Bluffton University will recognize its top student-athletes at the annual Athletics Awards Forum, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Two awards will be presented. Bluffton’s top senior male athlete will receive the A.C. Burcky Award, while the top senior female athlete will receive the Kathryn E. Little Award.
The Bluffton University art department will present its annual Juried Student Exhibition from April 14-28 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in Sauder Visual Arts Center. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will showcase work created this academic year by students in university art classes or supervised independent studies.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Bluffton University music students Renee Kindle, Meagan Palte, Brittney Ries and Samuel Stucky will present their junior recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 12, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.
Bluffton University will host the annual Riley Creek Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in the Sommer Center.
Open to the public, the event is free except for lunch, which costs $9 for community members.
The festival will feature family-friendly inflatables, a balloon artist, music, games and other activities, concluding with the traditional rubber duck race on Riley Creek. Rubber ducks will be sold for $1 each, with proceeds to benefit the Allen County Humane Society. Duck race winners will receive prizes donated by local businesses.
The Bluffton University Gospel Choir will present its annual spring concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in Yoder Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public; an offering will be taken for music scholarships.
Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle, an assistant professor of music, directs the choir, which includes students, faculty, staff and community members. Students Rebecca Juliana, Joe Wilson and Julia Thomas will be soloists for the concert.
A solution may be at hand for the water seepage problem in the National Quarry (check here for story).
The Naval Corp of Engineers announced plans to will send a project crew to Bluffton next week. That crew will conduct a Seepage Document Projection Analysis (SDPA). One probable solution is to fill the seam with recycled Styrofoam. This water absorbent man-made product has a half-life of 500 years.
Mustard Seed Café, 562 N. Main St. Bluffton, will offer an Easter brunch on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.. The regular menu is not available and reservations are strongly suggested: 567-226-1120.
