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COMMUNITY CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thurs | Fri
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| Tue | Wed | Thurs
Reminders | Announcements
| Music | Art | Spiritual
| Senior
Thursday,
February 4 (top)
• Bid whist/hearts, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Nap and cuddle time, 2–3 p.m., library.
• Awana youth club, 6:30–8 p.m., First Baptist Church.
• After Hours Writers’ Club, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Emporium.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• Patient and caregiver support group meeting, 7 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Book discussion, 7:45–9 p.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Trivia with Steve, 9 p.m., Gulch.
Friday,
February 5 (top)
• Preschool Story Time, ages 3–5, 10:30 a.m., library.
• Qi gong exercise, 10:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Quilting group, 1:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Dr. Skillet, 7 p.m., Emporium.
• Open mic, 7–9:30 p.m., Brother Bear’s.
• YSHS one-act plays, 8 p.m., Mills Lawn gym.
• Joy of Dancing, 8–9 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Tracy Walker, 10 p.m., Peach’s.
Saturday,
February 6 (top)
• Zen meditation, 7:30 a.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Intro to yoga class, 8–9 a.m., Yoga Springs Studio.
• Tai chi practice, 9 a.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Winter farmers market, 9 a.m.–noon, United Methodist Church.
• Recreational youth basketball, 9 a.m.–noon, Bryan Ctr.
• Quilt group luncheon outing, 10 a.m., Senior Center.
• Groundhog Day hike, 10 a.m., Trailside Museum.
• Shabbat services, 10 a.m., Rockford Chapel.
• Overeaters Anonymous, 10 a.m., Friends Assisted Living.
• Aerobic exercise, 10:15 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Peace vigil, noon–1 p.m., Xenia Ave. and Limestone St.
• Teen Advisory Group, 2 p.m., library.
• Sock tie-dying, noon–2 p.m., Presbyterian Church.
• Story time ages 3–5, 11:30 a.m.–noon, Pass It On Kids.
• Dances of Universal Peace, 3–5 p.m., Rockford Chapel.
• Swing Shift, 7 p.m., Brother Bear’s.
• Art opening reception with MINK, Mark DeLozier and DJ BobbyLite,
7–10 p.m., Emporium.
• Narcotics Anonymous meeting, 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church.
• YSHS one-act plays, 8 p.m., Mills Lawn gym.
• Slowhand, Claption tribute band, 8 p.m., Clifton Opera House.
• Seefari, 10 p.m., Peach’s.
Sunday,
February 7 (top)
• Vipassana meditation, 8 a.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Spiritual discussion, 8:30 a.m., UUF.
• Friends silent meditation, 8:30 and 11 a.m., Rockford Chapel.
• Course in Miracles, 9 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living.
• “Nativity Stories,” 10 a.m., UUF.
• First Sunday guided meditation, 10–11 a.m., Art Space.
• Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m., UUF.
• YSHS one-act plays, 2 p.m., Mills Lawn gym.
• Elemental Circle, 4 p.m., UUF meetinghouse.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• Al–Anon meeting, 8 p.m., Friends Care Assisted Living.
Monday,
February 8 (top)
• Flexibility exercise, 10:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Chair volleyball, 11:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Dominoes, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Youth choral singing class, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Presbyterian
Church.
• D and D gaming, 4–5 p.m., library.
• Bridge lessons, 6:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Aerobic exercise, 6:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Music Boosters, 6:40 p.m., YSHS music room.
• Planning Commission meeting, 7 p.m., Council chambers.
• Community Band rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., YSHS music room.
• Orientation to meditation, 7:45 p.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., United Methodist Church.
Tuesday, February
9 (top)
• Sunrise meditation, 7:30 a.m., 215 Park Meadows.
• Weaving group, 9:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Qi gong, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Party bridge, 1–3:30 p.m., Lawson Place.
• Secret Valentines, 3:30 p.m., library.
• Intermediate yoga, 4 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Energy Task Force, 5 p.m., Council chambers.
• Overeaters Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., Friends Assisted Living.
• Miami Valley Weavers’ Guild, 7 p.m., Bryan Ctr.
• Author’s book talk with George Kraus, 7 p.m., library.
• YS Strings rehearsal, 7–8:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Open mic, 7–10 p.m., Peach’s.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church.
• DJ Clean Gene, 8 p.m.–1 a.m., Dayton Street Gulch.
Wednesday,
February 10 (top)
• Needlework group, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• “The Art of Annemieke Mien,” 10 a.m., library.
• Flexibility exercise, 10:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Chair volleyball, 11:15 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Senior luncheon, noon, Senior Ctr.
• Dominoes, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• DJ Clean Gene, 5–9 p.m., Peach’s Grill.
• Aerobic exercise, 6:30 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Duplicate bridge, 6:30–10 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Village Cable Advisory Panel, 7 p.m., library.
• Human Relations Commission, 7 p.m., Bryan Ctr. arts and crafts
room.
• Reiki practitioner circle, 7–9 p.m., 217 E. Herman St.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., Rockford Chapel.
• Bicycle Enhancement Committee meeting, 7:30–8:45 p.m., MTFR
training room.
• Trivia with Steve, 9 p.m., Peach’s Grill.
• DJ Dr. Falafel, 9 p.m.–12:45 a.m., Dayton Street Gulch.
Thursday,
February 11 (top)
• Lunch Bunch, 11:30 a.m., Senior Ctr.
• Bid whist/hearts, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Nap and cuddle time, 2–3 p.m., library.
• Community food pantry open, 2–4 p.m., United Methodist Church.
• Awana youth club, 6:30–8 p.m., First Baptist Church.
• La Leche League meeting, 6:30–8:30 p.m., library.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church.
• Patient and caregiver support group meeting, 7 p.m., Senior Ctr.
• Environmental Commission, 7–9 p.m., Bryan Ctr. upstairs.
• Board of education meeting, 7 p.m., Mills Lawn.
• Book discussion, 7:45–9 p.m., Dharma Ctr.
• Trivia with Steve, 9 p.m., Gulch.
ReminderS (top)
[None this week.]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(top)
| Music
this week
Dr. Skillet at the Emporium
Local band Dr. Skillet will perform at the Emporium’s
Underdog Café on Friday, Feb. 5, to accompany the weekly
wine tasting.
Peach’s features reggae and rock
Friday, Feb. 5, Peach’s Grill will play
host to Tracy Walker, who will present acoustic indie/folk rock.
The show begins at 10 p.m.
SeeFari will play Peach’s on Saturday,
Feb. 6, in celebration of Bob Marley’s birthday, beginning
at 10 p.m. Admission to each show is $5.
Clifton Opera hosts Clapton tunes
The Clifton Opera House presents Slowhand, a
Clapton tribute band, on Saturday, Feb. 6. Since 1994, the band
has performed a tribute to Eric Clapton with a large variety of
hits, including “Layla” and “Tears in Heaven.”
The band will perform at 8 p.m., and the box office opens at 7 p.m.
Suggested donation for admission is $7.
Brother Bear’s brings the swing
Brother Bear’s will feature Swing Shift
on Saturday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m. Swing Shift presents its own take on
the jazz of the ’30s and ’40s, especially the tunes
of the Benny Goodman sextet, Charlie Parker and the Quintet of the
Hot Club of France. The band performs on mandolin, electric and
gypsy guitars, with the bass and drums an integral part of the ensemble.
Brother Bear’s also hosts open mic every
Friday night, beginning at 7 p.m.
Local tunes and art at the Emporium
On Saturday, Feb. 6, 7–10 p.m., the Emporium
will host an opening reception and wine tasting for the Emporium’s
staff art show. The party will feature live music by new local band
MINK and Mark DeLozier, with DJing by Yellow Springs’ own
illustrious DJ BobbyLite.
Art
around town
• “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 and Kye Potter, Juan-Si Gonzalez and 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.
• The Emporium will host an opening
reception for its staff art show on Saturday, Feb. 6, 7–10
p.m. Live music and a wine tasting will accompany the reception.
• The Glen Helen Association is hosting
an art exhibition titled “For the Love of Nature — Works
by Paul Reif,” Feb. 1–Feb. 27. This one-person show
features regional landscape paintings in acrylic and pastels. Show
hours are 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, and 10
a.m.–4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in the Glen Helen Building.
Admission is free. The public is invited to attend a reception to
meet the artist on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2–4 p.m.
• Orion Barrett, Linda Diec and Amy
Koenig’s installations were produced through Nonstop’s
Open Village/Open Spaces residency project. Nonstop’s gallery
hours are by appointment or, beginning Feb. 4, Thursday and Friday,
5–8 p.m., and Saturday, 2–5 p.m. For a schedule or contact
information, visit www.nonstopinstitute.org.
• An installation is on display at
the telephone booth at Dayton Street and Walnut Street. The installation,
by Michael Casselli, is entitled “Theatre.” For more
information and a time-lapse video of the installation, visit telephoneboothproject.blogspot.com.
Senior events
[None this week.]
Spiritual
events
Presbyterians sell socks for Haiti
The youth at First Presbyterian Church will be
making tie-dyed socks to sell, with proceeds to benefit Haitian
recovery on Saturday, Feb. 6, noon–2 p.m. in Westminster Hall.
For more information, call the church at 767-7751.
UUF discusses nativity stories
On Sunday, Feb. 7, the topic of the 10 a.m. service
at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will be, “Nativity
Stories.” Martha Gardin and other Fellowship members will
present the nativity stories of Moses, Jesus, Buddha, Confucius,
Muhammad — and Tepozton — looking for commonalities
and differences.
A potluck lunch will follow the program at 11:30
a.m. Those attending should bring their own plate and a generous
dish to share.
The 8:30 a.m. spiritual discussion group topic
will be, “If an Avatar appeared in our midst at this time
to save us from the evil ‘they,’ or just from ourselves,
what do we think would happen? What might this Avatar’s message
be?”
Child care for children up to 6 is available,
9:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Havurah holds Shabbat services
The Yellow Springs Havurah will hold Shabbat
morning services on Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. at the Rockford Chapel.
Services will be followed by a vegetarian and dairy potluck. |
Peace dances set
Dances of Universal Peace will be held Saturday, Feb.
6 at Rockford Chapel, 3–5 p.m. The Dances of Universal Peace are circle
dances using sacred phrases from many spiritual paths. Every dance will
be taught and all ages and abilities are welcome. No partners are
needed. Refreshments will be served, and participants are encouraged to
bring something to share. More information is available at 767-2293 or
darun@sbcglobal.net.
Bike group meets
The next Bicycle Enhancement Committee meeting will
be held on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7:30–8:45 p.m., in the Miami Township
Fire-Rescue training room. The meeting will discuss Safe Routes to School
planning, new Mills Lawn bike racks, the Northern gateway and the Ohio
DOT Healthy Communities Active Transportation Conference, which will be
held March 29 and 30 in Columbus.
Those with questions or who cannot attend are asked
to e-mail dcarrigan@gmail.com.
Writers’ group to meet
The Emporium will host the After Hours Writers’
Club on Thursday, Feb. 4, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Participants are invited
to read their work in an informal setting, network with other writers
and participate in writing exercises. Bringing a piece to read is not
required.
Explore the joy of dance
The community is invited to participate in The Joy of
Dancing, an exploration of dance-some technique. The Joy of Dancing will
be held Fridays, 8–9 p.m., at the Bryan Center, beginning this Friday,
Feb. 5.
Group meditation set
A group meditation will be held Sunday, Feb. 7, 10–11
a.m. at the Art Space. The meditation will be led by Don Kramer, PhD,
using guided meditation. A donation of $5 is suggested.
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