AT THE LIBRARY:
•The Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, will have a “Free Writing Workshop with Fred McKissack Jr.” at 2 p.m. Tuesday and “Totally Terrific Tuesdays,” arts and crafts for teens, at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Young Adults’ Services.
•The Aboite branch, 5630 Coventry Lane, will teach fundamental art skills during “Art for Homeschoolers” for ages 6 to 11 at 2 p.m. Thursdays and for teens at 2 p.m. Mondays.
•The Pontiac branch, 2215 S. Hanna St., has “Sit and Stitch” knitting at 4:30 p.m. every Thursday.
•The Woodburn branch, 4701 Indiana 101 N., has a “Yarn Lovers’ Gathering” at 7 p.m. every Thursday.
AUDITIONS:
•The Fort Wayne Ballet is having auditions for its production of “The Nutcracker” from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at 324 Penn Ave. Dancers ages 7 to 10 are also invited to a Dancer Call at noon. For information, call 484-9646.
•The IPFW Department of Theatre is having auditions for its production of “The Hot L Baltimore” at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in Williams Theatre. For information, call 481-6551.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS:
•The Fort Wayne Youtheatre will be accepting registration for classes during its open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Performing Arts Center, 303 E. Main St. For information, call 422-6900.
•The University of Saint Francis School of Creative Arts will have morning art classes for children from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays from Sept. 18 to Dec. 4 at the Rolland Art and Visual Communication Center. The cost is $75 per person. For information, call 399-7700, ext. 8001.
•The third annual Young Writers’ Workshop, taught by Ruth Tyndall Baker, Michael Wilhelm, Sara Ward and Carolyn Miller, will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 18 at First Missionary Church, 701 W. Rudisill Blvd. The cost is $20 per person. For information, call 622-4610.
MEETING: The Fort Wayne Artists Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Concordia High School, 3620 N. Anthony Blvd. For information, call 490-4155.
Arts update is a weekly listing of arts-related news including events, auditions, contests and rehearsals. Send items at least two weeks before desired publication to Arts update, the Journal Gazette, P.O. Box 88, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-0088; fax, 461-8648; or e-mail at jwarden@jg.net.
