Outdoors

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City Editor Stephanie’s pick

City Editor Danielle’s pick

• Collective Good | Friday, Nov. 10 | 10 a.m.-9 p.m. | Good Art Co., 10 Central Ave., Greenville | Free | Attend the first Good Art. Co. studio artist group show + MAC’s annual Open Studios weekend, and round it all out with a fundraiser.
• Indie Craft Parade Holiday Pop Up Shop | Friday, Nov. 10 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Makers Collective, 2909 Old Buncombe Rd., Greenville | Free entry | Shop a curated mix of handmade giftable art, home goods, jewelry, and children’s items.

• Upstate Record Swap | Saturday, Nov. 11 | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Pharmacy Records, 21 Shoppers Dr., Greenville | Free | Buy, sell, and trade records, plus talk music with fellow music lovers.
• Shriners Children’s Greenville Turkey Trot and Roll | Saturday, Nov. 11 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Trailblazer Park, 235 Trailblazer Dr., Travelers Rest | Free | Enjoy food, music, and games at this 4th annual 5K
• Shrek Rave | Saturday, Nov. 11 | 8 p.m. | Radio Room Greenville, 110 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville | $20 | Come down to the swamp and enjoy a rave featuring your favorite ogre.

• SC Veterans Upstate Salute | Sunday, Nov. 12 | 3-7 p.m. | Fluor Field, 945 S. Main St., Greenville | Free | This 8th-annual celebration includes live music from Christian Stolz and the Chase Ryan Band, a vintage warbirds flyover, a Special Forces Jump Team, and fireworks.
• Boozy Book Fair | Sunday, Nov. 12 | 1-3 p.m. | Fireforge Crafted Beer, 311 E. Washington St., Greenville | Let your childhood nostalgia come back to life with this adult book fair.

• “Flying car” company to enter US market in partnership with Greenville Downtown Airport
• 25 acts for 25 years: Here are some of Bon Secours Wellness Arena’s most memorable shows
• Choose your own adventure: GVLtoday edition

• Veterans Day (honored Sat., Nov. 11 + observed by public offices today) is a federal holiday commemorating people who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Check out our events calendar for Veterans Day activities.

• Japan-based Nissin Foods — the company behind Top Ramen Bowl and Cup Noodles — plans to invest $228 million in a Greenville County facility, creating 300+ jobs. Operations will begin in August 2025. (Upstate Business Journal)

• The downtown scene is changing, and it’s normal to wonder what’s coming next. Our friends at the Upstate Business Journal put together a list of spaces downtown that are currently up for lease or are already leased.

• Gov. Henry McMaster and Executive Director William Floyd — with the state Department of Employment and Workforce — announced SC’s 2024 unemployment insurance tax rates will decrease or remain the same for all employers. According to Floyd, SC’s unemployment rate is down to 2.9%. (Upstate Business Journal)

• The Greenville Zoo has changed its hours to 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — with the last admission for the day at 4 p.m. — for Daylight Saving Time. This way, you can see the baby red pandas before it gets too dark.

• It’s on fire. Fireforge Brewing Co. is nominated for “Best Brewery” in the 2023 Best of the Blue Ridge Awards for Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. You can place your votes until Monday, Nov. 20.

• $25,000. That’s how much the Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA) fundraiser — The Color Gala — raised on Friday, Nov. 3. These funds were raised through ticket sales, sponsorships, and auction items at GCCA’s first major fundraising event. See for yourself. (TOWN)

• The Rabbit Hole posted this teaser video on its Instagram feed with the caption “Something curious is coming…” What do you think it is, Greenville? Let us know.

• Vaping can lead to lung cancer — fact or fiction? See the answer.*

• Looking to learn or try something new? Enter: The Personal & Professional Enrichment (PPE) program at Greenville Technical College. From photography to real estate, wedding planning, and more, there’s plenty of ways to expand your skills. See the 2024 Spring schedule.*

• Your new first drink of the night: ZBiotics, a probiotic engineered by PhD microbiologists to break down the byproduct of alcohol. Try it to wake up feeling refreshed tomorrow.*

Closed on Thanksgiving Day

• Aldi
• Lidl
• Walmart
• Publix (Note: On Wednesday, Nov. 22 — the day before Thanksgiving — stores will close at 8 p.m.)
• Trader Joe’s
• Costco
• Sam’s Club

Open on Thanksgiving Day

• The Fresh Market | 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Harris Teeter | 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Ingles | 6-11 p.m.
• Food Lion | 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Sprouts | 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Whole Foods | 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Walgreens | 9 a.m.-6 p.m.