Events Calendar

Comedian Lavell Crawford is quickly climbing the comedic ranks and becoming one of the hottest stars in the biz today. He filmed a new one-hour special in his home town of St. Louis, “Can A Brother Get Some Love?,” and is on DVD from Entertainment One. In addition, he filmed an episode of “Workaholics” for Comedy Central and he’s been casted in a recurring role on the AMC’s Emmy Award-winning “Breaking Bad.” If that’s not enough, he was also seen as a regular panelist on E! Entertainment’s “Chelsea Lately” and a regular on “Lopez Tonight,” performing in various comedy sketches on the show. From his numerous television appearances and as one of the hottest touring acts in the country, audiences are becoming increasingly familiar with Lavell’s giant-sized talent. Lavell gained huge national exposure on NBC’s hit reality series “Last Comic Standing.” Not only did NBC take notice, promptly signing Lavell to a holding deal with the network, but also Comedy Central, offering him his own half-hour standup special, “Comedy Central Presents: Lavell Crawford.” Lavell’s stand-out work includes appearances on “Shaquille O’Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam” which premiered on Showtime in December, “Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam” on HBO, “Showtime at the Apollo,” “Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment,” “Comic’s Unleashed with Byron Allen,” “Steve Harvey’s Big Time” “Comedy Central’s Premium Blend,” “Motown Live” and “BET’s Comic View.” In addition, Lavell has appeared in the films “Baby’s Mama Drama,” “Beverlyhood,” “Ghetto South Problems,” and on the televised series “The Jamie Foxx Show.” On stage, he played Ben in the hit play “Men Cry in the Dark,” based on the Michael Baisden best seller. Lavell also recently appeared on stage with the critically acclaimed production “Friends and Lovers,” a stage production based on the novel by author Eric Jerome Dickey where he played the scene-stealing Bobby. The play also featured notable actors such as Miguel Nunez (“Juwana Man”), Leon (“The Five Heartbeats”), Monica Calhoun (“The Best Man”), Mel Jackson (“Soul Food”) and Maia Campbell (“In the House”). Endeared by audiences far and wide, Lavell has built a very strong fan base playing theatres, comedy clubs and colleges across the nation in addition to festivals including HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival, The Comedy Festival and LAFFAPALOOZA, America’s longest-running annual urban comedy festival.

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Get ready for our annual family-friendly fall festival! Admission is FREE and activities will include: Prize drawing ($) • Bounce houses • Craft station • Cornhole • Ladder Ball • Jumbo Jenga • Face-Painting • Concessions items ($) • Dodgeball • Tennis Social ($) • Basketball game • Pumpkin painting • KrocFit Challenge ($) • GroupFit Mixer • B-I-N-G-O • Photobooth • Open Swim
Proceeds from the Tennis Social, KrocFit Challenge, and Prize Drawing will contribute towards the Kroc scholarship fund. For all details visit https://krocgreenville.org/kroctoberfest/ !

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Ober Gatlinburg is celebrating fall with a fantastic festival featuring Bavarian-style food, drink and music.

One of the highlights of OktOBERfest is the food. Cuisine includes schnitzel, bratwurst, strudel, turkey legs, pretzels and sauerkraut. An Outdoor Bier Garten is open for beer sampling for festival-goers. Along with the authentic German cuisine and beer, you can also look forward to outdoor games and the Bavarian Fun Makers Oompah Band.

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Asheville Outlets will host a weekend of free family fun from Friday, October 26, through Sunday, October 28, 2018. Ingles Ultimate Air Dog Competition (UAD), always a crowd favorite, will be held all three days. A Health Fair for People & Pets, Cover Dog Competition and Junior League of Asheville Touch-A Truck round out the weekend activities.

Weekend Schedule of Activities:

Friday, October 26, 2018 through Sunday, October 28, 2018

Ingles Ultimate Air Dog Competition

Dogs will compete in a 90’ pool constructed in front of Field & Stream. Ultimate Air Dogs is one of the country’s premiere dock jumping organizations and features both novice competitors and seasoned jumpers.

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Touch-A-Truck Family Festival – 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.

The event will be held in the parking lot behind the food court from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kids and kids at heart will have the opportunity to see, touch, climb and learn about vehicles of all types, even a helicopter! Parental supervision required. Admission is $5 in advance and at the door. Children 3 and under are free.

Health Fair for People & Pets – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm.

Asheville Outlets will team up with CarePartners Foundation and Critter Magazine to host a Health Fair for People & Pets with a variety of health-related booths and displays, demonstrations and entertainment. For pets and their families you’ll find educational advice, obedience tips, pet adoptions and much more!  A portion of the proceeds from the Health Fair for People & Pets will benefit CarePartners Foundation and local spay/neuter organizations and rescue transport programs.

Please join us for the 35th Annual Bark in the Park festival hosted by Concerned Citizens for Animals on October 27, 2018 at Conestee Park from 11-3. Fun for the whole family, both two and four legged! Entertainment, demos, vendors, games, contests with celebrity judges, silent auction, raffles, food and 5K Run/Walk! Come out and see what everyone is barking about!

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Western North Carolina’s longest running craft beer festival will take place on October 27th. Brewgrass Festival brings the best local, regional, and national breweries together for a great day of beer and music. This year’s event features over 45+ breweries and stellar regional music.

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It’s that time of year again!! Get ready for the EWC Annual Harvest Festival, complete with food, inflatables, live music, face painting, games, pony rides, and, yes, CANDY!! As always, admission is FREE!

The Harvest Festival is a family friendly event with free admission and loads of fun for the whole family! Put on your best costume and join in the fun! Oct. 27th, 5-8pm! Hope to see you there!!

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Join us Saturday, October 27th 2018 for our annual Fall Festival!

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Come out to the Town of West Pelzer/Pelzer’s Pumpkinpalooza. Free trick or treating from community organizations and local churches, free bounce houses, food trucks, dancing, and a costume contest for adults, children, and pets!! It’s another fun filled Main Street event you will not want to miss!!

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Fall Festival 2-6pm
Free Hot Dogs, Beverages, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Funnel Cakes, Caramel Apples
Balloons, Face Painting, Yard Games, & Bounce House
Bake Sale & Cake Walk
Music & Devotion

Trunk-Or-Treat 6:30-8:00pm

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Watch the leaves change in the Great Smoky Mountains while surrounded by the uplifting sounds of Southern Gospel. Stick around when the sun goes down for an even larger Great Pumpkin LumiNights experience during this season’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana.

? Great Pumpkin LumiNights: The largest addition ever made to Dollywood’s fall festival, Great Pumpkin LumiNights features artistic sculptures, whimsical scenes and delightful, family-friendly fun. Learn more here: https://www.dollywood.com/themepark/Entertainment/GreatPumpkinLuminights
*Great Pumpkin LumiNights is included with your regular Dollywood admission.

? Southern Gospel Jubilee: More than 500 free concerts throughout the festival are included with your admission! Learn more here: https://www.dollywood.com/themepark/Festivals/Southern-Gospel-Jubilee

? World-Class Artisans: Unique artisans from around the country share their beautiful handmade crafts with Dollywood. Learn more here: https://www.dollywood.com/themepark/Crafts/Harvest-Festival-Crafters

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Ober Gatlinburg is celebrating fall with a fantastic festival featuring Bavarian-style food, drink and music.

One of the highlights of OktOBERfest is the food. Cuisine includes schnitzel, bratwurst, strudel, turkey legs, pretzels and sauerkraut. An Outdoor Bier Garten is open for beer sampling for festival-goers. Along with the authentic German cuisine and beer, you can also look forward to outdoor games and the Bavarian Fun Makers Oompah Band.

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Asheville Outlets will host a weekend of free family fun from Friday, October 26, through Sunday, October 28, 2018. Ingles Ultimate Air Dog Competition (UAD), always a crowd favorite, will be held all three days. A Health Fair for People & Pets, Cover Dog Competition and Junior League of Asheville Touch-A Truck round out the weekend activities.

Weekend Schedule of Activities:

Friday, October 26, 2018 through Sunday, October 28, 2018

Ingles Ultimate Air Dog Competition

Dogs will compete in a 90’ pool constructed in front of Field & Stream. Ultimate Air Dogs is one of the country’s premiere dock jumping organizations and features both novice competitors and seasoned jumpers.

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Touch-A-Truck Family Festival – 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.

The event will be held in the parking lot behind the food court from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kids and kids at heart will have the opportunity to see, touch, climb and learn about vehicles of all types, even a helicopter! Parental supervision required. Admission is $5 in advance and at the door. Children 3 and under are free.

Health Fair for People & Pets – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm.

Asheville Outlets will team up with CarePartners Foundation and Critter Magazine to host a Health Fair for People & Pets with a variety of health-related booths and displays, demonstrations and entertainment. For pets and their families you’ll find educational advice, obedience tips, pet adoptions and much more!  A portion of the proceeds from the Health Fair for People & Pets will benefit CarePartners Foundation and local spay/neuter organizations and rescue transport programs.

Bring the whole family for a day of fun at Birds Fly South Ale Project!

Join us for live bluegrass from 2 For The Road, food truck service by GB&D and interactive activity stations that are fun for adults and kids alike! Learn more about Greenville’s trees, forests and water, as well as the innovative ways local organizations are working to keep them healthy.

• Sample “water flights.” Can you pick out Greenville’s award-winning water?
• Try on firefighting gear!
• Much more

This is a FREE event.

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Fall Festival is a wonderful event for the whole church family and community! This year we are inviting even more people to get involved, especially the people in the church that don’t have young children. This way families can enjoy time together as well a fellowship with the rest of the church family.

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Fall Festival – Free Food, Fun & Fellowship. Fun for all ages. Join us for hot dogs, chicken stew, cotton candy, popcorn, nachos, sno cones and much more.

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The Spartanburg Festival Chorus’ fall concert will feature 4 “choral gems” from 4 different centuries. In chronological order, the program will begin with G. Gabrieli’s, “In ecclesiis” (In the churches), written most likely as a thank offering from deliverance from the plague.
The second piece on the program is Bach’s Cantata #106, “God’s Time Is Best”. It was originally intended as music for a funeral. Textual themes include: the finite nature of life and getting one’s house in order.
The third piece on the program was written by American composer, Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008). “A Jubilant Song” celebrates the “uncaged spirit” appreciating the beauty of life and the lofty ideal of universal love.
Our program concludes with British composer Bob Chilcott’s 5-movement work, “Five Days that Changed the World”. It celebrates the invention of printing, the abolition of slavery, the first powered flight, the discovery of penicillin, and the first man in space.

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The Spartanburg County Democratic Party is going to be involved in A LOT of events in the next few months and we need YOUR help! Please take a look at the events below and click on the link to sign up to help at an event!

Inman Harvest Festival (9/29/18)
We will be hosting a table at the Inman Harvest Festival. We need volunteers to man the table and share candidate and party information and help register voters. Please click the link below to sign up for a time :)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aa9ae2ca0fb6-inman2

Spartanburg International Festival (10/6/18)
We will be hosting a table at the Spartanburg International Festival. We need volunteers to man the table and share candidate and party information and help register voters. This will be the LAST event we will participate in, prior to the voter registration deadline, so come out and help us! Please click the link below to register for a time to volunteer!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aa9ae2ca0fb6-spartanburg3

Piedmont Interstate Fair (10/8/18 – 10/14/18)
The Spartanburg County Democrats are a fixture at the Piedmont Interstate Fair! We need local Dems to help man our table and hand out information about the party as well as some Krispy Kreme doughnuts! Please click the link below to sign up for a shift at the fair!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aa9ae2ca0fb6-piedmont2

Upstate Pride March & Festival (11/3/18)
The Spartanburg County Democratic Party is excited to honor and celebrate our fellow LGBTQ+ humans during the Upstate Pride March and Festival. We need local Dems to help man our table (along with our friends from the Greenville County Democratic Party). Please click the link below to sign up for a shift!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aa9ae2ca0fb6-upstate2

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Join us for an adventure of international proportions as we celebrate our school’s diversity! There will be food from all over the world, music, live performances, a silent auction, bounce houses, face painting, and tons of fun for the entire family! Admission is $10, kids 10 and under are free. Kids will receive a passport and can have it stamped throughout the festival.

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The 23rd Annual Green River Narrows Race. Come be part of the greatest show in all of sports!

New for 2018! We are finally going to have a proper Saturday night awards festival after the race. We’ll announce winners, show the race highlight video, have a food truck, beer, camping, music, campfire, the whole enchilada all down in the gorge. The venue is about a mile downstream from the takeout of The Narrows just past the bridge on river left. It is perfect because spectators can park there and hike in to watch and paddlers never have to leave the river.
racer & spectator information: https://greenrace.us/

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