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St. Paddy’s Day
A year ago, Saint Patrick’s Day was ostensibly canceled in Fort Wayne.
It was canceled pretty much everywhere, but its absence may have been felt most keenly in the Summit City.
Saint Patrick’s Day is a kind of a big deal here.
Canceling Saint P...
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Human Agriculture Cooperative and Family and Friends Fund Telethon
Putting funds in hands of African-Americans
Fort Wayne has shown some remarkable growth in recent years. Downtown has become a hub of activity after years of neglect. Northeast Fort Wayne kicked...
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Christmas on Broadway
Social distancing won’t detract from festivities
With so many of our traditional Christmas ceremonies and commemorations cancelled or curtailed into unrecognizability, it’s nice to know that one ev...
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Hobnobben Film Festival
Embassy Theatre opens its doors for Cinema Center’s annual festival
In recent years, the Embassy Theatre has become known mostly as a place to see world-renowned musical acts and Broadway shows on tour.
But for much o...
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Michiana Wine Festival
Festival is still on, but now with protocols
Nichole Thomas may have come up with an entirely new COVID-19 safety protocol.
“We are going to perfect the sipping-in-line-while-wearing-a-mask m...
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Record Store Day
Visit one of four places in Aug., Sept., and Oct.
Record Store Day is the one day audiophiles look forward to every year. It’s a day when they make it a point to get up early, frequent the local ind...
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Savor Fort Wayne
Visit Fort Wayne preps delectable treat for city
In a year of steady cancellations, it’s time to anticipate a new event that is happening only because of Covid-19. Fans of Savor Fort Wayne, a ...
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Harvester Homecoming
2nd annual gathering set at proving grounds
Ryan DuVall’s love affair with the International Harvester Scout begin when his dad made an automotive bet with a young Camaro owner that ended in b...
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Rolling into Roanoke
This year’s ‘show’ is a gift to the car owners
Classic automobiles and car shows are very popular in northeast Indiana, drawing people from all over the tri-state region for a glimpse at the stunni...
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Wabass Institute
Summer music camp went virtual this year
Now in its 13th year, the Wabass Institute has become a place where bass players can hone their skills. The institute is located at the Hon...
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2020 Fireworks
Check out the details for this year’s celebrations
There are a few changes to our annual Fourth of July celebrations this year, but there’s still some fun to be had.
With capacity restrictions like...
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GearFest 2020
Including Parsons, Rundgren, Rodgers
Here are just some of the performers and presenters who are scheduled to participate in this year’s GearFest. Alan Parsons His band, The A...
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GearFest 2020
Same excitement, but everything is streaming
In the summer of COVID-19, there are three strategies for dealing with the pandemic’s effect on long-planned events: reschedule them, cancel them, o...
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GearFest 2020
Meeting the challenge took preparation and testing
The process of moving GearFest online involved setting up a temporary video production and broadcast studio in the Performance Theatre.It was accompli...
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The Harlem Globetrotters
Memorial Coliseum to host on February 2
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters are going to be pushing the limits more than ever on their new world tour, which dribbles into the Allen County ...
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Winterval
Happenings all over town on January 25
Now in its ninth year, Winterval in downtown Fort Wayne provides a day of activities and events which caters to both the lovers and haters of winter.
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A-Maze-d
Science Central brings A-MAZE-D to town
In addition to the permanent exhibits and hands-on interactive activities, Science Central brings in three traveling exhibits each year. Last fall saw...
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Classic Restaurants of Fort Wayne Lecture
Hear the authors speak at upcoming presentation
While Fort Wayne has earned a reputation as a City of Churches, it is just as accurately called the City of Restaurants.
Although there are hundreds ...
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Winterfest
Local ice skating rises with Lunin’s hard work
Every four years, fans of the Winter Olympics await with great anticipation the beginning of figure skating competition. It’s a sport which seamless...
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Holiday Fest ft. Night of Lights
This year’s event rekindles traditions
The big news about Night of Lights this year has to do with the return of Wee Willie Wand.
It may not be common knowledge among Hoosiers born after 19...
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Festival of Trees
A rich holiday tradition in Fort Wayne is back for its 35th continuous year. The annual Festival of Trees will take place Nov. 27-Dec. 4.
This festiv...
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Christmas on Broadway
Join the Broadway Plaza festivities on Nov. 22
For decades Fort Wayne had one significant community holiday experience: the downtown Night of Lights, a tradition that continues each Thanksgiving Ev...
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Fright Night
Organizers hope the centerpiece of Fright Night shuffles along
Almost one year ago, the unthinkable happened.
Fright Night’s Zombie Walk was canceled because of high winds and related weather.
“We battled wind...
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Fort Wayne Komets
Beloved Komets drop the puck on October 12
Fort Wayne has established a national reputation for being a loyal, successful home to minor league teams. With the TinCaps and the Mad Ants, there ha...
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Johnny Appleseed Festival
200,000 expected at heritage celebration
A modern-day event celebrating Fort Wayne’s heritage will once again bring hundreds of thousands of people together in one place later this month.
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Hogwarting for charity
Fundraiser is magic for Salvation Army
It’s a common challenge for the dozens of non-profit agencies in the Fort Wayne area: finding a creative way to raise money. The Salvation Army is n...
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Brewed in the Fort
Brewed IN the Fort taps locals at Headwaters
An ever-growing list of local breweries and cideries are apparent when considering the enormous growth of Brewed IN the Fort, now in its 21st year.
A...
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Be a Tourist in your Own Hometown
Fort Wayne venues open doors for locals
Despite the popularity of the “staycation,” wherein people take time off and hunker down at home, there are still a lot of people who have not vis...
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Taste of the Arts
Storytelling, STEAM, and samples of beer
As summer wanes, one of the highlights of the season is still ahead of us.
Taste of the Arts, which combines the joys of food and the arts, continues...
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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival
ACD Festival revs up for week of events
For car enthusiasts of northern Indiana, the annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival is an exciting opportunity to view and even ride in classic automo...
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Northern Indiana Brew Trail
Spirit of cooperation sparks brewery renaissance in the region
Fort Wayne and the surrounding counties have seen a tremendous growth in the interest in local craft beer to suit almost any taste.
Leading the way f...
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Festivals & Events
Summer Community Celebration
When several community leaders got together eight years ago to launch a campaign focused on getting fathers more involved with their children, they ne...
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Harvester Homecoming
New event will highlight trucks made at Fort Wayne factory
Ryan DuVall’s fascination with International Scouts started back in 1987, when he was still in high school. The Terre Haute native didn’t initiall...
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Summer Community Celebration
When several community leaders got together eight years ago to launch a campaign focused on getting fathers more involved with their children, they ne...
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Fort Wayne Pride Festival
More than two decades after the first Fort Wayne Pride festival, organizers are hoping to welcome a record number of people to this year’s event.
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Three Rivers Festival
Summers are pretty busy in downtown Fort Wayne thanks in no small part to Headwaters Park which makes it possible for the area to celebrate with festi...
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Festivals & Events
Whatzup Fireworks Guide
The Whatzup guide to fireworks displays and other patriotic activities in Northeast Indiana.
Saturday, June 29
Leo-Cedarville Freedom Festival — Fir...
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Festivals & Events
Taste of the Arts
Although they provide assistance to a large number of local arts organizations like the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, Fort Wayne Youtheatre, Fort Wayne Ba...
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BuskerFest
Now in its 10th year, BuskerFest — or just busking in general — was something of a novelty when it first began. There was little of it happening i...
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Gearfest 2019
Fort Wayne’s contribution to the arts has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, and a big part of that explosion has come alongside the higher ...
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Festivals & Events
BBQ Ribfest
When Mark Chappius attended a rib festival in Toledo more than two decades ago, he was immediately hooked.
“I’m a big barbecue nut myself, so I th...
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Fort Wayne Air Show
For those who watched last February’s Super Bowl, Gladys Knight’s stirring rendition of the National Anthem was dramatically punctuated by a flyov...
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Fort Wayne Germanfest
Fort Wayne’s German community knows how to throw a party! And they should, since they been hosting one of the biggest parties in downtown Fort Wayne...
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Lunch on the Square
Remember those days back in January when wind chills were 40 below and the only thing you could do was huddle inside covered in all the blankets you o...
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Arab Fest
Obviously, camel rides are a big draw. But the big reason for Arab Fest is to introduce area residents to the culture, traditions, music, dance, and f...
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Beatlefest
There are few things more universal in our fractured world than love and respect for the Beatles.
More than 55 years after their American debut, appr...
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Festivals & Events
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Last month, American society was stymied by a quandary that required the mobilization of one of our nation’s top scientists.
Astrophysicist Neil deG...
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Miami Indian Heritage Days
It’s easy to drive by a historic house on Bluffton Road without a second glance, overlooking its significance and the contributions its owner made t...
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Sol Fest
CANCELED ON ACCOUNT OF FLOODING
In 2017, Sol Fest was cancelled due to flooding on Fox Island.
The catastrophic emotional effect of this on devotees o...
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Michiana Wine Festival
Necessity is the mother of invention, and that little pearl of wisdom is apparent when talking about the origins of the Michiana Wine Festival which c...
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PFW summer camp
Having a large university in any city is a plus, but that advantage goes well beyond providing educational opportunities for future high school gradua...
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Jeff Corwin
I interviewed Jeff Corwin in 2001 when he was experiencing his first wave of fame, thanks to the Animal Planet program, The Jeff Corwin Experience. In...
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Record Store Day
It’s the day we celebrate the independent record store. It’s the day we celebrate music and community. And it’s the day music lovers have celebr...
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Maumee Mary & Joseph Comedy Festival
As the third Maumee Mary & Joseph Comedy Festival is about to get under way, it is remarkable to consider how far it’s come in just a few short year...
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Fort Wayne TinCaps
One of the surprising things about all the activity in the front office of the Fort Wayne TinCaps is that most of it doesn’t have much to do with ba...
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Arts United Center
Local historic preservation organization ARCH is shining its spotlight on the Arts United Center, a building that many people do not realize is histor...
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Under the Big Top
After years of black-tie fundraisers, the Community Harvest Food Bank decided to try something different in 2018.
The organization hosted “Boots an...
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Dancing with the ARC Stars
With its instantly recognizable hook, referencing one of the most popular competitive shows on television, Dancing with the Arc Stars has become a pop...
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FAME Festival
It’s the one time a year when more than 6,500 pieces of art are on display and 2,000 students show off their music and dance talents to an audience ...
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Plan your St. Paddy's celebration
In 2017, Fort Wayne came in at number 26 on WalletHub’s list of the best places to spend St. Patrick’s Day.
It ranked ahead of such cities as Den...
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Spring Forward Fest
It was a festival whose time had come.
In fact, it’s a festival that was long overdue.
Sure, the first day of spring is three weeks away. But that m...
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Turnstone Casino Night
There are few activities more intergenerational than visiting casinos. Whether it’s a weekend in Las Vegas or a quick trip to one of the regional ve...
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Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show
At the end of the month, a semi will dump 20 tons of sand inside the Memorial Coliseum. That’s 40,000 pounds of sand, right in the middle of the bui...
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Another Bazaar Evening on the Maumee
One of the many organizations dedicated to keeping the local rivers vibrant is Save Maumee. The organization has been a vital part of the effort to re...
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Down the Line 13
What’s better than a whole night that showcases local musicians? One that features those same artists and bands performing the music of legends.
An...
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Weather the Fort
Four years ago, a group of community-minded young leaders worked to come up with a new way to bring people together in the middle of winter. A way to ...
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John Cusack plus High Fidelity
Last year, the notoriously insular actor John Cusack was offered the chance to preside over public screenings of some of his most popular films.
Cusac...
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Festival of Trees
When Cindy Friend decorates a Christmas tree, she tends to shy away from traditional ornaments and garland. She thinks big and envisions something com...
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Christmas on Broadway
If the heart of Christmas celebration lies at home with our families, it’s community celebrations that extend the warmth of our traditions into the ...
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Cirque Dreams
When Cirque Dreams returns to the Honeywell Center in Wabash, bringing with it the seasonal spectacular Holidaze, the audience will be treated to a vi...
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Fright Night
On Saturday, Kinta Dowdell will transform himself into a zombie for the ninth time when he attends Fright Night.
“I just love doing the Zombie Walk...
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whatzup Pick
With the huge rise in popularity of craft beers and microbrews over the last decade, we have seen a corresponding increase in beer related festivals. ...
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Middle Waves
When passionate volunteers come together with a vision, great things can happen. That’s what the organizers of Middle Waves believe. And that’s wh...
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Brewed IN the Fort
Mad Anthony’s first craft beer festival happened 20 years ago under a tent in a parking lot behind what used to be known as Munchie Emporium.
Unlik...
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whatzup Pick
When lists of the best neighborhoods in Indiana are made, Fort Wayne’s West Central Neighborhood routinely ranks at, or near, the top. Known for its...
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Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival
As the City of Auburn progresses into the future, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival invites the community to celebrate its history and embrace chang...
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Tri-State Bluegrass Festival
If it’s Labor Day weekend, it must be time for some serious pickin’, with acoustic string instruments, campsites, lawn chairs, and lots and lots o...
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Taste of the Arts
As if hours of family fun, entertainment, arts, and cultural pleasures weren’t enough, the 10th edition of Taste of the Arts brings a new wrinkle to...
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Fort Wayne Pride
Having seen Pride celebrations throughout the month of June, which is officially Pride month, it’s easy to see that the marches and festivals are no...
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Three Rivers Festival
This year’s Three Rivers Festival is the 50th annual edition, but executive director Jack Hammer has had to do the math over the phone with people ...
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Buskerfest
There's at least one thing that makes busking more difficult than any other kind of performing.
With busking, the "tickets" are purchased after the ...
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Voices of Unity
In recent years Voices of Unity have put Fort Wayne in the musical spotlight through their successes in international competitions. The choir has als...
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Gearfest
Sweetwater Sound’s Gearfest is not only unusual among music industry trade shows.
It is unusual among trade shows in general.
Most trade shows a...
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Fort Wayne Germanfest
Long time Fort Wayne residents know that once summer time comes to northeast Indiana, it is time to break out the polka moves and head downtown to He...
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Hobnobben Film Festival
It's time once again for the Hobnobben Film Festival, the gathering of filmmakers that has put Fort Wayne on the cinematic landscape. Featuring local...
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Arab Fest
The 4th annual Arab Fest kicks off the summer festival season with a lineup of world-renowned performers, great food, shopping and, of course, camel ...
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Embassy Theatre Community Celebration
The opening of the Emboyd Theatre on May 14, 1928 was a pretty big deal, as one can imagine when reading what the News-Sentinel had to say about it:...
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Northern Indiana Bluegrass Festival
The mission of the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association is simple: to introduce and promote bluegrass music to as many people as possible at as low...
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Cherry Blossom Festival
Fort Wayne is fortunate to have a diverse community which in turn provides everyone the chance to experience and learn about cultures different from ...
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Fort Wayne Pride
If you traveled back in time about two decades and told people that an LGBT pride festival in Fort Wayne would one day draw more than 10,000 attendee...
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Three Rivers Festival
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Just one year removed from its 50th anniversary year, Three Rivers Festival has once again become the premier festival event in the Fort Wayne a...
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GearFest
There may not be another event in the world quite like Sweetwater Sound's GearFest.
Most showcases of musical equipment, accessories and software a...
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Buskerfest
Launching an event called Buskerfest was a brave thing to do in Fort Wayne in 2009.
Busking, both the word and the practice, was virtually unknown ...
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Festival of Gingerbread
For more than three decades the Fort Wayne History Center has been making local history of its own through its Festival of Gingerbread. The annual co...
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Fright Night
People may love their Christmas trees and their Labor Day cookouts and their dinner out for Valentine's Day, but there's no question that Halloween ...
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Hysterium
By the time that local haunted attraction impresario Brett Molitor acquired the Haunted Cave in 2013, it had largely abandoned its cave theme.
Molit...
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Brewed IN the Fort Craft Beer Fest
duction and letting the music seek its own path. He says "check this out." If you like it, great. If you don't that's fine too.
"We all grew up on hi...
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Fort Wayne Pride
When the Fort Wayne Pride festival debuted modestly in Freimann Square in the mid 90s, the Summit City was not widely perceived as a place where acce...
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Three Rivers Festival
Each year as Fort Wayne anticipates the biggest week of a very busy festival season, the upcoming schedule - and changes to the schedule - of Three R...
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Three Rivers Festival
The concert schedule in Fort Wayne this summer has been jam-packed with a remarkable lineup of classic pop and rock acts, a veritable feast for the ...
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Buskerfest
A funny thing happened on the way to last year's Buskerfest. Rain. And lots of it. While that in itself may not sound terribly amusing, there were a...
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GearFest 2016
It only lasts two days, but Sweetwater's GearFest is the kind of event people talk about for weeks, months, even years after the last tent comes down...
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Fort Wayne Germanfest
Suggestions anyone? It seems that Germans have a word for every complex emotion known to humans. You've probably heard of wanderlust and schadenfreud...
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Cherry Blossom Festival
The Cherry Blossom Festival, now in it's 11th year, has its roots in a neglected garden.
The Japanese Friendship Garden, at 303 E. Main Street, was ...
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Michiana Wine Festival
Nichole Thomas, Cristal Reader and Lisa Beber are three wine-loving friends who are willing to travel to indulge their passion for the fermented grap...
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Record Store Day
Ten years ago Bob Roets was more than a little concerned about the financial viability of his business. And with good reason. In seven years he had t...
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8th Annual Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival
By Steve Penhollow
The Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival, in its eighth year, happens all day Saturday, March 18, at the Civic Theatre.
The fest...
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Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show
What is the surest sign that spring is coming? It's not the mobs of people lined up for a pre-Florida tan. And it's not the sadness at watching your ...
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