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Wheat Williams

Wheat Williams

Whatzup Features Writer

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Blackberry Smoke will be at Sweetwater Performance Pavilion on July 26.

Blackberry Smoke takes Sweetwater stage

Blackberry Smoke is a band living a charmed life.  Since their debut in 2003, this Atlanta group have never had a hit single nor been on a major label. In […]

Rockers Collective Soul, Switchfoot do it their way

Collective Soul and Switchfoot, two multiplatinum, world-renowned rock bands that have been expressing the soul and spirit of our times for nearly 25 years, are joining together for a three-month co-headlining tour.

Sister City dancers putting on free show

The Wisła is one of the largest rivers in Europe, and the major cities in Poland can be found along its banks. Not the least of them is Płock, more […]

10,000 Maniacs ready to overrun Clyde

Somebody has probably made this joke before, but it’s a daunting task when you are assigned to interview 10,000 Maniacs.  Talk to 10,000 maniacs? What am I, the US Census […]

You better run to nab Benatar, Giraldo tickets

Everybody knows who Pat Benatar is, so why does she insist, after 35 million albums sold and all her successes, in getting co-billing for her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo? Benatar […]

Striving to be musical heartland

Founded in 1997 by Maestro Robert Nance, Fort Wayne’s Heartland Sings is a vocal production company featuring 29 professional vocal artists.  Throughout the year, the group put on a diverse […]

Germanfest celebrating 40th year in city

Germanfest has been rollicking Fort Wayne since 1981, but for newcomers to the Midwest like me, it’s good to get some perspective.  Germanfest spokesperson Abby Heidenreich, who has been involved […]

Arab Fest boasts fun for whole family

There will be something for everyone at the sixth annual Arab Fest at Headwaters Park on June 4-5. Along with Mediterranean food, musicians, dancers, artists, and caterers are coming in from […]

Making sense of nonsense never so fun

Noises Off is a beloved piece of British comedy theater just reaching its 40th anniversary.  London playwright Michael Frayn made the observation that when a company puts on a comedy, what […]