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What does it really mean to do “good” business? We believe it’s more than what you get out of business – it’s what you give through business. At Elliott Davis, we want to make a positive impact on our clients and the world. Our core tenet of Serving Others goes beyond just meeting the accounting and advisory needs of private, national and international firms.

We want the impact of our passion and commitment to be felt beyond our office walls, extending outward to our communities and neighbors in need.

The Elliott Davis Culture of Service supports 800+ employees in finding meaningful ways to give back and serve every day of the year. Our employees donate millions of dollars worth of time and resources annually to philanthropic causes including education, the arts, medical research and more.

Success isn’t just about budgets and bottom lines. It is about making others successful: our clients, our employees, our communities, our neighbors. It’s about doing well by doing good. It’s taking every opportunity to make it count. That’s the Elliott Davis way.

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Lock, Stock & Barrel: Where: A sporting clays course at River Bend Sportsman’s Resort in Inman, South Carolina.

Who: Dan Schindler, a celebrated shooting instructor and founder of the Paragon School of Sporting, takes aim from his station. Dan has trained thousands in the art of sporting clays. For more, see “Gentleman’s Calling,” page 68.

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Contents 12 EDITOR’S LETTER 19 THE LIST See, hear, read, react.

The month’s must-dos.

25 ON THE TOWN

Pics of the litter: Upcountry fêtes & festivities.

40 WEDDINGS 45 TOWNBUZZ

Painter Enid Williams invites us into her inner circles; Wes Whitesell brings bikes to bear through the Village Wrench; Cary, North Carolina’s Mayton Inn is smalltown meets urban edge; Couture for a Cause winner Angela Keyes designs dresses to help end human trafficking; and more.

60 GETAWAY

St. Augustine’s stunning architectural scene, complete with dreamy, pristine resorts, is the answer to your Florida fantasies.

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SIGNATURE OF GIVING

When it comes to the art of generosity, we all possess a unique pathway through which we express gratitude. Our Charitable Giving Award recipients share their personal penmanship. / by John Jeter, Abby Moore Keith, Kathleen Nalley, Jennifer Oladipo, Steven Tingle, and Stephanie Trotter // photography by Paul Mehaffey

FIELD TEST

Soccer sensation Anthony Esquivel and his wife, Olivia, believe in uniting communities through universal passions. It’s why they created COPA, an indoor soccer complex bringing together ballers from all backgrounds for the love of the game. / by Steven Tingler // photography by Paul Mehaffey

In Inman, South Carolina, expert marksman Dan Schindler trains thousands in the art of the shot.

71 STYLE CENTRAL

Find the best boot for your favorite fall trends; stylish serving platters go above board for holiday spreads.

78 MAN ABOUT TOWN

After a condescending doctor’s visit, the Man questions his daily cocktail consumption.

80 MS. BEA WRIGHT

Ms. Wright braves inflexible in-laws and time-tested traditions when advising newlyweds on the nuances of holiday travel.

THIS PAGE: Adrienne Burris of Greenville Wordsmiths is on a mission to help local kids find their creative voices.

For more see “Word Play,” page 56. By Ashley Warlick; photograph by Will Crooks.

111 EAT & DRINK

Rocket Surgery’s craft bites and chic drinks are outta this world; revive your Thanksgiving feast with fresh takes on autumn’s favorite berry.

119 DINING GUIDE 128 TOWNSCENE

Got plans? You do now.

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SECOND GLANCE

Experience Henri Matisse’s abstract illustrations at the Columbia Museum of Art.

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EDITOR’S

Letter November Highlights Life Cycles

Wes Whitesell of West Greenville’s Village Wrench talks bikes and bolstering community relationships: page 48

Photograph by Paul Mehaffey; hair and make-up by Desireé Rober ts ; sweater cour tesy of designer, A llyson A nsusinha

Head for the Hills

Power of One

Satisfy your inner foodie at Highlands Food & Wine Festival, November 9–12: page 54

Holy Coast

Florida boasts a smorgasbord of sunshine cities, but none as anciently artisan as St. Augustine: page 60

Head Over Heels

March into November with fantastic new boots and the hemlines to match: page 71

Field Test

Childhood actor turned soccer star Anthony Esquivel brings indoor space for ballers of all backgrounds to get their kicks: page 104

Blast Off

Rocket Surgery launches onto the TR food scene with drinks and eats that are simply heavenly: page 112

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ovember is a fine month. Between October’s football and bonfires and December’s sensorial chaos, we have a glorious four weeks in between to sit back, take in the view, and indulge. In this blessed window, we may reflect on the year’s comings and goings, and what we’ve gained, lost, and ultimately learned from.

We allow ourselves the opportunity to remember, and account for, the gifts in our lives: the relationships where we find security, that inspire us, that provide the chance to share time, talent, and treasure. Giving is like dominoes. One act pushes another, opens a new view. It’s in the act of giving that we find reward and pleasure.

Sometimes giving isn’t about being present; it’s about offering space and breathing room. It’s about refraining, preserving our energy so that our minds and bodies can be healthy and able to serve. In absence, in drawing back, we’re able to see our edges. We are able to live—and give— more effectively.

Our ways of showing care are different and singular, like the bend of a signature. We put our own spin on how we give. Like our fingerprints or the scars that we bear, our ways of service are personal and profound. After all, there is only one of you, here.

So, give. It’s a potent word that doesn’t require much fanfare. It is the bell. It is the whistle.

And it means something different—yet the same—to us all.

Blair Knobel, Editor-in-Chief blair@towncarolina.com

Turn to page 86 to read about the 2017 recipients of our annual Charitable Giving Awards.

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F CONVERSATION. Jasper Johns: What’s the Meaning of This?

Jasper Johns is the world’s most critically acclaimed living artist. While his reputation is international, Johns has deep roots in South Carolina. Born in 1930, he grew up in Allendale, the Columbia area, and Sumter; he attended the University of South Carolina for three semesters before moving to New York to pursue his career in art.

As a young artist, Johns narrowed his subjects to commonplace objects, “things the mind already knows,” but in recent years he has introduced more personal elements—images of objects he has collected, including his father’s watch, a shadow of himself and references to his step-grandmother, Montez. He has also adapted imagery from many other artists, including Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, and Leonardo da Vinci.

Throughout his career, Johns has recast his flags, targets, and other borrowed subjects, and in the process he has altered both the images and their potential meaning.

Drawn from the GCMA permanent collection, the exhibition Jasper Johns: What’s the Meaning of This? opens November 8.

November 12 Sunday at 2 pm Join us for an overview of the newest exhibitions curated from the GCMA permanent collection, including works by Jasper Johns, Jamie Wyeth, and Sidney Dickinson.

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Mark B. Johnston PUBLISHER & CEO mark@towncarolina.com

WHAT IS YOUR THANKSGIVING TRADITION?

BLAIR KNOBEL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF blair@towncarolina.com

“Bagels and hot coffee the day after the big day.”

Paul Mehaffey ART DIRECTOR Laura Linen STYLE EDITOR Abby Moore Keith ASSISTANT EDITOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ruta Fox M. Linda Lee Steven Tingle JAC VALITCHKA

“Eat, nap, (football), repeat.”

“Rye Old Fashioneds, my Mom’s stuffing recipe, and my husband making the turkey.”

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mary Cathryn Armstrong, Kathryn Davé, SCOTT GOULD, John Jeter, Kathleen Nalley, JENNIFER OLADIPO, Stephanie Trotter & Ashley Warlick

“Watching Eddie Murphy’s Coming to America after dinner. The older I get, the funnier it is.”

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS & DESIGNERS Chelsey Ashford, Timothy Banks, Robin Batina-Lewis, David Bonner, WILL CROOKS Jivan Davé, Derek DiLuzio, Whitney Fincannon, Alexander Harrison, Jake Knight, Gabrielle Grace Miller, Justin Nix & Eli Warren “Homemade turkey noodle soup, Dixie chili dip, and wrestling matches with all 20 of my younger cousins.”

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A growing neighborhood town center that welcomes everyone.

Whether you visit, work or live here, Legacy Square is blossoming into a shining centerpiece filled with a thoughtful collection of local shops and services for all.

Located at the heart of Verdae’s high-growth area, this multi-phase town center surrounds the northeast end of Legacy Park and will ultimately include 13 acres of quality commercial development that provides accessibility and convenience to area residents and more.

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CIRQUE MECHANICS: PEDAL PUNK Good news everyone: this circus has nary a clown in sight. On par with the spectacular, awe-inspiring aerial exhibitions of productions a la Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Mechanics trades face paint for bicycle frames and lion taming for hardcore metal playgrounds.

Ooh and aah while the band of skilled steampunkers balances, glides, bends, and flies their way across the stage. Just don’t try this at home on your daughter’s tricycle.

Photograph courtesy of the Peace Center

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Thurs, Nov 16, 7:30pm. $15-$35. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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Greenville seems to have a little bit of everything.

The city adds one more item to the list with Reedy Reels, a celebration of Upstate independent filmmakers and all the talent they bring to the table.

Held downtown at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre, the third annual edition will once again screen works from selected artists, serving a dual purpose by providing much-needed exposure for rising directors and education for locals on the hunt for the next big thing.

Turn your nose up at the mere thought of a Bud Light? Here’s your festival. Spotlighting the notso-average world of craft brewing, guests can imbibe local brews from Quest, Brewery 85, and Thomas Creek, while also taking a spiritual escape to spots like Oskar Blues, Terrapin, and Ballast Point. Bonus points if you’re sporting a handlebar mustache.

Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Nov 4–5. Sat–Sun. $30-$50. reedyreels.com

Photograph (Chef Steven Satterfield) courtesy of Highlands Food & Wine Festival

COUNTYBANK REEDY REELS FILM FESTIVAL

Fluor Field at the West End, 945 S Main St, Greenville.

Sat, Nov 4, 12–5pm. $50-$75. greenvillecraftbeerfestival.com

HIGHLANDS FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL This annual fête of the foodies continues to pack on the surprises, finding new and exciting ways to celebrate the culinary greatness that thrives on high. This year’s talent includes renowned sommeliers and a diverse group of chefs hailing from restaurants like New Orleans’ Bayona, Husk of Greenville, and Local Provisions in Asheville.

Feast on food truck fare at the Truckin’ event, (featuring music by Dawes) but save some room for the Grand Tasting, Main Event, and Gospel Brunch—you’ve got a lot of eatin’ to do.

Nov 9–12. Times, locations vary. Prices vary. highlandsfoodandwine.com

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zWhat-Not-To-Miss / MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS BY CHIP DAVIS

MOZART’S MAGIC FLUTE & HARP

With more than three decades of classics to their name, the musicians of Mannheim Steamroller are near synonymous with rockin’ around the Christmas tree. Blending together thunderous synth-pop beats, a magnificent visual display, and a spoonful of cheer, the Mannheim Steamroller experience is a delight to any audience. To honor the anniversary of their debut album, founder Chip Davis and gang will pepper in tracks from the iconic Fresh Aire recordings into the popular holiday showcase.

Join the GSO Chamber Orchestra for its annual celebration of one of classical music’s most influential and legendary composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The evening will feature some of the master’s most notable works, including The Magic Flute, Symphony No. 34, and a special version of the Concerto for Flute & Harp, featuring musicians John Wickey and Caroline Ulrich.

Photograph by Matt Christine, courtesy of the Peace Center

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Mon, Nov 20, 7pm. $55-$85. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville.

Nov 17–19. Fri–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $45-$55. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

HOPE RELAY While our school day relays usually consisted of trying not to melt in the hot sun and hoping you didn’t get stuck with a grape popsicle, this race has a lot more impact. In support of Project HOPE’s programs to fund autism research and support in the community, runners will race in teams in either the 20k, Boot Camp 5k, or regular 5k. The classic-style relay will be broken up into different legs, with separate divisions for athletes of any skill.

Hartness, Greenville. Sat, Nov 4, 7:30am.

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z If you want to take the family out for a fun, uplifting evening of theatrical magic, this is not the show for you. The intertwined lives of Jean Valjean, Fantine, Javert, and Cosette is not an easy story to tell, but that does not make it any less beautiful. Featuring original music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, the dramatic musical includes memorable songs like “I Dreamed a Dream” and “One Day More.”

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville.

Thru Nov 5. Tues–Thurs, 7:30pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm; Sun, 1pm & 6:30pm. $45+.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

AN AMERICAN SALUTE

Artwork by Joseph Bradley; photograph courtesy of the Metropolitan Arts Council

z In honor of Veteran’s Day, The Fountain Inn Symphony Orchestra tributes the United States armed forces with a patriotic-themed salute.

Featuring classics by American composers and Dvořák’s New World Symphony, the ensemble will also recognize war veterans from the Golden Strip area during the performance.

Younts Center for Performing Arts, 315 North Main St, Fountain Inn. Fri, Nov 10, 7:30pm. $20 adult, $5 student. (864) 409-1050, fountaininnsymphony.org

RUSSIAN ROMANTICS

z The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will debut the second performance in its Masterworks Series with the help of a special guest artist. Soviet-Russia native and classical pianist Nikolai Demidenko will join Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel and the rest of the gifted Greenville troupe to showcase two moving pieces of music, beginning with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville.

Nov 11–12. Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $18-$75.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

A FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE CHRISTMAS

z Turn the Christmas cheer up a notch at Flat Rock Playhouse’s one-of-a-kind holiday review that combines the best in yuletide anthems with dynamic set design and eye-catching dance moves. Audiences will have more than just Rudolph to light the way during their journey from the North Pole to the scenic mountainside and back again; keep your eyes peeled for a cameo from the Big Man in Red himself.

Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC. Nov 25–Dec 22. Wed–Thurs, Sun, 2pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm. $15-$50. (828) 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org

Greenville Open Studios Fact: Our community’s buzzing art scene has steadily blossomed over the years, with new studios sprouting up from the West End to Village of West Greenville and beyond.

Now you can visit them all (well, as many as you can). This annual event sheds light on Upstate visual artists, opening the doors to their creative workspaces and inviting visitors to take a behind-the-scenes look at the magic behind their craft.

Locations vary. Nov 10–12. Fri, 6–9pm (select studios only); Sat, 10am–6pm; Sun, 12–6pm. Free.

(864) 467-3132, greenvillearts.com

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Greenville’s annual festival of all things foodie took flight at the Old Cigar Warehouse on South Main Street, debuting yet another year of fabulous bites and brews. Local culinary talent from Bacon Bros.

Public House, Husk Greenville, and Roost were on deck to give guests a true taste of the Upstate, while Dark Corner Distillery, RJ Rockers, and Quest Brewing Co. offered everything needed to wet the ol’ whistle.

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The Rose Ball September 15, 2017

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“The Palette of the Rose” served as the motif for this year’s Rose Ball, inviting guest designers to transform the Poinsett Club into their own unique vision of the historic flower’s color and depth.

In keeping with this theme, guests munched on artful, rose-colored dishes like pan-seared filet mignon, colossal prawns, and a delectable marquise au chocolat topped with raspberry coulis. Funds raised by the annual charity gala will benefit organizations including the Ronald McDonald House, Greenville Health System, and Project HOPE, among others.

Photography by Gabrielle Grace Miller

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MAC Opening for Jeanet Dreskin & Tom Flowers September 14, 2017 Alan & Ellen Weinberg with Blake Praytor

Greg Flint, Tommie Hammett & Karen Ellis

Around 100 guests attended the Metropolitan Arts Council’s opening reception for “Contemporary Artists in South Carolina: 47 Years Later,” an exhibit highlighting the works of longtime Greenville artists Jeanet Dreskin and Tom Flowers. Their show was a reflective anthology of both artists’ multifaceted impacts on the Upstate community and beyond through their artistic, inspirational gifts.

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Diane Hopkins-Hughes, Mary Margaret Jones Mary Jane & & Mary Lou & Gary Huntoon Richard Jacques Joan & Earle Gaulden

Ken Betsch, Julie Howe, Metta James & Randy Dabney

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Carrie Brown with Don & Patricia Kilburg

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Mary Alston with Kathy & Fred Wood

Margaret Praytor, Jane McCutcheon & Blake Praytor

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Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Night Party September 14, 2017

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Greenville Technical College joined forces with the Hispanic Alliance to kick off a month-long calendar of activities designed to educate and celebrate Hispanic American heritage in the United States.

Held at the Clemson One Building, the debut event featured informative panel conversations with notable Upstate figures including Greenville Chamber president W. Carlos Phillips, Greenville Tech president Dr. Keith Miller, and a keynote address by Clemson University president Dr. James P. Clements.

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Sue Priester, Doug Dorman & Andrea Cooper Altheia Richardson & Curtis White

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Julio Hernandez, Adela Mendoza & Jim Clements

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Ron Logan & Perry Gilreath

Dina Estrada, Katherine Johnson & Steven Soto

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An Extracurricular Evening September 17, 2017 Now in its 17th year, An Extracurricular Evening was sponsored by South State Bank and held at downtown’s newest rooftop site, Avenue. Rick Erwin’s catered the affair with a Southern-infused menu of a Low Country boil, chicken and sweet potato dumplings, smoked pork butt, and mini pecan pies. The event was presented by Public Education Partners, an organization that works through community outreach to improve public school systems in Greenville County.

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Nelson Mullins’ 30th Anniversary Party September 20, 2017 The Greenville branch of South Carolina’s largest law firm raised a glass to 30 years in the Upstate with a chic anniversary party at the Greenville Country Club.

Nelson Mullins associates as well as other Greenville professionals enjoyed appetizers and cocktails provided by the GCC.

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GWG Educational Program: The Museum Scene in Greenville September 19, 2017 Greenville Women Giving hosted the first educational program of its 2017–2018 year at the Greenville County Museum of Art, where members were given a sneak preview of the exciting things to come at each of the Upstate’s diverse cultural institutions. Upcoming programs and initiatives at the Upcountry History Museum and GCMA were spotlighted, as well as new exhibits including the “Boxcar Children” installation at the Children’s Museum of the Upstate.

Emmy Holt, Betty Jenkins, & Jean Greer

Stacy Brandon & Margie Gust

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Jayroe Wurst with Kathy & Jim Roberson

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Virginia Abrams, Catherine Connor & Ettalee Kearns

Bev Howard & Elaine Apperson Diane Perlmutter & Sue Priester

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Joan Herlong & Associates / Sotheby’s International Realty Launch Party September 13, 2017 Dara & Russell Burke

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Greenville’s hometown luxury realty group had a lot to toast this September.

The Augusta Road agency recently became the newest member and fifth South Carolina company to join the Sotheby’s International Realty brand, putting the Upstate real estate market at the forefront of a global pedestal.

Herlong and Co. fêted this new chapter at the Greenville Country Club, with singer and songwriter Spencer Rush providing tunes.

Sarah & GH Bobotis

Photography by Gabrielle Grace Miller

Erin Patten, Grace & Ryan Loveless & Richard Rhames

Caroline Torpin, Kathie Ladd & Mary Earle

Robert & Mary Ellen Yeargin with Kay & Lane Cheves

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Julie Wilkerson, Melissa Anderson & Jim Wilkerson Sophie & John Ling

Kathy & Jim Burns with Jackson Herlong

Lindsay Lucas & Katherine Hughes

Joan Herlong (center) with Sotheby’s associates (l-r) Bethany Rightmyer, Geoffrey Hill, Tony Dolceamore & Dina El-Bassiouni Alex & Nealy Boyd with Joseph & Tricia Ramge

Jon & Drew Partain

Leah Grabo, Christie Nachman, Bob Nachman, Virginia Nachman & Matt Crider

Caroline Turpin & Alexis Furman

Leighton & Tammy Cubbage with Chris Riley & James McKissick

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Young@HeART Annual Art Auction for Meyer Center September 28, 2017 Mark Kendall & Heather Clark

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Artists from around the Upstate donated numerous works of paintings, sketches, jewelry, and other mixed media to the third annual Young@HeART charity auction. Contributors included painter Joseph Ambuhl, photo artist Mark Hamby, steel crafter Jake Dueland, and others. Guests bid on items at Zen’s downtown event space while enjoying live music, snacks, and libations.

Photography by Chelsey Ashford

Misty Hardaway, Heather Young & Keeley Krantz

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Lisa Gilstrap, John McBee-Zimmerman & Rhett Brown Amy Childers & Amie Owens

Jerry Chapman, Ali Jackson & David Jackson

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Robyn Harmon with Chris & Jeni Cain

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Kelsey Kovacik & Jayson Osteen July 28, 2017

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hen you know, you know, and Kelsey Kovacik knew her future husband was awaiting her when she packed her bags and hit the road for Greenville. While living in West Palm Beach, Florida, Kelsey felt a divine call to make South Carolina her home, confident the move would produce that special someone in her life. Kelsey’s faith didn’t disappoint, and shortly after she arrived, she met Jayson Osteen at Bridgeway Church. The connection was instant; Kelsey knew Jayson was the man she would spend the rest of her life with.

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haircut, and the next year and half spiraled into New York Yankees baseball games, late-night dinner conversations, and the development of a strong partnership anchored in mutual faith. One night, expecting a dinner at Larkin’s to be a discussion with her sister about the future of their new business, The Beautiful Co., Kelsey was surprised when Jayson walked up to the table, knelt on one knee, and asked her to be his wife. Through tears of joy, Kelsey said yes. The wedding was held at The Upper Room, where 31 members

Raise the Roof: Kelsey and Jayson hosted their reception at The Upper Room, where guests enjoyed the view on the decorated rooftop.

of Kelsey’s family and many friends enjoyed a magical evening celebrating the newlyweds.

Kelsey wore a gown from Carolina Traditions and held a bouquet from Shannon Reilly. The couple now lives in Travelers Rest. Kelsey is a hairstylist and manager of The Beautiful Co., and Jayson is a personal trainer at The Kroc Center and a student.

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Weddings Brittany Chin and Trevor Jones April 29, 2017 People go to the zoo for various reasons—to feed the farm animals, see the lions, and entertain wild toddlers for a few hours. But to find true love? Not unless your special someone is a giraffe named Tatu.

To be fair, Brittany Chin and Trevor Jones didn’t attend the Sippin’ Safari to find their future mate, but even howling monkeys couldn’t stop the animal magnetism pulling Trevor and Brittany together. A first date at Trattoria Giorgio led to another and another, and six years later, Trevor engineered a proposal outside of Tupelo Honey in One City Plaza, where he completely surprised Brittany with a ring. Right before the ceremony on their big day, a false fire alarm interrupted preparations, causing the almost-groom to panic. But zoo love is meant to be, and Trevor and Brittany said their “I do’s” at Alhambra Hall in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. The couple resides in Greenville, where Trevor is a program manager and engineer at GE, and Brittany is a registered dietitian focusing on wedding wellness at her private practice Blush Nutrition.

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Dan Weidenbenner & Jenny Barton August 5, 2017 When a man has a plan, it takes more than a compromised immune system to steer him off course. At least that was the case for Dan Weidenbenner, who threw his flu diagnosis to the wind, quite literally, when he hopped a plane to California to propose to his one-and-only Jenny Barton. Dan and Jenny met through her parents, but with Jenny based in Oakland, their relationship was forever on the friends list. That is until sparks flew at a cabin weekend with mutual friends, and a little over a year later, Dan was in air to Oakland with a ring, a proposal plan, and probably some Tamiflu. Being a nurse, Jenny tried to dissuade him from overexertion upon arrival, but ever determined, Dan carted her off to Muir Beach, where he finally pulled out the ring. Jenny said yes, and the two committed to love each other in sickness and health at Aska Farms in Blue Ridge, Georgia. The couple now lives in the Sullivan neighborhood in Greenville; Dan is the executive director at Mill Village Farms, and Jenny is a school and community nurse at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

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Rachel James & Daniel Sigrest May 7, 2017 In an age of cynics, it can be difficult to believe in love, much less love developed through a digital platform. But not for Rachel James and Daniel Sigrest’s Tinder-based romance; from the second date the couple knew their cyber beginnings would lead to a beautiful reality. Rachel and Daniel dated long distance for a year, but managed to see each other on weekends despite the miles between. Finally, after settling in Greenville and adopting two puppies, Daniel was ready to make their love permanent. One evening when Rachel walked in and greeted her fur baby, she was shocked to find a diamond ring tied to its collar, and Daniel’s creative proposal was followed by a quick “yes!” The ceremony and reception were held at Zen, where the Greenville transplants welcomed out-of-town family and friends with a night of dancing and celebration. The two now live in Woodruff; Rachel is a physician, and Daniel is a medical device sales manager.

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What Goes Around Enid Williams finds endless intrigue in the mighty circle

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Loop-the-Loop: Enid Williams has a singular obsession, having created hundreds of paintings using the circle. Her abstract works come to life moment by moment: “As soon as I make a commitment to an image, everything else follows as a response to the last mark,” she says.

Circular Logic Enid Williams uses a common shape as a multi-layered metaphor / by M. Linda Lee

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or nearly the last decade, Enid Williams has been going around in circles. On canvas, that is. Circular forms have been a constant in the work of this gifted artist, who teaches painting, printmaking, drawing, and design at Greenville Technical College. Williams’s paintings, on canvas, paper, and panel, explore the vocabulary of the circle and how it speaks to viewers on a metaphorical level.

Through what she defines as “the smallest gestural form I could make,” Williams investigates how space is defined. She weaves kinetic circles in a primarily white void, layering and subtracting out certain areas to allow subsequent layers to show through, and treating the white space as a matrix.

Shape and color intertwine in her optically complex paintings. “My work is a commitment to abstraction, color interaction, and the metaphors that painting can convey to the viewer,” Williams explains. Her paintings incorporate humor and whimsy while referencing the historical lineage of abstract expressionist artists who have come before her.

Instead of starting with a study drawing, she jumps right into a work with no preconceived notion of what it will be.

“Each painting takes on a life of its own,” notes the artist. “As soon as I make a commitment to an image, everything else follows as a response to the last mark.”

Time is a pervading theme in her work. “Time drives my images,” Williams says, “especially the many conditions of time we experience when we look at a work of art.” She also likes to play with language when finding titles for her paintings. A recent work entitled Inquire Within lays out multiple levels of meaning.

Williams is married to artist Paul Yanko, an instructor of visual arts at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities whom she met at Kent State University, where they both received an MFA in painting. The Greenville County Museum of Art, the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio, and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh number among the museums where her work has been displayed. On November 16, Williams will open her oneperson show at the Hampton III Gallery in Greenville.

In 2012, she received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, which provides financial assistance to established visual artists of merit. The grant was a significant recognition for Williams, as it pitted her work against that of both national and international artists. “It validated my practice, and it also opened doors for me,” she says.

“When I first started working with circles years ago, I thought, ‘Who in the world is going to be interested in these?’” admits Williams. “Now I feel incredibly fortunate to have an audience who engages with my work and finds it compelling.”

To see more of Enid’s work, go to enidwilliams.net.

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Relationships are the Foundation for Strong Communities

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Realtor Celeste Purdie with the staff of Upstate Warrior Solution. Pictured from left to right: Janice Oliver, Nate Moore, Realtor Celeste Purdie, Andrew Mitchell, and Elisabeth Schatke.

“Upstate Warrior Solution’s mission is to connect warriors to local resources, lead them and their family through empowerment and to inspire the community to embrace all of those who have served their country. Seabrook Marchant and The Marchant Company have been a leader in the Veteran community for years. They have been a supporter of Upstate Warrior Solution since day one. We would not be able to accomplish our mission if was not for individuals like that in our community. We are very excited to work with Realtor Celeste Purdie, an Air Force Veteran who will specialize in supporting both Active Duty Personnel and Veterans as they transition in our community. This is another example of the great work that The Marchant Company is doing in the Upstate.” – Nate Moore, Greenville Director of Upstate Warrior Solution

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Life Cycles Wes Whitesell of Village Wrench promotes the importance of community relationships, one tire pump at a time / by Jac Valitchka // photograph by Paul Mehaffey

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es Whitesell, program director at Village Wrench in West Greenville, practices the adage, if you teach a man to fish, he’ll eat for the rest of his life—though his is a practice built on chains, pedals, and tires instead of poles, reels, and bait. Since 2013, Whitesell, his team, and the approximately 100 volunteers who service the four locations of these non-profit bicycle repair shops, have provided more than just fast fixes on broken-down bikes. They’re also inflating hearts, minds, and souls with new skills, a sense of purpose, and the salvation that comes from getting your hands a little dirty—for both the people who come to Village Wrench and the volunteers who serve them.

Was this your creation? >> I’ve been involved since the very beginning, and it was started by our church, the Village Church, and I was the one who raised my hand and said, ‘Hey, I think we can do this. We should do it. And I’ll be fool enough to help lead it!’ It’s been a community effort by our church and other churches and really the neighborhoods that we partner with. Our first was the grassy lot behind West Greenville Baptist Church on Pendleton Street, and we set up on the corner.

Are you from here? >> I’m from Michigan originally.

We have lived in Greenville about 10 years. My wife and I met while we were serving in Africa doing missions work over there. I was in east Africa doing community development and she was in Uganda as a teacher for doctors who were working with AIDS. We lived in Asheville for a couple of years, and then moved to Ireland for a couple of years training missionaries. It was fun, but it was also tough. As our kids grew in number, we decided to come back.

What exactly does Village Wrench do? >> We do three things. The first is that we provide free bicycle repairs to the communities that we serve in West Greenville.

So, the first Saturday of every month people show up at a predetermined spot with a bicycle and without a penny in their pocket, and we fix everything that we can. The second thing is that we have an earnings program where we try to instill in kids and adults the importance of work. So people can get a bicycle from us without spending any money, and what they do is either four hours or eight hours of community service.

A bicycle is a commodity and has value, and we think by putting a little bit of skin in the game, you’re

Come out to Swamp Rabbit Café & Grocery on Thursday, December 7, for Village Wrench’s “Buy One Give One” event, where you can buy a children’s bike and give an underresourced child a new one. There will be a DJ and room for dancing—so cut a rug for a great cause. For more information, go to villagewrench.org/events.

more likely to take care of your bicycle. The third thing is that we do community development. We are constantly looking for ways to help build the character of kids and the adults that we serve.

Why did you decide on this, and not, say, a taco truck or something else? >> It’s funny because this was not our first thing. The first thing we started was a computer club, and we were trying to teach these kids coding, but we had a really tough time maintaining volunteers around that. I’m not a technical person, so I couldn’t lead that anymore, so we said, ‘Well, let’s go back to the drawing board.’ And I’m into bikes, and then we just started noticing here in the neighborhood in West Greenville there were many kids on dilapidated bicycles. My wife and I live in the Sullivan neighborhood, and we’ve raised our kids there. I’ve always been pumping up tires for kids in our front yard, and so in some ways it started kind of 10 years (ago) in my front yard.

Things like this make a huge impact. How can people help? >> You don’t have to know anything about bicycles or care about biking—you have to have a heart. That’s all that matters: a heart and time. The number-one thing that I’m always wanting people to do is to come and be around the people that we serve. I hear people talking about how they want to help the homeless—and I’m just as guilty as anybody else. The biggest thing that I would desire is for people to come and engage the people that they hear about on the news and they see on the side of the road. Or come and help us with the kids’ class.

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Turning the Wheels: Wes Whitesell works in Village Wrench’s public workshop at 8 Lois Avenue. The workshop is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, furthering the non-profit’s mission to educate and provide opportunities for Greenville’s underserved communities. For more on Village Wrench, go to villagewrench.org.

I’m always in need of instructors and teachers who want to be inspirational to them.

What’s next for Village Wrench? >> We want to have a deeper impact on the people we are already interacting with. For example, we are trying to get teens their first job, and it’s a job unlike any other job in town because we do finance training and character building and training. It’s different than just working at a fast-food restaurant. We want those kids to be set off on a really great trajectory.

I’m in the shop today, and I’m going to clean the toilet, and I’m going to sweep the floor and I’m going to leave and then the real workers are going to come in this afternoon—the guys who are in the shop day in and day out caring for people, working on bikes, and bettering the community.

Throughout all these other neighborhoods are other volunteers who do all this other stuff, and it is just a mountain of work compared to the pebble that I represent. They will be the people here, faithfully serving.

“You don’t have to know anything about bicycles or care about biking—you have to have a heart. That’s all that matters: a heart and time. The number-one thing that I’m always wanting people to do is to come and be around the people that we serve.”

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Carried Away The Mayton Inn in Cary, North Carolina, delivers small-town Southern charm in modern modes / by M. Linda Lee

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here’s something magical about the drowsy pace of a small town. Cary, North Carolina, is just 15 minutes from downtown Raleigh, yet worlds away. As I turn onto Academy Street, which cuts through the town’s 14-acre historic heart, I involuntarily exhale and feel my racing thoughts begin to slow.

I pass shops, cafés, churches, and Victorian homes along the walkable blocks, until I reach the Mayton Inn. On first sight, I would have sworn the inn’s columned red-brick façade had stood on Academy Street for decades. So it surprises me to learn that the only boutique hotel in Wake County was built from the ground up just 18 months ago.

“We wanted the inn to fit in with downtown Cary,” explains Deanna Crossman, who owns and operates the hotel with her husband, Colin. “And we built it to be here 100 years from now.” Fitted with green technologies, such as integrated energy-management systems in the rooms, as well as design details like 12-foot-high coffered ceilings, the Georgian-style edifice harmonizes with the picture-perfect charm of Cary’s revitalized historic district.

Turn left out of the inn, and it’s a short walk to the Cary Arts Center and the new downtown park with its eye-catching fountain. Turn right, and you can stroll the quiet couple of blocks to Ashworth Drugs, a 1950s-era pharmacy with an oldfashioned soda fountain. A block farther on Chatham Street, you’ll come to the new outpost of La Farm Bakery, the source of Mayton Inn’s bread. Stop by to sample the terrific loaves and pastries crafted by French master baker Lionel Vatinet.

The Crossmans, who also own The King’s Daughter Inn in Durham, designed the Mayton Inn with its own personality, which Deanna dubs “Southern casual” (her sequined flipflops set the tone). Decked out with distinctive upholstered headboards and furnishings custom-made in High Point, North Carolina, each of the 45 individually decorated guest rooms has a mini-refrigerator, wet bar, and microwave. Robes, slippers, and ultra-soft sheets wrap guests in comfort.

A rainbow of hues colors the bedrooms, while the halls on the second and third floors radiate with chartreuse and turquoise respectively. “Cary needed something a bit more edgy,” notes Deanna. “There are no beige boxes here.”

Behind the inn stands a 1920s Arts and Crafts cottage that Deanna and Colin are renovating as their residence.

The house, which belonged to Waverly Mayton, the inn’s namesake and Cary’s beloved former mayor in the 1930s, was moved to the spot from its original location a few blocks away.

A full breakfast in sunny Verandah restaurant, open to the public for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is included in the rate. Verandah eggs, plated with spicy Andouille redeye sausage gravy, fried green tomatoes, wilted greens, and fingerling potatoes are how I choose to start my day. I only wish I could stick around for a happy-hour cocktail at the inn’s well-stocked Highball bar.

True to its Southern roots, the Mayton Inn’s gracious staff is always happy to help with everything from on-site spa appointments to complimentary valet service. “We offer the warmth and welcoming feel you don’t get in chain hotels,” Deanna says. It’s all part of Cary’s dreamy small-town spell.

The Mayton Inn, 301 S Academy St, Cary, NC. (919) 670-5000, maytoninn.com; rates start at $224/night

Photographs courtesy of the Mayton Inn

Inn-ovative Charm: The Mayton Inn’s classic red-brick façade (above right) falls in line with the slow charm of Cary, North Carolina, while its bold interior reflects an urban sensibility.

The hotel’s Verandah restaurant offers a variety of dining options, like the charred beet steak (right).

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Queen of Couture Emerging fashion talent Angela Keyes repurposes material, and the futures of the less fortunate, through her design dreams / by Stephanie Trotter // photograph by Eli Warren

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s clearly as bell-bottoms ruled the ’70s and shoulder pads anchored the ’80s, Angela Keyes views her life in fashion seasons. Featuring fresh trends and creative bursts, Keyes’s latest period brought forth the top prize in September’s repurposed style competition Couture for a Cause. What’s more, the bubbly designer hopes to leverage the runway win to free those trapped in the cycles of human trafficking. “It was always there, it was always inside of me,” the 42-year-old designer reveals. “This is my life’s calling. This is what I’m supposed to do with the creative skills God has given me.” Skills she honed as a hobby when young.

BEDAZZLED BEGINNINGS “I remember staying up late at night in junior high and high school, making the outfit I would wear the next day,” the bright, redhead recalls. “I loved being at school, wearing something nobody else had seen before.” Angela’s rhinestone encrusted cuffs, hand-painted sneakers, and bedazzled button covers glistened at Southside Christian School, a private institution on Greenville’s Eastside. Classmates voted her “Best Dressed.” One yearbook message reads, “I just loved coming to school every day to see what you might be wearing.”

The pastor’s daughter was forbidden from watching MTV or reading Seventeen. So, the fashion-focused teen had no icons, nor boundaries. “That might have been best,” she reflects. “It was just in my own head. I wasn’t imitating others; I was doing my own thing.” But the sheltered existence derailed plans for college. “This was before Google,” she explains. “I didn’t know you could go to any kind of fashion design school. I didn’t know there were art schools. I just knew I wasn’t a student. I was a creative person, and thought it would be a waste of my parent’s money. I very much regret that now.”

Life had other designs for Angela. She met a man ten years her senior, married at 18, and happily nestled in a home off of Highway 14. Her crafting continued in limited spurts, as she raised four children (outfitted in one-of-a-kind apparel, of course). Then, as fragile as a Butterick sewing pattern, her marriage unexpectedly

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Say Yes to the Dress: Angela Keyes’s creation was crafted with rolls of Costco toilet paper, doilies, and even her children’s old homework. The dress won Couture for a Cause’s Best in Show award.

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When I first heard SCAD graduates were entering, I got a little nervous. But I realized it doesn’t matter— I’m just gonna be me.

The dress symbolizes new beginnings. New growth, new life, a new chapter.

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NEW DESIGNS Out of necessity Angela started a jewelry and fashion business, Angeloria. “It was a dream I had way back when,” she shares. “But then I didn’t think it was possible. That doesn’t happen for somebody here in Greenville. That only happens for people who live in New York City.” Her business plan morphed into a ministry plan after her mom returned from a foreign mission trip where she encountered those experiencing sexual exploitation. Proceeds raised by Angeloria will help women at home and abroad break free from the horror of human trafficking. “Angeloria will provide employment for survivors through designing, creating, and selling a variety of products,” the elegant founder explains. “I entered Couture for a Cause to gain exposure.”

RAGS TO RICHES “I used four rolls of Costco toilet paper, and doilies from a party I had ten years ago. Oh, and these are my favorite, they’re spray-painted Raisin Bran flakes.” The slender beauty is kneeling on her den floor, caressing the dress she spent 400 hours piecing together. Adhering to contest rules, the piece features ordinary items that have been transformed into a wearable work of art. Pistachio shells and her kid’s homework create the beautiful, cascading line of flowers that ring the high-low wedding gown. Angela’s still giddy her design bested brilliant creations by highly educated, experienced designers.

“When I first heard SCAD graduates were entering, I got a little bit nervous,” she admits. “But then I realized, it doesn’t matter, it’s not going to change what I’m doing. I’m just gonna be me. The dress symbolizes new beginnings. New growth, new life, a new chapter.”

Loving, Losing and Finding One’s Way: A Widow’s Journey Facing Life after the Death of an Adult Child Coping through Creativity in Everyday Life Helping Children and Adolescents Through Grief and Loss Meaning, Thriving and Grief: Challenge and Opportunity Grieving in a Winter Wonderland; Practical Ideas for Hoping and Coping during the Holidays “Blessed & Highly Favored:” Understanding the Importance of Spirituality, the Church and the Pastor in supporting the African-American Grief Process For the Rest of Your Days: Bearing the Impact and Coping with the Loss of a Child

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For more details and to register, Greenville, visit SC 29601 RSVP by Friday, November 7 HolidayGriefSeminar.com This seminar is for anyone who has experienced loss and grief, as well as professionals who help grieving individuals, such as Nurses,10.

Counselors and Therapists, Social Workers, or call 864-325-3526, by Friday, November Chaplains, Clergy Members, Guidance Counselors, Psychologists and Educators. ( 4 .0 hrs. Continuing Education Credit available. More information upon request. )

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For more on Angela and Angeloria’s mission, visit angeloria.com. To view Angela’s winning dress, go to TOWNCAROLINA.COM.

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Highlands Food & Wine Festival promises a four-day weekend of the region’s best culinary talent, music, and shopping / by Mary Cathryn Arm strong // illustration by Alexander Harrison

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e crave November for many reasons.

Chaotic Black Friday stampedes and college football rivalry weekend aside, the month’s arrival also heralds an implicit invitation, one that urges us to gather with friends and family over food and drink.

We sip and sup with reckless abandon, savoring one another’s company as much as the cuisine. November is a celebration, food its guest of honor. If you’re looking to pay respects, the Highlands Food & Wine Festival has a seat at the table.

Highlands has long been a fall getaway for urbanites, who, lured by abundant treetops, brisk temperatures, and brimming rivers, abscond to the Western North Carolina region’s lofty altitudes. But as any true Highlands addict will tell you, they don’t make the drive to this small mountain town just to hike trails and watch the leaves transition from green to amber— they come here to eat.

Eleven years ago, Highlands Food & Wine (formerly Highlands Culinary Weekend) was launched. While the program draws heavily from within the community’s own impressive list of renowned chefs and sommeliers, guest talent from neighboring North Carolina counties and other culinary capitals—New Orleans, Atlanta, Greenville—are also slated on the active four-day schedule of events. Here’s a small taste— pardon the pun—of what awaits around the mountain.

T R U C K I N ’ Remember unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks at Olive Garden?

Yeah, this is way better than that. A $100 ticket grants you unfettered access to as much food truck fare as you can handle, plus bottomless pours of Oskar Blues brews, wine, and artisan libations. The eclectic lineup of mobile kitchens includes organic eats from Asheville’s Farm to Fender, Backwoods Bakery’s locally sourced, brick oven provisions (pizza!), and 2017 James Beard Foundation Awards’ “Best Chef: Southeast” semifinalist—and Buxton Hall Barbecue pitmaster—Elliott Moss.

And because all senses matter, folk rockers Dawes, and Athens indie darlings Futurebirds, have been tapped to bring the noise.

Friday, November 10; 12–4pm; $100.

A G E N E R O U S P O U R A double entendre affair, A Generous Pour is held after the Main Event and gives foodie patrons an opportunity to give back to the festival’s host town. New Orleans iconic jazz musicians the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will head up the charity concert, with proceeds from the evening donated to the Highlands Food Pantry, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger in and around Macon County. Saturday, November 11; 8pm; $50.

G O S P E L B R U N C H Oh, we believe in the holy spirits. Take a seat and give reverence to Canyon Kitchen’s Chef Adam Hayes along with Steven Satterfield of Atlantabased Miller Union, and Chef Susan Spicer from New Orleans’ Bayona as they tempt your tastebuds with a deliberately crafted menu you’ll swear is divine. And because no Southern brunch is complete without them, be sure to snap up one of Callie’s Hot Little Biscuits and load up your glass at the Tito’s Bloody Mary bar.

Add in a live gospel troupe, and it’s basically church, right?

Sunday, November 12; 12pm; $100. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit highlandsfoodandwine.com.

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Registration for the spring 2018 Saturday Writing Club opens November 1, 2017. For more, check out greenvillewordsmiths.com.

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Adrienne Burris challenges students to raise their literary voices / by Ashley Warlick // photograph by Will Crooks

hen Adrienne Burris, founder of the creative writing lab Greenville Wordsmiths, walks into a bookstore, you see a wide-eyed, tortoiseshelled, skinny jeans–wearing twenty-something, a millennial Audrey Hepburn from the opening of Funny Face.

When Adrienne Burris walks into an elementary school classroom, you see a harried, browbeaten editorial assistant, desperate to turn things around for her failing publishing house in spite of the tyrannical Master Wordsmith she works for, the same guy who is about to Skype her computer and be really, really mad she’s getting all these great new ideas from a bunch of meddling kids.

So hurry up and give her a story, and save her from this horrible fate.

A lifelong reader and writer, Adrienne spent her childhood in the tiny town of Johnsonville, South Carolina, next door to her grandparents’ tobacco farm, an hour from a movie theater. She remembers locking herself in her bedroom with the latest Harry Potter and not looking up until it was done. “Growing up in a rural area forces you to be creative,” she says.

She married and moved to Greenville, and first began thinking about Greenville Wordsmiths—a non-profit that encourages students ages 7 to 14 to hone their creative voices through writing and publishing—in 2012, when she found herself disillusioned with her day job as a therapist for children with autism. Her husband Ben asked: if she could do anything, what would she do?

The answer took her to England to complete a one-of-a-kind master’s program in Creative Writing and Education at Goldsmiths, a wildly collaborative arm of the University of London. Her classmates were professional writers who wanted to be better educators, and teachers who wanted to be better writers. The story-making workshop she developed as a result runs on a sense of wonder and empowerment.

The Master Wordsmith (played on-screen by Adrienne’s friends from around the world) doesn’t believe anyone less than 100 years old should be published, but

Adrienne knows these kids are special, with lots of fresh ideas. As they call out their storylines, she types them up, emailing behindthe-scenes volunteers who illustrate, print, and bind books to present to the students at the end of 90 minutes. Like magic.

Wordsmiths started in one classroom a month, and now there are wait-lists and inquiries from new teachers every day. Inspired by Dave Eggers in his major-metro 826 National creative writing and tutoring centers, Adrienne offers programming that fits our small city sprawl. In addition to her classroom workshops, she also runs a weekend writing club that meets in a refurbished Bluebird school bus, outfitted for maximum inspiration. “It’s a space kids can walk into and feel it’s different,” she says. The Wordmobile is filled with hidden trinkets—tiny dragons, finger puppets, a mailbox full of letters waiting for a response. Adrienne can offer a different creative experience on the bus. “Kids need that one-on-one support, someone to tell them what they’re writing is awesome.”

When you ask what makes her want to be that someone, she says she’s more comfortable around kids than adults, and she talks about that sense of freedom that gets stamped out as we get older. She and Ben just adopted their first child, a tall, spirited four-year-old who spent his foster days going

by Spiderman. “Kids make me more free,” she says. But it’s a bigger freedom she’s giving back. “Our vision is for every child in Greenville to be published before high school,” she says. Imagine going into life with that feeling under your belt.

Pretty great magic to behold.

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Holy Coast From its iconic architecture to palm-laden beaches, St. Augustine is a golden attraction swelling with timeless treasures / by Mary Cathryn Armstrong

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oad tripping south on U.S. Route 1 is not unlike journeying along any other major corridor of America’s vast highway system. The mile marker numbers dwindle down while glowing golden arches and red triangles crop up, blazing bright in attempts to lure travelers to “eat here,” “fill up here,” “stay here.” Eventually, the Interstate meanders into St. Johns County, Florida, and cuts through the city of St. Augustine.

You’ll notice the street sign has changed—you’re now on North Ponce de Leon Boulevard—but really, the entire scenery has shifted just a bit. Gleaming stone structures with sawtooth crowns and burnt orange scales of clay tile roofing jut against the skyline; ornate, gilded towers and church steeples loom higher still, appearing as if a pair of giant hands pinched their spires and tugged upward until each exquisite joint had unfolded. None of this should come as any surprise. You are in the oldest city in the United States.

Yep, everything you learned in high school history has been a lie. Long before the ink had dried on the Declaration of Independence, even before the English settled Jamestown, the Spanish had already laid claim to St. Augustine in 1565. Along with the rest of Florida, the territory changed hands several times over the centuries, caught in a tug-of-war between warring powers— Great Britain, Spain, the United States—who either saw the state as an ally or an annoyance. Perhaps unintentionally, St. Augustine became the physical expression of its multicultural biography, a layered narrative imprinted through ancient architecture, infused cuisine, and, yes, even a few restless specters that roam after dark. Like the many side roads that flank the lively St. George Street, there’s more than one path to discovering St. Augustine.

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Stairway to Heaven: (clockwise from opposite left) The recently restored St. Augustine Lighthouse; Southern-style fare at The Floridian restaurant; the St. Augustine Lighthouse’s spiral staircase leads to panoramic Salt Run scenes; wrought-iron balconies are distinctive of Spanish Renaissance style, a prominent feature in Flagler College’s architecture (below).

O L D W O R L D A T T R A C T I O N / Similar to Boston, Charleston, and cities of that ilk, one of St. Augustine’s primary attractions is the preservation of its rich, diverse history. While the age of Spanish conquistadors, pirates, and “father” of St. Augustine Henry Flagler is since bygone, the past remains an active facet of the everyday. A simple stroll down St. George Street—surrounded by stone buildings dyed in muted hues of splashy colors and broad balconies suspended over worn, pedestrian-only pathways—is an immersive encounter with some of St. Augustine’s oldest edifices. Five minutes away, the former Hotel Ponce de Leon is now home to Flagler College, a Spanish Renaissance– style property distinguished by its intricate, exquisite carved moldings, courtyard fountain, kaleidoscopic Louis Comfort Tiffany stained-glass windows, and brilliant, hand-painted gold leaf ceiling art.

If you like the smell of gunpowder and things that go boom, an afternoon at the Castillo de San Marcos fort is worth the $10 entrance fee—and possible sunburn, depending on what time of year you choose to visit. Initially constructed by the Spanish in the latter half of the seventeenth century using small, crushed shells known as coquinas, the 320-acre fort was officially designated as a U.S. National Monument in 1924. Visitors flock by the thousands each day to learn about the fort’s bloody, layered history, explore the numerous intact interior rooms, and observe one of the park’s thrilling cannon firings held Friday through Sunday, a unique experience made complete with full colonial-era dress and a fiery explosion over the Matanza River.

Cross the A1A bridge onto Anastasia Island, and you’ll find the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, a still-functional beacon that was

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95 Cordova St, St. Augustine, FL. (904) 827-1888, casamonica.com

This casual neighborhood eatery offers modern takes on Southern favorites, including buttermilk biscuits with braised pork belly, cornflake-encrusted fish catches, meatloaf sandwiches, and shrimp po’ boys.

72 Spanish St, St. Augustine, FL. (904) 829-0655, thefloridianstaug.com /// Costa Brava The Casa Monica’s in-house dining experience melds together Mediterranean and Asian-influenced fare crafted by Chef Fred Mero.

We recommend the quiche Lorraine.

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recently restored after fire and other natural disasters devastated the centuries-old landmark. Ribboned in classic black-and-white with a ruby red–domed lantern room, the lighthouse beams proudly over Florida’s Salt Run waters, 165 feet high with 219 steps to match. Give the spiral staircase a go and you’ll be rewarded with an incredible panorama of the area’s natural assets: lazily swaying treetops, sinuous rivulets of sea, whiffs of salt air. When you start to feel tired on step 168, remember: lighthouse keepers used to carry 30 pound drums of oil up here. No. Excuses.

C O N T E M P O R A R Y C H A R M / So we’ve established that St. Augustine has history—and lots of it. However, one thing the city continues to do well is find new ways to escort the past into the modern age.

Take the St. Augustine Distillery, for example. Following a massive overhaul a few years back, the once crippled, dilapidated Florida Power and Light Ice Plant Company has found a new spirit, well, making spirits. Brewed, barreled, and aged using native ingredients from local farmers (and that famous Florida humidity), the St. Augustine Distillery is the first family of bourbon in the Sunshine State. After a free tour of the distillery’s smallbatch operations—be sure to ask about Bertha—visitors get a chance to sample the wares, a collection of firewater that includes rum along with award-winning vodka and gin recipes. If you’re real agreeable, the bartender might mix up one of their signature Florida Mule cocktails. Just watch out—this mule kicks.

Lined with an assortment of gift shops, art studios, fine dining, museums, boutiques, and watering holes, this historic downtown street has a little bit of everything to sate the St. Augustine sightseer’s appetite. If anything, go to check out the diverse, Spanish colonial architecture.

St. George St, St. Augustine, FL. /// Lightner Museum Once the site of Henry Flagler’s famed Hotel Alcazar, the Lightner Museum now takes up residence on three floors of the striking Spanishstyle building. Its eclectic exhibits—the lifelong hobby of newspaper publisher Otto Lightner—include Victorianera machinery, oil paintings, furniture, shrunken heads, instruments, and other unusual artifacts.

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It’s easy to miss the Casa Monica Resort & Spa if you’re not sure where to look. The Kessler Collection hotel was, after all, renovated to blend in with its storied environment, shedding its skin as a standard government building in favor of a rooftop pool deck, lavish, Moorish Revival interiors, and founder Richard Kessler’s well-trained eye for a good piece of art. That first step into the hotel lobby feels like a step into a different part of the world, let alone a different time frame altogether. Throne arm chairs with plush cushions in royal colors stand at attention; opulent Moroccan sconces dangle overhead, their crimson glow cast over delicate calligraphy patterns that adorn the columns, shapely arched entryways, and trim; at the center of it all, a mosaic tile fountain churns peacefully. It’s a motif that carries into the hotel’s guest rooms, where velvet headboards and palettes of red and gold exude exotic regal sophistication.

Casa Monica boasts twenty-first-century amenities, full-service luxuries of the Poseidon Spa, and exclusive access to the private Serenata Beach Club on nearby Ponte Vedra Beach. Not bad for a building that’s nearly 130 years old.

But like St. Augustine itself, Casa Monica’s true treasure is its timelessness, decades of people, events, and things that have since become a part of the landscape, clicking into place like a puzzle piece. And you’re invited to be a part of it.

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Sun Days: (clockwise from top left) Cannon firings occur weekly at U.S. National Monument Castillo de San Marcos; the Floridian’s Garden Gimlet crafted with St. Augustine Distillery gin, basil, cucumber, lime, simple syrup, and elderflower wash; the Kessler Collection’s Casa Monica resort

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ull! A blaze of deep orange flies out from behind a grass thicket, rising through the air. Lead it. Lead it. Squeeze. Kaboom! Forty yards away, the speeding disc suddenly explodes into a cloud of clay shards that drifts to earth. “I’ve devoted my life to this sport and have no complaints. None,” reveals Dan Schindler.

The veteran outdoorsman caresses the custom stock on his Perazzi MX8 shotgun with 31.5” barrels and fixed chokes. Rarely a day goes by that the

seasoned shooter doesn’t spend time on a sporting clays course, or range. Schindler is one of the reasons sporting clays participation has jumped 20 percent in the last six years. The Flat Rock, North Carolina, resident has competed, promoted, and instructed within the shooting discipline since its U.S. inception in 1980. He’s authored books, fronted magazines, and created awareness for his profession with the Outdoor Channel. Today, more than ten and a half million men, women, and children set their sights on sporting clays, and the dedicated sharpen their shot through Schindler’s Paragon School of Sporting.

M U Z Z L E A W A R E N E S S / “What method did you use there?” It’s a perfect day for practice in the Carolinas, as autumn settles in for good. Schindler is standing behind one of his many students, wearing his trademark Tilley hat and field vest. He assesses every movement the gunman makes. “Folks want to know why they shoot well on Thursday, and then not quite so well on Saturday,”

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shares Schindler. “The primary reason for this is because there are inconsistencies in their setup and in their swing. From behind, it’s easy to see the error. The shooter sees the perception, but the coach sees the reality from behind.”

Folks fly from around the world to take lessons with Schindler at River Bend Sportsman’s Resort, his home course in Inman, South Carolina. Clients have included Bush staffers to NASCAR drivers to the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium. The approachable teacher has spent 25 years on “gentleman’s coaching” (with social and corporate shooters) and formal instruction (with individuals, groups, and competitors). Schindler has even certified more than 230 instructors using his handcrafted curriculum—a system that signaled his qualification as the first American admitted to the British Guild of Shooting Instructors. “He’s very patient and concise,” explains Linda Ayers Turner Knorr, a longtime patron.

“Shooting, like golf, or anything like that, is a mental sport, and he has the mental game down so well.” To find out how he calibrated mind with metal, we head to Japan.

K A I Z E N / Spend any time with Schindler, and he’ll eventually mention the Far East. Growing up as an Air Force “military brat,” he lived quite a few places, but Japan left the deepest mark during his formative years. He embraced martial arts, and the order and methodology that fill the Japanese culture. As a young boy, Japan is also where he got his first gun: a Red Ryder BB gun. He actually lost the gun the very day he received it, after accidentally tagging a woman with a BB. He laughs about the Military Police–filled story now, but at the time it was devastating.

Still, he’d discovered a passion for the sport.

As a teen, when the family moved stateside, Schindler pursued his unquenchable thirst for hunting and shooting in the land around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He realized one of the most important elements in hitting his desired target involved kaizen—a Japanese philosophy bringing steady, continuous improvement to a select process. One shell, one target, one improvement at a time, and in 1980, his target became sporting clays.

F E A T H E R S & F U R / Prehistoric drawings showcase the importance of early man’s accuracy with a weapon. Good shots survived and ate. Bad shots, well, didn’t live long enough to tell tales around the campfire. Over time, spears evolved to guns, and Europeans and Americans held shooting competitions across the centuries with muskets, pistols, and rifles. In 1825, Ohioans hosted the first recorded trap-shoot match, releasing live pigeons from hats and cages. Eventually, men and women (think Annie Oakley) showed the birds mercy, and started shooting glass balls stuffed with feathers. Falling glass wasn’t the wisest idea, and the orbs gave way to clay “pigeons,” similar to those used today.

By the 1920s, hunters practiced their wing-shooting skills in the off-season with trap and skeet—the other two shotgun

“Improvement is a process, a journey.

I couldn’t begin to count all the wonderful moments I’ve derived from this game.”—Dan Schindler

disciplines. Both utilize machines throwing clay targets in standardized, predictable patterns. In 1980, a group of gun enthusiasts hosted a “hunter’s clays” tournament in Connecticut. Unlike trap and skeet, this new format sent clays skittering from multiple stations into unpredictable flights that mimicked ducks, pheasants, and quail. The name didn’t stick, but the format did. Today sporting clays is commonly called “golf with a shotgun.” No two courses are alike, each featuring acres of land filled with multiple stations flinging up to six differentsized birds, some clays even resembling rabbits on the ground.

B E Y O N D T H E T A R G E T / “The game of sporting clays is both science and art. I am incredibly blessed to be so busy in a sport I love,” admits Schindler. “I work with many, many people of all ages and skill levels.” Across his 35 years of shooting, Schindler estimates he’s fired millions of rounds. He’s compiled his experience to pen a trilogy of stories and lessons for fellow enthusiasts. Just released, Beyond the Target: From Methods to the Mental Game has shipped to seven different countries. Schindler admits it’s not so much for those who spray and pray, but for intermediate and advanced shooters. However, it shows how kaizen can canvas many walks of life, both personally and professionally, just as sporting clays spills across Schindler’s. “Improvement is a process, a journey,” he says in closing. “I couldn’t begin to count all the wonderful moments, lessons, and unforgettable memories I’ve derived from this great game.” Kaboom! He’s hit his mark.

For more on Dan Schindler and Paragon School of Sporting, go to www.paragonschool.com.

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THE EYE Design Diva: Couture for a Cause raised an estimated $40,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Meredith Bogardus Skinner (right) designed her dress (below) with decoupaged TOWN magazines.

Meredith and friend Brooke Barlow committed to founding an uplifting event, one that provided a creative outlet while giving back to the community, after participating in a recycled runway show in Columbia. The duo knew they wanted to fight a disease that had stolen loved ones from both of their lives, and partnered with Blair Barneycastle at the American Cancer Society. “We were looking for something to create cancer awareness that utilized art when they came to us,” Blair recalls.

“Greenville is unique in that we have a heavy presence of arts and culture, and tying in fashion brought it full circle.”

Material Concerns Meredith Bogardus Skinner co-created a fashion event to raise cancer awareness / by Stephanie Trotter // photography by Eli Warren

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s a young child, Meredith Bogardus Skinner designed dresses for her dolls. Today she sews to save lives. “I have sewn ever since I can 7 “I remember,” shares the uber-artist and hobbyist fashion designer. had a paper route and would use all the money I earned to go to the fabric store to make dresses for my dolls. It’s something I’ve always done.”

Now, Meredith’s using her crafting skills to cure cancer, one stitch at a time.

T R A N S FO R M AT I V E T H E R A P Y “It’s amazing to be able to use my hobby to fight cancer,” she admits. “It’s devastating to lose someone. You never get over it. The hole is enormous.”

Realizing she’d never fill the crater cancer left in her life, Meredith simply blazed a way around it by co-founding Couture for a Cause.

Greenville is still abuzz over the high-style fashion show that filled the West Village Lofts at Brandon Mill in September. The runway competition featured 20 designers presenting creations made from repurposed materials—including used panty hose and old tires, vintage felt and plastic Legos. As odd as the pattern pieces sound, the finished gowns were elaborate and stunning wearable works of art, floating down the catwalk before a sea of admirers.

LOVE & LOSS The center of Meredith’s circle was her father, adman Michael Bogardus. Their bond was so tight, she followed him into the advertising business, successfully working in the art department at various firms before starting her own company. Her little brother, Ted, was her biggest cheerleader both professionally and personally. “I called my dad every day on the way to work. My brother lived one block away. I’d swing by and have a beer with him.”

Her circle split wide open ten years ago when Michael died quickly of a cancer that had grown so invasive, doctors weren’t sure of its origin. A few years later, her brother suffered a week-long headache that turned out to be a grade III glioblastoma. Ted passed away in 2016.

Meredith reflects, “How they saw me as a person was part of who I was. No one knew me better. I had to redefine myself when they were gone.”

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PA P E R F L OW E R T R I B U T E The grieving daughter and big sister channeled her helplessness into doing something. She not only cofounded Couture for a Cause, but designed a dazzling showpiece for the event, as well. The strapless gown features thousands of paper flowers, decoupaged and glue-gunned to a sweetheart neckline, pencil underdress, and peplum train. “Flowers are in every part of our life, whether we’re celebrating or mourning. They bring us joy that seems important,” she reveals.

What’s more, the flowers are all cut from TOWN magazines. “The idea is the flowers are made from stories from other people’s lives. It’s a tapestry of the human experience. One beautiful bouquet.” A spectacular homage featuring an endless seam of art, fashion, and philanthropy. She sums up her efforts saying, “To do something, even in the smallest way that can bring comfort to a family impacted by cancer and ease their burdens, that feels great. Now, finding a cure? That’s the big picture.”

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Each month, the Man About TOWN will share his Upstate rendezvous, which may or may not involve cocktails.

Bottoms Up

When his doc questions his sobriety, The Man puts everything on the table

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o you drink alcohol?” It’s a rhetorical question, but one my doctor feels compelled to ask each year during my annual physical. It’s a little game we play. I answer yes, and then he asks how many drinks I have per day. That question is followed by a long and rather uncomfortable pause. We’ve all been through those moments of strained silence. A significant other asks why we were out so late or a superior asks why a project we’re responsible for has not been completed and we stare at them blankly before we answer, the seconds ticking by as we calculate just how far we can stretch the truth.

“Four,” I finally say in a voice of confident authority. My doctor used to write the number down on a piece of paper attached to a clipboard, but now when I answer, he pokes awkwardly at a touch screen tablet. “And that’s every day?” he asks. “Give or take,” I say.

“It really depends on the day, and whether or not I’ve spoken with my mother.” During the back and forth, I want to ask him if he would not rather save us both time and just read from last year’s script, but I don’t want to hurt his feelings. “The CDC recommends no more than two drinks a day for men,” he tells me. I give him a thumbs up and say, “Well then I guess I’m ahead of schedule.” He pokes a few more times at the tablet then looks at me with a smirk and tells me to drop my pants.

Another doctor, one I happened to be chatting with at a cocktail party, told me that in his experience people lie about how much they drink by about forty percent. “What do you mean?” I asked.

He put down his gin and tonic and raised his fists. “If they say they have two drinks a day it means they have three.” He lifted his fingers to correspond with each number to help me follow along with the math. “And if they say they have five, it means they have seven. And if they say they have seven, well, you get the drift.” The drift was indeed understood, and it made me wonder if for all these years my doctor assumed I was having four plus whatever four times forty percent equals, a number that was probably quite accurate. “So how much do you drink?” I asked the doctor, as he mixed himself another gin and tonic. “One generally, two occasionally, and three every so often,” he said. Then he sipped his fresh cocktail, gave me a wink, and disappeared into the crowd.

My conversation with Dr. Gin and Tonic made me think about another physician, a man named Dr. Kline who practiced in the town where I grew up. Back in the eighties, I would see him each weekend at my family’s golf club, his face red from the flasks of Scotch he kept in his golf bag and in the glove box of his Cadillac.

“Whatever happened to Dr. Kline?” I asked my mom during one of our recent phone conversations. “Oh, he died years ago,” she said. “A stroke I think. He couldn’t have been more than sixty-five.”

At my next annual physical, I plan to give my doctor a new answer when he questions the amount I drink per day. “One,” I’ll say. “And feel free to add forty percent to that.” If he asks why I have cut down on the alcohol, I’ll reflect on Dr. Kline’s affection for Scotch and the years it probably stole from him. “I had to,” I’ll say. “Doctor’s orders.”

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Wright Holidays bring nostalgia for family traditions, but, friends, beware you don’t let your reminiscences cloud your enjoyment of the present.

Home for the Holidays When tradition threatens relational bliss, Ms. Bea reminds that compromise is key

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espite my Southern upbringing, I have a love-hate relationship with tradition as a concept. The sentimental aspect of embracing and honoring our past is not the issue. But doing something a particular way because “that’s the way Momma did it” is not always enough to justify the action or the inherent pressure involved.

Have you considered that maybe Momma grated her own coconut for her cake because she didn’t have a grocery store around the corner selling freshly grated coconut year-round?

I support a theory of evolution regarding traditions. Either they evolve or they wither. A tradition adopted begrudgingly is sure to be forgotten quickly.

Holidays bring nostalgia for family traditions, but, friends, beware you don’t let your reminiscences cloud your enjoyment of the present. With Thanksgiving around the corner, a reader posed this question, one many wrestle with as the time comes to blend desires and traditions.

Dear Ms.Wright: I have been married for three blissful years, but every year as Thanksgiving approaches, I get a knot in my stomach when it is time to discuss our holiday travel plans. Both my parents and in-laws live out of state.

Figuring out who gets to enjoy our company each year is taking the merry out of my merrymaking. Any suggestions?

Cheer up, buttercup. Holidays are meant to be a time of joy. A few clarifying conversations with that hubby of yours at the outset will keep your marriage and holidays happy.

As you’re weighing the pros and cons of your travel plans, remember you are in this together. When you are traveling over the river and through the woods during the holidays, your relationship with one another should be riding in the front seat, not rolling around in the way back.

A willingness to compromise and be flexible on both your parts will serve you well. A two-hour visit with Aunt Ida may be a small price to pay to keep harmony at home for the rest of a long holiday weekend.

Fairness is a factor, but is only one aspect to be considered. If one of you has an aging grandparent you need to spend time with, make sure you commit to one another to spend time visiting, even if not during the holidays.

Once you have agreed, present a unified front to both sets of parents, delivering your decision without apology. Someone will be disappointed, but be grateful you both have families that want to spend time with you. Enjoy the holidays and love the ones you are with.

Until next time, y’all behave.

Send Ms. Wright your questions regarding relationships, personal concerns, and etiquette at mswright@towncarolina.com. Inclusion is anonymous and based on editorial discretion.

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Over the River: For couples considering their Thanksgiving commitments, Ms. Bea knows how to keep home-life harmonious.

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his year, I would like an early Christmas present: I would like us all to sit down to a different kind of Thanksgiving dinner.

One with no yams. I don’t actually know what a yam is. And I’m not a fan of the word. “Yam” sounds like a control lever on a front-end loader, not something you pass around at Thanksgiving. And if we eliminate the yams, that should, for all intents and purposes, do away with marshmallows. We won’t need anything mallowish in the room. And I’d like the cranberry stuff that comes out in the shape of the can, cranberry stuff you can slice. I can do without the actual berries. I think it would be nice for everyone to sit at a big round table.

That way nobody has to be the head of anything for a while. If somebody wants to pray around that round table, have at it. If somebody else wants to spread out a blanket and hit their knees and bow toward the east, we’re all good with that. And if somebody just wants to close her eyes and send some good thoughts to a friend a couple of counties over who’s having trouble making his mortgage payments, that’d work. There wouldn’t be a phone in sight because everybody is too busy telling stories instead of taking selfies or photographing the back side of a turkey.

In fact, that would be a requirement: every single person at the table must tell a story, even the little kids because the best stories always come from the most innocent storytellers, right? The only argument allowed around the table would be about which two folks get to grab the ends of the wishbone, because there would definitely be a wishbone, and turns out, everybody at the table gets one wish, and you can only wish something good for somebody you’ve never met. Like, you can wish that family you saw on the news gets a new roof to replace the one a hurricane blew away or you can wish everybody north of you has a decent coat this winter.

And we would not go around the table and make all the folks say what things

they’re thankful for. No, everyone would have to tell us who they are thankful for, because things aren’t all that important when you get right down to it. And there would be other rules for this dinner. For instance, you would not be able to have opinions. You could only have ideas, and every idea would be valuable and you would not be allowed to roll your eyes at anybody else’s idea. Pretty soon we would have a table full of good ideas, and when was the last time that happened? Before too long, the only things that would be making their way around the table would be turkey and dressing and valuable ideas and good wishes and stories with happy endings and it would be the best feeling any of us had ever had and our cheeks would be sore from smiling so much. And we would not eat dessert.

Instead, we would somehow each of us break off a little piece of that feeling swirling in the air around us and we’d put that little piece in our pockets before we walked out the door. It would stay there all the time, like a smooth and perfect souvenir, and every day we’d finger it in our pockets and know it was close to us, reminding us how good Thanksgiving felt and how good we felt about each other, so the next time we’d feel the blood rise in our cheeks or the need to raise a voice or an argument or a middle finger, all we would have to do is touch that reminder in our pocket and remember that there are so many ways to be thankful for what we have and what we don’t.

Anyway, that’s what I want in November.

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READERS DIGEST GREENVILLE LITERACY ASSOCIATION IS IMPROVING ADULT EDUCATION, ONE STUDENT AT A TIME

BY ABBY MOORE KEITH

I In Greenville County, more than 40,000 adults lack a high school diploma. More than 20,000 struggle with English fluency.

While most find these statistics daunting, for Jocelyn Slaughter these numbers represent the individuals she works with everyday, people with the potential to have a positive impact on the community.

“There’s a great need for adult basic education, as well as English as a second language,” Slaughter says. “We are filling that need, and if we weren’t here, it’d be difficult to help people move forward.”

Jocelyn is the executive director of Greenville Literacy Association (GLA), the county’s primary community-based resource for adult learning. With centers in Greer, Simpsonville, and McAlister Square in Greenville, GLA has been an area presence for more than 50 years, providing a pathway to a better future for thousands with educational needs.

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THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD IS GIVEN TO AN OUTSTANDING LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS VITAL PROGRAMS AND THROUGH ITS EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE AND PARTNER WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS.

A self-titled lifelong advocate of literacy, Slaughter began her career in the business realm, working corporate jobs for Bank of America and British Petroleum. But the non-profit world was a constant tug at the back of her mind. While tutoring an adult learner, she realized how easy it was for students to fall through cracks in the education system, and when the chance arrived to transfer her commercial skill set to help fill the gaps, she took it. Initially at Miracle Hill Ministries, Slaughter took the helm at GLA last April.

“I really like helping people to get a second chance. That’s a lot of what we do,” Slaughter explains. “We tend to serve people for the long haul.”

And serve they do, through a variety of partnerships and programs. The community-forward organization offers GED and WorkKeys preparation, ESL classes, and recently added career pathway opportunities through Quick Jobs, a co-enrollment program at Greenville Tech, with scholarships available for participants through Greenville’s Rotary Club and Junior League.

Last year alone, they assisted more than 1,100 adults with educational and vocational needs.

Cindy Davies, dean of Academic Advancement & Support at Greenville Technical College and a GLA board member since 2014, recognizes the long term benefits these types of programs have on the community as a whole.

“GLA continues to help Greenville adults read, speak English, and pass the GED, but the organization also works to help students find good, sustainable jobs or pathways to college,” Davies says.

“GLA is doing its part to enrich the community by helping students earn credentials, find good jobs, and consequently, improve quality

“GREENVILLE LITERACY VOLUNTEERS AND LEADERS HELP TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH A D U LT E D U C AT I O N , R E M O V I N G I N T I M I D AT I O N A N D H E L P I N G INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE LIFELONG GOALS. THE ENGLISH AS A S E C O N D L A N G U A G E P R O G R A M S F O R O U R I N T E R N AT I O N A L A D U LT S A R E C R U C I A L T O I N C R E A S I N G E M P L O YA B I L I T Y, WHICH HELPS TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR W O R K E R S I N O U R C O M M U N I T Y.” —David Sawyer, managing partner and president, The Cliffs Clubs

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COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD: GREENVILLE LITERACY ASSOCIATION

LIVE & LEARN: Through Jocelyn Slaughter’s thoughtful leadership, GLA has assisted more than 1,100 adults this year alone on their journey toward a brighter educational future.

To learn more about GLA’s initiatives in the Greenville County community, visit greenvilleliteracy.org.

of life for themselves and their families.”

Slaughter agrees. “Every dollar invested into adult education does yield a benefit to that individual and also to Greenville as a whole.” Acquiring a GED allows participants to qualify for higher paying jobs, which not only positively impacts family life, it also fills a need for Greenville employers looking for qualified workers.

GLA is not simply making educational improvements. Those with the lowest literacy levels are often those in the lowest income levels, so the gift of literacy, the gift of knowledge, the gift of hard and soft skills, has far reaching consequences for good. Through thoughtful leadership, invested volunteers, and the generosity of its supporters, Greenville Literacy Association is working to make the surrounding community, our community, a better place to live life.

“We couldn’t do the work we do without the community,” Slaughter explains. “We are helping our city to be successful.”

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LIVING IN HOPE SUSAN SACHS AND LISA LANE PROVIDE FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES TO THE UPSTATE’S AUTISM COMMUNITY

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Hearing a child say,“Hello!” or witnessing them hug a sibling are not typically moments worthy of celebration. But these small yet profound actions motivate Susan Sachs and Lisa Lane, co-founders and executive directors of Project HOPE Foundation, to work tirelessly to support families with children on the autism spectrum.

“We have the privilege of being reminded every single day that ordinary moments can be absolutely extraordinary,” says Lane. “We see children enter our doors with no ability to connect with the world and we watch them transform into part of a classroom family. We see desperate, lost parents recover hope for the future.”

This labor of love originally began out of personal need. After doctors diagnosed their sons with autism, the two friends could

HELPING HANDS: Susan Sachs (left) and Lisa Lane began Project HOPE to help each of their sons, who were diagnosed with autism at a young age.

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EDUCATION SPIRIT AWARD: PROJECT HOPE

“THE HOPE ACADEMY PROVIDES UNIQUE AND INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE AUTISM SPEC TRUM, FROM THOSE WHO ARE LE ARNING BASIC COMMUNICATION AND SELF-HELP SKILL S TO THOSE WHO ARE PREPARING FOR A DIPLOMA. PROJEC T HOPE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN SUCH A VALUABLE ASSE T FOR UPSTATE FAMILIES FOR 20 YE ARS, AND I HOPE AND E XPEC T THAT IMPAC T TO CONTINUE FOR MANY YE ARS TO COME.” —Linda Hannon, government and community relations manager, Duke Energy

not find a program in the Upstate that allowed the boys to practice skills they were learning at home in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy.

In 1997, the two founded Hope Academy, an inclusion-based private school. As part of Project HOPE Foundation’s lifespan of services for the autism community, the school provides supportive classes that develop and celebrate each child’s academic, behavioral, and social successes. Hope Academy is the only school in the Upstate focused on providing a curriculum fully integrated with therapies.

The academy has grown from a 30-student preschool into an organization providing innovative educational opportunities, ranging from regular education inclusion classrooms for preschool through 5th grade, to autism specific classrooms for preschool through high school, to vocational training opportunities for middle school through young adults, along with ABA therapy for children beginning at age one.

“We never saw ourselves operating a school program for more than a few years. Both of us had professional careers to which we intended to return. However, we were inspired by the children and families who needed help and fueled by the continued dearth in necessary services, support, and understanding,” says Sachs.

Hope Academy has been an integral part of Stephanie Martin’s family for more than a decade. Martin’s son began ABA therapy with Hope at age three, an intense and immersive program in which therapists work one-on-one with a child for 25–40 hours per week. Martin’s daughter also attended the academy as a typical learner for her early elementary years, giving the siblings a unique opportunity to be in the classroom together.

“While they each received a challenging and appropriate education that was differentiated to their specific needs, they were also in a fulltime compassion immersion environment that celebrated each child’s gifts and abilities,” recalls Martin, who now serves as a board member.

Lane and Sach’s long-term goal is to accept more families into the fold. “Nothing is more heartbreaking than to see a family in need and not be able to provide those lifechanging services,” says Sachs. Sustainable funding and permanent space make more availability possible, but nothing stops Lane and Sachs from innovating. Bridging the Gap classrooms prepare students to either transition into mainstream or inclusionbased classrooms, or to transition to the next grade level within the program. Hope Alive Jr. offers skills that help students become independent, productive, happy adults. And a current GED pilot program, where students can focus on one subject at a time, augments academic work with instruction in soft and life skills to enhance independence.

While professional accolades and program expansion symbolize success, nothing compares to the very personal impact Hope Academy makes upon its families. As Stephanie Martin says, “Hope Academy is often the light that brings the family out of darkness.” As another participant states, “It’s an environment where miracles are made, dreams restored, and new dreams created.”

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THE EDUCATION SPIRIT AWARD RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEDICATED THEIR CAREER TO THE BETTERMENT OF YOUTH AND THE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR THE UPSTATE.

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BY INVESTING IN COMMUNITY INTERESTS, ELLIOTT DAVIS CREATES A CULTURE OF OPPORTUNITY

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Y You would be hard pressed to find a company more committed to giving back to the communities in which it operates than Elliott Davis. The firm’s core values are simple enough: Do the Right Thing and Serve Others. But a company’s values are meaningless if they are not embraced and acted upon. For Elliott Davis, its values are the foundation of the firm. They are the stars by which it navigates. To do the right thing and serve others is the reason Elliott Davis exists.

“Elliott Davis as a company is always on the forefront of giving,” says Howard Einstein, division manager of Rosenfeld Einstein. “That comes from leadership and knowing where your business and the community come together.” As managing partner of Elliott Davis, Rick Davis sets the standard for the firm’s philanthropic spirit.

He is a man known for his generosity and commitment to helping others.

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THE PHILANTHROPIC SPIRIT AWARD HONORS A BUSINESS THAT FOSTERS CHARITABLE GIVING THROUGH EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AND IS DEDICATED TO GIVING BACK TO THE UPSTATE IN A SIGNIFICANT MANNER.

“Giving back more than you take has always been a priority for Rick,” Howard says. “He is always working to make things better and gives a ton of his time. Elliott Davis gives back a lot to the community, and that comes from the culture that is in place there.”

The altruistic culture that Rick has helped develop at Elliott Davis resonates throughout the firm. Associates at Elliott Davis are encouraged to give their time and energy to charitable organizations that are meaningful to them, and several of the firm’s employees serve on the boards and committees of various non-profits in the communities in which the firm operates. “It’s important for people to be involved in areas where they truthfully have a passion,” Rick says. “Most people gain as much as they give when they become involved in something they are passionate about. So we look at it as a way to help people be well-rounded— to be engaged in a level outside of work and get a sense of belonging inside of work because they believe in what we are doing from a big-picture standpoint.”

With more than 750 employees working in offices throughout the Southeast, Elliott Davis has made a significant impact in serving others. Dozens of organizations have benefited from the firm’s generosity including the United Way, the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities, the Peace Center, the Greenville County Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Arts Council, and Public Education Partners. “We believe that if we are able to be successful as a result of the communities in which we have businesses, then we should support those communities with our time and energy and our resources,” Rick says. “We have a very strong commitment to helping others. It’s in our values. If we can make a difference in an organization that is making a difference in other peoples lives, you can’t put a price on that.”

“WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT COMPANIES GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNIT Y, ELLIOT T DAVIS IS THE FIRST TO COME TO MIND. ELLIOT T DAVIS UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT ME ANS TO BE A GOOD CORPOR ATE CITIZEN AND THAT INCLUDES GIVING BACK TO REINVEST IN OUR COMMUNIT Y TO MAKE IT A BE T TER PL ACE.” —Howard Einstein, division manager, Rosenfeld Einstein

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PHILANTHROPIC SPIRIT AWARD: ELLIOTT DAVIS

REAL DEAL: Rick Davis, managing partner at accounting firm Elliott Davis, encourages a hands-on giving back spirit in the community that is championed by the company’s 750 employees.

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MICHELIN MAN FROM MICH ELIN PRESIDE NT TO CHA I R I NG COU NT LE S S COMMU NI T Y B OARD S , D ICK WILKERSON IMPAC T S CHA NG E W I T H COMPA S S I ON A ND I NT E LL E C T

BY JENNIFER OLADIPO

M Many of us have been counting on Dick Wilkerson without even knowing it.

Do a Google search of Wilkerson, a military child who adopted Greenville as his “chosen hometown” in 1980, and the voluminous results you’ll find could be a crash course on the issues and opportunities facing the Upstate. Wilkerson is called on constantly for his expertise, serving on boards such as United Way of Greenville County, Greenville Health System, Clemson University President’s Advisory Board, the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health, the Institute for Child Success, and the Community Foundation of Greenville. He has served all of these organizations and more, mostly since retiring from his position as chairman and president of Michelin North America in 2011.

AT YOUR SERVICE : From busboy to Michelin head honcho to community volunteer, Dick Wilkerson brings intellect, emotion, and credibility to countless charitable activities in Greenville.

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RUTH NICHOLSON AWARD: DICK WILKERSON

Here’s what Google won’t tell you—Wilkerson never wanted to be chair at Michelin. Already in his sixties, he had happily achieved his goal of heading the manufacturing megacorp’s human resource department. But, by the time he’d finished advising his retiring predecessor about the ideal attributes the next chair should have, Wilkerson had unwittingly convinced everyone he was the very person for the job.

“He doesn’t have to obviously grab at the leadership role,” says Sue Priester, chair of the Community Foundation of Greenville. “I think the way he puts forth his analysis and his consideration of a situation . . . makes him a natural leader.”

What likely keeps nudging Wilkerson into top positions is his enviable and powerful combination of intelligence and compassion.

He holds an engineering degree from Duke University, and when his engineer’s mind sets to work understanding an issue, such as early childhood education, it sees an inexorable link to healthcare costs and transportation. Yet it’s Wilkerson’s heart driving the investigation, explains Monroe Free, president of Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County. Free says the core of Wilkerson’s quest to answer big questions is a deep desire to see every single person live in a community that allows them to reach their fullest potential. Free credits Wilkerson as the force behind Habitat’s annual CEO Build, an initiative in which executives work hands-on building homes alongside families on the road to financial security.

“Dick was instant credibility for the CEO Build,” says Free. “Some people said, ‘He wants this to happen, so let’s make it happen.’”

Intriguingly, Wilkerson rallies to these serious issues with an ease that belies his earnestness. He has an intimate understanding of our

“DICK’S LE ADERSHIP HELPED US HONE IN ON ISSUES ADDRESSING ECONOMIC MOBILIT Y AND EDUCATION AT TAINMENT WHICH LED US TO BECOME AN EARLY SUPPORTER OF ONTR ACK GREENVILLE. AS A RETIRED CEO, DICK BELIEVES IN INVESTING IN STUDENTS AND KNOWS IT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS AS THEY GR ADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL BET TER PREPARED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR CONTINUE ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION.” —Bob Morris, president of the Community Foundation of Greenville

community’s needs, an intelligence coming partly from study, partly from personal experience. Back at Duke, Wilkerson found himself bussing tables in the school cafeteria to make ends meet. He’d expected to study with a full-ride from an ROTC scholarship and also considered the Air Force Academy until the routine medical exam revealed a cancerous tumor in his throat. The cancer is long gone, but the lessons learned on his alternate past stuck firm. Even then, he was promoted from busboy to maître d’—somebody could tell he had something more to offer.

“The thing that helped me a bunch was having to work when I went to school, and seeing how differently people behave when you’re a busboy.” Wilkerson says. Years later as chair of Michelin, Wilkerson ate in the company cafeteria. He still valued the people and lessons to be found in overlooked places.

Now he points to staff at Greenville’s nonprofits, who, as he explains, “less visibly make a huge difference.” “Greenville is blessed with leaders of its philanthropic organizations who are really talented,” says Wilkerson, “yet they’re the ones giving out the awards.” And he is there to support them, stepping up or stepping back as needed.

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THE RUTH NICHOLSON AWARD IS THE HIGHEST HONOR PRESENTED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EACH YEAR AND HONORS THE VOLUNTEER WHO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GREENVILLE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OR TO ONE OF ITS PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, OR AREAS OF EMPHASIS.

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TAYLOR MADE DR. SPENCE TAYLOR IS NOT ONLY AN ACCOMPLISHED SURGEON— AS PRESIDENT OF THE GREENVILLE HEALTH SYSTEM, HE’S TAKING GREENVILLE’S HEALTHCARE ACADEMICS TO UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS

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“DR. SPENCE TAYLOR HAS COMMIT TED MUCH OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER TO DEVELOPING THE FUTURE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE. HIS WORK TO CREATE THE UNIVERSIT Y OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GREENVILLE HAS BENEFIT TED THE UPSTATE ECONOMICALLY AND ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE CARE FOR GENER ATIONS TO COME.” —Mike Riordan, CEO for the Strategic Coordinating Organization for GHS

In his first job, nine-year-old Spence Taylor delivered 60 newspapers every afternoon, earning $5 a month. Later, his family moved to Lexington, South Carolina, where, at 15, he worked at his father’s corrugated-box company. Now, he’s president of Greenville Health System.

Roll back to 1979, when Taylor graduated from Clemson. He later went on to the Medical University of South Carolina and the U.S. Air Force, which he left as a major after four years. In 1992, the Greenville native arrived at GHS. Six years later, he managed the hospital’s surgeons.

Natty in a navy bow tie and a monogrammed white dress shirt, Taylor is at once animated and humble, occasionally referring to himself in the second person— with a robust and charming smile.

Today, he’s atop a $2.3 billion healthcare system with 14,000 employees and 1,100 physicians and providers. His list of accomplishments in the medical field is long, and includes titles like the founding Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Diversity for the USC School of Medicine Greenville. Still, he appears unhurried in his downtown office. He even makes time for surgery, to treat patients.

Taylor is the father of four with his wife of 37 years, Marie. He says he appreciates the Healthcare Transformation Award, as much for the personal acknowledgment as for the attention it brings to Greenville.

“This is a great honor,” he says. “You always love to be recognized for things

you’ve done, but we didn’t do the medical school to get recognized.

Marie and I don’t give financially to the health center to get recognized, but it’s fun to acknowledge that we contributed back to the community.”

He explains of the USC School of Medicine Greenville: “You’re contributing back to Greenville’s economic health. Academic centers usually, on average, contribute $2 billion to $3 billion in economic impact.”

That’s thanks in part to the influx of 400 medical and 200 nursing students, and, he says, “This thing is just starting.”

For Marguerite Wyche, member of GHS’s Board of Trustees, Taylor’s drive and focus make him a “homegrown hero.” “Leaders are agents of change, and they have the vision not only to see the need for the change but to coalesce support for it and implement support for it,” says Wyche, a realtor who has known Taylor for decades. “Spence’s vision, passion, knowledge, and leadership have really brought transformational healthcare to the Upstate.”

And Dr. Jerry Youkey, the award recipient in 2015, adds to the accolades: “Spence Taylor is well-known for frequently reminding the rest of us to think bigger.”

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THE HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION AWARD HONORS OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT ACTIVELY AND COMPASSIONATELY WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS OF TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE.

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HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION AWARD: DR. SPENCE TAYLOR

ON THE HEALS: Dr. Spence Taylor’s forwardthinking ambition has led to proactive healthcare initiatives in the community, like the launch of the USC School of Medicine Greenville in 2012.

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GOOD TIM I N G: Recipient of this year’s Lifetime of Charitable Giving Award, P. Edwin Good Jr. has crafted a formidable legacy through his vast expertise and consistent commitment to countless philanthropic efforts.

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The Community Foundation of Greenville posted the grades, and Good has earned the Lifetime of Charitable Giving Award for his hands-on, open-hearted generosity.

The former educator’s syllabus doesn’t feature any tests, only life lessons, using these ten simple rules.

RU L E 1 : S H A R E W I T H O T H E R S

“You know, you learn to share when you’re in kindergarten. People laugh about it, but it’s true,” the 72-year-old businessman explains with a warm, Southern drawl. “If we’re going to address a lot of the issues we face today, then we’re going to have to learn to share.”

Better schools, affordable housing, accessible art, organized recreation—no matter the focus, no matter the non-profit, Good believes everyone should shoulder the hardships as well as the rewards. He’s penned that philosophy while sitting on roughly a dozen boards in Greenville. “I just want people to understand, we are all in this together,” he clarifies.

“We need to care about everybody, because the way to a better community is for everyone to have a better life. Not just a chosen few.”

RU L E 2 : TA K E T I M E T O P L AY

Play may determine where you live and work. Good grew up in what he calls a “traditional Southern family,” in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Deep into grammar school, a teacher recommended he attend McCallie School, a private institution founded by two Presbyterian brothers. The prep school planted seeds in the adolescent, creating a bounty that Greenville harvests today. “I was very involved in student activities there,” he recalls. “It was a school that instilled the ideas of service, responsibility, and those kinds of things.” All students participated in sports. Good excelled at tennis to the point he wanted to stay on the court in college. “That’s one of the reasons I came to Furman,” he reveals. “I wasn’t quite good enough to play at an ACC or SEC school, but I played number one at Furman.”

RU L E 3 : C H O O S E Y O U R B E S T F R I E N D S W I S E LY

Upon arrival at the university, Good noticed a Greenville girl at a freshman mixer. He asked Peggy Ellison to dance, but she turned him down, saying her feet hurt. He was delighted to see her in his advanced French class once the year got underway. Good pursued Peggy and a degree in education with abandon, and the couple married during their senior year. “Young people need to find a partner who shares their same values,” he advises. “I care about people, she cares about people. We understand and appreciate the fact the other one is going to spend his, or her, time doing things for others.” He describes projects Peggy’s fronted with pride, especially the after-school program she established in the Viola Street community. “We’ve seen our way through lots of phases and stages of life,” he says. “We’re flexible and love each other. It’s important to find someone with the same kinds of dreams, ideals, and goals you have.”

RU L E 4 : B E N I C E T O Y O U R T E A C H E R

When the Goods graduated, Ed started teaching school, while working on a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He spent the next four years instructing 6th–12th graders in Georgia and North Carolina.

Very quickly, he realized his days tutoring teens were more difficult than he ever imagined. “Teaching school is a hard job. Especially if you do a good job!” he states, punctuating the thought with a short laugh. “I remember Peggy and I coming home in the afternoon just being exhausted. I think teachers’ salaries ought to be higher, and we need to hold them in greater esteem.” To this day, when Good meets a young adult heading into the education field, he thanks them for their commitment to molding young minds. He shares, “When children are developing, it’s so important we have good people relating to them day in and day out.

When they’re growing up, you want them to look forward to school every day. A lot of that has to do with the teacher and the job of teaching.”

“A VISIONARY HAS THE INNATE ABILITY TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE. I T I S A G I F T. A N E X C E P T I O NA L V I S I O NA RY H A S T H E A D D E D A B I L I T Y O F U N D E R S TA N D I N G T H AT A L L T H E L I T T L E S T U F F A L O N G T H E WAY H A S T O BE DONE RIGHT FOR THE VISION TO B E C O M E A R E A L I T Y. E D G O O D I S A N E X C E P T I O NA L V I S I O NA RY.”

— Rick Davis , managing shareholder, Elliott Davis RU L E 5 : D O N ’ T B E A F R A I D O F C H A N G E

As much as Ed enjoyed teaching, he jumped at the chance to return to Greenville in the early ’70s. Furman asked him to come back to campus and serve as director of Alumni Programs. It was the first of several professional changes he made across the decade, eventually moving to two different mortgage companies that brought strongholds in the business world. “All of those fields are really people oriented,” he explains of the transitions from teaching, to fundraising, to business. “Fundraising is all about your ability to communicate with people, and your ability to motivate and encourage and persuade. That’s kind of what you do in the classroom, and what you do in the business world to a certain extent.” With each change, Good gained greater experience and success.

RU L E 6 : W O R K H A R D

In 1985, the teacher-turned-fund-raiser-turnedmortgage-banker decided to try his hand at real estate development. He sold his share in the mortgage business and opened Hampton Development Company. The business still operates to this day, developing, leasing, and managing shopping centers in the Carolinas, Virginia,

G OOD TO G R EAT: From his early years as a Furman undergraduate, Ed Good has developed a resumé brimming with varied experience in multiple fields.

But perhaps the 72-year-old’s greatest achievements are his behind-the-scenes efforts on various boards, promoting the betterment of the Greenville community.

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and Georgia. Early on, the president discovered he had the ability to simultaneously build a company and the community, and by 2000 was spending 20–30 percent of his time on philanthropic endeavors. Groups that gained his attention include the Upcountry History Museum, United Way of Greenville, Greenville Housing Fund, and Greenville Symphony Endowment Fund. With one entity in particular, he found himself to be in the right place, at the right time, and with the right skills to make his biggest contribution yet.

RU L E 7 : D O N ’ T WA S T E Y O U R G O D - G I V E N TA L E N T S

“We needed someone of exceptional integrity and great expertise in real estate and development, and someone who had a heart for Greenville.” Reverend Tony McDade describes the predicament when John D. Hollingsworth Jr. passed away in 2000, leaving an estimated $290 million in holdings to Hollingsworth Funds. “Mr. Hollingsworth invested in land,” McDade explains. “Hollingsworth Funds invests in people, in Greenville and its betterment.” Good stepped up to guide property sales and management, while maximizing returns to create benefits for many across Greenville County. “I don’t know if I’d call it the most gratifying, or rewarding,” Ed contemplates. “But from the standpoint of its impact on the community, it was definitely the most significant. We liquidated assets and invested those funds so they could generate income for Furman and the YMCA and the community.” Since 2000, Hollingsworth Funds has distributed more than $42 million to named beneficiaries and other Greenville non-profit organizations. Last December, Ed stepped down as chair of the board of directors, a spot he had filled since 2010.

“His leadership, and his vision, and his willingness to roll up his sleeves—he got the job done,” McDade praises. “Ed has been a trusted leader in the community, and having trust in someone is a rare thing these days. He brings out the best in people.”

RU L E 8 : R E M E M B E R W H E R E Y O U C A M E F R O M

Despite his many ties to Greenville, Ed has never forgotten his first: Furman University. The school will forever serve as the milestone that directed him to his wife and life. As a way of giving back, the alum has chaired the Advisory Council, presided over the Paladin Club, and currently sits in the middle of his fourth term on the board of trustees. “I’m so proud of Furman,” he declares.

“The Riley Institute offers many wonderful programs that are available to the community, and the OLLI program with all the different courses for senior citizens. It’s a topnotch school turning out terrific young people. We’ve got so many professional people in the community, doctors, lawyers, and business executives, who got their start and their education at Furman.”

RU L E 9 : B E H U M B L E

Questions about the Lifetime of Charitable Giving Award bring out Ed’s sense of humor. “I don’t want you to take this the wrong way,” he jokes. “But I don’t consider myself one of the old guys yet. Does this mean I’m done?”

He grows serious, adding, “Obviously, I don’t deserve the credit. There are a lot of people who have helped with these organizations. I just tried to do my part.” And he continues to do so, with yet another board position, this one with the United Way. “I think the United Way does great work. I particularly like the programs for our young people. And when I say young people, I mean 30-somethings, and 40-somethings, and 20-somethings.”

Over the past decade plus, Good has chaired the group’s Palmetto, Tocqueville, and Poinsett societies. He’s also spearheaded efforts to bridge various gaps through Public Education Partners. Community leader Dr. Susan Thomson

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Shi, who has worked alongside him on the board of directors, says of Good: “The measure of his impact is in his duration and his willingness to do this year, after year, after year. Longevity gives you a recognizable voice that has earned a platform. And he’s more than willing to share his time, expertise, and passion.” With Good’s guidance, PEP has invested more than $13 million locally. Last year’s efforts alone assisted 5,000 teachers and 76,000 students at 84 schools.

RU L E 1 0 : L E AV E A L E G A C Y

Good’s motivation to create change began when facing a classroom of curious students half a century ago, but today’s fire for finding solutions flairs when he visits with his three sons and nine grandchildren. “We still have a lot of challenges, and the thought we have in our country and our society is that the needs are not necessarily going to go away.” He fears the struggles today’s parents face raising children and the economics of housing and attending college. “I think young people have lots of challenges today, especially economically. I think raising children is a challenge today. It’s difficult to find that balance.” Ever the teacher, he hopes millennials will mimic his actions and replicate his work. “We’ve got to do more. I think if we all do our part, we can make a big difference. Sometimes our part is writing a check, sometimes our part is being on a board, sometimes our part is rolling up our sleeves and helping children.”

Sometimes our part is teaching those who follow behind to do the same. Class dismissed.

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Today, the shaggy hair is cut short, and the wiry frame is toned and muscular, but Anthony Esquivel can still handle a soccer ball with both grace and authority. “I was thirteen when I was picked to be in that movie, and it was a great experience,” Anthony says. “It’s just another example of how soccer has impacted my life.”

GET YOUR KICKS: The Esquivels’ vision for COPA is to create a space where players of all backgrounds can come connect, compete, and ultimately unite under a common passion—soccer.

Growing up in Texas, Anthony was a soccer phenom. He was a high school All American and played in some of the most prestigious tournaments in the country. His talent landed him scholarships from some of the country’s top schools including Notre Dame, Indiana, and Ohio State, and a small school almost no one in Anthony’s hometown of San Antonio had ever heard of. “At the time Furman wasn’t a big name,” Anthony says. “I only knew about it because it was ranked in the top fifteen for college soccer. So me being ultra-competitive and looking to play at the highest level I could play, I chose Furman.”

During Anthony’s four years at Furman (1999–2002), the soccer team was ranked in the top ten each year. In his senior year, Anthony was selected team MVP as well as conference MVP. After graduation, Anthony returned to Texas to coach at the largest youth soccer club in the country. “It was an easy transition for me to go from player to coach,” he says. “And I found that I loved coaching and helping kids.” But as Anthony moved up the club’s corporate ladder and his responsibilities expanded, he found he was spending more time working with budgets and reports than with kids. It was around this same time that Anthony reconnected with a fellow Furman alum named Olivia de Castro who was dividing her time between Greenville and Miami. Neither was satisfied to carry on a longdistance relationship, so in 2011 Anthony and Olivia decided to make Greenville their home. “We talked about other cities,” Anthony says.

“But we loved Greenville and felt it was a great place to raise a family.” ack in Greenville, Anthony accepted a position with Furman as assistant soccer coach and was soon promoted to associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. At the same time Olivia, who had served as public relations coordinator for the Greenville Hospital System, was busy growing her own company, A Public Affair PR. Despite working full time the couple were constantly on the lookout for new opportunities and ways to positively impact the Greenville community.

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“ I t ’s a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r p e o p l e t o c o m e t o g e t h e r a n d p l a y w h o m i g h t h a v e n o t c r o s s e d p a t h s b e f o r e . ” Opened in August in the Berea community, COPA Indoor Soccer is the only premium indoor soccer facility in the Greenville area. On any given evening soccer enthusiasts of all ages, races, and socio-economic backgrounds take to the COPA field to compete, work on their skills, stay in shape, and most importantly have a good time. “It’s a way for us to reach all of the communities and have them feel safe,” Olivia says. “It’s an opportunity for people to come together and play who might have not crossed paths before.” COPA also offers various leagues including men’s, women’s, co-ed, and youth, and Anthony is available for private as well as small group training. “Soccer is a universal language in the world,” Anthony says. “Anybody from anywhere can play. It is one of those games that is very inclusive.”

In the coming months, Anthony and Olivia hope to expand COPA into a community center that serves the needs of the surrounding area.

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Space & Time: The atmosphere at Rocket Surgery is modern with a rustic undertone to give it ground.

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furniture is punctuated by striking Sputnik light fixtures above the bar and planters overflowing with succulents.

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AUGUSTA GRILL

AMERICAN THE ANCHORAGE

Chef McPhee’s blue-bedecked restaurant is causing quite the splash. With a menu focused on hyper-local produce, it changes almost weekly. Sample dishes include Korean BBQ Octopus, Royal Red Shrimp Capelletti, and Timberock Farms Muscovy Duck. The “For the Table” option offers housemade charcuterie, Blue Ridge Creamery cheese, and Bake Room bread. Don’t miss the outstanding cocktail program at the gorgeous bar upstairs, or brunch, which is now being served Sundays. $-$$$, D, SBR. Closed Monday.

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

The unassuming Augusta Grill is home to owner Buddy Clay’s vision of upscale comfort food.

From cozy booths to the intimate dining room, patrons can enjoy dishes such as the breaded artichoke and leek-stuffed chicken breast. The lineup of entrées and appetizers changes daily, but regulars can always get Chef Bob Hackl’s highly sought-after blackberry cobbler. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 1818 Augusta St. (864) 242-0316, 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 menu’s flavor profiles extend to cocktails, which heavily feature whiskeys, bourbons, bacon-infused liquors, and even smoked sorghum syrup. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 3620 Pelham Rd. (864) 297-6000, baconbrospublichouse.com BRICK STREET CAFÉ

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You’ll likely have to loosen your belt after chowing down at this Augusta Street mainstay that serves all the comforts of home. Try Mom’s Spaghetti, Miss Sara’s Crab Cakes, or the signature fried shrimp with sweet potato fries.

But do save room for made-from-scratch sweets like the sweet potato cake, peanut butter cake, and apple pie (available for special-order, too). $$-$$$, L, D. 315 Augusta St. (864) 421-0111, brickstreetcafe.com

Wind down on the weekends at this combination gourmet wine shop, beer tap, and sampling space.

With nearly 200 wines and 150 craft beers for sale in-house (yes, there is cheese), there’s something to satisfy every palate. Not sure what kind of vino revs your engine? Taste-test a few by the glass or pick up a new favorite from the weekly featured wines, like this 2015 Luna Beberide. Vinted from the Mencia grape in the Bierzo region of Spain, this light-bodied red boasts a spicy, herbaceous twist. Its bright berry tones and high acidity, not to mention a fine tannic structure, make the Bierzo Mencia a natural pair to the countless staples featured in your holiday spread.

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

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FARM FRESH FAST

Designed with the active professional in mind, the restaurant’s idea is simple: provide nutrition-based, filling meals customized to the individual’s specifications. Try out a subscription plan, or stop in and sample the restaurant’s weekly menu of seasonal stir fries, cobb salads, light wraps, turkey burgers, superfood pasta, and other locally-sourced dishes. $$, L (Mon–Sat), D (Mon–Fri),

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(864) 518-1978, eatfarmfreshfast.com GB&D

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The restaurant’s description itself—Golden Brown & Delicious—tells you all you need to know about this West Greenville joint. Locally sourced dishes of American favorites, such as well-crafted salads and sandwiches—like the killer burger on a housemade brioche bun—fill the menu.

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HALLS CHOPHOUSE

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The renowned Charleston steakhouse puts down roots in the former High Cotton space on the Reedy River. Indulge in a selection of wet- or dry-aged steaks (USDA Prime beef, flown in from Chicago’s Allen Brothers), or try a Durham Ranch elk loin with root vegetable hash and pine nut relish. Don’t miss the lavender French toast at brunch. $$$$, D, SBR. 550 S Main St. (864) 335-4200, hallschophousegreenville.com

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HENRY’S SMOKEHOUSE

Though this barbecue joint has since branched out, Henry’s original location has long set the standard. A Greenville institution, the smokehouse specializes in slow-cooking meat in open pits over hickory logs. Sure, there’s more on the menu, but their succulent ribs with beans and slaw will transport you to hog heaven. $, L, D. 240 Wade Hampton Blvd.

(864) 232-7774, henryssmokehouse.com INK N IVY

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by Corner Pocket, Ink N Ivy boasts a menu of American fare with an emphasis on fresh seafood. Lunch features staples like the charred salmon salad, and the evening menu tacks on entrées like the grilled scallops, topped with lime cilantro butter, and served on wilted chives, baby spinach, and roasted peppers. $$, L, D (Mon–Sun), SBR (Sat–Sun).

21 E Coffee St. (864) 438-4698, greenville. inkanivy.com JIANNA

With stellar views of Falls Park 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. Grab a cocktail or a glass of wine from the 40-foot bar, and nosh on potato gnocchi, radiatori, and ricotta with truffle honey. $$-$$$, L, D. 207 S Main St. (864) 720-2200, jiannagreenville.com KITCHEN SYNC

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A straight farm-to-table concept and a certified-green restaurant, Kitchen Sync’s eco-focus extends to its menu, sourced by local farms. Start with the Gritz Fritz, with Hurricane Creek fried grits, collards, and pepper jam. The Banh Mi salad comes loaded with fresh veg and rice noodles, topped with pulled pork or tofu, or try the local rib pork chop. Don’t miss the pizza! $$, L, D. Closed Sunday & Monday.

1609 Laurens Rd, Greenville. (864) 5688115, kitchensyncgreenville.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 an entrée from the day’s selections—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

LTO BURGER BAR

Southerners know “smothered and covered”—though it usually applies to some golden hash browns. Chef Brian Coller fuses that concept to LTO Burger Bar, crafting a menu that steers the beefy American staple into unconventional (but totally delicious) territory. Take the “Piedmont Mullet ’85," with sloppy joe chili, bomb mustard, American cheese, and "phat" onion rings. For you Elvis enthusiasts, the “King of Memphis” is a hunk of burnin’ love concocted with banana jam, peanut butter, and bacon. $$, L, D. 2451 N Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. (864) 214-1483, ltoburgerbargvl.com

NORTHAMPTON WINES & WINE CAFÉ

Linger in the relaxed atmosphere of Northampton’s wine bar. Choose a bottle from the thousands for sale, open it for a corkage fee, and enjoy with a selection of cheese or small plate. Or, select the dining area for dinner from an ever-changing menu, which includes seafood, beef, and wild game. The outdoor patio is a decidedly relaxing location for a meal or a glass of wine. $$-$$$$. L, D. 211-A E Broad

St. (864) 271-3919, northamptonwines.com THE NOSE DIVE

The Nose Dive is city bar meets corner bistro. Beer, wine, and craft cocktails complement an ambitious menu of “urban comfort food” from fried chicken and waffles to a customized grits bar at brunch.

Located on Main Street between ONE City Plaza and the Peace Center, this gastropub is downtown hotspot and neighborhood hangout, in one. $-$$, L, D, SBR. 116 S Main St. (864) 373-7300, thenosedive.com OAKBLUE KITCHEN

Smoked, hand-pulled BBQ is a glowing centerpiece of this local eatery. Serving plenty of homestyle dishes, like the Tabasco-breaded hot chicken sandwich and pimento cheese appetizer, Oakblue also offers the Korean BBQ sandwich with hefty short rib, pickled Daikon radish, and spicy Gochujang aioli. $$, L (Tues–Sun), D (Tues–Sat). Closed Mondays. 109 N Main St, Ste A, Greenville.

(864) 520-2579, oakbluekitchen.com OJ’S DINER

OJ’s is not a restaurant. It’s an Upstate institution. The old-school meat-andthree dishes up homestyle favorites on a daily basis, but every weekday comes with specials: lasagna and porkchops on Mondays, turkey and meatloaf Tuesdays, and more. Don’t forget to dig into a mess of sides: the mac ‘n’ cheese tastes the way mama made it and God intended. $, B, L. Closed Saturday & Sunday.

907 Pendleton St. (864) 235-2539, ojs-diner.com RESTAURANT 17

Tucked away in Travelers Rest, Restaurant 17 blends contemporary European bistro with Blue Ridge bliss. The menu changes seasonally, but expect dishes from Executive Chef Nick Graves like smoked scallop crudo with crème fraîche, grapefruit, hot sauce pearls, and Meyer

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lemon oil, and pork belly agnolotti with chestnuts, rapini, and saffron cream. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sun & Mon. 10 Road of Vines, Travelers Rest. (864) 516-1254, restaurant17.com RICK ERWIN’S NANTUCKET SEAFOOD

Greenville may be landlocked, but Rick Erwin’s restaurant takes us seaside. The day’s fresh catch comes grilled, seared, broiled, blackened, or in chef-designed specialties. Try the fried lobster bites with a drink at the elegant bar, pre- or post-Peace Center performance. Ideal for group dinners or quiet date nights, Nantucket offers both an intimate and entertaining atmosphere. $$-$$$$, D, SBR. 40 W Broad St. (864) 546-3535, nantucketseafoodgrill.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 range from sashimigrade tuna and pan-seared sea bass, to certified Angus beef. $$-$$$$, D. Closed

Sunday. 648 S Main St. (864) 232-8999, rickerwins.com ROCKET SURGERY

From the folks who bring you the heavenly pies at Sidewall Pizza comes a new craft concept. Trading slices for sliders, Rocket Surgery’s low-key bill of fare features snackable burgers with variations like lamb topped with feta, spinach, and tangy harissa, and the fried soft-shell crab with creamy paprika aioli and pickled red cabbage. If you plan to drink your dinner, go for the coconut and pineapple-infused “Painkiller” or “The Prospector” with bourbon and house-made bitters. $$, D (Mon, Thurs–Sat), 164-D S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 610, 0901.

ROOST

This nod to the enterprising farm-to-table trend lends a modern, tasty addition to North Main. With a promise to provide food with a limited distance from producer to consumer, Roost’s ingredients are sourced from nearby areas in South and North Carolina. In good weather, try to snag a spot on the patio overlooking NoMa Square. $$-$$$, B,L, D, SBR. 220 N Main St. (864) 298-2424, roostrestaurant.com SMOKE ON THE WATER

Located in the West End Market, Smoke on the Water has a homey feel, with separate street-side dining and covered patio tables overlooking Pedrick’s Garden. Choose something from the smoker (beer-butt chicken), or pick from sandwiches, burgers, or salads. $-$$$, L, D. 1 Augusta St, Ste 202.

(864) 232-9091, saucytavern.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 selections every week, the Sunday brunch buffet showcases the chefs’ creativity. $$$-$$$$, D, SBR. 207 S Main St. (864) 232-7007, sobys.com TERRACE

The Charlotte-based eatery brings a spread of flavors that embody the very definition of “Southern” cuisine—albeit with a little extra flair. Indulge in a crispy-fried chicken breast plated atop a warm Belgian (or red velvet) waffle with country ham steak for dinner, then head back the next morning to tuck into Terrace’s specialty breakfast casserole, a cheesy confection of sausage, eggs, and onions. $$-$$$, L (Mon–Sat), D, SBR (Mon– Sun). 654 S Main St. (864) 844-8024, terracerestaurants.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 aptlytitled suds—including the Nathan Hale Pale Ale and Machias Liberty Nitro Milk Stout— and rolls out session beers, IPAs, porters, and other seasonal kegs that pair perfectly with one of 13 Stripes’ “ration plates,” laden with fresh-cut meats and cheeses.

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(864) 349-1430, 13stripesbrewery.com BIRDS FLY SOUTH ALE PROJECT

With a focus on farmhouse saisons and sour beers, 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 mid-week place to drain a cold glass while noshing on local food truck fare.

Expect to find flavor-filled concoctions, such as the Biggie Mango, Eldorado Saison, or the 2Hop Session IPA. 1320 Hampton Ave

Ext. (864) 412-8825, bfsbeer.com BREWERY 85

Named for Greenville’s favorite freeway, this microbrew is attracting outsized attention with their eclectic collection of craft brews.

From the crisp GVL IPA to the malty Howdy Dunkel, Brewery 85 combines Southern style with the best of German brew techniques.

Trek to the taproom for their latest lagers; well-mannered kids and canines welcome.

6 Whitlee Ct. (864) 558-0104, brewery85.com THE COMMUNITY TAP

Convenience, expertise, and great atmosphere collide at The Community Tap, Greenville’s neighborhood craft beer and wine shop.

Choose from their extensive selection—more than 180 local, national, and international brews—or have a glass from one of their ever-rotating beer and wine taps.

217 Wade Hampton Blvd. (864) 631-2525, thecommunitytap.com GROWLER HAUS

The franchise’s West Greenville addition is its newest, rounding out the total to four Upstate watering holes. Growler Haus’s drafts rotate seasonally to bring you the best in local and national brews, so whether you’re a fan of IPAs, pilsners, ciders, pale ales, or wheats, they’ve got a cold one waiting for you. Just remember to pepper in a homemade pretzel with beer cheese or a pork belly bao bun in between pints. $-$$, L (Fri–Sat), D (Mon–Sat), Closed Sunday. 12 Lois Ave. (864) 373-9347, growlerhaus.com LIBERTY TAP ROOM BAR & GRILL

Located next to Fluor Field, Liberty Tap Room Bar & Grill is both pre-game watering hole and after-work hangout. Dinner choices range from classic burgers and juicy steaks to spinach pizza. Gather with friends at the long bar to enjoy one of 72 brews on tap. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. 941 S Main St. (864) 770-7777, libertytaproom.com MAC’S SPEED SHOP

Across from Liberty Tap Room, Mac’s is for the Harley-set as well as the Greenville Drive crowd, with plenty of brisket, ribs, and beer-can chicken. Try a plate of Tabasco-fried pickles, washed down with one of the 50 craft beers on tap. With outdoor seating, you’ll likely want to lay some rubber on the road to grab your spot. $-$$$, L, D. 930 S Main St. (864) 239-0286 macspeedshop.com QUEST BREWING CO.

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impact, Quest guarantees to satisfy your beer cravings and sustainability enthusiasm in a single sip. Grab a pint of QBC’s signature brews; the West Coast–style Ellida IPA packs 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 brewery tour, then follow up with an evening full of food truck fare and live music. 55 Airview Dr, Greenville. (864) 272- 6232, questbrewering.com

SIP WHISKEY & WINE

True to its namesake, this rooftop tasting room is all about liquid refreshment. While the full-service bar offers an array of fine wine and whiskey, there’s no better way to end your evening than with an easy-drinking glass of sangria (or a signature cocktail) in hand. SIP’s open-air patio complete with cushioned couches accentuates the laidback atmosphere, and a curated collection of small plates guarantees a quick answer to an alcohol-induced appetite. $-$$, D. 103 N Main St #400, (864) 552-1916, sipgvl.com

once took up residence in the underground expanse, this hip downtown joint puts a 21st century spin on the fashionable speakeasies of yore. The small plates of charcuterie, hummus, and cheese are simple yet refined, providing just enough bite so as not to overpower the intimate establishment’s true star—the cocktail list. The thoughtfully blended selection includes both signature and traditional libations; your only task is picking your poison. $$, D (Tues–Sat), Closed Sun–

Mon. 655 S Main St, Ste 100, Greenville.

(864) 603-1881, vaultandvator.com THE VELO FELLOW

Cozy in a funky way, this hip pub is right under the Mellow Mushroom. The menu has burgers, sandwiches, fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, falafels, and more. In addition to craft brews on tap, the Velo Fellow offers traditional absinthe service, complete with a silver-plated brouilleur. $-$$$, L, D, SBR.

1 Augusta St, Ste 126. (864) 242-9296, thevelofellow.com

BREAKFAST/LUNCH

SWAMP RABBIT BREWERY & TAPROOM

Located off of Main Street in Travelers Rest, this local brewhouse gives you one more reason to cruise (responsibly!) down the Swamp Rabbit. With a taproom offering classics (try the easy-drinking American pale ale) and fresh brews (the Belgianstyle farm ale is a golden dream) as well as frequent food truck visits, this brewery is sure to become your favorite place to cap off a Saturday afternoon. 26 S Main St,

Travelers Rest. theswamprabbitbrewery.com THOMAS CREEK BREWERY

The Thomas Creek brand has been a familiar feature on the Greenville libation lineup for more than ten years, but a visit to the home of the River Falls Red Ale or Trifecta IPA is well worth the trip. Fill up on your favorite Thomas Creek brew in the tasting room, or soak up some sun (and hops!) on the brewery’s patio. Tours available by appointment.

2054 Piedmont Hwy. (864) 605-1166, thomascreekbeer.com UP ON THE ROOF

We all know a well-crafted cocktail can make your spirits soar, but a glass at this dignified drinkery will leave you nine stories high, literally. With it’s classic cocktails, local craft brews, and unique wine varieties, this rooftop bar brings a heightened experience to downtown’s Embassy Suites. Graze on small plates and soak in some of the Upstate’s most scenic vistas. $-$$, L, D. 250 RiverPlace. (864) 242-4000, eatupdrinkup.net UPSTATE CRAFT BEER CO.

Housed in the old Claussen Bakery off Augusta, Upstate Craft Beer Co. is hoppy hour heaven. Not only do they feature the best local and national brews on tap, this beer joint offers home brewsters all the gear and ’gredients needed to craft their own ale-inspired inventions. Make sure to try a naan pizza from the in-house kitchen.

400 Augusta St. (864) 609-4590, upstatecraftbeer.com UNIVERSAL JOINT

Everyone needs a neighborhood bar.

Where better to cheer (or heckle mercilessly) with your friends? This hangout is within walking distance of North Main, featuring a covered outdoor patio and rollup garage doors. Rotating bottle and draft selections and plenty of outdoor seating keep things fresh. $-$$, L, D. 300 E Stone

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BISCUIT HEAD

The queen bee of all things fluffy, floury, and delicious, Asheville-based Biscuit Head has set up shop in Greenville with its wide array of home-cooked biscuits.

Whether you like ’em slathered in gravy or smothered in sweetness—the jam bar is slammed with fruity preserves—you can’t go wrong with the Greenvillian topped with fried pork steak, jalapeño cream cheese, bacon gravy, a sunny side egg, and pickled jalapeños. $-$$. B, L. 823 S Church St, Greenville. (864) 248-0371, biscuitheads.com/menu-greenville THE BOHEMIAN CAFÉ

Treat taste buds and ears at the Bohemian Café, side-by-side with the legendary Horizon Records. This eclectic café with an international flair serves curry and pasta, and for Sunday brunch, treat yourself to a Bloody Mary bar, or indulge your sweet tooth with a slice of homemade rum cake. $$, L, D, SBR. Closed Monday.

2 W Stone Ave. (864) 233-0006, thebohemiancafe.com CHICORA ALLEY

Chicora Alley’s Caribbean riff on traditional Mexican and Southern fare offers signature crab cakes or mountain-high nachos, shrimp and chicken burritos, quesadillas, and more.

Be sure to drop by on Sundays for brunch. $-$$$, L, D, SBR. Closed Monday.

608-B S Main St. (864) 232-4100, chicoraalley.com EGGS UP GRILL

If your name has “eggs” in it, you’d better know your eggs. Eggs Up Grill doesn’t disappoint. From classic over-easy eggs to Patty-o-Sullivan omelets (grilled corned beef hash with melted swiss cheese), this breakfast joint has you covered. Not a fan of eggs? Try classic diner fare like pancakes, waffles, burgers, and French toast. $-$$. B, L. 31 Augusta St. (864) 520-2005, eggsupgrill.com HAPPY+HALE

Based out of Raleigh, the healthy eatery’s first SC location offers diners a diverse menu of made-to-order salads, bowls, smoothies, juices, and breakfast items crafted from wholesome, all-natural ingredients. Try the “Incredibowl” packed with pumpkin seeds, black beans, avocado, golden quinoa, dino kale, and lemon tahini dressing, paired with an Almond Brothers smoothie. $$, B, L, D. 600 S Main St.

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MARY BETH’S

Breakfast is an essential meal, and Mary Beth’s treats it accordingly. Take your pick: biscuits, omelets, eggs Benedict, waffles, crepes, and pancakes populate the breakfast menu. Or don’t pick—get the Mega Breakfast for a hearty menu sampling. For something later in the day, Mary Beth’s also has lunch and dinner menus that include sandwiches, rack of lamb, and salmon. $$-$$$, B, L, D (Thurs–Sat). 500 E McBee Ave. (864) 242-2535, marybethsatmcbee.com MARY’S AT FALLS COTTAGE

Located in historic Falls Cottage, Mary’s offers brunch and lunch with a charm perfect for leisurely weekends. The menu includes the ultimate Reuben and quiches, as well as Southern comfort favorites like the Fountain Inn salad and hot chicken salad.

$-$$, L, SBR. Closed Monday. 615 S Main St. (864) 298-0005, fallscottage.com TANDEM CREPERIE & COFFEEHOUSE

Tandem lures Swamp Rabbit cyclists with aromas of Counter Culture Coffee and a happy stomach guarantee. Try the lumberjack (cornmeal crepe, ham, bacon, eggs, cheese, bechamel, and maple syrup) or the tasty banana nut crepe. 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 TUPELO HONEY CAFÉ

Big Southern charm comes in forms of steaming hot biscuits at Tupelo Honey.

Indulge in sweet potato pancakes (topped with pecans and peach butter of course), available all day, or try a mouthwatering sandwich like the Southern fried chicken BLT with maple-peppered bacon. $$, B, L, D. 1 N Main St, Ste T. (864) 451-6200, tupelohoneycafe.com

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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, house-made shrub sodas, wine varieites, and homemade treats, there’s plenty to rave about.

$-$$, B, L. 101 N Main St, Ste D. methodicalcoffee.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 the power-packed energy bowl like the Dragon Blood. This hot-pink concoction is based with a creamy mixture of dragon fruit, almond milk, and banana, then layered with buckwheat granola, raw honey, coconut chips, kiwi, and bee pollen. $-$$, B, L. 2 W. Washington St.

(864) 729-8626, southernpressedjuicery.com SWAMP RABBIT CAFÉ AND 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?

Woodfired pizza, of course. Sourcing every ingredient from local vendors, the everchanging toppings feature local cheeses and fresh-from-the-farm produce. $, B, L,

D. 205 Cedar Lane Rd. (864) 255-3385, swamprabbitcafe.com THE VILLAGE GRIND

BARISTA ALLEY

Looking for that midday pick-me-up? Pop on over to Barista Alley, where exposed brick walls and wide wooden tables create the perfect ambience to conversate with a warm mug in hand. Sure, you can satisfy your caffeine cravings with a fresh espresso, cold brew, or chai tea. But you’d truly be cheating yourself by missing out on Barista Alley’s colorful array of green, berry, peanut butter and chocolate, and pineapple punch smoothies. $, B (Mon–Sat), L,D (Mon–Sun).

125 E Poinsett St, Greer. (864) 655-5180, baristaalley.com BEX CAFÉ AND JUICE BAR

Healthy and hearty join forces at this West End juice bar. Find fresh fare in their organic salads, as well as their fruit and veggierich juice varieties; or sink your teeth into something a little more solid. Their sausage, egg, and cheese bagel will not disappoint, with gluten-free options available, of course. $, B, L. 820 S Main St #104. (864) 552-1509, bex.cafe 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 breakfast-anytime option, sandwiches, soups, salads, and more. $-$$, B, L, D, SBR. 1 E Coffee St. (864) 298-0494, coffeeunderground.info METHODICAL COFFEE

Tucked between art galleries in the heart of Pendleton Street, the Village Grind is essential for Greenville coffee lovers. Emphasizing community, the coffeehouse uses all things local—from milk and syrups to beans from Due South Coffee. Enjoy drinks with friends on the Mid-Century couch or solo at the pallet-inspired window bar. $, B, L. 1263

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A Charleston-based fresh-food fantasy, Caviar & Bananas has answered Greenville’s gourmet prayers with a whopping selection of salads, sandwiches, and baked goods galore, not to mention a fine selection of beer and wine. But don’t miss weekend brunch!

We suggest the B.E.L.T.: bacon duo, fried egg, arugula, tomato, and black pepper aioli, on grilled sourdough bread. $-$$, B, L, D, SBR. 1 N Laurens St. (864) 235-0404, caviarandbananas.com RICK’S DELI & MARKET

For a filling, gourmet lunch on the go, the artisanal sandwiches and salads at this West End deli hit the spot. Try the Classic Reuben, with corned beef piled high on toasted marbled rye with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Russian dressing, or the Rick’s Chopped Salad, with turkey, bacon, and ham. For dinner, fish and chips, herb-crusted salmon, and chicken piccata make the cut.

$-$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 101 Falls Park Dr. (864) 312-9060, rickerwins.com

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SOBY’S ON THE SIDE

Located around the corner from Carl Sobocinski’s restaurant, Soby’s on the Side adds speed and efficiency to high-quality food. From BBQ Monday to Grilled Cheese Wednesday, add a spontaneous element to your lunch, or enjoy a hot breakfast.

$-$$, B, L. Closed Sunday. 22 E Court St. (864) 271-8431, sobysontheside.com SULLY’S STEAMERS

When considering the perfect sandwich, steam isn’t the first (or even last) thing to come to mind. For Robert Sullivan, hot air is the key to handheld nirvana. With a smorgasbord of ingredients like cut meats, veggies, and homemade cream cheeses, Sully’s serves bagel sandwiches piping hot and always fresh. $, B, L, D (closed

Sunday evenings). Open until 3am on Friday & Saturday. 6 E Washington St. (864) 509-6061, sullyssteamers.com TWO CHEFS CAFÉ & MARKET

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 daily menu, or check back for daily specials. $-$$, B, L, D. Closed Sunday.

644 N Main St, Ste 107. (864) 370-9336, twochefscafeandmarket.com UPCOUNTRY PROVISIONS

Serving up gourmet sandwiches on fresh made 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 hormonefree meat on just-baked white focaccia bread. But don’t miss The Grove on Friday nights—live music, a rotating tapas menu, and a selection of craft beer and wine. $, B, L, D. Closed Sundays. 6809 State Park Rd, Travelers Rest. (864) 834-8433, upcountryprovisions.com

ETHNIC ASADA

Vibrant Latin culture comes to Greenville by way of ASADA. Grab a bite of Latin flavor with the chayote rellenos de camarones (a Nicaraguan dish of chayotes stuffed with sautéed shrimp in creamy spicy ChipotleGuajillo suace); or see a trans-Pacific collaboration at work with the chicken karaage taco, which features Japanese-style fried chicken and a Latin-Asian slaw. $-$$. Closed Sunday & Monday.

903 Wade Hampton Blvd. (864) 770-3450, asadarestaurant.com BANGKOK THAI CUISINE

Bangkok Thai makes a standout version of pad Thai, everyone’s favorite noodles. The curries are a surefire hit, though the green curry is the only one made from fresh chilies.

For a different dining experience, take a seat on the floor pillows in the back room. $$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 605 Haywood Rd. (864) 458-7866, bangkokgreenville.com BASIL THAI CUISINE

Elegant comfort is hard to come by, but the Eang brothers have created an empire out of the unconventional concept which Basil Thai adds in the Aloft building downtown.

Try the Chicken Coconut Tureen to start: a simple dish of chicken, mushrooms, and galanga roots in coconut milk packed with herbaceous flavors. You’ll probably have enough for leftovers, but the best comfort meals usually do. $$-$$$, D. 9 N Laurens St. (864) 609-4120, eatatbasil.com/greenville

HANDI INDIAN CUISINE

At lunch, sample items from a reasonably priced buffet with choices that change daily. Try the Handi Special: a sampler of tandoori chicken, lamb kabobs, lamb or chicken curry, and vegetable korma, served with basmati rice, naan, and dessert. For dinner, try one of the thali specials. $$-$$$, L, D. 18 N Main St. (864) 241-7999, handiindiancuisine.net

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IRASHIAI SUSHI PUB & JAPANESE RESTAURANT

Splashes of red and lime green play off the blend of traditional and modern influences at this sushi restaurant. Chef and owner Keichi Shimizu exhibits mastery over his domain at the bar, but also playfully blends modern-American elements into his menu.

Soleil Moon Frye fans should give the Punky Brewster roll a try: tuna, mango, hot sauce, and Panko topped with spicy crab salad and unagi sauce. $$, L, D. 115 Pelham Rd. (864) 271-0900, irashiai.com KANNIKA’S THAI KITCHEN

The family-owned restaurant serves up exotic recipes direct from owner Kannika Jaemjaroen-Walsh’s native Thai province, boasting plenty of traditional dishes like green and yellow curries, pad Thai, and the spicy/sour Tom Yum soup. But don’t miss out on Kannika’s specialty items, like the pla pad khun chai, a lightly fried red snapper filet doused with white wine and soy bean sauce, and the savory honey duck paired with carrots, cilantro, snow peas, onions, and fried shallots. $$$, L, D. 430

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KIMCHEE KOREAN RESTAURANT

Kimchee’s kimchi keeps locals coming back. Try the Kalbi short ribs (marinated in soy sauce, onions, and sesame seeds) or bibimbap (served in a hot stone bowl for crispy rice). All dishes come with ban chan, side dishes that include kimchi, japchae (glass noodles), marinated tofu, and more. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday.

1939 Woodruff Rd Ste B. (864) 534-1061, kimcheekoreanrestaurant.com MEKONG

Chef Huy Tran delivers 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 crepes 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 MENKOI RAMEN HOUSE

Can you say umami? Located on Woodruff Road with a second shop now on North Main, this Japanese noodle house offers an exquisite ramen experience that will have you wondering why you ever settled for the dorm room packet version. Start with the rice balls or edamame, then dive into the Shoyu ramen—marinated pork, bean

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sprouts, spinach, green onions, nori, and a boiled egg bathe in a soy-based broth. $, L, D.

1860 Woodruff Rd, Ste C, and 243 N Main St, Greenville. (864) 288-5659

YELLOW GINGER ASIAN KITCHEN

Here, Chef Alex Wong and wife Dorothy Lee have managed to reinvent the conventional.

Start off with the homemade pot stickers, or dive right into the soul-satisfying mee goreng, with fresh lo mein noodles, tofu, bean sprouts, green onions, and shrimp with an unctuous soy tomato chili sauce then topped with a fried egg. $-$$, L, D. Closed Monday.

2100 Poinsett Hwy, Ste J. (864) 605-7551, yellowgingerasian.com

EUROPEAN

martini menu at the aquamarine-tiled bar, or head outside to the street-side patio facing Main. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday.

618 S Main St. (864) 241-3012, pomegranateonmain.com RISTORANTE BERGAMO

Ristorante Bergamo, open since 1986, 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 14-foot windows along Main Street, making it a prime location for enjoying a glass while people-watching. $$$, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 100 N Main St. (864) 271-8667, ristorantebergamo.com STELLA’S SOUTHERN BRASSERIE

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The enticing aroma of Afghan cuisine delivers savory satisfaction at this local lunch spot.

Chef Nelo Mayar brings her favorite fare from hometown Kabul to Greenville eaters— think succulent lamb kabobs and meat-filled steamed dumplings, sweet potato burhani and root-veggie rich soups. To spice things up, the menu changes daily, but expect to find two plates of rice, meat, and veggies offered. $, L. 210 E Coffee St. (864) 236-7410, aryanagreenville.com

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Heaping portions and a menu that mixes inventive flavors with customer favorites make Davani’s a Greenville mainstay. The friendly staff doesn’t hurt, either. Try the Muscovy duck, pan-seared with port wine and a sundried cherry demi-glacé, or the veal Oscar, topped with crab meat, asparagus, and hollandaise. $$$-$$$$, D. Closed Sunday.

1922 Augusta St, Ste 111A. (864) 373-9013, davanisrestaurant.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 wines is available in addition to a full bar. $$-$$$, L, D. Closed Sunday. 170 River Pl. (864) 679-5299, thelazygoat.com PASSERELLE BISTRO

Gaze over the lush Falls Park scenery while enjoying French-inspired cuisine. Make a lunch date to enjoy the arugula salad or bistro burger with caramelized leeks and mushrooms, arugula, Gruyere, and garlic aioli. At night, the bistro serves up romance à la Paris, with items like escargot and mussels. Don’t miss brunch on the weekend. $$-$$$, L (Mon–Fri), D (Mon–Sun), SBR (Sat–Sun). 601 S Main St. (864) 509-0142, passerelleinthepark.com PITA HOUSE

The Pita House has been family-operated 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

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POMEGRANATE ON MAIN

Pomegranate serves traditional Persian cuisine in an eclectic Eastern ambience.

Attentive service, reasonable prices, and a flavorful variety, such as the slow-cooked lamb shank or the charbroiled Cornish hen kabobs, make this an excellent spot for lunch or dinner. Be sure to sample from the

Boasting French flair and fare, this sister restaurant to Simpsonville-based Stella’s Southern Bistro is the second in Jason and Julia Scholz’s line of quality eateries. Situated in the burgeoning Hollingsworth Park area, Stella’s Southern Brasserie offers a local twist on French staples—such as blue-black mussel shells with smoked tomato broth, Marsalaspiked onion soup gratinée, and roasted game hen—served up daily in a lively, chic environment. Don’t miss the breakfast pastries. $$-$$$. B, L, D, SBR. 340 Rocky Slope Rd, Ste 100, Greenville. (864) 626-6900, stellasbrasserie.com THE TRAPPE DOOR

A rathskeller vibe pervades this underground tavern that boasts an incredible beer program, with 10 on tap and more than 150 bottles. Belgian specialties include waterzooi (a creamy seafood stew) and carbonnades flamandes (beef stew braised in Belgian beer). For dessert—you guessed it—Belgian waffles are the ticket. $$, L, D. Closed Monday. 23 W Washington St. (864) 4517490, trappedoor.com

FOOD TRUCKS AUTOMATIC TACO

Since 2015, this taco truck has delivered new wonders and old favorites. Owner Nick Thomas treats the tortilla as a work of art, with the likes of Nashville Hot Chicken or Thai Shrimp with fried avocado stuffed into soft shells. Sides like the street corn are must adds. Don’t miss a chance to reinvent your taste buds—check the Automatic Taco’s Facebook page for their weekly schedule. $. Schedule varies. (404) 372-2266, facebook.com/automatictaco CHUCK TRUCK

Owner David Allen uses only local ingredients to make his burgers. Treat yourself to a pimento cheeseburger and fries, or salute our Cajun neighbors with the truck’s signature N’awlins burger—a fresh-ground beef patty served with andouille sausage, peppers, onions, and applewood-smoked white cheddar, topped with the Chuck Truck’s very own herb aioli. $. Schedule varies. (864) 8843592, daveschucktruck.com ELLADA KOUZINA

Greek cuisine hits the Greenville scene in this big blue traveling kitchen. Traditional treats are always available off the spit, the lamb and chicken gyros are Mediterranean heaven, and their special take on Greek fries are the ideal pre-meal snack. Check social media for weekly schedules and booking opportunities. $. Schedule varies. (864) 908-5698, facebook.com/elladakouzina2013 ROBINO’S

Chef Robin’s vision of freshly sourced fare with a home-cooked feel comes to fruition in Robino’s Food Truck. Though mainly featuring Italian food, this truck shucks out

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a wide variety of American classics, such as the chicken potpie with puff pastry or the garden burger. For those with dietary limitations, the vegan lasagna is a great go-to option. $, Schedule varies. (864) 621 3064,

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THOROUGHFARE FOOD TRUCK

From culinary school to the streets of Greenville, Neil and Jessica Barley have made it their mission to bring people together through food. Not only has Thoroughfare proved that tater tots can be eaten with every meal (their disco tots are topped with white cheddar gravy), they’ve driven their way into our hearts. Don’t miss the mahi mahi tacos topped with kale slaw and chipotle aioli.

and ground chorizo. There’s even gluten-free options available. $$, L, D. 823 S Church St, Greenville.

(864) 283-0316, tosspizzapub.com VIC’S PIZZA

The sign that says “Brooklyn, SC” at this walk-up/take-out joint makes sense when you see what you’re getting: piping hot New York–style pizza, served on paper plates.

Purchase by the (rather large) slice, or have entire pies delivered (as long as your home or business is within three miles). $, L, D. Closed Sunday & Monday.

12 E Coffee St. (864) 232-9191, vicspizza4u.com

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BARLEY’S TAPROOM & PIZZERIA

Pizza and beer—flowing from more than 27 taps downstairs and another 31 upstairs— are what bring students and young revelers to Barley’s. Besides the tap, there’s a list as long as your arm of selections by the bottle.

Try the classic New York–style pizzas, or go for one of Barley’s specialty pies.

Afterwards, make your way upstairs to the billiards tables and the dartboard lanes. $-$$, L, D. 25 W Washington St. (864) 2323706, barleysgville.com COASTAL CRUST

This Charleston-based catering joint graces the Greenville scene with artisan, Neapolitan-style pizza pies. Served out of a turquoise ’55 Chevy tow truck, the pies are baked in a wood-fired brick oven and topped with local produce from Reedy River farms. Stick with the classic margarita pie, or branch out with the red Russian kale and Gorgonzola, sprinkled with almond pieces and drizzled in olive oil. Location information available on their website. $, L, D. Location varies. (843) 6549606, coastalcrustgreenville.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, brick-oven 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, amirite?), STONE and its fire-inspired pies are crafted with housemade mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, Caputo flour, and baked for a flat minute in their wood fire oven. $$, L (Sat & Sun), D. 500 E Park Ave. (864) 609-4490, stonepizzacompany.com TOSS PIZZA

Located in the South Ridge Apartment Community, the TOSS menu is loaded with unique, artfully crafted pies that are a far cry from your typical pepperoni. Head far east with the Phuket Thai Pie, based with zesty curry sauce, then topped with peanuts, arugula, and shiitake mushrooms. The Chile Relleno is guaranteed to light a fire in the ol’ belly—thanks to a few poblano peppers

Tex-Mex has a new home in Greenville with the addition of Cantina 76. Although ripe with golden-brown chimichangas and zesty enchiladas, the menu’s real star is the taco selection. Play it safe with classic handhelds like fried tilapia and ground beef with lettuce, tomatoes, and shredded cheese, or turn up the heat with fried chicken doused with jalapeño aioli. $, L, D. 103 N Main St. (864) 631-2914, cantina76.com

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 with pimento cheese or the pan-seared crab cakes—then dig into pure taco bliss with the Travelers Rest hot chicken or the fried catfish with tartar sauce. Go a little lighter with a farm-fresh salad, and end with a mouthful of campfire s’mores. $, L, D, SBR.

164 S Main St, Travelers Rest. (864) 6100586, farmhousetacos.com PAPI’S TACOS

Table 301 plankowner 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,

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WHITE DUCK TACO SHOP

The new kid on the taco block, 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 Birds Fly South’s crisp Bungalow Golden Ale for the complete taqueria experience. $-$$, L, D. Closed Sunday & Monday. 1320 Hampton Ave Ext Suite 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 animated atmosphere pairs perfectly with their festive food presentation. Choose from a variety of taco flavors; we suggest the crispy avocado— topped off with one of their house-crafted margaritas.

$-$$, L, D. Closed Monday. 217 Laurens Rd. (864) 412-8700, willytaco.com

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Although master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock made the thriller famous, Frederick Knott’s original play has had audiences on the edge of their seats for more than 60 years. Follow the twisted tale of deceit, lies, and blackmail as Tony Wendice plots a vengeful murder on unfaithful wife Margot. But when the tables are turned and nothing goes according to plan, the intertwined lives of four people will never be the same.

Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC. Wed–Thurs, 2pm & 7:30pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm; Sun, 2pm. $15-$50. (828) 693-0403, flatrockplayhouse.org

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CAN’T-MISS CULTURE / EVENTS / ATTRACTIONS and dishonesty. On the verge of reuniting with his long-estranged son, Gabriel York finds himself reflecting on his past. As he grapples with those mysteries yet to be revealed, his cerebral journey through time may give him all the answers he needs.

Centre Stage, 501 River St, Greenville. Tues–Wed, 7pm. $15.

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Based on the 1990 blockbuster film, Ghost the Musical portrays the story of Sam and Molly, a young couple whose lives suddenly turn dark when Sam is killed by a thief while struggling over his wallet.

But with the help of an eccentric psychic named Oda Rae, Sam finds a way to reach out to his beloved, protecting her from the unknown dangers lurking in the shadows.

Centre Stage, 501 River St, Greenville. Thurs–Sat, 8pm; Sun 2pm. $20-$35. (864) 233-6733, centrestage.org

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Usually, traveling over the river and through the woods will take you straight to grandmother’s house. But for Nick Cristano, this cross-country journey will take him far away from his New Jersey hometown—and the quartet of opinionated, eccentric Italian grandparents that reside there.

Once they get wise to Nick’s plan to

leave, Frank, Aida, Emma, and Nunzio will do everything in their power to keep him on the East Coast, paving the way for an original Joe DiPietro comedy that is as heartwarming as it is hilarious.

Greenville Little Theatre, 444 College St, Greenville.

Thurs–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $20-$28. (864) 233-6238, greenvillelittletheatre.org

THE RAIN 1, 7, 8 WHEN STOPS FALLING

When a fish drops from the sky, it’s probably not going to be a typical Tuesday. From the mind of Australian writer Andrew Bovell and futuristically set in the year 2039, Rain unpacks four generations of family history, shrouded in secrecy

While no one can ever top Jack Nicholson’s maniacal portrayal of McMurphy in the 1975 film, there’s certainly no harm in trying. Set in a sterile mental hospital ward ruled under the iron fist of one sadistic Nurse Ratched, Ken Kesey’s groundbreaking novel-turned-stageproduction provides an intimate perspective of the fragility of the human condition. Mixing elements of humor with shock value and compassion, “Chief” Bromden’s careful retelling of his time amongst the other “acutes” and “chronics” truly stands the test of time.

Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E St John St, Spartanburg.

Fri–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $20-$25. (864) 542-2787, chapmanculturalcenter.org

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Chris Tomlin has rocked the Christian music world for more than a decade with his uplifting tunes. Catch him this month with special guest Matt Maher.

5K 4 RUN4LIFE Whether you’re a Greenville native

or just visiting for the weekend, it’s not hard to spot Caine Halter’s fingerprints on our community’s businesses, outreach, athletics, and progressive growth. The Run4Life 5K has raised thousands of dollars for lung cancer, a number that continues to climb with the run’s 10th anniversary this year.

There’s nothing better than a jaunt through Cleveland Park on a crisp fall day—especially in remembrance of a man who gave so much to the Upstate.

Caine Halter Family YMCA, 721 Cleveland St, Greenville.

Sat, 8:30am. Registration, $20$30. (864) 797-7738, donate. ghsgiving.org

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GREENVILLE CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL

Turn your nose up at the mere thought of a Bud Light? Here’s your festival.

Spotlighting the not-so-average world of craft brewing, guests can imbibe local brews from Quest, Brewery 85, and Thomas Creek, while also taking a spiritual escape to spots like Oskar Blues, Terrapin, and Ballast Point.

Bonus points if you’re sporting a handlebar mustache.

Fluor Field at the West End, 945 S Main St, Greenville.

Sat, noon–5pm. $50-$75. greenvillecraftbeerfestival.com

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COUNTYBANK REEDY REELS FILM FESTIVAL

Greenville seems to have a little bit of everything. The city adds one more item to the list with Reedy Reels, a celebration of Upstate independent filmmakers and all the talent they bring to the table. Held downtown at the Peace Center’s Gunter Theatre, the third annual edition will once again screen works from selected artists, serving a dual purpose in providing much-needed exposure for rising directors and education for locals on the hunt for the next big thing.

Guvnter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville.

Sat–Sun. $30-$50. reedyreels.com

9–12 HIGHLANDS FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL This annual fête of the foodies continues to pack on the surprises, finding new and exciting ways to celebrate the culinary greatness that thrives on high. This year’s talent includes renowned sommeliers and a diverse group of chefs hailing from restaurants like New Orleans’ Bayona, Husk of Greenville, and Local Provisions in Asheville. Feast on food truck fare at the Truckin’ event, (featuring music by Dawes) but save some room for the Grand Tasting,

While our school day relays usually consisted of trying not to melt in the hot sun and hoping you didn’t get stuck with a grape popsicle, this race has a lot more impact. In support of Project HOPE’s programs to fund autism research and support in the community, runners will race in teams in either the 20k, Boot Camp 5k, or regular 5k.

The classic-style relay will be broken up into different legs, with separate divisions for athletes of any skill. Hartness, Greenville.

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AN AMERICAN SALUTE

In honor of Veteran’s Day, The Fountain Inn Symphony Orchestra tributes the United States’ armed forces with a patriotic-themed salute.

Featuring classics by American composers and Dvořák’s New World Symphony, the ensemble will also recognize selected war veterans from the Golden Strip area during the performance.

Younts Center for Performing Arts, 315 North Main St, Fountain Inn. Fri, 7:30pm. $20 adult, $5 student. (864) 409-1050, fountaininnsymphony.org

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GREENVILLE OPEN STUDIOS

Fact: Our community’s buzzing art scene has steadily blossomed over the years, with new studios sprouting up from the West End to the Village of West Greenville and beyond. Now you can visit them all! The annual event sheds light on Upstate visual artists, opening the doors to their creative workspaces and inviting visitors to take a behind-the-scenes look at the magic behind the craft.

Locations vary.

Fri, 6–9pm; Sat, 10am–6pm; Sun, 12–6pm. Free.

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join Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel and the rest of the gifted Greenville troupe to showcase two moving pieces of music, beginning with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.

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Tomlin’s 11th studio album, Never Lose Sight, was released in October of 2016, and peaked at the number one spot on the Billboard U.S. Christian Albums charts. Its top single, “Good Good Father,” is the namesake for his current tour, which will include guest Matt Maher.

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Hit movies like Pitch Perfect may have made a cappella “cool” again, but the gentlemen of this elite nonet have been rocking out with their vocal chords for more than two

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Food, fun, and shopping?

What more does a fall festival need? The Greenville Classical Academy–sponsored event will feature hayrides, flavorful concessions, games, face painting, farm animals, and much more. It’s a one-stopshop for visitors to snap up anything from locally crafted goods by Speckled Cakes, Feather and Wing Jewelry, and Window Whimsy, to retail items like Tupperware and doTERRA International.

Greenville Classical Academy, 2519 Woodruff Rd, Simpsonville. Sat, 10am–3pm.

Free. greenvillefallfestival.com

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RUSSIAN ROMANTICS The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will debut the second performance in its Masterworks Series with the help of a special guest artist.

Soviet-Russia native and classical pianist Nikolai Demidenko will

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Join Anna, Elsa, and their crew of snow-laden critters as they adventure through a wonderland of ice.

decades. An overnight sensation thanks to a YouTube version of The 12 Days of Christmas in 1998, the Indiana University–formed SNC sound has since echoed far and wide, transitioning the traditional take on pop tunes into something unique and totally organic—no chaser needed.

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exhibitions of productions a la Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Mechanics trades facepaint for bicycle frames and lion taming for hardcore metal playgrounds.

Ooh and aah while the band of skilled steampunkers balances, glides, bends, and flies their way across the stage.

Just don’t try this at home on your daughter’s tricycle.

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Thurs, 7:30pm. $15-$35.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING If it’s not a tale of two tangled romances knit together with humorous misunderstandings, can you really call it Shakespeare? Bob Jones University’s Classic Players sink their teeth into the roles of Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio, Don Pedro, and Don John, a company of princes, officers, ladies, and villains whose individual storylines come at an eventual crossroads through a series of unexpected, farcical events. We won’t spoil the ending—that would just be much ado about nothing.

Rodeheaver Auditorium at Bob Jones University, 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville.

Thurs–Sat, 8pm. $23-$43.

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composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The evening will feature some of the master’s most notable works, including The Magic Flute, Symphony No. 34, and a special version of the Concerto for Flute & Harp, featuring musicians John Wickey and Caroline Ulrich.

Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville.

Fri–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. $45-$55.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

17–19 LITTLE WOMEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel about the challenges facing four diverse sisters gets a makeover in this musical version crafted by Allan Knee. Set during the Civil War, Little Women trails the March sisters as they grow together, each searching for their own voice and their own passion. No matter if they’re fighting over boys or simply trying to figure the other out, a sister’s bond is one not easily broken. Rodeheaver Auditorium at Bob Jones University, 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville. Fri–Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. (864) 242-5100, bju.edu

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MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS BY CHIP DAVIS

With more than three decades of classics to their name, the musicians of Mannheim Steamroller are near synonymous with rockin’ around the Christmas tree. Blending together thunderous synth-pop beats, a magnificent visual display, and a spoonful of cheer, the Mannheim Steamroller experience is a delight to any audience. To honor the anniversary of their debut album, founder Chip Davis and gang will pepper in tracks from the iconic Fresh Aire recordings into the popular holiday showcase.

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Mon, 7pm. $55-$85.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS FROZEN

True, moms around the world still hear “Let It Go” on repeat in their worst nightmares. But there’s no doubt that the Disney smash remains a kiddie favorite, and really, what’s not to like? Between the lovable

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antics of Olaf the Snowman, the singing trolls, and a carrot-hungry reindeer named Sven, this wintery musical has a band of characters that our hearts will never be able to truly let go.

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WILL DOWNING’S SOULFUL SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS FT. AVERY SUNSHINE Will Downing knows a little bit about slow jams. After all, the Brooklynborn crooner has been on the scene since the late 1980s, bewitching audiences with his sultry-yet-tender harmonies on hit singles like “I Try,” “When You Need Me,” and the John Coltrane dance cover “A Love Supreme.” Downing put a yuletide twist on his soulful stylings for the release of 2004’s holiday-inspired Christmas, Love and You, a blend of traditional and contemporary tracks that even Scrooge himself can’t humbug to.

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Fri, 8pm. $35-$55.

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ROBERT EARL KEEN’S MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAM-O-LEE Nov 28; Tues, 7:30pm; $35-$45. The Peace Center.

Country sensation Robert Earl Keen takes the stage with his Texas-sized personality and plenty of holiday-themed crooning.

A FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE CHRISTMAS Turn the Christmas cheer up a notch at Flat Rock Playhouse’s one-of-a-kind holiday review that combines the best in yuletide anthems with dynamic set design and eye-catching dance moves.

Audiences will have more than just Rudolph to light the way during their journey from the North Pole to the scenic mountainside and back again; keep your eyes peeled for a cameo from the Big Man in Red himself.

Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC. Wed–Thurs, Sun, 2pm; Fri, 8pm; Sat, 2pm & 8pm. $15-$50.

(828) 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org

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Tues, 6–9pm. Free. (864) 596-2976,

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ROBERT EARL KEEN’S MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE FAM-O-LEE They say everything’s bigger in Texas—including the holidays.

Musician Robert Earl Keen is here to prove it to you, and he’s got his kin in tow. There’s margaritas, ex-wives, fake snow, and bean dip; the only thing that seems to be missing from this dysfunctional family get-together are the eight tiny reindeer. With plenty of on-stage personality and Southern charm, it’s easy to see why Keen has become a favorite for country music fans, and a card-carrying member of the Naughty List.

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville. Tues, 7:30pm. $35-$45.

(864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

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HOLIDAY FAIR 2017

It’s the season of giving. Or, more importantly, the season of giving your pesky neighbor a run for their money with an epic battle of the Christmas decorations. Stock up your arsenal at the Crafter’s Village, which features a wide array of wreaths, ornaments, nativities, and other décor sure to set your home apart for the holidays.

Then, stop by the Gift Bazaar and handpick a perfect present for that impossible-to-buy-for guy or gal in your life. Bonus points if you nab a fruitcake for your neighbor.

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of Sugar Plum Fairies, gingerbread soldiers, and one very dashing nutcracker prince. Directed by Vlada Kysselova, the International Ballet’s production of the holiday classic will be accompanied by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and the “Snowflake Choir,” with guest performances by professional dancers Adiarys Almeida and Taras Domitro.

The Peace Center, 300 S Main St, Greenville.

Fri, 10:30am & 7:30pm; Sat, 7:30pm; Sun, 3pm. $18-$55. (864) 467-3000, peacecenter.org

Dec 2 & 16 TD Convention Center, 1 Exposition Dr, Greenville. Thurs–Fri, 10am-8pm; Sat, 10am–6pm.

Adults, $6; seniors, $5; 12 & under, free. holidayfairgreenville.com

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THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER Ah, the Herdman kids—our favorite band of no-good, rowdy stinkers.

But what to do with six kids who just can’t seem to find the path of straight and narrow? Why, put them in the town Christmas pageant of course.

Though loyal churchgoers hem and haw about the questionable cast selections, what seems like perhaps

the worst idea in the history of time itself quickly turns into a holiday winner, with plenty of laughs and good cheer along the way.

Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown, 125 S Main St, Hendersonville, NC. Fri, 7pm; Sat, 2pm & 7pm; Sun, 2pm. (828) 693-0731, flatrockplayhouse.org

Dec 1–3 INTERNATIONAL BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER For most of us, the sight of a giant mouse king invading our bedroom at night is enough material for several years of therapy. For young Clara, it’s just the first part of an amazing adventure through a fantastical land

SWAMP RABBIT CAFÉ & GROCERY HOLIDAY FLEA For a creative take on holiday shopping, head to the Swamp Rabbit Café & Grocery’s Holiday Flea for an afternoon chock-full of local goods and goodies. Peruse 40 artisan puveyors of food, arts, and crafts ideal for filling those additional stockings. Expect live music, and, as always, a plethora of breakfast and lunch options at the café.

Swamp Rabbit Café & Grocery, 205 Cedar Lane Rd, Greenville. Sat, 11am–3pm. swamprabbitcafe.com

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“Get On Board” by purchasing a $100 commemorative plaque along the boardwalk to celebrate a survivor in your life.

Boards can be purchased online at cancersurvivorspark.org.

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Kids should be able to be kids.

At the Center for Developmental Services, our partners serve each child as if his or her success is the most important thing - because it is.

We believe kids should be able to be kids, no matter their developmental delay or disability.

Please consider a gift to CDS. All new donors who pledge their gift by year end will have their gift matched, dollar for dollar, up to $50,000, thanks to the generosity of Chuck Belding and Kathleen Wall.

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I am taught in a nurturing environment that fosters my individual learning style.

I am able to advance in curricular areas of strength while receiving individualized guidance in areas where I need support.

I am a confident learner.

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Protecting, Empowering Supporting Seniors in Greenville, SC Referrals You Can Trust Legal Advice/Attorneys • Financial/Trust Advisors • Health Care Advisors • Medicare/Medicaid Advice Personal Care Providers • Hearing/Vision Providers • Home Repair/Maintenance Pros • Estate Liquidation/Real Estate De-cluttering/Moving Assistance • Pet Services • Family Counselors • Safety Services

Services You Need Transportation • Errand Assistance • Grocery Shoppers • Prescription Pick Up • Check in Phone Calls Municipal Safety Registration • Network of Local Friends

Community Connections You’ll Enjoy Monthly Newsletters • Seasonal Event Notifications • Recipes, Crafts, Decorating Ideas • Link to Local Senior Activities Providers • Loop Party Invites • Access to other Loop Members

Savings You Deserve Service Provider Discounts • Local Restaurant Savings • Entertainment Discounts • Local Grocery Savings • Local Retailer Discounts

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GREER CHILDREN’S THEATRE A volunteer organization dedicated to providing family-friendly, affordable and high quality theatre experiences for children, teens, and young adults.

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Give Gifts of Joy This holiday season Ivy Salon will be showcasing “Ivy’s Favorite Things” as the perfect go-to gifts benefitting The Janet Danner Joyful Ornament Fund – our favorite charity supporting women in the Upstate struggling with cancer. Come see their handcrafted ornaments and our many value-sets that can fit into any price point!

A percentage each purchase of “Ivy’s Favorite Things” will also be donated to the Joyful Ornament Fund.

Ivy Salon is the premiere AVEDA salon in the Upstate with two locations staffed by highly trained professionals striving to consistently exceed expectations. We would love to show your what we’re all about!

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MERCEDES RAMIREZ JOHNSON

GUEST SPEAKER

Join us on February 14th for the 8th Annual Julie Valentine Center Luncheon to hear the remarkable story of an amazing woman. Mercedes Ramirez Johnson narrowly survived a serious accident in 1995 that left her hospitalized for nearly three months. She has turned this tragedy into her life’s mission through her Second Chance Living™ program, an innovative mindset and approach with a proven track record used in professional development programs around the world. Many of her clients have adopted her mission including The Army National Guard, numerous colleges and universities, corporations and faith based organizations.

Mercedes spent nearly a decade in high-level sales in the pharmaceutical and medical software industries. As a record-breaking, multimillion dollar producer, she became the youngest female and sole Latino account executive at the medical information technology firm Cerner Corporation.

Mercedes and her story have been the subject of considerable national and international media coverage including appearances on The BBC, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Health Channel and as a recurring guest on a number of syndicated talk shows and investigative reporting programs. In addition, numerous national magazines and newspapers have run stories about her. She was recognized as one of the country’s top young Hispanic up-and-comers by People Magazine’s Spanish edition, People en Español.

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Changing Minds About Mental Illness One in five people in America experience some type of mental illness each year – yet less than half of the 43 million struggling with a mental illness receive treatment. Why? The stigma surrounding mental illness and the lack of mental health care services are enormous barriers to care. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is working to change these statistics.

Here in Greenville, NAMI’s community leaders are working at the local, state, and national level. We are speaking out to change attitudes toward mental illness. Join us in our fight to provide help and hope to millions of Americans.

Ken Dority, Executive Director NAMI Greenville | Dave Stafford, NAMI Greenville and NAMI National Board of Directors Garland Mattox, President NAMI Greenville | Dr. Jim Hayes, NAMI South Carolina and NAMI National Board of Directors

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P UBLIC E DUCATION P ARTNERS ’ 2017 PARTNER OF THE YEAR LUNCHEON WITH K EYNOTE BY D R . P AUL R EVILLE NOV. 20, 12PM, TD CONVENTION CENTER TICKETS $25 - PEPGC.ORG/POY2017 HONORING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH:

Public Education Partners is Greenville County’s only nonprofit focused solely on improving K-12 public education. Our annual Partner of the Year Luncheon is an opportunity for the community to engage in our work, seeing it in action.

Dr. Paul Reville, a leader in the education field, will discuss building a silobreaking, 21st Century Education Engine, ensuring all kids reach full potential.

Duke Energy will be recognized for their generous support of the Greenville Alternative Teacher Education program, and other education-related initiatives.

This event has become a magnet for business professionals. Join our celebration!

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Martinis & Mistletoe THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 | 7:00-9:00 Hyatt Regency Greenville, Studio 220 $50 PER PERSON

Teddy Bear Luncheon SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 LUNCH & ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS AT 11:00 Hyatt Regency Greenville $15 FOR ADULTS | $10 FOR CHILDREN (ages 3-12)

Any child who donates a new stuffed animal will get a photo with Santa.

All proceeds from the 2017 Festival of Trees will benefit the St. Francis Chest Pain Center.

Tickets available at stfrancisfoundation.com or Eventbrite For more information, call 864-255-1040 Trees can be viewed December 1-30 at Courtyard by Marriott® Greenville Downtown, Embassy Suites by Hilton® Greenville Downtown Riverplace, Hampton Inn & Suites Riverplace and Hyatt Regency Greenville

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The gift that keeps on giving— When you send United Ministries’ Honor Cards, you honor not only someone special to you, but also someone who needs assistance in our community.

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Meet the Artist

Meredith Piper “The only reminders that Greenville was once the textile capital of the world are its abandoned mills and smoke stacks. But these forgotten brick fortresses are now part of the backdrop of our beloved Swamp Rabbit Trail. Today, we couldn’t imagine our city without them. I hope this painting can serve as a symbolic reminder that everything and everyone deserves a second chance at life.”

To order or customize your cards, please contact us at (864) 335-2614 or info@united-ministries.org.

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Here locally, The Allstate Foundation and area Allstate agents partner with the Y on a shared vision to: • Empower youth to build character, confidence, and optimism • Achieve academic success • Gain leadership skills • Learn conflict-resolution strategies • Become more engaged in life During this season of gratitude, the Y gives thanks for corporate partners like The Allstate Foundation who align with the Y to help people reach their full potential and giving them opportunities to connect with the community around them, all in service of making us better as individuals, communities and as a nation.

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YouthBASE is a unique Afterschool & Summer program designed to equip K5-2nd grade children with the skills & abilities to overcome Behavioral, Academic, Social & Emotional difficulties so they may succeed at school, home, & in the community.

Ready. Set. Life.

Building a Behavioral, Academic, Social and Emotional BASE for children in Greenville. We envision a community where all students succeed. That’s where you come in.

We are in constant need of…

• Community Partners • Sponsors • Volunteers

Become a basebuilder today! $25 Provides books $50 Supports STEM activities $100 Provides fun, engaging field trip $250 Provides 1 month of afterschool program $500 Supports Family Engagement Programs

For more information, call or visit us online.

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(top to bottom) Henri Matisse, Le cow-boy (The Cowboy). Plate XIV of XX from Jazz; Le cheval, l’écuyère, et le clown (The Horse, the Rider, and the Clown), plate V of XX from Jazz. Both 1947; pochoir plate, lithographed text on Vélin d’Arches.

Henri Matisse’s bold and shapely illustrations are on display at the Columbia Museum of Art

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THE DAY-DATE 40 The international symbol of performance and success, reinterpreted with a modernized design and a new-generation mechanical movement.

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