Vi Musser could easily be described as one of the biggest cheerleaders for Audiences Unlimited (AUI) and specifically Lillian Embick, AUI’s founder. In many ways, both women shared the same goal: bringing the arts to unreached audiences. As the activities director at Kingston Care Health Center, Vi knew the power of a live performance. “When ...

Performer Kristine Agen Makes the Audience the Star of the Show Kristine Agen is wrapping up her 24th year as an AUI performer in area senior living facilities, and she couldn’t be happier. “I was the youngest artist they ever hired,” she said. “I had just moved to Fort Wayne and was working as a ...

Audiences Unlimited musicians always pack the house at Lutheran Life Villages, with 20 – 35 residents joining us for each performance. The numbers are even greater for campuswide events. Every month, musicians regale assisted living, memory care, and health care residents with multiple performances, offering a wide range of songs and instruments—and always to a ...

Fort Wayne, Ind. (March 7, 2023) – AWS Foundation awarded Audiences Unlimited the annual Gilmore Inclusive Arts Grant in the amount of $21,350 for individuals with disabilities to contribute to public art in Fort Wayne. “As we’ve seen in the recent PBS Newshour feature, public art has contributed to the emerging image of Fort Wayne,” says ...

A brand-new Youtheatre performance, slated for April 7 – 9 at Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab Theatre at Arts Campus Fort Wayne, opens the door for neurodivergent actors and audience members to experience theater arts in new and engaging ways. Using the transformative and inventive world of Aesop’s Fables, Audiences Unlimited and Fort Wayne Youtheatre have ...

Believe it or not, before Rainee Perdue was singing for seniors through Audiences Unlimited, she once had a gig singing for cats! As she was passing by an animal shelter, guitar in hand, Perdue caught the attention of the shelter owner, who said, “Why don’t you sing to the cats here?” “I was trying to ...