Here's November's university arts, entertainment and lecture calendar
Here's what on the Bluffton University November arts, lecture and entertainmemnt calendar. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Nov. 1-4 Fall Play: Helen, Thurs.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m., Ramseyer Auditorium, College Hall. Ticket purchases are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or at the Marbeck Center information desk. For assistance with tickets, call the box office at 419-358-3239.
Nov. 6 Forum: “Making the Film Cotton Road,” Forum by director/producer Laura Kissel, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
Nov. 6 Forum: “From Kitchen to Corporate: My Internship at One of the Country’s Favorite Restaurants,” First Tuesday Forum by Rebecca Starn ’18, 11 a.m., Musselman Library Reading Room.
Nov. 6 Forum: Screening of “Cotton Road,” evening movie presentation with director/producer Laura Kissel, 7 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
Nov. 9 Colloquium: “Christian Nonviolence and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee,” Friday Colloquium by Dr. Perry Bush, professor of history, 4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Nov. 10 Concert: Fall Gospel and Jazz Concert, 6 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
Nov. 11 Art Reception: Reception for “Phantoms of Film” by Whitney Goller, 1-3 p.m., Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Arts Center.
Nov. 13 Forum: “Sweet and Low: a reading with author Nick White,” English Festival Forum, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
Nov. 16 Event: Bluffton University Nutrition Association (BUNA) Harvest Dinner, 5-8 p.m., Bluffton Middle School Cafeteria, donations to benefit local food pantries.
Nov. 20 Forum: “The Game and Beyond: Learn the Game, Play the Game, Win the Game,” Forum by Brandon Simmons, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
Nov. 20 Forum: “Beginning with the End in Mind: Preparing to Join the Workforce,” Alumni Forum by Kerry Pinion ’96, 11 a.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Nov. 27 Forum: “Conflict Without Causalities: Compassionate Accountability and the Art of Struggling With,” Forum by Dr. Nate Regier, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
Nov. 30 Colloquium: “The Just Desserts of Capitalism and the Giant Turnip,” Friday colloquium by Dr. Jonathan Andreas, professor of economics, 4 p.m., Stutzman Lecture Hall.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 25, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, September 25
- Clay, community, and the classroom
- September 25 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Crestview
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Allen East
- Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, 87, was a lab technician
- Send October 2026 calendar events to the Icon
- New time for Planning and Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow meetings, Sept 29
- Pirate boys golf 10th at sectionals
- Fall Festival activities are all over Bluffton, Sept. 26
Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Marilyn Florence (Brunn) Osting, 94, was a nurse
- Paul Richard Wingate Jr., 79, worked for the Lima Ford Engine Plant
- Ada Icon headlines, Sept. 24
- Roundabouts celebrated for crash reduction
- Scarecrow competition for Bluffton businesses
- Hello, Goodbye: Diphenhydramine for allergies
- 5th Annual MHCO Gala will Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Funeral notice for Mary Louise Reddick
- ODNR urges caution during fall wildfire season
- Nursing student to share clinical research at First Tuesday in the Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Chamber members take a lesson from Jacomet's Martial Arts
- Proud of your pie? Sept. 26 apple pie baking contest
- Save November 6-7 for Holiday Open House
- Friends of the Library book sale, Sept. 24-26
- Pirate girls golf places 6th at sectionals
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Grove
- Bluffton tennis wins on consecutive nights
- Pirate boys soccer edged by Liberty Center