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SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Simpsonville native and Golden Globe-nominated actress Danielle Brooks returned home to bring the new Color Purple movie to the Upstate for a private screening on Sunday.

Brooks was overjoyed when she arrived in the Regal Simpsonville Theater, her daughter at her side, to see her ‘village’ come out to support her.

“My village is in the building today. Y’all know its been a journey,” she said. “Truly I would not be here without you all. Growing up this has been my foundation, Simpsonville, South Carolina.”

She goes on to say Bethlehem Baptist Church has been her foundation. This is when she got the desire to become an actress.

“I’ve been going to Bethlehem since I was four,” said Brooks, “and it really has shaped me in so many ways. My first play was at church at six...from there the bug started.”

Brooks later attended the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, and then Julliard. She thanked her community for their contributions on her journey.

“You all poured into me whether you gave me two dollars, twenty dollars or two-hundred dollars, I thank you,” said Brooks.

Brooks, 34, is playing Sofia in the new reimagined Color Purple film. A character she also played on Broadway during the 2015- 2017 revival of the stage musical alongside Jennifer Hudson as Shug Avery and Cynthia Enviro as Celie.

“Sofia is a representation of women owning their power and so to be that and learn how to do that walking in the shoes of Sofia everyday has been a real cool experience to do.” said Brooks, “and so I’m excited for young girls and women and men to witness to this story because it truly is for everyone.”

The role of Sofia was originated in the 1985 film version by Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey was one of the producers on the revival version of ‘The Color Purple’ on Broadway, which is where Brooks first connected with the media mogul.

“She’s just been a very great resource just giving me great advice on this industry and even just how to be a good human being,” said Brooks, “and yea it’s just been really wonderful getting to connect with her in this way.”

The film is set to be released in theaters on Christmas Day.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. —

At the age of 19, Simpsonville native Parris Goodman is starting to truly see the fruits of her labor.

"The Color Purple," one of the most iconic titles in film and literature, will be in theaters across the country on Christmas day in the form of a new adaptation of the original 1985 film.

Goodman is one of two Upstate natives set to grace the big screen. Goodman is cast as TEEN Lil Cat, beating out roughly 3,000 other prospects.

"This is like a dream come true. I prayed for times like this and I’m super grateful,” Goodman said. "This is based off the Broadway show, the book and original movie. It’s more uplifting and rooted around sisterhood.”

Goodman said she attended virtual school at home, following an in-person schooling experience in middle school to further pursue acting. She detailed her battles with self-doubt, finding herself, and the importance of mental health as her acting journey started back in 2018 following her first stage play.

"I heard the reaction from the crowd, and I fell in love with it," Goodman said. "So, I did it again in 2020, and I was like, oh, I can get used to this. I've learned that you just can’t give up. You can have those small breaks to get yourself together, but you’re going to have to get back up. You’re going to have to keep on going, and you are going to have to stop doubting yourself."

Following her second stage play in 2020, Goodman joined Spartanburg-based Stisa Talent Agency under the leadership of Steve and Lisa Lopez.

Goodman thanked her immediate family, her Stisa family, along with anyone who has supported her along the way. She also talked about the importance of her faith and how that has led her to continue on a rewarding path.

"In middle school, I wasn’t as close as I should’ve been to God and going into home school, I was by myself, so I only had him," Goodman said. "So I had to get close with him and it’s like he made me a promise – if I get through high school and keep my faith with him, that he’ll make this happen. You ever question yourself, like are you loved? This definitely shows me that I’m loved.”

"The Color Purple" will be in theaters on Monday, Dec. 25.

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. —

A band that canceled their concert in Simpsonville, South Carolina, due to weather is addressing the backlash the cancelation caused online and announcing their rescheduled show Thursday night also won't happen.

(Video above was a report on Wednesday about the Tuesday night show cancelation)

The Swedish rock band Ghost was set to perform at the CCNB Amphitheatre Tuesday night.

Some fans say they drove from hours away to see the band but weather forced the show to be canceled.

Several concertgoers reached out to WYFF News 4 on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning about their concerns over how the communication was handled.

You can watch fan reaction and what the city of Simpsonville said Wednesday below:

About 9 p.m. Wednesday night the band went on social media to explain what happened and announced their Thursday night show is canceled as well.

The message addressed to "Children of South Carolina (and beyond)!" started off with an apology to fans and said they had to "maneuver through a lot of bureaucratic hoops."

It said the band was concerned about the weather Tuesday morning and were assured the weather would be fine later in the day.

According to the message, it started raining heavily during the morning set up and some of the equipment started to malfunction.

The band said the equipment was repaired and parts were swapped to "make the show happen."

When the opening band started Ghost said "a sudden torrential rain began (as well as thunder), and the entire stage was completely flooded."

The band said as the rain subsided "it was clear that many of the key components of our show presentation were totally inoperable, mainly the sound and lighting control consoles, definably a show stopping problem. All in all, it was impossible for us to perform and we told the venue this."

The post went on to say, "We insisted the venue/promoter explain IMMEDIATELY to all our fans that were patiently waiting to be let back into the venue but we were met with legalese."

To read how Simpsonville responded to complaints on Wednesday, click here.

The band said in the post that despite effort to get the system working again it was clear nothing would work.

Due to that the band said it has to cancel the rescheduled Thursday concert as well.

The post said "Refunds will be issued automatically at point of purchase, there is nothing further ticketholders need to do."

"We are heartbroken thinking about what all you fans were put through because of this."

To read the full statement, click here.

The city of Simpsonville provided the following statement on Thursday morning:

"The City of Simpsonville is proud of the role that the CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park plays in the high quality of life in Simpsonville and looks forward to remaining concerts and festivals this season."

The deal between the YMCA Simpsonville and Fellowship Greenville church, located at 3161 S. Highway 14, closed on June 15.

Charlie Boyd, currently a lead pastor at Fellowship Greenville, has been a member of the church for 26 years.

“We have grown tremendously over the past year,” he said. “By about 900 people in just one year. A lot of them are moving from out of state. Every week I meet people from the West and Northeast, so we ran out of space.”

A realtor who attends Fellowship Greenville services mentioned putting up a bid for the YMCA Simpsonville once it was listed for purchase, Boyd said.

“We put a figure out there, and the Y accepted our bid,” he added. “This space will hold about 700 people, and it’s just six miles down the road from our present location, so it’ll work out well as a satellite campus.”

The church has about 1,100 people who live within two miles of the YMCA Simpsonville property already wanting to go to this campus once it opens, said Boyd.

This YMCA has had a plan for several years to move everything to its other Simpsonville location near Interstate 385, said Boyd.

“We are planning to allow them to use the sports fields for the foreseeable future, but there is not a formal partnership,” Boyd said. “But we have worked together well, and it has been a great experience.”

The building will undergo $12.8 million of renovations.

Renovations will be extensive, said Marks, and they are looking into partnering with a permanent coffee shop as part of the common area coffee shop that could run at the new location all week long.

“We think it will be a nice upgrade to this part of the community,” Marks said.

Fellowship Greenville Executive Pastor Rob Marks said the building currently has a gym they are going to convert to a worship space. There are multipurpose rooms and a pool that will all be converted for kids and students. There also will be a foyer/coffee area similar to the space they have at their current location.

“Part of what we will do is run the same programming there that we do on a Sunday morning here,” said Marks.

Initially, the new location will just be open on Sundays for children’s ministry, middle school ministry, preaching and worship, and Bible study type activities will still be held at the Greenville location, he said.

“From our perspective, we have a bunch of people who already live in this area who could benefit from the new location, but we also want to reach even more people,” said Marks. “We really wanted to partner with the Y to continue to offer their outdoor sports programs. They don’t have space, yet (at the other Simpsonville location), so we still want to have the community involved in these sports. We wouldn’t want the community to feel like they couldn’t do that just because a church has moved into that space.”

DP3 Architects is the architect on record, and currently, the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.

SIMPSONVILLE — It began with a vision for a place to gather community over good food. A place to have a beer and a place where kids could play safely and parents could relax and enjoy some down time.

Now, two years later, Justin and Allie Holck can hardly believe their dream is a reality.

The idea the two shared in 2022, just after they moved to Greenville from Bend, Ore., has now come to life with the opening of Scuffletown Food Truck Park.

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The park is the first such dedicated food truck park in South Carolina, Justin said — and if the couple are judging from the opening weekend’s success, it won’t be the last.

“We want to open a couple more food truck parks,” he said. “Saturday was such a validation that this is a concept people really enjoy and love.”

Plans are still underway for a food truck park in Greer, which was announced earlier this year, but the owners are awaiting permitting.

Scuffletown, which sits on just under an acre at 206 Ladean Court near the Walmart Supercenter off Fairview Road in Simpsonville, features six full-time food trucks, a taproom with 21 beers on tap that are served via a self-pour model and a children’s play area.

The trucks are a mix of different styles of food and cuisines from various countries. During opening weekend, Justin tried them all out.

“It’s a very surreal feeling when you come up with an idea in your head and then it comes to life,” he said.

From coffee to food trucks

The idea for a food truck park actually began as an idea for a coffee roastery.

Justin, who is passionate about coffee and beer (he was an avid homebrewer for years), saw an opportunity to supplement his firefighter salary and to start a business of his own.

After getting more acquainted with their new home, the Holcks saw that the coffee market was a bit saturated. However, they saw a distinct lack of food truck parks, something they had enjoyed immensely while living on the West Coast.

With Scuffletown, the Holcks took all the things they loved about food truck parks and built from there. As parents of three children ages 11, 7 and 1 month, they wanted their park to be family-friendly. So, they built a fenced-in area for kids to play with a play structure, small climbing wall and a huge sand box.

Justin loved beer but detested having to wait in long lines to get one, thus the self-pour tap system. The tap allows multiple people to serve themselves at the same time. And you can get the exact amount you want.

As for the food, Justin spent a lot of time tasting and then tasting some more to find the right trucks. The goal was to offer both variety but also quality. The six trucks feature everything from Colombian-style burgers in toston, chicken wings, brisket sandwiches, Caribbean-inspired tacos, birria and donut sundaes.

The featured trucks have a one-year contract to be part of the park. Temporary trucks will fill in as needed, he said, but the hope is that there is enough variety that people can come back day after day and try something new.

“You can come here every day of the week, and it would still take you a good month or two to try everything on their menus,” he said.

Food trucks:

Half Rooted – Colombian specialties like empanadas, toston, yuca fries and a Colombian burger

BirriaBoy – Birria tacos, burritos, quesadillas and more

One Love Fusion Foods – Asian-tinged rice bowls, tacos and nachos

Duck Donuts – get one, a half dozen, or a dozen

Rad Dad’s BBQ – classic barbecue plates and sandwiches and sides

Too Sac’D Up – a variety of chicken wings with classic and new flavors

A passion for food, beer and community

It wasn’t that Justin set out to own a food truck park, but more that he saw a need and a chance to do his own thing while melding his interest in food and beer.

At one point he thought about going to culinary school but realized that while he enjoyed cooking for his family, he didn’t want to cook for a living.

After 12 years in the Air Force as a firefighter and then a couple years working as a civilian firefighter, a job he loved, he was ready for a change.

He officially retired from firefighting two weeks ago to focus on Scuffletown fulltime. He manages the taproom and the food truck park, while each individual food truck manages their own hours.

It’s hard to believe the trajectory of life over the past two years, but when he considers it, he feels immensely humbled and fulfilled.

“We want to be able to create a space for a sense of community and a place that supports local,” Holck said. “It’s really exciting to see people able to spend more time with their families and friends.”

For specifics about hours and menus, visit www.scuffletownsc.com

Note that each food truck sets its own hours of operation.