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11 Annual Plow Day Tractor & Engine Show - Friday, May 31- Saturday, June 1
Location – 320 Green Acres Road, Exit 87 off I-85
Time – 8:30 a.m – all day
Admission - $5.00 per day or $8.00 both days http://www.broadriverapa.org/events.html
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1 Maryland Southern Campaign Encampment – Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2
Location – Cowpens National Battlefield
Time – Saturday only weapons firing demonstrations at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30 and 2:30
Admission - Free
Scholar Series – author Carl Borick on prisoners of war in the American Revolution – Monday, June 3
Location – Cowpens National Battlefield Visitors Center auditorium
Time – 5:30 p.m.
Admission - Free
Wine Tasting Seminar - Thursday, June 13
Location – Cherokee County History and Arts Museum, 301 College Drive
Time – 7:00 p.m.
For reservations call 864-489-3988
“Cherokee Collects” CAVA art exhibit - Friday, June 14 through Tuesday, July 17
Location – Gaffney Visitors Center and Art Gallery, 201 West Frederick Street
Time – Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri. 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Closed Wed.
Opening Reception – Thursday, June 13 from 5:30 p.m. till 7:00 p.m.
Admission - Free
Flag Day Celebration featuring the Fort Jackson 282
Location – 205 North Limestone Street
Time – 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Admission - Free
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Army Band– Friday, June 14
Gaffney Station Farmers Market Activities Day – Saturday, June 15
Location – Gaffney Station Farmers Market
Time – 7 a.m. – 12 noon
Admission – Free
Children’s Colonial Day – Saturday, June 15
Location – Kings Mountain National Military Park
Time – Park hours
Admission - Free
Adult Paint-In – Monday, June 17
Location – Gaffney Visitors Center and Art Gallery
Time – 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Cost - $25
Friday Night Fights Criterium Finale – Friday, June 21
Location – high speed bicycle race through Historic Downtown Gaffney
Time – 6:30 p.m.
Admission – Free
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Gaffney Visitors Center and Art Gallery
210 West Frederick Street
Gaffney, SC 29341
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CARMA Inc. presents Summer Slam – Friday, June 21
Location – Capri on Main
Time – 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $5
Contact for information – www.caprionmain.com
Rally for OK 5K – Fundraiser for Oklahoma tornado victims, Saturday, June 22
Location – Historic Downtown Gaffney
Time – 7:00 a.m.
Contact for information – Kevin Vees 864.488.8346
Drew Spencer’s Grad Party with BOMBADIL – Saturday, June 22
Location – Capri on Main
Time – 8:00 p.m.
Contact for information – www.caprionmain.com
Junior Ranger Day – Saturday, June 22
Location – Kings Mountain National Military Park
Time – Park hours
Admission - Free
ATTN: Shaggers!! Steve Craig Band and the Out of Towners – Friday, June 28
Location – Capri on Main
Time – 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $7
Contact for information – www.caprionmain.com
Comedy with Jim “FN” Zarling and Bill Metzget – Saturday, June 29
Location – Capri on Main
Time – 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $5
Contact for information – www.caprionmain.com
Living History Days – Saturday, June 29 – Sunday, June 30
Location – Kings Mountain National Military Park
Time – Park hours
Admission - Free
Cherokee County Public Libraries Summer Reading 2013- Sign-up begins May 31st
Location- Cherokee County Public Libraries (Gaffney 300 E Rutledge Avenue;
Blacksburg 201 S Rutherford Street)
Contact e-mail- [email protected]
June Summer Reading Events
Family Movie Matinee: Holes (all ages)-Tuesday, June 4th @ 2:30pm at both locations
Join us for a screening of Holes! Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where
digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and "builds character." Stanley is thrown into the
adventure of his life when he and his campmates unearth the mystery of what's really going on in
the desert. Rated PG, 120 minutes.
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Gaffney, SC 29341
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Dig Into Reading with Ronald McDonald-Thursday, June 13th @ 10:30am at Gaffney; @ 2:30pm
at Blacksburg
Ronald will make reading fun by using storytelling, magic, and music to share
about dinosaur bones, worms, bugs, and anything else he can “dig up!”
Family Storytime (all ages) - Tuesday, June 18th @ 5:30pm at Gaffney; @ 4:30pm at Blacksburg
Join us for a program the whole family will love!
We’ll have stories, songs, & lots of activities for all ages.
Sarah Dippity: Dig This! - Wednesday, June 26th @ 10:30am at Gaffney; @ 2:30pm at Blacksburg
Don’t miss Sarah Dippity’s high energy, interactive comedy show that gets kids excited about
reading!
June Children's Events
Early Literacy Storytime (birth–3 years) - Every other Monday from 10:30-11am at Gaffney
June 10th: Father’s Day is next weekend, so let’s celebrate with stories about daddies!
June 24th: Dig into reading with some stories about farms and gardens.
After School Storytime (ages 4-7) - Every other Wednesday from 3:30-4:15pm at Gaffney
June 5th: Let’s talk about our favorite creepy-crawlies: bugs!
June 19th: Don’t miss this month’s alphabet storytime featuring letter F!
Tween Time (ages 8-11) - Every other Wednesday from 4:00-4:45pm at Gaffney
June 12th: Summer is a great time to pick up a new hobby, so why not try gardening? We’ll learn
some techniques and decorate biodegradable flower pots to start your own garden!
June 26th: Gitty Daneshvari, author of the School of Fear series and the Monster High juvenile
novels, will be visiting us via Skype next month! We’ll have a book club and talk about her first
book, School of Fear, over snacks. Copies of the book are available at both CCPL locations, so
pick one up and read it!
Blacksburg Story & Activity Time (ages 0-11) - Wednesdays @ 3pm at Blacksburg
June 5th: We will read stories, play parachute games, have a Dig-It-Up scavenger hunt for books,
and make a craft!
June 12th: We will read stories about underground animals, sing songs, and tell a story together.
June 19th: We will listen to stories, have a worm relay, and look at a worm farm.
June Teen Events
Live Clue (ages 12-18) - Monday, June 3rd @ 4pm at Gaffney
Can you solve the murder mystery? Come show off your detective skills in a life-size version of
the popular board game!
Library of the Undead (ages 12-18) - Monday, June 17th @ 4pm at Gaffney
Celebrate everyone’s favorite undead being with zombie snacks, games, and more. Don’t forget
to dress up in your best zombie attire for our zombie costume contest!
The Hunger Games (ages 12-18) - Tuesday, June 25th @ 4pm at Blacksburg; Monday, July 1st @ 4pm
at Gaffney
Do you have what it takes to survive The Hunger Games? Volunteer as tribute and put your
survival skills to the test. May the odds be ever in your favor!
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Gaffney Visitors Center and Art Gallery
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Gaffney, SC 29341
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CAVA’s June Children Summer Art Camp
June 17 - 21
Morning Classes 10:30-12:30
o Phunny Photography
Instructor: Noah Lindemann
Photoshop: Working with cameras and
computers to manipulate as many images as
time permits. Bring your digital camera. There
may be an extra cost for printing. Cost $45
Ages: 8-15
Limit: 12 students
o Drawing and Painting
Instructor: Shelba Cook
Kids will enjoy the expertise of a retired art
teacher while learning drawing and painting
techniques. Cost $45
Ages: K-3rd graders Limit: 10
o Mixed Media
Instructor: LaVetta Sherrill
Come and enjoy a different project everyday!
This instructor will keep you on your toes with
her inventive ideas! Cost $45
Ages: 8-12
Limit: 10
o Super Sculptures
Instructor: Jaci Stuart
Students will be making three unique sculptures
using wire, clay, wood, etc. Cost $45
Ages:8-12
Limit: 10
o Let's Have Fun!
Instructor: Shirley Baxter
Students will be making a fish print T-Shirt, a
Gourd Chard Necklace, a metal punching
project and even more “special” items just for
you!. Cost $45
Ages: 8-12
Limit: 10
Remember to wear old clothes!
Materials will be furnished unless otherwise
noted in the description!
Afternoon Classes 1:00-3:00
o Drawing and Painting
Instructor: Shelba Cook
Kids will enjoy the expertise of a retired art
teacher while learning drawing and painting
techniques. Cost $45
Ages: 4-6 graders
Limit: 10
o Wacky, Tacky Jewelry
Instructor: Pat Page
This class will include making stretch bracelets,
duct tape bracelets, corded key chains and
designing your own necklaces with recycled
jewelry objects. Cost $45
Ages: 8-12
Limit: 10
o A Different “Art” Everyday
Instructor: Cindy Wilson
From a paper tree collage, to making your own
design with ceramic tiles, to seeing what salt will
do with watercolors...you just don't know what's
next! Cost $45
Ages: 8-12
Limit: 10
o Rolling With the Flow!
Instructor: Nancy Elliott
Recycling old magazines by rolling the pages to
create their “one of a kind” geometric art
piece...using mixed media on canvas with a
slight abstract twist. Cost $45
Ages: 8-12
Limit: 10
There will be a lunch break between the
morning and afternoon classes. If your
child is staying all day he/she should bring a
dollar to provide adult supervision for the
time between classes.
Class schedules are now available for July 15—18,
2013 at the CAVA Gallery. For more info 864-4899119