"Uncork the Fun"
Paint Night Dates
Saturday, September 15th 10:00-1:00 Pastel Workshop with Eula LaCroix
$40.00 and includes all supplies and a set of pastels to take home.
Wednesday, September 19th 6:00-9:00 Acrylics with Jay Gibert
$35.00 and includes all supplies, wine and snacks.
Sign up by calling 864-804-6566 or visit www.artlounge1.com and pay through the web store.

SAVE THE DATE!
Happy Birthday Art Lounge!
Friday, October 5th from 6:00-10:00
The Art Lounge turns 1, and we are throwing a party!
Come by and listen to the band Tyme Peace play outside all night long. Lots of great artwork, food, beer and wine will be served. Sign up to win cool Art Lounge goodies and other fun stuff when you stop in that night.
500 E. Main St, Spartanburg, SC
864-804-6566
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Want to save 10% this month on framing?
This is what you can do....
Piedmont Care, a local non-profit that serves the needs of HIV/AIDS patients in Spartanburg County, needs our help. Their supplies are extremely low and need replenishing.
Bring at least three items and save 10% off your framing bill!
SAVE 10% - September 1ST - 30TH only.
Items needed are:
FOOD- (individually packaged):
Peanut butter, canned/pouched tuna and chicken, pasta, sauce, canned goods, nutritional supplements such as Ensure, Carnation instant breakfast
Soda, juice boxes, chips, nuts, candy, bottled water, BiLo gift cards, Walmart gift cards, paper lunch bags, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hand cleaner, deodorant, antiperspirant, razors, shaving cream, combs, hairbrushes, plastic water bottles, plastic storage containers.
 Drop off items at: The Art Lounge, 500 E. Main St Spartanburg

Back by popular demand!

The Coconut Groove Band  

Thursday, August 30th

and 

Saturday, September 15th

Mark your calendars! 

We are allowing people to make dinner reservations  

for tables in the bar for any of these performances! 

Bar opens at 4:00 pm daily   

  464 E Main Street in Downtown Spartanburg 

583-5874 

Refuel Wine Bar and Retail 

864-804-6770 

New Hours of Operation 

   Saturday                                5:00-11:00 pm

Sunday                                     6:00-9:00pm   

Zarza is introducing its Private Dining and Catering programs. 
We believe you will truly enjoy our eclectic selections for your gatherings.   

For your Sunday enjoyment, Zaraz is now serving Sunday Brunch, starting at 11:00 am.

Zarza will be offering live music every weekend in September and watch for notices regarding happy hours and wine tastings coming up soon!

THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT ZARZA: 

 Zarza is located at 149 South Daniel Morgan Avenue in Downtown Spartanburg.  

 West Main Artists Co-op Features Chip Walters' and Kristofer Neely's Exhibition:

Applauding God / Reflections of the Spirit

Chip Walters and Kristofer Neely will present a two-person art exhibition at West Main Artists Co-op entitled Applauding God / Reflections of the Spirit.   

This exhibit will feature colorful works on wood and canvas, in acrylic and mixed media.  Walters' art is inspired by the beauty of Jesus Christ through scripture and Neely's art is inspired by the act of contemplative prayer.   

The exhibition will run from September 20th through October 13th.   

The opening reception will be on Thursday, September 20th, from 5-9 pm, during Spartanburg's Art Walk.  The public is invited and refreshments will be served.  Entertainment will be provided by a band playing in "The Venue."   

The exhibition may also be seen during WMAC's regular hours on Thursdays from 3-6 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am-4 pm, or by appointment.   

WMAC is a nonprofit organization funded in part by The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg and the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.   

West Main Artists Co-op is located at 578 West Main Street

phone: 864-804-6501, www.westmainartists.org.  

Chapman Cultural Center's September Calendar of Events  

Art Exhibit: Invitational Contemporary Still Life Exhibit
Aug. 14-Oct. 20, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Presented by the Spartanburg Art Museum in collaboration with USC Upstate.
Dating back to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, still life painting has maintained its popular appeal among artists and art lovers alike. Cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, game and fish, along with manmade objects, were arranged into compositions and painted. Sometimes the artist focused on the abstract design elements within a composition. Other times the objects are symbols and deal with political or religious themes. In this show, Dr. Henry Fagen has selected work by artists from across the country that reflects both the preservation and the evolution of this time-honored type of painting. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Art Exhibit: Spartanburg County School District Four
Aug. 29-Oct. 7, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Presented by Chapman Cultural Center.
Each month a free student art exhibit is presented in the West Wing Student Galleries of the Chapman Cultural Center. Reception to be announced. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Art Exhibit: Threads of Our Heritage
Aug. 29-Oct. 7, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Presented by Chapman Cultural Center in West Wing Atrium and History Museum.
Fiber Artist Jody Raines presents Threads of Our Heritage, a collection of 10 landscape quilts and five thread paintings on silk. Reception: Sept. 20, 6 p.m. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

First Saturday at Historic Price House
Saturday, Sept. 1, Noon-5 p.m. $6/Adults, $4/Ages 5-17, free/4 & under.
Presented by the Spartanburg County Historical Association.
Historic Price House explores antebellum slavery when it welcomes Kitty Wilson-Evans, long-time historian and award-winning interpreter, to the site for the presentation Kessie: Life of a Slave. Set against the backdrop of Price House's authentic slave cabin, Wilson-Evans will dramatically recount the life of a young girl taken from Africa and forced into slavery in South Carolina. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Art Exhibit: Transitions
Sept. 4-28, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
Presented by the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg in the Guild Gallery at the Chapman Cultural Center.
Local oil artists Robyn Spence and Eddie Schrieffer will be featured in the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Gallery Sept. 4-28 with their South Carolina-based exhibit Transitions: Coast to Mill Towns. The exhibit, which is in the Chapman Cultural Center, is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and it is free for public viewing. The opening reception will be Friday, Sept. 7, 5:30-9 p.m., and it is free. Another free reception will be held during Spartanburg's monthly ArtWalk, Thursday, Sept. 20, 5-9 p.m. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Music Sandwiched In: Spartanburg Little Theatre
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 12:15-1 p.m. Free.
Presented by The Music Foundation of Spartanburg at the Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters.
Cast members from The Spartanburg Little Theater will perform selections from its upcoming production of the Broadway play The King and I at this free lunchtime concert. Brown-bag it or come early to purchase a box lunch from Panera. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Nutcracker Auditions
Saturday, Sept. 8
Presented by Ballet Spartanburg at Chapman Cultural Center's ballet studios in the East Wing.
9-10 a.m.... ages 8, 9, 10
10-11 a.m.... ages 11, 12, 13
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.... ages 14 on up (pointe shoes)
Please bring full-body photo, dance clothes, and arrive 30 minutes before audition time. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra: Masterworks I
A Salute to American and British Composers
Saturday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m., $35, $25, $10
Presented by the Music Foundation of Spartanburg at Twichell Auditorium/Converse College.
The opening night for the 2012-2013 Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra's concert season pays tribute to American and British composers. Highlights include the performance of John Williams's Olympic Fanfare; Barber's Toccata Festivo with special guest Brennan Szafron on organ; and Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Tickets are available at Twichell Box Office: 596.9725.

Youth Theatre Fall Semester Classes Begin
Monday, Sept. 10
Presented by the Spartanburg Youth Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center
The Spartanburg Youth Theatre offers a 10-week schedule of theatre classes and workshops for all skill levels. From Broadway Basics and Imagination Exploration to Stagecraft, Stage Makeup, and Advanced Studies in Acting, there is a class for every child in K4-12 who wants to experience the magic of theatre! For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Auditions: Moonlight and Magnolias
Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 10 & 11, 7-9 p.m.
Presented by the Spartanburg Little Theatre in the David Reid Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center.
Roles available for three adult men and one adult woman. Audition for this hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creation of one of the greatest films ever made: Gone With the Wind. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to fill out necessary information sheets. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Music Sandwiched In: Swinging Songs of Romance
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 12:15-1 p.m. Free.
Presented by The Music Foundation of Spartanburg at the Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters.
The Gregg Akkerman Duo will perform Swinging Songs of Romance at this free lunchtime concert. Brown-bag it or come early to purchase a box lunch from Panera. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Friday Campfire at Price House
Friday, Sept. 14, Tour at 7:30 p.m. and Campfire at 8:30 p.m. $5/Ages 18; $3/Ages 5-17.
Presented by the Spartanburg County Historical Association at Historic Price House.
Explore the night sky and its history with Alison Monahan, physicist and astronomy expert from the Spartanburg Science Center. Hear stories of the constellations (star-gaze if conditions are right) and about the history of artificial light. Learn how artificial light threatens our ability to see the stars and threatens the benefits darkness gives to the natural world as well as how we can quite easily counter these threats.  Lawn chairs, blankets, and bug spray encouraged. Rain or shine. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Seay House Saturday
Saturday, Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Donations Appreciated.
Presented by the Spartanburg County Historical Association at the Seay House.
The Seay House is Spartanburg's oldest home. Located at 106 Darby Road just off Crescent Avenue, it showcases the dwelling of a local farmstead managed and maintained by three maiden Seay sisters in the late 1800s. Come relax for an hour or two on this historic property! The Seay House is also open by appointment year-round. 864-596-3501.

History Exhibit: Secrets from the Repository
Sept. 18-Nov. 3, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 pm. $4, $3, $2.
Presented in the Spartanburg Regional History Museum by the Spartanburg County Historical Association at the Chapman Cultural Center.
The History Museum has a huge collection of historically important artifacts, many of which are on display for the public year-round. However, the rest spend their time in our repository and never see the light of day. Join us this fall as some of the other artifacts come out to play! For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Art Walk
Thursday, Sept. 20, 5-9 p.m. Free.
At the Chapman Cultural Center.
On the third Thursday of each month, the art galleries in Spartanburg stay open late so art lovers can see what's new. Always be sure to stop by the Chapman Cultural Center to check out the Spartanburg Art Museum, the Guild Gallery, the Student Galleries, and any special art exhibits. Receptions are often held on this night. No admission fees, and the receptions are free too. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

The Artists' Guild of Spartanburg's 39th Annual Juried Show
Sept. 20-Nov. 3, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Presented by the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg in the Spartanburg Art Museum at the Chapman Cultural Center.
Always a favorite exhibit of local artists and patrons alike. Media categories will be 2D-Painting, 2D-Drawing and Mixed Media, 2D-Photography, and 3D-Sculpture, which includes ceramics and jewelry. The juror this year will be Mana Hewitt, MFA, director of the McMaster Art Gallery, as well as Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Art Department of the University of South Carolina. All art will be by artists ages 18 and older and residents of North Carolina, South Carolina or Georgia. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Upstate Forever: Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m.
Presented in the David Reid Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center.
For the second year in a row, Upstate Forever will be hosting the Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour at the Chapman Cultural Center. The films combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Spartanburg History Hub
Thursday, Sept. 27, 7-8 p.m. Free
Presented by the Spartanburg County Historical Association at Cowpens National Battlefield.
This month, the History Hub goes on location to the Cowpens National Battlefield to learn about this pivotal battle of the American Revolution.  We'll hear from park staff, who will answer questions and share their wonderful site with us.  This is great preparation for our Revolutionary encampment at Walnut Grove Plantation on October 5, 6, & 7! The Spartanburg History Hub is a network of individuals and organizations committed to Spartanburg County history. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Lunch & Learn Spartanburg: Ghost Stories of the Upstate
Friday, Sept. 28, 12:30-1:30 p.m. $5.
Presented by the Spartanburg County Historical Association in the Moseley Building Conference Room of the Chapman Cultural Center.
Bring your lunch and learn local history from the experts! This month, John Boyanoski, the author of books including Ghosts of the Upstate, will share some amazing experiences he had in getting the stories for his books. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Artists' Guild of Spartanburg's 39th Annual Juried Show: Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony
Saturday, Sept. 29, 6-8 p.m. Free
Presented by the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg in the Spartanburg Art Museum.
The public is invited to honor this year's winners from the Guild's 39th Annual Juried Show. Prizes will be awarded in four different categories, including a $1,500 Best in Show, sponsored by the Phifer-Johnson Foundation. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Museum Day
Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free to those who register.
In recognition of Smithsonian Museum Day, the Spartanburg Science Center will be free on Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center.  To register for your free pass, visit www.spartanburgsciencecenter.org. For more information, please call (864) 542-ARTS.

Electronic Recycling Day
Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.
Presented by the Chapman Cultural Center and RCA and 5R Processors Ltd.
Got old electronics? Cell phones? Computers? Get rid of your obsolete household technology by bringing it to the Chapman Cultural Center Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. No charge to receive your old stuff. But, please don't bring large kitchen appliances or biohazard items. Computer hard drives will be properly erased for $10. Details: 5Rprocessors.com or 542-ARTS.  

For tickets, call (864) 542-2787 or visit www.chapmanculturalcenter.org.  The King and I is sponsored by Dr. Gary Horvath, Specialist in Orthodontics for Children and Adults.

FALL ART COURSES NOW!!!  
Don't wait any longer to sign up for your favorite art class!
 Registration Deadline is August 29th!! 

To register for the 5K: https://go-greenevents.com/

 Biketoberfest: www.spartanburgbiketoberfest.com

The Haven and Hatcher Garden are partnering to create a safe and special Halloween event for children 12 years old and younger on October 25 at Hatcher Garden.   

The Pumpkin Path will provide activities and treats that parents can share with their young children. There is no admission charge for children or their parents, but donations of healthy snacks, nonperishable foods and cleaning supplies for The Haven will be accepted and appreciated. We hope that all who attend will want to bring something that will be of use to the families that are sheltered at The Haven.  

As children walk the paved garden paths, they will be able to enjoy dancing in the Monster Mash Dance Pit, creating Boo-Balloons and wrapping their parents up as mummies at the Mummy and Daddy Wrap activity station. They will also be able to collect Halloween treats at designated treat stations along the Bartram Trail.   

Last year, in its first year, the Pumpkin Path was a great success because it provided a safely supervised Halloween experience for young children. We hope that you will consider becoming a Pumpkin Path sponsor to help us make it an even greater success this year.  

For more information, please contact The Haven's Kelly Schlossin at (864) 582-6737 or dlsi.hshelter@att.net or Hatcher Garden's Robin Vollmer at (864) 574-7724 or robin@hatchergarden.org.