Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Events & Activities April 29 - May 6, 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, April 29
Buckeye TrailFest
11:00 am until 2:00 pm, James Ranch Park, 177 Fairgrounds Rd., Xenia
Greene County Parks & Trails Native Plant Sale
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel
YS Heritage: History of Social Justice Walking Tour ($5)
2:30 until 4:30 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
Glen Helen Association Annual Meeting featuring Tom Helbig
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Weston Papp acoustic rock hits
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Antioch School Drama Performance ($10 suggested admission)

Sunday, April 30
Buckeye TrailFest
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Animal Encounters: Birds
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group

Monday, May 1
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
10:30 am
Membership Committee Meeting

Tueday, May 2
7:00 am until 7:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia)
Bird Migration Field Trip ($50 residents, others $60, pre-registration required by April 27)
6;00 until 8:00 pm, Antioch Farm
Farm Volunteer Work Day

Wednesday, May 3
4:00 pm
"Understanding Constitutional Rights" discussion series
6:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Board Game Night

Thursday, May 4
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
6:30 pm
Great Books Group
7:00 pm
Charlie Brown Support Group

Friday, May 5
Noon until 5:00 pm, Children's Center parking lot (corner of Limestone and Corry)
Drop off for May 6 Fundraiser Yard Sale
5:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Cooking with Mariano Rios and La Pampa Grill
8:00 pm, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College

An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein ($10, $20 w/wine tasting)


Saturday, May 6
9:00 am until 4:00 pm, Children's Center parking lot (corner of Limestone and Corry)
Fundraiser Yard Sale for Senior Center/Children's Center
10:00 am until 4:00 pm, George Rogers Clark Park, Springfield
Spring at New Boston Annual Plant Sale
10:00 until 11:30 pm, Narrows Resreve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Milkweed for Monarchs
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Master Gardener Talk by Macy Reynolds: "What Lives Under Your Feet?"
6:45 bus departure from YS High School parking lot
Springfield Symphony season finale (contact Jeff Huntington for ticket info)
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House

Hall Harris Orchestra swing/dance ($10)

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Events & Activities April 22 - 29, 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, April 22
8:00 until 10;00 am, Grinnell Mill
Earth Day Bird Hike (GHA members free, others $5)
8:00 am until 9:00 pm, downtown Bellbrook
Bellbrook Sugar Maple Festival
10:00 am until 1:00 pm, Corner of Limestone and Corry Sts. (enter off Corry)
Save a tree, shred and recycle that! drive-through shredding and recycling station
10:00 am until noon, Indian Mound Reserve- Williamson Mound Entrance, 2750 US Route 42 E, Cedarville
Wildflower Walk with author Bob Henn
10:30 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Knitting 101 *** rescheduled from March 11 ***
1:00 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
Paper, Plastic or Art? (GHA members free, others $5)
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel
YS Heritage: Blacks in Yellow Springs Walking Tour ($5)
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
YSLA Tea; The Woman Detective in Popular Culture
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Peter Conrad - "Songs from All Those Years Ago" and requests
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ragtime Riverboat Rats ($10 suggested admission)

Sunday, April 23
8:00 am registration, Outdoor Education Center
Glen Helen Annual 5k-10k
11:00 am until 5:00 pm, downtown Bellbrook
Bellbrook Sugar Maple Festival
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 until 4:00 pm, Glen Helen Raptor Center
Raptor Center Earth Day Program
7:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church
Chamber Music Yellow Springs Annual Competition ($25 general, $7 student)

Monday, April 24
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Small Island by Andrea Levy

Tuesday, April 25
10:00 am
Hearing Aid Help with Dr. Tom Lolan
10:30 am
Letter-Writing Workshop with artist Sady Sparks
6;00 until 8:00 pm, Antioch Farm
Farm Volunteer Work Day
7:00 pm, Antioch College Foundry Theatre
Walk It with You: The Courage of Coretta Scott King Annual Commemoration

Wednesday, April 26
11:00 am until 1:00 pm, Assembly Building, Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia
GCCO Senior Recognition Luncheon
5:00 pm
YSSC Board Meeting

Thursday, April 27
Buckeye TrailFest
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)

Friday, April 28
Buckeye TrailFest
12:30 pm, FCC main dining room
80+ Birthday Luncheon (those 80+ with April birthdays free, others $5)
1:00 pm, Mills Lawn School cafeteria/Auditorium
Senior Tea
6:00 until 8:00 pm, Miami Township fire station, 225 Corry St.
MFTR Open House
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Antioch School Drama Performance ($10 suggested admission)

Saturday, April 29
Buckeye TrailFest
11:00 am until 2:00 pm, James Ranch Park, 177 Fairgrounds Rd., Xenia
Greene County Parks & Trails Native Plant Sale
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel
YS Heritage: History of Social Justice Walking Tour ($5)
2:30 until 4:30 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
Glen Helen Association Annual Meeting featuring Tom Helbig
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Weston Papp acoustic rock hits
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Antioch School Drama Performance ($10 suggested admission)

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Evetns & Activities April 15 - 22. 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, April 15
*** Free tax preparation help available - call 767-5751 for appointment ***
11:00 am until noon, Glen Helen Auditorium
Water Wise (GHA members free, others $5)
1:00 pm, Trailside Musuem
Guardians of the Glen
6:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
YS Hootenanny
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Elenor & the Elephant folky pop rock
7:00 pm. Glen Helen Auditorium
Honoring the Trees, a concert benefit for Glen Helen ($7 in advance, $10 at the door)
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Pinnacle Ridge Bluegrass ($10 suggested admission)

Sunday, April 16
12:30 pm
Grandmother Council
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Wildflower Hike
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 pm
YS Eclectic Writers Group

Monday, April 17
*** Free tax preparation help available - call 767-5751 for appointment ***
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Small Island by Andrea Levy

Tuesday, April 18
12:30 until 2:30 pm, Greene County Environmental Services, 2195 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia
Household Hazardous/Special Waste Collection Event
6:00 until 8:00 pm, Antioch Farm
Farm Volunteer Work Day

Wednesday, April 19
10:45 departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Tour and Lunch at Masonic Community in Springfield
4:00 pm
"Understanding Constitutional Rights" discussion series
7:00 until 9:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church
The Beloved Community Project

Thursday, April 20
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
Noon
Monthly potluck followed by presntation on  "Empowering Your Tongue: Getting Rid of Language that Vicitimizes" by Christine Johnson, PhD.
2:30 until 3:30 pm, Beaver View Health Center, 3095 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek
GCCOA Monthly Legal Chat
6:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
YS Home Inc. Free Workshop: "Power to the People! Financial Empowerment and the Cost of Housing"
7:00 pm
Charlie Brown Support Group

Friday, April 21
10:30 am
Poetry Reading
5:00 until 11:00 pm, downtown Bellbrook
Bellbrook Sugar Maple Festival
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
"Bosom Buddies": A Journey through Breast Cancer - Exhibit Opening
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.
"Itsy Bitsy" Artists' Reception
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Rock Island Plow Co. Bluegrass ($10 suggested admission)

Saturday, April 22
8:00 until 10;00 am, Grinnell Mill
Earth Day Bird Hike (GHA members free, others $5)
8:00 am until 9:00 pm, downtown Bellbrook
Bellbrook Sugar Maple Festival
10:00 am until 1:00 pm, Corner of Limestone and Corry Sts. (enter off Corry)
Save a tree, shred and recycle that! drive-through shredding and recycling station
10:00 amuntil noon, Indian Mound Reserve- Williamson Mound Entrance, 2750 US Route 42 E, Cedarville
Wildflower Walk with author Bob Henn
10:30 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Knitting 101 *** rescheduled from March 11 ***
1:00 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
Paper, Plastic or Art? (GHA members free, others $5)
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel
YS Heritage: Blacks in Yellow Springs Walking Tour ($5)
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
YSLA Tea; The Woman Detective in Popular Culture
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Peter Conrad - "Songs from All Those Years Ago" and requests
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ragtime Riverboat Rats ($10 suggested admission)

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Events & Activities April 8 - 15, 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, April 8
9:00 am until noon, Greene County Environmental Services, 2195 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia
Household Hazardous/Special Waste Collection Event
10:00 am until 2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Station
Spring Kickoff on the Little Miami Scenic Trail
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watcch
11:00 am until 2:00 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium
Endangered Aroud Us (GHA members free, others $5)
11:00 am until 3:00 pm, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, 1350 Brush Row Rd., Xenia
NAAMCC Author Series: Nikki M. Taylor
1:00 am, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Libraray
British India: Corporate Takeover and Colonization 
2:00 until 5:00 pm, Antioch University Midwest
Presentation by Manitonquat, storyteller, elder and keeper of thelore of the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation of Massachusetts
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Scott Wright classic rock
7:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Arts Alive: Jam Night!
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Hal Harris Orchestra Swing/Dance ($10 suggested admission) *** cancelled due to illness ***

Sunday, April 9
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Wildflower Hike
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Young's Jersey Dairy
Citizens Against Mining ice cream social
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group

Monday, April 10
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Small Island by Andrea Levy

Tuesday, April 11
10:30 am
Letter-Writing Workshop with artist Sady Sparks
3:00 pm
Easter Tea
3:00 until 6:00 pm, Xenia Community Library
Grand Opening of "Spark Place" makerspace
8:00 until 9:30 pm, Trailside Museum
Full Moon Hike and Wildflower Excursion (GHA members free, others $5)

Thursday, April 13 
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
12:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Mystery & Munchies: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

Friday, April 14
*** Sign-up deadline for April 19 Masonic Community tour ***

Saturday, April 15
*** Free tax preparation help available - call 767-5751 for appointment ***
11:00 am until noon, Glen Helen Auditorium
Water Wise (GHA members free, others $5)
1:00 pm, Trailside Musuem
Guardians of the Glen
6:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
YS Hootenanny
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Elenor & the Elephant folky pop rock
7:00 pm. Glen Helen Auditorium
Honoring the Trees, a concert benefit for Glen Helen ($7 in advance, $10 at the door)
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Pinnacle Ridge Bluegrass ($10 suggested admission)