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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, hasn’t always been […]

  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 at any thriving orchestra or […]

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 to make about […]

The leadership of Fort Wayne’s many arts organizations is remarkably varied. Some leaders have lived in this city all their lives; others have left their hometown, only to be lured […]

By the late 1990s Marshall White had already amassed an impressive list of credentials. Raised in the church and surrounded by music as the son of Bishop Jesse White, the […]

His journey to managing artistic director at First Presbyterian Theater took a lot of detours along the way, but when Thom Hofrichter accepted that position in January 1997, he was […]

Already a natural performer as a kid growing up, Fort Wayne Youtheatre Executive Director Leslie Hormann had energy to spare and the creativity to write and direct plays which demonstrated […]

When Deb Washler became the executive director of Artlink nine years ago, she was stepping into some pretty big shoes. Her predecessor, Betty Fishman, was not only the face of […]

The music of the 1980s is remarkably distinctive and memorable. For those who loved it and those who derided it, it can never be forgotten. Its stature largely comes from […]