Regional singer-songwriters perform weekly at Chapman Cultural Center as part of its Sundays Unplugged program.
Open 1-5 p.m. every Sunday, the Center provides casual and cultural entertainment for all ages, most notably with its free concert series featuring a different band or musician of varying genres each week, 2-4 p.m. Art and history museums are open with free admission to complement the music.
Featured this Sunday, Feb. 22, is jazz percussionist Daniel Z. Known in the Upstate for his fluidity and improvisation on the vibraphone, a xylophone-like instrument also known as the vibes or vibraharp, this native New Yorker has also performed throughout the United States, as well as in parts of Europe. He became a local musical phenomenon after moving to South Carolina several years ago. Though primarily a solo vibraphonist, Daniel Z is joined at times by fellow singer-songwriters to create the Daniel Z Trio or Quartet, featuring bass, guitar, voice, piano, flute, and/or trumpet. He is known for switching up the arrangement, or even genre, varying anywhere from modern jazz to bossa nova to swinging jazz.
Sundays Unplugged will also give patrons the opportunity to audition for The Spartanburg Little Theatre’s upcoming production of The Music Man. Visitors with acting and vocal experience interested in joining the SLT cast may audition 3-6 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Roles are available for varying ages and ethnicities. Auditioners must arrive at least 15 minutes early, prepared with sheet music to perform a musical theatre-style song. Accompaniment will be provided.
All Sunday activity is complemented by free admission to Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Regional History Museum, and the Student Galleries. Spartanburg Science Center is open with a small entrance fee.
For more information on Sundays Unplugged activities at Chapman Cultural Center, visit ChapmanCulturalCenter.org or call (864) 542-ARTS.