Works of art are large with life
(NWPR-IN) – Tony Smith aka Anthony Peter Smith was born in South Orange, New Jersey on September 23, 1912 and passed on December 26, 1980. As an American sculptor,…
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Calling connoisseurs of the pen
(AAPNW-IN) Organized by the Women’s Creative Writing Group of Lafayette, Indiana, the program, “An Afternoon to Write About” is open to all on Saturday, December 4 from 1:30-3:30 pm,…
Big Band venue to be a toe-tapper
(NWPR-IN) – Former First Lady Barbara Bush said, “You just don’t luck into things as much as you’d like to think you do. You build step by step, whether…
‘Second City’ Editor’s pick
Where it all began “In 1946 Don Hall was a young Fort Wayne man with a background in the meat business, forty acres of swamp land and a dream. The…
Hinkle to ‘nurture’ art center
(NWPR-IN) – Elected to the helm, Portland, Indiana resident Becky Hinkle steps as the President of Arts Place, Inc., a regional arts council founded in 1967 that provides art-related…
Indiana County officials ink yeas
JAY COUNTY Commissioners recently issued a proclamation acknowledging October as National Arts and Humanities Month. Shown (l-r) front row: Commissioners Milo Miller, James Zimmerman and Faron Parr. Back row from…
Artist’s childhood memories to ‘play’ again
(NWPR-IN) – More than 68 artists have submitted works for the “Toys & Book Illustrations” show that opens on Friday, October 29 at the Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery in…
Profs to show their stuff
(NWPR-IN) – Performing the sounds of the violin and cello, Dr. Robert Lynn and Elizabeth Smith will be on stage as part of the Faculty Artist Series program, Thursday,…
Classy gent in the red suit bids ten
(NWPR-IN) – It is going to be another ‘Ho, Ho, Ho’ time in the Goodrich Hall at Arts Place in Portland. It is there 28th annual Holiday Benefit Auction,…
Quilt works warms Depot’s walls
(NWPR-IN) – “The stitches may say craft, but the designs are fine art,” said Jan Roestamadji, Executive Director of the Arts Depot in Union City, Indiana. “On the Walls”…
Stage to rock and roll
(NWPR-IN) – Coming to the Hall-Mosier Theatre in the Arts Place Portland Center on Saturday, November 13 at 7:30 pm, Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem will bring as the…
Portland ‘idol’ concert on the billboard
(NWPR-IN) – When she was five years old, Kinsey Michal Fenning was proclaiming her adulthood aspirations, assumingly to her parents and all those close-knit associations who were amazed with…
‘Tis the season is in the air
(NWPR-IN-OH) – The season of family gatherings where birds and bellies are stuffed, yuletide traditions of stockings hung, smooches under the mistletoe and goodwill to all are coming to…
Sondheim ‘killer’ sensation heads to stage
(NWPR-IN) – Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny, “Assassins” is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John…
Theater group to add new programming
(NWPR-IN) – On the horizon is the addition of an ensemble/collective programming at the New World Arts in Goshen, Indiana, which will be noted in their forthcoming 2011 lineup…
Indiana county covered with the past
(AAPNW-IN) – Colors of bright orange and rusty red, the succulent smell of apples and roasting marshmallows over an open fire have welcomed in the season of fall. More…
Actors sought for final play
(NWPR) – Since 1988, New World Arts have been dedicated in their mission in the production of quality plays. As the only all-volunteer theater in Northeastern Indiana, this Goshen…
Buds become beasts over beauty
(AAPNW) – The Pultizer-prize play, “Picnic” made its debut at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre in February 1953 and ran for 477 performances. Beginning on Thursday, September 23 at 7:30…
Ichthus to ‘swim’ in AAP
(NWPR) – Over four decades ago, Bob Lyon, who then was an Asbury Seminary professor and along with some of his students, started what is known today as…
Right side brain thinkers get a ‘green burst’
(AAPNW) – Hoosier artists, totaling 39 throughout the state will receive career development assistance through the Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Program grants for Fiscal Year 2011. They are…