Arts Section :: Page 118

• Pottery shop builds wood-fired kiln

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 16, 2010

  For more than 40 years, John Bryan Community Pottery has been an educational resource and incubator space for developing potters. Now, the local artists’ cooperative is expanding its well-equipped studio by adding a wood-fired kiln, one of a handful of such kilns in the region.

• Post office mural gets a shine

  By Lauren Heaton

  

  If residents who frequent the U.S. Post Office in Yellow Springs haven’t noticed the mural at the eastern end of the lobby, perhaps it’s because of the grease, grit and grime that has been dulling the paint for the past 70 years.

• Mickunas returns to WYSO

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 14, 2010

  

  Vick Mickunas and his popular show “Book Nook” will return to WYSO Public Radio this Friday, Sept. 17, at 1:30 p.m.

• I’ve got the Blues

  By Aaron ZaremskySeptember 12, 2010

  

  The AACW Blues Fest went off without a hitch last weekend at the Antioch Amphitheater.

• YSKP is no longer just for kids

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 9, 2010

  

  At the height of a YS Kids Playhouse production, when every member of the cast has gathered together at fever pitch to dance and belt out an ardent musical message, there can be a yearning, or even a fleeting sense of jealousy, that kids get to do all the fun stuff. But this fall, adults can have fun too, when YSKP opens up four new dance classes to people of all ages.

• Gospel Fest draws appreciative crowd

  By Diane Chiddister

  

  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.