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AMERICAN CLASSICS SUMMER THEATRE FEATURES TWO WINNING PLAYS
American Classics Summer Theatre presents
a winning lineup this summer at PurdueIndiana
Theatre. The American Classics 1995
season features Damn Yankees, the rousing musical
about a man who sells his soul to win the
lar songs as "Whatever Lola Wants," "Shoeless
Joe," "Heart," and "Two Lost Souls."
The Faustian tale begins when middle-aged
Joe Boyd is willing to do anything, even sell his
soul, for a chance to help his beloved Washington
pennant for his favorite baseball
team; and The Rainmaker, the story
of a lonely ranch girl charmed by
a wandering charlatan. Both productions
are directed by Larry L.
Life, professor and chair of theatre,
and will be presented in Williams
Theatre.
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Senators whip those "damn Yankees"
and win the American
League pennant. Joe is convinced
by Mr. Applegate (a.k.a. the devil)
to sell his soul and become Joe
Hardy, the great long hitter the
Senators need. Leaving his beloved
wife Meg to fulfill his
Damn Yankees, which is co- dream, he is soon accosted by the
. sponsored by the Fort Wayne Wizards, will be
presented June 30 and July 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15.
The musical, with book by George Abbott and
Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard
Adler and Jerry Ross, features such popu-media,
espedally Gloria Thorpe, an avid fan and
sports writer who nicknames him "Shoeless Joe
from Hannibal, Mo.," and later accuses him of
being a fraud. When Joe is ready to call off the
deal and return to Meg, Applegate sends Lola (for-
GET READY roR PIT's 30TH SEASON
The 1995-96 season marks the 30th anniversary
for Purdue-Indiana Theatre.
Celebrate with us and enjoy the wonderful
collection of plays in the Mainstage Series
and Studio Theatre Series to be produced
starting this fall.
The Mainstage Series is as follows:
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams,
Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14. The classic autobiographical
American play. A tender and haunting
portrait of the Wingfield family living in
St. Louis during the 1930s. A story with a magnificent
breadth of spirit, told in a quiet voice,
about the great reach of small lives. This production
will feature a guest artist in the role of
Amanda.
A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau,
Nov.10, 11, 17, 18. A very sexy, comic valentine.
This play is the original bedroom farce
featuring unfaithful husbands, illicit liaisons,
mistaken identity, and a mad Spaniard running
wild with a pistol. One of the most astounding
and hilarious farces ever written. A delightful
evening of fun and mayhem that gallops madly
about the stage and leaves the audience breathless
with suprise and laughter.
Equus by Peter Shaffer, Feb. 23, 24,
and March 1, 2. This beautifully real-ized
drama of sensitive perceptions is
one of the most exciting and visually
arresting contemporary plays. A
psychological mystery concerning a
boy who has blinded six horses and a
psychiatrist who must untangle the
puzzle and alleviate the boy's pain.
A compelling and deeply moving
evening in the theatre that confronts
the drives that lead human beings to
crucify themselves.
A Chorus Line by James
Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante, Marvin
Hamlisch, and Edward Kleban,
April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27. Abrilliant,
shimmering finale to our 30th
anniversary aeason! A Chorus Line
is perhaps the greatest of contemporary
American musicals. It is certainly a celebration
of the American musical and the unsung heroes
merly the ugliest woman in Providence, Rhode
Island) to seduce him.
The Rainmaker will be presented July 28,
29, and Aug. 4, 5, 11, and 12. Playwright N. Richard
Nash wrote the screenplay for the 1956 film
version starring Katherine Hepburn and Burt
Lancaster. Hepburn garnered
an Oscar nomination that year
as the "believably plain yet
magnetically beautiful" tomboy
rancher, Lizzie. Lancaster portrayed
Starbuck, the smoothtalking
con man who sells his rainmaking "powers"
to unsuspecting, drought-ridden Western
towns.
Starbuck comes to Three Point, a town hit
by a paralyzing drought, and charms a local ranch
family into thinking he can make rain and end the
crippling drought that is killing their crops and
of the musical show-the chorus dancers- those
valiant, overdedicated, underpaid, highly trained
performers who back up the star. A Chorus Line
is about competition and about anyone who has,
at one time or another, put their life on the line.
The Studio Theatre season is as follows:
Tent Meeting by Rebecca
Wackier, Larry Larson, and Levi
Lee, Sept. 21, 22, 23.
A wildly funny, sometimes ineverent,
and totally original study of a flamboy-ant
revivalist preacher and his outlandish
progeny. The Reverend Ed Tarbox
is a bullying, Bible-thumping redneck
preacher. His son Ed is a World War
II vet who claims that the scar from his
hernia operation came from a Nazi Bayonet.
The Reverend's hapless daughter,
Becky, stuffs cotton in her ears to muffle
the celestial music which plays incessantly
inside her head. This trio of Southem
eccentrics, along with Becky's baby,
whom the Reverend has christened Jesus
0. Tarbox, head off to the Promised Land
in their mobile home.
A Piece of my Heart by Shirley Lauro, Oct.
26, 27, 28. This is a powerful and true drama of
cattle. In the meantime, he persuades doubting
Lizzie she has a very real beauty of her own.
As the townspeople catch on to Starbuck's
scheme and team up to drive him out, the first
drops of rain begin to fall.
The central box office in Williams Theatre
opens Monday, June 19, and
remains open Monday-Saturday,
1:30-5:30 p.m., and
one hour before curtain time
on perfonnance nights. For
ticket information, call 219-
481-6555 or 219-481-5774. Tickets also may be
purchased at all TicketMaster locations or by calling
219-424-1811.
-Julie A Parrent
The author is news and media specialist for IPFW.
She is a regular contributor to the ArtScene.
six women who went to Viet Nam. The play
portrays each young woman before, during, and
after her tour in the war-torn jungle and ends as
each leaves a personal token at The Wall in
Washington. A riveting, rending, dramatic experience.
The Fantasticks by Tom Jones and
Harvey Schmidt, Feb. 8, 9, 10. The lyrical style
and universality of The Fantasticks have made
it the longest running musical in the world with
over 10,000 off-Broadway petformances. With
whimsey and poignancy, it reveals the folly and
fragility of young love, age, and human nature.
This is truly a musical for everyone as we recognize
a bit of ourselves in its characters and
situations and smile at what we once were, what
we are, and, perhaps, what we always will be.
An Evening of Fractured Shakespeare,
March 21, 22, 23. This one will have The Bard
turning in his grave! The evening of two one
act plays features The Fifteen-Minute Hamlet
by Tom Stoppard (Yes, they do Hamlet in 15
minutes) and All's Well That Ends As You Like It
by Michael Green. It's nonstop hilarity as
Shakespeare gets massacred with over-acting
and underachieving.
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NoNPRom GAlllRY AND LFARNING CENTER
SERVfS AS ARTSoURCE fOR SOUTH SIDE
To the art collector, ArtSource offers for sale
a number of original works and limited edition
prints at very reasonable costs. Watercolors, oils,
prints, hand-tinted photographs, wooden bowls,
jewelry, Native American art, fabric art, handmade
cards, and many other art forms created by
local artists may be purchased in the gallery.
ArtSource also refers customers, who wish to commission
work, to artists who specialize in that
media.
ooking for a place to take affordable art
lessons? Are you an aspiring artist who
wants to exhibit and sell your work but
who doesn't know where to go? Have you been
searching for supervised activities to occupy your
children while you shop at the mall?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions,
try Fort Wayne ArtSource, at Southtown Mall.
Begun less than two years ago by eight local
artists, ArtSource has already moved from its original
location in Southtown Mall to a more spacious
location across from Karrnelkorn. The shop has
generous exhibit space for artwork in nearly all
media, plus an area for art classes for both children
and adults. ArtSource even rents studio space
to artists for a nominal fee.
The founders of ArtSource started the organization,
which received its nonprofit status in
January 1994, with the mission of building an arts
educational center in the southern part of Fort
Wayne- an area which unfortunately lacks a profusion
of arts opportunities for its residents. By
being both a gallery and a learning center, it fulfills
its educational goals both by the displaying
of exhibits and the hands-on of classes. The gallery
is open four days a week, Thursdays-Sundays,
and is staffed exclusively by volunteers.
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A VISION TO REALITY
I love old buildings- especially old the
atres. I love to explore them from top to
bottom. I love the smell, the warmth of the
architecture, the feel of the building. I love the
Embassy Theatre, and I'm going to love restoring
the old Indiana Hotel's lobby and mezzanine.
In my 24 years as a facility manager, I've
been involved in the construction and opening
of two brand new theatres, and the renovation
of a 1931 Italian Renaissance historic jewel. I
can truthfully say, I'd rather restore or renovate
than build! That's why I'm so excited about the
Embassy Theatre Foundation's plans for the
theatre and hotel.
The need to develop the hotel property,
which is wrapped around the south and west
sides of the Embassy Theatre, has been of prime
concern for many years. Countless volunteer
hours have been spent by members of the board
and community leaders to come up with plans
that would enhance the property commercially.
In light of the fact that the Embassy Theatre is
the focal point of the property, none of the pre-
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Artists may become members of ArtSource,
which makes them eligible to teach classes and
exhibit work for show and/or sale. The memberArtSource
offers classes, taught by its members,
to both children and adults. One Saturday
afternoon a month they feature "Make It and Take
ship fee is $40
a year, and offers
several additional
perks
like a photography
service for
artwork at a
minimal cost,
participation in
community
projects, free
referral service,
and a reduced
entry fee in
their annual Art
Show and Sale.
For an additional
$5 a
month, artists
Children enjoy the personal attention at one of ArtSource's
"Make It and Take It" Saturday arts and crafts workshops.
It" craft projects
for children.
Parents
may drop off
their children
while they
shop, and for
25 cents per
craft, the child
will be taught
craft projects
by an art instructor
in the
art class area
of the gallery.
This summer,
children can
enjoy a five-can
exhibit up to four works. If the artist wishes
his or her work to be for sale, ArtSource charges a
sliding commission scale, which decreases proportionally
based on the number of volunteer hours
worked in the gallery.
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vious proposals to develop the hotel have coincided
with this premise.
The Embassy board and staff thoroughly investigated
what they felt to be the proper solution
not only to develop the hotel property, but also to
enhance the Embassy Theatre for greater usability
and financial stability. The project includes
restoring the Indiana Hotel lobby, mezzanine, and
second floor, as well as enlarging the theatre's
stage and orchestra pit; adding an additional loading
dock door, new counterweight system, new
stage-level handicapped dressing room, new stage
floor sprung for dancing, and new wider, more
comfortable theatre seats, replicating the fabric and
retaining the aisle ends for historic purposes.
The hotel lobby will connect through to the
existing foyer of the theatre, thereby offering additional
square footage to the existing theatre
lobby and helping eliminate the crowded conditions
which now exist. The lobby will also be a
source of additional income from rentals for preand
post-symphony concert parties; theatre parties;
wedding receptions; corporate and private
parties; and additional space for our annual
fundraiser, the Festival of Trees.
The mezzanine level of the hotel will serve
as office space for the Embassy Theatre
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day art camp,
July 31-Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-noon.
ArtSource sponsors a special series of workshops
called Leadership Training, which is geared
towards art teachers, home schoolers, scout leaders,
and other people who work with children.
Foundation's staff and volunteers. The second
floor rooms of the hotel will be restored and available
to touring companies for overnight rental at
a nominal fee. Floors three through seven will be
asbestos abated, plumbed, and wired for future
expansion or rental.
The enlargement of the stage will require
gutting all seven floors of the hotel on the west
side of the property from the alley behind the theatre
to the middle of the block, and cutting out a
large portion of the existing back wall of the stage
to add an additional 26 feet to the stage depth.
The necessity for enlarging the stage is due to the
fact that large touring shows such as Phantom of
the Opera, Les Miserables, New York City Opera,
Dance Theatre of Harlem, and other activities
of this nature will not fit on the existing stage,
thereby prohibiting the theatre from increased revenue
from entertainment of this magnitude.
Preliminary scheduling for implementation
is projected for restoration of the hotel lobby,
mezzanine, and second through seventh floors to
begin in August 1995, with a completion target
date of March 1996. Upon completion, the staff
of the Embassy Theatre Foundation will move into
the mezzanine level offices of the hotel, and demolition
of the seven floors behind the theatre will
begin. Enlargement of the stage, and other components
of this portion of the project is projected
at five months with completion scheduled for
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These inexpensive, two-hour workshops offer ideas
to teach children to use their imaginations, eyes,
and hands to create art and craft projects. Other
classes for children and adults are offered, including
watercolor, basic drawing, and tole painting; new
classes are created based on requests.
In conjunction with their mission of art education,
ArtSource works towards building community
partnerships. This past fall the collective
became a member of Arts United of Greater Fort
Wayne. This summer they plan to have a booth at
the Three Rivers Festival, and details are being
finalized for their Art Show and Sale at Southtown
Mall in October. They are beginning outreach programs
like the Visiting Artist Program; artists go
to area schools, daycare centers, and retirement
communities and talk about their work and demonstrate
their techniques, and then display their
artwork for the month following their visit. In the
past few months, the Visiting Artist Program has
helped Village Elementary, Hoagland Elementary,
and Bethlehem Lutheran schools.
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What lies ahead for Fort Wayne ArtSource?
Says Karen Starn, ArtSource member, they hope
to provide more classes, begin a speakers bureau,
expand membership, work more closely with other
arts organizations, and continue to expand their
outreach programs; especially the Visiting Artist
Program.
If you would like more information on becoming
a member of ArtSource, call Sue Shull,
219-432-7114. If you would like information on
any of ArtSource's activities, call Marcia Neeley,
219-447-5493 or Karen Starn, 219-747-9834.
-Christina M. Kulow
September 1996.
Overall cost of the project is budgeted at
$4,600,000. Fundraising has been in progress
for the past six months with 91 percent of the
goal reached as of the end of February. Corporations,
foundations, and individuals are being
solicited to play their part in this worthwhile
endeavor. Contributions are gratefully
accepted at the Embassy Theatre Foundation's
offices.
The restoration project of the hotel will add
another dimension to the historic Embassy Theatre.
The renovation project of the theatre will
fill a need in the
community for a
more diverse entertainment
mix.
The Embassy
Theatre
Foundation's vision
for the future
is very exciting,
and I am
proud to be an
integral part of
that vision.
-Doris G. Stovall, C.F.E.
The author is executive director of the Embassy
Theatre Foundation.
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A TASTE Of THE WEST: THEEITELJORG MusEuM
The Eiteljorg Museum of American
Indians and Western Art
500 W. Washington St., Indianapolis.
From the north, take I -69 south to
I-465 south to I-70 west. Continue on I-70
to exit 79A (West St.) and tum right (north).
Continue to Washington St. The museum
is on the comer of West and Washington
streets. Parking is free in the rear of the
museum.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.; Sundays, noon-5 p.m.
Adults, $3; Senior citizens, $2.50;
children 5-17 and full-time students with
I.D., $1.50; children 4 and under free; families,
$10.
Call317-
636-WEST
Art in all its forms has long been a passion
for Harrison Eiteljorg. It was in
the late 1940s when Eiteljorg first went
west on coal mining ventures, and subsequently
developed a lifelong passion for the land, the
people, and the artwork there. He once said, "I
went on a trip West looking for coal and in the
process fell in love with the West and Western
art."
First-time visitors to the Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indians and Western Art could also
quickly develop an affinity for the art and artifacts
housed in the archive named for its principle
benefactor and donor of a significant portion
of its collections.
In a two-story mammoth stone building
that is as much a work of art as the pieces it
contains, guests view the perfect blend of an
art gallery combined with a natural history museum,
focused on American Western art and
Native American artifacts. The Eiteljorg is one
of only two museums of its kind east of the
Mississippi.
The treat begins before you even walk in
the door of the museum- three outdoor sculptures
surround the building. One sculpture, by
Kenneth Bunn, is a bronze grouping of five
white-tailed deer leaping through leaves and
water, which successfully creates the illusion
of motion. Another sculpture, Time Landscape
of Indianapolis by internationally known environmental
artist Alan Sonfist, is comprised of
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"wilderness"- beech and maple saplings, native
wildflowers, and prairie grasses- and bronze
castings of extinct plant species, which is everevolving
with natural growth and changes. The
third sculpture, The Greeting by George Carlson,
is a 12-foot, 4,000-pound bronze of a Plains Indian
wearing fringed buckskin leggings and a buffalo
robe, his right hand outstretched in a universal
sign of greeting.
Inside the museum, the main floor houses the
Taos Gallery, which is a collection of American
Western art: paintings, drawings, graphics, and
works of sculpture from the early nineteenth century
to the present. The images are of southwestern
deserts, rural western communities and
peoples, Native Americans, and of traditional
scenes of the "Old West." One of the highlights is
work from the widely acclaimed Taos art colonyJoseph
Henry Sharp, Victor Higgins, Bert Phillips,
Ernest Blumenschein, E.I. Course, Oscar
Berninghaus, W.H. Dunton, Walter Ufer, E. Martin
Hennings, and Kenneth Adams- the "Taos
Ten." Also impressive are works by Nicolai
Pechin, Robert Henri, and Georgia O'Keefe.
The second floor is home to the large Native
American Indians Gallery, which is divided into
ten sub-galleries, each focused on a geographic
region (i.e., Southeast, Woodlands, Plains, Plateau,
Southwest, Basin, California, Northwestern Coast,
and Artie/Sub-Arctic; the tenth sub-gallery is for
travelling exhibits). Depending on the region, you
can view artifacts such as pottery, baskets, wood
carvings, jewelry, masks, figures, headwork,
quillwork, clothing, and other items all masterfully
displayed against backdrops of enlarged photographs
of Indians taken by Edward Curtis in the
very early 1900s. The largest collections are those
in the Plains and Southwest sub-galleries. Nearly
all the artifacts are labeled with the Indian tribe
from which they came; however, those who enjoy
reading elaborate descriptions of the artifacts'
origins and use may be disappointed as many labels
do not give much detail.
In addition to the exhibits, the museum has
films, workshops, family activities, and special
events offered at different times that are free with
museum admission; call the museum for a current
schedule of events. Even the "White River
Trader" gift shop is something to see- with a
wonderful selection of jewelry, pottery, notecards,
books, Southwestern cookbooks and spices, art
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Shown here is a woman's dress from the Plains (Blackfeet) or Plateau region,
c. 1858. This piece will be on exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum as part of the
Sacred Encounters exhibit, which runs through July 9.
prints, Indian games for children, baskets, and
much more, all inspired by the American West.
Although the exhibit was not in place when I
toured the museum in February, guests who visit
the Eiteljorg before July 9, 1995, can now see the
highly acclaimed travelling exhibit Sacred Encounters:
Father DeSmet and the Indians of the
Rocky Mountain West. On the last stop of its tour,
the exhibition includes major new discoveries of
art, maps, and artifacts that depict missionary life,
Indian life and beliefs, and the clash and mixture
of the two diverse cultures. Displayed in such a
way that the story unfolds in nine separate room-like
scenes, participants can experience multiple
sensory stimulation through the use of
light, sound, and smell. Even if you have been
to the Eiteljorg before, the Sacred Encounters
exhibit, with its more than 200 pieces from 40
loan sources, calls for a return visit.
Whether you are an art enthusiast, a history
buff, or are simply interested in exploring
another culture, the Eiteljorg Museum is definitely
worth the drive.
--Christina M. Kulow
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APRIL
21
WBNI World Wine Tasting. Sample more than I 00
wines from around the world. 6--9 p.m. at the FoellingerFreimann
Botanical Conservatory. 219-471-8910.
29
Philharmonic Ball. Dinner and cocktails, silent and
live auctions, entertainment by Philharmonic orchestra.
Black tie optional. 6:30 p.m. at the Grand Wayne
Center. 219-744-1700.
MAY
12
Settlers Open House and Herb Sale. Day of period
demonstrations, historic house-viewing, and the sale
of historic perennials, herbs, and starts from members'
gardens. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Swinney Homestead. 219-
432-7314 or 219-424-7212.
13
Civic Theatre Dinner and Auction. Fundraiser prior
to Pump Boys and Dinettes, with dinner and silent auction
prior to performance and live auction during performance.
S:30 p.m. at Civic Theatre. 219-422-8641.
20
Gatsby Casino Night and Celebrity Auction. A 1920s
theme museum benefit with casino games in an art deco
setting, an auction of items donated by celebrities, a
buffet dinner, and period dress. 7-11 p.m. at the Aubum
Cord Duesenberg Museum. 219-92S-1444.
JUNE
17
Victorian Street Fair. Sponsored by the Allen CountyFort
Wayne Historical Society. A celebration of Barr
Street Market in 189S. I 0 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Barr Street
Market. 219-426-2882.
JULY
8, 9
Fort Wayne Artists Guild Show and Sale. Guild
members demonstrate art techniques and offer artwork
for sale to the public. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Standard
Federal Plaza. 219-447-ISSO.
AUGUST
Artlink bus trip to Chicago Art Institute exhibition
of Claude Monet. View the largest retrospective of the
Impressionist artist's work ever mounted; free time also
for other museums or sightseeing. 219-424-719S.
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ongoing
World War II Home Front. A display of civil defense
artifacts used in Fort Wayne during World War II.
9 a.m.-S p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays; noon-S p.m., weekends,
at the Old City Hall Historical Museum. 219-426-
2882.
APRIL
continuing through April IS
Hot Rods: An American Passion. 13 of the Midwest's
finest hot rods, custom modified American cars of the
'30s and '40s are on exhibit. Daily, 9 a.m.-S p.m. in
T H E ;\ T s
L the special exhibits gallery, Auburn Cord Duesenberg
Museum. 219-92S-1444.
continuing through Aprill6
Works by Joel Frernion and Steve Smith on exhibit.
Fabric collage/acrylics by Joel Fremion and clay, stone,
and steel by Steve Smith. Weekdays, 9 a.m.-4:30p.m.,
Sundays, 9 a.m.-noon at First Presbyterian Gallery.
219-426-7421.
continuing through May 21
The Ideal Home. Step back in time to the domestic
environment of the 1920s. Tuesdays-Saturdays,
10 a.m.-S p.m., Sundays, noon-S p.m. at Fort Wayne
Museum of Art. 219-422-6467.
continuing through May 28
Edward Weston's Photographs: California and the
West. Over 100 of Edward Weston's photographs of
the American West taken in the late 1930s. TuesdaysSaturdays,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays, 1-S p.m. at Toledo
Museum of Art, Canaday Gallery. 419-2SS-8000.
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IPFW Graduating Stnior Exhibition. Exh1b1t of
v.ork! in all media b} graduating IPFW fine art majors.
Opening reception i April 7, (r-8 p.m. Exhibit
hours are Monday -Saturday-.. 9 a.m.-6 p.m .. Sunda} •
noon-{) p.m. at IPFW Fine Art Bmldin fo)er 219-
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11-July 2
Classical Inspiration. Exhibition of prints featuring the
works ofPiranesi. Tuesdays-Saturdays, I 0 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Sundays, 1-S p.m. at Toledo Museum of Art. Graphic
Arts Galleries. 419-2SS-8000.
13-June 2S
Virgil and the Book. Exhibition of books featuring
classical authors' texts, such as the Ecologues and the
Georgics. Books illustrated by Aristide Maillot and
Henri Matisse, and well as rare early editions, are included.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, I 0 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays,
1-S p.m. at Toledo Museum of Art, Hitchcock and
Stevens Galleries. 419-2SS-8000.
21-May S
Annual Saint Francis College Art Student Exhibit.
Over 300 pieces by Saint Francis College students in
a variety of media will be on display. Opening reception
is April 22, 7-9 p.m. Gallery hours are Mondays-
Fridays, 10 a.m.-S p.m. at Weatherhead Gallery.
Bonaventure Hall, Saint Francis College. 219-
434-3236.
21-May 2S
Painting in 1995. Exhibit of seven painters who approach
the canvas in a variety of ways. Tuesdays-Saturdays,
noon-S p.m., Sundays, 1-S p.m. at Artlink
Contemporary Art Gallery. 219-424-719S.
23-June II
27th Annual Parish Exhibition. Weekdays, 9 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., Sundays, 9 a.m.-noon at First Presbyterian
Gallery. 219-426-7421.
MAY
6-June 18
Songs of My People: African Americans: A Self Portrait.
SS images by 31 African-American photographers
examine the diversity of the African-American experience.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays,
noon-4 p.m. 219-422-6467.
E s f
8-H
IPFW Fine Arts Alumni Exhibition. Exh1b1t of works
b) alumni of the IPFW Department afFine Arts. Opcnmg
reception 1 May 12. (r-8 p.m. Exh1bll houn; are
Mondays-Saturda) . 9 a m -6 p.m., Sunday , noon'),
• PI""WFi ArhBuildingfoyer.219-481-6025
13-September
ForgoUe11 Images. An exhibit of photographs taken
by Felix Schanz that capture the city at the tum of the
century. Tuesdays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-S p.m., weekends,
noon-S p.m. at Old City Hall Historical Museum. 219-
426-2882.
2S-July 14
Ventures in Creativity. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne
Artists Guild. 12S of the finest paintings in the tri-state
area will be on exhibit. Opening reception is June 3,
noon-4 p.m. Exhibit hours are Tuesdays and Thurdays,
noon-4 p.m., through July 6, and daily, July 9-14, at
Performing Arts Center. 219-747-S 149.
Songs of My People will be on
exhibit at the Fort Wayne Museum
of Art through June 18.
JUNE
2-July 13
15th Annual National Printmaking Exhibition. An
exhibit of quality, variety, and superior techniques in
printmaking. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-S p.m., Sundays,
1-S p.m. at Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery.
219-424-719S.
JULY
16--Aug. 6
Toledo Area Artists 77th Annual Exhibition. Over
100 works of art in all media by current and past residents
ofToledo are on display in this juried exhibition.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, I 0 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays, 1-S p.m.
at Toledo Museum of Art, Canaday Gallery. 419-
2SS-8000.
21-Aug. 24
The Members' Show. An all-media, nonjuried exhibition
which features regional art of nearly I 00 members
of Art! ink. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon-S p.m., Sundays,
1-S p.m. at Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery.
219-424-719S.
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LfCTUKfS, CLASS f S,
AND WOKKSHOfS
APRIL
19
Fort Wayne Artists Guild presents Jim and Diane
Thornhill Miller. Lecture and demonstration given by
guests from Omni Art. 7 p.m. at Concordia High School.
219-747-S680.
21
Leaders' Training Workshop. Class for those who
work with children or adults. Leaders can do the project
and take it back to their group. April class focuses on
floral crafts. S :30-7:30 p.m. at Fort Wayne ArtSource,
Southtown Mall. 219-447-S493.
2S
A Plai11e a11d Eaise Introduction to Englysh Church
Music. Sponsored by the American Guild of Organists.
7:30p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. 219-
747-S987.
MAY
The Interurban: Its Boom and Bust. Lecture by Jack
Stark, I & M retired vice president. Sponsored by Allen
County-Fort Wayne Historical Society. 2 p.m. at Old
City Hall Historical Museum. 219-426-2882.
12-September
Settlers series of classes and workshops. Pioneer and
Victorian hand arts and pastimes are studied and practiced
in monthly classes. 9-11:30 a.m. at Swinney
Homestead. 219-432-7314 or 219-424-7212.
17
Fort Wayne Artists Guild presents: Karen Harpel,
Mental Health Worker. Lecture on art therapy with
audience participation. 7 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran
High School. 219-747-S680.
19
Leaders' Training Workshop. Class for those who
work with children or adults. Leaders can do the project
and take it back to their group. S:30-7:30 p.m. at Fort
WayneArtSource, Southtown Mall. 219-447-S493.
JUNE
16
Leaders' Training Workshop. Class for those who
work with children or adults. Leaders can do the project
and take it back to their group. June class focuses on
Father 's Day crafts. S:30-7:30 p.m. at Fort Wayne
ArtSource, Southtown Mall. 219-447-S493.
JULY
24-Aug. 12
Fort Wayne Ballet's Intensive Summer School. Resident
faculty and guest instructors present a curriculum
in ballet, pointe, classical variations, jazz technique,
character dance, music theory for dancers, and performance
opportunity. Daily classes at the Academy of
the Fort Wayne Ballet. 219-484-9646.
AUGUST
4,S
Watercolor workshop. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne
Artists Guild. Call for reservations. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Aboite Township Community Center. 219-432-762S.
K 9 9
A U D
APRIL
17
T 0 N S
Auditions for Dancing at Lughnasa. 7 p.m. at Performing
Arts Center (Green Room). 219-422-8641.
Auditions for Damn }anu~s. Performance dale are
June 30. July I. 7, . 14. and 15 Those who "'i h to
aud1tion for tht Purduc-Indian.t Theatre production
hould prepare a dance audiuon and bring heel music.
an accompani 1 "'ill be pro,ided. 1:'0 p.m at IPFW
Williams Th atre. 219-481-65S I.
29.30
Auditions for Tht Rainmaktr. Performance date· arr
July 28 29. Aug 4, 'i II, .. nd 12. Those who w1sh to
audition forthi Purdue-Indiana lll"..atre production \\ill
reJd -;ccn . from the pia). I :30 p.m. at IPFW Wtlham
Th I 219-481-6551.
JUNE
4
Auditions for Brigadoon. 6 p.m. at Performing Arts
Center (Green Room). 219-422-8641.
0
APRIL
I, 7, 8
N s T
Death by Chocolate. Members of the Meadowbrook
Health Resort are dropping like flies, and the clues point
to a sinister box of chocolates. 6:30p.m., cash bar/cocktails;
7: IS p.m., dinner; 8:30p.m., show at Arena Dinner
Theatre/Community Center. 219-491-1384.
I, 2, 7, 9
Love Letters. The story of a life-long relationship that
is told entirely through letters. Fridays and Saturdays,
8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m. at Wagon Wheel Theatre. 219-
267-8041.
• . -·· _2
Romeo and juliet. Pre ntrd r. Purdue lr.d1Jna The
.1tre Jnd d r~drd b hrua D Hepp . ~"'ake peare
lfll.Jlde ,ent ciJ 1, ld ·of :he ( Jpulet . MontJeuc .
.1nd th kgendJrv •ar~f\, sed lo1er . p.m. miPI-'W
. 11. Tt • •• 219~ I IJ'\"5or 219-4!<1-S 74
14, IS, 20-23
Skin of our Teeth. Thornton Wilder's comedy about a
typical family from the dinosaur age to World War III.
Weeknights, 7:30 p.m.; weekends, 8 p.m.; Sundays,
2 p.m. at Performing Arts Center. 219-424-S220.
MAY
S, 6, 12, 13, 19,20
Leader of the Pack. Directed by Robert Acres, this hit
Broadway show is a homage to the early '60s "do-wop"
music and to one of its principle practitioners, Ellie
Greenwich. 6:30p.m., cash bar/cocktails; 7: IS p.m.,
dinner; 8:30p.m., show at Arena Dinner Theatre/Community
Center. 219-493-1384.
S,6, 12, 13, 19,20,21
LiUle Mary Sunshine. A musical comedy with deliberately
corny songs and naive situations, it pokes fun
at all the cliches of the "innocent" musicals our grandparents
enjoyed. 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Theatre.
219-422-6329.
\
12, 13, 14
Pump Boys and Dinettes. A country-style musical revue
featuring hominy and harmony at the Double Cupp
Diner, across from the Pump Boy's Gas Station. Friday,
8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday,
2 p.m. at Performing Arts Center. 219-424-5220.
JUNE
2-11
Dancing at Lughnasa. The Tony Award-winning Irish
drama about five sisters who dance to their own rhythm
under one roof. Thursdays, 7:30p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays,
8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. at Performing Arts
Center. 219-424-5220.
21-30
Brigadoorz. Two Americans lose their way while hunting
in Scotland and stumble upon the 18th century
city of Brigadoon, which only appears once every I 00
years. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays,
8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. at Performing Arts Center.
219-424-5220.
10.July I, 7.8.14.15
Damn tankees. Presented by PurdJe-lod1ana Theatre
and dirt'{ ted b) Lam L L1fe. funny and beanwarming
mu i~.al wh1ch p1t' the de\11 agamst "'
middle-aged ha.~eball fanat1c ~ho trades h1~ oul for
the hance to lc .. J the \\ashmgton Senator out of
the cellar 1nto a pennant ra e ~ith their arch m,tls.
the ew York Yankees Cospon ored b) the Fort
Wayne Wt!.ud.,. 8 p.m. m IPrW \\ tlhal'ls Theatre.
1 !c A 1 '!55) or 219 81 )774
JULY
-~. -'>. .1g 4 5. II, 12
The Rainmaker. Pre ent db) Purdue-Indiana Theatre
nd d1rcch:d by Larry l I 1fe Written h) N R1chard
Nash.thi comedy 1 o;ct on a ranch during a pam!} 7111!!
droup.ht A mnLher and h1 on rc J concerned w1th
mam mg oft h1 pl;un daughter ID the) are \\ 1th thetr
J)lll£ cattle. when a v.ander11g charlat n namcJ
StJrhuck com ~to town \\ho em' to be .:ble to J.ll
v.er both thw pr \er II pITt 1r IPF\\ \\,I ham Tht:
atre ~19 481 t'\~5 or 219 481 577-t
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APRIL
23
S C K f f N
Singin' in the Rain. 1952, starring Gene Kelly and
Debbie Reynolds. 2 p.m. at Embassy Theatre. 219-
424-5665.
30
Adventures in Travel: China. Travel film with live
narration. 2 p.m. at Embassy Theatre. 219-424-5665.
MAY
Adventures in Travel: The Hawaii Happerzing. Travel
film with live narration. 2 p.m. at Embassy Theatre.
219-424-5665.
14
Julius Caesar. 1953, starring Marlon Brando and James
Mason. 2 p.m. at Embassy Theatre. 219-424-5665.
T H f. ,\ T s c
JUNE
Auntie Marne. Comedy. 8 p.m. at Foellinger Theatre.
219-427-6018.
II
Gigi. 1958, starring Leslie Caron and Louise Jourdon.
2 p.m. at Embassy Theatre. 219-424-5665.
16
Around the Worldin80days. 8 p.m. at FoellingerTheatre.
219-427-6018.
23
My Fair Lady. Musical. 8 p.m. at Foellinger Theatre.
219-427-6018.
30
Sands of Iwo }ima. 8 p.m. at FoeiJinger Theatre. 219-
427-6018.
JULY
21
A Streetcar Named Desire. Drama. 8 p.m. at Foellinger
Theatre. 219-427-6018.
AUGUST
4
Gulliver's Travels. 8 p.m. at Foellinger Theatre. 219-
427-6018.
II
The Searchers. Western. 8 p.m. at Foellinger Theatre.
219-427-6018.
18
Giant. 8 p.m. at Foellinger Theatre. 219-427-6018.
MUSIC AND DANCf
APRIL
20 }ean of Opera nork hop. Joseph K Mcver di
rector Prc ... cnted r) IPn\ Department of Mu I 0 Apnl
I at~ p.m .. \pnl2 at2 r m tn IPFW Nef: R:ut;:l HJII
219481 6714
IPF\\ Community OrThestra Da\ 1d B Cooke con
ductor Prc·sented by !Pf \\ lkpartmenl of Mu,l..:
'1.1t •11 tn IPfW 1dl Rec1tal H II 21ll-481-6714.
5, 9
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Freimann Series: Concert
Four. The principle players of the Fort Wayne
Philharmonic are featured on programs of the finest
works from the Chamber Music Repertoire. April 5 at
7:30p.m at Fort Wayne Museum of Art. April9 at 2:30
p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church. 219-744-1700.
6
Ken Medema in Concert. Medema is a blind singer,
pianist, keyboardist, and song writer whose concert will
include familiar hymns, original material, and songs
he will improvise from material supplied by the audience.
7 p.m. at Merillat Centre for the Arts, Huntington
College. 219-356-6000, ext. 2061.
IPFW Saxophone Quartet. Jame D. Ator. conductor.
Pre<;ented b~ IPFW Department ofMu.tc. 7:30p.m
in IPFW Neff Recital Hall. 219-4 1-6714.
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I PF\\ S) mphonir\\ ind~ Georgt A Cn ana~h.1. nductor
Pre<.ented b) IPFW Department of\iu~1c 2 30
n IPFW NeffRec1tal Hall. 219-481 6714.
15
The Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats. A choreographed
combination of balancing, juggling, comedy,
magic, color, dance, and fire for the whole family.
4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Wagon Wheel Theatre. 219-
267-8041.
17
Fort Wayne Philharmonic presents: Midori in Recital.
Great Artist Recital with Japanese violinist
Midori. 8 p.m. at Embassy Theatre. 219-744-1700.
IPFW lnstnuntntal Jazz Ensemble. James D. Ator.
d1rector Pre ented h) IPFW Department of Music
m. iP IPFW Neff Rec1tal H.tll 219-481-6714
22
Midori, Violinist. 8 p.m. at Toledo Museum of Art.
419-234-7000.
22
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Grand Series: Romantic
Virtuosi: Corey Cerovsek, Violin. 8 p.m. at Embassy
Theatre. 219-744-1700.
22
National Organ Competition. Six finali sts from
around the U.S. and Canada compete in this final round.
1-6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary. 219-
426-7421.
6, 7
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Spectrum Series: Hiromi
Ito, Violin; Dennis Fick, Basson. May 6 at 8 p.m.,
May 7 at 2:30 p.m. at Performing Arts Center. 219-
744-1700.
9
Canterbury Chamber Music Society Spring Concert.
Chamber music performed by precollege age
musicians in a mixture of string, woodwind, and piano
ensembles. 7:30p.m. at Canterbury High School auditorium.
219-422-6605.
20
MidStates Regional Ballet Festival Gala Performance.
Performances by winners at Regional Dance
America MidStates Ballet Festival. Sponsored by Fort
Wayne Ballet. 8 p.m. at Performing Arts Center. 219-
484-9646.
20-Sept. 9
Foellinger Theatre Free Concerts. Call for a schedule.
219-427-6018.
23
National Organ Competition Winner's Recital.
7:30p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary. 219-
426-7421.
JULY
Fort Wayne Area Community Band Preparade Concert.
Conducted by George A. Cananagh, this hour of
rousing band music wi ll preceed the 3 Ri vers Festival
Parade and kickoff. 9 a.m. at City-County Building.
219-48 1-6727 0
9
Courtyard Concert: Janice Furtner
and Company. 5 p.m. in the courtyard
of First Presbyterian Church. 219-426-
742 1.
10
Fort Wayne Area Community Band Ice
Cream Concert. Conducted by George
A. Cavanagh, this will be an old-fashioned
ice cream concert. Bring your blankets
and lawn chairs. 7 p.m. at IPFW
Walb Memorial Union. 219-481-6727.
The IPFW Saxophone Quartet will be in
concert Friday, April7, at 7:30p.m. in Neff
Recital Hall.
16
Courtyard Concert: The Fort Wayne
Chamber Brass. 5 p.m. in the courtyard
of First Presbyterian Church. 219-
426-7421.
23
IPF\\ l niversit) Sinf!trs/Chamber ingers. John
f Ta) lor, condu tor Pre en ted by IPFW Departmert
ofMu K 7.10 p m. 111 IPF\\1 NeffRec1tal HJI. ~JQ.
·~I L,,,
28,30
In Remembrance. Opus 18 and high school honor choir
present this concert in remembrance ofV-E day, 1945.
April28 at 8 p.m.; April30 at 2:30p.m. at First Wayne
Street United Methodist Church. 219-484-7836.
MAY
Fort Wayne Area Community Band Spring Concert
Conducted by George A. Cavanagh, this concert features
light classics, popular works, and show tunes. 7:30
p.m. at Scottish Rite Auditorium. 219-481-6727.
K
16
Fort Wayne Area Community Band Fireworks Concert.
Conducted by George A. Cavanagh, this concert
will feature band music before, during, and to close the
3 Rivers Festival fireworks display. 8 p.m. at Friemann
Square. 219-481-6727.
25
Fort Wayne Area Community Band Summer Concert.
Conducted by George A. Cavanagh, this concert
features light classics, popular works, marches, big band
music, and show tunes. 7:30 p.m. at Foellinger Theatre.
219-481-6727.
28
Fort Wayne Children's Choir Choral Fest. 7 p.m. at
Foellinger Theatre. 219-427-6018.
[ 9 9
AUGUST
15
Fort Wayne Area Community Band Summer Concert.
Conducted by George A. Cavanagh, this concert
features light classics, popular works, marches, big band
music, and show tunes. 7:30 p.m. at Foellinger Theatre.
219-481-6727.
A K T S
r o K
APRIL
22
fSrfCIALLl
CHILDKfN
Make It and Take It. Children's craft projects.
1-3 p.m. at Fort Wayne ArtSource, Southtown Mall.
219-447-5493.
29,30
With Alice in Wonderland. An original version of the
endearing Lewis Carroll classic written by Harvey
Cocks. April29 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Apri130 at 2 p.m.
at Performing Arts Center. 219-422-6900.
MAY
5, 6, 12, 13
Auditions for the Fort Wayne Children's Choir. Call
for audition time. May 5 and 12, 5---{):30 p.m.; May 6
and 13, 9:30-11 a.m. at Performing Arts Center. 219-
436-0110.
20
Make It and Take It. Children's craft projects.
1-3 p.m. at Fort Wayne ArtSource, Southtown Mall.
219-447-5493.
JUNE
16
Vertical Reality. A family concert performed by Fort
Wayne Dance Collective students. 7 p.m. at Performing
Arts Center. 219-424-6574.
17
Make It and Take It. Children 's craft projects.
1-3 p.m. at Fort Wayne ArtSource, Southtown Mall.
219-447-5493.
19-30
Artlink Art Classes for Young People. The weeklong
sessions will by taught by professional art instructors.
Sessions are K-3; 4-6; and photography for
high school students. Mornings and afternoons at
IPFW Fine Arts Building. 219-424-7195.
JULY
8, 9
Children's Special Days. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne
Artists Guild. T-shirt painting, face painting, calligraphy,
blocks for tots. I 0 a.m.-{) p.m. at Franke Park main
pavilion. 219-745-7908.
24-28
Fort Wayne Children's Choir Choral Fest. Weeklong
choral festival for ages 8-14. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Performing
Arts Center. 219-436-0 II 0.
31-Aug. 4
Fort Wayne ArtSource Art Camp for Children. Sessions
offered include printmaking, watercolor, paper
art, sculpturing, air brushing, and others. 9 a.m.-noon
at Fort Wayne ArtSource, Southtown Mall. 219-447-
5493 or 219-747-9834.
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fUND NO fOK THf 1\TS AND UMANITifS N THf
1 0 lJ
No doubt everyone reading this newsletter
knows that members of the "New Congress" are
working to dramatically alter- or even eliminate-
the structure of federal funding for the arts
and culture in this country. For years now, opponents
of the National Endowment for the Arts
(NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH), the Institute of Museum Services
(IMS), and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
(CPS) have made repeated attempts to cut
funding to or eliminate altogether these agencies
which financially support cultural activities
across the nation. If this effort is successful, the
United States will become the only industrialized
nation in the world without federal government
arts support.
Why, then, would anyone want to eliminate
federal cultural funding? Admittedly, the need to
cut the federal budget is great, and it would be
tough to develop a compelling case for holding
the federal cultural agencies harmless at a time
when such sacred institutions as Medicare, social
security, and school lunches are being eyed for
possible cuts. Yet, the total elimination of the NEA,
NEH, and IMS combined would restore only about
51100 of a percent to the federal budget (about $2
per taxpayer). These are hardly the most fruitful
agencies from which to start cutting the needed
billions.
Another reason given for the unusually virulent
attack on these agencies is that the programs
taxpayers' dollars support don't serve the general
citizenry, but rather the programs are merely playgrounds
for the cultural elite. The fact is that federal
arts dollars do make the arts widely accessible.
Grants to such hotbeds of cultural elitism
as Farmville, Va., Fort Yukon, Ark., and Eunice,
La., have made the arts come alive in areas of the
country where before there were none. According
to the NEA's annual report from 1993, over
$9 million in NEA funds were used to "stimulate
artistic activity, awareness, and greater public access
to the arts in rural, inner-city, and other artis-
(BWI)
tbe frJeDd.JJODeS®
T H ( .\ K T s c ( N
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tically under-served areas through a special
Under-served Communities Set-Aside." Too, the
Endowment's Expansion Arts Program ($5.56
million in 1993) specifically targets "communities
where there are few opportunities for talented
individuals, particularly the young." This program
supports such activities as the Boys Choir of
Harlem's music training program for over 300
inner-city youth, and the Custer County Arts Center
in Miles City, Mont., which operates out of a
renovated underground water-treatment facility.
The, total elimination of
tl:ie.f.llE.A, NEH, and
IIIS:;;:s: ;t~ ... .. ed would
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ftffffl;;;~:~ whiCii' tii•§tclrt cutting
the needed billions.
The agencies detractors would also have us
believe that they are simply doing the bidding of
their constituents- that "The American People"
(what politician doesn't constantly claim to speak
authoritatively for this rather large and diverse
0 N 0
group?) simply don't care. Yet surveys show that
nothing could be further from the truth. A 1992
Lou Harris poll, showed that 69% of Americans
would be willing to pay $5 more in taxes per year
to support federal government efforts in the arts;
64% would pay $10 more; and 56% would pay
$15 more. This is seven and a half times more
than the mere $2 they are paying for them now.
There are those who believe that arts funding
should be "privatized." However, in the arts,
it is often the very funding by the federal cultural
agencies that has leveraged funds many times over
from private sources. The existence of federal
"seed money"- showing that support of the arts
and humanities is public policy, expressing the
will of the people- is what attracts other funding.
If that seeding is diminished or removed,
growth in funding will inevitably be stunted in
the private sector. In the judgment of Ann Kaplan,
research director for the American Association of
Fundraising Counsel, publishers of Giving USA,
which tracks private sector philanthropy, "private
philanthropy just doesn't adequately fund the
arts."
One alternative to "zeroing out" the federal
cultural agencies is to block grant federal dollars to
the states- not a totally new idea, since state arts
councils currently receive an annual Basic State
Grant (BSG) from the NEA. In Indiana, BSG
money, along with some arts education funding
and a rural/multicultural access initiative grant,
currently comprises some 20% of the state arts
council's funding. The approach in question appeals
to those legislators who wish to see the role
of the federal- government minimized and to those
who feel increased localization of the grantsmaking
process would result in the funding of projects and
activities that more closely reflect community interests
and concerns. NEA opponents have long
criticized the agency for an insensitivity to the pervading
attitudes of many taxpayers in funding activities
that offend some people, even though the
NEA has had little or nothing to do with the actual
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programming decisions which led to the presentation
of those activities.
For the arts in Indiana, this block grant approach
could signal a boon. In 1994, only
$1,126,800 came to Indiana from the NEA, less
than 0.7% of the agency's budget. One supposes
that Indiana, with a population of about 5.6 million
(some 2% of the total U.S. population) would stand
to receive a commensurate portion of NEA funds
distributed, which would mean a substantial increase
for the state. Of course, this supposition is, itself,
based on a couple of other suppositions.
First, we must suppose that NEA funding
would remain at a level similar to the current
level- approximately $167 million. This supposition
is tenuous, given the fact that budget cutting
is the order of the day in Washington, an order
with which noncompliance seems almost unAmerican,
given the grave state of our federal
budget. Second, we must wonder what the response
of the state legislative body would be to a
windfall of some $2 million or more in federal
arts money. The state legislature, which currently
appropriates about $2.7 million to the Indiana Arts
Commission (which in turn grants the money to
not-for-profit agencies throughout the state), could
conceivably see the money as a rationale for cuts
in spending from the state coffers, arguing that
with the increased federal monies, the state appropriation
is unnecessary.
Whether the federal money comes to the state
from Washington or whether the government
passes it through a state agency, federal cultural
dollars are important to northeastern Indiana's arts
organizations. Over the past five years, a combined
annual average of $217,000 dollars has
come into the 4th Congressional District from the
NEA, NEH, and the IMS (not to mention CPB
dollars). It is simply unrealistic to expect that the
loss of these dollars could be made up by private
donors. The perception of exceptional generosity
among this community's corporate, foundation,
and individual donors is certainly accurate. The
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annual Arts United fund drive, the largest single
source of financial support for the arts in northeastern
Indiana, is the 21st largest in the nation
and ranks 9th in per capita giving. These rankings
have been achieved, however, only because area
donors have historically given at or near the lim-
A 1992 Lou Harris poll,
s~qwed that 69% of
A!Ji~,f:i:~a..ns would be
w4ziifJ~c_Jl1:0re
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its of their abilities. To expect these donors to
give an additional $217,000 a year is simply unreasonable.
Some legislators have suggested that the right
incentives might stimulate enough private giving
to cover the losses. Representative Mark Souder,
the 4th Congressional District's freshman legislator,
has floated a proposal which, he believes,
would encourage an increase in private giving to
charitable causes that would help offset the loss
of federal dollars. Souder's idea, initially developed
to stimulate giving to religious and religiousbased
programs addressing pressing social needs,
Could conceivably be extended to other not-forprofits,
including cultural groups. Souder's plan
would allow individuals to deduct $1.10 for every
$1.00 they give to charity, allow tax-payers
who don't itemize to deduct charitable contributions,
and raise from I 0% to 15% the charitable
donation limitation on corporations.
Since private donations would probably not
make up for a $217,000 dollar loss of federal support,
the impact on northeastern Indiana's cultural
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community would be significant. It's true that the
public face of the arts in northeasernt Indiana
would probably not change dramatically. The Philharmonic
would still conduct its Grand Concert
Series (though with, perhaps, fewer musicians).
Artlink and the art museum would still be open
daily with rotating visual arts exhibitions (al-though
they might have to charge larger entry
fees). The ballet would still present The Nutcracker
each Christmas season (at increased ticket
prices, maybe). In short, it would look to thecasual
observer like little had changed.
What would have to go, however, would be
some of the most innovative new programs- programs
which support education, which celebrate
diversity, which provide access to citizens who,
for a variety of reasons, aren't typically reached
by more conventional arts programs. The first
programs to disappear would be those which are
not good revenue producers- outreach programs
in the schools, programs for the economically disadvantaged
who are unable to pay even a nominal
ticket or access charge, programs which showcase
new and challenging art forms that have not
yet attained wide public acceptance.
The general trend would, necessarily, be toward
higher ticket prices, and that would mean
that fewer and fewer citizens would be able to
attend arts events. The perception of elitism
among arts consumers- a perception which the
NEA has fought against for years through increased
apportionments to the types of rural and
multicultural outreach projects mentioned
above- would be bolstered. The arts would no
longer be for everybody.
At this moment, reauthorization hearings for
the NEA, HEH, and IMS are underway in the Senate.
Senator James M. Jeffords' Subcommittee
on Education, Arts, and Humanities has heard testimony
and will be moving rapidly to suggest legislation.
Luckily, Senator Jeffords (R-VT) is a
staunch NEA supporter, but the hearings are also
being attended by members of Senator Nancy
Kassebaum's (R-KS) Labor and Human Resources
Committee, including Indiana Senator Dan Coats,
who has not been particularly supportive of federal
arts funding.
In other quarters, the portents are ominous.
It may be that we can do little if anything to
halt the ill-considered rush toward action against
the federal cultural agencies. We should, of course,
contract our legislators with personal appeals on
behalf of federal arts funding. What seems clear
to me is that the decisions regarding the future of
these agencies will not be made on the basis of
what we ordinary citizens convey to our elected
representatives as our wants, desires, and visions
of a perfect world. Nor will these decisions be
made on the basis of any of the principles being
touted by the opposing sides in the current legislative
wars. I expect that legislators- like the
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rest of us-listen first to their friends, confidants,
and trusted advisors and second to strangers (i.e.,
the majority of their constituents). Deals will be
cut and compromises made in the confines of
Washington's smoke-filled rooms. We can only
hope that the smoke is not coming from the pyres
of the federal funding agencies.
-Geoff
Gephart
WHAT IOU CAN DO
Make your voice heard. Let your legislators
know that you do not want them to cut
funding for the arts or eliminate the National
Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment
for the Humanities, or the Institute
for Museum Services. If you are a resident
of Fort Wayne or the surrounding area, the
names and addresses of your senators and
congressman are:
Senator Richard Lugar
306 Senate Hart Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Senator Dan Coats
411 Senate Russell Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
Congressman Mark Souder
Cannon House Office Bldg., Rm. 508
Independence Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20515
There are also two arts advocacy hotline
numbers that you can call to have your message
of support delivered to your legislators.
The Cultural Advocacy Campaign Hotline
was launched by the National Assembly
of Local Arts Agencies and nearly 60 other
national cultural organizations. A person calling
1-800-651-157 5 is answered by a live operator
who explains that for just $9.50, three
Western Union Mailgrams, stating that the
NEA, NEH, and IMS are vital to the arts and
humanities in America and that the federal
government has a strong role in maintaining
these cultural agencies, will be hand delivered
the next day to the caller's congressional
representative and two senators. If the caller
wants this service, the charge is automatically
applied to their home phone number; there is
no charge for placing the call.
The other hotline is 1-900-370-9000,
where for $1.99 per minute (9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
EST), messages in support of the NEA, NEH,
and IMS in the form of an emergency
mailgram will be delivered to your senators
and representatives within 72 hours.
On Feb. 22, the House Appropriations Subcommittee
on the Interior and Related Agencies,
chaired by Representative Ralph Regula (R-OH),
reported a bill to rescind $5 million dollars in funds
already appropriated to both the NEA and the NEH
for the current fiscal year. In addition, Representative
Bill Goodling (R-PA), who heads the Economics
and Education Opportunities Committee,
has floated a proposal to cut funds to the NEA by
40% in each of the next two years and then eliminate
it in the third year.
The author is
the president
of Arts United
of Greater
Fort Wayne.
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The final events of the 1995 Plogsterth
Fine and Performing Arts Series will bring folk
singer Odetta and storyteller Rex Ellis together
for the first time to combine their talents in a
workshop and concert the last
weekend of April.
The concert will be Sunday,
April 30, at 4 p.m. at the Scottish
Rite Auditorium, 417 W. Berry
St. Tickets cost $8, general admission;
$5, seniors and IPFW
students with I.D. cards. Odetta
and Ellis will be accompanied by
members of the Fort Wayne
Youth Ensemble.
all facets of the music world. She has performed
with Harry Belafonte, Garrison Keillor, the New
Black Eagle Jazz Band, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez,
St. Louis Symphony, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Festival, and the Cincinnati
Ballet, to name just a few of the diverse
artists and groups.
Rex Ellis and Odetta also
will present a workshop open to
the public on Friday, April 28, at
2 p.m. in IPFWWilliams Theatre.
Odetta
Odetta's multifaceted voice
and other talents are evidenced by
the versatility of her performances.
She has sung in concerts throughout
Europe, the USSR, Japan, and
Israel in innumerable tours; performed
in clubs and universities and
colleges throughout the United
States; sung in oratorios; accompanied
ballet companies and solo
dancers; and done concerts with
The workshop will give audience members a
chance to meet the artists and hear about their
lives and careers, ask questions, and hear a preview
of their upcoming concert. Workshop tickets
cost $5, general admission; $3, senior citizens
and IPFW students with J.D. cards.
From Alabama to Zimbabwe, Odetta has
captivated music lovers in many lands and from
symphony orchestras.
She has spent more than 40 years on the concert
stage. She has recorded with RCA, Polydor,
Fantasy, Traditio, Verve/Forecast, and Vanguard.
Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, among other singers,
have stated that Odetta's performances and records
inspired them to work in folk music.
"I'm an interpreter of folk music which encompasses
more than folk songs handed down
from generations. It includes work songs, game
songs, children's songs, gospel and blues ... songs
from people who had to entertain themselves outside
of their daily work and songs for people and
their emotional needs," states Odetta
to describe her unique style of song.
Rex Ellis has been director of
the Office of Museum Programs at
the Smithsonian Institution since
January 1992. Previously, he
worked at the Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation in the Department
of African-American Interpretation
and Presentation.
Folktales for Young Readers, The Complete
Guide to Storytelling in the Classroom, and
Watching Uncle Shocum Eat (to be published
in 1995). He has written many papers and ar-ticles
about storytell-ing, teaching,
and cultural preservation.
Rex Ellis has a doctorate in
education from the College of
William and Mary in Williamsburg,
Va., and a Master of Fine
Arts from Wayne State University,
Detroit.
Ellis has written, directed, and
performed many dramatic productions
about African and AfricanAmerican
life and culture. His ere- Rex Ellis
Rex Ellis and Odetta's appearances
are cosponsored by
NBD Bank, IPFW School of
Fine and Performing Arts, Fort
Wayne Museum of Art, IPFW
Multicultural Services, Indiana-ative
works include The Runaway,
a story about a runaway slave accused of shooting
a white overseer; The Storyteller, a program
about the importance of oral literature in African
and African-American cultures in the colonial
period; and Williamsburg in Black and White, a
drama about black and white relations during the
18th century.
Ellis is the author of African-American
Purdue Student Government As-sociation
and Indiana Arts Commission.
Tickets for the workshop can be reserved
in advance by calling 219-481-6025, or purchased
at the Williams Theatre box office the
day of the show. Tickets for the concert are
available now at the Williams Theatre box office
or through any TicketMaster location.
