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Foster the People

This week, think about how we label those who are different from us IN MY OWN WORDS

By David White

This political season has spotlighted that there are many different views out there. I bet if we talked with each other more, and less in the heat of the moment, we would listen to each other better and come out a stronger nation. We can hold on tightly to our beliefs, but we can also build relationships with folks not quite like us. Without dialogue, it is easy to label others, and then dismiss them completely. With dialogue, we can still disagree, feel just as passionate, but find a person — not a label — on the other side, equally deserving of love and acceptance and a listening ear. In my work, one person is easily labeled: Mom. Really? Mom and apple pie. Mom and chicken noodle soup. Mom and a hug when we need it most. Mom and homework, soccer practice, birthday parties, carpool line. Mom and just about everything. In my work, Mom isn’t praised for what she does, how she makes us feel or even for who she is. In my work with foster children, moms are easily labeled a problem — shortsighted, worthless, good for nothing,

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a pariah to stay away from. Offering this label — by offering any label about folks not quite like us — brings us all down, frankly. It poisons the well of our common humanity. I work on behalf of children in foster care, as we restore dignity, build relationships and provide a community network, always working in partnership with leaders from our state child welfare system. More than 265,000 children entered the U.S. foster care system last year. In South Carolina last year, 3,407 children entered foster care, often due to Mom’s actions or inaction. Mom had chosen a manipulative man or an enticing drug instead of her vulnerable child. Mom’s choices caused family turmoil, with relatives deciding what to do next. How do they get involved? It’s better if they help Mom and child create solutions, instead of labeling and tossing aside Mom and creating pain. The holidays are difficult for many children in foster care, as they miss their own families, with many missing Mom most of all. Recognizing this deep loss, we provide a holiday feast called Thanksgiving Grace, a meaningful time for children in foster care and their families to begin the holiday season together, in part-

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nership with a caring faith community and an innovative child welfare department. After six years of running Thanksgiving Grace, I admit I used to label Mom. Would she show up for the family event? Or would she be a disappointment to her waiting, expectant children? Would I take the time to understand, to recognize, to even care for her? Could I remove the label and see her as another human being, deserving my embrace. Could I? Can we? Of the 70 families participating in Thanksgiving Grace over the years, only one family has not arrived. Only one mom out of 70. Poignantly, I have learned these moms are struggling, but also deeply in love with their children. I stumbled upon this truth. I threw away the label. We now operate a program called Moms Matter. Moms feel heard and encouraged. They learn to see their selves as fully capable again. They learn to restore their bond with their children. They learn to be held accountable by peers, and to take concrete actions towards goals of reunification. Moms do indeed matter to these children. Each of us deserves to be understood instead of labeled. To be embraced instead of scorned. To be valued. By embracing another not like us, we may discover someone just like us. To heal from the political season we just had, one of blame, scorn and distrust, I offer a challenge to us all. Reflect on the personal supply of labels you keep hidden inside, ready to use. Schedule a holiday lunch with another whose positions are markedly different than your own. Lay the ground rules of mutual respect, try to listen more than you talk and don’t try to win them over. Discover the real person behind the label, and we will all move forward, as a country. My best to you and your family this holiday season. David White is founder and CEO of Fostering Great Ideas, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children as they struggle in foster care. Fostering Great Ideas can be found at fgionline.org or on Facebook. David is at dwhite@fgionline.org, and is always available for lunch.

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The number of incoming African-American freshmen students at Clemson University has increased 25 percent since last year.

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Clemson University plans diversity summit to prepare minority students for college

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Clemson University is planning a national summit in Greenville in April to launch a program that could open the door to higher education for students from predominantly minority high schools throughout the Upstate. The goal of the summit is to attract and retain a talented and diverse group of students, faculty and staff at the university as well as close the achievement gap for the Upstate’s minority students, said Clemson President Jim Clements. “Clemson is committed to creating best practices for inclusive excellence, and the Men of Color National Summit reinforces that commitment by preparing these young men to succeed in college,” he added. The summit, which is going to be held April 27-28 at the TD Center, is expected to be attended by more than 1,600 college students, government officials, community activists, educators and industry leaders. Joining them will be a special group of 400 African-American and Hispanic male high school students from various high schools across the Upstate, mostly Greenville and Anderson counties. The students will join the Tiger Alliance, a program that aims to prepare them for college, regardless of what institution they choose to attend.

The summit and program are focused on African-American and Hispanic males because they are the demographic with the lowest rate of success in getting to college, and because there are other programs for minority females. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2015, the high school graduation rate for white males was 79 percent, while the rate for Hispanic males was 73 percent and 69 percent for African-American males. More than 200 students will be selected from Greenville County, 100 from Anderson District 5 and the rest from Pickens County. Students from Greenville County’s Carolina and Berea high schools will be among the students selected for the summit and program, said Clemson University’s Chief Diversity Officer Lee Gill. The students will be chosen by their principals based on teacher recommendation, grade point ratio, attendance and conduct record. “The heart of the summit is the young men in the Tiger Alliance,” Gill said. “The global perspective that a college education provides will not just help them excel in life, but will also contribute to the talent dividend that benefits the state of South Carolina and the nation,” he added. The program is also bringing mentors to the selected high schools next spring to meet students to discuss achievement strategies and more. The participating students

will also visit the Clemson campus for weekend enrichment programs. The summit is going to promote the Tiger Alliance program as well as introduce the selected students to the concepts of “Stay focused” and “Never give up,” officials said. The event was patterned after a summit that Gill developed at the University of Akron before coming to Clemson last spring. His prior program and summit, now in its ninth year, was credited with helping raise the graduation rate of African-American students by 12 percent. The program had about 2,000 participants this year, Gill said. In Greenville, attendees will hear from more than 20 thought leaders in personal and professional development. That includes PBS TV host Tavis Smiley and ESPN college football analyst and former NFL player Desmond Howard. Other speakers include John Quiñones, host of the ABC newsmagazine “What Would You Do?”; Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League; Sergio Garcia, vice president and chief of staff of Canton-Potsdam Hospital and former chief of staff for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; and Roy Jones, director of Clemson’s Call Me MISTER program, which encourages African-American males to pursue education jobs. “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” which is broadcast to more than 8 million listeners,

is planning to broadcast live from the opening day of the summit. The summit will also include more than 20 sessions on various culture and education topics, such as masculine identity, media perceptions, social justice and engagement. “This summit is just one part of Clemson’s long-term vision to prepare a broader mix of students for college and future career success,” Clements said. The summit and ongoing enrichment program follow various diversity issues raised on campus in recent years. Last spring, students protested for nine days over the name of Clemson University’s most iconic building, Tillman Hall. In the 1940s, Clemson officials decided to rename the building, which at the time was called Main Hall, in honor of the openly racist 19th century South Carolina governor Ben Tillman, who was essential to founding the university. Tillman was once a member of a paramilitary group called the Sweetwater Sabre Club, which slaughtered African-American militiamen at the 1876 Hamburg Massacre. Also, after being elected governor in 1890, Tillman had the legislature call a convention to draft a new constitution in 1895 to disenfranchise black voters. Shortly after the student protests, the Clemson Board of Trustees passed a resolution that rejected Tillman’s actions and

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ordered campus officials to appoint a task force to study the complete history of the university. In February, that task force provided trustees with a set of recommendations to better porLee Gill, Clemson Unitray the history of versity’s chief diversity the university. The officer recommendations included reviewing and updating the biographies of the school’s founders and other historic figures, better signage for Gantt Circle (named after Harvey Gantt, Clemson’s first black student and former Charlotte mayor) and other historic spots on campus, erecting more monuments and statues of the school’s important historical figures and more. But changing the name of Tillman Hall was not on the list of recommendations. “A building named Tillman Hall does not celebrate Tillman’s views but serves as a reminder to all that Clemson’s history is complex and of where we have come as a university and nation,” the task force said in its report. “History holds for us many lessons and one of them is that every great institution is built by imperfect craftsmen.” Currently, Clemson University can’t change the name of the building because of the South Carolina Heritage Act of 2000 state law, the Confederate flag compromise that brought the flag down from the Statehouse dome, but says that no state or local property “dedicated in memory of or named for any historic figure or historic event” can be “relocated, removed, disturbed or altered” without the approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate. Both routinely refuse to give. However, Clemson has been working to address diversity on its campus. In 2014, after a semester of racially insensitive social media posts by students and a white student party, Clements told the faculty that he intended to create new initiatives to address on-campus diversity. He authorized a President’s Lecture Series on Leadership in Diversity, a monthly student luncheon intended to bring minority and majority students together to better communicate and a Diversity Council. Clemson was also recently awarded $3.4 million from the National Science Foundation to address its lack of women and minority faculty members teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “We will be able to accelerate the recruitment and retention of underrepresented scholars across the university and to improve the work environment for all faculty no matter their background or discipline,” said Ellen Granberg, the associate provost for academic affairs at Clemson and a co-principal investigator of the ADVANCE grant.

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The Men of Color National Summit is expected to have a $1.29 million economic impact on Greenville, according to VisitGreenvilleSC.

With the grant, Clemson is launching Tigers ADVANCE, which is an initiative to build a culture of diversity and inclusiveness. The initiative will include a program to train faculty to recognize biases and will include diverse search committees and more. The university recently decided to extend the program to non-STEM departments on campus. “There are clear economic and societal benefits for engaging the talents of people from every demographic. They bring a diversity of ideas and excellence with them,” said Clemson University professor Sez Atamturkter. Clemson also hired Gill last February to head the university’s Office of Inclusion and Equity and boost minority recruitment and retention numbers of both faculty and staff. Clements reported on his blog earlier this year that the number of African-American students in the university’s incoming freshman class has increased 25 percent since last year. However, the overall percentage of African-American students this semester is 6.6 percent, according to university data. Also, the percentage of newly hired African-American, Hispanic or Native American faculty increased from 6.4 percent in 2014 to 16 percent in 2016. “The work of supporting and sustaining equity and inclusion on a college campus has truly been a calling for me … I know what it feels like to be fortunate enough to find the type of university environment, mentors and role models that challenge and support you to achieve your potential,” Gill said. “That awareness fuels my passion to help students thrive and succeed, and to help universities to create a holistic culture that makes that possible.”

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After launching his campaign less than a week before Election Day, Phillip Habib won a seat on the Berkeley County Soil and Water Commission.

The 3-Day Campaign Social media helps 20-year-old Wofford student become the youngest elected official in the state ANDREW MOORE | STAFF

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Politicians typically spend a lot of time and money competing for public office. But Wofford College junior Phillip Habib only needed $30, a Facebook page and three days of campaigning to become the youngest elected official in South Carolina. On Nov. 8, the 20-year-old from Goose Creek, S.C., won a seat on the Berkeley County Soil and Water Commission. Habib got 463 write-in votes, while his closest competitor got 148 votes. In total, 5,228 names were submitted as write-in candidates for the position. Surprisingly, Habib launched his campaign the Thursday before Election Day. “I was just filling out my absentee ballot and noticed that no one was running for the office. That interested me, so I called the county. They told me that the current commissioner wasn’t running again, and I figured, ‘Why not me?’” Habib, who majors in economics and fi-

nance and minors in environmental studies, announced his campaign that Saturday and immediately launched a Facebook page to build support for his write-in campaign. He also spent $20 on advertising, creating a video of himself discussing Spartanburg’s Glendale Shoals Preserve, where a nearby creek has suffered severe pollution from textile mills along its banks. “The point of the video was to help people better understand my platform, which is balancing economic development with conservation.” The advertisement worked as Habib’s page gained more than 200 likes in just a couple of days. Habib credits The Space, a center at Wofford for professional development and entrepreneurship, for his social media campaign. “One of the things they teach us is how valuable social media is to spreading your brand. Also, Facebook has the most users, so it only makes sense to use a social media platform that can reach the most people,” he said. On the day of the election, Habib woke up

at 4:30 a.m. and went to Walmart, where he used his remaining $10 to purchase poster board, duct tape and permanent markers to make several campaign signs. “When I got home, I realized I wasn’t doing it fast enough. I woke up my mom to get some help. She loved me enough to get out of bed and help me write,” Habib said. “We then went out that morning around 6 a.m. and started putting signs up and handing out flyers at several polling places throughout the county.” Since it was a write-in position and news outlets didn’t post results as they came in, Habib had to drive from precinct to precinct to count his votes as they were posted on the front doors. He then went to the Berkeley County Elections Office, where he stayed until 11 p.m. trying to figure out if he had won the commission seat. At the time, Habib had counted just 350 votes. But then he later found out that he gained more than 400. “Looking back, I’m not that surprised because of the great re-

THE PRICE OF VICTORY $20 Advertising $10 Poster board, duct tape and markers TOTAL: $30 An Election Day win sponse I got on social media,” he said. Now, more than a month later, Habib is ready to start implementing his platform. “I really don’t feel any different now that I’ve won the election. Sure, there are more people congratulating me. But I’m staying focused on just serving my community to the best of my ability. That’s the reason I was elected,” he said.

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NEWS Habib had to drive from precinct to precinct to count his votes as they were posted on the front doors.

Habib added that Berkeley County’s “natural beauty is undervalued” and that he wants to “create programs that encourage people to properly use our resources, such as the Berkeley Blueways program that promotes kayaking in the county.” And while Habib is young, he’s no stranger to politics or Berkeley County’s economic growth and environment. He is the son of Goose Creek City Councilman Greg Habib and interned for the Berkeley County Economic Development Office the past two

summers, overseeing the Berkeley Blueways program. Habib said he ultimately hopes to promote “smart economic growth” in the county. But he added that he’s not worried about balancing the responsibilities of college and an elected office. “The soil and water commission meetings are every fourth Tuesday, so that means just three meetings per semester,” he said. “I’ve already set my schedule and discussed it with my professors. They’ve been very helpful.” He must also attend the Berkeley County Conservation District meetings once a month. “I’m just ready to serve the people of Berkeley County, because I know that I have the energy and passion to do some good back home,” Habib said. Despite his win, Habib isn’t sure what he will do after graduating. He said the internship at the Berkeley County Economic Development Office and his time at The Space have him thinking about becoming an entrepreneur. Habib is the co-founder of a start-up called Voyway, which aggregates the travel industry.

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Greenville City Council will give final approval to allocating $2 million of its fund balance to helping provide affordable housing, but it will need to do more if the city is ever going to cut the growing gap between affordable units and the households that need them, according to CZB, an Alexandria, Va.-based urban planning and neighborhood development consulting firm. The city has a shortage of more than 2,500 affordable housing units, because growth in wages has not kept up with the growth in property values and rents. CZB said it would take $10 million a year for 25 years for the city to catch up. “The $2 million is a first step,” said Mary Duckett, president of the Southernside Neighborhoods in Action and community activist. “City Council needs to come up with other measures to increase affordable housing.” The problem with affordable housing is not unique to Greenville. Here’s how some other cities across the country have tackled the issue.

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Alexandria requires a one-one replacement of any public housing unit lost through redevelopment. The city also negotiates affordable housing proffers as part of its development special use permits. Most projects include either dedicated affordable housing units in the new development or cash contributions to the city’s Housing Trust Fund.

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Austin voters approved a $65 million general obligation bond issue in 2013. The city uses the money to create affordable housing ownership opportunities for low- and very low-income households by providing grants and loans to qualified entities. The money is also used to allow seniors and the disabled to make minor accessibility modifications including widened doors, wheelchair ramps and installation of grab bars and handrails to allow them to remain in their homes.

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Burlington’s inclusionary zoning program applies to all new market-rate developments of five or more homes and to any converted nonresidential structures that result in at least 10 homes. The affordable housing set aside is 15 to 25 percent of the units, depending on the average price of the market-rate homes, with the higher percentage placed on the most expensive developments. Burlington does not allow fee-in-lieu payments or land donations but does allow developers to provide the affordable housing off-site at 125 percent of the on-site obligation.

“The $2 million is a first step. City Council needs to come up with other measures to increase affordable housing.”

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PARK CITY, UTAH

Park City uses a development rights bank to guide housing density away from property where development is not desired toward property where development is desired. The incentive-based program allows landowners to sell development rights from their land to a developer or other interested party who then can use these rights to increase the density of development at another designated location. More dense development means housing that’s more affordable. Ginny Stroud, Greenville’s community development administrator, said Greenville would likely consider those and other methods to encourage affordable housing development. First, however, city staff must research whether the housing trust fund that will administer the $2 million in city money and another $1 million in private and community funds will be run out of an existing entity or whether a new entity will be established. In addition, the City Council must approve guidelines on how the money will be spent.

GREENVILLE’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATUS � Shortage of more than 2,500 units � $10M a year for 25 years for city to catch up � $2M to be allocated from fund balance by City Council Source: CZB report

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Duke gives proposed substation property to enviro group CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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The Campobello land where Duke Energy once proposed building a substation is now permanently protected. In 2015, Duke had proposed building a power substation on nearly 200 acres in Campobello and constructing a 40-mile transmission line that would have cut through the mountains in the Upstate and western North Carolina. The proposal ignited a firestorm of protest, leading Duke to scrap the plans and opt to build smaller gas units at its Asheville plant that negated the need for the substation and transmission line. TBP Properties LLC, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has donated the property to The Nature Conservancy, which signed a conservation easement with Upstate Forever to ensure the land will remain rural in perpetuity, according to a press release. As part of the agreement, The Nature Conservancy may subdivide the 198.54 acres into three home sites. The Campobello land, which fronts Scenic Highway 11 and Interstate 26, has tradi-

tionally been used as pastureland. public input process, we revised The property is adjacent to Smith our plan to strike the balance of adChapel Baptist Church, a congregadressing concerns from the public, tion founded by former slave John minimizing environmental impact Henry “Buck” Smith in 1900. and meeting the power generation Duke had said it needed to build needs of the area. We are pleased a new 650-megawatt power plant, that the end result will be a benefit substation and transmission line to to the community.” meet the growing demand for elecMark Robertson, state directricity in the Asheville region. The tor for The Nature Conservancy utility said during the past four dein South Carolina, said the deal is cades, electricity use has more than a win-win: “The rural character of doubled in and around the AsheCampobello will be maintained, ville area and peak demand has inwhile the resale of the property will creased nearly fourfold. Duke said The Campobello property has traditionally been used as pastureland. generate needed funds to protect peak demand during the winters of more land in the Upstate.” 2014 and 2015 was 30 percent higher than in said the line would devastate tourism. Upstate Forever also weighed in. “Busi“By permanently protecting this property ness and conservation go hand in hand, and 2013. Duke said over the next decade, population and business growth was expected with a conservation easement, we preserve this is a great example of how the two can to increase overall power demand in nine the scenic viewshed from Highway 11, Inter- partner for the greater good,” said Andrea Western North Carolina counties by more state 26 and the church; minimize impervi- Cooper, Upstate Forever executive director. ous surface to maintain water quality; and “We are thrilled with this outcome. The perthan 15 percent. In August 2015, more than 800 opponents provide for the traditional agricultural and manent protection of this site is a big win attended a South Carolina Public Service equestrian uses of the land,” said Scott Park, for the community and for the conservation Commission public hearing, a rare occur- Upstate Forever land trust program director. of our natural resources. Additionally, HighClark Gillespy, president of Duke En- way 11 deserves protection as a national scerence because Duke hadn’t formally filed its plan to the agency. Duke received more than ergy South Carolina, said, “After receiving nic byway and entrance to our beloved Blue 9,000 comments on its plan. Opponents feedback from the community through our Ridge escarpment.”

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OPINION PALMETTO POLITICS AS USUAL

Lord Leatherman

With McMaster becoming governor, his replacement refuses to take his place as lite guv IN MY OWN WORDS

By Chris Haire

For a time there, Glenn McConnell was the most powerful man in Palmetto State politics. Due to quirks in the South Carolina constitution designed to keep power out of the hands of the governor, the General Assembly maintained control of the vast majority of typical executive branch functions. And no one legislator was more in control than the Senate president. From 2001 to 2012, McConnell was that person. However, an unforeseen matter derailed McConnell’s reign. Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned amid an embarrassing display of campaign spending maleficence that involved buying football tickets, game consoles and clothes for his wife. The official who had to take his place was none other than the Senate president. Or at least that’s what South Carolina law said at the time. More on that in a minute. Needless to say, McConnell was not happy. He briefly considered resigning from his post, letting a sacrificial lamb take his place as the next lieutenant governor. But McConnell was an honorable man and so he did the right thing. He obeyed the law. In the end, it all worked out for Glenn. He landed a cushy post as the president of the College of Charleston, a move that was not without some controversy. After all, McConnell was not only a staunch Confederate flag supporter; he also had been a defender of the late pro-segregation barbecue baron Maurice Bessinger. To make matters worse, the presidential selection process was tainted by the perception that the entire search was an act of subterfuge designed solely to install the one-time Senate president pro tempore, even though McConnell had no qualifications to run a university. Regardless, McConnell has served CofC well despite some early bumps, eventually bringing in a significant amount of fundraising and responding appropriately when the call came to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds following the murders of the Emanuel Nine. Some would say things have improved in Columbia, too. The governor is no longer merely an economic booster-in-chief. The position now oversees the Department of Administration, although the governor still doesn’t have the authority to approve some Cabinet level-type positions like secretary of state. Equally as important, beginning in 2018, the governor will select his or her running mate.

But there’s a hitch. No one could have predicted that Nikki Haley would be leaving the Governor’s Mansion before her term ended. Yes, we knew she had higher aspirations, but few would have wagered as much as a Confederate dollar that President-elect Donald Trump would nominate Haley for the position of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. After all, Haley let it be known several times that she was not a fan of Trump. Even an Election Day statement seemed to indicate that she thought Hillary’s victory was inevitable — and that Haley was going to start campaigning for POTUS the next day. Funny, that. With Haley seemingly out of the way, Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster will now move up to governor, fulfilling a long-held wish, a dream that was only realized thanks to the actions of Trump, a man who counted McMaster among his early campaign supporters. Make of that what you will. Now, figuring out who succeeds McMaster is easy: the Senate president pro tempore, Hugh Leatherman. But Leatherman has let it be known that he isn’t going to take the largely ceremonial position of lieutenant governor. This is in stark contrast to McConnell, who believed following the rule of law was more important than lording over his own little Palmetto State fiefdom. Admittedly, it makes sense that Leatherman would want to hold onto his post. As a legislative lord, he has done quite well. According to Charleston’s Post and Courier, the company Leatherman founded and which he once served as president, Florence Concrete Products, has been awarded “about $8.5 million from state contracts since July 2009.” Moreover, S.C. Policy Council’s Nerve news service reports that Florence Concrete Products has received nearly $2 million from the federal government as “‘a disadvantaged business enterprise,’ a designation designed to assist minority businesses.” The reason the business qualified as a minority business: It had a female president. None of this takes into account the amount of power Leatherman wields over state government. He’s a member of the State Infrastructure Bank, the chair of the state finance committee and a member of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Together he has his fingers on the state’s budget, big-money purchases and road funding. He’s not exactly the Mr. Moneybags of the Statehouse, but he’s pretty dang close.

And that kind of power, apparently, comes with the feeling that the South Carolina Constitution doesn’t apply to you. You would think that all of this would be clear to everyone in Columbia, but it isn’t. Some are arguing that the state constitution no longer requires the Senate pro tempore to become lite guv in the event the position becomes vacant. According to these folks, the 2012 amendment creating a joint governor/lieutenant governor ticket gives the governor the power to select an LT in the event that person walks, whether of their own volition or not. This, however, contradicts the amendment the people of South Carolina voted on 2012. As clearly stated in the amendment’s explanation, these changes weren’t supposed to go into effect until the 2018 general election. Unfortunately, in one of those all-toocommon instances of legislative carelessness, the amended constitution doesn’t specifically note a 2018 start date regarding the succession of the lieutenant governor — that date is mentioned elsewhere, just

not in that section. And it’s this error on which Leatherman’s hopes rest. Enter state Sen. Tom Davis. The libertarian-minded Beaufort legislator has asked the state Supreme Court to determine which interpretation is correct — the one that the people approved or the one that supports the disingenuous argument that gives Leatherman control of the state’s coffers. At this point, we don’t know if the court will take up the case, but it’s something they should most assuredly do — and to do it posthaste. The law applies to everyone, even the most powerful man in South Carolina politics. Chris Haire is the editor of the Greenville Journal and Upstate Business Journal.

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TERM LIMITS For years, ‘Clemsoning’ was synonymous with disappointment — but it may be time for a new definition

DEFINED Clemsoning: The act of delivering an inexplicably disappointing performance, usually within the context of a college football season.

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Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams.

abo Swinney has let his feelings about “Clemsoning” be known. To paraphrase the man himself, it’s all media bull crap. During the 2015 season, the Tigers were on the heels of their first signature win, a 2422 thriller against No. 6 Notre Dame. The following week, Clemson defeated unranked foe Georgia Tech. Fans could breathe a sigh of relief that a key win wouldn’t be tarnished by a comedown against a team that has often been a thorn in the Tigers’ side. There’d be no talk of Clemsoning this week. Well, at least until a reporter during the postgame press conference asked Swinney how the team “approaches” the term. He was not pleased. “I’m sick of it,” Swinney said. “I don’t even know why you bring up the dagum word. How about these other teams who lose to unranked teams all the time? We ain’t lost to anyone unranked since 2011, but I have to come to a press conference in 2015 and get asked that. And that’s all media bull crap.”

2006-2008: BEGINNING IN THE BOWDEN YEARS For the uninitiated, the term Clemsoning entered college football lore in 2007 and was later popularized by “The Solid Verbal” college football podcast, according to Vice Sports. Clemsoning, as host Ty Hildebrandt defined it in Urban Dictionary, is “the act of delivering an inexplicably disappointing performance, usually within the context of a college football season.” At some point, all college football teams lose big games or games they shouldn’t (unless we’re talking about Alabama), so the definition is fairly nebulous. But what makes Clemsoning unique is “hype combined with an inexplicable loss,” Hildenbrandt explained to Vice in December 2015. This all started in the Tommy Bowden years. In 2006, the Tigers were ACC Championship hopefuls. They started 7-1 before dropping four of their last five games, including a bowl loss to Kentucky, and finished 8-5. The Tigers had a slight bounce back in 2007, finishing 9-4 and second in their division. Although they lost to Auburn in the Chickfil-A Bowl, the team’s performance against a quality SEC opponent was encouraging.

That led to hype going into the 2008 season, introducing the first part of the Clemsoning equation. Clemson was considered a contender to win the ACC and even compete for a spot in the BCS National Championship. They entered the season ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll. The second part of the Clemsoning equation arrived after just six games. Clemson opened the 2008 season with a 34-10 loss to No. 24 Alabama, which merely foreshadowed what was to come. After Clemson fell to 3-3 with back-to-back losses to Maryland and Wake Forest, Tommy Bowden resigned and Swinney took over as interim head coach. The team finished 7-6 and unranked.

2011: OH NO, IT’S BACK AGAIN 2009 and 2010 were pretty tame in the Clemsoning department, as the team didn’t have very high expectations and spent much of the time out of the Top 25. But then it reared its ugly head again in 2011. After eight games, Clemson was undefeated and rose to No. 6 in the AP Poll. Remember what was said about high expectations and hype? The Tigers lost three of their final four regular season games — the most notable

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being a 37-13 drubbing against a middling N.C. State team. They ended the regular season 9-3 and then got annihilated in the Orange Bowl against West Virginia, 77–30, which marked the return of Clemsoning into the collective consciousness of college football fans and pundits.

2012-TODAY: A NEW ERA But ever since the Orange Bowl embarrassment, it’s been a pretty good time to be a Clemson football fan. Yes, the team dropped another two games to the Gamecocks in 2012 and 2013, and yes, there was the 2013 Florida State drubbing in which the fifth-ranked Seminoles won by a score of 51-14. Count the losses to Georgia and Georgia Tech in 2014 as disappointments, too, but they weren’t losses to unranked teams. Clemsoning, by its original and intended definition, did not happen for nearly five years, although it’s now evolved to mean simply any time the Tigers lose. Prior to this year’s Pittsburgh loss, the last true incident of Clemsoning was the aforementioned 2011 matchup against N.C. State. Here is how the program had fared in between the losses to N.C. State and Pittsburgh:

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season games • Won 26 of their last 27 games (the lone loss was to Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game) • Won 15 consecutive games against ACC opponents • Won 44 consecutive games against unranked teams

Even with the loss to Pittsburgh, it is odd — and a misnomer — to use Clemsoning as shorthand for underwhelming performances and dashed hopes when, in recent years, the football program has put up those kind of numbers. And since 2012, Clemson has been one of the best and most consistent programs in college football. In the last five seasons, Clemson’s win totals have been the following: 11 (2012), 11 (2013), 10 (2014), 14 (2015) and 12 (2016, final result pending). In that span, they have defeated Top 10-ranked opponents in Florida State, LSU, Ohio State, Notre Dame,

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North Carolina, Oklahoma and Louisville. They have won two ACC titles, have had two straight playoff berths and have played for a national championship. There are only three teams in college football that can currently claim a greater track record of success since 2012: Alabama, Ohio State and Florida State. Hearing the word Clemsoning can make the Tigers fan base prickly, but they should remind themselves that the term, as bothersome as it may be to hear, is irrelevant to the current performance and state of the program today. The term was, admittedly,

once an accurate descriptor of painful losses and midseason collapses that were typical of Clemson football, but it belongs in the history books now. If college football fans need a new euphemism for teams consistently not living up to lofty expectations, it’s time to start looking elsewhere.

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DONATION

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Greenville First Steps and Read Greenville donated more than 20,000 books to more than 80 nonproﬁts, churches, schools and neighborhoods as a part of an initiative to distribute 100,000 books in a year.

DONATION On Monday, Dec. 5, AT&T South Carolina presented Meals on Wheels of Greenville with the funds to purchase a day’s worth of meal services. The donation will provide meals to 1,500 homebound individuals in Greenville County. In addition, AT&T employees spent the morning volunteering at Meals on Wheels by packaging meals.

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United Way of the Piedmont celebrates volunteers and grantees United Way of the Piedmont (UWP) celebrated its 2016 Community Investment Process Reception to recognize the hard work of volunteers and award the agency grantees with the highest rankings for each UWP priority area. Every year, a group of volunteers from the community convenes to allocate the funds raised THE GOOD continued on PAGE 18

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for that campaign year. UWP focuses its work on three priority areas: education, financial stability and health. Organizations apply for funding from UWP under one of these priority areas, and the group of volunteers assesses their applications and makes recommendations to the UWP board of directors for funding. As a result of this process, funding allocations totaled 95 programs managed by 61 agencies and an investment of $2,010,500. The priority area breakdown: 25 programs in education received $482,650; 25 programs in ﬁnancial stability received $562,842; and 45 programs in health received $965,008. At the reception, the chair of the UWP Community Impact Committee, Lori Winkles, presented the program excellence awards, which are given to the agency whose program ranked the highest in each priority area. In Spartanburg County: Middle Tyger Community Center - This Is My Child Program; Project Hope - HOPE Alive Program; Children’s Advocacy Center - Child Abuse Assessment Program; Birth Matters - Doula Program. In Union County: Children’s Advocacy Center - Union Child Abuse Services Program and Children’s Security Blanket - Reaching Care and Hope Program. Submit good news items to community@communityjournals.com.

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Graduate sets swimming records Katrina Konopka, St. Joseph’s graduate and University of Arizona sophomore, has earned two gold medals and set a short-course meter world record at the FINA Short Course World Championships in Windsor in the 4x100 freestyle relay and the 4x50 medley relay. Konopka anchored the 4x50m medley relay in the preliminaries and final, and she and her teammates Ali DeLoof, Lilly King and Kelsi Worrell set a new world record with a time of 1:43.27. Konopka’s freestyle split was clocked at 23.93. As a senior at St. Joseph’s, Konopka first came to the international spotlight while swimming for Team USA in the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii.

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School of engineering adds third endowed chair in Charleston-based facility Jeremy Gilbert will begin 2017 as the Hansjörg Wyss Endowed Chair for Regenerative Medicine at Clemson University. He is one of the Charleston area’s newest engineers and an internationally renowned researcher who takes an unconventional approach to studying how metal interacts with the body, a field that affects millions of implant patients each year.

Gilbert comes to Clemson from Syracuse University, where he was a faculty member for 18 years. He has maintained a focus on metals at a time when many of his colleagues in the biomaterials field have opted to study polymers and ceramics.

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Upstate students named to ‘Who’s Who’ A select number of Bob Jones University students from the Upstate have been chosen to appear in the 2017 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.” Students selected for this honor are seniors who have exhibited superior academic achievement, campus leadership, service to the community and potential for continued success. They are Rebekah Gabert of Greenville, Micah Chetta of Greenville, Sheryl Zimmer of Greenville, Nathaniel Hudson of Greenville, Jesse Andersen of Taylors, Lorin Pegram of Taylors, Elizabeth Alagaban of Greenville, Tyler LaMaster of Greenville, Margaret Stegall of Greenville, William Peek of Greenville, Emily Weier of Greenville, Marlin Houtz of Greenville, Tae Hwan Kim of Greenville, Lindsay Bullock of Taylors, Alexandra Arnold of Mauldin, Stacey Romig of Greenville, Priscilla Risser of Taylors, Molly Barron of Greenville, Esperanza Gomez of Greenville and Miriam Brantley of Easley. Submit education news items at bit.ly/GJEducation.

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feast briefs RISATA PIZZA DRAWS LARGE CROWDS ON OPENING WEEKEND Risata Pizza, the first Neapolitan pizzeria in the Upstate, opened Dec. 15 at 111 Middleton Way in Greer. It had such a busy first few days, owner Joe Gilman announced via Facebook that they had run out of so many menu items, it made more sense to close on Sunday to regroup than to run on a very limited menu. Along with tempting starters — the Really Big Meatball ($10), Whipped Gorgonzola Bruschetta ($6) and a charcuterie board ($12) — the menu includes create-your-own pies, sandwiches, a wide variety of salads with house-made dressings and traditional Italian desserts — cannoli, ricotta cheesecake and gelato or sorbetto. Specialty pies include Margherita di Bufala, $12 (San Marzano tomato, bufala mozzarella, basil, romano); Prosciutto y Arugula, $14 (San Marzano tomato, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, fresh arugula and romano); and Fig & Pig, $13 (fig preserves, candied bacon, fresh mozzarella, gorgonzola, balsamic reduction and mint). Risata is open Wednesday–Friday, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. and 5–9 p.m. and Saturday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m. —Ariel Turner

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Two former executives for Spartanburg-based Denny’s Corp. plan to open the first of six locations for their Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchise at 2815 Woodruff Road in suite 102 of the Village Market East shopping center near the new Lowes Foods in the Five Forks Area. The Atlanta-based fast-casual chain’s mantra is “Eat better. Feel better.” The menu features a range of flatbreads, tacos, wraps, sandwiches, salads, sides and a plethora of smoothies ranging from super healthy to slightly indulgent. Franchisees Bill Ruby and Greg Powell said they anticipate opening the store in late February or early March and will likely begin hiring between 17 and 25 employees after Jan. 1. —Trevor Anderson

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Chapman Cultural Center kicks off ArtsXcelerator Challenge Chapman Cultural Center is now accepting applications from individual local artists for the ArtsXcelerator Challenge. The grant is a new opportunity from the nonproﬁt and fully funded by proceeds from the Marshall Tucker Tribute Concert held in April 2016. The program “encourages artists of every medium to help raise our community standards through the application of their unique skills and gifts,” says Melissa Earley, community impact and outreach director of Chapman Cultural Center. “Chapman Cultural Center wants to celebrate and support the wealth of artistic talents here in Spartanburg County while demonstrating how powerful art can be in addressing the needs of the community.” The artist selected for the grant, in addition to receiving up to $10,000, will be aligned with a leading organization in their project’s indicator category. This will allow the artist access to research, community leaders, organizational support and resources that will propel their project forward and make a lasting impact on the Spartanburg community. A committee of young professionals will select the artist for the 2017 grant in March 2017. Applicants are required to be a Spartanburg County resident over 18 and not currently enrolled as an art student. Deadline for the 2017 grant application is Feb. 17, 2017. All artists, in all creative mediums and at all stages of their career, are encouraged to apply. To apply, visit chapmanculturalcenter.org/artgrant-applications. —Ariel Turner

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GLT presents ‘True West’ Jan. 26–29 As a part of the Studio 444 series, The Greenville Little Theatre presents “True West,” a modern American classic by renowned playwright Sam Shepard, Jan. 26–28 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. This serio-comedy examines the relationship between Austin, a screenwriter, and his older brother, Lee. The screenplay that Austin is writing gets taken over by the pushy, con-man tactics of Lee, and the brothers ﬁnd themselves forced to cooperate in the creation of a story that will make or break both their lives.

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totally wrong,” she says about the first time she visited. “The community is so supportive of the arts and involved in philanthropy. I can see why [McCain] came back.” The one-day songwriting workshop in January is modeled after NYU’s Summer Songwriters Workshop, where Sharp co-teaches each year, and is designed for all levels of experience, she says. Participants are asked to bring two finished or nearly complete songs to either perform or play a recording of for the whole class, which will be capped at a small enough number to allow McCain and Sharp to spend a good amount

Edwin McCain wants to put local musicians who attend his upcoming songwriting workshop Jan. 7 at the Peace Center at ease. “No one should ever be intimidated to play in front of me,” the Top 40 songwriter and performer says. “If someone’s already picked up a guitar, they’ve done the hardest part. I can’t imagine being intimidated by me.” These days, McCain, a Greenville resident and father of three, is still performing 100 shows a year around the country and writing and producing as much music as he can while also enjoying his family. “I always have some sort of glitter nail polish on,” McCain says about the effect his 7-year-old daughter has on his life. But he realized last summer he wanted to give back to the Greenville community, and more specifically the music scene, because he believes he’s been given so much. “It’s the stewardship component,” McCain says. “I want to hand over what I know to this generation.” The songwriting workshop is the first installment in a series still in the planning stages, and it’s designed to engage with all levels of the music industry. For instance, McCain hopes for future workshops to bring in world-famous tour managers to talk about the business of performing. He’ll also invite recording executives to give pointers and will hold seminars. McCain says he’s not putting too many parameters on the series because he wants the local music

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scene to have some say in helping it become what the community needs. “It’s about rejuvenating the music scene,” McCain says. “There’s not as much support as there is for visual and performing arts. It needs a boost.” For the upcoming workshop, McCain is joining with Los Angeles songwriter Maia Sharp, whose writing credits include penning tunes for McCain, the Dixie Chicks, Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, Keb’ Mo’, Cher, Art Garfunkel, Paul Carrack, Maia Sharp Kathy Mattea, Lisa Loeb and more. “I don’t like writing without her,” McCain says. Because of her friendship with McCain, Sharp has spent enough time in Greenville over the years to name a favorite restaurant — The Lazy Goat — and develop a love for the community. “I had a lot of preconceived notions about South Carolina, and I was

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of time on each song, giving suggestions and providing feedback that will allow the songwriters to develop their style. “Their friends and family probably like the songs, but they might not be getting the most honest opinions.” Sharp says. “We’re going to spend real time with every song and learn from everybody else’s songs.” Sharp and McCain will be giving suggestions based on whether the song transitions from verse to chorus seamlessly, whether it needs a bridge or not and if it should be a ballad or a rock song, among the many aspects important to crafting songs She says initially she was ambivalent about the workshop being scheduled immediately following the holidays, but decided it could be advantageous in its own way. “I hope people will realize this is a helluva gift to give their songwriter friends,” she says.

The Songwriter’s Workshop with Maia Sharp and Edwin McCain When: Jan. 7, 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Where: Huguenot Mill, The Peace Center, 101 W. Broad St. Cost: $100 Info: peacecenter.org Workshop participants should be prepared to share two songs via live performance or recording, as well as printed copies of the lyrics. Schedule 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.: Introductions & group session song No. 1 critiques 1–1:30 p.m.: Lunch 1:30–5:30 p.m.: Q&A and discussion of FAQs, song No. 2 critique session

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Heidi Holton’s music is, in some ways, like a trip to the past. On her recent album, “Mockingbird Blues,” she plays a stark, ominous style of acoustic country blues in the vein of Rev. Gary Davis or Blind Willie Johnson, mixing a brisk fingerpicking style with some wickedly fluid slide playing. Her voice keens and wails like some sort of primal Patti Smith on classics like “How Long Blues” and “Keep Your Lamp Trimmed & Burning,” but it’s the originals that are truly haunting. The idea that the ominous backwoods stomp of “Snake Marie” and the heartbreakingly delicate “You Don’t Live Here” exist on the same album, let alone a debut, is stunning. Holton first became entranced by the blues indirectly. She was a fan of Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen’s 1970s side-project, Hot Tuna. “I was looking on their album covers to see who they listened to, and the name Rev. Gary Davis kept popping up,” she says. “So I tracked down one of his CDs, and just absolutely fell in love. I was completely inspired by his music.” That started Holton down a path of study that led her to study with Kaukonen himself 10 years later. “I found out that he had a guitar workshop out in Ohio, and I went and took classes with him,” she says. “He was amazing. I think that the thing about Jorma’s music that’s always appealed to me is that he took something that was old, 1930s-style prewar blues, and he made it his own. He made it relevant to his generation. And that’s something that I’ve always been drawn to do. To be able to bring that to an audience of my generation and have it be relevant and current is very important to me.” Holton’s slide-playing is particularly masterful, which is a bit of a surprise, given the reason she started playing slide in the first place. “When I started booking solo gigs that were three and four hours long, when you’re playing fingerstyle guitar, your hands get really tired,” she says with a laugh. “I was talking to a couple of friends who suggested that I use alternate tuning and slide guitar. It was just a matter of saving my strength, but when I started doing it all of these things opened up to me. It was a different voice; it was a way to approach the fretboard that I hadn’t used before. So I was able to jump in and be more creative with my songwriting.” As far as her originals go, you won’t hear a lot of the lyrical clichés that come up in clas-

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sic blues songs. “One thing I try not to do is write like I’m in that era,” she says. “Times are very different now than in the 1930s, and life for me as a white female in 2016 is very different from what it would’ve been playing this genre of music back in the day. So I try not to write about things like going down to the crossroads, shooting your baby down, things like that. I try to find issues that are important for my generation and relevant to me and try to put it to the vibe of that older music without sounding too retro while I’m doing it.” And for Holton, great songwriting doesn’t have to be complicated. “Some of the best songwriters write in the context of simple song structures,” she says. “A good song is a good song regardless of how simple or complex it is. There are so many places that you can go, and for me the blues has been a really good vehicle to get there.”

Heidi Holton When: Thursday, Dec. 29, 6:30 p.m. Where: Smiley’s Acoustic Café 111 Augusta St. Info: 282-8988, smileysacousticcafe.com

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Family traditions and humble meals ring in the holidays their camp-out tradition, even though they are usually sprawled over couches or back in their own beds the next morning. The second simple tradition that no one wants to change is our Christmas Eve menu. When our children were little, I somehow found myself in the role of Christmas pageant director at our small Anglican church. In addition to having our own three scrubbed and polished in Christmas Eve clothes, we then had to wrangle them into whatever costumes were theirs for the service. Then when we arrived at church, I had anywhere from 15 to 20 more costumes to pin and tuck on wriggling children, so that the Nativity tableau could take place in the glow of

candlelight. Meanwhile, the Mister and I usually had anywhere from four to six overnight guests that we were hosting and that would be expecting dinner after the service. Clearly, these were not the years for me to attempt standing rib roast and Yorkshire pudding. Thankfully, our rector’s wife, the mother of two rambunctious boys, shared her menu with me: shepherd’s pie and angel food cake with strawberries. Shepherds and angels. What could be more perfect for Christmas Eve? And, so shepherd’s pie it will be — a humble meal to help us remember that Jesus, the savior, was born in a lowly stable, where real animals ate and slept. A humble meal to remind us of the rough and simple men to whom God revealed his glory on that remarkable night. May it keep us ever mindful of the Good Shepherd, who humbled himself for us.

At our house and especially at this time of year, we are all fond of tradition. Although our children now stand on the edge of the nest ready to fly, a couple of their childhood traditions surprisingly continue. The first of these is the Christmas Eve Eve camp-out. The night before Christmas Eve, all three children bring their blankets and quilts to the Christmas tree, where they fall asleep on the floor looking at the lights and ornaments. When they were little and snuggled in their footed blanket sleepers, the Mister or I would switch off the tree around 11, and they would sleep peacefully until they heard the coffee maker the next morning. They were so sweet, sleeping close together, excited for Christmas. The boys are now well over 6 feet tall and snore, which, frankly, isn’t all that cute. Still, they’re mine and I love that they want to keep

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with happy traditions! By day, Paula Angermeier is the head of communications for the Greenville County Museum of Art. By night, she writes about the art of living at TownandCountryHouse.com.

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Salisbury, N.C.’s Blackwater Drowning plays a vicious brand of razor-sharp thrash metal with occasional nods to electronica and a serious progressive streak. Their songs veer between on-a-dime rhythm changes and complex riffs and pure brutal efficiency, while lead singer Morgan Mortality keeps pace, growling like a feral animal one second and wailing melodically the next. The band came together from various other groups, and Mortality says there are lessons to be taken from their old bands. “There are so many things you learn from being in these other projects,” she says. “What venues are cool, what other bands to play with, promoters to work with, mistakes you made that you try not to make again. It’s knowledge that you accumulate and apply to the correct situation. I think everyone brought their past experiences into the band, but this band doesn’t sound like anything we’ve done before. We’re trying to encompass different elements in the musical spectrum but make it unique to us.” —Vincent Harris

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DJ Yuki’s Birthday Celebration

Southern Culinary Instructor and Author Marilyn Markel Book Signing & Tasting

Independent Public Ale House 110 Poinsett Highway 9 p.m. | $5 donation or a non-perishable food item or toy

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After a spectacular year of techno and electronica shows, IPA celebrates the season of giving with a nine-act blowout headed by rising deep-house DJ Yuki. 552-1265 ipagreenville.com

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Southern culinary instructor Marilyn Markel and Southern history author Chris Holaday have combined their talents for their new book, “Southern Breads: Recipes, Stories and Traditions.” Meet Marilyn and taste samples of some of these historic Southern breads. 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com

Quest Brewing | 55 Airview Drive 6 p.m. FREE Working with bassist Samuel Kruer, singer/songwriter/guitarist Darby Wilcox has evolved over the past two years from a somewhat shy folksinger to a confident, provocative performer who mixes deeply intimate material with a jazzier, more flexible delivery. 272-6232 | questbrewing.com

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Sterling Community Center 113 Minus St. | 6-8 p.m. | $3

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Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. The game combines elements of tennis, pingpong and badminton. It is easy for beginners to learn and is a challenging, fast-paced, competitive game for more experienced players. There are hundreds of Pickleball players in the Upstate. New players are always welcome. No paddle, no problem. Loaner paddles are available. Cost is $3 with the money going to Sterling. 603-3558 | Upstatepickleball.com

Trombonist Ron Westray has had two remarkable parallel careers, one as a performing musician and another as an educator. As a player, he’s worked with the Mingus Big Band and the Wynton Marsalis septet, all while holding the Oscar Peterson Chair in jazz performance at York University in Toronto. 242-2583 bluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com

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Soul Sistas Aloft Downtown W XYZ Lounge 5 N. Laurens St. 8 p.m. | FREE An interesting clash of styles here: The Soul Sistas are Jamie Wright (leader of the Jamie Wright Band) and Whitney Walters (of Groove Planet). Wright sings in a particularly skillful R&B/soul-diva style, while Walters is more jazz and pop oriented. Should be fun to see them set off vocal fireworks and find musical common ground. 297-6100 | aloftgreenvilledowntown.com

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Springwell Church 4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 3 & 5 p.m. | FREE Christmas Eve services at Springwell Church feature Christmas music and a message of hope and joy as parishioners and guests worship the One who still lights up the darkness. 268-2299 | springwell.org/ChristmasEve

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Center for Creative Arts Village of West Greenville 25 Draper St. 9-5 p.m., Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays During the holiday season approximately 100 local artists have created artworks measuring 10 by 10 feet for a special exhibit of original works that will be priced at $100 or less. These works are on display in the gallery at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts beginning Dec. 2. Many well-known local artists as well as emerging artists have generously provided works at a price sure to appeal to collectors and art lovers. 735-3948 artcentergreenville.org

My Girl, My Whiskey & Me Upstate Craft Beer Co., 400 Augusta St. 2 p.m. | Free The Upstate duo known as My Girl, My Whiskey & Me started down in Florida as part of a larger group, but creative restlessness precipitated a move. “We wanted a change of scenery,” says singer, guitarist and mandolin player George Beardsworth. “We both lived in Florida most of our lives. We also like being a few hours from totally different and unique music scenes like Asheville, Charleston, Knoxville and so on.” The duo, which also includes singer, percussionist and guitarist Kelly Colyer, plays a stripped-down but feisty brand of progressive bluegrass, which Beardsworth says is simply roots music that incorporates experimentation. “To us it means keeping one foot in the bluegrass while simultaneously seeing how far we can stretch without pulling a proverbial hamstring,” he says. As for the reaction they’ve gotten from Greenville’s music fans and fellow musicians, he says that they couldn’t be happier: “Greenville became our home much faster than anticipated, and we absolutely love it here.” —Vincent Harris

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The Boo Jays with Cazador and Watt

Radio Room 2845 N. Pleasantburg Drive 9 p.m. | $5 (over 21), $7 (under) The Boo Jays play a dark, grimy brand of ghoulish garage rock, heavy on the distortion and grit. Think Roky Erickson with a more dramatic streak. 263-7868 radioroomgreenville.com

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Ring in the New Year at The Spinning Jenny with some spirited line-dancing and a classic-andnew country hits set from Pony Express. 469-6416 thespinningjennygreer.com

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Blind Horse Saloon | 1035 Lowndes Hill Road

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Your cover for the the Blind Horse’s New Year’s bash includes a set by veteran country/Southern rock cover specialists One-Eyed Jack, party favors and champagne toast at midnight for those 21 or over. They’ll also be giving away more than $1,000 in cash, concert tickets and other prizes. 233-1381 | blind-horse.com

After years of hardcore jamming at The Handlebar’s weekly Bluegrass Night, the West End String Band coalesced into a fiercely talented group of players with some high-lonesome harmony skills to boot. 401-8167 carolinabauernhaus.com

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South 41 Crossroad Craft & Barrel | 23 Rushmore Drive

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“Lucky Lazlo” storytime

South 41 Crossroad is a classic-rock, country and beach cover band with a focus on Beach Boys-style vocal harmonies. 603-3493

Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5 10:30 a.m. FREE Bring your preschool children for a storytime reading of the picture book “Lucky Lazlo” by Steve Light. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

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The Academy of Arts Ministries | The Logos Theatre 80 Schools St., Taylors Jan. 5, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Jan. 7, 2-5 p.m.; and Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $35-$45 If you enjoyed “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” then you will not want to miss the featured production of the Academy’s 2016-2017 season, “Prince Caspian.” This epic production will be making its first appearance worldwide on a professional level on the Logos Theatre stage and will bring you to the world of Narnia in a new and unforgettable way. 268-9342 theAcademyOfArts.org information@theAcademyOfArts.org

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Parmalee plays after Swamp Rabbit Game

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N. Academy St. Game begins at 5 p.m. | $15-125 2016 Academy of Country Music nominee Parmalee will perform following the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey game. Special VIP ticket packages are available to purchase. VIP packages enable fans to have the opportunity to meet the band, take pictures and receive autographs during the first intermission. swamprabbits.com

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Swing First, with Messenger Down, Sucks This and Underground Boiz Ground Zero | 3052 Howard St., Spartanburg 6 p.m. | $10 Swing First is another of the promising new wave of punk-pop bands rising around the Upstate. They specialize in tight, riff-heavy songs and catchy choruses, all cranked to 11. 948-1661

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Centre Stage Theatre | 501 River Street | 2 and 7 p.m. | $15 Themes of laughter and sorrow can be found throughout the three chamber pieces featured in this beautiful and poignant concert including Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden.” 232-0344 ext 18 | greenvillesymphony.org

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Rims & Keys with EJP Independent Public Ale House 110 Poinsett Highway

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9 p.m. | $10

“I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug!” storytime

Rims & Keys play “gangsta-jazz,” a musical hybrid that bridges the gap between the hot beats of the Dirty South and the more sensual, contemplative moments of John Coltrane and Miles Davis. 552-1265 | ipagreenville.com

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Fiction Addiction | 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5 10:30 a.m. | FREE

VISUAL ART

Roberto Cortez exhibit Centre Stage lobby 501 River St.

FRI

Tuesday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. | FREE

CONCERT

Dr. Mac Arnold’s Blues National Concert Series

Dr. Mac Arnold’s Blues | 1237 Pendleton Street 8-11 p.m. | $10 National touring artist The Reverend Billy C. Wirtz will grace the stage of Mac Arnold’s Blues. Wirtz is a comic genius, gifted pianist and American musicologist who defies easy

THEATER

Eleanor Roosevelt, Chautauqua Talk led by Judith Prince

Cortez’s vibrant, colorful works will be on display through January.

THU

Bring your preschool children for a storytime reading of the picture book “I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug!” by Caroline B. Cooney and illustrated by Tim Warnes. 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com

Greenville Chautauqua Hughes Main Library 25 Heritage Green Place 7-8:30 p.m. FREE Kickoff event for Chautauqua’s Season “The Power of Words.” Join an audience that loves to talk back to history led by Dr. Judith Prince whose life’s work has been inspired by Eleanor

Roosevelt. Former vice chancellor and chief academic officer and professor at University of South Carolina Upstate, Dr. Prince’s Eleanor Roosevelt-inspired life work has been honored with the Leadership Greenville Distinguished Alumnae Award, YWCA Women of Achievement in Education Award, Rotary Club of Greenville Career Award, Calder D. Ehrmann Outstanding Individual Award for Diversity from the Riley Institute at Furman University, Women Making History Award and The Urban League Whitney M. Young Jr. Humanitarian Award. 244-1499 greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

SAT

CONCERT

Headcell with The Reason You Stayed, Anonymous Concept and State of Illusion Soundbox Tavern 507 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville

THU

LITERARY

“How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?” storytime Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5 10:30 a.m. FREE Bring your preschool children for a storytime reading of the picture book “How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?” by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

SUN

CONCERT

9 String Theory

Temple of Israel, sanctuary 400 Spring Forest Road 3-5 p.m.

9 p.m. | FREE

$20 adults/$5 children

Seneca’s Headcell is a metal quartet whose vocalist is just as comfortable rapping as he is singing or screaming, whatever the song requires. They draw their influences from bands like Papa Roach, (hed) pe and POD. 228-7763

This unique collaboration of domra and guitar is a dazzling display of string virtuosity featuring Angelina Galashenkova, domra, and John Huston, guitar, in a varied program featuring Latin American rhythms, Russian Gypsy fire, Spanish flamenco and songs from America. This program

Mattie’s Second Chance

The heartwarming story of a dog who never gave up hope

Animal Care’s

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I never knew life could be like this. For the first time I have a warm bed, plenty of food and more friends than I knew possible. It’s hard to believe that just a few months ago, my future seemed hopeless. My brother and I had spent most of our lives on a chain. One day our people stopped coming and so did the food. We were alone, hungry and scared. Four months went by before we were found. My brother had passed and there was nothing I could do to save him. I had to keep fighting. When they found me, I was barely breathing. I could tell by the look on my rescuers’ faces that my situation was dire. They said I was “abandoned” and “emaciated”. All I remember is that I was really hungry and really sick. But I immediately knew I was in good hands.

Mattie Before

Mattie Today

When I was brought to Animal Care, I could tell that my life was about to change forever. I’d always loved people but did not know they would love me back. I was fed, given medical attention and around-the-clock care. Instead of putting the chain back on, they gave me love, affection and my very own bed.

The next day, my new friends took me to get some tests. They said I had heartworm disease and a tumor. I overheard them saying that many places that take dogs like me in can’t afford the treatment for problems like these. Thankfully, they said that here at Animal Care, kind people like you donate money to help with that. I had the life-saving surgery I needed and my heartworms are being treated. Once I’m better I’ll be ready to find my forever family, and they’ll keep me healthy for life with heartworm prevention and regular visits to the vet. Because of the Animal Care staff, volunteers and friends like you, I will never know hardship again. I look and feel like a new dog! Life is looking good and I can’t wait to see who my new family will be. Maybe it will be you! Love and Doggy Kisses,

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will delight every musical taste, and the virtuosity of these artists is amazing. Free wine and cheese reception to meet the artists follows the performance. 292-1782 | templeofisrael.org office@templeofisrael.org

MON

BOOK SIGNING

JAN. 28-29 CONCERT

Meet New York Times Bestselling Southern Author and Reader Favorite Karen White Fiction Addiction | 1175 Woods Crossing Road 2 p.m. $28/guarantees a seat, admits one to the event and includes one copy of “The Guests on South Battery” | $10/standing room only, admits one to the event and includes a $10 voucher that can be redeemed at the event New York Times bestselling author Karen White invites you to explore the brick-walked streets of Charleston in “The Guests on South Battery,” where historic mansions house the memories of years gone by, and restless spirits refuse to fade away. Ms. White will be discussing this new addition to her Tradd Street series at a book talk and signing. After her talk, she will take questions from the audience and sign and personalize books. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

MON-MAR

23-17

FAMILY

Winter at Biltmore

host its 2017 Church Music Conference on campus and other venues Jan. 26-27. Registration includes two days of conference sessions, a conference music packet and a Friday luncheon. Hosted by Furman music faculty members, the conference features two legends of American church music, André Thomas of Florida State University and John Ferguson, the now-retired professor of organ and church music at St. Olaf College. Together they will team up to provide two days of education sessions and musicmaking. A highlight of this year’s conference is Thursday evening’s Hymn Festival, which will be held in the sanctuary of Greenville’s historic First Baptist Church. Registration for the event is $75 on or before Jan. 6, and $95 after that date as space remains. Registration for full-time students is $40. 294-2086 | bit.ly/2gxxKCv

SAT

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents “In the Company of Great Romantics” featuring pianist Edisher Savitski Peace Concert Hall 300 S. Main St. 1/28 at 8 p.m. and 1/29 at 3 p.m. $18-69 Romance is in the air with Weber’s brilliant “Overture to Oberon” and Schumann’s beautiful Fourth Symphony, complemented by rising star Edisher Savitski’s dazzling performance in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. 232-0344 ext 18 greenvillesymphony.org

THU

FAMILY

SC Bar YLD host Family Fair in Greenville

Upstate Church 679 N. Harrison Bridge Road, Simpsonville 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. FREE (843) 284-9500 janthony@anthonyandmoore.com

FEB FRI

THEATER

An Evening with Eleanor Roosevelt, Opening Night Benefit Show Greenville Chautauqua Fine Arts Center on WHHS campus 102 Pine Knoll Drive 7:309 p.m. $30 Picture this: You and Eleanor Roosevelt at an intimate party enjoying fabulous homemade desserts with a small group of avid Chautauqua fans. And being able to ask the First Lady of the World any question your heart desires. And Eleanor will answer them. On Friday, Feb. 3, there will be a spectacular dessert reception and private showing of the Eleanor Roosevelt Show (portrayed by nationally acclaimed historical interpreter Susan Marie Frontczak). This oncea-year fundraising event supports Chautauqua’s year-round, free community shows. This is a limited seating event that has sold out every year. Reserve your tickets today. 244-1499 greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

FOR 25 YEARS

A GREENVILLE TRADITION

LITERARY

“Pablo in the Snow” storytime

Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5

Roper Mountain

10:30 a.m.

Science Center Association

FREE The Biltmore Company

Biltmore 1 North Pack Square, Asheville In the early months of the year, Biltmore offers a peaceful retreat following the hectic pace of the holidays. Discover our great indoors in Biltmore House, America’s largest home. Explore the conservatory with complimentary guided tours of Biltmore’s extensive orchid collection, offered weekdays. Winter specials include lowest admission of the year. Tickets include a free audio guide of Biltmore House for a limited time. 800-411-3812 | biltmore.com

Bring your preschool children for a storytime reading of the picture book “Pablo in the Snow” by Teri Sloat and illustrated by Rosalinde Bonnet. 675-0540 | fiction-addiction.com

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26-27

EDUCATION

Furman University | 3300 Poinsett Highway $40-95 Furman University Music Department will

Live Music! New Laser Show!

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Greenville Chautauqua Wade Hampton High School Auditorium 102 Pine Knoll Drive 2-3:30 p.m. Crossword puzzle: page 38

FREE Sudoku puzzle: page 38

Happy Holidays to Family and Friends

Get ready to laugh, cry and flat-out have a great time as you meet one of the most influential women in world history, Eleanor Roosevelt. Nationally acclaimed historical interpreter Susan Marie Frontczak creates a compelling portrayal that reveals Eleanor Roosevelt not only as a relentless voice for the powerless, but also as a mass communications genius. Hear her speak for herself as she transforms the role of First Lady to become one of the most revered women of her generation. You’ll have lots of questions. And Eleanor Roosevelt will answer them because at Chautauqua, the audience is part of the show. Bring your stories. Share your experiences. Get inspired. Because it’s not just history — it’s personal. Sunday, Feb. 5, show will be sign interpreted. 244-1499 greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

MON

AUTHOR TALK

Fiction Addiction Bookclub Party

Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road 5:30 p.m. $10/redeemable for $10 off any merchandise purchased that evening Store owner Jill Hendrix will present suggested titles for bookclubs, Carolina author Rose Senehi will talk about her new book, “Carolina Belle,” and the store will be serving wine and cheese and giving away a number of free advance reader copies. 675-0540 fiction-addiction.com

FRI-JUL

10-04

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FAMILY

Designed for Drama: Fashion from the Classics Biltmore | 1 North Pack Square, Asheville The artistry of great literary works, costume design and movie making comes together in “Designed for Drama: Fashion from the Classics,” Biltmore’s new exhibition in Biltmore House. Inspired by George Vanderbilt’s love of literature, “Designed for Drama” showcases more than 40 award-winning movie costumes from films based on favorite books in his collection. 800-411-3812 biltmore.com

SUN

CONCERT

Music on Sunday Series

Temple of Israel | 400 Spring Forest Road 3 p.m. | $20/adults and $5/children Jack & Friends is a program of Broadway highlights, solos and duets, from shows old and new, followed by a wine and cheese reception to meet the artists. A fourth consecutive year featuring these talented and charismatic young soloists with Jack. Featuring Jack Cohan, piano, Brittany Hogan Alomar, soprano, and Seph Stanek, baritone.

SUN

CONCERT

ZZ Top’s Tonnage Tour Peace Center

7:30 p.m. | $65-$85 More than four and a half decades after their formation in the Houston area, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top are set to begin a new tour in 2017. 467-3000 or 800-888-7768 peacecenter.org

TUE-SUN

21-26

THEATER

“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”

Peace Center | 101 W. Broad St. | $35–$95 “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband, Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music; she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. 467-3000 | 800-888-7768 peacecenter.org

TUE

THEATER

Abraham Lincoln, Chautauqua Talk led by Dr. Vernon Burton Greenville Chautauqua Hughes Main Library 25 Heritage Green Place 7-8:30 p.m. | FREE Discuss the words of Abraham Lincoln with the author of “The Age of Lincoln.” Dr. Vernon Burton is a prolific author, an eminent Lincoln scholar — and, like Lincoln, tells a great story. For Dr. Burton, Southern history is personal. He grew up in Ninety-Six and graduated from Furman University. He is Clemson University creativity professor of humanities; professor of history, sociology and computer science; and director of the Clemson CyberInstitute. Dr. Burton’s “The Age of Lincoln” (2007) won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Literary Award for nonfiction and was selected for Book of the Month Club, History Book Club and

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Military Book Club. He is also the author of “The Essential Lincoln, Speeches and Correspondence” as well as eight other books on Southern history. 244-1499 | greenvilleCHAUTAUQUA.org

MAR SAT

FUNDRAISER

Plant A Dream: A Pajama Black Tie Soiree

Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. | 6-10 p.m. | $75 Please join us for the inaugural Plant A Dream: A Pajama Black Tie Soiree benefiting and hosted by the Barbara Stone Foundation. WYFF’s Geoff Hart will be the event’s emcee with The Erica Berg Collective spinning tracks, special performance by Centre Stage performers Taylor and Daniel Marlatt and GoodLife Catering serving up a menu set to impress. Help make dreams come true for our friends and neighbors with special needs and disabilities by wearing your finest pajamas on the red carpet. plantadream.info

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TICKET ALERT

Ticket Alert: Casting Crowns

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N. Academy St. | 10 a.m. Multiplatinum-selling and Grammy-winning group Casting Crowns will hit the road again this spring for the second leg of “The Very Next Thing” Tour, featuring K-LOVE Radio’s Male Artist of the Year Danny Gokey and special guests Unspoken. Presented by Compassion International and Museum of the Bible.

241-3800 | bonsecoursarena.com

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TICKET ALERT

Ticket Alert: Amos Lee March 10 show Peace Concert Hall 101 W. Broad St.

10 a.m. | $35-55 Amos Lee continues to excite fans worldwide with his sixth studio album, “Spirit.” His previous album, “Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song,” earned acclaim from The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Paste and more. 467-3000 | peacecenter.org

THRU WED

VISUAL ARTS

“Sense of Place: Picturing West Greenville” Exhibit

Clemson University | Sikes Hall, Ground Floor 101 Calhoun Drive, Clemson 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Monday-Friday | FREE This exhibition examines the people, places and the cultural life of West Greenville in a project organized by the Center for Visual Arts - Greenville. Artists invited to participate in the project demonstrate relevant experience in creating a collection of works using environmental portraiture or storytelling. The goal of the project was to build community and convey and bring together a significant exhibit meant to honor West Greenville residents and the surrounding community. The artists selected to participate in the project and exhibit are Dawn Roe of Asheville, N.C., and Winter Park, Fla.; Dustin Chambers of Atlanta; Kathleen Robbins of Columbia, S.C.; and Leon Alesi of Asheville, N.C., and Austin, Texas. calendar.clemson.edu

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NOW THRU MAR. 9 Ticket Alert: Rickie Lee Jones and Madeleine Peyroux March 9 show Peace Concert Hall 101 W. Broad St. 10 a.m. | $45-55 Two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones exploded onto the pop scene in 1978 and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums. Twenty years after her recording debut, Madeleine Peyroux continues her musical journey of exploring beyond the ordinary with the live collection “Secular Hymns,” a spirited and soulful masterwork of loping, skipping, sassy, feisty and sexy tunes delivered in a captivating mélange of funk, blues and jazz. 467-3000 | peacecenter.org

THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA FUNDING FOR SERVICES The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) receives annual allocations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds to address community needs in Greenville County, including the cities of Mauldin, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn, Travelers Rest, and Greer. The GCRA requests proposals from providers of targeted services particularly those that address neighborhood needs; needs of low to moderate income persons, families or households; or needs of the elderly. Typical projects funded under this request will have duration of one year or less. An application is available by contacting Tina Belge at tbelge@gcra-sc.org; by visiting www.gcra-sc.org ; by mailing a request to GCRA, 301 University Ridge, Suite 2500, Greenville, SC 29601; or by calling (864) 242-9801 x111. A mandatory training session for all applicants providing detailed information will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at GCRA. Please contact Tina Belge via e-mail at tbelge@ gcra-sc.org by January 11, 2017 to register for the training session. Applications will be accepted from December 16, 2016 to February 10, 2017 for projects beginning July 2017. NOTICE The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) is now accepting applications for funding of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) eligible activities. The GCRA Board has reaffirmed its primary mission of affordable housing and its second emphasis of meeting the needs of the elderly population in Greenville County. Preference will be given to applications for programs serving the elderly.

2017 Meeting Dates Greenville County Council Committee of the Whole County Square Conference Room D 301 University Ridge, Greenville Time TBD January 10 & 17 February 7 & 21 March 7 & 21 April 4 & 18 May 2 & 16 June 6 & 20 July 18 August 15 September 5 & 19 October 3 & 17 November 7 & 21 December 5 December 5

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One-off Songs of the Season ACROSS

1 Wall St. whiz 4 Capote, informally 7 Milky gemstones 12 “Avatar” actress Zoe 19 1,760-yard footrace 21 Juliet’s lover 22 Big name in hair care 23 Puzzled 24 Shy around all of humanity? 26 Adorn big shopping centers? 28 Letters on an ambulance 29 Lavish attention (on) 30 “Bali —” 31 Prefix like “equi-” 32 More recent 33 Transport Kriss Kringle on a small, wheeled cart? 43 Middle name of Mozart 44 Yeats’ “The Wild Swans at —” 45 Teen’s skin woe 46 Brazil’s — Paulo 49 Bulletproof vest material 50 Fastener holding a sleigh tinkler in place? 53 Foreman foe 54 Moo — 56 Address with dots in it 57 Tomahawks 58 Takes five 61 Rides that aren’t new

67 Debt note 69 Rogers or Acuff playing percussion as a child? 74 Droid 75 Fait accompli 76 Blights 78 Kin of karate 81 Poker player Ungar 83 Sow, e.g. 85 See 10-Down 86 Reason you might give for not buying a china plate? 93 Mother of Rajiv Gandhi 96 Chatter 97 Hurry 98 False front 99 With dignity 100 Vacation in Italy’s capital? 103 In accordance with 106 Profs’ aides 107 Gigi’s “yes” 108 Voting place 109 Fancy carp 110 Earliest tune that singer Billy ever wrote? 119 Far off driving one’s Ford pickup? 122 Japanese massage 123 Divided into new districts 124 Hindu maxim collection 125 ’Bama rival 126 Hypnotic states 127 “Let’s roll!” 128 Purview of Gov. Cuomo

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40 Yule drink 101 C-worthy Nanny” 41 Not sound 102 Polloi lead-in 114 Lashes (up) 42 Actress Langtry 103 In two, say 115 Traffic clog 46 Baseball’s Red — 104 Scatterer of seeds 116 Redding of soul 47 Pro 105 City square 117 Canadian fuel brand 48 Go-aheads 109 Patella locale 118 Deep desire 50 Rightful deserts 110 Certain bolt holder 120 Company abbr. 51 They show certain transit 111 Altitudes: Abbr. 121 “— was saying ...” routes 112 Architect Saarinen 52 Actress Dern 113 Drescher of “The Crossword answers: page 36 55 Shanty 59 Tim of football 60 — Poke (candy) by Myles Mellor and Susan Flannigan 62 “Do Ya” gp. 63 Lion lair 64 B-to-F run 65 Suffix with drunk 66 Wish undone 68 Sun or moon 70 “Yes, that guy!” 71 1,051, to Nero 72 Iroquois tribe 73 Per annum 77 Doesn’t exit 78 Irish dance 79 Yankee land 80 Small dollop 82 Arboreal frogs 84 In the way a lass would 87 2011 Marvel Comics film 88 Problems for vain sorts 89 Snarling mutt 90 Chart buster 91 “Sorta” suffix 92 — -wee Herman 94 “— will not!” 95 Clunker 99 Adds abundantly Sudoku answers: page 36 100 Swear by Easy

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Rapid Eye Reality with Brad Willis

Eulogy for Santa Gigante We crept along the roads of Half Mile Lake, our car idling through the cold and wind, our older son staring open-mouthed at the strings of lights and inflatable decorations. It was Christmastime 2010, and I had an early flight out of town the next morning. My older son was 6 years old then. His baby brother was 1 1/2. The year had been exhausting on every front. Not much had gone right, and the holiday season had started to feel almost onerous. We had not decorated our home, and it was dark when we pulled back in the driveway.

weekend of December was my another-yeargrayer-and-older birthday, and the sky spit cold rain all over the Saturday and Sunday. By the time the next weekend came, there were some discussions about whether it was even worth it to put up our decorations this year. Put off by the frigid temperatures outside,

happened. I checked the fuse. I checked the cord. I checked the outlet. Santa Gigante rested in the grass as deflated as I’d felt for the past three weeks. I walked inside and assembled my family in a small circle.

I don’t remember how long it took me to understand the sadness on my boy’s face. I don’t know if he had taken his bath yet, if we’d eaten dinner or if I’d even packed for my trip. I only remember that it came to me in a rush: His Christmas wasn’t Christmas when our house sat in the dark.

With the job done, the only remaining task was to deal with Santa Gigante’s remains. We conducted a mock funeral at the trashcan. I sang “Taps.” We lowered the lid slowly. We laughed a little at the moment. And then, as I would for any friend who had passed, I asked the kids what they would remember about Santa Gigante.

My old man took a special kind of pride in decorating our humble house when I was a kid. He felt zero shame in the amount of electricity he pulled off the grid. When friends came by and quoted “Christmas Vacation” (“It’s a beaut, Clark! It’s a beaut!”), he took it as the highest compliment. There was a time before 2010 when I followed in his example, but that year, I didn’t have it in me… until I saw my kid’s face.

“He gave me joy in my heart,” the little one said. I looked at the big kid. He’s going on 13 and has all the sass and hormones you’d expect from a middle school kid. But in the moment, he was six years old again and looking up at me with gratitude.

With December darkness seeming blacker by the minute, I set off for the store, credit card limit be damned, and decided that I wasn’t getting on a plane the next morning without making sure my kid was smiling. The result: the biggest Santa Claus I could find. The Spanish translation on the box called it “Santa Gigante,” and so he was named.

“What will you remember?” I asked. “He was how you saved Christmas,” he said. It was gratitude, pure and sincere. So it was on this 2016 afternoon that my heart again swelled with Christmas spirit and the knowledge that the only gift I’ll ever need is my kids’ happiness.

I spent that night in driving wind and spitting rain clutching Santa Gigante like a Macy’s parade balloon handler in a hurricane, but by the time I woke my kid out of a sound sleep, Santa Gigante was tethered to the ground and waving his giant hand at all passersby. We moved to the other side of town the following year, and Santa Gigante came with us. Over the next five years, he survived wind, snow and a brutal assault by some ne’er-do-wells who mistook my kids’ joy for an opportunity to celebrate their drunken revelry. He was a beacon on my front lawn, one that served as an important reminder of what I learned that 2010 Christmas. We’ve all (perhaps surprisingly) lived through 2016, and it might not come as a surprise that it was hard to light a fire under the Christmas spirit this year. Thanksgiving weekend marked five years since my father died. The first

Before I knew what was happening, both boys were wearing shoes and coats. They raced to the car and buckled their seatbelts. Almost exactly six years after the fact, I would soon be racing all over town again trying to find the perfect replacement for Santa Gigante, only this time I wasn’t doing it alone. I had my sons with me, zipping from aisle to aisle, screeching with sincere belly laughs, and picking out what would sit on our lawn for the years to come. They chose a polar bear they named Rodriguez and a 12-foot-tall snowman we dubbed (with, again, help from the foreign language translation) Frosty Hateur. Two hours later, both towered over my front lawn.

And just how big did my heart swell that day? Well, you might just say it was gigante.

Brad Willis is a writer who lives in Greenville County. In addition to his other professional work, he writes at RapidEyeReality.com. I decided to leave the decision to the boys, now 12 and 7 years old. Did they actually care if we decorated the house this year? They answered in unison and voices so urgent they pushed me back on my heels. “Yes!” And that’s how it came to be that I was out on a cold Sunday afternoon pulling Santa Gigante out of his box. I plugged him in… and nothing

“I regret to inform you,” I said, pausing to let the gravity of the moment do its work, “that after six years of faithful service, Santa Gigante is no more.” My older son dropped his head for dramatic effect. I stood there wondering if this moment would act as a bookend to that 2010 Christmas and mark the year we just didn’t do it anymore.

Not all stories are fouNd iN books. Syd Solomon (1917-2004) Beck and Call,

Alfred Hutty (1877-1954) In a Southern City, 1922

Grainger McKoy, born 1947 American Kestrel (detail), 1998

Jamie Wyeth, born 1946 Sister Parrish and Mr. Universe, 2011

A world of stories AwAits At the GCMA.

NOW ON vieW: Syd Solomon: Concealed and Revealed Awarded five Bronze Stars for his service in World War II, Pennsylvania native Syd Solomon (1917-2004) served as a camoufleur, creating instruction manuals and camouflaging techniques that assisted in the lead up to the Normandy Invasion. By combining cutting edge materials with his camouflage experience Solomon realized his signature style. The Poetry of Place The Poetry of Place offers a respite and reminder that our country, and particularly the South, is home. From the colorful streets of New Orleans to the misty bayou of Louisiana to the undulant Smoky Mountains, The Poetry of Place invites you to re-discover America. Grainger McKoy South Carolina carver and artist Grainger McKoy (born 1947) grew up in Sumter, and attended Clemson University, earning a degree in zoology, while also studying architecture. Under his masterful hand, McKoy’s intricately carved birds are transformed into gravity-defying sculptures. Wyeth Dynasty In celebration of the centennial of Andrew Wyeth’s birth in 1917, the Museum presents Wyeth Dynasty. More than 70 works are featured in this important look at the first family of American painting.

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