Newsletter Date: May 5, 2016    |    Newsletter Issue 324


Mother's Day Downtown is Sunday!
 
 
 

Free trolleys and event guides will connect you to great retail locations, restaurants,
and Mother's Day themed activities around Downtown!

 
 

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Cindy's Diner
 


If you love Cindy's Diner then you definitely know Angie Harter who celebrates her twentieth anniversary with one of Downtown's famous landmarks this June and took ownership of Cindy's Diner on May 1.

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Three Rivers Festival
 


$12,000 in cash prizes will be awarded during Raft Race 2016 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the commercial and non-commercial / individual divisions for "Fastest Raft" and "Most Creative Raft" as well as new categories including parade theme, holiday theme, sports theme, and interestingly engineered!
Art & You: Matt Kelley
Arts United Interview
   

The community in Fort Wayne has been crucial to Matt. "I've found my scene, a couple of scenes really, and I've tried to jam them together. That's a blast. We sometimes say One Lucky Guitar has credibility in the barroom and the boardroom, and that's exactly what I wanted to prove could be done."


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Waste Reductions Awards
Make your Nomination Now 
 

The Allen County Solid Waste Management District has been putting on the Excellence in Recycling Awards for 23 years. They encourage businesses and nonprofits to reduce waste, reuse materials in creative ways, and to "close the loop" by using recycled materials.


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Kickstart Festival 
Month-Long Celebration

 



The Kickstart Festival Planning Committee is pleased to present Kickstart Festival 2016 in May in Fort Wayne. The Kickstart Festival is a month-long celebration of bikes, music, art and theatre, ushering in a summer filled with activity in our community.
 
Summer Nights at Embassy
Roof Opens May 25
 
 
Downtown gains another destination for after-work fun from the Embassy this summer. Summer Nights at the Embassy will take place every Wednesday night beginning May 25 through Sept. 7 on the Parkview Health rooftop.
 
Visit Fort Wayne
 


In celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week, Visit Fort Wayne invites Fort Wayne residents and visitors to the Visitors Center on Friday, May 6!
Fort Wayne Music Festival
Headwaters Park
 

The 1st Annual Fort Wayne Music Festival Powered by Sweetwater is May 12 - 14 at Headwaters Park. The weekend kicks off Thursday, May 12 with 90s Night Presented by Greater Fort Wayne Inc. and features local band, regional performers, and national artists!
Calling All Buskers!
BuskerFest 2016
 
 
Calling all Buskers! BuskerFest 2016 is coming soon! If you are a performer that would like to register, there is still time to do so! 
 
Downtown Gateway Feature

West Central Yoga
 
 
West Central Yoga located in Sheridan Court at 727 Union Street is dedicated to providing students quality yoga. We believe in teaching students authentic and traditiona l practices that will strengthen and restore the individual in a balanced and uplifting way. As an alternative to the commercial studios, gyms, and fitness centers, the private and intimate atmosphere of West Central Yoga offers students of all-levels a personalized yoga experience for body, mind and spirit.

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