Jacob Litwiller, a trumpet player from Hopedale, Ill., will present his Bluffton University senior recital at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.
Litwiller is a student of Dr. Jeffrey Boehm, a professor of music at Bluffton. Boehm will join Litwiller and 12 others-primarily current Bluffton students-in an instrumental ensemble that will perform Litwiller's "Quintet No. 2 in A," conducted by Brandon Fullenkamp, a Bluffton senior from Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Vocalist Sarah Diller will perform her Bluffton University senior recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in Yoder Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.
The Bluffton native, a soprano, will sing numbers by Handel, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Georges Bizet, as well as "If Somebody There Chanced to Be," from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Ruddigore"; "The Girl in 14G" by Jeanine Tesori; and "Shine" by James Valcq, from the musical "The Spitfire Grill."
Darryl Moody, assistant professor of art at Bluffton University, will reflect this Friday, April 1, on his photographic work that resulted from a Bluffton University Research Center grant last summer.
Set for 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall, his colloquium presentation, "Large Format Fine Art Printing: Approach, Process and Proof," will follow the stages of capturing, developing, editing, printing and presenting unique photographic works in an enlarged view. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Jonathan Andreas, assistant professor of economics at Bluffton University, will present "A History of Global Poverty" at Bluffton's Civic Engagement Forum, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Founders Hall. Free and open to the public, the forum is part of the university's 2010-11 focus on the civic engagement theme of "Living with Enough: Responding to Global Poverty."
Andreas, who earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois-Chicago, holds a bachelor's degree in American studies from Grinnell College in Iowa.
Five Bluffton University students will compete in the university's annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event, which also includes a reception, is free and open to the public.
Participating students give a speech of no more than 10 minutes that applies the Christian peace position to an issue of contemporary concern. This year's presenters, and their speech titles, are:
Tickets are on sale for Bluffton University's May Day-weekend production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
John Veland Bucher, 84, of Findlay and formerly of Pandora died Monday morning, March 28, 2011, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. He was born Jan. 7, 1927, near Columbus Grove on Bucher Road to Ezra E. and Elvina Hilty Bucher. On June 21, 1947, he married Thelma Pearl Bridenbaugh, his wife of 63 years and she survives.
Mr. Bucher graduated from Columbus Grove High School and farmed on Road 4 near Pandora for 50 years. He served as a Riley Township Trustee for 16 years. He served in the Marines during WWII and was a life member of Pandora American Legion Post 616.
Lent services continue this week for several Bluffton churches. This week's schedule follows (Wednesday through Sunday, March 30 to April 3):
English Lutheran Church^aEUR"
Wednesday, March 30 - ^aEUR"7 p.m., Theme: Let my people go - to the Well!
Sunday, April 3, morning worship - ^aEUR"Let my people go - and see!
Bluffton Presbyterian^aEUR"
Sunday, April 3 -^aEUR" morning worship, BPC Band, communion, 3 cents a meal
The Bluffton Exempted Village School District is currently accepting applications from students interested in attending the school district through open enrollment for the 2011-2012 school year.
Students from any school district in Ohio may apply and enroll in Bluffton Schools tuition free. Students are admitted on a full-time basis only.
Applications are approved annually on a first-come, first-served basis and approval is subject to grade level enrollment and educational programs.
