The ride begins and ends at the downtown Wachovia parking lot at the corner of Dave Lyle Boulevard and Main Street. Two routes are available, a 1 1/2-mile ride and a 12-mile ride. A police escort and follow truck will be provided.

The ride will be at a slow place, 12 mph or less, and cyclists will ride in silence, wearing black arm bands. The ride is sponsored by the Rock Hill Bicycle Club. For details, visit www.rideofsilence.org/main.php.

Create Carolina festival begins this week at Winthrop

The second annual Create Carolina Arts Festival: A Southern Fried Arts Festival will be Monday through June 7 at Winthrop University. The event will feature productions by established and emerging artists from around the country.

Inspired by the current political climate, Create Carolina participants will write and produce an innovative theater piece about the untold story of Victoria Woodhull, the first female stock broker who ran for president, and Fredrick Douglass, a former slave whom Woodhull selected as her vice presidential nominee.

Festival writer-in-residence Jonathan Davidson will collaborate with Winthrop University students to create the multimedia theater production examining parallels between the political processes of the late 1800s and today. The project will premiere at the festival at 8 p.m. May 30 and 31 and June 7 in Johnson Theater.

A presentation of the production, "Train Wreck -- My Life as an Idiot," will be at 8 p.m. Friday. Writer and director Todd Williams will answer questions about the film, an official selection of the Hampton and Seattle International film festivals.

Also presented will be the documentary "A Man Named Pearl," at 8 p.m. Saturday. The documentary tells the story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar of Bishopville. Fryar will talk about his work before the screening.

Other events will include an 8 p.m. June 5 and 6 reading of "God's Man in Texas," by David Rambo, and an 8 p.m. June 4 reading of a new play, "Discretion," by Rock Hill writer Terry Roueche.

In addition to the presentations, the event offers a university three-hour credit course, performance opportunities, lectures and master classes.

The activities will provide Winthrop students and the public with hands-on cultural events. Some events are free and others require tickets. For details, visit www.createcarolina.org or call Amanda Woolwine at (803) 323-2399.

York's Downtown Live changed to Thursday

Downtown Live in York, an outdoor community concert series, has been rescheduled to 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday in downtown York, in the parking lot of Whiteside Cleaners and Uniform Rental, 5 E. Madison St., York.

The event is an outdoor community concert series. Performing will be Dave Lambert and the Carolina Rails, a five-piece group playing country and rock favorites. Admission is free. Food and beverages will be sold.

Arts, live music festival is downtown on Thursday

The Rock's Arts and Music Festival, a celebration of the arts and live music in downtown Rock Hill, will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Outdoor activities in the Gettys Center parking lot, 201 E. Main St., include an art market, live entertainment by Ashley Peeples and Stella by Starlight, and food and drinks for sale.

An 8 p.m. concert at the Freedom Center, 215 E. Main St., will feature four-time Grammy Award winning artist Roy "Futureman" Wooten and the Black Mozart Ensemble. The ensemble will play classical music, hip hop and dance.

Tickets for the Futureman concert are $15. Other activities are free. For details, call Back Home Entertainment at (803) 417-4509, BiRD LLC at (803) 981-3188 or the Arts Council of York County at 328-2787.

Auditions scheduled for Yorkville youth show

The Young Yorkville Players will have auditions for their summer youth production of two one-act shows at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jefferson St., York.