Articles About Yellow Springs Senior Center

• Dealing with death, once a month

  By Lauren ShowsApril 5, 2025

  

  “Discussing Our Own Death” meets on the third Saturday of each month, 3:30–5 p.m., in the Senior Center Great Room; meetings are announced in the News’ “Local Events” column and on the Senior Center’s website, ysseniors.org.

• Senior Center to host tai chi, qi gong classes for all

  By YS News StaffMarch 27, 2025

  

  Master Gao Sen — a nine-time world champion in wushu (martial arts) and a seventh-degree black-belt master in tai chi, qi gong and wushu — will offer two free trial classes Sunday, March 30, at the Senior Center.

• ‘Village Voices’ event series at Senior Center open to all

  By Lauren ShowsFebruary 20, 2025

  

  Max Mullin will present “Demystifying AI” as part of the monthly “Village Voices” series Thursday, Feb 20, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

• ‘Still Life’ a play for the ears

  By YS News StaffNovember 17, 2024

  

  The YS Senior Center will present a live performance of “Still Life,” a radio play adapted from the Louise Penny mystery novel of the same name, on Sunday, Nov. 24.

• Seniors debut musical scenes in ‘Are We Americans?’

  By Lauren ShowsNovember 14, 2024

  

  Two scenes from Heston’s original musical, “Are We Americans?” will be performed Monday, Nov. 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the Senior Center Great Room. Admission is free.

• Seniors say ‘yes, and…’ to life

  By Reilly DixonMarch 20, 2024

  

  Through exercises that build confidence, foster humility and sharpen wit, village resident and lifelong improv actor Justin Howard is teaching local seniors how to say “yes, and …” to life.

• Senior Center buys land from Antioch College, new building planned

  By Lauren ShowsDecember 15, 2023

  

  On Monday, Dec. 11, the last of the paperwork was signed to purchase a half-acre parcel of land from Antioch College, where the center aims to build and open a new facility.

• Senior Center offers Medicare open enrollment consultations

  By Guest ContributorNovember 22, 2023

  

  This is more than the holiday season — it’s the season for Medicare open enrollment. And while that doesn’t have the same allure as Thanksgiving or Christmas, it carries a healthy significance for people aged 65 and older.

• Solve puzzles for Parkinson’s

  By Megan BachmanJune 15, 2023

  

  Imagine a Saturday morning spent roaming downtown with friends solving crosswords, decoding ciphers, spotting hidden differences and unlocking keywords — as if Yellow Springs had been turned into the brain teasers page of a newspaper.

• Choreography in color

  By Reilly DixonJune 5, 2023

  

  In celebration of National Senior Health and Fitness Day, the YS Senior Center held its annual flash mob dance Wednesday, May 31, on Short Street.