January 19, 2023
Contact: April McCampbell
P: 260-427-6024
C: 260-241-1932
Manager of Communications
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Fort Wayne, Ind. – The following events and programs are happening the week of January 23-29:
Featuring:
Winterval 2023
Saturday, January 28, 9:00a.m.-10:00p.m.
Multiple Locations in Downtown Fort Wayne
Celebrate the frosty fun and coziness of the season with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages.Take a hike, make a craft, play miniature golf, shop, visit sled dogs, learn how to curl, relive history, get cozy and watch live ice sculpture carving. Visit WintervalFW.com for all the details.
“California Dreamin’” Showcase Exhibit
Until April 16, Public hours
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 South Calhoun Street
Calling all mamas and papas—find your inner beach bum at the Botanical Conservatory. Bring on the good vibes and hang loose at the botanical boardwalk accented with sun-loving tropical plants and vivid waves of color. Let the kiddos spring into the spirit of surf, sand and sun! Be sure to experience this Cali-cool winter exhibit. Sponsored by the English Bonter Mitchell Foundation, Howard P. Arnold Foundation, Magee-O’Connor Foundation, PNC Charitable Trusts, The Waterfield Foundation, WANE 15 and 103.9 Wayne FM..
Dance Promenade!
January 25, Feb. 1 and 8, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Park Foundation Pavilion, Promenade Park, 202 West Superior Street
Learn some new moves in 2023 at the riverfront. Shuffle into the Park Foundation Pavilion on Wednesday nights to learn and practice a new dance style. Instructors from a variety of local dance groups and schools will offer lessons at the beginning of the night followed by open dancing. The type of dance will rotate to include styles from waltzing to line dancing and also traditional cultural dances. All ages and abilities are welcome. Register in advance for $10 per class or $50 for all six sessions online at www.fortwayneparks.org
or by calling 260-427-6000. Drop-ins are available for $12 per session if space is allows. Maximum: 100.
Swing: 1/25/23 from 6-9 pm
Two-Step/Line Dance:2/1/23 from 6-9 pm
Dance Party: 2/8/23 from 6-9 pm
Wild Walkers
Friday, January 27, 9:15-10:30 a.m.
Delt Church Park (LaGrange County Parks)
This adult hiking group meets the second and fourth Fridays of each month for a walk on the wild side. Each hike features a different natural area in the region (parks, wetlands, nature preserve, etc.) and carpooling is available when necessary. Find the full 2023 schedule at this link
https://www.fortwayneparks.org/images/PDF/Lindenwood/2023_Wild_Walkers_Schedule.pdf
Also happening:
Art Display
Kerstin Glaess: “Seascapes”
Until April 15, Public hours
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 South Calhoun Street
Kerstin Glaess is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist working primarily in oil, collage and photography. She is best known for her paintings based on photographs and memories from her worldwide military adventures as a child. Kerstin continues to be inspired by a nature collection of flora, fauna and landscapes from her various homes across two continents, two countries, eleven states, one U.S. Territory and counting! Her diverse collections of collages and drawings focus on the shared human experience teasing the borders between dreamscapes and reality. Seascapes is fittingly on display during the California Dreamin’ Showcase Exhibit at the Botanical Conservatory.
$1 Thursday Nights
Thursday, January 26, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 South Calhoun Street
Find your inner beach bum and good vibes when you experience the California Dreamin’ showcase exhibit along with the Tropical and Desert gardens in the Conservatory. Admission is just $1 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. every Thursday. Civic Center Garage parking is validated for free.
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