Performing Arts/Entertainment

Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labeled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs.

Folk, Greenville, SC

R&B, Atlanta, GA

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Jazz, Asheville, NC

Folk Rock, Greenville, SC

Indie, Greenville, SC

Folk, Greenville, SC

Blues, Savannah, GA

Folk, Greenville, SC

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Featuring 12 films, this program spotlights short films created by filmmakers from the Southeast. All Tickets: $10 Available at Peace Center Box Office or peacecenter.org

Featuring 12 films, this program spotlights short films created by filmmakers from the Southeast. All Tickets: $10 Available at Peace Center Box Office or peacecenter.org

Founded in 1972, Carolina Ballet Theatre has been a significant contributor to Greenville’s vibrant arts and culture scene for more than thirty-five years. Those contributions became even more notable in recent years with the addition of Artistic Director Hernan Justo and his wife, nationally acclaimed dancer Anita Pacylowski-Justo.

The talented couple’s vision and passion, as well as the commitment of the Theatre’s many volunteers and patrons, has evolved the pre-professional company into a professional powerhouse that continues to draw dancers and attention from around the world. Now in its sixth season as the area’s premier professional dance company, Carolina Ballet Theatre boasts 9 full-time professional dancer, four trainees—and an entire community of supporters.

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities is a public residential high school for emerging artists. The school gives artistically talented high school students from across the state the opportunity to study their art in a supportive environment of artistic and academic excellence. Arts concentrations include Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts.

South Carolina Children's Theatre mounts 5 high quality productions each season in The Peace Center's Gunter Theatre, offers year-round education through its Theatre Arts Conservatory, and serves many at-risk and disadvantaged children and their families through its outreach programs.

The Warehouse Theatre is in its 34th continuous season of Intense, Intimate and Unexpected productions of live theatre. A cornerstone of Greenville's Historic Westend, this award winning converted textile warehouse, is the home of fifteen (sometimes more) productions a year, including our Mainstage and Edge Series, Shakespeare at Falls Park, Resident Theatre Companies, Shakespeare in the Schools program, Improv Late Nights and MORE!

Lollipops and EdReach concerts introduce young audiences to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra. These concerts are a central part of the Education and Community Engagement programs of the Greenville Symphony. Thanks to the generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra Association is able to spend more than 10% of its annual budget on music education and appreciation programs. We are committed to developing and maintaining a central role in Upstate South Carolina quality of life because we believe that music is a powerful tool for the intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development our entire community.

South Carolina Children's Theatre mounts 5 high quality productions each season in The Peace Center's Gunter Theatre, offers year-round education through its Theatre Arts Conservatory, and serves many at-risk and disadvantaged children and their families through its outreach programs.

Lollipops and EdReach concerts introduce young audiences to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra. These concerts are a central part of the Education and Community Engagement programs of the Greenville Symphony. Thanks to the generosity of individuals, foundations and corporations, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra Association is able to spend more than 10% of its annual budget on music education and appreciation programs. We are committed to developing and maintaining a central role in Upstate South Carolina quality of life because we believe that music is a powerful tool for the intellectual, physical, emotional, and social development our entire community.

Blues, Greenville, SC

Blues, Charleston, SC

Folk Rock, Greenville, SC

Indie, Charleston, SC

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Brian Olsen’s Art in Action is live entertainment at is best – a virtual explosion of paint, music, energy, and passion that has excited millions worldwide since its founding in 1998. Using both hands, Brian paints large scale portraits of celebrity icons, choreographed in about ten minutes. Art in Action is truly something you need to see to believe.

Featuring 12 films, this program spotlights short films created by filmmakers from the Southeast. All Tickets: $10 Available at Peace Center Box Office or peacecenter.org