Julia Meek

We're kick starting Mother's Day celebration on today's Midday Matters Artcentric with author & mom blogger Nicole Leigh Shaw, and Bonnie Blackburn Penhollow, Assoc. Editor & online MOMS ed. for Fort Wayne Monthly.

On today's Midday Matters, time for a field trip w/ Britton Marketing & Design Group's Steve Penhollow! Touring Fort Wayne Museum of Art's "Afros: A Celebration of Natural Hair" w/ Michael July & Aevin Dugas--then to Foellinger Theatre, and Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation's Al Moll.

On today's Midday Matters Artcentric: 'Slice of Life's' Eileen Goltz & Jeff Armstrong of Wine Time come to our table to discuss the ways of wine--and what to serve w/ it!

On today's Artcentric edition of Midday Matters we're celebrating National Record Store Day w/ Wooden Nickel Music's  Bob Roets & Morrison Agen of Neat Neat Neat Records and Music!

On today's Friday Artcentric edition: We're discussing the 'Facing Homelessness' project w/ local advocates Bethany Pruitt & Heidi Kaufman--then Lisa Vetter & Sue Davis share their insights on the pleasures of wayside art spaces, and the upcoming Rural Studio Tour.

On today's Midday Matters Artcentric, Steve Penhollow takes us 'behind the scenes' of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective's "Keigwin + Company' concert w/ Alison Gerardot & founder, Larry Keigwin; then CWOW's Hope Sheehan & Lorelei VerLee share the story of their Faces of Haiti event.

Get ready for Midday Matters Last Friday Artcentricity: We're touring downtown Fort Wayne's springtime celebrations w/ Tena Woenker & The History Center's Nancy Hansen--then 1st Pres Theater's Thom Hofrichter & FW Youtheatre's Leslie Hormann share a wellspring of Drama! Drama! Drama!

Today on Midday Matters, Fort Wayne Philharmonic's Marcella Trentacosti & Dana Berkes & Kelly Updike from the Embassy Theatre discuss the importance of 'youthful artcentricity' and how it impacts Fort Wayne.

Today on Midday Matters, we're exploring USF's 'Three Heroes of Assisi' exhibit w/ their Center for Service Engagement Director, Katrina Boedeker & Fr. Andre Cirino. Then Dr. Peter Rothman & Karen Rothermund-Aker share the love--and the artcentric perspective of Rockin' Docs Musicfest.