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.

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.

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.

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.

THE TEMPTATIONS
The TEMPTATIONS are notable for their success with Motown Records during the 60’s and 70’s and have sold 10’s of millions of albums, making them one of the most successful groups in music history!

For over 40 years The Temptations have prospered, with an avalanche of smash hits, and sold-out performances throughout the world! Beyond their unique blend of voices and flashy wardrobe, The Temptations became known for their sharp choreography known as “The Temptation Walk” which became a staple of American style, flair, flash and class and one of the defining legacies of Motown Records.  Millions of fans saw their Temptations as cultural heroes.  The group had thirty seven, Top 40 hits to their credit, including fifteen Top 10 hits and a quartet which soared to No. 1. on the R &B charts.  They have fifteen No. 1 singles, and seventeen No. 1 albums.  The titles alone summon memories beyond measure: “The Way You Do The Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “I Wish It Would Rain,”  “I Can’t Get Next To You”, “Get Ready”, “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me),” “Ball of Confusion”, “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone.” “Beauty is Only Skin Deep”, “Cloud Nine,” “Psychedelic Shack”, “Runaway Child”, “Since I Lost My Baby”, and into the 80’s with “Treat Her Like a Lady”… and many more… For always, the Temptations are sunshine on a cloudy day……

The Temptations were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

On Sunday, March 31st, senior percussionist Hayden Osborne and sophomore vocalists Mikayla McCleaf and Valerie Turner will present a joint music recital at 3:00 p.m. in Fullerton Auditorium. The concert is free, and the public is invited to attend.

Chapman Cultural Center is open every Sunday afternoon, 1-5 p.m., to provide casual and cultural experiences for those who want to "unplug." Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Regional History Museum, Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, and the Student Galleries are all open with free admission. The John F. Green Spartanburg Science Center is open with a small admission fee. In addition, one or more local musicians will perform a free mini-concert at no charge 2-4 p.m. For more info, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Hub City Bookshop hosts an open mic night on the first Friday of each month for local high school students! Join us at 7p.m.
Please bring up to three original pieces (no more than 3 minutes long). There will be a galley (free books!) give away to all participants.

Chapman Cultural Center is open every Sunday afternoon, 1-5 p.m., to provide casual and cultural experiences for those who want to "unplug." Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Regional History Museum, Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, and the Student Galleries are all open with free admission. In addition, one or more local musicians will perform a free mini-concert at no charge 2-4 p.m. For more info, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Everyone’s favorite 2^nd grader returns to the SYT stage with an all new story! When someone steals Junie B’s new furry mittens, she decides it is okay to keep a wonderful pen of many colors that she finds. It is okay to keep it, right? Junie B. Jones is not a crook…or is she? This hilarious and heartfelt tale based on the best-selling book series will have families laughing and smiling from start to finish.