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Art and History will blend well in the presentation of the enjoyable “Lock, Stock, & Barrel: hunting in a different era” exhibit at the Pickens County Museum of Art & History. The opening reception for this show is Saturday, September 19th, 6:00pm-8:00pm and the public is invited.
This “Lock, Stock, & Barrel: hunting in a different era” is a large exhibit that fills two of the three art galleries at the Pickens County Museum. In the large gallery, the visitor will view over twenty flintlock and percussion rifles starting in a timeline with an early French Officers style Fusil (1730), moving on to famous styles we have all heard about like Trade rifles, the “Brown Bess”, Pennsylvania Long rifle, Southern Mountain rifles and ending with a Palmetto S.C. Armory Style Musket (1842). You don’t want to miss the opportunity to see a special rifle featured in this exhibit; an original 1846 Gillespie Rifle. If you want to learn what it takes to load one of these types of rifles, watch one of our local re-enactors demonstrate this and talk about flintlocks in the DVD playing in this gallery.
In addition to rifles, an expanded view of hunting “accoutrements” for that era will be displayed with a variety of powder horns, shooting bags, knives, and turkey calls which are on loan for this exhibit to the Pickens County Museum from the Wild Turkey Federation in Edgefield.
Enter the Sealevel art gallery and you step into an exhibit that pays homage to the Trading Post. Beamer Trading Post which was in the Estatoee Valley during this time period was the inspiration for this section of the Lock, Stock, and Barrel exhibition. The old trade journals from this area reflect a time when a hunter used animal hides (pelts) as a form of commerce to trade “purchase” needed supplies at such a trading post. Here there is a display on the steps involved in tanning a deer hide. An exhibit on the history of Black Powder will point out how Powdersville, SC got its name. And many original trade items like blankets and beads along with supplies like blocks of black tea and green coffee beans.
The “Lock, Stock, & Barrel: hunting in a different era” exhibit will be on display through November 19th. Mark your calendars, so, you won’t miss it.
The Pickens County Museum of Art & History is funded in part by Pickens County, members and friends of the museum and a grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Located at the corner of Hwy. 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens SC, the museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcomed. For more information call the museum at (864) 898-5963.
Acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks will be signing his latest book, The Last Song. Sparks actually wrote the screenplay before the book. MILEY CYRUS stars in the movie, which just wrapped on Tybee Island, Georgia.
The book signing begins at 6 pm on September 9th, 2009. Come to The Open Book for the ONLY book signing in South Carolina.
Beginning Friday, June 5th downtown Pickens will be the site of “Pickens Friday Night Live”, an event featuring live music from a variety of genres. The event will be held at Legacy Square and will highlight local talent and food from local vendors.
June 5th will feature bluegrass music. The event will run from 7:30 to 9:30 PM.
The Pickens County Museum has a new exhibit; according to the Pickens Couny website:
The Pickens County Cultural Commission is pleased to announce that the Pickens County Museum of Art & History’s “Thirtieth Annual Juried South Carolina Artist’s Exhibition” reception and awards ceremony was held on Saturday April 18. The exhibition will continue through June 11, 2009.
In addition to the twenty-three works of art singled out for special mention, there are one-hundred and seven others on the walls and pedestals throughout the museum’s Sealevel Gallery, G-1 Gallery and Focus Gallery. No matter where your individual taste in art may lead, you will find some satisfaction in this exhibition. The variety of work represented is a generous reflection of the community of artists presently at work in South Carolina.
The Pickens County Museum of Art & History is funded in part by Pickens County, friends and members of the museum and a grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Located at the corner of Hwy. 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens SC, the museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcomed. For more information call the museum at (864) 898-5963.
If you're going to be in the upstate area on June 17, 2009 be sure to make plans to see country superstars Keith Urban and Sugarland performing at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC. The concert starts at 7:30; doors open one hour earlier.
Tickets are $77.50, $50.50 and $20. Click here to purchase tickets online.
This year the celebration takes place April 16-18. The official website states:
Spring, with its warming days encouraging trees to bud and flowers to grace the landscape, is always a reason to celebrate, and Pickens takes full advantage of the opportunity.
A 1989 brochure promoting the city’s annual festival said it best with the words “When the azaleas are blooming in Pickens, South Carolina, the little town celebrates!”
And having fun in a family-oriented atmosphere is exactly what they do during the Azalea Festival, which occurs each year in April.
Events include amusement rides, classic car cruise in, entertainment for all, arts/crafts, carriage rides and hot air balloons.
 We invite you to take a break from the day to day stresses of life and enjoy a quiet cabin getaway on the Saluda River.
Young Joseph Blythe and his bride carefully maneuvered their wagon and horse through the thick forest of hemlock, oak, poplar and white pines. They had traveled a long distance and were wearily searching for a place to camp for the night. When they emerged from the forest, they discovered a place that would become something much more than an overnight camp. They discovered the beautiful, calm waters of the Saluda River. It was here the young couple established their home and began raising their family.
The same scenic beauty, calm waters, majestic trees are available to any who are seeking refuge from the pressure-filled, hectic schedules of life. The shady, gently sloping banks of the Saluda are waiting to offer you the same calming and mystical charm it gave the Blythes’ in days gone by.
This rustic, completely updated, 1940s era cabin sites in an area named for this adventurous Blythe family. It sits on the banks of the Saluda River, just feet from the waters edge. Yes, with proper equipment, you can cast from the screened porch to catch multiple rainbow and brown trout as well as brim and catfish. The river is stocked weekly making the fishing some of the best around. Just a short distance down-river are the shoals that bear the Blythe name. As you sit on the riverside patio the resident “beaver family” will introduce themselves to you as they go on their daily swim-along happily. As they pass by, they will slap their tails on the water as their way to say hello.
We are offering an unfurnished four year old log cabin style home with three bedrooms and two baths. The stunning views feature one side overlooking Lake Jocassee stretching up to Whiteside Mountain in Cashiers, NC and Table Rock and Caesar’s Head on the other side.
Has a long deck to enjoy the views outdoors, oversized windows, large storage basement. Kitchen has refrigerator and oven/range.
Click here for more pictures and information.
Roughly 45 minutes to Greenville, 30 minutes to Clemson.
The first ”Primitive Skills” workshop at the Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center in Pickens, SC will be an intensive, hands-on weekend session concentrating on the Southeastern Rivercane Blowgun. Guest instructor Doug Meyer from Kannapolis, NC will lead the participants through the historical record of blowguns in cultures throughout the world, and then focus on the Rivercane blowgun as used by the Cherokee Tribe in the Southeast. Each participant will make their own blowgun, learning the skills of opening and smoothing the bore, fire straightening, and finishing.
Each will then learn to make the darts using cane, thistle, and local cotton. The fine points of shooting your blowgun will be taught, and plenty of time will be allowed for practice and friendly competition.
Doug Meyer is a well known expert on blowguns, has written in the Bulletin of Primitive Technology, and is nearing publication on a book about blowguns.
The workshop will begin at 12:00 noon on Saturday November 8 and end Sunday afternoon November 9. Participants should bring a sharp knife, notebook, and pencil. Overnight camping will be permitted on the mill site, as well as in the cabins and on the porches. Bring a tent, bedroll, and sleeping pad if desired. A Saturday night meal will be provided, and gathering around the fire ring Saturday night is encouraged.
Pre-Registration is required. The workshop is open to participants ages 18 and up and is limited to a Maximum of 20 students on a first come, first serve basis. Tuition for the weekend workshop is $ 50.00 per person, payable to the Pickens County Museum, and does include all materials necessary to make your own blowgun and darts. Pickens County, the instructor, or organizers assume no responsibility for the safety or security of the participants. Participation is at your own risk.
The Hagood Mill is located just 3 miles north of Pickens or 5 ½ miles south of Cherokee Foothills Scenic Hwy 11 off SC Hwy 178 at 138 Hagood Mill Road. Hagood Mill is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 until 4:00, to tour the buildings and grounds and to visit the Mill Site Gift Shop.
For additional information or to register for this workshop please contact the Hagood Mill at (864) 898-2936 or the Pickens County Museum at (864) 898-5963.
The Pickens County Museum of Art & History has announced it will be presenting three new exhibitions from September 13 through November 13, 2008.
“Faraway Pianos and Tin Parades” Works by Diane Kilgore Condon
A native of Wassau, WI, Diane Kilgore Condon, has called Greenville, SC home since the completion of her Fine Arts Degree from Bob Jones University in 1988. Having exhibited widely throughout South Carolina, the painter and sculptor is also the owner and director of the ArtBomb, a non-profit studio complex for artists in Greenville.
“Amanda Sanders Mensing: Reflections”
Amanda Sanders Mensing earned her B.F.A. from Anderson (College) University with a concentration in Drawing and Painting. Currently living Seneca, SC, the artist, a member of Oil Painters of America, has won numerous awards in national juries. Her work, often depicting photo-realistic images of antique, classic and ‘muscle’ cars, can also be seen at Portfolio Gallery in Columbia, SC as well as the Artists Loft in Seneca.
“The Art and Poetry of Robert Spencer”
Living in Clemson, SC, Robert Spencer received his B.A. from South Carolina State University, and his M.F.A. from Clemson University. Spencer has worked as an Art Educator for the 25 years; the past 19 at Seneca Middle School. His work, often including poetry inspired by, or inspirational of, his subject has been included in numerous state, regional and national exhibitions, including “Works from the SC State Art Collection: The African American Voice” and the Columbia Museum of Art’s “Conflict and Transcendence: African-American Art in South Carolina.”
Located at the corner of Hwy. 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens SC, the museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcomed.
For more information please contact the museum at (864) 898-5963.
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