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ART, CULTURE, STYLE OF THE PROGRESSIVE SOUTH

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ART FOR GREENVILLE Anne Goldthwaite: Modern Woman

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MAY 2020

EYE FOR AN EYE

Greenville photographer Will Crooks turns his lens on regional fine artists, finding inspiration in their work, their studios, and especially their approach to creating. by angie toole thompson

“The characters in Will’s Studio Visits series are remarkably diverse, across all spectrums of human experience and expression. He is intentional about selecting people working in non-traditional mediums.” —Angie Toole Thompson

Cover: Here Now 14, 2015, 12” x 12”, flashe vinyl paint on birch cradled panel, by Jeffrey Leder. Right: Greenville painter, Maggie Macdonald; for more, turn to page 70. Photograph by Will Crooks

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Elizabeth McDaniel is opening a brickand-mortar outpost of LaRue Fine Chocolate in the Poe West development, featuring her bespoke chocolates and other confections. by M. linda lee

“I’ve always been drawn to jobs where I’m learning something all the time.” —Elizabeth McDaniel Photograph by Paul Mehaffey

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Map artist Karen O’Leary’s background in architecture led her to create StudioKMO; Amber Michels empowers new mothers to navigate life after giving birth; Charleston-based band Ranky Tanky is blazing music charts with an energetic sound.

Take a trip in your own backyard with a look at the night sky and its myriad constellations.

Charleston-based artist Peggy Watkins finds beauty in nature, depicting wildlife in her oil paintings of sporting culture.

Boost your mood with plants from local shops; Greenville’s Sorella Glenn designs colorful lampshades fit for any room.

Lindsay Beck is reinventing sweets and savories via Fancy Fox Bakeshop; LaRue Fine Chocolate is set to open at Poe West with more than just sweets on the menu; take your dinner to restaurant status with this sesame tuna and soba noodle salad.

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Editor’s Letter

Photograph by Blair Knobel

In the midst of boredom, stress, and sadness, there is also a lot of goodness.

HERE, NOW

e are in strange times, a new normal, an unprecedented moment. These are descriptions of our shocking global reality, four months into 2020. Life has a different rhythm. And while we’re doing our best to stay healthy, connected, and supportive, we are living in a vacuum. Suddenly rush hour is like Sunday morning traffic. Gas is cheap, yet we’re homebound. Masks are the norm. We’re in a war, where the front lines are hospitals and our soldiers are medical personnel, delivery workers, janitors, and others who are the world’s heartbeat. There is much to fret about, feel for, and lament. People are dying, the economy is suffering, students have watched their school year vanish into thin air. And, yet, for this moment, we are united. If we’re lucky, we’re surrounded by family, partners, and pets, while virtually connected to loved ones. We have an opportunity to see life in a totally new light—to take stock of what we have, what we’re missing, what we’re thankful for. We’re in slow motion, with the ability to pause and study our own story, how we’ve shaped it and where we’d like to take it from here.

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It’s not the daily grind as we once knew it, though we’re still working hard, lending a hand, and surveying the direction of our lives. In the midst of boredom, stress, and sadness, there is also a lot of goodness. We’re able to see all sides now, in sharp clarity, better than ever before. We’ve created this issue from our homes, thanks to the benefits of technology and many dedicated people. Our feature story, “Eye for an Eye,” is an homage to the varied artists living in our community and a presentation of fine art photography by the young, bright talent, Will Crooks. Our cover features the work of one of Will’s subjects, Greenville artist Jeffrey Leder. This month, we celebrate creativity, ingenuity, and finding beauty right where we stand. The microscope of a pandemic makes us realize that we are inextricably linked. The world is a living organism, and we are parts of that organism, made up of the same stuff—breathing in and out into the next moment, and into hopeful days ahead. Blair Knobel Editor in Chief

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DO YOU SEE WHAT WE SEE? Fear. Anxiety. Sadness. The same emotions that many of us are experiencing in these uncertain times are what those who have a mental illness live with every day. As we face the future with courage and optimism, we ask you to rethink your attitude toward mental health. From stigma and shame to support and understanding. From fear and despair to empathy and hope. This is what we at NAMI Greenville see as we change minds about mental illness. There is hope – and help – at NAMI.

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WHAT IS INSPIRING YOU DURING THIS TIME?

Mark B. Johnston

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Blair Knobel

“I’M INSPIRED BY THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN REFRESHING AND VALUABLE PERSPECTIVE.”

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“UNITY AND CONNECTION.”

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STYLE EDITOR

Abby Moore Keith

MANAGING EDITOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Kathryn Davé Ruta Fox M. Linda Lee Steven Tingle Stephanie Trotter Jac Valitchka Ashley Warlick

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Beth Ables, Katie Burgess, Olivia McCall & Angie Toole Thompson CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS, ILLUSTRATORS & DESIGNERS

“THE RESILIENCE OF MY SON, SHANE, WHO HAS WATCHED HIS SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND FINAL LACROSSE SEASON VANISH BEFORE HIS EYES.”

—Stephanie Trotter

“I’M INSPIRED BY PEOPLE WORKING FOR DELIVERY SERVICES, GROCERY STORES, HOSPITALS—EVERYONE WHO’S OUT THERE RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF OTHERS. I HOPE WE ALL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP THEM SAFE BY STAYING HOME. AND I HOPE THAT WE DO MORE THAN JUST CALL THEM ‘HEROES’— THAT WE FIND REAL, CONCRETE WAYS OF THANKING THEM FOR EVERYTHING.”

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“I AM INSPIRED BY THE QUIET MOMENTS OF FLEETING BEAUTY AS I TAKE TIME TO SLOW DOWN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.”

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MANAGER OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT “I AM INSPIRED BY THE SLOWNESS OF SPRING DURING THIS TIME.”

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Lizzie Campbell, Georgia Gay & Anita Harley Kristi Fortner

ACCOUNTING & HUMAN RESOURCES

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THE LIST THE MONTH’S MUST-DOS

Editor’s Note: Some events may have been canceled since our press deadline.

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW: RAISE A RUCKUS 2020 TOUR Old Crow Medicine Show started out playing on street corners around the country. After being discovered in North Carolina by folk icon Doc Watson, the group rose to fame with “Wagon Wheel” in 2004. Since then, they have won two Grammy Awards, been inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, and toured the world. Now having performed together for more than 20 years, their undeniably rich folk sound has sustained their success. Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Sun, May 31, 7pm. $25-$55. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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Test your jewelry-making skills and craft a handmade gift your mom will treasure at this special class. Price includes sterling silver for one hammered-heart necklace, plus a chain. Bring your mom along so the two of you can share the experience. Participants are welcome to bring their own bottle of wine to the class.

Photograph courtesy of Make Made Jewelry

Make Made Jewelry, 241 N Main St, Ste C, Greenville. Sat, May 2, 11am–2pm. $70. (864) 412-8087, makemadejewelry.com

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BREW IN THE ZOO

THE 85 SOUTH SHOW LIVE

Explore the zoo after hours with a drink in hand at the annual Brew in the Zoo fundraiser. Early admission grants a t-shirt and keepsake beer glass, as well as access to sample Giraffe Ale, made exclusively for this event by R.J. Rocker. Its ingredients were selected by none other than the zoo’s Masai giraffe, Miles. Bring along your friends to congratulate Miles on his brewing skills, and join his fellow zoo residents for this lighthearted evening.

Experience the 85 South Show live, as hosts DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, and Chico Bean present their podcast in real time. Improvisation and freestyle exercises will demonstrate their comedic talents, which audience members get to hear first as the show is being recorded for a new episode of the podcast.

Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Dr, Greenville. Fri, May 29, 6:30pm. $20$65. (864) 467-4300, greenvillezoo.com

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Sat, May 16, 8pm. $46-$163. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com

Photograph courtesy of the Bon Secours Wellness Arena

MOTHER’S DAY HAMMERED HEARTS: MAKE + SIP CLASS

FAIR AT HERITAGE PARK

DUDE PERFECT 2020 TOUR

TAKE FLIGHT 5K

Taste the early days of summer at the Fair at Heritage Park, complete with carnival rides and games. Shows such as Jurassic Kingdom, Sea Lion Splash, and Victoria Circus will add plenty of excitement. When you’re ready for a break from the Ferris wheel, there will be funnel cakes, cotton candy, and much more calling your name.

Stunts, competitive battles, funny stories, and plenty of laughter will accompany Dude Perfect members Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert, and Coby and Cory Cotton in their live performance. The group is known for their Overtime series, and they will do several of their segments live. Their audience may be drawn to crazy trick-shot videos, but they stick around for the group’s compelling message of faith.

Hit the runway for the Downtown Airport’s annual fundraiser, Take Flight 5K. All ages are welcome to run either the 5K or Kid’s Run, and door prizes donated by local businesses will also be up for grabs. Proceeds will go toward building a parking lot for the Runway Park playground, a favorite spot for little aviators.

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Thurs, May 28, 7pm. $25. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com

Greenville Downtown Airport, 100 Tower Dr, Greenville. Sat, May 23, 8am. $10-$30. (864) 303-0744, greenvilledowntownairport.com

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Heritage Park, 861 SE Main St, Simpsonville. May 14–24. Mon–Fri, 4–11pm; Sat, 11am–midnight; Sun, 12:30–11pm. General admission, $7; free for children under 10. (864) 296-6601, fairatheritagepark.com

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Quick HITS MODERN DESIGN LAB QUILT INVITATIONAL

z Organized by the Modern Design Lab, a group of Upstate quilters founded to explore design, fabric, and quilting techniques, this exhibit at the GCCA will showcase six local quilters and six quilters from outside of South Carolina. Featured quilts apply modern design concepts to traditional techniques through the artists’ bold use of color, contrast, alternate grid work, and improvisational piecing. Come kick oﬀ the show with a reception on June 5th at 6pm. Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville. June 5–29. Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm; Sat, 11am–3pm. Free. (864) 735-3948, artcentergreenville.org

ALISON KRAUSS

Photograph courtesy of the Peace Center

z American singer Alison Krauss has been in love with bluegrass music since she first picked up a fiddle at the age of five. She was 14 when she signed her first record deal, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry at 21. Today the singer boasts 27 Grammys and 9 Country Music Association Awards among her many accolades. Don’t miss this one-night chance to see the star in Greenville. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Fri, June 12, 8pm. $52-$210. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com

TROLLS LIVE!

z After months of being cooped up, your little ones will love you for taking them to this upbeat performance, which brings some of their favorite characters to life at The Well. There will be song, dance, and glitter galore in the Trolls ﬁrst live tour, when Queen Poppy attempts to save Troll Hug Time by throwing a rollicking party as only she can. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. June 23–24. Tues, 6pm; Wed, 10am & 6pm. $22-$59. (864) 2413800, bonsecoursarena.com

CATS

z New choreography, lighting, and sound design bring novel notes to this record-breaking 1982 musical. Set to an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS boasts seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Even if you saw it years ago, it’s high time to refresh your “Memory” of the night the Jellicles decide which lucky member of their tribe of cats will be reborn. Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. June 23–28. Show times vary. $35-$95. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Audience members will find it difficult to stay in their seats during this high-energy, foot-tapping musical. The show follows the life of Donna Summer, a Boston girl who became a dancing and singing sensation. Featuring such hits as “Hot Stuff” and “Love to Love You Baby,” this tribute to the late, great singer immerses audiences in her electrifying world. Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. May 19–24. Tues–Thurs, 7:30pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm; Sun, 1pm & 6:30pm. $35-$95. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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Generations Group, an organization helping young boys who have endured sexual abuse, held its annual luncheon at the Greenville Convention Center, with more than 800 people in attendance. Catered by the GCC, the highlight of the event was special guest speaker, country star Jimmy Wayne, who delivered an impactful message and left the guests feeling honored and inspired by the work of Generations Group.

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The Community Foundation hosted about 120 guests, including donors and sponsors, at its legacy brunch held at the Poinsett Club. Keynote speaker Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, dean at USC School of Medicine, discussed her journey to her position, and Bob Morris, president of the foundation, gave an update on the Community Foundation and all that is coming in the months ahead.

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The Greenville Jewish Film Festival’s popular three-day, soldout event featured the work of muralist Adam Schrimmer, who created an interactive piece with guests, and Susan Sachs of the Hope Foundation, who delivered a moving speech on the second night. Golda’s Balcony, The Film, and Shoelaces were among the films shown throughout the weekend, and Uptown Catering Company provided the food for each day, featuring traditional Jewish fare.

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The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce honored 82 years of serving the community at its annual celebration presented by Prisma Health at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Greenville Golf Resort. Attendees enjoyed a cocktail hour, then finished the evening with the main dinner and awards ceremony.

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udson and Jason met in Hudson’s office building in downtown Dallas. Hudson assumed he worked with IT, so she constantly asked him to fix her computer. Turns out, Jason never worked with IT, he was just frequently in the same building for meetings. It all worked out, because Hudson and Jason started dating only to discover they had many of the same loves: travel, art, family, dogs, and, of course, one another. Three and a half years later, Jason planned a surprise trip the weekend before his birthday. On their connecting flight in JFK, Hudson realized they were headed to Iceland with her best friend and her husband, as

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well. On Diamond Beach in Ireland, with a diamond in hand, Jason asked Hudson to spend forever with him. They arrived home and started planning their big day at Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston. Adorned in floral garlands, the couple’s pups met their owners at the top of the altar, with Hudson dressed in a long-sleeve lace and tulle Hayley Paige gown. The reception featured specialty cocktails named after the dogs, Theodore Ruxpin Mule and the Great Gatsby, and music by Right to Party to keep the dancing going into the moonlight. The couple now resides in the city where they met: Dallas, Texas. —Kathryn Norungolo By Brandon Lata Photography

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Summer love rings true for Olivia and Earle. Their love story began at the movies, the summer before their senior year in high school. They went in as friends and came out knowing there was potential for much more between them. Swing dancing, the Gamecocks, and a little bit of distance were all key points in their relationship, which ultimately led them to a rooftop in Sorrento, Italy, for a sunset proposal. Earle knew the importance this chosen place had to Olivia, as it is one of her favorite places in the world. The couple traveled back to the Upstate to prepare for their 1920s winter wedding held at the historic Gassaway Mansion. Olivia wore a Maggie Sottero dress, and the couple knelt on a pillow that had been used in previous weddings in Olivia’s family. The couple has settled down in the Greenville area to begin their future together.—Madison Garrett By Marshall Graham Photography

TAYLOR SCHUSTER & CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR OCTOBER 12, 2019 Love at first sight is how Taylor and Christopher describe their relationship. They both worked as firefighters in Greenville, but Christopher moved away. However, as luck would have it, he returned to visit friends and connected with Taylor. Their relationship blossomed for more than two years, before a downtown Greenville proposal. The couple celebrated their big day at Gassaway Mansion in special style. Their wedding had the ambiance of a tea party in a garden with a sprinkle of a magical fairy dust. Taylor wore a dress from The Poinsett Bride, and the couple utilized the services of many local businesses, an important aspect to them. Taylor and Christopher have settled down in Greer.—MG By Marshall Graham Photography

TIFFANE THOMPSON & CHARLES T. DAVIS JR. JANUARY 19, 2020 Two years ago, Charles walked into Breakwater in downtown Greenville for a drink when he saw Tiffane. Tiffane had gone out for a night alone, but Charles knew he had to connect with her. They exchanged numbers, and as Tiffane left the bar that night and received a text almost immediately, she felt she’d be connecting with Charles for the rest of her life. On their two-year anniversary, Charles planned an evening for the books, complete with a rooftop dinner setting, handwritten scrolls, and bottles of Champagne to pop when Tiffane said “yes” to forever. Every detail of the couple’s wedding at Avenue was geared toward having the biggest and best party. Their Sunday morning ceremony went straight into a jam-packed reception filled with dancing and the ideal Sunday brunch: shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, and mimosas. The couple resides in their beloved downtown Greenville, where Charles is a principal at Brushy Creek Elementary, and Tiffane is the director of consumer experience at Michelin.—KN By Stephenie Robinson Photography hearing wedding bells? TOWN Magazine wants to publish your wedding announcement. If you currently live or grew up in the Upstate and were recently married, please write to us at TOWN Magazine, Attn: Weddings, 581 Perry Ave, Greenville, SC 29611, or e-mail weddings@towncarolina.com. Due to space constraints, inclusion is not guaranteed.

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ARTIST KAREN O’LEARY’S MODERN MAPS CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF PLACE by Kathryn Davé • photography by Allison Fowler

e-routed. It’s not often that life’s surprises cut to the heart, but that’s what happened to artist Karen O’Leary when a hand-cut map born from her fifth-year architecture thesis turned her career as an architect into one as a thriving studio artist. Simple, modern, graphic, powerful—this original, hand-cut map lay the foundation for O’Leary’s business, StudioKMO. Based on a site map she first produced for her thesis before graduating from Virginia Tech, the founding piece was a 6-feet-by-8-feet hand-cut map of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx. When she casually decided to list the map for sale on Etsy in 2009, the juxtaposition between the map’s

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impressive scale and its handcrafted intricacy caught the attention of the design community, sending O’Leary’s work to top design blogs. Requests for other custom maps came pouring in, enough to eventually prompt her to leave her architecture job for a studio of her own. O’Leary’s city maps honor the beauty of the urban plan, stripping away typical navigational details like text and symbols. Land and water are represented by negative space, bringing the eye to delicate webs and grids of streets. The tension between the cut-away spaces and the painstaking grid left behind reveals the complexity of the urban environment. “I’ve always loved the idea of making an impact on the

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The beauty of artist Karen O’Leary’s delicate, paper-cut maps comes from the details she leaves out: text, symbols, navigational elements. The resulting grid of streets plays with negative space for a modern take on cartography. She draws and cuts each map by hand in her studio—a beautiful yet painstaking process that has required as many as eighty hours for one map.

built environment through thoughtful, modern design. My artwork, while not architecture, is evidence of my architectural background and love of minimal, modern design,” explains O’Leary. Settled in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and two young daughters, O’Leary now gives her days to the slow process of creating her art. Part of the marvel her pieces inspire is the breathtaking amount of focus and precision required to produce them. She starts by drawing a line-ink map of a place on thick paper. These intricate drawings offer their own appeal, and O’Leary sells them as originals and prints. To create a hand-cut map, the artist then takes the ink drawings

one step further and spends hours with an X-acto blade, carefully cutting away. The tediousness of executing these works is not an obstacle for O’Leary. “I’m most inspired by the process,” she says. “Each day is new, and I cherish the opportunity to work on new projects. Usually, I do not have a personal connection to the cities I create, and I can see it more as a piece of artwork finding beauty in its elements.” Big cities—London, New York, Paris—make up much of her work, but so do smaller destinations, like colleges and hometowns. “I often create custom pieces, which have such great meaning and nostalgia associated with each place,” says O’Leary. Although the artist may not share a personal connection with all the cities that inspire her work, O’Leary knows that maps can be deeply meaningful, a grid of moments and memories and feelings. Perhaps that is what her work does best: distills a place to the beauty of its connections. View O’Leary’s current collection of drawings, prints, hand-cut maps, and custom commissions at etsy.com/shop/studiokmo.

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PEACE MAKER

AMBER MICHELS HELPS WORKING WOMEN NAVIGATE THE WATERS OF NEW MOTHERHOOD

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mber Michels is someone you want on your side. To know her is to know she’s going to take whatever steps she can for you to put your best foot forward. Michels, the co-creator (along with her sister-in-law, Kimmie Johnson) of the Peace of Mind Initiative, wants to get new moms/struggling parents/corporate-maternity-leavers who are returning to work back on the upside if they’re down after the life-changing event of becoming a parent.

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Michels knows firsthand the dizzying vertigo when the sheer face of the downslope can hit. After the birth of her first child in 2014, Michels, a mother of two, whose former life included working in commercial business development in New York City, was struck with severe postpartum depression and anxiety. “I literally didn’t leave the house for four months,” says Michels, “and being the type of personality that wants to always affect change for good, and can’t just sit there and watch something fall apart and not want to fix it . . . well, I was the thing falling apart and I knew I needed to fix it.” She began writing out her thoughts and journaled her way right into a business model, knowing she couldn’t be the only one who felt this way as a new mom. Formerly known as Your Milk Shoppe, the Peace of Mind Initiative is a resource service that serves as a road map (if not a lifeline) for parentsto-be, but also for the employer the new mother goes back to after 12 weeks, if she’s lucky to have maternity leave, that is. “We intercept

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TB • SOUNDS

JOYFUL NOISE CHARLESTON-BASED QUINTET RANKY TANKY TAKES OFF AT THIS YEAR’S GRAMMY AWARDS BY Jac Valitchka • PHOTOGRAPH BY Peter Frank Edwards

ou don’t so much listen to their music as imbibe it. It’s not so much that they play music as it is they transfer a feeling. This group of five musicians making up Charleston band Ranky Tanky connect the cultural dots of an ancestral lineage born of the tightly woven communities of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands off the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia. The Gullah are the descendants of the enslaved Africans whose heritage the quintet pays homage to through two stellar efforts thus far: their eponymous debut album in 2017, which landed at Number 1 on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon Jazz charts, and 2019’s Good Time, which earned them a Grammy Award this year for Best Regional Roots Music Album. Ranky Tanky (a Gullah expression for “get funky”) has an undeniable chemistry that can only exist between folks who have known each other for many years, as Quiana Parler (vocals), Kevin Hamilton (bass), Quentin E. Baxter (drums), Charlton Singleton (trumpet and vocals), and Clay Ross (guitar and vocals) have. Ross, a New York City resident originally from Anderson, South Carolina, brought the idea to his longtime fellow musician friends to reach back into history to play this music together as a band. “We have a sound and a chemistry that’s been cultivated for the past 20-plus years,” says Hamilton, calling in from Charleston. “So we basically want to do right by that, but also contribute to the Gullah community. That’s a big thing for us: to be playing something that adds to it and enriches it and brings it further, but also at the same time to enjoy it.” No wonder their second release is so perfectly titled. Good Time is a joyful celebration of horns and handclaps, of harmony and call-and-response chorus. This is not some kind

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Charleston-based band Ranky Tanky’s rousing Gullah-inﬂuenced sound is gaining in popularity and acclaim. The band took home the Best Regional Roots Music Album award at this year’s Grammys.

of cultural appropriation either: Hamilton grew up in the community on James Island and explains that “the three people that came up in church with it are Quiana, Charlton, and Quentin,” he says, adding, “and Quentin, whose got a family full of deacons and he’s been playing in church all his life. Music came to him differently than it came to me. The running joke in the band is that I grew up Catholic, so for me church music is different.” No matter how the music came to them, Ranky Tanky has brought focus to these songs of strife, struggle, and the yearning for spiritual uplift. Parler’s voice is the kind that fills every molecule in the air with weight, but also with light. She balances the heft in the history of the culture with sheer voluminous energy and searing beauty. You can read about them, sure, but listen to them and feel transcended. Listen and, maybe for the first time, truly hear. To learn more about Ranky Tanky, go to rankytanky.com.

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LOST IN SPACE

THE NIGHT SKY OFFERS THE PER FECT WAY TO ESCA PE TO A NEW—YET A NCIENT—WORLD by Stephanie Trotter

n a world turned upside down, it’s no wonder folks are looking up. Since the dawn of time, man has searched the stars for answers and adventure, mysticism and merriment. “Looking up reminds me how vast and amazing everything really is,” shares long-time space advocate, and former WYFF journalist, George Schellenger. “I look for anything bright in the sky. Every time we look up, we are actually looking back in time, at stars that sent their light here years ago.” So how many stars are there? Astronomers estimate there are 100 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy. A Yale astronomer whittled that down to 9,096 that are visible to the naked eye on Earth, and half as many from our vantage point in the Northern Hemisphere. The glimmer from planets and moons captures our attention, as well. Schellenger, a child of the Apollo era, has fostered an appreciation of the Earth’s moon since his first gas-station-giveaway book and Viewmaster reel. The ocean and space writer and documentary filmmaker has met almost every man who’s walked on the moon, including Neil Armstrong. His office décor includes moon-rock dust, a license plate from Apollo 15’s lunar rover, and as many spacesuit patches as there are craters on the celestial body. “The moon is our stepping stone to the rest of the universe,” Schellenger explains. “Our instinct is to explore and discover; it’s how we’ve evolved and survived as a species. The stars and planets show us that we and our descendants have a lot of exploring to do. All we have to do is look up to get started.”

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May & June Planets

Moon: Full moons will appear May 7 and June 5. New Moons will

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to see around May 21 & 22 when it passes close to Venus. Wellpositioned first half of June. Will be at its highest point above the horizon June 4. Look to the western sky just after sunset. Venus: Typically, the brightest planet in the sky. Will pair up with Mercury at dusk on May 21 & 22. In June, best seen during the morning hours. Will sit between Earth and the sun on June 3. Mars: Brightening and growing in apparent size. Low in the southeast as dawn breaks. Jupiter: Close to dimmer Saturn, low in the southern part of the morning sky. Saturn: A morning object, outshone by Jupiter to the west. Neptune: Low in the southeast during June, as the dawn twilight begins to brighten.

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Big Dipper: Actually, not a constellation, but an asterism, or pattern of stars. The Big Dipper is visible high in the sky during both May and June. Look for the upside-down Big Dipper high in the north. The Big Dipper is part of the larger constellation Ursa Major, forming the Great Bear’s tail and flank. Leo the Lion: During May, look for the “backward question mark.” Use the Big Dipper to find Leo, one of 88 constellations. By May 1, Leo reaches its highest point for the night around 9pm. Little Dipper: This asterism is critical to adventurers. The last star on its handle is Polaris, the North Star, which sits above the Earth’s axis, so it doesn’t move. Face the north sky to locate it. Ursa Minor: Also called Little Bear. Polaris is the tip of the Bear’s tail, with the Little Dipper forming the Bear’s flank. Move beyond the flank to find fainter stars on the tip of the Bear’s nose and paws. Summer Triangle: This asterism is a noticeable triangle with three bright stars from three separate constellation: Deneb from Cygnus the Swan, Vega from Lyra the Harp, and Altair from Aquila the Eagle. In May, the Summer Triangle starts to climb over the eastern horizon after midnight. By mid-to-late June, look to the east at dusk.

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Lowcountry artist PEGGY WATKINS creates oil renderings of the Southern hunt.

Artwork by Peggy Watkins

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ART OF THE HUNT PEGGY WATK INS HONES IN ON SPORTING CULTURE IN HER W ILDLIFE PA INTINGS by M. Linda Lee • artwork by Peggy Watkins

s a little girl who loved to draw animals, Peggy Watkins always figured she’d be an artist. “I always knew it was animals I wanted to paint,” she says. “When I was a kid, I would draw animals and it would bring them into the room with me—it had that connection for me.” Yet when it came time to go to college, her father discouraged her from pursuing a career in art. “Do something where you can get a real job,” was his advice.

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Reluctantly heeding his counsel, Peggy studied accounting at Auburn University, and eventually earned a CPA. “But I always knew in my heart that I was an artist,” she maintains. “I never lost the love of it and never stopped doing it. After she got married, Watkins and her husband, Todd, moved to Atlanta, where, as fate would have it, they lived across the street from the Atlanta College of Art. Peggy enrolled in a night class in oil-painting to brush up on her skills and soon decided art was her true calling. “So I worked my way out of accounting and became a full-time artist and just never looked back,” she reports. That was 16 years ago. Today Watkins’s canvasses illustrate critters of all stripes, from zebras on the African savannah to bison, elk, and grizzly bears from the American West. Her favorite subject, however, is much closer to home. “At the end of the day, it comes down to the dog,” admits the artist. “It’s their eyes, and the expression in them. They’re so relatable to everybody.” Watkins became fascinated with bird dogs in 2003, but had no personal interest in hunting. While exhibiting her work at an art show—her first—in Moultrie, Georgia, that same year, she met a man who told her that if she really wanted to learn to paint bird dogs, she needed to experience hunting first-hand. To that end, he invited her to his plantation in Albany, Georgia, where he introduced Peggy and Todd to quail hunting. At first, the artist just took photographs of the bird dogs in action as subjects for her work, but after several years, she was finally persuaded to pick up a gun herself. Watkins and her husband now go quail hunting in Thomasville, Georgia, every winter with their English setter and springer spaniel in tow. Both animal lovers, the couple also owns two Marsh Tacky horses, a rare

Sporting animals and big game fill the canvases of painter Peggy Watkins. Her evocative work has garnered much notoriety over the years, including being the featured artist at Charleston’s renowned Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in 2008.

breed indigenous to the islands along South Carolina’s coast, where they are descendants of horses left by Spanish explorers. Much of her work, which the artist describes as “impressionistic realism,” depicts hunting scenes starring a mix of working-dog breeds. It’s the strong use of color and light in her paintings that catches the eye, along with the loose brush strokes that give her work its fluid movement. Yet something more shines through from the animals in her canvases. “I see their truth,” shares Watkins. “I try to just see their essence. That’s what I learn from them, and text herethat’s what comes out in the painting.”

Her surroundings also guide her hand, be it the quail-hunting woods, the towering mountains out West, or the live oaks that abound on the couple’s 167-acre property south of Charleston. “Everything starts to make patterns in my head—the shadows, the quality of light . . . . When I finish a painting, it’s so rewarding to step back and say, ‘Yeah, that’s great.’ Not that I’m great, but the thing that comes through me is great. This is my gift, and I’m giving it.” You can find Peggy Watkins’s paintings in the Sportsman’s Gallery Ltd, at 165 King St in Charleston (sportsmansgallery.com), or on her website, peggywatkins.net.

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A disco ball sparkles across leafy plants in A.J. Arellano’s shop in the Village, where he cultivates the same joy and acceptance he finds in caring for plants. “During this tough time, plant energy in your space is important. Plants filter air by absorbing toxins, reduce stress, and boost your mood. Plants did that for me, and I hope they can do it for you,” Arellano says. Currently offering curbside pick-up, local delivery as available, and live sales on social media. 1256 Pendleton St, Ste B, Greenville; savereignplants.com

Urban Digs ending indoor plants transfers focus from worries about the wider world to the living thing in front of you, a meditative practice that relieves stress. Undisturbed by financial turmoil or grief or pandemics, plants bloom. Now more than ever, plant purveyors in the Upstate want to help you get more green into your homes.

Plants have always been a focus at this beloved Greenville gift shop, where customers flock toward terrariums, fiddle leaf fig trees, air plants, philodendrons, and pretty containers to put them in. “I have definitely noticed an uptick in plant purchases during these crazy times,” says owner Amy Walcher. “Plants give us all something to depend on when life is out of control.” Currently offering curbside pick-up, free local delivery, and drop-off container/terrarium planting. 215 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville; urbandigsgreenville.com

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Sorella Glenn (sorella is Italian for “sister”) launched in November 2019, with the mission of creating colorful lampshades that are bold enough for lovers of design, and yet just right for those unsure of an entire wall painted bright blue. “There was a need for more color,” Gracen says. “And the goal was to choose patterns that we thought would work well with existing color schemes and designs.” Katy and Gracen design the shades and ensure fine craftsmanship in each hand-pleated detail. The sisters’ use of dynamic patterns and bright colors spark a fresh look in an otherwise simple room. Sorella Glenn ships locally and nationally, so find the perfect shade to uplift your space—and mood. Shop Sorella Glenn at sorellaglenn.com.

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et’s face it—while the level and intensity may vary, we all desire to have control over our lives. I am not talking about an extreme controlfreak personality disorder that is threatening or toxic. Rather a general desire to be able to make our own choices and exercise personal autonomy. A few minutes around an infant will affirm that we are born with an innate need to have our own way. Recent global events have hampered our ability to exercise control of myriad decisions, both routine and major. Our powerlessness over these happenings has forced us to cope with diminished choices and requisite restrictions on behaviors. Understandably, these imposed limitations diminish our perception of control in our lives. Even in times when we feel things are out of our control, there are things we can dictate. First and foremost is attitude. Maya Angelou said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Your mindset will have the biggest impact on your wellbeing. You are the only one who determines what that will be at any given moment. Choose wisely and positively. Second, you always have the option to follow the Golden Rule. The way you treat others, particularly during stress, can be one of your most important daily decisions. Along with the Golden Rule, choice of language and tone remain selections within your purview.

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Taking care of yourself by drinking more water than wine, choosing not to watch the news 24/7, being active to the extent you can be, and other self-care methods are healthy tactics to assert personal autonomy. Though it is a broad generalization and big assumption, I suspect that surfers are psychologically well equipped to manage uncertainty and the negative feelings associated with being out of control. Why? Surfers choose to bob about in an unpredictable ocean over which they have no control—and wait. The wait is inconsistent, never knowing when the next wave will come. While they have no control over the ocean, surfers are keenly aware of their surroundings and what is going on with the current and tide. Everything around them is changing all the time, yet surfers find peace and comfort in the water. Then, when the right wave comes along, they catch it and ride it out. Exhilaration, joy, and a rush of endorphins are prizes that accompany each wave. Once these rewards have been claimed, surfers paddle back to the deep water, in anticipation of the next ride. So, when all else fails and you have no other option but to let go of control, take a lesson from surfers—keep afloat and ride it out. I’m here if you need me. Until then, y’all behave.

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THE M A N NAV IGATES THE PITFA LLS OF QUA R A NTINE IN THE TIME OF COV ID-19

hen the stay-at-home order was enacted, I became concerned about coming down with a serious case of cabin fever. Thoughts of Jack Nicholson’s character in The Shining started running through my head. As the days dragged on, would I slowly descend into madness? Would I begin to hallucinate? Would I remodel the bathroom with an ax? Or would I go in the other direction and use my confinement as an opportunity for self-improvement? After one week the direction was clear. Fortunately, I don’t own an ax. There is a striking difference between choosing to stay at home and being ordered to do so. Because no matter how comfortable your home may be, after a while you begin to feel like Luke Skywalker trapped in the Death Star trash compactor: the place is dirty, the walls are closing in, and the only way out requires defeating an invisible “Force” no one seems to fully understand. Just look at the somber social media posts of celebrities, isolated at their lavish estates with nothing to do but lounge by the pool or detox in the sauna. They can’t even muster the strength to apply makeup. I should have known it would be bad. I remember reading that after Martha Stewart served five months of house arrest, she described the experience as “hideous” and “worse than prison.” If

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a lifestyle guru with a mansion full of enough culinary equipment and crafting supplies to open a home-goods store hates being stuck in her own house, what chance did I have? Feeling sorry for myself has long been one of my great pleasures. So after two weeks of sulking, and worrying that I might end up having to put a roll of Christmas gift wrap next to the toilet, I decided to email some long-distance friends and share the horrors of my confinement. The responses were chilling. “My father-in-law has been diagnosed with the virus. He’s not going to make it,” one read. Other emails, many from friends who are veterans of the hospitality industry, told of lost jobs and the frustrations of navigating the intricate mazes that led to unemployment benefits and small-business loans. One friend wondered if he should sell his car in order to pay his mortgage. It was the first time anyone had asked me for financial advice. Reading the emails made me feel like a self-centered jerk. I was working, and I was safe. So were my fiancé and my kids. And even though my mom, who is eighty and lost in the wilderness of dementia, was asking me every day—“Did you know Donald Trump is the president?”—she was safe, as well. Right now some people are bored and inconvenienced while others are living in a state of fear. And countless brave souls are risking their lives to keep the world from completely crumbling. I feel incredibly lucky that my biggest annoyance is the weight I’ve gained matched with the beard I’ve been trying to grow is starting to make me look like Jack Black. But even though the effects of this virus are impacting us in different ways, we all share something in common—a yearning to escape.

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I make my child a sandwich that he hates and some soup that he hates and finally just a bowl of peanut butter. It’s protein, right? Actually, it doesn’t look too bad, so I have the same thing.

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pour a cup of coffee and sit at my “desk,” aka the dining room table. In the next room, my five-year-old is watching YouTube videos of other children playing video games. I tell myself I only need a few minutes to cross some things off my to-do list, and then we’ll do something educational and character-building. At the very least, I’ll insist that he watch a show with better production value. The first item on my list is answering that email I keep forgetting about. Gmail has added one of those little passive-aggressive reminders: “Received three days ago. Reply?” I open it and begin typing. “Sorry for the slow response,” I write, but now my child has started yelling. He wants to watch different children playing a different video game. I get up and scroll through hundreds of options before finding one he’s satisfied with. I promise myself that we will definitely read a book once I respond to the email. My coffee is cold. I’ll warm it up, and then that email is so getting written. Thanks to COVID-19, a lot more people are suddenly working from home, to help protect those who don’t have that luxury. Me, I’ve been doing it for years. So, do I have any words of wisdom? Any advice on how to stay focused and productive while working remotely? I do not. Sorry. Every day of my life is chaos. As I nuke my coffee, I wonder if I should shower and change before I attempt any more work. I’ve read that even if you’re not going into the office, you should

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dress like you are. You feel more professional, and so you work more efficiently, something like that. Right now I’m wearing my bathrobe, which, now that I look at it, has a Bioré facial strip stuck to it. It must have gone through the dryer, because it’s really fused on there. I’ll pull it off later—for now, email! I read what I’ve written so far, “Sorry for the slow response,” and decide that it’s too casual. I delete and rewrite, “I’m terribly sorry for the slow response.” My child wanders in and asks for a cookie. He gets way too many treats. How much time will a cookie buy me, though? I give him two. I’ll be sure to make him a healthy lunch. But now I have a follow-up email asking about the email I was responding to. What do I do? Should I respond to that one and let them know I’m working on a response to the first one? As I try to decide, one of the cats jumps up onto my laptop keyboard, purring. I lure him away with a treat. Are the cats getting too many treats? While I’m busy, the other cat jumps onto my keyboard. Now my email reads, “I’m terribly sorry for the slow response.kuhrydfjcdsaaaaaaaaaaaa.” My child says his “hair is too hot.” Is that a possible side effect of too much sugar? Oh, no. Oh, no no no no no no. The email sender has sent me a text asking if I got their emails. A text. I can’t answer this person at all now. How will I explain not answering any of the previous messages? I need some kind of cover story, like I’ve been seriously injured in some way that prevents reading or typing. Or I got kidnapped. Yes, that’s better. “I’m terribly sorry for the slow response; I was temporarily kidnapped, but I’m back now.” I Google “people who fake own kidnappings” to see how hard it is. I hear growling from the next room and tell my child to stop picking up the cats like that. It’s lunchtime now. How is that possible, when I haven’t even accomplished the first thing on my to-do

Writer Katie Burgess balances the demands of kids, cats, and other aspects of everyday life, as she struggles to work at home in the time of COVID-19.

list? I make my child a sandwich that he hates and some soup that he hates and finally just a bowl of peanut butter. It’s protein, right? Actually, it doesn’t look too bad, so I have the same thing. I resolve to turn off YouTube, so we can eat our bowls of peanut butter like civilized people. “We’re going to sit at the table, okay, sweetie?” I say. “We’re going to have conversation.” “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” he says. Good talk. The day is half over, and I still haven’t completed anything on my list. I remember the kidnapping article I was reading and pull it up again. After all, you never know when this kind of information might come in handy. As it turns out, an important thing to keep in mind is that security cameras are everywhere these days, so if you hire people to hold you at gunpoint, they need to make it believable. I have to figure something else out. I need some sort of little boost, something to help me power through and

work smarter and other phrases I’ve read on motivational posters. I look down at my bathrobe again. I get the kitchen scissors and gently cut away the Bioré strip, careful not to make a hole in the fabric of my robe. Right away I feel 100 percent more professional. Those articles about dressing up for work are so totally right. First things first—I need to engage my child in something other than screen time. I dig through the recycling to come up with materials for his second-favorite activity, taping pieces of cardboard to other pieces of cardboard. I tear off a few pieces of tape for him, and he gets to it. This is how the email gets written: I tear off more tape, I type a word. Repeat. “I’m terribly sorry for the slow response.” Is the tone of my email apologetic enough? I’d better use an exclamation point: “. . . slow response!” I tear off tape, I type a word. Tear off tape, type a word. Eventually it’s done. I have finished the email. I hit “send” and sigh. The day is now over. I haven’t showered and am still in my bathrobe, plus it’s time to start making dinner, but I have sent one email. I am crushing it.

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Greenville-based photographer Will Crooks turns his lens on regional fine artists and their studio lives.

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leans forward in a fold-out chair, pouring pink wine with a cockeyed smile near fixed to his bright face. “Is this enough?” he asks me, and it is. I sip my wine and glance around his photography studio, a windowless room with all the trappings you’d expect—mismatched chairs, tall rolls of seamless paper—and some that you wouldn’t. Namely, a lingering bid to take things a little less seriously. I’ve been in his world less than five minutes and already it’s settled on me: Will is deeply welcoming, inviting whoever is lucky enough to step in front of his lens to shed that nervous pretense and be their most honest, human self. There’s this photo on Will’s Instagram feed. It’s the portrait of a woman—shadow drapes half her face, quiet light rests on the other half, her Mona Lisa mouth betrayed by smile lines. You can’t extract much about this person from the photo—that she’s an Asheville-based potter, that her studio is piled high with forms in various states of process. What you can see is a strong, nameless communion with her, human to human. “I’m interested in people . . . . It’s about intimacy. [That’s] the focus of all my work,” Will says. The session with that potter wound up being a catalyst for Will’s most recent personal project, a series focused on artist portraits. “[For] artists . . . their work is forward-facing,” Will explains, steering into his uncommon take on photographing artists. “When I go into their spaces, I’ll hear ‘I’m not used to being photographed.’ In this series, there are pretty much no photographs of just work.” While his approach is direct, removing the safety blankets of artwork and detail shots, Will’s portraitmaking rituals help ease his subjects to a place of comfort. He’s an artist, too, after all. He always allows about thirty minutes to just sit, talk, get past the baseline photographer-subject dynamic. “It’s more about spending the time than the actual photos; it’s a community thing,” he says. Will’s guiding light in the artist series is to deepen the regional artist community, finding solidarity in what compels each individual toward creation.

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melissa weiss

“Melissa’s studio is located in a massive warehouse amongst a labyrinth of ceramicists’ studios. I had long found her ceramics to carry a sense of time with their muted palettes, strong simplified patterns, and incredible handmade forms. Watching Melissa work was mesmerizing as she spoke to the variety of methods she employs to make her pots from wheelthrown to pinched to slab-built. We bonded over a shared love of Japanese craftsmanship, and she walked me through a specific Japanese style of pot formation she uses to craft her signature mugs. She spoke to the clay she digs up herself each year in northwest Arkansas, which has a mineral mix that yields a clay that helps create her distinct work. The hours of the day drifted away as I watched how deftly her hands crafted pot after pot.”—Will crooks

(left and previous spread) Asheville potter Melissa Weiss inspired Crooks to create a photo series of artists in their studios; Greenville artist Gerry Wubben executes larger-than-life photorealistic portraits in charcoal.

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“The first descriptor that comes to mind when thinking of Kym Day and her body of work is polymath. Her work spans various mediums, genres, and content all while retaining an incredibly cerebral conceptual framework. Her massive sculptures such as a unicorn bust made of purple housing insulation board immediately come to mind. Her process and mediums vary, but her thought process behind each work follows a similar vein of recontextualizing familiar narratives or common subject matters. I found myself drawn to her figure work as I work primarily in portraits, as well, and her use of light and color gave me inspiration within my own practice. Artists like Kym are truly shifting the perspective of what the Greenville art scene can be.”—WC

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(opposite) Kymberly Day utilizes a variety of mediums to create her contemporary art; (left) Bob Ripley creates 2D and 3D works in his studio at the Taylors Mill; Carlisle Mercado (above) illustrates colorful, playful takes on everyday scenes.

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(above) Nathan Bertling explores portraiture in his oil paintings; (opposite top) Nick Burns, a Brandon Fellow at the GCCA, creates vibrant graffiti art; (opposite right) Jeffrey Leder studies the relationships between color, shape, and geometry in his minimal works.

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“I stepped into Jeffrey home’s quite nervous to photograph him as we had known each other for quite some time. Sometimes, I find it easier to photograph a complete stranger rather than a friend whose work I greatly respect and who I know the complexity of their character and not just their artwork. We discussed meditative practices that we both employ in our artistic processes. His work carries an emotional weight due to the color palettes selected through an intuitive process while also having strong formal structures in regards to form. Jeffrey’s meditative process of starting with small sketches of forms and ignoring color all together fascinated me endlessly. I could have spent days pouring through these small notebooks full of sketches. The processes that lead up to the final piece of art are a large part of what drove me to start this project.”—WC

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(opposite) Taylor Adams utilizes paint and thread in her abstract works; (left) Spartanburg’s Maggie Macdonald explores the Pacific Coast of her childhood in her dynamic paintings.

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“The first time I caught a glimpse of Maggie’s work I was immediately transported to the California coast. The complexity and specificity of the shades of blue she works in on top of the natural canvas with its sand-like coloration has a way to translate such a feeling of place into her abstract works. This ability to capture such a specific sense of place through abstract paintings keeps me revisiting her work. Maggie has an infectious energy that also seems to emanate from her work. We ended up chowing down on some incredible Chinese takeout from a spot literally right next door to her studio and geeked out about traditional Southwestern turquoise jewelry while making some of the more high-energy and offbeat images of the entire series.”—WC

characters in Will’s Studio Visits series are remarkably diverse, across all spectrums of human experience and expression. He is intentional about selecting “people working in non-traditional mediums. I’d like to give . . . a voice to a broader group of subjects,” he says. His subjects in the art community may be young or up-and-coming; they may be outsiders, playing with materials and themes that our corner of the Southeast isn’t accustomed to. Installation artists, sound-driven artists, contemporary artists. “I want [viewers] to see artists they don’t know,” Will says. This diversity also presents an exciting technical challenge, with lighting techniques that compose a graphic narrative on who the subject is and what they create. “These artists are creating visual mediums; the photography should be able to reflect that,” he says. Will’s reverence for his fellow creators exposes the heart of who he is as a human—confident, humble, fearlessly curious. Will is acutely celebratory of the titan strengths of others, eager to learn from them. As we talk, I eat an orange, offering him a portion. He declines the fruit, but praises me on the peel, still intact from top to bottom. In all things, it’s clear: Will Crooks delights in the magic of making, in the hands that birth the outcome. “If there’s no process,” he says, “there’s no product.” To view more of Will’s work, go to willcrooksphoto.com.

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These rhubarb brioche au sucre are part of Fancy Fox Bakeshop’s homemade repertoire; for more, turn to page 82.

Lindsay Beck puts a new spin on classic sweets and savories at FANCY FOX BAKESHOP.

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SUGAR RUSH

A PASTRY INTER NSHIP TR A NSFOR MED LINDSAY BECK INTO A PASSIONATE BA KER by Beth Brown Ables • photography by Paul Mehaffey

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rowing up, Lindsay Beck helped tend her grandmother’s garden. With her young hands deep in the soil, she came to respect the hard work it took to grow something as simple as lettuce. “I came to appreciate ingredients and the process food takes from an early age,” she says. That same appreciation shines in Beck’s intricate and also humble baked goods she crafts under the name Fancy Fox Bakeshop. A single crisp, buttery, tangy bite of her tomato galette tells the only story you may need to hear

“I tend to lean more toward the idea of taking a dessert that everyone has at least some kind of perception of what it should taste like and altering it into a completely different form.”—Lindsay Beck

Lindsay Beck creates sweet and savory treats with a twist, such as brioche doughnuts, lemon meringue tarts, and galettes stuffed wtih mushroom ricotta and ramp pesto for her food business, Fancy Fox Bakeshop.

in appreciation for what this baker is doing when it comes to both sweet and savory pastries. Mushroom ricotta with ramp pesto, raspberry-pistachio meringue, brown-butter streusel coffee cake—there’s a sentimentality to these creations that’s difficult to express. They’re simple and complex. They’re just damn good. Let’s not forget the doughnuts. They may be Greenville’s best-kept secret: rich brioche piped full and topped with text hereflavors. It’s perfection found in simplicity. “I tend to spot-on

lean more toward the idea of taking a dessert that everyone has at least some kind of perception of what it should taste like and altering it into a completely different form,” Beck explains. “An example of this would be my pineapple upside down cake doughnut. I take my brioche doughnut, fill it with a brown sugar custard and fold in chunks of roasted pineapple. Then I top each doughnut with a cherry. When people can relate the things they eat to their childhood, I think that is the biggest compliment. One time a woman at the farmers market told me that one of my doughnuts tasted like the ones her father made at his bakery in the 1950s. She was nearly in tears, and so was I.” Lindsay’s respect for process and ingredients found in her grandmother’s garden led her to Clemson’s food research and development labs, but a required pastry internship at a downtown Greenville restaurant rocked her world: “I completely fell in love with baking on a professional level and never did anything else since that day.” Yet after years working in large kitchens, simplicity called, and Fancy Fox was born. Lindsay sells predominantly at farmers markets and by special order, biding her time when it comes to opening a storefront. “In the beginning, I wanted to start Fancy Fox small to see what people said about my food and see if baking for people still made me happy. I am pretty calculated and cautious, and the thought of just going straight into a brick-and-mortar was terrifying. I am still taking things slowly to see what will be best for the business and myself,” she says. Fancy Fox is so popular at local markets, her table is bare by noon, the array of individual pastries and slices of cakes and pies disappearing in a blink. The market lends itself to her respect for seasonal, local baking and her research background. Those peaches, basil, berries, and eggs she bought one week become the ingredients for the next—a delicious cycle of flavor. Her favorite? Rhubarb, like the kind that grew in her grandmother’s garden. She looks forward to it each spring. Find Fancy Fox Bakeshop at fancyfoxbakeshop.com and @fancyfoxbakeshop.

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At the new LaRue Fine Chocolate dessert café, located in the historic Poe West building, guests can savor McDaniel’s popular chocolates alongside wine, cocktails, liqueurs, and other luscious desserts.

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’m envisioning chocolate. The display case at LaRue Fine Chocolate at Poe West is currently empty, as Elizabeth McDaniel’s new dessert café is not yet open to the public. So I’m resigned to dream of boxes of bonbons stacked on shelves just inside the entrance, and neat rows of individual truffles calling my name from inside the case. The cafe’s inviting bar and chocolate-brown walls adorned with a colorful mural of a cacao pod painted by Mary Barron, McDaniel’s mother-inlaw, will be a welcome destination soon. McDaniel’s beloved, bespoke chocolates will be in full stock, as well as desserts such as the maître chocolatier’s chocolate mousse, crème brûlée, and homemade ice

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cream. McDaniel will also offer cakes and pies crafted by area pastry chefs. Elizabeth has been fantasizing about this shop ever since she launched her chocolate business in 2015. “I want to take all the things I’ve been doing my entire life and mush them into one,” she says. These include working as a barista in Charleston, a wine rep in Greenville, and, of course, making her popular chocolates—which she will produce in her spacious on-site kitchen. The menu of cocktails, liqueurs, and wines is designed to pair with—you guessed it!—chocolate. Having the shop will give more folks easy access to her sweets and allow her the freedom to make more and different types of truffles, as well as specialty items for holidays. “I’ve always been drawn to jobs where I’m learning something all the time,” McDaniel notes of her new role, which requires her to be manager, mixologist, chef, and chocolatier. “This is perfect. It’s where I’m supposed to be.” LaRue Fine Chocolate, 556 Perry Ave, Ste B115, Greenville. (864) 263-7083, laruefinechocolate.com

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FRESH HER BS A ND CRUNCHY VEGETA BLES COME TOGETHER IN A SPICY SOBA NOODLE SA L A D by Kathryn Davé • photograph by Jivan Davé

typically turn to fresh seafood in times of health and abundance. A beautiful piece of fish or a pile of shellfish feels virtuous, celebratory, life-giving. Life is changing for all of us at lightning speed, now more than ever, but it’s not likely that celebratory or lifegiving are the words we’d use to describe our world lately. And yet. If you can make a moment feel exuberant—do it. Flowers still open in the rain. The rhythms of life have a way of renewing us, especially those practices that require us to make something. There’s nothing frivolous about pulling out your knife and skillet and setting to work. If you have access to ahi tuna right now, this simple sesame treatment paired with a tangle of spicy, crunchy, fresh soba noodles will jolt your palate. If you can’t find tuna, but have another kind of fish to pan-sear, substitute it and carry on. And if you don’t have fish at all, a plateful of noodles is always a plate of abundance, in my book. The soba noodle salad is the star here, anyway: crisp, colorful vegetables, cooling herbs, and a spicy dressing that may have you shoveling noodles into your mouth straight out of the fridge for a late-night snack. In crisis or celebration, time moves along just the same. I make sense of it by cooking my way through—maybe you do, too.

Nutty soba noodles and umami flavors mingle with piquant lime, fresh herbs, crunchy veggies, and spicy jalapeño in this seared tuna salad that is excellent served hot or cold.

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The soba noodle salad is the star here: crisp, colorful vegetables, cooling herbs, and a spicy dressing that may have you shoveling noodles into your mouth straight out of the fridge for a latenight snack.

SESAME TUNA WITH SPICY SOBA NOODLE SALAD Serves 4

INGREDIENTS: seared tuna 4 (6–8 oz.) yellowfin tuna steaks 4 Tbs. white sesame seeds 4 Tbs. black sesame seeds Kosher salt and black pepper 2 Tbs. olive oil Soy sauce (optional) salad dressing 3 Tbs. toasted sesame oil 2 Tbs. rice wine vinegar 3 Tbs. soy sauce or tamari 2 tsp. honey 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger 2 tsp. sriracha 2 Tbs. lime juice 1/4 tsp. red chile flakes salad 6 oz. soba noodles 1/2 cup sliced celery 1 orange or red bell pepper, julienned 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced 1 cup thinly sliced purple cabbage ½ cup chopped cilantro 1/2 cup chopped mint 1 lime, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Whisk together all ingredients for salad dressing and set aside. 2. Cook soba noodles according to package directions. Drain and immediately rinse in cold water to stop cooking. Toss noodles in a large bowl with the dressing until well-coated, and then add the celery, bell pepper, carrots, jalapeño, cabbage, and chopped herbs. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, to taste. (The salad is delicious room temperature or chilled, so feel free to make ahead.) Before serving, be sure to squeeze the juice of one lime over the soba salad. 3. Pat the tuna dry and season on both sides with kosher salt and pepper. On a large plate, combine black and white sesame seeds. Gently press both sides of each tuna steak into the sesame seeds to form a crust. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until smoking. Sear tuna 1 to 2 minutes on each side for medium-rare (cook in batches if your skillet isn’t large enough). 4. Serve tuna sliced with the soba noodle salad and soy sauce for dipping, if desired.

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Dining Guide

T HE BE S T B A R S, C A F É S & RE S TAUR A N T S

AMERICAN The Anchorage With a focus on local produce, Chef Greg McPhee’s globally influenced menu changes almost weekly. A hoard of fresh harvest arrives daily from area growers, like Horseshoe Farm in Travelers Rest, which informs McPhee’s creative dishes. The restaurant’s menu and stellar cocktail program are beloved dining experiences, but for now The Anchorage is offering a weekly online market featuring takehome meals, pantry items, wine, and more. $$-$$$, D, SBR. Closed Mon–

treats like crispy golden waffles, ice cream doughnut sandwiches, and more. Vegan and gluten-free options are available. $$, L, D. (Wed–Sun). 1260 Pendleton St, Greenville. @carolsicecream

Fork and Plough The quintessential farm-to-fork partnership between Greenbrier Farms and Chef Shawn Kelly, with its casual, family-friendly feel, Fork and Plough brings a butcher shop, market, and restaurant to the Overbrook neighborhood. Chef Kelly masterminds an ever-changing roster of locally sourced dishes like duck breast and waffles. $$$, L,

Tues. 586 Perry Ave. (864) 219-3082, theanchoragerestaurant.com

D, SBR. Closed Tuesday. 1629 E North St. (864) 609-4249, forkandplough.com

Augusta Grill Augusta Grill is a Greenville institution featuring upscale comfort food. At the bar or in the intimate dining room, patrons can enjoy dishes such as the wild mushroom ravioli with pancetta and roasted garlic cream, or the sautéed rainbow trout with crabmeat beurre blanc. The lineup changes daily, but diners can always get Chef Bob Hackl’s highly sought-after blackberry cobbler. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday &

Foxcroft Wine Co. Charlotte-based Foxcroft Wine Co. transformed the West End space vacated by Brazwells Pub into a lovely wine bar decorated with warm woods, a barrelvaulted ceiling, and racks of wine. On the menu are tasty flatbreads and truffle fries, as well as signature lamb sliders and pan-seared scallops to pair with a generous list of wines by the glass.

Monday. 1818 Augusta St. (864) 2420316, augustagrill.com

Bacon Bros. Public House You might think you know what meat lover’s heaven looks like, but if you show up at Chef Anthony Gray’s gastropub, you’ll know for sure. From a board of house-cured, smoked, and dried meats, to a glass-walled curing room display, there’s no shortage of mouthwatering selections. The drink menu mirrors the food, featuring whiskeys, bourbons, bacon-infused liquors, and even smoked sorghum syrup. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 3620 Pelham Rd. (864) 297-6000, baconbrospublichouse.com

The Burrow The comfort of a home-cooked meal, plus the ease of an elevated dining experience: the newest restaurant from Josh Beeby of Barley’s and Trappe Door fame does it all. A cozy setting encourages conversation and gathering, while artful dishes and cocktails serve a sense of indulgence. You can’t miss with the chargrilled octopus or the whiskey sour. $$, D, SBR. 2017A Augusta St. (864) 412-8677, theburrowgville.com

Carol’s Ice Cream Another welcome addition to the Village, this ice cream parlor delivers nostalgic favorites in a fun, modern space. Ice cream is spun with liquid nitrogen, giving it an ultra-creamy consistency. Choose your base, add select house-made flavors, and pile on the toppings for the complete experience. You can also sample softserve, floats, and the rotating specials—

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$-$$, D (Tues–Sun), shop open 10am– 11pm (Tues–Sat). Closed Mon. 631 S Main St. (864) 906-4200, foxcroftwine. com/greenville

GB&D The restaurant’s description itself—Golden Brown & Delicious—tells you all you need to know about this joint. Locally sourced dishes of American favorites— like the killer burger on a house-made brioche bun—star at lunch. Check out the extended menu at dinner, which features an impressive repertoire of creative dishes, from its new location at The Commons.

$$-$$$, L, D, SBR. Closed Tues. 147 Welborn St, Ste B1. (864) 230-9455, eatgbnd.com

Halls Chophouse The renowned Charleston steakhouse puts down roots along the Reedy River with a selection of wet- or dry-aged steaks (USDA Prime beef flown in from Chicago’s Allen Brothers). Try a Durham Ranch elk loin with root vegetable hash, and don’t miss the lavender French toast at brunch. $$$$, L (Fri–Sat), D,

SBR. 550 S Main St. (864) 335-4200, hallschophousegreenville.com

Larkin’s on the River Located between the Peace Center and the Reedy River, Larkin’s balances upscale dining with comfort. Start with the shecrab soup, then select an entrée from the day’s offerings—or opt for an aged filet mignon with mashed potatoes and asparagus. Enjoy the river view on the enclosed outdoor patio and the extensive wine list. $$$-$$$$, L (Mon–Fri), D (daily),

SBR. 318 S Main St. (864) 467-9777, larkinsontheriver.com

Northampton Wine + Dine Linger in the relaxed atmosphere of Northampton’s wine bar, where elegant bar bites accompany wines by the glass or bottle. Or, stay for dinner and select from an ever-changing menu, which includes seafood, beef, and wild game. The outdoor patio is a relaxing location for a meal or a glass of wine. $$-$$$$, L, D. 211-A E Broad St. (864) 271-3919, northamptonwineanddine.com

Oak Hill Café & Farm A former faculty member in Furman University’s environmental science department, Lori Nelsen blazes a new trail in the restaurant world with co-owner Chef David Porras. The duo fulfills a long-time dream of creating a healthy, sustainable, and quality dining experience with an on-site farm and culinary research lab. Lovers of food innovation will not want to miss their Saturday night multicourse tasting, an ode to nature’s bounty. $$-$$$$, B, L, D, SBR. Mon–Sat. 2510

Poinsett Hwy. oakhillcafe.com

Restaurant 17 Restaurant 17 blends contemporary European bistro with Blue Ridge bliss. The menu changes seasonally, but expect dishes from Executive Chef Haydn Shaak (formerly of The Cliffs) like the woodfired octopus with pine nut romesco, baby beets, and Georgia olive oil or the Johnny Cake with country-style prosciutto. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sun & Mon. 10 Road of Vines, Travelers Rest. (864) 516-1254, restaurant17.com

Rick Erwin’s West End Grille Traditional surf-and-turf meets upscale dining at Rick Erwin’s. The dining room is decorated in rich, dark woods that, along with low lighting, create an intimate, stylish atmosphere. Entrées from Chef Scott Kroener range from sashimi-grade tuna and panseared sea bass, to certified Angus beef. $$-$$$$, D. Closed Sun. 648 S Main St. (864) 232-8999, rickerwins.com

Soby’s Local flavor shines here in entrées like crab cakes with remoulade, sweet corn maque choux, mashed potatoes, and haricot verts. Their selection of 700 wines guarantees the perfect meal complement. Featuring different weekly selections, the Sunday brunch buffet showcases the chefs’ creativity. $$$-$$$$, D, SBR. 207 S Main St. (864) 232-7007, sobys.com

Topsoil Kitchen + Market If they can grow it, locally source it, or make it in-house, they will. Located in the former Williams Hardware space in Travelers Rest— and just off the Swamp Rabbit Trail—this restaurant and market combo serves up fresh and modern veggie-driven dishes. Unique wines and specialty coffee are served with exclusive food combinations, and yes,

breakfast is served all day long. Find fresh produce and artisan breads at the market, as well as on the menu. $-$$$, B, L, D, SBR.

13 S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 517-4617, topsoilrestaurant.com

Tandem Creperie & Coffeehouse Tandem lures Swamp Rabbit cyclists with aromas of Counter Culture Coffee and a happy stomach guarantee. Try The Lumberjack (cornmeal crêpe, ham, bacon, eggs, cheese, bechamel, and maple syrup) or the tasty banana nut crêpe. Stuck between savory and sweet? Split one of each with a friend in the Tandem spirit: “Together is best.” $, B, L, SBR. 2 S Main St, Travelers

Rest. (864) 610-2245, tandemcc.com

Urban Wren This newcomer in the historic Markley Station fashions a chic city atmosphere where the food takes its cues from the restaurant’s carefully curated wine selection. Round up some friends and share a selection of seasonal small plates, such as cauliflower drop dumplings and rye whiskey beef short ribs. $$$-$$$$. D. Closed Tues. 116 N. Markley St. (864) 867-1081, urbanwrenwinery.com

Woodside Bistro Down-home comfort food gets a fresh spin here, where portobello burgers, wedge salads, pesto chicken sandwiches, and rainbow vegan bowls color the menu. A casual go-to spot, Woodside aims to be a welcoming dining destination for all— whether you’re a vegan or meat lover. $, L.

Closed Sunday. 1112 Woodside Ave. (864) 203-2333, woodsidebistro.com

BARS & BREWERIES 13 Stripes Brewery Providing patrons and patriots alike with a wide porch area and spacious interior bar, 13 Stripes rotates a loaded arsenal of aptly-titled suds—including the Rise & Fight Again IPA and the Sgt. Molly American wheat—and rolls out session beers, IPAs, porters, and other seasonal kegs that pair perfectly with one of 13 Stripes’ “ration plates,” laden with freshcut meats and cheeses. Taylors Mill, 250 Mill St, Ste PW 3101, Taylors. (864) 3491430, 13stripesbrewery.com

Bar Mars This craft-cocktail bar takes over the former Village Grind and GB&D space on KEY: Average price of a dinner entrée (lunch if dinner isn’t served): Under $10 = $ $10-$15 = $$, $16-$25 = $$$, $25+ = $$$$ Breakfast = B Lunch = L Dinner = D Sat or Sun Brunch = SBR

AUTOMATIC TACO Since 2015, Nick Thomas has delivered new wonders and old favorites from his food truck, treating the tortilla as a work of art. From its new brick-and-mortar spot in The Commons, Auto continues to serve up creative takes on tacos. As of this printing, Thomas has been delivering favorites via the restaurant’s food truck; pick up your dinner and plate it home, but don’t forget the Mexican beer. $-$$, L, D. 147 Welborn

St. (404) 372-2266, facebook.com/ automatictaco

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Bar Mars This craft-cocktail bar takes over the former Village Grind and GB&D space on Pendleton Street with a funky fresh vibe and an eclectic variety of drinks, paired with bar bites. Try the Damn Good Burger featuring double beef patties, American cheese, onion rings, and Mars mayo on house-made brioche, served with a spicy pickle spear. Mixologist Chris George shepherds the cocktail program, and while curated creations are his speciality (try the cOlá fashioned), patrons can find approachable brews, wine, and nonalcoholic bevs. $-$$. L, D. Closed Sunday

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& Monday. 1269 Pendleton St, Greenville. @thebarmars

Birds Fly South Ale Project Birds Fly South Ale Project has come home to roost in Hampton Station. Though closed for production Monday through Wednesday, the open-air taproom is the perfect end-of-week place to drain a cold glass while noshing on local food truck fare. Expect to find a rotating roster, such as the Biggie Mango, Eldorado saison, or the 2 Hop session IPA. 1320

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Hampton Ave Ext. (864) 412-8825, bfsbeer.com

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The Eighth State Brewing Co. Housed in the old Claussen Bakery on Augusta, this brewpub is hoppy hour heaven. Find a variety of craft beers on tap, but branch out with the pub’s select draft cocktails or beer slushies. Live music, local art, and a rotating menu featuring shared plates and charcuterie round out the experience. 400 Augusta St. (864) 609-

4590, upstatecraftbeer.com

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Fireforge Craft Beer Fireforge brings a boozy twist to the phrase “small but mighty.” The smallbatch craft brewery made a home for 3:46 PM itself in downtown Greenville in late June 2018, and founders Brian and Nicole Cendrowski are on a mission to push the boundaries of beer. We recommend The Fixer Smoked Baltic Porter—a smooth lager with a hint of cherrywood-smoked malt. 311 E Washington St. (864) 735-0885, fireforge.beer

Piney Mountain Bike Lounge Part taproom and part full-service cycle shop, Piney Mountain Bike Lounge offers the perfect pit stop after a long day of riding the trails. Local craft brews, wine, and cider complement a daily food truck schedule of popular mobile eateries. Kids (and adults) can enjoy the pump track out back. 20 Piney Mountain Rd, Greenville. (864) 603-2453, pineymtb.com

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Quest Brewing Co. Eco-minded Quest satisfies your beer cravings and environmental enthusiasm in a single sip. Grab a pint of QBC’s signature West Coast–style Ellida IPA, packing a punch of flavor, or venture to the dark side with the Kaldi imperial coffee stout (crafted with locally roasted beans). Stop by for an afternoon tour, then follow up with an evening full of food truck fare and live music. 55 Airview Dr, Greenville. (864)

272-6232, questbrewing.com

Swordfish Cocktail Club The term cocktail club calls to mind a time in history when pre- (and post-) dinner drinks were not only expected, but revered among friends for an evening of

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fun. Swordfish resurrects this perspective in downtown Greenville, with a classic collection of handcrafted cocktails (try a Negroni) and small plates that are as stunning as they are delectable. $$, D. 220 E Coffee St. Mon–Sat. (864) 434-9519, swordfishcocktails.com

Tasting Room TR Wind down on the weekend at this combination gourmet wine shop, beer tap, and sampling space. With nearly 200 wines and 150 craft beers for sale, there’s something to satisfy every palate. Not sure what vino revs your engine? Taste-test a few by the glass and pick up a favorite from the weekly wines or happy hours hosted Wednesday–Friday. Enjoy cheese and charcuterie while you sip. $$, L (Sat–Sun), D

(Wed–Sat), Closed Mon–Tues. 164 S Main St, Ste C, Travelers Rest. (864) 610-2020, tastingroomtr.com

The Whale Originating in Asheville, this craft joint comes to South Main with a plethora of whale brews—rare and sought-after beers like the exclusive Bouton De Whale barrel sour, brewed just up the mountain in North Carolina. Having a hard time choosing? Knowledgeable staff are on hand to help you find the beer just for you. 1108 S Main St, Ste #116. (864) 263-7529, thewhalegvl.com

CAFÉS Bridge City Coffee A coffee shop with a mission, Bridge City’s philosophy is all in the name. The local roaster seeks to uphold community values by partnering with area organizations to offer employment opportunities for underprivileged teens and adults. The fresh space offers a variety of drinks crafted with in-house roasted beans. A selection of Chocolate Moose treats is also available. $-$$. B, L. Closed Sunday. 1520 Wade Hampton Blvd. bridgecity.coffee

Coffee Underground Coffee Underground boasts a wide selection of specialty coffees, adult libations, and dreamy desserts like the peanut butter pie with graham cracker crust and a peanut butter and vanilla mousse. If you’re craving more substantial fare, choose from a splendid breakfastanytime option, sandwiches, soups, salads, and more. $-$$, B, L, D, SBR. 1 E Coffee St. (864) 2980494, coffeeunderground.info

Dobrá Tea Tea is the new coffee at this cheery café in the Village of West Greenville, where you can choose among more than 100 different types of tea from around the globe. Pair your favorite cup with a gluten-free, vegan or vegetarian snack from the list of sweets and savories. $-$$. B, L, D. 1278 Pendleton St. (864) 520-1832, dobrateasc.com

Due South Coffee Roasters Birds Fly South Ale Project no longer has a monopoly on cold brews now that Due South has set up shop in Hampton Station. In their new digs, the coffee shop sports a café vibe, with baked goodies like Swamp Fox Doughnuts complementing espresso drinks and cold brew nitro (infused with nitrogen). Beans, sourced from around the globe, are roasted on-site. $, B, L. 1320

Hampton Ave Ext, 4B. (864) 283-6680, duesouthcoffee.com

Grateful Brew A brew joint where you can enjoy both the non-alcoholic and alcoholic varieties, Grateful Brew provides guests with made-to-order Counter Culture espressos, pour-overs, and locally crafted brews. Enjoy food trucks most nights, or bring your own grub. The Brew welcomes every member of the family, even those of the four-legged sort. $, B, L, D. Closed Sunday. 501 S Pleasantburg Dr. (864) 558-0767, gratefulbrewgvl.com

Kuka Juice Created by nutrition mavens Abigail Mitchell and Samantha Shaw, Kuka doles out coldpressed craft with health-minded passion. Grab the ginger binger juice, or dig into the Taco ’Bout It bowl with romaine, walnut meat, salsa fresca, black beans, avocado, and pepitas with cilantro lime vinaigrette. Paninis, bowls, soups, toasts, smoothies, and more are also available. $, B, L. 580 Perry Ave, Greenville. (864) 905-1214, kukajuice.com

Methodical Coffee Whether it’s the white marble countertops or the gleaming Slayer espresso machine, Methodical is a coffee bar built for taste. Coffee guru Will Shurtz, designer Marco Suarez, and hotelier David Baker ensure there’s plenty of substance to go with style. With single-origin espressos, wine varieties, and now a café menu, it’s all worth the rave. $-$$, B, L. 101 N Main St, Ste D; 207 Wade Hampton Blvd; 147 Welborn St. methodicalcoffee.com

Mountain Goat Greenville A destination for brews and bikes, Mountain Goat proudly serves Methodical Coffee, along with more than 40 types of beer and wine. The sleek, industrial space provides a friendly atmosphere to sip on your beverage of choice, but be sure to check the food truck schedule. Plus, every purchase helps provide tutoring, mentoring, and job opportunities for at-risk youth in the community. $-$$. B, L, Closed Sunday. 120 Shaw St. mountaingoatgvl.com

O-CHA Tea Bar A trip to O-CHA will have you considering tea in an entirely new light. This sleek space, located right on the river in Falls Park, specializes in bubble tea—flavored teas with chewy tapioca pearls. For a more intense cooling experience, try the mochi ice cream. The dessert combines the chewy Japanese confection (a soft, pounded sticky rice cake) with ice cream fillings in fun flavors: tiramisu, green tea chocolate, mango, and more. $, B, L, D. 300 River St, Ste 122. (864) 283-6702, ochateabaronline.com

Southern Pressed Juicery A healthy-eaters haven, Southern Pressed Juicery offers super-food fans organic smoothies, bowls, juices, and more. Try a power-packed energy bowl like the dragon blood, a hot-pink concoction of dragon fruit, almond milk, banana, layered with buckwheat granola, raw honey, coconut chips, kiwi, and bee pollen. $-$$, B, L. 2 W Washington St. (864) 729-8626, southernpressedjuicery.com

Sun Belly Café The chefs at this health food joint on the Westside plan lunch specials daily, based on what their farmers harvest in the

morning. Week by week, the full plantbased menu changes to accommodate seasonal dishes and fresh, wholesome ingredients. The wild mushroom pho is all the rage, but if you’re on the go, pick up a tasty $6 vegan salad. Options for meal prep and family-sized lasagnas mean healthy cooking is always on the table. $-$$, B, L. Closed Sunday. 1409 West Blue Ridge Dr. (404) 309-7791

Swamp Rabbit Café & Grocery Grocery store, neighborhood café. Local produce, delicious food. These intersections are what make the Swamp Rabbit Café a staple. But new to the operation is wood-fired pizza. Sourcing every ingredient from area vendors, the ever-changing toppings feature local cheeses and fresh-from-the-farm produce. Beer taps flow with excellent local suds. $, B, L, D. 205 Cedar Lane Rd. (864) 2553385, swamprabbitcafe.com

The Village Grind Tucked between art galleries and eclectic shops in the heart of Pendleton Street, The Village Grind is a cheerful, light-filled space for java lovers. Emphasizing community, the coffeehouse brews up beans by a variety of local roasters and serves flaky treats. $, B, L.

1258 Pendleton St. (864) 915-8600

Two Chefs Catering & Café Count on this deli for fast, high-quality food, from homemade soups to a traditional grinder and a turkey melt. Grab “crafted carryout” entrées and sides, or impress last-minute guests with roasted turkey and Parmesan potatoes. Choose from the menu, or check back for daily specials. $-$$, B, L, D. Closed Sunday.

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Upcountry Provisions Serving up gourmet sandwiches on freshmade stecca bread, Upcountry Provisions is well worth a trip to Travelers Rest for an extended lunch break. Snack on the shop’s daily crafted cookies, scones, and muffins, or bite into a devil dog BLT with hormone-free meat on just-baked white focaccia bread. Don’t miss The Grove on Friday nights—live music, tapas, and craft beer and wine in the venue behind the café. $, B, L, D. Closed Sundays. 6809 State

Park Rd, Travelers Rest. (864) 834-8433, upcountryprovisions.com

ETHNIC Asada Vibrant Latin American cuisine comes to Greenville by way of Asada, a brickand-mortar taqueria on Wade Hampton Boulevard serving traditional Missionstyle fare. Grab a bite of flavor with the grilled sweet potatoes & leeks sopes, a savory vegan dish served on scratchmade sopes topped with homemade charred red peppers and guajillo romesco salsa, and queso fresco for the dairyinclined. $-$$, L, D. Closed Sun & Mon.

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Asia Pacific Deemed the largest Asian supermarket in Greenville, Asia Pacific also doubles as a restaurant with a host of authentic cuisine. The menu is pages long, with more than 100 options and a multitude of soups, noodles, and combinations. If you’re

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Kairos Greek Kitchen This Charleston-originated spot serves up heaping portions of traditional Mediterranean cuisine, like slow-roasted kabobs that explode with flavor even before you dip them into the tzatziki sauce. Their choose-your-own approach leads to creative salad combos, and you can also turn any meal into a pita wrap, bowl, or platter. $-$$, L, D. 1800 Augusta St. (864) 520-1723, kairosgreekkitchen.com

Mekong Taste the nuances of fine Vietnamese cuisine at Mekong. Favorites include the grilled pork vermicelli: marinated pork, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, mint, cilantro, peanuts, crispy shallots, and sauce. Try the Vietnamese crêpes or the Pho, which is flavored with fresh herbs from their home-grown herb garden. $, L, D. Closed Monday. 2013 Wade Hampton Blvd. (864) 244-1314, mekongrestaurantgreenville.com

Pita House The Pita House has been familyoperated since 1989. Inside, it’s bare bones, but the cognoscenti come here for tasty Middle Eastern fare such as hummus, falafel, kibbeh, and shwarma. And save room for baklava and other Mediterranean sweets for dessert. Also, check out the little grocery in the back of the restaurant for some homemade inspiration. $, L, D. Closed Sunday. 495 S Pleasantburg Dr, #B. (864) 271-9895, pitahousesc.com

Sacha’s Café Bright walls and a long, inviting bar make a sunny backdrop in which to chow down on Colombian food at Sacha’s. Arepas are available with ingredients like beans, chorizo, avocado, shredded beef, and more stuffed inside (rellenas) or piled on top (encima). The patacones, or deep-fried plantains, are thick and sweet. Hungry groups can order the fiesta platter, a sampler that serves six people. To drink, try one of the natural fruit juices, or the imported cervezas. $. L, D. 1001 N Pleasantburg Dr. (864) 232-3232, sachascafe.com

Celebrating 5 Years of Keeping Greenville Healthy. From açaí energy bowls, superfood smoothies, cold-pressed juices and plant-based foods, Southern Pressed Juicery is always committed to bringing you the most delicious ways to eat healthy and stay healthy. 2 West Washington Street, Downtown Greenville, SC (864) 729-8626 | SouthernPressedJuicery.com

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Saffron It’s worth braving Woodruff Road to visit this Indian eatery. At lunch, the daily buffet lays out a wallet-friendly selection of curries, rice dishes, and chef’s signatures. The a la carte dinner menu boasts a staggering variety, but the yogurt-marinated chicken tikka cooked in a clay oven or the lamb saag stewed with spinach, ginger, and garlic are excellent options. $, L, D. 1178 Woodruff Rd, Ste 16.

(864) 288-7400, saffrongreenville.com

Sushi Masa It doesn’t have to be Nobu in L.A. to be great sushi. This Japanese joint boasts a large menu for both lunch and dinner, with plenty of affordable options. Each entrée, such as the shrimp tempura, is packed with protein and comes with soup, salad, and rice. The sushi roll list is extensive (choose from 30 different types), and all rolls are under $10. $ -$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 8590 Pelham

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Swad Tucked off of Laurens Road, this venerable family-run Indian restaurant hones in on vegetarian cuisine. South Indian specialties such as idli (steamed rice cakes) and dosas (thin rice crepes) served with sambar (lentil stew) delight regulars, while those biding their budget go for the value meals that come with basmati rice or naan. $, L, D. 1421 Laurens Rd. (864) 233-2089

TruBroth TruBroth is an establishment that takes healing arts and blends them seamlessly into deliciously crafted meals. Appease your curiosity with a visit to this Travelers Rest gem, which offers a detailed mix of Vietnamese staples and health happy bites. $$, L, D. 36A S Main St, Travelers Rest. Sun–Thurs. (864) 6100513, trubrothcoffee.com

EUROPEAN Bake Room The final addition to The Commons food hall, Bake Room provides a tasty touch. Naturally leavened breads and handmade pastries are baked in Wade Taylor’s German deck oven and Swedish rack oven, and are the perfect complement to a coffee at Methodical, strategically placed right next door. $, B, L. 147 Welborn St, Greenville. Wed–Sun, 8am–3pm. @sc_bakeroom

Jianna With stellar views of Main Street from its wrap-around terrace, this modern Italian osteria offers patrons daily house-made pastas, the region’s freshest seasonal ingredients, and, of course, oysters—all led by famed chef Michael Kramer. Grab a cocktail or a glass of wine from the 40-foot bar, and nosh on pasta dishes like potato gnocchi, radiatori, or tonnarelli with local tomatoes, corn, and chanterelle mushrooms. $$-$$$, L (Sat– Sun), D. 207 S Main St. (864) 720-2200, jiannagreenville.com

The Lazy Goat The Lazy Goat’s tapas-style menu is distinctly Mediterranean. Sample from the Graze and Nibble dishes, such as the crispy Brussels sprouts with Manchego shavings and sherry glacé. For a unique entrée, try the duck confit pizza with a sour cherry vinaigrette and a farm egg. An extensive variety of wine is available in addition to a full bar. $$-$$$, L, D. 170 River Pl. (864)

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Limoncello The latest addition to the Larkin’s line-up, this ristorante serves up Italian cuisine out of the former Playwright space on River and Broad streets. The menu ranges from pesto pizzas to chicken marsala to classics like spaghetti and meatballs—but the real winner is an all-Italian wine list, curated from awardwinning vineyards across the region. After you’ve had your glass, grab a bite of the housemade limoncello gelato. $$$$$, L, D. 401 River St. (864) 263-7000, limoncellogvl.com

Ristorante Bergamo Open since 1986, Ristorante Bergamo focuses on fresh produce and Northern Italian cuisine: fresh mussels sautéed in olive oil, garlic, and white wine, veal with homegrown organic herbs, and pasta creations such as linguine with shrimp and mussels. The bar fronts 14foot windows along Main Street, making it a prime location for enjoying a glass while people-watching. $$$, D. Closed

minute in their wood-fired oven. $$, L (Sat

Stella’s Southern Brasserie Boasting French flair and fare, this sister to Stella’s Southern Bistro is the second of Jason and Julia Scholz’s eateries. Stationed in Hollingsworth Park, offering a local twist on French staples—blueblack mussel shells with smoked tomato broth, Marsala-spiked onion soup gratinée, and roasted game hen—served up daily in a lively, chic environment. Don’t miss the breakfast pastries.

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$$-$$$. B, L, D, SBR. 340 Rocky Slope Rd, Ste 100, Greenville. (864) 626-6900, stellasbrasserie.com

PIZZA Coastal Crust These Neapolitan-style pizza pies are served out of a turquoise ’55 Chevy tow truck, and now in a brick-and-mortar location in the Village of West Greenville. The pies are baked in a wood-fired brick oven and topped with local produce from Reedy River Farms. Check out the aptly-named West Village pie, a classic pepperoni pizza punched up with burrata, caramelized onions, sautéed peppers, and sausage. $$, L, D. 1254 Pendleton St. (843)

654-9606, coastalcrustgreenville.com

D’Allesandro’s Pizza Hailing from Charleston, D’Allesandro’s Pizza brings its dough lover’s paradise to Greenville. The D’Allesandro brothers’ philosophy is simple—if the pizza is good and the beer is cold, people will come. Created with quality ingredients, D’Allesandro’s pushes out pies in the North Main area, where guests can enjoy a variety of savory pizza, calzones, and even signature CalJoes. $$, L, D. 17 Mohawk Dr, Greenville.

(864) 252-4700, dalspizzagvl.com

Sidewall Pizza Company Located on the main drag of Travelers Rest, on Cleveland Street downtown, and now on Pelham Road, this pizza joint is a fast favorite with its handcrafted, brickoven pies made from local ingredients. But their salads are nothing to ignore, not to mention dessert: the homemade ice cream will make you forget about those fellas named Ben & Jerry. $$, L, D. Closed

Sunday & Monday. 35 S Main St, Travelers Rest, (864) 610-0527; 99 Cleveland St, (864) 558-0235; 3598 Pelham Rd, (864) 991-8748, sidewallpizza.com

Stone Pizza Serving both Neapolitan- and New York–style pizzas, the latest edition to the corner of Stone and Park avenues is no pie in the sky. Ideal for a classic family outing or catching the game with a few friends (beer, sports, and pizza), Stone and its fire-inspired pies are crafted with house-made mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, Caputo flour, and baked for a flat

& Sun), D. 500 E Park Ave. (864) 609-4490, stonepizzacompany.com

World Piece From the owners of downtown’s beloved Coffee Underground, World Piece brings Chicago-style pizza to Stone Avenue. Offering a line-up of draft beers and menu features like buffalo chicken wings, salads, burgers, french fries, and, of course, savory pies, this pizza joint ensures there’s a little something to please everyone. $-$$. L, D. 109 West

TA C O S Farmhouse Tacos Hand-crafted and locally sourced, this TR taco joint is the love child of Mexican cuisine and Southern soul food. Start the meal with a few small plates—try the fried green tomatoes or the pan-seared crab cakes—then dig into pure taco bliss with the Travelers Rest hot chicken. Go a little lighter with a farm-fresh salad, and end with the campfire s’mores. $-$$, L, D, SBR. 164 S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 6100586, farmhousetacos.com

Papi’s Tacos Jorge “Papi” Baralles brings family tradition and the familiar childhood flavors of Cuautla, Mexico, to this walk-up taqueria on the Reedy River. The menu is short and to the point. Get your tacos with shrimp, barbacoa, al pastor, carne asada, carnitas, or chicken and chorizo, or sample some gelato in the display case. Get in, get out, and enjoy Falls Park. $, L, D. 300 River St. (864) 373-7274, eatpapistacos.com

Tipsy Taco Dishes here bear the creative touch of Trish Untitled-4 Balentine, former owner of Corporate Deli. Her made-from-scratch menu items include tamales, burrito bowls, and all the other Tex-Mex suspects. “Tipsy” nods to the bar, where you can swill tequila flights, frozen margaritas, and house-infused spirits. Take your pick of three locations—two in Greenville and one on Fairview Road in Simpsonville. $$, L, D, SBR. 15 Conestee

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White Duck Taco Shop White Duck sets up shop at Hampton Station in the Water Tower District, and feels right at home next to Birds Fly South Ale Project. Try the Bangkok shrimp taco or the mushroom potato with romesco, and pair with their fresh peach sangria or an ale from Birds Fly South’s rotation. $-$$, L, D. Closed Sunday &

Monday. 1320 Hampton Ave, Ext Ste 12B. whiteducktacoshop.com

Willy Taco Much like its Spartanburg-based sister, Greenville’s Willy Taco is a straight-up Mexican fiesta. Housed in the former Feed & Seed, the atmosphere pairs perfectly with its festive food presentation. Choose from a variety of taco flavors; we suggest the crispy avocado—topped off with a house-crafted margarita. $-$$, L, D. Closed Monday. 217 Laurens Rd. (864) 412-8700, willytaco.com

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MOTHER’S DAY HAMMERED HEARTS: MAKE + SIP CLASS Test your jewelry-making skills and craft a handmade gift your mom will treasure at this special class. Price includes sterling silver for one hammered-heart necklace, plus a chain. Bring your mom along so the two of you can share the experience. Participants are welcome to bring their own bottle of wine to the class. Make Made Jewelry, 241 N Main St, Ste C, Greenville. Sat, 11am–2pm. $70. (864) 412-8087, makemadejewelry.com

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FAIR AT HERITAGE PARK Taste the early days of summer at the Fair at Heritage Park, complete with carnival rides and games. Shows such as Jurassic Kingdom, Sea Lion Splash, and Victoria Circus will add plenty of excitement. When you’re ready for a break from the Ferris wheel, there will

be funnel cakes, cotton candy, and much more calling your name.

Heritage Park, 861 SE Main St, Simpsonville. Mon–Fri, 4pm-11pm; Sat, 11am–midnight; Sun, 12:30–11pm. General admission, $7; free for children under 10. (864) 296-6601, fairatheritagepark.com

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WWE SMACKDOWN See your favorite WWE stars perform show-stopping routines live, with stars such as Bray Wyatt, Sasha Banks, Bayley, and many more. This highenergy show will have audience members on the edge of their seats as they witness the highly skilled wrestlers in action.

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Fri, 7:30pm. $20-$110. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com

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SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL Audience members will find it difficult to stay in their seats during this high-energy, foot-tapping musical. The show follows the life of Donna Summer, a Boston girl who became a dancing and singing sensation. Featuring such hits as “Hot Stuff” and “Love to Love You Baby,” this tribute to the late, great singer immerses audiences in her electrifying world.

Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Tues–Thurs, 7:30pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm; Sun, 1pm & 6:30pm. $35-$95. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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DUDE PERFECT 2020 TOUR Stunts, competitive battles, funny stories, and plenty of laughter will accompany Dude Perfect members Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert, and Coby and Cory Cotton in their live performance. The group is known for their Overtime series, and they will do several of their segments live. Their audience may be drawn to crazy trick-shot videos, but they stick around for the group’s compelling message of faith.

Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Thurs, 7pm. $25. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com

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TAKE FLIGHT 5K Hit the runway for the Downtown Airport’s annual fundraiser, Take Flight 5K. All ages are welcome to run either the 5K or Kid’s Run, and door prizes donated by local businesses will also be up for grabs. Proceeds will go toward building a parking lot for the Runway Park playground, a favorite

spot for little aviators.

Greenville Downtown Airport, 100 Tower Dr, Greenville. Sat, 8am. $10-$30. (864) 303-0744, greenvilledowntownairport.com

BREW IN THE ZOO Explore the zoo after hours with a drink in hand at the annual Brew in the Zoo fundraiser. Early admission grants a t-shirt and keepsake beer glass, as well as access to sample Giraffe Ale, made exclusively for this event by R.J. Rocker. Its ingredients were selected by none other than the zoo’s Masai giraffe, Miles. Bring

along your friends to congratulate Miles on his brewing skills, and join his fellow zoo residents for this lighthearted evening. Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Dr, Greenville. Fri, 6:30pm. $20-$65. (864) 467-4300, greenvillezoo.com

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Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Sun, May 31, 7pm. $25-$55. (864) 4673000, peacecenter.org

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TROLLS LIVE! After months of being cooped up, your little ones will love you for taking them to this upbeat performance, which brings some of their favorite characters to life at The Well. There will be song, dance, and glitter galore in the Trolls first live tour, when Queen Poppy attempts to save Troll Hug Time by throwing a rollicking party as only she can.

Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 101 Abney St, Greenville. Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm; Sat, 11am–3pm. Free. (864) 735-3948, artcentergreenville.org

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ALISON KRAUSS American singer Alison Krauss has been in love with bluegrass music since she first picked up a fiddle at the age of five. She was 14 when she signed her first record deal, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry at 21. Today the singer boasts 27 Grammys and 9 Country Music Association Awards among her many accolades. Don’t miss this one-night chance to see the star in Greenville. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N Academy St, Greenville. Fri, 8pm. $52-$210. (864) 241-3800, bonsecoursarena.com

CATS New choreography, lighting, and sound design bring novel notes to this record-breaking 1982 musical. Set to an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS boasts seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Even if you saw it years ago, it’s high time to refresh your “Memory” of the night the Jellicles decide which one lucky member of their tribe of cats will be reborn.

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rtisphere, the arts and music festival traditionally held this month in downtown Greenville, has been postponed until late August. Beloved for its diverse selection of national, regional, and local artists working in a variety of mediums, the event is also celebrated for its food, live performance, and children’s entertainment. To pique your interest ahead of summer, we encourage you to view Artisphere’s website for a virtual photo tour. Get a head start in accessing the joyful, street-packed arts weekend that awaits us all.—Madison Garrett Artisphere will be held in downtown Greenville, August 21–23, 2020. For more information, visit artisphere.org.

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(top) Phill Singer, Night Swimming, oil; (bottom) Michael Steddum, Frontlines, oil, 16” x 16”.

A RTISPHERE, GREEN V ILLE’S PREMIER A RTS FESTI VA L , IS POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 21–23, 2020

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