Fort Wayne, Ind. (March 30, 2022) – The Embassy is pleased to announce that the seventh season of Summer Nights at the Embassy will begin Wednesday, June 1 and continue for 16 weeks, wrapping up on September 14. Every Wednesday the event will be open from 5 to 9 p.m., with performers playing from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. this year. The presenting sponsors for this series are Sweetwater and the Surack Family Foundation.
Summer Nights continues the tradition of highlighting and celebrating local musicians and performers in the Yergens Rogers Foundation Ballroom. Local food vendors join each event for the entire series. A cash bar and concessions are available as well. (Specific food partners will be announced at a later date.) A favorite feature is access to the Parkview Health Rooftop Patio where patrons can enjoy beautiful weather and see Fort Wayne from a spectacular vantage point while enjoying a drink, food or conversation with friends.
Flex passes will be available again. These passes are exchanged for tickets to specific shows. Flex passes will go on sale for Embassy members and the general public on Wednesday, April 20 at 10 a.m. Member flex passes will cost $25 (eight tickets for the price of five). Flex passes for the general public will cost $15 (four tickets for the price of three). Buying multiple flex passes is allowed.
Individual tickets for all events in this series will go on sale on Wednesday, May 4 at 10 a.m. Pricing will remain the same as it has been in previous seasons. All individual tickets will cost only $5 (plus any applicable ticketing fees). Tickets will be available at the STAR Bank box office (260.424.5665) or through www.ticketmaster.com and www.fwembassytheatre.org.
Up-to-date information about Summer Nights can be found here: http://fwembassytheatre.org/2022-summer-nights/.
Activities at the Embassy are made possible in part by Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne and the Indiana Arts Commission.
2022 Summer Nights Lineup
Wednesdays, 5-9 p.m. (music starts at 5:30 p.m.)
June 1 – September 14
Date
Band/Artist
Genre
June 1
Sankofa + Dap One
Rap/Hip-Hop
June 8
Julie Hadaway
Variety
June 15
Funayurei + DEEJAYSIX
Synth Pop Duo + DJ Set
June 22
Island Vibe
Steel Drums
June 29
J Tubbs
DJ/Hip-Hop
July 6
Sunny Taylor
Folk/Acoustic
July 13
Adam Strack
Acoustic Guitar/Variety
July 20
Q + The Cold Fusion
Jazz
July 27
Fatima Washington
Soul/R&B
Aug. 3
Todd Harrold Band
Rock/Blues/Jazz
Aug. 10
Chris Worth
Variety
Aug. 17
West Central Quartet
Jazz
Aug. 24
Jess Thrower
Acoustic Guitar/Variety
Aug. 31
The Hubie Ashcraft Trio
Country
Sept. 7
KelsiCote Amigos + Fort Wayne Dance Collective Dancers
World Music
Sept. 14
Bloody Tambourine and the Musical Mafia
Ragtime