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THE LIST

See, hear, read, react.

The month’s must-dos.

27 ON THE TOWN

Pics of the litter: Upcountry fêtes & festivities.

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THE ULTIMATE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE No one is perfect, but this primer will help you get a step closer. Look, act—LIVE—like a modern man.

/ styling by Laura Linen // photography by Paul Mehaffey

41 WEDDINGS 47 TOWNBUZZ

Master basket weaver Jerry Maxey; Restaurant 17’s executive chef Greg McPhee; The Umstead Hotel & Spa; and helicopter stunt pilot Chuck Tamburro.

65 PLACE HOLDER

Do real men cry? Writer Scott Gould consults the experts on what it means to shed tears in the twenty-first century.

69 STYLE CENTRAL

Masculine need not mean sloppy. Upgrade your space with tidy catch-all trays, subdued color palettes, and sleek furniture.

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MAN ABOUT TOWN

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EAT & DRINK

While The Man is always full of advice, for this issue, he’s not holding back.

The Cigar Boxx is a veritable stash of cigars, Scotch, and bourbon; spice up your meals with local hot sauce; and a burger that sits firmly in the lap of luxury.

107 DINING GUIDE 112 TOWNSCENE

Got plans? You do now.

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SECOND GLANCE

Artist Sol LeWitt invites viewers to see what they see.

THIS PAGE: 110 Folding Hunter Knife 50th Anniversary Edition, $73, by Buck Knives. Available from Luthi’s Outfitters, 1418 Laurens Rd, Greenville. (864) 233-0551, luthisoutfitters.com For more, see “The Ultimate Gentleman’s Guide,” page 78.

Photograph by Paul Mehaffey

COVER: Model Nathan Sanders, wearing custom suiting and shirting by bespoke clothier Les Cline. Price available upon request. For more, see “The Ultimate Gentleman’s Guide,” page 78.

Photograph by Paul Mehaffey

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PERFECTION MAY BE AN IDEAL, BUT WE HOPE “THE ULTIMATE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE” WILL BRING YOU A STEP CLOS ER.

Mark B. Johnston PUBLISHER mark@towncarolina.com Blair Knobel EDITOR-IN-CHIEF blair@towncarolina.com Paul Mehaffey ART DIRECTOR Andrew Huang SENIOR EDITOR Laura Linen STYLE EDITOR

Be a Man

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s all men should know, “being a man” means more than turning off the tears, taking charge, and wielding a Buck Knife. It’s as complex as being human. Just as women may enjoy a fine glass of bourbon and a good cigar, men benefit from adding a touch of sensitivity to refine their rough edges.

For our inaugural Men’s Issue, we deliver a primer on how to be a better man. And we got down to serious business.

We made lists.

Lists of experiences, products, and manners that comprise the term gentleman.

From these, we curated “The Ultimate Gentleman’s Guide” (page 78), chock-full of how-tos, gear, and commentary that make a man, well, the best man. Ultimate is the zenith, the apex, the top—our perfect guy. Perfection may be an ideal, but we hope this feature will bring you a step closer.

Beyond the guide, our favorite Man About TOWN offers his long wisdom regarding the ways every man should live. In “The Crying Game” (page 65), Scott Gould investigates whether it is kosher for men to cry (what do you think? #tellTOWN), and no Men’s Issue would be complete without mention of a burger of burgers (“Grill Grandeur,” page 102). Also new this month is our first-ever page dedicated to TOWN’s digital life and commentary (page 16). Keep the conversation going online, and tell us what you think makes the man.

While we all hope to be our best selves, the truth is there is no singular best.

It varies from person to person, man to man. Thankfully, all men are not made equal—they are made human. And, with that, comes the charge (and challenge) of being the ultimate.

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS M. Linda Lee Steven Tingle Jac Valitchka CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mary Cathryn Armstrong, Stephanie Burnette, Ruta Fox, Scott Gould, John Jeter & Emily Price CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS & DESIGNERS Chelsey Ashford, Will Crooks, TJ Grandy, Kate Guptill, Alice Ratterree, Cameron Reynolds, Gabrielle Grace Smith & Eli Warren EDITORIAL INTERNS Alec Hernández & Emily Phillips DESIGN INTERN Kayla Pellegrino Holly Hardin OPERATIONS MANAGER GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Kristy Adair Michael Allen Whitney Fincannon MARKETING REPRESENTATIVES Nicole Greer, Kristi Jennings, Donna Johnston, Annie Langston, Lindsay Oehmen & Emily Yepes Kate Madden DIRECTOR, EVENTS & ACCOUNT STRATEGY kate@towncarolina.com

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Speaking of “the ultimate,” I have the pleasure and honor of collaborating with these fine gentlemen on a daily basis. They bring talent and enthusiasm to their work, which to them isn’t really work at all.—BK

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DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS Well into their tenth year together, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors have made their mark on the music industry with a gritty cocktail of Southern sound. Having opened for some of the genre’s most prominent names, the band is now taking their place in the spotlight on the TD Stage. The rootsy rockers are famous for their dynamic live shows, and they’re sure to bring it all out for a riproaring night of rock-and-roll.

TD Stage at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Thurs, Aug 27, 8pm. $20-$35.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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CAROLINA PANTHERS SCRIMMAGE

COMPETITION DINING SERIES It’s a true Game of Chefs as some of the region’s best and brightest culinary artists battle it out for the winning title. Held throughout the month of August, the Competition Dining Series invites top culinary institutions like Passerelle, The Cliffs, Stellar Restaurant & Wine Bar, and more to Larkin’s Sawmill, with each week’s preliminary winners passing on to the quarter-, semi-, and final competitions. There can only be one true champion—but you might as well enjoy the delicious path to the winner’s table.

The perfect complement to a hot summer evening? Why, a sultry, spicy serving of Latin music of course! Formed in the late ’70s, Gipsy Kings have brought their unique brand of Western-infused tunes around the world and to the top of the charts with hits like “Bamboleo” and “Volare.” You can try and stay in your seat during their saucy live performance, but we’re sure it won’t be long till your feet start feeling that Latin groove.

The Carolinas’ team brings it on home to the Wofford Terriers’ stadium in Spartanburg, offering fans a free opportunity to take in some preseason pigskin action. The Panthers are set to host the Miami Dolphins in this joint practice scrimmage in both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s matches, which will be a lead-up to the August 22 game at Bank of America Stadium.

Gibbs Stadium, 429 N Church St, Spartanburg. Wed– Thurs, Aug 19–20, 8:30–11am. Free. panthers.com

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Sat, Aug 15, 8pm. $40-$85. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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Photograph courtesy of Competition Dining Series

Larkin’s Sawmill, 22 Graves Dr, Greenville. Aug 3–4, 10–11, 17–19, 24–26, 31; Sept 1 & 7. All events 6pm. $55-$75. competitiondining.com

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WEST GREENVILLE IN PRINT

Man’s best friend is often the first to cuddle after a long workday or turn a blind eye when we eat an entire pizza in one sitting. Now, it’s our turn to give back by participating in the 4th Annual Mutt Strut. Benefitting the Greenville Humane Society, the Mutt Strut invites runners of all ages (and legs) to take in two miles of natural scenery along the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Post-race, contestants can visit a vendor village of local goods and a special Canine Corner.

No matter your definition of the word “print,” this show has you covered. West Greenville in Print explores community through the intersection of community-driven screen prints and spoken word poetry. Local artists and creators turn their lens to this exhibit’s namesake neighborhood with visual and written art in an effort to forge a fresh collective identity.

Cleveland Park, Downtown Greenville. Sat, Aug 22, 8:30am. $25-$35 registration. ghsmuttstrut.com

Center for Visual Arts—Greenville, 1278 Pendleton St, Greenville. Thru Aug 28; Tues–Sat, 10:30am–5:30pm.

Free. blogs.clemson.edu/cvagreenville

THE RETURN: A SPECTACULAR BEATLES TRIBUTE When the Fab Four made the leap across the pond in 1964, almost no one could have predicted the ensuing hysteria as Beatlemania took hold. More than five decades later, love for the Beatles still holds strong, and now a whole new generation of fans can delight in the music that defined generations. The Return is a top-notch tribute performance, featuring nearly all of the band’s classic hits and even a few surprises.

Photograph courtesy of Smoak Public Relations

Artwork courtesy of the Center for Visual Arts—Greenville

Greenville Little Theatre, 444 College St, Greenville.

Aug 13–16; Thurs–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $35. (864) 2336238, greenvillelittletheatre.org

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And don’t miss the famed SHE Greenville fashion shows, where you can find plenty of inspiration for your next wardrobe makeover.

TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Dr, Greenville. Aug 28–30; Fri–Sat, 10am–6pm; Sun, 11am–5pm. Adults, $8; juniors, $4. shegreenville.com

CHOP! CANCER z Eighteen local celebrities and Upstate community leaders are here to take cancer to the cutting board—literally. CHOP! Cancer is an amateur cooking competition raising funds to support the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance.

Enjoy cocktails and dinner while watching these chefs assemble culinary creations that feature cancer-fighting ingredients. Can’t make the event? Go online to vote for your favorite chef, become a sponsor, and help spread the word with #CHOPcancerSC.

Photograph courtesy of the Peace Center

TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Dr, Greenville.

Fri, Aug 28, 6pm. Tickets, $125; online vote, $10 each.

(864) 255-5010, chopcancerupstate.com

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z Step aside, Toddlers and Tiaras! You haven’t seen a stage mom until you’ve seen Rose.

Raising two daughters on her own, Rose has high expectations for June and Louise to become major stars. But the more she continues to push, the more they seem to pull, cutting ties with their mother as they venture out on their own. An audience favorite since 1959, Gypsy has spawned standards like “Let Me Entertain You” and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” and has been nominated for numerous Tony Awards.

Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC. July 23–Aug 16; Wed–Sat, 8pm; Wed–Thurs, Sat– Sun, 2pm. $15-$40. (828) 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org

LAKE LURE DIRTY DANCING FESTIVAL z You’ll have the time of your life at this celebration of the hit 1987 flick—much of which was filmed on the shores of Lake Lure itself. In honor of this classic, the community hosts the two-day festival, the highlights of which include a screening of the film, watermelon games, and dance lessons. And what Dirty Dancing Festival would be complete without a lake lift competition to recreate the iconic scene?

Morse Park Meadows, 2932 Memorial Hwy, Lake Lure, NC. Aug 14–15; Fri, 7–10pm; Sat, 9am–4pm. Fri, free; Sat, adults, $22; juniors, $12. dirtydancingfestival.weebly.com/

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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella In a modern context, any woman who returns from a party with a missing shoe might be in need of detox. But for Cinderella, her abandoned glass slipper is the key to a new life. After years of torment at the hands of her horrible stepmother and equally ugly stepsisters, Cinderella’s prayers are answered with a visit from her Fairy Godmother, setting in motion a whirlwind of magical adventure. And of course, it comes with all your favorite singalong hits, including “In My Own Little Corner” and “The Prince Is Giving a Ball.”

Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Aug 4–9; Tues–Thurs, 7:30pm; Fri–Sat, 8pm; Sat, 2pm; Sun, 1pm & 6:30pm. $55-$85. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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Lynne Shackelford, Lee Anne Goforth & Bruce Brown

After another year of success for United Way in the Upstate, volunteers received the praise they deserved.

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Summer Solstice Secret Supper June 21, 2015 With a change in seasons comes a change in palate, and this is precisely what Mill Village Farms celebrated at their Summer Solstice Secret Supper.

The evening began with a bartender challenge and progressed to a fivecourse meal prepared by Chef Annie Pettry, named The People’s Best Chef

by Food & Wine Magazine for 2015.

The 150 guests, including Mayor Knox White, enjoyed a fabulous outdoor meal and raised a combined $25,000 for Mill Village Farms programs.

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Taste of the Upstate May 31, 2015 Loaves and Fishes, a local organization that fights hunger in the Upstate, invited guests to the Embassy Suites at Verdae for an evening of celebration and charity. The event had a wealth of delights in store at the “Masquerade in Venice”–themed fundraiser.

Greenville restaurants including City Range and Southern Pressed Juicery contributed to the event’s culinary bounty. By the end of the night, the benefit had raised $58,000 for the organization.

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Carolina Strong SoirĂŠe June 18, 2015 Presented by Back to 30 Rejuvenation Centers, the Carolina Strong SoirĂŠe treated guests to a red-carpet experience at Zen that included VIP shuttles, foodie delights, and a lineup of beauty services by Salon Beverly.

Guests also had the opportunity to mingle with Coach Sam Wyche, former head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, and Dave Sanderson, survivor and hero from US Airways Flight 1549 that crash-landed in the Hudson River in 2009. The event raised a total of $25,000 for the American Red Cross.

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The ONE Building in downtown Greenville was transformed into ancient Rome for AID Upstate’s annual Red Party. Crimson-draped guests and gladiators filled the building’s fifth and sixth floors for a night of amusements and dancing. In 2015 alone, the organization raised $62,500 during their Dining with Friends campaign, an initiative meant to provide supportive and preventive services to families affected by HIV in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens counties.

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Having too many cooks in the kitchen was not an issue for this collaboration between seven of Greenville’s best chefs.

The seven-course meal featured contributions from chefs Adrian Carpenter, Joe Clark, Anthony Gray, Rodney Freidank, Michael Kramer, Jason Scholtz, and Lindsay Beck. In addition to enjoying a singular culinary experience, the 100 guests at Timberock of Hopkins Farm contributed to the James Beard Foundation, which provides scholarship support for students interested in pursuing a career in the culinary arts.

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“International by design, this superb ten acre mountaintop estate offers an unobstructed 270 degree view of the valley below. This magnificent residence is a peaceful place surrounded by waterfalls, koi ponds and gardens that are stunning throughout the year. The home has over 7000 square feet, 5 bedrooms and six baths, all with a magnificent indoor and outdoor swimming pool as well as a hot tub . The entire house takes advantage of the breathtaking view including all of the bedrooms, the living room, dining room, library, and the kitchen. The dining room and living room share a stunning open fireplace. A detached studio features a soaring ceiling and fireplace and could be used as an office or separate guest quarters. This exceptional residence is definitely a rare opportunity to own such an incredible private property with unobstructed view all within minutes of downtown Greenville!

Located on just under an acre, the property provides exceptional privacy, manicured grounds, lawns and a salt water lap pool. The main house welcomes you with a large two story foyer, 12’’ ceilings, and there are exquisite custom moldings throughout the home.

The living room and dining room have the proportions for both entertaining friends and a congenial family gathering. The wall of handsome French doors invite you to the covered rear porch with views of the private backyard, garden, outdoor fireplace and the pool.

The kitchen is a haven unto itself with hand crafted antique heart of pine cabinets. Each piece of pine, estimated to be between 200-300 years old, was hand selected to create these extraordinary cabinets. Also featured are wide plank floors, Dacor appliances, including: 2 dishwashers; oven and 6 burner gas cook top, disposal, microwave, and two Sub zero refrigerators.

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Laura Taylor & Joe Warman May 30, 2015

Couples always have a few dates in common to celebrate, but rarely do they have a date worthy of celebrating together from before they meet. Laura and Joe, on the other hand, were having birthday parties on the same day for years before they were introduced. Having both attended colleges in the Upstate, they met through a mutual friend in downtown Greenville. Three years later, the two added another date to their joint celebration list—the night of their engagement on Edisto Beach.

Their wedding was a traditional Episcopalian ceremony held at the church Laura grew up in, Christ Church Episcopal. The couple now lives in Charlotte, NC. JENNINGS KING // JENNINGS KING PHOTOGRAPHY

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Weddings Miranda Mary Allen & Samuel Blair Boan April 25, 2015 Blair’s proposal to Miranda on Lake Hartwell took her back to the start of their story. It began in 2002, when he was working at Charlie T’s on the lake and she popped in with a group of girls. Of all the Hartwell vacationers that passed in and out of the restaurant, it was Miranda he chose for conversation.

This chance encounter struck a connection between the two, and as their relationship blossomed into love, it was Miranda he chose for life. Their wedding ceremony in 2015 was held at Miranda’s grandparents’ farm, Cold Spring Farm, in Abbeville, SC. The couple now lives in Greenville, where Blair is a realtor with Coldwell Banker Caine, and Miranda is a nurse at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System.

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Annah Woodward & Patrick Toates May 16, 2015 Annah and Patrick are proof that the classic set-up date can, in fact, prevail, despite your hesitations. Annah wasn’t looking to date anyone before a move to law school in Charleston right around the corner, but the immediate connection she and Patrick felt was irresistible. Two years of dating between Charleston and Greenville led to a surprise proposal before her law school’s Barristers’ Ball. Patrick accompanied her not only as her date, but her new fiancé. Their wedding was held in Daniel Chapel at Furman University, and the newlyweds left the reception through a lavender toss to mount their honeymoon chariot—Patrick’s grandpa’s midnight blue ’56 Ford pickup—which whisked the couple away to their life together in Greenville.

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Danielle Leah Shryock & William Francis Mitchell III April 10, 2015

In Bill and Danielle’s relationship, distance never had a chance and subtlety was never an option. They were friends of four years who only saw each other once a year at a leadership conference in Atlanta, halfway between his life in Greenville and hers in Florida, before Bill expressed his feelings for her. His boldness was attractive, and her move to South Carolina nine months later proved it to be a mutual trait. Their two years of dating was topped off with a public proposal at a restaurant in Chicago establishing their love as a fearless one. Danielle’s vision of their wedding was executed to perfection at The Gassaway Mansion in Greenville. They now live near downtown, as Bill is the owner and manufacturer of Billiam Jeans, and Danielle is a project coordinator for Weekes Construction, Inc. CHRIS ISHAM // CHRIS ISHAM PHOTOGRAPHY HEARING WEDDING BELLS? TOWN Magazine wants to publish your wedding announcement. If you currently live or grew up in the Upstate and were recently married, please write to us at TOWN Magazine, Attn: Andrew Huang, P.O. Box 2266, Greenville, SC 29602, or e-mail ahuang@towncarolina.com. Due to space constraints, inclusion is not guaranteed.

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And if there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about home and family, it’s Beth Crigler. She and husband David managed to raise such a tight-knit clan that their three children are nearly inseparable as adults.

“They do everything together,” Beth says of her children and their spouses.

And she does mean everything. The oldest two share a birthday, got married three months apart, and they each have three children – all born within weeks of each other. And, of course, they all live within a mile of their parents.

“I’m the luckiest person in the world because I have the greatest in-law children,” Beth says. “I couldn’t have picked better spouses for my children.”

They are so close, in fact, that Beth shares an office with her daughter, Carmen, and daughter-in-law, Ellis. The youngest, Ginny, doesn’t work in real estate, but she does help feed hungry agents through The Traveling Peddler, a catering company owned by her husband, Geoff.

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From their Augusta Road office, Beth, Carmen, and Ellis help clients from all walks of life through the process of buying and selling – whether they are feathering a new nest, in search of a bigger nest, or downsizing an empty nest. Carmen and Ellis have particularly enjoyed helping their friends begin the journey of homeownership.

As the daughter of the legendary C. Dan Joyner, a career in real estate may have seemed a foregone conclusion, but Beth tried her best to avoid the family business.

She taught kindergarten for several years, worked in banking for a while, but ultimately realized real estate was in her blood, and there was just no getting around it.

“I always said I would never be a Realtor, but one day I decided to get my license, and I’m so glad I did,” Beth says. “I love helping people find their dream homes and seeing them work towards the goal of the American dream.”

Beth’s kids most likely learned the importance of family from the example she and her own siblings have set. They still honor the longstanding tradition of vacationing together at Fripp Island – a trip the family has taken since Beth was in sixth grade.

Beth and her immediate family have established their own tradition at Kiawah, where she enjoys spending time with her four – soon to be six – grandchildren.

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High Quality: Jerry Maxey taught himself the art of basket-weaving after a friend gave him a book on the subject. His baskets, which currently reach heights of 42 inches tall, can take from two days to several weeks to construct, depending on size.

match. In presentation, these fiber sculptures are yin and yang, female and male in their energy and coloration.

“I’m not a traditional basket weaver,” he says. “I don’t want to weave something that someone else has done. I want to do something new. I use the same palette of a dozen colors— blues, browns, black, naturals, burgundy, rose, and gold—for the patterns they allow me to make, the depth and contrast they create.”

Maxey regularly weaves baskets up to 42-inches tall, but dreams of 72-inches or more (there are no feet in the fiber Jerry Maxey pushes the limits world). He says the issues are daunting, both ergonomic of wood and weft and financial. “I’m working on how to stiffen the structure.

Baskets become increasingly flexible as they go up in scale. / by Stephanie Burnet te // por trait by Eli Warren I think about solutions while I weave and ponder the time it would take to try and still make a living as an artist.”

He and his wife Sally are just home from Denver’s Cherry here is no quietude watching Jerry Maxey work. His hands Creek Arts Festival (where he sold the bulk of his inventory). alone seem to synapse with the mathematical calculations it Next, it’s off to the Village Art and Craft Fair in Asheville. takes to weave a basket this large, to keep the pattern flush, Earlier this year he won Best In Category at the Atlanta and the proportions symmetrical. A hum is palpable as he Dogwood Festival and nearly sold out at Artisphere. Two ticks along combining rattan, sea grass, and waxed linen yarn. years ago he won the art show at the Piccolo Spoleto festival “I love scale,” he says. “It’s something I’ve gotten from in Charleston. sculpture. Scale all by itself can be very impressive.”

A growing base is heralding his work, but Maxey shrugs off Maxey pushed himself to construct larger baskets, to attention.

“Baskets have been made for 100,000 years. You’re explore theme and variation while weaving. The physical restricted to their construction method. It’s such a limiting space it created satisfied him. But now he says, “I just want to technique.

Most things that can be done, have been done. The see how much bigger I can go.” exciting thing is when I come up with something that works, I His best-selling baskets are 30 inches tall, woven atop haven’t seen it before.” hand-turned native wood bases and crowned with bowed rims. One is called Illusion, teal and natural with some To see more of Maxey’s work, complementing brown. And then there’s Gene’s 48, boasting or to contact the artist: a burgundy field accented with a geometric pattern in black, producing the illusion of negative space. In form, they nearly (864) 884-6156, jerrymaxey.com

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Securing the home was not easy and Tom worked hard to get the deal done.

Throughout the process, Tom has been honest, helpful, friendly, efficient, organized and professional.

You provided great and knowledgeable insight to guide us – again, with our best interest first.

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If we made another move, you’d be the first person we’d call.

My experiences with Tom have been fantastic and I look forward to many more, he is a true gentlemen.

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Chef ’s Table Executive chef Greg McPhee elevates local flavor at Restaurant 17 / by Andrew Huang

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e all think about food, but Greg McPhee thinks about it more, thinks about it harder, and thinks about it smarter. As executive chef of Restaurant 17, it’s his job to interpret ingredients in familiar, curious, and delightful ways. After graduating from Johnson and Wales University, stints at Sea Island’s Cloister, and Columbia’s Terra and Motor Supply Company, McPhee landed in Charleston for the opening of Husk Restaurant. In August 2013, the chef joined the Restaurant 17 team. Here, he shares a bit about his passions.

What are things that still excite you about what you do? >> We’re calling farmers and asking what they’re harvesting that day because we want to put their produce on the menu. That’s what excites me: I don’t know 100-percent what we’re going to be cooking until after 4 p.m. each day.

I think that excitement is contagious. We can share with guests just how fresh or unique their experience will be.

On your days off, where do you like to go to eat and drink? >> I tell our cooks I host office hours at the Community Tap on Sundays or Mondays.

Mike, Ed, and their whole staff are awesome.

Sidewall Pizza in Travelers Rest has become a new favorite for my fiancé and me. I love pizza and ice cream, so you can never go wrong there.

Lemongrass on Main Street is somewhere I have always loved. It’s nothing crazy, but the food and service are always spot-on. I love grabbing a Singha and some spicy noodles or curry.

Restaurant 17 at Hotel Domestique 10 Road of Vines, Travelers Rest, SC. (864) 516-1254, restaurant17.com See “Grill Grandeur” (page 94) for Restaurant 17’s take on the bar burger.

What are some of your goals for Restaurant 17? >> A big thing for us is making sure everyone in the kitchen contributes. Our food has a distinct personality because it’s a constantly evolving reflection of our team. Recipes come from everywhere: a book one of the cooks is reading, something that pops into your head on the way to the restaurant, or trying to recreate a dish from a vacation. Each day we evolve just a little bit.

Give us an example of Restaurant 17’s approach to food. >> Aside from ice cream, there is nothing on our menu that uses heavy cream, and we use significantly less butter than most restaurants.

When you cook with less fat, the ingredients need to be delicious to begin with. We source from mostly organic producers that pick their vegetables younger in order to maintain amazing textures and delicate flavors.

We also like to cook with a lot of acid, which elevates food and rounds out its flavor. We use different types of acid—from fresh citrus juice, to vinegar, to fermented acidulated vegetable powders—to bring each ingredient’s potential out.

Restaurant 17 has a new Friends Table program.

Tell us a little about what diners can expect. >> We decided the best way to experience our kitchen was an interactive, family-style meal. The Friends Table allows you to show up with 6–12 friends and put your experience in the hands of the kitchen. You’ll get whatever we’re most excited about, or what we’d be eating for dinner.

The concept is a flat fee for a five-course family-style tasting ($55 per person) that includes cheese and charcuterie to start and individual desserts. It showcases the best of what we have to offer. All you have to do is show up and eat.

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GREAT STRIDES IN JOINT REPLACEMENT. RIGHT HERE IN THE UPSTATE.

If you’ve been considering joint replacement surgery, you should know about the latest surgical breakthrough at Greenville Health System. Here, a GHS orthopaedic team has championed a new technique to greatly reduce post-surgical pain, enabling many patients to get back on their feet, and on their way to a full recovery, the same day. That’s a giant step forward in joint replacement—and it happened here first. Learn more at ghs.org/Forward.

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JUDGE’S ALLEY Judge’s Alley sets the new standard for elegance and location. Nestled among the mature oaks of the Alta Vista neighborhood, these high-end homes lie between Crescent Avenue and the rapidly, redeveloping Augusta Road. Developments in this area are an impossible find. Judge’s Alley is quite simply a rare gem! Homes offer elegant lifestyle with convenient access to museums, art galleries, recreation, boutiques and fine restaurants. Newly constructed homes will offer families a floorplan that maximizes their living space and unique needs.

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Refined By Nature Find your pleasure at the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, North Carolina / by M. Linda Lee

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our first clue to the dreamy, organic theme of The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, North Carolina, appears in the form of a striking floral arrangement just inside the entrance.

Clue number two is just across the hall, where the twisting glass tendrils of Dale Chihuly’s sculpture Ardea Figura rise from a bed of moss to catch the sunlight from a nearby window.

The Umstead sits on the campus of SAS, an analytics software developer headquartered in Cary, some 250 miles north of Greenville. This is not a corporate hotel, however. The luxury retreat was established by educator, entrepreneur, programmer, and SAS co-founder Dr. James Goodnight and his wife Ann as a gift to their community in 2007.

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“The Umstead is all about art, nature, and wellness,” says Jim Beley, a 42-year veteran of the hotel business who has been the general manager since 2009. A collection of more than 100 pieces of original paintings, pottery, and sculpture—each personally selected by Mrs. Goodnight—illustrates the first element.

Throughout the interior, soft tones of gray and brown take their cues from the outdoors, while large windows frame the natural landscape. Outside, the 18-acre grounds include a 3-acre lake rimmed by a 1/4-mile walking path.

Wellness is supported by the hotel’s 24-hour fitness center and 16,000-square-foot spa. Ladies can restore themselves with a warm buttermilk and honey wrap, while guys can indulge in a sports massage or a gentleman’s facial that employs products customized for a man’s skin. Extend any spa session in the steam room, sauna, or the current pool.

Furnished with warm woods and sumptuous Italian linens, the 150 guest rooms have separate dressing areas. Rooms on the back side of the hotel boast private balconies and lake views, while eight garden suites open onto the Wedding Lawn.

As a Green Plus Certified Business, The Umstead takes sustainability to heart. Turtle nesting areas are identified around the lake; fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles provide transportation services; and complimentary bicycles and trail maps of nearby William B. Umstead State Park are furnished for guests. In season, herbs, edible flowers, and produce for Herons, the hotel’s signature restaurant, come from the hotel’s one-acre farm.

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High Stakes Greenville-based stuntman Chuck Tamburro’s death-defying flights take Hollywood by storm / by John Jeter

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or a guy who can get himself killed just about any time he goes to work, Chuck Tamburro’s pretty low-key about his job. He’s a good-natured sort, a relaxed, 6-foot-2 hunk with a ready smile and enviable contentment. Calm, easygoing—all the right stuff to be one of America’s most sought-after action figures.

In fact, you’ve seen Chuck before, if not his face, then his flying skills, performing aerial acrobatics in some of the biggest films of the last few dozen years. Like that time he flew a helicopter under a highway overpass in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Or when he landed aboard that research ship in the mega-blockbuster Titanic. Or the one where he chased a Marine-piloted Harrier fighter jet above downtown Los Angeles in True Lies.

Chuck’s among only a handful of top-flight stunt pilots in America, and his credits appear in more than a hundred movies and TV shows. When he’s not on some set somewhere for a couple of months at a time, he lives in Greenville with his wife of 28 years, Joree, a noted chef. They met on the set of Two Minute Warning and moved to Greenville in 1995. Today, sitting in his lightfilled home office, he’s a big-time movie star, and one with a heroic backstory.

He got his first flying role in the Vietnam War, a kid from East Meadow, Long Island.

“I wanted to play baseball,” he says from behind his desk, which faces wall-to-wall photos of action-packed movie stills. “And I got drafted. I went in hoping I’d be in two years and get out, but they offered me flight school, and I stayed for four years. My dad said, ‘You’d better go to flight school, or you’ll be on the ground in the jungle somewhere, and that wouldn’t be good.’”

A couple of times, it wasn’t so good. As a warrant officer flying Hueys and Cobra gunships primarily out of Ninh Hòa, a coastal hamlet in southern Vietnam, he helped support America’s Republic of Korea allies. “The ROKs, we’d drop ’em off in the middle of the jungle. And they’d stay there.” He was shot down twice. Shaken, but not deterred.

Back home, he got his entrée into the movie business through his uncle Charlie Picerni, a legendary stuntman himself and a fellow member of Hollywood’s elite Stunts Unlimited group.

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Flight Plan: Chuck Tamburro has made a living out of performing daring helicopter stunts— with Jamie Lee Curtis, left, on the set of True Lies; and low-altitude barnstorming for End of Days.

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Perhaps his hairiest stunt was a Terminator scene. “It’s one where, if I made a mistake, I would be killed,” he says, with the casual understatement of someone ordering lunch.

SCREEN SAVER TAMBURRO’S STUNT FLYING APPEARS IN THESE SELECT MOVIES AND TV SHOWS

• 24 • Banshee • Blade Runner • The Closer • Demolition Man • Die Hard • Lost • Memoirs of a Geisha • NCIS: Los Angeles • Scarface • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby • Terminator 2: Judgment Day • True Lies

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“He’s probably the best all over,” Picerni says of Chuck. “He was trained in Vietnam, so he’s very cautious with what he does. He sets things out, he knows what he’s doing, and he has a lot of confidence in what he’s doing. . . . He can take a helicopter and put it on the hood of a car going 70 miles an hour. I can’t say enough about him. I’ve worked with a lot of pilots—and, yeah, you could say I say that because he’s my nephew—but he’s the best.”

Among his 7,000 flight-hours, perhaps his hairiest stunt was that Terminator scene in Long Beach, California. “It’s one where, if I made a mistake, I would be killed,” he says, with the casual understatement of someone ordering lunch. Yet here’s how James R. Chiles describes the daredevil stunt in his book The God Machine: “During a nighttime chase scene, a Bell JetRanger dips down—bringing its skids nearly to the pavement—to fly under an overpass. It was director James Cameron’s idea. Veteran pilot Chuck Tamburro put his helicopter on wheels and rolled it under the bridge to measure the clearance (five feet above and four feet on each side). He flew the stunt twice at a speed of sixty knots [69 mph]. No special effects were used.”

Chuck says he was paid $10,000 for those harrowing minutes that could have cost him everything.

Wasn’t Joree freaked out?

“I was there,” she says. “I thought it was really cool.” But she does admit she got unnerved once.

“The only time I got nervous, and I couldn’t go watch it, was when he did True Lies, and he had to do that limousine scene,” she says, referring to the sequence where Chuck plucks a Jamie Lee Curtis stunt double from a limo flying off a bridge.

They both cherish the autographed Jamie Lee photo, which shows her dangling from a Chuckpiloted copter. “She was a very brave girl,” he says, then recites her inscription: “Thanks for the ride of a lifetime, only with you.”

True Lies remains his favorite movie, and its director, James Cameron, his favorite. “He likes to do things right and safely, and he doesn’t have a budget to worry about . . . We spent a million dollars on True Lies, and that was just on the aircraft,” Tamburro says.

After having flown all over the country and in several parts of the world, Chuck keeps soaring; his latest movie was this year’s Furious Seven, and he’s about to go to Boston for a television shoot. (Until the TV series Banshee in 2014, he’d never flown here in his adopted hometown.)

“Every job is different,” he says, without sounding the least bit jaded. Just experienced. Calm. “I don’t get excited. I enjoy my work obviously. It’s not like you get excited. It’s your profession.”

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Each spring, when I teach screenwriting to high school kids at the Governor’s School, I wonder about crying. That’s because I sob when we watch the last scene of The Cider House Rules. When Homer Wells tells the orphans goodnight and says that one line, man, I lose it. And my students don’t know what to make of the tears. They squirm when their full-grown, male teacher cries. And it makes me wonder if, fifteen years into the twenty-first century, the stereotype still exists: Real men don’t cry.

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I would like to think that we (men, I mean) are evolving, that crying has, over the decades, become more normal for us. But when you start talking evolution, things get dicey. Darwin was convinced that other animals wept. So was Prince. He thought doves cried. But modern scientists, like Professor Ad Vingerhoets of Tilburg University in the Netherlands, assure us this ain’t so.

In his book Why Only Humans Weep: Unravelling the Mysteries of Tears, Vingerhoets says, “In the sense of producing emotional tears, we are the only species.” And though humans have a monopoly on emotional sobbing, man is the gender that cries the least. Some scientists say it’s because of the abundance of testosterone. Several published theories maintain men have larger tear ducts than women, so we don’t overflow as quickly. Biology notwithstanding, one fact remains constant and unchanging: We don’t cry because, culturally, we aren’t supposed to.

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Other things that make me cry: “Misunderstood,” the Apple ad from 2013 in which the sullen, withdrawn teenager makes a heart-warming iPhone Christmas movie for his family. (Update: just watched it again. Currently teared up.) The last scene of the Italian film Cinema Paradiso. Pictures of my daughters when they were happy little kids. (Now, they are happy adults. That, for some reason, does not make me cry.)

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I am not a journalist. And I’m not a researcher. But I am weirdly curious about men and crying. So I asked some people about it. This is not scientific, so I won’t cry if you complain about my methodology.

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Mac’s Speed Shop. A sunny weekend afternoon. I know the bikers will be out, heading to Mac’s after their rides in the mountains. I want to talk about crying with a guy who rides a Harley. And I mean, I want to talk to a real biker, not some weekend warrior who straddles his mid-life crisis a couple of times a month when he plays dress-up. I spot a pair of guys sitting in some shade at a picnic table. Biker #1, sporting a skeleton dew-rag and a tattoo on his bare shoulder that says “Born to Die” sounds like a Spokesman for the Stereotype. “Men shouldn’t cry. The only time a man should cry is when his momma dies,” he says. I can’t see his eyes behind his glasses, so I’m unable to tell if he is kidding. He doesn’t look like the kind of man who would pull someone’s leg. Biker #2 smiles at me. I don’t see any visible ink. I’d watched him pull up on a large, black Harley. He’d gunned it a couple of times to announce his arrival as he parked. “Lemme tell you about crying. Chicks dig a guy who cries. Trust me.” He isn’t wearing glasses. He is dead serious.

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I’ve never heard of crying as the modern version of an opening line at a bar. Like, “Hi, do you come here often? I do. This is where I do my best crying.”

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I ask a dozen female friends if they are more attracted to criers or stoic guys who hold back their tears. Several of them laugh at me when I ask, which kind of hurts my feelings but I don’t cry about it. One says, “Yes, bring on the tears.” Another says, “Showing humility occasionally is a good thing.” They are unanimous in that they all prefer men who cry for the right reasons. “It all depends on what the guy cries about,” one says. “If a guy cries just because the going gets tough,” another says, “I’m not attracted to that.” The Stoic didn’t get any votes. “I view that as gutless.”

Conclusion: We men have to know how to cry when.

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I call Ron Reece. Ron’s been a practicing clinical psychologist in Greenville for forty years. I figure he will know a fair bit about men and crying. And according to him, the Stoic Man Stereotype continues to hold steady.

“Crying has always been thought of as healthy. There’s a value in the release, but it’s harder to get men to cry.

Still is.” Reece says that the safety of the circumstances is important for men to release their emotions through tears.

“If a man feels threatened, he’s not going to cry.” Reece’s guess is that for every seven women patients who shed tears, there’s one guy who cries. “But now that I think about it, the ratio might even be higher than that.”

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The bartender inside Mac’s (I’ll call her T.) probably is all of 85 pounds soaking wet. I ask her if she’s ever had any men crying at her bar. (Another stereotype, I suppose—the depressed guy who bellies up to a bar, looking for a sympathetic ear.) T. doesn’t hesitate with her answer. She launches into a loud anti-crying diatribe. “Are you kidding me? My father was a Marine. I was raised not to cry.

You suck it up. I don’t allow crying. There’s no crying here. The other night, one of the waitresses was crying and I was like, ‘Really?’

Nope. No crying.” I want to ask T. what she thinks about “chicks” digging criers, but I think I already know her answer.

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Ron Reece talks about the social value of crying, too. “Tears create empathy in others,” he tells me. Does it follow that if men don’t cry, they don’t want empathy? They don’t want someone to understand and share their emotions. And, conversely, if and when men do cry, they desperately want someone to share that release with them?

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So what have I learned? Men still don’t cry enough for their health, maybe. It may not be our fault. We can always blame it on too much testosterone and large tear ducts. We can always blame it on society. Females like guys who cry for all the right reasons, and women seem to have a better grip than we do on just what these reasons are. And when I cry at the end of The Cider House Rules, I just want someone to cry with me. That may be wishful thinking in a class full of teenagers.

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“Goodnight, you Princes of Maine, you Kings of New England.”

The last line of The Cider House Rules.

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“Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.”

—Charlotte Brontë (a woman)

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ne question that has always made me cringe is “What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?” My answer is always the same, “Floss.” It’s great advice, but when I tell people, they seem disappointed. They want something more philosophical, more mystical. But the best advice is not mind bogglingly profound—it’s simple and practical.

So, as a supplement to this issue’s “Ultimate Gentleman’s Guide,” I humbly offer the best “manly” advice I’ve received over the years.

• Don’t take yourself too seriously. The planet got along just fine before you arrived, and it will be just fine long after you’re gone.

• Keep a journal. Writing down your thoughts and looking back at them later proves your worries and fears are often unjustified.

• There are important people in your life who want nothing more from you than your time. Give it to them freely.

• Tip 25 percent, minimum.

• Do not wear elaborately-embroidered jeans. I don’t know when this trend started, but it needs to end now.

• Don’t fool around. Infidelity is a symptom, not a cure.

• Never refer to taking care of your kids as being “Mr. Mom.” There’s a name for men who take care of their children—

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Admit when you’re wrong. Because you often are and you will be wiser and stronger for acknowledging it.

Dress shirts are meant to be tucked in. Period.

Three products that will change your life: Jergens Natural Glow, Scott’s Flushable Wipes, Kiehl’s Facial Fuel.

There is no shame in wearing an apron. Or using night cream.

Whatever size suit your normally wear, buy one size smaller.

Don’t worry too much about the future. It will be here soon enough and, despite your best efforts, will probably look much different than you expected.

Keep two things: your word and other’s secrets.

Tell the people you love that you love them, and tell them often.

One day you won’t be able to, and it will be your biggest regret.

And, seriously, floss.

))) Catch up on the Man at towncarolina.com/blog

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THE FOUR-IN-HAND KNOT

COLLAR FOR COLLAR The proportions of a fourin-hand knot are more pleasing to the eye—they fill the gap between collar points without being overwhelming— and the knot holds up well for more formal looks.

KNOT ENOUGH THE WINDSOR MAY HAVE SIZE, BUT THE FOUR-INHAND HAS SUBSTANCE

BY ANDREW HUANG

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he trouble with neckties is that some assembly is required— we’re assuming, of course, that your arsenal of neckwear is no longer of the clip-on variety— and there’s no accompanying instruction manual.

So, how do you transform a ribbon of fabric into a sartorial focal point that communicates dignity, gravitas, and— most important—good taste?

Well, you don’t tie a Windsor knot. In fact, you don’t tie any kind of knot besides the four-in-hand.

Perhaps you know it as the first knot you learned how to tie, and there’s no reason to mess with a classic. The

around-around-behind-over-through pattern results in a simple and all-purpose knot. It’s easy to remember, flattering, and well-proportioned. Furthermore, it holds a dimple well (great for adding depth, substance, and subtlety) and has an attractive, rakish asymmetry—a combination that communicates nonchalance and ease with oneself.

The Windsor, on the other hand, is just a little too symmetrical, a bit too considered, and it’s raison d’etre—size—appears comically ostentatious. Better to achieve size through texture (knit, grenadine, raw silk, wool, etc.), a wider tie, or the double four-in-hand (which adds a second wrap around) than go for outright bulk.

AND IF THAT’S NOT ENOUGH TO CONVINCE YOU, CONSIDER THESE BITS OF TRIVIA: • The Duke of Windsor (for whom

the Windsor knot is named) never wore the Windsor knot.

The Windsor was designed to mimic the size of the Duke’s distinctive knots, which were actually four-in-hands.

• James Bond, as written by Ian Fleming in From Russia with Love, mistrusted anyone who wore a Windsor knot, as it “showed too much vanity.”

SUMMER SURVIVAL GUIDE

COLD SHOULDER

A jacket without shoulder pads or lining is lighter, more breathable, and more comfortable.

IN THE SHADE

FORMAL DEMANDS David Gregory, of Gregory's Formal Wear On the Go, offers a fast, concierge clothing service to outfit men for their formal-wear needs.

Branch out from black or navy. Summertime’s relaxed atmosphere calls for lighter, brighter colors.

Bonus: you’ll stay cooler while wearing them.

Catch a breeze around your ankles, but save your shoes with no-show and low-cut socks.

Every little bit counts.

Choose tropical weight wool or a linen-blend.

These types of fabrics are lightweight and breathe easily, but won’t wrinkle as easily as pure linen.

What are a few new trends in formal wear? I try to steer my customers to something that is timeless, which won’t date wedding photos. Lately, we’re seeing a slim, more modern fit.

However, my job is to educate the customer on what looks best for their physique. For groomsmen, bow ties are coming back— I’m seeing shorter ties of the Windsor and Four-In-Hand variety.

It’s coming full-circle back to a really classic look.

Enlighten us about black-tie and black-tie-optional. If an event specifies black-tie, a tuxedo is required. Period. If it says black-tieoptional, you can wear a tuxedo or a dark suit, but not a sport coat. Additionally, at a black-tie event, you can wear your own black shoes. However, at a black-tie wedding where you are a groomsman, you should wear shiny patent shoes along with all the other men.

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO LOOK—AND FEEL—COOL Being cool, of course, is an eternal, potentially fruitless, pursuit of an indefinable characteristic. However, being cool in the heat of a South Carolina summer is a very practical, very applicable pursuit that, when executed properly, certainly contributes to being cool. Because, let’s agree, being cool requires being comfortable. And while that’s hard to achieve when both humidity and heat reach the triple digits, you can certainly help yourself. Start with these guidelines. —Andrew Huang

And, because of that, let me propose something that might seem blasphemous: stop wearing antiperspirant, especially the variety listing aluminum compounds as an active ingredient. These antiperspirants are mere token offering to the twin gods of heat and humidity—a stopgap doomed to failure. Not to mention the fact that those crusty, yellow underarm stains on your shirts are the direct result of aluminum compounds reacting with your sweat.

Photograph (couple) courtesy of Gregory's Formal Wear On the Go

NOTE: I didn’t say to stop wearing deodorant. Keep doing that. No exceptions whatsoever.

Reconsider the cotton undershirt. On the one hand, the classic cotton undershirt helps keep unsightly sweat stains at bay.

On the other, you’re adding another layer of insulation, which is patently absurd on a sunny August day. Plus, cotton’s highly absorbent nature has a downside: when it’s soaked through, you’re left with a damp, clammy layer that refuses to dry, and sweat stains begin appearing en masse. Better to go sans undershirt. You’ll stay cool longer and dry off faster. And because you’re no longer using aluminum-doped antiperspirant, you no longer need a sacrificial buffer between your nice shirts and your pits.

But if you’re an undershirt loyalist, at least go for a synthetic fabric blend that wicks sweat and dries quickly.

Describe your exceptional concierge service, why your formal wear business is different, and what it means for wedding participants here in Greenville. I have aligned with the largest tuxedo supplier in the country, who has more than 5,000 locations that out-of-town guys can visit. This enables me to work with any out-of-town men in a bridal party who are coming to Greenville for a wedding. I personally oversee their measurements on the phone, which enables them to show up in advance of the wedding with a custom-fitted tuxedo that perfectly matches all the other men. If it’s local groomsmen, I personally go to their home or office to measure the guys, and then I personally deliver and pick up all the tuxes. My 40 years of experience means that I alleviate a tremendous amount of stress for brides.

Invest in lightweight fabrics. Linen and seersucker are the obvious choices, but there are plenty of other breezy options. Look for something that has a loose weave and doesn’t weigh you down. These fabrics encourage airflow, which encourages heat exchange, which encourages you to be a literal Cool Guy. This logic extends to your suits. Opt for tropical weight wool, lightweight cotton, or a cotton-linen blend. Look for minimal construction (no lining or shoulder pads). You’ll know you’re on the right track if you can feel a breeze through your jackets. But, most important, be thoughtful about when and where the suit will be worn. Outside at noon on a cloudless day? Perhaps not the best occasion. A suit may make the man, but a suit can also make a man miserable.

Go sockless. Now, you shouldn’t actually stop wearing socks, but you should start wearing low-cut socks that stay out of sight when wearing loafers, boat shoes, and sneakers. That’ll keep your sweaty feet from prematurely destroying your precious shoes, keep foot funk to a minimum, and let your ankles feel the freedom of a summer breeze. You’ll also look confidently ensconced in a life of leisure, the spitting image of nonchalance and cool. And when you look cool, you feel cool. Isn't that what summer is about?

Wear light colors. Basic grade-school science here. Dark colors absorb more light (which means more energy and more heat), while light colors reflect more light (which means less heat). Plus, summer is supposed to be fun. Leave somber black and navy for funerals, job interviews, or weddings.

DAVID GREGORY’S GRANDFATHER USED A HORSE AND BUGGY TO DELIVER DRY CLEANING TO HIS CUSTOMERS’ HOMES AROUND GREENVILLE IN THE EARLY 1930s.

In 1972, Gregory’s branched out to provide formal wear to the community.

This third-generation local business has continued to keep up with the times as well as the trends. Reinvented once again, emphasizing the goal of extreme customer service, is the newly-launched Gregory’s Formal Wear On the Go. The concierge clothing business provides dapper dudes with exceptional quality formal wear and a hassle-free experience. We asked David to clue us in on the finer points of formal dressing.—Ruta Fox

What makes a tuxedo a tuxedo? Historically, it must have satin lapels, a satin stripe down the trouser leg, a bow tie, a cummerbund, and a pocket square.

B E AT T H E H E AT

Embrace sweat. Not because you like it, not because it’s comfortable, not even because you once heard about its aphrodisiacal properties. Embrace it because it’s healthy and utterly unavoidable if you spend any amount of time outdoors during the summer.

FORMAL WEAR EXPERT DAVID GREGORY TAKES HIS KNOW-HOW ON THE ROAD

The tuxedo industry is somewhat like real estate: is it better to rent or to own? If you’re in a social circle where you are attending many black-tie events during the year, owning a tux is great.

But, if, for example, you are in the bridal party at a wedding, all tuxedos must match each other, so you won’t be able to wear your own, and renting from us is the way to go. We’ll make absolutely sure your tux will be flawless.

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FAMILY TIES

What are the hallmarks of a well-dressed gentleman? Number one is polished shoes, plus a touch of the shirt cuff slightly showing out of the jacket sleeve, a pocket square, and groomed fingernails. It goes without saying that clothes should be tailored and fit well.

Who do you think are stylish guys these days? I think Lester Holt is absolutely the best-dressed man on TV. George Clooney wears the traditional tux so well, and, of course, Pierce Brosnan as James Bond really nailed it.

"MY JOB IS TO EDUCATE THE CUSTOMER ON WHAT LOOKS BEST FOR THEIR PHYSIQUE. FOR GROOMSMEN, IT'S COMING FULLCIRCLE BACK TO A REALLY CL ASSIC LOOK." —DAVID GREGORY AUGUST 2015 / 81

BOARD OF RE VIE W STYLE IS PERSONAL, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING GOES. WE TALKED TO SOME OF GREENVILLE’S MENSWEAR INDUSTRY EXPERTS FOR THEIR TAKE ON CLOSET STAPLES, COMMON SARTORIAL BLUNDERS, AND A FEW BASIC STYLE GUIDELINES

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MEN OF STYLE (opposite, clockwise from top left) Rush Wilson, owner of Rush Wilson Limited ; Will Crooks, street-style photographer; Paul Cline, bespoke clothier; and Barrett Midulla, store manager of Brooks Brothers

Rush Wilson

Will Crooks

OWNER, RUSH WILSON LIMITED

Paul Cline

Barrett Midulla

STREET-STYLE PHOTOGRAPHER

BESPOKE CLOTHIER AND TAILOR

STORE MANAGER, BROOKS BROTHERS

(864) 232-2761, rushwilson.com

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(864) 430-4645, lescline.com

(864) 271-8425, brooksbrothers.com

// FIVE THINGS THAT WILL ALWAYS

// FIVE THINGS THAT WILL ALWAYS

// FIVE THINGS THAT WILL ALWAYS

// FIVE THINGS THAT WILL ALWAYS

BE IN MY CLOSET:

BE IN MY CLOSET:

BE IN MY CLOSET:

BE IN MY CLOSET:

1) A GREAT-LOOKING AND GREAT-

1) AN UNSTRUCTURED SPORT COAT. You can dress it up or throw it on with some jeans. I look for a textured fabric in versatile colors like chocolate brown, toasted almond, olive green, and navy.

2) SIMPLE WHITE SNEAKERS. Classic tennis shoes like Adidas Stan Smiths and Tretorn Nylites immediately come to mind. They’re playful, comfortable, and easy to pair with a variety of looks.

3) SUEDE SHOES. We dress more casually than ever, and the visual texture and depth lends suede a more casual vibe.

Suede looks just as comfortable beneath white trousers as it does with raw denim.

4) BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED SHIRTS. They’re not as harsh and formal as a white shirt, but have more visual interest than your run-of-the-mill light blue shirt.

5) WHITE OR OFF-WHITE PANTS. There is no color pant that is more versatile. Just avoid wearing a white shirt with them.

White pants also improve your table manners, since they tend not to mix well with red wine or spaghetti sauce.

1) CUSTOM SHIRTS —both casual and dress, made from pre-shrunk, longstaple cotton. Pre-shrinking before cut-and-sew eliminates the shrinkage of box store shirts.

2) REAL LEATHER BELTS —not the junk some stores sell—matched with stylish shoes in the same color family.

3) SPORT COATS. They should have interest and be appropriate for the season—and they need to fit properly.

They can be worn with a variety of trousers, both dress and casual, all the way down to jeans.

4) DRIVING MOCS. No man should be without them, as they are, by far, the most worn pair of shoes.

5) CUFF LINKS. Real men should wear French cuffs with stylish cuff links and not the cheap stuff.

1) WALNUT COLORED LOAFERS OR OXFORDS. They go with anything and take any ensemble to the next level.

2) DRESSIER DARK-WASH DENIM —You won’t look dated and can always dress them up with a sports jacket or blazer, or down with a simple V-neck t-shirt.

3) ) THE NAVY OR BLACK BLAZER. Traditionally, this has gold or brass buttons, but you can step outside the box with nickel finish or vintage brass.

4) BUTTON-DOWN COLLAR OXFORD CLOTH SHIRTS. They go great with anything from a blazer to shorts and are practically indestructible.

5) WEEKENDER BAG OR LAPTOP BAG. Preferably in a nice canvas or leather.

FITTING DARK BLUE SUIT.

2) A TUXEDO —This way, you’re always prepared for any party or wedding at the drop of a hat.

3) ALDEN SHELL CORDOVAN SPLIT-TOE LACE-UP SHOES.

4) 5)

ALLIGATOR BELTS. BLUE AND WHITE GINGHAM DRESS

SHIRT. // ONE THING YOU SHOULD STOP DOING:

Buying clothing that doesn’t fit properly. Always go to a full-service store that offers tailoring services.

Or if you buy an item from a store that doesn’t offer those services, then go to a tailor that can give you the proper fit. // ONE THING YOU

SHOULD START DOING:

Clean out your closet twice a year.

Remove all the items that are tired or don’t fit, or items that you haven’t worn in two years, and donate them to a charity. Your wardrobe will be more efficient and presentable. It makes getting dressed that much easier. // ONE ITEM YOU

SHOULD SPLURGE ON:

Shoes. Buy the nicest shoes you can afford. People recognize quality shoes.

Quality shoes will also give you better support and longer wear. Always keep cedar shoetrees in every pair of your shoes. They will help maintain your shoes’ shape and fit and prevent the leather from cracking.

// ONE THING YOU SHOULD STOP DOING:

Wearing longer shirts untucked. Doing so creates odd proportions and looks sloppy and unkempt. // ONE THING YOU SHOULD START DOING:

Take care of what you already own.

Grab wide-shouldered hangers for your sport coats and suit jackets, and pick up cedar shoetrees for every pair of shoes you own. // ONE ITEM YOU SHOULD SPLURGE ON:

Leather-soled shoes. Make sure the soles are Goodyear-welted or Blake-stitched.

This ensures they can be removed and replaced when worn.

// ONE ITEM YOU CAN SKIMP ON:

Nothing. If you have to skimp, then you should do without it! // WHAT I KEEP IN MY POCKETS:

A jot pad and pen. Cell phone, business cards. My wallet and car keys in my front pocket. Only a cotton handkerchief in the back pants pocket.

And always a pocket square in my suit or sport coat breast pocket.

// ONE ITEM YOU CAN SKIMP ON:

Socks. They are simply there to absorb sweat and to protect your shoes from your feet. Even relatively cheap pairs accomplish this.

// ONE THING YOU

SHOULD STOP DOING:

Wearing button-down collared shirts with a tie. Button-down collars are made for casual wear. // ONE THING YOU SHOULD START DOING:

Match the color of your shoes and belt, or at least make sure they are in the same color family. // ONE ITEM YOU SHOULD SPLURGE ON:

A quality, full-grain leather belt made from vegetable-tanned leather.

Sized correctly, the belt will last the remainder of your life. // ONE ITEM YOU CAN SKIMP ON:

Socks. Love ’em or hate ’em, just don't waste your money on all the hype. // WHAT I KEEP IN MY POCKETS:

A wallet, which I keep in my front pocket—I keep it cleaned out so it stays thin—and nothing more, no cell phones or anything else.

// ONE THING YOU SHOULD STOP DOING:

Wearing short-sleeved sport shirts when the weather gets hot. Polo shirts only, and preferably in pique and jersey-knit cotton. No microfiber (which is a fancy way of saying polyester)—that material should be left to the golf course, if you have to wear it at all. // ONE THING YOU SHOULD START DOING:

Ditch the t-shirt under your dress shirt, sport shirt, or polo. After all, is there anything else you did in high school that you still want to do today? // ONE ITEM YOU SHOULD SPLURGE ON:

Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! It’s called “wellheeled” for a reason, and you should only be wearing Goodyear-welted unless you can’t afford them. In that case, get them on eBay. // ONE ITEM YOU CAN SKIMP ON:

Undershirts, since you won’t be wearing those any more. // WHAT I KEEP IN MY POCKETS:

Right pocket: phone and Burt’s Bees.

Left pocket: keys, until I get to the office and ditch them immediately.

// WHAT I KEEP IN MY POCKETS:

A slim leather card case, a stack of business cards, my phone, and a single car key. If you need to carry more things, get a backpack, briefcase, or tote. Nothing is more uncomfortable or unsightly than bulging pockets.

STOP BUYING CLOTHING THAT DOESN'T FIT PROPERLY. ALWAYS GO TO A FULL-SERVICE STORE THAT OFFERS TAILORING SERVICES, OR GO TO A TAILOR THAT CAN GIVE YOU THE PROPER FIT. —RUSH WILSON

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TAKE TO THE WATERS FOR YOUR SUPPER

BY SCOTT GOULD

// The dog days are here. That means it’s pond-fishing/canepole/bream season. And the easiest way to clean a mess of bream is to find someone else to do it for you. If that’s not an option, don’t sweat it, even though it is August.

You’ll need a soup spoon, a sharp knife—something bigger than a pocketknife—and a surface you don’t mind getting messy. Although my grandmother said “big as a butterbean is big enough to eat,” the best bream for frying are hand-sized and up. You’ll first need to scale the fish. Anchor the bream on your surface using your hand or the knifepoint in the tail. With the edge of the soup spoon, scrape away from the tail in the direction of the head, removing the scales from both sides of the fish. When all the scales are gone, you need to remove the head and entrails.

Imagine a slightly diagonal line that runs from a point behind the fish’s head to its rear end. (Yes, fish have those.) The line should run just behind the small pectoral fin on the side of the fish. Mind your fingers as you cut along that line through the fish, removing the head. Using your thumb, remove everything from the body cavity and rinse the fish. Then, keep it in a container of water while you clean the rest of what you’ve caught.

Cooking is simple. Heat an inch or so of cooking oil in a castiron skillet. Mix corn meal with some salt and pepper. (If you’re feeling adventurous, add some paprika.) Remove a fish from the water, but don’t dry it; just shake off the excess water, then dredge the fish in the corn-meal mixture. (Some folks like to coat the fish with a milk-and-egg mixture before dredging but that just seems redundant to me.) Be sure and get some corn meal in the body cavity. When the oil reaches medium to mediumhigh heat, gently lay the fish in the oil. Put as many bream as you can lay flat in the skillet. Cook until a golden crust forms, then turn the fish over and brown the other side. Drain the fish on some paper towels. You may need to add oil as you cook to keep the level high enough.

You should be able to pull the meat away from the backbone with a fork. Oh, and don’t forget to eat the tails. They taste like potato chips.

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THIS MIGHT BE THE ONLY TOOL YOU NEED

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turdy blades in the hands of cowboys helped settle the untamed American frontier, but while the days of employing knives for survival may be over, a portable knife remains a formidable tool for tackling the daily struggles of a savage modern world teeming with the ruthless barrage of social media.

They are as easy to carry as your wallet, and just as utilitarian: open letters in style, cut tags off new clothes, effortlessly open Amazon Prime shipments, or slice up an apple for an office snack. Take it on a camping trip—you won’t regret it. If in need of a makeshift screwdriver, take out the knife and give the screw a few twists with the blade.

Consider using it to poke an extra hole in your belt when you lose weight from all of the knife wielding you’ve done.

You can’t do that with a phone app, can you?

—Alec Hernández

162 Bushcrafter knife, $205, by Benchmade.

From REI, 1140 Woodruff Rd, Ste 400, Greenville. (864) 297-0588, rei.com

531 G10 Herringbone Knife, $145, by Benchmade.

From REI

110 Folding Hunter Knife 50th Anniversary Edition, $73, by Buck Knives. From Luthi’s Outfitters, 1418 Laurens Rd, Greenville.

(864) 233-0551, luthisoutfitters.com

WHILE THE DAYS OF EMPLOYING KNIVES FOR SURVIVAL MAY BE OVER, A PORTABLE KNIFE REMAINS A FORMIDABLE TOOL FOR TACKLING THE DAILY STRUGGLES OF A SAVAGE MODERN WORLD.

Photograph (opposite, 350 LXF Sportfish) courtesy of Scout Boats

FRESH CATCH

ODE TO THE PR ACTICAL KNIFE

FIRE IT UP TAKE TO THE WOODS (OR THE BACKYARD) WITH PRIMAL KNOW-HOW

BY EMILY PHILLIPS

// BARE NECESSITIES: SAW OR AX, KNIFE, MATCHES OR LIGHTER

// Step 1: RESERVE A SPACE Find an area about 15 feet away from any surrounding trees or bushes. Once you have found your space, dig a hole 6 to 10 inches deep. This will protect your fire from the wind. Place dry rocks around the edge of the depression to form the rim of your pit.

// Step 2: GATHER MATERIALS Aside from the bare necessities, the tools for creating your campfire are divided into 3 categories: Tinder: Fuel salad composed of dry grasses, shredded bark, mosses, straw, bird down, dry leaves, and pocket lint Kindling: Small twigs, split wood, and cut branches Logs: Large branches and standing wood

// Step 3 LAY A FOUNDATION Tepee Method: There’s a reason it’s been used for centuries. It shrugs off tough weather conditions and serves as the center for lively nights. Stand up 3 tall branches in a triangular shape to form a point at the top. Put kindling in the center of these branches, standing them against each other in a similar shape. Be sure to leave a hole in the kindling to stick the tinder inside. Place the rest of the logs on the outside around the point, building the tepee outwards. Once it's about the size you wish, put the tinder in and light it. *PERFECT FOR: LARGE BONFIRES & WINDY CONDITIONS. Log Cabin Method: Feel free to channel

a lumberjack or your latent childhood nostalgia for Lincoln Logs. Place the tinder in the center and stand up the kindling against each other around it.

Starting with the largest to the smallest, stack the logs a foot or less apart in an alternating pattern in the shape of a square. Light the tinder. * PERFECT FOR: LONG-LASTING FIRES & CAMPFIRE COOKING ** WANNA HANG A POT? Stake two

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Y-shaped sticks and place a longer stick on top of those.

A DAY ON THE WATER TAKES A NEW TURN IN A SOUTH CAROLINA–BORN SCOUT BOAT

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA IS A GREAT BOOK—that’s not just me saying so, that was the 1953 Pulitzer Prize Board’s opinion, as well. But while an old man struggling to land an enormous marlin on creaky skiff makes for an award-winning drama laden with allegorical significance, it’s not a very good example of the ideal fishing experience. (Case in point: returning to port with your legendary catch mostly devoured by sharks.)

A good first step to avoiding the titular Old Man’s pitfalls? Trading the skiff for something a little more modern—perhaps the 350 LXF Sportfish, by Charlestonbased company Scout Boats. The 35-footer draws power

from a triple-engine configuration totalling 900 hp, which means a top speed of nearly 70 mph. With a beam of nearly 11 feet, there’s also plenthy of room for the modern fisherman to work.

The moral of this story? Spring for the boat, keep your catch, and leave the storytelling of manhood-affirming feats to Papa Hemingway.

—Andrew Huang Find a wide selection of Scout Boats at Hall Marine. 14 Burty Rd, Greenville.

(864) 236-9005, hallmarine.com

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here are a few reasons why sports cars and motorcycles are popular mid-life-crisis purchases: they go fast, they have the intoxicating allure of danger, and you get to channel the credibility of some notably manly men.

But if we’re honest, the motorcycle is the better choice these days. With four wheels, you’re stuck paying homage to NASCAR’s souped-up Toyota Camrys, the rocket ships of Formula 1, or milliondollar exotic cars available primarily to Saudi royalty and Justin Bieber.

Not exactly the stuff of attainable aspiration or passionate devotion.

Motorcycles, on the other hand, retain much the same purity they have for decades. It’s still just a high-performance engine, bolted between two wheels. It’s rawness and freedom. There are no frivolities—like airbags or airconditioning—just wind, road, and exhaust. And with modern reinterpretations of vintage bikes, you can ride machines that pay homage to masculine icons like Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, James Dean, and Indiana Jones.

Better yet, blaze your own trail on something that looks as modern as it is. Ducati’s new Scrambler fits the bill.

Designed in the tradition of motocross

bikes, the Scrambler is at home on the road or in the dirt. There’s a touch of Ducati’s Italian charisma—the steel trellis frame, the boomerang-shaped swingarm—to smooth out the ragged edges, but not enough that you shouldn’t invest in protective gear. No reason a mid-life crisis should result in a whole-life crisis.

Available at Touring Sport 1431 Laurens Rd, Greenville (864) 232-2269, touringsport.com

MOTORCYCLES RETAIN MUCH THE SAME PURIT Y THEY HAVE FOR DECADES. IT’S STILL JUST A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENGINE, BOLTED BET WEEN T WO WHEELS. IT’S R AWNESS AND FREEDOM.

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• HORNET X2 HELMET BY SHOEI, $604. Aerodynamic visor, quick-release shield, wind and waterproof seal, all-road, all-weather design, emergency quick-release • WYKIN JACKET BY TRIUMPH, $450. Matte cowhide leather, D30 armor for flexibility and protection, venting at back and shoulders • ADVENTURE GLOVE BY TRIUMPH, $90. Windproof and

waterproof, leather-molded knuckles, combination of textured fabric and spandex All available from Touring Sport, 1431 Laurens Rd, Greenville.

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TRIBAL MOVES IRON TRIBE FITNESS TAKES THE GUESSWORK OUT OF YOUR WORKOUT

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reenville, brimming with healthy-living initiatives—the Swamp Rabbit Trail, B-cycles all over town, and jam-packed farmers' markets—is prime territory for newcomer Iron Tribe Fitness. With the gym’s focus on personal attention, limited membership, nutrition training, and highintensity, team-based workouts, it’s attracting a dedicated following of men (and women) who are serious about slimming down and shaping up. We asked Rob Jackman, trainer/operator at the Augusta Road location and a former strength and conditioning coach for some of the Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackles, how guys can avoid the “Dad bod.”

HOW IS IRON TRIBE DIFFERENT FROM REGULAR GYMS? We cap our

membership at 300 people to keep it small. We also have more of a “personal-training feel” but in a group setting, with multiple trainers in one class, for example. We refer to all of our members as “athletes,” and we start by putting everyone through Iron Tribe 101, which is a 30-day program that progresses in intensity and even involves lectures on nutrition. You can also pick up our meals at the gym.

WHAT IS THE BARE MINIMUM FOR EXERCISING THESE DAYS? Generally, it’s three times

a week for 30 minutes, and that doesn’t mean spending 30 minutes in a gym, but actually working out for 30 minutes. Iron Tribe is geared to people who don’t have a lot of time, so you’re in and out in 45 minutes.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST OVERALL FITNESS EXERCISE? I’d say, with

equipment, the front squat into a press, and without equipment, the burpee or the burpee pull-up.

IF WE CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE GYM, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? You can always

incorporate more movement into your life by walking more, parking further away, using the stairs, or getting a standing or treadmill desk. Try to start doing 50 squats a day and 50 sit-ups, and rotate those on different days.

SINCE NUTRITION IS A KEY COMPONENT OF YOUR PROGRAM, WHAT ARE THE WORST FOODS TO EAT? Sugar, of course. But also

any low-fat products (because they replace the fat with sugar), milk, whole wheat, soy, and processed meats. You simply can’t outwork a bad diet.

ARE YOU SEEING ANY TRENDS IN FITNESS?

I think people are moving away from machines because they put the joints under stress. Also, that’s what makes people have to spend so much time in the gym to get results.

IS THERE A BEST TIME OF DAY OR EVENING TO WORKOUT? Morning or evening, it

really doesn’t matter. Just make the effort. The number-one thing to make sure of before you begin is that you are working with a highly-certified trainer.

Iron Tribe only hires trainers with multiple certifications, and they go through our extensive additional training each year.

Iron Tribe Fitness 2227 Augusta St, Greenville (864) 990-2020, greenville.irontribefitness.com

"YOU CAN ALWAYS INCORPORATE MORE MOVEMENT INTO YOUR LIFE BY WALKING MORE, USING THE STAIRS, OR GET TING A STANDING DESK. TRY TO START DOING 50 SQUATS A DAY AND 50 SIT-UPS, AND ROTATE THOSE ON DIFFERENT DAYS."

GEARHEAD OUTFIT YOUR GYM BAG WITH THESE ESSENTIALS

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DON'T NEED FANCY EQUIPMENT OR THE LATEST SWEAT-WICKING FABRICS TO GET IN SHAPE, BUT WHERE'S THE FUN IN THAT? Ideally, fitness is motivated by an internal desire to better oneself—the stuff Gatorade commercials are made of. But on off-days (and there will be off-days), it sometimes helps to have new toys in your arsenal. Outfit your gym bag with some essential gear to ensure you always have the right tools at your disposal, and put yourself in a position to succeed.

—Andrew Huang • SHAKER BOTTLE Banish clumpy protein shakes once

and for all. The free-floating ball acts as a manual blender when you shake the bottle. Just make sure the lid is on tight. $12. Available at Iron Tribe Fitness • SPEED ROPE The jump rope has always been a great,

low-tech way to get some serious cardio action. This variation—the speed rope—utilizes a lightweight PVC-coated metal wire. Spice up your routine with double-unders: for each jump, let the rope rotate around you twice. Fair warning: you'll likely whip yourself as you learn. Treat those welts as battle scars. $15. Available at CrossFit Reaction, 9 Ferguson St, Greenville. (864) 735-0399, crossfitreaction.net • INOV-8 F-LITE 235 CROSS-TRAINING SHOE This lightweight

training shoe (only 235 grams) has minimal cushioning—a desirable trait for stability during weightlifting. The shoe is also engineered to provide durability during rope climbs and toe protection during burpees. Not recommended for long-distance running. $130. Available at Greenville Running Company, 765 Haywood Rd, Greenville. (864) 6311154, greenvillerunningcompany.com

—ROB JACKMAN

TALK THE TALK Tabata (adjective) — A spin on interval training, Tabata

training involves a series of quick, heart-rate-accelerating exercises. The goal here is intensity: you work for 20 seconds, rest for 10 seconds, and repeat for eight rounds.

The entire workout only lasts for four minutes, but trust us— you’ll be glad that it’s over quickly.

Compound Exercise (noun) — Compound exercises target

Calisthenics (noun) — Exercises performed using only your body weight. TRX, originally developed by soldiers without access to exercise equipment, is a great compound exercise that only uses two bands and your body weight.

A great starting point, whether you’re just trying to get in shape or trying out for the major leagues.

Functional Fitness (noun) — Popularized by movements like CrossFit, functional fitness trains across a broad spectrum of muscle groups and emphasizes real life application. The benefit to this approach is that you’ll see practical benefits, whether that’s picking up your children when playing with them, or carrying a keg of beer to your next outdoor barbecue.

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more than one muscle group when done correctly. Bench presses, for example, target both your chest and your arms, while squats hit your legs, back, abdominals, and more.

Bonus: you can check yourself out in the mirror while making sure your form is correct.

THE BARE MINIMUM FOR EXERCISE IS THREE TIMES A WEEK, 30 MINUTES A POP. AND NOT JUST 30 MINUTES IN THE GYM—ACTUALLY WORKING OUT FOR 30 MINUTES.

TO MAKE A GREAT MEAL, YOU NEED THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. HERE ARE THE SIX ESSENTIAL TOOLS THAT CHEF STEVEN SAT TERFIELD RECOMMENDS FOR ANY GUY’S KITCHEN. —M. LINDA LEE

DAY GLOW When it comes to fitness, the prevailing color schemes are admittedly short on subtlety. Not to worry—you'll just have a captive audience for your next feat of astounding physical strength.

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THESE DRINKS FOR YOUR ROTATING ARSENAL BAR KEEPS MASTER Mango-infused, sugar-rimmed, and low-calorie? Not for you. Why? Because you’re a man. You like your tools with multiple functions, and “throw pillow” isn’t even in your dictionary. Put down that Bud Light and fill your glass with a simple cocktail your forefathers wouldn’t be embarrassed to see you sipping.

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TOOL TIME TO MAKE A GREAT MEAL, YOU NEED THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. HERE ARE ESSENTIAL TOOLS THAT CHEF STEVEN SATTERFIELD RECOMMENDS FOR ANY GUY’S KITCHEN. —M. LINDA LEE • CAST-IRON PAN You can’t be a bona fide cook in the

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>>Don Draper had impeccable style and a revolving door of beautiful mistresses. You have a Costco membership that’s about to expire. Fortunately, you can still drink like the original Mad Man with this nineteenth-century Kentucky concoction.

Strictly a no-frills beverage, the modern Old Fashioned can be altered to include candied bacon.

Recipe - 1 sugar cube - 2 dashes bitters - 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey - 1 dash water

> >We’re not saying you’ll transform into a British super-spy with a cool gun and an accent that drives the ladies mad, but it can’t hurt to drink like 007. Today’s martini has countless variations from chocolate to sour apple, but the classic is a quick and dirty business.

Recipe - 2 oz gin or vodka - ½ oz vermouth

Method Pour gin (or vodka) and vermouth into a mixing glass with ice. Stir well and strain over a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon rind or olives.

Method Place sugar cube in bottom of glass and douse with bitters. Add dash of water. Muddle with muddler or spoon until completely dissolved.

Fill with ice cubes and add whiskey.

Garnish with bourbon-soaked cherries or orange rind.

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M A K E M I N E A M A N H AT TA N A COMBINATION OF RYE WHISKEY, sweet vermouth and bitters, the Manhattan first appeared on cocktail menus in the late 1800s and remains a classic in any man’s repertoire today. “I put making a Manhattan right up there with being able to make a gin and tonic,” says Chris Laine, operating partner for ICEBOX Bar in Charleston, who will be concocting cocktails next month in Greenville at Euphoria.

Though rye was the libation of choice in early versions of this drink, bourbon is now widely acceptable. “The key to making a great Manhattan,” Laine claims, “is to stir the mixture over ice for 15 seconds before straining it into a martini glass.”

—M. Linda Lee

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"THE ADVANTAGE TO COOKING STEAK IN A CAST-IRON PAN IS THAT YOU CAN GET A MUCH BET TER CARAMELIZATION THAN YOU CAN ON THE GRILL."

PRO T IP Beef already has a lot of sodium, so try salting the pan only. It will give your steak good flavor without overpowering its inherent meatiness. And get your pan screaming hot—smoking hot—before cooking.

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hink the grill is the only way to cook a steak? Try panfrying your next ribeye or strip in a cast-iron skillet.

According to Steven Satterfield, executive chef and co-owner of Miller Union in Atlanta, “The advantage to cooking steak this way is that you can get a much better caramelization in a castiron pan than you can on the grill.” Satterfield, who describes his cuisine as ingredient-driven with lots of fresh flavors, was nominated the last three years running for Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Foundation.

He will be cooking at The Lazy Goat this September during the Euphoria food and wine festival.

—M. Linda Lee

—CHEF STEVEN SATTERFIELD

CAST-IRON SEARED STEAK // This method requires a scorchinghot skillet, and Satterfield stresses that it requires good ventilation in your kitchen. The chef also warns home cooks to place the steak carefully in the preheated pan to avoid being burned by splattering oil.

Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet on high until it begins to smoke. While the pan is heating, drizzle your choice of steak with olive oil and then season generously with Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (put the oil on first so you don’t wash off the seasoning).

Once the skillet is hot, carefully place the steak in the skillet and sear it on the first side (about 5-6 minutes).

Resist the temptation to flip the steak until it has a good dark sear on the one side. Turn down the pan to medium-high, so you don’t burn the meat. Then turn the steak over and sear for another 5-6 minutes on the other side. Use a meat thermometer to test for your desired degree of doneness (140°F for medium-rare).

Serve with your choice of potatoes and seasonal vegetable.

YES, CHEF Executive chef Steven Satterfield is the co-owner of Atlanta's Miller Union and a 2015 James Beard Award nominee. He will be at this year's Euphoria festival, September 17–20.

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BOOK MARK South Carolina author John Mark Sibley-Jones's debut novel is a historical portrayal of the University of South Carolina during the War Between the States.

A GENT'S GUIDE TO SOUTHERN LIT LOOK, THINK, AND ACT SMART WITH THIS ESSENTIAL COLLECTION

BY MARK SIBLEY-JONES, AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE BURNETTE

NOW HEAR THIS Jones plans to read from By the Red Glare this fall at new downtown bookshop M. Judson Booksellers. 130 S Main St, Greenville, mjudsonbooks.com

Ron Rash, The Cove (2012) “I think The Cove, especially, has a beautiful, lyrical quality to it. Writers read Ron Rash to see how it is done. I not only read him because I love his poetic sensibility, but I read his work like it’s a laborers manual.”

George Singleton, The Half-Mammals of Dixie (2003) “The thing I like about George’s work is there is much more depth than people realize. He was a philosophy major in college and just under the surface of his writing is a sociological analysis of the South. If you read George only for laughs, then you will miss a lot.”

NOVEL CONCEPT JOHN MARK SIBLEY-JONES'S DEBUT BOOK CATCHES THE EYE OF PAT CONROY

BY STEPHANIE BURNETTE

// The Horseshoe at the

University of South Carolina takes center stage in Dr. Mark Sibley-Jones Civil War novel By The Red Glare (2015). Sibley-Jones, who taught at USC for 15 years, discovered that a campus “lunatic” asylum used for research had been fashioned into a field hospital about the time Sherman set out to occupy Columbia.

A melee of voices narrates his acclaimed debut novel, casting light on what SibleyJones calls “a mentally ill culture in the face of impending defeat.”

The book was Pat Conroy’s personal selection this year for his new label: Story River Books. Upon publication, Conroy described the narrative as “a deeply felt human story of love, labor, and liberty.”

Sibley-Jones now teaches at the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and USC Upstate. His best friend, writer George Singleton, drew him and his young family to Greenville four years ago. Sibley-Jones believes the current literary talent in the Carolinas is formidable. “There’s a voice coming out of this part of the South that readers connect with,” he says.

A new novel, currently under review, is in the works for Sib-Jo (as his students call him) and two more are near completion. In the meantime, look for a reading from By The Red Glare in the fall at the new downtown Greenville purveyor M. Judson Booksellers and Storytellers.

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David Joy, Where All Light Tends to Go (2015) “This is a 31-year-old writer from North Carolina. In his first novel, the main character struggles to live a life of integrity, a life he wants, though he is steeped in the bad environs of his father. I find Joy’s characters intensely interesting.”

Julia Elliott, The Wilds (2014) “Here’s a female writer in the tradition of Flannery O’Connor with wicked Southern humor. I believe men like good biting humor, and this collection of short stories borders on sublime and strange. I think, in general, we men need to read more Southern female writers, and I would include on that list Jill McCorkle as well as Bobbie Ann Mason.”

Mark Powell, The Sheltering (2014, also by Story River Books) “Mark is a smart modern-day author, one who works at it every day, and you can tell in the quality of his writing. I greatly admire Powell’s work ethic, and readers relate to his story of patriarchal struggle.”

Ray McManus, Punch (2015) “The reason McManus’s poetry works for men is that he’s a masculine poet, he writes about masculine things. His new book called Punch by Hub City Press (in Spartanburg) was just named the Top Poetry Book in North America by an Independent Publisher. That’s a big deal . . . and you’ll like reading it.”

Wendell Berry, The Jayber Crowe Trilogy (2001) “I think Wendell Berry is the best living American writer on the scene. He’s a great writer, poet, novelist, and essayist.

He’s just stunningly good, and this trilogy is engrossing, opening with an old man who runs a barber shop in Kentucky.”

William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!

(1936) “No man can ever go wrong reading Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!, which I think is the greatest Southern novel ever written. It addresses the complexity of the Civil War better than any novel ever has.

Faulkner is inimitable. He coined his own style and perfected it.”

MASTERING THE MASTERS

A GENTLEMAN’S CALLING STEVEN TINGLE ARGUES FOR THE ART OF AGING

AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF YOUR EXTREMELY LIMITED OPTIONS FOR SCORING THE TOUGHEST TICKETS IN SPORTS

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very gentleman wants to attend the Masters. After all, the only sporting event in the world more exclusive than the Super Bowl is basically in our backyard, paradoxically tucked in an otherwise bedraggled little corner of north Georgia.

But not every gentleman has his very own Masters patron tournament badge. Let us caddy you straight to the 19th hole with this list of dos and don’ts for attending Augusta National Golf Club.

DON'T even bother any of these strategies unless you’re extraordinarily rich, extraordinarily handsome, or have sold your soul to Lady Luck. Instead try some day trading, stay in the green, and consider your approach in the next decade.

DO understand that a solid combination of rich/

handsome/lucky will serve you best here, as it does in all other life facets.

DON'T bother applying for a spot on the Augusta National

patron’s list since Series Badges are only sold to these mystical few. It’s full and pretty much always is, so no names are being taken—not even famous ones. But if you’re a famous billionaire: DO start making best friends with any (preferably, all) of the 300 club members of Augusta National so that one of them can nominate you when an existing member quits or dies. But why would anyone quit? Plus, we’re pretty sure these guys can afford immortality.

DON'T ever ask for membership, even if you’re in the social

position. Bill Gates was notoriously shut out for years for publicly doing so. You’d think after the endless hours of unprompted 1990s system updates, the CEO of Microsoft would’ve been more patient.

DO play it cool, instead. Busy yourself with counting the

commas in your bank account, and patiently wait for the most coveted phone call of every hedge fund manager before you. Otherwise: DON'T expect to get a patron tournament badge through

any Augusta National authorized methods, ever. It’s time to get creative.

DO give your business to somebody you know who rewards

his top clients with tournament badges (15,000 truckloads of mulch colorant—it’s obvious your company can’t function without it). Also try any business dealings you can drum up with the zillion-dollar Japanese companies

that fly more than 500 guys on the company jet just for the tournament.

DON'T tell your boss about this method if you have one. If you’re the boss, by all means, don’t tell your accountant or the board.

DO register to “win” practice round tickets or daily

tournament tickets at tickets.masters.com. All you need is the luck required of both a hole-in-one on the arduous No. 10 and the Powerball lottery, along with a valid credit card.

DON'T forget that Masters patron badges are handsdown the BEST dowries in the South. If you’re single and ridiculously handsome, there are creative options for you not yet exhausted.

DO scout for mature potential brides (the closer to death,

the better) outside of the event’s pearly gates. May the little old lady with the most impressive collection of past tournament badges dangling from her hat win. When she dies, your glorious inheritance of her patron badges awaits.

DON'T forget to at least carry her chair and fetch her $1.50

pimiento cheese sandwiches. It’s the gentlemanly thing to do. If you’re not single or handsome enough for this route—seeing as the competition’s fiercer than a suddendeath playoff with Jordan Spieth—then you'd better have your life savings in your pocket as backup.

DO know you can always rely on the tried-and-true method of shopping online ticket brokers. These days, some offer unbeatable customer service. One word: LAYAWAY. DON'T ever tell your wife or girlfriend that you actually put tickets to a sporting event on layaway, or how much it cost you.

DO say to her instead, “Honey, can you believe it?! My

buddies got Masters tickets and just invited me—isn’t that so unbelievably generous and kind,” and hope she doesn’t read this list.

MISTER FIX- IT NEVER FEAR—TAKE THE ADVICE OF A MAN WHO KNOWS

// HANGOVER Hangovers are like bad tattoos: easier to prevent than fix. But if you do happen to wake up with one, the first step toward feeling human again is hydration. Drink water, and plenty of it. Coffee won’t help, neither will soft drinks, and a Bloody Mary will just prolong the pain. But while hydration will help flush out the toxins and ease the pain, the only true cure for a hangover is time. So call in sick, stay in bed, and forgo the cheap drinks. // BAD HAIRCUT The best fix for a bad haircut is loyalty. Find a barber or stylist you like, and form a relationship with them. The better they know your head and your style, the less likely you are to leave the chair looking like a fool. But if you aren’t happy with a haircut,

don’t hide it under a cap— be a man. Grab the razor and take it down to the skin.

A fresh start might be just what you need. // HOLE IN THE WALL When it comes to a hole in the wall, size matters. If it’s a small hole from a nail or screw, simply spread a tiny bit of Spackle over the hole, sand it, and paint. A large hole requires a bit more finesse, equipment, and time. A wall-patch kit from a home repair store will include everything you need, along with detailed instructions. Patience and attention to detail count, so plan to spend a good 45 minutes to an hour on the repair. If the hole is bigger than your fist, call a professional (and refrain from punching another hole).

// RED WINE ON A WHITE SHIRT Timing is key here, because once the stain dries it will be harder to remove. Quickly dab the stain with cold water then cover it with salt, which will absorb the wine.

When you get home, soak the stain in one-part white vinegar to two-parts water until the spot has vanished, then wash the shirt as you normally would. If this happens often, consider switching to white—a nice Bordeaux perhaps. // FLAT TIRE Join AAA and let someone else get sweaty, greasy, and frustrated. It’s the best $60 you’ll spend.

—Steven Tingle

MANY MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO RECAPTURE THEIR YOUTH, USUALLY GOING FOR THE SAME TRIED AND FAILED, THREEPART RECIPE: FAST CAR, YOUNG WOMAN, NEW WARDROBE. BUT THIS MAN ISN'T FOOLING ANYONE BUT HIMSELF.

// Like it or not, when it comes to age, men are held to a much different standard than women.

For example, Pierce Brosnan was 48 when People magazine named him the “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2001. Richard Gere was 50 when he won the title, Harrison Ford was 56, and Sean Connery was just shy of 60. By contrast, the average age of Esquire magazine’s “Sexiest Woman Alive” is thirty. Can it be that men get better with age?

Despite this fact, some startling numbers remain.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, almost 1.5 million cosmetic procedures were performed on men last year. This includes 11,000 hair transplants, 55,000 nose jobs, 1,000 pectoral implants, 4,500 tummy tucks, 98,000 chemical peels, and more than 400,000 Botox injections. These numbers should make one thing quite clear: many men are having a hard time aging gracefully.

Some say age is just a number. They’re right—it’s the number that indicates how old you are. But many men of a certain age go to great lengths to try to discredit this number.

None so much as the man going through the dreaded “mid-life crisis.” This man will do anything to recapture his youth, but usually ends up going with the same triedand-failed, three-part recipe: fast car, young woman, new wardrobe. But this man isn’t fooling anyone but himself.

Worse yet, he’s missing the joys of mid-life and beyond. He’s trying to relive the first drop of the roller coaster while the rest of the ride is still stretched out in front of him.

On the other hand, the man who ages gracefully embraces his age rather than tries to defy it. He is proud of his years. He graciously accepts the inevitabilities of age: the thinning hair, the deepening wrinkles, the softening jawline.

He knows these are the marks of maturity, the patina of sophistication.

The man who ages gracefully doesn’t let his age define him. He settles into his years with the knowledge that the best is still yet to come. He doesn’t obsess over his appearance, yet he understands that a good tailor, a good barber, and a good attitude can do more for his looks than even the most talented plastic surgeon.

Above all, the man who ages gracefully is a gentleman.

He is a man committed to injecting elegance and thoughtfulness into everything he does. He’s the man that all those men desperately trying to recapture their youth will never understand. He’s the man who acts his age, because he doesn’t give a damn how old he is.

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Bar Venerable Vices: Paolo Varvaro is an aficionado of flavors. He stocks 200 varieties of cigars, 225 Scotches, and nearly 100 bourbons at the Cigar Boxx—a masterful, wideranging selection by any measure.

having a cigar,” he explains, of which he sells boxes and singles in 200 varieties. “It’s a passion. It’s something you cultivate,” he says.

“Being Italian—for us, the culture of food or what you drink—it’s a little deeper. It’s a search, it’s the flavor, it’s what you can get out of the experience. A deeper style of living, more like gentlemen and ladies of the past, and Paolo Varvaro evokes depth of how they would unwind.” flavor and leisure at the Cigar Boxx He has upwards of 225 Scotches—according to Varvaro, it’s the largest selection on the East Coast other / by Emily Price // photography by Paul Mehaffey than a handful of places in DC and NYC. They range in price—from $10–$340 a glass—and in flavor, from clean and sweet for the beginner to the more complex. “Once you begin to build up the palate, you begin to go to a n the northernmost end of downtown Scotch that’s a little more peaty, or smoky. You eventually Greenville lies an unassuming little corner of like something bolder.” the Old World called the Cigar Boxx.

Varvaro also has close to 100 bourbons, one of the Inside the Prohibition-era building—first best selections he’s aware of outside of Kentucky. These a Mobil gas station and not so long ago the home of JB days, the sweet soulfulness of a fine Kentucky straight Lacher Jewelers—curls of drifting cigar smoke unwind bourbon whiskey is increasingly hard to come by: limited toward 12-foot ceilings. Businessmen sit in antique leather distilleries and the ebb and flow of drinking trends have chairs, shirt cuffs rolled and ties loosened. Some are affected bourbon reserves. seated at the bar, sipping evening libations, neat, in short But the Cigar Boxx offers Greenville its own library of glass tumblers. Regulars engage in conversation with these spirited liquid wonders: Sazerac and Elijah Craig and owner Paolo Varvaro, a passionate man born and raised William Larue Weller; the 17- or 18-year-old Eagle Rare; in Sicily, who has an unprecedented memory for flavors the 125th Anniversary Four Roses or oaky vanilla of Parker and his customers’ names.

Heritage; four of the five mysterious Orphan Barrels.

Through the original bay windows that face College “Where’s the fifth?” I ask as he pours me a glass of Street, a retiring sun glitters against beguiling bottles: the Forged Oak, his four different Orphan Barrel bottles elegant vessels of rare Scotches and bourbons that flashing their equally spellbinding labels.

Varvaro tirelessly curates and displays.

“Oh, I had it,” he says. “It’s gone now, it’s been drunk.”

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erendipity often sparks the best ideas. That’s what happened to Ron and Teresa Jones, producers of Consuming Fires hot sauces. One day in 2010, Ron brought home a bunch of jalapeño pepper plants from the Hub City Farmers’ Market in Spartanburg. Teresa, a gardener by avocation, put them in the ground. Before the couple knew it, bowls in their kitchen were overflowing with ripe peppers. What to do? Make hot sauce!

So Chef Ron, a culinary specialist for Greenville County Schools with years of experience in the food industry, began experimenting with recipes. He smoked the jalapeños, bottled his sauce in Mason jars, and gave it away as gifts to friends and family. Soon folks started asking for more, and demand steadily grew. “I like to say that Consuming Fires started as a passion that became a hobby that became a business,” Teresa laughs.

Since Ron and Teresa both have full-time jobs (she manages a real-estate team at Keller Williams), for now they intend to grow their local business slowly. They currently produce three different varieties of hot sauce, all made from smoked peppers: Jalapeño (the mildest), Andouille (made with Fresno peppers), and Habanero (the most fiery). “What sets our hot sauces apart,” explains Ron, “is that they are not all chili pepper and vinegar. Our sauces have a rounded, balanced flavor designed to pair with food.”

Ron claims the Andouille sauce is a “slam-dunk” for any Cajun dishes, and a few drops of the Habanero will light up a grilled steak. The Jalapeño sauce is good on anything, notes Teresa, who refers to it as “America’s next ketchup.”

“We feel like we’ve birthed a new child,” Ron says proudly of his three award-winning sauces. Yet his creative spirit won’t let him rest. He is currently working on a fourth sauce and is constantly experimenting with other new products. It’s always a roll of the dice, but as Teresa says: “You never know when crazy will turn into marvelous.”

Find Consuming Fires hot sauces locally at the Swamp Rabbit Café & Grocery, Jerky & Vine on Main Street, and Sweet & Saucy in Fountain Inn. Or order them at consumingfires.com

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The mildest sauce, co-creator Teresa suggests its versatility is rivaled only by ketchup.

Consuming Fires’ hottest sauce works well lightly brushed on steaks or chops— emphasis on lightly.

Made from Fresno peppers, this sauce has the flavor and heat profile of its namesake sausage.

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THE GRILLED CHOPPED BEEF BURGER, $17, IS PART OF RESTAURANT 17’S NEW BAR MENU, WHICH IS, ACCORDING TO CHEF MCPHEE, “OUR JUNK FOOD DREAM.”

istening to Restaurant 17’s executive chef Greg McPhee talk about his bar’s burger makes one thing rudely apparent: he’s put more thought into this stack of meat, bread, and cheese than I have put into anything. Ever.

Take, for example, the beef patty.

“Meat is king, and I think everyone will agree that quality meat makes the best burger,” says McPhee. To that end, McPhee has gone in the direction of “single origin”: each patty is made from a single muscle of a single cow and is chopped and minced instead of being ground. “It’s really nice and tender,” says McPhee. “All in all, you get a nicer, more consistently beefy flavor.”

Then there’s the wheat bun, which substitutes Greek yogurt for sugar in the dough—“It really gives a nice elasticity to the dough,” says McPhee—and is topped with heirloom sesame and benne seeds. It’s a substantial bun that has a bit of crust on the outside and a softness inside that doesn’t disintegrate under the weight of the patty’s juiciness.

That attention to detail filters down to every element of the burger: the lemon-horseradish remoulade (a nod to a St. Simon’s Island fish-fry place from McPhee’s childhood), the cheese (an homage to Boursin cheese that blends Parmesan, cream cheese, butter, herbs, and preserved lemon zest), and the grilled red onions (marinated in a vinaigrette made from 90-day cured seasoned fatback). All things considered, the burger could be an overwhelming mélange of flavors and textures, but there’s balance and subtlety: citrus and horseradish in the remoulade adds brightness to the umami of the beef, while the vinaigrette cuts the savory creaminess of the cheese.

“It tastes refined, I’d like to say, and there’s a lot going on, so it’s not just your big, greasy, bloody burger,” says McPhee.

And while the burger pairs well with just about any beverage—red or white wine, craft or cheap beer—McPhee suggests one option that perfectly encapsulates the laidback luxury of this burger: “One of my favorite things is to eat a burger with a big flute of Champagne.”

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DIVE ‘N’ BOAR A traditional dive-bar atmosphere with an inventive menu, Dive ‘N’ Boar caters to the barbecue-loving Southerner with menu items like coffee-rubbed brisket and homemade slaw on a brioche bun. This spin on the neighborhood gastropub has 25 different local beers on tap in a laid-back atmosphere. The bar specializes in house-infused liquors and cocktails using local herbs and ingredients.

Stop by on the weekend for live music and a meal, or meet up with friends for drinks on their screened-in patio. $-$$, L, D, SBR. 2541 N Pleasantburg Dr. (864) 509-0388, facebook.com/divenboar

AMERICAN AMERICAN GROCERY

American Grocery offers refined American cuisine and a changing menu that emphasizes quality ingredients from local, regional, and national producers. Try the smoked trout croqueta with creamed corn and pickled vegetables before an entrée of confit of local rabbit with turnips, house-made gnocchi, wild mushrooms, and arugula with sauce moutarde. Finish with a chocolate terrine, or a trio of housemade sorbets. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 732 S Main St. (864) 232-7665, americangr.com

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AUGUSTA GRILL

The unassuming Augusta Grill is home to owner Buddy Clay’s vision of upscale comfort food. From cozy booths and the intimate private dining room, patrons can enjoy dishes such as breaded artichoke and leek stuffed chicken breast with roasted tomato vinaigrette. The lineup of entrees and appetizers changes daily, but regulars can always get Chef Bob Hackl’s highly sought-after blackberry cobbler. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday.

1818 Augusta St. (864) 242-0316, augustagrill.com

BACON BROS. PUBLIC HOUSE

You might have an inkling of what a meat lover’s heaven looks like, but if you show up at Chef Anthony Gray’s gastropub, you’ll know for sure. From the board of house-cured, smoked, and dried meats, to the glass-walled curing room on display, there’s no shortage of mouthwatering selections. The menu’s flavor profiles extend to the cocktail list, which heavily features whiskeys, bourbons, bacon-infused liquors, and even smoked sorghum syrup. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday.

3620 Pelham Rd. (864) 297-6000, baconbrospublichouse.com BREAKWATER RESTAURANT

Breakwater is a hotspot that serves beautiful food (Ahi tuna marinated in lime, soy & chili topped with avocado salad, wasabi aioli, soy syrup and wonton crisps) and creative drinks. Candy apple red accents (the bar, dining room chairs, and wall decorations) meld with mirrors and glass to produce a uniquely New York Citymeets-Lowcountry vibe. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday. 802 S Main St. (864) 271-0046, breakwatersc.com HENRY’S SMOKEHOUSE

Though this barbecue joint has since branched out, Henry’s original location has long set the standard. A Greenville institution, the Smokehouse specializes in slow-cooking meat in open pits over hickory logs. Sure, there are other things

on the menu, but a rack of Henry’s succulent ribs with sides of beans and slaw will transport you to hog heaven. $, L, D. 240 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville. (864) 232-7774, henryssmokehouse.com HIGH COTTON

Floor-to-ceiling windows overlook picturesque Falls Park for an airy and relaxed dining room. The menu, steeped in locally-sourced ingredients, features fish, game, and steaks prepared with a Southern flair. Staples include the peachmustard-glazed pork chop (paired with blistered okra and bacon-bourbon jus) and the Maverick Shrimp & Grits (featuring Andouille sausage, stone-ground yellow corn grits, and tomato-scallion pan sauce). $$$-$$$$. D, SBR. 550 S Main St. (864) 3354200, highcottongreenville.com LARKIN’S ON THE RIVER

Located between the Peace Center and the Reedy River, Larkin’s seeks to balance upscale dining with comfort. Start with shecrab soup, then an entrée from the day’s selections—or opt for an aged filet mignon with mashed potatoes and asparagus. Dine in the enclosed outdoor patio to enjoy the river view, and polish off your meal with a selection from the extensive wine list. $$$-$$$$, L (Mon–Fri), D (Daily), SBR. 318 S Main St. (864) 467-9777, larkinsontheriver.com

NANTUCKET SEAFOOD GRILL

Greenville may be landlocked, but Rick Erwin’s restaurant brings us closer to the sea. The day’s fresh catch tops the menu, grilled, seared, broiled, blackened, or in chef-designed specialties. Try the blue-crab hushpuppies with a drink at the elegant bar, pre- or post-Peace Center performance.

A destination for a group dinner or a quiet date night, Nantucket offers both an intimate and entertaining atmosphere. $$-$$$$, D, SBR. 40 W Broad St. (864) 5463535, nantucketseafoodgrill.com NOSE DIVE

The Nose Dive is city bar meets corner bistro. A wide range of beer (local, domestic, international), wine, and an ambitious menu that hits nearly every continent make it hard not to dive in. Look for an elevated gastro pub experience at every meal, from fish and chips and lobster sliders to a customized grits bar at brunch.

Located right on Main Street between ONE City Plaza and the Peace Center, this gastropub is downtown hotspot and neighborhood hangout, all in one package. $-$$, L, D, SBR. 116 S Main St. (864) 3737300, thenosedive.com RESTAURANT 17

Tucked away in the hills of Travelers Rest, Restaurant 17 blends the atmosphere of traditional European bistros with that of the Blue Ridge foothills. The sleek,

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contemporary interior puts the surrounding land on display, with particular emphasis on locally-sourced ingredients. Pick up a freshly baked loaf of bread from the café (open daily) or peruse the wine selections at their market. For dinner, try the duck confit cannellones and the High Valley Farms rainbow trout for two. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday.

10 Road of Vines, Travelers Rest. (864) 5161715, restaurant17.com RICK ERWIN’S WEST END GRILL

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Traditional surf-and-turf meets upscale dining at Rick Erwin’s. The dining room is decorated in rich, dark woods that, along with low lighting, create an intimate, stylish atmosphere. Entrées range from sashimigrade tuna and pan-seared sea bass, to certified Angus beef. A la carte sides round out any entrée. $$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday. 648 S Main St. (864) 232-8999, rickerwins.com SMOKE ON THE WATER

• Full Service Catering • Full Bar • Private Cooking Classes Available • Intimate Rehearsal Dinners (on premises for up to 55 guests)

$-$$$, L, D. 1 Augusta St, Ste 202. (864) 2329091, saucytavern.com

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Located in the West End Market, Smoke on the Water has a homey feel, with a separate street-side dining area and covered patio tables overlooking Pedrick’s Garden.

Choose something from the smoker (beerbutt chicken), or pick from sandwiches, burgers, or salads. Sides vary from mac ’n’ cheese to a bowl of greens, and even spinach casserole.

Local flavor shines here in entrées like the crab cakes with remoulade and sweet corn maque choux, mashed potatoes, and haricot verts. With an astonishing selection of 700 wines, you can’t miss the perfect complement to your meal.

Featuring different selections every week, the Sunday brunch buffet showcases the chefs’ creativity.

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$$$-$$$$, D, SBR. 207 S Main St. (864) 232-7007, sobys.com

ASIAN & INDIAN BANGKOK THAI CUISINE

Bangkok Thai makes a standout version of everyone’s favorite noodles, Pad Thai.

The curries are also a surefire hit, though the green curry is of particular note: it is the only one made from fresh chilies. For a different dining experience, take a seat on the floor pillows in the back room.

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$$-$$$ L, D. Closed Sunday. 1939 Woodruff Rd Ste B. (864) 534-1061, kimcheekoreanrestaurant.com MEKONG

Chef Huy Tran delivers the nuances of fine Vietnamese cuisine at Mekong. Among favorites is the grilled pork vermicelli, featuring marinated pork, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, mint, cilantro, peanuts, crispy shallots, and a chili-garliclime sauce. Or for some textural variation, try the broken rice platter, which puts julienned pork, a grilled pork chop, and a steamed pork omelet over broken rice. $, L, D. 2013 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville. (864) 244-1314, mekongrestaurantsc.com PURPLE INTERNATIONAL BISTRO & SUSHI

A stone’s throw from Fluor Field, this place serves an Asian mix. There are Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Asian-fusion entrées, but sushi is a strong suit. The udon with Prince Edward Island mussels, mahi-mahi with a spicy crawfish glaze, or roasted duck are worthy options. The latter, perfumed with star anise, is roasted to order—and worth the wait. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday & Monday.

933 S Main St, Greenville. (864) 232-3255 SUSHI KOJI

Sushi Koji flaunts a contemporary air. Chef Koji Fujikawa presides over the five-seat sushi bar. If you order one of the two omakase menus, you’ll be treated to the chef’s choice of the freshest fish flown in from markets in Japan and the United States. $-$$, L, D. Closed Monday. 247 N Main St. (864) 631-1145 TSUNAMI

$-$$, L (Mon–Fri), D. 106 E North St. (864) 467-1055, tsunamigreenville.com

Splashes of red and lime green play off the blend of traditional and modern influences at this sushi restaurant. Chef and owner Keichi Shimizu exhibits mastery over his domain at the bar, but also playfully blends modern-American elements into his menu.

Hours: Sunday Brunch 11 am till 2:30 pm; Tuesday–Saturday 11:30 am ‘til late; Closed Monday

Kimchee’s kimchi has locals coming back for more. Try the Kalbi short ribs (marinated in soy sauce, onions, and sesame seeds) or bibimbap (served in a hot stone bowl for crispy rice). All dishes come with ban chan, side dishes that include kimchi, japchae (glass noodles), marinated tofu, and more.

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$$, L (Mon–Fri), D (Mon–Sat), Closed Sundays. 1440 Pelham Rd, Ste M. (864) 458-7866, bangkokgreenville.com

$$-$$$, L, D. 18 N Main St. (864) 241-7999, handiindiancuisine.net

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Come here for fresh fish, sure, but if you’re in the mood for something hot, try one of the many hibachi selections, including filet mignon, or the teriyakis, stir-fries, and soups—steaming bowls of fresh udon or soba noodles. Perfect for slurping.

At lunch, sample items from a reasonably priced buffet with plentiful choices that change daily. From the menu, try the Handi Special: a sampler of tandoori chicken, lamb kabobs, lamb or chicken curry, and vegetable korma, served with basmati rice, naan, condiments, and dessert.

Sunday Brunch both locations 11 am - 2:30 pm

Choose from curry, noodles, fried rice, or vegetarian dishes, while the chef’s specialties offer even more choices.

LEMONGRASS

The airy dining room at Lemongrass is perfect for a quiet lunch or dinner date, while the kitchen brings flavor to please.

BEER & PUBS LIBERTY TAP ROOM BAR & GRILL

Located next to Fluor Field, Liberty Tap Room Bar & Grill is both pre-game watering hole and after-work hangout.

Dinner choices range from the classic burger and juicy steaks to spinach pizza.

Gather with friends around the long bar to enjoy one of the nearly 50 brews on tap. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. 941 S Main St, Greenville.

(864) 770-7777, libertytaproom.com MAC’S SPEED SHOP

Across from Liberty Taproom, Mac’s looks to be family friendly for both the Harleyset as well as the post-Drive-baseball crowd with plenty of brisket, ribs, and beer-can chicken. “Start your engine” with a plate of Tabasco-fried pickles, washed down (quickly, no doubt) with one of the 50 craft beers on tap. With outdoor

seating, you’ll likely want to lay some rubber on the road to grab your spot. $-$$$, L, D. 930 S Main St, (864) 239-0286 macsspeedshop.com

and Mary’s Pimiento Cheese. $, L, SBR. Closed Monday. 615 S Main St, Greenville. (864) 298-0005, fallscottage.com THE GREEN ROOM

UNIVERSAL JOINT

Everyone needs a neighborhood bar.

Where better to join cheer with (or heckle mercilessly) your friends? This hangout is within walking distance of the North Main area and features an outdoor patio and roll-up garage doors—perfect for summer.

Rotating bottle and draft selections and plenty of outdoor seating keep things fresh. $-$$, L, D. 300 E Stone Ave, Greenville.

(864) 252-4055, ujgreenville.com THE VELO FELLOW

Cozy in a funky way, the Velo Fellow is a hip pub under the Mellow Mushroom.

Burgers and sandwiches form the core of the menu, which includes fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, and—in a twist—tofu Marsala. In addition to the craft brews on tap, the Velo Fellow offers traditional absinthe service, complete with a silverplated brouilleur. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. 1 Augusta St, Ste 126, Greenville. (864) 242-9296, thevelofellow.com

BREAKFAST/BRUNCH THE BOHEMIAN CAFÉ

Treat your taste buds and ears at the Bohemian Café, side-by-side with the legendary Horizon Records music store.

This eclectic café with an international flair serves up daily specials for curry and pasta. For Sunday brunch, treat yourself to a Bloody Mary bar, or indulge your sweet tooth with a slice of homemade rum cake. $$, L, D, SBR. Closed Monday. 2 W Stone Ave, Greenville. (864) 233-0006, thebohemiancafe.com CHICORA ALLEY

Chicora Alley’s Caribbean riff on traditional Mexican and Southern fare offers signature crab cakes or mountain-high nachos, shrimp and chicken burritos, quesadillas, and more.

Drop by on Sundays for brunch on the outdoor patio. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. Closed Monday. 608-B S Main St, Greenville. (864) 232-4100, chicoraalley.com EGGS UP GRILL

If your name has “eggs” in it, you’d better know your eggs. Eggs Up Grill doesn’t disappoint. From classic over easy eggs, to eggs Benedict, all the way to Patty-o-Sullivan omelets (grilled corned beef hash with melted swiss cheese), this breakfast joint has you covered. Not a fan of eggs? Eggs Up also serves breakfast fare like pancakes, waffles, and French toast. $-$$. B, L. 31 Augusta St, Greenville.

(864) 520-2005, eggsupgrill.com MARY BETH’S AT MCBEE STATION

Breakfast is an essential meal, and Mary Beth’s treats it accordingly. Take your pick: biscuits, omelets, eggs Benedict, waffles, crepes, and pancakes populate the breakfast menu. Or don’t pick—get the Mega Breakfast for a hearty menu sampling. For something later in the day, Mary Beth’s also has lunch and dinner menus that include sandwiches, rack of lamb, and salmon. $$-$$$, B, L, D (Thurs–Sat). 500 E McBee Ave, Greenville. (864) 242-2535, marybethsatmcbee.com MARY’S RESTAURANT AT FALLS COTTAGE

Located in historic Falls Cottage, Mary’s offers brunch and lunch with a charming atmosphere Mom will love. The menu includes the Ultimate Reuben and Chicken Salad Croissant, as well as Southern comfort favorites such as the black-eyed-pea salad

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Like a European brasserie, the Green Room’s diverse menu features standout dishes that change with the time of day.

Enjoy brunch any day with eggs Benedict or the mini crab cakes topped with chipotle cilantro lime remoulade. For dinner, the melt-in-your-mouth, sweet chipotle meatloaf is the ticket. Wash it down with selections from the tap and a premium beer list that leans toward the Belgian and German end of the spectrum. $$$, B, L, D, SBR. 116 N Main St, Greenville.

(864) 335-8222, thegreenroomupstate.com SOUTHERN CULTURE KITCHEN & BAR

Expect an uptown spin on comfort food classics like tater tots served in a parchmentlined Chinese takeout container with pimiento cheese fondue. For something a little sweeter, don’t miss the weekend brunch. The apple-stuffed French toast (adorned with melted goat cheese, maple syrup, and applewood bacon) will send you into a contented slumber. $$, D (Mon–Sat), SBR. 2537 N Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. (864) 552-1998, southernculturekitchenandbar.com TANDEM CREPERIE & COFFEEHOUSE

Tandem lures Swamp Rabbit cyclists with the aromas of Counter Culture Coffee and guarantees of a happy stomach. Try the Fiesta crepe (shredded chicken, cheese, black beans, pico de gallo, and sour cream) or satisfy your sweet tooth with the Banana Nut crepe. If you can’t choose between savory and sweet, split one of each with a friend and enjoy in the spirit of Tandem’s motto: “Together is best.”

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Mornings (and afternoons) are made better at this quaint spot with a focus on local products and healthy options. Start your day with a signature breakfast sandwich or fresh-baked cinnamon roll paired with fresh coffee. Lunch shines with free-range chicken salad, pimiento cheese, or egg salad on house-baked bread. For dessert, try a slice of cake from the rotating counter selection.

Gluten-free options abound. $-$$, B, L. Closed Sunday. 1 Augusta St, Ste 101, Greenville. (864) 373-9836, coffeetoatea.com COFFEE UNDERGROUND

Coffee Underground boasts a wide selection of specialty coffees, adult libations, and dreamy desserts like the turtle cheesecake with vanilla and chocolate swirl, caramel, and pecans. If you’re craving more substantial fare, choose from a splendid breakfast-anytime option, sandwiches, soups, salads, pastries, and desserts. $-$$, B, L, D, SBR. 1 E Coffee St, Greenville.

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METHODICAL COFFEE

Between the white marble countertops, the gleaming chrome Slayer espresso machine, and the white-tiled loft, Methodical is a coffee bar built for Instagram. It’s no surprise, considering tastemakers such as the Vagabond Barista Will Shurtz, designer Marco Suarez, and hotelier David Baker are the forces behind Methodical. Even better: there’s plenty of substance to go with style. Single-origin espressos, housemade shrubs (showcasing unconventional pairings), and homemade treats ensure there’s plenty to rave about. $-$$, B, L, D. 101 N Main St, Ste D, Greenville. methodicalcoffee.com O - CHA TEA BAR

A trip to O-CHA will have you considering tea in an entirely new light. This sleek space, located right on the river in Falls Park, specializes in bubble tea (flavored teas with chewy tapioca pearls) but also offers a large assortment of loose-leaf teas, cold drinks, and snacks.

THE VILLAGE GRIND

Tucked between art galleries in the heart of Pendleton Street, the Village Grind is an essential destination for Greenville coffee lovers. With its emphasis on community, the coffeehouse uses only local ingredients—from milk and syrups to beans from Due South Coffee—to create one-of-a-kind beverages to be enjoyed with friends on the mid-century couch or solo at the pallet-inspired window bar. $, B, L. Closed Sunday. 1263 Pendleton St, Greenville. (864) 915-8600, facebook.com/thevillagegrind

DELI & SANDWICHES GREEN LETTUCE

$, B, L, D. 300 River Place, Ste 122, Greenville. (864) 283-6702, ochateabaronline.com

Rough-hewn, knotty wood planks and an airy, sunlit interior give Green Lettuce a Mediterranean vibe fully matched by its menu of hearty salads. Fresh lettuce, crisp like a snare drum cadence, forms a base upon which buttery avocado, fresh feta, and other flourishes rest. Make sure you sample some of the homemade pita bread seasoned with fresh garlic and olive oil.

TEALOHA

$, L. 19 Augusta St, Greenville. (864) 2509650, greenlettuceusa.com

As the weather warms up and Main Street fills, it pays to have a cool, quiet escape.

Tealoha’s blend of raw and refined fills the bill. Recycled barn-wood panels and earthy brown and green tones impart the feel of a subdued oasis, while sleek, modern furniture is decidedly comfy and urban. A menu of exotic loose-leaf teas is fleshed out by smooTEAS (tea-infused smoothies) and specialTEAS (tea-based lattes). $, B, L, D, Closed Sundays. 131 E McBee Ave, Greenville. (864) 509-1899, tealoha.com

SOBY’S ON THE SIDE

Located just around the corner from Carl’s eponymous restaurant, Soby’s on the Side adds speed and efficiency to Soby’s reputation for high-quality food.

Pick from their regular menu or try one of their chalkboard specials that change with each day of the week. From BBQ Monday to Grilled Cheese Wednesday, add a spontaneous element to your lunch, or enjoy a hot breakfast. $$. B, L. Closed Sunday. 22 E. Court

St, Greenville. (864)-271-8431, sobysontheside.com SULLY’S STEAMERS

When considering the ingredients for the perfect sandwich, steam isn’t often the first (or even last) thing to come to mind.

For Robert Sullivan, hot air is the key to handheld nirvana. With a smorgasbord of ingredients like cut meats, veggies, and homemade cream cheeses, Sully’s stacks up custom bagel sandwiches served piping fresh. There are countless combinations, so plan on more than one visit to turn up the heat. $, B, L, D (closed Sunday evenings).

Open until 3am on Friday & Saturday. 6 E Washington St, Greenville. (864) 509-6061, sullyssteamers.com SWAMP RABBIT CAFÉ AND GROCERY

Downtown Greenville, Swamp Rabbit Trail. Grocery store, neighborhood café.

Local produce, delicious food. These intersections are what make the Swamp Rabbit Café a staple. Stop by for breakfast and enjoy fresh-baked scones and muffins, or enjoy their roast beef and Havarti sandwich for lunch. And for a quick pickme-up at any time of day, try the café’s organic coffee from Counter Culture. While you’re here, peruse the grocery’s inventory to continue the local trend at home. $, B, L. 205 Cedar Lane Rd, Greenville.

(864) 255-3385, swamprabbitcafe.com TWO CHEFS DELI & MARKET

Count on this deli for fast, high-quality food. Hot and cold lunch fare is available, ranging from homemade soups to a traditional grinder and a turkey melt. If you’re not up to cooking, there’s a case of “crafted carryout” entrées and sides

to go. Impress last-minute guests with the likes of roasted turkey and Parmesan potatoes. Choose from the many options on the daily menu, or check back for daily specials. $-$$, B, L, D. Closed Saturday & Sunday.

104 S Main St, Greenville. (864) 370-9336, twochefsdeli.com

EUROPEAN DA VINCI’S RESTAURANT

Chef Carlos Eccheverri may hail from Colombia, but the menu at Da Vinci’s is a unique blend of Italian ingredients paired with French flavors. For starters, the soft egg yolk ravioli is a must—truffle butter, a soft-cooked yolk, ricotta, and spinach make this a decadent treat. The veal “Kristi”—named for Eccheverri’s wife and business partner—is similarly savory: veal scallopini is topped with eggplant, prosciutto, fontina cheese, and sliced tomato in a marsala wine and sage sauce and served over asparagus. $$$-$$$$, L, D, Closed Sunday. 27 S Pleasantburg Dr, Ste 160, Greenville.

(864) 241–8044, davincisristorante.com DAVANI’S RESTAURANT

Heaping portions and a menu that mixes inventive flavors with customer favorites makes Davani’s a Greenville favorite. The friendly staff doesn’t hurt, either. Try the Muscovy duck, pan-seared with port wine and a sundried cherry demi-glace, or the veal Oscar, topped with crab meat, asparagus, and hollandaise. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday. 1922 Augusta St, Ste 111A, Greenville. (864) 373-9013, davanisrestaurant.com

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The Lazy Goat’s tapas-style menu is distinctly Mediterranean. Sample from the Graze and Nibble dishes, such as the crispy Brussels sprouts with Manchego shavings and sherry glacé. For a unique entrée, try the duck confit pizza with a sour cherry vinaigrette and a farm egg. An extensive variety of wines is available in addition to a full bar.

Pomegranate serves traditional Persian cuisine in an eclectic Eastern ambience.

Attentive service, reasonable prices, and a flavorful variety, such as the slow-cooked lamb shank or the charbroiled Cornish hen kabobs, make this an excellent spot for lunch or dinner. Be sure to sample from the martini menu at the aquamarinetiled bar, or head outside to the street-side patio facing Main.

Exposed brick walls and an adjoining garden patio give Trattoria Giorgio an intimate atmosphere perfect for a romantic night out. Chef Giorgio Todisco insists on preparing all of his pastas onsite. His dedication to dining excellence shows in the Pappardelle Bolognese, a favorite of restaurant regulars.

Reservations are highly recommended.

$$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 170 River Pl, Greenville. (864) 679-5299, thelazygoat.com PASSERELLE

Gaze over the lush Falls Park scenery while digging into the mouthwatering French-inspired cuisine. Make a lunch date to enjoy lighter dishes like the farro and strawberry salad, or go for the bistro burger with its caramelized leeks and mushrooms, arugula, Gruyere, and garlic aioli. At night, the bistro serves up romance à la Paris, with items like escargot and Provençal lamb. $$$, L (Mon–Fri), D (Daily), BR (Sat–Sun).

601 S Main St, Greenville. (864) 509-0142, passerelleinthepark.com PITA HOUSE

The Pita House has been family-operated since 1989. Inside, it’s bare bones, but the cognoscenti come here for tasty Middle Eastern fare such as hummus, falafel, kibbeh, and shwarma. And save room for baklava and other Mediterranean sweets for dessert. Also check out the little grocery in the back of the restaurant. $, L, D. Closed Sunday. 495 S. Pleasantburg Dr, #B, Greenville.

(864) 271-9895, pitahousesc.com

$$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 618 S Main St, Greenville. (864) 241-3012, pomegranateonmain.com RISTORANTE BERGAMO

Ristorante Bergamo, open since 1986, focuses on fresh produce and Northern Italian cuisine: fresh mussels sautéed in olive oil, garlic, and white wine, veal with homegrown organic herbs, and pasta creations such as linguine with shrimp and mussels. The bar fronts 14-foot windows along Main Street, making it a prime location for enjoying a glass while people-watching. $$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 100 N Main St, Greenville. (864) 271-8667, ristorantebergamo.com THE TRAPPE DOOR

$$-$$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday.

121 S Main St, Greenville. (864) 271-9166, trattoriagiorgio.net

PIZZA BARLEY’S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA

Pizza and beer—flowing from more than 27 taps downstairs and another 31 upstairs—are what bring students and young revelers to Barley’s. Besides the tap, there’s a list as long as your arm of selections by the bottle. Try the classic New York-style pizzas, or go for one of Barley’s specialty pies. Afterwards, make your way upstairs to the billiards tables and the dartboard lanes. $-$$, L, D. 25 W Washington St, Greenville.

(864) 232-3706, barleysgville.com

A rathskeller vibe pervades this underground tavern that boasts an incredible beer program, with 10 on tap and more than 150 bottles. Belgian specialties include waterzooi (a creamy seafood stew), and carbonnades flamandes (beef stew braised in Belgian beer). For dessert—you guessed it— Belgian waffles are the ticket.

MELLOW MUSHROOM

$$, L, D. Closed Monday. 23 W Washington St, Greenville. (864) 4517490, trappedoor.com

$-$$$, L, D. 1 Augusta St, Ste 101, Greenville. (864) 233-9020, mellowmushroom.com/greenville

Greenville’s West End outpost of this beloved pizza joint is perfect for families, parties, duos, or flying solo. Try the Kosmic Karma with sundried tomatoes, feta, and pesto, or the House Special, stacked with three meats, veggies, and extra cheese. Wash it all down with one of the artisanal brews on tap.

SIDEWALL PIZZA COMPANY

Located in a renovated tire shop on the main drag of Travelers Rest, this pizza joint is sure to become a favorite with its handcrafted, brick-oven pizzas made from local ingredients. Build your own or try a signature pie like the Tommy, with creamy roasted garlic sauce, mozzarella, pecorino romano, caramelized onions, mushrooms, spinach, and peppadew peppers. Don’t neglect dessert, either. The homemade ice cream (in a bowl, or in a float) is a throwback treat that’ll make you forget about those fellas named Ben and Jerry. $$, L, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 35 S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 610-1406, sidewallpizza.com VIC’S PIZZA

The sign that says “Brooklyn, SC” at this walk-up/take-out joint makes sense when you see what you’re getting: piping hot New York–style pizza, served on paper plates. Purchase by the (rather large) slice, or have entire pies delivered (as long as your home or business is within three miles). $, L, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 12 E Coffee St. (864) 232-9191, vicspizza4u.com

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SWINGIN’ COUNTRY Even if you don’t know the difference between the Texas Two Step and Cotton-Eyed Joe, there’s no denying that almost everyone looks cool grooving in a ten-gallon hat. Slide on those cowboy boots and mosey on down for this country music revue. Featuring the works of all your favorite pickin’ musicians, Swingin’ Country will be performed by up to seven vocalists, and is one music-filled evening that will get you up and moving.

Centre Stage, 501 River St, Greenville. Thurs–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $20-$35. (864) 233-6733, centrestage.org

Step aside, Toddlers and Tiaras; you haven’t seen a stage mom until you’ve seen Rose. Raising two daughters on her own, Rose has high aspirations for June and Louise to become major stars on the vaudeville show circuit. But the more she continues to push, the more they seem to pull, cutting ties with their mother as they venture out on their own. An audience favorite since 1959, Gypsy has spawned standards like “Let Me Entertain You” and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” and has been nominated for numerous Tony Awards.

Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC. Wed–Sat, 8pm; Wed–Thurs, Sat– Sun, 2pm. $15-$40. (828) 6930731, flatrockplayhouse.org

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WEST GREENVILLE IN PRINT No matter your definition of the word print, this show has you covered.

West Greenville in Print explores community through the intersection of screen prints and spoken-word

poetry. Local artists and creators turn their lens to this exhibit’s namesake neighborhood with visual and written art in an effort to forge a fresh collective identity.

Center for Visual Arts—Greenville, 1278 Pendleton St, Greenville.

Tues–Sat, 10:30am–5:30pm.

Free. blogs.clemson.edu/ cvagreenville

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GREENVILLE DRIVE BASEBALL

It takes only three words to turn almost anyone into a baseball fan: dollar-beer night. There are also few better ways to while away the warm summer days than watching the home team at Fluor Field. Baseball is America’s pastime for a reason, and cheering on the Drive as they take on teams from Charleston to Florida is sure to become your family’s favorite pastime as well.

Fluor Field at the West End, 945 S Main St, Greenville. Times vary.

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Held throughout the month of August, the Competition Dining Series invites top culinary institutions like Passerelle, The Cliffs, Stellar Restaurant & Wine Bar, and more to Larkin’s Sawmill, with each week’s preliminary winners passing on to the quarter-, semi-, and final competitions. There can only be one true champion—but you might as well enjoy the delicious path to the winner’s table.

Larkin’s Sawmill, 22 Graves Dr, Greenville. All events 6pm. $55$75. competitiondining.com

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THE RETURN: A SPECTACULAR BEATLES TRIBUTE Aug 13–16 Thurs-Sat, 8 p.m.

Sun, 3 p.m. $35 Take a wild ride back to Beatlemania in this Greenville Little Theatre production.

My Own Little Corner” and “The Prince Is Giving a Ball.”

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Tues–Thurs, 7:30pm; Fri–Sat, 8pm; Sat, 2pm; Sun, 1pm & 6:30pm. $55-$85. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

FOR LIFE OF 7 RELAY GOLDEN STRIP Since its inception in the mid-1980s, Relay for Life has raised around $5 billion dollars to fund cancer research and the work of other cancer organizations. Simpsonville’s own Relay for Life event will take place in the downtown area, inviting participants to run and walk as teams for the 24-hour span. Included in the event are plenty of family-friendly activities including games, food, and even entertainment guaranteed to keep your cancer-fighting spirits lively all night long.

Main St, Simpsonville. Fri, 5pm. relayforlife.org

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TERRI BRIGHT— SONNETS

Photographer and Furman professor Terri Bright boasts a substantial body of work, much of her earlier series addressing the intersection of our private and public selves. Her recent work in color is more personal— formal, painterly meditations of otherwise banal scenes, enlightening themes of “beauty, legibility, melancholy, and desire.”

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7–9SWITCH-A-ROOS CHILDREN’S CONSIGNMENT SALE

Baby Gap is cute, but it sure can get expensive. Enter the Switch-A-Roos consignment sale, with thousands upon thousands of gently used items for infants and children—and prices that keep your wallet happy. Whether you’re buying, selling, or stocking up for the new school year, this is one event you won’t want to miss.

TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Dr, Greenville. Fri, 9am–7pm; Sat, 9am–6pm; Sun, 10am–5pm. Free. switcharoosconsignment.com

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As part of Greenville County Recreation’s 2015 Dirt Series, the Paris Mountain 7K is the fifth of seven trail races held throughout the year. Wrapping its way around the natural beauty of Paris Mountain State Park, winning the 7K leg will bring you one step closer to being crowned Champion of the Dirt Series—an honor only bestowed upon those who participate in at least four of the scenic jogs through the Upstate’s most scenic parks.

Paris Mountain State Park, 201 State Park Rd, Greenville. $16 registration. gvltrackclub. clubexpress.com

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Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St, Asheville, NC. Sun, 7:30pm. $70-$80.

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RETURN: A 13 –16THE SPECTACULAR BEATLES TRIBUTE

When the Fab Four made the leap across the pond in 1964, almost no one could have predicted the ensuing hysteria as Beatlemania took hold.

More than five decades later, love for the Beatles still holds strong, and now a whole new generation of fans can delight in the music that defined several generations. The Return is a top-notch tribute performance, featuring nearly all of the band’s classic hits and even a few surprises along the way.

Greenville Little Theatre, 444 College St, Greenville. Thurs–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $35. (864) 2336238, greenvillelittletheatre.org

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L AKE LURE DI RTY DANCI NG FESTIVAL

You’ll have the time of your life at this celebration of the hit 1987 flick—much of which was filmed on the shores of Lake Lure itself. In honor of this place in history, the community hosts the two-day festival, the highlights of which include a screening of the film, watermelon games, and dance lessons.

And what Dirty Dancing Festival would be complete without a lake lift competition to recreate the iconic scene? Just don’t ever try to put Baby in the corner.

Morse Park Meadows, 2932 Memorial Hwy, Lake Lure, NC. Fri, 7–10pm; Sat, 9am–4pm. Fri, free; Sat, adults, $22; juniors, $12. dirtydancingfestival.weebly.com/

LURE 14–16 LAKE OLYMPIAD

Even if you’ll never make the cut for the real Olympics (mostly because you’d look like an intoxicated snail getting lapped by Usain Bolt), you can still show your stuff at this sports festival. This three-day Olympiad welcomes competitors of all ages to participate in events like the 10K dam run, Lake Lure triathlon, and “race to the rock.” And for the more leisurely sportsperson, golf and pickleball will also be on the roster.

Rumbling Bald Resort & Chimney Rock State Park, Lake Lure, NC. Fri–Sun, times vary. $10-$100 registration. (828) 429-9011, lakelureolympiad.com.

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The perfect complement to a hot summer evening? Why, a sultry, spicy serving of Latin music of course!

Formed in the late ’70s, Gipsy Kings have brought their unique brand of Western-infused tunes around the world and to the top of the charts with hits like “Bamboleo” and “Volare.” You can try to stay in your seat during the Gipsy Kings’ saucy live performance, but we’re sure it won’t be long till your feet start feeling that Latin Groove.

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Sat, 8pm. $40-$85.

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DERBY DAMES 15GREENVILLE VS. SOUL CITY SIRENS

Bruises, knee pads, and mouth guards may not quite be the things that little girls are made of, but the Greenville Derby Dames still make it look good. Stacy TOWN Feb 15.indd Cheer on your favorite rollergirl as they battle it out on the track with Augusta’s own Soul City Sirens in a fast-paced, high-octane competition. There may be a few bumps and definitely a few bruises, but once you’ve had your first taste of roller derby, you’ll certainly be back for more.

Skateland USA, 7514 White Horse Rd, Greenville. Advance, $10; door, $12. greenvillederbydames.com

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Furman professor Terri Bright shows new work at the Metropolitan Arts Center gallery.

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19–20 CAROLINA PANTHERS SCRIMMAGE

The Carolinas’ team brings it home to the Wofford Terriers’ stadium in Spartanburg, offering fans a free opportunity to take in some preseason pigskin action. The Panthers are set to host the Miami Dolphins in this joint practice/scrimmage in both Wednesday’s and Thursday’s matches, which will be a lead-up to the August 22nd game at Bank of America Stadium.

Gibbs Stadium, 429 N Church St, Spartanburg. 8:30–11am. Free. panthers.com

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Nothing says South Carolina like good shagging music down by the Reedy River. Enter these Beach Music Hall of Famers, whose full horn section and vibrant beachy sound have made them favorites at festivals across the United States. Rock along with hits like “Good Time Music,” “Shama Lama Ding Dong,” and “Rescue Me” as you dance the night away. You may not be on the coast, but it’s close enough.

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MUTT STRUT Sat, Aug 22 8:30 a.m.

Grab your pooch and come out to this 2-mile Swamp Rabbit Trail run to benefit the Greenville Humane Society.

TD Stage at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Fri, 8pm. $20-$35.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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Williamston’s own downtown festival is the perfect send-off to summer, featuring plenty of activities that the whole family can enjoy.

The annual event will be headlined by local country music hero Austin Webb, but that’s not all the Spring Water Festival has to offer. Crafts, displays, auto shows, food vendors, and other live entertainment will be on hand for visitors.

121 W Main St, Williamston. Fri, 6–10pm; Sat, 10am–8pm. Free. springwaterfestival.com

ASHEVILLE WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL

It comes as no surprise that Asheville is sitting pretty on a scene of culinary greatness. Fortunately for us, the city is a mere stone’s throw away.

Kicking off with the Prohibition-style ELIXIR cocktail event and guided neighborhood tour on Thursday, the event carries on throughout the weekend with Friday’s dessert-centric SWEET event in the historic Grove Arcade and a Grand Tasting for foodies on Saturday.

US Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St, Asheville, NC. $45-$70. (828) 7778916, ashevillewineandfood.com

22BEACH BALL

One of the Upstate’s signature pre–Labor Day events, the Beach Ball is a delightful melange of live music, signature eats, and unique entertainment. In addition to cocktails

presents

WEST GREENVILLE IN PRINT An Exhibition of Prints by the People of Greenville’s West Side

in partnership with

On View July 7 - August 28 The Center for Visual Arts-Greenville 1278 Pendleton Street in the Village of West Greenville Brought to you by generous support from

Richard and Gwen Heusel

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The Graham Foundation

and cuisine provided by Coffee Underground, Roost, City Scape Winery, and Thomas Creek Brewery, the Ball will also include fine liquor tastings, a cigar bar, and a surprise live act. The best part? All proceeds will towards numerous nonprofit organizations designed to aid children and families in need.

The Hartness Estate, 200 County Rd 1000, Greenville.

Sat, 7pm. $100. (864) 334-6223, beachballfoundation.org

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MUTT STRUT

Man’s best friend is often the first to cuddle after a long workday or turn a blind eye when we eat in an entire pizza in one sitting.

Now, it’s our turn to give back by participating in the 4th Annual Mutt Strut. The Mutt Strut benefits the Greenville Humane Society and invites runners of all ages (and legs) to take on two miles of natural scenery along the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Post-race, contestants can visit a vendor village of local goods and a special Canine Corner.

Cleveland Park, Downtown Greenville. Sat, 8:30am. $25-$35 registration. ghsmuttstrut.com

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DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS

Now well into their tenth year together, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors have made their mark on the music industry with a gritty cocktail of Southern music. Having

opened for some of the genre’s most prominent names, the band is now taking their place in the spotlight on the TD Stage. The rootsy rockers are famous for their dynamic live shows, and they’re sure to bring it all out front and center for a riproaring night of rock-and-roll.

TD Stage at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Thurs, 8pm. $20-$35. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

27– Sept 7

UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA STAIR FAIR There are only a few places in the world where it’s socially acceptable to stuff your face with a funnel cake and eight corn dogs. Sure, this year’s festival will be loaded with favorites like the Ferris wheel, magic shows, and a petting zoo, but the brave at heart can also take in a Bengal Tiger Encounter and the motorcyclist’s Globe of Death. So go ahead, wedge a few more wads of cotton candy in those cheeks. It is the fair after all.

Upper SC State Fairgrounds, 3800 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley. Open weekdays at 4pm; weekends, 12pm. Admission, $7. upperscstatefair.com

28 CHOP! CANCER

Eighteen local celebrities and Upstate community leaders are here to take cancer to the cutting

board—literally. CHOP! Cancer is an amateur cooking competition raising funds to support the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance. Buy a ticket to enjoy cocktails and dinner while watching these chefs assemble culinary creations that feature cancer-fighting ingredients. Can’t make the event? Go online to vote for your favorite chef, become a sponsor, and help spread the word with #CHOPcancerSC. TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Dr, Greenville. Fri, 6pm. Tickets, $125; online vote, $10 each. (864) 255-5010, chopcancerupstate.com

28–30 SHE GREENVILLE

A celebration of all things fierce and fabulous, SHE Greenville invites women of every age to join in the fun at the “ultimate girls’ weekend.” Indulge your inner shopper at the vendor marketplace, pick up tips on planning the perfect dinner event at the Culinary Stage, or get crafty at any one of the local artist workshops. And don’t miss the famed SHE Greenville fashion shows, where you can find plenty of cutting-edge inspiration for your next wardrobe makeover.

TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Dr, Greenville. Fri– Sat, 10am–6pm; Sun, 11am– 5pm. Adults, $8; juniors, $4. shegreenville.com

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The Cliffs At Keowee Falls

5BR, 5BATH · MLS#20151606 · $2,149,000 Justin Winter Sotheby’s International Realty Patti Shull (864) 985-2980 JustinWinter.com

116 Chatsworth Rd

6BR, 6BATH · MLS#1299387 · $1,270,000 Blackstream Real Estate Shannon Donahoo (864) 329-7345 blackstreamrealestate.com

29 Weatherby

5BR, 3.5BATH · MLS#1299352 · $819,000

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298 Sunrise Valley Road

160 Duffs Mountain Rd.

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5BR, 4BATH · MLS#1304510 · $595,000 The Marchant Company Anne Marchant (864) 420-0009 MarchantCo.com

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peculating on the meaning of a piece of art can be one of the most engaging aspects of a gallery visit. Eyes scan back and forth across the colored fibers of canvas, searching for symbolism imposed by the artist. While preconceived notions tend to guide us through our interpretation, LeWitt urges his audience to do the opposite with his work. In his typical blend of minimalism and conceptualism, his wall drawings challenge our expectation for deeper meaning. Follow the lines as they bounce through the gallery, stretch the lengths of the walls, and form the boundaries for blocks of color. The construction of the piece is its focus, and pattern is its form. Abandon all ideas of a hidden message, because according to the artist, there is none.

—Alec Hernández

Sol LeWitt: Creating Place is an ongoing exhibit at the Asheville Art Museum, located at 2 S Pack Sq, Asheville, NC. The museum is open Tues–Sat, 10am–5pm; and Sun, 1–5pm. The cost of admission is $8 for adults; $7 for students and seniors; and free for children under five.

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Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing # 618, 2014, bands of lines in four directions with color ink washes superimposed, color ink wash. Courtesy of the Asheville Art Museum/Sol LeWitt Foundation

Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings invite viewers to focus on form rather than function

Life is Better at the Lake It’s time to do more than just dream of owning a house on the lake.

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