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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is one of the most popular touring swing bands on the road today and will be featured at the Embassy and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic on May 5 at 8:00 pm!

See Big Bad Voodoo Daddy live - they'll have you dancing in the aisles!

Their high energy show boasts a full roundup of horns, guitars, keyboards and Zoot-suiting fun!

The band has been performing since 1993 and has become known for their irresistible live shows and as a standout act among the numerous bands that launched the nineties swing revival.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy appeared in the 1999 Superbowl half-time show, and most recently have appeared on Dancing with the Stars and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

They will be performing many of their chart topping hits, including Go Daddy-O, You & Me & the Bottle Makes Three Tonight (Baby), Big Bad Voodoo Daddy brings new life to the sound, the feel and the fun of great swing music.

For more information call 260-481-0777.

If you enjoy studying your family’s lineage, you do not want to miss the Indiana Genealogical Society Annual Pre-Conference and Conference to be held at the Allen County Public Library April 27 and 28!

The IGS Pre-Conference is Friday, April 27, 2012 from 9:00am – 6:00pm and will give attendees research time in the library. Topics of the day will include:

• Indiana County Genealogists Show N’ Tell
• Social Media for Our Societies
• Ask the Experts Panel

Pre-conference registration only:
Pre-registration – $5
Registration at the door – $7

The IGS Conference takes place at the nation's largest public genealogy library - right here in Fort Wayne!

The IGS Annual Conference is Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 9:00am – 6:00pm. Debra S. Mieszala is the featured speaker.  Debra is a Certified Genealogist specializing in forensic genealogy, 20th century research, and the Midwest. She does genealogical research for the military to help locate family members of service members missing in past wars, and formerly did adoption-related research as a Confidential Intermediary in Illinois. A national-level lecturer and author, she has taught at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and been published in the “NGS Magazine,” “The Digital Genealogist,” and “OnBoard!” Her talks will include:

• Lessons from a Snoop: Collaterals and Associates
• Bringing Our Soldiers Home
• Digging Through Documents Word By Word
• Patently Unique: Locating Patent Records, Online and Off
• Second features:
• What’s New with FamilySearch with Michael Hall from FamilySearch
• Finding Indiana Records and Research in FamilySearch with Michael Hall
• Becoming an Expert on Using Ancestry with ACPL librarian, Melissa Shimkus
• Writing a Book Using Family Tree Maker and Microsoft Word with Curtis Sylvester, President of the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

Registration:
IGS members – $30
Non-members – $40
Registration at the door – $45

For more information, visit them online.

Are you interested in collecting art? Have you ever wondered what the process of collecting entails? Come to the Fort Wayne Museum of Art and see Fort Wayne Collects: Three Viewpoints and learn about collecting!

This exhibit features three local, private art collections and allows viewers to have a rare glimpse into the aesthetics and process of collecting as explored through the diverse visions of each collection.

The Fort Wayne Museum of Art will feature "Fort Wayne Collects: Three Viewpoints" through May 6th, 2012

The works on display will range from local to internationally-known artists, cross media and techniques, and span much of the 20th century and beyond.

Every collection, art or otherwise, has its own patterns and distinct characteristics. What every compilation shares is the passion and drive of the person, or persons, assembling it.

These works will never be shown together again, be sure not to miss your chance!

 The exhibit will be on display now through May 6, 2012.

Gallery Hours:
Sunday, Noon-5:00pm
Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm
Thursday, 11am-8pm
Sunday & Thursday FREE Admission
Closed Mondays and holidays

Admission:
FWMoA members – Free
Adults – $5.00
Students (K-College) –  $3.00
Family – $10.00

Looking for something fun to do with the whole family? Take them to see the Fort Wayne Youtheatre put on the classic tale Rip Van Winkle . Everyone will enjoy it!

See a classic tale come to life!

Young Rip Van Winkle is rather lazy and decides to escape from an overly-critical wife.

After helping ghostly Henry Hudson in the Catskill Mountains he mysteriously awakens 20 years later to find life in his colonial village vastly changed.

Come see the show, and enjoy this classic tale with the whole family!

Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 21,2012 at 2:00 pm
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 2:00pm

Tickets
Adults $15
Child $10 for child/student 18 & younger

SPECIALLY PRICED SCHOOL SHOW
Monday, April 23 at 9:30 & 11:30am.
Students – $7
Teachers – Every 10 student tickets will earn 1  free adult

Fort Wayne Youtheatre
Arts United Center
303 E. Main Street
260-422-6900

The Fort Wayne Dance Collective presents RUBBERBANDance Group, a tribe of five dancers who move like spiders and spend as much time on all fours and upside-down as they do vertically. The dance group uses their legs like arms, their feet like hands. They do not dance with rubber bands but rather like them, unpredictable and flexible.

Catch the RUBBERBANDance Group this April 14.

They will be performing a piece called “Gravity of Center” which will be a combination of the narrative, the spectacular, and the freedom of break dancing with the abstraction, nuances, and technique of contemporary dance. The result is a true hybrid of dance forms.

With a thrilling, seamless blend of hip-hop, ballet and modern dance, audience members of all ages will surely be amazed by the RUBBERBANDance Group!

The group will perform on Saturday, April 14 8:00pm.

Advance tickets:
Adults – $22
Students $20

At the Door:
Adults – $27
Students – $25

Special Discounts:
Groups of 10 or larger – $18

Fort Wayne Dance Collective
Arts United Center
437 E. Berry St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260-424-6574