Events Calendar

The heart and soul are two “essential aspects of humanity,” says Upstate mixed media artist Robyn Crawford. That’s why she and artist Lady Pluuto came together to present a joint exhibition, “Heart & Soul: A Celebration of Love and Spirit,” Feb. 6 through March 2 in Gallery II of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg.

Drop by the Inman Library to knit (or crochet) with friends. This social knitting group meets every Friday morning, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Knitting/crochet needles and yarn will be provided, or you can bring your own. Adults ages 18+, no registration required.

Woodbine Studio proudly announces an upcoming art exhibition featuring the renowned artist Phil Garrett. Titled “SOJOURN: Paintings and Works on Paper,” this showcase is set to open on January 19, 2024, and will continue through February 24, 2024, at Woodbine Studio, located at 1112 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC.

This exhibition promises to be a stunning journey through Phil Garrett’s artistic explorations, featuring a range of his exceptional paintings and works on paper. Known for his vibrant use of color and innovative techniques, Garrett’s works are a testament to his mastery and creativity.

Opening Reception:
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, January 19th, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This event offers a unique opportunity to meet the artist and experience his works in an intimate setting.

Exhibition Details:
Title: SOJOURN: Paintings and Works on Paper
Artist: Phil Garrett
Venue: Woodbine Studio, 1112 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC
Exhibition Dates: January 19, 2024 – February 24, 2024
Opening Reception: January 19th, 6 PM – 9 PM

About Phil Garrett:
Phil Garrett is an acclaimed artist whose works have captivated audiences worldwide. His use of color and form brings a unique perspective to contemporary art. Garrett’s paintings and works on paper are a journey into the realms of abstraction and expressionism, making each piece a statement of artistic innovation.

Upstate potter Jim Weber doesn’t consider himself an artist, but many of those who own some of his works may disagree, choosing to display their pieces in their homes or offices as decorative art. Weber will exhibit his “traditional utilitarian and decorative” pottery Feb. 6 through March 2.

Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

Some of the best times we have at M. Judson come from our collaborations with Mission Grape and Camilla Kitchen, where we let the food and wine do the storytelling. One afternoon amongst the bottles, Chef Teryi got to talking about her not-so-distant tradition of Runaway Fridays, where a person might sneak off for a midday margarita and be all the better for it. And we figured we can do better than that.

So join us for our favorite getaway in The Gallery at M.Judson: Runaway Friday Wine Lunch. We’ll pair three wines from the same producer with three small plates from Camilla Kitchen, get some delicious education from Danny Baker and Chef Teryi, as well as a sweet little treat to go.

Wines will be for sale, tickets will be limited!

In honor of our daughters we are doing our 9th annual Valentine’s Daddy Daughter Date Night. We will have chocolate, candies, cookies and soft drinks and water. Cost is $3 per person non-refundable event fee plus cost of whatever pottery you choose to paint that night. We will have a picture taking area, call today and reserve your seat! Two events this year, February 9th and 23rd.

If you would like to sit with another daddy daughter that will be attending, please call us at 864-576-2228 or put in the notes at checkout. Thanks!

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Friday, February 23, 2024 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Junto Coffee 232 Mill Street Taylors, SC 29687

Our Annual Oyster Roast is held in combination with Leadership Greer and benefits the current class project. Be sure to join us for all you can eat oysters, low country boil, and BBQ.
Take advantage of our early bird special! Tickets at $55.00 until February 1st.

It’s February, which means ‘the boys are back!’ From the same outstanding musical talent who brought you the Music of Queen, the Eagles, and the Beatles, welcome to Mixtape! The Best of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Come shake off the winter blues with this red-hot rockin’ playlist featuring tunes you know and love. It’ll be ‘a gas,’ ‘far out,’ and ‘totally tubular!’

The Land Cruise is a fundraiser that transforms the venue into a theme destination and welcomes more than 500 guests. Each year the menu represents the theme with this year being a Taste of Tuscany. For the 3rd year local News 7 anchor Gordon Dill will emcee our event. The Land Cruise Live Auction items range from trips, vacation homes, artwork and lawn equipment. The Silent Auction includes more than 100 items. This event is one local fundraiser you don’t want to miss!

World Vision presents the Winter Jam 2024 Tour, founded by Newsong and produced by Premier Productions. Christian music’s biggest tour with performances by Crowder, Lecrae, CAIN, Katy Nichole, Seventh Day Slumber, Newsong, including Speaker Zane Black.

Suggested $15 donation at the door. No ticket required.

The biggest entertainment platform for teachers in the world Bored Teachers presents its first-ever comedy tour with the funniest teacher-comedians from the BT videos and beyond! Their hilarious skits have amassed HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of views on the internet, and they’re all joining comic forces on the stage for a night of laughter you DO NOT want to miss… Put that red pen down, pause that Netflix series you’ve been bingeing, throw on your comfiest teacher tee, call your teacher besties, and come burn off some of that stress this school year has been dumping all over you already!

The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, or bluer in this case, which may be why Dwight Yoakam hadn’t thought of doing a bluegrass album over the years. It was always already implicit in his music, from “Miner’s Prayer” on his first album 30 years ago to his one-off collaborations with Ralph Stanley and Earl Scruggs. If you listened hard, you could even hear that strain of mountain music in the melodies and harmonic sense of his most rocked-out country hits. He wasn’t consciously thinking through the years that he could bust out the mandolins to confirm his Kentucky bona fides – “Melodically, it’s just part of my nature,” Yoakam says, “part of the birthright, I guess, in my DNA.”

Yet here he is, releasing Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… in the same year that he is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.. Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… harks back to that landmark debut in its obviously cheeky title, while otherwise looking even farther back by recasting some of Yoakam’s most classic songs in a style that not only predates cowpunk but antecedes his beloved Bakersfield sound. Yoakam even remakes “Guitars, Cadillacs” in the style of “Man of Constant Sorrow.” No one is ever going to mistake a star so renowned for favoring snug jeans with a Soggy Bottom Boy, but here, he clinches his status as at least an honorary Clinch Mountain lad. “And then Chris Lord-Alge, who has mixed my last 2 studio albums, entered the picture in LA and agreed to add a further edge of Beggars Banquet-esque rock and roll mystique, completing the journey with a masterfully unique sonic framing of the entire project. I believe it was the first bluegrass album that Chris has ever mixed.”

GRAMMY nominated and 10 time IBMA Bass Player of the Year, Missy Raines’ bluegrass roots are steeped in the traditions of West Virginia. Hard-driving at its core, Missy and her band offer energizing originality and innovation in their music.

Mainstage productions are a unique mix of improv, sketch, and digital comedy. Reality Check is a celebration of our favorite (and least favorite) parts of Reality TV. The first half of the show consists of scripted sketches and improv comedy games. The second half is a fully improvised reality TV episode all inspired by audience suggestions. This show has a limited run so don’t miss it!

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The Alchemy Comedy Theater is back and running shows every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 7:30 and 9pm. Downtown Greenville has street parking available as well as several nearby parking garages