HAPPENINGS IN THE UPSTATE JULY 2018

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1 HAPPENINGS IN THE UPSTATE JULY 2018 Beat the heat with a month full of indoor and outdoor fun! FESTIVALS The City of Fountain Inn Presents All American Blast Fireworks, July 1, 4-10 pm, Live music, DJ Will, food, vendors, drinks, face paint, 110 Depot St., Fountain Inn July 4th Weekend Family Fun, June 30-July 4, 11 am 4pm, Chimney Rock is the perfect place to celebrate July 4 th with the whole family. You can challenge yourself on the 32-foot climbing tower, walk their many trails, and get up-close to some of our wilder staff at the 2pm Family Animal Encounters program. Cost included with park admission. Wells Fargo Red, White, and Blue Festival, July 4. Greenville s premier celebration with one of the state s largest fireworks display (Fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9:45 pm.). There will also be live music on two stages and lots of activities for the kiddos! Downtown Greenville 5-10 pm ON STAGE Peace Center, 300 South Main St., Greenville. July 15 Phillis Wheatley Presents "Amnesia Remembers" at Gunter Theatre Writer and Director, Pat Styles latest work, "Amnesia Remembers," speaks about the struggle with mental illness, something he has lived through his with his mother. July 19 Home Free at Peace Concert Hall The all-vocal country sensation, Home Free, is bringing Nashville country standards and country-dipped pop hits to Greenville on the heels of their most recent full-length album release, Timeless. Warehouse Theatre (at Falls Park), The 24th Annual Upstate Shakespeare Festival Season featuring The Taming of the Shrew! July 5-July 29. Shows begin at 7:00pm in beautiful Falls Park, Thurs through Sunday each week. Centre Stage, River Street, Greenville. July 26-Aug 18 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka July 31 I m Every Woman a celebration of Diva Hits Café and Then Some, 40 Years and Then Some, a comedic look with skit and song at this group s 40 year history in Greenville. Wed-Sat continuing indefinitely; dinner optional; 101 College Street, Greenville. Academy of Arts Logos Theater, Little Women, the Broadway Musical, July 6-Aug 4, 80 School St, Taylors. Milltown Players, Beehive, the 60 s Musical Beehive is the ultimate celebration of 1960 s female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as My Boyfriend s Back, Be My Baby, Son of a Preacher Man, and Me and Bobby McGee July 20-Aug 12, 214 Lebby Street, Pelzer. The Comedy Zone, 221 N. Main St, Greenville.

2 LIVE MUSIC AND CONCERTS Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St., Greenville. No performance scheduled for this month. Stay tuned for Aug 4, Sugarland Concert - Still the Same 2018 Tour Heritage Park Amphitheatre, 861 SE Main St., Simpsonville. July 8 Foreigner, rock band July 29 Kidz Bop Live, kid-friendly pop concert, performed by kids TD Stage Amphitheatre, 300 S. Main, Greenville. No performances scheduled for this month. Stay tuned for August 3 Sister Hazel, rock band Weekly Street and Park Music: Reedy River Concert Series, Wednesdays 7-9 pm, through Aug 29. TD Outdoor Stage, 300 Main St., Greenville. Piedmont Natural Gas Downtown Alive, Thursday nights at NOMA Square, 220 N. Main St., Greenville, 5:30 8:30pm through Aug Greenville Heritage FCU Main Street Fridays, Friday nights at NOMA Square. 5:30-9:30pm through Sept 28. Music and dancing on NOMA Square, Greenville. Beachin Fridays presented by Mauldin Cultural Center, Fridays through July 6, 6-9 pm. Shag dancing, food trucks, craft beverages. Amphitheatre, 101 East Butler Road, Mauldin. Tunes in the Park, Fridays through July 27, 7:00 pm. 301 East Poinsett Street, Greer, Music by the Lake at Furman University, Thursdays at twilight (about 7:30pm) throughaug 2, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, 7:30pm Simpsonville Summer Music Series, free concerts on Fridays 7-9 pm at the Amphitheatre at the Tater Shed (in case of rain- held at The Arts Center). Chairs, blankets and picnic baskets are welcome August 11. This free music series will be held Friday nights, June 2 through Aug. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Tater Shed, 110 Academy St., Simpsonville (or, in case of rain, at The Arts Center). Chairs, blankets and picnic baskets are welcome. The Caribbean Chillers, No shows in July at time of publication, Simpsonville Arts Center, 110 Academy Street, Simpsonville. Raises money for the arts. More Music: For a comprehensive daily calendar of music around Greenville, go to Or, check out these local favorites, with a wide range of music. Gottrocks 200 Eisenhower Dr, Greenville. The Firmament 5 Market Point Dr, Greenville. Pizza and music. The Spinning Jenny 107 Cannon St., Greer. Smileys Acoustic Café 111 Augusta St., Greenville. Radio Room, 110 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville Rainer s Bar and Café, 610-A South Main St, Greenville. Open Thurs-Sat Tipsy Music Pub, 1237 Pendleton St, Greenville. Food and music nightly.

3 FOOD AND DRINK Farmer s Markets: TD Saturday Market at Main Street and McBee Ave, Greenville May 5-Oct. 27, 8-12 am. Travelers Rest Farmers Market, Saturdays May 5-Sep28, Trailblazer Park, 235 Trailblazer Dr., Travelers Rest. BeWell Mauldin Farmers Market June 5-August 28 every Tuesday at Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Road, Mauldin 5-8pm Dining Food and Drink: Greenbrier Farms Porch Series. Live music, farm-to-table snacks. Wednesdays through Aug 29, 5-8 pm. 766 Hester Store Rd, Easley. At the Chef s Table Culinary Tour takes you to five unique dining destinations where you can meet the chefs and dine at their tables. July tours: Tuesdays, 6pm; Saturdays,1:30pm starting at Soby s New South Cuisine. 207 S. Main St., Greenville. Craft Breweries: Multiple area craft breweries offer tours and fun special events, including: Quest Brewing Co.- 55 Airview Dr, Greenville. Thomas Creek Brewery 2054 Piedmont Hwy., Greenville. Birds Fly South Ale Project 1320 Hampton Ave Ext., Greenville. RJ Rockers Brewing Co 226 W Main St., Spartanburg. Brewery 85 6 Whitlee Ct, Greenville. Sierra Nevada 100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River, NC, The Brewery Experience Take a 12-passenger van to visit local breweries. Sat. tours depart 11:15am and 3:30pm; Wed. Hump Day Getaway tours depart at 2:30 pm. All leave from Greenville Visitors Center, 206 South Main St. Pre-booking required LECTURES, POETRY, LEARNING Mark your calendar! Cancer Survivors Park Alliance. May 21-Aug Woodruff Road, Greenville. The CSPA Survivor Series is a powerful photography project created to change the way we live with cancer. Recurring Talks- Check these out! Clemson University Life Sciences Outreach Center. Every last Tuesday, 6:30pm at Coffee Underground, 1 East Coffee Street, Greenville. No meetings in July. Osher Lifelong Institute (Ollie) at Furman University Courses, trips, and lunch-and-learns for senior adults. Chautauqua Talks at Greenville County Library Tedx Greenville Monthly Salons. Conversations around a specific topic or idea worth sharing. Next topic, date, and location TBA.

4 MUSEUMS/ATTRACTIONS Mark Your Calendar! First Friday Gallery Crawl, July 6, Greenville visual art galleries and venues are open to the public 6-9 pm this and every first Friday. Upcountry History Museum, July 1, Family Fun Day, Play in our summer exhibit, Once Upon a Time, while enjoying additional games, crafts, and story times at our monthly Family Fun Day program! 540 Buncombe St, Greenville Museums and Cultural Centers: Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 25 Draper St., Greenville. Classes and exhibitions. Greenville County Art Museum, 420 College St., Greenville. June-December Exhibition: "Art and Artists of South Carolina: David Drake, Jasper Johns, William H. Johnson, and Grainger McKoy". Carolina Music Museum. 516 Buncombe St., Greenville. Just opened in April! The museum houses 40+ pianos and harpsichords dating from 1570 to Also, see this website for various chamber music and other performances. Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Drive, Greenville Summer Kids Camps available. Roper Mountain Science Center, 402 Roper Mountain Rd, Greenville Friday 6:00 and 7:30pm. Earth, Moon and Sun Feature Show: Block Holes: 10th Anniversary Editions in the planetarium and observatory. 8:45 pm. Second Saturday is a public day, when multiple learning spaces are open. Southeast Center for Fine Photography, 116 E. Broad St., Greenville. Exhibitions, workshops, classes Greenville History Tours The Children s Museum of the Upstate, 300 College Street, Greenville, exhibits and experiences to stir kids imagination. SPORTS & ACTIVE EVENTS Watch! Greenville Drive Baseball Game, Home Games July 1-3, 11-17, 23-26, Minor League baseball affiliated with the Boston Red Sox. Fluor Field, 945 S. Main Street, Greenville. Greenville FC Soccer. National Premier Soccer League team. Home games July 4 and 7. Stone Stadium, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville. Greenville-Pickens Speedway Saturday night auto racing, runs through September 22, 3800 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC. Tickets and schedule at Liberty Bridge Jump Off, Friday, July 27, 2018, 7:00-10:00 PM. The second-annual Liberty Bridge- Jump Off is a street competition feature Elite and Olympic Athletes in the Men's Women's Pole Vault. Join! Community Fitness Pop-Up, NOMA Square, July 14, 9:00-12:00 Free morning spin classes from Cyberbar, a flow from Soul Yoga, a dance class from MAYA movement Arts and massages Beginner Road Ride. Bring your road bike and helmet for a beginner road ride mix of Swamp Rabbit Trail and roads. Thursdays through Oct. 25. Pedal Chic, 250 Riverplace, Sutie B, Greenville

5 Easley Firecracker Frolic 5K, Sponsored by the Easley Lions Club. July 4, 7:30 AM. Register Online Red White and Blue Shoes 5K, Furman College, July 4, 8:00 AM. Register online A Ride to Remember, South Carolina Alzheimer s Chapter. July 13, 7:30 AM through July 15, 7:30 PM. Some sporting events require pre-registration. For a complete listing of rides and races, visit WITH THE KIDS Mark Your Calendar! Movies in the Park, Thursday, July 19, 7:30. Paddington 2. Heritage Park Amphitheatre, 861 SE Main Street, Simpsonville Moonlight Movies, Greer, Every Thursday through July 26, Times vary as show starts at dusk. 301 East Poinsett Street, Greer, Once Upon a Time encourages children 1-10 years old and their caregivers to discover the meaning and history of fairy tales. Upcountry History Museum through Sept Buncombe St., Greenville. Recurring daily 10 am-5pm. Greer Heritage Museum, 106 S. Main Street, Greer, SC Tall Tale Tuesdays, July 10, 17, 24 6:30-7:30. Storytelling and crafts for children. Also check out the various camps for kids. Mauldin Cultural Center Kids Summer Sessions. Sessions range from Multi-Media Arts to Lego Robotics. See the listings. For a comprehensive listing of kids events go to SPECIALTY EVENTS Cars and Coffee, the last Saturday of the month year-round, at Michelin North America parking lot. Admire all types of cars, or display your classic vehicle. Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens. An 1845 grist mill and other historic structures. Mini-festival the third Saturday of each month. Thunderbird Square Dance Club, 156 Landmark Drive, Taylors. Meets two Saturday nights a month 7:30pm VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Meals on Wheels of Greenville Volunteer Orientation. July 18, 5:30 15 Oregon Street, Greenville Newcomers supports a local philanthropic organization every year, giving our members an opportunity to become active in our community. This year s philanthropy is the Ronald McDonald House. Go to the Newcomers Website page for information on specific Newcomer opportunities.

6 Last s year s philanthropy, YouthBASE, a non-profit that serves students and their families, is looking for volunteers for their Café de Madres Program, Tuesdays 9:45-11 am, 813 Hampton Ave. This program is an outreach to Spanish-speaking mothers; volunteers are needed to play with a few preschool age children while the mothers meet. Contact lchandler@youthbase.org interested! Wrapped in Love Angel Gowns seeks donations of no-longer-needed bridal gowns to make Angel Gowns (infant burial gowns) for stillborn babies and babies that pass away in the NICU at GHS. For a full list of needed donations contact Ro Farnsworth at wrappedinloveangelgowns@gmail.com. Or you may call or go to Facebook There are numerous other organizations that welcome volunteers. Here are some websites that may direct you to an organization of interest or an outlet for your special talents HELPFUL LINKS To find downtown public parking nearest your destination. Click magnifying glass, enter address Greenville County Library locations, classes, events Greenville County Parks and Recreation, 55+ parks and multiple programs Fun things to do with the kids and grands. All the details on 47 state parks coast-to-mountain, covering hiking, camping, lodging, historic sites and special events. Buy annual passes here. Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Walking and wellness events, Sports, Concerts, and more. Official tourism site packed with ideas, including a listing of unique tours called Greenville s Signature Experiences. Extensive calendars and guides on things to do, phone app gvltoday.6amcity.com Calendars, local news, helpful, daily newsletter Statewide listing of events and entertainment