Thursday, February 23, 2017

Events & Activities for February 25 - March 3, 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.

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, February 25
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
9:00 am until 5:00 pm, Room 113, McGregor Hall, Antioch College
Community Solutions Soil Symposium Day 2 ($10 - $75)
9:00 until 11:00 am, Trailside Museum
Late Winter Bird Hike (GHA members free, others $5)
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watch
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm or 3:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Mighty Bluebird Walk-In Session ($40)
1:30 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Bird Feeding for Dummies
4:15 pm departure from high school parkiing lot
Springfield Symphony - Nightlights II: Movie Magic (call Jeff Huntington 767-7001 for tickets)
5:00 until 8:00 pm, Yellow Springs High School
36th Annual McKinney/YSHS Chili Cook-Off 
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Spaghetti Dinner benefit for new Clark County SPCA with live symphonic folk music by Dire Moth ($10, $12 2/meatballs)

Monday, February 27
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Into the Wild by John Krakauer
11:15 am
Computers & iPhone Help
7:00 pm, Little Art Theatre
Elaine Comegys Festival - The Tuskegee Airmen

Tuesday, February 28
10:00 am
Hearing Aid Help with Dr. Tom Lolan
11:00 am departure from YSSC front room
Lunch Bunch outing to Ginger & Spice Asian Bistro, Dayton
12:30 until 2:30 pm, Greene County Environmental Services, 2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia
Household Hazardous and Special Waste Collection Event
5:00 until 6:30 pm
Book Group - Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It (8th of 10 sessions)
6:00 until 8:30 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second Street Xenia
GCCOA program - "It's My Money, My Stuff and My  Life!": Taking the First Step/Pitfalls in Planning (1st of 5 sessions ($40, register by 2/17/2017)

Wednesday, March 1
4:00 pm
"Understanding Constitutional Rights" discussion series

Thursday, March 2
6:30 pm
Great Books Group
7:00 pm
Charlie Brown Support Group
7:00 until 8:30 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia
Beginning Beekeeping Workshop ($40 resident, $50 non-resident)


Saturday, March 4
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
8:30 until Noon, Narrows Reserve: Sperling Lane, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Maple Camp Tours
Greene County Parks & Trails Pancake Breakfast ($4)
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen 
2:00 until 4:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Seed Saving - Seed Swap, sponsored by Tecumseh Land Trust
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Jackson Mays classic rock duo
6:00 pm, Antioch Foundry Theatre

The Antioch School's 21st Annual Auction Gala and Show featuring Jon Langford
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Hal Harris Orchestra swing/dance ($10 suggested admission)

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Events & Activities February 18 - 25, 2017

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.

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, February 18
*** County offices closed Until February 21 in observance of Presidents' Day  holiday ***
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
10:00 am until noon, Trailside Museum
Great Backyard Bird Count (donations appreciated)
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watch
11:00 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Calligraphy & Creative Lettering with Yuri Castello
1:00 pm, Little Art Theatre
Elaine Comegys Theatre - Zora's Roots
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm or 3:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Mightly Bluebird Walk-In Session ($40)
1:30 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Bird Feeding for Dummies
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Common Thread classic hits duo
6:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Dayton St.
YS Hootenanny

Sunday, February 19
12:30 pm
Grandmother Council
1:00 pm departure from YSSC front room
Outing to Miami Valley Orchid Show at Cox Arboretum (bring snack and water)
1:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Milk: What's Culture Got to Do with It
2:00 until 5:00 pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs, 2884 US 68 N
Yellow Springs Contra Dance

Monday, February 20
*** Center closed in observance of Presidents' Day holiday ***
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Into the Wild by John Krakauer
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Winter Birds & Feeders ($5 family)
6:30 until 8:00 pm, Glen Helen Vernet Ecological Center
1st in 3-part workshop: YSKP Adult Improv! ($60 for series)

Tuesday, February 21
*** Sign-up deadline for Jungle Jim's/Ikea outing on February 23  ***
8:30 am until 4:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, Sperling Lane, Xenia
Maple Sugar Camp Tours (groups of 10 or more, $4 resident, $5 non-resident)
8:30 am until 5:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, Sperling Lane, Xenia
Rent-a-Sugar Bucket ($50)
5:00 until 6:30 pm
Book Group - Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It (7th of 10 sessions)
6:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Remarkable Ohioans: Stories of Amazing African Americans

Wednesday, February 22
1:00 until 2:00 pm, Yellow Springs COmmunity Library
Faith Patterson Quilt Event
1:00 until 3:30 pm, Wright Place Apartments - 2224 High Wheel Drive, Xenia
GCCOA six-week workwhop: Healthy U Diabetes
6:30 until 8:00 pm, Glen Helen Vernet Ecological Center
2nd in 3-part workshop: YSKP Adult Improv! ($60 for series)

Thursday, February 23
10:00 am departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Outing to Jungle Jim's and Ikea
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
6:30 until 7:45 pm, Yellow Springs COmmunity Library
Book Signing with Didi Pershouse: The Ecology of Care: Medicine, Agriculture, Money, and the Quiet Power of Human and Microbial Communities
7:00 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia
Beginning Beekeeping Workshop ($40 resident, $50 non-resident)
7:00 until 8:30 pm, St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1827 N. Limestone St., Springfield
NAMI Family Support Group

Friday, February 24
*** Sign-up deadline for February 28 Lunch Bunch outing to Ginger & Spice Asian Bistro in Dayton ***
*** 1st Half 2016 Real Estate Taxes Due ***
9:00 am until 5:00 pm, Room 113, McGregor Hall, Antioch College
Community Solutions Soil Symposium Day 1 ($10 - $75)
12:30 PM, FCC main dining room
80+ Birthday Luncheon (those 80+ with February birthdays free, others $5)
6:30 until 8:00 pm, Glen Helen Vernet Ecological Center
3rd in 3-part workshop: YSKP Adult Improv! ($60 for series)
7:30 until 9:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Reading/Performance/Experiments: Gabrielle Civil — Swallow the Fish

Saturday, February 25
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
9:00 am until 5:00 pm, Room 113, McGregor Hall, Antioch College
Community Solutions Soil Symposium Day 2 ($10 - $75)
9:00 until 11:00 am, Trailside Museum
Late Winter Bird Hike (GHA members free, others $5)
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watch
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm or 3:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Mightly Bluebird Walk-In Session ($40)
1:30 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Bird Feeding for Dummies
4:15 pm departure from high school parkiing lot
Springfield Symphony - Nightlights II: Movie Magic (call Jeff Huntington 767-7001 for tickets)
5:00 until 8:00 pm, Yellow Springs High School
36th Annual McKinney/YSHS Chili Cook-Off 
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Spaghetti Dinner benefit for new Clark County SPCA with live symphonic folk music by Dire Moth ($10, $12 2/meatballs)


Thursday, February 9, 2017

Events & Activities February 11 - 18, 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.

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, February 11
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
9:00 am until 3:00 pm, meet at Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Winter Birds on the Lake, Cowan and Caesar's Creek Lakes ($25 resident, $30 non-resident, pre-register by 2/8/2017
10:30 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Knitting 101
Noon until 2:00 pm, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College
The Longest Table - Community Meal
Noon until 2:00 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
K9 Valentine Treats Workshop ($12, proceeds benefit Paw Patrol of Dayton and Glen Helen)
1:00 pm, Little Art Theatre
Elaine Comegys Festival - 13th by Ava DuVernay
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Gina Groeger jazz hits

Sunday, February 12
2:00 until 4:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Puzzle Exchange
2:00 pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2884 US 68 N
Yellow Springs Contra Dance

Monday, February 13
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Into the Wild by John Krakauer
9:00 am until noon, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd.
Volunteer Training - Maple Sugaring
9:30 am start time
Skin check appointments with Sherry Grooms, APN, of Leo Dermatology in Enon
11:15 am
Computers & iPhone Help

Tuesday, February 14
3:00 pm
Valentine's Day Tea
5:00 until 6:30 pm
Book Group - Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It (6th of 10 sessions)

Wednesday, February 15
3:30 until 5:00 pm, Beaver View Health Center, 3095 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek
GCCOA program: Medicare 101 

Thursday, February 16
*** Sign-up deadline for February 19 Orchid Show outing ***
10:00 am until noon, Yellow Springs Community Library
3-Session Class: Basic Watercolor Painting with Nicki Stroussl (registration required)
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
Noon
Monthly potluck, followed by presentation on "Mobility Options for Seniors" by Shannon Webster of Greene CATS
2:00 pm
Reverse Weight Gain Group
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Basic Computer Security
2:30 pm, Beaver View Health Center, 3095 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek
GCCOA Monthly Legal Chat
7:00 pm
Charlie Brown Support Group
7:00 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia
Beginning Beekeeping Workshop ($40 resident, $50 non-resident)

Friday, February 17
10:30 am
Poetry Reading
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Dayton St.
Exhibit Opening: "Breaking the Rules"
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.
"Up in the Air" Member Show Artists Reception

Saturday, February 18
County offices closed Until February 21 in observance of Presidents' Day holiday
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
10:00 am until noon, Trailside Museum
Great Backyard Bird Count (donations appreciated)
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watch
11:00 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Calligraphy & Creative Lettering with Yuri Castello
1:00 pm, Little Art Theatre
Elaine Comegys Theatre - Zora's Roots
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm or 3:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Mightly Bluebird Walk-In Session ($40)
1:30 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Bird Feeding for Dummies
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Common Thread classic hits duo
6:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Dayton St.
YS Hootenanny

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Events & Activities February 4 - 11, 2017

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.

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, February 4
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watch
1:30 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Bird Feeding for Dummies
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
F.R.E.D.Talks (Fun Revelations, Engaging Discussions)
2:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Acoustic Ecology/Sound Hike (GHA members $3, others $5)
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Weston Papp acoustic rock hits
7:00 until 9:00 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
We're Off, to the Moon! (GHA members free, others $5)

Sunday, February 5
*** Submissions due for March/April Senior Notes ***
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Winter Wellness Series: Freeing the Body with Jill Becker

Monday, February 6
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Into the Wild by John Krakauer
10:30 am
Membership Committee

Tuesday, February 7
5:00 until 6:30 pm
Book Group - Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It (5th of 10 sessions)
7:00 until 9:00 pm, Yellow Springs Brewery
Art + Ales: Live Model Drawing Session

Thursday, February 9
10:00 am until noon, Yellow Springs Community Library
3-Session Class: Basic Watercolor Painting with Nicki Strouss (2nd of 3)
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
12:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Mystery Book Club: A Is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
3:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Read to the Dogs
7:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center
NAMI Family Support Group
7:00 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia
Beginning Beekeeping Workshop ($40 resident, $50 non-resident)

Friday, February 10
6:30 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Full Moon Night Hike
7:00 until 8:30 pm, Trailside Museum
Marshmallow Roast & Full Moon Hike (GHA members free, others $5)

Saturday, February 11
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
9:00 am until 3:00 pm, meet at Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Winter Birds on the Lake, Cowan and Caesar's Creek Lakes ($25 resident, $30 non-resident, pre-register by 2/8/2017
10:30 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Knitting 101
Noon until 2:00 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
K9 Valentine Treats Workshop ($12, proceeds benefit Paw Patrol of Dayton and Glen Helen)
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Gina Groeger jazz hits