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What's Up Y'all: Beauty & the Beast, Plum Hollow Music Fest, Freedom Weekend Aloft, Scottish Games, Seneca Fest

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Greenwood Springs into Action for the Festival of Flowers by Jamie Gillenwater

“What began as a single, centennial celebration of Park Seed blossomed into an annual, month-long festival which celebrates more than flowers.True to its origins, the Festival of Flowers continues to offer many floral activities and sights, including topiaries throughout the city, garden tours, and Park Seed Flower Day. However, in the most recent years, other activities draw large crowds of every age.” Read more….

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

The 2013 Plum Hollow Music Festival May 23 – 25 5015 Rainbow Lake Road in Campobello

http://www.moonshiners.com/festivals/plum-hollow-festival

Cost: $75 per person for three-day pass, $55 per person for Friday-Saturday pass, and $30 per person per one-day pass.

Spartanburg High School: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast May 23, 25 and 26 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: Adults $15, Seniors $12, Students and children $10. Save $1 per ticket on groups of 10+.

Spartanburg High School and Spartanburg School District 7 present this Disney version of Beauty and the Beast… an extravaganza of sights and sounds for the whole family.

Gallabrae and Greenville Scottish Games May 24-25 http://www.gallabrae.com/

Downtown Greenville and Furman University

Great Scot! Parade, The Bagpipe Challenge, The Greenville Scottish Games, Raptors, Opening Ceremonies, Celtic Jam and the British Car Show.

Freedom Weekend Aloft Hot-air balloon and entertainment family festival May 24-27

http://www.aloft.org/

Heritage Park in Simpsonville

Friday, May 24, 2013 - 4 PM - 11 PM; Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 7 AM* - 11 PM

Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 12 Noon - 11 PM; Monday, May 27, 2013 - 7 AM* - 8 PM

*Saturday, May 25 and Monday, May 27 event opened for balloon launches 7 AM - 9 AM. All other event activities open at 10 AM.

* Amphitheater opens at 5 PM Friday, May 24; Saturday, May 25; and Sunday, May 26

Tickets: Day of Show General Admission Ticket (until 4 PM) - $12.00*

Day of Show General Admission Ticket (after 4 PM) - $15.00*

Monday General Admission Ticket - $12* - Buy one Get One Free

Parking: $5.00 per car

Seneca Fest 2013 May 25th http://www.seneca.sc.us/Events/SenecaFestWeekend.aspx

Downtown Seneca, Norton Tompson Park and Gignilliat Field

Event Fees: $5 Admission for Charlie Daniels Band and Free for all other Events.

Featured Act: Charlie Daniels Band

Sundays Unplugged at Chapman Cultural Center: Frank Walker May 26th 2pm to 4pm Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Every Sunday, Chapman Cultural Center will be hosting a local musician. This Sunday, May 26, Frank Walker will play from 2-4 p.m. The entire Center will be open from 1-5 p.m.

Tom Rickis & Roy Smith Art Exhibit Last weekend: May 1-29 http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center Exhibit Time(s): Mon-Sat; 9:00-5:00sun: 1:00-5:00

Student Art: Dist 2 & Boys & Girls Club Last week: April 23 – May 30 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Southern Fashions Through the Years March 15 – May 31 http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Senior Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

Southern Fashions through the Years will be all about the changing clothing styles that people wore for special occasions ranging from 1st communion and weddings to veterans in portraits.

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm

Music on Main: The Craig Sorrells Project May 30th 5:30pm to 8:30pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/music-on-main

Join us for the 20th year of our weekly music series in downtown Spartanburg! Look for us in our brand new location near the Clock Tower. This week, Music on Main kicks off 4 days of fun in downtown Spartanburg. This week's featured band is The Craig Sorrells Project, soul/funk/blues.

Jazz on the Square: Spartanburg Jazz Collective May 31st 5:30pm to 8:00pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/jazz-on-the-square

Spartanburg is always playing great music! Come start the weekend with your friends every Friday evening in April and May.

Each week features a different group of great jazz musicians. Beer, wine, soft drinks & water are available for purchase. Bring a picnic dinner or hit one of downtown's restaurants after the concert. This week's band is Spartanburg Jazz Collective.

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting March 5 – June 8

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Carl Planksy, artist, teacher & paint maker, maintained studios in Brooklyn and East Meredith, New York and Budapest, Hungary. Born in Miami Beach, Carl studied at Maryland Institute College of Art and moved to New York in 1970 to attend Hans Hofmann's New York Studio School.

Plansky’s paintings are drawn from direct observation, and revel in pitch-perfect color, compositional elegance, and highly expressive brushwork. Plansky’s paintings are included in many public and private collections around the world.

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

CALENDARS:

Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Hub City Writers Project: http://hubcity.org/writersproject/ Spartanburg Downtown Association Events: http://www.downtownspartanburg.org/events.php Converse College: http://www.converse.edu/calendar USC Upstate: http://www.uscupstate.edu/event/ Wofford College: http://www.wofford.edu/newsroom/story.aspx?id=450521 City of Greenville: http://www.greenvillesc.gov/calendar/calendar.aspx

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

Greenwood's Cultural District: http://www.emeraldtriangle.sc/ArtsCouncil/default.aspx Upcountry South Carolina: http://www.theupcountry.com/ South Carolina National Heritage Corridor includes the Mountain Lakes Region: http://www.sc-heritagecorridor.org/ Saluda, Tryon, Columbus NC calendar http://www.nc-mountains.org/events/ Asheville Event and Festival calendar: http://www.exploreasheville.com/event-calendar/index.aspx Mountain Xpress – Asheville and Western NC: http://www.mountainx.com/ Want your event included? Email [email protected]

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What's Up Y'all: Artisphere, Mayfest, Zumba for Cause, Women's Bike Ride, Streetcar Named Desire,

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Artisphere Attracts Local and National Artists by Sherry Jackson

“Rated as one of the top ten fine arts shows in the country, Artisphere comes to downtown Greenville for its ninth year on May 10th-May 12th. This family-friendly festival showcases Greenville's thriving arts and cultural community and attracts tens of thousands to the area each spring.” Read more….

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

Zumbathon for Camp Burnt Gin May 11 at 10am https://www.facebook.com/events/516619835068625/

C.C. Woodson Community Center Zumba for a cause!

Join your UPF Crew as we dance to benefit Camp Burnt Gin - "A Special Place for Special Children".

SATURDAY, May 11th 10:00am - 12:00pm CC Woodson Community Center 210 Bomar Ave Spartanburg, SC

TICKETS: $5 Presale; $10 at the door

Camp Burnt Gin is a summer camp in Wedgefield, SC, for children who have physical disabilities and chronic illnesses.

Camp Burnt Gin provides a fun, safe summer camp experience to over 460 children who might not otherwise have the chance to attend camp because of their special health care needs. The Burnt Gin experience offers them an opportunity to meet new friends, develop recreational skills, become more independent and improve their self confidence.

Partners for Active Living: Women’s Bicycle Ride May 11th at 10am https://www.facebook.com/events/153411991505339/

Ladies, join in on the celebration of National Bike Month! Partners for Active Living will host a Women's Bicycle Ride, May 11 to celebrate women and biking in Spartanburg! Men are more than welcome!

Starting at the Morgan Square B-cycle Station (Corner of S. Spring and Broad Streets) 3 and 10 mile routes. All levels of riders are welcome!

BYOB (Bring your own bicycle or rent a B-cycle!) Helmets required. Light refreshments to follow.

For more information visit www.biketownspartanburg.org or contact 864-598-9638.

U.S. Postal Service: Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 11th

For the past 21 years, the United States Postal Service has been the driving force behind the world's largest single day food drive. In total the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has collected more than 1.2 billion pounds of food. Letter carriers will collect non-perishable food while they deliver mail. All the food collected stay in local shelters and pantries.

Read more in this WSPA story: http://www.wspa.com/story/22215525/stamp-out-hunger-food-drive-set-for-saturday

Multi-Genre Workshop: Susan Tekulve May 10th 10am to 1pm The Showroom at Hub-Bub http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/multi-genre-workshop/

All writers are invited to the Hub City Writers Project's spring workshops and craft talks, led by published and professional writers from the region. The format is part lecture, part exercise, with a max of 20 students per class.

Workshops are held from 10am-1pm and are $35, or $30 for Hub City members. To find out if your Hub City Writers Project membership is current, please email us at [email protected].

The workshop will be held at The Showroom at HUB-BUB, 149 S. Daniel Morgan Ave. in downtown Spartanburg.

Please arrive at least 5 minutes before starting time and bring a pad and pen (or laptop).

Mayfest May 11th 10am to 4pm Spartanburg Community College Tyger River Campus, Hwy 290 in Duncan

https://www.facebook.com/MayfestSC

Fun for the entire family!

Artisphere: Arts. Culture. Life. May 10-12 in Greenville

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Artisphere-Arts-Culture-Life/61779564223

http://www.artisphere.us/

ARTISPHERE is an annual signature event for Greenville, SC, showcasing the arts, reflecting the area’s international flair, and maximizing existing arts programs by providing a diverse menu of experiences that center around the arts visual and performing and Greenville’s multi-cultural offerings to appeal to visitors from throughout the world, as well as citizens throughout the region.

Check this WSPA story for road closings: http://www.wspa.com/story/22202913/artisphere-begins-in

Spartanburg Little Theatre: A Streetcar Named Desire Little Theatre stages Tennessee Williams' modern America masterpiece May 10-12 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

Cost: Adults: $25 Seniors: $24 Students: $17; Ages 13 and above

David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

One of the iconic masterpieces of American theatre, Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire follows the fading but still attractive southern belle Blanche Du Bois as she arrives unexpectedly on the doorstep of her sister, Stella, and her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Over the course of one hot, sultry New Orleans summer, Blanche's fragile facade slowly crumbles as she meets her match in the rough-hewn, brutish, and sensual Stanley, who sees through her and is determined to expose her.

Peter Cooper & Eric Brace CD Release Show May 11th at 8pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/369987623120551/

http://www.hub-bub.com/

The Showroom at Hub-Bub Tickets: $10 advance/$12 door

“Hey, I never went away,” is what a lot of artists say when accused of making a “comeback album.”

Not Eric Brace & Peter Cooper. After releasing two duo albums that drew praise from a bevy of critics and colleagues, Brace and Cooper went away. They wandered across the U.S. and Europe to headline shows and to tour with luminaries including John Prine, Nanci Griffith, and Todd Snider. And they took a harrowing trip into the world of children’s music, earning a Grammy nomination (“nomination” is code for “they lost”) for producing I Love: Tom T. Hall’s Songs of Fox Hollow, a star-packed album that featured Hall, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Bobby Bare, Duane Eddy, Jim Lauderdale, and many more.

Now, three years after their last adult-oriented (but not in an R-rated kind of way) release, Brace & Cooper return with The Comeback Album, a sparkling set that marries nine self-penned compositions with gems from Tom T. Hall, Karl Straub, and David Halley.

The Comeback Album features scenes from a Johnson City jail, a Spartanburg slum, and the back ends of a few busted love affairs. It’s populated by fools, sages, tattooed sailors, victims and perpetrators, and for listeners, it’s a chance to come back and hear one of Americana music’s most intriguing and inventive acts.

Sundays Unplugged at Chapman Cultural Center: DJ Baker May 12th 2pm to 4pm Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Every Sunday, Chapman Cultural Center will be hosting a local musician. Come and listen to music by DJ Baker and appreciate all the talent Chapman Cultural Center has to offer.

Chapman Cultural Center is open on Sunday afternoons, 1-5 p.m. The public can visit Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Science Center, Spartanburg Regional History Museum, as well as the Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Gallery and the Student Galleries. All museums, excluding the small admission fee for Spartanburg Art Museum and the Regional History Museum, are free. Free Wi-Fi is available in The Green Room, which is a public lounge. For more information, please call 542-ARTS.

Music on Main: The Strictly Business Band May 16th 5:30pm to 8:30pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/music-on-main

Hub City Co-op Open House May 16th 5pm to 8pm http://hubcitycoop.org/

Hub City Co-op Store Site, 176 N. Liberty Street Join Hub City Co-op owners and friends for an Open House during the Spartanburg Art Walk.

Enjoy entertainment, art from local artists and refreshments.

Discover How to bring fresh, local, healthy groceries to downtown Spartanburg.

Spartanburg Art Walk – 3rd Thursday May 16th, 5pm to 9pm http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Art Walk is the third Thursday of each month from 5:00 – 9:00 pm. Visitors may stroll using a self-guided map provided at each gallery. All venues are free and open to the public. Galleries on the tour include • The Artists' Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center • Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center (featuring an exhibit by Ralph Paquin) • Gallery 155 at 155 East Broad Street • Wet Paint Syndrome at Hillcrest Specialty Row • Carolina Gallery at 145 West Main Street • West Main Artists Cooperative at 578 West Main Street • The Showroom at HUB-BUB 149 S. Daniel Morgan Avenue • The Gallery East at 512 East Main Street • The Art Lounge at 500 East Main Street For more information call 864-764-9568

Rash & Singleton: Grit Lit Reading May 16th at 6:30pm Hub City Bookshop http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/rash-singleton/

Please join us for a reading and book signing with Ron Rash and George Singleton in celebration of the anthology Grit Lit in which stories by both authors appear. They will also sign copies of previous titles.

Ron Rash is the author of three prize-winning novels: One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight; three collections of poems; and two collections of stories. A recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he holds the John Parris Chair in Appalachian Studies at Western Carolina University.

Drawing on storytelling traditions as old as Southern literature itself, Grit Lit is the first anthology devoted to contemporary writing about the Rough South. From literary legends to emerging voices, the acclaimed writers featured in this collection view their hardscrabble South without romanticism or false nostalgia, not through moonlight and magnolia but moonshine and Marlboros.

Helen Correll: Nature Journaling Workshop May 17th at 1pm Hatcher Garden http://hatchergarden.org/helen_correll.shtml

The Joys of Nature Journaling (For ages 13+) Cost: $30

Slowing down and seeing the amazing world around you can reduce stress and lower blood pressure. In this workshop, Helen will discuss nature journaling, including writing and drawing in nature, at Hatcher Garden. She will show different approaches to journaling through sharing some of her own journal entries. Part lecture and part drawing, students should bring a journal and pen to use during the class. Let Helen guide you down the different paths of nature journaling and start you on your own path to knowing the world around you.

Helen Correll is a freelance writer, illustrator, and photographer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. She has published articles and illustrations in numerous magazines. The author of Middlewood Journal: Drawing Inspiration from Nature, she keeps a blog by the same name.

Jazz on the Square: Carolina Breeze May 17th 5:30pm to 8:00pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/jazz-on-the-square

Spartanburg is always playing great music! Come start the weekend with your friends every Friday evening in April and May.

Open Mic Night May 17th at 6:30pm The Little River Coffee Bar http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/Open-Mic-Night-October/

Read your poetry, a page or two of your novel, tell a joke, or play a song. All creatives are welcome to this Open Mic Night at The Coffee Bar next door to the Bookshop. You'll have up to 7 minutes to "do your thing." Sign-up begins at 6:30, and we will start at 7:00.

Southern Fashions Through the Years March 15 – May 31 http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Southern Fashions through the Years will be all about the changing clothing styles that people wore for special occasions ranging from 1st communion and weddings to veterans in portraits. A reception and fashion show will further illustrate the subject. Stay tuned for April time and date!

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

CALENDARS:

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Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

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City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: March for Babies, Art Market, Art Trek Tryon, Stay in School/Stop Bullying

March of Dimes March for Babies April 27th 8am Join Amy and Christy at the Duncan Park March in Spartanburg.

LOOK at Christy Henderson’s March for Babies forecast in this Spreecast clip.

Several Upstate cities are holding Marches for Babies Saturday April 27th. It's not too late to register to walk in support of the March of Dimes organization. March for Babies will take place rain or shine.

The March of Dimes organization raises money on behalf of premature babies. The money raised supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. It also funds research to find answers to problems that affect infants. The organization has held marches annually since 1970 and has raised $2 billion to benefit babies.

You can register here: www.marchforbabies.org

Find more info about Upstate races here: marchofdimes.com/southcarolina

Art Market April 27th 10am to 4pm The Art Lounge https://www.facebook.com/events/181449525312546

WATCH Amy's interview with owner, Brandi Dice.

http://whatsupyall.tumblr.com/post/48969491034/art-market-this-saturday-at-the-art-lounge-in

Artists set up booths in the parking lot of the Art Lounge and sell their wares. All types of artists are welcome to come and set up.

Booth space is just $20.00. Sign up at www.artlounge1.com or stop by the Art Lounge at 500 E. Main Street.

Art Trek Tryon 2013 April 27-28

https://www.facebook.com/events/514648368593888/

http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/2013/04/26/art-trek-2013-opens-tonight/

Upstairs Artspace prepares for 5th annual Art Trek Tryon.

Art Trek Tryon open studio tours April 27-28 also includes a preview party on from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26.

Visit Art Trek Base at Upstairs Artspace for morning coffee and refreshments at 9 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday. Visitors can preview samples of each artist's work in the gallery exhibit, which runs from April 26 to May 25.

Maps to the studios will be available for $5 at the Starving Artist in Hendersonville, Kathleen's Gallery in Saluda, Allstate insurance in Columbus, PJ's Fashions and Zenzera in Landrum, S.C., or in Tryon at the Upstairs, Thompson's Garden Gallery, Tryon House, Tryon Gold & Coin, Vines & Stuff, or La Bouteille beer and wine boutique.

Learn more about the artists by visiting the Facebook Event page and reading the article from the Tryon Daily Bulletin.

2013 Upstate Walk to Defeat ALS April 27th 9am to 11am Heritage Park, Simpsonville http://www.alsa.org/

Registration begins at 9:00am; Walk starts at 10:00am;

Bring the family out and enjoy the activities, refreshments! Let's walk to Defeat ALS!

Slow Art Day at SAM April 27th beginning at 11am Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

What is Slow Art Day?

One day each year – April 27 in 2013 – people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly. Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience. That’s it. Simple by design, the goal is to focus on the art and the art of seeing.

SAM will be participating in Slow Art Day, click on the EventBrite link to register!

http://slowartsam2013.eventbrite.com/#

Event Time(s): Art viewing: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch: 1:00 PM - 2.00 PM Catered lunch at Spartanburg Art Museum Cost: Admission: Adults, $4; Students, $2; Seniors, $3

Oil Painting Demonstration by Phil Garrett

April 27th 1:30pm

Spartanburg Art Studio at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Cost: $5.00

Author of Inside Acrylics, Phil Garrett, will give a demonstration in conjunction with the Carl Plansky exhibition. Registration fee is $5, call the museum to register (864-582-7616) Sponsored by Golden Artists Colors Inc. Demonstration will be held in the 2D Art studio.

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting March 5 – May 4 http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

Ralph Paquin Art Exhibit Last weekend: April 1 – 27 http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center Exhibit Time(s): Mon-Sat; 9:00 - 5:00 and Sun: 1:00-5:00

3rd Annual Stay in School…Stop Bullying!!! April 27th at 6pm The Empowrment Zone, 775 Woodruff Rd., Greenville SC

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT!

https://www.facebook.com/events/444355038984342/

Join us as we unite to bring a entertaining yet educational message to our youth...STAY IN SCHOOL-STOP BULLYING! Bullying can lead to negative feeling toward school, which leads to higher dropout rates. We are committed to helping our youth and making a change in the community.

SPECIAL GUEST INCLUDE: Feature Speaker Miss Fountain Inn 2013 Rebecca Robinson and the No Bully Crew: Austin Glenn, Ciaran Sligh, Tre' Smith, Morgan Kirby, Isaiah Stokley and Layla Lee Wallace!

PERFORMANCES BY: SuperStar, No Dayz Off, Schuyler Gray, Iconik Realm, Lae Lae Cain, Mary-Peyton Knapp, Jelly and Fly G.A.N.G.!

Sponsored by Think2xTwice.org. For more info please call Traci 864-325-3592.

Little River Coffee Bar: Daniel Padgett April 27th at 7pm https://www.facebook.com/events/342024089242643/

Born and raised in the outskirts of Spartanburg County in Pauline, South Carolina, Daniel Padgett blends a poetic-realist lyric style with the traditions of folk and Americana music.

A Johnny C. Weaver & Sapient Soul experience Double CD Release Celebration April 27th at 8pm The Showroom at Hub-Bub

http://www.hub-bub.com/event-calendar

Admission: $5 at the door

While spoken word and slam poetry are often personified through bohemian mantras of idealistic expectations of the world, a Johnny C. Weaver and Sapient Soul experience are an electrifying duo that presents real life experiences, raw and uncut with an encouraging twist.

Johnny C. Weaver is a hip-hop artist and poet from Spartanburg, SC. He’s been performing since the age of twelve. He's also an actor and activist who combines love and life with political and social commentary in each poem. He is the winner of several poetry slams and is currently ranked 7th amongst over 200 slam poets in the Southeast. Johnny C. Weaver is releasing "2*," his first poetry album.

Marlanda Dekine, aka Sapient Soul, previously known on stage as Marlanda Verné, is the 2012 Queen of the South. She is a former counterpart of The Annointed Tongues, a spoken word duo. Marlanda is also the founder and visionary for Furman University's poetry club, Poetic Noise. She has led several poetry workshops and is the CEO and Founder of iCreate Healing LLC, an organization bridging the expressive arts and overall well-being for all populations. Sapient Soul is releashing her second poetry and hip-hop album, SOULidifying Borrowed Concepts.

Together, Johnny C. Weaver and Sapient Soul are “a Johnny C. Weaver & Sapient Soul experience”. They are the founders of Slam Madness, a poetry slam tournament that operates in the manner of the NCAA March Madness tournament every year in March. Next year will be the 4th Annual Slam Madness event.

Sundays at Chapman Cultural Center: The Lovely Jodie April 28th 2pm to 4pm Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Chapman Cultural Center is open Sunday afternoons, 1-5 p.m. The public can visit Spartanburg Science Center (by donation) and Spartanburg Regional History Museum (regular admission). The Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Gallery, Spartanburg Art Museum, and the Student Galleries are free. Live music by local artists enhances your visit and wifi is available at no cost in the Green Room, a public lounge.

Music on Main: Coconut Groove May 2nd 5:30pm to 8:30pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/music-on-main

Our featured band is Coconut Groove, island music. Then we'll have 3 days of Spring Fling, the Upstate's largest outdoor street fest! Special thanks to our presenting sponsor-Piedmont Natural Gas.

A Tuscan Twilight in the Garden May 2nd 5:30pm to 9:00pm Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve http://www.hatchergarden.org/

Cocktails, Silent Auction, Dinner and Live Auction

2013 Spartanburg Regional Classic May 3rd at 4pm Corner of E. Main Street and Liberty Street, Downtown Spartanburg

http://active-living.org/Spartanburg-Regional-Classic.html

The Spartanburg Regional Classic is a closed-circuit, multi-lap cycling race. It will be a featured event in Spartanburg’s largest annual festival, Spring Fling. In addition, it will be included in the USA CRITS Speed Week series, which is guaranteed to draw top national racing teams and international racers.

The race has an officially sanctioned, half-mile course that is unique for its cobblestone start/finish line, open-air plaza center, and dangerously sharp right turns. It is one of many cycling activities held in May as part of National Bike Month and part of the Bike Town Spartanburg Initiative.

***Tailgating spaces along the course will be available for reservation March 1.***

Additional Activities: Kid's Bike Safety Rodeo Kid's Bike and Big Wheel Race on the Course Mile Run B-cycle Sponsor Relay Race

For more information visit: www.biketownspartanburg.org

Spartanburg's 35th Spring Fling May 3 – 5 Downtown Spartanburg http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/spring-fling

When Spring time arrives in Spartanburg, it can only mean one thing - it's time for a FLING! Spartanburg Spring Fling, one of the Upstate’s largest outdoor street festivals, is always the first weekend in May. Thousands and thousands of people converge on Downtown Spartanburg for a weekend of fun.

This 35-year old Spartanburg tradition offers something for everyone. Festival goers can look forward to a professional bicycle race, lots of great shopping in the arts and crafts marketplace, savory food, tons of family-friendly activities, classic cars, an extensive lineup of great entertainment, and a whole lot in between. A downloadable flyer is available on the website.

Jazz on the Square: Firecracker Jazz Band May 3rd 5:30pm to 8:00pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/jazz-on-the-square

Spartanburg is always playing great music!

Come start the weekend with your friends every Friday evening in April and May.

Each week features a different group of great jazz musicians. Beer, wine, soft drinks & water are available for purchase. Bring a picnic dinner or hit one of downtown's restaurants after the concert.

Black Wings Exhibit Continues through June 16th Spartanburg County Headquarters Library http://www.infodepot.org

Stop by the Headquarters Library to see our newest exhibit ”Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight” which chronicles the story of African Americans who, despite facing racial barriers, attained great achievements in the world of aviation. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum presents this story of a powerful group of aviation proponents that emerged to challenge racial obstacles and create their own legacy in the world of flight. “Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight” is organized by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The exhibition was made possible by the generous support of the MetLife Foundation. Contact 864-596-3505 for more information.

Student Art: District 2 & Boys & Girls Club April 23-May 30 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Chapman Cultural Center Exhibit Time(s): Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sunday 1-5 p.m.

The Rite of Spring Student Art Exhibit This is what students see when they hear The Rite of Spring April 18 – May 1

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Artwork from three Spartanburg County school districts will be on display at Chapman Cultural Center for this exhibit, which is students' visualizations of what The Rite of Spring might look like. Winners will be on display the night of the concert—May 4, Converse College.

Presented By: Music Foundation of Spartanburg Exhibit Time(s): Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Southern Fashions Through the Years March 15 – May 31 http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

CALENDARS:

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Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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Art Market this Saturday at The Art Lounge in Spartanburg

AWESOME fun event if you love art.. rain or shine on Saturday from 10am to 4pm. The Art Lounge is located at 500 East Main Street in Spartanburg. WATCH Amy's interview with owner, Brandi Dice.

Shop for great local artwork and meet the artists who create it. Check out this slideshow from the 2012 Art Market.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-Lounge/261265957236679

Website: http://artlounge1.com/

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What's Up Y'all: Stone Soup, Azalea Festival, Plant Sale, Snow White, Rock Denim, Library Week

National Library Week and “Got My Card” Giveaway Ends on April 20 Spartanburg County Headquarters Library http://www.infodepot.org/

Haven’t heard about the contest? Check out their Monday Minute. Saturday, the 20th, is the last day.

National Library Week is an opportunity for libraries of all kinds to highlight the unique role libraries play in people’s lives. This year’s theme is Communities Matter @ Your Library. With that in mind, the Spartanburg County Public Libraries present the ‘Got My Card’ Giveaway. We invite you to upload a photo of you and your Library card to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/spartanburglibraries) during National Library Week which runs from April 14 – 20, 2013. Four prizes will be awarded at random during the giveaway with the grand prize being a Kindle Fire! Contact 864-285-9013 for more information on the contest.

Spartanburg Youth Theatre: Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs A funny and fresh retelling of the classic fairy tale! April 19 – 20 David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center Cost: Adults: $12 Youth: $9

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

There’s much more to this fascinating story than the beautiful Snow White and her seven funny little friends when this witty adaptation of the beloved fairy tale takes to the stage. Meet a whole host of new characters including the absent minded king, King Absent Minded, his new wife Bella, who is part queen and part witch, her frantic servant Maid Dim Witty, and the handsome, but conceited Prince Goodhearted. Joining them is the intriguing Miss Time, whose father, Father Time, started the whole “Once Upon a Time” business, and, of course all of Snow White’s furry animal friends. Don’t miss this captivating retelling of the fairy tale classic!

Event Time(s): April 19 at 4:30 and 7:00 pm; April 20 at 2:00 pm Age: Suitable for all ages

Be sure to check out their upcoming Summer Camps here: http://www.spartanburglittletheatre.com/youth-theatre

Stone Soup Storytelling Festival April 19-20 Woodruff City Hall in Woodruff https://www.facebook.com/events/231170427028083/

The Official Storytelling Festival of South Carolina with feature tellers and special events. Headliners are: John Fowler, Oba- “The Poetic Storyteller”- King, Ellouise Schoettler, Suzi Whaples plus a special Ghost Storytelling Concert, StorySlam Competition and Workshops. Guarantee to WOW you!

Many free events. For more information, tickets and entry forms and lodging information, visit www.stonesoupsc.com or call the Woodruff Library (864-476-8770).

Hatcher Spring Plant Sale April 20th 9am to 1pm Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve, 820 John B. White, Sr. Blvd. http://www.hatchergarden.org/

https://www.facebook.com/hatchergarden

Once again we are delighted to have Linda Cobb as our emcee on Saturday! A contributor to Spartanburg's Herald Journal, Linda is a local garden author and speaker. She and her gardens have been featured in various magazines. Besides Jeff and Peggy, Linda can give you plant advice on your purchases. You can visit her website at MyGardenersGuide.com

29th Annual Pickens Azalea Festival April 20th 10am to 9pm Opening ceremonies 10 am on the main stage. The festival area is on Main Street in Pickens.

http://www.wspa.com/story/22016831/weather-threat-postpones-friday-events-at-azalea-festival

http://www.pickensazaleafestival.org/

The Arts and Crafts Show will run from 10 am to 9 pm with free admission.

No admission charge to see "Little Texas."

You can also take a helicopter ride Saturday at the festival from Bruce Football Field starting at 11 am. A ride fee is required, weather permitting.

Azaleas will also be on sale Saturday during the festival.

A shuttle bus will also be available provided by Grace Methodist Church from the Save-O-Lot parking lot on Hampton Avenue to the Grace Methodist Church parking lot. The church is located within walking distance of the festival and runs from 11 am to 3 pm on Saturday. Donations are appreciated to help cover fuel costs.

The Azalea Festival is presented by the Pickens Chamber of Commerce and 7 On Your Side and Carolina's CW.

Black Wings Exhibit Continues through June 16th Spartanburg County Headquarters Library http://www.infodepot.org

Money Smart Week @ Your Library April 20 -27 http://www.infodepot.org/

READ more about Money Smart Week in this Upstate Information Hub article by Sherry Jackson.

Money Smart Week, hosted at the Headquarters and Inman Libraries, is April 20-27, 2013. We have several free workshops that are open to the public, from budgeting & small business to couponing & identity theft protection. Join us for a session, April 22-April 25. Please see the complete schedule or contact 864-596-3505/[email protected] for more information. Morningstar will provide free webinars during Money Smart Week. Reference USA also offers free webinars that can assist you in checking out the local business competition or gathering data for market research. Check out their spring 2013 schedule. Money Smart Week is a partnership between the American Library Association and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Rock the Denim Concert Benefits local agencies who work with Sexual Assault victims April 20th 3pm to 11pm at Barnet Park https://www.facebook.com/events/141568429344415/

Rock the Denim is a live concert event in Barnet Park on April 20th, 2013, to raise awareness of Sexual Violence and support local agencies who work with victims of Sexual Assault.

SAFE Homes - Rape Crisis Coalition, Children's Advocacy Center and the Hope Center for Children are working together on the Rock the Denim Campaign. This Awareness/Fundraising Event will coincide with Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day USA.

The live musical acts will be JJ Dae, One Love, The

Wheresville Project, Sound Medicine, The Consumers and Greenfield Excursion. The Children's Corner will be open from 3:00pm - 7:00pm and food and drink vendors will be available inside the park. We plan for this to be a time to celebrate our community and come together to take a stand against sexual violence.

To read more about Denim Day and the spirit behind the Rock the Denim Campaign visit http://denimdayusa.org/about/history/

Spartanburg Lions Club Night for Sight April 20th at 6pm Indigo Hall in downtown Spartanburg http://www.spartanburglions.org/

Enjoy Jimmy Buffett style music, build your own "Cheeseburger in Paradise", bid on fantastic live and silent auction items and raise funds to help the sight-impaired in Spartanburg.

Just Like Heaven: Second Chance Prom April 20th at 9pm http://www.hub-bub.com/event-calendar/58/Just+Like+Heaven+%3A+Second+Chance+Prom

The Showroom at Hub-Bub

Advance Tickets $35. Buy them here: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1322616961

Are you ready to Rock the Casbah?? Break out your 80's dancing shoes, Mötley Crüe hair, Bon Jovi leather leggings, glitter, spandex, satin & lace minidress or turquoise tux! Join us for HUB-BUB's spring fundraiser, Just Like Heaven: Second Chance Prom and 80's Party! Your ticket includes 2 drinks (beer, wine, and of course spiked punch), snacks and a full night of dancing to the sounds of Culture Club, Def Leppard, Duran Duran, etc . . . Just Like Heaven will feature: - A "7 Minutes in Heaven" janitor closet stocked with spiked punch, - A chaperone to monitor dirty dancing - A DJ taking all your favorite 80s dance requests - The chance to freeze the moment in time in your very own prom/party portrait. HUB-BUB is partnering with several downtown restaurants for Prom Dinner deals. Cribbs Kitchen will be offering a special prom-themed prix fixe menu for the night! Don't miss this chance to revisit the 80’s!

Your ticket includes two drinks (beer, wine, and of course spiked punch), snacks, and a full night of dancing to the sounds of Culture Club, Def Leppard, Duran Duran, and more!

Stump Jump Mountain Bike Race Qualifying race for 2013 USAC XC Mountain Bike National Championships April 21st, races begin at 8:45am Croft StatePark in Spartanburg http://www.stumpjump.org/

Jam in the Park's Earth Day Celebration April 21st 1pm to 7pm Duncan Park Amphitheatre https://www.facebook.com/events/567478983276618/

Head on out to the Park for a day of local music! Band line up includes The Soothsayers, Mill Billy Blues, M27, S.S.A.T.U.B, The Consumers, Rubber Canoo

Also, from 2-5pm local green organizations will be set up to share more about their organization and how they are helping make Spartanburg more green!

Spartanburg Community Band: A Springtime Jubilee April 21st 3pm Adults: $6:00, Children 12 & under: Free. http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Dr. Douglas Presley, director of the Spartanburg Community Band, invites you to “A Springtime Jubilee” symphonic band concert at the Chapman Cultural Center, Sunday, April 21, at 3:00 P.M. Songs featured will include Suite of Old American Dances by Bennett, Children’s March by Grainger, American Overture for Band by Jenkins, Kaddish by McBeth, Festive Overture by Shostakovich, Shenandoah by Ticheli, and Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa. Order tickets now from www.chapmanculturalcenter.org, or by phone at 864-542-2787 for this fantastic concert opportunity!

Little River Coffee Bar: Earth Day Celebration April 22nd 7am to 8pm https://www.facebook.com/events/158736297620844/

Learn about our new Zero-waste program and other green businesses and non-profits in Spartanburg.

We will have information on...

Junk Matters, LLC, Hatcher Gardens, Hub City Farmers Market, Partners for Active Living, SPACE, Urban Planter, Hub City Bookshop ...and MORE.

Spartanburg High School Spring Concert April 22nd at 7pm David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

The Spartanburg High School Choir is presenting its annual Spring Concert on Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m. at Chapman Cultural Center. A wide variety of music will be presented along with a slide show representing highlights from the school year. Admission is free. Call (864) 542-ARTS.

Music on Main: Ten Toes Up April 25th 5:30pm to 8:30pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/music-on-main

Join us for the 20th year of our weekly music series in downtown Spartanburg! Look for us in our brand new location near the Clock Tower.

Our featured band this week is Ten Toes Up, funky rock & roll. Special thanks to our presenting sponsor-Piedmont Natural Gas.

Jazz on the Square: Red Hot Sugar Babies April 26th 5:30pm to 8:00pm http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/jazz-on-the-square

Spartanburg is always playing great music!

Come start the weekend with your friends every Friday evening in April and May.

Each week features a different group of great jazz musicians. Beer, wine, softdrinks & water are available for purchase. Bring a picnic dinner or hit one of downtown's restaurants after the concert. This week's band is Red Hot Sugar Babies.

The Rite of Spring Student Art Exhibit This is what students see when they hear The Rite of Spring April 18 – May 1 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Presented By: Music Foundation of Spartanburg

Exhibit Time(s): Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Ralph Paquin Art Exhibit April 1 – 27 http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): Mon-Sat; 9:00 - 5:00 and Sun: 1:00-5:00

Art Market April 27th 10am to 4pm The Art Lounge Artists set up booths in the parking lot of the Art Lounge and sell their wares. All types of artists are welcome to come and set up.

Booth space is just $20.00. Sign up at www.artlounge1.com or stop by the Art Lounge at 500 E. Main Street.

3rd Annual Stay in School…Stop Bullying!!! April 27th at 6pm The Empowrment Zone, 775 Woodruff Rd., Greenville SC FREE COMMUNITY EVENT!

https://www.facebook.com/events/444355038984342/

SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE: Feature Speaker Miss Fountain Inn 2013 Rebecca Robinson and the No Bully Crew: Austin Glenn, Ciaran Sligh, Tre' Smith, Morgan Kirby, Isaiah Stokley and Layla Lee Wallace!

PERFORMANCES BY: SuperStar, No Dayz Off, Schuyler Gray, Iconik Realm, Lae Lae Cain, Mary-Peyton Knapp, Jelly and Fly G.A.N.G.!

Sponsored by Think2xTwice.org. For more info please call Traci 864-325-3592

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting March 5 – May 4 http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

Southern Fashions Through the Years March 15 – May 31 Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

CALENDARS:

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Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all Week: Great Cake Bake, talk 20 Spartanburg, Sundays Unplugged, Short Films, Art Walk, Guest Authors, Snow White

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Spring and Summer Festivals in the Upstate by Sharon Purvis

"Upstate South Carolina has a festival for nearly every interest! If it's food you're looking for, there's barbecue, chili, or catfish. Interested in cultural heritage? There are festivals celebrating Greek, Scottish, and French heritage, as well as a Renaissance festival. And then there are flowers, peaches, hot air balloons, fine art, and bluegrass-not to mention carnival rides and funnel cake! Read more….

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

Imagination Library 3rd Annual Great Cake Bake

April 13th, Noon to 4pm

Spartanburg County Headquarters Library, Barrett Room

http://www.uwpiedmont.org/community-impact/imagination-library/great-cake-bake-2013/

United Way is hosting the 3rd annual GREAT CAKE BAKE to benefit Imagination Library. Join us between noon and 4pm on Saturday at the Spartanburg Downtown Library...fun for all ages!! See the cakes...decorate a cupcake of your own...see skits performed by various Spartanburg County school drama departments...and judge a decorating contest between local teachers and superintendents!! LOTS OF FUN!! Admission just $5 (kids are free)...

Hub-Bub: talk 20 Spartanburg

April 13th, 7:30pm

The Showroom at Hub-Bub

http://www.hub-bub.com/event-calendar/57/talk20+Spartanburg

Attend HUB-BUB's 13th talk20 Spartanburg: 10 Spartanburg residents will present 20 images each, speaking for 20 seconds per image, on 10 wildly different topics. talk20 Spartanburg brings together people in our community to learn, listen and engage with one another over topics as varying as how to make craft beer, surviving a roller derby match, adventures in Cuba and the life of Henri Matisse. Presenters include: Phillip Stone, Wofford College; Jeremy Boeh, The Space @ Wofford; Erin Cramer & Bucko Brandt, artists; Matt Poliakoff & Will Webster, SDS students; Jay Hansen, Furman University; Alyssa Olson, Spartanburg Deadly Dolls; Will Rothschild, City of Spartanburg; Mark Johnsen, RJ Rockers Brewing; Crystal Irby, writer; Jenna Kessler, college student.

Sundays at Chapman Cultural Center

April 14th 1pm to 5pm

Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Hub City Writers Project: Cissy Fowler, Ignition Stories

April 15th 5pm to 6pm

Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/cissy-fowler/

How do tropical farmers think about, handle, and respond to fire? What is the role of fire in the coevolution of self, society, and environment? In the compelling narratives that make up this ethnography, the lives of Kodi women, men, and children unfold within an island landscape that has been shaped by 14,000 years of anthropogenic fires and 300,000 years of natural fires. Please join author Cissy Fowler for a reception to celebrate the release of her new book, Ignition Stories: Indigenous Fire Ecology in the Indo-Australian Monsoon Zone. Fowler is an associate professor of sociology at Wofford College.

Ignition Stories connects the Kodi people who design fires with their living kin and their ancient ancestors, then links them to nearby communities in neighboring hamlets, to other ethno-linguistic groups across Sumba, and to far-flung multiethnic, virtual coalitions. In this book, Fowler searches through Kodi people's mundane fire management practices as well as the shared beliefs, myths, rituals, and arts of this Papuan-Austronesian culture and the intimate emotions of individual members of the community to explain the unique character of people and landscape in the Indo-Australian monsoon zone.

This book is part of the Ritual Studies Monograph Series, edited by Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh.

Ballet Spartanburg Rumba Classes

April 15th at 7:30pm to 8:30pm

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Ballet Spartanburg at Chapman Cultural Center

Join Ballet Spartanburg as Marian Norman teaches the romantic Latin dance of love, also known as the Rumba! This is a simple and easy dance to learn!

Cost: $15 per class, $48 for four classes

Age: Adult

Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival Re-screening

April 16th at 7pm

The Showroom at Hub-Bub

http://www.hub-bub.com/event-calendar/60/Expecting+Goodness+Short+Film+Festival+Re-Screening

Tickets are $5. Buy them here: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1322616961

The Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival is a writers' film festival. Talented South Carolina writers and their recently-published or award-winning short stories are connected with emerging and experienced filmmakers across the state of South Carolina to create original 5-10 minute short films inspired by a chosen story over a four-month period. Our one-of-a-kind project brings literature and film together in a way that engages the larger community of our state and showcases the people and places that make South Carolina a creative hotbed.

The 2013 Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival was held on March 23, 2013 at the Chapman Cultural Center, featuring the twelve completed project films. Experience them all, and maybe meet a few of the filmmakers, at this rescreening of the twelve films at The Showroom at 7pm on Tuesday, April 16. Tickets are just $5. Check the website for photos and more information about the films.

Organ Recital by Nigel Potts

April 16th at 7:30pm

The Chapel at First Presbyterian Church

https://www.facebook.com/events/459836614086397/

Sponsored by First Presbyterian Church and the American Guild of Organists.

Internationally acclaimed organist Nigel Potts is known for his warm and colorful playing. He is an acknowledged expert on Schoenstein organs like the one in the FPC Chapel.

Hub City Writers Project: Michael Buffalo Smith, Prisoner of Southern Rock

April 17th 6pm to 7pm

Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/michael-buffalo-smith/

Please join us for a signing and presentation by Spartanburg's own Michael Buffalo Smith, author of the new book, Prisoner of Southern Rock, the unlikely story of one Southern boy’s rise from near poverty to a respected Southern music historian, specializing in the sub-genre known as Southern Rock. The book traces Smith’s journey from his meager beginnings in upstate South Carolina to his work as a musician and journalist during his college years and his destined founding of the Southern rock magazine Gritz following a near-death experience from a chronic bacterial infection.

Spartanburg Art Walk – 3rd Thursday

April 18th, 5pm to 9pm

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Growler Haus Spartanburg: Craft Beer Tasting during Art Walk

April 18th 6pm to 8pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/467818569953655/

West Wing Conference Room at Chapman Cultural Center

Come see what all the fuss is about in Spartanburg and bringing a craft beer bar to downtown! We'll have some different craft beers to sample as well as answers to all your questions.

Stop by the Chapman Center on Thursday, April 18 during ArtWalk. We'll be in the conference room between the Artists' Guild and Spartanburg Art Museum from 6-8 pm.

Hub City Writers Project: writersINC Reading

Reading of the new issue

April 18th at 6pm

Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/writersinc-reading/

writersINC is the annually published, student-run literary journal of USC Upstate. It features literature submitted by writers from both USC Upstate and various neighboring two-year institutions. Their aim is simple: to provide a literary outlet which furthers the ideals of free literary expression and embodies the individual talent found in the student body.

Wofford Writers’ Series: Rebecca McClanahan

April 18th at 7:30pm

McMillan Theatre at Wofford College

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/rebecca-mcclanahan/

Rebecca McClanahan is an award-winning writer of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Her tenth book, The Tribal Knot, a multi-generational memoir, will be published this spring by Indiana University Press. She has also published five books of poetry and a suite of essays, The Riddle Song and Other Rememberings, winner of the Glasgow prize in nonfiction. Her three books of writing instruction include Word Painting: A Guide to Writing More Descriptively, which is used as a text in numerous writing programs.

For more information regarding Writers’ Series, contact Deno Trakas, [email protected].

McClanahan will teach a multi-genre writing workshop on April 20. Please click here for more details.

Ralph Paquin Art Exhibit

April 1 – 27

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): Mon-Sat; 9:00 - 5:00 and Sun: 1:00-5:00

Youth Art Month

March 4 – April 14

Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Artists' Guild Annual Focus on Youth Month

March 4 - 27

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Each year in March, we focus on the young artists in our community by hosting a juried art competition for our area high school students. Our show is curated by Guild Member Robert Urban, and winning selections will be juried by a professional artist. Please plan to also attend our Opening Reception and Awards ceremony honoring our young winners, on March 21, from 5:00 - 9:00 in the Guild Gallery.

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting

March 5 – May 4

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

Southern Fashions Through the Years

March 15 – May 31

http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm

Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

Spartanburg Youth Theatre: Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

A funny and fresh retelling of the classic fairy tale!

April 19 – 20

David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

Event Time(s): April 19 at 4:30 and 7:00 pm; April 20 at 2:00 pm

Cost: Adults: $12 Youth: $9

Age: Suitable for all ages

Be sure to check out their upcoming Summer Camps here: http://www.spartanburglittletheatre.com/youth-theatre

Stone Soup Storytelling Festival

April 20th

Woodruff City Hall in Woodruff

https://www.facebook.com/events/231170427028083/

Many free events. For more information, tickets and entry forms and lodging information, visit www.stonesoupsc.com or call the Woodruff Library (864-476-8770).

Rock the Denim Concert

Benefits local agencies who work with Sexual Assault victims

April 20th 3pm to 11pm at Barnet Park

https://www.facebook.com/events/141568429344415/

Rock the Denim is a live concert event in Barnet Park on April 20th, 2013, to raise awareness of Sexual Violence and support local agencies who work with victims of Sexual Assault.

The live musical acts will be JJ Dae, One Love, The

come together to take a stand against sexual violence.

To read more about Denim Day and the spirit behind the Rock the Denim Campaign visit http://denimdayusa.org/about/history/

Just Like Heaven: Second Chance Prom

April 20th at 9pm

http://www.hub-bub.com/event-calendar/58/Just+Like+Heaven+%3A+Second+Chance+Prom

The Showroom at Hub-Bub

Advance Tickets $35. Buy them here: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1322616961

Your ticket includes two drinks (beer, wine, and of course spiked punch), snacks, and a full night of dancing to the sounds of Culture Club, Def Leppard, Duran Duran, and more!

Little River Coffee Bar: Earth Day Celebration

April 22nd 7am to 8pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/158736297620844/

Learn about our new Zero-waste program and other green businesses and non-profits in Spartanburg.

We will have information on...

Junk Matters, LLC, Hatcher Gardens, Hub City Farmers Market, Partners for Active Living, SPACE, Urban Planter, Hub City Bookshop ...and MORE.

CALENDARS: Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: Easter Egg Scramble, Underwater Hunt, Eggs-stravaganza, Great Kids Deserve Great Books Month

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Union County Hosting Big Buck MotorCross Race by Sherry Jackson

“Over 1200 racers are expected to compete at the 15th Annual VP Racing Fuels Big Buck GNCC event, America's largest off-road motorcycle and ATV racing series held right here in the Upstate, at the Big Buck Farm in Union County. The event serves as round four of the 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series. Read more….

Spartanburg Parks: Easter Egg Scramble

March 30th 10am to noon Tyger River Park, 195 Dillard Road, Duncan, SC

http://www.spartanburgparks.org/special-events/easter-egg-scramble.php

13,000 plastic eggs plus 1,500 children equals one great morning of family fun! Children from toddlers to 10 years of age come together for the largest Easter egg hunt in the upstate! Here’s how it works: children are divided into four age groups, toddler-3 years, 4-5 years, 6-7 years, and 8-10 years, and are led to their hunt areas by Spartanburg County Parks Department staff and volunteers. At the sound of a bullhorn the action begins! Everyone comes away with something, and the lucky children who find prize eggs collect an extra gift.

City of Spartanburg Parks and Recreation: Easter egg-stravaganza

March 30th at the Spartanburg Swim Center

Underwater Hunt 11:30am to 1pm

Outside Hunt 1:30pm to 3:00pm

http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/cms_assets/ParksandRecreation/Easterflyer.JPG

https://www.facebook.com/CityOfSpartanburgParksRecreation

Start your day at the Spartanburg Swim Center in the underwater egg hunt. We’ll put you in your age appropriate group, you bring your swimsuit, towel, goggles, and baskets. Ready, set, swim! Children ages 1-12, children under 6 must have a parent in the water with them.

Wofford College Alumni: 8th Annual Easter EggStravaganza

Rescheduled to March 30th: 1 – 3 p.m.

Easter eggstravaganza on the front lawn of Wofford College’s main building.

If you have already registered to attend, you do not need to register again. However, if you will have more or fewer children attending, please e-mail us so we make sure we have enough eggs for each age group.

Please follow Wofford College Alumni on Facebook and/or Twitter for the latest updates.

Event includes activities, prizes and bounce castles. For more information, visit http://www.wofford.edu/alumni/eggHunt/

MORE Easter Egg Hunts in Upstate SC!!! Check out these great event calendar and blog resources:

1. Greenville SC Easter Egg Hunts 2013 by Kidding Around Greenville

http://www.kiddingaroundgreenvillesc.com/2013/03/easteregghuntsgreenvillesc2013.html

2. Upstate Information Hub’s Uniquely Upstate weekly e-newsletter: http://conta.cc/11SLHx1

LISTEN to Amy’s interview with Sharon Purvis, coordinator of this year’s Great Kids Deserve Great Books book drive.Their goal is to give each child, ages 3 to 14, in five low-income schools in Spartanburg at least three books to take home for the summer. Drop your books off during the month of April.

Visit their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GreatKidsDeserveGreatBooks

Ralph Paquin Art Exhibit

April 1 – 27

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): Mon-Sat; 9:00 - 5:00 and Sun: 1:00-5:00

Writers’ Night Out: A community of Writers

April 2nd, 6pm

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/writers-night-out/

Hub City Bookshop

Writers' Night Out is an ongoing writers' group open to anyone in the community, meeting regularly on the first Tuesday of the month. The goal of the group is to build a community of writers in the Upstate.

We talk about writing and writing opportunities. We write. We share our writing. We grow as writers. You provide the passion, we'll provide the prompts.

If you would like to receive a writing prompt one week in advance so that you can share your writing at the gathering, please email Kari Jackson at [email protected] to get on the list.

20-30 Book Club April 3rd 6:30pm to 7:45pm Little River Coffee Bar

https://www.facebook.com/events/622974254395183/

The Spartanburg County Library and Little RIver Coffee Bar present 20/30 Book Club. This month we will be discussing Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

The discussion will take place at The Coffee Bar and will begin at 6:30pm.

Youth Art Month March 4 – April 14 Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Artists' Guild Annual Focus on Youth Month March 4 - 27 Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting March 5 – May 4 Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

Southern Fashions Through the Years March 15 – May 31

http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm

Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

CALENDARS: Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: Hog Fest, Easter Egg Hunts, Robotics, River Sweep, Hazardous Waste Collection

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Working for Cleaner Air in the Upstate by Sherry Jackson

“You may not think that improperly inflated tires on your vehicle are a big deal, but they are. Each year in the United States, there are over 650 deaths, 33,000 auto accidents and 2.4 million roadside assistance calls directly attributed to under inflated tires. They also affect the environment by adding over 100 pounds of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere each month for every vehicle on the road. Read more….

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

Easter Egg Hunts in Upstate SC!!! Check out these great event calendar and blog resources but be aware that some events are being postponed because of the unfavorable weather forecast:

1. Greenville SC Easter Egg Hunts 2013 by Kidding Around Greenville

http://www.kiddingaroundgreenvillesc.com/2013/03/easteregghuntsgreenvillesc2013.html

2. Easter egg hunts planned throughout the Upstate byUpstate Parent (Hat tip to Kidding Around Greenville)

http://ht.ly/jl8OM

3. Upstate Information Hub’s Uniquely Upstate weekly e-newsletter: http://ow.ly/jlirV

1st Annual Hub City Hog Fest benefiting Mobile Meals

March 22 – 23

Downtown Spartanburg near R.J. Rockers

Check this Christy Henderson’s Live Shot and her forecast: http://www.wspa.com/story/21768190/hub-city-hog-fest-underway-in-spartanburg

https://www.facebook.com/hubcityhogfest

The Hub City Hog Fest will take place on March 22nd and March 23rd of 2013. The City of Spartanburg will block off several roads in the newly renovated downtown Grain District for the event to accommodate the many cook teams that we hope will compete in Spartanburg's first BBQ Competition. We are looking forward to the buzz around this event growing and we want you to be a part of it all.

Spartanburg's own RJ Rockers Brewery is also providing space for the event, and we are proud to have them as an important supporter of the Hub City Hog Fest. This event will include a BBQ competition, an awards ceremony for the winning "Que" , delicious food and drink from local vendors (Friday and Saturday) and great live music (one band Friday night and a number of bands throughout the day Saturday).

Spartanburg Science Center: Jr. FLL Upstate Robotics Expo

March 23rd 8:30am to 12:30pm

http://www.spartanburgsciencecenter.org/

The Science Center is at Chapman Cultural Center

Join us for the Upstate Jr. FLL Robotics Showcase. Over 6 Jr. FLL teams will be present to showcase their accomplishments for the 2012-13 robotics season. If you would like to register a team, please email [email protected]. To learn more about the Jr. FLL Robotics program, visit usfirst.org

5th Annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, Lawn Mower Exchange, and Rain Barrel Sale

Rain or Shine| For Spartanburg County Residents only

March 23rd 9am to 2pm

Spartanburg County Administration Building, 366 N. Church Street

https://www.facebook.com/SpartanburgCitizensForRecycling

Only Spartanburg County residents can participate. Proof of residency, such as a driver's license, will be required. Check the flyer to learn more about the Mower Exchange and Rain Barrel Sale.

http://www.spartanburgcounty.org/govt/depts/pubwrks/Recycle/docs/hhw_lme_2013.pdf

Acceptable Items include:

-Aerosols, -Brake fluid, -Corrosives (acid & base) liquids and solids, -Fire extinguisher (med. or small), -Flammable liquids or solids, -Fluorescent bulbs, -Furniture polishes, waxes, etc, -Alkaline batteries, -NiCd batteries, -Lithium batteries, -Mercury/silver batteries, -Reactive material, -High BTU bulk liquids/solids, -Oxidizers (liquid or solid), -Mercury debris, -Paint & paint thinner, -Fertilizers, -Gas cylinders, -Solvents/degreasers, -Swimming pool chemicals, -Pesticides/poisons (liquid/solid)

Unacceptable items include:

-Medical waste, -Ammunition, -Explosives, -Radioactive materials

Tyger River Sweep

March 23rd 9am to 12pm Middle Tyger River SJWD Water Treatment Plant, 161 Groce Rd. Lyman, SC 29365

http://spartanburgparks.org/LEAF/service.php

Help clean up our waterways in Spartanburg County with this fun and important river sweep.

Volunteers are needed to help clean up a portion of the Tyger River.

Plan to get muddy/wet! Free lunch and t-shirt for all volunteers!

PLUS: A free 2013 kayak or canoe permit for Lyman Lake and Lake Cooley from SJWD and a $5 voucher for the 2013 Tame the Tyger.

Sherman College of Chiropractic: Community Egg Hunt

March 23rd 11am to 1pm

http://www.sherman.edu/egghunt/

Fun for the whole family! Remember to bring your baskets. Entertainment includes magician Steve Holt, face painting and other fun activities. Free spinal screenings will be available. Activities will be held inside the Scallon Building on campus if it is raining. Contact LaShanda Hutto Harris, Dean of Student Affairs, at 864-578-8770, ext. 224 or [email protected]). Visit the website for more details.

Spartanburg Art Museum: Nick Joerling Pottery Demonstration

March 23rd 1pm to 5pm

SAM is located at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Limited Space available, $30 registration fee. Contact Patsy Simmons (864-579-3012) to register. Sponsored by the Carolina Clay Artists.

Music Sandwiched In: Peter Fletcher (Classical Guitar)

March 27th 12:15pm to 1:00pm

http://www.infodepot.org

Spartanburg Headquarters Library, Barrett Room

Music Sandwiched In is a bimonthly event focused on good music! This is Spartanburg’s chance to showcase its talent as different musicians play during the lunch hour. Music ranges across genres, but this event is known for its highly talented players. You can bring your lunch or buy your lunch there. This is a free event; however it is popular, so make sure you get there in time for a seat.

Presented By the Music Foundation of Spartanburg

Ballet Spartanburg: Parkinson’s Dance Class – 4th Thursday

March 28th, 1:30pm

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Dance therapy uses movement and music to treat social, emotional, cognitive, and physical problems. Practiced in a variety of settings, dance therapy has been shown to help with everything from memory enhancement to movement rehabilitation, treating such neurological concern’s as Parkinson’s disease, autism, dementia and stroke. Patients who join dance classes say it helps to loosen tight joints, improve overall movement, and lift spirits. These classes use dance combinations and repetition with focus on grace and personal success. Certain movements work on specific problems that Parkinson’s patients have, like mobility freeze or doing two things at once. Ballet Spartanburg Artistic Director Carlos Agudelo participated in a Dance for Parkinson’s Disease Workshop sponsored by Mark Morris Dance Group and Brooklyn Parkinson Group in New York City. Ballet Spartanburg offers free dance classes for Parkinson’s patients on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at 1:30 p.m. in the ballet studios at the Chapman Cultural Center. The first class of each month is followed by the monthly meeting of the Spartanburg Parkinson’s Association.

Hub City Book Club: The Healing

March 28th at 6pm

Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/hub-city-book-club5/

The March Hub City Book Club will discuss The Healing by Jonathan Odell.

This sweeping tale of midwives, magic, and family connections is fantastic Southern fiction. It is a book that is perfect for group reading, as Polly Shine is a protagonist that is impossible to ignore. The struggles of these women to recover their own identities are powerful and awe inspiring, and The Healing tells their stories beautifully.

Join us and invite your friends--all are welcome! Please email Erin Haire at [email protected] if you have questions.

Wofford College Alumni: 8th Annual Easter EggStravaganza

Postponed to Sunday, March 30th: 1 – 3 p.m.

Easter eggstravaganza on the front lawn of Wofford College’s main building.

EGG HUNT UPDATE: Due to an unfavorable weather forecast for this Sunday, we have decided to postpone this event to next Saturday, March 30th. Times and location will remain the same. If you have registered for this event and will no longer be able to attend, please e-mail us.

Please follow Wofford College Alumni on Facebook and/or Twitter for the latest updates.

Event includes activities, prizes and bounce castles. For more information, visit http://www.wofford.edu/alumni/eggHunt/

Spartanburg Parks: Easter Egg Scramble

March 30th at Tyger River Park, 195 Dillard Road, Duncan, SC

http://www.spartanburgparks.org/special-events/easter-egg-scramble.php

City of Spartanburg Parks and Recreation: Easter egg-stravaganza

March 30th at the Spartanburg Swim Center

Underwater Hunt 11:30am to 1pm

Outside Hunt 1:30pm to 3:00pm

http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/cms_assets/ParksandRecreation/Easterflyer.JPG

https://www.facebook.com/CityOfSpartanburgParksRecreation

Youth Art Month

March 4 – April 14

Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Artists' Guild Annual Focus on Youth Month

March 4 - 27

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting

March 5 – May 4

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

Southern Fashions Through the Years

March 15 – May 31

http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm

Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

CALENDARS:

Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

#Upstate Information Hub #City of Spartanburg #Mobile Meals #Sherman College of Chiropractic #Chapman C #Hub City Bookshop #Hub City Writers Project #Spartanburg Science Center #Spartanburg Art Museum #Spartanburg Parks

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What's Up Y'all: LADY PARTS reading, Joseph & Dreamcoat, Haven Yard Sale, FREE Prom Dress Pickup Days,

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Football Showdown at the South Carolina All-Star College Football Game by Sherry Jackson

“In an effort to showcase the talented football players that we have in the state, organizers have put together an all-star roster and it's the Upstate versus the Low Country at the inaugural South Carolina All Star Bowl to be held on March 23rd at North Greenville University. This is a great opportunity for players to play one last college football game, giving them an opportunity to enhance their personal brands for the pro scouts, graduate schools, and other potential employers. Also with live TV coverage that will reach 4.5 million homes it's a great way to establish Upstate or Lowcountry bragging rights. Read more….

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

LADY PARTS: A Collective Reading by Women March 15th at 7pm at Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/lady-parts/

In honor of Women's History Month, the Hub City Bookshop and Wofford College invite you to LADY PARTS, a collective reading by Spartanburg women, on Friday, March 15 from 7-9pm at the Hub City Bookshop.

Our 13 readers will each read for five minutes, either an original work or something they find inspiring/surprising/incredible/especially true about women: Kerry Ferguson, Michelle Fleming, Sarah Hager, Erin Haire, Ximena Herrera, Crystal Irby, Kari Jackson, Jenna Kessler, Kate McCarthy, OneLove, Nancy Williams, Lindsay Uhlinger, and Ana Maria Wiseman

It will be a night to reflect on women's history, women's rights, women's place in society, and women's awesomeness.There will be refreshments, and we'll have some women-inspired giveaways. The event is free and open to men and women and children of all ages. Celebrate LADY PARTS with the Hub City Bookshop and Wofford College!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Lloyd Webber's modern classic brought to life! March 8 – 10 and 15 – 17 Cost: Adults: $25 Seniors: $24 Students: $17

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful family musical. Joseph, his father's favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat emerges both timely and timeless.

The Haven’s Spring Yard Sale March 16th 8am to 1pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/499345933436304/

http://thehavenshelter.com/

282 S. Church Street, Spartanburg

Come celebrate the arrival of Spring with us! Weather permitting, it will be a fun afternoon filled with lots of great finds. We've got books, clothes, household appliances, and knick-knacks galore.

From Traci Fant: Free Prom Dress Pickup Days WE NEED YOUR HELP SPREADING THE WORD!

March 16 – 17. Begins at 2pm Saturday

https://www.facebook.com/events/125881537593001/

MCALISTER SQUARE IS LOCATED AT 225 S. PLEASANTBURG DR., GREENVILLE SC

On Saturday March 16th & Sunday March 17th we will be giving away approximately 200 prom dresses. We need your help spreading the word to everyone simply because we want every teen that has the need to come out and at least look through our beautiful collection of dresses. Myself along with the many other Fairy Godmothers have been working hard collecting dresses to ensure that anyone with the need will be able to attend this years prom. Please help us spread the word. SATURDAY MARCH 16th 2-4:30pm and SUNDAY MARCH 17th 2-4pm are PROM DRESS PICK UP DAYS FOR ALL---FREE DRESSES & ACCESSORIES---NO CATCHES---AT MCALISTER SQUARE! Thank you for helping us be a blessing to others! GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG, ANDERSON...TEENS IN ALL COUNTIES ARE INVITED!

DRESSES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS!!!

Hub City Writers Project: Tom Elmore, A Carnival of Destruction

March 18th at 6pm Burwell Building at Wofford College

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/tom-elmore/

Cost of dinner and program is $23, program only $5. Make a reservation at 864-597-4207.

Author of the new book A Carnival of Destruction: Sherman’s Invasion of South Carolina, Tom Elmore visits the Foothills Civil War Roundtable held in Wofford’s Montgomery Dining Room. Elmore, a historian from Gaffney, spent more than 15 years researching and gathering hundreds of accounts to write this comprehensive and compelling history, which includes an examination of Gen. Sherman’s military plans, the role of the railroads in the invasion, and the controversy over who was responsible for the burning of Columbia. Cost of dinner and program is $23, program only $5. Make a reservation at 864-597-4207.

Hub City Writers Project: Angela Kelly, Voodoo for the Other Woman release March 18th at 7pm Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/press/events/angela-kelly/

Please join Hub City Press for the release of Angela Kelly's Voodoo for the Other Woman, with a reading and signing at the Hub City Bookshop on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m.

In Voodoo for the Other Woman, Kelly’s collection of largely narrative poems centered on turbulent relationships, a narrator often appears, offering glimpses of her parents’ hardscrabble marriage in the Appalachia of the 1960s, her own coming of age in the 1970s, a young marriage of her own and the subsequent unraveling of it in the 1980s.

Hub City Bookshop Literary Luncheon: The Lee Bros. March 21st 11:45am – 1:45pm Cribbs Kitchen, 226-B West Main Street

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/literary-luncheon-the-lee-bros/

Please join us for a March 21 Literary Luncheon at Cribbs Kitchen in downtown Spartanburg with Matt Lee and Ted Lee, the Lee Bros., in honor of their new cookbook, The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW: http://leebrosathubcity.eventbrite.com/#

Your ticket purchase includes a special three-course tasting menu prepared by the chefs at Cribbs and inspired by the new cookbook, a signed copy of the new book, and a meet and greet with the Lee Bros. VIP tickets holders get early entry, a specially-prepared first course in addition to the three-course meal, the new book, and premier seating with the Lee Bros. during lunch.

Ballet Spartanburg: Dan Synergy V Come and celebrate cutting-edge, contemporary ballet. March 21st, 7:00pm Cost:Adult $25, Senior $20, Student $15 David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

We end our season with the increasingly popular Montgomery dance series, a program filled with cutting edge dance works, eclectic music and collaborations with local and national artists.

For more information, call 864-583-0339 or 864-542-ARTS or visit www.chapmanculturalcenter.org.

Groups of 10 or more receive 10% off of ticket price. Groups of 20 or more receive 20% off of ticket price.

Carolina Foothills Artisan Center New Artists’ Reception in Chesnee March 21st 5pm – 7:30pm

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Carolina Foothills Artisan Center will host this Semi annual event to offer Artists an opportunity to exhibit and sell their work in our 2000 square foot facility. We will have Pottery, Wood, Glass, Metal, Jewelry, Acrylics, Watercolors, and Oils. Go to www.takecarolinahome.com for a glimpse of our center and what we have to offer.

Little River Coffee Bar: Slow Food Upstate Coffee Tasting March 22nd 4:30pm – 6:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/570703696287484/

Enjoy organically grown, locally roasted coffee & discover the slow food movement.

Admission is $8 which includes a half pound of coffee to take home. A portion of the proceeds are tax deductible to benefit the Slow Food Farmers Grant Program.

Let us know you are attending- www.meetup.com/slow-food-upstate/

Expecting Goodness Reading and Reception March 22nd at 7pm The Showroom at HUB-BUB

https://www.facebook.com/events/371634319584366/

http://expectinggoodness.com/

The public is invited to a reading and reception for the talented South Carolina writers involved in the 2013 Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival. Hear pieces of the award-winning or recently published stories that inspired the 2013 films ahead of the March 23 Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival at the Chapman Cultural Center.

2013 Writers: Joseph Bodie, Audra Kerr Brown, Lindy Keane Carter, Melinda S. Cotton, Vickie Dailey, Erin Michelle Fleming, Matthew Fogarty, Terresa Haskew, John R. Saylor, Deno Trakas, Susan Levi Wallach, David A. Wright

Tyger River Sweep March 23rd 9am to 12pm

Middle Tyger River SJWD Water Treatment Plant, 161 Groce Rd. Lyman, SC 29365

http://spartanburgparks.org/LEAF/service.php

Help clean up our waterways in Spartanburg County with this fun and important river sweep.

Volunteers are needed to help clean up a portion of the Tyger River.

Plan to get muddy/wet! Free lunch and t-shirt for all volunteers!

PLUS: A free 2013 kayak or canoe permit for Lyman Lake and Lake Cooley from SJWD and a $5 voucher for the 2013 Tame the Tyger.

Sherman College of Chiropractic: Community Egg Hunt March 23rd 11am to 1pm

http://www.sherman.edu/egghunt/

Youth Art Month March 4 – April 14 Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Artists' Guild Annual Focus on Youth Month March 4 - 27 Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting March 5 – May 4

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

Southern Fashions Through the Years March 15 – May 31

http://www.spartanburghistory.org/

Spartanburg Regional History Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Exhibit Time(s): 10:00am - 5:00pm

Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

CALENDARS:

Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: Upstate Foster/Adoption Expo, Joseph and Technicolor Dreamcoat, Die Fledermaus, The Green Boys, Carl Plansky Art Talk, Sundays Unplugged

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Celebrate Women’s History Month in the Upstate by Sherry Jackson

“Since 1987, the United States has officially observed National Women's History Month during the month of March, to recognize and celebrate American women and their achievements. In the early 1970's women's history was virtually left out of public school curriculum and in mainstream media but in 1978, a task force in Sonoma County, California initiated a "Women's History Week" celebration and within a few years had dozens of schools planning special programs as well as hundreds of community events. Read more….

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

Upstate SC Foster Care/Adoption Expo Sponsored by SC State University Satellite Campus and SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth

March 9th 9am to 1pm

University Center of Greenville, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC 29607

http://www.carolinascw.com/index.php/theribbit/article/your_chance_to_learn_how_to_adopt_or_foster_a_child_this_weekend/

As an adopted child it’s been a mission of Amy’s for years to help adopted kids find forever families. This weekend you can get involved. Visit her blog and learn how.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Andrew Lloyd Webber's modern classic brought to life!

March 8 – 10 and 15 – 17

Cost: Adults: $25 Seniors: $24 Students: $17

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

Spartanburg Repertory Company: Die Fledermaus (The Bat)

March 8 – 9

http://spartanburgrepertorycompany.org/

Broome High School’s Community Auditorium, 381 Cherry Hill Road, Spartanburg

Come enjoy Spartanburg Repertory Company as they perform the German operetta, Die Fledermaus, orginally composed by Johann Strauss II. Translating into "the bat", this repeat performance is famous in Vienna, and has now made its way into the Upstate. Come enjoy this fun filled performance!

Cost: Tickets will be available at the door and are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors (over 55), and $7 for students and children.

Youth Art Month

March 4 – April 14

Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Artists' Guild Annual Focus on Youth Month

March 4 - 27

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 10:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Little River Coffee Bar: The Green Boys

March 9th at 7:30pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/217081508433510/

The Green Boys are a four-piece band based out of Richmond, Virginia. Equally mislabeled as bluegrass, folk, or honky-tonk, the boys sometimes mention the idea of being a part of a “country-revival”. It’s a half-serious notion that nonetheless approaches the crux of the band’s complex sound. The Green Boys are led by brothers Sean and Ryan Green, each a songwriter coming from and delivering very different lyrical and melodic styles.

Carl Plansky Reception and Gallery Talk

March 10th at 1pm – 3pm with talk at 2pm

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

The Spartanburg Art Museum will be hosting a reception for the opening of the new exhibition, "Carl Plansky: Thirty Years of Painting." Curator and owner of the Elder Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Larry Elder, will be giving a gallery talk at 2 pm.

Carl Plansky: 30 Years of Painting

March 5 – May 4

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: members- FREE, adults-$4, seniors-$3, students-$2, children under 5-free

Sundays Unplugged at Chapman Cultural Center

March 10th 2pm to 4pm

Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Every Sunday, Chapman Cultural Center will be hosting a local musician. This week hear Jeremy Willis, all original music, little bit country, little bit rock 'n roll. Come and listen to music and appreciate all the talent Chapman Cultural Center has to offer.

Small Business Roundtable @ Spartanburg HQ Library

March 12th at 9:15am

http://www.infodepot.org/

Topic: SBA Resource Day

Spartanburg County Public Libraries will partner with the SC Small Business Development Center and Piedmont SCORE to provide FREE business workshops at the Headquarters Library. Please register @ http://workgroups.clemson.edu/SBDC_Workshops/form.php

For more information, please contact the Spartanburg Area Small Business Development Center via email: [email protected] or by telephone at 864.592.6318. For information about the library, please contact SCPL via email: [email protected] or by telephone at 864.596.3505.

Good Kids Deserve Great Books book fair party

March 12th 5pm to 7pm

Hub City Book Shop, 186 West Main Street, Spartanburg

https://www.facebook.com/events/495870973807461/

Please join us for a drop-in book fair party to benefit the third annual Great Kids Deserve Great Books! book drive.

What: Drop-in party with wine and snacks where you can purchase books to donate or give a financial donation

Who: Friends of Hub City Writers Project, lovers of books, advocates for childhood literacy

Why: Because Great Kids Deserve Great Books!

Campfire Storytelling

March 12th at 6pm

http://spartanburgparks.org/LEAF/nature.php

Free! at Cleveland Park Event Center, Spartanburg

Have you ever wished you had a rip-roaring good story to tell around the campfire for Scouts or a family get-together? Here is your chance to learn how. Join professional storyteller Judy Seeley for a 1 ½ to 2 hour seminar on campfire storytelling. Judy will “spin a couple of yarns” for you and teach you the basics of choosing, learning, and telling a story. Make your next campfire program crackle with laughter or shiver with ghostly chills as you provide the stories.

Music Sandwiched In: Laurel and the Lads

March 13th, 12:15pm to 2:15pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library, Barrett Room

http://www.infodepot.org

Laurel and the Lads will before Irish tunes in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day at Music Sandwiched In, March 13. The free lunchtime concert series is from 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm. Bring your lunch or a limited number of boxed lunches are available for purchase.

Story to Screen: Into the Wild

March 13th at 6:00 pm

Spartanburg County Headquarters Library

http://expectinggoodness.com/events/

Read the memoir Into the Wild by John Krakauer (available at the Library or Hub City Bookshop) in advance, and then come to the screening.

After we watch the movie, project filmmaker Brian Miller and a writer will lead a discussion about the transition from memoir to film. It's free to come!

Hub City Writers Project: Sandra Beasley Poetry Reading at Wofford

March 13th at 7:30pm

McMillan Theater at Wofford College

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/sandra-beasley/

The Wofford Writers Series hosts Sandra Beasley, the author of I Was the Jukebox, winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize, and Theories of Falling, winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize. Other honors for her work include selection for the 2010 Best American Poetry, the University of Mississippi Summer Poet in Residence position, and the Maureen Egen Exchange Award from Poets & Writers. Her most recent book is Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life, a memoir and cultural history of food allergy. She lives in Washington, DC; this spring she is in Hickory, NC, serving as the Visiting Writer at Lenoir-Rhyne University. This event is free.

Ballet Spartanburg: Parkinson’s Dance Class – 4th Thursday

March 14th, 1:30pm

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

LADY PARTS: A Collective Reading by Women

March 15th at 7pm at Hub City Bookshop

CALENDARS:

Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: Art & Antique Show, Rummage for Reason, Rail Trail Cleanup, Indie Grants Screening, Music Man and more!

Upstate Info Hub feature story: Celebrate Upstate International Month by Sherry Jackson

“March kicks off a month-long, multi-venue, multi-event celebration of all things international here in the Upstate. Events are hosted by Upstate International, a local non-profit organization that provides information, programs and services to foreign residents and immigrants for cultural diversity in our community. Read more….

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

5th Annual Art & Antique Show February 21 – 24 Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

The Spartanburg Art Museum will host the Fifth Annual Art & Antique Show, benefiting the Spartanburg Art Museum, on February 21-24, 2013. This exciting event will give people in the Upstate an opportunity to see, learn and purchase predominately 18th & 19th century American, English, and Continental antiques and accessories from dealers outside of the Upstate area. Vendor merchandise will include the following: antique furniture, silver, jewelry, porcelain, paintings, fine art, oriental rugs, linens, and garden accessories.

Uptown Sertoma Club of Spartanburg: 19th Annual Rummage for a Reason February 23rd 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Cost $1 110 Country Club Rd in Spartanburg.

http://www2.wspa.com/news/2013/feb/22/19th-rummage-reason-sale-be-held-friday-saturday-ar-5657351/

Rummage For A Reason is a coordinated fundraising event where all sorts men’s and women’s clothes, shoes, household items, books, electronics, lamps, dishes, and other items are sold with the proceeds going to a variety of charities. Along with the Uptown Sertoma Club, the Children Shelter of the Upstate, SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition, Greer Relief & Resources Agency, and Greater Spartanburg Ministries are all participating in the event.

MBF Rail Trail Cleanup Day February 23rd at 10am

https://www.facebook.com/events/232446530223944

Help us make the MBF Rail Trail a more beautiful place for all of us. Whether you love gardening or just love the Rail Trail, please meet us on Saturday, February 23rd at 10am at the Rail Tail Dog Park across from Duncan Park on Union. There is parking between the dog park and Uncle Ray’s BBQ next door. Bring gloves if you have them. Lunch will be provided afterward.

Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival: Indie Grants Screening February 23rd at 7:00 pm The Showroom at HUB-BUB

http://expectinggoodness.com/events/

$7 in advance or at the door

Tickets available here: indiegrantsattheshowroom.eventbrite.com/#

Part of the 2013 Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival programming, HUB-BUB and the Hub City Writers Project invite you to a screening of select short film made as part of the Indie Grants Program, a joint partnership between the South Carolina Film Commission and the film school at Trident Technical College, some of which have been official selections at international film festivals.

The night will feature:

The Debutante Hunters, Dirty Silverware, Supine: A Dream, Pencil Point, We Can't Help You.

The night will conclude with a Q & A between Indie Grants/SC Film Commission and the audience. Come to enjoy, come to learn!

“The Music Man” Mainstage Musical at Greenwood Community Theatre The Music Man is live on stage at GCT Feb 15-March 3.

Tickets on sale now, online or call the Box Office 864-229-5704!

http://www.greenwoodcommunitytheatre.com/

Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize - this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.

Fri, Feb 22 - 7:30pm, Sat, Feb 23 - 7:30pm, Sun, Feb 24 - 2:00pm

Fri, March 1 - 7:30pm, Sat, March 2 - 7:30pm, Sun, March 3 - 2:00pm

Book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.

Sundays Unplugged at Chapman Cultural Center February 24th 2pm to 4pm Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Every Sunday, Chapman Cultural Center will be hosting a local musician. This week, we will be hearing selections from Guy Workman and Pat Phillips as they strum their guitars to several acoustic rock songs. Come enjoy your Sunday afternoon with local musical talent!

South Carolina Guitar Show February 24th Spartanburg Expo Center, I-26, Exit 17, 6655 Pottery Road.

"ART IN THE LOBBY" @ Greenwood Community Theatre February 24th https://www.facebook.com/events/201026583372794/

Eric Williams will be the artist featured in the lobby of GCT during the production run of "The Music Man." Since retiring from Ninety Six Historic Site as chief ranger in 2009, he has been taking painting classes with Skip Shelton a resident artist at the Arts Center. Eric's subject matter ranges from landscapes to portraits.

A reception for the artist will be held on Sunday, February 24th at 1:00 PM before the afternoon's matinee performance. The public is invited to attend.

Little River Coffee Bar: England in 1819 February 25th at 7pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/488881191147000/

England in 1819′s unusual sound is defined by Andrew’s unique ear and writing abilities. There are hints of classical expression buried in between post-rock swells. Part Southern edge and part English introspection, haunting lyrics and massive chamber rock unfurl in a sweeping, evocative, surge of sound.

http://englandin1819.com/

Hub City Writers Project: Sarah-Ann Smith, author of Trang Sen February 26th at 5pm at Hub City Bookshop http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/sarah-ann-smith/

Please join us for a reading and discussion of the novel Trang Sen, by its author, Sarah-Ann Smith of Spartanburg.

In this book, war and loss dog the heels of her and her family, yet Trang Sen (her name means “White Lotus”), the Vietnamese heroine and title character of Sarah-Ann Smith’s new novel, is defiant. Rebellious and headstrong even as a child, she struggles to make more of her life than seems possible. As she moves from her parents’ rice farm to the streets and alleys of Saigon, her world opens up. But as new paths become visible, others are shut off. Caught between her own dreams and the needs of her family, between her love for learning and the excitement of war-time Saigon, Trang Sen embarks on a journey that requires heartbreaking choices.

Smith earned a degree in international relations at American University in Washington, and pursued a career with the U.S. diplomatic corps. Her tours of duty took her to Taiwan to study Mandarin Chinese and to the American Consulate in Hong Kong. She also worked at “Foggy Bottom,” the legendary headquarters of the U.S. State Department. Friendships with a number of Asian students piqued Smith’s interest in Southeast Asia; her fascination intensified as they voiced their critiques of U.S. policy at the height of the Vietnam War. Years of professional and personal focus on Asian political and cultural life impelled her to write about it in this, her first novel. Smith’s life after the Foreign Service has focused on writing and teaching. In addition to Trang Sen, she has published numerous essays and op-eds and has taught courses on China and Southeast Asia at universities in Maryland and North and South Carolina.

The Shepherd’s Center Black History Month Celebration February 26th at 11:00am Fogartie Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 393 East Main Street

The Shepherd's Center invites you to join us for: A Live Performance by Poet Glenis Redmond

February 26th, 11:00am. Admission is FREE.

Music Sandwiched In: The Odd Couple February 27th, 12:15pm to 2:15pm Spartanburg Headquarters Library http://www.infodepot.org

Student Art Exhibits: Spartanburg School Districts 3, 5 and 6 January – February 2013 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Each month Chapman Cultural Center hosts a different student art exhibit, which is always free and open to the public. The Jan/Feb exhibit shows the work of students from Spartanburg School Districts 3, 5, and 6.

Exhibit Time(s): Mon thru Sat, 10-5; Sun 1-5

Artists' Guild Member Show February 1 – 28 Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

The Artists' Guild of Spartanburg presents its first Member Awards Show, Feb. 1-28. Each Guild member has the opportunity to hang or display one work of art in this exhibit. The public is invited to vote on favorite pieces, using ballots in the Guild Gallery. An awards ceremony and reception will be on Thursday, Feb. 28, 6-9 p.m.; the public is invited to this free event at Chapman Cultural Center.

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 9:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Museum Exhibit: Examining Southern Lifestyle Through Furniture Presented by the Spartanburg Regional History Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center.

February 15 - March 2, 2013, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm

Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

http://www.spartanburghistory.org/museum.php

This exhibit examines how typical family lifestyles in Spartanburg were reflected in their selection of furniture. Historically, Spartanburg has had many farmers, mill owners and everything in between and the furniture in their homes can convey many things about their preferences, means and lifestyle. Furniture can be purely functional or purely aesthetic, but is often a combination of the two. When studied together, the furniture of a home can tell a story. The Regional Museum has a large collection of Southern furniture and this exhibit highlights the importance of these artifacts in the history of our area.

CALENDARS: Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: Sparkletones, Disc Golf, The 39 Steps, Art Exhibits, Sundays Unplugged

Take a Hike: Five Great Places to Go Hiking in the Upstate by Sherry Jackson

http://www.ourupstatesc.info/take-a-hike-five-great-places-to-go-hiki.php

Keep up with events in Upstate SC by downloading the Upstate Info Hub mobile app or visiting their website calendar. Links are below in our Calendar section.

The Sparkletones

February 16th at 8:30 pm

The Showroom at HUB-BUB

http://thesparkletonesattheshowroom.eventbrite.com/

The Sparkletones with special guests Mill Billy Blues at The Showroom Saturday, February 16th 8:30pm Cost: $15 advance / $18 door

The Sparkletones formed in Spartanburg in 1955 by four teenagers that were classmates at Cowpens High School. By 1957, they burst on the national scene with the million selling ABC Paramount Record - Black Slacks. The group went on to appear on such national TV shows as The Nat King Cole Show, The Ed Sullivan Show and Dick Clark's American Bandstand. They left their mark on Rock & Roll and Rockabilly music with many artists naming them as an influence. The Sparkletones quit touring and returned home in 1960. Since that time, the group has re-united and in recent years appeared at venues in Europe and the US, including Las Vegas. The group was recently voted to be honored on the Spartanburg Music Trail. They have earned three gold and one platinum record and are members of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Current members are: Wayne Arthur: An original member of the group, Wayne plays bass and sings lead vocals. He also co-wrote several of the songs from the early days. Jimmy "Sticks" Denton: Also an original member and the group's drummer, Jimmy co-wrote their million seller hit record ‘Black Slacks’. Howard "Sparky" Childress: An original member of the group, Howard sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. He also wrote several of the songs from the early days. Randall Lark: A member of a 60’s version of the group, Randall joins the group again while original member Joe Bennett takes a hiatus due to health reasons.

Open Mic Night at the Little River Coffee Bar

February 15th at 6:30pm

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/Open-Mic-Night-October/

Read your poetry, a page or two of your novel, tell a joke, or play a song. All creatives are welcome to this Open Mic Night at The Coffee Bar next door to the Bookshop on February 15. You'll have up to 7 minutes to "do your thing." Sign-up begins at 6:30, and we will start at 7:00.

Easley’s Foothills Playhouse: The 39 Steps

Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock

Directed by Anna DeVault

February 8th-17th Friday and Saturday performances at 8 pm Sunday matinees at 3 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/560304043998294/

Adults--$14; Seniors (60+)--$12; Students (13+)--$12; Children (12 and under)--$7.

Ask about group prices for 10 and over.

Go to www.showtix4u.com to purchase your tickets.

(Season members, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at 864-855-1817.)

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! The two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance! In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called "The 39 Steps" is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, the 39 Steps amount to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure! The 39 Steps was Broadway's longest-running comedy, and played its 500th performance on Broadway, May 19th, 2009!

HUB CITY Ice Bowl Disc Golf Charity Tournament and Shoally Creek Course Ribbon Cutting

Saturday, February 16, 2013, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Va-du-Mar McMillan Park, 591 McMillan Blvd, Boiling Springs, SC

http://playsitforward.com/shoally-creek/

Upstate Disc Golf Club presents the HUB City Ice Bowl disc golf tournament benefiting The Children's Security Blanket charity that supports local families with childhood cancer. Please bring sellable items/clothes for their new thrift store in Boiling Springs and meet with special guest Miss Spartanburg, Clarka Wickliffe.

We will also be cutting the ribbon and renaming the course to Shoally Creek Disc Golf Course at the 9:45 am players meeting. Please come support your local parks/rec and a great charity!

Last weekend - Mary Ellen Suitt: In Retrospect

Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

January 8 – February 16, 2013

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

"Mary Ellen Suitt, a native South Carolina artist, uses both opaque and transparent paints in a bold array of colors. She exercises a variety of techniques and expressions to create her vibrant landscapes and her now trademark "blue people" which are are identifiable as uniquely her own. 'Suitt paints with a touch of genius.' stated Mary Todd Beam whose book 'Celebrate Your Creative Self' features Suitt's work."

For 31 years, Mary Ellenwas a cartographer for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and drew maps for various countries for the Army and Air Force (including maps of Germany and Japan for the Allies during the Second World War). She is one of the Charter Members of the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg, which was founded in 1957.

Spartanburg Art Museum: Tarleton Blackwell

Nov 13, 2012 – Feb 16, 2013

SAM at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

"Tarleton Blackwell has established himself as one of the leading visual interpreters of the rural South. In his celebrated Hog Series, begun nearly twenty years ago and now consisting of over two hundred and fifty works, Blackwell explores the rich iconography of the region, incorporating elements of art history, children's tales, persistent stereotypes and even commercial imagery. Much of the allure of Blackwell's work rests in his complex, dense, and often ambiguous imagery that plays as part allegory, part fairytale, and part social commentary. Blackwell creates a complete topography of the rural South, grounded in his experience but overlaid with historical and literary musings. Blackwell has pointed out that hogs, so central to his work, emerged out of his experiences raising them but that over time, they began to mean something more. He articulates our shared cultural and social perceptions about the animal, whether derived from the Three Little Pigs, Porky the Pig, industrial pig farms, and so forth. The same investment of meaning holds true for the wolf, often seen in Blackwell's world as an authority figure." -- CityArt Gallery, Columbia, SC --

Sundays Unplugged at Chapman Cultural Center

February 17th 2pm to 4pm

Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Every Sunday, Chapman Cultural Center will be hosting a local musician. This week we will be hearing from Rohn Jewell, notorious for playing acoustic rock on his guitar. Come enjoy your Sunday afternoon with music! Chapman Cultural Center is open on Sunday afternoons, 1-5 p.m. The public can visit Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Science Center, Spartanburg Regional History Museum, as well as the Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Gallery and the Student Galleries. All museums, excluding the small admission fee for Spartanburg Art Museum and the Regional History Museum, are free. Free Wi-Fi is available in The Green Room, which is a public lounge. For more information, please call 542-ARTS.

Waltz Dance Lessons

February 18th at 7:30pm

Ballet Spartanburg at Chapman Cultural Center

Cost: $15 per class, $48 for four classes

https://www.facebook.com/BalletSpartanburg

Waltz is a graceful elegant dance and is defined as the foundation of ballroom dancing. Join Marian Norman as she teaches an adult class. Call Ballet Spartanburg at 583-0339 for more information!

Hub City Writers Project: Melissa Walker Book Signing

February 19th at 6pm at Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/melissa-walker/

Please join us for a signing and discussion of the new book, The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens: The American Revolution in the Backcountry, by Melissa Walker, a professor of history at Converse College.

The American South is so identified with the Civil War that people often forget that the key battles from the final years of the American Revolution were fought in Southern states. The Southern backcountry was the center of the fight for independence, but backcountry devotion to the Patriot cause was slow in coming. Decades of animosity between coastal elites and backcountry settlers who did not enjoy accurate representation in the assemblies meant a complex political and social milieu throughout this turbulent time.

The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens brings to light the world of the Southern backcountry that engendered its role in the Revolutionary War. With careful attention to political, social, and military history, Walker concentrates on the communities and events not typically covered in books on the Revolutionary War. Through government documents, autobiographies, correspondence, and diaries, The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens gives students of the Revolution an important new perspective on the role of the South in the resolution of the fighting.

Cinema Sandwiched In: The Odd Couple

February 20th, 12:15pm to 2:15pm

Spartanburg Headquarters Library

http://www.infodepot.org

Cinema Sandwiched In is an afternoon series of classic films on alternating Wednesdays with Music Sandwiched In. This week join us for the Neil Simon comedy The Odd Couple (1967, 105 min.), starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Bring your lunch and enjoy this classic film

Hub City Co-op Business Networking Social

February 21st, 5pm to 7pm

http://hubcitycoop.org/

Lobby of the George Dean Johnson College of Business and Economics, 160 E. St. John St. Downtown Spartanburg

Join Hub City Cooperative owners and friends for a business social! Learn how cooperative businesses work and why Spartanburg is an ideal place for South Carolina's first retail consumer food co-op!

Spartanburg Art Walk – 3rd Thursday

February 21st, 5pm to 9pm

Art Walk is the third Thursday of each month from 5:00 – 9:00 pm. Visitors may stroll using a self-guided map provided at each gallery. All venues are free and open to the public. Galleries on the tour include: • The Artists' Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center • Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center (featuring an exhibit by Artists' Guild Member Award Show) • Gallery 155 at 155 East Broad Street • Wet Paint Syndrome at Hillcrest Specialty Row • Carolina Gallery at 145 West Main Street • West Main Artists Cooperative at 578 West Main Street • The Showroom at HUB-BUB 149 S. Daniel Morgan Avenue • The Gallery East at 512 East Main Street • The Art Lounge at 500 East Main Street For more information call 864-764-9568

5th Annual Art & Antique Show

February 21 – 24

Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Rescheduled: MBF Rail Trail Cleanup Day

Now February 23rd at 10am

https://www.facebook.com/events/232446530223944

Student Art Exhibits: Spartanburg School Districts 3, 5 and 6

January – February 2013

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Exhibit Time(s)

Mon thru Sat, 10-5; Sun 1-5

Artists' Guild Member Show

February 1 – 28

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 9:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Museum Exhibit: Examining Southern Lifestyle Through Furniture

Presented by the Spartanburg Regional History Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center.

February 15 - March 2, 2013, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm;

Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

http://www.spartanburghistory.org/museum.php

CALENDARS: Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: Harold and the Purple Crayon, Indie Grits Festival film screening, The Blonde, Brunette & Redhead, Sundays Unplugged at Chapman

Upstate Information Hub’s feature story: Preserving South Carolina's African American History and Heritage by James Richardson

http://www.ourupstatesc.info/south-carolinas-african-american-history.php

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Spartanburg Youth Theatre: Harold and the Purple Crayon February 8th at 4:30pm and 7:00pm February 9th at 2pm David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center Cost: Adults: $12,Youth: $9 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

This gentle story of just how far your imagination can take you is brought to exciting life, when a favorite in the world of picture books meets the magic of theater. Harold, a curious and imaginative little boy, creates the world he wants to explore by drawing it. With the help of his magic crayon, Harold goes to the circus, swims in the sea, and even gets to be on television, until he meets the villain Mr. Smudge, who has other plans for Harold’s purple crayon. Will Harold get his crayon back, so he can complete the drawing of his adventures? Come see for yourself and celebrate the magic of the imagination!

Indie Grits Festival film screening: A selection of shorts February 9th at 7pm The Showroom at HUB-BUB http://indiegritsattheshowroom-eorg.eventbrite.com/

$7 in advance or at the door

Part of the 2013 Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival programming, HUB-BUB and the Hub City Writers Project invite you to a screening of select films from the Indie Grits Festival.

The Indie Grits Festival in Columbia in presented and created by the Nickelodeon Theatre, the only non-profit, art-house theater in South Carolina.

See a selection of the best films from previous years and maybe get a sneak peek at 2013 films!

Proceeds benefit both the Indie Grits Festival and the Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival.

Lawson Series: “Love Always…The Blonde, The Brunette and The Redhead Are Back!” February 9th at 7pm Daniel Recital Hall, Blackman Music Building at Converse College

http://www.converse.edu/event/2013-02-9/lawson-series-love-alwaysthe-blonde-brunette-and-redhead-are-back

Admission: $5 adults, children 12 and under free Sopranos Leigha Pace, Catherine Siarris and Lisa Sain Odom, radiant and reunited, return for an evening of love songs. Treat your sweetheart to a Valentine’s Day celebration of romance, humor and enchantment with the Lawson Academy’s resident DIVAS!

Easley’s Foothills Playhouse: The 39 Steps Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock Directed by Anna DeVault February 8th-17th Friday and Saturday performances at 8 pm Sunday matinees at 3 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/560304043998294/

Adults--$14; Seniors (60+)--$12; Students (13+)--$12; Children (12 and under)--$7. Ask about group prices for 10 and over.Go to www.showtix4u.com to purchase your tickets.

(Season members, email us at [email protected] or leave a message at 864-855-1817.)

Sundays Unplugged at Chapman Cultural Center February 10th 2pm to 4pm Free

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Every Sunday, Chapman Cultural Center will be hosting a local musician to play as you stroll through the art galleries. This Sunday we will be enjoying selections from Mark Miller, known for his acoustic rock and jazz. He will be playing the guitar and keyboard. Come and listen as you enjoy your Sunday afternoon! Chapman Cultural Center is open on Sunday afternoons, 1-5 p.m. The public can visit Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Science Center, Spartanburg Regional History Museum, as well as the Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Gallery and the Student Galleries. All museums, excluding the small admission fee for Spartanburg Art Museum and the Regional History Museum, are free. Free Wi-Fi is available in The Green Room, which is a public lounge. For more information, please call 542-ARTS.

Small Business Roundtable @ the Headquarters Library February 12th, 9:15am Topic: Starting a Small Business http://www.infodepot.org/

http://workgroups.clemson.edu/SBDC_Workshops/form.php

Spartanburg County Public Libraries will partner with the SC Small Business Development Center and Piedmont SCORE to provide FREE business workshops at the Headquarters Library. Please register at http://workgroups.clemson.edu/SBDC_Workshops/form.php

Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra: Pops Concert Valentine Jazz and Romance featuring Jens Lindemann, Trumpet February 14th at 8pm Twichell Auditorum at Converse College http://www.spartanburgphilharmonic.org/ Cost: Tickets: $35, $25. $10

The Spartanburg Philharmonic will perform a Valentine POPS Concert featuring selections from Duke Ellington, Allan Gilliland, George Gershwin, and other popular jazz and Broadway favorites. Guest artist Jens Lindemann is hailed as one of the most celebrated trumpet soloists in his instrument's history and was recently named "International Brass Personality of the Year." Jens has played in every major concert venue in the world. His career has ranged from appearing internationally as an orchestral soloist, performing at London's "Last Night of the Proms", recording with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and to a solo command performance for the Queen of England. Tickets can be purchased through the Twichell Auditorium Box Office: please call 864-596-9725.

Spartanburg Science Center: Read for the Science of It February 15th http://www.spartanburgsciencecenter.org/

Examining Scientific Literacy in the Classroom Science and English/Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom

Class Time(s): 9:00 - 12:00 Kindergarten through Second Grade 1:00 - 4:00 Third through Fifth Grade

Cost: Free

Age: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Teachers

Open Mic Night at the Little River Coffee Bar February 15th at 6:30pm http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/Open-Mic-Night-October/

MBF Rail Trail Cleanup Day February 16th at 10am https://www.facebook.com/events/232446530223944

Help us make the MBF Rail Trail a more beautiful place for all of us. Whether you love gardening or just love the Rail Trail, please meet us on Saturday, February 16th at 10am at the Rail Tail Dog Park across from Duncan Park on Union. There is parking between the dog park and Uncle Ray’s BBQ next door. Bring gloves if you have them. Lunch will be provided afterward.

Student Art Exhibits: Spartanburg School Districts 3, 5 and 6 January – February 2013 http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Exhibit Time(s): Mon thru Sat, 10-5; Sun 1-5

Mary Ellen Suitt: In Retrospect Spartanburg Art Museum at Chapman Cultural Center

January 8 – February 16, 2013

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Artists' Guild Member Show February 1 – 28 Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Exhibit Time(s): Mon - Sat 9:00 5:00, Sun: 1:00 - 5:00

Museum Exhibit: Examining Southern Lifestyle Through Furniture Presented by the Spartanburg Regional History Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center.

February 15 - March 2, 2013, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Sr. Citizens & Vets, $2 Ages 6-17

http://www.spartanburghistory.org/museum.php

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Upstate Information Hub mobile app on Google Play: http://bit.ly/WBrUy4

Upstate Information Hub mobile app on iTunes: http://bit.ly/WBrVSE Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com

City of Spartanburg: http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/

Chapman Cultural Center: http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/

Downtown Greenville SC: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownGreenvilleSC Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: 17 parades, The Nutcracker, Miracle on 34th Street, Every Christmas Story, Bazaars, Holiday Lights, MORE

17 parades across the Upstate SC region this weekend! Check the Upstate Information Hub Special Events page!

http://www.ourupstatesc.info/upstate-annual-events-and-festivals.php

Ballet Spartanburg: The Nutcracker

featuring McGree Maddox of the National Ballet of Canada

Event Time(s):December 7, 7:00 PM, December 8 & 9, 3:00 PM

Cost:Adults: $32, Seniors $26, Students, $20

Capture the magic of the holidays and join Clara in a journey where dolls, snowflakes and toys come to life. Watch your children become wide-eyed with delight when they see the magnificent costumes, brilliant sets and dazzling special effects, including snow falling in the audience and the largest Christmas tree ever seen on the stage of Twichell Auditorium. For tickets, call the Twichell Auditorium Box Office at 864-596-9725 or 864-583-0339.

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!)

presented by Spartanburg Little Theatre's Next Stages and HUB-BUB

December 7, 8, 13, 14, 15

**Best suited for teens and adults

https://www.facebook.com/events/419202584800898/

http://everychristmasstoryevertoldandthensome-eorg.eventbrite.com/

The Spartanburg Little Theatre's Next Stages and HUB-BUB present Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!), a show that condenses all of your beloved holiday classics into one hilarious evening of theater. Tired of performing Charles Dickens' yuletide classic, three actors rebel and set out to perform every Christmas story ever told. From Frosty to the Grinch, Charlie Brown to George Bailey, no pop culture holiday icon, carol, or tradition is spared. Jay Coffman, Paul Board, and Lee Neibert star in this madcap romp through the holiday season, perfect for adults looking for a little extra cheer!

Greenwood Community Theatre: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

A Children’s Christmas Musical

https://www.facebook.com/events/392342204176780/

Shows are Dec 7 and 8 at 7PM and Dec 8 and 9 at 2PM. Ticket prices are $10 for Adults and $5 for Children.

"Twas the Night Before Christmas" - Come see this Christmas classic told like never before! Take a break from the Christmas Frenzy and come enjoy our talented cast of 55 children as they leave you laughing.

Call Box Office 864-229-5704 or order tickets online!

https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=1567d77c6c594627fda182bf50ed5d1b&t=tix

Miracle on 34th Street – with Fred Cunningham of WSPA!

Presented by F.I.R.E (Fountain Inn Repertory Experience)

December 7, 8, 14, & 15 - 7:30pm December 9 & 16 - 3:00pm Ticket Prices: $18/ $15/$10

http://www.ftinnarts.org/miracle-on-34th-street

Kris Kringle must prove to the State of New York that he IS the real Santa Claus, but even that is an easier task than proving it to Doris and Susan Walker, mother and daughter non-believers. This stage adaptation of the classic holiday film brings Kris, Susan, Doris and the hustle and bustle of a New York City Christmas to the stage. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church Women Bazaar

December 8th, 9am to 2pm

4180 Highway Nine Boiling Springs SC,US 29316

https://www.facebook.com/events/479238802110234/

Join us at St Margaret's for a morning of Christmas shopping and cheer. Enjoy a casual lunch or snack while gathering holiday goodies for loved ones or yourself. 10% of all proceeds from the bazaar will go toward the American Cancer Society- Relay for Life. There is a Raffle for a handmade quilt, tickets to our annual Oyster Roast, $50 gift card to Walmart or Ingles and also this year we have a pick -a-prize raffle in addition to the prizes listed above.

Don't forget to check out our Christmas Kitchen while you are there. Pick up trays of delicious holiday cookies, candies, cakes and more to satisfy any sweet tooth. Our Christmas Kitchen is also cooking up delicious homemade soups and casseroles to fill your freezer not to mention your stomach. Come on over & invite everyone on your friends list to do the same!

Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg Holiday Art Spree

December 3 – 22

Artists’ Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

All during December, the Guild Gallery will present original works of art by our members and our Partners from the Arts Partnership for sale to the public! Items for sale will be small art paintings, note cards, jewelry, ornaments made by Guild members, and lots more. Please come by during December and help us celebrate the Holidays and our local artists!

Exhibit Time(s)

Mon-Sat; 9:00-5:00 Sun: 1:00-5:00

Spartanburg Skating on the Square

Cost: $10, Good all day. Includes skate rental

https://www.facebook.com/SpartanburgsSkatingOnTheSquare

LIKE the Facebook Page to keep up with the latest updates and discounts.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 3pm to 9pm; Friday 3pm - 11pm; Saturday 10am - 11pm; Sunday 1pm - 9pm

Holiday Lights Trolley Tour

December 9 – 12 and 16 – 23

http://www.mainstreettrolley.com/Tours.html

Holiday Lights Trolley Tour starting December 9-12th and 16th-23rd. Tickets are $8 per person. Reservations are required. The trolley departs from the Magnolia Train depot at 6:45 pm. 864-574-9876 or email [email protected] for reservations.

The Holiday Lights Trolley Tour of Spartanburg enjoy hot chocolate, Christmas music and some historic story- telling while enjoying our very best local Christmas light displays.

Sharman Ramsey, Author, Swimming with Serpents

December 10th, 5pm

Hub City Bookshop

http://hubcity.org/bookshop/events/sharman-ramsey/

Please join the Hub City Bookshop for a reading and signing with Alabama novelist Sharman Burson Ramsey, author of the new book, Swimming with Serpents.

"Swimming with Serpents is lush plunge into a forgotten corner of American history—the brutal Indian wars at the beginning of the eighteenth century," says Janis Owens, author ofAmerican Ghost. "Star-crossed lovers share the page with the larger than life figures of history, creating a vivid, detailed story that reflects the passion and brutality of the day and gives insight to the nation we have become."

Ramsey is a former radio host, freelance writer, and adjunct professor who lives in Dothan, Alabama and Panama City, Florida, and writes about Southern culture, manners, etiquette, and genealogy on her website www.southern-style.com and sharmanbursonramsey.blogspot.com.

Hub City Writers Project: FOUND Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Tour

Davy and Peter Rothbart

December 12th, 8pm

The Showroom at HUB-BUB

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/found-magazines-10th-anniversary-tour/

Tickets: $5 plus fee

http://foundathubcity.eventbrite.com/

FOUND Magazine’s 10th anniversary tour is coming to Spartanburg! Join us for an evening with Davy and Peter Rothbart, celebrating ten years of FOUND as well as Davy’s new book of essays, My Heart Is An Idiot, and Peter’s new album. Davy will read material from the FOUND mailbox as well as selections from the book with Peter accompanying with music inspired by FOUND notes. Join us for an incredible event unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!

FOUND magazine is composed of random objects "found" by Davy, Peter, and their readers. These items can be anything from photos (both the innocent and the obscene) to love letters and checklists, all discarded and later found in public places. To check out their find of the day, visit their website, http://foundmagazine.com/

FOUND magazine collects and publishes notes, photos and other interesting items. Doors open at 7:30 pm and tickets are $5. For more information, call the Hub City Bookshop at 864-577-9349 or email [email protected].

Anti-Book Club Book Club

December 13th, 6pm

http://hubcity.org/bookshop/events/anti-book-club-book-club/

Like the idea of book clubs but don't want to read the same book as everyone else? Join the Anti-Book Club" Book Club to discuss cool books with cool people ....

We'll discuss books we're currently reading, books we want to read, and hear about what other people are reading. We meet on the second Thursday of each month at the Hub City Bookshop from 6-7pm.

Reservations for GAIHN (Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) Carriage Rides

December 14 and 17 - 21

http://www.gaihn.org/carriagerides.php

GAIHN (Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network) will offer its popular horse-drawn carriage rides during the Christmas/Hanukkah Holidays. All proceeds from the carriage rides are used to help provide emergency assistance for homeless families with children. The cost per carriage (with seating for as many as four adults) is $35 on December 14, 20 and 21, and $30 per carriage on December 17-19. Reserve your spot by completing the online form.

Little River Coffee Bar: Shottsy and the Sharpshooters

December 14th, 7pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/254938964632284/

Join Shottsy and the Sharpshooters for a night of music and fun! 7pm "Schottsy is the 21st Century's Kerouac. The brilliant lyricism and warm harmonies of "Looking for a Name" transport the listener from the Rocky Mountains to chilly Ohio to the balmy coast. This is a sojourner's anthem and a musician's delight." ~J.P. Stokes V

Hollywild Animal Park Holiday Lights Safari in Wellford

Through January 5th

http://www.hollywild.com/hlwholiday_lights.html

The Holiday Lights Safari Benefit is an award-winning event and the most exciting seasonal attraction in the Upstate of South Carolina. – Our Holiday Lights Safari Benefit is a one-of-a-kind event that runs nightly from November 17, 2012 - January 5, 2013, (including all holidays). You drive your own vehicle through nearly 100 acres magically decorated with millions of twinkling lights, dazzling holiday themes, light sculptures, a life-sized Nativity, plus HERDS OF LIVE ANIMALS and much more.

Opening nightly from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. with extended hours on weekends through December. Check the website for exact hours.

Anderson Lights of Hope

November 22nd - December 25th

http://www.andersonlightsofhope.org/Anderson_Lights_of_Hope/Welcome.html

The 18th Annual Drive-Thru Christmas Light Display

Darwin Wright Park in Anderson, South Carolina

Open Thanksgiving - Christmas Day

Admission: Cars / Mini Van / SUV - $8.00*

Mini Bus / Church Van / Nursing Home - $25.00*

Large Bus - $30.00*

Due to fewer sponsors we had to increase gate admission

*Discount Coupons Available in Newspapers. Also, check the website for a $3 off coupon valid only on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

This year’s Charities will be: Anderson Free Clinic; Anderson Speech and Hearing; Caring For Kids, Victims Voice; Youth Volunteer Corp, and Family Promise.

Roper Mountain Holiday Lights in Greenville

November 22 - December 30

http://www.ropermountainholidaylights.com/

An Upstate Holiday Tradition—the 21st annual Roper Mountain Holiday Lights—will illuminate the Greenville night sky between Thanksgiving and Dec. 30, 2012. Long after the lights come down, the charitable contributions to the Upstate community continue to benefit and brighten the lives of area children.

A total of 20,737 cars, vans and busses visited the twinkling lights displays in 2011 carrying an estimated number of almost 83,000 through this magical holiday event. Visitors enjoyed an interactive Winter Wonderland with Santa Claus and his sleigh, lighted walking trails, balloon artist, giant holiday greeting cards, concessions and more. Plans are under way to make 2012 even better!

The Rotary Club of Greenville and the Roper Mountain Science Center Association invite you to join us this year at an event that has become a family tradition for many throughout the Upstate. Roper Mountain Holiday Lights is a great family-oriented event, and entertains people of all ages. In addition to enjoying the magic of Holiday Lights, your admission fees, and the generosity of our sponsors, contribute to funds for multiple charities and educational programming for the Science Center. The 2011 event generated $150,000 which was distributed to Rotary Charities and the Science Center Association.

Enjoy our Video of the Holiday Lights experience and all those we help!

Greenville Ice on Main

November 23 - January 21

http://www.iceonmain.com/

https://www.facebook.com/IceOnMain

Skating is ongoing during normal business hours, provided weather conditions allow it. You can monitor up-to-the-minute information about weather and rink hours on our Facebook page. Stay tuned for updates as we approach our second season of Greenville’s most exciting holiday tradition!

St. Francis Holiday Festival of Trees (Greenville)

November 24 - December 25

http://www.stfrancisfoundation.com/events.aspx?event_id=40

Displaying the talents of local school children, business people, and volunteers, the Festival will deck downtown Greenville in more than 60 Christmas tree creations and will support the needs of our tiniest patients in the Neonatal Care Center.

Spartanburg Art Museum: Jim Harrison

November 6 – December 29

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

"Jim Harrison loves the South and rural America with a passion. With paintbrush and pen, he does his best to preserve that part of rural America that seems to be slipping away far too quickly. Jim’s realistic paintings of landscapes with fields of cotton and old barns, old country stores with Coca-Cola signs, and country roads lined with trees—along with paintings of seascapes, lakes, and rivers—bring back special memories to all that view them. Jim’s success is evidenced by more than 35 years as a full-time artist."..."His paintings stir feelings and memories in everyone — from the very young to the very old."

Spartanburg Art Museum: Tarleton Blackwell

November 13, 2012 – February 16, 2013

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

CALENDARS: Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub: http://www.ourupstatesc.info/ Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com Spartanburg Culture calendar and blog: http://spartanburgculture.com/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/ Spartanburg Downtown Association Events: http://www.downtownspartanburg.org/events.php Spartanburg Parks: http://www.spartanburgparks.org/ Converse College: http://www.converse.edu/calendar USC Upstate: http://www.uscupstate.edu/event/ Wofford College: http://www.wofford.edu/newsroom/story.aspx?id=450521 City of Greenville: http://www.greenvillesc.gov/calendar/calendar.aspx Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ Gaffney Visitors Center: http://www.getintogaffney.com/

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What's Up Y'all: 16 parades, Literary Dogs, Madeline, Wofford Singers, Santa in Garden, Mobile Meals Concert

16 parades and 4 tree lighting events across the region! Check the Upstate Information Hub Special Events page!

http://www.ourupstatesc.info/upstate-annual-events-and-festivals.php

Hub City Writers Project: Writers and dogs Book release for Literary Dogs November 30, 6pm The Showroom at HUB-BUB

http://hubcity.org/writersproject/events/writers-and-dogs/

Upstate authors and their canines will be on hand to celebrate the launch of Literary Dogs and Their South Carolina Writers at The Showroom in downtown Spartanburg on Friday, Nov. 30 from 6-8 p.m. Lou Dischler, Mindy Friddle, Marshall Chapman, Dot Jackson, John Lane, Melinda Long, Kate Salley Palmer, and Betsy Teter and dogs will “meet and greet” at a book signing and reception.

Proceeds from book sales will benefit the Spartanburg Humane Society, which is a co-sponsor of the free event.

In Literary Dogs & Their South Carolina Writers twenty-five of the Palmetto State’s most beloved authors introduce you to their most memorable dogs. There is Padgett Powell's “Ode to Spode,” Josephine Humphreys’ paean to a poodle, and Roger Pinckney’s Daufuskie Dog-ageddon. Meet Marshall Chapman's Impy, Mindy Friddle's Otto, Beth Webb Hart's Bo Peep, and more. From bird dogs to bad dogs, wild dogs to café dogs, get to know these canines and their literary companions.

The book, edited by John Lane and Betsy Teter of Spartanburg, is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. It sells for $19.95 at bookstores and online. Other authors featured include: Elise Blackwell, Christopher Dickey, Dorothea Benton Frank, Andrew Geyer, Tommy Hay, Dot Jackson, Dinah Johnson, Drew Lanham, Melinda Long, Janna McMahan, Mary Alice Monroe, Kate Salley Palmer, Mark Powell, Ron Rash, Glenis Redmond, Nicole Seitz, and George Singleton, and Marjory Wentworth.

Can't come? Purchase the book here.

Wofford Singers Christmas Concert November 30th, 7pm Wofford College, Leonard Auditorium, Main Building

http://www.wofford.edu/newsroom/2012/Tenor-Mariani-to-perform-Friday-with-Wofford-Singers/

The Wofford Singers will feature rising lyric tenor and 2007 Wofford graduate Matias Mariani Friday, Nov. 30, as they present Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Oratorio de Noel” for their annual Christmas Concert. The 7 p.m. performance will be in Leonard Auditorium in Main Building; it is free and open to the public.

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mariani grew up in South Carolina where he began his vocal studies with soprano Dr. Valerie MacPhail, who is on the voice faculty at Converse College. He also received a degree in Spanish from Wofford College, place where he continued his musical studies through music related projects and countless recitals thanks to the support of the Success Initiative program and its mentors, Dr. John Akers and Dr. Jim Proctor. After graduating from Wofford and a year of teaching Spanish, Mariani continued his vocal studies at the Boston Conservatory with Dr. Rebecca Folsom and graduated with a master of music degree in opera performance.

Spartanburg Youth Theatre: Madeline's Christmas November 30 - December 1 David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center Cost:Adults: $12 Youth: $9

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

Join Madeline and her friends as they embark on an enchanting Christmas journey in this delightful family musical. It’s the night before Christmas, and not a creature is stirring, because everyone’s sick in bed…even the mouse! Only Madeline is up and about, bravely taking care of Miss Clavel and eleven sniffling and sneezing little girls. When a magical merchant arrives at the door selling 12 flying carpets, Madeline and her friends take to the skies on an exciting cross-country carpet ride to visit their parents for the holidays. Bring the entire family and kick off the holiday season with this charming musical treat.

Jingle Bell Jog December 1st, 9am Wofford College, Front of Main Building, Campus Drive

http://www.active.com/running/spartanburg-sc/jingle-bell-jog-2012

Join us for the second annual Jingle Bell Jog benefiting the Amanda Riley Foundation! Dress up in holiday clothes and come enjoy the holiday spirit at Wofford College while helping the Foundation dedicated to bringing smiles to children battling cancer. The race will start at 9:30 a.m. Holiday music and post-race food will be provided. Sign up at: www.active.com…. You can also sign up the morning of the race.

Wofford Football vs. New Hampshire (NCAA FCS 2nd Round Playoff) December 1st, 2pm Gibbs Stadium http://athletics.wofford.edu/news/2012/11/18/MKTP_1118122143.aspx

Don't miss the excitement of NCAA Playoff football coming to Spartanburg as YOUR Terriers host the Wildcats of New Hampshire! For tickets, call 864-597-4090!

Santa in the Garden December 1st, 10am – 12pm Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve http://www.hatchergarden.org/

Children will have their photo made with Santa that they can take home. The event will benefit the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen with donations of nonperishable food items.

Spartanburg Skating on the Square Through January 6th

Cost: $10, Good all day. Includes skate rental https://www.facebook.com/SpartanburgsSkatingOnTheSquare

LIKE the Facebook Page to keep up with the latest updates and discounts.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 3pm to 9pm; Friday 3pm - 11pm; Saturday 10am - 11pm; Sunday 1pm - 9pm

Little River Coffee Bar: Tina & Her Pony December 1st, 7:30pm – 9pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/511852948827392/

Tina & Her Pony formed in Asheville, N.C. in 2009 following the chance meeting of Tina Collins (tenor banjo, tenor ukulele, guitar, vocals) and Quetzal Jordan (cello, guitar, vocals). Collins and Jordan spent the last two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos, New Mexico, making music and friends, and becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts.

Mobile Meals Benefit Concert "Good Tidings of Great Joy," presented by First Presbyterian Church Chamber Singers

LISTEN to Amy's interview with Jayne McQueen, President and CEO of Mobile Meals Spartanburg

December 2nd, 7pm David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center

https://www.facebook.com/events/304787832968561/

Ticket: $15

Hub City Writers Project: Writers’ Night Out December 4th, 6pm Hub City Bookshop

We talk about writing and writing opportunities. We write. We share our writing. We grow as writers. You provide the passion, we'll provide the prompts.

If you would like to receive a writing prompt one week in advance so that you can share your writing at the gathering, please email Kari Jackson at [email protected] to get on the list.

Music Sandwiched In December 5th, 12:15pm – 1pm Barrett Room, Library Headquarters

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Arbor Wind Trio which is comprised of Chip Hill, Clarinet, Karen Hill, Clarinet and Frank Watson, Bassoon will be playing a variety of Christmas Music at Music Sandwiched In Free lunchtime concert series from 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm. Bring your lunch or a limited number of boxed lunches are available for purchase.

Presented By: Music Foundation of Spartanburg

Ballet Spartanburg: The Nutcracker featuring McGree Maddox of the National Ballet of Canada Event Time(s):December 7, 7:00 PM, December 8 & 9, 3:00 PM Cost:Adults: $32, Seniors $26, Students, $20

For tickets, call the Twichell Auditorium Box Office at 864-596-9725 or 864-583-0339.

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church Women Bazaar December 8th, 9am to 2pm 4180 Highway 9, Boiling Springs, SC https://www.facebook.com/events/479238802110234/

Hollywild Animal Park Holiday Lights Safari in Wellford Through January 5th

Opening nightly from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. with extended hours on weekends through December. Check the website for exact hours.

Anderson Lights of Hope November 22nd - December 25th http://www.andersonlightsofhope.org/Anderson_Lights_of_Hope/Welcome.html

The 18th Annual Drive-Thru Christmas Light Display Darwin Wright Park in Anderson, South Carolina Open Thanksgiving - Christmas Day

Admission: Cars / Mini Van / SUV - $8.00* Mini Bus / Church Van / Nursing Home - $25.00* Large Bus - $30.00* Due to fewer sponsors we had to increase gate admission

*Discount Coupons Available in Newspapers. Also, check the website for a $3 off coupon valid only on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

This year’s Charities will be: Anderson Free Clinic; Anderson Speech and Hearing; Caring For Kids, Victims Voice; Youth Volunteer Corp, and Family Promise.

Roper Mountain Holiday Lights in Greenville November 22 - December 30 http://www.ropermountainholidaylights.com/

Enjoy our Video of the Holiday Lights experience and all those we help!

Greenville Ice on Main November 23 - January 21 http://www.iceonmain.com/

https://www.facebook.com/IceOnMain

St. Francis Holiday Festival of Trees (Greenville) November 24 - December 25 http://www.stfrancisfoundation.com/events.aspx?event_id=40

Spartanburg Art Museum: Jim Harrison November 6 – December 29 http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum: Tarleton Blackwell November 13, 2012 – February 16, 2013 http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

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What's Up Y'all: Spartanburg Turkey Day 8K, Skating on Square, Holiday Lights, Small Business Saturday

8th Annual Spartanburg Turkey Day 8K

November 22nd

https://www.facebook.com/events/322162691224539/

Hosted by: Partners for Active Living & globalbike

Register for this race by donating one or more canned goods. More than 750 runners participated in last year's race. 7000 cans of food were given to local charities.

7:00am Registration & 7:30am START Where: Start and Finish at the Daniel Morgan Statue Custom Turkey Day Defeet socks to the first 75 men and 75 women! Run is Rain or Shine **Parking available in the Parking Garage on Marion **Registration at the statue (If raining, registration will be held in the Parking Lot)

Sponsored by: Parker Poe, Live Fit Now, Stravolo Wealth Management, Defeet, City of Spartanburg and Spartanburg Running Club

READ this Upstate Information Hub post to learn more about Hollywild’s Light Safari.

http://www.ourupstatesc.info/holiday-lights-safari-at-hollywild.php

Hollywild Animal Park Holiday Lights Safari in Wellford

Through January 5th

Opening nightly from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. with extended hours on weekends through December. Check the website for exact hours.

Skating on the Square Morgan Square in Spartanburg Cost: $10, Good all day. Includes skate rental

https://www.facebook.com/SpartanburgsSkatingOnTheSquare

LIKE the Facebook Page to keep up with the latest updates and specials.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 3pm to 9pm; Friday 3pm - 11pm; Saturday 10am - 11pm; Sunday 1pm - 9pm

Anderson Lights of Hope November 22nd - December 25th

http://www.andersonlightsofhope.org/Anderson_Lights_of_Hope/Welcome.html

The 18th Annual Drive-Thru Christmas Light Display

Darwin Wright Park in Anderson, South Carolina

Open Thanksgiving - Christmas Day

Admission: Cars / Mini Van / SUV - $8.00*

Mini Bus / Church Van / Nursing Home - $25.00*

Large Bus - $30.00*

Due to fewer sponsors we had to increase gate admission

*Discount Coupons Available in Newspapers. Also, check the website for a $3 off coupon valid only on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

This year’s Charities will be: Anderson Free Clinic; Anderson Speech and Hearing; Caring For Kids, Victims Voice; Youth Volunteer Corp, and Family Promise.

Roper Mountain Holiday Lights in Greenville November 22 - December 30

http://www.ropermountainholidaylights.com/

Enjoy our Video of the Holiday Lights experience and all those we help!

Greenville Ice on Main November 23 - January 21 http://www.iceonmain.com/

https://www.facebook.com/IceOnMain

Small Business Saturday is November 24th. Support your local businesses!

West Main Artists Cooperative Holiday Open House 578 West Main Street, Spartanburg November 24th, 10am – 6pm https://www.facebook.com/events/303658989740254/

Forget the Big Box Stores with their Awesome 3 am Deals....Come See Us On the Biggest Shopping Day of the YEAR . Local is Better. We have 3 floors of Art , Ceramics and Jewelry , Greeting Cards, Scarves and Even Local TEA!! ( You Can get your Liquid Wisdom Fix Here ) St. Francis Holiday Festival of Trees (Greenville) November 24 - December 25 http://www.stfrancisfoundation.com/events.aspx?event_id=40

Buffalo Christmas Parade (Union County) November 25th, 4pm http://www.unionsc.info/

Little River Coffee Bar: England in 1819 November 26th, 7pm – 8pm https://www.facebook.com/events/511852948827392/

http://englandin1819.com/

A Dickens of a Christmas November 27th, 6pm to 9pm Downtown Spartanburg

https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Dickens-of-a-Christmas/267695609938246

The 19th annual A Dickens of a Christmas Victorian Christmas celebration, will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in downtown Spartanburg.

Converse College Annual Lessons and Carols November 29th at 8pm

http://www.converse.edu/student-life/wellness-spiritual-life/spiritual-life/spiritual-life-events/lessons-and-carols

Converse College and the Upstate community will enjoy a beautiful holiday tradition when the annual student-led Festival of Lessons & Carols is held in Twichell Auditorium November 29, 2012 at 8 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Lessons and Carols has become a tradition at Converse, and is a service of worship involving all segments of the local community. The festival is a customary worship that celebrates the holiday season. Traditional Christmas carols and hymns, along with student-led scripture readings will be presented as part of the program. The Spartanburg Festival Chorus, Converse Wind Ensemble, Converse Chamber Singers and Converse Choral are all scheduled to perform. In addition to the two Christmas trees on Twichell stage, luminaries in memory or in honor of loved ones will line the front campus for the evening's glow. To purchase a luminary, please complete and submit the form below.

Luminary Request Form (PDF)

For more information, call (864) 596-9078.

Wofford Singers Christmas Concert November 30th, 7pm Wofford College, Leonard Auditorium, Main Building http://www.wofford.edu/arts/

The annual Wofford Singers Christmas Concert will present Saint-Saens' Christmas Oratorio.

Spartanburg Youth Theatre: Madeline's Christmas November 30 - December 1 David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center Cost:Adults: $12 Youth: $9

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

Jingle Bell Jog December 1st, 9am Wofford College, Front of Main Building, Campus Drive http://www.active.com/running/spartanburg-sc/jingle-bell-jog-2012

Santa in the Garden December 1st, 10am – 12pm Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve http://www.hatchergarden.org/

Children will have their photo made with Santa that they can take home. The event will benefit the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen with donations of nonperishable food items.

Mobile Meals Benefit Concert "Good Tidings of Great Joy," presented by First Presbyterian Church Chamber Singers December 2nd David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center https://www.facebook.com/events/304787832968561/

Ticket: $15

Music Sandwiched In: Arbor Wind Trio December 5th, 12:15pm – 1pm

Barrett Room, Library Headquarters

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Presented By: Music Foundation of Spartanburg

Ballet Spartanburg: The Nutcracker featuring McGree Maddox of the National Ballet of Canada Event Time(s):December 7, 7:00 PM, December 8 & 9, 3:00 PM Cost:Adults: $32, Seniors $26, Students, $20

Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg: “Thermal Response” by Jane Nodine

November 1 – 27

Exhibit times: 10am – 5pm

Artist Guild Gallery at Chapman Cultural Center

http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/

Thermal Response is a selection from a body of work developed since 2006. The primary medium is encaustic wax, a mixture or wax and resin that has a long history of applications dating back to the Fayum mummy portraits from Egypt during 100 – 300 AD. After years using acrylic based mediums, I became dissatisfied with the synthetic and plastic barrier quality of the material. Seeking a more satisfying solution I came to wax for its aesthetic qualities and properties of malleability. The cerebral and physiological breadth of beeswax has a rich history of application, symbolism, mystique, and direct ties to the natural world. My years of working as a jewelry–metal smith gave me a keen sense of heat as a tool and the molten wax feeds my desire for working in a liquid state that transforms into a firm and durable material.

Spartanburg Art Museum: Jim Harrison November 6 – December 29

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

Spartanburg Art Museum: Tarleton Blackwell November 13, 2012 – February 16, 2013

http://www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/

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