The traditional Celtic sounds of the Reel Sisters will transport you to the lush, rolling hills of Scotland. With a dash of Appalachian influence, sisters Kelly and Rosalind stir the hearts and delight the ears of listeners with their harp and smallpipes duo. Visit their website at: http://reelsistersmusic.com/
Flex your knowledge of random info to win gift cards and other prizes in trivia! Click the Sign Up button to join us on Zoom for this live virtual program. For local teens ages 12-18 or entering grades 7-12.
It's official: it's summertime! And what better way to celebrate than with an author event? SCPL is thrilled to host bestselling author Bryan Washington on June 3rd. Bryan will discuss his writing process, his bestselling novel "Memorial," and the importance of reflecting the communities profiled in his writing, especially Houston and the LGBTQ+ community.
This workshop is aimed at helping poets navigate memory and the senses. Writing the Body: “This is a generative poetry workshop aimed at exploring and producing poems grounded in the body (or the physical experience). Memory is often bodily and can propel us into poems: the way your mother's hands rested on the steering wheel […]
The traditional Celtic sounds of the Reel Sisters will transport you to the lush, rolling hills of Scotland. With a dash of Appalachian influence, sisters Kelly and Rosalind stir the hearts and delight the ears of listeners with their harp and smallpipes duo. Visit their website at: http://reelsistersmusic.com/
Spartanburg Community Band prides themselves on being an open organization to musicians of all ages, skill levels, and walks of life. This fun and engaging concert will be a delight to all audiences!
This workshop is aimed at helping prose writers diversify their language and syntax. Guided by Voices: "The voices that make up a world are often those we aren't used to finding in narrative. The dry inhumanity of Legalese and Bureaucratese, the rich poetry of religious texts, the patois of the personal ad, even the 280-character […]
The perfect folk fusion of traditional Irish music and rock 'n' roll, Laurel and the Lads has entertained audiences with their Celtic classics for 22 years.
Join the fun as we celebrate the grand opening of the seed library at Headquarters Library. Plant a seed and take part in other activities. Seed Growing 101 class at 4:00 and local gardening/horticulture groups and vendors will be present. Free to all.
This workshop is aimed at helping both beginners and established writers (re)commit to a consistent writing practice. The practice of writing—regardless of one’s level of expertise—is an act of bravery. Let 2020 be the year you recommit to your writing practice and stop censoring your imagination. In this workshop, we’ll focus on how to start […]
Join us for a FREE screening honoring players of the Negro National League who endured, excelled, and broke barriers. "The Other Boys of Summer" is a documentary about racism, segregation, and civil rights in America, told through the lives of the Negro League baseball players, and narrated by Cicely Tyson. The film shines the spotlight […]
In conjunction with the City of Spartanburg's MLK Unity Week celebration, we will screen the award-winning documentary "I Am Not Your Negro," with a discussion to follow. Based on an unfinished manuscript by James Baldwin and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's reminiscences […]
Don't forget to stop in at the Spartanburg County Library for our last Music Sandwiched In performance of 2019! The Spartanburg Philharmonic Brass players: Dan Kirsop, Ken Frick, Anneka Zuehlke, Mark Britt, and John Hollaway will be entertaining with warm Holiday music that will inspire us all!