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Past Engagements

  • Can You Afford to Live in Georgetown?
    Can You Afford to Live in Georgetown?
    Thu, May 21
    Choppee Auditorium
    May 21, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Choppee Auditorium, 8189 Choppee Rd, Georgetown, SC 29440, USA
    Join us for dinner & dialogue towards action
  • Coalition to End Poverty
    Coalition to End Poverty
    Sat, May 09
    Friendship Place Inc
    May 09, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Friendship Place Inc, 1423 Front St, Georgetown, SC 29440, USA
    Coalition of People Living in Poverty, Faith & Nonprofit Leaders, and Concerned Citizens
  • Letters from Before: Poetry, Ancestry & the Internal Field
    Letters from Before: Poetry, Ancestry & the Internal Field
    Sold Out
    Thu, Apr 30
    Blue Stoop Philadelphia
    Apr 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Blue Stoop Philadelphia
  • What Will We Teach Our Children?
    What Will We Teach Our Children?
    Thu, Apr 23
    St Peter's Lutheran Church
    Apr 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    St Peter's Lutheran Church, 65 Crooked Oak Dr, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, USA
    A Community Conversation
  • The Long Reading-Soil: The Story of A Black Mother's Garden
    The Long Reading-Soil: The Story of A Black Mother's Garden
    Sat, Apr 11
    Virtual Event
    Apr 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Virtual Event
  • Thresh & Hold: Poetry & Conversation with Marlanda Dekine
    Thresh & Hold: Poetry & Conversation with Marlanda Dekine
    Sat, Apr 04
    Zoom (Registration Required)
    Apr 04, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
    Zoom (Registration Required)
    To celebrate National Poetry Month, ArtsUp SC is continuing This Is How We Listen with Poetry & Conversation, facilitated by Georgetown Poet Laureate Marlanda Dekine. She is the author of Thresh & Hold, published by Spartanburg's very own, Hub City Press.
  • Creating Value for Our Youth
    Creating Value for Our Youth
    Thu, Mar 19
    Andrews Recreation Center
    Mar 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Andrews Recreation Center, 220 S Cedar Ave, Andrews, SC 29510, USA
    A Community Conversation
  • The Long Reading: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts
    The Long Reading: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts
    Sat, Mar 07
    Virtual Event
    Mar 07, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Virtual Event
    Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
  • Is There Enough for Everybody in Georgetown?
    Is There Enough for Everybody in Georgetown?
    Thu, Feb 26
    Howard Gym & Auditorium
    Feb 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Howard Gym & Auditorium, 1610 Hawkins St, Georgetown, SC 29440, USA
    Many residents worry about not enough jobs for everyone, the rising cost of living, and the future as industries that have supported families for generations face closure or transition.
  • South Carolina Arts Leadership Institute
    South Carolina Arts Leadership Institute
    Tue, Feb 24
    Madren Center
    Feb 24, 2026, 5:00 PM – Feb 26, 2026, 12:00 PM
    Madren Center, Madren Center, Clemson, SC 29631, USA
    Alongside a keynote speaker and other wonderful facilitators, Marlanda will offer a Plenary Session called "The Thresholds of Leadership".
  • Faith, Art, & Mental Health
    Faith, Art, & Mental Health
    Mon, Feb 23
    Spartanburg County Foundation
    Feb 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Spartanburg County Foundation, 424 E Kennedy St, Spartanburg, SC 29302
    What does it mean to face melancholy, grief, and despair not as failures of faith, but as part of the shared human condition, and as invitations to deeper compassion?
  • This Is How We Listen
    This Is How We Listen
    Sat, Feb 21
    Daniel Recital Hall, Converse University
    Feb 21, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Daniel Recital Hall, Converse University, 405 Blackman Music Cir, Spartanburg, SC 29302
    An Evening of Poetry, Movement, Music, and Dialogue with Marlanda Dekine
  • Letters from Before: Poetry, Ancestry, & The Internal Field
    Letters from Before: Poetry, Ancestry, & The Internal Field
    Sold Out
    Fri, Feb 06
    Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin A
    Feb 06, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin A, 3100 S Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, USA
    Many people don’t realize they’ve been longing for this space until they’re in it
  • Can You Afford to Live in Georgetown?
    Can You Afford to Live in Georgetown?
    Thu, Jan 29
    Howard Gym & Auditorium
    Jan 29, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Howard Gym & Auditorium, 1610 Hawkins St, Georgetown, SC 29440, USA
    A Community Conversation on Affordable Housing
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