Does cooking seem like a daunting task? Fear not, my friend, there is hope! The Taste of Home Cooking School may be an option. The Grand Wayne Center will host this event, held Nov. 13 at 7 pm. (Doors open at 4 pm.)

So, what can visitors expect? At a Taste of Home Cooking School show, you’ll experience a two-hour demonstration of exciting recipes. Culinary Specialists will show step-by-step instructions on how to create satisfying and flavorful dishes.  You just might find your new favorite recipe!

Door prizes are awarded throughout the Cooking School! All attendees will receive a free subscription to Taste of Home or The Family Handyman magazine! VIP ticket holders will receive a Taste of Home Cookbook, special gift tote bag filled with free advertisers products, coupons and magazines as well as Fort Wayne Newspapers Reader Cookbook.

Can’t make it to the show? No worries…the Taste of Home Cooking School magazine, packed with special and unique recipes, tips, tricks, and much more, is available for sale and can be found on newsstands at your local supermarket, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and other major retailers.

Bring your friends, family and appetite of course! Tickets are $15 Advance; $20 at the door, VIP $50. Call (260) 461-8484 for more information.

Join us in downtown Fort Wayne for Summit City Comic Con!

Back for it’s 3^rd year, Summit City Comic Con will take place on Saturday, May 12, from 10am to 6pm, at the Grand Wayne Center. Sponsored by 3 Rivers Federal Credit Union and Huntington University, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with over 100 creators present.

According to the convention’s founder Zack Kruse, “Our primary goal is to promote comics as an art form and get people to turn out and experience the community and medium that we all love.”

A sketch by Gabriel Hardman

This year’s line up boast creators like Gabriel Hardman (Secret Avengers, Hulk, Planet of the Apes), Mike Norton (Spider-Man, Young Justice, Battlepug), Tom Scioli (Captain America: Hail Hydra, Godland, American Barbarian), and Katie Cook (Fraggle Rock, Star Wars), to name a few.

Admission to the event is $10.00 and tickets are available at the door. Children 12 and under will be admitted for free with a paid adult admission.

ACTIVITIES

• May 10: Comics Workshop for kids at the Allen County Public Library
• May 11: pre-show party at Dash-In
• May 12: Convention
• May 12: After party at Dash-In

DAY OF SHOW ACTIVITIES:

• Kids costume contest
• Panel discussions/spotlights
• Meet comic book creators, get/purchase individualized sketches and commissions from creators
• 501^st is present (Star Wars Stormtrooper charitable organization)
• Bingo card for raffle

For more information, visit www.summitcitycomiccon.com.

Rediscover the Magic at Brickworld!

If I had to choose the one toy that required the most imagination, the toy that allowed kids complete control over a world of their creation, I wouldn’t have to think too hard – it’s LEGO. Sure, you could build what was on the package – and I usually would – but you could always build so many other things too, limited only by your ideas and, well, sometimes, your tiny little fingers.

What better way to celebrate the legacy of LEGO and the tons of ways LEGO is still part of our lives than with Brickworld, coming to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the first time?

All the things you love about LEGO will be here, including multiple interactive displays, mosaics, and LEGO robotics too. The event will also feature Arthur Gugick, the 2011 Brickworld Master Award winner. The Grand Wayne Center is a pretty big place, and Brickworld will cover 16,000 square feet of it. With that much LEGO lying round, be sure to wear shoes – I think we all know what it feels like to step barefoot on an errant LEGO brick.

Brickworld, together with the Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire, which I talked about in my last post, are two fantastic, family-friendly events that kids of all ages will enjoy. I know I’m looking forward to them both. As I mentioned, Brickworld will be held at the Grand Wayne Center, 120 West Jefferson Boulevard. Admission is $9 for adults and $6 for kids, but special pricing will be available for those who attend Maker Faire at Headwaters Park. For more information, visit http://www.visitfortwayne.com/event/brickworld-fort-wayne.