Leonard Slatkin, Detroit Symphony Orchestra director says, "The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers."
That's what Rachael Lewis, Bluffton school strings teacher is doing this summer - developing future audiences and performers.
She's offering a free summer springs program to Bluffton musicians, as she has for many summers.
The program meets on Wednesdays and is for students wishing to keep up their musical skills in the summer. The strings meet in the elementary strings room.
The Bluffton American Legion Post #382 invite Bluffton residents to join in this year's event on Monday.
Parade
A Memorial Day parade will start from the Bluffton town hall. To be in the parade be at the town hall by 9:15 a.m. The parade will start at 9:30 a.m.
Service at Maple Grove
The speaker for the memorial ceremony is Rev. John F. Stites, moderator of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. He attended several graduate programs and graduated from the U.S. Army Chaplain School.
The Bluffton Farmers' Market will be especially kid friendly on Saturday, according to Greg Probst, market director.
At 9 a.m. will be a Bluffton Public LIbrary storytime at the market. In addition an area of the market will be open for young children to play and draw with chalk on the sidewalk.
The market is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Citizens National Bank parking lot on South Main Street.
Two community meals take place in June at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St. Those meals are Thursday, June 2, provided by English Lutheran Church, and Thursday, June 16, provided by First Mennonite Church.
Community meals are free and open to the public and are coordinated by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association. Persons attending may contribute canned food items for the Bluffton food pantry.
