The Davenport Blog
Jeffery Bianchi performs classical guitar
07.21.10 | Posted in: News,Events
The Davenport was honored to host Jeffery Bianchi Wednesday, July 21. Jeffery is a classical guitarist that has embarked on a Summer tour giving educational presentations and solo guitar recitals.
The presentation entitled "The Classical Guitar: From Downland to You Tube", is geared towards the general public who may be unfamilliar with the classical guitar. The presentation focuses on the history of the instrument; tracing its roots from 17th century England to our present time.
For more information on his educational presentation / concert tour, click here.
JEFFERY'S BIO
The primary aim of a musician is to take the results of their hard work and make a positive impact on as many lives as possible. For Jeffrey Bianchi, this is accomplished through his performances. As a dedicated musician for 18 years, playing for an audience is an essential and natural part of his life.
As a native of Williamson, New York, Jeffrey began performing at weddings and cafes while still in his teens. The uniqueness of the classical guitar coupled with his professionalism enabled him to stay working over the years. As his skills grew, he gave full concerts throughout Western New York. His hard work earned him performances at the Rantucci International Guitar Festival as well as the nationally recognized Ithaca Guitar Festival. His concerts continued with his move to Atlanta in the summer of 2002.
From 2005-2007 Jeffrey took a hiatus to tour nationally with Country acts Young Guns (Nashville, TN) and Chace Roberts (St. Paul, Minnesota). As an electric guitarist, Jeffrey toured much of North America; playing clubs and dance halls with capacity crowds. It was an exciting time in his life and was quite the adventure.
On his return home, Jeffrey resumed his solo performances. By 2009, he was touring throughout Georgia, playing in places such as Savannah, Tybee Island, Toccoa, Richmond, Duluth, and Hartwell. Large, enthusiastic crowds were the norm at these events. These positive reactions together with his desire to travel gave him a goal to take his music to a much wider audience.
2010 is the year he has achieved this goal. In February, Jeffrey undertook his first solo national tour. Making stops in Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, he performed concerts for audiences as large as 600 people. In addition, he gave his historical presentation "The Classical Guitar: From Dowland to You Tube" to hundreds of eager ears.
Due to the overwhelming success of this venture, he has organized a South East tour for July 2010. It is his goal to expose as many people as possible to the beauty and history of the instrument.
For more information on his educational presentation / concert tour, click here.
Jeffrey is a graduate of the State University of New York at Fredonia. While there, he studied under renown guitarist James Piorkowski. He was a 4 time recipient of the Dauphin Award, a 2 year winner of the Hillman Memorial Music Scholarship and the Performer's Certificate Award. He was also member of the Fredonia Guitar Quartet with whom he toured with throughout the North East. He has participated in master classes with Paul Galbraith, Stanley Yates and Jason Vieux.
1st Shag Dance of 2010
01.20.10 | Posted in: News,Events
The Out of Towners are back on the schedule for February 19th.
For more information on the Out of Towners, visit their
website @ www.OutOfTownersBand.com
WHAT: Shaggin’ at the Davenport
HOW MUCH: $10 per person, table reservations encouraged
WHERE: The Davenport in downtown Greer, SC
ADDRESS: 230 Trade St., Greer, SC
WHEN: Friday, February 19th
7:00 to 7:45 - Basic Shag Lessons
8:00 - The band starts playing and everyone starts dancing.
Click here for directions >>
DRINKS: There will be a cash bar open until midnight, featuring domestic & import beers, and wine. Sodas and bottle water are also available at the bar. Complimentary bar snacks (pretzels, etc…) are available through out the night. For a full meal, we recommend one of the many fine restaurants in downtown Greer (see below). You can have dinner before, or even dance for a while, leave for dinner, and return (no charge for re-entry).
WEB ADDRESS: www.GreerShag.com
PHONE: 864-848-7212
TABLE RESERVATIONS & BIRTHDAYS
If you have a party of 6 or more, give us a call and we'll reserve a table for your group. Also, if someone in your party is celebrating a birthday, let us know and we'll be sure to get them a special song from the band. Feel free to bring cake for your group as well.
We're looking forward to seeing everyone again!
Scott & Lindsay Stevens
Oh, & mark your calendars for dance #2:
We also have The Out of Towners on the calendar for our first Saturday dance on March 20. Mark your calendars!
Photos with Santa
12.08.09 | Posted in: Events
We had a lot of fun taking pictures with Santa this past Friday night. Click the link below to view and download any photos you would like to keep. All photos are high resolution and are suitable for printing.
Santa at The Davenport
12.04.09 | Posted in: News,Events
Come see Santa in downtown Greer at 7pm. Kids can enjoy free cookies and cider and share their Christmas wishes with the jolly old elf.
Bring your own camera for pictures! We'll also be taking free pictures and posting them online for download.
We're honored to host the Iraqi women for lunch.
10.13.09 | Posted in: News,Events
The Davenport will be host to the delegation during a lunch Wednesday, October 14. The 13 members of Women for FUTURE Iraq will be touring the upstate, making stops in Greer, Greenville and Spartanburg as part of a 5 day leadership conference.
Nancy Welch will be speaking during the lunch event at The Davenport. Ms Welch will be speaking on volunteerism and other parts of US, specifically Upstate, SC culture.
The conference was put together by FUTURE (Families United Toward Universal Respect), which was founded in 2005 by Joan Betros. Ms Betros of Greer, SC, spent a year in Iraq during 2003-04, working with the Iraqi Media Network in Bagdad as director of women and children's family television programming.
The Upstate FUTURE conference is focused on assisting and supporting the women and families of Iraq.
Read more on GreenvilleOnline.com:
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091013/GGN/910130348/1186/YOURUPSTATE
