Uptown Greenwood

South Carolina Festival of Discovery

 
9th Annual South Carolina Festival of Discovery
July 9 - 11, 2009
Greenwood, South Carolina
Schedule of Events

 

For additional information, contact us at (864) 942-8448 or uptown@cityofgreenwoodsc.comCLICK HERE to download the one-page 2009 schedule pdf!

Friday, July 3 2009
 
Art of Barbeque Cooking Class
5:30 PM
Presented by Carolina Pride
Arts Center at the Federal Building
Featuring pit master Charles Fretwell
If you are a serious backyard cook….want to learn a little about competitive BBQ…THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU!
$50 Entry Fee Per Person Includes Meal
DOWNLOAD CLASS ENTRY PDF

 

Thursday, July 9 2009

5:30 - 8 PM - Live After 5 Outdoor Concert Series - Countybank Plaza 419 Main Street Featuring Port Salemo, FL's THE NOUVEAUX HONKIES - Rain Venue - Inn on the Square Ballroom (105 E Court Avenue)

8:15 PM - 'The Traveling Diner Show' presented by WLMA 1350 AM Greenwood Community Theatre (110 Main Street); Turn on the dial of old time radio as we travel back in time to bring radio back to life at GCT!  This is a benefit show.  Donations accepted for the Greenwood Soup Kitchen.  Greenwood Blues Crusie favorite Shrimp City Slim will be serving as the 'house band' for the show!

Friday, July 10 2009

5 PM - 10 PM - Palmetto Amusement Rides - Washington Avenue

5 PM - 11 PM - "Meet & Greet" the BBQ & Hash Contestants

8 PM - jon holloway's meridian courtyard 140 Maxwell Avenue - Davis Cohen

8 PM - Kicker's 301 Maxwell Avenue - North Carolina's Lightnin' Wells

6 PM - 11 PM - Greenwood Blues Cruise Outdoor Concert - EMBARQ Mainstage

9 PM - Midnight - Greenwood Blues Cruise T W Boons, Uptown Sushi, Inn on the Square, Howard's on Main, and Polo's - FREE BLUES ALL 5 VENUES!

Saturday, July 11 2009

10 AM - 10 PM - Palmetto Amusement Rides - Washington Avenue

10 AM - 5 PM - Arts & Crafts Vendors - Don't miss homemade jams, cakes, BBQ sauces/rubs, needle/stitch art work, 'yard art,' baskets, wire wrapped jewelry, marionettes, and much more!

11 AM - 4 PM - "Taster's Choice" BBQ Sampling Session

10 AM - 10 PM - EMBARQ Mainstage Performances

    • 10 - 11:00 AM - Kinesis
    • 11:00 AM - Noon -  Greenwood Area Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mass Choir
    • Noon - Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest - DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM (pdf)

             $250 prize to the winner - Sponsored by Colors Unlimited of Greenwood

    • 1 - 2 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring - SC's Blues Doctor Drink Small
    • 2:30 - 3:30 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring - Texas Bluesman Randy McAllister
    • 4 - 5 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring - North Carolina's Lightnin' Wells
    • 5 - 6 PM - BBQ & Hash Awards Ceremony
    • 7 - 10 PM - Blues Cruise Featuring -

10 AM - 4 PM - Greenwood Railroad Museum - Enjoy Greenwood's rolling stock!

11 AM - 5 PM - Arts Center at the Federal Building - Gallery & Gift Shop Open - enjoy the Festival of Flowers Art Exhibit on display

8 PM - jon holloway's meridian courtyard 140 Maxwell Avenue - Davis Cohen

8 PM - Kicker's 301 Maxwell Avenue - North Carolina's Lightnin' Wells

9 PM - Midnight - Greenwood Blues Cruise T W Boons, Uptown Sushi, Inn on the Square, Howard's on Main, and Polo's - FREE BLUES ALL 5 VENUES!


For more information, contact uptown@cityofgreenwoodsc.com.

Uptown Greenwood Development Corporation
P.O.Box 202
Greenwood, SC 29648
(864) 942-8448