Museum staff shares ‘bright side’ of radiator flood with Kiwanis Club
The Bowling Green Kiwanis will meet on Thursday at the Wood County Senior Center, 140 S. Grove St. The public is welcome to attend. The meeting starts at noon and lunch is available starting at 11:30 a.m.
Annette Wells, director of the Wood County Museum, and Holly Kirkendall, curator. Their topic of discussion will be Silver Linings: The Radiator Flood and the Bright Side.
The Bowling Green Kiwanis Club is dedicated to improving the lives of children in the Bowling Green community. For more information, go to www.kiwanisbg.org.
Pemberville United Methodist Church hosts dinner
PEMBERVILLE — The Pemberville United Methodist Church curbside carryout public dinner will be Saturday at 205 Perry St. from 4 p.m. until sold out.
The meal is pork chops, baked potato, dressing, salad, roll and homemade desserts. The donation is $10.
The carryout curbside pickup is on Maple Street.
Academy Brass Quintet wraps up St. Tim’s music series
PERRYSBURG — St. Timothy’ Episcopal Church will hold the final concert of the 2022-23 St. Tim’s Discovers Series. Northwest Ohio’s own Academy Brass Quintet will perform on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Formed in 1994, the Academy Brass Quintet is a professional brass quintet comprised of outstanding brass musicians from across northwest Ohio.
Founding members include Michael Smith, trumpet, who is the director of orchestras for Perrysburg Schools, and Pete Vavrinek, horn, who also creates many original arrangements for the ABQ. Other members currently include Bruce Heuring, trombone; Perrysburg Junior High band director Jason Jordan, tuba; and David Kosmyna, trumpet. Kosmyna, a Toledo native, has had an extensive performing career across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Presently, he serves on the faculty at Ohio Northern University, teaching trumpet, music composition and theory and directs the Jazz Ensemble.
For the St. Tim’s performance, the ABQ is performing a broad array of musical genres, from classical masters Gabrieli, Mozart and Dukas to popular standards including “Stardust” and “As Time Goes By.”
The quintet also has programmed a clever work by American composer, conductor and trumpet artist Anthony Plog. Entitled Animal Ditties VII for Brass Quintet and Narrator, each short movement is named for a bird, an animal or an insect, and has accompanying humorous narration. The Academy Brass has invited Perrysburg resident Karen Smith, an area music teacher and parishioner at St. Timothy’s, to serve as the guest narrator.
St. Timothy Episcopal church is located at 871 Boundary St. The recitals are offered free of charge; donations are accepted. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Information on all upcoming events in the series is available at www.saint-timothy.net.
Alzheimer’s education program planned
The Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Ohio Chapter is offering in-person education programs that will focus on dementia prevention, early signs of the disease, and the importance of early detection and diagnosis.
A local program being offered free to the community is Dementia Conversations, 6-7 p.m. on April 19 at Heritage Corner Health Care Campus, 1069 Klotz Road.
Pre-registration is suggested. To register, call the Alzheimer’s Association’s helpline at 800-272-3900.
BG chamber welcomes City Egg to downtown
The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting for City Egg restaurant opening on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The event will be held at their new downtown location at 121 S. Main St. and will open with congratulatory words from Chamber Director Mary Hinkelman and Mayor Mike Aspacher as they welcome owner Shain Buerk and the City Egg staff to the business community.
City Egg is a sister concept to the full-service Scramblers restaurants with almost 30 locations located throughout Ohio and Michigan. City Egg operates as the fast-casual alternative for guests who want fresh breakfast.
This is the third City Egg restaurant, with the other two operating in Columbus and downtown Toledo. Scramblers is a locally owned and operated family restaurant business that has been in Northwest Ohio for more than 30 years.
Exclusive City Egg features include a handcrafted fresh-squeezed juice bar complete with a City Egg barista, community tables, Scramblers Private Label gourmet coffee and an emphasis on fresh food. Ordering will be available online, by mobile, and through tech-savvy kiosks.
The chamber asks that guests RSVP by going to https://www.bgchamber.net/rsvp/.
Say ‘I do’ to N. Baltimore library’s free movie
NORTH BALTIMORE — “Maybe I Do” will be the North Baltimore Public Library’s free movie for April, showing on April 20 at the Virginia Theater, 119 N. Main St.
This romantic comedy features an all-star lineup of Diane Keeton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy, Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey. A young couple decided it is time for their parents to meet, but it turns out they already know each other.
The doors of the theater will open at 5:30 p.m., with the movie starting at 6 pm. Concessions will be available to purchase. For more information, call the library at 419-257-3621.
Celebrate a Book Birthday: Junie B. Jones
The Wood County District Public Library is celebrating another book birthday.
Stop by the library, 251 N. Main St., on April 21 from 4-6 p.m. for a celebration for Barbara Park, author of the beloved Junie B. Jones books and characters. The library will have books, games, crafts, and a special treat.
No registration required. For more information, call 419-352-8253, email [email protected], or visit wcdpl.org/events.
Join the Wood County District Public Library for Día celebration
In partnership with La Conexión, the Wood County District Public Library will celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) on April 30 from 2-4 p.m. in the library atrium, 251 N. Main St.
Students from La Conexión will present bilingual portrayals of historical figures from Naibe Reynoso’s books “Be Bold! Be Brave!,” “Fearless Trailblazers” and “Courageous History Makers.” Refreshments will be served, and children can choose between a book in English or Spanish to take home.
April 30 is an annual celebration of Día (Children’s Day/Book Day,) an American Library Association initiative emphasizing the importance of connecting all children from all backgrounds with library materials in many languages and about many cultures. La Conexión is a welcoming resource of unity and representation for the Latino/a community of Wood and surrounding counties in Ohio.
This event is supported by the Marjorie Conrad Estate. No registration is required. For more information, call 419-352-8253, email [email protected], or visit wcdpl.org/.
BG seeks Bicycle Spokesperson of the Year
The City of Bowling Green Bicycle Safety Commission is sponsoring its annual Bicycle Spokesperson of the Year award.
Nomination forms for this award are now available https://buff.ly/3K7WijW. Any Bowling Green citizen who exemplifies the spirit of bicycling through involvement in biking, bike safety, or bike-related activities can be nominated.
Nominations must be submitted by May 1. For questions or more information, call the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Department at 419-354-6225.
