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• Arts Council brings back classes

  By Megan BachmanMay 31, 2012

  

  Having organized art classes for much of its 40-year history, the Yellow Springs Arts Council is rebooting its educational workshops with a series beginning this week.

• The great unveiling at Mills Lawn School

  By Matt MindeMay 24, 2012

  

  The air was filled with anticipation, the lawn filled with students Wednesday afternoon, May 23, as Mills Lawn School emptied for the ceremonial unveiling of the new school sign.

• WYSO to build up local capacity

  By Lauren HeatonMay 17, 2012

  On Friday last week at the new WYSO radio studio, the “on air” sign was lit and music director Niki Dakota was swaying in front of an array of switch boards and computer towers.

• New book’s paths toward peace

  By Sehvilla Mann

  

  Forgiveness. Attentiveness. Dissent. These might seem like disparate themes, but to Fred Arment they all have one thing in common: they are among the “virtues” that guide the work of advocates for nonviolence.

• Youth music fest benefits YSKP

  By Lauren HeatonMay 15, 2012

  

  A music festival, organized as a senior project, drew the community to the Bryan Center lawn on Saturday afternoon.

• Chim chim cheroo at Antioch School

  By Megan BachmanMay 10, 2012

  

  Antioch School older group students can now spell one of the longest words in the English language — supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. And they can sing it, too.

• See the magic of ‘Mary Poppins’

  By Megan BachmanMay 3, 2012

  

  The Antioch School older group presents Mary Poppins and all its magic this weekend at the Clifton Opera House.

• First district-wide art fest held

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 2, 2012

  

  The Yellow Springs School District hosted its first K-12 Art Fest last Thursday, April 26, at Yellow Springs High School.

• New e-novel by Ruth Myers­— This writing game’s for a dame

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 26, 2012

  

  20 years ago, Ruth Myers had succeeded where most writers fail. Instead of just talking about writing novels, she reliably produced them, becoming a dependable midlist author. But two decades later, things have changed. Many writers have had to take publishing into their own hands, and Myers has published a new e-book.

• Portraits of village, circa ’70s

  By Matt Minde

  

  When in 1980 local artist Nancy Howell-Koehler needed a portrait taken for her new book, it didn’t seem appropriate that she — a fine art photographer — hire someone to do it. So she devised a way to take a self-portrait using a long shutter release cord. Later, she used the same method to take photos of Yellow Springers.