{"id":40845,"date":"2014-05-16T22:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T02:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=40845"},"modified":"2014-05-16T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T02:00:22","slug":"visit-fort-wayne-celebrate-65th-anniversary-may-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/05\/16\/visit-fort-wayne-celebrate-65th-anniversary-may-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Fort Wayne to celebrate 65th Anniversary on May 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/05\/65th_cake-266x200.jpg\" alt=\"Visit Fort Wayne&#039;s 65th celebration\" width=\"266\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-40847\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Visit Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Visit Fort Wayne to Celebrate 65th Anniversary on May 17<\/strong>   <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(May 16, 2014) &#8211; In celebration of 65 years of Welcoming the World to Fort Wayne, Visit Fort Wayne will host an open house at the Visitors Center on May 17 from 12 &#8211; 4 pm. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Ky9efn_Z3rY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ky9efn_Z3rY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Locals and visitors are invited to bring friends and family to enjoy door prizes, games, and party favors. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held outside the Visitors Center at 1:30 to celebrate Visit Fort Wayne&#8217;s new 12&#8242; pinwheel on Washington Blvd. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all part of KickStart &#8211; a day-long festival centered around the dedication of IPFW&#8217;s 50 new sculptural bike racks located around the city.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Visit Fort Wayne&#8217;s open house, Kickstart and Sculpture with Purpose, go to <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/wwww.visitfortwaye.com\/kickstart\">visitfortwaye.com\/kickstart<\/span> or contact Kristen Guthrie or John Felts at 424-3700.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090427\/84744.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Phil Keoghan of the Amazing Race during his Ride Across America stop in Fort Wayne. 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