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What’s Up Y’all - Hairspray - Freedom Weekend - Jazz on Square - Plum Hollow Blue Grass - Cycling

Spartanburg High School and District 7: “Hairspray”
May 26, 28, 29
Chapman Cultural Center, David Reid Theatre
http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php
Dr. Terry O. Pruitt will serve as the director with Dr. John Moody assisting as the musical director.
Cost: $14 Adults, $8 Students
Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series
Every Thursday May 26 – August 4
http://www.furmanmusic.org
A variety of musical genres will be featured including Big Band, jazz, international, contemporary, bluegrass, marches and orchestral favorites.Ensembles and bands performing this summer will include the Carolina Youth Symphony, nief-norf percussion ensemble, Swing Shift Combo, Greenville Chorale, Greenville Brass Quintet, The Andy Carlson Band, S.C. Suzuki Institute Fiddlers and The Greenville Textile Band. The Lakeside Concert Band will perform at five of the concerts.

Jazz on the Square featuring Eric Tyus & Pride Ensemble
May 27th
Morgan Square
http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/
Just one more Jazz on the Square for the Spring Season! Pride is a contemporary jazz group that has been in existence since the mid-80s, founded at the South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. Pride is heavily rooted in the jazz idiom of performing music but is equipped to tackle any genre. Their core members all hold degrees in music and have performed with some of the world’s most noteworthy music professionals.

Plum Hollow Alternative Bluegrass Festival
May 27 – 28
Rainbow Lake Road in New Prospect
http://www.moonshiners.com/
Cost $25 per day or $45 for weekend
Greenville Scottish Games
May 27 – 28
Downtown Greenville
http://www.greenvillegames.org/index.php
We created the Games in 2006 as a tribute to and a celebration of our Celtic forebears. The colors, tastes, sights and sounds you will experience are all evocative of clan life in the wild Highlands of Scotland. We’ve established a strong reputation for excellence over the past three years, and we will continue to work hard to make your day with us one your family will remember.

Freedom Weekend Aloft
May 27-30
Heritage Park, Simpsonville
Download the free mobile app here: http://www.freedomweekend.org/mobile-app
Cost: 5/27 – 29 $10 per person, 12 & under free with paid admission; 5/30 – FREE
Hot air balloons, Ampitheater concerts, Disc Dog national qualifier, Family Fun Zone, Sponsor Displays, and MORE!
Hub City Bookshop Events
http://hubcity.org/bookshop/
May 27th: Scrabble night! Calling all wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of casual Scrabble playing. All are welcome! And if you have a Scrabble set, we ask that you bring it just in case we need to use it.
May 31st: Hub City Book Club Join us for a lively discussion of our second book club pick: Bloodroot by Amy Greene. Paperback copies are available at the Hub City Bookshop or our online store.
June 1st: Karen Cox, author of Dreaming of Dixie: How the South was Created in American Popular Culture
Movies in the Park: How to Train Your Dragon
May 28th
Barnet Park. Movie begins at sunset.
http://www.spartanburgmovies.com/
US Cycling Pro Championships Time Trial
May 28 – 30
CU-ICAR (Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research)
http://www.usacyclingchampionships.com/
You can follow them on Twitter @USProCycling #uspro
USC Upstate Ice Cream Sunday Concert Series
Sunday evenings May 29 – June 26
Location: Quad behind Administration Building
http://news.uscupstate.edu/2011/05/ice-cream-sunday-concert-series-2/
http://www.scband.org/events.php
Bring your lawn chair or blanket and come to the Quad behind the Administration Building on Sunday evenings from 7 – 9 p.m. from May 29 – June 26 to hear the wonderful music of the Spartanburg Community Band/Jazz Ensemble.
Arts Partnership of Spartanburg Student Exhibit: Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate & COLORS
Continues through June 26th
Chapman Cultural Center, West Wing
http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php
FREE
Music on Main: Grand Strand Band June 2nd
Main Street at Denny’s Plaza
http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/
A favorite among young and old alike, Grand Strand Band is a nine-piece rhythm and blues/beach music band formed in the spring of 1976. Since their inception, they have spread their Carolina beach sound all over the southeast!
Spartanburg County Historical Association: History Museum Jubilee Exhibit
Continues thru July
Regional History Museum, Chapman Cultural Center
http://www.spartanburghistory.org/The Spartanburg Regional History Museum Celebrates Its 50th Birthday!!! This exhibit celebrates 50 years of preserving and presenting Spartanburg County’s history. This temporary exhibit features artifacts contributed to the Museum 50 years ago for its opening in May 1961. Some of these early contributions are also in our permanent exhibit and are highlighted throughout the Museum.
Cost: $4 Adults, $3 Srs & Vets, $2 Kids
Friends of the Rail Trail 5K and Duncan Park Trail Ribbon Cutting
June 11th
http://www.active-living.org/Hub-City-Trails-Duathlon-2011.htmlCelebrate the 5th “birthday” of the Mary Black Foundation Rail Trail and the Grand Opening of the new Duncan Park Trails! Register for the race online or download the form. Bring your running shoes, bikes and lawn chairs for a fun-filled day of celebration!
Fete Greenville May 2011 issue: http://www.fetegreenville.com/ 
See Page 34 for my article on Noah Guthrie
What’s the BUZZ in Cherokee County? http://www.cherokeebuzz.com/
Greenville County Museum of Art: Sundays at 2
There’s something for everyone as the Greenville County Museum of Art offers a range of special events and programs on Sunday afternoons at 2:00. The schedule includes gallery talks, lectures, music, and demonstrations. Many are designed especially for families with small children.
http://www.greenvillemuseum.org/sundays.html
Saluda, Tryon, Columbus NC calendar http://www.nc-mountains.org/events/

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