----------------------------------------------Calendar • Things To Do --------------------------------------------- Featured Events FOR T WAYNE RE G IONAL MAKER FAIRE F.U.N. (FOLKS UNI T IN G NO W ADAYS ) GRA B ILL BRAN C H — Born to Read, JUNIOR JES T ERS — Program with weekly — Festival with over 100 makers FRIDAY : ASIAN CUL T URES IN INDIANA 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart Start customized activities in dance/ CORNHOLE TOURNAMEN T — Cornhole including rockets and robots, DIY MIDDLE AND HI G H SC HOOLS — Informal Storytime 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, movement, music and theater for tournament with cash prizes, beer science and technology, arts and social gathering of interracial par- 421-1325 children ages 6 to 14 with devel- tent and live music in the evening, crafts, electronics, food, urban farm- ticipants, focusing on increased HESSEN CASSEL BRAN C H — Stories, opmental/physical disabilities, 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Dicky’s ing, live music and more, 10 a.m.-6 cultural awareness; Keynote songs and fingerplays for the whole culminating in the spring with an Wild Hare, Fort Wayne, $20 per p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. Presenter Dr. Gilbert Park discusses family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 421- original multi-media performance, team, 486-0590, www.dickyswild- 14-15, Lincoln Pavilion, Headwaters his research with a focus on Asian 1330 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturdays, thru hare.com Park East, Fort Wayne, $6-$10, Americans; presented by It Is Well LI tt LE TUR T LE BRAN C H — Storytime March 8, 2014 (performances 6 www.makerfairefortwayne.com With My Soul, 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. p.m. Saturday, March 8 & 3 p.m. NOR T HEAS T INDIANA HEAR T WALK — Sept. 13, Link’s Wonderland, Fort Mondays and Tuesdays, PAWS to Sunday, March 9), Mimi & Ian This Week Fundraising walk (one- or three- Wayne, free (lunch $6.50-$10.50), read, 6 p.m. Mondays, 421-1335 Rolland Center for Art and Visual mile) to benefit the American Heart 765-896-8546 MAIN LI B RARY — Oct. 2-30; PAWS to Communication, University of St. 1S T ANNUAL BARN FES T — Celebrating Association; registration, 8 a.m.; NOR T HERN INDIANA BUSINESS & LI F E Francis, Fort Wayne, $60, 399-7700 30 years of dentistry with a tour Read, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays walk, 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Sept. MAS T ERS SERIES W/ANN COUL T ER — ext. 8001 of The Barn, food, cornhole and thru Oct. 31; Babies and Books 14, Ivy Tech North Campus, Fort Discussion of stories and news in CHILDREN ’S SERVI C ES A T ALLEN CO. a bounce house, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Storytime, 10 a.m. Fridays thru Wayne, donation, 480-4120 the U.S. and around the world with PU B LI C LI B RARY — Dyslexia Tuesday, Sept. 17, The Barn Sept. 13 & Oct. 4-25; Toddler RALLY T O READ — Literacy activities, a chance to ask questions, 8 p.m. Awareness, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, (office of Gary Painter, D.D.S.), Fort Time Storytime, 10:30 & 11 a.m. free books, computer giveaways Friday, Sept. 13, Grand Wayne Oct. 12; Letter Play Day Presented Wayne, free, 486-3100 Fridays thru Sept. 13 & Oct. 4-25, and lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Center, Fort Wayne, $25, 471-5100 421-1220 by the Letter “P,” 9 a.m.-8 p.m. 3RD ANNUAL THREE RIVERS GAMIN G Saturday, Sept. 14, Fort Wayne WRI T IN G AND PU B LISHIN G WORKSHO P NE W HAVEN BRAN C H — Babies and Wednesday, Oct. 16; Not So CONVEN T ION — Two days of board Urban League, Fort Wayne, free, — Author Monica Koldyke Miller Frightening Fun, 3-4:30 p.m. games, role playing games, min- books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 745-3100 presents tips of good writing, evok- a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 Saturday, Oct. 19; Origami, 9 iature games and trading card a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26; ing emotional response in readers, PON T IA C BRAN C H — Teen cafe 4 p.m. games to benefit Riley Hospital for query letters, tips for indie publish- Day of the Dead Open House 2-4 Children, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Tuesdays, PAWS to Read, 5 p.m. Halloween Events & ers, novice mistakes and more, Thursdays, Smart Start Storytime p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 2-3; Sept. 14 & 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. Children’s Services, Main Branch, Sept. 15, Hotel Fort Wayne, $15, for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Haunts 14, Huntington City-Township Public Fridays, 421-1350 Allen County Public Library, free, 417-2576 Library, $2, register to 356-0824 421-1220 3RD ANNUAL UNI T ED ST A T ES MUS C LE CAR COLUM B IA CI T Y HAUN T ED JAIL — A TE C UMSEH BRAN C H — PAWS to JOIN THE BEA T LES : GUI T ARS O F T HE FA B EAA CHA pt ER 2 YOUN G EA G LES RALLY — CRUZ IN — Car show with tricked- haunted tour of jail where convicted Read, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Smart FOUR — Discussion with Greg Baum Airplane rides for kids ages 8 to 17, out cars, trucks, motorcycles, live murderer Charles Butler succumbed Start Storytime for kids age 3-6, on the instruments used by the 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for weather permitting, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. music, food and drinks; profits to to being hanged, 7-11 p.m. Friday- Saturdays, Sept. 14, Smith Field Saturday, Sept. 28-29; 7-9 p.m. Beatles and why they used them teens 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, benefit homes for the Wounded along with what they would use Airport, Fort Wayne, free, 693-6191 Warriors Project, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 & Thursday, Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, Oct. 4; 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, today, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 SA T URDAY MORNIN G AR T CLASSES — Saturday, Sept. 14, Keith E. Busse Sweetwater Sound, Fort Wayne, Drawing, painting, print-making, Technology Center, Ivy Tech, $10- Oct. 5-6; 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. SHA W NEE BRAN C H — Born to Read 7 & Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. free, 432-8176, www.sweetwater. for babies and toddlers, 10:30 multi-media and cermamics $15 per vehicle, 691-3333 com/local/events classes for grades 1-8, 9-11 a.m., 4T H ANNUAL PUM P KIN RUN /WALK — 10-11; 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, a.m. Thursdays, Smart Start SW EE tw A T ER HO T ROD MOD YOUR GUI T AR Saturdays, Sept. 14-Dec. 7 (no Event to raise awareness, recruit Oct. 12-13; 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. Storytime for preschoolers, 11 a.m. 14 & Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. W I T H GRE G RESZEL — Bring in your Thursdays, 421-1355 classes Sept. 21 or Nov. 30), volunteers and raise funds for guitar for an evaluation and to learn University of St. Francis, Fort 23-25; 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, WAYNEDALE BRAN C H — Smart Start Parkview Whitley Hospice; 1K Fun Wayne, $75 (includes materials), Oct. 26-27; 7-9 p.m. Sunday- about hardware modifications and Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays Run, 1 p.m.; 5K Walk/Run, 1:15 aftermarket pickups, 12-4 p.m. 399-7700 ext. 8001 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, Morsches Wednesday, Oct. 28-31; 7-11 p.m. and Tuesdays, Born to Read Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3; 7-9 Saturday, Sept. 14, Sweetwater Storytime for babies and toddlers, KIDS & TEEN AR T LINK AR T CLASSES — Park, Columbia City, $20-$25, 248- Sound, Fort Wayne, free, 432-8176, Teen Art Club, 1-3 p.m. Saturdays, 9802 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, Columbia City 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, PAWS to Haunted Jail, $10-$15, www.colum- www.sweetwater.com/local/events Sept. 14-Oct. 5; LEGO Exploration 38T H ANNUAL NA pp ANEE App LE FES T IVAL Read 4:30 p.m. first and third biacityhauntedjail.com DIS C OVER T HE WRI T ER WITHIN YOU — Wednesdays; 421-1365 Junior, 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, — Two stages, parade crafts, food, Seminar led by Dr. Dennis Hensley Sept. 18-Oct. 9; Creative GREEN CEN T ER HAUN T ED SC HOOLHOUSE WOOD B URN BRAN C H — Smart Start carnival rides, pageant, 5K road Construction with LEGO, 6-7:30 — Feel your way through the about the craft of professional Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Fridays, run, half marathon, tractor pull, p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 16-Nov. dark halls of the schoolhouse and writing as a career, writing tech- 421-1370 wings and wheels show, apple niques, the publishing process and 20; Kids’ Art Exploration, 6-7 p.m. visit detention, the nurse’s office, ST ORY T IMES , ActIVITIES A T HUN T IN gt ON peeling, pie eating contests and manuscript writing, 1:30-4 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 16-Nov. 20, cafeteria and haunted school bus, CI T Y -TO W NSHI P PU B LI C LI B RARY : more; activities, fees and times Saturday, Sept. 14, Meeting Room Artlink, Auer Center for Arts & vary; Saturday, Sept. 14; Monday, 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. MAIN BRAN C H — Stories and crafts 4-5; 18-19; 25-26, Green Township A, Main Library, Allen County Public Culture, Fort Wayne, $50-$80, 424- Sept.