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!

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!

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!”

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.

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

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

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 Kate Daniels who will be discussing and signing her new collection of poetry In the Months of My Son’s Recovery.

The moving poems in this collection take us on a journey through illness, grief, and the disappointment of unexpected jolts in life. With bold descriptions of medical processes, intense love, and the sometimes overwhelming feeling of despair buffeted by hope, Kate Daniels offers thoughts on how to navigate a world we didn't choose.

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.

On June 20 at 7pm, former Congressman Trey Gowdy will visit Hub City Bookshop to discuss his book Unified: How An Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope For a Divided Country. There will be a signing after the talk.

In a divided country desperate for unity, two sons of South Carolina show how different races, life experiences, and pathways can lead to a deep friendship--even in a state that was rocked to its core by the 2015 Charleston church shooting.

Tim Scott, an African-American US senator, and Trey Gowdy, a white US congressman, won't allow racial lines to divide them. They work together, eat meals together, campaign together, and make decisions together. Yet in the fall of 2010--as two brand-new members of the US House of Representatives--they did not even know each other. Their story as politicians and friends began the moment they met and is a model for others seeking true reconciliation.

In Unified, Senator Scott and Congressman Gowdy, through honesty and vulnerability, inspire others to evaluate their own stories, clean the slate, and extend a hand of friendship that can change your churches, communities, and the world.

How does a writer translate personal experience and research into effective memoir or personal essay? In this talk, Tessa Fontaine will read from her memoir, The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts, and discuss putting personal experience and research down on the page—techniques useful for a writer in any genre.

Books will be available for purchase through representatives of Hub City Bookshop.

This event is part of Upstate Writing Month (#UpWriMo) and is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended but not required. All those who preregister get a free gift! Look for other events on our calendar, or find them all here.

"We can never have enough of nature," said Thoreau, a sentiment that rings especially true for writers, whether we see nature as an inspirational muse or a political platform. This class offers students an introduction to the variety of genres inspired by nature, place, wildlife, wilderness adventure, and environmentalism. Through nature-themed field writing exercises, participants will hone their observation skills and reflect on the value of the natural world as metaphor and reality. We will explore ecofiction, ecopoetry, the nature essay, nature journaling, as well as consider the special problems and opportunities eco-writers encounter. Participants can expect personalized feedback from the instructor and classmates in the workshop session. This class will take place outdoors, so dress for comfort and movement. The workshop includes a brief walk through the Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve. Journals and pens will be provided, but you may also bring your own.

This event is part of Upstate Writing Month (#UpWriMo) and is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended but not required. All those who preregister get a free gift!  Look for other events on our calendar, or find them all here.

In western music we have only 8 notes and 12 semitones.  This means much of popular music is recycled and recast.  In this workshop, Wayne Robbins will demonstrate methods of breaking down familiar songs by chords, structure, and lyrics, in order to put them back together as new, original ones.

This event is part of Upstate Writing Month (#UpWriMo) and is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended but not required. All those who preregister get a free gift!  Look for other events on our calendar, or find them all here.

Directed by Roger Sorkin, The Burden tells the story of America's dependence on fossil fuels as the greatest long-term national security threat, and how the U.S. military is leading the way on renewables. At the intersection of national security and energy, the U.S. military is leading the way in saving our skins with renewable energy.

This is a free screening, but please RSVP using the ticket link provided here, or email Ben@cvsc.org.

Downtown Music on Main Summer Series LIVE from the patio of Main Street Junction!!
The best of the best, local artists will entertain you with multiple genres of music over the course of the summer months! Kicking us off on June 6 is Quest!

Come join us for our 33rd Annual Greek Festival at our beautiful Greek Orthodox Cathedral where we'll be having our delicious traditional Greek foods you look forward too ALL year long, Greek dancing, amazing vendors & SO much more!!! Follow us on instagram, facebook & twitter @GREEKFORADAY for all the newest updates & behind the scenes fun before our Festival & during!!! We can't wait to see you!

If you are trying to determine your website ROI, Google Analytics is the first place you need to go. This class is for those who already have Google Analytics set up but aren't sure how to get the most of its reporting features.

We will cover:

• Vanity metrics vs. real metrics
• How to track conversion and set up goals (the biggest factor in properly tracking ROI)
• Top 10 metrics to look at each month and how to interpret them
• How to customize your Google Analytics dashboard (so you can see what's important to you at a glance)

Seats are limited, advance RSVP is required.