Bulletin Board, July 8

* GEM CRYSTAL SINGING BOWLS Kathleen Calby will share the music of the gem crystal and Tibetan singing bowls at the Oberlin Public Library on July 17 at 6 p.m.

* SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The Colin Dussault Acoustic Trio will perform classic rock on Saturday, July 17, from 2-4 p.m. on the front lawn of the New Union Center for the Arts, 39 S. Main St. Free. Bring lawnchairs and blankets for seating.

* ANNUAL SENIOR CENTER PICNIC will be held on Thursday, July 15 at the New Russia Township picnic pavilion on Butternut Ridge Road at noon. Bring a picnic dish to share with others. Table service will be provided as well as the main dish and drinks.

* OHS CLASS OF 1970 meets for its 40th class reunion on Aug. 7 at the Oberlin Depot, 240 S. Main St. Classmates are asked to bring a covered dish. Contact George Clark by e-mailing George.Clark@oberlin.edu, or at 775-4725 for information.

* NITE OUT GANG through Oberlin Seniors will eat dinner at the Mandarin Restaurant on South Main Street in Oberlin on Friday, July 23 at 5 p.m., followed by a concert by Walkin' Cane and Kristine Jackson from 7-9 p.m. in Tappan Square. All are welcome; bring a lawnchair for the concert.

* WOMEN'S BREAKFAST through Oberlin Seniors is Thursday, July 29 at 9 a.m. at the Oberlin Inn. All welcome.

* RUST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sundays: Free community breakfast at 9 a.m., church school for all ages 9:30 a.m., Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Sparrow Bible Study: Wednesday at 7 p.m., 133 Smith St. Saturday: Gospel Choir practice 12:30 p.m.

* HOT MEALS at Christ Episcopal Church, 162 S. Main St. Monday through Friday. Doors open at 4 p.m. Meals are served from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. Free to all. No proof of need required; no questions asked.

* CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH 12404 Rt. 58. Bible Study Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. followed by worship and service at 11 p.m. Wednesday night services are 7-9 p.m. New members are welcome.

* LIFE BUILDERS FOURSQUARE CHURCH meets at the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 99 S. Park St. Sunday morning praise and worship starts at 11 a.m. Tuesday night at 7 p.m. is the men's Bible study. Call 440-343-9739 for more information.

* RED HAT GOODTIMERS, through Oberlin Seniors, will meet next on Monday, July 19, at noon at the Rose Cafe at Lakeview Park in Lorain for lunch on the patio by the lake. Ladies are asked to bring a pair of hand decorated flip flops to enter in the beach contest.

* CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Holy Eucharists & Services: Holy Eucharist on Sundays (Summer Schedule), 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Bible Study: Mondays, 2 p.m. Kendal at Oberlin. G.E.D. classes will resume in the fall. Contact Michael Reynolds at 775- 0605 for additional information. Hot Meals: Monday through Friday. Doors open at 4 p.m. Meals are served from 5:15-5:45 p.m. Free to all. Office Hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

* FREE CONCERT Saturday, July 17, Common Ground offers a free concert, the Drum the Ecstatic International Concert. Bring picnic, and chairs and blankets for seating; this is an outside event. Parking is limited. 8 p.m., at 14240 Baird Road, Oberlin. No registration necessary. Go online to commongroundcenter.org or call 440-965-5551.

* SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 410 W. Lorain St. Saturday vigil Mass: 5 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. Confessions: Saturdays, 4:15-4:45 p.m. or by appointment.

* CANASTA will be played at the Oberlin Senior Center, 90 E. College St., on the first, second and fourth Mondays of the month, from 1-3 p.m. Call the center at 775-1504 for more information.

* FIRST CHURCH OF OBERLIN, United Church of Christ 106 N. Main St. Sunday, July 11: Worship, 10 a.m., Rev. David T. Hill.

* STORIES AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE Saturday, July 17 from 3-4 p.m. at the Oberlin Heritage Center's Little Red Schoolhouse (behind 81 S. Professor St.) A fun social and learning opportunity for preschoolers and interested others to gather at the one-room, pioneer-era 1836 Oberlin Schoolhouse and enjoy a mix of games and stories based on the theme "What Life Was Like in the Past." Free; children must be accompanied by an adult. Co-sponsored with the Oberlin Public Library.