Arts Section

• Cello Springs Festival to return

  By YS News StaffJanuary 5, 2019

  

  For the third year in a row, the Cello Springs Festival will present concerts, master classes and other offerings at various settings in Yellow Springs in the first part of January.

• Writing workshops to hone Ripples submissions

  By YS News StaffDecember 16, 2018

  

  Ripples, the literary magazine published by the Yellow Springs Senior Center, is seeking new material written by people affiliated with the village and Miami Township.

• Eldridge’s Western Swing comes to The Emporium

  By Gary McBrideDecember 12, 2018

  

  This Friday, Dec. 14, the Emporium will present Kyle Eldridge and the Rhythm Rounders during the weekly wine tasting from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at 233 Xenia Avenue. Eldridge is a virtuoso guitarist in the Western Swing style, with plenty of rockabilly, vintage country and “Ameripolitan” sounds in the mix as well, backed by upright bass and drums. 

• A Tour of Yellow Springs Murals

  By Gary McBrideDecember 7, 2018

  

  The VIDA award presented Dec 12, 2018, recognizes the collective efforts of muralists working in Yellow Springs over the past two decades. Note that while individual artists may be credited here as creators, often the work of painting the murals is a collaborative effort among multiple artists. Here is a photo tour of some of the prominent works currently around the village.

• VIDA awarded to muralists of YS

  By Gary McBride

  

  The murals that brighten many walls in the business district of the village are receiving formal recognition — the Village Inspiration and Design Award, or VIDA. The public is invited to a ceremony at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the site, with a reception following at the Emporium, including free coffee and Greene Canteen pretzels.

• REVIEW — Cromers take center stage in ‘A Christmas Carol’

  By YS News StaffDecember 6, 2018

  

  Tony Dallas reviews the Cincinnati Playhouse’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol.”

• A blues-rock fusion—Claudettes to jazz up Emporium

  By Gary McBride

  

  The Chicago four-piece band the Claudettes are returning once again to play at The Emporium this Friday, and they couldn’t be happier.

• First Lines — a poetry column

  By Audrey HackettDecember 5, 2018

  

  We are launching a monthly poetry column, titled “First Lines.” Each month, we’ll publish a poem written by a local poet.

• Herndon Gallery’s ‘Nuclear Fallout’ exhibit to close with talk

  By YS News StaffDecember 1, 2018

  

  According to organizers, “Nuclear Fallout: The Bomb in Three Archives with Kei Ito and Migiwa Orimo” asks viewers to critically consider the way war is curated in our cultural telling — asking who creates the narrative, whose stories are missing and who is no longer alive to tell it.

• Claudettes to jazz up Emporium

  By Gary McBrideNovember 29, 2018

  

  The Chicago four-piece band the Claudettes are returning once again to play at The Emporium this Friday, and they couldn’t be happier. ‘It’s a great group of people there. Always a lot of musicians there, always such a fun time,” says Johnny Iguana, pianist and songwriter for the band.