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Volunteer In the Food Pantry

Mar 21 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Greer Relief

Food Pantry

With more donations and more food orders, we need help in the food pantry – especially MONDAY, TUESDAY, and THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. Come help process donations, make food orders, and keep the pantry organized! Choose when you can help HERE.

Categories: Volunteers

Greenville Parks + Rec Afterschool Program

Mar 21 @ 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Various Community Centers

Afterschool

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.

Locations:

Bobby Pearse Community Center (FULL)
- Elementary: Stone Academy
- Middle: League Middle
David Hellams Community Center
- Elementary: East North Street
- Middle: Greenville Middle
Nicholtown Community Center
- Elementary: Lake Forest
- Middle: Northwood Middle
West Greenville Community Center
- Elementary: AJ Whittenberg (transportation will be provided)
- Middle: League
- Legacy Charter School also provides transportation to the Center

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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Refunds are not available after the first week of the program.
Prior to August 17, Parent/Guardian must submit all completed parent consent forms.

DOCUMENTS

Parent Handbook

Parent Handbook Forms

Financial Assistance Application Form

Afterschool Flyer

Categories: Community Family Fun

Musical Theatre 3rd – 5th Grades

Mar 21 @ 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Studio 52

Musical Theatre 3rd - 5th Grades

Discover the fun and fundamentals of musical theatre technique by integrating acting, singing, and simple choreography in the development of a Broadway repertoire. Students will learn proper vocal technique, storytelling through song, musical theatre-style choreography, and how to work within an ensemble. Apply your skills in an informal showcase for friends and family. With new material every semester, this class can (and should) be taken multiple times.

Instructor: Anna Kimmell

Notes: This class will be held outdoors when the weather allows. When indoors, all students and staff will be required to wear masks.

Categories: Education Family Fun Theatre

Sketch Comedy Workshop Adults (19+)

Mar 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Studio 52

Sketch Comedy Workshop for Adults (19+)

Learn the ins and outs of sketch comedy in this eight-week course for adults led by Flat Rock Playhouse’s favorite comedic actor, Scott Treadway! Dive into the history of two-person comedy, learn about the straight man vs character actor and how to break down comedic beats and jokes in a script. Hone your skills in delivery, timing, and physicality as you pair up and perform a comedic scene, coached and directed by Scott. Laugh, learn and level up your comedy skills in this low-pressure, highly-humorous class.

Instructor: Scott Treadway

*** All participating students must be fully vaccinated with proof of vaccination presented on the first day of class.
Masks are optional at this time.
Space is limited.
No previous experience is necessary.

Categories: Comedy Education Theatre

WEST END WALKING TOUR

Mar 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Greenville—Falls Park

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.

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Highlights include:

• 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.

Categories: Outdoors Tours

Charlotte Hornets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 21 @ 7:00 pm

Spectrum Center

Logo for Charlotte Hornets vs. Logo for New Orleans Pelicans

TV: BALLY SPORTS SOUTHEAST – RADIO: CHARLOTTEWFNZ 610 AM/102.5 FM

Categories: Sports

Converse Wind Ensemble

Mar 21 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Twichell Auditorium

The Petrie School of Music presents Heaven is Under Our Feet as Well as Over our Heads: A Musical Celebration of Nature by the Converse Wind Ensemble. Featuring works by Joni Greene, Aaron Perrine, and Philip Sparke, this event is free and open to the public, and also available by livestream.

Categories: Music

Tame Impala

Mar 21 @ 8:00 pm

Harrahs Cherokee Center Asheville

Tame Impala

Tame Impala (Kevin Parker) has confirmed a 2022 North American tour with dates that kick off February 27 with a headline slot at the Innings Festival at Tempe, AZ’s Tempe Beach Park. On March 7 Tame Impala hit the road for a run of headline arena dates that conclude with another festival appearance at the Buku Music + Art Project in New Orleans, LA on March 25th. The tour also hits the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on March 9 and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on March 14th. All dates are listed below and tickets go on-sale on Friday, December 10 at 10am local time. For more information visit www.tameimpala.com.

With today’s announcement Tame Impala also share “No Choice,” a track off the forthcoming The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set which will be released on February 18, 2022 via Interscope. The box set features B-Sides and remixes of his GRAMMY-nominated 2020 album. The physical version will feature 2 transparent red LP’s and alternate artwork including a 40-page booklet and The Slow Rush 2050 calendar. Both the physical and digital versions released on February 18 will feature another never-before-heard b-side “The Boat I Row,” the pre-album single “Patience” (both original and remix), plus additional extended versions and remixes. Last month he shared “Breathe Deeper (Lil Yachty Remix)”. The box set is available for pre-order here.

The Slow Rush, released in 2020, has amassed over 1.5 billion streams worldwide. The album landed at #1 album in multiple territories and was his highest charting album to date in both the US and UK with 14 top 10 chart positions around the world. The album serves as a deep reflection on the passage of time. “The Slow Rush is an extraordinarily detailed opus,” said Pitchfork. “I have to marvel that all this sound and history comes from Parker alone, picking every string and twisting every knob.” The Slow Rush has amassed over 1.5 billion streams and counting.

In addition to its chart success, Parker won an ARIA Awards haul, taking home Album of the Year, Best Group, Best Rock Album, Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year. Parker was nominated for two GRAMMY Awards in 2021 for Best Alternative Album and Best Rock Song for the single Lost In Yesterday. This marked his third nomination in the Alternative category, having previously been nominated for Currents and Lonerism. The Slow Rush was also nominated for two Billboard Music Awards and an American Music Award (AMA).

Parker has emerged as one of the most influential voices of the last decade. Thanks to the ravenous demand of fans for a transcendent live performance, Tame Impala has headlined festivals and theatres around the world and released four full length albums – InnerSpeaker, Lonerism, the RIAA Platinum-Certified Currents and The Slow Rush. As a writer and producer Parker has collaborated with The Weeknd, SZA, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Kanye West, Kali Uchis, Theophilus London, Miguel, A$AP Rocky and more.

Categories: Music

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Color My World

Mar 22 all-day

online

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!

Categories: Art & Craft

Spartanburg businesses 31 days of awareness to support Developmental Disabilities Month+ the Charles Lea Center

Mar 22 all-day

Various Spartanburg Businesses

For the second year in a row, local Spartanburg businesses will participate in 31 days of awareness to support Developmental Disabilities Month in support of the Charles Lea Center Foundation. In 1987, the year that the March National Disabilities Awareness Month proclamation called for people to provide understanding, encouragement and opportunities to help persons with disabilities to lead productive and fulfilling lives, the Charles Lea Center Foundation was established to support the Center and its mission to improve the quality of life for those with disabilities and special needs

Last year the business community rallied to help raise nearly $30,000 to support the Foundation, and 60 plus local businesses are planning a range of community offerings with proceeds benefiting the Foundation this March.

“We are overwhelmed by the response of our ‘Community Champions’, over 60 local merchants who are participating this month by either choosing a day(s), week or the entire month to host what we are calling a “give back” day(s) to the CLC Foundation,” said Marisa Cecil – CLC Foundation President. “Some folks may not know that on average it costs $70 a day or $14,500 a year to support each community member the Charles Lea Center supports.”

Serving the greater Spartanburg area for over 45 years, The Charles Lea Center supports 1,500 community members with disabilities and special needs in Spartanburg County each year by providing a range of services to over 75 locations in the County.

The FR8yard will be back supporting CLCF during their St. Patty’s Day Celebration on March 19th with 10% of proceeds from the day benefiting the Foundation.

Community members are encouraged to patronize the stores, companies, and organizations like ‘Two Doors Down’, a retail store on Main Street, participating in the March awareness month who are making “Dreams Possible” for the individuals with special needs and disabilities right here in Spartanburg County. See the full calendar of participating businesses and daily activations here: https://www.charleslea.org/online-registration/

ANR Designs
Armoire
Baehr Feet
Bella Scott Salon
Blue Moon Specialty Foods
Bob’s Car Wash & Detail Center
Bond Street Wines
Broncos East Main
Broncos Union St.
Burn Boot Camp
Carolina Plastic
Cribb’s Kitchen
CycleBar
Dimension Cool Aesthetics
Fr8Yard
Green Papaya Salon
Health and Hand
Home & Garden Classics
Hub City Writers Project
Imagination Station
Inside Irwins
Keg & Cellar
Little Pigs BBQ
Little River Roasting Co.
Main Street Pub
Miss Marion’s School of Dance
Nu Way Lounge
Orange Theory Fitness Spartanburg
Paisley Paw
Pig Out BBQ Main
Pig Out BBQ Spartanburg
Pine Street Animal Hospital
Pink on Main
Planet Smoothie Spartanburg
Pure Barre Spartanburg
RJ Rockers
Rufus D Lewis Jeweler
ShowOffs Childrens Boutique
Skin A Peel
Smithworks Fine Jewelry
Sparkle City Balloons
Spartan Waste
Spartanburg Dermatology
Spartanburg Science Center
Sugah Cakes
Swangus Beef
The Kennedy
The Style House
Two Doors Down
Venus Pie
Walnut Grove Farm

Categories: Business and Networking Community Fundraisers

Upstate International Month

Mar 22 all-day

Upstate International

Upstate International is celebrating our 10 year anniversary of International Month, and we want you to join in on the fun!

UIM is a month-long program of internationally themed events designed to highlight, promote and celebrate the rich international and cultural diversity we all share in and benefit from living in the Upstate. Since it began in 2013, we’ve had over 100 internationally themed events happening throughout the Upstate every March providing opportunities for hundreds upon hundreds of people to be introduced to a variety of cultural experiences. Upstate International is the catalyst that encourages, and the glue that holds together, all of the international events happening in March in an effort to educate and excite the public and celebrate the Upstate’s international diversity and connections.

Thanks to over 50 event hosts, we have been able to offer everything from international coffee and cuisine tastings, university lectures on global issues, various internationally themed musical performances, international film/documentary screenings, bi-lingual story times, various St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, international cooking classes, international dance performances and lessons, an international trivia night, an African Gala, a Korea Night, a Be Irish for a Day event, a Caliente Cuba night, international artists receptions and wine tastings, a town hall dialogue about Islam highlighting that knowledge ends extremism, and so much more….

Categories: Business & Networking Community Education Family Fun Festivals Food & Drink Music

SPRING BREAK CAMP

Mar 22 @ 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

David Hellams Community Center

Graphic that says Spring Break Camp Arts & Crafts, Sports, Games, Free Play & More March 21-25, 2022

Categories: Family Fun

Banco de Comida I Food Pantry

Mar 22 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am

United Ministries Administration and Emergency Assistance

Categories: Community Food & Drink Health & Wellness

EMERGE: Women in Business 2022

Mar 22 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

1881 Event Hall

will feature local keynotes and guided activities to help you and your business perform better with growth, intention, and balance.

SPEAKERS

	Gail Sharps Myers, EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Chief People Officer at Denny’s
	Molly Cashman, Owner of Blue Moon Specialty Foods & Yep! Shake Molly is a co-owner of Blue Moon Specialty Foods where she partners with her Dad. While he was growing the business at farmers markets and local events, Molly was cutting her teeth in the corporate marketing world. She spent a decade working for top notch companies, including Amazon.com, Wyche Law Firm and Pure Barre – learning everything she could about marketing, business development, finance, customer service and more. After years of being her Dad’s cheerleader from the sidelines, Molly decided it was time to leave the corporate world and take the leap into the entrepreneurship with her Dad. They opened a gourmet food market and restaurant in Spartanburg called Blue Moon Specialty Foods featuring Yep! Shake along with many of her Dad’s other famous recipes. They are currently working on their second location which will house another commercial kitchen and a new retail concept they are calling the Blue Moon Bodega. Molly is the proud wife to her better half, Jeff Cashman, and a busy mom of three kids, two springer spaniels, a cat and some fish.
	Michelle Pearson, District Manager at Senator International Michelle is a 22 year freight forwarding & transportation professional. Having worked in Metropolitan Cities such as Munich, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, relocated to GSP in 2017 to call her home base. As District Manager she has grown the Senator International Gateway Operation with 7 weekly 747F rotations from 5 employees to today 140 staff and counting. As Wife and Mother of three, she has quickly had to learn the value of work/life balance, the lessons from which she transfers to her team.

Categories: Business and Networking Community

Thanks FLO: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted

Mar 22 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 pm

The North Carolina Arboretum

Who was the visionary who designed some of America’s most iconic gardens and parks? Find out at an all-new exhibit celebrating the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted (FLO).

The exhibit on the man who planned both Central Park (his first major design) and Biltmore in Asheville (his final one), takes center stage in the Baker Visitor Center Exhibit Hall and at select locations in the landscape on the occasion of his 200th birthday. Thanks FLO features a retrospective of Olmsted’s life through landmarks and key moments and shows off a selection of his most iconic designs through vintage postcards, maps and green screen technology.

Step into the designing game and build a park using interactive tools and take a selfie that puts you front and center in iconic Olmsted parks. Outdoor exhibits await discovery and illustrate the design principles Olmsted used while designing and building parks, greenways, campuses and private estates across the United States.

The exhibit is created in conjunction with the National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP) in celebration of Olmsted’s 200th birthday on April 26, 2022.

Thanks FLO: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted is presented in participation with Olmsted 200, a nationwide celebration taking place in parks and public spaces across the United States.

Categories: Education Outdoors Parks & Recreation

Banco de Comida I Food Pantry

Mar 22 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

United Ministries

Categories: Community Food & Drink

Donations for Food Pantry + Household Items

Mar 22 @ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Greer Relief

Donation Needs

** We are currently running low on most food pantry items. Please help spread awareness that we are in need.**

Food Pantry

Canned Vegetables/Beans (Green Beans, Corn, Peas, etc.)

Mashed Potatoes

Pasta

Cereal/Breakfast Items

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Household Items

Bar Soap

Laundry Detergent

Dish Detergent

Any Cleaning Supplies!

Categories: Community Donations

EMERGE: Women in Business 2022

Mar 22 @ 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

1881 Event Hall

EMERGE: Women in Business 2022 will feature local keynote and breakout sessions on how you and your business can perform better with growth, intention, and balance. Schedule and speaker details to come.

Categories: Business and Networking Community

Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg: The Judy and Brant Bynum Art Award for 2022 is now Open

Mar 22 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

online

Thanks to the generosity of Judy and Brant Bynum, the amount of the award has increased from $500 to $1,000! This award is offered annually to rising college juniors majoring in Fine Art (2D or 3D) at a college or university in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Accepting applications beginning February 1, 2022. The deadline to apply is April 29, 2022, at 5 PM. For details, please visit: www.artistsguildspartanburg.org/awards

Categories: Art & Craft

Food Pantry Donations Needed

Mar 22 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Greer Relief

Food Pantry

Donation Needs

** We are currently running low on most food pantry items. Please help spread awareness that we are in need.**

Food Pantry

Canned Vegetables/Beans (Green Beans, Corn, Peas, etc.)

Mashed Potatoes

Pasta

Cereal/Breakfast Items

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Household Items

Bar Soap

Laundry Detergent

Dish Detergent

Any Cleaning Supplies!

Categories: Community Donations Food & Drink

March 2022 Mar 2022

Events Calendar

GENERAL INFORMATION

DOCUMENTS

Highlights include:

SPEAKERS