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Saturday, February 24, 2024
2024 Carl Sandburg Poetry Contest is open with a theme of “Memory”
Feb 24 all-day
online w/ Carl Sandburg Home

Carl Sandburg wrote countless words in an array of different genres, including poetry, children’s stories, journal articles, as well as a biography and autobiography! He wrote of love and nature, dreams and struggles. This year’s theme of “Memory” is echoed in much of his works. ““Under the summer roses, when the flagrant crimson, lurks in the dusk, Of the wild red leaves, Love, with little hands, comes and touches you with a thousand memories, and asks you beautiful, unanswerable questions.” Carl Sandburg

Poems submitted for the 2024 contest should reflect the theme of “Memory.” By definition, “the process or power of recallling something learned or experienced from the past” Note: Poems do NOT need to be titled Memory, as long as the poem itself relates to the theme.

Students are invited to submit a poem to Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site’s annual Student Poetry Contest. The contest encourages youth to explore writing their own poetry and is open to students nationwide!

  • Submissions are accepted from grades 3-12 and must be submitted by email by Monday March 4, 2024. See below for submission rules.
  • Winners will be notified by April 7, 2024, and will be invited to participate in a virtual celebration program on Sunday, April 28.
9 Panel Allstar Jam Cheer + Dance Competition
Feb 24 all-day
Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville

TEAM AWARDS:

  • Team Placement Banner for 1st-3rd placements.

  • Finalist Placement Banner for all other placements.

  • 1st place athletes will receive a medal.

  • Level Champion Winners- Awarded to the highest scoring team in each of the following divisions:

    • Allstar Prep​ (D1 and D2)

    • Allstar Elite (Levels 1-6, D1 and D2)

    • Dance

    • Recreation

  • Super Grand Champion- Awarded to the highest scoring D1 and D2 teams of the day. Each team will receive an electric guitar.

  • All Exhibition team receive recognition and a team banner.

SPECIALTY AWARDS: Specialty Awards chosen by 9 Panel Staff.

  • Best Sportsmanship

  • Most Spirited Fans

PRICING INFORMATION

Please contact for pricing information.

EVENT INFORMATION

SPECTATOR PRICING: $20

PARKING INFORMATION: Parking is limited in the downtown area. Please allow plenty of time to secure a parking spot and allow for walking to the venue.

FLOORING / WARM UP:

  • 54 x 42 SPRING FLOOR PERFORMANCE

  • 54 x 42 FOAM FLOOR WARM UP

  • SPRING TUMBLE STRIP WARM UP

  • FOAM STRETCH / STUNT AREA WARM UP

  • ​WATER STATION

ADDITIONAL EVENT/VENUE INFORMATION:​​

  • QUALIFIED AND TRAINED JUDGES

  • TRAINED & KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF to help you throughout the event

  • USASF SAFETY CERTIFIED JUDGES

  • EMT / MEDICAL TRAINER ON SITE

Clemson Career Workshop applications open
Feb 24 all-day
online

Clemson Career Workshop (CCW) aims to expose high-achieving, underrepresented high school students to higher education, specifically Clemson University. They are recruiting high school sophomores who will be juniors after this summer to participate in the two-year program. Scholarships to CCW students who complete the program and attend Clemson! To learn more and complete the application visit here. Applications are due March 8th*.

For questions contact Christian Barrientos, [email protected]

Welcome to the Office of College Preparation & Outreach.
We have several programs and initiatives at Clemson University that illuminate pathways to college, bridge the opportunity gap, and create a college-going culture for K-12 students in South Carolina and beyond. Here, you will find our three signature programs (Clemson Career WorkshopEmerging Scholars, and Tiger Alliance) and their eligibility requirements. Please read through each program carefully as you seek to apply, as we only consider eligible students during the acceptance process.
Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
Feb 24 all-day
Various Locations Greenville SC

While Downtown Greenville’s familiar culinary scene has some great BBQ options, this tour will take you outside of the city center to the places locals know and love. These are the types of joints with smoke stacks sticking out of the rooftops and white smoke billowing out of the chimneys–smoking the meats right on the premises.

The Greenville BBQ Trail tour is your opportunity to try back-to-back tastings of what are considered by many to be among the top BBQ spots in the city.

Tours include:

• Insights into each restaurant’s cooking processes and techniques
• Information about each restaurant’s history and how they got started
• Interesting information about Greenville BBQ history
• A drive through old textile mill villages
• And, of course, a chance to try generous portions of smoked meats and delicious sides

Locations we visit:

• Bucky’s Bar-B-Q
• Henry’s Smokehouse
• Mike & Jeff’s BBQ

U.S. Kids Golf Greenville SC Spring Tour
Feb 24 all-day
Currahee Club

Welcoming girls and boys ages 5-18! Participants have the opportunity to earn medals for 1st-5th place at each event, as well as an End of Season award. Parent and grandparent caddies allowed. Opportunity to qualify for state, regional, world and teen world championships. From first tournament to the world championships and beyond!

VITA Greeter Volunteer
Feb 24 all-day
Greer Relief & Resources Agency, Inc.

Could this be you?

*At least 18 years old, friendly, outgoing, flexible and a good problem solver.

*Have the ability to respond to neighbors in a supportive and empathic manner.

*Be able to respect the confidential nature of the paperwork involved.

If so, this may be your calling. Our VITA Greeters welcome the neighbors upon their arrival. During check-in, you will make sure they have the needed and completed documents for our tax preparers. You do NOT need to have any knowledge of taxes to participate in this activity.

We offer this assistance from the end of January to mid April. The weekly shifts are Tuesday and Thursday from 5pm to 8pm and Saturday from 8:30am to 1:30pm. We are asking that volunteers can do at least one shift most weeks.

For more information, contact Yvonne at 864.334.3493 or email her at [email protected] She will connect with you.

Thank you for the support and supporting the neighbors in the community!!

Win a Tuscany Culinary Escape Package or a 3 night stay in Napa Valley
Feb 24 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Don’t miss this opportunity to make your dreams of a remarkable getaway come true, all while supporting a great cause. Purchase your sweepstakes entry today, and you could be the lucky winner of one of these incredible experiences!

Remember, every entry counts and helps us make a difference in our community. Thank you for your support, and best of luck!

Winner’s Choice! Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy a daily complimentary breakfast and enjoy a Winery and Olive Oil Press Tour & Tasting with lunch at the Fattoria Colle Verde in the Tuscany countryside or enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a Wine Train Tour including a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Sunday, February 25, 2024
2024 Carl Sandburg Poetry Contest is open with a theme of “Memory”
Feb 25 all-day
online w/ Carl Sandburg Home

Carl Sandburg wrote countless words in an array of different genres, including poetry, children’s stories, journal articles, as well as a biography and autobiography! He wrote of love and nature, dreams and struggles. This year’s theme of “Memory” is echoed in much of his works. ““Under the summer roses, when the flagrant crimson, lurks in the dusk, Of the wild red leaves, Love, with little hands, comes and touches you with a thousand memories, and asks you beautiful, unanswerable questions.” Carl Sandburg

Poems submitted for the 2024 contest should reflect the theme of “Memory.” By definition, “the process or power of recallling something learned or experienced from the past” Note: Poems do NOT need to be titled Memory, as long as the poem itself relates to the theme.

Students are invited to submit a poem to Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site’s annual Student Poetry Contest. The contest encourages youth to explore writing their own poetry and is open to students nationwide!

  • Submissions are accepted from grades 3-12 and must be submitted by email by Monday March 4, 2024. See below for submission rules.
  • Winners will be notified by April 7, 2024, and will be invited to participate in a virtual celebration program on Sunday, April 28.
Clemson Career Workshop applications open
Feb 25 all-day
online

Clemson Career Workshop (CCW) aims to expose high-achieving, underrepresented high school students to higher education, specifically Clemson University. They are recruiting high school sophomores who will be juniors after this summer to participate in the two-year program. Scholarships to CCW students who complete the program and attend Clemson! To learn more and complete the application visit here. Applications are due March 8th*.

For questions contact Christian Barrientos, [email protected]

Welcome to the Office of College Preparation & Outreach.
We have several programs and initiatives at Clemson University that illuminate pathways to college, bridge the opportunity gap, and create a college-going culture for K-12 students in South Carolina and beyond. Here, you will find our three signature programs (Clemson Career WorkshopEmerging Scholars, and Tiger Alliance) and their eligibility requirements. Please read through each program carefully as you seek to apply, as we only consider eligible students during the acceptance process.
Win a Tuscany Culinary Escape Package or a 3 night stay in Napa Valley
Feb 25 all-day
online w/ Greer Relief

Don’t miss this opportunity to make your dreams of a remarkable getaway come true, all while supporting a great cause. Purchase your sweepstakes entry today, and you could be the lucky winner of one of these incredible experiences!

Remember, every entry counts and helps us make a difference in our community. Thank you for your support, and best of luck!

Winner’s Choice! Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy a daily complimentary breakfast and enjoy a Winery and Olive Oil Press Tour & Tasting with lunch at the Fattoria Colle Verde in the Tuscany countryside or enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a Wine Train Tour including a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design
Feb 25 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Baker Exhibit Center

In an age of complex environmental challenges, why not look to the ingenuity of nature for solutions? The forms, patterns, and processes found in the natural world—refined by 3.8 billion years of evolution—can inspire our design of everything from clothing to skyscrapers. This approach to innovation, called biomimicry, is becoming increasingly popular.

Nature’s Blueprints is supported in part by The North Carolina Arboretum Society, The Laurel of Asheville, RomanticAsheville.com Travel Guide, and Smoky Mountain Living Magazine.

NC Arboretum Hiking Trails
Feb 25 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Located within the wildly-popular and botanically beautiful Southern Appalachian Mountains, The North Carolina Arboretum offers more than 10 miles of hiking trails that connect to many other area attractions such as Lake Powhatan, the Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors of all ages and abilities can enjoy their hiking experience at the Arboretum as trail options include easy, moderate, and difficult challenge levels. All trails are dog-friendly and visitors are asked to adhere to the proper waste disposing procedures for pets.

Part of a running group that would like to use the Arboretum as a starting point or parking location? Please review our Running Group Guidance and email [email protected] with any questions.

Volunteer with Meals on Wheels
Feb 25 @ 9:00 am
Meals on Wheels- Greenville

Bring hope to the homebound.

DELIVERY VOLUNTEERS

INDIVIDUAL
VOLUNTEERS

No matter what your schedule is like, we can find a route for you—whether you want to deliver daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or just occasionally. Ready to deliver? Fill out an application today!

FILL OUT AN APPLICATION

ROUTE
SUBSTITUTES

Sometimes our scheduled volunteers are unable to make their routes due to illness or other commitments. If you are interested in becoming a substitute, sign up for emails to get notifications on open routes!

SIGN UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS

ROUTE
PARTNERS

We have nearly 150 Route Partners who deliver meals regularly to our homebound clients. Learn more about this program now!

GET YOUR GROUP INVOLVED

OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Meal Packaging

MEAL PACKAGING

We need volunteers to pack nearly 1,500 meals every Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 10:00 a.m. The food is prepared by our kitchen staff and set-up in an assembly line for packaging.

Pet Food Packaging

PET FOOD PACKAGING

Meals on Wheels also strives to help the pets of the homebound in Greenville. We need volunteers to package dog and cat food for monthly distribution and to organize pet food drives.

Greeting

MEAL DISTRIBUTION

Volunteers are needed Monday through Friday from 10:30 until 12 pm to greet in-coming volunteers, hand out route sheets and answer questions.

Special Events

SPECIAL EVENTS

Our annual events are great fundraising opportunities. They’re also a lot of fun, whether you get involved as a participant, committee member, volunteer or corporate sponsor.

Wee Trade Children’s Consignment
Feb 25 @ 10:00 am
WNC Ag. Center

Asheville’s BIGGEST + BEST Consignment Event

SATURDAY, February 24th

  • 10 AM: Open to Public
  • 5 PM: Close
  • 6:30 PM: DISCOUNT PRESALE (registered consignors & their family only with wristband)
  • 8:30 PM: Close
  • 9:00 PM: BUILDING LOCKED

SUNDAY, February 25th:

  • 10 AM – Open to the Public (Items marked DISCOUNT are 50% OFF)
  • 1PM: POWER HOUR: Items marked “DONATE” will be  75% Off for the FINAL HOUR OF THE SALE
  • 2:00 PM: Close
  • 8:00 PM: Unsold Item Pick-Up
  • 9:00 PM: Building Locked

MONDAY, February 26th

  • 10:00 AM: Unsold Item Pick-Up
  • 12:00 PM: Close, all items left in the building will be donated
  • 2:00 PM: FOSTER FAMILY FREE SHOP (requires pre-registration)

TUESDAY, February 27th

  • DONATION DAY

 

Rocky Cove Railroad Exhibit
Feb 25 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
NC Arboretum

On exhibit Saturdays and Sundays from 12 – 4 p.m., Rocky Cove Railroad is a G-Scale (garden scale) model train that demonstrates the coming of trains to western North Carolina at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is located below the Grand Promenade. Please note, Rocky Cove Railroad will not operate in rainy or wet conditions.

Wofford Terriers vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm
Russell C. King Field

Follow the Terriers on Twitter at @WoffordBaseball

Mixtape! Best of 60s 70s + 80s
Feb 25 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

The boys are back in town! If you enjoyed our past Music on the Rock shows like The Music of Queen, The Eagles, or The Beatles, you won’t want to miss Mixtape! Eric Anthony, Dustin Brayley, Paul Babelay, Ryan Dunn, and Ryan Guerra return to bring you the biggest hits of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s in one unforgettable show.

Mixtape! The Best of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s
Feb 25 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

It’s February, which means ‘the boys are back!’ From the same outstanding musical talent who brought you the Music of Queen, the Eagles, and the Beatles, welcome to Mixtape! The Best of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Come shake off the winter blues with this red-hot rockin’ playlist featuring tunes you know and love. It’ll be ‘a gas,’ ‘far out,’ and ‘totally tubular!’

Into the Woods
Feb 25 @ 3:00 pm
Greenville Theatre

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Lapine

This production is rated PG-13 for mature themes.

The modern-day classic brings together everyone’s favorite storybook characters with a twist as they embark on unexpected journeys Into The Woods. With a Tony Award-winning score by the late Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, this show explores what happens after your fairytale wishes come true. Join Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Jack and Beanstalk as they go beyond “ever after” to find out what happens next on their journey. 

Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Rapid City Rush
Feb 25 @ 3:05 pm
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Rapid City Rush
Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Rapid City Rush @ Greenville Swamp Rabbits