The Role of Shadows Spartanburg artist exhibits oil paintings at Art Co-op
January 18, 2018Spartanburg artist Carol Story will exhibit some of her latest oil-on-canvas works — The Role of Shadows — at West Main Artists Co-op Feb. 15-March 11. The some-20 pieces will…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announces winner of third annual Furman University Juried Art Competition
January 17, 2018Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced today that John Derek Parsons has been selected as the winner of the third annual Furman University Juried Art Competition. The competition, which began…
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Top Grossing Movies – January 15
January 17, 2018
Week of 01/12/2018 to 01/18/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle PG13 Sony 4 3,849 $28,101,972 $291,312,604 2 The Post…
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Ten at the Top to hold Culture Counts regional forum – January 24th
January 17, 2018
At the Chapman Cultural Center Event to include unveiling of Upstate Arts & Culture Assets Maps as well as discussion on Value of Arts & Culture in Economic & Community…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announces winner of third annual Furman University Juried Art Competition
January 17, 2018Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced today that John Derek Parsons has been selected as the winner of the third annual Furman University Juried Art Competition. The competition, which began…
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Johnny Jennings, The Good Samaritan
January 12, 2018
By Tom Poland Perhaps you’ve heard of Johnny Jennings. I had not but thanks to Beverley Laliberte I have now. She told me about the man that’s the last…
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Jason Rapp joins S.C. Arts Commission as communications director
January 9, 2018
The S.C. Arts Commission welcomes Jason Rapp of Columbia this month as its new communications director. Rapp will plan and develop an extensive and diversified communications program for the agency,…
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Book signing for Reimagining Greenville at Joe’s Place – January 26
January 8, 2018
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Author John Boyanoski will be signing copies of the revised edition of “Reimagining Greenville: Building the Best Downtown in America” on Saturday, January 26, 2018 from 2…
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Jingle Bells, Shotgun Shells
December 21, 2017
By Tom Poland Bah Humbug You’ve heard this perverted version of “Jungle Bells.” Variants of the song exist but all demean Christmas, as does something else. TV ads. Just…
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WORLD News Group names its Book of the Year winners
December 13, 2017
ASHEVILLE, NC – From the war on poverty to famine in the Ukraine, from the political world of the Book of Samuel to Darwinian evolution and living the best life…
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WORLD News Group names its Book of the Year winners
December 13, 2017
ASHEVILLE, NC – From the war on poverty to famine in the Ukraine, from the political world of the Book of Samuel to Darwinian evolution and living the best life…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP hosts Third Annual Furman University Juried Art Competition – December 15 to January 11
December 7, 2017
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP will host the third annual Furman University Juried Art Competition beginning Dec. 15, 2017 and ending Jan. 11, 2018. During this event, Furman University art students…
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Jason Mraz comes to the Peace Center March 10
December 6, 2017Multiple Grammy® Award winner Jason Mraz has announced plans for a 17-city live tour. The dates – dubbed An Evening With Jason Mraz, Solo Acoustic – begin Thursday, March 8, in Raleigh, N.C. and…
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Top Grossing Movies – November 27
November 27, 2017
Week of 11/24/2017 to 11/30/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Coco PG Disney 1 3,987 $50,802,605 $72,908,930 2 Justice League PG13 Warner Bros. 2…
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Saving Trinity, Part III
November 17, 2017
By Tom Poland The Decades Astonish & Steal Author’s Note: This three-part story portrays a church in danger of collapsing and the people who love it. France’s Gothic cathedrals…
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Five out of seven Greenville Little Theatre resident actors will work triple time this December.
November 15, 2017Greenville Little Theatre’s (GLT) latest MainStage production, Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Goose, features five actors who have tripled up and are performing in all three of GLT’s December shows.…
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Greenwood Capital unveils art collection at new downtown Greenville location
November 7, 2017
Greenwood Capital announced the grand opening of their new facility in downtown Greenville, located at 201 West McBee Avenue, Suite 300. This expansion provides a beautiful space for Greenwood Capital…
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New John Acorn sculpture exhibit opens Friday at Sift Gallery
November 6, 2017
McMillan Pazdan Smith and Hampton III Gallery are excited to announce John Acorn as the newest exhibit at Sift, a curated gallery at Claussen Bakery in Greenville’s West End District.…
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West Main Artists Co-op to exhibit 44 members’ artwork
October 23, 2017West Main Artists Co-op will host a month-and-a-half long “Open Doors” exhibit — Nov. 16-Dec. 30 — at which the general public can see the gathered and finished work of 44 local…
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SC Arts Commission Invites Nominations for Local Arts Heroes
October 18, 2017
Recognize your local arts hero with a nomination for the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts or the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Both award programs honor…
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SC Arts Commission Invites Nominations for Local Arts Heroes
October 18, 2017
Recognize your local arts hero with a nomination for the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts or the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Both award programs honor…
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SC Arts Commission invites nominations for local arts heroes
October 17, 2017Recognize your local arts hero with a nomination for the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts or the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Both award programs honor…
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SC Arts Commission invites nominations for local arts heroes
October 17, 2017
Recognize your local arts hero with a nomination for the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts or the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Both award programs honor…
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Veterans exhibition now open at GCMA
October 14, 2017Highlighting paintings whose subjects connect to three wars, the exhibition Stephen Scott Young: Veterans features watercolors and sketches from the Museum’s permanent collection of works inspired by the artist’s visits…
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Daniel Zongrone awarded the first ArtsXcelerator grant from Chapman Cultural Center
October 12, 2017Chapman Cultural Center announced that Spartanburg artist, Daniel Zongrone, has been awarded the first $10,000 ArtsXcelerator Grant. This is a brand new grant from Chapman Cultural Center and it…
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Selections from Wofford Fine Arts Collection on exhibit
October 9, 2017With more than 1,200 pieces – paintings; prints, watercolors and sketches on paper; Chinese ink rubbings; and Asian, Middle Eastern and African artifacts and objects – Wofford College’s Fine Arts…
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Dan Turner appointed new Music Director for Greenville Concert Band
October 8, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Daniel Turner, professor and Director of Bands at Bob Jones University, has been appointed the new music director for the Greenville Concert Band after the organization conducted…
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A Yellow Bus Full Of Kids
October 6, 2017
By Tom Poland I look on school buses with fond memories. Rode one most of my public school days. Many a day I stood out in the cold shivering,…
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A Yellow Bus Full Of Kids
October 6, 2017
By Tom Poland I look on school buses with fond memories. Rode one most of my public school days. Many a day I stood out in the cold shivering,…
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Ceramics Invitational
October 2, 2017West Main Artists Co-op will host its “Ceramics Invitational” exhibition of work by three noted and local potters and ceramists — Amy Goldstein-Rice, Jim Cullen, and David Zacharias — Oct. 3-28.…
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Phantom Nightlight
October 2, 2017“Phantom Nightlight,” an exhibit of paintings by Spartanburg artist Jonathan Swift, will will be featured at West Main Artists Co-op (WMAC) Oct. 19-Nov. 11, asking the question: “Do we see…
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Spartanburg artist presents ‘Facades’ exhibit at West Main Artists Co-op
October 2, 2017Spartanburg artist Annette Giaco will present an exhibition of figurative two-dimensional works of art at West Main Artists Co-op Oct. 17-Nov. 11. “Facades” will be a showcase of the human…
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Susan Woodham awarded the 2017 Ray Doughty Arts Integration Award
September 25, 2017Susan Woodham, Ballet Spartanburg Dance Instructor and Outreach Coordinator, will receive the Ray Doughy Arts Integration Award on October 5-6 in Columbia South Carolina, during the Palmetto State Arts Education…
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Churchill, Johnson Collection exhibitions extended at Wofford
September 17, 2017
Exhibitions of paintings by Sir Winston Churchill and works by various artists of the Carolina mountains from The Johnson Collection at Wofford College have been extended through Sunday, Sept. 24. The…
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Catching Gators, That Ancient Reptile
September 15, 2017
By Tom Poland If you’re going to get ‘et,’ be brave and get ‘et.’ Like a lot of eastern Georgians I grew up with no contact with gators. I…
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Catching Gators, That Ancient Reptile
September 15, 2017
By Tom Poland If you’re going to get ‘et,’ be brave and get ‘et.’ Like a lot of eastern Georgians I grew up with no contact with gators. I…
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Ballet Spartanburg announces formation of Ballet Ensemble as part of 2017-2018 community outreach
September 6, 2017Ballet Spartanburg has formed a new Ballet Ensemble after carefully reflecting the importance of connecting community, service and the art of dance. The new ensemble will connect the community through…
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Blackout
September 1, 2017
By Tom Poland Now and then an intriguing topic crosses my path one time too many. That’s when I know I need to look into it. Such is the…
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Blackout
September 1, 2017
By Tom Poland Now and then an intriguing topic crosses my path one time too many. That’s when I know I need to look into it. Such is the…
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From A Back Road to Backwaters
August 25, 2017
By Tom Poland Dateline Georgetown County, SC, Aug. 15, 2017—Not quite a year later I return to South Island Road and Carolina backwaters. The destination? The Tom Yawkey Center’s…
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From A Back Road to Backwaters
August 25, 2017
By Tom Poland Dateline Georgetown County, SC, Aug. 15, 2017—Not quite a year later I return to South Island Road and Carolina backwaters. The destination? The Tom Yawkey Center’s…
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Down By The Catawba River
August 18, 2017
By Tom Poland Driving north on US 21 toward a “very small town,” I watch the land change. Hills rise into view. Large rocks protrude from the ground. Boulders.…
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Down By The Catawba River
August 18, 2017
By Tom Poland Driving north on US 21 toward a “very small town,” I watch the land change. Hills rise into view. Large rocks protrude from the ground. Boulders.…
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Last Hub City Empty Bowl session scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 26
August 14, 2017
Hub City Empty Bowls 2017 will hold its third and last bowl-making event of the year Saturday, Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. at Spartanburg Art Museum’s studios at…
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Spartanburg Art Co-Op to host ‘Full Circle’ exhibit
August 6, 2017(Full Circle exhibit-Green Goddess by Susan Eleazer ) The mixed-media and ceramic work of Spartanburg artists Susan Eleazer and Christina Dixon will be on display at West Main Artists Co-Op…
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South Carolina Arts Commission announces FY2018 Artist Fellowships
August 1, 2017The South Carolina Arts Commission Board has awarded Individual Artist Fellowships to four South Carolina artists in the categories of visual arts, craft, media: production and media: screenwriting. Each artist…
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South Carolina Arts Commission announces FY2018 Artist Fellowships
August 1, 2017
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission Board has awarded Individual Artist Fellowships to four South Carolina artists in the categories of visual arts, craft, media: production and media:…
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Searching For Promised Land
July 27, 2017
By Tom Poland I saw it on a map and decided to see it in person. Promised Land. I was about to head out on an expedition of sorts.…
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Searching For Promised Land
July 27, 2017
By Tom Poland I saw it on a map and decided to see it in person. Promised Land. I was about to head out on an expedition of sorts.…
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Peace Center announces on sale dates for 2017-18 Broadway season
July 26, 2017
The Peace Center has announced the single ticket on sale dates for shows in the 2017-2018 Broadway season. Tickets are on sale now to Peacekeepers giving at the $1,000+ level,…
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