Masterpiece Signs, 902 N. Main St., will again host a monthly Bluffton Cars and Coffee this summer and fall, according to Tim Boutwell.
The event is an “informal gathering for enthusiasts and their cars.” The monthly cars and coffee event continues through October. It is always held on the fourth Saturday of the month.
Each event is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the following Saturdays: June 24, July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23 and Oct. 28.
Boutwell said that it is open to all makes, models and vehicle years. There’s no charge to attend and door prizes will be given away.
FROM ADA ICON - The Lima Symphony Orchestra will again celebrate Independence Day with a “Patriotic Pops” concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 1 on the ONU campus. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center between Presser and Weber halls.
The fun-filled family event will feature patriotic music, movie musical selections, popular tunes and a tribute to our armed forces.
A group of blacksmiths coming to northwest Ohio later this month will “beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” Or, lacking swords and spears, they will be forging garden tools out of firearms.
The blacksmiths are part of RAWtools, a non-profit organization based in Colorado that uses performance art to illustrate the vision of biblical prophet Isaiah who penned those words, and to encourage conversation about what it means in modern society.
Each Saturday this summer the Bluffton Pandora Swiss Community Historical Society will be open its Schumacher Homestead from 1 to 5 p.m. for self-guided or docent led tours.
Visitors will be able to tour the house, garden, summer kitchen, and workshop.
In addition, the barn will be open on the last Saturday of each of the three months. Public admission to the Homestead is $5 per person; however, current members of the Society and children 16 and under are admitted free.
Campus Life announces its Wednesday evening summer pool party schedule at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool.
Parties are from 8:30 to 10 p.m. for sixth graders through seniors. Admission is $3. Each party offers pizza at $1 per slice and soft drinks for 50 cents each.
Pool party schedule:
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
Aug. 2
Aug. 16
Bluffton-Pandora directors are Jeremy Basinger, Matt Gillett and Gwen Sprague.
Summer play dates will be held at the Jenera Community Park, south of the village on State Route 698, on the first and third Mondays of June, July and August.
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., you can come when you want and stay as long as you would like.
Parents, grandparents and caregivers may bring children of any age to enjoy playing outside with other children while the adults visit.
