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• Yellow Springs News wins ‘Newspaper of the Year’

  By YS News StaffApril 29, 2024

  

  The News was named “Newspaper of the Year” in its division at the Osman C. Hooper Non-Daily Newspaper Competition, presented by the Ohio News Media Association, or ONMA.

• Chamber Music in Yellow Springs to present 39th Annual Competition for Emerging Ensembles

  By YS News StaffApril 26, 2024

  

  Hesper String Quartet and Amnis Piano Quartet are this year’s finalists in the 39th Annual Competition for Emerging Ensembles presented by Chamber Music in Yellow Springs.

• World House Choir to perform ‘Weather: Stand the Storm’ at Foundry Theater

  By Lauren ShowsApril 25, 2024

  

  The World House Choir will return to its home stage in the Foundry Theater at Antioch College Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, to perform a program of music that includes the 20-minute choral piece “Weather: Stand the Storm.”

• YS Schools present: Dark, lighthearted ‘Addams Family’ musical

  By Lauren ShowsApril 24, 2024

  

  The young thespians of YS High and McKinney Middle schools are gearing up for their annual spring musical — a performance that promises to be creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky.

• Porchfest on hold, for now

  By Lauren ShowsApril 15, 2024

  

  Beloved local music festival Porchfest is likely on hiatus, according to the event’s organizers — though they hope it’s a temporary one.

• Yellow Springs Theater Co. climbs to new heights in ‘Roof Man’

  By Reilly DixonApril 12, 2024

  

  “Roof Man” will be staged on Fridays and Saturdays, April 12 and 13, and April 19 and 20, at First Presbyterian Church; curtain is at 8 p.m. each night and admission is $15.

• Yellow Springs Film Fest to showcase ‘Mini-Fest’

  By Truth GarrettApril 5, 2024

  

  Yellow Springs Film Festival is gearing up to present its Mini-Fest at the historic Little Art Theatre Saturday, April 6, offering audiences a lineup of films that promise to leave a lasting impact.

• The legacy of Raymond P. Harris, a forgotten Black artist

  By Truth GarrettApril 4, 2024

  

  “Artistry Re-Kindled: The Raymond P. Harris Retrospective Exhibit” — curated by Nearon in collaboration with the artist’s son, Robert Lee Harris — will debut at the Herndon Gallery at Antioch College on Saturday, April 6, with the exhibition on display through April 27. 

• Farewell to a kiln, and its master

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 28, 2024

  

  With paper cranes folded by his children nestled as tinder among a stack of wood, on Friday, March 15, Brad Husk struck a flame and set the paper wings alight.

• ‘OPEN’-ing hip-hop in Yellow Springs

  By Truth GarrettMarch 26, 2024

  

  Local resident Justin Herman, with Yellow Springs’ burgeoning hip-hop community, is working to create an open space for creativity, collaboration and collective vision.