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The 7th annual Arts with Heart event aims to showcase the talent of local artists and support the organizations of their choice.
8 local artists will exhibit and sell their work, with 40% of the proceeds from each sale benefiting the artist and another 40% benefiting the organization of their choice.
Check back soon for more information on this wonderful event!
Thursday, February 16th
7-9pm
Admission is Free
Please join us for this annual exhibit currated by our current group of Artists-in-Residence. This year, Travis Blankenship, Eric Kocher, Mark Rice, and Steve Snell have invited artists Ryan MacDonald, Justin Kemp, Ryan Feeney, Grayson Cox, Lauren Pakradooni, and Lou Joseph to exhibit their work for the month-long show. Sam Amadon and Liz Countryman will present a short reading at 8pm. Please join Sam and Liz on Friday for an extended reading at the Hub City Bookshop.
Summer Art Show
Saturday, February 18, Noon-9pm
111 E. Main St. (next to Lime Leaf)
Free and open to the public
summer art (sum'-er / arr'-tuh) noun. --is a practice based in the social world of "hanging out." Free from any academic or "high-art" intentions, Summer Art demonstrates the beauty that can be found in the common yet beautiful moments of summer life. From cannonballs to backyard games, Summer Art elevates the typical and ordinary to the level of the profound. It shows us that one does not have to be taken too seriously in order to make something provocative, intelligent, and beautiful.
OVERVIEW
The Summer Art Show is a one night only, all-day art exhibit focused on bringing a degree of the summer spirit and attitude to the winter season. This event will last twelve hours (noon to midnight) and will feature summer-themed artwork, poetry, and performances by HUB-BUB's artists-in-residence as well as invited guests.
PERFORMANCES
Every hour on the hour there will be a performance for the entirety of the exhibit. These performances will include, but are not limited to, poetry readings, musical acts, and feats of athleticism. Instead of having one main stage, the performances will happen in a variety of locations throughout the venue.
VIDEO INSTALLATIONS
Sychronized televisions and in interactive green-screen video installation will allow the public to both view the summertime perfomances of the artists-in-residence as well as actively participate with summertime imagery.
INTERACTIVE SCULPTURE
Interactive sculptures in the form of re-appropriated leisure sports will be provided by Spray the Hooray Non-athletic Games, the newest division of Goatmother Industrial. This subsidiary of Goatmother Industrial and its C.E.O. Mark Rice will provide a multitude of gaming experiences as well as video-driven marketing campaigns for these products that include commercials with accomanying soundtracks.
MERCHANDIZING
CDs, t-shirts, books, and games, all made by the artists-in-residence, will also be available for purchase during the exhibit. Each of these handmade products will be part of a small-run edition specifically designed for the Summer Art Show.
FUN
Summer is all about the good stuff. And so is the Summer Art Show. It is meant to be fun and interactive, and viewers will even need to cooperate for some of the exhibits. Because a person should make friends during summer, they might also make friends at the Summer Art Show fun and friends are peas and carrots--who else do you rely on to help you enjoy the day when it's rainy outside? Just because the sun isn't out, doesn't mean it ain't summer, baby!
Heroic (re)Production community film workshop
led by HUB-BUB Artist-in-Residence Steve Snell
part of the Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival
Saturday, February 4, 11am-5pm
Location: Steve's studio above The Showroom
In this workshop participants will reproduce an exciting and engaging scene from hero-movie history, while learning the production side of creating moving images. Skills will be covered in lighting, audio, and camera work with ample opportunities for heroic acting. This will be a day-long workshop, so come for an hour and learn one aspect of the production or stay all day and learn them all. At the end of the workshop, a video will be cut of all scenes recorded throughout the day of the various acting heroes. It should be pretty interesting and heroically fun.
The Expecting Goodness Short Film Festival is a project involving area filmmakers each using one story from the Hub City Press short story collection Expecting Goodness as inspiration for a 5-10 minute short film.
Green Screen 2012
The Economics of Happiness
Tuesday, February 28th 7pm (doors open at 6:30)
Admission is Free
Both hard‐hitting and inspiring, ‘The Economics of Happiness’ demonstrates that millions of people across the world are already engaged in building a better world – that small scale initiatives are happening on a large scale. ‘The Economics of Happiness’ features a chorus of voices from six continents calling for systemic economic change. The film shows that countless initiatives are united around a common cause: rebuilding more democratic, human scale, ecological and local economies – the foundation of an ‘economics of happiness’. theeconomicsofhappiness.org
The Green Screen Film Series returns! Sponsored by HUB-BUB, the Hub City Farmers Market, the Hub City Co-Op, Partners for Active Living and Upstate Forever, this series runs from February 28–April 17, 2012. This series, all "green" documentaries, has been a huge hit in the past and is back by popular demand. Each event features a panel discussion and offers audience participation.
The Green Screen Film Series is sponsored by Wise Chiropractic, YMCA of Greater Spartanburg, and GlobalBike.
Shane Pruitt Band
at The Showroom
Friday, February 24th
8:30pm doors/9pm show
Tickets: $10/$12
Thursday, February 23rd, 6-9:30pm
at The Showroom
Youth Voices and HUB-BUB host a series of Open Mic Nites for junior high & high school students. We’ve got a great line-up of talented young singer/songwriters, rappers, slam poets, bands, instrumentalists, & more from all over our community. But, we’re always looking for more young artists to join the Open Mic Nites. Slots are filling fast, so call soon to sign up! It’s going to be a fun evening, and it’s all for a good cause: the event proceeds benefit youth and education through Youth Voices’ grant distribution program, the Youth in Philanthropy Project. To date, Youth Voices has distributed $15,000 to Spartanburg area non-profits through its grant process. If you’d like flyers or posters, or would like to sign up to perform, please contact Erica Shanks at 562-4199 or at eshanks@cityofspartanburg.org.
The Wheresville Project
at The Showroom
Friday, February 3rd
Doors open at 8pm/Showtime 8:30
Tickets: $5 at the door
All ages show
Hailing from Spartanburg, South Carolina, and influenced by many musical styles, The Wheresville Project, recent winner of HUB-BUB's The Next Big Thing competition, plays original blues-inspired songs best described as Southern/Punk/Funk/Rock. Passionate about embracing and promoting the revival of Rock-n-Roll, the band is influenced by such diverse musicians as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kings of Leon, ZZ Top, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, Dispatch, Dave Mathews Band and The Black Keys. They are the definition of an independent band with wide-ranging tastes.
On stage, The Wheresville Project presents an exciting and energetic performance that can be enjoyed by an audience with varied tastes. As one journalist wrote, “The growing popularity of The Wheresville Project has some wondering if they could be the next Belleville Outfit.
HUB-BUB Karaoke Night
at The Showroom
Monday, February 13th 8pm
Pay What You Can
Join us for a night of song, laughter, and a community of voices. DJ JT will host and play your favorites with lyrics projected on the big screen.
Hub City Writers Project presents a Masters Craft workshop on blogging with Helen Correll and Ned Barrett.
Please arrive at least five minutes before starting time and your laptop or tablet. Advance registration is required at hubcity.org . Workshops are $25 or $20 for members of the Writers Project. To find out if your membership is current, please email us at info@hubcity.org.
Workshop: Blog as Noun, Blog as Verb
Helen Correll and Ned Barrett
February 27, 7-9pm at The Showroom
Over the last decade, “blog” has become a noun and a verb, both something we keep and something we do. Perhaps you would like to start a blog or improve on the blog you already have. This workshop will explain the benefits of blogging, help you define your blog, and discuss effective blog writing, approaching posts in a way that will attract readers and keep them coming back for more. With a fun and creative approach, you should leave the workshop with several posts written or planned and a direction for your blogging future.
In conjunction with the Spartanburg Writing Project, recertification credits are available to certified k-12 teachers. If you are a teacher and need information about how to qualify, please email Tasha Thomas.