Events Calendar
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What does Culture have to do with It?
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Join us for a seminar by Dr. Brigitte Neary, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Sociology, as we delve into the following questions:
- What is culture? Is it a design for living, a form of social control, or both?
- What are the dimensions of culture? (Ideas, which include beliefs and values, norms and material items or artifacts). How and when do we learn these dimensions?
- Why does culture differ between societies?
- What are the characteristics of individualistic societies? And conversely, of communitarian societies?
- What does culture have to do with these differences? What type of society is yours and how so?
- What is the significance of symbols and language?
- Could we live without culture in any group, community or society?
- Are you a conformist or consider yourself a free spirit?
These are among the questions this seminar addresses to provide participants insight into the role of culture in their lives. Believe it or not, culture is instrumental every waking moment. Because culture is so pivotal it is critical to be aware of cultural differences between and, to some extent, within societies in order to be able to navigate the social environment in which one finds oneself.
$5.00 – All proceeds help to support Upstate International Month
Bring your own brown-bag lunch. Beverages and cookies provided.
Each week we feature a new brew and pair it with a tasty morsel for you to enjoy for FREE! From 6-10 PM, come get new brew preview, only at Carolina Bauernhaus Brewery & Winery.
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For parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional disorders: ADD/ADHD, depression, bipolar, anxiety disorders, OCD, oppositional defiant disorder, and more. Know the facts. Find help and resources. Feel understood and validated. Develop better parenting and communication skills.
To register, email [email protected] or call 864-331-3300
Monday, March 16 – Wednesday, March 18
Children of all ages love the circus — especially the Hejaz Shrine Circus, Upstate South Carolina’s premier family entertainment extravaganza! Held at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, this family-friendly event is incredible fun for the whole family and should not be missed! It brings in families from all over the Upstate!
The circus offers lots of fun, but it is also an annual fundraising event for the Hejaz Shrine. The profits of the circus support the operations of the Hejaz Shrine and allow us to effectively serve the Hejaz Charities in the Upstate.
When you attend the Hejaz Shrine Circus, we know you and your family will have lots of fun — all while helping local children and families.
2020 marks the 50th anniversary of perennial classic-rock favorite America. Featuring Grammy® Award-winning lead singers, songwriters, and guitarists Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, the iconic group has amassed six certified gold and platinum albums, with their first greatest hits collection, History, hitting over four million in sales.
The group’s iconic singles – including “Horse With No Name,” “Sister Golden Hair,” “I Need You,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People” and “You Can Do Magic” – continue to resonate today as cornerstones of 1970s and 1980s music.
America’s audience continues to grow, comprising a loyal legion of first, second, and third generation fans, all bearing testament to the group’s enduring appeal and ability to transcend borders with their uplifting music and positive message.
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Composed of the country’s finest brass players, the Canadian Brass is an ensemble whose expanded instrumentation provides a broad palette of colors for works written for brass as well as fresh arrangements of classic literature. Celebrating their 50th year the Canadian Brass is an unmatchable experience!
Adam Sandler (March 17) will not take place on the originally scheduled dates, and Arena management is working with event producers to reschedule both performances. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates when confirmed.
Open to the public, the 11 featured events include performances by the Furman Symphony Orchestra under the baton of two esteemed guest conductors; the Furman Symphonic Band conducted by Director of Bands Sue Samuels; Hugh Ferguson Floyd and the Furman Singers as they prepare for their European Tour; smaller chamber groups including the Jazz and Percussion ensembles; as well as guest organist Paul Jacobs and many of Furman’s own music department faculty.
Hugh Ferguson Floyd, conductor
Monday/Tuesday, 8 p.m., Daniel Chapel
Hugh Ferguson Floyd, conductor
The Furman Department of Music has announced its 2019-20 Sound Quality Concert Series.
Open to the public, the 11 featured events include performances by the Furman Symphony Orchestra under the baton of two esteemed guest conductors; the Furman Symphonic Band conducted by Director of Bands Sue Samuels; Hugh Ferguson Floyd and the Furman Singers as they prepare for their European Tour; smaller chamber groups including the Jazz and Percussion ensembles; as well as guest organist Paul Jacobs and many of Furman’s own music department faculty.
2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled Over Ongoing COVID-19 Concerns
Drive’s 15th Anniversary Season in Downtown Greenville delayed until 2021
The Greenville Drive, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, and the South Atlantic League today announced that the 2020 season has been cancelled due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic that has swept across the world.
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The ongoing concern regarding the safety of our community, and Minor League Baseball communities across America – including fans, front office staff, gameday staff, players and coaches – led to this decision.
These are very unusual times in which we are living, and we here at Artists Collective | Spartanburg must do all we can do to keep ourselves and our patrons safe. For this reason the Collective will not be open to the public until further notice. This also means the cancellation of ArtWalk this month, Thursday, March 19, 2020.
We will evaluate every week. This does not mean you cannot come and go as you please. We will hang art, make art, and be ready “hopefully” to be open for next month’s ArtWalk.
According to experts, outdoors might not be much safer as far as this fast-moving virus is concerned. Maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet from others, no matter indoors or outdoors, is the recommended practice during this pandemic.
the Blue Ridge Parkway closed its year-round Visitor Center in Asheville, at Milepost 384 near the U.S. 74A entrance, out of safety concerns for staff, volunteers and visitors.
“Other year-round facilities on the parkway managed by local partners will remain open at this time,” according to a statement from the National Park Service. “These sites include the Folk Art Center at Milepost 382 and the Museum of NC Minerals at Milepost 331.”
The parkway motor road and all accessible trails will also remain open where not otherwise closed due to weather. Decisions regarding planned seasonal, spring openings, such as park campgrounds and visitor centers, will be made at a later date.
Similarly, Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced March 17 that Sugarlands, Oconaluftee, and Cades Cove visitor centers are closed until further notice for public safety.
Seasonally open park campgrounds, picnic areas, roads, trails and restroom facilities located adjacent to visitor centers remain open and accessible to the public.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site temporarily closed the Sandburg Home and Barn on March 17. This includes Sandburg Home tours, the park store, access to the goats and farm animals, all special events, all volunteer shifts, and in-park and off-site programs. Park grounds, except for the barn area, trails, and restrooms will remain open.
In compliance with a directive from Bishop Jose McLoughlin, all worship services are cancelled through March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Please stay safe.
The world has changed. It’s probably changed for you. For many people, working from home is a new experience. How do you make that work? Even if you’ve been working remotely for awhile, you may be facing new conditions. You may have people or pets wandering in and out of your workspace when that’s not happened before. How do you make working away from others work for you? We’ve got some help for you, today. We’ve got Carol Hamilton, a global communications expert to share with us some of her thoughts as she has worked with people and teams from around the world. How do you get your head right? How do you get your space right? How do you stay focused? How do you come to agreement with those around you on how you will create boundaries and work and life?
We’ve got some answers in this episode of the Tech After Five podcast.
Follow these steps:
1. Get Buy In From Your Household
2. Setting Your Environment for Success
3. Managing the potential for interruptions
4. Creating the Opportunity for Quality Contact with Colleagues
5. Keeping Yourself working with loops that preserve the selfLooking to connect with Carol Hamilton? Look for her on LinkedIn.
The exhibit of about 40 pieces of art is housed in the facility’s newly renamed and largest gallery—“The Solomon Gallery.” It opened Tuesday, Jan. 7, and will close Saturday, Feb. 29. It features the work of Janet Kozachek, Janet Orselli, Lee Malerich, and Nathaniel Wallace. The public may view the 2-D and 3-D art at no charge Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit’s reception will be Thursday, Jan. 16, 5-9 p.m., during the city’s monthly ArtWalk.
The exhibit features selected pieces from one of the world’s finest collections of over 600 historic brass instruments from the Joe and Joella Utley Collection of Spartanburg, SC. In collaboration with the National Music Museum (NMM) in Vermillion, South Dakota, which will soon house the Utley Collection, Dr. Sabine Klaus, curator of the Utley Collection, worked closely with Tom Strange, Curator and Artistic Director of the Carolina Music Museum to prepare the exhibit.
Tuesday – Saturday 10-5 Sunday 1-5
Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support groups are a safe place for caregivers, family and friends of persons with dementia to share feelings, needs and concerns. We would love for you to join us the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 10:30am until 11:30am for a support group facilitated by Sandi Martin & Natalie Kramer. FREE and open to the community!
Jump to the beat with your friends on Sesame Street! Join the fun with an interactive show that unfolds on one of the world’s most famous streets at the funniest, furriest party in the neighborhood…get ready for Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!
Learn new songs and sing along to familiar favorites with Oscar and Cookie Monster; build a snowman with Elmo; flap your wings with Big Bird; marvel at Abby’s magic; be amazed when Super Grover flies, and move to the rhythm with Rosita.
Anything’s possible when everyone who shares something in common gets together. Kick your feet to the beat at Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!