What's Up! Wells County

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

What's up

Optimist Club Tri Star Basketball Contest Jan. 28
Wells County girls and boys ages 8 through 12 (before March 1) may participate in the Bluffton Optimist Tri-Star Basketball Contest Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Boys and Girls Club at 1410 S. Wayne Street, Bluffton.

Registration and warm up will begin at 10 a.m. The contest will start at 10:30 a.m.

First-place winners will advance to the regional contest to be held in Bluffton in February. For more information call Dan Gerdom at 824-0195 or Larry Tschannen at 824-4713.

Winterval at Science Central Jan. 28
Science Central will participate in Winterval Saturday, Jan. 28, with half-price admission, liquid nitrogen ice cream, glacial gak and more.

Winterval is an event coordinated by Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation and others. For more information visit www.fortwayneparks.org or call Natalie Eggeman at 260-427-6028.

Hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 per person. Call 260-424-2400.

Pancake & Sausage Brunch Jan. 29
Hoagland Area Advancement Association will sponsor a pancake and sausage brunch Sunday, Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hoagland Pavilion.

The menu will include fresh whole hog sausage, all-you-can-eat pancakes and a drink. Cost is $6 for adults, $3.50 for children ages six through 12 and free for children age 5 and younger. Carry-outs and bulk fresh pork purchases will be available.

For more information call Todd Hockemeyer at 260-639-3891 or log onto www.hoaglandin.com.

Family concert by The Phil & FW Ballet Jan. 29
On Sunday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will present a Star Family Concert at Auer Perfomrnace Hall in Rhinehart Music Center on the campus of IPFW.

“Firebird: Princesses and Fairy Tales” will feature the Fort Wayne Ballet with David Ingram, as principal dancer and choreogrpaher for the concert. Christopher J. Murphy is director and narrator and directing the orchestra will be the Phil’s Assistant Conductor Sameer Patel.

A pre-concert Instrument Playground will begin at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children and may be arranged for by calling 260-481-0777 or online to www.fwphil.org.


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