The 20th annual Reedy River Duck Derby was held May 3, 2024. Approximately 14,000 rubber ducks raced downriver at Falls Park in Greenville. The event is hosted by the Rotary Club of the Reedy River Greenville. Proceeds benefit local charities. 360 degree video coming soon ..read more

Anderson Arts Center 110 Federal St. No. 6, Anderson andersonarts.org   Anderson University Henderson Auditorium 316 Boulevard, Anderson andersonuniversity.edu/school-of-the-arts   Anderson University Rainey Fine Arts Center 316 Boulevard, Anderson andersonuniversity.edu/school-of-the-arts   Anderson University Thrift Library – Vandiver Gallery 316 Boulevard, Anderson andersonuniversity.edu/school-of-the-arts   The City of Clemson Arts Center 212 Butler St., Clemson tac.clemsoncity.org   Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum 208 W. South Seco ..read more

Local nonprofit Upstate International has opened registration for its 2024 summer language classes. Interested individuals may choose from over 16 classes to learn one of seven languages such as French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Finnish. Courses run from May 20 to Aug. 9 and are offered online and in-person at Upstate International’s office at 9 S. Memminger St. in Greenville. For the 12-week term, regular classes meet once a week for 75 minutes and cost $144, while intensive courses are taught twice a week for 90 minutes and cost $385. Classes are only open to Upstate In ..read more

Situated in the Village of West Greenville, Community Journals Media Group is in the heart of the local art scene. Over the years, we have watched our arts community grow and we’ve been proud to be a partner in that expansion. In our first edition of artsUpstate, we round up arts, music and cultural events from the heart of the Upstate to the mountains of Western North Carolina. In this pocketbook guide, you will find highlights of local exhibits, concerts, screenings and festivals to get you from May through September—from Greenville’s Artisphere celebration of local, national and internation ..read more

Art & Light Fine Art Gallery 16 Aiken St., Greenville artandlightgallery.com Bon Secours Wellness Arena 640 N. Academy St., Greenville  bonsecoursarena.com Centre Stage 501 River St., Greenville centrestage.org The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St., Greenville tcmupstate.org Good Art Co. 10 Central Ave., Greenville getgoodart.co Greenville Center for Creative Arts 101 Abney St., Greenville artcentergreenville.org Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St., Greenville gcma.org Greenville Theatre 444 College St., Greenville greenvilletheatre.org Greenville County Lib ..read more

May Now-May 12, Thursday-Sunday Indie Craft Parade Spring Pop-Up Shop 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Makers Collective, 2909 Old Buncombe Road, Greenville. makerscollective.org Now-May 19 “Nickelodeon’s Spongebob the Musical” Times vary. South Carolina Children’s Theatre, 153 Augusta St., Greenville. scchildrenstheatre.org Now-May 25 “Under the Sun,” by Mary Lekoshere Times vary. Art & Light Gallery, 16 Aiken St., Greenville. artandlightgallery.com Now-May “Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred” Times vary. Sigal Music Museum, 516 Buncombe St., Greenville. sigalmusicmuseum.org Now-June ..read more

May Fridays in May Flashback Fridays 5:30-8:30 p.m., Morgan Square, 117 W. Main St., Spartanburg. cityofspartanburg.org/flashbackfridays   Now-May 18 The Imperial Eye: Picturesque Photography and Printed Media in the British Empire Times vary. Wofford College, 130 Memorial Drive, Spartanburg. wofford.edu/student-experiences/arts-culture/museum-gallery   Now-May 18 Progressions: The Evolution of Style and Subject in Work of Julia Elizabeth Tolbert Times vary. Wofford College, 130 Memorial Drive, Spartanburg. wofford.edu/student-experiences/arts-culture/museum-gallery   Now-May 18 ..read more

The Art Lounge Spartanburg 14010 Skylyn Drive, Spartanburg. shopartlounge.com   The Artists Collective Spartanburg 578 W. Main St., Spartanburg artistscollectivespartanburg.org   Artsists’ Guild of Spartanburg 200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg. https://www.artistsguildspartanburg.org/   The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 130 Magnolia St., Spartanburg tcmupstate.org   Isabel Forbes Art Gallery 1000 S. Pine St., Spartanburg. isabelforbes.com   The Johnson Collection Gallery 154 W. Main St., Spartanburg thejohnsoncollection.org   The Kindred Spirits 155 N. Spring St ..read more

Alleghany Arts Council Crouse Park, 60 Cherry St., Sparta alleghanyartscouncil.org   Art Highlands Gallery 521 N. Fourth St., Highlands arthighlands.com   Arts Council of Henderson County 2700a Greenville Highway, Flat Rock acofhc.org   Ashe County Arts Council 303 School Ave., West Jefferson ashecountyarts.org   Asheville Area Arts Council 67 Broadway St. Suite 217, Asheville artsavl.org   Asheville Art Museum 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville ashevilleart.org   The Bascom – A Center for Visual Arts 323 Franklin Road, Highlands thebascom.org   Burke Arts Council 5 ..read more

May May, Thursdays Jazz Jam 7 p.m., LEAF Global Experience, 19 Eagle St., Suite 120, Asheville. theleaf.org   May, Thursdays Americana Amphitheater Concert 6:30 p.m., Tryon Fine Arts Center Amphitheater, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon. tryonarts.org   May, Saturdays Yala Cultural Tour + Drummer 12 p.m., LEAF Global Arts, 19 Eagle St., Suite 120, Asheville. theleaf.org   Now-May 20 ‘Art of Detailing’ Exhibition Times vary. Folk Art Center, 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville. southernhighlandguild.org   Now-May 25 Exhibit: ‘Between Dreams & Reality’ Times vary. Penland Gallery, 31 ..read more