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moderatedangst:

Art and music happening simultaneously…at a coffee shop…in Spartanburg. This town is so much cooler than it was when I was a kid. (at The Coffee Bar)

What's Up Y'all: Stone Soup, Azalea Festival, Plant Sale, Snow White, Rock Denim, Library Week

whatsupyall:

National Library Week and “Got My Card” Giveaway
Ends on April 20
Spartanburg County Headquarters Library
http://www.infodepot.org/

Haven’t heard about the contest? Check out their Monday Minute. Saturday, the 20^th, is the last day.

National Library Week is an…

Ten at the Top’s Upstate Information Hub has partnered with WSPA-TV on this mobile app. It’s available on Google Play as well as the iTunes store. 

Be sure to upload your event to the OurUpstateSC.info web calendar by using this link. The website calendar is the primary source for e-newsletter event highlights as well as the mobile app. You can also submit photos using the link in the footer section.

Which events are eligible? Take a look at the following driver areas and counties. 

The five driver areas are Community Vibrancy, Economic & Entrepreneurial Vitality, Sustainable Growth, Human Potential and Natural Beauty & Resources. 

The counties in the Ten at the Top region are: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenwood, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union. 

Be sure to register for the first Ten at the Top (TATT) forum of 2013:
Destination 2030: Thinking BIG and BOLD About the Future of the Upstate
Forum 1 Focus Area: Workforce and Skill Development

The forum will take place on January 31st at the BMW Zentrum in Greer from 3pm to 5pm with a networking event to follow. The event is free but advance registration is needed for reception planning. 

For more information about Ten at the Top, please visit the website or contact its Executive Director, Dean Hybl. 

What's Up Y'all: Moonlight & Magnolias, Mistletoe Market, Film Project Launch, Chili Cookoff

whatsupyall:

Spartanburg Little Theatre: Moonlight and Magnolias
November 2 – 11
David Reid Theatre at Chapman Cultural Center
Cost: Adults: $25 Seniors: $24 Students: $17
Recommended for ages 13+
http://www.chapmanculturalcenter.org/events.php

Hollywood, 1939. David O. Selznick, famed Hollywood…

lizclimo:

i wanna be a football for halloween. 

8 year old Gracie gets serenaded by Party On The Moon from Atlanta, Georgia. They’re an awesome band who performed at Spartanburg Regional Foundation’s Hangar B Ball fundraiser last night in Spartanburg, South Carolina (by Amy Wood). But check out what Gracie does! That singer was so cool to go with the flow. 

newsweek:

Mayor Bloomberg has big plans for Staten Island—the New York Wheel! When finished by the end of 2015, it will be the world’s largest Ferris wheel (84 feet higher than the Singapore Flyer and 75 feet higher than Las Vegas’s planned ‘High Roller’ wheel). According to the mayor’s office, it will feature 36 capsules, each able to carry up to 40 passengers.

thedailyfeed:

After a 3-year trip, French sea explorers the Tara Expedition docked in London last week, revealing the first-ever photos of more than 1.5 million underwater species. 

Wow - seeing what I have missed by not watching TLC. 

mattchew03:

WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW EXCITED I AM FOR THIS.

ALL THE AWARDS!