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.

TIGER PAW CLASSIC

From February 26 to March 1 2009 the Clemson Area will be hosting participants in the Tiger Paw Classic Gymnastics Invitational at Littlejohn Coliseum. It would be great if you all could attend. This is the third annual Tiger Paw Classic Gymnastics Invitational and is now the biggest gymnastics competition in S.C. and also one of the biggest in the country. There will be more teams from out of state than ever before. If you would like more information please visit http://www.tigerpawgymnastics.com/ or feel free to e-mail me at karli@clemsonchamber.org

Clydesdales at Soiree

The world famous Budweiser Clydesdales, the symbol of quality and tradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933, are scheduled to make special appearances during downtown Anderson's Soiree Festival April 24-25. Learn more by visiting the event's website: http://www.mainstevents.com/soiree/soireeindex.html

Battle of Anderson

Revisit the War Between the States in Anderson County March 28-29 during The Battle of Anderson. It recreates the last skirmish of the war fought east of the Mississippi between Stoneman's Raiders and cadets from the Citadel in Anderson County.

Fun for Free

Everyone's looking to save money these days. Our destination offers 32 absolutely free tourist attractions.

NASCAR at the Visitor Center

With the start of the NASCAR season less than two weeks away, get ready for the season by checking out the NASCAR display at the Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau. The six display cases are filled with items from Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jr., Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty and Greenville's Louise Smith, The First Lady of NASCAR. The Visitor Center is in downtown Anderson at 110 Federal St., inside the Anderson Arts Center Warehouse. Its open Mon.-Fri. from 8-5 and Sat. from 10-2.

Snowbirds Over Anderson II

High flying fun returns to Anderson on May 13th when the Canadian Force's Snowbirds will perform. Look for more than 50 high speed maneuvers during their late afternoon show. Their 2008 show drew more than 20,000 people to the Anderson Regional Airport. Admission will be free!

Finally...

Well, I finally got around to inviting everyone to join. I hope you can easily figure this out. If not, we can have a crash course at the next meeting. I also used the same emails to add you to the calendar. You should be able to have the clearance to add events to it. Let me know if you have any trouble.

Olivia

Congratulations on both the blog and the calendar - am excited to see this accomplished.  should be a very helpful tool.  One question - if there is an event that last over several weeks (i.e., art show from feb. 13 - march 10) how would that be posted on calendar?

Thank you

Good morning everyone, and thank you all so much for your time, thoughts, and input last Thursday at the meeting. We are currently getting the next meeting, location, and time finalized today and you should expect an e-mail regarding the next meeting this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Thank you all again for getting involved with this. I hope to see everyone soon!

-Karli