Donald Bruce McKellar passed away this morning. His name is synonymous with the arts and theatre in Greenwood. As the Executive Director of Greenwood Community Theatre for over 35 years, he truly gave everything he could to the arts, theatre, and the entire Greenwood community. He was a proud supporter of all the arts in [...]
Jack and the Beanstalk, performed by Opera for Kids! FBN Productions from Columbia, SC, will be presented on Saturday, March 10, 2012 for two performances only, 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. The performances take place at the Arts Center at the Federal Building, 120 Main Street in Greenwood. Tickets are $3.00, and available at the [...]
Get ready for a very Italian Festival this coming May, as the Greenwood Music Festival celebrates it’s fifth anniversary season with a Roman Holiday. Our Opening Night Celebration begins at 7:30pm on Thursday, May 19, with the festive sounds of the Emerald Brass in the Countybank Gallery at the Arts Center at the Federal Building. [...]
Mooch the Messy, a new children’s opera by Marcus DeLoach, based on the book by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, received its world premiere September 9-12, at the Arts Center at the Federal Building in Greenwood. The opera was presented by Greenwood Music Festival, Greenwood County Library, and the Friends of the Greenwood County Library, in honor [...]
Keith Jameson, Founder and Director of the Greenwood Music Festival, was featured in the 2010 June issue of Opera News, the national publication of the Metropolitan Opera. The two-page article focuses on Jameson’s career, the town of Greenwood, and the Greenwood Music Festival. We are delighted and humbled to receive this prestigious national and international [...]
“Vive la France!”, Our Fourth Annual Greenwood Music Festival was a huge success, with attendance of people from nine states and England. The opening night audience was ushered into Greenwood Community Theatre by the Emerald Brass, and then enchanted by the opera “Beauty and the Beast”. Fantastic singers from the world of opera, orchestra, period [...]