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Friday, March 8, 2024
Summer CAMP LOVE-A-PET CLASS REGISTRATION Open
Mar 8 all-day
Spartanburg Humane Society

ONE WEEK SESSION CLASS REGISTRATION

Camp Love-A-Pet is a one-week day camp for children entering grades 5-10. It is held from 8:00AM – 12:00PM Monday – Friday. Some days are slightly longer depending on field trips.

 

  • Camp Love-A-Pet Summer 2024 Registration

    A summer day camp for kids who love animals. Campers learn about basic dog obedience, pet care, and issues impacting the welfare of animals. Activities include guest speakers, arts and crafts, field trip, and more!
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  • Price: $245.00

MINI WEEK SESSION CLASS REGISTRATION

A shorter week-long session for younger pet lovers, Mini Camp is held from either 9-11am or 2:00PM to 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. Sessions are for children entering grades 3 and 4. Young campers are introduced to basic training techniques and enrichment projects used at Spartanburg Humane Society to keep the animals in our care comfortable.

  • Mini Camp Registration 2024

    A summer mini day camp for kids who love animals. Campers learn about basic dog obedience, pet care, and issues impacting the welfare of animals. Activities include guest speakers, arts and crafts, field trip, and more! You asked and we listened! We are now offering a morning time for this mini camp! Please note the camp session materials and lessons are exactly the same for the 9-11am camp and 2pm-4pm camp. We just wanted to offer kids a more versatile schedule for their camp time.
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  • Price: $100.00
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Paws in Landrum
Mar 9 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Landrum Farmers Market

A Pet Expo with vendors selling food, animal themed crafts, pet products and pet services; nonprofit animal rescue groups and their adoptable animals; wildlife education programs with live animals; animal themed carnival games and more.

Spaygetti and No Balls Ball
Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Country Club of Spartnaburg

Join us for a night of delectable desserts, live music, exquisite food, and of course good company to raise money for spay or neuter surgery for our animals.

 

Thursday, March 14, 2024
Military Appreciation Night: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers
Mar 14 @ 7:00 pm
PNC Arena

Join the Hurricanes as we honor servicemen and women from all branches of the military and thank them for their service and commitment to our country. Presented by Navy Federal Credit Union.

Join the Hurricanes as we honor servicemen and women from all branches of the military and thank them for their service and commitment to our country. Presented by Navy Federal Credit Union.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Evelyn Berry in Conversaton with Ray McManus
Apr 2 @ 6:00 pm
Hub City Writers Project

Evelyn Berry and Ray McManus discuss Berry’s poetry collection Grief Slut— an examination of the queer lineage in the American South.

Join Evelyn Berry and Ray McManus at Hub City Bookshop as they discuss Berry’s poetry collection Grief Slut on Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:00PM.

Get a 10% discount on the book when you RSVP and purchase a copy on Eventbrite!

About the Book:

Evelyn Berry’s debut poetry collection, Grief Slut, is an examination of the queer lineage of pleasure, grief, and resilience in the American South. Berry offers a portrait of a girl living through boyhood and grappling with the violence of nostalgia in poems that blend high art, archival slivers, and Taco Bell. This collection invites us into a landscape home to sloppy kissers, swamp suitors, scrappy “limbwrecked boys,” and drag queens drenched in glitter sweat, where “each day is trespass” and queer youth fight to “hear one another breathe just a little while longer.”

About the Author

Evelyn Berry is a trans, Southern writer, editor, and education. She’s the author of Grief Slut (Sundress Publications, 2024). She’s a recipient of a 2023 National Endownment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship and lives in Columbia, South Carolina.

About the in-conversation partner

Ray McManus is the author of four books of poetry: Punch. (winner of the 2015 Independent Publishers Book Award for Best Book of Poetry in North America), Red Dirt Jesus (selected by Alicia Ostriker for the Marick Press Poetry Prize 2011), and Driving through the country before you are born (winner of the South Carolina Book Prize in 2006), and a chapbook called Left Behind. He is the co-editor for the anthology Found Anew with notable contributors with South Carolina ties. His poems have been published in numerous journals such as CrazyhorsePrairie Schooner, and POETRY magazine. He lives in South Carolina where he teaches for USC Sumter and serves as the Writer in Residence for the Columbia Museum of Art. Pre-order his newest poetry collection The Last Saturday in America from Hub City Press here.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Teens Meet: Furry Friends
Apr 16 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Middle Tyger Library

Meet adoptable animals from the Spartanburg Humane Society to pet and love. For teens ages 12-18 or in grades 7-12.

Sunday, April 28, 2024
Wits n Words
Apr 28 @ 4:30 pm
Mist N Smoke lounge

Join us for an unforgettable evening at Wits
and a Word”!
Deaf Byron will have you in stitches with
their hilarious stand-up comedy.
_ Divinity and Marley Quinn will mesmerize
you with their soulful poetry.
Whether you’re a lover of wit or a seeker of
profound words, “Wits and a Word” is the place
to be!
Date: April 28th
Time: 4:30
Location: 280 Whitney Rd
Get ready for laughter, rhymes, and an evening
that celebrates the magic of words!

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Prime Paws Fun Dog Walk
May 11 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Lyman Methodist Church,

Join us Lyman Methodist Church for their third annual Prime Paws Dog Fun Walk! Saturday, May 11, 2024 Money raised will benefit Lyman MC Prime Time Group and the animals at the Spartanburg Humane Society! The fun will be had on the walking track located beside Lyman Methodist Church, directly across the street from the former back entrance to the Mill. This event is rain or shine! 8:00am registration, 9:00am start time Registration includes: T-Shirt & Doggie Bandana Deadline to register and guarantee your shirt is April 24.

The registration fee is $25 per dog and each participant will receive a Prime Paws T-Shirt , 1 bandana, and a picture with their canine friend.

Deadline to register and guarantee a shirt is April 24!

The fun will be had on the walking track located beside Lyman Methodist Church, directly across the street from the former back entrance to the Mill.

Come out and have a fun time with your canine friend as the two of you walk for exercise while raising money for good causes.

 

 

 

Celebrate National Pet Week: Yappy Hour
May 11 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Unleashed Dog Bar

🐾 Happy National Pet Week!

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Hump Day Yappy Hour
May 15 @ 6:00 pm
FR8yard

The doggos are taking over the Yard! Dog parents, dog-friendly business owners, dog-based non-profits–basically dog enthusiasts of every stripe–are descending on FR8yard every 1st and 3rd Wednesday this Spring for live music, awesome eats & drinks, and more! We’ll issue you a $5 PUP BUCK just for bringing out your four-legged-friends … and proceeds from our special Pooch Hooch Cocktails, courtesy of Tito’s, will be benefitting the Spartanburg Humane Society. Did we mention free dog treats??? So, come join us for our Hump Day Yappy Hours and don’t forget to bring your fur babies!

Saturday, May 25, 2024
Arts Jam: Art Vendors + Music, Dance, and Poetry Show
May 25 @ 12:00 pm
The Artistry Gallery

Music, poetry, art, and dance collide for Carolina Muse: Arts Jam, a celebration of our multimedia literary & arts magazine’s published creators based in the Carolinas.

This intimate, immersive arts event features local musicians, dancers, writers, and visual artists all in one show. Shop art pieces & crafts made by local artists and enjoy performances & readings from talented creators of several styles & genres. We’re excited to build community with fellow artists & arts-lovers of several creative mediums.

– Music & dance performances
– Poetry readings
– Art & crafts for sale
– Raffle tickets!

📆 Saturday, May 25, 2024
🕰️ 1pm-4pm (art sale starts at 12pm)
📍 The Artistry Gallery, GVL, SC
💵 $15

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Hump Day Yappy Hour
Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm
FR8yard

The doggos are taking over the Yard! Dog parents, dog-friendly business owners, dog-based non-profits–basically dog enthusiasts of every stripe–are descending on FR8yard every 1st and 3rd Wednesday this Spring for live music, awesome eats & drinks, and more! We’ll issue you a $5 PUP BUCK just for bringing out your four-legged-friends … and proceeds from our special Pooch Hooch Cocktails, courtesy of Tito’s, will be benefitting the Spartanburg Humane Society. Did we mention free dog treats??? So, come join us for our Hump Day Yappy Hours and don’t forget to bring your fur babies!

Saturday, June 8, 2024
Adventure Day
Jun 8 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Safe Haven & Educational Adventures

Adventure Day is around the corner- June 8th!!
Bring your family & tell your friends about this exciting fun day! You get to see our facility, meet all the animals, play games, enjoy some food & more!!
FREE to enter.
$5 to pet the animals that can safely be pet. Tickets sold 6 for $5 for food and activities.
All raised funds goes directly to the care of our rescued animals. We hope to see you here, June 8th!
Our exact address will be posted on our website the day before the event for your traveling needs. https://rescueexotics.org/adventure-day

Adventure Day
Jun 8 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Safe Haven & Educational Adventures

June 8th, 2024
10am-5pm

Come join us for Adventure Day it will be a wild family fun time!! We are only open to the public a couple times a year, you won’t want to miss out. Come meet the animals, see our facility updates & make life long memories!

By joining us you will be helping the animals —they rely on your support!

💠Meet the animals
💠raffles
💠games
💠food
💠music
& much more!

Bring your family and tell your friends, it’s going to be wild time!

FREE to enter.
$5 wrist bands to pet animals that are able to be pet.

Take 183 to Easley
Turn on Thomas mill rd by the Spinx
Follow the signs to Safe Haven & Educational Adventures, Inc.

(Our sanctuary is located at a private residence, for privacy we put the signs out the night before the event and we post the address only on our website the day before the event.)

www.rescueexotics.org

Friday, June 14, 2024
47th Annual Mighty Moo Festival
Jun 14 all-day
Mighty Moo Festival

The Mighty Moo Festival and Reunion is held each Father’s Day weekend in June.

Over the past 47 years, this event has provided a reunion opportunity for crew members of the USS Cowpens CVL25 who served in WWII and those from the USS Cowpens CG63, which is currently serving in our US Navy’s fleet. Each year the veterans and their families return to our town to celebrate their history and service to our country. Today, the festival is a four-day event that boasts a variety of fun-filled events and patriotic support!

Join us as we celebrate our history, and honor the veterans of not only our two USS Cowpens vessels but all veterans of the United States military.

THURSDAY

6:00 PM
USS Cowpens Crewman vs. D3 Youth Sports (at Red Moore Field)

FRIDAY

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
GOLF TOURNAMENT – at the “Golf Creek Golf Club”

Check In begins at 8:30 AM, Shotgun start at 9:30 AM (Lunch will be provided)

Proceeds will benefit District Three BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK and District Three Athletics

For more information:
Travis Linder 864-706-1165
Derrick Foster 864-809-0659


10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum

Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and American Legion Post #125

5:00 – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES at the Depot
(Wristband – $ 25.00)
(Individual Tickets are $1.00 each)

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE
Featuring – Dirty Grass Soul – Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Rock & Roll
Whether it is the hint of bluegrass, outlaw country, or rock & roll you hear in each song,
their sound is uniquely Dirty Grass Soul.
Be sure to visit
 www.DGSoul.com and follow or “like”
Dirty Grass Soul on Facebook.

Saturday Events:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
ARTS & CRAFTS – Located on Brown Street
(beside Veterans Park)

9:30 AM
CHILDREN’S PARADE: Assemble at Greenway Dr. & Ending corner of Foster Street

Ages up to 12 years old; strollers, big wheels, tricycles, wagons, and bikes.
**ATTENTION PARENTS: please be at Foster Street to pick up your child immediately after this event!**

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum
Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and
American Legion Post #125

10:00 AM
MIGHTY MOO PARADE
(For more information call Teresa Carter at 864-463-3201  ext#2)

10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES 
at the Depot

There are two times-frames – Check with ticket booth
(Wrist Band – $25 each period)
There are two-time frames – check with ticket booth
(Individual tickets – $1.00 each)

11:30 AM
OPENING CEREMONIES – MAIN STAGE VETERANS PARK

  • Master of Ceremonies – Amie Smith
  • VETERANS WALK OF HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE –
    *Veterans from all branches of service are invited to participate in our WALK OF HONOR. Please gather at the Event Stage immediately after the Parade.
  • Welcome by Mayor Hamrick
  • Singing of National Anthem – Heather Chadwick
  • Special Introductions – Dignitaries

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
GOSPEL SINGING

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE

Featuring – HOT AS A PEPPER PARTY BAND – Hot As A Pepper is not your run-of-the-mill cover band. Hot As A Pepper brings high energy, fun, funky and upbeat music to your event. A variety of genres and generations are covered including some originals. One thing for sure – you get what you pay for!
They deliver professional attitude, audio lighting and a show to match!

9:30 PM
FIREWORKS DISPLAY

Saturday, June 15, 2024
47th Annual Mighty Moo Festival
Jun 15 all-day
Mighty Moo Festival

The Mighty Moo Festival and Reunion is held each Father’s Day weekend in June.

Over the past 47 years, this event has provided a reunion opportunity for crew members of the USS Cowpens CVL25 who served in WWII and those from the USS Cowpens CG63, which is currently serving in our US Navy’s fleet. Each year the veterans and their families return to our town to celebrate their history and service to our country. Today, the festival is a four-day event that boasts a variety of fun-filled events and patriotic support!

Join us as we celebrate our history, and honor the veterans of not only our two USS Cowpens vessels but all veterans of the United States military.

THURSDAY

6:00 PM
USS Cowpens Crewman vs. D3 Youth Sports (at Red Moore Field)

FRIDAY

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
GOLF TOURNAMENT – at the “Golf Creek Golf Club”

Check In begins at 8:30 AM, Shotgun start at 9:30 AM (Lunch will be provided)

Proceeds will benefit District Three BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK and District Three Athletics

For more information:
Travis Linder 864-706-1165
Derrick Foster 864-809-0659


10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum

Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and American Legion Post #125

5:00 – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES at the Depot
(Wristband – $ 25.00)
(Individual Tickets are $1.00 each)

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE
Featuring – Dirty Grass Soul – Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Rock & Roll
Whether it is the hint of bluegrass, outlaw country, or rock & roll you hear in each song,
their sound is uniquely Dirty Grass Soul.
Be sure to visit
 www.DGSoul.com and follow or “like”
Dirty Grass Soul on Facebook.

Saturday Events:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
ARTS & CRAFTS – Located on Brown Street
(beside Veterans Park)

9:30 AM
CHILDREN’S PARADE: Assemble at Greenway Dr. & Ending corner of Foster Street

Ages up to 12 years old; strollers, big wheels, tricycles, wagons, and bikes.
**ATTENTION PARENTS: please be at Foster Street to pick up your child immediately after this event!**

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Cowpens Historical Depot and Museum
Opened courtesy of Cowpens Historical Committee and
American Legion Post #125

10:00 AM
MIGHTY MOO PARADE
(For more information call Teresa Carter at 864-463-3201  ext#2)

10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
CARNIVAL RIDES 
at the Depot

There are two times-frames – Check with ticket booth
(Wrist Band – $25 each period)
There are two-time frames – check with ticket booth
(Individual tickets – $1.00 each)

11:30 AM
OPENING CEREMONIES – MAIN STAGE VETERANS PARK

  • Master of Ceremonies – Amie Smith
  • VETERANS WALK OF HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE –
    *Veterans from all branches of service are invited to participate in our WALK OF HONOR. Please gather at the Event Stage immediately after the Parade.
  • Welcome by Mayor Hamrick
  • Singing of National Anthem – Heather Chadwick
  • Special Introductions – Dignitaries

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
GOSPEL SINGING

8:00 – 11:30 PM
STREET DANCE

Featuring – HOT AS A PEPPER PARTY BAND – Hot As A Pepper is not your run-of-the-mill cover band. Hot As A Pepper brings high energy, fun, funky and upbeat music to your event. A variety of genres and generations are covered including some originals. One thing for sure – you get what you pay for!
They deliver professional attitude, audio lighting and a show to match!

9:30 PM
FIREWORKS DISPLAY

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Hump Day Yappy Hour
Jun 19 @ 6:00 pm
FR8yard

The doggos are taking over the Yard! Dog parents, dog-friendly business owners, dog-based non-profits–basically dog enthusiasts of every stripe–are descending on FR8yard every 1st and 3rd Wednesday this Spring for live music, awesome eats & drinks, and more! We’ll issue you a $5 PUP BUCK just for bringing out your four-legged-friends … and proceeds from our special Pooch Hooch Cocktails, courtesy of Tito’s, will be benefitting the Spartanburg Humane Society. Did we mention free dog treats??? So, come join us for our Hump Day Yappy Hours and don’t forget to bring your fur babies!

Friday, June 28, 2024
RANGER
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm
Gunter Theatre

RANGER is a true tale of war seen through the lens of a Special Operations soldier, Sgt. David Waterhouse, in Iraq and Afghanistan. This first-hand account documents the brutality of combat and the raw nature of killing and death. It’s a journey of innocence lost, and the scars of war etched into the minds of service members. An untold account everyone should hear.

The Ranger Creed states that, “I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than other soldier.”

After the release of RANGER, Further Faster Harder Foundation was created to give veterans a platform to tell their stories and find their purpose and voice again through documentaries, books, art, podcasts, and many other avenues.

Friday, June 28th marks the 19-year anniversary of the largest loss of Special Operations life since the Vietnam War. This event honors the memories of the 19 men who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

We want to welcome everyone to join us in our First Charity Screening and Silent Auction to help give Voices to Vets.

Monday, July 22, 2024
Dog Aware® Safety Class
Jul 22 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Hughes Main Library
• Story Room

Practice safety techniques on a life-sized stuffed dog and meet a real therapy dog. Ages 3-7.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Fill the Cruisers Food Drive
Oct 16 @ 7:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fill the Cruisers Food Drive

Bon Secours Wellness Arena and the Greenville Police Department are teaming up with Greenville Humane Society and Greenville County Animal Care to fill police cruisers with items that will support the best care for pets under each organization’s care. Stop by the Arena on Wednesday, October 16th to drop off donations outside of the GSP International Airport Box Office.

Items needed include: laundry detergent, uncooked rice, hand soap, canned dog food, and canned pâté cat food