-------Calendar • Art & Artifacts ------- --------------------- Calendar • Things to Do --------------------- Current Exhibits TH E QUIET LIG H T — Photography by This Week AB OITE BR A N ch — Born to Read OPEN DA N C E — Dancing 6-10 p.m. Dayne Bonta Tuesday-Sunday Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, Sundays, July 29; Aug. 12 & 26; ART S IN T H E PA RK — Artists from thru Aug. 5 at the Fort Wayne ALLEN COUNTY 4-H FA IR — Live music, Smart Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 9 & 23 at Westside Gardens throughout the U.S. will exhibit a Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, 422- livestock exhibition, student proj- Tuesdays, Baby Steps, 10:30 a.m. Reception Hall, Fort Wayne, $7, variety of styles, media, color and 6467, www.fwmoa.com ect demonstrations, food, rodeo, Wednesdays, 421-1320 609-8877 form Monday-Friday thru Aug. RUDI KLIMPERT , A JOURNEY O F COLOR Sweetcakes Entertainment and DOWNTOWN BR A N ch — Storytime for DANCE INSTRUCTION 18 at Hugh N. Ronald Gallery, Arts A ND LIG H T — Signature oil paintings midway daily thru Monday, July preschools, day-cares and other BEGINNER BA LLROOM DA N C ING — Monday-Friday thru Sept. 7 in the groups, 9:30-10 a.m. Wednesdays Place, Portland, 866-539-9911, 30 at Allen County Fairgrounds, Fort Ballroom dancing workshop 10 upper College Union on the North thru Aug. 8 & Sept. 5, 10 a.m, www.artsland.org Wayne, $5, 449-4444, allencounty- a.m.-12 noon Saturday, July Manchester Campus, Manchester 10:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Fridays, Aug. DOUGL as Dav ID PA INT S TOWN A ND fairgroundsin.comfair 28 at American Style Ballroom, University, 982-5285 3-Sept. 14 and Oct. 5-26; PAWS to COUNTRY — Works by renowned CA R SH OW & BA ND S ON T H E LOT — Cars Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne, $15, read, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays Sept. Indiana painter Tuesday-Sunday SUG A R A ND SPI C E A ND EV ERYT H ING on display, live music and food for 267-9850 thru Aug. 10 at the Fort Wayne NI C E — Art, jewelry and more by purchase 2-6 p.m. Sunday, July 6-Oct. 25, 421-1220 DA N C E DA N C E EV OLUTION — All-ages Christina Baloski, Greta Sirois DUPONT BR A N ch — Smart Start Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, 422- 29 at Coventry United Methodist jazz, hip-hop and ballet dance and Amy Moser by appointment Storytime for ages 3-5, 1:30 6467, www.fwmoa.com Church, Fort Wayne, free, 489- instruction 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 29 thru Saturday, p.m. Tuesdays & 10:30 a.m. F.A.M.E. — Exhibition of the art of 1888, covenantumc.net Mondays thru Aug. 6 at Pulse Sept. 1 (opening 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Thursdays, PAWS to Read, 4:30 young children Monday-Friday VERMONT SETTLEMENT FE S TI va L — Live Performing Arts Center, Fort Wayne, July 29) at Dragonfly Arts Studio, p.m. Wednesdays, 421-1315 thru Aug. 30 at First Presbyterian music, comedian and magician Jim times vary by age group, free, 437- Fort Wayne, 414-1390, www.drag- Church Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, Barron performs, mud volleyball, GEORGETOWN BR A N ch — Born to 7384, www.pulseperformingartscen- onflyartstudio.com 426-7421, www.firstpres-fw.org/ food and more Saturday-Sunday, Read Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 ter.com the_artsgallery SUMMER SPE C T ac UL A R — Seasonal art- July 28-29 at Orland Town Park, a.m. Mondays, Baby Steps, 10:15 LINE DA N C ING — Dance instruction 6-9 work by nationally recognized art- a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesdays, PAWS FLOR A L FE V ER — Floral art of different Orland, free, 829-6411, www. p.m. Thursdays at Neon Armadillo, ists Tuesday-Saturday thru Aug. to Read, 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Smart mediums by local artists Monday- lakes101.org/vermont-settlement- Fort Wayne, $4, 490-5060 Friday thru Aug. 31 at Northside 31 at Castle Gallery, Fort Wayne, festival Start Storytime, 10:15 a.m. and 11 426-6568, www.castlegallery.com a.m. Thursdays, 421-1320 SA L sa SUND A Y S — Group salsa lesson Galleries, Fort Wayne, 483-6624, MI A MI INDI A N HERIT A GE DA Y S — Native followed by open dance 4:30-6:30 VENTURE S IN CRE A TI V ITY 2012 — Fort GR ab ILL BR A N ch — Born to Read, www.northsidegalleries.com American beadwork 1-4 p.m. p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sundays at K. Wayne Artist Guild’s annual exhibit 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Smart GROUP ART SH OW — Show featur- Saturday, Aug. 1 at Miami Indian Monique’s Studio of Dance, Fort daily thru Aug. 17 at Weatherhead Start Storytime, 10:30 a.m. ing local artists using a variety of Heritage Days program, Chief Wayne, $5, 624-7009 media daily thru Tuesday, July Gallery, University of St. Francis, Richardville House, Bluffton Road, Wednesdays, 421-1325 31 at Firefly Coffee House, Fort Fort Wayne, 672-8390, www.fort- Fort Wayne, $5-$10 (includes HE ss EN Cass EL BR A N ch — Stories, Wayne, 373-0505, www.fireflycof- wayneartistsguild.com admission to Chief Richardville songs and fingerplays for the whole Instruction feehousefw.com TH E VOI C E IN T H E FORE S T — Multi-media House), 426-2882, www.fwhisto- family, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 421- GWEN GUTWEIN : BA RN S O F INDI A N A — works by Michael Rhodes by rycenter.com 1330 ARTLINK CL ass E S — Kids, beginners The functional artistry of Hoosier appointment thru Aug. 18 at the MI ss WE S T CENTR A L OH IO Sch OL A R sh IP LITTLE TURTLE BR A N ch — Storytime and adult art classes, ongoing, at barns on exhibit Tuesday-Sunday Lotus Gallery, Fort Wayne, 420- PA GE A NT — Co-hosted by 2012 for preschoolers, 10:30 a.m. Artlink Gallery, Auer Center for Arts thru Sept. 2 at the Fort Wayne 9642, www.lotusfw.com Miss Ohio, Elissa McCracken and Mondays and Tuesdays, PAWS to and Culture, Fort Wayne, fees vary, Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, 422- 2009 Miss America, Katie Stam, read, 6 p.m. Mondays, 421-1335 424-7195, www.artlinkfw.com 6467, www.fwmoa.com Artifacts this pageant crowns two women NEW Hav EN BR A N ch — Babies and CER A MI cs CL ass E S — Instruction in INTERIOR LIG H T A ND SP ac E — Paintings who advance to the Miss Ohio pag- books for kids birth to age 2, 10:30 clay sculpting, wheel throwing and by Ida Lorentzen Tuesday-Sunday eant 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 27 at a.m. Thursdays, 421-1345 glazing Tuesdays-Thursdays thru ART EVENTS thru Aug. 5 at the Fort Wayne Niswonger Performing Arts Center, PONTI ac BR A N ch — Teen cafe, 4 Aug. 9 at the Pierceton Art Gallery Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, 422- FWMOA SUMMER PA RTY — Barbecue, Van Wert, $20, 419-238-6722, www. p.m. Tuesdays, PAWS to Read & Ceramic Studio, Pierceton, 574- 6467, www.fwmoa.com live music, cash bar and three npacvw.org 5 p.m. Thursdays, Smart Start 0453-8932 IPFW ART STUDENT S LE A GUE — Fine exhibits on display 6-9 p.m. Friday, PRIDE FE S TI va L — Live entertainment, Storytime for preschoolers, 10:30 COUNTRY A ND BLUEGR ass GUIT A R Arts and Visual Communication July 27 at Fort Wayne Museum dancing, beer tent and GLBT a.m. Fridays, 421-1350 EN S EM B LE — All-age acoustical and Design students will show a of Art, Fort Wayne, $5, 422-6467, workshops and march 7 p.m.-12 TE C UM S E H BR A N ch — PAWS to instruction on country and blue- variety of 2D work including prints, www.fwmoa.com a.m. Friday, July 27 and 11:30 Read, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Smart grass playing and technique 7-9 drawings and paintings daily, July ARTLINK BENE F IT ES T A TE SA LE — Large a.m.-12 a.m. Saturday, July 28 at Start Storytime for kids age 3-6, p.m. Mondays thru Aug. 13 at 29-Sept. 2 at Old Crown Coffee selection of ceramics, paintings, Headwaters Park East, Fort Wayne, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, YA Day for Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW, Fort Roasters, Fort Wayne, 422-5282 posters and prints by area artists 602-6860, www.fwpride.org teens, 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Wayne, $89, 481-6059, new.ipfw. ARTLINK MEM B ER S ’ SH OW — Members will be sold to benefit Artlink 12-7 PILL A R S IN T H E PA RK — Live entertain- Wondertots reading for ages 1-3, educaa exhibit one piece of their recent p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8 at Hall ment, workshops, vending, open 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, 421-1360 DROP -IN YOG A & ZUM ba CL ass E S IN T H E original artwork in a non-juried Community Art Center, Fort Wayne, mic slots and education on Hip Sha WNEE BR A N ch — Born to Read GA RDEN — Yoga and zumba instruc- show Tuesday-Sunday thru Aug. 424-7195, www.artlinkfw.com Hop Culture, peace, love and unity for babies and toddlers, 10:30 tion 5:30-7:30 p.m.