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Martin Guitars owner Chris Martin will be at Sweetwater on Wednesday, March 26.

Quick Hit: Chris Martin of Martin Guitars

A unique opportunity to meet a giant of the guitar manufacturing business comes Wednesday, March 26, when Sweetwater Sound brings Chris Martin to their facility.  Martin, the sixth-generation owner of […]
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Jill Bennett, left, will be at Cinema Center with her wife and star of the film Under the Influencer Lauren Neal on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Cinema Center premieres city native’s film

We often talk about how Fort Wayne is full of talent and art, but this time it’s on the big screen.  Cinema Center will be premiering the psychological thriller Under […]
Barb Richards has been awarded a H. Stanley Liddell Award by Whatzup for her contributions to the northeast Indiana arts and culture scene.

Barb Richards was advocate for local arts

Barb Richards was not only a radio personality. She is a personality. When speaking with Richards, program director at 95.1-FM WAJI, aka Majic 95.1, from 1984-2013, she was chilling poolside […]
Kyle Haller’s contributions to the local music scene through Rock the Plaza and Keyboards for Kids have led to him to be given an H. Stanley Liddell Award from Whatzup.

Kyle Haller’s giving nature leads to Liddell Award

Amid all the summertime activities in Fort Wayne, one has remained persistent the past 18 years: Rock the Plaza.  The popular concert series has been supplying the city with free live […]

Trick-or-Treat Hours

Here’s a look at trick-or-treat times for Halloween, and beyond. Thursday, Oct. 31 Albion — 5-7 p.m. Andrews — 5-8 p.m. Angola — 5-7 p.m. Auburn — 6-8 p.m.  Avilla […]
The Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center has been acquired by Chuck and Lisa Surack.

Suracks acquire downtown Goldstine PAC

Chuck and Lisa Surack continue working to increase downtown Fort Wayne’s arts and music scene. It was announced on Monday, June 24, that Sweet Real Estate, a subsidiary of Surack […]
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IU coach Mike Woodson will be at a Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne event on Wednesday, June 19, at The Clyde Theatre.

Quick Hit: Future Ready w/Mike Woodson

Indiana University head men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson will be the keynote speaker at a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne.  Getting Future Ready will be […]
Journalist Steve Penhollow is a 2024 recipient of Whatzup’s H. Stanley Liddell Award.

Penhollow feels love of community he’s embraced

Steve Penhollow might be an East Coast transplant, but he’s set his roots in Fort Wayne and works to make the arts scene blossom. Coming to the Summit City in […]
Artist Alexandra Hall is a 2024 recipient of the H. Stanley Liddell Award from Whatzup.

Hall takes initiative to beautify hometown

Alexandra Hall is not one to sit idly by. “I don’t have the ability to not get involved in a community when I’m in the community,” the Fort Wayne artist […]
Shawn Dealey, seated, chief engineer at Sweetwater Studios, works alongside guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert, standing, during a recording session.

Record with music’s top names at Sweetwater

Are you a musician? Want to spend a weekend learning to record music in a state-of-the-art studio complex, studying up close with a famous rock band, hip-hop producer, or Grammy-winning […]