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A solar-powered festival, dog swim day and comedy night are among some of the events to attend this weekend in Spartanburg.

If there’s one band that has best defined the joyful, eclectic, memorable aura of Charleston, SC over the years, it’s this fun 5-piece band. Afro-Caribbean rhythms, New Orleans brass blasts, folk/Americana wisdom, plus a few surprises. It’s been too long since we’ve had them by! They’ll be in Tryon Friday evening for the kickoff of the Summer Tracks series, the Get Off the Grid Fest in Spartanburg in August, then their own Sol Slam Mountain Jam in Erwin, TN: a three-day rafting and cam...

Solar-Powered Music Festival Coming To Chattanooga Expand A festival powered by the sun featuring live music, eco-friendly vendors, and workshops led by nationally-acclaimed climate change advocates is coming to the Scenic City. In promotion of the main 2021 Get Off the Grid Fest taking place in August, a mini-festival, known as a “Charrette”, will be held Sunday, April 18, from noon to 9 p.m. at Crabtree Farms. Organizers hope the free charrette will rally conversation and enthusiasm...

Solar-Powered Music Festival To Bring Entertainment And Energy Independence Conversation To Chattanooga Monday, April 5, 2021 Get Off the Grid founder Bill Fleming A festival powered by the sun featuring live music, eco-friendly vendors, and workshops led by nationally-acclaimed climate change advocates is coming to the Scenic City. In promotion of the main 2021 Get Off the Grid Fest taking place in August, a mini-festival, known as a “Charrette”, will be held Sunday, April 18, from n...