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e’re getting to that “tight squeeze” part of the year in and around Fort
Wayne and for what we lovingly refer to around World Headquarters as
“this fine publication.” Tight squeeze because warmer weather brings
much more to see and do in the Fort while the amount of available time in which to
see and do it remains pretty much the same. And tight squeeze because there’s only so
much we publishers can fit into 20 (or on occasion 24) tabloid pages without resort-
ing to making the type really, really small.
MAY 13TH 11AM-4PM
We fit as much as we could into this week’s issue: Mark Hunter’s cover story on Fort
We invite you and your family to join us at Coventry Meadows Campus for our
Wayne Youtheatre’s Fairy Tale Fest and production of Roald Dahl’s James and the 2017 Art and Music Fest. Visit with friends, while listening to music, viewing art,
Giant Peach; Steve Penhollow’s feature on the city’s 11th annual Cherry Blossom watching live demonstrations, enjoying food trucks and wine tasting. What a
Festival; Amber Foster’s review of Umi, one of the fine new sushi and seafood res- neat event to show your mom you love her this Mother’s Day weekend!
taurants that seem to be opening up all over town; Michele DeVinney’s Fare Warning
• Live Music by local musicians Adam Strack (11am-1pm)
column about the Fort Wayne Dance Collective’s Choreographer’s Lab; and three – and Todd Harrold & Nick Bobay (2-4pm)
count ’em, three – reviews of community theatre productions that are keeping actors, • Food trucks such as Ragin’ Cajun, Big Apple Deli & Whip and Chill
directors and technicians very, very busy at the present time. • Wine Tasting
• Art vendors by local artisans
You’ll find more if you look hard enough, and you’ll find expanded versions of our EVERY MOTHER WILL
• Glass blowing demonstrations
extremely comprehensive art and entertainment calendars online at whatzup.com. Go
• Free caricature portraits & more RECEIVE A ROSE FOR
there and you’ll also find stuff we can’t fit into the print issue, including such handy
things as the area’s most complete listings of movie times. MOTHER’S DAY!
So read on, make plans to have some fun and then go out and have it. All we ask of
you is that, while you’re out there, you remember to tell everyone you meet and greet
that whatzup sent you.
inside the issue
• featur es SCREENTIME.................................. 15
Fate Tops $1 Billion Worldwide
FARE WARNING.............................. 17 ASCSeniorCare.com
FAIRY TALE FEST......................................... 4 Choreographer’s Lab
A Peach of a Fairy Tale
CURTAIN CALL.. ............................... 18
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL.................. 5 Funny Little Thing Called Love
Celebrating a Sister
CURTAIN CALL.. ............................... 18
The Taming of the Shrew
• columns & r eviews CURTAIN CALL.. ............................... 19
A Wrinkle in Time
SPINS.. ............................................... 6
Timothy Fife • calendars
BACKTRACKS.................................... 6
The Alan Parsons Project, I Robot (1977)
LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY..................... 7
OUT AND ABOUT.. .............................. 7
TRF Has 8 Shows for the Price of 1 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD.. ................... 11
DINING OUT.. ................................... 10 ROAD TRIPZ.................................... 14 AIRING THIS WEEKEND • MAy 6
Jeff McDonald &
Umi THINGS TO DO................................ 16
ROAD NOTEZ.. ................................. 11 ART & ARTIFACTS.. ......................... 18
FLIX.. ................................................ 15 STAGE & DANCE............................. 19
Their Finest Cover by Brandon Jordan
Kenny Taylor,
Sweetwater All-Stars
AIRING NEXT WEEKEND • MAY 13
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------------------------------ Feature • Fairy Tale Fest------------------------------
BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
New Fuzz on an Old Peach
Allen Co. Parks & Recreation/Sol Fest..................................17
Arena Dinner Theatre/Funny Little Thing Called Love.............19
all for One Productions/A Wrinkle in Time...............................19
Bell Tower Auctions..................................................................10
C2G Live........................................................................................3
C2G Music Hall.........................................................................13
Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, Spirits...................................7 By Mark Hunter But he drops them near a dead peach they keep coming across things like Battle-
tree, and overnight a single peach begins to ship and Stretch Armstrong, and the kid
Columbia Street West................................................................8 Fort Wayne Youtheater can never be grow and grow and grow. His aunts, sensing finds the book. The story starts coming alive
Coventry Meadows/Art & Music Fest 2017........................3 accused of shying away from a challenge. a money-making opportunity, sell tickets to when the son starts reading it to his dad. And
Or from controversy. Recent productions witness the magic peach which eventually the dad is remembering it as he would have
The CW........................................................................................16 include Remembering Anne, The Kid from grows as big as a house. James finds a tunnel seen it in the mid 1980s. So the thing has a
Dupont Bar & Grill.......................................................................9 Kokomo: The Ryan White Story, Ruby into the peach, climbs inside and meets the whole mid 80s feel to it.”
Bridges and Lord of the Flies. curious creatures living there, and the adven- That 80s feel comes to life through
Embassy Theatre......................................................................13 The first three in that list, part of a se-ture begins. the creatures James finds inside the peach,
Embassy Theatre/Tesla..............................................................8 ries called Young Heroes of Conscience, Despite the presence of a giant magi- whom Stieber modeled after that decade’s
were written and directed by Fort pop stars. There’s The Centi-
Fort Wayne Dance Collective..................................................16
Wayne playwright Gregory Stie- pede (Nikki Sixx), The Ladybug
Fort Wayne Musicians Association.......................................16 ber and centered on the lives of (Cyndi Lauper), The Old Green
Fort Wayne Youtheatre/Fairy Tale Fest...............................15 three real children and the very Grasshopper (Dexys Midnight
real challenges they faced. Stie- Runners), Miss Spider (Martha
Hamilton House Bar & Grill........................................................7 ber and the young actors of Fort Davis), The Silkworm (Morris
Honeywell Center/Newsong....................................................17 Wayne Youtheater approached Day) and The Glowworm (Belin-
the stories – a young Jewish girl da Carlisle).
IPFW/Community Arts Academy...........................................16 hiding from the Nazis with her Despite the heavy music ref-
Latch String Bar & Grill..............................................................9 family, a young white boy living erences, the production is not a
and dying with AIDS and a young musical. But there will be lots of
The League/Blues Bash............................................................15 black girl breaking through walls sound cues, Stieber said.
Mad Anthony Brewing Co./Brewed in the Fort.......................5 of school segregation – in an un- Because the running time of
flinching yet sensitive way. the play is only about an hour-
Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill...................................7 Now Stieber and Youthe- and-a-half, Stieber had to make
NIGHTLIFE..............................................................................7-10 ater actors turn their sights on changes to the storyline. Stieber
a fictional English boy and his also had to amend his original
Northside Galleries.....................................................................3 trials and adventures inside an script to accommodate more ac-
Pacific Coast Concerts....................................................... 2, 13 enormous piece of fruit. With tors.
their production of the Roald “The script originally called
PERFORMERS DIRECTORY.......................................................9 Dahl classic James and the Giant for 30, but we had over 100 audi-
Rusty Spur Saloon...................................................................13 Peach, Stieber and his cast and tion, so I cast as many as I could
crew work through the challenges possibly get away with,” he said.
Sweetwater Sound.............................................................. 9, 20 presented by a modern fairy tale. “All of them are being trained
Teds Market..................................................................................9 The play is part of Fort Wayne right now with a British accent.”
Youtheater’s 4th Annual Fairy Most of the 40-member cast
Wooden Nickel Music Stores.....................................................6
Tale Fest, which is Saturday, May are familiar with the book and
WXKE 96.3................................................................................16 13. The performance of James often challenged Stieber about
and the Giant Peach begins at 10 things he cut.
a.m. “Some of the kids were go-
whatzup Like a lot of fairy tales, James
and the Giant Peach begins with
tragedy, runs through horrible
ing, ‘Well, why did you leave this
part out?’” he said. “They also
serve as my editors and critics as
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“James is orphaned by his parents The bulk of the story takes place
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Back Issues beat him and starve him,” Stieber said. A flock of seagulls carries the peach
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“It’s one of those books that people of James & The Giant Peach ($12-$18) on silk from Miss Spider and The
Send payment with date and quantity of issues desired,
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Subscriptions kids. It’s one of those books you read During the flight, they encounter the
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address. up sharing with the next generation.” cal peach and seven human-sized magical sion collective. And for the rainbow James
DEADLINES The story, for those unfamiliar, finds garden creatures, the book, when it was and the peach crash into, Stieber turned to
Calendar Information: Must be received by noon Monday 4-year-old James sent to live with his cruel published in 1961, managed to draw the at- the United Colors of Benetton.
the week of publication for inclusion in that week’s issue
and, space permitting, will run until the week of the event.
aunts after his parents are killed by a ram- tention of censors who flinched at its some- “We call it the Unity of Colors of Bene-
Calendar information is published as far in advance as space paging rhinoceros during a shopping trip times brutal and macabre content. factor,” he said.
permits and should be submitted as early as possible. to London. The aunts, Spiker and Sponge, While Dahl set the book in contempo- Fairy tales have happy endings, even
Advertising: Space reservations and ads requiring proofs
due by no later than 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to publication.
force James to do all the chores, beat him, rary 1961 England, Stieber decided on a dif- if the journey entails some scary moments.
Camera-ready or digital ad copy required by 9 a.m. Monday barely feed him and make him sleep on the ferent era for his adaptation. The same is true of James and the Giant
the week of publication. Classified line ads may be submitted floor of the attic. One day he meets a strang- “I’ve added a story line about a guy in Peach. At one point in Stieber’s adaptation,
up to noon on Monday the week of publication. er who gives him magic crocodile tongues his late 30s who is packing up his childhood the young boy reading it to his father stops
ADVERTISING which, when consumed, will give James a bedroom after the death of his mother,” Stie- and asks, “Did grandma really used to read
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------ Feature • Cherry Blossom Festival-----
Celebrating a Sister
By Steve Penhollow has ever seen.”
Many visitors to this year’s Cherry
The Cherry Blossom Festival, now in Blossom Festival will go in assuming that
it’s 11th year, has its roots in a neglected they are about to encounter Taiko Project for
garden. the first time, but that “ain’t necessarily so,”
The Japanese Friendship Garden, at 303 to quote those grammar mavericks, the Ger-
E. Main Street, was gifted to Fort Wayne by shwins.
its Japanese sister city, Takaoka, in 1977. Taiko Project performed “Jai Ho” from
Japanese gardeners de-
signed it, according to fes-
tival co-founder Dorothy
Kittaka, but Fort Wayne’s
gardeners weren’t sure how
to care for it.
Eventually, Japanese
expertise was solicited and
the garden was returned to
archetypal glory. A festival
was immediately organized
to celebrate the rejuvenated
garden, not to mention the
sister cities re- ROGUES & BANDITS - TRICHOTOMOUS HIPPOPOTAMUS - THREE CITIES
lationship that
brought about CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
that rejuvena- 12-5 p.m. Sunday, May 7
tion. Allen County Public Library (Downtown) Slumdog Mil- SHIGS IN PIT - BRAVAS - AFFINE - RAGIN CAJUN - WHO CUT THE CHEESE??
A half-doz- lionaire on the
en years ago or 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne 2009 Academy
so, the festival Free, www.cherryblossomfw.com Awards telecast
moved from and has col-
Freimann Square to the Allen County Public laborated with Stevie Wonder, 30 Seconds
Library for the purposes of accommodating to Mars, Usher, John Legend, Xzibit and
more people and activities – and avoiding Kanye West.
inclement weather. “They are a young, vivacious group,”
Kittaka said the five-hour-long festival Kittaka said. “They are bringing, I think,
has attracted as many as 10,000 visitors. five or six of their group here. They have a
This year’s edition of the festival hap- lot more.”
pens May 7 from noon to 5 p.m. at the down- Also performing this year are Duo Yu-
town library, 900 Library Plaza. meno which consists of cellist Hikaru Ta-
New elements include performances by maki and koto/shamisen player and singer
Taiko Project, a Los Angeles-based ensem- Yoko Reikano Kimura.
ble dedicated to the preservation and promo- The duo, Kittaka said, met in Fort
tion of American taiko drumming. Wayne, fell in love and decided to form a
“Think of it as the taiko version of Stomp lasting musical collaboration (not necessar-
and Bring in Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk,” ily in that order).
Taiko Project’s artistic director Bryan Yama- Hikaru Tamaki was once the principal
mi told the Seattle Times when asked to de- cellist for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, she
scribe one of the ensemble’s performances.
“It’s not like any other taiko show anyone Continued on page 6
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Wooden Nickel
CD of the $9.99
Week Timothy Fife
Black Carbon
BACKTRACKS
$11.99 Timothy Fife seems to have
locked into another realm on his
The Alan Parsons Project
I Robot (1977)
Mondo/Death Waltz Originals
debut, Black Carbon. Within these Alan Parsons’ music career began
three key tracks there seems to be when he started working at Abbey
worlds and entities that bubble up Road studios in the late 1960s. An en-
from the cascading synths and eerie gineer/producer, he went on to assist in
oohs and ahhs he creates with noth- the production of several albums for
ing more than circuitry, wires and The Hollies and Paul McCartney. His
electrical impulses. You get a feeling of traveling through space big moment came when he signed up
and time as you let the album roll over you. There’s both a sense to engineer Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of
of new age enlightenment and darker cult realms, sometimes in the Moon. Instead of hanging around for Floyd’s follow-up, Wish
the same song. Fife is a student of both music and of the macabre, You Were Here, Parsons formed his own band with writer/pianist
and he works them both into one momentous work of art on Black Eric Wolfson. The two had a solid career that would last a couple
Carbon. of decades, and this album, their second, made them a part of the
I first came to know Fife’s work on last year’s excellent Form rock n’ roll landscape.
CHARLIE WORSHAM Hell, a release by Fife and fellow synth enthusiast Christopher The record opens with the title track, a spacey, synthesized
BEGINNING OF THINGS Livengood’s project called Victims. With Form Hell, Fife and number that blends Yes with Steely Dan. But after six moving
On Beginning of Things, his follow-up to his minutes, it segues nicely into one of their most familiar songs,
2013 debut, Rubberband, Charlie Worsham
Livengood released two immense tracks on the world that brought
has created an album that he thinks of as a to mind the best of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and even John “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You.” The song broke the Top 40,
“second first record.” The title track is a grown- Carpenter. My eyes were opened to what serious voodoo Fife could and these guys (being total nerds) even released an 8mm music
up look at the difference between the exciting summon with analog devices. When I’d heard Fife was releasing his “video.”
start of a new relationship and the constant solo debut album with Death Waltz Originals I knew it was going “Some Other Time” brings it down to an almost folk level
re-assessment of a mature relationship. That’s to be one of the best of the year. Well, Black Carbon is here, and it but still has some horns, electric guitars and synthesizers to keep
the vibe that permeates the album: the energy lives up to all my made up hype – and then some. your attention. “Breakdown” also got into some heavy rotation on
of a fresh start tempered with the wisdom of “Sydney At Night,” even before the music starts, sounds like radio in the summer of 1977.
experience. Get Beginning of Things for $11.99 Side two opens with “The Voice” and Steve Harley (vocalist
this week at all Wooden Nickel Music stores.
an epic journey. It opens with the sound of evening overpowering
you. Chirping creatures, distant winds, then electrical disturbances from Cockney Rebels) taking over on the microphone. A groovy
slowly take over in your head. It’s buzzing feedback and horror film track that touches on the psychedelic, it hasn’t aged at all in 40
TOP SELLERS @ dissonance until, eventually, a synth melody makes itself known. years. “Day After Day” sounds just like a Pink Floyd track, as a
Propulsive, electronic rhythm moves you along through a makeshift David Gilmour-sounding Jack Harris takes over the lead vocals.
Wooden Nickel night sky. Blackness pushes over your face as chills take over your The album closes out with two instrumentals: the trippy and ec-
(Week ending 4/30/17) body. centric “Total Eclipse” and “Genesis.”
Musically we’re in komisch territory, all bubbling synths and The Alan Parsons Project had success through the early 80s
TW LW ARTIST/Album desolation. Beautiful, beautiful desolation. Fife has worked out a with “Eye In The Sky” before splitting up in 1987. Woolfson
1 – GORILLAZ krautrock masterwork here. All 17 minutes are vital to the overall passed away in 2009, and Parsons still dabbles in the biz while
Humanz atmospheric beauty here. A frayed psyche never sounded so good. living in Southern California. (Dennis Donahue)
For the digital-only crowd there’s a bonus track in “Alebedesque.”
2 – JOHN MELLENCAMP It’s a dreamy, hallucinogenic track that feels like you’re slowly fall- of dense soundscapes that swell and collapse onto themselves,
Sad Clowns & Hillbillies ing through space. It suddenly switches gears and turns into an revealing new layers and emotions the deeper you get. It’s this gentle
almost industrial noise track before dissolving into the atmosphere. walk through the mist. “Low Plain Landscape” is the peace and
3 – WALE Lead track “Black Carbon” powers through a mere three minutes enlightenment we searched for through the darker journeys taken
S.H.I.N.E. and some change, but what it accomplishes in those few moments before.
4 – MARY J. BLIGE feels like one hell of a journey. Those familiar with the Victims EP We began in the dark and have now reached the light.
Strength of a Woman will find “Black Carbon” familiar and inviting. It’s an ominous riff Black Carbon is a stunning debut from Fife. He brings to mind
with bits and pieces bobbing in and out of earshot that make you many of the greats that came before him, but he also brings some-
5 1 KENDRICK LAMAR look around the room thinking someone is sneaking up on you. It’s thing completely his own to these excellent songs. There is a flow
Damn. short and sweet, but nonetheless overpowering. and continuity here that makes this record an engaging listen from
We finally arrive at album closer “Low Plain Landscape,” a sort start to finish. So put on your headphones, close your eyes and get
6 – WILLIE NELSON of aural journey into the ether. It carries new age tendencies – swaths lost in Black Carbon. (John Hubner)
God’s Problem Child
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– SOUNDTRACK
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL - From Page 5
8 – ALL THAT REMAINS said. solo that would have sounded right at home and mocha ice cream; Takaoka of Japan will
Madness “I housed him for a couple of weeks on an electric guitar – then the roles reversed, have teppanyaki; and West Coast Grill will
when he came to the Philharmonic,” Kittaka and alternated throughout the piece. offer seaweed salad and smoothies.
9 9 BRAD PAISLEY said. “I got to know him. He’s just like an- “Beyond the entertaining energy,” she There will be nine vendors on site sell-
Love and War other son to me.” wrote, “the composition has excellent solo ing clothing and other products, Kittaka
The two musicians were asked to per- writing, and the duo played with confident said, and nine Japanese-themed activities
10 2 JOHN MAYER form their first duet at a past Cherry Blossom and relaxed commitment.” will happen during the festival.
The Search for Everything Festival, she said, and the rest is history. Right after the conclusion of this year’s Younger fans of Japanese culture will be
Corinna da Fonseca-Willheim of the festival, Kittaka said, Duo Yumeno will per- able to participate in manga, anime and cos-
check out our New York Times said of a Duo Yumeno per-
formance, “The blending of Japanese and
European chamber traditions with a very
form a full concert at Fort Wayne’s Plym-
outh Congregational Church, 501 W. Berry
St.
play demonstrations and contests.
“We go across generations,” Kittaka
said. “Some other festivals seem to focus in
50¢ vinyl bins American rhythmic propulsion was unex-
pectedly groovy.”
About Duo Yumeno’s performance of
Food is a vital component of most fes-
tivals, and the Cherry Blossom Festival is
certainly no exception.
a certain demographic.”
This year, she said, the festival will ob-
serve a special commemoration: the 40th
hundreds to choose from Yoko Sato’s “Not a Single Cloud Exists,” The food ran out last year about two anniversary of Fort Wayne’s sister cities re-
3627 N. Clinton • 484-2451 George Grella of New York Classical Re- hours before the festival’s official end, Kit- lationship with Takaoka.
view wrote, “Even on the non-Western in- taka said, so steps were taken this year to “It was the first sister city,” Kittaka said.
3422 N. Anthony • 484-3635 strument, this is a tasty, rhythmically vital keep people fed. “The goal is to share cultures. We do it in
6427 W. Jefferson • 432-7651 piece of acoustic rock and roll. Kimura’s Ichiban Asian Fusion will serve up curry, many ways and (the Cherry Blossom Fes-
We Buy, Sell & Trade Used CDs, LPs & DVDs part called for her to lay down unmistakable yakisoba, and oden (fishcake stew); Pho-Shi tival) is one of the bigger things that hap-
www.woodennickelrecords.com rhythm guitar music, while Tamaki played a will have sushi, yakitori (skewered chicken) pens.”
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Thursday, May 4 • 7pm • $10-$12
Fort Wayne Pride & NIGHTLIFE
Let’s Comedy Present
Emma BOOTLEGGERS SALOON & GALLEY
Pub/Tavern • 2809 W. Main St., Fort Wayne • 260-387-6307
Willmann Expect: Golden Tee, jukebox, 3 TVs, free WIFI, deck patio, motor-
cycle parking available. Daily food & drink specials: $1 coneys &
Tuesday, May 9 • 7pm • $10 $2.50 18 oz. domestics Sun.; 50¢ wings & $3 pitchers Mon.; $1 tacos
& $1.50 domestic longnecks Tues.; $1 drafts & 1/2 price pizza Wed.;
~ Live Entertainment ~ FRIDAY, MAY 5 @ 10PM
Tyrant
Saturday, May 13 ~ 9pm-1am
GRATEFUL Cipher Six
$12 buckets & $1 sliders Thurs.; $4 pitchers & smoked BBQ ribs,
tips & chicken specials Fri.; $12 buckets Sat. Getting There: Corner
Actual Size GROOVE Static Fly &
of Jefferson & West Main St., 2 minutes from downtown. Hours: 11
a.m.-3 a.m. daily. Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, ATM
SATURDAY, MAY 6 @ 10PM Rising Death C2G MUSIC HALL
KEROSEC
Daily Drink Specials! Music • 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne • 260-426-6464
Karaoke Every Friday, 9pm Expect: Great live music on one of Fort Wayne’s best stages. Diverse
musical genres from local, regional and national performers, all in a
Corner of State Roads 1 & 427 comfortable, all-ages, family-friendly, intimate atmosphere. Excellent
260.488.3344 ~ Like Us on Facebook venue for shows, events, presentations, meetings and gatherings.
Food catered by local vendors during some shows. Getting There:
---------------- Calendar • Live Music & Comedy----------------- Downtown on Baker between Ewing and Harrison, just south of
Parkview Field. Hours: Most shows start at 8 p.m., doors one hour
Thursday, May 4 Joe Justice — Variety at Teds Beer Hall Sidecar Gary ’s K araoke & DJ w/Ben earlier. Alcohol: Beer & wine during shows only; Pmt: Cash, check
& Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., — Karaoke at Spudz Bar & Grill,
Bucca K araoke w/Bucca — Variety at no cover, (888) 260-0357 Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., no cover, CALHOUN STREET SOUPS, SALADS & SPIRITS
Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 Midtown Men — 60s pop at Honeywell 493-7292
p.m., no cover, 432-8966 Center, Wabash, 7:30 p.m., $35-$58, Tronic — EDM at O’Sullivan’s Italian Music/Variety • 1915 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne • 260-456-7005
Chilly A ddams — Acoustic variety at 563-1102 Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m., no Expect: Great atmosphere, DJ Friday night, live shows, weekly drink
Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne, M itchell Maibach — Guitar at Club cover, 422-5896 specials, private outdoor patio seating. Daily specials, full menu of
7-10 p.m., no cover, 625-1002 Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m., sandwiches, soups, salads, weekend dinner specials and appetizers.
Emma Willmann — comedy at Calhoun no cover, 426-3442
Friday, May 5 Getting There: Corner of South Calhoun Street and Masterson;
Street Soups, Salads & Spirits, Fort OLC w/The Memory R emains, Static
Signal, Hell Came Home — Rock
ample parking on street and lot behind building. Hours: 11 a.m.-11
Wayne, 7 p.m., $10-$12, 456-7005
Fort Wayne K araoke & DJ’s — at Skeletunes, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.,
Carmichael — Americana/Indie at Two- p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun.
EE’s Winery, Huntington, 7:30-9:30
Karaoke at Nick’s Martini & Wine $5, 580-1120 p.m., no cover, 672-2000 Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex
Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no O pen M ic — Hosted by Mike Conley Chris Worth — Variety at Oakwood
cover, 482-6425 at Mad Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Resort, Syracuse, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no ChAMPIONS SPORTS BAR
Fort Wayne K araoke — Variety at Wayne, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426- cover, 855-929-2733 Sports Bar • 1150 S. Harrison St., Fort Wayne • 260-467-1638
Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 2537 Dance Party w/DJ R ich — Variety at Expect: High-action sports watching experience featuring 30 HD TVs,
10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 O pen Stage Jam — Hosted by Pop ‘n’
Fresh at Office Tavern, Fort Wayne,
Columbia Street West, Fort Wayne, state-of-the-art sound systems and booths with private flat screen TVs.
J Taylors — Variety at Don Hall’s
Triangle Park, Fort Wayne, 7-9 p.m., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., no cover, 478-
10:30 p.m., cover, 422-5055 Great drink specials. Varied menu to suit any palate. Getting There:
E xpanding Man — Variety at Don Hall’s
no cover, 482-4342 5827 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- Corner of Jefferson Blvd. and S. Harrison St., inside Courtyard by
Jeff McDonald — Folk at Don Hall’s Paul New Stewart — Variety at The 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 Marriott. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Fri.-Sat.
Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9 Fireball Matinee — Rock at Dupont Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Amex, Disc, ATM
no cover, 489-2524 p.m., $1, (260) 482-1618 Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1
a.m., cover, 483-1311 Columbia Street WesT
Rock • 135 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5055
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Expect: The Fort’s No. 1 rock club. Live bands every Saturday.
DJ Night every Friday w/ladies in free. Also visit Bourbon Street
TRF Has 8 Shows for the Price of 1
Hideaway, our New Orleans-style restaurant, in the lower level of
C-Street; open at 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (260-422-7500). Large
menu featuring salads, sandwiches, pizzas, grinders, Southwestern and
daily specials. Getting There: Downtown on The Landing. Hours:
Open 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa,
By now you’ve probably seen this year’s entertain- Disc, Amex
ment lineup for the 49th Three Rivers Festival coming
up in July. With a little bit of rock, pop, funk and reg-
gae, there’s enough diversity to satisfy all. This year’s
Out and About CRAZY PINZ/Coconutz Restaurant
Games/Music • 1414 Northland Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-490-2695
NICK BRAUN Expect: An exciting atmosphere for families. Bowling, arcade, laser
TRF kick off on Friday, July 7 with Prince tribute act tag, mini-golf and weekly live entertainment. Coconutz restaurant
The Purple Xperience hitting the stage. From the foot- serves American cuisine daily with food and drink specials. Getting
age I’ve seen of the Purple Xperience, these cats are napolis with a car full of buds to see the Stone Temple There: North on Lima Road from Coliseum, past Sam’s Club to
about as close as it gets to the real deal. The following Pilots perform at the Pepsi Coliseum. Sure, I was be- Northland Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-midnight
evening, the Rock of the 80s tour invades Headwaters yond stoked to be seeing the mighty STP, but little did Thurs.; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full
Park with The Romantics, The Smithereens, The Mo- I know that I was about to witness an opening act that Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex
tels and Bow Wow Wow, four acts that had their share would soon rank amongst my faves. That band was
of airplay on both radio and MTV during that era. It Local H. I was floored when I saw the rock duo that DEER PARK PUB
sure seems like a solid bill to me, and you definitely night, and I ended up taking numerous road trips to Eclectic • 1530 Leesburg Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-432-8966
can’t beat the $15 ticket price. Throughout the week, see them over the years – many of them to their home- Expect: Home to Dancioke, 12 craft beer lines, 75 domestic and
you’ll also be able to catch R&B funk pioneers Lake- town of Chicago. Local H even made a couple stops at imported beers, assorted wines, St. Pat’s Parade, keg toss, Irish snug
and USF students. Friday/Saturday live music, holiday specials.
side, the world’s premier undead funk ambassadors Piere’s and even the Coliseum back in 2000 when they Outdoor beer garden. www.deerparkpub.com. Wi-Fi hotspot. Finger
Here Come the Mummies, Zoso – The Ultimate Led opened for Live. food, tacos every Tuesday. Getting There: Corner of Leesburg and
Zeppelin Tribute Experience, Christian rockers Citi- Now, thanks to Corey Radar and the Brass Rail, Spring, across from UFS. Hours: 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thurs., noon-2
zen Way as well as a bunch of local acts. I’ll be adding the Rail to my list, as Local H will be a.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Beer & Wine; Pmt: MC, Visa,
Tickets are on sale now for all the shows at the taking the stage on Wednesday, May 10 along with Disc
Embassy Theatre box office and through Ticketmas- Flamingo Nosebleed. That, my friend, will be a good
ter, so start planning ahead. There are even three dif- one, especially at the $10 ticket price. But don’t ex- DUESY’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE
ferent Admiral Access Membership passes available pect tickets to last long, especially after the recent an- Sports Bar • 305 E. Washington Ctr. Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-484-0411
for all the shows. For example, for $45 you can get nouncement that Local H were winners of Metallica’s Expect: 27 huge flat screen TVs with all your favorites sports –
entry to all of the festival’s concerts plus 16 drink tick- “Hit the Stage” contest that will have them opening NASCAR and more; live trivia 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays; kitchen opens at 11
ets and an official festival button. That’s a steal when five Metallica shows during this summer’s “World- a.m. w/custom burgers, specialty sandwiches, BBQ, flatbreads, salads
you consider you’re getting into eight concerts for the Wired” tour. From the Rail stage to stadiums, these and wraps. Getting There: Corner of Washington Center Rd. and
price of what one concert typically costs these days. guys will bring it. If you’re looking for a good rock Coldwater, just south of I-69. Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight or later daily.
Live music, parade, fireworks, bed race, raft race, show, plan to attend this one. Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex
footlong corndogs and a whole lot more – can’t wait!
In December of 1996, I headed down to India- niknit76@yahoo.com
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---------------- Calendar • Live Music & Comedy-----------------
NIGHTLIFE Fort Wayne K araoke w/Jay — Variety K erosec — Rock at Mitchell’s Sports
at Coconutz @ Crazy Pinz, Fort
Saturday, May 6 Bar & Neighborhood Grill, Fort
DUPONT BAR & grill Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 490-2695 B radley S cott w /Totally O range Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $3, (260)
387-5063
Sports Bar • 10336 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1311 Fuzzbox Voodoo — Rock at The Wet
Spot, Decatur, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., no
Time M achine, Twisted Aversion ,
L ady J & G ents — Variety at Nick’s
The Velvet Gypsies, Corey Ryhmez
Expect: Great daily drink specials, 3 pool tables, your Nascar head- cover, 728-9031 — Rock/variety at Pikes Pub, Fort Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 9
quarters, 16’x10’ Megatron, three 6’x4’ Minitrons, 15 flat screen TVs; G rateful G roove — Grateful Dead Wayne, 3-10 p.m., no cover, 478- p.m., no cover, 482-6425
$8.99 daily lunch specials; 60¢ wings Wednesdays; Three Rivers tribute at Mitchell’s Sports Bar & 6200 Live 4:1 — Contemporary Christian at
Karaoke 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Getting There: North of Fort Wayne Neighborhood Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 Classic City K araoke w/DJ Parker — Cupbearer Cafe, Auburn, 7-9 p.m.,
at Leo Crossing (Dupont & Clinton). Hours: 11 a.m.-3 a.m. daily p.m.-2 a.m., $3, (260) 387-5063 Variety at Club Paradise, Angola, 9 no cover, 920-8734
He Said She Said — Variety at The p.m., no cover, 833-7082 Party B oat Band — Trop rock at
Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Amex Post, Pierceton, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne,
Cliff Wallace Trio — Jazz at Club
cover, 574-594-3010 Soda, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., no cover, 625-
EARLY BIRD’S ULTRA LOUNGE Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas no cover, 426-3442 1002
Music/Dancing • 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-1979 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no Clint Black — Country at Honeywell Sarcophagy w /L egion , Fistaface —
Expect: The city’s best DJs spinning today’s hottest hits; VIP rooms; cover, 426-3411 Center, Wabash, 7:30 p.m., Metal at Traxside Bar & Grill, Garrett,
the city’s biggest outdoor party patio with special events, concerts K at Bowser — Blues/variety at Eagles $36-$100, 563-1102 9 p.m.-3 a.m., no cover, 357-4287
and more. Getting There: From Coliseum Boulevard, behind Evans Post 3512, Fort Wayne, 7-11 p.m., E xpanding Man — Variety at Don Hall’s Shane & Eric — Acoustic at Duesy’s
no cover, 436-3512 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.- Sports Bar, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12
Toyota on Wells south of Glenbrook Mall. Hours: 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Mersey Beatles — Beatles tribute at 12:30 a.m., no cover, 489-2524 a.m., no cover, 483-5681
Friday-Saturday. Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex C2G Music Hall, Fort Wayne , 7:30 Fort Wayne K araoke — Karaoke at Sunny Taylor — Variety at Two-EE’s
p.m., $30-$50, 426-6434 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Winery, Huntington, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,
FLASHBACK ON THE LANDING S idecar Gary ’s K araoke & DJ — 10:30 p.m., no cover, 483-5526 no cover, 672-2000
Music/Dancing • 118 W. Columbia St., Fort Wayne • 260-422-5292 Karaoke at 4 Crowns, Auburn, 10 G regg B ender Band w /S id M adrid, S usan M ae & N ew Yesterday —
Expect: Dance music from 80s and 90s to today, great DJ and bartend- p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 925-9805 K itchen Table Players , Z denka , Contemporary R&B/Jazz at Mad
Anthony Brewing Co., Fort Wayne,
ers, free pizza available all night long. Getting There: Downtown on Sidecar Gary ’s K araoke & DJ w/K evin Lucy and K elsi Lee, Wailhounds,
Sunny Taylor, Elle /The R emnant, 8-11 p.m., no cover, 426-2537
— Variety at Danny’s Italian Grill,
The Landing. Hours: 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Alcohol: Full Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no The R ev, D istractions — Variety at Toronzo Cannon — Blues at C2G
Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex cover, 484-4444 Sol Fest, Fox Island, Fort Wayne, Music Hall, Fort Wayne , 8 p.m.,
String Theory — Acoustic variety at 12-7 p.m., $5, 449-3180 $20-$75, 426-6434
HAMILTON HOUSE Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 9 He Said She Said — Variety at The
Neighborhood Bar • 3950 E. Bellefontaine, Hamilton • 260-488-3344 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 432-8966 Post, Pierceton, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,
Sunday, May 7
Expect: Great atmosphere with a beautiful view of lake; 20 beers on Sum Morz — Rock at Latch String Bar cover, 574-594-3010
& Grill, Fort Wayne, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Hot House — Rock at Dupont Bar &
tap, 6 large HDTVs w/DirecTV (NFL Package during season), inter- no cover, 483-5526 Grill, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.,
Blues Jam Hosted byLee Lewis and
net juke, pool table, karaoke every Friday (9 p.m.), live bands every Take 2 — Jazz/variety at Nick’s Martini cover, 483-1311
Friends — Open jam at Checkerz
Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 6-9 p.m., no
Saturday (8 p.m.) Memorial Day thru Labor Day. Getting There: & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 8:30 p.m., Jay O wenhouse — Illusion at Embassy cover, 489-0286
Corner of roads 1 and 427. Hours: 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed.; 10 no cover, 482-6425 Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m., Fort Wayne Childrens Choir — Choral
a.m.-3 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 10 a.m.-12 midnight Sun. Alcohol: Full Todd Harrold & Nick Bobay Duo — $32.50-$72.50, 424-5665 at Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart
Service; Pmt: MC, Visa R&B/blues/variety at Club Soda, Fort Joe Stabelli — Jazz at Don Hall’s Gas Music Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 4
Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 426-3442 House, Fort Wayne, 5:45-9 p.m., no p.m., $8-$10, 481-6555
Travis L ee Band — Contemporary cover, 426-3411
LATCH STRING BAR & GRILL Christian at Cupbearer Cafe, Auburn, John Curran & R enegade — Country at
Pubs & Taverns • 3221 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 7-9 p.m., no cover, 920-8734 Checkerz Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 10
Expect: Fun, friendly, rustic atmosphere. Daily drink specials. U nder the Streetlamp — Pop at p.m.-2 a.m., no cover, 489-0286
Mondays, $2.75 imports; Tuesdays, $3 margaritas & $1 tacos; Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7:30
Wednesdays, $2 wells and 59¢ bone-in wings; Sundays, $2.50 bloody p.m., $29-$56, 424-5665
Marys. Live bands Friday, Sunday, & Tuesday; comedy improv/
open mic Wednesday; karaoke Monday, Thursday & Saturday. No
cover. Getting There: Where Clinton and Lima roads meet. Hours:
11 a.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 12 noon-12:30 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full
Service; Pmt: MC, Visa
Mad Anthony Brewing cOMPANY ON THE
Brew Pub/Micro Brewery • 2002 S. Broadway, Fort Wayne • 260-426-2537
Expect: Ten beers freshly hand-crafted on premises and the eclectic LANDING!
2
$ 00
madness of Munchie Emporium. 4-1/2 star menu, ‘One of the best
pizzas in America,’ large vegetarian menu. Getting There: Just south-
west of downtown Fort Wayne at Taylor & Broadway. Hours: Usually
11 a.m.-1 a.m. Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc
MAD ANTHONY lake city TAP HOUSE LONGNECKS
Music/Rock • 113 E. Center St., Warsaw • 574-268-2537 WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Expect: The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand-
THE BEST
crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. Carry-out handcrafted brews
available. Live music on Saturdays. The same 4-1/2 star menu, includ-
PIZZAS IN
ing one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian menu.
Getting There: From U.S. 30, turn southwest on E. Center St.; go 2
miles. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Fri.-
Sat.; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Alcohol: Full-Service; Pmt: MC, Visa,
Disc
DOWNTOWN
Friday-saturday,
MAD ANTHONY’S LAKEVIEW ALE HOUSE MAY 5 & 6• 10pm
Eclectic • 4080 N 300 W, Angola • 260-833-2537
Expect: Twelve handcrafted beers on tap; also featuring Indiana
craft beers and local wines. Patio with seating for 100; 7 dock slips; dance
150-seat banquet facility. 4-1/2 star menu, including famous gourmet
pizza, unique eats and vegetarian fare. Getting There: Located on party
beautiful Lake James above Bledsoe’s Beach. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
Sun.-Thurs.; 11 a.m.-midnight or later Fri.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Service; w/DJ RICH
Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc
WED...............................50¢ Wings
MAD ANTHONY TAP ROOM $2 Domestics
Music/Rock • 114 N. Main St., Auburn • 260-927-0500 THURS...........$5 Gourmet Burgers
Expect: The eclectic madness of the original combined with hand- $1 OFF Jim Beam
crafted Mad Anthony ales and lagers. The same 4-1/2 star menu,
including one of the best pizzas in America and a large vegetarian Come Party with Us!
menu. Getting There: Take I-69 to State Rd. 8 (Auburn exit); down-
town, just north of courthouse. Hours: 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 11 135 W. Columbia St.
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3221 N. Clinton • Fort Wayne • 260-483-5526 260-483-1311
---------------- Calendar • Live Music & Comedy----------------- CAMP SONGS
Taiko Project w /D oux Koto , D uo Chilly ’s Talent & Tacos — Open mic at Paul New Stewart — Variety at The
LE A R N S O M E
Yumeno, John A lvarado and Daniel Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Venice Restaurant, Fort Wayne, 6-9
Q uinn, Fort Wayne Taiko, Japanese 9 p.m.-12 a.m., no cover, 483-5526 p.m., $1, 482-1618
Pop Songs, M inyo Dancers, Shie O pen M ic Comedy — Comedy at Wrigley S hut U p and S ing — Karaoke at
O tani, Suzuki String O rchestra of Field Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-9 Duesy’s Sports Bar, Fort Wayne,
Fort Wayne — Japanese variety at p.m., no cover, 485-1038 7-11 p.m., no cover, 483-5681
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Allen County Public Library Plaza, Tyrant w/Cipher Six, Static Fly, R ising
Fort Wayne, 12-5 p.m., free, 432- Death — Metal at Calhoun Street
7780 Thursday, May 11
ROCK!
Soups, Salads & Spirits, Fort Wayne,
Tim K idd w /Carol L ockridge — 7 p.m., $10, (260) 456-7005
Comedy/blues at 2104, Fort Wayne, 73 R eunion Band — Variety, Fort Wayne
6:30 p.m., $30-$50, 312-3860 Alzheimer’s Association benefit at
Wednesday, May 10 4D’s Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10
The Wolf and the R aven w/The Goat’s p.m., $5, 490-6488
Beard, Clusterfolk, Shelly D ixon
& J eff M c R ae , H eady Times , B uilding 429 w /M ichael O’B rien , A aron Carter w/Nappy Roots, Dynamic
Basketcase, D irty Comp’ny, Chilly H e a rtl a n d W o rs h i p, Unit y Sound Entertainment, Soul 35 —
A ddams, G rateful G roove — Variety P erforming A rts F oundation 90s rock at Headwaters Park, Fort
at Sol Fest, Fox Island, Fort Wayne, — Contemporary Christian at Wayne, 6 p.m.-12 a.m., $10, fort-
12-7 p.m., $5, 449-3180 Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne, 6-10 waynemusicfestival.com
p.m., $10, fortwaynemusicfestival. B rent L acasce — Variety at Club
Yesterday ’s H eadtrip — Variety at com
Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, Soda, Fort Wayne, 6:30-9:30 p.m.,
D ick Myers — Open jam session at no cover, 426-3442
FORM A BAND
10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526
The Wet Spot, Decatur, 8:12 p.m., Bucca K araoke w/Bucca — Variety at
no cover, 728-9031 Deer Park Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 10
Monday, May 8 Fort Wayne Comedy Connection —
Comedy at Latch String Bar & Grill,
p.m., no cover, 432-8966
Chris Worth — Variety at Mitchell’s
Fort Wayne K araoke — Karaoke at Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover, 483- Sports Bar & Neighborhood Grill,
Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 5526 Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover,
10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526
Gary Royer — Variety at Deer Park
Irish Pub, Fort Wayne, 6:30-8 p.m.,
no cover, 432-8966
Fort Wayne K araoke w /J osh —
Karaoke at Columbia Street West,
Fort Wayne, 9:30 p.m., no cover,
422-5055
(260) 387-5063
Fort Wayne K araoke & DJ’s —
Karaoke at Nick’s Martini & Wine
Bar, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., no
WRITE A SONG
O ld Crown Brass Band — Classical Live DJ — Variety at Columbia Street cover, 482-6425
at Auer Performance Hall, Rhinehart West, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m., no cover,
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Fort Wayne K araoke — Variety at
Music Center, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 422-5055 Latch String Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne,
7:30 p.m., free, 481-6555 Local H. w /Flamingo Nosebleed — 10 p.m., no cover, 483-5526
O pen M ic Night — Variety at Checkerz Rock at Brass Rail, Fort Wayne, 9 Jeff McDonald — Folk at Don Hall’s
Bar & Grill, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m., p.m., $10, 267-5303 Guesthouse, Fort Wayne, 7-10 p.m.,
no cover, 489-0286 O pen Jam — Hosted by G-Money at no cover, 489-2524
PERFORM LIVE ON STAGE
Nick’s Martini & Wine Bar, Fort Jon Durnell — Acoustic variety at
Wayne, 7-10 p.m., no cover, 482- Beamer’s Sports Grill, Fort Wayne,
Tuesday, May 9 6425 7-10 p.m., no cover, 625-1002
Acoustic Jam — Variety at Sweetwater O pen M ic — Hosted by Mike Mowry at M itch Maibach — Variety at Teds Beer
Sound, Fort Wayne, 5-8 p.m., no Pedal City, Fort Wayne, 9 p.m.-12 Hall & Wine Bar, Fort Wayne, 6-9
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---------------------------- Review • Umi---------------------------
NIGHTLIFE
Mitchell’s sports & neighborhood grill
Sports & Music • 6179 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-387-5063
Expect: Family-friendly atmosphere, great food, all sports packages
on over 40 TVs, craft beers and more. Great food from wings and
pizza to gourmet sandwiches and entrees; breakfast and blood Mary
bar Saturdays & Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Getting There: On the
Sushi That’s Fully Loaded
Whenever construction signs go up and excava-
corner of Getz and Jefferson Blvd., southwest Fort Wayne. Hours:
4 p.m.-close Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-close Friday-Saturday.
Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex
tors come out, Fort Wayne starts to murmur about
what’s coming. Last year, the corner of Jefferson Bou-
Dining Out
levard and Getz Road was bustling with activity, and
NICK’S MARTINI & WINE BAR we quickly discovered that a Southern Indiana-based AMBER FOSTER
Dining & Music • 1227 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-482-6425 sushi and seafood restaurant was coming.
Expect: Specialty martinis, craft beers and cocktails served up in a Umi opened earlier this year, and so far it has been on, snapper, and imitation crab with cucumber and av-
classic martini lounge with live music nightly. Serving a variety of met with rave reviews. While our city is blessed with ocado, rolled with rice and soy paper and topped with
small plate appetizers with weekly featured tapas plates and drink spe- ample sushi choices, the newcomer offers some of spicy mayo. This was our favorite roll in the flight.
cials. Getting There: One block east of Crescent on State Blvd., next the most innovative menu items I have seen at a su- Despite the menu stating that the rolls were cooked, I
to the Rib Room. Hours: Open at 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Alcohol: shi restaurant outside of Chicago and New York City. was not expecting it to be so warm, and I was pleas-
Full Service; Pmt.: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex Of course, the restaurant serves more than sushi, too, antly surprised by how well I liked it. All the seafood
with a nice selection of rice and noodle dishes, as well was incredibly fresh, with absolutely no fishy taste at
RUSTY SPUR SALOON as seafood, chicken and beef entrees. all. The rice and soy paper instead of the traditional
Nightclub/Music Venue • 10350 Leo Rd., Fort Wayne • 260-755-3465 The brand new build- seaweed paper included
Expect: Fort Wayne’s premier country nightclub and concert venue. ing is absolutely beautiful in more traditional rolls
Home of quarter beer every Wednesday with live DJ. Live bands on
the weekends. Great dance floor, pool tables, four full-service bars,
inside, with contempo- was a nice touch as well.
big screen TVs and daily drink specials. Full-service kitchen and menu rary décor and local art Dr. Singh Roll ($16
featuring American Burgers. Getting There: In Leo Crossing at cor- adorning the walls. There for 8 pieces or $31 for
ner of Dupont and Clinton. Hours: 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Sat. Alcohol: are private booths with 16 pieces) – Shrimp tem-
Full Service; Pmt.: MC, Visa, Disc, Amex sliding doors for intimate pura roll, topped with
gatherings, and while we freshly cut mango, sweet
showgirl 3 didn’t get one of those on shrimp, lobster claw
Adult Entertainment • 930 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-8843 our visit, we enjoyed our meat and imitation crab
Expect: Fort Wayne’s largest adult entertainment club offering four cozy booth in the dining and drizzled with home-
stages, two full-service bars, VIP room and champagne room. Rated room which had plenty of made chili oil. I enjoyed
No. 1 for the best entertainers in town. Daily drink specials. Amateur room for our party of four the flavor combinations
night every Thursday with $500 cash prize. Bar menu available. and the massive amount in this roll; again, how-
Getting There: On Coliseum Boulevard between Clinton and Parnell of food and drinks we or- ever, I was surprised by
(across the street from the Memorial Coliseum. Hours: 3 p.m.-3 a.m. Umi Flight (top);
dered. We liked the inter- the presentation. The roll
Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt.: active tablet at the table Dr. Singh Roll was buried under a mas-
MC, Visa, Disc, Amex that featured pictures sive portion of mango,
STATE GRILL of all the bar and dinner shrimp and lobster claw
Pub/Tavern • 1210 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne • 260-483-5618 menu items. It definitely meat. The mango pieces
Expect: 1st Tavern to pour beer after Prohibition; located in a fun and made ordering a little bit were huge, making it dif-
friendly neighborhood; home of the XKE Cranials & most dangerous easier. ficult to taste any other
jukebox. Daily drink specials include $2 Tall Boy PBR all day, every- If, like me, you aren’t flavors with it because it
day, great craft beer selection. Golden Tee. Free WIFI. Fort Wayne’s sure what to order, I high- was impossible to pick
Sammy Hagar bar & Beach Bar Rum, Riverbend Pizza. Getting ly recommend the UMI anything else up with
There: Corner of State and Crescent. Hours: 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon., 1 Flight ($55), featuring chopsticks. This may
p.m.-3 a.m. Tues.-Fri., noon-3 a.m. Sat., noon-1 a.m. Sun. Alcohol: four of the most popular sound like a petty com-
Full Service; Pmt.: Cash only; ATM on site rolls: plaint, but I have never
The #1 Roll ($12) had a sushi roll with such
STEEL MILL TAVERN – A shrimp tempura roll massive toppings before.
Pub/Tavern • 2123 Taylor St., Fort Wayne • 260-436-5787 topped with thinly sliced The roll itself was good,
Expect: Friendly, small bar with craft beer selection, karaoke Friday
and Saturday night and never a cover. Kitchen features handmade
avocado and finished but I don’t think I’d order
pizza and grinders, sausage rolls and chicken wings. Getting There: with sweet unagi sauce it again.
From downtown, take Fairfield south to Taylor; turn right; one mile and creamy jalapeno Umi We also ordered the
west on left. Hours: 12-11 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 12 p.m.-12 a.m. Thurs., mayo. This roll is delicious in 2912 Getz Rd., Fort Wayne Red Dragon Roll ($17), a spicy
12 p.m.-3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Alcohol: Full Service; Pmt.: MC, Visa, Disc, its simplicity. I found I used it as 260-203-9975 tuna roll topped with tuna sashi-
Amex, ATM on site a nice palette cleanser between mi and finished with homemade
some of the more intense rolls Hours: chili oil, spicy mayo and tobiko.
TEDS BEER HALL & WINE BAR we ordered. Oddly enough, all 4-10 p.m. Monday-Tuesday This roll is spicy, but the kick
Pub/Tavern • 12628 Coldwater Rd., Fort Wayne • 888-260-0357 at the table agreed that the taste comes at the end and isn’t over-
Expect: Lively atmosphere, eclectic tap list, knowledgeable bartend- 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 4-10 p.m.
reminded us of a McChicken, as powering. The flavors of the
ers and the kind of backtalk you usually reserve for family reunions, preposterous as that sounds. Wednesday-Thursday tuna still shine through. Of the
Thanksgiving and 90s sitcoms set in high school. Kitchen features piz- Baked Scallop Sushi Roll 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday five rolls we tried, this one may
zas, sandwiches, burgers, coffee, ice cream and a kids menu. Getting
There: Located at the intersection of Coldwater and Union Chapel ($17) – An asparagus and av- be my favorite. It is a bit more
roads. Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Alcohol: Beer/Wine; Pmt: ocado roll topped with scallops and imitation crab traditional, but there’s nothing wrong with that when
MC, Visa, Disc, Amex baked in a spicy mayo. The flavors in this roll were dining on sushi.
delectable, but I was a bit taken aback by the presenta- Our non-sushi eating friend ordered the Fried
tion. The roll was buried under a heaping pile of scal- Rice ($14), made with shrimp, kani-kama, egg, green
lops and imitation crab, making it nearly impossible onion and edamame, and while he is a traditionalist
to find the individual pieces. Since we were sharing and typically not a fan of shrimp or lobster, he enjoyed
this dish, it made eating slightly awkward. Once we this dish. I stole a few bites and was very impressed
did uncover the actual sushi roll, we were very sat- with it. It’s like your favorite fried rice all dressed up
isfied with the fresh crunch of the asparagus, paired in fancy clothes.
with the smooth texture of the avocado. The lingering If you have room for dessert, I highly recommend
spicy mayo complemented the dish well. The scallop the Chocolate Cake made by Hetty Arts Pastry. It is
and imitation crab mixture was delicious as well and served with a decadent chocolate sauce and fresh
presented a slightly sweet aftertaste. We just wish it strawberries. I shared mine, and I wish I’d had an en-
hadn’t drowned out the roll. tire piece to myself.
The Sun Roll ($10) – Red tuna, white tuna, salm- amber.recker@gmail.com
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