Public forum is Thursday

Another community forum about recovery housing in Jay County is slated for Thursday.

Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition will lead the forum, which is the second the group has hosted this year in an effort to address concerns and questions about creating a sober living facility in the community. Local residents are invited to attend the meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in IU Health Jay’s conference rooms A and B, 500 W. Votaw St., Portland.

Recital weekend

Jay County Campus of Arts Place is hosting spring recitals for MusicWorks students Friday and Saturday.

MusicWorks, a comprehensive program of music instruction for all ages, helps to teach students how to read music and learn proper playing techniques and fundamentals of music theory. 

Recitals are at 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Arts Place, 131 E. Walnut St., Portland. Admission is free, with no tickets or registration needed.

For more information or questions about how to be involved, contact Arts Place by calling (260) 726-4809 or email [email protected]. In related news, registration for summer MusicWorks programs goes live Thursday. To register, visit bit.ly/SummerMusicWorks2024.

Fine Art Show

Art collectors and enthusiasts are invited to a fine art show and sale this weekend in Ohio.

Artistry at the Harvest Barn, a show and sale at the dairy barn at 6915 Olding Road, Maria Stein, is set for 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The show features 30 fine artists from across Ohio and Indiana, according to a press release from event coordinators.

All sales will directly support artists. Admission is a suggested $1 donation, with children 12 and younger getting in free. To learn more, visit Artistry at the Harvest Barn on Facebook.

Self-care session

There’s an opportunity next week to learn more about self-care. Jenni VanSkyock with IU Health Jay will be at Jay County Public Library at 6 p.m. Tuesday to share why self-care is important and offer techniques to use daily.  

Participants in the seminar will also be able to create self-care jars to take home. The session serves as the next installment in the Design Your Life Adult Mental Health Series offered at the library with VanSkyock.

To reserve a spot, visit the library at 315 N. Ship St., Portland call (260) 726-7890 or go to bit.ly/4d1T2Ez.

Workshop is Monday

Randolph County Purdue Extension and Randolph County Recycling District will partner to host the Speak for the Trees and Plant for Free Workshop at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Randolph County Fairgrounds.

The event will include Jay County Purdue Extension educator Emily Kring discussing soil, Edward Oehlman of Indiana Society of American Foresters, Michael Bane of Creation Conservation and Liz Yetter of State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives.

To register, call the extension office at (765) 584-2271 or email [email protected].