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• Spartanburg Dog Park to open Saturday

  Animal lovers will gather 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday for Bark At The Park, the Rail Tail Dog Park's grand opening celebration

• Spartanburg authors at SC Book Festival

  John Lane and Michel Stone will be featured at the 16th annual S.C. Book Festival which will take place today through Sunday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

• North Sea Gas will perform at Tryon Fine Arts Center

  The Scottish band North Sea Gas, known worldwide for its instrumental music and three-part harmonies, will perform at the Tryon Fine Arts Center in Tryon, N.C., at 2 p.m. Sunday.

• Saluda Arts Festival on Saturday

  The ninth annual Saluda Arts Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on historic Main Street in downtown Saluda, N.C.

• Meet authors, attend workshops at Blue Ridge Bookfest

  

  The Blue Ridge Bookfest, now in its fourth year, aims to foster a dialogue between authors and readers in a two-day exchange that includes workshops and author presentations, all free.

• Blue Ridge Ringers to perform in Brevard

  The Blue Ridge Ringers, the community handbell ensemble of Henderson County, N.C., will perform a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Brevard.

• Expanded LymanFest opens Friday night

  LymanFest is expanding to two days this year and will include a pageant and a singing competition and a recognition for area teams. 

• Carolina Concert Choir presents spring concert

  Today and Saturday, the Carolina Concert Choir presents its spring concert, “Sumer Is Icumen In” (Summer Has Arrived) featuring several early choral works dating to circa 1250.

• Music Q&A: Sydney McMath is happy to jam

  

  Sydney McMath is a Maryland native who has been involved in the Upstate music scene for several years.

• Show of the Week: (hed) P.E. at Ground Zero

  

  Since its formation in the mid-1990s, (hed) P.E. has developed a solid reputation for its blistering fusion of punk rock, heavy metal and hip-hop.

• Go! May 17-23: A musical party will be enforced

  Music on Main, a free concert from 6-9 p.m. at Denny's Plaza on Main Street, will feature the party band The Enforcers.

• Spotlights: Blues by the Upstate's best; Cravin' Melon in Mauldin

  

  Having reunited a few years ago, Cravin' Melon has reclaimed its reputation as one of the region's most popular bands.

• Karaoke and trivia calendar: May 17-23

  Taste and Tour: 5-7 p.m. today (drop-in), $5 admits four; RJ Rockers Brewery, 226 W. Main St., 585-2337.

• 'Stepping Up': May 17

  

• Asheville-based rapper Secret Agent 23 Skidoo makes rhymes for families

  

  Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is balancing rhymes between parents and children.