• Greenville Heritage Main Street Fridays | Friday, July 7 | 5:30-9:30 p.m. | NOMA Square, 220 N. Main St., Greenville | Free | Groove into the weekend with music from The Night Affair Band.
• First Friday | Friday, July 7 | 6-9 p.m. | Locations vary, Locations vary, Greenville | Free | Navigate Greenville’s visual arts scene each month as galleries and venues are open to the public.
• Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) Listening Party | Friday, July 7 | 7 p.m. | Group Therapy Pub & Playground, 320 Falls St., Ste. G, Greenville | Free | Drop Everything Now for a Swiftie costume contest, a Taylor Swift sing-off, Taylor-themed Karaoke, a free photo booth, $10 mini golf, and speciality Taylor-themed cocktails and mocktails.

• Saturdays on the District | Saturday, July 8 | 5-7 p.m. | District 356, 225 Field St., Greenville | Free entry | Before every Saturday Drive home game, enjoy a party for the whole family.
• Travelers Rest Farmers Market | Saturday, July 8 | 8:30 a.m. | Trailblazer Park, 235 Trailblazer Dr., Travelers Rest | Free entry | Shop 70+ vendors while enjoying live music, kids activities, and food trucks.
• Paint & Sip Hocus Pocus Trivia Night | Saturday, July 8 | 5 p.m. | Wine & Design- Greenville, 1175 Woods Crossing Rd., Greenville | $39 | Show off your knowledge while you paint at this adults-only event.

• Sundays at 2: Shakespeare in the Galleries | Sunday, July 9 | 2-3 p.m. | Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College St., Greenville | Free | Take a journey to the magical fairy forest with the Greenville Shakespeare Company’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
• The Great Greenville Baking Class | Sunday, July 9 | 2-4 p.m. | The Gallery at M. Judson Booksellers, 130 S. Main St., Ste. 200, Greenville | $65-$100 | Bake your Camilla Kitchen favorites with Pastry Chef Leslie.

• We’ll be frank, we think Greenville has some great hot dogs. Celebrate the dog days of summer with our hot dog guide.

• Smiley’s Acoustic Cafe — located in the West End — closed its doors Sunday, July 2 after 17 years of business. Owner Mike Frazier told the Post and Courier the closure was due to an increase in rent and insurance. Mike will continue operating Smiley’s Acoustic Café Easley at 110 S. Pendleton St.

• GVL foodies, listen up. A month-long event featuring new plant-based dishes across Greenville kicks off Saturday, July 1. The Vegan Challenge is organized by Vegan Outreach — a nonprofit organization working to encourage local restaurants to increase their plant-based offerings.

1. Be reasonably smart.
2. Be personable.
3. Don’t expect to be an overnight success — Show up and work hard everyday.

Why go?

• Along with having perfect weather conditions all year round, Honolulu offers amazing cuisine, beautiful scenery, and an aloha vibe that will make you feel welcome anywhere you go.

Act like a local

• Food: You’ve gotta try the famous chili plate from Rainbow Drive-In, garlic chicken from Side Street Inn, malasadas from Leonard’s Bakery, any flavor of shave ice (with azuki beans and condensed milk) from Waiola’s Shave Ice, coco puffs from Liliha Bakery, and last, but certainly not least, the fresh poke from Taniokas Seafoods and Catering.
• Drink: The Orange Bang from Zippy’s is basically an orange creamsicle in a drink — what’s not to like?

• How does Going work? Sign up for free, follow up to five airports, and get notified when flights are 40-90% off (like a ~$575 round trip to Fiji).*

• Ditch the hangover without having to ditch your favorite cocktail with award-winning non-alcoholic spirits from Ritual Zero Proof. Bonus: check out the brand’s cocktail recipe blog.*

• The perfect waterproof Bluetooth speaker does exist and it’s the JBL Flip 5. Bonus: It offers up to 12 hours of play + comes with a hardshell case.*