Music this week

Peach’s rocks hard

Friday, March 5, Peach’s Grill will play host to rock band, Sparrow Bellows. The show begins at 10 p.m.

Peach’s will feature Weeping Lesion on Saturday, March 6, with their own blend of black metal and death metal, beginning at 10 p.m. Admission to each show is $5.

Local tunes at the Emporium

The Emporium will host live music by local favorites George Bieri and the Hand-Picked Bluesmen on Friday, March 5. The group will be accompanying the weekly wine tasting, 7–10 p.m.

Yellow Springs’ own DJ BobbyLite will spin vinyl at a dance party at the Emporium on Saturday, March 6, 8–10 p.m.

Clifton has dulcimer and A Side of Fries

On Friday, March 5, Clifton Opera House will feature the Mad River Valley Dulcimer Society. The MRVDS is composed of Appalachian lap dulcimers, hammered dulcimers, mandolins, guitars, penny whistles, accordions, autoharps and marimbula. The music incorporates folk songs, gospel hymns, contemporary tunes and fiddle tunes. The show begins at 7:30 p.m., and admission is a suggested donation of $7.

A Side of Fries Trio will perform on Saturday, March 6, at Clifton Opera House. The trio is acoustically driven by guitars and focuses on vocal harmonies in the styles of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, America, The Beatles, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor and more. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. with a suggested donation of $7.

Art around town

• The Emporium’s art show for March and April will be photography by Dennie Eagleson.

• The 31st annual Women’s Voices Out Loud, a celebration of women’s experiences as told through visual art, stories, songs, poetry and dance, will be held on Saturday, March 13, 7 p.m., at the Bryan Center. Visual art pieces will hang in the Bryan Center through March 24. All women and girls, regardless of age, experience or ability, are welcome to participate. Admission is free. Those who would like to participate should bring a finished piece of work, to be performed in four minutes or less, to the rehearsal at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 7 at the Senior Center.

• Mike Nelson’s water drop photographs will be on display at the Winds Café through April 4. In these photographs, art and science come together to capture images of water drops exploding into color and form. For a sneak preview of the exhibit, visit www.millpondstudios.com

• The YS Arts Council invites artists to apply to show in the YSAC Art Space Gallery. No exhibition experience is required, and there is no entry fee. Artists must become a member to show. Solo and shared shows are encouraged. Artists hang and manage the gallery during the Third Friday Fling reception, and for three hours each Saturday during their one-month exhibit. Visit ysarts.blogspot.com for details and an application. The deadline to apply is March 15.

• The Glen Helen Association is hosting an art exhibition titled “Landscapes and Flowers,” through March 30. This one-person show by Yellow Springs resident Ann Gayek features paintings of landscapes and gardens in Ohio, California and Colorado. Show hours are 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The exhibition is in the Glen Helen Building, and admission is free. The public is invited to meet the artist at the opening reception on Sunday, March 7, 2–4 p.m.

• The second volume of the “Spoon River Saga” is currently installed at the telephone booth at Dayton Street and Walnut Street, through March 6. The project, a serialized audio adaptation of the 1915 literary classic featuring over 70 actors with ties to the Dayton and Yellow Springs area, is produced by Rani Deighe Crowe. For a list of readers, visit www.telephoneboothproject.blogspot.com.

• The YS Arts Council will host its second annual “Spring Into the Arts” weekend Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20. Beginning with a Friday Fling evening, artists representing the various mediums are welcome to be a part of the schedule of events. Artists of all talents who wish to showcase their work or event, whether it be crafts, culinary, design, literature, dance, theater, music or otherwise, may contact coordinator Emily Foubert at 475-2759 or fouberte@gmail.com to participate.

• “Land Marks,” the inaugural art exhibit at the Herndon Gallery on the Antioch College campus, has opened. The exhibit, curated by Morgan Fellow Anne Bohlen, with Chris Hill and Migiwa Orimo, features artists Michael Casselli, Julia Dzwonkoski, Kye Potter, Juan-Si Gonzalez, Paloma Dallas, Masumi Hayashi, Amy Koenig and Migiwa Orimo. The work in the group exhibition speaks to location and dislocation, uncovering and recovering, materiality and memory.

Gallery hours are 1–4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March 20. An artists’ reception will be held Saturday, March 6, 7–9 p.m.

Senior events

Have a cup of tea

In celebration of a book discussion that will be held at the Senior Center about Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea, a kickoff tea party will be held on Thursday, March 4, at 1 p.m. in the great room. Everyone is invited to come and learn more about the book and the author’s school building campaign in Central Asia.

Senior Center hosts tax help

The AARP-IRS Tax-Aide program’s free, confidential tax filing help for low and medium income taxpayers of all ages will be available at the Senior Center for the first time this year. Electronic filing will be available. Those interested may call the Senior Center at 767-5751 to request a 2 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. appointment for Monday, March 8, Monday, March 22 or Monday, April 5. Taxpayers should bring last year’s return, W-2s, 1099s, medical expense information and health and long-term care insurance payment information, real estate tax payment information and all other pertinent information about income and deductions for 2009, as well as Social Security cards verifying the numbers of taxpayers and dependents.

Tax-Aide is also available at Xenia Friends Meeting and Jamestown Friends Meeting. For more information on these locations, call Ruby E. Porter at 382-7071.

Lunch Bunch travels to Urbana

Café Paradiso on the square in Urbana is the destination for March’s Lunch Bunch gathering. On Thursday, March 11, the group will depart from the former WSU Clinic parking lot at 11:15 a.m. For more information, to sign up and to indicate whether a ride is needed to the bus departure point, call 767-5751.

Spiritual events

Presbyterians continue Haiti support

The First Presbyterian Church continues to collect hygiene kits for Haiti. This project is sponsored by Church World Service. Each kit contains one 16" x 28" hand towel, one washcloth, one wide-tooth comb, one nail clipper, one bath-sized bar of soap, one toothbrush in packaging and six band-aids. All items should be packed in a gallon-sized freezer bag and include $2 for shipping. Those who would like to obtain an empty bag and instructions for contents may stop by the Presbyterian Church during office hours, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–noon. Completed bags may be brought to the church during office hours.

Unitarians meditate on meditation

Sunday, March 7, the topic of the 10 a.m. service at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will be “Meditation!” This will be an interactive service, and those attending should come prepared to learn, stretch and experience. A potluck lunch will follow the program. Those attending should bring their own plate and a generous dish to share.

The 8:30 a.m. spiritual discussion group topic will be, “What is a powerful life? Do we live powerful lives?”

Child care for children up to age 6 is available from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Religious education for children ages 6–18 is available during the 10 a.m. service.

Area churches discuss Lent

The third of the five-part Lenten series sponsored by the Yellow Springs Christian Association will be held at St. Paul Catholic Church, noon–1 p.m., on Wednesday, March 10. The theme for the series is “Looking to the Cross, The Value of Suffering and Pain,” with a focus in this part of the series on the life of Job.

Those attending should bring a bag lunch or just come and enjoy as some bring food to share. Beverages are provided by St. Paul Church. All are invited. For more information call 767-1543 or 767-7450.

St. Paul hosts Lenten series and bazaar

On Wednesday evenings throughout the Lenten season, St. Paul Catholic Church hosts a Lenten series, “Women in the Community of the Beloved Disciple.” Patricia Brown will discuss the scripture at the next meeting on Wednesday, March 10, 7:30 p.m., and will speak on the topic “The Samaritan Woman.” Each session lasts one hour, with refreshments provided.

The children of St. Paul Catholic Church, in effort to aid in worldwide efforts against hunger and poverty, will be selling items they make to parishioners and the wider community at a bazaar on Saturday, March 13, at 6 p.m. and Sunday, March 14, at noon in the church basement. The proceeds from sales will go to Heifer International.