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• Skeins away! Yarn-bombers strike

  By Brooke BryanOctober 1, 2009

  

  Forgive this reporter for stating the obvious: Yellow Springs has been yarn bombed.

  Yarn Bombing, a new glossy craft book, has a definite Yellow Springs flavor: the book features full-page spreads of the fiber art of locals Nancy Mellon and Corrine Bayraktaroglu — aka the JafaGirls — presented as a radical art practice called knit graffiti.

• Filmmakers strike a nerve with D.C. ‘Tea Party’ march video

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 24, 2009

  “We knew when we were putting it up that if it had a certain quality and speed, it might get attention,” Whiteside said.

• ‘Last Truck’ focuses on GM family

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 3, 2009

  The job of an automobile assembly line worker is to assemble one particular part over and over and over again on each vehicle that comes down the line, GM employee Kim Clay explains in the film. On the day the Moraine plant closed in December 2008, when the last truck came down the line, workers no longer had a job to do, he says — they no longer had a purpose. He felt it, others felt it. And Louis Carter, who applied the sticker with the last serial number on it, especially felt it.

• ‘Red Pants’ dance

  By YS News StaffAugust 20, 2009

  

  Copies of this and other photographs may be purchased from the News; please contact us via e-mail at ysnews@ysnews.com, or by phone, between 9:30 a.m. and 5: 30 p.m., Mon.–Fri.

• Skaters, music at park fundraiser

  By Stephanie Beasley

  

  Festival line-up The 3rd annual Skate and Music Fest will take place on Friday, Aug. 21, from 5 to 10 p.m., at the Yellow Springs Skate Park in conjunction with the Third Friday Fling. There will be music and skating to benefit the YS Skate Park. A $5 to $10 donation is requested to help […]

• Dancing near the streets

  By YS News StaffAugust 6, 2009

  

  Copies of this and other photographs may be purchased from the News; please contact us via e-mail at ysnews@ysnews.com, or by phone, between 9:30 a.m. and 5: 30 p.m., Mon.–Fri.

• Recession knocks local nonprofits

  By Lauren Heaton

  Almost a full year after the national economic seizure, nonprofit organizations in the village are feeling the squeeze in their budgets. The crash affected most markedly the heftily endowed, and it hurt most cruelly the service-oriented groups. While contraction to reduce expenditures is an option, many local nonprofits are choosing to maintain or expand their programs in hopes of riding out a temporary financial slump.

• Flexibility is key for new arts center

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 30, 2009

  For theater professionals, the most important attribute of a new arts center facility would be flexibility, meaning that a ground floor performance space that could seat up to 300 could transform into an intimate, experimental stage with seating for 30.

• What are Friends for?

  By YS News StaffJuly 23, 2009

  

  11 local young musicians will perform this Saturday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Mills Lawn gym, as part of the annual Friends Music Camp concert in Yellow Springs. The event is a fundraiser for Glen Helen.

• Arts event seeks feedback

  By Brooke Bryan

  While arts in the village can seem vital and ever-present, from features in the News to galleries and shows around town, according to Yellow Springs Arts Council members, there is significant work to be done.