Events & Activities October 12 - 19, 2019

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.

Information on regular weekly YSSC activities can be found under the "Programs" menu on the new website.

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

Visit the Yellow Springs Senior Center’s new website:  https://www.ysseniors.org/https://www.ysseniors.org/

Saturday, October 12

9:00 am until 3:00 pm

Fall Street Fair Bake Sale

9:00 am until 5:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church

Apple Festival

9:00 am until noon, Greene Co. Environmental Services, 2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia

Household Hazardous/Special Waste Drop-off Event

9:00 until 11:00 am, Beavercreek Station, 1153 N. Fairfield Rd., Beavercreek

Greene County Parks & Trails Morning Milers Biking

Noon until 5:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery

"Dogtoberfest" with classic hits live music by Skip Hoyt

1:00 until 4:00 pm, Clifton Opera House

Queen City Music Promotions presents: Majesty Music Showcase (Christian/Gospel, tickets $5)

6:00 until 10:00 pm, Clifton Opera House

Queen City Music Promotions presents: Majesty Music Showcase (Christian/Gospel, tickets $5)

Sunday, October 13

9:00 until 11:00 am, Trailside Museum

GHA Introduciton to Animal Tracking ($5)

1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room

Shakespeare Reading Group

Monday, October 14

All day, Greene County Public Library website

Online Book Club: Inkheart by Cornelia Caroline Funke

11:15 am

Computer and iPhone help

9:00 am until noon, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia

Greene County Park & Trails Xenia Woodland Cemetery History Tour

5:00 until 7:00 pm, Giovanni's Restaurant, 215 W. Main St., Fairborn
Greene County FOP Lodge #37 Benevolent Fund Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser ($10)
6:30 until 7:30 pm

Financial Management series: Tax-Free Investing
7:00 pm
YS Tree Committee program: Don Cipollini on ""Trees and climate change: winners, losers, and what you can do to prepare"

Tuesday, October 15

*** Medicare Open Enrollment begins ***

11:00 am departure

Outing to Jungle Jim's International Food Store

3:00 until 7:00 pm, Hobson Freedom Park, 2910 Trebein Rd., Beavercreek

Greene County Parks & Trails Farmers' Market

6:00 until 8:30 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia

GCCOA Class Series: It's My Money, My Stuff, My Life!: "How Does Insurance Fit In" and "Property and the Recorder's Office"  ($40 per household)

6:30 until 7:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Vocal Training Classes with Trish Mairet (2nd of 3 sessions)

Wednesday, October 16

2:00 pm, Arts & Sciences Building Room 201, Antioch College
Free public talk on Transcendental Meditation by Jos Jacobs
4:00 pm

Constitutional Rights Discussion

4:00 until 10:00 pm, Greene Country Event Center/Tavern at the Greene, 920 W. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn

Ales for Tales Humane Society fundraiser

5:30 until 7:30 pm, Community Solutions Agraria, 11 East Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd.

Green Drinks Dayton

5:30 until 7:00 pm, GCCOA offices, 1195 W. 2nd St., Xenia

GCCOA presentation: Medicare 101

6:00 until 7:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Simple Sewing: Eco-friendly Reusable Snack Bag

6:30 until 7:30 pm, Yellow Springs Brewery

Books on Tap Book CLub: Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

Thursday, October 17

10:00 until 11:30 am

Building Better Balance and Diabetes workshop series field trip

Noon

Third Thirsday Potluck Lunch/80+ Birthday Celeberation followed by  a concert of traditional music with Irish roots by Nancy Lineburgh and David Finch

2:30 pm, 3530 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Dayton

GCCOA Monthly Legal Chat

6:00 until 8:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Taste of Mystery Book Discussion: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Friday, October 18

Noon until 5:00 pm, Town Drug

Flu Shot Clinic by the Cedarville U Pharmacy School

1:00 pm

Health program by the Cedarville U Pharmacy School: "Chronic Kidney Disease - Effect on the Kidneys and Prevention"

4:00 until 11:00 pm, downtown Fairborn

8th Annual Halloween Festival

6:00 until 9:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.

"Five Artists" Opening Reception

6:00 until 9:00 pm, Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.

"Laughter Is the Best Medicine" Artists' Reception

Saturday, October 19

9:00 until 10:30 am, SR 343 Glen Helen entrance

GHA Accessibile Hike

10:00 am until 5:00 pm, Glen Helen Nature Shop

GHA Bird Feeding Sale and Membership Drive

10:00 am until 4:00 pm, National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, Wilberforce

Black Power in Comics Celebration 2019

11:00 am until 1:00 pm, Trailside Museum

GHA Happy Owl-ween

11:00 am until 5:00 pm, various studios (see website for map)

YSAC Yellow Springs Open Studio

11:00 am until 11:00 pm, downtown Fairborn

8th Annual Halloween Festival

Noon until 2:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church

Beloved Community Lunch

1:00 pm, Trailside Museum

GHA Guardians of the Glen land steward session 

2:30 pm, National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, Wilberforce

Express Yourself Saturdays with Cincinnati artist Talitha Sydnei'a ($6 adult/$5 senior/$3 ages 6-17, free Ohio History Connection & NAAMCC members)

5:00 until 10:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Vampire Vineyard Masquerade Ball

6:00 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.

YS Hootenanny

7:00 until 9:00 pm, Xenia Station, 150 S. Miami Ave., Xenia

Greene County Parks & Trails Biking: Night Ride - Xenia Station to Beavercreek Community Park

7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House

Nine Mile Creek Dulcimer & String Band ($10 suggested donation)

8:00 until 9:30 pm, Trailside Museum

GHA Full Moon Haunted Hike ($5, members free)