Timmy and Susana Abell

FAMILY NIGHT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS!

    Timmy Abell is an award-winning songwriter, touring and recording artist, and the inspiration for Clover School District Auditorium’s annual Family Night.

     For 25 years now, this community of friends, families, kids, and kids of all ages have gathered together for a really outstanding evening of high-quality, family entertainment.

     From the President’s daughters to the farm kids of south Alabama, Timmy Abell has shared his brand of Americana Folk and Roots music with over a million kids and families. Delighting audiences around the country for over 40 years, Timmy’s Roots flavored family concerts are a spellbinding interplay of music and storytelling.

     A native of Asheville NC, Timmy has resonated with the roots of the Appalachian traditions since he was a boy. His banjo playing was deeply influenced by Clarence Ashley’s early 1960’s recordings of old-time music with Doc Watson.   

     Using a hammered dulcimer, lap dulcimer, English concertina, guitar, banjo, bowed psaltery, and penny whistle, his vast repertoire includes both traditional and original songs, instrumental compositions, adventure stories, tall tales, fairy tales, and Mountain Jack tales.

     Timmy Abell has created a legacy that spans generations, illuminating family memories, soothing the hurt and celebrating the joy. From lullabies to road songs, Timmy's music has been a touchstone for families across the mountains and beyond, offering engaging lyrics that never preach or talk down to young folks

     Timmy Abell performs with his singer and puppeteer wife, Susana, wherever young folks and families are gathered.

     Individual tickets to Family night are $5.00.  Bring a friend or family member or two, or three, or more and everyone gets in with a family ticket for only $10.00.

     Call the auditorium at 803-222-8018 for more details!                                                          

The Next Generation Leahy Family Photo: Siblings

ENERGY THAT SIMPLY CANNOT BE CONTAINED!

        Born to perform, the Next Generation Leahy feel the music pulsing through their veins.  They are drawn to it.  They are passionate about it.

     The drive to create music is powerful within each of the Leahy children. It has given rise to multi-instrumental talents, whose dynamic live performances have been described as “astounding” and “breath-taking.”

     Building on over three generations of Leahy musicianship, Doug Leahy, his wife Jennifer and their six children are keeping the legacy and tradition alive through music, song, and dance. Doug – a member of the Canadian Celtic group “Leahy” – and Jennifer – a musician for most of her life – both understand the joy and exhilaration only music can provide. It is no wonder, then, that their children inherited their passion for music.

     Belying their young ages, each family member is an accomplished and talented multi-instrumentalist.  Fiddle, cello, French accordion, singing, piano, and French-Canadian step dancing serve to bring their unique style of music to life.  They understand the joy and exhilaration that only music can provide.

     The drive to create music is powerful within each of the Leahy children. It has given rise to multi-instrumental talents, whose dynamic live performances have been described as “astounding” and “breath-taking.”

     Their live performances are filled with the high-energy, infectious music associated with the Leahy name. However, not content to play only the music of their Celtic heritage, these musicians explore many genres of music and pull influences from far and wide. Fiddle, cello, French accordion, singing, piano, and French-Canadian step-dancing serve to bring their unique style of music to life.

     The Leahy family are an inspiration, proving that the joy of music is meant for all, and that young people are capable of far more than they are given credit for.        

     As with all forces of nature, the music and energy created by these siblings simply cannot be contained!

     The Next Generation Leahy performs Friday, January 24, at 7:00pm.  Tickets are $20.00.  Call the auditorium at 803-222-8018 to reserve your tickets!

CLOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT AUDITORIUM

Celebrating 30 Years of Educating, Enlightening, Enriching, & Entertaining

Clover School District Auditorium
1625 Highway 55 East
Clover, SC 29710

Phone: 803-222-8018

Celebrating 30 Years Of Memories And Milestones

Todd Holben, Photographer Photographics, LLC

     Clover School District Auditorium first opened the doors to the public on November 10, 1994.  The very first event was A Salute to the Arts and featured performances by both Clover High and Junior High School Band and Chorus students.  A visual art exhibit was on display in the lobby greeting guests as they entered.

     Grand Ole Opry comedian Jerry Clower was the first professional artist to appear on stage.  Since then the stage has welcomed Grammy Award winners George Winston, Kathy Mattea, Alison Brown, Mark O’Connor, The Kingston Trio, Jimmy Webb, and David Holt. 

     Concerts by The National Symphony Orchestra, The President’s Own Marine Band along with other military service bands and ensembles have graced the stage. 

     Celebrities like Queen Latifah, John Davidson, Jerry Clower, and Jerry Reed have also appeared here.   Dabo Swinney, Perry Tuttle, and Frank Reich are just a few of the sports personalities that have been on stage. 

       Comedies and dramas from the legendary Barter Theatre and Springer Opera House have been performed here.  

     And finally, there have been literally hundreds of local, state, regional, national and international artists performing for audiences of all ages.

     But, the auditorium is just not a performance place.  It is also a learning place.  It is a laboratory for the science of acoustics, light, optics, and mechanics.  It is a classroom for public speaking, lectures, and debates.  It is a workshop for stage craft, acting, dancing, singing, playing an instrument, and performing.  It is a training facility for future stage hands, audio, lighting, and video operators designers, engineers, and technicians.  It is a learning office for facility management, box office sales, and event planning.

     It is an extraordinary place where ordinary people join together to share in a common experience that hopefully makes ourselves and our world all the better.

      Each year, the auditorium calendar fills with school events.  Then the doors open outward to community users.  Over a million people each year pass through these doors to see their child in a play, perform a solo in a concert, dance with their classmates, enjoy works of art, or receive an award or scholarship.  Others may take in a touring performance or attend a company meeting.    

     All have been given the opportunity to laugh, cry, dance, sing, and show their pride in family, friends, faith, and community because of the vision educational and community leaders had nearly twelve years prior to the first brick being placed!

     CSDA proudly continues its mission to educate, enlighten, enrich, and entertain.  We are grateful to have been trusted with this in the past, and we are honored to continue it into the future.

Quotes From Opening Day

Here's what they were saying when the auditorium opened its doors.

     “I kind of have to catch my breath every time I walk out here,” Glass said looking out at the 1500 empty blue seats stretched out before her.

     There are 937 seats on the orchestra and mezzanine, but the word around the district is “there are no bad seats in the house,” Glass said.

     “The students think it is wonderful, they are just in awe over the beauty of the auditorium and its amenities.  Plus, the potential this givesus for the arts students are tremendous-something we have not had before.”

        -Teresa Glass, Former Clover School District Public Information Officer -Reporter Sharyn Lucas: The Herald

 “We feel like we’ve wakened in a fairy land,” Campbell says.  “It’s close to awesome for the kids and I still get that feeling when I walk in.”

     -Rebecca Campbell, Former Clover Junior High School Drama Instructor

“This facility is state of the art.  I have not seen a facility like this in the state,” says choral director Jay Forrest.  “It’s got fabulous acoustics, a first-rate sound system, and a great Steinway.”

                                                -Jay Forrest, Clover High School Choral Director  -Reporter Pat FitzGerald: The Herald

      “We just want to give ourmusic  parents and the public an opportunity to hear our students perform in this magnificent new facility.”

     “We are obviously very excited.  When I think back over the last 19 years and remember all the plays and concerts that were held in the cafeteria or gymnasium, it is easy to see how much this day means to those of us who have taught fine arts in the district.  We are very grateful to the school board and the community for supporting this project.

   -Ron Wright, Former Clover Junior High Principal & Chairman of the auditorium committee -Mike Faulkenberry, The Clover Herald

 “ We are really excited about moving into the new auditorium.  We’ve waited anxiously for this for years.  We are very, very fortunate to have such a fine oerformance and rehearsal facility in our school district.  I feel it will serve the needs of our community for years to come.”

-David Yandle, Clover High School Band   -Mike Faulkenberry, Editor-The Clover Herald

Grand Piano On Stage at CSDA

Todd Holben, Photographer Photographics, LLC

Clover School District Auditorium Performing Arts Series Season 23

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Clover School District Auditorium is proud to announce performances for the 23rd season of the CSDA Performing Arts Series.

Here's a quick glance at this season!

Full descriptions of the events appear in the panels below.

Traffic Alert

NEW TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND PARKING ACCESS ON CAMPUS

TRAFFIC ALERT! NEW TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND PARKING AREA ACCESS ON CAMPUS

In an effort to alleviate congestion during school hours and to prepare for the 2026 conversion of the NGC to Roosevelt Middle School, CHS and NGC now have their own separate entrances and car rider lines.

Local patrons may wish to take a Sunday drive to see the changes!

CHS/CSDA Entry: The main entrance has been relocated to the former CHS Gym entrance. The slight left turn leading to the front of CSDA and the parking area remains.

An entrance has been added to the lower end of the parking area, enabling patrons to park, or to circle back around for dropping off and picking up passengers before exiting campus.

NGC Parking: Changes to traffic and parking at the ninth grade campus include new parking areas. A separate new entry is located between the NGC building and the game field.

The travel lane between CHS and NGC has been deleted and the two campuses are no longer connected. Patrons that prefer to park at the NGC will now have to use the new entry.

Buying Tickets for the CSDA Performing Arts Series

Buying Tickets for the CSDA Performing Arts Series

Season tickets are on sale now. Subscribe today! $75.00 per season ticket.

Fill out the form below and return it along with your check or money order to:

Performing Arts Series Tickets

Clover School District Auditorium

1625 Highway 55 East

Clover, SC 29710

Individual Event Tickets

Individual event tickets are also on sale. You may use the form below also, or call the auditorium at 803-222-8018 to reserve your tickets. Your tickets will be waiting for you at the Will Call table in the lobby prior to the show.

Please Note!

Online ticketing is not available.

Credit/Debit cards are currently not accepted.

Payment forms: cash, check or money order.

CSDA Arts Series Tickets are NOT available through any third party vendors or re-sellers.

Season 23 Order form

David Yandle

David Yandle

Program Director

803-222-8018

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Rick Hamrick

Rick Hamrick

Technical Director

803-222-8018

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