Arts and Books Stories

• COLORS showing off work in exhibit

  COLORS, an outreach program by the Spartanburg Art Museum, might be 20 years old, but it is still a kid at heart.

• Arts calendar: Learn ballroom dancing

  Ballroom dance class: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays. Marian Norman, instructor. Open to couples and individuals. Ballet Spartanburg's Dance Center, Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St. John St. 583-0339.

• Enjoy music, food and demonstrations at Saluda Arts Festival

  

  SALUDA, N.C. – See the work of more than 90 artists and craftsmen and enjoy music, food and demonstrations at the 10th annual Saluda Arts Festival on historic Main Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Meet authors at Blue Ridge Bookfest

  

  FLAT ROCK, N.C. – Meet area authors and learn about the writing craft at the Blue Ridge Bookfest today and Saturday at Blue Ridge Community College.

• Falderal Winery reception for Hendersonville artist Hundley

  HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Falderal Winery at 131 Third Ave. West will host an opening reception for Hendersonville artist Gypsy Lizz Hundley from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

• Arts Council fundraisers this weekend

  BREVARD, N.C. – The Transylvania Community Arts Council at 349 S. Caldwell St. will host its spring fundraiser/kickoff party from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the home of Peg and Dan Bresnahan.

• Go!: Music on Main is 'Strictly Business'

  Music on Main, a concert from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., near the clock tower in downtown Spartanburg, features the R&B dance music of the Strictly Business Band.

• Review: Edwards, Danielsen bring unlikely pair to life in 'Souvenir'

  

  FLAT ROCK, N.C. – There was a woman who was called Miss Flo by the man who loved her. Loved her like what? A son, a nephew, yes, but mostly, Cosme McMoon loved Florence Foster Jenkins like a true friend should.

• Arts Briefs: Rash, Singleton book signing set

  Drawing on storytelling traditions as old as Southern literature itself, “Grit Lit” is the first anthology devoted to contemporary writing about the rough South.

• Arts calendar: After-school theater program

  The Thursday Afternoon Acting Group (TAAG) at USC Upstate is an after-school theater program for children ages 8 to 18. It meets from 4-6 p.m. Thursdays in the Studio Theatre. Contact 503-5621 or rrobinson@uscupstate.edu.

• Go! Our picks for the best events (May 9-15)

  Music on Main, a free concert from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. today near the clock tower in downtown Spartanburg, features the country rock of Darrell Harwood and CWB.

• USC Upstate acting group twists classic tale

  

  The University of South Carolina Upstate's Thursday Afternoon Acting Group will present performances of "Totally Red" at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.

• Artisphere: Greenville event has returning artists, new time

  

  GREENVILLE — Fans of Artisphere are in for some old favorites and new surprises this year, thanks to festival executive director Kerry Murphy.

• Blue Man Group delivers message without words

  

  Everyone knows what they look like, but not everyone understands what they're about.

• Art Insight: New dual exhibit celebrates simplicity

  

  Sometimes, art is emotionally deep, technically complex, creatively on the edge. Sometimes, it's not. That is the case with the May exhibit in the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg Gallery at the Chapman Cultural Center.