New Exhibit at the Pickens County Museum

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.

Attention Country Music Fans - Keith Urban and Sugarland are coming to Greenville!

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.

Come Celebrate 25 years of the Pickens Azalea Festival

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.