Auburn Presbyterian Church has played an active role in its community since it was founded in 1844. From its first meeting place in the old DeKalb County Courthouse, to its present day location on 12th Street, it continues to serve as a hub for gatherings and social activities, and provide a home for many programs. WBOI's Julia Meek invited two of its longtime members, Barb Olenyik Morrow and Rachel Roberts into the studio to talk about the church's rich history and the bonds it continues to form. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Thanks to Matt McClure and Laura Hilker, co-founders of 212 Creative Network, emerging artists can connect, collaborate and create, regardless of their geographic location, through a revolutionary new streaming platform called "Aha!" To learn how it works, WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with McClure to discuss what 212 Creative Network is all about as well as the new platform's evolution and how it lives up to its name. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Community advocates Rasamen Oladuwa and her father Ketu are presenting the first in a series of talks on the impact of mass incarceration Thursday evening, November 21st at Wunderkammer Company. The event, called Let's Talk About It: The Hueman Stories, is the first in a series of projects to address this issue, and is hosted by the Death Row Shadows organization. WBOI's Julia Meek invited them into the studio to discuss the scope of this collaboration and where they hope this conversation will lead. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

An all-female cast is presenting the musical 1776 to salute the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The show, a Civic Theatre production directed by Leslie Beauchamp, opens this Saturday at the Foellinger Outdoor Theatre. Besides being a grand venue equal to the grand story being told, Leslie explains, the spacious outdoor structure provides a very safe and socially distanced platform for cast and audience, all of whom will be masked. To get a sneak peek at what this will look and sound like, WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with Beauchamp and Amy Ross, who plays the role of John Adams, to discuss the many facets of the show's significance. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Fort Wayne filmmaker Kelly Lynch is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the television crime drama, The Untouchables, with an online retrospective. Lynch got hooked on this groundbreaking show thanks to his father, Dan, a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist whose career included work for the Kansas City Times and the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with Lynch to discuss the passion he inherited from his dad, their combined efforts in this project and where the journey continues to take him. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

The Northeast Indiana Local Food Network is celebrating local food culture and entrepreneurship in our region with its first-ever Local Food Week which begins on September 11th. The Network comprises an eleven county initiative: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Nobel, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley. And this celebration of the local food from "Our Land to our Tables" is being hosted by nearly twenty different farms, markets and restaurants across our region.

Each tour, event or dining experience is unique and is designed to fit the current COVID-19 social-distancing guidelines. For a taste of what's in store, WBOI's Julia Meek invited its Founding Director, Janet Katz, and participating urban farmer Marissa Renz into the studio to discuss the importance of eating local, what's available here in Northeast Indiana and the impact these connections make on our community. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Fort Wayne Youtheatre will be presenting the local premiere of Frozen Jr., December 6th, at First Presbterian Theater. As one of the largest productions the group has undertaken in many years, it features 36 young actors from across northeast Indiana, as well as original puppet creations by Youtheatre's Executive Director, Todd Espeland. WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with the play's director, Christopher Murphy and one of the lead actors, Emmy Conner, to discuss the particulars of putting together this production and the timeless appeal of the story itself. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Following a year and a half long study, the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has unveiled its Women's Fund to the public. Led by the belief that families and communities truly thrive when women are economically and physically secure, safe and healthy, the project, as its subtitle indicates is working to "move what matters." WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with Greater Fort Wayne's Vice President of Philanthropic Services and project coordinator, Alison Gerardot, to discuss the fund's major points, how COVID drove its formulation and the impact it will have on the entire community. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Cordelia Okpei is a public broadcasting producer and host in Nigeria. A recent exploration of our city's assets and opportunities led Okpei directly to the Allen County Public Library, and that led to an offer from the WELT radio team of her own show. And when she returns home to Nigeria, she plans to continue the show remotely. Meanwhile, when an unannounced visit to our station brought her together with WBOI's Julia Meek, Cordelia was invited back to "talk shop" in the studio about her insatiable passion for storytelling, and the adventures that craft has afforded her. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

When COVID restrictions threatened to cancel this year's Taste of the Arts Festival, its host organization, Arts United, got busy and virtually reinvented the entire celebration.

Thanks to the generosity of Arcpoint Productions, the event's co-sponsor, many of the perennial activities were translated to concert-quality videos, including all of the music, dance and theater performances, which will take place on three virtual festival stages throughout the day. Restaurant Row, Artlink's Art Market and NIPSCO's STEAM Park are also making their products virtually available to festival goers. These will all be accessible from Arts United website, Facebook Live, and YouTube Live, with the ability to support participating artists directly. Meanwhile, several partner organizations have planned to host safe and socially distanced events on site in cooperation with Taste of the Arts to preserve the traditional festival flavor of the day. To learn what the event will look and sound like from this new online platform this weekend, WBOI's Julia Meek invited its technical director, Luke Holliger into the studio to discuss the scope of such a challenge, and what process his team devised to make it happen. WBOI Artcentric is brought to you by WBOI’s own Julia Meek and Ben Clemmer. Our theme music is “Me voy pal campo” by KelsiCote. Our administrative assistants are Olivia Fletter and Brittany Smith. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.