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