Thursday, April 30, 2015

Events & Activities May 2 - 9, 2015

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

Taken primarily from Senior Notes, the YSSC monthly newsletter with an 11" x 17" calendar page for the month included. A subscription to Senior Notes is available to anyone of any age wishing to support Yellow Springs Senior Citizens, Inc., for a nominal annual dues of $20.00 per person or $35.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. Call the Center (767-5751) with any questions and to sign up for events.
Text Color Code:

*** 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, May 2
9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Glen Helen parking lot, 405 Corry St.
Great Stuff Community Yard Sale (in partnership with Glen Helen)
10:00 a.m. until noon, Trailside Museum
Photography Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration required 
tspencer@glenhelen.org)
Noon until 2:00 p.m., 138 Dayton Street
Grand Opening Party of Urban Gypsy
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Old Skool Duo classic rock
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Antioch School Performance ($7)

Sunday, May 3
7:30 p.m., Yellow Springs United Methodist Church
Yellow Springs Community Chorus Concert

Monday, May 4
10:00 a.m.
Flash Mob practice
10:30 a.m.
Membership Committee meeting
8:30 p.m., Trailside Museum
Full Moon Hike and  West African Peanut Soup Tasting ($4, free to GHA members, registration required tspencer@glenhelen.org)

Tuesday, May 5
11:00 a.m.
Flash Mob practice

Thursday, May 7
11:00 a.m.
Flash Mob practice
6:30 p.m.
Great Books Group
6:30 until 8:30 pm., Beaver View Health Center, 3095 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek
GCCOA Program: Memory Loss, Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease
7:00 p.m.
Charlie Brown Support Group

Friday, May 8
11:30 a.m.
Mother's Day Tea
2:00 until 3:30 p.m.
Drawing Class with Bob Huston (sliding scale donation to YSSC)
6:00 until 7:00 p.m., Antioch College Wellness Center
Ballroom Dance Series One, 2nd session: Salsa (4-week series - $30 members/$40 non-members)
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Hal Harris Orchestra (Swing/Dance Band, $7)

Saturday, May 9
5:30 a.m., Grinnell Mill
Dawn Chorus along the Little Miami Make It Count for the Birds hike ($4, free to GHA members)
8:30 a.m., Trailside Museum
Woodland Make It Count for the Birds Walk ($4, free to GHA members)
8:30 a.m, Horace Mann Meadow, Bryan Park Rd.
Pine Forest Make It Count for the Birds Walk (4, free to GHA members)
10:00 a.m., John Bryan Community Pottery
Second Saturday Family Clay Workshop: Berry bowls ($7 per person)
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Center for Personal and Spiritual Growth, 203 Whitehall Drive
Enriching Your Relationship: A Day-Long Retreat for Couples (per couple $175 early-bird/$200 after May 1)
Noon, Trailside Museum
Make It Count for the Birds Tally Rally
12:30 p.m., end of West Jacoby Rd. (access from Route 68)
The Homestead Make It Count for the Birds Walk ($4, free to GHA members)
12:30 p.m., Greene County Boat Launch at the end of East Jacoby Rd. (access from Clifton Rd.)
South Glen Wetlands Make It Count for the Birds Walk ($4, free to GHA members)
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
2:00 until 3:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Vick Mickunas - Authors I Have Known (registration required) 
3:30 p.m.,, Grinnell Mill
Make It Count for the Birds Dam Sit ($4, free to GHA members)
3:30 p.m., Little Miami Bridge on Grinnell Rd.
Prairie and River Make It Count for the Birds Walk ($4, free to GHA members)
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music:T. A. VanAuker 60's/70's classics
7:00 p.m., Trailside
Make It Count for the Birds Tally Rally
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Out of Order (Classic Rock, $5)

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Events & Activities April 25 - May 2, 2015

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

Taken primarily from Senior Notes, the YSSC monthly newsletter with an 11" x 17" calendar page for the month included. A subscription to Senior Notes is available to anyone of any age wishing to support Yellow Springs Senior Citizens, Inc., for a nominal annual dues of $20.00 per person or $35.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. Call the Center (767-5751) with any questions and to sign up for events.
Text Color Code:

*** 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, April 25
8:00 until 5:00 p.m., Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers Workshop Spring One-Day Writing Seminar — "Story for All"
9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., MVECA, 330 E. Enon Rd.
Fiber Forum: Municipal Broadband Network
9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., John Bryan Youth Center
10:00 until noon, Yellow Spring parking lot, 1075 SR 343
Family Arbor Day Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration required extensioninfo@glenhelen.org)
10:00 a.m. until noon, Trailside Museum
Spring Poetry Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration required tspencer@glenhelen.org)
10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Coretta Scott King Center, Antioch College
1:00 until 3:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
The Art of Pearl-Knotting (registration required 937-269-0380)
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
2:00 p.m . Trailside Museum
Edible & Useful Plant Hike with Dave Jansen ($4, free to GHA members)
3:30 p.m., Little Art Theatre
National Theatre Live presents A View from the Bridge
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Full Circle classic rock
7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Mandolins and More! — Dayton Mandolin Orchestra and guests from the Kalamazoo Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra joint concert
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Berachah Valley bluegrass ($7 suggested donation)

Sunday, April 26
1:00 p.m., Mills Park Motel starting point
Yellow Springs Heritage Walking Tour: History of Yellow Springs' Parks
1:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Screening by Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions - Power of Community: 
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
2:00 p.m.
Yellow Springs Historical Society Program by Dave Neuhardt: "A Yellow Springs 
Original — John Bryan of Ohio"
7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Chamber Music Yellow Springs presents: 30th Anniversary CMYS Annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles ($20 general, $7 student)

Monday, April 27
1:00 until 3:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Tech Tutoring
6:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
National Poetry Month Readings by Robert Paschell, followed by open mic session
7:00 until 9:00 p.m., Coretta Scott King Center, Antioch College
The Annual Coretta Scott King Commemoration

Tuesday, April 28
10:00 a.m.
Hearing Aid Help with Dr. Tom Lolan
10:30 a.m. until noon
Older and Bolder: Has your personality changed as you aged?

Wednesay, April 29
10:45 a.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot for Senior Recognition Luncheon
11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Greene County Fairgrounds
Senior Recognition Luncheon ($10 admission)
3:30 p.m., Little Art Theatre

Thursday, April 30
7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
Senior High School Student Classical Music Concert (all donations benefit YSHS music department

Friday, May 1
*** Drop-off of Community Yard Sale items ***
7:30 until 9:00 a.m., Greene County Career Center, 2960 W. Enon Rd.
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Antioch School Performance ($7)

Saturday, May 2
9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Glen Helen parking lot, 405 Corry St.
Great Stuff Community Yard Sale (in partnership with Glen Helen)
10:00 a.m. until noon, Trailside Museum
Photography Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration required 
tspencer@glenhelen.org)
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Old Skool Duo classic rock
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Antioch School Performance ($7)

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Events & Activities April 18 - 25, 2015

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

Taken primarily from Senior Notes, the YSSC monthly newsletter with an 11" x 17" calendar page for the month included. A subscription to Senior Notes is available to anyone of any age wishing to support Yellow Springs Senior Citizens, Inc., for a nominal annual dues of $20.00 per person or $35.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. Call the Center (767-5751) with any questions and to sign up for events.
Text Color Code:

*** 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, April 18
8:00 until 10:00 a.m., Grinnell Mill ($4, free to GHA members)
Earth Day Spring Migration Bird Hike
9:00 a.m. until 12:05 p.m., Yellow Springs High School
Village Walks for a Cure 5K Walk for Diabetes
10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Glen Helen parking lot, 405 Corry St.
Shred-It Paper Recycling Event and YSKP Summer Show Recycling Drop-off
11:00 a.m., Trailside Museum
Earth Day Biodiversity Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration encouraged tspencer@glenhelen.org)
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Yellow Springs Heritage Walking Tour: Glen Helen and Yellow Springs History ($5, register at www.ysheritage.org)
3:00 until 5:00 p.m., Glen Helen Auditorium
Project Phoenix Showcase ($5 suggested donation)
4:00 until 6:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Retro Matinee - A Hard Day's Night ($7)

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Friends Meetinghouse, 515 President Street
Yellow Springs Hootenanny
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Spiny Norman Folk 'n Roll
7:00 p.m., John Bryan Community Center
Enchantment under the Springs Adult Prom YSKP Benefit
7:00 until 11:00 p.m., Yellow Springs High School
Ride the Symphony Bus to the Springfield Symphony Orchestra ($10 cash for bus, $16 
single ticket for symphony)
7:00 until 9:00 p.m., Old Town Reserve, 1360 Old Springfield Pike, Xenia
Cycle to Young's Dairy
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Corky's Old Time Rock & Roll ($7 suggested donation)

Sunday, April 19
10:00 a.m., Outdoor Education Center
Earth Day 5K/10K Race ($35. Early Bird discount before April 1: $25 5K, $30 10K. Registration: www.speedy-feet.com/races.php)
12:30 p.m.
Grandmother Council
1:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Screening of Power of Community — How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" followed by Q&A with filmmakers about the upcoming sequel
1:30 until 3:30 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Retro Matinee - A Hard Day's Night ($7)
2:00 until 5:00 p.m., YSAC Gallery
Art Sampler Class / 2D Mixed Media Collage by Jennifer Bachelder
2:00 p.m., Raptor Center
Earth Day Raptor Program (donations appreciated)

Monday, April 20
6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Book Discussion: Little Failure: A Memoir, by Gary Shteyngart

Tuesday, April 21
*** Sign-up deadline for April 23 outing to performance by The Capitol Steps ***
10:00 until 11:00 a.m.
Class: Banking Skills
2:30 p.m., Beavercreek Senior Center, 3868 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek
GCCOA Membership Meeting
7:00 until 9:00 p.m., Glen Helen Auditorium
Kent Nelson, Reading from The Spirit Bird

Wednesday, April 22
6:30 p.m.
NAMI Family SUpport Group

Thursday, April 23
10:00 a.m., Little Art Theatre
Part 3 of Free Let's Talk Health series: "Food and Mood"
6:15 departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Outing to Wittenberg Guild Witt Series: "The Lighter Side of Politics" with The Capitol Steps

Friday, April 24
12:30 p.m., Friends Care Main Dining Hall
80+ Birthday Luncheon ($5, free to April birthdays over 80)
6:00 until 8:00 p.m.., Clifton Mill
Wine-tasting
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Coretta Scott King Center, Antioch College
2-Day Seminar — Organizing for Change: Building Power for Justice
7:00 until 11:00 p.m., Yellow Springs  High School
Ride the Symphony Bus to the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra ($6 for bus, buy ticket at the door)
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Dave Hanley & Friends variety ($7 suggested donation)

Saturday, April 25
8:00 until 5:00 p.m., Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers Workshop Spring One-Day Writing Seminar — "Story for All"
9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., MVECA, 330 E. Enon Rd.
Fiber Forum: Municipal Broadband Network
9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., John Bryan Youth Center
10:00 until noon, Yellow Spring parking lot, 1075 SR 343
Family Arbor Day Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration required extensioninfo@glenhelen.org)
10:00 a.m. until noon, Trailside Museum
Spring Poetry Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration required tspencer@glenhelen.org)
1:00 until 3:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
The Art of Pearl-Knotting (registration required 937-269-0380)
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
2:00 p.m . Trailside Museum
Edible & Useful Plant Hike with Dave Jansen ($4, free to GHA members)
3:30 p.m., Little Art Theatre
National Theatre Live presents A View from the Bridge
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Full Circle classic rock
7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church
Mandolins and More! — Dayton Mandolin Orchestra and guests from the Kalamazoo Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra joint concert
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Berachah Valley bluegrass ($7 suggested donation)

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Events & Activities April 11 - 18, 2015

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

Taken primarily from Senior Notes, the YSSC monthly newsletter with an 11" x 17" calendar page for the month included. A subscription to Senior Notes is available to anyone of any age wishing to support Yellow Springs Senior Citizens, Inc., for a nominal annual dues of $20.00 per person or $35.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. Call the Center (767-5751) with any questions and to sign up for events.


Text Color Code:

*** 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, April 11
9:00 a.m. until noon, Camp Greene, 5450 Grinnell Rd.
Camp Greene Stewardship Day (registration requested - asimonson@glenhelen.org)
10:00 until 11:30 a.m., John Bryan Community Pottery
Second Saturday Family Clay Workshop: Wall Flowers ($7 per person)
1:00 until 4:00 p.m., Vernet Ecological Center
Spring Volunteer Orientation
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
3:30 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Stratford Festival rebroadcast of King Lear
5:00 p.m., Yellow Springs High School
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Jonathan Hamilton classics/country hits
6:30 until 9:30 p.m., YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Arts Alive with Lo-Sparks ($5 suggest donation)
7:00 p.m., Antioch College Theatre
Women's Voices Out Loud
7:30 p.m., Mills Lawn School
Yellow Springs Theatre Company presents: Godspell
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
91 Charley acoustic rock ($7 suggested donation)

Sunday, April 12
10:00 a.m. until noon, Trailside Museum
Flamenco Dancing through the Glen with Nikki Saadat ($4, free to GHA members, registration required tspencer@glenhelen.org)
2:00 p.m., Books & Co., The Greene, Beavercreek
Antioch Writers Workshop Free Mini-Seminar - "Write a Poem for Poetry Month"
3:00 p.m., Mills Lawn School
Yellow Springs Theatre Company presents: Godspell

Monday, April 13
10:00 a.m.
Skin Check appointments with dermatologist Sherry Grooms
3:00 until 5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m., Rockford Chapel
7:00 p.m., Antioch College Theatre
Yadira de la Riva - One Journey Stitching Stories Across the Mexican “American” Border

Tuesay, April 14
2:30 p.m., Room 113, McGregor Hall, Antioch College
Ride the Bus Week
4:30 until 5:30 p.m.
Older and Bolder: Helping others, accepting and giving help
6:00 p.m.
Fireplace Chat with Karen Wolford

Wednesday, April 15
*** Sign-up deadling for April 29 GCCOA Senior Recognition Luncheon outing ***
*** Sign-up deadline for March 20 cooking class ***
10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Learn Online with Gale Courses
12:30 until 4:00 p.m., Greene County Fairgrounds
GCCOA Senior Euchre Tournament
2:00 p.m.
Activities Advisory Group
7:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Stratford Festival rebroadcast of King Lear
7:00 p.m., Antioch College Wellness Center
Social Media Safety Presentation

Thursday, April 16
10:00 a.m., Little Art Theatre
Part 3 of Free Let's Talk Health series: Preventing Diabetes: It's never too late to start!
11:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Ride the Bus Week
Noon
April Potluck followed by presention by Kurt Miyazaki on wine evaluation
6:00 p.m., Herndon Gallery, Morgan Place, Antioch College
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier performed by Sam Reich ($10 to benefit Greene County Interfaith Hospitality Network)
7:00 p.m.
Charlie Brown Support Group
7:00 until 9:00 p.m., Glen Helen Auditorium
Start of Project Phoenix 3-Day Workshop ($25, registration required tspencer@glenhelen.org)

Friday, April 17
10:30 a.m.
Poetry Reading
11:15 a.m.
Cooking Class with Corey Elbin: Mexican tamales with chili sauce (suggested donation $3 - $5)
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., YSAC Gallery, 111 Dayton St.
Opening Reception for Tom Verdon's "Figural Painting: All about the Human Body and Face"
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Lonesome Meadow bluegrass ($7 suggested donation)

Saturday, April 18
8:00 until 10:00 a.m., Grinnell Mill ($4, free to GHA members)
Earth Day Spring Migration Bird Hike
9:00 a.m. until 12:05 p.m., Yellow Springs High School
Village Walks for a Cure 5K Walk for Diabetes
10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Glen Helen parking lot, 405 Corry St.
Shred-It Paper Recycling Event and YSKP Summer Show Recycling Drop-off
11:00 a.m., Trailside Museum
Earth Day Biodiversity Hike ($4, free to GHA members, registration encouraged tspencer@glenhelen.org)
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
1:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Yellow Springs Heritage Walking Tour: Glen Helen and Yellow Springs History ($5, register at www.ysheritage.org)
3:00 until 5:00 p.m., Glen Helen Auditorium
Project Phoenix Showcase ($5 suggested donation)
4:00 until 6:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Retro Matinee - A Hard Day's Night ($7)
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Spiny Norman Folk 'n Roll
7:00 p.m., John Bryan Community Center
Enchantment under the Springs Adult Prom YSKP Benefit
7:00 until 11:00 p.m., Yellow Springs High School
Ride the Symphony Bus to the Springfield Symphony Orchestra ($10 cash for bus, $16 
single ticket for symphony)
7:00 until9:00 p.m., Old Town Reserve, 1360 Old Springfield Pike, Xenia
Cycle to Young's Dairy
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Corky's Old Time Rock & Roll ($7 suggested donation)