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(260)432–8176 Sweetwater.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. • features DIRECTOR’S NOTES ...................... 23 Barrymore’s Ghost, Shakespeare’s Will, The Year of Magical Thinking YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ..............................4 Mel Brooks’ Monster Comedy FLIX ................................................ 25 Young Adult FORT WAYNE ARTS SCENE I ...................6 Reasons for Staying SCREENTIME ................................ 26 The Year in Cinema FORT WAYNE ARTS SCENE II .............22 So Much To Do & See • calendars • columns & reviews LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ................11 SPINS ................................................7 KARAOKE & DJs ...........................15 The Best CDs of 2011 from Bob Roets, Jason MUSIC/ON THE ROAD ...................17 Hoffman, Julia Meek, Chad Beck, Derek Neff, Chris Hupe, Ryan Smith, Greg Locke & Doug Driscoll ROAD TRIPZ ..................................19 OUT & ABOUT ................................ 12 THINGS TO DO ..............................21 It Turned Out To Be a Very Good Year ART & ARTIFACTS .........................22 ROAD NOTEZ ................................. 17 STAGE & DANCE ...........................23 ON VIDEO....................................... 20 CINEMA .........................................24 Best Video Releases of 2011 ON BOOKS ..................................... 20 Cover by Greg Locke; cover and page 4 Books To Love & Hate Young Frankenstein photos by Paul Kolnik Find Your Perfect Piano at Sweetwater IF YOU’RE The Region’s Largest Yamaha Piano and Clavinova Dealer, Visit Our Huge LOOKING FOR: Expert Advice, Free Delivery and Installation Music Store! 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And as Brooks himself not- and provided lines repeated for nearly 40 ed in a 2010 interview, Young Frankenstein Checkerz Bar & Grill ........................................13 One of the great Broadway surprises of years now. didn’t have the element of surprise that The recent years was the huge critical and com- Young Frankenstein was much antici- Producers did. Cirilla’s................................................................16 mercial success of the hit musical The Pro- pated when it opened in late 2007 and was “Had I done Young Frankenstein first, CLASSIFIEDS ...................................................27 ducers which vaulted its creator, the more named Best Broadway Musical 2008 by we might have gotten just as many Tonys than quirky Mel Brooks, into a new level Outer Critics Circle Award. Taking the best and been quite a success,” Brooks told Ac- Columbia Street West ....................................11 of fame and fortune. The cess Atlanta when the Digitracks Recording Studio .................13, 17 original film upon which show debuted there two the musical is based, star- years ago, “and The Pro- First Presbyterian Theater ............................23 ring Zero Mostel and Gene ducers might have come Fort Wayne Cinema Center ............................25 Wilder, is arguably one of in for a drubbing. Who Brooks’ finest efforts, fea- knows? It has very little Fort Wayne Dance Collective .........................23 turing a crazy plot to stage to do with merit, because a Broadway flop to cash in they are both very good Fort Wayne Museum of Art ......................3, 23 on insurance and boasting shows.” Fort Wayne Musicians Association ..............13 one of the best visual gags Brooks is also quick of its time, an overhead to note that his expansion Gin Mill Lounge ..................................................13 Busby Berkeley shot of to Broadway was hardly Latch String Bar & Grill ..................................13 a chorus line during the a new direction for him. big production number of In fact, it was a return to Locl.Net .............................................................26 “Springtime for Hitler.” what he felt he did best The Lucky Moose ..............................................27 While the film is a Brooks and knew he loved most. classic, it wasn’t necessar- Known for his early com- NIGHTLIFE ................................................. 11-15 ily one of his biggest hits, edy success with Carl overshadowed somewhat Reiner (“The 2000 Year Northside Galleries ............................................4 by later films like Blaz- Old Man”) and his televi- PERFORMER’S DIRECTORY ..........................14 ing Saddles. And the no- sion work with Sid Cae- tion of Brooks taking on sar and on the series Get Piere’s Entertainment Center .......................28 Broadway with a musical Smart, not to mention his Skully’s Boneyard.............................................11 seemed hard to fathom at lengthy catalog of films, first, too – until you real- Brooks now admits that Snickerz Comedy Bar ......................................11 ize that he’d already writ- YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN it’s theatre which has held Sweetwater Sound ........................................2, 3 ten a musical within The Thursday, Jan. 12 • 7:30 p.m. his heart for all this time. Producers. Ah yes, the aforementioned