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🌱 How Believe In A Dream is reshaping arts education for Fort Wayne teens
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In today's newsletter:
- How Believe In A Dream is reshaping arts education for Fort Wayne teens
- How Fort Wayne is honoring Dolly Parton and boosting local libraries today
- How a $1 million gift could change music education here
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Hot and humid with sunshine, temps: high: 96, low: 70.
- Thursday: A stray thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Believe In A Dream brings arts, other education to Fort Wayne youth (journalgazette.net) — A Fort Wayne nonprofit, Believe In A Dream, is expanding free arts and leadership programs for local middle and high school students through a new fall partnership with Pearl Arts. From string ensembles and modern jam sessions to mentorship and tech-focused projects, the group is boosting access to music education and leadership training while helping support public school music departments. 
2. Local funeral homes host tributes to Dolly Parton today (journalgazette.net) — Fort Wayne funeral homes are hosting a citywide Dolly Parton tribute today, with four locations inviting residents to share memories and support her Imagination Library. The Allen County Public Library is also teaming up with Fort Wayne FC to promote special-edition library cards, while unions prepare a free Labor Day picnic at Headwaters Park.
3. $1 Million Gift to Expand Music Lesson Scholarships in Northeast Indiana (wowo.com) — A $1 million gift from The James Foundation will significantly expand music lesson scholarships for young students through Fort Wayne-based Pearl Arts. The funding will help hundreds of Northeast Indiana kids access private instruction, while a matching challenge invites additional community support and directs families to scholarship details online.
4. Fort Wayne nonprofit raising money for those impacted by Nepal floods (21alivenews.com) — A Fort Wayne-based nonprofit, Nepali Samaj Fort Wayne, is rallying donations to support victims of a devastating glacier-triggered flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. Local organizer Naresh Khadka says more than $16,000 has already been raised, and he's urging residents to keep giving so relief supplies can reach affected families quickly.
📸 Around Fort Wayne
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Wayne
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★ Featured events ★
- Ninja Kidz Live →
Foellinger Theatre, 3411 Sherman Blvd, Fort Wayne
6:30 pm
Friday September 4
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📣 Fort Wayne Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Studio Hours
Pontiac Branch Library Pontiac Branch - The Studio
4:00 pm - Float Your Boat!
Pontiac Branch Library Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room
4:30 pm - Creative Growth Art Group
Pontiac Branch Library Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room
1:30 pm - Video Game Meetup
Shawnee Branch Library Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room
3:30 pm - Magic Tape Painting
New Haven Branch Library New Haven Branch - Meeting Room
3:30 pm - Rack & Helen's Comedy Night →
Rack & Helen's Bar and Grill, 525 Broadway St, New Haven
9:30 pm - Play with Purpose
Shawnee Branch Library Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room
10:30 am - Paper Quilling
Shawnee Branch Library Tecumseh Branch - Meeting Room
7:00 pm - Fort Wayne Community Schools: Study Connection Annual Breakfast
Adams Elementary School Pearl Street Arts Center
7:00 am - Recipes for a Winning Game Night
Pontiac Branch Library Pontiac Branch - Meeting Room
2:00 pm - Fort Wayne Hobby & Collectables Show — Allen County Fairgrounds →
Allen County Fairgrounds / Allen County Fair, 2726 Carroll Rd, Fort Wayne
11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Sunday September 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- If you're interested in getting a kitten or cat, Humane Fort Wayne has an abundance of them.
They also have a 2 for 1 kitten special going on. I just spent an hour with just about all of the kitties. They are all so sweet and full of… (Nextdoor Countrybrook) - Beautiful lunar eclipse from the other night.
Taken with my 8xt 205mm aperture 1200mm focal length dobsonian! (Nextdoor Millstone)
- Ruan North America, Inc. posted a job opening for Dispatch Operations Manager in Fort Wayne. Apply here.
- Alro Steel Corporation posted a job opening for 2nd and 3rd Shift Material Handler in Fort Wayne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Wayne here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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