Past Events

UNITY Cookout We had a great time on Sunday, August 26 during out UNITY Cookout at Lions Park! Staff, parents, students, board, volunteers, and friends joined us for some delicious food and fun including basketball, kickball, dancing, music, water balloons, a giant inflatable slide, and cotton candy. Thanks to everyone who... Read More

On August 18-19, we kicked off the UNITY 2018-2019 fall season! The students learned about the past, present, and future of UNITY, the new youth council, the UNITY Program & Training Center (PTC) at Ivy Tech Northeast, and the Expression Creative Writing Program. We ended both days with games, singing,... Read More

Our Class of 2018 high school seniors took part in morning sessions at Purdue University Fort Wayne on topics covering money, time and schedule management, accountability, communication, finding scholarships, relationships in college, financial literacy, and partying on campus. They concluded the evening with a limo ride for a delicious dinner... Read More

We had an amazing night on Tuesday, June 19, with our special guest band director for our Tribute to Disney Concert, Myron McKinley. Myron McKinley, a pianist, producer, songwriter, programmer, and film score composer for large box office films and television shows. McKinley has toured with Grammy award winner Whitney... Read More

Expression students were ON FIRE during their inaugural 2018 Spring Recital entitled “Ignite”. Powerful pieces performed and written by young people between the ages of 13 and 19 set the audience ablaze with their expressive renditions on Inspiration and Reflection. Learn more about our Expression Creative Writing Program here: http://bit.ly/2k1W4iz Artistic... Read More

On Saturday, April 21, 15 UNITY students, 4 parents, and 5 staff participated in the Great American Cleanup by working at the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission. They cleaned the dining area, windows, parking lot, raked the lawns, swept the sidewalks, picked up trash, and organizing the kitchen storage. Click here... Read More

On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, we celebrated another significant milestone in the life of Unity Performing Arts Foundation. Since the start of UNITY in 2000, we have been on the campus of Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), sharing the campus facility as a Company In Residence. That has been... Read More

We had such a fun weekend at Camp Lutherhaven that took place on April 6-8! Thank you to all of the parents, volunteers, staff members, and speakers. We had some great sessions including self-defense, self-care, learning selflessness, and self-employment with 48 of our students. Click here to view more photos

The IPFW Walb International Ballroom was filled with excitement and adoration for Mr. Marshall White this past Sunday, February 18th, in celebration of his 60th birthday. Musical and video tributes made for an evening of reflection and appreciation for the life of a man who has dedicated his life to... Read More

I want to express my gratitude to all of the citizens of our city who took the time to come out and support these incredible young champions in their Praise Celebration 2018 Concert. When we pay attention to young people when they are doing something positive and exceptional we give... Read More

“Inspiring”, “Motivating”, “This was what we needed to hear”, “You run an incredible program that powerfully changes lives.” These are just a few of the comments that the congregation of Pathway Community Church shared this weekend after hearing Marshall White’s special presentation, “Building Bridges of Understanding”.  The attendees were engaged, challenged,... Read More

Unity Performing Arts Foundation believes in supporting our community partners and exposing our students to community events. A few of the young ladies of UNITY had the opportunity to attend the Smart Girls Brilliant Women banquet sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne. We enjoyed a good... Read More

The Voices of Unity participated in IPFW’s second annual Sacred Choral Music Festival on Sunday, October 22nd. Eleven choirs expressed their own unique sacred music style during their individual performances. The program ended with the merging of close to 353 voices singing “Build on a Rock” by Marc Hafso. Thank... Read More

The Voices of Unity was given the honor of performing the National Anthem for the Fort Wayne Komets game on Saturday, October 14! What an AMAZING experience for our choir! A few responses to the performance have included, “You did the city proud!”, “Best one yet!”, “You made me tear up!”, “You... Read More

Great job Marshall White on being the guest narrator for A Lincoln Portrait (1942 by Aaron Copland) during IPFW Bands Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Thursday, October 5, 2017.   Lincoln Portrait (also known as A Lincoln Portrait) is a classical orchestral work written by the American composer Aaron Copland. The work... Read More

On Thursday, September 28th, The students of Expression got a chance to tour the beautiful Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory.  At the end of the tour, the students were encouraged to use what they viewed, heard and smelled in a story or poem.  The stories and poems, along with photos, will be... Read More

The Respect Team speaks to thousands of middle school and high school students each year about the importance of respecting themselves, the importance of respecting others, and the importance of being respected too. Students are also taught how to live their lives with purpose and to strive to make a positive difference in the lives of... Read More

The Voices of Unity had a great time on Saturday, August 26th, participating in the 9th Annual 2017 Taste of the Arts Festival hosted by Arts United. We were given the honor of singing the National Anthem for the festival this year! After singing the Anthem, VOU thrilled the audience... Read More

Our theme for the 2017-2018 season is “Catching Fire” and we were excited to kick off the season with workshops for the Voices of Unity. Our students broke out their dance moves and then participated in workshops focused on rhythm, posture, and stage presence. Visit our Facebook page to view... Read More

It was a great honor to be asked by Pastor Rick Hawks, to speak at all three worship services at The Chapel this past weekend. The “Bridges of Understanding” topic is one that has so deeply been a part of my journey as a child and now as the Founder/CEO... Read More

As always, the Three Rivers Festival kicked off with the traditional Three Rivers Festival Parade and the Voices of Unity were excited to participate! In the spirit of this year’s superhero theme, UNITY introduced Captain C.A.L. whose job is to empower and develop youth in the areas of Character, Artistry... Read More

Congratulations to our Class of 2017! Our Senior Day Experience: Here at UNITY we take pride in our students and we demonstrate this from the moment they join and throughout their journey in UNITY. Our Senior Day Event included an all day workshop where students were exposed to topics such as; financial... Read More

It was an “Evening of Nostalgia” indeed as Marshall White and the World Champion Voices of Unity Youth Choir presented an outstanding tribute to Prince and Sir Elton John at the IPFW Rhinehart Music Center on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Thank you to all those who participated and those who... Read More