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ART IN THE OPEN The city wants to have art of all types – and not just on Main Street CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville’s newest proposed public art projects offer a clear sign of the new direction the city wants to take –

moving off Main Street and away from life-size bronze statues memorializing the city’s historical figures.

The newest phase of the RiverPlace development could feature a bronze relief piece with text commemorating musician Josh White, who became the closest AfricanAmerican confidant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and influenced future generations of musical artists such as Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.

The Dorothy Haynsworth Garden Club is working to include in a pocket park at the corner of McDaniel Avenue and McDaniel Green a statue of “The Swimmer,” a bronze

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“City of Altruism,” mural painted by Gaia in June 2014 on Falls Street in Greenville PHOTO BY ERIC ROGERS

statue of a little girl in a bathing suit. The statue had been in the backyard of Bill and Woo Thomason, a well-known Greenville couple who died in 2013 from carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was accidentally left running in the basement garage of their home. Woo Thomason was the garden club’s founder and first president.

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“I don’t have to love it. What’s good is the emotion about it. It gets the conversation going about art.”

Ed Zeigler, Arts in Public Places Commission chairman, on the city’s process for approving public art.

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‘Answer the call’ New DHEC director Catherine Heigel relishes her return to public service APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com Greenville resident Catherine Heigel was confirmed as the new executive director of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) in early June. She sat down with the Greenville Journal recently to talk about what she has learned during her first few weeks on the job and what she hopes to accomplish.

You transitioned from the private sector at Elliott Davis Decosimo and at Duke Energy. Why make this shift?

When you get the call, it’s hard to not answer the call. Public service runs deep in my family; my father and mother were both educators, my brother is career

process. That’s sort of an adjustment for me because I like to move fast.

What issues do you see facing the agency?

External issues like dealing with the Savannah River Site and closure of those [high-level nuclear] tanks, to improving our infectious disease protocols with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. My initial focus will be operation of the agency. I have three aspirations: to be the leading health and environmental protection agency in the country, a model of operational excellence in state government and to be the preferred employer in public health and environmental health in the Southeast – in the public sector.

My focus is also on operationally what I need to do looking at the talent issue –we’ve got a lot of retirement-eligible employees. Also, are we doing what we are doing effectively and efficiently with the tools available? For example, if I have pool inspectors in the field, do they have a clipboard or do they have a tablet that can submit information instantly and take pictures of conditions?

Army. I started out in public service: My first job out of law school was with the SC Department of Consumer Affairs. This is a very special opportunity to make a positive difference for the state.

Will it be difficult to shift from private to public?

It’s a different work environment, for sure. Those who have not worked in both make certain assumptions about the workforce of the other that are not valid. In both the private and public sector, the people I have worked with are very talented, very committed and very hardworking. This mission is different.

What do you need to brush up on coming into your new post?

For me, the “how” to get things done. I look at people, process and tools. In the public sector, the people and the tools, there shouldn’t a great deal of difference, but the “how” part is different. (Though I have some IT challenges [tools] that are pretty monumental.) To hire someone to look at the IT, I would have to use a bid

How will the agency be able to recruit and retain the talent you mentioned?

“I am in this role now and not looking past the role. I want to be around long enough to see the changes through.”

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The first step is to hire an HR director. [We need] dedicated resources for recruitment … also dedicated resources to training and development. It includes career mapping and succession planning. A lot of that gets done ad hoc … it’s really ingraining in the culture, just like a business, that … every manager is required to put forth names of people who could assume their role now, in one to three years or three to five years. And determine the training or experience to get them there.

We need to quantify the cost of churn [in the workforce] of training people, to have positions vacant, to recruit, interview and onboard people. If we can quantify that, I would much rather spend those dollars in salary to keep these people than have organizational interruption and service interruption.

Are you planning organizational changes?

There will probably be some tweaks around the edges. I like to take time to understand the impact of any of those decisions before I make them. For the

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first 90 days, I’m going to be learning the business. I’ll also be filling vacancies in my team. I want to work with my team to begin a strategic plan for the agency [beginning in August].

What are your thoughts about the previously controversial Certificate of Need (CON) program?

That’s a policy issue that the Legislature will make a decision on and that is rightly in their court to decide. My interest as director charged with administering that program is that there be certainty to the greatest degree possible as to what that process will be. And that I have the necessary resources to administer that process … in a way that is well understood and timely.

What agency budget constraints do you anticipate and hope to alleviate?

I’m in the process of sorting through that. The total budget is just shy of $600 million and many different pots of dollars. A small portion is operational and a significant portion is federal grant money and self-funded programs. We will have to make some significant investments in infrastructure. There are some things that I may need to make an ask for, but I’m still trying to determine that. We are starting the budget in July.

Your predecessor said she would commit to several years as DHEC director.

How long do you intend to stay?

I am in this role now and not looking past the role. I want to be around long enough to see the changes through.

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Will you continue living in the Upstate?

Greenville’s home; I commute. One day I hope to spend one day each week working in Greenville.

What do you do outside of work?

My outside of work life is very much centered on my three children. My oldest is a ballerina who will be attending the Governor’s School in the fall. My younger daughter is very much into school sports and my son is into Little League. They’re busy, active, and my outside work time is centered around supporting their activities.

What book is on your nightstand?

Right now I have stacks of binders about epidemiology, landfill waste and all kinds of emergency preparedness response and protocols. My bedside reading is most surely a cure for insomnia.

Because it is not my background, I am constantly fascinated [on the health side].

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Turning the page – One SC IN MY OWN WORDS

by Phil Noble

Can we talk?

the people of our state.

Our people, of all ages, parties, races, incomes and regions have individually, simply and quietly, made up their mind that “it’s time.”

It’s as if we have collectively decided to simply turn the page. And we have. Right now, for this moment, for this time, we have become One SC.

As these words are being written, the ceremony of lowering the Confederate flag at the capital is happening – literally.

In the end, it simply came down. No speeches by politicians. No bands playing.

No elaborate ceremonies. It all ended with seven Highway Patrol officers – white and black, male and female – silently walking across the capital lawn, lowering the flag, rolling it up and giving it to a nameless state employee to be taken to a museum.

That was it.

Hundreds of thousands of words have been written and many more are to come, but to me it all comes down to just five letters – One SC. PHOTO COURTESY OF GRACE BEAHM THE POST AND COURIER This is the sentiment Members of the South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard remove that is being felt and ex- the Confederate battle flag from the monument in front of the pressed by people all over Statehouse in Columbia last week. The flag will now be housed in the our state in many different state Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. words, in their own personal ways. A few examples: We don’t know how long this moment “We are no longer that Deep South state will last. We still have enormous challenges anymore.” and problems in this state. We still have a “My heart goes out to the Klan because racial divide and race still defines much of they’re people too and I don’t want to see our struggles. But for right now, we have people suffer.” an opportunity to turn the page and begin “The battle is over, my side lost. We’ll anew with a new spirit. come back together. The state will move on.”

It is a spirit that has never existed before “As a whole, we’re moving forward, and in our state. thank you, Lord.”

We are One SC. “For the first time ever, I do believe it is a great day in South Carolina.”

Phil Noble is a For 150 years, our state has suffered a near Charleston busifatal wound that was the Civil War. Even afnessman and ter it ended, it did not end. We picked at the president of the SC scab and never let the wound heal.

New Democrats, an Now, it – we, us, the state and our soul independent reform – can heal. This is not just something that group launched by happened at the Statehouse because of former Gov. Richard politicians’ passionate speeches. It is someRiley. Reach him at thing that has happened quietly, without a phil@scnew lot of discussion in the hearts and souls of democrats.org. Noble

IN MY OWN WORDS

by Ana Parra

Every month, Greenville Forward hosts a community conversation on an important topic. The series is called Momentum and has covered everything from workforce development to LGBTQ relations to arts education in schools.

This June, we took the conversation on the road. Due to recent events in Ferguson, Baltimore and North Charleston, we chose the topic of community policing and held Momentums in three Greenville County communities: Travelers Rest, Fountain Inn and the city of Greenville.

We invited the chiefs of police from each city, the sheriff, representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s office, Department of Justice and NAACP. The goal was to create a chance for each community to start a dialogue between law enforcement and community members.

Some common threads emerged.

Across the board, whether in Travelers Rest, Fountain Inn or Greenville, departments have refocused on community policing. In Travelers Rest, that means allowing officers to spend time playing basketball with area kids, said Chief of Police Lance Crowe. The Fountain Inn Police Department holds a summer camp for at-risk children and visits seniors who may not have anyone to check up on them.

In Greenville, community policing means putting more officers on bike patrol and holding “Coffee with a Cop” events. Chief Ken Miller said these efforts were intended to break down barriers so officers can get to know the people in their community.

After a 2007 incident that involved a hanging death in its city jail, the Fountain Inn Police Department worked with the Department of Justice to change the way they interact

with their community. They won national attention for their new programs, including the implementation of a citizen committee to review formal complaints.

In Travelers Rest, that review process is also important to Chief Lance Crowe, who has worked to create a more transparent complaint process.

“We’re service providers,” he said. “If people feel that the system is legitimate, than the majority of people will obey the law.”

Police departments are also experiencing changes due to recent shootings. A bill that was signed after the Walter Scott shooting in North Charleston will require local and state police departments to wear body cameras. Cameras are already worn in Travelers Rest and Fountain Inn, but the Sherriff’s Office must find the funds to outfit over 400 deputies. The new law didn’t include funding.

Every subject wasn’t covered and every concern wasn’t addressed in the hour and a half each community had together. A soon-to-be-released report from the Greenville chapter of the NAACP will shed more light on community policing as we work to increase understanding on the law enforcement and community side.

Greenville Forward knows that the conversation has just started and we hope it will continue. What would you like to discuss? Let me hear from you.

Ana Parra is the community relations director at Greenville Forward and a passionate advocate of creating connections between Parra community members. Contact her at aparra@greenvilleforward.com

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Falls Park inspires sustainability research BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Sometimes major infrastructure changes can seem like a dumb idea.

Take, for example, Falls Park.

When Mayor Knox White first proposed removing the Camperdown Bridge, he received strong pushback from community members who didn’t like the idea of taking out what many referred to as a “perfectly good” bridge.

But years later, removing the bridge and developing the park clearly has helped Greenville’s downtown thrive.

Drawing inspiration from Falls Park, a research team led by Clemson University associate professor Leidy Klotz is looking at the psychology behind engineering decisions and working on a system to create sustainable long-term infrastructure projects.

The team recently won a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to fund research into how property owners, developers, engineers and elected officials make sustainable infrastructure decisions.

Clemson Ph.D. Tripp Shealy (left) and associate professor Leidy Klotz (right) are researching the psychology behind major infrastructure developments, with the help of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Fellow researcher Tripp Shealy, who received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Clemson and accepted a position at Virginia Tech, said he was inspired by his experience living in Greenville to begin researching the project.

“I guess the first part is looking at the psychology behind this and trying to

translate that to engineering and give engineers a chance for more sustainable design options like Falls Park,” Shealy said.

Klotz and others are looking to expand upon a system called Envision, which provides a framework for rating the effects of infrastructure projects.

Under the current system, engineers start

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at zero and gain points for making sustainable decisions. Researchers are looking to flip the system by starting engineers out with a set number of points and taking away points for unsustainable decisions and awarding points for sustainable ones.

Klotz said the possibility of losing something can have twice the impact on a person’s decision-making process than the chance of gaining something.

“Losing points takes more cognitive energy and triggers responses in regions of the brain associated with emotions,” the grant proposal says.

Through the research, Klotz and Shealy want to provide engineers with solutions that at first may seem counterintuitive – like removing lanes instead of adding them to improve traffic flow – but will ultimately help communities.

“People have been doing things because that’s the way they’ve always been done,” Klotz said.

The research is still in the early stages, but by getting more people to visualize the long-term impact of decisions, Klotz hopes more projects across the nation will yield sustainable results.

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8 | GREENVILLE JOURNAL | 07.17.2015 | NEWS boar and full-sized replica of a statue in Florence, Italy, at the Poinsett Plaza also each entrance to Falls Park work by an has its haters and its lovers. Zeigler said international artist. The $315,000 sculp- that while he might not have selected ture is a tribute to Harriet Wyche, one of that piece himself, he never walks by it without seeing somebody stopped. the leaders of the push for Falls Park.

“Some people can’t stand that piece.

A mural on the side of the Innovate Some people love it,” Zeigler said. “I Building at the corner of Camperdown don’t have to love it. What’s good is the Way and River Street is an ode to Greenemotion about it. It gets ville’s history as the “Textile the conversation going Capital of the World” while anabout art.” other mural on Falls Street, “City Pieces that some people of Altruism,” by renowned street love, others hate. A public artist Gaia, offers a glimpse of art survey conducted in Greenville’s past and present.

2010 got hundreds of reThe move away from bronze sponses and was a great statues of Greenville’s historiexercise for the commiscal figures – Mayor Max Hellsion, Zeigler said. er, city father Vardry McBee, “We got every imaginJoel Poinsett, Gen. Naable response about our thanael Greene, inventor public art,” he said. “PubCharles Townes and baseball lic art contributes to the player Shoeless Joe Jackson – on “The Swimmer” quality of life.”

Main Street is intentional.

Public art is important The move away from figurative sculpbecause it gets art out of museums and tures is intentional, too. galleries, places not everybody visits, said “We’re trying to move away from that,” Elizabeth Goddard, director of the Sparsaid Ed Zeigler, chairman of the Arts in tanburg Art Museum who does presentaPublic Places Commission, the citizens’ committee whose mission is to guide and tions on the value of public art.

“An unexpected experience with a advise public art in Greenville. “We want piece of art placed in a public space can to have different types of art and we want be transformative.

It can elevate a mood, art to appear in unexpected places. There inspire and engage without rules,” she are a lot of square miles in the city. It would said.

“Public art is valuable because it is be great to spread public art throughout.” for everyone, all ages and socio-economThe art that doesn’t represent the city’s historic figures often generates the ic backgrounds.

“My favorite quote about the value of most debate. public art comes from the international Joel Shapiro’s “Untitled 2002-2003” artist Juame Plesna: ‘Art can open up the piece at the end of the Liberty Bridge souls of the city’s inhabitants.’” is often referred to as the red Gumby. Il Porcellino, a bronze sculpture of a wild PUBLIC ART continued from COVER

In addition

How does it get there?

the design of the piece, said Ed Zeigler, commission chairman.

Process for deciding what goes where is evolving

“I don’t have to love each piece of public art,” he said. “Art is for everybody and we try to get a broad enough variety so there’s something for everyone.”

CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Be it life-size bronze statues of the city’s founders or tiny bronze mice scattered along Main Street, a bright yellow sculpture unfurling like a skein of ribbon or a happy arrangement of red rectangles (nicknamed “red Gumby”) cavorting near the Liberty Bridge, Greenville has dozens of pieces of public art.

How do they get there?

To erect public art, the requesting group must submit an application to the Arts in Public Places Commission, composed of nine volunteers appointed by City Council to guide the installation of public art.

Projects typically start with an informal discussion with Tracy Ramseur, the city’s liaison to the commission, sometimes as no more than an idea to memorialize an event or person.

Once an application is submitted, the commission considers such questions as: Is the art appropriate for the proposed location? Does it affect pedestrian safety? Could it offend segments of the community? How would it be maintained?

“It’s not like the DRB (Design Review Board) or Zoning Commission. The criteria is not as formal,” Ramseur said. “The city is usually a partner in the project. Ninetynine percent of the time, the applicants and artists are willing to work with us.”

The commission tries not to get into

A common reason for denial is if the proposed art is not a prominent work, but instead is designed to hide something like HVAC units.

“We don’t like to have art to hide the ugly,” Ramseur said.

The Arts in Public Places Commission has a $75,000 annual budget funded through Sunday alcohol sales revenue.

Generally, grants for the installation of public art are limited to $25,000 or 50 percent of the project’s cost, whichever is less.

The commission decided last month to look at funding requests twice a year – in August, the second month of the city’s new budget year, and February, the second month of the new calendar year. That allows the commission to look at multiple projects at one time instead of reacting each month to whichever projects come in the door.

“It moves us away from reactionary to planned,” Zeigler said.

SELECTION PROCESS QUESTIONS: Is the art appropriate for the proposed location?

Does it affect pedestrian safety?

Could it offend segments of the community?

How would it be maintained?

Public art highlights Greenville has more than 70 pieces of public art. Some, such as Mice on Main, Vardry McBee, Joel Poinsett and even the Liberty Bridge, are well known. Others are less familiar because they are relatively new or somewhere other than Main Street.

Greenville Baseball Hall of Fame Bronze Plaques Plaques honoring 14 Greenville baseball heroes can be found near Fluor Field on Markley Street.

To see more, take the City of Greenville Public Art Walking Tour at bit.ly/GreenvilleSCPublicArtTour

“Octo 2”

Monelle and Perky

Theater of Play

“Thoughts on the Walk”

This Anthony Howe kinetic, windpowered stainless steel sculpture is located at the corner of East McBee Avenue and Falls Street.

This Kevin Brady sculpture of a young girl reading a book to her dog is located in the Rock Quarry Garden of Cleveland Park. The first edition of the sculpture is located in Largo, Fla.

Located in the Nicholtown pocket park behind Greenville First Baptist, the Theater of Play is an overhead structure designed to blur the line between public art and functional amenity.

Twenty-eight quotations, most gathered from “The Forbes Book of Business Quotations” are found in the sidewalk from Poinsett Plaza to the Westin Poinsett Hotel.

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Sparkle City

Mural captures idea behind Love Where You Live campaign

Grant to let residents to see ‘Spartanburg in a New Light’ $1 million project part of push to make art catalyst for change CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com To Jennifer Evins, president of the Arts Partnership of Spartanburg and the Chapman Cultural Center, public art is more than having art seen in places other than museums and galleries.

It’s about the process.

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CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Public art can increase pride in a community. It’s also an engine for economic growth.

Funded by local businesses as part of Hub-Bub’s “Love Where You Live” campaign, a mural on a building at the corner of West Main and Spring streets in Spartanburg does both.

The mural is one of many pieces of public art in Spartanburg. The Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau’s “SculpTour” brochure lists 80 sculptures, ranging from a palmetto tree to Civil War heroes to children playing.

Artist Vivianne Carey, who has four sculptures in public places in Spartanburg, said public art is im-

portant because so many people don’t go to an art museum or gallery.

“It’s important that art comes to those people,” she said. “Art is very important to our culture. Public art adds so much to the community and to our quality of life.”

Spartanburg’s public art is the subject a Hub City Press coffee table book, “On Common Ground: The Public Art of Spartanburg.” A part of Hub City Press’ 20th anniversary, and a joint publication of Hub City Press and the Johnson Collection, the 144page book is scheduled for release Oct. 15.

The book features the many outdoor works found on Spartanburg’s college campuses, corporate headquarters, art centers, gardens and riverbanks.

“Public art is not just taking a painting or a sculpture and plopping it down in a public place,” she said. “It is an entire process that includes public input.”

“Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light,” a project selected by Bloomberg Philanthropies for up to $1 million in grant money, is designed to change the perception about crime in five Spartanburg neighborhoods – and will use light to do it.

Residents will work with Spartanburg police who patrol in those areas and international artist Erwin Redl, whose light installations in public spaces can be seen in cities such as Charlotte, New York and Instanbul, to select a site. The artist, again working with residents and police, will design the light installation to fit the space and uniqueness of the neighborhood.

The project’s goal is to use light creatively to bring neighbors and police together and to add light in public spaces to increase safety and reduce crime in dark, unlit areas.

“It’s an artistic solution to crime prevention,” Evins said. The project will coincide with National Night Out. It kicks off next month and the light art will be installed in August 2016.

In Charlotte, Redl’s project lit a dark, littered underpass that connected two neighborhoods, encouraging people to walk from one to the other.

“It is important that the arts be a catalyst to strengthen the community,” Evins said.

Hubbell Lighting is one of the partners in the project.

James Greer Bench

“Moving Parts”

“Peg Leg” Bates

Boy and Bike

Greenville-based apparel company Oobe commissioned a mural by artist Adam Schrimmer, to commemorate the city’s history as the Textile Capital of the World on the Innovate Building at the corner of River Street and Camperdown Way.

Created by artist Ryan Calloway, this bench on the Swamp Rabbit Trail near the public works facility on South Hudson Street honors former public works director and assistant city manager James W. Greer. The piece is a tribute to public service.

This sculptural gate on North Laurens Street reflects the city’s textile legacy with an abstract design motif that reflects textile machine parts made of welded steel. Each door of the work by Joseph B. Thompson weighs 2,600 pounds and has approximately 20,000 individual pieces.

“Peg Leg” Bates, who gained his nickname after losing his left leg in a cotton gin accident at age 12, gained international fame as a tap dancer. A sculpture by Joseph B. Thompson at East Washington and Spring streets is near the former site of the Liberty Theatre where he got his start.

One of three one-dimensional life-size steel art pieces by John Pendarvis that can be found driving from the corner of West Washington Street and Academy to one block beyond the Main Post Office. The silhouettes were one of the first projects initiated by the Greenville Arts in Public Places Commission.

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amorris@communityjournals.com Across the Saluda River from David Davis’ home is an auto junkyard. The car crusher is loud when it’s running, he says. He said he cannot imagine the noise of the car shredder Adams Recycling is planning to add on Old Ea-

sley Highway 124 just down the road from his Riverdale neighborhood home.

“That’s gotta be a noisy proposition,” Davis said.

Neighbors of an industrial recycling site in West Greenville say the proposed expansion of the operation could stifle renewal in the area. However, owners of Adams Recycling say they run a clean site and have made an effort to expand away from residential areas.

Adams Recycling has applied for a county zoning change from “services and residential” to “I-1 industrial” for nearly 35 acres the company wants to purchase adja-

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cent to its current operation on Old Easley Highway.

The additional land would be used for operating machinery, storage and processing of recyclables, according to owners Kamal and Rajesh Desor.

The company is prepping a site for an automobile shredder on property it already owns. The $3.5 million shredder will be the only one in the Greenville area, said owner Rajesh Desor. The shredder is a smaller model with a lower capacity than one used in Spartanburg,

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Opponents say if the rezoning goes through, the expansion could slow renewal efforts nearby, especially in the Village of West Greenville just down the road, on the border between the city and county. They are collecting signatures for a petition and have logged 66 names at press time.

“Once you lose that residential status, you’re never going to get that back,” Davis said. “It’s a crime in my opinion.”

Adams Recycling specializes in metal recycling for export markets and electronic waste, according to Kamal Desor. He said Adams is a good neighbor. “Those people with concerns should come and talk with us.”

The company is concerned about its impact on the neighborhood and is opting to expand west, away from an established residential area to the east, said Kamal Desor.

The brothers partnered with Rodney Adams in 2008 on the recycling business, but do not operate the Adams Auto Parts shop next door. He said he lives in the neighborhood nearby and does not want to change the 30-acre buffer that already exists, which includes 20- to 50-foot tall berms around the property. The Desors said theirs is one of the most well-run scrap recycling businesses in the area. “We run a very clean operation,” added Rajesh Desor.

With the current zoning, “we can get within 500 feet of houses, but opted not to,” said Kamal Desor. “Our business will expand and we need a little more space to work. We want to move in the opposite direction of the neighbors.”

Adams Recycling anticipates adding 20 new jobs with the addition of the auto shredder, said Kamal Desor. With an expansion in 2011, the company employed as many as 60 people, but now has a staff of 35, he said.

Davis said he was most concerned about the potential of creating a rail spur to serve Adams, noting, “The rail service is what scares me as much as the rezoning.”

The Desors investigated restoring a rail spur that served the property when it was a BI-LO store, but are weighing the cost benefit of trucking materials across Old Easley Highway, said Kamal Desor.

Davis said any expansion affects the neighborhood. “We have been told that they intend to move the existing junk cars to the new area and then build their larger shredding and other facilities where the cars presently are. It is still junk in ours and your back door.”

To date, Greenville County Council has heard first reading of the rezoning request and the Planning Commission has given its approval. Council’s Planning and Development Committee will consider the rezoning on July 20 and full council will hear second reading on July 21.

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Greenville Mayor Knox White said the rezoning is County Council’s decision, but the city will contact Council to weigh in.

“I would hope that the county would be very careful in allowing any enlargement of heavy industrial use in that area in view of the emerging residential and commercial activity in the West Greenville Village,” he said.

The city sets aside at least $100,000 annually for infrastructure improvements in the West Greenville area, said White, and also “spent a great deal of time and effort” working with investors and landowners to encourage reinvestment.

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Pace Burt, developer of the Brandon Mill, said he was unsure about what effect the rezoning would have on his project and will attend the committee meeting.

Burt added that he would prefer to see additional commercial or residential development in the area.

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are not stolen and prosecute violators.

“This is the place where you don’t want to bring your stolen scrap,” said Kamal Desor. The company sends a daily email of transactions to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department, he said.

Residents say they are also concerned about the increase in traffic along twolane Old Easley Highway if the rezoning is approved.

“It’s going to get worse if this zoning goes through,” said Davis, who also lives near S. H. Carter, dumpster rental, hauling and landscaping supply, located on Sentell Road.

He is also concerned about property values in the 94-home neighborhood, “Something like this could change the value overnight.”

Rajesh Desor estimates the business’ auto processing will increase from 1,500 tons per month to 3,500 tons per month. With each truck carrying 20 tons, an estimated additional 100 trucks monthly will be required.

The trucks typically travel to White Horse Road or out to Highway 123 and then to I-85, not through the Village of West Greenville or downtown Greenville, Desor said.

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shredder. He said he wants to deris, who represents the area, said she termine what is driving the expanwould attend the Planning and Desion onto additional land. velopment Committee (P&D) meet“You’ve got a community that is ing and will wait for the committee’s somewhat isolated, but you don’t decision. Norris said she is not on the want to encroach on it,” Meadcommittee, but “I may ask to speak ows said. He thinks the expansion during the committee meeting dewould not hurt renewal efforts in pending on how it is going. I am althe Village of West Greenville, but ways an advocate of my constituents “it is a gateway coming in [along … but we have to follow the process.”

Old Easley Highway].”

Norris said she will support resiCouncilman Joe Dill said he bedents and go against the committee’s APRIL MORRIS / STAFF lieves the rezoning to industrial decision if it votes in favor of rezoning. Adams Recycling could stifle renewal.

“These constituents have the right [to Committee member Fred Payne said “The community is dead-set against oppose industrial zoning],” she said.

County Councilman and P&D commit- he understands residents’ concerns and it … I think it would be unwise to rezone tee member Sid Cates said he rode through believes there could be a potential to lo- that larger piece of property,” Dill said. “I cate recycling businesses near the county think we need to encourage housing on neighborhoods near the Adams operation.

“I don’t see there’s going to be a traffic landfill in southern Greenville County. On that property.” He suggested a business or problem in their neighborhoods,” he said. whether the change could hamper rede- office use might be possible if a developer “The staff has approved it and the Planning velopment, Payne said zoning requests did not want to build housing so close to Commission has recommended approval, typically create speculation on both sides the recycling facilities.

“We take pride in our subdivision. It’s and they are the professionals.” However, of an issue and Council must sort out any worth saving in our eyes,” Davis said. he said he will be asking about the effect misinformation.

“There’s a lot we need to understand to nearby homes. “I feel personally that a business should not disrupt a neighbor- about what happens there [Adams RecyPublic Meetings cling] before we move it forward,” he said. hood or negatively affect housing values.”

Committee member Willis Meadows Asked if the rezoning could hamper reGreenville County Council Planning said there was no opposition to the redevelopment, Cates said, “I doubt it.” and Development Committee P&D committee member Lottie Gibson zoning at the recent public hearing, July 20, 5 p.m. at County Square said she is gathering additional information which led Council to believe nobody Greenville County Council and will visit the area this week. “I plan to go cared about the issue. His concern is July 21, 6 p.m. at County Square whether Council approves the rezoning and look at it and give it good thought.” or not, Adams will be installing the car

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Through the collaboration of organizations like Susan G. Komen and the Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, however, more women have received early detection and successful treatment of breast cancer.

Last week, the Susan G. Komen S.C. Mountains to Midlands Affiliate presented the Pearlie Harris Center for Breast Health of Bon Secours St. Francis with a grant of

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Council members unanimously approved a resolution designating $180,000 from the capital reserve fund to pay for the design of the new facility. Mike Murphy, Greenville’s director of public works, said an additional $180,000 will come from the city’s stormwater fund.

The total $360,000 will pay for the design documents and allow the city to determine the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of the project from contractors. The GMP will determine the maximum amount the city will pay to construct the new facility.

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The yet-to-be-named park would encompass about 80 acres and has strong support from Mayor Knox White. In an op-ed published last month in the Journal, he wrote the park would help “soften the edges of our city’s rapid growth,” helping to preserve quality of life.

City Council also gave first reading to an ordinance appropriating $125,000 from the miscellaneous grant fund for automated single-stream recycling program activities. The single-stream system replaces recycling bins with roll carts, similar to ones used for trash collection.

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When people think of innovation, the skateboarding culture rarely comes to mind.

Innoskate 2015, a program presented by the Children’s Museum of the Upstate, the Smithsonian Institution’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation and Michelin North America, will take a look the science and innovation behind the sport that has transformed communities throughout the nation.

Innoskate 2015 will arrive Aug. 8 at the Children’s Museum, featuring iconic skateboard inventors and innovators, panel discussions, hands-on activities from the Lemelson Center’s Spark!Lab and demonstrations by professional athletes. The event will also highlight efforts to create a skate park in the Poe Mill community.

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Greenlink installed a new bicycle repair station available for public use on W. McBee Avenue outside the downtown transfer center.

The station is equipped with screwdrivers, wrenches, Allen keys and an air pump to perform basic repairs and maintenance. Bicycles can be suspended from the station’s hanger arms, allowing pedals and wheels to spin freely while making repairs.

A QR code on the front of the station enables users to view detailed repair instructions on a smartphone.

Greenlink’s multimodal initiatives include bike racks installed on the front of all buses and BikeLids, a bike locker rental program that was expanded earlier this year.

WBCBL HOLDS CHAMPIONSHIP IN GREENVILLE

The Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League, a professional development league, is holding its national championship tournament in Greenville at the Carolina Academy. Eight teams will participate in the single-elimination tournament on July 31Aug. 2.

The league serves as the connecting piece between players and recruiters. Players include former college, NWBL and WNBA players as well as international players.

During the tournament, the league will also give out 10 Trailblazer awards honoring individuals who have shaped the growth of women’s basketball.

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Furman University announced this week that the Sanders Family Foundation has established the annual Paladin Scholarship, which will allow a Furman alumnus to attend the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (USCSOMG).

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EVENTS THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative and Blue Ridge Security Solutions employees recently presented four beneficiaries with 18th annual Blue Ridge Fest funds: Hidden Treasure Christian School, North Greenville Food Crisis Ministry, The Dream Center of Pickens County and Anderson Interfaith Ministries.

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Recipients of these grants are the SC Victim Assistance Network, SC YMCA Youth in Government, Upstate Mediation Center, the National Judicial College, the SC Access to Justice Commission, the SC Bar Ask-A-Lawyer Program, the SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center, the SC Bar Law Related Education Division, the SC Center for Fathers and Families and South Carolina Legal Services.

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The South Carolina YMCA Youth in Government program’s Conference on National Affairs (CONA) took place just 10 days after the shootings at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Students from across the nation realized they had an opportunity to come together as YMCA program participants and express their support for the Charleston community. Before departing, the local delegates came together, and handed out free “Nine Doves” buttons on Greenville’s Main Street. Meanwhile, in Louisiana, a group of Youth in Government students created a large heart, which they painted and decorated with cutouts of every state that participates in the Conference on National Affairs. They brought the large heart with them to the conference, and every student signed it. At the end of the week, the heart was taken to Charleston where it was placed in front of Mother Emanuel AME church.

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The Greenville Area Parkinson Society (GAPS) raised more than $40,000 with their signature fundraiser, Strike Out Parkinson’s.

A special check presentation was held during a recent Greenville Drive game. Strike Out Parkinson’s is a family-friendly carnivalthemed walk that raises funds to support the programs and services offered by GAPS.

Aug. 28 at the TD Center. Participants compete for the individual fundraising title as well as a team cooking title. Individuals can cast a vote for their favorite chef and buy tickets at chopcancerupstate.com.

This year’s annual Fall Classic Charity Golf Tournament to benefit Meals on Wheels will be held at the Cliffs at Mountain Park and Valley courses on Sept. 29. Two hundred players will participate while providing 22,000 meals to homebound citizens.

Capitalizing on the popularity of cooking shows, the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance will hold a premiere charity event that taps community leaders to compete in the CHOP! Cancer culinary and fundraising competition. The event will take place on

OUR COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY NEWS, EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS The Emerson Rose Heart Foundation recently announced the distribution of a newly developed “My Heart Binder” to pediatric cardiology offices throughout South Carolina. The binder is designed for pediatric heart families to keep important medical records in one convenient location. Created by ERHF in collaboration with pediatric cardiologists, the tabbed, three-ring binder provides information related to prenatal care, what to expect during surgery at Medical University of South Carolina and looking ahead to the adult years. For more information, visit emersonroseheartfoundation.org.

AnMed Health has been recognized as one of the nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals and health systems for the sixth consecutive year, according to the 2015 Most Wired Survey. AnMed patients have secure online access to their hospital-based inpatient and outpatient health information, including laboratory, radiology and cardiology test results. Over the last five years, AnMed Health has implemented a network-wide electronic health records system in its physician practices, and now nearly every AnMed Health practice utilizes the same enterprise-wide EHR. During Summer on Augusta July 23-25, the Primrose School of Greenville is providing transportation to and from the various events for neighborhood residents. Through the utilization of the Primrose School buses, a community shuttle will be available to any neighborhood residents. Buses begin running at 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, visit onlyonaugusta.com.

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The class of 2015 at the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities set the record for the largest senior class gift ever donated by a graduating class with the establishment of a $100,000 endowed scholarship honoring retiring president Bruce Halverson. The Dr. Bruce Halverson Endowed Scholarship Fund will provide financial assistance to emerging artists accepted to the residential high school program at SCGSAH. The Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation helped secure matching gifts and contributions to assure the fund would meet the minimum required to establish a named endowed fund. The scholarship fund will make it possible for students demonstrating financial need to participate in opportunities at the residential school for the arts.

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Be Freshwater Friendly Campaign promotes environment-conscious water use ANDREW REAM | CONTRIBUTOR

aream@communityjournals.com Summer is a time for water. From bringing out the hoses to jumping into the backyard pool, water is an essential element of the hot season.

However, experts say many ways in which we use water on a daily basis can have a negative impact on our environment. When washing our cars in the driveway, for example, the excess runoff water contains pollutants that run

By the numbers

3,000,000,000

gallons of sewage generated by households annually

1,000,000

households that rely on septic tanks on their own property

10-30

percentage of septic tanks that fail due to poor maintenance

straight into the lakes and rivers and wreaks havoc on aquatic life.

Households generate around 3 billion gallons of sewage every year, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. More than 1 million households rely on septic tanks located on their property and about 10 to 30 percent of those fail to work properly due to poor maintenance, creating a major source of pollution, DHEC says.

In addition to treating wastewater, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) is an organization dedicated to promoting a cleaner environment while protecting public health and the water quality of the Upstate.

Through its Be Freshwater Friendly campaign, ReWa seeks to educate the community on ways to use water wisely to benefit the environment.

“Our goal is to educate the community on how they can make small changes in the actions they do every single day,” says Ashley Rhinehart, ReWa public relations coordinator. “These small changes can ultimately have a big impact if we all work together and understand that it can have an impact on water quality in the Upstate.”

The change can be as simple as using a hose with a trigger nozzle to conserve water when washing your car or washing on a grassy area so the ground can naturally filter the water and reduce runoff, she said.

For the pet lovers out there, pet waste is a natural, unavoidable factor. Pet waste

can contribute phosphorous and fecal bacteria to water bodies when not properly disposed of, according to ReWa. The roughly 78.2 billion dogs owned in the United States contribute to a great amount of waste, the utility said. ReWa recommends walking dogs in grassy areas and away from ponds or lakes or disposing of waste in trash areas or down the toilet.

The Be Freshwater Friendly campaign is divided into seven focuses covering everything from Curb Control, which centers on water conservation and pollution reduction, to Poop Etiquette, a means of handling pet waste. The campaign covers a wide variety of topics and the fun taglines create enough diversity that community members of all ages can relate to in some way, Rhinehart said.

Be Freshwater Friendly focus areas – Curb Control – Label Wise – Pipe Patrol – Potty Protocol

– Poop Etiquette – Septic Smarts – Yard Savvy

The effort is focused not only on benefiting the lakes and rivers, but ultimately will protect aquatic wildlife, provide clean water for drinking and recreational use as well as preserve the watershed, said Rhinehart.

Deck the halls with Chinoiserie Greenville’s 2015 Rose Ball set for September KAYLA WILES | CONTRIBUTOR

kwiles@communityjournals.com A single impact can be worth a thousand roses. Such was the mentality of Greenville’s Charity Ball Board when they founded the Rose Ball in 1971, an elaborate fundraising event that supports approximately 15 charities every other year. To date, the event has distributed more than $2.6 million.

The community both receives from and gives to the Rose Ball. Since the ball started 44 years ago, locals have donated roses from their own gardens to adorn the event.

“The community comes together to supply roses for such an amazing purpose,” said volunteer Whitney Ramseur. “This purpose is mirrored by the decorations.”

This year, Rose Ball organizers decided to unify thousands of roses with the theme “Origin of the Rose,” including Chinoiserie-inspired decorations.

“Chinoiserie is the European interpretation of China,” said decorations chair Wendy Wilson. “It is believed that the Chinese were the first to cultivate roses.”

French for “Chinese-esque,” Chinoi-

serie is a 17th-century style with fanciful motifs – such as pagodas, dragons and monkeys – that 25 designers will use to decorate the 2015 Rose Ball. Each designer is tasked with decorating a specific room or area of the Poinsett Club.

Volunteers Cindy Metcalf and Allison Spinks plan on coiling a dragon around the entryway. “It’s not easy creating a living greenery on a staircase,” Spinks said.

“But as architects, we look at a rose and see how we can manipulate its shape.”

“We feel flowers out,” said Stephan McLean, who will be building an indoor pagoda out of fabric, lotus, orchids, bamboo and roses in the Palmetto Room. Every single space of the ball will be decorated, including the powder rooms, said interior designer Michele Dickens. Ladies can freshen up next to beautiful white roses, porcelain animals and vases, she said.

While all decorations are torn down after months of planning and days of set-

ting up, the roses do not go to waste.

“If there’s still life in the flowers to make someone happy, the leftover roses go to nursing homes and patients,” said Spinks.

The 2015 Rose Ball WHEN: Sept. 18 WHERE: The Poinsett Club, 807 E. Washington St., Greenville 29601 TICKETS: $450 per couple INFORMATION: theroseball.org

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Minority Mental Health Month draws focus to education AKA sorority partners with mental health advocates APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com This year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (AKA) has partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) as part of its International Program – Launching New Dimensions of Service to focus on mental health.

July is Minority Mental Health Month, which focuses on promoting mental

By the numbers

Nearly 170,000

adults living with serious mental illness in South Carolina (2010)

1 in 5

number of Americans living with a mental disorder

health awareness, and the two organizations will also host events throughout the year.

“Our members will work to bring attention to mental illness among diverse populations with historically low utilization of mental health services,” said Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, international president of AKA, in a release.

NAMI Greenville and the local Epsilon Tau Omega chapter of AKA join chapters across the country to promote mental health awareness events this month and throughout the year.

The prevalence of mental illness across

57.8%

African-Americans who reported suicidal thoughts, but did not seek out care

24.7%

whites who reported suicidal thoughts, but did not seek out care

20%

populations, about one in five people, is approximately the same, said Ken Dority, NAMI Greenville executive director, but there are disproportionate numbers of people seeking treatment. A higher level of stigma and less education is believed to drive the trend, he said.

His organization is working to focus on education and awareness; and with the help of AKA, it will help to reach a population that is not necessarily served

by NAMI, he said. Locally NAMI hosts support groups, education and training.

Volunteers are always welcome, added Dority.

10%

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month was named in honor of Bebe Moore Campbell, an author who received the 2003 NAMI Outstanding Media Award for Literature for her book, “Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry,” about a young girl coping with her mother’s bipolar illness.

The release of Campbell’s book “72-Hour Hold,” spurred her efforts to declare a month to “provide awareness, support families and eliminate stigma,” which was made official in 2008.

BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR MINORITIES stigma and privacy concerns

Latinos with symptoms of psychological disorder who talked with a mental health specialist

1 in 3

reliance exclusively on family, faith or community lack of health insurance misdiagnosis by healthcare providers legal status

number of African-American women who seek out mental health care when diagnosed with a mental illness

Latinos with symptoms of a psychological disorder who talked to a doctor about concerns

What it is

Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

language barriers

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Greenville Goods ANDREW REAM | CONTRIBUTOR

aream@communityjournals.com WHAT IT IS: Greenville Goods is a local brand that creates products to display community pride while partnering with local artists and makers to promote their work and the diversity of Greenville’s citizens. Greenville Goods is committed to collaboration with community members to promote pride in the city of Greenville.

BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU READ IT? Donate it.

Bring your books and DVDs to Greenville Literacy today at McAlister Square, 225 S. Pleasantburg Dr., Suite C-10.

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WHO STARTED IT: Tabitha and Bryan Cooper

THE SCOOP: Founded in November 2014, Tabitha and her husband Bryan unveiled their vision for a business that makes products for people who love Greenville.

The vision of Greenville Goods is to show a love for the city of Greenville while enhancing community camaraderie.

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Products can also be purchased online at greenvillegoods.com.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: From one of the founders and owners, Tabitha Cooper: “We didn’t just want to make a ton of products with the hope that people like them; we wanted to have conversations with people to understand what people are looking for, and then make products from those conversations. It’s so much more than product. Through partnerships we hope to provide exposure for all the great things local artists are doing. We will continue making products that people want.”

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It’s history Clockwise from bottom left: A South Carolina Highway Patrol honor guard lowered a Confederate battle flag during a brief ceremony at the Statehouse last Friday morning. A crowd of more than 1,000, some chanting “take it down,” watched, as did Gov. Nikki Haley and a large group of legislators and guests, including family members of victims of the Emanuel AME church shooting; Members of the honor guard prepare to fold the battle flag; The honor guard brings the Confederate battle flag to the director of the state Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, where the flag will now be displayed, as Gov. Haley watches; Spectators crowd the Statehouse grounds as the flag-lowering ceremony proceeds.

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Shakespeare: The long and the short of it USF tackles ‘Coriolanus’ Late tragedy is latest work to be checked off the list CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

Much ado about everything ‘Complete Works’ covers all of Shakespeare in 90 minutes CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com With Shakespeare, there’s no middle ground: You either love him or hate him.

Both lovers and haters can enjoy “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” which opens Friday at the Warehouse Theater and runs through Sunday, July 26.

The irreverent and fast-paced romp through all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays and more than 150 sonnets takes 97 minutes.

His histories are turned into an American football game. The tragedy “Titus Andronicus” is made into a cooking show.

“Othello” is a rap song. His 16 comedies are dispensed in five minutes.

“This brings down Shakespeare with a capital S to its knees,” said Anne Kelly Tromsness, who is directing the play with her husband, Jayce Tromsness.

“The Complete Works” was first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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So you know

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” WHEN: July 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25, 8 p.m.; July 19 and 26, 3 p.m.

WHERE: The Warehouse Theatre TICKETS: $15 INFORMATION: warehousetheatre.com EXTRA: Young Professionals Night is July 23 with social hour beginning at 7 p.m.

in 1987. Because of its fringe roots, the show has a feeling of busking and street performance. “[The writers] knew they had to capture the crowd’s attention while it’s passing by,” Jayce Tromsness said.

Three actors – Andy Croston, Evan Harris and Preston Taylor Stone – play dozens of characters each. They all have improv and Shakespearian experience.

“People think it was written by people who hate Shakespeare, but the writers really understood Shakespeare,” Jayce Tromsness said. “You could actually teach Shakespeare through this script. Clearly, the fundamentals are there – verse, plot, structure, rhetorical questions.”

Anne Tromsness said “The Complete Works” showcases the personalities of the three actors.

“It’s mischievous, joyful and sometimes a little naughty,” she said.

Want to go

“Coriolanus” WHO: Upstate Shakespeare Festival

clandrum@communityjournals.com

WHEN: Thursdays-Sundays through Aug. 2, 7 p.m.

If you aren’t familiar with Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus,” you’re not alone.

“Coriolanus,” which tells the story of a Roman general who is successful on the battlefield but fails miserably at politics, is one of Shakespeare’s last tragedies and lesser-performed works.

“I’m not sure why. It’s quite a good play,” said Upstate Shakespeare Festival director John Fagan.

USF is staging the play for the first time, and Fagan said the timing couldn’t be better with the debates over the Confederate flag, the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage and the upcoming presidential election.

During the play, Calus Marcuis, now called Coriolanus because he led the defeat of the Volscians, runs for Rome’s highest office of consul, forcing him to show his battle scars as he campaigns for the people’s “votes.”

“The play really explores the energies and manipulations with politicians, what they do with the voters,” Fagan said. “Today’s versions are having their pasts examined, having their every move and word scrutinized.”

In the play’s first scene, where the people are rioting and begging for grain, Coriolanus tells the crowd that they haven’t done anything to deserve to be fed. Fagan said he believes some of to-

WHERE: Falls Park Amphitheatre ADMISSION: Free, donations accepted INFORMATION: 787-4016

day’s politicians and presidential candidates are from the same breed of callous, elitist leadership.

“Every time Donald Trump talks, you can hear the disdain he has for people,” Fagan said.

Admission to USF, presented by Bank of America, is free but donations are accepted.

After this summer, the Upstate Shakespeare Festival will have staged 25 of The Bard’s 39 plays.

Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III Henry VI, Part I Richard III* The Comedy of Errors* Titus Andronicus The Taming of the Shrew* The Two Gentleman of Verona* Love’s Labour’s Lost* Romeo and Juliet* Richard II A Midsummer Night’s Dream* King John* The Merchant of Venice* Henry IV Part I* Henry IV Part II Much Ado About Nothing* Henry V* Julius Caesar*

As You Like It* Twelfth Night* Hamlet* The Merry Wives of Windsor* Troilus and Cressida All’s Well that Ends Well Measure for Measure Othello* King Lear* Macbeth* Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus* Timon of Athens Pericles* Cymbeline* The Winter’s Tale The Tempest* Henry VIII The Two Noble Kinsmen Double Falsehood *= Performed

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Musician returns for Greenville visit from adopted hometown of Music City VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

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Sarah Clanton, a singer, songwriter and classically trained cellist, had been quite happy on the Greenville music scene for years. She’d met many other great musicians (including singer/songwriter/ guitarist Darby Wilcox, with whom she formed the popular duo Adele Cotton), played both as a session musician and a solo act, and generally felt a lot of support from the local music scene. But in the back of her mind, there was something she’d always wanted to try.

“It had sort of been in my longterm plans for about five or six years to make the move to Nashville,” Clanton says. “And I’d been going out there

anyway to do session work and writing with various folks. And every time I was there I just loved it and was surrounded by so much creativity.”

A birthday made her decide to take a chance. “I turned 30 last year, and I didn’t want to have never tried. I’d rather say, ‘Oh, well,’ than ‘What if?’ It was something I always wanted to do, so now I’m in Nashville.”

From her first visit, Clanton says Nashville has given her a different perspective on being a musician.

“The first time I came was when I was a student at Furman University and I got to help write jingles for a film and music company called Hummingbird Productions,” she says. “That was the first time I ever got out of the classical world and saw the array of things that I could do with music. I started to see that you could make a living being a musician, and there are so many different ways to do it.”

That variety of options is something that Clanton took advantage of immedi-

ately, playing and writing with everyone she possibly could. The result, ironically enough, is a new self-titled EP that she says is a lot more her own than her previous album, “Chasin’ a Feeling.”

“The record I released a couple of years ago was very much an exploration for me, like ‘Here are the things I can do.’” Clanton says. “It wasn’t very focused. And the feedback I heard the most from my fans was, ‘We love it, but it’s not like your live performances. We love your live performances.’”

So in recording the “Sarah Clanton” EP, Clanton says she brought a newfound focus and a better idea of what her audience wanted.

“For the last year or so I’ve been touring as a duo, just me and an electric guitar player. So I just recorded five of my newest songs in that format, which made it much more consistent stylistically. It’s for the fans, and it’s also me looking forward and saying, ‘Okay, where can it go from here?’ It’s been very empowering to do this EP.”

Laura Roberts

Sarah Clanton makes her move

Sarah Clanton WHAT: CD release party WHERE: Moe Joe Coffee, 20 S. Main St., Greenville WHEN: Sunday, July 19, 7 p.m.

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Mill Town Players close first season with ‘Grease’ Teens bring musical to life for theater that aims to do same for small town CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Mill Town Players Executive Artistic Director Will Ragland knew he needed a big show to close out the new theater’s first season in a big way.

“Grease,” which begins July 17 and runs for four weekends at the Pelzer Auditorium, fits the bill. “‘Grease’ is a surefire winner in our community,” Ragland said. “This is the birth of the American teenager. This is

Grease WHO: Mill Town Players WHERE: Pelzer Auditorium, 214 Lebby St., Pelzer WHEN: July 17-Aug. 8, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.

TICKETS: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for students INFORMATION: milltownplayers.org

postwar success. This is newfound freedom with young people connected to cars, jukeboxes and diners.”

Ragland, a former Greenville County Teacher of the Year who built a successful theater program at Woodmont High and will start teaching at Palmetto High School this fall, launched the Mill Town Players last year.

Ragland believed the arts could help revive Pelzer, a former mill town that straddles the Greenville and Anderson county line. The goal was to produce high-quality theater at affordable prices – an objective the troupe has managed to accomplish on both counts.

The Mill Town Players took its second show, “Dark of the Moon,” to the South Carolina Theatre Association Community Theatre Festival Competition and won.

The players have attracted more than 7,500 people to their first five shows.

Ragland hopes “Grease” will push the first season’s attendance over 10,000.

“It proves that greatness can be found anywhere, especially in a little mill town,” he said.

“Grease” tells the story of a summer

romance between Sandy, an exchange student, and leather-clad Danny Zuko.

Not ever expecting to meet again, the two are shocked to find that come September they are attending the same high school.

In addition to finding the familiar story that has entertained audiences since the 1970s, the cast and band will be familiar to Greenville theater audiences.

As for the band, Joe Wehunt directed music shows at Centre Stage; sax player Doug Norwine was the man behind the saxophone playing of Lisa Simpson on “The Simpsons”; and Robert Johnson, a Centre Stage music revue veteran, will be on drums.

In the cast, Ragland will make a cameo appearance and sing “Beauty School

Dropout” to Frenchie. Charly Anne Roper, a voice student at the Fine Arts Center, plays Sandy. Michael Lewis, a music theater student at Anderson University who appeared in Greenville Little Theatre’s “All Shook Up,” plays Danny.

“They call it a classic if a classic is something that parents and the older generation feels necessary to show the younger people,” Lewis said, “and ‘Grease’ holds up as a classic.”

Mary Evan Giles, who plays Jan, said there’s a reason for that: “It’s about peer pressure and love,” she said. “Everything in the show can be put in the modern day. The situations are situations teenagers find themselves in today. It’s a modern show set in the 1950s.”

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Must-See Movies

By Eric Rogers

Film as propaganda In recent weeks, revisionist history has frequently been presented by people who see the Confederate flag as a symbol of heritage, ignoring the heritage it symbolizes. They are quick to claim the Civil War was about state’s rights. Reading the Declarations of Secession from the various Southern states makes it clear that the right the South was trying to preserve was the right to enslave.

The fact that the flag was placed atop the Statehouse dome in 1961 to commemorate the beginning of the Civil War, as opposed to 1965 to commemorate the end of the war, should make evident the true intent of placing it there. D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film, “The Birth of a Nation,” is a good example of what the flag symbolizes.

The first epic film, it employed thousands of actors, expansive battle scenes and large sets. D.W. Griffith is often credited as the first to use moving cameras, backlighting and cutting to different angles within a scene.

climax of the film has members of the KKK riding gallantly thorough the countryside to save whites being held hostage by blacks.

By presenting only positive things about the Klan and only negative things about African-Americans, the film utilizes a propaganda tactic called “card stacking.” Dylann Storm Roof, the alleged gunman in the Emanuel AME Church shootings, reveals in his manifesto that he was manipulated by the same form of propaganda by stating that he was inspired by a website that focused on black criminals.

Unfortunately, propaganda works.

“Birth of a Nation” became the highestgrossing film until “Gone With the Wind” was released 24 years later and a resurgence of KKK membership occurred over the following decade.

The film also reveals that Griffith pioneered the idea of using cinema as a tool of propaganda. The movie was originally called “The Clansman.” In it, he portrays African-Americans as uncivilized savages and the Ku Klux Klan as a noble institution.

One scene portrays the S.C. Legislature as being predominantly black. Played mostly by white actors in blackface, the legislators are barefoot and eating fried chicken. The

In 1920, the first black feature film director, Oscar Micheaux, produced a film called “Within Our Gates,” which seems to be a response to the one-sided portrayal of African-Americans in Griffith’s film. Initially, it was rejected by the Board of Censors in Chicago. See if you can figure out why. It’s available for free at bit.ly/WithinOurGates.

Eric Rogers has been teaching filmmaking at The Greenville Fine Arts Center since 1994.

Biltmore Estate setting for middle grades mystery Disney Hyperion to release “Serafina and the Black Cloak” CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com When he decided to write a story about an unusual and heroic young girl for his three daughters, author Robert Beatty chose a setting familiar to him and to Greenville residents – the Biltmore Estate.

“Serafina and the Black Coat” is a historical mystery-thriller being published

by Disney Hyperion, Disney’s New York publishing arm.

Set for nationwide release on July 14, the book tells the story of Serafina, a 12-year-old girl who lives secretly in the basement of the Biltmore mansion with her father, the estate’s maintenance man.

Her pa has warned Serafina to never let herself be seen by the “fancy folk” who live on the floors above, so she prowls through the darkened corridors at night. One night, she encounters a menacing stranger in a black cloak. When children at the estate start disappearing, Serafina knows who the culprit is.

“The book grew out of my love of writing stories about unusual and heroic young girls for my three daughters,” said Beatty, who was one of the early pioneers of cloud computing before he started writing full-time. Beatty and his daughters are well known in the STEM/Makers movement and have a blog, Beatty Robotics.

Beatty, who lives outside of Asheville, said he made more than 50 trips to the Biltmore House and the gardens and grounds of the estate to make sure he was depicting accurately the 250-room chateau and its period in history.

“I love making historical times and the natural world exciting for young readers, and framing the novel in a mystery seemed ideal,” he said.

So you know Robert Beatty, author of “Serafina and the Black Cloak” WHAT: book-signing event WHERE: Barnes & Noble, the Shops at Greenridge, 1125 Woodruff Road WHEN: July 17, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

INFORMATION: robert-beatty.com

“I love making historical times and the natural world exciting for young readers, and framing the novel in a mystery seemed ideal.” t Author Robert Beatty

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Last April, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Edward David Anderson released his debut solo album, “Lies & Wishes.” It was a blissfully tuneful but emotionally harrowing work, mixing Anderson’s burly, passionate, honey-and-vinegar voice with a variety of musical backings, from sparse acoustic guitar to full-on rock. But the different styles didn’t mask the pain in Anderson’s delivery.

Before recording “Lies & Wishes,” Anderson was dealing with both the loss of his band, the acclaimed Bloomington, Ind.-by-way-of Asheville, N.C., outfit Backyard Tire Fire and, WHO: Edward David Anderson much more significantly, the WHERE: Moe Joe Coffee, 20 S. Main St., Greenville death of his mother.

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So this year, when Anderson INFO: 864-263-3550; moejoecoffeeandmusic.net and his wife retreated to the coastal town of Loxley, Ala., for the winter, he had nothing more on his mind than taking some time off. That was the plan, anyway, until he discovered that one of his closest neighbors was Anthony Crawford.

Crawford is an acclaimed performer, musician, songwriter and producer who’s worked with everyone from Neil Young to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Anderson felt like there was no way their proximity was an accident.

“It was one of those things where I just felt like we were supposed to make some music together,” Anderson says.

The result of their collaboration is “Lower Alabama: The Loxley Sessions,” a ninesong collection scheduled to come out in October. The first single, “Jimmy & Bob & Jack,” was released in late June.

Anderson says that “Lower Alabama: The Loxley Sessions” is considerably more laid-back than “Lies & Wishes,” and that’s due both to his state of mind and the casual approach he and Crawford took to recording.

“I didn’t set out thinking I would make a record,” Anderson says. “It was one of those things where we were just kind of getting our feet wet, and I didn’t know him that well, he didn’t know me that well, so we were really just kind of feeling each other out, and it evolved into this really cohesive sounding record.”

Anderson said he “was in a lot better place, psychologically,” when this recording was made. “This was, ‘It’s January and it’s 65 degrees out, I’m in the middle of the woods with somebody who I look up to and I’m able to make some music with. This is fun.’ It sounds like lower Alabama to me; things move a little bit slower down there, and people don’t wear shoes, and it’s warmer year-round … it’s soothing.”

Anderson says he’s excited about bringing the new songs to Greenville. “I’m excited that I’ve been able to do Albino Skunkfest and play at Horizon Records and keep coming back. There seems to be a good little contingent of music lovers in Greenville, and I’m hoping that I can continue to build an audience there.”

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For the final and delicious touch, drizzle the bread lightly with honey. I added blackberries because I had them on hand, but toasted walnuts would be the traditional French touch.

Salade aux Chevre Chaud would make a perfect first course for a company meal, but it’s easily manageable for a family supper or girlfriend lunch. I could eat this every day, and since the Mister gave it a 9.5 out of 10, I think I’ll be serving it a lot and remembering Paris.

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overripe fruit such as strawberries, oranges, peaches, and bananas to name a few. Slice the fruit and place it in a shallow dish. Sprinkle either fruit juice or water on the fruit to keep it moist. Replace the fruit when it becomes moldy or dries out.

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that are commercially available. Choose ones that are red and yellow in color.

Homemade nectar can be made by boiling four parts water and dissolving one part sugar and let it completely cool. The nectar may be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. An easy butterfly feeder can be made from a red, orange or yellow sponge. Cut the rectangular sponge into four pieces, put a hole at the top of each piece and run a piece of twine for hanging through the hole. Soak the sponges in the cooled sugar water. Hang the feeder four to six inches above the

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Butterflies land on sunny rocks to regulate their body temperatures.

tallest nectar flowers. Soak the sponges every few days to keep them from drying out. Butterflies also are attracted by

3. IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO USE PESTICIDES IN AND AROUND THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN? Say no to insecticides! Insecticides such as Malathion, Sevin or various synthetic pyrethroids or neocnicotinoids, to name a few, are toxic to butterflies. Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis),

such as Thuricide or Dipel, is lethal to caterpillars.

4. CAN I BUY AND RELEASE BUTTERFLIES? Releasing store bought butterflies is a no-no. They can spread diseases to the native butterfly population. They can also interbreed, causing genetic problems or interference with the natural instinct for migration patterns. Usually the exotic butterflies die quickly.

Next week: Recommended plant species for South Carolina gardens.

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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE GREENVILLE COUNTY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, HEARING OFFICER ON THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2015 AT 10:00AM, IN ROOM 5150 OF SUITE 5100, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING THOSE PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE CASES PERTAINING TO THE HABITABILITY OF STRUCTURE(S) ON THE PROPERTY. A. CASE NO: 10-1934 PROPERTY OWNER: KEN CAMPBELL AKA KENNETH D CAMPBELL (DECEASED) PROPERTY LOCATION: 244 SCOTT LANE TAX MAP NUMBER: 0597.01-01-017.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 26 B. CASE NO: 14-721 PROPERTY OWNER: BRIDGET G MCALISTER PROPERTY LOCATION: 122 STODDARD ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0597.02-01-032.02 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 26 C. CASE NO: 14-4010 PROPERTY OWNER: OWEN W. MCKENZIE AND BEULAH M. MCKENZIE DURING THEIR LIVES AND UPON DEATH OF THE SURVIVOR OF THEM TO JAMES D. MCKENZIE AND PETER JOHN MCKENZIE PROPERTY LOCATION: 104 PINEY MOUNTAIN ROAD; LOT 8 PINEY MOUNTAIN PARK TAX MAP NUMBER: P009.02-01-012.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 20

PURPOSE OF HEARING THOSE PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE CASES PERTAINING TO THE HABITABILITY OF STRUCTURE(S) ON THE PROPERTY. H. CASE NO: 13-4064 PROPERTY OWNER: MARY FRANCES BROWN PROPERTY LOCATION: 16 BOLING ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0253.00-01-006.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 25 I. CASE NO: 12-3075 PROPERTY OWNER: CLARETTE BAGWELL RESERVING A LIFE ESTATE INTEREST UNTO BILLY JOHN PRIDMORE PROPERTY LOCATION: 1 ACRE, WHAM ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0334.00-01-015.02 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 27 J. CASE NO: 12-3914 PROPERTY OWNER: COUNTRY FAMILY HOMES PROPERTY LOCATION: 125 LAUREL RIDGE TAX MAP NUMBER: 0463.00-01-021.05 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 20 COMPLAINT NOTICES A complaint has been brought before the Code Enforcement Division of a dangerous, insanitary and unsafe structure located at the following locations: 244 Scott Lane, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0597.01-01-017.00, Greenville County, SC.

D. CASE NO: 11-4537 PROPERTY OWNER: DOUGLAS M FOWNLER AND IRENE E FOWLER PROPERTY LOCATION: 1735 HOLIDAY DAM ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0598.03-01-001.11 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 26

122 Stoddard Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0597.02-01-032.02, Greenville County, SC.

E. CASE NO: 13-2366 PROPERTY OWNER: SYLVIA JEAN TAYLOR, BRUCE A. SALES, JR. CHERYL SALES DALOTN AND DONNA SALES SONNEVILLE PROPERTY LOCATION: 2113 WEST GEORGIA ROAD, PLAT 15V-92 TAX MAP NUMBER: 0584.01-01-029.02 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 25

1735 Holiday Dam Road , Greenville County Tax Map Number 0598.03-01-001.11, Greenville County, SC.

F. CASE NO: 13-4175 PROPERTY OWNER: DOUGLAS EDWARD HUNT, II PROPERTY LOCATION: 1070 NASH MILL ROAD EXT. TAX MAP NUMBER: 0564.01-01-006.03 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 26 G. CASE NO: 13-2410 PROPERTY OWNER: ALFRED C. WILLIAM AND SHERRY M. WILLIAMS PROPERTY LOCATION: 2 F STREET TAX MAP NUMBER: 0530.02-01-009.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 21 THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE GREENVILLE COUNTY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, HEARING OFFICER ON THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2015 AT 10:00AM, IN ROOM 5150 OF SUITE 5100, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, FOR THE

104 Piney Mountain Road Lot 8 Piney Mountain Park , Greenville County Tax Map Number P009.02-01-012.00, Greenville County, SC.

FORFEITED LAND COMMISSION SALE Properties owned by the Forfeited Land Commission (FLC) of Greenville County will be sold at auction by Meares Auction Group on Monday, July 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Greenville County Council Chambers located at 301 University Ridge, Greenville, SC 29601. Details can be obtained in the Forfeited Land Commission section of the Greenville County Treasurer’s web page –http:// www.greenvillecounty.org/ County_Treasurer/ or in the Greenville County Treasurer’s Office, located at 301 University Ridge, Suite 600, Greenville, SC 29601, telephone number (864) 467-7210.

SUMMONS NOTICE 2015-CP-23-2570 STATE OF SC GREENVILLE COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS \CITY OF GREENVILLE v. MAHER NASSRALLAH and CATHERINE G. WARD TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and notified that an action has been filed against you in the GREENVILLE County, SC court in action number 2015-CP-23-2570. You have thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this notice to answer the complaint. You must also serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney at the address shown below. If you fail to answer the Complaint, judgment by default could be rendered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

S. Lindsay Carrington Bell Carrington & Price, LLC 408 East North Street Greenville, SC 29601 864-272-0556, Attorney for Plaintiff

2113 West Georgia Road Plat 15V-92, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0584.01-01029.02, Greenville County, SC. 1070 Nash Mill Road Ext., Greenville County Tax Map Number 0564.01-01-006.03, Greenville County, SC. 2 F Street, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0530.02-01009.00, Greenville County, SC. 16 Boling Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0253.00-01-006.00, Greenville County, SC. 1 Acre Wham Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0334.00-01-015.02, Greenville County, SC. 125 Laurel Ridge, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0463.00-01-021.05, Greenville County, SC.

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Any persons having interest in these properties, or knowledge of the property owner should contact the Codes Enforcement Office at 864-467-7090 on or before July 30, 2015.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Silver Bay Seafood Restaurant, Inc, 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 AND WINE, at 6513 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29611. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 19, 2015. 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 BREWERY 85, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON AND OFF premises consumption of BEER AND WINE, at 6 Whitlee Court, Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than July 26, 2015. 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 KYFS Social Club, 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 AND LIQUOR, at 6300 White Horse Road, Suite 110, Greenville, SC 29611.

To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 2, 2015. 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 F&M Enterprises of Upstate, Inc/DBA Franko’s Party Shop, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of LIQUOR, at 328 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29605. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 2, 2015. 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

NAR Survey finds Like-Kind Exchanges Promote Job, Economic Growth

Real estate like-kind exchanges are an important vehicle for disposing of and acquiring properties and support the nation’s financial growth, job creation and economy, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors®.

The Like-Kind Exchanges: Real Estate Market Perspectives 2015 survey of NAR›s commercial and residential members found that real estate investors and commercial property owners place a very high priority on current like-kind exchange tax rules; 40 percent indicated that transactions would not have occurred in the absence of the tax provision, and 56 percent said even if the project would have occurred it likely would have been smaller in scale.

Realtors® are active participants in like-kind exchanges; 63 percent of Realtors® participated in a like-kind exchange transaction between 2011 and 2015. The survey found that like-kind exchanges in which Realtors® participated created between 10 and 35 new jobs, mostly resulting from spending on building improvements following acquisition.

“Like-kind exchanges that allow investors and businesses to defer capital gains taxes on the exchange of similar properties bring great advantages to investors, real estate markets and the economy,” said Matthew Thrift, 2015 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Owner and Broker-in-Charge of Humble Abodes Realty in Greenville , SC. “Realtors® and their clients often look for better economic use of existing properties that are underutilized, which helps promote local economic development and increase the nation’s gross domestic product.”

Internal Revenue Code Section 1031, a provision that has been in the tax code since 1924, provides individuals and businesses with critically needed tax deferment on gains after the disposition of a property as long as the proceeds are reinvested in a similar property through a like-kind exchange.

Replacement properties must be identified in 45 days and the transaction completed within 180 days.

Survey respondents said the primary reason that they or their clients participated in a like-kind property exchange, aside from the deferral of capital gains taxes, was for equity to acquire additional properties. Other reasons were for estate planning, portfolio diversification and completion of a development project.

The tax savings resulting from like-kind exchanges are also helping bring more capital into local markets. Eighty-six percent of respondents said the savings from tax deferment allowed them or their clients to invest additional capital and make improvement in their acquired properties; these investments are generally responsible for the creation of new jobs, such as in construction and property management.

According to the survey, in 68 percent of like-kind transactions, Realtors® acted as a broker or agent, and 24 percent participated as an owner or investor in the transaction. A larger percentage of commercial members (76 percent) reported engaging in a like-kind exchange transaction compared to residential members (45 percent). Of the total, 40 percent participated in between 1 and 3 transactions, and 23 percent participated in 4 or more transactions.

Residential properties comprised the largest portion of recent deals, accounting for 27 percent of disposed properties and 24 percent of acquired properties, followed by apartments (17 percent of dispositions and 22 percent of acquisitions). Land assets accounted for 19 percent of dispositions and 17 percent of acquisitions; retail properties accounted for 8 percent of dispositions and 13 percent of acquisitions; and office buildings comprised 11 percent of dispositions and 10 percent of acquisitions.

Investors tend to hold on to their properties for several years; 47 percent of respondents reported their holding period was between 5 and 9 years, and 27 percent indicated a holding period of 10 to 14 years.

NAR believes like-kind exchange transactions are fundamental to the real estate investment sector, and repealing the tax provision would have negative effects across real estate markets and the industry.

“Like-kind exchanges help investors more efficiently allocate capital and resources with less borrowed money into new investments that drive economic activity in communities across the nation,” said Thrift. “Any tax reform plan repealing like-kind exchanges would hurt investors and small businesses, increase financial leverage, weaken growth and the economy, and result in the loss of jobs.”

Survey respondents indicated that repealing like-kind exchange tax provisions would reduce equity in real estate; 67 percent indicated repeal would lead to a large increase in financial leverage.

Realtors® said the negative result would be reduced purchase money and new construction loans, and increased property holding periods. Ninety-six percent of Realtors® also said real estate values would decrease if like-kind exchange provisions were repealed.

The National Association of Realtors® Like-Kind Exchanges: Real Estate Market Perspectives 2015 report is based on a survey of 49,593 commercial practitioners and 55,160 residential practitioners (total sample size of 104,753) in January 2015, which generated 3,450 responses from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey had a response rate of 3.3 percent. The report is available at www.realtor.org/reports/like-kind-exchange-survey.

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,100 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www. ggar.com for real estate and consumer information.

“Every market is different, call a REALTOR® today.”

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“Thank you, it was nice meeting with you and Annell yesterday picking out all those nice selections, I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to seeing you again and getting more ideas.”

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Rodriquez

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for several years. Rodriguez brings a significant background in sales, marketing and sales management, as well as local real estate experience, to the company’s Downtown office. She also holds certification as a Relocation Specialist.

Jo-Ann Rutledge, a long-time resident of the Upstate, is a graduate of both the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. Rutledge possesses local real estate expertise, as well as collaboration and negotiation skills obtained through years of consulting and entrepreneurial endeavors.

A graduate of Greenville High School and Wofford College, Kirby Stone also joins the office as an experienced Sales Associate. Stone’s background in residential real estate, banking and retail sales augments her knowledge and appreciation of the area as an Upstate native.

With more than 20 years of real estate experience in the Greenville market, Iris Wainright possesses substantial industry and area knowledge. Wainright uses her personal experiences in relocation and new home building to assist clients throughout their transactions. Her credentials include Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Certified Residential Specialist, Graduate Real Estate Institute and Leading Real Estate Company Member.

“Our Downtown office is positioned to meet the needs of the flourishing Upstate market, and we are glad to welcome these experienced agents to our family,” stated Danny Joyner, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS. “Created in response to the market’s needs and direction, as well as substantial agent growth within the company, this office is another example of our company’s commitment to remaining the number one agency in the Upstate.”

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Page turners

What day is it?

JULY 17 – National Peach Ice Cream Day 2ND – South Carolina’s rank among states in fresh peach production (behind California).

3RD – Where Georgia, nicknamed “The Peach State,” ranks.

MORE THAN 30 – Peach varieties grown in South Carolina OTHER PEACHY FACTS: TWO BASIC TYPES: clingstone and freestone.

PEACHES ARE the world’s oldest cultivated fruit.

THE PEACH IS in the rose family.

PEACHES WERE once known as Persian apples.

THE LAST THING ELVIS PRESLEY REPORTEDLY ATE BEFORE HE DIED: four scoops of ice cream (two were peach) and six chocolate chip cookies.

Great ‘crossover’ reads

Some titles are fun for both young and adult readers For your summer reading, I highly recommend “Ruthless,” a debut young adult thriller by Upstate author Carolyn Lee Adams. In “Ruthless,” teenage equestrienne Ruth Carver must escape from a serial killer holding her hostage deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Her fellow riders have nicknamed her Ruthless for her competitive mindset, but now Ruth must decide just how far she is truly willing to go to survive. You won’t be able to put this book down, believe me.

Even before Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” series became a household name, adults have read teen books right alongside the teens. In the industry, we call these “crossover” books because they cross over into a secondary market. What I love best about crossover books is the way they foster conversation across generations and make great family book club reads. You may even have read a young adult book for your book club (Anyone read “The Book Thief”?) and not

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In the spirit of her crossover audience, Carrie Adams is holding her launch party for “Ruthless” at Thomas Creek Brewery on July 18. Teens and adults alike are invited to attend, but adults must show ID to be served.

Other great teen books that adults will enjoy include: “Conviction” by Kelly Loy Gilbert “The Dark Unwinding” by Sharon Cameron “The Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard

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Recommended by Jill Hendrix, owner of Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing Road, Greenville, fiction-addiction.com.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Summer on Augusta Festival

July 23-25 • Along Augusta Street • onlyonaugusta.com THURSDAY • Block Party at Capers Place, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 1803 Augusta St. FRIDAY • Grillin’ & Chillin’ at Augusta Commons, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 2222 Augusta St. SATURDAY • Tomato Pie Contest at The Pickwick, 2 p.m., 3219 Augusta St. • Hound Dog Social at Augusta Village, 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Shaggin’ on Augusta, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m., 1501 Augusta, across the street from Greystone Antiques

GETTING THERE: Primrose School of Greenville will operate a community shuttle beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday.

STOPS ARE: – Jones Ave. & Carroll Lane – W. Prestiss & Elm St. – Melville Ave. & Aberdeen St. – Longview Terrace Ave. & Cureton St. – Tomassee Ave. & Argonne Dr. – Mt. Vista Ave. & Penn St. – Meyers Dr. & Frontus St. – Byrd Blvd. & Riverside Dr. For more shuttle information: onlyonaugusta.com/catch-a-ride-to-soa

July 17 BOOK SIGNING

Susan Crandall Book Talk & Signing Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing Rd, 2-4 p.m. | $27.56 or $10 From Susan Crandall, the award-winning author of “Past the Graveyard,” comes

“The Flying Circus” ($26), an adventure tale about two daredevils and a farm boy who embark on the journey of a lifetime across America’s heartland in the Roaring Twenties. Susan will be discussing her book at Fiction Addiction on Friday, July 17, at 2 p.m. $27.56 admits two and includes copy of book. $10 admits one and is a merchandise voucher.

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AND BEAT THE HEAT!

675-0540 | info@fiction-addiction.com bit.ly/fiction-addiction-events

552-1265 | ipagreenville.com

CONCERT

Three & Twenty Band

Sam Holt Independent Public Ale House Tickets: $10 in advance/$12 at the door Singer blends alt-country, Southern rock, incisive songwriting.

CONCERT

Blind Horse Saloon Tickets: $7 Quintet combines country and hip-hop.

233-1381 | blind-horse.com

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» CONCERT Soulution

Main Street Fridays FREE Party band plays rock, R&B, jazz favorites. bit.ly/mainstfridays

FOOD TRUCKS

Who’s coming to the Food Truck Friday July 17?

WHO: The Chuck Truck, gourmet burgers Thoroughfare, local meat & local produce WHEN: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday WHERE: Heritage Green

July 17-18 PLANNING MEETING

SC Advocates for Epilepsy (S.A.F.E.) Upstate Chapter Relaunch Meeting July 17 - Earle Street Baptist Church 225 West Earle Street from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

July 18 - Taylors First Baptist Church 200 West Main St., Taylors from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

FREE Help relaunch the SC Advocates for Epilepsy Upstate Chapter by joining epilepsy patients, family members, caregivers and industry providers from the Upstate as plans are made for meetings, educational seminars, social and awareness events, support groups, and fundraisers. Meet others who are also on the epilepsy journey - make new friends and get reacquainted with others. Look for parking signs. RSVP at doodle.com/ hx4dp3h66d923fq9 scepilepsy.org | ccp3381@gmail.com

July 18 MOVIE

Outdoor Summer Movie Series: “American Graffiti” and Food Trucks Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery 205 Cedar Lane Road, Greenville 6:30 p.m. $5 advance / $7 at the door to watch the movie Dinner, drinks, and dessert provided by the Automatic Taco truck, Sweetly Twisted Frozen Yogurt, and the Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery. Then stay until sunset

and watch “American Graffiti” presented on the big screen by The Film House.

255-3385 | swamprabbitcafe.com/events info@swamprabbitcafe.com FAMILY

Build It Day

highlight the complexity, versatility and yummy goodness of VOM FASS oils and vinegars. You will taste every nuance and delight in every bite of these spectacular barbecue dishes. Complimentary event.

288-3277 | greenville.vomfassusa.com/events

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College Street 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 adults $8 children Exercise your creativity as you build with big blue Imagination Playground Blocks, Legos, and more. A photographer will be on hand to snap photos of your creations, which you can then submit to Imagination Playground for a chance to win one of over 500 prizes, the grand prize being a trip for two to New York City Burling Slip Imagination Playground Park or your own (custom) Imagination Playground Big Block Set. 553-7935 | tcmupstate.org/build-it-day mbaugh@tcmupstate.org WALK/RUN

Extra Mile Hunger Run Timmons Arena at Furman University 3300 Poinsett Highway 8:30-11:30 a.m.

5k Run $35, 1 Mile Walk $30, Kids 12 & under Free with 10 canned goods Harvest Hope is hosting the 3rd Annual Extra Mile Hunger Run on July 18. All proceeds from this certified run will go directly to feeding hungry children this summer. Many kids go hungry in the summertime without the meals they typically get in school. Help us fight child hunger.

478-4083 | harvesthope.org/hungerrun2015 jlittleton@harvesthope.org FESTIVAL

Saturday Bluegrass Festival featuring Rabon Creek Band Farmers Market Pavilion 7-8:30 p.m.

The City of Fountain Inn presents Saturday Night Bluegrass as a part of their Summer Concert Series. This is a great time to come out and relax and listen to great music. Don’t forget your chair.

408-9755 | fountaininn.org/scs diane.turner@fountaininn.org TASTING

DINNER

Third Annual Summer Pig Pull NOMA Square 220 N Main St. 6-9 p.m. $40 tickets in advance, $45 at the door Roost is hosting its Third Annual Summer Pig Pull to help fight childhood hunger in the Upstate. The event will be held July 22 and will feature pork from Greenbriar Farms prepared by Chef Trevor Higgins and guest chefs Anthony Gray and Nate Whiting. For each ticket purchased, a donation will be made to Harvest Hope Food Bank’s Extra Mile fund. For tickets, visit swinendine. brownpapertickets.com. roostrestaurant.com werule@roostrestaurant.com

CONCERT

Shania Twain

FOOD TRUCKS

Bon Secours Wellness Arena Tickets: $46-$136

Who’s coming to the Lunchtime Pile-Up July 22?

Country superstar brings farewell tour to the Upstate.

241-3800 | bonsecoursarena.com CONCERT

WHO: Ellada Kouzina, Greek cuisine Automatic Taco, mobile taqueria The Chuck Truck, gourmet burgers The Nomadik Few, gourmet shaved ice

Edward David Anderson

WHEN: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday

Moe Joe Coffee

WHERE: Corner of Broad and Falls streets (lot leased by Table 301 Restaurant Group)

Soulful, rustic, heartfelt Americana singer/songwriter.

263-3550 | moejoecoffeeandmusic.net

SPONSOR: Euphoria

July 21 BOOK SIGNING

Bob Strother Book Launch and Signing Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road 5-7 p.m.

FREE Greenville author Bob Strother will be celebrating the launch of his new novel, Burning Time (Moonshine, paperback, $23.95), at his launch party at Fiction Addiction. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

675-0540 | bit.ly/FictionAddiction info@fiction-addiction.com

VOM FASS Barbeque

CONCERT

VOM FASS Greenville 4 Market Point Dr., Suite F 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

FREE

Marcus King Band

Come in and taste the spicy sweetness of pulled pork, BBQ chicken, grilled vegetables and summer salads all designed to

July 22

CONCERT

SC Blue Reedy River Concerts Peace Center Amphitheater 7-9 p.m. | Every Wednesday, through August FREE Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic, sit back and enjoy a variety of free musical concerts June-Aug., 7-9 pm at the Peace Center Amphitheater. Food trucks will be on-site each week. events.greenvillesc.gov

Smiley’s Acoustic Café FREE

July 23

Dazzlingly talented blues guitarist.

282-8988 | smileysacousticcafe.com

DISCUSSION

MeetingPoint: Building a Congregational Agenda of

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» Economic/Social Justice Hughes Main Library Downtown 6:30-8 p.m.

FREE

This MeetingPoint discussion forum plans to discuss the importance of building a congregational agenda of economic/ social justice. The speaker will be Father Patrick Tuttle, the pastor at St. Anthony of Padua Church and School in Greenville.

289-9772 | facebook.com/MeetingPontSC HEALTH

Free Yoga at SC BLUE SC BLUE retail center 1025 Woodruff Road 6:10-7:10 p.m.

FREE Improve your flexibility, tone your muscles and build strength at a free yoga class. Bring your own mat.

286-2285 | scblueretailcenters.com/events info@scblueretailcenters.com GIRLS NIGHT

Coloring, Cocktails & Conversation.

Girl’s Night in at Fiction Addiction Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road 7-10 p.m. $25 Grab your best girl friends and come to Fiction Addiction for your next Girls’ Night In on Thursday, July 23, at 7 p.m. Grown-up coloring books, summer cocktails, and conversation will make for a great get-together for your friends, or a way to make new friends. Tickets are $25 each and includes one coloring book priced. Cocktails from Summer Cocktails by Maria Del Mar Sacasa will be served. We will use Chat Packs for conversation starters.

675-0540 | bit.ly/FictionAddiction Info@fiction-addiction.com

thru July 24 EXHIBIT

POWER: New Works by Epp-Carter, Koelle, Walker, Owens, Brady Greenville Center for Creative Arts Gallery 25 Draper Street, Greenville 6-9 p.m.

FREE Come and enjoy new works by five area artists, each bringing the power of their own unique viewpoint. They are Marty Epp-Carter, Chris Koelle, Katie Walker, Jay Owens and Patti Brady. Visit Greenville’s new community art center, Greenville Center for Creative Arts.

735-3948 | artcentergreenville.org info@artcentergreenville.org

July 24 CONCERT

Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’Blues Dr. Mac Arnold’s Blues Restaurant Tickets: $10 Veteran bluesman headlines with his red-hot band.

558-0747 | drmacarnoldsbluesrestaurant.com CONCERT

Alias For Now w/ Gruzer, Solaire & The Lucky Strange Radio Room Tickets: $5 Upstate power-trio celebrates new album.

263-7868 | wpbrradioroom.com

July 25 FUNDRAISER

Greenville’s 2nd Annual Professional Soldier Soiree Poinsett Club | Ballroom East Washington Street 6-10 p.m. $75 per person Sponsored by South Carolina Upstate Paralegal Association and Legal Staff Professionals of Greenville, proceeds of this semi-formal event will benefit the Green Beret Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides financial and other assistance to wounded, ill and injured Green Berets and their families, as well as those Green Berets who have been Killed in Action. The keynote speaker is retired Lieutenant Colonel David Scott Mann.

414-5795 2ndannualprofessionalsoldiersoiree. eventbrite.com jethridge@bellcarrington.com CAMP

The Upstate Offensive Lineman Football Academy with Jamon Meredith

CONCERT

Anonymous Concept, Genocyde & Peachtree Groove Ground Zero Triple-bill combines hip-hop, punk, reggae, rock.

948-1661 reverbnation.com/venue/groundzero2

July 26 CONCERT

Pat Pepin Project Blues Boulevard (Greenville) Tickets: No cover, but $10 minimum food/ beverage purchase Singer/sax player brings the blues/jazz.

242-2583 | bluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com

Aug. 7 CAMP

JL Mann High School Dance Camp JL Mann High School 160 Fairforest Way 9 a.m.-12 p.m. $30 The JL Mann Dance Team is hosting their annual camp for ages 5-13. Price of admission includes t-shirt and snack.

Registration is online via the front page of the JL Mann High School website. greenville.k12.sc.us/jlmann/ jlbowers@greenville.k12.sc.us

July 30 CONCERT

Dailey & Vincent Peace Center | TD Stage 8 p.m. from $25xxx

– GOING ON SALE – SCOTT BRADLEE’S POST MODERN JUKEBOX Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.

Younts Center for Performing Arts Cost: $40, $35, $30 On Sale: June 15 at 8:30 a.m.

To purchase tickets: 409-1050, Younts box office, or yountscenter.org

– LAST CHANCE – JULY 17 AT 8 P.M. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED The Warehouse Theatre Cost: $15 To purchase: 235-6948, the Warehouse Theatre, or WarehouseTheatre.com

JULY 18 AT 7:30 P.M. SHANIA TWAIN Bon Secours Wellness Arena Cost: $136, $86, $66, $46 To purchase: , Bon Secours Wellness Arena Box Office, or ticketmaster.com

JULY 18 AT 11 A.M. GLOW LYRIC THEATRE PRESENTS: THE HOT MIKADO (FAMILY MATINEE) Peace Center - Gunter Theater Cost: $5 under 18, $15 general To purchase: 467-3000, Peace Center Box Office, or peacecenter.org

JULY 19 AT 3 P.M. GLOW LYRIC THEATRE PRESENTS: THE HOT MIKADO Peace Center - Gunter Theater Cost: $15-$45 To purchase: 467-3000, Peace Center Box Office, or peacecenter.org Submit your Last Minute Ticket Sales for Upstate Events at bit.ly/LastTicketsGville For Upcoming Ticket Sales, enter them at bit.ly/UpcomingTicketsGJ

one of the most exciting bluegrass bands in America. They have won numerous awards for their uniquely contagious music, including three Grammy Award nominations, 14 IBMA Awards (International Bluegrass Music Awards) as 3-time “Entertainer of the Year,” 3-time “Vocal Group of the Year” and “Album of the Year;” and four Dove Awards.

467-3000 | peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org

Hillcrest High School 3665 S. Industrial Drive, Simpsonville 8 a.m.-12 p.m. $25 The Upstate Offensive Lineman Football Academy is geared toward offensive lineman who are playing football as rising 8th graders to rising seniors. Jamon Meredith will start with the basics and work through the techniques and take the group as far as they want to go given the time allotted so all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to attend.

289-9722 | wyattacademy.com jboyanoski@completepr.net

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COMMUNITY VOICES LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE WITH JOAN HERLONG

Away games Or how to be a gracious guest when your adult child is ‘host’ We recently spent the weekend in Atlanta. We stayed with friends who’d just purchased their first home. They were eager to show us their improvements.

On Saturday morning, we woke early, and tried to make coffee and tea quietly, so as not to disturb our gracious hosts.

There was none. Seriously. So we enjoyed ice water.

When they awoke, we readily agreed to go out to breakfast. They live in Buckhead, walking distance to a variety of fun eateries. But it was hot, so we drove.

After 10 minutes in the car, we helpfully pointed out that we’d passed umpteen different restaurants, and that is was hard for any cook to screw up eggs and bacon. One of our hosts, the wife, said “Oh, hush.”

On that happy note, we felt comfortable pointing out that we’d also passed several grocery stores that carry coffee, tea and other comestibles easily prepared for breakfast.

Apparently that was not a helpful pointer. The wife said, “Hush!

We don’t buy breakfast stuff because we don’t need it! We’re usually traveling for work, and we’d be sleeping in if you people weren’t staying with us.”

Then the wife proceeded to say that she wanted to go shopping that afternoon. She hoped I was in a “buying mood” because she needed some new clothes but couldn’t afford any.

Being the gracious guest (who had just criticized our host’s empty larder and choice

“I resolved a long time ago to take a page out of Mom’s playbook, the one about never insisting.

So far, it has made Away Games a win-win.”

of brunch in a different time zone), I agreed to help her buy some new pieces for her work wardrobe.

Normally, this kind of back-and-forth needling between guests and hosts would generate awkward silence, or my Reason for Living might suddenly remember a reason to cut our visit short, right after we picked up the check for breakfast in the hinterlands.

But this was not normal; this was an Away Game. The home team, our gracious hosts, was our daughter and sonin-law, and we were the Visitors.

The great thing about seeing your children grow up and become independent taxpayers is that we become friendly advisors, and they become (more like) younger friends.

The not-so-great thing is that we can’t quite get shed of our parent/child relationship. We feel perfectly comfortable sniping about empty cupboards, and offering unsolicited advice. Luckily, they feel perfectly comfortable telling us to hush.

Friends of ours once quipped that visiting their daughter and son-in-law was always so easy, because the closeness of the mother/daughter relationship trumps most everything. On the flip side, visiting their son and d au g hte r- i n - l aw always felt like an Away Game, because mothers (and fathers)-in-law naturally (should) tread lightly in their daughterin-law’s domain.

But we’ve found that whether we’re visiting our grown children, or they come “home,” it’s always an Away Game.

The rules are different, in that there should be no rules or expectations; Emily Post has already published plenty.

When my younger sis-

ter was newly wed, she begged our mother to ref her first Away Game.

She said, “I need you to insist that we come for Thanksgiving.”

Mind you, this was October, she’d been married less than a month, and she and her hubby lived close to both families. Holidays never warranted more than a few days or hours of forethought in our family.

Mom chuckled and said, “I don’t insist. RSVP to the invitation you have.”

“Mom, you don’t get it. My mother-inlaw left a message that they were looking forward to having us Thanksgiving weekend. We don’t want to spend the whole weekend.”

“But I don’t insist,” insisted Mom. Mom’s position was that they needed to decide, for themselves, how she and her hubby would spend Thanksgiving, and every other holiday.

Bridget’s position was that she did not have an invitation, she was dealing with an assumption, and she would rather dodge it by creating an endless game of “first dibs.” But my Mom wouldn’t ref or abide by those rules.

I resolved a long time ago to take a page out of Mom’s playbook, the one about never insisting. So far, it has made Away Games a win-win.

Our children are all grown, with homes of their own (thank goodness). We never, ever drop in. We visit only when invited, rarely stay overnight, and (almost) always maintain polite silence when nothing is available to eat or drink (even though I know they were raised better).

Away Games demand flexibility and giving, not just on Thanksgiving. Sometimes we celebrate Christmas on the 29th. Sometimes I get to spend Mother’s Day alone. Often it means biting my tongue, because our plans may not be the best plan for them.

We love having them with us, but we love seeing them leave, happily. They’re always welcome, even if we’re not home, but they’re never obligated. We insist.

Joan Herlong is a Realtor who loves to write. She can be reached at Joan@AugustaRoad.com

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