New community theater planned at Phillis Wheatley Community Center
Clark Nesbitt's No Dreams Deferred has been staging performances in the 400-seat auditorium at the Simpsonville Arts Center since 2023.
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Phillis Wheatley Community Center announces 2024 Hall of Fame champions
The ceremony will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 335 Greenacre Road in Greenville and will include a live performance by Phillip Boykin.
Under one roof: Phillis Wheatley Center’s Randy Jackson on restoring a community legacy
Now in its 104th year, the center is a benchmark of collaboration with its partner agencies.
Bon Secours Health System to host free Health Day Fair at the Phillis Wheatley Community Center
All services will be provided in mobile units.
Giving Matters: Phillis Wheatley Community Center builds community, helps families reach potential
“The Phillis Wheatley Community Center has made great strides in the last two years to ensure its legacy of service continues well into the future,” says Bob Morris, president of the Community Foundation of Greenville.
Roper Mountain Science Center dedicates bridge to Sen. Ralph Anderson
A plaque honoring Anderson now stands at the start of a bridge which leads to the center’s Environmental Science Building.
Phillis Wheatley wrote herself into the history books
Phillis Wheatley was the first Black author to publish a book of poetry in the United States.
Update: Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Wheatley Community Center, YMCA of Greenville
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Greenville Monday afternoon as part of the White House’s month-long push for a vaccinated America. The “We Can Do This” tour is one…
City of Greenville, Greenlink to host Black History Month bus tours
The free tours will highlight the history and significance of 11 sites located throughout the city.
New theater company stages rousing gospel musical ‘Crowns’ in Simpsonville
“Crowns” opens Oct. 6 with six performances through Oct. 15 at the Simpsonville Arts Center.
Furman history professor’s book explores Greenville 100 years ago
Furman history professor Courtney Tollison Hartness explores how Greenville evolved from 1880 to 1930 in “Our Country First, Then Greenville."
International Ballet
International Ballet’s mission is to inspire joy and success through professional ballet training and performances. On all counts, Executive Director Sarah Shoemaker, Artistic Director Vlada Kysselova, the IB staff, and, of course, their dancers, achieve that.
Hoop dreams: A history of women’s basketball in the Upstate
Let’s take a timeout for a history lesson about women’s hoops in the Upstate.
The overlooked history of Greenville’s Black business district
A couple of buildings are all that’s left of Greenville’s historically overlooked Black business district, which once spanned roughly eight blocks off Main Street.
Black history in photos
Activism is only part of Black history and this time period is also filled with community moments. See more photos.