Events & Activities February 29 - March 7, 2020

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.

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

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

Saturday, February 29

8:30 am

Winter Farmer's Market

9:00 am until noon, Greene County Parks & Trails Headquarters, 635 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Xenia

Trail Sentinel Volunteer Recruitment Meeting

1:00 until 3:00 pm, Fairborn Art Association, 221 N. Central Ave., Fairborn
GCCOA 2020 Senior Artisan Show
2:00 until 10:00 pm, John Bryan Center

Mud Run Conservancy Music Fest ($20 suggested donation)

2:00 until 4:00 pm, Flying Mouse Farm, 100 E. Fairfield Pike

Tecumseh Land Trust's Annual Sugar Shack Tour

5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Weston Papp classic rock duo

6:00 until 9:00 pm, Tavern at the Greene, 920 W. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn

Tavern Tunes featuring Rachel Litteral

Sunday, March 1

1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living Meeting Room

Shakespeare Reading Group

Monday, March 2

All day, Greene County Public Library website

Online Book Club: The Firm by John Grisham

Tuesday, March 3

6:00 until 8:00 pm, Greene County Parks & Trails Headquarters, 635 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Xenia

Greene County Parks & Trails School for Curious Birders ($75 for 7-session course)

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

Author Visit: Stevie Ann Kreme on Miracle of Miracles: A Storyh of Holocaust Survival

Wednesday, March 4

12:30 until 3:00 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia

GCCOA Healthy U Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop (5th of 6 sessions)

2:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Estate Planning Seminar

4:00 pm

Constitutional Rights

Thursday, March 5

10:00 am

Corn Hole Game sessions begin

5:00 pm

Spanish Potluck

7:00 until 8:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Women and Philanthropy: 100+ Women 

7:00 until 9:00 pm, Yellow Springs Brewery

Tecumseh Land Trust "Ales for Acres"

7:00 until 8:30 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia

Last of 6 Greene County Parks & Trails Beekeeping Class sessions ($50 per person for series)

Saturday, March 7

8:30 until 11:30 am, Russ Nature Reserve, 2380 Kemp Rd., Beavercreek

Greene County Parks & Trails Pancakes in the Park (Ages 6 and up $5, children 5 and under free)

9:00 am until noon, Trailside Museum

Project Feeder Watch

9:00 am, John Bryan Community Pottery

Saturday Clay with Eve Sturm: Garden Markers ($12)

5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Jackson Mays classic rock duo

7:00 until 9:00 pm, Yellow Springs Brewery

Opening Reception for Chris McCall

8:00 until 9:30 pm, Glen Helen Ecology Institute

GHA Full Moon Hike and Seed Exchange

Events & Activities February 22 - 29, 2020

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.

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

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

Saturday, February 22

8:30 am

Winter Farmer's Market

Noon until 7:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia

Greene County Parks & Trails Winter Birding Excursion ($20 per person)

12:30 pm, Little Art Theatre

Free Screening sponsored by The 365 Project: The Last King of Scotland

1:00 pm, National African American Museum and Cultural Center

Black History Matters film series: Jubilee Singers

1:00 pm, Siebenthaler Fen, Fairground Road, just east of Beaver Valley Road, Beavercreek

Cabin Fever Hike with the Beavercreek Wetlands Association

5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Gary Hill one man rock 'n' roll band

7:30 pm, X*ACT, 45 E Second St., Xenia

The Face of Emmett Till ($17.50 general, $15.30 members, $14 seniors, $7 children 12 and younger)

Sunday, February 23

1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living meeting room

Shakespeare Reading Group

2:00 pm

Writers Eclectic

2:00 pm

Yellow Springs Historical Society Program: ""How We Got Here---Trails, Turnpikes and Travel in Yellow Springs History," presented by Dave Neuhardt

3:00 pm, X*ACT, 45 E Second St., Xenia

The Face of Emmett Till ($17.50 general, $15.30 members, $14 seniors, $7 children 12 and younger)

Monday, February 24

All day, Greene County Public Library website

Online Book Club: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

11:15 am

Computer, iPhone and technology help

5:30 until 8:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Community Quilting Bee

6:30 pm

Speaker Series: Robert Harris on the African-American Genealogy group
7:15 pm, United Methodist Church, 1145 Union Rd., Xenia
Greene County Farm Forum Program: Brenda Sandman-Stover on food safety

Tuesday, February 25

10:00 am

Hearing aid help with Dr. Lolan

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

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Event

Wednesday, February 26

11:30 am until 1:00 pm, Room B-105, Antioch University Midwest

James A. McKee Association presents a Community Conversation with Cheryl Durgans, Project Director of the Wheeling Gaunt sculpture Project

12:30 until 3:00 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia

GCCOA Healthy U Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop (4th of 6 sessions)

4:00 pm

History Omitted Discussion

5:00 pm

YSSC Board Meeting

6:00 until 8:30 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.

Yellow Springs Ukulele Club

Thursday, February 27

8:30 until 9:30 am, Sunrise Café

Coffee Talks with Terri

9:30 until 10:30 am, Narrows Reserve, Sperling Lane

Greene County Parks & Trails Wellness Walkers

2:00 pm, United Methodist Church

Community Food Pantry Open

4:30 until 5:30 pm, Trailside Museum

GHA "New Year, New Habits" Hike

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

Copywriting for a Living

7:00 until 10:00 pm, Yellow Springs Brewery

Tecumseh Land Trust's Beer with Benefits

7:00 until 8:30 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia

5th of 6 Greene County Parks & Trails Beekeeping Class sessions ($50 per person for series)

Friday, February 28

11:00 am

Submissions delivery to GCCOA Artisan Show

2:00 until 10:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center

Rockin' Good Music Fest with Crazy Joe! fundraiser for Mud Run Conservancy ($20 suggested donation)

Saturday, February 29

8:30 am

Winter Farmer's Market

9:00 am until noon, Greene County Parks & Trails Headquarters, 635 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Xenia

Trail Sentinel Volunteer Recruitment Meeting

2:00 until 10:00 pm, John Bryan Center
Mud Run Conservancy Music Fest ($20 suggested donation)

5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Weston Papp classic rock duo

6:00 until 9:00 pm, Tavern at the Greene, 920 W. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn

Tavern Tunes featuring Rachel Litteral

Evemts & Activities February 15 - 22, 2020é

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.

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

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

Saturday, February 15

8:30 am

Winter Farmer's Market

10:00 am until noon, Trailside Museum

GHA Class: Introduction to Animal Tracking ($5, GHA members free)

11:15 departure from Bryan Center parking lot

Outing to Miami Valley Orchid Society Show

Noon, First Presbyterian Church

Beloved Community Lunch

1:00 until 4:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center

Repair Café

1:00 pm, National African American Museum and Cultural Center

Black History Matters film series:Tell Them We Are Rising: Historically Black Colleges and Universities

1:00 until 3:00 pm, National African American Museum and Cultural Center

Collections Survey Refinement Project & Behind-the-Scenes Tour

3:00 pm, First Baptist Church

The 365 Project Celebrates Publication of Blacks in Yellow Springs: A Community Encyclopedia

5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Rachel Litteral classic rock

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

YS Hootenanny

7:30 pm, X*ACT, 45 E Second St., Xenia

The Face of Emmett Till ($17.50 general, $15.30 members, $14 seniors, $7 children 12 and younger)

Sunday, February 16

12:30 pm

Grandmother Council

1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living meeting room

Shakespeare Reading Group

2:00 pm

Writers Eclectic

Monday, February 17

*** Center closed for President's Day ***

*** Government offices closed for President's Day ***

All day, Greene County Public Library website

Online Book Club: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Tuesday, February 18

*** Last day to register to vote for March 17 primary ***

Wednesday, February 19

12:30 until 3:00 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia

GCCOA Healthy U Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop (3rd of 6 sessions)

4:00 pm

Constitutional Rights Discussion

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

Quilt Block of the Month

6:30 until 8:00 pm, Ye Olde Trail Tavern

YS Library's Books on Tap Book Club: There There by Tommy Orange

Thursday, February 20

9:30 until 10:30 am, 1153 N. Fairfield Rd., Beavercreek

GCCOA Wellness Walkers: Beavercreek Station

Noon

Potluck Lunch/80+ Birthday followed by Threshold Choir demonstration

2:30 until 3:30 pm, 3530 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Dayton

GCCOA Monthly Legal Chat

7:00 until 8:30 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia

4th of 6 Greene County Parks & Trails Beekeeping Class sessions ($50 per person for series)

Friday, February 21

*** First Half Real Estate Taxes Due ***

10:30 am

Poetry Reading

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

Opening Reception and Party for YSAC Members' Show: "Pareidolia - Seeing Faces in Unusual Places" 

6:00 until 9:00 pm, Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.
Lobby Show Reception: "I Can See Clearly Now"
7:30 pm, X*ACT, 45 E Second St., Xenia

The Face of Emmett Till ($17.50 general, $15.30 members, $14 seniors, $7 children 12 and younger)

Saturday, February 22

8:30 am

Winter Farmer's Market

Noon until 7:00 pm, Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Rd., Xenia

Greene County Parks & Trails Winter Birding Excursion ($20 per person)

12:30 pm, Little Art Theatre

Free Screening sponsored by The 365 Project: The Last King of Scotland

1:00 pm, National African American Museum and Cultural Center

Black History Matters film series: Jubilee Singers

1:00 pm, Siebenthaler Fen, Fairground Road, just east of Beaver Valley Road

Cabin Fever Hike with the Beavercreek Wetlands Association
5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Gary Hill one man rock 'n' roll band

7:30 pm, X*ACT, 45 E Second St., Xenia

The Face of Emmett Till ($17.50 general, $15.30 members, $14 seniors, $7 children 12 and younger)

Events & Activities February 8 - 15, 2020

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.

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

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

Saturday, February 8

*** Start of mandatory 10-digit dialing ***

8:30 am

Winter Farmer's Market

9:00 am until noon, Trailside Museum

GHA Project Feeder Watch

1:00 pm, National African American Museum and Cultural Center

Black History Matters film series: Rigged- the Voter Suppression Playbook followed by panel discussion

5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Rick Sylvester - mixture from rock to country

6:00 until 9:00 pm, Birch Manor, Xenia

GHA A Member-able Evening ($60)

6:00 until 9:00 pm, Tavern at the Greene

Tavern Tunes Featuring David Mullikin

6:30 until 10:30 pm, John Bryan Community Center

Mills Lawn PTO fundraiser: "Top Dog Euchre Tournament" ($25 at the door)
8:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church

10-Minute Play Festival ($12 or $10 with non-perishable food item)

Sunday, February 9

9:00 am until noon, Trailside Museum

GHA Project Feeder Watch

1:30 pm, Friends Care Assisted Living meeting room

Shakespeare Reading Group

2:00 pm

Writers Eclectic

2:00 until 3:00 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Caregiver Fitness with Gary Deer

2:00 pm, Fairborn Senior Center, 325 N. Third St., Fairborn

Fairborn Historical Society program: History of a select number of Old Osborn homes presented by various home owners

7:30 until 11;00 pm, Little Art Theatre

Awards Show at the Little Art Theatre

7:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church

Chamber Music Yellow Springs presents the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio (adults $25, students with ID free)

Monday, February 10

All day, Greene County Public Library website

Online Book Club: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

11:15

Computer and iPhone help

3:00 pm

Julia Reichert movie screening: Methadone: an American Way of Dealing and Sparkle

Tuesday, February 11

2:00 until 4:00 pm, Peace Evangelical Lutheran

GCCOA Brain Fitness Afternoon

5:30 until 7:30 pm, Yellow Springs Community Library

Invent with the Makerspace

Wednesday, February 12

12:30 until 3:00 pm, Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. Second St., Xenia

GCCOA Healthy U Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop (2nd of 6 sessions)

3:30 pm

Valentine Tea

4:00 pm

History Omitted Discussion

6:00 until 8:30 pm, YSAC Gallery, 111 Corry St.

Yellow Springs Ukulele Club

6:30 pm, Tavern at the Greene

Tavern Tasters Beer Tasting & Dinner ($45 per person)

Thursday, February 13

9:30 until 10:30 am, Caesar Ford Park, 520 S. Stringtown Rd., Xenia

Greene County Parks & Trails Wellness Walkers

4:30 until 5:30 pm, Trailside Museum

GHA "New Year, New Habits" Hike 

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

Taste of Mystery Book Discussion: Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

6:30 pm

Great Books Group

7:00 until 8:30 pm, Greene County Media Room, 541 Ledbetter Rd., Xenia

3rd of 6 Greene County Parks & Trails Beekeeping Class sessions ($50 per person for series)

Friday, February 14

6:00 until 9:00 pm, Tavern at the Greene

Valentine's Day Dinner & Music ($79 for 2)

6:30 until 9:30 pm, Clifton Reserve & Lodge

Greene County Parks & Trails Valentine's Day Candlelit Dinner & Program - "Birds Do IT, Bees Do IT - Mammals Do IT, Too!"
7:30 pm, X*ACT, 45 E Second St., Xenia
Opening Night Gala for The Face of Emmett Till ($20)

Saturday, February 15

8:30 am

Winter Farmer's Market

10:00 am until noon, Trailside Museum

GHA Class: Introduction to Animal Tracking ($5, GHA members free)

11:15 departure from Bryan Center parking lot

Miami Valley Orchid Society Show

Noon, First Presbyterian Church

Beloved Community Lunch

1:00 until 4:00 pm, John Bryan Community Center

Repair Café

1:00 pm, National African American Museum and Cultural Center

Black History Matters film series:Tell Them We Are Rising: Historically Black Colleges and Universities

1:00 until 3:00 pm, National African American Museum and Cultural Center

Collections Survey Refinement Project & Behind-the-Scenes Tour

5:30 until 8:30 pm, Brandeberry Winery

Live Music: Rachel Litteral classic rock

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

YS Hootenanny
7:30 pm, X*ACT, 45 E Second St., Xenia
The Face of Emmett Till ($17.50 general, $15.30 members, $14 seniors, $7 children 12 and younger)