February 7

Features

Creating Space | Dayton Poetry Slam welcomes all

This is the first in a profile and interview series from the perspective of News columnist Iden Crockett that aims to highlight people who work in the arts in the Miami Valley, with a focus on those who create space for women, BIPOC and queer creatives.
The Patterdale Hall Diaries | A high albedo

“Walking a dog in these conditions is deadly. Whilst Archie may only weigh 15 pounds, he can go from 0–60 in seconds and exert the force of a complete team of sled dogs.”
Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to present Aizuri Quartet

The Aizuri Quartet, formed in 2012 by graduates of the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, will perform Sunday, Feb. 23, as part of the Chamber Music in Yellow Springs, or CMYS, 2024–25 season.
Village receives $176k grant to continue water line replacement

The Village of Yellow Springs announced earlier this month that it received $176,246 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to continue the yearslong work of replacing aging water lines throughout the village.
Yellow Springs director brings ‘Rocky Horror’ to the John Legend Theater

The Springfield Civic Theatre will present the cult-comic musical “The Rocky Horror Show” Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 13–15, at the John Legend Theater. The production — directed by Yellow Springs’ own Lorrie Sparrow-Knapp — features a cast of Springfield and Yellow Springs actors and musicians.
Summit at Antioch College to envision ‘Another World’

An upcoming four-day summit hosted by Antioch College’s Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom aims to inspire students, artists, researchers, activists, organizers, educators and scholars not only to envision, but also to help create — as author Toni Morrison once told a group of collegiate graduates — “the world as it ought to be.”
Free bus rides set all day Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day

Ohio Loves Transit Week is Feb. 10–14, and Greene CATS Public Transit is celebrating Ohio Loves Transit Day, Friday, Feb. 14, with free rides all day, thanks to an anonymous sponsor.
Annual winter hike to follow Little Miami River

Naturalists with the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will lead the division’s annual 3.5-mile winter hike along the Little Miami State and National Scenic River on Saturday, Feb. 8.