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Friday, April 29, 2022
Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
Apr 29 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am
United Ministries Administration and Emergency Assistance
Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
Apr 29 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
United Ministries
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Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
Apr 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Jesus the King AG
Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays
Apr 29 @ 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
NOMA Square

This weekly music series on Main Street at NOMA Square opens at 5:30 p.m. and closes at 9:30 p.m., with bands playing two sets at 5:50 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. NOMA Square chairs go fast, so bring a tailgating chair if you are not arriving early.

Pizza, Blues + Jazz Festival + ARts Market!
Apr 29 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mauldin Cultural Center

Join us for a weekend of PB & J — Pizza, Blues & Jazz! We’ve rounded up your favorite pizza joints to serve you at this annual festival, with live blues and jazz and local arts vendors. Sink your teeth into the cheesiest, greasiest slices of pie around, wash it down with cold beer and wine, and groove to some live blues and jazz bands!

The Greenville Jazz Collective’s Big Band will open the show on Friday at 6:00 p.m., followed by groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood!

On Saturday, the Greenville Jazz Collective will kick the day off at 11:00 a.m., featuring Mauldin High School Jazz Band, J.L. Mann High School Jazz Band, and two Greenville Jazz Collective Youth Jazz Ensembles. The endlessly talented Jamie Wright Band will jam in the afternoon, ending this event with unforgettable music!

Stay tuned to mauldinculturalcenter.org/pbj-festival for the latest on vendors, music, and more!

VOLUNTEER WITH US! Click here to register as a volunteer for the PB&J Festival.

Flashback Fridays
Apr 29 @ 10:06 pm – 11:06 pm
Morgan Square in Downtown Spartanburg

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Get ready to relive some of the best decades worth of tunes at Spartanburg’s newest music series, Flashback Fridays! Each concert performed in this series will feature a different style of music – we’re talking all of the jams from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s and more!

Beverages are available for purchase (Anyone wishing to purchase an alcoholic beverage must be 21 years of age and must show a valid ID) and after the show, Downtown Spartanburg’s fantastic restaurants have dinner covered.

Saturday, April 30, 2022
Cooker Registration Open for 2022 Mauldin BBQ Cook-off
Apr 30 all-day
online

SOOOOOIIEEEE – Calling all BBQ aficionados!

Cooker registration is now open for this year’s Mauldin BBQ Cook-off! This event is sanctioned, and judged by the South Carolina Barbeque Association and will award prizes in a variety of categories.

Visit mauldinbbq.com and scroll down to the 2022 Team Registration tab to see how you can participate in the Upstate’s best BBQ Cook-off.

WHEN
September 16, 6 – 9 p.m.
September 17, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

10th Annual Mutt Strut
Apr 30 @ 8:30 am
Downtown Greenville SC

The Mutts Are Back On Main Street!
Join us Saturday, April 30th for the 10th Annual Mutt Strut, presented by Papa Johns & benefiting the Greenville Humane Society! Participants will enjoy a 2-mile walk/run through beautiful Downtown Greenville followed by the Mutt Market festival after party! South Main Street will be lined with exciting entertainment including live music, free pizza and vendor tents with plenty of awesome giveaways!
Register for the Mutt Strut early to save $10.00
before prices increase!
Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
Apr 30 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
United Ministries
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Mindtreks Forum: Learn, Discuss, Connect: “Climate Change in Western North Carolina—Why Should I Care”
Apr 30 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Brevard Music Center--Parker Hall
“Climate Change in Western North Carolina—Why Should I Care” will be facilitated by Tom Fiedler, former Executive Editor of The Miami Herald, and will feature local climate impact experts. The focus will be on how climate change will specifically affect those who live and work in Western North Carolina.
CLIMATE CHANGE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA – WHY SHOULD I CARE?
This pilot BMC Mindtreks Forum will explore a subject affecting us now; one that will continue to impact generations to come: climate change in our own backyard, Western North Carolina. The forum will be moderated by Tom Fiedler, former Executive Editor of The Miami Herald, and Dean Emeritus and Journalism Professor at Boston University’s College of Communication. Local expert panelists will include Deke Arndt, James Fox, Scott Shuford, Amber Weaver, and Ben Teague. Held at Parker Concert Hall on the Music Center’s picturesque campus in the delightful Blue Ridge Mountain town of Brevard, event patrons will also have the opportunity to enjoy a music interlude, to mix and mingle with the experts, and to enjoy the beautiful Music Center grounds.
ABOUT BMC MINDTREKS FORUM
The Brevard Music Center (BMC), one of the nation’s premier music institutes and music festivals, is developing a new forum series designed to illuminate and inform about contemporary issues facing residents of Western North Carolina. While BMC will always maintain its paramount focus on teaching gifted young musicians, it also recognizes an opportunity to play a role in furthering community education and dialogue. Initiated and designed by BMC patrons and civic leaders Kathleen Mainardi, Bruce Rogow, Steve Keeble and Tom Parker, the format for this series is structured to stimulate learning, provide opportunity for reflection in a leisurely setting, and to connect with other community members through presentations by highly regarded local subject matter experts and civil discussion. Designed as a welcoming and flexible space, the new Parker Concert Hall is an ideal venue for this type of event.
FORUM SCHEDULE
9:30am – 12:00pm Panelist Presentations
12:00pm — 12:45pm Attendee Small Group Discussions + Lunch*
12:45pm — 1:15pm Music Presentation
1:15pm — 3:30pm Attendee + Panelist Engagement + Discussion
Pizza, Blues + Jazz Festival + ARts Market!
Apr 30 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Mauldin Cultural Center

Come enjoy the Pizza, Blues & Jazz Festival & ARts Market!

Join us for a weekend of PB & J — Pizza, Blues & Jazz! We’ve rounded up your favorite pizza joints to serve you at this annual festival, with live blues and jazz and local arts vendors. Sink your teeth into the cheesiest, greasiest slices of pie around, wash it down with cold beer and wine, and groove to some live blues and jazz bands!

The Greenville Jazz Collective’s Big Band will open the show on Friday at 6:00 p.m., followed by groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood!

On Saturday, the Greenville Jazz Collective will kick the day off at 11:00 a.m., featuring Mauldin High School Jazz Band, J.L. Mann High School Jazz Band, and two Greenville Jazz Collective Youth Jazz Ensembles. The endlessly talented Jamie Wright Band will jam in the afternoon, ending this event with unforgettable music!

Stay tuned to mauldinculturalcenter.org/pbj-festival for the latest on vendors, music, and more!

VOLUNTEER WITH US! Click here to register as a volunteer for the PB&J Festival.

Inaugural Italian Heritage Festival
Apr 30 @ 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Italian Heritage Festival

Inaugural Italian Heritage Festival. April 30th, Noon-8:00 pm. N. Main Street, Fountain Inn, SC. Live music, dancing, singing, food, drink, crafts, photo opportunities, shopping and several 50/50 raffles. Rain or Shine. No pets.

Cribbs Kitchen Burger Cook-Off
Apr 30 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cribbs Kitchen

A Battle of the Burgers – the Upstate’s Juiciest Throwdown!
Since 2016, the Cribbs Kitchen Burger Cook-Off benefiting Children’s Cancer Partners offers an afternoon and evening of mouth-watering deliciousness! This sizzling event features a friendly cooking competition as spirited teams of coworkers and friends display their skill on the grill and create their own custom burger. The teams battle it out for the top title while supporting a great cause.
This family friendly event has grown into one of Spartanburg’s most anticipated Spring celebrations! Participants sample slider-sized team burgers and other tempting treats while casting their votes for the People’s Choice award winner.
The Cribbs Kitchen Burger Cook-Off has raised tens of thousands to help CCP ensure Carolina children access lifesaving cancer treatment.
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Cooker Registration Open for 2022 Mauldin BBQ Cook-off
May 1 all-day
online

SOOOOOIIEEEE – Calling all BBQ aficionados!

Cooker registration is now open for this year’s Mauldin BBQ Cook-off! This event is sanctioned, and judged by the South Carolina Barbeque Association and will award prizes in a variety of categories.

Visit mauldinbbq.com and scroll down to the 2022 Team Registration tab to see how you can participate in the Upstate’s best BBQ Cook-off.

WHEN
September 16, 6 – 9 p.m.
September 17, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Monday, May 2, 2022
Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
May 2 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am
United Ministries Administration and Emergency Assistance
Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
May 2 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
United Ministries
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
May 3 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am
United Ministries Administration and Emergency Assistance
Banco de Comida I Food Pantry
May 3 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
United Ministries
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Empower Hour
May 3 @ 11:30 am
YWCA of Asheville

Join us for Empower Hour, a one-hour program and facility tour where you will experience firsthand the YWCA’s work to bridge gaps in earning power, education, health & wellness and access to childcare.

Empower Hours take place twice a month on the first and third Tuesday at 11:30 am.
Lunch is served as part of our Empower Hour, so reservations are required.

To make a reservation: contact Elizabeth Alvandi, Advancement Assistant, at (828) 254-7206 ext. 103 or [email protected].

Celebrate 96 Gala
May 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Greenville Theatre

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One Night Only!

A Spectacular Celebration!

Join us as we take a walk down memory lane with a Broadway revue of our favorite performances! Enjoy a silent auction and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate the incredible history of Greenville Theatre. Filled with some of the greatest and most memorable music, this tribute will entertain you with dazzling costumes, choreography, and our talented local performers.

Join us as we celebrate Greenville Theatre’s 96 years with a gala featuring a reception, silent auction, and a Broadway revue of songs starring talented local performers. The Broadway revue lasts approximately one hour.

*There are no group rates for this event.
*Children under the age of four will not be permitted at this event.