Events Calendar
Explore family friendly events, theatres, galleries, concerts, nightlife, things to do, and more in the Greenville, SC and Upstate areas.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
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Warehouse Operations Volunteer Job Description
Position Description: The Warehouse Operations Volunteer will facilitate the inbound and
outbound shipping of menstrual health products. This includes managing delivery receipts,
customer shipments and deliveries; arranging product and materials for period pack parties and
receiving product from packing parties; and maintaining control of all inventory and warehouse
property in a safe, clean, and organized manner.
Below is a list of primary duties:
1. Facilitate warehouse:
a. Inventory control and accountability
b. Coordinate receiving, storage, packing, and shipping/deliveries.
c. Maintain appropriate levels of non-product materials – bags, baggies, boxes.
2. Manage transportation requirements:
a. Schedule and coordinate shipping and deliveries to customers.
3. Coordinate volunteers/interns in warehouse operations or period pack events.
4. Accurately track and report inventory receipts and shipments as required. Maintain
accurate inventory records in HPP approved software (ie: Human Essentials, etc.).
5. Maintain facility and grounds in compliance with all OSHA requirements; ensure facilities
maintain high level of environmental stewardship.
6. Provide customer service.
To apply, please email: [email protected] with the title “warehouse position” and a brief synopsis of why you’re interested in the position.
Meals on Wheels of Greenville’s Development team is looking for help with our upcoming 29th Annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Saturday, February 10, 2024. This is our largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $350,000.
Join the Sweetheart Charity Ball committee
We are looking for volunteers to help solicit auction items for both live and silent auctions as well as sponsorship recruitment. The committee meets monthly from August to December and then bi-monthly in January.
Help with Sweetheart Charity Ball décor
We are looking for volunteers to help with the planning and putting together of event décor including: creating floral arrangements, and sourcing linens and centerpieces.
If you are interested in these volunteer opportunities, please contact Abby Chapin by Monday, July 31 at 864-233-6565 or [email protected]. Thank you!
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Brush up on your wilderness medicine or learn new survival skills! SOLO Southeast & NOC are offering over 200 courses in 2023 and classes in locations across the southeast.
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This is a family friendly outdoor festival in Barnet Park, brought to you by Chapman Cultural Center. In addition to the Makers Market, there will be food trucks, live music and performances, children’s activities, and lots of kite flying! We are looking for the best artists and vendors to represent Spartanburg.
Details:
Saturday, October 14 | 11am – 5pm
Set up 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Breakdown 5pm – 6pm
Rain date October 15 | 1pm-5pm
In the case of rain we will be unable to offer a refund.
****PLEASE NOTE****
Vendor Fee:
Early Bird: $40.00
After September 8th: $60.00
Please read ALL agreements below, before submitting your fee. Refunds will not be available for applicants that have not followed our eligibility rules.
PLEASE NOTE – NO FOOD VENDORS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM THIS APPLICATION. Please contact [email protected] with questions
APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW!
Do you have a boundary-pushing, innovative performance piece, short film or installation that you’re ready to share?
We will open applications for the film portion of the festival in fall 2023. Films must be submitted via FilmFreeway. Our application fee for films is $5.
NOW CONSIDERING WORKS OF ALL KINDS
We accept live performances from 5 to 60 minutes in length, plus installations and films. We’re open to other types of performance as well – let’s talk! Depending on its length, your piece may be grouped with another show, or scheduled as a Random Act of Fringe. RAFs are free and open to the public, and artists receive a stipend for their performance, rather than relying on door sales.
Typically each artist with a ticketed show gets 2 performances. But in 2024, we’re exploring the option of giving a few shows 3 performances, at select venues only. Our venues range from 20-80 person capacity.
1. FRINGE SHOT
A piece that is
5-15 minutes long
May be paired with another performance, or be selected as a free Random Act of Fringe.
2. SHORT FORM
A piece that is
20-40 minutes long
May be paired with another show.
3. FULL-LENGTH
A piece that is
45-60 minutes long
Ticketed theater-style show.
4. INSTALLATION
A piece that is
Site-specific (any length)
May be in an unusual location, or repeated many times. May be seen by as few as one person at a time.
5. FILM
A piece that is
Designed specifically for film.
May be of any genre & length. Could be combined with other films for a showcase or film night.
Submit on Film Freeway Fall 2023
3. THE ASHEVILLE FRINGE ARTS FESTIVAL IS A JURIED FESTIVAL.
We carefully review each and every submission. You’ll know by late October if your piece is selected. Should your piece get selected, there is a $35 participation fee.
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Voted “Best Place to Learn” by Outside, NOC Paddling School has taught more paddlers than anyone else, with 50 years of experience going into every class. Our commitment to the sport and to providing the best possible instruction has not waivered. So come and let us be your respected and experienced instructor.
Whitewater Kayaking Instruction
Youth Paddling Programs
Specialty Paddling Programs
Professional Training for Paddlers
Canoe Courses
Registration is ongoing through the year. Get new updates and access all previous entries in a convenient online library.
The Curator’s Journal by Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura is a year-long course offering the ultimate insider’s view of bonsai at The North Carolina Arboretum. Regular entries chronicle growing an art and growing an enterprise. Some journal entries will be long and others more brief; some will be mostly words and others mostly pictures; some will be close-up studies of detail and others will step back to take in the wider scene. The path will not be linear, but all the entries will be steps along a journey.
You’re invited to come along.
Warehouse Operations Volunteer Job Description
Position Description: The Warehouse Operations Volunteer will facilitate the inbound and
outbound shipping of menstrual health products. This includes managing delivery receipts,
customer shipments and deliveries; arranging product and materials for period pack parties and
receiving product from packing parties; and maintaining control of all inventory and warehouse
property in a safe, clean, and organized manner.
Below is a list of primary duties:
1. Facilitate warehouse:
a. Inventory control and accountability
b. Coordinate receiving, storage, packing, and shipping/deliveries.
c. Maintain appropriate levels of non-product materials – bags, baggies, boxes.
2. Manage transportation requirements:
a. Schedule and coordinate shipping and deliveries to customers.
3. Coordinate volunteers/interns in warehouse operations or period pack events.
4. Accurately track and report inventory receipts and shipments as required. Maintain
accurate inventory records in HPP approved software (ie: Human Essentials, etc.).
5. Maintain facility and grounds in compliance with all OSHA requirements; ensure facilities
maintain high level of environmental stewardship.
6. Provide customer service.
To apply, please email: [email protected] with the title “warehouse position” and a brief synopsis of why you’re interested in the position.
VIRTUAL RAILFAN is live from the Hub City RR Museum in Spartanburg.
The Virtual Railfan cameras were installed on Tuesday, July 6th at the Hub City Railroad Museum. There is one camera looking north and one looking south. The Hub City RR Museum wants to thank the City of Spartanburg for allowing us to install the cameras, and to Virtual Railfan for the install. We have already seen over 300 railfans at one time watching the video feed.
Links to live feeds: [North Camera feed] [South Camera feed]
Carolina Railroad Heritage Association
The Carolina Railroad Heritage Association is a <501(c)(3)> not for profit local association of approximately eighty members who enjoy railroads and railroad history. The CRHA is currently meeting the third Friday of each month in Fountain Inn, SC at 7:00 pm. Programs at the meetings include presentations on historical and current railroads and are presented by members as well as outside speakers. Our activities include a photo contest, occasional field trips to local railroad sites, picnics and a December pot luck dinner. CRHA members volunteer at our museum and caboose in Spartanburg, SC. If you have an interest in railroads, contact Dave Winans at [email protected] for more information about the CRHA.
For membership, please download and print the membership application and follow the instructions.
Museum Hours:
Wed: 10am – 2pm
Sat: 10am – 2pm
Meals on Wheels of Greenville’s Development team is looking for help with our upcoming 29th Annual Sweetheart Charity Ball on Saturday, February 10, 2024. This is our largest fundraising event of the year with a goal of raising $350,000.
Join the Sweetheart Charity Ball committee
We are looking for volunteers to help solicit auction items for both live and silent auctions as well as sponsorship recruitment. The committee meets monthly from August to December and then bi-monthly in January.
Help with Sweetheart Charity Ball décor
We are looking for volunteers to help with the planning and putting together of event décor including: creating floral arrangements, and sourcing linens and centerpieces.
If you are interested in these volunteer opportunities, please contact Abby Chapin by Monday, July 31 at 864-233-6565 or [email protected]. Thank you!
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The Greenville State Farmers Market includes retail sheds and farmer stalls that offer a wide variety of locally grown products and specialty goods. Both quality and variety are standards for the volume of products offered for sale at the Greenville State Farmers Market. Market operations continue Monday – Saturday all year long, ceasing for only two holidays: Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Find information about upcoming events and what’s in season at our market’s Facebook page.
Office Hours
Retail Hours
Monday – Saturday • 8 am – 6 pm
Admission and parking are free
Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
We Need Plastic Bags!
Do you have plastic bags piling up at home? If you’re looking to get rid of them, we will gladly take them off your hands!
If you would like to donate any plastic bags to us, you can drop them off at our office (15 Oregon St.) any time of the week between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Thank you!
Included with admission
Embark on a scenic journey across George Vanderbilt’s Italy with a large-scale outdoor display that combines brilliant botanical designs with authentic messages written by Vanderbilt himself.
Beautifully handcrafted of natural elements, each sculptural postcard depicts a location or landmark Vanderbilt visited more than a century ago. This captivating complement to Biltmore’s Italian Renaissance Alive exhibition reveals Vanderbilt’s passions for travel, culture, architecture, and art as well as his personal experience of such renowned Italian cities as Milan, Florence, Venice, Pisa, and Vatican City.
Adding to the charm and visual appeal of Ciao! From Italy—sure to be a hit among kids of all ages—is the G-scale model train that travels in and out of each postcard in this enlightening display!
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The Artists Collective | Spartanburg will present an exhibition by the Greenville Contemporary Print Collective – “Inked, Brushed, Rolled and Penciled: Collective Perspective: Seeing Outside the Box, Prints and Exploratory Artwork in Other Mediums” – July 11 through Aug. 27 in the Solomon Gallery. The show will feature works by 16 Print Collective artists and three invited members of the Artist Collective.
An artists’ reception will be held Thursday, July 20, as part of ArtWalk Spartanburg.
Participating members from the Contemporary Print Collective will be Barbara Ervin, Susan Staggs, Marty Epp-Carter, Katya Cohen, Steven Chapp, Shaun McCallum, Jared Stanley, Joel Wilkinson, Roberta Restaino, Catherine Labbe, Gerry Wubben, Nancy Jaramillo, Luis Jaramillo, Mandy Ferguson, Meredith Bogardus Skinner and Orlando Corona. Three Artist Collective | Spartanburg artists participating by special invitation will be Jim Creal, Hague Williams and Addam Duncan. An exhibition of prints and artwork in a variety of media by each participant.
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