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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The FOUR TOPS
The FOUR TOPS were among a number of groups, who established the Motown Sound heard around the world during the 1960’s. Their first Motown hit, ‘Baby I Need Your Loving’ in 1964, made them stars and their sixties track record on the label is indispensable to any retrospective of the decade. Their no. 1 hit songs include; ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)’, and “It’s The Same Old Song” . Their commercial peak was highlighted by a romantic trilogy; the no. 1 hit “Reach Out I’ll Be There”, “Standing In The Shadows Of Love” and “Bernadette”. Other top hits included; “Baby I Need Your Loving”, “Ask The Lonely”, “Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over)”, “Something About You”, “You Keep Running Away” and “7-Rooms Of Gloom”.
The group’s popularity endured in the ’70s and into the ’80s with hits such as “Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got)” and “When She Was My Girl” making them one of the few groups to have hits in three consecutive decades.
In 1990, with 24 Top 40 pop hits to their credit, the Four Tops were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
The ONLY AUTHORIZED SOURCE for tickets to the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium is TICKETMASTER. You can purchase your tickets at our box office on Monday-Friday from 9 am-5 pm. We do not charge a service charge when you purchase from our ticket office. You can also purchase tickets through Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com, in person at Ticketmaster outlets listed on the Ticketmaster website, or by phone by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000.
Please call the box office at (864) 582-8107 if you have any questions! Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium!
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
385 North Church Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303
864.582.8107
CALL TO ORDER TICKETS: 800.745.3000
7th annual craft beer and music festival. Twenty different brewery options for tasting and music from The Howling Brothers, Conservation Theory and Special guests!! Homebrew contest as well. Homebrew entries need to be turned in the week prior to the event on April 26th to Jocassee Valley Brewing.
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 2nd 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.
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.
Enjoy a wonderful concert featuring short performances by the USC Upstate Country & Western Combo, Upstate Vocal Ensemble, and Upstate Jazz Combo.
This event is FREE and open to the public!
For more information about the USC Upstate Commercial Music program, please visit https://www.uscupstate.edu/commercialmusic
Hatcher Garden's Annual Spring Plant Sale offering perennials, shrubs, trees, grasses and vines to beautify your home garden!
On Saturday mornings from the beginning of May until the end of October, two blocks of downtown Greenville’s Main Street are transformed into a bustling farmers' market. The market features over 75 vendors selling the season’s freshest produce and the area’s most original and high quality crafts. Each week thousands of people flock to the TD Saturday Market for locally-sourced products where all food must be grown or produced within 100 miles of Greenville and crafters are highly-encouraged to use locally-sourced supplies.
When the market launched in 2003, downtown Greenville was just beginning to flourish. The market was located on a small side street and was comprised of roughly 20 vendors. Attendance was low during the market’s infancy, however, as word spread and Main Street’s popularity as a destination for shopping, dining, and entertainment grew, so did the market’s attendance. In 2007, the market relocated to Main Street. Now, about to enter its 17th season in May, the market offers exciting programming, including live music, children’s activities and chef’s demonstrations sponsored by partnerships with local organizations.
There is something undeniably special about Greenville’s TD Saturday Market. We invite you to join us Saturday mornings to experience it for yourself!
A collaboration of 3 headlining comedians that have come together for 1 hilarious show. Dan Mengini, Steve Mingolla & Vinnie Coppola are the wise guys. Dan is a comedy veteran that has been rocking comedy stages over for 20 years. His “too worried about too little & not really smart enough to do anything about it” mindset combined with his slim stature earned him the nickname “Featherweight Champion of Over-thinking!”. Dubbed “The Nice Guy”, Steve’s act is clean & never mean. A true comedy pro, he has performed in over 40 states, his mastery of the craft is second to none. For over 2 decades Vinnie has been spreading his uniquely skewed & charmingly cynical perspective to appreciative comedy audiences everywhere. A “comic’s comic”. His real secret weapon is his persona, from the moment he hits the stage you fall in love with him & this has allowed him to lead an audience up to & sometimes over, the comedy edge much to their unexpected delight.
Originating from Gainesville, FL, Sister Hazel is comprised of 5 gifted & seasoned musicians who have been called "one of the Top 100 Most Influential Independent Performers of the last 15 years" by Performing Songwriter Magazine.Their song "All for You" topped the adult alternative charts during the summer of 1997 & the success propelled their album to platinum status, along with the song "Happy". Change Your Mind was the next big hit single in 2000. In their first showing on the country music charts they made a strong debut with “Lighter In The Dark” at #4 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, #6 on Billboard’s Independent Albums chart, #30 on Billboard's Top Current Albums chart and #79 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The band landed on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart again in 2016 with “Unplugged From Daryl's House Club” at #75. Living up to their fan-centered reputation, the band hosts annual events like “Hazelnut Hang,”. Sponsored In Part By: The City of Seneca
Skaggs is a 15 time GRAMMY® Award-winner whose career is easily among the most significant in recent country music history. If Skaggs’ burgeoning trophy case full of awards wasn’t already enough evidence of that fact, consider that legendary guitarist Chet Atkins once credited him with “single-handedly saving country music.” His life’s path has taken him to various musical genres & artistic journeys, while still leaving his bluegrass roots intact. Skaggs struck his first chords on a mandolin more than 50 years ago & he continues to do his part to lead the roots revival in music. His passion puts him in the position to bring the lively, distinctively American form of music into the ears & hearts of audiences across the country & around the world. Born in 1954 in Cordell, Kentucky, Ricky Skaggs is always forging ahead with cross-cultural, genre-bending musical ideas & inspirations.
Grand Ole Opry Members, Five-time GRAMMY® award winners individually, three-time GRAMMY® award nominees collectively, four-time DOVE Award winners, and winners of 35 IBMA Awards altogether (including 3-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award winners and 3-Time Vocal Group of the Year Award winners), Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, backed by one of the best bands on tour today, are some of the most reputable and elite entertainers in American music; bluegrass, traditional country and gospel music. The concoction of the fantastically instinctive vocal blends of Dailey’s tenor and Vincent’s reedy harmonies has gained them well-deserved praise for their own distinctive style and worldwide recognition as American Music gold. Dailey & Vincent has garnered world-wide attention with their first national, top-rated television series, “The Dailey & Vincent Show,” on RFD TV and over 500 airings of their PBS special “Dailey & Vincent ALIVE – In Concert.”
As part of the Ten at the Top Senior Issues Committee's stated goal of being intentional about addressing senior needs, this workshop will look at the issue of food access for seniors. According to SC's Council on Aging, 20% of South Carolinians over the age of 60 are food insecure, so the barriers that seniors face in accessing nutritious food need to be identified and removed. Our panelists will cover a range of topics relating to this issue.
This is the second of four workshops to be hosted over the course of 2019. The purpose is to educate and raise awareness to a variety of community stakeholders. This will create an opportunity to begin a much larger discussion of senior issues at a regional level.
