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  • Herndon Gallery: Identity unmasked in ‘Schizomaica’

    By Audrey HackettApril 20, 2017

    Antioch College’s Herndon Gallery is hosting “Schizomaica,” a show by Jamaican-born artist Kamar Thomas, currently visiting assistant professor of visual arts at Antioch. Up for a few more weeks, the show features 19 works in oil and charcoal, including “Selfie 3,” pictured here at right. A reception and painting demonstration will be held on Thursday, April 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    27-year-old Kamar Thomas is currently a visiting assistant professor of visual arts at Antioch College. His Herndon Gallery show, titled “Schizomaica”, which features 19 works in oil and charcoal, combines elements of performance, photography and painting.

  • Chamber Music in Yellow Springs 32nd Annual Competition

    By Angela Brintlinger

    The 32nd Annual Competition concert will complete the 2016–17 season.

  • YSHS production of ‘Oklahoma!’ has legs — about 90

    By Carol Simmons

    Yellow Springs High School is presenting the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “Oklahoma!” this month, with performance dates April 21–23 and 28–30 at Antioch’s Foundry Theater. Directed by Ed Knapp, the musical is still relevant to contemporary teens, according to several of the Yellow Springs actors stepping into starring roles. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    The Yellow Springs High School musical production of ‘Oklahoma!’ has legs — about 90 of them

  • Antioch Review, the little magazine, still big at 75

    By Audrey HackettApril 13, 2017

    The 1944 Antioch Review Board (Courtesy Antiochiana)

    With 75 years of continuous publication and a knack for picking and publishing a host of vital American voices, the The Antioch Review is a “little magazine” with an undeniably “big” impact and influence.

  • Friends use art to confront illness

    By Carol Simmons

    A new Yellow Springs Arts Council show, “Bosom Buddies,” opens on Friday, April 21, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. The show was inspired by the art created by Corrine Bayraktaroglu and friends during her bout with cancer. Other community members are invited to submit to the show art that’s linked to breast cancer. Shown above are Bayraktaroglu and her good friend, Nancy Mellon, who together are known as the JafaGirls. (Photo by Carol Simmons)

    “Corrine deals with everything through art,” said Nancy Mellon, speaking recently of her dear friend and frequent art-making collaborator Corrine Bayraktaroglu. The “everything” in this case is breast cancer.

  • Local artists ‘try another way’

    By Diane ChiddisterMarch 23, 2017

    “Dichotomy — Chains and Wings,” a pastel drawing by local artist Theresa Mayer, will be featured in a new exhibit, “Try Another Way: Redefining Dis-abilities.” Showcasing works in various media by local artists living with disabilities, the exhibit will open with a reception at the YSAC Community Gallery on Friday, March 17, from 6 to 9 p.m., and will stay up through April 15. (Submitted photo)

    The Yellow Springs Arts Council will host the exhibit “Try Another Way: Redefining Dis-abilities,” featuring the work of persons with disabilities or living with those with disabilities.

  • YSTC to hold auditions for ‘Julius Caesar’

    By YS News StaffMarch 18, 2017

    YS Theater Company will hold auditions for "Julius Caesar" on March 27 and 28.

    The YS Theater Company will hold auditions for its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” on Monday and Tuesday, March 27 and 28.

  • ‘Piecework for Peace’ to gather

    By Audrey HackettMarch 16, 2017

    All handiwork crafters are invited to gather from 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays, beginning March 16, at the Emporium.

  • YS Piano Fest to return

    By YS News StaffMarch 11, 2017

    The YS Piano Fest will continue with three performances on March 24, 25 and 26.

    The YS Piano Fest, a year-long series of concerts which aim to raise money to repair the Steinway piano in the Foundry Theater at Antioch College, will celebrate the restringing of the Steinway with a series of recitals Friday–Sunday, March 24–26.

  • Parker Quartet performs at Chamber Music in Yellow Springs

    By YS News StaffMarch 9, 2017

    Chamber Music in Yellow Springs welcomes back the Parker Quartet for a concert on Sunday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church. (Submitted Photo)

    Chamber Music in Yellow Springs welcomes back the Parker Quartet for a concert on Sunday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church.

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