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Friday, October 20, 2023
Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Survival
Oct 20 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Join us on a journey into the world of butterflies and plants, and see the complex relationship between monarchs and milkweed. “Monarchs and Milkweed” explores how very survival of these majestic creatures has been shaped over time by one another, traveling through the seasons of a calendar year and revealing how both insect and plant grow and interact, culminating in a massive migration that crosses a continent.

Frozen, Jr.
Oct 20 @ 7:00 pm
Cannon Centre

 

ASL Interpreted Performance on October 21st at 7:00 pm

MacBeth
Oct 20 @ 7:30 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

Our Black Box series continues as we welcome to the stage the magnificent work of William Shakespeare. Surrender to a haunting story of ambition and its dark consequences, as a military hero and his wife conspire to seize political power. A terrifyingly prophetic tale of revenge, murder, and madness, Macbeth lays bare the fallout when the darkest side of humanity cheats its way into a position of power.  One of Shakespeare’s bloodiest, scariest, and yet, most popular tragedies.

Bewitched Broadway
Oct 20 @ 8:00 pm
Greenville Theatre

An original musical revue, Bewitched Broadway will feature thrilling songs from terrifyingly good musicals like WickedLittle Shop of Horrors, Beetlejuice, Jeykll & Hyde, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, The Addams Family, and much more. This incredible revue will showcase spine-tingling talent from the Upstate, including a live band on our stage! The whole family is sure to have a Wicked good time enjoying this perfect Halloween treat.

Patrons can reserve tickets at any time 
Subscribers can reserve their seats starting: September 25
On sale to the public: October 2

Proud Mary Theatre presents Kinky Boots
Oct 20 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg

Get ready to strut your stuff and be blown away as Proud Mary Theatre presents Kinky Boots, a sassy and fabulous live performance!

Join us for an unforgettable night of fabulousness at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg! Get ready to be blown away by the incredible performance of Kinky Boots. Prepare to be entertained, inspired, and uplifted by this sensational production. Don’t miss out on the chance to witness the magic of this show!

Saturday, October 21, 2023
VIRTUAL RAILFAN is live!
Oct 21 all-day
online w/ Hub City RR Museum

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

CRHA LogoThe 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

Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Survival
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Join us on a journey into the world of butterflies and plants, and see the complex relationship between monarchs and milkweed. “Monarchs and Milkweed” explores how very survival of these majestic creatures has been shaped over time by one another, traveling through the seasons of a calendar year and revealing how both insect and plant grow and interact, culminating in a massive migration that crosses a continent.

Frozen, Jr.
Oct 21 @ 2:00 pm
Cannon Centre
MacBeth
Oct 21 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

Our Black Box series continues as we welcome to the stage the magnificent work of William Shakespeare. Surrender to a haunting story of ambition and its dark consequences, as a military hero and his wife conspire to seize political power. A terrifyingly prophetic tale of revenge, murder, and madness, Macbeth lays bare the fallout when the darkest side of humanity cheats its way into a position of power.  One of Shakespeare’s bloodiest, scariest, and yet, most popular tragedies.

COCO LIVE-TO-FILM CONCERT
Oct 21 @ 6:30 pm
Peace Concert Hall

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt). Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Héctor (voice of Gael García Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. Disney and Pixar’s Coco is directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), co-directed by Adrian Molina (story artist Monsters University), and produced by Darla K. Anderson (Toy Story 3).

Disney Pixar’s Coco Live-to-Film Concert on Tour features a screening of the complete film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s musical score performed by the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México. In addition to the original score by Giacchino, Coco also features the Oscar®-winning song “Remember Me” by Oscar®-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and additional songs co-written by Germaine Franco and co-director and screenwriter Adrian Molina.

Frozen, Jr.
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm
Cannon Centre

 

ASL Interpreted Performance on October 21st at 7:00 pm

MacBeth
Oct 21 @ 7:30 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

Our Black Box series continues as we welcome to the stage the magnificent work of William Shakespeare. Surrender to a haunting story of ambition and its dark consequences, as a military hero and his wife conspire to seize political power. A terrifyingly prophetic tale of revenge, murder, and madness, Macbeth lays bare the fallout when the darkest side of humanity cheats its way into a position of power.  One of Shakespeare’s bloodiest, scariest, and yet, most popular tragedies.

Bewitched Broadway
Oct 21 @ 8:00 pm
Greenville Theatre

An original musical revue, Bewitched Broadway will feature thrilling songs from terrifyingly good musicals like WickedLittle Shop of Horrors, Beetlejuice, Jeykll & Hyde, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, The Addams Family, and much more. This incredible revue will showcase spine-tingling talent from the Upstate, including a live band on our stage! The whole family is sure to have a Wicked good time enjoying this perfect Halloween treat.

Patrons can reserve tickets at any time 
Subscribers can reserve their seats starting: September 25
On sale to the public: October 2

Proud Mary Theatre presents Kinky Boots
Oct 21 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg

Get ready to strut your stuff and be blown away as Proud Mary Theatre presents Kinky Boots, a sassy and fabulous live performance!

Join us for an unforgettable night of fabulousness at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg! Get ready to be blown away by the incredible performance of Kinky Boots. Prepare to be entertained, inspired, and uplifted by this sensational production. Don’t miss out on the chance to witness the magic of this show!

Sunday, October 22, 2023
VIRTUAL RAILFAN is live!
Oct 22 all-day
online w/ Hub City RR Museum

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

CRHA LogoThe 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

Monarchs and Milkweed: A Story of Survival
Oct 22 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Join us on a journey into the world of butterflies and plants, and see the complex relationship between monarchs and milkweed. “Monarchs and Milkweed” explores how very survival of these majestic creatures has been shaped over time by one another, traveling through the seasons of a calendar year and revealing how both insect and plant grow and interact, culminating in a massive migration that crosses a continent.

Frozen, Jr.
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm
Cannon Centre
MacBeth
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm
Flat Rock Playhouse

Our Black Box series continues as we welcome to the stage the magnificent work of William Shakespeare. Surrender to a haunting story of ambition and its dark consequences, as a military hero and his wife conspire to seize political power. A terrifyingly prophetic tale of revenge, murder, and madness, Macbeth lays bare the fallout when the darkest side of humanity cheats its way into a position of power.  One of Shakespeare’s bloodiest, scariest, and yet, most popular tragedies.

Bewitched Broadway
Oct 22 @ 3:00 pm
Greenville Theatre

An original musical revue, Bewitched Broadway will feature thrilling songs from terrifyingly good musicals like WickedLittle Shop of Horrors, Beetlejuice, Jeykll & Hyde, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, The Addams Family, and much more. This incredible revue will showcase spine-tingling talent from the Upstate, including a live band on our stage! The whole family is sure to have a Wicked good time enjoying this perfect Halloween treat.

Patrons can reserve tickets at any time 
Subscribers can reserve their seats starting: September 25
On sale to the public: October 2

Proud Mary Theatre presents Kinky Boots
Oct 22 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg

Get ready to strut your stuff and be blown away as Proud Mary Theatre presents Kinky Boots, a sassy and fabulous live performance!

Join us for an unforgettable night of fabulousness at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg! Get ready to be blown away by the incredible performance of Kinky Boots. Prepare to be entertained, inspired, and uplifted by this sensational production. Don’t miss out on the chance to witness the magic of this show!