Category Archives: Community
‘Music in the Park’ continues April 28 as Ole #4 performs
LIBERTY — The 2019 Spring Music Series “Music In The Park” began April 6 and will continue every Saturday until June 29 
(skipping May 18 for the Spring Festival).
The events are scheduled each Saturday from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in Sarlin Park off South Commerce Street downtown.
This Saturday, Ole #4 will perform. The Pickens-based groupYou must be logged in to view this content.
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Happy 90th birthday
A surprise 90th birthday party was held on March 23 honoring Corene McCollum, mother of Betty Richards and Lois Porter. Many family members and friends attended the event, which was held at Pickens View Wesleyan Church.
Community Wide Reunion planned May 4 in Pickens
PICKENS — The second annual Pickens Community Wide Reunion is set for Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The event will again be held this year at 450 Garvin St. in Pickens.
The free fun-filled event will feature food vendors, games, arts and crafts, raffles and prizes, classic and muscle cars, classic motorcycles and musical entertainment. Organizers say new activities have been added that will be fun for all.
Those interested in being a vendor, showing a car or motorcycle or volunteering are asked to call Lynne Perry at (864) 567-7282 or (864) 878-6123.
The event is sponsored by Arise From The Ashes Community Development Corporation (AFTA-CDC). The AFTA-CDC is a local nonprofit that is focused on community revitalization within Pickens.
Opera For Kids brings ‘Three Pigs’ to Pickens
PICKENS — A classic children’s story came to life recently for the students enrolled at the Pickens Presbyterian Church Child Development Center.
Opera For Kids, organized and administered by FBN Opera Productions of Chapin, arrived early on Friday, April 5, to set up the scenery for “The Three Pigs.”
Professional singers and actors from FBN Opera Productions, have been presenting children’s favorite stories set to music for 25 years.
The presentation at Pickens Presbyterian Church was the first time for a visit to Pickens, but organizers hope it is not the last
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Courier Community Calendar 4-17-19
• Free concert set for Old Pickens Church
On Sunday, April 28, the historic Old Pickens Presbyterian Church will be the site for a free concert. The event will feature the Seneca High School Madrigal Singers.
The music will run from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to appreciate the marvelous acoustics in this historic landmark. Old Pickens Church is located off U.S. Highway 183 just over
Easley Spring Fling is Saturday
By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley’s Spring Fling will feature more than 130 vendors this Saturday.
The event is scheduled for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Old Market Square.
City clerk and farmers marker manager Lisa Chapman said the festival will feature two entertainment stages.
The Easley Combined Utilities stage will host dance performances and acoustic performances.
“There will be jazz bands all day long on the amphitheater stage,” Chapman said.
The Easley Community Band will play from 9-9:30 a.m. They’ll
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YAMS and others to take part in old-time radio show performance
PICKENS — This Saturday, April 6, the Young Appalachian Musicians (YAM) will host their third radio show at the Hagood Community Center (aka Pickens Senior Center) Auditorium 
from 7-9 p.m.
Electric City Bluegrass 104.7 FM of Anderson will produce the show, and Bud Burdette will be the emcee.
Three groups from the Upstate will be entertaining. Mountain Bridge is a traditionally styled bluegrass band led by Chad Simpson and Josh Johnson. Simpson brings vocal stylings similar to James King and Junior Sisk to the band along with his strong rhythm guitar. Johnson
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Courier Community Calendar 4-3-19
• Pavilion opening in Dacusville April 6
The grand opening of the Dacusville pavilion is set for April 6. Gates at the event will open at 4 p.m. Special guests Little Roy and Izzy will begin their show beginning at 6 p.m. The Sweet Potato Pie Kids will open the show.
Hamburgers and hot dogs will be available, and those in attendance are asked to bring lawn chairs. Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the gate the day of the event. Children under
Community Calendar
• United in prayer for life event planned
On Thursday, March 21, Cornerstone Christian and Music Store will present a special service “Uniting in Prayer For Life” from 7-9 p.m. This will be a participatory program of worship, repentance, communion, scripture reading, silent and spoken prayers for our country and its unborn citizens, led by Erica Raeh. All are invited. Cornerstone Christian and Music Store is located at 1895 Gentry Memorial Highway, Easley (Solid Gold/Dalton Flats).
• Edify set to sing at Amazing Grace
Travelers Rest-based Edify is set to perform at Amazing Grace Fellowship, located at 229 Pearl St. in Pickens. The singing will be on Sunday, March 24, at 6 p.m. All are invited to join in for a time of
University Singers to take part in major National Guard event
CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan’s University Singers have been invited to perform at the Change of Command Ceremony for the South Carolina 
National Guard Feb. 16 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, located near Columbia.
The ceremony will honor Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, who will retire following 40 years of service to the South Carolina National Guard. Livingston was first elected to his current office of South Carolina Adjutant General in 2011.
During a visit to Southern Wesleyan University to speak at a 2017 Military Appreciation Luncheon, Livingston heard the University Singers perform
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