Article Category: Movers & Shakers

Phillip Colglazier

Written by Michele DeVinney on June 18, 2015.

Phillip Colglazier’s life in theater came from a somewhat surprising direction. A gymnast through his school days, he was regularly demonstrating his...

Bob Roets

Written by Michele DeVinney on May 14, 2015.

National Record Store Day has become an increasingly serious day of observance of late, growing substantially since its humble beginnings in 2008. And...

Peter Kernan

Written by Michele DeVinney on April 23, 2015.

Many go to college with dreams of glamorous careers, but by the time Peter Kernan had left his home in Michigan to attend the University of Notre Dame,...

Jonathan Busarow

Written by Michele DeVinney on April 9, 2015.

Having grown up in a family of musicians, Jonathan Busarow’s path to music education might appear to be a foregone conclusion. But that wasn’t necessarily...

Kelly Updike

Written by Michele DeVinney on February 5, 2015.

When Kelly Updike assumed the role of executive director at Fort Wayne’s Historic Embassy Theatre, she began helming one of the most iconic and beloved...

Randy Brown

Written by Michele DeVinney on December 11, 2014.

When it comes to education, people have some very definite ideas about what must be possible for those who earn particular degrees. For example, when...

Mitch Sheppard

Written by Michele DeVinney on November 6, 2014.

Over the last many years, the Foellinger Theatre has been a busy and popular place during the summer months. Between a host of popular concerts, generally...

Liz Monnier

Written by Michele DeVinney on October 2, 2014.

The presence of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective at the Hall Community Center is so ingrained that it’s now hard to imagine that it hasn’t always existed,...

J.L. Nave

Written by Michele DeVinney on August 28, 2014.

Now in his ninth season as executive director of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, J.L. Nave has overseen much change and growth, not terribly surprising...

Charles Shepard

Written by Michele DeVinney on August 7, 2014.

Before his arrival in Fort Wayne in 2003, when he assumed the executive director position at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Charles Shepard had a choice...