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08 / 1
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Maria Mitchell, the first professional female astronomer in the United States, was born on this day in 1818. Mitchell was raised in a Quaker community, which was one of the few groups that felt women should have equal educational opportunities as men. She had the notable discovery that sunspots are “whirling vertical cavities” and not, as thought at the time, clouds.
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08 / 2
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End: 10:59 pm
Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming.” Myrna Loy would have been 103 today. She used her fame in the 1930s-40s to champion the rights of black actors and to give them dignity onscreen, rather than the stereotypes they often played at the time.
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08 / 3
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Martha Stewart’s birthday is today. Bake a cake entirely out of the flour you hand-milled from your personal wheat crop and decorate it with homemade buttercream frosting and fruit from your organic orchard to celebrate.
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08 / 4
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today is the 52nd birthday of Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of eBay. Since resigning from eBay in March 2008, she is considering a run for Governor of California in 2010.
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08 / 5
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Dame Miriam Rothschild, a leading entomologist and zoologist, was born on this day in 1908. Scientifically, she was a foremost expert on fleas and was the first person to figure out the biology of how fleas jump. Socially, she campaigned for the legalization of homosexuality in the U.K. in the 1960s and was a vegetarian—she refused to wear any form of leather or fur.
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08 / 6
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Lucille Ball’s birthday is today…she clashed with CBS execs after they tried not to let her have a pregnancy storyline in her show. They finally caved, but still wouldn’t allow her to say “pregnant.” Throughout the episode, they had to refer to her as “expecting” instead.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Grandma Moses was born 148 years ago today. She started painting in her 70s after arthritis made it difficult for her to continue her art of embroidery. She went on to become one of America’s most popular folk artists and lived to the age of 101.
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08 / 7
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
Don’t miss The Swinging’ Medallions at Larkin’s Rhythm on the River. The summer music series brings some of the top Beach Music talent right from the Grand Strand to the Banks of the Reedy River in downtown Greenville. Last summer, Rhythm on the River raised more than $40,000 for charity. So mark your calendar for every Thursday through September, pack up your cooler, enjoy the tunes and help in the fundraising effort. 7pm, $10 admission. rhythmontheriver.com.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
On Thursday, August 7 from 6:30 to 8:00pm, join the staff of skirt! magazine for “Women Who Wine” at Vino 100 in a fun evening of wine and wit! Proceeds will benefit Safe Harbor, an emergency housing shelter and counseling center for women and children who have been victims of domestic violence. For reservations, call 236-8604. Space is limited, so call soon! $15 per person (plus tax) includes four wine tastings, cheese, crackers and tapenades.
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08 / 8
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08 / 9
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County, in keeping with its recently adopted environmentally friendly focus, will hold its “Raise the Roof – And Make it Green” annual fundraising event at Fluor Field at the West End 4-7pm. The fun-filled community evening will feature catering, silent and live auctions, and Bluegrass entertainment by Last Road. Children will enjoy “eco” crafts, face-painting, ball bins, autographs by celebrity athletes and Characters-In-Motion. Habitat believes that building homes with a “green” focus promotes financial savings to the homeowner.
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End: 10:59 pm
Janie Porter Barrett was born on this day in 1865. She founded the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls, a rehabilitation center for troubled girls which was centered on self-reliance and self-discipline. It became a model for other similar schools and was extremely successful—the majority of students found jobs and had families after leaving the facility. It became integrated in 1965 and still exists today under the name of the Barrett Learning Center.
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08 / 10
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Mary Gove Nichols was born 198 years ago, today. She traveled the country speaking about women’s health and anatomy, but was scorned by many of her time for her belief in “free love” instead of marriage, which Nichols considered to be the “annihilation of women.” She believed that health, freedom and sexual liberation were all linked was an outspoken advocate for all three.
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08 / 11
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
Safe Kids® Upstate, an organization dedicated to preventing accidental childhood injury and led by Children’s Hospital of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, will provide bike safety information and give away helmets (while supplies last) during Bike Night at the Drive at the Greenville Drive game. Call 240-4500 or visit greenvilledrive.com.
Start: 4:00 pm
Start: 08/11/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/12/2008 - 16:00
Auditions for New Play Festival will be held at Centre Stage. Actors of every description are urged to audition. Each year, four plays are selected from hundreds of submitted scripts, and the chosen four are presented during Festival week September 8-13. Auditionees are asked to dress comfortably and to bring headshots/resumes if available. 7pm. centrestage.org.
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08 / 12
End: 4:00 pm
Start: 08/11/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/12/2008 - 16:00
Auditions for New Play Festival will be held at Centre Stage. Actors of every description are urged to audition. Each year, four plays are selected from hundreds of submitted scripts, and the chosen four are presented during Festival week September 8-13. Auditionees are asked to dress comfortably and to bring headshots/resumes if available. 7pm. centrestage.org.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today would have been the 91st birthday of Gladys Bentley, a Harlem Renaissance blues singer. Openly lesbian during her early career (she dressed in tuxedos and top hats with a drag queen chorus line singing back-up and flirted with female patrons), during the McCarthy era, she put on dresses, married a man and claimed that taking female hormones had “cured” her, in order to avoid being put on trial.
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08 / 13
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Left-hander’s Day is today. Approximately 7-10% of the population is left-handed, and left-handed females are rarer than males. Joan of Arc, Queen Victoria, Eudora Welty, Greta Garbo and Ruth Bader Ginsberg are some of these unique, southpawed females.
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08 / 14
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
The Fantastic Shakers come to Larkin’s Rhythm on the River. The summer music series brings some of the top Beach Music talent right from the Grand Strand to the Banks of the Reedy River in downtown Greenville. 7pm, $5 admission. rhythmontheriver.com.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (often known as L.E.L.), a poet, was born on this day in 1802. While her poetry has not withstood the test of time, she was respected by her contemporaries for paving the way for other female writers. Christina G. Rossetti and Elizabeth Barrett Browning were just a few of her literary admirers who wrote tributes to her.
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08 / 15
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Julia Child, former assistant in the OSS’s Secret Intelligence division and celebrity chef and author, would have been 96 today. Her legendary persona and accessible recipes made her a pop culture icon.
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08 / 16
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Madonna turns 50 today. From “Like a Virgin” to “4 Minutes,” she manages to push the envelope on the issue of sexuality and proves to be an enormous influence to society (Kabbalah, anyone?) while putting out an endless stream of shake-your-booty tunes.
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08 / 17
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” Mae West, stage and screen actress, who pushed the social limits on female sexuality, was born on this day in 1893.
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08 / 18
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08 / 19
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Coco Chanel, the revolutionary designer who liberated women from centuries of corsets with simple, menswear inspired fashions, was born 125 years ago today. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
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08 / 20
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08 / 21
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
Enjoy the sounds of Jim Quick & the Coastline Band at to Larkin’s Rhythm on the River. 7pm, $5 admission. rhythmontheriver.com.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
The South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation presents Handbags for Hope, a purse auction with creations by local artists who design and donate approximately 100 one-of-a-kind handbags. Many celebrity-autographed handbags are also available. The South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation supports women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, educates the public and supports research of the leading cause of death in women in the United States. Ticket prices ($20/$25 door) include a selection of heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages.
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08 / 22
Start: 9:31 am
Start: 08/22/2008 - 09:31
End: 08/24/2008 - 09:31
Upstate Women’s Show
Share your thoughts, pick up a free issue, give us your ideas. We’ll be at Booth #465. We would love to meet you!
Start: 4:00 pm
Start: 08/22/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/24/2008 - 16:59
The Upstate Women’s Show is an exciting new event at the Carolina First Center in Greenville designed to give women the opportunity to learn, compare and shop for thousands of products and services in a fun and interactive environment. Lisa Rinna will make a celebrity appearance. Comedy from the Café and Then Some, cooking demonstrations on the Bi-Lo Cooking Stage and the St. Francis Energize Zone are a few of the exciting events planned for the weekend. 864.250.9713 or UpstateWomensShow.com.
Start: 4:00 pm
Start: 08/22/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/24/2008 - 16:59
The Three Cuckolds, a colorful, bawdy, hilarious adaptation of a fourteenth-century commedia dell’arte scenario brilliantly exploits all the comedy of basic human needs: love, money and food!
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08 / 23
(all day)
Start: 08/22/2008 - 09:31
End: 08/24/2008 - 09:31
Upstate Women’s Show
Share your thoughts, pick up a free issue, give us your ideas. We’ll be at Booth #465. We would love to meet you!
(all day)
Start: 08/22/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/24/2008 - 16:59
The Upstate Women’s Show is an exciting new event at the Carolina First Center in Greenville designed to give women the opportunity to learn, compare and shop for thousands of products and services in a fun and interactive environment. Lisa Rinna will make a celebrity appearance. Comedy from the Café and Then Some, cooking demonstrations on the Bi-Lo Cooking Stage and the St. Francis Energize Zone are a few of the exciting events planned for the weekend. 864.250.9713 or UpstateWomensShow.com.
(all day)
Start: 08/22/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/24/2008 - 16:59
The Three Cuckolds, a colorful, bawdy, hilarious adaptation of a fourteenth-century commedia dell’arte scenario brilliantly exploits all the comedy of basic human needs: love, money and food!
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
Come on out to The Beach Ball at the Hartness Estate, 300 Smith Road, off of Pelham Road in Greenville. Gates open at 7pm. An all-volunteer driven organization, The Beach Ball Foundation serves nearly 30 non-profit organizations dedicated to helping children. This year, A Child’s Haven, Camperdown Academy, Communities in Schools, Greenville County Art Museum School of Art, Meyer Center for Special Children, and 20 secondary charities will benefit from the fundraising. Twenty of the area’s finest restaurants will serve their culinary specialties.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
Physicians and nurses from Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center will speak to expectant mothers about baby care basics and what to expect during the first few weeks after birth at Beginnings 8:30am-12:30pm at the Carolina First Center. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636) or ghs.org/events.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
Men over age 40 or those with a family history of prostate cancer are encouraged to attend the second annual Prostate Health Forum 9-11am, at Southside High School. Information on risk factors, signs, symptoms and treatment of prostate cancer as well as free screenings will be offered. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636) or ghs.org/events.
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08 / 24
End: 9:31 am
Start: 08/22/2008 - 09:31
End: 08/24/2008 - 09:31
Upstate Women’s Show
Share your thoughts, pick up a free issue, give us your ideas. We’ll be at Booth #465. We would love to meet you!
End: 4:59 pm
Start: 08/22/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/24/2008 - 16:59
The Upstate Women’s Show is an exciting new event at the Carolina First Center in Greenville designed to give women the opportunity to learn, compare and shop for thousands of products and services in a fun and interactive environment. Lisa Rinna will make a celebrity appearance. Comedy from the Café and Then Some, cooking demonstrations on the Bi-Lo Cooking Stage and the St. Francis Energize Zone are a few of the exciting events planned for the weekend. 864.250.9713 or UpstateWomensShow.com.
End: 4:59 pm
Start: 08/22/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/24/2008 - 16:59
The Three Cuckolds, a colorful, bawdy, hilarious adaptation of a fourteenth-century commedia dell’arte scenario brilliantly exploits all the comedy of basic human needs: love, money and food!
Start: 4:00 pm
Start: 08/24/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/25/2008 - 16:59
Auditions for Bus Stop by William Inge will be held at Centre Stage. This show requires three women whose ages appear to be 15-20, 20-30, and 30-50. It also requires five men. The show is a fascinating assortment of travelers who are stranded together for a evening during a howling snowstorm in a Kansas diner. This Tony Award-winning serio-comedy is a classic of American theater. Auditionees are asked to dress comfortably and to bring headshots/resumes if available. 7pm. centrestage.org.
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08 / 25
End: 4:59 pm
Start: 08/24/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/25/2008 - 16:59
Auditions for Bus Stop by William Inge will be held at Centre Stage. This show requires three women whose ages appear to be 15-20, 20-30, and 30-50. It also requires five men. The show is a fascinating assortment of travelers who are stranded together for a evening during a howling snowstorm in a Kansas diner. This Tony Award-winning serio-comedy is a classic of American theater. Auditionees are asked to dress comfortably and to bring headshots/resumes if available. 7pm. centrestage.org.
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08 / 26
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today is Women’s Equality Day or Susan B. Anthony Day—it’s the 88th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, allowing women the right to vote.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 10:59 pm
Today is also the 73rd birthday of Geraldine Ferraro, the first and only (so far) female Vice Presidential candidate for a major political party. In 1984 Walter Mondale selected her as his running mate in the campaign against Ronald Reagan. She went on to serve as a U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Commission of Human Rights under President Clinton’s administration, and also worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
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08 / 27
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08 / 28
Start: 4:00 pm
Start: 08/28/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/31/2008 - 16:59
The Three Cuckolds, a colorful, bawdy, hilarious adaptation of a
fourteenth-century commedia dell’arte scenario brilliantly exploits all
the comedy of basic human needs: love, money and food! A pristine
farce, it tells the story of a hapless wandering lover who comes to the
first of three cottages to cuckold the husband who lives there, and
gets wound up in the adventurous attempts of all three husbands to
cuckold one another. The company backs into a moral at the end, as the
hapless lover wanders off unrequited. All the while, slapstick hilarity
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
As part of the Reduce Your Risk of Cancer Series, Dr. Jeff Edenfield will discuss survivorship issues for cancer patients 12:15-1:15pm. The session will take place at the Greenville Hospital System Cancer Center, located just off Faris Road on the system’s Greenville Memorial Medical Campus. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lunch. There is no fee to attend. 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636) or ghs.org/events.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:59 pm
The Craig Woolard Band performs at Larkin’s Rhythm on the River. 7pm, $5 admission. rhythmontheriver.com.
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08 / 29
(all day)
Start: 08/28/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/31/2008 - 16:59
The Three Cuckolds, a colorful, bawdy, hilarious adaptation of a
fourteenth-century commedia dell’arte scenario brilliantly exploits all
the comedy of basic human needs: love, money and food! A pristine
farce, it tells the story of a hapless wandering lover who comes to the
first of three cottages to cuckold the husband who lives there, and
gets wound up in the adventurous attempts of all three husbands to
cuckold one another. The company backs into a moral at the end, as the
hapless lover wanders off unrequited. All the while, slapstick hilarity
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08 / 30
(all day)
Start: 08/28/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/31/2008 - 16:59
The Three Cuckolds, a colorful, bawdy, hilarious adaptation of a
fourteenth-century commedia dell’arte scenario brilliantly exploits all
the comedy of basic human needs: love, money and food! A pristine
farce, it tells the story of a hapless wandering lover who comes to the
first of three cottages to cuckold the husband who lives there, and
gets wound up in the adventurous attempts of all three husbands to
cuckold one another. The company backs into a moral at the end, as the
hapless lover wanders off unrequited. All the while, slapstick hilarity
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08 / 31
End: 4:59 pm
Start: 08/28/2008 - 16:00
End: 08/31/2008 - 16:59
The Three Cuckolds, a colorful, bawdy, hilarious adaptation of a
fourteenth-century commedia dell’arte scenario brilliantly exploits all
the comedy of basic human needs: love, money and food! A pristine
farce, it tells the story of a hapless wandering lover who comes to the
first of three cottages to cuckold the husband who lives there, and
gets wound up in the adventurous attempts of all three husbands to
cuckold one another. The company backs into a moral at the end, as the
hapless lover wanders off unrequited. All the while, slapstick hilarity
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