Holiday Magic for District 7 A Literacy and Arts Partnership
This holiday season, your Spartanburg Philharmonic and Hub City Writers Project teamed up once again to give the gift of music and literature to students across Spartanburg County School District 7. In 2019 the partnership gave out 100 copies of Raymond Brigg’s The Snowman to Cleveland Academy and Meeting Street students invited to a special holiday Music Sandwiched In. However, with the holidays looking a little less magical due to the coronavirus, both organizations wanted to build on last year’s efforts and impact even more students’ lives. Through the generosity of like-minded donors, this year, all first-grade students across District 7 received a beautiful hardbound copy of Twas The Night Before
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Christmas as well as a special bookmark containing information on how to access the Philharmonic’s online performance of the classic tale at home. The performance, which was part of the program “Burg Bound: A Stay-At-Home Holiday Concert” featured beloved former District 7 Superintendent, Dr. Russell Booker, and included special appearances by the Spartanburg Little Theatre. “When we decided to include Twas The Night Before Christmas in this season’s holiday concert, we immediately knew it gave us the opportunity to partner with Hub City Writers Project once again,” says Kathryn Boucher, Spartanburg Philharmonic Executive Director. “This book and accompanying performance
