Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Events & Activities April 1 - 8, 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 1
Noon, Miami Township Fire-Rescue
Fire Department Open House
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen 
1:00 until 4:00 pm, Glen Helen Ecology Institute Auditorium
Glen Helen Volunteer Orientation
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Skip Hoyt acoustic guitar classic oldies
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Back in Time Express county/country Gospel ($10 suggested admission)

Sunday, April 2
1:00 pm Trailside Museum
Wildflower Hike (GHA members free, others $5)
1:00 until 2:30 pm, Narrows Reserve, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Trees in Trouble
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 pm
YS Eclectic Writers Group
2:00 pm, Paul Robeson Cultural Center, Central State University
To Sit and Dream: A Concert of Choral Music Set to Texts by Langston Hughes

Monday, April 3
All day, Greene County Library System website

Online Book Club: Small Island by Andrea Levy
10:30 am
Membership Committee meeting
7:30 until 9:00 pm, Antioch College Foundry Theatre
To Sit and Dream: A Concert of Choral Music Set to Texts by Langston Hughes

Tuesday, April 4
*** Sign-up deadline for April 6 Lunch Bunch outing to Christopher's Restaurant in Kettering ***

Wednesday, April 5
*** Submission deadline for May/June Senior Notes ***
4:00 pm
"Understanding Constitutional Rights" discussion series

Thursday, April 6
10:30 am departure from Senior Center Great Room
Lunch Bunch outing to Christopher's Restaurant in Kettering
5:30 until 7:00 pm, GCCOA Office ~ 1195 W. Second St. Xenia
GCCCOA Medicare 101
6:30 pm
Great Books Group
7:00 pm
Charlie Brown Support Group

Friday, April 7
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Jack Salt and the Sea Captain's Daughter (Celtic, $10 suggested admission)

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 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 Around 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 
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Scott Wright classic rock
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Hall Harris Orchestra Swing/Dance ($10 suggested admission)

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Events & Activities March 25 - April 1, 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, March 25
*** Last day of Winter Farmers's Market ***
9:00 am, Trailside Museum
Early Spring Bird Hike ($5)
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watch
11:00 am, Trailside Museum
Wanted Dead: Invasive Plants ($0 - $5)
1:00 until 2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Wright Brothers—Presented by the National Park Services
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, 1350 Brush Row Rd., Xenia
Historically Speaking Series: Dr. Barbara Reynolds on Coretta Scott King biography My Life, My Love, My Legacy
4:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Ice Cream Sundae Night Clark County SPCA benefit with live music: Gary Hill one-man rock-and-roll band
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ragtime Riverboat Rats ($10 suggested admission)
8:00 until 9:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Yellow Springs Piano Fest VII

Sunday, March 26
1:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Trees in Trouble ($10, pre-registration required)
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 until 3:30 pm, and 8:00 until 9:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Yellow Springs Piano Fest VII

Monday, March 27
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (BIG READ selection)
6:30 pm, Yellow Springs High School cafeteria
Community Forum on School Facilities

Tuesday, March 28
10:00 am
Hearing Aid Help with Dr. Tom Lolan
10:30 am
Letter-Writing Workshop with artist Sady Sparks
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!": Medicare/Medicaid and Other Retirement Health Insurance
& Services/Support for Seniors and Caregivers (last of 5 sessions)

Wednesday, March 29
*** Sign-up deadline for March 31 outing the NYC African Burial Ground lecture at Wittenberg College ***
12:30 until 4:00 pm, Greene County Fairgrounds
GCCOA Senior Euchre Tournament

Thursday, March 30
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
1:30 until 3:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
3rd in 3-part series: Basic Acrylic Painting with Christing Klinger

Friday, March 31
12:30 pm, FCC main dining room
80+ Birthday Lunch (those 80+ with March birthdays free, others $5)
6:00 until 8:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center
Artist Talk & Reception: Erin Smith
6:30 pm departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Witt Series lecture: The Bioarchaeology of the African Burial Ground in New York City" by Michael Blakey
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Dessert Open House to welcome new manager Christin Zerbe-Leckey 

Saturday, April 1
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen 
1:00 until 4:00 pm, Glen Helen Ecology Institute Auditorium
Volunteer Orientation
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Skip Hoyt acoustic guitar classic oldies
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Back in Time Express county/country Gospel ($10 suggested admission)

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Events & Activities March 18 - 25, 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, March 18
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
6:00 until 7:30 am, Cemex Reserve, 1100 Sanctuary Dr., Fairborn
Breakfast and a Dance
10:00 am, Outdoor Education Center
Glen Helen Association Pancake Breakfast ($0 - 10)
10:30 until 1:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Jewelry Making with Lilly Rose
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen 
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Rachel Litteral acoustic guitar 70s-current hits
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
YS Hootenanny
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Celtic Font ($10 suggested admission)

Sunday, March 19
12:30 pm
Grandmother Council
1:00 until 3:30 pm, Fairborn Art Association, Rear of Fairborn Senior Housing, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn
GCCOA Greene County Senior Artisan Show
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 pm
YS Eclectic Writers Group
2:15 pm departure by bus from high school parking lot
Springfield Symphony: Brahms' German Requiem (call Jeff Huntington 767-7001 for tickets and bus information)

Monday, March 20
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (BIG READ selection)

Tuesday, March 21
*** Sign-up deadline for March 23 Trader Joe's shopping trip ***
12:30 until 2:30 pm, Greene County Environmental Services, 2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia
Household Hazardous and Special Waste Collection Event
6:00 until 8:30 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA program - "It's My Money, My Stuff and My   Life!": Trusts, Probate & Taxes (4th of 5  sessions)

Wednesday, March 22
11:00 am until 2:00 pm, Fairborn Art Association, Rear of Fairborn Senior Housing, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn
GCCOA Greene County Senior Artisan Show
5:00 pm
YSSC Board Meeting

Thursday, March 23
10:00 am until noon, Yellow Springs Community Library
Email Basics
10:30 am departure from Senior Center Great Room
Trader Joe's shopping trip
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
1:30 until 3:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
2nd in 3-part series: Basic Acrylic Painting with Christing Klinger
6:30 until 8:00 pm, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College
"Schizomaica" Artist Reception
7:00 until 8:30 pm, St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1827 N. Limestone St., Springfield
NAMI Family Support Group

Friday, March 24
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Tempest old time rock & roll ($10 suggested admission)
8:00 until 9:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Yellow Springs Piano Fest VII

Saturday, March 25
*** Last Winter Farmers's Market ***
9:00 am, Trailside Museum
Early Spring Bird Hike ($5)
10:00 until 11:30 am, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Project Feeder Watch
11:00 am, Trailside Museum
Wanted Dead: Invasive Plants ($0 - $5)
1:00 until 2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Wright Brothers—Presented by the National Park Services
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, 1350 Brush Row Rd., Xenia

Historically Speaking Series: Dr. Barbara Reynolds on Coretta Scott King biography My Life, My Love, My Legacy
4:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Ice Cream Sundae Night Clark County SPCA benefit with live music: Gary Hill one-man rock-and-roll band
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ragtime Riverboat Rats ($10 suggested admission)
8:00 until 9:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Yellow Springs Piano Fest VII

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Events & Activities March 11 - 18, 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, March 11
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
10:30 until 11:30 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Knitting 101 *** rescheduled for April 22 ***
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Volunteer Nesting Box Monitoring
 5:00 until 7:00 pm, Clifton Mill
Sip & Paint "Red Daisy" ($35)
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: French Toast Zombies folk/rock hits
6:30 until 10:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center
Yellow Spring Montessori School Euchre Tournament ($25)
7:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Valerie Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance Concert
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Kettering Banjo Society ($10 suggested admission)

Sunday, March 12
*** Daylight Saving Time begins ***
1:00 until 3:30 pm, Fairborn Art Association, Rear of Fairborn Senior Housing, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn
GCCOA Greene County Senior Art Show
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 pm
YS Historical Society Program; "Yellow Springs Gets an Iron Horse: The Story of the Little Miami RR" presented by Dave Neuhardt
7:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church (6:45 pm pre-concert lect ure)
Chamber Music Yellow Springs presents: The Parker Quartet ($25 general, $7 student)
7:30 until 9:00 pm, Cemex Reserve, 1100 Sanctuary Rd., Fairborn
Full Moon Night Hike
8:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Full Moon Hike ($5)

Monday, March 13
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (BIG READ selection)
10:00 am
Active Outing Activities Meeting

Tuesday, March 14
*** Free tax preparation help available - call 767-5751 for appointment ***
10:30 am
Letter-Writing Workshop with artist Sady Sparks
5:00 until 6:30 pm
Book Group - Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It (final of 10 sessions)
6:00 until 8:30 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA program - "It's My Money, My Stuff and My   Life!": Insurance/Property & the Recorder's Office (3rd of 5  sessions)
7:00 until 9:00 pm, Room 113, MacGregor Hall, Antioch College
Rethinking the Nutrient Cycle: Capturing Urine

Wednesday, March 15
2:00 until 5:00 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA Program - "Promoting Brain Fitness: Music and the Brain"
4:00 pm
"Understanding Constitutional Rights" discussion series

Thursday, March 16
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
Noon
Monthly Potluck followed by  presentation on "Common Misconceptions about Hospice" by Keri Shapiro of Ohio's Community Mercy Hospice
1:30 until 3:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
1st in 3-part series: Basic Acrylic Painting with Christing Klinger
2:30 until 3:30 pm, Beaver View Health Center, Building Conference Room: 3095 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek
GCCOA Monthly Legal Chat: "Scams"
7:00 pm
Charlie Brown Support Group
7:00 pm, Yellow Springs High School
Band/Orchestra Juniors & Seniors Concert
7:30 pm, Antioch College Foundry Theatre
“Relevance and Resonance: A Langston Hughes Retrospective with Yellow Springs Community Performing Artists” — Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle on “Langston Hughes and His Role in Shaping the Political Consciousness of Black Women Artists-Activists in the 1960s"

Friday, March 17
*** Submissions Deadline for 2017 Ripples ***
10:30 am
Poetry Reading
4:00 until 8:00 pm
Artist Exhibit Opening Reception: Jim Rose - National Marionette Master
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Finnegans Irish Stew Celtic music for St. Patrick's Day
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Exhibit Opening: “Try Another Way” Redefining Dis-abilities
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Moment in Thyme acoustic folk ($10 suggested admission)

Saturday, March 18
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
6:00 until 7:30 am, Cemex Reserve, 1100 Sanctuary Dr., Fairborn
Breakfast and a Dance
10:00 am, Outdoor Education Center
Glen Helen Association Pancake Breakfast ($0 - 10)
10;30 until 1:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Jewelry Making with Lilly Rose
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen 
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Rachel Litteral acoustic guitar 70s-current hits
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
YS Hootenanny
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Celtic Font ($10 suggested admission)

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Events & Activities March 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, March 4
8:00 until 11:30 am
Winter Farmer's Market
8:30 until 11:30 am, Bellbrook Middle School, 3600 Feedwire Rd., Bellbrook
Greene County Parks & Trails Pancake Breakfast ($4)
8:30 until Noon, Narrows Reserve: Sperling Lane, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Maple Camp Tours
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 Schools 21st Annual Auction Gala and Show featuring Jon Langford
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Hal Harris Orchestra swing/dance ($10 suggested admission)

Sunday, March 5
1:00 until 4:00 pm, Fairborn Art Association, Rear of Fairborn Senior Housing, 221 North Central Avenue, Fairborn
GCCOA Greene County Senior Art Show Grand Opening
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 pm
YS Eclectic Writers Group
2:00 until 4:00 pm, Flying Mouse Farm, 100 Fairfield Pike
Sugar Shack Tour

Monday, March 6
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough (BIG READ selection)
10:30 am
Membership Committee meeting

Tuesday, March 7
*** Free tax preparation help available - call 767-5751 for appointment ***
3:30 pm
First class in Beginning German Language
5:00 until 6:30 pm
Book Group - Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It (9th of 10 sessions)
6:00 until 8:30 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA program - "It's My Money, My Stuff and My   Life!": Titling of Assets, Wills & Advanced Directives (2nd of 5  sessions)

Thursday, March 9
10:00 am until noon, Yellow Springs Community Library
Email Basics
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: Booked to Die by John Dunning
6:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church
The Beloved Community Project of Yellow Springs
6:30 until 10:00 pm, Little Art Theatre
Chris Tebbets - "Why Yes, I Am from Yellow Springs" - The Homecoming Series ($25)
6:30 until 8:30 pm, GCCOA offices, 1195 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA Memory Loss, Dementia, & Alzheimer's Disease presentation
7:00 until 8:30 pm, John Bryan Community Center
NAMI Family Support Group
7:00 until 8:30 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia
Beginning Beekeeping Workshop ($40 resident, $50 non-resident)

Friday, March 10
6:30 until 8:30 pm, Beaver View Health Center, 3095 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek
GCCOA Memory Loss, Dementia, & Alzheimer's Disease presentation
7:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Valerie Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance Concert
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Laurel  Mountain Bluegrass ($10 suggested admission)

Saturday, March 11
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
10:30 until 11:30 am, Yellow Springs Community Library
Knitting 101
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Volunteer Nesting Box Monitoring
 5:00 until 7:00 pm, Clifton Mill
Sip & Paint "Red Daisy" ($35)
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: French Toast Zombies folk/rock hits
6:30 until 10:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center
Yellow Spring Montessori School Euchre Tournament ($25)
7:30 pm, Antioch College Theatre
Valerie Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance Concert
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Kettering Banjo Society ($10 suggested admission)