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2021 H. Stanley Liddell Award
Whatzup presents the H. Stanley Liddell Award to individuals who have made a uniquely significant contribution to the arts and culture of Fort Wayne and surrounding communities. The award is named for H. Stanley Liddell, the founder of Piere’s ente...
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Great Eight 2020
This third annual installment of the Whatzup Great Eight could very well be called “the very speci... Read More |
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The 2020 Liddell Awards
About five years after Whatzup began publishing, a Special Achievement Award became a semi-regular p... Read More |
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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 t... Read More |
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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... Read More |
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Todd Espland
Upon his arrival in Fort Wayne last April 29, Todd Espeland, brought in to serve as the new executiv... Read More |
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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 seri... Read More |
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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 ... Read More |
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The Great Eight of 2018
Megan Butler
Program & Events Director, Riverfront Fort Wayne
When Megan Butler graduated from Nort... Read More |
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Charly Butcher
For nearly a decade, Tony Richards Didier shared the microphone with Charly Butcher. Today, Didier i... Read More |
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Brian Wagner
Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Brian Wagner was introduced to theater by his teachers at Paul Hardin... Read More |
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Tom Henry
When Tom Henry won his first mayoral election in 2007, changes were already underway for downtown Fo... Read More |
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Christopher Murphy’s road to the theater is a perfect combination of nature and nurture. He was a ... Read More |
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When Fort Wayne Taiko hosts Knock on Wood, putting a spotligh on Japanese drumming both locally and ... Read More |
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Growing up in Cleveland, Mark Minnick was in the heart of what many consider to be the birthplace of... Read More |
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Bill Brown
By the time Bill Brown assumed his role as President of Downtown Improvement District (DID) in 2012,... Read More |
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Fort Wayne is fortunate to have several beautiful and historic homes and buildings in all corners of... Read More |
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When plans were first taking shape for Fort Wayne’s minor league baseball team to move from their ... Read More |
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When Sharon Henderson retired from her position as executive director of all for One productions, sh... Read More |
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Even as a small child in upstate New York, Lauren Nichols, artistic director for all for One product... Read More |
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Although essentially landlocked at their location on Spring Street, the University of St. Francis ha... Read More |
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While many schools continue to provide arts programming in the face of budget restrictions, it has b... Read More |
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When Liz Monnier retired as artistic director at Fort Wayne Dance Collective, it was the end of an e... Read More |
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Matt Kelley has made his presence known in Fort Wayne in a variety of ways. His company, One Lucky... Read More |
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With an eclectic resume which includes private businessman, corporate employee and a stint as Fort W... Read More |
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When I was a young child and my family would come to Fort Wayne to visit relatives, our most anticip... Read More |
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Phillip Colglazier’s life in theater came from a somewhat surprising direction. A gymnast through ... Read More |
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National Record Store Day has become an increasingly serious day of observance of late, growing subs... Read More |
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Many go to college with dreams of glamorous careers, but by the time Peter Kernan had left his home ... Read More |
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Having grown up in a family of musicians, Jonathan Busarow’s path to music education might appear ... Read More |
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When Kelly Updike assumed the role of executive director at Fort Wayne’s Historic Embassy Theatre,... Read More |
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When it comes to education, people have some very definite ideas about what must be possible for tho... Read More |
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Over the last many years, the Foellinger Theatre has been a busy and popular place during the summer... Read More |
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The presence of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective at the Hall Community Center is so ingrained that it... Read More |
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Now in his ninth season as executive director of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, J.L. Nave has overs... Read More |
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Before his arrival in Fort Wayne in 2003, when he assumed the executive director position at the For... Read More |
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The leadership of Fort Wayne’s many arts organizations is remarkably varied. Some leaders have liv... Read More |
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By the late 1990s Marshall White had already amassed an impressive list of credentials. Raised in th... Read More |
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His journey to managing artistic director at First Presbyterian Theater took a lot of detours along ... Read More |
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Already a natural performer as a kid growing up, Fort Wayne Youtheatre Executive Director Leslie Hor... Read More |
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When Deb Washler became the executive director of Artlink nine years ago, she was stepping into some... Read More |
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In his years as president of Arts United, Jim Sparrow made an indelible mark on the arts culture of ... Read More |
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