BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University baseball team jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back en route to a 7-4 victory over visiting Franklin College on a cool Friday, April 21, 2017. Franklin slipped to 17-13 and 9-8 in the Heartland Conference, while Bluffton snapped a 9-game skid and improved to 12-17 and 5-12 in the HCAC.
Bluffton University will host the annual Riley Creek Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Sommer Center.
Open to the public, the festival will feature block-party-style events including:
• family-friendly inflatables,
• three live musical acts,
• games hosted by student organizations
• Rubber Duck Race on Riley Creek
Bluffton University’s 2017 Spring Instrumental Concert will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert, under the direction of Dr. Roy Couch, director of bands, will feature the Concert Band, wind chamber ensembles and a special combined piece.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Bluffton bats were silent as Mount St. Joseph swept a pair of games in Cincinnati on a warm Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Bluffton fell to 17-12 overall and 3-8 in the Heartland Conference, while MSJ improved to 20-10 and 8-2 in the HCAC.
Bluffton University’s Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center will host an open house to celebrate 30 years of promoting peace from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, April 20.
A brief program of music and reflection will be held at 4 p.m. in the Honda Outdoor Sculpture Garden.
The event is free and open to the public.
The Lion and Lamb Peace Arts Center promotes the study of peace and justice, cultural understanding and nonviolent responses to conflict with an emphasis on these themes for children.
Bluffton University students will be selling original pieces of pottery in the Sauder Visual Arts Center Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Profits from each sale will be given to the artist.
Biographical information on each artist will be displayed alongside their pieces. The sale is open to the public. Persons may use the Spring Street parking lot when attending the sale.
