Lunch and Learn Series   

• Lunch and Learn Series  Bill Strickland, Digital assets: Bitcoin and beyond

• This class is FULL and is not accepting any more registrations. 

  Instructor:
  Dates: 3/19/2026 - 3/19/2026
  Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

   

• Lunch and Learn Series : Teresa Kopec, Bird and wildlife photography for beginners
• Fee: $15.00
  Date: Thursday, 3/26/2026
  Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Activities Room

  Avid bird and wildlife photographer, Teresa Kopec will present photos and discuss how to get started in this exciting hobby. Get all the tips on camera gear, locating birds and wildlife, organizing and editing photos and more. Even if the wildlife you are capturing is your grandchildren, you’ll get a lot of information on how to take your photography to the next level.

  A box lunch from Firehouse Subs is included with your registration fee.

• Lunch and Learn Series : Richard Meehan, Grindall's Ford: 1700s local pioneer community
• Fee: $15.00
  Date: Thursday, 4/2/2026
  Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Fellowship Hall

  Before Spartanburg was officially incorporated, Grindall's Ford on the Pacolet River served as a hub for trade and community activities. Settlers relied on this ford for their daily travel. Between 1768 and 1780, they fought the Cherokees out of the Pacolet River Valley, established farms, built several churches, operated Wofford’s Ironworks and set up gristmills, sawmills, trading posts and taverns. When the Revolutionary War reached the area in 1780, many men became Patriots and served in the Spartan Regiment. However, some Loyalists, like Captain Alexander Chesney, fought for King George III in the Fairforest Loyalist Militia. Neighbors fought against neighbors.

  A box lunch from Firehouse Subs is included with your registration fee.

• Lunch and Learn:  John Simmons, Spirituality and alligatorsis full. Click the add to waitlist button below.
• Days: Th   Date: 4/9/2026 - 4/9/2026, Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM        

  Location: Wofford College Campus (opens in new tab)  Burwell Building: Anna Todd Wofford Room

• What could be spiritual about alligators? John Simmons' talk will provide information about alligators on the SC Coast and how they help in the study of human disease processes.

   

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• Lunch and Learn Series  Donnie Eggleton and Kaye Savage, Glendale: A small town with a big history

• This class is FULL and is not accepting any more registrations. 

  Instructor:
  Dates: 4/16/2026 - 4/16/2026
  Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

   

• Lunch and Learn Series : Spyder Harrison/JJ Walker: Fifty years of radio insanity
• Fee: $15.00
  Date: Thursday, 4/23/2026
  Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Activities Room

  Fifty years of Radio Insanity; Spyder Harrison shares his ride through more than half a century behind the mic. It begins with a teenage DJ in a Hialeah warehouse doing an afternoon drive to an FM country station; continuing through a cow field radio station in Starke, Florida; and on to major markets like New York City, Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Kansas City and Tampa. For the past 23 years, the journey has gone nationwide on SiriusXM. Along the way it has included multiple air names, wild stunts, fierce radio wars and the untold stories behind the scenes.

   

  A box lunch from Firehouse Subs is included with your registration fee.

• Lunch and Learn Series : Jaclin DuRant, SC Adopt-a-Stream community science program
• Fee: $15.00
  Date: Thursday, 4/30/2026
  Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Activities Room

  South Carolina Adopt-a-Stream (SC AAS) is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program that empowers community members to protect and improve water quality through education and certified volunteer monitoring. SC AAS coordinator for the Upstate, Jaclin DuRant, will share a brief overview of the program’s four different protocols: freshwater stream, tidal saltwater, macroinvertebrate and lake monitoring. Water quality data collected by SC AAS volunteers helps establish baseline site conditions, increases community awareness and engagement and sparks investigation with local partners when pollution threats emerge.

  A box lunch from Firehouse Subs is included with your registration fee.

• Lunch and Learn Series : Gretchen Smith, St. Luke's Free Medical Clinic: Who and how we serve
• Fee: $15.00
  Date: Thursday, 5/7/2026
  Times: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Location: Central United Methodist Church (opens in new tab)  Activities Room

  St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic provides compassionate, comprehensive healthcare to uninsured low-income adults living in Spartanburg County. This presentation offers an inside look at who we serve, the medical and pharmacy services we provide and the growing needs in our community. We will discuss uninsured residents who fall into the healthcare gap, earning too much to qualify for Medicaid, yet unable to afford private insurance, and how St. Luke’s serves as their medical home. Join us to explore the impact of our volunteer-based model, community partnerships, and how you can be part of expanding access to quality care.

  A box lunch from Firehouse Subs is included with your registration fee.