Arts Section :: Page 117

• Gospel Fest draws appreciative crowd

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 9, 2010

  

  Central Chapel AME Church hosted the 13th annual Gospel Fest on Wednesday, Sept. 8. The event kicked off the annual AACW Blues Fest.

• YSKP invites adults to join the fun

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 6, 2010

  

  YS Kids Playhouse is widening its scope this fall by opening up some of its youth dance classes to adults who want to boogie too.

• The Kieth’s Alley gallery

  By Aaron ZaremskySeptember 3, 2010

  

  Pierre Nagley’s new mural in Keith’s alley is of his Chihuahua Beetoe.

• Blues, jazz energize village at Fest

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 2, 2010

  

  The mighty influence of African Americans in American music — from blues, jazz and rock-and-roll to hip-hop and R&B — is annually celebrated at the Blues and Jazz Fest put on by African-American Cross-Cultural Works, or AACW, each fall.

• Bluesfest a cultural treasure

  By Megan BachmanAugust 31, 2010

  

  In its 13th year, AACW’s Blues and Jazz Festival, offers a mix of returning artists and new acts sure to entertain, and educate, audiences.

• The Oedipus Complex

  By Aaron ZaremskyAugust 21, 2010

  

  Mark Greenfield opened his rendition of Oedipus Rex at the Antioch Amphitheater last Friday night.

• Local musicians, promoters at fest

  By Matt MindeAugust 19, 2010

  

  Coffee, hula hoops and transformation are all on the agenda for two upcoming music festivals in Bellefontaine, organized by the local promotion company Funky Bean Productions and featuring local musicians.

• Alum brings innovative theater

  By Megan BachmanAugust 12, 2010

  As an Antioch student in the mid-1980s, Mark Greenfield staged theater productions on the college golf course, inside the mail room, and during board of trustees’ meetings. Now Greenfield returns to Yellow Springs to teach a workshop on producing theater in non-traditional and outdoor settings and put on Oedipus Rex in the Antioch amphitheater.

• Antioch alum presents theater workshop, Oedipus Rex

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Antioch alum Mark Greenfield returns to Yellow Springs to host a workshop on putting on theater productions in outdoor and non-traditional venues and to stage his rendition of “Oedipus Rex” in the Antioch amphitheater.

• Looking at Yellow Springs through our elders’ eyes

  By Sehvilla MannJuly 22, 2010

  

  In 1999 local filmmaker Patti Dallas produced “A Portrait of Yellow Springs Through the Eyes of Our Elders,” a documentary for which she interviewed 17 individuals aged 75 and older. The elders spoke to themes such as the village’s early history, local resources such as Glen Helen and Antioch College, and the landmarks of Yellow Springs.