Chair Volleyball — 11:15
a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays & Fridays
2011 Dates of Interest for the Current Month
Check the Senior Center Annex blog or the Senior Center
Facebook page for the most recent updates and links of interest
Taken primarily from 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 $15.00 per person or $25.00
for a family.
All events take place at the Yellow Springs Senior Center, 227
Xenia Avenue, unless otherwise indicated. Call the Center (767-
5751) with any questions and to sign up for events.
Text Color Code:
*** Alerts ***
Time and place (if not at the Center) of activity
Activities sponsored by the Senior Center
Activities not sponsored by the Senior Center, but which may be
of interest to our members
Saturday, January 28
All day, Yellow Springs Community Library
YSLA Founders' Day Craft Extravaganza
10:00 a.m.
Older and Bolder -- Writing a Legacy Letter: Chapter 2I
11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Workshop: Embroidery Basics with Betty Kelley of the
Embroiderers' Guild of America (Registration requried
352-4003)
1:00 until 2:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Workshop: Jewelry Making with Robert Fairlie
(Registration required 352-4003)
3:00 until 4:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Workshop: Knitting Know-How (Registration required
352-4003)
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
New Outlook Bluegrass
Sunday, January 29
1:00 p.m., Little Art Theatre
Movie screening: Call of the Scenic River, An Ohio
Journey ($10)
1:00 until 2:45 p.m., Antioch College South Gym
West African Drum Class
1:00 until 4:00 p.m., Glen Helen Building, 405 Corry St.
Winter Herbal Apothecary Workshop ($30 general/$25 for
members, to register call Amy Chavez 937-478-2110)
2:00 p.m.
Yellow Springs Historical Society Program: "Yellow
Springs Heritage" by Robin Heise
Monday, January 30
7:00 until 8:30 p.m., Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton St.
First of three sessions on Environmentally-Friendly
Landscaping: The Foundation--Healthy Soil, Carbon and
the Compost Cycle
Tuesday, January 31
*** Sign-up deadline for February 2 Beavercreek Senior Center
outing ***
3:00 p.m.
Presentation by Caroline Mullin: "Steps for Avoiding
Scams"
Wednesday, February 1
2:00 until 2:45
Dancing with Parksinson's
Thursday, February 2
10:30 a.m. departure from Bryan Center parking lot
Outing to Beavercreek Senior Center, Big Kroger Market
Place and the Cherry House Cafe
7:00 p.m.
Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Support
Group
Friday, February 3
Noon departure from Bryan Center west parking lot
Movie outing: "The Iron Lady", with stop for cocoa at
Panera afterwards
1:00 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Knitting Circle
Saturday, February 4
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Tim Gebard benefit for Red Cross
Sunday, February 5
10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Eden World, 253 Xenia Ave.
Reiki Workshop Superbowl Alternative ($150 per person,
$99 if in a group of 4 or more, reserve by email
shantiwarrior@aol.com or by phone at 937-319-6039
(home) or 830-719-2848 (mobile) by Fri. Feb. 3, 2012)
2:00 until 5:00 p.m., YSKP Playhouse, 910 Corry St.
Free drawing workshop with Antioch College artist-in-
residence Patricia Cole
Monday, February 6
9:30 a.m.
Beginning Spanish (New Time)
10:30 a.m.
Membership Committee meeting
6:00 p.m.
Parkinson's Support Group
Tuesday, February 7
*** Sign-up deadline for February 9 Lunch Bunch outing ***
Wednesday, February 8
*** Newsletter deadline (for March AND April) ***
Thursday, February 9
11:30 a.m. departure from Bryan Center west parking lot
Lunch Bunch visit to the Drive-Thru Buffet south of the
Dollar Store
1:30 p.m.
Intermediate Spanish (New Time)
2:00 p.m.
Free audiology consultation with Dr. Pat Skidmore
Friday, February 10
6:00 until 9:00 p.m., Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.
Artists' Reception for "Mysteries of the Heart" exhibit
Saturday, February 11
10:00 a.m.
Older and Bolder: Open Forum
11:00 a.m. until noon, Ye Olde Trail Tavern
Fireside Group Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony ($20
plus optional lunch)
1:00 until 3:00 p.m., YS United Methodist Church, 202 S. Winter
Street
Winter Workshop Series: Root Cellars and Root Recipes
6:00 p.m., Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts Center, 275 S.
Limestone, Springfield
WYSO Silent Auction
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
North River Band
Sunday, February 12
1:00 until 3:00 p.m.
Banner Festival Show and Tell
2:00 until 5:00 p.m., Glen House Inn
Artist's Reception: Antioch College Artist-in-Residence
Patricia Cole
Monday, February 13
*** Sign-up deadline for Valentine's Day Tea 8***
9:30 a.m.
Beginning Spanish
7:00 until 8:00 p.m., YSKP Playhouse, 910 Corry St.
First of six ballroom dance classes with Mario Kraszewski
($90 per person for the series)
7:00 until 8:30 p.m., Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton St.
Second of three sessions on Environmentally-Friendly
Landscaping: The Middle Layer--Rethinking the Lawn:
Design Alternatives
Tuesday, February 14
*** Sign-up deadline for February 16 Wittenberg lecture ***
3:00 p.m.
Valentine's Day Tea
Wednesday, February 15
*** Sign-up deadline for February 23 "Merchant of Venice"
outing ***
Thursday, February 16
*** Sign-up deadline for March 2 outing to "Unsinkable Women"
***
Noon
February potluck with showing afterwards of "Growing Up
Female" by Julia Reichert and Jim Klein
1:30 p.m.
Intermediate Spanish
6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Presentation by Robert L. Harris on the African American
Genealogy Group of Miami Valley
6:30 p.m. departure from Bryan Center west parking lot
Free Witt Series lecture at Wittenberg University on the
latest research on memory by Daniel Schacter of the
Schacter Center at Harvard
7:00 p.m.
Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Support
Group
Saturday, February 17
*** Sign-up deadline for February 21 free meditation workshop
***
10:30 a.m.
Poetry reading
7:00 until 9:00 p.m., Village Artisans, 100 Corry St.
Artists' Reception for "Mysteries of the Heart" exhibit
Saturday, February 18
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
James and Moore
Sunday, February 19
12:30 p.m.
Grandmother Council
Monday, February 20
*** Presidents' Day -- Center open, but no lunch ***
9:30 a.m.
Beginning Spanish
2:30 and 4:00 p.m.
Free tax help by appointment
6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 21
3:00 until 4:00 p.m.
Free introduction to meditation with Joshua Hayward
Thursday, February 23
1:30 p.m.
Intermediate Spanish
6:00 p.m. departure from Bryan Center west parking lot
Outing to Wright State University's production of "The
Merchant of Venice" ($20 general/$18 60+)
6:30 p.m., Yellow Springs Community Library
Family Game Night
Friday, February 24
11:45 a.m., Friends Care Assisted Living main dining room
80+ Birthday Luncheon
Saturday, February 25
8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Glen Helen Auditorium
Photography Workshop: Macro and Close-up
Photography with Vince Nobel ($69 Glen Helen
Members, $89 non-members, see website for registration
information)
10:00 a.m.
Older and Bolder: "Getting Ready to Go--Saying Goodbye
to Life Peacefully"
1:00 until 3:00 p.m., YS United Methodist Church, 202 S. Winter
Street
Winter Workshop Series: Surviving the Storms
7:30 p.m., Clifton Opera House
Impossibles
Monday, February 27
9:30 a.m.
Beginning Spanish
2:30 and 4:00 p.m.
Free tax help by appointment
6:30 until 9:00 p.m., OSU Extension Greene County, 100
Fairground Rd., Xenia
"It’s My Money, My Stuff and My Life!" estate planning
course, Session 1: Introduction and Individual Goals with
Jerry Mahan, Fighting over the Stuff with Melanie Hart
($35 for the series)
7:00 until 8:30 p.m., Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton St.
Third of three sessions on Environmentally-Friendly
Landscaping: The Upper Canopy--Tree Stewardship
Tuesday, February 28
*** Sign-up deadline for March 1 Lunch Bunch outing ***
11:00 a.m.
Free hearing aid help with Dr. Tom Lolan of South Dayton
Hearing Aids & Audiology
LOOKING AHEAD
Thursday, March 1
11:00 a.m. departure from Bryan Center west parking lot
Lunch Bunch outing to Olive, an urban dive at 3rd &
Wayne in Dayton
Friday, March 2
6:15 departure from Bryan Center west parking lot
Outing to "Unsinkable Women" production at Kuss
Auditorium, Springfield ($15 at the door, $10 in advance)
Monday, March 5
2:30 and 4:00 p.m.
Free tax help by appointment
6:30 until 9:00 p.m., OSU Extension Greene County, 100
Fairground Rd., Xenia
"It’s My Money, My Stuff and My Life!" estate planning
course, Session 2: Assets, Wills & Advanced Directives
with attorney Dave Cusack
SCHEDULE
Regular Activities
Fitness/Physical
Activities
Aerobic — 10:15 a.m.
Saturdays
Bocce — 11:00 a.m.
Fridays
Chair Volleyball — 11:15
a.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays & Fridays
Fitness for Life Range of
Motion classes —
Tuesdays 12:30-1:00 p.m.
and Thursdays 10:00-10:30
a.m.
Flexibility —10:30 a.m.
Mondays & Wednesdays
Gentle Yoga — 1:30 p.m.
Mondays and 11:00 a.m.
Thursdays
Health Club — 11:50
Mondays before Senior
Lunch
Healthy Weight Group —
4:00 p.m. Tuesdays
Open Wii — 2:30 Mondays
Ping Pong — 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays
Qi Gong — 1:00 p.m.
Tuesdays, and 10:00 a.m.
Fridays
Other Activities
Needlework Group
—10:00 a.m. to noon
Wednesdays
Quilting & Sewing — 1:30
p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Fridays
Instructor: Judith Parson
Weaving Group (Rigid-
Heddle Loom) — 9:30 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays,
7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
Mondays
Bid Whist — 1:00 p.m.
Thursdays
Chinese Class -- 1:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Instructor: Susan Liu
Duplicate Bridge — 6:30
p.m. Mondays -- lessons
with Susan Freeman 6:30
p.m. Wednesdays
Dominoes — 1:00 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays
Leader/Instructor: Joyce
Grimes
Falun Dafa — 10:30 a.m.
Saturdays
French Class — 2:45 p.m.
Mondays (after January 9,
suspended until March)
Instructor: Lynda Hicks
Mah Jongg — 1:00 p.m.
Saturdays
Mindful Caregiving —
1:00 p.m. Thursdays
Potluck Lunch —
Noon Fridays
Scrabble — 2:30 until 5:30
p.m. Fridays, Friends Care
Assisted Living meeting
room
Senior Luncheon —
Noon, Mondays and
Wednesdays
Shakespeare Reading
Group — 2:30 until 4:00
p.m. Sundays, Friends Care
Assisted Living meeting
room
Spanish Class --
(Beginning) 9:30 a.m.
Mondays, (Intermediate)
1:30 p.m. Thursdays
Instructor: Diana Lopez-
Zavala
Yellow Springs Strings
intergenerational
orchestra rehearsals —
7:00 until 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays
Keep in Mind:
Trivia game — 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday,
Friends Care Center front
lobby
Hosting provided by Servlet
Made with Xara