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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design
Mar 28 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Baker Exhibit Center

In an age of complex environmental challenges, why not look to the ingenuity of nature for solutions? The forms, patterns, and processes found in the natural world—refined by 3.8 billion years of evolution—can inspire our design of everything from clothing to skyscrapers. This approach to innovation, called biomimicry, is becoming increasingly popular.

Nature’s Blueprints is supported in part by The North Carolina Arboretum Society, The Laurel of Asheville, RomanticAsheville.com Travel Guide, and Smoky Mountain Living Magazine.

CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS: “TAX DEDUCTION CHECKLIST”
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm
Mayfair Art Studios
Mayfair Art Studios + Chapman Cultural Center are excited to invite you to our next Creative Conversations, for creative professionals!
Stop by Mayfair Art Studios to hear Chapman Cultural Center President & CEO, Dan Mayer, provide a checklist of what you can and can not deduct on your taxes as creative professionals.
April 15th is right around the corner! Come learn how to do your taxes correctly for your creative business.
Bring your own questions as the event will feature an interactive presentation with the opportunity to ask questions throughout!
About Dan Mayer
Formerly the Executive Director of The ArtsCenter located in Carrboro, North Carolina, Dan has served numerous roles in the arts and cultural non-profit community including as the Development Director and later Executive Director of the Kirkland Performance Center, in Kirkland, WA.
Dan has over 20 years of leadership experience in various roles in the arts and cultural sector including his work at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in New York City. Additionally, he has served in numerous executive and advisory roles across the nation including the Spectrum Dance Theater, Photographic Center Northwest, and Seattle Jewish Film Festival.
Reading Van Gogh with Betsy Cox
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm
Hub City Writers Project

For the reader who enjoys notes on the human condition, the beauty that the world has to offer, and the importance of perspectives.

For the reader who enjoys notes on the human condition, the beauty that the world has to offer, and the importance of perspectives, join us at Hub City Bookshop on March 28th at 6 PM for an evening with Betsy Cox as she discusses her memoir, Reading Van Gogh: An Amateaur’s Search for God.

“If you are looking for a book that will take you deeply into your quest for and love of God, search no further. With eloquence, imagination and profound insight, Elizabeth Cox takes us to God via the unexpected lens of Vincent Van Gogh, and in the process deepens, expands, and enhances our understanding of both God and Van Gogh.” — Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, Clement-Muehl Professor of Divinity Emerita, Yale Divinity School

Save 10% on the book when you reserve a copy through Eventbrite.

About the Book

Vincent Van Gogh, even with his mental illness, poverty, isolation, and persistent failure, reflected compassion remarkable for his own life of rejection. He loved God. He loved beauty. He acknowledged his own shortcomings and was never as good as he wanted to be. He might be an unlikely role model for some, since he was neither saintly nor successful; but his serious attention to human suffering, as well as to beauty in the world around him, gave this author a different vision. Cox writes about her own experiences: weeks spent living in a homeless shelter in New York City, a trip to the Mid-East where she visited Yasser Arafat in his compound, an unexpectedly impacting Alaskan adventure, working with abused/neglected children, and the explorations of the mind through reading.

Reading Van Gogh plunges into the ideas of psychologists, artists, poets, physicists, and fiction writers who combine reason, imagination, and experience in a way that might enlarge the definitions we live by.

About the Author

Elizabeth Cox has published five novels, a collection of short stories, and a book of poetry. She has won the North Carolina Fiction Award, the Lillian Smith Award for a novel, and in 2013 she was awarded the Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction. Cox taught creative writing at Duke University for seventeen years and has also taught at Bennington College, Boston College, and MIT. She resides in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

86th Annual Celebration
Mar 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Southern Bleachery

The Annual Celebration brings hundreds of Upstate business leaders together to celebrate the past success and future plans of the Greater Greer business community. Your company will want to be represented at this event and have the opportunity to rub elbows with the leadership of the Upstate business community.
Estimated Attendance: 450

Thursday, March 28, 2024 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Southern Bleachery
250 Mill Street, Taylors, SC 29687
Dresscode Upscale Cocktail

True Home Open Mic at Flood Gallery
Mar 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Flood Gallery

Uncensored expression: anyone is invited to step up to share song, music, poetry, comedy, rants & raves!

The most eclectic open mic around, in a welcoming gallery setting! 6 pm signup, perform 6:30-8:30 pm.

City Dance
Mar 28 @ 7:30 pm
Landmark Hal

Beginner’s workshop lesson at 7:30 P.M., then 8-11 P.M. Contra Dance with Country Waltzing at the break and the final dance. This is a partner dance but it’s not necessary to come with a partner. We have different live bands and callers.

Old Farmer’s Ball Thursday Dance
Mar 28 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Bryson Gym Warren Wilson College

Our Thursday Dance

This dance is fragrance-free (no perfume, cologne, strong deodorant, etc.), out of respect for those with sensitivities.

Schedule

  • Every Thursday night (except as indicated on the calendar)
  • Beginner lesson at 7:30 pm (advanced dancers are welcome to help out during the lesson!)
  • Dance 8 pm – 11 pm

Cost

  • Non-members: $12
  • OFB Members: $10
  • Warren Wilson community: $1

If this is your first time dancing with us, your second dance is free!

Rockin’ Boots: Country Hits Through the Ages
Mar 28 @ 8:00 pm
Centre Stage

Hits Through the Ages

Centre Stage’s annual hit rock show has gone country! Put on your dancin’ boots and join us for an unforgettable evening of the top Country hits of the century.

This winter, Centre Stage is keepin’ it fancy, walking the line and takin’ it home down country roads with Rockin’ Boots, the Country Music Showdown! We’ll keep you utterly entertained as a knock-out cast of singers and dancers perform your favorite classic hits by some of the biggest Country stars of all time, including Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Hank Williams, Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood, and more! It’s sure to be a boot scootin’, toe tappin’, knee slappin’ helluva good time. Come “live like you were dying” with the “boys ‘round here” right here at home in “God’s Country!”

Friday, March 29, 2024
Artisphere 2024 Artists Are LIVE
Mar 29 all-day
online

 

 

Our 140 artists for the 2024 festival are live, sortable by medium. Artisphere May10-12 2024

Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design
Mar 29 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Baker Exhibit Center

In an age of complex environmental challenges, why not look to the ingenuity of nature for solutions? The forms, patterns, and processes found in the natural world—refined by 3.8 billion years of evolution—can inspire our design of everything from clothing to skyscrapers. This approach to innovation, called biomimicry, is becoming increasingly popular.

Nature’s Blueprints is supported in part by The North Carolina Arboretum Society, The Laurel of Asheville, RomanticAsheville.com Travel Guide, and Smoky Mountain Living Magazine.

GCCA Summer Art Camp registration open
Mar 29 @ 9:00 am
online w/ GCCA

Weekly art camps at GCCA are designed to let kids ages 5-12 explore their creativity through a range of materials and concepts. Each week features a different engaging theme for children to explore through multiple mediums and includes professional guest artists who demonstrate technique and discuss what makes their work unique.

Monday-Friday
9am-12pm

Multi-Color Magic, June 3-7
Animation and Creation, June 10-14
Dive into (Water)color, June 17-21
Homegrown Art, June 24-28
ARTcycling, July 8-12
Out of this World Art!, July 15-19
Jurassic ART, July 22-26
Back to School is COOL!, July 29-August 2

Youth Art Month Exhibition
Mar 29 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Chapman Cultural Center

Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.

2024 Youth Art Month Schedule: 
Installation dates: March 6-12, 2024
Exhibit dates: March 13- April 28, 2024
Reception date: Thursday, March 14 from 4 PM-6 PM, Hosted by District 3

We are excited to announce that there will be four awards in the 2024 Youth Art Month Exhibit.  Winners will be selected by an expert panel.

YOUTH ART MONTH AWARDS 2024

The President’s Award – $150

Artistic Excellence Awards:
Grades K-5 – $100
Grades 6-8 – $100
Grades 9-12 – $100

Awards will be presented at the public reception.

Inman Yarn Club
Mar 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Inman Library

Drop by the Inman Library to knit (or crochet) with friends. This social knitting group meets every Friday morning, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Knitting/crochet needles and yarn will be provided, or you can bring your own. Adults ages 18+, no registration required.

Rockin’ Boots: Country Hits Through the Ages
Mar 29 @ 8:00 pm
Centre Stage

Hits Through the Ages

Centre Stage’s annual hit rock show has gone country! Put on your dancin’ boots and join us for an unforgettable evening of the top Country hits of the century.

This winter, Centre Stage is keepin’ it fancy, walking the line and takin’ it home down country roads with Rockin’ Boots, the Country Music Showdown! We’ll keep you utterly entertained as a knock-out cast of singers and dancers perform your favorite classic hits by some of the biggest Country stars of all time, including Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Hank Williams, Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Carrie Underwood, and more! It’s sure to be a boot scootin’, toe tappin’, knee slappin’ helluva good time. Come “live like you were dying” with the “boys ‘round here” right here at home in “God’s Country!”

TROUBLE IN MIND
Mar 29 @ 8:00 pm
The Warehouse Theatre

Set during rehearsals for a major Broadway production, TROUBLE IN MIND illuminates the inner life of a Black actress struggling with her career. South Carolina playwright Alice Childress’s 1955 play – which finally premiered on Broadway in 2021 and was nominated for best revival of a play, is a funny, moving, and heartbreaking look at racism, identity, and ego in the high-stakes world of New York theatre.

Saturday, March 30, 2024
Art by Appointment
Mar 30 all-day
Greenville Center for Creative Arts

Art by Appointment with GCCA Art School Instructors

TUESDAY – FRIDAY 9 AM – 5 PM
SATURDAY 11 AM – 3 PM

 


Art by Appointment offers artists of all levels the opportunity for private, customized, art experiences for you and up to 15 friends and family. These experiences are perfect for birthday parties, corporate outings, team building activities and more!

MEDIUMS

Art by Appointment workshops offer a variety of mediums for exploration.

Drawing

Unlock the gateway to artistic expression through the fundamental skill of drawing! GCCA’s drawing instructors will lead you through the basics of shading and perspective and more!

Painting

Acrylics and watercolor and more! Grab a paintbrush and join GCCA’s instructors for a private step-by-step art experience!

Mixed Media

What happens when you combine multiple artistic mediums into one project? Follow GCCA’s instructors in an exploration of all visual mediums in this engaging workshop!

Jewelry

Wear your own creation! Step into GCCA’s state-of-the-art jewelry studio and try your hand at jewelry making!

Printmaking

Jump into this layered visual art medium and learn to create your own prints! GCCA’s instructors will lead you step by step through this engaging art form in the printmaking studio at GCCA!

Artisphere 2024 Artists Are LIVE
Mar 30 all-day
online

 

 

Our 140 artists for the 2024 festival are live, sortable by medium. Artisphere May10-12 2024

Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design
Mar 30 @ 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
NC Arboretum

Baker Exhibit Center

In an age of complex environmental challenges, why not look to the ingenuity of nature for solutions? The forms, patterns, and processes found in the natural world—refined by 3.8 billion years of evolution—can inspire our design of everything from clothing to skyscrapers. This approach to innovation, called biomimicry, is becoming increasingly popular.

Nature’s Blueprints is supported in part by The North Carolina Arboretum Society, The Laurel of Asheville, RomanticAsheville.com Travel Guide, and Smoky Mountain Living Magazine.

Youth Art Month Exhibition
Mar 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Chapman Cultural Center

Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs.

2024 Youth Art Month Schedule: 
Installation dates: March 6-12, 2024
Exhibit dates: March 13- April 28, 2024
Reception date: Thursday, March 14 from 4 PM-6 PM, Hosted by District 3

We are excited to announce that there will be four awards in the 2024 Youth Art Month Exhibit.  Winners will be selected by an expert panel.

YOUTH ART MONTH AWARDS 2024

The President’s Award – $150

Artistic Excellence Awards:
Grades K-5 – $100
Grades 6-8 – $100
Grades 9-12 – $100

Awards will be presented at the public reception.

Dinner Detective Interactive True Crime Dinner Show!
Mar 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Greenville Hilton

Immerse yourself in a captivating True Crime Mystery Dinner Theatre – a national sensation since our Los Angeles opening in 2004! Surrender to an evening brimming with suspense, laughter, and spontaneous moments that are genuinely one-of-a-kind.Say goodbye to predictable, scripted performances and hello to a dynamic, interactive experience that shatters the traditional mold of Mystery Dinner Theatre. Our stage is not confined to a platform in front of the room – it’s the entire space, and you’re not just a spectator – you’re a potential part of the show!As the night unfurls, you’ll question the line between reality and performance. Is it scripted, or is it real? Only one way to find out. Step into the unpredictable world of our True Crime Mystery Dinner Theatre with The Dinner Detective and become a part of the story that’s still being written. Will YOU be the one to solve the mystery?
This is a Weekly Recurring Event
Runs from Jan 6, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 and happens every:
Saturdays: 6:00pm – 9:00pm CST