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Bluffton senior performs vocal recital Feb. 13

Brian Timpe, a vocalist from Swanton, will present his Bluffton University senior recital at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton campus. The recital is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the lobby.

Timpe, a tenor and a student of Dr. Crystal Sellers, assistant professor of music at Bluffton, will perform numbers by Alessandro Scarlatti, Henri Duparc, Robert Schumann and Benjamin Britten. Providing accompaniment will be pianist Allison Ringold.

Lamar Nisly to discuss his new book Feb. 16

Dr. Lamar Nisly, professor of English at Bluffton University, will present a program Feb. 16 on his recently published book, "Wingless Chickens, Bayou Catholics and Pilgrim Wayfarers: Constructions of Audience and Tone in O'Connor, Gautreaux and Percy."

The event, also including a reception, is free and open to the public beginning at 4 p.m. in the Musselman Library Reading Room on the Bluffton campus. Nisly will also sign copies of his book, which will be available for purchase.

Opening cold spell hurts Beavers in loss (men's game)

By Mallory Kemper, sports information intern

The Bluffton University men's basketball team hosted Heartland Conference rival Hanover College on Saturday, February 5. The Beavers fell behind 10-0 less than three minutes into the game and lost 83-76 in HCAC action. Bluffton slipped to 14-6 overall and 7-6 in the HCAC. The Panthers improved to 15-5 overall and 11-3 in conference play.

Beavers make Hanover work for W (women's game)

By Brandy Bidlack, sports information assistant

The Bluffton University women's basketball fell to Hanover College, 78-71, in Founders Hall on Saturday, February 5, 2011. Bluffton dropped to 8-12 overall and 5-8 in the HCAC while Hanover improved to 13-1 in the conference and 19-1 on the season.

Sunday reception for university faculty art exhibit

"At Work," an art department faculty exhibition at Bluffton University, opens Sunday, Feb. 6, in the Sauder Visual Arts Center's Grace Albrecht Gallery.

A reception, free and open to the public, is scheduled with the artists from 3-5 p.m. On display through March 4 will be drawings, prints, paintings, digital art, photographs, ceramics, glass, sculpture and other art created by Bluffton art faculty members.

Film, food, entertainment at university global weekend

Film, food and entertainment are planned for Global Weekend at Bluffton University on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5.

The weekend will begin Friday with a 7:30 p.m. screening of the 1997 Italian film "La vita `e bella (Life is Beautiful)" in Centennial Hall's Stutzman Lecture Hall.

Academy Awards went to the film as Best Foreign Language Film and to its star, director and co-writer Roberto Benigni as Best Actor.

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