06.30.2023

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It’s ~~not~~ easy eating green

The Greenville Vegan Chef Challenge features new dishes all July

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Be-leaf-me, there’s some plant-based options we can’t wait to taste. | Photo by @kukajuice

Greenville foodies, listen up. A month-long event featuring new plant-based dishes across Greenville kicks off next month.

The second annual Vegan Chef Challenge is organized by Vegan Outreach — a nonprofit organization working to encourage local restaurants to increase their plant-based offerings.

How does it work?

Each participating restaurant adds new vegan dishes to its menu from Monday, July 1 to Wednesday, July 31.
Diners vote for their favorite menu items.
Awards are presented to the restaurants with the the top dishes.

Find the full list of participants + vote on the event’s website.

Events

Friday, June 30

Trail Side Fridays at Unity Park | Friday, June 30 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Prisma Green in Unity Park, 320 S. Hudson St., Greenville | Free | Get your sweat on with this free workout class.
Singin’ in the Neighborhood | Friday, June 30 | 7-8:15 p.m. | 21 Spring Valley Rd., Greenville | Free | Join Steve Eager and friends for a summer evening of patriotic music mixed with pop, classical, and country faves.
Amp’d Up Fridays | Friday, June 30 | 7-10 p.m. | Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Rd., Mauldin | Free | Grab your dancing shoes, lawn chairs, and blankets to catch this summer concert series.

Saturday, July 1

Watermelon Tasting | Saturday, July 1 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Greenville State Farmers Market, 1354 Rutherford Rd., Greenville | Free | Sample different watermelon varieties, get recipe suggestions, and catch a chef demo on how to cut a watermelon like a pro.
Greenville Vegan Chef Challenge | Saturday, July 1-Monday, July 31 | 8 a.m.-10 p.m. | Multiple locations | Free | All month long, indulge in new vegan options at restaurants across Greenville.
Book Swap | Saturday, July 1 | 12-5 p.m. | 13 Stripes Brewery, 250 Mill St., Ste PW3101 Dock Print Works No. 3, Taylors | Free | Bring a book and take a book as you sip on a craft brew.
Hartness Family, Fun & Fireworks presented by Hartness Builder Guild | Saturday, July 1 | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Hartness, 2000 Society St., Greenville | Free | Enjoy music, games, and food trucks before ending the night with fireworks.

Sunday, July 2

Simply Freedom Fest with Josh Turner | Sunday, July 2 | 6-10 p.m. | Simpsonville | Free | Catch a free concert from country singer Josh Turner before watching a patriotic fireworks display.

Calendar events here

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Try This

Two new exhibitions at the Columbia Museum of Art

Try This: Two new exhibitions at the Columbia Museum of Art

Presented by a GVLtoday Partner

“Everybody’s going to have their opinion about what it is that South Carolina means. I choose to believe that this is our ancestral home.” - Tina Williams Brewer | Photo by the COLAtoday team

Hi, Greenville — Kayla here, feeling inspired after a visit to the Columbia Museum of Art and its two new, house-organized exhibitions: “Tina Williams Brewer: Stories of Grace” and “Resurgence and Renaissance: Art of the Catawba Nation Since 1973.” Read on to learn more about these shows and why you’ll want to plan a trip to the museum to check them out this summer.

What we tried:

We started with a tour through Tina Williams Brewer’s body of work, comprised of quilts she started making in the late ‘80s as a new mother. (She’d worked with ceramics and photography prior.) Brewer quickly developed her own style, working with found fabric, family heirlooms, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more, while exploring African and African American history and heritage through her pieces (which deserve to be experienced in person — they are stunning).

This career-spanning exhibition of Brewer’s meticulous work is the first of its kind in the Southeast, and we’re honored to have seen it.

What not to miss

News Notes

Biz

Garver — an engineering, planning, and environmental services firm — opened a full-service water design center in Greenville. The AR-based company plans to move to Two Liberty Square and eventually employ 100 people. (Upstate Business Journal)

Number

$49.5 million. That’s the total budget the City of Greer passed for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. There is no tax increase, and the city plans to add $2.5 million to its Infrastructure and Paving Fund. (Greenville Journal)

Featured

The New York Times named Greenville one of four “top LGBT-friendly travel locations in the South.” It shouted out some of Greenville’s “around 100 queer-owned businesses” like Basta., Comal 864, Bar Margaret, Modal + Drift Float & Spa.

List

Greenville History Tours is one of USA Today’s “10 Best Food Tours.” The publication lauded John Nolan’s “six different tours to tempt all varieties of taste buds.” Help Greenville History Tours take the top spot by voting daily until Monday, July 3 at noon.

Job

Do you love Gather GVL? The food hall is looking for its next General Manager. Apply today.

Outdoors

Decorating tip: Show your patio some love with a cute and colorful area rug. We love this outdoor-friendly geometric green one.*

The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Danielle

From the editor

Greenville Food Tours isn’t the only local business hoping for your votes in a USA Today 10 Best competition: Vote Gather GVL for Best Food Hall, now until Monday, July 3 at noon.

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