Christian-Sponsored Singles Dance — Singles dance with DJ and potluck dinner, 7-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, Washington Township Community Center, $8, 704-3669
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers w/The Legendary Trainhoppers — Zydeco at Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., $6, 427-6440
Scott H. Biram w/Gallows Bound — Rock at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., $10, 267-5303
Big Caddy Daddy — Rock at Dupont Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., cover, 483-1311
Chris Worth & Company — Variety at Arena Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 557-1563
Gregg Bender & Friends — Blues/variety at The Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, 482-1618
Hubie Ashcraft Band — Country at Commons Park, Angola, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., no cover, 665-1588
Janelle Taylor — Variety at The Heritage of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., no cover, 209-6279
Jared, Teresa, Dixon and McRae — Variety at Corner Pocket Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 492-7665
Joe Justice — Variety at Zoo Brew and Wine Too at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., $75-$150, 427-6831
Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall's Gas House, Fort Wayne, 5:45 p.m.-9 p.m., no cover, 426-3411
Kat Bowser — Variety at Don Hall's Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 489-2524
Mindy Burke/906 Band — Variety at Teds Beer Hall & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, (888) 260-0357
Motor Folkers — Variety at The Coppertop, Wolcottville, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., no cover, 854-3000
My Dog Junior — Folk rock at O'Sullivan's Italian Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., no cover, 422-5896
My Lost Tribe — Rock at Central Park, Warsaw, 7 p.m., free, 574-372-9554
New Millennium Orchestra — Jazz at Friday Nites Live, Jefferson Pointe, Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., free, 459-1160
Plan B — Rock at Mitchell's Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3, (260) 387-5063
Punch Sylvia — Rock at Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 483-5526
Remember When — Variety/oldies at American Legion Post 241, Waynedale, 8:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., no cover, 747-7851
Shelly Dixon & Jeff McRae — Variety at Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 432-8966
Todd Harrold & Nick Bobay Duo — Blues/jazz at Club Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 426-3442
U.R.B. — Funk/reggae/rock at Nick's Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 482-6425
Big Dawg Karaoke w/Brian — Variety at Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 485-1038
Bucca Karaoke w/Ashley — Variety at Tower Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 436-6310
Classic City Karaoke w/Bryan Lee — Karaoke at Pine Valley Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m., no cover, 490-9464
Classic City Karaoke w/DJ Parker — Variety at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 p.m., no cover, 833-7082
Dance Party w/DJ Rich — Variety at Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, 10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055
DJ dance party — at Rum Runners, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., ,
DJ Shawn — Karaoke/variety at Club Paradise, Angola, 10 p.m., no cover, 833-7082
Fort Wayne Karaoke — Variety at Tap Haus, New Haven, 9 p.m., no cover, 493-6622
Fort Wayne Karaoke w/Jay — Variety at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695
Fort Wayne Karaoke w/Scott — Variety at JR's Pub, Leo, 9 p.m., no cover, 627-2500
Fort Wayne Karaoke w/TJ — at Chevvy's, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., ,
House DJ — Variety at Early Bird's Ultra Lounge, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., cover, 483-1979
House DJ — Variety at Flashback on the Landing, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., cover, 422-5292
Karaoke — Variety at Crooner's Karaoke Bar, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-3 a.m., no cover, 486-1979
Karaoke — Variety at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 490-2695
Karaoke — Variety at Hamilton House, Hamilton, 9 p.m., no cover, 488-3344
Karaoke — Karaoke at Wrigley Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., no cover, 485-1038
Karaoke — Variety at Beamer's Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 625-1002
Karaoke w/DJ Chuck — Variety at DW Bar & Grill, Churubusco, 10 p.m., no cover, 693-8172
Karaoke with Rooster — Variety at Portside Pizza, Columbia City, 9 p.m., no cover, 691-3333
Rockstar Karaoke & DJ w/Scotty — Karaoke at Backway Lounge, Angola, 10 p.m., no cover, 665-5081
Shooting Star Prod. w/Barbie — Variety at Uncle Lou's Steel Mill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no cover, 436-5787
Sidecar Gary's Karaoke & DJ w/Ben — Variety at Danny's Italian Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 484-4444
Sidecar Gary's Karaoke & DJ w/Bob (Sound Man) — Karaoke at 4 Crowns, Auburn, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 925-9805
SureShot Karaoke w/David — Variety at The Green Frog Inn, Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no cover, 426-1088
Three Rivers Karaoke — at Bottle and Bottega, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., no cover, 494-1020
Blood Brothers — A rags to riches melodrama from playwright Willy Russel (Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine), 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 18-19, Arena Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, $40 (includes dinner & show), 424-5622
Into the Woods — Steven Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical mash-up of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 11-12; 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13; 7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Aug. 15-16; 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 18-19, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, Warsaw, $35, 574-267-8041
45th International Glass Invitational Award Winners — Contemporary glass sculptures presented by Habatat Galleries of Detroit, Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 10, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467
American Brilliant Cut Glass: New World Innovation from 1876-1917 — Works from the permanent collection of the American Cut Glass Association, Tuesday-Sunday thru Dec. 31, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467
Beautiful and Obsolete: Obituaries for the Machine Age — Works from Fort Wayne painter and printmaker Kay Gregg that explore once ubiquitous mechanical equipment made obsolete by the digital revolution, daily thru Sept. 1, Franco D’Agostino Art Gallery, Academic Center, Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, 399-2826
Becoming Present: Louis I. Kahn and the Arts United Center — An exhibition of the chronological and biographical history of the Louis I. Kahn-designed Arts United Center, Tuesday-Sunday thru Oct. 15 (closing party featuring lecture by architect Zack Benedict 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, $10-$15), Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467
Colorful Glass — Works by local and regional artists, Monday-Saturday thru Aug. 31, Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 436-0927
Flourish — Katherine Rorschacher works that juxtapose digital icons over floral imagery, Fridays and Saturday-Thursday by appointment thru Aug. 18, The Gallery at Pranayoga, Fort Wayne, 423-9642
Fort Wayne Artist Guild’s July Exhibitions — Works by Doni Adam at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Nancy Longmate at Allen County Retinal Surgeons, Frank Allen at Citizens Square (2nd floor), Judi Renkenberger at Citizens Square (3rd floor), Emily Butler at The Einhaus Group for Women’s Health, Stevie Ross at Heritage of Fort Wayne, Ray Watkins at Ophthalmology Consultants (Southwest), Karen Bixler at Ophthalmology Consultants (North), Lynn Padget and Nancy Longmate at Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne, Frank Allen at ResCare Inc. Adult Day Service, Patricia Weiss at Town House Retirement, Judi Renkenberger at Visiting Nurse Hospice and Stevie Ross and Dick Heffelfinger at Will Jewelers, thru August 31, fortwayneartistguild.org.
Glass: A Medium in Art and Automobiles — Dale Chihuly blown glass and fiberglass auto, daily thru Sept. 8, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, Auburn, $7.50-$12.50, 925-1444
Gregg Coffey — Fort Wayne-based artist’s exhibition of 35 paintings and carved and inlaid instruments, Monday-Saturday thru Aug. 30, Firefly Coffee House, Fort Wayne, 423-3595
Light and Line: The Matrix Series of Brent Kee Young — Complex glass works works by Cleveland-based glass artist, Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 10, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467
Middle Waves Poster Show — An exhibit of posters promoting the Fort Wayne music festival from some of the region’s best designers, Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 15, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195
Nathan Taves/Heather Miller — Landscapes (Taves) and three-dimensional works (Miller), Friday-Sunday, Aug. 18-Sept. 8 (artist reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18), Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, 704-5400
On the Pursuit of Perfection: The Legacy Architecture of Louis I. Kahn in Our City — An exhibition of modern architecture and Louis Kahn, the architect who envisioned a chimerical arts campus where the Arts United Center and Fort Wayne Museum of Art presently sit, Tuesday-Sunday thru Oct. 15 (closing party featuring lecture by architect Zack Benedict 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, $10-$15), Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467
Rachel Von: Dementia, Death, and Dealing with Loss — Exhibition in three parts dedicated to the photographer’s grandfather, the late George Wiggin, who suffered from dementia, Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 15, Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, 424-7195
The Secret Rooms of Katja Oxman — Selections from the major acquisition by FWMoA of prints and printmaking ephemera spanning the career of Katja Oxman, Tuesday-Sunday, thru Nov. 5, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467
Summer Harvest — Original works by local, regional and nationally recognized artists, Tuesday-Saturday thru Sept. 30, (artist reception 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, Castle Gallery Fine Art, Fort Wayne, 426-6568
Terry Pulley: New Abstractions — Abstract landscapes and still lifes from Wabash-based painter, Tuesday-Sunday thru Oct. 1, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467
Tightrope: Walk the Line — Cleveland-based artist Craig Matis’ multi-media exhibition featuring circus imagery that depicts the struggles of trans individuals, Friday-Sunday and by appointment thru Aug. 20, 3R Gallery, Fort Wayne, 493-0913
Tim Brumbeloe Photography — Works by local photographer, Tuesday-Saturday thru Aug. 28, Crestwoods Frame Shop & Gallery, Roanoke, 672-2080
Ventures in Creativity — 41st annual art exhibit sponsored by the Fort Wayne Artist Guild and University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts, Monday-Saturday thru Aug. 18, John P. Weatherhead Gallery, Rolland Arts Center, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, 399-7999
Wabash Art Guild — Works from local artists, daily thru Aug. 27, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, 563-1102
The World of Studio Glass — Works from some of the world’s most innovative glass sculptors, with new work by Robert Comploj, Eunush Choi and Harue Shimomoto, Tuesday-Sunday thru Sept. 10, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, $6-$8 (members, free), 422-6467