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FAITH&FAMILY
By Michael MatzaThe Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
PHILADELPHIA — On his first papal trip outside Rome in 2013, Pope Francis rode a small boat in the Mediterranean to lay a wreath where scores of forlorn migrants had drowned seeking refuge in Europe.
“We have fallen into global-ized indifference,” he said above the watery graveyard near the Italian island of Lampedusa. “We have become used to the suffering of others.”
Then he exhorted the world’s leaders to respond compassionately.
For the man born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, whose grandparents and father emigrated from Italy to Argentina in 1927, defending the human rights of migrants
and refugees is at the core of his papacy.
When he speaks next month at Independence Mall, the plight of desperate people on the move is expected to be a chief theme.
Details of his talk are under wraps, but simply the plan for a speech on the topic has energized Catholic immigrants and others — across the region and country — hopeful that the pontiff will use the bully pulpit of his historic visit to even more forcefully advocate on a front-line issue in America and the wider world.
“Francis sees the rise of nativ-ist and anti-immigrant feeling as signs of a dangerous moment in politics, and his mission is to offer an alternative vision,” said Austen Ivereigh, author of “The Great Reformer: Francis and the
Making of a Radical Pope.”His passion for immigrants
includes a critique of rampant consumerism and concen-trated wealth, which drive huge population movements. The pope’s comments, Ivereigh said, speak to “the temptation for wealthy countries to raise the drawbridge.”
He and other experts noted that Francis’ predecessors in recent decades have spoken up for migrants. But for this pope, immigration is personal.
Francis knows the pain and the hope of leaving one country for another, and the vulnerabil-ity of the migrant life.
“When he speaks about their human dignity,” John Allen, associate editor of the Catholic-interest website Crux, wrote recently, “it’s not just a matter
of social justice, (but) an homage to his ancestors.”
As the eldest of five children in a family that was comfortable but that lost most of its wealth in the Great Depression, “Fran-cis grew up on stories about how a family’s stability can be wiped away in an instant by larger eco-nomic forces,” Allen wrote.
It’s a narrative that has resonated, including with immigrant communities such as the one in Avondale.
“He is talking about immi-grants and the mission of respecting and caring for those in need,” said the Rev. Frank Depman, pastor of St. Rocco Catholic Church in Avon-dale. “Our parishioners feel it strongly because many (are immigrants) and sometimes feel forgotten.”
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Pope dedicated to defending migrants
W hen the apostles of the early Christian Church became
overwhelmed with the pastoral demands upon them, they selected seven deacons to assist in the care of the believ-ers. Stephen was one of seven deacons appointed by the Apostles. He was also the first Christian martyr.
As a young pastor, The Reverend Dr. Kenneth Haugk encountered a similar prob-lem, one that troubles many pastors.
Haugk recalls, “It was 1974. I had high hopes for providing pastoral care to people in my congregation and community. But reality quickly set in. There were so many needs and only one of me. I had a church full of needs, but also a church full of people.”
Haugk found his answer in the scriptures and the solution was obvious: “Equip the saints for the work of ministry,” (Ephesians 4:12). From that, Stephen Ministry was born.
Haugk reports, “I trained nine lay caregivers in that first class ….They were ordinary church people, but I was impressed by the seriousness they put into their training and the enthusiasm they showed at the opportunity to be involved in hands-on ministry.”
The first Stephen Ministers were commissioned on March 16, 1975.
On Nov. 3, 1975, Haugk and his wife, Joan, a regis-tered nurse and clinical social worker, founded the Stephen Ministries organization.
For the next few years, the Haugks travelled to congrega-tions throughout the Midwest and trained Stephen Minis-ters. This quickly proved to be inefficient, since they could visit only a limited number of congregations. So in 1978, Ste-phen Ministries held the first Stephen Series Leaders’ Train-ing Course and trained the first Stephen Leaders — 14 ministry leaders within a congrega-tion, who then returned home to recruit, train and supervise their own Stephen Ministers.
Today, more than 12,000 congregations have enrolled in the Stephen Series. They rep-resent more than 170 Christian denominations and come from all 50 states, 10 Cana-dian provinces, and 27 other countries. More than 70,000 pastors, other staff, and lay leaders have been trained as Stephen Leaders. They, in turn, have trained more than 600,000 laypersons as Stephen Ministers. These Ste-phen Ministers have provided one-to-one Christian care and support to more than a mil-lion care receivers in Stephen Ministry caring relationships — and ministered to millions more in less formal ways.
On Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., a Stephen Ministry Introductory Workshop will be offered at First Presbyterian Church, 393 E. Main St., Spar-tanburg. Registration begins in the Family Life Center at 8 a.m.
The half-day workshop con-sists of three sessions designed both to enhance participants’ caregiving skills and to help congregations explore ways to expand their caring ministry.
“The needs for care in
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Stephen Ministry workshop coming to Upstate
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Timmigo K. Burnett, of Phase II Barbershop in Spartanburg, has written a book.
By Jose [email protected]
Barber Timmigo K. Burnett says God asked him to write his recently released book, “Behind the Chair: Memories, Thoughts, Lessons, and Blessings.”
“It really wasn’t my idea … God told me too,” he said on a recent morning while cutting hair at his Phase II barber-
shop on Union Street. “I thought if I ever wrote anything, it would be a fundamental basketball book because basically that’s who I am. Once God told me to do it (the book), I felt like I’ve done a lot of things, but this was an assignment by God.”
Burnett’s minister, Dr. M.
Keith McDaniel, Sr., pastor of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, wrote the forward to the book. “Timmigo Bur-nett invites us to journey through his lived experiences. It is a reflective work of growth and spiritual maturity. He proudly proclaims that God saved him, but basketball raised him,” McDaniel wrote.
“It brought tears to my eyes when I read it,” Burnett said of the book’s foreword.
Burnett said McDaniel encouraged him once God gave him the idea to write the book. “It was a challenge, but it really wasn’t that hard because (God) was orchestrating everything,” he said. “It was amazing to me that I was able to focus in on one chapter and not be repeti-tive. (God) would always give me the chapters and the information.”
Burnett has 23 years in the barber
profession. He owns Phase I Barber-shop at 509 E. Poinsett St. in Greer and Phase II Barbershop at 300 Union St. in Spartanburg.
He did most of his writing, sitting in a dryer chair during his lunch break, in the Phase II barbershop.
Burnett said God gave him the book cover idea of him standing behind the barber’s chair with a basketball in the seat. “Basketball has always been important in my life,” he said. “And then I became a barber. I had to implement those things.”
On a chapter on the black barbershop, Burnett wrote, “Black-owned barber-shops are more than just a place to get a shave and a haircut. Their position in American culture is well-known, and the barbershop is a place where men can go and talk about events and ball games, and swap stories.”
Burnett said he hopes each chapter of his book offers something for somebody. “Life lessons, something that brings back memories, encourages them to do better, maybe make a decision about a job situation, to try to make a better life for themselves or others, encourage them to help someone and don’t give up.”
Each chapter includes a scripture which would correlate with the chapter he was writing.
“I enjoyed doing that,” he said. “I learned a lot of different scriptures. It was like Bible study to me.”
A strong message that comes through the book is Burnett’s belief that basketball and God saved his life.
“If it weren’t for basketball, I probably wouldn’t be a barber,” he said. “I prob-ably wouldn’t even be here. Considering the fact that a lot of my other friends went in a different way, basketball really put me on a path of wanting to do the right thing and be associated with dif-ferent cultures and different people that were positive in my life.”
Burnett was a member of the 1978 Greer High School State Championship basketball team. Today, he manages The Total Package basketball camp which he founded in 2002.
The slogan on the basketball camp T-shirt is “God Saved Me! Basketball Raised Me!”
“It is three days and we usually have 50 to 90 kids,” he said. “It’s a fundamental
‘BEHIND THE CHAIR: MEMORIES, THOUGHTS, LESSONS, AND BLESSINGS’
Where to buy■ Phase I and Phase II barbershops■ on Nook at Barnes & Noble■ on Kindle on Amazon.com■ iBooks on Apple■ Christian Supply■ Hub City bookstore■ The Beacon
Behind the chairBarber writes book about faith, barbershop and basketball
Timmigo K. Burnett, of Phase II Barbershop in Spartanburg, cuts the hair of customer Thomas Rogers. Burnett has written a book — Behind The Chair: Memo-ries, Thoughts, Lessons, and Blessings.
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BUSINESS
I n Genesis, God gave Adam and Eve domin-ion over the whole
earth. He only forbade them from tasting the apple from a single tree. But being human, and subject to the power of temptation, they each took a bite from the fruit they were led to believe would raise them to the level of God.
They made only one mistake, but it ushered in everything bad about human life – sickness, shame, toil, sin and death. They got no do-over, and the course of human life was set forever.
Have you ever made a decision you can look back on now that you realize changed your life?
I'll bet you can. I'll even bet you can think of several decisions you've made, good and bad, that you can point to as life-altering.
Investing is an area in which many of us have felt both triumph and defeat.
We felt great when we bought that stock that doubled in two weeks. We probably thought some-thing like, "I wish I had invested everything I have in it." Or maybe we pur-chased a real stinker, one we thought would do great, but it tanked instead. That's when we usually say to ourselves, "Whew, I'm glad I didn't put any more money in that pig."
But are these attitudes the way we should be thinking about investing?
Return-driven investing, for the most part, is devas-tatingly disappointing.
No matter how well any of us do in an invest-ment, there will always be another investment that did better, one that our brother-in-law will be more than happy to point out. If our account actually loses value for a time, we may get panicked and withdraw from that investment. But, once we withdraw, that investment could recover nicely and then we feel bad all over again.
That's why investing should be goal-driven, not return-driven.
An income we can’t outlive in a three-decade retirement of indepen-dence and dignity is the goal!
The ability to substan-tially help our children and grandchildren in their education, that's a goal!
To leave a meaningful legacy to those we love is a great goal. Travel, health, philanthropy – all wonder-ful goals.
A goal is simply the thought of bringing a desired future into the
INVESTMENTS
Great goals of life
By Trevor Anderson [email protected]
The project aimed at transforming Drayton Mill’s textile manu-facturing facilities into 289 loft apartments has reached another milestone.
Charlotte, N.C.-based TMS Development has completed a mock unit in the 113-year-old mill’s weaving plant
and hired Elisabeth Rochester to serve as the property manager for the $35 million Drayton Mills Lofts.
“It feels awesome,” said Tara Sherbert, managing partner for T M S d e v e l o p m e n t . “And I love the fact that Spartanburg is at the point where it is attracting someone at Rochester’s talent level.”
Sherbert said the project, which kicked off in December, is past
the halfway point for completion.
Construction crews recently poured the cement for the area b e t w e e n t h e m i l l ’ s spinning, weaving and warehousing facili-ties, which will serve as the apartment com-munity’s main street area for commerce and activities.
Tenants will begin moving into apartments in the spinning building,
A MILL MILESTONE
Drayton Mills Lofts unveils mock unitProperty manager hired for project
Developers of the $30 million Drayton Mill Loft Apartments unveiled a new mock unit in the weaving building at the former mill site in Drayton this month. TIM KIMZEY/[email protected]
Crook’s Brass and Metal Refinishing in Roebuck cleans and repairs a variety of items.
The Crook family, from left to right: Ed, Michael, Mike, Ivey, Coleman and Cullen.
By Chris LavenderFrom Spartanburg Magazine
Mike Crook’s passion for refinishing pieces of brass, copper and silver, restoring them to their original condition remains the same today as it did 30 years ago when he started his busi-ness in a building in the backyard of his father’s house.
Crook, 56, of Roebuck, said he initially thought the business would be a part-time opportunity, but he soon realized it would turn into some-thing more.
“Once I got it started, it just kept going,” he said.
“We got calls all the time, and the brass is still going good. We still do as much brass as silver.”
A grad-u a t e o f Dorman High School, Crook attended Spartanburg Methodist College before c o m p l e t i n g h i s undergraduate degree in psychology at the University of South Car-olina Upstate (then, USC Spartanburg) in 1982. He founded Crook’s Brass and Metal Refinishing in 1985, and the business moved in 1988 to 2150 E. Blackstock Road in Roe-buck, where it continues to operate.
“A lot of folks have a lot of nice things,” Crook said. “I like taking some-thing in somebody’s family that they were thinking of getting rid of and finishing it where it looks like something new. They are so appre-ciative and I just enjoy working with my hands.”
Mike and his father, Ed Crook, worked together at the business full-time for 24 years until Ed decided to retire in January. Mike Crook’s three sons Cullen, Cole-man, Michael and his daughter, Ivey, have also worked at the busi-ness learning the craft in recent years.
The business focuses p r i m a r i l y o n r e f i n -ishing brass items for
individuals and busi-nesses. These projects have included refinish-ing churches’ crosses, podiums and lecterns. Mike Crook said that he worked recently to refinish the lamps and c h a n d e l i e r a t C e n -tral United Methodist Church in Spartanburg and also renovated brass items at the South Caro-lina School for the Deaf and the Blind’s Walker Hall.
The refinishing work reaches beyond Spartan-burg County. Customers can be found throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Massachusetts and New York. Mike
Crook said he has done work for clients
in Charleston, Greensboro,
Flat Rock, Hender-sonville and Asheville as well.
“There aren’t
a s m a n y people
around d o i n g t h i s
work,” Mike Crook said. “It’s
pretty unique.”Sculpture and statue
r e n o v a t i o n w o r k i s another aspect of the b u s i n e s s . C o l e m a n Crook said one his favor-ite projects recently was buffing and waxing the six panther stat-ues located outside of the Carolina Panthers’ football stadium in Charlotte. The work was done last August.
“We got a big lift and wire brushed them to clean them by hand,” Coleman Crook said. “We put a wax on them and buffed them off.”
Coleman Crook, 24, said he has learned a lot during the past nine years working at his father’s business. Ed Crook, 83, still visits the business helping his son when he can on a part-time basis.
“I enjoy being with my son,” Ed Crook said. “I just enjoy coming down here and working with him.”
Ed Crook takes apart items, including smaller chandeliers, to clean
Mike Crook cleans a piece of brass at his metal refinishing business in Roebuck. PHOTOS BY ALEX HICKS JR. / [email protected]
FAMILY BUSINESS
PROVING THEIR METTLEMetal refi nishing is shaping up for Crook clan
“I like taking something in
somebody’s family that they were
thinking of getting rid of and fi nishing
it where it looks like something new.”
Mike Crook, Crook’s Brass and Metal Refi nishing,
Roebuck
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Your route to entertainment
1. Attend a reggae partyUbuntu Institute for
Community Development presents its One Nation, One Destiny Reggae Party Saturday at Conway Park located at 103 Pendleton Drive, Spartanburg.
This family-friendly event will take place from 1-9 p.m. and will feature reggae music, musicians and Caribbean food offered by Jamaican Spice Kitchen. There will be food and mer-chandise vendors, children's activities, spoken word artists, storytellers, snow cones, African and Caribbean cultural information and other cultural activities.
Admission is $10 for ages 17 and older. Children, ages under 17 and with a parent, admitted for free.
Ticket locations are at Jamaica Spice Kitchen, 749 John B. White Blvd. and BJ
Music Discs & Boards, 374 Whitney Road.
Call 864-252-8823 for more information.
2. Listen to some musicThis Sunday, eclectic
Asheville, N.C.-based musician Kevin Lorenz per-forms during the Sundays Unplugged at the Chapman Cultural Center.
Art galleries and the his-tory museum are open, and regional singer-songwriters perform from 2-4 p.m.
Lorenz is a classically trained musician who studied classical guitar at UNC-Greensboro while earn-ing his doctorate in music education. As a well versed guitarist, he plays several different guitars to match
the instrument to the genre.The Artists’ Guild of
Spartanburg, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg Regional History Museum, and the Student Galler-ies will be open with free admission from 1-5 p.m. to complement Lorenz’s per-formance. The Spartanburg Science Center will be open for a small fee.
For more information on Sundays Unplugged, call 864-542-ARTS or visit Chap-manCulturalCenter.org.
3. Visit an exhibitThe Tryon Fine Arts
Center is hosting an exhibit opening reception for its newest exhibit, “Wonders in Wood” from 5-7 p.m. Friday. This year is the 100th Anniversary celebration of the founding of the Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carv-ers. For more information
call TFAC at 828-859-8322, or visit tryonarts.org.
4. Shop localThe Hub City Farmer’s
Market has a Saturday Market from 8 a.m. until noon on Saturdays at 498 Howard St. Vendors sell everything from fruit and vegetables to bread and pastries. For more informa-tion, go to www. hubcityfm.org.
5. Travel ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’
Opening today, the Mil-liken Art Gallery at Converse College will host a ceramics exhibition by Charlotte, N.C., artist Terry Shipley.
Shipley's exhibition, "Down the Rabbit Hole," will feature hand-built ceramics and sculptures. The exhibi-tion will be available to view through Sept. 17.
FUNTHINGSTO DO THIS WEEKEND
Eclectic Asheville, N.C. - based musician Kevin Lorenz will perform during Sundays Unplugged at the Chapman Cultural Center. PHOTO PROVIDED
By Jose [email protected]
Actress Lindsay Nicole Chambers says audiences shouldn’t
be fooled by the name of the Tony-award winning Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.”
Chambers said the show is filled with “glitz and glam” and a “rock concert vibe” with a score by Grammy winner and pop icon, Cyndi Lauper. But it’s also a show with a message for the entire family.
“Kinky Boots” opens Tuesday at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts in Greenville and will run through Sept. 6.
“It’s definitely a family
show,” said Chambers who plays Lauren. “It’s a show about acceptance and fathers and sons. It’s about opening up your head and being accepting of who you are.”
“Kinky Boots” is the story of Charlie Price, who inher-its his father’s gentleman’s shoe factory, Price & Son. Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations. A chance meeting with cabaret performer Lola, who needs some sturdy stilettos, changes both of their lives forever.
Kyle Taylor Parker plays the role of Lola. Steven Booth stars as shoe factory owner Charlie Price.
“Kinky Boots” took home six 2013 Tony Awards,
including Best Musical, Best Score (Lauper), Best Cho-reography (Jerry Mitchell), Best Orchestrations (Ste-phen Oremus) and Best
Sound Design (John Shiv-ers). The show also received the Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Broad-way.com Awards for Best
Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album.
Broadway musical ‘Kinky Boots’ to kick up its heels at Peace Center
Actors Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Steven Booth in a scene from the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.” PHOTOS BY MATTHEW MURPHY
The cast of the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.”
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MUSICAL THEATER
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Quality CountsBy Tresa Erickson
If you have been gar-dening for years, you probably have a shed or garage full of all the right tools. If you are just starting, you may need some tools, and to get your money’s worth, you should shop smart.
Before you go shop-ping, determine fi rst what tools you need the most. Basic gardening requirements include a trowel, rake, hoe, hedge shears and pruners. You might also want to invest in a quality pair of garden gloves, a hose and a wheelbarrow.
When shopping for gardening tools, a bud-get is a must. Figure out what you can afford to spend and stick to it. However, don’t skimp. Buy the best you can afford. That way, you won’t have to purchase a tool over and over. Look for tools with sharp blades, strong handles and good safety catches to avoid accidents. Pick up the tools you fi nd and make sure you are comfortable handling them. They need to be lightweight enough for you to carry and use for a long period of time. If you have limited hand strength, look for tools with a ratchet mecha-nism that will make cutting easier.
Once you have found some quality tools and brought them home, you must care for them properly to ensure their longevity. Clean them after every use and dry them off completely to prevent rust. Apply a light coat of oil to any metal parts—wip-ing them down with a lightly oiled cloth will suffi ce. Store your tools in a safe, dry space, either in a tool rack or hung on the wall of a garden shed or ga-rage. Have the blades sharpened periodically to prevent damage to plants and needless accidents.
As you continue to garden, you will no doubt collect more tools. Remember, buy the best you can afford and take the time to care for them properly afterwards.
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FOOD&HEALTH
T here is no such thing as Italian cooking: It is really Italian regional cooking.
Food in Italy depends on what grows or can be raised nearby. As each region also developed its own language called dialect, they developed their own cooking.
So, the bare facts. Northern parts of Italy use more butter, cream, cow’s milk cheeses and flat pastas. In the South, where the weather is sultry and the growing season longer, ingredi-ents include tomatoes, peppers, olive oil and round or hollow pastas. Italians enjoyed all these foods with whatever small amounts of meat they could raise or hunt.
After Italy was unified in 1870, the North thrived economically, but not the South where poverty was rampant. Many came to the Americas. When they got here, they found few fresh tomatoes so replaced them with canned ones from southern California. They also discovered they could afford meat and used it in dizzy-ing amounts, creating veal and
chicken parmigiana from the original eggplant dish.
With these simple changes — and many more — they created a new cuisine — Italian-American — not better and certainly not lesser, just original and different. These are the foods we enjoyed at “red-sauce-checkered-table-cloth” restaurants for years.
Now Americans enjoy all the regions of Italy as well as our own Italian-American cooking.
The Sunday Sauce is the Italian-American sauce that extended families sat down to every week. It was a way to keep family connected, continue traditions and recharge at the beginning of a week. The sauce takes hours to cook, but it is not difficult. The meats are served as a second course, after the pasta.
SUNDAY SAUCEMakes 3 quartsItalian-American cooks use
meats their families like best, e.g. meatballs, sausages, even lamb or a small roast beef. Find salt pork
at a specialty meat shop or at a supermarket butcher shop.■ 2 to 4 tablespoons olive oil■ 2 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole■ 4 to 6-ounce piece salt porkmeatballs, sausage, pork chops, small roast beef, etc.■ 1 onion, cut in half■ 2 carrots■ 2 stalks celery with leaves■ 3 tablespoons tomato paste■ ½ to ¾ cup dry red wine, to taste■ 4 large cans Italian plum toma-toes, pureed in food processor■ salt, ground black pepper■ 2 large bunches fresh basil, left on the branch
Pat meats dry with paper towels. Warm the oil over medium-high heat in a large heavy pot. Add garlic, cooking until lightly golden, then discard. Add the meats, searing each one separately, until they are browned. Do not crowd. Remove each meat from the pot; set aside.
Pour off any excess fat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery to the pot. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until they begin to soften. The carrots
will take the longest. Return the salt pork to the pot. Stir in tomato paste and wine. Cook, stirring for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pureed toma-toes. Fill the empty tomato cans ¾ full with water, swirling it around to remove any tomato clinging to the sides; pour the water into the pot. Bring to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, for about 2 hours. Remove and discard vegetables.
Return the meats to the pot. Add salt and pepper. Simmer gently for 1 ½ to 2 hours, adding fresh basil in the last 20 minutes of cooking. If the sauce thickens too much, add ½ cup warm water, as needed.
To serve, remove and discard the salt pork and basil branches. Arrange the meats on a serving platter, slicing as needed, and napping them with some sauce. In a bowl, toss the sauce with your favorite freshly cooked pasta.
—Linda Bassett is the author of “From Apple Pie to Pad Thai: Neighborhood Cooking North of Boston.”
Sunday Sauce is a taste of Italy
TIP OF THE WEEK
Eat fresh produce all winter long
You don’t have to miss out on your favorite fruits and veg-gies in the winter. Many are still available in local grocery stores, so keep these smart tricks and tips in mind during your next visit to the store:
Your diet should consist of mostly fruits and vegetables, so make the produce aisle the fi rst stop when you visit the grocery store. If you fi ll your cart with more produce, you’ll have less room for less health-ful choices.
Don’t be afraid to try new things. As the seasons turn, new and unexpected items may appear in produce aisles. An online search can help you fi nd new recipes for virtually any type of unfamiliar pro-duce. Experimenting with new veggies and fruits can be excit-ing and nutritious!
Take advantage of store resources. Many grocery stores now include signage in the produce aisle that tells you where different items originated, how you might use them, fl avor and nutrition — even recipes. If your grocery store offers free recipe cards beside a new vegetable, give both a try.
— Brandpoint
Cinnamon Oatmeal Bars■ 1 cup fl our■ 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal■ ¾ cup light brown sugar■ ¼ teaspoon salt■ 8 tablespoons butter, melted■ 1 cup Musselman’s Apple Butter
Heat oven to 350 F. Coat 8-by-8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Line with heavy-duty foil, letting it over-hang on two sides then coat with spray.
Mix fl our, oatmeal, sugar and salt in medium bowl. Stir in butter with a fork until clumps form, then spread half the mixture into pan, pressing to form a thin crust. Spread apple butter over it, then sprinkle remaining oatmeal mixture on top.
Bake until crisp and golden brown, 30-40 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Use foil “handles” to remove bars. Cut into squares and serve.
— Family Features
The United State produces what percent of the world’s cheese?
A. 50 percentB. 40 percentC. 30 percentD. 20 percent
Answer at bottom of column.
Eau de vie — French for “water of life” (otherwise known by its Latin name aqua vitae). The life-giving water the name refers to is the alcoholic variety, in particular a group of colorless, unsweetened spirits distilled from fruits or herbs.
— Cookthink
C. According to 2013 USDA data, the U.S. produces about 30 percent of the world’s cheese.
— More Content Now
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From staff reports
The 58th — and final — edition of The Stroller Cookbook will appear in Fri-day’s Herald-Journal.
The original Stroller columnist Seymour Rosenberg was the first to start collecting
and sharing Herald-Journal reader recipes.
For this issue, The Stroller Lou Parris’ 25th cookbook, he shares some of his favor-ite recipes from over the years. The cookbook will also feature eight catego-ries: appetizers, salads, miscellaneous, main dishes,
side dishes, breads, seafood and desserts.In celebration of Parris’s many contri-
butions to the community a “roast” will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Spar-tanburg Soup Kitchen, 136 S. Forest St.
Family recipeReader Shirley Dearybury Birch
submitted this story about her family’s cornbread recipe for the final Stroller Cookbook:
“This story began 42 years ago when my husband’s grandmother was in the hospital.
“I was a new bride and while visiting Grandma Birch my husband said, ‘Get the recipe for the cornbread.’
“She told me, ‘Do a pinch of baking soda, a dash of salt and a smidgen of baking powder.’
“Being a new bride I didn’t have a clue as to what a pinch, a dash, or a smid-gen was. She did say after I mixed it all
together to pour it into a well-greased iron skillet.
“After many years of trying to figure out the measure-ments, the cornbread was ever so good!
“My mother, Wilhemina Dearybury, would have friends over for soup and cornbread at White Oak retirement center and I would always have to go and make the cornbread for her.
“When my grandchildren Charlotte and Birch would come from Asheville (N.C.) to spend the night they would want cornbread and milk for breakfast. As soon as Charlotte’s feet would hit the floor she would ask for the cornbread.
“Need-less to say Ma Ma Birch has been known for making cornbread at 6:30 in the morning.
“I will never get tired of making a pone of cornbread.”
CORNBREAD
Coming FridayStroller Cookbook 2015 — Our Favorite Dishes Across The Years — will be included in Friday’s Herald-Journal
Shirley Birch shows off her cornbread in skillet. Birch’s recipe was passed down to her from her husband’s grandmother. The recipe will be included in the 58th edition of The Stroller Cookbook in Friday’s Herald-Journal. ALEX HICKS JR./[email protected]
harlotte “Need-
FAMILY RECIPEFinal Stroller Cookbook will appear in Friday’s Herald-Journal
Cornbread(Recipe by Grandma Birch)■ 1 cup self-rising fl our■ 1 cup yellow self-rising cornmeal■ 1 teaspoon baking powder■ ¾ cups of Crisco■ ¾ cups of water■ 1 teaspoon salt■ 2 eggs■ 1 cup buttermilk
■ ¼ teaspoon baking sodaPreheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease
skillet (should be about 2 tablespoons of Crisco.) Mix all dry ingredients. Add ¾ cup of Crisco and mix with fork. Add buttermilk, water and eggs. Mix well and pour into a well-greased iron skillet. Bake cornbread for 45-50 minutes until golden brown. Flip out of pan onto a plate and enjoy.
Birch
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Terriers-Tigersa selloutNo. 12 Clemson’s season-opening game against Wofford on Saturday is sold out. That’s the word Thursday from the school’s athletic ticket offi ce. The Tigers will play Wofford at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.The ticket offi ce said Clemson has no more tickets left for fi ve of the seven home games this season. Tickets remain for home games against Boston College on Oct. 17 and Wake Forest on Nov. 21.
Samuelson toheadline Eye OpenerEighty three high schools from four states will participate at the 32nd Annual Eye Opener cross country meet beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday at Milliken Research Center.Former Olympic gold medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson will be in attendance. She will speak at 6 tonight at Spartanburg Day School.Samuelson won gold at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the fi rst year of the women’s marathon. She holds the fast-est times for an American woman in both Olympic and Chicago marathons.Local teams including Boil-ing Springs, Broome, Byrnes, Carolina Homeschool, Chap-man, Chesnee, Dorman, Gaffney, Greer, Landrum, Oakbrook Prep, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Christian Acad-emy, Spartanburg Day, Union County, Westgate Christian and Woodruff will take part in the meet.The meet will begin with the Girls International Division, followed by the boys at 8:30. The Girls Championship race will start at 9, followed by the boys at 9:30. The meet will conclude with the Girls Junior Varsity race at 10 and the boys at 10:30.College competition will begin with a women’s 5K at 6:30 tonight and men’s 8K at 7:10. Local schools include Converse, Spartanburg Methodist Col-lege, USC Upstate and Wofford.
USC footballphoto galleryCheck out photos from South Carolina’s victory over North Carolina online at GoUpstate.com
Watson reunionin Death ValleyCousins Devin (Wofford) and Deshaun (Clemson) Watson will be on the fi eld when the two teams kick off the season Saturday. B3
Mavericks getnod over RebelsMallard Creek will hand Byrnes a rare loss at Nixon Field. B6
48 Number of yards South Carolina running back
Shon Carson covered on his touchdown run that gave the Gamecocks the lead Thursday night in their 17-13 win over North Carolina.
North Carolina vs. South Carolina
By Kevin [email protected]
Performances from the first half to the second half have gone in opposite directions so far this year for Spartanburg and Union County.
T h e 4 A N o . 1 V i k i n g s (1-0) had a few miscues, including a fumble through the end zone and missed extra point, to trail 14-13 at the half at Wakulla, Fla., last week. They recovered to outscore the War Eagles 29-0 over the final two quarters to pull away to the blowout win.
Union County (0-2) led
G a f f n e y a n d N e w b e r r y , respectively, into the second half before turnovers trans-lated to losses. The Yellow Jackets fell by a touchdown on both occasions.
Union County will try to change its luck by taking a giant step against the defending 4A Division II state champion Vikings at 7:30 tonight. Yellow Jackets coach Steve Taneyhill said his team cannot continue on its path if it wants to pull the upset.
“We’ve had two weeks of ter-rible third quarters,” he said.
PREP FOOTBALL WEEK 2
Jackets look to change their luck against Vikings
Spartanburg linebacker Austin Hinkle (40) moves in on a Wakulla, Fla., player during Saturday’s game. The Vikings take on Union County at 7:30 tonight. KEN FIELDS/SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-JOURNALSEE PREP, B6
GAMECOCKS POWERED UP
By Eric [email protected]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Flam-boyant and aggressive South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has shown a proclivity in his later years for winning by any means necessary.
In Thursday’s 17-13 season-opening victory over North Carolina, that required a bend but don’t break defensive effort bolstered by a sound ground game. USC linebacker Skai Moore intercepted two balls in the end zone to began and then effectively ended the game.
“The football gods really smiled on the Gamecocks,” Spurrier said. “We’re very fortunate and have a lot to cor-rect. North Carolina is a dang good team that is going to beat a lot of people.”
When asked if he was encouraged or discouraged by the overall performance, Spur-rier replied, “I’m encouraged we played poorly and won. We’re very pleased we won a ballgame, but we’re not strut-ting out of here like we’re hot
stuff, that’s for sure.”Trailing by the same 13-10
margin it was at halftime, USC took its only lead of the game on a 48-yard touchdown sprint down the right sideline by Shon Carson on his first carry of the game with 12:45 left. Carson, a former Shrine Bowler, entered the game considered an after-thought behind the expected one-two punch of Brandon Wilds and David Williams.
Carson ran four times for 75 yards to lead a rushing attack that finished with 254 yards on 47 carries. Wilds (14 for 51 yards) and Williams (10 for 42) joined first-time starting quar-terback Connor Mitch (10 for 44) with productive rushing nights.
But it was a surprising Gamecocks defense posting a second-half shutout that was the most valuable unit. Coming off a poor season with many question marks still remaining, USC allowed 440 total yards, but only one touchdown ‚— on a 21-yard Bug Howard catch with 5:21 left in the first quar-ter. UNC tailback Elijah Hood rushed 12 times for 138 yards
and quarterback Marquise Williams threw for 232 yards.
Mitch completed only 9 of 22 for 122 yards and a 9-yard second-quarter touchdown to Pharoh Cooper. Spurrier several times went to a wild-cat formation with Cooper and Wilds taking snaps while Perry Orth and Cooper also attempted passes.
“Our passing game was not good,” Spurrier said. “We’ve got to find a way to hit some passes down the field. The big-gest difference in the game was (defense in) the red zone. They had 440 yards and 13 points and that doesn’t go together.”
Moore intercepted a pass in the end zone on UNC’s first possession of the game after the Tar Heels drove to the 6-yard line. Moore later sealed the deal with the biggest play of the night. The Tar Heels went for the lead with 3:29 remain-ing on fourth-and-goal from the 8, but Moore intercepted Williams.
USC ran off the remaining clock all on the ground, led by four carries for 21 yards by Wilds.
South Carolina quarterback Connor Mitch (6) looks for running room during Thursday night’s game against North Carolina in Charlotte, N.C. The Gamecocks defeated the Tar Heels 17-13. ALEX C. HICKS JR./[email protected]
South Carolina edges North Carolina in opener
By Kevin [email protected]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Facing fourth-and-8 and holding on to a narrow lead with 3:40 left in regulation, South Carolina’s defense needed to make the play of the game.
North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams fired a pass into the end zone but was inter-cepted by Gamecocks junior linebacker Skai Moore to end the threat to preserve a 17-13 victory in the season opener on Thursday night at Bank of America Stadium. It was the second interception of the night by Moore, who coinci-dentally picked off his first in almost the exact same spot in the first quarter, and ninth of his career.
“Skai can pick the ball off,” South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said. “He does it in practice all the time. As every-body knows, you play Cover 2 that middle linebacker down the middle, he has to cover a lot of range. He has a knack for watching the quarterback. Those are the plays that win the game. Skai Moore did it.”
Moore was the only Game-cocks player in double figures in tackles with 10. He also had two of the three interceptions. Jordan Diggs recorded the other at the USC 19 in the third quarter. Kelsey Griffin led the team with 1.5 sacks, including one to set up the fourth down play late in the game. The defense had four sacks and five tackles for loss on the night.
Moore has led the team in tackles each of the last two years. He had 93 tackles and three interceptions last year.
“We missed an opportunity tonight,” North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said. “Give them credit for doing what they did. They forced four turnovers...all in the red zone, I believe. Defensively we did some good things. I wouldn’t say we’ve arrived, but we did enough things to win a football game tonight.”
South Carolina did not earn its first lead until the 12:25 mark in the fourth quarter when senior Shon Carson scored on his first carry, a 48-yard run to cap the scoring on the night. The Gamecocks had another opportunity to score on their next possession but were held on fourth-and-short inside their own 15. The Tar Heels took over and marched to the Gamecocks’ 8-yard line before the turnover. Carson led USC with four carries for 75 yards with the touchdown.
Skai HighJunior linebacker rescues USC with end zone picks
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RESULTS FROM MONDAY’S QUES-TION: Have you taken steps to reduce your water usage with the onset of drought?
Yes 33% No 67%
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Tackling issuesDomestic violence task force cre-ated by Gov. Haley recommends 50 solutions. C3
Watch out AppleSamsung unveils new smart-watch, but it’s unknown how many apps will be available. C4
TODAY’S QUESTION: Do you think offshore Arctic drilling should end?
Cast your vote online at GoUpstate.com.
J im Hamrick of Spar-tanburg is sure to tickle the funny bones
of Stroller readers with the tale about a little boy who went next door with his dad to see the neighbor’s new-born cats. The youngster returned home and said to his mom, “Two are male, and two are female.” “How do you know?” the mom asked. “Dad turned them over and looked,” said the lad, “so it must be stamped on their bottoms.”
QUIPS G. WAYNE HARRIS of Spartanburg: “I tuned in Sunday to see a baseball game. Well, I went to sleep, and when I woke up four hours later, I saw the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves had apparently decided to play a football game. I see the Yankees won 20-6. I reckon the Braves missed the extra point.”
‘RELIGIOUS MEANING’: Ray Crawley of Gramling is asking the crowd that won’t rest until the Confederate flag is extinct to pay atten-tion. “The U.S. conflict of 1861 to 1865 was not only a clash between two very different cultures but also a clash between two different faiths,” he begins. “At that time, many people in the North were Unitarians. They acknowledged God over heaven and Earth yet denied the deity of God’s only son, our Lord and savior, Christ Jesus. The Confederate battle flag was designed with deep religious meaning by Confederate Congressman William P. Miles as a battle-field ensign and adapted by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard as the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia. Carried into battle by Trinity-believing Christians, the Confederate battle flag, along with the rebel yell, was intended to put the fear of God into the hearts of the Yankee invaders. The red field represents the blood of Christ. The white border represents the protection of God. The blue X represents the Christian cross of St. Andrew. The 13 stars repre-sent the 13 Southern states of secession. The message in the Confederate battle flag is that through the blood of Christ, with the protection of God, we, the 13 states, are united in our Christian fight for liberty. Where is the representation of slavery or white supremacy?”
NOT A GOOD DAY: Rodney Starnes of Spartanburg says this is one horoscope he hopes he never sees for himself: “Today is a 3. Maybe. Sun, moon, planets, nothing lining up just right. Bad advice that you took and past indiscretions come back to haunt you today. No gambling. Stay home. If you must go out, don’t tempt fate — wear hard hat and steel-toe boots. Don’t forget to duck!”
ODDS AND ENDS: Senior citizens who bowl or think they would like to bowl are invited to the 55-plus bowling league games on Thursday afternoons, start-ing at 1:30 at Paradise Lanes and Family Entertainment Center. The center is on Blackstock Road just south of Reidville Road. The orga-nizational meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call either Jack Boozer at 978-5837 or Paradise Lanes at 576-0066.
The Stroller can be reached either at 562-7204 or by email at [email protected].
‘Must be’
By Alyssa [email protected]
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican presidential candidate, railed against the threat of what he called “rad-ical Islam” on Monday and said he believes the Obama
administration’s Iran nuclear accord is a “bad deal.”
Graham addressed the North Spartanburg Rotary Club at the Spartanburg Marriott in downtown. He said President Barack Obama has made a huge mistake in his strategy and the administration’s nuclear deal will lead to Iran building a nuclear weapon.
ELECTION 2016
Graham demands tougher action on IS
Senator also decries Iran deal
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham calls for toughter action against the Islamic State during a talk before the North Spartanburg Rotary Club Monday. ALEX HICKS
By Daniel J. [email protected]
The Duncan Police Depart-ment’s insurance company will cover a $700,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of woman who was shot and killed by an offi-cer last year.
Meanwhile, the department’s police chief contends the agency and the officer involved were in the right.
Rebecca Lynn Oliver was killed March 4, 2014, after police found her getting into an officer’s patrol cruiser and ignoring commands. The offi-cer fired several shots at Oliver as she put the vehicle in reverse and accelerated.
The case was resolved last week.
About $300,000 of the settle-ment will go toward attorneys’ fees and costs, according to the settlement.
The Duncan Police Depart-ment is covered under the liability insurance policy by
the South Carolina MunicipalInsurance and Risk FinancingFund. The liability insurancehas a policy limit of $1 million,according to the settlement.
The shooting occurred at theValue Place motel on SouthMain Street in Duncan afterpolice responded to a distur-bance there. There were reportsthat Oliver and her boyfriend,John Allan Rockwood, 28, ofGreenville, were behaving sus-piciously. Rockwood ran and
POLICE SHOOTING
Insurance to cover death settlementDuncan chief maintains offi cer acted correctly
A photo taken during a SLED inves-tigation shows the Duncan Police Department vehicle in which Rebecca Lynn Oliver was shot by an officer. PROVIDED
NEW RESTAURANT
Residents stop in at Texas Roadhouse
Texas Roadhouse opened it doors to an enthusiastic crowd in Spartanburg on Monday afternoon. The newly built restaurant, located on W.O. Ezell Boulevard across from Powell Mill Road, is the company’s second location in South Carolina. TIM KIMZEY/[email protected]
By Trevor [email protected]
The city of Spartanburg Design Review Board will review a proposal for a new four-story apartment building in down-town during a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. today.
Assistant City Manager Chris Story said staff had received a request from local developer Andrew Babb for the board to take a closer look at the 28-unit,
35,000-square-foot “Broad-view Apartments.”
The apartments are proposed for the slice of property near the intersection of East Kennedy and South Converse Streets between the Kennedy Street Parking Garage and Spartanburg Community College’s Evans Academic Center.
Story said the board will decide whether to advance the project to city council.
Babb declined to comment
on the matter Monday. He said he will not be in attendance at tonight’s meeting.
The project would require the city to convey the property to the developer, Story said.
Babb, a seasoned developer and broker, said in February he was planning another mixed-use development along Kennedy Street.
Babb completed the 314 South luxury apartments along the rail trail. He helped the owners of
StayMobile relocate their fran-chise store from North ChurchStreet to the former AmericanFederal Bank building at 453 E.Henry St. after their originallocation was torn down as partof the Hammond Brown Jen-nings building’s demolition.
He has also brokered deals thathave brought or promise to bringnew life to at least five propertiesthroughout downtown.
A similar project has helpedspark economic developmentin the city’s urban center.
APARTMENT PROJECT
New units proposed downtown4-story building planned at East Kennedy intersection
SEE PROJECT, C3
SEE SETTLEMENT, C3SEE GRAHAM, C3
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A s my friend, Robbie, pointed out during my 10-day jaunt to
Los Angeles, this was one of the very few times in life I could appropriately use the phrase, “Meanwhile, back at the ranch...” without being decried as a complete liter-ary hack.
Because there were a few, nay, endless, check-ins, “back at the ranch,” in the form of texts to Paul while I was away:
“Did you get Bonnie’s meds?”
“Are you giving her the vegetable purée over her dinner?”
“Does Forrest miss me?”Paul, used to playing
second fiddle (or third, or even failing to show up at all at the orchestra) to the horses and dogs, never pointed out I had omit-ted to ask how he might be (I figured he was replying, therefore, alive) and calmly wrote back, “They’re fine, they’re all fine.”
He did, however, make the agonizing mistake of adding, “Bonnie is missing you and seems a little depressed,” which led to a flurry of angst-ridden volleys: “with her heart condition, depres-sion could send her spiraling down!” and “you’ve got to give her tons of extra affec-tion!” Not to mention, “I’m going to call an animal com-municator to send her good energy!”
Because this was my big-gest fear. At 14, with both heart and kidney issues, she is responding, at present, very well to her medications and the herbal and nutri-tional supplements we give her, not to mention canine “hydrotherapy” (warm and cold water applied to affected areas to stimulate blood flow, with its oxygen and nutrients and all those goodies to aid healing). I was most reluctant and, frankly, dreading leaving Bonnie for 10 days should something awful happen.
And so the texts continued from Paul, albeit now with short videos attached, as I accused him of not tell-ing me the full truth after dropping the depression bombshell, trying perhaps to protect me as I was sup-posed to bring the funny to the pilot I was filming. Like the parent of a kidnapping victim, demanding to see proof that their child was still alive, I watched clips of Paul holding both a bemused Bonnie on the couch along with a copy of that day’s newspaper to substantiate his claim, clips of Bonnie standing on the back deck, barking at something in the woods and another one of her leaping down the front steps and disappear-ing around the corner of the house.
All of these eased my own heart considerably, and I subjected all and sundry, from fellow cast members to the waiter at the sushi restaurant, to watch and feel the same warmth and relief I did. “Look,” I showed Phillip, taking his attention away from his other tables, “Isn’t she adorable? Look how she’s scarfing up that sweet potato!”
“Will there be anything else, Miss?” asked Phillip, hopefully.
“No, unless you want to see this one of her curled up
Meanwhile, back at the ranch ...
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ARTS&LEISURE
PAM STONE
SEE STONE, D3
By Dan [email protected]
W hile the summer months haven’t exactly been a dry well for the local perform-
ing arts scene (take, for instance, the tremendous success of Spartanburg Little Theatre’s recent Fringe Series production of “The Rocky Horror Show”), there’s no denying that the fall through spring offer the most oppor-tunities for a diverse array of quality entertainment.
It should come as no surprise, then, that the Chapman Cultural Center and the member organizations of the Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg have put together an impressive lineup for the 2015-16 arts season.
“It’s looking to be a really great season for 2015-16 in regards to what Chapman Cultural Center and the partners have to offer,” said Steve Wong, the cultural center’s marketing director. “We are extremely excited about all the perform-ing arts, as well as the visual arts.”
Tickets for performing arts events presented by member organizations of the Arts Partnership are available at the Chapman Cultural Center box office.
SPARTANBURG LITTLE THEATRESpartanburg Little Theatre will kick
things off with its production of the family musical “Mary Poppins,” which opens Sept. 11 and will run for three weekends, concluding Sept. 27, in the Chapman Cultural Center Theater.
“It’s the first time we’ve ever done a three-week run,” SLT executive artistic director Jay Coffman said. “I think it will do well. We’ve been busting at the seams, and we’re looking forward to giving our-selves some place to grow.”
Other shows being presented by Spar-tanburg Little Theatre during its 70th anniversary season include “Of Mice and Men” (Nov. 6-15), “The Marvelous Won-derettes” (Jan. 15-24), “The Dixie Swim Club” (March 11-20) and “Memphis” (May 6-15).
“We really wanted to make sure that we did a season that was very crowd-pleasing and very exciting and fun to all people in Spartanburg,” Coffman said. “There’s something for everybody, from kids to adults and from lovers of serious theatre to people who love musicals.”
SPARTANBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
The Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, in its 11th and next-to-last season under the leadership of music director/conductor Sarah Ioannides, who recently announced she’ll be leav-ing Spartanburg in 2017, will open its 2015-16 season with a Sept. 12 concert at Converse College’s Twichell Auditorium. Titled “Power & Force,” it will feature renowned German pianist Andreas Boyde as guest soloist.
The SPO will also present four other concerts at Twichell: “An Enigmatic Evolution” with violinist Kristin Lee (Nov. 14), “Home For the Holidays” with guest conductors Zig Reichwald and Holt Andrews (Dec. 5), “Symphony
Sweethearts and Jazz” with trumpeter Jens Lindemann and vocalist Tish Oney (Feb. 13) and “From Spain to the Ameri-cas — A Latin Flavor” with guitarist Pepe Romero (April 30).
Additionally, the SPO will offer three intimate, one-hour concerts for its new Espresso series to be held in the Chapman Cultural Center Theater: German Blend (Oct. 2), French Roast (Nov. 20) and Caffe Americano (March 4). For these concerts, a happy hour will start at 5:30 p.m. fol-lowed by the music performance at 6:30 p.m.
“People can come in, have a drink, go listen to some great music and then, by 7:30, they can go have dinner somewhere downtown,” SPO executive director Kathryn Boucher said. “We’re excited because we feel that those (concerts) will bring in a younger crowd to hear live classical music in Spartanburg.”
SPARTANBURG YOUTH THEATRESpartanburg Youth Theatre, under
the guidance of its newly-appointed programs and education director Laura McClellan, will present four shows this season in the Chapman Cultural Center Theater, starting Oct. 9-10 with “Rapunzel.”
Other SYT shows include “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” (Dec. 4-5), “Junie B. Jones: The Musical” (Feb. 12-13) and “Stuart Little” (April 15-16).
“We just started the rehearsals for ‘Rapunzel,’ and everybody was thrilled about that. It’s the classic story but with kind of a girl power twist,” McClellan said. “And then we have ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ which is a very fun and fast-paced comedy.
“‘Junie B. Jones” will be our musi-cal, and we know that’s going to be a hit because kids just love that character. And, speaking of characters, everybody loves ‘Stuart Little.’ ”
BALLET SPARTANBURGBallet Spartanburg, led by artistic
director Carlos Agudelo and now in its third year with its own professional ballet
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Ballet Spartanburg’s annual production of the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker” will be Dec. 12 and 13 at Converse College Twichell Auditorium. TIM KIMZEY FILE/[email protected]
Sarah Ionannides conducts the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra at Twitchell Auditorium earlier this year. The orchestra begins its new season Sept. 12. JOHN BYRUM FILE/[email protected]
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SPARTANBURG LITTLE THEATRE“Mary Poppins”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 8 p.m. Sept. 11-12, 18-19 and 24-26; 3 p.m. Sept. 13, 19-20 and 27.“Of Mice and Men”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 8 p.m. Nov. 6-7 and 13-14; 3 p.m. Nov. 8 and 15.“The Marvelous Wonderettes”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 8 p.m. Jan. 15-16 and 22-23; 3 p.m. Jan. 17 and 23-24.“The Dixie Swim Club”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 8 p.m. March 11-12 and 18-19; 3 p.m. March 13 and 20.“Memphis”; Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 8 p.m. May 6-7 and 13-14; 3 p.m. May 8 and 14-15.SPARTANBURG YOUTH THEATRE“Rapunzel”: Chapman Cultural Center The-ater. 4:30 & 7 p.m. Oct. 9; 2 p.m. Oct. 10.“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”: Chap-man Cultural Center Theater. 4:30 & 7 p.m. Dec. 4; 2 p.m. Dec. 5.“Junie B. Jones: The Musical”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 4:30 & 7 p.m. Feb. 12; 2 p.m. Feb. 13.“Stuart Little”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 4:30 & 7 p.m. April 15; 2 p.m. April 16.SPARTANBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA“Power & Force” with Andreas Boyde: Twichell Auditorium at Converse College. 7 p.m. Sept. 12.“Espresso Shot #1: German Blend”: Chap-man Cultural Center Theater. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2.“An Enigmatic Evolution” with Kristin Lee: Twichell Auditorium at Converse College. 7 p.m. Nov. 14.“Espresso Shot #2: French Roast”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20.“Home for the Holidays” with Zig Reichwald and Holt Andrews: Twichell Auditorium at Converse College. 7 p.m. Dec. 5.“Symphony Sweethearts and Jazz” with Jens Lindemann and Tish Oney: Twichell Audito-rium at Converse College. 7 p.m. Feb. 13.“Espresso Shot #3: Caffe’ Americano”: Chap-man Cultural Center Theater. 6:30 p.m. March 4.“From Spain to the Americas – A Latin Flavor": with Pepe Romero: Twichell Auditorium at Converse College. 7 p.m. April 30.BALLET SPARTANBURG“Cinderella”: Chapman Cultural Center Theater. 7 p.m. Oct. 16; 11 a.m. Oct. 17; 3 p.m. Oct. 18.“The Nutcracker”: Twichell Auditorium at Converse College. 3 p.m. Dec. 12-13.“Studio Series: Love Inspired”: Ballet Spar-tanburg Studio. 6 & 8 p.m. Feb. 12-13.“DanSynergy 8/New Works”: Chapman Cul-tural Center Theater. 8 p.m. April 21-22.SPARTANBURG REPERTORY COMPANY“The Fantasticks”: St. John’s Lutheran Church on S. Pine St. 7 p.m. Nov. 6-7; 3 p.m. Nov. 8.“The Merry Widow” in collaboration with Converse Opera Theatre: Daniel Recital Hall at Converse College. Jan. 22-24.“The Telephone” and “Trial By Jury” one-act operas: Location to be determined. Tentative dates March 18-20.
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