Events & Activities May 25 - June 1,2013

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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

Saturday, May 25

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Older and Bolder: Brainstorming session

Noon until 1:30 p.m., John Bryan Community Center, 2nd Floor

American Tribal Style Belly Dance Class ($80 for 8-week session)

01:00 until 4:00 p.m.

Bike Clinic and bike light giveaway with Yellow Springs Bicycle Enhancement Committee

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Serendipity
9:00 p.m. Trailside Museum

Glen Helen Full Moon Hike

Sunday, May 26

1:00 until 3:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Glen Helen Wildflower Walk with Jon Wilson
4:00 until 6:00 p.m., Trailside Museum

Glen Helen Edible/Useful Plant Hike with Dave Jansen
5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Peifer Orchards, 4590 U.S. 68 North

La Pampa Grill: Memorial Day Weekend Party

Monday, May 27

*** Memorial Day -- Senior Center closed ***

All Day, Yellow Springs Community Library

Library Closed for Memorial Day Holiday

Tuesday, May 28

*** Sign-up deadline for May 30 Lunch Bunch outing to Dayton's PNC Second Street Market ***

10:00 a.m.

Hearing Aid Help

Wednesday, May 29

12:30 p.m., Antioch University Midwest

Brown Bag Discussion — Writing of a Life: Keeping the Personal Journal, 2.0 with Jim Malarkey and Rebecca Kudeer

Thursday, May 30

10:30 a.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot

Lunch Bunch outing to Cheeky Meat Pies at PNC Second Street Market in Dayton

Friday, May 31

10:-00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Miami Valley Pottery, 145 E. Hyde Rd.
Spring Kiln Opening
11:45 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living dining room

80+ Birthday Luncheon ($5/no charge for May 80+ birthdays)
7:30 p.m. Clifton Opera House

Loosely Strung Bluegrass

Saturday, June 1

8:30 a.m., Yellow Springs High School
Go-At-Your-Own-Pace Walking Group
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Miami Valley Pottery, 145 E. Hyde Rd.
Spring Kiln Opening
2:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Meditations Through Art: Creating Your Personal Mandala with Lynn Underwood

7:00 p.m., St. Paul Catholic Church
Classical music concert by Ebony Strings
7:30 p.m. Clifton Opera House

Impossibles "Big Band"

Events & Activities May 18 - May 25, 2013

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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 18

10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., 2800 North River Road, Clifton
Open farm day with North River Alpacas
2:00 p.m.

Talk  by Lynn McConnville on "Power Up Gambia" solar panel project

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Slowhand Band, Clapton Tribute Band

Sunday, May 19

12:30 p.m.

Grandmother Council

2:00 until 3:30 p.m., Books & Co, The Greene

AWW Free Writers Workshop: "Improv for Introverts" by the Black Box Theatre Group 

3:00 p.m.

YS Brass Concert

Monday, May 20

1:00 until 3:00 p.m.

Free  Hepatitis Testing

6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Book Discussion: Conquistadora by Esmerelda Santiago

Tuesday, May 21

Noon, First floor dining room, North Hall, Antioch College

Lunch outing ($5 exact change, please)

6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Music in the Library: Kyleen Downes and Her Guitars

Wednesday, May 22

11:30 a.m.

Free blood pressure check

9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Fairgrounds Recreation Center, Greene County Fairground

GCCOA Senior Palooza! Festival for the 50+ Crowd

Friday, May 24

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Bob Ford & the Ragamuffins

Saturday, May 25

TBA

Bike Clinic and bike light giveaway with Yellow Springs Bicycle Enhancement Committee

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Older and Bolder: Brainstorming session

Noon until 1:30 p.m., John Bryan Community Center, 2nd Floor

American Tribal Style Belly Dance Class ($80 for 8-week session)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Serendipity

Events & Activities May 11 - May 18, 2013

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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

Saturday, May 11

5:30 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. (various starting times), Vernet Ecological Center

Make It Count For the Birds Glen Helen birding marathon walks

9:00 a.m until 4:30 p.m., Glen Helen Nature Shop

Birder's Market

9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Bergamo Center, 4400 Shakertown Rd., Dayton

GCCO Spring Caregiver Tuneup

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Older and Bolder: "End of Life Choices — Who Decides?"

10:00 a.m until noon, Mills Lawn School

Zumbathon for Mills Lawn School

10:30 until 11:30 a.m.

Reiki Gong Vibrant Health & Wellness Classes

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry St.

"Experience Saturday" Gallery Talk with live music

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Ragtime Riverboat Rats

Sunday, May 12

4:00 until 6:00 p.m., Marsh Property, 171 E. Hyde Rd.

Bird Walk with Julie Karlson (sponsored by Tecumseh Land Trust)

7:30 p.m., Presbyterian Church

Community Chorus Concert: "Carmina Burana"

Tuesday, May 14

3:00 p.m.

Celebration Tea in Honor of Phyllis Jackson, GCCOA Senior Leadership Award recipient

Wednesday, May 15

5:00 until 8:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

Soup Supper & Kites for a Cure CF Fundraiser

7:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Author reading by Virgil Hervey: "Dogs & Chickens and other matters of consequence"

Thursday, May 16

Noon

May Potluck with presentation by Phyllis Byard of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Ohio

6:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

The Culpeper House Conversation Series: Women's Health

7:00 p.m.

Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Support Group

Friday, May 17

8:00 a.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot

GCCOA Spring Lakes Park fishing trip ($7)

10:30 a.m.

Poetry Reading

1:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Knitting Circle

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry St.

Opening Reception: Figure Objects by Three Artists (Gerry Fogarty, Palli Davis and Beth Holyoke)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Raggedy Edge

Saturday, May 18

10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., 2800 North River Road, Clifton
Open farm day with North River Alpacas
2:00 p.m.

Talk  by Lynn McConnville on "Power Up Gambia" solar panel project

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Slowhand Band, Clapton Tribute Band

Events & Activities May 4 - May 11, 2013

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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 4

9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Glen Helen Parking Lot and Auditorium

8th Annual Glen Helen Great Stuff Yard Sale

10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., Antioch Amphitheatre

Playathon for Hunger

10:30 until 11:30 a.m.

Reiki Gong Vibrant Health & Wellness Classes

5:30 p.m.
Kentucky Derby Watch Party
7:00 p.m. until midnight, John Bryan Community Center

Enchantment Under the Springs Adult Prom YSKP Fundraiser ($15 single/$25 couple)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Jim Greer & Mac-o-chee Valley Folks

Sunday, May 5

1:00 until 3:00 p.m., Room 106, Science Building, Antioch College

Container Plantings for Seniors Workshop

2:00 until 4:00 p.m., Glen Helen Atrium Gallery, Vernet Ecological Center

Opening Reception: "Tall Trees: Photographs of Ohio's Old Growth Forests" by G. B. Webb

4:00 p.m.

Driver and Potential Driver Meeting

May 6 - 10

*** Village Clean-Up Week ***

All week

Mother's Day Meal at Young's Dairy Golden Jersey Inn ($11.25)

Monday, May 6

10:30 a.m.

Membership Committee

6:00 p.m.

Parkinson's Support Group

Tuesday, May 7

8:30 p.m.

Ping Pong (new day and time)

Wednesday, May 8

*** Sign-up deadline for May 10 Columbus Museum of Art Rothko Exhibit Opening ***

11:30 a.m.

Free blood pressure check

Thursday, May 9

3:00 p.m.

Audiologist consultation

Friday, May 10

10:00 a.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot

Columbus Museum of Art Rothko Exhibit Opening ($8)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Garcia and Scott

Saturday, May 11

5:30 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. (various starting times), Vernet Ecological Center

Make It Count For the Birds Glen Helen birding marathon walks

9:00 a.m until 4:30 p.m., Glen Helen Nature Shop

Birder's Market

9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Bergamo Center, 4400 Shakertown Rd., Dayton

GCCO Spring Caregiver Tuneup

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Older and Bolder: "End of Life Choices — Who Decides?"

10:00 a.m until noon, Mills Lawn School

Zumbathon for Mills Lawn School

10:30 until 11:30 a.m.

Reiki Gong Vibrant Health & Wellness Classes

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery, 111 Corry St.

"Experience Saturday" Gallery Talk with live music

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Ragtime Riverboat Rats

Events & Activities April 27 - May 4, 2013

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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, April 27

9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Young's Jersey Dairy

Vettes Supporting Vets Car & Bike Show ($20 registration)

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.

Older and Bolder: Open Forum

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Muleskinner Band

Sunday, April 28

2:00 until 4:00 p.m.

English Afternoon Tea fundraiser ($10 suggested donation)

7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

CMYS Annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles

Monday, April 29

6:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Wellness Month at the Library: Basic Chair Massage for Friends & Family, Marybeth Wolf, Holistic Bodyworker

Wednesday, May 1
11:00 a.m., Assembly Hall, Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia
GCCOA Senior Recognition Luncheon

Thursday, May 2

10:00 a.m. (new day and time)
French class
10:00 until 11:30 a.m., Antioch Midwest, 900 Dayton St.
Early Stage Dementia Support Group
12:30 p.m.
Advance planning workshop ($5 for materials packets)
2:00 until 4:00 p.m.

Farewell reception for Amy Crawford
6:30 p.m.
Great Books Group
7:00 p.m.
Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Support Group

Friday, May 3

*** Sign-up deadline for May 17 fishing outing and June 12 
Dayton Dragons game ***
1:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Knitting Circle

7:00 until 11:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

Springs Soiree: A Yellow Springs Home Inc. Fundraiser ($30 single/$50 couple)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Antioch School Play

Saturday, May 4

9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Glen Helen Parking Lot and Auditorium

8th Annual Glen Helen Great Stuff Yard Sale

10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., Antioch Amphitheatre

Playathon for Hunger

10:30 until 11:30 a.m.

Reiki Gong Vibrant Health & Wellness Classes

5:30 p.m.
Kentucky Derby Watch Party
7:00 p.m. until midnight, John Bryan Community Center

Enchantment Under the Springs Adult Prom YSKP Fundraiser ($15 single/$25 couple)

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Jim Greer & Mac-o-chee Valley Folks

Employment Opportunity

Executive Director.  Yellow Springs Senior Center. 30 hrs. per week. $33,000. per year. Necessary skill areas include effective communication, management, fiscal oversight, computer literacy, organizational development, grant writing, fund raising, long-range planning and ability to relate to diverse populations, especially older people. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Deadline: midnight, 5-13-2013. EOE. Please send resume to YSSC Search Committee, P. O. Box 144, Yellow Springs OH 45387, or email ysscsearchcommittee@gmail.com, or deliver to 227 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs

Events & Activities April 20 - 27, 2013

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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, April 20
Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center

5K Earth Day Run/Walk

9:00 until 3:00 p.m., Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center

Glen Helen Green Fair

3:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Soap Making Workshop with Margaret Neff

6:00 until 9:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church (change of location)

Yellow Springs Hootenanny

7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Sauerkraut German Band

8:00 p.m., Mills Lawn School

Musical: Once on This Island, presented by Yellow Springs High 

School Theatre Arts Association ($10 general/$5 seniors & students)

Sunday, April 21
12:30 p.m.

Grandmother Council

2:00 p.m., Mills Lawn School

Musical: Once on This Island, presented by Yellow Springs High 

School Theatre Arts Association ($10 general/$5 seniors & students)

2:00 p.m., Senior Citizens Center

Yellow Springs Historical Society Program: “Reds, Russians and Spies: Cases from the Antioch College Faculty" with Scott Sanders

2:00 p.m., Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center

Raptor Center Release

4:00 until 6:00 p.m.
How-to-Prioritize Workshop with Maxine Skuba, MS, LPC ($10 suggested donation)
7:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

YS Community Orchestra

Monday, April 22
6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Book Discussion: Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Tuesday, April 23
*** Sign-up deadline for April 25 Jungle Jim's/Ikea outing ***
10:00 a.m.
Hearing aid help
5:30 until 9:00 p.m., Antioch University Midwest

Food Matters Film Screening and Discussion

6:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library

Wellness Month at the Library: Music Therapy for the Mind, Body & Spirit, with Larisa McHugh, MA, MT-BC, RYT

Wednesday, April 24
11:30 a.m.
Free blood pressure check

Thursday, April 25
10:00 a.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Outing to Jungle Jim's and Ikea
7:30 until 8:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

OM Circle

Friday, April 26
11:45 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living dining room
80+ Birthday Luncheon ($5, no charge to seniors 80+ with April 
birthday)
7:00 p.m., Glen Auditorium, Vernet Ecological Center
Lecture with Dr. Allen Hunt: "Watersheds and the Geomorphology of the Glen"
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Hardtackers Sea Shanty

Saturday, April 27
9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Young's Jersey Dairy

Vettes Supporting Vets Car & Bike Show ($20 registration)

10:00 until 11:30 a.m.
Older and Bolder: Open Forum
11:00 a.m., Trailside Museum departure
Hike with Don Cipollini based on Friday's "Watersheds" lecture
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House

Muleskinner Band