"Sculpture Works by Greg Mueller," an exhibition in Bluffton University's Sauder Visual Arts Center, will open Sunday, Oct. 30, with a reception from 2-4 p.m. in the center's Grace Albrecht Gallery.
Free and open to the public, the exhibition includes two-dimensional wall prints documenting public art projects, as well as pedestal and floor pieces, and a larger exterior work installed near the center. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 20.
Bluffton University's Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band will take center stage Sunday, Oct. 30, for the university's annual Fall Instrumental Concert, at 2:30 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public; an offering will be taken for music scholarships.
The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Adam Schattschneider, professor of music, will present seven numbers, including swing-era classics "In The Mood" by Joe Garland-with an arrangement by Paul Lavender-and "Take the 'A' Train" by Billy Strayhorn.
Tickets remain available for the next performance in the 2011-12 Bluffton University Artist Series, by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Founded in 1991, the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has carved a niche for itself under the leadership of its founder and director, Misha Rachlevsky. Composed of some of Russia's finest young string players, the orchestra has earned international recognition as one of the country's leading ensembles, touring regularly in North and South America, Europe and the Far East.
Dr. Norman Wirzba of Duke Divinity School will answer the question "Sabbath Keeping: A Matter of Life and Death?" at a Bluffton University Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Free and open to the public, his presentation will begin at 11 a.m. in Yoder Recital Hall.
Wirzba is a research professor, both of theology, ecology and rural life at Duke Divinity School and at Duke University's Nicholas School for the Environment. He holds master's and doctoral degrees from Loyola University Chicago, plus a master's degree in religion from Yale Divinity School.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team fell to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology by a 3-0 count on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. The Beavers slipped to 2-14 and 1-6 in the Heartland Conference, while the Engineers improved to 12-5 overall and 6-1 in the HCAC following their victory.
The Bluffton University football hosted the Engineers of Rose-Hulman on Saturday, Oct. 22, for Senior Day. The Beavers came out of the gate with a fury, putting up 17 of their 24 first half points in the opening quarter, while holding the Engineers scoreless.
