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Beneath It All

I once attended a Beneath It All show where the energy was so palpable you could see it physically emanating from lead singer Derrick Jackson. It was a cold fall […]

George Kalamaras

There’s a bit of mystique about the art of poetry, with some finding it slightly uncomfortable to attempt or difficult to define. Must it rhyme? Should it deal with deeply […]

Joseph Pelka

Give a kid a shovel and he will dig – and dig, and dig, and dig.  Joseph Pelka, a local ceramicist, connected with the earth (mud specifically) at an early […]

Susan Mendenhall

In his years as president of Arts United, Jim Sparrow made an indelible mark on the arts culture of Fort Wayne as well as the downtown landscape. Securing the building […]

The Andrew Kratzat Singers / Greetings from the Andrew Kratzat Singers

There’s a very compelling story that goes along with this quietly stunning record. But let’s first shine a light on the music which springs from the talented mind of composer, […]

Chance Parker

Chance Parker is one of the most grounded young actors you might meet. The IPFW Department of Theatre student comes from a professional performing background, which might explain his maturity […]

Tucanos

I have a general rule of thumb when it comes to new restaurants: wait a few months to give it a chance to work out all the new-restaurant kinks. That […]

Hamilton Tescarollo

It may not always occur to students, busy managing their own academic demands along with family and job pressures, that those who teach them are often themselves juggling a variety […]

Helen Frost

Helen Frost has broken out of the middle of the pack and stepped up as a proven leader.  The fifth of 10 children born to a Brookings, South Dakota couple, […]

Calhoun Street, Soups, Salads and Spirits

I had a big year in 2008: got a new job, got dumped by a girl, met the girl, decided I’d had enough of apartment life and bought a house. […]