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Concordia television studio named for program pioneer

By Ashley Wiehe for Concordia Lutheran H.S.

He created producers, teachers, politicians and artists, and his legacy is inspiring a new generation of students.

During a Jan. 29 ceremony, Will Neumeyer, the founder of the media arts program at Concordia Lutheran High School, was recognized posthumously when the school’s television studio was named in his honor.

Neumeyer died in 2011 after a two-year battle with cancer.

The Will Neumeyer Digital Production Studio will honor the founding of the program as well as the many lives that have been touched since.

“For 20 years, Will Neumeyer was the Media Arts Department at Concordia,” said Nathan Gotsch, current teacher in the program and a former

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A dedication ceremony remembers Will Neumeyer, the founder of Concordia Lutheran High School’s media arts program. Taking part in the Jan. 29 event are: Deb Neumeyer (center right), Will’s wife, and her sons, Zach and Chris, and daughter-in-law, Elle, and Nathan Gotsch (right), media arts teacher.

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Snider H.S. Jazz Festival to honor ‘America’s music’

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The 25th annual Snider High School Jazz Festival holds opportunities, said veteran band director Kevin Klee.

It’s a chance for perhaps 400 young musicians to work with nationally known saxophonist Chris Vadala.

It’s a chance for a Fort Wayne audience to hear the world traveler and 24 northeast Indiana jazz bands.

For Klee, it’s a chance to surround himself with the music that stirs memories of his jazz trumpet days at Ball State University.

The music plays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Snider High School, 4600 Fairlawn Pass, Fort Wayne. Vadala will conduct a clinic at 4 p.m., and then perform with the Snider Jazz Band at 5 p.m.

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Klee said Vadala has visited Snider twice with the Ball State Jazz Band. Vadala was guest conductor for the All State Jazz Band 15 years ago when Klee coordinated that project.

“I thought he would be a great clinician to work with our kids,” Klee said.

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Friends in Focus, an a cappella chorus composed of blind and visually impaired singers, brings cheer to residents of nursing homes around Fort Wayne. The 10-member group, which was formed three years ago, belongs to the Fort Wayne Chapter of the Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind.

An hourlong Christmas caroling session at Lutheran Homes on South Anthony Boulevard included traditional seasonal songs.

According to Nancy Ake, vice president of the local chapter of IAWB, Friends spokesperson, booking agent and one of the founders of the group, Friends in Focus is a social organization whose members enjoy singing.

She said the ensemble also presents concerts at churches, retirement functions and the annual Disability Expo.

“We don’t have a director in the normal sense of the word standing in front of us to give the down beat with arm movements,” Ake said. “Our director and lead singer, Rich Poncin, also one of the founders, stands in the second row and audibly gives the starting count.

Rosevelt Carlisle, who stands next to him, uses a pitch pipe to give the beginning note.

“Several of our singers are totally blind and read with their fingers in braille, while others are able to read from printed music. I’m blind in one eye and the vision is impaired in the other so my music is in large print.

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Friends in Focus singers entertain at Lutheran Homes on South Anthony Boulevard. They are (seated, left to right) Sue Roe, Barbara Rhoades, Mary Fields, Cindy Smith, Theresa Schenkel, (and standing) Beverly Hunt, Leroy Lewis, Rich Poncin, Rosevelt Carlisle and Nancy Ake.

daughter gets it printed both in regular type and braille.”

Members of Workers for the Blind are heavily involved every October with the Lions Club for the annual White Cane Drive. Money raised goes to assist blind persons in the Fort Wayne area.

Ake said there are nearly 8,000 blind and visually impaired people just within the city limits.

The 70 members of IAWB, including several members of Friends, plan to bowl at 3:30 p.m. each

Monday through March at Thunderbowl on South Lafayette Street. “Lions Club members drive us to the bowling alley and assist those who need help getting on their shoes, choosing a ball and lining up their shots,” Ake said.

Persons interested in singing with Friends in Focus are urged to check out the IAWB website at workersfortheblind.org or by calling Nancy Ake at (260) 444-1609. The only requirement is that a person must be blind or visually impaired.

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(ALLEN COUNTY) The nationwide credit

crisis may have turned “the American dream” into an extended nightmare for many Indiana home buyers and sellers.

Banks and mortgage lenders (who are not going out of business) have tightened up their lending requirements to the point where many home buyers today can no longer qualify for a mortgage.

Record foreclosures, rising unemployment, losses in the financial markets and the current credit crunch have not only reduced the number of buyers who can buy but have also increased the number of houses that sellers need to sell.

Prices are under pressure as home sellers lower their asking price to attract a buyer, and as lenders resell their foreclosed homes below market value.

And it’s turning into a vicious cycle -- as many buyers need to sell their current home first -- and many sellers (unless they plan to rent) need new financing to get into their next home. As a result, a sea of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and home builders are going out of business. These professionals are in the business of serving buyers and sellers. But that’s hard to do with the credit crisis when the entire real estate industry traditionally relies on mortgage lending to finance buyers and get houses sold.

What can homeowners do to sell their homes? How can buyers get financing if they can’t meet the tougher lending criteria on credit scores, income verification, down payment amounts and debt ratios?

There’s one local real estate professional who has found a way to make things work even with the present banking crisis. Mike MacDonald is the president of Summit City Investments, Inc. Since 1999, his private investment company has been buying houses throughout the Allen County, IN region without ever relying on banks.

MacDonald’s company takes over existing mortgages or brings in private lenders allowing him to pay homeowners all cash for the properties. He then offers his properties for rent or “for sale by owner” using a variety of unique seller financing programs.

By taking a long term approach and never relying on banks, business has never been better for MacDonald and his company.

“Most sellers are unaware of the options we offer.

What they need most is a qualified buyer... and we might just be that buyer.

We can buy houses in as-is condition, pay top dollar and close in just a few days… or whenever they’re ready.”

Mike says it’s normal for people to think

they must be desperate before calling him to buy their house. “It’s a very common misconception. But until I look at a house and do some research, I won’t know my game plan for the property or what I can offer. But after a single visit to the property and meeting with the homeowners I can let them know exactly what I can do. My offer is good for 7 days and it’s only at that point, with my offer on the table, that a seller can decide if I’m going to become their buyer.”

In fact, price is not an issue for MacDonald. As an investor, what’s important to him is the determination of what income the property can produce. “It’s easy to determine. I also do an appraisal and look at the recent comparable sales. Then I do whatever I can to offer a seller up to full price today -- or about what they might net sometime in the future pursuing a more conventional route. What I can pay depends on the condition, location and financing options available for that type of property. It only takes about 10 minutes to prescreen a property over the phone and to set an appointment. We typically buy 1 out of every 4 properties we see. In fact, for about half of those I have purchased, the seller pursued their other options and then came to realize that my offer was the best all along.”

MacDonald believes the three biggest reasons a house doesn’t sell are: 1) it is overpriced, 2) it is poorly marketed, or 3) it is not fixed up to show well. “I can pay a fair price on a home that needs work. I might even plan to increase the value or marketability by adding a bedroom or bath, finishing a basement or installing a new heating system. Brand new carpet and paint will go a long way to attract a qualified buyer. But I understand that many sellers don’t have the time, inclination or money to remodel a house... just to get it sold. We solve that problem for sellers.”

Overpricing a home could be the biggest mistake.

Listing agents sometimes suggest (or a seller might decide) to ask for a higher price than needed. This might be to test the market or leave wiggle room to negotiate.

However, this can backfire if the seller wants (or needs) a quick sale, or when the “days on the market” stacks up causing buyers to wonder what’s wrong with the property.

Another misconception about how Mike MacDonald buys houses is the idea that he’s probably looking for sellers in financial distress. “Look, when a seller is out of time or out of options, then I’m usually their best solution -- if their property is not over-financed. But most people headed for foreclosure are either overleveraged or actually looking to save their house. If I buy the house the seller must move. They really need to get into a more affordable home... but sometimes I can help by swapping properties.”

MacDonald warns about companies and real estate investors who target distressed homeowners. “Recent laws have been passed in Indiana that apply to any business and investor who targets people in foreclosure. Be cautious, do your research and perhaps seek legal advice when anyone wants to charge you an upfront fee for helping to get your loan modified, or... if they’re promising to lease the home back to you. That rarely works out like the borrower expects and can lead to accusations of fraud.

Perhaps rightly so.”

What does a real estate investor like Mike MacDonald do with the houses he

buys each month? What about the hundreds of houses his company has bought throughout Allen County, Indiana over the last 14 years? Simple. He rents them out or resells them. “We’re usually managing 80 to 100 properties at any given time -- making us one of the largest owners of single family homes in the area. Each month we may have 10 to 15 houses for sale. Some we’ve owned for years and others we have recently bought.”

With a reasonable down payment, MacDonald says he can sell you one of his properties using his popular owner financing programs -- even if you have damaged credit or a short job history.

His most popular owner financing “If you can afford a first month’s rent, a last month’s rent and a security deposit, then I can probably sell you one of my houses.”

out some sellers who have found themselves in over their head.”

“We do everything we can to get our buyers permanent bank financing. It’s a win-win because we pay sellers all cash and fund our deals with private lenders. Our lenders are mostly local individuals seeking alternatives to low bank CD rates. They earn 8 to 10% interest on real estate notes well-secured by our properties. When we get our buyer cashed out, we finally make our money and can payoff our investor. These investors usually want to reinvest allowing us to buy even more houses.”

Unfortunately many of the mortgage programs once available are now gone. It’s reported that 75% of the available lending disappeared when FHA changed their rules last October and again early this year. But, if you have money to put down and can prove your income, there are still loans available now. In fact, some rural development loans and VA loans still allow qualified buyers to borrow with no money down.

“We help all of our buyers get a bank loan as quickly as possible... or we finance them ourselves. But we’ve never relied on banks. That keeps us in control and maintains our sanity. But we get those loans done every chance we get. In fact, sometimes a buyer can qualify and doesn’t even know it.

Other times they can qualify but need a flexible seller. We’re one of the most creative and flexible sellers you’ll ever find,” says MacDonald.

Does buying or selling a home have to be difficult? Maybe not!

“President Obama says today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression and it may take many years to recover. Unfortunately I think he’s right and so do many sharp economists.”

Interested in selling your property quickly and easily? Looking to buy a new home without bank qualifying? It may be worth checking in with Mike MacDonald and his staff at Summit City Investments, Inc. Call them at (260) 267-0760 485-9437 or visit them online at www.SummitCityInvestments.com.

They’re in a unique position to help buyers and sellers overcome the new challenges created by the recent mortgage market meltdown and credit crisis. And if you’re looking for a conservative way to earn 8-10% interest on your idle cash savings or retirement funds, call and ask for info on becoming one of their private lenders.

program includes the opportunity to build “sweat equity.” Before repairing or remodeling a newly acquired house, MacDonald offers it in “as-is” condition to his buyer’s list. This allows his client to do the work (to suit their own preferences) in exchange for all or part of a down payment.

“I have a lot of buyers who check my website each week looking for these ‘fixer upper’ deals. But if the home is not under contract within 10 days or so then I’ll hire my contractors to fix it up completely.”

His next most popular program is a down payment assistance plan. Many buyers turn to MacDonald’s company because they don’t have the down payment required by today’s cautious lenders. Mike helps buyers build up equity or a down payment over time with his rent-to-own (or lease with the option to buy) program. In this program you can rent the property you’ve decided to buy, but have the option to close anytime over the next 1, 2... or even 5 years. A portion of the rent each month is credited toward buying. Additional amounts can be paid monthly for more rapid equity build up plus other promised amounts can be made later... like proceeds from the sale of another property or a pending tax refund.

Once the buyer has enough “skin” in the deal, MacDonald can close with owner financing at the predetermined, mutually agreed upon price and terms. Or the buyer SUMMIT CITY INVESTMENTS, INC. is can close with a new bank loan. According located at 2200 Lake Avenue, Suite 123 in to MacDonald, “There are so many reasons Fort Wayne, IN, holds a Certificate of my buyers like some time before qualifying Good Standing from the Indiana Secretary for a mortgage. They may need to sell their of State, and is a BBB Accredited business house, work on their credit, establish more with the Indiana Better Business Bureau time on a job or establish two years of with an A+ rating, provable income on tax returns when self-employed. All our buyers are put in Mike MacDonald is the President of touch with a sharp mortgage broker who Summit City Investments, Inc. He is a creates a plan for them. We can recommend an affordable credit repair company that can 37-year resident in the local community, do unbelievable things given even a short 6 to and has been a long term partner in his 12 months to work on a file. This also helps family’s independent insurance agency and tax & accounting firm (G. A. MacDonald Associates, Inc.)

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Animal care chief retires; says city works together

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Belinda Lewis sheltered thousands of animals during her 28 years with Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control.

She cleaned out her office and headed to her home and pet on Jan. 29.

“We have one dog,” she said. “After all those years you get over the emotional need to adopt many animals.”

She said she will stay

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in touch with her longtime colleagues, and with animals. “I will continue fostering kittens and puppies, helping them get to the size and age where they can be adopted,” she said.

Lewis will leave the actual adopting to her successors. “I’m leaving it in good hands,” she said. “They will continue doing a good job for the community.”

That community, Lewis said, is a major reason that Fort Wayne was the fourth and ultimate stop of her career. There were other offers. But Fort Wayne works together, she said.

“When we need help from another agency, no one

ever says ‘That’s not my job’ or ‘That’s not my area of responsibility.’ It’s more like ‘I’m not sure how we will handle that, but we will work it out. ’ ” Lewis began working with animals in college in the south Chicago suburbs, near Hinsdale and Darrien. “It was too crowded there,” she said.

She scattered resume’s over the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, where her family owned property. She was not recruited as a veterinarian assistant, but a veterinarian who sat on the board of a nonprofit private animal shelter spotted her resume’. She was invited to move to

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She built on the communication skills that she had gleaned from her father, an industrial electrical supplier. “Learning to work together and find solutions was in my history,” she said.

It was the right job at the right time. “I was very young and I had a lot to learn and I didn’t realize it,” she said.

She also found the specialty that she would follow throughout her career.

“An opportunity that I had up there was to be mentored under a prosecutor, and to become involved in animal cruelty investigations and the prosecution of them,” she said. “And I knew then that what I really wanted to do was move more over to the government side of animal care.”

Her three-year growth experience in Michigan led to an opportunity in Evansville. After a short time, she took the job in Fort Wayne. It would be almost three decades before she would leave that job.

“I love this community,” she said.

“Whenever we have an animal stranded in a tree and we believe it can be rescued, the Fire Department is always there,” she said.

“In the spring, duck rescues are almost a given.

Ducks will wander all over town and sometimes the ducklings will fall through a sewer grate. The Street Department never says they’re too busy.

Other places, there might be a delay and the ducklings might be washed downstream and they might lose their opportunity to unite the family.

But not here.”

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry presented Lewis with a Key to the Fort, a hand-forged replica of the iron key that was at the city’s namesake fort in the days of Anthony Wayne.

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The New Haven Lions Club has signed on as the gold sponsor of the fundraiser, from 4:306:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Bell’s Roller Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, in New Haven. Admission is $5 per person.

The Lions Club is seeking donations for a silent auction to be held during the skating party. Donors should contact James Rorick, club president, at (260) 417-1730 to arrange for silent auction items to be picked up. Donations can also be mailed to: New Haven Lions Club, c/o Lions James Rorick, 5717 Green Road, New Haven, IN 46774.

Rorick said the burn center and supporting burn council are not widely known except to those whose families have used the services.

The burn council was created in 2001 as a charity to help families with loved ones in the burn center.

The burn council provides hospitality suites to families being cared for at the downtown Fort Wayne burn center. The suites offer a place for families to rest, reflect and regroup while a loved one is in the burn center. Families can sleep, eat, shower and wash clothes only a few steps away from the patients’ rooms.

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“The rooms are proving to be a great comfort for families during a time that often involves a great amount of stress, especially for families that may live hundreds of miles away and would have to sleep in the lobby or pay for a hotel room,” the burn council said in a statement. “We have hosted guests from locales ranging from South Bend to New York City.”

The burn family suites opened in 2010.

The council also offers burn survivor assistance, to help survivors and their families of limited financial means. The assistance includes: gas cards for family members traveling from out of town and for burn survivors to return for follow-up treatment; food vouchers for families at Saint Joseph Hospital; custom bandages, dressings and other items for healing at home that insurance does not cover; and many other customized needs such as bus tickets and gift cards for a change of clothes.

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A ‘Seussical’ celebration

Rotary Club picks Bennett to be president in 2018-19 David Bennett has been elected the 2018-19 president of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne. The Club elected Bennett and four new board members.

Bennett received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Williams College, and a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University. From 1988 to 1995, he was the president of Taxpayers Research Association. Bennett joined the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne as executive director in 1995.

He lives in Fort Wayne with his wife of 33 years, LuAnn. They have three sons.

Bennett Jason Daenens, CEO of Commercial Filter, is current president of the humanitarian service club; he will be succeeded on July 1, 2016, by president-elect, Candace Schuler, owner of Candace Schuler Writes!

The 2017-18 club president is Timothy “Tim” G.

Gibson, first vice president of Wells Fargo Advisors.

Incoming Rotary Club of Fort Wayne board members are Kurt Beuchel of Old National Insurance, Ruth Ford of Huntington University, Bruce Haines of PBS Channel 39, and Greg Solon of Edward Jones Investments. They begin serving a three-year board term July 1, 2016.

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Andrew Bower as Gen. Genghis Khan Schmitz leads the cast of “Seussical” across the Concordia Lutheran High School stage in a rehearsal for the winter production. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, in the school auditorium at 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. Chris Murphy, director, described the play as all the Dr. Seuss stories combined. “It’s a great show because of all the opportunity for some of the kids to be spotlighted,” he said. He said the play is big on music and fun. “There are a lot of good messages, talking about friendships, talking about love, and what’s important in life,” Murphy said. At least three cast members are siblings of members of Concordia’s 2008 “Seussical” cast.

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USF Jesters prepare spring performance The Jesters of the University of Saint Francis will present “Believe You Me” as their annual spring performance.

Show are at 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. Tickets are $10 and are available now. Call the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-7700, ext. 8001, for information.

This year’s show is about the evolution of ideas. Performers use music, dance, theater, visual art and puppets to follow the adventure of an idea from its initial seed thought to its eventual demise or manifestation. Four lead character profiles are based on real people with disabilities in the greater Fort Wayne community who have successfully pursued a meaningful idea.

Throughout the show, good ideas and bad ideas are personified as characters. Other characters

Concordia to celebrate with visual arts, music

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A weekend rehearsal pools the talents of the Jesters of the University of Saint Francis, as they prepare to present “Believe You Me.”

include good fairies who help protect and nourish the ideas, bad fairies who try to diminish the ideas and fortune-tellers who provide counsel. In light of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, “Believe You Me” celebrates the ADA as an idea that provides people with disabilities a vehicle that supports an array of other ideas.

Sponsored by the University of Saint

Francis since 1978, the Jesters is a performing group of people with mild to severe developmental disabilities. The purpose of the Jesters is to enhance quality of life for people with disabilities by engaging them in the creative arts. The vision is to develop self-expression, self-esteem, socialization and other life skills while providing learning opportunities to the USF community and the community at large.

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The Jesters program and this performance are provided with support from the AWS Foundation and from Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Concordia Lutheran High School will celebrate Fine Arts Week, March 7 to 13.

Fine Arts Department Chairwoman Dianne Moellering said high school artwork will be displayed throughout the school week in the PFC, which used to be the Physical Fitness Center.

“And then on Tuesday, each of the arts — media department, visual arts department, drama and choir and the band — will do a short presentation during an assembly,” Moellering said. “It’s featuring the arts and celebrating together the talent that’s God-given. And that will culminate on Sunday with the Lutheran area elementary schools joining us.” The Sunday program will be from 1-3:30 p.m.

Elementary artists also will display their work.

The theme is “Growing Toward Eternity.”

A 2 p.m. concert will feature one song each from the Lutheran elementary schools, and then one piece from the mass band and one piece

by the mass orchestra from the Lutheran elementaries and the high school. “It’s a hymn that everybody will be singing,” Moellering said.

Admission to the concert is free. Concordia Lutheran High School is at 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne.

Participating Lutheran elementary schools are from Fort Wayne, Kendallville and the outlying area.

Moellering said the purpose of Fine Arts Week is to “celebrate the arts in our Lutheran schools, give God the glory.”

The Concordia high school choir tour will be Feb. 23 to 28. The group will visit Boston.

“They will be singing and enjoying some of the culture for a great educational experience, but also sharing the Gospel at schools, churches and community places,” Moellering said.

Upon their return, the choir will present a concert for the home audience at 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 6, at Concordia Theological Seminary, 6600 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne.

Admission is free.

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JAZZ from Page A1 Vadala said.

The visiting clinician recalled his own days as a student, and the mentors who helped him achieve his dream. He also remembers their advice.

Vadala grew up in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. “Even though my parents were not musicians, they encouraged my brother, sister and I to get involved in the arts and we all played in band when we were young,” he said.

“I had a private teacher, and he was a gentleman who was originally in the Vaudeville pit orchestras and he taught me saxophone, flute and clarinet before I went to college.”

That teacher was Joe Fratangelo. “Even while working with technical students,” Vadala recalled, “he would say ‘evenness and accuracy before speed.

Just practice evenly and accurately before you worry about speeding things up.’ ” “The other gentleman was Phil Woods, and he just passed away two months ago,” Vadala said.

“He’s an icon and I was fortunate enough to get a National Endowment for the Arts grant to study with him in Water Gap, Penn. What I learned from him is to hold your standards high. Every musician has a good night and a bad night. But you have to have a high standard and try to achieve

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Saxophonist Chris Vadala will instruct a jazz festival at Snider High School.

that night after night, no matter what may be going on in your life. Once you get on stage it’s all about the music and you hold yourself up as high as you can.”

“He was one of those hard-fisted jazz band directors, and that’s not anything that I would get close to doing,” Vadala said. “I’m more of a nurturing type of educator.

We want to promote America’s music and the last thing we want to do is turn people off. So we always want to find good things. If there are things that need some adjustments, we do it in a way that doesn’t seem intimidating.

“We’re trying to teach people to enjoy this music, because it is America’s music. Bands are the crusaders to keep this alive. Otherwise it dies on

the vine.”

One week before the Snider clinic, Vadala taught at Bemidji, Minn., working with about 50 high school bands from Canada and the northern U.S. “It’s not just a one-sided thing,” he said.

“My focus is to hear them and the bonus for me is to play with them.”

Vadala was honored in the recent publication “The History of the Top 40 Sax Solos (19551998).” He has performed and recorded with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Ella Fitzgerald. Read more about his music at chrisvadala.com.

Klee said 70 students from Snider’s four jazz groups will participate in the festival. The audience will hear selections such as Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train” and Dizzie Gillespie’s “A Night in Tunisia.”

About a hundred performing arts boosters will volunteer at the festival. Band students will serve as guides.

Klee recalled his own experience, playing in high school and college as he worked to become a band director. “In the summertime I put together a big band and we would play for the parks department, and we did free gigs for the experience,” he said.

“Teaching is such a time-consuming profession,” he said. “But I still love it. I still play.”

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FWCS driver education session begins soon Fort Wayne Community Schools will offer several sessions of driver education classes running February through July at the FWCS Career Academy at Anthis Automotive Center, 1219 S. Lafayette St. Class times offered are either Saturdays or two nights a week while school is in session, and several different times during the weekday once summer vacation begins.

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the live and silent auctions will fund both missions, the Blue Jacket mission and the Artlink mission,” Hudson said.

Blue Jacket no longer charges the clients who learn job skills, or the employers that accept those clients. “That’s why we are fund raising so much,” Hudson said. “I am thankful for this opportunity that Artlink gave us.”

Washler is familiar with both agencies. She served nine years as the Artlink director before moving to Lincoln Financial Group in 2014. She also serves on the Blue Jacket committee that organized the project.

“They needed another female artist to pair with one of their female clients,” Washler said.

Washler said she stumbled into hand embroidery about two years ago, when she bought a box of thread from a friend whose mother had died. “I spent the first year just playing with it, figuring out what different fabrics will do and how threads react with it, if I needed to stretch it first or I needed to put it in a hoop,” she said.

Previously, photography was her medium of choice.

Washler also plans a fourth piece for her project, a portrait of Shaquilla.

Shaquilla has faced battery charges, has served time, and has completed Blue Jacket training. She will not profit financially from the exhibit. “It helps her just talking about it. I think that’s the biggest part of it for her,” Washler said.

Hudson said. “It will be a really neat show, highlighting those stories of people who are doing very well in our community.”

The artists have been meeting with the clients and creating their artwork for several months, Hudson said.

Washler was paired with Shaquilla. “We met one time just to get to know each other and decide how we were going to continue,” Washler said.

“We met three or four times total, one time really focusing on the whole story.

“She is a really warm person. She’s one of those people who likes people.

I don’t know that it took anything special on my part to get her to open up.”

Washler tells Shaquilla’s story through emotion and symbols. The first panel shows a child with a lamb to denote innocence; storm clouds are approaching.

In the second panel is an image of a predator, a wolf.

In the third one, the clouds will be receding.

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North Side High School will welcome several local groups to a high school jazz band festival on Saturday, Feb. 20.

About 30 middle school and high school ensembles will perform from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., with a special evening concert to follow at 5:30 p.m. North Side High School is at 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne.

The $6 admission includes both the day and evening programs. Students and senior citizens pay $3.

“We want people to

come out to the music. It’s not all about making as much money as possible,” said Marcus L. Farr, the assistant to North Side band director Ed King. Farr has been part of 21 jazz festivals at North Side, since his senior year there.

From the Fort Wayne area, visiting bands will represent DeKalb, Carroll and Snider high schools.

Elkhart Memorial and Elkhart Concord also are booked. “We’ve had bands from as far as Indianapolis.

This year we seem to have expanded north,” Farr said.

The visiting clinician is Roger Ingram, a

jazz trumpet artist from Chicago. “He has played with Harry Connick Jr. and Frank Sinatra,” Farr said.

Farr said Ingram was the North Side guest artist in 2007. “I’m looking forward to reconnecting,” he said.

“Obviously music is always changing,” Farr said. “You’re going to hear a lot of familiar work.

There are always new compositions created. Also the guest artist will bring a lot to the table. He’s played at the White House, for crying out loud. So seeing a performer live is an experience, and he alone is worth the price of admission, let

alone watching the students evolve as musicians.”

For more information about Ingram’s career, visit rogeringram.com.

Farr attended two arts magnet schools, Memorial Park Middle School and Weisser Park Elementary School. “So I’m pretty much a product of local music and it’s always been part of my life,” he said. He teaches at Memorial Park during the day. He also plays with the New Millennium Jazz Orchestra, which performs at local festivals and at Jefferson Pointe each summer. “So it’s just something that I love to do, and

obviously the jazz festival is a great chance for us as adults to present to kids what it’s all about,” he said.

Farr also recorded with a local band called the Freak Brothers, on their first album – titled “Volume I.” North Side’s four jazz groups encompass approximately 84 student musicians. All four groups will perform at an end-ofyear Evening of Jazz concert in May. Details will be announced.

Northrop High School also will celebrate jazz this winter.

The annual Barry Ashton Jazz Festival on Saturday,

March 12, will feature high school and middle school bands and combos competing during the day.

The evening concert at 6 p.m. will feature the top two high school bands, Northrop Jazz 1, and guest artist Michael Eaton.

Eaton is a tenor saxophonist from New York.

He also will perform with his ensemble, the Individual Quartet.

Northrop High School is at 7001 Coldwater Road, Fort Wayne. Ticket information was not available.

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Young adventurers can don their explorer vests and pith helmets to explore mysteries hidden underground through April 10 at the Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Children may test their digging-and-finding skills with different tools and media. Regular Conservatory admission fees apply: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free.

History Center hosting ‘The Great War’ exhibit The History Center will host the traveling exhibition “The Great War: From Ration Lines to the Front Lines” through Feb. 29.

The exhibition is courtesy of the Indiana Historical Society.

The History Center, 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne, is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and noon-5 p.m. Saturday.

Admission is $6 for ages 18-64, $4 for seniors, $4 for ages 3-17, and free for age 2 and under. History Center members are admitted free.

Tens of thousands left Indiana for World War I European battlefields,

hospitals, and training camps, and several thousand never returned. The scale of the war and the vast amount of mobilized resources unavoidably drew Hoosiers statewide into the war effort with long-lasting effects.

The exhibit explores the roots of World War I, America’s entrance into the war, Indiana’s participation in and contributions to the war effort, the evolution of warfare, the role of Hoosier women both at home and abroad, Germans in Indiana, efforts for lasting peace, the construction of the American Legion building and the Indiana

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the most passionate and influential teacher – both in life and Neumeyer education – that I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing,” said Joe Harkenrider, Comedy Central digital producer and a 2002 graduate of CLHS. “His dedication to the craft and the special attention he gave me while in the Media Arts Program is the only reason I have excelled in my career in the entertainment industry.”

The Will Neumeyer Digital Production Studio was officially unveiled during the Nostalgia Night basketball game, which recognized the 25th anniversary of “Video Voice.”

The studio is located within the Martin Fischer Media Arts Center. It was founded from support from Paul Fischer, the father of Martin Fischer, a 1981 Concordia graduate whose animated short films won awards at festivals across the country and were featured on HBO in its early days. Tragically, Fischer was killed in an automobile accident in 1984.

ment for students to learn and develop their creativity in unique and innovative ways.”

Neumeyer began at Concordia in 1987 to build a media arts program.

With no blueprint for a curriculum, he spent a year traveling around the region to various TV stations, production studios and other schools who were also looking to start a program. What developed was an award-winning, student-produced TV program on cable access called “Video Voice,” and a media arts program that inspired many, including alumni who went on to work for companies such as FX, Yahoo!, Disney, Warner Bros, Comedy Central and HGTV.com.

“In addition to the video production skills [Neumeyer] taught, he allowed us to use and develop our creative skills on our own, and to this day I use the confidence I built being on camera in his classes in my professional and political life,” said Indiana Rep. Martin Carbaugh, a 1998 graduate of CLHS. “Will Neumeyer was

War Memorial, and more.

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Kiwanis ChocolateFest. YOLO Event Center, 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne.

6-9 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door, at $35 each. Call the John Chapman Kiwanis Club at (260) 749-4901. The John Chapman Kiwanis Club will hold its second annual Kiwanis ChocolateFest in partnership with Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain. A silent auction will raise funds to present to Riley’s Hospital for Children and Fort Wayne charities. There will also be hors d’oeurvres, a live band and a cash bar.

Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 3-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free.

Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13 Weekend Comedy dinner show. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Dinner at 6:15 p.m., show by Retro Act Theatrical Productions at 7:15 p.m. Limited tickets $20 in advance, or $25 the day of the show.

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Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Indiana. IPFW Student Housing Clubhouse.

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“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

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Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

Roller skating benefit. Bell’s Roller Skating Rink, 7009 Indiana 930, New Haven. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission $5 per person. Benefits the Regional Burn Center at Saint Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. The New Haven Lions Club is the gold sponsor of the event. To donate silent auction items, call James Rorick, club president, at (260) 417-1730.

Zumbathon. North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 1-3 p.m. Registration is $20 at the door, cash or check. Proceeds benefit Fort Wayne Community Schools’ Study Connection. Participants will be eligible for door prizes.

Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free.

Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products.

Fort Wayne Youtheatre — Celebrate Indiana. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne; in Children’s Services. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. A special musical review will help celebrate the state’s bicentennial.

Snider High School Jazz Festival. Snider High School, 4600 Fairlawn Pass, Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., with concert at 5 p.m. Admission is $6, good for all day. About 24 northeast Indiana high school jazz bands perform.

Saxophonist Chris Vadala is the guest clinician.

Town hall meeting. St. Joseph Township Hall, 6033 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. State Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne), Reps.

Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) and Bob Morris (R-Fort Wayne) will host a town hall meeting to gather feedback from local residents on legislative topics.

USF Marching Pride Band Day. The University of Saint Francis, North Campus gymnasium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. The university invites student musicians to participate in USF Marching Pride Band Day, beginning at 10 a.m. with a meet-and-greet where students and parents can meet current USF Marching Pride band members. Those interested

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SUNDAY, FEB. 14 Fort Wayne Boat Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $10, children 12 and under free.

Parking, $5. More than 50 marine dealers from Indiana and Michigan will offer boats, personal watercraft and related products.

“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

MONDAY, FEB. 15 Hanna Creighton Writers Guild. Pontiac Branch Library, 2215 S. Hanna St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. Writers of all levels get together to educate, inspire, encourage and motivate members in the expression of their ideas in the written word.

TUESDAY, FEB. 16 Urban gardening. Hessen Cassel Branch Library, 3030 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. It’s time to begin planning the garden. The program will address starting plants from seed.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17 Heartland Writers’ Forum. Monoeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aspiring and published writers are welcome to hone writing skills. Formed by writing and editing professionals Bobbi Madry and Jill Starbuck, the forum offers many opportunities to discover different genres of writing, as well as valuable writing tips.

Those Witty Brits. New Haven Branch Library, 648 Green St., Fort Wayne.

7 p.m. A book club devoted to British humor. Everyone is welcome.’

THURSDAY, FEB. 18 Adult coloring. Roanoke Public Library, 314 N. Main St., Roanoke. 7 p.m.

Free. Adults who want a creative outlet are invited to share the fun. Supplies will be available but guests are welcome to bring supplies to use or to share.

WinterJam 2016. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 6:45 p.m. $10 at the door. Parking, $5. Featuring For King & Country, Matthew West, Crowder, RED, Lauren Daigle and more. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for details.

“A Night of Magic.” Byron Health Center, 12101 Lima Road, Fort Wayne; in the Eakin Family Room. Doors open 6:30 p.m.; the magic starts at 7 p.m. Free, and open to the public. Members of The Fort Wayne Magic Club will hit the stage for this multi-focus magic event. Residents, guests, staff and their families will enjoy a magic show designed with the entire family in mind. Magicians will interact with the crowd prior to and during the show. Complimentary refreshments will be available immediately following the performance. Seating is limited, so it’s recommended that those interested in attending arrive early to secure a good spot. A Night of Magic will last approximately one hour.

Special Cuisines dinner series: Spain. Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. 6 p.m. Open to the public. $25 per person. Students in Ivy Tech’s Special Cuisines class take turns creating, preparing and serving world-cuisine theme meals for class credit. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance: visit IvyTech.edu/northeast/dinners or call (260) 480-2002. Pay on-site with cash, check or charge. Wine is available for an additional cost. Dinners are served in the Hospitality Room (Door 24, at the back of the building and facing Coliseum Boulevard).

The culinary students rotate through various positions in the kitchen and dining room, providing a full restaurant experience. The rest of spring’s series include the following dates and themes: • Feb. 25, Ireland; • March 24, Italy; • March 31, Thailand; • April 7, Turkey; • April 14, Persia-Iran; • April 21, Africa; • April 28, India.

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 Art and music workshop. University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The USF School of Creative Arts will host a workshop for regional high school art and music students and teachers in the Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center off Leesburg Road and the Music Technology facilities at the USF North Campus, 2702 Spring St. Each student will participate in one of seven workshops with a full-time faculty member: Web and Multimedia, Animation, Drawing, Music Technology, Illustration, Sculpture, Ceramics and Photography. The School is also offering workshops for high school teachers, free of charge, in Visual Arts and Music Technology. Workshops are followed by a portfolio review for interested individuals. For more information, contact the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-8064.

“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Roanoke Kiwanis Club.

“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.” Canterbury High School Summers Auditorium, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students. The play is suitable for high school age students and adults.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 Autism Storytime. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 2:30 p.m. This sensory-friendly storytime is geared for children on the autism spectrum and their families. The program features interactive stories, songs, movement, activities and opportunities for social interaction.

Urban Gardeners: Starting Plants from Seed. Hessen Cassel Branch Library, 3030 E. Paulding Road, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Learn best practices for starting plants from seed. Topics will include seed selection, materials, germination, timing, thinning, transplanting, and hardening off. Light refreshments will be provided.

Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Indiana. Metea County Park Nature Center.

10 a.m., Metea Park Nature Center. Get details and registration information at soindiana.org. Volunteers gather pledges to benefit Special Olympics Indiana. Groups of 10 or more are eligible for the team award.

Awards also are presented for best costume, largest team, most money raised by an individual and most money raised by a team. An After Splash Bash with food follows each event. Admission to the bash is free for plungers and volunteers; fans and spectators pay a $5 admittance fee.

“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.” Canterbury High School Summers Auditorium, 3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 for adults and $5 for students. The play is suitable for high school age students and adults.

“Seussical.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

North Side High School Jazz Festival. North Side High School, 475 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with a special evening concert at 5:30 p.m. The $6 admission includes both the day and evening programs.

Students and senior citizens pay $3. About 30 middle school and high school ensembles will perform. The visiting clinician is Roger Ingram, a jazz trumpet artist from Chicago, who has played with Harry Connick Jr. and Frank Sinatra.

SUNDAY, FEB. 21 “Seussical.” Concordia Lutheran High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

TUESDAY, FEB. 23 Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection. Orchard Ridge Country Club, 4531 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $15.50, inclusive of lunch. The theme of the program is “A Heart Welcome.” Reservations are due by Feb. 16; call Meridith at (260) 672-3414. Baby sitting is available. Fort Wayne Women’s Midday Connection is a service of Stonecroft Ministries.

Dupont Branch Classics Adult Book Group. Dupont Branch Library, 536 E. Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. The group invites adults to discuss those classics you would like to read or wish to read again.

Movie Night@ the Library. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne; Theater Lower Level 2. 6:30 p.m. The library will present a G, PG or PG-13 movie on the big screen the fourth Tuesday of the month. Adults must accompany children under 13. The doors open at 6, first-come, first-seated.

Poetry reading. Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne; in Meeting Room A. 7 p.m. Author, entrepreneur and poet Jimmie Schindler will present a program of poetry readings, humorous stories and witty sayings. Schindler will read from his just published book of poetry. The founder of Bandido’s, Schindler entertained his readers for years with his “Schindler Sez” newspaper column in the Decatur Daily Democrat. Interspersed among the poetry readings will be humorous stories and witty sayings.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24 Aboite Branch Adult Book Group. Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. This month the group will discuss “Nickel and Dimes: On (not) Getting By in America,” by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Pieceful Quilters. Monoeville Branch Library, 115 Main St., Monroeville. 6 p.m. An opportunity for quilters to gather and share techniques and tips at the library. All and welcome no matter their skill level or style.

THURSDAY, FEB. 25 Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center.

Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

Parking $5 or $8. Featuring interactive and educational displays, including a petting zoo, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstrations, and more.

The show celebrates its 43rd year, welcoming more than 650 exhibitors.

For ticket information and updates, visit home-gardenshow.com.

FRIDAY, FEB. 26 Fish fry. Fort Wayne Sport Club, 3102 Ardmore Ave., Fort Wayne. 4:30-7 p.m. $9 for adults, $4 for children 6-10. Children under 6 eat for free.

The dinner includes an ample amount of fish, baked or scalloped potato, coleslaw, applesauce with roll and butter and choice of dessert.

Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 302.

“Young Frankenstein.” Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box office hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center.

Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

Parking $5 or $8. Featuring interactive and educational displays, including a petting zoo, adoptable pets, martial arts demonstrations, and more.

The show celebrates its 43rd year, welcoming more than 650 exhibitors.

For ticket information and updates, visit home-gardenshow.com.

Down the Line concert. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Day 1 of the 10th anniversary show begins at 7 p.m. Ten local bands cover 10 legendary artists. Tickets are $20 for advance seating, $15 for general admission, or $25 for a 2-day pass. Tickets can be purchased at the Embassy box office, through ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

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Model railroad show and swap. Coliseum Bingo, 911 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Admission $5 for adults; $7 for families; children 12 and under free. Dozens of tables of model railroad items, with at least one operating model railroad layout, an on-site concession stand, and historical or other organizations. Sponsored by the Maumee Valley Railroad Club Inc. Visit maumeevalleyrailroad.com for a coupon and more information. “Young Frankenstein.� Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofďŹ ce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. in the Expo Center. Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free.

Down the Line concert. Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Day 2 of the 10th anniversary show begins at 7 p.m. Ten local bands cover 10 legendary artists. Tickets are $20 for advance seating, $15 for general admission, or $25 for a 2-day pass. Tickets can be purchased at the Embassy box ofďŹ ce, through ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

“Believe You Me.� University of Saint Francis North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring St., Fort Wayne. 6 p.m. Tickets $10, available in advance.

The Jesters of the University of Saint Francis will present their annual spring performance. This year’s show is about the evolution of ideas.

The purpose of the Jesters is to enhance quality of life for people with disabilities by engaging them in the creative arts. Call the School of Creative Arts at (260) 399-7700, ext. 8001, for information.

Pancake breakfast. Leo Masonic Lodge 224, 13711 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville. 7-11 a.m. $5. Pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.

Josh Wilson, Jason Gray & JJ Heller, live in concert. County Line Church of God, 7716 N. County Line Road, Auburn. 7 p.m. Tickets $10-$30. Visit TrinityCommunications.org for details.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28 Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Expo Center. Admission: adults $10, seniors (62+) $6, children 15 and younger free. “Young Frankenstein.� Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. 2 p.m. Tickets $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, $17 for age 23 and under.

Call (260) 424-5220. Box ofďŹ ce hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre presents the new Mel Brooks musical, adapted from the movie.

MONDAY, FEB. 29 Preschool open house and registration. Leo United Methodist Church Preschool, 13527 Leo Road, Leo-Cedarville. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tour the building and classrooms, meet the teachers and staff, and register for the 2016-17 school year. Registration begins at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 Fort Wayne Area Community Band concert. John & Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the IPFW Campus, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne.

Downbeat is 7:30 p.m. Tickets $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, children 6 and over $3; and IPFW students admitted free with ID. The 80-member concert band, under the direction of conductor Scott Humphries and assistant conductor David Blackwell, will perform a variety of music including “Highlights from Camelot,� “Children’s March,� “Canzone,� “At Morning’s First Light,� “An Outdoor Overture,� “Appalachian Spring,� “The Flying Dutchman� and more. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Free parking is available in the parking garage across from the Music Center.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 The Disorderly Bear Den. The Community Center, 233 W. Main St., Fort Wayne. 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome to this free meeting. Free parking is available behind the building. This nonproďŹ t, public charity collects and gives away teddy bears and other stuffed animals — new or in mint condition — to those in need. For details, contact Donna Gordon-Hearn, (260) 409-9886 or email tdbear7@comcast.net.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Sons of the American Legion.

MONDAY, MARCH 7 College and Career Fair. Homestead High School, 4310 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne. 6-7:30 p.m. Homestead High School will host its annual College and Career Fair. The program is open to the public. There is no admission charge. Organizers expect participation by more than 80 4-year universities, 2-year colleges and vocational schools from across the United States. Representatives from various careers will participate, as will representatives of the armed services and ďŹ nancial institutions.

One junior or senior student in attendance will win a $200 scholarship.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Get Checking workshop. Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 5-9 p.m. This workshop is for clients and families who have never had checking or savings accounts at a bank or credit union, who have mismanaged accounts at banks and credits unions so those accounts are now closed without committing fraud, or have accounts, but continue to still use predatory lenders. Visit extension.purdue.edu/allen for details.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 “What Color Is Your Money?â€? Allen County Extension OfďŹ ce, IPFW Campus, 4001 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. The public is invited to help understand each person’s perception of money and why a person uses it in a certain way. The program promises to help each person develop skills to better use money. Registration is not required.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 Fish fry. American Legion Post 160, 1122 N. Main St., Roanoke. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Sponsored by Saint Joseph Catholic Church.

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NOTICES / REGISTRATION / MULTIPLE DATES Share your Easter activities. Easter Sunday falls on March 27. Submit your church’s Holy Week activities to Times Community Publications’ Community Calendar. Please include the name of the event, the location and address, the time and date, and a phone number to call with any questions. Send the information to gsnow@kpcmedia.com. Please include “Easter� in the subject line. Please submit Holy Week notices by Feb. 18 to be included in all four Times publications.

Vera Bradley Annual Sale tickets available. Vera Bradley handbags, travel items, accessories, stationery and eyewear will be available at the Vera Bradley Annual Sale, April 13-17 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Tickets for the ďŹ rst three days of the sale are $5 each and are available at ticketmaster.com, authorized Ticketmaster locations and the Coliseum Ticket OfďŹ ce. Tickets are not required Saturday and Sunday, April 16 and 17. However, attendees who wish to make a purchase will need to complete the free registration process. Registration is under way at verabradley.com/outletsale. Find hours and details at that same site. Registration kiosks will also be available at the Memorial Coliseum during the sale.

Girl Scout Cookie Sales. Sales began Jan. 16. This year’s campaign again offers nine varieties, at $4 per box. Follow girlscoutsnorthernindiana-michiana.org for updates on Fort Wayne area projects. Visit girlscouts.org to locate a cookie sales booth in your neighborhood.

Summit City Chorus auditions. Avalon Missionary Church, 1500 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne. 7 p.m. Monday evenings. This men’s a cappella chorus sings in the barbershop harmony style. For more information, call Dale at (260) 402-1330, or visit summitcitychorus.org and barbershopharmony.com.

Fort Wayne Farmers Market indoor market. Lincoln Financial Center at Parkview Field, Fort Wayne. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the ďŹ rst and third Saturdays of each month through May. Summit City Singers rehearsals. Shawnee Middle School, 1000 E. Cook Road, Fort Wayne. 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 16. This SATB community choir is starting rehearsals for the spring season and welcomes new singers. The choir sings a variety of music and this season will be a celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial featuring songs from a variety of songwriters and recording artists from Indiana. The choir is open to anyone high school age on up. There are no auditions but singers are required to match pitch. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at Shawnee Middle School. For more information, contact Judy King at (260) 489-4505.

Art exhibit: Oil paintings by Sheila Fink and jewelry by Sandra Hall of EllyBead. The Orchard Gallery of Fine Arts, 6312-A Covington Road, Fort Wayne.

Through Feb. 29. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. See colorful interpretations of ordinary but beautiful moments by oil painter Sheila Fink. These include people walking the trails, farms, vineyards and orals. Sandra Hall of EllyBead will present ever-evolving artisan jewelry designs in one-of-a-kind styles, incorporating a mix of metal, found objects, and rare and unusual materials. For more information, call (260) 436-0927 or visit theorchardgallery.com.

Rotary Peace Fellowships. Rotary International is seeking applications for its 2017 Peace Fellowship Program. Each year, 100 Rotary Peace Fellows are selected to receive full funding to earn either a professional development certiďŹ cate in peace and conict studies or a master’s degree in any of a range of disciplines related to peace and security. Rotary Peace Fellowships are designed for professionals who have already worked in careers related to international relations or peace and conict resolutions.

Visit rotary.org for details. “Intersection.� Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne: in the Jeffrey R. Krull Galley. Through Feb. 20. New work by artists Catherine Blyth and Heather Miller.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE BOTANICAL CONSERVATORY — Courtesy Fort Wayne Parks Department “Dig This!â€? Through April 10. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. This winter, young adventurers can don their explorer vests and pith helmets to explore mysteries hidden underground. Why do people dig? What do they look for? Try out your digging- and-ďŹ nding skills with different tools and media. Enjoy our active learning garden as a winter retreat, full of lush green plants and colorful owers. Regular Conservatory admission fees apply: $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free.

Tai Chi in the Garden. Tuesdays, through March 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Whether you’re a beginner with very little to no experience or you’re a seasoned veteran, this is a great way to practice Tai Chi while it’s cold outside. Keep your energy level renewed while experiencing the ancient art form of movement and

grace. Eight weekly one-hour classes will be held. In each class you will learn the Sun Style 73 Form of Tai Chi. Instructor Sandy Gebhard is certiďŹ ed by master Dr. Paul Lam, and has over 30 years’ experience practicing and teaching Tai Chi. Drop-ins should call ahead to make sure class will be in session. For ages 18-plus. Registration deadline Jan. 5. $64 for the public; Conservatory members or volunteers pay $54. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

Art Display — Julie Wall Toles: Printmaking. Through February. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Get to know local and regional artists in a variety of media through the Botanical Conservatory’s bi-monthly art exhibits. Inspired by growth, transformation, and change, Toles utilizes an array of natural organic imagery paired with simpliďŹ ed geometric shapes to create pieces that depict a balance between two worlds. Push and pull, give and take, ebb and ow are ideologies behind her current work. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5/adult, $3/ child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free.

Sweetheart Orchid Arbor. Though Feb. 28. Make a date for the Botanical Conservatory and bring your sweetie down to enjoy our lovely indoor gardens and a special display of orchids just in time for Valentine’s Day. Take a moment with a camera or cell phone to capture your darling under a heart-shaped arbor planted with a cascade of red “Valentine� orchids or in the lush tropical garden. The gift shop offers sweet gifts and souvenirs. Sorry, no pets allowed. Regular Conservatory admission applies: $5 adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free.

Organic vs Chemical Lawn Care. Thursday, Feb. 18, 6:3-7:30 p.m. Penny Alles, Advanced Master Gardener and plant diagnostic specialist, will share both traditional and modern ideas on how to get that green lawn you desire. Whether you prefer chemicals or a more organic approach, you will leave with your own personal checklist and schedule to follow.

Ages 13+. Registration deadline: Feb. 11. Fee: $12/public; $6/Conservatory member or volunteer. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

Pre-Historic Party. Saturday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. What’s your favorite dinosaur: the T-Rex? Apatosaurus? Triceratops? Or do you prefer the scary tusks of the saber-toothed tiger and mastodon? This winter the Conservatory is hosting a Pre-Historic Party, and you’re invited! Wear a costume or get your face painted once you’re here. We’ll ask you to write or draw what you know about dinosaurs or fossils so you can share with other “Dig This!â€? garden visitors. Then we’ll all have fossil fun with crafts, games, and light refreshments. Regular Conservatory admisÂşsion applies: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free.

Hydro Tea 2. Thursday, Feb. 25, 6-7:30 p.m. Matt’s back! Fingerle that is . . . If you missed him last time, here’s another opportunity to learn about Hydro Tea and other unique growing methods such as Riverponics, air pruning, soil gardening combined with hydroponics, self-watering gardens, wicking gardens, compost, compost brewers, compost tea and vortexing. If you were fortunate enough to attend last time, this class will have added content as well as be more hands-on. Say goodbye to tiling, weeding and watering and place a garden where you once thought impossible. All ages. Registration deadline: Feb. 18. Fee: $8/public; $4/ Conservatory member or volunteer. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

Family Garden Close-Up: Mesmerizing Minerals. Saturday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit the Botanical Conservatory on the fourth Saturday of each month to get a closer look at our plants and gardens through short walks, crafts, and snacks. We will discover a different feature each time so you get to see what the Conservatory has to offer and learn fun and valuable information. Minerals are deďŹ ned as solid inorganic substances of natural occurrence . . . but geodes are more exciting than they sound. These seemingly ordinary rocks may hide beautiful crystals on the inside. In February, break open your very own geode to see what all the excitement is about. FGC is especially fun for young learners. The activities are included in your regular Conservatory admission fee: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are admitted free. (Members and volunteers admitted free.) “English Gardenâ€? Flower Arranging. Saturday, Feb. 27, 1-2 p.m. The English Garden is a unique style of its own in fresh oral arranging. In this session we will focus on the placement and selection of owers to create an arrangement in the style of Old England. Registration deadline: Feb. 19.

Fee: $52/public; $44/Conservatory member or volunteer. Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St. To register, call (260) 427-6000.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION OPPORTUNITIES Donations can be made during set hours at the Lutheran Hospital Blood Donation Center, 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 107, Fort Wayne. Or donations can be made during set hours at the Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center, 1212 E. California Road. To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood. org or call (800) 733-2767.

Other donation opportunities in Allen County: • Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PNC Building, 110 W. Berry St., Suite 2400, Fort Wayne. • Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2:30-6 p.m. North Eastern Group Realty, 10808 LaCabreah Lane, Suite 101, Fort Wayne. • Thursday, Feb. 18, 8 a.m.-noon. Ash Brokerage Corp., 7609 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. • Monday, Feb. 22, 2-7 p.m. Saint Johns Lutheran Lake Township, 7914 W. Cook Road, Fort Wayne. • Tuesday, March 1, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Parkview Hospital, 2200 Randallia Drive, Fort Wayne.

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Creative and practical ideas from gardening expert,

Melinda Myers

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Photo by Mark Avery

Cari Cucksey is an Antiques Matchmaker who gives dusty relics a new lease on life!

From antique furniture and vintage toys to retro electronics and classic luxury cars, she's always on the lookout for obscure treasures as she combs through basements, attics and garages in search of anything she can flip and restore.

You could win $100

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Family Fun

Garden Gallery

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Take in the sights and smell of spring flowers as you walk through the garden, patio and landscape displays! Shop for unique garden accessories. All this and more everyday in the Garden Gallery!

A fun-filled Wonderland full of creative activities – Creative Comedy Balloon Designs, face painting, craft activities, and more for kids – and the entire family!

A nationally known gardening expert TV/radio host, author, columnist, instructor in horticulture, and expert gardener Melinda Myers has over 30 years experience in hands-on gardening.

Maddog and Merrill The nationally recognized and self-proclaimed Grillologists will entertain while teaching the finer points of grilling!

Appearing daily in the all new Conference Center

Learn, listen and grow at the

Fort Wayne Master Gardeners’ daily seminars

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The Home & Garden Show is all about living better and saving money, and with this coupon you can save $2 before you even walk in the door!

Enter to win a 600 sq. ft. installed paver patio valued at $15,000

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Tickets

Thurs, Fri: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Sun. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Admission at door Adults $10, Senior Citizens (62 & older) $6 Under 15 admitted FREE

Thursday & Friday only, get an additional $1 off with your canned food donation.

Proceeds will go to Community Harvest Food Bank.

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