Events

Peter Suter of Shannon Theatre announced that "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" (PG) and "The Vow" (PG-13) will be showing at the theatre from April 20-26.

Show times follow:

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - Each evening at 7 PM with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 and 4 PM.

The Vow - Each evening at 9:30 PM.

"The First Five" (Theta Alpha Phi), a musical theatre group, will entertain throughout The Inn at Ohio Northern Univeristy's Food and Wine Pairing event on Thursday, April 26.

Participants will enjoy a variety of selections including jazz, pop and Broadway musical. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is $45 per person. A portion of proceeds will benefit the group's charitable cause.

A selection of outstanding foods and wines will be presented. Wines that are featured throughout the evening will be available for sale immediately following the event.

The Bluffton High School prom will be held Saturday, April 21, from 8 to 11 p.m. at The Centre. This year's theme is "Lost at Sea." The Centre will be open for a public walk-through from 7 to 8 p.m., according to Michaeline Lovell, BHS teacher and junior class/prom advisor.

By Laurel Neufeld Weaver MSW LISW-S
Rape Crisis and Anti-Human Trafficking Program Coordinator
Crime Victim Services of Allen and Putnam Counties

A movie documentary Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth is playing at the Shannon Theater Saturday morning April 21st at 10 a.m. Admission is free but donations will be accepted at the door for NW Ohio Human Trafficking Rescue and Restore Coalition. A short talk back will follow the movie showing. This movie is recommended for late teens or adults.

The Ohio Northern University Department of Communication and Theatre Arts presents Thoroughly Modern Millie at The Freed Center.

The production will run Thursday, April 19 through Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m..

Ticket prices are: adults $15; seniors $12; non-ONU students $12; children $9. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Freed Center Box Office at 419-772-1900 or on our website at www.freedcenter.com.

Watch the video.

It takes an entire high school to put on a musical, and no one knows that better than Kevin Gratz and Kara Zink, directors of this weekend's Blufftton High School "Vaudenville Tonight."

Billed as a musical revue performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 15 on the Bluffton Middle School stage.

The musical is based upon the book by Joseph George Caruso and orchestration by Paul Curnow.

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