Library dean to address Exchange Club, Nov. 19
The Exchange Club of Bowling Green will welcome Sarah Bushong, dean of the BGSU University Libraries, as speaker at the group’s weekly meeting on Nov. 19, at noon, at the BG Country Club, 923 Fairview Ave.
Bushong has led several initiatives at the university libraries that continue to make libraries a central feature of campus life. Bushong will discuss ways Jerome Library is innovating and how the local community can access the diverse collections on campus.
The public is welcome to attend the Exchange Club meetings. Lunch costs $13 at the door, no reservations necessary.
‘Danny & the Deep Blue Sea’ on stage in Toledo, Nov. 15-17
Actors Collaborative Toledo presents John Patrick Shanley’s “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,” Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m.in the Chapel Theatre at Trinity Episcopal Church, 316 Adams St., Toledo.
The show is directed by Joe Capucini and features Liam Ellis as Danny and Hali Malecki as Roberta.
Excel class offered at library, Nov. 18
The WCDPL in Bowling Green will offer a workshop in Microsoft Excel on Monday, Nov, 18 at 2 p.m.
The session offers a deep dive into the tools, formulas and set up of Microsoft Excel for personal and business uses. This class will cover examples for developing charts, budgets and using pivot tables. Computer and software will be provided.
Registration is required. To register, call (419) 352-5050, email woodref@wcdpl.org or register online at wcdpl.org/events.
Signal Quartet to perform Accent on the Arts concert at Owens, Nov. 20
The Signal Quartet will perform an Accent on the Arts concert in the MainStage Theatre in the Owens Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center, Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Signal Quartet features Ian Blunden on guitar, Eric Nachtrab on bass, Ben Wolkins on trumpet and flugelhorn and Sean Perlmutter on drums. This co-operative jazz group plays original music by all four members with a proclivity toward the unknown.
Before the concert, beginning at 6:30 in the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery attendees can visit the Athena Art Society Fall Juried Exhibit and the 2024 Faculty Art Show.
Accent on the Arts, in its 9th season, is a free concert series designed, booked, promoted, and presented by Music Business Technology students.
BGSU play tells story of pioneering women astronomers, Nov. 21-24
The Bowling Green State University Department of Theatre and Film will present “Silent Sky” opens Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre in the Wolfe Center for the Arts on the BGSU campus. The production continues with Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available for purchase at BGSU.edu/the-arts/tickets or by card only at the box office one hour before each performance. Tickets are $15, $5 for students, and $10 for adults 65 and older.
Written by Lauren Gunderson, “Silent Sky” explores a woman’s place in society at a time when only men were acknowledged for making significant technological innovations and discoveries.
“Silent Sky” tells the story of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt (Claire Oliver) as she begins working at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s as a “Computer.” Beneath the watchful eye of apprentice astronomer Peter Shaw (Ean McIntosh), Leavitt attempts to measure the distance between stars even as she is denied access to a telescope. As she spends time mapping the universe, she contemplates her place in it.
The cast, directed by Madison Ellis with assistant director Sarah Nesselroade Hopson. also includes Liv Lutzas, Mariana Jacoia; and Finleigh Klein.
Attendees are invited to visit a pre-show interactive experience in the Wolfe Center lobby beginning 30 minutes before each performance.
Community Art Show on display through Nov. 30
The 2024 Community Art Show from the Bowling Green Arts Council (BGAC) continues through Nov. 30 at the ArtSpace behind Coyote Beads and Gifts, 178 S. Main Street in Bowling Green.
More than 30 local artists will display their work at the show . The Community Art Show is made possible with the support of local artists and patrons.
[Creators young and old in art celebrated in BG Community Art Show]
The BGAC is a volunteer organization working with local artists, arts organizations, and supporters to provide inspiration, enjoyment and learning opportunities in the Bowling Green community. More information can be found at bgartscouncil.com.
Artist’s celebration of his Ohio hometown continues at River House Arts through Nov. 16
“Land of Dust and Dreams,” a continuation of the Ohio Lands painting cycle by London based artist Eric Wright, is on exhibit at River House Arts, 425 Jefferson in Toledo Tthrough Nov. 16. The gallery open by appointment. Call 419-441-4025 or click to schedule visit.
The series of more than 75 small oil paintings features a retelling and reimagining of the artist’s hometown of Mt Gilead, Ohio – located about an hour south of Toledo.
Mapping myth onto familiar territory, London-based artist Eric Wright re-imagines his native patch of Ohio. Mount Gilead is a small town of 3,661 souls in the center of the state. The biblical Gilead, or “heap [of stones] of Testimony” (according to its entry in Wikipedia), is ubiquitous in the Old Testament, but mostly as a backdrop upon which history passed through, rather than a specific origin or location of any major events, say like Jerusalem or Jericho. Perhaps this is what made the name appealing to the early Ohioan settlers who christened it Mount Gilead in 1832. A location in the Midwest for the miraculous, without the pressure of having to live up to anything in particular. Eric Wright has created Ohio Lands, a painting cycle of dozens of landscapes depicting the town of Mt. Gilead and its environs.
Library hosting chess nights
Adults can visit the Wood County District Public Library during Chess Nights on Sept. 9, Oct. 7, Nov.4 and Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room to play chess.
Chess Nights are a casual, open chess meet-up for adults that welcomes all skill levels. Players will have the opportunity to learn, practice and meet other community members interested in chess.
Some chess boards will be provided (no chess clocks will be available), and bringing your own chess board is welcomed and encouraged. No registration is required. For more information, call (419) 352-5050 or email woodref@wcdpl.org.
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.
