Dr. Melissa Friesen returned from a two-week trip to Italy last July with more than the usual souvenirs.
The professor of theatre and communication at Bluffton University also brought back ideas for her classes, including Theatre for Social Change, a class she has developed and is currently teaching for the second time.
The popular painting programs will continue this winter through BFR Sports & Fitness. Paint & Sip programs are planned for Sunday, Feb. 8 (1:30-4:30 p.m.), Thursday, March 12 (6-9 p.m.) and Thursday, April 9 (6-9 p.m.).
Each event includes instruction from Marilyn Reed of Marilyn’s Artistry, Ada, all art supplies, appetizers and one glass of a specialty, wine beverage.
The February project is a 16x20 floral design in acrylic. The March project will include glass painting on two wineglasses and a decorative caddy. Plans for April include painting on slate.
Bluffton Sportsmen Club Annual Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Clubhouse on North Spring Street, Bluffton. Past and future members welcomed. An All-you-can-eat fish fry is on the agenda.
BREAKFAST and more
We are open at 8 a.m. Tuesday-Friday, and serve homemade, to-order breakfast. Lunch is served from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
We are available to cater your next event--large or small--for business or personal gatherings: weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, baby showers, birthdays, reunions or any special need.
Call Jeanne at 419-234-8650 for information or with any questions.
Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman, president of Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario, will consider the future of Christian liberal arts education during a Bluffton University forum on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
Her presentation, “Planting Seeds of Faithfulness: Why Christian Liberal Arts Education (Still) Matters,’’ is free and open to the public beginning at 11 a.m. in Bluffton’s Founders Hall.
It's down to four teams: Green Bay, New England, Seattle and Indianapolis.
But no matter who makes the trip to the Super Bowl, Ada will in on every play. Wilson Football recently created a brief video of the Ada Wilson factory.
Tickets are available for the next performance in the 2014-15 Bluffton University Artist Series, by the vocal ensemble Cantus at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in Yoder Recital Hall.
