Ariel dreams of a life on land, but her father forbids her from any contact with the human world – those horrid “Fish Eaters!” Our young heroine decides to go against her father’s wishes and meets with the evil Ursula. There, Ariel strikes up a deal – give up your beautiful voice for a life on land. Little does Ariel know that Ursula is plotting to destroy her, King Triton and Ariel’s chance at true love. Will the beautiful mermaid defeat the evil octopus and have a happily ever after with Prince Eric?

“This is a unique event,” says Hannah Schutter, marketing director for Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts. “Wagon Wheel has never done anything like this before.” To kick off its 60th season, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts is hosting One Night Only, a variety show and auction, on May 18. For the special event, …read more.

The Warsaw community is filled to the brim with little Picassos, and their talent was recognized on Friday, May 1 at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts.

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 The Stories of Scheherazade – 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. General admission costs $12. Visit www.wagonwheeltheatre.org for tickets. Barbee Landing Free …read more.

By HANNAH SCHUTTER Marketing Director, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts In order to properly kick off Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts’ 60th season, the performing arts center will host a new kind of fundraiser. On May 18, community members and lovers of the arts are invited to attend a red carpet reception and …read more.

Summer is right around the corner, meaning a lot of free time for your school-aged child. Instead of surfing the web or watching TV, your child should spend their break at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts. Now is the perfect time to have your child get involved in the performing arts. Summer camps are …read more.

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 April 18 at Rodeheaver Auditorium with a concert entitled “The Master and His Pupil” sponsored by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. This concert will feature the winner of …read more.

By HANNAH SCHUTTER Director of Marketing, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Take a dazzling trip on a musical magic carpet ride through the colorful legend of Scheherazade, the greatest storyteller of the ancient Arabian world. Wagon Wheel Jr. will be putting on its 12th production, “The Stories of Scheherazade” on April 25 and 26. …read more.

Cinderella will find her Prince Charming at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts this holiday season. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has been chosen as the Christmas show and will be performed on weekends between Dec. 4 through the 20. Audience members can relive their childhood with this family-friendly, Tony Award-winning musical. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s …read more.

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.

Pictured is the cast of Center Street Community Theatre’s production of “Almost Maine, top from left: Melissa Jordan, Jennifer K Shepherd, Ian Christensen, Gerald Cox, Kayley Herbruck, Madisson Heinl; center from left: Justin Weaver, Phil Herbruck, Greg Teghtmeyer, Kristian Depue; bottom from left: Tara Akers, Sarah Mumford, Janeen Kooi   The Center Street Community Theatre …read more.

The Center Street Community Theatre (CSCT) recently began using a new logo in connection to the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts’ rebranding initiative. This logo was designed by Warsaw Community High School Student, Anna Craig. Anna created the logo design as part of an assignment for her Visual Communications class. Students in the class …read more.

Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts kicked off the new year with the hiring of two new staff members. Hannah Schutter and Julie Parke have been appointed as the new Marketing Director and Development Director, respectively. Schutter comes to WWCA from Manchester University, with a degree in Communication Studies and English. She was a December …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 HANNAH SCHUTTER Director of Marketing, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts New traditions are starting at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts; Symphony of the Lakes, a program under Wagon Wheel Center’s umbrella, is kicking off their first ever Young Artist Competition this month. Come and watch up-and-coming young musicians from all over Northeastern …read more.

By Hannah Schutter Marketing Director, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Forget what you thought you knew about Cinderella and be prepared for a whole new story; Twinderella is the story of the famous princess and her, until now, unheard of twin brother, Bob. Although separated at birth, these two end up having a lot …read more.

By HANNAH SCHUTTER Marketing Director, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Do you have plans for Valentine’s Day? If not, come spend it at the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts with two of country music’s rising stars. Kristy Lee Cook and John King will be performing; don’t miss out! [weaver_youtube nzscHkJcC9w rel=0] Cook kicked …read more.

The Center Street Community Theatre announced plans for a Spring 2015 production of Almost, Maine by John Cariani. Performances are scheduled for March 20, 21 and 22 at the Wagon Wheel Theatre. “I think the community will really enjoy this play,” says Phil Herbruck, director and member of the theater’s leadership team. “It’s touching, it’s …read more.

By Will Dawson Executive Director, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style this year as Chicago’s legendary sketch comedy, The Best of The Second City, will appear at Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts in Warsaw for two shows, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. featuring some of the best sketches, …read more.

By RACHEL MONDRAGON Director of Marketing and Fund Development Beginning Nov. 3 The Wagon Wheel Theatre shall be known as the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts. All contact information including the official address, telephone, fax, and website the same. As the Wagon Wheel Theatre has grown and evolved, The Wagon Wheel Center for the …read more.