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Wheat Williams

Wheat Williams

Whatzup Features Writer

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The Old Fort will be one of many attractions during Be a Tourist In Your Own Hometown on Sept. 10.

Be a Tourist has city residents’ stamp of approval

It’s time once again for Fort Wayne’s unique event: Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown.  You and your family can visit 21 of the most interesting places in Fort […]
ProgJect: The Ultimate Prog Experience will be at Sweetwater Sound on Thursday, Sept. 7.

ProgJect pays tribute to genre at Sweetwater

In 2015, Rolling Stone polled their journalists and published “The 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time.” Forty-one were released between 1969 and 1977, 10 of those within the […]
From getting your portrait done to listening to local musicians, there’s sure to be something for you at Taste of the Arts, which returns downtown on Saturday, Aug. 26.

Fill up on local arts scene at Taste of the Arts

It’s time once again for the largest annual arts event in Fort Wayne, featuring a full day of the city’s best in the visual arts, music, dance, theater, comedy, restaurants […]
NeedToBreathe will be at Sweetwater Performance Pavilion on Sunday, Aug. 13.

NeedToBreathe return to Sweetwater

Since their formation in 2001 and their major label debut in 2006, NeedToBreathe established themselves as one of the premier faith-based rock bands of the 21st century. To follow their […]
There will be plenty of dancing when Fiesta Fort Wayne returns to Headwaters Park on Aug. 12.

Plenty to enjoy, learn at Fiesta Fort Wayne

Fiesta Fort Wayne is an enduring tradition, held almost every year since the late 1970s. According to the 2020 census, Fort Wayne has more than 20,000 Hispanics and Latinos, making […]

Diana Krall hits all the right notes

Canadian singer and pianist Diana Krall is a rarity, bridging the 20th and the 21st century. Her jazz is not “smooth” or “contemporary,” and there’s no “fusion” in it.  Since […]

Saint Francis mixing it up with hip-hop, R&B course

As professor and record producer Miles Fulwider puts it, the music technology program at the University of Saint Francis offers innovative approaches to a practical education for a growing group […]
The art deco exhibit will be at Fort Wayne Museum of Art until Aug. 6.

Museum of Art is place to go for art deco

Back in our Nov. 16 issue, we told you about Fort Wayne Museum of Art’s dazzling Studio Glass exhibition and the artists around the world that developed a medium of […]
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 […]