Fort Wayne –
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
TODAY AND TUESDAY
“The Unique Contributions of African Americans in the 21st Century” – Includes workshops, lectures, movies and music; IPFW, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E.; for complete list of events, call 481-6608 or go to www.ifpw.edu/odma. Ends Feb. 28.
MONDAY
“Fort Wayne History: 1950s and Beyond” – Panel discussion; 7 p.m.; University of Saint Francis, North Campus Auditorium; 399-7700, ext. 6761.
BOOKS
SATURDAY
Book signing – Glenn Berggoetz, author of “Guernica Still Burning”; 4 to 6 p.m.; Hyde Brothers Booksellers, 1428 Wells St.; free; 424-0197.
COMEDY
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Larry “Uncle Lar” Reeb and Vince Carone – 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.; Snickerz Comedy Bar, 5535 St. Joe Road; $9; 486-0216.
DANCES
TODAY
Dance – Music by Justus III; 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.; American Legion Post 296, 130 W. Tillman Road; open to the public; $4 a person; 456-2988.
American Style Ballroom – Group lesson, 8 p.m.; open dancing, 8:30 to 10 p.m.; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $5; 480-7070.
SATURDAY
American Style Ballroom – “A Night of the Classics,” 7 to 9 p.m.; open dancing; 6041 N. Clinton St.; $6; 480-7070.
Dances of Universal Peace – 7 p.m.; Fort Wayne Dance Collective, 437 E. Berry St.; free $7; 424-6574 or www.fwdc.org/dup.
Square Dance – Music by Bill Werling and Breakaway; 8 p.m.; St. Louis Besancon Hall, 15535 Lincoln Highway E., New Haven; $10 a person; 260-750-1081.
SUNDAY
Singles/couples dance – 6 to 10 p.m.; West Side Gardens Reception Hall, 2025 Olladale Drive; $7.
Music Box Ballroom Dance – 6 to 9 p.m.; Lighted Gardens, 10794 N. Indiana 1, Ossian; $6 members, $9 non-members.
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
ALL WEE KEND
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum – The stainless-steel collection of the Crawford Auto and Aviation Museum in Cleveland, including a DeLorean; also more than 120 classic, antique, vintage and special interest cars on display; $10 adults, $6 students, $25 family, free to ages 5 and younger; hours, 260-925-1444 or www.automobilemuseum.org.
National Military History Center and Kruse Automotive & Carriage Museum – “Sugar Magnolia,” Grateful Dead original tour bus; World War II vehicles and guns; 5634 County Road 11-A, Auburn; admission for both museums, $10 adults, $6 to ages 11 to 7, free to ages 6 and younger; 260-927-9144 or www.militaryhistorycenter.org.
National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States – “Like You Used to Own” includes post-war, prototypes, light and heavy duty, International Harvester/Navistar gallery, race and muscle cars; also gas pumps, 1948 diner, memorabilia; adjacent to Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Auburn; admission; hours, 260-925-9100. “The Futurliner from NATMUS,” ends in March.
Northeastern Indiana Racing Museum – History of local racers and race tracks of northern Indiana, artifacts and race cars; inside the National Military History Center and Kruse Automotive Museum, Auburn; open daily; admission for three museums, $10.
TODAY AND SATURDAY
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory – “Down on the Fisher-Price Farm” exhibit, ends April 8; “Science Fun: Have a Heart,” 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday; 1100 S. Calhoun St.; $5 adults, $3 ages 3 to 17, free to ages 2 and younger; call for hours, 427-6440 or www.botanicalconservatory.org.
Science Central – “Treasure” exhibit, ends May 30; “The Mathematics of Codes,” lunch with Matthew Walsh, assistant professor of mathematics at IPFW, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, $16 non-members, $10 members; 1950 N. Clinton St.; $8 adults, seniors and ages 3 to 12; $16 non-members, $10 members; call for hours, 424-2400 or www.sciencecentral.org.
SUNDAY
The History Center – “The Road to Brown,” movie and panel discussion, 2 p.m.; 302 E. Berry St.; $5 adults, $3 seniors and students, free to members and ages 5 and younger; hours, 426-2882 or www.fwhistorycenter.com.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ALL WEEKEND
Fort Wayne Boat Show – 3 to 9 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $2; 1-800-745-3000.
Headwaters Ice Skating Rink – Noon to 10 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 333 S. Clinton St.; $5 adults, $3 ages 13 and younger, $2 skate rental; free to ages 13 and younger every Wednesday, $2 skate rental; 422-7625. Ends March 4.
Toboggan Run – 5 to 10 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Pokagon State Park, Angola; $10 per toboggan per hour; park entrance fees applied; 260-833-2012 or www.in.gov/dnr. Ends Feb. 26.
TODAY AND TUESDAY
“It Is Well With My Soul” Events – “History and Evolution of Black Entrepreneurship,” 8 a.m. today, Link’s Wonderland, 1711 E. Creighton Ave., 50 cents to attend, reservations, 420-0765; “Courageous Conversations about Race Part 2: Intersections of Commonalities,” 1 p.m. Tuesday, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, reservations, 420-0765.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Ke-Ki-On-Ga Living History Trade Fair – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday; Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road ; 260-244-5289.
James Dean Birthday Celebration – Includes showing of “East of Eden,” 1 p.m. Sunday, Fairmount Town Hall, 214 W. Washington St.; exhibit, Fairmount Historical Museum, 203 E. Washington St., Fairmount; free; 765-948-4555 or www.jamesdeanartifacts.com.
SATURDAY
Shipshewana Antique Show – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Auction Building, Shipshewana; free admission.
“Share the Love” Valentine’s Banquet – Music by Michael O’Brien; 5 p.m.; World War II Victory Museum, Auburn; tickets, 483-8236.
SUNDAY
Mike Moses Presents: The Pre-Valentines Day Show – Music by MiFamlee, Yvonne Williams, Afro Disiacs; 6 p.m.; Columbia Street West, 135 W. Columbia St.; $15 a person, $25 a couple, $20 VIP, includes champagne toast; tickets, prevalentineshow.eventbrite.com.
TUESDAY
Little River Ramblers Nature Hike – Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project; 9 a.m.; meet at Boy Scouts office parking lot, end of Old Canal Place Drive; free; 478-2515 or info@lrwp.org.
Toddler Tuesday – Entertainment, interactive activities, snacks; sponsored by Sweetcakes Entertainment; 11 a.m. to noon; Jefferson Pointe, food court, 4110 W. Jefferson Blvd. Ends Oct. 30.
THURSDAY
Overlooked Film Festival – Movie: “Margin Call”; 7 p.m.; Fabiani Theatre, Trine University, Angola; free; 260-665-4133.
SPECTATOR SPORTS
SATURDAY
IHSAA Boys Wrestling Semistate – Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $10 all day, $6 final session.
SUNDAY
Mad Ants basketball – vs. Springfield Armor; 6 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; reserved, $20.50 to $5.50; 1-800-745-3000.
WEDNESDAY
IPFW men’s basketball – vs. Oral Roberts; 7 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; reserved $12.50 or $8.50; 1-800-745-3000.
THURSDAY
Mad Ants – vs. Erie; 7 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave.; reserved, $20.50 to $5.50; 1-800-745-3000.
THEATER
ALL WEEKEND
“Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ ” – 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; Allen County Public Library Auditorium, 900 Library Plaza; $12 adults, $10 ages 60 and older, $8 students; 622-4610.
