Weekend Entertainment Listing
A complete list of Halloween/Fall events can be found here. Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email jfaulkner@the-papers.com with the...
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Student Art Contest Seeks Entries
Pictured is “Fetch” by Shelby Martin, the 2014 first place winner in the ninth through tenth grade category of the Wonderful Water Student Art Contest. By ANNA BURKE The Center for Lakes and Streams...
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Art In Action: Norman Rockwell
By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Many of you will immediately recognize this world famous artist, Norman Rockwell. Some of his work was hired by Saturday Evening Post Magazine at payments...
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Art In Action – Poppy Cottage
Tammy Durnell, owner/artist of Poppy Cottage, is shown at work. By DARLA MCCAMMON Lakeland Art Association We lived in DeKalb County, near Auburn, when our children were growing up. Our daughter Dee...
View ArticleLt. Governor Ellspermann Launches Hoosier Women Artist Contest
By EMILY DUNCAN Public Relations Director, Office of Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann has announced details for the 2015 Hoosier Women Artists Contest. The annual competition...
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Honeywell’s 92 County Art Show Winners Announced
Featuring artwork from artists residing in all 92 counties in the State of Indiana, the 92 County Art Show exhibit at the Honeywell Center Clark Gallery currently on display through Feb. 9, provides an...
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CCMLK Black History Month Art Displays
Lakeview Middle School’s Graphic Design “Who Inspires You?” art project. L to R: Graham Landwerlen (Neymar da Silva Santos Jr.), Tyler Hitchcock (Lou Gehrig), and Maria Alonzo (Martin Luther King Jr.)...
View ArticleTippecanoe Valley Adult Education Classes Announced
By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Tippecanoe Valley community adult education classes start Tuesday, March 3. You can pre-register for classes or have questions...
View ArticleKREMC Encourages Students To Enter Calendar Art Contest
By EMILY COWAN Manager of Marketing and Customer Service, Kosciusko County REMC Kosciusko County students are encouraged to “be part of a gallery of art” by entering the 2016 calendar art contest...
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Youth Art Month Celebrated At Triton Junior Senior High School
Front Row: Lyda Scarberry, Tarynn Chase-Peterson, Madison Hurt Middle Row: Tony King, JoAnna McCoy, Ryan Kaufman, Delano Shumpert, Karianne Dunifin Back Row: Jordon Coons, Sasha West, Bryant Hanson,...
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Art In Action: Spring Brings Annual Opening Of Lakeland Art Association
“Kids’ Class” will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at the LAA gallery for ages 10-14. Limited seating means try to register before the Monday, April 13 deadline. By DARLA McCAMMON...
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Art In Action: The Ball Family
By DARLA McCAMMON Lakeland Art Association Are you familiar with the Mason Fruit Jar or the old Ball Canning Jar? I was intrigued to find how both these products had an impact on our art world. In...
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Warsaw Artist Forum March News
Lori Biggs discusses color theory. The Warsaw Artist Forum’s March meeting was a colorful delight to all who attended. Artist Lori Biggs taught basic color theory and mixing concepts. The color...
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Nashville, Indiana Named Among Best Small Towns In America
(Courtesy Flickr/Ryan Brunner) Smithsonian.com has named Nashville, Indiana, as one of the 20 best small towns in America. Nashville was chosen because it’s a ‘bucolic, woodsy paradise for country...
View ArticleTickets On Sale for Charley Creek ArtsFest
Tickets will be available today for the 2015 Charley Creek ArtsFest slated for June 26 through 28 in Wabash. This three-day festival that celebrates the arts takes place at multiple venues throughout...
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Robert Hudson Speaks To Warsaw Artist Forum
Artist Robert Hudson By JENNIFER CAUDILL Warsaw Artist Forum Robert Hudson led the Artist Forum monthly meeting in April. He spoke about his art career and the obstacles he had to rise above to become...
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Art Around The Lakes, Supported By KCCF, To Return To Lakes Festival
Children in the community have the opportunity to participate in Art Around the Lakes craft stations, including sand bottle art. By MADISSON HEINL Communications Specialist, Center for Lakes &...
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Warsaw Man Wins Best In Show In Kokomo
Best of Show, Steve Creighton (Photo Provided) Warsaw artist Steve Creighton was awarded Best of Show for his still life painting “Studio Arrangement” at the Kokomo Art Association’s 89th Annual Spring...
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Giving Storm Sewer Drains A Makeover
Cindy Bryan painting the waterfall (photos by Katie Lyon) Cindy Bryan, art professor at Grace College, is currently working on a big project. The art department at Grace College, Center for Lakes and...
View ArticlePeabody Retirement Community Hosts Historic Auction
[vimeo 134137505 w=500 h=281] By STAN WILLIAMS Director of Development Peabody Home Foundation NORTH MANCHESTER — At 9 a.m. Aug. 22 Peabody Retirement Community will host a once-in-a-lifetime live...
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Nine-Year-Old Bloomington Girl Featured In First Solo Art Show
Maya works on one of her pieces for her upcoming solo show. She often blends colors to get the desired effect for her finished product. By CHELSEA LOS Staff Writer BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington-based...
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Art In Action: Women In Art
By DARLA MACCAMMON Director, Lakeland Art Association WINONA LAKE — Kim Reiff directs the art program at Grace College. She is currently offering her students a wonderful experience in the history of...
View ArticleArt Abound At Warsaw’s October First Friday
On Friday, Oct. 2, downtown Warsaw will be adorned with art all around the courthouse square. Both seasoned artist and artist-hopefuls are invited to attend the event, titled “Art-tober,” and celebrate...
View ArticleMore Art Trivia: How Many Will You Know?
By DARLA McCAMMON Executive Director, Animal Welfare League We have fun occasionally with odd art facts and trivia. Our readers enjoy learning these little known bits about art. James Franco started a...
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Art In Action: Perspective In Art
By DARLA MCCAMMON, Lakeland Art Association A perfect example of perspective in artwork. (Photo provided) Perspective is the rein and rudder of painting,” is a quote attributed to Leonardo da Vinci....
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Grace Professor’s Art On Exhibit In Warsaw
WARSAW — Now through Feb. 3, 2016, the Kim M. Reiff art exhibit will be on public display at Warsaw City Hall, 102 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Reiff is associate professor of art and design, and...
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Samuels Wins With ‘A Classic Kodak Moment’
1st Place & Grand Prize winner: Michael J. Samuels for “A Classic Kodak Moment.” (Photo provided) VALERIA FISHER WCPL Adult Program Administrator WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Public Library held...
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Grace Showcases Student Art Exhibits
Kaylee Shull(Photo provided) WINONA LAKE — The Mount Memorial Gallery on the campus of Grace College is showcasing the first of three senior art exhibits. Students in the department of visual,...
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Jim Davis To Teach Art At Ball State
MUNCIE — Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis, who graduated from Ball State University in the 1960s, will return to his alma mater as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Art, the university’s board of...
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Fair Best-Of-Show Winners Announced
WARSAW — The open class, best-of-show winners for the 2016 Kosciusko County Community Fair have been announced. Winners, by category, are as follows:
View ArticleArtists Can Submit Proposals For Winona Lake Art
WINONA LAKE — Artists are now invited to submit proposals for one or more of the six new public art installations along the new Greenway Extension in Winona Lake. The deadline for submission of...
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World’s Most Famous?
WARSAW — Wedged on the most famous list, between “The Mona Lisa” by Leonardo Da Vinci and “The Last Supper,” also by Da Vinci, you will find the second most famous painting in the world. In the world’s...
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Redbird Art Studio Exhibit At Kosciusko Chamber
Pieces from Redbird Art Studio WARSAW — Works of art from RedBird Art Studio will be featured in an upcoming exhibit at the offices of the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce at 523 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw....
View ArticleQuilt And Art Auction To Benefit Habitat For Humanity
WINONA LAKE — A variety of unique locally handmade items will be auctioned at the Annual Charity Auction Fundraiser Friday, Feb. 28, in the Winona Heritage Room, 901 Park Ave., Winona Lake. Doors will...
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Art In Action: Merton Clivette, Ties To The Ash Cans
Merton Clivette’s painting “Outriding the Blizzard” was inspired by his Wild West days. Photo provided. By Darla McCammon Merton Clivette (also known as Merton Clive Cook) was born in Portage, Wis., in...
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Art In Action: Sandro Botticelli, Another World Class Artist
Pictured is Sandro Botticelli’s “Mystic Nativity.” By Darla McCammon Sandro Botticelli, a Renaissance painter, was born and died in Florence Italy. One of the only artists we researched that stayed...
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Arts Festival This Weekend Offers Art, Music and Beer Tent
Former art teacher Bret Bailey stands inside the upstairs work studio of the AAGES Fine Arts Center at 130 N. Main St., Pierceton, which he runs. The center, which opened last year, is hosting an arts...
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Interactive Art Focus Of May First Friday
Nathan Underneath, owner of Moving Pictures Tattoo Cinema, creates artwork during Warsaw’s First Friday Interactive Art event on Friday, May 7. InkFreeNews photos by Liz Shepherd. By Liz Shepherd...
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Art In Action: Famous Artists Part XVII, Frans Hals
Frans Hals painted this portrait of Isabella Coymans in 1650-1652. Photo provided. By Darla McCammon From the wealthy and successful life of Michelangelo, we find ourselves investigating an artist with...
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New Art Series Begins
By Darla McCammon and DeeAnna Muraski The start of a new year marks the beginning of our new series on what is new with art, which one of my daughters, DeeAnna Muraski is helping to write. For this...
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Student Art Spotlighted In Downtown Warsaw
A metal sculpture by Goshen artist Sunday Mahaja is positioned along Buffalo Street, just south of Center Street in downtown Warsaw. It is one of nine displays. InkFreeNews photos by Dan Spalding. By...
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Warsaw Community High School Art Students Receive Numerous Awards
Press Release Pictured is Ana Brito-Rosales with a portrait based on a watercolor lesson from guest speaker Patricia Mills. Photo provided by Warsaw Community Schools. WARSAW — At the 2023 Scholastic...
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Study: Arts, Culture Are Economic Drivers In Indiana, US
According to the National Assembly of State Art Agencies, as of 2021, the arts and culture industry supports almost 82,000 jobs in Indiana. Photo from Adobe Stock. By Terri Dee Indiana News Service...
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Car Show Coming To Goshen First Fridays
Photo provided by Goshen Car Show News Release GOSHEN — The Great Goshen Car Show, presented by Jayco, will line downtown Main Street with rows of classic, antique and muscle cars 5-9 p.m. Friday, July...
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Grandfather, Grandson Build Nine-Foot Scrap Metal Scorpion Sculpture
Casen Custer stands on the nine-foot tall scorpion sculpture he built out of scrap metal with his grandfather. Text and Photos By Madison Hart InkFreeNews WARSAW — A local grandfather and grandson...
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Art In Action: Olympic Art Is A Gold Medal
The Olympics logo features five interlocking rings in different colors. The colors chosen were colors that were represented in every flag that existed at the time of origin in 1913. Photo provided. By...
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Illuminating Work of Art Revealed at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
News Release FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Museum of Art announces the unveiling of the Amber & Waterford Crystal Chandelier by Dale Chihuly, internationally renowned glass artist. The piece is...
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Goshen College hosts Maria Tomasula at visiting artist lecture
News Release GOSHEN — Goshen College’s annual Eric Yake Kenagy Visiting Artist program will host Maria Tomasula, professor emerita at Notre Dame. Tomasula is a Latinx studio artist who specializes in...
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Anweiler Reacts To Life With Art
Zee Anweiler is pictured with one of his paintings, which hangs on the wall of Three Crowns Coffee in Warsaw. Anweiler is a full-time artist who sells his work at many different art fairs across...
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Whitko Artists Make 2026 Indiana Connections Calendar
Whitko High School student work “Autumn Adventure” was one of the winners of the 2026 Indiana Connections calendar contest. Photo by Daelyn Kirkdorffer. News Release SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko High School...
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