SOUTHERN CRESCENT is one of the most versatile variety bands in the upstate of South Carolina.
Mixing a variety of music including oldies, beach, pop, and rock, the band adjusts their
broad song selection to each audience’s particular tastes.
Mac Arnold’s first band included James Brown on piano. Mac moved to Chicago and Muddy Waters hired him on the spot. He toured and recorded with the Muddy Waters Band and recorded LPs with Otis Spann and John Lee Hooker. Mac moved to Los Angeles and produced Soul Train with his friend Don Cornelius. He even played bass on the Sanford & Son television show when he wasn't playing bass for Otis Redding and B.B. King. He retired from show business to be an organic farmer. Mac is back with his own band and second CD, building a new foundation in blues, soul and funk. Mac and PFOB are a HUGE local favorite and are returning from a 18-day European tour including performances in France, Germany, Belgium and Denmark.
The Jazz Guardians is an 18-member group whose primary mission is to maintain and promote Jazz, a uniquely American art form. The Jazz Guardians pay tribute to the big bands of yesterday by performing the music made popular by such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and Woody Herman. Demonstrating their great versatility, the group also performs the latest and most innovative sounds of today's most popular composers.
The Jazz Guardians have been featured at numerous jazz festivals around the United States, performing with such notable artists as Louis Bellson, Cab Calloway, Bill Watrous, Conrad Herwig and Jamey Abersold.
Equally comfortable in live performance or the studio, the group recently finished recording its second compact disc, appropriately titled The Jazz Guardians. Given their broad talents and diverse repertoire, the Jazz Guardians offer concerts that will be sure to entertain any audience.
Second Annual "MoonPie Eatin' Contest" - 7:00PM
presented by BI-LO
Just in front of the Peace Center at the intersection of Main and West Broad Streets
Three competition age groups (12 per group):
Kids - 12&under
Teenagers - 13-17
Adults - 18&up
* Contestants will have 5 minutes to each as many MoonPies as possible
* Contestants must register from 5:30-6:30pm on-site, first 12 drawn randomly
* Full list of rules available at registration
IMPORTANT LINKS
2008 EVENT PRESS RELEASE
* Greenville News - 7/02/08
* Greenville News - 6/30/08
* Spartanburg Herald Journal - 6/30/08
FOOD VENDORS
B&J's Italian Ice and More
Dairylicious Treats
Fonda Rosalinda's
Gripps Grilles
Latest Craze
Little Caesars
Nutty Bavarian
Rhino Concessions
Sabar Concessions
Snowie
Sticky Fingers
WHAT TO BRING:
Picture ID if you intend to purchase or consume alcohol; we do not provide seating at the event so feel free to bring a chair; dancing shoes just in case; smile and a song in your heart!
WHAT NOT TO BRING:
Coolers, Pets, Bicycles, Skateboard, frowns or bad attitudes!
ID WRISTBANDS:
In order to purchase or consume alcohol within the permit area, you must be 21-years of age (or older), present a valid picture ID, and purchase a City of Greenville approved wristband for $1.00; times for sales and consumption of alcohol will be posted at the ticket purchase locations.
CURRENCY:
Event tickets are available on site, and serve as currency for all food or beverage purchases on site; Each ticket costs $1.00; no food item costs more than 4 tickets, and children's rides cost no more than 4 tickets. Ticket sales tents are located in strategic areas within the event site;
RESTROOMS:
Portable restrooms, or access to public restroom facilities are available on site for all events;
