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• Brooklyn author explores Virginia Hamilton’s magic

  By Cheryl DurgansSeptember 1, 2024

  

  Brooklyn-based children’s author Nina Crews recently published “Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton,” a lyrical picture book biography of one of Yellow Springs’ most famed and beloved writers, Virginia Hamilton.

• Yellow Springs music groups to begin rehearsals

  By YS News StaffAugust 29, 2024

  

  Yellow Springs Community Music ensembles — including the Community Band, Community Chorus and Chamber Orchestra — will soon resume weekly rehearsals after a summer break.

• 91.3 WYSO’s ‘The Ohio Country’ centers Indigenous history

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 14, 2024

  

  The planned 12-part series aims to expand its listeners’ understanding of Ohio’s history by providing a perspective that has often been overlooked or obscured — the history of Ohio’s Tribal Nations.

• Shakespeare Reading Group to meet Aug. 11

  By YS News StaffAugust 9, 2024

  

  The Shakespeare Reading Group will continue reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream at its next meeting, Sunday, Aug. 11.

• 40th annual Art on the Lawn set for Aug. 10

  By YS News StaffAugust 8, 2024

  

  The 40th annual Art on the Lawn festival, a juried fine arts and crafts festival sponsored by Village Artisans and featuring nearly 100 vendors, will be Saturday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

• Will Davis named director of WYSO’s Eichelberger Center

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 7, 2024

  

  Last week, WYSO announced that it has hired Will Davis to lead the Eichelberger Center, where up-and-coming audio storytellers from around the Miami Valley learn audio production and digital storytelling.

• Sumayah Chappelle’s ‘Renaissance’ at Crome Architecture

  By Truth GarrettAugust 5, 2024

  

  The artistic expressions on display in “Renaissance,” Chappelle said, are deeply intertwined with both her personal and spiritual journeys, with the exhibition serving as both a reflection of her Islamic faith and her personal growth.

• Foundry Theater slates second season of programming, performances

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 29, 2024

  

  The Foundry Theater at Antioch College will kick off its 2024–25 season Saturday, Aug. 10, with a party that aims to give folks a taste of what the second season holds in store.

• ‘Bigger and Better’ sketch comedy at the Foundry Theater

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 18, 2024

  

  “Bigger and Better” — the third sketch comedy show produced by local duo Elliot Cromer and Adam Zaremsky, and the second accompanied by band The Boogie Bros — will elicit laughs from audiences Thursday–Saturday, July 18–20.

• GravityWorks takes to the air in ‘She Grows Wings’

  By Lauren ShowsJuly 9, 2024

  

  GravityWorks Circus will take to the air for the first time in their home venue, the Foundry Theater, with a trio of performances this month. “She Grows Wings” will be performed Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, July 14, at 2 p.m.