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SEND AGIFT 52 * TIMES AYEAR . Give a gift subscription, to the News! ysnews.com/subscribe *Actually 53 times this leap year... YELLOW SPRINGS NEWS, USPS No. 695820, periodicals postage paid at Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387. Published weekly at 253½ Xenia Ave., Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387. Subscription rate: $65/year (higher outside Yellow Springs). POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to: Yellow Springs News, P.O. Box 187, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387. PAGE 2 DECEMBE R 29 , 2023 C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N D A R • L O C A L E V E N T S YE L LOW SPR INGS NEWS C O M M U N I T Y C A L E N D A R A L I S T I N G O F C O M M U N I T Y E V E N T S O P E N T O T H E P U B L I C ( = F E E ) Open meditation, 7–7:30 p.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Alcoholics Anonymous Steps Study, 7:30 p.m., in person and online, Methodist Church, email stepheadsys@gmail.com for link. Open Mic Night, 8–11 p.m., Peach’s. W E D N E S D AY, J A N . 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Day essay submis- sion deadline. YSMLKDay@yahoo.com . Open meditation, 8–8:40 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Silentmeditation, 8–9 a.m., RockfordChapel. Knitting, crochet and crafts, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr. Great Rm. Big Talk with Karla, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr. Fireplace Rm. Registration required. Baby & Toddler Song & Rhyme Time, for infants through age 3 with caregiver, 10:30–11:15 a.m., library. Spanish, noon, Senior Ctr., via Zoom. Tap Fit, noon–12:30 p.m., Senior Ctr. Live jazz, noon–2 p.m., Emporium. Let’s Talk Books, for ages 18 and older, 1–2 p.m., library. Bridge, 1–3:30 p.m., Senior Ctr. Online Euchre, 1:30 p.m., Senior Ctr. Dancing with Parkinson’s, 2 p.m., Senior Ctr. and Zoom. Anime Club, for ages 11 and older, 3–4 p.m., library. Confession, 5 p.m., St. Paul Catholic Church. Miami Township Trustees, 5 p.m, township fire station meeting rm. Calendar craft, 5–7:30 p.m., library. Regis- tration required. Mass, 6 p.m., St. Paul Catholic Church. Duplicate bridge, 6:30–9 p.m., Senior Ctr.; new participants contact center first. Online worship, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, Facebook Live. Alcoholics Anonymous, Young People’s/ Beginner’sGroup, 7p.m., RockfordChapel. Openmeditation, 7–7:30p.m., YSDharmaCtr. “The PHILLIP Show,” 8 p.m., Channel 5 and youtube.com/philliporourke. T H U R S D AY, J A N . 4 Open meditation, 8–8:40 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. Paul Catholic Church. Golden Morning Walkers, 10 a.m., meet at Glen Helen’s Corry Street parking lot. Improv Theater Games, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr. Registration required. Mahjong, 1–4 p.m., Senior Ctr., Fireplace Rm. Yoga with Reena, 1:30 p.m., Senior Ctr. Great Rm. and Zoom. Intermediate Spanish, 4 p.m., Senior Ctr., via Zoom. Environmental Commission, 5:45 p.m., Council Chambers, Bryan Ctr. Mending Circle with Sister Trillium, 6 p.m. Senior Ctr. “A Course in Miracles,” 6–7:30 p.m., Epic Books. Alcoholics Anonymous, No Name Group, 7 p.m., Rockford Chapel. Open meditation, 7–7:30 p.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Live music with Sharon Lane and Danny Sauers, 7:30 p.m., Trail Town Brewing. F R I D AY, J A N . 5 Open meditation, 8–8:40 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. Paul Catholic Church. All-level Spanish class, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr. Preschool story time, 10:30–11:30 a.m., library. Tai Chi, 11:30 a.m., Senior Ctr. Qi Gong, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr. Great Rm. Drawing Practice Group, 1–2 p.m., Senior Ctr. Fireplace Rm. Drawing for Beginners, 2–3:30 p.m., Senior Ctr. Registration required. Tech Help, 2:30 p.m., Senior Ctr. Alcoholics Anonymous, opening with meditation, 6 p.m., Rockford Chapel. Wine tasting and live music with Drew Eberly, 6:30–10 p.m., Emporium. Live music with Kyla Mainous, 7:30 p.m., Trail Town Brewing. S AT U R D AY, J A N . 6 Zen practice, 7:30–9:30 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. and Zoom. Winter Farmers Market, 8:30–9 a.m. for seniors and vulnerable shoppers, 9 a.m.– noon for all, Senior Ctr. YS 4 Season Farmers’ Market, 9–11 a.m., Bryan Ctr. parking lot. “Level Up!” tutoring program, 10:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m., library. YS Peace Vigil, noon–1 p.m., corner of Xenia Avenue and Limestone Street. Play Scrabble, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr., Fireplace Rm. Mahjong, 1–4 p.m., Senior Ctr., Great Rm. YS Uke Club, 6–8:30 p.m., YS Arts Council. F R I D AY, D E C . 2 9 Open meditation, 8–8:40 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. Paul Catholic Church. All-level Spanish class, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr. Tai Chi, 11:30 a.m., Senior Ctr. Qi Gong, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr. Great Rm. Drawing Practice Group, 1–2 p.m., Senior Ctr. Fireplace Rm. Tech Help, 2:30 p.m., Senior Ctr. Alcoholics Anonymous, opening with meditation, 6 p.m., Rockford Chapel. Wine tasting and live music featuring the Hoppers, 6:30–10 p.m., Emporium. YSHS winter all-class reception, 7 p.m., Crome architecture studio, 604 Xenia Ave. S AT U R D AY, D E C . 3 0 Zen practice, 7:30–9:30 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. and Zoom. Winter Farmers Market, 8:30–9 a.m. for seniors and vulnerable shoppers, 9 a.m.– noon for all, Senior Ctr. YS 4 Season Farmers’ Market, 9–11 a.m., Bryan Ctr. parking lot. YS Peace Vigil, noon–1 p.m., corner of Xenia Avenue and Limestone Street. Play Scrabble, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr., Fireplace Rm. Mahjong, 1–4 p.m., Senior Ctr., Great Rm. YS community Kwanzaa observance, 6–8 p.m., Bryan Ctr. Live music with 732 Electric Duo, 6–9 p.m., Brandeberry Winery. Live music with the Westside Players, fea- turing Gary Guitar Williams, 7:30 p.m., Trail Town Brewing. S U N D AY, D E C . 3 1 YS library closed. Submission deadline for The 365 Project’s 2024 Supplement to “Blacks in Yellow Springs: A Community Encyclopedia,” the365projectys@gmail.com . World Wide Peace Meditation, 7 a.m., at a UUF member’s home; call or text 330- 618-0892 for address. Vipassana practice, 8 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. and Zoom. Friends (Quaker) Meeting for Worship, 8:30 a.m., YS Friends Mtg., Rockford Chapel. AME church school, 9:30 a.m., Central Chapel AME Church, in-person and online. Presbyterian worship service, 10:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship service, Socrates Cafe, 10:30 a.m., UUF meeting house, Goes Station. United Methodist worship service, 10:30 a.m., United Methodist Church. Baptist worship service, 10:45 a.m., in-per- son and via Zoom, First Baptist Church. African Methodist Episcopal, or AME, worship service, 11 a.m., Central Chapel AME Church, in-person and online. Christian Center worship service, 11 a.m., YS Christian Ctr. Mass, 11:15 a.m., St. Paul Catholic Church and livestreamed. Friends (Quaker) Meeting for Worship, 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m., in-person at Rock- ford Chapel and via Zoom. Shakespeare Reading Group, 2 p.m., Friends Care Assisted Living meeting rm. Alcoholics Anonymous, Yellow Springs Group, 7 p.m., Rockford Chapel. “The PHILLIP Show,” 8 p.m., Channel 5 and youtube.com/philliporourke. New Year’s Eve show featuring Subterra- nean, 10 p.m.–midnight, Peach’s. YS New Year’s Eve ball drop, midnight, Xenia Avenue at Short Street. MON D AY, J A N . 1 New Year’s Day holiday Local, state and federal offices closed. YS library closed. YS News office closed. YS Senior Ctr. closed. Open meditation, 8–8:40 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Open meditation, 7–7:30 p.m., YS Dharma Ctr. YS Dharma Ctr. and meditation orienta- tion, 7:45 p.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Alcoholics Anonymous mtg., 8 p.m., Meth- odist Church. T U E S D AY, J A N . 2 Take and Make registration open, kits can be picked up beginning Wednesday, Jan. 3, library. Registration required. Open meditation, 8–8:40 a.m., YS Dharma Ctr. Ukulele class, 10 a.m., Senior Ctr. Great Rm. Craft circle, 11 a.m.–noon, library. French, 11:45 a.m., Senior Ctr. and via Zoom. Qi Gong, 1 p.m., Senior Ctr. Village Council, 7 p.m., Council Chambers, Bryan Ctr. Shakespeare Reading Group to meet The next meeting of the Shakespeare Read- ing Group will be Sunday, Dec. 31. The group will continue reading “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and start “Hamlet.” Gatherings are at 2 p.m. most Sundays in themeeting roomat Friends Care Assisted Living. Participants sit in a circle and each person reads the next line of dialogue, rather than taking specific roles. Newcomers are welcome. New Year’s Eve ball drop set downtown Welcome 2024 with the village’s annual tradition of meeting downtown at the inter- section of Xenia Avenue and Short Street to watch the New Year’s Eve ball drop at midnight Sunday, Dec. 31. King Day essay contest announced The Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance will take place Monday, Jan. 15, on what would have been the assas- sinated civil rights leader’s 95th birthday. The theme of the local observance is “Disfranchised: NO MORE!” In advance of the King Day events, Yellow Springs-area students are invited to enter an essay contest on the day’s theme. Instructions can be found online at the365projectys.org. Essays should be submitted to YSMLKDay@ yahoo.com byWednesday, Jan. 3. Selected essay writers will be asked to read their work at the 11 a.m. YS MLK Day program in the John Bryan Center gym. L O C A L E V E N T S Dharma Center plans meditation course The Yellow Springs Dharma Center will of fer a six-week Winter Meditation Course on Wednesday evenings, 7:40–8:45 p.m., Jan. 10–Feb. 14. Whether beginning a pract ice or refreshing an ongoing practice, all are wel- come. The course text is “Zen Meditation for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Inner Calm,” by Bonnie Myotai Treace. Participation is free, but donations to the center will be accepted. Pre-registra- tion is required. To register, send email to info@ysdharma.org . NAMI support available The local National Alliance on Mental I l lness , or NAMI , Fami l y Suppor t Group, for those who love someone with a mental health condition, meets 7–8:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month, in Rooms A&B at the John Br yan Center. Email kathr yn@namicgm.org for more information. The next meeting is Jan. 11. The local Connection Recovery Group, for those living with a mental health condi- tion, has suspended its monthly meetings at the John Bryan Community Center for the near future. For more information about regional NAMI suppor t groups and activities, call 937-322-5600 or send an email to info@ namicgm.org. YSHS all-class reception slated A YS High School winter all-class recep- tion will be 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Crome Yellow Springs architecture studio, 604 Xenia Ave. All alumni are welcome to attend. Drive to benefit county pantry Vincent Baker, a 2023 Xenia High School graduate, is sponsoring a drive to benefit the Greene County Fish Pantry. Various businesses in Yellow Springs and Xenia will have donation boxes on site through Wednesday, Jan. 3. Baker has held several such drives in Xenia for other area causes under the title NeedsFirst. Kwanzaa celebration planned Dec. 30 The Yellow Springs Kwanzaa Planning Committee has announced that this year’s community event will take place Saturday, Dec. 30, 6–8 p.m., at the John Bryan Com- munity Center gym. The programwill include remarks on each of the seven Kwanzaa principles, perfor- mances by area artists and the Nguzo Saba (the seven Kwanzaa principles) 2023 Award presentation. A potluck meal will follow. Donations to support the Yellow Springs Kwanzaa program are welcomed, and may be made online at the365projectys. org. Email the365projectys@gmail.com for more information. A T T H E S E N I O R C E N T E R Holiday closing The Senior Center will be closed Monday, Dec. Jan. 1, for the New Year’s holiday. All classes and events that usually happen on Mondays will be canceled on that date. Raffles The Senior Center is hosting raf fles for two separate prizes. The first is a five- course meal, with wines, for four people The meal, to be prepared by Susan Neff, will be planned with the winner to accom- modate their schedule and dietary needs. The meal value is $350. The second prize is two $75 gift certificates for the Three Ten Bed & Breakfast in Yellow Springs, to be used by the end of 2024 on any available room booked in advance. Raffle tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at the Senior Center; proceeds will benefit the Senior Center. Volunteer drivers needed The Senior Center is seeking volunteer drivers to transport seniors for their appoint- ments and errands. Contact Maggie at 937- 767-5751 or email info@ysseniors.org. Activities The Senior Center of fers a variety of weekly in-person and online activities avail- able through the Zoom video-conference website. Links are listed on the center’s online calendar, at ysseniors.org/calendar. html. For more information or to register for events, call the center at 937-767-5751, email info@ysseniors.org or go online to MyActiveCenter.com. • GOLDEN MORNING WALKERS CLUB: The Senior Center and the Glen Helen Asso- ciation are continuing to partner for weekly walks in the Glen each Thursday at 10 a.m., weather permitting. Anyone interested in being on a reminder/update call list should contact Maggie at 767-5751, ext. 109, or email info@ysseniors.org. Par ticipants meet at the Glen’s Corry Street parking lot. • BIG TALK WI TH KARLA: Have you ever felt lonely or disconnected? Does the question, “How are you doing?” lead you nowhere? Skipping the small talk, Big Talk is the intimacy of listening and speaking to get to know yourself or another more deeply. In a small group and dyads, you will have the opportunity to dive a little deeper into your hearts while being respectfully listened to. This new group will meet Wednesdays, at 10 a.m., in the Fireplace Room starting Jan. 3. Registration required. • IMPROV THEATER GAMES: This group will offer a chance to build on what was started in the November Improv class. Prior experi- ence or participation in the earlier class is not required, and all are welcome! Meet- ings will be Thursdays, at 10 a.m., in the Great Room, starting Jan. 4. Registration required. • TWO DRAWING CLASSES : Two drawing classes will take place in January and Feb- ruary. Bob Huston will lead “Drawing for Begin- ners,” 2–3:30 p.m. Fridays, beginning Jan. 5. It is suggested that participants buy supplies fromUnfinishedCreations after thefirst class. “Draw What You See,” 10 a.m. Mondays, Jan. 8, 22 and 29, and Feb. 5, 12 and 26, will be led by Don Sak, who is retired after a 34-year career as an artist for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland. The class will begin with basic pencil and move on to demysti- fying perspective, the importance of light and shadow and progress to incorporating values (shading) and composition. The class is for all skill levels — the main thing is to have fun and advance your skills! Registration is required for both classes. • ETHICAL WI LLS WI TH ART I E I SSAC: Ethi- cal wills are not a legal document or about material items; they are a way to convey your values, stories and important informa- tion to loved ones. Artie’s next presentation on ethical wills is planned Monday, Jan. 8, at 2:30 p.m. Registration is suggested; space is limited. A T T H E L I B R A R Y Holiday closings • The library will be closed Sunday and Monday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Activities for children and/or youth • ANIME CLUB: Anime fans, ages 11 and older, gather once a month during the school year to watch anime, share a snack and do an activity. The next meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 3, 3–4 p.m. • “ L EVE L UP ! ” : This free tutoring pro- gram provides help to students with school-related work most Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. No registration is needed. No session is scheduled Dec. 30; tutoring will resume Jan. 6, 2024. Activities for adults • TAKE AND MAKE : The make-at-home project for January is a no-sew lavender sachet. Registration opens Tuesday, Jan. 2, and kits can be picked up beginning Wednesday, Jan. 3. Registration is required. • Craft circle: Crafters gather Tuesdays, 11 a.m.–noon, in the librar y’s meeting room, to work on personal projects or participate with others in designated “Craft for a Cause” monthly projects detailed at greenelibrary.info/cfa. • L E T ’ S TA L K BOOKS : Par ticipants are invited to bring whatever they’re reading or listening to and share with other book enthusiasts on the first Wednesday of each month. The next gathering is Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1–2 p.m. For ages 18 and older. • CALENDAR CRAFT: Locally based artist Lorri Doherty will be the guide in making unique shipping tag calendars Wednesday, Jan. 3, 5–7:30 p.m. Registration is required, and space is limited. Storytimes • Preschool Story Time for ages 3–6 with an adult, typically meets Fridays, 10:30–11:30 a.m. No session is scheduled Dec. 29. • Baby & Toddler Song & Rhyme Time, for infants through age 3 with an adult, is offered Wednesdays, 10:30–11:15 a.m. Over 20 MICRO BREWS on Tap • Y E L L O W S P R I N G S , O H • GREAT MUSIC 104 Xenia Ave. • 937-767-4850 www.peachsgrill.com HHH WEEKLY EVENTS HHH • SUNDAY NIGHT $1 off drafts, $1 off Bloody Marys • MONDAYS $1 off drafts • TUESDAYS $1 off import & craft bottles; OPEN MIC NIGHT 8–11 • WEDNESDAYS $ 5 bomb drinks H MUSIC BINGO! H 7–11 • THURSDAYS TRIVIA NIGHT 7–11 • FRIDAYS Ladies night after 9 p.m. $1 well drinks for ladies! SATURDAY, JAN. 20 NEW YEAR’S EVE, DEC. 31 SUBTERRANEAN Launch into the New Year with a drink, an improv rock band, and a party! 10 PM • NO COVER Loads of local bands, raffle baskets and more! Come out and help a friend! SATURDAY, JAN. 13, 2024 CLOSED JAN.1,New Year’s Day DRAG NIGHT w/hostess Scarlett Moon $10 @ 10 PM 3 Tickets@door or Eventbrite R ing in theNewYearatPeach’s ! ❅ ❅ ❅ ❅ BENEFIT for PHIL KUMBUSKY Details To Come 2–10 PM • NO COVER Ages 21+ ★ ★ 100Corry St. Building YELLOW SPRINGS SingaporeSeahorse@gmail.com GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE the ENTIRE STORE! Sunday Dec. 31 OFF 20 % New Year’s Eve Sale! T r a i n i n g P a c k a g e s Available ; JaimieWilke Certified Personal Trainer @ 360 Private Training Studio (above The Winds) • Functional & Strength Training Call or Text for appointment 937-760 -0555