Events & Activities - July 9 - 16, 2016

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 $20.00 per person or $35.00 for a family.

Regular weekly activities are listed in the sidebar here.  

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.

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*** 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, July 9
9:00 am until noon, Greene County Environmental Services, 2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia
Household Hazardous/Special Waste Collection
10:00 am, Mills Lawn School grounds
Laughter Yoga Club
10:00 am until 2:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Beavercreek
Honey Harvest
11:00 am until 10:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center
SpringsFest ($20)
1:00 until 2:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Beagle Bones and Raspberry Pis - presentation on miniature computers - *** CANCELLED ***
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
7:00 pm, Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers' Workshop Keynote Address by Roxane Gay
7:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Dayton St.
Arts Alive! with Soul River Symphony and the Gin Soaked Angels
7:00 pm, Clifton Opera House
Grace Brothers (Gospel/bluegrass, $10)
9 pm until midnight, School Forest Meadow, Bryan Park Rd.
Planet Observation ($5)

Sunday, July 10
9;00 am until noon, Camp Greene, 5450 Grinnell Rd.
Camp Greene Stewardship Session
1:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Beavercreek
Attracting Purple Martins
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
7:00 pm, Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers Workshop Faculty Readings by Becky Hagenston, Lee Martin and John Philip Drury

Monday, July 11
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson and Steven Polson
10:30 am
Membership Committee
3:00 pm
Start of Weight Training Class with Robert Lacy, Jr.
6:00 until 8:00 pm, The Spirited Goat Coffee House
Documentary Screening (followed by Q&A): Broken on All Sides
7:00 pm, Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers Workshop Faculty Readings by John Kachuba, Suzanne Harding and Kristina McBride

Tuesday, July 12
2:00 until 4:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
Program Series on Historical Clothing - "Who Wore What, When & Where?": 1930-1960s ($10 per session, registration required)
6:00 until 8:00 pm, Antioch Farm
Volunteer Farm Day'
7:00 pm, Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers Workshop Faculty Readings by Melissa Grunow, Shane McCrae, Chris Tebbetts and Crystal Wilkinson

Wednesday, July 13
2:00 until 5:00 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia
GCCOA Program: Promoting Brain Fitness: Music and the Brain
7:00 pm
Camera Club (led by Michael Boyd): Composition - 7 Easy Steps to Improve Your Photos
7:00 pm, Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers Workshop Participants' Open Mike Night

Thursday, July 14
12:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Mystery Book Club: Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
7:00 pm
Start of Tai Chi Class with Dr. Fred Peterson
7:00 pm, Antioch University Midwest
Antioch Writers Workshop Afternoon Seminar Selected Participant Readings
7:00 until 8:30 pm, John Bryan Community Center
NAMI Support Group
7:00 until 8:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Visit the Ducklings

Friday, July 15
*** Registration deadline for July 20 Air Force Museum tour ***
*** Registration deadline for July 21 GCCOA memory loss seminar (Pam Dorsten, 376-5486) ***
10:30 am
Poetry Reading
3:00 pm
Dream Group with Nancy Dallman
4:00 until 5:00 pm
Mary Cargan Art Show Opening Reception
5:00 until 7:00 pm, 422 N. High St.
Home, Inc. Open House
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.
Exhibit Opening Reception: "Under the Sea"
7:00 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ohio River Minstrels (acoustic, $10)
8:00 pm, Kelly Hall lawn (bring chair or blanket)
2016 Summer Shakespeare Shindig: Much Ado About Nothing (donations appreciated)

Saturday, July 16
8:00 am until dark, Springfield Beckley Airport
Barnstorming Carnival
10:00 am, Mills Lawn School grounds
Laughter Yoga Club
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Master Gardener Presentation by Macy Reynolds: Manage the Bugs in Your Garden
1:00 until 3:00 pm, Blue Jacket Books, 30 S. Detroit St., Xenia
Local author readings by Donald Ray Pollock and Tiffany McDaniels
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
6:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
YS Hootenanny
7:00 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ragtime Riverboat Rats ($10)
8:00 pm, Kelly Hall lawn (bring chair or blanket)
2016 Summer Shakespeare Shindig: Much Ado About Nothing (donations appreciated)