The 2016 Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival

2016 edition offers a diverse, eclectic playbill

The Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival always yields some interesting productions, but the 2016 edition of the annual event — which happens Saturday, March 19 — boasts an especially eclectic selection of styles. The winners include a pure comedy, a modern “morality” play, and an historical drama based on a real-life story. Read More...

Allen County Libraries: an appreciation and a (brief) history

If you’re a child of the 80’s (like me) you may remember Allen County Public library’s (ACPL) dial-a-story program. All you had to do was call to hear a friendly voice read a story. Or maybe, like me, you participated in the summer reading program… Read More...

Don’t look back in anger: local artists talk about David Bowie

David Bowie was one of those artists that just felt eternal. He was someone that could disappear off of our collective radar for years and then reappear with an amazing record and we wouldn't blink twice. Read More...

Kicked to the curb

IPFW’s production of Road takes audiences on a bawdy, wrenching trip

In a small town in Lancashire, England, the factories have packed up and gone, and with them went the jobs — and futures — of the town’s people. Stores are closing, the area is falling apart, and what used to be a robust working class community is quickly succumbing to poverty, alcohol, drugs, and promiscuity. Read More...

BUENOS DIAZ: "Hello"? More Like Goodbye

CRITIC-AT-LARGE: My Year of No Resolve

DANGEROUS UNIVERSE: After the fact: A youth spend seeing movies on tape

IT'S A LEGAL MATTER: Prescription pills

OLD SCHOOL PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Live WOWO Broadcast…

POLITICAL ANIMAL: Into the valley of death…