Fort Wayne – AT THE LIBRARY:
•Main library, 900 Library Plaza, will offer “Inkblots and Imagination” for home-schoolers at 2 p.m. Wednesday and at 6:30 p.m. for families. “Puppet-Palooza,” will be presented for home-schoolers at 2 p.m. Thursday.
•The Aboite branch, 5630 Coventry Lane, will have “Art for Home-school Teens” at 10:30 a.m. today. “Art for Home-schoolers” will be offered at 2 a.m. Thursday.
•The Grabill branch, 13521 State St., Grabill, will make Valentine’s Day cards all day Tuesday.
•The New Haven branch, 648 Green St., will have “Art Academy” at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
•The Woodburn branch, 4701 Indiana 101 N., will have “Yarn Lover’s Gathering” at 7 p.m. Thursdays.
AWARDED: Bishop Luers High School Show Choir, Minstrels, earned grand champion at the Bishop Dwenger Show Choir Invitational. The Minstrels also received best vocals, and senior Loften Drew was recognized as dynamic performer.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, is accepting entries for its upcoming fourth annual members exhibit. The exhibit will run from March 16 to May 4 and is open to artists of DeKalb, Noble, Steuben and Allen counties. For details, contact Mark Ober at mober@gkb.k12.in.us.
CLASSES:
•Artlink, Auer Center for Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main St., will offer the following classes: “Kids’ Art Exploration,” “Hand Painted Wine Glasses,” “Basic Photoshop for the Non-Photographer,” “Clay Tile Project” and “Logo Creation in Illustrator.” For times and costs, call 424-7195.
•Wassenberg Art Center, 643 S. Washington St., Van Wert, Ohio, has openings in oil painting, printmaking, “Paint with Wine” and beginners ceramics. For information, call 419-238-6837.
•Neighborhood Connection will hold classes in “Beginning Drawing,” “Watercolor Portraits,” “Beading 101,” “Beginning Guitar” and “Beginning Guitar Level 2.” For information, call 467-1075 or go to www.
org.
FUNDRAISER: The
Pierceton Chamber of Commerce will host a Jazz and Wine Tasting from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Old Train Depot, Pierceton. Music will be provided by the Kevin Piekarski Jazz Trio. For tickets, call 574-594-2090 or 574-594-2040.
GUILD MEETINGS:
•Flax & Fleecers Spinning Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Swinney Homestead, 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd. All spinners and fiber-arts enthusiasts are welcome. For information, call 637-8622.
•Fort Wayne Artists Guild will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Concordia High School, 1601 St. Joe River Drive. Doug Runyan will give a pastel demonstration before the meeting. Visitors and new members are welcome. For information, call 490-4155 or go to www.
org.
HULLINGER PUBLISHED: “Snakes Wear Socks,” a juvenile-fiction book written by authors Kyle and Katy Chandler-Isacksen and illustrated by Fort Wayne native CD Hullinger, has been released.
SHIVE APPEARING AT MARKETPLACE: Fort Wayne native Wayne Shive, the maker of Best Boy & Co. Hot Fudge Sauces, BBQ Sauces and Spice Blends, will be showing his work during the Indiana Artisan Marketplace at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, March 31 and April 1.
VEGGIETALES LIVE: Moms.FortWayne.com, Trinity Communications and WBCL 90.3 are sponsoring a VeggieTales Coloring Contest through March 2. Winners will win four VIP tickets to the March 17 show. For details, go to Moms.FortWayne.com.
VISITING WRITING SERIES: The Department of English and Linguistics at IPFW will feature poets Jan Clausen and Toi Derricotte as part of its Visiting Writers Series. Clausen will read from her work at noon Feb. 23 and Derricotte will appear at noon March 27.
