Fort Wayne – ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: The Fort Wayne Art League will observe its 75th anniversary at noon today at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 311 E. Main St.
AT THE LIBRARY:
•Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, will have “Totally Terrific Tuesdays” at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Young Adults Services.
•The Aboite branch, 5630 Coventry Lane, will present “Art for Homeschool Teens” at 2 p.m. Mondays and “Art for Homeschoolers” at 2 p.m. Thursdays.
•The Grabill branch, 13521 State St., Grabill, will have “Homeschool Art: Printmaking” at 10:30 a.m. Monday.
•The New Haven branch, 648 Green St., will have “Too Fun Tuesday: The Wonder of Michelangelo” at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
•The Pontiac branch, 2215 Hanna St., offers “Sit and Stitch” knitting at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays.
•The Woodburn branch, 4701 Indiana 101 N., will have “Yarn Lover’s Gathering” at 7 p.m. Thursdays.
AUDITION: Fort Wayne Ballet will hold auditions for “The Nutcracker” from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at 300 E. Main St. Performances will be from Nov. 30 to Dec. 9. For information, call 484-9646 or go to www.fortwayneballet.org.
CELEBRITY DANCERS CHOSEN: The following local celebrities have been chosen to participate in Dancing With the Fort Wayne Stars: Andrew Ables, human resources manager at OmniSource; Natalie Betts, owner of Anytime Fitness; Carol Busse, community volunteer; Ryan Campbell, CFO of Glenbrook Automotive Group; Becca Davis, pharmaceutical sales specialist; Shelby Lamm, community volunteer; Kerri Morningstar, Century 21 Bradley Realty agent; Brian Nordan, Afdent general manager; Dave Thompson, vice president of direct sales at Vera Bradley; and Ted Van Antwerp, owner of Van Antwerp Sales.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS:
•Artlink, Auer Center for Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main St., will offer “Pastels: Explore the Medium of Degas, Cassatt and Whistler,” from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $40 for members and $45 for nonmembers. “Kids Art Exploration,” will be presented from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Sept. 26. Cost is $20 for one child and one class or $36 for one child and two classes. For information, call 424-7195 or go to www.artlinkfw.com.
•IPFW, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. E., will have classes in ballet, tap, hip hop, also “World of 2D Art” and “Intro to Photography” beginning Saturday. For information, call 481-6059 or email, hainesmd@ipfw.edu.
•School of Creative Arts at the University of Saint Francis, 2701 Spring St., will have art classes for children in grades 1 to 8 from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturdays beginning Sept. 15 to Dec. 1. To register, call 399-7700, ext. 8001.
•Wassenberg Art Center, 643 S. Washington St., Van Wert, Ohio, will offer “”Decorative Ceramic Carving” Wednesday and Thursday. Cost is $45 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Also presented will be “Classic Watercolors” Tuesday. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for non-members.
KAUFFMAN APPOINTED: Kristin Kauffman has been appointed as the new director of the Rejoice children’s choir at Goshen College Community School of the Arts.
MEETING: Wassenberg Camera Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wassenberg Art Center, 643 S. Washington St., Van Wert, Ohio. Competition topic will be “Hats.” For information, call 419-238-6837.
SEXTON CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY: Author Susie Duncan Sexton (“Secrets of an Old Typewriter”) of Columbia City will celebrate her one-year anniversary of eBook. The book is available at Amazon.com and www.open-bks.com.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Fort Wayne Museum of Art is needing volunteer greeters and conductors for the Trolley Tour on Sept. 21. For information, contact Justin Clupper at clupper@fwmoa.org.
