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• A local Scarlett pens heartfelt books

  By Lauren HeatonAugust 18, 2011

  Any period that’s rife with change is a good setting for a story, and the revolution-riddled 18th century is as fertile a ground as they come, according to local author Scarlett Rains.

• VIDEO: Yellow Springs street music

  By Matt MindeAugust 15, 2011

  

  Passersby were treated to an accordion exchange Friday afternoon, Aug. 12, just next to the Emporium.

• New, lush tunes on village streets

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 11, 2011

  

  Ben Hemmendinger says that his mom insists that when he bought his first accordion at age 8 (with a $20 gift from his grandmother), he said someday he’d play the instrument in the street.

• Local arts groups benefit from state budget increase

  By YS News StaffAugust 3, 2011

  

  Despite the national trend of states decreasing funding for arts and culture, funds allocated for Ohio’s cultural organizations, including several in Yellow Springs, have been increased by 30.5 percent for 2012.

• Sights and Sounds collide at Arts Council

  By Aaron ZaremskyAugust 1, 2011

  

  The Yellow Springs Arts Council hosted an audio/visual extravaganza last Saturday night called Synesthesia.

• Local design goes universal

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 29, 2011

  

  David Battle’s design for the Peace Corps could be aptly called a classic. He originally created the image for a poster contest for the 10th anniversary of the Peace Corps in 1971.

• “Funky spy punk” Show grows

  By Megan BachmanJuly 28, 2011

  

  “The Show will grow,” the slogan of the Yellow Springs-based three-piece indie band The Show, is prophetic. The band, which dabbles in psychedelic and garage rock while never straying far from its British punk roots, is rapidly becoming a local favorite.

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream

  By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 24, 2011

  

  FreeShakespeare! performed their rendition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Antioch amphitheater last Saturday evening.

• VIDEO: Local band The Show performs at YSAC

  By Megan BachmanJuly 22, 2011

  

  The Show performed at the Oten Gallery as part of last weekend’s Yellow Springs experience. See a video from the event.

• A New Yorker cartoonist from YS

  By Megan BachmanJuly 21, 2011

  Tom Bachtell’s cartoons were first seen on the T-shirts he designed for his Yellow Springs High School senior class.