Arts Weekly

What's Happening in the Arts!

Arts Weekly, a live television program showcasing the arts in northeast Indiana, highlights artists and performers throughout the region. Filled with stories and interviews focused on art, music and theatre, tune in each week to find out what’s going on in the arts!

Melinda Haines, director of the IPFW Community Arts Academy, is the host of Arts Weekly, a local television show produced by IPFW that airs on PBS39 and CATV.

Thursday, June 20

Sarah Payne shares details of the IPFW Riverfest and Fernando Tarango discusses his many and varied music projects.

Thursday, June 27

Bill Brown from the Downtown Improvement District talks about Buskerfest and Christopher J. Murphy from Blackhawk Summer Theatre discusses Blackhawk's upcoming production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”

Thursday, July 4

Kirby Volz from the Summer Music Theatre talks about their production of “9 to 5” opening July 12 at the IPFW Williams Theatre and Bob Miller and Kira Lace Hawkins from Wagon Wheel Theatre in Warsaw discuss their summer season.

Thursday, July 11

Jack Hammer, director of the Three Rivers Festival, tells us what’s happening with this year’s festival that runs July 12-20 and IPFW’s Andres Montenegro chats about his latest animation short that was featured at the Annecy Creative Focus Festival in France in June.

Thursday, July 18

It’s all about the next great season of theatre as guest host John O’Connell talks with Thom Hofrichter from First Presbyterian Theater, Phillip Colglazier from Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, Brian Wagner from Arena Dinner Theatre and Lauren Nichols from all for One productions.

Thursday, July 25

Nikki Fultz from Fort Wayne Pride is on hand to give the details on Fort Wayne Pridefest taking place July 26-27 and Charles Shepard gives us the background on the glass invitational running through September 29 at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

Past Shows (2012-2013 Season)

To watch each segment on YouTube, just click on the "watch here" link.

Thursday, September 6

Karen Gibbons-Brown from Fort Wayne Ballet tells us about "Carmina Burana" (watch here) and Phillip Colglazier discusses the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre's new season (watch here).

Thursday, September 13

Meet Thom Hofrichter from First Presbyterian Theater and Lauren Nichols from all for One productions. Thom will discuss his role in God of Carnage now playing through September 22 (watch here) and Lauren will tell us about A Peculiar People, which opens September 21 (watch here).

Thursday September 20

Chat with J.L. Nave from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic to discuss their new season (watch here) and Craig Humphrey from the IPFW Department Theatre to learn more about The Miser, which opens September 28 (watch here).

Thursday, September 27

Leslie Hormann from Fort Wayne Youtheatre will tell us about Adventures of Huck Finn opening October 5 (watch here) and Paul Hoverman from the Niswonger Performing Arts Center will give us an update of their upcoming events (watch here).

Thursday, October 4

Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo (director of keyboard studies/piano) from the IPFW Department of Music and IPFW music major Jason Simon (piano performance) will talk about Jason's upcoming performance in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic's Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 (watch here) and Jonathan Maag and Robert Shoquist, technical directors from the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre will discuss the creative new energy they bring to the sets and lights (watch here).

Thursday, October 11

Rukmini Vijayakumar (classical Indian dancer) will discuss her upcoming performance at IPFW (watch here) and Linn Bartling and Rick Fischer will share information about the Renaissance in Roanoke festival and art exhibition (watch here).

Thursday, October 18

Charles Shepard from the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (watch here) and Andrea Zwiebel and Teresa Galley from the Honeywell Center (watch here) will discuss their new seasons.

Thursday, November 1

Jeff Casazza from the IPFW Department of Theatre ("The Women of Lockerbie") (watch here) and Dr. Robert Bean, chair of the IPFW Department of Music will discuss the fall and winter seasons (watch here).

Thursday, November 8

Kelly Updike from the Embassy Theatre (watch here) and Jonathan Busarow, artistic director, Fort Wayne Children's Choir (watch here) will talk about upcoming productions.

Thursday, November 15

Brian Wagner from Arena Dinner Theatre (watch here) and Rich Najuch and Joel Froomkin from the New Huntington Supper Club  (watch here) will tell us what's coming up through the end of the year and beyond.

Thursday, November 22

We'll chat with Tim Zimmerman of the King's Brass about his Branson Christmas show (watch here) and his December 1 benefit concert at St. Joseph United Methodist Church and with Jason Markzon and Dan Swartz, who will tell us about the first Fort Wayne Fringe Festival taking place January 31-February 3 (watch here).

Thursday, December 6

Deb Washler (Artlink) will talk about upcoming exhibitions (watch here) and Leslie Hormann will give a preview of Youtheatre's production of "The Snow Queen." (watch here)

Thursday, December 13

Join us as David Blackwell discusses the Fort Wayne Area Community Band's holiday concert (watch here) and Liz Monnier shares the details of Fort Wayne Dance Collective's "Nuts & Crackers" dance performance (watch here).

Thursday, December 20

Jim Sparrow and Dan Ross from Arts United drop by to discuss what's new with their organization and how it affects all regional arts organizations (watch here).

Thursday, January 3

Patricia Weiss and Derek Decker talk about their upcoming two-person adjunct faculty ceramics and paintings show  in the IPFW Visual Arts Gallery (watch here) and Dr. Barbara Resch, associate dean of the IPFW College of Visual and Performing Arts tells about the Indiana Music Educators Association State Convention that is taking place in Fort Wayne (watch here).

Thursday, January 10

Justin Johnson, gallery events director at the University of Saint Francis, will discuss upcoming events and shows (watch here). Todd Frymier, director, chats about the upcoming production “Almost, Maine” at Arena Dinner Theatre (watch here).

Thursday, January 17

Rebekah Hubley and Melissa Duffer from Huntington University share stories and images of their Haiti photography exhibit (watch here). Lorelei VerLee and Hope Sheehan from Creative Women of the World retail shop in downtown Fort Wayne share their mission and vision (watch here).

Thursday, January 24

John O’Connell, director, and Leslie Hormann, assistant director, drop by to discuss the production, cast and crew of  “Oliver,” a joint collaboration between the IPFW Department of Theatre and Fort Wayne Youtheatre (watch here). Dean O'Connell also chats about the upcoming spring schedule of performances and exhibitions at the College of Visual and Performing Arts (watch here).

Thursday, February 7

Maestro Robert Nance, president and artistic director of Heartland Chamber Chorale joins us to discuss the upcoming season (watch here). Jim Gabbard, continuing lecturer in the IPFW department of visual and communication design, discusses the upcoming People of Cien Fuegos exhibit in the IPFW Visual Arts Gallery (watch here).

Thursday, February 14

Craig Humphrey, director, talks about “The House of Blue Leaves,”  (watch here) the next production at First Presbyterian Theater. Phillip Colglazier, director of “The Drowsy Chaperone,”  discusses this show that will be on stage at Fort Wayne Civic Theatre (watch here).

Thursday, February 21

Kira Downey and Dr. Hamilton Tescarollo tell us about the Unitarian Universalist Congregation’s music series, Music on Old Mill (watch here). Jonah Crismore, executive director of Cinema Center, drops by to talk about the Oscars and upcoming events (watch here).

Thursday, March 7

Michael Floyd talks about the Windsong Film Festival (watch here) and T. Irmscher and Heather Miller give us the details about this year’s FAME festival (watch here).

Thursday, March 14

Karen Gibbons-Brown from Fort Wayne Ballet joins us to talk about the upcoming production of “Cinderella” (watch here)  and J.L. Nave from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic gives us the inside track on the Audience Choice concert (watch here).

Thursday, March 21

Sue Davis from the Orchard Gallery gives an overview of what’s happening at the gallery this spring (watch here) and Sam Savage and Brianna Gamble talk about the IPFW Opera Ensemble’s production of “The Magic Flute.” (watch here)

Thursday, April 4

Jeff Casazza and Heather Moser discuss the IPFW Department of Theatre’s production of “Orlando” (watch here) and Laura Lydy from the IPFW Department of Music talks about the upcoming Guitar Ensemble concert (watch here).

Thursday, April 11

The IPFW Indian Performance Series (watch here) will be highlighted and Liz Monnier from Fort Wayne Dance Collective tells us about Keigwin & Company (watch here).

Thursday, April 18

Thom Hofrichter from First Presbyterian Theater talks about “Antony and Cleopatra” (watch here) and Kelly Updike from the Fort Wayne Embassy Theatre discusses “Late Nite Catechism" (watch here).

Thursday, May 2

Hope Wallace from Wassenberg Art Center talk about the center and upcoming events (watch here) and Daniel Reuning and Tom Remenschneider from the Bach Collegium give the details on their season finale (watch here).

Thursday, May 9

Elizabeth and David Mikautadze from the Mikautadze Dance Company join us to chat about their next performance (watch here) and Dan Swartz from Wunderkammer Company tells us about the new gallery space and upcoming events (watch here).

Thursday, May 16

Gloria Minnich, Hamilton Tescarollo, Brennan Stillman and Morgan McClarnon from the IPFW Community Arts Academy drop by to talk about children’s arts and performance education programs this summer. Watch the art and music segment here and watch the dance and drama segment here.

Thursday, May 23      

Greg Mendez from the Decatur Sculpture Tour joins us to talk about the new sculpture tour (watch here) and All Moll from Foellinger Theatre gives the rundown (watch here) on this summer’s performance schedule.

Thursday, June 6

Marcy Trentacosti from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Concert Orchestra (watch here) and Rich Najuch and Joel Froomkin from the New Huntington Supper Club (watch here).