Events

The Jerry Szabo Trio will perform in tonight's Bluffton Town Hall Concert Series.

The performance is at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St.

Members of the trio are Szabo, Dave Sycks and Dean Alstaetter. The performance is free and open to the public.

The Trio
Jerry Szabo is the founder of the Jerry Szabo Trio.  He has freelanced as an oboist and drummer in New York City with Barbra Streisand among others.

Brings 30 teams and upward to 1,000 persons to town

A massive two-day youth soccer tournament will bring upward to 1,000 persons to Bluffton this weekend.

It’s the Bluffton Soccer American Cup event held Saturday and Sunday on the Bluffton University soccer fields. The Bluffton Soccer Club sponsors this annual two-day tournament.

According to Ron Koontz and Dan Lee, tournament directors, the weekend event includes 30 teams from Bluffton and surrounding communities. Competing teams are recreational U-12 and U-15.

Sponsored by Bluffton police, Bike Crazy and Bluffton Pediatrics

Bluffton Police, Bike Crazy and Bluffton Pediatrics will host a bike rodeo from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, May 18, at the Buckeye park.

The event for youth will include bike riding safety skills, free helmets (limited quantity) and prize drawings.

Everything is happening downtown Bluffton on Saturday. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce's arts and crafts festival fills Main Street from Elm to Franklin with lots of activities. Here's a map showing where to find the many attractions.

The art students of Krysti's Music Studio have their works on display at the Mennonite Memorial Home for the month of May.

The students represented are Lena Brown, Morgan Grieshop, Owen Kohli, Ella Krupp, and Kizer Young. The students take private art lessons at the studio with teacher Vickie Garmon. 

In observation of National Healthcare Decision Day, several Bluffton churches and Herb Walker, St. Rita’s Medical Center hospice chaplain, will lead an informational meeting Thursday, May 9, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Bluffton town hall.

Participants will learn more about advance directives and have opportunities to complete the required documents.

The free program will include several handouts and additional documents about advance directives.

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