Events & Activities October 19 - 26, 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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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 19

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

GHA Accessibile Hike

9:00 am until noon, meet at John Bryan State Park Orton parking area

Volunteer River Clean-up with Interpretive Hike (for more information contact Michelle Corner 937-537-6173)

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

YSAC Yellow Springs Open Studios

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 Co. 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)

Sunday, October 20

9:00 until 11:00 am, Trailside

Introduction to Animal Tracking ($5)

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

GHA Bird Feeding Sale and Membership Drive

11:00 am until 5:00 pm, various studios

YSAC Yellow Springs Open Studios

Noon until 5:00 pm

"Souped Up for Seniors" fundraiser ($10)

Noon until 6:00 pm, downtown Fairborn

8th Annual Halloween Festival

1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room

Shakespeare Reading Group

2:00 pm

Writers Eclectic

Monday, October 21

All day, Greene County Public Library website

Online Book Club: Inkheart by Cornelia Caroline Funke

11:15 am

Computer and iPhone Help

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

Managing Stress through the Holidays

6:00 pm, Mills Park Hotel

"Let's Start Talking Planned Giving"

6:30 until 7:30 pm

Financial Management series: "Tax-Free Investing"

7:00 pm, Bellbrook Presbyterian Church, 72 W. Franklin St., Bellbrook (park and enter in back)

Bellbrook Historical Society Lecture Series: "Ohio Native Cultures and Archaeology" by Taylor Hoffman, head archaeologist of SunWatch Village

Tuesday, October 22

12:30 until 2:30 pm, Greene Co. Environmental Services, 2145 Greene Way Blvd., Xenia

Household Hazardous/Special Waste Drop-off Event

1:00 until 3:30 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia

GCCOA Healthy U Diabetes free 6-Week Workshop (1st session)

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!: "Trusts, Probate & Taxes" ($40 per household)

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

Vocal Training Classes with jazz vocalist Trish Mairet 3rd of 3 sessions)

7:00 pm,, Peace Lutheran Church, 3530 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek

Beavercreek Historical Society book talk: Saluting Our Grandmas - Women of WWII by Cassie Barlow

Wednesday, October 23

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

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

Yellow Springs Ukulele Club

6:00 until 8:00 pm, Greene Country Event Center/Tavern at the Greene, 920 W. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn

Halloween Floral Arranging Class ($60)

7:00 pm, 204 Dayton St.

"Listening Chat" with Council candidate James Johnson

Thursday, October 24

*** Registration due date for GCCOA Fall Creativity Expo ***

9:30 until 10:30 am, Narrows Reserve Sperling Lane, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia

Greene Co. Parks & Trails Wellness Walkers

10:00 until 11:30 am

Building Better Balance and Diabeters workshop series

5:00 until 7:00 pm, Rooms A&B, John Bryan Community Center
EPA Public Meeting on Vernay cleanup options
7:00 until 9:00 pm, Mills Lawn School gym

James A. McKee Association Candidates Night Forum

7:00 pm, Yellow Springs High School courtyard (cafeteria in case of inclement weather)

YSHS and MMS orchestra concert (costumes are encouraged)

Friday, October 25

6:30 pm, John Bryan Community Pottery

Press & Pour Workshop with Brad Husk (2nd session - $50 for 3-session series)

7:00 pm, Glen Helen Auditorium

Free Documentary Screening - Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home

7:00 until 8:30 pm, Emporium/Underdog Cafe
H.U.M.A.N. "Celebrating Humanity" open mic
8:30 until 10:00 pm, Emporium/Underdog Cafe
H.U.M.A.N. "One Nation under a Groove" Dance Party
7:00 until 10:00 pm, Hobson Freedom Park, 2910 Trebein Rd., Fairborn

Greene Co. Parks & Trails Pumpkin Glow

Saturday, October 26

9:00 am until noon, Outdoor Education Center

GHA Honeysuckle Daze (register with asimonson@glenhelen.org)

10:30 until 11:30 am, Yellow Springs Community Library

Holidays on a Budget

12:30 pm, Little Art Theatre

Little Art 90th Anniversary Memorable Matinee: Babe

1:00 until approx. 3:00 pm, meet at Mills Park Hotel

The 365 Project Blacks in Yellow Springs Walking Tour: Wheeling Gaunt's Yellow Springs ($5 per person)

1:00 pm, Trailside Museum

GHA Guardians of the Glen land steward session 

2:00 until 4:00 pm, Trailside Museum

GHA Fall Foliage Hike ($5)

4:00 pm, 1500 President St.

"Listening Chat" with Council candidate James Johnson

4:00 until 8:00 pm, Caesar's Creek Vineyards
Helping Animals Lost and Orphaned (HALO) Wine Tasting fundraiser ($30)
5:00 until 10:00 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Adult Trick or Treat Night with live music by Old Skool Duo

7:00 until 10:00 pm, Hobson Freedom Park, 2910 Trebein Rd., Fairborn

Greene Co. Parks & Trails Pumpkin Glow

7:30 pm, Clifton Opera House

Willow Creek bluegrass ($10 suggested donation)