Put away the umbrellas, grab your sunscreen, and join us as we learn all about life in the world’s deserts! During this camp, we will discuss traits of a desert, how animals can live there, and meet some desert dwelling animal friends in the classroom!
BRANCHES TO BURROWS It’s a jungle in here! Explore the rainforest from top to bottom as we travel from the canopy to the forest floor.
WHERE IN THE WORLD Island hop and continent jump as campers travel around the world in an adventure in habitats.
Brrr…It’s cold out there! Put on your parkas and discover what life is like in the coldest places on earth. During this camp, we will discuss the arctic, how animals can live there, and meet some cold weather animal friends!
FINDERS KEEPERS Discover some pesky critters that tend to take what they want and steal their homes from other animals.
TO THE EXTREME! From inside a volcano to frozen in ice, there are some animals who live life to the extreme! Join us as we discover survival skills, conduct extreme […]
CAVE EXPLORER'S CLUB - ALL DAY CAMP Camp Fee: Members - $215.00 Non-members - $235.00 This camp is all about adventure! Join us as we become members of the Cave […]
WE BUILT A ZOO - ALL DAY CAMP Camp Fee: Members - $275.00 Non-members - $295.00 Many animals rely on people to build their home for them. Join us as we discover what it takes for people to provide the right habitat for animals whether it be a zoo, aquarium, terrarium, and more! (Lunch provided)
BRANCHES TO BURROWS It’s a jungle in here! Explore the rainforest from top to bottom as we travel from the canopy to the forest floor.
WHERE IN THE WORLD Island hop and continent jump as campers travel around the world in an adventure in habitats.
While it is hot outside, cool off with a discussion of the international politics and policies of the polar regions. Join our expert, William Muntean, Senior Advisor on Antarctic Policy for the U.S. Department of State. Learn why the U.S. foreign policy affecting the polar regions has as its goal maintaining peace and protecting these areas for […]
FINDERS KEEPERS Discover some pesky critters that tend to take what they want and steal their homes from other animals.
TO THE EXTREME! From inside a volcano to frozen in ice, there are some animals who live life to the extreme! Join us as we discover survival skills, conduct extreme experiments, and meet extraordinary animal friends.
CAVE EXPLORER'S CLUB - ALL DAY CAMP Camp Fee: Members - $215.00 Non-members - $235.00 This camp is all about adventure! Join us as we become members of the Cave Explorers Club and learn all about how caves form, perform cave experiments, and meet cave-dwelling animal friends. (Lunch Included)
WE BUILT A ZOO - ALL DAY CAMP Camp Fee: Members - $275.00 Non-members - $295.00 Many animals rely on people to build their home for them. Join us as we discover what it takes for people to provide the right habitat for animals whether it be a zoo, aquarium, terrarium, and more! (Lunch provided)
BRANCHES TO BURROWS It’s a jungle in here! Explore the rainforest from top to bottom as we travel from the canopy to the forest floor.
WHERE IN THE WORLD Island hop and continent jump as campers travel around the world in an adventure in habitats.
CRITTER CONQUERORS Animal invaders are all around us! Explore conquering critters around the world and what makes them so good at calling anywhere home.
In 2011, the Cherokee County History & Arts Museum presented this special exhibit for the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This year, the exhibit returns, as a memorial to those who lost their lives, their families, and the many who assisted in the rescue, recovery, and cleanup. Eyewitness to 9/11: Tragedy to Transformation centers around the […]
America's history has many stories of strong and principled leadership; however, laws and policies enacted over the last two centuries were often exclusionary. Not everyone has been equally positioned to access the full benefits of citizenship or gain wealth or power. How has structural racism shaped our country since its founding? What does the life […]
Presented by the Riley Institute and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in partnership with South Carolina ETV StraightTalk 2021 is a three-part series that will explore the continued impact of structural racism - the broad system of policies, practices, structures, and norms that perpetuate and reinforce racial inequities - in the United States and what […]
“Shots Fired in the Backcountry” Tuesday, September 7, 2021, 7:00 PM, Laurens County Museum Witherspoon Building, 116 South Public Square, Laurens, SC, 29360 Durant Ashmore, Historian and Battlefield Preservationist, will set the stage for the first armed conflict in the Revolutionary War south of Lexington and Concord which occurred in the SC Backcountry. The discussion […]
Racism and racial injustice are often in headlines and spur frequent protests. With heightened attention to these complex issues and the promise of federal investment in communities as they recover from losses due to COVID-19, now is a pivotal moment. How might these funds and other measures be employed to counteract the exacerbation of racial […]
“The No Rights Zone”: Violence Against Muslims in China Edit Sep 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Join the World Affairs Council Upstate for the first in our 2021-2022 series, Beyond the Headlines: Critical issues Impacting Our World The Chinese government has forced more than a million Muslims into internment camps, where they face […]
This year, Thomas McAfee Funeral Home’s Annual Grief Seminar will be back in person. The event will take place at Brookwood Church (580 Brookwood Point Pl, Simpsonville, SC) from September 16th to 17th with speaker Dr. Bill Hoy. All session information, times and topics can be found below. Participants can register for all sessions online […]
On Thursday, September 16 at 6:15pm, join TJC graduate fellow Mary Kathryn Alexander for a curator's perspective on We Speak of Exchange: Immigrant and Expatriate Artists in the Johnson Collection at TJC Gallery. The exhibition, which highlights first-generation and expatriate artists who have made significant, but in many cases under-recognized, contributions to the art landscape of the […]
This year, Thomas McAfee Funeral Home’s Annual Grief Seminar will be back in person. The event will take place at Brookwood Church (580 Brookwood Point Pl, Simpsonville, SC) from September 16th to 17th with speaker Dr. Bill Hoy. All session information, times and topics can be found below. Participants can register for all sessions online […]
This year, Thomas McAfee Funeral Home’s Annual Grief Seminar will be back in person. The event will take place at Brookwood Church (580 Brookwood Point Pl, Simpsonville, SC) from September 16th to 17th with speaker Dr. Bill Hoy. All session information, times and topics can be found below. Participants can register for all sessions online […]
Intentional Conversations this week with Amber Cabral discussing the importance of allies and advocates and how they can impact and influence culture, equity, and working-class life.
Join the Converse community for an engaging weekend of events for you to experience our beautiful historic campus, learn from our talented faculty, meet our athletic coaches, watch a game or two, listen to our incredible music performances, hear from our Interim President on all that is happening at Converse, and enjoy great food. Whether […]
The annual Greer Ghost Tours are one of the most popular Fall activities in Greer! For 2021 we've updated the classic tour, and added an exclusive all new secret passageway tour! Classic Tours start at the Historic Greer Depot and end at the Greer Heritage Museum. Secret Passageway Tours start and end at the Greer […]
In this Intentional Conversations VodCast, we will discuss the impact of dealing with racial trauma in the workplace. We will also discuss Minda Harts’ new book, “Right Within” and discuss the ways that employers can better support women of color.
Pattern. Arrangement. Structure. Formation. The five artists in this exhibition share kindred approaches to these crucial elements of art and design. By employing systems of highly ordered compositions that are simultaneously complex and accessible, their formations of layers, tensions, and balance are created with unabashed palettes, scale, and surprise. This exhibition is generously sponsored by Davis […]
Bring your lunch to Anderson County Museum's Lunch & Learn for an interactive discussion. This program will be a docent-led hour of Q&A’s and conversation about history. Come to learn, discuss, and share. This is a free event; donations accepted. Reservations are required to attend this session in Anderson County Museum’s community room. Email Linda […]
Rsvp to attend to Linda at Lbloparo@andersoncountysc.org. Long after the transatlantic slave trade was officially outlawed in the early nineteenth century by every major slave trading nation, merchants based in the United States were still sending hundreds of illegal slave ships from American ports to the African coast. The key instigators were slave traders who […]
“The Cherokee War of 1776” The Backcountry of South Carolina was home to 112 Revolutionary War engagements, the greatest number in all of America. Beginning August 4, join battlefield preservationist and historian, Durant Ashmore, as he discusses these Revolutionary War events, on the first Wednesday of each month through June 2022. “First Wednesdays” will be […]
In this Intentional Conversations VodCast, we will discuss disrupting anti-Blackness in communities of color and everywhere, and what it means to go beyond the Black and White binary of race while doing anti-racism work.
Learn what life was like in Walhalla in 1850 when German immigrants settled in the town and this fun, free, family event on Short Street! Tours and talks at three museums Lutheran church and cemetery, Hourly downtown walking tours Live German polka and accordion music Authentic German brats, potato salad, pretzels, schnitzel, pastries and more […]
SCALA’s Annual Fall Convention to be held October 10-13, 2021 at Wild Dunes Resort at Isle of Palms. This year we are thrilled to focus on the theme Purpose on the Palm... Making Life Spectacular. We are excited to host our conference sessions in the brand new Sweetgrass Inn hotel at Wild Dunes. We invite […]
Topic: Creating a Program for Needed Change Members of the community know that we have certain areas of need. Come join us with our guest speakers Andrea White Executive Director at the Food Bank of Greenwood County, and Sabrina Miller Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lakelands as they talk to […]
