The library will also host a special family activity with a performance by actor and storyteller David Novak on Saturday, July 21 at 2 p.m. The program is free and everyone is welcome.
For more information about the Lanier Library visit www.lanierlib.org.
• Summer Tracks provides programs every other Friday, rain or shine, from 7-10 p.m. at the Rogers Park Amphitheater. The programs for the remainder of the season are: July 13, Marc Yaxley Trio; July 27, The Stray Birds with Phil and Gaye Johnson; Aug. 10, Sol Driven Train, opening with a children’s show; and Aug. 24, The Bad Popes and the Swayback Sisters.  The programs are free but donations are appreciated.
• Upstairs Artspace at 49 South Trade Street will open a new sculpture exhibit entitled “Commanding Wood” on Friday, July 13. Exhibiting work by highly regarded wood artists Daniel Marinelli and Dustin Farnsworth, the show will run through Aug. 25. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Also presenting is “Dare to Wear: Art Jewelry,” an exhibit of fine art jewelry that is more decorative and sculptural than wearable. The exhibits are free. A jewelry and accessories sale of reused items will be held in the downstairs gallery on Saturday during the event.
Call 828-859-2828 or visit www.upstairsartspace.org for more details.
• Carolina Camera Club currently has a members’ show on display at the gallery in the Tryon Fine Arts Center on Melrose Avenue. The exhibition is free and is open during the TFAC business hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
For more information about the Carolina Camera Club, visit www.carolinacameraclub.org.
• Pearson’s Falls, off Highway 176 between Tryon and Saluda, is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. It provides year-round opportunities for hiking, nature study, photography and family fun.
For more information, call 828-749-3031 or visit www.pearsonsfalls.org.
– article submitted
by Frances Flynn