Events & Activities June 29 - July 6, 2013

For a list of regular weekly activities, see the list on the left-hand side of the monthly schedule page of our regular website.

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Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity. If only a time is shown, the Senior Center is the location
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members

Saturday, June 29

9:00 a.m., Yellow Springs High School (registration starts at 7:45 a.m.)

5th Annual Simply Women 5K Run/Walk for Women and Girls

Noon until 2:30 p.m., Fairborn High School

GCCOA Celebrity Basketball Game ($10 general admission, $5 85+ and 5-10, free under 5)

1:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

Continuing auditions for the Center Stage production of Threepenny Opera

3:00 p.m., Mills Lawn School Gym

Elder Voices Out Loud and Proud Annual Appeal kickoff

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Hamilton Family Band

Sunday, June 30

4:00 until 5:00 p.m., Outdoor Education Center

Walking/Writing Meditation with Bill Felker and Ed Davis

4:00 until 6:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Edible and Useful Plants Hike

Monday, July 1

6:00 p.m.

Parkinson's Support Group

Tuesday, July 2

5:00 until 7:00 p.m., west of Antioch Amphitheatre

Antioch Farm volunteer session

Thursday, July 4

*** Center closed for Independence Day ***
10:00 a.m., Antioch Midwest

Early Dementia Support Group

11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., Bryan Community Center

Village Fam 2nd Annual Summer Jam Keep the Peace Music Festival

2:00 p.m., Glen Helen Building

Rae Dewey Memorial

3:00 p.m., starting at Friends Community Center

4th of July Parade

Dusk, Gaunt Park

Fireworks

Friday, July 5

10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Bryan Community Center Front Lawn

Yellow Springs Homecoming in honor of Mary E. Morgan

1:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Knitting Circle

6:45 p.m.
Free Friday Movie -- The Andromeda Strain
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Kettering Banjo Society

Saturday, July 6

1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Glen Helen Land Stewards
7:00 p.m., Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers' Workshop Keynote Address by Lee Martin

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Sugar Grove Bluegrass

Events & Activities June 22 - 29, 2013

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*** Alerts ***
Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity. If only a time is shown, the Senior Center is the location
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members

Saturday, June 22

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Older and Bolder: Open Forum

1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Glen Helen Land Stewards

7:00 until 10:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery

Arts Alive Fundraiser ($5 suggested donation)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Lower London Street Dixieland Band

8:30 p.m., 425 Green Street

Baha'i Fundraiser for Senior Center: Outdoor screening of The Princess Bride ($2 admission)

Sunday, June 23

2:00 p.m.

YSSC Annual Membership Meeting *** Meet the director candidates ***

4:00 p.m., Glen Auditorium

Summer Lecture with author Carol Colbertson: "Myths and Truths About Ohio's Coyotes"

Monday, June 24

9:00 p.m., Glen Helen Route 343 parking lot

Full Moon Hike

Tuesday, June 25

*** Sign-up deadline for June 27 Springfield Museum of Art outing ***

10:00 a.m.

Hearing aid help

3:00 p.m.

Summer Tea

5:00 until 7:00 p.m., west of Antioch Amphitheatre

Antioch Farm volunteer sessiona

Wednesday, June 26

11:30 a.m.

Free blood pressure check

Thursday, June 27

12:30 p.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot

Outing to the Springfield Museum of Art

8:00 p.m., Bryan Park Road across from Horace Mann Meadow

Owl Program and Release

Friday, June 28

11:45 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living dining room

80+ Birthday Luncheon ($5/no charge for June 80+ birthdays)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

James & Moore

Saturday, June 29

9:00 a.m., Yellow Springs High School (registration starts at 7:45 a.m.)

5th Annual Simply Women 5K Run/Walk for Women and Girls

Noon until 2:30 p.m., Fairborn High School

GCCOA Celebrity Basketball Game ($10 general admission, $5 85+ and 5-10, free under 5)

3:00 p.m., Mills Lawn School Gym

Elder Voices Out Loud and Proud Annual Appeal kickoff

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Hamilton Family Band

Meet the Candidates at Annual Meeting June 23

The Yellow Springs Senior Center Annual Meeting will be held this Sunday, June 23, 2:00 pm in the Great Room of the Center.

A very short business meeting, presentations by the Executive Director candidates and a meet-and-greet afterwards, will be held.

Thank you to Tom’s Market for donating the root beer floats for this event!

Events & Activities June 15 - 22, 2013

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Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity. If only a time is shown, the Senior Center is the location
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members

Saturday, June 15

10:00 a.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Books, Bees and Blooms: A Garden Celebration

1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Glen Helen Land Stewards

2:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

A Musical Journey through the 20th Century with Raggedy Edge

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Razzmatazz N Jazz

Sunday, June 16

11:00 a.m., departing from Depot/Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce

Walking Tour with Robin Heise: "Historic businesses of Yellow Springs"

Monday, June 17

9:00 a.m. until noon

Free Health Screening

6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Book Discussion: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
7:30 p.m.
Concert by Sokolitse Balkan women's chorus

Tuesday, June 18

Noon, First floor dining room, North Hall, Antioch College

Lunch outing ($5 exact change, please)

12:30 p.m., Faith Unity Methodist Church, 100 Country Club Dr., Xenia

GCCOA 2013 Annual Luncheon Meeting

2:30 p.m.

Sewing Machine Repair Fundraiser ($60 clean/oil/adjust)

5:00 until 7:00 p.m., west of Antioch Amphitheatre

Antioch Farm volunteer session

Thursday, June 20

Noon

June Potluck with presentation by Dr. Peter Koumas, D.O., of Ohio Eyecare Specialists in Xenia

6:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

The Culpeper House Conversation Series: Men's Health

7:00 p.m.

Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Support Group

7:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, South Hall, Antioch College

Exihibition opening: "Coming Home" visual art and written works from recent military veterans

Friday, June 21

1:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Knitting Circle

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Lonesome Meadow Bluegrass

Saturday, June 22

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Older and Bolder: Open Forum

1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Glen Helen Land Stewards

7:00 until 10:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery

Arts Alive Fundraiser ($5 suggested donation)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Lower London Street Dixieland Band
8:30 p.m., 425 Green Street

Baha'i Fundraiser for Senior Center: Outdoor screening of The Princess Bride ($2 admission)

Sewing Machine Tune-Up Fundraiser June 18

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The Senior Center is offering a fundraiser portable sewing machine clean-oil-and-adjust event on Tuesday, June 18, at 2:30 in the Great Room of the Center. For $60, of which a portion benefits the Senior Center, Mr. Steven Davis, Sewing Machine Technician, will clean, oil and adjust your machine at the Center. Repairs that require getting parts may be able to be accommodated separately, for a separate charge, depending on make and model. Mr. Davis has done this event before at the Center, and he is very good at his work. Please sign up any time before the event by calling the Center, 767-5751, or if you can't call ahead of time, just show up. If you need help getting the machine from a vehicle into the Center, help will be available when you come. For more information, please call Corinne Pelzl, 767-5751.

Events & Activities June 8 - 15, 2013

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*** Alerts ***
Time and location (if not at Senior Center) of activity. If only a time is shown, the Senior Center is the location
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be of interest to our members

Saturday, June 8

*** No Older and Bolder ***

9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., downtown Yellow Springs

Street Fair and Senior Center Bake Sale

9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Legal Aid of Western Ohio staff on hand to explain free legal aid for seniors

10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Miami Valley Pottery, 145 E. Hyde Rd.

Spring Kiln Opening

11:00 a.m. until 8:00p.m., Young's Jersey Dairy

Farmstead Cheese Festival

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Long Family Band
9:00 p.m., west of Antioch Amphitheatre
Stargazing with  Pat Craig, Outreach Astronomer

Sunday, June 9

10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Miami Valley Pottery, 145 E. Hyde Rd.

Spring Kiln Opening

11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Young's Jersey Dairy

Farmstead Cheese Festival

June 10 - 16

Fathers Day Meal at Young's ($13.95/17.95)

Tuesday, June 11

Pleasant Grove Missionary Church, 491 W. Hyde Rd.

Life Line Screening Preventive Health Events ($129-$159)

11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.

Draw on the Walls: "How Does Your Garden Grow"

5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., west of Antioch Amphitheatre
Antioch Farm volunteer session
7:00 until 8:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

Author event with Judith White

Wednesday, June 12

*** Sign-up deadline for June 14 Lunch Bunch outing to Thai 9 ***

11:30 a.m.

Free blood pressure check

5:30 p.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot

Dayton Dragons baseball game ($13)

Thursday, June 13

3:00 p.m.

Free audiologist consultation

Friday, June 14

11:00 a.m. departure from John Bryan parking lot

Lunch Bunch outing to Thai 9 restaurant in Dayton

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., downtown Yellow Springs

Art Stroll

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry St.

"Voices: Sculpture by Alice Robrish" Opening Reception

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Bob Milne Ragtime Piano

Saturday, June 15

10:00 a.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Books, Bees and Blooms: A Garden Celebration

1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Glen Helen Land Stewards
2:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

A Musical Journey through the 20th Century with Raggedy Edge

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Razzmatazz N Jazz