Explore Biltmore House with an Audio Guide that introduces you to the Vanderbilt family and their magnificent home’s history, architecture, and collections of fine art and furnishings.

PLUS: Immersive, multi-sensory Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius exhibition created and produced by Grande Experiences

PLUS: FREE next-day access to Biltmore’s Gardens and Grounds

This visit includes access to:

• Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius at Amherst at Deerpark®
• 8,000 Acres of Gardens and Grounds for two consecutive days
• Antler Hill Village & Winery
• Complimentary Wine Tastings at the Winery
• Tastings require a Day-of-Visit Reservation, which can be made by:
  • Scanning the QR Code found in your Estate Guide
  • Visiting any Guest Services location
• Complimentary parking

Art Exhibition: Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius

Immerse yourself in the world’s most comprehensive and thrilling Da Vinci experience as his brilliance and extraordinary achievements are brought to vivid life!

Join us for a relaxing ride through quiet countryside on your way to small town life in western North Carolina on the Tuckasegee River Excursion. Departing from Bryson City, this 4 hour excursion travels 32 miles round-trip to Dillsboro and back to the Bryson City Depot. Pass by the famous movie set of The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford!

• About This Trip
• Things To Do
• Itinerary
• Classes of Service and Pricing
• Class Comparison
• How to Purchase
• Schedule
• The Tuckasegee (tuck-uh-SEE-jee) River Excursion includes an 1 hour and 20 minute layover in the historic town of Dillsboro, where you’ll find more than 50 shops, restaurants, a brewery, and country inns. There is time to shop, snack, and visit the many unique shops before returning to Bryson City.

JOIN US FOR UNCORKED! THIS UNIQUE RAIL LINE AND WINE EXPERIENCE WILL FUSE THE ADVENTURE OF RAILROADING WITH THE LOVE OF GOOD WINE AND GOOD COMPANY.

• About This Trip
• Meal
• How To Purchase
• Where To Go
• Schedule
• Plan on being here by one hour before departure.

Altrusa International of Spartanburg is announcing their 26 th Annual Souper Bowl Chili Sale on
Friday, February 10 th from Noon – 2pm. The drive-thru only sale takes place at Mobile Meals (419 E.
Main St., Spartanburg) for pick-up of $10 take-out lunch orders and pre-orders of ½ gallons and
gallons of chili and vegetarian vegetable soup.
Orders for individual $10 lunch tickets and bulk pre-orders can be made by email, phone or text to
[email protected] or 864/415-6485:

Chili: ½ gallon – $30; gallon – $50
Vegetable Soup: ½ gallon – $20; gallon – $35
Deadline for bulk orders is February 6th, 2023

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Altrusa International of Spartanburg has been serving the community since 1961 with members who
embody the spirit of altruism and who are committed to community service. The Souper Bowl Chili
Sale is the primary Altrusa Foundation fundraiser each year. Monies raised support literacy programs
and activities, provide college scholarships for non-traditional students, and fund a partnership with
Hatcher Gardens as well as numerous other service projects throughout the year.
Altrusa International, founded in 1917, unites its more than 400 clubs in a common goal of
community service. Altrusa Clubs are now in 15 countries and territories, with a membership of over
10,000.

The Swamp Rabbit Trail is a 22-mile multi-use (walking and bicycling) greenway that traverses along the Reedy River, an old railroad corridor and City parks to connect Travelers Rest with the city of Greenville, South Carolina.

From our location, you can venture south on the trail through Greenville’s many parks. The Swamp Rabbit links up with Falls Park on the Reedy, Cancer Survivors Park and down into Cleveland Park. Heading north, you’ll see how the trail has transformed from an old railbed to a thriving trail with many breweries and eateries, as you head toward Furman University (7 miles) and Travelers Rest (1 miles).

February 10, 2023 at 4:30pm

February 11, 2023 at 6:00pm
February 12, 2023 at 2:00pm

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Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Book by Harvey Fierstein

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Now is the time to seize the day! Based off the smash hit Broadway musical, Disney’s Newsies Jr. is a rousing tale inspired by the true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City. When publishers raise prices at the newsboys’ expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what’s right. Featuring a Tony-award winning score, and jaw dropping dance sequences, Disney’s Newsies Jr. will be a stunning SYT event you won’t soon forget!

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Ages Recommended: Most enjoyed by children 6 and up

Run Time: 75 minutes + 15-minute intermission (90 minutes total)

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Language:

•  Use of words and phrases such as “beat it”, “sour pusses”, “lousy”, “stupid”, “kicked our butts”, “skull bustin arm”, “weasel”, “heck”, “stink”, “earthquake”, “war”, “crooked policeman”, “sun of a gun”,“goons”, “sucker”, and “nit wit”

• Use of language that suggests violence such as “rough up striking trolley workers”, “gonna make mince meat outta us,” “They’re gonna pound us into smithereens”, and “lots of ways to skin a rat”

• Words like “papes”, “outta”, “gonna”, “at-cha”, “beatin” are used to support a New York accent and use of New York lingo

Themes and Situations:

• Social injustice

• Using your voice to take a stand

• Situations of violence or suggested violence: characters make fists at each other, Crutchie hits someone with his crutch

• Implications of poverty among the children; it is stated that if they don’t sell their papers they will go hungry

• Mentions of strikes, labor abuse, and fires

Potential Scary Moments:

• Crutchie is taken to jail

• Crutchie hits someone with his crutch.

• Jack gets grabbed forcefully and taken to Pulitzer’s office

• Fight scene where several characters get hurt, however there is no blood or death, just scrapes and bruises

Other Cautions/Advisories:

• Insinuated mistreatment of children at the jail

• When describing a fight, newsies say “cops will bust our heads! Half them strikers is laid up with broken bones”.

When Julia Ridley Smith’s parents died, they left behind a virtual museum
of furniture, books, art, and artifacts. Between the contents of their
home, the stock from their North Carolina antiques shop, and the ephemera
of two lives lived, Smith faced a monumental task. What would she do with
her parents’ possessions?

Smith’s wise and moving memoir in essays, The Sum of Trifles, peels back
the layers of meaning surrounding specific objects her parents owned, from
an eighteenth-century miniature to her father’s prosthetics. A vintage
hi-fi provides a view of her often tense relationship with her father,
whose love of jazz kindled her own artistic impulse. A Japanese screen
embodies her mother’s principles of good taste and good manners, while an
antebellum quilt prompts Smith to grapple with her family’s slaveholding
legacy. Along the way, she turns to literature that illuminates how her
inheritance shaped her notions of identity and purpose.

The Sum of Trifles offers up dark humor and raw feeling, mixed with an
erudite streak. It’s a curious, thoughtful look at how we live in and with
our material culture and how we face our losses as we decide what to keep
and what to let go.

About the Author

Julia Ridley Smith is the author of a memoir, The Sum of Trifles
(University of Georgia Press, 2021), and a short story collection, Sex Romp
Gone Wrong (Blair, forthcoming, 2023). Her short stories and essays have
appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, The Cincinnati Review, Ecotone,
Electric Literature, Literary Matters, the New England Review, Southern
Cultures, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ever wonder what your antiques say about you? Julia Ridley Smith dives into her journey through her parents’ antiques and what they say about her family history. Join us at Hub City Bookshop on Friday, February 10th at 6 PM for a reading and discussion with author Julia Ridley Smith!

About the Book

When Julia Ridley Smith’s parents died, they left behind a virtual museum of furniture, books, art, and artifacts. Between the contents of their home, the stock from their North Carolina antiques shop, and the ephemera of two lives lived, Smith faced a monumental task. What would she do with her parents’ possessions?

Smith’s wise and moving memoir in essays, The Sum of Trifles, peels back the layers of meaning surrounding specific objects her parents owned, from an eighteenth-century miniature to her father’s prosthetics. A vintage hi-fi provides a view of her often tense relationship with her father, whose love of jazz kindled her own artistic impulse. A Japanese screen embodies her mother’s principles of good taste and good manners, while an antebellum quilt prompts Smith to grapple with her family’s slaveholding legacy. Along the way, she turns to literature that illuminates how her inheritance shaped her notions of identity and purpose.

The Sum of Trifles offers up dark humor and raw feeling, mixed with an erudite streak. It’s a curious, thoughtful look at how we live in and with our material culture and how we face our losses as we decide what to keep and what to let go.

About the Author

Julia Ridley Smith is the author of a memoir, The Sum of Trifles (University of Georgia Press, 2021), and a short story collection, Sex Romp Gone Wrong (Blair, forthcoming, 2023). Her short stories and essays have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, The Cincinnati Review, Ecotone, Electric Literature, Literary Matters, the New England Review, Southern Cultures, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Find her at juliaridleysmith.com and @JuliaTrifles.

With unrivaled arena production quality, Jurassic World comes to life against a backdrop of captivating scenery where dinosaurs from the iconic franchise, including fan-favorite Velociraptor Blue and a Tyrannosaurus rex more than 40 feet in length, take center stage. The production features more than 24 film-accurate, life-sized dinosaurs, with scale, speed and ferocity, operated by animatronics and performers.

Jurassic World’s unmistakable score combined with projection and practical scenery transforms the arena into the dense jungles of Isla Nublar, where real Gyrospheres roll through the valley and scientists work to unravel a corrupt plan and save anew dinosaur from a terrible fate. With pulse-pounding stunts and an original, authentic storyline, this show is guaranteed to make memories that will last another 65 million years.

We’re excited to be hosting Romantic Comedy Movie Nights every Friday in February at 7pm!

February 3rd- How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days

2/10 The Proposal

2/17 The Princess Bride

2/24 50 First Dates

Dress warm, bring a chair and snuggle up with your loved ones on our patio every Friday in February!

*please note these movie nights will be an outdoor event and will be subject to rain. If there is a chance of rain we will have to cancel the viewing. Please continue check social media for event updates!

We’re excited to be hosting Romantic Comedy Movie Nights every Friday in February at 7pm!

2/10 The Proposal

Dress warm, bring a chair and snuggle up with your loved ones on our patio every Friday in February!

*please note these movie nights will be an outdoor event and will be subject to rain. If there is a chance of rain we will have to cancel the viewing. Please continue check social media for event updates!

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With a career that spans over 32 years and 25 albums, Will Downing is one of the most versatile and loved voices of our time. Known as “The Prince of Sophisticated Soul,” his repertoire consists of signature interpretations of R&B classics like “I Go Crazy,” “Wishing On A Star,” and “I Try”; original hits “A Million Ways,” “Sorry I”; and the show-stopping duet with Rachelle Ferrell “Nothing Has Ever Felt Like This.”

His distinctive baritone voice has resonated in the hearts of women world-wide and carved a unique niche in the music marketplace. With fresh melodies and lush arrangements that satisfy all musical palates, Downing continues to serve his fan base through his own Sophisticated Soul record label and sold out tour dates across the country.

Mainstage productions are the top tier of Alchemy Comedy shows. The first act of “Side Quest” is a tribute to the world of magic and fantasy with scripted sketches and improv comedy games. The second act is a fully improvised comedy quest inspired by Dungeons and Dragons and an audience suggestion. This show has a limited run in only through March 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.