en Nickel or 4D’s. The beginning of That 1 Guy’s biography sums Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 Good news coming from the Rains camp: they’re this act up best: “Imagine the brainchild of Dr. Seuss, Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse currently working on new material which will be com- Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Stanley Kubrick and musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a ing our way this spring. Rube Goldberg, and you begin to understand the spec- comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent “It’s in the mixing and mastering stage now, so tacle of a That 1 Guy performance.” venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. it’s basically done,” shares an excited frontman Jeff It sounds a little off and almost like his cheese has Food catered by local vendors during some shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Rains. “No title yet. I’ll figure it out about three sec- slid off his cracker, but perhaps you’ll be able to wrap Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of onds before they go to print.” For the new release, your head around That 1 Guy on social media. Better Parkview Field. Ho u r s : Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour Rains recruited producer Ulrich Wild who has worked yet, you can treat your eyes and ears to the experience earlier. Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check with artists such as Deftones, Pantera, White Zombie on Wednesday, March 16 inside CS3’s Tiger Room. and Static X. This will be the band’s third release and [email protected] February 25, 2016------www.whatzup.com------9 NIGHTLIFE Sa t u r d a y , Fe b . 27 • 10p m • $5 Mu s i c Lo v e r s Lo u n g e CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS Su n d a y , Fe b . 28 • 8p m • $10 Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 Al l Le t ’s Co m e d y Pr e s e n t s Ag e s Burgers • Bands • Bourbon Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of De r e k Open Mic Night sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers. Sh e e n Hosted by Shelly Dixon & Jeff McRae Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson; ~ Live Entertainment ~ Every Monday • 6-9pm Ho u r s : ample parking on street and lot behind building. 11 a.m.-11 Saturday, March 26 ~ 9pm-1am We d n e s d a y , Ma r c h 2 • 9p m • $7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. The Holbrook Al l Gas Station Disco Al c o h o l : Pm t g e s Full Service; : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex A GO!ZILLA Saturday, Feb. 27 • 10pm ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR Brothers Band Th e Ro a r i n g 420s Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials! Th e Sn a r k s Battle of the Bands Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, Thursdays: 50¢ Jumbo Wings Begins Friday, March 4 @ 9pm state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. (dine-in only) Contact [email protected] to enter Great drink specials. Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 4910 N. Clinton Street Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook Fort Wayne • 209.2117 Marriott. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM Checkerz Bar & Grill ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------An t h e m Ro a d — Variety at Checkerz Gr a t e f u l Gr o o v e — Grateful Dead Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e — Country Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- tribute at Latch String Bar & Grill, at American Legion Post 241, Ex p e c t : Free WIFI, all sports networks on 10 TVs. Live rock 1:30 a.m., no cover, 489-0286 Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Waynedale, 8:30-11:30 p.m., no Thursday thru Saturday. Kitchen open daily with full menu and the Br a t Pa c k — Rat Pack at Nick’s Martini cover, 483-5526 cover, 747-7851 best wings in town. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and Till & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., no Gr e g g Be n d e r Ba n d — Variety at Jo h n Se c u l o f f — Variety at Deer Park roads. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Fri., 12 cover, 482-6425 Eagles Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 7-11 Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 p.m., no cover, 436-3512 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 noon-3 a.m. Sat., 12 noon-2 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : Ch r i s Wo r t h & Co m pa n y — R&B/ variety at Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Gu n s l i n g e r — Country rock at The Ju l i e Ha d a w a y — Variety at Venice MC, Visa, ATM available Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., cover, Post, Pierceton, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 Columbia Street WesT 483-1311 $3, 574-594-3010 p.m., no cover, 482-1618 Da n c e Pa r t y w/DJ Ri c h — Variety at Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at Country Ka t Bo w s e r — Variety at Don Hall’s Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, Heritage Winery, Laotto, 5-8 p.m., no Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday. 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 cover, 637-2980 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street Do c De w Qu a r t e t — Jazz at Club Hu b i e As h c r a f t Ba n d — Country at Na t ha n Ti m m e l w/Ke n d r a Co r r i e — Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Rusty Spur Saloon I, Fort Wayne, 10 Comedy at Snickerz Comedy Bar, Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of no cover, 426-3442 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, 755-3465 Fort Wayne, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9.50, C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Large Do w n Th e Li n e 10: An n i v e r s a r y — Ja s o n Pa u l — Acoustic variety at 486-0216 menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and Feat. Kenny Taylor, Streetlamps for Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, St e a d f a s t — Contemporary Christian daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : Spotlights, Big Caddy Daddy, Last 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 625-1002 at Cupbearer Café, Auburn, 7-9 Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Call, B45s at Embassy Theatre, Fort Jo e St ab e l l i — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas p.m., free, 920-8734 Disc, Amex Wayne, 7 p.m., $15-$25, 424-5665 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no cover, 426-3411 DEER PARK PUB Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger food, tacos every Tuesday. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and ON THE Spring, across from UFS. Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-2 LANDING! a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc WEDNESDAYS DUESY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE $100 domestic Sports Bar • 305 E. Washington Ctr. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-484-0411 Ex p e c t : 27 huge flat screen TVs with all your favorites sports – LONGNECKS NASCAR and more; karaoke 9 p.m. Friday (and 8-10 p.m. Sundays starting March 6); kitchen opens at 11 a.m. w/custom burgers, specialty & KARAOKE W/JOSH sandwiches, BBQ, flatbreads, salads and wraps. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : thursdaYS Corner of Washington Center Rd. and Coldwater, just south of I-69. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-midnight or later daily. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : OPEN MIC w/JON SWAIN MC, Visa, Disc, Amex (ELEPHANTS IN MUD) DUPONT BAR & grill $ 00 Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 1 domestic Ex p e c t : Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, NFL Ticket, 16’x10’ Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 12 flat screen TVs, Shut Up and LONGNECKS Sing Karaoke w/Mike Campbell every Wednesday at 8 p.m.; live music every Friday & Saturday. $6.99 daily lunch specials; 50¢ wings Friday, feb. 26 • 10pm Wednesdays; Fishy Fridays w/$10 Fish Bowls & $6.99 Fish Tacos. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North of Fort Wayne at Leo Crossing (Dupont & dance party Clinton). Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex w/DJ RICH HAMILTON HOUSE saturday, feb. 27 • 10pm Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. 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February 25, 2016------www.whatzup.com------11 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Jo h n Cu r r a n & Re n e g a d e — Country at UpSh o t t En t e r t a i n m e n t w/Gh o s t Gu n Mo t o r f o l k e r s — Acoustic at Nick’s Duff’s Bar, Columbia City, 10 p.m.-2 Su m m e r — Hip-hop at Downtown Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL a.m., no cover, 244-6978 Eatery & Spirits, Warsaw, 10 p.m., 5:30-8:30 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Jo n Du r n e l l Ba n d — Variety at Nick’s no cover, 574-267-6000 Op e n Mic — Hosted by Dan Smyth at Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 Ur ba n Le g e n d — R&B/variety at AJ’s The Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Bar and Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-1088 Mondays, $2.75 imports; Tuesdays, $2.50 import bottles & $1 tacos; Ka t Bo w s e r — Variety at Don Hall’s a.m., $5, 434-1980 Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Acoustic Wednesdays, $2 wells and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- at Bar 145, Fort Wayne, 8-10 p.m., Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; comedy improv/open 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Sunday, February 28 no cover, 209-2117 mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & Saturday. No cover. Ki l l t h e Rabb i t — Rock at 4D’s Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Where Clinton and Lima roads meet, next to Budget Ch r i s Wo r t h — Variety at Bar 145, Wednesday, March 2 cover, 490-6488 Fort Wayne, 2-4 p.m., no cover, Rental. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. o r n i n g f t e r M A — Rock at Dupont Bar 209-2117 Fo r t Wa y n e Co m e d y Co n n e c t i o n — l c o h o l m t A : Full Service; P : MC, Visa & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 De r e k Sh e e n — Comedy at Calhoun Comedy at Latch String Bar & Grill, a.m., cover, 483-1311 Street Soups, Salads & Spirits, Fort Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 483- LAOTTO BREWING COMPANY Mo t h e r Sh i p — Jazz/variety at Club Wayne, 8 p.m., $10, 456-7005 5526 Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Microbrewery • 202 S. Main St., LaOtto • 260-897-3360 Gu t t e r m o u t h w/Cr y p t i c s , Fl a m i n g o Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l ha r m o n i c — Bartok’s no cover, 426-3442 Ex p e c t : Easygoing atmosphere in a 100-plus-year-old renovated build- No s e b l e e d — Punk at Brass Rail, String Quartet No. 6 at History Mr. No b o d y & t h e Fl i n t l o c k — Rock ing. Beers made on site and served with a varied pub menu; soups, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m., $12-$15, 267- Center, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $20, at Chapman’s Brewing Co., Angola, 5303 481-0777 burgers, pizza and a variety of daily specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 10 min- 7-9:30 p.m., no cover, 314-6495 Ra y l a n d Ba x t e r — Acoustic at B-Side, G-Mo n e y Ba n d — Open jam at Nick’s utes north of Dupont and Lima roads on Old SR3 in LaOtto. Ho u r s : Mu s i c Lo v e r s Lo u n g e — Variety at One Lucky Guitar, Fort Wayne, 8 Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 5-10 p.m. Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday, 1-11 p.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. Calhoun Street Soups, Salads & p.m., $11, 969-6672 7-10 p.m., no cover, 482-6425 Spirits, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., $5, Sunday. Al c o h o l : Beer; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Ye s t e r d a y ’s He a d t r i p — Variety at Go!Zi l l a w, Th e Ro a r i n g 420s, Th e 456-7005 Latch String, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Sn a r k s — Punk at Calhoun Street Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY Na t ha n Ti m m e l w/Ke n d r a Co r r i e — a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Soups, Salads & Spirits, Fort Wayne, Comedy at Snickerz Comedy Bar, Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 9 p.m., $7, 456-7005 Fort Wayne, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9.50, Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at 4D’s Bar Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic 486-0216 Monday, February 29 & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 p.m., madness of Munchie Emporium. 4-1/2 star menu, ‘One of the best No r t h Po i n t Ro a d — Variety at no cover, 490-6488 Am e r i c a n Id o l Ka r a o k e — Karaoke at pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just south- Checkerz Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 On Ke y Ka r a o k e — Variety at Annrita’s p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 489-0286 Latch String, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., west of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : Usually no cover, 483-5526 Lounge and Grill, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Re c k o n — Country at Beamer’s Sports p.m., no cover, 459-7687 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc IWP F Fa c u l t y Re c i t a l f e a t . Sa m Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 Op e n Mic — Variety at Pedal City, Fort a.m., no cover, 625-1002 Sa v a g e — Tenor at Rhinehart Recital Hall, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., Wayne, 8 p.m., no cover, 415-6167 MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Acoustic $4-$7, 481-6555 Pa u l Ne w St e w a r t & Ki m m y De a n (Wh o Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 variety at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., a t Op e n Mic Ni g h t — Variety at Checkerz D ) — Variety at Venice Restaurant, Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $1, 482- 426-2537 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews no cover, 489-0286 1618 i d e c a r a r y s a r a o k e S G ’ K & DJ — h e r o t e s t w a m pa r t a c u s a c o b s available. Live music on Saturdays. The same 4-1/2 star menu, includ- Sc r a t c h N’ Sn i f f Li t e w/1/8 Kit Ku r t T P /I S , J ’ Karaoke at Kville Pub, Kendallville, We l l , Un l i k e l y D i s c i p l e s — Christian ing one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu. 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 625-1002 — Variety at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m., no cover, rock at Cupbearer Café, Auburn, Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center St.; go 2 Si e r r a Sha m e — Country/variety at 6:30 p.m., $7, 920-8734 o u r s 432-8966 miles. H : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri.- Annrita’s Lounge and Grill, Fort e n e e o n z a l e s w h r i s u t k o w s k i Sh e l l y Di x o n & Je f f McRa e — Open R G /C R Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full-Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, a n d Ke v i n Pi e ka r s k i — Jazz at Koze 459-7687 stage at Bar 145, Fort Wayne, 6-9 Disc p.m., no cover, 209-2117 Thai Cuisine, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no Su n n y Ta y l o r — Variety at Summit City cover, 755-6802 Brewerks, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no Sh o t g u n Ka r a o k e — Variety at Dupont cover, 420-0222 Tuesday, March 1 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m.-1 Sw i c k a n d Jo n e s — Acoustic at a.m., no cover, 483-1311 Oakwood Resort, Syracuse, 8 p.m., Fo r t Wa y n e Ar e a Co m m u n i t y Ba n d — no cover, 574-457-7100 Variety at Rhinehart Music Center, Te s t e d o n An i m a l s — Rock at Columbia IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., $3-$8, Thursday, March 3 Street West, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., 481-6555 d a m t r a c k $5, 422-5055 IWP F Vo c a l Di v i s i o n Sh o w c a s e — A S — Acoustic at Beamer’s Vocal variety at Rhinehart Recital Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Hall, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., no cover, 625-1002 $4-$7, 481-6555 whatzup PERFORMERS DIRECTORY ACOUSTIC VARIETY ORIGINAL ROCK Adam Strack...... 260-418-2070 FM90...... 765-606-5550 Jon Durnell...... 260-797-2980 PRAISE & WORSHIP Mike Conley...... 260-750-9758 Jacobs Well...... 260-479-0423 BLUES ROCK Big Daddy Dupree and the Broke 80D...... 260-519-1946 & Hungry Blues Band...... 708-790-0538 Big Caddy Daddy...... 260-925-9562 CLASSIC ROCK & COUNTRY The Rescue Plan...... 260-750-9500 The Joel Young Band...... 260-414-4983 ROCK & BLUES CLASSICAL Mr. Grumpy’s Revenge...... 260-701-9709 The Jaenicke Consort Inc...... 260-426-9096 ROCK & VARIETY COUNTRY & country rock The DeeBees...... 260-579-6852 BackWater...... 260-494-5364 ROCK N’ ROLL horn band Biff and The Cruisers...... 260-417-5495 Tim Harrington Band...... 765-479-4005 standards INDIE ROCK Cap’n Bob, The Singin’ Skipper...... 800-940-2035 James and the Drifters...... 717-552-5240 Pan Man Dan...... 260-232-3588 KARAOKE/DJ TROP ROCK & CLASSIC ROCK Sidecar Gary’s Karaoke/DJ...... 260-343-8076 Party Boat Band...... 260-438-3710 OLDIES ROCK variety The Bulldogs...... 260-357-3694 Dueling Keyboard Boys (Paul New Stewart).260-440-9918 ORIGINAL & COVER ROCK Elephants in Mud...... 260-413-4581 Kill The Rabbit...... 260-223-2381 or 419-771-9127 Night to Remember...... 260-797-2980 ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC Triple Play...... 520-909-5321 Dan Dickerson’s Harp Condition...... 260-704-2511 Who Dat (Paul New Stewart)...... 260-440-9918 The Holy Rebels...... 260-460-7009 For more information on these performers, or to sign your ORIGINAL HIP-HOP band up for this directory, click the Musicians Finder link at UpShott Entertainment...... 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Not only does it look In a bar, not so far away, a bar called Sister Mar- MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM great on the big screen, the movie is so full of raunchy garet’s Home for Wayward Girls, a hangout for guns Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 naughtiness it will have to be edited heavily and awk- for hire, we meet former special forces soldier, Wade Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- wardly to fit any other screen. Wilson. Work is a little slow. We see him scare the crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. The same 4-1/2 star menu, A slow-motion, multi-car chase and wreck begins daylights out of a pizza delivery guy who is stalking including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian Deadpool, but the first big pleasure of the film is the Wade’s client. menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down- credits that flash during the crashing and shooting and Then Wade meets Vanessa, and at about the same town, just north of courthouse. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 body pile-up. Instead of names, we get titles like “a time as they are acknowledging their love and com- a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc moody teen,” “hot chick,” “gratuitous cameo” (Stan patibility, Wade receives a diagnosis of stage 4 ter- NICK’S MARTINI & WINE BAR Lee). “CGI character” and “British villain.” minal cancer. Crazy and fearless, Will at first isn’t Dining & Music • 1227 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-6425 The jokey credits aren’t just for on-screen players. interested in experimental treatments. On hearing of Ex p e c t : Specialty martinis, craft beers and cocktails served up in a “The real heroes here,” as they call themselves, are the one in Chechnya, he quips, “Isn’t that where you go classic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (way funnier to get cancer?” He eventually agrees to go in to a pro- small plate appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink spe- and sharper than their Zombieland or G.I. Joe: Retali- gram run by Ajax (Ed Skrein). What he hopes will be cials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next ation). The screenplay feels like it has been tightened a cure turns out to be a treatment of torture and chemi- to the Rib Room. Ho u r s : Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Al c o h o l : again and again, not in a bad way. cal and other manipulations that leave him horribly Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Howard Hawkes used to tell his actors, “faster.” scarred but able to heal any wound at an astounding Scenes would be played over and over again, to speed pace. After escaping his torture chamber, he is focused SNICKERZ COMEDY BAR them up, to great effect. Deadpool is the fastest super- on revenge and a slim hope of having his old visage Comedy • 5535 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-0216 hero movie I can remember. 108 minutes! Yay! The restored. Ex p e c t : One of the nation’s premiere comedy clubs with the brightest flashback romance is a highly amusing compression “I look like a testicle with teeth,” he says. And the comics in America every Friday & Saturday night. Sandwiches, chick- of coupling. X-Men are trying to bring him back into the fold. He en strips, fish planks, nachos, wings & more. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : In front Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), a “pretty girl” when resists, and also can’t bring himself to see Vanessa. He of Piere’s. 2.5 miles east of Exit 112A off I-69. Ho u r s : Showtimes Will meets her, is as tough-talking as Will. We see does have the support of his bartender buddy Weasel are 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex their first year together in a montage of sexy holidays. who says, “You look like an avocado had sex with an Watch out for “Happy International Women’s Day.” older avocado.” STATE GRILL But Will and Vanessa cozy in like most couples. At the Deadpool is a joyously headstrong R-rated movie. Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 end of a year, they are in love, comfortable with each In addition to tons of violence (that plays like a ketch- Ex p e c t : 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and other, reading together on a loveseat by a window. up fest), some pretty crass humor and ongoing sexual friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous I digress, as does Deadpool, winking all the way. references, there is male nudity. (Reynolds’ behind jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- As the body count and tissue spew accelerates in the gallops across the screen.) day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Friendly staff: opening sequence, our hero breaks the fourth wall (as There is very little of the usual Marvel bag of Jonesy, Theresa and Andy. Riverbend Pizza. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner he will many times) to explain how he became the tricks here, unless they are being spoofed. After of State and Crescent. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. freak he is. There is gleeful mocking of all movie de- Fantastic Four Marvel needed a reboot. After Green Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; vices throughout. We’re told we are getting the origin Pm t .: Cash only; ATM on site story, and so we have to skip back two years in time. Continued on page 18 ------JAY LENO - From Page 4 funny, but I don’t want to be him. I don’t want to live that life.” The real trick, he said, is “to make show business money and lead a Reynolds Finally Scores His Hit Movie normal life.” Tops at the Box: Tim Miller’s Deadpool, starring Leno said a guy in that lofty, 11:30 p.m. position has to know when Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin and Gina Carano, it’s time to leave. once again took the top spot at the box office, selling ScreenTime “When you’re 40 and talking to the 26-year-old supermodel, it’s another $55 million in tickets last week, upping the sexy. When you’re 65, you’re the old guy,” he said. “At this stage of my film’s 10-day domestic sales total to a whopping $235 GREG W. LOCKE life, I shouldn’t have to know all of Kanye West’s music.” million. So far the movie has already made almost These days, Leno (who said he owns 140 cars and 117 motorcycles) half a billion dollars internationally, making it the first horror film from Anya Taylor Joy, which sold just un- hosts a much lower profile show for vehicle aficionados on CNBC called major hit of 2016. I’ve not seen the film yet, but it der $9 million over its first three days of release. Jay Leno’s Garage. certainly has one of the strongest trailers I’ve seen in Rounding out last weekend’s Top 5 was femme Leno is able to convince big celebrities to visit by assuring them a while. It’s kind of cool to finally see Reynolds hit comedy How to Be Single, starring Alison Brie, Da- that the only questions he plans to ask are about cars, motorcycles and it big. Look for this one to keep on selling for a few kota Johnson, Leslie Mann, Jason Mantzoukas, Da- planes. weeks and eventually do really well on home video. mon Wayans Jr. and Rebel Wilson. The film sold a “They’re comfortable talking about their hobby without having to Oh, and of course we have future Deadpool films to good-enough $8.2 million over its second weekend, worry about me saying, ‘Your last film bombed. Why do you think that look forward to now. Because this is Hollywood and bringing the movie’s 10-day U.S. sales total to just un- is?’” this is what Hollywood does. der $32 million. So far the movie has sold about $56 Leno said he enjoys returning to The Tonight Show in the role no dif- Also at the Box: Kung Fu Panda 3 took the No. million worldwide, much better than I expected. ferent from any other comic trying to prove himself. 2 spot at the box office last weekend, selling another Also of note: Zoolander 2 continued to bomb, “I’m going on again Thursday,” he said. “And I’m going on as a $12.5 million, bringing the film’s four-week total to selling just $5.5 million over its second weekend of standup comedian. I’m not going on as some old legend who used to do $117 million. Not bad, but certainly not what Fox had release, bringing the movie’s 10-day total to $23 mil- the show. I’m going on as a comedian. You will rise and fall based on hoped for. lion. Oof. jokes that you tell.” Taking the No. 3 spot was Kevin Reynolds’ new Oh, and then we have The Revenant, which con- His plan to keep touring as long as he is able isn’t about proving action flick, Risen, which sold a respectable $11.8 tinues to sell during its ninth week of release, now ap- something. It’s about enjoying himself. million over its first three days of release. The film proaching the $400 million mark in sales. No one, and “It’s great fun to write jokes and tell them for a living,” Leno said. “It stars Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth and Cliff I mean no one, saw that coming. gives you a great deal of satisfaction. People laugh. I don’t think of it as Curtis. work. It’s really fun for me. I truly enjoy it. I’m not one of those people Taking the No. 4 spot was The Witch, a very good [email protected] who vomits before they go on stage because they’re so nervous.” February 25, 2016------www.whatzup.com------13 ------Calendar • On the Road------It looks like there won’t be a hard rock/ 2Cellos Apr. 3 Chicago Theatre Chicago heavy metal touring festival this summer, 38 Special Apr. 8 T. Furth Center, Trine University Angola the first summer that’s happened in about Road Notez Aaron Lewis May 28 Honeywell Center Wabash two decades. With that option out of the mix, AC/DC Mar. 26 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland we’re beginning to see more big name pack- CHRIS HUPE AC/DC May 1 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH age tours being rumored, as well as a few Alan Doyle & the Beautiful Gypsies ($25-$50) Apr. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor more one-off festivals. One of those festivals takes place in the Chicago area July 15-17. Albert Cummings ($20) Mar. 1 The Ark Ann Arbor Chicago Open Air takes place in Toyota Park in Bridgeview, just north of Chicago proper, Alice Cooper May 5 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville and aims to give us a taste of what the Europeans have been experiencing with their own Alice Cooper May 6 Express Live! Columbus, OH open air festivals for several years. The lineup features just about all of the bands you Alice Cooper May 19 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne might imagine would appear at a festival like this, including Rammstein, Disturbed and All-Star Comedy Jam feat. Damon Williams, Nikki Carr, Redbone, Hot Sauce, Slipknot as headliners on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. Korn, Five Finger Jesnaira Baez & Gary Menke Apr. 9 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Death Punch, Marilyn Manson, Chevelle, Ministry and about 20 other like-minded The Amazing Kreskin Mar. 19 Wagon Wheel Theatre Warsaw Amon Amarth w/Entombed A.D., Exmortus May 5 Riviera Theatre Chicago bands are also on the bill. Tickets for a single day are about $50 while weekend passes An Cat Dubh Mar. 19 Deer Park Fort Wayne range from $120-$220, with a lot of VIP add-on packages also available. Andrew Bird Apr. 14 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI The Pitchfork Music Festival, another of the many summer Chicago music festivals, takes Andrew Bird Apr. 15 The LC Pavilion Columbus, OH place the exact same days as the Chicago Open Air festival but is located in Grant Park. Andrew Bird Apr. 16 House of Blues Cleveland The two festivals probably don’t share many of the same patrons, so there isn’t a lot of Ani DeFranco ($30-$55) Apr. 2 Michigan Theater Ann Arbor danger of cannibalization here, Lineups for this mostly indie music festival have just been Ani DeFranco w/Chastity Brown Apr. 3 The Intersection Grand Rapids announced, and artists include Brian Wilson, Sufjan Stevens, Beach House, Broken So- Anthony Gomes ($20) May 14 Key Palace Theatre Redkey cial Scene, Super Furry Animals and even Carly Rae Jepson for some reason. Tickets At The Drive In May 19 Riviera Theatre Chicago Avett Brothers Apr. 19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne for this festival range from $65 for a single day to $165 for a three-day pass. Avett Brothers Apr. 21 Chicago Theatre Chicago I’ve been hearing rumors that Will Smith is itching to get back on the road as a musical Avett Brothers Apr. 22 Chicago Theatre Chicago artist, and I’ve also heard he plans to bring his old collaborator, DJ Jazzy Jeff, with him Avett Brothers Apr. 23 Chicago Theatre Chicago when he does make it back. For now, those are just rumors, unfortunately. DJ Jazzy Jeff B.J. Thomas Feb. 27 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio doesn’t have a movie career to worry about, so nothing is holding him back from hitting Bag Raiders w/Plastic Plates ($15) Mar. 17 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI the road solo in the meantime. Jazz is bringing along DJ Indiana Jones, DJ Prince and Beach House Feb. 29 House of Blues Cleveland DJ Metrognome for a non-stop DJ party when he stops at The Vogue in Indianapolis on Beach House Mar. 1 Vic Theatre Chicago March 18. Beki Brindle Band ($12-$15) Apr. 14 Honeywell Center Wabash Ben Folds May 12 Fillmore Detroit Detroit We’ll see guitarist John 5 when he stops at the Memorial Coliseum on May 25 as part of Ben Folds w/Dotan May 13 Riviera Theatre Chicago Rob Zombie’s band. Until then, the eclectic six-stringer will promote his solo work with Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Apr. 16 Riviera Theatre Chicago a tour that also stops at The Vogue in Indianapolis. The show takes place March 5 and fea- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Apr. 17 House of Blues Cleveland tures his band, The Creatures, as well. A couple of Indy local bands, Xiting The System Biz Markie Mar. 24-25 House of Blues Chicago and American Bombshell, open the show, blessthefall Mar. 2 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Boney James ($29-$125) Apr. 29 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo [email protected] Bonnie Raitt Mar. 16 Detroit Opera House Detroit Bonnie Raitt Mar. 22 Chicago Theatre Chicago Charlie Daniels Band Apr. 22 Lerner Theatre Elkhart Boston May 18 Jacobs Pavilion Cleveland Charlie Puth Mar. 22 Park West Chicago Brian McKnight Mar. 11 Soundboard Detroit Detroit Charlie Puth Mar. 26 Bogart’s Cincinnati Brit Floyd Mar. 18 Chicago Theatre Chicago Cheap Trick May 6 Cleveland Public Hall Cleveland Bruce in the USA ($15) Mar. 12 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire Apr. 5 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH California Guitar Trio ($25) Mar. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings ($15) May 21 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Cameron Carpenter feat. The International Touring Organ Apr. 9 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Chris Hillman w/Herb Pedersen ($25) Apr. 7 The Ark Ann Arbor Carley Rae Jepsen Mar. 12 Metro Chicago Chris Smither ($26) May 6 The Ark Ann Arbor Cash Box Kings May 14 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Chuck Prophet Mar. 24 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne Celtic Woman Mar. 18 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Chvrches (sold out) Mar. 13-14 Riviera Theatre Chicago Celtic Woman ($45-$110) Mar. 19 Honeywell Center Wabash Ciara Apr. 15 House of Blues Cleveland Charles Kelley Apr. 13 House of Blues Cleveland Coco Montoya Mar. 5 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne

14------www.whatzup.com------February 25, 2016 ------Calendar • On the Road------Coheed and Cambria w/Glassjaw Feb. 26 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Coleman Hell Mar. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Colt Ford Mar. 12 Rusty Spur Saloon I Fort Wayne Foellinger Outdoor Theatre Corktown Popes w/The Brunswick Brawlers, Ryan Dillaha & the Miracle Men ($10) Mar. 19 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI 2016 Summer Season Corners w/Metavari, Lost Lakes May 10 CS3 Fort Wayne The Cult Mar. 25 House of Blues Chicago The Cult Mar. 29 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 26 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 27 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 28 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH Dark Star Orchestra Mar. 1 House of Blues Cleveland Dark Star Orchestra Mar. 3 Vic Theatre Chicago Dark Star Orchestra Mar. 4 Vic Theatre Chicago Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin w/The Guilty Ones ($25) Mar. 9 The Ark Ann Arbor Heart REO Speedwagon David Cook w/Tony Lucca ($20) Mar. 13 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI May 13, 7:30 pm David Cross (sold out) Mar. 16 Vic Theatre Chicago May 27, 8:00 pm $49-$99 on sale 3/4 David Cross Mar. 17 Park West Chicago $49-$99 on sale 3/4 David J & the Theatre Bizarre Orchestra ($15) Mar. 31 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Dawes w/Hiss Golden Messenger Apr. 27 Vic Theatre Chicago Eagles Tribute Dead Again ($12) Apr. 23 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Deer Tick w/Ryley Walker Apr. 7 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Derek Sheen Feb. 28 CS3 Fort Wayne Dirty Deeds ($20) Mar. 5 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Disturbed Apr. 7 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Disturbed w/Rob Zombie, Pop Evil May 25 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Dr. Dog Mar. 11 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Alice Cooper Dr. Dog Mar. 12 Riviera Theatre Chicago Hotel California May 19, 7:30 pm Dr. Dog Mar. 13 Vogue Indianapolis May 30, 7:30 pm on sale 2/26 The Monkees Dream Theatre Apr. 30 Chicago Theatre Chicago $49-$99 $20 on sale 2/26 June 7, 7:30 pm Road Tripz $49-$99 on sale 3/4 Big Dick and the Penetrators April 16...... Boondocks, Kokomo July 30...... Sunshower Bike Rally, Centerville, IN May 7...... Union 50, Indianapolis The B Movie Monsters May 14...... Boondocks, Kokomo March 2...... DiPiazza’s, Long Beach, CA March 3...... Mission Tobacco, Riverside, CA Fort Wayne Area Performers: To get your gigs on March 4...... Til-Two Club, San Diego, CA this list, give us a call at 691-3188, fax your info to March 6...... Whisky a Go Go, Hollywood, CA 691-3191, e-mail [email protected] or mail March 7...... Rogue Bar, Scottsdale, AZ to whatzup, 2305 E. Esterline Rd., Columbia City, March 8...... Paulina’s Badlands, El Paso, TX IN 46725. Styx Ringo Starr March 9...... Blu Phoenix, Albuquerque, NM June 18, 8:00 pm & His All Starr Band March 11...... MF Bingo Hall, Many Farms, AZ March 12...... 3 Kings, Denver, CO $49-$99 on sale 3/4 June 21, 7:30 pm March 13...... Metro Bar, Salt Lake City, UT $59-$129 on sale 2/26 March 14...... PB&J’s, Reno, NV March 15...... The Golden Bull, Oakland, CA March 16...... The Beauty Bar, Las Vegas, NV Bulldogs March 5...American Legion Post 470, Coldwater, OH June 12...... Elwood Concert in the Park, Elwood June 17...... Bethel Pointe Health & Rehab, Muncie July 30...... Hickory Acres, Edgerton, OH The Osmond Aug. 5...... Van Buren Popcorn Festival, Van Buren Sounds of Touch Little River Band Aug. 6...... State Line Festival, Union City Brothers July 23, 8:00 pm July 30, 8:00 pm Aug. 17...... Elkhart Co. Fairgrounds, Goshen July 9, 8:00 pm $25, $35 on sale 2/26 Aug. 20...... Defiance Co. Car Show, Hicksville, OH $25, $35 on sale 2/26 $15 on sale 2/26 Aug. 26...... Qunicy Daze Festival, Quincy, MI Sept. 8...... Roann Covered Bridge Festival, Roann Billy Joel Happy Together Sept. 18...... Flat Rock Creek Festival, Paulding, OH Gunslinger Tribute Tour March 18...... Rulli’s Bella Luna, Middlebury August 21, 7:30 pm Hubie Ashcraft Band $49-$99 on sale 4/1 March 4...... Hollywood Casino, Joliet, IL March 5...... Firewater Saloon, Chicago The Turtles, Mark Lindsay March 26...... Rulli’s Bella Luna, Middlebury The Stranger Stayin’ Alive Gary Puckett, Chuck Negron May 27-29...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH August 13, 8:00 pm August 20, 8:00 pm The Cowsills & July 1-3...... Splash, Put-In-Bay, OH July 28-29...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH $20 on sale 2/26 $20 on sale 2/26 Spencer Davis Group July 30...... Splash, Put-In-Bay, OH Aug. 5...... Little Nashville Festival, Ottawa, OH Aug. 12-13...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH Aug. 27...... Lorain County Fair, Wellington, OH www.foellingertheatre.org Sept. 2-3...... T&J’s Smokehouse, Put-In-Bay, OH 260.427.6000 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort Wayne Sept. 4...... Splash, Put-In-Bay, OH Sept. 30...... Rulli’s Bella Luna, Middlebury Oct. 21-22...... Cowboy Up, Mendon, MI Nov. 19...... Bella Luna, Middlebury Kill the Rabbit April 14...... The Music Factory, Battle Creek, MI April 30...... Key Palace Theatre, Redkey, IN May 14...... Nikki’s, Sturgis, MI Todd Harrold Band Feb. 20...... Boondocks, Kokomo March 18...... Union 50, Indianapolis March 26...... Boondocks, Kokomo February 25, 2016------www.whatzup.com------15 ------Calendar • On the Road------Duncan Trussell ($20) Apr. 15 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Melanie Martinez Mar. 17 Vic Theatre Chicago Elton John Mar. 23 Van Andel Arena Detroit Metric Mar. 5 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Emily Galati ($12-$15) Mar. 24 Honeywell Center Wabash Michael Carbonaro Apr. 2 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Emily Heller Mar. 6 CS3 Fort Wayne Michael Kelsey w/Edgar Cruz Mar. 9 CS3 Fort Wayne Excision w/Bear Grillz, Figure Mar. 15 House of Blues Cleveland Michael Palascak ($12-$15) Apr. 28 Honeywell Center Wabash Experience Hendrix feat. Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel ($15) Mar. 19 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson & more Mar. 11 Fox Theatre Detroit Mipso Mar. 13 Arts Place Portland Experience Hendrix Mar. 12 Chicago Theatre Chicago Mississippi Heat ($15) Mar. 12 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Experience Hendrix Mar. 13 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Moving Panoramas Apr. 1 CS3 Fort Wayne Experience Hendrix feat. Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson & more Mar. 15 Mustard’s Retreat ($20) Feb. 26 The Ark Ann Arbor Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Natalie Grant Mar. 20 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Fab Four Apr. 8 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Nathan Timmel w/Kendra Corrie Feb. 26 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Father John Misty Apr. 14 Riviera Theatre Chicago Nathan Timmel w/Kendra Corrie Feb. 27 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne The Fighter & The Kid Apr. 30 Vic Theatre Chicago New Order Mar. 16 Chicago Theatre Chicago Flynnville Train w/Boggy Branch Band ($20) Apr. 23 Key Palace Theatre Redkey The Newsboys Apr. 23 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne G. Love & Special Sauce Feb. 25 House of Blues Chicago Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Mar. 18-24 Athenaeum Theatre Chicago Gaelic Storm Mar. 11-12 House of Blues Chicago Nick Moss ($20) May 26 The Ark Ann Arbor Gaelic Storm Mar. 16 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Oak Ridge Boys Apr. 23 The Palladium Carmel Garnet Rogers ($20) May 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Old Crow Medicine Show w/Parker Millsap Apr. 1 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend Gary Clark Jr. Apr. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago Parachute Apr. 7 House of Blues Chicago George Clinton & Parliment/Funkadelic May 7 House of Blues Cleveland Patty Larkin ($20) Mar. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor Gin Wigmore ($16) Apr. 12 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Paul Anka May 21 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Go!Zilla w, The Roaring 420s, The Snarks Mar. 2 CS3 Fort Wayne Paul Thorn Band w/The Brothers Landreth ($25) Mar. 10 The Ark Ann Arbor Guttermouth w/Cryptics, Flamingo Nosebleed Feb. 28 Brass Rail Fort Wayne Paula Poundstone Apr. 24 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Haybaby w/Knit Cap Vigilantes Apr. 17 CS3 Fort Wayne Pete Yorn Mar. 24 Park West Chicago Heart May 13 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne The Piano Guys Mar. 12 State Theatre Cleveland Here Come the Mummies Feb. 26 The Intersection Grand Rapids The Piano Guys Mar. 14 Fox Theatre Detroit Here Come the Mummies Mar. 25 Bluebird Nightclub Bloomington, IN Puscifer Apr. 4 Akron Civic Theatre Akron, OH Heywood Banks ($25) Apr. 29 The Ark Ann Arbor R5 w/Ryland Mar. 10 Chicago Theatre Chicago Hillsong Worship, Jesus Culture & Martin Smith, Kari Jobe, Elevation Worship, Brian Houston Apr. 10 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Ragbirds w/Appleseed Collective ($15) Mar. 25 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Hillsong Worship, Jesus Culture & Martin Smith, Kari Jobe, Elevation Worship, Brian Houston Apr. 19 Van Andel Arena Detroit Rayland Baxter Feb. 28 B-Side, One Lucky Guitar Fort Wayne Hillsong Worship w/Kari jobe, Jesus Culture Apr. 17 Allstate Arena Chicago Red Green Apr. 22 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend Hippie Sabotage ($16) Mar. 15 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Red Priest Feb. 26 Arts Place Portland, IN Hoodie Allen w/SuperDuperKyle, Black Bear Feb. 27 Riviera Theatre Chicago REO Speedwagon May 27 Foellinger Theatre Fort Wayne Hoodie Allen Mar. 16 House of Blues Cleveland Riders in the Sky Apr. 15 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Houndmouth Apr. 20 House of Blues Cleveland Rihanna Mar. 19 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati Howie Day ($20) Feb. 29 The Ark Ann Arbor Robert Jones w/Matt Watroba Apr. 16 The Ark Ann Arbor II Volo Feb. 27 Fox Theatre Detroit Robin Trower May 5 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Il Volo Feb. 26 Chicago Theatre Chicago Robin Trower May 6 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Impractical Jokers “Where’s Larry” Tour starring the Tenderloins Mar. 19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Rockin’ Johnny Band ($12-$15) Mar. 3 Honeywell Center Wabash Impractical Jokers “Where’s Larry” Tour starring the Tenderloins Mar. 19 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Rodney Carrington May 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Infamous Stringdusters feat. Nicki Bluhm w/Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys ($20) Mar. 10 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Ron White Feb. 25 Honeywell Center Wabash Jason Isbell w/Shovels and Rope ($27.50-$55) Mar. 1 Royal Oak Music Theatre Satisfaction ($18) Apr. 8 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Jay Leno Mar. 3 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Say Anything May 10 House of Blues Cleveland Jay Leno ($25-$150) May 7 Fox Theatre Detroit Scarface Mar. 10 Leverage Event Center Fort Wayne Jeff Tweedy May 13 Vic Theatre Chicago Silento w/iLoveMemphis feat. iHeart, Dlow, We are Toonz, 99 Percent Mar. 19 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Jeff Tweedy May 14 Vic Theatre Chicago Sir Charles Jones, Bobby Rush, TK Soul, Theodis Ealey, Bigg Robb, Shirley Brown Mar. 19 Fox Theatre Detroit Jennifer Nettles w/Lindsay Ell, Tara Thompson Mar. 17 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Smashing Pumpkins Apr. 2 Palace Theatre Columbus, OH Jethro Tull Apr. 7 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Smashing Pumpkins w/Liz Phair Apr. 14 Civic Opera House Chicago Jethro Tull Apr. 8 Murat Indianapolis Smiley Tillmon Band ($12-$15) Mar. 17 Honeywell Center Wabash Jethro Tull Apr. 9 DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids Smith United w/Re-Cure, Clampdown ($12) Apr. 30 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Jethro Tull Apr. 11 Akron Civic Center Akron, OH Songhoy Blues Apr. 9 Martyrs’ Chicago Jethro Tull Apr. 12 Aronoff Center for the Arts Cincinnati Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Mar. 4 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Jim Breuer Mar. 30 Bogart’s Cincinnati Stacy Mitchhart ($25) Apr. 9 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Jim Norton Mar. 11 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Star & Micey ($15) Mar. 17 The Ark Ann Arbor Johnny Mathis May 12 Morris Performing Arts Ctr. South Bend Steve Wilson Mar. 7 Vic Theatre Chicago Johnny Mathis May 14 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Steve Wilson Mar. 8 Vic Theatre Chicago Johnny Pemberton w/Josh Fadem Mar. 11 Metro Chicago Styx Apr. 7 ISU Hulman Center Terra Haute, IN Josh Ritter Feb. 29 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Styx Apr. 8 Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort Mt. Pleasant, MI Josh Ritter May 25 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Summer Twins w/Microwave Miracles Mar. 29 CS3 Fort Wayne Josh Wilson, Jason Gray, JJ Heller Mar. 12 County Line Church of God Auburn Sylvia McNair ($25-$45) May 20 Honeywell Center Wabash Joy Formidable Apr. 6 Double Door Chicago Temptations Apr. 24 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH Kacey Musgraves Feb. 25 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo The Texas Tenors Apr. 17 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Kaleo Mar. 2 Bottom Lounge Chicago They Might Be Giants Mar. 20 Vic Theatre Chicago Kansas Apr. 21 Honeywell Center Wabash Third Coast Kings w/The Inn ($10) Mar. 11 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Kathy Mattea ($35) Mar. 19 The Ark Ann Arbor Tim Hawkins ($25-$55) Mar. 4 Honeywell Center Wabash Keb’ Mo’ Apr. 22 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo Tim O’Brien ($25) Apr. 15 The Ark Ann Arbor Keb’ Mo’ Band Apr. 23 Park West Chicago Tinashe Mar. 2 House of Blues Chicago Killswitch Engage Apr. 14 House of Blues Cleveland Tori Kelly May 6 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont, IL Killswitch Engage w/Memphis May Fire, 36 Crazyfists Apr. 21 Bogart’s Cincinnati Tricky Dick & the Cover Ups Apr. 4 House of Blues Cleveland Kirk Franklin Mar. 25 Detroit Fox Theatre Detroit Turtle Island Quartet w/Cyrus Chestnut Apr. 1 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Kirk Franklin w/Lafayette Carthon, Faith Mar. 27 House of Blues Cleveland Tyrese w/Monica Mar. 27 Fox Theatre Detroit Lake Street Dive Mar. 11-12 Vic Theatre Chicago Underoath Apr. 7 Riviera Theatre Chicago Lake Street Dive Mar. 14 House of Blues Cleveland The Waifs ($30) Apr. 27 The Ark Ann Arbor Lake Street Dive ($25) Mar. 16 Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI Warren Haynes and The Ashes & Dust Band Feb. 26 House of Blues Cleveland Lapsley May 1 Lincoln Hall Chicago The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra Mar. 3 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert, Ohio Leftover Salmon w/Dumpstafunk, Bonerama Feb. 26-27 Vic Theatre Chicago Who’s Bad Mar. 31 House of Blues Chicago Leon Bridges Mar. 11 Chicago Theatre Chicago Who’s Bad Apr. 1 House of Blues Cleveland Lil’ Wayne Feb. 26 Nutter Center Cincinnati Why Store ($10) Apr. 2 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Lucy Kaplansky ($20) May 7 The Ark Ann Arbor Widespread Panic May 5 Chicago Theatre Chicago Lukas Graham Apr. 21 Double Door Chicago Widespread Panic May 6 Chicago Theatre Chicago Matt Anderson ($15) Apr. 28 The Ark Ann Arbor Widespread Panic May 7 Chicago Theatre Chicago Matthew Logan Vasquez w/Reverand Baron ($14) Apr. 26 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Wolfmother Feb. 25 Metro Chicago Meat Loaf Mar. 30 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, OH X Ambassadors Apr. 6 House of Blues Chicago Megadeath Mar. 13 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Zoso Mar. 4 Vogue Indianapolis 16------www.whatzup.com------February 25, 2016 ------Calendar • Things To Do------Featured Events Lectures, Discussions, Gr a b i l l Br a n c h — Born to Read, Ur b a n Ci t y Ri d e s — Family friendly bike 7th Annual 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Start rides with varying distances, cycling- Fo r t Wa y n e Da n c e Wi n t e r Wo r k s h o p s Authors, Readings & Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, related prizes and snacks, 6:30 p.m. Northeast Co l l e c t i v e — Workshops and class- 421-1325 first Sunday of each month March- es for movement, dance, yoga and Films He s s e n Ca s s e l Br a n c h — Stories, October, begins at Creative Framing, Indiana more offered by Fort Wayne Dance songs and finger- plays for the corner of Anthony and Crescent, Fort Collective, dates and times vary, Revitalizing Ou r Co m m u n i t y f o r t h e whole family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wayne, free, 482-5211 Playwright Fort Wayne Dance Collective, Fort Ne x t Ge n e r a t i o n — Cherise M. 421-1330 Wayne, fees vary, 424-6574 Dixie, a licensed clinical social Li t t l e Tu r t l e Br a n c h — Storytime Spectator Sports Festival IPFW Co m m u n i t y Ar t s Ac a d e m y — Art, worker and adjunct professor at for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. dance, music and theater classes the University of Saint Francis Mondays and Tuesdays, 421-1335 BASKETBALL 7th Annual for grades pre-K through 12 offered addresses Women in NAACP’s Ma i n Li b r a r y — Babies and Books, Ma d An t s — Upcoming home games at by IPFW College of Visual and Annual Black History Brunch, 10 10 a.m. Fridays; Family Story Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne SaturdayNortheast - March Indiana 19 Performing Arts, fees vary, 481- a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Links Time, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Th u r s d a y , Fe b . 25 vs. Westchester, 7 Playwright 6977, www.ipfw.edu/caa Wonderland, Fort Wayne, $25, 348- Storytime for preschoolers, day- p.m. w e e t w a t e r c a d e m y o f u s i c 5946 or 421-2836 cares and other groups, 9:30 a.m. S A M — Su n d a y , Fe b . 28 vs. Iowa, 5 p.m. Festival Private lessons for a variety of Va n i s h e d La n d m a r k s — Arch lecture Wednesdays; Toddler Time, 10:30 by presented by Karen Richards, 11 & 11 a.m. Fridays; 421-1220 We d n e s d a y , Ma r . 9 vs. Grand Rapids, instruments available from profes- 7 p.m. Daniel Hart sional instructors, ongoing weekly a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Globe Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and lessons, Sweetwater Sound, Fort Room, Main Branch, Allen County books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 Fr i d a y , Ma r . 11 vs. Westchester, Wayne, call for pricing, 432-8176, Public Library, Fort Wayne, free, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 7:30 p.m. Sa t u r d a y , Ma r . 12 vs. Sioux Falls, The academy.sweetwater.com 426-5117 Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Teen cafe 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Tales of Te k Ve n t u r e Pu b l i c Wo r k s h o p s: Ho m e l e s s in t h e Ci t y o f Ch u r c h e s : Tuesdays, Smart Start Storytime for u n d a y a r Interconnecting Im a g i n a t i o n , A Fo c u s o n Ev i c t i o n s — Amanda preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, S , M . 20 vs. Grand Rapids, 5 p.m. Te c h n o l o g y a n d Co m m u n i t y — Kaminskas and Lexie Fretz, co- 421-1350 Charlotte u e s d a y a r Access to tools; Saturday hands-on founders of Common Ground Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Smart Start T , M . 22 vs. Sioux Falls, 7 workshops for making things in Outreach for the Homeless discuss Storytime for kids age 3-6, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Wilson, March P.I. 19 machining wood and metal, 3D homelessness in Fort Wayne, 1 a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for HOCKEY printing, electronics, robotics, CAD p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Unitarian teens 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Ko m e t s — Upcoming home games at design and more; ages 12 thru Universalist Congregation, Fort Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne Stage Production adult, TekVenture, Fort Wayne, fees Wayne, free 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 Fr i d a y , Fe b . 26 vs. Missouri, 8 p.m. March 18-26 vary, membership discounts avail- Wh y HIV Ed u c a t i o n is Im p o r t a n t in o u r Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read Sa t u r d a y , Fe b , 27 vs. Tulsa, 7:30 able, 432-1095 Co m m u n i t y — Positive Resource for babies and toddlers, 10:30 p.m. Connestion and AARP Chapter a.m. Thursdays, Smart Start Fr i d a y , Ma r . 18 vs. Quad City, 8 This Week 187 presentation and Q&A ses- Storytime for preschoolers, 11 a.m. p.m. sion, 2. p.m. Thursday, March Thursdays, 421-1355 Sa t u r d a y , Ma r . 19 vs. Quad City, 3, Community Foundation, Fort Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start 7:30 p.m. Abilities Ab o u n d — Northeast Indiana Wayne, free, 749-8392 Disability Advocacy Coalition fund- Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays We d n e s d a y , Ma r . 23 vs. Wheeling, raiser featuring a performance by Fu t u r e o f He a l t h c a r e : He a l i n g and Tuesdays, Born to Read 7:30 p.m. The Ou r Co m m u n i t y w i t h Ho p e , Pa r t autistic piano virtuoso Matt Savage, Storytime for babies and toddlers, Fr i d a y , Ma r . 25 vs. Toledo, 8 p.m. grant award ceremony and recep- 1 — TED Talks guest and blogger, 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, 421-1365 Glennon Doyle Melton, discusses Sa t u r d a y , Ma r . 26 vs. Evansville, tion, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start Last her story of struggle with mental 7:30 p.m. Sweetwater Sound, Fort Wayne, Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, WRESTLING $10-$20, 207-5656 illness, 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 421-1370 USF Robert Goldstine Performing He r o e s & Le g e n d s Pr o f e s s i o n a l Fo r t Wa y n e Ho m e a n d Ga r d e n Sh o w — Arts Center, Fort Wayne, free, regis- Wr e s t l i n g — Pro wrestling and fan Stand 650+ exhibitors, appearances from tration required, 399-8050 Kid Stuff fest, 3 p.m. doors; 4 p.m. fan fest; by Joseph Collins Purdue master gardeners, HGTV’s 7 p.m. bell time, Saturday, March Cash & Cari, Melinda Myers, and Th e Sy r i a n Re f u g e e Crisis- Wh a t Ca n Play Readings Be Do n e ? — Representatives of Sa t u r d a y Te c h Ca m p — Stop Motion 26, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, more, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday- Animation and WeDo Jr Robotics $15-$55, 480-3709 Friday, Feb. 25-26; 10 a.m.-9 groups active in resettling Syrian refugees share their stories, 7-8:30 camps for ages 8 and up, 9 a.m.- p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 and 11 12 p.m. (animation) and 1-4 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, Allen p.m. Thursday, March 3, North March Campus Auditorium, University of (robotics) Saturdays thru March County War Memorial Coliseum, 19, Salvation Army, N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, $6-$10, 432-1705 Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, free, By r o n ’s Go t Ta l e n t — Byron Health 399-8050 Fort Wayne, $120, 376-0252 Mi dw e s t Co n f e r e n c e Championship — Center talent show featuring sing- Prep and varsity wheelchair basket- Ca p t a i n o n t h e In d i a n a Fr o n t i e r : Th e ing, dancing, karaoke, special guest ball tournament, 9 a.m. Saturday, Li f e a n d Ti m e s o f Ca p t a i n As a Tours and Trips speakers and refreshments, 2 p.m. Feb. 27 and 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. Fa i r f i e l d — Johnny Warren shares Sunday, March 6, Eakin Family 28, Plassman Athletic Center at a biographical sketch of one of Fort Fo r t Wa y n e Sk i Cl u b Sk i Tr i p s — Room, Byron Health Center, Fort Turnstone, Fort Wayne, $1, 969- Wayne’s founding fathers; a George Ski trips to Whistler Mountain, Wayne, free, 637-3166 ext. 271 7677 R. Mather Lecture, 2 p.m. Sunday, Bittersweet, Swiss Valley, Lake Wa l k a b l e We d n e s d a y — St. Patrick’s Sir Lancelot Jones March 6, History Center, Fort Tahoe and more, dates vary, loca- Day celebrations featuring snacks, Mo d e l Ra i l r o a d Sh o w & Sw a p — Wayne, free, 426-2882 by Jim Henry Model railroad vendors, operating tions vary, departs from Fort Wayne, and beverages from North Anthony model railroad layout, concessions Do w n t o n Ab b e y Fa r e w e l l Sc r e e n i n g — prices vary, more information avail- Corridor businesses, 8 a.m.-8 and more, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sneak preview of the final episode able at www.fwsc.org p.m. Wednesday, March 9, North FESTIVAL WORKSHOP Feb. 27, Coliseum Bingo, Fort of Downton Abbey; tea, cookies and Ch i c a g o Fl o w e r a n d Ga r d e n Sh o w Anthony Boulevard between Conversation on the Wayne, $5-$7, 482-2203 conversation to follow in Indiana — Bus trip to Chicago Flower and Crescent Ave. & St. Joe River Dr., Hotel Lobby, 2 p.m. Sunday, March Garden Show at Navy Pier; trip Fort Wayne, free, 373-1083 Art of Adaptations Pa w j e c t Ru n w a y — SPCA fundraiser 6, Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, includes luncheon cruise and conti- Ge t Gr e e n Fo r t Wa y n e — Greening of with Playwright featuring runway for creatively free, 424-5665 groomed pets, celebrity judges, nental breakfast, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. the St. Mary’s river, 5-Kilt run/walk Douglas Post red carpet with photographers, A Re a l Am e r i c a n He r o — Luke Saturday, March 12, departs from ($25-$30), family friendly events, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, 6 Zamperini, son of Louis Zamperini, Bob Arnold Park, Fort Wayne, $99, live entertainment and more, 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, Marquis one of WW II’s most well-known 427-6017 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March 12, Festival Brochure Online Ballroom, Hotel Fort Wayne, Fort prisoners of war and hero of the St r a t f o r d Th e a t e r Fe s t i v a l To u r — Wells Street, Fort Wayne, free, Wayne, $40-$75, 744-0454 1936 Olympics, discusses his Bus trip to Stratford, Ontario (pass- 424-2450 Full Festival Package - $40! father’s life and world view, 3 p.m. port required) to see A Little Night h r o w a i e in t h e a c e o f a n c e r Ta k e It Off Pa r t y — Fundraising T P ( ) F C — Sunday, March 6, Niswonger Music, A Chorus Line, Shakespeare event for the Auburn Development Auction of pie pans given to area Performing Arts Center, Van Wert, in Love and As You Like It (substitu- Advisory Committee featuring din- artists with instructions to “make Ohio, $20 thru box office, 419-238- tions available at an additional cost), ner (for purchase), auction and live art”, live artists, cash bar, pi themed 6722 departs 7 a.m. Friday, June 24 classic rock, 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. desserts to benefit the American (Hotel Fort Wayne), returns mid- 27, Auburn Moose Family Center, Cancer Society, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, night Sunday, June 26, Stratford Auburn, $5-$10, 925-0454 March 12, Sweets So Geek, Fort Storytimes Theater, Stratford, Ontario, $650- Wayne, donation, 312-5758 Vi n t a g e Me m o r i e s Ma r k e t — Vintage, $950, includes transportation, lodg- St o r y t i m e s , Activities a n d Cr a f t s a t FAME Fe s t i v a l — “Artfully Celebrating antique and re-purposed item ing, breakfast and show tickets, Al l e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y : Indiana” themed event featuring sale to benefit the Walk to End 426-7421 ext. 103 Alzheimer’s, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read student art and student choir, band, Saturday, Feb. 27 (VIP preview Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, drama and dance performances, 4-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, $5), Pine Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Sports and Recreation Sweetwater Sound’s Instrument Valley Country Club, Fort Wayne, Tuesdays, Baby Steps, 10:30 a.m. Playground and more, 9 a.m.-5 260.424.5220 free, 420-5547 ext. 172 Wednesdays, 421-1320 Le a p Ye a r 5K Ru n /Wa l k — 5K run/ p.m. Saturday-Sunday, March 19-20, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Du p o n t Br a n c h — Smart Start walk on the Rivergreenway, 1 p.m. Storytime for ages 3-5, 1:30 (registration at 11:45 a.m.) Sunday, Wayne, $5, 438-6009 fwcivic.org p.m. Tuesdays and 10:30 a.m. Feb. 28, begins at Kreager Park boat Em m a u s Lu t h e r a n Ro a r i n g 20’s Au c t i o n Thursdays, 421-1315 dock, Fort Wayne, $25, 709-5018 — Emmaus Lutheran school benefit Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor featuring cocktails and craft beers, & The Dramatists Guild Fund Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — Born to Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 Casa’s buffet, 20’s era jazz music, a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps, 10:15 blackjack tables, live and silent a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart auctions, 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Start Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 March 19, Philmore on Broadway, a.m. Thursdays, 421-1320 Fort Wayne, $50, 437-4515 February 25, 2016------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing Yo u n g Fr a n k e n s t e i n — Fort Wayne Fr o s t /Ni x o n — Drama based on British Civic Theatre’s production of the talk show host, David Frost and Ch e m i c a l Bo n d i n g — Student produc- Mel Brooks musical based on the his series of in depth interviews tion about a class salutatorian 1974 film, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, with just resigned President of the Living Well While Dying who faces serious problems all Feb. 26-27 and 2 p.m. Sunday, United States, Richard M. Nixon, 7 summer and is urged by her eccen- Feb. 28, Arts United Center, Fort p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Friday- Wit is about life – tric friends at her summer job to Wayne, $17-$29, 424-5220 Saturday, March 11-12, 18-19, even though the play’s 25-26, Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort pursue her college dream, 7 p.m. plot concerns a woman Director’s Notes Thursday-Friday, Feb. 25-26, Wayne, $35 (includes dinner & Carroll High School, Fort Wayne, Asides show), 424-5622 diagnosed with, and $5, 637-3161 ext. 3309 Be a u t y a n d t h e Be a s t — Student musi- THOM HOFRICHTER AUDITIONS ultimately dying from, Pe t e r Pa n — A magical trip to cal production, 7 p.m. Thursday- stage 4 metastatic ovar- Wa g o n Wh e e l Th e a t r e — Open call for Saturday, March 10-12, Eastside Neverland presented by Fort Wayne ian cancer (sorry to Ballet, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. auditions for 2016 summer season, High School, Butler, $8, 868-2186 WIT Saturday, Feb. 27, Fort Wayne for professional actors/college stu- Be l i e v e Yo u Me — The theme of the give the ending away). Ballet Studio A, Arts United Center, dents only, prepare one up-tempo annual spring performance by The It is one of the many 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3 Fort Wayne, $10, 422-4226 and one ballad, 16 bars each, 10 Jesters of Saint Francis is the evo- ironies in the play that & Friday-Saturday, Ro a d — A look at life in a depressed a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday, March 6, lution of ideas, 6 p.m. Saturday, small Lancashire town under the Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, March 12 and 3 p.m. Sunday although we are wit- March 4-5, 11-12 & 18-19 government of Margaret Thatcher, 574-267-8041 March 13, North Campus auditori- ness to a woman dying presented by IPFW Department Al w a ys A Br i d e s m a i d (Ap r i l 29-Ma y 14) um, University of Saint Francis, Fort of cancer, the main point 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13 of Theatre, 8 p.m. Thursday- — Open call for 6 women, 7 p.m., Wayne, $10, 399-7700, ext. 8001 of the work is to ask the First Presbyterian Theater Saturday, Feb. 25-27, Studio March 13-14, Arena Dinner Theatre So Yo u Th i n k Yo u Ca n Da n c e — World Theatre, Kettler Hall, IPFW, $5-$15 Rehearsal Hall, Fort Wayne, 424- acclaimed dance troupe, AXIS question, “What do we 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne thru IPFW box office 481-6555 5622 Dance Company and regular guest do with the time we are Tix: $12-$20, 260-422-6329 Tu r t l e So u p — Local writer/actor SPECIAL EVENTS artists feat. dancers with and with- given on this earth, this out disabilities, 8 p.m. Saturday, Michael Wilhelm’s comedic play La Fi l l e Ma l Ga r d e e — Happily March 12, Arts United Center, Fort wonderful opportunity called life?” based on the story of “Oscar”, Everafter party following matinee How do we spend our lives? What’s most important to us? How do the famous turtle of Churubusco; performance, 2:30 p.m. Friday- Wayne, $20-$25, 424-6574 presented by all for One produc- Saturday, March 18-19, Arts United La Fi l l e Ma l Ga r d e e — Romantic we treat those we work for, we work with, those we mentor and teach, our tions, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Center, Fort Wayne, 422-4226 dance performed by Fort Wayne family, our friends and those strangers we randomly become connected Feb. 26-27 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Ballet with accompaniment by the Feb. 28, PPG Arts Lab, Arts United Fort Wayne Philharmonic, 2:30 & to? These are the questions that swirl around English professor Vivian Center, Fort Wayne, $11-$20, 745- Upcoming Productions 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March Bearing’s mind, one of the foremost scholars on the 17th century poet 4364 18-19, Arts United Center, Fort John Donne, who at 50 years of age finds that she must face her mortal- MARCH 2016 Wayne, $15-$39, 422-4226 ity. Wit — Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Th e Sa v i o r — An Easter musical which Dr. Bearing is “not a cupcake,” according to the brilliant young fel- Prize winning play about an English follows the lives of two thieves as professor diagnosed with terminal their lives intersect the historic last low who is part of the team administering an experimental (and extreme- cancer, 7:30 p.m. Thursday- days of Jesus Christ, 7:30 p.m. ly debilitating) chemo treatment for what is basically untreatable cancer. Saturday, March 3-5; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 18-19; Her toughness and the fact that “she runs a class on John Donne like you 6 p.m. Sunday, March 20, First Friday-Saturday, March 11-12; 2 are in boot camp” make her a particularly useful subject for the experi- p.m. Sunday, March 13; 7:30 p.m. Assembly of God, Fort Wayne, Friday-Saturday, March 18-19, $8-$14, 490-8585 mental treatment that other scholars (medical ones) are researching. First Presbyterian Theater, Fort 7t h An n u a l No r t h e a s t In d i a n a I think the author puts it best when she says, “The play is not about Wayne, $12-$20, 422-6329 Pl a yw r i g h t Fe s t i v a l — First place doctors, or even cancer. It’s about kindness, but it shows arrogance. It’s winner, The Tales of Charlotte Wilson, P.I., premiering 8 p.m. about compassion, but it shows insensitivity.” By showing a life lived Friday, March 18; festival perfor- devoid of kindness and authentic human connections, Edson’s play ef- mance, 8 p.m. Saturday, March fectively leaves the audience “yearning for kindness.” 19; stage reading of the second place winner, The Last Stand, 2 I find it interesting that Edson wrote only this one play, after which p.m. Saturday, March 19; stage she devoted her life to teaching at the elementary level, starting in the reading of the third place winner, Sir sixth grade, and slowly working her way back to being a kindergarten Weekends Lancelot Jones, 10 a.m. Saturday, teacher (where she’s been for the last 20 years). Oftentimes I learn that March 19, Arts United Center, Fort Wayne, $10-$40, 422-4226 playwrights will write a play that calls for a significant change in how February 13-28 we as humans behave, and then, when I learn their biography, I’m disap- pointed to find that their lives are being lived in marked contrast to the It’s ALIVE humanity that their writing is arguing and on stage... The New FLIX From Page 13 Mel Brooks Musical Lantern Reynolds needed a fresh based on his hit film! start as well. Here it is. The “over- Music & Lyrics by paid tool” (fake director credit) in MEL BROOKS charge is Tim Miller in his first feature directing credit after much Book by MEL BROOKS experience in many technical ca- & THOMAS MEEHAN pacities. He’s not overpaid here. March 3-19 That will come with the sequel. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, New Deadpool took a long time to York Magazine called it “a dazzling get greenlighted. Let’s hope the and humane play that you will “asshats” (fake producer credit) remember till your dying day.” A of the world pay attention. Dead- renowned English professor (played by Nancy Kartholl) has been diag- pool takes note of the often sad nosed with terminal cancer. During fate of movie-going movie lovers. experimental chemotherapy at a IPFW Department of Theatre So many films are mostly lousy. major teaching hospital she reas- February 19-27, 2016 IPFW Box Office They rely on our love of movies sesses her life and her work with Sign Language Interpreted Sunday, Feb. 21 and manage a good scene or two a profundity and humor that are 260-481-6555 in a landscape of predictable and www.ipfw.edu/tickets transformative, for her and for us. Studio Theatre in Kettler Hall dumb. Scullery, a rum-soaked wild boy in this British punk Admission: As Mr. Pool says, “After For tickets, call version of Our Town, takes the audience on a trip $5 IPFW Students/H.S. Students/ three Taken movies, maybe Liam down a hilarious Road in a small Lancashire town. Children Under 18 All Others $16 and Under Neeson is just a bad dad.” The 260-422-6329 Contains very adult language and very adult Deadpool team is laughing at us IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University. www.firstpresbyteriantheater.com subject matter. Directed by Bev Redman even as it lets us laugh at the mov- 300 West Wayne Street ies. At least this gang makes fun company. Fort Wayne, IN 46802 [email protected] 18------www.whatzup.com------February 25, 2016 ------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Va l e n t i n e ’s In v i t a t i o n a l — Works from local, regional and national 7t h An n u a l Po s t c a r d Ar t Sh o w /Sa l e artists, Tuesday-Saturday and by Passion on the Road to Nowhere Fu n d r a i s e r — Artist created post- appointment thru Feb. 27, Castle cards in various mediums on exhibit Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 426- Up the Road from the usual plays, in a little black and for sale, Tuesday-Sunday thru 6568 room at IPFW, lies a hopeless stretch with no jobs, no March 2, Artlink Contemporary Art We’v e g o t t h e Bl u e s — 30 local and money and people getting through the days with drink Curtain Call Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 regional artists’ works in multiple Lo v e is in t h e Air — Multiple art- mediums showcasing the many and sex and shouting and all manner of harsh talk. At SUSAN BURNS ists exhibit mixed media works, hues of blue, Monday-Saturday, night, when the sun goes down, the dance hall livens Tuesday-Saturday thru March 15, March 2-March 31, (opening up, but be careful out on this gritty street. Watch out Crestwoods Frame Shop & Gallery, reception 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, for the drunks and the burglar and the guy who loves fold that could be a bridge, accented as part of Mark Roanoke, 672-2080 March 5) Orchard Gallery of Fine Co n f l i c t : Ja r e d App l e g a t e , Er i c Art, Fort Wayne, 436-0927 to beat people up, and the girls aren’t clean but will- Ridgeway’s lighting design. The various rooms of Ca r l s o n , a n d Ju s t i n Jo h n s o n — ing. Road inhabitants roll in and out. And finally, the pro- New works on conflict relating to Artifacts Government union-busting, spending cuts and no duction also uses the aisle and its steps to double as a contemporary society, daily thru Apr. 3, Lupke Gallery, University jobs to be had at all put a lot of people in England on hilly lane topped by some houses. Talk about making SPECIAL EVENTS of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- a road to an economic dead end – and left them stuck maximum use of the space! Converting the stage to 7999 ARTr a g e o u s Ga l a a n d Au c t i o n — there. This play, which premiered in 1987, is set back a disco at intermission, complete with free drinks (of Th e Gr e a t Wa r : Fr o m Ra t i o n Li n e s t o Fundraiser featuring live and silent t h e Fr o n t Li n e s — Traveling exhibit auctions of art, jewelry, travel and in those dismal days in water) further chops away luxury packages, cuisine by Catablu Lancashire, but could just any semblance of a fourth explores the roots of World War I, ROAD Monday-Saturday thru Feb. 29, and live music, 6 p.m. Friday, as well be today in Gary 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 25-27 wall. History Center, Fort Wayne, 426- March 4, Fort Wayne Museum of or Muncie or Cromwell, The play is in Lan- 2882 Art, $175-$225, 422-6467 Indiana, for all the dead- Studio Theatre, Kettler Hall, IPFW cashire dialect through- Je ff Di e s b u r g : Bo r d e r l i n e Re a l i t y — CALLS FOR ENTRY end despair and party- 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. , Fort Wayne out. Accents are all well Works in oil and watercolor, daily Wo r k s in Pr o g r e s s Ni g h t — Share a thru March 31, The Gallery at piece of work or bring in your latest until-you-aren’t-hearty Tix.: $5-$15, 260-481-6555 done, though the dialect is Pranayoga, Fort Wayne, 423-9642 project to gather support. To enter quest for oblivion to be a bit more of a challenge Jo h n C. Ke l t y — Watercolors, a piece send email to mandiekolk- observed in this excellent production directed by the for Hoosier listeners, but as several audience members Tuesday-Sunday thru March 2, [email protected] with your name, IPFW Dept. of Theatre’s new chair Bev Redman. noted, “I’m getting the idea from the action more than Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, birthdate and a description of the Fort Wayne, 424-7195 work, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, The first by British playwright Jim Cartwright, following the words.” Ju l i e Wa l l To l e s — Printmaking The Philmore on Broadway, Fort Road was voted 36th best play of the 20th century in But the words (or at least the ones I caught) have works, Tuesday-Sunday thru Feb. Wayne, free, 745-1000 a poll by the Royal National Theatre. Road is mostly a certain poetry to them, as Cartright weaves some al- 26, Foellinger-Freimann Botanical a collection of vignettes, linked by our drunken petty most rap-like phrases in the major soliloquies. There Conservatory, Fort Wayne, $3-$5 (2 and under, free), 427-6440 Upcoming Exhibits thief and host, Scullery, played with boozy grandiosity is a lot of energy and passion fueling this much frus- Lu r e o f Me x i c o — Exhibit explores the by Casey Stombaugh. Robert Shoquist’s scenic design tration, and plenty of chances for emoting, which the attraction many artists felt to Mexico MARCH for the IPFW black box theater uses the in-the-round cast handles very well. By the end of the show, we from the 1920s-1940s, Tuesday- Hi g h Sc h o o l Exhibition — Juried to good benefit by adding several extra rows of the really do feel like we have met and gotten to know the Sunday thru April 17, Fort Wayne student work from high schools Museum of Art, $5-$7 (members, through Indiana, Michigan, Ohio audience down onto the stage for seating, including whole dodgy lot of this big cast. free), 422-6467 and Illinois, daily, March 3-April several high-top club tables. The set also adds a scaf- [email protected] Ma g n i f i c e n t Map s — National all-media 3 (opening reception 6-8 p.m. exhibit depicting real and fictitious Thursday, March 3), John P. maps, Tuesday-Sunday thru Weatherhead Gallery, Mimi ------March 2, Artlink Contemporary Art and Ian Rolland Art and Visual Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195 Communication Center, University Ro l l , Dr o p , Bo u n c e – Th e Sc i e n c e o f of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- Mo t i o n — A touring exhibit involv- 7999 ing hands-on kinetic experiences, SOCA St u d e n t Hi g h l i g h t s : Wednesday-Sunday thru May Co m m u n i c a t i o n Ar t s a n d Gr ap h i c A Fun-Filled Trip to Turtle Town 29, Science Central, Fort Wayne, De s i g n — Works by current $7-$8, 424-2400 students, daily, March 3-April Turtle Soup, presented by all for One productions, Sa n d r a Ha l l — Artisan jewelry, 3, Goldfish Gallery, Mimi and is set in the late 1940s, but the story is perhaps a little Monday-Saturday thru Feb. 29, Ian Rolland Art and Visual Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Communication Center, University more timely because it’s an allegory with the forces of Curtain Call of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399- Wayne, 436-0927 7999 Normal facing off with the seductive lure of Celebrity. Sa y aka Ga n z — Impressionist style in This is a tale of high adventure, going “all-in” on the VIRGINIA RELPH sculptures and prints made of recy- Se c o n d Ch a n c e s Ar t Ex h i b i t & Au c t i o n bet and risking public scrutiny by a pack of hungry cled material, Monday-Saturday — Community artists paired with and Sunday by appointment thru Blue Jacket graduates create art- reporters. Oh, and there’s a giant turtle. could be smoothed away. Feb. 26, Jennifer Ford Art, Fort work to tell their story of triumph. Churubusco, Indiana isn’t typically where the The local newspaperman chats up another report- Wayne, 740-1309 Works featured in live auction at opening reception and silent auc- eyes of the world media turn. Yet a little fishing trip er from Indianapolis, and soon a trio of media types Sh e i l a Fi n k — Oil paintings, Monday- tion during remainder of exhibit, is the aperture through which all the media attention descends on the Harris farm. The reporters tell Gale Saturday thru Feb. 29, Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday, March 11 thru begins. Two fishermen say they’ve seen a turtle “the of the growing interest in the Giant Turtle of Churu- 436-0927 April 13, (opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 11) Artlink size of your dining room table, with all the leaves left busco. The trouble is, the turtle (if turtle it is) seems Tim Pa r s l e y — Paintings and 3D Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort constructions, Sunday-Friday, in.” to be smarter than the man. The turtle escapes every Wayne, 424-7195 The owners of the lake in which this alleged le- ingenious trap Gale and his pals devise. Feb. 26-April 10 (opening recep- tion, 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, March 4), viathan resides are normal old Gale and Helen Harris And here’s where Turtle Soup poses some timely First Presbyterian Art Gallery, First (Michael Wilhelm and Lisa questions: Is it better to be Presbyterian Church, Fort Wayne, Ellis). The Harrises are a typi- TURTLE SOUP single-minded and to pursue 426-7421 cal Hoosier farm family: they one’s dream, though the pur- work their livestock, plant all for One Productions suit could lead to disaster? Or and harvest a little corn here 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, is it better to listen to your and some soybeans there, and Feb. 26-27 wife, repair the barn roof, Find your treasure or find your pleasure at Membership Makes go to bed when it gets dark 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 milk the cows and get the under the kitchen table. Gale corn in? The Difference and Helen are well-regarded Auer Center for Arts & Culture This family comedy • Job Referrals in Churubusco; their friends 300 E. Main St, Fort Wayne is Director Lauren Nichols’ • Experienced Negotiators and relatives see them as Tix.: $11-$20, 260-422-4226 30th helm for all for One • Insurance sensible, hard-working folks, productions, and she collabo- • Contract Protection and so they are, until Gale sees, or believes he sees, rated closely with playwright and lead actor, Michael the monster turtle himself. Wilhelm to bring this (mostly) true story of Indiana to Fort Wayne The giant turtle, Gale comes to believe, could be life. Whether you believe in the existence of the mon- Present valid college student or Musicians Association military ID to receive 10% discount their ticket out of the humdrum, workaday world. He ster turtle, or whether you are a little skeptical, Turtle Call Bruce Graham turns his farmer’s ingenuity to capturing the creature. Soup is a whimsical country romp for audiences of all 3506 N. 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