Arts Section

• First Lines — Heart of compassion

  By Audrey HackettJune 18, 2020

  

  Amid the turmoil on Earth, have you looked at the stars? Villager Tim Morand contributes this month’s poem, a meditation on compassion, the shifts in human life and the grandeur of the night sky.

• Lights! Costumes! Conference call!— Playwright debuts play virtually

  By Reilly DixonMay 13, 2020

  

  Yellow Springs-based playwright and actor Robb Willoughby will debut his play “Look into My Eyes” by way of virtual broadcast Saturday, May 16, through Wednesday, May 20.

• First Lines — Staggered

  By Audrey HackettMay 1, 2020

  

  This month, this strange month, this unforgettable month, has been in some ways so sweet. This sweet world is as much the world as the frightening one is. April’s poetry column, written from lockdown, with a poem by column editor Audrey Hackett.

• Amid pandemic, art is a gift

  By Audrey HackettApril 23, 2020

  

  The News recently spoke with several local artists about how they were adapting and responding to life amid the pandemic.

• First Lines — ‘Underground river of poetry’

  By Audrey HackettApril 2, 2020

  

  The poetry of spring is gushing forth — the poetry of eternal spring, and the poetry of this strange spring, virus-tossed, virus-laced. A visionary poem by villager Robert Paschell, from the March column.

• Our full-time staff— Who’s the News?

  By YS News StaffMarch 26, 2020

  

  Here we introduce you to the full-time staff of the paper.

• First Lines — An ‘old soul’ poem

  By Audrey HackettMarch 15, 2020

  

  Were you an “old soul” as a child? You may find yourself seen and understood by villager Ben Cronin’s delicate poem, from the February column.

• ‘Newspaper of the Year’— News wins state awards

  By YS News StaffFebruary 20, 2020

  

  The Yellow Springs News was honored by its peers last week as the “Newspaper of the Year” among comparable papers in Ohio.

• Springsfest lineup announced; Guided by Voices to return

  By YS News StaffFebruary 18, 2020

  

  Guided by Voices, who previously headlined Springsfest in 2018, will play their only Ohio show this year at Springsfest.

• Review— Speaking Suns breaks the silence

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 13, 2020

  

  Art ought to speak some semblance of truth to power. And with the release of their newest record, “Terrestrial Year,” Yellow Springs-based band Speaking Suns does exactly that.