ART IN MOTION; AIM
Susan Woodham
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)583-0339
EMAIL: ballet@spartanarts.org 
INTERNET: www.balletspartanburg.com/outreach-programs.html
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Inner City
DUES/FEES: None-contributions accepted
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Contact for more information.
AIM (Art in Motion) is a ten week program that brings creative ballet, jazz, modern and improvisational dance, as well as drawing, painting, and sculpture to students who are unable to afford arts classes during the summer. Dance and arts classes are taught on site at a location determined by the Spartanburg Housing Authority.
PARENT AGENCY: Ballet Spartanburg
Date of Last Update: 20100616

ARTISAN CENTER, CAROLINA FOOTHILLS
Melia Brannon McCraw, Interim Executive Director
124 West Cherokee Street
Chesnee, SC  29323
PHONE: (864)461-3050
EMAIL: director@cfac.us
INTERNET: www.cfac.us
Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5:30 pm; at other times by appointment
DUES/FEES: None
This gallery features works of artists from all over North and South Carolina -- paintings, sculpture, woodwork, basketry, and other types of artwork.  There are also classes and programs.  The center is located at 124 West Cherokee Street in downtown Chesnee.  From Spartanburg, take Hwy. 221 North until you reach Chesnee, then turn left on Hwy. 11.  The Artisan Center is the 3rd building on the right.
FUNDING: Supported in part by The Arts Partnership of Spartanburg
OFFICERS: Jim Thompson, President of the Board
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20091203

ARTISTS' GUILD OF SPARTANBURG
Laura Pinkley, Executive Director
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)764-9568
EMAIL: artistsguildofspartanburg@gmail.com
INTERNET: www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com
MEETING TIMES: Bi-monthly-TBA
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Membership is open to all residents of Spartanburg County and all adjacent counties to Spartanburg County.
DUES/FEES: $40.00 per year
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Fill out membership form online or pick up in the Guild Gallery at the Chapman Cultural Center
An organization of active, creative artists working in all areas of the visual, plastic and tactile arts. Their goal is to serve as a source for creative art in the community by promoting, fostering, and cultivating knowledge of the visual arts and of local artists. We also have a part of our membership for art lovers, called Patrons of the Artists' Guild.
FUNDING: The Arts Partnership, SC Arts Commission, Target
OFFICERS: President-Jane Frost
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg and surrounding counties
Officers change in June
Date of Last Update: 20100607

ARTS COMMISSION, SOUTH CAROLINA
Ken May, Executive Director
1800 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC  29201
PHONE: (803)734-8696 ; FAX: (803)734-8526
EMAIL: kmay@arts.sc.gov
INTERNET: www.SouthCarolinaArts.com
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: None
DUES/FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Visit website or call for guidelines
A state government agency with a governor-appointed board of 9 members. Offers grants, programs and services to artists, arts organizations and educational institutions throughout South Carolina and in partnerships throughout the region.
FUNDING: State; Federal; Other
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100526

ARTS PARTNERSHIP OF GREATER SPARTANBURG, THE
Perry Mixter, President
Chapman Cultural Center
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)583-2776 ; FAX: (864)948-5353
EMAIL: pmixter@spartanarts.org
INTERNET: www.spartanarts.org
Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm.
A private nonprofit organization that is the designated local arts agency for the city and county of Spartanburg, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg promotes the arts throughout the greater Spartanburg County area by providing financial support, cultural facilities, cultural programs, technical assistance, arts education and county arts programs and informational services.  Activities include: coordinating artists in the schools and arts education programs; supporting artists in healthcare settings; offering arts project grants to organizations and individual artists; providing consultations and workshops on nonprofit arts management to individuals and organizations; guiding cultural planning and cultural facility development; maintaining an online Community Calendar of Events and Activities (a collaborative effort with the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce); conducting an annual united arts fund drive and allocation process and linking with other local, state, national and international arts organizations and activities.  The Arts Partnership owns and operates Chapman Cultural Center, home to eight art, science and history organizations serving the greater Spartanburg County area.
FUNDING: Public and private sources
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County, Piedmont Area
Date of Last Update: 20100707

AUDITORIUM, SPARTANBURG MEMORIAL
Steve Jones, General Manager
PO Box 1410
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 385 North Church Street
PHONE: (864)582-8107
EMAIL: stevejones@crowdpleaser.com
INTERNET: www.crowdpleaser.com
Box office open Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Advance deposit insurance certificate, artist contract meets federal, state, local laws, permits, etc.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call TicketMaster at 1-864-576-1550
Located on North Church Street, 3 miles from Business I-85, adjacent to Wofford College. In addition to shows, the auditorium also holds banquets and trade shows. For ticket information, show dates, and performance times, call the box office at 582-8107.
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100817

BALLET SPARTANBURG
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)583-0339 ; FAX: (864)948-5353
EMAIL: ballet@spartanarts.org
INTERNET: www.balletspartanburg.com
Monday-Thursday, 10 am-1 pm & 2-5 pm; Friday, 10 am-1 pm
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Interest in dance and dance education.
Provides dance education in ballet, tap/jazz, hip hop, Irish Step, Lyrical for children, teens, and adults, Modern and a variety of adult classes including Ballroom, yoga, and Salsa.  Ballet Spartanburg provides an Outreach program that includes lecture/demonstrations for schools. Presentations of professional touring ballet companies, a three-event performance season including the Nutcracker. Free monthly classes are held for Parkinson’s patients, through the joy of movement and a sense of community, just as in any dance class, participants experience a decrease in physical symptoms and improvement in psychological and emotional well being. MS and stroke patients are also welcome. A non-profit organization organized to promote dance appreciation in Spartanburg County and surrounding areas by providing quality dance presentation, education and outreach.
PARENT AGENCY: Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County and surrounding areas
Date of Last Update: 20100810

BAND, SPARTANBURG COMMUNITY
Arnie Diaz, President
PO Box 341
Duncan, SC  29334
PHONE: (864)597-0360 (H)
EMAIL: SCBAND@scband.org
INTERNET: www.scband.org
Rehearsals are every Tuesday, 7 pm-9 pm at the Spartanburg Day School, 1701 Skylyn Drive
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Membership is extended to qualified musicians without regard to race, color, creed, sex, or how long it has been since you played.
DUES/FEES: No dues, Donations Accepted
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Open to the public
The Spartanburg Community Band is a concert band made up of mostly amateur musicians from Spartanburg, SC and surrounding areas. Established in 1996 to provide an outlet for community musicians and offer free concerts to the public, the Community Band and its affiliated jazz band, the Spartanburg Jazz Ensemble. Both play for public events-- Spring Fling and special events like the opening of the new Memorial Auditorium and the Pan American Games for the Blind. Our "Ice Cream Sundays" Summer Concert Series in the Rose Garden at USC-Upstate is especially popular. George Wenger directs the Concert band and Dale Burke is Jazz Ensemble Director.

FUNDING: Donations; Corporate Sponsors; Grant from SC Arts Commission; Proceeds from some performances
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100819

BARBERSHOP HARMONY SOCIETY
Jim Fannin
208 Lady Slipper Lane
Greer, SC 29650
PHONE: (864)596-0724 (H)
EMAIL: jamesfannin@bellsouth.net
INTERNET: www.palmettostatesmen.org
Meets Tuesday, 7 pm at Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 North Main Street, Greer SC 29650
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Any male who likes to sing and is of good character
DUES/FEES: $147/year
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: After 3 visits, considered for membership
Men of good character who love to sing. Chartered: 1965 and has 50 members. An official chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Performances: Annual show at the Chapman Cultural Center of Spartanburg in June of each year.

Singing Valentines on Valentine's Day, February 14 - Call (864)877-1352 

Performances also held for business and civic organization, weddings, birthdays, etc.

FUNDING: Self Supporting
PARENT AGENCY: Barbershop Harmony Society, Nashville, TN
AREA SERVED: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Date of Last Update: 20100817

BREVARD MUSIC CENTER
PO Box 312
Brevard, NC  28712
STREET ADDRESS: 349 Andante Lane
PHONE: (828)862-2100 (administration)
EMAIL: bmc@brevardmusic.org
INTERNET: www.brevardmusic.org
HOURS: 8 am-4:30 pm
DUES/FEES: $10-$50 for tickets to public performances; free events offered as well
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call (828)862-2140 (Admissions) or (828)862-2105 or 1-888-384-8682 (Box Office)
The Brevard Music Center (BMC) is renowned for its great music and great performers. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, BMC welcomes to its 180-acre campus each year nearly 400 students, 65 distinguished faculty, and an array of celebrated guest artists. Over 70 performances are presented over seven weeks during the summer, including orchestra, opera, pops and chamber concerts.
Date of Last Update: 20100510
 

CHAPMAN CULTURAL CENTER

Jan Benjamin, Director of Facilities
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306

PHONE: (864)542-ARTS (2787) | (864)278-9685, Jan Benjamin
EMAIL: jbenjamin@spartanarts.org

INTERNET: www.chapmanculturalcenter.org

HOURS: Business Office: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm; Ticket Office: Call for hours. Ticket Office will be open 2 hours before curtain time for all theater events.
Owned and operated by The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg, The Chapman Cultural Center is home to nine art, science and history organizations serving the greater Spartanburg County area. The Chapman Cultural Center houses the 500-seat David Reid Performing Arts Theater, where one can enjoy ballet, music, theater, and national touring performances. We also house two museums, a Science Center, and 2 additional exhibit areas. Meeting rooms, art spaces, and the theatre and lobby are available for rent. Classes and lectures for both adults and children are offered in dance, theater, art, science, and history.
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Steve Wong, (864)278-9698
FUNDING:  Public and private sources
AREA SERVED:  Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20100810
 

COLORS
Angie Shuman, Colors Director
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)278-9678
EMAIL: colors@spartanburgartmuseum.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburgartmuseum.org/colors
Monday-Thursday, 3-6 pm
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: School-age children (ages 6-18), low-moderate income required.
DUES/FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call, visit
Open art studio for inner city youth. Participants may come by anytime during program hours and stay as long as they like.  All supplies provided.
FUNDING: Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg; Grants; United Way
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg Art Museum
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg City and County
Date of Last Update: 20100514

CONVERSE COLLEGE
Lawson Academy of the Arts
Paula Morgan, Director
580 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)596-9022; Dance Program, 596-9639; Fine Arts Day Camp, 596-9607
EMAIL: paula.morgan@converse.edu
INTERNET: www.converse.edu/lawsonacademy
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4 pm
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: All ages
DUES/FEES: Vary with each class
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: A 3 semester program-Fall, Spring and Summer: Registration for Fall Term is usually the last two weeks in August. Registration for Spring Term is usually the first two weeks in January. Registration for Summer Term is usually the first two weeks in May.
Founded in 1944, the Lawson Academy of the Arts at Converse College offers quality instruction in music and dance with an excellent faculty, in a professional yet nurturing atmosphere.  We serve over 1,000 families each year and encourage students of all ages from preschoolers to adults to join us.  The Lawson Academy also functions as a "lab school," introducing Converse music and dance students to the experience of teaching.  This experience crosses over to the full arts spectrum during the summer when our college students staff our Fine Arts Day Camp.  They teach classes in visual arts, creative writing, music, dance and theatre.  In addition, our Lawson Band and smaller chamber ensembles provide wonderful collaborative opportunities for our students.  The Lawson Academy affords the opportunity for Converse and the Spartanburg community to share in a wonderful learning experience.  Join us!
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg and surrounding communities
OFFICERS: Sharalynn Hicks, Assistant Director;  Breanna Plount, Director, Dance Program;  Janae O'Shields, Director, Fine Arts Program
Date of Last Update: 20100707

FESTIVAL CHORUS, SPARTANBURG
Dr. Keith Jones, Associate Professor of Music
Petrie School of Music
Converse College
580 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)596-9004
EMAIL: keith.jones@converse.edu
Rehearsals are Tuesdays, 7-9:30 pm, at Blackman Music Building, Mayfarth Rehearsal Hall, Converse College.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Potential members should have prior choral experience.  The group sings challenging music and moves quickly in rehearsals.
DUES/FEES: $15 per semester
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Contact Dr. Keith Jones
Mixed chorus of Greater Spartanburg area citizens and Converse College students.  Approximately 65 in number.  Averages 3 concerts per year.  Choral and choral-orchestral masterworks. We normally rehearse in Mayfarth rehearsal hall in Blackman Music Building.
OFFICERS: President-Lonnie Myers; Treasurer-Melita McCaskill
AREA SERVED: Greater Spartanburg
Date of Last Update: 20090225

GUILD OF ORGANISTS, AMERICAN; SPARTANBURG CHAPTER
Frances J. Bagwell, Treasurer
133 North Fairview Avenue
Spartanburg, SC 29302
PHONE: (864)582-8388
EMAIL: fjbagwell@yahoo.com
INTERNET: www.agohq.org/chapters/spartanburg
Meets 4th Monday, 7:00 pm, at various churches
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Anyone interested in church music/organ music
DUES/FEES: Voting members-$92 (annual); Friends-$38
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Request contact person for membership form
Professional musicians, non-professionals, organists and interested persons organized to foster and enhance church music. Sponsors festivals and organ recitals.  Affiliated with American Guild of Organists.
PARENT AGENCY: American Guild of Organists
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties
Officers Change in May in even-numbered years
Date of Last Update: 20100511

HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, SPARTANBURG COUNTY
Becky Slayton, Executive Director
PO Box 887
Spartanburg, SC  29304
PHONE: (864)596-3501
EMAIL: scha@spartanburghistory.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburghistory.org
Board meets 3rd Tuesday, 5:15 pm
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: None
DUES/FEES: $40 individual; $60 dual; $75 family; $10 student (with ID) (other levels of membership available)
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Contact by phone, email, or online to receive membership information
Founded 1957, 230 members. Individuals interested in preserving and presenting the history of Spartanburg County. Maintains Price House, Seay House, Spartanburg Regional Museum, and Walnut Grove Plantation. Office is located at the Regional Museum, 200 East St. John Street.
OFFICERS: President-Jeff Willis, President; Elford Morgan, Treasurer
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20100714

HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PIEDMONT
Dr. James L. Reid
PO Box 127
Campobello, SC 29322
PHONE: (864)472-8286
EMAIL: ReidJas@windstream.net
INTERNET: www.piedmont-historical-society.org
Meets 2nd Thursday, 7 pm  Locations vary.  See website for details.  No meeting in December.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Genealogical and historical interest
DUES/FEES: $25.00/year (includes quarterly)
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: See website
Publishes a genealogical and historical quarterly, Upper South Carolina Genealogy and History, in February, May, August, and November. Goal is to preserve genealogical and historical material pertaining to upstate South Carolina. Serves the Upstate South Carolina area, but has members nationwide. Has a genealogical collection housed in the Spartanburg County Public Library-Kennedy Room.
FUNDING: Dues
AREA SERVED: Upstate SC is the focus, although quarterlies are mailed to members across the US.
Date of Last Update: 20100226

HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SOUTH CAROLINA
Faye Jensen, Executive Director
100 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC  29401-2299
PHONE: (843)723-3225
EMAIL: info@schsonline.org
INTERNET: www.schsonline.org
HOURS: Business Hours: 9 am-5 pm;  Library Hours: 9 am- 4 pm, Tuesday-Friday ; 9 am-2 pm, Saturdays On Tuesday evenings, the library will remain open until 7:30 pm, by appointment only.
DUES/FEES: $5.00/visit for non-members. Contact the SCHS for membership information.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Visit website for application form
A depository archive and research library for the written history of South Carolina.  Also includes collections of Civil War and genealogical research materials.
FUNDING: Private, Non-Profit
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100709

HUB-BUB
Stephen Long

149 South Daniel Morgan Avenue, Suite2

Spartanburg, SC 29306
PHONE: (843)582-0056
EMAIL: stephen@hub-bub.com
INTERNET: www.hub-bub.com
HOURS: Monday-Friday 10 am-5 pm
HUB-BUB is a program of HubCulture, a non-profit organization building community through dynamic art and ideas. HUB-BUB operates the Showroom, a flexible arts space for concerts, progressive art exhibits, film, experimental theatre, workshops, community forums and more. The organization also runs the HUB-BUB Artists-In-Residence program, one of the most innovative residency programs in the country, which serves emerging artists and writers aged 20 to 35. To find out more about the organization and sponsored events, visit HUB-BUB.COM.
PARENT AGENCY: HubCulture
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20091203

HUMANITIES COUNCIL SC
Theresa J. Wallace
PO Box 5287
Columbia, SC  29250
PHONE: (803)771-2477 ; FAX: (803)771-2487
EMAIL: tjwallace@schumanities.org
INTERNET: www.schumanities.org
Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Any nonprofit agency
DUES/FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call or write; application also on website
A board of volunteer citizens and professional staff dedicated to providing access to the humanities for the people of South Carolina. An independent, tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation, the THCSC serves as the state program for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Its activities are supported by federal funds and tax-deductible gifts from corporations, foundations, businesses, state agencies, and private individuals. Provides grants and programs in the public humanities. Also has a Resource Center and Speakers Bureau. Any nonprofit agency is eligible to apply. Please call or write for guidelines and further information.
FUNDING: Federal; Contributions
PARENT AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100524

LITTLE THEATRE/YOUTH THEATRE, SPARTANBURG
Jay Coffman | Leslie Hendon
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)585-8278 (Little Theatre); (864)583-4891 (Youth Theatre)
EMAIL: jcoffman@spartanarts.org | lhendon@spartanarts.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburglittletheatre.org
Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
DUES/FEES: Vary
Community theatre, youth theatre, theatre education workshops.
FUNDING: Grants, donations, memberships, ticket sales
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100707

MUSE MACHINE
Ava J. Hughes, Arts Education Director
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)278-9693  FAX: (864)948-5353
EMAIL: ahughes@spartanarts.org

INTERNET: www.spartanarts.org

Clubs meet weekly or monthly -- varies from school to school.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Elementary, Middle and High Schools
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call (864)278-9693 for details
Mission is to foster in students and teachers the power of creativity through dynamic educational programs and direct experiences with professional artists. Schools that join Muse Machine receive three in-school performances during the school year. Also provides club members and advisors with reduced price tickets to arts events in Spartanburg. Offers a Summer Institute for teachers in June.
FUNDING: Public and private sources
PARENT AGENCY: Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County

Date of Last Update: 20100702

MUSEUM OF ART, SPARTANBURG COUNTY
Karl H. Hollander, Executive Director
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)582-7616
EMAIL: khollander@spartanburgartmuseum.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburgartmuseum.org
HOURS: Monday: closed; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 am-5 pm; Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday-closed. Open 3rd Thursdays for Art Walls until 8 pm.
FEES: $4.00 adults; $2.50 college students; $2.00 children, senior discount.
Museum includes three exhibit galleries, art school, a permanent collection, and the outreach program, Colors.
FUNDING: Private Donations, Corporate Donations, Membership, The Arts Partnership, South Carolina Arts Commission, County of Spartanburg, City of Spartanburg
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County Region
Date of Last Update: 20100712

MUSEUM, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
Mr. Tut Underwood
301 Gervais Street, Loading Zone D
Columbia, SC  29201
PHONE: (803)898-4921
EMAIL: PublicRelations@scmuseum.org
INTERNET: www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sundays, 1-5 pm; Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter, and New Year's Day.  (Open Mondays Memorial Day through Labor Day.)
DUES/FEES: $7.00/adult; $5.00/senior citizens (ages 62 and over); $3.00/children (ages 3-12); Infants 2 and under are free; $1.00 admission first Sunday of each month. Block Buster exhibits have an additional charge. Group rates are available.
A multidisciplinary facility which tells the story of South Carolina's art, natural history, science and technology and cultural history. Features a variety of hands-on exhibits. Offers changing exhibits in disciplines such as art, history, science, technology, and natural history. Museum store sells merchandise in all price ranges related to South Carolina and to the museum's exhibits. The museum is in the Columbia Mills building, which housed the first all-electric textile mill in the world. Docent-led tours available by advance arrangements or explore on your own.
FUNDING: State; Museum Foundation, South Carolina State; Grants; Donations
PARENT AGENCY: South Carolina Museum Commission
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100714

MUSEUM, SPARTANBURG COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY
Nannie Jefferies, Museum Administrator
PO Box 887
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 200 East St. John Street
PHONE: (864)596-3501
EMAIL: regionalmuseum@spartanburghistory.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburghistory.org
Tuesday-Saturday,10 am-4:30 pm
DUES/FEES: Call for admission costs
The Regional Museum was established in 1961 with a grant from the Spartanburg County Foundation. The museum has permanent exhibits on the history of Spartanburg, including Camp Wadsworth, Camp Croft, the founding of the city, textile mill history, and decorative arts. Temporary exhibits throughout the year highlight other artifacts from the collection. Please call for further information. Group tours are welcome.
FUNDING: Contributions
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg County Historical Association
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20100714

MUSIC FOUNDATION OF SPARTANBURG
Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic
Cindy Kaiser, Executive Director
PO Box 1274
Spartanburg, SC  29304
PHONE: (864)948-9020 (Foundation Office) ; FAX: (864)278-5353
EMAIL: music@spartanarts.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburgphilharmonic.org
Monday-Thursday, 9 am-5 pm
DUES/FEES: Season and single tickets available
Provides the region with diverse music programs including classical, jazz, pop and traditional featuring The Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic and visiting international guest artists. Tickets by season subscription or by individual ticket. Season program available by request. Manages The Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic, the area's professional orchestra. Also provides free music with "Music Sandwiched In" in conjunction with Spartanburg County Public Libraries.
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20100511

PINCKNEY DISTRICT CHAPTER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Linda Crissinger, Corresponding Secretary
3032 Elmhurst Drive
Spartanburg, SC  29316-9315
PHONE: (864)578-3286 (H)
EMAIL: pdc_lindac@yahoo.com
Meets 4th Monday, 7 pm at St. Francis Anglican Church, 601 Webber Road in Spartanburg; or in Union or Gaffney. Call for details. No meetings in July, August, or December.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS: Dues and membership application form completed
DUES/FEES: $25.00/year (January-December), includes membership in SC Genealogical Society (SCGS) if received before March 1, and the SCGS publications; $30.00/family; $20.00/associate (for members of other SCGS chapters)
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Obtain and fill out application form available at the Library's Kennedy Room or from Corresponding Secretary.
OFFICERS: President-Page Lee; Vice-President-Mike Becknell, (864)427-7950; Secretary-Lori Coggins; Treasurer-Lovonia Hendrix; Corresponding Secretary-Linda Crissinger; Quarterly Editor-Rebekah Gray; Archivist-Jackie McAbee;  SCGS State Representative-Sandra Wilkie

AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Union, and Cherokee Counties
Date of Last Update: 20100823

PRICE HOUSE
Zac Cunningham, Director
1200 Otts Shoals Road
Roebuck, SC 29376
STREET ADDRESS: 1200 Oak View Farms Road, Woodruff, SC  29388
PHONE: (864)576-6546
EMAIL: pricehouse@spartanburghistory.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburghistory.org
April-October: Saturday, 11 am-5 pm and Sunday, 2-5 pm; November-March: Sunday, 2-5 pm
DUES/FEES: Adults-$4.00, Students-$2.50, Seniors-$3.50; group rates available
Thomas and Ann Price built the three-story brick house that bears their name about 1795. Thomas Price ran a general store, a post office, and a “house of publick entertainment” (a tavern and inn) that provided beds, food, and drink to stagecoach travelers. Two-dozen enslaved people performed much of the work for these business enterprises and lived in quarters not unlike the slave cabin located on the site today. Tours of the main house, slave cabin, and grounds offer visitors a glimpse into

the lives of a well-to-do entrepreneurial family as well as into the lives of the enslaved men and women they owned. A nature trail investigates the interaction between the plantation’s residents and the natural environment around them and how we continue to alter the natural world around us today.
FUNDING: Contributions
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg County Historical Association
Date of Last Update: 20100709

REPERTORY COMPANY, SPARTANBURG
c/o Chapman Cultural Center
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)596-9173
EMAIL: spartanburgrepertorycompany@yahoo.com
INTERNET: www.sparklenet.com/repertorycompany
DUES/FEES: Vary
A performing organization of singers of opera, operetta, and musical theater.  The Company invites people from surrounding areas to participate with them.  Members encourage the educational value of music by being able to perform, direct, and present their talents to the schools.  The Company gives reduced rates to school groups who attend special performances.  The Company has season subscription prices for admittance to performances.
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg
Date of Last Update: 20091214

SCIENCE CENTER, SPARTANBURG
John F. Green, Executive Director
200 East St. John Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)583-2777
EMAIL: science@spartanarts.org
INTERNET: www.spartanarts.org/sciencecenter
HOURS: Center is open Thursday-Saturday, 10-5 pm; School & group program hours are 8:30-5:00, Monday through Friday. Call John Green for more information.
FEES: $2 student; $3 Senior; $4 adult; under 5 free

Founded 1977.  The primary goal of the Science Center is to foster an appreciation of and respect for the environment and the world of science. Conducts outreach programs, and summer and holiday camps and is currently available for birthday parties. 
FUNDING: Grants; Programs; Summer Camps; Memberships; Contributions; Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg
ALTERNATIVE CONTACTS: John Edgerton, Spartanburg Science Center
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20100722

SEAY HOUSE
Becky Slayton, Executive Director
PO Box 887
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 106 Darby Road
PHONE: (864)596-3501
EMAIL: seayhouse@spartanburghistory.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburghistory.org
Open by appointment; also, from April to October open the 3rd Saturday, 10-4 pm. except July
DUES/FEES: Donations accepted; admission for group tours
The Seay House sits on an acre of land, part of an original grant, at the crest of a hill on Darby Road. It is an example of a small rural farmstead and is believed to be the oldest home still standing in the city limits of Spartanburg. The original log portion of the home was built in the late 18th or early 19th century; other rooms were added later in the 19th century.
FUNDING: Contributions
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg County Historical Association
Date of Last Update: 20100714

SPARTAN SPINNERS
Tom Pustinger, Caller; Nancy Pustinger, Lines
423 Rosemeade Court
Spartanburg, SC  29301-5371
PHONE: (864)576-7696
EMAIL: tom1nancy@wmconnect.com
INTERNET: www.geocities.com/spartanspin05/
Dances are 1st and 3rd Saturday, 8-10:30 pm (Mainstream, Plus, and Lines) at Gillespie Center at Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 1430 John B. White Blvd, Spartanburg, SC 29306, (864)576-7696; See the web site for information on classes.
DUES/FEES: See website for information
The Spartan Spinners is Spartanburg's only Mainstream and Plus square dance club. We dance monthly, every first and third Saturday night, at Holy Communion Lutheran Church. Come dance with us!
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg
Officers change in April
Date of Last Update: 20100510

TWICHELL AUDITORIUM
Kathy Worley
580 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)596-9725 or (864)596-9069
EMAIL: kathy.worley@converse.edu
INTERNET: www.converse.edu/twichell/
Twichell Auditorium is one of the premiere performing arts centers in the region.  The 1500-seat facility has played host to some of the world's best known performing artists and entertainers.
AREA SERVED: Upstate South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20091214

WALNUT GROVE PLANTATION
Zac Cunningham, Director
1200 Otts Shoals Road
Roebuck, SC  29376
PHONE: (864)576-6546
EMAIL: walnutgrove@spartanburghistory.org
INTERNET: www.spartanburghistory.org/
April-October: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 am-5 pm; Sunday 2-5 pm.  November-March: Saturday, 11 am-5 pm and Sunday, 2-5 pm
DUES/FEES: Adults-$6.00, Students-$3.00, Seniors-$5.50, group rates available
Charles and Mary Moore established Walnut Grove Plantation after receiving a 550-acres grant of land in the South Carolina Backcountry. The Moores, who were Scots Irish immigrants, raised ten children in the house they built about 1765 and live in for the next 40 years. Revolutionary War heroine Kate Moore Barry, who served as a scout for Gen. Daniel Morgan prior to the Battle of Cowpens, numbered among those ten sons and daughters.  In late 1781, Loyalist William Cunningham, called "Bloody Bill" by the Patriots, killed three Patriot soldiers at the plantation and sparked a small skirmish with local militia, which is reenacted each year in early October.
     Along with the house, the site preserves Rocky Spring Academy, one of the first schools in the area; a separate kitchen; a blacksmith's forge; a smoke house; a barn sheltering a Conestoga-type wagon; a well house with its dry cooling-cellar; and the reconstructed office of Dr. Andrew Barry Moore, the county's first college-trained physician.  The original family cemetery is on-site as well as a nature trail.
     Tours of the restored historic buildings and special events on the plantation grounds offer visitors a glimpse into the daily lives of the people--both free and enslaved--who settled the Backcountry, engaged British and Loyalist forces in the American Revolution, and played an important role in shaping the new nation.

The Plantation is located near I-26 (Exit 28). Turn onto Stillhouse Road from Hwy. 221 and follow signs.
FUNDING: Contributions
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg County Historical Association
Date of Last Update: 20100709

ZENTRUM, THE
Christy Moyer

1400 Highway 101 South
Spartanburg, SC  29651
PHONE: (864)989-5299
INTERNET: www.bmwzentrum.com  or  www.bmwusfactory.com
Monday-Friday, 9:30 am-5:30 pm
DUES/FEES: Free for Zentrum; Tours of factory (reservations required) are $7/person, $3.50 students & BMW Carclub of America members
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: To schedule a factory tour, call 1-888-TOURBMW (868-7269)
Located between Greenville and Spartanburg at Exit 60 on Interstate 85, The Zentrum is a 28,000 square foot museum for BMW's aero engine, motorcycle, and automobile manufacturing heritage. Take a virtual tour of the "Birth of a BMW" and visit the Euro-style cafe and gift shop. Tours of manufacturing plant are also available by reservation Monday-Friday during daytime production and they last about an hour.
PARENT AGENCY: BMW Manufacturing Co, LLC
Date of Last Update: 20100617

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