Events Calendar

Watch and listen as Camille Thurman joins forces with The Darrell Green Trio and jazz legend Wynton Marsalis to kick off the 2019 Charlotte Jazz Festival with an unforgettable night of entertainment in The Jazz Garden Tent at Romare Bearden Park!

Acclaimed by Downbeat Magazine as a “rising star” singer with “soulful inflection and remarkable, Fitzgerald-esque scat prowess” and hailed by All About Jazz as a “first class saxophonist that blows the proverbial roof of the place”, Camille Thurman has been amazing audiences throughout the world with her impeccable sound, remarkable vocal virtuosity and captivating artistry. Many have praised her vocal abilities to the likeness of Ella Fitzgerald and Betty Carter. Her lush, rich & warm sound on the tenor saxophone has led others to compare her to tenor greats Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon.

Over a career that has spanned more than two decades Oakland, California native Darrell Green has become a master drummer and prolific sideman, sharing stages with leading jazz artists; from Blue Note vibraphonist Stefon Harris to saxophonist Red Holloway. Though jazz is his primary focus, Green is conversant in every genre from straight-ahead jazz to Latin and West African music.

For an up-close-and-personal experience, choose cabaret table seating.

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Abbeville is where you want to be during the first weekend in May. Since its kickoff in 1981, the Spring Festival has drawn thousands to our charming town! The Festival features craft vendors, live music, food vendors, amusement rides for the young and “young at heart”, an antique car show, and more!

General admission is FREE! Which means FUN for the entire family!

Wristband Tickets for rides can be purchased at: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/city-of-abbeville-17863224357

New this year is Merchant Day! Come visit all of our amazing Downtown Merchants on Thursday May 2nd to kick off the Festival. Many merchants will have special deals and offers. Downtown Abbeville Merchants Association

Musical and Entertainment Lineup:

Westwood Chorus: Thursday 5pm-5:30pm
Natural Finish: Thursday 5:30pm-7pm
FIYA: Thursday 7pm-7:30pm
Thomas Fountain Band: Thursday 8pm-10:30pm

Adrienne Nicole: Friday 5pm-6:30pm
Wendy’s Dance Academy: 6:45pm-7:30pm
Finesse Band: Friday 8pm-11pm

Live Broadcast from the Southern Fried Morning Show!
Saturday 11AM-1PM
Swingin’ Medallions: Saturday 12pm-2pm
Rick Michael Band: Saturday 3pm-6pm
Unified Lights and The Leftoversl: Saturday 7pm-8:30pm
Stone Echo: Saturday 9pm-11pm

Craft Schedule

Friday, May 3rd – 1:00pm until 9:00pm
Saturday, May 4th – 10:00am until 9:00pm

Food Schedule

Thursday, May 2nd – 4:00pm until10pm
Friday, May 3rd – 1:00pm until 9:00pm
Saturday, May 4th – 10:00am until 9:00pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/287859905193357/

Friday & Saturday 8:30-5:30 and Sunday 10-3pm.
30 years at the WNC Farmer’s Market and it’s going to be a big celebration! Free workshops, free advice, local food and tons of fresh herbal plants, fruit trees, soil, hardware for your gardening and herbal products for your garden inspirations! Pet and kid friendly. THREE DAYS ONLY!

https://www.facebook.com/events/353214972130450/

Shadyside Dragway’s second annual music event, brought to you by Bob Webb-Homestar, Maco, and Servo South! An alternative music festival lasting Friday May 3rd through Saturday May 4th, 2019. We feature bands such as Dirty Grass Soul, Sunny Ledfurd, and many more!
Camping Friday and Saturday night is included in the cost of your ticket! For more information visit www.statelinemusicfestival.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/519443805223143/

With a rich history of providing family fun for all ages, the annual Pelham Medical Center Greer Family Fest promises to be better than ever this year, the 35th anniversary of the event! This year’s event will feature the best of the old and add exciting new activities with the goal of being the Upstate’s favorite family festival. The two-day event features live music on the CBL State Savings Bank Main Stage and the Community Stage, Mitsubishi Anne Helton Creation Station, KidsZone, Greer CPW Restaurant Row, and more than150 vendors throughout the festival!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2052161314904695/?event_time_id=2052161318238028

Join us for our second Decorate the Space event of the year!

Our pop-up theater is back in the Aviary with a series of short documentaries with a focus on culture and location.

Projects:
The Woodfin by Katie Damien
Strange Kid by Beth Fletcher
From Parts Unknown by Michael T. Workman
More TBA

If you are interested in submitting a project please email [email protected]

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Come get your car washed and your tummy filled with delicious treats! The Dorman Theatre Department will sponsor a car wash and bake sale at the following locations:
Saturday, May 4 at the Advance Auto near Academy
Saturday, May 11 at the Advance Auto near Fudds
All proceeds will go toward funding our trip to the International Thespian Festival!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2558360234205238/?event_time_id=2558360240871904

With a rich history of providing family fun for all ages, the annual Pelham Medical Center Greer Family Fest promises to be better than ever this year, the 35th anniversary of the event! This year’s event will feature the best of the old and add exciting new activities with the goal of being the Upstate’s favorite family festival. The two-day event features live music on the CBL State Savings Bank Main Stage and the Community Stage, Mitsubishi Anne Helton Creation Station, KidsZone, Greer CPW Restaurant Row, and more than150 vendors throughout the festival!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2052161314904695/?event_time_id=2052161321571361

With a rich history of providing family fun for all ages, the annual Pelham Medical Center Greer Family Fest promises to be better than ever this year, the 35th anniversary of the event! This year’s event will feature the best of the old and add exciting new activities with the goal of being the Upstate’s favorite family festival. The two-day event features live music on the CBL State Savings Bank Main Stage and the Community Stage, Mitsubishi Anne Helton Creation Station, KidsZone, Greer CPW Restaurant Row, and more than150 vendors throughout the festival!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2052161314904695/

Join us at Holly Springs Center (120 Holly Springs School Rd Pickens, SC 29671) on May 4th 10am – 3pm for an Appalachian Arts and Culture Festival! There will be music, food, entertainment, local vendors, demonstrations, and much more!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2281823605388575/

Our Choose Tap team will serve free, chilled tap for the fourth year at the upcoming Spartanburg Earth Day Festival. The first 200 visitors to our booth will receive a BPA-free reusable bottle.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2226973484296832/

The Spartanburg Earth Day Festival (SEDF) builds community, celebrates the many gifts we receive from Earth, and inspires our citizens to care for our planet. SEDF seeks to include Spartanburg County’s diverse population, engaging all people in appreciation of and concern for our environment and natural resources. Our intent is to educate our community about the fragileness of our planet, the interdependency of people and resources in preserving viable, life-sustaining eco-systems, and to enhance awareness of the role each individual can play in protecting and sustaining our planet. The festival itself is striving to become a zero-waste event with broad community appeal and participation. We accomplish these goals through education, the arts, and hands-on experiences.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2174387865955352/

Come Join Us for the 2019 Strawberry Festival. There will be entertainment, Art & Craft Vendors, Food vendors, and of course, STRAWBERRIES!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2018348531535960/

We will be onsite at Oskar Blues Brwery Brevard , NC | slingin’ our Craft Boiled Peanuts w/seasonal sides. Peanut Profiles and pairings to be posted the week of the event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/230165227917353/

Mezcal is proud to host its second annual Cinco de Mayo Festival. This year’s fiesta will be held in downtown Spartanburg, SC on Morgan on May 4th, 2019 from noon to 10pm.

Once again, we look forward to sharing with our Hub City some of Mexico’s traditions. Including, of course, an authentic Mexican cuisine for a full experience of Cinco de Mayo. Local academy performers, orchestras, and bands are just a few of the events that Mezcal is eager to share.

Mezcal is more than excited to be hosting this fiesta once again that will transport each and every one of its guests to a mini Mexico full of music, food, dance, and endless smiles.

During the first annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in 2018, Mezcal Taberna Mexicana hosted approximately 6,000 guests. We hope to overwhelm lasts years attendance and overall experience in a fiesta you won’t want to miss.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2795400900484919/

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away…

Well… how about in May, and in a brewery that’s real, real, close?

May the 4th be with you!

We’re doing something special this year for Star Wars Day! A day long mini-con in the Brewery.

Put together your best Star Wars costume and come out to the Brewery for a fun day of socializing with only the best of Star Wars Geeks.

From open to close, all the folks from The Social Club Tattoo Studio will be in the Mezzanine doing flash Star Wars tattoos. Ranging from $50 to $150 dollars… and all Star Wars!
https://www.facebook.com/HendoSocial/

Beth Revis, author of Rebel Rising, the prequel to the movie Rogue One will be on site, signing books, and talking to folks who are interested in writing and what it’s like for her to be a part of the Star Wars franchise. Beth will also be judging the Star Wars Costume Contest. Here is Beth’s Amazon Author’s Page:
https://www.amazon.com/Beth-Revis/e/B004AFJ318

The Blibbering Humdingers will take the stage in the Beer Garden at 8pm. They have put together several Star Wars songs for us, along with their standard fair of Harry Potter tunes! You can check out more info about the Blibbering Humdingers on their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/blibberinghumdingers/

The game masters from Bearded Dragon’s Inn have cancelled gaming for the day. Sorry about that. But we picked up a bunch of star wars themed board games from trivial pursuit to battleship and will have them on the tables all day long.

The fine folks from the Figures Sold Seperately Podcast will be setting up in the Taphouse to record a podcast. FSS goes to all kinds of great local, regional and national events, from conventions and festivals to movie premieres and more… and now they’re coming to Triskelion!
https://www.facebook.com/FiguresSoldSeparately/
http://fsspodcast.com/

Plan on spending the day at the brewery on Star Wars day!

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Come watch the Kentucky Derby on the biggest TV in Spartanburg and be sure to stick around for one of the most exciting live music events of the spring!

ABOUT THE VEGABONDS

With a sound reminiscent of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers mixed with the grit and twang of the Allman Brothers Band, The Vegabonds deliver a sensational performance, with powerhouse guitar riffs and impactful songwriting, night after night. Their hard work and unbridled talents have not gone unnoticed; the group has opened for such notable acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd and the late Gregg Allman and delivered rousing performances at festivals like Peach Festival, Sweetwater 420, Magnolia Fest, Sunfest and Taste of Randolph.

In addition to countless dates throughout the Southeast, the band has toured Europe three times, played multiple dates in Canada and have visited every corner of the US.

A group of five musicians with myriad influences between them, The Vegabonds are fronted by lead vocalist and songwriter Daniel Allen, with Richard Forehand (lead guitar/vocals), Paul Bruens (bass), Beau Cooper (keys/vocals), and Bryan Harris (drums) rounding out the quintet.

MORE ON FR8yard

https://fr8yard.com/

Located in Spartanburg, SC, at 125 E Main St., FR8yard is a dog & family-friendly, open-air biergarten & restaurant. With its chef-inspired food menu and an ever-changing selection of beer and other refreshing beverages, FR8yard is arguably the only concept of its kind in the Southeast. Complete
with a 20 ft jumbotron for major sporting events, live streaming, and the occasional family movie night, FR8yard is a must-see. In addition, the downtown Spartanburg venue showcases local and regional live music acts on its stage.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1164060673771059/

In Anderson, S.C., Palmetto Distillery and True Southern events is teaming with the Cancer Association of Anderson to host the second annual Hot Air Affair: Rising Above Cancer festival, on May 3-5 to raise money for families battling cancer. The event takes place at the Rocky River Plantation. Highlights include a moon glow created by more than a dozen different balloons, balloon flights (tethered and full), food trucks, live music by The Combo Kings, beer, a kids zone and a Kentucky Derby party. Other attractions include the Special Forces Association team jump into the event from the sky; a Doggie Derby where costumed pets compete for prizes; live music; and a Remembrance Flight balloon release honoring cancer victims and more! The actual live music time with The Combo Kings has not yet be finalized.

https://www.facebook.com/events/665233373910252/

The Blibbering Humdingers have agreed to come play some Star Wars songs (among other songs related to nerd/geek culture) for us on Star Wars Day!

Here’s a bit about them from their website:

Neo-retro existential wizard nerd pop with a dash of do-wop, a sprinkle of steampunk and nibble of new wave. A “sound” you ask? Genre? Pishaw! We don’t have a sound other than laughter and the sound of magic and the sound of one hand clapping because your other arm has been gnawed off by piranhas.

These magical masters of musical hi-jinx and mayhem will wizard rock the tea towel right off your house elf! They draw inspiration from the Harry Potter series, Dr Who, the SCA, medieval fantasy, science fiction and all kinds of delightfully, geeky fandomness.

Scott & Kirsten Vaughan began performing together in 1992 in the SCA, where they are known as Master Efenwealt Wystle and Maîtresse Aénor d’Anjou. With the release of ‘Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows’ in 2007, and upon encountering bands like Draco & the Malfoys, The Mudbloods, and The Moaning Myrtles they decided to form their own wizard rock act. They live in Cary, NC (under the name Sanderz) with two kids and a cat named Rosemerta. (That’s the cat’s name. It would just be silly to give both our kids the same name as the cat!)

They mostly perform at at Harry Potter, Filk and SciFi/Fantasy conventions along the east coast but also do libraries, bars and private parties. Some of the bigger shows they’ve played include Portus, ConCarolinas, LeakyCon, Infinitus, MarsCon, Ohio Valley Filk Festival, GA-Filk, Dragon*Con the Quidditch World Cup, the NYC Wizard Rock Festival, Wrockstock and LeakyCon London in 2013 (what a thrill!). Anybody want to bring them to Seattle? San Diego? LA? Germany perhaps?

https://www.facebook.com/blibberinghumdingers/

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Welcome to the inaugural rare beer gathering, Altered States, presented by The Eighth State Brewing Company, Crafted, The Beer Store and The Whale GVL :: A Craft Beer Collective. The token based festival will take place at The Eighth State on May 5th and will feature 30+ out of state breweries rarely seen in SC. The event will also be host to several pop-ups including Husk Restaurant, live art from Karl Zurfluh and other featured artists, fashion & clothing from Off Beat Kidd and Tarah Belle Designs, and music from DJ Mash Weds. VIP entry is at 12 noon with General Admission from 1pm-6pm while beer supplies last.

A $4 ID check and event glass will be required to participate and will be available for purchase on-site the day of. The event will run on tokens with 1 token equaling one 4oz sample pour for $4. Total number of tokens will be limited. VIP presale will grant you 12 tokens, event sample glass, one hour early entry, and access to a VIP tent with hors d’oeuvres for $45 (a $60 value, only 100 available).

Featured breweries are, Abomination | Akademia | Amor Artis | Ancillary Fermentation | Blackberry Farm | Bolero Snort | Botanist & Barrel | Captain Lawrence | Carolina Baurnhaus | Common House | Edmunds Oast | Freethought | DSSOLVR | Flying Machine | Flying Machine | Good Word | Green Bench | Hoof Hearted | Kings | Legal Remedy | Little Cottage | Mindful | Nocturnal | Ology | Omnipollo | Perfect Plain | Precarious | Resident Culture | Salud | Torched Hop | Von Seitz Theoretic Ales | Westbrook | Wiseman | Wooden Robot | More TBA

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