Jason Yost, a worship leader and free-lance musician residing in Bluffton, will be traveling to San Luis Potosi, Mexico to perform with the San Luis Potosi Symphony Orchestra with his saxophone quartet, Sax 4th Avenue.
The Toledo-based group leaves Tuesday, Oct. 23, to begin rehearsals with the symphony in preparation for a Friday evening performance, Oct. 26.
Yost (baritone saxophone) earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in music education from BGSU and is pursuing a master’s degree in theological studies from Winebrenner Seminary.
Most of the Apollo Career Center programs offering customer service are now open with the exception of the all new Spa. The grand opening will be held Thursday, Nov. 1 at 11:30 a.m.
Normal business hours will be Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The new program, Spa and Esthetics Technology will perform services including facials, eyebrow arches, eyelash extensions, and waxing. To schedule an appointment, call 419.998.2901
Hal Shrader, lead pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale, Ariz., will be the speaker at Bluffton University’s Spiritual Life Week Forum, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Founders Hall.
Shrader’s presentation, “Between the Mountains and the Trees: A Biblical Geography of Hope,” is free and open to the public.
He will also speak at other events during the week, whose theme is “Esperanza: Trusting in God in an Easy-Mac World.” Bluffton sets aside one week each semester as Spiritual Life Week.
The new Bluffton University Chorale will make its debut at a fall choral and instrumental concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Also featuring Bluffton’s Camerata Singers and Concert Band, the concert is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be taken for music scholarships.
