Arts Section :: Page 124

• 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.

• 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.