Did you know that employers consistently rate workers with disabilities as an engaged population that brings diversity and helps employers meet inclusion standards? Not only is it good business to employ people with disabilities but 92% of the American public views companies that hire people with disabilities more favorably.

Register today for this free training and learn how to:
-engage top talent with disabilities
-build workplace diversity
-take the guesswork out of providing ADA accommodations
-take advantage of tax breaks and existing local supports

This training is approved for 1 hour of SHRM and HRCI credit.

Are you having difficulty finding the right employees for your business? You may be missing out on a largely untapped workforce, people with disabilities. Not only is it good business to employ people with disabilities but 92% of the American public views companies that hire people with disabilities more favorably.

Register today for this free training on Tuesday, September 17 and learn how to:
-engage top talent with disabilities
-build workplace diversity
-take the guesswork out of providing ADA accommodations
-take advantage of tax breaks and existing local supports

This training is certified for 1 hour of SHRM and HRCI credit.

Paint Night! Enjoy a tasty brew while panting your own abstract Dream Catcher.

Bring your lunch and learn how apples have been an important part of Oconee County!

Join Oconee History Museum Director/Curator Leslie Hagerty as she explores the history of apple growing in Oconee County. From the apple growing boom in the mid-century to the regrowth of the industry in present day, you will learn the impact that the apple industry has made on Oconee County.

For more information call 864-638-2224 or e-mail info@oconeehistorymuseum.org.

Dolphin Wave Paint & Sip Party Thursday, August 8 at The Fine Arts Center of Easley. Located at 117 S. Pendleton St. in Easley. Time is from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. The cost is $25 per person for 16x20 canvas. Limited to 15 people. Must have 5 people register in order to make the class. BYOB. You MUST REGISTER at the link provided or call 864-419-4296 by 8 pm Wednesday.

Ice Cold Lemonade Paint & Sip Party Thursday, August 15 at The Fine Arts Center of Easley. Located at 117 S. Pendleton St. in Easley. Time is from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. The cost is $25 per person for 16x20 canvas. Limited to 15 people. Must have 5 people register in order to make the class. BYOB. You MUST REGISTER at the link provided or call 864-419-4296 by 8 pm Wednesday, Aug. 14.

Day at the Beach Paint & Sip Party Thursday, August 22 at The Fine Arts Center of Easley. Located at 117 S. Pendleton St. in Easley. Time is from 6:30 - 9:00 pm. The cost is $25 per person for 16x20 canvas. Limited to 15 people. Must have 5 people register in order to make the class. BYOB. You MUST REGISTER at the link below or call 864-419-4296 by 8 pm Wednesday, Aug. 21.

India Association of Greenville (IAG) would like to unveil the plans for “INDIA DAY” to celebrate 70 years of India's Independence Day. This event is being hosted in downtown Greenville on Saturday, August 24th, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM. To celebrate Indian culture and heritage, IAG plans to invite Greenville Mayor Mr. Knox White, prominent council members, past IAG Presidents, Sponsors and Representatives from Media Fraternity. With many exciting additions, this year's “INDIA DAY” will feature a grand colorful parade, entertainment throughout the day emphasizing the rich and varied heritage as well as a Bollywood dance party, concluding with bright display of fireworks.

Revolutionary War Historian Durant Ashmore will give a talk on how the British Period affected the Upstate of South Carolina during that period..

Tired of dealing with wildlife pests around your garden? An agent from the Clemson Cooperative Extension will be at the Landrum Library to discuss ways to stop them. Learn how to protect your plants from moles, skunks, and more. Event is free and open to all.

Come in for a campus tour and explore our beautiful facilities, interactive labs, student support services, and more. RSVP to start your future! Click here: bit.ly/2Y0roEN

Pickens County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs, along with the IMPACT Pickens county Foundation, will host an evening of intrigue and mystery at the Pickens County Museum. Solve the mystery for a prize. Heavy hors d'oeuvres.

While you are here, you can also check out some of the museum's popular history and art exhibits or take a tour of the native garden!

Special acoustic set!

The Jeff Edwards Band tours SC, and NC performing music from their epic indie rock album "Castle in the Sky." Featuring their signature blend of acoustic textures, peerless lyricism, driving beats, and a heaping helping of bluesy, angsty electric guitar.

In Case You Missed Us on Saturday…

Join us for our Open House follow-up event and be a part of our interactive learning approach, take part in Q&A sessions with our faculty and staff, and find out how our flexible, student-centered programs fit into your life.

Feel free to come by any time between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM!

The 2019 Homesteading Festival will be held on September 14th from 8AM - 4PM at Mineral Spring Park, 121 West Main Street in Williamston, SC. This family-friendly event will be in its 7th year of offering free admission, free classes, and amazing demonstrations of homesteading skills.

An annual community event, Celebrate Anderson unites our County’s eleven cities and towns for a day of festivities that concludes with an evening of concerts and a patriotic fireworks celebration the Sunday before Labor Day.

“Celebrate Anderson is a way of thanking our community, military and first-responders for making Anderson County the best place to live in South Carolina. We are very appreciative to the local businesses and industries for joining Anderson County in funding and hosting this free community event,” said Anderson County Council Chairman Tommy Dunn.
Invite everyone to grab their chairs, blankets, and picnic for an evening to remember on Sunday, September 1st at 5:30 p.m. to ‘Celebrate Anderson’.

Banned Items: Glass and Alcohol
** Food and Drinks (non-alcoholic) will be allowed inside the venue along with chairs and blankets. Note that there will be a bag search upon entry.

There will be food and beverage vendors on site for alcohol sales and additional food sales.

Travis Tritt live in concert at the William A Floyd Amphitheater @ Anderson Sports & Entertainment Complex September 20th, with support from Tyler Reese Tritt!
The Grammy award-winning artist continues to sell-out shows and stay true and relevant to Country music fans across the globe. Travis Tritt is dubbed as one of the best of all time, along with Garth Brooks, Clint Black and Alan Jackson; all of whom dominated the charts in the early ‘90s. His nineteen Top 10 hits, including “Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde,” “Here’s A Quarter” and “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive.” His near three-decade career has produced millions in album sales, two Grammy award wins and multiple No. 1 singles on the Country radio charts.

Tickets are on sale now!
*pit tickets are sold out. Chairs are not permitted. Only blankets*
*chairs are allowed in General Admission. No tents allowed in venue*

Trevor Wallace is a stand up comedian, writer, improvisor & actor based in Los Angeles. Wallace can be seen just about everywhere on the internet and has collectively built a digital thumbprint of over 150 million views. He can attribute most of those views from his viral series “Life As A Zumiez Employee” on Facebook. Wallace is also a regular cast member of the wildly popular YouTube channel, All Def Digital and has also been featured on Buzzfeed, Unilad, Funny or Die, Super Deluxe, Fusion TV, IFC, Worldstar Hip Hop, 9GAG, Reddit & MTV2. Wallace has performed at comedy clubs and colleges all over the country with some of the biggest names, although his biggest accomplishment is being told he has “beautiful hair” by Todd Glass.

Cooking Matters aims to help end childhood hunger by giving families the tools needed to make healthy, affordable food choices. Classes aim to teach parents and caregivers with limited food budgets to shop for and cook healthy meals for their family without overspending.
Classes meet every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) beginning August 27. Register online at www.piedmontphysicgarden.org/workshops or call (864) 427-2556.

Our 9th Anniversary just so happens to be Bookstore Romance Day! Spread the love and we'll give some back!

10AM - 11:59AM Southern Lit Books are 20% off!
12PM - 1:59PM Children's Books are 20% off!
2PM - 3:59PM Romance Novels are 20% off!

Also stop by our sister stores Little River Coffee Bar and CakeHead. It will be a fun day of deals and giveaways :)

Paint this gorgeous Flower Box while enjoying a refreshing pint of RJ Rockers signature brew! Beginner's welcome! Come out for a fun, creative night!

During her 33-year career in Arts & Sciences, Professor Emerita Riffat Hassan, an internationally acclaimed religious scholar and activist, taught generations of students about Islam and articulated a progressive understanding of the religion that influenced Muslims around the world. Her work after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is credited with building bridges between the US and the Muslim world. She is one of the pioneers of feminist theology in the context of the Islamic tradition – an area in which she has been engaged since 1974. She has also been extensively involved in interreligious dialogue with Jews, Christians and Muslims, with a particular focus on Human Rights in Religious Traditions.

Enjoy four hours of unlimited sampling of craft beer from over 40 different beers from more than a dozen South Carolina breweries.

Unlimited sampling of bar-b-que will be available from the Grill-Off contestants and you can vote who you think is the best! Other food vendors will have non bar-b-que choices along with desserts, drinks and plates.

A silent auction will feature proceeds going to the Golden Corner Food Bank.

Kids 12 and under are free, with a Kids Zone and free pizza!

Rock the Ranch is a one-day charitable music festival held in Seneca, SC. We established Rock the Ranch for two reasons: to honor the memory of a best friend and bandmate, Michael Gray, who passed away in 2015, and to revive a concert series from the 1970’s that drew thousands of music lovers to the Ranch. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which means we donate all proceeds to these amazing charities: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and The Shriners Hospitals for Children. Rock the Ranch 2019 will take place Saturday, August 31st at the historic Charlie B. Ranch Arena, located in Seneca, SC. This beautiful family farm boasts rolling hills that forms the perfect natural amphitheater suited for the outdoor concert of your dreams! In the 1970's, Charlie B. played host to a concert series that included: Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, The Marshall Tucker Band, James Gang, Atlanta Rhythm Section, and Black Oak Arkansas to name a few!

The Road to Healing is Ken Woodley’s first-person account of his crusade to bring healing to that wound while he was editor of the Farmville Herald, then still owned by the same family. The book’s centerpiece is the eighteen-month fight to create what the late Julian Bond described as the first civil rights-era reparations in U.S. history. If the 2003-2004 struggle to win passage of a state-funded scholarship program had been a roller coaster, it wouldn’t have passed the safety inspection—too many unsafe political twists and turns.

Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools in 1959 in “massive resistance” to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board decision of 1954. The editorial pages of the family-owned Farmville Herald led the fight to lock classrooms rather than integrate them. The school system remained closed until the fall of 1964, when the county at last was forced by the courts to comply with Brown-mandated desegregation. Meanwhile, most white children had attended a private, whites-only academy, in part with state-funded tuition grants. But more than two thousand black and a few white students were denied a formal education during the five-year closure. Lives were forever changed.

The narrative unfolds in Virginia, but it is a deeply American story. Prince Edward County’s ongoing journey of racial reconciliation blazes a hopeful and redemptive trail through difficult human terrain, but the signs are clear enough for a divided nation to follow.