Friday, September 28, 2012

Events & Activities September 29 - October 6, 2012

The list of regular repeat activities is shown in the left column of the Senior Center website's "Schedule Page".

Text Color Code:
*** Alerts ***
Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members   

Saturday, September 29
10:00 a.m., Antioch College
Alzheimer's Walk
11:00 a.m. unti 11:00 p.m., Spirited Goat Coffeehouse
Daylong benefit concert for Hospice of Dayton
3:15 until 5:15 p.m., Glen Helen Building parking lot, 405 Corry St.
Intro to Glen Helen hike with Ranger Susan Smith
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Kettering Banjo Society

Sunday, September 30
1:00 until 5:00 p.m., Glen Helen auditorium/patio
Fall Color Close-Up Photography Workshop with Vince Nobel ($59/$49 Glen Members)
5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Peifers Orchard
La Pampa bonfire party ($12 adults, kids free, bring your own drinks and a blanket to sit on)
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., The Winds Cafe
Fundraiser for Ohio Senate candidate Jeff D. Robertson
7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Chamber Music Yellow Springs presents: The Afiara String Quartet

Monday, October 1
6:00 p.m.
Parkinson's Support Group

Tuesday, October 2
10:00 a.m. until noon, Room A105, Antioch University Midwest
Session 1 of "A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falling" ($10 for 8-session course)
6:30 p.m., Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA program: "Isn't it time we start thinking about our retirement health insurance?"

Wednesday, October 3
1:30 p.m., Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second Street, Xenia
GCCOA Healthy U Diabetes Workshop
2:00 p.m.
Italian Language Class with Angela Wright
4:00 p.m.
Ping Pong
9:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Free Presidential Debate Viewing

Thursday, October 4
1:30 p.m. departure from Senior Center
Peifer's Orchard outing
7:00 p.m.
Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Support Group
6:00 until 8:00 p.m., YS Council Arts Gallery
Uncorked Creativity: Session 1 ($25 for two-class series)

Friday, October 5
6:30 until 8:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist meetinghouse, Goes Station
Nonviolence training with Sister Alice Gerdeman -- Session 1 ($25 suggested donation, To register, contact Mike Triplett at 767-4341 or triplettusedbooks@woh.rr.com)
7:30, Clifton Opera House
Lonesome Meadow Bluegrass

Saturday, October 6
2:00 until 4:00 p.m., Springs Gallery, 220 Xenia Ave.
Tropical Paradise Beading Workshop ($45 fee, registration required -- contact www.springsgallery.blogspot.com)
9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist meetinghouse, Goes Station
Nonviolence training with Sister Alice Gerdeman -- Session 2
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Monroe Crossing Bluegrass

Bus excursions to the Symphony

http://basedonatrueblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/bus-excursions-to-symphony.html

Friday, September 21, 2012

Events & Activities September 22 - 29, 2012

The list of regular repeat activities is shown in the left column of the Senior Center website's "Schedule Page".

Text Color Code:
*** Alerts ***
Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members   



Saturday, September 22
10:00 a.m.
Older and Bolder — Reactions to "All Passion Spent"
2:00 p.m., Presbyterian Church
Joint Presbyterian/Friends Peace Day Service
5:00 until 10:00 p.m., YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Art Heals evening of music, meditation and movement
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Hamilton Family Band

Sunday, September 23
9:30 until 10:30 a.m., SpiritWoman Sanctuary, 309 Xenia Ave.
Meditation Sunday Morning
1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Strong Heart Press & Studio, 143-1/2 E. Limestone St.
Journal-making workshop ($45 wellness fair special)
2:00 p.m.
Yellow Springs Historical Society Program by Scott Sanders: "Architecture By Era: The Development of the Antioch College Campus"

Tuesday, September 25
10:00 a.m.
Free hearing aid help with Dr. Tom Lolan and staff from South Dayton Hearing Aids & Audiology

Wednesday, September 26
10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Birch House, Jacoby Road
Outdoor Painting and Drawing Workshop ($20 per session, registration information here)
1:30 p.m., Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second Street, Xenia
GCCOA Healthy U Diabetes Workshop
2:00 p.m.
Italian Language Class with Angela Wright
4:00 p.m.
Ping Pong

Thursday, September 27
10:00 a .m.
World Travel Talk: "Touring France by Riverboat & Bicycle" with Chris Zurbuchen
4:30 p.m., Beavercreek Senior Center
GCCOA Fall Caregiver Tune-Up: "A Greene County Revue"
5:30 p.m.
Senior Center Month dinner party

Friday, September 28
11:45 a.m., Friends Care Assiste Living main dining room
80+ Birthday Luncheon ($5, free to 80+ celebrating September birthday)
Noon, Ellis Park
Rededication of Ellis Park to honor Lloyd Kennedy
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Giggle Grass Bluegrass Band

Saturday, September 29
10:00 a.m., Antioch College
Alzheimer's Walk
11:00 a.m. unti 11:00 p.m., Spirited Goat Coffeehouse
Daylong benefit concert for Hospice of Dayton
3:15 until 5:15 p.m., Glen Helen Building parking lot, 405 Corry St.
Intro to Glen Helen hike with Ranger Susan Smith
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Kettering Banjo Society


Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Especially for Seniors at Clifton Opera House

The Springfield Senior Chorus will perform at the Clifton Opera House on Friday, Sept 21st at 1:30 p.m.  It is a program by Seniors for Seniors but the general public is invited.  Suggested donation is $5.

Free Movie September 19 at Center

 The movie, "All Passion Spent" ,a popular mini-TV series based on the novel of the same name, by Vita Sackville-West,  will be shown in The Great Room on Wednesday, Sept. 19th at 4 p.m.  Everybody welcome.  On Saturday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. the movie will be discussed at the Older and Bolder meeting in the Gallery room.  Come for the discussion of  how one woman takes surprising charge of her life in her "later years" even if you haven't seen the movie.

Friday, September 14, 2012

Events & Activities September 15 - 22

The list of regular repeat activities is shown in the left column of the Senior Center website's "Schedule Page".

Text Color Code:
*** Alerts ***
Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members   

Saturday, September 15
8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Glen Helen Auditorium, 405 Corry St.
Course in Wilderness Survival and Adventure First Aid ($175/$150 Glen Helen members)
10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., John Bryan Community Center
Cyclops Fest 2012
10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Young's Jersey Dairy
17th Annual Wool Gathering
2:00 until 3:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Epoxy clay technique demo by Kevin Buntin: "Harmonizing Unnatural with Natural"
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Lower London Street Dixieland Band
8:00 until 10:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College
Guitar virtuoso Chris Proctor in concert ($10-15 suggested donation)


Sunday, September 16
9:30 until 10:30 a.m., SpiritWoman Sanctuary, 309 Xenia Ave.
Meditation Sunday Morning
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Young's Jersey Dairy
17th Annual Wool Gathering
11:00 a.m., start at Antioch College historical marker on Livermore St.
Yellow Springs Historic Walking Tour (no fee, but contributions gladly accepted)
12:30 a.m.
Grandmother Council

Monday, September 17
4:20 p.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Dinner Bunch outing to Meadowlark for pizza

Tuesday, September 18
7:00 p.m., McGregor 113, Antioch College
Public Forum with Florence Reed: "Transnational Strategies for Sustainability in Central America"

Wednesday, September 19
10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Birch House, Jacoby Road
Outdoor Painting and Drawing Workshop ($20 per session, registration information here)
11:30 a.m. until noon
Free blood pressure check
1:30 p.m., Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second Street, Xenia (continues every Wednesday through October 24)
GCCOA Healthy U Diabetes Workshop
2:00 p.m.
Italian Language Class with Angela Wright
4:00 p.m.
Movie: "All Passion Spent" (open to everyone)

Thursday, September 20
*** no yoga ***
Noon
September Potluck with concert by Jim Felder & Barbara Leeds
7:00 p.m.
Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Support Group

Friday, September 21
1:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Springfield Senior Chorus (suggested donation $5)
6:00 until 10:00 p.m., Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts & Conference Center 275 S. Limestone, Springfield (next to Kuss Auditorium)
8th Annual Tecumseh Land Trust Harvest Auction
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
The Rejects Kazoo Rock

Saturday, September 22
10:00 a.m.
Older and Bolder — Reactions to "All Passion Spent"
2:00 p.m., Presbyterian Church
Joint Presbyterian/Friends Peace Day Service
5:00 until 10:00 p.m., YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Art Heals evening of music, meditation and movement
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Hamilton Family Band



Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Movie September 19 / Older & Bolder September 22

The Senior Center will offer a free presentation open to all of a special movie on Wednesday, September 19 at 4:00 p.m. in the Great Room. "All Passion Spent", starring Dame Wendy Hiller, based on a famous novel by Vita Sackville-West, is about an unusual view of "being old". For more information call Christine at 202-548-8553.

The following Saturday, September 22, at 10:00 a.m. in the Gallery, the Older & Bolder group will hold a discussion about the movie, open to all (even if you haven't read the book or seen the movie).

Friday, September 7, 2012

Events & Activities September 8 - 15, 2012

The list of regular repeat activities is shown in the left column of the Senior Center website's "Schedule Page".

Text Color Code:
*** Alerts ***
Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members  


Saturday, September 8
10:00 a.m.
Older and Bolder — Open Forum
2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Springs Gallery
Sea Glass Wire Wrapping workshop with Catherine Wicks ($40)
5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Mills Lawn Campus, Phillips Street side
Celebration of Yellow Springs sponsored by the Yellow Springs Community Foundation
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Connect Three



Sunday, September 9
9:00 a.m., meet at John Bryan Community Center
Rally to save the gardens at Lawson Place
1:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Sunday hours resume
2:00 until 4:00 p.m., Glen Helen Atrium Gallery
Artist reception for Nancy Fisher's "Exploring Nature's Worlds: Oil Paintings" exhibit
2:30 until 4:00 p.m., Democratic Party HQ, 131 S. Wilkinson St., Xenia
Meet the Candidate: Sharen Neuhardt
4:00 until 8:00 p.m., The Raptor Center, Glen Helen
"Whoo Cooks for You 2012" benefit for the The Raptor Center ($150)

Monday, September 10
9:30 a.m. until noon, First Presbyterian Church
Monday Morning Artists

Tuesday, September 11
*** Sign-up deadline for September 13 Heritage Center outing ***

Wednesday, September 12
*** Sign-up deadline for September 13 health screening ***
10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Birch House, Jacoby Road
Outdoor Painting and Drawing Workshop ($20 per session, registration information here)
2:00 p.m.
Italian Language Class with Angela Wright
4:00 p.m.
Ping Pong with Mr. Sho Maruyama
7:00 p.m., Buckeye Roome, Greene County Fairgrounds, 100 Fairgrounds Road, Xenia
Candidate forum on agriculture
7:30 p.m. Glen Building Auditorium
Antioch College Foreign Movie Series: Delicatessen

Thursday, September 13
9:00 a.m.
Health screening
10:00 a.m. departure from  Bryan Center parking lot
Outing to Heritage Center and Seasons Bistro outing in Springfield
3:00 p.m.
Free Audiology Consultations with Dr. Pat Skidmore
6:30 p.m., Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA Program: Memory Loss, Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease
7:30 p.m., Coretta Scott King Center, Antioch College
Antioch student vocal performance

Friday, September 14
*** Sign-up deadline for September 17 Meadowlark dinner outing ***
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Sterling Bluegrass Boys

Saturday, September 15
8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Glen Helen Auditorium, 405 Corry St.
Course in Wilderness Survival and Adventure First Aid ($175/$150 Glen Helen members)
10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., John Bryan Community Center
Cyclops Fest 2012
10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Young's Jersey Dairy
17th Annual Wool Gathering
2:00 until 3:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Epoxy clay technique demo by Kevin Buntin: "Harmonizing Unnatural with Natural"
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Lower London Street Dixieland Band
8:00 until 10:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College
Guitar virtuoso Chris Proctor in concert ($10-15 suggested donation)