You may look at the NPAC schedule and think we have some time off since the next concert isn\u2019t until April 28 with Livingston Taylor and the Voices of Unity Choir.\u00a0 Well, you would be wrong.\u00a0 Even though we don\u2019t have a scheduled concert for another four weeks, there is plenty of action going on at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n
For instance, this week is the very popular Ohio Has Talent, which is sponsored by Community Health Professionals.\u00a0 What started as a fund raiser (and still is), has actually morphed into quite an event.\u00a0 It attracts some very talented people who perform for an audience who actually gets to select the winner.\u00a0 It always seems to be a fun time and it supports a very good cause.\u00a0 Tickets for this 7 p.m. event can be purchased at the NPAC box office in advance or at the door this Saturday.<\/p>\n
Another event that is happening in the First Federal Lecture Hall this Saturday is the Rotary District 6600 Four-Way Test Speech Contest.\u00a0 High school students from Lorain to Oberlin to Van Wert will be speaking on the subject of the Rotary Four-Way Test: Is it the truth?\u00a0 Is it fair to all concerned?\u00a0 Will it build good will and better friendships?\u00a0 Will it be beneficial to all concerned?\u00a0 These are four principals that would be good for all of us to live by.<\/p>\n
The contest begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Lecture Hall and the public is invited to observe.\u00a0 There is no admission charge.\u00a0 I have found it to be very inspirational at times as some students really hone their speaking skills.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great experience.\u00a0 Bob Laing, a senior at Van Wert High School is representing our local Rotary club.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, April 2, Mrs. Woirol, the Spanish teacher at Lincolnview High School, is bringing the Justo Lamas band in for a concert for area students studying the Spanish language.\u00a0 The NPAC provides a perfect setting for this regional school event.<\/p>\n
This Easter, which is just around the corner, Life House Church is renting the NPAC for Easter services for those who do not have a church family.\u00a0 It is open to the entire public.<\/p>\n
And I know many of you are looking forward to the Van Wert High School production of Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, which will be held in the NPAC April 19-21, three big nights!\u00a0Mrs. Michelle Stoller and the students have been working for months and I am sure will have a wonderful performance ready for the public to enjoy.<\/p>\n All in all, there are 35 school events happening at the NPAC in the month of April and an additional eight performing arts events.\u00a0So, if you think we have some time off \u2026 think again.\u00a0 And many of these events are open for you to enjoy!<\/p>\n Okay, watch the news closely!\u00a0The Fountain Park Summer Music Series will be announced any day.\u00a0 The last concert just got confirmed and we are just about ready to go.\u00a0I think we could have actually started our outdoor concerts this month, given the beautiful weather we have enjoyed.\u00a0 Let\u2019s hope we don\u2019t pay for it later!<\/p>\n FIN\u00c9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You may look at the NPAC schedule and think we have some time off since the next concert isn\u2019t until April 28 with Livingston Taylor and the Voices of Unity Choir.\u00a0 Well, you would be wrong.\u00a0 Even though we don\u2019t have a scheduled concert for another four weeks, there is plenty of action going on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-30 23:14:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}