Uncork the Fun Paint Night

 

Local Artist BAILIE    

May 3rd 6:00-9:00

 

Local Artist Syliva Spears  

May 22nd 6:00-9:00

 

Create a painting working along side a local artist that you can take with you that same night.

No experience needed.

Price is $35.00 and includes all supplies, wine and light snacks.

 

Bangle Bracelet Workshop  

 

May 9TH  6:00-9:00

 

Create a one of a kind bangle style bracelet using various metals, French wire, and various colored seed beads and crystals.

Cost is only $50.00 and includes all supplies, wine and light snacks.

Space is limited to 12 people,  

 

Sign up for any of these workshops at www.artlounge1.com and click on the webstore  

or call The Art Lounge at 804-6566.

Business hours are M-TH 10-6 F 10-4

 

The Art Lounge  

500 E. Main St  

864-804-6566

           www.artlounge1.com            

artlounge1@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

The Peddler Steakhouse Proudly Presents
Live at The Peddler Bar!!

The Peddler is back under previous ownership and the Mathisons are
pleased to announce live music from local artists
every Wednesday night!

For more information please check us out at www.spartanburgpeddler.com

The Peddler Steak House
464 E. Main Street in Downtown Spartanburg
Bar open at 4:00 and dinner service starts at 5:30






Free First Weekend...
Both the Spartanburg Art Museum and the Spartanburg Regional History Museum waive their admission fees on the first weekend of each month: Thursday-Saturday, May 3-5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center. Normal adult admission is $4. For more information, please call 542-ARTS.
 
Student Art Show
Spartanburg School District One continues its student art exhibition until May 9 in the student hallway galleries in the Moseley Building at the Chapman Cultural Center, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This exhibit is free and appropriate for all ages. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Lithographs on Display
Passion for Lithography: A Life's Work, a collection of lithographs from the Rolling Stone Print Atelier of Atlanta, continues through May 12 in the Spartanburg Art Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This exhibit is appropriate for all ages. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children, $2.50 for college students, and $7 per family. This critically acclaimed collection of prints represents work by artists who created lithographs at Rolling Stone Press in collaboration with master printer Wayne Kline. This program was unique to Atlanta and produced a great variety of artwork ranging from colorful abstracts to beautiful realistic pencil drawings. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Lidded Pottery Jars
The Mike Vatalaro: Emerging Works/Ancient Roots exhibit continues until June 2 in the Spartanburg Art Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This exhibit of lidded pottery jars and other ceramics is appropriate for all ages. Admission to the museum is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children, $2.50 for college students, and $7 per family. Mike Vatalaro is a former chairman of the art department at Clemson University. His ceramic work has been exhibited in numerous national and international exhibitions, and reflects a serious interest in both Japanese and Chinese ceramic historical periods. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Celebrities in Spartanburg's History
The Celebrities of Spartanburg history exhibit continues until May 31 in the Spartanburg Regional History Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and vets, and $2 for kids. This exhibit is appropriate for all ages. Spartanburg has produced and welcomed celebrities of all kinds. Come learn who they are and what made them famous! This exhibit is in collaboration with The Spartanburg Little Theatre. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Local Artists in Guild Gallery
The Artists' Guild of Spartanburg presents an art exhibit by painter Amy Holbein and photographer Patty Wright, May 1-28, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5p.m. in the Guild Gallery at the Chapman Cultural Center. Admission is free, and the exhibit is appropriate for all ages. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
The Spartanburg Little Theatre Presents On Golden Pond
The Spartanburg Little Theatre presents On Golden Pond in the David Reid Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center, May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13. Admission is $25 for adults, $24 for seniors, and $17 for students. This show features some mild adult language and may not be appropriate for very young children. On Golden Pond is about one family's summer, when relationships swirl just below the surface of Golden Pond. It is ultimately a story of love, family, and forgiveness. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Price House Presents History on First Saturday
The Spartanburg County Historical Association presents First Saturday at Historic Price House May 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for ages 5-17, and free for kids 4 and under. The Price House is located at 1200 Oakview Farms Road, near Woodruff. Come for the second in a new series of programs on the first Saturday of each month April through November. For more information, call 864-576-6546 or email at PriceHouse@SpartanburgHistory.org. With the help of re-enactors and experts, visitors can explore in-depth a particular aspect of Upstate South Carolina history. The day will feature activities for kids.
 
Strings to be Played at Music Sandwiched In
At Music Sandwiched In, the Music Foundation of Spartanburg will present a free live concert by Strings of Choice, on Wednesday, May 9, 12:15 p.m.-1 p.m. in the Barrett Room of the Library Headquarters. Bring your lunch or buy a box lunch there from Panera. Strings of Choice, a classical guitarist and violinist, will perform "swinging strings" for your entertainment. For more information call, 542-ARTS.
 
Student Art Exhibit
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate will present its members' artwork in an exhibition to begin May 9, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the student gallery on the first floor of the Moseley building at the Chapman Cultural Center. Admission is free. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Auditions for The Spartanburg Little Theatre's The King and I
The Spartanburg Little Theatre announces open auditions for its 2012-2013 season opener: Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I in the David Reid Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center, May 14 and 15. Auditions for children ages 5-14 are 6:30-7:30 p.m. Auditions for teens and adults ages 15 and above are 7:30-9:30 p.m. Auditionees should wear comfortable clothes and prepare a musical theatre-style audition song. All auditionees must sing with sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Production dates for The King and I are Sept. 7-16, 2012.  For more information, visit SpartanburgLittleTheatre.com or call 585-8278.
 
Colors Teaches Art After School
Colors, a children's outreach program by the Spartanburg Art Museum, will exhibit its clients' work beginning May 14, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the student gallery on the second floor of the Moseley building at the Chapman Cultural Center. Admission is free. Colors is an after-school enrichment program for inner-city kids. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
ArtWalk Always on the Third Thursday
On the third Thursday of each month Spartanburg's downtown art galleries stay open until 9 p.m. so the public can see what's new. At the Chapman Cultural Center, the Spartanburg Art Museum waives its normal admission fee of $4 per adult. Routinely, the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg has a free and public reception for its exhibiting member. Art Talks by presenting artists are common. Other galleries that normally participant in ArtWalk are Gallery 155, Wet Paint Syndrome, Carolina Gallery, MYST, West Main Artists, The Showroom at HUB-BUB, The Gallery East, and The Art Lounge. For more information, call 864-764-9568.
 
Seay House Saturday
The Spartanburg County Historical Association presents Seay House Saturday May 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission to see the oldest house in the City of Spartanburg is free but donations are welcome and appreciated. This event is for all ages. The Seay House is located at 106 Darby Road, just off Crescent Avenue. This home showcases the dwelling of a local farmstead managed and maintained by three maiden Seay sisters in the late 1800s. For more information, call 864-596-3501 or email SeayHouse@SpartanburgHistory.org.
 
Woodwork Exhibit at Chapman
The Spartanburg Art Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center presents Michael McDunn:  Function and Awe, starting May 22, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. This exhibit is appropriate for all ages. Admission to the museum is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children, $2.50 for college students, and $7 per family. With 30 years of custom woodworking experience, master craftsman Michael McDunn showcases contemporary furniture styles fit for both function and awe. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Jazz Guitarist to Perform Free Concert
The Music Foundation of Spartanburg presents Music Sandwiched In featuring Mark Guest on Wednesday, May 23, 12:15 p.m.-1 p.m. in the Barrett Room at the Library Headquarters in downtown Spartanburg. Bring your lunch or buy a box lunch from Panera. Returning artist Mark Guest, an Asheville-based jazz guitarist, will perform several jazz selections. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
History Hub to Meet
The Spartanburg County Historical Association presents Spartanburg History Hub on Thursday, May 24, 7-8 p.m. in the West Wing conference room at the Chapman Cultural Center. This event is appropriate for all ages, and admission is free. Dr. Tracy Power, Coordinator of the South Carolina Historical Marker Program, will share the process of reviewing, researching, and revising marker texts as proposed by sponsoring organizations. He will show historic images of Register sites as well. He is co-coordinator of the National Register of Historic Places Program and will be happy to answer questions. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Lunch and Learn about Spartanburg's History
The Spartanburg County Historical Association presents Lunch and Learn Spartanburg on Friday, May 25, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the West Wing conference room at the Chapman Cultural Center. Cost is $5, and this event is for all ages. Join the Spartanburg Regional History Museum for an hour each month to learn interesting pieces of Spartanburg's history from various speakers. Bring your lunch! This month, Dr. Vivian Fisher, retired chair of the English department at Wofford College and author of Hampton Heights of Spartanburg: Its History, Houses, and People, will share the process of the book's development and publication. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Students Present Footloose
Spartanburg High School and School District Seven present Footloose, May 25-27 in the David Reid Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Admission is $15/adults and $10/students. This show is not recommended for children under 5. Footloose explodes onto the stage with classic '80s anthems and is packed full of electrifying dance routines. For more information, call 542-ARTS.
 
Science Center Begins Summer Camp
Summer day camps at the Spartanburg Science Center begin May 29-June 1. Preschoolers can learn about animals, discover rocks and minerals, and explore space in a walk-in StarLab planetarium. Open to 3-5-years-old children; starting at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. $35 per camp at the Chapman Cultural Center. For more information, please call 542-ARTS.
 

Artists' Guild Studio and Garden Tour  

 

The Third Annual Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Studio and Garden Tour,  

May 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., will include five studios and gardens.

 

Ticket outlets include Hatcher Garden, Carolina Garden World, Chapman Cultural Center box office and www.artistsguild.com.

 

All tour sites are located in Spartanburg and reflect a wide range of creative tastes and talents. Those Guild members featured on this year's tour are Daniel Cromer, Babs Smith, Edythe Wise and Suzanne Zoole. Both their studios and garden environments reflect their unique approaches to gardening and to making art.

 

Gardens range from Zoole's small city space to Smith's expansive, English-style vegetable garden. The inclusion of Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve in this year's tour gives those attending an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of a 10-acre woodland garden in the heart of Spartanburg while enjoying the work of local artists.

 

There will be artists' demonstrations and art work displayed throughout the day in Hatcher Garden, and the day of touring will be topped off with drinks and finger food for ticket holders from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Garden.

 

Hub City Bookstore is sponsoring a book signing by Timothy Spira, professor of biology at Clemson University and author of "Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist's Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia." The book, published in 2011 by the University of North Carolina Press, will be available for sale and the author will autograph copies from 1 - 3 p.m.

             

The tour is a fundraiser for the Guild and all proceeds will be used to benefit the programs sponsored by the organization, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to the Guild's non-profit partner in the event, Hatcher Garden. Artists are donating their time and spaces in support of the work of one of the oldest artists' organizations in the state.

            "We hope that having the tour this year on the Saturday before Mother's Day will provide the opportunity for families to enjoy the experience together," says Julia Burnett, the artist and avid gardener who originated the idea of a tour of Spartanburg artists' homes and gardens. "We chose locations that are close enough to each other for those attending to spend a leisurely day enjoying the art and the gardens."

          

 Advance tickets are on sale for $20, $25 the day of the tour.

For information, contact Robin Els at (864) 764-9568 or access information at the Guild's website: www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com.

 

          

 

         

 

Includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, full bar, silent auction,  

and music by the Upstate Jazz Band! 

 

SPACE members - $40
Non-members - $50

Purchase tickets at www.jazzonthebridge.eventbrite.com or by calling 864-948-0000.   

 

Checks made payable to SPACE can be mailed to  

100 East Main Street, Suite 7B, Spartanburg, SC 29306.

All proceeds benefit SPACE and our land protection projects in Spartanburg County.

Parking at the Glendale Post Office, 350 Broadway Street, Spartanburg.

In case of rain, call 864-948-0000 for location change.  

  

     

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Often described as Nascar on two wheels, cycling's criterium racing is not for the faint of heart.  On Friday, May 4, Spartanburg will host an estimated four hundred professional and amateur racers, who will test their handling and endurance, riding close to 40 mph around tight corners and across cobblestone pavers.  

 

The 8th Annual Spartanburg Regional Classic professional cycling race will be held downtown during Spartanburg's largest annual festival, Spring Fling.  The course will loop around the BB&T tower, following Main Street, Church Street, Broad Street and Converse Street.

The Classic is one of seven criteriums (best defined as a closed-circuit, multi-lap cycling race) included in the 2011 USA CRITS Speed Week series.  The series boasts more than $150,000 in prize money and attracts top national racing teams and international racers.    According the to series organizer Gene Dixon with Swagger, "The quality of this field is the best we have seen.  Simply put it is going to be a pretty major throw down at each race."

Races begin at 4:00 pm with amateur races.
Half-time festivities at 6:15 include:
    *    Team Spartanburg's Children's Fun Ride Race and Big Wheel Race on the race course.  All ages of children are invited and distances will be age-specific.
    *    Mary Black Foundation will sponsor a $1000 Mile Run on the race course sponsored by Mary Black Foundation with $300, $75, $50 prizes for the top three finishers in both genders, plus three random $50 prizes to participants. Registration can be done online at www.spartanburgrunningclub.com.
    *    City of Spartanburg, Milliken & Co., Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Freewheelers of Spartanburg, all of which are event sponsors, will compete in a relay race around the course on B-cycle bicycles. 

 

The women's professional race will start at 7:00.   

The grand finale event, the men's pro race, is at 8:30 p.m.

The event is free to the public.  If spectators are interested in dinner and drinks, tickets to the VIP hospitality tent are available for $15 per person at the race.   

The VIP area is set at the corners of Liberty & Main Streets. 

 

For additional information about Bike Month events in Spartanburg, please visit www.biketownspartanburg.org or call 864.598.9638.