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The 2020 Liddell Awards
About five years after Whatzup began publishing, a Special Achievement Award became a semi-regular part of the Whammy Awards.
The first such award was given to Piere’s owner Stan Liddell, without whom Whatzup would never have survived its early yea...
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The Great Eight 2019
As Fort Wayne’s reputation as a hotbed of arts organizations and events continues to grow, so do the unique and special opportunities for fans of mu...
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Gregg Coyle
Coyle's tenure brings thousands to theater
There is nothing Gregg Coyle enjoys more than welcoming fans to a show at The Clyde Theatre, whether it’s a concert they’ve only dreamed about see...
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Todd Espland
Upon his arrival in Fort Wayne last April 29, Todd Espeland, brought in to serve as the new executive and artistic director of Fort Wayne Youtheatre, ...
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Gregg Coyle
Seeing a show at The Clyde is all about having fun, but it’s something Gregg Coyle takes very seriously. He’s the new executive director at the re...
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The 2019 H. Stanley Liddell Award
It was quiet at the Shriner Lake home of Anita and Doug Driscoll the afternoon I arrived to talk to Doug about something he didn’t want to talk abou...
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The Great Eight of 2018
Megan Butler
Program & Events Director, Riverfront Fort Wayne
When Megan Butler graduated from Northrop High School and left for college in Boston, i...
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Charly Butcher
For nearly a decade, Tony Richards Didier shared the microphone with Charly Butcher. Today, Didier is one of many who are mourning the loss of their f...
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Brian Wagner
Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Brian Wagner was introduced to theater by his teachers at Paul Harding High School, and he continued his education at I...
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Tom Henry
When Tom Henry won his first mayoral election in 2007, changes were already underway for downtown Fort Wayne. But he inherited a few problems that wo...
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Christopher Murphy’s road to the theater is a perfect combination of nature and nurture. He was a young boy when his parents divorced, but when tha...
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When Fort Wayne Taiko hosts Knock on Wood, putting a spotligh on Japanese drumming both locally and nationally, on November 4, it represents not only...
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Growing up in Cleveland, Mark Minnick was in the heart of what many consider to be the birthplace of rock n’ roll. That status has been somewhat co...
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Bill Brown
By the time Bill Brown assumed his role as President of Downtown Improvement District (DID) in 2012, he already had a long and distinguished career ...
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Fort Wayne is fortunate to have several beautiful and historic homes and buildings in all corners of the city. Preserving them has been an ongoing en...
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When plans were first taking shape for Fort Wayne’s minor league baseball team to move from their stadium adjacent to the Memorial Coliseum and beg...
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When Sharon Henderson retired from her position as executive director of all for One productions, she closed the chapter of a project which began mor...
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Even as a small child in upstate New York, Lauren Nichols, artistic director for all for One productions, was a theatrical sort, happy to stage plays...
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Although essentially landlocked at their location on Spring Street, the University of St. Francis has grown dramatically in recent years, thanks to t...
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While many schools continue to provide arts programming in the face of budget restrictions, it has become an increasingly important part of the areaâ...
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When Liz Monnier retired as artistic director at Fort Wayne Dance Collective, it was the end of an era. Although Monnier continues to work from an of...
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Matt Kelley has made his presence known in Fort Wayne in a variety of ways. His company, One Lucky Guitar, has grown into an advertising juggernaut...
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With an eclectic resume which includes private businessman, corporate employee and a stint as Fort Wayne’s first deputy mayor in the Graham Richar...
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When I was a young child and my family would come to Fort Wayne to visit relatives, our most anticipated event was visiting the Fort Wayne Childrenâ€...
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Phillip Colglazier’s life in theater came from a somewhat surprising direction. A gymnast through his school days, he was regularly demonstrating h...
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National Record Store Day has become an increasingly serious day of observance of late, growing substantially since its humble beginnings in 2008. ...
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Many go to college with dreams of glamorous careers, but by the time Peter Kernan had left his home in Michigan to attend the University of Notre Dam...
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Having grown up in a family of musicians, Jonathan Busarow’s path to music education might appear to be a foregone conclusion. But that wasn’t ne...
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When Kelly Updike assumed the role of executive director at Fort Wayne’s Historic Embassy Theatre, she began helming one of the most iconic and be...
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When it comes to education, people have some very definite ideas about what must be possible for those who earn particular degrees. For example, when...
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Over the last many years, the Foellinger Theatre has been a busy and popular place during the summer months. Between a host of popular concerts, gene...
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The presence of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective at the Hall Community Center is so ingrained that it’s now hard to imagine that it hasn’t always ...
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 Now in his ninth season as executive director of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, J.L. Nave has overseen much change and growth, not terribly surprisi...
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Before his arrival in Fort Wayne in 2003, when he assumed the executive director position at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Charles Shepard had a choi...
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The leadership of Fort Wayne’s many arts organizations is remarkably varied. Some leaders have lived in this city all their lives; others have lef...
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By the late 1990s Marshall White had already amassed an impressive list of credentials. Raised in the church and surrounded by music as the son of Bi...
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His journey to managing artistic director at First Presbyterian Theater took a lot of detours along the way, but when Thom Hofrichter accepted that ...
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Already a natural performer as a kid growing up, Fort Wayne Youtheatre Executive Director Leslie Hormann had energy to spare and the creativity to wr...
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When Deb Washler became the executive director of Artlink nine years ago, she was stepping into some pretty big shoes. Her predecessor, Betty Fishman...
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In his years as president of Arts United, Jim Sparrow made an indelible mark on the arts culture of Fort Wayne as well as the downtown landscape. Sec...
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