Arts Section :: Page 118

• 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.

• YS Kids Playhouse ‘Oceans’ moves to the power of dreams

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  At a YS Kids Playhouse rehearsal last week in the Presbyterian Church, the cast members of the newest show, Oceans of Notions (Lakes of Mistakes), were laughing hysterically as they ran through the passageways of Westminster Hall.

• YSKP rehearses for ‘Oceans of Notions’

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 20, 2010

  

  YSKP rehearsed for the summer’s second production, Oceans of Notions (Lakes of Mistakes), with visiting director Lenard Petit this week at the Presbyterian Church.

• Weavers thread custom crafts

  By Megan BachmanJuly 14, 2010

  

  Weavers darted their shuttles through looms, spun dog hair into thread and taught their craft to newcomers as part of the Yellow Springs Experience on Tuesday.