The Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity, and ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a unique sound that has made them a fixture within the world of acoustic music. For more information, please visit spartanburgphilharmonic.org.

The greatest hits of the 50's and 60's are served up nightly at Smokey Joe's Café, a rockin' Broadway musical party that has audiences coast to coast dancing in the aisles. On the menu: “Jailhouse Rock,” “Stand By Me,” “On Broadway,” “Hound Dog,” “Poison Ivy,” “Love Potion #9,” and dozens more -- all the timeless creations of songwriting legends Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It doesn't get much better than this raucous good time celebration of the Grammy Award-winning hits that were front and center in shaping an era of musical history. Baby, this is Rock'n'Roll!

The Railroad Festival takes place in historic downtown Central, S.C. annually on the fourth Saturday in April and features tours of the Central Railway Museum, local food, music and arts and crafts vendors.
Free entertainment and rides for children.

Admission to the festival is free and convenient parking is available. Clemson Area Transit offers shuttle rides from most parking areas.

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The 40th Summer Theatre Season will open with M*A*S*H, based on the film and television series dramatized from the book by Richard Hooker. It was originally made into a film directed by Robert Altman starring Donald Sutherland and Sally Kellerman, then in 1972 made its debut on television. Members of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital care for the injured during the Korean War and use humor to escape from the horror and depression of the situation. Among the 4077's people are Captains. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce and "Trapper John" McIntire, Majors Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan, Frank Burns, and Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly, to name only a few of the many endearing characters that audiences have come to love.

Theirs is one of the most distinctive & recognizable sounds in music. The 4 part harmonies & upbeat songs have spawned dozens of Country hits & a Number 1 Pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, ACM awards & garnered a host of other industry & fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring 4 decades of charted singles & 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere. And each of the boys remains as enthusiastic about the process as they have ever been. Their string of hits includes the Country-Pop chart-topper Elvira, as well as Bobbie Sue, Dream On, Thank God For Kids, American Made, I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes, Fancy Free, Gonna Take A Lot Of River & many others. The group has scored 12 gold, 3 platinum & 1 double platinum albumm plus 1 double platinum single & had more than a dozen national Number 1 singles & over 30 Top Ten hits. Sponsored In Part By: Visit Oconee

Theirs is one of the most distinctive & recognizable sounds in music. The 4 part harmonies & upbeat songs have spawned dozens of Country hits & a Number 1 Pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, ACM awards & garnered a host of other industry & fan accolades. Every time they step before an audience, the Oaks bring 4 decades of charted singles & 50 years of tradition, to a stage show widely acknowledged as among the most exciting anywhere. And each of the boys remains as enthusiastic about the process as they have ever been. Their string of hits includes the Country-Pop chart-topper Elvira, as well as Bobbie Sue, Dream On, Thank God For Kids, American Made, I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes, Fancy Free, Gonna Take A Lot Of River & many others. The group has scored 12 gold, 3 platinum & 1 double platinum albumm plus 1 double platinum single & had more than a dozen national Number 1 singles & over 30 Top Ten hits. Sponsored In Part By: Visit Oconee

SPRINGFEST IS A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ART AND MUSIC.  HELD AT THE UPTOWN MARKET, SPRINGFEST OF THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF TO THE SPRING UPTOWN LIVE CONCERT SERIES.

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.

Eric Church's October 5 Desperate Man release is one of the year’s most anticipated albums, and now fans have even more reasons to look forward to its release day: 37 of them to be exact. Church’s 2019 Double Down Tour will see this month’s American Songwriter cover artist perform six albums worth of material across two very different nights of music.
In a candid cover-story interview in July, Rolling Stone praised Church for “pushing boundaries in a way that sounds natural and unforced." The same goes for his touring in 2019, again foregoing an opening act and instead treating fans to dynamic marathon sets across back-to-back nights.

NOTE: NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE GSP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOX OFFICE AT BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA. TICKETS CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT TICKETMASTER.COM. 

Hillsong United The People Tour 2019, with special guests Amanda Lindsey Cook + Mack Brock will stop in Greenville on May 6, 2019 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Formed in 1998, Hillsong United is led by Brian and Bobbie’s son, Joel Houston. Hillsong United has created 17 albums. Their song Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) from their album Zion reached platinum status in the U.S. The group has toured for many years, packing out large venues like the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. In 2016, Hillsong United was named Top Christian Artist at the Billboard Music Awards.

An Evening of Old Time Gospel Songs and Hymns
An annual tradition at the Pelzer Auditorium, A Pelzer Gospel Homecoming features local musicians and singers who will offer an uplifting, spirit-filled concert of glory and praise. Featuring Gospel standards and beloved hymns backed by a live band, this special event is sure to be a blessing for the whole family.

A Poignant Southern Comedy
During WWII, six women gather at the church to roll bandages and plan the church's 75th anniversary. Overseeing things is Edith, the pastor's wise-cracking wife who dispenses Red Cross smocks and witty repartee to Luby, whose son is fighting in the Pacific; Mae Ellen, the church's rebellious organist who wants to quit but hasn't the courage; Olene, who dreams of a career in Hollywood; Sammy, a shy newcomer with a secret; and Vera, an influential Baptist with a secret of her own. When Luby learns her son has been wounded, she confounds the others by blaming the vulnerable Sammy. Twenty-five years later, our "First Baptist Six" reunite. With humor and pathos, these six very different women find comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each other.

Directed by Christopher Rose

Country Standards You Know and Love
One weekend only! Classic Country will feature a live band and local singers performing some of your favorite hits from Hank Williams, Sr, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and many more! If you like REAL country music, this is the concert for you!

Clemson University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Todd May will deliver the Charles H. Townes Lecture on Faith and Reason Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in Shaw Hall of the Melvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center on the Furman University campus.
May’s talk, “Spirituality and the Meaning of Life,” is free and open to the public. A book-signing and reception will follow his remarks.

May will also speak Wednesday, April 17, at a noon luncheon presentation in the Birmingham Room of Younts Conference Center. His hour-long talk, “Norms and Nonviolence,” is free and open to the public by reservation on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are requested by Tuesday, April 9, by calling 864-294-3777 or emailing RSVP@furman.edu.

May is the Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Clemson University. He serves as the philosophy adviser to the NBC hit show “The Good Place.”

May received his B.A. from Brown University, an M.A. in psychology from Duquesne University and his Ph.D. in philosophy from Penn State University.

May is author, co-author or editor of over 15 books including: “A Decent Life: Morality for the Rest of Us” (2019 University of Chicago Press), “A Fragile Life: Accepting Our Vulnerability” (2017, University of Chicago Press), “A Significant Life: Human Meaning in a Silent Universe” (2015, University of Chicago Press), “Friendship in an Age of Economics: Resisting the Forces of Neoliberalism” (2012, Lexington Press), “Death” (2009, Acumen Press), and “Our Practices, Our Selves, Or, What it Means to be Human” (2001, Penn State University Press).

In addition to these academic publications, his work has frequently appeared in public outlets. May is a regular contributor to “The Stone” column of The New York Times. His most recent work bridges philosophy, morality and popular culture.

Given his vast experience and unique interests, May’s talk will appeal to those interested in morality, culture, science and the dynamic interplay between these aspects that contribute to who we are as humans.

For more information, contact Kyle Longest, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, at 864-294-3303, and kyle.longest@furman.edu. Or contact the Furman University News and Media Relations office at 864-294-3107.

About the Charles H. Townes Lecture Series on Faith and Reason
The Charles H. Townes Lecture Series on Faith and Reason has been funded through gifts from the John Templeton Foundation and Nobel Laureate, the late Charles H. Townes (1915-2015), Furman University Class of 1935. Townes held the rank of University Professor of Physics in the graduate school of the University of California-Berkeley and was a member of the Furman Board of Trustees.

This must see comedy by Tim Clue and Spike Manton broke box office records when it premiered. Anyone who has ever taken a family vacation will find this wonderful play both hilarious and touching. Don Browning is a middle-aged writer on a journey to take his father's ashes to Dad's childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers that Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he travels across Iowa searching for a proper resting place. This father and son road trip shifts from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood.

An evening with Katie Button will be hosted by Upcountry Provisions Cookbook Club at The Grove at Upcountry Provisions in Travelers Rest, Thursday April 18th from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm
Upcountry Provisions will be providing snacks from Chef Katie Button's cookbook Curate.

Tickets include:
Welcome drink
Small plates from Curate Cookbook
Signed copy of Curate Cookbook
An evening with Chef Katie Button

Event address is:
The Grove
6811 State Park Road
Travelers Rest, SC 29690

A boldly unique, dramatic presentation of sacred masterworks of art depicting Christ’s ministry and passion. See these great paintings come alive on the Rodeheaver stage as choirs, instrumentalists and costumed actors re-create scenes from our Lord’s ministry on earth.

J. Roddy Walston & The Business, with special guest Susto, will perform to cap off the weekend-long Habitat Build on Friday, May 17 at 7:30pm. Heading into Destroyers of the Soft Life album released in 2017, J. Roddy Walston & The Business pursued a brighter, more nuanced sound that teased out the band’s latent pop sensibilities without skimping on energy or attitude.
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, April 10 at 10am and can be purchased at the GSP International Airport Box Office at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena or online at Ticketmaster.com.