Events & Activities August 13 - 20, 2016

Includes YSSC events described in 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.

Regular weekly YSSC activities are listed in the sidebar here.  

Any  event without a location noted takes place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue. Call the Center (767-5751) with any questions and to sign up for events.

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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, August 13
9:00 am until noon, Greene Co. Environmental Services,  2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia
Household/Hazardous /Special Waste Collection Event
10:00 am
Municipal Broadband Network Public Discussion
10:00 am until 5:00 pm, Mills Lawn School
Art on the Lawn
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Google Like a Librarian
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
4:30 until 7:00 pm, Yellow Springs United Methodist Church
Annual Chicken Bar-B- Que
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery
Arts Alive! *** Cancelled ***
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: David Mullikin country/classic hits
7:00 until 8:00 pm, Wellness Center at Antioch College
Public Talk: Green architect Jason McLennan
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Riverest Trio & Friends (Swing/Dance, $10)

Sunday, August 14
9;00 am until noon, Camp Greene, 5450 Grinnell Rd.
Camp Greene Stewardship Session
10:30 am, Antioch College Wellness Center
Local Foods Group Garden Tours
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 until 4:00 pm, Friends Care Community
Annual Ice Cream Social
6:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Main Parking Lot, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Beavercreek
Down River Canoe Float

Monday, August 15
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Tuesday, August 16

*** Sign-up deadline for August 19 Lunch Bunch outing to The Hickory Inn ***
6:00 until 8:00 pm, Antioch Farm
Volunteer Farm Day
6:30 until 8:30 pm, Shelter House, Clifton
Fire Department Ice Cream Socialo

Wednesday, August 17
9:35 am departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Xenia Adult Recreation line dance class
4:00 until 6:30 pm, Assembly Building, Greene County Fairgrounds, 120 Fairground Rd.
GCCOA Homemade Treats & Jam Fest ($10 per person)

Thursday, August 18
Noon
Monthly Potluck followed by presentation by professional kidney health educator Michael Adams on dialysis and kidney disease prevention
6:30 pm
Municipal Broadband Network Public Discussion
9:00 until 10:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Tomato Tasting and Full Moon Hike (GHA members free, others $5)

Friday, August 19
10:30 am departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Lunch Bunch outing the The Hickory Inn in Springfield
10:30 am
Poetry Reading
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Skip Hoyt's classic hits
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery
Opening Reception: "Views From The Labyrinth" Works by Rajan Kose and Brian Maughan
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Village Artisans
Opening Reception: The Black and White Show
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Switch 2 (Eclectic - Classic Rock & Roll to Modern Pop, $10)

Saturday, August 20
8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Mills Lawn school
Yellow Springs Book Fair
9:00 am until 1:00 pm, John Bryan Community Pottery
Technique Workshop: "Put a Lid on It" ($50)
10:00 am, 1075 SR 343
Raptor Center Meet & Greet
10:00 am until 5:00 pm, Greene Co. Fairgrounds Recreation Center
Doggie Dash 'N Splash
11:00 am until 7:00 pm, Community Park, 691 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival
1:00 until 2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Stop Stressing & Start Living with Brenda Sandman-Stover
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel
YS Heritage presents: Blacks in Yellow Springs Walking Tour led by  members of The 365 Project ($5 per person)
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
6:00 until 8:00 pm, Vernet Ecological Center Patio
Girls Night @ the Glen: Paint It Forward with Sip & Dipity ($40)
6:00 pm, YSAC Gallery
YS Hootenanny
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Elenor and the Elephant 70s to current hits
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Kettering Banjo Society (Dixieland, $10)