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Shasta, a servant boy in the land of Calormen to the south of Narnia, is thrown into the adventure of a lifetime when he runs away from his cruel master with the most unlikely companion – a talking horse named Bree! Together, they must brave the burning desert, escape the attacks of lions, and uncover a terrible plot by the evil prince Rabadash to enslave all of Narnia! You will not want to miss this unbelievable production with life-size puppets, beautiful sets, and a captivating story that will keep you breathless as you watch Shasta and Bree journey to Narnia – and the North!

https://www.facebook.com/events/307880873273793/?event_time_id=307880943273786

Throwin Bones is having another wild party in Greer, SC and it’s sure to be off the hook. Singing, Dancing, Food & Drink is always the crowd favorites at a Throwin Bones gathering. So lock up the house and UBER down to The Southern Growl Saturday April 27th.

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Enjoy an evening of beautiful choral music as the award-winning Rivertree Singers present Gabriel Faure’s Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 alongside other choral gems!

“Based on the French novel, Les Liasions Dangereuses, and the classic cult film starring Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillipe and Sarah Michelle Geller, Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical Experience pulls you into the manipulative world of Manhattan’s most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil.

Seduced by revenge and fueled by passion, the two diabolically charming step-siblings place a bet on whether or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove. As the two set out to destroy the innocent girl – and anyone who gets in their way – they find themselves entangled in a web of secrets, temptation, and the cruelest game of all: love.

Featuring your favorite throwback hits by artists like Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, REM, *NSYNC, and, of course, Britney Spears, this intoxicating new musical is the ultimate night out. – Entertainment Weekly

https://www.facebook.com/events/2150246615217789/

“Based on the French novel, Les Liasions Dangereuses, and the classic cult film starring Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillipe and Sarah Michelle Geller, Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical Experience pulls you into the manipulative world of Manhattan’s most dangerous liaisons: Sebastian Valmont and Kathryn Merteuil.

Seduced by revenge and fueled by passion, the two diabolically charming step-siblings place a bet on whether or not Sebastian can deflower their incoming headmaster’s daughter, Annette Hargrove. As the two set out to destroy the innocent girl – and anyone who gets in their way – they find themselves entangled in a web of secrets, temptation, and the cruelest game of all: love.

Featuring your favorite throwback hits by artists like Boyz II Men, Christina Aguilera, REM, *NSYNC, and, of course, Britney Spears, this intoxicating new musical is the ultimate night out. – Entertainment Weekly

https://www.facebook.com/events/2150246615217789/?event_time_id=2150246621884455

Eric Church

Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC

April 27, 2019, 8:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/305166033547611/

Tickets purchased for resale will be cancelled without notice. Orders exceeding the ticket limit will be canceled without notice. Delivery of tickets will be delayed until 24 hours prior to the event date to check for duplicate orders. Box Office reserves the right to adjust delivery methods and bar codes on any ticket order. Customers will be notified if their order is adjusted. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of platinum will benefit Chief Cares of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. There is no opening act. Eric Church to take the stage at published show time. Get there early to avoid lines.

Sale Dates and Times:

Public Onsale : Fri, 12 Oct 2018 at 10:00 AM

Church Choir Verified Fan Presale : Mon, 8 Oct 2018 at 10:00 AM

Eric Church Verified Fan Presale : Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 10:00 AM

Church Choir Verified Fan Platinum : Mon, 8 Oct 2018 at 10:00 AM

Eric Church Verified Fan Platinum : Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 10:00 AM

Official Platinum : Fri, 12 Oct 2018 at 10:00 AM

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The Freddy Cole Quartet features masterful vocalist and pianist, Freddy Cole. Cole captivates listeners with his elegant presence, subtle phrasing, and intimate singing style. Although he has been charming audiences in the States and abroad for over 40 years, Freddy did not find wider acclaim until the 1990s. Having a family member already in the limelight has its mixed-blessings. For much of his career, Freddy was overshadowed by the larger-than-life persona and legendary career of his brother Nat King Cole. He had to struggle to find his own niche in the jazz. Today, Freddy Cole feels “blest” to be doing what he loves best -– telling stories through music, reaching people with his exuberant warmth and inexorable talent. We should consider ourselves equally as fortunate to hear more from this jazz great with the panache of Duke Ellington and a voice like “raw silk.”

Freddy has an impeccable sense of swing… he is, overall, the most maturely expressive male jazz singer of his generation, if not the best alive.
-The New York Times

You simply don’t encounter phrasing as nonchalant yet polished as this anymore. It takes a lifetime to learn to make a lyric sound as colloquial as speech, yet as musical as an instrumental solo. Cole has spent his career mastering the art with the hushed intensity of his vocals and the silken beauty of his piano lines. – Chicago Tribune

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If you want to laugh and feel connected, come out April 27th. Jazz Funk Blues RnB

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Nothing better than a Saturday Night of LIVE music at Sanctuary Brewing Company with Letters to Abigail!

Letters to Abigail IS AN APPALACHIAN/AMERICANA BAND BASED IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SOME FOLKS DESCRIBE THEIR MUSIC AS A SIMPLE SOUTHERN PLEASURE. DIGGING DOWN INTO THE ROOTS OF THE REGION, THEY BLEND A CLASSIC APPROACH TO A NEW ORIGINAL SOUND, DRENCHED IN POWERFUL LYRICS, ACOUSTIC MELODIES AND SOULFUL HARMONIES.

THE STORY STARTS OUT LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN NEW YORK TWO GENERATIONS AGO OR PERHAPS ON A MOVIE SET IN HOLLYWOOD TODAY: THE GIRL WAS WORKING IN A WINDOWLESS BAR HIDDEN AWAY IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER BUSINESS WHEN THE STRANGER WALKED IN WITH A GUITAR, BEGAN PLAYING AND SINGING, AND SUDDENLY SHE WAS AWARE OF NOTHING BUT HIS VOICE. CAPTIVATED, SHE INTRODUCED HERSELF AND THE TWO SOON VENTURED OUT INTO THE WORLD TO MAKE MUSICAL HISTORY.

CHANGE A FEW DETAILS AND THE REALITY OF LETTERS TO ABIGAIL IS NOT FAR REMOVED FROM THIS TALE.

SEVEN YEARS AGO, KELLI REDMOND WAS WORKING AT THE BACK ROOM, A SMALL MUSIC VENUE TUCKED AWAY IN THE BACK OF THE FLAT ROCK WINE SHOPPE. IT WAS OPEN MIC NIGHT AND JAMES HARRELL WAS THERE TO PARTAKE IN THE EVENING’S FESTIVITIES, UNBEKNOWNST TO THE FACT THAT THIS EVENING WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE EVERYTHING ABOUT HIS MUSICAL PATH. “I THOUGHT HE SOUNDED FANTASTIC” REDMOND SAYS, RECALLING HER FIRST IMPRESSION OF HARRELL. “I WAS ALREADY DOING THIS MUSIC THING IN MY LIVING ROOM WHERE A BUNCH OF US WOULD PLAY TOGETHER SO I INVITED HIM TO JOIN US.”

THE REST, AS THE CLICHÉ GOES, IS HISTORY. AS SOON AS THEY FIRST PLAYED TOGETHER THEY NOTICED HOW WELL THEIR VOICES COMPLEMENTED EACH OTHER “LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE” SHE SAYS WITH A TONE THAT STILL SOUNDS AS EXCITED AS SHE MUST HAVE BEEN WHEN THIS ALL FIRST HAPPENED.

FROM THIS CHANCE ENCOUNTER LETTERS TO ABIGAIL WAS BORN. THE DUO IS A MODERN DAY STRING BAND WITH A DISTINCTLY OLD TIME FEEL AND IT IS EASY TO SEE WHAT DREW THE TWO MUSICIANS TOGETHER. WHEN REDMOND AND HARRELL SING TOGETHER IN HARMONY IT REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE THE TWO WERE DESIGNED WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF BEING BAND MATES. WHETHER IT IS A HEARTFELT LOVE SONG LIKE “ANGEL IN ORDINARY SHOES” OR AN UPBEAT AND CATCHY BREAK-UP SONG LIKE “LEAVE THE LEAVIN’” THE DUO SOUNDS LIKE MASTERS OF THEIR GENRE, BOTH MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY.

IN REALITY, LETTERS TO ABIGAIL IS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF WHAT PROMISES TO BE A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL JOURNEY. THEY RECORDED THEIR FIRST ALBUM “SAY ANYTHING” IN 2013 WHICH MADE WNCW’S LIST OF TOP 100 RELEASES OF THE YEAR. REDMOND ADMITS, THOUGH, THAT THE ALBUM WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY WHAT EACH OF THEM HAD BEEN DOING BEFORE THEY TEAMED UP. IT WAS A COMING TOGETHER OF “WHAT HE WROTE AND WHAT I WROTE” THAT THEY HAD POLISHED AND PRESENTED AS A DUO, AS OPPOSED TO A COMPLETELY JOINT EFFORT BY THE BAND.

ALL OF THAT CHANGED WHEN THEY RECORDED THEIR SOON-TO-BE RELEASED SELF-TITLED FOLLOW UP ALBUM. REDMOND PROMISES A MORE ECLECTIC ALBUM THAT REPRESENTS THE DUO’S WORK WRITING THEIR MUSIC AS A TEAM. “IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF A MOSH PIT” IN TERMS OF STYLE SHE PROMISES WITH A LAUGH. AS AN EXAMPLE SHE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS THE INCLUSION OF A MURDER BALLAD, A BLUES TUNE, HEARTFELT LOVE SONGS, UPLIFTING TRACKS, AND EVEN A “SLOW, RAINY DAY KIND OF TUNE” COMING IN THE FORM OF “TAKE ME AWAY,” ORIGINALLY MADE POPULAR BY HAYES CARLL. THE RESULT IS AN ALBUM TRULY REPRESENTATIVE OF LETTERS TO ABIGAIL’S TALENT AND, SPECIFICALLY, THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCES, OF WHICH THEY PERFORM WELL OVER 100 TIMES A YEAR.
(WRITTEN BY BRETT BAREST)

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Tickets can be purchased at school starting now until the day before prom. No tickets will be sold the day of prom.

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Sip Champagne, Savor Delights and Experience a One Hour Evening of Contemporary Ballet & Conversations from Choreographers in our Studios. The Studio Series provides an intimate setting to experience contemporary dance. This unique one hour of ballet, bubbly and sweets is a talked about Ballet Spartanburg event. Bold, unique contemporary pieces
choreographed by McCree 0’Kelly, the late Salvatore Aiello staged by Mia Cunningham with permission by Jerri Kumery and Ballet Spartanburg’s Company will be showcased.

https://www.facebook.com/events/720169001711193/

Sip Champagne, Savor Delights and Experience a One Hour Evening of Contemporary Ballet & Conversations from Choreographers in our Studios. The Studio Series provides an intimate setting to experience contemporary dance. This unique one hour of ballet, bubbly and sweets is a talked about Ballet Spartanburg event. Bold, unique contemporary pieces
choreographed by McCree 0’Kelly, the late Salvatore Aiello staged by Mia Cunningham with permission by Jerri Kumery and Ballet Spartanburg’s Company will be showcased.

https://www.facebook.com/events/720169001711193/?event_time_id=720169015044525

Critically acclaimed for her poetic and imaginative storytelling, playwright Naomi Iizuka is known for plays which masterfully blend classical and contemporary theatrical traditions from East and West. In THE LAST FIREFLY, she seamlessly weaves Japanese folk tales into the story of a young boy on a perilous quest for an elusive truth. Guest artist Sully White directs Wofford’s production of this mesmerizing tale, which is recommended for audiences ages 8 and up.

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Critically acclaimed for her poetic and imaginative storytelling, playwright Naomi Iizuka is known for plays which masterfully blend classical and contemporary theatrical traditions from East and West. In THE LAST FIREFLY, she seamlessly weaves Japanese folk tales into the story of a young boy on a perilous quest for an elusive truth. Guest artist Sully White directs Wofford’s production of this mesmerizing tale, which is recommended for audiences ages 8 and up.

https://www.facebook.com/events/338828153651008/?event_time_id=338828176984339

Shows starts at 10 with a $10 cover
Featuring our darkest performers:
Ventrigue
Cheeky Devine
Gwen Sidious
Seraphina Syren
Stage Kittened by: Lady Disdoriient
Opening music by: Morgan Of The Pines 9:00

Away Team returns to rock Sharkey’s!

https://www.facebook.com/events/366471867482201/

The City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition between cities all over the world to see which one can observe the most nature over a 4-day period.
Help the Spartanburg County Area compete against more than 125 cities worldwide for the title of “the most biodiverse city” during the Nature Challenge Friday, April 26 – Monday, April 29, 2019.
As a community, we will explore the great outdoors in search of as many wild plant and animal species as we can find and record our observations using our mobile devices and the iNaturalist app.

https://www.facebook.com/events/553919475119087/?event_time_id=553919485119086

Ready, set, snap! Get outside and capture nature’s beauty as part of the 2019 City Nature Challenge, a global citizen-science competition to be held April 26 – 29. Western North Carolina is one of three regions in the state competing to have the most photographic observations of nature uploaded to iNaturalist during this timeframe and we need YOUR help!

1.) Download iNatualist, a free mobile application, and join the City Nature Challenge WNC Project.

2.) From April 26 – 29, go outside (in your backyard, park or nearby natural area) and take pictures of wildlife, including plants and animals (no pets, please!).

3.) Upload your photos to iNaturalist and tell your friends to join in on the fun! **Children 12 & under can submit their photos via ecoexplore.net.

The city or region who make the most observations of nature, find the most species and engage the post people will be named the winner of the 2019 City Nature Challenge and support scientific research worldwide!

Can’t identify the species? Don’t worry, other participants and scientists, can comment and help.

For more information, visit: https://www.ncarboretum.org/event/city-nature-challenge-wnc/

https://www.facebook.com/events/286819975574413/?event_time_id=286819982241079

A Half Iron Distance and Sprint Distance Triathlon event.

Formerly the Mountains to Main Street Triathlon, OconeeMan will take place completely within and around South Cove County Park in Seneca, SC. This move will eliminate the point to point nature of the event and give reason to add a sprint distance to the mix. The Half Marathon & 5K normally held as part of the Mountains to Main Street Festival will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

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