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The Spartanburg Science Center, Spartanburg Area Conservancy, and the USC Upstate Foundation joined forces in January of 2021 to offer a comprehensive STEAM program to children in the community. ‘Seeing Through Their Eyes’ offered students ages 3-18 an opportunity to learn about and document the nature they saw around them during the pandemic, with the goal of keeping kids engaged, off screens, outdoors and educated during the winter months.
Thanks to the generosity of the Spartanburg County Foundation, the Mary Black Foundation, the USC Upstate Foundation, the EMK Foundation and the City of Spartanburg, the program provided 325 take home kits with a disposable camera, a nature guide to direct the photos, and suggested activities. The guide led kids down the Cottonwood Trail, to the animal room in the Science Center, and to the USC Upstate Arboretum to photograph local plants and animals, learn about patterns in nature, and more.
The Study Buddies Afterschool program is offered at four community centers throughout Greenville. The program runs Monday through Friday from 2:30-6 p.m. Participants will receive homework assistance, life skills development, recreational activities, educational projects, and much more. A healthy meal is provided daily for each participant. This program is open to students in K through 8th grade.
Registration is currently open for city of Greenville residents.
Participants in the Study Buddies Afterschool program will receive homework assistance, life skills development, recreational activities, educational projects, and much more. A healthy meal is provided daily. This program is open to students in 5K through 8th grade.
We are committed to providing our students a safe, enriching, and healthy afterschool experience. View Afterschool Health and Wellness Policy (PDF)
Dates: August 17, 2021 – June 1, 2022 *Program does not run when there is no school for holidays, half days, teacher work days, vacations, or snow days (following Greenville County School calendar).
Time: 2:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Fees: $585 for City Residents
Discounts for families registering two or more children. Payment plan available in 9 installments with the first initial payment due upon registration.
Financial Assistance: City of Greenville residents with documented financial need will automatically qualify for a reduced fee after school program. Qualified participants must complete the application and submit all required documentation to be eligible for the reduced fee. Financial aid will automatically be added to the participants online account after their application and documentation has been approved. Applications are available online (see below under documents) or in person at David Hellams Community Center or Bobby Pearse Community Center.
Financial assistance rates are $270 for the year. Sibling discounts do not apply to financial assistance rates.
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Bussing Directly From The School To The Community Center: The City of Greenville DOES NOT provide transportation from the school to the afterschool site. Parents are responsible for arranging school bus transportation and also letting the school know that their child will be attending this afterschool program.
Our movie-goers dine on pizza before watching current hit movies as well as staff favorites from when they were children. Each movie is accompanied by an organic, all natural fruit juice popsicle and themed crafts & activities! This is the perfect excuse to celebrate the fact that you chose the best for your child with a toast somewhere without cheddar bunnies on the menu! Note: Children must be fully potty-trained to attend.
Founded in 2016, The Spartanburg Philharmonic Percussion Ensemble is made up of longtime friends and colleagues. Some of the members have performed together for almost 30 years, beginning with their Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps days.
Currently, the core percussion section for the Spartanburg Philharmonic, Patrick Lowery, Kevin Maloney, Kevin Mavis, Adena McDaniel, Matthew McDaniel, and Veronica Weygandt make up the ensemble. When not on stage together, these percussionists perform throughout the Upstate of South Carolina and teach musicians of all ages.
The ensemble’s repertoire spans genres, historical periods, and timbres to bring exciting concerts of both melodic beauty and pulse-quickening rhythms. One audience member writes, “Having never been to this type of concert before, we had no idea what to expect. We were absolutely blown away by the amazing talent and expertise of this group.
This tour begins at the very birthplace of Greenville—Falls Park. The same allure of the gorgeous 40-foot natural waterfall that casts a spell on Falls Park visitors today must have had the same impact on the first colonial settler, Richard Pearis, when he arrived in c.1769. Less than a handful of American cities can boast such a waterfall in the heart of downtown. Visitors receive a chronological history of our city beginning with a view of the falls from the newest icon of the city’s cityscape—the award-winning pedestrian Liberty Bridge. At the foundation walls of an 1816 grist mill built by Vardry McBee, guests will learn about the factors that caused this small trading post town to grow into the textile center of the world.
Other highlights of the tour include discussion of some of the oldest buildings still existing along the banks of the river, including the 1882 Huguenot Mill and the Gower, Cox and Markley Carriage factory buildings that are now used for dining and entertainment. On the other side of the river banks, visitors will soak in the magnificent features of the $137 million Riverplace development with its unique mix of restaurants, offices, condominiums, artists’ open studios, a 30-foot cascading waterfall feature, hotel and more.
A stroll back up Main St. into the West End discusses a famous Greenvillian, Charles Townes. This tour will give you a great overview of our city’s past but you’ll also hear about the exciting current projects that are adding to the downtown experience as well as future projects that are going to be transforming us into the future.
• Ruins of an 1816 grist mill built by the “Father of Greenville”, Vardry McBee
• The 1882 Huguenot Mill – learn how Greenville became the “Textile Center of the World”
• The 1857 Gower, Cox and Markley Carriage factory building, once the largest carriage company in the South
• Riverplace – stroll the river walk while learning about the beautiful complex of fine restaurants, shopping, condos, open artist studios, and more overlooking the Reedy River that has sparked a revitalization of the Historic West End
• The bronze memorial to Charles Townes, a Greenvillian who became the inventor of the laser.
Join us at The L on March 11, 2022 For a night of Murder, Mystery and Masquerade. Enjoy dinner and drinks while you attempt to solve the murder on Bourbon Street.
Dress the part and enjoy an interactive night of intrigue and fun!
Doors and Dinner open at 7:00pm
Interactive murder mystery starts at 8:00pm
Ticket includes:
Champagne Toast Upon Arrival
Hors d’oeuvres Station
Mini Muffuletta ,Fried Catfish Bites w/ Spicy Remolaude , Crawfish Dip w/ French Bread Crostini’s
Dinner Station
Jalapeno Cornbread , Shrimp Gumbo w/ Rice , Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya
Dinner Station
Carved Blackened Flat Iron Steak , Dirty Rice, Cream Corn Casserole
Dessert Station
White Chocolate Bread Pudding & Bananas Fosters Flambe
On March 11 2022, the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium arena will be transformed into a beautiful cruise ship, complete with food, drinks, a live band, sports bar, game room, auctions and much more!
This year we are cruising to Scotland!
Dancing | Silent and Live Auctions | Food Buffets
Tables (for 10) are $1,000 and Individual tickets are $75. If you are interested in purchasing a table or being a sponsor, please contact Susan Spires at (864) 573-7684 or [email protected].
Carolina Ballet Theatre will pick up the spring season with a beautiful performance of Arabian Nights, which follows the escapades of an American sailor named Sinbad on his day off. Full of adventure and inspired by the movie Invitation to Dance, Arabian Nights is choreographed by Artistic Director Hernan Justo and Associate Artistic Director Anita Pacylowski-Justo.
This performance is part of the Clemson Guitar Festival.
Christopher Berg is a classical guitarist and professor of music at the University of South Carolina. He has performed recitals in Carnegie Recital Hall and Merkin Hall in New York, in addition to hundreds of recital and concerto appearances throughout the United States. His recording of original compositions for solo guitar, “The Pilgrim Forest,” has been praised as “a journey through a new geography…nothing less than radiant and compelling (The State)
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Hiroya Tsukamoto is a composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. At the age of 13, he began playing the five-string banjo and took up guitar shortly after. Tsukamoto received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in 2000 and came to the United States where he formed his own group, Interoceanico, that consists of unique musicians from different continents. Interoceanico has released three acclaimed records and Tskukamoto has released three solo albums, “Solo,” “Heartland” and “Places.” In 2018, he won second place in the International Finger Style Guitar Championship.A virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting.
Clemson Students: FREE with CUID
March 10th – April 3rd 2022
Based on the memorable film, 9 to 5 tells the story of office manager Violet Newstead, who joins her fellow co-workers – frazzled divorcée Judy Bernly and sassy secretary Doralee Rhodes – to turn the tables on their “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” of a boss in true Dolly Parton fashion!
This production is generously sponsored by Allison Fields, Sharon & Greg DeFelice, Jack & Judy Depriester, and Harry & Sheila Bolick
The Classic Musical Comedy Tickets will go on sale to the public February 14, 2022.
One of the greatest American musicals! Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, the characters are some of the most memorable of any Broadway show: Nathan Detroit, Miss Adelaide, Skye Masterson, Sister Sarah, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, and many others. Frank Loesser’s incredible score includes Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat, Adelaide’s Lament, and Guys and Dolls.
Acclaimed late-night TV host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, in-demand corporate speaker, lovable voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist… it’s no wonder Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.”
Leno’s late-night TV ratings domination included more than two decades of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, winning every consecutive quarter he hosted. The Tonight Show was honored with an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Comedy, Variety or Music Series and took home the trophy for “Favorite Late-Night Show” in the annual TV Guide Awards determined by voting viewers. Leno was recently installed in the Television Academy’s Broadcast Hall of Fame.
Having passed the torch of Tonight Show succession to Jimmy Fallon, Leno has increased his customary busy schedule of comedy performances in top venues around the United States and abroad. He also continues his Emmy-winning web venture relating to his passion for automobiles, Jay Leno’s Garage.
BY KAREN ZACARIAS
DIRECTED BY PATRICK TORRES
During a weekend of backyard renovations at their new home, Pablo and his wife Tania discover a discrepancy with their property line—which apparently cuts through the prized garden of their neighbors, Frank and Virginia. What begins as a civil disagreement turns into an all-out border war of hilarious proportions.
Proud Mary Theatre Company follows up the smash musical Falsettos with a modern classic lesbian drama Stop Kiss by Law and Order: Criminal Intent producer and playwright Diana Son. Performed during International Women’s Month, Stop Kiss is a masterful play about the relationships of two women and their first kiss which provokes a violent attack.
SHOW DATES:
FRIDAY/SATURDAY MARCH 11-12 & 18-19 @ 8 PM
SUNDAY MARCH 13 & 20 @ 3 PM
ARTISTS COLLECTIVE SPARTANBURG
578 West Main St.
Spartanburg, SC 29301
proudmarytheatre.com
(864) 202-6555
$20 General
$15 Senior/Student
Hope Phillips (she/her) graduated from USC Upstate in 2021 with a B.A. in Theatre and a minor concentration in Womens’ and Gender Studies. Highlights from her time at USC Upstate include playing Kate in the virtual staged reading of her screenplay debut, All Bite, playing Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Gertie in Fuddy Meers, Emma in Betrayal (Irene Ryan Award Nomination), and Laura / Margie in Buried Over Lewis. Her most recent collaboration with the Proud Mary Theatre Company was as a playwright and actress in 2020, when her play A Straightforward Scenario made its virtual staged reading premiere with Proud Mary.
Kelly Davis (she/her) is an Actress, Singer and Teaching Artist as well as VP of the family business, Firefly Solar & Roofing. She has performed with the Proud Mary Theatre Company in The Pink Unicorn and Fun Home. Locally, Kelly has performed at Milltown Players, Centre Stage, Upstate Shakspeare, The Greenville Chorale, and later this year at Greenville Theatre. She is also a Teaching Artist with SmartARTS and The Warehouse Theatre. A fitness enthusiast, Kelly is an E-RYT 20
With the new year comes a new feature for Interior Designers, Decorators, and home enthusiasts, Color My World. We will be tracking the Colors of the Year and Colors of the Seasons. These colors influence everything from fashion to housewares. Throughout the year we will run stories about how these colors are chosen and who chooses them. Best of all though, we will be featuring artwork from our artists that utilize or coordinate with the season’s colors. We’ll even be choosing some colors of our own!
Learn More About the New Online Playbill
We’re going green!
Flat Rock Playhouse is now producing online playbills! View the online playbill at your leisure before and after the performance!
You can view the online playbill ahead of time by clicking the link in your concierge email, which will be sent approximately 7 days before your performance.
The below instructions are for viewing the online playbill once at the theatre.
