MARION — HeartSong Show Chorus invites any woman who is looking for an outlet for their singing talents or who loves to sing to come to a guest night from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 12, 19 or 26 to get the experience of being a member of the chorus.

WARSAW — Audiences gathered at Central Park Friday evening, Aug. 19, for a blast from the past as the Bel Airs brought favorites from the 50s and 60s. The event was the second-to-last in this year’s free Central Park Concert Series, hosted by the Warsaw Parks Department. A returning favorite, the Bel Airs kept things …read more.

ANDERSON — Grammy Award-winning country superstar and music icon Kenny Rogers will be in concert at 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 22, at the Outdoor Music Center, Hoosier Park Racing and Casino, Anderson. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $29, and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or by visiting Ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.hoosierpark.com or www.centaurgaming.net. …read more.

LOS ANGELES — Warsaw is bringing Hollywood to the Hoosier state! The city is in full swing preparing to host local and national celebrities alike for a special red carpet screening of the upcoming feature film New Life. Produced almost entirely in Northern Indiana, the film utilized the communities of Winona Lake, Warsaw and Goshen …read more.

BY MELISSA CHAPMAN Cataloging Supervisor, Warsaw Community Public Library We all want to believe that we’re good people; that we aren’t capable of cruel, inhuman acts. But what if that isn’t the case? What if we all have that capability for great evil? When I discovered that the library had two new films about two …read more.

By MELISSA CHAPMAN Cataloging Supervisor, Warsaw Community Public Library WARSAW — My video review this week is on the film “The Visit.” As I read all the negative reviews I thought “Oh no not another M. Night Shyamalan let down!” With Shyamalan it’s been a lot of hits and misses. “Six Sense,” “Unbreakable” and “Signs” …read more.

Milford Lizard’s Comedian Heywood Banks, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15. $20 a ticket. Karaoke to follow. DJ 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. Free pool. Silver Lake Silver Inn Pick Slide, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, January 16. No cover charge. Warsaw Barbee Hotel Karaoke with Karrie Lyn, 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 and Saturday, …read more.

Silver Lake The Silver Inn will host Gunslinger at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9.  No cover charge. Syracuse Charlie Rocket will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Pier restaurant from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Jan. 9. Warsaw Plaxton will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at American Legion Post 49, Warsaw, as …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Breon Jones, also know as Flostorm, from Gary, Indiana, has just debuted a new project entitled “Eye of the Storm.”

GOSHEN — The 2016 Ignition Concert Series at Ignition Music Garage, voted top ten favorite Venue by the Americana Music Association, kicks off Jan. 5 featuring The Go Rounds with Kansas Bible Company.

WARSAW — There are still tickets left for many showings of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The show begins Friday, Dec. 4, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 20. Call the box office or visit the website to purchase your tickets while they last.

GOSHEN — The Ignition concert series at Ignition Music Garage, voted top ten favorite venue by the Americana music association, continues Dec. 4 with The Main Squeeze with special guest Dos Hermanos.

NEW BUFFALO, Mich. — The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds New Buffalo is pleased to announce a concert by Foreigner at its Silver Creek Event Center at 9 p.m. Friday, April 8. Tickets can be purchased beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. Eastern exclusively through the Ticketmaster Web site, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Ticket prices for the concert start at $55 plus applicable fees.

ELKHART – In celebration of Veterans Day, the city of Elkhart and the Lerner Theatre will offer a free showing of the Oscar-nominated film, “Flags of Our Fathers.”

WABASH — Holiday fun will take place at the Honeywell Center with its presentation of “Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25. Tickets are $9 (balcony) and $14 (main floor). Corporate sponsorship is provided by Black’s Lawn and Maintenance.

Your guide to making the most of your weekend with concerts, community events and more!

WARSAW — The Rodeheaver Series for the Performing Arts will host organist and pianist Aaron Tan in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in the downtown sanctuary of First United Methodist Church of Warsaw.  Aaron is a passionate organist, engineer and pianist. His primary musical tutelage has been under John Tuttle, David Palmer and …read more.

By KRISTI CHAMBERS Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications, Emens Auditorium MUNCIE — Have you ever had a childhood hobby that got out of hand? That explains Lynn Trefzger’s start as a ventriloquist/comedienne. For over 30 years, Lynn has given life to a trunk full of comical characters and will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, …read more.

By JASMINE MOREHEAD Wawasee High School Student “Love … Is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other everyday.” This is a quote from Nicholas Sparks book “The Wedding.” Nicholas Sparks is an American writer and novelist. He has …read more.

By KENDRA KLINK Chief Operating Officer, Auburn Cord Duesenburg Automobile Museum AUBURN — Sam Grate and Ethan Bowers from the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum will be leading a presentation on preserving family history at the Willennar Genealogy Center in Auburn at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. The presentation is free and open to the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Cathy Morris with her project This Side of Brazil will be joined by special guest Roberto Monsalves for a special one-night-only performance at The Jazz Kitchen. There will be two showings at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday, October 30 at The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Ave., Indianapolis. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance are …read more.

By BILL BURGER Co-President, LaPorte Community Concert Association LAPORTE — Hailing from Alaska’s capital City of Juneau the Zahasky family brings the best of American music to their audiences, and their next audience will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 at the LaPorte High School Auditorium, 700 First St., LaPorte. This dynamic family band …read more.

By KAYLA GOOD Navy Office of Community Outreach ELKHART — America’s Navy is coming home to Elkhart, one of 18 cities in seven states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band during its 2015 fall tour — one of the Navy’s signature outreach programs. The United States Navy Band Commodores performance is …read more.

WARSAW — Mark your calendars for the Taste and Trade Expo from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. The event will take place at the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center at Grace College, located at 610 Wooster Road, Winona Lake.

JEFFERSONVILLE — Drummer Bill Nathan, an international drummer is coming to our area. He will share his drumming talents and also share how he went from an orphan by the age of six, to child slave for some years, was rescued and then placed in an orphanage where he was able to use his “five-gallon white bucket skills” and is now a director of that orphanage along with 2 others.

BLOOMINGTON —REO Speedwagon will be coming to the IU Auditorium, presented by New Covenant Productions at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost.

GOSHEN — Ignition Music Garage and Goshen Brewing Company are joining forces for a daylong Oktoberfest celebration featuring an outdoor grill, beer garden and live music consisting of both local musicians and nationally touring artists.

WABASH — For three weeks this fall, the Eagles Theatre will bring Nashville to Wabash, with acoustic sessions by award-winning singer/songwriters who will perform their hits and talk about gaining success in Nashville and beyond.

Here are a few of the concerts and events happening around Kosciusko County this weekend:

NASHVILLE — Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days Festival returns to Brown County for its 41st year, Sept. 23-26. Taking place at the “home of bluegrass music” itself, this festival will feature four full days of entertainment, including over 33 bands, music and instrument workshops, around the clock jam sessions, camping, food and the induction of Raymond Fairchild into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.

NOTRE DAME — Seeking a fresh start, a 30-something single mother arrives with her son — an awkward teenager and botany enthusiast — in Crested Butte, Colo., home of the Wildflower Festival. Over the course of one turbulent summer, their lives become entwined with those of a local forest ranger, a precocious teenaged girl and a retired drag queen.

NOTRE DAME — From Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 1–3, Seán Curran Company will lead audiences on a journey to Walt Whitman’s “city of Friends” in a lyrical quest for common ground over three nights of cutting-edge contemporary dance. Curran unites for the third time with the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for the world premiere of a commissioned work in dance.

WARSAW — Steven Curtis Chapman will be appearing at the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts to perform a mixture of his number one hits and songs from his newest, and 18th, album “The Glorious Unfolding.”

GOSHEN — Tall Walker is coming to Ignition Music Garage, which was voted top ten favorite venue by the Americana music association, Friday, Sept. 25. Elephant Rescue will open for them.

Leesburg Pie Eyed Petey’s Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 11. Nukklhead, 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Sept. 12. Pierceton The Post Random Play, Friday, Sept. 11. Little Orphan Andy, Saturday, Sept. 12. Syracuse The Frog Tavern Karaoke, Friday Sept. 11. The Noise, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Oakwood Resort Julia …read more.

By KRISTI CHAMBERS Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications, Emens Auditorium MUNCIE — Indie-folk band, PigPen Theatre Co. will be performing at Pruis Hall at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17. Their debut album, “Bremen”, was named number 10 album of the year in The Huffington Post’s 2012 Grammy preview. Their follow up EP, “The Way I’m Running”, was premiered …read more.

NOTRE DAME — Cuarteto Tanguero will perform Tango Insomnia, a sizzling Presenting Series season opener at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. An exploration of traditional and contemporary Argentine tango, Cuarteto Tanguero’s Insomnia is a musical journey through the night of Buenos Aires.

HAMMOND — The Towle Theater closes its 2015 subscription season with the Indiana premiere of Robin Howdon’s British farce “Perfect Wedding” with generous support from our 2015 season sponsor Accucraft Imaging and exclusive show sponsors Vanis Salon and Day Spa and Albert’s Diamond Jewelers. The comedy is under the direction of Mark Baer, who is returning after his successful Towle directorial debut of “The Nightmare Room” last year.

ELKHART — Three Dog Night will appear in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and the show is presented by Shout! Promotions.

Milford Lizard’s Bar and Grill Chris Cage Karaoke, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 DJ dance party, 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 North Webster The Dixie Boat Cap’n Bob, noon, Saturday, April 8. This will be the American Legion Post 253’s Kay’s Cruise for Cancer. A pontoon flotilla will follow and proceeds will go to cancer …read more.

By DANIEL ROSS Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE — The seventh annual Taste of the Arts is set for 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne. Taste of the Arts features music, dance, fine arts, theatre, film, crafts, culture, history and local restaurant food. …read more.

By WILL DAWSON Wagon Wheel Theatre WARSAW – Produced nationally and internationally, “Little Women” has been praised by critics for its ambition in adapting such a well-known story for the stage. The March sisters’ timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope and everlasting love. The original …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Performing Arts Center is holding the Student Choreography Showcase this week to raise money for the Community Closet. The Class Act Dance Troupe performs year-round in the Warsaw area, but for the first time, they are holding an entirely not-for-profit performance. The dance will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, …read more.

Milford Lizard’s Bar and Grill •Chris Cage Karaoke, 10 p.m. Friday, July 31 •He Said, She Said, 10 p.m. Saturday, July 31 North Webster The Dixie Boat Cap’n Bob, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, sunset and moonlight cruises Pierceton The Post Moonshine Alibi, 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 31; country rock music Syracuse The Frog Tavern …read more.

By MISSY CHAPMAN Cataloging Supervisor, Warsaw Community Public Library Anyone who is familiar with the literary world knows there’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the publication of “Go Set a Watchman”, which has been commonly recognized as the first draft of what would become Harper Lee’s brilliant “To Kill a Mockingbird”. “Watchman”, written several …read more.

Warsaw Warsaw Performing Arts Center An evening with Michael English and the Hoppers, 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com Barbee Hotel •Karaoke, 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday, July 24, 9 p.m. Saturday, July 25 •Hometown Heroes, 10 p.m. Saturday, July 25 Syracuse Oakwood Resort •Hurricane Reggae Band, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, July 24, …read more.

Warsaw Glover Pavilion – Central Park Bel Airs – 7 p.m. Friday, July 17. Part of the Central Park Concert Series. Barbee Landing Sum of 3 – 9 p.m. Friday, July 17 Night Out by 8 — 9 p.m. Saturday, July 18 Barbee Hotel Karaoke — 9 p.m. Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18 …read more.

Grandstand entertainment is one of the largest events at the Kosciusko County Community Fair. This year, the 99th annual fair will host three different musicians on stage, including inspirational singer Kali Rose, rising country star Levi Riggs and the popular oldies band, Spike and the Bulldogs. Rose takes the stage 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 12. …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw First Friday “The Great American Picnic” — 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Bye Bye Birdie – 8 p.m. Friday, July 2; 2 p.m. Sunday, June …read more.

  Class Act Dance Troupe, Inc. a non-profit performing company affiliated with Debra Collier’s School of Dance, provides students with additional opportunities to utilize their dance training and develop their abilities through the creative outlets of performance events and community involvement, while fostering self-esteem, confidence and a sense of achievement. The troupe recently competed at …read more.

By MISSY CHAPMAN Cataloging Supervisor, Warsaw Community Public Library Have you ever had one of those evenings where you want to see a great film, but are not sure what to watch? What you need is a movie that you won’t regret watching. I would like to suggest two films that I feel are worth …read more.

By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Our vivacious Lila O’Connell will be having a 90th birthday party. I have known O’Connell for a number of a years and her enthusiasm and dedication to promoting art has never waned. O’Connell was born July 30, 1925. She has watched her world transform itself from a society with …read more.

By BECKY BROWER Communication Services, Syracuse Public Library A free laser show to celebrate reading through the summer is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the Wawasee Middle School gym. Young people that read books during the summer explore thoughts and ideas while developing a relationship with the act of reading. Joining together …read more.

By ANN GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University The Manchester Symphony Orchestra closes it’s season with “The Nature of Classics” at the Honeywell Center in Wabash. The finale begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26. Tickets for the general public are $10. Admission is free for Manchester University students, faculty and staff with ID, as well …read more.

“Edelweiss,” a drama by Craig Sodaro, will be presented by the Warsaw Community High School select theatre class at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in the WCHS Black Box Theatre. The cost is $5 at the door, and all proceeds will go to Honor and Remember, through the Greater …read more.

By TAMMY SEIBOLD Class Act Dance Troupe brings their award winning pieces to the Warsaw Community High School performing arts center at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19. This non-profit performing company was created in 1986 to provide students with additional opportunities to utilize their dance training and has grown into much more. The company of …read more.

By VALERIA FISHER Adult Program Administrator, Warsaw Community Public Library On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. Warsaw Community Public Library will host Dave Ehlert of Branson, Mo., who will portray Lincoln in a live …read more.

By CHELSEA CHALK Assistant Professor of Communications and Institutional Advancement Associate Ancilla College Ancilla College Student Government requests your presence at the Ancilla College Arts and Culture Week during the week of Monday, April 13 through Thursday, April 16. Ancilla College is located in Donaldson. The highlight of the week is from 4:30 p.m. until …read more.

Main on Main Improv Troupe is excited to welcome to the stage their teacher and mentor Jessica Hardy. Hardy will be joining Main on Main for an evening of comedy improv at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 at the Syracuse Community Center. Hardy is an actress and filmmaker currently based on Los Angeles. Main on …read more.

“The Queens,” Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, are coming to Ancilla Domini Chapel at the Center at Donaldson. Metamorphis Traveling Theatre, an outreach troupe of Michigan City Acting Theatre, will present “The Queens” at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3. “The Queens” is an original drama written by Ken Brelsford and directed …read more.

By JESSICA FLORES Communications Specialist, Nappanee Public Library Think outside the canvas when you step into this year’s annual Spring into Art art fair at Coppes Commons. Sponsored by the friends of the Nappanee public library, this full immersion art experience has been bringing established artist and emerging talent to Nappanee since 1996. Over 40 …read more.

Class Act Dance Troupe, Inc. recently competed with 13 pieces at the Cathy Roe’s Ultimate Dance competition in Indianapolis. The troupe received multiple awards including high overall scores for 12 different pieces.

By HANNAH SCHUTTER Marketing Director, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts’ Symphony of the Lakes will end its 2014-2015 season on Saturday, April 18 at Rodeheaver Auditorium with a concert entitled “The Master and His Pupil.” This concert will feature the winner of this year’s Young Artist’s Competition and …read more.

Grace College Community Wind Ensemble presents a Potpourri of Sound Spring Concert. Martin Becker will conduct this free concert, starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Rodeheaver Auditorium on the Grace College Campus, Winona Lake. Featured soloists include Dr. Judie Meulink on piano, performing the “Warsaw Piano Concerto” by Richard Addinsell; Dr. Tammie Huntington, …read more.

By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University “Dance is the hardest profession in the world.” – “Hard work” lyrics from the musical “Fame”. Professional instructors and competitive dancers Christopher Spalding, Kelly Bartlett, Tony Didier and Danel Nickels-Didier from the Dance Tonight studio in Fort Wayne will perform at Manchester University’s North Manchester campus at 3:30 …read more.

By Anne Gregory Media Relations, Manchester University The Manchester Symphony Orchestra is presenting an ambitious program the second Sunday in March. Unwritten, Unfinished, and Undergrads, Oh My! is offered at 3 p.m. March 8 in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus of Manchester University. Tickets for the general public are $10; free for MU …read more.

By ALAN CHAMBERS The Rodeheaver Series for the Performing Arts, Warsaw First United Methodist Church The Rodeheaver Series for the Performing Arts will host the Manchester University Jazz Quartet in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1 at the Warsaw First United Methodist Church downtown. Highlighting two of the quartet in the first half of …read more.

Contestants in the First Annual Young Artist’s Competition were (from left) Ben Meulink, Warsaw Community High School (marimba), Abigail Brunk Greaser, Goshen High School (violin), Thomas Wheeler, homeschooled (cello), Rachel Horning, Goshen High School (viola), Drew Tomasik, Warsaw Community High School (trumpet), Hannah Marker, Penn High School (harp), Andrew Scott, Elkhart Central High School (cello), …read more.

By TODD LUCAS Main on Main Improv Troupe Main on Main Improv Troupe will be performing a free comedy improv show at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce. Main on Main will be providing a family-friendly evening of totally-improvised comedy. Comedy improv involves “games” where the actors create scenes based …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Warsaw Performing Arts Center presents “To Kill a Mockingbird” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18. Tickets range from $15 to $30 and are available by calling (574) 371-5040 or can be purchased online at www.WarsawPAC.org. Harper Lee’s classic novel offers a keyhole view into the struggles faced …read more.

By MISSY CHAPMAN Cataloging Supervisor, Warsaw Community Public Library Do you enjoy a good movie set in the distant future? Warsaw Community Public Library has two films you might enjoy. The first film is from 2011 called “In Time.” In a future where time is literally money, humans have been genetically engineered to never age …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Wagon Wheel Theatre Kristy Lee Cook and John King – 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. Tickets are $15. Warsaw Performing Arts Center Young Artists Competition – 2 p.m. …read more.

By KRISTY AMBROSEN Marketing Coordinator, Elkhart County 4-H Fair The Elkhart County 4-H Fair Board is looking forward to another great concert line-up for 2015 and we’re bringing in a variety of entertainers. Four of our five grandstand acts for the 2015 fair are ready to announce they’re going to be playing at the fair. …read more.

“Cabaret” is coming to the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre starting on Valentine’s day for eight performances. “Cabaret” is set in the early 1930’s, prior to the rise of the Third Reich, aspiring writer Cliff Bradshaw has traveled to Berlin in search of inspiration. He finds Sally Bowles performing at the Kit Kat Klub and they …read more.

Wizard World, Inc. and Skybound, Robert Kirkman’s imprint at Image Comics, today announced that “Rogue” co-creator Michael Golden has drawn the fourth in a yearlong series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of The Walking Dead #1 comic, to be provided free to all full-price attendees at the inaugural Wizard World Comic Con Indianapolis, Feb. …read more.

By PETER SCHNELLENBERGER Marketing and Development Manager, Science Central Science Central is proud to announce its 20th Anniversary year of celebrations. To commemorate this milestone in the science center’s history, Science Central invites the Fort Wayne community to participate in a series of fun events and exciting activities being held throughout 2015. “It’s exciting to …read more.

By MISSY CHAPMAN Cataloging Supervisor, Warsaw Community Public Library Have you ever watched a movie and a third of the way in you have a startling realization that the two main characters are so unsympathetic and unappealing you ask, “Why am I even watching this?” I felt this way about the movie “Gone Girl”. About …read more.

By CHERYL PIROPATO Education and Communications Director, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo After an 11-year absence, Tasmanian devils will soon return to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo as part of an Australian program to save these unique animals from extinction. “We are very eager to share Tasmanian devils with our fans and to participate in an …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Warsaw Performing Arts Center presents “To Kill a Mockingbird” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18. Tickets range from $15 to $30 and are available by calling (574) 371-5040 or can be purchased online at www.WarsawPAC.org. Harper Lee’s classic novel offers a keyhole view into the struggles …read more.

John Tyler Christopher (“Amazing Spider-Man,” “Avenger”), Neal Adams (“Batman,” “X-Men”), James O’Barr (“The Crow”) and Michael Golden (“Daredevil,” “Hulk”) headline the roster of comics artists and writers scheduled to attend Wizard World Comic Con Indianapolis, February 13-15 at the Indianapolis Convention Center. It is the first trip to Indianapolis for Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) …read more.

By TODD LUCAS Main on Main Improv Troupe Maybe people have always told you you’re funny. Or if you’ve ever been interested in comedy improv, like that seen on TV’s “Whose Line is it Anyway?”, this may be an opportunity for you. Main on Main Improv Troupe is a performing comedy improv group based in …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools What to do in January in the winter cold and snow? How about join as at the Performing Arts Center for a Simon and Garfunkel Retrospective. At 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Warsaw Performing Arts Center, AJ Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle will perform this remarkable …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. We will be putting together a listing of New Year’s Eve event’s next week. To have an event added to either list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Tourmaline The Matchsellers Album Release Concert – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27. Purchase of a $15 …read more.

Direct from Broadway, The Illusionists – Witness the Impossible, the world’s best-selling touring magic show, will play the Old National Centre in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 20 through Sunday, Jan. 25 as part of a 30-city US tour. Tickets for The Illusionists are on sale now and available in person at the Broadway in Indianapolis Box …read more.

Christmas arrived early at Holiday World theme park today, as the 77th piece of bright orange steel track was lifted into place, completing the full circuit for Thunderbird, the park’s first major steel roller coaster. Holiday World’s Vice President of Development and Maintenance, James Olliver, credits a team of more than three-dozen area construction workers …read more.

By KEVIN BELLAMY Director of Administration, Towle Theater The Towle Theater is proud to welcome Rita Rose for a one-night engagement on Thursday, Dec. 18. Rita Rose is the alter ego of singer/actress Rachelyn Primm. She has been performing all over Chicago with her Rockabilly Cabaret Show. For the Holiday Season, she has created a …read more.

By KEVIN BELLAMY Director of Administration, Towle Theater The Towle Theater is expanding its entertainment offerings. This New Years Eve, it will be offering a night of nostalgic music called “All-American Sweethearts: A Salute to the Andrews Sisters” sponsored by Yale Business Center in Hammond. The concept was born after last year’s production of “A …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Aloha Lakeside Lounge Open Mic Night With Dustin Castle – 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27 DJ Batman – 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 Barbee Hotel Karaoke with Karrie …read more.

By JUSTIN WEAVER Center Street Community Theatre The Center Street Community Theatre announces plans for a Spring 2015 production of “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani. Performances are scheduled for March 20-22 at the Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw. Auditions will be held from 7 p.m. to  8:30 p.m.  Wednesday, Dec. 3 and Thursday, Dec. 4, in …read more.

By ALICIA EBAUGH Footlight Theatre Grant Fitch brings his one-man performance of A Christmas Carol to Footlight Theatre in Michigan City on Sunday, Dec. 7. Thrill to this classic tale of laughter, chills and redemption in Charles Dickens’ own words, the original version of the scenes you’ve seen again and again in film, and the …read more.

A new recording of favorite Christmas music is available just in time for the start of the holiday season from the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. The Best of Festival of Carols: Volume One features music heard in recent seasons at Festival of Carols, the annual holiday performances featuring the 200-voice Symphonic Choir. The CD is $20 …read more.

Folk icon Arlo Guthrie will bring the Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour for one performance only to The Egyptian Room at Old National Centre at 8 p.m. Friday, May 1. Doors open at 7 p.m. Performing for over 50,000 people in the pouring rain at Woodstock in 1969, Arlo Guthrie cemented his status as a …read more.

By CHIP DAVIS Creator, Mannheim Steamroller Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one performance only in Muncie at Ball State’s Emens Auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Tickets are on sale now and available at the Emens Auditorium box office, 765-285-1539, toll free …read more.

The Imaginary Invalid opens Nov. 14 at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne and runs through Nov. 22. Director John O’Connell, who has a flair for comedy, has cast Robert Phillips, who also has a flair for comedy, in the lead role of The Imaginary Invalid, assuring that something very interesting and very comical is …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Warsaw Performance Arts Center Wizard of Oz – Showings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, and Saturday, Nov. 15, and a 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16. …read more.

I complete list of Halloween/Fall events can be found here. Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Soul Taker’s Acres – 8-11 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, and 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, …read more.

I complete list of Halloween/Fall events can be found here. Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Warsaw City Hall Plaza ExtravaBandza – 1-10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11 Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Soul Taker’s Acres – …read more.

“We are having to push filming to the spring due to cast availability,” says Drew Waters, the writer and director of “Nouvelle Vie,” a film to be shot in Winona Lake. In July, Waters came before the Winona Lake Town Council to announce that he’d fallen in love with the town and intended to use it …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost. Warsaw Downtown First Friday – 5-9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3 Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Soul Taker’s Acres – 8-11 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3, and 8 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Oct.4 …read more.