Our AIRs have been real troopers to help get Hub-Bub ready for this upcoming Saturday's Art Mart and (good) Junk Sale. The warehouse where we've been storing collected "junk" for the past six months is hot and the AIRs have spent many an afternoon rummaging through kitchenware, bags of clothing, boxes of children's toys, electronics, sporting goods, etc. What would we do without them? They'll be a big help on Saturday too when you (the general public) is here buying new (old) cool stuff for your dorm rooms and houses. When they're not selling junk, they'll be selling their own art among the 20+ other artists who are signed up to be here on Saturday. Sooo - come on by this Saturday from 10am-2pm to support local artists and support hub-culture!
Choosing the very best title for this week's AIR Update was tough to decide on. I narrowed it down to 2. Title 1...a humongous "thank you" to Abby's. Thank you Abby's for fried chicken - on Wednesday the lunch line wrapped around your building with patrons eager to get one last bite of mashed potatoes and gravy. Thank you Abby's for warm blackberry cobbler under a scoop of delicious vanilla ice cream - on Saturday we asked for 9 spoons and passed the bowl around in silence. Thank you Abby's for portobello mushrooms on a mound of creamy grits - it was hard to share. Thank you Abby's for your nice atmosphere, your friendly servers, your fun bar, and for being a downtown staple for as long as I can remember. And thank you Abby's for your support. HUB-BUB and all of Spartanburg misses you already.
This past weekend was a good one at The Showroom. Friday night we all enjoyed Stephanie's Id, a very talented and energetic band from Asheville. They were so good that I bought both cd's, covered my car in Stephanie's Id pink band stickers, voted for them (twice) to win some band competition, and almost bought a bright yellow Stephanie's Id tank top. Thank goodness visions of my Excel budget popped in my head or I'd be drinking tap water and eating peanut butter tortillas all week. Saturday night was another amazing show with our very favorites; The Bellville Outfit. Check out the crowd! The AIRs (and half of Spartanburg) showed up for this one. What a treat! Aside from that, our AIRS have been truckin' along...
This week's AIR Update is a shout out to Derya for providing both potluck and fun this past Saturday night at the Showroom. The evening began with a nice spread that included everything from tuna casserole, sweet potato burritos and veggie quesadillas, tabouleh and edamame soucatash, to pickled eggs (they are actually pink and have the consistency of a rubber squash ball..see photo), to a beautiful three-layer coconut cake sprinkled with walnuts, and a strawberry cake covered in a forest of fresh strawberries and iced with cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mmmmm...MM. After eating ourselves silly, we relocated to the couches to enjoy a short Russian animation about a beautiful cow that falls in love with an ugly crocodile. She was truly lovely and he was scaley and green but they shared a love for flowers and leaves. And it was beautiful. This was a short film that set the tone for the feature presentation...GHOSTBUSTERS. I haven't smiled for two hours straight in a long time. What a great movie! Thank you Derya for putting this night together. More potluck and fun? Yes please.
Our AIRs have been real troopers to help get Hub-Bub ready for this upcoming Saturday's Art Mart and (good) Junk Sale. The warehouse where we've been storing collected "junk" for the past six months is hot and the AIRs have spent many an afternoon rummaging through kitchenware, bags of clothing, boxes of children's toys, electronics, sporting goods, etc. What would we do without them? They'll be a big help on Saturday too when you (the general public) is here buying new (old) cool stuff for your dorm rooms and houses. When they're not selling junk, they'll be selling their own art among the 20+ other artists who are signed up to be here on Saturday. Sooo - come on by this Saturday from 10am-2pm to support local artists and support hub-culture!
Choosing the very best title for this week's AIR Update was tough to decide on. I narrowed it down to 2. Title 1...a humongous "thank you" to Abby's. Thank you Abby's for fried chicken - on Wednesday the lunch line wrapped around your building with patrons eager to get one last bite of mashed potatoes and gravy. Thank you Abby's for warm blackberry cobbler under a scoop of delicious vanilla ice cream - on Saturday we asked for 9 spoons and passed the bowl around in silence. Thank you Abby's for portobello mushrooms on a mound of creamy grits - it was hard to share. Thank you Abby's for your nice atmosphere, your friendly servers, your fun bar, and for being a downtown staple for as long as I can remember. And thank you Abby's for your support. HUB-BUB and all of Spartanburg misses you already.
This past weekend was a good one at The Showroom. Friday night we all enjoyed Stephanie's Id, a very talented and energetic band from Asheville. They were so good that I bought both cd's, covered my car in Stephanie's Id pink band stickers, voted for them (twice) to win some band competition, and almost bought a bright yellow Stephanie's Id tank top. Thank goodness visions of my Excel budget popped in my head or I'd be drinking tap water and eating peanut butter tortillas all week. Saturday night was another amazing show with our very favorites; The Bellville Outfit. Check out the crowd! The AIRs (and half of Spartanburg) showed up for this one. What a treat! Aside from that, our AIRS have been truckin' along...
This week's AIR Update is a shout out to Derya for providing both potluck and fun this past Saturday night at the Showroom. The evening began with a nice spread that included everything from tuna casserole, sweet potato burritos and veggie quesadillas, tabouleh and edamame soucatash, to pickled eggs (they are actually pink and have the consistency of a rubber squash ball..see photo), to a beautiful three-layer coconut cake sprinkled with walnuts, and a strawberry cake covered in a forest of fresh strawberries and iced with cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mmmmm...MM. After eating ourselves silly, we relocated to the couches to enjoy a short Russian animation about a beautiful cow that falls in love with an ugly crocodile. She was truly lovely and he was scaley and green but they shared a love for flowers and leaves. And it was beautiful. This was a short film that set the tone for the feature presentation...GHOSTBUSTERS. I haven't smiled for two hours straight in a long time. What a great movie! Thank you Derya for putting this night together. More potluck and fun? Yes please.
