Fatcow Icon
Crime Report

The Union Public Safety Department reported the following arrests:

— Sterling Lamar Henderson, 40, of 148 Doe Jeter Road, Buffalo, was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing after notice around 10:50 p.m. on Feb. 19. According to the incident report, officers responded to an address in Union after the homeowner reported that, after asking Henderson to leave several times, he refused. Henderson allowed officers to handcuff him, but did not comply afterward, causing officers to physically take him to the patrol car. The report states that Henderson was loud and boisterous on the way to the car, and he was transported to Union County Jail.

— Kayla Dawn Reid, 23, of 508 Hart S., Union, was charged with disorderly conduct around 1:10 a.m. on Feb. 20.

— Joshua Lewis Hughes, 27, of 105 Willow Lane, Union, was charged with disorderly conduct around 12:55 a.m. on Feb. 20.

— Daniel Rodelle Gallman, 24, of 110 Park Drive, Union, was charged with trespassing around 5:35 p.m. on Feb. 18.

The Union Public Safety Department reported the following incidents:

— A resident of Calhoun Street, Union, reported on Feb. 19 that her mailbox was knocked over between noon and 2 p.m. She said it appeared that a vehicle had hit her mailbox and left the scene. Officers found pieces of a turn signal in the yard near the mailbox, one of which had a serial number printed on it. The serial number belongs to a 1996 Ford F-150, which had not been located at the time of the report.

— A resident of McLure Street, Union, reported that his vehicle was scratched between Feb. 15 and Feb. 18. Damages were estimated at $500, and the case was turned over to investigations.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:

— Bryan Kevin Brackins, 37, of 134 Ben Black Road, Union, was charged with driving under suspension and no proof of insurance around 7:40 a.m. on Feb. 19.

— Carl Charles Windfield Patrick, 50, of 212 Kissy Creek Circle, Union, was charged with criminal domestic violence around 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 17. According to the incident report, Patrick pushed a woman down and into a bathtub while at a residence on Buffalo-West Springs Highway.

— Pat Lewis O’Shields, Jr., of 2225 Lockhart Highway, Union, was charged with assault and battery around 3:20 p.m. on Feb. 15. The incident report states that O’Shields hit a woman in the elbow with a crow bar, lacerating her, and continued to chase her with the crow bar. He was transported to Union County Jail.

— Raymond Taquan McRae, 24, of 112 Thomas Ranch Road, Union, was charged with simple possession of marijuana, ABC violation and public intoxication around 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 15. According to the incident report, officers found McRae sitting inside a vehicle in the parking lot of Lockhart Cafe, with music so loud he could not hear officers attempting to make contact with him. An employee of Lockhart Cafe came out and was able to get McRae to respond. Officers noticed a small plastic baggie on McRae’s lap containing a green plant material believed to be marijuana. After searching the car, officers also found open bottles of vodka and rum in the car. McRae was transported to Union County Jail.

— Albert Henry Turner, Jr., 67, of 755 North Duncan Bypass, Union, was charged with disorderly conduct and having alcohol on property forbidden by the owner around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 16. According to the incident report, Turner had a cup of beer inside Wallace Thomson Hospital and appeared highly intoxicated.

— Kimberly Lamb Lankford, 55, of 889 Hawkins Road, Union, and Charles Christopher Clark, 43, of 200 Francis Avenue, Union, were each charged with breach of peace around 4 p.m. on Feb. 16. According to the incident report, Lankford and Clark were involved in an altercation with each other at Lankford’s residence. Both Lankford and Clark were transported to Union County Jail.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents:

— A resident of Monarch Highway, Union, reported on Feb. 19 that an 18-wheeler had turned off Neal Shoals Road onto Monarch Highway and got stuck on the bridge. The complainant stated the truck was wedged, and the driver backed up and hit the gas hard — breaking the bridge — and kept going. The complainant reported the incident to the S.C. Department of Transportation, and he was advised to report the incident to the police. The SCDOT roped off the area. The case was turned over to an investigator.

— A resident of Jolly Drive, Union, reported on Feb. 19 that when she came home, she found that two Playstation 3s, a Nintendo Wii and 15 games were missing. The items were valued at a total of $1,299, and the case was turned over to investigation.

— A resident of Francis Avenue, Union, reported on Feb. 17 that the tag from his van was stolen. The victim provided a South Carolina registration card, and the case was turned over to investigations.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet


News
download June 18, 2013
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow
Arts Council says strength is in its membership
by Wm. Harold Senn
For The Union Daily Times
Jun 17, 2013 | 1837 views | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow

UNION — “Without the loyalty and support of our members we would be going nowhere.”

That’s the way that UCAC president Bennie Giles explains the success of the Union County Arts Council.

“We receive half of our yearly funding through our membership drive and that allows us to offer classes, exhibits and other programs that benefit all of the residents of Union County,” said Giles.

This has been a big year for UCAC with the offerings being expanded with more gallery shows, classes, programs and workshops than ever before.

“Everything that we do is planned to give our patrons a diverse choice of things to do,” explained UCAC coordinator Jackie Senn. “We offer programs in fine art, crafts, literary art and music for both adults and children.”

UCAC’s longest-running art program is Thursday mornings’ “Painting with Coffee” which is led by watercolorist Betsy Skipper. While not actually a class, this group of artists meets to socialize and work on their own art projects. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

The UCAC Writers’ Group meets monthly under the direction of Stephanie Bentley and gives writers the opportunity to read new work to other writers and enable them to have other writers offer advice about ways to improve their writing.

“One of our writers, Dan O’Shields, wrote the newest play for Boogaloo Folklife Productions,” added Senn. “It was great to see our group being sought out by another organization and, even better, we were able to accommodate them.”

For the area musicians, UCAC has two music programs on tap. The first, “Jam With Lunch” meets on the first Thursday of the month and is an acoustic session. Musicians of any genre are invited to come in and play. Then, on the third Monday of each month, UCAC hosts “Monday Night Music”. This is a larger, more upscale program than the lunchtime jam. Microphones, amplifiers and a PA system are set up for the musicians’ use. Anyone wanting to come by and just listen to the music during both of these programs is welcome to do so.

Our gallery has hosted four exhibits this year: Works by Larry Mauldin, the $1.00 Show in conjunction with an exhibit by Claude Buckley, a two-part Youth Art Show consisting of work by students in local schools and home schooled art programs and, currently, a Photography Contest and Exhibition.

Upcoming events include an exhibit of watercolors by Betsy Skipper, works in oil by Diarmuid Kelly and a show called “Harvest Moon” which will feature the combined talent of the UCAC Artists’ Guild, the Writers’ Group and members of the music programs who will present art, poetry and songs all based on the harvest moon theme. Two more educational opportunities will be available with the Diarmuid Kelly Oil Workshop and an Image Editing photography class.

Finally, to close out the year, local artists are invited to show their works in UCAC’s “Local Artists’ Showcase.”

UCAC’s summer youth programs will begin in June with a four-week series of art classes by Rebecca Penland. Each class will meet on a Friday morning with subject matter and techniques changing each session. The classes include Drawing Disney Characters in Pencil, Still Life with Pastels, “A Day at the Beach” with Acrylics and Nature Using Watercolors.

The second summer program is the yearly Youth Summer Art Camp. This is a week-long camp featuring various watercolor techniques and taught by Katie Paschall. All of these summer events are taking registrations now.

“As an example of how we’ve grown we had a total of 487 visitors in May alone,” said Senn. “We will easily pass last years’ visitor total. We currently have 455 members on our rolls. Many of them signed up to take advantage of our discounts on classes and workshops that members receive. Our members also get first notification of our programs which allows them to sign up before they fill up.”

The UCAC staff is already scheduling events for next year and, with the continued support of a strong membership, will be able to make next year even bigger than this one.

For more information about UCAC, or to become a member, call 864-429-2817 or email ucac@bellsouth.net.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants
Heirloom tomatoes
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants Heirloom tomatoes
slideshow
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
slideshow
Read More News
Sports
download June 18, 2013
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow
Arts Council says strength is in its membership
by Wm. Harold Senn
For The Union Daily Times
Jun 17, 2013 | 1837 views | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow

UNION — “Without the loyalty and support of our members we would be going nowhere.”

That’s the way that UCAC president Bennie Giles explains the success of the Union County Arts Council.

“We receive half of our yearly funding through our membership drive and that allows us to offer classes, exhibits and other programs that benefit all of the residents of Union County,” said Giles.

This has been a big year for UCAC with the offerings being expanded with more gallery shows, classes, programs and workshops than ever before.

“Everything that we do is planned to give our patrons a diverse choice of things to do,” explained UCAC coordinator Jackie Senn. “We offer programs in fine art, crafts, literary art and music for both adults and children.”

UCAC’s longest-running art program is Thursday mornings’ “Painting with Coffee” which is led by watercolorist Betsy Skipper. While not actually a class, this group of artists meets to socialize and work on their own art projects. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

The UCAC Writers’ Group meets monthly under the direction of Stephanie Bentley and gives writers the opportunity to read new work to other writers and enable them to have other writers offer advice about ways to improve their writing.

“One of our writers, Dan O’Shields, wrote the newest play for Boogaloo Folklife Productions,” added Senn. “It was great to see our group being sought out by another organization and, even better, we were able to accommodate them.”

For the area musicians, UCAC has two music programs on tap. The first, “Jam With Lunch” meets on the first Thursday of the month and is an acoustic session. Musicians of any genre are invited to come in and play. Then, on the third Monday of each month, UCAC hosts “Monday Night Music”. This is a larger, more upscale program than the lunchtime jam. Microphones, amplifiers and a PA system are set up for the musicians’ use. Anyone wanting to come by and just listen to the music during both of these programs is welcome to do so.

Our gallery has hosted four exhibits this year: Works by Larry Mauldin, the $1.00 Show in conjunction with an exhibit by Claude Buckley, a two-part Youth Art Show consisting of work by students in local schools and home schooled art programs and, currently, a Photography Contest and Exhibition.

Upcoming events include an exhibit of watercolors by Betsy Skipper, works in oil by Diarmuid Kelly and a show called “Harvest Moon” which will feature the combined talent of the UCAC Artists’ Guild, the Writers’ Group and members of the music programs who will present art, poetry and songs all based on the harvest moon theme. Two more educational opportunities will be available with the Diarmuid Kelly Oil Workshop and an Image Editing photography class.

Finally, to close out the year, local artists are invited to show their works in UCAC’s “Local Artists’ Showcase.”

UCAC’s summer youth programs will begin in June with a four-week series of art classes by Rebecca Penland. Each class will meet on a Friday morning with subject matter and techniques changing each session. The classes include Drawing Disney Characters in Pencil, Still Life with Pastels, “A Day at the Beach” with Acrylics and Nature Using Watercolors.

The second summer program is the yearly Youth Summer Art Camp. This is a week-long camp featuring various watercolor techniques and taught by Katie Paschall. All of these summer events are taking registrations now.

“As an example of how we’ve grown we had a total of 487 visitors in May alone,” said Senn. “We will easily pass last years’ visitor total. We currently have 455 members on our rolls. Many of them signed up to take advantage of our discounts on classes and workshops that members receive. Our members also get first notification of our programs which allows them to sign up before they fill up.”

The UCAC staff is already scheduling events for next year and, with the continued support of a strong membership, will be able to make next year even bigger than this one.

For more information about UCAC, or to become a member, call 864-429-2817 or email ucac@bellsouth.net.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants
Heirloom tomatoes
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants Heirloom tomatoes
slideshow
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
slideshow
Read More Sports
Opinion
download June 18, 2013
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow
Arts Council says strength is in its membership
by Wm. Harold Senn
For The Union Daily Times
Jun 17, 2013 | 1837 views | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow

UNION — “Without the loyalty and support of our members we would be going nowhere.”

That’s the way that UCAC president Bennie Giles explains the success of the Union County Arts Council.

“We receive half of our yearly funding through our membership drive and that allows us to offer classes, exhibits and other programs that benefit all of the residents of Union County,” said Giles.

This has been a big year for UCAC with the offerings being expanded with more gallery shows, classes, programs and workshops than ever before.

“Everything that we do is planned to give our patrons a diverse choice of things to do,” explained UCAC coordinator Jackie Senn. “We offer programs in fine art, crafts, literary art and music for both adults and children.”

UCAC’s longest-running art program is Thursday mornings’ “Painting with Coffee” which is led by watercolorist Betsy Skipper. While not actually a class, this group of artists meets to socialize and work on their own art projects. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

The UCAC Writers’ Group meets monthly under the direction of Stephanie Bentley and gives writers the opportunity to read new work to other writers and enable them to have other writers offer advice about ways to improve their writing.

“One of our writers, Dan O’Shields, wrote the newest play for Boogaloo Folklife Productions,” added Senn. “It was great to see our group being sought out by another organization and, even better, we were able to accommodate them.”

For the area musicians, UCAC has two music programs on tap. The first, “Jam With Lunch” meets on the first Thursday of the month and is an acoustic session. Musicians of any genre are invited to come in and play. Then, on the third Monday of each month, UCAC hosts “Monday Night Music”. This is a larger, more upscale program than the lunchtime jam. Microphones, amplifiers and a PA system are set up for the musicians’ use. Anyone wanting to come by and just listen to the music during both of these programs is welcome to do so.

Our gallery has hosted four exhibits this year: Works by Larry Mauldin, the $1.00 Show in conjunction with an exhibit by Claude Buckley, a two-part Youth Art Show consisting of work by students in local schools and home schooled art programs and, currently, a Photography Contest and Exhibition.

Upcoming events include an exhibit of watercolors by Betsy Skipper, works in oil by Diarmuid Kelly and a show called “Harvest Moon” which will feature the combined talent of the UCAC Artists’ Guild, the Writers’ Group and members of the music programs who will present art, poetry and songs all based on the harvest moon theme. Two more educational opportunities will be available with the Diarmuid Kelly Oil Workshop and an Image Editing photography class.

Finally, to close out the year, local artists are invited to show their works in UCAC’s “Local Artists’ Showcase.”

UCAC’s summer youth programs will begin in June with a four-week series of art classes by Rebecca Penland. Each class will meet on a Friday morning with subject matter and techniques changing each session. The classes include Drawing Disney Characters in Pencil, Still Life with Pastels, “A Day at the Beach” with Acrylics and Nature Using Watercolors.

The second summer program is the yearly Youth Summer Art Camp. This is a week-long camp featuring various watercolor techniques and taught by Katie Paschall. All of these summer events are taking registrations now.

“As an example of how we’ve grown we had a total of 487 visitors in May alone,” said Senn. “We will easily pass last years’ visitor total. We currently have 455 members on our rolls. Many of them signed up to take advantage of our discounts on classes and workshops that members receive. Our members also get first notification of our programs which allows them to sign up before they fill up.”

The UCAC staff is already scheduling events for next year and, with the continued support of a strong membership, will be able to make next year even bigger than this one.

For more information about UCAC, or to become a member, call 864-429-2817 or email ucac@bellsouth.net.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants
Heirloom tomatoes
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants Heirloom tomatoes
slideshow
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
slideshow
Read More Opinion
Weather
Sponsored By:

RSS Feeds
All articles feed
News feed
Sports feed
Videos feed
Obituaries feed
Opinion feed
Local Features
download June 18, 2013
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow
Arts Council says strength is in its membership
by Wm. Harold Senn
For The Union Daily Times
Jun 17, 2013 | 1837 views | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow

UNION — “Without the loyalty and support of our members we would be going nowhere.”

That’s the way that UCAC president Bennie Giles explains the success of the Union County Arts Council.

“We receive half of our yearly funding through our membership drive and that allows us to offer classes, exhibits and other programs that benefit all of the residents of Union County,” said Giles.

This has been a big year for UCAC with the offerings being expanded with more gallery shows, classes, programs and workshops than ever before.

“Everything that we do is planned to give our patrons a diverse choice of things to do,” explained UCAC coordinator Jackie Senn. “We offer programs in fine art, crafts, literary art and music for both adults and children.”

UCAC’s longest-running art program is Thursday mornings’ “Painting with Coffee” which is led by watercolorist Betsy Skipper. While not actually a class, this group of artists meets to socialize and work on their own art projects. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

The UCAC Writers’ Group meets monthly under the direction of Stephanie Bentley and gives writers the opportunity to read new work to other writers and enable them to have other writers offer advice about ways to improve their writing.

“One of our writers, Dan O’Shields, wrote the newest play for Boogaloo Folklife Productions,” added Senn. “It was great to see our group being sought out by another organization and, even better, we were able to accommodate them.”

For the area musicians, UCAC has two music programs on tap. The first, “Jam With Lunch” meets on the first Thursday of the month and is an acoustic session. Musicians of any genre are invited to come in and play. Then, on the third Monday of each month, UCAC hosts “Monday Night Music”. This is a larger, more upscale program than the lunchtime jam. Microphones, amplifiers and a PA system are set up for the musicians’ use. Anyone wanting to come by and just listen to the music during both of these programs is welcome to do so.

Our gallery has hosted four exhibits this year: Works by Larry Mauldin, the $1.00 Show in conjunction with an exhibit by Claude Buckley, a two-part Youth Art Show consisting of work by students in local schools and home schooled art programs and, currently, a Photography Contest and Exhibition.

Upcoming events include an exhibit of watercolors by Betsy Skipper, works in oil by Diarmuid Kelly and a show called “Harvest Moon” which will feature the combined talent of the UCAC Artists’ Guild, the Writers’ Group and members of the music programs who will present art, poetry and songs all based on the harvest moon theme. Two more educational opportunities will be available with the Diarmuid Kelly Oil Workshop and an Image Editing photography class.

Finally, to close out the year, local artists are invited to show their works in UCAC’s “Local Artists’ Showcase.”

UCAC’s summer youth programs will begin in June with a four-week series of art classes by Rebecca Penland. Each class will meet on a Friday morning with subject matter and techniques changing each session. The classes include Drawing Disney Characters in Pencil, Still Life with Pastels, “A Day at the Beach” with Acrylics and Nature Using Watercolors.

The second summer program is the yearly Youth Summer Art Camp. This is a week-long camp featuring various watercolor techniques and taught by Katie Paschall. All of these summer events are taking registrations now.

“As an example of how we’ve grown we had a total of 487 visitors in May alone,” said Senn. “We will easily pass last years’ visitor total. We currently have 455 members on our rolls. Many of them signed up to take advantage of our discounts on classes and workshops that members receive. Our members also get first notification of our programs which allows them to sign up before they fill up.”

The UCAC staff is already scheduling events for next year and, with the continued support of a strong membership, will be able to make next year even bigger than this one.

For more information about UCAC, or to become a member, call 864-429-2817 or email ucac@bellsouth.net.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants
Heirloom tomatoes
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants Heirloom tomatoes
slideshow
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
slideshow
Read More Local Features
Poll
Sponsored By:

download June 18, 2013
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow
Arts Council says strength is in its membership
by Wm. Harold Senn
For The Union Daily Times
Jun 17, 2013 | 1837 views | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow

UNION — “Without the loyalty and support of our members we would be going nowhere.”

That’s the way that UCAC president Bennie Giles explains the success of the Union County Arts Council.

“We receive half of our yearly funding through our membership drive and that allows us to offer classes, exhibits and other programs that benefit all of the residents of Union County,” said Giles.

This has been a big year for UCAC with the offerings being expanded with more gallery shows, classes, programs and workshops than ever before.

“Everything that we do is planned to give our patrons a diverse choice of things to do,” explained UCAC coordinator Jackie Senn. “We offer programs in fine art, crafts, literary art and music for both adults and children.”

UCAC’s longest-running art program is Thursday mornings’ “Painting with Coffee” which is led by watercolorist Betsy Skipper. While not actually a class, this group of artists meets to socialize and work on their own art projects. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

The UCAC Writers’ Group meets monthly under the direction of Stephanie Bentley and gives writers the opportunity to read new work to other writers and enable them to have other writers offer advice about ways to improve their writing.

“One of our writers, Dan O’Shields, wrote the newest play for Boogaloo Folklife Productions,” added Senn. “It was great to see our group being sought out by another organization and, even better, we were able to accommodate them.”

For the area musicians, UCAC has two music programs on tap. The first, “Jam With Lunch” meets on the first Thursday of the month and is an acoustic session. Musicians of any genre are invited to come in and play. Then, on the third Monday of each month, UCAC hosts “Monday Night Music”. This is a larger, more upscale program than the lunchtime jam. Microphones, amplifiers and a PA system are set up for the musicians’ use. Anyone wanting to come by and just listen to the music during both of these programs is welcome to do so.

Our gallery has hosted four exhibits this year: Works by Larry Mauldin, the $1.00 Show in conjunction with an exhibit by Claude Buckley, a two-part Youth Art Show consisting of work by students in local schools and home schooled art programs and, currently, a Photography Contest and Exhibition.

Upcoming events include an exhibit of watercolors by Betsy Skipper, works in oil by Diarmuid Kelly and a show called “Harvest Moon” which will feature the combined talent of the UCAC Artists’ Guild, the Writers’ Group and members of the music programs who will present art, poetry and songs all based on the harvest moon theme. Two more educational opportunities will be available with the Diarmuid Kelly Oil Workshop and an Image Editing photography class.

Finally, to close out the year, local artists are invited to show their works in UCAC’s “Local Artists’ Showcase.”

UCAC’s summer youth programs will begin in June with a four-week series of art classes by Rebecca Penland. Each class will meet on a Friday morning with subject matter and techniques changing each session. The classes include Drawing Disney Characters in Pencil, Still Life with Pastels, “A Day at the Beach” with Acrylics and Nature Using Watercolors.

The second summer program is the yearly Youth Summer Art Camp. This is a week-long camp featuring various watercolor techniques and taught by Katie Paschall. All of these summer events are taking registrations now.

“As an example of how we’ve grown we had a total of 487 visitors in May alone,” said Senn. “We will easily pass last years’ visitor total. We currently have 455 members on our rolls. Many of them signed up to take advantage of our discounts on classes and workshops that members receive. Our members also get first notification of our programs which allows them to sign up before they fill up.”

The UCAC staff is already scheduling events for next year and, with the continued support of a strong membership, will be able to make next year even bigger than this one.

For more information about UCAC, or to become a member, call 864-429-2817 or email ucac@bellsouth.net.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants
Heirloom tomatoes
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants Heirloom tomatoes
slideshow
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
slideshow
View Previous Polls
Special Sections
download June 18, 2013
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow
Arts Council says strength is in its membership
by Wm. Harold Senn
For The Union Daily Times
Jun 17, 2013 | 1837 views | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow

UNION — “Without the loyalty and support of our members we would be going nowhere.”

That’s the way that UCAC president Bennie Giles explains the success of the Union County Arts Council.

“We receive half of our yearly funding through our membership drive and that allows us to offer classes, exhibits and other programs that benefit all of the residents of Union County,” said Giles.

This has been a big year for UCAC with the offerings being expanded with more gallery shows, classes, programs and workshops than ever before.

“Everything that we do is planned to give our patrons a diverse choice of things to do,” explained UCAC coordinator Jackie Senn. “We offer programs in fine art, crafts, literary art and music for both adults and children.”

UCAC’s longest-running art program is Thursday mornings’ “Painting with Coffee” which is led by watercolorist Betsy Skipper. While not actually a class, this group of artists meets to socialize and work on their own art projects. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

The UCAC Writers’ Group meets monthly under the direction of Stephanie Bentley and gives writers the opportunity to read new work to other writers and enable them to have other writers offer advice about ways to improve their writing.

“One of our writers, Dan O’Shields, wrote the newest play for Boogaloo Folklife Productions,” added Senn. “It was great to see our group being sought out by another organization and, even better, we were able to accommodate them.”

For the area musicians, UCAC has two music programs on tap. The first, “Jam With Lunch” meets on the first Thursday of the month and is an acoustic session. Musicians of any genre are invited to come in and play. Then, on the third Monday of each month, UCAC hosts “Monday Night Music”. This is a larger, more upscale program than the lunchtime jam. Microphones, amplifiers and a PA system are set up for the musicians’ use. Anyone wanting to come by and just listen to the music during both of these programs is welcome to do so.

Our gallery has hosted four exhibits this year: Works by Larry Mauldin, the $1.00 Show in conjunction with an exhibit by Claude Buckley, a two-part Youth Art Show consisting of work by students in local schools and home schooled art programs and, currently, a Photography Contest and Exhibition.

Upcoming events include an exhibit of watercolors by Betsy Skipper, works in oil by Diarmuid Kelly and a show called “Harvest Moon” which will feature the combined talent of the UCAC Artists’ Guild, the Writers’ Group and members of the music programs who will present art, poetry and songs all based on the harvest moon theme. Two more educational opportunities will be available with the Diarmuid Kelly Oil Workshop and an Image Editing photography class.

Finally, to close out the year, local artists are invited to show their works in UCAC’s “Local Artists’ Showcase.”

UCAC’s summer youth programs will begin in June with a four-week series of art classes by Rebecca Penland. Each class will meet on a Friday morning with subject matter and techniques changing each session. The classes include Drawing Disney Characters in Pencil, Still Life with Pastels, “A Day at the Beach” with Acrylics and Nature Using Watercolors.

The second summer program is the yearly Youth Summer Art Camp. This is a week-long camp featuring various watercolor techniques and taught by Katie Paschall. All of these summer events are taking registrations now.

“As an example of how we’ve grown we had a total of 487 visitors in May alone,” said Senn. “We will easily pass last years’ visitor total. We currently have 455 members on our rolls. Many of them signed up to take advantage of our discounts on classes and workshops that members receive. Our members also get first notification of our programs which allows them to sign up before they fill up.”

The UCAC staff is already scheduling events for next year and, with the continued support of a strong membership, will be able to make next year even bigger than this one.

For more information about UCAC, or to become a member, call 864-429-2817 or email ucac@bellsouth.net.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants
Heirloom tomatoes
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants Heirloom tomatoes
slideshow
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
slideshow
download June 18, 2013
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow
Arts Council says strength is in its membership
by Wm. Harold Senn
For The Union Daily Times
Jun 17, 2013 | 1837 views | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn

Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
Photo by Wm. Harold Senn Kathie Sinclair (left) and Harriett Bruce (right) discuss how they’ll cast their “Peoples’ Choice” vote during UCAC’s recent Photography Contest and Exhibition awards reception.
slideshow

UNION — “Without the loyalty and support of our members we would be going nowhere.”

That’s the way that UCAC president Bennie Giles explains the success of the Union County Arts Council.

“We receive half of our yearly funding through our membership drive and that allows us to offer classes, exhibits and other programs that benefit all of the residents of Union County,” said Giles.

This has been a big year for UCAC with the offerings being expanded with more gallery shows, classes, programs and workshops than ever before.

“Everything that we do is planned to give our patrons a diverse choice of things to do,” explained UCAC coordinator Jackie Senn. “We offer programs in fine art, crafts, literary art and music for both adults and children.”

UCAC’s longest-running art program is Thursday mornings’ “Painting with Coffee” which is led by watercolorist Betsy Skipper. While not actually a class, this group of artists meets to socialize and work on their own art projects. Artists of all levels of experience are welcome to attend.

The UCAC Writers’ Group meets monthly under the direction of Stephanie Bentley and gives writers the opportunity to read new work to other writers and enable them to have other writers offer advice about ways to improve their writing.

“One of our writers, Dan O’Shields, wrote the newest play for Boogaloo Folklife Productions,” added Senn. “It was great to see our group being sought out by another organization and, even better, we were able to accommodate them.”

For the area musicians, UCAC has two music programs on tap. The first, “Jam With Lunch” meets on the first Thursday of the month and is an acoustic session. Musicians of any genre are invited to come in and play. Then, on the third Monday of each month, UCAC hosts “Monday Night Music”. This is a larger, more upscale program than the lunchtime jam. Microphones, amplifiers and a PA system are set up for the musicians’ use. Anyone wanting to come by and just listen to the music during both of these programs is welcome to do so.

Our gallery has hosted four exhibits this year: Works by Larry Mauldin, the $1.00 Show in conjunction with an exhibit by Claude Buckley, a two-part Youth Art Show consisting of work by students in local schools and home schooled art programs and, currently, a Photography Contest and Exhibition.

Upcoming events include an exhibit of watercolors by Betsy Skipper, works in oil by Diarmuid Kelly and a show called “Harvest Moon” which will feature the combined talent of the UCAC Artists’ Guild, the Writers’ Group and members of the music programs who will present art, poetry and songs all based on the harvest moon theme. Two more educational opportunities will be available with the Diarmuid Kelly Oil Workshop and an Image Editing photography class.

Finally, to close out the year, local artists are invited to show their works in UCAC’s “Local Artists’ Showcase.”

UCAC’s summer youth programs will begin in June with a four-week series of art classes by Rebecca Penland. Each class will meet on a Friday morning with subject matter and techniques changing each session. The classes include Drawing Disney Characters in Pencil, Still Life with Pastels, “A Day at the Beach” with Acrylics and Nature Using Watercolors.

The second summer program is the yearly Youth Summer Art Camp. This is a week-long camp featuring various watercolor techniques and taught by Katie Paschall. All of these summer events are taking registrations now.

“As an example of how we’ve grown we had a total of 487 visitors in May alone,” said Senn. “We will easily pass last years’ visitor total. We currently have 455 members on our rolls. Many of them signed up to take advantage of our discounts on classes and workshops that members receive. Our members also get first notification of our programs which allows them to sign up before they fill up.”

The UCAC staff is already scheduling events for next year and, with the continued support of a strong membership, will be able to make next year even bigger than this one.

For more information about UCAC, or to become a member, call 864-429-2817 or email ucac@bellsouth.net.

Comments
(0)
Comments-icon Post a Comment
No Comments Yet
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants
Heirloom tomatoes
Photos courtesy of Bonnie Plants Heirloom tomatoes
slideshow
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
These hands hold a variety of cherry tomatoes.
slideshow