*Reminder: storytelling workshop at UHM this Saturday

On May 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM Storyteller Tim Lowry, a South Carolina resident and professional yarn spinner, will conduct a workshop at the Upcountry History Museum | Furman University in Greenville, SC to help families identify, tell, and preserve the stories of their family heritage.  Tickets are $10 per family for the workshop and $20 for the workshop and recording session with Tim Lowry.  Reservations are strongly recommended.  Call (864)467-3100 or e-mail info@upcountryhistory.org.

*Chautauqua training June 15th – 20th

Want to make History come alive at your organization?
Chautauqua Performer Training will be held here in Greenville June 15 -20.  

If you (or anyone you know):
    – wants to be a Chautauqua performer
    – currently are an historical interpreter
    – or is a teacher who would like to use first person interpretation in your classroom
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU! 

Learn from some of the foremost experts in the industry – nationally acclaimed Chautauqua performer-scholars during the June Chautauqua Festival.  Some topics covered – researching (finding the fun stuff), costuming on the cheap, Q&A techniques, performance skills and practice.

Teachers may be eligible to receive renewal or other professional credits. Class size is extremely limited but no auditions are required.  (If you have the Passion – we have the Secrets to success.)  This course is funded in part by the South Carolina Humanities Council.  Click here for a flier with full details about the training, including a schedule of events.

Now don’t be shy.  Call now as registration is about to close (864) 244 -1499 or: greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org/performer_school

*Saturday at the Seay House

Saturday at The Seay House
May 19, 2012
10:00-4:00

Join us this Saturday at The Seay House, Spartanburg’s oldest standing home.  Located at 106 Darby Road just off Crescent Avenue, this home showcases the dwelling of a local farmstead managed and maintained by three maiden Seay sisters in the late 1800s.  Come relax for an hour or two on this historic property!  Visit www.spartanburghistory.org, email seayhouse@spartanburghistory.org, or call 864-596-3501 for more information.

*Armed Forces Day/Music in the Mountains at the Hagood Mill

 Saturday, May 19 at the Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center

   Come join the friends of the Pickens County Museum as “Music in the Mountains 2012” continues with the Hagood Mill hosting a special “Armed Forces Day” concert on Saturday, May 19. This free event (donations appreciated) will feature a performance on the mill’s outdoor stage from 12:00 to 3:00 with the “kicking” old time string band, Four Mule Pile-Up (Barb & Don Massey Andy Brooks and Briggs Hamilton), and SC Folk Heritage Award winning fiddler, Nick Hallman. Bring a lawn chair and plan on staying a while for some great old time music. Bring your instrument too, as there are usually a couple of jams going on around the site. The old gristmill and other demonstrations will be running from 10:00 until 4:00. 

   Present on site for Armed Forces Day will be the Military History Club of the Carolinas with military vehicles, historians and re-enactors. Hampton’s Legion – Hart’s Battery will be onsite with an encampment of “War Between the States” era soldiers, along with the Calhoun Light Artillery. Additionally, there will be a display by the South Carolina State Guard. Come out and enjoy this patriotic, educational tribute to America’s Armed Forces.

   At 11:00, Hagood Mill’s 1890’s cotton gin will be ginning cotton that was that was grown last year in the mill’s own cotton field.  

   There promises to be lots to do and lots of fun! So, head on out, grab a plate of barbeque and enjoy a day at the Mill. Show your support for the Mill and the Pickens County Museum by joining them at this monthly Third Saturday event. The Hagood Mill operates, rain or shine, the third Saturday of every month and is located just 3 miles north of Pickens or 5 ½ miles south of Cherokee Foothills Scenic Hwy 11 off SC Hwy 178 at 138 Hagood Mill Road. Hagood Mill is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 until 4:00, to tour the buildings and grounds and to visit the Mill Site Gift Shop. 

   “Music in the Mountains 2012” is sponsored by a private benefactor. The Pickens County Museum of Art & History is funded in part by Pickens County, members and friends of the museum and a grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Calhoun Light Artillery is sponsored in part for the day by Ed & Michelle Bolt.

   For additional information please contact the Hagood Mill at (864) 898-2936 or the Pickens County Museum at (864) 898-5963.

*Storytelling workshop at the Upcountry History Museum

     On May 19, 2012 at 10:30 AM Storyteller Tim Lowry, a South Carolina resident and professional yarn spinner, will conduct a workshop at the Upcountry History Museum | Furman University in Greenville, SC to help families identify, tell, and preserve the stories of their family heritage.  Tickets are $10 per family for the workshop and $20 for the workshop and recording session with Tim Lowry.  Reservations are strongly recommended.  Call (864)467-3100 or e-mail info@upcountryhistory.org.

Click here to read a press release about the event.

*Bluegrass in Belton May 18th

The Better Brighter Belton committee of the Belton Area Partnership will host a bluegrass concert featuring The Bluegrass Gentlemen and J. Max McKee on Friday, May 18th beginning at 6:30 in Belton’s City Square.  Click here for more information on the event.

*Lectures at the Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green this Artisphere weekend

During Greenville’s Artisphere weekend, visit the unique Russian exhibition at M&G at Heritage Green to discover what Russian royalty, religion, and revolution have in common. Or attend one or both fascinating and insightful lectures:

The Allure of Fabergé
Friday, May 11, at 3 p.m.
M&G at Heritage Green

Join John Nolan, M&G Curator, to discover the luxury, legacy, and distinction of the peerless Russian jewelry firm of Fabergé.

Fee: Free with general admission
The Spirit of Russia
Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m.
M&G at Heritage Green

Join Donnalynn Hess, M&G Director of Education, and explore the breadth of the Russian spirit as it is expressed through great Russian composers, filmmakers, theatre designers, and visual artists.

Fee: Free with general admission

*Textile Heritage Park kickoff event

From the Greenville Textile Heritage Society:

Everyone knows there’s no place like home, so we’re really excited about the possibility of having a “home” for the Textile Heritage Band! This Saturday, May 12 at 11am the band will be playing at a special event to kick off the Textile Heritage Park initiative. Plans for the new park include a band stand for our outdoor concerts – just like in the olden days! The park will be located at 201 Smythe Street and will eventually be connected to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Come on out and bring the family!

Click here for a flier about the event.

*Sundays@2 at the Greenville County Museum of Art

This weekend, take the youngsters to the art museum for an Art Adventure in Mask Making
Sunday, May 6, 2:00 pm

Inspired by the paintings of Helen DuPre Moseley 
Admission is still absolutely free. 

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Don’t forget to check the museum’s website for information about spring classes and summer art camps!  Members of the Museum Association receive discounts on tuition for these studio courses.
The Greenville County Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Saturday 11-5, Sunday 1-5.
For information, call 864/271-7570 or email info@greenvillemuseum.org.
Admission is always absolutely free.

* ‘Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War’ lecture

Let’s Talk About It Lecture – The Civil War and Reconstruction in the S.C. Upcountry

On May 8, 2012 at 6:30pm at the Headquarters Library in Spartanburg, Dr. Andrew Myers, Associate Professor of History at USC Upstate, will present this wrap-up public lecture to our Let’s Talk About It Civil War series. Everyone is invited to attend; no advance registration is required.  Contact Steve Smith at 864-596-3500 ext. 1256 for more information.

Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, a reading and discussion series, has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.
Thanks!  Steve
 

Steve Smith

Coordinator, Local History Services and Collections

Spartanburg County Public Libraries
151 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
(864)596-3500 ext. 1256
Fax: (864)596-3518

steves@infodepot.org