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CELEBRATION KICKS OFF IN THE CITY OF GREENVILLE, GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI TAKES US INTO THE KITCHEN TO TELL US ABOUT EUPHORIA. IT TAKES SOME SPECIAL INGREDIENTS TO CREATE A FESTIVAL THAT GETS GLOBAL ATTENTION. MUSIC, DRINK AND OF COURSE, FOOD AND A DESIRE TO SHARE THOSE THINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TEACH THEM. I THINK ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE BASICS HERE AT CAMILLA KITCHEN INSIDE JUDSON BOOKSELLERS IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, PASTRY CHEF LESLIE URBINA WILL BE WORKING ALONGSIDE EXECUTIVE CHEF TERRY MAZANOV AND KATIE CHENEY, OWNER OF HESTER GENERAL STORE IN EASLEY, TO TEACH A BREADMAKING CLASS AT EUPHORIA. WE WILL BE USING LOCAL GRAINS AND BE GRINDING THE GRAINS. ITS CALLED NEED TO KNOW. ITS A VERY SIMPLE, BASIC THING THAT EVERYONE CAN LEARN HOW TO DO OVER FOUR DAYS. EUPHORIA OFFERS CLASSES LIKE THESE AND ALSO MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, WINE SEMINARS AND MEALS SERVING FOOD CREATED BY LOCAL CHEFS AND CHEFS. AT MICHELIN STARRED RESTAURANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THATS MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR. SOMETIMES ITS BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS, SHE SAYS. EUPHORIA, WHICH WAS FOUNDED BACK IN 2006, IS A CELEBRATION. WE HAVE GREAT VENUES. WE HAVE GREAT SPACES. WE WE JUST HAVE A REALLY GOOD PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND VISIT AND PERFORM, COOK AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. IN 2022, ORGANIZERS SAY EUPHORIAS FOUR DAY FESTIVAL HAD A $4.8 MILLION IMPACT ON THE UPSTATE. WE GOT GUESTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND THE PEOPLE WHO VISIT FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS NONPROFIT FESTIVAL IS ABOUT GIVING BACK. PROCEEDS FROM EUPHORIA ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ANNUAL GRANTS TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. AN ANNUAL RECIPE FOR SUCCESS IN THE CITY OF GREENVILLE. GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI, WYFF NEWS FOUR. EUPHORIA STARTS TOMORROW AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY. YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF EVENTS THAT STILL HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE IN THIS STORY ON Y 4.COM. ORGANIZERS ALSO TELL US THAT VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR EUPHORIA AND VOLUNTEERS CA