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March 2009

Arts & Entertainment issue, saluting Greenville's community of creatives.

Creative Sparks

Arts Feature

There is an aesthetic unique to Greenville—an emerging, eclectic vibe that pulses through downtown and extends into the gullets, great rooms, and general psyche of those of us who call it “home.”

Eye of the Beholder

Arts Feature

Art is never about just one thing. An artist works in layers: tradition, technique, inspiration, and experience are brought together to infuse a piece with a multi-dimensional sense of purpose that tr

Mayor Knox White

20 Answers

He has guided the city through an historic and transformational decade, and he talks to G about the changes he’s championed, childhood ambitions, the next big ideas for downtown, and his Segway-driving skills.

Guitar Hero

G Tune

Country artist Keith Urban made a stop at Greenville’s BI-LO Center to play a sold-out show in December 2007.

House of Blues

Flashback

There was a time when Greenville didn’t roll out the red carpet for such illustrious musicians as Ella Fitzgerald or Cab Calloway. No rooms at the downtown hotel.

Michael Fanning

My Faves

This Washington, D.C., native devotes much of his time to Michelin as vice president of corporate affairs, while also taking time to serve as Upstate Film Society co-president.

Edvard Tchivzhel

G Profile

On a sunny, unseasonably warm February day in 1991, Edvard Tchivzhel stood on a downtown Greenville sidewalk, drinking in the giddy sweetness of his newfound liberation.

Artists in Residency

G Home

When fourteen-year-old Emily and twelve-year-old Caroline Vermillion were just little girls, they settled in front of a low, black bench, dipping brushes to paint the colors of the rainbow.

Northampton Wines and Wine Café

Restaurant Review

Almost any wine you might imagine—paired with a meal: This could be the mantra of Northampton Wines and Wine Café, where vino plays a starring role in day-to-day operations.

The Hunts’ Club

In Good Taste

It’s almost sun-up on a chilly Saturday morning. Clayton Hunt and his younger son William Anderson—better known as Anderson—shoulder their rifles and trudge out into the gathering dawn.