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Field of Dreams 30

Café Commentary 35

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Spring Forward, Part II 63

Growing Gardens 64

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Purpose Found =

By Lee Ann Carter

Kim Pitman, Executive Director of the Greenville

Humane Society (GHS) is a hometown girl, raised right

up the road in Spartanburg. College took her to Virginia

where she began her corporate career with General

Electric Financial Services in Richmond. “I worked in

corporate sales and marketing and while it afforded

me a good living, it wasn’t fulfilling,” Pitman said.

As luck would have it her husband’s career brought

them back to Greenville in 2004 during a time when

GHS was really floundering. Pitman’s husband was

assisting as a volunteer and when the Executive

Director’s position became available; Pitman stepped

up and never looked back. Now six years later, it’s

obvious she has found that often elusive balance

between life fulfillment and a successful career.

With Pitman at the helm GHS has blossomed. They

moved out of shared facilities with Greenville County

Animal Care Services into their own brand new

location at 305 Airport Road in the spring of 2011.

Since then so many animals have been adopted and

new programs and services added that the second

phase of expansion is in the planning stages.

GHS is funded solely from donations, monies earned

through pet adoptions and services and yearly

fundraisers. “We are very blessed by the generosity

of the community and our corporate sponsors,

especially the extremely generous and unexpected gift from the late Margaret Southern. There are so many non-profits competing

for charitable donations that we are very fortunate.”

Presently GHS is making plans for their upcoming

Pawmetto Derby Party. Scheduled for Thursday,

May 1st at The Old Cigar Warehouse, this fun filled

event will feature gourmet food and bourbon tastings,

live music, and for the first time ever, “Run For the

Noses,” Greenville’s own unique take on the

Kentucky Derby.

The second Tuesday of each month from now

through October is Yappy Hour in the GHS courtyard.

March was this year’s first event and over 200

people and pets came out to enjoy unlimited pizza,

beer, barks and a band.

Finally, don’t forget to mark your calendars for the

August 23rd Greenville Mutt Strut. This 5K Run/Walk

is the largest dog friendly race in the state and one of

their largest fundraisers.

For information on everything from adopting a new

best furry friend to all the services found at the

Greenville Humane Society as well as volunteer and

donation options and more details on the above

mentioned upcoming events, please visit them

online or on Facebook.

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“The harvest is rich, but the workers are few.”In the Village there are quiet meetings in homes were people gather and pray. They pray for the neighborhood, for

healing, for peace, blessings, and each other. It is the moral fiber of this community.

Kathy Hall is a pastor and neighbor in the Village. Along with her

husband John, they have founded The Village Church. Kathy, who

says, “We are not social activists, or community development

organizers.” She has simply made

herself available. She spends her time

walking and praying with neighbors.

She offers friendship, something rare

in a society where neighbors hardly

know each other, and many people

live in isolation and spiritual poverty.

A friend who is there in the painful, lonely and sometimes difficult and desperate

moments of this life, to meet whatever needs arise and to say, “You are not alone.”

In the future Miss Kathy hopes to see a community of people with no division of race,

class, or age, worshiping together. If you would like to become part of the building blocks of this community, contact

John or Kathy Hall @ [email protected].

The Village Wrench is an organization that offers bikes and bike repair. Children do a few hours of community

service to earn a bike. The Wrench is in need of a leader and someone to help with the children. If you are

interested in being part of the Wrench, contact Wes at [email protected].

The folks at Naked Pasta now accept EBT!! They have created The Wheel, set to open

May 1. They have also started a community garden. If you want to be part of the garden,

contact Ed at [email protected].

The Owl is taking up residence in a local food truck. YAY!! “Taking fine

dining out of the hands of the wealthy.” Look for them soon.

Art and Light Gallery will be having an exhibition: The Memory of Place, featuring artist

Elizabeth Rundorff Smith. Opening April 4 in the Flatiron building, 1205 Pendleton St.

The CEE (Center for Educational Equity) Boxing Club is having the Jr Olympic Boxing

Event. It will be held Wed, April 30, at the TD Convention Center. For more information on this

awesome boxing club and how you can participate, go here.

And finally the Clemson CVA will be having its In the Garden Celebration -a social event with fine art, food and

music that supports art student research, internships, residency programs and student-generated curatorial

projects. It will be held at 6:30 Sat April 5. For more information on what Clemson is doing and to purchase tickets,

go here.

God Bless,

Jamie Michele, Village Arts Scene Editor

Miss Kathy Hall

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By E. Richard Walton

Jonathan Green, an artist who loves painting Gullah-life, gets animated when he talks about his ancestral S.C. roots.

He said he’s at lost for words about why Gullah people’s contributions haven’t been included in the state’s

history books. Keep in the mind that Gullah folks and the West Africans were all coming to America from Africa’s rich western coast between the 16th and 19th centuries.

“Why don’t we know about the contributions made by the West Africans and rice?” he asks.

When Green, 58, who is from Gardens Corner, S.C., is animated (and is occasionally deeply disappointed) when he talks about these subjects.

Before they were slaves these folks were armorers, craftsmen and experts from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia, Senegal and Nigeria.

“They didn’t arrive here empty-handed,” he said to the 250 attending a Riley Institute at Furman University seminar in Hilton Head last month. Green said they brought creation expertise and crops to S.C. One of the central crops was rice—which needs heat and water to grow.

Green said the Gullah people contributed “to the legacy of the south.”

“My people created much of what’s created.”

The area that Green spoke of is known as the state’s Low-country. In fact, they were called either Gullahs or Geechees and mostly lived along the coast. The Geechees were basically the same people from West Africa but lived in Georgia.

All of this artist’s ancestors lived along a 435 mi. span along the Atlantic, from Cape Fear, N.C. to Jacksonville, Fla. It’s one and the same area also defined as the “Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor”.

SC ARTIST JONATHAN GREEN WANTS GULLAH PEOPLE MAIN STREET HISTORY

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL ISSUE, 2014The FeteGazette

The historians, educators and property owners interested in preserving the heritage corridor were bestowed with a $10 million federal grant to study this area. Experts wanted to know about the cemeteries, churches, homes and an art form that still exists in the corridor.

S.C. Rep. James E. Clyburn was one of the co-sponsors of the federal grant, which was awarded several years ago.

Historians estimate that 10 million to 12.5 million Africans were brought to the new world, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. Some historians estimate that 2 million to 4 million perished on the journey from West Africa or succumbed shortly after arriving.

In all, Green estimates that there were about 500 plantations involved.

And the artist points out that recognizing these contributions is just a matter updating the state’s history. Green thinks we’ll all be better off once records are righted. “Most people don’t know about the West Africans”, he said. More importantly, “how are we going to understand each other without the knowledge about our past?”

Speaking to about 75 students in late March, he said that he’s been talking about “West Africans and rice for about 5 years.”

“My friends and fellow artists think I’m crazy”, he said.Green sees himself as an advocate for the arts.

And he talks about artists in general who aren’t recognized for their work. Hard work! What about the artist that created stain glass for churches or those who created church pews?

“What about all the art that’s in the Bible?” he asks. That art just didn’t appear out of thin air, he scolds.

He said that when countries win wars over other countries the first thing the victor does is to destroy the art and kill the intellectuals.

Green said the intimidated people won’t say a word.“They know that the people will make believe it didn’t happen,” he said. He eludes to the recent film “The Monument Men,” a group of curators, historians and museum directors assigned to save art in Europe before Hitler destroyed it all at the end of WWII.

Green said he will continue to talk about these issues until something is done about them.

For those interested in the Gullahs and rice, there are several Gullah festivals scheduled for this spring.Green is available in Charleston and in Greenville.

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APRIL FILM SCHEDULE

APR 3 • Let The Right One In2008 115 min. Rated R Tomas AlfredsonOskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.

APR 10 • Beginners2013 105 min. Rated R Mike MillsA young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.

APR 17 • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004 119 min. Rated R Wes AndersonWith a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou rallies a rather interesting crew.

APR 23 • A Late Quartet2012 105 min. Rated R Yaron ZilbermanMembers of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.

APR 24 • Up2009 96 min. Rated PG Pete Docter & Bob Peterson78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Russell, 70 years younger, inadvertently becomes a stowaway.

MARCH IS SELF-DISCOVERY MONTH! All shows are at 7PM at Coffee Underground and cost $5.00 for Admission.

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Forward

Greenville Forward was created in January 2006 to help Greenville achieve Vision 2025, the bold, comprehensive, and aggressive plan to create a vibrant Greenville in the next twenty-five years. By having a group like Greenville Forward, whose sole purpose is to facilitate, coordinate, and communicate the ideas from Vision 2025, the aggressive goals for Vision 2025 will be kept vibrant, alive, and attainable.

Your Future Can Be DirtyBy Catie Moore

Catie Moore, a Greenville resident for 22 years, is a senior Communication Studies Major at Furman University.

In 2012, CNN ranked Greenville among the top 10 fastest growing cities in the United States. Big businesses have

rolled in. The population has swelled. A reputable downtown area has been revived. Here we are, 2 years later, still

growing steadfastly with no end in sight.

Now think forward. Think ahead 10 years. What will Greenville be known for? How will we be characterized then?

We have reached a turning point. The city has made amazing progress: from renovation of the old to the

establishment of the new. A foundation for greater growth is in place. Now we plunge into an unknown future. Will

Greenville become just another concrete jungle? Will we be characterized by a typical city’s population of strangers,

frequenting big-box retailers and items shipped from China instead of prioritizing local business? And will we follow

the trend toward unhealthy lifestyles? Or will we create our own unique Southern hub? Will we become a large city

that values affordable health, supports local production, and prioritizes relationships with community members?

Uncertainty can be frightening. Having little control over your future, even more frightening. But you—the

hardworking businessperson, the over-active teenager, the recent retiree — can impact the future.

Gardening for Good, one of many programs within Greenville Forward, is the avenue

for simple change with big implications. Gardening for Good provides centrality and

networking to citizens involved in the community garden movement sweeping the

Upstate. By connecting citizens through their network of 70+ community gardens, the

program provides local garden awareness, promotes the exchange of knowledge and

collects resources to be used in various gardens. Such a movement is not to force

Greenville citizens to drop everything and start tilling the backyard. This is a movement

for affordable health, knowledge and appreciation of food production, awareness of the

effortlessness in supporting local production and keeping the city beautiful. Above all

else, Gardening for Good’s core aspect is community. It’s about knowing and connecting with people. It’s about

helping your neighbors. Odds are you’ve unknowingly driven by most of the gardens in the Gardening for Good

network: maybe once a month, maybe once a week, maybe everyday.

Now a challenge to the Greenville citizen: next time you log into your

laptop, tablet or iPhone, postpone your Google search for just a few

minutes. Go to the Gardening for Good web site. Click on the ‘Find a

Garden’ tab, locate your nearest garden, and drop by. Gardening for Good

provides educational resources and opportunities for any citizen to

become as involved as they’d like and the more people who are involved,

the more people in the community benefit. Simple as that.

Become aware of your surroundings. Take advantage of your surroundings. Become aware of your built environment.

How you use it is our community’s future. The ball is in your court.

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Web of Water: Reflections of Life Along the Saluda and Reedy Rivers is an

extension of the dedicated work of Upstate Forever on the Saluda-Reedy watershed

and the culmination of a partnership with four South Carolina photographers, an

Upstate nature writer, and Hub City Press. A collection of essays by John Lane takes

the reader on a journey through the Saluda-Reedy watershed, a trip that unfolds

through the fine-art photography captured by photographers Tom Blagden, Clay Bolt,

Jon Holloway, and Ben Geer Keys.

100% of the proceeds from book sales directly benefits the work of Upstate Forever

on the Saluda-Reedy watershed. Please join the photographers, essayist, and

Upstate Forever team at one of the events below.

Greenwood Thursday April 17th at Sundance Gallery 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Greenville Tuesday April 22nd at Studio 220, Hyatt 5:00pm – 7:00 pm

Spartanburg Tuesday May 6th at Indigo Hall 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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What better way to celebrate National

Poetry Month than to open with TS

Eliot’s “The Waste Land”? Forget Easter.

April is about poetry. In celebration of

this, I turn to someone whose words

are far wiser than mine.

In 2006, students at Xavier High School

in New York wrote to author Kurt

Vonnegut asking him to visit their

school. He didn’t get to make an

appearance, but he did write them

back. He ended the letter with an

assignment that I am going to issue each and every one of you this month. Because it is easy, it is beautiful,

and we all need moments of inner peace every now and then.

Write a six line poem, about anything, but rhymed. No fair tennis without a net. Make it as good as you

possibly can. But don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. Don’t show it or recite it to anybody, not even your

girlfriend or parents or whatever, or Ms. Lockwood. OK?

Tear it up into teeny-weeny pieces, and discard them into widely separated trash recepticals [sic]. You will find

that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot

more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow.

You can read the full letter here. Read “The Waste Land” here.

APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding

Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing

Memory and desire, stirring

Dull roots with spring rain.

Winter kept us warm, covering

Earth in forgetful snow, feeding

A little life with dried tubers.

- TS Eliot “The Waste Land”

If your “Must Read” list isn’t long

enough, check out the Indie Next

list put together every month by

the American Bookseller Associa-

tion (ABA). Drawn from bookseller-

recommended favorites, the Indie

Next Great Reads list epitomizes

the heart and soul of passionate

bookselling. Independent booksellers

are and have always been discover-

ers of the next big thing, the next

great read, the next bestseller, and

the next undiscovered gem.

The monthly Indie Next List flier is available for download online, includes a bookseller quotation and complete title

information for each outstanding book. Each monthly flier also announces IndieBound hardcover Great Reads now

available in paperback.

ABA Site April 2014 Indie Next List on ABA Consumer Website

1. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin

2. Frog Music: A Novel, by Emma Donoghue

3. The Empathy Exams: Essays, by Leslie Jamison

4. The Collector of Dying Breaths: A Novel of Suspense, by M.J. Rose

5. The Plover: A Novel, by Brian Doyle

6. The Intern’s Handbook: A Thriller, by Shane Kuhn

7. And the Dark Sacred Night: A Novel, by Julia Glass

8. Learning to Walk in the Dark, by Barbara Brown Taylor

9. Inappropriate Behavior: Stories, by Murray Farish

10. In Paradise: A Novel, by Peter Matthiessen

11. Astonish Me: A Novel, by Maggie Shipstead

12. Mimi Malloy, At Last! A Novel, by Julia MacDonnell

13. Murder at Cape Three Points, by Kwei Quartey

14. The Cairo Affair, by Olen Steinhauer

15. My Wish List: A Novel, by Gregoire Delacourt

16. Roosevelt’s Beast: A Novel, by Louis Bayard

17. Strange Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art,

by Carl Hoffman

18. The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature,

by Ben Tarnoff

19. Mind of Winter, by Laura Kasischke

20. The Book of Duels: Flash Fiction, by Michael Garriga, Tynan Kerr (Illus.)

Thursday, April 17, 7:00-8:30pm

Barrett Room, Spartanburg Public Library HQ

Publishing your book is just the first step. This month’s segment of

The Writing Show addresses the big question: how do you get people

to buy it? Learn how to market your book from the best! Panelists

include Wanda Jewell, director of the Southern Independent

Booksellers Alliance; Asheville’s Rich Rennicks, a freelance book

marketer; Tracey Adams, senior partner of Media Masters Publicity;

and Eric Svenson, a sales representative for HarperCollins.

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Cover Artist

Diarmuid Kelly Photorealistic Oil Painter Diarmuid Kelly moved with his family from Ireland to the United States in 2008.

Kelly is a self-taught artist and has been painting professionally since 1997. He has received National and International recognition for his realistic animal paintings. His work can be seen in many prestigious homes of Art Collectors in Ireland, England, Wales, Australia and the United States.

Kelly has had several successful solo and group shows in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Union Counties since his move to the U.S. 5 years ago. He was recently included in the publication “Artists Among Us—100 faces of Artists living and working in the Spartanburg.”

Kelly’s farming background has become more evident in his paintings in recent years.

Kelly says“ I have always been interested in telling stories through my paintings. Farming is a hard but very rewarding way of life and it reminds me of a simpler time. We all have moments in our day that we can sometimes take for granted moments that are worth capturing with a brush.“

diarmuidkelly.com

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AVERT YOUR EYES IN HIThe Scottish invasion is coming.

The Scots are back in Greenville, South Carolina complete wiand fierce fighting spirits, as well as with their robust sense oout for some epic fun.

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CULTURAL COMMENTARY FROM GENE KRCELIC

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HARRISON AND ZACHFounder of the Alchemy Comedy Theater in SC and the DSI Comedy Theater in NC

team-up for a short mono-scene.

You can see more improv live every Friday night!

Alchemy Improv Comedy is Greenville’s only weekly improv comedy show. These energetic and completely

improvised shows feature different special guests each week.

All shows are Friday nights at 8:00pm and 9:30pm in Greenville’s iconic

Coffee Underground theater. Tickets are $5 for the 8pm show and $8 for the

9:30pm and can be purchased online or at the door with cash or credit. Street

parking is available as well as several nearby parking garages. For a full list of

upcoming shows check the calendar.

Alchemy Comedy also has improvisation classes starting all the time. For details about upcoming classes

and online registration check out our classes page. For any more questions you can contact us via email or

by phone at 864-256-1467.

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As the dogwoods start to bloom on North Main Street and

the mild temps call you to Falls Park, the West End comes

alive with the sounds of cheering crowds and the distinctive

“CRACK” of baseball bats. When the Greenville Drive’s

2014 home season opens Thursday, April 10th, it will be the

latest chapter in this city’s rich baseball history. For more

than a century, Greenville has been involved in a deeply

committed love affair with “America’s Game”.

Long before The Drive...or even the G-Braves...came to

town, the surrounding mill towns and their baseball teams

had already given us local heroes whose prowess at bat was

the stuff of legends. Undoubtedly the greatest of these

near-mythical figures was Joe Jackson. Dubbed “Shoeless Joe” by fans, this humble man started his extraordinary

baseball career right here in Greenville. The son of a

sharecropper, Joe first went to work in textile mills as a child.

As a young teen, he was recruited to join the mill’s baseball

team as its youngest player. First positioned as a pitcher, Joe

was quickly moved to left field, the position he would play for

the rest of his career, after his massive fastball actually broke

another player’s arm. But it was at bat that Joe really made

his mark. Swinging his beloved “Black Betsy”, Joe set record

after record - many of which still stand today. His remarkable

talent soon caught the eye of major league scouts. After

playing with several professional teams, Joe was signed by

the Chicago White Sox in 1915. Over the next four seasons,

he became Chicago’s favorite sports hero, leading the league

in batting statistics and winning the admiration of fans and

fellow players alike. Babe Ruth even modeled his batting

style after Joe’s and Ty Cobb said Joe was “the finest natural

hitter in the history of the game”. Joe’s legend began to

crumble when he and seven of his teammates were accused

of “throwing’ the 1919 World Series in what became known

as the “Black Sox Scandal”. Despite the fact that Jackson

had 12 hits (a Series record), a .375 batting average (the

best of both teams) committed no errors, and he and the

other seven were acquitted of fraud charges, the “Chicago

Eight” were banned from baseball for life by Commissioner

Kennesaw Landis. He never played professional baseball

again after the 1920 season.

Greenville Drive: Greenville’s Class A minor league team

opens their home season at Fluor Field on April 10th, with

home games also taking place at 7PM the 11th -16th and a

4PM game on Sunday the 13th. Tickets are available for

$7-$9 in advance or $8-$10 at the gate. For a full schedule,

statistics and a team roster, visit their web site here.

Shoeless Joe Jackson: To learn more about the amazing

life and career of Greenville’s favorite baseball legend,

visit shoelessjoejackson.com.

Read more about our Joe as we

continue this article in a special

guest blog by Joy.

Joy West is a freelance

promotions specialist

and social media

correspondent. Known

locally as Downtown

Greenville Girl, she

strives to promote the

local color of our fair

city through her

Facebook Page, Twitter

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can often be found in

Downtown Greenville

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enjoying live local

music, while

consuming great

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Her blog of weekly

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Please join us for the

ACE Leadership SymposiumAdvancing Minority Leadership

TD Convention Center 1 Exposition Drive, Greenville, SC 29607

Collaborative Relationships to Advance Minority Leadership

Keynote Speaker: Brett Carter,Senior Vice President & Chief Distribution Officer, Duke Energy

Anita GarrettHow to Not Be a Victim and Produce Results

Charles WeathersThe Truth About Coaching

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PULSE Social & the 2014 Ballpark Bash As PULSE Social Chair, Holly Pruitt is not afraid to shake things up. She introduces the Ballpark Bash, an event slated to host hundreds of YPs in Greenville.

An account manager and event coordinator at Greenville

Business Magazine, Holly organizes events such as the

Best & Brightest 35 and Under, Power Up Conference and

SC 25 Fastest Growing Companies.

A Greenville native, Holly was driven to get involved with

PULSE in order to meet the new faces of the Greenville.

She’s passionate about the Social Committee because it

offers members a chance to network and interact in a

social setting.

As social chair, Holly championed the idea that the Hangar

Party didn’t have to be the Hangar Party. “This event needed

a change and after many discussions—the Ballpark Bash

was born!” said Pruitt. “The community support is

tremendous, thanks to our sponsors: Elliott Davis, Southwest

Airlines, Steve White Audi, Erwin Penland, Bank of Travelers

Rest, and Spinx.”

Held at Fluor Field at the West End, the event is on April 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Event parking is located at

County Square and trolley service will be provided. Guests

can enjoy entertainment from DJ FWB and ShutterBooth

and delicious food from Good Life Catering, Table

301Catering, Funnelicious and Spinx. There will also be a

raffle with lots of great prizes, including exciting giveaways

from Southwest Airlines.

You can register to attend the Ballpark Bash at

greenvillepulse.com. It’s free to all young professionals.

Hear more directly from Holly here!

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The World According to Bo-JoEach month, Greenville’s least powerful power couple, Tammy Johnson and John Boyanoski, take on topics

facing young professionals—everything from dating to business to culture.

This month’s topic: Vacations for the Young Professionals Together

John: This should be easy. Don’t all young professionals

have the time and money to take exotic vacation?

Tammy: Did you forget, dear, what our schedule looks

like? And our budget?

John: I was trying to be sarcastic…that doesn’t

come off so well in type?

Tammy: No.

John: Truth be told, we have struggled with this whole

vacation thing for some time, haven’t we?

Tammy: Yes, but I like to think a lot of couples do as well.

Let’s not even worry about both getting time

away from work together. That’s another article.

But it’s tough to find the right balance between

doing things we both enjoy, that one person

enjoys and what the other person enjoys. Not

to sound to cliché, but the stress of planning

vacation can almost ruin the actual vacation.

And at this time of year as young professionals

are excited about shaking off winter, it becomes

important.

John: Preach on.

Tammy: For example, let’s say the guy in the relationship

wants to see a baseball game on the trip and the

girl doesn’t care for baseball. How do you

balance that? Can you balance that? Is the

choice, for every baseball game, there is an

unlimited shopping spree? A vacation doesn’t

need to be an episode of “Pawn Stars” when it

comes to negotiations.

John: But a lot of couples do make those trade-offs

don’t they?

Tammy: Yes. And it works. Sometimes. But a lot of times,

it makes for a very tough situation and stresses

the relationship because the couple is splitting

time instead of sharing time.

John: To clarify, you are not speaking from experience.

Tammy: Um, of course. Of course. And hey, you haven’t

added much to this article yet!

John: Sorry, I was looking up places for where we

actually might want to go on vacation! Ideally,

you don’t want trade off. You want a vacation

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that is the perfect blend of what both person

likes. That way everyone is happy.

Tammy: But doesn’t that leave a lot of bland, neutral

memories? How exciting is that?

John: Not very.

Tammy: Well, we came up with a solution that makes

vacations a little easier.

John: We did?

Tammy: We did. And you get to explain this month.

John: Well, instead of doing trade-offs, compromises

or overly bland, we did a framework. One

person makes the decisions on the trip, but the

other person puts in parameters or a

“framework.”

Tammy: Preach on.

John: For example, it is my turn to make a decision

on a quick spring trip. Tammy put down what

she felt worked: No more than three hours

from home. Head north. Need a nearby lake.

Some hiking trails. Flying is possible. Cabin

preferred, but not necessary. From there, I

drew in the rest of the details and ergo we

have a trip that we both get something out of

it and enjoy.

Tammy: Speaking of that, where are we going on

this trip?

John: I heard our backyard is nice at this time of

the year.

Tammy: ...

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(D Globe) Distracted Globe

(444) Studio 444

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Laughter on the 23rd Floor (FRP)

2:00 & 8:00pm

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Hay Fever (OCT) 8:00pm *

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IMPROV (Alchemy @ Coffee Underground)

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2:00 & 8:00pm


7:30 & 9:00pm

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Tuesday, April 15 Smudge (CS, Edge Series) 7:00pm


Wednesday, April 16 Laughter on the 23rd Floor (FRP)

2:00 & 8:00pm

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7:30 & 9:00pm

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Sunday, April 20 Hay Fever (OCT) 3:00pm


AUDITIONS: The Foreigner (OCT) 7:00pm

Monday, April 21 AUDITIONS: Cindergirl (SYT) 5:30pm


Tuesday, April 22 Flashdance, the Musical (PC) 7:30pm *

AUDITIONS: Cindergirl (SYT) 5:30pm


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Monday, April 28 AUDITIONS: Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible,

No Good, Very Bad Day (SCCT) 6:30pm

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Live music lovers, especially those hungry for more of this spring weather we’ve finally begun enjoying, rejoice! April is chock-full of outstanding entertainment and fun events. Rather than providing my typical list of shows to see, I decided to switch it up a bit this time and highlight a few of these great events. As always, the full music schedule can be found on your smartphone or computer at music.fetegreenville.com, or you can check it out in the live window below!

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Albino Spring Skunkfest April 10th-12th | Albino Skunk Farm, Greer SC

It’s that time of year again where the good folks at The Skunk Farm in Greer put on a festival for the masses filled with top-notch talent of the local and touring variety. Not only is it conveniently located right down the road in Greer, but it’s also one of the friendliest festival atmospheres I’ve ever experienced—pet friendly, kid friendly—just all around friendly!

Live music is a given at the Skunkfest, but that’s not all. Primitive camping is available for all and there are endless cool spots to set up camp for the weekend. A craft beer garden sponsored by Community Tap, local food truck vendors, local craft and artisan booths, and a kiddieland for the little ones featuring small acoustic performances, guided craft exercises and lots of fun things to play with.

If you still haven’t experienced a festival at The Skunk Farm, I highly recommend you purchase tickets, available here in full weekend (Thursday – Sunday Morning) or single day passes.

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Record Store Day April 19th | Horizon Records

Horizon Records opens at 8 am on April 19th to celebrate Record Store Day—a day in which lovers of music, especially rare releases, descend upon record stores across America for retail bliss. Get there early to get your hands the rarest of rare and stick around all day to enjoy live music. Mourning Dove, featuring Lisa Stubbs and Niel Brooks, will be releasing their EP and perform-ing among others. The full schedule and many details about the records that will be available can be found by clicking on the happy shoppers. Check back and check often for more info!

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SXSE April 25th-27th | The Music Camp, Spartanburg, SC

You may remember the Music Camp that we told you about at the end of last summer. Well, they’ve decided to begin a spring festival as well that they’ve dubbed SXSE (South by Southeast). The Music Camp is another gem of a festival location located in convenient proximity to Greenville, right off of I-85 towards Spartanburg. Primitive camping is available at SXSE as well and local food and art vendors will be on site for all of your needs and wants. While this festival focuses more on our musical neighbors to the north, there are a few Greenville regulars playing as well, and ALL of the music is good and fun! Some Greenville names you might recognize include Wasted Wine, Marcus King Band, Milli Fungus and Four 14! Along with the convenient location and great entertainment, tickets to this event are highly affordable.

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days” and history that can not be repeated. Darby no

longer has the long flowing hair, or at least she doesn’t

wear it like this anymore. And the every Friday dinner

show at Smiley’s is long gone. I miss that “gateway to

the weekend.” My Fridays are now so boring that I have

to build my own place to drag in the musicians and

make them play in front of my cameras—thus, Studio E.

Enough ramble. Watch this and you will understand why

this video is one I will return to for many years to come.

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Spring is officially here, which means one thing…

Spring kicks off the most exciting time of the year in live music, and it doesn’t end until late fall. Music festivals are a culture all their own, and not much else can beat them. Not only do you feel like you’re in a completely different world, but everyone is excited to be there—the fans, the musicians, the vendors, even the city itself feels like it’s buzzing with a new found energy. It’s festival season for the next seven months, and if you miss one, there are literally hundreds of others you can go to. But right now, you have it all to look forward to, and one thing is for sure, this is going to be a fantastic season.

If you’re not too familiar with the music festival life, let me give you the 411. The four most popular and famous music festivals in the US are Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits Festival. For the past few years, Coachella and ACL Fest have grown so big, that they hold it twice. They literally have the same exact music festival, with the same line up, on two consecutive weekends. Oh, and they also completely sell out both weekends.

Coachella is held in Indio, CA and is the first up in the season, on April 11–13 and April 18–20 Coachella is known for it’s desert ambiance and it’s many celebrity sightings. This year, the lineup includes Outcast, Muse, and Arcade Fire, along with many,

many more amazing acts. Next up is Bonnaroo on June 12–15, held in Manchester, TN. Bonnaroo might have more of a “jam

band” past, but recent years have proved to have something for everyone. This year’s lineup has huge names like Elton John, Jack White, and Lionel Richie, and Kanye West. Lollapalooza is held this year on August 1–3. One great thing about Lollapalooza is that it is held in the middle of Grant Park in downtown

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ago. Not only do you get the full music festival erience, but you also have a fascinating city to over, and you get to stay in hotels instead of ping out. This year the headliners are Eminem, s of Leon, Calvin Harris, and The Avett hers, plus many more. Finally, we have ACL . Austin’s Zilker Park is home to this music val, and this year it is being held on October and October 10–12. The lineup hasn’t been ounced yet, but ACL Fest tends to have one of most eclectic lineups around. Last year their dliners were Kings of Leon, Muse, The Cure, and eche Mode.

w, if your pockets aren’t p enough to make it to of these festivals, there

plenty of options able within driving

ance of Greenville. The that I’m most excited ut this year is Shaky es Festival on May 9–11 tlanta, GA. This is the ond annual Shaky Knees , as last year was such a success. Last year had headliners like The Lumineers, Jim James,

d of Horses, and South Carolina’s own Shovels & Rope. This year’s lineup has blown me away with acts including, The National, Alabama Shakes, Local Natives, Foals, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros,

Modest Mouse, and many more. Tickets are still on sale, both single day and 3-day passes are available.

Greenville is no stranger to music festivals. Artisphere and Fall for Greenville are two fantastic festivals for the city, and the best thing about them is that they are both free. This year Artisphere is being held on May 9–11, and Fall for Greenville will be on October 12–14. However, if I had to pick my favorite Greenville based festival, it would have to be Woofstock—a beer and music festival that benefits the Greenville Humane Society. Their tag line is “one day of brews, bands, and barks.” That’s right, you can bring your dog to Woofstock, have your fill of craft beer, and listen to live music. No word on whether there will be 2014 Woofstock, but here’s to hoping.

So, now that you’re well versed in music festival culture, hopefully I have inspired you to attend one during the 2014 season. There’s one out there for everyone, you just need to do a little research to

find what you like.

Happy Festival Season, everyone!

By Annie Mardre, Greenville native and avid music lover. You can reach her at anniemardre@ gmail.com

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Carolina Epicurean My foodie friend & Greenville Small Plate Crawl partner writes about all things food in North and South Carolina. carolinaepicurean.com

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Cars are yellow. Half of people have scratchy throats. Front lawns are awakening from winter hibernation. It’s spring.

College graduates will soon be entering the job market. Companies are weighing a newbie with an experienced

professional for their open positions. What sets you apart beyond your resume? Your interview.

Every interviewer is different. Some managers want to see you so nervous you’re close to urinating on yourself.

Others make interviews an informal conversation. No matter what kind of setting, there are key things you need to

be prepared for as you interview.

1) Do you have specific examples?

Some interviewers might ask questions along the lines of, “What would you do if…” Those kind of

questions tell them nothing — except what you think you would do in an optimal situation. The truth is past

performance predicts future behavior. Bring examples of how you’ve performed in the past. Keep them real,

relevant, and to the point.

2) Do you know about this company?

Do your homework. Why do you really want to work at this company? What about it attracts you? Why would

you want to be here versus somewhere else? Research the firm, the person interviewing you, and clues about

what culture in the company is like. Personalize your response to tell the interviewer you want to work here,

not just anywhere.

3) Ask your own questions.

Be prepared; come with questions of your own to ask. Steer clear of questions easily answered

on the company’s website (about benefits, vacation, etc). The most impressive question I’ve

been asked by an interviewee is, “When you do my one year evaluation, what results can I

make happen that will lead you to call it a successful first year?” One question shows your

commitment, attention to results, and that you’re in it to make your future boss look good

(not just get a paycheck yourself).

There are plenty of advice points for interviews like dressing for the part,

showing up early, and bringing a copy of your resume. Most

candidates have heard those—it’s the unique attention you pay

to the company you want to work for that will impress a future

employer more than anything.

Chris Manley is the co-founder of Engenius, a web design and online marketing agency in Greenville. He is also the co-founder

of ReWiGo Ministries, a nonprofit serving elderly, disabled, and low-income people with accessibility improvements and emergency home repairs. . Engenius is actually hiring – check out the open positions at engeniusweb.com. Chris lives in the Upstate with his wife and two young children. You can reach him at [email protected].

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Making Our Gardens Grow!If you have not seen the news lately, perhaps you have been shopping

for mangos, carrots, oranges, tomatoes, or even almonds. Have you

noticed how the price of food has increasingly gone up—well there is

a drought on the left coast of the United States— scientists estimate

that something like 98% of the state of California is in a water crisis. I

say crisis because California, as their Dept of Food & Agriculture

reports, is the number one producer of farm products (crops, livestock

& livestock products) in the country. They account for 15% of national

cash receipts for crops, growing over 400 different fruits and

vegetables, and accounts for more than half of the US-grown fruits,

nuts, and vegetables.

I am quoting all of these numbers, not to bore you but to alert you that

we, us great folk living in and around Greenville, South Carolina need

to figure out a way to grow our own food — either in our backyards or

in community “Victory Gardens”. The drought is not only affecting our

prices here at the local Publix and BiLo, it is affecting the prices all

around the world (as we now live in a global ‘grocery store’ it seems).

This then becomes a great burden on the working poor— they get

priced out of fresh, healthy food!

Here is the other side of the coin! Honey Bees. Yes, those tireless

workers of the food chain are disappearing & dying off. Experts are

unsure as to why, but they have been calling it Colony Collapse

Disorder. Beekeepers are having entire hives just up and disappear

out of the hives that are needed to basically pollinate anything that

grows on a tree, on a vine,

or has a flower. Each

seed in a melon must be

pollinated in the flower by

a honeybee! Dan Rather

reported not to long ago

on “Dan Rather Reports”

that beekeepers have lost over 60% of the managed honeybee

colonies, nationwide!

A Whole Foods store in Providence, Rhode Island, showed what it

would be like without bees. It turns out that 52% of what you buy at

Whole Foods is due to the work of pollinators like honey bees!

For one, there are a few of us here locally that are working on a

project to bring attention to the way we get our food. We see a need

to use vacant spaces and innovative technologies in and around

Greenville to grow FOOD! Imagine the possibilities.

While it is too early to share more about these amazing projects and

ideas; something huge will transform the City of Greenville for

generations.

In the mean time, take a look at this PBS show,

GrowingAGreenerWorld.com, and their episode about the Brooklyn

Grange Project. With 3 rooftops, 2.5 acres of space, they pulled about

50,000 pounds of produce of the roof & get $50 a pound for honey

from their hives!

Isn’t it time we put the Green back into Greenville?

-Will Morin

If you would like to help, or would like more information, please email me at [email protected].

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hen Don Richardson moved to

Greenville, he had already put in

many years in the brewing

industry, garnering accolades

for his recipes from the Great American Beer Festival

and the World Beer Cup during the time he spent

working for the Boulder Beer Company in Colorado,

Cottonwood Brewery in Boone, North Carolina and

Carolina Beer Company in Mooresville, NC. A native of

Atlanta, Richardson relocated to Greenville from North

Carolina in 2009. Greenville’s only commercial brewery

at that time was Thomas Creek, which has been selling

craft beers since 1998.

That changed in 2013, when Richardson teamed up

with business partner Andrew Watts to open Quest

Brewery. Since opening in July 2013, Quest has been

making its presence felt with its now-familiar taps in

many a watering hole in the Upstate and, indeed,

throughout the state of South Carolina.

In addition to limited-run barrel-aged beers and

seasonal brews like the Pecan Porter and the Don du

Saison, Quest has four main beers in their Legendary

Series (each named for a figure or scene from

mythology) that you can find in bars and restaurants

throughout the year – Smoking Mirror Porter, Kaldi

Coffee Stout, Ellida IPA, and Golden Fleece BPA.

As passionate as Richardson is about the brewing

process (his favorite beers to make are Belgians, he

says, for their complexity and the challenge of brewing

them), he is also enthusiastic about building

relationships in what he calls the craft beer community,

and indeed, the general community of the Upstate,

western North Carolina, and eastern Georgia.

“We like to try to support the local suppliers and folks

who make local ingredients, from grains to hops,”

Richardson states. To be specific, Quest uses malts

from Asheville’s Riverbend Malt House and hops from

Blue Ridge Hop Farm in Marshall, North Carolina. And

the next time you enjoy a Quest Kaldi Stout, know that

it was brewed with beans roasted by Greenville’s own

West End Coffee Company.

Richardson’s sense of community also extends to other

breweries in the area. And Greenville, by the way, is

now home to two new breweries in Brewery 85 and

Swamp Rabbit Brewery.

“It’s all about camaraderie with other breweries and

working together since the craft beer industry is

basically about 6% of the total beer consumed. We all

feel like there is a lot of room to grow there, and if we

can all grow there together, there’s a piece of the pie

for everybody,” Richardson explains. Point in fact is

an Imperial Brown Ale that Quest is brewing in

collaboration with Terrapin Brewery in Athens,

Georgia, a portion of the sales from which will go to

an Upstate charity.

Community involvement for Quest entails

environmental responsibility. “We’re trying to get as

close as we can to zero waste,” Richardson affirms.

Accordingly, the brewery donates the used mash from

its brewing process to the Clemson Agricultural

Department and to local farmers for livestock feed.

The company also employs Spartanburg firm Junk

Matters for recycling of waste.

Quest is also invested in supporting the local music

scene, with weekly outdoor concerts that it stages on

the brewery’s premises every Thursday beginning in

April and running through October. The kickoff for this

year’s concert series begins on April 3 with Shonna

Tucker and Eye Candy from Athens, Georgia. Thursday

night concerts start at 7pm and go until 9pm. And if

you miss the show on Thursday, the taproom has live

music indoors on Fridays as well from 6pm till 8pm.

For the latest on Quest Brewery’s events and brews,

visit their website at www.questbrewing.com.

Or better yet, stop by their taproom and sample their

goods at the brewery, located at 55 Airview Drive,

Greenville, SC, 29607. The taproom is open 4pm –

8pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 4pm – 9pm

Thursdays and Fridays, and Saturdays from 12pm

– 9pm. Free Tours of the facility are provided on

Saturdays from 1pm – 4pm.

FollowQuest Brewing

A D O S E O F

Tony adjusted his grip on the subway bar and shifted the weight from his right leg to his left. It was a cool morning, but he was sweating a bit. It could have been due to all the body heat of the passengers crammed into his morning commute. But the more likely reason was that he was handed a note the night before to report to the foreman’s office first thing this morning. He liked his work and was happy to have a job in this economy, especially since his wife just gave birth to his daughter just over a month ago. He supported a whole family now, and the thought of losing his job scared him.

The train came to his stop and he stepped on to the platform, along with about 100 other commuters, and then up the stairs to the street. Before he crossed the street to the construction site of the latest high-rise to make its way to the city’s skyline, he wiped the sweat off of his brow with the back of his shirtsleeve and wiped his palms on the front of his jeans. He walked across the street and up the steps to the foreman’s trailer, cleared his throat and knocked on the door.

“What?!” came the shout from the trailer as if the foreman had just sat down to the paper and his morning constitutional.

“It...It’s Tony, Mr. Kretchsky. You asked me…”

“Open the door for chrissakes. This ain’t no whorehouse.”

Tony quickly did as he was bid and was soon standing in front of Kretchsky, the foreman. He wasn’t a big man, by any means, but his presence filled the room, as did

his voice. He always had a cup of coffee in his hand and as Tony looked around his office, he noticed four additional half-filled cups in varying stages of staleness. When Kretchsky saw it was Tony that had come in, he changed his demeanor as if a child had just entered.

“Oh, Tony, yeah, thanks for coming by.” He tried putting Tony at ease. “Have a seat. Yeah, just move that stuff anywhere. You want some coffee?”

“No thanks, I’m fine.” Tony wiped his palms on his jeans again as subtly as he could and wondered how much of his brow sweat was showing. His heart skipped a beat every time Kretchsky spoke, which he was about to do again.”

“First things first Tony, I want you to know you’re doing a great job. Everybody’s impressed with your talent and I’m sure you’re going to have a great future in construction of you want it.”

Tony appreciated the words and forced a smile. Unfortunately, he couldn’t shake the feeling that there was a “but” coming and he could only focus on that. The but.

“Also, I don’t want you to think – you know what, I need some coffee, you sure I can’t get you a cup?” Kretchsky walked over to the coffee machine and looked over at Tony, who simply pursed his lips and shook his head no. Then Kretchsky, with fresh coffee in hand, sat on the edge of his desk, looked directly at Tony and got to the but.

“So, I don’t want you to think you’re job is in jeopardy or anything. Like I said everybody thinks you’re doing a great job.” Tony took a deep breath, stopped sweating and leaned back slightly in his chair. Kretchsky continued. “I asked you to come by this morning to talk about how you’re fitting in with the other guys.”

Tony was a little confused by this and said so. “The other guys? They’re great. Johnny I’ve known since we’re kids and Scott…”

Kretchsky cut him off. “Tony, let me get right to the point. The problem has to do with the whistles and cat calls when women walk by the construction site.”

Tony’s jaw dropped open and he was immediately on the defensive. “I don, I don’t do any of that stuff. You know, I’m probably one of the few guys on the whole crew who doesn’t!”

Kretchsky held out his one free hand to calm Tony down and was very deliberate in his words. “I know, Tony. In fact, you are THE only one who doesn’t. And that’s where the problem is.” Kretchsky took a sip of his coffee while he let that settle in Tony’s brain.

“Look, Tony, being a construction worker isn’t just about the work. Maybe it should be, I don’t know. But it’s also about maintaining an image. The women that walk by our sites expect a little interaction and if they don’t get it, well, maybe they start walking another route, which hurts the retailers in the building once we’re done. Ya see?”

Tony thought this was a joke at first, but soon realized it wasn’t. Could this really be part of the job, he thought. Then Kretchsky continued.

“You know we overlooked it for a while, hoping you’d come to it naturally. But to be honest, we’re starting to get complaints. I just got an email this morning from some woman telling me that she’s shakin’ it but you ain’t takin’ it. Look, most of the guys would rather read a book or sit in quiet contemplation when on their breaks. But they pitch on for the good of the company and the community. You see what I’m sayin?”

“I guess so.” Tony was still very perplexed by this whole idea and was in a bit of a fog when Kretchsky began walking him to the door.

“Of course you do,” Kretchsky reassured him. “Now you don’t have to go overboard. Start out small until you feel comfortable. A ‘woo-woo.’ A whistle is always good. Maybe you throw in an ‘I like that’ now and again.” He patted Tony on the back. “You’re gonna go far in this business kid. Thanks for coming in.”

THE END

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