The festival

The films

• “Dreaming of a Better Place”
• “The Gospel of Ted”

• “Curtain Call”
• “I Am We”
• “Greg”
• “Forgive Me Father”

• “Die Konfrontation”
• “The Manager Position”
• “Everybody Don’t Electric Slide”
• “The Birthday Butterfly”

The passes

• Entire Weekend VIP Screening and Party Pass | $90
• Friday Pass (reception plus film screening) | $40
• Saturday Full Day Pass (all sessions and party) | $40
• Sunday Full Day Pass (screenings, awards ceremony, and reception) | $40

• Art & Light x Anchorage Exhibit featuring Bethany Mabee | Wednesday, Jan. 18-Saturday, April 1 | 5-9:30 p.m. | The Anchorage, 586 Perry Ave., Greenville | Free | View the artwork of Bethany Mabee titled “Structured Motion,” which is part of the quarterly Anchorage Exhibition Series curated by Art & Light Gallery.
• Not Your Grandma’s Bingo | Wednesday, Jan. 18 | 6-8 p.m. | Fireforge Crafted Beer, 311 E. Washington St., Greenville | Free entry | Play eight rounds of old school bingo for the chance to win prizes.
• Symphony Insight with David Gross | Wednesday, Jan. 18 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Sigal Music Museum, 516 Buncombe St., Greenville | Free | Pianist David Gross has crafted a guided tour to introduce Saint-Saëns with demonstrations from the piano.

• King in The Wilderness | Thursday, Jan. 19 | 6 p.m. | Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville | Free | Watch this film that chronicles the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and stay for a post-film discussion.
• CampFire Cocktails: A Gathering for Small Business Owners | Thursday, Jan. 19 | 5:30 p.m. | CampFire Bramlett Business Park, 1105 West Bramlett Rd., Greenville | Free | Enjoy complimentary cocktails, conversations with local business owners, and guest speaker Adam Impson of Social Cigar Lounge.
• Palette Knife Painting Class | Thursday, Jan. 19 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Vino & van Gogh, 1818 Augusta St., #112, Greenville | $35 | Learn palette knife techniques to paint a still life of pears with Maggie Grace Design.

• Starry Nights - Eclipse: The Sun Revealed | Friday, Jan. 20 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | Roper Mountain Science Center, 402 Roper Mountain Rd., Greenville | $6 | Delve into the historical and cultural views of eclipses and learn about scientific discoveries generated or supported by total solar eclipses.
• Side Quest: A Mainstage Comedy Revue | Friday, Jan. 20 | 9-10:15 p.m. | Alchemy Comedy Theatre at Coffee Underground, 1 E. Coffee St., Greenville | $15 | This tribute to the world of magic and fantasy features scripted sketches, improv comedy games, and a fully improvised comedy quest inspired by Dungeons and Dragons and an audience suggestion.
• PBR: Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour | Friday, Jan. 20-Saturday, Jan. 21 | Times vary | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St., Greenville | $15-$115 | Some of the best bull riders in the world will battle bovine athletes in this Professional Bull Riders showdown.

• $7 for adults
• $6 for students (ages 7-18) and seniors (60+)
• Free for children six and under
• $5 for parking

• Thursday + Friday: 12-9 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
• Sunday: 12-6 p.m.*

• 66º | Cloudy | 10% chance of rain

• Call Me all your friends, because St. Paul and the Broken Bones is coming to Greenville on Sunday, May 21 for the Peace Center’s White Claw Concerts. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. Listen to hits like “Call Me” and “Like a Mighty River.”
• Speaking of the Peace Center, Robert Jon & The Wreck will be playing at the Gunter Theatre on Friday, March 24. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. Listen to this CA band’s Southern rock sound through hits like “Oh Miss Carolina” and “Old Friend.”

• Local doughnut pop-up Scout’s Doughnuts is opening a brick and mortar location. While the exact location is to be announced, its team aims to be open by this spring. Read about the Scout’s Doughnut story. 🍩
• Scooter’s Coffee, a drive-thru beverage franchise, is opening a location at 2027 Wade Hampton Blvd. next to Huey Magoo’s. Menu items include hot and cold coffee drinks, smoothies and blenders (similar to a Starbucks Frappuccino), and breakfast items. We’ll share an opening date as we learn more. ☕

• Proterra, an electric vehicle (EV) technology manufacturer headquartered in CA, produced its first Powered EV battery at its Powered 1 battery manufacturing plant in Greer (1601 Poplar Dr. Ext., Greer). Having opened last year, the plant will deliver these batteries to customers this quarter. 🔋 (Upstate Business Journal)

• Calling all aspiring DJs. The Peace Center is offering “The Art of DJing” — a four-part course taught by the Upstate’s DJ Sha. The course will teach students how to operate the latest professional equipment and produce a 25 to 30-minute recorded mix or live performance. Classes begin Saturday, Feb. 11 — learn more and enroll. 🎧 (Greenville Journal)
• Greenville Federal Credit Union’s Winter MoneyClips Newsletter is out now and full of helpful financial tips and tricks for the new year. Learn about debt consolidation and more. 💳 *

• As spring nears, be on the lookout for red blooms across the SC Botanical Garden (150 Discovery Ln., Clemson). The Red Maple — the most widespread tree in North America — will start producing delicate red flowers in the upcoming weeks. These flowers are a critical source of nourishment for native bees. 🌺

• $10,000. That’s how much Duke Energy donated to six Upstate nonprofits through its World of Energy’s 10th Festival of Trees, which ran Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022 through Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 at the World of Energy education center in Seneca. Recipients include Oconee County Habitat for Humanity and the Pilot Club of Seneca. (Greenville Journal)

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• “Monty Python’s Spamalot” | Thursday, Sept. 7-Sunday, Sept. 24
• “Bewitched Broadway” original revue | Thursday, Oct. 19-Sunday, Oct. 29
• “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” | Thursday, Nov. 30-Sunday, Dec. 17
• “Into the Woods” | Thursday, Feb. 22-Sunday, March 10, 2024
• “Driving Miss Daisy” | Thursday, April 4-Sunday, April 21, 2024
• “Escape to Margaritaville” | Thursday, May 30-Sunday, June 23