Drop by the farm for a pizza party (Saturday, March 30 from 4-7PM)
Enjoy our brick oven pizzas made with seasonal ingredients sure to please the whole family. Bring your family, your friends, your co-workers or just yourself for a fun and relaxing time.
Admission: $12/Adult; $8/Kids 6-12 yrs old; Kids 5 & under FREE. Buy Tickets (if you are paying at the door, kindly rsvp toamy@greenbrierfarms.com by March 25th)
Greenbrier Farms and Blue Ridge Creamery are collaborating to host a 4-course family style dinner to celebrate spring.
Dinner will include a cocktail reception followed by a seated, family style dinner. Courses will highlight Greenbrier meats and produce along with cheeses from Blue Ridge Creamery and include beer and wine pairings.
Tickets and info - amy@greenbrierfarms.com
$75/pp, (limited seats - tickets are first come first serve)
Chamber Members - FREE
Non-Chamber Member - $10.00
Learn how you can make a difference in your community if you are part of a Community Emergency Response Team.
Russ Warmath (O.C. /CERT Coordinator) will tell us what CERT does and how you can join the team if you choose.
Topics CERT covers are:
Storytelling is a performance art! You will experience this first hand at the 2019 Stone Soup Storytelling Festival, April 26-28, in Woodruff, SC. Storytellers from all over the USA will be sharing tales, putting their creative art of storytelling into the pot. Come and listen to some, of both, the best new and upcoming and also well-established, well-known tellers ever. Seventeen tellers in all! Experience a “drop the mic” moment in your life. You may realize that you have a story to tell. I know you will want to listen!Check out the tellers and event schedule at www.stonesoupsc.org and catch up with us on Facebook at Stone Soup Storytelling. Message me for information. I’ll be waiting to hear from you.
If you don’t there’s no better place to get them than at the Carolina Music Museum on Friday, April 5 at 7:30! Until you’ve heard mouth harp virtuoso Freddie Vanderford, play his signature tune on what most of us know as a harmonica, you haven’t heard a harmonica! Until you’ve heard Michael King play the Piedmont Blues on his talking guitar, you just don’t know what a guitar can do! They were a big part of the Fall Season of the Heritage Green Music Festival and now they’re back! Both of these guys received the South Carolina Arts Commission Jean Lanney Harris Folk Heritage Awards for their contribution to the music whose home is right here in South Carolina. You are crazy if you pass this up! Beer, wine, popcorn and fabulous music! Doesn’t get any better. Only 80 seats so call 864-520-8807 and reserve your seats now! $15 for adults, $5 for students!
Join Upstate Forever at Zen Greenville from 5:30 - 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 19 as we celebrate the launch of Crossroads, our campaign to protect and maintain our region’s high quality of life for future generations. We will enjoy drinks, hors d'oeuvres and live bluegrass with brief remarks at 6:00 pm.
Please RSVP at ufcrossroads@eventbrite.com
Last April master drummer, Jeff Holland, kept everyone happy, smiling and drumming for nearly two hours! He was so good he’ll be back this summer and the sound of his drums will bring everyone, children of all ages, to the Carolina Music Museum to play the drums, big and small, loud and soft and Heritage Green will be alive with family activities at The Children’s Museum, the Greenville County Museum of Art, the Greenville Little Theatre, the Hughes Library and the Upcountry History Museum--all of us on Heritage Green! Join us from 10 AM to 11:30 AM as nearly 700 did last summer! You’ll find free parking behind the library all day long!FREE! All ages welcome! Instruments provided!
Spartanburg ArtWalk is a free self-guided tour through participating galleries across Spartanburg's Downtown Cultural District. Stop by each 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:00 - 9:00 PM to enjoy Cocktails, hor d'oeuvres, and the Spartanburg cultural experience!
When: Each third Thursday of the month from 5:00 - 9:00 pm.
Where: Spartanburg Downtown Cultural District and more!
What: Art, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and the Spartanburg cultural experience.
Why: Galleries and museums stay open late to allow guests to enjoy various exhibitions and art-related activities. If touring the Spartanburg Arts Cultural is on your to-do list, there is no better time to do it than during Spartanburg ArtWalk! Wine. Food. Art. What more could you possibly need?
Melodic Dreaming, an interactive art & music concert marks the return of Pan Harmonia to the intimate performance setting at Carolina Music Museum on Friday, April 12 at 7:30. This award winning chamber music repertory company, from Asheville, NC, directed by flutist Kate Steinbeck adds fellow flutist James Brinkman & pianist John Crowley for a truly remarkable experience that joins musicians & the audience in a collaboration where both create a work of art! Let’s just say that the magic markers will be supplied! An evening you’ll long remember--they play music & you make art!
Tickets: $20 advance / $25 at the door / Students $5
Available in advance here: https://panharmonia.org/product/april-12-melodic-dreaming-greenville/. As always, when you buy in advance, you save 20% over the ticket price at the door on concert day. Presales close at 5 pm on the day prior to each performance.
Pretty tough to find a better jazz guitarist anywhere than Greenville native, Steve Watson! Steve’s hip caused him to miss his slot in the Heritage Green Music Fall Season--thanks to his former student, Matt Dingledine, the show went on but, now, hip replaced--yeah, he’s hip again!--his trio, with Greg Alewine on base, Brendan Williamson on piano, with vocals by Jamey Wright will fill the Carolina Music Museum with jazz from the great American Songbook on Friday night, April 26 at 7:30. There was standing room only in the fall so get your tickets now ‘cause the 80 seats went quickly! So, call 864-520-8807 and reserve your seats now! $15 for adults, $5 for students! Sure, there’ll be beer, wine, popcorn and America’s music, Jazz!
Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass, made the mandolin the centerpiece of one of America’s most popular musical genres, so popular that many think the instrument came from the southern hills his music celebrated. Actually, it evolved from the lute family in Italy during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries where it was a classical musical instrument. If you haven’t heard the classical mandolin you owe it to yourself to experience the mind-bending talent of our guest musician, a world-renowned mandolin virtuoso, who will be performing at the Carolina Music Museum Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 PM. Oddly, our first reservation came from a Bill Monroe. Do you think? No, that’s impossible!
Call 864-520-8807 to purchase your tickets. $15 Adults & $5 Students.
Featuring our very favorite performers: you! Be the star that you are and share a short piece of writing, a song, or a bit of acting. Sign up at the event for a time slot (depending on the number of participants 5-10 minutes max). Enjoy awesome beverages or tasty treats.
Let us entertain the kiddos with a story (or two) while you browse the books or enjoy a cup of coffee. Our story times are geared toward ages infant to six, but all are welcome.
Grab your friends and coloring supplies and come down to our place for a relaxing evening. This is a drop in event so if you can’t stay the whole time or make it right at 6:30, no worries!
Our special for the night will be a glass of wine & dessert for $12. Coloring pages will be available to purchase as well.
Beginning writer? Seasoned writer? Interested in storycraft? Join us for a writing workshop.
Join us for a fun night of bingo, complete with prizes!
Sisters are doing it for themselves! All over the wine world, women are making waves as winemakers and vineyard owners. These women are not afraid to try new things and we all benefit from the results. This month we celebrate International Woman’s Month by tasting the best of women’s wines from across the globe.
The cost of $40 includes food, wines, and the knowledge you’ll gain to impress your friends!
Reservations are required for this event so we can be sure to have plenty of food! Call or stop by the store by Tuesday (3/26) evening to reserve your spot. Payment is due at the time of your reservation.
Are you having problems with your tomato and pepper plants? Join us for another free class at LOTUS Greenville! We will be going over common techniques for success, specifically with tomatoes and peppers. Bring your friends! Bring your neighbors! Rebecca McKinney will not only be teaching this class, but will also have some seedlings for sale!
Growing herbs isn't difficult, but some of them are a little particular about where and how they like to grow. In this introductory class, we'll discuss choosing a site for your herb garden, some options for dealing with our heavy clay soils, and how to think strategically about sunlight and moisture requirements for different perennial herbs (and you'll be able to see many of these concepts in action in our garden). We can also talk about how to grow specific herbs that attendees are interested in learning more about.
2CELLOS will perform live with special guest Jon McLaughlin at The Well on April 9, 2019! Known for their electric live performances, 2CELLOS have played to audiences across the globe and more recently sold over 150,000 tickets on their 28-date U.S. SCORE tour in 2017.
Multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY® winning group, Casting Crowns, announce the Only Jesus Tour, featuring fellow Grammy winner Zach Williams and Austin French coming to The Well on April 18! With more than 11 million records sold, Casting Crowns has held the position of Billboard’s top-selling act in Christian music since 2007. The band continues to impact audiences with their powerful live shows, having performed for nearly seven million fans and has crossed over a milestone of more than 100,000 child sponsorships generated through Casting Crowns’ concerts.
Four Furman alumni return to campus to tell their stories of leadership during times of crisis as part of the Riley Institute’s yearlong celebration of principled leadership. Join us as a U.S. Ambassador, a CEO, a CIO, and a former FDIC Legislative Director talk about defeating Ebola, dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, helping Detroit out of bankruptcy, and pulling the financial system back from the brink in 2008.
SYP is back at the fastest night in Spartanburg!
Come out and watch cyclists from all over the world, as they race around the half-mile downtown course, featuring an open-air plaza center and dangerously sharp turns.
This is a great time to get to know fellow SYP members, all while enjoying food and drinks, and experiencing the fastest night in Spartanburg. Bring a non-SYP member along and you will be entered to win one of our awesome raffle prizes!
Louise Dubin and Fabio Parrini will present a concert of works for ‘cello and piano by Chopin, Mendelssohn, Auguste Franchomme, Saint-Saens, and two more modern compositions--the 1917 Sonata by Charles Koechlin and the Serenade by Poulenc. Dubin, described as an "artist of refined taste and musicianship" by The Strad Magazine, has performed throughout the US and Europe. Parrini, a Steinway Artist, is Chair of the Piano Department at North Greenville University and a Fulbright Scholar and a Kahn Award winner from Boston University.
With only 80 seats available we urge everyone to make their reservations early. $15 for adults, $5 for students with ID’s. Call 520-8807 to make your reservations.
An agent from the Clemson Cooperative Extension will be on hand to discuss the basics of gardening in the Upstate. If you’re new to the Upstate, or just new to gardening, this will be an informative talk on gardening myths with a questions and answers session. Event is free and open to all.
Join Momentum Bike Clubs for their 2019 Resilience Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at First Baptist Church-Greenville. Keynote speaker, Tony Elliott, will share his story of overcoming childhood trauma to becoming a significant part of Clemson's rise to the top of college football as Co-Offensive Coordinator. We will honor a number of our MBC students in recognition of their exceptional commitment and personal growth through Momentum Bike Clubs. This fundraising event will provide critical financial support to expand our reach to support students who are equally talented, but lack support and opportunity.
Join us at Piedmont Technical College on Thursday, March 28 to see 70+ local Lakeland businesses in one night - from restaurant to healthcare to banks, the Expo will be the place to be. Presented by WC Fiber.
Sail the Aegean Sea and put down anchor in sunny Santorini as the Spartanburg Little Theatre reveals their 2019/20 Season with delicious Greek-inspired cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, silent auction, and performances from all of next season's musicals and plays
6:30-7:30 | Gala and Silent Auction
7:30-8:30 | Season Reveal Performance
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, please join us for a lecture with Rudy Mancke on Saturday, April 13th from 4-5pm. This talk entitled "A Naturalist at Home" will be FREE to the public and hosted by Wofford at the Leonard Auditorium.
About Rudy Mancke:
Rudy Mancke is a Spartanburg native, a Wofford College alumnus, and a former science teacher at Spartanburg High School. He is a former Curator of Natural History at the South Carolina State Museum and the founder of the South Carolina Association of Naturalists. Rudy is well-known as the co-host of the long-running SCETV television series NatureScene. He currently hosts the daily NatureNotes segment on SCETV and South Carolina Public Radio.
“A Little Bit Country” is an exhibit at the Belton Depot which examines the meaning of “country” historically and currently. Vintage or antique items on display include a wagon, buggy,mule collars, saddles, chicken coop, rabbit hutch,bee hive, small farm equipment and implements, hit-or-miss engine, water pump, quilts, baskets, wooden ladder, old carpentry tools, outhouse (clean of course!), blacksmithing items, photographs of country scenes, and musical instruments used by country music players. Country also means “Grandma’s kitchen,” so vintage Pyrex dishes and bowls, a pie safe, rolling pin, biscuit cutter, aprons, recipes and cookbooks, and kitchen decor will be displayed.
This is your chance to bring your friends and family together to be surrounded by the best tacos and Lunazul 100% agave tequila cocktails that the upstate has to offer!
Tacos 'n Tequila will host local restaurants and bartenders to go head to head in a competition for the best taco, sidekick, and Lunazul 100% Agave Tequila Cocktail.
Fiesta with a purpose—$1 of every ticket sale goes to the Culinary Institute of the Carolinas at Greenville Tech.
The Links Incorporated presents the “Healthy Laughter (HL) Comedy Tour” featuring creator of the HL brand, award-winning comedian Comedian Akintunde (BET, TBN, TBS) and co-hosted by Sybil Wilkes (co-host of The Tom Joyner Morning Show), with comedian Tony Tone and Nikita B on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Healthy Laughter utilizes a live stand-up comedy event to promote healthcare and healthy lifestyle choices via discounted comedy show tickets, free on-site health screenings, and a healthy talk panel discussion with Q&A for attendees.
Healthy Laughter Spartanburg is presented by The Links Incorporated and sponsored by Denny's, BMW, The Assignment Agency, AT&T, The City of Spartanburg, Marriott, Rejoice 96.9 FM , Channel 7 News, Monarch and R&R Bail Bonding. For more information, call 1-800-280-0094 Ext. 804
Just a few short weeks after leading the Furman Symphonic Winds in a performance at New York’s historic Carnegie Hall, Leslie W. Hicken will conduct the ensemble in its annual spring concert. The concert, which is open to the public, marks the end of Hicken’s 26-year career as director of bands in Furman’s Department of Music. Tickets for the Sound Quality Concert Series event are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors 60 and older, and $5 for students.
The program includes works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Aram Khachaturian, Percy Aldridge Grainger, John Williams, John Philip Sousa, Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, Furman Director of Athletic Bands Jay Bocook, Ottorino Resphigi and Henry Fillmore.
For the second half of the program, Furman alumni will join Hicken onstage to perform with the Symphonic Winds. The concert also marks the last performance on campus for the graduating band members of the Class of 2019.
Local artists will be tasked with selecting a piece of furniture from the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and revamping it. The finished pieces will be on display throughout Drayton Mills MarketPlace and in the Grand Hall. All are welcome to peruse the campus to view and bid on the pieces in a silent auction. The evening will conclude with an announcement of the winners of the silent auction as well as a live auction hosted by ReStore Manager, Joe Walker. All money raised from the auctions will go to Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg.
While onsite for the show, enjoy dinner at Pi-Squared or The Standard, a cup of coffee at Bella Latte, or a craft beer at Holliday Brewing.
Make plans to join us for the 15th Annual Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Criterium, a closed-circuit, multi-lap cycling race through Downtown Spartanburg, a part of Spartanburg's Spring Fling weekend!
Downtown Spartanburg, SC puts a sweet southern SPIN on the traditional tailgate! This bike race turns the heart of the city into a simply extravagant party. Rent a tent, bring your friends, and load up your tailgating gear to watch cyclists race around the half-mile downtown course. "The Crit" is a part of the USA CRITS Speed Week series and is known for it's open-air plaza center, dangerously sharp left turns and unique atmosphere!
The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with FordHarrison, is excited to provide Labor Law and Human Resources for our investors and members of the business community. This series provides necessary information to keep your business compliant in 2019. Attendees are eligible for pre-approval for continuing education credits from SHRM and HRCI.
You may choose to attend one course or the entire series. More information about the sessions is included below.
April 9: Labor & Employment Update – What Happened in 2018 and What is Coming Up in 2019 That Employers Need to Know. Presented by Wade Ballard
April 23: Wage & Hour Update – What has the Trump Department of Labor Done, and What Will it Do Next? Learn about key minimum wage and overtime compliance issues through a look at the U.S. DOL’s actions during the Trump administration and what major changes are expected to be coming soon. Presented by Grant Close
May 14: Labor Update & Protective Concerted Activity for the Non-Union and the Unionized Employer. In recent years the NLRB overruled long standing precedent and engaged in rulemaking that placed additional burdens on Employers. The new composition of the NLRB has started the process of unwinding these decisions. This session will focus on the current status of these changes and what to expect in the near future. Presented by Tom Keim
May 28: Protecting Company Assets: Best Practices for Drafting and Enforcing Non-Competition and Restrictive Covenant Agreements. Presented by Jeffrey Lehrer
June 11: HIPAA & Healthcare Records – What’s Protected and What Isn’t. HIPAA privacy law is widely misunderstood. Understanding the unique challenges facing institutions regarding privacy concerns and access to protected health information is critical to preventing missteps. Presented by Kristin Gray
June 25: 10 Tips for Avoiding Employment Litigation. Most people have heard the phrase, “Anyone can sue for anything.” While this is true to an extent, these practical tips for active employee management have been shown to avoid claims or put your company in the best position to defend a claim. Presented by Matt Gilley
Developed with the Upstate in mind, this class is all about growing food beautifully in the spaces surrounding your home or office. It’s the edible landscaping 411.
From big picture to the small details, this class is everything you need to begin your edible landscaping adventure. Leave confident on how to incorporate a wide variety of edible plants seamlessly into your landscape, how to utilize height, colors, textures and patterns to create a beautiful scheme, the many edible plants choices available to you, low-work and cost-friendly techniques for plant care and maintenance, and real foodscaping demonstrations at our very own foodscape project surrounding the cottage at Farm in the Wildwood.
