March 2010 - Festivals, Job Fairs, Open Houses, Markets, Fundraisers, Benefits...

March 11, 18 & 25, April 1, 2010 • OPEN HOUSE Summer Breakpointe Day Camp • 5-7PM • Day camp and open house will be held at LifePointe Christian Church, Fort Mill. Camp runs June 7 - August 13, 2010. Meet us, register and tour the facility during Open House Nights! Register online easily! • web site • email

March 11-13, 2010 • ST. John's UMC Kids' Consignment & Bake Sale • Rte 160 Fort Mill. Across from the Fort Mill Fire Station. (803) 547-7538

March 13, 2010

Fort Mill VFW Serving Breakfast • 7-10AM • Breakfast includes pancakes, bacon, sausage, and coffee for $6 and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. The VFW is located at 1442 Harris Rd. Fort Mill. More info, call (803) 547-5480 • web site

Joining Hands for Evan: Barbeque & Silent Auction • 11AM-7PM • BBQ: $7.00 per plate. Eat in or carry out. Please make payable to The Klein Fundraiser. Evan was born on Monday, September 14, 2009 as a full term, 6 lb. 1 oz baby. To our surprise, he was born with Dandy Walker Malformation of the brain and numerous health problems including digestive, and platelet function abnormalities. He was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC shortly after birth and remains there at this time. Over the past sixteen weeks, Evan has had numerous tests, procedures, and surgeries and will likely require many more to address his airway difficulties before we can bring him home from the hospital. Please help by making a donation or attending the barbeque and silent auction or by making a donation at any branch of the Bank of York. Thank you. Donations may be made to The Klein Fundraiser at any branch of the Bank of York. Held at Divine Savior Catholic Church, 7 Herndon Ave , York • web site

March 13, 2010

Order a Fully Cooked Boston Butt • 9AM-1PM • Help support deployed soldiers and families. $25 each. Pick up at Fort Mill Armory, Munn Rd., Fort Mill. To place an order, call Shirley at (803) 802-2679 or Dianne at (803) 547-5716

FISH FRY Benefit • 4-7PM • Eat in or take out. Held at the Fort Mill Moose Club , 1676 Harris Road, Fort Mill. Proceeds benefit Charlie Stone. $8 per plate. Call (803) 547-4202. 

Falcon Fest Carnival • Noon-5PM • A carnival fundraiser for a local Make-A-Wish Foundation Project. Held at Nation Ford High School.

Beertopia ~ BEER FESTIVAL • 2-6PM • It's gonna be BIG! BEER. MUSIC. FOOD. FUN.
Purchase Your Tickets TODAY | $20 in advance ~ $25 day of event TOP 10 REASONS TO BUY YOUR TICKET TODAY: It's $5 cheaper than if you wait until event day AND we might be sold out by then. 80-100 beers represented by at least 30 different brewers... That's a lot'o beer! We'll be shamrock'n with a LIVE band! There will be BBQ! It's for charity, which is a GREAT excuse! $1 for every ticket sold will be donated to Pints for Prostates. You might just discover your next favorite beer. All your beer drinking friends will be here and you don't want to be left out. Best Bet!! There's NOWHERE better to be if you love beer on this day during these 4 hours...locally. You'll get some fresh air since it's outside...it's healthy! And if all this isn't convincing enough, you can party like a leprechaun!!! • Grapevine Wine Shop Wine Bar, 1012 Market Street, Suite 105. Village of Baxter, Fort Mill, SC • ( 803) 802-9989 • web site • email

March 17-21, 2010 • For Every Season CONSIGNMENT SALE • For Every Season is a consignment sale held three times a year in Fort Mill. They host Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter sales, offering only the finest selection of clothes, toys, and accessories. At LifePointe Christian Church's Arena. Located beside Charlotte Knights' Stadium, 2266 Deerfield Dr.
web site • email • (803) 327-5473

March 17, 2010 • St. Paddy's On Main Music Festial and Bagpipe Parade • 4-10PM • Children's activities begin at 4PM on Main Street in downtown Rock Hill with an Irish storyteller followed by a treasure hunt with a leprachaun and other chidlren's activites. Dress green and join our Bagpipe and Costume Parade at 5:15PM at the Cotton Factory Contest and follow the pipers to Main Street. Celtic bands begin at 6:30PM on Main Street stage until 9:30PM. McHale's has music from 2 PM-2AM. Beer and food vendors will be on the street. (803) 329-8756 • email • web site

March 20, 2010 • SPRING JAM • 3:30-6pm • drumStrong, a worldwide recognized charity for cancer, founded by Scott Swimmer, is heading to Fort Mill, SC (drumstrong.com). Calling all drummers to play at BacInTyme. drumStrong is a multicultural, musical charity event showcasing available regional & national resources to support people with cancer and those that LOVE them. Have a drum? Bring it with you! Kids also enjoy participating. Lounge chairs welcome. Admission is free to the public. BacInTyme, Confederate St., Fort Mill. web site

March 21, 2010 • Blood Drive • Noon-2:30PM • Held at Sisk Memorial Baptist Church, 115 Massey St., Fort Mill.

March 25, 2010 • 18th Annual Stakeholders' Event • 6-10PM • Come experience the land down under. Join the Boys & Girls Clubs of York County for a special performance by our Club members, silent auction, wine pull, an open bar and dinner provided by Outback Steakhouse! Tickets are only $50 per individual and $90 per couple! Corporate sponsorship levels are also available! It's sure to be a wallaby good time! Held at the Magnolia Room, Rock Hill. For more information and to purchase your tickets today click web site.

March 26, 2010 • Bob Doster's Backstreet Artist Reception • 6-8PM • Lancaster, SC Annual Spring Art Crawl. Heather Speer of Tega Cay, SC is featured artist at Bob Doster's Backstreet Studio. Speer's works include paintings & photography. Live music & refreshments provided in a "bohemian" atmosphere. Backstreet Studio also has works by a multitude of artists, including metal sculptor Bob Doster. Indoor & outdoor galleries housed in a row of historic pool halls & cafes comprise Backstreet Studio, Gallery & Garden, 217 East Gay Street, Lancaster, SC. No admission to crawl.
(803) 285-9190 • email • web site 

March 27, 2010 • Step Into Spring with Micah Linthrop • 6PM • Micah is heading back to Fort Mill, SC to play on stage at BacInTyme. Recently signed on by a Nashville, TN record producer - Micah is currently managed by JES Productions, a Fort Mill, SC based production company. Originally from Chester, SC - Micah will soon be recording for millions to enjoy his original "country lyrics". Bring your blankets & lounge chairs out on March 27 to support this incredibly talented musician. Admission is free to the public. BacInTyme, Confederate St., Fort Mill. web site

April 2010 - Festivals, Job Fairs, Open Houses, Markets, Fundraisers, Benefits...

April 1-30, 2010 • National League of Junior Cotillions • The Fort Mill/Tega Cay Chapter of the National League of Junior Cotillions will be holding its annual Parents’ Reception in April 2010. The event is for parents of rising 6th-9th graders who are interested in joining the 2010-2011 Junior Cotillion season. Beginning in September 2010 and finishing in March 2011, this organization teaches manners, etiquette, social graces and ballroom dancing to students. Because membership is by invitation only, please contact Celia McCarter, local director, for more information. (803) 548-7248 • email • website

April 7, 2010 • Networking AfterHours • 5:30-7:30PM • Business leaders of York County, bring your business cards with you to grapevine the first Wednesday of each month. This event is for professionals who build business through relationships. Everyone is welcome to attend this event. Spread the word! Invite others! To RSVP for this event now please send an email to Melanie Sills; we will have your name listed and nametag ready for you at the door.
There is no fee to attend this event. Grapevine Wine Shop/Wine Bar, 1012 Market St., Fort Mill (803) 802-9989 • web site

April 9, 2010 • Local Benefit for Alzheimer's • 6PM • Fort Mill's very own band, The Threshold, as well as several other talented artists, Carolina Rose with Hickory Blue Grass and Donna Spivey and Maxie as Lil' Gaga. Tickets are $20/person and children under age 12 are free. Held at the Gaston Park Ampitheater in Dallas, NC. Rain date is April 23rd. (734) 474-1067 • web site

April 10, 2010 • Fort Mill VFW Serving Breakfast • 7-10AM • Breakfast includes pancakes, bacon, sausage, and coffee for $6 and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. The VFW is located at 1442 Harris Rd. Fort Mill. More info, call (803) 547-5480 • web site

May 2010 - Festivals, Job Fairs, Open Houses, Markets, Fundraisers, Benefits...

May 4, 2010 • Peoples First Insurance & United Way Golf Invitational • 1PM shotgun start.• $500 per team including lunch, drinks & gifts. Benefits the United Way. Call (803)324-5262 for more info.

May 5, 2010 • Networking AfterHours • 5:30-7:30PM • Business leaders of York County, bring your business cards with you to grapevine the first Wednesday of each month. This event is for professionals who build business through relationships. Everyone is welcome to attend this event. Spread the word! Invite others! To RSVP for this event now please send an email to Melanie Sills; we will have your name listed and nametag ready for you at the door.
There is no fee to attend this event. Grapevine Wine Shop/Wine Bar, 1012 Market St., Fort Mill (803) 802-9989 • web site

May 8, 2010

Fort Mill VFW Serving Breakfast • 7-10AM • Breakfast includes pancakes, bacon, sausage, and coffee for $6 and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. The VFW is located at 1442 Harris Rd. Fort Mill. More info: (803) 547-5480 • web site

Stamp Out Hunger US Postal Food Drive • Please place nonperishable food items by your mailbox to help restock our local food pantries. Your postal worker will collect it.

May 13, 2010 • Join us for the 2009-10 Community Campaign Celebration • 8:30AM • Breakfast served at 8AM. St. John's United Methodist Church, 130 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill, SC • RSVP by May 6 to (803) 324-2735 or email

May 15 & 16, 2010 • Drumstrong: rhythm:from:the:heart • Cancer Resource Health Festival • 24 hours of non-stop drumming. Great music. Celebrity artists.Held in the beautiful rolling pastures of Misty Meadows Farm,455 Providence Rd, Weddington, NC, 28173. Just 4 miles south of Charlotte @ the corner of Providence Rd and Ennis Rd.
$25/person. $50/family.• Drumming starts at Noon on Saturday, May 15th and drumming will continue (non-stop) through 5PM, Sunday, May 16th. • web site

May 29, 2010 • Band, Broad Perception • ASPIRING YOUNG ARTISTS HIT THE STAGE AT BACINTYME! • 7PM • Fort Mill Graduates, moving on to further their education at college, will gather once more to Jam on stage at BacInTyme. Bring your lounge chairs along to show support for the next generation "in the world of arts & entertainment". Free Admission! • BacInTyme, Confederate St., Fort Mill. web site

May 30, 2010 • Miles of Hope 5K/1 Mile Fun Run • 5K Starts @ 8AM • 1M Starts @ 9AM • Regency Hospice presents the 1st annual "Miles of Hope" 5K/1 mile fun run. Proceeds benefit our not-for-profit foundation to afford hospice care for patients in our area. Race-day registration begins at 7am • First 150 registrants will receive a dry-fit T-shirt (youth shirts in cotton only) Guaranteed T-shirt (dry or cotton) if registered by April 30th. Awards given to the top 3 runners in each age group. Other prizes will be raffled off after the race (hold on to your bib#) Course is USATF certified • Email for race information.Race Sign Up Form

August 2010 - Festivals, Job Fairs, Open Houses, Markets, Fundraisers, Benefits...

August 1, 2010 • NightBEAT MMX • 7 PM • Since 1988, Drum Corps International, Marching Music's Major League, has been making their final stop in the Carolinas at NightBEAT, a Carolina Crown Event.  Order Crown Level or Gold Level tickets to NightBEAT MMX and you will also have access to a VIP Reception featuring The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, which includes Will Goble (Bass), Austin Johnson (Piano) & David Potter (Drums), presented by Yamaha and Vic Firth. Crown Level Ticket Holders ($75 Level) will have reserved table seating at the VIP Reception. Do not miss this great event. Order tickets

September 2010 - Festivals, Job Fairs, Open Houses, Markets, Fundraisers, Benefits...

September 11, 2010 • Celebrate Van Wyck Day Festival & Car Show • 10AM-4PM • Festival, Car Show, Gem Mining, Arts & Crafts, Street Sale, Food, Childrens Entertainment, Van Wyck Express Tran Rides, Music.. For more information, email.