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Arts Section :: Page 10

  • World House Choir celebrates its fifth birthday

    By William DrewingApril 27, 2018

    Issa Walker, of the Yellow Springs-based hip-hop group Village Fam, rehearses with the World House Choir, under the direction of Catherine Roma, on a song that will be performed as part of Friday night’s Pep Rally for Marriage Equality, hosted by the choir, at the Antioch Foundry Theater. The collaborative piece composed specially for the all-volunteer choir combines rap and four-part harmonies. Friday night’s multimedia event, scheduled to begin at 7:40 p.m., will include music, dance and a variety of visual elements. In addition to members of Village Fam, guest performers will include MUSE, Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir; and dancers Melissa Heston and Rodney Veal. Admission is free. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    The World House Choir will celebrate its 5th birthday this Sunday, April 29 with community members, food, drinks, and performances with talented soloists including Hip Hop artist Issa Ali.

  • The Antioch School presents ‘The Wizard of Oz’

    By Megan BachmanApril 26, 2018

    “Wizard of Oz” is the latest theatrical production of the Antioch School Older Group.

  • At Springfield Museum of Art — Colorful caravans, carousels in show

    By Guest Contributor

    “Marvelous Journeys,” an exhibit of the work of local artist Sharri Phillips, pictured above, will be on display at the Springfield Museum of Art beginning this Sunday, April 22, and running until September. An opening reception will be held this Sunday, April 22, at 4 p.m. at the museum. (Photo By Carla Steiger)

    “Marvelous Journeys,” an exhibition of the work of Yellow Springs artist Sharri Paula Phillips, opens April 22 and runs through Sept. 9 in the Chakeres Gallery in the Springfield Museum of Art.

  • Line forms soon for Record Store Day

    By William Drewing

    The third weekend of April brings with it Record Store Day, which Josh Castleberry, owner of Toxic Beauty Records, attributes with the exposure that put his store on the map. (Photo by Will Drewing)

    The third weekend of April brings with it Record Store Day, the Saturday when vinyl fans celebrate record store culture and flock to independent record stores to get their pick of limited release albums.

  • Saturday will be a day for records

    By William DrewingApril 20, 2018

    The third weekend of April brings with it Record Store Day, which Josh Castleberry, owner of Toxic Beauty Records, attributes with the exposure that put his store on the map. (Photo by Will Drewing)

    Record Store Day is an annual celebration of record store culture, observed on the Saturday nearest to 4/20. Local record store, Toxic Beauty Records is here to help vinyl record fans enjoy the day.

  • To the nines

    By Matt MindeApril 19, 2018

    James Johnston rehearsed the combined forces of the Yellow Springs Community Orchestra and Chorus in preparation for the Saturday evening's performance of Beethoven's groundbreaking 9th Symphony, at 7:30 p.m. in Antioch College’s Foundry Theater. (Photo by Matt Minde)

    The Yellow Springs Community Orchestra and Chorus join forces Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Antioch College’s Foundry Theater, to present Beethoven’s Ninth symphony, as well as two works by American composer Randall Thompson.

  • Paintings on view at Village Artisans

    By YS News StaffApril 7, 2018

    An exhibition of paintings by two members of Village Artisans — Leah Grommon and Christine Klinger — is currently on display through May 14 at the art cooperative’s gallery, 100 Corry St., Yellow Springs.

  • Four questions for poet Kaveh Akbar

    By Audrey HackettMarch 27, 2018

    Acclaimed poet Kaveh Akbar is reading April 3 as part of Wright State University's Visiting Writers Series. (Photo by Paige Lewis, via the Poetry Foundation)

    Poet Kaveh Akbar is coming to Wright State University April 3, as part of its Visiting Writers Series. Here, the News asks Akbar four questions about his life in poetry.

  • Art and fantasy collide at Emporium art show

    By William DrewingMarch 16, 2018

    Emporium Wines has new art on its walls, in the form of sci-fi and fantasy characters.

  • High school’s ‘High School Musical’

    By Carol SimmonsMarch 15, 2018

    Yellow Springs High School seniors Greta Kremer and Jonah Trillana play theater-obsessed twins Sharpay and Ryan Evans in the school’s spring musical, “Disney’s High School Musical, On Stage!” to be presented this weekend and next at Mills Lawn School. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    The name says it all. The title of this year’s high school musical is exactly that — “High School Musical,” or more specifically, and legally, “Disney’s High School Musical, On Stage!”