Events

"Loot" performances Thursday through Sunday

The Freed Center at Ohio Northern University presents “Loot,” by Joe Orton, in three 7:30 p.m. performances, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-22 and 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre.

The performance is described this way:

“Uproarious slapstick meets dubious morals as two young friends stash the proceeds of a bank robbery in an occupied coffin in an attempt to hide their spoils from the attentions of a psychopathic policeman, a gold-digging nurse and a grieving widower.

Who makes the best chili in Bluffton? Taste tests and voting part of the experience

Bluffton's Community Chili Cook-off, with proceeds benefiting the Bluffton Community Assistance Program is from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Bluffton middle school cafetorium.

This is the fourth year of the event. A number of different chili recipes will be available for tasting, provided by individuals and church groups.

SHANNON Service Club and Bluffton Senior Citizens at the end of the month

Garage sale season arrives in Bluffton at the end of the month.

The community hosts two giant garage sales with the SHANNON Service Club’s two-day sale and Bluffton Senior Center’s three-day sale. Here are the details:

SHANNON Service Club sale
The sale is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 29, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton. This is the 17th annual club sale. The sale includes dozens of tables from vendors who will offer a large assortment of items.

Senior Center’s OVAL classes begin in late March

  • Around the Tip of South America
  • Donate Life at any age
  • What is it? Tidbits of History
  • Little Known facts of the Civil War

These are the first four programs on this spring’s OVAL classes at Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

OVAL stands for “Our Version of Adult Learning” program, hosted by the Senior Center after Bluffton University stopped holding adult learning classes in 2018.

Transition Bluffton program

Transition Bluffton, in cooperation with the Bluffton Public Library, will hold a free repair clinic on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the library’s lower level. 

Anyone is welcome to bring in small appliances, clothing, bicycles, electronics, etc. which need fixed in some way. Volunteers will be on hand to do basic repairs, troubleshooting and mending.

The purpose of this event is to help reduce landfill waste by repairing items instead of throwing them away. 

The band Cloud of Witnesses will perform at 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton.

The concert is free and open to the public. 

Wendy Chappell-Dick and Phil Gratz, perform in the duo's debut concert. They will present a blend of folk, rock, country, and pop.

They will be joined by bassist Chris Gott and multi-instrumentalist Lucas Harnish.

Chappell-Dick said, "Cloud of Witnesses specializes in guitar-driven songs with meaningful lyrics that have stood the test of time."

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