Events & Activities May 20 - 27, 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.

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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, May 20
9:00 am until 5:00 pm, Greene County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center
Hamvention
9:00 am until 5:00 pm, National Museum of the U. S. Air Force
Celebrate Armed Forces Day
10:00 am, Antioch College
Ohayo Ohio: Shibori (natural dyeing) workshop ($10-refundable Antioch students, $10 high school students, $40 non-students)
11:00 am, Glen Helen Auditorium
Welcome to Subirdia (GHA members free, others $5)
1:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Concert by Ann & Phil Case
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
1:00 until 5:00 pm, 131 E. Dayto- Yellow Springs Rd.
Community Solutions Regenerative Agricultural Center Charrette
4:00 until 11:00 pm, 312 Fairground Rd., Xenia
St. Brigid Community Festival
6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.
YS Hootenanny
6:00 until 9:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Live Music: Jackson Mays classic rock duo
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Sauerkraut German Band ($10)

Sunday, May 21
9:00 am until 1:00 pm, Greene County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center
Hamvention
11:00 am, Antioch College
Ohayo Ohio: Healthy bento box construction ($10-refundable Antioch students/$25 non-Antioch students)
Noon until 6:00 pm, 312 Fairground Rd., Xenia
St. Brigid Community Festival
12:30 pm
Grandmother Council
1:00 pm, Little Art Theatre
Showing of Care (free admission, donations gratefully accepted)
1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room
Shakespeare Reading Group
2:00 pm 
YS Writers Eclectic
2:00 pm, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College
Ohayo Ohio: Japanese storytelling with Harold and Jonatha Wright

Monday, May 22
All day, Greene County Library System website
Online Book Club: Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
9:00 am until noon, Narrows Reserve Nature center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia
Volunteer Training - Birds' Nests (donations accepted)

Tuesday, May 23
*** Sign-up deadline for May 25 Springfield Museum of Art outing ***
10:00 am until noon
"The Dementia Whisperer" Laura Wayman
12:30 until 2:30 pm, Greene Environmental Services,  2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia
Household and Special Waste Collection Event
6;00 until 8:00 pm, Antioch Farm
Farm Volunteer Work Day
7:30 pm, Antioch College Cinema Room
Film for Asian Heritage Month Celebration: Train to Busan

Wednesday, May 24
9:00 am until 3:00 pm, Antioch College
Ohayo Ohio: Washi papermaking workshop and lecture with Prof. Timothy Barrett ($10-refundable Antioch students/$40 non-students)
2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Basic Word Processing *** CANCELLED - first class May 31 ***
5:00 pm
YSSC Board Meeting

Thursday, May 25
9:00 until 11:00 am, Greene Environmental Services, 2145 Greene Way Blvd, Xenia
Tire Drop-off (Greene County residents/properties only, must register by contacting Greene Soil and Water Conservation District)
10:30 am departure from YSSC Great Room
Outing to Springfield Museum of Art exhibit by Michelle Stitzlein ($3 senior admission, bring snack and drink)
11:30 am, John Bryan Community Center
Zumba with Lynn Hardman (free to YSSC members)
5:00 pm, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College
Ohayo Ohio: Shodo (calligraphy) workshop
7:00 pm
Yellow Springs Brass Concert to benefit YSSC

Friday, May 26
10:00 am, John Bryan Community Pottery
Ohayo Ohio: Raku pottery workshop with Todd Hickerson ($10-refundable Antioch students/ $40 non-students)
7:00 pm, Herndon Gallery, Antioch College
Ohayo Ohio: Gai Koto Jin koto (Chinese Fan Dance Workshop)
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
The Knight Family Southern Gospel/bluegrass ($10)

Saturday, May 27
1:00 pm, Trailside Museum
Guardians of the Glen land steward session
1:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel
YS Heritage Walking Tour: History of Glen Forest Cemetery
1:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library
Presentation: "Ethiopia - The Historic Route" by Susanne Oldham
5:00 until 10:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery
Black Dog New Release Party with live music by Old Skool Duo
7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House
Ragtime Riverboat Rats ($10) *** CANCELLED ***