Bestselling author Michelle Gable will visit Hub City Bookshop (all the way from California!) on Wednesday, May 22, at 6pm to discuss her novel The Summer I Met Jack. Join us for wine, a discussion about the book, and a signing afterward.

New York Times bestselling author Michelle Gable imagines the affair between JFK and Alicia Corning Clark - and the child they may have had.

Based on a real story - in 1950, a young, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in Hyannisport, Massachusetts to work as a maid for one of the wealthiest families in America. Alicia is at once dazzled by the large and charismatic family, in particular the oldest son, a rising politician named Jack.

Adopt a Duck, Help a Child! 

Entertainment, Games, Food...Fun for the Whole Family!!

Adopt Now from one of the Duck Adoptions Teams by selecting the Teams tab at the top of the page. Or Adopt Now by clicking the “Adopt a Duck Now” button on the right.

Spend the day in Falls Park enjoying all the activities. Line the banks of the Reedy River to watch 10,000 little rubber duckies race down the falls. The winning duck could win $1 Million Dollars or a years' worth of groceries from Publix..

$5 All Day Parking is available in the parking garage next to Camperdown, close to all the children's activities.

SCHA invites YOU to celebrate the completion of the restorations of Walnut Grove Plantation! ADMISSION IS FREE! One Day Only!!

Re-enactors, live music, games, food trucks, tours, and more!
*concessions and souvenirs are available for purchase.
Credit cards as accepted. Picnic lunches are welcome!

Join us for a day of celebration and living history Saturday, May 11 from 11am-4pm. Tour the historic spaces of Walnut Grove Plantation and learn about the restorative measures taken by SCHA over the 18-month, $300,000 project to ensure Walnut Grove will stand for generations to come!

Hosted by the Mauldin Garden Club and the City of Mauldin, this spring festival is your chance to shop for everything you'll need for your garden and home, including one-of-a-kind Lumenbright artwork! Music, food, artisans and plants make for a fantastic festival!

Explore and Experience The Entire Festival & Bazaar

The Design Center
Spring/Summer Yard Design Makeover Ideas
Plant Sale
Flower Sale
Tree Sale
Ask A Master Gardener Booth

Thyme In Your Kitchen
Array of Spring Herbs for Purchase
Expert Growing Advise
Recipe Ideas

The Artisan House
Over thirty local and regional artists’ offerings to fit every budget from charming craftworks, to exceptional creations

Kid’s Bunny Trail
Kiddie Rides
Face Painting
Story Telling

Bluegrass Band

The Smokehouse
Henry’s BBQ Hog Hauler Truck

The SugarShack
Booths Featuring Mouthwatering Cakes, Pies and Candies

Exhibit Description: The South Carolina Festival of Flowers Juried Youth Art Show was established in 2015, as a sanctioned event in coincidence with the festival, with funding attributed to an established endowment in the name of the late, Virginia Self. The annual show will be on display in the Reception Hall at The Arts Center from May 23 - June 8, 2018 with an opening reception scheduled for Thursday, May 31 @ 5 - 6:30 pm for all included entrants. Entry forms will be posted here at a later date.

Exhibit Duration: May 23 - June 8, 2018

Exhibit Admission: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC| Business Hours: Mon-Fri (10 am - 5 pm) / Sat (10 am - 3 pm)

Exhibit Contact: Jennifer A. Smith, artscentergwd@gmail.com, 864.953.2462

Exhibit Reception: Thursday, May 31 @ 5:00 - 6:30 pm with Awards Ceremony @ 6:00 pm (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) - refreshments will be provided

Seussical is a musical written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based mostly on Dr. Seuss's beloved story, Horton Hears a Who, but with other Seuss works incorporated. Great fun for the whole family!

Sponsored by Bacot and Padgett

June 7, 14, 21, 22 @ 7:30PM
June 8, 9, 15, 16, 23 @ 2:00PM

Adults $25
Seniors/Military $24
Students $20
Children under 12  $15

Free event for rising K5 kindergarten students and families! 

As they countdown the first day of school, your rising Kindergarten students will:

• Have access to Greenville community resources that support children
• Carry their own lunch tray and learn lunchroom etiquette
• Visit a mock Kindergarten classroom and explore various subjects

Kids will also have the chance to meet various community vendors and explore what they have to offer! A vendor list will be posted closer to the event.

May 19 marks ONE YEAR since TCMU-Spartanburg opened at 130 Magnolia Street! We are so grateful for the support of the Spartanburg community and hope that you can all celebrate with us.

May 14–19: Join us for birthday-themed programming all week during Story Time and More and art time.

May 18: TCMU-S Birthday Celebration

• Cupcake Story Time and More at 10am, 11am, and 1pm - Read A Birthday Cake is No Ordinary Cake by Debra Fasier then decorate a cupcake
• Create birthday hats - 10am-4pm
• Cake Smash - 2:00pm (weather permitting) - Join us outside for a first birthday cake smash!
• Birthday Cake Tier Art - 2:00-4:00pm

Live From the Fr8yard Stage! It's the Latest Thing in Spartanburg with Tim Giles!

The Latest Thing in Spartanburg is a live late-night talk show that celebrates (and pokes fun at) all things local! This high energy show keeps the laughs rolling with performances from Sparkle City Improv, hilarious mock-commercials, and interviews that show you the unseen side of some of Spartanburg's coolest residents. All that along with live music, audience participation games with prizes, and a silent auction filled with excellent items from upstate businesses make this a night not to be missed. Oh yeah, AND awesome food & adult-beverages...I mean, have you been to FR8yard??

PROCEEDS BENEFITING SCRAPPY SHAKESPEARE!

Venezuelan progressive metal guitarist Felix Martin “makes one of the most overwrought genres sound natural and digestible as ever, and through nothing more than ambitious-- but logical-- songwriting” (Sputnik Music) Martin (featuring Hedras) will be embarking on a national tour along with “progressive tech-metal master class”guitarist Sarah Longfield in celebration of the release of his new album, “Caracas!”

Please join us for one of the largest child-advocacy events in South Carolina—The 2019 Transformation Breakfast—which raises funds to support The Family Effect!

Each year, the Upstate’s most influential leaders come together in support of a common goal – to reduce addiction as a leading cause of family collapse and harm to children. When a community comes together to heal a family, we all get better.

We invite you to attend this year’s event to learn more about the important work being done for local children in crisis and hear first-hand about the collateral effects of substance use disorders and how they affect the community, including you as a resident and taxpayer.

Register today for this one-of-a-kind event!

Moviegoers can enjoy watching a variety of classic film favorites under the stars at the City of Greenville’s Fidelity Investments Moonlight Movies. The free series returns to Falls Park Wednesday evenings in May for a five-week run. The films begin at sundown, but moviegoers are invited to come early for prime viewing spots and to participate in movie-themed trivia. Food vendor Poppington’s Gourmet Popcorn will be on-site every Wednesday and food trucks will rotate throughout the season. Individuals consuming alcohol at the event must purchase a $1 wristband.

In the 1994 film, The Little Rascals, mischievous youngsters lead an anti-girl organization, and they pick their buddy to represent them in an all-important soapbox car rally.

Food vendors: Poppington’s Gourmet Popcorn & We Got the Beets

Moviegoers can enjoy watching a variety of classic film favorites under the stars at the City of Greenville’s Fidelity Investments Moonlight Movies. The free series returns to Falls Park Wednesday evenings in May for a five-week run. The films begin at sundown, but moviegoers are invited to come early for prime viewing spots and to participate in movie-themed trivia. Food vendor Poppington’s Gourmet Popcorn will be on-site every Wednesday and food trucks will rotate throughout the season. Individuals consuming alcohol at the event must purchase a $1 wristband.

In the classic film from 1939, Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.

Food vendors: Poppington’s Gourmet Popcorn & One Love Fusion Foods

Join us to learn about and discuss the importance of housing for all! At the Housing Summit, we will share information about local housing data, the social and economic impacts of housing, and innovative strategies for facilitating inclusive growth in the housing market. Lunch will be provided. Be sure to check back for more information as we get closer to the day of the Summit!

Agenda at a Glance:
8:30am: Check-In
9am: Welcome
9:15am: The State of Housing in the City and County of Spartanburg: Using Data to Understand Local Housing Needs
9:45am: Panel on the Social and Economic Impacts of Housing
10:45am: Break
11am: Housing Strategies for Inclusive Growth
11:30am: Legislative Update
11:45am: Lunch (provided)
12:15pm: Trends in Market Demographics/Housing Supply, MarketNsight
12:45pm: Missing Middle Housing, Opticos Design
1:45: Closing Remarks

Highlights:
Trends in Market Demographics/Housing Supply
John Hunt from MarketNsight will present data illustrating how first-time home-buying millennials and down-sizing baby boomers are more than willing to give up home and lot size in exchange for living closer to amenities. The presentation will include local and national data, and how developers and home builders can use this data to develop competitive products that meet the needs of the community.

Missing Middle Housing
Tony Perez from Opticos Design, a nationally recognized architecture and urban design firm, will share about missing middle home types, which can help build “hidden density” that supports local businesses and public transportation. The presentation will cover benefits and challenges of this housing strategy.

Special thanks to the Spartanburg Housing Summit Planning Committee: City of Spartanburg, Upstate Forever, Spartanburg Housing Authority, SC Community Loan Fund, TD Bank, and United Way of the Piedmont.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank’s Carolina Lowcountry in this evocative tale that returns at long last to her beloved Sullivan’s Island.

Queen Bee is a classic Lowcountry Tale—warm, wise and hilarious, it roars with humanity and a drop of whodunit added for good measure by an unseen hand. In her twentieth novel, Dorothea Benton Frank brings us back to her beloved island with an unforgettable story where the Lowcountry magic of the natural world collides with the beat of the human heart.   Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. She resides in the New York area and South Carolina with her husband. Dorothea Benton’s Frank most recent bestseller, Same Beach, Next Year debuted at #4 on the New York Times list, where it remained in the top ten for three weeks. A contemporary voice of the South, Dorothea Benton Frank is beloved from coast to coast, thanks to her bestsellers including, Same Beach, Next Year, All Summer Long, All the Single Ladies, The Hurricane Sisters, The Last Original Wife, Porch Lights, Folly Beach, Sullivans Island, and Plantation.

Ticket price includes a signed copy of the book.

Hub City Bookshop will host an afternoon with James Beard Award-winning authors and culinary ambassadors Matt and Ted Lee to celebrate their new book, Hotbox: Inside Catering, The World’s Riskiest Business.

Tickets are $35 and include a signed hardback copy of the book, drinks (mimosas!), and canapés.

Matt Lee and Ted Lee take on the competitive, wild world of high-end catering, exposing the secrets of a food business few home cooks or restaurant chefs ever experience.

Hotbox reveals the real-life drama behind cavernous event spaces and soaring white tents, where cooking conditions have more in common with a mobile army hospital than a restaurant. Known for their modern take on Southern cooking, the Lee brothers steeped themselves in the catering business for four years, learning the culture from the inside-out. It’s a realm where you find eccentric characters, working in extreme conditions, who must produce magical events and instantly adapt when, for instance, the host’s toast runs a half-hour too long, a hail storm erupts, or a rolling rack of hundreds of ice cream desserts goes wheels-up.

Join us for a writing group held on the first Monday of each month for Hub City members and led by staff and local writers.

On June 3, author and USC Upstate professor Thomas McConnell will lead a session entitled "Writing and Paying Attention."

What distinguishes passable or tolerable writing from prose that excels? Partly it has to do with being alert to the pitfalls and promise of language. We'll examine particular passages from writers—famous and otherwise—who have a lot to teach us by example—for good or ill—about writing and paying attention.

This event is part of Upstate Writing Month. Look for other events on our calendar, or find them all here.

A free concert in McKinney Park by Noah Guthrie! Noah was a finalist on America's Got Talent as well as an actor on the hit TV show Glee.

Spartanburg Library Headquarters will host author Kristy Woodson Harvey. The first 100 guests will receive a free copy of Harvey's latest novel!

What goes into writing a beach read? Hear from Kristy Woodson Harvey, author of the novels Dear Carolina, Slightly South of Simple, and The Secret to Southern Charm. Southern Living has included Harvey's books on their Most Anticipated Beach Reads list. This is your chance to get beach ready too--the first 100 who come to the event will receive a free copy of Harvey's latest novel, The Southern Side of Paradise! There will be a signing after the event.

Author Michael Parker will visit Hub City Bookshop to discuss his new novel Praire Fever.

Set in the hardscrabble landscape of early 1900s Oklahoma, but timeless in its sensibility, Prairie Fever traces the intense dynamic between the Stewart sisters: the pragmatic Lorena and the chimerical Elise. The two are bound together not only by their isolation on the prairie but also by their deep emotional reliance on each other. That connection supersedes all else until the arrival of Gus McQueen.

When Gus arrives in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, as a first time teacher, his inexperience is challenged by the wit and ingenuity of the Stewart sisters. Then one impulsive decision and a cataclysmic blizzard trap Elise and her horse on the prairie and forever change the balance of everything between the sisters, and with Gus McQueen. With honesty and poetic intensity and the deadpan humor of Paulette Jiles and Charles Portis, Parker reminds us of the consequences of our choices. Expansive and intimate, this novel tells the story of characters tested as much by life on the prairie as they are by their own churning hearts.

Join us for a special edition of Her Story on Wednesday, June 12. Author Deb Spera will visit the bookshop to talk about her new novel Call Your Daughter Home. There will be a wine reception from 5:30pm followed by a discussion and signing with the author at 6pm.

A stunning tour de force following three fierce, unforgettable Southern women in the years leading up to the Great Depression

It's 1924 South Carolina and the region is still recovering from the infamous boll weevil infestation that devastated the land and the economy. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters from starvation or die at the hands of an abusive husband. Retta is navigating a harsh world as a first-generation freed slave, still employed by the Coles, influential plantation proprietors who once owned her family. Annie is the matriarch of the Coles family and must come to terms with the terrible truth that has ripped her family apart.These three women seemingly have nothing in common, yet as they unite to stand up to the terrible injustices that have long plagued the small town, they find strength in the bond that ties women together. Told in the pitch-perfect voices of Gertrude, Retta and Annie, Call Your Daughter Home is an audacious, timeless story about the power of family, deep-buried secrets and the ferocity of motherhood.

Hub City Bookshop will host New York Timesbestselling author Mary Alice Monroe for a 12 p.m. luncheon Monday, June 18, at the Piedmont Club.

Ticket price includes lunch and a signed hardback copy of Monroe's newest book, The Summer Guests (which takes place in Tryon!).

The Summer Guests is a heartwarming and evocative novel about the bonds and new beginnings that are born from natural disasters and how, even during the worst of circumstances—or perhaps because of them—we discover what is most important in life.

Late August is a beautiful time on the Southern coast—the peach trees are ripe, the ocean is warm, and the sweet tea is icy. A perfect time to enjoy the rocking chairs on the porch. But beneath the calm surface bubbles a threat: it’s also peak hurricane season.