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What’s Up Y’all - Santa Shoppe, Empty Bowls, Festival of Trees, Ten at the Top, Flood Memorial

The Showroom at HUB-BUB
http://www.hub-bub.com/
November 11th Zataban- CD release show
Cost: $11 advance or door
A new group from the Upstate merges five of the premier musicians from the area to formulate the new movement Zataban. The group targets true music lovers with tunes that will make you move and groove but most important touch your soul! Combining Gospel, Blues, New Orleans Funk, Zataban strives to entertain with a mix of cover tunes and original songs. Zataban is: Tony Kennedy: Sax, Vocals; Frank Wilkie: Bass; Kym MacKinnon: Guitar, Vocals; Tez Sherrard: Drums, Vocals; Patrick Purnell: Keyboards, Vocals.

 

Junior League of Spartanburg: Santa’s Shoppe
November 11 – 13; Santa’s Soiree Preview Event on the 10^th
https://www.facebook.com/jlspartanburg

Junior League of Spartanburg is happy to announce the 23nd annual Santa’s Shoppe “Shop ‘til You Drop” event will be held November 11 – 13 at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium and there will be a preview event Thursday, November 10 to kick off the weekend in style!

 

Spartanburg Little Theatre presents Alfred Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps”
Continues November 11 - 13
http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Cost: Adults: $25 Seniors: $24 Youth: $17
David Reid Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center
Hitchcock meets “Hilarious” in this madcap comic thriller, a juicy spy story mixed with a dash of Monty Python mayhem. Four ridiculously talented actors take on over 150 roles in a plot packed with intrigue, international danger, an on-stage plane crash, old-fashioned romance, high-spirited comedy and a death-defying finale!

The Greer Children’s Theatre: “Annie”
November 11 – 13
J. Harley Bonds Center in Greer
Cost: Adults - $13; Seniors - $10; Kids (5 and under) - $6
http://www.greerculturalarts.com/

Leapin’ Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes centerstage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. “Annie” is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy. ANNIE IS PRESENTED THROUGH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL(MTI). 

Upstate Forever: SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival
November 12^th
Cost: Tickets: $10 per person; $5 children 12 and under
Chapman Cultural Center – David Reid Theatre in Spartanburg
http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

South Yuba River Citizens League festival-goers will have the chance to win great door prizes from national sponsors like Patagonia, Klean Kanteen, Cliff Bars, Grist, Osprey, and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Considered the largest film festival of its kind, this year’s films combine stellar film-making, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation. Festival-goers can expect to see award-winning films about nature, community activism, adventure, conservation, water, energy and climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, and agriculture. Tickets for the event are on sale now at the Upstate Forever offices at 507 Pettigru Street in Greenville, SC. (864) 250-0500 and 100 E Main St in Spartanburg (864)327-0090. Tickets will also be available in the theatre lobby an hour before the event. 

Hub City Empty Bowls: November Bowl-Making Sessions
November 12^th, 15^th, 22^nd and 30^th
The Showroom at HUB-BUB
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=316560225027254

http://hubcityemptybowls.com/

WATCH our interview with Joey Geier

Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. The basic premise is simple: potters and others work with their community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity. Between now and December 1, the Spartanburg community will be making hundreds of pottery bowls which will be fired and glazed by volunteers just in time to be filled with soup from local restaurants during a downtown event on January 26, 2012 at Indigo Hall (190A-Ezell Street) from 11am-7pm. 

The bowls will be sold to benefit Total Ministries; an organization that provides basic needs to assist families in Spartanburg County who are facing a financial crisis. http://www.totalministries.org/

If your class, church group, civic group, best friends, etc. want to join a day of making bowls please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). If your restaurant wants to provide soup or bread during the January 26 event, please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). 

 

Hub City Farmers Market
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hub-City-Farmers-Market/91857690874
November 12^th: Farm Dinner at Live Oak Farms. Cost: $100.

Join us as we celebrate local food, local farmers and local culinary talent by joining us at the 2011 Hub City Farmers’ Market Farm Dinner. The Fundraiser will feature a Fall Feast paired with wines and prepared by an all-star team of seven chefs. Guests will dine at Live Oak Farms in Woodruff and will be treated to a six-course meal made from local and fresh ingredients. Proceeds benefit Hub City Farmers’ Market’s program. Hub City Farmers’ Market is a non-profit organization that works to increase the demand and availability of healthy foods in Spartanburg by operating farmers’ markets, the Mobile Market, implementing community gardens and creating environments that promote healthy eating. Tables are available for groups of 8-10 guests. Please e-mail HCFM at hubcityfm.org with any special requests. 

November 18^th – Thanksgiving Market. Join us from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in downtown Spartanburg on Morgan Square. Stroll through the square while sipping your coffee or munching on one of the yummy pastries or breads available for purchase. Grab your fresh, local produce to make your Thanksgiving local while listening to the ukelele sounds of Snidely Sidewinder and the Unrepentant Uke Boys. Learn some new cooking techniques with Chef Stephanie Tornatore during her cooking demonstration. Join us for this festive and final Market of the season! 

 

Hub City Bookshop Events
http://www.hubcity.org

November 14^th: Join us at Hub City Bookshop for a talk and signing with Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat. 

 

1903 Pacolet River Flood Memorial Dedication
November 15^th  10:00am
4135 E Main Street Extension in Spartanburg
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270679799642546

WATCH our interview with journalist Gary Henderson

RSVP to Susan Rimel at 864-580-5643, or send e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). On June 6, 1903, the Pacolet River swelled to 40 feet, destroying mills and houses and killing at least 68 people. We invite you to join us as we dedicate a sculpture in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the largest flood in South Carolina’s history. The height of this sculpture is at the approximate height of the flood water level. The event will be held at 4135 E. Main Street Extension, which is 3.4 miles past Hillcrest Mall on the left, just before the Pacolet River Bridge. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. 

 

 

Hub City Co-op Farm-to-Fork Dinner at Palmetto Palate
November 15^th
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134532263316014

Cost: $50 per person, gratuity and tax included.

Please join the Hub City Co-op for the next Farm to Fork event at Palmetto Palate, Tuesday, November 15th at 6PM.  This well-kept secret of local dining is located downtown at 401 East Kennedy Street, Spartanburg SC.  Executive Chef and Owner Kyle Williams will be leading us on a FIVE course tasting menu of local products paired with wines from Childress Vineyard in Lexington, NC.  A representative of Childress Vineyards will be in attendance to describe the wines Chef Kyle has selected for this evening. The cost for this event is $50 per person, GRATUITY AND TAX INCLUDED (What a deal!), and is to be paid directly to Palmetto Palate prior to the event to secure your reservation. Please CONTACT THE RESTAURANT DIRECTLY to make your reservation for this fabulous event at (864) 541-1818 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Make your reservations now as seating is limited. Visit the Facebook event or email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for course details.  

Hub City Writers’ Project: Artists Among Us release and city-wide signing
November 17^th
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133197800116694

WATCH our interview with Edward Emory and Stephen Stinson

It’s a city-wide book signing! As many as 100 Spartanburg artists will spread out across eight local art galleries on the evening of Nov. 17 as the city celebrates the publication of Artists Among Us: 100 Faces of Art in Spartanburg, the newest book from Hub City Press. Compiled by Edward Emory and photographed by Stephen Stinson, Artists Among Us is a large-size, color coffee-table book that spotlights the people who have shaped—and are continuing to shape—a remarkably robust art community. The 224-page book features their photographs, artwork and their personal stories.

From 6-8pm on the city’s regular Art Walk night, the artists will meet the public at the following galleries: The Showroom, Carolina Gallery, West Main Co-op, Spartanburg Art Museum, the Guild Gallery, Galley East, Art Lounge, and Wet Paint Syndrome. Books will be for sale at each site, and a free trolley sponsored by the Community Healing Arts Program will move between the galleries. Thank you to all of the artists, galleries, and the Community Healing Arts Program for helping to make this night happen!

Retail Therapy - every 3^rd Thursday
October 20th
http://www.downtownspartanburg.com/

Downtown Spartanburg - Various Shops/boutiques open evening hours offering special discounts and other surprises

Converse Opera Theatre: Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte
November 18 – 20
Cost:  $20 adults, $18 seniors, $5 students (with ID) and children 

http://www.converse.edu/event/2011-11-18/converse-opera-theatre-presents-mozarts-cos-fan-tutte

WATCH our interview with Becky Turner, Converse Opera Theatre Director

Così fan tutte is one of the last comic operas that Mozart produced, and time has proven it to be among the most endearing. Two young sisters are thrown into despair as their fiancés are suddenly called away on business. However, it is all part of an elaborate charade to challenge the sisters’ fidelity. The men return in disguise to woo each other’s intended, and while at first the ladies are steadfast, their resolve begins to slowly melt away. (To be sung in English.) Tickets are available at the Chapman Cultural Center Ticket Office Monday through Friday, noon - 6:00 pm, online: www.chapmanculturalcenter.org, or by phone: 864.542.ARTS (2787). 

Partners for Active Living: Middle Tyger YMCA Run the Falls Race
November 19^th
http://www.active-living.org/Girls-on-the-Run-2.html

Girls on the Run is an international program whose mission is to “inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running” Partners for Active Living services as the Spartanburg affiliate. Girls on the Run is designed for 3-5th grade girls while Girls on Track targets girls in 5-8th grade.  The programs use the power of running and experimental learning activities to focus on preventing at-risk behaviors and encouraging positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development. Practice Runs began on October 25^th. Visit the website for Running Buddy Forms and more information about race day.

Spartanburg Regional Foundation: Festival of Trees Auction Gala
November 19^th
Spartanburg Marriott
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=306313526050962

Cost: Early discount on tickets if purchased by Nov. 4^th. Tickets after Nov. 4th and at the door are $75.

WATCH our interview with Jami Wood

Festival of Trees benefits Spartanburg Regional Hospice. Silent and live auctions feature beautifully decorated holiday trees and wreaths, fabulous gift certificate packages and amazing trips! Visit www.regionalfoundation.com for more info 

 

Spartanburg Downtown Association: A Dickens of a Christmas
November 29^th
https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Dickens-of-a-Christmas/267695609938246

http://www.spartanburgdickens.org/

WATCH our interview with Kathy Chandler

The 18th annual A Dickens of a Christmas Victorian Christmas celebration, will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in downtown Spartanburg. *In case of severe weather, A Dickens of a Christmas will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2011.  

The event, organized by the Spartanburg Downtown Association, will feature horse drawn carriage rides, roasted chestnuts, hand bell choirs, ballet dancers,characters from the Charles Dickens novel, living windows, holiday choirs, and the magical Denny’s Tree Lighting Ceremony. The Tree Lighting Ceremony will get underway at 7:30 p.m. and will include a community sing-along of favorite Christmas songs.

 

Spartanburg Art Museum: Faces from Africa II

Continues to December 3rd

http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/calendar.php

Following up on the success of last year’s exhibit from the Mendes Collection, this exhibit focuses on objects, reliquary figures and statues from Western and Central Africa. 

 

CALENDARS:
Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://visitspartanburg.com
Spartanburg Culture calendar and blog: http://spartanburgculture.com/
Spartanburg County Public Libraries: Events, Exhibits and Programs: http://www.infodepot.org/zS1/Events.asp 

Spartanburg Downtown Association Events: http://www.downtownspartanburg.org/events.php
Spartanburg Parks: http://www.spartanburgparks.org/ 

Converse College: http://www.converse.edu/calendar

USC Upstate: http://www.uscupstate.edu/event/ 

Wofford College: http://www.wofford.edu/newsroom/story.aspx?id=450521

City of Greenville: http://www.greenvillesc.gov/calendar/calendar.aspx
Fete Greenville: http://www.fetegreenville.com/
What’s the BUZZ in Cherokee County? http://www.cherokeebuzz.com/
Greenwood’s Cultural District: http://www.emeraldtriangle.sc/ArtsCouncil/default.aspx 

Upcountry South Carolina: http://www.theupcountry.com/
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor includes the Mountain Lakes Region: http://www.sc-heritagecorridor.org/
Saluda, Tryon, Columbus NC calendar http://www.nc-mountains.org/events/
Asheville Event and Festival calendar: http://www.exploreasheville.com/event-calendar/index.aspx 

Mountain Xpress – Asheville and Western NC: http://www.mountainx.com/

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