After the passing of the actor Carrie Fisher, I’ve been feeling guilty about a blog I wrote last year.

Friends Music Camp staffers and campers present their annual holiday concert on Friday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Foundry Theatre on the Antioch College campus.

William “Bill” Howe Warren, 92, a resident of Yellow Springs from 1952 until 1978, died on Dec. 8, 2016, in Concord, Mass., surrounded by his loving family.

The news of the world may be bleak, the sky may be dark, but in Yellow Springs, the light of kindness abounds.

Douglas A. Wilson, 75, of Centerville, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016.

Villagers will gather to celebrate Kwanzaa on Dec. 29 and Hanukkah on Dec. 30. Both celebrations are open to all interested in attending.

Edward John Benton Jr. left his earthly life on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at the Villa Road Nursing Home in Springfield.

Cello Springs Festival is coming to the village, Jan. 4–14, with five scheduled public concerts, all free.

As the year comes to a close, an event that has become a tradition of the winter holiday season in Yellow Springs looks ahead as well to the warmth of summer and the tradition of summer camp, specifically Friends Music Camp, or FMC.

It only takes a spark.