Loverboy Kicking Off TRF Concerts FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR Even As the Winter Is Finally Turning to Spring, Summer Is Just Around the Corner
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Loverboy Kicking Off TRF Concerts FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR Even as the winter is finally turning to spring, summer is just around the corner. Proof of that is news from Three Rivers Festival and its plans for this Fare Warning 1/2 OFF July. There will be much more in the weeks ahead, as details come to light about what Fort Wayne’s fa- Michele DeVinney vorite summer tradition has in store for us. But in the meantime, one particularly popular aspect of the The following weekend addresses the needs of SPECIALS week is already clear. old-timers like me – specifically the need to put on Music has long been the cornerstone of Three our-our-our-our-our boogie shoes. That’s right, on Rivers Festival, and over the years the festival has Friday July 17 the venerable KC & the Sunshine provided a stage for not only well-known national Band bring disco back to life for one magical night. acts, but local bands as well. This year is no excep- Sure, disco was maligned back in the day – and OUR MENU FEATURES tion and provides a lineup with something for almost might be still by some sourpusses – but there’s a rea- every generation. Opening night, Friday July 10, will son Harry Wayne Casey is still in demand 40 years see 1980s favorites Loverboy hit the TRF stage. With after his Sunshine Band first hit the charts. And add- THE BEST ... memorable hits that still sound great today – “Turn ing more bang for the buck will be local funk legends Me Loose” and “Working for the Weekend” among The Freak Brothers. Now tell me that doesn’t sound them – Loverboy should scratch the nostalgia itch for like a party just waiting to explode? a good many people who aren’t fully ready to admit Rounding out the TRF dance card on Saturday, that the 80s were about 30 years ago. Opening for July 18 are Pink Droyd, Floyd invokers who will * APPETIZERS Loverboy will be one of Fort Wayne’s coolest bands, take the stage to celebrate another 40th anniversary, James & the Drifters. this one for Wish You Were Here. (Yeah, music was If your brand of nostalgia is a bit more recent, all over the place in 1975. Those were the good old (perhaps the 1990s – also longer ago than most of us days.) Opening for Pink Dryod will be Straight On, a care to realize) then Saturday, July 11 might be more Heart tribute band. Sounds like fun, but when are we * PIZZAS up your alley. On that night The Summerland Tour going to get the real Heart to visit Fort Wayne? That visits TRF with bands Everclear, Fuel, Toadies and question can be addressed at another time. punk band American Hi-Fi. Although the lineup for And there you have it! But stay tuned for many Everclear is a bit different than it was 20-some years more updates as TRF inches ever closer to reality. ago, all you need to know is that Art Alexakis is still * SOUTHWEST there. ‘Nuff said. [email protected] --------------------- Calendar • Things To Do --------------------- LUN C H WITH AN IPFW SC IENTIST — Sports and Recreation BO B SE G ER AN D THE SIL V ER BULLET BAN D CHICKEN “LEGO® Robotics” with Jacob — Bus trip to see Bob Seger with Millspaw, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. WALK A MILE WITH CHAMPIONS — Walk special guest Whitey Morgan, 3:30 Saturday, April 11, Science Central, with representatives from IPFW, p.m. Sunday, March 22, departure Fort Wayne, $2-$10, ages 8 and up, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mad Ants and from Wooden Nickel, North Anthony, 424-2400 University of Saint Francis as part of Fort Wayne, $199, 484-3635 OPF4, 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21, SETTLERS ’ HISTORY TOUR /LUN C H — Tour Athletic Center Fieldhouse, IPFW, of the Thomas and Lucy Swinney *BURGERS Spectator Sports free, 427-6957 House and the Allen County EU C HRE TOURNAMENT — Tournament, Courthouse; lunch served by Settler BASKETBALL silent auction and more to benefit members, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, MA D ANTS — Upcoming home games Walk to End Alzheimer’s, 12-5 p.m. March 26, Swinney Homestead, Fort at Allen County War Memorial Saturday, March 28, O’Reilly’s, Fort Wayne, $25, 492-8584 & COMING SOON ... Coliseum, Fort Wayne Wayne, $10, 357-9096 ART VENTURE CHI C A G O — Bus trip to SATUR D AY , APRIL 4 vs. Sioux Falls, FORMULA F OR LI F E 5K — 5K (runners, Chicago art galleries, museums and 7:30 p.m. walkers and families welcome), shops, 7:45 a.m.- 9 p.m. Saturday, HOCKEY silent auction and live music to raise April 11, departure from Meijer, Lima KOMETS — Upcoming home games money towards construction of an Road, Fort Wayne, $40-$45, 744- at Allen County War Memorial orphanage in Haiti; lunch provided 1867 LON D ON -PARIS -MA D RI D — University of $5 MENU! Coliseum, Fort Wayne for all participants, 1 p.m. Sunday, SATUR D AY , MAR C H 21 vs. Reading, April 12, University of Saint Francis, Saint Francis global tour presented 7:30 p.m. Fort Wayne, $15, 433-7689 by the School of Creative Arts; trip includes bus travel to Chicago, SUN D AY , MAR C H 22 vs. Reading, 5 p.m. flight, hotels, breakfast, five evening Dance meals, museum fees, tour guides KITCHEN OPEN AT 4PM DAILY WE D NES D AY , APRIL 1 vs. Evansville, and bus fare, May 4-15, departs 7:30 p.m. DAN C E PARTY — Open dancing, 7:30- from University of Saint Francis, call FRI D AY , APRIL 3 vs. Elmira, 8 p.m. 10 p.m. Friday, March 20, Dance for quote, 399-7700 ext. 8001 WE D NES D AY , APRIL 8 vs. Cincinnati, Tonight, Fort Wayne, $10, 437-6825 7:30 p.m. APPLESEE D ALLEMAN D E — All day contra ENTERTAINMENT SATUR D AY , APRIL 11 vs. Cincinnati, dance event featuring workshops, March 7:30 p.m dancing, singing and more, 9:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, March 21, OPPORTUNITY BANQUET — Career fair, din- ROLLER DERBY Town Life Center, North Manchester, ner and keynote presentation by for- EVERY NIGHT FORT WAYNE DER B Y BRATS — Upcoming $30, 244-1905 mer astronaut Robert “Hoot” Gibson, home games MONTHLY DAN C E — Open dancing, 8-11 4:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, March 27, SATUR D AY , MAR C H 21 vs. IJRD, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, Walb Walb Memorial Ballroom, IPFW, Fort p.m., Memorial Coliseum Memorial Ballroom, IPFW, Fort Wayne, $30, 481-6361 SUN D AY , APRIL 19 vs. Lansing, 5 p.m., Wayne, $5-$10, 433-8485 BRITISH GARRISON — Reenactment; Canlan Ice Sports troops loyal to the King of England FORT WAYNE DER B Y GIRLS — Upcoming gather to prepare for battle and home games Tours & Trips train new recruits, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 28, Historic Old SATUR D AY , MAR C H , 28 vs. Ann Arbor CHI C A G O FLOWER & GAR D EN SHOW — Trip Derby Dames, 6 p.m., Memorial Fort, Fort Wayne, donation, 437- to Navy Pier Marketplace, buffet 2836 ON THE LANDING Coliseum luncheon and floral arrangement SATUR D AY , APRIL 18 vs. Grand upon ‘Spirit of Chicago’ ship, and 135 W. COLUMBIA ST. Raggity Rollergirls, 6 p.m., Memorial Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Coliseum 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday, March FORT WAYNE SATUR D AY , MAY 16 vs. Naptown 21, departure from Bob Arnold Park, Rollergirls, 6 p.m., Memorial Fort Wayne, $105, 427-6000 260-422-5055 Coliseum WWW.COLUMBIASTREETWEST.COM March 19, 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.