Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents the 20th annual ONU Holiday Spectacular from Thursday, Nov. 20, to Saturday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a matinee performance on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m.
In addition, there will be performances at the Civic and Convention Center in Lima, Ohio, on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m.
The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy will conduct its annual Professional Commitment Ceremony in the ONU Sports Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m.
Ronda Lehman, chief operating officer of St. Rita’s Professional Services, will be the guest speaker at the event, which marks the transition from the students’ first three years of ONU pharmacy education to their final three professional years.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents an instrumental ensembles concert in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building at 8 p.m. today. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature several instrumental ensembles in a wide variety of music. To open the program in a spirited fashion, Dale Laukhuf, low brass instructor at ONU, will present the ONU Brass Ensemble performing “Ceremonial Music” by William Mac Davis.
The Ohio Northern University Board of Trustees has elected Oscar J. Mifsud as chair of the ONU Board of Trustees for a two-year term, and Daniel Walker was retained as vice chair of the board for a two-year term at its October meeting.
ONU President Daniel DiBiasio said, “Oscar Mifsud is the perfect fit to lead the Ohio Northern Board of Trustees. He and his wife, Judy, have made life-long commitments to the University and have shown this with their leadership, numerous contributions and endless support for ONU.”
The Ohio Northern University Department of Art and Design will hold its fifth annual Artists Against Hunger luncheon in the Wilson Art Center on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m.
The Artists Against Hunger luncheon offers the community an opportunity to give back in exchange for a lunch and a handcrafted ceramic bowl made by faculty, alumni and students from Ohio Northern University. The bowls will be filled with one of a variety of soups, including minestrone, chicken noodle, butternut squash and chili.
The Ohio Northern University Men's and Women's Choruses will perform their concert in the Snyder Recital Hall of the Presser Hall on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.
The ONU Men’s Chorus, directed by Dr. Ben Ayling, will be performing a varied selection of glee club music and will feature the quartet “Age Appropriate.” The chorus is accompanied by Teresa Blowers, ONU lecturer of music.
