Bluffton University’s music department has announced the soloists for its 120th performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, in Founders Hall. Soloists are Kate Merryman, soprano; Lianna Wimberly Williams, mezzo-soprano; James Flora, tenor; and Weilong Tao, baritone.
The Advent service held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, will include special music service with interspersed readings.
Music will be by the handbell choir, organ, piano, guitar and trumpet. here will be a vocal selection and the choir will sing “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” and “Peace, Peace,” which is an arrangement of “Silent Night.”
Could your start-up business use $500, $1,000 or $4,000 cash to assist in your business launch?
Could your currently-operating Bluffton business use $1,000 or several “in-kind” services to improve your already existing business?
Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs wants to help start-ups and existing businesses. Business owners an the public are invited to an open house from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, in BCE’s new location at 110 S. Main St., Bluffton.
The offices are in the Citizens National Bank building and have an entrance directly to Main Street.
The Lima Building and Construction Trades hosts its annual holiday luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, in the City Club, 114 S. Main St., Lima.
Each year the Trades holds this party as a way to say thank you to the industry owners and managers, contractors and members of the public who employ their craftsmen.
Riley Creek United Methodist Church invites the community to its annual Christmas Carol Sing on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. The program will feature congregational singing of many traditional carols, as well as readings from Scripture about Jesus’ birth, performances by the Pandora United Methodist Church Choir, Ottawa Sts. Peter and Paul Choir, other musicians, and a candle lighting ceremony.
Bluffton University’s Camerata Singers and University Chorale will headline “A Festival of Lessons and Carols,” the university’s Christmas choral concert, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in Yoder Recital Hall.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens. They are available online, at http://tickets.bluffton.edu, or in person at the Marbeck Center information desk.
