Events August 28th

August 28 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Open Bluegrass Jam w/Dead Pickers SocietyBluegrass
Firefly Coffee House 3523 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne (260) 373-0505
free
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August 28 at 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Monroeville Farmers MarketCornerstone Youth Center 19819 Monroeville Road, Monroeville
Organizer: Monroeville Market (260) 445-4396Food trucks, in-season produce, food, and crafts

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August 28 at 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Paris: City of Light & LoveFoellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne (260) 427-6440Catch a glimpse of a day in Paris through familiar scenes and playful hues adorning a public square

$5 – $7
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August 28 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Jim Dine: Vocabulary of MetaphorsRolland Art Center 2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne (260) 399-7999Post-war artist rose to prominence with the “Happenings,” which linked him to the establishment of pop art

free admission
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August 28 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Lush and Lavish: Blooms in ArtFort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6467Flowers have long been favorite subjects for artists because of their temperance and beauty

$6 – $10
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August 28 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Bill Blass: Fort Wayne’s Fashion DesignerFort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne
Organizer: Fort Wayne Museum of Art (260) 422-6467Illustrates Blass’ upbringing in Fort Wayne, role in the Ghost Army, and success as a master of design and marketing

$6 – $10
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August 28 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of QuiltsFort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6467Read quilts as maps, tracing the paths of individual stories and experiences that illuminate larger historical events and cultural trends

$6 – $10
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August 28 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Next Wave: New Contemporaries of the Abstract MovementFort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6467The practitioners of the clandestine graffiti movement had the rare freedom to explore new trajectories and take risks in art

$6 – $10
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August 28 at 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Garden Party: Outdoor Sculptures by Dorothy GillespieFort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6467Years before her famous exhibitions at Walt Disney World and Rockefeller Center, Dorothy Gillespie had a city-wide exhibition in Fort Wayne in 1979, which is honored by this exhibition

$8 – $10
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August 28 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmThe Dead Pickers SocietyBluegrass
Promenade Park 202 W. Superior St., Fort Wayne (260) 427-6000
no cover
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August 28 at 8:00 pmRichie Kotzen w/John CrabiRock
Piere's Entertainment Center 5629 St Joe Rd, Fort Wayne (260) 492-6064
$30 – $40
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August 28 at 8:00 pmDizzy WrightHip-hop
Piere's Entertainment Center 5629 St Joe Rd, Fort Wayne (260) 492-6064
$20