Jan
24
Fri
2020
Jan 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
You are invited to stand with a diverse group of people who believe that hate and fear are cancers that can be healed by love and solidarity!
Questions? Contact: Rabbi Mathew Marko: [email protected]
Reverend Ronald A. Smith, Sr.: [email protected]
Jan
25
Sat
2020
Please join us on January 25th 2020, for a evening of revelry, as we celebrate the life and times of Scotland’s most beloved poet Robert Burns. The evening will be a mixture of traditional activities as well as a more modern twist on the worldwide celebrations. As usual dinner, dancing, the usual Address to the Laddies, Lassies and the honored guest the “King o’the puddin’ race…”, as well as our open mike celebration. Bring your favorite poem to recite (in the spirit of ‘Rabbie’ it can be your own or something penned by the famous). Be sure to join us for an evening you are likely to long remember. See you then.
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Master composer and “Russian Sorcerer” Mikhail Glinka casts a musical spell with his hypnotic Overture to Ruslan & Ludmila. This his “apprentices” display all they learned: be thrilled by the fiery and exotic fantasies of Stravinsky with his Firebird Suite; Borodin pulls out all the stops with his mighty and wild “Heroic Symphony” and exuberant Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor; and Rimsky-Korsakov delivers an array of dazzling orchestral colors with Capriccio espagnol.
This concert will feature a multimedia presentation of works created by students from the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Visual Arts Department in collaboration with the Greenville Center for Creative Arts.
Edvard Tchivzhel, Conductor
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan & Ludmila
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 (“Heroic Symphony”)
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Jan
26
Sun
2020
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Master composer and “Russian Sorcerer” Mikhail Glinka casts a musical spell with his hypnotic Overture to Ruslan & Ludmila. This his “apprentices” display all they learned: be thrilled by the fiery and exotic fantasies of Stravinsky with his Firebird Suite; Borodin pulls out all the stops with his mighty and wild “Heroic Symphony” and exuberant Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor; and Rimsky-Korsakov delivers an array of dazzling orchestral colors with Capriccio espagnol.
This concert will feature a multimedia presentation of works created by students from the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Visual Arts Department in collaboration with the Greenville Center for Creative Arts.
Edvard Tchivzhel, Conductor
Glinka: Overture to Ruslan & Ludmila
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
Borodin: Symphony No. 2 (“Heroic Symphony”)
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
20% Discount for Upstate International members for the January 26 concert: Use Discount Code GSOUPINTL: Click here
Jan
28
Tue
2020
Get in shape with the International Women’s Group on the fourth Tuesday of every month in our long fitness walk! Meet in the Cleveland Zoo parking lot.
We’ll walk all the way to the Swamp Rabbit Cafe, enjoy a cup of coffee and a snack, and then walk back…a good 8 miles round-trip! You’ll definitely get in your 10,000 steps for the day!
RSVP required…so we know that you are coming! Please click here to RSVP or to contact Margo for more information.
IWC Events are brought to you by Upstate International, a membership-based organization. Check out the membership page on our website for more information.
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Jan
29
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Enjoy a screening and discussion on the film Throw Down Your Heart, which connects the origins of the banjo in Africa and the Caribbean to the Appalachian region. In partnership with the Carolina Music Museum and the Spartanburg Philharmonic. Click here for more information.
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Jan
31
Fri
2020
Calling all retired/semi-retired expats living in the Upstate … we want you (members, spouses and significant others) to join us. Come and connect with fellow expats and share information about current and cultural events in the Upstate.
We plan to meet for lunch and conversation every 4th Friday of the month at Roost from February through June. Roost offers a lovely lunch buffet for $9.95 that includes salad, soup and flatbread pizza buffet, or you can always order a la carte. We look forward to meeting you.
Please RSVP by emailing Sandy here so she can reserve an appropriate sized table.
Feb
3
Mon
2020
Come Dance with the Greenville International Folk Dancers
every Monday in February
Learn to move confidently in waltz time with line, circle and set dances from around the world. No partner or experience needed. Hosted by the Greenville International Folk Dancers with Greenville Parks and Recreation.
Cost: $8.00 for the entire 4-week session; $3/4 per night.
For more information please contact Judy at [email protected] or click here.
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Ensemble 4.1 is a “piano windtet” brought to life by four wind soloists from top German orchestras and one unmistakable pianist.
Click here for information and tickets.
Feb
4
Tue
2020
Join the Upstate International Women’s Group every 1st Tuesday of the month (September through May) for a different program each month.
We delight in the varied speakers we bring in each month, as 
well as the performances, potlucks, and more that make up our programming. Most especially, we appreciate and value the friendships we make along the way.
Schedule subject to change:
- Tuesday, January 7: Full Potential by Fatima Ghzala
- Tuesday, February 4: Jaramilo Dance Company
- Tuesday, March 3: International Fashion Show
- Tuesday, April 7: Relaxation with Bernadine
- Tuesday, May 5: Spring Potluck English High Tea
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Feb
5
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Feb
6
Thu
2020
Feb 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
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What is bitcoin and blockchain technology?
How did it originate? What is the global impact?
Learn everything you need to know to prepare for the next
big technological advancement. Lunch is included.
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Join the World Affairs Council Upstate and our co-hosts, the European American Chamber of Commerce-Carolinas and Upstate Alliance as we welcome Sheri Kaiserman, co-founder of Maco.la, a blockchain focused equity investment fund and advisory/HR services firm. Sheri is an accomplished finance professional with over 30 years of Wall Street experience. After beginning her career at Oppenheimer and spending 10 years as an equity research salesperson, she went to Wedbush Securities and built and ran their equities business for 16 years. Under Sheri’s leadership, Wedbush was the first Wall Street firm to begin publishing research on private companies (2010), and then was the first to publish research on the topic of bitcoin and blockchain (December 2013).
Sheri left Wall Street early in 2018 to co-found Maco.la and enjoys sharing her knowledge about what blockchain technology can do for business and society.
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“I feel so fortunate to have gotten involved in the blockchain space as early as I did and I love helping educate others on the topic. We are still so early in this technological evolution and it has been immensely rewarding giving others the opportunity to experience the same excitement I get every day.”– Sheri Keiserman
Lunch included: $15.00 UI Members; $20 Non-member
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Feb
10
Mon
2020
Come Dance with the Greenville International Folk Dancers
every Monday in February
Learn to move confidently in waltz time with line, circle and set dances from around the world. No partner or experience needed. Hosted by the Greenville International Folk Dancers with Greenville Parks and Recreation.
Cost: $8.00 for the entire 4-week session; $3/4 per night.
For more information please contact Judy at [email protected] or click here.
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen MirzaA Place for Us takes us back to the beginning of this family’s life: from the bonds that bring them together, to the differences that pull them
apart.
apart.
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The International Book Club is open to all members of Upstate International and usually meets once a month from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Guests are welcome to attend a meeting before being asked to join. Click here for more information or to become a member. For more information on the International Book Club please contact Caroline here.
Feb
11
Tue
2020
Come out and enjoy a nice hike with the UIWG on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, starting in September. Meet at the Starbucks on E. North St.
UIWG Events are brought to you by Upstate International, a membership-based organization. Check out the membership page on our website for more information.
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Feb
12
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Feb
13
Thu
2020
For ladies of all ages and fitness levels, children who can walk 3 miles, babies in strollers. . .Join the Upstate International Women’s Group for Stride and Stroll(er) on the 2nd Thursday of every month!
Meet us at the Greenville Zoo parking lot at 9 am.
Then … 2 options: 1) Some of us will walk slowly to the Children’s garden, turn around and have a snack at the cafe Spill the Beans and return to the parking lot by noon. 2) For ladies who would like to cover more miles and walk faster, please plan to walk ahead to the railroad bridge and come back to meet us at the cafe on your return.
Please RSVP (required) with Ursula by clicking here.
UIWG Events are brought to you by Upstate International, a membership-based organization. Check out the membership page on our website for more information.
Feb
16
Sun
2020
Presented by the Temple of Israel
Save the Dates and Buy Your Tickets Now.
The Music on Sunday Concert Series focuses on bringing an affordable series of 6 quality Concerts to Greenville area residents/visitors each year. Our Concerts offer Concertgoers a variety of Classical, Contemporary, Popular and Broadway programs performed by regional and internationally-renowned artists.
Salsa Shark on September 15; American Chamber Players on
October 27; 9 String Theory on November 10; Jack Cohan & Friends on January 19; Bandana Klezmer on February 16 and “Broadway Swings” with Wendy Jones & the Jason DeCristofaro Trio on March 15.
Each Concert is followed by a complimentary “Meet the Artists” Wine & Cheese Reception and complimentary parking for a total of $85 (or $20/Concert if the entire Season is not to your liking).
Click HERE to pay for tickets online, OR purchase tickets at the door on the day of concert.
Feb
17
Mon
2020
Come Dance with the Greenville International Folk Dancers
every Monday in February
Learn to move confidently in waltz time with line, circle and set dances from around the world. No partner or experience needed. Hosted by the Greenville International Folk Dancers with Greenville Parks and Recreation.
Cost: $8.00 for the entire 4-week session; $3/4 per night.
For more information please contact Judy at [email protected] or click here.
Feb
18
Tue
2020
Join the International Women’s Club for our monthly Coffee & Conversation every 3rd Tuesday of the month. Meet new people in a relaxed and easy environment, many of us are from abroad while just as many are from the US; we love to share stories and cultures.
No RSVP.
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Feb
19
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Feb
20
Thu
2020
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The Greenville Jewish Film Festival
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Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month (September through May) to enjoy internationally inspired cuisine, make new friends, and have a great time. Guaranteed!
Please refer to our weekly eBlast or monthly eNewsletter for the selected restaurant as it changes every month.
Sign up for our eNews announcements here.
RSVP required so we can make reservations and know how many to expect. Please click here to RSVP or to contact Carmen for more information.
Feb
22
Sat
2020
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23
Sun
2020
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Feb
24
Mon
2020
Come Dance with the Greenville International Folk Dancers
every Monday in February
Learn to move confidently in waltz time with line, circle and set dances from around the world. No partner or experience needed. Hosted by the Greenville International Folk Dancers with Greenville Parks and Recreation.
Cost: $8.00 for the entire 4-week session; $3/4 per night.
For more information please contact Judy at [email protected] or click here.
Feb
25
Tue
2020
Get in shape with the International Women’s Group on the fourth Tuesday of every month in our long fitness walk! Meet in the Cleveland Zoo parking lot.
We’ll walk all the way to the Swamp Rabbit Cafe, enjoy a cup of coffee and a snack, and then walk back…a good 8 miles round-trip! You’ll definitely get in your 10,000 steps for the day!
RSVP required…so we know that you are coming! Please click here to RSVP or to contact Margo for more information.
IWC Events are brought to you by Upstate International, a membership-based organization. Check out the membership page on our website for more information.
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Feb
26
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Lunch and Laugh your way into the rest of your afternoon by joining the International Women’s Group every 4th Wednesday. We have such a good time together and look forward to welcoming you to our group.
No RSVP
Feb
28
Fri
2020
Calling all retired/semi-retired expats living in the Upstate … we want you (members, spouses and significant others) to join us. Come and connect with fellow expats and share information about current and cultural events in the Upstate.
We plan to meet for lunch and conversation every 4th Friday of the month at Roost from February through June. Roost offers a lovely lunch buffet for $9.95 that includes salad, soup and flatbread pizza buffet, or you can always order a la carte. We look forward to meeting you.
Please RSVP by emailing Sandy here so she can reserve an appropriate sized table.
Mar
3
Tue
2020
Join the Upstate International Women’s Group every 1st Tuesday of the month (September through May) for a different program each month.
We delight in the varied speakers we bring in each month, as well as the performances, potlucks, and more that make up our programming. Most especially, we appreciate and value the friendships we make along the way.
Schedule subject to change:
- Tuesday, January 7: Full Potential by Fatima Ghzala
- Tuesday, February 4: Jaramilo Dance Company
- Tuesday, March 3: International Fashion Show
- Tuesday, April 7: Relaxation with Bernadine
- Tuesday, May 5: Spring Potluck English High Tea
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Mar
4
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Mar
10
Tue
2020
Come out and enjoy a nice hike with the UIWG on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, starting in September. Meet at the Starbucks on E. North St.
UIWG Events are brought to you by Upstate International, a membership-based organization. Check out the membership page on our website for more information.
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Mar
11
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Mar
12
Thu
2020
For ladies of all ages and fitness levels, children who can walk 3 miles, babies in strollers. . .Join the Upstate International Women’s Group for Stride and Stroll(er) on the 2nd Thursday of every month!
Meet us at the Greenville Zoo parking lot at 9 am.
Then … 2 options: 1) Some of us will walk slowly to the Children’s garden, turn around and have a snack at the cafe Spill the Beans and return to the parking lot by noon. 2) For ladies who would like to cover more miles and walk faster, please plan to walk ahead to the railroad bridge and come back to meet us at the cafe on your return.
Please RSVP (required) with Ursula by clicking here.
UIWG Events are brought to you by Upstate International, a membership-based organization. Check out the membership page on our website for more information.
Mar
15
Sun
2020
Mar 15 @ 3:00 pm
Presented by the Temple of Israel, a proud participant of Upstate International Month
Buy Your Tickets Now.
The Music on Sunday Concert Series focuses on bringing an affordable series of 6 quality Concerts to Greenville area residents/visitors each year. Our Concerts offer Concertgoers a variety of Classical, Contemporary, Popular and Broadway programs performed by regional and internationally-renowned artists.
Salsa Shark on September 15; American Chamber Players on
October 27; 9 String Theory on November 10; Jack Cohan & Friends on January 19; Bandana Klezmer on February 16 and “Broadway Swings” with Wendy Jones & the Jason DeCristofaro Trio on March 15.
Each Concert is followed by a complimentary “Meet the Artists” Wine & Cheese Reception and complimentary parking for a total of $85 (or $20/Concert if the entire Season is not to your liking).
Click HERE to pay for tickets online, OR purchase tickets at the door on the day of concert.
Mar
17
Tue
2020
Join the International Women’s Club for our monthly Coffee & Conversation every 3rd Tuesday of the month. Meet new people in a relaxed and easy environment, many of us are from abroad while just as many are from the US; we love to share stories and cultures.
No RSVP.
Join our friendly Spanish language facilitators for our Spanish Conversation Club each Tuesday evening. This is a great way to practice your Spanish in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
SCC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Teresa Nesbitt Cosby is an Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Furman University. Her specialty is constitutional law and racial and ethnic politics. Her J.D. is from Howard University.
Ms. Cosby was the law clerk of retired United States Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe, Jr., she has served as an Assistant Deputy Attorney General for the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, was the Executive Director of Legal Services of South Carolina, and the former Legal Services of Western Carolina. She has also served as the Executive Director of the Black Family Land Trust, a six state
program. She serves and has served on national, state and local boards of directors, which includes her service as chair of the Civil Policy Group of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, and the Upstate Community Mediation Center.
This event is a discussion NOT an in-character performance. In the Chautauqua History Comes Alive Festival June 12 – 2, Rosa Parks will be performed by Becky Stone from Fairview, NC.
Mar
18
Wed
2020
Join our friendly English language facilitators for our English Conversation Club each Wednesday morning. This is a great way to practice your English in a warm and welcoming environment and to share ideas and cultures through conversation.
ECC is free to members and no RSVP is necessary. Just show up…and we’ll talk.
Mar
19
Thu
2020
Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month (September through May) to enjoy internationally inspired cuisine, make new friends, and have a great time. Guaranteed!
Please refer to our weekly eBlast or monthly eNewsletter for the selected restaurant as it changes every month.
Sign up for our eNews announcements here.
RSVP required so we can make reservations and know how many to expect. Please click here to RSVP or to contact Carmen for more information.