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What’s Up Y’all - Mighty Moo Festival, Walks, Runs, Music and more this weekend

Mighty Moo Festival
June 15 - 17
Downtown Cowpens
http://www.cowpensmightymoo.com
The festival is a four-day event that boasts street dances, a golf tournament, beauty pageant, a baseball game, an arts and crafts sale, and a parade. It’s also a time for the townspeople to celebrate their history and to honor the veterans and crewmen of the USS Cowpens CVL 25 and the USS Cowpens CG63. 

2nd Annual CJ and Julie Babies With Wings Charity Event
June 18th
719 N Duncan Bypass in Union
http://www.cjandjulie.org/
Ricki and Donna are two mothers who have lost children to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Tragedy brought them together, but they also share a common passion for children and for helping others. Activities include a full day of family fun - yard/bake sale, live entertainment, plenty of activities for the kids and more! All proceeds will go to benefit Babies With Wings South Carolina chapter to help parents who have lost a child with bereavement care and financial support to cover the cost of headstones.

Corinth Baptist Church Yard and Bake Sale June 18th 6-11am
190 Corinth Road in Gaffney
http://www.corinthbaptistonline.org/CBC will be raising money for the CBC Cleveland Park Accident Fund. You can also make donations online.

Friends of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries – Inventory Reduction Sale
June 17 – 19
http://www.infodepot.org/
Make plans to be at the Friends of the Spartanburg County Public Libraries Inventory Reduction Sale. The sale will take place at our Cedar Springs bookstore location (254 Cedar Springs Road) on Friday, June 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Friends Members Only; Memberships Available at the Door); Saturday, June 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Open to the Public); and Sunday, June 19 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Open to the Public). Books will be sold at $1.00/foot on Friday and Saturday. Name your price on Sunday. Stop by to pick up some great summer reads. Hope to see you there.

7th Annual NAMI Walk
June 18thFluor Field (West End) in Greenville
http://www.namigreenvillesc.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Greenville, South Carolina is a non-profit, grass-roots organization offering support, education and advocacy for families and friends of people with serious mental illness and for persons with serious mental illnesses. Anyone wishing to form a Team, please do so by clicking on the Walk registration details and then click on “Form a Team.” You can also register to walk, join an existing team or make a secure donation on-line. Come walk with us on Saturday as we work to “STRIKE OUT STIGMA” and hit a HOME RUN for NAMI!!

Spartanburg Parks: Take A Kid Fishing Day
June 18th
Cleveland Park in Spartanburg
http://www.spartanburgparks.org/
FREE
Our annual Take a Kid Fishing Day is a day full of fishing fun! Take the time to teach your children the fundamentals of fishing at Cleveland Park Lake. This is one day the fish will surely bite! Catch fish, win prizes…and it’s FREE!
SPC’s annual Take a Kid Fishing Day at Cleveland Park offers the ideal opportunity to introduce young people to the recreation of fishing. Take a Kid Fishing Day provides kids and families with a safe and accessible venue where they can experience the sport while enjoying the local community and strengthening family bonds. Ages fifteen and under can enjoy family fun and prize giveaways as they fish for bream, bass, and catfish in Spartanburg’s Cleveland Park lake. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and provide their own fishing pole and tackle, bait is available on-site.
Please call 864-562-4150 for more information

Movies in the Park: Despicable Me
June 18th
Barnet Park. Movie begins at sunset. http://www.spartanburgmovies.com/ 

Chatauqua
June 18, 20, 22, 23Spartanburg Headquarters Library
http://www.greenvillechautauqua.org/Join us for Chautauqua featuring John Muir. The program starts at 2:00 p.m. with period music. Other featured performances are also scheduled: Albert Einstein (June 20), W.E.B. Dubois (June 21), Frances Perkins (June 22), and Mark Twain (June 23). All of these performances begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Barrett Room. Hope to see you there.

HUB-BUB: The AiR (Artists in Residence) Anniversary Show and Reception
June 18th
http://www.hub-bub.com/
In five short years the HUB-BUB Artists-in-Residence program has gained national attention and set a new standard for a community-based residency. Please plan to join us at The Showroom on the evening of Saturday, June 18th, as we celebrate the five-year anniversary of our AiR program. A reading by past resident writers will begin at 6pm and the reception will follow from 7-9pm. We hope that you will make plans to be in attendance, see recent work by past AiRs, and help us honor their contributions to our community.

Spartanburg Running Club: Bud’s Warriors 5K
June 18th
SC School for the Deaf and Blind
http://www.spartanburgrunningclub.com/
This race is a fundraiser for Bud Smith’s fight against multiple myeloma.  He’s been fighting this disease since 2001 and needs a stem cell transplant.  Join us to help raise money for Bud’s medical costs. Online registration is available through Strictly Running.  Click “Register Now” above, then choose “Bud’s Warriors” from the drop-down menu to register online. In addition to the race, there will be a post-race community event at Cedar Springs Baptist Church (9:00 AM) including games, a bake sale, face painting, BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, and fun for all!

Hub City Bookshop Events
http://www.hubcity.org
June 18: Hub City Writers-in-Residence Book Signing.
Join us as three former Hub City Writers-in-Residence—Emily Louise Smith, Rachel Harkai, and Patrick Whitfill—sign copies of the five-year anniversary collection, “Apartment D.”June 20: Writers Reading: A Series on Favorites.  Hear the experiences writers had with their favorite books and share in the swooning, or get introduced to your own new favorite.June 23: Vivian Fisher Book Talk. Join us for a book talk by Vivian Fisher on the compilation of the history of the Hampton Heights neighborhood for her new book.June 24: Scrabble Night!

South Carolina Children’s Theatre: “Billy, Goat, Gruff – The Musical”
June 10 - 19
Peace Center, Gunter Theatre in Greenville
http://www.scchildrenstheatre.org/
Cost:  $17 for children, $26 for adults
A SC Premiere! “Billy, Goat, Gruff” tells the Norwegian folktale, “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”—with a few new twists and turns—through a combination of dramatic action, music, and dance. Join Billy, Goat, and Gruff (three goat brothers) as they seek food and a safe home and encounter many unexpected things along the way: haunting and beautiful music, a creaky bridge, a frightening ravine, a frog who is not as innocent as he looks, an evil troll, and possibly even a way of re-connecting with their lost mother, Melody, while making some unlikely friends along the way.

SLAM! – Saturday Local Art MarketSaturdays June 11th - October 29th
West End, Greenville
http://www.facebook.com/slamsaturdaylocalartmarket
The Saturday Local Art Market will feature extraordinary handmade local art.
Styles include Painting, Photography, Ceramics, Glass, Jewelry, Wood, and Printmaking, plus Handmade Clothing, Furniture and other delights such as children’s arts activities. 

Father’s Day at Hollywild
June 19th
http://www.hollywild.com/
Fathers get in free with paid child’s admission (ages 2-12). For added fun, Dads and kids can join in the Fishing Rodeo held at the front pond for $5. All materials (including barbless hooks) provided. Prizes awarded for tagged fish.

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.

Summer Song Series: Shaun Williams
June 21st
Westside Branch Library
http://www.infodepot.org/Every Tuesday evening in June from 7 - 8 pm the Westside Branch will host a songwriters series on the front lawn of the Library. All performances are free and open to the public. In the event of inclement weather the performance will be moved to the large meeting room inside the Library. FREE ADMISSION TO ALL CONCERTS! 

Natural Awakenings: FREE Yoga Fest
June 21st
Barnet Park
http://upstatena.com/
Free YOGAFEST for the Community.FREE yoga, water, and music. Bring your towel or mat and enjoy stretching & relaxing while visiting with green and healthy vendors. Yoga instructors from YOGAlicious, Soulflow and Zen Garden. Water sponsored by Strength and Local. Music by Our World Festivals. Event sponsored by Natural Awakenings Magazine

Music Sandwiched In – Lawson Academy of the Arts
June 22nd
Spartanburg Library Headquarters
http://www.spartanburgphilharmonic.org/msi.html
Students from Lawson Academy of the Arts will perform a variety of songs for their student recitals. This free lunchtime concert series showcases regional talent at the Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters (Barrett Community Room, 12:15-1:00 pm) on selected Wednesdays. Brown bag it, or come early and purchase a box lunch. For more information, call The Music Foundation of Spartanburg: (864) 948-9020.

Music on Main: Silver TravisJ
une 23rd
Main Street at Denny’s Plaza
http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/
Silver Travis is a little bit country and a whole lot Southern Rock, with some good ol’ blues tossed in for good measure. Like the mythical phoenix, Silver Travis rose from the ashes of the past a few years ago, and they have been burning brightly ever since. Originally formed in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1981, the group spent several years playing throughout the South, honing their skills in venues like Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium and the world famous Bowery in Myrtle Beach (home of the legendary Alabama.) During the eighties, the band shared the stage with bands likes of George Hatcher Band and 38 Special, often jamming with friends like Artimus Pyle (Lynyrd Skynyrd), members of The Marshall Tucker Band and other friends. Silver Travis broke up in the mid 80’s but reunited in 2005.

Spartanburg Running Club: June Series 5K Run/Walk
Thursdays in June
Duncan Park Stadium Parking Lot
http://www.spartanburgrunningclub.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=768968&module_id=77216
These are fun, social group runs put on by the Spartanburg Running Club each Thursday in June at Duncan Park (stadium parking lot). All ages & paces are welcome! Water and PowerAde will be provided. Each time you participate, you get 1 entry into a end-of-the-month drawing for one of two $25 gift certificates to Run In. The more times you run, the better chance you have to win! Also, those who participate at least 3 out of 5 weeks will receive an insulated water bottle with SRC logo.

Furman University’s Music by the Lake Summer Concert Series
Every Thursday thru August 4th
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.

Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg needs Women Build volunteers
http://habitatspartanburg.org/
Amy’s #Inside7 Women Build July 9th Tweetup: I am encouraging all our LIVE CHATTERS on Facebook and #Inside7 Twitter buddies to come hang out and help! Can’t wait to spend some time with you! Here’s our Facebook event. We need YOU! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120976387986844Beginning on July 9, they will kick off construction on the house, to be built at 205 Amelia Street – just behind Cleveland Park in Spartanburg.  Sign up to be a volunteer on their website.  They will be working on Tuesdays, Friday mornings and on Saturdays.

Spartanburg Art Museum: Contemporary Conversations: Part II
Art Exhibit on Loan from the SC Arts Commission
http://spartanburgartmuseum.org/index2.htm
May 17-July 23
The SC Arts Commission has one of the most extensive state-level art collections in the nation. This exhibit focuses on South Carolina artists and their art since the mid-1980s. It is a wide and diverse collection of 2- and 3-D pieces, showing the depth of talent found in the Palmetto State. Cost: Members: Free; Adults: $4; Seniors: $3; College Students: $2.50; ages 6-18: $2; under 6: free

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

Chapman Cultural Center: 2011 Summer Camps & Classes
http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php
The Chapman Cultural Center is offering more than 70 summer camps and classes for children and adults in art, history, science and theatre. For more details and to register, please call 542-ARTS.

Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs
http://www.infodepot.org/zS1/Events.asp

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

Fete Greenville June issue: http://www.fetegreenville.com/

Saluda, Tryon, Columbus NC calendar http://www.nc-mountains.org/events/

Lights Camera Jackson: Reviews, News and Views from America’s #1 Kid Critichttp://lights-camera-jackson.com“Lights Camera Jackson” began his movie critic career at age 7 ½. He is a contributing critic on “The Early Show.” Fans can also follow “LCJ” on Twitter (@LCJReviews), Facebook and YouTube.