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2------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 whatzup Fort Wayne Museum of Art Presents Volume 16, Number 22 Artist s regular readers know, some of us at whatzup are obsessed with lists. This, the first week of the new year, is the week in which we indulge that obsession – the exception being Greg Locke, who indulges in said obsession many, many times Members’ aA year. The rest of us get this one week to quantify, evaluate and pontificate upon all we have seen, heard and read over the past year, and then we deliver it all to you in 28 or exhibition so pages. thru January 29, 2012 Accordingly, in this week’s whatzup you can find out what Evan Gillespie thinks about Chris Jaworski, Troubador (2007) the year in books, what Derek Neff thinks of the year’s video releases, what the aforeme- Welded Steel Assemblage Sculpture made from Recycled Farm Equipment tioned Greg Locke thinks are the year’s best movies, what Nick Braun thought were the highlights of the bar and music scene and what a veritable bevy of contributors 311 East Main Street, Fort Wayne considered the best CD releases of 2011. Some of this you might find illuminating; some 260-422-6467 • www.fwmoa.org you may disagree with. Either way, we had fun putting it all together, and we hope you Hours: Tues.-Sat.,11am-6pm; Thurs., 11am-8pm; Sun., Noon-5pm enjoy it as well. FREE ADMISSION EVERY SUNDAY & THURSDAY Of course, a publication devoted to “what there is to do,” must look ahead as well, as so we have Michele DeVinney’s cover story (page 4) on the upcoming Young Frankenstein production at the Embassy, and both Greg Locke and Susie Suraci take a look at what we can expect from the Fort Wayne art scene in the coming months. Greg focuses on the music scene (page 6), while Susie devotes her energies to the visual arts (page 22). Lest we forget, there’s also the Best of 2011 Readers Poll (pages 5 and 6), which will culminate in the 12th Annual Whammy Awards Show March 1 at Piere’s. That’s a lot to take in, so we encourage you to get to reading. Once you’ve settled on what most appeals to you, go out and have some fun and remember to tell everyone you meet and greet that whatzup sent you.

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E-mail Address: ______Generally speaking, how often do you pick up a whatzup? Reasons for Staying ❏ Weekly ❏ Every Other Week ❏ Monthly ❏ Never By Greg Locke argue that Glenbrook Mall, Junk Food Alley or even On average, how much time a week do you spend reading your copy a Komet’s game as the center of the Summit City, the of whatzup? Any artist, no matter their level of success, will answer is – and has always been – downtown. find themselves in that place. That place. Alone, in a As the arts culture of Fort Wayne has undeniably ______(Give time in hours and/or fractions of hours) room, questioning what they do and why they do it. If grown over the last decade, the focus on downtown the artist is one who shares his work with the public and downtown culture has increased. Walk about and On average, how many people – be that work paintings, musics, sculptures, dances, look at all the changes, all the love refocused on city besides yourself read your copy of whatzup? ______theatre, etc. – the questioning will inevitably lead to center. While there are a number of factors at play the ultimate query: “Am I good at this?” And, further, linked to these downtown developments, one cannot How long do you generally keep your copy of whatzup? “If I am good at this, why don’t more people react to deny the place of the arts and entertainment culture in ❏ Less than 1 week ❏ 1 Week what I’m doing?” If that question does surface, as it these developments. New galleries. New music ven- ❏ ❏ has for many of my artist friends, the next question is ues. New festivals and events. People coming from Longer than 1 week Keep Forever usually something about the audience. And, as frustra- out of town to see what we have going on. And, may- tion grows, so will the depths of that very question. be most importantly, a new breed of Young Weirdo On average, how many times each week do you refer to It’s one that lives and grows, tangling in the psyche walking around, spilling their creative energy into the your copy of whatzup (besides your first read-through)? ______of the creator as he goes about his work. Ultimately, blocks past generations ran from. Natives who have Do you spend more time, the same amount of time or less time with the question becomes, “Am I doing this for me, or am refused the strip mall culture of the areas that surround whatzup I doing this for them? And if I’m doing this for them, downtown. than you do with these other media? what works and what doesn’t? And why am I doing it In past decades these weirdos and creatively am- Radio: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same for them?! bitious types – almost all of ’em – moved out of town. Television: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Portland, New York, Austin, Chicago, wherever. Being an artist is fun. And it should be. But once There was no place here, the creative types felt, for the Newspapers: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same one decides to go public, in comes the doubt, frustra- strange and the new. Fort Wayne was, by reputation Magazines: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same tion and, ultimately, the expectations. And, as the say- and in actuality, a city for the conventional. The City Internet: ❏ More time ❏ Less Time ❏ The Same ing goes, there’s no accounting for taste. What if Jack- of Churches. A city of strip malls and suburbs. Car son Pollack had never met the hard floor? Or what if lots, chain stores, bad radio and, if we’re being honest, How often do you refer to the following for local arts & entertainment Eraserhead had never been embraced by the midnight people happily thinking inside the box. But now, with information? movie circuit? Does it all come down to luck? Are the lines blurred a bit and a generation of artists/weir- ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ there hundreds of Pollack and Lynch types cleaning dos choosing to stay around, things have been getting whatzup: Often Sometimes Rarely Never floors around the world, wondering each night, as they interesting. And so come the questions, starting – and Daily Newspaper(s): ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never fall asleep, if they’re uniquely good at what they do? ending – with the one that matters most in this case: Sunday Newspaper(s): ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never The answer is yes, there are hundreds of great art- Can an artist “make it” in Fort Wayne? And by make Other Free Publications: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never ists around the world who are – and will likely always it, I mean a number of things. Mostly, can an artist find Radio: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never be – undiscovered. And many of them live in this satisfaction in this city? It’s a question that has been ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ town, I assure you. Maybe it’s a nurse or your neigh- asked over the years in Fort Wayne, surely. But a ques- Television: Often Sometimes Rarely Never bor. Maybe a cook or waiter. All hunched away alone, tion I feel is more relevant now than ever. To explore, I www.whatzup.com: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never in their free time, doing what they believe they were asked a number of creative types from around the city Other Internet sites: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never made to do. Most likely wondering, all along, if what a number of questions. whatzup2nite: ❏ Often ❏ Sometimes ❏ Rarely ❏ Never they are so passionate about – their life’s work – will I asked filmmaker John Hartman, who has lived in ever matter to anyone else. downtown Fort Wayne for years and years, to tell me On average, how many times a week do you go out for entertainment What it comes down to, many have said over time, his least favorite thing about his city’s arts culture. such as movies, restaurants, nightclubs, etc.? are two factors: (1) luck and (2) where you’re at. And, “Everyone is very polite,” he said. “I realize that I would suggest, what you do to get your work out into this is a lame thing to complain about, but real, true ❏ Less than Once ❏ 1-2 Times ❏ 3-4 Times ❏ 5-7 Times the complex and competitive world. But let’s forget criticism is hard to come by. I think we all appreciate about luck and chance and focus on the tangible. The the support and the love, but we all have thick enough How many times in the past year have you visited a casino? whats, the hows and, mostly, the wheres. skin to take a little lashing now and again.” ❏ Less than Once ❏ 1-2 Times ❏ 3-11 Times ❏ 12 or More Times The heartbeat of a civilization’s arts culture can Bingo. My thoughts exactly. Anyone who has ever almost always be traced to the center, be that where attended a proper art class knows the power and im- Do you plan to buy any of the following in 2012? (Check all that apply) the best talent is or not. By that logic, the center of the portance of the critique. What better way to grow than world is arguably Paris: home to the world’s largest to discuss what we’re doing, how we do it, and what ❏ Used Automobile ❏ New Automobile ❏ New/Used Truck or SUV museum, the Louvre; center of the fashion world; and we can do better? At the end of the day, an artist has ❏ Musical Instrument or Gear ❏ Car Stereo or Stereo Equipment dream destination for painters and writers alike for de- ❏ Health Club Membership ❏ Travel Package ❏ Dance Lessons cades and counting. The center of the U.S.? New York City. The center of Fort Wayne? While some would Continued on page 16 6------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 ------Spins------Wooden Nickel Bob Roets 4. Gregg Allman: Low Country Blues The 14 years we Gregg Allman fans waited for this new CD re- CD of the Week Music Maven lease was well worth the wait. Produced by the legendary T. Bone Back in 1982, young Robert Roets, recently gradu- Burnett (the same man who produced the latest John Mellencamp ated from Madison Area Technical College, was CD which made my top 10 list last year), Allman put together an looking to create a cool place to buy records and all-star band with Dr. John on piano, Doyle Bramhall on guitar, Den- tapes in a place that needed a cool place to buy records and tapes. nis Crouch on bass and Jay Bellerose on drums. Allman revisits his He found Fort Wayne and started Wooden Nickel Records, now blues roots, covering tunes by such artist as Muddy Waters, Magic Wooden Nickel Music, even though he still sells records, though not Slim and B.B. King. Favorites include “Floating Bridge,” “Little By a lot of tapes. Little,” “Devil Got My Woman” and “Just Another Rider,” was by Allman and Warren Haynes. I think Gregg will be taking home a Grammy for this effort 1. Decemberists: The King Is Dead 5. Sunny Taylor: Sunny Taylor EP After following the December- I’ve had the pleasure of watching Sunny Taylor grow up as a ists on a rollercoaster ride through singer/songwriter/guitarist since the late 1990s. She has won 20- five releases (some great, some not $14.99 some Whammy awards and played at Wooden Nickel Music numer- so great) I was pleasantly surprised ous times. I was very excited to see that she was releasing some when I listened to The King Is Dead. new music for the first time since 2007’s Lock The Door And Leave As a longtime fan of R.E.M., hearing (which contains some of my favorite locally written tunes such as the influence of Peter Buck on the “Overcast,” “The Child That I Am” and “Weightless”). After attend- BoB & TOM album gave me chills! Add the Gil- ing Sunny’s hugely successful C2G release party for her new CD, Somewhere Over the Radio lian Welsh vocals and you have one I simply could not stop listening to this incredibly well produced awesome sound. “Down By The Wa- Each and every year Bob & Tom serve up music which was made in Nashville with the help of acclaimed pro- ter” was the first song that showed a greatest hits collection from their radio ducer Mark Hornsby. The lyrics show me honesty, some sadness and the power of this combination, and show, the proceeds of which allegedly go an emotional connection seldom seen in a local release. It seems that to some charity or other. Whatever, for the still remains my favorite song that I heard all year! “Don’t Carry It Sunny has reached a new plateau on the new EP. Just listen to the low, low price of $14.99 these bits (43 of All” is a rousing opener. “Calamity Song” reminds me of some of moving “Break My Heart” and you will see what I mean. “Trucker” them on two discs) will bring you and your the great work of R.E.M. “Rox In The Box” is where Gillian Welsh tells a great story and is my personal favorite on the CD while “Pa- friends for all time – whether you’re yucking really shines. “This Is Why We Fight” – great lyric and hook. “June per Tiger (Getting Over It)” is a catchy country tune that is ready it up to Mr. Obvious, Heywood Banks or the Hymn,” “January Hymn” and “Rise To Me” – excellent ballads. Not for prime time radio play. The fourth tune, “Highview Drive,” is a Love Brothers. Grab your copy today at any a bad tune on this CD! Can’t wait to see what direction these guys go song Sunny has played acoustically for a few years now. However, Wooden Nickel Music Store. next. just listen to the piano opening and lush orchestration here – the new 2. Joe Bonamassa: Dust Bowl recording just plain gives me goose bumps! Sunny is raising funds What a year for Guitar Player magazine’s choice as best blues TOP SELLERS @ for a full-length CD in the near future. I can’t wait-if she can make guitarist in the world! Back that up with Joe winning Billboard mag- a 10- or 12-track CD as strong as this EP. All I can say is look out azines No. 1 blues artist of 2010 and you can see this guy’s on a Wooden Nickel America! Go Sunny! roll. Talk about ambitious – not only did he release Wooden Nickel (Week ending 1/1/12) The Best of the Rest: 6. Foo Fighters, Wasting Light; 7. Fleet Music’s best selling CD of 2011 with Dust Bowl, but he also released Foxes, Helplessness Blues; 8. Warren Haynes, Man in Motion; 9. TW LW ARTIST/Album two albums with the supergroup Black Country Communion and an Black Keys, El Camino; 10. Tedeschi Trucks Band, Revelator. 1 1 BOB & TOM album with Beth Hart called Don’t Explain. Between recording and Somewhere Over the Radio seemingly endless touring, Joe has become one of the hardest work- Jason Hoffman ing musicians anywhere. With Dust Bowl he combined the blues- 2 3 ADELE based tones that has made him famous with such legends as Indiana’s Zombie Dad 21 (CD & LP) John Hiatt and country superstar Vince Gill. Listen to some of the guitar solos on this album – sweet indeed! One day Jason Hoffman set off for the big city, 3 2 BLACK KEYS The album starts out with the start up of a steam engine and then leaving behind the vast wax bean empire that he El Camino (CD & LP) breaks into a blistering guitar solo on the tune “Slow Train” – great was certain to inherit. After various stints in feline opening track! My favorite track on the album has to be the haunt- husbandry, as a joke writer for “The McLaughlin Group,” and one 4 4 TOM WAITS ing title track “Dust Bowl” which also got extensive airplay on FM very long day involving hip waders, a wheel barrel and 307 active Bad As Me (CD & LP) radio. “You Better Watch Yourself” reminds me how much I like horses, he settled down and made his fortune as a professional Chicago blues; “Heartbreaker” is reminiscent of early Bonamassa fibber. 5 8 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH American Capitalist (CD & LP) work and its great guitar work; “Tennessee Plates” is definitely a 1. Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare departure, but with Hiatt on vocals and the uplifting way this tune 6 – “ROCKIN’ FOR ROSSI” rocks out, it’s a highlight. I also really liked the remake of the Free All too often musical reunions Benefit DVD classic, “Heartbreaker” with Black Country Communion bandmate don’t work. But when Alice Cooper Glenn Hughes. It’s hard to find a clunker on this CD. I don’t think teamed up with Bob Ezrin, the cre- 7 9 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE it would be a stretch to conclude this is Joe’s best work so far in his ative producer of his best albums, Ceremonials (CD & LP) career, probably until he releases his next studio album, most likely plus members of the original Alice in 2012.” Cooper band and some musicians 8 – SUNNY TAYLOR 3. Elephants in Mud: How the Hell Are You from his first few solo albums, the EP Here’s a Fort Wayne band that I knew very little about until I result is his best album in over a de- heard them in Round 1 of the whatzup Battle Of the Bands at Co- cade. Sometimes creepy, sometimes 9 – YOUNG JEEZY TM:103 lumbia Street West where I was immediately blown away with their humorous, sometimes self-aware, this rock pioneer shows that he’s still mixture of reggae, ska, hip-hop, soul and punk. The experience was 10 5 DRAKE like getting hit with a ton of bricks. Wow! By the time they reached able to hit ’em out of the park. Take Care the BoTB, they had grown much tighter as a band and blew away the 2. Phil Solem: Hodgepodge competition to score a well-earned first place. I became a true fan! Best known as the rocker half of the power pop duo The Rem- Around the same time EIM released How The Hell Are You? brandts, Phil Solem holds nothing back on his first solo album. \Gor- Sat., Jan. 7 • 2 p.m. • All Ages • Free which became a staple in the CD player at the North Clinton Wooden geous vocal harmonies adorn the kind of effortlessly sticky melodies Live AT OUR N. Anthony Store: Nickel Music store for several months. I couldn’t get enough of these that are the envy of every budding songwriter. \Whether it’s vulner- guys. What a refreshing sound they have. 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January 5, ’12------www.whatzup.com------7 SPINS - From Page 7 Spiritual brothers to Faith No More, this band takes its rock seri- and fun as it is true to its all-American roots, and this charming col- ously – but not too seriously. How to classify? How about melodious lection of songs proves it. Their live shows are equally entertaining, orchestral progressive metal? Yeah, it’s a wild ride but a smooth one. and I’d advise you to sample both as often as you can. Strap yourself in and enjoy. 4. The Bergamot: Haven 5. Devin Townsend Project: Deconstruction Again, a definition seems to be in order: “Bergamot” refers to Half of this album is so brutal and filled with tortured, twist- Citrus bergamia, the Bergamot orange, a perennial aromatic well ing passages and jarringly abrupt changes that you’ll either need a known for its zesty and delightful fragrance. It’s no wonder that Jil- nap or a visit to your chiropractor after each listen. The other half, lian Spiece and Nathan Hoff have chosen that name for their duo col- while still heavy, is more measured, forming some of the best work laboration, or that they describe their style as “organic pop music.” Townsend has done. Plus you get a full chorus and string orchestra at Their catchy melodies, honest lyrics and oh-so-clever use of diverse no extra charge. Clearly the man’s genius has driven him insane. styles in the dozen original songs on this album, backed up by Na- The Best of the Rest: 6. Panic! At the Disco, Vices & Virtues; 7. than’s guitar artistry and Jillian’s powerfully beautiful vocals are, in Neal Morse, Testimony; 8-10. It wasn’t a very fruitful year for musi- fact, an all-natural treat. Their special blend of organic pop belongs cal discoveries, I’m afraid. on the top shelf of any musical pantry where fresh, mellifluous ingre- Best Song: “I Am Made of You,” Alice Cooper – An absolutely dients are a priority. gorgeous orchestral and dramatic rock song that showcases every- 5. Elephants in Mud: How the Hell Are You? thing that makes Alice Cooper a living legend. Masterfully crafted In their own words, “Drawing influence from old school dub lyrics that can be taken in two different, equally thought-provoking reggae, soul music, Midwest music festivals, lyrical hip-hop and all ways lead up to one of the best guitar solos since “Sweet Child o’ the while maintaining an early DIY punk ethos, EiM [want] nothing Mine.” more than to play music that makes the ladies dance and puts the Next Best Songs: 2. “Unkind,” Sloan; 3. “Praise the Lowered,” people they love the most, their fans, in a state of blissed-out mu- Devin Townsend Project; 4. “I’m Your Man, Baby,” Phil Solem; sical euphoria.” This hugely entertaining collection of 10 originals 5. “Naïve,” Phil Solem; 6. “Rikki Tikki Tavi,” Fair to Midland; 7. proves that EiMsters Jared Andrews, Jon Swain and Lynn Nicholson “Sarah Smiles,” Panic! at the Disco; 8. “Coppertank Island,” Fair have accomplished their goal, and more, with great creative talent to Midland; 9. “Your Daddy Will Do,” Sloan; 10: “Believe in Me,” and fine musicianship. No wonder their fans, including myself, love THIS WEEKEND fun. them so. The Best of the Rest: 6. Joshua Davis, Magnolia Belles; 7. Ma- JANUARY 7 Julia Meek this Grey, Two Steps from the Road; 8. Tarek AK, Things to Say; 9. Rick Brown, Yule Rock!; 10. Sunny Taylor, Sunny Taylor EP. FolkBabe Best Song: “Trucker,” Sunny Taylor – Songs like this one are Proud to have earned this moniker, as long-reigning exactly the reason Sunny’s new EP made my top 10 “whole album” host of WBOI’s weekly ‘Folktales’, she also claims list (in hopes that it, along with other smashingly powerful tunes are the best seat in the house with ‘Meet the Music’, coming soon on a full-length CD). This is Sunny in all of her glory, Paul a weekly sound stage showcase of local and regional talent. From and this version of “Trucker” is a captivating must-listen, whether this perch, Meek once again harvests her top 10 albums, and you’re an old fan/friend or new to the Sunny Taylor experience . several of her top 10 songs, from our abundant homegrown music Next Best Songs: 2. “Here & Heaven,” Aiofe O’Donavan w/ crop. the Goat Rodeo; 3. “Queen of the Minor Key,” Eilen Jewel; 4. “This Little Light of Mine,” Yo-Yo Ma & Amelia Zirin-Brown; 5. “Good- 1. Seth Bernard & May Erlewine: New Flower bye Betsy Brown,” Joshua Davis; 6. “When We Run,” Seth & May; Thorn I traveled all the way to Lake 7. “Oh Freedom,” David LeFleur; 8. “If There Were No Christmas,” City, Michigan to choose my favorite Swim Skinny; 9. “Auld Lang Syne,” Dougie MacLean; 10. “Turn the album this year because the amaz- World Around,” Harry Belafonte. ingly talented Seth & May traveled NEXT WEEKEND all the way to Africa to create this ex- Chad Beck quisite collection of music. As musi- Austin’s Most Famous Resident JANUARY 14 cal ambassadors they joined with the organization On the Ground to Run Chad Beck is remembered in Fort Wayne for his Across Ethiopia (an international stretch as whatzup’s editor, for his bands Senator awareness and fund-raising event to Dillwilly and Jackie Fly and, of course, for his love build much-needed schools in the of cheese. Yirgacheffe region) Each song in the collection captures a brilliant Pink viewpoint of this rich journey as only Seth and May could tell it. This 1. White Denim: D music is also featured in When We Run, a documentary on the project Instrumental wizardry, mind by Mishe Mokwa Media and directed by James Weston Schaberg. trickery and good old-fashioned rock 2. Farrell Vernon: The Forgotten Saxophone: New Music for n’ roll take center-stage on D. It’s an the Sopranino and High Notes: More New Music for the Sporani- incredibly cohesive listen from the no Saxophone opening charge of “It’s Him!” to the Droyd If the sopranino saxophone was on the endangered classical mu- comforting close of “Keys.” Five al- sic species list, Farrell and friends have succeeded in saving it from bums in, White Denim continue to obscurity (or near extinction) and insured its place in the spotlight. evoke unique sonic landscapes and With this year’s release of not one, but two fine albums, together rhythmic juggernauts perfectly. they claim the No. 2 spot in my favorites list. Dr. Vernon’s hunt for 2. Retox: Ugly Animals the brightest and best of new music composed for this sweet instru- Ugly Animals is 11 tracks in 12 ment netted him a fantastic assortment of styles, flavors and flares minutes, and not a second of it is pretty. It’s an abrasive ride, full of

Made to showcase, including a great piece by one of our favorite saxmen, high-impact aural violence beautifully captured in the studio. “We James Ator. Giving credit where it’s certainly due, I must cite the have no problems singing songs that are not nice” is screamed in the Possible By stellar performances of Irene Ator, David Hanson, Larry Ford, Mela- opening track, “The World Is Ending and It’s About Time,” and that nie and Russell Bookout, Jan Grimes, Laura Lydy, Brad Crossland, about says it all. Derek Reeves, Eric Schweikert, Jim Steele and Hamilton Tescarollo. 3. Black Lips: Arabia Mountain If they will excuse the expression: Farrell’s classical ‘Team Soprani- Every band on the planet would be wise to sip from the same no’ rocks! magical chalice Black Lips chugged from while recording Arabia 3. End Times Spasm Band: High Wire Lover Mountain. Earlier efforts hinted at genius, but this record delivers “Spasm band” is a late 19th century term for a musical group sonic hunks of perfection from start to finish. that plays a variety of Dixieland, traditional jazz, jug band or skiffle 4. Racebannon: Six Sik Sisters music, so fast-fowarding into the high-tech 21st century, it’s doubly Fifteen years into their career, Racebannon continue to craft ri- delightful to find this genre alive and well right here in Fort Wayne diculously delish bits of distortion, evil and sludge. The tension these (and I’ll confess, it’s one of my personal favorites). Lyndsy Rae Pat- Hoosiers build is over the top and only bested by the release that terson, Bart Helms, Eric Stuckey and Zach Wright bring their indi- Continued on page 9 vidual talents to the ETSB table to produce a sound that is as fresh 8------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 SPINS - From Page 8 follows. Racebannon build sonic bombs over and over again, 5. R.E.M.: Collapse Into Now outstanding. Now I really do wonder what’s next. leaving listeners in a cold sweat while the lit fuse reaches the When R.E.M. formally announced that they were break- 5. Symphony X: Iconoclast payload. Few bands pack this powerful of a punch, and Six ing up in September, I was sad, yes, and more than a little bit Album number eight is probably Symphony X’s most Sik Sisters is a knockout. nostalgic as I recalled the half dozen times I’ve seen them commercially viable album to date. Bringing all of the best 5. Flesh Lights: Muscle Pop live. (Two of those times are among the five best concerts elements of the band to the forefront while leaving some of Fast and brash, Austin’s Flesh Lights leave a mark with I’ve ever seen.) R.E.M. have provided the soundtrack for their progressive tendencies at home seems to be a great for- Muscle Pop. This is music for throwing firecrackers into a various stages of my life for the past quarter century. But mula for this band from New Jersey. Hopefully, they finally mailbox, stomping on the gas pedal and making a noisy get- the glorious thing about Collapse Into Now is that it would get the recognition they so richly deserve when a whole new away. be on my best-of list even if the band weren’t breaking up. audience discovers their music. And for a band that has mostly stumbled ever since drummer Honorable Mentions: 6. The Damned Things, Irono- Derek Neff Bill Berry left in 1997, this is no small thing. Now that Stipe clast; 7. Christina Perri, Lovestrong; 8. Mindflow,With Bare and Co. have gracefully bowed out after releasing an album Hands; 9. Manchester Orchestra, SimpleMath; 10. Emmure, Drawing a Blank they have every right to be proud of, I find that, far from be- Speaker of the Dead. Derek Neff spent far too much time thinking ing sad about the whole thing, I’m actually really happy for Best Songs: 1. “Lost in My Mind,” The Head and the about what should go into this space and everyone involved. So long, guys! Hear; 2. “Modern Love,” Matt Nathanson; 3. “Goin’ Down,” asked us to leave it blank. The Best of the Rest: 6. Biosphere, N-Plants; 7. Bon The Pretty Reckless; 4. “Dust Bowl,” Joe Bonamassa; 5. Iver, Bon Iver; 8. The Chemical Brothers, Hanna: Original “Bad Blood,” The Damned Things. 1. M83: Hurry Up We’re Dreaming Motion Picture Soundtrack; 9. James Blake; James Blake; Confession: I don’t think 10. Tim Hecker, Ravedeath 1972. Ryan Smith Best Song: “Holocene,” Bon Iver – Stunningly beauti- I’ve listened to this epic, Regulator wondrous double-length al- ful, gorgeously orchestrated and replete with dense, evoca- bum from start to finish yet. tive lyrics, this song has reduced me to tears on more than Like the mythical Sasquatch, Ryan Smith There’s simply too much one occasion. Magnificent! lives in a remote rural area and is rarely here, and I keep getting Next Best Songs: 2. “Green Aisles,” Real Estate; 3. “Re- seen by the human eye. The most well- snagged on the same handful patriated,” Handsome Furs; 4. “Blue Jeans,” Lana Del Rey; known alleged footage of him, shot in the woods with a of songs over and over. I’m 5. “Rise to Me,” Decemberists; 6. “Lotus Flower,” Radio- cheesy 8mm film camera, is widely believed to be a hoax. sure I’ve heard each song on head; 7. “Once We All Agree,” James Blake; 8. “Wait,” M83; He spends his time scrawling music reviews on the backs of the album several times, but I 9. “Palamino,” Mates of State; 10. “The Hatchet,” Crooked used pizza boxes using a quill pen dipped in motor oil in his can’t speak to track sequenc- Fingers. remote lair. ing or overall cohesiveness or anything like that. That doesn’t keep me from placing this Chris Hupe 1. Mastodon: The Hunter on the top of my list without reservation, though. M83’s pre- Aging & Mellowing This album shouldn’t be vious album, Saturdays = Youth, was one of the best of 2008, as good as it is. It’s simpler but it turns out that was just a preview of even greater things Chris Hupe manages the Gateway Plaza and more direct than any- to come. The best thing about this Hurry Up We’re Dream- Dollar General store, though he’ll continue thing they’ve ever released, ing? I’ll still be exploring it a year from now. In many ways, to pen the weekly Road Notez column and but it is so addictive that I feel like I’ve barely gotten my feet wet. do some occasional writing assignments for whatzup. Drop my only explanation is that 2. Washed Out: Within and Without by and say whatzup sent you. while their previous albums If you’re going simply by the total play count on my hit harder and had more iPod, this one would have to get the top honor for 2011, 1. Matt Nathanson: Modern Love depth, this one is simply hands down. The term “chillwave” is ridiculous, but that Matt Nathanson spent more fun. The guitar sound doesn’t mean that the music frequently associated with it is four years creating the fol- on this record is so distorted bad. Should I somehow be embarrassed about the number of low-up to Some Mad Hope, and fuzzed-out it sounds like times I’ve listened to Within and Without over the past six his most commercially suc- they blew all their amps and decided to leave them that way. months? Maybe, but I’m too busy enjoying the lush, hyp- cessful album to date. The The Hunter just plain rocks. notic arrangements, the gauzily churning melodies, the way layoff didn’t seem to ad- 2. Foo Fighters: Wasting Light that every song on the album blends in with every other and versely affect him though, as I was never into the Foo Fighters until this album came yet stands out on its own when you shuffle it up on a play- Modern Love not only con- out. I pride myself on not succumbing to marketing, but in list, to care. I’ll be damned if I can understand the words to tinues the momentum he had this case they had me at the video for “White Limo” (blame even 10 percent of what Ernest Greene is singing here, but but builds on it as well. Great the hilarious turn by Lemmy from Motorhead). Add to it that doesn’t detract from my unqualified adoration of this big hooks and clever lyrics that they recorded the album on tape and it was produced album. are the norm as Nathanson by Butch Vig, who turned in his fattest record as a producer 3. Real Estate: Days bares his soul and delivers a truly unique discourse about since the Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream, and I was in. As I get older I find myself retreating to an album more relationships in today’s world. Undoubtedly we’ll all hear It’s a fat, full, and fiery rock n’ roll record with cool videos for its general sound and vibe than for any specific song, more about his album in 2012, as it’s full of radio-friendly and a rich sound. It rules. lyric, vocal lilt or instrumental solo. Like the row of identi- hits and is sure to have long legs. 3. Machine Head: Unto the Locust cal tract houses pictured on the front cover of Days, there’s 2. Anthrax: Worship Music Speaking of fiery records, I didn’t think Machine Head a deceptive sameness to Real Estate’s sound, a hazy folksy- Anthrax’s first studio album in eight years, and their would be able to equal their last record, The Blackening, let rocky vibe that’s exceedingly pleasant, even addictive. From first with singer Joey Belladonna since 1990, doesn’t disap- alone top it. I stand corrected. While it’s not a breakthrough the first time I heard standout track, “Green Aisles,” which point. Reenergized and ready to take back the thrash metal the way Blackening was, Unto the Locust found a renewed captures that exact intersection where youthful folly meets throne, Belladonna and company rip through what are sure Machine Head kicking out some serious riff work. Sure, the mature regret, I was hooked. Every song works on its own; to become new classics while paying homage to the sound children’s chorus in “Who We Are” is hokey and annoying, every song contributes to the brilliant whole. that made them famous. Finally, a “comeback album” that but you can’t deny the album’s fast and furious, take-no- 4. Radiohead: The King of Limbs doesn’t disappoint. prisoners style. When The King of Limbs was first released last Febru- 3. Machine Head: Unto the Locust 4. Wormrot: Dirge ary, rumors abounded that more tracks were forthcoming. Machine Head have never been afraid to push the bound- The Singaporean grinders turned in an excellent soph- It made sense: at only eight songs, the album seemed more aries of how people define their music, and Unto the Locust omore follow-up to their debut, Abuse. While the genre is like a preview of things to come than something complete continues along that same path. Seething anger interspersed glutted with sound-alike bands that don’t quite live up to unto itself. (Besides, weren’t some of the “bonus” songs that with thoughtful and poignant lyrics, Machine Head even originators like Napalm Death, somehow this Asian trio has supplemented Radiohead’s In Rainbows as good as the stuff throw in a melodic hook or two for good measure while con- managed to grind like 1985. Of course, the short songs make on the album proper?) Alas, more songs never came, and we tinuing their journey toward the more progressive sound that it a little difficult to pick out any highlights. Your best bet is were forced to take a second and third (and hundredth) look has been building over their last three albums. It’s going to to jump in and enjoy it from beginning to end. A genre rein- at the original eight songs, each one of which, it turns out, be exciting to see where they go next. vigoration. is a complex and condensed little nugget of goodness that 4. Chevelle: Hats Off to the Bull 5. Exhumed: All Guts No Glory rewards the extra scrutiny. TKOL isn’t the unqualified mas- Welcome back, Chevelle! On Hats Off to the Bull Ch- Speaking of genre purists, Exhumed’s latest album is terpiece that In Rainbows was, but it doesn’t need to be. That evelle finally live up to the promise they showed on their practically a master class in gory death metal delights. And nagging sense I get whenever I listen to it, that I still haven’t breakout album, Wonder What’s Next. Impassioned vocals, while the vocals may wail and the riffs do bludgeon, the gotten to the bottom of it, keeps me smiling now, 10 months big hooks and crunchy guitars are what made me a fan of Continued on page 10 later. this band 10 years ago, and they’re what make this album so January 5, ’12------www.whatzup.com------9 SPINS - From Page 9 band’s tongue-in-cheek sense of humor makes for an al- are simple; but the imagination is endless. My pick for the sibly ever – and that his singing here is absolutely the best of bum’s worth of demented fun. It’s the aural equivalent of the “coolest” record of 2011. his career, that’s exactly where the focus should be. The title Evil Dead movies. 4. Beirut: The Rip Tide track, “Dirty Rain,” “Come Home,” “Invisible Riverside,” The Best of the Rest: 6. Anthrax, Worship Music; 7. Finally, after years of releasing exploratory (and over- “Save Me,” “Kindness” and “Lucky Now” are among my Five Finger Death Punch, American Capitalist; 8. Hammers stuffed) records that featured maybe three worthwhile songs favorite songs of the year, but every song on the album is a of Misfortune, 17th Street; 9. The Black Keys, El Camino; apiece, Beirut’s still-very-young leader Zach Condon has gem in one way or another. 10. Witchsorrow, Witchsorrow. reigned in the ideas – and youthful ambition – and made the 2. Blind Pilot: We Are the Tide Best Song: “I Speak Hate,” Cavalera Conspiracy – brilliant record his fans all knew he was capable of. In an era If Ryan Adams is channeling Neil Young, these guys are Mushheads out there, pay close attention. When Max Cav- where many listeners live song to song, Condon and crew channeling Simon & Garfunkel – at least in terms of gor- alera sings (is it really singing? There is no word to describe have offered up a nine-track album with no holes. No lost geous and lush melodies, harmonies and singing voices. his vocal delivery) “I speak hate / Don’t you understand / I moments. No failed wandering or extraneous experiments. This Portland band (essentially the duo of Israel Nebeker speak hate,” he makes you sit up and listen. Most years, The Rip Tide would take the top spot; 2011 just and Ryan Dobrowski with some backing musicians) plays Next Best Songs: 2. “Strength in Numbers,” Times of happens to be an abnormally great years for solid albums. it pretty safe, producing pop music that’s as inoffensive as Grace; 3. “The Devil You Know,” Anthrax; 4. “Under and 5. Jon Keller: Deceiver anything you’ll ever hear, but they do it so beautifully that Over,” Five Finger Death Punch; 5. “Curl of the Burl,” Mas- Jon Keller used to live down the street from me. He used their albums stand up as well as any after repeated listen- tondon; 6. “Shot After Shot,” Rival Schools; 7. “Rope,” Foo to play me unfinished songs and tell me weird stories. Being ings. Their 2008 debut, 3 Rounds and a Sound, still stands Fighters; 8. “Bullsh*t and Backstabbing,” Sister; 9. “Gate around someone who is, in my opinion, a genuine master of up; and Tide is a substantial step forward from that release. Creeper,” Barn Burner; 10. “Devil’s Advocate,” Destruc- his craft was a great trip while it lasted (Keller now lives in If Nebeker’s lyrics were anything more than pretty words tion. Nashville, where he’s trying to break through as a solo art- strung together, this band would be huge. ist). Getting to spy a bit as Keller recorded a record a beauti- 3. Middle Brother: Middle Brother Greg Locke fully ornamented singer/songwriter opus was something I’ll When Deer Tick’s John McCauley, Dawes’ Taylor Gold- never forget, an invaluable memory and firsthand experi- smith and Delta Spirit’s Matt Vasquez teamed up to form Exactly What You Think ence. That Jon and I are viable candidates for role of Elliott Middle Brother, I was pretty thrilled and I looked forward to Greg spends his free time looking for rea- Smith Fanclub President didn’t hurt, either. That said, with the release of this album more than any other this past year. sons not to be his sad and sour self; below Deceiver, Keller is taking huge steps away from his primary It didn’t disappoint, especially the Goldsmith-penned tunes you’ll find some of the best arguments he influence, off towards a sound and style all his own. Can’t “Million Dollar Bill” and “Blood and Guts.” As much as I heard in 2011. wait to see what this incredibly creative weirdo does next. I like each of the bands from which these guys came, I hope really believe in Jon Keller, and you should too. they continue to devote time and energy to this collabora- 1. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: Mirror Traffic The Best of the Rest: 6. Radiohead, The King of Limbs; tion. I’ve never been a fan of 7. Ryan Adams, Ashes & Fire; 8. Yuck, Yuck; 9. Lee Miles, 4. James Vincent McMorrow: Early in the Morning the Lifer Pick. You know, the The Leaving; 10. Wilco, The Whole Love and Cults, Cults This was actually released in McMorrow’s native Ireland guys who think they’re the (tie). in 2010 but didn’t come to the U.S. until January 2011, in- biggest Beatles fans ever, Best Song: “You Make the Sun Fry,” Ty Segall – Typi- stantly drawing comparisons to Bon Iver’s For Emma, For- and have nothing else to say cally, when asked to name my favorite track of the year, I ever Ago, both for its overall sound and the fact that, like about new music until Sir go for something big, epic, crazy or inventive. This year, Justin Vernon, McMorrow wrote the album while secluding Paul releases the “best new however, the choice was undeniable: a short, garage rock himself in an Irish beach house. McMorrow doesn’t break a record since Ram.” Those blast of noisy sing-along brilliance. There’s not a bit of tune lot of new ground, but gems like “We Don’t Eat,” “Breaking are the guys whom I don’t I listened to 1/10th as much as I blasted this cut from Ty’s Hearts” and “If I Had a Boat” are songs that will definitely buy beers for, no matter how top-to-bottom killer new record. A simple slice of rock n’ roll grab, and hold, your attention. much I adore Ram. And so, bliss. 5. Cowboy Junkies: Demons when my all-time favorite Next Best Songs: 2. “Holocene,” Bon Iver; 3. “Tigers,” I was never a fan of the late Vic Chesnutt; never could musician, Stephen Malkmus, released a great new record this Stephen Malkmus; 4. “Deceiver,” Jon Keller; 5. “The Bad in get past the vocals. Apparently I wasn’t alone, as what little year, I did everything I could to convince myself that there Each Other,” Feist; 6 “Santa Fe,” Beirut; 7. “Codex,” Radio- recognition this Georgian singer-songwriter got during his were albums I liked more in 2011. Sure, there were some head; 8. “Drop D Blues Weekend,” Church Shoes; 9. “Where lifetime mostly came with the 1996 release of Sweet Relief contenders who kept my denial alive through November, but Nebulae Die,” Lee Miles; 10. “Parallax,” Atlas Sound ; 11. II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album and fund-raiser Mirror Traffic the fifth Jicks record, is Malkmus’ best batch “Back In the Crowd,” Tom Waits; 12. “Cheerleader,” St. Vin- for the Sweet Relief Fund which benefits musicians in need of songs since Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. In addition to cent; 13. “After It Ends,” John Vanderslice; 14. “Art of Al- of health care. A little more than a year after his death, the the new vulnerability us über fans get to hear in his voice most,” Wilco; 15. “The Wall,” Yuck; 16. “Gun Shy,” Thun- Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies give Chesnutt’s (and even in his lyrics here and there), we also get the man’s derhawk; 17. “Vomit,” Girls; 18. “Abducted,” Cults; 19. songs the treatment they deserve. Although Demons barely best produced and most accessible album yet. In 2011, fol- “Nasty,” Nas; 20. “Midnight City,” M83; 21. “Blue Eyes,” made a dent in this country, it deserves to be heard, as it lowing the 2010 Pavement reunion mess, the Malk came cor- Middle Brother; 22. “Es-So,” tUnE-yArDs; 23. “The Last shows off the under-appreciated Chestnutt’s talent as a song- rect, offering up what was my most-listened-to and favorite Living Rose,” PJ Harvey; 24. “Kindness,” Ryan Adams; 25. writer to an audience that otherwise would likely be oblivi- record of the year. Also one of the best albums ever from two “It’s Real,” Real Estate (tie); 25. “Small Talk in Hieroglyph- ous. of my all-time favorite shaggy slacker dudes. ics,” The Elky Summers (tie). The Best of the Rest: 6. Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost; 2. Tom Waits: Bad As Me 7. The Head and the Heart, The Head and the Heart; 8. Tom Like Malkmus, Tom Waits is another stranger I love Doug Driscoll Waits, Bad As Me; 9. AgesandAges, Alright You Restless; 10. like family. But is Mirror a better record than Bad As Me? Wilco, The Whole Love. Who could say? Both are masterworks that find their makers Hermit Best Song: “Highview Drive,” Sunny Taylor – Sure, shamelessly tapping in to what they do best – and somehow You won’t see the former Mr. whatzup out Sunny has been performing this song for a few years now, making it look easy. There wasn’t an album released in 2011 and about much anymore, as he hasn’t aged but we’ll count it as a new song since it highlights her self- that I dissected more than this late-era masterpiece from one gracefully and rarely emerges from his titled, four-song EP (which probably would have topped my of the all-time great American songwriters. No, I probably Shriner Lake home where he spends the vast majority of his list this year if it had been filled out with four more songs don’t like Bad As Me more than Rain Dogs itself (that’s one time picking up dog doo and yelling, “Hey you kids, get off anywhere near as great). I’m a total sucker for songs of loss of my “Desert Island Discs”), but I’ve been describing it as my lawn.” and longing, and this one hits all the buttons. In the hands “Rain Dogs good” since my first spin. It really is that good – of, say, Martina McBride, this song (as well as “Break My not a mediocre track in sight. Waits’ second best album in a 1. Ryan Adams: Ashes & Fire Heart” off the same EP) could easily be huge radio hits na- career full of classics. This is the album I’ve tionally. 3. Ty Segall: Goodbye Bread been waiting for Neil Young Next Best Songs: 2. “Million Dollar Bill,” Middle I liked Ty’s breakthrough record, Melted*, enough to to make since Harvest, an Brother/Dawes; 3. “Dirty Rain,” Ryan Adams; 4. “Vomit,” take on the big needle and sell a little vial of my precious album I have yet to tire of Girls; 5. “Miss K.,” Deer Tick; 6. “Helplessness Blues,” plasma back in June, when I was too broke to buy his follow- nearly 40 years after it’s Fleet Foxes; 7. “Navy Parade,” AgesandAges; 8. “The Hu- up, Goodbye Bread. At first, I have to admit, the album un- 1972 release. Produced by morist,” Ha Ha Tonka; 9. “Keep You Right,” Blind Pilot; 10. derwhelmed me. But since I was so broke, I was unable to Glyn Johns (Who’s Next), “Think You Can Wait,” The National; 11. “If I Had a Boat,” buy any new music for weeks, and thus kept spinning Bread this is a stripped down, bare- James Vincent McMorrow; 12. “London Bridge is Falling through the fall, louder and louder each time. Daily. By the bones recording that puts the Down,” Peter Bradley Adams; 13. “Gather,” Jay Farrar; 14. end of August this noisy but oddly mellow garage pop record emphasis squarely on Ad- “Galahad,” Josh Ritter; 15. “Freak Out,” Tapes ’n’ Tapes; 16. had floored me more times than I could count. I even wrote a ams’ voice, lyrics and acous- “Break My Heart,” Sunny Taylor; 17. “Save Me,” Ryan Ad- friend a lengthy e-mail about how, if there ever was a “New tic guitar. Given that these 11 ams; 18. “Sounds Like Hallelujah,” The Head and the Heart; Cobain” (gag), it was Ty Segall. The tunes, for the most part, songs are Adams’ strongest (certainly since Gold, and pos- 20. “Blue and Green,” The Wood Brothers. 10------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 NIGHTLIFE AUBURN

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Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-6488 Tap, Decatur, 8 p.m., no cover, 728- 490-5060 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Ex p e c t : Live music Saturdays; Thursday Thong Night; daily specials 9031 Ch a r l e s Da l t o n Ba n d — Classic Rock Th e Re c e n t — Rock at Piere’s, Fort – $2.25 longnecks every day; Sunday-Monday, 40¢ wings; Wednesday, Jas o n Pa u l — Variety at Skully’s at Beamer’s Sports Grill, Allen Wayne, 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m., $5, 486- live music with Paul Stewart and 25¢ wings; Thursday, $1 sliders; Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no County, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no 1979 Friday-Saturday, $3 16-oz. imports and make your drink a double for cover, 637-0198 cover, 625-1002 Ri v e r b o t t o m Ni t e m a r e Ba n d — Rock $1 more. 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Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-6235 434-1980 Op e n Mic Ho s t e d b y Mi k e Co n l e y — Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 Ex p e c t : Mon. drink specials & karaoke; Tues. male dancers; Wed. Dav e La t c h aw — At Mad Anthony Brewing Company, Jazz at Skully’s p.m.-12 a.m., 432-8966 karaoke; Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Vegas-style drag show (female imperson- Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no cover, Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no Su ga r Sh o t — Country at Covington 426-2537 cover, 637-0198 Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 p.m., no ators); dancing w/Sizzling Sonny. Outdoor patio. Sunday karaoke & Po p ’N’Fr e s h — Open Jam at VIP Bar & Ga b r i e l l e Ta t a r a — Acoustic indie at cover, 432-6660 video dance party. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown Fort Wayne, 1 block Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Firefly Coffee House, Fort Wayne, Su m Mo r z — Rock at Checkerz Bar & south of Powers Hamburgers. Ho u r s : 12 noon-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 6 no cover, 432-9604 5:30-7:30 p.m., no cover, 373-0505 Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no p.m.-3 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : Cash only, ATM avail- Ro b b i e V a n d He i d i Du o — Variety at Gr o o v e Ca r ava n — Funk at the Tilted cover, 489-0286 able Draft Horse Saloon, Orland, 7:30- Kilt Pub & Eatery, Fort Wayne, 10 To d d Ha r r o l d Tr i o — Jazz R&B at 10:30 p.m., no cover, 829-6465 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 459-3985 the Dash-In, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 alley sports bar Sk e t c h Bo m b w/Or a h — Rock at Gin Gu n s l i n g e r — Country at The Post, a.m., cover, 422-5055 Sports Bar • 1455 Goshen Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-4421 Mill Lounge, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 Pierceton, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., $3, a.m., no cover, 484-5561 574-594-3010 Ex p e c t : 45¢ wings Sunday, Monday and Tuesday; On Key Karaoke Tim Sn y d e r — Acoustic at 4D’s Bar & —JF X Rock at Skip’s Party Place, Saturday, Jan. 7 Thursday and Friday starting at 9 p.m.; live bands Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 Angola, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., $3 after 8 a t s Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., no cover, Al l a n a n d As h c r a f t — Rock at a.m., no cover. 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January 5, ’12------www.whatzup.com------11 ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------NIGHTLIFE Da n c e Fl o o r Fr e a k s — Rock at Alley Jo e St a b e l l i — Jazz guitar at Hall’s Old Ro b b i e V a n d He i d i Du o — Variety at Sports Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Gas House, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., East Haven Tavern, New Haven, 9 C2G MUSIC HALL a.m., no cover, 482-4889 no cover, 426-3411 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 749-777 Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464 Dav e La t c h aw Tr i o — Jazz fusion at Jo e l Yo u n g Ba n d — Country rock at Sava n n a h — Country at Covington Bar, Ex p e c t : Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.- Vinnie’s, Decatur, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 p.m., no cover, musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a 12:30 a.m., no cover, 426-3442 cover, 728-2225 432-6660 De f i n i t e l y Ga r y — Rock at O’Sullivan’s Jo h n n y B Su t t o n — Motown at Don Sy n e r g y — Rock at North Star Bar & comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings. Ea t s : p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover 489-2524 471-3798 Local vendors may cater during shows. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown Ec l i ps e — Acoustic rock at Don Hall’s ext. 414 Th e Re c e n t — Rock at Piere’s, Fort on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of Parkview Field. Factory Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, Ju k e Jo i n t Ji v e — Classic funky rock at Wayne, 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m., $5, 486- Ho u r s : Shows typically start at 8 p.m.; doors open an hour earlier. 7-10 p.m., no cover, 484-8693 Duff’s Bar, Columbia City, 10 p.m.-2 1979 El e c t r i c Pa n d a — a.m., no cover, 244-6978 Th e Re m n a n t s — Al c o h o l : Beer & wine during shows only; Pm t : Cash, check Post punk rock at Classic Rock at Wooden Nickel, N. Anthony, Fort Ka r e n Mi l l s w/Je f f Os k a y — Comedy American Legion Post 241, Fort CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS “CS3” Wayne, 2 p.m., no cover, all ages, at Snickerz Comedy Bar, Fort Wayne, Wayne, 8:30-11:30 p.m., no cover, 484-3635 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., $9, 486-0216 747-7851 Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005 Fu r i o u s Ge o r g e — Rock at the Tilted Ma r s h a l l Law — Country, southern To d d Ha r r o l d Ba n d — Jazz R&B at Ex p e c t : Great atmosphere, jazz DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly Kilt Pub & Eatery, Fort Wayne, 10 rock at The Navy Club, New Haven, American Legion Post 148, Fort drink specials, private outdoor patio seating. Ea t s : Daily specials, p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 459-3985 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 493-4044 Wayne, 6-9 p.m., no cover, 423- full menu of sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and Gu n s l i n g e r — Country at The Post, Mi n d s Ey e — Rock at Columbia Street 4751 appetizers. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of South Calhoun Street and Pierceton, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., $3, West, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Wo r l d Fa m o u s Du e l i n g Pi a n o s — 574-594-3010 $5, 422-5055 Variety at Rum Runners, Marriott, Masterson; ample parking on street and lot behind building. Ho u r s : He a d y Ti m e s — Rock at Mad Anthony Mo d e r a t e Pa i n — Variety 80s at 4D’s Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., cover, 484- 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later, Thurs.-Sat. Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., 9380 Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex p.m., no cover, 426-2537 cover, 490-6488 ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR J—F X Rock at Skip’s Party Place, Pl a y Gu n s — Rock at Gin Mill Lounge, Angola, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., $3 after 8 Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638 p.m., 665-3922 cover, 484-5561 Ex p e c t : High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs, state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs. ------Live Music every Wed. 6-9 p.m. Ea t s : Varied menu to suit any palate. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by 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 It Turned Out To Be a Very Good Year Checkerz Bar & Grill It’s that time once again where we reflect on all Pub/Tavern • 1706 W. Till Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-489-0286 that was 2011. Many may feel it was a good and pro- Ex p e c t : Newly remodeled, 10 TVs to watch all your favorite sports, ductive year, while others would probably like to put Out and About pool table and games. Live rock Fridays & Saturdays. Ea t s : Kitchen some things behind them and look for a fresh start. open all day w/full menu & the best wings in town. Daily home- Turn over a new leaf, get off on the right foot, how- NICK BRAUN cooked lunch specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On the corner of Lima and Till ever you want to refer to it, it’s time for a new year and roads. Ho u r s : Open 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon- time for resolutions. had – Piere’s, Embassy Theatre, the Coliseum and The midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, ATM available You can’t say 2011 was all that bad, after all, we Brass Rail, to name just a few. Between these four Club v did finally catch that dirtball Osama Bin Laden, and alone we were treated with everything from folk to Hip-Hop • Piere’s, 5629 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-1979 who could forget the entertainment Charlie Sheen rock and from country to comedy. When I think of my Ex p e c t : The best in hip-hop dance music, with two dance cages, two provided us. On a different note, it was also a year favorite concerts at these venues in 2011, Volbeat at full-service bars and multiple VIP areas to make your night stand in which we saw the passing of M*A*S*H’s Harry Piere’s comes to mind. But really, there was a slew of out. VIP bottle service available. Party with Wild 96.3 every Friday. Morgan, rapper Heavy D, boxing legend Joe Frazier, good shows, making it too difficult to choose just one. Ea t s : Sandwiches and appetizers always available. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : racer Dan Wheldon, former Weezer bassist Mikey Those people who say there’s never anything to do in Marketplace of Canterbury, 3 mi. east of Exit 112A off I-69. Ho u r s : Welsh, Apple’s Steve Jobs, Raiders owner Al Davis, town are simply out of their minds. Just by looking at Open 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Amy Winehouse, Springsteen’s saxophonist Clarence their calendars for the beginning of 2012, we’re on Visa, Disc, Amex Clemons, Ryan Dunn of Jackass, Jack Kevorkian, pace for another good year. Columbia Street West Randy “Macho Man” Savage, actor Jeff Conaway, ac- Hats off, too, to the Wooden Nickel family which Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055 tress Elizabeth Taylor, former Alice in Chains bassist not only aids in getting that hard-to-find vinyl, CDs Ex p e c t : The Fort’s No. 1 rock club — Live bands every Saturday. Mike Starr and singer songwriter Gerry Rafferty. And and everything music, but also provides us with free DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Ea t s : Wide variety featuring let’s not forget Coney Island owner Russ Choka. all-ages live music. No, you’re not going to find ceil- salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and daily specials. If you’re into Harry Potter, Transformers and The ing high amp stacks or pyrotechnics at WN, but you Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : Open 4 p.m.-3 Twilight Saga, then you chose wisely, as they were will find stripped-down, intimate performances from a.m. Mon.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex amongst the top-grossing movies of 2011. As for mu- some of the best artists our area has to offer. Crooners sic, Adele and Lady Gaga were top grossers for album When compiling a “best of” list you can’t forget sales. Personally, I never watched any of those flicks, about Rock the Plaza. Once again, the hard work of Karaoke • Piere’s, 5629 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-1979 nor did I snag either of those discs, but I did, however, Kyle Haller provided us with something laid back Ex p e c t : Fort Wayne’s top karaoke club with over 17,500 selections purchase one of the best CDs for the year in my eyes: and entertaining for the entire family to do on Sat- and 100 varieties of beer. Ea t s : Sandwiches and appetizers always Anthrax’s Worship Music. urday evenings throughout the summer. There aren’t available. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Marketplace of Canterbury, 3 mi. east of too many places in town you can take a lawn chair, Exit 112A off I-69. Ho u r s : Open 9 p.m.-3 a.m. daily Al c o h o l : Full Although we never had the likes of the top grossing Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex tours of 2011 – U2, Roger Waters or Bon Jovi – stroll cooler and the rock tots to catch three or four bands through town, we did have Kenny Chesney perform at perform under the stars. The Saturdays I attended this DEER PARK PUB the Coliseum back in May. Chesney ranks among the year were beyond packed, and everyone seemed to be Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966 leading tours for the year, and everyone who attended enjoying themselves. Already looking forward to the Ex p e c t : Home to Dancioke, 52 imported beers, assorted wines, could see why. Hopefully, this year we’ll be blessed year’s rendition of RTP! St. Pat’s Parade, Irish snug, Irish blarney and USF students. Ea t s : with some more arena acts at the Coliseum – my fin- Last, right before the end of the year we were Specials every Monday, taco Tuesdays, Friday/Saturday live music, gers are crossed for the Van Halen tour. treated to a new establishment that I think will have holiday specials. Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi There was also an array of local acts that came some surprising things in 2012. Skully’s Boneyard, hotspot. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of Leesburg and Spring, across from into the spotlight at the 2011 whatzup Battle of the formerly Duty’s Uptown Bar & Grill, opened its doors Ho u r s : UFS. 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-9 Bands competition held at Columbia Street West. Al- in December and appears to be an instant hot spot. p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Beer & Wine; Pm t : MC, Visa though I don’t make it out each and every week during With its hard rock décor, a hefty entertainment sched- DICKY’S WILD HARE the duration of the competition, I always make sure to ule throughout the week and a food menu that features Pub/Tavern • 2910 Maplecrest, Fort Wayne • 260-486-0590 attend the finals. This year the line-up was solid, with sandwiches named after the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ex p e c t : Live bands Saturday nights; Family-friendly, laid back jaw-dropping performances and showmanship that Rolling Stones and AC/DC, it might very well become atmosphere; Large selection of beers. Ea t s : An amazing array of applied extra pressure on the judges’ voting. In the your place of choice for 2012. sandwiches & munchies; Chuck Wagon BBQ, seafood entrees and end, Elephants in Mud prevailed, and their foundation Whether it was the local festivals, venues or art- pizza. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 2 blocks north of State St. on Maplecrest at has now been laid for 2012. Be on the lookout for big ists, they each contributed to a successful year. Now Georgetown. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. things from these guys this year. here’s to 2012! Fri.-Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Amex, Visa, Disc Speaking of shows, you’d be a blind man not to see the awe-inspiring year some of our local venues [email protected] 12------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 Live Music • no cover! 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Clinton • Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 PICK SLIDE FORT WAYNE • 260-489-0286 NIGHTLIFE ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------DON HALL’S FACTORY PRIME RIB Dining/Music • 5811 Coldwater Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-484-8693 Op e n Mic a n d Ta l e n t Se a r c h Ho s t e d b y Sunday, Jan. 8 Friday, Jan. 13 Ex p e c t : Private rooms for rehearsal, birthday, anniversary celebra- Mi k e Mo w r y — At Beamer’s Sports tions. Ea t s : Fort Wayne’s best prime rib, steaks, chops, seafood & Vo i c e s o f Un i t y Ch o i r — Gospel at Grill, Allen County, 7 p.m., no cover, Ad a m St r a c k — Variety at Don Hall’s Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW, Fort 625-1002 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 BBQ. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : North on Coldwater to Washington Center, 1/4 Wayne, 6 p.m., $5-$15 w/canned Pa u l Ne w St e wa r t a n d Br i a n Fr u s h o u r a.m., no cover 489-2524 ext. 414 mi. from I-69, Exit 112A. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 food item, 481-6719 — Variety at 4D’s Bar and Grill, Ass e m b l e d He a r w/ Da l l as Fi k e & a.m.-11:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, Mi c k e y Jo Sl o n e — Country classic Pm t : Checks, MC, Visa, Disc, Amex, DC 490-6488 rock at American Legion, Garrett, 8 Monday, Jan. 9 Ro b b i e V a n d He i d i Du o — Variety at p.m., no cover, 357-5133 DON HALL’S TRIANGLE PARK BAR & GRILLE Dave’s Lake Shack, Freemont, 7-10 Ba c k wa t e r ­— Da n Sm y t h Tr i o — Acoustic rock at Country Rock at Neon Dining/Music • 3010 Trier Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-4343 p.m., no cover, 833-2582 Armadillo, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., $5, Deer Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 Ex p e c t : Great Prime Rib, Steak, Chops and excellent Seafood menu, p.m., 432-8966 490-5060 Bi f f a n d t h e Cr u i s e r s — Rock n’ roll at along with sandwiches, snacks and big salads. Very relaxing atmo- Thursday, Jan. 12 American Legion #241, Fort Wayne, sphere, with a huge sundeck overlooking a pond. Daily dinner and Tuesday, Jan. 10 Ad a m St r a c k — Acoustic at Checkerz 8:30-11:30 p.m., no cover, 747-7851 drink specials, live music every Wednesday and Saturday night, and Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7:30-9:30 Bo n a f i d e — Variety at Draft Horse kids love us too! More online at www.donhalls.com. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Th e Al l e y Ka t s — Rackabilly oldies at p.m., no cover, 489-0286 Saloon, Orland, 8 p.m.- 12 a.m., no Amvets Post #33, Fort Wayne, 6-9 Two miles east of Glenbrook Square, on Trier Road between Hobson Ca b N Jo e — cover, 829-6465 p.m., no cover, 478-4114 Acoustic at Beamer’s and Coliseum Blvd. Ho u r s : Open daily at 11 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Sports Grill, Allen County, 7-9 p.m., Br o t h e r — Classic rock at Skip’s Party De u c e f e a t . Ke n n y Ta y l o r a n d Pa t r i c k Pm t no cover, 625-1002 Place, Angola, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., $3 Service; : Checks, MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Bo r t o n — Rockabilly at Latch String Ch r i s & Pa u l — after 8 p.m., 665-3922 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Rat pack at Covington EARLY BIRD’S Ch r i s Do d d s a n d Ad a m St r a c k — a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Bar, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, 432-6660 Acoustic at Columbia Street West, Dancing/Music • Behind Evans Toyota, Fort Wayne • 260-483-1979 Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic jam at x p e c t J Ta y l o r s — Variety at American Legion Fort Wayne, 5-7 p.m., no cover, E : Fort Wayne’s home to a whole new level of sophisticated Duty’s Buckets Sports Pub & Grub, 422-5055 Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., no cover, Post #409, Leo, 7:30-10:30 p.m., no nightlife. Offering amenities such as exclusive V.I.P. rooms, bottle cover, 627-2628 Ch r i s Wo r t h a n d Co m pa n y — Variety service, a martini bar and party deck. Ladies always in free. Ea t s : Free 459-1352 at American Legion Post 47, Fort Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Trolley Steaks Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Op e n Mic a n d Ta l e n t Se a r c h — At Deer Wayne, 8-11 p.m., $2, 485-6938 pizza. Behind Evans Toyota at Coliseum Blvd. and Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m., no & Seafood, Fort Wayne, 8-11 p.m., o u r s l c o h o l m t Hip Ki t t y — Rock at Piere’s, Fort Lima Rd. H : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. A : Full Service; P : cover, 432-8966 no cover 490-4322 MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Jo h n Fo x w/Ow e n Th o m as — Comedy at Wayne, 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m., $5, 486- Snickerz Comedy Bar, Fort Wayne, 1979 FIREFLY COFFEE HOUSE Wednesday, Jan. 11 7:30 p.m., cover, 486-0216 Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at Brevin’s, Op e n Mic Ho s t e d b y Mi k e Co n l e y — Churubusco, 8-11 p.m., no cover, Coffeehouse • 3523 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-373-0505 Ad a m St r a c k Du o — Acoustic at the At Mad Anthony Brewing Company, 693-9340 Ex p e c t : Peaceful, comfortable atmosphere; live music on Friday & Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., no cover, Jo e St a b e l l i — Jazz guitar at Hall’s Old Saturday, 5-6:30 p.m.; local artists featured monthly; outdoor seating. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 459- 426-2537 Gas House, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., a t s 3985 (www.fireflycoffeehousefw. com). Free wireless Internet. E : Great Po p ’N’Fr e s h — Open Jam at VIP Bar & no cover, 426-3411 coffee, teas, smoothies; fresh-baked items; light lunches and soups. Fr a n c i e Zu c c o — Jazz at Hall’s Triangle Grill, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Jo e l Yo u n g Ba n d — Country rock at e t t i n g h e r e Park, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., no cover, no cover, 432-9604 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, G T : Corner of North Anthony Blvd. and St. Joe River o u r s 482-4342 Tim Sn y d e r — Acoustic at 4D’s Bar & 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 Drive. H : 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.; 8 a.m.-8 Hu b i e As h c r a f t — Acoustic at Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., no cover, Jo h n Fo x w/Ow e n Th o m as — Comedy at p.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : None; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Woodland Lounge, Fort Wayne, 8 490-6488 Snickerz Comedy Bar, Fort Wayne, p.m., no cover, 490-6836 Tr o n i c — Techno at O’Sullivan’s Italian 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., cover, 486-0216 FLASHBACK ON THE LANDING Jas o n Pa u l — Acoustic at Gin Mill Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2:30 Ju k e Jo i n t Ji v e — Classic funky rock Retro Dance Music • 118 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5292 Lounge, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., a.m., no cover, 422-5896 at Northstar Bar and Grill, 10 p.m.-2 Ex p e c t : Fort Wayne’s only retro dance club spinning the best of the no cover, 484-5561 a.m., no cover, 471-3798 Jo e Ju s t i c e — Variety at Skully’s 70s, 80s and 90s. Lighted dance floors and multiple disco balls take Boneyard, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., you back in the day. VIP bottle service available. Ea t s : Free pizza. no cover, 637-0198 Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Downtown on The Landing. Ho u r s : 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex <>LIVE ENTERTAINMENT<> <>SATURDAY, JANUARY 7<> THE GIN MILL LOUNGE Sports Bar • 3005 E. State, Fort Wayne • 260-484-5561 <>every sunday<> PLAY GUNS Ex p e c t : Smoker-friendly beer garden, great atmosphere, 12 TVs, <>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11<> including 110” HDTV. Darts, boxing machine. Karaoke Thursdays American Idol Karaoke at 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Live bands on Monday thru Wednesday and Friday- <>EVERY TUESDAY<> Saturday. Open at 5 p.m. on Sundays. Great drink specials. Ea t s : Full TECHNO TUESDAY JASON PAUL menu; lunch and dinner specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Corner of East State <>MARTINIS & MUNCHIES<> and Santa Rosa. Ho u r s : Open 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 5 p.m.-3 a.m. <>THURSDAY, JAN. 5<> Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc, Amex TUESDAY & THURSDAY• 6-9PM LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL SKETCH BOMB Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton, Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 $1 FOOD Ex p e c t : Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. Music entertainment every night. No cover. Tues. Deuce & $2.50 imports; & ORAH MENU Thurs. DJ Spot & $1.50 longnecks; Sun. $3.50 Long Islands; Mon., Wed. & Sat. Ambitious Blondes Karaoke. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : On point where Clinton and Lima roads meet, next to Budget Rental. Ho u r s : 3005 East State Street • Fort Wayne Open Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Sun., noon-12:30 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full 260-484-5561 • www.ginmilllounge.com Service; Pm t : MC, Visa

January 5, ’12------www.whatzup.com------13 NIGHTLIFE Winter Sa t u r d a y , Ja n . 7 • 9p m • $5 •21+ Essentials: Sp e a k & Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY Now Dermal Soothing Cream Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537 Burt’s Bees Throat Drops Ex p e c t : Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic De s t r o y madness of Munchie Emporium. Ea t s : 4-1/2 star menus, ‘One of the Thursday, Jan. 5, 1pm: Cooking Demo Cold & Flu Season Aids best pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Just Hot Chocolates & Chais Po e t r y southwest of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Ho u r s : Usually 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc Carrot Cake Super Bowl Supplies Baking w/Don Sl a m North Star Bar & Grill Hours: Pubs & Taverns • 2915 E. State Blvd, Fort Wayne • 260-471-3798 Saturday, Jan. 7, 2pm: Cooking Demo Mon.-Sat. 8am-9pm Ho s t e d b y Ex p e c t : Daily food and drink specials. Sunday NFL package. Thurs. Sun. 10am-8pm A Ma n Ca l l e d Re l i k Karaoke w/Mike Campbell. Fri. & Sat. Live Bands. Sun. & Mon. $1 drafts. Tues. & Thurs. $1.75 domestic longnecks, Wed. $2 well drinks Raw Food Meals 1612 Sherman Mu s i c b y DJ Il l i a n a Jo n z e and $1 DeKuyper, Fri. beer specials. Ea t s : Full menu feat. burgers, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 pizza, grinders and our famous North Star fries. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : State in the New Year 260-424-8812 Blvd. at Beacon St. Ho u r s : 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., 3p.m.-3 a.m. Raw Foods w/Diane www.3riversfood.coop Fri.; 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Sat.; noon-midnight Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc O’SULLIVAN’S ITALIAN IRISH PUB ------Calendar • Live Music & Comedy------

Pub/Tavern • 1808 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5896 Ke n n y Ta y l o r — Acoustic at Beamer’s Wh a t Sh e Sa i d — Rock at the Tilted Kilt Fo r t Wa y n e Ph i l h a r m o n i c — The True Ex p e c t : A Fort Wayne tradition of good times & great drinks! Darts, Sports Grill, Allen County, 6-8 p.m., Pub & Eatery, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Brits program, featuring Delius’ foosball, live entertainment. Ea t s : O’s famous pizza every day. Italian no cover, 625-1002 a.m., no cover, 459-3985 The Walk to the Paradise Garden, dinners Wednesday, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Reservations accepted. Ge t t i n g La r r y Fo r d Tr i o — Jazz at Club Soda, Walton’s Concerto for Violincello and Orchestra, Fantasia Th e r e : West of downtown at the corner of Main and Runnion. Ho u r s : Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Vaughn Williams’ no cover, 426-3442 Saturday, Jan. 14 on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-1 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Li n e o f Si g h t w/Ph i l Sc h u r g e r Gr o u p Elgar’s In the South (Alassio), at Be n d e r a n d Wa r n e r — Old rock blues Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc — Original jazz at Dash-In, Fort Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 8 at Deer Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., $15 and up, 481-0777 THE PHILMORE ON BROADWAY Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 423-3595 p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Lo r e n Gr av i t y — Hip Ki t t y — Rock at Piere’s, Fort Rock at Mad Anthony Bo n a f i d e — Variety at Covington Bar Jazz & Blues • 2441 Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-745-1000 Brewing Company, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Wayne, 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m., $5, 486- and Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- 1 a.m., 1979 Ex p e c t : Built in 1923 and conveniently located minutes from down- p.m., no cover, 426-2537 no cover, 432-6660 My Lo s t Tr i b e — J Ta y l o r s — Variety at American town, this Fort Wayne landmark hosts regional and national jazz and Rock at O’Sullivan’s Br i a n Le m e r t a n d t h e Di v e Ki n gs — blues acts in a one-of-a-kind venue offering upscale historical charm Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Legion Post #499, Fort Wayne, 8-11 Classic rock at Northstar Bar and p.m., no cover, 483-1368 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896 Grill, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 471- and style. Holiday and themed events as well. Call the ticket office for Ja r r o d Lo v e t t — Po p N Fr e s h — Classic Rock at 3798 Acoustic at Mad details on corporate packages. Ea t s : Varied appetizer menu. Ge t t i n g Anthony’s Lake City Tap House and Beamer’s Sports Grill, Allen County, Br o t h e r — Classic rock at Skip’s Party Th e r e : Broadway Ave., one mile south of downtown. Ho u r s : Varies, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no cover, 625- Catering, Warsaw, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Place, Angola, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., $3 no cover, 574-268-2537 check website for event schedule: http://www.philmoreonbroadway. 1002 after 8 p.m., 665-3922 Su m Mo r z — J—FX Rock at Alley Sports Bar, Fort com. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Amex, Disc Rock variety at Gin Mill Cl u s t e r f o l k — Rock folk at Mad Lounge, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, Anthony Brewing Company, Fort 482-4889 Piere’s no cover, 484-5561 Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426- Jo e Ju s t i c e — Rock • 5629 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-1979 Te s t e d o n An i m a l s — Rock at Checkerz 2537 Variety at Don Hall’s Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 Co u ga r Hu n t e r — Ex p e c t : Multi-level nightclub featuring a $1 million sound and 80s glam rock at a.m., no cover, 489-2524 a.m., no cover, 489-0286 Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, light show with top regional & national bands appearing weekly. Jo e St a b e l l i — To d d Ha r r o l d Tr i o — R&B jazz at Deer 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, 422-5055 Jazz guitar at Hall’s Old Ea t s : Sandwiches and appetizers always available. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Gas House, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., Park Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Ec l i ps e — Acoustic rock at Don Hall’s no cover, 426-3411 Marketplace of Canterbury, 2.5 miles east of Exit 112A off I-69 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 Factory Steakhouse, Fort Wayne, Ho u r s : Open 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : 7-10 p.m., no cover, 484-8693 MC, Visa, Disc, Amex RUsty spur SALOON Music/Country • 10350 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-755-3465 whatzup PERFORMERS DIRECTORY Expect: Wednesday and Thursday DJ, Friday and Saturday live bands; local, regional and national acts. Eats: Full kitchen with new menu; food 70s & 80s ORIGINAL ROCK you have to taste to believe. Getting There: Located in Leo Crossing at Heartbeat City...... 260-466-3641 Autovator...... 260-246-2962 the intersection of Dupont, Clinton and Tonkel roads. Hours: 5 p.m.-3 a.m. ACOUSTIC VARIETY Downstait...... 260-409-6715 Wed.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Service Pmt.: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Mike Conley...... 260-750-9758 Teays Vein...... 260-241-2600 SHOWGIRL III ALTERNATIVE ROCK ORIGINALS & COVERS Adult Entertainment • 930 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-8843 Rosemary Gates...... 260-579-1516 Kill The Rabbit...... 260-223-2381 or 419-771-9127 Ex p e c t : Gentlemen’s Club voted among the Top 10 in the U.S. Four BELLY DANCERS PUNK blues stages, two bars, five big screens. 24-hour limousine service, VIP Raq the Rivers Belly Dance Alliance...... 260-417-4678 Left Lane Cruiser...... 260-482-5213 room, champagne room and free buffet served 4-7 p.m. Lingerie classic rock ROCK & REGGAE Shows Tuesdays, Amateur Contest with cash and prizes Wednesdays. The Remnants...... 260-466-1945 Unlikely Alibi...... 260-615-2966 Menage-a-trois wine now being served. Ea t s : Full kitchen available CLASSIC ROCK & COUNTRY ROCK & ROLL daily till close. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Coliseum Blvd. next to Hooters. The Joel Young Band...... 260-414-4983 Biff and The Cruisers...... 260-417-5495 Ho u r s : 2 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., 12 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 3 p.m.-1 CLASSICAL ROCK & SOUL a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: MC, Visa, Disc., Amex The Jaenicke Consort Inc...... 260-426-9096 Urban Legend...... 260-312-1657 SKULLY’S BONEYARD comedy ROCK & VARIETY Music/Variety • 415 E. Dupont Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-637-0198 Mike Moses...... 260-804-7834 KillNancy...... 260-740-6460 or 260-579-1516 Ex p e c t : Daily drink specials. Karaoke Tuesdays, Jazz or Motown country rock Slip Kitty...... 260-701-0484 Wednesdays, Acoustic Thursdays and live bands Fridays and Allan & Ashcraft...... 260-215-2137 Sum Morz...... 260-348-5342 Saturdays. 17 TVs, 2 lounge areas and covered smoking patio. 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14------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 ------Calendar • Karaoke & DJs------NIGHTLIFE Thursday, Jan. 5 Stadium Bar & Grill — Karaoke with Hector and Moe, 9:30 p.m. Tower Bar & Grill — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 10 p.m. Al l e n Co u n t y Uncle Lou’s Steel Mill — Shooting Star Prod. w/Barbie, 10 p.m. STADIUM BAR & GRILL Rusty Spur Saloon — DJ Jesse, 10 p.m. VFW 8147 — Come Sing Witt Us Karaoke w/Steve, 9 p.m. Pub/Tavern • 2607 Goshen Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-471-0172 An g o l a The Zone — House DJ, 9 p.m. Ex p e c t : Mon. night: weekly drawing; Wed.: 30¢ jumbo wings and Club Paradise — American Idol Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. Ha m i l t o n Piggy’s Brew Pub — DJ Lucky, 9 p.m. Hamilton House — Jammin’ Jan Karaoke, 10 p.m. $1 draft; Fri.: karaoke w/Ambient Noise and Rooster and $2 wells Skip’s Party Place — Rainbow You Karaoke, 8 p.m. Ho ag l a n d & longnecks; Saturday; karaoke w/Hector & Moe; Sun.: 40¢ jumbo Au b u r n Hoagland Pizza — Shooting Star Prod. w/Terry, 10 p.m. wings, $5 large pitchers! Friendly atmosphere and “the Best” smoking 4 Crowns — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Hu n t e r t o w n room in town. Ea t s : Burgers, pastas, pizzas, subs, chicken, Mexican Fo r t Wa y n e Pepperchini’s — American Idol Karaoke, 9 p.m. and daily homemade lunch specials. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : 1/4 mile south 4D’s Bar & Grill — DJ Trend, 10 p.m. Ne w Hav e n of Coliseum on Goshen Rd. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-3 Alley Sports Bar — On Key Karaoke, 9 p.m. Jilli’s Pub — Mantra Karaoke w/Jake, 9 p.m. l c o h o l m t Arena Bar & Grill — American Idol Karaoke w/Jay, 8 p.m. Po e a.m. Sun. A : Full Service; P .: MC, Visa, Disc Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Hi Ho Again — Shooting Star Prod. w/Nacho, 10 p.m. STATE GRILL Columbia Street West — American Idol Karaoke, 9 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 Deer Park Irish Pub — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 Ex p e c t : The most historic bar in Fort Wayne. A great pour for a low Foster’s Pub — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9:30 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e price. Belly up to the bar with the friendly Lakeside folk. Great beer Gin Mill Lounge — Terryoke, 9 p.m. After Dark — Dance videos & karaoke, 9:30 p.m. selection and the world’s most dangerous jukebox. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Latch String Bar & Grill — DJ Spot, 10 p.m. Corner of State Blvd. and Crescent Ave., across from The Rib Room. North Star Bar — Karaoke w/Mike Campbell, 8 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. O’Sullivan’s Pub — Tronic, 10 p.m. Foster’s Sports Pub — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9:30 p.m. Ho u r s : 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., 12 p.m.-3 a.m. PJ’s Sports Pub — Shooting Star Prod. w/Nacho, 10 p.m. Gin Mill Lounge — American Idol Karaoke w/Jay, 8 p.m. Sat., 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t .: ATM on site Piere’s— House DJ, 9 p.m. Wrigley Field Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Carma, 8 p.m. Ne w Hav e n Woodland Lounge East Haven Tavern — Flashback Karaoke, 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 Pub/Tavern • 918 Woodland Plaza Run, Fort Wayne • 260-490-6836 Jilli’s Pub — Mantra Karaoke w/Jake, 9 p.m. Ex p e c t : Jazz and blues Mondays, Karaoke Tuesdays, Acoustic Rack & Helen’s — American Idol Karaoke w/TJ, 9 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Wednesdays, Old Skool Thursdays and live DJ Fridays and Saturdays. After Dark — Karaoke, 10:30 p.m. Lounge atmosphere with an intimate setting. Large wine and mar- Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. a t s Friday, Jan. 6 Latch String Bar & Grill — Ambitious Blondes Ent., 10 p.m. tini list. Large family or banquet room available. E : All new fine dining menu, dinner specials, 39¢ wings Tuesdays and Thursdays. An g o l a Office Tavern — Swing Time Karaoke, 7 p.m. e t t i n g h e r e Club Paradise — American Idol Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. Wrigley Field Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Carma, 10 p.m. G T : Corner of Coldwater & Dupont Rds., behind Chase Piggy’s Brew Pub — DJ Lucky, 9 p.m. Bank. Ho u r s : Open at 3 p. m. Mon.-Sat.; closed Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Au b u r n Tuesday, Jan. 10 Service; Pm t : MC, Visa, Disc., Amex 4 Crowns — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Meteor Bar & Grill — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e THE ZONE Ch u r u b u s c o Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. Dancing • Piere’s, 5629 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-486-1979 Area 33 Lounge — Karaoke w/DJ Doug, 10 p.m. Skully’s Boneyard — American Idol Karaoke w/Matt, 9 p.m. Ex p e c t : Enter the 5th dimension of entertainment, a brave new world Fo r t Wa y n e Wrigley Field Bar & Grill — Karaoke, 10 p.m. of sight, sound and stimulation. The hottest dance music with state- 4D’s Bar & Grill — DJ Trend, 10 p.m. Ga r r e t t of-the-art light and sound show. Featuring 2 giant video screens and AJ’s Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Wendy KQ, 10 p.m. CJ’s Canteena — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. a t s Alley Sports Bar — On Key Karaoke, 9 p.m. Ne w Hav e n 12-foot high dance cage. E : Sandwiches, appetizers always avail- Babylon — DJ Blazin’ Brandon, 10:30 p.m. Rack & Helen’s — American Idol Karaoke w/TJ, 9 p.m. able. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : Marketplace of Canterbury, 3 mi. east of Exit Chevvy’s — Karaoke w/Total Spectrum, 10 p.m. 112A off I-69. Ho u r s : Open 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Club V — House DJ, 9 p.m. Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Columbia Street West — DJ Dance Party, 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 Crooners Karaoke Bar — KJ Jessica, 9 p.m. Al l e n Co u n t y KENDALLVILLE Curly’s Village Inn — American Idol Karaoke, 9 p.m. Rusty Spur Saloon — DJ Jesse, 10 p.m. Elks — Shooting Star Prod. w/Dusty, 10 p.m. An g o l a Flashback — House DJ, 9 p.m. CLUB PATRON Piggy’s Brew Pub — Karaoke w/DJ Lucky, 9 p.m. Green Frog — American Idol Karaoke w/Jesse, 9:30 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Pub/Tavern • 903 W. North St., Kendallville • 260-347-1999 Hook & Ladder — Shooting Star Prod. w/Stu, 9 p.m. After Dark — Karaoke, 10:30 p.m. Ex p e c t : Fun-filled party atmosphere; DJs playing today’s hottest Office Tavern — Swing Time Karaoke, 9 p.m. A.J.’s Bar & Grill — Karaoke w/Wendy KQ, 8 p.m. music Fridays; live music Saturdays; three pool tables; food and drink Peanuts Food and Spirits — Ambitious Blondes Ent., 9 p.m. Berlin Music Pub — Shooting Star Productions w/Barbie, 10 e t t i n g h e r e Piere’s — House DJ, 9 p.m. specials. G T : Next to El Patron Mexican Grill on U.S. 6. p.m. Ho u r s : Open at 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Al c o h o l : Full Service; Pm t : MC, Visa Pine Valley Bar & Grill— American Idol Karaoke w/Josh, 9 p.m. Chevvy’s Pizza & Sports Bar — American Idol Karaoke, 10 p.m. Quaker Steak and Lube — American Idol Karaoke, 9 p.m. Crazy Pinz — Swing Time Karaoke, 7 p.m. ST. JOE Rum Runners — DJ dance party w/Gunn Sho, 8:30 p.m. Crooners Karaoke Bar — House KJ, 9 p.m. Stadium Bar & Grill — Karaoke and DJ w/Rooster, 9 p.m. Latch String Bar & Grill — Ambitious Blondes Ent., 10 p.m. Tower Bar & Grill — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 10 p.m. Office Tavern — Shooting Star Productions w/Stu, 8 p.m. OASIS BAR Uncle Lou’s Steel Mill — Shooting Star Prod. w/Barbie, 10 p.m. Rum Runners — Ambient Noise Karaoke w/Rooster, 8 p.m. Pub/Tavern • 90 Washington St., St. Joe • 260-337-5690 Wrigley Field Bar & Grill — Karaoke & DJ Teddy Bear, 8 p.m. Wrigley Field Bar & Grill — Karaoke, 10 p.m. Ex p e c t : Low beer and liquor prices. Internet jukebox, pool tables and The Zone — House DJ, 9 p.m. Ga r r e t t a m i l t o n shuffleboard. NASCAR on the TVs. Ea t s : Great food, specializing in H Martin’s Tavern — WiseGuy Entertainment w/Juice, 10 p.m. e t t i n g Club Rio — Classic City Karaoke w/Juice, 9 p.m. Hu n t e r t o w n ribs, subs and pizza. You won’t believe how good they are. G La o t t o The Willows — Karaoke, 7 p.m. Th e r e : State Rd. 1 to north end of St. Joe. Ho u r s : Open 7 a.m.-3 a.m. Sit n’ Bull — Classic City Karaoke w/Melissa, 9 p.m. Ne w Hav e n Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 a.m. Sat. and 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Sun. Al c o h o l : Full Le o Jilli’s Pub — Terryoke Prod., 8 p.m. Pm t J.R.’s Pub — American Idol Karaoke w/Doug, 9 p.m. Service; : MC, Visa, Disc, ATM Ne w Hav e n WARSAW Spudz Bar — Bucca Karaoke w/Bucca, 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 Wo l c o t t v i l l e Coody Brown’s USA — American Idol Karaoke w/Matt, 9 p.m. Al l e n Co u n t y MAD ANTHONY lake city TAPHOUSE Rusty Spur Saloon — DJ Jesse, 10 p.m. An g o l a Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 Saturday, Jan. 7 Club Paradise — American Idol Karaoke, 8:30 p.m. Ex p e c t : The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- Piggy’s Brew Pub — DJ Lucky, 9 p.m. crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Ea t s : The same 4-1/2 star Al l e n Co u n t y Skip’s Party Place — Rainbow You Karaoke, 8 p.m. menu, including one of the best pizzas in America and a large veg- Beamers Sports Grill — Ambient Noise DJ Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Au b u r n etarian menu. Carry-out handcrafted brews available. Live music on An g o l a 4 Crowns — Shotgun Prod. Karaoke, 10 p.m. Saturdays. Ge t t i n g Th e r e : From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center Club Paradise — DJ Sockwater, 9:30 p.m. Fo r t Wa y n e Au b u r n 4D’s Bar & Grill — DJ Trend, 10 p.m. St.; go 2 miles. Ho u r s : 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 Meteor Bar & Grill — Classic City Karaoke, 9 p.m. Alley Sports Bar — On Key Karaoke, 9 p.m. a.m. Fri.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 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His shops all host circle, hearing others tear your work apart, art gallery openings, working closely with is where you find your heart. Your voice. local artists, and Farris often books national And this city doesn’t have enough of those bands to musicians to play in Fort Wayne, voice-finding moments. Maybe it’s because often for no cost to the patron. I asked Farris we’ve been thriving for so long, trying to what someone reading this article can do to build with friends and strangers alike. But I contribute to the arts culture in Fort Wayne. believe we’re past that point now. We’re to “Be passionate,” he said without flinch- the fun part, where things will either get bet- ing. “If you love something, tell people ter or stay the same, all depending on how about it. Whether it be a band, an artist, a serious we are about what we love. venue, a gallery or anything. Get off your I next asked musician Bart Helms, couch, go places, mingle, make friends. known currently for his work with The End Social media is killing real-life interaction. Times Spasm Band, his thoughts on the lo- Life is about memories. How many Face- cal arts scene. I asked if he book memories are you agreed with me – and the really going to have? The hypothesis of this story – worst thing about Fort that things are getting much Wayne’s art culture is that better in Fort Wayne for ar- there is a ‘wait for someone tistic types. else to act’ mentality that “As someone who has has kept a ton of fantastic been a part of the music artists from furthering their scene for 10 years, I believe involvement. There is al- it’s the strongest it’s ever ways a ton of great people been. I get nostalgic for the watching from the sidelines heydays of certain venues instead of putting a plan in and forums too, but I don’t motion.” remember seeing so many I next asked Farris if touring acts come through he felt Fort Wayne was a week after week at any good place for a local artist point in the past,” Helms, AMBER RECKER to “make it” by doing their one of the more serious and work. organized local musicians, “I feel like Fort Wayne explained. can be a great place for art- “The dedication that ists, but, like anywhere, local musicians are show- ‘making it’ requires a ton ing to their art is off the of motivation. Nothing chart. None of this would great ever comes easy. You have happened without the can be a brilliant musician support of a genuinely mu- or the world’s best painter, sic-loving audience. People but if no one ever hears you who criticize the scene usu- play or sees you paint, it ally have their eye on much goes unnoticed. Many peo- larger cities. From what ple might argue that Fort I’ve seen elsewhere, Fort Wayne is not capable of be- Wayne is doing remarkably ing a big enough stage for well for it’s size. Anyone DREW KORA artists. I would argue back who looks around them, that they just aren’t work- sees a gap, and then takes ing hard enough.” steps to fill it is making the I asked Kelly Lynch, scene better. Thankfully we a filmmaker who teaches have a number of people film production and film like that. Anyone who says theory at Huntington Uni- “things were better when” versity, if the city leaders and didn’t do anything are actively cultivating arts today to change that is ac- and culture opportunities in tively making the scene Fort Wayne. worse.” “There is no one active- Again, I couldn’t agree ly prohibiting it, but I think more. I, too, have worked ignoring it or not taking closely with the local mu- advantage of it is sinful,” sic scene for years. Just five Lynch said. “This is sort of years ago we had to fight my catch phrase, but art and tooth and nail to get decent MATT KELLEY culture is how we tell our out-of-town bands to play story. And the more leader- our stages. Now, on any given night, you of- ship that empowers opportunities to tell our ten have to choose a show. And while the ge- story in a meaningful way, the better. But it neric metal and country culture is still doing has to be compelling and unique. Let’s stop just fine here, many more interesting acts talking about what we are and start showing have been stopping in to check out our town. people. Arts and culture define places, they Blk Jks. Ike Reilly. Souls of Mischief. Clem provide atmosphere, color and character to Snide. Damien Jurado. Over the Rhine. Tall- places that otherwise would have none.” est Man on Earth. John Vanderslice. Avett One example of a community leader Brothers. Too many to keep track of. who approaches their work with creativity One of the young weirdos doing big is Amber Recker, a founding member of the things these days is Jake Farris, the business- man behind the two Studio 13 tattoo shops and Conspiracy, a street wear boutique fo- Continued on page 27 16------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 ------Calendar • On The Road------A new phone hotline was launched over the 1964 The Tribute Feb. 11 State Theatre Kalamazoo holidays and it really fills a need. 719-266- Aaron Lewis Jan. 8 Egyptian Room Indianapolis 2837, also known as Callin’ Oates, is now Road Notez Ahmed Ahmed ($20) Mar. 2 Magic Bag Ferndale available for those emergencies when only The All-American Rejects ($17 adv., $20 d.o.s.) Feb. 4 Piere’s Fort Wayne a Hall & Oates song can cure your blues. CHRIS HUPE Allstar Weekend Feb. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Call the number and you get your choice of Allstar Weekend Feb. 25 Egyptian Room Indianapolis hearing “One on One,” “Maneater,” “Rich Girl” or “Private Eyes.” Callin’ Oates. It’s the Allstar Weekend Feb. 26 House of Blues Chicago Altan ($25) Mar. 4 The Ark Ann Arbor phone number with a message. Amy Schumer ($20) Mar. 9 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Vince Neil says he is seriously contemplating leaving Mötley Crüe after the band’s un- Andra Faye & the Rays ($15) Feb. 18 Key Palace Theatre Redkey precedented run of dates at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in February. “It’s not defi- Andrew Bird Mar. 20 Southern Theatre Columbus, OH Andy Grammer w/Ryan Star and Rachel Platten Feb. 2 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati nite, but I am thinking seriously about it,” Neil said in an recent online interview. “This is Anjelah Johnson Mar. 17 The Vic Theatre Chicago all about me thinking about the second half of my life, thinking about my future, and that Anthrax w/Testament & Death Angel Jan. 27 Egyptian Room Indianapolis future might not include Mötley Crüe after Vegas. There are so many opportunities that Anthrax w/Testament & Death Angel ($25 adv., $28 d.o.s.) Jan. 28 Piere’s Fort Wayne are in front of me that I’m really excited about. I just don’t want to look back later in life Anthrax w/Testament & Death Angel Feb. 3 Promowest Pavilion Columbus, OH and regret that I didn’t pursue them.” Anthrax w/Testament Feb. 4 Bogart’s Cincinnati August Burns Red w/Silverstein & Texas in July Feb. 18 House of Blues Chicago Great White have been touring without original singer Jack Russell for about a year now, August Burns Red w/Silverstein & Texas in July Feb. 21 Bogart’s Cincinnati due to the singer’s health and issues with battling a drug addiction or two. Realizing he August Burns Red w/Silverstein & Texas in July Feb. 22 House of Blues Cleveland won’t be able to live up the other band members’ requirements of being drug-free in order August Burns Red w/Silverstein & Texas in July Feb. 23 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit to return, Russell has started his own Great White, touring under the name Jack Russell’s Augustana Jan. 30 Blind Pig Ann Arbor Great White. Lawyers are now involved, as both sides say they own the name and an ami- B. B. King Mar. 22-23 House of Blues Chicago cable agreement is unlikely. Chances are, the only people who stand to benefit from this B. B. King ($32.75-$75.25) May 22 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Badfish-A Tribute to Sublime ($53-$75) Feb. 4 House of Blues Chicago battle are the lawyers, while fans will inevitably be the losers, no matter the outcome. Barry Manilow Feb. 2-4 Chicago Theatre Chicago It’s official. Van Halen will release their first album in 14 years in 2012. The bigger news Barry Manilow ($24.99-$144.99) Mar. 9 Fox Theatre Detroit is that they will also tour, with the first tickets to shows going on sale January 10. It will Béla Fleck & the Flecktones ($30-$40) Mar. 30 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Ben Lee Feb. 27 Martyrs Chicago be interesting to see how long it will take before the Van Halen brothers (plus Wolfgang Bernadette Peters w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic Feb. 4 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Van Halen) get sick of David Lee Roth’s ego. It will be equally as interesting to see how Big Bad Voodoo Daddy w/Fort Wayne Philharmonic May 5 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne long it takes Roth to get sick of the Van Halens. Oh, summer drama, we look forward to Big Time Rush ($20-$45) Feb. 25 Fox Theatre Detroit you with wide eyes and open ears. Bill Engvall Jan. 28 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Bill Engvall ($27-$75) Mar. 17 Honeywell Center Wabash U2 were the top-grossing concert act in North America in 2011, selling over $156 million Billy Gardell ($38-$43) Mar. 12 Sound Board Detroit in tickets last year. Taylor Swift was second with a $97.7 million gross, Kenny Chesney Black Keys Mar. 2 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati was third, Lady Gaga fourth and Bon Jovi fifth. Tours to look forward to in 2012 in- Black Keys ($34.50-$54.50) Mar. 3 Joe Louis Arena Detroit clude the aforementioned Van Halen tour, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Black Keys Mar. 4 Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Madonna, Roger Waters, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne at the Black Keys ($29.50-$59.50) Mar. 16 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis mic and The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour including Brian Wilson. Sounds like Black Keys ($29.50-$49.50) Mar. 18 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids another great year. Black Keys w/Arctic Monkeys Mar. 19 United Center Chicago Black Keys Mar. 20 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland [email protected] Black Stone Cherry w/Cavo and Rains ($8.98 adv., $13 d.o.s.) Feb. 2 Piere’s Fort Wayne Black Stone Cherry w/Cavo Feb. 3 Guffy’s Dayton Childish Gambino Mar. 30 Riviera Theatre Chicago Blackthorn ($20) Mar. 25 The Ark Ann Arbor Chris Botti Feb. 26 Cincinnati Music Hall Cincinnati Blair Carmen ($15) Feb. 25 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Christian McBride Jan. 18-20 Columbia College Chicago BoDeans Feb. 18 Symphony Center Chicago City & Colour w/The Low Anthem Feb. 8 Old National Centre Indianapolis Brad Paisley w/The Band Perry ($25-$59.75) Jan. 12 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids Coco Montoya ($30-$35) Feb. 29 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Brad Paisley w/The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery Feb. 24 i wireless Center Chicago Coco Montoya ($11-$14) Mar. 2 State Theatre Kalamazoo Brad Paisley w/The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery Mar. 3 Rupp Arena Cincinnati Colin Hay Mar. 10 Park West Chicago Brian Johnson of AC/DC Feb. 18 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Colin Hay Mar. 11 The Vogue Indianapolis Brian Johnson of AC/DC Feb. 19 The Filmore Detroit Corey Smith Jan. 19 Bogart’s Cincinnati Brubeck Brothers Quartet Jan. 21 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Cowboy Mouth Feb. 10 House of Blues Chicago Bryan Adams ($35-$75) Jan. 17 Chicago Theatre Chicago Dan Grueter ($8-$9) Mar. 1-3 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne The Buckinghams w/Grass Roots and Herman’s Hermits Feb. 3 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 4 The Vic Theatre Chicago C. J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band Feb. 2 P.J.’s Ann Arbor Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 10 Egyptian Room Indianapolis California Guitar Trio Feb. 25 Radio Radio Indianapolis Dark Star Orchestra Feb. 18 Bogart’s Cincinnati Cameo w/Steve Arlington and the Deele Jan. 14 Old National Centre Indianapolis The Darkness w/Foxy Shazam Feb. 10 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Capitol Steps ($30) Mar. 24 Niswonger Performing Arts Van Wert The Darkness w/Foxy Shazam Feb. 11 The Metro Chicago Carrie Rodriguez w/Kelly Jo Phelps and Erin McKeown ($20) Jan. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor David Garrett Jan. 28 Chicago Theatre Chicago Catie Curtis ($20) Mar. 2 The Ark Ann Arbor David Hay Feb. 9 Double Door Chicago Casting Crowns w/Matthew West, Royal Tailor and Lindsay McAul ($15-$49.50) Mar. 1 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne David Wilcox Mar. 18 The Ark Ann Arbor Celtic Woman ($39-$69) Mar. 23 Fox Theatre Detroit Davy Jones Jan. 28 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville Charles Bradley & the Extraordinaires ($18) Feb. 12 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Dawes w/Drive By Truckers, Joe Pug and Van Ghost Jan. 28 Congress Theatre Chicago Cheryl Wheeler Jan. 28 Canal Street Tavern Dayton Deanna Bogart Jan. 27 Callahan’s Music Hall Auburn Hills, MI Cheryl Wheeler ($25) Feb. 3 The Ark Ann Arbor Dee Dee Bridgewater Jan. 13 Orchestra Hall Chicago Chevelle w/Middle Class Rut and Janus Feb. 25 Piere’s Fort Wayne Del Barber w/Jimmy Webb Jan. 20 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Chiddy Bang Jan. 26 Shelter Detroit Devotchka Jan. 28 The Metro Chicago

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January 5, ‘12------www.whatzup.com------17 ------Calendar • On The Road------Dianna Jones Feb. 4 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Die Antwoord Feb. 15 The Metro Chicago Dr. Dog Feb. 18 The Vic Theatre Chicago Dr. Dog Feb. 19 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati Dropkick Murphys Feb. 23 Egyptian Room Indianapolis D.R.U.G.S. Jan. 19 House of Blues Chicago D.R.U.G.S. Jan. 20 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH D.R.U.G.S. Feb. 24 Bogart’s Cincinnati Duke Robillard ($11-$14) Feb. 17 State Theatre Kalamazoo Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio ($5) Jan. 20 American Legion Post 47 Fort Wayne Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio ($15) Jan. 21 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Earl David Reed ($8-$9) Feb. 23-25 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Eilen Jewell Feb. 23 The Bishop Bloomington Ekoostik Hookah ($15) Feb. 17 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Ellis Paul Mar. 17 Wheeler Arts Community Indianapolis Emilie Autumn Feb. 25 House of Blues Chicago Emmylou Harris w/Glen Campbell, Nancy Griffith, Joe Henry, Sarah Jarosz, Caravan of Thieves, Seth Giler and Heywood Banks ($47.50-$160) Jan. 28 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor English Dogs w/the Casualties, Toxic Holocaust and Havok Feb. 16 Reggies Rock Club Chicago Eric Bibb w/Grant Dermody ($10-$22) Jan. 27 Hall Moser Theatre Portland Eric Bibb Jan. 29 Old Town School of Music Chicago Eric Church w/Brantley Gilbert ($34.75-$42.50) Feb. 25 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Eric Johnson Band ($25) Jan. 11 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Eric Johnson w/Andy McKee Jan. 12 House of Blues Chicago Excision Mar. 18 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Excision Apr. 14 The Fillmore Detroit Flogging Molly Feb. 17 The Fillmore Detroit Flogging Molly Feb. 18 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Flogging Molly Feb. 19 House of Blues Cleveland Foreigner Jan. 19 House of Blues Chicago Foreigner Jan. 22 Michigan Theatre Detroit Foreigner Jan. 24 House of Blues Cleveland Foreigner ($27-$200) Jan. 26 Honeywell Center Wabash Foreigner Jan. 27 Taft Theatre Cincinnati The Fresh Beat Band Mar. 4 Rosemont Theatre Rosemont The Fresh Beat Band Mar. 7 Taft Theatre Cincinnati The Fresh Beat Band Mar. 14 Old National Centre Indianapolis Fun Apr. 14 The Vic Theatre Chicago G. Love and Special Sauce Mar. 17 The Metro Chicago Gabriel Iglasias Mar. 8 Veterans Memorial Auditorium Columbus, OH Gabriel Iglasias Mar. 9 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Gabriel Iglasias ($40.50) Mar. 11 State Theatre Kalamazoo Gabriel Iglasias Apr. 21 Murat Theatre Indianapolis Gabriel Iglesias ($40.75) Apr. 22 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Gaelic Storm ($22.50) Feb. 20 The Ark Ann Arbor Gaelic Storm Feb. 22 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Gaelic Storm Feb. 25 House of Blues Cleveland Gaelic Storm Mar. 16 Riviera Theatre Chicago Galactic Mar. 2 Park West Chicago Gallagher ($16.50) Mar. 29-31 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Geneva Red ($15) Mar. 3 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Looking for a Band? Ghost Jan. 24 Bottom Lounge Chicago Girlyman Feb. 7 Irving Theatre Indianapolis Girlyman ($22.50) Feb. 8 The Ark Ann Arbor Girlyman Feb. 9 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Gomez Mar. 8 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Gomez Mar. 9 The Vic Theatre Chicago Good Neighbor ($$17 adv., $20 d.o.s.) Jan. 6 Schubas Tavern Chicago Gotye Apr. 3 Park West Chicago Grand Funk Railroad ($41-$43) Mar. 29 Sound Board Detroit Harper and Motor City Josh ($11-$14) Jan. 20 State Theatre Kalamazoo Henry Rollins ($25-$30) Mar. 21 State Theatre Kalamazoo Henry Rollins Mar. 22 Michigan Theatre Detroit Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone Jan. 14 Stranahan Theater Toledo Hoots and Hellmouth w/Small Houses ($20) Mar. 10 The Ark Ann Arbor Hot Chelle Rae Apr. 18 House of Blues Cleveland Hot Chelle Rae Apr. 21 House of Blues Chicago Hot Tuna Mar. 6 The Ark Ann Arbor Hot Tuna Mar. 15 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati Ian Gutoskte w/Donna Carter ($8-$9) Jan. 26-28 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Ian McCullouch & the Bunnymen ($25) Mar. 27-28 Schubas Chicago In Flames w/Trivium, Veil of Maya and Kyng Feb. 21 House of Blues Chicago Ingram Hill w/Matt Duke and Mikey Wax ($18) Feb. 10 Schubas Tavern Chicago JJ Grey & Mofro w/JC Brooks & Uptown Sound ($20) Jan. 16 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Jack’s Mannequin w/Jukebox The Ghost and Allen Stone Jan. 24-25 House of Blues Chicago Jack’s Mannequin w/Jukebox The Ghost and Allen Stone Jan. 27 Bogart’s Cincinnati Jack’s Mannequin Jan. 28 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Jagged Edge w/Fatima Washington ($23 adv., $26 d.o.s.) Feb. 10 Piere’s Fort Wayne Jake Owen Jan. 18-19 Joe’s Bar Chicago James Hunter ($20) Apr. 22 The Ark Ann Arbor Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan Feb. 4 Assembly Hall Chicago Jason Aldean w/Luke Bryan (sold out) Mar. 22 Nutter Center Dayton Jeff Foxworthy w/Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy Jan. 28 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Jeffery Ross ($28) Jan. 14 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Jim Gaffigan Mar. 17 Rialto Square Theatre Chicago Jim Gaffigan ($39.75-$49.75) Mar. 24 Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne Joe Henry Jan. 27 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Joe Rogan Jan. 27 The Chicago Theatre Chicago Fi n d w h a t y o u ’r e l o o k i n g f o r a t John Fox w/Owen Thomas Jan. 12-14 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne www.whatzup.com/Musician_Finder/ Kaiser Chiefs Apr. 19 House of Blues Chicago 18------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ‘12 ------Calendar • On the Road------Karen Mills w/Jeff Oskay ($8-$9) Jan. 5-7 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Red Wanting Blue Jan. 13 Rathskeller Indianapolis Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Feb. 17 Park West Chicago Red Wanting Blue Feb. 4 House of Blues Cleveland Kasabian Apr. 2 The Vic Theatre Chicago Red Wanting Blue ($12 adv., $15 d.o.s.) Feb. 7 Schubas Tavern Chicago Kate Clinton ($30) Feb. 19 The Ark Ann Arbor Rehab Feb. 17 McGuffy’s Dayton Kathleen Edwards w/Hannah Georgas Jan. 26 Lincoln Hall Chicago Remedy Drie w/Thousand Foot Crutch Mar. 10 Worthen Arena Muncie Kathleen Madigan Feb. 3 Victoria Theatre Dayton Restless Heart ($16-$31) Feb. 11 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert Kathy Griffin Jan. 20-21 Chicago Theatre Chicago Rise Against w/A Day to Remember and Menzingers Jan 27 UIC Pavilion Chicago Kelly Richey Jan. 27 The Redmoor Cincinnati Riverdance ($30.50-$75.50) Apr. 6-7 Fox Theatre Detroit Kelly Richey and Mississippi Heat ($11-$14) Feb. 3 State Theatre Kalamazoo Robert Gordon ($20) Jan. 27 The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Kevin Nealon ($28 adv.) Mar. 16 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Romeo Santos Feb. 16 Allstate Arena Chicago The Kills w/Jeff the Brotherhood and the Hunters Jan. 20 Riviera Theatre Chicago Ron White Mar. 15 Old National Centre Indianapolis The Kingston Trio Apr. 29 Warren Performing Arts Center Indianapolis Rusko Feb. 20 House of Blues Cleveland Kurt Elling Feb. 14 Symphony Center Chicago Ryan Adams w/Dawes, DeVotchKa, Carbon Leaf, Elephant Revival, Sunny War, Lady Antebellum w/Darius Rucker and Thompson Square Feb. 25 Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI David Wax Museum & Heywood Banks ($47.50-$160) Jan. 27 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor Lady Antebellum w/Darius Rucker and Thompson Square Mar. 9 Allstate Arena Chicago Samantha Fish ($11-$14) Apr. 13 State Theatre Kalamazoo Larry Reeb w/Vince Carone ($8-$9) Feb. 9-11 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne The Saw Doctors Mar. 23 House of Blues Cleveland Led Zeppelin 2 Jan. 13 House of Blues Chicago The Saw Doctors Mar. 24 The Vic Theatre Chicago The Lemonheads Jan. 20 The Vogue Indianapolis Sharon Van Etten w/Shearwater Feb. 16-17 Lincoln Hall Chicago Lenny Kravitz Jan. 30 The Fillmore Detroit Shelby Lynne ($25) Jan. 16 The Ark Ann Arbor Lenny Kravitz Jan 31 Chicago Theatre Chicago Simon Armitage Feb. 21 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Leo Kottke Feb. 23 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati Soja w/The Movement Feb. 16 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati Lewis Black Feb. 4 Taft Theatre Cincinnati Soja w/The Movement Feb. 18 Lincoln Hall Chicago Line of Sight w/Phil Schurger Group Jan. 13 The Dash-In Fort Wayne Solas ($17.50) Feb. 14 The Ark Ann Arbor Lisa Lampanelli Mar. 9 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Solas Feb. 17 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Live Lava Live w/Meekakitty, Nanalew and Friends Jan. 25 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Sommore w/Earthquake, Mark Curry, Damon Williams and George Wilborn Feb. 11 Arie Crown Theatre Chicago Lock Up w/Goatwhore and Strong Intention Feb. 13 Reggies Rock Club Chicago Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Mar. 2 House Of Blues Cleveland Los Campesinos Jan. 27 The Metro Chicago Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Mar. 3 House of Blues Chicago Lotus w/Conspirator and Emancipator Feb. 17 Congress Theatre Chicago Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes ($25) Mar. 4 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Lovehammers Mar. 10 House of Blues Chicago Steel Magnolia ($20-$40) Jan. 6 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert MAC ($15) Jan. 28 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Street Drum Corps Jan. 20 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Machine Head w/Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour & Rise to Remain Jan. 22 House of Blues Chicago Steve Aoki w/Datsik Feb. 21 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Machine Head Jan. 24 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Steve Aoki w/Datsik Feb. 25 The Fillmore Detroit Magnetic Fields Mar. 26-27 The Vic Chicago Steve Iott w/Andy Beningo ($8-$9) Jan. 19-21 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Manhattan Transfer ($33-$36) Feb. 16 Sound Board Detroit STS9 Jan. 20-21 Congress Theater Chicago Mark Lowry ($18-$45) Feb. 25 Honeywell Center Wabash Super Diamond Jan. 20-21 House of Blues Chicago Martin Sexton ($40) Jan. 19 The Ark Ann Arbor Susan Werner ($20) Feb. 25 The Ark Ann Arbor Martin Sexton Jan. 20 Park West Chicago Susan Werner Mar. 22 Ball State University Muncie Megadeth and Motorhead w/Volbeat and Lacuna Coil Feb. 10 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Tab Benoit ($13-$15) Mar. 16 State Theatre Kalamazoo Midnight Swinger w/Brian Hicks ($8-$9) Feb. 2-4 Snickerz Comedy Bar Fort Wayne Tea Leaf Green w/Ha Ha Tonka Jan. 20 Lincoln Hall Chicago Mike Birbiglia Apr. 28 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis Terri Clark ($35) Mar. 21 The Ark Ann Arbor Mike Doughty ($22.50) Feb. 21 The Ark Ann Arbor Tim Wilson w/Patti Vasquez Jan. 20 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Mindless Self Indulgence Mar. 15 House of Blues Chicago Tommy Castro ($13-$15) Mar. 30 State Theatre Kalamazoo Mindless Self Indulgence Mar. 16 The Filmore Detroit Tommy Castro ($30 adv., $35 d.o.s.) Apr. 2 C2G Music Hall Fort Wayne Mississippi Heat ($15) Feb. 11 Key Palace Theatre Redkey Tool (sold out) Jan. 24 Huntington Center Toledo Moe Feb. 18 Riviera Theatre Chicago Trans-Siberian Orchestra Mar. 18 i wireless Center Chicago Mord Fustang Feb. 18 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit Trans-Siberian Orchestra ($37-$57) Apr. 25 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Mountain Heart ($30) Jan. 13 The Ark Ann Arbor Trey McIntyre Project w/Preservation Hall Jazz Band Feb. 17 Symphony Theatre Chicago Mustard’s Retreat ($15) Feb. 11 The Ark Ann Arbor Tripping Billies Jan. 7 House of Blues Chicago Mute Math Feb. 17 House of Blues Chicago Umphrey’s McGee Feb. 18 The Fillmore Detroit Mute Math Mar. 1 The Intersection Grand Rapids Uncle Bonsai ($20) Mar. 24 The Ark Ann Arbor Mute Math Mar. 2 St. Andrews Hall Detroit Vance Gilbert Jan. 15 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Mute Math Mar. 3 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Vince Neil ($25-$75) Jan. 14 Honeywell Center Wabash Mute Math Mar. 4 House of Blues Cleveland Wale Jan. 9 Bogart’s Cincinnati The Naked and Famous Apr. 15 The Vic Theatre Chicago The Whispers ($41-$43) Feb. 9 Sound Board Detroit Needtobreathe Mar. 31 Riviera Theatre Chicago Who’s Bad - The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band ($15) Jan. 20 The Magic Bag Ferndale, MI Needtobreathe w/Ben Rector Apr. 12 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Who’s Bad - The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band Jan. 27 The Vogue Indianapolis Newsboys ($17-$50) Apr. 22 Honeywell Center Wabash Willy Porter Jan. 26 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Nick Carter Feb. 11 House of Blues Chicago Winter Jam Tour feat. Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jobe, Building 429 ($10) Jan. 22 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Apr. 1 Riviera Theatre Chicago Winter Jam Tour feat. Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jobe, Building 429 ($10) Jan. 28 Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Apr. 4 Egyptian Room Indianapolis Winter Jam Tour feat. Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jobe, Building 429 ($10) Mar. 17 U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati North Mississippi Allstars Feb. 18-19 Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago Winter Jam Tour feat. Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jobe, Building 429 Mar. 30 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis O.A.R. Feb. 9 Aragon Ballroom Chicago Wynton Marsalis Feb. 22 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor Old 97’s w/Those Darlins Jan. 30 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati Young The Giant Feb. 23 Riviera Theatre Chicago Pat Boone ($16-$60) Apr. 28 Honeywell Center Wabash Young Jeezy w/Travis Porter and 2 Chainz ($59-$89) Jan. 14 Fox Theatre Detroit Patti Austin Jan. 14 The Palladium Indianapolis Patti LaBelle ($48-$65) Jan. 26 Sound Board Detroit Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound ($15) Jan. 11 The Ark Ann Arbor Paul Fayrewether Jan. 13 House of Blues Cleveland YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - From Page 4 Peter Frampton ($33.50-$76) Feb. 22 Akron Civic Theatre Akron, OH that chutzpah which has made Brooks so visits Fort Wayne’s Embassy Theatre for a Peter Frampton Feb. 25 Chicago Theatre Chicago popular for so long. He has his own ap- one-night performance on Thursday, Janu- Peter Frampton Mar. 1 Old National Centre Indianapolis proach to comedy, one which might make ary 12 at 7:30 p.m. Fans of Brooks and his Pink Martini Apr. 13-15 Hilbert Circle Theatre Indianapolis Playing For Change ($35) Feb. 22 The Ark Ann Arbor people uneasy, but he strongly believes in films will no doubt delight at the stage she- Playing For Change ($35) Feb. 24 Clowes Memorial Hall Indianapolis the power of laughter to overcome adver- nanigans, recognizing the weirdness that Punch Brothers Mar. 1 Park West Chicago sity. only he can provide. But if you like your Puscifer Mar. 4 Old National Centre Indianapolis “Of course, it is impossible to take re- musical comedies or your Mel Brooks plots Rachelle Ferrell ($39-$41) Mar. 1 Sound Board Detroit venge for 6 million murdered Jews,” Brooks a little raunchier, you may be heartened by Railroad Earth Jan. 28 House of Blues Chicago said in a 2006 interview. “But by using the what Brooks told an interviewer this past Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys ($35) Apr. 6 The Ark Ann Arbor medium of comedy, we can try to rob Hitler October. Rascal Flatts Jan. 21 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Rebelution w/The Green and Pep Love Mar. 27 Saint Andrews Hall Detroit of his posthumous power and myths.” “I segued into Broadway 10 years ago Certainly nothing in Young Franken- and now I might do Blazing Saddles because stein proves as dangerous to lampoon as one it lends itself to being a Broadway musical. of the most evil men in the history of civili- It’s got songs in it already and it’s wacky and Road Tripz zation, and therein likely lies the reason for it’s very entertaining.” BackWater Fort Wayne Area Performers: To get your gigs on Young Frankenstein’s lower critical profile. Until that happens, Brooks fans (or fans Jan. 14...... Backstage Bar, Elwood, IN this list, give us a call at 691-3188, fax your info to But the universality of the horror film and of last year’s Broadway at the Embassy Jan. 28...... The Buckhorn, Windfall, IN 691-3191, e-mail [email protected] or mail the conventions which made Gothic terror smash Spamalot), have plenty to look for- Kill The Rabbit to whatzup, 2305 E. Esterline Rd., Columbia City, so appealing can be found throughout the ward to on January 12. Just watch out for Dec. 31...... Shooterz, Celina, OH IN 46725. gentle satire of Young Frankenstein, which Frau Blucher. January 5, ‘12------www.whatzup.com------19 Best Video Releases of 2011 This past year has been, overall, the worst year On Video for mainstream movies since I began writing this DEREK NEFF column back in 1998. I’m not talking about box of- Books To Love & Hate fice receipts here; I’m a movie lover, not an accoun- tant. I’m talking about quality, or the lack thereof. lapping stand-up acts: Hilarious came out back in It’s time once again to When even Pixar, that bastion of quality, couldn’t January, and earlier this month Live at the Beacon dust off the old book reviews release a decent film, you know something’s wrong. Theater became available exclusively on CK’s web- and try to come up with some On Books Having said that, even a crap year has its share of site, for a mere $5.00. With the depth and insight highlights from the year just EVAN GILLESPIE decent films, and I had no trouble coming up with of a contemporary novelist, and the wit and skill past. Maybe it’s because I my annual “Best of” list. of a master standup comedian, CK has delivered a don’t have an eReader and So here they are: my 10 favorite DVD releases one-two punch of comedy that exposes everyday all the good stuff is automatically why. Thank you, The Tao of Travel. of 2011. Since this is a video review column, this hypocrisies and dark hidden thoughts about modern showing up on Kindle and Nook In this book Theroux spells out his list covers only films officially released on DVD life and middle age that’ll leave you gasping for air screens, or maybe it’s because I’m misanthropic approach to travel during the calendar year 2011. Let’s get right to it, between laughs. not addicted to any of the best-sell- writing in very clear terms, and he then. 4. Terri: Some movies make us better members ing series of novels that fly off the illustrates his point of view with 10. Hanna: In an earlier draft, I had Beginners of the human race. Terri is, for the close and sym- shelves every year, but for whatever lots of examples from his own and in this slot, but then I started thinking once again pathetic viewer, one of those movies, though there reason, this year was another one in others’ travel writing. I couldn’t ask about that amazing extended steadicam shot in Han- are no big scenes, no rousing speeches, no neatly which not many remarkable books for a better summary of why his na, featuring an elaborate fight in a subway station, tied-up endings that assure us everything is going to crossed my desk. writing puts me off. and I threw Beginners’ poignant sensitivity and hu- be okay for our overweight, pajama-wearing, misfit Still, even if I can’t come up The Instructions: I think this manity under the bus immediately. (Full disclosure: title hero. Jacob Wysocki, as Terri, gives one of the with a Top 10 Best Books list (or book might represent the last time I’m listening to Hanna’s incredible soundtrack by strongest and most piercingly honest debut perfor- even a Top Five), I did find a few I have to read a book by a young The Chemical Brothers as I write this, which might mances by a young actor I’ve ever seen, and John C. books in the archives that were sig- author whose only claim to fame also be unfairly swaying me.) It comes down to Reilly, as the well-intentioned but imperfect nificant in their own little ways. is that he’s written a book this: I want to watch Beginners again, maybe, school vice-principal who takes Terri under I hate to be negative – that weighs five pounds. someday, in a few years, but I’d watch his wing, has never been better. It’s been I sincerely do – but Maybe I’m wrong, but it Hanna again in a heartbeat. over a month since I’ve seen this movie, quite a few books looks like the avalanche 9. Let Me In: The 2008 Swed- but I bet a day hasn’t gone by when I stick in my memory of overwritten behemoth ish movie Let the Right One In is haven’t thought about it at least once. because of what I novels by postmodern li- the second best vampire movie ever 3. True Grit: True Grit’s basic didn’t like about them. terati might have finally made, behind Nosferatu. Incredibly, plot—grizzled old Rooster Cogburn Rather than make a list skittered off down the so is the American remake directed by (Jeff Bridges) and humorless pig- of the worst books that mountain. I’m hope- Matt Reeves (Cloverfield). Reeves does tailed youngster Mattie Ross (Hailee I reviewed this year, ful. everything right here, and Chloe Moretz’s Steinfeld) pursue Mattie’s father’s though, I’ll try to There were performance as the deceptively sweet- murderer, with loudmouth Texas find the positive as- some books I liked looking vampire girl Abby is unforgettable. Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) pects of a few books this year. Here are Let Me In conjures up a heady mix of bit- along for the ride--seems at every I really, really didn’t a few. tersweet pre-adolescent angst, intense revul- turn to be in danger of falling off the like. Train Dreams: sion, and sweat-inducing tension. Can’t decide rails, as one unexpected development after The Visible Man: This is a little novel, which version between the two to watch? Flip another threatens to dissolve the whole arrange- Until I read Chuck but it is fanciful and a coin: either way you’ll come out a winner. ment. But that’s the movie’s shaggy dog charm: it Klosterman’s second pretty in an unpreten- 8. Meek’s Cutoff: As an old-fashioned west- never really wants to be the straight-forward, high novel, The Visible Man, tious way. It could ern, Meek’s Cutoff will be found wanting by many. concept story it basically is. Directed with consum- I was worried. I’d made a very well be part of But then director Kelly Reichardt isn’t interested in mate skill by The Coen Brothers—what else would habit of disliking Kloster- a new trend of min- telling a traditional genre adventure story. Instead, we expect from them at this point?—this tension man’s books, to the point iature novels from literary she’s fascinated in the ways that being lost and between what we expect and what we wind up with that I was being blasted by writers, but I think it’s more likely increasingly desperate, day after day, can play on makes for some terrific fun. his fans online, but when I read his that a small novel will be good than one’s sense of trust. Meek’s Cutoff is, in its slow-as- 2. The Fighter: Mark Wahlberg, as up-and- first novel, Downtown Owl, I found it is that a 1,000-page book will be molasses way, riveting, hypnotically beautiful, and coming boxer Mickey Ward, is really good here, but it to be disconcertingly entertain- tolerable. I’d welcome a new fad. utterly original. Christian Bale, as his coke-addicted older brother ing. I still didn’t like his nonfiction Locke & Key: I review several 7. Win Win: Tom McCarthy’s chief talent as a Dicky, is absolutely astounding. Director David O. books, but I was afraid that I might graphic novels every year, and not filmmaker is his ability to make it all look so easy. Russell makes countless good choices throughout, have to become a grudging admirer many of them truly grab me. This His films have such an amiable, unpretentious both conventional and counterintuitive, so many of Klosterman fiction. Then I read one did. It’s imaginative and edgy grace, they seem almost to exist as a product of the that you can’t go more than a few seconds without his second novel. I’m not worried without being morose. And at least natural elements, like ripe fruit on a tree. And just noticing something special going on somewhere anymore. in the volumes that I read, there’s like fruit, you take one sweet bite and there’s no way in the frame. Boxing has a way of literalizing ev- Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: I’d not a single darkly brooding super- you’re not finishing the thing. Win Win is occasion- erything it comes into contact with, and it’s right, been thinking for quite some time hero to be found. ally laugh-out-loud funny, but never at the expense somehow, that Russell doesn’t duck away from this, that maybe I should stop liking The Golden Compass: This of being honest about its characters’ lives. Win Win but instead embraces it. David Sedaris. He was still funny isn’t a new book, but I read it with is the kind of movie you’d happily wade through a 1. The Tree of Life: Standing like a monolith on occasion, but his essays seem my son this year, and we both en- hundred mediocre movies to see. atop all of this year’s releases is Terrence Malick’s to be circling around the same ter- joyed it very much. If you can deal 6. Catfish: This documentary, about a New The Tree of Life. Honestly, I saw movies I enjoyed ritory over and over again, and it with the fact that Philip Pullman York-based photographer who gets wrapped up in more this year. I saw movies that didn’t leave me seemed that maybe he was getting doesn’t have a lot of warm and the life of an attractive Midwestern girl he met on anywhere near as confused or frustrated, and that tired. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, a fuzzy feelings toward Catholicism, Facebook, is a stunner. Catfish stayed with me for never came as close as this movie sometimes does book of fables featuring a zoologi- you’ll probably enjoy the book’s days after I watched it: the sadness and desperation to toppling over into cloying pretension or maudlin cally diverse cast of characters, is whirling fantasy world. It might be and embarrassment and frail hopefulness it captures excess. But I didn’t see a movie that matches The a sad one-joke collection in which a little bleak and intense for young are unforgettable. Some have accused the filmmak- Tree of Life’s ambition, scope, beauty, depth of feel- snarky, bitter commentaries about children, so be careful who you ers of fabricating parts of the movie. Maybe. But for ing, and sheer filmmaking prowess. (The extended people are made funny by replac- read it to. now, I’m sort of wondering why it matters. There montage of our hero growing up in 1950s Texas ing the people with animals. Well, Redwall: Now my son and I are are facts, and there is the truth. Catfish is one of tru- comprises maybe the most beautiful few moments that’s the theory anyway. It’s not getting into Brian Jacques’ Redwall est movies I saw all year. I’ve ever seen on film.) I’ve argued with myself actually funny in practice, however, series. I don’t understand why so 5. Louis CK: Hilarious & Louis CK: Live at about this movie over and over. But it would just and I think it may indicate that Se- many writers feel the need to sub- the Beacon Theater: What a year it’s been, not just feel fundamentally wrong not to place it on top of daris is, indeed, over. stitute mice for people in their sto- for stand-up comedian Louis CK, but for us Louis the list. Some of my favorite films are the ones I ar- The Tao of Travel: While I ries, but it works in this case. CK fans, too. Not only were we treated to a stellar gue with myself about. I look forward to struggling wasn’t sure if I still liked Sedaris, And that’s my summary of second season of Louie on the FX Channel, but we with this movie for decades to come. I knew I didn’t like Paul Theroux. 2011. Maybe if I get a Kindle, 2012 got two hour-long releases of his recent, non-over- [email protected] The problem was that I didn’t have will be more memorable. a lot of hard evidence to explain [email protected] 20------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 ------Calendar • Things to Do------This Week If Yo u Me a n t It, Th e n Yo u Sh o u ld Do w n t o w n Br a n c h — Storytime for Sa ls a Lo c a ! — Group salsa lesson Sports & Recreation Ha v e Pu t a St a m p o n It — Award- preschools, daycares and other at International Dance Arts Studio, Li v e Te a m Trivia — Play live team trivia winning journalist and author, groups, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m. Saturdays Gr o u n d h o g Op e n — An indoor golf and win house cash prizes at Mad Michele Norris, speaks as part of Smart Start Storytime for ages 3-6, (followed by social dancing until 11 tournament on an 18-hole cham- Anthony’s Lake City Tap House, IPFW’s Omnibus Lecture Series at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays; PAWS p.m.) $5, 416-7733 pionship putting course laid out Warsaw, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Jan. Auer Performance Hall, IPFW, Fort to Read, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sa ls a Su n d a y s — Group salsa les- between the Grand Wayne Center, 12; Jan. 19; and Jan. 26, free, 574- Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. Babies and Books, 10 a.m. Fridays; son followed by open dance at K. the Embassy Theater and the down- 268-2537, www.madbrew.com 20, free tickets must be picked up Toddler Time: stories, songs and Monique’s Studio of Dance, Fort town Courtyard by Marriot to ben- in advance at the Schatzlein Box activities for toddlers, 10:30 a.m. Wayne, 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. efit downtown beautification, Fort Office, 481-6495, omnibuslectures. and 11 a.m. Fridays, 421-1220 Sundays $5, 624-7009 Wayne, Feb. 2, $100, 469-2700 Authors, Readings, org Du p o n t Br a n c h — Smart Start Go i n g t o “Th e La k e ” in No r t h e a st Storytime for ages 3-5, 1:30 Poetry In d i a n a — Mark GiaQuinta speaks p.m. Tuesdays & 10:30 a.m. Instruction Tours & Trips as part of the George R. Mather Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4:30 Sp e a k & De st r o y Po e t r y Sl a m — Mi n d , Bo d y , a n d So u l Zu m b a -Th o n — Ja m a i c a — An all Inclusive trip to the Lecture Series at the History Center p.m. Wednesdays, 421-1315 A Hosted by a Man Called Relik Zumba Party where local instruc- Riu Resort in Negril, Jamaica with in Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. Sunday, Mar. Ge o r g e t o w n Br a n c h — with music by DJ Illiana Jonez at Born to tors from the Greater Fort Wayne Doc West and Rock 104, Feb. 4, free, 426-2882, www.fwhisto- 10:15 a.m. and 11 Calhoun Street Soups, Salads Read Storytime, YMCA will teach everyone how to 11-18, $1900, 747-1511, www.rock- rycenter.com a.m. Mondays 10:15 and Spirits, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m. , Baby Steps, Zumba as part of IPFW’s celebra- 104radio.com Ch r i st i a n So c i a l Et h i c s a n d Am e r i c a n a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, PAWS Saturday, Jan. 7, $5, 456-7005, tion of Martin Luther King’s birthday Gr a n d To u r o f It a l y — Join University Pr i s o n s — 4 p.m. Tuesdays, www.myspace.com/calhoun- James Samuel Logan to Read, Smart at Walb Student Union, IPFW, Fort of Saint Francis Students as they 10:15 a.m. and 11 soupssaladsspirits speaks as part of Huntington Start Storytime, Wayne, noon-1:15 p.m. Thursday, experience Venice, Florence, Assisi University’s Forester Lecture a.m. Thursdays, 421-1320 Pr i d e : A Po e t r y Re a d i n g — Readings January 12, free, 481-6847 and Rome under the leadership of a Series at the Zurcher Auditorium Gr a b i ll Br a n c h — Born to Read, by local poets who have been Pe r i o d Co st u m e Wo r k s h o p — Settlers, professional tour guide, May 7-17, invited to create personal interpre- at the Merillat Center for the Arts, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart $3909, 399-7700, ext. 8001 Huntington, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 10:30 a.m Inc. will provide a workshop for a tatios of the theme of “pride” and Start Storytime, . Lo n d o n a n d Pa r i s — Travel with the 6, free, www.huntington.edu/fls Wednesdays Lucy Locket Pocket Purse, appropri- its meaning in their lives at the Fort , 421-1325 ate for women who dress in cos- IPFW Department of Theatre and Ho w t o Ma k e Go o d Co n c r e t e — Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, He ss e n Ca ss e l Br a n c h — Stories, tume at area festivals, proceeds will research opportunities in the art and 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, free, Mohammad Alhassan, assistant pro- songs and fingerplays for the whole support maintenance of the Historic architecture of these two cities as 422-6467, www.fwmoa.org fessor of civil engineering, speaks family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 421- Homestead, at Fort Wayne’s they relate to the theatre, May 9-21, as part of Science Central’s Lunch No Fe n c e s Al o u d — An open mic night 1330 Historic Swinney Homestead, $5100, www.ipfw.edu/dcs/trips for writers, particularly in the genres with an IPFW Scientist at Science Li ttl e Tu r tl e Br a n c h — Storytime Fort Wayne, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-12:30 of short stories and poetry at the Central, Fort Wayne, for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. January 19, $10, 338-0812 p.m., Mar. 10, $10 members, $16 Peace Frog Coffee House, Fort Mondays and Tuesdays, PAWS to Sw e e t w a t e r Ac a d e m y o f Mu s i c — January non-members, 424-2400 ext. 451 Wayne, every first Thursday at 7 read, 6 p.m. Mondays, 421-1335 Private lessons for a variety of for reservations Dr. Ki n g Un i t y Da y Ce l e b r a t i o n — p.m., free, 755-5527 Ne w Ha v e n Br a n c h — Babies and instruments in rock, jazz, country Ed u c a t i o n Re f o r m — Sponsored by ODMA and Indiana- Education books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 and classical are available from a Historian Diane Ravitch speaks as a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Purdue Student Government variety of professional instructors, Association at the Grand Wayne Lectures, Discussions, part of IPFW’s Omnibus Lecture Po n t i a c Br a n c h — Teen cafe, 4 ongoing weekly lessons , $100 per Center, Fort Wayne, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Series at Auer Performance Hall, p.m. Tuesdays, PAWS to Read month, 432-8176 ext. 1960, http:// 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, $5, 481-6847 Films IPFW, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m. Thursdays, Smart Star academy.sweetwater.com Tuesday, Mar. 13, free tickets must Storytime for preschoolers, 10:30 Mi z p a h Sh r i n e Ci r c u s — At the Fort Co u r a g e o u s Co n v e r s a t i o n s a b o u t be picked up in advance at the a.m. Fridays, 421-1350 Wayne War Memorial Coliseum, Ra c e : Th e Jo u r n e y Co n t i n u e s — At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26; 7 Schatzlein Box Office, 481-6495, Te c u m s e h Br a n c h — Spectator Sports the Allen County Public Library, PAWS to p.m. Friday, Jan. 27; 10 a.m., 2:30 omnibuslectures.org Read, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Smart Meeting Room B, Fort Wayne, I’ll Ha v e a Sa l a d a n d a Di e t Co k e : p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28; 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, free, Start Storytime for kids age 3-6, BASKETBALL and 1 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Ea t i n g a s a Ge n d e r e d Ac t — 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for 420-0765 Ma d An ts — Upcoming home games Jan. 29, $10-$20, 422-7122, www. Christina Van Dyke speaks as part teens, 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Th e Ch o c o l a t e Ho u r : Em p o w e r i n g t h e at the Memorial Coliseum, Fort mizpahcircus.com of Huntington University’s Forester Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, Dr e a m — A banquet dinner and key- Wayne o r t a y n e o m e m p r o v e m e n t x p o Lecture Series at the Zurcher 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 F W H I E note address by Andre Patterson, Sa t u r d a y , Ja n . 7 vs. Canton, 7:30 — At the Fort Wayne War Memorial Auditorium at the Merillat Center Sh a w n e e Br a n c h — Born to Read executive director of Just for Youth 7 p.m. p.m. Coliseum, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, for the Arts, Huntington, for babies and toddlers, 10:30 at Walb Union Ballroom, IPFW, Fort Thursday, Mar. 22, Su n d a y , Ja n . 15 vs. Dakota, 5 p.m. Jan. 28 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. free, www.hun- a.m. Thursdays, Smart Start Wayne, 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, Tu e sd a y , Ja n . 17 Sunday, Jan. 29, $3-$8, 484-1637, tington.edu/fls Storytime for preschoolers, 11 a.m. vs. Dakota, 7 p.m. $5-$10, 481-6847 h u r sd a y e b www.memorialcoliseum.com/ A Ch i n e s e Se r v a n t , a Civil Wa r Thursdays, 421-1355 T , F . 2 vs. Maine, 7 p.m. Hi st o r y , Ec o n o m i c s , a n d Fr i d a y t h e Ge n e r a l a n d a n In d i a n a La d y : A Ca s e Fr i d a y , Fe b . 3 Wa y n e d a l e Br a n c h — Smart Start vs. Maine, 7:30 p.m. 13t h a t F.U.N. Br e a k f a st — St u d y in Pe r s o n a l Ag e n c y , Un l i k e l y Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays Th u r sd a y , Fe b . 9 vs. Maine, 7 p.m. Breakfast with a presentation by Dr. Fr i e n ds h i p a n d Mi ss i o l o g i c a l February and Tuesdays, Born to Read Su n d a y , Fe b . 12 vs. Springfield, 6 David Dilts, professor of economics Pa r t n e r s h i p — Lu k e S. Fe tt e r s p.m. RV & Ca m p i n g Sh o w — at IPFW at Link’s Wonderland, Fort Storytime for babies and toddlers, At the Fort speaks as part of Huntington 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Th u r sd a y , Fe b . 16 vs. Erie, 7 p.m. Wayne, 8-9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. PAWS to Wayne War Memorial Coliseum, University’s Forester Lecture 4:30 p.m. first and third a r l e m l o b e t r o tt e r s 12-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 13, $4.50-$7.50, 420-0765 Read, H G — Basketball Series at the Zurcher Auditorium Wednesdays; 421-1365 at the Memorial Coliseum, Fort Feb. 2-4 and 12-5 p.m. Sunday, Re e fs Th r o u g h Ti m e — Benjamin F at the Merillat Center for the Arts, Wo o d b u r n Br a n c h — Smart Start Wayne, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, Feb. 5, $2-$6, 484-1637, www. Datillo, assistant professor of geol- Huntington, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, $20-$87.05, www.harlemglobetrot- memorialcoliseum.com/ ogy, speaks as part of Science 10, free, www.huntington.edu/fls ters.com Fa m i l y Fa r m Da y — Central’s Lunch with an IPFW 421-1370 View the Fisher- Price farm exhibit and participate Scientist at Science Central, CAGE FIGHTING Fort Wayne, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Storytimes in farm-related crafts and games Dance MMA Ca g e Fi g h t i n g Ev e n t — Seven Saturday, Jan. 14, $10 members, at the Botanical Conservatory, Fort Ba r n e s & No b l e St o ry Ti m e s — pro fights at Piere’s Entertainment Wayne, Saturday, Feb. 4, $5, 427- $16 non-members, 424-2400 ext. OPEN DANCES Storytime and crafts Mondays and Center, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. 6440, http://www.botanicalconserva- 451 for reservations Da n c e o f Un i v e r s a l Pe a c e — Thursdays at 10 a.m., Barnes & Saturday, Jan. 21, $30, 489-1979, tory.org/ Ki n g a n d La b o r : Th e Me m p h i s Sa n i t a t i o n Participatory circle dancing of Noble-Jefferson Pointe, Fort Wayne, www.itsTHEparty.com Bo a t Sh o w — At the Fort Wayne Wo r k e r s ’ St r i k e — An interdisci- 432-3343 meditation, joy, community and War Memorial Coliseum, 3-9 p.m. plinary panel discussing Dr. Martin creating a peaceful world at Fort HOCKEY Ba r n e s & No b l e St o r y Ti m e s — Thursday-Friday, Feb. 9-10, 11 Lutheran King Jr.’s views on unions 7-10 Wednesdays Wayne Dance Collective, Ko m e ts — Upcoming home games at a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 and and labor at the University of Saint Weekly storytime p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and Fridays at 10 a.m., Barnes the Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Francis, Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m. and Mar. 10, fragrance-free, $7, & Noble-Glenbrook, Fort Wayne, Fr i d a y , Ja n . 6 vs. Dayton, 8 p.m. $2-$6, 484-1637, www.memorialc- Tuesday, Jan. 24, free, 399-8050 424-6574 or 749-8090, www.fwdc. 482-3720 Su n d a y , Ja n . 8 vs. Dayton, 5 p.m. oliseum.com/ Se p a r a t e Bu t Eq u a l ? — J.J. Foster org/dup Hu n t i n g t o n C i t y -To w n s h i p P u b l i c L i b r a r y Fr i d a y , Ja n . 13 vs. Bloomington, 8 Ke-Ki-On-Ga Living Hi st o r y Tr a d e Fa i r speaks as part of the George R. Co n t r a Da n c e — Dance to live, St o r y Ti m e Se ss i o n s — Stories and p.m. — At the Allen County Fairgrounds, Mather Lecture Series at the History old-time string band music at the activities for children birth through Fr i d a y , Ja n . 20 vs. Tulsa, 8 p.m. Fort Wayne, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Center in Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. University of Saint Francis, Fort seven years at the Main Library Sa t u r d a y , Ja n . 21 Saturday, Feb. 11 and 9 a.m.-3 Sunday, Feb. 5, free, 426-2882, Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. vs. Tulsa, 7:30 at the Huntington City-Township p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, www.kekion- www.fwhistorycenter.com 21, $5-$8, 244-1905, web.me.com/ p.m. Main Library, Huntington, Tuesdays Sa t u r d a y , Fe b . 4 gatradefair.webs.com Th e Ma t h e m a t i c s o f Co d e s — Matthew contrafortwayne vs. Dayton, 7:30 and Wednesdays for children two Sh a r e t h e Lo v e Va l e n t i n e ’s Ba n q u e t — Walsh, associate professor of p.m. through seven years at the Markle mathematics, speaks as part of DANCE INSTRUCTION Fr i d a y , Fe b . 10 vs. Quad City, 8 An evening of fun and romance with Branch Thursdays, free (registration live musical performance by former Science Central’s Lunch with an Ba ll r o o m So c i a l — Open dance and p.m. required), 356-2900 or 758-3332 IPFW Scientist at Science Central, lessons at International Dance Fr i d a y , Fe b . 17 vs. Bloomington, 8 lead singer of Newsong, Michael St o r y Ti m e s , Activities a n d Cr a fts a t Fort Wayne, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Arts Studio, Fort Wayne, 6-8 p.m. p.m. O’Brien and the commedy of David All e n Co u n t y Pu b l i c Li b r a r y : Dean, hosted by Melissa Montana Feb. 11, $10 members, $16 non- Fridays (followed by social dancing Sa t u r d a y , Fe b . 18 vs. Allen, 7:30 members, 424-2400 ext. 451 for Ab o i t e Br a n c h — Born to Read until 10 p.m.), $5, 416-7733 p.m. at World War II Victory Museum, 10:30 a.m Mondays Auburn, 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, reservations Storytime, . , Li n e Da n c i n g — Dance instruction, Fr i d a y , Fe b . 24 vs. Arizona, 8 p.m. Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. $130, 483-8236, www.star883.com Neon Armadillo, Fort Wayne, 6-9 We d n e sd a y , Fe b . 29 vs. Bloomington, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. WMEE Ba b y Fa i r & Fa m i l y Ex p o — At Baby Steps, p.m. Thursdays, $4, 490-5060 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 421-1320 the Fort Wayne War Memorial Sa ls a Lo c a ! — Group salsa lesson at Coliseum, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 816 Pint & Slice, Fort Wayne, 8-8:30 Feb. 25, p.m. Saturdays $2, 484-1637, www.wmee. (followed by social com dancing until 10 p.m.) $5, 416-7733

January 5, ’12------www.whatzup.com------21 ------Feature • Fort Wayne Arts Scene II------Calendar • Art & Artifacts------Current Exhibits Ro c k s l i d e s — Installation art by Deb Karpman and Kimberly Hennessy Aw a r d Wi n n e r s f r o m t h e 8t h Ar t l i n k at the Hugh N. Ronald Gallery, Re g i o n a l Exhibition — The work of Portland, Monday-Friday Jan. Justin Johnson, George Morrison 6-Feb. 29, 726-4809 and Jake Saunders at Artlink, Inc., Sa i n t Fr a n c i s Al u m n i /Fa c u l t y Exhibition Auer Center for Arts and Culture, — New works by alumni of the Fort Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday thru School of Creative Arts at the John So Much To Do & See Jan. 11, 424-7195, www.artlinkfw. P. Weatherhead Gallery, University com of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, daily By Susie Suraci toward scientific observation. Their opening night is Be s t Wo r k s — IPFW Continuing thru Jan. 15, 399-7700 ext. 8001, Jan. 21 and you have until Feb. 26 to take it all in. Studies, Professional Photography www.sf.edu/art/ Hindsight is 20/20 and foresight usually mere Coming up March 4-28 at the Weatherhead is the 36th Basics Certificate 2011 program Wr app e d in Pr i d e : Gh a n a i a n Ke n t e a n d Annual High School Exhibition graduates exhibit at 3R Gallery, Af r i c a n -Am e r i c a n Id e n t i t y — African speculation. Nevertheless, it does seem more appro- which showcases the Three Rivers East apartment textiles at the Fort Wayne Museum priate at the top of a new year to look to the future and very best by high school students around the region complex, Fort Wayne, Friday- of Art, Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. what it might possibly hold rather than to look back. and is sure to be inspiring. Sunday, Jan. 6-Feb. 12 (artist 8, 422-6467, www.fwmoa.org Don’t look back, someone once said. At their new location in the Auer Center, Artlink reception 5-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6), www.3rgallery.com Therefore, as an alternative to rambling on about begins 2012 with a Self Portrait Exhibit at which it is Di c k Heffelfinger & Je r r y Kr i d e r Artifacts last year’s big stories which include the opening of always good fun to see local artists revealing their true — Paintings and exotic wood the Auer Center on the east end of Main Street (now selves. Thes how runs Jan. 20-Feb. 22. small sculpture and puzzles at ART EVENT sporting snazzy new orange signage by One Lucky Artlink is also proud to hold their 2nd Annual Langhinrichs Gallery, Fort Wayne Ca s h & Ca r r y Ho l i d a y Ex h i b i t — At Unitarian Universalist Meeting Clark Gallery, the Honeywell Guitar) or discussing the holiday “shop local” move- Artlink Visual Awards on Thursday February 23, 6-9 House, Fort Wayne, Sunday- Center, Wabash, daily thru Jan. 3, ment, we will leap bravely into events that have not p.m. This year’s AVA event allows advance ticket pur- Thursday thru Jan. 29, 484-2685 563-1102 ext. 501 yet taken place. And stick to just facts. chasers to vote for best local artists in the categories of FWMOA Ar t i s t Me m b e r s ’ Exhibition CALLS FOR ENTRIES — At the Fort Wayne Museum of Ceramics, Drawing, Graphic Art, Ar t l i n k ’s 32n d Na t i o n a l Pr i n t We do need to carefully plan Art, Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. Exhibition (Ap r . 13-Ma y 23) — our calendars these days because Jewelry/Metal, Mixed Media, 29, 422-6467, ext. 312 or www. 3 it is getting pretty hard to squeeze Painting, Photography, Sculpture fwmoa.org images may be submitted, all artists at least 18 years of age residing Fo r t Wa y n e Ph o t o g r ap h e r s Cl u b — in every event taking place on and Outstanding Visual Arts Edu- in the United Sates are eligible Photography at the Feature Gallery to exhibit, original, hand-pulled Friday nights anymore. It’s not cator. Tickets are $5 for a ballot of the Artlink Contemporary Art printmaking techniques are eligible, unusual to have three or four gal- only, or $10 in advance which in- Gallery, Fort Wayne, Tuesday- photographic computer generated Sunday thru Jan. 11, 424-7195, lery openings to hop between, cludes a ballot and admission to or digitally altered prints will be www.artlinkfw.com making it no longer pos- the gala AVA party. Tickets at the accepted. Artists must complete an Fr a g m e n t s f r o m t h e Fo r e s t — Bird Jars by Steve Nature entry form and enclose an entry fee sible to stay home or flee door are $15, so buy early and get in your vote! photography by Martha Trenkner at to the lake region on Fri- The Fort Wayne Museum of Art, in collaboration of $25 by Jan. 11, 2012, 424-7195, Vachon and Sue Davis the Orchard Gallery, Fort Wayne, www.artlinkfw.com days without a nagging with Portland, Indiana’s Museum of the Soldier, has Monday-Saturday thru Jan. 30, feeling of missing out. an intriguing show lined up: Trench Art: Productive 436-0927, www.theorchardgallery. INSTRUCTION Fi g u r e Dr a w i n g Se s s i o n s — And folks are not staying home, according to Pastimes from the Debris of War. Scheduled for Jan. com Artlink Hi g h l i g h t s f r o m t h e Un i v e r s i t y will supply chairs, drawing boards, Charley Shirmeyer of Northside Galleries: 14-Feb. 26, it features the handiwork of soldiers and Co l l e c t i o n : Co n t e m p o r a r y Ce r a m i c s easels and a model, artist must “My last show was attended by upwards of 300 craftsmen who demonstrate how the spent trappings a n d Pa i n t i n g s — Highlights from bring their choice of art supplies people, which, for my little space, is a great crowd of war (shell casings, mess kits, etc.) can take a turn the university collection will be on to the figure drawing studio at the display with recent acquisitions at Artlink Gallery, Auer Center for spread throughout the night!” for the beautiful. Coming March 17 and running until the Lupke Gallery, North Campus of Arts and Culture, 6:30-9:30 p.m. So, to get off to a fair start in 2012 you may want May 6, the FWMOA will admit visitors into the ex- the University of Saint Francis, Fort Mondays and Thursdays, $3, 424- to grab your pencils and circle the following dates: clusive world of fine print collectors via the Thomas Wayne, daily thru Jan. 27, 399- 7195, www.artlinkfw.com IPFW will kick off the new year with a couple Smith Fine Art gallery. 7700, www.sf.edu/art/ Ho l i d a y Sh o w — Nationally recog- of art noir shows that beg the viewer to brood on in- Of course, the numerous local independent gal- nized artists featured at the Castle Coming Exhibits dividualism. Cynical Realism runs Jan. 16-Feb. 12 leries and artist alliances are adding to the choices Gallery, Fort Wayne, Tuesday- JANUARY and features the images of Dominick Manco and the around town. Their recent proliferation attests to the Saturday thru Jan. 31, 426-6568, Do w n o n t h e Fi s h e r -Pr i c e Fa r m — ceramic sculpture of Russell Biles. Both set out to ad- robust state of the arts in Fort Wayne. The oldest of www.castlegallery.com Je f f e r y Ba u m g a r t n e r — Oil Paintings An exhibit reminiscent of the dress “growing cynicism in art society towards the in- these, The Orchard Gallery on the southwest end of at First Presbyterian Church Art old Fisher-Price farm set at the ability of authority to do the right thing towards its town, will showcase potter Richard Tuck and the na- Gallery, Monday-Friday, Jan. Botanical Conservatory, Fort citizens, combined with the self-righteous nature of ture photography of Martha Trenker during the month 6-Feb. 12 (artist reception 5-7 p.m. Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. 14-Apr. 8, $5, 427-6440, http:// many people.” Seminar and reception on Jan. 19 in of January. Those yearning for a respite from snow Friday, Jan. 6), 426-7421, www. firstpres-fw.org/the_arts/gallery www.botanicalconservatory.org/ Visual Arts room 204 starting at 4:30 p.m. and ice can look forward to In The Garden, a garden- LIGO: As t r o n o m y ’s Ne w Me s s e n g e r s Tr e a s u r e ! — Exhibit exploring the his- Their exhibit is followed by a faculty show en- themed show set to run March 3-31 with a reception — A traveling astronomy exhibit tory of treasures and treasure hunt- titled The Other which opens on Feb. 20 and runs on Saturday, March 3, 12-5 p.m. at the gallery. at Science Central, Fort Wayne, ing at Science Central, Fort Wayne, daily, Jan. 14-May 30, 424-2400, through March 18. In this case, according to their Out near the Leo area the Art Farm is successfully daily thru Jan. 8, 424-2400, www. sciencecentral.org ext. 411, www.xsnrg.com/treasure!/ statement, The Other is “a person or group who is enticing Fort Wayne art lovers to the country and will Ma r t h a Tr e n k e r Ph o t o g r ap h y — index2.html perceived by the larger society as not belonging, as be one of the stops on the 3rd annual Rural Studio Photography at the Orchard Gallery, Tr e n c h Ar t : Pr o d u c t i v e Pa s t i m e s f r o m not matching the accepted norms of the larger whole. Tour this May, according to Kristy Jo Beber, who has Fort Wayne, Monday-Saturday t h e De b r i s o f Wa r — At the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Tuesday- Sometimes just being different or a stranger to that so- a nearby pottery and who will also be opening her thru Jan. 31, 436-0927, www.theor- chardgallery.com Sunday, Jan. 14-Feb. 26, 422- ciety makes one ‘The Other.’” The exhibit promises doors to the public. Na t h a n Ta v e s : Cu r v e d Wo r l d — All 6467, www.fwmoa.org to contain adult images and language. The artists will Over on Broadway at the PottersWife Gallery, media show offering drawings, Me m o r i a l Pa r k St u d e n t Wo r k — At have a symposium and reception beginning at 6 p.m. where a objet trouvé or ready-made show opens in paintings and works in clay at the the Feature Gallery of the Artlink Potter’s Wife Gallery, Fort Wayne, Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort on Feb. 24 in VA room 204. February, no one has a bigger stake in the future of Tuesday-Saturday thru Jan. Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. On the west side of town, Justin Johnson, gal- Fort Wayne’s art scene than owner Dan Hudson. He 21, 420-8300, www.delaneys- 20-Feb. 22, 424-7195, www. lery director at University of St. Francis, alerts us to a sees the opening of the Auer Center as a big milestone 1421broadway.com artlinkfw.com Se l f Po r t r a i t Ex h i b i t — couple of photography events that will take place this that can only serve as a boost to everyone in town: Ni g h t Be f o r e Ch r i s t m a s — A year Self portraits at Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, spring. First is the work of a well-known local pho- “It really puts a cultural stamp on the city and sets end Christmas exhibit with scenes from the famous poem “A visit from Fort Wayne, Tuesday-Sunday, tographer in Stephen Perfect: 40 Years of Photogra- the bar for the best Fort Wayne has to offer across the Saint Nicholas” at the Botanical Jan. 20-Feb. 22, 424-7195, www. phy which runs Feb. 4-March 30 in the Lupke Gallery, board. I feel confident that Fort Wayne arts will con- Conservatory, Fort Wayne, artlinkfw.com North Campus. Perfect’s opening is on Saturday, Feb. tinue to grow. There is a buzz around town within and Tuesday-Sunday thru Jan. 8, $5, Ca b i n e t o f Curiosities: Wo r k s Fr o m 427-6440, http://www.botanicalcon- Th e Co l l e c t i o n — At the Fort 4, and he will present a lecture on his work the follow- surrounding the art scene. Artists are keenly interested servatory.org/ Wayne Museum of Art, Tuesday- ing Monday at 7:30 p.m. Contemporary photographer in participation, and various local galleries are begin- No t Yo u r Ty p i c a l Ho m e De c o r Ar t Sunday, Jan. 21-Feb. 26, 422- Laura Greenfield, who has been named by American ning to cross promote.” Exhibition — At Lotus Yoga, 6467, www.fwmoa.org Photo as one of the 25 most influential photographers Shirmeyer would seem to agree. In a show of faith Wellness & Gallery, Fort Wayne, Ca r r i e Lo n g l e y & Er i n Ho l s c h e r Friday-Saturday, Jan. 7-Jan. 29, Al m a z a n — Ceramics and prints at working today, will also exhibit and give a presenta- in the future of the Fort Wayne art scene, he has pur- free, 420-9642, www.lotusfw.com the John P. Weatherhead Gallery, tion in the North Campus auditorium on Thursday chased the parking lot adjacent to his Northside Gal- Ri c h a r d Tu c k — Pottery at the University of St. Francis, Fort March 1, 7:30 p.m. leries to accommodate even larger shows with many Orchard Gallery, Fort Wayne, Wayne, daily, Jan. 21-Feb. 26 Over in the Weatherhead Gallery, brace yourselves participating artists. He seems to speak for many in Monday-Saturday thru Jan. 30, (reception 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 436-0927, www.theorchardgallery. 21), 399-7700 ext. 8001 for the medical specimen ceramics of nationally ac- town when he states, “I am definitely seeing the start com claimed artist Carrie Longley, along with the prints of of a huge movement in the art market in Fort Wayne, Erin Holscher Almazaan, who likewise shares a bent and I am very excited to be part of it.” 22------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 ------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing Th e Ye a r o f Ma gi c a l Th i n k i n g — An adaptation of the Joan Didion mem- Ba r r y m o r e ’s Gh o s t — A one-man oir about the year she lost both her show about the legendary actor husband and her daughter at First Revealing Souls on FTP Stage John Barrymore and the penance Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, he must do for having abandoned 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. Lately I’ve been asked the question, “Hofrichter, his art at First Presbyterian Theater, 13-14; 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21; what’s the deal with one person shows?” Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22; and 7:30 Jan. 6, Fans of First Presbyterian Theater since I became Director’s Notes $10-$24, 422-6329, www. p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28, firstpres-fw.org/the_arts/theater $10-$24, 422-6329, www.firstpres- the artistic director in 1997 (or anybody who’s looked THOM HOFRICHTER fw.org/the_arts/theater at this year’s season brochure) will see I have a fasci- Asides Sh a k e s p e a r e ’s Wi l l — On the day nation with theater that isolates a single human soul on of her husband’s funeral, Anne Hathaway struggles with her grief the stage. I think they intrigue me because they take AUDITIONS over the death of England’s great- us back to the two impulses that caused man to “act.” BARRYMORE’S GHOST Th e Go o d Pe r s o n o f Sz e c h u a n (Ap r . est playwright at First Presbyterian That first impulse is the need for humanity to tell its Friday, Jan. 6 • 7:30 p.m. 13-22) — The director needs nine Theater, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m. men and 7 women ages 8 to 60, Saturday, Jan. 14; 2 p.m. Sunday, story. Storytelling is one of the things that binds all Tix: $25 adv., $30 at door bring one 60-90 second monologue Jan. 15; 7:30 p.m. Friday- cultures together: there is nothing more exciting than from a play by Bertolt Brecht and Saturday, Jan. 20-21; 5 p.m. a charismatic human being weaving a good yarn. The SHAKESPEARE’S WILL one 30-second contemporary/ Saturday, Jan. 28; and 2 p.m. other impulse that caused man to “act” has its roots in pop song (a cappella) to Williams Sunday, Jan. 29, $18-$24, 422- Sat., Jan. 14 & 28 • 5 p.m. 1:30 conflict: a soul is in torment because it wants some- Theatre, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 6329, www.firstpres-fw.org/the_arts/ Sun., Jan. 15 & 29 • 2 p.m. p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, 481-6551 theater thing it can’t have. And I would argue that in real life Th e Fa r n s w o r t h In v e n t i o n (Ma r . Sh r e k t h e Mu s i c a l — A musical our struggles that are the fiercest happen when we are Fri.-Sat., Jan. 20-21 • 7:30 p.m. 30-Ap r . 15, 2012) — Auditions for adaptation of the movie Shrek at alone. They come when we are at the crossroads and THE YEAR OF the Civic Theatre’s production will Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7 p.m. we don’t know how to proceed. And so, we have to be held at the Arts United Center, Tuesday, Jan. 17, $24-$54, 563- MAGICAL THINKING Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1102, www.honeywellcenter.org work it out. In January, FPT will put three souls on its 12, 422-8641, www.fwcivic.org/ Mu r d e r Am o n g Fr i e n d s — A comedic stage who are searching for ways to reconcile them- Fri.-Sat., Jan. 13-14 & 27-28 PgAuditions.html thriller whodunnit at Arena Dinner selves with their lives. 7:30 p.m. Wh o ’s Af r a i d o f Virginia Wo o l f (Ma y Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. 3-20, 2012) — 1 man age 25-30 dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Friday- The first show will happen only once, so don’t let Sat., Jan. 21 • 5 p.m. and 2 women ages 22-25 and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 27-28 and it slip past you. FPT is having a one-night-only benefit Sun., Jan. 22 • 2 p.m. 50ish needed, auditions at the First Feb. 3-4, $35, 424-5622 by a professional actor from Chicago. Jeffry Baumgart- Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne,1 Sw a n La k e Ba l l e t — Swan Lake by ner, a Fort Wayne native who graduated from Bishop First Presbyterian Theater p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, 422-6329, the dancers of The State Ballet at www.firstpres-fw.org/the_arts/ Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7:30 Luers High School, is now in the midst of a substantial 300 W. Wayne St. • Fort Wayne, theater p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, $25-$45, 563- professional career as an actor. He currently calls Chi- Tix: $10-$24, 260-422-6329 Se x Pl e a s e We’r e Si x t y (Ap r i l 20, 1102, www.honeywellcenter.org cago his home and has credits at all the major theaters 2012-Ma y 5, 2012) — Auditions Th e Co m p l e t e Wo r k s o f Wi l l i a m at the Arena Theatre Rehearsal Sh a k e s p e a r e — presented by there (the Goodman, Steppenwolf, the Court, Chicago revealed. 7 p.m. The Year of Magical Thinking stars Adrienne Studio, Fort Wayne, Shakespeare from the Heart at the Shakespeare, and the Marriott Lincolnshire, to name a Sunday-Monday, March 4-5. 2012, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Family few). He will be in Fort Wayne on Friday, January 6, Baach. The New York Times called this bestselling 424-5622 Life Center, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. presenting his staged reading of Jason Miller’s play, memoir “an indelible portrait of loss and grief.” Joan CALLS FOR CREW MEMBERS Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28 and Feb. 3-4, Barrymore’s Ghost. Barrymore is a ghost haunting an Didion transformed her story of the sudden and unex- Th e Wi z a r d o f Oz (Ma r . 1-4, 2012) 207-4556, www.shake- unknown theater. The gods have sentenced him to this pected loss of her husband into a stunning and pow- — Assistant directors, techies, spearefromtheheart.org Ja c k a n d t h e Be a n s t a l k — A musical erful one-woman play. It begins, “This happened on designers and volunteers needed purgatorial existence as penance for his abandonment for a stage production in March and retelling of the classic fairy tale of the theater and the squandering of his talents in the December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago but an on-location video production recommended for ages K-5 at the pursuit of fame, greed and dissipation. it won’t when it happens to you ...” As we worked on May-Sept., 484-5946, www.ecstatic- Honeywell Center in Wabash, 10 theatrics.com a.m. and 12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. This performance is the centerpiece of a celebra- this piece, Ms Baach and I found we had a common 31, $4, 563-1102, www.honeywell- tion of Jeffrey’s work as a painter, as well as an actor. love of Spaulding Gray’s work (Monster in a Box, center.org First Presbyterian Church’s Art Gallery will feature Swimming to Cambodia). After much discussion we Planning Calendar FEBRUARY his oil paintings of through February 12. The January decided to use his simplistic staging techniques in our m m a JANUARY E — An adaptation of the book 6 benefit will include the opening of his exhibit from production. This helps to put the focus on the telling by Jane Austen at Allen County Yo u n g Fr a n k e n s t e i n — of the story. The Mel Public Library, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. 6-7:30 p.m., with catering by our gallery committee Brooks musical comedy about a Friday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4; 2:30 with a wine and beer cash bar, followed by a 7:30 p.m. After the Sunday, January 22 matinee a discussion man and his monster, a Broadway p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5; 8 p.m. performance of Barrymore’s Ghost and, to conclude after the show will be moderated by grief counselor series production at the Embassy Friday-Saturday, 10-11; 2:30 p.m. Dar Richardson. Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, $8-$12, 622- the evening, a chance to meet the artist/actor. Tickets Thursday, Jan. 12, $27.50-$52.50, are only $25 pre-sale, $30 at the door. When I first saw these two shows, I walked into 4610, allforonefw.org 424-5665, www.fwembassytheatre. Mo n t y Py t h o n ’s Sp a m a l o t — A comedy The following three weekends FPT is produc- theaters knowing almost nothing about them. In both org./events_broadway.htm “rip-off” from the popular motion ing two amazing one-woman shows that will run in cases, not only were my senses entertained, but my picture Monty Python and the Holy rotating repertory. Shakespeare’s Will is a contem- intellect and my soul were also engaged. Each of these Grail at the Honeywell Center in two plays make for an extraordinary 90 minutes; don’t Wabash, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. porary play written by Vern Thiessen in 2004. It fea- 4, $25-$45, 563-1102, www.honey- tures my favorite actress in the whole world, Nancy miss the chance to witness remarkable theater here in wellcenter.org Kartholl (such a good actress that I married her), as Fort Wayne. the recently widowed Anne Hathaway. On the day of The FPT box office is open Wednesdays, Thurs- Shakespeare’s funeral, Anne wrestles with her memo- days, and Fridays from noon-5 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $20 for general admission, $18 for seniors (65- ries of life with, and without, her famous husband in presents this one-woman tour de force. As she prepares to read plus) and free for full-time students. If you wait to buy First Presbyterian Theater her husband’s will, an imaginative and lyrical portrait tickets at the door, they are $24 for general admission, 2 one-woman shows in rotating repertory of the woman married to the world’s greatest writer is $22 for seniors and $10 for full-time students. Friday, January 6 benefit January 13-29

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January 5, ’12------www.whatzup.com------23 ------Movie Times • Thursday-Wednesday, January 5-11------Mon.-Wed.: 4:45, 7:00 • Si l v e r Sc r e e n Ci n e m a , Ga r r e t t • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n needs an exorcism. Written and OPENING THIS WEEK Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 Ends Saturday, Jan. 7 directed by and starring people ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: Thurs.: 7:00 Thurs.: 12:35 (3D), 2:45, 4:55 (3D), you’ve never heard of. The Devil Inside (R) CHIPWRECKED (G) — The chip- • St r a n d Th e a t r e , Kendallville 7:05 (3D), 9:20 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Sat.: Starts Friday, Jan. 6 Downton Abbey (NR) munks (and chipettes) take a vaca- Fri.: 7:15, 9:00 11:20 tion on a luxury cruise liner. Hijinks Sat.: 2:00, 7:15, 9:00 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Wed.: 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, ensue. Sun.: 2:00, 7:15 All shows in 3D 10:00 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG) — • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 7:15 Thurs.: 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15 Thurs.: 12:20, 1:10, 1:50, 2:40, 3:40, Fri.: 12:55, 4:30, 7:35, 10:25 Thurs.: 9:00 Jaimie Bell and Daniel Craig star in ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (PG) — Sat.-Sun.: Fri.-Wed.: 1:00, 3:10, 5:20, 7:40, this animated adventure that looks 4:10, 5:10, 6:30, 7:50, 8:50 A wan- 12:00, 2:20, 5:10, 7:35, Fri.-Wed.: 1:10, 2:20, 2:50, 3:45, nabe Christmas classic about 10:25 10:00 like a stylized version of a new Mon.-Wed.: • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Indiana Jones installment. 4:40, 5:10, 6:10, 7:00, 8:40, 9:20 Santa’s dysfunctional family and 12:55, 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e the high-tech equipment they use to • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Starts Friday, Jan. 6 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: Fri.-Sat.: 11:00, 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, Thurs.: 12:50, 1:40 (3D), 3:20, 4:20 1:30, 2:35, 3:35, 4:35, 5:35, deliver presents. All shows in 3D 6:45, 7:45, 9:15 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 5:00, 7:00 7:20, 9:45, 11:50 (3D), 6:10, 7:10 (3D), 8:40 Sun.-Wed.: 11:00, 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, Fri.Wed.: Fri.-Wed.: 1:05, 1:45, 3:15, 4:25, Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 Fri.: 5:00, 7:00, 9:15 1:30, 1:40 (3D), 4:00, 4:10, Thurs.: Sat.: 7:20, 9:45 (3D), 6:30, 6:45 (3D), 9:10, 9:15 (3D) 7:05, 9:35 12:10 p.m. 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:00, 9:15 • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Sun.: 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:00 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: Mon.-Wed.: Thurs.: 12:00 a.m., 9:00 p.m. Thurs.: 1:05 (3D), 1:40, 3:45 (3D), 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, 9:25 Starts Friday, Jan. 6 5:00, 7:00 Fri.-Wed.: 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7:00, Fri.-Wed.: 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, Fri.: 1:00, 2:00, 3:50, 4:40, 7:00, 6:50 (3D), 9:20 (3D) THE DESCENDANTS (R) — 8:00, 10.:15, 11:00 Fri.-Wed.: 1:40, 2:10 (3D), 4:35 (3D), 9:15 9:25 Alexander • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Sideways About Schmidt Sat.: 11:35, 12:20, 1:50, 3:00, 4:30, 7:15 (3D),10:05 (3D) Payne ( , ) Thurs.: 12:50, 1:45, 3:40, 4:55, 6:45, COURAGEOUS (PG13) — Alex Kendrick directs George Clooney in this 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Fireproof Facing the Giants Sun.: 11:35, 12:20, 1:50, 3:00, 4:30, Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 9:00 ( , ) directs dramatic, sometimes tragic comedy Fri.: 12:55, 1:55, 3:30, 4:30, 6:35, this Christian-based drama about about an indifferent father and hus- 5:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:30, 10:30 Thurs.: 11:00 (3D), 1:30 (3D), 4:05, Mon.-Wed.: 1:00, 2:00, 3:50, 4:40, 6:35 (3D), 9:10 (3D) 7:50, 9:00 cops and family life. band whose wife dies in a boating Sat.-Sun.: 11:40, 12:50, 2:05, 3:15, • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e accident. 7:00, 8:15, 10:15 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Daily: • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Thurs.: 12:40 (IMAX), 12:55 (3D), 4:20, 5:35, 6:35, 7:50, 9:00 12:50, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 Mon.-Wed.: 12:55, 1:55, 3:30, 4:30, Thurs.: 1:10, 3:40, 6:20 Starts Friday, Jan. 6 3:50, 7:10 (3D), 9:55 (3D) THE DARKEST HOUR (PG) — Fri.-Tues.: Fri.: 5:00, 7:00, 9:15 Fri.: 12:50 (3D), 4:00, 6:50 (3D), 7:15, 7:45, 9:35 Emile 1:25, 4:15, 6:45, 9:30 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Hirsch and Max Minghella star in this Wed.: 1:00, 3:40 Sat.: 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:00, 9:15 9:50 (3D) Sun.: 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:00 Sat.-Sun.: Thurs.: 4:45, 6:45 sci-fi adventure, set in Mosco, about • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e 12:55 (3D), 3:40, 6:55 Fri.: Thurs.: Mon.-Wed.: 5:00, 7:00 (3D), 9:50 (3D) 5:15, 8:15 an attack from outer space. 1:00, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 Mon.-Wed.: Sat.: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.: 12:50, 4:15, 7:55, 10:45 12:50 (3D), 4:00, 7:30 Sun.: Thurs.: Sat: DOLPHIN TALE (PG) — Feel-good fam- (3D), 10:15 (3D) 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 12:40 (3D), 3:00, 5:20 (3D), 12:05, 3:20, 7:55, 10:45 Mon.-Wed.: 4:45, 6:30 7:40, 10:00 (3D) Sun.: 12:05, 3:20, 7:55 ily fare starring Harry Connick Jr., • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w • No r t hw o o d Ci n e m a Gr i l l , Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Wed.: 1:00 (3D), 3:10, 5:20 (3D), Mon.-Wed.: 12:50, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15 Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. (All shows in 3D) Thurs.: • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 4:45, 7:00 1:30, 3:45, 6:15 7:30, 9:40 (3D) Fri.: • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e THE DEVIL INSIDE (R) — Daily: 12:55, 4:10, 7:25, 9:50 Fri.: 4:45, 7:00, 9:10 4:15, 6:30 Not to be Sat.: Sat.: 1:30, 3:45, 6:15 All shows in 3D confused with the video game of 12:00, 2:15, 4:45, 7:00, 9:10 Sun.: Thurs.: DON 2 (Not Rated) — Bollywood director Sun.: 12:00, 2:15, 4:45, 7:00 1:30, 3:45, 6:00 2:10, 5:05, 7:20, 10:05 the same name, this is a horror film Mon.-Wed.: 4:15, 6:30 Fri.-Wed.: 10:30 p.m. about a woman who really, really Farhan Akhtar’s drama about a king------Cody, Reitman and Theron Paint a Not Very Pretty Picture If Mavis Gary, the magnificently flawed of her own compositions of adolescent fan- voice work and acting, this performance is central character of Young Adult, was a poli- tasies for print, Diet Coke, constant Kar- a career changer. He is the voice of humor, tician, the movie might be called Youthful In- dashian drivel, memories of high school Flix reason, tough truth and kindness that Mavis discretion. Henry Hyde’s use of that phrase dominance and way too much alcohol, we so desperately needs. She only half hears to describe an affair he had when he was 41 can be amused by her delusion. CATHERINE LEE him, but that is better than she does with oth- is just about my favorite delusional justifica- “Who cares about or even watches the er people. At least when she is talking with tion of all time. Mavis isn’t yet 40, and she Kardashians?” is a question that comes up larly. Matt we get a glimmer that there is a human doesn’t even manage to have an affair, but often among my friends. Mavis is just the The ex-boyfriend Buddy (a perfectly being in there somewhere. watching her train wreck of an early middle kind of person we imagine does care about cute Patrick Wilson) is a nice enough guy, Matt and Mavis are both still suffering life crisis is much more fun than it should all things Kardashian. She is as dreadfully but not only is he clearly happily married and that first brush with being a young adult: be. selfish, shallow and self-absorbed as each of digging his new role as daddy, he appears high school. Matt’s wounds are real, physi- After Juno, a film written by Diablo the Kardashians. I hope that in a very few to be the kind of guy Mavis would discard cal, psychological and dumb. Mavis’ wounds Cody and directed by Jason Reitman (just as short years audiences seeing this film will pretty quickly. He’s a small town boy, and are dumber. She thinks the high school hier- Young Adult is), I was expecting sharp, fun- have to scratch their heads and ask “Who are Mavis has acquired big city preferences. archy and thinking still rules and should. ny dialogue and a kicky visual style. Young those very tacky babes on the TV?” Mavis doesn’t tell her parents she’s in Young Adult doesn’t stoop to offer us Adult is funny, but it is much more ruthless Young Adult benefits tremendously town, but after we meet them we kind of an easy or tidy compromise. All the reasons in story and direction than Juno. Rarely do from having Charlize Theron playing Ma- understand why. They would prefer it if she Mavis wanted out of Mercury are as vivid as movies put such an unlikable person at the vis. Theron rocks this role with the glori- could just fit in with their expectations. They ever. Trying to step back into her former glo- center, and usually that character is a man. ous swagger that she brings to every role. are as uninterested in the break-up of mar- ry doesn’t fit either. She doesn’t transform Mavis is a writer of a series of “young In Young Adult she bounces back and forth riage as they are when she confesses she by the end of Young Adult. She makes only a adult” novels for teenage girls. She didn’t between the kind of horror show she was as thinks she may be an alcoholic. They have tiny dent in the evolution of herself. create the characters. She just writes the Aileen Wuornos in Monster and the catwalk no interest in her problems. In Postcards from the Edge, the under- books. Eventually we learn that the series is queen in her Dior commercial. She never The one person who talks to Mavis hon- standing director tells the star in recovery coming to an end, and this may be what initi- looks as awful on the outside as she did in estly is Matt. His locker was next to hers that life isn’t like the movies, where you ates the wacky idea she gets about how to fix Monster, but the ugliness of Mavis on the in high school. He remembers her staring have a revelation and your life changes. In her life. inside shows through sneers, eye rolls and at herself in the mirror hanging inside her life, you have a revelation and it takes awhile She hears that her high school sweetheart very nasty pronouncements. She never looks locker door. Meanwhile, he is still suffer- before your life changes. Young Adult leaves has just had a baby and is sure this means as glamorous as the vamp in the Dior com- ing permanent damage from a beating he us hoping that Mavis is on the brink of hav- he is stuck in a dead-end marriage and sick mercial, but when summoned she can bury received in high school because local thugs ing a revelation. That’s all we get. At least of the burdens of family life. She decides to bad Mavis and pull out prom queen, small assumed he was gay. (The petty, ignorant Mavis is being more considerate of her dog leave her Minneapolis high rise condo (Reit- town, girl-next-door loveliness and a fake bigotry of small towns lurks around every at the end. That’s a good place to start man and his team make her apartment and sweetness. corner in Young Adult.) Mavis is unmoved Catherine Lee is the executive director Minneapolis look grim and barren) and visit Because we know Theron can do it all by Matt’s fate. She is sure her suffering has of Fort Wayne Cinema Center, the only in- her hometown of Mercury, Minnesota and it is very easy to root for Mavis, even as she been greater. dependently operated movie theater in Fort take her former beau away from his misery. keeps exposing very unattractive traits and Patton Oswalt plays Matt, and though Wayne, specializing in independent, foreign, Since we know Mavis lives on a diet basic bad judgment – which happens regu- he’s well known to some for his stand-up, documentary, specialty and classic films. 24------www.whatzup.com------January 5, ’12 ------Movie Times • Thursday-Wednesday, January 5-11------pin figure who has conquered the this bio-pick featuring Leonardo Fri.-Wed.: 1:20, 1:50, 4:10, 4:40, Harris and Patton Oswalt co-star. Asian underworld and has now set DiCaprio as the controversial head SCREENS 7:00, 7:30, 9:50, 10:20 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e his sights on Europe. of the F.B.I. Naomi Watts, Judi • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 Al l e n Co u n t y • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Dench and Armie Hammer co-star. Daily: 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 Thurs.: 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:10 Carmike 20, 260-482-8560 Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 4:00, 9:50 (3D) Daily: 12:45, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25 Cinema Center Downtown, 260-426-3456 Thurs.: 12:40, 1:40, 3:45, 4:40, WAR HORSE (PG) — Steven Spielberg Cinema Center at Indiana Tech, 260-426-3456 7:00, 8:00, 10:00 directs this Golden Globe-nominated DOWNTON ABBEY (Not Rated) — This JACK & JILL (PG) — An Adam Sandler Coldwater Crossing 14, 260-483-0017 Fri.: 12:35, 1:10, 3:40, 4:10, 6:40, adaptation of the Micahel Morpurgo Edwardian drama from ITV (Britain’s comedy (directed by Dennis Dugan) Coventry 13, 260-436-6312 7:10, 9:55, 10:35 novel major commercial public service about an ad executive (Sandler) Northwood Cinema Grill, 260-492-4234 Sat.: 12:10, 1:10, 3:10, 4:10, 6:25, • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e television network) combines suds who dreads the annual Thanksgiving Jefferson Pointe 18, 260-432-1732 7:10, 9:35, 10:35 Thurs.: 12:20, 1:45, 3:30, 5:00, Ga r r e t t and social commentary along the visit by his sister (also Sandler). Sun.: 12:10, 1:10, 3:10, 4:10, 6:25, 6:40, 8:20, 9:50 Auburn-Garrett Drive-In, 260-357-3474 lines of Gosford Park and “Upstairs, Katie Holmes co-stars. 7:10, 9:35, 10:30 Fri.-Wed.: 1:40, 3:00, 4:45, 6:20, Silver Screen Cinema, 260-357-3345 Downstairs.” • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 12:40, 1:40, 3:55, 5:05, 7:50, 9:30 Hu n t i n g t o n • Ci n e m a Ce n t e r Do w n t o w n, Fo r t Daily: 12:20, 2:40, 4:45, 7:00, 9:05 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Huntington 7, 260-359-TIME 7:05, 8:10, 10:20 Wa y n e • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Thurs.: 1:00, 3:15, 4:00, 6:30, 7:05, Huntington Drive-In, 260-356-5445 Sat.: 3:00 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE GHOST Thurs.: 4:30, 6:50 9:45, 10:20 Kendallville PROTOCOL (PG13) — Ethan Hunt Fri.: 5:15, 8:15 Fri.-Wed.: 1:00, 3:20, 4:05, 6:30, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON (Tom Cruise) returns in a story Strand Theatre, 221 S. Main, 260-347-3558 Sat.: 7:10, 9:55, 10:25 Wa r s a w 12:30, 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 TATTOO (R) — David Fincher helped along by co-screenwriter J.J. Sun.: • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e North Pointe 9, 574-267-1985 12:30, 3:30, 6:20 directs this remake of the first book Abrams (Super 8, Star Trek). Brad Mon.-Wed.: 4:30, 6:50 Thurs.: 1:35, 3:35, 4:50, 6:55, 8:05, in Stieg Larsson’s The Millennium Bird (Ratatouille, The Incredibles) Times subject to change after presstime. • No r t hw o o d Ci n e m a Gr i l l , Fo r t 10:10 Trilogy. Daniel Craig and Rooney directs. Call theatres first to verify schedules. Wa y n e Fri.: 12:35, 1:05, 3:50, 4:25, 7:15, Mara star. • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 1:00, 4:15, 7:15 7:45, 9:30, 10:30 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, Fri.: 4:00, 7:15 Sat.-Sun.: 11:30, 12:35, 3:05, 4:05, Thurs.: 1:15, 2:50, 4:40, 6:20, 8:10, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 Thurs.: 8:30 Sat.: 1:15, 4:00, 7:15 6:45, 7:45, 10:00, 10:30 9:50 Fri.-Wed.: 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, Fri.-Sat.: 6:30 Sun.: 1:15, 4:00, 6:30 Mon.-Wed.: 12:35, 1:20, 3:50, 4:50, Fri.-Wed.:1:50, 5:15, 8:50 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 Sun.: 2:00 Mon.-Wed.: 4:15, 6:45 7:05, 8:05, 10:05 • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Tues.: 6:30 • Si l v e r Sc r e e n Ci n e m a , Ga r r e t t • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n Thurs.: 2:00, 3:30, 6:20, 7:00, 9:50, Thurs.: 1:10, 4:10, 4:40, 7:10, 7:40, Wed.: 8:30 Starts Friday, Jan. 6 Starts Friday, Jan. 6 10:30 10:10, 10:40 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.: 7:00 Fri.-Wed.: 11:50, 3:00, 6:15, 9:20 Fri.-Wed.: 2:00, 6:20, 6:55, 9:45, Fri.-Wed.: 1:10, 4:00, 4:30, 6:50, Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 Sat.-Sun.: 2:00, 7:00 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w 10:15 7:20, 9:40, 10:10 Thurs.: 1:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 Mon.-Wed.: 7:00 Thurs.: 6:15 • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n • St r a n d Th e a t r e , Kendallville Fri.: 5:15, 8:15 Daily: 11:45, 3:05, 6:20, 9:35 Daily: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG13) — Garry Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 Sat.: 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Marshall redoes his critically panned Thurs.: 7:00 Sun.: 12:30, 3:00, 6:00 Thurs.: 12:30, 1:25, 3:55, 4:55, Thurs.: 12:50, 1:50, 3:30 (3D), 4:05, Valentine’s Day from 2010, changing Mon.-Wed.: 6:15 7:25, 9:20 5:00, 6:35 (3D), 7:05, 8:10, 9:40 the name and many of the faces THE SITTER (R) — Jonah Hill continues Fri.: 1:25, 3:35, 7:05, 10:10 (3D), 10:05 (Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher, his quest to become this millen- WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG) — Cameron Sat.-Sun.: 11:45, 12:45, 3:30, 7:05, Fri.: 12:40 (IMAX), 1:10, 2:10, 3:45 Jessica Biel, Ludracris, Halle Berry, nium’s Peter Lorre in this twisted Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry 10:10 (IMAX), 4:10, 5:10, 6:55 (IMAX), Robert DeNiro, etc. etc.) comedy from David Gordon Green McGuire) directs Matt Damon and Mon.-Wed.: 12:30, 1:25, 4:00, 7:30, 7:20, 8:15, 10:00 (IMAX), 10:20 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e (Pineapple Express). Scarlett Johansson in a dramatic 9:50 Sat.-Sun.: 11:50 (IMAX), 12:40, Thurs.: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e comedy about a single dad who • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w 1:40, 3:25 (IMAX), 4:00, 5:00, 6:40 Fri.-Wed.: 2:10, 4:50, 7:40 Thurs.: 6:50, 9:40 buys a zoo in order to give his family Thurs.: 6:15 (IMAX), 7:15, 8:05, 9:45 (IMAX), • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e Fri.-Wed.: 7:40, 9:45 a fresh start. Fri.: 5:45, 8:45 10:20 Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Sat.: 12:00, 3:15, 8:45 Mon.-Wed.: 12:40 (IMAX), 1:10, Thurs.: 9:55 Thurs.-Sun.: 10:05 p.m. Thurs.: 12:10, 1:20, 3:10, 4:15, Sun.: 12:00, 3:15, 6:15 2:10, 3:50 (IMAX), 4:10, 5:20, 6:55 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 10:20 p.m. 6:15, 7:20, 9:10 Mon.-Wed.: 6:15 (IMAX), 7:10, 8:20, 10:00 (IMAX), Thurs.: 12:45, 7:25 Fri.-Wed.: 1:15, 2:40, 4:20, 5:50, 10:10 Fri.: 12:30, 4:00, 7:40, 10:40 THE SKIN I LIVE IN (R) — Pedro 7:20, 8:45 HAPPY FEET TWO (PG) — A second • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Sat.: 12:30, 4:25, 7:40, 10:40 Almodóvar directs this Spanish • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e dose of the singing and dancing Thurs.: 6:30 Sun.: 12:30, 4:25, 7:40 thriller starting Antonio Banderas, Thurs.: 1:00, 3:40, 6:35, 9:35 penguins featuring the voices of Fri.: 5:45, 8:45 Mon.-Wed.: 12:30, 4:00, 7:25 Marisa Paedes, Roberto Alamo, Fri.-Wed.: 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25 Elija Wood, Robin Williams, Pink Sat.: 12:00, 3:00, 6:15, 8:45 • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet and • Hu n t i n g t o n 7, Hu n t i n g t o n and Common. Sun.: 12:00, 3:00, 6:15 Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 Eduard Fernández. Thurs.: 12:40, 3:25, 6:25, 9:15 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Mon.-Wed.: 6:15 Thurs.: 4:35 • Ci n e m a Ce n t e r Do w n t o w n, Fo r t Fri.-Sat.: 12:40, 3:25, 6:25, 9:05, Daily: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45 • St r a n d Th e a t r e , Kendallville Wa y n e 11:45 Starts Friday, Jan. 6 PUSS IN BOOTS (G) — Antonio Thurs.: 6:15 Sun.-Wed.: 12:40, 3:25, 6:25, 9:05 THE HELP (PG13) — The celebrated Fri.: 7:00, 9:15 Banderas reprises his character Fri.-Sat.: 8:30 • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e novel about race and sisterhood in Sat.: 2:00, 7:00, 9:15 from the Shrek franchise in this Sun.: 4:00 Thurs.: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 1960s Mississippi is brought to the Sun.: 2:00, 7:00 Dreamworks animated film. Salma Mon.-Tues: 8:30 Fri.: 12:45, 4:35, 8:10, 10:55 big screen by Director Tate Taylor. Mon.-Wed.: 7:00 Hayek, Amy Sedaris and Zach Wed.: 6:15 Sat.: 11:55, 2:40, 5:25, 8:10, 10:55 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Galiflanakis co-star. Sun.: 11:55, 2:40, 5:25, 8:10 Daily: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 MONEYBALL (PG13) — Brad Pitt plays • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e TOWER HEIST (PG13) — Ben Stiller, Mon.-Wed.: 12:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 Billy Beane, the general manager Daily: 12:25, 2:35, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15 Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck and • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w HUGO (PG) — Martin Scorsese’s highly of the Oakland A’s, a small-market Ferris Bueller team up in this Thurs.: 4:30, 6:50 adaptation of the Brian Selznick baseball team if there ever was one. REAL STEEL (PG13) — A down-on-his- timely comedy caper about exacting Fri.: 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 novel, The Invention of Hugo • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e luck dad (Hugh Jackman) brings a revenge on a Wall Street swindler. Sat.: 12:15, 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 Cabret, stars Ben Kingsley, Sacha Daily: 12:15, 3:00, 6:55, 9:40 human element to this CG-riddled • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Sun.: 12:15, 4:30, 7:00 Baron Cohen and Asa Butterfield. Disney film about fighting robots that Daily: 12:35, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 10:00 Mon.-Wed.: 4:30, 7:00 • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e THE MUPPETS (PG) — The Muppets aren’t Transformers. Seriously. Thurs.: 12:00 p.m. are back to once again save the • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING YOUNG ADULT (R) — The always good Fri.-Wed.: 1:00 muppet theater from those who Daily: 12:40, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35 DAWN PART 1 (PG13) — Bella and Charlize Theron plays a writer of seek to destroy it. Jason Segel, Amy Edward tie the knot, settle down, literature for teens in this dramatic IMMORTALS (R) — From the production Adams, and Chris Cooper star. SHERLOCK HOLMES: GAME OF have a kid, and then all hell breaks comedy directed by Jason Reitman team behind 300, this fantasy drama • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e SHADOWS (PG13) — Robert loose. Kristen Stewart, Robert (Up in the Air, Juno) and written by pits Theseus (Henry Cavill) against Thurs.: 12:40, 3:50 Downey Jr. (Holmes), Jude Law Pattinson and Taylor Lautner star. Diablo Cody (Juno) the bloodthirsty King Hyperion Fri.-Wed.: 1:50, 4:30 (Watson) and Rachel McAdams • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e (Mickey Rourke) • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e (Irene Adler) return in Guy Ritchie’s Thurs.: 6:40, 9:20 Thurs.: 1:00, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 1:00, 3:50 second in what, hopefully, will be Fri.-Wed.: 7:10, 9:50 Fri.: 4:55, 7:25, 9:45 Daily: 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Fri.-Wed.: 1:30, 4:20, 7:25 a long series of Sherlock Holmes • Je ff e r s o n Po i n t e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Sat.-Sun: 4:15, 7:25, 10:15 movies. Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 Mon.-Wed.: 4:55, 7:40, 10:05 IN TIME (PG13) — Justin Timberlake, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (R) — • Ca r m i k e 18, Fo r t Wa y n e Thurs.: 12:35 p.m. Cillian Murphy and Amanda Seyfried Michelle Williams gives an award- Thurs.: 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, • No r t h Po i n t e 9, Wa r s a w star in this sci-fi murder mystery worthy performance as Marilyn 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, Ends Thursday, Jan. 5 directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Monroe in an otherwise lightweight 10:00 Thurs.: 6:50 for showtimes - 426.3456 or Lord of War). drama starring Dougray Scott, Fri.-Wed.: 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, www.cinemacenter.org • Co v e n t r y 13, Fo r t Wa y n e Judi Dench, Eddie Redmayne and 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR Daily: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Kenneth Branagh. • Co l d w a t e r Cr o s s i n g 14, Fo r t Wa y n e CHRISTMAS (R) — John Cho and NOW SHOWING • Ci n e m a Ce n t e r Do w n t o w n, Fo r t Thurs.: 2:15, 5:00, 6:40, 7:50, 9:40, Kal Penn take their stoner franchise My Week with Marilyn, The Skin I Live In J. EDGAR (R) — Clint Eastwood directs Wa y n e 10:45 into the holiday season. Neil Patrick Downtown: 437 E. Berry

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