Bluffton University’s Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center will host an open house to celebrate 35 years of promoting peace and justice, cultural understanding and nonviolence. The event will take place from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 22.
The come and go event will include light refreshments and free resources. Masks must be worn inside buildings on campus.
The Bluffton University Nutrition Association (BUNA) will host its annual Harvest Dinner benefiting the Bluffton Community Assistance Corporation and the Churches United Pantry (CUP) from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5 with meal pickup at the Sommer Center.
Tickets must be purchased in advance starting on Oct. 17 at www.bluffton.edu/harvestdinner. This year, 100 tickets will be sold.
A training in Mental Health First Aid will be offered from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, November 6 at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main St.
The program will teach participants to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Skills needed to provide support to someone in crisis and expanded content on trauma, addiction, and self-care will be included. The training is free and open to community members, high school and college students, and faith leaders.
October 9 is October Big Day, the first day of the international effort known as Global Bird Weekend. Join birders Deb Weston and David Smith at The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm for a 10 a.m. hike to record the species that you see in the nature preserve.
The complete list will be submitted to ebird.org to join the global team and help set a new record for birding.
Participants are asked to meet at 9:50 a.m. outside The Quarry Farm’s Seitz Family Pavilion, 1/8 mile north of 14321 Road 7L, Pandora. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
The Bluffton Farmers Market has just five more weeks in the 2021 season. Market Manager Greg Probst notes that vendors will have "Lots of baked goods including gluten-free, maple products, jams, honey, pumpkins and fall flowers. We're still going strong until the end of October."
The market is hosted by Citizens National Bank in its parking lot at 102 S. Main next to the post office. The market is open on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The last market of the season will be October 30.
