KHS Top 20 to wrap up competition season The Kenton High School Top 20 show choir has had a very successful competition season, said Director Todd Daquino, and will perform in its final competition on Saturday in Wapakoneta. The Top 20 will present its “Change Is Gonna Come” program for judges. The performance will be at 11:45 a.m. at Wapakoneta High School. Read More
Star Players sets open auditions for ‘9 to 5 The Musical’ UPPER SANDUSKY — The Star Players, Inc. announces open auditions for their spring 2019 production, 9 to 5 The Musical. Directed by veteran theatre director Vicki McClurkin, auditions will be held Monday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. Read More
Church Basement Ladies return to Marion Palace MARION — Fans of the Church Basement Ladies musical comedy series will finally get to know more about the men of East Cornucopia Lutheran Church. This sixth, and latest, addition to the series, “Rise Up, O Men” introduces the men of the church right alongside your favorite ladies from the basement when they perform at the historic Marion Palace Theatre on Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. Read More
At the bee Contestants participate in the competition at "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," a musical production being performed this weekend at Riverdale High School. Read More
‘How to Be a Respectable Junkie’ to be presented at Ohio Northern ADA – “How to Be a Respectable Junkie,” a play by Greg Vovos, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on March 14 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts at Ohio Northern University. The event is free and open to the public. Winner of the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award for Playwriting in 2018, “How to Be a Respectable Junkie” follows the true story of Brian, a heroin addict in his 30s who decides he’s going to take his life so that he no longer has to destroy the lives of those around him. Read More
BL Jazz Band performs The Benjamin Logan High School Jazz Band participated in the 2019 Essentially Ellington Invitational Jazz Festival held at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music on Saturday, Feb. 23. Read More
A Doll’s House comes to the OSU Lima stage LIMA — The Ohio State University at Lima Department of Theatre presents Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 classic Norwegian drama A Doll’s House in the Martha W. Farmer Theatre for the Performing Arts. A Doll’s House is considered an early feminist drama and examines the traditional roles of women and men in society and the weight those roles can inflict. Read More
Glimpse of performing arts in India at ONU’s International Play Fest ADA – Ohio Northern University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present The International Play Festival: India from Feb. 21 to Feb. 24 in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre of the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24. Read More
ONU Symphony to present ‘Multiculturalism in New World’ concert ADA – The Ohio Northern Symphony, under the direction of Travis Jürgens, will present a concert, “Multiculturalism in the New World,” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 24 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. The program will feature the ONU Gospel Ensemble under the direction of Adriane Thompson Bradshaw, vice president for student affairs, performing “Changed,” “Broken But I’m Healed” and “Anthem of Praise.” Read More
Lima Symphony to present ‘Star Wars’ music LIMA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra will journey back in time to a galaxy far, far away as they present its annual Family Concert “Star Wars” on Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center. Whether you’re a fan of the dreaded Empire or the Rebel Alliance, the vengeful Sith or the valiant Jedi, people of all ages will enjoy reliving exciting moments from the storied franchise with featured music from films both classic and new. Read More