Horses, horses, horses

Think horse shows are little more than a few prancing horsies and their riders gallivanting around a ring looking pretty? Well, then you haven’t exactly been to a horse show lately.

Today through Sunday, the T. Ed Garrison Arena in Clemson will play host to the Region Ten Experience Quarter Horse Show. Each day at 8 a.m., prize show horses and their owners will demonstrate a variety of equine feats that will wow audiences and excite fans of the horse show circuit.

And lest anyone thinks there is no reason for them to be there, this competition will award $135,000 in prizes.

The four-day event is free to spectators. For more information, call 864.646.2717.

More golf for another good cause

Golf tournaments continue to flourish in the Upstate, and Wednesday marks the annual Meals on Wheels of Anderson County Golf Tournament.

Starting at 10 a.m. at Pine Lake Golf Club, 410 Carpenter Road in Anderson, the tournament will begin with a shotgun start for the Captain’s Choice event.

The entry fee is $60 per player, and the entry fee includes cart, lunch, beverages, a goody bag and automatic entry for door prizes. Oh, and it also is a great way to help benefit Anderson’s Meals on Wheels program.

To preregister for the event, call Vic Vickery for further instructions and requirements at 864.287.8354.

Take ‘Issaqueena’s Last Ride’

It would seem the middle of May belongs to Walhalla for different things to do this spring.

More specifically, it appears that Saturday is going to be a busy day in the land of the Norse gods in the Upstate of South Carolina.

Saturday morning, the Electric City Cycling Club will take “Issaqueena’s Last Ride.” Registration for the road biking excursion will begin at 7:30 a.m., and a mass start will begin at 8:30 a.m. at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 W. Main St. in Walhalla.

The cost to ride is $25, and all proceeds will benefit the Foothills Alliance. For more information, call 864.868.4739.

Heritage Fest

For those not eager to ride along with the Electric City Cycling Club on Saturday, Patriot’s Hall at the Oconee Veteran’s Museum in Walhalla will play host to Heritage Fest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The free event will feature live music, dancing, food, beverages and much more. The family event is for all ages, and the Oconee Veteran’s Museum is located at 123 Brown Square Dr. in Walhalla.

For more information, call 864.638.2224.

Ventriloquism gets edgy

There was a time when ventriloquism was as dead as dead. No one wanted to see a grown man stick his hand in a dummy and talk for the dummy while “drinking” a glass of water.

Jeff Dunham has changed all that.

Dunham has taken ventriloquism to a new, edgy and sometimes raunchy level by combining next-generation comedy with an act for the ages. His characters are even more beloved than the comedian himself, and it has become one of the hottest tickets on the comedy tour.

“What does this have to do with you?” you ask. Well, nothing except for the fact that Dunham will bring Peanut, Walter and the rest of the gang with him Friday as he visits the BI-LO Center.

Tickets are $39.50 each and sold through all Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 864.233.2525. The show starts at 8 p.m., and the BI-LO Center is located at 650 Academy St. in Greenville.

So, now you have all the info you need to make Friday a night to remember — or at least to laugh like crazy during.

Come one, come all…

Last week, we told you about a whole new circus show coming to Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum. This week, we remind you that that show is still going on.

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents “Boom A Ring” a new, up-tempo and youth-oriented show that appeals to young audiences. The show features all of your old favorites, such as Bengal tigers, trapeze artists and fire rings, but includes a less structured atmosphere.

The shows start at 7 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. It all happens at Littlejohn, and tickets are $14 to $35 each. For more information or to buy tickets, visit your local Ticketmaster locale, go online to www.ticketmaster.com or call 864.233.2525.