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Spartanburg Downtown Association Newsletter
June 2 through June 14, 2010
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Visit our website at
downtownspartanburg.com
And visit our facebook page
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"Spartanburg Downtown Association"
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Invite your friends!
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Member Profile
| Southeastern Printing
Mal and his brother, Jones Caldwell were Spartan High graduates.
They were WWII veterans. And they were business partners beginning in 1967
when they opened Southeastern Printing. For the next 20 years they ran
the business until Jones passed away and Mal was ready to retire.
Mal's son, Jan, had worked in the family business since the age of 15 -
part time in the summers and during college. Jan was Director of Printing Services
at USC Upstate during his college years and later became the Plant Manager
of Band & White - a printing company in Spartanburg (now closed).
Jan took over the family business in 1987 and at that time, there were 3 employees.
Today, there are 15 employees - 3 designers, 4 pre-press and bindery workers,
5 pressmen and 3 office administrators. Toni, Jan's wife joined the company in 1996
and works in the accounting end of the business.
Erin Caldwell, granddaughter of Jones, works as a designer.
Courtney, Jan and Toni's daughter, is the office manager (above) - and her husband,
Bryan King is a pressman. At times, their son, Cayden (15 months old) helps
around the office - often getting ink on his hands.
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| Jan and Toni Caldwell
The staff of Southeastern Printing still enjoys serving clients they have had since 1967
offering complete commercial design and printing services to Spartanburg and beyond.
Southeastern Printing
488 N Church Street in Downtown Spartanburg
864-582-7289
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| City Events
The Downtown Hub City Farmers Market begins today-
June 2, 2010 and every Wednesday through October
on Morgan Square
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Please come out an purchase some local grown fresh vegetables
at a very reasonable price.
Parking will be on Dunbar Street in front Extended Stay.
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Business News and Events
YOGAlicious now offers lunch-time yoga classes
Monday thru Friday - 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm!
YOGAlicious
100 E. Main St., Suite R-8A
(Entrance @ 123 Dunbar St.)
Downtown Spartanburg
www.YOGA-licious.com
864.515.0855
We have the largest selection of Silly Bandz in town!
Crazy Bandz, Zaney Bandz and Bama Bandz!
From $1.99 to $4.99
Imagination Station
180 E Main Street in Downtown Spartanburg
864-573-8800
PRINCESS HOT DEALS TO CANADA/NEW ENGLAND
THIS Fall and Winter
from as low as $499 per person
round-trip New York on the Caribbean Princess.
AMERICAN EXPRESS Travel Services Representative
864-579-3082 or toll free 888-579-3082
www.CruiseChick.com
Nancy@cruisechick.com
Two Doors Down has a new shipment of women's Southern Tide polos in several different colors. The new Brighton flip flops are also available in three different colors. We also have several new styles of tops and dresses from Ryu and Judith March. Last, but not least, come and check out the new sales in the store.
Discounts from 40 to 75% off.
TWO DOORS DOWN
100 E Main Street in Downtown Spartanburg
864-582-0850
Summer is here at The Runway
We have lots of great, easy pieces to keep you cool in this hot weather!
Plus - select Spring styles on sale now!
*don't forget to join us on Facebook - The Runway
and Twitter -@therunwaysc The Runway 162 E. Main Street in Downtown Spartanburg 864-573-9134
We are doing the Trunk Show on June 17th during the Retail Therapy Night.
Sew Sweet is selling great "one of a kind" buckles, bracelets etc.
Their website is http://web.me.com/naphtspencer/SSY/My_Favorite_Things.html Other clothing at the trunk show! 
http://www.sevierskirts.com/Main.aspx
Effective in February, 2010, Atchison Transportation Services, Inc.(ATS) sold "Yellow Deluxe Cab Co." to Checker Cab of Spartanburg. Yellow Deluxe was the foundation for Atchison Transportation, and the method by which Charles E. Atchison, Sr. began his own business in 1949. Although difficult to sell, from a sentimental viewpoint, the cab business in Spartanburg was not large enough to support two different companies. By combining the two, operating and overhead costs would become more feasible.
Mr. Atchison decided to concentrate and devote his resources to the Charter/Tour, Airport transfer and Black Car service aspects of the business. As much as the taxi business was a fundamental part of Atchison Transportation, it was not sufficiently contributing to the growth of ATS. Mr. Atchison looks forward to the continued growth of Atchison and our ability to provide quality service to the entire Upstate and specifically the Spartanburg community.
Atchison Transportation Services, Inc.
120 Interstate Park, Spartanburg, SC 29303
800-346-7129, 864-595-1234
spencer@atchisontransport.com
Motor Coach Association of South Carolina(MCASC)
United Motor Coach Association(UMA), American Bus Association (ABA)
International Taxi and Livery Association(ITLA)
Business SHOWCASE with "A Taste of Spartanburg" Business After Hours
is on Thursday, June 17th from 3pm-7pm.
This "trade-show" type environment is a great opportunity to showcase your business. This event is free and open to the public, so it can be a great opportunity for exposure. We have exhibitor tables available for $285 that includes an 8 ft table with a tablecloth and two chairs. We also have a limited number of Display Booth spaces available for $395. These are 10ft wide by 8ft deep with pipe and drape sides and two tables/chairs. This would be a great opportunity for our downtown businesses to gain some exposure in the community. We usually have well over 1500 attendants every year.
-Annual Member Golf Tournament is on Monday, June 28th at River Falls Plantation.
This can be a great opportunity to create some exposure for your business and enjoy a fun day of golf. The cost to play is $150 per person and we have hole sponsorships available for $800 that includes that covers the registration cost of your foursome. Gain exposure for your business and enjoy a fun round of golf!
We also have an exciting event this summer...the launch of our new community web portal, GreaterSpartanburg.com.
The Chamber has been working on an initiative for the past year to create an online information resource for all of Spartanburg County aimed at introducing newcomers, potential relocators and site selectors to all of the facets of our community. We have partnered with over 50 entities in Spartanburg, including the Downtown Business Association to provide the most authentic and up-to-date information resource on many different topics of interest. The portal will in essence be the landing page or "online front door" to Spartanburg, containing general information about a number of topics of interest, such as healthcare, education, how to start a business, find a job, etc. with links to existing local sites to find out more detailed information. There will also be an extensive local business directory on the site with google mapping and hyperlinks to each company's website. Every chamber member will automatically have a basic listing on the business directory. There will also be opportunities for advertising on the web portal, via banner ads, etc. The initial advertising offerings have now been released with special introductory pricing.
For information on these and any other Chamber events, contact Jessica Osborne at (864)594-5062 or email at josborne@spartanburgchamber.com.
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Dining and Entertainment
 Start off the week with our Sunday Gospel Jazz Brunch every Sunday, beginning at noon; $3.00 admission.
Tuesdays - Salsa Social. Salsa Lessons begin at 8pm. $3.00/person.
Wednesday - Blues with Taylor Moore. 8pm - 10pm. No cover.
Thursdays - Jazz Jamm Sessions. Open stage -- come join us. 7pm - 10pm. $2.00 admission for musicians sitting in; $3.00 all others.
Happy Hour every night Tues. - Sat. 5pm to 7pm. Nightly drink specials.
June 29th: Fund-raiser for Boys & Girls Club of Spartanburg.
Weekend Feature Shows:
June 4: House Band, 8:30, $5 cover
June 5: The Adam Knight Triot, 8:30, $5 cover
June 11-12: Craig Sorrells, 8:30, $5 cover
June 18-19: Calvin Edwards, 8:30, $5 cover
June 25: House Band, 8:30, $5 cover
June 26: Ron Schwartz Trio, 8:30, $5 cover
Blues Boulevard Jazz
99 South Church Street
Downtown Spartanburg
864.573.9742
Palmetto Palate will be hosting an Open House
for Southern Living At Home on
Tues, June 8 from 6-8pm. Come shop and enjoy...
Enjoy this lovely spring weather and a scrumptious lunch
on our newly refurbished deck!
Palmetto Palate
401 E. Kennedy Street in The Farmers Marketplace
864-541-1818
chefs@palmettopalate.com |
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Arts and Entertainment
 Downtown Spartanburg Walking Tours
Begin at Regional History Museum, 200 E. St. John Street
at the Chapman Cultural Center
10:00 am to 11:30 am
June 12
June 26
September 4
September 25
October 30
November 13
Admission: $10 adults, $5 students
Limited to 30
Downtown walking tours begin at the Regional History Museum and proceed to East Main Street, through Morgan Square, down Magnolia Street and back along St. John Street. Participants will see historic photographs depicting historical views of downtown Spartanburg from while standing where they were taken. Additionally, we'll hear fascinating and often humorous stories about downtown and its occupants. Downtown has changed a lot since 1787, and there is no better way to see it than by standing in the places where history happened! Tours will be canceled in the case of inclement weather. Custom tours for school and civic groups also available.
To make reservations or for more information, contact Brad Steinecke at 596-3501
or by emailing
bsteinecke@spartanburghistory.org.
June 5
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Studio and Garden Tour - Four Spartanburg artists' studios, a collector's home, beautiful gardens and food and drink (lemonade and mimosas) from Palmetto Palate. $20 in advance, $25 the day of the event. Come join us!
See website for tickets outlets.
The Guild is looking for local artists to show in our Guild Gallery in 2011.
Deadline to submit entries is June 11.
37th Annual Juried Exhibition is also coming up! Deadline to submit entries is July 2.
Please see our website for details!
Artists' Guild of Spartanburg
www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com
864-764-9568 
Music Sandwiched In
June 2
Main Branch Library
12:15 - 1:00 pm
Jon Shain
http://www.jonshain.com/
Lunches for sale starting at 11:30 am
The Music Foundation of Spartanburg
P O Box 1274
Spartanburg, SC 29304
948-9020
music@spartanarts.org
 
Pop-Up Gallery
June 3, 2010 Open Wall Night! First Thursday of every month at Wet Paint Syndrome! Bring your art at 6:00. Doors open to public at 6:30.First come, first serve. $15 per artist. No commission on sales!Limit 2 works please. Email Kris Neely at wetpaintsyndrome@gmail.com for more information.Hillcrest Specialty Row, Suite 341040 Fernwood-Glendale RoadVery Good Art! Very Good Artists! Very Good Prices!Special Note: Many of you contacted me wishing the Buy One, Get One Free sale on my original artwork could be continued on Thursday because you were out of town for the holiday weekend. I am glad to extend that offer to Thursday Night! (Remember it applies to my work only, not the other great artists that will show that night. They will make their own decisions about pricing.)I will also offer all of the 5-packs of my cards at a Buy Two, Get One Free sale that night only. You can mix and match the designs! Thanks again for all your support, Spartanburg! HUB-BUB and NextStages will present the award winning play,
"GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL!"
Thursday through Saturday, June 10th,
11th and 12th
The two person production will feature
local actors Jay Coffman and Matt Giles.The performances start at 8pm
nightly at the Showroom, 149 S.
Daniel Morgan Avenue, downtown Spartanburg. Tickets are on sale now for $10 and
can be purchased online at HUB-BUB.com or during regular hours, Mon.-Fri.
10am-5pm, at the venue.
In this two-man musical
spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers' audition for their new
project - a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann
Gutenberg. With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug sing all the
songs and play all the parts in their crass historical epic, with the hope that
one of the producers in attendance will give them a Broadway contract -
fulfilling their ill-advised dreams.
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NON-PROFIT NEWS & EVENTS
 Colon Cancer Solutions is hosting an informational evening at
The Duncan Estate
June 7th
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Karen Murph, RN at Dr George Blestel's office and cancer survivor,
will speak about surviving cancer and nutrition.
Free! All are welcome !
The Duncan Estate is at 840 Union Street, just past the entrance to Duncan Park.
Refreshments will be served
Call 583-2721 for more information
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Education
Art Exhibition
Aquilino González Barrio - "Trail of the Snail"
Now through June 6, 2010
Sandor Teszler Library Gallery, Main Floor
The Library is displaying a series of digital engravings on glass , The Trail of the Snali by Spanish artist Aquilino González Barrio (Aquilino González Barri, teaches sculpture and creative arts at the Fine Arts School of the University of Salamanca).
The artist describes the work in poetic terms: "The trail of the snail: Place of change/A walk through memory. Dream. Flatrock Stepping Stone. This project has several connotations of nostalgia for the land: a glance towards the past. A path: from the cultivated land to a new city which is now reborn. Flatrock in riverbed as a foundation of the past and the present which uses glass as a transparency of yesterday and tomorrow." |
HEALTH CARE
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American Nurses Association: Spartanburg Regional tops in nursing
Medical center achieves re-designation of prestigious Magnet award, an honor earned by less than 1 percent of world's hospitals
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center has some of the best bedside nurses in the country, according to the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
The medical center learned that it has been re-designated as a Magnet hospital, an honor that it first earned in 2005. Less than 3 percent of hospitals around the globe achieve Magnet status, and only 1 percent maintains that honor through a rigorous reapplication process. Spartanburg Regional is and has remained South Carolina's only Magnet hospital.
The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes quality patient care and nursing excellence, particularly at the bedside, providing consumers with the ultimate benchmark to measure a hospital's quality of care. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center is one of only 370 hospitals to receive Magnet Recognition.
 HOSPICE CARE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ADVOCATES ON CAPITOL HILL FOR PATIENTS & FAMILIES FACING END-OF-LIFECEO Dawn Teachey asks Congress to Protect Access to Compassionate and High-Quality End-of-Life Care Dawn Teachey, CEO of Hospice Care of South Carolina and hundreds of other Hospice Advocates from across the nation recently urged Congress to protect access to compassionate and high-quality end-of-life care for all Americans. Teachey joined her fellow advocates in Washington, D.C. as part of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's (NHPCO) Capitol Hill Day 2010. Teachey met with members of Congress to advocate the value of hospice care to patients and their families in South Carolina. During the conversation, she encouraged Congress to support efforts to stop cuts to hospice programs nationwide especially smaller programs in more rural areas. "Following health care reform and the cuts the hospice community are slated to sustain as a result of Medicare payment reform, Hill Day was a great opportunity to educate our Members of Congress about the value that we as hospice providers bring to South Carolina patients and families facing the end-of-life." Mrs. Teachey said. Over the past two years, the hospice community has been facing rate cuts on two fronts - regulatory cuts enacted in October 2009 that eliminated a key component of the Medicare hospice reimbursement known as the Budget Neutrality Adjustment Factor (BNAF) and more recently, cuts slated to be enacted in 2013 as a result of the health care reform bill passed last month. This year, they are working together to educate policy makers on how the hospice community will be impacted by the combined 14.3% reductions. "In the aftermath of health care reform, NHPCO's Capitol Hill Day 2010 was just the beginning of our efforts this year to educate Members of Congress on the hospice community's value and uniqueness as compared with other health care provider groups. Over 1.4 million patients and their families depend on compassionate end-of-life care from hospice programs in communities throughout the country," said J. Donald Schumacher, NHPCO president and CEO. "It is important that Congress know the importance of hospice to their constituents so they can take an active role in preserving compassionate end-of-life care for generations to come." For more information on Hospice Care of South Carolina, visit www.hospicecare.net. And, to learn more about NHPCO's Hospice Action Network and the hospice community's advocacy efforts nationwide, visit www.hospiceactionnetwork.org. |
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What is SDA?
The Spartanburg Downtown Association (SDA) works to make downtown Spartanburg an even more vibrant, exciting place to live, work, play and invest.
The SDA acts as an advocate and information source for its members on issues such as special events, parking, marketing, sanitation, and security.
Our members are downtown businesses, property owners, residents and patrons. |
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Membership Benefits
Members receive free and reduced cost advertising both individually and collectively in the Association's marketing campaigns and through member to member communications.
Members network at bi-monthly meetings and socials with other downtown stakeholders.
To learn more about the many benefits of SDA or to join, contact Kathy Chandler at 864-494-9621 or kathydowntown@charter.net. |
Join SDA's Mailing List to find out what's happening downtown! | |
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