Wall Street Journal reporter to speak at Ashland University

Stephen Moore, a senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal editorial page, will address the question “Can Capitalism Make a Comeback?” as part of the Major Issues Lecture Series presented by the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University.

The lecture will be held at noon April 4 in the Myers Convocation Center on the Ashland University campus. Tickets are available for $20 each or $160 for a table of eight. For reservations, call Lisa Ormiston at 877-289-5411

JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT SLATED - The Malone University College of Theology, Arts, and Sciences – Department of Music will present a Jazz Ensemble concert on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel of the Johnson Center for Worship and the Fine Arts. The concert – under the direction of Tom Pylinski – follows.

IN CONCERT – Here are several upcoming concerts.

Christian Classic Tour 2012 (Steve Green with Twila Paris, Wayne Watson and Michael Card) – April 19, First Christian Church, Canton, Tickets

House of Heroes with Jay Michael - April 20, Main Street Theater, Columbiana. Tickets

Stellar Kart with Me in Motion – April 22, Dalton High School. Tickets

Marvin Sapp - May 4, Emmanuel Christian Academy, House of the Lord, Akron. Tickets

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Blue Jackets to host faith, family night with Stellar Kart

The Columbus Blue Jackets will host Faith and Family Day 3 p.m. March 25 against the Edmonton Oilers.

A concert with Stellar Kart will follow the game.

Tickets are available here and users are asked to use the code word “Faith.”

PLAY GAMES, MEET FIREFLIGHT – Fireflight will do a meet and greet at the Dave & Busters Polaris, 1554 Polaris Parkway, Columbus.

Copies of the band’s new album, “Now,” which releases nationwide Tuesday, will be available for purchase at the restaurant.

HERITAGE PLANS OPEN HOUSES - Heritage Christian School in Canton is hosting seven open houses and a free kindergarten readiness workshop in March.

“Fantastic Fridays” Open Houses, Fridays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 anytime between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Kindergarten Open House, Thursday, March 15, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Visitors will see a chapel service led by the current kindergarten class, will visit classrooms, tour the school and get enrollment and tuition information.

Middle School and High School Visitation Day, Monday, March 26, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prospective students are invited to visit HCS for a tour, class visits, and lunch. Visitors will be paired with a student tour guide.

Free Kindergarten Readiness Workshop, Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Taught by a qualified, experienced, compassionate teacher with 32 years’ experience, parents will receive helpful tips and guidelines to assess a child’s kindergarten readiness, and prepare children for a classroom setting. Child care is available at no charge.

Call (330) 452-8271 to RSVP.

MUSLIM EXPERT TO SPEAK AT CEDARVILLE - Keith Small, Ph.D., a Muslim-Christian relations expert, will speak during chapel 10 a.m. March 13 at Cedarville University.

He is an associate research fellow and visiting lecturer for the Centre for Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations at the London School of Theology.

His book, “Textual Criticism and Qur’an Manuscripts,” analyzes a defined portion of the Qur’an, looking to recover the earliest form of text for the portion and to trace the historical development of the portion to the current form of the text of the Qur’an.

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