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Don Oglesby, president and CEO, Homes for Hope. Photo by Will Crooks

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‘It was life-changing’

From public housing to self-sufficiency: two women’s stories

LaTrice Fultz Photo by Will Crooks/ Greenville Journal

When LaTrice Fultz’s son was born, she knew she had to leave Chicago. “I was deathly afraid of the streets raising him,” said Fultz, a 41-year-old mother of eight. “I at least wanted to give my son a chance of survival.” She contacted housing authorities throughout the country, and The Greenville Housing Authority was the second one to contact her. She had never been to Greenville and she wanted to make sure it was a place she wanted to raise her children, so she drove down one Sunday, looked at public housing options Monday, and drove back to Chicago the next day. She made the move nearly four years ago, when her son was almost 3. She had no job. No high school diploma. No GED. What she did have was a roof over her head, thanks to The Greenville Housing Authority and the Section 8 program. “Without the Housing Authority, there’s no way I would have ever moved to South Carolina, or even have a roof over my head without a job, special skill set, or high school diploma,” Fultz said. “They saved me.” Fultz is now totally self-sufficient. She passed her GED in January, has been working full-time as a rural mail carrier for the Piedmont Post Office since May, and is renting a home after giving up her Section 8 voucher in August. “I’ve never been this content,” she said. Latorsha White, a 46-year-old mother of three, never thought she’d own a house. White enrolled in a Greenville County Human Relations homebuyer-education program when she lived in public housing. While in the homebuyer-education program, White began working on her credit. “From there, everything started to change,” she said. She moved into her house in Duncan in June 2017. She also bought a car. “It’s still just almost like a dream,” said White, who works full-time as a TSA enrollment agent. “People ask where you see yourself in five years. I would have never thought I would own my own house. But I do. Sometimes they believed in me more than I believed in myself.” White said the only regret she has is she didn’t enter the housing authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program sooner. “For any single mother or father who thinks they can’t do it, this program really works,” she said. “The team of people I worked with was great. If you have a team that believes in you, teamwork will make the dream work.”

SHELTERING A NEED At 80, The Greenville Housing Authority looks to the future CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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A lot has changed since The Greenville Housing Authority was formed 80 years ago — and there is a lot that hasn’t. “The need for the Housing Authority is greater than ever,” said Ivory Mathews, TGHA executive director. TGHA was founded in August 1938, a time when the effects of the Great De-

pression were still being felt and “there was not a lot of hope,” Mathews said. Six members of the Greenville City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring the need for a housing authority in the city because “insanitary and unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations existed” and there was a shortage of “safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations … available to families of low income at rentals they can afford.” Greenville’s first public-housing project was built to provide decent housing for military servicemen and their families. Today, TGHA has developed more than $186 million dollars in new affordable housing.

But there’s still a need for more. “The shortage is growing every day,” Mathews said. “We hear every day from families that need an affordable place to live. But now we’ve got employers calling us. Businesses depend on their workers having a place to stay at night. “Housing is economic development and economic development is housing,” she said.

Serving thousands of families Greenville’s first housing project — Mountain View Homes, now known as the Harbor at West Greenville — was ready in 1943 for occupancy for white servicemen from the Greenville Army Air Base. Three years later,

it became available to low-income families. Rents ranged from $15 to $25 per month. Fieldcrest Village, which was later known as Jesse Jackson Townhomes, was the first public housing built in Greenville for blacks. It contained 314 apartments with bathrooms, refrigerators, stoves, closets, and heat. It was designated for veterans and servicemen. Jackson’s family moved there in 1953 and he was quoted in The Greenville News as saying it was “as if we had joined the middle class.” Other public housing was built. But there were unintended consequences from having high concentrations of impoverished residents in the same area, Mathews said.

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80 YEARS OF

The Greenville Housing Authority Aug. 23, 1938 Eight months after Greenville Mayor C. Fred McCullough conferred with Federal Housing Administration officials about slum clearance and low-cost housing projects for the city, the Greenville City Council passes a resolution creating the Housing Authority of the City of Greenville. Sept. 29, 1938 Brown Mahon becomes the Housing Authority’s first executive director. 1941 R.O. Tuten named executive director. Dec. 28, 1941 Dilapidated shacks torn down to make way for housing. Jan. 24, 1943 Mountain View Homes, the first federally financed housing project by The Greenville Housing Authority, was ready for occupancy for servicemen from the Greenville Army Air Base. Three years later, it became available to lowincome families. Rents ranged from $15 to $25 per month. 1943 James F. Daniel, Jr. named executive director. March 15, 1951 A $2.68 million contract with Daniel Construction Co. to build 348 units to be known as Fieldcrest Village was approved. 1953 Woodland Homes, a 252-unit housing project, was completed at a cost of more than $2 million. 1960 Robert G. Chamblee named executive director. May 20, 1971 A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Scott Towers, a 14-story public housing high-rise for seniors and the disabled.

“We’ve learned what not to do,” she said. “Having deeply concentrated areas of poverty won’t work. It won’t work in Greenville. It won’t work in any place. It had the unintended consequence of creating an environment that was very difficult for people to transition out of.” TGHA began to change that when it was one of three housing authorities in South Carolina to be awarded Hope VI grants to redevelop the Jesse Jackson Townhomes and Woodland-Pearce complexes. Woodland-Pearce was developed into Arcadia Hills, which had for-sale singlefamily homes and rental apartments. “It’s a great example of a true mixedincome community,” Mathews said. Jessie Jackson Townhomes were demolished, too, and plans were made to build homeownership and rental units there. That plan got waylaid by the recession and Mathews said TGHA still has approximately seven acres there for single-family homes. She said TGHA will soon begin work with Habitat for Humanity on a program to get the houses built. There’s room for 25 to 30 homes, Mathews said.

July 1, 1978 John B. Sutton named executive director.

Aug. 14, 2014 Ivory Mathews named executive director.

1989 Fieldcrest Village renamed Jesse Jackson Townhomes.

June 14, 2016 Groundbreaking is held for the Manor at West Greenville, a $7.2 million, 55-unit senior housing development on Manning Street.

1998 Mary Blackstone-Ross named executive director. 1999 TGHA gets a $21 million HOPE VI grant to redevelop Woodland/Pearce public housing communities to be known as Arcadia Hills. July 21, 1999 Mountain View homes rehabilitated and renamed Brookhaven Apartments. May 2005 The Greenville Housing Authority receives a $20 million HOPE VI Revitalization grant to demolish the Jesse Jackson Townhomes and redevelop the area with mixed-income housing that included single-family homes, townhouses and new apartments.

July 2017 Leasing began for the Manor at West Greenville. Oct. 16, 2017 Ribbon cutting held for Heritage at Sliding Rock. January 2018 Leasing began for the newly renovated Harbor at West Greenville. July 27, 2018 TGHA received 16 awards in housing and community development from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.

Oct. 16, 2008 Michael Raymond named executive director. Jan. 14, 2014 Scott Towers was imploded when the cost to rehabilitate the senior housing tower topped $30 million. Jan. 22, 2014 The Scott Tower site was used for a large-scale training exercise for regional fire, police and medical personnel. The training exercise began with a call to dispatch with a report of an explosion and subsequent collapse of the building. Technical rescue units from as far away as Asheville and Columbia participated. Feb. 28, 2014 The Greenville Redevelopment Corp. was created to be The Greenville Housing Authority’s nonprofit affiliate. It houses the assets of TGHA’s non Housing and Urban Development-funded properties.

Public-private partnerships

Several years ago, TGHA started to work to lessen its dependence on dwindling federal resources by augmenting its assets with public-private partnerships. Through those partnerships, TGHA has been able to build new units and renovate existing units. “All of our portfolio is either new construction or has undergone comprehensive renovations over the last five years,” she said. Now, TGHA wants to focus its efforts on using private money for other projects. Mathews said the housing authority has many partners for its Preserve at Logan Park project at the former Scott Towers site and she hopes to close on the financing this year. The $27 million project that includes 113 new units and renovation of 80 units at the Garden Apartments should take about 20 months to complete once construction starts, she said. “Long gone are the days where a project only has one funding source,” she said. “We’re very fortunate here that we have a combination of local and national support. Private developers understand the importance of affordable housing.”

More than a roof overhead

Photo by Sherry Jackson

Mathews said TGHA is lobbying to become a Moving to Work agency. Moving to Work is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development demonstration program that allows local housing authorities to design and test innovative, locally designed strategies that use federal dollars more efficiently, help residents find employment and become self-sufficient, and increase housing choices for low-income families. The closest Moving to Work programs are in Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina. Mathews said if TGHA is approved, it will be able to provide more than a rental coupon to participating families. It will also be able to help them navigate barriers to employment such as childcare and transportation. “We’d have a concerted effort with the Greenville Techs, Furmans, USC Upstate, and the Bob Joneses and connect with partners in Greenville,” she said. “We know it would include working with Greenlink.” Right now, TGHA has a small family-

self-sufficiency program that includes 100 families, Mathews said. “We would have many more,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity for a family to transition, an opportunity to live in a market rate or workforce housing unit in the Greenville market. But we have to have the workforce housing.” Mathews said developing workforce and affordable housing doesn’t happen as quickly as market-rate housing. “We’re always behind and playing catchup,” she said. TGHA is always looking for landlords who take Section 8 vouchers, too. Right now, there are about 850 landlords participating in the program, she said. But there are 1,200 who no longer participate. More importantly, she said, is that all community members get involved in the affordable- and workforce-housing discussion that has made its way to the forefront in Greenville over the past two years. “We need a comprehensive understanding about why it’s so important for the community to support housing for everybody,” Mathews said.

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BUILDING HOPE Homes of Hope celebrates 20 years with lofty goals

WORDS BY CINDY LANDRUM | PHOTO BY WILL CROOKS

Oglesby said affordable housing providers can no longer rely solely on government funding to develop affordable housing. That’s why Oglesby is looking for something different -- investors. “Investors give us a different pool of money. They have the social impact people normally associated with donations, but their money comes back to them with a return,” he said. Homes of Hope is a certified community development corporation, a designation that allows it to offer a person or corporation a return of 2 percent to 3 percent. By getting more investors, Oglesby’s goal is to double the number of affordable units Homes of Hope can develop from 40 to 50 a year to 80 to 100 a year. To do that, Oglesby said he’ll need to look outside the city. “Greenville land is still very unaffordable. There’s not that much left in desirable places,” he said. “But there is still affordable land in the county. It’s critical we receive help from them.”

GENERATIONAL CHANGE

Homes of Hope has developed 600 homes for low-income families in its first 20 years, and more than 200 additional homes are planned for the next two to three years.

During the 20 years since it was founded, Homes of Hope has done affordable housing differently. What started as a Powdersville modular home dealer’s idea to train men in Greenville’s Rescue Mission in construction skills as they rehabilitated an old mobile home for a family that had lost everything in a house fire has turned into perhaps the most prolific affordable-housing nonprofit in South Carolina. Homes of Hope has developed 600 houses for low-income families and provided job training and mentoring for 305 men overcoming addictions. Sixty-nine more are in the pipeline, and 222 are planned during the next two to three years, said Don Oglesby, president and CEO. “Affordable housing is not just one house at a time on a corner because someone gave us a lot,” he said.

THE EARLY YEARS After that first mobile home was finished, Homes of Hope founder Tim Revis, a manufactured-home dealer, decided to fix up more of the junk mobile homes on the back of his lot for other people who otherwise

might not ever get to own a home. They sold the homes for $5,000, payable through 50 monthly payments of $100. “That’s the most affordable housing I’ve ever heard of,” said Oglesby, who worked as a comptroller at Revis’ business. Homes of Hope no longer rehabilitates mobile homes. The mission has evolved to energy-efficient, new construction of stick-built homes. “Mobile homes never appreciate and they are not energy efficient,” he said. In 2004, Homes of Hope completed its first housing development — 10 singlefamily homes on Queen Street and Joe Louis Avenue in West Greenville. The development marked the organization’s entry into new construction as a housing developer. The second phase was finished in 2006. Three years later, Homes of Hope finished the first phase of Chicora Crest, a mixed-income development in the Haynie-Sirrine neighborhood near the site where Scott Towers once stood. “We built it with cheap money, not cheap materials,” he said. “When you go in, you can’t tell which house is market rate and which house is affordable housing. ‘Poverty

clusters’ don’t work. Neighborhoods succeed when they become communities and they become communities when residents have things to share. If everybody is the same, there’s nothing new to share.”

EXPANSION Homes of Hope has expanded across the state, including Columbia and Charleston, cities that Oglesby said were seeking developers to help them with affordable housing and did not have a nonprofit with the expertise. “There’s a huge need and we have a huge willingness to be there,” he said. That doesn’t mean the nonprofit will have less of a presence in Greenville, Oglesby said. Because the Greenville housing market is so strong, Homes of Hope will be able to build on sites it normally wouldn’t be able to afford, he said. Oglesby said Homes of Hope will be able to build two houses next to each other, sell one at market rate, and use the profits to subsidize the cost of affordable housing on the other. “We’ll be able to use the strong market to combat gentrification,” he said.

Generational change is what Homes of Hope is after, both with the men in its men’s development training program and with the families in its affordable housing. “A lot of programs get them clean and sober, but don’t give them any marketable skills,” Oglesby said. “We’ve got men that the best job they could get before the program is an $8 an hour entry-level job. When our men graduate, they’re on a career path getting $13 to $14 an hour to start. All of them are hired immediately. One employer hired one of our guys with 12 felonies because he had real skills, a real work ethic, and a great attitude. One moved up and started his own business.” Men in the yearlong program get 300 hours of classroom training and also work on four houses to get on-the-job skills. Homes of Hope just bought a 10,000-square-foot building on Anderson Road to serve as a training center where they’ll be able to practice framing a house inside when the weather’s not good or they’re in between builds, Oglesby said. Oglesby said he hopes to soon expand the program from nine men to 12. Once residents become part of Homes of Hope’s housing program, they are provided one-on-one and collective financial training in banking, budgeting, and building savings. “Financial wellness training is a necessary element to equip our clients to break cycles of generational or situational poverty,” he said. “Handing the key to the house is the beginning of our relationship, not the end.”

Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health are becoming

Why Prisma Health? Since we launched our new health organization last November, we have made great progress by building on the strength and legacies of Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health. Together, we are looking at health in a completely new way. In early 2019, we will unite under one name, one logo and one way of delivering health care. Because the name Prisma Health is unique, we can make it our own. Our bold, fresh visual identity includes sharp angles and bright, vibrant colors that distinguish us from traditional health care providers in our region. The design of the letters is intentional and engaging, evoking the facets of a prism. The name and logo reflect the multifaceted, dynamic organization we are today, and light the way for all we are becoming.

What stays the same? We will continue to honor the sacred relationships our patients and their families have with their physicians and advanced practice providers. Your doctor won’t change. Your hospital won’t change. Only our company names and logos will change to reflect our new unified organization. While our hospital names will change to include the Prisma Health brand, each hospital you have come to know and love will keep its familiar legacy name: Greenville Memorial, Greer Memorial, Hillcrest, Patewood, North Greenville, Children's, and Roger C. Peace. Your physician practice name will stay the same, too. We continue to be dedicated to transforming health care through education and clinical research. Collaborating with our academic partners, we are teaching the next generation of physicians, nurses, dentists and other medical professionals, and investing in research to improve the lives of those we serve. And we continue our commitment to keep health care local. By coming together as one, we’re shaping our own future so we may continue to improve the health of all South Carolinians.

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Bulb-alicious!

by Martin Garden Center

It’s the perfect time of year to plant bulbs that will make your spring garden zing with color! Iris, narcissus, hyacinths, muscari, tulips .... whatever your favorite ... they are ready to go into the ground right now. This is the best time since the soil temperatures have cooled but the ground is not yet frozen. Any time before Thanksgiving is ideal because bulbs need between 4-8 weeks of cold dormant weather to bloom. Check out the brazen color of ‘Red Emperor’ Tulips, the blue beauty of ‘Clarence’ Bearded Iris and the fragrant ‘Ziva’ Narcissus. Wow! Planting is easy and fun!

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Loosen soil and dig a hole to the required depth (varies among bulbs, so check the package).

Place bulbs in the hole, pointed ends up. Add bone meal for stronger blooms. Replace the soil covering the bulbs and water thoroughly. Sit back and wait until spring and enjoy the show!

There is nothing like ooooh-so-nice, showstopping tender shoots breaking through the warm spring ground. It’s bulb-a-licious! ‘Professor Einstein’ Large Cupped Narcisus will wow your neighbors!

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• Always choose large ﬁrm bulbs devoid of holes.

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Former teacher’s aide files defamation suit against Greenville County Schools ARIEL GILREATH | STAFF

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A former teacher’s aide at Summit Drive Elementary School is suing Greenville County Schools, claiming the district made false and defamatory statements to law enforcement and potential employers about her. The district has denied any wrongdoing in a response to the suit. Brittany Bell made widespread news reports in 2016 after she was arrested and charged with cruelty to children stemming from an incident in a stairwell with a 5-yearold autistic student at Summit Drive Elementary. Since then, the charges against Bell have been dismissed. She was employed in the district from January 2014 until the date she turned herself in to law enforcement, Aug. 31, 2016. Bell’s lawsuit says she hasn’t been able to find gainful employment since the incident, even though the charges were dropped. Courtney Atkinson, Bell’s attorney, said the charges were dismissed because of a lack of evidence and because the student’s family agreed they should be dropped. Atkinson said that even though Bell is presumed innocent, as soon as potential employers run background checks on her, they see the dismissed charge and never make the offer. “There are a lot of people in the world that think somebody wouldn’t be arrested if they didn’t do something wrong,” Atkinson said. Bell’s issue is not unique — the presumption of innocence until guilt is proven is often lost in the court of public opinion. Jon Eldan is the director of After Innocence, a nonprofit based in California that aims to help those wrongfully convicted of crimes and advocates for policy reform. After Innocence primarily works with people who have served time in a penitentiary and later been proven innocent, and although Bell was never convicted of a crime, there’s a common thread between people charged with crimes and those wrongfully convicted — the difficulty in finding employment afterward. “The taint of the accusation remains with the person for a long time. If they’ve been in prison, that’s amplified because they have the taint of incarceration,” Eldan said. An arrest warrant for Bell at the time said she was seen by staff on Aug. 26, 2016, pulling the 5-year-old student down the stairs

The lawsuit said Bell was cleared of wrongdoing. “Her arrest for cruelty to children, her resulting criminal record and the widely publicized coverage have now effectively destroyed Plaintiff’s employment possibilities in working with children, her professional passion and her only area of real work experience,” the lawsuit said. The lawsuit said Bell had Brittany Bell’s lawsuit against Greenville one job offer rescinded “as County Schools was filed July 30. soon as the potential emWill Crooks / Greenville Journal ployer ran a criminal background check on her.” But in a response to the and slinging him across the hallway on his suit, the district said it is not liable for makback. School had been back in session for ing “a good faith report of potential abuse students for one week and three days. and neglect of a five-year-old disabled stuBell was one of two teacher’s aides in a dent” in accordance with S.C. Code Ann. special education classroom of 10 to 12 stu- §63-7-390 — the Child Protection and Perdents at the school at that time. manency Act. Bell’s lawsuit, which was filed July 30, The crux of Bell’s suit lies in how the disclaims the 5-year-old student quickly be- trict handled the investigation. came attached to her from his first day of Bell can’t sue the district for simply accusclass, and during that time, she noticed an- ing her of a crime, but she can if she has eviother teacher’s aide dragging the student dence the district did not act in good faith across the classroom and pulling him off the with its accusation or was seriously neglifloor by his arms. gent in the process. The lawsuit said the other teacher’s aide left Bell says the district did not investigate her bruises on the student’s arms and back, and reports that other staff were mistreating the that Bell reported it to the teacher and speech student before the stairwell incident, but the pathologist, but it was never investigated. district is saying that Bell only made that reThe student’s parents reported seeing port the day she was called in to the princibruises at about the same time, according to pal’s office and immediately retracted it. the lawsuit. Atkinson said Bell was never made aware Bell’s lawsuit goes over the incident that of the accusations against her or who made resulted in her arrest, stating the student was them, and that the statement her classroom acting anxious and sat down on the stairwell teacher gave of the stairwell incident was when the class was headed to the gym. consistent with Bell’s. According to the suit, Bell sat down with Teri Brinkman, a spokesperson for the the student on the stairwell until another district, said they could not comment on class came up from behind, when she picked pending litigation, but that the district alup and “gently lowered” the student at the ways investigates allegations of child abuse. bottom of the stairs. “Any time that we have a specific allegaBell was called into the principal’s of- tion against anyone having to do with their fice afterward, according to the lawsuit, to treatment of a child, we immediately inwrite a statement about what happened. On vestigate, notify either law enforcement or Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, Bell was placed on DSS,” Brinkman said. “We do both of those administrative leave. By Wednesday, Aug. things any time there is a specific threat.” 31, the lawsuit said she was terminated and The lawsuit lists defamation, defamation asked to turn herself in to the Greenville per se, intentional infliction of emotional County Law Enforcement Center. distress, negligence — failure to investigate, Bell was released on a $465 bond the next negligence — premises liability, and maliday and required to wear an ankle monitor. cious prosecution as causes of action.

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CommunityWorks, Self-Help Credit Union merger could allow more people to become homeowners CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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The merger of CommunityWorks Federal Credit Union with Durham, North Carolina-based Self-Help Credit Union could allow more Greenville County residents to become homeowners. It would have taken more than a decade for CommunityWorks FCU to raise enough money to be able to offer mortgage loans, said manager Kerry Smith. The credit union was launched four years ago to give the area’s unbanked and underbanked residents an alternative to predatory lending. Self-Help is one of the largest community development financial institutions in the nation. Self-Help CEO Martin Eakes said his goal in the next several years is to increase CommunityWorks FCU’s deposits from today’s $3.5 million to $50 million, enough to have a revolving pool to support 500 homeowners at $100,000 each. “I’ve seen it happen in other communities in North Carolina and California,” he said. “We’ve been very impressed with CommunityWorks and we knew Greenville and the Upstate has tremendous potential and growth.” CommunityWorks FCU has nearly 1,500 members who can take advantage of the FCU's savings products and unsecured personal loans. The merger is effective Oct. 1. “Our extensive work on affordable housing drew our attention to credit scores as a critical barrier to homeownership,” said Deborah McKetty, CommunityWorks and CommunityWorks FCU CEO. “The products CWFCU provides allow members to build credit and achieve important financial milestones such as homeownership.” CommunityWorks is a nonprofit with the mission of increasing affordable housing options in the Upstate and improving financial stability of workers who live there. It founded the credit union. “Homeownership is one way to stabilize a family,” Smith said. Since 1980, Self-Help has provided more than $7 billion in financing to more than 146,000 families, individuals, and businesses. Self-Help has branches in seven states.

Self-Help CEO Martin Eakes said CommunityWorks FCU “succeeded beyond its capacity.” “We’re scaling it, making it larger,” he said. In addition to mortgages, the merger will give CommunityWorks FCU members access to branches across the country, ATMs, and debit and credit cards. Self-Help also has a reputation for building community through large real estate loans and new market tax credits, McKetty said.

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“The real challenge of progress in the community is you can’t leave anybody behind,” Eakes said. Gage Weekes of the Hollingsworth Foundation, which helped start the CommunityWorks FCU, said the private sector can support the effort by making deposits to the credit union. That will allow Self-Help to provide more opportunities for homeowners and small businesses. Eakes said many of the families SelfHelp helps buy homes make around $30,000 a year. “They’re not the poorest of the poor, but they’re not wealthy. They’re working families,” he said. “Once a family owns a house, it completely changes the family’s horizon.” Weekes said Self-Help would not enter the Greenville market if it didn’t see the leadership and human capital to make it work.

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Neighborhood concerns prompted Pendleton Street corridor-rezoning proposal CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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The city’s proposal to rezone the Pendleton Street corridor between South Main and Academy streets was prompted by residents’ concerns that development be compatible with surrounding neighborhoods, the city planning staff told members of the Greenville Planning Commission. The city’s application to rezone 103 acres was put on hold by the Planning Commission at its August meeting after Chairman Jason Tankersley said he wasn’t in favor of blanket rezoning and would need more information. Ginny Stroud, the city’s community development manager, said at a Sept. 27 work session the rezoning is designed to betteralign zoning with current uses, encourage development compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, and create zoning that better connects the area with downtown and the Village of West Greenville.

City Planning Director Jay Graham said the proposal would generally down-zone property on South Academy from C-2, local commercial district, to either RDV, redevelopment district, or RM-2, single and multifamily residential district. On Pendleton Street, the proposal would generally down-zone property from C-3, regional commercial district, to RDV. Graham said the Pendleton Street corridor between South Main and Academy streets is an important connection, linking three walkable areas: downtown, the West End, and the Village of West Greenville. Academy Street between Markley and Pendleton streets also links Heritage Green, downtown, the Kroc Center, AJ Whittenberg Elementary, and the new Unity Park with these neighborhoods, he said. Expanding the RDV designation is compatible with the changing conditions in West Greenville, West End, and Sterling, Graham said. The city’s zoning application said the

The city wants to down-zone Pendleton Street from South Main Street to Academy Street. Photo by Irina Rice

RDV designation would guide redevelopment and increase the viability of the area by limiting certain uses and encouraging a pedestrian orientation with a mixed-used pattern of retail, office, and residential development. At the work session, Tankersley asked whether the city had considered extending the city’s central business district and its C-4 zoning. Stroud said C-4 zoning had its issues, mainly the lack of required

parking and no height restrictions. Planning Commissioner Meg Terry said she didn’t think C-4 zoning would be good for the neighborhood. Commissioner Catherine Smith said that “looking from 20,000 feet up, [the proposed zoning] seems like a better transition between downtown and what the city is hoping for in the Village.” Commissioner Diane Eldridge said, “I personally don’t see any negatives.” Stroud said the city is concerned that C-3 zoning allows bars and drive-thrus. “This is very close to residential areas,” she said. Graham said one commercial-property owner has plans to raze the business on his property and construct a nightclub. “We’re trying for softer edges. The neighbors are expressing to us they feel the entire neighborhood is disappearing because of expanding commercial use. Their plea to us is to preserve their neighborhood,” Graham said. The commission instructed city staff to come up with a list of pros and cons, work with property owners with concerns about the proposal, and check with the consultants working on the city’s new downtown master plan. The Planning Commission could consider the rezoning as early as its October meeting.

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Greenville to test high-tech system in Spring Street parking garage CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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Finding a parking space in downtown Greenville could become a little easier by the end of November thanks to new hightech equipment the city will test in one of its garages. The Greenville City Council has given initial approval to spending nearly $400,000 to install a new parking control system in its Spring Street garage that will allow drivers to reserve and pay for a space in advance, and will use license plate recognition equipment and a Bluetooth connection to allow drivers who have registered their tags to enter and exit the garage without a card. The equipment is expected to be installed by the end of November. Installing the equipment in all 11 of the city’s garages would cost $3 million. City officials say the new parking garage equipment would do more than just replace outdated gate controls and pay stations. Parking services general manager Bill Foster has said the equipment would allow the city to sell more monthly parking spaces in high-demand garages. The city currently oversells monthly spots in those garages, but Foster has said the city could sell even more spots if it had better data on when monthly parkers actually used the garage and how often. The new equipment would allow for a mobile parking application that would enable people to search for a parking space based on garage location, availability, and price. In addition, the equipment would al-

If successful, the new equipment will make it easier for downtown visitors to find and pay for parking. Will Crooks/ Greenville Journal

low vehicles to enter and exit parking garages without a ticket. Automatic payment on exit, including any time spent in the garage over what was paid for in advance, would be facilitated by license plate recognition. The new system would allow the city to use dynamic pricing. For example, the city could charge less for monthly rooftop parking, something that could help those who work in the service industry downtown. The Spring Street garage will serve as a demonstration site to measure the new parking-control system’s impact on facility utilization, entry and exit distribution, wait times, and revenue management, city officials said. The demonstration project is being paid for through the city’s parking fund. After the Spring Street equipment is paid for, there will be about $5.3 million left in the fund.

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5 BIRDS YOU CAN SPOT AT LAKE CONESTEE NATURE PARK RED-TAILED HAWK The red-tailed hawk is a medium-sized bird of prey that can be found throughout most of North America. This species eats small mammals, including rodents and rabbits. They also eat birds, reptiles, fish, and insects. GREAT BLUE HERON Standing three to four feet tall with a wingspan of almost six feet, the great blue heron is the largest heron in North America and one of the continent’s most recognizable wading birds. This species can be found standing in marshes, rivers, lakes, saltwater shores, and ponds. RUSTY BLACKBIRD As its name suggests, Pleated Woodpecker the rusty blackbird is best distinguished by the rusty red-brown edges and tips to its feathers. Unfortunately, the rusty blackbird is one of North America’s most rapidly declining migratory birds. Populations have declined by an estimated 85 to 95 percent in the past 40 years. PILEATED WOODPECKER Known for the bright red crests on its head, the pileated woodpecker is one of the largest woodpecker species in North America. This species is able to peck holes into trees without getting a headache because it is designed with a “cushion” in its head, which is actually a special muscle that absorbs the shock of the bill pounding the tree.

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Lake Conestee Nature Park as an “Important Bird Area” for its global significance to rusty blackbirds, according to Hargett. The Important Bird Areas Program is a global initiative that aims to identify and conserve areas that are vital to birds and other biodiversity by setting science-based priorities for habitat protection, he said. Now, Lake Conestee Nature Park is partnering with Audubon South Carolina to bolster its conservation efforts. The partnership was announced at the park’s fundraiser last week. Audubon South Carolina is the state office of the National Audubon Society, a nonprofit environmental organization that “promotes the understanding, enjoyment, and protection of native birds, other wildlife, and their habitat.” Headquartered in Charleston, Audubon South Carolina represents 22,000 members and manages approximately 22,000 acres of land across South Carolina. That includes Francis Beidler Forest, an 18,000acre wildlife sanctuary and education center in Four Holes Swamp in Dorchester County, and Silver Bluff, a 3,400-acre wildlife sanctuary and education center overlooking the Savannah River in Aiken. “There is strong alignment of Audubon’s mission to protect birds and the habitat they need, now and in the future, with Lake Conestee’s commitment to restoring the natural landscape for the benefit of birds and other wildlife while engaging people in meaningful programs,” said Sharon Richardson, executive director of Audubon South Caro-

lina. “Audubon is looking forward to continued collaboration, sharing resources, and providing additional programming to help connect local actions in Greenville to hemispheric conservation efforts.” Hargett said the partnership with Audubon South Carolina not only adds another credential to Lake Conestee Nature Park’s list of conservation achievements but also allows the two organizations to “collaborate with one another, and with allied conservation agencies and organizations, to identify opportunities for cooperative work on mutually beneficial bird and wildlife conservation projects and activities.” While details about the partnership remain limited, Audubon South Carolina is planning to host bird walks and other educational programming at Lake Conestee Nature Park to promote conservation and to recruit community ambassadors throughout the Upstate, according to Richardson. Hargett said the park will work closely with Audubon South Carolina going forward to define management strategies and measures that enhance accessibility to the public for birdwatching and wildlife viewing. “Lake Conestee Nature Park has turned out to be vastly more resilient and rich in wildlife and birdlife than we could have ever anticipated,” Hargett said. “Now, through our association with Audubon South Carolina, we underscore our conservation achievement, and we begin a new chapter in our stewardship and conservation of our extraordinary nature park.”

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NOT SO BAD BLOOD This Halloween season, the Greenville Zoo is demystifying bats ANDREW MOORE | STAFF

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Bats are among the most misunderstood animals on the planet, routinely feared and loathed as bloodsucking, disease-spreading denizens of the night. In reality, however, the flying, nocturnal mammals are wonderfully beneficial creatures that provide invaluable services to both natural ecosystems and human economies around the world, according to Karen Love, education program coordinator at the Greenville Zoo. Love and her colleagues at the Greenville Zoo plan to set the record straight about bats with a community workshop (What’s Up With Bats?) from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The workshop, which costs $30 for members and $45 for nonmembers, is designed to educate residents about the types of bats that live in the Upstate, as well as "demystify" the lives of bats, Love said. "Our community workshops are meant to connect the general public with the natural world, particularly outside of the zoo," Love told the Greenville Journal. "We’ll be addressing the benefits of bats, myths about bats, and then also building bat boxes that families can take home to put in their yards." In total, 14 bat species can be found in South Carolina: big brown bats, little brown bats, northern long-eared bats, evening bats, eastern red bats, eastern small-footed bats, hoary bats, silverhaired bats, tricolored bats, Brazilian free-

Big brown bat in flight. Photo: Angell Williams / Flickr

tailed bats, northern yellow bats, Rafinesque's big-eared bats, southeastern bats, and seminole bats, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. While South Carolina bats are not pollinators — insects and small birds primarily perform this duty here — they are still a useful part of the ecosystem and economy, according to Love. "Bats in South Carolina eat insects — and lots of them," Love said. "As a matter of fact, due to their diet of nocturnal insects and pest species, SCDNR estimates that bats save South Carolina's agricultural industry over $115 million each year on pest control alone. So in terms of numbers, they are incredibly valuable." Bats, however, face many challenges. That includes white nose syndrome, a fungal disease that targets hibernating bats in caves and abandoned mines. Since 2006, when white nose syndrome was discovered in a New York cave, the disease has quickly spread and killed at least 5.7 million bats in 31 states and five Canadian provinces. Five bat species have tested positive for the disease in South Carolina. In order to raise awareness, the Greenville Zoo plans to host a free "conservation lecture" about the disease at the The Children's Museum of the Upstate in downtown Greenville. The lecture, which is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, will feature Jennifer Kindle, an SCDNR wildlife biologist and white nose syndrome specialist based in Union, who will provide a brief review about what causes the disease, its origins, and current spread. She will also discuss current treatments, research, ongoing response plans, and developing partnerships that all work to help save our bats.

Visit www.greenvillejournal.com for our Q&A with SCDNR bat biologist Jennifer Kindel.

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Science teacher transforms detention pond into ‘wetlands laboratory’ for environmental education ANDREW MOORE | STAFF

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Wetlands are an important, yet often overlooked, resource. They not only provide critical habitat for a variety of plants and animals but also protect against flooding and storms. Unfortunately, in the last few hundred years, the United States has lost more than half of its wetlands to land conversion, according to a recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey. Now an Upstate middle school teacher is working to change that statistic — at least locally. Gina Varat, a fifth-grade science teacher at Christ Church Episcopal School, has launched a project that aims to connect students with Mother Nature and introduce them to the various environmental threats impacting natural resources throughout Greenville County. Earlier this year, Varat, who was named

Gina Varat, a fifth-grade science teacher at Christ Church Episcopal School, watches as her students use dip nets to capture crawfish and other animals. Photo by Will Crooks/Greenville Journal

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to transform a detention pond behind Christ Church Middle School into a “wetlands laboratory.” Today, the outdoor classroom features a boardwalk and learning platform that sit on top of the detention pond, allowing students to engage with the surrounding environment, according to Varat. It was designed and installed by Benchmark Trails, a professional trail-development firm headquartered in Greenville, according to Varat. Christ Church also consulted with Dave Hargett, who is the executive director of the Conestee Foundation, which owns and operates Lake Conestee Nature Park. Varat, the former education director at Lake Conestee Nature Park, said detention ponds are designed to temporarily hold stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces and discharge it at a controlled rate, which in turn helps reduce pollution and flooding. Despite their benefits, however, detention ponds are often ignored

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actually see predators and prey,” Varat said. Varat said her lessons, while introductory, also incorporate connections to local environmental topics, which range from the history of textile pollution in the Reedy River to the science of wastewater-treatment processes at Renewable Water Resources. The outdoor classroom also provides an economic benefit, according to Varat. The city currently provides a 35 percent stormwater fee credit to Christ Church since the school uses the detention pond to educate students about surface and groundwater resources, according to Varat. The school has saved about $13,000 in stormwater fees since constructing the outdoor classroom. Varat said she hopes to expand the “wetlands laboratory” by adding nesting boxes for native bee species and bog boards that would allow students to explore and study additional sections of the detention pond. She’s also looking to install amphibian boards, which can be used by students to conduct population counts of frogs and salamanders. “This project has created so many opportunities for citizen science,” Varat said. “We’re really excited to see where it goes next.” For more information, visit www.cces.org.

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Fostering Great Ideas hosts annual Great Big Benefit Bash

$5,000 grant from BB&T Fall for Greenville presented by Pepsi to A Child’s Haven

Fostering Great Ideas, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of children in foster care, will host its fourth annual Great Big Benefit Bash from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9 at Zen Greenville. The evening will include live music by Brendan Williamson Jazz Quartet, hors d’oeuvres by Table 301, an open bar, desserts by Brick Street Cafe, a silent auction, and free parking. A highlight of the event will be the opportunity for guests to help children in need. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available online. Individual tickets are $80. Proceeds will benefit the children in foster care through FGI by strengthening relationships, restoring families, and building communitywide support. HURRICANE RELIEF

Denny’s unveils Mobile Relief Diner to support victims of Florence

Headquartered in the Upstate, Denny’s recently revealed a 53-foot traveling kitchen, the customized Mobile Relief Diner. The mobile kitchen serves free pancake breakfasts including bacon, coffee, and drinks to victims in the areas affected by natural disaster. Making a visit to the Carolinas after Hurricane Florence’s damage, the Mobile Relief Diner works with local officials, disaster relief organizations, local franchisees, and store operators to identify the areas most needing its services. Interested individuals can follow the mobile kitchen’s journey via Twitter at @DennysMRD. “At Denny’s, our brand purpose is rooted in the fact that we love to feed people — and have ever since our company was founded in 1953,” John Dillon, Denny’s chief marketing officer, said in a news release. “While we deliver on that brand purpose every day inside of our restaurants, the Mobile Relief Diner allows us do what we do best by going out into local communities to offer a hot and comforting meal during a time when they could really use it the most. And knowing the devastation that Hurricane Florence has created and will continue to create in the Southeast, it is very important for us to deploy the Mobile Relief Diner straight into those communities to help the displaced as they work to get back on their feet.”

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A Child’s Haven was recently given a $5,000 grant from BB&T Fall for Greenville. The grant, presented by Pepsi, was used by ACH to purchase a new freezer to help lower food costs. “This freezer saved us $500 in August,” ACH chef John Zuber said in a news release. “I was able to order in bulk and skip a delivery to avoid a food distributor’s delivery fee. At this rate, this freezer will pay for itself within a year.” With nutritious meals being vital to proper growth and development in children, ACH prepares meals using federal Department of Agriculture recipes and menus approved by the Department of Social Services and state Department of Health and Environmental Control. Partnering with LiveWell Greenville, ACH helps children and families learn the importance of healthy eating and active living. “The children we serve have small stomachs and may eat only a few tablespoons of food at each meal,” executive director Laurie Rovin said in the release. “This new freezer lets chef John plan ahead so he can serve a variety of nutritionally sound meals while still being cost-conscious. Thank you, Fall for Greenville!” AWARDS

National Merit program recognizes two St. Joseph’s seniors St. Joseph’s Catholic School seniors Anthony Cinquemani and Joshua Powers were named National Merit semifinalists out of the 109-member senior class at the Greenville school. The two students are ranked in the top 1 percent of U.S. high school students. Their standings for finalist will be announced in February 2019. The National Merit Scholarship Program is a privately financed academic competition for recognition and scholarships. Awards are based on high school students’ results on the preliminary SAT. Submit community news items to www.greenvillejournal.com/submit.

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DEATH NOTICES SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 Harold Clifford “Chuck” Waters, 62, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Robinson Funeral Home – Powdersville, is assisting the family.

Bobby Gwinn Allen, 77, of Easley passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018. Robinson Funeral Home – Downtown, is assisting the family.

Dr. Nancy Lee Turner Welch Harrison, 77, of Greer, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018. First Presbyterian Church of Greer assisted the family.

Bruce R. Turner, 83, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, is assisting the family.

Hampton Wade, 20, of Fountain Inn passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Cannon Memorial Funeral Homes is assisting the family.

David L. Hight, 65, of Easley passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 . Robinson Funeral Home – Downtown, is assisting the family.

Roy Carmel Milligan, 81, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Disciples United Methodist Church in Greenville assisted the family.

Bruce Randall Turner, 83, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Mary Hundley Watson, 92, of Greenville, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Cdr. Alvin H. Rampey, Sr. USN (Ret.), 96, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018. The Howze Mortuary, Travelers Rest, is assisting the family.

Patrick McLaughen Erwin 1958 – 2018

Patrick McLaughen Erwin, 60, of Greenville, husband of Karen Ellison Erwin, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018. Pat was born and raised in Greenville, SC, to William David Erwin and the late Alice Gresham Erwin. He was a proud graduate of The Citadel and was a member of the Summerall Guards. What Pat held closest to his heart was his family. He loved life’s simple pleasures shared with his wife and three girls. Pat enjoyed a career as an accountant, and held a practice in both Greenville, and Seneca, SC. He cherished Karen and their 35 years of marriage, and was a proud father to his daughters, Catherine

Camille Erwin, Mary Dallas Ellison Erwin, and Ryan Erwin Crosby (William Andrew Crosby). In addition to his wife and daughters, he is survived by his father William David Erwin, Sr., his brother William David Erwin, Jr., and his grandson, Liam McLaughen Crosby. A visitation hosted by the family was held at First Presbyterian Church of Downtown Greenville on Wednesday, October 3rd at 1:30 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Johnson officiating. Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes. com. Robinson Funeral HomeDowntown, Easley, assisted the family.

Thomas “Spencer” LeGrand, Sr. August 1, 1934 ~ September 25, 2018

Thomas “Spencer” LeGrand, Sr. died peacefully Monday, September 25, 2018 after a brief illness. Spencer was born the seventh child of the late W. Oscar LeGrand and Martha Peevey LeGrand in Lee County, South Carolina on August 1, 1934. He graduated from Eau Claire High School in Columbia, South Carolina and went on to graduate with Furman University’s class of ’63 and was a great supporter of the University and of their football program. Spencer graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. While attending Furman University, Spencer met and fell in love with his wife, then Ann Balentine. They married on August 5, 1961. After Spencer completed seminary, the young couple moved to his first pastorate in Eastern NC. They also served in Southwest VA, Western NC, and the majority of his ministry at East Park Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. After his retirement, Spencer continued to serve his community as director of the East Side Baptist Crisis Center, which he started as a food ministry in the early 1980s. Spencer also served with Meals on Wheels for 19 years, Harvest

Hope, and Loaves and Fishes. He was known for his kindness and willingness to serve. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ann Balentine LeGrand; his two children, Kellie Ann LeGrand and Thomas Spencer LeGrand, Jr.; their spouses, Tracy LeGrand and Michael Carney; his five grandchildren, Thomas Spencer LeGrand, III, Georgia S. LeGrandCarney, Abigail LeGrand, Mekdes LeGrand-Carney, and Miki LeGrand-Carney; one brother, Steve LeGrand; a nephew who was like a brother, Jim Windham; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Visitation was held Thursday, September 27, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. The funeral service was held Friday, September 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Pelham Road Baptist Church. Burial followed in Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pelham Road Baptist Church, 1108 Pelham Rd., Greenville, SC 29615; Harvest Hope Food Bank, 2818 White Horse Rd., Greenville, SC 29611; or Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, SC 29613.

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MAGGIE AIKEN, REALTOR® Maggie Aiken is celebrating five years in real estate, and is already looking back on a career full of success, achievement, and most importantly to her, the relationships she has made along the way. Since joining Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS in 2013 - when she sold 33 houses in her first year - Aiken has continued to add to her amazing results, being named the No. 2 agent in the company in 2016 and again in 2017. “I realized early on that I wasn’t just selling people houses, I was selling experiences and I want to make sure that when my clients reflect on their experiences, they genuinely feel their needs were known and that they were cared for.” Her quantity of business comes from clients who loved working with Maggie and recommend her to others. “At least 90 percent of my business comes from past clients who refer me to their friends, families, or coworkers,” she said. “One of the greatest compliments I can receive is knowing they trust me to take care of the people they love.” That trust became evident when she was named Greenville News’ Best of the Upstate, Best REALTOR, an award based on community vote, for the past three years in a row. “My clients become friends or even more like family.” Her attention to detail and ease with clients make her the ideal person to explain the real estate

“I realized early on that I wasn’t just selling people houses, I was selling experiences.”

process and its ever-changing laws and regulations. “My job is just getting started once you find the right house,” she said. “My job is to be proactive and efficient, making the process as easy and seamless as possible from start to finish.” A Greenville native and a Clemson graduate, she has a deep knowledge of Greenville’s neighborhoods. “This is where they are going to go to swim team, to school, play bridge, go to church, etc.” she said. “It is going to be more than just a house, and so I want to make sure that I understand the big picture of their needs and what they are wanting. I have to get to know people on a personal level. Then I can find the best fit for them.” Her desire to meet and serve others shows in her free time as well. Aiken is involved in high school student ministry at Grace Church and is currently

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viewing is a notorious appetite stimulant, you’re in luck with the featured neighborhoods of Parkins Mill ne of life’s guilty pleasures for us design- East and Hollingsworth Park. In addition to the many dependent folks is imagining what lies options along Pleasantburg Drive near Parkins Mill, behind the doors and drapery of all those the delightful Stella’s Southern Brasserie is a fivefabulous homes that don’t belong to us. minute stroll from the Hollingsworth homes. While we must resist the urge to just knock on a Each year’s tour offers insight into the unique aptotal stranger’s door, at least once a year The Guild proaches that are possible in creating our living spacof the Greenville Symphony Tour of Homes pro- es, and this year’s offerings comprise a total of five vides a fleeting chance to peek behind the cur- homes in two equally interesting yet completely diftains. Even better, we have an invitation to walk ferent neighborhoods that illustrate the way urban right in and gawk. living has expanded in scope in the 21st century. The For the past 40 years of its 60-year history, The stately homes of Parkins Mill East feature sweeping Guild of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra has lawns and quiet streets, while the elegantly tradipresented an annual tour of homes, showcasing tional, more compact homes of Hollingsworth Park some of the area’s most outstanding residences and, feature smaller lots in close proximity, with comin the process, enhancing the community’s knowl- mon green spaces and some commercial properties edge of and interest in exceptional home design. The for a modern-day village atmosphere. 2018 Tour of Homes features the neighborhoods From architecture and garden design to interior of Parkins Mill East and Hollingsworth Park. detail and decor, the creative touches that make The annual fundraiser for the symphony and its these homes distinctive and worthy of attention programs is not only the ultimate fantasy fulfill- are displayed in abundant variety. A sixth, exquiment for home-design aficionados; it is a commu- site home on Babbs Hollow in the Collins Creek nity effort of grand proportions, involving the par- neighborhood is the venue for the Patrons’ Party ticipation of a literal army of volunteers. Their hard honoring the homeowners and tour sponsors. Adwork enables Greenville to boast a professional, vi- vance ticket purchase is required for this evening of brant orchestra that is committed to outreach, ed- elegant food, wine and live music. Tickets for this ucation, and inclusivity, with programs for all ages. event are $75 and include a tour ticket. This year’s tour is Oct. 5-7, so grab a carful of likeHere are some brief descriptions to whet your minded friends and head for the homes. Since house appetite.

THE GUILD OF THE GREENVILLE SYMPHONY celebrates 40 years showcasing outstanding homes

Elegant Swedish and Danish antiques reflect the homeowner’s heritage with notable art throughout, a library featuring a 17th century table from Provence, Staffordshire porcelain and extensive gardens designed by J. Dabney Peeples with custom-designed fountains.

Parkins Mill East The home of Sharron and Norman Glickman 12 ORCHARD MEADOW LANE

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The home of Selena Riddle and Richard Warder 14 ORCHARD MEADOW LANE

The home of Jeanie and Fred Gilmer III 33 VERDAE CREST DRIVE

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The home of Elizabeth Richardson 7 HOLLINGSWORTH DRIVE

Get ready for an eye-popping entry with a 20foot ceiling and a grand piano as the focal point. Charles Bragg bronzes, Murano glass and fine custom- and antique-stained glass pepper this home as well as a superb antique pool table.

Look for antique plantation-house interior doors with original hardware, custom marble counters, and English design touches.

The open plan of this home is spacious and welcoming with a unique barn door feature, an appropriately scaled pool and screened porch, and posh outdoor living.

Ogle this charming Charleston “singlehouse” styling with its a porch along the side and lovely outdoor stone steps in the back.

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ART CHOICES, HEALTHY FLOORING OPTIONS words by Amanda Bennett

Question: Should I purchase my art and frame choices to match my room colors?

Answer: There are always exceptions to

any creative project, but I am going to say as a general rule, no. The most important thing in purchasing art is to buy something that you love! If you buy a piece that speaks to you in a positive way, you are more than likely going to enjoy it for years to come even if you change sofas, paint colors — or homes. By matting the work with neutral colors and framing the piece in the picture frame molding that enhances it the most, you will always be able to find a spot for it to shine.

words by Angela Self

Question: Can flooring options actually be healthy? Answer: Yes. Good choices include no-added-formaldehyde and nontoxic

hardwoods, and all-natural linoleum or cork. Although not particularly green, concrete floors are also healthy. More importantly, use zero-volatile organic compound and isocyanine-free adhesives as well as water-based nontoxic sealers. If carpet is desired, utilize area rugs.

Question: My garage is attached to my house. Does it really play a role in our air quality? It’s outside!

Answer: A detached garage can dramatically reduce off-gassing from

chemicals people typically store in a garage such as paint, pesticides, gasoline, and pool chemicals, as well as carbon monoxide from vehicles. If you have an attached garage, these can wind up in your home, but sealing the doors and installing an exhaust ventilation system will help.

Question: I found some old military

medals in my attic that belonged to my grandfather. Is there any good way to display them?

Answer: Yes. Putting memorabilia in a shadow box is a wonderful way to preserve and enjoy it. By mounting the medals on fabric and selecting a molding with some depth, you can make a nice presentation. Engraving a plate with your grandfather’s name, dates of service, rank, and branch of service is also a nice addition. Not only do medals look great in a shadow box, so do christening gowns, golf clubs, jerseys, and antique guns. Some of the stranger things that we have framed include a hair brush, cigar butt, ice cream scoops, and even dryer lint!

Amanda Bennett is the owner of Bennett’s Frame & Art Gallery, a family-owned, independent frame shop on Laurens Road in Greenville. Angela Self is a certified building biologist and the founder and principal of Vital Spaces, a healthy home and building construction service in Greenville.

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Blackstream Christie’s welcomes Sherry Martin-Cantrell Blackstream Christie’s is proud to welcome Sherry MartinCantrell to our team. Whether you are in the market to build your dream home, find the house of Martin-Cantrell your dreams, or sell your current home, Sherry would like to help. Sherry’s interest in real estate started when she was a child and continued throughout the years, as she worked with Property Investors as a licensed Property Manager. Sherry acquired her Real Estate License in 2013, so she would be able to assist her investors and all of their investment sale needs. Today Sherry utilizes those dreams and skills through her profession as a Realtor Married to Billy Joe Cantrell, a local Simpsonville Native, Sherry and Billy Joe have 6 children together, 11 Grand-Angels and 2 Greats. She moved to the Upstate from Connecticut in 1988. Although her roots are New England, South Carolina is Sherry’s forever home. Some people might call Sherry a hopeless romantic, but she disagrees. A person’s home is where his or her heart is and finding that perfect place should not be a chore just a won-

derful experience. Let Sherry’s experience assist you in finding or selling your family home. We are proud to have Sherry as part of the Blackstream Christie’s family.

Blair Alexander Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Spartanburg Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Blair Alexander as a residential sales agent to its Spartanburg office. A people person, Blair has always been passionate about the Upstate and the community it provides. With a background Alexander in customer service, her business is supported by a client-centered approach and high-tech marketing skills. When Blair is not working, you will find her spending time with her husband, Trey, their son, William, and their two Labradors. She and her family live in a 1905 farmhouse they are currently restoring in Duncan, SC. Blair enjoys watching the Clemson Tigers play and traveling. “Blair is an excellent addition to our Caine family,” said Stephen Edgerton, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “We look forward to seeing her business as a Realtor with Caine take off.”

Mallorie Hubber Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Grenville Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Mallorie Hubber as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. With previous experience at another Upstate firm, Hubber is passionate about helping clients achieve their goals. Hubber Growing up in a military family, Hubber has lived in many places but has been proud to call the Upstate home for 20 years and counting. A hard and dedicated worker, Hubber’s values fall in line with Caine’s promise to provide excellent service beyond the contract. With family members in both law enforcement and the military, she also values the men and women who serve our country. Hubber and her husband have two children – including the recent addition of a beautiful baby boy. “Hubber will make a wonderful impact on our Greenville office,” said Stephen Edgerton, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “Her experience and passion will serve her well in the Upstate real estate market as a Caine agent.”

OCTOBER 12–14 & 19–21, 2018 The Home Builders Association of Greenville is bringing back the popular Upstate Parade of Homes after a ten-year hiatus, redesigned to appeal to the new home buyer market. Hartness, a walkable mixed-use village located in Greenville, has joined the Home Builders Association of Greenville as the signature community of the parade, and Hartness will serve as the starting point for guests who attend the Upstate Parade of Homes, as well as the host location for special events. Eighteen homes, built by several Approved Professional Builders, will be scattered throughout the Upstate in a variety of new home communities. Photo courtesy of Cothran Properties, LLC

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Music on Sunday concert series celebrates 20 years MELODY WRIGHT | STAFF

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For 20 years, the Temple of Israel has produced a musical variety concert series in Greenville. With five concerts, the Music on Sunday series showcases high-quality musicians from a mix of genres — from Afro-Cuban to classical. “Every concert really has something unique,” longtime music committee member Jack Cohan said. “We think it’s an exciting series. It has great variety, and it’s a great

price.” The concerts are at 3 p.m. on select Sundays from October to March at the Temple of Israel. With $75 season tickets and $20 individual concert tickets, guests may also enjoy a post-show complimentary wine-and-cheese reception to meet the artists. The season pass, called a “flex” ticket, may be used for any combination of five single admissions. Saying much local musical entertainment consists of Broadway or pop, Cohan said Music on Sunday offers something different. “This is really the only thing of its

kind in Greenville,” he said, “and we feel that’s unique.” Cohan is responsible for scouting out talent he thinks would fit well in the concert series. This season’s lineup is composed of a classical group, an Afro-Cuban jazz quartet, a Celtic band, a classical pianist, and a Rosemary Clooney tribute show. Cohan said the longevity of the music series is surprising. “We’re reaching out more and more to the community … so we can keep it going,” he said. “As long as we have people who support it, the committee wants to keep it going.”

The 20th Anniversary 2018-19 Season The Hungry Monks will perform traditional, contemporary, and original Celtic songs and instrumentals on Jan. 20. With Hazel Ketchum on guitar and vocals, and John Holenko on mandolin, guitar, and vocals, the band’s sound is influenced by medieval and renaissance, folk, blues, classical, and jazz. Also a part of The Hungry Monks is Bob Culver on violin and John Kennedy on bass.

The American Chamber Players kick off the series Oct. 14. The group has opened for Music on Sunday many times in the past. Founder and artistic director Miles Hoffman and Joanna Maurer are the group's violinists. Flutist Sara Stern, pianist Anna Stoytcheva, and cellist Stephen Balderston also make up the American Chamber Players.

Marta Felcman, an Argentine classical pianist, will be in concert on Feb. 17. A winner of awards in Europe, South America, and the United States, Felcman’s programs include a variety of composers — from Bach to Ned Rorem.

Salsa Shark will bring can’tsit-still music on Nov. 11. The Afro-Cuban jazz quartet is led by vibraphonist and composer Jason DeCristofaro and will perform both genre classics and new compositions. Also featured in the quartet is Warren Gaughan on the keyboard, Kevin Kehrberg on bass, Ruben Garcia on congas, and Isaac Wells on timbales/percussion.

Tickets and sponsorships are available at www.templeofisrael.org. Parking is included.

Wendy Jones will perform her tribute show to Rosemary Clooney, “Everything Is Rosie,” on March 10. The show follows Clooney’s rise in the ‘50s and success in the movie “White Christmas,” as well as her mental breakdown and return to the jazz charts in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Jones and her trio of musicians will perform Clooney’s hit songs as well as movie musicals.

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Tom Flowers and family share passion for art in Furman’s new exhibit SARA PEARCE | STAFF

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Furman University’s new exhibit, “Lineage: Tom Flowers and Family,” will honor one of its alumni and previous art professors of 30 years; however, the exhibit will honor not only Tom Flowers and his lifetime of work with Furman, but also six of his family members from three generations who have also chosen to pursue creative paths and follow in the Flowers footsteps. Flowers has pursued art since his early years, inspired by his brother, Jessie Flowers, to whom art came naturally. Tom Flowers went on to have children and grandchildren, six of whom will be featured in the exhibit: Tom Flowers’ daughter, Tia Flowers; son, Mark Flowers; Mark’s wife, Kristy Higby; their children, Carson Higby-Flowers and Morgan Higby-Flowers; as well as Morgan’s wife, Virginia Griswold. Each artist focuses on a variety of subject matters and ranges greatly in his or her preferred medium; however, their love of art and observation proves to be a common thread among them all. “Dad has always been an observer. He is someone who has seen a lot and turns it into art,” Mark Flowers says. At 90 years old, Tom Flowers still creates every day, and most recently returned from a trip to Rome, where he sketched many of the faces and details he observed. “When I just flipped through this sketchbook from his recent trip to Rome, I saw how he studied the people that he saw. He has always been fascinated by a person’s story. You see studies of people all the time in his work,” Kristy Higby says of her father-in-law. As Mark Flowers explains, the role of an artist is to see things and digest them and

allow that to come back as something new. Tom Flowers attended Furman University starting at age 18, and played football for two years before being sidelined with an injury. He continued to study there and was offered a teaching position at Ottawa University in Kansas, where he taught for two years before going to East Carolina University, eventually replacing his own professor at Furman, where he taught from 1959-89. Tom Flowers was able to travel the world through the Fulbright Program and leading study-abroad programs for his students. He additionally created and executed the Mace of Furman University, a symbol of the president’s leadership. The Flowers family has always loved and supported one another’s work, because it is one of the common threads that brings them together. “There is an unspoken understanding. You have to defend yourself to 'Reedy River Falls' by Tom Flowers, acrylic a lot of people, but when you are around someone who’s dedicated to that cause themselves, they understand. While Mark Flowers and Higby always There is that built-in connection,” Kristy saw creativity in their sons, Morgan and Higby says of the artistic family’s mem- Carson, they did not always think it would bers. be the path they would choose. When discussing an exciting new proj“We have now watched our sons take it ect or idea, each Flowers family member on, and Tom has seen two of his children knows that they will have the support of take it on, and it was just a delight to see one another. it come out in them in their own way,” Since a large portion of the family has Higby explains. “We knew they were both at some point pursued art as a career, or talented, but we didn’t know if they were even taught, they know that support is going to follow it through, but we saw it part of what has brought art into each was there.” generation. Tom Flowers feels a great deal of pride “It’s a little nature, it’s a lot nurture. But for his family’s passion for art and feels if it’s in you, it will eventually come out lucky to have something to share with whether you’re exposed to it by your fam- them. He also feels pride over the exhibit ily or not,” Higby explains. at Furman and the fact that they are hon-

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32 | GREENVILLE JOURNAL | 10.05.2018 GREENVILLEJOURNAL.COM makes me approachable to the theater for youth and high school divisions in our state and a vocal advocate for their work. My experiences in the community theater world provided me with daily challenges in fundraising, advocacy, volunteers, programming, city politics, economic impact, and all the things that our community theaters face. Using theater to connect our communities, to tell the stories of our history, and to share experiences is what we do. Having “been there and done that,” I can work at connecting our communities statewide.

What is the biggest challenge for you in your current role? The biggest challenge for me is making sure everyone in the state who either participates in, works at, gives money to, or attends theater knows we are here for them! Getting the word out about our association and why people should be a part of it is my focus. I always think of [John F. Kennedy] saying, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” and hope that I can build our association with people who understand that being a part of SCTA is important to them and that they can bring so much to what we do and what we want to do.

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Anita Sleeman has worked in every phase of theater. She founded a community theater, FIRE (Fountain Inn Repertory Experience). She acted in or directed productions at the South Carolina Children’s Theatre, FIRE, and the Foothills Playhouse. She taught theater at St. Joseph’s Catholic School and Our Lady of the Rosary. Now, she serves as executive director of the South Carolina Theatre Association, an organization with a mission to create and cultivate theater in the state. How did you become involved in theater? When did you know it was something you wanted to do long-term?

I think theaters in South Carolina are challenged to ensure they are appreciated and valued. I have had the pleasure of meeting so many professional theater practitioners across this state who have either moved here to pursue their career, who came back to share their talent, or who are here being educated by our wonderful colleges and universities. I have seen productions across this state that are so good, and yet touring productions gain a larger audience and ticket price just because they come from somewhere else. This is not a theater-only problem; it affects all the performing arts. I remember talking with a professional dancer from the Joffrey Ballet who told me they rarely sell out in Chicago, but when they go on tour, the audiences are always full. Theater patrons, funders, and businesses in South Carolina need to recognize the talents they have here from the coast to the Upstate and support it. I want to see standingroom-only signs at every theater!

What do you enjoy most about Greenville’s theater scene? I love the variety in Greenville’s theater scene. From SCCT (theater for and with children) to Theatre on the Move (theater for seniors by seniors with seniors), there is something for everyone. From musical theater to drama to improvisation, you can find something that will entertain you. From $10 per ticket to $200 per ticket, it is affordable at every level. The best thing in the Greenville theater scene is the MAC [Metropolitan Arts Council] ArtCard (www.greenvillearts.com/donate/). After making a simple donation, you get a buy one ticket, get one free for each of the theaters so you can get a taste of everything while supporting the arts in the Upstate.

How has Greenville’s theater scene changed since you became involved?

I became involved in theater at birth! Being the youngest of eight children, I had to do something to get noticed. Singing, dancing, and acting was it. Seriously though, I fell in love with theater when I saw “Fiddler on the Roof” on Broadway when I was 8. The rotating stage, the magic of Zero Mostel took me to places I couldn’t have imagined. It became a quote I live by: “People see things and say ‘Why?’ I dream of things that never were and say ‘Why not!’” In college, through my music, I felt pulled to tell stories and that was it. It was when I started teaching that I realized I wanted to share that with my students – help them dream big.

I moved to Greenville in 1986, long before it was on the theater map. The level of professionalism has truly changed the landscape of theater in Greenville. All the wonderful practitioners who have come here to live, to work, and to teach have impacted every theater in our community. It has been a real gift to those of us who love to work and play in theater. The theater outreach has grown so that more of our professional groups are providing educational opportunities so theater can be lifelong learning. It makes me so excited for all the new residents and for the children in our community.

You were a theater teacher. You started a community theater. Now you’re the executive director of an organization with a mission of transforming the lives of South Carolinians through theater. How did your past experience prepare you for your current role?

My hope for theater is simple – that it tells the human story, and that it provides opportunities for children, families, for everyone, to hear and see their voice, to hear and see their story, to connect and stay connected. I have always believed that everyone should step on the stage once in their lives because it is there – center stage – that one shares their true self, finds their true voice. It is there, because everyone thinks you are “acting,” that you can truly be yourself for one brief, fleeting moment, and then you just know. It is a powerful experience and can change someone forever. My hope is that every theater in this state, from elementary school to professional theater, continues to seek to provide those opportunities to everyone in their community and that they continue to tell the stories that make us human.

Yes, I can’t seem to hold a job. Thanks for the reminder! As the executive director of SCTA, my role is to lead the organization and create and implement strategies to ensure we are living our mission and vision. My past experiences in teaching theater to students age 5 through high school gave me a real-world understanding of the classroom experience and the needs our theater teachers face. I can’t say I know everything about what they need, but what I do know is how important their work is to the future of the workplace in our state. I hope this

What is your hope for the future of theater in South Carolina? Greenville?

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Needtobreathe has released a new EP, “Forever on Your Side (Niles City Sound Sessions).” Photo provided

NEW ANALOG Needtobreathe uses old-school gear to bring live sound to latest EP VINCENT HARRIS | ARTS & CULTURE WRITER

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For most of their 17-year career, the rockers Needtobreathe have made big music. The band — from Seneca — has favored songs written, produced, and played as anthems, with mile-wide choruses and layers of guitars, keyboards, and vocals. Perhaps one the best examples of this is their 2017 single “Walking on Water.” Even the simple acoustic-guitar-and-piano intro feels epic, thanks to the waves of echo washing over the track, and by the time singer-guitarist Bear Rinehart tears into the aptly placed line, “There’s no turning back,” the band is headed for a full-tilt chorus designed to bring a stadium full of people to its feet. It’s similar to the passionate uplift that bands like Coldplay and U2 aspire to, and it’s a sound that has worked well for Needtobreathe. It’s allowed them to fill venues like Bon Secours Wellness Arena (where they will perform this Saturday), tour with megastars like Taylor Swift, and consistently land albums in the Top 20 on the Billboard charts. Perhaps that’s why the band’s new EP, “Forever on Your Side (Niles City Sound Sessions)” comes as such a surprise. Recorded in the Fort Worth, Texas, studio

Niles City Sound (where soul singer Leon Bridges recorded his hit album “Coming Home”), the EP is four tracks of strippeddown multigenre exploration. The songs still have an epic feel to them, but they’re more raw and more immediate than anything in the band’s recent history. The EP features a muted acoustic ballad (“Darling”), a funk-influenced workout (“Bullets”), and a near-bluegrass acoustic stomper (the title track), with only the first song, “Bridges Burn,” resembling the epic rockers the band is known for. The EP isn’t the result of any calculated effort to change the band’s sound, says bassist Seth Bolt. It was just what happened when they set up some no-pressure recording sessions. “What we wanted to do was go there and not call it an album or anything,” Bolt says. “We wanted to take the songs that we were most excited about and let them be what they were going to be. And then after it was done, that’s when we would decide how we wanted to release it. And that’s the first time we’ve done that.” And instead of using cutting-edge recording technology, the band decided to work with old-school analog gear to try to bring some of its live sound to the studio. “We wanted an approach where the whole band would be in the room together versus the way records are made these days, where it’s one thing at a time,” Bolt says. “We had so much chemistry from playing together as Needtobreathe for 17 years that we wanted to harness and utilize. A lot of bands haven’t been playing music live that long. And it worked out great.” It would seem that the gamble has paid

off both artistically and commercially; three of the EP’s four tracks have been hits on the mainstream rock charts. “We learned a lot about trusting our instincts, and making the magic happen as opposed to trying be scientists and tinker with the production after we’ve gotten done recording,” Bolt says. The band will play most, if not all, of “Forever on Your Side” at Bon Secours on Saturday, and Bolt says they’ve come to think of Greenville as something of a second home. “We’re pumped to be coming back,” he says. “It always feels like our homecoming show, and it’s always awesome to come back and play the biggest room in town and see all of our friends and family who still live there.” And at the end of our conversation, Bolt offered a surprise bit of info about one of the band’s previous Greenville shows. “When we did our first-ever acoustic tour last year, we played at the Peace Center,” he says. “And we got some amazing recordings that night that we’re releasing as our first-ever live acoustic album.”

NEEDTOBREATHE WHEN Saturday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. WHERE Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St. TICKETS $35 INFO 864-241-3800, www.bonsecoursarena.com

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Charleston’s Ranky Tanky scored an unexpected hit with its 2017 self-titled debut release. Photo provided

HISTORIC SOUND Ranky Tanky brings Gullah-inspired jazz to Peace Center VINCENT HARRIS | ARTS & CULTURE WRITER

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When the Charleston jazz quintet Ranky Tanky released their self-titled debut album in October 2017, they had no idea what lay ahead for them. The band members — trumpet player Charlton Singleton, guitarist Clay Ross, drummer Quentin Baxter, bassist Kevin Hamilton, and vocalist Quiana Parler — were simply happy that their musical ideas had come to fruition. It never occurred to any of them in their wildest dreams that by February, they’d have the No. 1 jazz album in the country.

The roots of Ranky Tanky’s music lie in the roots of Charleston. The band’s music began as an exploration of the music of the Gullah people of the Lowcountry. Gullah is a culture that developed among slaves and their descendants living on the South Carolina coast, a culture heavily influenced by its roots in West Africa. The music and culture of the Gullah have been massively influential on Southern gospel and jazz music, and three of the band members (Singleton, Baxter, and Hamilton) can trace their own ancestry back to the Gullah. But the idea wasn’t to simply reproduce the music of the Gullah; it was to bring it into a contemporary setting. Thus, Ranky Tanky’s debut album is full of traditional folk songs like “O Death,” “Knee Bone,” “You Better Mind,” and “Sink ’Em Low” done as soul-jazz, bebop, percussionspiked gospel rave-ups and more, with

Parler’s stunningly powerful vocals soaring over the top of the shifting rhythms. The core of the band has been playing together since the 1990s, but the idea of a Gullah music-based band was Ross’ brainchild. “Clay had the idea of us presenting Gullah music in a more contemporary form,” Singleton says, “because a lot of the time when he was at these world-music festivals, he saw people playing the music of their region; he thought, ‘Why not us?’” All of the musicians in the band were active on the Charleston scene, and as the conductor and artistic director of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Singleton was already familiar with Parler when the group formed about three years ago. “I’d performed with her in various groups and watched her grow to be the dynamic vocalist that she has,” Singleton says. “We all sing songs in Ranky Tanky,

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but if someone asked me if I was a singer or a trumpet player, I’d tell them I was a trumpet player. Quiana is a singer. So when we were thinking about how to enhance the group, she came to mind because of her work ethic and her gift.” As for their musical approach, Singleton says it’s a matter of melding their individual skills into a collective whole. “You have the tune, but the individuality is where the artistry comes in and becomes the group,” he says. “When we listen to a historic recording of a song and learn how it’s constructed, we understand the form of the song, and then we put our own personalities into it. We’ve played music professionally and studied it for more than half of our lives, so you can listen to Ranky Tanky and hear elements of jazz, of folk music, of gospel, of rock, or of blues. Those are the things we’ve studied; and Gullah came before all of those.” As for how the band’s debut album ended up going to No. 1 on the Billboard charts and on Amazon and iTunes, it all started with radio host Terry Gross and her popular NPR program “Fresh Air.” Gross heard the album and featured the band on her show in December, which exposed Ranky Tanky (which will perform at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre on Tuesday), to about 5 million people. By February, enough buzz had built about the band to propel their album to the No. 1 spot. “That’s something you wish for,” Singleton says. “It’s something you dream about and think that, if you work hard enough, it might become a reality. And don’t get me wrong, we’ve worked very hard for what we’ve accomplished, but it came without us really expecting it.”

RANKY TANKY WHEN 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 WHERE Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre, 300 S. Main St. TICKETS $35 INFO 864-467-3000, www.peacecenter.org

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A R T S C A LE N DA R OCT. 5 -11 Various Greenville galleries

First Friday Oct. 5 ~ 467-3132 Younts Center for Performing Arts

Artisans Craft Bazaar Oct. 5-6 ~ 409-1050 Greenville Symphony Orchestra

Fall for GSO and Germany Oct. 5-7 ~ 467-3000 Furman University Thomas Art Gallery

Lineage: Tom Flowers & Family Oct. 5-Nov. 2 ~ 294-2995

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Greenville Center for Creative Arts

Textiles: A History of Expression Oct. 2-Nov. 28 ~ 735-3948 Greenville Chamber of Commerce

Works by Sarah Farrar & Lu Wixon

WORDS BY ARIEL TURNER PHOTOS BY WILL CROOKS

Through Oct. 5 ~ 242-1050 Metro Arts. Council @ Centre Stage

Works by Shannon & Steve Dudar Through Oct. 5 ~ 233-6733 Centre Stage

Foxcroft Wine Co. Burger (ground hanger steak, grilled onion, pea shoots, tomato, truffle aioli, cheddar or blue cheese)

Bippity Boppity Boo: A Princess & Villain Party Oct. 6 ~ 233-6733 Centre Stage

Dreamgirls Through Oct. 6 ~ 233-6733

If the painting of Elvis prominently displayed in the new Foxcroft Wine Co. on South Main Street doesn’t immediately make it obvious, the wine bar and restaurant from Charlotte, North Carolina, that opened Sept. 22 isn’t just for the intense oenophile. “We’re serious about wine but don’t think wine should be serious,” says owner Conrad Hunter. Located at 631 S. Main St., the former Brazwells Premium Pub location has been restored to the original bones — hundred-year-old hardwoods, exposed brick and all. Multi-level shelves stacked four bottles deep create walls dividing the space into four areas – retail, semi-private wine room, main dining, and a smaller back section. A hallway lined with only red varieties leads from the front retail area to the bar, where mostly wine but a few local beers are on tap. The covered side patio that can accommodate about 40 guests overlooks Falls Park on the Reedy. The environment inside is warm and inviting, with seating for 92, but what makes this wine experience slightly more userfriendly for the average diner are a few, intentionally planned aspects:

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Any of the hundreds of bottles on the shelves, or in the cooler, can be purchased at retail cost and enjoyed at the table – that means none of the usual restaurant markups that can nearly double the cost of the same bottle from, say, Total Wine. That higher-than-retail cost is one of the reasons many diners shy away from ordering a bottle when they’re out to eat, but there’s no need for hesitation here. Be aware, for bottles less than $30, there’s a corkage fee. W I N E O N TA P

If you’re indecisive and want to try a few different wines that haven’t been sitting open at room temp, post up at the bar and try a couple or three half or full glasses of wines on tap. The temperature-controlled preservation system that uses nitrogen keeps each bottle at the perfect drinking temp and fresh as if second and third pours were the first. Try reds, whites, rosés, and sparkling varieties from many regions. N O R E G U L A R PA I R I N G S

Pairing wine with a meal can be stressful. Or, if you order based on a suggestion, it can feel like taking a gamble on a wine you’re unsure about. Here, Foxcroft deliberately doesn’t suggest pairings with the regular

menu, so that diners will drink what they like, regardless of what the experts may say. And not to worry, Foxcroft regularly holds wine dinners and tastings, if you’re looking for that traditional experience. REAL FOOD FOR EVERYONE

While the charcuterie board of imported cured meats and cheeses is a perfect wine accompaniment, there are plenty of other options whether you’re vegan, gluten-free, or omnivore. Chef Justin Solomon, who heads up the Greenville kitchen, says he keeps the ingredients as local as possible. All of the butchery and baking is done in house. The burger features house-ground beef between a house-baked Amish potato roll. The eight-count order of fresh doughnut holes, which put Foxcroft on the map in Charlotte, is a must-order. Sharing is optional. Several dishes have a vegan option but are not listed on the menu. The Asian-inspired Brussels sprouts are already vegan, but flat breads or truffle fries can be adjusted upon request. Or, Solomon says the kitchen will gladly create something on the fly. In short, while the menu is the same at all three Foxcroft locations, the kitchen is under the direction of an actual chef perfectly capable of deviating from the plan in order to create the best possible experience for his guests.

Peace Center

The Play That Goes Wrong Through Oct. 7 ~ 467-3000 Carolina Music Museum

Michael Tsalka & Dennis James Oct. 9 ~ 520-8807 Peace Center

Ranky Tanky Oct. 9 ~ 467-3000 Furman University Theatre

Lobby Hero Oct. 10-21 ~ 294-2125 Metropolitan Arts Council

Works by Aldo Muzzarelli & Yelitza Diaz Through Oct. 19 ~ 467-3132 SC Children’s Theatre

The Teddy Bears’ Picnic Through Nov. 20 ~ 235-2885 Main Street Real Estate Gallery

Works by Nathan Bertling Through Dec. 31 ~ 250-2850 Greenville County Museum of Art

Bob Jones Museum Highlights Through Dec. 30 ~ 271-7570

Andrew Wyeth Watercolors Through Jan. 13 ~ 271-7570

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Visit www.greenvillejournal.com for our Q&A with Noah Taylor.

Paul’s pick of the week: Easley’s Foothills Playhouse sees rebirth with ‘Godspell’ WHY GO Foothills Playhouse begins a new era under the leadership of Upstate theatrical dynamo Will Ragland. PAUL HYDE | CONTRIBUTOR

“Godspell,” a musical about hope and rebirth, is a perfect choice for the rebooted Foothills. Stephen Schwartz’ 1971 show, with a spirited pop-rock score, is a retelling of parables from the Gospels. The 12-member cast delivers Broadway classics such as “Day by Day,” “By My Side,” “All Good Gifts,” and “Prepare Ye.” What makes this show unique: “Godspell” was chosen as the playhouse’s season opener based on a survey of what the Easley community wanted to see. Plus, with dozens of churches in Easley, the Christian-themed show was a natural fit. “We wanted to do something that would appeal to our church community,” said

the production’s director, Noah Taylor. It’s set where? Ragland and Taylor decided to set the musical in an abandoned cotton mill, paying tribute to the Upstate’s past and giving a local spin to the musical’s theme: hope in a place of desperation. Ragland is the scenic designer. What to expect: Ragland said Foothills has a new motto: “Expect great things.” The inside story: Ragland, who created the highly successful Mill Town Players in Pelzer, was invited to take the reins of the Foothills Playhouse this past summer. The playhouse has been around for 37 years, but ticket sales have plummeted in the recent past, with some performances seeing only 20 percent attendance. The playhouse’s finances have been shaky at best, with debt piling up and some concerns that

Drew Whitley, foreground, is featured as Jesus in "Godspell," Oct. 5-21 at Easley's Foothills Playhouse. Photo by Escobar Photography

the theater would have to close its doors. Ragland to the rescue: Ragland, appointed executive artistic director in July, scrapped the Foothills’ earlier planned season and conducted the aforementioned survey to determine what the Easley public most wanted to see. Ragland also is reducing individual ticket prices from $15 to $12. Fun facts: At Foothills, Ragland hopes to replicate the success of the Mill Town Players, which he created only four years ago. Last year, the Pelzer theater sold 33,000 tickets (an increase of 20,000 tickets from its first year), with that record likely to be surpassed this year. Taylor, the director of “Godspell,” helms

his own successful theater organization in Anderson, the Market Theatre Company.

“GODSPELL,” BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ WHEN Oct. 5-21; shows are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. WHERE Foothills Playhouse, 201 S. Fifth St., Easley TICKETS $10-$12 INFO 864-855-1817 or www.foothillsplayhouse.org

Paul Hyde, a veteran Upstate journalist, writes about the arts for the Journal. Write to him at paulhydeus@yahoo.com. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter: @PaulHyde7.

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Centre Stage | 501 River St. 8-10:30 p.m. | Thursday-Sunday

220 N. Main St. | FREE NOMA Square, beside the Hyatt Regency Greenville, will be transformed into a Bavarian biergarten.. Don your lederhosen or dirndl and enjoy German food featuring grilled bratwurst, pretzels with beer cheese and mustard, sauerbraten, and more. There will be a selection of brews from Paulaner Brewery, such as Munich Lager, Hefe-Weizen, or a stein of Paulaner’s Oktoberfest. The event features live entertainment, games, and contests including cornhole, Jenga, the chicken dance, a stein-holding competition, and a bratwurst-eating contest. www.nomasquare.com/oktoberfest/

‘Dreamgirls’

Oktoberfest at NOMA Square

$22-$35 This hit Broadway musical follows three hopeful young singers plunged into the marvelous and merciless world of the music industry after getting their big break at an amateur competition. When ambitious manager Curtis Taylor Jr. spots The Dreamettes at a talent show, he offers the chance of a lifetime: to be backup singers for national star Jimmy Early. Featuring hit songs like “I Am Changing” and “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” “Dreamgirls” tells the story of breaking down barriers and the power of music. 864-233-6733 | www.centrestage.org

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PERFORMING ARTS

‘Antigone’

North Greenville University Billingsley Theatre 7801 N. Tigerville Road 7:30-10 p.m. | $5-$17 Drama enthusiasts at North Greenville University will be able to experience Sophokles’ “Antigone” in a way they may not expect. The protagonist, Antigone, is faced with a compelling moral dilemma in which she has to choose whether to follow her own moral compass or the stiff traditions of ancient Greek society. 864-663-0169 www.ngu.edu/theatre-season.php

VISUAL ARTS

Palmetto Luna Arts presents “Muzzarelli-Diaz Art’

The MAC Gallery | 16 Augusta St. times vary | FREE “Muzzarelli-Diaz Art” is an exhibition produced by a Latin-American couple in which hope and the search for freedom are a constant. Palmetto Luna Arts strives to foster an understanding of Latino culture in South Carolina. www.greenvillearts.com THRU THU

PERFORMING ARTS

Fall Bluegrass and Harvest Market

Travelers Rest Trailblazer Park | 235 Trailblazer Drive 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Thursdays | FREE

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The Fall Bluegrass Music and Harvest Market celebration will be at Trailblazer Park. Participants should come early for local produce, baked goods, arts, and crafts from the farmers market. Food trucks will be on site, and craft beer and wine will be in the beer stand. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. 864-834-8740 | info@TrailblazerPark.com www.trailblazerpark.com/bluegrass-andharvest-market.html THRU WED

CAUSES & FUNDRAISING

St. Giles Presbyterian Church Pumpkin Patch

1021 Hudson Road 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | FREE A wide assortment of pumpkins, minis, and gourds will be available for sale. A photo prop board will be set up so that parents can photograph their kids during their annual Pumpkin Patch visit. For more than 15 years, St. Giles Presbyterian Church has sold pumpkins in its Pumpkin Patch to benefit the church youth groups. 864-244-4887 | www.stgilespres.org/pumpkins.html COMMUNITY

Hispanic Heritage Month art exhibit

Hughes Main Library | 25 Heritage Green Place 9 a.m. | FREE Local Hispanic artists display their work in various media. 864-527-9293 | www.bit.ly/2PIUqQL

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‘Emerge’

Upstate Gallery on Main 172 E. Main St., Spartanburg noon-5 p.m. FREE Upstate Gallery on Main, sponsored by the University of South Carolina Upstate, is hosting the opening a new exhibition by South Carolina artist Leah Cabinum. “Emerge” is a sculptural installation and spatial experience exhibition. Cabinum creates immersive installations, sculptural objects, and drawings made from diverse materials not necessarily associated with art. 864-503-5838 www.mulliganarts.com

‘The Teddy Bears’ Picnic’

South Carolina Children’s Theatre The Salvation Army Kroc Center 424 Westfield St. schedule varies, see website $11 “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic” is back by popular demand and ready for a whole new crew of wee ones. Mama Bear and Baby Bear invite participants to join them in the woods to help set up the perfect pretend picnic. Participation is encouraged. This event is most enjoyed by ages 18 months to 5 years old. Estimated run time is 30-40 minutes. www.scchildrenstheatre.org

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Hans Wenzel and The Eighty-Sixers, with Layton Meacham

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Gottrocks, 200 Eisenhower Drive 9 p.m. | $10-$20

Before Hans Wenzel moved from the Upstate to Charleston, he spent time doing just about everything, musically speaking, from singing metal anthems with Noxious to doing solo acoustic shows. So when he decided to form a band in the Lowcountry, he didn’t really have any specific genre in mind. “I just wanted to write good songs and get a tight band together and not have to bring in hired-gun type people to play songs I wrote,” he says. “I really wanted a collaborative thing, but I had no idea what to expect musically.” What Wenzel ended up with was The Eighty-Sixers, a raw-but-skilled outfit that kicks up some modern country-rock dust on its 2017 debut album, Lost & Lawless. Think American Aquarium or a more acoustic-based Drive-By Truckers. It’s a sound that, once it developed, took Wenzel down a path he wasn’t expecting as a songwriter. “Writing constantly evolves over time,” he says. “You think you’re starting out writing certain types of songs, and they end up being a genre that you don’t even recognize or have in mind. But it ends up being something you like.” THRU DEC

FAMILY & EDUCATION

Outshine homework-help

Center for Developmental Services 29 N. Academy St. 3:30-4:45 p.m. | Wednesdays | FREE CDS will host Outshine, a program to help cultivate

young minds. Students ages 5-13 will be able to attend and receive extra homework help for various school subjects. This is a great way for volunteers to earn hours for honor societies and clubs. 864-331-1445 www.cdservices.org/event/outshine-2018/

VISUAL ARTS

‘Sampling the Old Masters: Highlights from the Bob Jones Museum’

Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St. | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | FREE Only a few miles apart, the Greenville County Museum of Art and the Bob Jones Museum span centuries and continents; for the first time, the two powerhouses have collaborated to present “Sampling the Old Masters: Highlights from the Bob Jones Museum.” www.gcma.org THRU DEC

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Swamp Rabbit Running Series

Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery 205 Cedar Lane Road | 6 p.m. | Thursdays | FREE Participants are invited to run the Swamp Rabbit Trail every Thursday. The runners can reconvene at the Swamp and all participants enjoy 20 percent off any food or beverage purchase at Swamp Pizza. www.bit.ly/2CIchGb

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Fly Fishing Film Tour

Mountain Bridge Chapter of TU Brewery 85 | 6 Whitlee Court | 5 p.m. | $12-$15 This third annual fundraiser will benefit the Mountain Bridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited,

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Ned Marshall Memorial Charity Golf Tournament

Center for Developmental Services Furman University Golf Club 400 N. Highway 25 Bypass 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | $300 for 4-man team The Ned Marshall Memorial Charity Golf Tournament presented by AC Controls has selected the Center for Developmental Services as its beneficiary for the 2018 tournament. Money raised from the event will go directly to help the 7,600 children with developmental delays and disabilities that CDS and its partners serve each year. www.cdservices.org/event/ned-marshall-memorial/ COMMUNITY

Freaky Friday carnival

Sara Collins Elementary School Greenville Technical College 506 S. Pleasantburg Drive | 3:30-7:30 p.m. | FREE Sara Collins Elementary School will host its 54th annual Freaky Friday carnival. Attendees should enter the campus at the Faris Road entrance. Freaky Friday is open to all ages, and admission is free. Ride and booth tickets will be available for purchase at the Main Information Tent during the event. www.bit.ly/2OF5iPK

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Meet the artist: Luke Allsbrook

McMillan Pazdan Smith Sift Gallery | 400 Augusta St. 5-7 p.m. | FREE Guests can visit Sift Gallery to meet artist Luke Allsbrook. He served as the tour artist during His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales’ 2005 tour, documenting the landscapes they experienced over the course of a week. Guests can see his paintings in-person. Hors d’oeuvres, handpicked wines, and local beers will be served at the gallery opening. www.bit.ly/2xUsy51 FRI-SAT

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Artisan’s Craft Bazaar

Younts Center for the Performing Arts | 315 N. Main St., Fountain Inn 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | FREE Artisan’s Craft Bazaar features unique, hand-crafted works from artists throughout the Southeast. 704-740-6030 | www.smmcc.org/409 FRI-SUN

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CAUSES & FUNDRAISING

Symphony Tour of Homes, ‘A Harvest of

Guild of the Greenville Symphony Parkins Mill East and Hollingsworth Park Five addresses in Parkins Mill East and Hollingsworth Park $25 in advance; $30 on day of The 40th annual Symphony Tour of Homes features a self-guided tour of five spectacular private

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a volunteer organization delivering on local projects for conservation, youth education, and veteran’s services. Guests can come for prizes, raffles, auctions, games, and fly-fishing vendors. www.mountainbridgetu.org

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MAY 11 Packages subject to availability. Offer may be discontinued at any time. All sales are final. No exchanges or refunds. To upgrade a single dance ticket to the package, please visit the box office or call 864.467.3000. Upgrades must be done prior to your first performance.

GROUPS

Free Event!

A celebration of all things outdoors in Greenville County

October 6, 2018 10 am - 3 pm

Conestee Park Featuring: LET’S PLAY! Kids Area Rock Climbing Wall REI Outdoor Classes Paddling Pool Boat Demos Sponsored by:

Get Out Greenville 10K + Kids Race

GHS Swamp Rabbit Ultra 30k + 50k

Carolina Cyclocross Omnium + Bike Track

GreenvilleRec.com Proceeds benefit Camp Spearhead.

Local Food Trucks

Cluck, Squeal & Friends & Meat’n the Middle

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AROUND TOWN homes and gardens. Advance ticket outlets and patron-party information is available on the guild website or by calling the guild office. All proceeds benefit the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. 864-370-0965 | www.guildGSO.org GuildGSO@bellsouth.net MUSIC

‘Fall for the GSO’

Greenville Symphony Orchestra Peace Center | 300 S. Main St. times vary | $45-$55 Greenville Symphony’s first chamber orchestra concert of the season will honor three great German composers. Enjoy Handel’s sparkling “Water Music Suite,” still popular after 300 years; Beethoven’s rollicking “Fourth Symphony”; and Mendelssohn’s joyous “Fourth Symphony,” inspired by his unforgettable tour of Italy. 864-232-0344 | www.greenvillesymphony.org SAT

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Community Fest at Greenville Tech

Greenville Technical College Barton Campus | 506 S. Pleasantburg Drive 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | FREE This is a fun day of learning for the whole family with hands-on activities and demonstrations. Food truck concessions will be available for purchase at the free event. The first 1,000 people will each receive a gift bag, and one attendee will receive a 43-inch television. 864-250-8305 | www.bit.ly/2MSSmbl

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Get Out! Greenville

Greenville Rec Conestee Park | 840 Mauldin Road 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | FREE Get Out! Greenville is a celebration of things outdoors in the Upstate. This free, familyfriendly event allows for hands on fun at the rock wall, paddle pit, Lets Play! area, and more. Great vendor giveaways, food trucks, music, races, and more. will be at the event. 864-467-7055 | www.GreenvilleRec.com

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CAUSES & FUNDRAISING

Picnic for the Park

Larkin’s Restaurants Courtyard by Marriott Greenville Downtown 50 W. Broad St. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | $60 Larkin’s Restaurants presents the premier of Picnic for the Park, sponsored by Courtyard by Marriott Greenville downtown and benefitting the Cancer Survivor’s Park. Tickets include picnic lunch, live music, wine tasting, and more on the Village Green. www.bit.ly/2Qaq3nw PERFORMING ARTS

Historical Flutes with Michael Lynn

Carolina Music Museum 516 Buncombe St., Heritage Green 2-4:30 p.m. | Adults: $10; students: $5 Oberlin Conservatory’s professor of historical flutes and recorder Michael Lynn presents

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October 19-21, 26-28 Fridays: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm • Saturdays & Sundays: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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OCT. 7

Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, with Glass, and The Boo Jays

CONCERT

All Adoptions

Radio Room, 110 Poinsett Highway 8 p.m. | $15 in advance, $20 at door

After a four-decade-plus career, singer, songwriter, bandleader, spoken-word performer, artist, and actor Lydia Lunch remains one of the most vital and provocative people to come out of the late 1970s New York punk-rock scene. She is devoted to blowing up societal norms, whether that be through snarling, ferocious noise-rock (most recently on 2015’s “Urge to Kill,” released under the band name Lydia Lunch Retrovirus), offbeat collaborations (with Nick Cave and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, among many others), or her no-holds-barred spoken-word monologues (1988’s “Oral Fixation” being among the best-known). Lunch remains a singular performer with equal parts attitude, poetry, guts, and intellect at her disposal, and she’s also one of the hardest-working artists out there, with over 150 different projects on her resume since 1976. This show is a rare opportunity to see one of the most important and controversial figures in post-punk independent music in the Upstate. This show also features the return of two South Carolina bands that haven’t played around here in a while: Glass, and The Boo Jays. a masterclass and lecture demonstration on the history of the flute, using his personal collection of original instruments. Audience members will be able to try the instruments. Just 50 seats will be available. The masterclass will take place at 2 p.m., and lecture demonstration will begin at 3:45 p.m. 864-520-8807 www.carolinamusicmuseum.org info@carolinamusicmuseum.org CAUSES & FUNDRAISING

Piedmont Women’s Center 5K Race

Piedmont Women’s Center Trailblazer Park 235 Trailblazer Drive, Travelers Rest 8 a.m. | $12-$30 The fifth annual 2018 Race for Life will take place at Trailblazer Park. The race activities will include a one-mile “Fun Run” at 8 a.m. for children 12 and under with the annual 5K run/ walk beginning at 9 a.m. for adults. Proceeds from the race will benefit PWC’s medical program and other ministry resources. There will be food trucks and fun activities for the whole family. 864-244-1434 www.piedmontwomenscenter.org/5k PERFORMING ARTS

Bippity Boppity Boo’

Centre Stage 501 River St. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | $35-$42 Children of all ages can enjoy fairy-tale classics like “Someday My Prince Will Come,” “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “A Whole New World,” “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” and “Let it Go” at the magical party. All princesses and villains can dress up as their favorite characters for a day of treats, goodies, pictures with favorite characters, and a musical singalong performance. 864-233-6733 www.centrestage.org

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Sundays at 2: Music in the Galleries

Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St. 2-3 p.m. | FREE Participants are invited to relax and enjoy the roots music of Lucy Allen and Marshall Goers. This acoustic duo’s repertoire combines elements of various musical genres, including folk, celtic, and bluegrass. 864-564-4064 www.gcma.org MON

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Celebrate Latino Cultures!

Fountain Inn Branch Library 311 N. Main St., Fountain Inn 6:30-7:30 p.m. | FREE The public can celebrate and learn about the diversity of Latino cultures, including dancing, music, food, and more. Traditional snacks will be served. Registration is required by emailing fountaininn@ greenvillelibrary.org or calling 864-862-2576. www.bit.ly/2PIUqQL MON-NOV

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Israeli Folk Dance

Greenville International Folk Dancers Sears Shelter McPherson Park 120 E. Park Ave. 7-9 p.m. | $3-$10 This five-week class, co-sponsored by Greenville Parks and Recreation, presents basic Israeli dances as well as more recent choreographies. Greenville International Folk Dancers seeks to build community and intercultural understanding through dance while offering a moderate excercise opportunity. No prior experience is needed, and no partner is needed. 864-905-3631 greenvilleifd@gmail.com www.greenvilleinternationalfolkdancers. weebly.com

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‘David Jeremiah: Overcomer Tour’

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N. Academy St. | 7-10:30 p.m. | FREE Jeremiah will be taking the unchanging Word of God on the road with his “Overcomer Tour.” In a world that is infatuated with power, many people feel powerless. Jeremiah wants to respond to this issue by sharing how individuals can overcome life’s everyday challenges with the power of God. www.bit.ly/2x2wOQg PERFORMING ARTS

The Glass Armonica

Carolina Music Museum 516 Buncombe St., Heritage Green 7:30-9 p.m. | Adults: $20; students: $15 Ben Franklin’s favorite instrument and the dynamic duo of Dennis James and Michael Tsalka will turn participants’ musical world upside down. 864-520-8807 | ww.carolinamusicmuseum.org Info@carolinamusicmuseum.org HOBBIES & SPECIAL INTERESTS

Simpsonville Garden Club

Simpsonville Rotary Club 205 N. Maple St., Simpsonville 11 a.m. | FREE A plant swap will be held at 11:30 a.m. Members should bring two plants to swap and their favorite garden tool to explain why it’s a favorite. A business meeting will follow. The public is welcome to attend. www.simpsonvillegardenclub.com simpsonvillegardenclub@yahoo.com

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BOOK SIGNING

‘The Lost Queen’ by Signe Pike

M.Judson Books | 130 S. Main St. 7-8:30 p.m. | FREE Guests are invited to an evening in conversation with debut Charleston author Signe Pike about her novel (the first in a trilogy): “The Lost Queen.” An engrossing story of bravery, divided loyalties, and conflicted love, it has everything a reader could want in a big, bold novel. At the center of it all is a girl becoming a woman who can throw a knife, read her twin brother’s thoughts, and fall in love with one man but marry another. 864-603-2412 | www.bit.ly/2ORUded WED-SUN

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‘Lobby Hero’

Furman University The Playhouse 3300 Poinsett Hwy. times vary | $10-$18 The play revolves around a luckless young security guard who is drawn into a local murder investigation causing loyalties to strain to the breaking point. It resonates well with the #metoo and #blacklivesmatter movements and thus has a profound timely message. 864-294-2125 | www.bit.ly/2xyNW0v THU

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OCT. 11

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A Tribute to Grant Green, featuring Adam Knight, Monty Craig, Matt Dingledine, Troy House, Tim Fischer, and the USC Upstate Guitar Ensemble USC Upstate Performing Arts Center | 7:30 p.m. | $5

Jazz guitarist Grant Green is one of those artists who somehow manages to be both revered and underrated. His smooth, bluesy, understated playing was massively influential on legions of guitarists, but he was overshadowed during his life by more commercial players like Wes Montgomery. Upstate guitarist Adam Knight considers Green his first and greatest inspiration, however. “He was one of the first guitar players that I latched onto,” Knight says. “His guitar-playing really spoke to me, and I felt like I could identify with it. It was within reach; it was something that I as a new player could understand. I started listening to his albums, and he became one of my favorite guitar players.” Knight put together this tribute show for Green not just to salute him, but to address his underrated status. “He’s so often overlooked in favor of players like Wes Montgomery and George Benson, and the more flashy players,” Knight says. “I wanted to do something to honor his memory because he wrote so many great tunes, and he doesn’t get talked about that much. I thought this might be a cool way to honor him.” Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 1135 State Park Road | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | $15 Trumpeter, composer, arranger, didgeridoo player, recording and touring artist Mark Rapp has performed with distinct artists from Branford Marsalis to Darius Rucker. Rapp has released eight diverse recordings and is featured on the closing track of Disney’s “Everybody Wants to be a Cat.” 312-520-2760 | www.wheelsessions.com COMMUNITY

Connection Count program mentor opportunities

Pendleton Place 1133 Pendleton St. 5:30-6:30 p.m. | FREE Pendleton Place’s Connection Count program works with young adults ages 17-26 who have aged out of foster care or are at risk of foster care involvement with their young family. The young adult is connected with an independent living specialist and a volunteer mentor. Mentors will serve as a support for the young adult. Those interested can learn mor by attending a mentoring information session. Reservations

must be made by emailing ejohnstone@pendletonplace.org. 864-516-1219 www.pendletonplace.org/mentoring THU-SUN

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Cirque Italia: Water Circus

Cirque Italia Anderson Mall 3131 N. Main St., Anderson 7:30 p.m. $10-$50 Cirque Italia’s first traveling water show provides a luxurious experience where technology and preforming arts are mixed to create a oneof-a-kind show. www.bit.ly/2xUXNwC

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WE WANT YOUR BLOOD Thursday, Oct. 25th 10:30-5:00

Pace Jewelers parking lot (1250 Pendleton St.) Join the Village people in an afternoon of life-saving and fun! All donors will receive a Village Goodie Bag and a Walmart gift card. Schedule your time online to guarantee quicker service – otherwise, walk-ins will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.