May 8, 2008

COMMUNITY CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thurs

Reminders | Announcements

Thursday, May 8 (top)
• Water movement class, 9:30 a.m., Antioch pool.
• AED training, 1–3:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Community food pantry open, 2–4 p.m., United Methodist Church.
• South Town Farmers Market, 4–8 p.m., Dollar General parking lot.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m., Mills Lawn Graham conference room.
• Tulku Pasang Tsering meditation teaching, 7– 9 p.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Contra dance, 7–9 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Environmental Commission meeting, 7:15 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Book discussion group, 7:45 p.m., Dharma Ctr.

Friday, May 9 (top)
• Play group, 9 a.m.–noon, First Presbyterian Church.
• Pre-school program, 10:30 a.m., library.
• Chair volleyball, 11:15 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Senior tea, 1 p.m., Mills Lawn.
• Quilt class, 1:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Scrabble group, 2:30–5:30 p.m., Friends Care Assisted Living.
• Youth meditation group, 4:30–5:30 p.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Village Mediation program meeting, 5 p.m., Antioch University McGregor, room A110.
• YSHS student art show reception, 6–8:30 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Antioch School play, The Phantom Tollbooth, 7 p.m., Antioch Theater.
• Wildwater, 7 p.m., Underdog Café.
• Tulku Pasang Tsering meditation teaching, 7–9 p.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• One Under, 10 p.m., Peach’s Grill.

Saturday, May 10 (top)
• Bird species counting, 5:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Glen Trailside Museum.
• Zen meditation, 7:30 a.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Farmers Market, 8 a.m., Kings Yard parking lot.
• Wildflower walk, 9 a.m., Glen Trailside Museum.
• Tai chi practice, 9:30 a.m., Antioch Theater.
• Miami Valley Arthritis Walk, 10 a.m., Young’s Jersey Dairy.
• Overeaters Anonymous meeting, 10 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living.
• YS Kids Playhouse 2008 summer auditions, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Antioch Theater.
• Aerobic exercise, 10:15 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Holistic Wellness Information Fair, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Mills Lawn.
• Peace vigil, noon–1 p.m., Xenia Ave. and Limestone St.
• John Bryan Community Youth Center benefit car wash, noon–5 p.m., BP parking lot.
• Bodhanaa inner peace workshop, 2–5 p.m., library.
• Antioch School play, The Phantom Tollbooth, 7 p.m., Antioch Theater.
• Narcotics Anonymous meeting, 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church.
• Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House.
• YSHS prom, 8 p.m.–1 a.m., Glen Bldg.
• Rootstand, 10 p.m., Peach’s Grill.
• YSHS after-prom, 1–5 a.m., Aero Bowling Lanes.

Sunday, May 11 (top)
• Vipassana meditation, 8 a.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Adult spiritual discussion group, 8:30 a.m., UUF meetinghouse.
• Course in Miracles, 9 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living.
• Flower planting, 9 a.m.–noon, downtown.
• “Stewardship Sunday” and “Flower Communion,” programs, 10 a.m., UUF meetinghouse.
• Open studio, noon–3 p.m., John Bryan Community Pottery.
• Elemental Circle meeting, 1:30 p.m., UUF meetinghouse.
• Awareness practice group, 7 p.m., 333 Union St.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• Community Chorus spring concert, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• Yellow Rockers Square Dance Club, 7:30–10 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Al–Anon meeting, 8 p.m., Friends Care Assisted Living.

Monday, May 12 (top)
• Flexibility exercise, 10:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Adult computer class, 10:30 a.m., library.
• Drop-in playgroup, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Bryan Ctr. gym.
• Chair volleyball, 11:15 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Senior lunch, noon, Senior Ctr.
• Dominoes, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• “Camp Run-A-Muk” cookout, 5 p.m., Friends Care.
• YSHS alumni baseball game, 6 p.m., Gaunt Park.
• Aerobic exercise, 6:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Planning Commission meeting, 7 p.m., Council chambers.
• Great Books meeting, 7 p.m., library.
• Community Band and Orchestra joint concert, 7:30 p.m., Mills Lawn.
• Intro to meditation, 7:45 p.m., Dharma Ctr.

Tuesday, May 13 (top)
• Sunrise meditation, 7:30 a.m., 215 Park Meadows.
• Water movement class, 9:30 a.m., Antioch pool.
• Weaving class, 9:30 a.m.–noon, Senior Ctr.
• Dominoes, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Party bridge, 1–3:30 p.m., Lawson Place community room.
• Intermediate yoga, 4 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Miami Valley Weavers’ Guild, 7 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Keep WYSO Local meeting, 7 p.m., library.
• Overeaters Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., Friends Care Assisted Living.
• YS Strings rehearsal, 7–8:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.

Wednesday, May 14 (top)
• Drop-in play group, 10 a.m.–noon, Bryan Ctr. gym.
• Needlework group, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Flexibility exercise, 10:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Chair volleyball, 11:15 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Senior lunch, noon, Senior Ctr.
• Movement explorations for children, 12–1:30 p.m., Bryan Ctr. gym.
• Dominoes, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Greene County Public Library Board of Trustees, 2 p.m., Yellow Springs library.
• Afterschool activities (K–6), 3–4:45 p.m., United Methodist Church.
• Aerobic exercise, 6:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Duplicate bridge, 6:30–10 p.m., Lawson Place community room.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., Rockford Chapel.
• Village Advisory Panel meeting, 7 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Basic meditation class, 7:45 p.m., Dharma Center.
• Community Chorus rehearsal, 8 p.m., YSHS music room.

Thursday, May 8 (top)
• Water movement class, 9:30 a.m., Antioch pool.
• Blood pressure check, 11 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Potluck, noon, Senior Ctr.
• “Honor Flight” program, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• South Town Farmers Market, 4–8 p.m., Dollar General parking lot.
• ‘Camp Run-A-Muk’ luau, 5–8 p.m., Friends Care.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• AACW coordinating committee meeting, 7 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Patient and caregiver support group, 7 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Bhante Wellawatte Seelagawesi talk, 7 p.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Contra dance, 7–9 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Glen Helen Ecology Institute meeting, 7:30 p.m., Glen Bldg.
• Book discussion group, 7:45 p.m., Dharma Ctr.

Reminders (top)

Village Mediation Program meeting
The next Village Mediation Program meeting will be held on Friday, May 9, at 5 p.m., in Antioch University McGregor, room A110.

Meditation master at Dharma Center
On Thursday and Friday, May 8–9, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Yellow Springs Dharma Center, Tulku Pasang Tsering, a meditation master from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, will give three evenings of instructions from the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on Tonglen, Green Tara and Vajrasattva. Each of these practices in essence uses the greater capacity of the mind to heal the suffering mind with techniques of visualization, mantra and empowerment. Pasang’s visit is sponsored by the Yellow Springs Dharma Center and the Antioch Buddhist Studies program in Bodh Gaya, India. All Dharma Center events are offered without charge and on a donation basis.

For more information on these three teachings and a full schedule of events, go to www.ysdharma.org, or call Diane at 767-1034.

YSKP 2008 season auditions
Auditions and registration for the YS Kid’s Playhouse “Monster Mash Season” will take place on Saturday, May 10, at the Antioch Theater. Auditions for Bunnicula, for ages 10–12, will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, (with the parent meeting from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.) Auditions for Frankenstein, for ages 13–17, will follow from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (parent meeting 1–2 p.m.) Auditioners are asked to prepare a two-minute monologue and a song.

Information about the new YSKP Summer Theater Immersion will be dispensed at the audition and participants will be encouraged to select training courses. For more information about the audition or the Monster Mash Season, visit www.yskp.org or e-mail jfleming7@woh.rr.com.

Car wash fundraiser Saturday at BP
The John Bryan Community Youth Center will hold a car wash to raise money for low-income pool passes on Saturday, May 10, noon–5 p.m., at the BP parking lot. All washes will be $7. Donations will also be accepted.

Holistic fair at Mills Lawn
The Yellow Springs Holistic Wellness Information Fair will be held on May 10, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., at Mills Lawn. This informational fair is an opportunity for the community to meet the local holistic practitioners. Free brief demos of work will be available. This event is co-sponsored by the Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Antioch McGregor Health and Wellness Program.

YSHS 2008 prom at Glen Helen
The Yellow Springs High School Class of 2009 has planned the 2008 prom for Saturday, May 10. It will be held at the Glen Helen Building from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The theme for this year’s prom is “Unmask the Night.”

Tickets will be sold at the high school during lunch. The cost is $25 per ticket. Tickets for both the prom and the afterprom (below) are $30.

2008 after-prom at Aero Lanes
There will be an after-prom at Aero Bowling Lanes in Fairborn. The tickets will be $5 when bought with the prom ticket, or $7.50 at the door. The after-prom will be from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday, May 11.

In order to provide the safest possible transportation to and from Aero Lanes, hourly bus transportation for students to and from the high school has been arranged. Questions may be directed to Linda Sikes at 767-1657.

Alumni baseball game Monday
The Yellow Springs High School baseball team will host its annual alumni game on Monday, May 12, at 6 p.m. at Gaunt Park.

ANNOUNCEMENTS (top)

Buddhist monk to spend week in YS
Bhante Wellawatte Seelagawesi, a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka, will visit Yellow Springs again this month. He will be staying at the Dharma Center from Sunday, May 11 through Sunday, May 18, and will be conducting teaching, healing and meditation.

A public talk will be given by Bhante Seelagawesi at the Yellow Springs Dharma Center on Friday May 16, at 7 p.m. He will also be available outside of scheduled events to anyone interested in speaking with him. Contact the Dharma Center or Meg Carver for details of the schedule 767-2676.

KWL to hold meeting
Keep WYSO Local will hold an organizational meeting  on Tuesday, May 13, at 7 p.m., at the Yellow Springs Community Library. The meeting is open to everyone. Discussion items will include recent developments at the station and upcoming KWL activities. For more information, call 328-5282.

Bargaining presentation of May 8 canceled
The interest-based bargaining presentation scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, May 8, prior to the Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District’s Board of Education meeting, will not take place. The presenter is unable to attend.

Letter carriers to conduct food drive
On Saturday, May 10, members of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will collect non-perishable food items as part of the 2008 “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign. Yellow Springs letter carriers are no exception.

Residents may leave a bag or box of non-perishable food items either in or near their mailbox before mail delivery on May 10. The letter carrier will pick up the donation, and it will be delivered to the foodbank.

Barrels will also be in the lobbies of the post office that day for those who would rather make their donations at the branch. If a donation is not picked up, residents should contact their local post office that day, or to drop the donation off in the lobby. Food items collected will then be used to feed the hungry in Montgomery, Greene, and Preble counties through the foodbank’s 99 partner agency programs.

Historical Society to host Grinnell Mill open house
The Yellow Springs Historical Society will host an open house at the Grinnell Mill Bed and Breakfast, Sunday, May 18, 2–4 p.m. Visitors will be able to investigate the restoration of this timber-frame structure and see a display of historic memorabilia. There is no charge, and light refreshments will be served.

Flower planting downtown Sunday
A group of volunteers will meet Sunday, May 11, to amend the soil, plant flowers and mulch around the trees on Xenia Avenue and Dayton Street downtown. The tentative plan is to meet at 9 a.m. and work until the flowers are planted, hopefully by noon. Children are welcome. Volunteers should bring gloves and trowels if available.

There will be some refreshments. Contact Amanda Banaszak at 767-1269 with questions, and to give her an idea of how many people to expect.

Bodhanaa to lead inner peace class
Bodhanaa, formerly known as Susan Bradford, will lead a three-hour workshop to help interested persons on their inward journey of inner peace. The workshop will be held Saturday, May 10, 2–5 p.m., at the Yellow Springs Community Library meeting room. The techniques to be taught are a series of five dynamic tools from different traditions to help with relaxation, renewal and rejuvenation.

There is no fee but donations are accepted. For more information, call 767-8507.

County library trustees to meet
The Board of Trustees of the Greene County Public Library system will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday, May 14, at 2 p.m. at the Yellow Springs Library, 415 Xenia Avenue.

Great Book club to meet
Helen Eier will lead the discussion of One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, when the local Great Books group meets Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m., in the Yellow Springs Library.