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Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on the news that Rep. Trey Gowdy will retire from Congress this year

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By George Patrick McLeer We’ve all heard the saying at some point: The world is run by those who show up.

Every day, we “show up” for a variety of things: our families, our jobs, our churches, and our communities. We all have pillars in our lives that lift up everything else, and we constantly work to make them better and stronger. This drive to improve our lives by fostering growth in specific areas is what makes us all better citizens. Through our own advocacy, we make our society tick — our advocacy drives us to vote, put a campaign sign in our yards, and put a bumper sticker on our cars.

This week, Feb. 5-9, South Carolinians used their collective voice to show up for something that makes everyone’s lives more vibrant, every community more economically sound, and every classroom a better environment for education — they advocated for the arts.

During this Arts Advocacy Week, led by the South Carolina Arts Alliance, emails to legislators were sent, mayors made proclamations, a rally was held at the Statehouse, billboards popped up across the state, and personal arts stories were shared across social media.

Arts Advocacy Week provides a platform for arts supporters everywhere to demonstrate their belief that the arts are a vital part of our state’s culture and economy, and should be supported.

In South Carolina, the creative sector has an economic impact of $9.7 billion and supports 115,000 jobs, returning $269 million in tax revenue. Not bad for a state where arts funding is only $0.52 per capita.

Here at home, every Upstate community has been positively affected by the arts — economically and in terms of quality of life. The arts are used by many cities and towns as a tool for economic development, creating anchors that attract businesses and people. They are used to help build and unify community identity. They are used to beautify parks and green spaces, and to provide a better education for our children. They are used to create memories.

Protecting and growing those memories for future generations takes not just passive support for the arts; it takes active advocacy. Everyone can and should be an arts advocate.

The South Carolina Arts Alliance, the only statewide arts

The arts are used by many cities and towns as a tool for economic development, creating anchors that attract businesses and people. They are used to help build and unify community identity. advocacy nonprofit, helps lead the way in this arena during Arts Advocacy Week and every other week.

The SCAA, headquartered in Fountain Inn, works yearround empowering arts supporters across the state to take action at every level — local, state, and federal. Whether it’s helping a small town find new ways to use the arts to develop its downtown, providing updates on legislation that potentially could impact the arts, or helping schedule visits with congressional leaders for constituents during National Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., advocacy takes place throughout the year. The SCAA provides tools that help individuals advocate in a way that fits their time and comfort level.

Playing a part in the growth of the arts in your community shouldn’t be put on the back burner or thought about only when arts funding is threatened. It should be something all of us participate in throughout the year. We should all be active citizens and appreciate the role the arts have played in making our communities more vibrant and successful. We should all find ways to have our voices heard. And we should all make it a point to be there with our arts story in hand when needed.

Because in reality, the world is run by those who show up, consistently.

George Patrick McLeer is the executive director of the South Carolina Arts Alliance.

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MORE THAN A PLAYGROUND Over the years, the demands on Cleveland Park have changed.

A master plan, a first for the city’s largest public green space, will address its challenges and its future WORDS BY CINDY LANDRUM | PHOTOS BY JACK ROBERT

Cleveland Park’s playground, which borders the Greenville Zoo, is one of the most congested areas of the park.

Like Greenville, Cleveland Park has evolved.

The park, which got started when William Choice Cleveland donated a crescent-shaped 110 acres to the city in 1924, originally had a Girl Scout meeting place and a nine-hole golf course. The park, much of it along the Reedy River, at one time had a swimming pool and a skating rink.

Since 1960, Cleveland Park has been home to the Greenville Zoo. Now, the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail is a major drawing card.

“Cleveland Park is a very different park and place, with different demands than 10, 20 years ago, or even five years ago,” said Jay Anthony, president of the Cleveland Forest Neighborhood Association.

And many believe the park will continue to see increasing numbers of people despite the city’s plan to build City Park, the name by which Greenville’s newest signature park planned for downtown’s western flank is now known.

Despite Cleveland Park’s longevity, the city has never had a master plan for what is Greenville’s largest public green space. That will soon change.

Eight consulting firms — some local, some regional — have submitted proposals for a Cleveland Park master plan. It will look at how individual spaces in the park perform and whether any changes need to be made to meet the recreation needs of a new generation.

The city wants to have the consultant selected by the end of February. Work on the plan, which includes multiple chances for public input, would start in the spring. It would take four to six months to complete.

Perhaps the biggest issue the plan will have to address is parking and traffic.

“Traffic flow and a parking plan will be a key component of the master plan,” said City Councilman Wil Brasington. “It has to be.”

On nice weekend days — even those without a special event — finding a parking spot in one of Cleveland Park’s parking lots can feel akin to winning the lottery. When the parking lots are full, park visitors try to find a space anywhere they can, lining the streets that wind through and around the park and turning one of the park’s meadows into a temporary parking lot.

Some city officials have talked about pushing parking to the outer edges of the park and closing the roads that traverse its interior, even if just on the weekends, like Central Park in New York. Jay Anthony, president of the Cleveland Forest Neighborhood Association, said some nearby residents support that approach, but it’s a sticking point with others.

“We just want our neighborhood to be heard,” he said.

City officials have said providing parking relief is one reason they’ve pushed for expansion of the city’s trolley system to Cleveland Park and the Greenville Zoo. But not all are convinced it will have as much impact as the city hopes, especially among parents with small children who want to be close to their vehicle.

“There’s a creative solution out there,” Anthony said. One idea floated by some neighborhood residents is using a railroad bed between Springfield Baptist Church and the back of the zoo as a “train” route to shuttle people on weekdays and Saturdays.

But there are other issues, too.

Areas of the park are prone to flooding. The latest instance was Sunday, Feb. 4, when heavy rain forced the closure of Cleveland Park and parts of the Swamp Rabbit Trail for several hours. The master plan will look at the effects of the water of the Reedy River on the park and the park’s effects on the water, he said.

Jimmy Thompson, who doesn’t live in the city but uses Cleveland Park several days a week, said some parts of the park seem underutilized and could perhaps be used to relieve

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The master plan will look at how different areas of Cleveland Park perform and whether any changes need to be made to meet the community’s recreational needs.

some of the parking problem or used for something else that would alleviate the congestion around the zoo and playground.

Brasington, who said the area of the park near the Julie Valentine sculpture seems underused, said that should be considered. “I’m not saying the highest and best use is parking, but the highest and best use is not nothing at all,” he said.

Anthony said the old dog park is now “an awkward green space” that is not integrated into the rest of the park. He said he hopes the master plan will find a way to integrate it into the Cleveland Stables property. The stables property was bought by Jill Cox, the widow of former Daniel Construction President Charles Cox, and donated to the city in 2012.

The city has earmarked $500,000 to develop the property. A plan approved in 2013 calls for a covered formal entryway into the property, a 13-space semicircular parking lot, an open lawn, a river overlook with education panels, fencing, wildflowers, and azaleas. Waters said when construction is finished by summer it will add another 5 acres of green space to Cleveland Park.

Waters said the master plan would take a look at what works in the park and what doesn’t.

“Different user groups will identify different problems,” he said.

Anthony said neighborhood residents don’t want Cleveland Park to change too dramatically. “But we don’t want it to be left behind, either,” he said.

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Size of Cleveland Park today, the city’s largest public green space New parking spaces in the park after Renewable Water Resources’ Dig Greenville underground tunnel project is complete in 2020 The year William Cleveland donated 110 acres to the city of Greenville for a park and playground.

Greenville Zoo opened in Cleveland Park with bears, deer, bobcat, foxes, ducks, and prairie dogs

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South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy says he won’t seek re-election WORDS BY ANDREW MOORE U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) announced last week that he will retire from Congress at the end of the current term and leave politics to work in the justice system.

“I will not be filing for re-election to Congress or seeking any other political or elected office; instead I will be returning to the justice system,” Gowdy said in a statement.

“Whatever skills I may have are better utilized in a courtroom than in Congress, and I enjoy our justice system more than our political system,” he added. “As I look back on my career, it is the jobs that both seek and reward fairness that are most rewarding.”

Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, was elected in 2010 to serve South Carolina’s 4th District, which includes Greenville and Spartanburg counties. He rose to prominence during the Obama administration as chairman of a special House committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks that left four Americans dead at a State Department compound in Benghazi, Libya.

The committee’s investigation led to the discovery that Hillary Clinton had used a private email server during her time as secretary of state. The discovery prompted an FBI investigation, which concluded that Clinton had been careless but that her actions didn’t warrant any criminal charges.

More recently, Gowdy played a leading role in the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including interactions between Moscow and President Donald Trump’s campaign. He also took charge of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah retired from Congress in January 2017.

The announcement of Gowdy’s retirement comes just weeks after the congressman resigned his post on the House Ethics Committee to mitigate what he cited as a “challenging workload.”

Gowdy is the 36th Republican and 10th committee chairman to announce his retirement from the House rather than seek re-election in November. He plans to open a law firm in the Upstate, according to spokeswoman Amanda Gonzalez.

“Words cannot adequately express my gratitude to the people of South Carolina for the privilege of representing them in the House of Representatives. The Upstate of South Carolina has an incredible depth and breadth of assets including numerous women and men capable of representing us,” Gowdy said. “I will always be grateful for the opportunity to serve in the people’s House and — prior to Congress — to advocate on behalf of justice in our court systems.”

News of Gowdy’s departure garnered strong reactions from both sides of the political aisle.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, for instance, quickly issued a statement after Gowdy’s announcement to voice discontent with how he had handled the investigation of the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

“Rep. Gowdy’s tenure in Congress made a mockery of congressional oversight and his eagerness to use the deaths of brave Americans overseas in service of his partisan, political goals is a dark and shameful chapter in the history of the House of Representatives,” said Patrick Burgwinkle, a spokesman for the committee.

However, Republican members of Congress all praised Gowdy.

In a statement released after Gowdy’s announcement, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., thanked his fellow South Carolina congressman for his service and friendship over the years. The two lawmakers recently co-authored a biographical book, titled “Indivisible: Overcoming Our Differences, One Friendship at a Time.” It will be released in April.

“I want to thank Trey not just for his service to the Upstate, or his love for South Carolina, or his commitment to justice and the truth, but for being the honest, good hearted man I know he is and will continue to be. He has always put the people of Greenville-Spartanburg first, despite his congressional responsibilities grabbing so many national headlines,” Scott said in a statement.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., posted a series of tweets following Gowdy’s announcement, saying that the decision was a “body blow to the House of Representatives, the conservative cause, and the people of South Carolina.”

“Seldmon has a member of Congress made such a difference in so many ways — in a relatively short period of time — as Trey Gowdy. He is one of the most articulate advocates for the conservative cause and does so with humility and joy,” Graham wrote. “His accomplishments are too numerous to list, but I believe his biggest legacy is how he balanced passion and kindness. I can say without hesitation Trey Gowdy is a true role model for public servants.”

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a former South Carolina governor, also took to Twitter to praise her fellow Republican, saying the reason he was “so amazing at his job” was because “he disliked politics so much.”

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster released a statement, describing Gowdy’s services as exemplary: “I have witnessed first hand Representative Gowdy’s dedication and commitment to justice from the courtroom to Congress. His leadership and service on behalf of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, Fourth Congressional District, South Carolina, and America has been exemplary, and deserves the appreciation of all,” McMaster said.

The National Republican Congressional Committee also released a statement last week to praise Gowdy, saying he would be “sorely missed.” The committee also expressed confidence that South Carolina’s 4th District would “stay solidly in Republican control.”

At least four Democrats have already announced bids for Gowdy’s congressional seat, including J.T. Davis of Simpsonville, a small-business owner and U.S. Army veteran; Chris Chastain of Pelzer, a certified electrician; Lee Turner of Greenville, a tax professional; and Will Morin of Simpsonville, an emergency medical technician.

Political analysts, however, don’t expect Gowdy’s seat to fall out of Republican control when the midterm election rolls around in November, as the district’s voters haven’t elected a Democrat to the House in more than two decades. Republicans who have announced plans to run for the seat include Spartanburg GOP Chairman Josh Kimbrell, state Rep. Dan Hamilton, R-Greenville, and state Sen. William Timmons, R-Greenville.

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis, who lost to Gowdy in a primary runoff for Congress in 2010, also suggested last week on social media that he might run for the seat: “Before Trump, Tea Party & Birthers, I served where Trey Gowdy is now vacating,” he tweeted. “‘Will you run again — as a Republican?’ I’m asked. Depends on whether my TED Talk here is what Rs believe. Or are these the words of a new party to be born in SC-4 or elsewhere?”

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Masai giraffe born at Greenville Zoo The giraffes at the Greenville Zoo welcomed a new family member last week.

Autumn, an 11-year-old Masai giraffe, gave birth to a female calf on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The birth was watched around the world via EarthCam, a popular streaming service that partnered with the Greenville Zoo in 2012 and installed cameras at the giraffe exhibit.

Keith Gilchrist, the zoo’s general curator, said the unnamed calf already stands at 6 feet, 2 inches and weighs around 157 pounds. She is the first calf born at the zoo to Autumn and Miles, an 8-year-old giraffe who was born at the Houston Zoo and transferred to Greenville in 2016.

The zoo’s veterinary staff first discovered Autumn’s pregnancy through hormone analysis in early December and then conducted regular checkups, according to Gilchrist. Autumn carried the calf for about 14 months before giving birth.

On Wednesday, Autumn went into labor at 10:15 a.m. and delivered her calf shortly after 11:30 a.m. “The entire birthing process is a bit nerve-wracking, because there are a lot of things that can go wrong,” Gilchrist said. “But I guess that’s why they call it the miracle of birth.”

Giraffes give birth while standing up, causing the calf to fall about six feet to the ground, according to Gilchrist. The fall breaks the umbilical cord and encourages the calf to take its first breaths. Once the calf is on the ground, the mother cleans it off.

The calf then takes its first steps in just a few minutes and is able to run by the end of its first day on Earth.

Luckily, Autumn’s calf survived the plunge and took her first steps shortly after birth, according to Nikolay Kapustin,

deputy administrator and veterinarian at the Greenville Zoo. On Thursday, Feb. 1, the zoo’s animal care staff conducted a routine neonatal exam and checked the calf’s blood to determine her overall health and whether she is receiving important antibodies from Autumn’s milk.

All tests came back normal. Now the zoo’s staff is monitoring the calf to ensure that she meets important benchmarks, such as nursing successfully.

“We’re all pleased to see the calf making great progress from the time of birth onward.

She has been nursing very well, and Autumn is being very attentive to her,” Kapustin said. “It’s very rewarding to have another member added to our Masai giraffe group at the zoo to share with our guests and help interpret further our wildlife conservation messaging and initiatives.”

Kapustin added that Miles would remain separated from Autumn and the calf for the next few weeks to allow time for them to bond without interruption, and time for the calf to gain strength and ability to navigate the giraffe exhibit.

The public may get a chance to see the baby giraffe when the zoo reopens after two weeks of maintenance on Saturday, Feb. 10, Kapustin said, but it depends on the weather. The giraffes are usually kept inside if the temperature drops below 50 degrees.

The newborn giraffe is expected to stay in Greenville until she is 18 months to 2 years old, according to Kapustin. She will then move on to another facility for breeding at the recommendation of the Species Survival Plan for Masai giraffes in zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. — Andrew Moore

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For students at Lakeview Middle School and residents in parts of Sans Souci and Berea, getting to the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail requires walking or biking down busy streets with no sidewalks and traffic whizzing by.

That could soon change.

Greenville County will build a spur that will connect the school on Old Buncombe Road to the Swamp Rabbit Trail if Bike Walk Greenville can raise $100,000. As of Feb. 1, the 5-year-old nonprofit bicycle and walking connectivity advocacy organization has raised $44,000.

“They need this connection to the trail,” said Frank Mansbach, Bike Walk Greenville’s executive director.

Momentum Bike Club serves students at Lakeview Middle. But without the Lakeview Link spur, students cannot directly access the Swamp Rabbit Trail.

Instead, they have to confront four lanes of high-speed traffic on Sulphur Springs Road and West Blue Ridge Drive.

“It’s been risky, but it’s been worth it,” said Jennifer Hull, a creative writing teacher at Lakeview who has pushed for the spur, on a Bike Walk Greenville promotional video for the Lakeview Link.

She said many of Lakeview’s students and Momentum Bike Club members can’t go home and play outside, and the spur would give them safe access to the trail.

Ty Houck, director of greenways, natural, and historic resources for Greenville County Recreation, said if the $100,000 is raised by July 1, the spur should be open by spring 2019 barring unforeseen circumstances such as weather.

Houck said the county is always looking for ways to connect more people to the trail and the Lakeview Link rose to the top because of the willingness of Duke Energy and the school district, the two property owners on the route, to give the county the necessary easements.

Mansbach said once the spur is finished, students could use the trail as a safe way to get to school. He said that more than 450 children live within a mile and a half radius from the school and don’t have bus transportation. The spur could also give them better access to recreation and healthy food.

Bike Walk Greenville was established in February 2013. It has concentrated its efforts in the city and has been successful in getting a protected bike lane in downtown Greenville. This is the first major project in the county for the group.

“Public-private partnerships are the way to go,” Mansbach said. “This project is the perfect size for us as a small advocacy group to take on.” —Cindy Landrum

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The Firmament music venue to open March 2 When Greenville’s new venue, The Firmament, missed its projected opening date last October, it looked like co-owner Andrew Peek and partner Chad Hendricks’ concept of opening a midsize venue in the Upstate might not come true. But as it turns out, the 825-capacity, 9,300-squarefoot concert hall located in the old Blue Fire Grill location off Woodruff Road just ran into some red tape and construction problems.

“We always knew it was going to happen; we just ran into difficulties with permitting,” Peek says, “then we ran into some contractor issues, but they’ve all been taken care of, and we’re moving forward.”

The Firmament’s grand opening is now scheduled for March 2 and will feature a performance by Southern Avenue, an award-winning blues-soul band from Memphis, Tenn. After that, Peek says, be ready for some surprises.

“We have a stocked-full calendar for

March and April,” he says. “We’re going to announce a couple of really impressive shows in the next week or so.”

The venue will have a 30-by-20 stage and a full bar with wine, liquor, and craft beer service and pizzas on the menu, along with what Peek says is one of the best sound systems anywhere.

“This is the supreme system,” he says.

“It’s the most advanced tech on the market, and it’s perfect for the room. It’s hard to describe how crisp and clear the sound is going to be; the system can go up to about 140 decibels.”

Peek is having a lot of sleepless nights getting The Firmament ready to open, but he isn’t shy about his goals.

“I think Greenville is in dire need of a midsize music venue,” he says. “There are a lot of other great places around town, and they’re bringing great talent, but I think we need something bigger. We’re going to be Greenville’s Orange Peel.” — Vincent Harris

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State Rep. Tommy Stringer to seek re-election State Rep. Tommy Stringer will run for reelection after all.

Stringer, who has represented District 18 since 2008, had announced in November that he would not run for a sixth term.

But citing new information about his wife’s health, Stringer announced on his website that he is reversing his decision and will seek re-election. Stringer did not mention his wife’s health in his original announcement.

“A good leader has the ability to change his mind about strategy or tactics when new information comes to light,” Stringer said. “Since I announced back in November that I would not see re-election, important circumstances have changed in my personal life that have allowed me to reconsider my November decision.”

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Stringer was first elected to the House in 2008. He serves on the House Education and Public Works Committee. He is a member of the University Center of Greenville board.

According to his January candidate campaign disclosure report, Stringer had $25,893.20 on hand. —Cindy Landrum

United Way of Greenville County celebrates community campaign, new initiative at annual meeting United Way of Greenville County held its Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration on Jan. 25 to recognize the impact of over 30,000 donors, 15,000 volunteers, and 600 companies. Over 1,000 United Way volunteers and supporters attended the event.

The annual meeting celebrated the previous year’s accomplishments, including the community campaign, which raised $16,662,591, exceeding the 2016 total by more than $125,000. United Way announced the Top 10 Overall Campaigns (combined employee and corporate gifts), which included Fluor Corporation, Michelin North America, Greenville Health System, GE, Greenville County Schools, Publix Super Markets, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, TD Bank, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, and UPS. The organization also unveiled a new 10year goal of breaking the cycle of poverty for 10,000 families in Greenville County. That initiative will focus on “third-grade reading

scores, improved graduation rates in highneed communities, and financial stability through self-sustaining jobs, increased savings, and affordable housing,” according to a news release.

“Despite all of our great successes as a community, so many are still struggling to see it,” said 2017 Board Chair Michael Cinquemani. “Right now, 65,000 families — that’s 1 in 3 Greenville County families — are living in poverty or teetering right on the edge. We know we can turn this around.”

United Way also presented its sixth annual Spirit Awards, which “recognize the people and organizations in our community who lead through a commitment to volunteerism and advocacy, philanthropic support, and nonprofit innovation.” The honorees were former United Way president and CEO Todd Hendry (community leadership), United Ministries (nonprofit leadership), and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System (corporate leadership). —Sara Pearce

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Work on Renewable Water Resources’ Dig Greenville underground tunnel is expected to get underway March 5, and it won’t happen at night unless the project falls behind schedule.

The project will bore a 1.3 mile-long tunnel through granite rock 100 feet — about the height of Greenville’s City Hall — underground for a new sewer line that will run from Cleveland Park near the Greenville Zoo to Hudson Street downtown.

ReWa says the $46 million project is needed to meet the sewer needs in the Reedy River basin, which affects downtown Greenville all the way to Travelers Rest, for the next century. Without the additional sewer line, the current sewer system for the basin would run out of capacity and development would grind to a halt, ReWa Executive Director Graham Rich has said.

The tunnel will be 10 feet in diameter and house a 7-foot diameter sewer pipe.

Access shafts will have to be constructed at each end of the tunnel, requiring blasting of rock. The tunnel itself will be constructed without blasting by utilizing a tunnel-boring machine.

ReWa has obtained a noise variance from the city in case night work is needed to make

up for schedule delays, said Jason Gillespie, senior project manager for ReWa. ReWa had initially said that working 24 hours a day, seven days a week could shave six months and up to $1.4 million on the project. But when bids came back, there was no cost savings associated with working around the clock, he said.

Currently, a parking lot is being built on the Washington Street side of the Cleveland Park playground to replace part of the parking lot off Cleveland Park Drive that will be used as a construction staging area during the project. After the project is complete, that parking lot will be restored, adding much needed parking for Cleveland Park and the Greenville Zoo. Once construction actually starts on the underground tunnel project, work will be done Monday through Friday 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., with normal hours being 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maintenance work will be done on Saturdays, and no work is planned on Sundays.

Dig Greenville is expected to take about 30 months to complete and should be completed in early summer 2020. The project will be out of Cleveland Park by April 2020. —Cindy Landrum

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Professional soccer may come to Greenville in 2019 The United Soccer League is looking into bringing professional soccer to the Upstate. Greenville Chamber President and CEO Carlos Phillips announced the news about USL at the Chamber’s 129th annual meeting.

USL plans to launch a new Division III league in eight to 12 markets. League officials met with the Greenville Chamber and other organizations and community leaders back in 2017 during a visit to the area.

As one of the most prominent Division II soccer leagues in the world, USL is discussing local ownership and possible locations for a first-class stadium. The team plans to play in an existing facility for the inaugural 2019 season with about 14 home matches and some exhibition matches from March to September.

“Having a USL D3 franchise in Greater Greenville would be a win for the entire Upstate,” Phillips said. “Communities

around the country are seeing firsthand how the presence of a USL franchise helps them recruit companies and attract and retain young professionals — the key demographic for pro soccer, as well as a critically important group in growing a vibrant economy.”

Greenville County has a population of 500,000 and a strong corporate presence, making the area ideal for USL. Soccer is no stranger in the Upstate, as it has more than 8,000 youth soccer players and 22 teams in Greenville County’s recreational adult soccer league.

South Carolina’s growth in youth soccer participation has been ranked nationally, with girls soccer ranked second and boys soccer ranked fifth.

Clemson University and Furman University also add to the growing soccer culture in Greenville with their storied and nationally ranked men’s and women’s soccer teams. —Melody Wright

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Community Foundation of Greenville awards $500K in grants The Community Foundation of Greenville recently announced the recipients of a boardinitiated grant, its annual Capacity Building Grants, and the Margaret Linder Southern Endowment Fund.

The foundation’s board of directors approved a $100,000 grant to Gateway to expand mental health services in Greenville County. “These funds will be used to help build a new clubhouse, which will allow us to double our capacity for serving the mentally ill in our community,” said Gateway board chair Stuart Mauney.

This year’s recipients of Capacity Building Grants include the Cancer Survivors Park, Greer Community Ministries, Homes of Hope, Meyer Center for Special Children, Palmetto Shared Services, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas, Taylors Free Medical Clinic, United Ministries, and Upstate Forever. The grant amounts range from $5,000 to $20,000.

“We believe that when capacity building is successful, it strengthens and improves a nonprofit’s ability to achieve its mission, sustain itself over time, and have a significant impact on the community it serves,” said

Bob Morris, president of the Community Foundation.

The board-initiated grant and Capacity Building Grants are financed through funds generated from the Foundation’s unrestricted endowment and donor contributions.

The Margaret Linder Southern Endowment Fund awards grants annually to benefit early childhood education and special education for children as well as the Greenville Humane Society.

This year, the fund will award $300,000 in grants to A Child’s Haven, The Chandler School, Clarity, Greenville Humane Society, Legacy Early College Elementary School, and Public Education Partners. The grant amounts range from $10,000 to $150,000.

Margaret Linder Southern died in 2012 and left an $8.4 million bequest to the Community Foundation to establish an endowment fund. The fund was established to support children’s education, specialneeds children, and the humane treatment of animals. In accordance with Southern’s wishes, 50 percent of the annual distributions from her endowment fund are given to the Greenville Humane Society. —Robert Hull

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Five times a year, Greenville Women Giving hosts programs on issues that are facing the Upstate community, and their most recent, “Life in Limbo: Foster Care” was held Jan. 23 at the Kroc Center. The event focused on bringing attention to the issue of foster care in the Upstate and some of the ways the community can help.

Foster care is widely known to have systemic flaws, but some of its breakdowns are due to issues that remain unfamiliar to many. The event began with a short film showing a young girl named Zoe being moved around from foster home to foster home after being separated from her infant brother and abusive parents. Most of the foster homes thought Zoe was too much trouble and did not want to spend the necessary time to properly work through the difficulties that her upbringing created, which only worsened Zoe’s circumstances.

The group of over 150 guests was moved by the film, which led to presentations from three speakers: Dr. Rhonda Littleton, founder and executive director of A Home For Me: Fostering Adoption Network; David White, CEO and founder of Fostering Great Ideas; and Hope, a student advocate of Fostering Great Ideas and a foster child herself.

Each shed light on the shortcomings and challenges within the foster care system from a variety of angles. Littleton and White focused on the various programs around the country and the Upstate that help foster children feel more secure, confident, and comfortable, despite their uncertain futures.

These programs include Journey Camp, a trust-based relational intervention camp to help children get out and socialize; the Aging Out Initiative, a program designed to support children who are aging out of the system to find jobs and apply to colleges; Carry On, a program to provide foster children with suitcases for when they move from home to home so they don’t use trash bags; and SibLink and Mom’s Matter, programs that focus on ensuring that the child can still connect with his or her biological family.

Hope from Fostering Great Ideas focused on the mental and emotional tolls that being a child in the foster care system can create. She explained how each moment is filled with uncertainty and misunderstandings, but not just exclusively for the child. Issues can also arise for parents and siblings.

“Foster Care: Life in Limbo” addressed many of the obstacles facing children in foster care and how challenging their lives can be, even after they have aged out of the foster care system.

“By presenting ‘Life in Limbo,’ we have made our members aware of this serious problem and what is being done by local organizations to help the children and families who are involved,” said Maggie Glasgow, Greenville Women Giving co-chair. “This knowledge opens up opportunities for members to participate individually by donating or volunteering, as well as through GWG. Last year, GWG made a grant of $47,000 to Fostering Great Ideas for a mentoring program at Greenville Tech.”

For more information on Greenville Women Giving or how to get involved in foster care in the Upstate, visit greenvillewomengiving.org or call 864-361-1393.

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The event begins with a panel discussion about starting, managing, and promoting your own business. Panel members include Deborah McKetty, president and CEO of CommunityWorks; DeLorean Johnson, owner of AU Courant Interiors; and Kelley Roark, director of programmatic PR and customer engagement at Greenville Technical College. Roark will address using social media to promote your business, and Johnson will tell her personal story of entrepreneurship.

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Organizations honored for their contributions include Riverside High School as Organizational Donor of the Year and Publix Super Markets Charities as Corporate Donor of the Year.

Individuals honored for their contributions include Joshua Ratcliff (Individual Donor of the Year), John and Kitty Dillewyn (Lifetime Achievement Award), Ray and Flo Breneman (ReStore Hero Award), Melanie Hendrix (Family Ambassador Award), Steve Worrell (Battered Hammer Award), Justen Brewster (Volunteer of the Year), and Tommy Blackmon (Strong Foundation Award).

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GRACE B. SIMPSON, Greenville, 94, died Feb. 2.

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T.M. “TERRY” FERRELL, Easley, 96, died Jan. 29. Arrangements by Gray Mortuary, Inc.

ANTHONY “TONY” GERALD TRIPP, 57, died Jan. 31. Arrangements by Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, NW.

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JESSIE BURNS COOLEY, Gray Court, 88, died Feb. 2. Arrangements by The Kennedy Mortuary

JAMES MICHAEL CLARK, Greer, 70, died Jan. 30. Arrangements by The Wood Mortuary.

BRENDA DIANE ROGERS, Greer, 69, died Feb. 1. Arrangements by The Wood Mortuary, Inc.

COLUMBUS LARRY MASTERS, Greenville, 76, died Jan. 31. Arrangements by Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, NW Chapel.

JUANITA G. ROGERS, Greer, 86, died Jan. 31.

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RUSSELL KENNETH BANISTER, Greer, died Jan. 30. Arrangements to be announced.

GREENVILLE – Kay Cafaro, formerly of Tokyo, Japan, Cherry Hill, NJ, and Acton, Massachusetts passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018.

She is survived by siblings, Eiko Ito and Takenori Kawabe; daughter, Dolores Mendelow (Michael) of Greenville, SC and son, John Cafaro (Beth) of West Bloomfield, Michigan; and beloved grandchildren, Kendall, Madeleine, Will, and Garrett.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, John A. Cafaro, Sr.; parents, Chitosi and Hidemori Kawabe; cherished sisters, Satuki and Yuki Kawabe; and 4 brothers.

A former Miss Tokyo, she endured the hardship and deprivation of World War Two Japan and survived the bombing of her home in Tokyo in 1945.

After the war, she left the love of her country, but never her culture, for the love of a handsome Army Air Corpsman veteran from Forest Hills, New York. Together they travelled the globe and navigated the waters of Cape Cod and Lavallette, NJ. Kay was known for her fine cooking, from her traditional sukiyaki to the finest Italian meatballs. She was also known for incredible attention to detail, including in her knitting and her work as a highly esteemed seamstress for Zinman Furs in New Jersey. At Zinman furs she found a work family of immigrants from Israel who loved and admired her for her skills and strong work ethic. It was there that she endearingly earned the title of “Jewish American Princess.” Later on in life, she used her talent prolifically for charitable causes. Multiple of her knitted blankets were gifted by Marine female engagement teams in relationship building in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

She found great pride in the accomplishments of her son and daughter, as well as in those of her grandchildren. You could not go to a restaurant without her telling the waiter or waitress that her son is the Corvette designer, and her daughter is a Pediatrician. She passed her love of arts and music and her compassion for children and dogs to her family.

She will be lovingly remembered for her sweetness and consideration for others through her last years, as well as her beauty, elegance, work ethic, and commitment to her family.

Memorials may be made in her name to Utah.BestFriends.org, no kill sanctuary for animals.

The family would like to thank Pendleton Manor and Regency Hospice of Greenville for their compassionate care. At the end of her life, together they maintained her dignity and her beauty.

A memorial service is planned to honor her memory and to thank the staff at Pendleton Manor.

Condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com.

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TRINA LYNN ALLMON, Liberty, 54, died Feb. 1.

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FRANCES H. BABB, Greenville, 85, died Feb. 3.

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DEWITT TALMADGE GREEN, JR., Pelzer, 68, died Feb. 1. Arrangements by Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, SW.

RICKEY ALBERT COGGINS, Greenville, 49, died Jan. 30. Arrangements by Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, NW.

PASTOR RALPH JONES, Piedmont, 67, died Jan. 30. Arrangements by Watkins Garrett and Woods Mortuary

DOROTHY “DOT” DILLARD, 83, died Jan. 31.

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This home exudes pride of ownership from its exterior façade and professionally designed grounds to the interior finishes.

There’s no shortage of spaces for recreation from the sprawling screen porch & patio and the keeping room to the upstairs bonus room AND newly developed media room with surround sound and projection screen. The floor plan is equally impressive showcasing a wide foyer flanked by an elegant dining room and home office/study. The master suite is on the main level with an enormous walk-in closet and updated bathroom with fully tiled walk-in shower, two vanity areas, and corner tub.

There’s an ideal guest bedroom suite on the main level, too.

Adding to its charm is a powder room for guests, large walk-in laundry room with cabinetry and utility sink. The kitchen, keeping room and breakfast area are the heart of the home. Features include granite countertops, stainless appliances, tiled backsplash and roomy pantry. The rear staircase leads to the bonus room, media room, and two bedrooms that share a hall bath. There’s a third bedroom upstairs with its own private bath. And storage is no issue with well-appointed closets throughout not to mention a large walk-in attic storage area and a hard-to-find three car garage plus a circular driveway ideal for guests and visitors!

Now with two locations to serve our clients!

Simpsonville/Five Forks 100 Batesville Road Simpsonville, SC 29681 864.520.1000

Downtown Greer 116 Trade Street Greer, SC 29651 864.520.1001

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On the market Alta Vista • Open Sun. 2-4 p.m.

Thornblade • Open Sun. 2-4 p.m.

Ridges at Paris Mtn. • Open Sun. 1-4 p.m.

Sycamore Ridge • Open Sun. 2-4 p.m.

109 Sherwood Street · $1,690,000 · MLS# 1348893

16 Baronne Court · $1,350,000 · MLS# 1359999

59 Grand Vista Drive · $1,270,500 · MLS# 1357141

107 Player Way · $475,000 · MLS# 1359766

4BR/4.5BA Fine home designed with distinction for private personal space and inviting entertainment areas.

Master suite on entire second level. McDaniel Avenue to Ridgeland Drive. Right on Sherwood Street.

5BR/4.5BA Exquisite Estate on 14th Green of Thornblade Golf course. Newly finished master suite on main. Chefs kitchen. A must see! Pelham Rd to Right on the Parkway. Left into Thornblade

4BR/4.5BA A custom Dillard-Jones Builders original design, breathtaking views, stone and timber details, and only 15 minutes from Downtown Greenville! Old Buncombe road, right on Altamont road, right into neighborhood.

5BR/3.5BA FABULOUS all brick home on almost 3/4 of an acre lot, mature landscaping, updated kitchen and baths & more!

Howard Dr, turn into Sycamore, first right onto Player Way.

Contact: Sharon Wilson 918-1140 Sharon Wilson

Contact: Sharon Wilson 918-1140 Wilson Associates

Contact: Kendall Bateman 320-2414 The Marchant Company

Hollingsworth Park • Open Sun. 2-4 p.m.

Kilgore Farms • Open Sun. 2-4 p.m.

Contact: Barb Riggs 423-2783 The Marchant Company

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Ramona Braun Joins The Pelham Road Office Of C. Dan Joyner, Realtors

104 Kimborough Street · $465,000 · MLS# 1360241

203 Kilgore Farms Cir. · $359,900 · MLS# 1358245

3BR/2.5BA One of few homes with private paved driveway leading to 2-car garage. 9’ ceilings. Large master on main. Must see!

Laurens Road to Verdae Boulevard. Left on Kimborough.

4BR/3BA Full brick custom home in popular swim community close to shopping! 2 bedrooms on main level! Multi-season screened porch! Woodruff Road through Five Forks to Kilgore Farms on left.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Ramona Braun has joined the company’s Pelham Road office as a sales associate.

Braun grew up in Germany and made the US her home in 2006.

She is fluent in German and is an active member of her community and Grace Church. She and her husband have been married for 20 years and have four children, ranging from elementary to college Braun age. She splits her time living in North Georgia and South Carolina.

Braun is passionate about serving her community and is currently organizing children’s events for the subdivision she lives in.

“We are so excited to have Moni join our team, she brings a wealth of knowledge, having moved several times with her family. She looks forward to using her native German language to help transferees moving to the Greenville area. You will absolutely love her sweet personality, also, “ said Tim Toates, The Toates Team Leader at the company’s Pelham Road office.

Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Awards C. Dan Joyner, Realtors Sales Professional Ecertified Designation Ever on the cutting edge of real estate technology, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced today that Jessica Glahn has received Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ distinguished eCertified The Next Generation designation. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices awards the designation to sales professionals who meet the extensive criteria and complete the eCertified training. The training and certification process is Glahn designed to prepare real estate professionals with the technological business skills necessary to service the emerging market and changing needs of today’s online consumer.

“Being an eCertified sales professional means that I have the know-how and technical confidence to service my clients online 24/7,” said Glahn. “This is an important step in how we deliver service to our clients. It helps me be more efficient and work with ‘real time’ information and marketing needs. Knowing that I have Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices supporting my desire to deliver advanced technological services, as well as act as a trusted advisor, means that I will have the opportunity to offer services to meet the needs of all my clients.”

“Increasingly, consumers are doing business online; they are using the Internet for research and want to have the option of communicating on their terms,” said Danny Joyner, president of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS. “We are preparing our sales professionals to meet and exceed the expectations that come with this new way of conducting business by creating a designation that matches growing home buyer and seller use of Web and mobile-enabled information sources.

When a consumer hires an eCertified sales professional, they can be assured they are working with someone who knows how to employ the most effective online communications and marketing strategies to deliver a less stressful, more

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Thornblade

16 Baronne Court, Greer, SC 29650

Home Info Price: $1,350,000 Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 4.5 Lot Size: 0.65

MLS#: 1359999 Sq. Ft: 6200-6399 Year Built: 1998

Schools: Buena Vista Elementary, Northwood Middle, and Riverside High Agent: Sharon Wilson | 864.918.1140 sharon@wilsonassociates.net wilsonassociates.net

Exquisite Estate on Thornblade Golf course welcomes you with a two-story foyer and grand stair case as you enter. This 5 bedroom, 4 and a half bath home is situated on the 14th green.

With hardwood floors throughout, this open floor plan continues into the two-story great room with two hundred bottle wine cellar, gas fireplace and built in cabinetry. Sunroom features 24ft floor to ceiling windows overlooking the 14th green and includes a built-in coffee system, ice maker, sink and refrigerated beverage center. Recently updated chefs kitchen includes granite countertops, all stainless-steel appliances, double wall oven, large

center island with gas stove top, and two walk in pantries. Newly finished master suite on main level with double vanity granite countertops, custom tile shower, separate soaking tub, and large walk-in closet with custom closet system. Screened porch with vaulted ceiling and wood beams includes fireplace and custombuilt diamond stainless steel 16 jet spa. High-end outdoor kitchen area including three grills, and refrigerator. Upstairs features additional 4 bedrooms, and 2 full baths. Home theater room with projector and surround sound. Look no further.

This home is a must see! Schedule your appointment today!

Real Estate News cont. efficient home buying or selling experience.”

As an eCertified real estate professional, Glahn is required to have an understanding of the latest Internet and mobile business and marketing solutions available to promote and sell their clients’ properties and use the latest online business systems for added efficiency and organization to bring added value to the home buying experience. Glahn uses the technology tools at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS to provide clients with the benefit of having an anytime, anywhere source of information regarding the status of their transaction while enjoying the peace of mind that comes with relying on an experienced and trusted advisor.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS, which is independently owned and operated, became a network member of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in 2014. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner REALTORS was founded in 1964. Since that time it has earned a host of honors, including #1 among residential real estate companies in Upstate SC, both in dollar volume and units sold, and was voted as one of the top workplaces in South Carolina.

Margaret Marcum earns internationally recognized designation for performance in luxury real estate Margaret Marcum with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, C. Dan Joyner, Realtors in Greenville, SC recently earned The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist™ (CLHMS) designation in recognition of experience, knowledge, and expertise in high-end residential properties. Marcum joins an exclusive group of real estate professionals who have completed The Institute’s training and have a proven performance in the upper-tier market.

Marcum “Agents who have earned the CLHMS designation are performing at the highest level in their community,” said Diane Hartley, president of The Institute. “The CLHMS seal is a symbol of distinction. Affluent buyers and sellers from around the world look for this symbol of luxury home knowledge and expertise when continued on PAGE 26

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SOLD: Greenville Transactions For the week of Jan. 8 – 12 SUBD.

PRICE SELLER

$1,000,000 ACADIA $830,000 CLIFFS@MTN PARK TIMBER CREEK $760,000 NORTHGATE $568,000 CLIFFS@MOUNTAIN PARK WESTVIEW $550,000 CLIFFS@MOUNTAIN PARK $550,000 CLIFFS@MOUNTAIN PARK $550,000

$550,000 J M PERRY EST $500,000

$489,000 CHANCELLOR’S PARK $380,000 CLIFFS VALLEY LAKESIDE COTTAGES $362,500 ROPER MOUNTAIN ESTATES $361,000

$340,000 CROFTSTONE ACRES $339,000 CAROLINA OAKS $335,000 TOWNES@FIVE FORKS $334,235 BRIAR OAKS $327,383 RIVER RIDGE $321,225 RIDGEWATER $305,000 HILLSIDE TERRACE $305,000 HOWARDS PARK $281,890 CREEKWOOD $279,000 GREEN HILLS $278,000 BROWNSTONE CROSSING $269,900 AMBER OAKS FARM $242,500 EDWARD SPRINGS $235,542

$235,000 AUTUMN TRACE $230,000

$220,000 SAVANNAH POINTE $210,000 BROOKHAVEN $207,800

$195,000 PHEASANT RIDGE $193,500 ONEAL VILLAGE $188,990 CANEBRAKE $182,500

$177,000 WEDGEWOOD PLACE $176,500 MONTCLAIRE $165,000 MERRIFIELD PARK $165,000 COLONIAL HILLS $165,000 PARIS MOUNTAIN GARDENS $163,000 WILLOW TRACE $162,000 THORNWOOD ACRES $160,000

$155,000

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LISMORE VILLAGE $155,000 MT. EUSTIS CORNERS $149,000 WESTWOOD $145,000 SUMMERSIDE@ROLLING GREEN $145,000 BELLWOOD ESTATES $140,000

$140,000 BRENTWOOD $139,000 TAYLOR HEIGHTS $135,000 BELLA GROVE@HOLLINGSWORTH PARK $135,000 WATERS RUN $133,036 SPRING STATION $128,000 WILLIMON ESTATES $127,490 HIGHVIEW ACRES $125,000 BELLE MEADE $125,000 FOUR OAKS $122,500

$121,900 WESTWOOD $121,000 TRAVELERS RIDGE $120,000

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$79,000 WESTWOOD $76,100 WOODLANDS $75,000 WESTWOOD $70,000

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$58,250 JUDSON MILL $57,000 REEDY POINTE $53,500 WOODVILLE HEIGHTS $50,000

$45,000 JUDSON MILL $36,000 MILLS MILL $36,000 FOWLER CHASE $32,000 PINE CREST FARMS $30,000 REEDY POINTE $30,000

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$8,500 ERNESTINE MASSEY $7,500

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The Marchant Company Welcomes Realtor Chantel McBride

putting their trust in a real estate professional.”

The Marchant Company is pleased to announce that Chantel The specialized training and ongoing membership with The Institute provide MarMcBride is now a part of the company. Chantel is a licensed Realcum with the knowledge and tools to better serve clients. The CLHMS designation tor and graduate of the Wyatt Institute of Real Estate. She holds a provides evidence of the successful commitment to service at the highest level.

Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science Nutrition and Dietetics Marcum is a Greenville native and has been in real estate since 2002. She specialfrom Clemson University. Chantel has always had an interest in Real izes in the Greenville market and is a member of Greater Greenville Association of Estate along with home décor and interior design. She has honed Realtors and Western Upstate Association of Realtors. her skills and interests to bring you the best service from contract For more information about the luxury market in Greenville, SC, contact Margaret McBride to closing and far beyond. Chantel’s ultimate goal is to assist you Marcum with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS at 864- through the hurdles of home ownership and be your advocate throughout the pro420-3125 or mmarcum@cdanjoyner.com. cess. Chantel lives near Downtown Greenville with her husband and son as they enjoy health and fitness, college football, and spending time with family and friends. We are The Marchant Company Welcomes Associate Broker Kendall Bateman proud to welcome Chantel to The Marchant Company.

The Marchant Company is pleased to announce that Kendall Bateman has joined The Marchant Company as Associate Broker and Business De- The Marchant Company Welcomes Realtor Anna Sturgis-Daniel velopment Director. She joins the company from Conservus Realty where The Marchant Company is pleased to welcome Anna Sturgisshe served as Broker-in-Charge. With multiple years of residential real estate Daniel to the company. Anna is a licensed Realtor and graduate of sales and marketing experience, Kendall brings expertise, market knowlthe Wyatt Institute of Real Estate. She holds a Bachelor of Science edge, and a commitment to the area that will continue to strengthen the Degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management with a focus Greenville community. Bateman’s successful background covers all areas in Hospitality from Clemson University. Anna started her real esBateman from development, training, custom new home construction, management tate career in new construction and has a passion for helping first and marketing. As a Greenville native, Kendall has a depth of market knowledge and a focus time home buyers. As a native of Greenville, Anna is familiar with on quick results at the highest level of service. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Sturgis-Daniel the market and ready to help with any of your real estate needs. She Marketing from Clemson University with an emphasis in Advertising and Communications. resides in Greenville with her husband Jamie and their dog Max. In her free time you Her passion for marketing and brand development will serve the brokerage well in represent- can find her pulling for the Clemson tigers, hosting her family and friends, or soaking ing clients at the highest level. Kendall resides in Greenville with her husband William and their up the sun on the Carolina coast. We are proud to welcome Anna to The Marchant two young children. We are proud to welcome Kendall to The Marchant Company.

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Local painter Emily Jeffords captures the world’s beauty in abstract impressionist art, building a career from what begins as a…

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COMMUNITYJOURNALS.COM he lays her baby in the cradle and hangs her apron around her neck. Natural light floods in from the windows in the 1980s whitewashed studio, White Whale.

Easels with unfinished paintings line the walls and paintbrushes lie scattered on the tables.

This is a typical day at work for Emily Jeffords, a local painter and mother of three.

“I don’t know if I’d actually be an artist had I not had kids,” Jeffords says. “Which is probably a little weird; no one says that but it’s true.”

With the intention of working as a graphic designer, Jeffords’ career path changed when she had her first child. She then decided to stay home with her daughter and pursue art as her 9-to-5 job.

“I really did treat it like a job,” she says. “I painted at least five hours a day, which is a long time to paint.”

Thus, the beginning of Jeffords’ work as an abstract impressionist painter. Now she allows 15 hours a week to paint without her children around, but she paints with them at other times, as well. “They’re used to it,” she says. “They’ve grown up in the studio.”

Realizing her love for art at age 18 and majoring in art at Bob Jones University, Jeffords knew she wanted to become a full-time artist after graduation. And that she did. “I just jumped into it and did it,” she says excitedly. “So, here we are!”

Jeffords is most known for her oil landscape paintings but works with a variety of media. “I have a hard time pinning myself down to one category,” she says.

“So, I do whatever feels best.” Lately she finds herself mostly painting in oil, watercolor, and mixed media.

Jeffords explains that art has two sides to it. “You have the finished work where you can step back and look at it and put it on the wall, and it’s hopefully beautiful and speaks to the viewer.”

But she describes the other side of art as a magical experience, a “creative process where you engage in almost like a meditative, worshipful experience.”

This experience is something that yields beautiful pieces of art when Jeffords feels connected to the process. “That is what inspires me the most, and hopefully the painting works out and it looks great. But if it feels disingenuous while I’m making it, it doesn’t seem successful to me.”

Jeffords wishes that everyone could experience the creation of a painting that not only looks beautiful at the end but also feels beautiful in the process.

“My painting hours are really selfish,” she says. “I really treat this as sacred times where I don’t distract myself.” Usually her laptop remains closed; coffee dates are not allowed; and distractions are kept to a minimum, except for some music or a podcast playing in the background.

Inspiration for her artwork comes in a variety of forms. “One painting might be inspired by a couple of splatters on my palette, but the next painting might be inspired by something that I really thought through and have a big vision for,” Jeffords says.

No matter where her inspiration comes from, Jeffords wants the pieces to feel a certain way while

she’s painting them. That extra spark needs to come through in the end. “I want it to feel exciting, and I want it to feel peaceful,” Jeffords explains, “but also something in my brain needs to be ignited.”

Jeffords also draws artistic inspiration from the works of impressionist painter Claude Monet. Walking into a museum in Paris with an exhibit full of Monet’s paintings, Jeffords was overwhelmed with the beauty of his work and his dedication to his art.

ity that society thrives on, according to Jeffords.

She describes Greenville’s rich, growing arts community as having an open energy with people exploring and collaborating. “If you go to a bigger city, then it’s harder to do collaborative things. It’s harder to put partnerships in place or just do fun little events.”

In addition to selling paintings and prints out of her studio, Jeffords has also worked with several companies. She is currently working with Anthropologie.

“One painting might be inspired by a couple of splatters on my palette, but the next painting might be inspired by something that I really thought through and have a big vision for.”

“Traveling is also very important to me,” she says.

“It awakens my mind and lets me see different parts of the world, different landscapes, different modes of inspiration.”

Jeffords combines her love of travel and art by holding workshops in France. This year’s creative retreat will be hosted in a large chateau and working farm an hour south of Paris from Sept. 10-14.

“I think people who pursue creativity and put that out into the world are a barometer for a healthy human race,” Jeffords says.

She adds that artists of all kinds are important to a culture and to a city. This creativity could be in a variety of forms such as a new bridge, cityscape, or painting. People must continue to pursue this creativ-

The boho-chic retail company initially reached out to Jeffords requesting a giant wall mural, which led to them wanting more of her artwork.

Seeing her art on merchandise such as curtains or pants in a store never fails to excite Jeffords. She says she’s over the moon with the whole process. By the time the products hit the stores, she gets excited all over again. “So, it has this renewed energy with it, which is a lot of fun to walk into something like that,” Jeffords says.

Across South Carolina, the arts are an overlooked economic force, bringing in $9.7 billion annually and about 115,000 jobs. Read more in this week’s Upstate Business Journal.

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A Q&A with actress Amanda Sox WORDS BY EMILY PIETRAS | PHOTO BY WILL CROOKS

As Greenville continues to grow, perhaps one of the city’s remaining best-kept secrets is our local performing arts scene. While many of our community theaters have been operating since long before the revitalization of downtown Greenville and its surrounding areas began, the influx of new residents has given these institutions

an opportunity to showcase their work to a larger audience. And more patrons to the theater leads to more opportunities for expansion, as well as increased talent acquisition and retention.

The Greenville Journal is excited to introduce a new recurring series in our culture section, Backstage.

If you’ve attended a Warehouse Theatre production in the past two years, there’s a chance you’ve seen Amanda Sox onstage. From Shakespeare classics to contemporary comedy and drama, Sox has taken on a variety of roles, including Lady Anne in “Richard III” (2015), Cindy Lou Who in “Christmas on the Rocks” (2015), Catherine Givings in “In the Next Room or the vibrator play” (2016), Desdemona in “Othello” (2017), and, most recently, Jen in “The Cake” (2017).

Currently, Sox is preparing to star as Marianne in Nick Payne’s “Constellations” at the Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Va., Feb. 22-March 11. Her husband, Jay Briggs, the director of education at Mill Town Players, will direct the play.

When did you first become involved in acting, and when did you know this is something you wanted to do long term?

I was about 10 when I got interested in playing characters with friends or on the school announcements. I liked doing voices and making people laugh. My dad read an article about League Academy (back when it first became a magnet school) and asked me if I might be interested in going there. (Thanks, Dad!) And that’s when I decided to pursue acting … not that a preteen has any concept of what that choice truly entails. As an adult, I’ve had plenty of setbacks in my career, and I’ve tried quitting multiple times, but over the past four years it has become increasingly clear to me that the only thing getting in my way was fear. So last year I decided to get out of my own way and just do the thing, even if the path isn’t “normal” or predictable. I feel free when I’m onstage, and the rest of my life is better for it.

What has been your most challenging role and why?

A couple recent shows at The Warehouse tore me up big time. Catherine (“In the Next Room”) was like riding a roller coaster, so in a way, I just had to jump on and trust everyone else to take me in the right direction. I kind of blacked out during performances … like I never knew what was coming next, and I never remembered what happened after curtain. The biggest challenge in acting any role is to trust; you have to trust this ensemble of collaborators that they will do their best work and generously support you doing your best work. I trusted my collaborators, and I prepared for months in advance, and the script was GREAT, so there wasn’t much left to be afraid of. That was an ideal process from start, which is why it’s hard for me to call it challenging.

Jen (“The Cake”) was hard mostly because the character was so close to Amanda.

I understood the character and play immediately. In my gut. Jen was me. The challenge was crafting an imaginary life that was safe from my personal baggage popping up — keeping the two worlds separate. “In the Next Room” was similar, but there are so many elements in that world that look different than my own. There’s safety in distance, which can come from costumes, language, subject matter, character, etc.

“The Cake” was a very real world in real time with real immediate gut-wrenching truth bombs and hard conversation. That sucks to live out in real life, and I had to live it out in imaginary life repeatedly. I utilized a lot of positive affirmations offstage and listened to Cat Stevens’ “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out” after every rehearsal.

In an effort to bring the theater community and the community at-large closer together, we’ll be conducting Q&As with local actors, directors, and designers who are instrumental in shaping our performing arts scene.

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What was been your most enjoyable role and why?

Enjoyable … hmmm … I enjoy most of them. Honestly, I only audition/submit for roles that I will love doing. Life’s too short to work your butt off for little money and not enjoy it. Challenging roles like “In the Next Room” or “The Cake” are very enjoyable, because I love a challenge. I could do “In the Next Room” again and again, but I’m not sure I could relive “The Cake” again anytime soon. I could do Cindy Lou Who in “Christmas on the Rocks” till the day I die. I played a baby kangaroo once, and I don’t know how anyone COULDN’T enjoy that.

What’s your favorite play?

Whichever one I’m working on! Shakespeare – maybe “As You Like It” or “King Lear.” I’m drawn toward writing that is sad and funny at the same time. I also love a good farce. Shakespeare done well can do all of those things. And of course the king of sad + funny = Chekhov. In the contemporary realm, there are so many great choices, so I’ll say the one I’m currently working on, which is “Constellations” by Nick Payne.

Which actors inspire you?

Bryan Cranston. I was in awe of him in “Malcolm in the Middle.” That’s true. I’m drawn to character actors, especially actors that do comedy well. Specificity and point of view translate to any genre. And there’s really such a fine line between comedy and tragedy, isn’t there? It takes tremendous vulnerability to do either well.

What do you most enjoy about Greenville’s theater scene?

The enthusiastic support from patrons and audience members fills me with all the warm fuzzies!

How has Greenville’s theater scene changed since you first became involved?

The number of new artists sticking around and committing to Greenville as an artistic home has increased, which is very cool, because they have the opportunity to stretch boundaries and experiment with new companies and ensembles. That deepens the entire theater community by diversifying production offerings.

What is your hope for the future of theater in Greenville?

My daughter was 8 weeks old when I stepped into season auditions at The Warehouse four years ago — after opportunities lost and wasted, multiple moves between East and West coasts, a chronic illness, job loss, a new marriage, and then childbirth, I was back in my hometown with nothing to lose and a supportive partner who suggested I try again. I found an artistic home that inspired and challenged me. My hope is that myself and the other theater artists living in Greenville can continue to be challenged and inspired here. I’m proud of the work I’ve done and seen in Greenville, and I hope that the quality continues to rise, along with the quantity. And that artists can make excellent work here in a holistic way — living lives that feed their art and making art that feeds their lives.

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FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO

Greenville First Baptist Senior Minister Jim Dant says the Bible can’t be credibly used as an arguement against same-sex relationships Photo by Will Crooks CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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Those who are against homosexuality often quote Bible verses — Leviticus 18:22, Deuteronomy 22:5, and Genesis 18-19, among others — to “prove” that it is a sin. But Dr. Jim Dant, senior minister at Greenville First Baptist Church, says there is no valid, Christian, biblical argument against same-sex relationships between consenting adults.

“People may argue against homosexuality and LGBTQ identities, relationships, and rights on political, economic, or personal morals, but the Bible cannot credibly be used as a weapon in these fights,” he said. “The minute you bring the Bible into it, there’s no valid argument.”

The impetus for Dant’s recently released book, “This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for LGBTQ Christians,” was that some members of Greenville First Baptist Church, which generated headlines in 2015 for how it addressed the LGBTQ community within its walls, asked for a simple-to-understand defense against those Bible verses that had become weapons against them.

“I wrote it for the 22-year-old lesbian girl sitting in the church pew and the grandmother whose grandson is gay,” Dant said. “It’s important to reconcile who they are with the Bible they read and the God they worship.”

ONE CHURCH

Well before Dant became Greenville First Baptist’s pastor in 2014 and before a split U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage a right nationwide, Greenville First Baptist was talking about how it would relate to the LGBTQ community.

Like many churches, Greenville First Baptist had members of the LGBTQ community worshipping in the church alongside its heterosexual members.

Through a six-month-long discernment process that included small-circle discussions, the church came up with a consensus statement: “In all facets of the life and ministry of our church, including but not limited to membership, baptism, ordination, marriage, teaching, and committee/ organizational leadership, First Baptist Greenville will not discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity.”

When the congregation was invited to stand to affirm the consensus statement during a Sunday morning ser-

vice in May 2015, only a dozen of the 800 people in attendance couldn’t stand. After the affirmation, Dant said one of the church’s many gay members said he and others simply wanted to be a part of congregational life. One of its most conservative members said the discernment process was “the proudest he’d ever been of the church” because it didn’t force him to give up his view.

“Within our congregation, 75 to 80 percent are welcoming and affirming to the LGBTQ community,” Dant said.

“Twenty percent still struggle.”

The first couple of months after word of the consensus statement got out were not easy.

Talk radio vitriol caused the church to add security, something it retains today. The church was flooded with phone calls and emails, some of which said the church would die or would be struck by lightning. “They were brutal,” Dant said.

But instead of the death of the church those critics predicted, the church has flourished. It has added more than 200 new members. The majority are not gay, but instead people looking for a church that did not discriminate against those who are. In October, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus performed in the church sanctuary as a part of its 2017 Lavender Pen Tour that attracted a crowd of about 1,400. The church was swept for bombs not because of a threat but to ensure the church was safe and secure.

“We’re not trying to make ourselves the flagship,” Dant said. “But obviously, it has gotten bigger than first imagined.”

MAKING AN ARGUMENT

Dant’s book is meant as a quick reference for LGBTQ Christians who struggle against the biblical attacks hurled at them, for people of faith who struggle to understand how LGBTQ Christians can be welcomed in light of Bible verses that seem to exclude them, and for people who believe that God requires them to love and welcome all people but they can’t explain that biblically.

Dant, who took three days off to write the book, wanted to keep it simple.

“There are books out there that delve deeply into the theology and language of the biblical verses used to condemn homosexuality, but they are thick and scholarly,” he

IN CONVERSATION WITH JIM DANT “This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for LGBTQ Christians” WHEN Thursday, Feb. 15, 6 p.m.

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said. “What I heard from people is they needed something short and simple. The book is not intended to be a thorough theological discussion of sexuality in the biblical text.

It is a survival manual for those on the firing line.”

Deuteronomy 22:5, which says it is abhorrent to God for a man to wear a woman’s clothing or a woman to wear man’s clothing, is often used against transgender individuals. But Dant said abomination has a moral connotation today that was not part of its original meaning.

Dant said Old Testament laws were meant to keep a person, primarily a man, ritually clean so he could enter the temple for worship. Anything that made that person unclean, such as being sick, touching a dead person, wearing mixed-fiber clothing, or not washing one’s hands according to a specified ritual was labeled an abomination, Dant said. Men would never wear a woman’s clothing or vice versa because she was likely “ritually unclean” by nature of biology and her role.

Dant said the command of the Bible verse had nothing to do with cross-dressing.

“Everyone ‘cross-dressed’ then,” he said. “Garments of men and women were primarily the same style,” Dant said.

“Everyone wore dresses in the Middle East.”

Leviticus 18:22, the verse that says, “You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female,” had nothing to do with sexuality, Dant said. Rather, it had to do with property laws.

Dant doesn’t expect the book to change the beliefs of those who use the Bible as a weapon against LGBTQ Christians. “Information alone rarely changes anyone’s heart,” he said.

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In a way, it makes sense that the work of artist Alex Ross is the subject of a new exhibit created by the Norman Rockwell Museum. After all, one of the hallmarks of Rockwell’s beloved portraits of American life is hyperrealism. One can seemingly see every wrinkle or unique facial feature on his subjects. The households, quiet moments, and small-town places he created often look like they could leap right off the canvas.

That’s also the unifying characteristic of Alex Ross’ work, only he’s applied that uncanny realism to some of our greatest comic-book heroes and villains. In works like the 1996 DC Comics miniseries “Kingdom Come” or the 1994 Marvel series simply titled “Marvels,” iconic characters like Superman, Batman, Captain America, The Joker, and Spider-Man lose the streamlined, idealized look of cartoons and take on the features of every-

“SUPERHEROES AND SUPERSTARS: THE WORKS OF ALEX ROSS” WHEN Saturday, Feb. 10-Sunday, June 3; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday WHERE Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St., Greenville TICKETS $6-$8, free for children 3 and under INFO 864-467-3100, http://www.upcountryhistory.org/

Upcountry Museum exhibit highlights Alex Ross’ hyperreal take on classic comic-book characters

day people. They might still be in excellent shape, but these heroes are definably human.

That genre-redefining artwork is on full display in the Rockwell Museum’s “Superheroes and Superstars: The Works of Alex Ross” exhibit, which was curated by Jesse Kowalski. The exhibit includes more than 100 paintings, sketches, and models created by Ross throughout his life, and it will open at Furman University’s Upcountry History Museum on Saturday, Feb. 10, and run through June 3.

“We were really taken by Alex’s art,” says Elizabeth Gunter, the Upcountry History Museum’s director of education and programs. “When you see some of the images he’s created, they’re of these iconic superheroes and superstars, and they jump off the canvas at you.

They grab you and hold onto you. That’s what appealed to us was the concept of [these] big, bold, strong, characters.”

Gunter says the humanity in Ross’ artwork is appealing because it puts a more relatable face on characters that are usually portrayed as larger-than-life.

“We hope that our guests see themselves in these heroes,” she says. “They may have amazing abilities, but in the core of their beings they are flawed individuals.

Some of them have terrible things happen to them, like Batman. His origin story is tragic, but he turned it into something positive. That’s a story we can all learn from, and that’s what we’re hoping our visitors walk away with.”

There’s another aspect to this exhibit that previous

Ross collections like “Heroes & Villains: The Comic Book Art of Alex Ross,” didn’t cover: “Superheroes & Superstars” looks beyond the comic-book art Ross created and takes in his entire life, from doodles he created as a child to works centered on The Beatles and Monty Python.

“It looks at the span of his career,” Gunter says. “It looks at everything. We thought that was a fun story to be able to tell because a lot of times when you come to the museum, you see an artist’s work after they’ve become an artist, after years of experience and after they’ve become successful. And this looks at how he became what he is today, starting as a little boy who wanted to draw superheroes. That story seemed so relatable for our audiences to experience, and for the children in our community.”

Inspiration is part of the museum’s goal, which is why this exhibit seemed like a perfect fit. “We select exhibits based on how they impact our guests,” Gunter says.

“Is it going to impact them because of their personal story? Is it going to influence what they choose to do when they leave? We hope Alex will be an inspiration to our guests. We’re hoping by showing them the artwork, we’re taking it beyond just a cartoon they watch on Saturday mornings, or in a movie theater. We want to promote the art of comic books and the art of Alex and show them that they can pursue that as a career. Maybe one of the children who sees the exhibit will say, ‘Hey, I like Spider-Man, I like to draw. Maybe one day I could be a comic-book artist.”

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WINTERSKUNK: VERSION 2.0 The one-day indoor music fest returns to The Spinning Jenny

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Near as anyone can figure, Glynn Zeigler has been hosting the Albino Skunk Music Festival for almost 20 years. What started as a small gathering of friends and bluegrass musicians on Zeigler’s Skunk Farm property in Greer has grown into a multiday, multigenre music and arts festival that’s played host to the Steep Canyon Rangers, The Avett Brothers, Darrell Scott, Tim O’Brien, and dozens of other bands, from Grammy winners to up-andcoming artists.

With spring and fall editions of the festival going strong for the past few years, it might seem like Zeigler had enough on his plate, but he had an inkling to create a winter version, a smaller sort of minifest with fewer bands. The only problem was finding an indoor venue to house the hundreds of loyal “Skunkers” who’d want to attend.

That’s where The Spinning Jenny comes in. The 10,000-squarefoot venue on Cannon Street in Greer had been home to the Greer Opry House for years after also serving as a grocery store and a skating rink, but it reopened as The Spinning Jenny in 2015 in hopes of filling the midsize slot left by The Handlebar’s closing. After attending a couple of shows at the Jenny, Zeigler reached out to co-owner and manager Sharon Murry about holding the first-ever WinterSkunk festival there in 2017.

“The space is gorgeous, the sound is great, and there’s plenty of parking,” Zeigler said at the time.

The 2017 WinterSkunk festival featured Tellico, The Trongone Band, the Brooks Dixon Band, and Grass Is Dead, among others, and in the tradition of the outdoor versions of the festival, there were food trucks, arts and crafts vendors, and craft brewers on site. It was also a rousing success, attracting about 350 people.

Murry says the Jenny’s collaboration with Zeigler was a perfect match.

“We had the same passion about bringing music to the area,” she says. “We have goals in common. And we felt very honored that he’d want to have it here; he could’ve chosen another place, but we’re very honored that he chose us.”

The 2017 version was so successful that there was little doubt there would be a Version 2.0, and this year’s lineup features the country-rock band Yarn as the headliner, along with the folkpop band Forlorn Strangers, the Americana trio Cicada Rhythm, the indie-pop duo Sawyer (whom Zeigler approached after the opening for Jill Andrews at the Jenny), and local artists Vilai Harrington, Angela Easterling, and The Note Ropers. The food trucks, craft beers, and vendors will be returning, as well.

Murry says that, given the reputation that the Albino Skunk Festival has gained over the years, it was both thrilling and intimidating to work with Zeigler and his volunteer staff.

“He’s had these die-hard fans for years, and they’re going to come in and expect some kind of experience that reminds them of the regular festival,” she says. “So you definitely think about that.”

In order to prepare, the venue staff and volunteers will spend the entire day before Saturday’s festival preparing The Spinning

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Jenny to reflect the informal, casual feel of the outdoor festivals.

“We close the day before to set up the space,” she says. “We bring in couches; we have games outside; there’s a Skunk Bus on site that people can hang out in; and four or five local breweries will come in and take over all our taps. People can bring foldout chairs and set them wherever they want and claim their corner just like they do at the outdoor festival, and there’s a dance area, too.”

Murry says the best part of the SkunkFest crowd is their loyalty and enthusiasm. In fact, since the first WinterSkunk festival, the fans have come back to pack the house for performances by the Jon Stickley Trio and Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters.

“They’ve become some of our most loyal patrons,” she says.

“We’ve befriended them. It’s actually been really exciting to get to know them because of WinterSkunk, and now they come to see our shows. I was surprised at what ardent fans they were, and how vocal they were about it. They would tag us on social media and talk about how much they liked the place, and that just makes you feel good.”

WINTERSKUNK MUSIC FEST Featuring: Yarn, Forlorn Strangers, Cicada Rhythm, Sawyer, The Note Ropers, Vilai Harrington & The Hamptones, and Angela Easterling & Brandon Turner WHEN Saturday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m.

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Building a beautiful and tasty charcuterie board fosters creativity and connections If you’re one of those who doesn’t want to mess with Valentine’s Day dinner reservations, there’s a simple solution that will still allow you to enjoy a delectable dinner in without all the hassle of prep time or monotony of take-out: a charcuterie board.

And, you might be surprised to know, it can taste just as cohesive as the most expensive charcuterie starter in town and be filling enough for a full meal with a little guidance from some local butchers.

One of those is Swamp Rabbit Butchery’s James Bryant. With his help, building a perfectly balanced selection of cured meats, cheeses, and fermented vegetables can be equally as simple as it is satisfying, and appropriately efficient because most of the items are available in one place.

Bryant, who moved to Greenville from Kansas City, Mo., to open the Swamp Rabbit Grocery and Café butchery, recently teamed up with Meredith Leigh, published writer, farmer, butcher, and cook from Asheville, N.C., for a charcuterie class in Swamp Rabbit’s new event space.

With the long community tables removed and replaced with cocktail tables, live music from the Greenville Jazz Collective, and perfectly paired wines and beers flowing,

the event quickly became a festive party rather than a typical sit-down class.

“This is just two foodies coming together, bringing some ideas and some cool stuff together just to have a fun night,” Bryant said at the start. “It’s always nice just to come together as a group and talk and mingle — that’s why I have no chairs in here — because I want people to mingle and have a good time.”

One of the main benefits of dining this way that is often viewed as a European practice is that it is intended to be social and foster a connection between participants.

“Everybody is eating off the same plate,” he said.

While Bryant continued to explain some of the items he literally brought to the table — or butcher block, in this case — Leigh assembled a smaller board of locally sourced cured meats prepared by Bryant and herself, fermented vegetables both from the café and grocery, and two different cheeses as an example.

When both he and Leigh were done explaining their contributions, each group was invited to the butcher block to select and build their own boards for the table.

Leigh, who consulted on the Swamp Rabbit Butchery,

gave these tips for building a balanced selection: Choose a variety of colors, textures, sweet, salty, acidic, bitter, and umami items. Practically, that means start with the meat items — some cooked and some fermented — and then add in other elements.

“Don’t be afraid,” she said. “Go get beautiful food.”

Bryant, who came from a restaurant in Kansas City where his job was to build the charcuterie boards for guests, advises choosing a variety of meats from pork to beef to rabbit.

“Try something you wouldn’t normally do,” he said.

“Try it, taste it, spread it on a cracker, and it will blow your mind.”

Aesthetically speaking, Bryant said how the items are plated is just as important.

“Don’t put meats together,” he said. “View it as painting a picture rather than just putting food on a plate.”

He said to use lines, circles of sauces, and structures, and to be mindful of height as well.

“Make it look pretty,” he said. “Don’t be timid.”

The next Art of Charcuterie class at Swamp Rabbit Café and Grocery will likely be held this summer.

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BY ARIEL TURNER

Out with the old Well, not that old. Just about 9 months old, to be exact. Stewart Penick’s Terrace Greenville location announced its closure as of Feb. 4 via Facebook, saying they are currently searching for a replacement concept or tenant for the historic former Furman University lunch building at 654 S. Main St. Terrace is a Charlotte, N.C.based breakfast, lunch, and dinner concept that never quite took off in Greenville.

In with the new

Just desserts Buy a specialty dessert and give back to a local charity? Seems like a win-win for everyone. Local bakeries and restaurants are partnering with The Salvation Army for the fourth annual Sweet Desserts program during the month of February as a way to give to the nonprofit’s social ministries programs. Each participating business will donate a portion of proceeds from sales of a specific dessert.

The seven Sweet Desserts partners are • The Chocolate Moose (Lemon-Raspberry Sandwich Cookie) • The Donut Experiment (Donut of the Month from Feb. 18-24) • Gigi’s Cupcakes (any item on Feb. 19) • Kilwins (SeaSalt Caramel Fudge) • Pomegranate on Main (1001 Nights Chocolate Cake) • The Peddler Steakhouse (Brownie a la Mode) • Upcountry Provisions Bakery & Bistro (Triple Chocolate Brownie from Feb. 12-17)

Another Charlotte restaurant will be moving in almost across the street from Terrace. Foxcroft Wine Co. has inked a deal for the former Brazwells Premium Pub, 631 S. Main St., which was also owned by Charlotte-based Bottle Cap Group. The owner of the wine bar with a locally sourced small-plate menu also teased he may be interested in opening a Dot Dot Dot location here as well. That’s a members-only, culinary-driven cocktail bar. Let the hunt for a location begin.

MAKE A SPLASH

New and improved Golden Brown & Delicious chef Alex George is mixing things up in his Village of West Greenville restaurant. He’s scrapped his old dinner plan, which was basically a redux of lunch, and is testing the waters with Thursday-Saturday menus with more starters and shareable plates. He says in the first week, they set record numbers. Must be a hit.

All the way up Level 10, labeled as PH (for Penthouse) on the elevator, has opened on the top floor of the AC Hotel in Spartanburg. The latest restaurant from Rick Erwin’s dining group is chef-driven with executive chef Mark Grasso at the helm and has views worth the 30-minute drive if dishes like crab beignets, braised short ribs and arepas, and carnitas with polenta and a cherry chipotle puree aren’t enough motivation.

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Professional Bull Riders For the first time ever, the PBR’s Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour rides into Greenville for one night filled with thrill, adrenaline, and loads of excitement.

Some of the world’s best bull riders will face the sport’s toughest bulls. This thrilling live sporting event will entertain the audience with exciting eight-second rides and heart-stopping crashes.

In Round One, each rider will battle one bull. The Top 10 riders will continue in the championship round. The rider with the highest combined score will be named the champion.

The Velocity Tour Finals is the climax of the 2018 Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour, which will continue into the PBR’s 2018 Built Ford Tough World Finals. The 2018 Velocity Tour Champion, the winner of the Velocity Tour Finals, the secondand third-place finishers, and the top international performer will each compete at the PBR World Finals.

The Greenville show will be the 11th stop on the 2018 Velocity Tour, with stops in Wyoming, Oregon, Ohio, Maine, and California.

The PBR LIVE app is available on Google Play and iTunes for fans to watch all the action in real time. —Melody Wright

WHEN Saturday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m.

WHERE Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St. ADMISSION $15 to $100 INFO www.bonsecoursarena.com/events/detail/professional-bull-riders

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Join Greenville Little Theatre as they beat the clock for an evening of original plays that are written, staged, and performed within 24 hours.

“Audiences can expect to see three hilarious and exciting new plays, never-before-seen since they were started just 24 hours before,” says Emily Dymski, GLT director of marketing and development.

The team of writers will begin at 7 p.m. the night before and receive information about whom they are working with and what props and lines of dialogue they will use to frame their plays.

Dymski says once the plays are written, the writers will hand them of to the directors, stage managers, and actors. “Finally, at 8 p.m. the following day, we will present three unique 10-minute plays — always exciting, always hilarious, and always creative bits of genius,” Dymski says.

The 24-Hour Play Festival has been presented by GLT for almost 10 years and has become a tradition for many Greenville natives. “Although it’s a popular concept around the country, there is no other festival like it in Greenville,” Dymski says. “Putting together a play in a few months is hard enough, but creating three plays from scratch in 24 hours is an entirely different process!”

These short, PG-13 plays may contain material unsuitable for some viewers. –Melody Wright

WHEN Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.

WHERE Greenville Little Theatre, 444 College St. ADMISSION $15 INFO www.greenvillelittletheatre.org/studio444

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Cards for Kids 2018 In partnership with GHS Children’s Hospital, Reeves Construction, and Taylor Boys Produce Inc., Magic 98.9 wants to ensure children in hospitals will receive a homemade valentine this Feb. 14.

For the fourth year, Magic 98.9’s annual Cards for Kids Campaign will visit the GHS Children’s Hospital from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Feb. 13, to hand-deliver these care packages.

“Cards for Kids was created as a reminder for the children of GHS Children’s Hospital that there are people outside of the hospital’s walls that remember and care about them,” says Roy Hummers, promotions director of Entercom Greenville. “The cards provide a special happiness and help the kids forget about their illnesses.”

Magic 98.9 is looking to top last year’s delivery of 16,150 cards. “Our hope is to provide each of the 85+ kids of the hospital with at least 20 to 30 valentines,” Hummers says.

All valentines must be original, homemade cards. The cards should be mailed in to Magic 98.9 before Feb. 9 or dropped off at the radio station prior to Feb. 12 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

“What’s more exciting than receiving a bag full of valentines created especially for you? It turns what might have been a typical day at the hospital into a wonderful surprise,” Hummers says. –Melody Wright

WHEN Tuesday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-noon WHERE Magic 98.9, 25 Garlington Road ADMISSION Free INFO www.magic989.com/events/cards-kids-2018

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Julie Valentine Center Luncheon The Julie Valentine Center will host its eighth annual Valentine’s Day fundraising luncheon to hear Mercedes Ramirez Johnson’s amazing story. Proceeds from the event will further the efforts of the Julie Valentine Center to aid victims of child abuse and sexual assault in Greenville and Pickens counties.

“Attendees of the Julie Valentine Luncheon will leave inspired to live every day to the fullest and to do all that they can do to reach their full potential,” says Shauna Galloway-Williams, executive director at Julie Valentine Center. “Mercedes’ story of survival will empower everyone to view every day as a gift and an opportunity.”

Johnson turned her survival of a commercial plane crash in 1995 — which killed 160 people, including her parents — into her life’s mission through her Second Chance Living program.

Her story has gained national and international attention through appearances on The BBC, National Geographic Channel, and several talk shows and investigative reporting programs.

“Each year we look forward to celebrating the success of our center’s work, the survivors who inspire us to continue to do the work that needs to be done, and the community partnerships that make it all possible,” Galloway-Williams says. “The event is also our largest fundraiser of the year and enables us to continue to provide direct services to over 2,500 individuals each year and prevention education programs to more than 15,000.” –Melody Wright

WHEN Wednesday, Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

WHERE TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Drive ADMISSION $50 general admission ticket, $500 reserved tables for 10 INFO www.julievalentinecenter.org/luncheon-2018.html

FEBRUARY 16-18 GUNTER THEATRE $10 PER SHOW TIME

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Greenville County Youth Orchestra

Shoulder to Shoulder Concert Feb. 10 ~ 467-3000 Greenville Little Theatre

24-Hour Play Festival Feb. 10 ~ 233-6238 Centre Stage

Rockin’ the Keys Through Feb. 10 ~ 233-6733 The Warehouse Theatre

A Moon for the Misbegotten Through Feb. 10 ~ 235-6948 Peace Center

The Square Feb. 11 ~ 467-3000 Peace Center

The Phantom of the Opera Through Feb. 11 ~ 467-3000 Greenville Symphony Orchestra

A Musical Valentine Feb. 14 ~ 467-3000 Peace Center

Brooklyn Rider Feb. 15 ~ 467-3000 Guerilla Shakespeare Theatre Company

My Name is Rachel Corrie Feb. 15-18 ~ 671-1144 Mill Town Players

California Dreamin’ Through Feb. 18 ~ 947-8000 Metropolitan Arts Council

Direct Experience: Art and Cancer Through Feb. 23 ~ 467-3132 SC Children’s Theatre

Balloonacy Through Feb. 27 ~ 235-2885 Metro. Arts Council @ Centre Stage

Works by Glory Day Loflin Through Mar. 4 ~ 233-6733 Greenville Chamber of Commerce

Works by Danielle Fontaine Through Mar. 12 ~ 242-1050 Greenville Center for Creative Arts

The Artists of Studio South Through Mar. 28 ~ 735-3928 Main Street Real Estate Gallery

Works by Doug & Meredith Piper Through Mar. 31 ~ 250-2850

Keeping our ARTbeat strong w w w.greenvillearts.com

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Faith at Work Business Symposium

North Greenville University | Tigerville 1-5 p.m. | FREE North Greenville University is pleased to host its third annual Faith at Work Business Symposium.

The event is open to all students, faculty, and community. The Symposium is comprised of a series of lectures by three Christian business professionals. Faith at Work gives the speakers an excellent opportunity to share their experiences as Christian business professionals who integrate Christ-centered values in business with students and local business leaders. www.eventbrite.com/e/third-annualfaith-at-work-business-symposium-tickets-41238763251 CONCERT

Furman Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combos Furman University | Daniel Recital Hall 3300 Poinsett Hwy. 8 p.m. | $15/adults; $10/seniors; $5/students The Furman Department of Music presents a jazz concert conducted by faculty members Matt Olson and Steve Watson. The performance features talented student soloists and other musicians who will perform the music of Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan, Earle Hagen, and others.

864-294-2086 | www.bit.ly/2BEBj33 furmanmusic@furman.edu THRU SAT

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“Rockin’ The Keys”

Centre Stage | 501 River St. $35, $30, $25 Centre Stage’s annual hit rock show features the music of legendary piano greats like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and so many more. Featuring iconic songs like “Somebody to Love,” “Rocket Man,” and of course, “Piano Man,” “Rockin’ The Keys” will have you singing along and feeling the magic from these Grammy Award winning powerhouses.

864-233-6733 | www.centrestage.org PERFORMANCE ARTS

A Moon for the Misbegotten

Warehouse Theatre | 37 Augusta St. Reserved $40, General Admission $35 In this O’Neill classic, James Tyrone Jr., the son from “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night” visits the home of his tenant farmer, Phil Hogan. There he encounters Hogan’s magnetic daughter, Josie.

During one moonlit night, as the love-struck Josie seems to claim him as her own, the drunken Jamie drowns in a wave of remorse. When dawn comes will both the moon and the man be gone, leaving Josie with a new challenge to her dauntless spirit?

Or will love finally bring these two together?

864-235-6948 | www.warehousetheatre.com SAT

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Disney’s “James and the Giant Peach” auditions

Mauldin Cultural Center 101 E. Butler Road, Mauldin 9 a.m. | FREE The Mauldin Youth Theatre will be holding open auditions for its April production of Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach, Jr!” Featuring a wickedly tuneful score and a curiously quirky script, you won’t want to miss being a part of

FEB. 11

A Benefit For Tracy Littlejohn

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With Okra (featuring Jamie Wright & Leisha J), Michael Blythe & Conspiracy, Zataban, 5th and York, The Shane Pruitt Band, Gaffney Allstars, Java, The Work, Marcus King & Friends, and The Craig Sorrells Project Gottrocks | 200 Eisenhower Drive 2 p.m. | $20 (General Admission), $100 (VIP tickets, including guaranteed seating and a souvenir poster)

When drummer Tracy Littlejohn, a staple of the Upstate music scene for decades, died unexpectedly of a heart attack, the scene lost a true professional who could handle everything from blues to pop to jazz and beyond. Fellow drummer Tez Sherard, who is just as skilled a percussionist, lost a friend of 20 years. “Tracy was a helpful, genuine, honest guy,” Sherard says. “He’d do anything for you. He was very accountable and very trustworthy. If he said he was going to do it, he did it. That’s why he had the friendships he did on the music scene, because you knew if you called him, he’d be there, and he’d give you 120 percent.”

Sherard, who also praises Littlejohn as an experimental, boundary-pushing player, says that it only felt right to gather many of the musicians Littlejohn played with as a tribute, but the show grew into something more. “Initially, the goal was to have a night to pay homage to Tracy with the music he’d been part of or inspired over the years,” he says. “Then it became about raising funds for his burial expenses and creating a college fund for his daughter.” —Vincent Harris this “masterpeach.” This production has nine principle roles available and numerous ensemble roles. Roles are for youth in 5th through 12th grade. There is no fee to participate in this audition or production. Registeronline. www.mauldinculturalcenter.org www.bit.ly/2pSFnw4 RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY

Magnificat-Greenville Prayer Breakfast Greenville Hilton 45 West Orchard Park Drive 9 a.m.-noon Magnificat-Greenville, a ministry to Catholic Women, is hosting its next speaker and breakfast event. All women are welcome to join us for fellowship, praise, and worship, and be inspired by our guest speaker Donna Buzzell.

Come hear how the Lord turned Donna from a bitter and rebellious woman to a woman full of the Holy Spirit and devoted to serving Him. www.Magnificat-Ministry.org magnificatgreenvillesc@gmail.com RECREATION

Carolina Dance Collaborative

First Baptist Greenville | AYMC Building 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Saturdays through April 28 $50/month or $15/class Come move with Carolina Dance Collaborative.

Classes have begun and will follow the Greenville County School Calendar until April 28. info@carolinadancecollaborative.com LITERATURE

Writing Class

Coldwell Banker Caine Building 111 Williams St. Saturdays | $85 Author Carol Baldwin will be hosting a monthly writing class for new and intermediate writers.

Feb. 10 class will focus on point of view. Class time will include writing activities, critique, and discussion. Please see her blog for a list of upcoming topics. Class size is limited to 10 students. www.carolbaldwinblog.blogspot.com cbaldwin6@me.com

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“The Phantom of the Opera”

Peace Center | 101 W. Broad St. starting at $65 Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” will return to Greenville as part of a brand new North American tour.

864-467-3000 | www.peacecenter.org PERFORMANCE ARTS

“5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche”

Converse College | Laird Theatre 580 E. Main St., Spartanburg $10 general/$5 students The award-winning Proud Mary Theatre Company, South Carolina’s first and only theatre company devoted exclusively to LGBTQ+ stories and voices, is proud to announce its second MainStage show, “5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche”

by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood. www.proudmarytheatre.com SUN

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Valentine’s Pole Party

The Pole Academy 637 Congaree Rd, Suite G 6-9 p.m. | $10 Single? Couple? Whether you celebrate Valentines Day or not - join The Pole Academy for the love of pole. Bring your other half, bring a friend, or just be with the one you love most pole. There will be single and doubles moves, food, and three hours of pole shenanigans.

864-520-2834 | Kilo.kitty.tpa@gmail.com www.thepoleacademy.com VISUAL ARTS

Felting: From Image to Wool Painting Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. 1-6 p.m. | $89 Wool can be transformed into a painterly landscape image using the felting technique. Fiber artist Cecilia Ho will demonstrate how to blend and mix various shades of colorful NZ Corriedale wool fibers to achieve a beautiful wool

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864-735-3948 ext. 2 liz@artcentergreenville.org www.artcentergreenville.org FOOD & DRINK

Greek Supper Club, “A Night In Evrytania”

JiRoz | 644 N Main Street, Unit 100 5-7:30 p.m. | $50 Let’s take your palate back to our roots - the majestic, mountainous region of Central Greece - “A Night In Evrytania.” John Makkas, chef/ owner of JiRoz will prepare a five-course wine dinner, which will include rustic flavors in a comfortable and relaxed setting, just like being in a village tavern. All wine pairings will be selected and presented by Lindy Lopez and Lucas Rosin of The Country Vintner.

864-373-9445 | www.jirozgreenvillesc.com FILM SCREENING

Film Screening: “The Square”

Peace Center | Gunter Theatre 300 S. Main St. 4 p.m. | $10 The Peace Center will screen “The Square,” a 2018 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. “The Square” is the Palme d’Or winner

from the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The Swedish film is written and directed by Ruben Östlund and stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, and Terry Notary. The film runs for 150 minutes.

864-467-3000 | www.peacecenter.org

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Galentine’s Vision Book Event (for gals only)

The Red Barn 2333 N. Pleasantburg Drive 6-8 p.m. | Tuesdays | FREE Pokemon League is a fun and accessible way for fans to get together and have fun. League events are open to all Pokemon TCG and video game players.

Using your own cards and Pokemon video games, you can play, trade, and even earn cool prizes.

864-324-2369 | www.easleypokemongym.ml easleypokemongym@gmail.com

GCCA | 25 Draper St. 6-8 p.m. | $20 / $10 Members Join Suzanne Woolf to create your own vision book. A mash up of a planner, vision board, and journal: all combined in an altered book that you make with guidance from a published art journal author. Use your book to record your story, goals, special events, art techniques, personal messages, or ideas. The book and supplies will be provided for you along with templates to use to create your personal vision. Bring your sister, mother, daughter, friend, and also BYOB. 864-735-3948 www.artcentergreenville.org

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Pokemon League

Greenville Downtown Line Dancing

Sears Rec Center | McPherson Park 100 E. Park Ave. 6:15-8 p.m. | Tuesdays $5 (Greenville City Residents -$4) Greenville Downtown Line Dancing is a fun way to exercise. No partner or dance knowledge required. Dances are taught in a fun and easy way with a variety of music including hip hop, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, Latin, country, shag, and swing. Party dances include Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Bikers Shuffle, and Cha Cha Slide. Second hour moves into more advanced dances — fireball, footloose, R&B boogie, and more. Two left feet are fine. Bring your friends and have some fun.

864-467-4326 | www.greenvillesc.gov

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Free presentation of the Netflix documentary “Chasing Coral”

McKissick Theater | Hendrick Student Center Clemson University | 720 McMillan Road, Clemson 7-9 p.m. | FREE Clemson University is sponsoring a free showing of “Chasing Coral,” a film by Jeff Orlowski.

The movie is about how coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate.

Divers, photographers, and scientists set out on an ocean adventure to discover why the reefs are disappearing and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Free copies of Clemson World magazine will also be given out at the event. And our scientists will be there to discuss the movie and answer questions. www.clemson.edu

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Strengthening Families Program

Center for Community Services 1102 Howard Dr., Simpsonville 6-8 p.m. | Tuesdays | FREE Strengthening Families Program is a 14-week skills-based program open to any family in Greenville County with a child age 6-11. This completely free program offers transportation assistance, free dinner each week, free on-site child care, and more. We aim to help families strengthen family bonds, improve positive communication, and more.

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Outshine Homework Help Program

Center for Developmental Services 29 N. Academy St. 3-4:45 p.m. | Wednesdays | FREE Outshine is a free community homework help program offered by the Center for Developmental Services. Volunteers and CDS staff will assist children ages 5-13 with any homework subject through May 9.

864-331-1445 | leslie.salazar@cdservices.org COMEDY

Mike Epps’ Platinum Comedy Tour

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N. Academy St. 7 p.m. | $135, $84, $67, $60 The Platinum Comedy Tour with Mike Epps will stop at The Well on Valentine’s Day with special guest host Sommore’, DeRay Davis, and Earthquake.

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Furman University Presents Prints by Taryn McMahon

Furman University 3300 Poinsett Hwy. Thompson Art Gallery, Roe Art Building 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Monday-Friday | FREE The Furman Department of Art presents prints

by Kent State University School of Art professor Taryn McMahon. “Vanishing Points” includes an

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Behind The Counter has been the most popular business publication in the Upstate for the past 15 years. Featuring large, full bleed photos and interesting insights, the 2018 Behind The Counter promises to be a great read on great local businesses. Don’t miss the opportunity to feature your business in the upcoming edition – publishing on April 13.

For more information, call Community Journals at 864.679.1205

installation of eight large-scale printed banners and 12 additional works on paper. McMahon says the exhibition investigates our relationship to the natural world. She uses images from botanical gardens to explore ways these spaces project our own desires and fantasies of the natural world and our place within it. Reception and talk Thursday, Feb. 15, 6-7:30 p.m.

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Brooklyn Rider

Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre 300 S. Main St. 7 p.m. | $45 Hailed as “the future of chamber music” (Strings), string quartet Brooklyn Rider attracts fans by playing an eclectic mix, including music by Phillip Glass, John Adams, Björk, Sting, Elvis Costello, and more.

With a performance style that draws rave reviews from classical, world, and rock critics alike, they close the 2017-2018 Peace Chamber concert series with a gripping performance.

864-467-3000 or 800-888-7768 www.peacecenter.org COMEDY

Brian Regan

Peace Center Concert Hall | 300 S. Main St. 7 p.m. | $40-$60 Fresh off of the November 2017 release of his first Netflix special, “Brian Regan: Nunchucks and Flamethrowers,” celebrated comedian Brian Regan comes to the Peace Center. Regan is the unique comedian whose material is relatable to generations of fans and revered by comedians as the best in the business.

864-467-3000 | www.peacecenter.org FAMILY

Storytime Thursday

Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road, #5 10:30 a.m. | FREE Fiction Addiction hosts a free children’s storytime each Thursday. This week’s featured book is “Woolly and Me” by Quentin Greban.

864-675-0540 | www.fiction-addiction.com info@fiction-addiction.com

Greenville Symphony Orchestra Presents “A Musical Valentine,” featuring Edwin McCain Peace Center | 300 S. Main St. | 7:30 p.m. | $55-$65

Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Edwin McCain is already responsible for at least two hugely popular love songs: “I’ll Be,” from his second album, 1997’s “Misguided Roses,” and “I Could Not Ask For More,” from 1999’s “Messenger.”

So it stands to reason that he knows a good romantic tune when he hears one. McCain also has one of the more powerful voices in South Carolina music, an emotional, full-throated cry that he will be using to great effect at the Peace Center’s presentation of “A Musical Valentine.”

McCain and his band will be a welcome addition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPXRJkla7fI to a performance by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and maestro Edvard Tchivzhel. The GSO will present an evening of classic and contemporary love songs, including standards of the jazz and Broadway songbooks and modern-day pop classics. In their previous performances on Valentine’s Day, the program included songs from “West Side Story,” “My Fair Lady,” and “Porgy and Bess,” as well as the music of Duke Ellington and George Gershwin. —Vincent Harris

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Marvin Gaye Valentine’s Party hosted

by The Jamie Wright Band Gottrocks | 200 Eisenhower Drive | 9:30 p.m. | $5

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Playing a set of Marvin Gaye love songs for a Valentine’s Day show is both a great idea and a challenge; few writers or singers could evoke both physical and spiritual love like Gaye, but that’s quite a catalog (and a voice) to tackle.

That’s the task that Jamie Wright has created for herself with her show at Gottrocks, which will include one full set of Gaye’s songs and another of classic R&B love songs by various artists.

“We thought it would be pretty cool to do a Marvin Gaye tribute that evening, because who better to choose?” Wright says. “When I first heard his music, it felt like he had gone through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r_eqELdaEI what he was singing about. A song like ‘Distant Lover,’ I felt like he was so emotional, even in his ad-libs. You can really connect to his music. So I definitely have my work cut out for me!”

Wright says the only way she can truly pay tribute to Gaye is by making sure her singing isn’t just about imitation. “I’m going to have to be true to the music and respect him but sing these songs in my own way,” she says. “That’s the way I have to present it. … I could never express his music the way he did, but I love the challenge of taking on his music as a vocalist.” —Vincent Harris FRI

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“Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo”

Peace Center | 101 W. Broad St. 8 p.m. | $15-35 “Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo” was founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts for the purpose of presenting a playful, entertaining view of traditional, classical ballet in parody form and en travesti. “Les Ballets Trockadero” first performed in the late-late shows in Off-Off Broadway lofts.

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Peace Center to screen 2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films

Peace Center | Gunter Theatre | 300 S. Main St. $10/show The Peace Center will screen the 2018 Oscarnominated short films, live action, animation, and documentary. The 2018 Oscar Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 4. Separate tickets are required for each day and category.

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New Approaches to Landscape Painting

Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | $89/each session This workshop is a two-part series but participants may register for either one or both days.

Create more exciting landscapes in watercolor, acrylic, collage, or mixed media while finding new ways to enhance your landscapes and use color to create atmosphere. Day One, we will explore new ways to develop a landscape in water media. We will work on several painting studies, using underpainting, painting on new surfaces, and other methods to get a fresh look, using your normal techniques. Artists may bring photos for reference, though we will use our imaginations to go beyond what we see in photos. The workshop is suitable for artists with some painting experience. Artists will bring their own paint and brushes. Materials for addi-

tional mixed media techniques will be provided.

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2018 Mac-n-Cheese Off Registration

Birds Fly South Ale Project 1320 Hampton Ave. Ext. Make some room in those stretchy pants and save the date for the Second Annual Mac-nCheese Off, Feb. 24. All foodies are encouraged to compete. There will be multiple categories, including people’s choice and judges’ choice. goo.gl/forms/vVSG8628tmKl4M3m2 SAT

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America’s Boating Course

Upstate Boating Club Cabela’s | Woodruff Road 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $50 and $10/additional family member America’s Boating Course is developed by the United States Power Squadrons. The eight-hour course covers boat handling, anchoring, finding directions, adverse condition, and using the marine radio.

This course has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and Recognized by SCDNR and many major insurance carriers and the United States Coast Guard. www.UpStateBoatingCourse.org COMMUNITY

Joseph Vaughn Oratorical Contest

Springfield Baptist Church | Fellowship Hall 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

“The Next Civil Rights Movement: What Direction Should It Take?” is sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Greenville Foundation.

864-906-7078 | www.Furman.edu/mlk jvoc@alphagreenville.org SAT-SUN

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Abstract Isn’t a Style: An Introduction to Decision Making in Abstraction Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | $125 This workshop will help students begin to learn how to make decisions when making a nonrep-

resentational (abstract) work of art. Workshop exercises will allow students to extrapolate from a variety of sources, and help take abstraction beyond an idea of style or just making sound design decisions. Workshop content will be reinforced with relevant examples from art history.

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Sensory Friendly Saturdays

Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 9 a.m.-noon | $9/child (ages 1-15); $10/adult; members are free Sensory Friendly Saturdays are designed for children with special sensory needs, sensory processing differences, and other special needs.

Children will be encouraged to explore the museum, partake in programming, and engage with our staff in an inclusive and comfortable environment. Bright lights will be dimmed throughout the museum; loud sounds from exhibits will be limited; and there will be designated quiet spaces, with a symbol denoting where quiet spaces are on each floor.

864-233-7755 | info@tcmupstate.org www.tcmupstate.org/sensory-friendly-saturdays/ THRU SUN

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Home Tips Would you let your car go a year without a tune up? Your home’s HVAC system needs regular maintenance just like your car.

When the heat hits, your cooling system might be running 10 hours a day or more! Your AC has various components including motors, capacitors, and control boards all of which should be checked to ensure they are working safely and at peak efficiency. A regular maintenance check can reveal leaks, rust, or wear and tear. Correcting these issues before a break down will help keep you cool and comfortable all summer long.

PERFORMANCE ARTS

“California Dreamin’ ”

Historic Pelzer Auditorium 214 Lebby St., Pelzer | $10 Beat the winter blues by taking a musical vacation to the west coast with this original concert production of some of your favorite harmonies from the 1960s! Featuring hit songs from such bands as The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas, The Byrds, The Monkees, and many more.

864-947-8000 | www.milltownplayers.org SUN

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CONCERT

Faculty Chamber Recital

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Smith Recital Hall | 15 University St. 7:30 p.m. | FREE The distinguished music faculty of the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities will perform a concert of works written for small ensembles. This event is free and open to the public. www.scgsah.org MUSIC

The Herring Chamber Ensemble

Buncombe Street United Methodist Church 200 Buncombe St. 3 p.m. | $30/adult and $15/student The Herring Chamber Ensemble, recognized as the Upstate’s finest chamber choral group, presents their 21st annual winter concert at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church in the sanctuary. Music, and especially singing, has the power to dramatically enhance and influence lives. The Herring Ensemble concert program taps into some of that mysterious yet real power.

The three-part program expresses consolation, celebrates life and singing, and for dessert, “music that is just plain fun to sing.” Tickets are available from the Peace Center Box Office, Pecknel Music Company on Pleasantburg Drive, and at the door the afternoon of the concert.

Bing.vick@furman.edu kelly@greenvillechorale.com

(864) 908.3360 W W W. CO R L E Y P R O. CO M

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VISUAL ARTS

GCCA Art School Winter Session Registration

Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. Develop your creative skills and discover new art forms in a six-week class, one- or two-day workshop, or curate your experience in a two-to-threehour group class of your choosing. Register now for Winter 2018 six-week classes starting Feb. 26 through April 7, 2018 (Winter Session II). Please register at least one week in advance of the class/ workshop start date.

864-735-3948 ext. 2 Liz@artcentergreenville.org www.artcentergreenville.org MON

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COMMUNITY

Greenville Young Democrats “Black Panther”/STEM event

Greenville Tech Center of Manufacturing Innovation | Hollywood 20 10:30 a.m. | FREE The Greenville Young Democrats Black History Month event will be hosting a “Black Panther”/ STEM event to inspire black youth in Greenville to pursue STEM studies and careers. This is open to middle and high school students. Youth will be taken from various community centers in Greenville to the Greenville Tech Center of Manufacturing Innovation for a mini STEM camp. The youth will then be taken to the Hollywood 20 movie theater for a free screening of the film.

864-915-7020 youngdemocrats@greenvilledemocrats.com WED

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BOOK SIGNING/READING

The NBC TODAY Show Guy is Your New Neighbor... Come and Meet Bob Dotson

Upstate International/World Affairs Council Upstate Poinsett Club | 807 E Washington St. noon-1:30 p.m. $30/UI/WACU Members or $40/non-members Robert Charles “Bob” Dotson is a New York Times best-selling American author, teacher, television journalist and award winning international documentary film-maker. You won’t want to miss the chance to meet Bob in person, listen to his fascinating stories firsthand, and get to know your new neighbor.

864-631-2188 | www.bit.ly/0221Dotson info@upstateinternational.org THU

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MUSIC EDUCATION

Have Fun Learning to Play Appalachian Music

The Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church 120 Mauldin Road | $60 Classes to learn to play the banjo, guitar, fiddle, or mandolin are grouped by skill level. Beginners are welcome. These lessons are open to children and adults (children must be at least 9 years old). Lessons are for six weeks. Also, rental instruments are available and can be reserved if needed.

864 979-9188 THU-SAT

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PERFORMANCE ARTS

“Charlotte’s Web”

Greenville Little Theatre 444 College St. | $15 Greenville Little Theatre’s touring performance of “Charlotte’s Web” is coming to the Main-

Stage and offers audiences early showtimes of 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Charlotte’s Web is this year’s touring production currently being performed at schools by the GLT resident acting company. The company travels to schools for on-site field trips, alleviating the need for busses and permission slips and offers theatre exposure to many children who otherwise do not get to participate. By the end of the school year, GLT on Tour will have performed over 100 performances of this beloved classic.

864-233-6238 | www.greenvillelittletheatre.org SAT

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CONCERT

“Peppered with Percussion”

First Baptist Greenville Fellowship Hall | 847 Cleveland St. 2 & 7 p.m. | $15 Principal musicians from the Greenville Symphony Orchestra will present the third and final Spotlight Series concert of the 2017-2018 season, “Peppered with Percussion.”

864-232-0344 ext. 118 www.greenvillesymphony.org MON

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HISTORY

Randal Garrison to Speak at Foothills Civil War Roundtable

University of South Carolina Upstate Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom 6 p.m. | $25 for the evening or $5 for the presentation only Randal Garrison, lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-Sixth North Carolina Troops Reactivated, will present “Re-Living the Past.” In addition to participating in Civil War Reenactments, Garrison has spent the last 30 years giving battlefield tours at sites including Gettysburg, Shiloh, and Vicksburg. He has also taught English at the high-school level, served as an instructor at Western Piedmont Community College, and as a professor for Lenoir Rhyne University. The evening begins with a social and dinner beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. Dinner reservations due by Feb. 19.

864-503-5219 | bwerlini@uscupstate.edu GARDENING

Greater Greenville Rose Society

MD360 community room Powdersville 7 p.m.

Interested persons are invited to attend the Greater Greenville Rose Society to learn and share information about growing roses.

864-884-9853 TUE

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Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Concert

Peace Center | Gunter Theatre 300 S. Main St. 7:30 p.m. | FREE The S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities’ Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra will present a preview of the program they will perform at the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta in March. The program will include Flight by Dr. Cedric Adderley, SCGSAH president; L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1, by Georges Bizet; and Danzon No. 2, by Arturo Marques. The SCGSAH Wind Ensemble will also perform works by Frank Ticheli, Peter Menin, and Karel Husa. www.scgsah.org

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COMMUNITY

LiveWell Greenville Annual Meeting

University Center of Greenville Auditorium 225 South Pleasantburg Dr. 10-11:30 a.m.

What is next for LiveWell Greenville? How will we make Greenville one of the healthiest places to live in the nation? Join the 150 LiveWell coalition partners at the annual meeting. There will be a draft version of Greenville’s Comprehensive Community Action Plan focusing on Healthy Eating and Active Living. Partners will have an opportunity to add to this “living document” making Greenville the healthiest county to live, learn, work, play, and pray. www.livewellgreenville.org CONCERT

An Evening of Original Music with Edwin McCain, Maia Sharp, and Gabe Dixon

The Peace Center | Genevieve’s 300 S. Main St. 7:30 p.m. | $75 Songwriters Edwin McCain and Maia Sharp return for An Evening of Original Music, and they’ll be joined by Gabe Dixon. The intimate, listening-room style concert will be held in Genevieve’s theater lounge.

864-467-3000 or 800-888-7768 www.peacecenter.org FRI-SUN

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COMMUNITY

Spring Southern Home & Garden Show

TD Convention Center | 1 Exposition Dr. $7/adults; $5/seniors (55+); children under 12 free The Southern Home & Garden Show, presented by the Home Builders Association of Greenville and sponsored by Jeff Lynch, is back for its Spring show. The Spring Southern Home & Garden Show is the largest, most popular home and garden event in South Carolina with over 140 exhibitors. www.southernhomeandgardenshow.com THRU SAT

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VISUAL ARTS

S.C. Governor’s School Visual Arts Student Midyear Exhibit

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities | Lipscomb Gallery 15 University St. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | FREE The Lipscomb Gallery at the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities presents the Visual Arts Student Midyear Exhibit, featuring works created during the fall semester. Students in the Visual Arts program come from all over the state and learn from established, practicing artists, exploring a broad spectrum of mediums while refining their own imagery and self-expression. www.scgsah.org SAT

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WORKSHOP

The Songwriter’s Workshop

The Peace Center | Ramsaur Studio 101 W Broad St. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | $150 Part workshop and part master class, this experience is designed to help aspiring songwriters put the finishing touches on their songs. Edwin

McCain, Maia Sharp, and Gabe Dixon will review and discuss attendees’ songs, provide feedback and share tips on the songwriting process.

864-467-3000 or 800-888-7768 www.peacecenter.org LITERATURE

John Hart to Discuss Latest Book at Book Talk and Signing

Fiction Addiction | 1175 Woods Crossing Road, #5 4 p.m. | $10 or $30 John Hart, the only writer in history to win consecutive Edgar Awards for Best Novel, will discuss his latest book, “The Hush.” There are two ticket options for this event. The $30 ticket admits one, guarantees a seat, and includes a copy of “The Hush.” The $10 ticket is standing room only, admits one, and can be redeemed for $10 off merchandise purchased at the event.

864-675-0540 | www.fiction-addiction.com info@fiction-addiction.com SAT-SUN

03-04

CONCERT

And the Gold Medal Winner Is

The Peace Center | 300 S. Main St. $18-$75 Yekwon Sunwoo, the Gold Medal Winner of the prestigious 2017 Van Cliburn International Competition, makes his South Carolina debut with his thrilling performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto! This incredible concert comes to a grand finish with Brahms’ heartfelt and passionate Fourth Symphony. www.greenvillesymphony.org MON

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CONCERT

Governor’s School Cantus Chamber Choir

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities | Smith Recital Hall 15 University St. 7:30 p.m. | FREE The S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities’ 21-member Cantus Chamber Choir will present their spring concert. www.scgsah.org TUE-APR

06-10

Sowing and Growing Lecture Series

Greenville County Extension Office 6-8 p.m. | Tuesdays Want to learn how to be a better gardener in the Upstate? Join the Greater Greenville Master Gardeners and Clemson Extension agent Jordan Franklin for a six-week series on how to be a successful gardener. You will learn about creating healthy soil, lawn care, growing vegetables, trees, shrubs, flowers, and more. Space is limited and registration ends Feb. 23.

864 232-4431 | aavants@clemson.edu TUE

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FUNDRAISER

CDS Hockey Night

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N Academy St. 7 p.m. | $15 The Center for Developmental Services is proud to announce the CDS Hockey Night with the Swamp Rabbits. On this special evening the Swamp Rabbits will go head to head with the Stingrays while wearing CDS themed jerseys.

All funds raised will go directly to programs benefitting more than 7,000 children CDS and its partners serves each year.

864-331-1304 | www.cdshockey.com

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CONCERT

Jon Stickley Trio

Gottrocks | 200 Eisenhower Dr. 9:30 p.m. | $12 Jon Stickley Trio is a genre-defying and cinematic instrumental trio, whose deep grooves, innovative flatpicking, and sultry-spacy violin moves the listener’s head, heart, and feet.

864-235-5519 | www.gottrocksgreenville.com SAT

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LITERATURE

Bill Kopp to Discuss New Book

Fiction Addiction | 1175 Woods Crossing Road, #5 2 p.m. | FREE Asheville-based music journalist and author Bill Kopp will discuss his book, “Reinventing Pink Floyd.” RSVP to attend.

864-675-0540 | www.fiction-addiction.com info@fiction-addiction.com SUN

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HOLIDAY

St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival

Downtown Greenville Main Street and Broad | 1 p.m. | FREE The parade begins at 2 p.m. at Main Street and Broad and concludes at NOMA Square. Enjoy the Irish Festival at NOMA Square beginning at 1 p.m. featuring Irish music, dancing, and multiple children’s activities.

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CONCERT

Farewell and Welcome Back

The Peace Center | Gunter Theatre 300 S. Main St. | $45-$55 This unique chamber orchestra concert em-

ploys two dramatic, theatrical elements: the audience bids “adieu” to each musician as they depart the stage throughout Haydn’s “Farewell Symphony,” then welcome them back in Corigliano’s Promenade Overture. www.greenvillesymphony.org

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CONCERT

Taylor And His All19 James Star Band with Special Guest Bonnie Raitt Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N. Academy St. 7:30 p.m. $111, $75 Legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor and

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Rory Scovel

Peace Center | Gunter Theatre 300 S. Main St. 7:30 p.m. | $20 Comedian Rory Scovel, who was born and raised in Greenville. Scovel’s Netflix special, “Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time,” recently premiered to rave reviews. His stand-up has been featured on Comedy Central, “Conan,” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and he has released two comedy albums – “Dilation” and “Rory Scovel Live” at Third Man Records.

864-467-3000 or 800-888-7768 www.peacecenter.org

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his All-Star Band with special guest, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt and her band, are coming toThe Well for one intimate and memorable night.

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SUMMER CAMPS

2018 Science Camps at Clemson University

Clemson University Jordan Hall $110-$950 This summer can be fun — and educational!

Join in for hands-on, action-packed, thoughtprovoking science camps for rising fifththrough 12th-graders on the Clemson University campus. Choose from residential camps or day camps. Camps will include Crime Scene Investigation: Clemson; Potions 101; Engineering and Design Adventures; Biotechnology, Health and Society; and Public Health: Outbreak. Early bird registration through April 1. www.clemson.edu/culsoc

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The Greenville County Democratic Party County Convention Will be held on Thursday, March 1, at 6 p.m. at the Fuller Normal Industrial Institute, 901 Anderson Road, Greenville SC 29601.

Agenda: Election of county party officers, election of state convention delegates, and adoption of resolutions for submission to the state convention. Announced candidates for election in 2018 will address the convention.

Paid for by the Greenville County Democratic Party, 1300-J East Washington St., Greenville, SC 29607; Phone 864-232-5331, www.greenvilledemocrats.com.

THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2017-CP-23-07481 DEFICIENCY WAIVED U.S. Bank National Association, PLAINTIFF, vs. Scott A. McBride; Greenville County Clerk of Court DEFENDANT(S) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master in Equity for Greenville County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to

the Master in Equity in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Greenville County, South Carolina, on November 20, 2017.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter “Order”), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/ AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: RFP# 41-02/28/18, Upgrade to DR X-Ray, February 28, 2018, 3:00 P.M. E.D.T. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org/ Procurement/ or by calling (864) 467-7200.

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PUBLIC HEARING A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2018, AT 6:00 p.m., (or as soon thereafter as other public hearings are concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT BOUNDARIES SHOULD BE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED OFF OF WEST GEORGIA ROAD AND ROCKY CREEK ROAD. THE NEW BOUNDARY LINES TO RESULT FOR THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT WOULD INCLUDE THAT AREA KNOWN AS GREENVILLE TAX MAP NUMBER (TMS#) 0575.03-01-004.01.

A MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARIES AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY COLLECTING OF SEWAGE AND WASTE. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SUBDISTRICT, NOR WILLTHERE BE ANY CHANGES IN THE COMMISSION OR THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT. BUTCH KIRVEN, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C.A. No: 17-CP-23- 04845 Millwood Homes, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Michael O. James, Roxie S. Bowan, Francis Allman, Lucinda Blue, Juanita Carstearpher, Calvin L. Bowen and Matthew TO THE DEFENDANTS NAMED ABOVE: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at 134 Oakland Avenue, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29302, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or that the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a master/special referee, pursuant to Rule 53, South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

TALLEY LAW FIRM, P.A. Scott F. Talley, Esquire (SC Bar 70364) 134 Oakland Avenue Spartanburg, SC 29302 864-595-2966 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE IN THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM OF MICHAEL MORIN VS. SJR ENTERPRISES, LLC AND AMERICAN INTERSTATE INSURANCE The above-identified carrier or self-insurer employer hereby gives notice to Michael Morin that it intends to assume and assert herewith his entitlement to bring a third party action in the above matter against the at-fault driver, on the ground that the right of action of the injured employee has passed to the carrier or self-insurer by statutory assignment for failure to effect a settlement or to commence an action against the third party within one (1) year after the acceptance of liability for payment of Workers’ Compensation by the carrier or self-insurer employer.

In the event you wish to pursue this action on your own, you must contact me within the next 20 days or the assignment of your cause of action will be perfected under SC Code 42-1-560.

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SUMMONS (NON-JURY) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2017-CP-23-07829 Gatlin Family Enterprises, Inc., Plaintiffs, VS. Carmax Auto Superstores, Inc., Carmax Business Services, Inc. and Williams Thomas Wiggins, Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon subscriber at 11 Whitsett Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service. If you shall fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the Plaintiff shall proceed in default proceedings against you and shall apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

COMPLAINT (NON-JURY) The Plaintiff will prove the following: FOR A FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION 1) Plaintiff is a company located and doing business in Greenville County.

2) Defendant Carmax Auto Superstores, Inc. (Carmax) is a company doing business in Greenvi Defendant Carmax Business Services, Inc. (CBS) is a company doing business in Greenville County. Upon information and belief, CBS is a financing entity closely associated with Carmax.

4) Defendant Williams Thomas Wiggins (Wiggins) is, upon information and belief, a resident of Greenville County.

5) Defendant Wiggins sold a vehicle to Carmax, receiving a check in the amount of $20,500.00.

6) Defendant Wiggins then took the check to Plaintiff and attempted to cash it. Plaintiff contacted Carmax and was assured by an authorized representative of Carmax and/ or CBS that the check was good.

7) In reliance on Carmax’s and/or CBS’s assurance that the check was good, Plaintiff gave Defendant Wiggins cash in return for his endorsing the check to Plaintiff.

8) Plaintiff then attempted to cash the check but was told that the check was not good because Carmax and/or CBS had canceled the purchase of the vehicle, returned the vehicle to Wiggins and stopped payment on the check.

9) Plaintiff is entitled to a judgment against Carmax and/ or CBS for the amount it paid

to Wiggins, under the doctrine of promissory estoppel, in an amount to be determined by the trier of fact.

FOR A SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION 10) All previous consistent allegations are repeated herein.

11) Carmax and/or CBS had a duty to Plaintiff to provide correct information regarding the check issued to Wiggins.

12) Carmax and/or CBS breached this duty by informing Plaintiff that the check was good, then stopping payment on the check.

13) As a result of Carmax’s and/ or CBS’s breach of duty, Plaintiff was damaged in that it gave cash to Defendant Wiggins but was unable to cash the check that it received in return.

14) Plaintiff is entitled to judgment against Carmax and/ or CBS in an amount to be determined by the trier of fact.

FOR A THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION 15) All previous consistent allegations are repeated herein.

16) Carmax’s and/or CBS’s actions are deliberate, unfair and deceptive actions made in the course of trade and commerce.

17) These actions are capable of repetition and damage the interests of the public.

18) Plaintiff is entitled to judgment against Carmax and/ or CBS under Section 39 – 5 – 10, et seq., SC Code for damages as provided in that statute.

FOR A FOURTH CAUSE OF ACTION 19) All previous consistent allegations are repeated herein 20) Plaintiff and Wiggins entered into a contract whereby Plaintiff provided cash to Wiggins in return for Wiggins’ endorsement of the above – mentioned check and giving the check to Plaintiff.

21) Wiggins then received the return of his vehicle from Carmax and/ or CBS and kept the money he received from Plaintiff in return for the check.

22) Wiggins is unjustly enriched by being allowed to keep the cash obtained from Plaintiff and also the vehicle that he had sold to Carmax and/or CBS. 23) Plaintiff is entitled to judgment against Defendant Wiggins in an amount to be determined by the trier of fact.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests judgment against the Defendants as pled for above, in an amount to be determined by the trier of fact.

C. Richard Stewart Attorney for Plaintiff 11 Whitsett Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 235-2019 S.C. State Bar No.: 5346

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SUMMONS (NON-JURY) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2017-CP-23-07438 Gendlin Homes, LLC, Plaintiff, Vs. Christopher Bernard Smith, Christopher J. Smith – Robinson, LVNV Funding, LLC, The City of Greenville, The United States of America, Cach LLC, The State of South Carolina, and all unknown parties who may have some right, title, or interest in the property having Tax Map #0200.00-08026.00, Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon subscriber at 11 Whitsett Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service. If you shall fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the Plaintiffs shall proceed in default proceedings against you and shall apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO: INFANT(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (AN IMPRISONED PERSON) YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

TO: INFANTS(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (INCOMPETENT OR INSANE) AND TO, (GENERAL TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN) (COMMITTEE) WITH WHOM S(HE) RESIDE(S): YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad Litem to represent said infant(s) under fourteen years of age (said incompetent or insane person) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced in the Court upon complaint of Plaintiff against Defendants to quiet title on property located in Greenville County. The subject property is described as follows: ALL those three (3) certain lots of land situate in State of South Carolina, County of Greenville, City of Greenville, and being known as Lots No. 23, 24 and 25 of Block B of the subdivision known as Jefferson Heights, according to a plat of same recorded in Plat Book C at Pages 34 and 35, and being described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on Second Avenue at joint corner with land now or formerly of L. A. Mills and running thence along the line of Lot No. 25, N. 81 – 40 E. 87.5 feet to a pin at the corner of Lot No. 50; thence along the back line of Lots No. 50, 49 and 48, N. 0– 30 E. 76.3 feet to a pin; thence along the line of Lot No. 22, S. 81 – 40 W. 87.5 feet to a pin on Second Avenue; thence along said Second Avenue S. 0 – 30 W. 76.3 to the point of BEGINNING. Reference is made to said plat for a more detailed description.

TAX MAP #0200.00-08-026.00 C. Richard Stewart Attorney for Plaintiff 11 Whitsett Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 235-2019 SC Bar No: 5346

AMENDED SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT (NON-JURY) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF GREENVILLE 2017-CP-23-06842 Grace Kelley, LLC, Plaintiff, V. Loretta D. Thompson, all unknown heirs of Teretha Parks Gault, all unknown heirs of Mildred Butler, Willie Mae Williams, Shirley Williams, Beverly Hunt, all unknown heirs of Leila Booker, and all unknown parties who may have some right, title, or interest in the property having Tax Map #0026.00-07-011.00, Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Amended Complaint upon subscriber at 11 Whitsett Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service. If you shall fail to answer the Amended Complaint within that time, the Plaintiffs shall proceed in default proceedings against you and shall apply for the Court the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.

TO: INFANT(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (AN IMPRISONED PERSON) YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent you in this action within thirty (30) days after the service of this Amended Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

TO: INFANTS(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE (INCOMPETENT OR INSANE) AND TO , ,(GENERAL TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN) (COMMITTEE) WITH WHOM S(HE) RESIDE(S): YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad Litem to represent said infant(s) under fourteen years of age (said incompetent or insane person) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Amended Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced in the Court upon amended complaint of Plaintiff against Defendants to quiet title on property located in Greenville County. The subject property is described as follows: ALL that piece, parcel or tract of land located, lying and being in the County of Greenville, State of South Carolina, in Greenville Township at the intersection of Cook Street and a forty foot street having a frontage of 45 feet more or less on Cook Street with a depth along the 40 foot Street of 100 feet more or less and being the remainder of lots conveyed to S J Eassy by G B Stoeber by Deed 21, Page 71, recorded August 20, 1912 in the RMC Office for Greenville County. Tax Map # 0026.0007-011.00 C. Richard Stewart; SC Bar #5346 Attorney for Plaintiff 11 Whitsett Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 235-2019 dstewart@ attorneyrichardstewart.com

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that WINGS ON THE RUN intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF AND ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 3010 B EAST NORTH STREET, GREENVILLE, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 11, 2018. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL;P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Taqueria Rosalinda, LLC, DBA / Fonda Rosalinda’s intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 1124 North Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 11, 2018. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL;P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Chiefs Roadhouse LLC/DBA ChiefsWings-Firewater intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of BEER, WINE & LIQUOR at 723 Congaree Road, Greenville SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than February 18, 2018. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue ATTN: ABL;P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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