Events & Activities August 12 - 19

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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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 12
9:00 am until noon, Greene Environmental Services, 2145 Greene Way Blvd,, Xenia
Household Hazardous/Special Waste Drop-off Event
10:00 am until 5:00 pm, Mills Lawn School
Art on the Lawn
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
4:30 pm, Yellow Springs United Methodist Church
Chicken BBQ! (adults -$10, children (4-11) $5 - children under 3 free)
7:00 pm, Glen Helen Ecolocy Institute
Perseid Meteor Show Campout ($8 - $15, registration required)
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Switch 2 eclectic/classic rock ($5 - All proceeds to Clifton Opera House)
10:00 pm until 1:00 am, Twin Towers Park
Perseids Meteor Shower viewing (bring lawn chair)

Sunday, August 13
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
5:00 until 7:00 pm, Yellow Springs Brewery
Beyond Brewing Art Party
6:00 until 8:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Reserve, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Down River Canoe Float (registration required - $10 resident/$15 non-resident)

Monday, August 14
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Inferno by Dan Brown

Tuesday, August 15
6:00 pm, Antioch College Farm
Farm Volunteer Workday

Wednesday, August 16
4:00 pm
"Understanding Constitutional Rights" discussion series
4:00 until 6:30 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St.
GCCOA Homemade Treats & Jam Fest ($10 per person)

Thursday, August 17
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
Noon
Monthly Potluck/80+ Birthday Lunch followed by Physical Therapist Dr. David Kerns DPT presentation on "Strengthening Your Self Care"
2:30 pm, Beaver View Health Center, Building Conference Room: 3095 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek
Monthly Legal Chat
7:00 pm
Charlie Brown Support Group

Friday, August 18
10:30 am
Poetry reading
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Exhibit Opening Reception - "Silk & Wire" Fine Jewelry & Wearable Art by Gayle Simpson and Talitha Greene
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ohio River Minstrels folk ($10)

Saturday, August 19
8:00 am, Mills Lawn Elementary School
37th annual Yellow Springs Book Fair
10:30 until 2:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Jewelry Making with Lilly Rose: 1950s Bracelet and Earrings
11:00 am until 7:00 pm, Community Park, 691 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn
Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
1:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel
YS Heritage: Historic School of Yellow Springs Walking Tour ($5)
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Raggedy Edge variety ($10)