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Wheat Williams

Wheat Williams

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The Jewish History and Art Illuminated: 175 Years of Congregation Achduth Vesholom exhibit at Fort Wayne Museum of Art runs through Jan. 28.

The Temple marks 175th year with exhibit

Fort Wayne Museum of Art welcomes the whole community. With several galleries and rotating exhibitions, every time you visit, there’s much to see and learn. In 1848, Congregation Achduth Vesholom, […]
Three Rivers Big Band will perform their third annual Christmas show on Dec. 20 at The Club Room at The Clyde.

Local band goes big at Club Room

The dance floor will be crowded with couples and the hall full of happy diners when the 17 musicians of Three Rivers Big Band present their third annual Christmas concert at […]
The popular a cappella group Straight No Chaser return to Embassy Theatre on Wednesday, Dec. 20, as part of their Sleighin’ It Tour.

Crowds flock to Embassy for Straight No Chaser

“It’s the biggest party we host all year,” said Carly Myers, chief marketing officer for Embassy Theatre.  That party has Myers and staff once again bracing for the holiday onslaught […]
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic will be joined by 34 singers from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus and other local groups during performances of Holiday Pops at Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Auer Performance Hall.

Philharmonic adds pop to holiday season

Holiday Pops! Fort Wayne and northern Indiana’s most beloved orchestral music tradition comes around but once a year.  This time, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra is bringing us eight more […]
The touring production of The Hip Hop Nutcracker will stop at Embassy Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

This ‘Nutcracker’ goes by its own beat

It’s Christmas. Ballet groups of all sorts, everywhere, are doing The Nutcracker. How many times have you seen it? Well, bet you’ve never seen it done like this! The Hip […]
Local musician Sam Trowbridge will release his full-length album, Existential Criticism, on Dec. 15.

New album up next on Trowbridge’s musical trip

Sam Trowbridge is an up-and-coming young singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist in Fort Wayne.  Whatzup has been following him since he released a song online at the age of 17, on […]
You can spend an evening with Ann Wilson & Tripsitter on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at The Clyde Theatre.

Seeing Ann Wilson is good for your heart

With Heart, singer Ann Wilson launched her recording career in 1975 out of Seattle. Nearly 50 year later, she’s still making vital new music.  She and her new band Tripsitter […]
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic will supply the score during a screening of The Muppet Christmas Carol on Thursday, Nov. 16, at PFW’s Auer Performance Hall.

Conductor returns to city for holiday favorite

British author Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol is a classic landmark in fantasy literature.  The book has never been out of print and through the 20th century was […]
Grace Potter will be at The Clyde Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 9

Grace Potter bringing Fort Wayne native home

For more than 20 years, Grace Potter has been a defining force in 21st century rock n’ roll.  With her powerful voice, evocative songwriting, take-no-prisoners stage presence, and the studio […]