Plant Sale This Weekend

The South Carolina Botanical Garden's Spring Plant Sale is this weekend!

Don't miss this great opportunity to find the best plants for gardens in the area. Not only will you have the chance to talk to Master Gardeners of the Foothills and SCBG Volunteers and staff members on plant selection and the care of your plants, but all proceeds benefit the South Carolina Botanical Garden! This is our biggest entrepreneurial effort all year and supports our equipment and facilities needs, propagation and garden development, and it is our biggest chance to educate gardeners like you in the community.

The sale features ornamental trees and shrubs ideally suited for landscapes in the area. Plants are chosen to be hardy and grow well here, and are hand-picked by Garden staff for being unique, interesting and well-suited for Zone 7 environments. We also features many native plants. Also on sale, you'll find herb transplants, orchids and daylilys offered by garden clubs and outreach programs affiliated with the SCBG.

Friday, April 24
Preview Plant Sale for Friends* of the Garden & Geology Museum
2:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Open to members and those who'd like to join.

Saturday, April 25
Public Plant Sale
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Open to the public.

* New Friends may join at the sale.

Central Railroad Festival

The Central Railroad Fetival will take place on Friday, May 15 from 6:00 p.m. to Midnight and Saturday May 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A celebration of Central’s railroad heritage, featuring music and railroad festivities in downtown Central. On Friday, May 15 the Central Railroad Festival will begin at 6:00 p.m. with bands featuring southern eclectic rock. Admission is free and the entertainment wraps up at midnight. The festival continues May 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in downtown Central with the grand opening of the Central Railway Museum’s new headquarters, local food, bluegrass music, entertainment for children and arts and crafts vendors. Admission to the festival is free and convenient parking is available. Bluegrass artists Charles Wood, the Lonesome Road Band, Curtis Blackwell and the Dixie Bluegrass Boys and the Wildhog Band will perform. For more details please call the Town of Central (864) 639-6381. Or visit our website http://www.centralrrfestival.com/

Be A T-I-G-E-R Field Day

The Be A T.I.G.E.R. Field Day will be held April 11, at Littlejohn Coliseum from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There will be free games and activities, as well as a chance to get autographs and interact with your favorite student athletes. There will also be an opportunity to learn about the Be a T.I.G.E.R. Program. By attending the Be A T.I.G.E.R. Field Day, you will receive free admission into the spring football game later in the day. The Be A T.I.G.E.R. Field Day is sponsored by the Student Athlete Athletic Council.

2009 FIRST Palmetto Robotics Competition

The 2009 FIRST Palmetto Regional Robotics Competition is scheduled at Littlejohn Coliseum on March 26th, 27th, and 28th. This year the Palmetto Regional will play host to 44 teams from 9 states and the country of Brazil. Over that three-day period, more than 1000 high school students and mentors will compete in robotic games of fun and excitement....often dubbed by the national news media as a "rock concert for the minds." Check out the website www.ces.clemson.edu/main/FRC . This site functions as our official State site to post updated information regarding the competition.

This is the second year that the event is being held at Clemson University. FIRST is an acronym for: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. FIRST was founded in the early 90's by Dean Kamen, a world renowned inventor and entrepreneur, with the purpose of inspiring our youth to excel in math, science, and technology. What began then in a high school gym with a few teams from the mid-west and northeast, has grown into an international competition with over 1500 teams participating in 41 regionals across the US, Canada, and Mideast. Please visit the FIRST website at: http://www.usfirst.org/ for additional information.

Stock Car Racing

Get your motor running with exciting stock car racing every Friday night at Anderson Motor Speedway. Enjoy racing in six divisions from mid-March through the end of September. Gates open at 5 pm and the racing starts at 8. 313 Irby Rd. (1 1/2 miles north of I-85 at exit 27).

Main Street Car Show

Dozens of classic cars will line downtown Anderson's Main Street on Saturday, June 20th. The annual Main Street Car show will happen from 10 am - 4 pm.

Wachovia Palmetto Championships

Some of the state's best young tennis players will battle in the Wachovia Palmetto Championships June 2-9. In Belton since 1957, the tournament features championships in singles and doubles for junior players in five age divisions (10's, 12's, 14's, 16's & 18's). It is the national qualifying tournament for junior players in South Carolina. Players who do well in the Palmetto will advance to the 9-state Southern Sectional Championships, then hopefully to national championships. Competition venues include the Belton Tennis Center in Belton, Cardinal Racquet Club, Anderson and the Anderson Sports & Events Center, Anderson.