Events & Activities December 28 - January 4

For a list of regular weekly activities, see the list on the left-hand side of the monthly schedule page of our regular website.

Taken primarily from 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 $15.00 per person or $25.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. 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, December 28

10:00 a.m.

Older and Bolder: "Sharing Our Lives"

3:00 until 5:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Geomorphology in the Glen hike

Sunday, December 29

3:00 p.m.

Friends Music Camp winter benefit concert with Wendy Champney-Enderle, of the Zurich, Switzerland-based Carmina Quartet, along with Martha Hyde, Martin Bakari, Minnita Daniel-Cox and local teen brass band Sassabrass

Tuesday, December 31

*** Center closed early (noon) for New Year's Day holiday ***

5:30 p.m, Yellow Springs Community Library

Early closing for New Year's Eve

Wednesday, January 1

*** Center Closed for New Year's Day holiday ***

*** 2014 Dues Due ($20 individual/$35 household) ***

All Day, Yellow Springs Community Library

Library closed for New Year's Day holiday

Thursday, January 2

6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Mystery Book Club

6:30 p.m.
Great Books Group
7:00 p.m.

Charlie Brown Support Group

Saturday, January 4
9:00 a.m., Methodist Church
Winter Farmers' Market

Special Concert Fundraiser December 22

Sam Reich, pianist, and Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, violinist, will present: 

J.S. Bach- Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Minor, Well-Tempe red Clavier

Ludwig van Beethoven- Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 (Tempest)

César Franck- Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano 

as a fundraiser for the Yellow Springs Senior Center in the Great Room of the Senior Center at 3:30 pm on Sunday, December 22, 2013. Suggested donation $10. 

There will be a short raffle of gift cards from local and area businesses.

Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, violin

Winner of the 2011 Presser Music Award for Artistic and Academic Excellence, violinist Anyango Yarbo-Davenport has been praised by international critics for her “captivating performance” and “sparkling rich” sound. Born in Munich, Germany, she has appeared twice at Carnegie Hall in 2010 and was the winner of the “Most Distinguished Violinist Award” and the “Special Mention Award as Composer” for her composition 'In Memory of My Father’ from the 2010 IBLA Foundation World Competition in Italy, performing on the foundation’s Stradivarius violin at the Winner’s Gala. Currently she is a sabbatical replacement Professor of Violin, Viola and Chamber Music at Marshall University and first violin of Quatuor Mahogany, 2012-2013 Quartet-in-Residence of Ensemble du Monde. 

The Senior Center is very glad to welcome Ms. Yarbo-Davenport back to play chamber music again in the Center's "chamber."

Sam Reich, piano

Pianist Sam Reich is actively performing solo and chamber music in the United States, Europe and South America. Recent performances from 2011-2012 include concerts for the Ohio Arts Council, the Summit Music Series, the Bogota International Piano Festival, the International Women in Music Festival, and the Eastman Messiaen Festival. Dedicated to New Music, Mr. Reich premiers new works by composers every year, and has been featured at The Stone Music Space in New York playing music by young emerging composers. Mr. Reich is a graduate of Eastman School of Music where he served as a Teaching Assistant and Accompanist, as well as at the Interlochen Arts Festival in Michigan. He has participated in master classes with Yoshi Nagai and Daniel Pollack. 

Mr. Reich has given numerous concerts to benefit the Senior Center and has lead and played music for Yellow Springs music and musical theater productions. 

The last piece, by Cesar Franck, for violin and piano, was written in 1886 as a wedding gift for the pre-eminent violinist of his day, Eugene Ysaye, Belgian violinist, conductor, teacher and composer, for his wedding to Louise Bourdeau de Coutrai. This composition is widely considered one of the most beautiful in classical music. Having been given to Ysaye by Franck the morning of the wedding, the Sonata was hastily rehearsed, and he played it as part of the wedding ceremony! He continued to play it as one of his signature pieces throughout his life. 

Please come to the Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs, Ohio, rear side entrance under the car port, and enjoy this special musical event, 3:30 pm Sunday, December 22, 2013.

Events & Activities December 21 - 28, 2013

For a list of regular weekly activities, see the list on the left-hand side of the monthly schedule page of our regular website.

Taken primarily from 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 $15.00 per person or $25.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. 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, December 21

8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., meet at Trailside Museum

Christmas Bird Count

10:00 a.m., Trailside Museum

Fireside Stories: Native Stories & Nature Lore

10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Strong Heart Press & Studio, 143-1/2 E. Limestone St.

Open House Shop & Print ($10)

3:00 until 5:00 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Izzi Hicks Toy Drive Benefit Concert (~$10 new toy with non-perishable food item)

Sunday, December 22

12:30 p.m.

Grandmother Council

3:30 p.m.

Piano and Violin Fundraiser with Sam Reich and Anyango Yarbo-Davenport

Tuesday, December 24

*** Center closed for Christmas holiday ***

All day, Yellow Springs Community Library

Library closed for Christmas holiday

Wednesday, December 25

*** Center closed for Christmas holiday ***

All day, Yellow Springs Community Library

Library closed for Christmas holiday

Friday, December 27

11:45 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living dining room

80+ Birthday Luncheon ($5, December 80+ birthdays no charge)

Saturday, December 28

3:00 until 5:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Geomorphology in the Glen hike

Events & Activities December 14 - 21

For a list of regular weekly activities, see the list on the left-hand side of the monthly schedule page of our regular website.

Taken primarily from 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 $15.00 per person or $25.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. 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, December 14

10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. various locations in downtown Yellow Springs

Holiday Festival in Yellow Springs

3:00 p.m.
Holiday Music Concert with the Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, Yellow Springs Youth Choir and Christmas caroling villagers
8:00 p.m., Antioch Amphitheatre

Stargazing with Pat Craig

Monday, December 16

3:30 p.m.

Christmas Tea

6:30 until 8:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Books Discussion --  Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon

6:30 until 8:00 p.m., Bryan Center Dance Studio

Monday Night Yoga with Patricia ($15 drop in)

Tuesday, December 17

2:30 p.m., Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Road, Xenia

GCCOA Membership Holiday Meeting

8:00 p.m., Glen Helen parking lot at State Route 343

Full Moon Hike

Thursday, December 19

*** Sign-up deadline for December 20 Lunch Bunch outing to Simon Kenton Inn ***

Noon

December Potluck followed by holiday music sing-along

7:00 p.m.

Charlie Brown Support Group

7:00 until 10:00 p.m., Vernet Auditorium (formerly the Glen Auditorium)

Experience Songwriters ($5 per person suggested donation)

Friday, December 20

10:30 a.m.

Poetry Reading

11:00 a.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot

Lunch Bunch outing to Simon Kenton Inn, Springfield

Saturday, December 21

8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., meet at Trailside Museum

Christmas Bird Count

10:00 a.m., Trailside Museum

Fireside Stories: Native Stories & Nature Lore
3:00 until 5:00 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Izzi Hicks Toy Drive Benefit Concert (~$10 new toy with non-perishable food item)

Events & Activities December 7 - 14, 2013

For a list of regular weekly activities, see the list on the left-hand side of the monthly schedule page of our regular website.

Taken primarily from 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 $15.00 per person or $25.00 for a family.

All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227 Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. 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. December 7

*** Medicare enrollment deadline ***

9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Bryan Park Road entrance to Glen Helen

School  Forest Festival (repeats Sunday, December 8)

11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Yellow Springs High School

Zumbathon benefit for YSHS class of 2015 ($5)

11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., John Bryan Community Pottery Gallery, 100 Dayton Street

JBCP Holiday Pottery Sale (repeats on December 8)

11:30 a.m., St. Paul's Catholic Church

Senior Citizens Christmas Luncheon

1:00 until 4:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry Street

YS Arts Council Holiday Art Jumble opens (continues through January 12)

1:00 until 6:00 p.m., Trailside Museum
Military Appreciation Day
2:00 until 3:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Instruction in Silk Flower Arranging

2:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre

Screening of "Shooting Beauty" in honor of the International Day of People with Disability (repeats at 4:30 p.m.)

6:00 until 8:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

Community Potluck in honor of the Internationial Day of People with Disability

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Coretta Scott King Center, 795 Livermore Street, Antioch College

YS Hootenanny

Sunday, December 8

3:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

YS Community Chorus Concert: Handel's Judas Maccabaeus

Monday, Decemnber 9

6:30 until 8:00 p.m., Bryan Center Dance Studio

Monday Night Yoga with Patricia ($15 drop in)

10:00 until 11:00 a.m.

International Living Talk: Japan by Profesor Brian Weiss

Wednesday, December 11

11:00 a.m.

Activities Meeting

3:30 until 5:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Health Insurance Marketplace 101

6:30 p.m.

Mental Health Support Group

7:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Brewery, 305 North Walnut Street

Cheese and Beer Tasting Event with Mike Garrett of Tom's Market Deli ($10, reservations required, 767-0222

Thursday, December 12

*** Sign-up deadline for December 13 Antioch College lunch ***

10:00 a.m., Yellow Springs High School

Senior Citizens' Day

3:00 p.m.

Hearing-Related Help

7:00 until 9:30 p.m., Herndon Gallery, Antioch College

Opening Reception of "Currencies",  an exhibition of recent work by Antioch Arts faculty and resident scholars

Friday, December 13

11:50 a.m. meet at Rockford Chapel parking lot

Lunch at Antioch College ($7.00 exact change)

7:00 until 8:00 p.m., Glen Helen Auditorium

Poetry of Solstice: The Turning Point

Saturday, December 14

10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. various locations in downtown Yellow Springs

Holiday Festival in Yellow Springs
8:00 p.m., Antioch Amphitheatre
Stargazing with Pat Craig