April university events offer theater, music, art and speakers to the public
The following events at Bluffton University are free and open to the public.
March 30-April 1
“Quilters Musical,” based on the book "The Quilters: Women and Domestic Art" by Patricia Cooper Baker and Norma Bradley Allen, 7:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall; tickets are $15 for adults at www.bluffton.edu/tickets
April 2
Brass Ensemble Concert, 2:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall
April 4
“What is Peace When You Feel Like Fighting: Reflections of a Womanist Biblical Scholar,” Forum presentation by Rev. Valerie Bridgman, Ph.D., dean and vice-president of academic affairs, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
April 5
C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, hosted by the Communication Department and the Peace & Conflict Studies Program, 7 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall
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April 11- May 6
55th Annual Student Juried Exhibit, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Art Center
April 11
“Your Responsibility to Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Empowerment,” Forum presentation by Brittney M. Herman, founder of nonprofit organization We Will, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
April 16
Spring Choral Concert by University Chorale and Camerata singers, 2:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall
April 18
“Plan to Win: Sports and Life,” Forum presentation by Jimmy Burrow, former assistant head coach and defensive coordinator, Ohio University, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall
April 23
Spring Fling Concert, 2:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 18, 2026
- September 18 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton welcomes incoming class from nine states
- September 2026 Bluffton Lions Club update
- Pirate volleyball sweeps Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys soccer win vs. Kenton
- Ramseyer shares grandmother’s fight for citizenship during Bluffton Constitution Day Forum
- How Dillinger robbed a Bluffton bank
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
- Phyllis Ann Reynolds, 77, worked at Citizens National Bank
- Jane Ann (Diller) Thurman, 75, was a nursing home administrator
- Julie C. (Field) Amstutz worked for Putnam County ESC
- Pirate volleyball sweep vs. Wayne Trace
- Findlay Patrol's Donovan promoted to sergeant
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Delphos Jefferson
- Sept. 14 Bluffton Council: Request for RTA bus signs, pre-1950s unused Maple Grove plots tallied
- Mornings with Mommy resume at Trinity Lutheran