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The difference between working with other realty firms and Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty …is like Night and Day. Our Buyer and Seller Clients’ Interests Come First, Always. Moving this Spring? Us too! Meet with us, Day or Night, at the Coolest Building in Downtown Greenville, SC. One McDaniel Greene, Greenville, SC 29601 864-297-3450 | www.jha-sothebysrealty.com
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NorthPointe –– NORTHPOINTE ––
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Creating a new vibrant pedestrian neighborhood off Stone Avenue.
The premier shopping and dining destination in Greenville, S.C.
Located at the Stone Avenue, North Church Street and Wade Hampton intersection will be transformed into downtown Greenville’s next highly coveted walking neighborhood community. Features: both residential and retail opportunities – shops, cafes, and an anchor grocer.
Boasting 13 hotels and a cluster of restaurant selections, this property is ideal for the business traveler alike. Businesses in the Pelham@85 area also benefit from multiple corporate headquarters, major offices, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and the MeSa Soccer Complex.
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Building on 90 Years of Tradition From land management to commercial real estate to creating unique properties that support and nurture the development of community, CRH is a firm believer in purposeful design with our end-user in mind.
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The only business flex park located off Haywood Road. Overlooking the runway of Greenville’s Downtown Airport, Haywood Ridge is the newest office/warehouse park. Located off Haywood Road with convenient access to I-385, the two buildings will host approximately 47,000 sf each of available space. Phase 1 building is complete, Phase 2 is in the planning stage.
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continuing role we play in developing Greenville. While putting our tenants and the public as our number one priority.” – Rece Morgan, CEO Central Realty Holdings
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Steeple Chase: Catch a completely unobstructed view of the Holy City from The Dewberry’s rooftop, just off the Rivers Room, which is named for the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, as well as the L. Mendel Rivers Federal Building, which the hotel now occupies. For more, see “Refinement Reborn,” page 60. Photograph courtesy of The Dewberry
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Luxury Service at Every Price Point 23 ACRE EQUESTRIAN ESTATE
275 Montgomery Drive, Spartanburg $2,750,000 | MLS#1350714 Damian Hall Group 828-808-8305
117 Fern Springs Way, Cliffs Valley $1,999,000 | MLS#1363349 John "Clark" Kent 864-784-9918
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120 E Round Hill Road, Green Valley $1,460,000 | MLS#1360958 Shannon Donahoo 864-329-7345
570 Lawson Fork Road, Inman $1,895,500 | MLS#1346112 John "Clark" Kent 864-784-9918 DOWNTOWN CONDO
35 Wild Turkey Court, Cliffs Valley $1,175,000 | MLS#1364444 John "Clark" Kent 864-784-9918
121 Rhett Street, Unit 305, Rhett Street $798,500 | MLS#1361175 Cheyenne Kozaily 864-999-1959
29 The Cliffs Parkway, Cliffs at Glassy $719,000 | MLS#1347249 John "Clark" Kent 864-784-9918
5 Autumn View Ridge, Natures Watch $699,000 | MLS#1346304 Lonnie Adamson 864-385-4659
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30 Tilley Road, Cleveland $730,000 | MLS#1355490 John “Clark” Kent 864-784-9918 Michael Mumma 864-238-2542
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120 Plantation Drive, Woodruff $674,900 | MLS#1362902 Damian Hall Group 828-808-8305
1 Little Boulder Drive, Cliffs at Glassy $579,900 | MLS#1363885 Andy Overgaard 828-803-8305
457 Pimlico Road, Gower Estates $549,900 | MLS#1361791 Michael Mumma 864-238-2542
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311 Meyers Drive, Augusta Road $499,900 | MLS#1363354 Kris Cawley 864-516-6580 UNDER CONTRACT
104 Park Hill Drive, Greer $374,500 | MLS#1362931 Kennie Norris 864-608-0865
500 Hudders Creek Way, Hudders Creek $316,000 | MLS#1361617 Jen De Groot 864-380-0240
236 Grandmont Court, Charleston Walk $469,000 | MLS#1361519 Holly May 864-640-1959 UNDER CONTRACT
204 Pleasantwater Court, Riverbend Estates $399,900 | MLS#1365194 Tim Heatley 864-561-1489 UNDER CONTRACT
8 Peters Brook Court, Kilgore Farms $364,900 | MLS#1364107 Lisa Briganti 864-616-1499
231 Franklin Oaks Lane, Franklin Meadow $329,900 | MLS#1364391 Michael Mumma 864-238-2542
105 Shefford Court, Silverleaf $292,000 | MLS#1356748 Erin Colman 864-940-9709
12 Verdana Court, Morning Mist $279,900 | MLS#1362752 Erin Colman 864-940-9709
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301 Briarwood Drive, Holly Tree $272,500 | MLS#1364824 Lana Smith 864-608-8313
18 Slow Creek Drive, Allisons Meadow $249,900 | MLS#1364050 Kennie Norris 864-608-0865
212 Brockman Avenue, San Souci Heights $222,000 | MLS#1360226 Kris Cawley 864-516-6580
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Looks like a once-in-a-lifetime round. But it’s actually just another glorious Spring afternoon on your home course. That’s the rare beauty of The Cliffs. This legendary collection of seven private lake and mountain club communities, only minutes from Greenville, offers the very best of the Carolina mountains. From the four season climate and southern hospitality to year-round golf by legends like Fazio, Nicklaus and Player and the like-minded who enthusiastically call The Cliffs home, all seven clubs are yours to enjoy with a single membership.
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Contents 14 EDITOR’S LETTER 23 THE LIST See, hear, read, react. The month’s must-dos.
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Pics of the litter: Upcountry fêtes & festivities.
SPEED OF LIGHT
From dance to theatre to creative writing—five graduating students at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities shoot for stardom. / by Scott Gould // photography by Paul Mehaffey
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COVER: We commissioned Charleston illustrator, and frequent TOWN contributor, Timothy Banks to create our May Issue cover. For more on the artist, see “Monster’s Ball,” page 58. Artwork by Timothy Banks
Timothy Banks creates endearing, acclaimed illustrations; The Dewberry Hotel is a midcentury marvel; Moody Black’s word artistry ignites and inspires; Yuri Tsuzuki sculpts powerful stories; Indigo Flow Studio & Art Gallery grounds you; Louisville, Kentucky, brings more than bourbon to the table; and more.
THIS PAGE: Robert Mason, a SCGSAH senior, sets his sights on Juilliard. For more, see “Speed of Light,” page 106. Photograph by Paul Mehaffey
SPORT 87 TOWN Hailing from Greenville-Pickens
Speedway royalty, Rookie of the Year racer Colby Howard cuts a new path on the track.
CENTRAL 93 STYLE Slip into spring styles with a sassy pair of pumps; protect yourself with allnatural, eco-friendly sunscreens.
BEA WRIGHT 98 MS. Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes, cape not included.
ABOUT TOWN 100 MAN When confronted by the paranormal,
The Man contends with his inner self.
ESSAY 102 TOWN Once upon a midnight dreary, a
young poet decided to teach a new generation to write poems, one workshop at a time.
125 EAT & DRINK
Hare & Field hops to TR with elevated bar bites; impress your brunch squad with alternative sips; this ginger kombucha cocktail makes quite a splash—with or without spirits.
133 DINING GUIDE 142 TOWNSCENE Got plans? You do now. 152 SECOND GLANCE
Artisphere introduces emerging artists Michelle Jardines and Erin Stuart to the festival lineup.
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Alchemy Comedy Theater offers more than a quick laugh—this band of improv masters unites audiences and performers alike with their authentic hilarity. / by John Jeter // photography by Eli Warren
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EDITOR’S
Letter May Highlights Refinement Reborn
Curated luxury, elegant eats, and skyline scenes await at The Dewberry Charleston: page 60
Wonder Woman
Yuri Tsuzuki sculpts symbols of hope and rejuvenation for the Cancer Survivors Park: page 64
Birds in the Hand
South Carolina poet Ray McManus offers a poem about our domestic experience: page 74
Photograph by Chelsey A shford
Bourbon Legend
Super / Natural
A trip to Louisville, Kentucky, delivers more than horses and whiskey—the city brims with eclectic culture, fine food, and art: page 80
Jokes on Them
The funny folks at Alchemy Comedy Theater know a thing or two about having a good time: page 120
Pub Grub
Hare & Field hits the TR dining scene with elevated comfort cuisine: page 126
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few weeks ago, author and frequent TOWN contributor Scott Gould came to me with an idea. He wanted to honor the South Carolina Governor’s School of the Arts & Humanities’ top graduating students in dance, drama, creative writing, music, and visual art. Because Gould teaches creative writing at the Governor’s School, I thought it fitting for him to pen it. And because light is an evocative symbol of talent, thought, and excellence, we decided to use it prominently in the student portraits, with Paul Mehaffey masterfully executing the photography. “Speed of Light” (page 106) tells where these students have been and where they’re going, thanks to those who recognized a glint of their talent. With each edition of TOWN, we aim to go better and brighter than the last, sharing new ideas, experiences, and voices. For our annual arts issue, we present a mix of creatives who aren’t only dazzling by trade, but who are also using their work to amplify the lives of others, to break barriers, and to change the status quo. Art does that. Artists are like superheroes. They expose us to new ways of thinking, to things beautiful and moving. They see life in alternative ways. They feel it more keenly. They are like conduits of spirit, channeling emotions into physical being, into experiences that delight us, calm us, or challenge us. With our illustrated cover and the stories within, we suggest that artists are larger than life and touched with special gifts that move us in extraordinary ways. They may not leap tall buildings in a single bound, but their talents often defy logic. We are inspired by inspired people. And that’s a wonderful thing.
Blair Knobel, Editor-in-Chief blair@towncarolina.com
Photograph by Paul Mehaffey
Art director and photograper Paul Mehaffey creates the special effects in our feature story, “Speed of Light,” page 106.
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AMAZING GRACE
David Drake, circa 1800 to circa 1870 storage vessel, 1857 alkaline-glazed stoneware inscribed: Aug 16, 1857, Dave I wonder where is all my relation Friendship to all and every nation
I wonder where is all my relation Friendship to all and every nation Experience the powerful story of David Drake, an enslaved AfricanAmerican who worked as a “turner” in several pottery manufacturing facilities in South Carolina’s Edgefield District. Drake, who was known only as “Dave” before 1865, learned to both read and write, dangerous and even illegal skills for a slave to possess. Drake openly expressed his literacy by inscribing original poems on many of the utilitarian works he created. The identities of millions of enslaved African-Americans, whose talents and labor supported the development of American culture, were overlooked or disregarded by recorded history. Through the modest wares handcrafted and inscribed by David Drake, at least one remarkable voice remains to speak on behalf of the lives and stories irretrievably lost.
Greenville County Museum of Art
The GCMA is home to the largest institutional collection of pottery vessels by David Drake, including single-handle jugs, storage jars, pitchers, a syrup jug, and a rare butter churn.
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THE MORE YOU LOOK THE MORE YOU SEE Named one of South Carolina’s “10 Best Attractions,” by 2018 USA TODAY 10Best and as one of the Top Three Things to Do in Greenville by U.S. News & World Report Travel, the Greenville County Museum of Art is home to the world’s largest public collection of watercolors by renowned American artist Andrew Wyeth. When you visit the GCMA, you’ll discover a carefully curated selection of American art, including one of the world’s best institutional collections of works by America’s most acclaimed living artist, Jasper Johns. The museum’s unrivaled Southern Collection highlights a collection of clay vessels created by the enslaved potter David Drake and one of the country’s largest collections outside the Smithsonian of paintings by William H. Johnson. And admission is always free! Learn more at gcma.org.
Greenville County Museum of Art
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gcma.org Sam Gilliam, born 1933 Carousel Merge 4, 1971 acrylic on canvas
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WHAT ARTISTIC TALENT DO YOU HAVE OR WISH YOU HAD?
BLAIR KNOBEL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF blair@towncarolina.com Paul Mehaffey ART DIRECTOR Laura Linen STYLE EDITOR
Both of my grandmothers sang professionally. Supposed to skip a generation. I can’t sing a lick. Wish I could.
I wish I had musical talent, hands down.
Abby Moore Keith ASSISTANT EDITOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ruta Fox M. Linda Lee Steven Tingle STEPHANIE TROTTER Jac Valitchka
Can’t draw, can’t paint. Can make a mean mixed tape perfect for road trips.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mary Cathryn Armstrong, Kathryn Davé, Polly Gaillard, SCOTT GOULD, John Jeter, Ray McManus & Jennifer Oladipo
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I’d give up a vital organ if I could suddenly sing.
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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS & DESIGNERS Chelsey Ashford, Timothy Banks, Robin Batina-Lewis, David & Sarah Bonner, Jack Connolly, Will Crooks, Jivan Davé, Whitney Fincannon, Polly Gaillard, Joel German, Jason Massey & Eli Warren
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I’m musically trained in four different instruments!
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Belvedere Palace New Weimar by Curt Hermann
“I highly recommend Leah! We know several realtors in the area and interviewed a few before deciding to go with Leah. She is very responsive and thorough, as well as a great negotiator. We have worked with other agents in the past and Leah was by far the best realtor we have worked with” — Liz & Daniel M. “We just closed on our new condo and are thrilled. We have Matt to thank for this and we recommend him highly” — Mr. & Mrs. O. “WE THINK LEAH IS AWESOME! VERY RESPONSIVE WITH ALL COMMUNICATION AND EVEN WORKED UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO SUBMIT OUR CONTRACT. THIS GAL DOES HER HOMEWORK AND IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT COMPS AND THE LOCAL AREA. SHE IS VERY PERSONABLE AND PROFESSIONAL. IT’S OBVIOUS SHE LOVES HER JOB AND GENUINELY CARED ABOUT HELPING US FIND OUR HOME. THANK YOU LEAH!” — Durell “Matt served us very well as a realtor. He was very professional, had great suggestions for preparing our house for the market, and helped us price our house to sell” — Brad & Laura B.
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WOODFIN RIDGE 524 World Tour Drive—Executive custom home located in (gated) The Creeks. Open floor plan with stunning views of golf course (situated at #2 green). Owners suite is separated with 3 other bedrooms on opposite side of the home. Full finished basement (2,600+ sf) with second kitchen, outfitted and upgraded concisely to the architectural rendering (could easily double as in-law suite, teen retreat, guest quarters, etc.)
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Featured Listings May 2018
GLENS AT ROPER 304 Limerick Court
RIVER RESERVE 305 Stono Court—Minutes from GHS and Downtown Greenville. Custom
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MLS#1360270 Carole Atkison • 864-787-1067
built 5BR/4.5BA home in desirable gated community. Open Floor plan plus screened porch. Cul-De-Sac lot. Lots of community amenities including Jr. Olympic Sized Pool and Clubhouse. Everything you would expect in an executive home like this!
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MLS#1362942 Twila Kingsmore • 864-525-6665
CHEROKEE VALLEY 14 Laurelcrest Lane
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MLS#1363217 Tim Keagy • 864-905-3304
SPAULDING FARM 521 Spaulding Lake Drive—Beautiful 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath overlooking Spaulding Lake. Large finished basement.
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MLS#1364325 Margaret Marcum • 864-420-3125
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MLS#1361657 John L Rathbun • 864-640-0202
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300 Tanoak Court—Luxury is in the Details. And 300 Tanoak built by Galloway Custom Homes proves that point at every turn! From the unique ceiling treatment in the Great Room and the stained barrel ceiling in the Master Suite to the well appointed gourmet kitchen, this home offers a package that no sophisticated buyer can resist.
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JAMES TAYLOR AND HIS ALL-STAR BAND With over five decades in the music industry, singer/songwriter James Taylor has enchanted fans all over the world with hits like “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Carolina in My Mind,” and countless others. Now the artist is joined by legendary blues songbird Bonnie Raitt and Taylor’s All-Star Band, a fitting title for the group of multitalented musicians that includes “Blue” Lou Marini and guitarist Michael Landau, who tackle a variety of instruments throughout the performance. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Sat, May 19, 7:30pm. $75-$111. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com
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BLUE RIDGE FEST
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Interested in joining the biggest classic-car cruisein that the Upstate has to offer? Then motor on over to this annual festival, where retro rides, shagging, and prize raffles create the perfect opportunity to give back to community charities. Beginning in 1998, Blue Ridge Fest has become the gathering spot for good times and good fun for all; kicking off with the cruise-in, the evening will also feature live beach music with headliners the Spinners, Jim Quick & Coastline, and Magic.
Proving that big things really do come in small packages, comedian Katt Williams has built a successful stand-up career simply by telling the truth. Williams recently launched his “11:11 RNS World Tour” and is bringing the pain (laughing pains, that is) to the Upstate. With his trademark outlandish outfits, quick wit, and a flip of the hair, Williams is guaranteed to have you howling long after the stage lights go dim. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Fri, May 11, 8pm. $60-$109. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com
Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, 734 W Main St, Pickens. Fri, May 4, 5:30–10pm. Adults, $20-$25; ages 7-12, $12-$15; under 6, free. blueridgefest.com
ARTISPHERE A celebration and open marketplace of handcrafted, visual, and live arts, Greenville’s signature springtime event has been touted as one of the best in the country. Downtown’s streets are flooded with colorful, nationally recognized artists of every talent, and the weekend schedule is chock-full of musical performances, demos, culinary arts, and exciting interactive exhibits. Downtown Greenville. May 11–13. Fri, noon–8pm; Sat, 10am–8pm; Sun, 11am–6pm. Free. (864) 271-9398, artisphere.org
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Locations, times vary. May 17–20, Thurs–Sun. $10-$80. pgatour.com/webcom/tournaments/bmw-charity-pro-ampresented-by-synnex-corporation.html
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Ever wonder what makes organic wine different from the conventionally produced bottles? Come hear how organic vino is crafted and taste the difference at this Slow Food Upstate event. Slow Food Upstate is a chapter of Slow Food USA, an organization forwarding food systems based on principles of high quality and taste, environmental sustainability, and social justice. Guests will sample five wines from Spain, France, and Argentina at the new Wine XPress in Five Forks. Wine XPress, 202 Scuffletown Rd, Simpsonville. Tues, May 1, 6:30pm. $20. (864) 2836049, brownpapertickets.com/event/3399033
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Check out and cheer on the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities’ youth Wind Ensemble at this free concert. The dual percussion and brass winds performance will include works by Australian composer Percy Grainger, Russia’s Igor Stravinsky, and Dr. Stephen Taylor in a special presentation of George Gershwin’s 1924 piano/jazz combo Rhapsody in Blue.
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Spoleto Festival USA Established in 1977 as a sister festival to Italy’s Festival dei Due Mondi, the Holy City’s iteration has transformed into one of America’s top performing-arts celebrations. Housed in a variety of locations—theaters, recital halls, gardens, playhouses, parks, churches, and the ilk—the popular festival invites renowned artists from around the globe to share their culture with the South. Slated on this year’s dynamic entertainment lineup are productions in dance, opera, music, theater, acrobatics, and much more. Charleston. May 25–June 10. Locations, times vary. Prices vary. (843) 579-3100, spoletousa.org May 2018 S
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Bell Tower Ball February 24, 2018 This annual event at the TD Convention Center celebrated and acknowledged the accomplishments of the members of the Furman community, alumni, corporate partners, and friends of the university for their exceptional professional achievements. The honored recipients were Frank Holleman, Bear Rinehart, Madeline Rogero, Chris Borch, Piedmont Natural Gas, Ellen and John Yates, and Kathy McKinney.
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Fashion with a Passion was held at Avenue in downtown Greenville on a beautiful March night, in support of Safe Harbor, which serves victims of domestic violence and their children. Local boutiques came together to present a fashion show of the latest spring styles. The event included live painting, a live auction, and a compelling story presentation from a domestic violence survivor. Delicious eats and drinks were provided. By Bonfire Visuals
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Carolina Music Museum Preview March 23, 2018 More than 150 guests had the opportunity to encounter the Carolina Music Museum’s historic collection at a preview reception before the grand opening. Three musicians from the Historic Keyboard Program in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, including the chair of the program, Andrew Willis, played several of the historic instruments throughout the evening. The event featured remarks by Dr. Thomas Strange, the artistic director and curator of the collection.
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a setup. James got down on a knee, asking her to be his Valentine, permanently. A photographer friend who had sent the email request to April was lying in the grass ready to capture the proposal. A few other friends were in on the surprise, too, and made special reservations for the couple that night in Asheville. Being outside was something the photographers treasured, so when they discovered an arch during their forest explorations, they knew they’d
Wood You Be Mine: Being outside is something April and James treasure. They carried this passion wholeheartedly into their wedding day with a ceremony in North Carolina’s DuPont Forest.
found their ceremony spot. The wedding took place in DuPont Forest, fulfilling their wish to stand among the trees surrounded by friends and family. Everything they needed was right in front of them. April and James now reside in Easley, South Carolina, and travel the world capturing couples in love. SHEILA NOLT PHOTOGRAPHY
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Kaley Steele and Michael Powell December 9, 2017 Kaley Steele and Michael Powell met in college while at Clemson University, and reconnected a few years after graduation in Columbia while tailgating at a University of South Carolina game. They were both taken aback by the other’s pretended support of the Gamecocks. Of course their shared love of Tiger football prevailed, and the two started dating soon after. But the first few years were no picnic. The relationship was long-distance while Kaley studied for her master’s in Charleston and Michael worked in Columbia. Six years later during a week on the Isle of Palms, Kaley thought she was planning a Lowcountry boil and had invited some friends. Little did she know that Michael had another plan for the evening, with a sunset proposal on the top deck of the beach house. Afterwards, they celebrated with friends and family. On a snowy December day in Greenville, the two were married at Westminster Presbyterian Church with a reception at Green Valley Country Club. The couple now lives in Greenville; Kaley is the strategic projects director at Greenville Health System, and Michael is a sales account manager at ColorMasters. LAUREN MILLER PHOTOGRAPHY
Julie Wills & Gary Nelson Jr. October 14, 2017 College is a great place to make new friends, but what about new lovers? Julie Wills and Gary Nelson Jr. met at Furman University, bonding over their passion for classic movies. After graduation they lost touch, but on reuniting at a football game in 2009, the two became inseparable. While the first years of their relationship were hard with Gary traveling for work, the two persevered, and after eight years, Gary planned a sneaky proposal on the Liberty Bridge downtown. Julie was in total shock—they were supposed to be meeting coworkers for drinks. After she said yes, the newly engaged duo headed to Rick Erwin’s and then on to a magical night at the Aloft Hotel. The ceremony was held at Glassy Mountain Chapel at The Cliffs at Glassy. For their save-the-date, the two recreated the Mr. and Mrs. Smith movie cover, one of the classic films they’d bonded over so many years ago. Julie’s father, who would always ask “Did I tell you I love you today?”, had a serious heart attack the year before the wedding, so Julie fittingly planned the father/daughter dance to be “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You.” Julie is a plus model and works as QPS program manager at AFL global telecommunications; Gary is in sales at ScanSource. RED APPLE TREE PHOTOGRAPHY
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imothy Banks has monsters in his head. They come to life in his book, Monsters in Charleston, published in 2017. The creatures visit sites like the Battery and Folly Beach and tour the Holy City. And like his favorite artist, Maurice Sendak, author of the 1963 children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, Banks’s monsters are lovable and endearing giants that one wouldn’t mind having as pets. Banks, originally from Asheville, North Carolina, professes, “In addition to my parents, TV also raised me. At five-years-old, I began drawing Disney characters from TV cartoons. I didn’t know I could become an artist, but I knew I needed to draw. I drew in school and even in church. I used tithing envelopes to draw something during the service,” he recounts with a laugh. “In the 1980s and ’90s, I watched pop culture on channels like Nickelodeon, and these cartoons seemed to open the door to me as an artist.” As an undergraduate student at Bob Jones University, Banks was hired as a staff illustrator at the university while pursuing a degree in painting and drawing. He graduated from BJU in 2000 to immediately move on to a graduate program at Savannah College of Art & Design, where he received an MFA in illustration. Banks hit the ground running after graduation with editorial illustration work. In 2009, he settled in Charleston with his wife and family and by 2017 acquired representation with the prestigious Shannon Associates in New York. He now works with clients like Nike, Paste and TOWN magazines, Egmont, Faber & Faber, and Nickelodeon.
As an editorial illustrator, Banks allows the assignment to influence his artistic decisions. He admits that his book illustrations allow him more control over the creative process and these projects are more his personal vision and individual style. He states that “at times I straddle two or three universes artistically, but I’m always pushing myself to try something new.” At first, his illustrations appear to be laborious hand-drawn efforts, but in actuality, they are laborious efforts of his Photoshop skills. They are digital paintings. He equates “pen in hand to digital painting with a tablet and mouse.” His flair for color and line, coupled with incredibly detailed storytelling in illustration, isn’t easier or less time-consuming with the computer, only more realistic with tight editorial deadlines. The digital images are crisp and great for the four-color printing processes of books, posters, magazines—where his work is seen in the world. Although Banks paints digitally, he claims, “I strive to maintain a resemblance to my hand-drawn illustrations in all my work.” And he does. There is a timeless quality to Banks’s work. His illustrations create a bridge between past and present. He states, “I don’t try to include a sense of nostalgia in my work, but it makes sense that it’s there—my past influences are certainly there.” Now, at forty years old, Banks is excited about more editorial and book projects and the wealth of thoughts and ideas he brings to his work from his past, including the monsters in his head. He humbly says, “I feel very fortunate as an artist. I love what I do. How many people can say that?”
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The Dewberry Hotel in Charleston is more than a stay—it’s an experience / by Blair Knobel
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here is an art to amplifying a moment, which John Dewberry intimately understands. Whether as quarterback of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, manning his commercial real estate firm, Dewberry Capital, or transforming one of Charleston’s most iconic buildings into a five-star luxury escape, Dewberry isn’t an average player. The Dewberry is an experience and continuation of the past: of the land it rests on, the structure it occupies, and its new tale of exquisite accommodations, service, and first-class amenities. It’s the story of Dewberry, himself—his near-obsessive effort to include historical elements, artistic layers, and Charleston-only touches in every nook and marble-laden cranny—and his desire to honor his father, Gary Dewberry, by naming the hotel in his memory, as well as the fathers and daughters of Charleston’s former glory.
That past is alive and well inside (and out) of the hotel, where the catalogue of symbolic references and intricate details is almost as fine as a Carolina beach. Peeling back these layers isn’t necessary to enjoying the space, but, like being in the home of a careful curator, the surprises and special touches endear guests to the place. The hotel occupies the former L. Mendel Rivers Federal Building, commissioned by President John F. Kennedy before his death in 1963. When Hurricane Floyd roared through Charleston in 1999, it damaged the property, which officially closed and stayed unoccupied, and decaying, for nearly a decade. Enter John Dewberry in 2008, who bought the building with the intention of transforming it into a luxury hotel. Though at times derided for the length of time he spends on projects, Dewberry got the last laugh, opening the five-star property in 2016—after a $77 million renovation— with Charleston’s upper King Street area hot and thriving. Its midcentury design, hundreds of floor-to-ceiling windows, and refurbished exterior embody The Dewberry’s formidable history and sterling future, all at once.
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Time & Again: From its midcentury throwbacks to modern-day accents, The Dewberry invites guests to revel in history while also making their own; (opposite top left) the lobby includes a brass map of Charleston created by local artist Peyton Avrett, and Poul Kjærholm sofas; (opposite bottom left) the brass bar of the award-winning Living Room lounge (right); (opposite, right) the hotel fronts Meeting Street directly across from Marion Square; (bottom, right) The Dewberry boasts 155 rooms, 24 of which are corner suites called Charleston Flats.
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My room is a revelation. Upon entering the Charleston Flat, one of 24 corner suites in the 155-room hotel, I gasp. Late afternoon light floods the space, catching fire to goldenhued curtains and a prismatic chandelier, its 511 square feet nearly all windows and a western-facing view. What shocks me is the Citadel Square Baptist Church’s steeple right beside my room, seemingly so close it appears at arm’s length. Another steeple, that of St. Matthews Lutheran Church across Marion Square on King Street, is perfectly framed by my bathroom window, providing an apropos backdrop for the near-holy, deep-soaking tub right beside it. While pages could be written on the bathroom, crafted in marble that Dewberry and his wife, Jaimie, discovered in Danby, Vermont, my room’s added touches are certainly worth mention: a king-size bed enrobed in sheets by posh Irish linen company, Liddell; a sitting area (and liquor selection) straight out of Don Draper’s dreams, with Danish midcentury furniture and a television console codesigned by New York’s Workstead design shop and Studio Dewberry; and an elegant Stickley armoire with a clever story. The armoires in each room reflect seventeenthcentury Charleston, when homeowners would be taxed per bedroom. Because bedrooms were defined based on closets, armoires became the fashion for hiding clothing while also keeping taxes at bay. Spartanburg artist Becca Barnet created the floral pattern on the armoires, with details of plants
indigenous to Charleston and the South. Artists William Halsey, Douglas Balentine, Thomas Swanston, and more, feature throughout the hotel, each creator intentionally selected by Dewberry. The Living Room, the hotel’s award-winning cocktail lounge directly off the cherrypaneled lobby, entices me out of my suite. Led by cocktail wunderkind Ryan Casey, the lounge, with salvaged wood flooring from a Virginia tobacco barn and Danish midcentury furniture, was recently named 2018 Cocktail Bar of the Year by Imbibe magazine, and it stands to reason, with its focus on dark liquor, hand-stamped ice cubes, and deft execution of both signatures and classics. I enjoyed two gin-based drinks along with a plate of deviled eggs, an option of several bar bites supplied by inhouse restaurant Henrietta’s, where I had dinner later. In Dewberry fashion, Henrietta’s takes its name partly from Henrietta Rag (a daughter of Joseph Rag, on whose land the hotel now sits) and Mendel Rivers’s mother. Offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the restaurant is locally sourced and French-influenced—think exceptional steak frites by night and lobster omelets by day. Admittedly, it was difficult to leave The Dewberry, and I don’t mean for good. It was hard to break just for lunch, a walk down Meeting Street, and even for dinner at one of Charleston’s best restaurants. John Dewberry’s creation is the essence of Charleston sophistication and Southern hospitality—a hotel that feels like home and blissfully beyond it. The Dewberry, 334 Meeting St, Charleston. (843) 558-8000, thedewberrycharleston.com M AY 2 0 1 8 / 6 1
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Mover, Shaker, Speaker From empowering local youth to competing on a national stage, slam poet Moody Black ignites his audience with the healing power of words / by Jac Valitchka // photograph by Will Crooks
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appiness is a choice,” declares poet and spoken word artist, Moody Black. His smile is as broad as is he tall, and his laugh, which usually follows, feels like a bear hug. “So this happened to you, okay, go cry in your room, write what you gotta write, but get up tomorrow and fight. You gotta fight!” Spoken like the son of a professional boxer, which, as Robert Mullins, Jr., he is. But under the moniker Moody Black, he is a self-described motivational artist, and fights to create a shift in the hearts, minds, and consciences of others—especially the youngest among us. And as much, or as little, as these words can tell you about his life, Black’s own words do it better. Just listen to his latest album, The Uncovering Pt. 1, or his spoken word performances at the Coffee Underground poetry slams he hosts every Sunday. For almost 15 years, Black, 45, has made the rounds of the poetry circuit, competing locally and nationally, and at Southern Fried, an annual Southeastern performing arts festival. He also coaches slam teams, regularly reaching the semifinals. (His team from Greenville tied for second place out of 32 teams at Southern Fried last year; nationally they came in tenth place out of 80 teams). Diagnosed with depression in 1995, Black decided he wouldn’t “suffer from depression,” but would instead scrimmage with it (the term slam poets use for battling with words onstage), bettering himself in the process. His pen-life is his lifeline, and in the musical postcards of his years—from where he’s been (the ups and downs of self-acknowledged bad decisions, depression, two marriages followed by divorce) to his performance—Black doesn’t hold back. He deftly moves from track four, “Cause We’re Marching,” a rallying cry on police brutality, to track five, a love letter anthem titled, “Hence, the Apology for Broken Vases,” where he examines the male-female dynamic. He admits, “We are constantly trying to out-Mars your Venus,” rapping over a sample track overdub of Toto’s 1982 hit song, “Africa.” It’s a clever pairing that makes you wish you too were a hip-hop, national, award-winning slam poet just so you could have thought of it. But you wouldn’t have because there’s only one Moody Black. Black isn’t just all that and a bag of chips—he’s the potatoes they’re made from. He starts his day watching motivational videos, inspired as much by Will Smith as Ellen DeGeneres. He’s also a SmartARTS Teacher through the Metropolitan Arts Council, a program placing artists into classrooms. Gayla Day, director of art education at the Metropolitan Arts Council, has seen the firsthand effects of having someone like Black on
their roster. “Moody is a tremendously charismatic and gifted poet and performer. He uses his life experiences and passion for poetry to inspire young writers. I have seen the spark in a student’s eyes when they are able to take what is inside them, and bring it to the page,” says Day. Black credits his mother, Reba, with introducing his sister and him to poetry at an early age. After working all day, Reba took community college night classes and would bring her literature books home. She prevailed upon them with Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou, but Black was moved to write after landing on “This Time Called Life” by 1960s poet, Walter Rinder. Just as he was made to keep the house clean, his mother insisted on fortifying Black’s aptitude for culture in various forms. “Every other weekend, when she got the bills out of the way,” Black says, “she would buy some exotic dish, and she would say, ‘We’re going to try this today! I’m going to make some Jamaican food today!’” She taught him to expand, and today he’s still stretching—this month he’s off to Australia to compete at the Sydney Literary Festival. Black’s children, both his own by blood (two boys, three girls) and those at the schools and community centers he’s counseled, taught, and cared for over the years, have been his inspiration. “I went to the Cleveland Academy in Spartanburg and did a residency program for four fourthgrade classes, and two young boys just Voice Over: hated poetry, like, ‘We ain’t writing Moody Black is an poetry, you crazy,’” recalls Black. “By award-winning spokenthe end of it, I did a haiku slam where word artist and also they compete with haiku, and one of an actor and chess instructor, and teaches the boys, who when we first started was in classrooms across really adamant about just hating poetry, the Upstate as a ended up with an A,” says Black, barely SmartARTS Teacher. able to contain his beaming pride. For more information on his albums and Black is also the founder of Making performances, visit Words Move, a mentor program meant iammoodyblack.com. to inspire students with poetry and help them deal with life’s mixed bag. Combined with his own art, countless other outreach initiatives, and his dosomething-about-it mentality, Black is making his words move, and moving others along the way.
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“Moody uses his life experiences and passion for poetry to inspire young writers. I have seen the spark in a student’s eyes when they are able to take what is inside them, and bring it to the page.” —Gayla Day
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hen I first interviewed Japanese-born artist Yuri Tsuzuki for TOWN four years ago, she was about to take flight with her Butterfly Project, a gift to the city that has become her adopted hometown.Today, downtown Greenville is aflutter with about 400 of her glittering steel butterflies.The story she has imagined is that the butterflies emerge in her sculpture called Transformation, which adorns the front of Brooks Brothers on Main Street. From there, the butterflies take flight—you can see them on buildings, lamp posts, street signs, and trees along Spring Street.They end up at the 6.8-acre Cancer Survivors Park, which connects Falls Park to Cleveland Park behind the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Heralding the entrance to the new plaza,Tsuzuki has installed her Butterfly Journey, a 16-foot-high, heart-shaped gateway covered with vivid blue steel butterflies. I recently caught up with Yuri again to find out more about this project and others.
How did you get involved in the Cancer Survivors Park project? >> About four years ago, I went to Mayor Knox White and asked him if I might donate a piece of art to the city. I proposed a butterfly, as the butterfly symbolizes Greenville’s transformation from textiles to advanced manufacturing. At the same time, I had heard that the city was going to build a Cancer Survivors Park, and I thought the park would be a wonderful way of beginning to tell the story of hope and rebirth and the butterfly.
Portrait of the Artist: Yuri Tsuzuki’s work is currently on view at the Hampton III Gallery in Taylors through May 26. The subject of this exhibit, called Forest Meditation, is the tree. It juxtaposes her older paintings with more current steel sculptures. Her work, Butterfly Journey, the archway of the new Cancer Survivors Park, represents the culmination of her many butterfly installations throughout downtown Greenville.
“I called it Butterfly Journey, as each day is a journey, each life is a journey, and a cancer diagnosis is the beginning of a journey.” —Yuri Tsuzuki
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How does the simplicity of nature define your work? >> My life has always been about contrast, dichotomy, and juxtaposition. I thrive in that juxtaposition—negative space versus positive space. Emptiness.That’s where the simplicity is.
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How has your work evolved over last few years? >> What has changed in my work is that it’s not just art—it’s now incorporating advanced manufacturing capabilities. I utilize those new technologies to create artwork that is not only visually pleasing, but also speaks to what’s happening in South Carolina’s industry. I have forged relationships with fellow creators in industry who have become my true accomplices in creative work.
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What is it that appeals to you about steel as a medium for your sculptures? >> Working with steel is a catalytic medium that challenges and inspires me to imagine and create. Innovative collaboration and artistic exploration are so important to the creative process, and steel allows me to interface industry/technology and the arts. Since steel is a masculine medium usually associated with functionality, war, and brutality, I love the challenge of making it feminine, elegant, thoughtful, and whimsical.
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When people see your sculpture in the park, what do you hope they will feel? >> Any entrance or portal to any place is a demarcation, a line you cross.When you step through it, you enter a different mindset. I hope people will feel a moment of thoughtfulness, of mindfulness, of peace.
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Why did you title the arch sculpture Butterfly Journey? >> I called it Butterfly Journey, as each day is a journey, each life is a journey, and a cancer diagnosis is the beginning of a journey.
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Didn’t you recently publish a book related to the butterfly project? >> About the same time as I installed the Transformation sculpture downtown, I wrote a children’s book titled Do Butterflies Dream?. It was illustrated by my dear friend, Keiko Kamata. With the generous kindness of two donors, we were able to print a limited edition, most of which will be given to the Cancer Survivors Park. Each artist book is numbered and signed.
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Why a butterfly? >> I lost my father to cancer, and it’s a fight that everybody fights. When people come out of chemotherapy, they’re weak, and nothing is happy. And imagine they see [like Yuri and her father did, coming out of a chemotherapy session one spring] a butterfly—that sudden lightness, freedom, flight.That’s what prompted the butterfly. If there’s any way to capture that hope, that feeling of fragility but strength, the juxtaposition of those two things in an image, it would be the butterfly.The butterfly is the symbol of fragility, of struggle, of rebirth. And I wanted to create that as an art form.
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Ground Work Part yoga studio, part art gallery, Indigo Flow & Art opens in the Village of West Greenville with a community-minded mission / by Abby Moore Keith / / // photography by Chelsey Ashford
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atie Hughes believes in timing; that, in releasing control, things fall into their proper place. It’s a conviction I try to implement during her yoga studio’s vinyasa class. With each movement, I fill my lungs, then release the air back into the room while flowing to the next pose. The stretches are challenging, but it’s the letting go I find difficult. “I trust my intuition about when things are supposed to happen,” the yoga instructor explains. “As soon as you release and let go, you get out of your own way.” Katie’s yearlong dream of opening Indigo Flow & Art, a yoga studio and art gallery in the Village of West Greenville, blossomed right when it needed to. Had the doors opened any sooner than early spring this year, there wouldn’t have been a sidewalk, plus it was right when potential yogis started emerging from winter cocoons. In fact, I can feel the morning’s chill ease out of my muscles as I flow through the yoga class. It doesn’t hurt that my mat faces wide windows, which stream in natural light, fitting for the gallery curated by Katie’s mother, artist Julie Hughes. “She’s the art side, and I’m the flow side,” Katie explains. A Greenville native, Julie has owned the building on Pendleton since 2007, but the current vision didn’t take root until Katie burned out after planning the Shoeless Jam music festival in 2016. Julie suggested attending a meditation conference, and it was there that a communityminded vision settled on Katie. “I called my mom, and I was like, ‘It’s going to be a yoga studio, and we’re going to work with the community, and we’re going to teach little kids yoga and meditation.’” With a background in dance and community outreach, Katie easily added yoga and meditation certifications to her repertoire, then recruited 17 trained instructors who offer traditional, fusion, and specialty classes in the studio’s non-heated environment. Now that she’s accomplished her first two goals (opening the studio and not failing in
the first month) Katie’s launching her third initiative— Indigo Outreach. Each weekday afternoon, area outreach organizations will bring over local youth for a yoga class. Her hope is that by training in concepts of meditation, they’ll empower students to see beyond difficult circumstances and envision different paths. “Meditation and mindfulness are definitely on the forefront of what we’re trying to teach here,” Katie explains. “Everybody can find their style that they feel works best with their body.” Namaste, indeed. Indigo Flow & Art, 1272 Pendleton St, Greenville. For more information on community events and class offerings, visit indigoflowandart.com.
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Hit the Mat: Indigo Flow & Art offers a variety of yoga classes as well as rotating displays of oil, mixed-media, and textile works by local artists, including Julie Hughes. The majority are available for purchase.
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This short specialty class is packed with the essentials of meditation, strengthening, mindfulness, and calm focus.
A gentle, guided instruction through breath and stillness, this class is ideal for beginners.
Set to upbeat music, this fun fusion class focuses on core, hips, and shoulder strengthening.
SAT, 10:30–11:45AM WITH TORI.
TUES, 9:15 –10 :15AM ; FRI, 10 :30 –11:30AM WITH EMMA.
This class follows the one breath, one movement vinyasa technique with dynamic poses and stretches to help align the body.
TUES, 8:15–8:45PM; WED, 1:30–2PM WITH TRAVIS .
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Cover to Cover: Otis White (right) crafts Cubist creations with ink, and his artwork adorns the cover of this year’s Emrys Journal. While White has spent years on the streets, his art reflects a commitment to creativity.
Street Seen
Otis White may lead a nomadic life, but his iconic art finds a home in this year’s Emrys Journal
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tis White inks his pictures with Cubist precision and graphic-arts sensibilities. Some black-andwhite, others popping with color, the stark images reflect his 34 years on the street as well as his peripatetic imagination, creativity that, unlike its owner, now has a home. At 71, the Greenvillian is a published illustrator. “Oh, yeah, that do look good, don’t it?” he says, unwrapping a gift from the Emrys Foundation, which selected one of his pieces for the cover of its thirty-fifth annual Emrys Journal, published in April. At the downtown library, where he works on his drawings, he sits across from Polly Gaillard, the literary organization’s administrator, who has wrapped his very own copy in silver paper with yellow, pink, and blue dots. “Little Dot. You know. That cartoon girl,” he says, referring to the 1950s comic-book character. He surprises you like that. He surprises you at first sight, too, with his four-inch cone of salt-and-pepper hair rising from his 6 feet, 4 inches. While he may be tall, his life’s been short on many things. He’s lived on the streets of San Diego
and Oakland, California, Phoenix, Arizona, Las Vegas, and Nashville. About four years ago, he left Seattle. He became an artist at two years old, he says, after he got tossed down a 10-foot cellar and broke a hip. “The characters he draws have a very strong sense of identity,” says Gaillard, a fine-art photographer. “There’s such a story in these. It’s not an emotional sort of thing, but there’s a specific characteristic to them. It talks to his imagination, his ability to think beyond current circumstances, to realize the value of creating— regardless.” He colors many of his drawings. He tells Gaillard he even wants to brighten up his Journal copy. Perhaps his vivid ballpoint-pen hues, rather than just straight lines, more accurately reflect this man. Take his Jesus Making It Rain. “I colored Jesus brown for black folks and peach-colored for white folks, pink, strawberry,” he says. “When Jesus got angry and turned over the tables in the temple, exchanging money, that’s why I colored him red, ’cause he was angry. That’s the color of anger. Blue: cool. Green: envy. Pink: passion.” He imagines folks will appreciate his Emrys cover, though he’ll tell you he gets bored drawing; he’d rather play his guitar. But art is his home, always needing work. “In a sense, you don’t get that good, you just keep on.” To purchase a copy of the 35th annual Emrys Journal, cover art by Otis White, visit emrys.org/bookstore.
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Artwork by Lucy Pressly, Caine Marketing Team Member
We have been proud sponsors of Artisphere since its founding over 10 years ago because we know that we serve our clients best when we are supporting our community. While at the festival, we invite you stop by our real estate gallery at 428 S. Main Street to view the work of current featured artist, Betsy Powell. Her paintings will be on display until June 30. To learn more about #cainecares, please visit: coldwellbankercaine.com/caine-cares
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When my mother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago, it rocked my family’s world—and mine. We moved to Greenville from N.C. just after her diagnosis. I was surprised to learn that the GHS Cancer Institute was on par with Duke and other leading cancer centers.
Cory Patterson
Greenville, S.C.
For instance, the institute’s Rare Tumor Center draws people from across the nation and the globe for life-saving clinical trials. While the institute is a big player, its staff is very caring and supportive. The team didn’t let us down! Mom’s doing great now —and all’s right with my world.
GHS Cancer Institute. World-class therapies where you live. Video and more at ghs.org/cancerfacts.
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Birds in the Hand Nationally acclaimed poet Ray McManus zeroes in on life behind the veil / by Ray McManus // artwork by Kent Ambler
We stay inside. We hide when the doorbell rings. We clip our wings in the dark to steady our hands, and by winter we foul the nest, and push the babies out with the crows. There’s a church for every one of them. Every one of them has a god to eat, and they’ll never eat enough. That’s what got us here in the first place. The urge to put our mouths on something that was ours. That lure of fast flight. That dream of one day landing.
Kent Ambler, Evening Begins ; woodcut print; 24 x 24 in.
In the summer, babies grow into kids who chase the sun around the cul-de-sac, and kick over trash cans.
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Mod F�te ARTUP STUDIOS @ HAMPTON STATION 1320 Hampton Avenue Greenville, SC 29601 JUNE 8TH | 7 - 10 P.M.
$500 Art Raffle
For the purchase of artwork that evening from ArtUp Studios. *must join MAConnect and be present by 7:30 p.m. to win!
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ARTUP STUDIOS music from
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MAConnect is a program of the Metropolitan Arts Council and gives members in their 20s - 40s a unique perspective on Greenville’s arts scene through lively member events. For $75 per person per year, MAConnect supporters are connected to fellow artists, art enthusiasts, and anyone interested in discovering their passion for Greenville’s arts scene. Membership in MAConnect also comes with the MAC ArtCard which entitles you to buy-one-get-one-free tickets for one show at each of the following venues for one full year: Centre Stage, Greenville Chorale, Greenville Little Theatre, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Peace Center (select shows only), South Carolina Children’s Theatre and The Warehouse Theatre. A portion of proceeds support the Metropolitan Arts Council’s grants program for local artists, arts organizations and schools in Greenville County.
JOIN ONLINE, BY PHONE OR AT THE DOOR View more exclusive MAConnect member perks on our website: greenvilleARTS.com/MAConnectModFete (864) 467-3132
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MAC raised over $299,000 for its Endowment for the Arts, which will fund its grants program.
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& TD Bank sponsored the 2017 Business & the Arts Partnership Awards which were presented in the Gunter Theatre of the Peace Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 26, 2018 at the MAC annual meeting. All of us at MAC greatly appreciate TD Bank’s continued support in honoring these businesses and individuals who are devoted to Greenville’s arts scene. TD Bank has a long-standing tradition of financially supporting the arts at very generous levels. Its executives and employees tirelessly give their time and resources to many important philanthropic endeavors throughout Greenville. We look forward to continuing our remarkable relationship with TD Bank in the future.
2017 MAC Award Recipients MAC VISIONARY Holly Caprell
2017 TD Bank Business and the Arts Partnership Award recipients
MAC LIFELONG SUPPORT OF THE ARTS Genevieve Sakas Manly
BUSINESS WITH LESS THAN 100 EMPLOYEES Pecknel Music Company, LLC
CARL R. BLAIR AWARD FOR COMMITMENT TO ARTS EDUCATION Traysie Amick
BUSINESS WITH 100+ EMPLOYEES Duke Energy
ANN C. SHERARD YOUNG SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS David Lominack SMARTARTS TEACHING ARTIST Shane Bryant
Through Greenville Open Studios 2017, MAC coordinated the sale of $294,060 in art for the 145 participating artists.
PUT YOUR HEART IN THE ARTS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Warren Hopper TD Bank has been the title sponsor of these awards since their inception in 2002. MAC is greatly appreciative of TD’s loyal and generous support.
MAC allocated $127,000 to resident artists for their services in Downtown Alive and in SmartARTS, its arts integration partnership with the Greenville County Schools. Photo from the 2017 Artisphere festival - The Suffers
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ONE-STOP
open studios Retrospective
April 26 – June 1, 2018 One-Stop Open Studios is an exhibit featuring the works of over 95 local artists who have participated in the fall Greenville Open Studios event between 2002 – 2017. Each artist is invited to submit a 12 x 12 (x12) inch piece to the exhibit which runs in conjunction with Artisphere, Greenville’s premier arts festival, and allows for greater exposure and awareness of Greenville-area visual artists.
Come see us during Artisphere weekend! Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m, Sunday: Noon – 6:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Arts Council
16 Augusta Street . Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 467-3132 . mac@greenvilleARTS.com www.greenvilleARTS.com @macARTScouncil #GVLarts Hours: Monday – Friday | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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On Track: (left to right) The Kentucky Derby celebrates couture and cocktails at Churchill Downs on May 4–5; fresh ice cream with fine ingredients at Louisville's Comfy Cow; the 21c Museum Hotel brings together class and comfort; bourbon-laced mint juleps are a must on race day.
Bourbon Legend In the midst of race hats and whiskey tumblers, Louisville, Kentucky, forges a divergent identity / by Jennifer Oladipo
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Photographs (far right and far left) by Josh Merideth; (left) courtesy of Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau; (above) courtesy of 21c Museum Hotel
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isitors discerning whether Louisville, Kentucky, belongs to the South or the Midwest should leave their arguments at home. Local Louisvillians are much more concerned with cultivating a cultural outpost that draws its own boundaries. After a city-county merger in 2003, Louisville jumped in ranking from America’s sixtyfifth to eighteenth largest city, but organic growth has nurtured a cool-city vibe that reflects a respect for history and an eye toward the future. Louisville likes to hold onto old stuff. It’s said the city has some of the largest stock of historic buildings in the United States. It’s clearly visible, but also subtly felt while dawdling in shops and restaurants whose bones are well over 100 years old, and with all the ancient architecture, developers are forced to think creatively about the use of space. Despite the weight of history, Louisville is a place to stay up late, with a remarkable amount of fun to be had during the wee hours of the night. Linger into the midnight hour at Bardstown Road restaurants, or enjoy bars across the city until 4 a.m. A must-see, the 21c Museum Hotel houses a world class contemporary art museum open 24 hours every day.
In fact, art is everywhere. It’s common for the walls of a low-key eatery to display covetous canvases from local artists. Throughout the city, murals appear unexpectedly on side streets or tower above main roads. They depict anything from dancing figures to geometric color explosions, heralding a neighborhood entrance or maybe a hardware store. Sometimes, they’re just a bit of plain good street art. For their lack of concern with broad regional affiliations, Louisvillians are fiercely protective of neighborhood identities. A distinct community character emerges every few blocks. As a result, shopping is best tackled by neighborhood. Eclectic style reigns in the Highlands, where blouses at Discoveries boutique might be five-of-a-kind, and Clay & Cotton aims to bring quotidian rituals to life with artful and unusual household basics. Crescent Hill, on the other hand, is the neighborhood for more classic looks and styles. Lively, casual eateries abound in Louisville, but one neighborhood spot that stands out for laid-back
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'Ville Vibes: (left to right) J. Graham's Café at the century-old Brown Hotel is a chic spot for cocktails and fine dining; a Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award for Top Hotels in the South 2017, the 21c Museum Hotel is a contemporary art mecca.
STAY 21c Museum Hotel Spend time with the works of some of the biggest names in contemporary art, displayed in more than 9,000 feet of exhibition space. The clean, creative vibe is echoed in the hotel rooms, where original art is featured and in-room dining comes from the award-winning Proof on Main restaurant downstairs. 700 W
Main St. (502) 217-6300, 21cmuseumhotels.com/ louisville/
finesse is Caffe Classico in Clifton. Owner Tommie Mudd has cultivated a European ease that easily balances attention to detail with a lack of fussiness. Most nights, live flamenco guitar performances set just the right tone for dishes that cover European flavors—from fish and chips to Spanish Jamon Iberico and legendary Viennese coffee. In Butchertown, redevelopment is accelerating after a slow burn. Amid exquisite Victorian homes, there still exists the kind of industrial meat processing plant that gave the area its historical name. But old industrial spaces have also turned over, now housing diverse destinations such as Cellar Door Chocolates, a small-batch, bean-to-bar operation that was the official chocolate sponsor of multiple Emmy Awards. At nearby Butchertown Grocery, everything but the ketchup is made in-house. Yet perfection need not lead to pretention. The restaurant’s exposed brick walls and ductwork signify a “let it be” attitude more than a stylistic affectation, the name a nod to the familyowned grocery store that once operated there long ago. Chef Bobby Benjamin might obsess over the perfect biscuit before even considering the gravy, but says once it’s right, “Don’t get weird about it. Just put it on a plate and that’s it.”
The Brown Hotel A Louisville tradition since 1923, the AAA Four-Diamond hotel is the epitome of classic luxury. It’s also home to J. Graham’s Café, where you can try the legendary Hot Brown, Louisville’s own open-faced turkey and bacon sandwich with a generous Mornay sauce topping. 335 W Broadway,
(502) 209-7346 brownhotel.com
EAT Butchertown Grocery Familiar fare gets a place of honor from scratchmade everything and sourcing that runs the gamut from locally grown greens to imported Italian
beef, and excellent cocktails to match. 1076
E Washington St. (502) 7428315, butchertowngrocery.com
Mayan Café Indulge in the rich flavors of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and its distinct indigenous culture at Mayan Café, a favorite for more than two decades. Choose at least one item you can’t pronounce: you will not be disappointed. 813 E Market St. (502) 566-0651, themayancafe.com
PLAY Kentucky Science Center Children rule the daytime, but “Eat, Drink, and Do Science” evening events cater to adults who want to learn the science behind how their brains process dinner flavors, and then play around the insanely cool hands-on exhibits without their kids. 727 W Main St, (502) 5616100, kysciencecenter.org
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Photograph (far left) courtesy of the Brown Hotel; (left and right) courtesy of the 21c Museum Hotel; (above far right) by Erin Trimble, coutesy of Butchertown Grocery; (below far right) courtesy of Mayan Café
Urban Bourbon Trail Bourbon connoisseurs and wannabes can explore classic tastes and modern takes at more than two dozen bars and restaurants, some with up to 150 bourbons behind the bar. Track your journey with a passport from the Visitors Center or any participating business. Louisville Visitors
SHOP Clay & Cotton In the business of household happiness, Clay & Cotton offers a variety of apparel and home goods. Why buy any old gravy boat when you could purchase one that feels like a gift to yourself? 1341 Bardstown
Rd. (502) 456-5536, clayandcotton.com
Center, 301 S 4th St. (502) 379-6109, bourboncountry. com/things-to-do/urbanbourbon-trail/
Discoveries Adventurous souls, take note. Oneof-a-kind jewelry and conversation starters for the rest of the wardrobe make nearly everything in this shop feel like the first step on a personal quest.
The Kentucky Derby The horse race is now in its 144th season, continuing at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack. The fashion, fanfare, and big betting at the official event are accompanied by lively tailgating and unofficial outfield events that are also part of the tradition. 700 Central
Scout Although the store claims to peddle “whatnots, knickknacks, tchotchkes, thingamajigs, and doolollies,” many of the gifts and home décor are smart, understated, and well-crafted. Modern and quirky live happily side-by-side at Scout. 720
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1315 Bardstown Rd. (502) 451-5034, discoveries.cc
E Market St. (502) 584-8989, scoutonmarket.com
Fare Play: (clockwise from left) Proof on Main offers an ever-changing menu at the 21c Museum Hotel; Butchertown Grocery's Bobby Benjamin crafts scratch-made fare; Mayan Café brings Yucatán flavors to the Louisville lineup.
Famed distilleries such as Jim Beam and Woodford Reserve strip things down to the essentials, and have helped define the regional economy and culture for more than two centuries. Today, however, the Urban Bourbon Trail offers a spirited romp across neighborhoods to distilleries, bars, and restaurants with at least 50 bourbons on the list. A classic spot for respite after long days or nights exploring “The ’Ville” is the centuryold Brown Hotel, a monument to perfectly appointed luxury. The hotel prides itself on past guests including figures such as the Duke of Windsor and Queen Marie of Romania, as well as hometown “royalty” boxer Muhammad Ali. Louisville is decidedly its own, except for one time of year, when the atmosphere is unabashedly Southern—The Kentucky Derby. The horse race and official events last only one day, but for the entire first week of May, offices close early and the mint juleps flow. Out come the vibrant flowers and front-porch affairs. Fedoras and bowlers for gents, widebrimmed hats or sculptural fascinators for the ladies. It’s a time when old-fashioned ways are celebrated with modern panache and uninhibited self-expression. In other words, it’s perfectly Louisville.
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Changing Minds about Mental Illness Jail doesn’t cure mental illness – yet each year, two million people with mental illness are booked into jails. Why? Because of a lack of mental health services, law enforcement must now act as a first responder for our mental health and addiction crisis. But most officers are not trained in ways to safely interact with those experiencing such a crisis. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is working to change these statistics. Here in Greenville, NAMI and the Greenville Police Department have partnered together in Crisis Intervention Training. Now eighty percent of Greenville Police officers have completed the 40-hour training program so they can recognize and respond to people in crisis, getting them the support they need.
NAMI Greenville – Join us in our fight to bring hope and help to millions of Americans.
NAMI Board member Captain Stacey Owens of the Greenville Police Department leading a session of C.I.T. training of Corrections Officers.
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FIND YOUR HAPPY MEDIUM | MAY 11-13 | GREENVILLE, SC A Festival of Fine Art, Live Music and Southern Cuisine.
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Splash on Main 807 S Main St Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 534-1510 www.splashonmain.com
Great Scot! Parade Friday, May 25th 6pm Main Street Downtown Greenville
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Saturday at Furman Military Tribute Massed Bands Wee Scotland Heavy Athletics Pipes & Drums Celtic Music Gallabrae Scottish Ale British Car Show Great Food Glasgow Green
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Take the Wheel: Teen racer Colby Howard won the NASCAR South Carolina Rookie of the Year title in 2017. He has crashed before, saying,”It was like a rough roller coaster.”
Driver’s License Young Colby Howard follows in the tire tracks of a family legacy
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sk any professional athlete how difficult it was becoming Rookie of the Year, and they’ll often admit their second season was tougher. Colby “The Kid” Howard may navigate a circular track, but his engine’s idling at the crossroads of high-octane success and sophomore stall. “The last few races, we’ve not had the finishes we’ve needed,” the soft-spoken driver shares. “We’ve been doing big tour races. So, this Saturday, we’re going to a local track and have some fun. It should take a little bit of the stress off.” PIT STOP At first glance, the easygoing teen appears immune to stress, but an internal warning light flashes the load is mounting. The 16-year-old is not only hauling the 2017 South Carolina NASCAR title on every lap, but he’s got the legacy of his father and grandfather riding shotgun. “It’s not that much pressure going to other tracks,” says the clutching prodigy. “But at Greenville-Pickens [Speedway], Howards have always been winning there. My grandfather won four track championships there, and it’s where my dad raced when he was starting. Everybody talks about how good Papa was. That makes me proud.” Buddy Howard ruled the Speedway in the ’70s, and Colby’s dad, Rodney, raced baby grand stock cars at Daytona and Darlington, working his way to the Busch Grand National Series in the ’80s. Today, both watch with glee as their fast-groove heir laps the competition. “He’s won more races than I have,” concedes Rodney, who guides the $300,000 operation keeping Colby in the driver’s seat. “He’s probably smoother than me and he ain’t scared. He’s racing against guys my age who I used to race, and he’s fearless.” Colby admits fear doesn’t factor into strategy when behind the wheel of his late-model stock cars, as he pushes more than 100 miles an hour—even the time he wrecked. “It actually wasn’t scary,” he recalls. “Somebody clipped me and sent me into the wall and I rolled. The windshield busted out, and sparks were flying, and gas was pouring everywhere. It was like a rough roller coaster.” All 128 pounds of him (braces included) were ready to ride again. “Basically, I have to tell him to slow down,” says Rodney. “I’m pretty much the little angel on his shoulder saying, ‘Take it easy here.’” By ignoring the angel, and listening to his pit crew on headset, Colby won the checkered flag seven times in 2016 and moved to the next level. His 2017 point total made him the fifth-best rookie in the United States, placing him second in overall state standings behind NASCAR national champion Lee Pulliam. The middle Howard equates such success and speed to adrenaline. “When this gets in your blood, you’ll do anything to go faster,” he explains. “If somebody says this $1,500 carburetor will go two-tenths quicker, you gotta have it. You’ll go without eating a sandwich
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to get that carburetor. So that’s an addiction.” It was one of the reasons he swore he’d never introduce his kids to racing. Yet a balmy spring night finds father and son under the hood of #16, swapping out parts. The sleek car sits on a perfectly level surface plate, while complex electronic scales send calibrations to a tablet in Colby’s hand. Both laugh when describing the old grain scales and crude calculators Rodney used just a few decades ago to make mechanical adjustments to maximize control on the curves. “There’s all this technology now,” Colby notes, pointing to various tools. “Different tricks and how cars can handle aerodynamics easier. We’re always testing different shocks, springs, rear-end track bars.” Aside from hanging out at Cook Out with friends, the carobsessed student lives at the shop and track. “I can’t be going out and partying, and doing stuff people my age do,” divulges the 10th-grader. “I lose that part of my life, but it’s worth it in the long run. My main goal is the NASCAR Cup Series, and I have three more series to get to it.”
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POLE POSITION Colby must focus on accelerating during each race and his career, as he tries to advance to elite competition, with drivers like his idol Jimmie Johnson. Rodney points out, “Back in my day, they wanted older drivers with experience. Now they want younger drivers like him, who don’t think about nothing else but going fast. Now he’s gotta hurry up, or he’ll be too old. Basically, by 18-, 19-years-old, if you’re not all the way there, you may not get there.” So the shy speed racer, who still has yet to earn his unrestricted driver’s license for public streets, is test-driving 780hp ARCA race cars to move up to the next level. “I recently tested with Mason Mitchell Motorsports. It’s like a try-out,” Colby says. His dad divulges the team wanted his son by his sixth lap, and the two parties are now negotiating. Rodney finds the business side of the sport as deflating as a blowout in the final turn, and it’s the other reason he never wanted Colby, or his two daughters, to race. “He’s got talent, but it’s all about the money,” the protective father proclaims. “If you don’t get the money, you don’t get there. You’ve got to have money and some luck. If you’ve got those
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omic book superheroes have been inspiring us since the 1930s. What child has not donned a cape and leapt off a piece of furniture, arms outstretched as she visualizes herself flying across the room to conquer evil? I applaud recent Hollywood efforts that brought Wonder Woman and Black Panther to the big screen. Superheroes remind us there is distinct good in the world existing in conflict with an ever-present evil. Battles are fought and people may suffer, but the choice to advance good is their consistent path. While superheroes may be terrific at illustrating the concept of virtue versus vice, they’re not exactly present in our everyday lives. When I’m presented with an ethical dilemma and need a moral reminder to keep me on track, I am not wondering, “What would Superman do in this situation?” Instead, I find myself looking for a role model, someone who has been in a similar situation and who successfully finessed a challenge courageously, thoughtfully, and with integrity. What I appreciate about role models is they can influence the way we think and thus the way we behave. They open our minds to fresh perspectives, and then model a new path for us to consider taking. Role models inspire us to become better people. We don’t have to look far to find someone we admire. The most accessible role
models are those we encounter in everyday situations. If we are observant, we can learn from anyone. Sometimes happenstance introduces us to a stranger who unknowingly becomes a role model. Recently I read about a mother whose toddler was having a complete meltdown on an airplane as the flight was landing. A kind and calm passenger reached from behind and offered a lollipop for the child, explaining that the drop in air pressure may be the reason her child was inconsolable. The lollipop did the trick, and that grateful mother now never boards a flight without a supply of sugar-free lollipops to offer any mother and child in need. That small act of kindness had a ripple effect. Rarely are we informed we are someone’s role model, but I bet it happens much more often than we may realize. If we want to do our part to make the world a better place, then let’s reach for our imaginary superhero capes and fly like them. I’m here if you need me. Until then, y’all behave.
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fell into writing poetry by accident, by being stupid and lucky. There weren’t many places for a kid like me to be immersed in writing poetry—a kid like any other kid growing up in rural South Carolina in the early 80s. Like any other kid, I wasted my latchkey summer on intermittent spurts of watching television and trying to burn the house down. I didn’t start writing poetry until college, where I had no idea what I was doing. I thought I’d be an engineer or maybe work in forestry or specialize in welding or heating and air. I floundered. My college adviser, a brilliant English professor to whom I owe my life, suggested I take a poetry writing
workshop at USC. She was tough, so there was no argument from me, but I’ll admit I was nervous. Poetry seemed like a mountain I was too intimidated to climb. Like most people, I had the wrong idea about writing poetry. I thought I needed inspiration, which would somehow create the next “Ode on a Grecian Urn” or “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” I thought it meant I had to live in a city loft, cultivate a taste for cheeses, and listen to jazz music. On the workshop’s first day, the professor came to class with box of crayons and had us pick out a crayon without looking. We were then instructed to write a poem about the color of the crayon, without using the sense of sight—what does red smell like, what does green feel like, what does yellow taste like. Each class, he had new prompts and exercises. We wrote constantly. We shared. We wrote some more. We shared some more. And within a few classes, we were all excited about the next
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On the Fly: Ray McManus is the author of three poetry books: Punch., Red Dirt Jesus, and Driving through the Country before You Are Born, and the co-editor of Found Anew. An associate professor of English at USC Sumter, he directs the South Carolina Center for Oral Narrative. He is also the Tri-District Arts Consortium creative writing program director, and was recently appointed the Columbia Museum of Art’s Writer in Residence. To read his poetry, turn to page 74.
workshop and who would rise to the challenge and slay it. We were supportive, encouraging, and honest with each other. For once in my life, I was complimented in the classroom by both teacher and peers for what I wrote. I liked the way it felt. I liked it so much, I wanted to feel it again. I wanted to work even harder on the next prompt. And, it didn’t stop there. I started to work harder in my other classes, too, the results just as positive, eventually turning a dismal GPA into a 3.7. Adults had always told me I had a “wonderful imagination” and “the gift of gab,” but I didn’t know how to apply it. I wasn’t even sure what they meant. In the poetry workshop, though, it suddenly became clear—I had poetry super powers, and suddenly it was cool to use them. I couldn’t run a mile under 7
minutes. I couldn’t hit a baseball out of the park. I couldn’t even sit still. But, I could work phrases, turn them, and tear them apart. I could describe a pasture at dawn that made a preacher’s wife say, “Daaamn.” I could write closure on something that’d been bothering me. I attended more workshops, eventually understanding the responsibility it takes to possess super powers. I learned how to write traditional fixed forms with trading cards. I learned how meter works in language by breaking down Led Zepplin’s “A Whole Lotta Love.” For the first time in my life, I had fun in class. For the first time in my life, I was excited about the future. But I couldn’t help thinking about the what ifs. What if I’d had the chance to take a workshop during my destructive, trying-to-burn-the-house-down summers? What if I’d had the chance to write poetry in high school English? Convinced the opportunities I didn’t have were still absent, I decided to do something about it. I would create a poetry initiative called Split P Soup, go to all the schools, and teach all the workshops I could teach; every kid in South Carolina would get a chance to write a poem, and each poem would be one step closer to saving the world. I wanted other kids to have the chance to turn their lives around, use their super powers for good. Wrapped in my cape of excitability, I was ready to leap into the hearts of apathetic teenagers. I was going to show the world kids love learning in the summer, and I had the enthusiasm to believe it would be easy. I was an idiot. What I forgot was the delight of any education—the F word (no, not that F word, the other F word)—is useless without the work it takes to maintain it. Like adults, kids engage content when having fun. But fun is easy. We can mix volatile chemicals in beakers and drop eggs from rooftops with parachutes, which is fun because anything is better than listening to a lecture on chemicals or weight displacement. However, when it comes to learning how to write poetry or about writing in general, fun becomes a hard sell for the long haul. I can set myself on fire to get their attention, but if students can’t see how it connects to the everyday, it’s a waste of time. It took nearly two decades to develop meaningful programs grounded in multiple learning outcomes that can be taught—through a coordinated effort—with other superhero writers. We all work together, through tears, laughter, odd smells, in a concerted effort to give meaningful, accessible, and fun instruction. Kids write poems on just about any subject. They learn how to research what they don’t know, and to question what they do. They learn writing is a process that takes time to develop, but in most cases, students create amazing first drafts in under seven minutes. It’s magical. But to be honest, we’re not magicians. And perhaps we really don’t have super powers (though I’d argue we do). We just found a way to get young people excited about writing because we (or any workforce adult) know that communication is vital to individual success. The old adage is true: “Those who write well and speak well, do well. And those who don’t, work for those who do.” We’re getting young people to understand this, not by lecturing or coddling or letting them write only about feelings or fantasy-driven dragon ballads—but by writing poetry. We get them out of their comfort zones, giving encouragement to explore and grow. We set parameters and use approachable, age-appropriate, contemporary examples. We do the exercises with them. They begin to see writing is not punishment; it’s something they can do. They begin to see why it’s necessary. I’ve worked with troubled teenagers who turned their lives around, eventually enrolling in college. I’ve worked with young people hiding under ball-caps and bandanas who became powerful community leaders. I’ve worked with kids who now write for non-profits, corporations, advertisers, TV networks, and political campaigns. And, I’ve worked with kids who are successful in fields far removed from those that entail writing creatively, yet they continue to write on their own. As a former student, now a computer engineer for a national tech firm, put it, “It’s sort of like brushing your teeth twice a day—seemingly small compared to everything else in one’s day, but definitely necessary.” Last I checked, he has beautiful teeth. Some people might say the kids I’ve worked with are lucky, but the truth is, I’m the lucky one. For twenty years, I’ve worked with amazing kids. They came to me, unafraid of the mountain, and gave it a hug. I get a front-row seat, and you can have one, too. There are summer writing programs in almost every county in South Carolina, some I direct, like the Tri-District Arts Consortium and Serious Young Writers Workshop at Columbia College, and others like Hub City Writers Project, Contribute Your Verse, Watering Hole, Split P Soup, and the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities. We’re all lucky. All those houses escaped the flame.
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rededicated himself to his dance training, with a focus on contemporary ballet. Robert doesn’t possess the typical male ballet dancer body. He’s a lithe six feet, three inches, with a wingspan that’s even longer. But with the help of the Governor’s School dance instructors, he’s corralled and trained all those inches, and this year, won second place in the national Youth America Grand Prix dance competition. Next year, Robert will be dancing on new stages, under new instruction, at either George Mason University (where he received a sizable scholarship) or Juilliard (where he is currently wait-listed). No matter where Robert lands, one thing is for sure. Grandma Mason would be proud.
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W H E N R O B E R T M A S O N W A S A V E R Y Y O U N G , very new sophomore dancer at the Governor’s School, his grandmother died one morning while he was in rehearsals a hundred miles away. That’s when he decided to quit. That’s when it was all just too much. Because, you see, this was the grandmother who rescued him from a foster home after he’d been abandoned by his mother. The grandmother who raised him in Columbia, who pulled him out of dance classes in middle school when his grades went south. The grandmother who became his mother. And he hadn’t been there for her when she passed. But Robert Mason’s grandmother didn’t raise a quitter, and when his grief and guilt subsided, Robert
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Robert Mason is an award-winning dancer with a focus in contemporary ballet. This autumn, he plans to attend either George Mason University or Juilliard.
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Chris Aimone may be off the wrestling mat, but his acting prowess has landed him major roles in The Winter’s Tale and Buried Child. Chris is choosing between three celebrated drama programs for the fall.
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CHRIS SAYS SOMETHING CLICKED IN HIS HEAD DURING THE C H R I S T M A S H O L I D A Y S , when he visited A.C. Flora High School and watched his old wrestling team go through a few practice sessions. He says it suddenly struck him that wrestling and acting aren’t all that different, that staring down an opponent on the mat and searching for the places to dig in and grab hold is not unlike sharing the stage with a fellow actor during a scene. The intensity needed is the same. The focus required is the same. “And if you don’t maintain that intensity and be ready to react to that other person, you wind up on your back,” he says.
Yes, Chris has left the wrestling mats behind, but it is not hard to see the physical presence and intensity he’s brought to roles at the Governor’s School, like Joe Bonaparte in Golden Boy and Dodge in Buried Child and Leontes in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Right now, he is deciding between three top-flight drama programs to attend next fall: Texas State University Department of Theater and Dance, the Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program at the University of Minnesota, and the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. All good choices for an exwrestler looking for some new stages to stalk.
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Awards. And one of her short stories, called “Self-Made Man,” won a national Best in Grade award from Scholastic, which carries with it a $500 prize. In other words, the girl can write. Oh, and she speaks three languages and she’s going to work on sustainable farms in Israel and Lebanon this summer and she’s planning to attend American University in Washington, DC, in their Global Scholars Program, where she’ll study in the School of International Relations (more specifically “peace and conflict resolution”). Because Vicky Brown is on a mission to make the world a better place. And she wants to write stories and poems about how she does it. Don’t bet against her.
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THEREÕS A LITTLE TOWN PERCHED ON A HILLSIDE IN COSTA R I C A C A L L E D P U E B L O N U E V O . That’s where Vicky Brown’s mother was born. It’s where her relatives still live. And the town has become a literary touchpoint for Vicky. She travels there many, many times each year. Well, not physically. Instead, she goes there on the page. Throughout her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, Vicky consistently weaves threads of her Costa Rican lineage, touching on the places and people who inform her writing, who make her who she is. Many of her Costa Rican–tinged creations were included in a collection that recently won the $10,000 Portfolio Prize from the Scholastic Art & Writing
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Inspired by her Costa Rican heritage, Vicky Brown composes creative pieces that have won national writing awards. She plans to attend American University to study international relations.
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W H E R E ' S R O M A N H O L D E R ? E A S Y A N S W E R . Roman Holder is in a practice room. Because Roman Holder is always in a practice room. Each day for four and a half hours, he’s there, communing with the Selmer Mark VI saxophone hanging around his neck. Translation? Roman Holder has a work ethic like you’ve never seen. And he’s got his mother to thank for it. Roman’s mother, who passed away last year, was a paraplegic since an accident at the age of fifteen. From her, Roman says he learned perseverance and stamina. He learned the value of never giving up. And the lessons she provided carried him to the Governor’s School and into that practice room and onto stages
around the state as the Master Recital winner in the SC Band Directors Association competition, the Senior Solo Competition winner for the Carolina Youth Symphony, and a member of the All-State Jazz Band. Roman’s already been accepted at the Eastman School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, but when he’s not playing his sax, he’s keeping his fingers crossed that he’ll attend Indiana University, so he can apprentice under renowned saxophonist, Otis Murphy. But no matter what happens, there’s one thing you can count on: Roman Holder ain’t quitting. He’s always going to be in that practice room, hanging out with his Selmer Mark VI.
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Roman Holder’s work ethic has landed him multiple state awards and launched him into some of the country’s top music conservatories. He hopes to study under saxophonist Otis Murphy at Indiana University.
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Wes Quattlebaum’s creative gifts were discovered by a middle school art teacher and have since blossomed under the tutelage of the Governor’s School. One day, he hopes to return to his hometown to gift a piece of his artwork.
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O L A N T A , S O U T H C A R O L I N A . P O P U L A T I O N 5 2 0 . A nice little Pee Dee town, but not exactly the hotbed of artistic dreams. Meet Wes Quattlebaum, the exception to the Olanta Rule. When Wes was a middle schooler, his art teacher noticed his talent and his work ethic and his ability to dream big dreams. But it wasn’t easy to keep those dreams alive back then. Wes lived in a single-parent home and that single parent was unable to work because of health reasons. Bills piled up. There were times without electricity. Other times without water. But the family made do, using a kerosene heater for cooking and for light and for heating bath water. The bullies at middle school didn’t go easy on the quiet kid who reeked of kerosene. But Wes
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never stopped dreaming of becoming an artist and making his exit from Olanta. The Governor’s School provided that door. Now, the dreams have grown. Wes will continue his artistic training at either Winthrop University or SCAD in Atlanta next year, but he’s set his sights far beyond that. He wants to land in a big city environment where he can open his own studio and flex his artistic muscles across a number of disciplines. And he wants to go back to Olanta. Not to live. Rather, he wants to give them a piece of his dreams. “One day, I’m going to create one big thing, one big piece of art, that people in Olanta can just go sit with and enjoy. That will make me happy.”
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ON THEM GREENVILLE’S COFFEE UNDERGROUND PLAYS WEEKLY HOST TO THESE QUICK-WITTED PERFORMERS BY JOHN JETER PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELI WARREN WHO MASTER THE ART OF IMPROV AT ALCHEMY COMEDY THEATER.
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A doctor, a florist, and an insurance agent walk into a bar . . . Wait, hang on, let’s go back to early spring, a Friday night. Downtown’s hopping. A floor-and-a-half below the streets, a karaoke version of “Louie, Louie” blasts over the PA system in an intimate theater. The place is nearly full. Everyone’s just here for laughs. An attractive couple, Brian Schoch and Mary Nabors, drove all the way from Greenwood tonight. On their first date, they sort of wandered into Coffee Underground’s mini-auditorium. Now they’re juggling adult beverages and dessert and sitting among three dozen others in the 68-capacity venue for Alchemy Comedy Theater’s 7:30 show, its first of two tonight.“We just saw the sign out on the street and thought it looked cool,” says Nabors, who works with Schoch at his State Farm Insurance Agency, an hour’s drive from the corner of Main and Coffee streets. “We’re out to have a good time, and we like to laugh. We have cake and coffee and wine, and we’re drinking beer, and we’re not sure what’s happening.” For the most part, nobody does, not the crowd, not the performers. That’s the entire point of improv. Three nights a week, some 30 Alchemy cast members pour their hearts out in what’s arguably one of the most difficult forms of live entertainment: spontaneous funny. They’re unpaid, these jokesters, playing for fun in what’s billed as the Upstate’s largest and longestrunning improv comedy group; Alchemy has kept the gags coming since 2011. The crowds have kept coming, too. Among them, sitting just outside the little theater, Andrea Christopher Reeps and her husband, Steven, sip craft beers before heading into the show. Reeps manages a flower shop, where she regularly deals with such laugh-riot customers as brides and their mothers.
“I HAVE HUMOR IN MY DAY JOB. HERE, YOU COME AND CREATE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING." SHE SMILES A SLY, DRY-HUMOR, WINK-WINK: THAT’S WHY THE THEATER’S CALLED ALCHEMY." She plans to audition for an Alchemy show, to join the cast as a “staff member,” as they’re called. “Funny?” she says. “I don’t mean to be, but I am.” Reeps takes Alchemy’s classes. In addition to their eight shows on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, the company offers a slate of courses, each numbered like those of a university: Improv 101 to Improv 501. An average of 10 students pays $175 per six-week course, where one or two instructors teach two-and-a-half-hour sessions. It was at one of those classes that Alrinthea Carter, affectionately known as Al, fell in love with improv comedy. Three years ago, the Charleston native happened to win an enrollment in Improv 101 at a fundraising auction. Today, she’s Alchemy’s executive producer; she keeps her day job as an academic advisor at Clemson University. Like so many of Alchemy’s 80 players, Carter sees improv as an escape from stress, as well as a creative outlet. “I’m also a photographer,” she says, “so, for me, I need to be creating
something a lot. Comedy is something I found that lets you be who you are. You’re being a character, but all the characters and scenes you do onstage are grounded in real life. We don’t get up there to purposely be funny. Our job is to get up there and show you snippets of real life and how ridiculous real life can be.” Stephen Colbert says the same thing. The South Carolina native and now-superstar funnyman told graduates at a Knox College commencement address in 2006: “Well, you are about to start the greatest improvisation of all. With no script. No idea what’s going to happen, often with people and places you have never seen before. And you are not in control. So say, ‘Yes.’ And if you’re lucky, you’ll find people who will say ‘yes’ back.” Alchemy Comedy has found 16,000-odd people each year who say yes to $5, $8, and $10 tickets per show, which feature as many as nine performers through nearly an hour and a half of you-neverknow-what. “We put in the 1 percent weird,” Carter says. “Our scenes are 99 percent real and 1 percent weird. You may have a scene with a couple having a fight over replacing the toilet paper roll, but that couple is a pair of cats.” The material largely comes from the crowd, whose participation is key to Alchemy’s alchemy. At Friday’s show, audience members toss out prompts. One shouts, “Bee!”, and in a Dual Duel, a duo plays for the sweet spot. Next, two teams of four face off in Beastie Rap, improv hip-hop, also using crowd call-outs. Alchemy’s other programs feature “Local Legends,” well-known round-towners who tell their stories. The company also plays host to two annual festivals, though its bread-and-butter comes from the shows’ variety of short- and long-form styles, from simple “scene-making” to Improv 501-level methods, with such names as Harold, Tag Run, The Movie, and The Deconstruction. Turns out many of these techniques have evolved over decades—improv’s history isn’t all that improvisational. hose zany sixteenth-century Italian purveyors of commedia dell’arte ultimately inspired vaudeville, which tickled American audiences around the turn of the twentieth century. Next came what you might call standardized improv, beginning in the 1950s and blossoming at Chicago’s venerable Second City. Home of the late John Belushi, for one, Second City supplied cast members for Saturday Night Live and Whose Line Is It, Anyway?, which ran on ABC for nearly 10 years. Harrison Brookie, Alchemy’s owner and education director, cites the latter as an inspiration for founding Alchemy and Company, LLC. He graduated from Clemson in 2007, the same year Whose Line, hosted by Drew Carey, went off the air. While at Clemson, Brookie, who had always been in a comedic ensemble—“I grew up with six siblings”— auditioned for the school’s improv outfit, Mock Turtle Soup. Seeing a need for improv downtown, as well as the ideal performance space in owner Dana Lowie’s Coffee Underground, he launched the company with Mock Turtle Soup alum Ben Burris, who’s now Alchemy’s artistic director; Jason Underwood, who’s pictured among 52 performers on Alchemy’s website; and Meg Pierson, who’s since, Brookie says, moved to New York. “There’s an inherent joy to doing it,” says Brookie, who leverages his long-honed skills at Greenville’s innovative NEXT High School, where he teaches history and public speaking. “It’s the
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ALRINTHEA CARTER (LEFT) WON A SPOT IN ALCHEMY COMEDY THEATER'S IMPROV 101 CLASS THREE YEARS AGO. SHE IS NOW THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, PERFORMING REGULARLY AMONG THE CLUB'S 80 MEMBERS (BELOW). THE GROUP HAS SHOWS EACH THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY AT COFFEE UNDERGROUND.
“We learn so much in our training to be superefficient and super-direct and just gather the information, in answer to our questions and not much else. But that doesn’t really lead to good relationships or really effective medicine. A lot of what I’ve learned in improv is contrary to that training. You don’t control the conversation, you wait to see what happens, trust things, give it a little more time,” she says. ick kids and their parents may not be too tickled about a funny-bones physician “because your air of competency is so important and, understandably, because people don’t want to trust you with really important things if you’re acting goofy.” Johnston echoes the others: Improv’s foundation is honesty. When she faces parents hesitant to tell their terminally ill child the truth, she says her improv training helps, not because she’s anxious to lighten the situation, but because “if you don’t tell your child they’re sick, we’re not going anywhere.” She seems to speak for all those players who work pretty hard at this stuff, onstage or practicing or attending classes—sharing the notion that laughter really is the best medicine. “We’re all just saying, ‘I’m going to do this thing I’ve never done before. I may look like an idiot, but I’m not going to let that be important, and I’m not gonna refuse to trust you people or put up a façade or be anything different than I feel like I am. I’m just going to be who I am—lighthearted, but in a challenging way,” Johnston says. Brookie agrees. “More than anything else, with improv, you don’t know what’s going to happen, and we don’t know what’s going to happen, and we’re just going to discover it together.” For more on Alchemy, check out alchemycomedy.com.
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only hobby I know of where it’s fun to be bad at it,” he adds. “When you’re learning it, it’s actually still fun—where, like bowling, it sucks if you’re not good at it. Like music. But improv, because there’s a collaborative fail, in the fail you can find the comedy.” You hear that a lot. Alchemy Comedy offers each performer a real-time experiment in public vulnerability. At the same time, though, improv’s primary premise is all about nonjudgmental interaction between the player and the audience. Like what happened near the beginning of the Friday show: Someone in the crowd blasted a blow-your-head-off sneeze. “That’s nasty,” a player chuckles. “But this is a safe zone for you guys.” Alchemy has grown into what has become a tight-knit family, built on comic dysfunction, a disproportionately large “family that’s very close,” Carter says. “The essence of improv is to support each other, and that adds to our offstage life, as well.” That’s no laughing matter. Like Carter and Brookie, Alchemy’s jokesters, some of whom perform as many as six hours a week, use their experience to navigate tough situations at work, such as high-anxiety brides and moms or families with dying children. “So much of being a doctor is communication and not being selfish in the direction things go,” says Brooke Johnston, associate medical director at Hands of Hope, an Upstate pediatric hospice and palliative medicine center.
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Meat & Greet: Hare & Field dishes out quality pub fare, like this Really Good Burger, with cheese, Benton’s bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and “awesome” sauce on a brioche bun.
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hris and Katie Williamson, owners of Farmhouse Tacos in Travelers Rest, know a good opportunity when they see it. So when a former hot dog shop became available across the street on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, they hopped at the chance to open a second restaurant. Their new venture, Hare & Field, is a small affair, with 1,000 square feet inside and a slightly smaller patio that can be enclosed in cold weather. Decked out with gold mirrors and contemporary light fixtures, the dining space is cozy and welcoming. Stools at the counter in front of the kitchen augment seating at bare wood tables in the main dining space, where a New Orleans–style jazz track sets the mood. Sweethearts since their years at Greenville High School, Chris and Katie wanted to open a restaurant where they could cook the kind of food they gravitate to when they go out. To come up with a menu, the couple sat down with Melissa Plumley, their director of culinary operations who has been
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Snack Bar: Enjoy elevated bites and main dishes at Travelers Rest newcomer Hare & Field (above); (opposite, from left) crab roll; deviled eggs with pickled radish and sorghum; and fried chicken skins with sriracha sorghum hot sauce are examples of bites on offer.
with them since day one, and brainstormed ideas. Realizing they had compiled a list of their own favorite dishes, they settled on a gastropub concept. “For us, gastropub fare is elevated casual dining,” says Chris. “Our focus is urban comfort food. We have a lot of familiar things on the menu, like fried chicken skins with sriracha sorghum hot sauce—just foods we like to eat. We do chef plays on sandwiches and salads, and use as many locally sourced ingredients as we can find.” The “Beginnings” section of the menu embodies their penchant for tasting multiple things and experiencing different flavors at a meal. It cites shareable small plates, such as a refreshing crab salad and summer slaw slider made with brioche buns from TR neighbor Upcountry Provisions, and a mini cocotte of sweet crawfish, Benton’s bacon, and spinach in a creamy béchamel sauce, served with toasted baguette slices for dipping. Sandwiches, salads, and a few entrées compose the
“Offerings.” It may sound simple, but this comfort food comes with a twist. As Plumley puts it: “How many ham and cheese sandwiches have house-made ale mustard and French Mornay sauce? We try to bring it up a notch.” Case in point is the fish and chips. Fresh cod, coated in a batter made with the house pale ale, comes out walnut-hued and crunchy on the outside, its white flesh moist within. It is the epitome of the classic pub dish, languishing atop a bed of hand-cut fries. While Farmhouse Tacos has a full bar, Hare & Field stocks craft beer, a small but thoughtful selection of wine, and housemade barrel-aged cocktails. On tap all the time is Hare & Field Trail Ale, a collaboration between the restaurant and Brewery 85. As a laid-back place where you can hang out with friends and share wine, beer, and excellent food for an honest price, Hare & Field is spot on. Hare & Field, 327 S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 610-0249, hareandfieldkitchen.com; Tues–Thurs, 11:30am–9pm; Fri–Sat, 11:30am–10pm; Sun, 10am–3pm M AY 2 0 1 8 / 1 2 7
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f we’re to believe high school English teachers everywhere, spring is all about birth and new beginnings. If we’re to believe the general Millennial zeitgeist, spring is all about boozy brunches with the squad. Since we’re equal opportunists, we see no reason why these two concepts can’t coexist in harmony. Take a break from brunch stalwarts like the mimosa and Bloody Mary. Instead, refresh your palate and reinvigorate your mild alcohol dependency with these creative takes.
But First, Brunch
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Our favorite meal takes an artsy turn with this roundup of alternative cocktails
HIBISCUS-INFUSED TEQUILA, GIFFARD PAMPLEMOUSSE, LEMON, FRESH ROSEMARY, LAVENDER BITTERS, SODA “Florals for spring? Groundbreaking.” Meryl Streep’s character in The Devil Wears Prada may not have been impressed, but the cocktail incarnation of this motif hits all the right seasonal notes: delicate floral, bright citrus, and a tiny bit of savory rosemary elevated by soda. Arguably more refreshing than walking through your own garden.
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This colorful, hibiscus-infused tequila cocktail is an example of the inventive bar program at Husk and other local restaurants.
PAIR WITH: HUSK Cheeseburger with Bear Creek Farm beef and fried potato wedges.
S T E L L A’ S S O U T H E R N B R A S S E R I E / / SEASONAL SANGRIA CITRUS-BASIL SANGRIA: PINOT GRIGIO, LEMON, LIME, GRAPEFRUIT, ORANGE, PINEAPPLE JUICE, FRESH BASIL LEAVES, ST. GERMAIN, GRAND MARNIER, SIMPLE SYRUP
Embrace the brunch #aesthetic: hit up the group text, grab a patio table, and order a pitcher of sangria. The exact blend of ingredients depends on seasonal fruits and herbs— strawberry-basil is a likely candidate—and may come in red, white, or rosé varieties, but never fear. It’s guaranteed to bring light, easy, and carefree sipping. Even better? The sangria will be available on Saturdays, so you won’t even have to cope with the Sunday Scaries afterwards. PAIR WITH: Bethel Trails Farm Quiche, served with mixed greens, vinaigrette, and charred local carrots.
THE ANCHORAGE // IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN GREENVILLE PIMMS, GRAPEFRUIT SHRUB, LEMON JUICE, NIKOLAIHOF HOLUNDERBLÜTEN SIRUP, BRUT SPARKLING WINE
If your brunch tends towards the decadent side, this bubbly cocktail should provide a refreshing lightness to counterbalance the richness. Elderflower and honeysuckle notes flow into the citrus and vinegar acidity of the grapefruit shrub, with the brut softening the bite and turning this into an easy drinker. Your brunch indulgences may still require a nap, but at least you’ll have had bubbles beforehand . PAIR WITH: House-made everything bagel with cured trout, cream cheese, shaved onion, capers, boiled eggs, and herbs.
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agazine editors are forever evangelizing about the power of the day-to-night outfit, but the real game-changer in 2018 is the day-tonight cocktail. Summer is just starting to flirt with the South again, bringing sun-soaked mornings and carefree nights with friends. What you need is a flexible drink that can roll with all of your free-wheeling plans, no matter what they may be. Early brunch with friends before a long bike ride? This clever kombucha sipper satisfies without dehydrating, plus you get a pat-yourselfon-the-back dose of probiotics. The refreshing combo of pineapple juice, deep ginger syrup, fresh lime, and fizzy ginger kombucha tastes like sunshine on a beach. It makes for a more interesting alternative to the traditional mimosa and is perfectly delicious without alcohol. All that said, when you’re ready to mix things up—literally—boost this drink’s tropical vibes by stirring in a little tequila . . . and welcome summer nights with the clink of melting ice.
4 oz. pineapple juice 1 oz. fresh lime juice ¾ oz. ginger brown sugar syrup 4 oz. (approx.) ginger kombucha Pineapple wedges, for serving Optional: 2 oz. reposado tequila For the ginger brown sugar syrup: ¾ c. dark brown sugar ¾ c. thinly sliced ginger 1 ½ c. water
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Make the ginger brown sugar syrup: stir all ingredients together in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain through a mesh sieve, let cool, and store syrup in a covered jar in the refrigerator for about a week. 2. In a mixing glass, stir together pineapple juice, lime juice, and ginger brown sugar syrup. If making an alcoholic version, stir in tequila, as well. Pour into a tall tumbler or Collins glass, and then fill with ice. Top with about 4 oz. of ginger kombucha, to taste. Garnish with a pineapple wedge. ))) FOR MORE RECIPES TOWNCAROLINA.COM
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What you need is a flexible drink that can roll with all of your free-wheeling plans, no matter what they may be.
All Together Now: Make a batch of Balmy Breezes ahead of time by multiplying the recipe times the number of people you want to serve and mixing ingredients together in a pitcher to chill. When ready, pour and top each drink with kombucha.
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AMERICAN THE ANCHORAGE
With a menu focused on hyper-local produce, Chef Greg McPhee’s globally influenced menu changes almost weekly. Sample dishes include grilled Greenbrier Farms Hanger Steak, Octopus Carpaccio, and Chinese Red Shrimp and BBQ Cabbage Steam Buns. The “For the Table” option offers housemade charcuterie, Blue Ridge Creamery cheese, Bake Room bread, and pickled veg. Don’t miss the outstanding cocktail program at the gorgeous bar upstairs, or brunch, which is served on Sunday. $-$$$,
D, SBR. Closed Monday. 586 Perry Ave. (864) 219-3082, theanchoragerestaurant.com AUGUSTA GRILL
The unassuming Augusta Grill is home to upscale comfort food. At the bar or in the intimate dining room, patrons can enjoy dishes such as the Wild Mushroom Ravioli with pancetta and roasted garlic cream, or the Sautéed Rainbow Trout with crabmeat beurre blanc. The lineup changes daily, but diners can always get Chef Bob Hackl’s highly sought-after blackberry cobbler. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 1818 Augusta St. (864) 242-0316, augustagrill.com BACON BROS. PUBLIC HOUSE
You might think you know what meat lover’s heaven looks like, but if you show up at Chef Anthony Gray’s gastropub, you’ll know for sure. From a board of house-cured, smoked, and dried meats, to a glass-walled curing room
display, there’s no shortage of mouthwatering selections. The drink menu mirrors the food, featuring whiskeys, bourbons, bacon-infused liquors, and even smoked sorghum syrup. $$$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 3620 Pelham Rd. (864) 297-6000, baconbrospublichouse.com BRICK STREET CAFÉ
You’ll likely have to loosen your belt after chowing down at this Augusta Street mainstay that serves all the comforts of home. Try Mom’s Spaghetti, Miss Sara’s Crab Cakes, or the signature fried shrimp with sweet potato fries. But do save room for made-from-scratch sweets like the sweet potato cake, peanut butter cake, and apple pie (available for special-order, too). $$-$$$, L, D. 315 Augusta St. (864) 421-0111, brickstreetcafe.com GB&D
The restaurant’s description itself—Golden Brown & Delicious—tells you all you need to know about this West Greenville joint. Locally sourced dishes of American favorites, such as well-crafted salads and sandwiches—like the killer burger on a housemade brioche bun—fill the menu. Check out the extended menu at dinner, which features an impressive repertoire of the restaurant’s best dishes. $$, L, D, SBR.
Closed Monday. 1269 Pendleton St. (864) 2309455, eatgbnd.com
HALLS CHOPHOUSE
The renowned Charleston steakhouse puts down roots in the former High Cotton space on the Reedy River. Indulge in a selection of wet- or dry-aged steaks (USDA Prime beef, flown in from Chicago’s Allen Brothers), or try a Durham Ranch elk loin with root vegetable hash and pine nut relish. Don’t miss the lavender French toast at brunch. $$$$, D, SBR. 550 S Main St. (864) 335-4200, hallschophousegreenville.com HENRY’S SMOKEHOUSE
Though this barbecue joint has since branched out, Henry’s original location has long set the standard. A Greenville institution, the smokehouse specializes in slow-cooking meat in open pits over hickory logs. Sure, there’s more on the menu, but their succulent ribs with beans and slaw will transport you to hog heaven. $, L, D. 240 Wade Hampton
Blvd. (864) 232-7774, henryssmokehouse.com
Neo Burrito Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, this locally owned spot takes the cake, or shall we say—the burrito. Tucked into The Village of West Greenville, stop in for spicy tacos, cheesy quesadillas, zesty breakfast burritos, fresh salads, and more. Save room for the Chipotle BBQ Chicken Burrito or the Farm Burrito (below), packed with rice, kale, hummus, beets, cilantro, cabbage, tomatoes, maple balsamic, tempeh, and a squirt of lime, all snug in a spinach tortilla.
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$, B, L, D. 1268 Pendleton St. (864) 552-1054, neoburrito.com
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HUSK GREENVILLE
Settle down Sean Brock devotees. Husk Greenville has arrived, delivering legendary farm-to-table concepts under Chef de Cuisine Jon Buck. Brock and Buck champion Southern fare, resurrecting dishes reminiscent of great-grandma’s kitchen. The ever-evolving menu offers starters—like the crispy pig ear lettuce wraps—then dives into heftier plates like the cornmeal-dusted catfish, collard greens and potlikker, and a peanut–satsuma salad. $$-$$$, L, D, SBR. 722 S. Main St, Greenville. (864) 627-0404, huskgreenville.com INK N IVY
Located in the space formerly occupied by Corner Pocket, Ink N Ivy boasts a menu of American fare with an emphasis on fresh seafood. Lunch features staples like the charred salmon salad, and the evening menu tacks on entrées like the grilled scallops, topped with lime cilantro butter, served on wilted chives, baby spinach, and roasted peppers. $$, L, D, SBR. 21 E Coffee St. (864) 4384698, greenville.inkanivy.com KITCHEN SYNC
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A straight farm-to-table concept and a certified-green restaurant, Kitchen Sync’s eco-focus extends to its menu, sourced by local farms. Start with the Gritz Fritz, with Hurricane Creek fried grits, collards, and pepper jam. The Banh Mi salad comes loaded with fresh veg and rice noodles, topped with pulled pork or tofu, or try the local rib pork chop. Don’t miss the pizza! $$, L, D. Closed Sun–Mon. 1609 Laurens Rd, Greenville. (864) 568-8115, facebook.com/kitchensyncgreenville/
LARKIN’S ON THE RIVER
Located between the Peace Center and the Reedy River, Larkin’s balances upscale dining with comfort. Start with the she-crab soup, then select an entrée from the day’s offerings—or opt for an aged filet mignon with mashed potatoes and asparagus. Enjoy the river view on the enclosed outdoor patio and the extensive wine list. $$$-$$$$,
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Chef Brian Coller has crafted a menu that steers the beefy American staple into unconventional (but totally delicious) territory. Take the “Piedmont Mullet ’85,” with sloppy joe chili, bomb mustard, American cheese, and “phat” onion rings. For you Elvis enthusiasts, the “King of Memphis” is a hunk of burnin’ love concocted with banana jam, peanut butter, and bacon. $$, L, D. 2451 N Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. (864) 214-1483, ltoburgerbargvl.com MONKEY WRENCH SMOKEHOUSE
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Monkey Wrench Smokehouse comes by its name honestly, taking up space in a long-standing hardware store in Travelers Rest. This BBQ joint from the folks behind Sidewall Pizza and Rocket Surgery serves everything from ribs, wings, and veggies—all wood-fired. But save room for the pork belly corn dogs or the pulled pork sandwich. Steven Musolf wears the title of head chef and is the mind behind the menu. $$-$$$. D. Closed Monday. 21
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Linger in the relaxed atmosphere of Northampton’s wine bar. Choose a bottle from the thousands for sale, open it for a corkage fee, and enjoy with a selection of cheese or small plate. Or, stay for dinner and select from an ever-changing menu, which includes seafood, beef, and wild game. The outdoor patio is a decidedly relaxing location for a meal or a glass of
wine. $$-$$$$. L, D. 211-A E Broad St. (864)
271-3919, northamptonwineanddine.com
THE NOSE DIVE
The Nose Dive is city bar meets corner bistro. Beer, wine, and cocktails at its upstairs bar CRAFTED complement an ambitious menu of “urban comfort food” from fried chicken and waffles to a customized grits bar at brunch. Located on Main Street between ONE City Plaza and the Peace Center, this gastropub is a downtown hotspot. $-$$, L, D, SBR. 116 S
Main St. (864) 373-7300, thenosedive.com OJ’S DINER
OJ’s is not a restaurant. It’s an Upstate institution. The old-school meat-andthree dishes up homestyle favorites on a daily basis, but every weekday comes with specials: lasagna and porkchops on Mondays, turkey and meatloaf Tuesdays, and more. Don’t forget to dig into a mess of sides: the mac ‘n’ cheese tastes the way mama made it and God intended.
$, B, L. Closed Saturday & Sunday. 907 Pendleton St. (864) 235-2539, ojs-diner.com RESTAURANT 17
Tucked away in Travelers Rest, Restaurant 17 blends contemporary European bistro with Blue Ridge bliss. The menu changes seasonally, but expect dishes from Executive Chef Nick Graves like smoked scallop crudo with crème fraîche, grapefruit, hot sauce pearls, and Meyer lemon oil, and pork belly agnolotti with chestnuts, rapini, and saffron cream. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sun & Mon. 10 Road of Vines, Travelers Rest. (864) 516-1254, restaurant17.com RICK ERWIN’S NANTUCKET SEAFOOD
Greenville may be landlocked, but Rick Erwin’s restaurant takes us seaside. The day’s fresh catch comes grilled, seared, broiled, blackened, or chef-designed. Ideal for group dinners or date nights, Nantucket offers both an intimate and entertaining atmosphere. $$$$$$, D, SBR. 40 W Broad St. (864) 546-3535, nantucketseafoodgrill.com
RICK ERWIN’S WEST END GRILLE
Traditional surf-and-turf meets upscale dining at Rick Erwin’s. The dining room is decorated in rich, dark woods that, along with low lighting, create an intimate, stylish atmosphere. Entrées range from sashimi-grade tuna and pan-seared sea bass, to certified Angus beef. $$-$$$$, D.
Closed Sun. 648 S Main St. (864) 232-8999, rickerwins.com ROCKET SURGERY
The Sidewall team trades slices for sliders with this craft concept, whose low-key bill of fare features snackable burgers like lamb topped with feta, spinach, and tangy harissa, and fried soft-shell crab with creamy paprika aioli. If you plan to drink your dinner, go for the rum, coconut, and pineapple-infused “Zombie, Y’all” or “The Prospector” with bourbon and bitters. $$, D (Mon, Thurs– Sat), SBR. 164-D S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 610, 0901, rocketsurgery54321.com
ROOST
This fashionable restaurant lends a modern, tasty addition to North Main. Whenever possible, Roost sources food within a limited distance from producer to consumer; ingredients are often procured from nearby areas in South and North Carolina. In good weather, try to snag a spot on the patio overlooking NoMa Square. $$-$$$, B,L,
D, SBR. 220 N Main St. (864) 298-2424, roostrestaurant.com SMOKE ON THE WATER
Located in the West End Market, Smoke on the Water has a homey feel, with separate street-side dining and covered patio tables
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overlooking Pedrick’s Garden. Choose something from the smoker (beer-butt chicken), or pick from sandwiches, burgers, or salads. $-$$$, L, D. 1 Augusta St, Ste 202.
(864) 232-9091, saucytavern.com SOBY’S
Local flavor shines here in entrées like crab cakes with remoulade, sweet corn maque choux, mashed potatoes, and haricot verts. Their selection of 700 wines guarantees the perfect meal complement. Featuring different weekly selections, the Sunday brunch buffet showcases the chefs’ creativity. $$$-$$$$, D,
SBR. 207 S Main St. (864) 232-7007, sobys.com
B ARS & BREWERIES 13 STRIPES BREWERY
Providing patrons and patriots alike with a wide porch area and spacious interior bar, 13 Stripes rotates a loaded arsenal of aptlytitled suds—including the Rise & Fight Again IPA and the Sgt. Molly American Wheat— and rolls out session beers, IPAs, porters, and other seasonal kegs that pair perfectly with one of 13 Stripes’ “ration plates,” laden with fresh-cut meats and cheeses. Taylors Mill, 250 Mill St, Ste PW 3101, Taylors. (864) 349-1430, 13stripesbrewery.com BIRDS FLY SOUTH ALE PROJECT
With a focus on farmhouse saisons and sour beers, Birds Fly South Ale Project has come home to roost in Hampton Station. Though closed for production Monday through Wednesday, the open-air taproom is the perfect end-of-week place to drain a cold glass while noshing on local food truck fare. Expect to find flavor-filled concoctions, such as the Biggie Mango, Eldorado Saison, or the 2Hop Session IPA. Thurs–Sun. 1320 Hampton Ave Ext. (864) 412-8825, bfsbeer.com
BREWERY 85
Named for Greenville’s favorite freeway, this microbrew is attracting outsized attention with its eclectic collection of craft brews. From the crisp GVL IPA to the malty Howdy Dunkel, Brewery 85 combines Southern style with the best of German brew techniques. Trek to the taproom for their latest lagers; well-mannered kids and canines welcome. 6 Whitlee Ct. (864) 558-0104, brewery85.com THE COMMUNITY TAP
Convenience, expertise, and great atmosphere collide at the Community Tap, Greenville’s neighborhood craft beer and wine shop. Choose from an extensive selection—more than 180 local, national, and international brews—or have a glass from one of the ever-rotating beer and wine taps. 217 Wade Hampton Blvd. (864) 631-2525, thecommunitytap.com GROWLER HAUS
The franchise’s West Greenville addition is its newest, rounding out the total to four Upstate watering holes. Growler Haus’s drafts rotate seasonally to bring you the best in local and national brews, so whether you’re a fan of IPAs, pilsners, ciders, pale ales, or wheats, they’ve got a cold one waiting for you. Just remember to pepper in a homemade pretzel with beer cheese or a pork belly bao bun in between pints. $-$$,
L (Fri–Sat), D (Mon–Sat). Closed Sunday. 12 Lois Ave. (864) 373-9347, growlerhaus.com
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 classic burgers and juicy steaks to spinach pizza. Gather with friends at the long bar to enjoy one of 72 brews on tap. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. 941 S Main St. (864) 770-7777, libertytaproom.com
MAC’S SPEED SHOP
Across from Liberty Tap Room, Mac’s is for the Harley-set as well as the Greenville Drive crowd, with plenty of brisket, ribs, and beer-can chicken. Try a plate of Tabascofried pickles, washed down with one of the 50 craft beers on tap. With outdoor seating, you’ll likely want to lay some rubber on the road to grab your spot. $-$$$, L, D. 930 S
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Committed to producing premium brews while minimizing environmental impact, Quest guarantees to satisfy your beer cravings and sustainability enthusiasm in a single sip. Grab a pint of QBC’s signature brews: the West Coast–style Ellida IPA packs a punch of flavor, or venture to the dark side with the Kaldi imperial coffee stout (crafted with locally roasted beans). Stop by for an afternoon tour, then follow up with an evening full of food truck fare and live music. 55 Airview Dr, Greenville. (864) 272-
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SIP WHISKEY & WINE
True to its namesake, this rooftop tasting room is all about liquid refreshment. While the full-service bar offers fine wines and whiskey, there’s no better end to an evening than an easy-drinking glass of sangria (or a signature cocktail). SIP’s open-air patio complete with cushioned couches accentuates the laidback atmosphere, and a collection of small plates is a quick answer to an alcohol-induced appetite. $-$$, D. 103 N Main St #400, (864) 552-1916, sipgvl.com
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SWAMP RABBIT BREWERY & TAPROOM
Located off Main Street in Travelers Rest, this local brewhouse gives you one more reason to cruise (responsibly!) down the Swamp Rabbit. With a taproom offering classics (try the easy-drinking American pale ale) and fresh brews (the Belgian-style farm ale is a golden dream) as well as frequent food truck visits, this brewery is sure to become your favorite place to cap off a Saturday afternoon. 26 S Main St, Travelers Rest.
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Wind down on the weekends at this combination gourmet wine shop, beer tap, and sampling space. With nearly 200 wines and 150 craft beers for sale in-house, there’s something to satisfy every palate. Not sure what vino revs your engine? Taste-test a few by the glass and pick up a favorite from the weekly wines or happy hours hosted Wednesday–Friday. Enjoy cheese and charcuterie while you sip. $$, L (Sat–Sun), D
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(Wed–Sat), Closed Mon–Tues. 164 S Main St, Ste C, Travelers Rest. (864) 610-2020, tastingroomtr.com THOMAS CREEK BREWERY
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The Thomas Creek brand has been a familiar feature on the Greenville libation lineup for more than ten years, but a visit to the home of the River Falls Red Ale or Trifecta IPA is well worth the trip. Fill up on your favorite Thomas Creek brew in the tasting room, or soak up some sun (and hops!) on the brewery’s patio. Tours available by appointment. 2054 Piedmont Hwy. (864) 605-1166, thomascreekbeer.com UP ON THE ROOF
We all know a well-crafted cocktail can make your spirits soar, but a glass at this dignified drinkery will leave you nine stories high, literally. With its classic cocktails, local craft brews, and unique wine varieties, this rooftop bar brings a heightened experience to downtown’s Embassy Suites. Graze on small plates and soak in some of the Upstate’s most scenic vistas. $-$$, L, D. 250 RiverPlace. (864)
242-4000, eatupdrinkup.net
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Housed in the old Claussen Bakery on Augusta, Upstate Craft Beer Co. is hoppy hour heaven. Not only does it feature the best local and national brews on tap, this beer joint offers home brewsters all the gear and ’gredients needed to craft their own ale-inspired inventions. Make sure to try a naan pizza from the in-house kitchen. 400 Augusta St. (864) 609-4590, upstatecraftbeer.com UNIVERSAL JOINT
Everyone needs a neighborhood bar. Where better to cheer with your friends? This hangout is within walking distance of North Main, featuring a covered outdoor patio and roll-up garage doors. Rotating bottle and draft selections and plenty of outdoor seating keep things fresh. $-$$, L, D. 300 E Stone Ave. (864) 252-4055, ujgreenville.com VAULT & VATOR
Named for a former vault elevator in the underground expanse, this hip downtown joint puts a twenty-first-century spin on fashionable speakeasies of yore. Small plates of charcuterie, hummus, and cheese are simple yet refined, providing enough bite to not overpower the establishment’s true star— the cocktail list. The menu includes both signature and traditional libations; your only task is picking your poison. $$, D, Closed Sun–Mon. 655 S Main St, Ste 100, Greenville. (864) 603-1881, vaultandvator.com
THE VELO FELLOW
Cozy in a funky way, this hip pub is right under the Mellow Mushroom. The menu has burgers, sandwiches, fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, falafels, and more. In addition to craft brews on tap, the Velo Fellow offers traditional absinthe service, complete with a silver-plated brouilleur. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. 1 Augusta St, Ste 126. (864) 242-9296, thevelofellow.com
BREAKFAST/LUNCH BISCUIT HEAD
The queen bee of all things fluffy and delicious, Asheville-based Biscuit Head comes to Greenville with a wide array of home-cooked biscuits. Whether slathered in gravy or smothered in sweetness—the jam bar is slammed with fruity preserves— you can’t go wrong with the GreenVillain topped with fried pork steak, jalapeño cream cheese, bacon gravy, a sunny side egg, and pickled jalapeños. $-$$. B, L. 823 S Church St, Greenville. (864) 248-0371, biscuitheads.com/menu-greenville THE BOHEMIAN CAFÉ
Treat taste buds and ears at the Bohemian Café, side-by-side with the legendary Horizon Records. This eclectic café serves a wide-range of globally inspired dishes for lunch and dinner. For Sunday brunch, try the Bloody Mary bar, or indulge your sweet tooth with a slice of homemade rum cake.
$$, L, D, SBR. Closed Mon. 2 W Stone Ave. (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. Be sure to drop by on Sundays for brunch. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. Closed Monday. 608-B S Main St. (864) 232-4100, chicoraalley.com EGGS UP GRILL
If your name has “eggs” in it, you’d better know your eggs. Eggs Up Grill doesn’t disappoint. From classic over-easy to Pattyo-Sullivan omelets (grilled corned beef hash
with melted swiss cheese), this joint has you covered. Not a fan of eggs? Try classic diner fare like pancakes, waffles, burgers, and French toast. $-$$. B, L. 31 Augusta St. (864)
520-2005, eggsupgrill.com HAPPY+HALE
Based out of Raleigh, the healthy eatery’s first SC location offers diners a diverse menu of made-to-order salads, bowls, smoothies, juices, and breakfast items crafted from wholesome, all-natural ingredients. Try the “Incredibowl” packed with pumpkin seeds, black beans, avocado, golden quinoa, dino kale, and lemon tahini dressing, paired with an Almond Brothers smoothie. $, B, L, D. 600 S Main St.
happyandhale.com MARY BETH’S
Breakfast is an essential meal, and Mary Beth’s treats it accordingly. Take your pick: biscuits, omelets, eggs Benedict, waffles, crêpes, 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. (864) 242-2535, marybethsatmcbee.com MARY’S AT FALLS COTTAGE
Located in historic Falls Cottage, Mary’s offers brunch and lunch with a charm perfect for leisurely weekends. The menu includes the ultimate Reuben and quiches, as well as Southern comfort favorites like the Fountain Inn salad and hot chicken salad. $-$$, L, SBR. Closed Monday. 615 S Main St. (864) 298-0005, fallscottage.com TANDEM CRÊPERIE & COFFEEHOUSE
Tandem lures Swamp Rabbit cyclists with aromas of Counter Culture Coffee and a happy stomach guarantee. Try the lumberjack (cornmeal crêpe, ham, bacon, eggs, cheese, bechamel, and maple syrup) or the tasty banana nut crêpe. Stuck between savory and sweet? Split one of each with a friend in the Tandem spirit: “Together is best.” $, B, L, SBR. 2 S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 610-2245, tandemcc.com TUPELO HONEY CAFÉ
Big Southern charm comes in forms of steaming hot biscuits at Tupelo Honey. Indulge in sweet potato pancakes (topped with pecans and peach butter of course), available all day, or try a mouthwatering sandwich like the Southern fried chicken BLT with maple-peppered bacon. $$, B, L, D. 1 N Main St, Ste T. (864) 451-6200, tupelohoneycafe.com
CAFÉS BARISTA ALLEY
Looking for that midday pick-me-up? Pop over to Barista Alley, where exposed brick walls and wide wooden tables create the perfect ambience to converse with a warm mug in hand. Satisfy your caffeine cravings with a fresh espresso, cold brew, or chai tea, but don't miss out on Barista Alley’s colorful array of green, berry, peanut butter and chocolate smoothies. $, B (Mon–Sat),
L, D (Mon–Sun). 125 E Poinsett St, Greer. (864) 655-5180, baristaalley.com BEX CAFÉ AND JUICE BAR
Healthy and hearty join forces at this West End joint. Find fresh fare in organic salads as well as fruit and veggie-rich juice varieties; or sink your teeth into something a little more solid. Their sausage, egg, and cheese bagel will not disappoint, with gluten-free options available, of course. $, B, L. 820 S
Main St #104. (864) 552-1509, bex.cafe
COFFEE UNDERGROUND
Coffee Underground boasts a wide selection of specialty coffees, adult libations, and dreamy desserts like the peanut butter pie with graham cracker crust and a peanut butter and vanilla mousse. If you’re craving more substantial fare, choose from a splendid breakfast-anytime option, sandwiches, soups, salads, and more. $-$$, B, L, D, SBR. 1 E Coffee St. (864) 2980494, coffeeunderground.info CRÊPE DU JOUR
Much more than offering “really thin pancakes,” this downtown establishment brings a taste of Europe to the Upstate with delicate, delicious French fare. The diverse menu includes breakfast options like the bacon, egg, and potato, and for lunch and dinner, the tomato pesto. Crêpe du Jour also serves up specialty cocktails, coffee beverages, and wine. $$, B, L, D (Tues–Sun). 20 S Main
St, Greenville. (864) 520-2882 KUKA JUICE
If you’re hard-pressed for a fresh fix—Kuka Juice has just the ticket. Created by nutrition mavens Abigail Mitchell and Samantha Shaw, Kuka doles out cold-pressed craft with health-minded passion. Need an immune boost? Grab the Ginger Binger juice, or dig into a salad bowl like the Taco ’Bout It with romaine, walnut meat, salsa fresca, black beans, avocado, and pepitas with cilantro lime vinaigrette. Paninis, bowls, smoothies, toasts, and more also available. $, B, L. 580 Perry Ave, Greenville. (864) 905-1214, kukajuice.com
METHODICAL COFFEE
Whether it’s the white marble countertops or the gleaming chrome Slayer espresso machine, Methodical is a coffee bar built for taste. Coffee guru Will Shurtz, designer Marco Suarez, and hotelier David Baker ensure there’s plenty of substance to go with style. With single-origin espressos, house-made shrub sodas, wine varieites, and homemade treats, there’s plenty to rave about. $-$$, B, L. 101 N Main St, Ste D. methodicalcoffee.com O-CHA TEA BAR
A trip to O-CHA will have you considering tea in an entirely new light. This sleek space, located right on the river in Falls Park, specializes in bubble tea—flavored teas with chewy tapioca pearls. For a more intense cooling experience, try the mochi ice cream. The dessert combines the chewy Japanese confection (a soft, pounded sticky rice cake) with ice cream fillings in fun flavors: tiramisu, green tea chocolate, mango, and more. $, B, L, D. 300 River St, Ste 122. (864) 283-6702, ochateabaronline.com SOUTHERN PRESSED JUICERY
brews up beans by Due South and serves flaky treats from Bake Room. $, B, L. 1263 Pendleton St. (864) 915-8600
DELIS CAVIAR & BANANAS
A Charleston-based fresh-food fantasy, Caviar & Bananas has answered Greenville’s gourmet prayers with a whopping selection of salads, sandwiches, and baked goods galore, not to mention a fine selection of beer and wine. But don’t miss weekend brunch! We suggest the B.E.L.T.: bacon duo, fried egg, arugula, tomato, and black pepper aioli, on grilled sourdough bread. $-$$, B, L, D, SBR. 1 N Laurens St. (864) 235-0404, caviarandbananas.com FARM FRESH FAST
While “fast food” and “healthy” aren’t often synonymous, Farm Fresh Fast might change your mind. The restaurant’s mantra is simple: build sustainable relationships with local farms and provide nutrition-based, customized meals. Try a subscription plan or sample the menu, which varies depending on farm offerings. We suggest the Almost Heaven burger with a fresh patty from Providence Farm, or the seasonal cobb salad—mixed greens, Kaland Farm eggs, and more, topped with a house-made apple pie moonshine vinaigrette. $$, L, D, SBR. Closed Saturday. 860 S Church St, Greenville. (864) 518-1978, eatfarmfreshfast.com RICK’S DELI & MARKET
For a filling, gourmet lunch on the go, the artisanal sandwiches and salads at this West End deli hit the spot. Try the Classic Reuben, with corned beef piled high on toasted marbled rye with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Russian dressing, or the Rick’s Chopped Salad, with turkey, bacon, and ham. For dinner, fish and chips, herb-crusted salmon, and chicken piccata make the cut.
$-$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 101 Falls Park Dr. (864) 312-9060, rickerwins.com SULLY’S STEAMERS
When considering the perfect sandwich, steam isn’t 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 serves bagel sandwiches piping hot and always fresh. $, B, L, D (closed Sunday
evenings). Open until 3am on Friday & Saturday. 6 E Washington St. (864) 5096061, sullyssteamers.com TABLE 301 CATERING & KITCHEN
A healthy-eaters haven, Southern Pressed Juicery offers super-food fans organic smoothies, bowls, juices, and more. Try a power-packed energy bowl like the Dragon Blood, a hot-pink concoction of dragon fruit, almond milk, banana, layered with buckwheat granola, raw honey, coconut chips, kiwi, and bee pollen. $-$$, B, L. 2 W. Washington St.
Located around the corner from Carl Sobocinski’s restaurant, this operation adds speed and efficiency to high-quality food. From BBQ Monday to Grilled Cheese Wednesday, add a spontaneous element to your lunch, or enjoy a hot breakfast. $-$$, B,
(864) 729-8626, southernpressedjuicery.com
L. Closed Sunday. 22 E Court St. (864) 2718431, sobysontheside.com
SWAMP RABBIT CAFÉ AND GROCERY
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Grocery store, neighborhood café. Local produce, delicious food. These intersections are what make the Swamp Rabbit Café a staple. But new to the operation is woodfired pizza. Sourcing every ingredient from area vendors, the ever-changing toppings feature local cheeses and fresh-from-the-farm produce. Beer taps flow with excellent local suds. $, B, L, D. 205 Cedar Lane Rd. (864)
255-3385, swamprabbitcafe.com THE VILLAGE GRIND
Tucked between art galleries in the heart of Pendleton Street, the Village Grind is a cheerful, light-filled space for java lovers. Emphasizing community, the coffeehouse
Count on this deli for fast, high-quality food, from homemade soups to a traditional grinder and a turkey melt. Grab “crafted carryout” entrées and sides, or impress last-minute guests with roasted turkey and Parmesan potatoes. Choose from the menu, or check back for daily specials. $-$$, B, L, D. Closed
Sunday. 644 N Main St, Ste 107. (864) 3709336, twochefscafeandmarket.com UPCOUNTRY PROVISIONS
Serving up gourmet sandwiches on freshmade stecca bread, Upcountry Provisions is well worth a trip to Travelers Rest for an extended lunch break. Snack on the shop’s daily crafted cookies, scones, and muffins,
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or bite into a Devil Dog BLT with hormonefree meat on just-baked white focaccia bread. Don’t miss The Grove on Friday nights—live music, a rotating tapas menu, and craft beer and wine. $, B, L, D. Closed
Sundays. 6809 State Park Rd, Travelers Rest. (864) 834-8433, upcountryprovisions.com
ETHNIC ASADA
Vibrant Latin culture comes to Greenville by way of ASADA. Grab a bite of Latin flavor with the chayote rellenos de camarones (a Nicaraguan dish of chayotes stuffed with sautéed shrimp in creamy spicy Chipotle-Guajillo suace); or see a trans-Pacific collaboration at work with the chicken karaage taco, which features Japanese-style fried chicken and a Latin-Asian slaw. $-$$. Closed Sunday & Monday. 903 Wade Hampton Blvd. (864) 770-3450, asadarestaurant.com
BANGKOK THAI CUISINE
Bangkok Thai makes a standout version of pad Thai, everyone’s favorite noodles. The curries are a surefire hit, though the green curry is the only one made from fresh chilies. For a different dining experience, take a seat on the floor pillows in the back room. $$, L, D. Closed Sunday.
605 Haywood Rd. (864) 458-7866, bangkokgreenville.com BASIL THAI CUISINE
Elegant comfort is hard to come by, but the Eang brothers have created an empire out of the unconventional concept which Basil Thai adds in the Aloft building downtown. Try the Chicken Coconut Tureen to start: a simple dish of chicken, mushrooms, and galanga roots in coconut milk packed with herbaceous flavors. You’ll probably have enough for leftovers, but the best comfort meals usually do. $$-$$$, D. 9 N Laurens St.
(864) 609-4120, eatatbasil.com/greenville
HANDI INDIAN CUISINE
At lunch, sample items from a reasonably priced buffet with choices that change daily. For dinner, try the Handi Special: a sampler of tandoori chicken, lamb kabobs, lamb or chicken curry, and vegetable korma, served with basmati rice, naan, and dessert. $$-$$$, L, D. 18 N Main St. (864)
241-7999, handiindiancuisine.net IRASHIAI SUSHI PUB & JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Splashes of red and lime green play off the blend of traditional and modern influences at this sushi restaurant. Chef and owner Keichi Shimizu exhibits mastery over his domain at the bar, but also playfully blends modern-American elements into his menu. Soleil Moon Frye fans should give the Punky Brewster roll a try: tuna, mango, hot sauce, and Panko topped with spicy crab salad and unagi sauce. $$, L, D. 115 Pelham Rd. (864) 271-0900, irashiai.com KANNIKA’S THAI KITCHEN
The family-run restaurant serves up exotic recipes direct from owner Kannika Jaemjaroen-Walsh’s native Thai province, boasting traditional dishes like green and yellow curries, pad Thai, and the spicy/ sour Tom Yum soup. Don’t miss Kannika’s specialty items, like the pla pad khun chai, a lightly fried red snapper filet doused in white wine and soy bean sauce, and the savory honey duck with carrots, cilantro, snow peas, onions, and fried shallots. $$$,
L, D. 430 Haywood Rd, Ste B, Greenville. (864) 297-4557, kannikaskitchen.com JI-ROZ
True, it would be fantastic if the Greek Festival could happen year-round. But
until that day comes, pop into this authentic Mediterranean eatery with modern flair. Enjoy light lunch on the outdoor patio with a Kalamata olive and feta-topped Greek salad or a classic gyro wrapped with your choice of lamb, chicken, or veggies. At dinner, try something more indulgent like the vegan moussaka. $$, L, D, Closed Sunday. 644 N. Main St #100, Greenville. (864) 373-9445, jirozgreenvillesc.com
KIMCHEE KOREAN RESTAURANT
Kimchee’s kimchi keeps locals coming back. 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. $$-$$$, 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. Favorites include the grilled pork vermicelli: marinated pork, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, mint, cilantro, peanuts, crispy shallots, and sauce. Try the Vietnamese crêpes or the Pho, which is flavored with fresh herbs from their home-grown herb garden. $, L, D. Closed Monday. 2013 Wade Hampton Blvd. (864) 244-1314, mekongrestaurantgreenville.com
MENKOI RAMEN HOUSE
Can you say umami? Located on Woodruff Road with a second shop now on North Main, this Japanese noodle house offers an exquisite ramen experience that will have you wondering why you ever settled for the dorm room packet version. Start with the rice balls or edamame, then dive into the Shoyu ramen—marinated pork, bean sprouts, spinach, green onions, nori, and a boiled egg bathed in a soy-based broth. $, L, D. 1860 Woodruff Rd, Ste C, and 243 N Main St, Greenville. (864) 288-5659 OTTO IZAKAYA
Modeled after the informal, after-work drinking holes of Japan, Otto Izakaya is the latest dining concept unveiled by Peter Lieu and Doug Yi—longtime owners of Lieu’s Bistro restaurant. The menu invites guests to embrace familiar favorites—spicy tuna and BBQ eel rolls with assorted nigiri and sashimi—while expanding palates to new tasting territories a la the mac ‘n’ cheese loaded with Panang curry, jack cheese, and radiatori pasta or banh mi sliders with chili pork and spicy mayo. $$, D. 802 S Main St; 15 Market Point Dr, Greenville. (864) 5685880; (864) 568-8009, otto-izakaya.com
YELLOW GINGER ASIAN KITCHEN
Here, Chef Alex Wong and wife Dorothy Lee have managed to reinvent the conventional. Start off with the homemade pot stickers, or dive right into the soulsatisfying mee goreng, with fresh lo mein noodles, tofu, bean sprouts, green onions, and shrimp with an unctuous soy tomato chili sauce then topped with a fried egg. $ -$$, L, D. Closed Monday. 2100 Poinsett Hwy, Ste J. (864) 605-7551, yellowgingerasian.com
EUROPEAN ARYANA
The enticing aroma of Afghan cuisine delivers savory satisfaction at this local lunch spot. Chef Nelo Mayar brings her favorite fare from hometown Kabul to Greenville eaters—think succulent lamb kabobs and meat-filled steamed dumplings, sweet potato burhani, and M AY 2 0 1 8 / 1 3 7
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root-veggie rich soups. To spice things up, the menu changes daily, but expect to find two plates of rice, meat, and veggies offered. $, L. 210 E Coffee St. (864) 236-7410, aryanagreenville.com
DAVANI’S RESTAURANT
Heaping portions and a menu that mixes inventive flavors with customer favorites make Davani’s a Greenville mainstay. The friendly staff doesn’t hurt, either. Try the Muscovy duck, pan-seared with port wine and a sundried cherry demi-glacé, or the veal Oscar, topped with crab meat, asparagus, and hollandaise. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday.1922 Augusta St, Ste 111A. (864) 373-9013, davanisrestaurant.com DA VINCI’S RISTORANTE
Located in the Forest Park shopping center, Da Vinci’s casual exterior belies the upscale atmosphere within. Executive Chef Carlos Echeverri serves lunch and dinner fresh, updating menus to showcase new dishes like cold antipasti salad with fresh mozzarella and roasted red peppers, and calamari a ffogati featuring a spicy San Marzano tomato sauce. Other highlights include the veal shank o sso bucco, butternut squash soup, and the recently debuted black truffleburrata. $$$, L, D. Closed
Sunday. 27 S Pleasantburg Dr, Ste 160, Greenville. (864) 241-8044, davincis-sc.com JIANNA
With stellar views of Falls Park from its wrap-around terrace, this modern Italian osteria offers patrons daily house-made pastas, the region’s freshest seasonal ingredients, and, of course, oysters. Grab a cocktail or a glass of wine from the 40-foot bar, and nosh on potato gnocchi, radiatori, and ricotta with truffle honey. $$-$$$, L (Sat–Sun), D. 207 S Main St. (864) 720-2200, jiannagreenville.com 4/12/18 1:55 THE PM LAZY GOAT
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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 wine is available in addition to a full bar. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 170 River Pl. (864) 679-5299, thelazygoat.com
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LIMONCELLO
The latest addition to the Larkin’s line-up, this ristorante serves up Italian cuisine out of the former Playwright space on River and Broad streets. The menu ranges from pesto pizzas to chicken marsala to classics like spaghetti and meatballs—but the real winner is an allItalian wine list, curated from award-winning vineyards across the region. After you’ve had your glass, grab a bite of the housemade limoncello gelato. $$-$$$, L, D. 401 River St. (864) 263-7000, limoncellogvl.com PASSERELLE BISTRO
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FRINGE SERIES
Gaze over the lush Falls Park scenery while enjoying French-inspired cuisine. Make a lunch date to enjoy the arugula salad or bistro burger with caramelized leeks and mushrooms, arugula, Gruyere, and garlic aioli. At night, the bistro serves up romance à la Paris, with items like escargot and mussels. Don’t miss brunch on the weekend. $$-$$$, L (Mon–Fri), D (Mon– Sun), SBR (Sat–Sun). 601 S Main St. (864) 509-0142, passerelleinthepark.com
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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 for some homemade inspiration. $, L, D. Closed Sunday. 495 S Pleasantburg Dr, #B. (864) 271-9895, pitahousesc.com POMEGRANATE ON MAIN
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 aquamarine-tiled bar, or head outside to the street-side patio facing Main. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 618 S Main St. (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. $$$, D. Closed Sunday
& Monday. 100 N Main St. (864) 271-8667, ristorantebergamo.com STELLA’S SOUTHERN BRASSERIE
Boasting French flair and fare, this sister restaurant to Stella’s Southern Bistro is the second in Jason and Julia Scholz’s line of quality eateries. Stationed in Hollingsworth Park, Stella’s Southern Brasserie offers a local twist on French staples—blue-black mussel shells with smoked tomato broth, Marsala-spiked onion soup gratinée, and roasted game hen—served up daily in a lively, chic environment. Don’t miss the breakfast pastries. $$-$$$. B, L, D, SBR. 340 Rocky Slope Rd, Ste 100, Greenville. (864) 626-6900, stellasbrasserie.com
FOOD TRUCKS AUTOMATIC TACO
Since 2015, this taco truck has delivered new wonders and old favorites. Owner Nick Thomas treats the tortilla as a work of art, with the likes of Nashville Hot Chicken or Thai Shrimp with fried avocado stuffed into soft shells. Sides like the street corn are must adds. Don’t miss a chance to reinvent your taste buds—check the Automatic Taco’s Facebook page for their weekly schedule. $. Schedule varies. (404) 372-2266, facebook.com/automatictaco CHUCK TRUCK
Owner David Allen uses only local ingredients to make his burgers. Treat yourself to a pimento cheeseburger and fries, or salute our Cajun neighbors with the truck’s signature N’awlins burger—a fresh-ground beef patty served with andouille sausage, peppers, onions, and applewood-smoked white cheddar, topped with the Chuck Truck’s very own herb aioli. $. Schedule varies. (864) 884-3592,
daveschucktruck.com ELLADA KOUZINA
Greek cuisine hits the Greenville scene in this big blue traveling kitchen. Traditional treats are always available off the spit, the lamb and chicken gyros are Mediterranean heaven, and their special take on Greek fries are the ideal pre-meal snack. Check social media for weekly schedules and booking. $. Schedule varies. (864) 908-5698, facebook.com/elladakouzina2013 ROBINO’S
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fare with a home-cooked feel comes to fruition in Robino’s Food Truck. Though mainly featuring Italian food, this truck shucks out a wide variety of American classics, such as the chicken potpie with puff pastry or the garden burger. For those with dietary limitations, the vegan lasagna is a great go-to option. $, Schedule varies.
(864) 621-3064, robinosfoodtruck.com THOROUGHFARE FOOD TRUCK
From culinary school to the streets of Greenville, Neil and Jessica Barley have made it their mission to bring people together through food. Not only has Thoroughfare proved that tater tots can be eaten with every meal (their disco tots are topped with white cheddar gravy), they’ve driven their way into our hearts. Don’t miss the mahi mahi tacos topped with kale slaw and chipotle aioli. $. Schedule varies. (864) 735-8413, thoroughfarefoodtruck.com
peanuts, arugula, and shiitake mushrooms. The Chile Relleno is guaranteed to light a fire in the ol’ belly—thanks to a few poblano peppers and ground chorizo. There’s even gluten-free options available.
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$$, L, D. 823 S Church St, Greenville. (864) 283-0316, tosspizzapub.com
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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 &
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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. $-$$, L, D. 25 W Washington St. (864) 2323706, barleysgville.com COASTAL CRUST
This Charleston-based catering joint graces the Greenville scene with artisan, Neapolitan-style pizza pies. Served out of a turquoise ’55 Chevy tow truck, the pies are baked in a wood-fired brick oven and topped with local produce from Reedy River farms. Stick with the classic Margherita pie, or branch out with the red Russian kale and Gorgonzola, sprinkled with almond pieces and drizzled in olive oil. Location information available on their website. $, L, D. Location varies. (843) 6549606, coastalcrustgreenville.com
SIDEWALL PIZZA COMPANY
Located on the main drag of Travelers Rest, on Cleveland Street downtown, and now on Pelham Road, this pizza joint is a fast favorite with its handcrafted, brickoven pies made from local ingredients. But their salads are nothing to ignore, not to mention dessert: the homemade ice cream will make you forget about those fellas named Ben & Jerry. $$, L, D. Closed
Sunday & Monday. 35 S Main St, Travelers Rest, (864) 610-0527; 99 Cleveland St, (864) 558-0235; 3598 Pelham Rd, (864) 991-8748, sidewallpizza.com STONE PIZZA
Serving both Neapolitan- and New York–style pizzas, the latest edition to the corner of Stone and Park avenues is no pie in the sky. Ideal for a classic family outing or catching the game with a few friends (beer, sports, and pizza, amirite?), STONE and its fire-inspired pies are crafted with house-made mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, Caputo flour, and baked for a flat minute in their wood-fired oven. $$, L (Sat & Sun), D. 500 E Park Ave. (864) 609-4490, stonepizzacompany.com TOSS PIZZA
Located in the South Ridge Apartment Community, the TOSS menu is loaded with unique, artfully crafted pies that are a far cry from your typical pepperoni. Head far east with the Phuket Thai Pie, based with zesty curry sauce, then topped with
Tex-Mex has a new home in Greenville with the addition of Cantina 76. Although ripe with golden-brown chimichangas and zesty enchiladas, the menu’s real star is the taco selection. Play it safe with classic handhelds like fried tilapia and ground beef with lettuce, tomatoes, and shredded cheese, or turn up the heat with fried chicken doused with jalapeño aioli. $, L, D. 103 N Main St. (864) 631-2914, cantina76.com
FARMHOUSE TACOS
Hand-crafted and locally sourced, this TR taco joint is the love child of Mexican cuisine and Southern soul food. Start the meal with a few small plates—try the fried green tomatoes with pimento cheese or the pan-seared crab cakes—then dig into pure taco bliss with the Travelers Rest hot chicken or the fried catfish with tartar sauce. Go a little lighter with a farm-fresh salad, and end with a mouthful of campfire s’mores. $-$$, L, D, SBR.
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Table 301 plankowner Jorge “Papi” Baralles brings family tradition and the familiar childhood flavors of Cuautla, Mexico, to this walk-up taqueria on the Reedy River. The menu is short and to the point. Get your tacos with shrimp, barbacoa, al pastor, carne asada, carnitas, or chicken and chorizo, or sample some gelato in the display case. Get in, get out, and enjoy Falls Park. $, L, D. 300 River St.
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The new kid on the taco block, White Duck sets up shop at Hampton Station in the Water Tower District, and feels right at home next to Birds Fly South Ale Project. Try the Bangkok Shrimp taco or the Mushroom Potato with romesco, and pair with their fresh peach sangria or Birds Fly South’s crisp Bungalow Golden Ale for the complete taqueria experience.
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WILLY TACO
Much like its Spartanburg-based sister, Greenville’s Willy Taco is a straight-up Mexican fiesta! Housed in the former Feed & Seed, the atmosphere pairs perfectly with its festive food presentation. Choose from a variety of taco flavors; we suggest the crispy avocado—topped off with a house-crafted margarita. $-$$, L, D. Closed
Monday. 217 Laurens Rd. (864) 412-8700, willytaco.com
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If it’s not a tale of two tangled romances knit together with humorous misunderstandings, can you really call it Shakespeare? Director Anne Kelly Tromsness leads the Warehouse Theatre cast a la Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio, Don Pedro, and Don John, a company of princes, officers, ladies, and villains whose individual storylines come to an eventual crossroads through a series of unexpected, farcical events. We won’t spoil the ending—that would just be much ado about nothing.
Warehouse Theatre, 37 Augusta St, Greenville. (864) 235-6948, warehousetheatre.com
Thru May 26
YURI TSUZUKI: FOREST MEDITATION
Known for her steel sculptures that at once reflect delicateness and strength, Yuri Tsuzuki’s early work includes abstract paintings and pottery featuring the tree and its symbolic connection to home, security, and personal growth. This exhibition bridges recent steel sculptures with watercolor and oil paintings from the start of her career. Hampton III Gallery, 3110 Wade Hampton Blvd #10, Taylors. Free. (864) 268-2771, hamptoniiigallery.com
ANDERSON 3–13 GREAT COUNTY FAIR
Let’s face it. Fairs are for food. Where else can you get a puffy pastry doused in sugar and deep-fried to an angelic golden hue? Fortunately, the Great Anderson County Fair lasts two whole weekends, providing plenty of time for you to partake in all your favorite fair fare. After you’re done indulging, take in a live concert, visit the petting zoo, or hop on the Ferris wheel.
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Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center, 3027 MLK Jr Blvd, Anderson. Mon–Fri, 4–11pm; Sat, 11am–midnight; Sun, 12:30–11:30pm. $7; under 6, free. (864) 296-6601, thegreatandersoncountyfair.com
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Interested in joining the biggest classic-car cruise-in the Upstate has to offer? Then motor on over to this annual festival, where retro rides, shagging, and prize raffles create the perfect opportunity to give back to community charities. Beginning in 1998, Blue Ridge Fest has become the gathering spot for good times and good fun for all; kicking off with the cruise-in, the evening will also feature live beach music with headliners the Spinners, Jim Quick and Coastline, and Magic. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, 734 W Main St, Pickens. Fri, 5:30–10pm. Adults, $20-$25; ages 7-12, $12-$15; under 6, free. blueridgefest.com
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CAN’T-MISS CULTURE / EVENTS / ATTRACTIONS five on the Billboard 200. To date, Live at the Acropolis is Yanni’s highest-selling release, so come show some love for the master of jazz, new age, and modern instrumental fusion. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Sat, 8pm. $55-$95. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com
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25 5 YANNI It’s been a quarter century since
the Greek island import showcased Live at the Acropolis, a three-night concert performance that featured a six-piece band and London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded at the Herodes Atticus Theatre in Athens, the epic showcase was Yanni’s first in his home country, and completely funded by the artist—a risk that nearly bankrupted him in the process. Fortunately, the release became a mainstream triumph, topping the Billboard New Age Albums chart and reaching number
If you happen to see a few thousand floating rubber beauties making their way down the Reedy River, there’s no need to question your sanity. The Rotary Club-presented Duck Derby has been steadily growing over the last few years, with a goal of 10,000 duckies to be adopted by community organizations. This year’s race benefits the Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network, Polio Plus, Mauldin Miracle League, EarlyAct FirstKnight, and Partners in Agriculture. Reedy River, Greenville. Sat, 10am–4pm. Free. duckrace. com/Greenville
YANNI 25 May 5: Sat, 8pm. $55-$95. Bon Secours Wellness Arena. This 25th anniversary tour commemorates celebrated Greek musician and composer Yanni’s threenight Live at the Acropolis concert.
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WAITRESS May 8–13; Tues–Thurs, 7:30pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm; Sun, 1pm & 6:30pm. $35-$95. The Peace Center. Overwhelmed by the difficulties of small-town life, an expert pie-maker turns to her imaginative recipes for creative escape.
MAJESTIC VERDI WAITRESS 5–6 THE When Giuseppe Verdi penned 8–13 Based on the 2007 indie
the Messa de Requiem back in the mid19th century, the Italian composer may have had no idea that his masterpiece would still ring throughout music halls around the world centuries later. Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel leads this Masterworks Series performance of the iconic Catholic funeral mass composition, which will feature the Greenville Chorale in addition to Scott Ramsay, Christina Major, Nathan Stark, and Stacey Rishoi as tenor, soprano, bass, and mezzo-soprano soloists, respectively. The Peace Center, 300 S Main St. Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $18-$75. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
film written by Adrienne Shelly and starring Keri Russell, the hit musical made its Broadway debut in April of 2016 and quickly became a smashing overnight success. With music and lyrics crafted by pop singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, the Tony Awardnominated confection tells the story of a small-town Southern waitress who faces marital problems, a dead-end job, and an upcoming (yet unwanted) baby with the help of her imaginative pie recipes. Four parts sweet and two parts refreshingly honest, Waitress has all the ingredients to become one of your favorite musicals. The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Tues–Thurs, 7:30pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm; Sun, 1pm, & 6:30pm. $35-$95. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
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WIND 10 SPRING ENSEMBLE
Check out and cheer on the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities’ youth Wind Ensemble at this free concert. The dual percussion and brass winds performance will include works by Australian composer Percy Grainger, Russia’s Igor Stravinsky, and Dr. Stephen Taylor’s special presentation of George Gershwin’s 1924 piano/jazz combo Rhapsody in Blue. Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Thurs, 7:30pm. Free. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
10–26 RED HERRING
Playwright Michael Hollinger may have concocted this oldschool, noir-style comedy nearly 20 years ago, but the spy-meets-tie (the knot) production has yet to go stale. Maggie Pelletier is a no-nonsense detective who’s on the hunt for a notorious crime boss in 1952 Boston; with Eisenhower in the White House, Soviets on American soil, and a body in Boston Harbor, she just might have her work cut out for her. As the plot thickens, Maggie finds herself the center of a budding love triangle between good and evil—a tale as old as time, amirite, ladies? Centre Stage, 501 River St, Greenville. Thurs–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $15-$30. (864) 233-6733, centrestage.org
11 Proving that big things really do KATT WILLIAMS
come in small packages, comedian Katt Williams has built a successful stand-up career simply by telling the truth. Williams recently launched his “11:11 RNS World Tour” and is bringing the pain (laughing pains, that is) to the Upstate. With his trademark outlandish outfits, quick wit, and a flip of the hair, Williams is guaranteed to have you howling long after the stage lights go dim. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Fri, 8pm. $60-$109. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com
11–13 ARTISPHERE A celebration and open
marketplace of handcrafted, visual, and live arts, Greenville’s signature springtime event has been touted as one of the best in the country. Downtown’s streets are flooded with colorful, nationally recognized artists of every talent, and the weekend schedule is chock-full of musical performances, demos, culinary arts, and exciting interactive exhibits. Downtown Greenville. Fri, noon–8pm; Sat, 10am–8pm; Sun, 11am–6pm. Free. (864) 271-9398, artisphere.org
FLING 12 SPRING Join the Greenville County Youth
Orchestras’ elite Young Artist Orchestra and the advanced Philharmonic for their season closer, which will spotlight oboist Bryn Carrier performing composer Darin Lewis’s Oboe Concerto, and Tchaikovsky’s joyful, Ukrainian-folk influenced Symphony No. 2. Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Sat, 7:30pm. Students, children, $10; adults, $27. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
12 DOWNTOWN CONDO RONDO
This tour of downtown living—which coincides with Artisphere—showcases all the glamor, convenience, and possibilities of urban lifestyles. Each stop encapsulates all the things that we love about living in Greenville. Hosted by the Guild of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, this year’s tour will visit several distinct spaces in the heart of the downtown, and proceeds will directly benefit the GSO. Downtown Greenville. Sat, 10am– 5pm. $25 in advance, $30 on day of tour. guildgso.org
FOR THE CHILD 12 RIDE Kickstands go up at 11 o’clock at the Upstate’s Harley Davidson vendor, where riders will embark on a roundtrip, self-guided poker run around Greenville. A live band will take the stage post-ride, and all proceeds from the fundraiser outing go to The Parenting Place, a child abuse and neglect prevention agency that serves Oconee, Anderson, Pickens, and Greenville counties. Harley Davidson of Greenville, 30 Chrome Dr, Greenville. Sat, 11am. $10 registration. rideforthechild.com
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SPRING DANCE May 19–20; Sat, 7:30pm; Sun, 2pm. Free. Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center A classic and contemporary performance, Spring Dance showcases the progressive talents of the South Carolina Governor’s School of the Arts and Humanities’ dance students.
Health System, the Assaults are a series of two self-paced cycling rides that kick off in Spartanburg before climbing the 74.2 and 102.7 miles up to Mount Marion and Mount Mitchell, respectively, along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. Riders are encouraged to refit and refuel with ten rest stops en route, and finishers will be transported back for a special celebration honoring their achievement. Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, 385 N Church St, Spartanburg. Mon, 6:30am. $145. theassaults.com
15, 16, 22, 23 GOD OF CARNAGE
Written by Yasmina Reza and directed by Kevin Treu, this Fringe Series play is a raw, in-your-face examination of what lies beneath. Brooklyn parents Michael and Veronica and Alan and Annette meet one evening under the premise of discussing a recent incident of violence between their two young sons. What begins as a cordial discussion quickly morphs into something sinister (with the help of a little liquid fire) and the foursome is forced to face some unpleasant truths. Centre Stage, 501 River St, Greenville. Tues–Wed, 7pm. $10-$15. (864) 233-6733, centrestage.org
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a digital smorgasbord, amped up and tuned out. But for these Hot Sardines, it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. The sultry quartet digs deep into musical history, surfacing with a slew of jazz hits inspired by the first half of the twentieth century. Between the quartet’s hot horn section and brass instrumentals that just won’t quit, we dare you to try and stay in your seat for the entire evening.
The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Thurs, 7:30pm. $15-$45. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
GREEK FESTIVAL 17–20 THE Whether you hail from
the Hellenic Republic or just down the street, you’ll be welcomed with open arms—and a plate full of delicious food. Pick your favorites from a variety of freshly made pastries, including baklava and kataifi, hefty servings of roast lamb, moussaka, and spanakopita. Get your Greek on! St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 406 N Academy St, Greenville. Thurs, 10:30am–8pm; Fri–Sat, 10:30am–10pm; Sun, 11:30am–8pm. greekforaday.com
CHARITY 17–20 BMW PRO-AM
Some people go for the golf. Some people go for the celebrity-stalking. Either way, the BMW Charity ProAm has become a centerpiece in the Greenville sporting community. Matching golf professionals with amateurs and celebrities for four days of competition on the Upstate’s most manicured greens, the Pro-Am has amassed millions of dollars in charitable funds for programs around the Upstate. Locations, times vary. $10-$80. pgatour.com/webcom/ tournaments/bmw-charitypro-am-presented-by-synnexcorporation.html
AT HERITAGE 17–27 FAIR PARK
Fairs are great for three reasons: funnel cakes, fried everything, and Ferris wheels—just preferably not in that order. Even better, the Fair at Heritage Park will feature these carnival staples and more—a live sea lion spectacular, magic with Lady Houdini, K9s in Flight. And what fair is complete without a little pig racing?
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TAYLOR AND HIS 19 JAMES ALL-STAR BAND
With over five decades in the music industry, singer/songwriter James Taylor has enchanted fans all over the world with hits like “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” “Carolina in My Mind,” and countless others. Now the artist is joined by legendary blues songbird Bonnie Raitt and Taylor’s All-Star Band, a fitting title for the group of multitalented musicians that include “Blue” Lou Marini and guitarist Michael Landau, who tackle a variety of instruments throughout the performance. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Sat, 7:30pm. $75-$111. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com
VISION 19 SWITCH PERFORMANCE WITH A PURPOSE
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Last year, the city of Greenville topped South Carolina’s list for reported cases of human trafficking—a frightening statistic that won’t change
unless the problem is addressed now. Since 2012, the Switch organization has worked relentlessly to combat sexual exploitation in the Upstate, and in that vein, they present Performance with a Purpose. Performers from the Carolina Ballet Theatre and Centre Stage will be on deck to show their support, in addition to artist Jared Emerson and wearable fashions courtesy of M Designs by MISSY. Cocktails and a silent auction will open the evening, with proceeds benefiting Switch programs. The Poinsett Club, 807 E Washington St, Greenville. Sat, 6:30pm. $75-$150. (864) 350-0281, visionforswitch.com
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Senior students from the Governor’s School take to the stage, showing off the culmination of all their hard work in the Music Department. Chosen by a panel of local music professionals, the accomplished performers will entertain the audience with an array of compositions, passion, and of course, tons of talent. Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Tues, 7:30pm. Free. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
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Since it began in the mid-1980s, Relay for Life has raised around $5 billion to fund cancer research and the work of cancer organizations. There are more than 5,000 events across the country each year, and Greer’s Relay for Life event will take place downtown, inviting participants to run and walk as teams for the 24hour span. Included in the event are plenty of family-friendly activities like games, food, and even entertainment guaranteed to keep your cancerfighting spirits lively all night long. Greer City Park, 301 E Poinsett St, Greer. Fri, 6pm–midnight. (800) 227-2345, main.acsevents.org/site/ TR?pg=entry&fr_id=88831
GALLABRAE, THE GREENVILLE SCOTTISH GAMES May 25–26; Fri, 6pm; Sat, 9am. Adults, $20; ages 6-12, $10; under 5, free. Furman University. Grab your kilts and head to the Greenville Scottish Games for a weekend chock-full of bagpipe challenges, Border Collie competitions, music, and more.
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25–26 GALLABRAE, THE GREENVILLE SCOTTISH GAMES
Proving that Scots can do much more than drink heavily and look great in a variety of tartan patterns, this South meets Scots festival certainly can’t be missed. Kicking off with the Great Scot! Parade through downtown Greenville, the celebration carries on into the weekend with a bagpipe challenge, Border Collie invitationals, and Miss Greenville Scottish Games for the lasses. Warpaint is optional; having fun is not. Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville. Fri, 6pm; Sat, 9am. Adults, $20; ages 6-12, $10; under 5, free. gallabrae.com
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SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA Established in 1977 as a sister festival to Italy’s Festival dei Due Mondi, the Holy City’s iteration has transformed into one of America’s top performingarts celebrations. Housed in a variety of locations—theaters, recital halls, gardens, playhouses, parks, and churches—the popular festival invites renowned artists from around the globe to share their talent with the South. Slated on this year’s dynamic entertainment lineup are productions in dance, opera, music, theater, acrobatics, and much more. Charleston. Locations, times vary. Prices vary. (843) 579-3100, spoletousa.org
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weekend by taxiing your way through Greenville’s Downtown Airport. The family-friendly race includes great door prizes, and the opportunity to give back to the community; proceeds raised from the 5K will help complete projects at the Runway Park. Runway Cafe, 21 Airport Rd Ext, Greenville. Sat, 8:30am. $12-$27. book-events.com/takeflight5k/
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The long-haired country boy from Kentucky has long been hailed as a pioneer in the world of bluegrass. With mandolin in hand, Skaggs has performed in countless countries and you can rest certain his mantel weighs heavy under plenty of Grammy gold. The country gospel star now joins forces with his Kentucky Thunder band—a lineup that includes lead guitarist Jake Workman, bassist Jeff Picker, and Russ Carson on banjo—to set the TD stage ablaze with a bevy of bluegrass hits and new collaborations. Whether you’re a longtime fan or a newcomer, this rollicking roundup of musicians is sure to please. TD Stage at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Tues, 8pm. $35-$65. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
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MELANIE FIONA & TWEET
You could say that New Orleans native and twelve-time Grammy nominee Ledisi has got the R&B game down pat. With eight studio albums to her name and a list of honors that includes White House performances for former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle, Ledisi has become one of the most influential and powerful voices of her genre. The “Let Love Rule” tour draws its name from her most recent release, and will be guested by recording artists Tweet and Melanie Fiona. The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Wed, noon. $35-$55. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org
GARDEN PARTY June 2 THE Toast the grand opening
of downtown’s Cancer Survivors Park at this intimate alfresco fête. The culmination of years of community dedication and steadfast commitment by the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance, this outdoor space is sure to remain a place of learning, healing, hope, and celebration for the Upstate’s cancer warriors. The Cancer Survivors Park, Cleveland St, Greenville. Sat, 6pm. (864) 255-5010, cancersurvivorspark.org
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21-C Augusta St., Greenville Shopcocobella.com 864.283.0989
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109 Fall Breeze Trail, Travelers Rest
114 Northbrook Way, Greenville
Lake Views, Reserve at Lake Keowee
Shaun & Shari Realty Teresa Jones (864) 569-3329 109FallBreezeTrail.com
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® Diane Shapuite (864) 505-3692
Keller Williams Luxury Lake Living Patti Shull (864) 985-2980 luxurylakelivingrealty.com
Lakeside Retreat, The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards
Golf Estate, Reserve at Lake Keowee
14 Lanneau Drive, Greenville
Cliffs Realty, LLC Ivy Nabors (864) 249-4434 go.cliffsliving.com/troutlily
Keller Williams Luxury Lake Living Patti Shull (864) 985-2980 luxurylakelivingrealty.com
Wilson Associates Laura McDonald (864) 640-1929 wilsonassociates.net
6BR, 6 Full, 2 Hlf BA · MLS#1356931 · $1,700,000
6BR, 4.5BA · MLS#20189267 · $1,100,000
4BR, 4.5BA · MLS#1364969 · $1,300,900
4BR, 4 Full, 2 Hlf BA · $1,050,000
4BR, 4.5BA · MLS#20201068 · $1,225,000
4BR, 4.5BA · MLS#1359916 · $935,000
9 Mt. Vere Drive, Greenville
Lakefront Cliffs Value, Lake Keowee
Mountaintop Views, The Cliffs at Glassy
Wilson Associates Sharon Wilson (864) 918-1140 wilsonassociates.net
Keller Williams Luxury Lake Living Libby Zorbas (864) 207-8711 luxurylakelivingrealty.com
Cliffs Realty, LLC Vince Roser (864) 249-4434 go.cliffsliving.com/ravenroad
4BR, 4 Full, 3 Hlf BA · MLS#1362392 · $849,500
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5BR, 4BA · MLS#20193681 · $849,000
3BR, 2.5BA · MLS#1364414 · $795,000
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102 Brookview Circle, Greenville
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Shaun & Shari Realty Teresa Jones (864) 569-3329 309SedgewickRoad.com
Wilson Associates Sharon Wilson (864)918-1140 wilsonassociates.net
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106 Raes Creek Drive, Greenville
324 Snyder Road, Easley
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4BR, 2.5 BA · MLS#1357042 · $770,000
4BR, 3.5 BA · MLS#1359757 · $514,900
5BR, 4BA · MLS#1361534 · $749,900
3BR, 2BA · MLS#1364672 · $489,900
3BR, 3BA · MLS#20200867 · $643,500
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PRISTINE MOUNTAIN VIEWS I 64 ACRES OF PASTURE AND WOODS I 2 HOMES I $1,950,000
Nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains, close to the continental divide, sits a mountain compound awaiting your vision. Owned by one family for decades, this property already boasts two houses, a 4-stall barn, pond and stream amid 64 acres of undeveloped pasture and woods. The highest elevation knoll offers breathtaking views of the North Carolina mountains. Located halfway between Caesars Head, SC and Brevard, NC, this oasis is the perfect retreat for a discerning, conservation minded family.
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he acclaimed Artisphere arts festival hits downtown Greenville this month. Of the 135 artists selected by five esteemed jurors, two local artists—Michelle Jardines (painting) and Erin Stuart (jewelry)—were named 2018 Artisphere Emerging Artists. The Artisphere Emerging Artist Scholarship is annually awarded to two local artists per year. Each is provided a booth, professional photography of their display during the weekend, and a mentoring workshop, where the emerging festival artists have the opportunity to learn from seasoned Artisphere artists. Robin Aiken, Artisphere visual arts program coordinator, says, “The jurors selected Jardines’s abstract paintings and Erin’s contemporary jewelry designs from 24 applications for the Emerging Artist Scholarship for the 2018 festival. Although the Emerging Festival Artists are new to arts festivals, they are established fine artists in their own right. Michelle and Erin, along with thirteen other local artists on Artist Row, will represent Greenville’s diverse art scene and growing arts community.”—Polly Gaillard Artisphere, May 11–13, downtown Greenville. Find Michelle Jardines in Booth 88 and Erin Stuart in Booth 20.
Michelle Jardines, Morning Horizon, 24 x 24 in., oil on canvas; Erin Stuart, isohedron cuff, oxidized sterling silver and 14k gold cuff bracelet with a black laser-sintered nylon isohedron; isohedron studs, 18k gold
Artisphere’s Emerging Artists Michelle Jardines and Erin Stuart present 2-D and 3-D works at this year’s festival
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