Calendar of Events

January 2012

( All Events Subject to Change)

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Art Night / Wassenberg Art Center / 6 - 8 PM

Anyone who wants to come to the Art Center to draw, paint, sculpt or work with ceramics is invited to ArtNight.  You don't have o tbe an artist to enjoy making stuff.  Instructors will be on hand to answer your questions or to offer suggestions about technique, subject, color or other processes.  Bring your art suplies, a friend and your ideas!  If you like to work with ceramics, a free-will donation will be accepted to offset cost of the materials.  ArtNight happens every Tuesday with some down-time over the holidays.  It is open to anyone 18 and over unless accompanied by an adult.  For more information contact the Wassenberg Art Center at 419.238.6837.

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Steel Magnolia / Niswonger Performing Arts Center / 7:30 PM

They are spirited, romantic and elusively different. Josh and Meghan bring a fresh, soul-leaning approach to country music. They do not sound like twins in close harmony; rather they’re a study in contrasts that shows how two bold and identifiable voices can mesh together, making some¬thing bigger and better. In the year since winning the show “Can You Duet?”, Steel Magnolia has gone on to win over many more influential fans and supporters. Their bracing take of “Keep On Lovin You” by country soul powerhouse Chris Stapleton broke through as the highest charting debut single by a co-ed duo in Billboard history. The song has been downloaded more than a million times and landed in a major motion picture. Josh and Meghan spent the summer of 2010 touring alongside Brad Paisley on his massively popular H20 Tour. And even before the release of their debut album, Steel Magnolia snagged nine major industry award nominations, including Vocal Duo of the Year at the CMA Awards.  For more information call the box office at 419.238.6722 (tickets on sale Oct. 12) or visit their web site at www.npacvw.org

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Art Night / Wassenberg Art Center / 6 - 8 PM

See January 3 for details

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Art Night / Wassenberg Art Center / 6 - 8 PM

See January 3 for details

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Art Night / Wassenberg Art Center / 6 - 8 PM

See January 3 for details

Jenna Bush Hager / Niswonger Performing Arts Center / 7:30 PM

Jenna Hager is a contributing correspondent to NBC’s Today Show where she focuses on telling the inspiring stories of wonderful people doing great things across America. In 2006, Hager traveled to Latin America as an intern with UNICEF. During her journey, she was inspired to write Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope, a New York Times bestseller based on the life of a 17-year-old single mother living with HIV and determined to shield her child from the abuse and neglect that riddled her own childhood. She is still very involved with UNICEF and is currently the chair of UNICEF’s Next Generation, an initiative dedicated to reducing the number of preventable childhood deaths around the world. Hager is a graduate of the University of Texas where she received a degree in English. In addition to Ana’s Story, she is the co-author of Read All About It! Hager is the daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush and Former First Lady Laura Bush. She is also the grandchild of former President George H. W. Bush and Former First Lady Barbara Bush.  For more information call the box office at 419.238.6722 (tickets on sale Oct. 19) or visi their web site at www.npacvw.org

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25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee / Van Wert Civic Theatre / 8 PM

Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser. This is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.  For more information call the Box Office at 419.238.9689 or visit their web site at www.vwct.org

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25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee / Van Wert Civic Theatre / 8 PM

See January 26 for details

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25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee / Van Wert Civic Theatre / 8 PM

See January 26 for details

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25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee / Van Wert Civic Theatre / 2 PM

See January 26 for details

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Art Night / Wassenberg Art Center / 6 - 8 PM

See January 3 for details