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Showing posts with label Florence After Five. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florence After Five. Show all posts
Friday, July 18, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
September 27th: Florence After Five
The Florence Downtown Development Corporation presents Florence After Five concert series which happens the last Friday of every month. Experience local music, local food & beverages, and it's free!
Bring a lawn chair and come out to relax, and enjoy the music with friends and family while supporting local food and beverage vendors and the downtown revitalization.
The event starts at 5:30pm and the band plays from 6 to 8pm each month.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
May 31st: Florence After Five
The Florence Downtown Development Corporation presents Florence After Five concert series which happens the last Friday of every month. Experience local music, local food & beverages, and it's free!
Bring a lawn chair and come out to relax, and enjoy the music with friends and family while supporting local food and beverage vendors and the downtown revitalization.
The event starts at 5:30pm and the band plays from 6 to 8pm each month.
Bring a lawn chair and come out to relax, and enjoy the music with friends and family while supporting local food and beverage vendors and the downtown revitalization.
The event starts at 5:30pm and the band plays from 6 to 8pm each month.
- April - Too Much Silvia
- May - Root Doctors
- June - Men of Distinction
- July - Nantucket
- August - Painted Man
- September - Woodys
- October - The Embers
Sunday, August 19, 2012
August 31st: Stratum: An Interpretation of Dreams opens at the Art Trail Gallery
Don't miss a collection of new works by the Pee Dee's very own Tiffany Thomas at the Art Trail Gallery in downtown Florence. There will be an opening for Tiffany's show on August 31st beginning at 6pm. Come out and enjoy Florence After Five and the artwork of this rising artist!
Thomas' work will be in the Center Gallery. Artwork by the Artisans of the South Carolina Cotton Trail will be in the Main Gallery of the Art Trail Gallery.
The Art Trail Gallery is located at 135 South Dargan Street in downtown Florence.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Festive Fun at Florence After Five
Friday marked the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, but in Florence another game was getting under way: the inaugural cornhole tournament at Florence After Five.
The monthly street party held on the last Friday of every month brought more than 800 people to Dargan Street and also 28 two-player teams to compete in the cornhole tournament for a $500 prize.
Dark clouds and a passing thunderstorm threatened to rain on the fun, but the only precipitation that fell from the sky was from the misting fans. While some distant lighting bolts brought thunder, it wasn’t enough to stop folks from dancing, drinking, eating, donating school supplies to the United Way Stuff the Bus event or the bean bag throwing competitors.
For Darlene Buchanan, recreation manger of the Florence City Parks and Beautification, the turnout for the tournament was great to see.
“We wanted to do an event in conjunction with Florence After Five and cornhole is such a big thing right now we thought it’d be great to do this,” Buchanan said. “We’ve gotten such good comments about it that we’re going to do this again.”
On the green space between the Kimbrell’s Building and the new Florence County Museum site twenty teams lined up and played a double elimination tournament. The teams of two play other teams of two, with one player from each team on opposite boards. Players alternate throwing four bean bags each with the goal of either getting one on the board for a point or in the hole in the wooden board for three points. If both teams manage to score in a round points can cancel each other out as they play to 21.
Ray Reich, downtown development manager, said events like the tournament are helping grow the monthly event.
“We’ve seen our biggest crowds ever this year,” Reich said as the Charlotte band Too Much Sylvia blared in the background. “The beauty is as things like the hotel, the restaurant, and the museum gets built all these things are going to grow this event and will be ever more of a reason for people to come downtown every month, or maybe twice a month or weekly as we grow.”
This article originally appeared on SCNow.com.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
April 27th: Speakeasy to kick off 4th season of Florence After Five
Florence After Five is set to kick off another season of summer concerrts in downtown Florence.
FAF’s fourth season begins Friday, April 27, with Speakeasy, a soulful rock band based in Florence.
The band was formed at the end of last year and fronted equally by longtime Florence music staples Mark Humphries (vocals, guitar, trumpet, keys) and Bobby Roberts (trombone, vocals, keys), both former members of The Flow Town Band, who each bring a unique style and dynamic to the Speakeasy sound. Completing the equation are longtime music veterans Brian Tarte (guitar, vocals), Kevin Singleton (bass, vocals) and Mike Dowling (drums, vocals).
“We’re thrilled to be opening (Florence After Five) for the year,” Humphries said.
Speakeasy plays a variety of music including but not limited to blues, jazz, classic rock, country and R&B. Humphries said the band plays mostly covers with some original songs but more originals and recordings are in the works. In a previous interview, Dowling explained the band’s unique approach. “We play a lot of covers and people can relate to that, but playing music how you hear it on the radio is not what we’re about,” he said. “You get five or six songs in one so it’s not cut and dry, and I like that.”
The concert series will again be held on the final Friday of each month April through October. It begins at 5:30 p.m. and the band will play from 6 to 8 p.m.
Following last year’s street festival-style setup, the concert stage will be on South Dargan Street, near Thai House 2 restaurant. South Dargan Street will be closed off from Evans to Cheves streets to allow people to fill the street and enjoy talented local and regional musicians.
“Florence Downtown Development Corp. would like to see Florence bring out their families for the music and entertainment and to have a good time,” FDDC Promotions Chairwoman Tara Durden said.
Florence After Five admission is free. Residents can bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music with friends and family while supporting downtown revitalization.
Once again local food and beverage vendors will set up during the event; 2012 vendors include: The NY Butcher Shoppe, Crown Beverages, Victor’s Bistro and Rita’s Ice.
Participants will purchase tickets to buy food and beverages. No outside refreshments are allowed.
Florence After Five plays a vital role in the continued development of Florence and gives the people of the community an opportunity to come downtown to see the growth and development in downtown firsthand.
The Art Trail Gallery, funded by local artists and the FDDC, will be open again this year. Gallery tours during the concert are available and encouraged. The gallery features the work of local artists of the Pee Dee and hosts the Affordably Unique marketplace where local artisans sell their unique goods and merchandise.
April 27 will be the last night for the Photofabulous exhibit. It will begin exiting the Gallery immediately after the event.
Also immediately afterward the night’s event (and throughout the series), Victor’s Bistro on Irby Street is hosting “casual night.” Drink specials will be available.
The April 27 event will also highlight the Durant Children’s Center, a service of the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Each event in the Florence After Five series highlights a local nonprofit organization. The organization provides volunteers for the event in exchange for a tent and information booth and a flat fee donation from the FDDC.
A similar, local employer spotlight program has been added to this year’s program. At each month’s FAF, a new employer will highlighted. Employees that come to the concert receive free tickets for food and beverages. April’s employer is Honda Manufacturing of SC.
The FDDC presents its 2012 season with the support of series sponsors Victor’s Bistro and Crown Beverages. A local business serves as concert sponsor each month, helping provide funding to make this a free event. Pee Dee Electric will fill the concert sponsorship role in April. Florence After Five is a rain or shine event. The rain location for this year’s concert series is the Florence-Darlington Technical College parking garage on the corners of McQueen and Cheves streets.
Parking for Florence After Five is available at the city parking lot behind The Art Trail Gallery, the Pee Dee Mental Health building, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Central United Methodist Church, the Florence City-County Complex and along the streets in the surrounding downtown area.
Florence After Five is funded through, and organized by, the Florence Downtown Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization devoted to revitalizing and restoring civic pride in downtown Florence.
Download the flyer for the overall and monthly events on the FDDC website at www.florencedowntown.com .
Become friends with “Florence After Five” on Facebook or follow the FDDC on Twitter at www.twitter.com/floscdowntown for up-to-date information.
FAF’s fourth season begins Friday, April 27, with Speakeasy, a soulful rock band based in Florence.
The band was formed at the end of last year and fronted equally by longtime Florence music staples Mark Humphries (vocals, guitar, trumpet, keys) and Bobby Roberts (trombone, vocals, keys), both former members of The Flow Town Band, who each bring a unique style and dynamic to the Speakeasy sound. Completing the equation are longtime music veterans Brian Tarte (guitar, vocals), Kevin Singleton (bass, vocals) and Mike Dowling (drums, vocals).
“We’re thrilled to be opening (Florence After Five) for the year,” Humphries said.
Speakeasy plays a variety of music including but not limited to blues, jazz, classic rock, country and R&B. Humphries said the band plays mostly covers with some original songs but more originals and recordings are in the works. In a previous interview, Dowling explained the band’s unique approach. “We play a lot of covers and people can relate to that, but playing music how you hear it on the radio is not what we’re about,” he said. “You get five or six songs in one so it’s not cut and dry, and I like that.”
The concert series will again be held on the final Friday of each month April through October. It begins at 5:30 p.m. and the band will play from 6 to 8 p.m.
Following last year’s street festival-style setup, the concert stage will be on South Dargan Street, near Thai House 2 restaurant. South Dargan Street will be closed off from Evans to Cheves streets to allow people to fill the street and enjoy talented local and regional musicians.
“Florence Downtown Development Corp. would like to see Florence bring out their families for the music and entertainment and to have a good time,” FDDC Promotions Chairwoman Tara Durden said.
Florence After Five admission is free. Residents can bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music with friends and family while supporting downtown revitalization.
Once again local food and beverage vendors will set up during the event; 2012 vendors include: The NY Butcher Shoppe, Crown Beverages, Victor’s Bistro and Rita’s Ice.
Participants will purchase tickets to buy food and beverages. No outside refreshments are allowed.
Florence After Five plays a vital role in the continued development of Florence and gives the people of the community an opportunity to come downtown to see the growth and development in downtown firsthand.
The Art Trail Gallery, funded by local artists and the FDDC, will be open again this year. Gallery tours during the concert are available and encouraged. The gallery features the work of local artists of the Pee Dee and hosts the Affordably Unique marketplace where local artisans sell their unique goods and merchandise.
April 27 will be the last night for the Photofabulous exhibit. It will begin exiting the Gallery immediately after the event.
Also immediately afterward the night’s event (and throughout the series), Victor’s Bistro on Irby Street is hosting “casual night.” Drink specials will be available.
The April 27 event will also highlight the Durant Children’s Center, a service of the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Each event in the Florence After Five series highlights a local nonprofit organization. The organization provides volunteers for the event in exchange for a tent and information booth and a flat fee donation from the FDDC.
A similar, local employer spotlight program has been added to this year’s program. At each month’s FAF, a new employer will highlighted. Employees that come to the concert receive free tickets for food and beverages. April’s employer is Honda Manufacturing of SC.
The FDDC presents its 2012 season with the support of series sponsors Victor’s Bistro and Crown Beverages. A local business serves as concert sponsor each month, helping provide funding to make this a free event. Pee Dee Electric will fill the concert sponsorship role in April. Florence After Five is a rain or shine event. The rain location for this year’s concert series is the Florence-Darlington Technical College parking garage on the corners of McQueen and Cheves streets.
Parking for Florence After Five is available at the city parking lot behind The Art Trail Gallery, the Pee Dee Mental Health building, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Central United Methodist Church, the Florence City-County Complex and along the streets in the surrounding downtown area.
Florence After Five is funded through, and organized by, the Florence Downtown Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization devoted to revitalizing and restoring civic pride in downtown Florence.
Download the flyer for the overall and monthly events on the FDDC website at www.florencedowntown.com .
Become friends with “Florence After Five” on Facebook or follow the FDDC on Twitter at www.twitter.com/floscdowntown for up-to-date information.
Florence After Five will take place from 5:30-8pm on Friday, April 27th on South Dargan Street in downtown Florence.
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