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October 4th, 2012 Issue 138
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This weekend, October 6th & 7th, Headwaters Park East will again be filled with Makers working on interesting projects. Chainmail Makers will be selling their wares, robots will be boxing, eggs will be catapult through the air, kids will learn how to weld, solder and build rockets, food will be for sale and fun will be had by all.
Visit the TekVenture Maker Station to see what what tools are available and what workshops are around the corner. Stop by the TekVenture area to see what you want to win in the Raffle, see Casey Drudge's Chain Reaction Challenge Machine in action, track daily weather balloon launches from the Weather Station, and learn about the Chamber of Commerce' Tech Fest event designed to help stop the "brain drain" of area youth from Northeast Indiana.
Wonderful local food will be available for purchase. Pembroke Bakery will be there with tasty treats and warm drinks, Mad Anthony will be offering pulled pork and Mad Brew, and Bo will be there with the new Bravas truck. The Twinkie Mobile will be back as will Cirque AmongUs. Remote-controlled vehicles, boats, and aircraft will be there. Adults will be racing in modified kids electric ride on cars. Kids will be there too! Come have fun!
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ARCH: Fall Festival
When: Saturday, October 6, noon - 7 p.m.
Where: Historic Fort Wayne
Join ARCH and celebrate the Fall Season at this family-friendly, fund-raising Fall Festival at Historic Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave. Bring the family out to the Fort and enjoy carnival games, pumpkin bowling, raffle prizes, apple bobbing, food, drinks, and more! Free admission. Some events and items may cost - it's a fund-raiser, after all! For more info or to volunteer call ARCH at 260-426-5117.
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Rock 'N' Reel Film Festival
When: Saturday, October 6, noon - midnight Where: Cinema Center
The daylong festival will feature five music documentaries in the theater, with additional documentaries and short films being screened in the Spectator Lounge (formerly Artlink gallery). At 10 p.m., following the last film, there will be a live performance by the indie rock band Timber and a wrap party catered by Calhoun Street Soups, Salads & Spirits (CS3). The party will include free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.
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Allen County Innovation:
Ribbon Cutting
When: Tuesday, October 9, 2 p.m.
Where: History Center
This is the first gallery makeover since the museum opened in the 1980s and we are excited about its theme of the inventions and products that have been conceived and/or produced in Allen County's history. The gallery affords the opportunity to have more interactive/hands on displays so that all children can also learn how these inventions work.
Click here for a preview.
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Tumblr Blog: Higher Grounds Star
I stopped by Higher Grounds Star to speak with owner, Scott Thrasher-Herndon, and hear how his new location is working out for him. Higher Grounds Star moved to its new location in the Star Building just six months ago. The return of Higher Grounds coffee to downtown Fort Wayne was a welcomed change after nearly six months without it, after the original location in the Midtowne Crossing Building shut down in October of 2011.
Click here to read more.
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Clean and Green
When: Saturday, October 27, 9:00 a.m.
Where: Calhoun and Baker Streets
This week we wanted to showcase our latest volunteer cleanup on Saturday, September 15 at the corner of Harrison and Columbia. Bucket Brigades went out collecting litter from the surrounding neighborhood coming back with a multitude of bottles and cans while the rest of the crew set to work raking old leaves and foliage, trimming and pulling weeds, cutting down nuisance trees and shrubs, and generally improving a large section of our community.
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Small Business Conference
When: Thursday, Nov 1, 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Do You Want to Grow Your Business? Come join us and learn lessons from a panel of successful local business owners. Attend the Breakout Sessions that apply directly to you: Youth track, Startup track, or Existing Business track. Be inspired by a great Keynote speaker. Enjoy lunch, refreshments, and networking with your peers.
Click here to read more.
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Arena Dinner Theatre: Busybody
When: Opening night is Friday, September 28
Where: Arena Dinner Theatre
This hilarious play centers on a voluble cleaning woman who keeps telling the cops how to mind their business and who steps forward with the right evidence in every pinch. She lives in the basement of the office building she cleans and one night finds a body. By the time the police arrive, there is no body and no evidence. The wrong alarms are sent out, murdered men turn up alive, and the whole thing is chalked up to the cleaning woman's imagination until an unidentified body is discovered on a distant hill and the cleaning woman uncovers more evidence.
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Parkview Field: Farmer's Market
When: Saturday, October 6, 9 a.m. - noon
Where: Parkview Field
A grassroots effort of local market vendors are coming together for a weekly farmer's market at Parkview Field starting at 9 a.m. - noon, Saturday, Oct. 6. The market will be open every Saturday through May 9, on the first Saturday of each month. More than 25 local food, artists, and crafts vendors will fill the Lincoln Financial Event Center at Parkview Field with local produce items.
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Civic: Celebrities Act Up
When: Saturday, October 13
Where: Arts United Center
The Fort Wayne Civic Theatre's annual fund-raiser production Celebrities Act Up: Fractured Fairy Tales Election 2012 Snow White vs. Pinocchio has the candidate Snow White and her campaign team (the seven dwarfs) scheming to defeat the incumbent Pinocchio, the President of Fairy Tale Land. Don't miss the opportunity to see local CEO's and community leaders in this hysterical comic skit performed as a stage reading with dinner, cocktails, silent and live auction!
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J.K.'s Music Schedule: October
When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
Where: J.K. O'Donnell's
J.K.'s has released their music schedule for October. Typically they have music on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Check the link below for the schedule:
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First Presbyterian:
Kennedy's Kitchen
When: Sunday, October 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Where: First Presbyterian
Kennedy's Kitchen will perform at First Presbyterian Church at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 7, featuring songs, stories and music in the Irish manner on fiddle, tin whistle, guitar, bodhran, mandolin, banjo and bass. This "toe-tapping, hand-clapping entertainment" is free. A free-will offering will be accepted.
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The Sister Cities Film Festival
When: Wednesdays in October
Where: Cinema Center & Spectator Lounge
$30 per film includes buffet of traditional foods from the country of the featured film. Selections of beer & wine available from each country!
Click here to read more.
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Fright Night 2012
When: Saturday, October 20, noon - midnight
Where: downtown Fort Wayne
Fright Night returns! Mark your calendars for October 20th for a day of spooky, fun-filled events including Zombie Walk! More details coming soon!
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Your Story. Made Here.
You might be surprised to learn you can go without a car for the day in downtown Fort Wayne. The abundant sidewalks and bike lanes allow for a short walk or ride from the apartment to dinner on the river. It's easy to get from the ballpark, to drinks, to the outdoor concert. Take a quick trip to the farmers' market, to a museum, to a movie.
Read more and watch the video!
Click here to read more.
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Auer Center: The Firebird
When: Saturday, October 6
Where: The Auer Center
The Firebird is a Russian folk tale set to the music of Stravinsky and centering on a young prince who enters a magical kingdom with beautiful gardens, princesses and strange creatures - which include the helpful Firebird.
Click here to read more.
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Did we miss you this week? Due to a large demand and limited space, sometimes we can't fit each request into our newsletter. If you would like to see your story in our newsletter or social media, please kindly contact us at info@downtownfortwayne.com.
Want more? These downtown institutions serve as great community resources, both for information and entertainment!
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