• Submit your poem here by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.
• Include a title + author’s name in your submission. Titles are an exception to the rule, and do not need to pull words from the newsletter.
• Poems — excluding title and author’s name — must be 75 words or less.

• While we’ve placed a pretty big limitation on your poem’s words, the form + direction is up to you — and we can’t wait to see what you all come up with.
• The Editorial team behind GVLtoday will narrow submissions down to a group of finalists based on style, originality, artistic quality, and creativity. Finalists will be announced in an upcoming newsletter, and we’ll ask our readers to vote for their favorite poem. We’ll feature the winner’s poem in a newsletter during the last full week of April.
• Pro tip: To make the process easier on yourself, we recommend printing out today’s issue, highlighting the words you find most interesting, and crossing them out as you include them in your poem.
• Don’t forget to keep track of your articles (words like “the” or “and”).

• Bingo with Randy Ryan | Wednesday, April 3 | 6-8 p.m. | Fireforge Crafted Beer, 311 E. Washington St., Greenville | Free entry | At this special edition of “Not Your Grandma’s Bingo,” 25% of sales will support Conestee Nature Preserve.
• Learn the Shag | Wednesday, April 3 | 6 p.m. | Spare Time Entertainment, 822 Congaree Rd., Greenville | $0-$10 | Join the Carolina Shag Club for a beginner dance class at 6 p.m. and an intermediate class at 6:40 p.m. before a free social dance for dancers of all skill levels.

• Neighborhood Night | Thursday, April 4 | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St., Greenville | Free | Explore the museum’s exhibits for free on the first Thursday of the month.
• Laugh Track: Improvised TV Channel Surfing | Thursday, April 4 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | Coffee Underground, 1 E. Coffee St., Greenville | $10 | Take a fast-paced improv comedy tour through TV Land complete with games, talk shows, and even commercials.

• Jester Fest | Friday, April 5 | 12-10 p.m. | Liability Brewing Company, 109 W. Stone Ave., Ste. D, Greenville | Free entry | Celebrate the return of fan-favorite brews and some new craft beers + enjoy circus entertainment at this second annual spring fest.
• Friday Runway Show | Friday, April 5 | 7-10 p.m. | Fluor Field, 945 S. Main St., Greenville | $125-$1,200 | See 10+ runway collections showcasing local boutiques at one of Greenville Fashion Week’s main events.

• Food + local vendors
• Beer garden
• Kids Zone
• Parade of the Hounds
• Fancy Hats & Crazy Pants contests

• 71. That’s how many candidates will be on Greenville County ballots for either a federal, state, or county-level office in the upcoming South Carolina primary on Tuesday, June 11. You have until Sunday, May 12 to register to vote.

• The City of Greenville will share final project recommendations for the Augusta Street Improvement Project on Tuesday, April 9. Staff will be on hand for this public meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church located at 2310 Augusta St.

• Flying Fox Coffee is moving down the street from Cartwright Food Hall into the former Stomping Grounds location at 208 Trade St. in Greer. The team at Cartwright Food Hall says another coffee and tea vendor will be joining its lineup soon.

• Let the good times roll. Takosushi’s new Verde location, next to Chestnut Coffee House and Market, is now open. Check out our sneak peek for what we ordered at the Mexican-Japanese fusion restaurant.

• This is just too good to be true. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is coming to the Peace Center for The Last Encores Tour on August 16. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m.

• Oh shucks. The Jones Oyster Co. is now open on Mondays. Stop by 11 a.m.-9 p.m. for all your seafood favorites including Barcat Oyster Happy Hour from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

• Are you headed to the iMAGINE Upstate STEAM Festival this Saturday, April 6? If you don’t want to deal with downtown parking, Bike Walk Greenville — a local nonprofit advocating for pedestrian and cyclist safety — is organizing a bike valet under the Main Street bridge.

• Euphoria Spring Fest is 15 days, and GVLtoday readers can get $10 off any of the classroom sessions with the code “friends10.” This includes In Our New Wine Era (at The Community Tap) and Vine to Bottle (at Carter Family Wines).

• It’s easy to convince yourself that shoulder pain is just a part of aging, but trying to “live with the pain” might mean more severe problems down the road. Learn how to minimize pain + maximize range of motion.*

• Ditch the men’s dress pants — the Dealmaker Pant is the ultimate pant for work or play, with an impeccable fit and feel. Save 15% with code COMFORT15.*

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