The Local Honeys bring dark Appalachian tone to Radio Room: Upstate Beat
The band is a duo of violinist Montana Hobbs and guitarist Linda Jean Stokley.
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Greenville Center for Creative Arts to receive $25K award from the NEA
The funds will be used to support GCCA’s 12-month Brandon Fellowship program.
Greenville Symphony plans Empire Strikes Back concert, screening on May 4
GSO held a similar performance in May 2024 featuring “Star Wars: A New Hope.”
Art & Light Gallery spotlights artist Josh Jensen at The Anchorage
The exhibition is available virtually on the gallery’s website and in person through April 8, at The Anchorage restaurant at 586 Perry Ave.
6 Fine Arts Center students honored in YoungArts National Arts Competition
The winners each received a monetary prize of $250.
Furman 2025 Artist-in-Residence to explore Upstate food insecurity, consumer capitalism
For his project, Reese plans to explore food insecurity in the Upstate and the impact of consumer capitalism on low-income communities.
Greenville Symphony to perform with third ‘Harry Potter’ movie
The orchestra will perform John Williams’ score live while the entire 2004 film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.
Triple-guitar show at Smiley’s features local pros, British ace: Upstate Beat
The Guitar Extravaganza show sounds like something that Charles Hedgepath himself might have organized, but he gives full credit to Smiley’s On The Roxx for the idea.
Hot as a Pepper moves from covers to originals on new album: Upstate Beat
The project was spearheaded mainly by Hot as a Pepper bassist John Hoyt and guitarist Chris “CC” Carroll.
‘American Idol’ winner leads cast of ‘A Beautiful Noise’ at Peace Center
The biographical musical traces the sometimes-tumultuous life of Diamond while delivering decades of the singer’s hits.
Art & Light Gallery to host ‘Pattern Play’ exhibition
Art & Light Gallery will host an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 10, at the gallery to celebrate the new collection.
NYT bestselling author Grady Hendrix to promote new novel in Greenville
Hendrix’s appearance Jan. 28 is an off-site event hosted by M.Judson Booksellers.
2024 rewind: Greenville arts year marked by triumphs, change and loss
Greenville’s performing arts community in 2024 saw major changes and enjoyed robust ticket sales but also mourned the loss of a prominent arts leader.
2024 rewind: Upstate Beat
2024 was a year of ups and downs for the local music scene, and a lot of those ups and downs were chronicled here in the “Upstate Beat” column.
2024 rewind: Books we loved
Whether it was fiction or nonfiction, old or new, these are the books the Community Journals staff loved reading this year.