Artesania: The Folk Art of Mexico

In This Issue

Artesania: Folk Art of

Mexico

Home School Event

Museum Closings

Student Advisory

Board

SC State Chili Cook-

off Championship

Expedition: A Natural

History Adventure

Around the World

Fiesta: A Night for

the Museum

Chili Pepper Golf

Tournament

Membership

Upcoming Events

MUSEUM MUSINGS March 2020

From January 12 to March 7, the museum showcased a beautiful collection

of folk art created in Mexico. At the opening for the exhibit, children were

able to swing at a pinata for candy, try the Mexican Hat Dance, and create

papel picado (decorative cut paper). All visitors got to sample delicious

Mexican snacks as well.

During our home school day, students learned about holiday celebrations

and traditions in Mexico, creating Dia de los Muertos calaveras (Day of the

Dead skulls), Christmas “tin” poinsettias, and colorful paper flowers. We ap-

preciate the patronage of City of Belton and Anderson County for sponsoring

this exhibit.

At Right: BAMA President Matt

Mundy, son Asa and daughter Camp-

bell Grace along with friends Bryant

Rogers and Lola Gleaves learn the tra-

ditional Mexican hat dance from Teen

Board Members Abby Lackey and

Emeli Bagwell.

Below Left: Karli Baker helps Lola

make a papel picado.

Below Right: Teen Board Members

James Bright, Emeli Bagwell, and

Abby Lackey help move the piñata so

that Asa Mundy can strike a blow.

Under Construction

Join us for a home

school event on May

14. Be a museum

professional for a day.

Learn how to curate

an exhibit, make dis-

plays, and use arti-

facts to tell a story. $3

per student; Please

call 864-338-7400 to

reserve your spot.

Bragging on Teen Board

On March 12, Abigail Burden, Alison Darby, and

Ashlyn Haynie had the opportunity to give a

presentation at the annual state conference of the

South Carolina Federation of Museums.

We shared with attendees our tremendous

success with the youth board created in 2018.

Abigail and Alison shared the logistics of the

board and the tips they have learned. Teen

Board Member Ashlyn Haynie explained how

being on the board has had an impact on her life

and future career skills.

Note About Covid-19 and BAMA

Expedition: A Natural History Adventure Around the World

Come take a trip around the world, coming face to face with animals, gemstones, minerals, and

fossils from six of the seven continents. The museum is very excited to once again put on display

animals from the Finley Family taxidermy collection. There will also be gemstones from Gina Clary,

owner of Diamond Hill Mine, and fossils from local collectors J. Ed Horton, Bob Turner, and Tim

Drake. Short documentaries about animal habitats created by fifth grade students at Wright Ele-

mentary School will also be a part of the exhibit.

We hope to have this exhibit ready for an opening on May 17. Please check our Facebook Page

for updates. This exhibit will be on display through October 10, 2020.

Many thanks to our sponsors: Friddle’s Orthopedic Appliances, Blake-Holliday Insurance Agency,

S & M Auto Parts, Home Instead Senior Care, Anderson County, and City of Belton HTAX.

S. C. State Chili Cookoff

Join us on Saturday, May 30, from 10am-4pm, for the an-

nual S.C. State Chili Cook-off Championship.

At 12:30 the museum will be hosting the Hot Chili Eating

Contest. For just $10 you can enter to win a Amazon Fire

Stick! Will you be the one to unseat the three–time cham-

pion?

The entire museum will be open during the festival, so be sure to stop by and see the new exhibit in

the North End Gallery, as well as the displays in the Ruth Drake Museum.

Like so many other museums, libraries, and public spaces, BAMA is doing its part to end the spread of COVID 19 by remaining closed to the public during this pandemic.

We are hoping to reopen to the public on May 6. However, please note that all future dates mentioned in this newsletter are tentative.

During this closure, we are checking email daily and phone messages and mail weekly. We are also updating Facebook as event dates change.

We miss you and can’t wait to see you again once this is over. Stay healthy!

Fiesta: A Night for the Museum On Thursday, February 27 the museum held its biennial fundraising event with a Mexican fiesta theme. Attendees were able to enjoy a fajita bar and chips with salsa thanks to El Titanic, fruit and cheeses from Publix, and Mexican breads from Las Delicias Bakery. The tables were beautifully decorated by Betty Keys and Paula Blake. Our Master of Ceremony, Rex Maynard, did a wonderful job getting the crowd excited to bid on the live auction items. The live auction was run by auctioneer Doug Bratcher, who skillfully negotiated the best prices for items in the live auction. There was a silent auction with sets of gifts and services available for bidding as well.

The museum was able to raise almost $10,000 that evening. The money will help the museum con-tinue to preserve the history of Belton for our community, including keeping the Depot building it-self in good shape.

The night would not have been a success without the help of our sponsors. Many thanks to Superior Engineering, Clink-scales Drugs, Maynard’s Home Furnishings, Pickens Rail-road, United Capital, Argo & Associates, Duke Energy, Pal-metto Insurance, Steve & Celena Bryant, South State Bank, Nationwide Insurance: Renea S. Rowland, Town Square Chiro-practic, D Jefferson & Associates.

Many thanks also go out to everyone who donated items for the live and silent auction: Advanced Auto, A.E. Wilson Salon, Ann Wood, Arnolds, Backstreet Salon, Battle Cat Sports, Bel-ton City Feed and Seed, Belton City Fire Department, Belton City for the Arts, Belton Comprehensive Dentistry, Belton News Chronicle, Belton Tennis Association, Blue Water Car-pet Cleaners, Boscobel Golf Course, Carolina Fresh Market & More, Chez Julie, Custom Creations, Durham Erosion Control and Sitework, Eleanor and Richard Dorn, Eva Higgins, D & B Glass, Earth Materials, Goody’s/Gordmans, Gus’s Home Cen-ter, Indigo Framing, Jameson Woodworks, JC’s Sandwich Shop, J.E. Palmer, Krisdan Entertainment, Maynard’s, The Mercantile, Orion Rugs, Palmetto Distillery, Pauline Sears, Phil’s Jewelers, Smithfield’s Golf Course, SC State Aquarium, Southern Oaks Golf Course, Synergy Therapy, Whitney Gleaves, and Wood You.

Photos: Rex Maynard demonstrates the comfort of the La-Z-Boy recliner for Doug Bratcher, auctioneer.

Patrons including several sponsors enjoy the Mexican food and fun bid-ding process in the Center Section.

The Belton Area Museum Association (BAMA) is proud to partner with the SC State Chili Cook-Off Championship which will be held on Saturday May 30. Please make sure you go downtown to enjoy the Cook-Off on the 30th. The golf tournament will kick off this great event on Friday, May 29.

FRIDAY, May 29, 2020♦ 1:00 PM ♦ SHOTGUN START

PRICE INCLUDES MEAL BEFORE TOURNAMENT

SALUDA VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB, WILLIAMSTON, SC

FOUR-MAN TEAMS ♦ $300.00 PER TEAM ♦ CAPTAIN’S CHOICE

INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS ENCOURAGED ♦ $75 PER INDIVIDUAL

COOKERS PARTICIPATING IN COOK OFF $40

TOP THREE PLACES RECEIVE AWARDS/

CLOSEST-TO-THE-PIN PRIZE / LONGEST DRIVE PRIZE /

DRAWINGS FOR DOOR PRIZES

ENTRY DEADLINE: FRIDAY, May 22, 2020

MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO:

BELTON AREA MUSEUM ASSOCIATION (BAMA)

MAIL TO:

BELTON AREA MUSEUM ASSOCIATION 100 N MAIN ST, BELTON, SC 29627

EMAIL: beltonmuseum@bellsouth.net INFORMATION: 864-958-5264 OR 864-338-7400

TEAM MEMBERS:

NAME ________________________ NAME ____________________________

NAME ________________________ NAME ____________________________

SPONSOR (IF APPLICABLE) ________________________________________

CONTACT PERSON PHONE NUMBER ________________________________

INDIVIDUALS:

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Executive Board

President-Matt Mundy

Treasurer-Rebecca Bright

Secretary-Whitney Gleaves

Board Members

Steve Bryant

Thomas Burris

Mike Cornell

Richard Dorn

Tim Drake

Summer Fudge

J. E. Palmer

Steve Shearer

Glenn Stevens

Emeritus Board Members

Margaret Cole

Alison Darby

Roy Mac Haggard

2020 BAMA BOARD

If you do not see your name in the list on the next two pages, that means your membership has expired. Your membership is important to the operation of the Belton Area Museum Associa-tion. Please mail this form with your check or credit card payment to Belton Area Museum Associa-tion, 100 N. Main St. Belton, SC 29627.

Dues are tax- deductible to the extent provided by law. Thank you.

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Address___________________________________________________________________

Phone # ______________________ Email ____________________________________

(Please add email address as we will be sending out E/newsletters in the future.)

Level of Membership (Please check one)

Student ($10) Individual ($20) Family ($30) Patron ($100)

Sustainer ($250) Benefactor ($500) Trustee ($1000)

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Card # ________________________________ Exp. ___________ Security Code________

Preserving the Past for Future Generations

2019-2020 YOUTH BOARD Emeli Bagwell Karli Baker James Bright Bella Gilliam Ethan Harper

Ashlyn Haynie Abby Lackey Neil Maes Soleil Mobley Wyatt Nalley

Isabella Thornberry Brooke Walker

Thank you for your support!

Foundation Support:

Foothills Community Foundation Hart-Oeland Foundation Pope Brown Foundation

SC Tennis Patrons Foundation Thomson Foundation WebbCraft Family Foundation

Grant Support:

Anderson County Council Anderson County ATAX City of Belton Hospitality Fund

SC - Chili Cook-off Championships SC Arts Commission SC Humanities Williams Cyber Grant

Corporate Support:

Ace Hardware AgPro Argo and Associates All About Fabrics

B and B Pawn Belton Comprehensive Dentistry Best Buy Bi-Lo

Blake-Holliday Insurance Agency Boscobel Country Club Carolina Parakeet Chick Fil A

Clemson Downs Clinkscales Drugs Cobb’s Glenn Country Club Commercial Bank

Council Member Eleanor Dorn D. Jefferson and Associates Darby Metalworks, Inc. Duke Energy

Earth Materials Grading, Inc. Falcon’s Lair Golf Club Friddle’s Orthopedic Golf USA

Hardees Home Instead Senior Care Ingles Kentucky Fried Chicken

McCall’s Produce McDonalds McDougald Funeral Home Maynard's Home Furnishings

Nationwide Insurance-Renae Rowland Orian Rugs Outback Steakhouse Palmetto Family Chiropractor

Palmetto Insurance- Keys Agency Piedmont Automotive Pickens Railway S & M Auto Parts

Sam’s Club Saluda Quick Stop, Inc Saluda Valley Country Club Smithfields Country Club

Southern Charm Salon Southern Oaks Sportsman’s Warehouse Subway

Sullivan-King Mortuary Superior Engineering Toney Creek Plantation Trehel Corporation

TTI North America The UPS Store Town Square Chiropractic United Capital

Vulcan Materials Company Waste Connections X-Mart-Larry Kirby

Trustee ($1000.00)

Charlie Bill & June Martin

Benefactor ($500.00)

Thomas & Andrea Burris Belton High School Class of 1956 Belton High School Preservation Committee

Belton High School Reunion Committee

Sustainer ($250.00)

Joseph & Tara Brice Steve and Celena Bryant Helene M. Brown Bob & Patsy Daniel

Bill & Gloria Eaves Peggy Heard Galis Dr. Jarod & Beth Haggard Roy Mac & Carolyn Haggard

Bill & Anne Haynie J. Ed Horton Jerry A. Kay Marshall & Betty Keys

Rex & Louise Maynard Charles C. & Georgette R. Wilson Ann & Bill Wood

Thanks to all our members and sponsors. With your support we are

able to provide quality programs for all ages in the community.

Patron ($100.00)

John S. & Carol M Anderson Betsy Annese Talmadge Bannister Belton Lions Club

Paula Blake Jim & Mary Boiter Steve & Celena Bryant John & Moonyeen Burke

Margaret Cheney Hack Clinkscales Margaret Cole Catherine Brown Crescioni

Bettye Darby Steve & Alison Darby Gary Deanhardt Eleanor & Richard Dorn

Tim Drake Bill & Frances Ellett Elaine Jones Ellison Malloy & Catharine Evans

Buddy & Charlene Ferguson First Baptist Church David H. Gambrell James & Cheryl Gambrell

Carlton & Lyn Griffith Charles & Jean Haggard George Hammett Dr. Kenneth & Leretta Heller

Joe & Ann Hilliard David & June Horton Jane Ancrum Horton Mac & Lindsay Horton

Ozey & Sarah Horton David & Debby Jones Don Kay William M. Kay

Mozelle M. Lee John & Vickie LeHeup Stephen & Carroll Kay Luck O. Doyle Martin

Joseph Meeks Michael Meeks Herbert & Nancy Mitchell Larry Mitchell

Wayland & Helen Moore Harry & Linda Mullinax Jimmy & Abby Ouzts Jeremiah E. & Lucy Palmer

Scipio Peden Norman Phillips Marguerite M. Rice Pauline Rice

Pauline Sears Steve & Jackie Shearer Alda & Norma Hughes Smtih Walter & Nancy Smith

William Thomson Greg & Karen Tysl Walter Warnock Dodd & Jennifer Wilson

John & Nancy Wright Larry & Mary Ann Wright

Family

Wyatt & Eunice Ashley Dean & Wendell Bannister Baron Tire-Ron Hall Jay & Sadie Ellen Blake

Julia Blake & Steve Gelatt Lewis & Cheryl Blake Bill & Kay Boatwright Tommy & Gwen Bratton

Jim & Rebecca Bright Scott & Myra Jo Bullions Linda & Wyndell Byrd Daryl, Charity & Schroeder Campbell

James Malcolm & Janet Campbell Caring Hands Home Care Frank & Lucy Cason Tommy & Betsy Chapman

Ann Cheney Randy & Carol Church Jimmy & Sharon Clinkscales Eddie & Patricia Coker

Donnie Ray & Janice Cooley Danny & Dawn Cothran David & Dennie Cox Abbie Byrd Dickinson

James & Judith DuBose Richard & Margaret Edwards Hank & Tina Ehlies Barbara Ervin

Arthur & Bridget Evans Jean C. Evans Harley & Ruby Feltman Ann & Kim Furr

Tim & Rachelle Gaines Fred & Phyllis Gehrmann Michael & Polly Gilreath Ron & Jo Anne Gilreath

Joseph & Whitney Gleaves Nick & Cary Grabar Catherine H. Hall John & Maxine Hawkins

Joe & Sara Hawkins Blake & Suzanne Haynie Ted & Kathi Haynie Will & Suzette Haynie

Jeanne & Rick Henderson Trisha & Rowe Henderson Jan & Evelyn Holliday Gregg & Shirley Jameson

W. Gordon Kay Jackie & Francis Kay Robert & Gail Kent Bobby & Ann Key

DuPre & Emily Keys John & Laura Keys Lindsay & Brooks Keys Bill & Margaret King

Mary Anne D. Lake Willie Mae Lee Tommy & Melody Lollis Matt & Tonya Lusk

T. Dale & Harrianne Lynch Dan & Jo Major Billy & Mary Alice Malone Joe & Lynda McCoy

K.A. & Loretta McCurry Harold & Gayle McDowell Chuck & Jan Meeks Dave & Nancy Mooney

Matt & Casey Mundy Cathi Mytko Ralph & Nancy Partain Bobby & Pam Pearce

Kitty (Blake) Pearce Kat & Al Phillips Lyn Phillips & Bob Hallman Jim & Jan Phillips

James & Sybil Philyaw Bill & Martha Pitts Ray & Peggi Poore Gale & Doug Pruitt

Peggy & Walter “Shorty” Pulliam Jon & Landis Riddle Vance & Linda Rogers Frances Russell

Johnny Lee & Beth Smith James & Anita Stoner Lt. Col. Robert Tugwell Ed White

Don & Sue Wilson Steve & Judi Wilson Amanda & Blake Wood Bobby & Linda Wood

Buddy & Janice Wood Nancy & Barry Wood

Individual

Winona Abbott Kate P. Bagby Martha Bagby Ann Berry Molly Boiter Pat Kay Bolen

Shirley Cobb Mayne Collins Zelma Finely LuAnne Childress Foster Linda Fullbright Sandra Gaillard

Norma Hall Elise Hind Cookie Ivester Jody Ivester Stephen Jones Sara Covin Juengst

Elizabeth Keaton Jenny Hagan Kelly Richard Kelly Mary Stark Kendrick Rosemary Kiser Jean Martin

Linda F. Martin Jane McCombs Ellen McLellan Patricia Murphy Ruth Norris Anne Peden

Billy M. Pruitt Molly Rich Mitzi Shearer Joda Snipes Allison Gambrell Swilley Terry Thompson

Nicki M. Wilson

Student

Charles Garrison Pierce Wood

Upcoming Events

5/17 Expedition! A Natural History

Adventure Around the World

Opening Celebration

5/22-5/25 Palmetto Junior Tennis Tourney

5/23 7th Annual Community Rummage

and Craft Sale

5/29 Chili Pepper Golf Tournament

5/30 SC State Chili Cook-Off

Hot Chili Eating Contest

July BAMA Summer Camp 1:

28-30 The Wonderful World of Animals

Aug. BAMA Summer Camp 2:

4-6 Rock Hounds and Fossil Finders

Belton Area Museum Association

100 N. Main Street

Belton, SC 29627

Executive Director: Abigail Burden

864-338-7400

Email: beltonmuseum@bellsouth.net

Website: www.beltonmuseum.com

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