Exchange Club to hear about safety services, March 25
The Exchange Club of Bowling Green will welcome BG Deputy Police Chief Justin White and BG Deputy Fire Chief Tony Zmarzly at the March 25 meeting at Beckett’s Barrel Room, 163 S. Main St., at noon. Their topic will be the future of safety services in Bowling Green.
Saxophonists from BGSU & BGHS to perform en masse, March 25
The BGSU Saxophone Studio will join forces with students from the BGHS band to perform music for saxophone choir Tuesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Veterans Building in City Park.
The musicians will perform works by Sousa, Craig, Williams, Kilar, Colnot and more.
Dr. Travis Brown to tell Kiwanis about BGSU’s FLY program, March 27
The Bowling Green Kiwanis Club will welcome Dr. Travis Brown, director of the Learning Commons at Bowling Green State University, as the featured speaker at its meeting on March 27. The meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. in the Slater Family Ice Arena Lounge on the BGSU campus. The public is invited to attend, with lunch available for $15.
Brown’s presentation, titled “The FLY Program: Supporting Students Who Learn Differently,” will highlight the innovative ways BGSU’s Learning Commons assists students with diverse learning needs. The FLY Program is designed to provide academic support, resources, and strategies that help students overcome challenges and achieve success in their educational journey.
For more information about the Bowling Green Kiwanis Club or to learn how to become a member, visit www.kiwanisbg.org.
Library continues birthday celebrations with new music concert, March 28
Original music written by BGSU composition students specifically for the Wood County Library will be performed Friday, March 28 at 4 p.m. in the library’s atrium.
[RELATED: BGSU composition students celebrate library’s 150th with new music]
The concert is part of the library’s ongoing celebration of the 150th anniversary of the library’s founding.
Village Players staging film noir spoof ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps,’ March 28 through April 6
The Village Players Theatre is staging the comic thriller “The Thirty-Nine Steps,” weekends March 28 through April 6 at the Village Players Theatre, 2740 Upton Ave., Toledo.
Showtimes are: Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29th at 7 p.m. with a Sunday matinee March 30 at 2 p.m. and continuing Thursday, April 3, Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $20 and student $15. Available for purchase at thevillageplayers.org
The cast features: Ryan Albrecht, Leigh Yenrick, John Toth, and Andrew Packard, playing more than 150 characters.
“The 39 Steps” mixrs a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel with a dash of Monty Python. The plot includes an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance. A riotous spoof that is equal parts slapstick comedy and film noir thriller.
Check out the Library of Things, April 9
The Wood County District Public Library will showcase its Library of Things on Wednesday, April 9 at 5 p.m. in the 1st Floor Meeting Room at the Bowling Green Library.
This open-house style event focuses on the Library of Things. Patrons will have a chance to see, try out, and ask questions about the many items available for checkout in the Library of Things.
No registration is required. For more information, call (419) 352-5050 or email woodref@wcdpl.org.
Waterville Playshop staging ‘Damn Yankees,” April 11-13
The Waterville Playshop will stage the 1955 musical comedy“Damn Yankees” at the Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St, Maumee, Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. Click for tickets.
With a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, the show tells the tale of Joe Boyd who sells his soul to the devil to be the home run hitter that will guide his favorite team, the Washington Senators, to a win against those “damn Yankees.” Featuring the songs “Heart” and “Whatever Lola Wants.”
Author & actor Paterson Joseph’s library talk rescheduled to April 17
Noted British actor and author Paterson Joseph’s talk has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Wood County District Public library atrium in Bowling Green. The event was originally scheduled for April 10.
Joseph will talk about his debut novel “The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho”
The novel is based on the true story of the first Black person to vote in Britain,and who the fight to end slavery. Story. “The Secret Diaries” begins on a slave ship in the Atlantic and ends at the very center of London life. Joseph channels the writing style of the day and draws diaries to give voice to his interior life.
Click to register or call (419) 352-5050 or email woodref@wcdpl.org.
Library holds monthly craft sessions
Monthly crafting sessions are on Fridays at 2 p.m. in the second Floor Meeting Room at the Wood County District Public Library in Bowling Gree.
Each month will be a different craft suitable for beginners and craft enthusiasts alike.
Sessions planned are:
- Feb. 21 — Fill Your Own Cup
- March 21 — Putting the Pieces Together Collage
- April 18 — Making Cascarones (Confetti Eggs)
Registration is required. To register, call (419) 352-5050, email woodref@wcdpl.org or register online at wcdpl.org/events.
Library hosts monthly graphic novel discussion for kids
Students aged 5-11 and up are invited to a book discussion about some favorite early reader graphic novels at WCDPL Mondays at 6 p.m. once a month in The Children’s Place.
Copies of the graphic novel for each month are available for checkout from the Bowling Green Library.
Discussions include:
- January 13 – Gnome and Rat: Time to Party by Lauren Stohler
- February 10 – Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
- March 10 – Fox and Rabbit Celebrate by Beth Ferry
- April 14 – Happy Birthday, Babymouse by Jennifer Holm
Just Baby ‘N Me storytimes at library on Tuesdays
Just Baby ‘N Me is a lap-sit storytime ideal for babies. This unique storytime will be on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.in The Children’s Place at the Bowling Green Library.
This lap-sit storytime is great for babies from birth through early walkers (12 months). The focus during storytime is on rhymes, songs, finger plays, and exploring short books together, and is meant to facilitate interaction between you and your baby to develop their language and early literacy skills.
Library hosting Fiber Friends Creative Circle on Tuesdays
The Wood County District Public Library is hosting Fiber Friends Creative Circle on Tuesdays at 10 beginning in the 2nd Floor meeting room.
Fiber Friends is a fun and social program that meets to chat and create. People of all skill levels are welcome. Even if ysomeone has never picked up knitting needles or a crochet hook, this group can teach the basic skills to get started on your newest hobby.
Refreshments will be provided. No registration is required. For more information, call (419) 352-
5050 or email woodref@wcdpl.org.
