Arts United announced the total funds raised for each of the selected projects for the spring cycle of Amplify Art, a crowdfunding campaign platform designed to support arts and culture projects in northeast Indiana.
Amplify Art relies on support from the community through social media advocacy and small contributions from a large number of donors.
The fundraising campaign ran from April 8-May 7 and the following projects were included: East Allen Community Youth Band raised $3,550; Free ’05 Arts Classes (Fire & Light Productions) raised $3,190; Googly: A Sensory Theatre Experience (Kitchen Sink Theatre) raised $4,300; Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association raised $2,220; Modern Day Tintype Portrait Sessions (Relic Emporium) raised $3,000.
Three Rivers Music Theatre fundraising event
Three Rivers Music Theatre will hold their annual fundraiser Friday, May 24, at their studio at 416 W. 4th St., just north of downtown.
The evening will include a silent auction, light dessert bites, and a concert featuring Three Rivers Music Theatre’s own Andy Planck.
Silent auction items will include items from Club Soda, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Mad Anthony Brewing Company, DeBrand, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Amp Tap Board, Combat Ops, Honey Plant, Portillo’s, LMO Designs, Firefly Coffee House, and Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory.
Social hour and silent auction will begin at 7 p.m. followed by a concert by Planck. Tickets are $30 and can be reserved at threeriversmusictheatre.com.
Catch sunset at Black Pine Animal Sanctuary
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, 1426 W. Main St. in Albion, will host a sunset visit Friday, May 24, from 5-8 p.m.
This special event offers visitors the unique opportunity to wander through the sanctuary grounds during the sunset and witness the animals engaging in playful enrichment activities.
Tickets are free for under 1, $10 for 1-4, $12.50 for 5-17, $17.50 for adults, and $15.50 for those over 62.
Call (260) 636-7383 or go to bpsanctuary.org/event/hot-summer-nights-2 for more information.
Sweet Breeze returns to St. Marys River
On Saturday, May 25, the Sweet Breeze canal boat replica will begin taking visitors on tours of the St. Marys River.
Sweet Breeze riders will explore our natural river wonder on a replica canal boat as they are entertained with colorful river lore stories, history, and muddy water tales. Specialty tours and events are expanded for the 2024 season, including a morning bird watching tour on Saturday, June 1.
The replica canal boat is fully accessible for wheelchairs. Private tour options are also available.
Full details about Sweet Breeze Boat general and specialty tours are available at RideSweetBreeze.org.
ACPL offers summer programs, meals
The Allen County Public Library Summer Learning program is designed to serve as a bridge between school years, encouraging educational skills for all young people, thus preventing the “summer slide.”
Research shows students who do not engage in learning activities over the summer fall behind their peers when they re-enter school in the fall.
In addition to reaching young children and families, the Summer Learning Program also employs teens as a part of Team Read. This component offers teens an income, social and soft skills, communication training, financial literacy, and additional lifelong skills.
The program is open to all ages and abilities and runs from June 1-July 31. Prizes can be earned by reading and completing activities.
The library will also provide free lunches and snacks throughout the summer from June 3-July 26 (no meals will be served June 19 or July 4). Groups should call ahead to ensure enough food is ordered.
Blessings in a Backpack will also provide non-perishable food to youths 18 and younger. Bags of ready-to-eat food will be distributed June 7-July 26. These food services for kids in need are available at the main library and the Georgetown, Hessen Cassel, Little Turtle, Pontiac, Shawnee, Tecumseh, and Waynedale branches.
For more information, stop into any ACPL branch or go to acpl.lib.in.us/readingprograms.
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