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Monday, November 5, 2018
Moots Demo
Nov 5 @ 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Velo Valets

Moots will be on the road in November to visit the SE region. Come out to Velo Valets and meet Moots, demo one of our many demo bikes in the fleet. Meet Danny from Moots and learn more about what Handbuilt in the Rockies is all about.

https://www.facebook.com/events/169768463946274/

Tail Waggin’ Tutor
Nov 5 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Pickens County Library System

Read a story to Katie, a therapy dog, to improve confidence. Free, but you must register by calling 898-5747 or speak to a staff person.

https://www.facebook.com/events/553663741760681/

Fiesta for Families
Nov 5 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
WILLY TACO

The Autism Family Education Fund is excited to partner with Willy Taco for our Fiesta for Families fundraiser event!

Join us for food, fun, and fabulous silent auctions! We will have a sensory space for autistic individuals and those wishing to see what these spaces are like.

Tickets are $12 for adults and are purchasable through Eventbrite or through PayPal via our website (Please note in the comments that it is for a fundraiser ticket and which time slot you plan to attend so that we can add your ticket to Eventbrite and e-mail it to you). Children ages 5 and under may attend for free while children ages 6-10 are only $5! If you are planning to bring children between the ages of 6-10, please plan to pay at the door for them . Proceeds benefit the Autism Family Education Fund to allow us to sponsor families for conferences, seminars, and educational events regarding autism and other developmental disabilities. We hope you will join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/312684229540907/

Candlelight Christmas Evenings (November)
Nov 5 @ 5:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Biltmore

Candlelight Christmas Evenings*
Saturday, November 3, 2018 – Saturday, January 5, 2019 (Select Dates)

*Check website for availability/dates
*By reservation only.
*Pricing varies by date.

Candlelight, firelight, and live music bring holiday warmth to the extravagant holiday décor of Biltmore House, creating an evening to remember. Evening guests can also take advantage of Antler Hill Village & Winery to enjoy free wine tastings. Advance reservations are required for evening visits.

Learn more about #ChristmasAtBiltmore or plan your visit: biltmore.com/Christmas

https://www.facebook.com/events/2014125145534975/?event_time_id=2167409546873200

1889 Week Kick Off Happy Hour!
Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
FR8yard

The Traditions Committee and Valkyries Club is kicking off 1889 Week with a party at the Fr8yard and have invited Alumnae to attend. Join your Converse sisters for fun time with current students and the Spartanburg Chapter!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2220590138229986/

Chesnee Quilters Group
Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Chesnee Library

Category: Craft, DIY & Maker
Contact Phone: 864-461-2423

Join the Chesnee quilters as they share quilting ideas and their latest creations. All types of handicraft are welcome.

Chesnee Quilters Group
Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Chesnee Library

Category: Craft, DIY & Maker
Contact Phone: 864-461-2423

Join the Chesnee quilters as they share quilting ideas and their latest creations. All types of handicraft are welcome.

Jimmy Graves & The Passing Scene Host Open Mic #AtTheBauern
Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Carolina Bauernhaus Ales

Welcome Jimmy Graves & Co. from The Passing Scene as this week’s host for the longest running #OpenMic in Downtown Anderson! The Graves family is oozing with funky-folky goooooood talent. Come listen and play along with us.

Sign up to play at 6pm, music from 7-10pm, 2-3 songs per person. #HappyHour specials until 8pm. 22 taps of native #beer #cider #mead #wine #soda #kombucha #coldbrewnitrocoffee and our Seasonal #pubmenu

https://www.facebook.com/events/2205812493011007/

Love Expansion: A Celebration
Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg

On November 5, Speaking Down Barriers turns 5 years old, and we would love for you to come and celebrate with us! Woohoo!

What better way to celebrate the work of brave dialogue & art than with an art show, poetry showcase, a wonderful panel, and amazing food & dialogue?! Visual artists and poets bring your art for the “Pop-Up”! No table fees. Just share your art and you keep your sales. :)

Since November 2013, Speaking Down Barriers has provided a space for the community to have dialogue around achievement gaps, educational and wealth gaps, health equity, white privilege, oppression, intersectionality, differences of religion, and so much more. Our very first dialogue was called “Spartanburg: Opportunity for All?” and we naively entered into dialogue around classism in our very own community. Who knew what “Poetry and Conversation” would become?!

Most importantly, this work has led us and others to wrestle with who we are in the midst of many pieces, asking questions like:

“What is your power for transformative change?”

“Are you liberated within yourself?”

Join us in November for “Love Expansion”! Bring a dish to share, a friend, and your family. Let’s celebrate healing & life!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1716489148372883/

Wedding, Corporate, Special Event Tasting Event.
Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
CD's BBQ & Catering

Are you getting married this year or spring next year. Having a office party for Christmas ,training etc. How about planning a big celebration for a birthday or graduation. We are inviting you to our restaurant for a free dinner tasting for 2. Meet us along with other professionals like Burning Boombox DJ and Custom Cakes, Life in Color (Florist), etc… We appreciate a RSVP so we can have enough food prepared.

https://www.facebook.com/events/316033435617790/

November 2018 Regular Communication
Nov 5 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Spartanburg Scottish Rite

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Spartanburg, Orient of South Carolina – proudly welcomes to our November Communication Right Worshipful Brother E. Oscar Alleyne, Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of New York as he presents his Masonic Education on the “Frontispiece of the 1611 KJV Authorized Version from a Masonic Perspective”.

This is a tiled event and is reserved to 75 members. The cost is $10 per member, which includes dinner. Please contact our secretary, Illustrious Brother Freddie Thompson at [email protected] or 864-809-6286 to reserve your seat for this special event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/969753456544161/

Ben Rector Greenville
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Ben Rector Live in Greenville, South Carolina! Ben Rector is back for Tour in 2018. Find tickets now! #BenRector

https://www.facebook.com/events/1860877920888359/

Open Mic Night – It Takes All Kinds – Sanctuary Brewing Company
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sanctuary Brewing Company

Takes All Kinds

Calling all singers, songwriters, stand ups, poets and prophets! Come one, come all.

Host Josh Dunkin wants to hear all of your stuff!

No Mimes!

https://www.facebook.com/events/517057518810643/

Ben Rector – Magic: The Tour
Nov 5 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Peace Center

You know magic when you see it, touch it, or hear it. Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Rector uncovers that feeling with anthems equally rooted in whimsical nostalgia and excitement for the future.

In 2013, The Walking In Between marked his first Top 20 debut on the Billboard Top 200. His ceaseless touring and prolific output paid off in a big way on his 2015 breakout album, Brand New. Not only did it bow at #9 on the Billboard Top 200, but it yielded a massive hit in the form of the title track, “Brand New.” Clocking 41 million-plus streams on Spotify, the single organically landed over 40 film and television placements, including a trailer for The Edge of Seventeen, a TV spot for Disney’s Moana, and MLB World Series and Olympics primetime spots.

His seventh full-length album, Magic, will be released June 22.

https://www.facebook.com/events/631294737215987/

Converse Wind Ensemble: Sails of Time
Nov 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Twichell Auditorium

The Converse Wind Ensemble performs a celebration of the rich history of Sydney, Australia that honors the beauty and grandeur of the city in the sails of its famous Opera House, Sails of Time by David R. Gillingham. Also featured on the program will be Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold, Loch Lomond by Frank Ticheli, Molly on the Shore by Percy Aldridge Grainger, and Chorale and Shaker Dance by John Zdechlik.

https://www.facebook.com/events/246581782871980/

Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Reclaimed Creations
Nov 6 all-day
NC Arboretum

Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.

About the Artist

Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.

My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”

Sam Mitchell and Nancy Corbin
Nov 6 all-day
No School on November 6th
Nov 6 @ 6:00 am – 5:00 pm
Pine Street School

Please remember students do not have school tomorrow due to Election Day! We hope to see everyone bright and early on Wednesday morning!

https://www.facebook.com/events/311324976262244/

Election Day Holiday
Nov 6 @ 7:00 am – 2:30 pm
Arcadia Elementary School

No school on November 6, 2018 due to Election Day.

https://www.facebook.com/events/272339930065737/

Election Day
Nov 6 @ 7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Spartanburg County School District Six

District Six schools and offices will be closed on November 6th, 2018 for Election Day.

https://www.facebook.com/events/604385609975980/