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Holiday cheers

Activities

• Paint Party | Monday, Nov. 27 | 6-8 p.m. | Wild Hare Gallery & Studios, 212 N. Poinsett Hwy., Travelers Rest | $35 | Artist Kym Easter will walk you though step-by-step to create this cheery snowman painting.
• Open Mic Monday Hosted by Terrence Day | Monday, Nov. 27 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Hoppin’, 200 E. Washington St., Greenville | Free entry | Enjoy an evening of live music at Hoppin’, where musicians are welcome to take the stage and perform up to three songs.
• Family Feud | Monday, Nov. 27 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Pangaea Brewing Co., 115 Welborn St., Greenville | Free entry | The top five answers are on the board, beers are on tap, and pizza’s in the oven for this free-to-play game night.

• Jefferson’s Small-Batch Bourbon Tasting | Tuesday, Nov. 28 | 6-8 p.m. | LaRue Fine Chocolate, 556 Perry Ave., Ste. B115, Greenville | $30 | Ray Martinez from Pernod Ricard will lead you through a lineup of Jefferson’s small-batch bourbons.
• Upstate International’s Long Walk on the Swamp Rabbit Trail | Tuesday, Nov. 28 | 9-10 a.m. | Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Dr., Greenville | Free entry | Start at the Greenville Zoo and walk to the Swamp Rabbit Café for a snack or lunch.
• Young Adults Community Service Meetup | Tuesday, Nov. 28 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Center for Community Services, 1102 Howard Dr., Simpsonville | Free | Young professionals, young adults, and college students can make new connections while supporting the Center For Community Services food bank.

• In the Nick of Time: Holiday Art Market | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Good Art Co., 10 Central Ave., Greenville | Free entry | Shop this new holiday art and handmade goods market inside Greenville’s newest gallery and working artist studios.
• November Tea | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 3-4:30 p.m. | Sigal Music Museum, 516 Buncombe St., Greenville | $25 | Indulge in savories, sweets, and other fancies + explore the exhibits before or after the event.
• Charcuterie Board Building Workshop | Wednesday, Nov. 29 | 6-7:15 p.m. | Sun and Soil Plant Parlor, 512 Augusta St., Ste. A, Greenville | $50 | The Southern Grazer teaches you how to be the host with the most with this hands-on class.

• The Nutcracker | Friday, Dec. 8-Sunday, Dec. 10 | Times vary | Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville | $25-$75 | Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s timeless score performed by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and be dazzled by the angelic voices of the Greenville Youth Chorale. Get 10% off tickets with the code GVLToday10.*

• The Clemson Tigers defeated the Carolina Gamecocks in Saturdays Palmetto Bowl with a final score of 16-7.

• 1869 Boutique Liquor & Wine — located on West Antrim Drive — is closed. “It’s been a wonderful ride,” the owners wrote in a Facebook post announcing the closure + citing a need to spend more time with family.

• The Broad Mouth Creek Farm, a 109-acre property in Anderson County, recently sold for $1.525 million. The listing boasted a 2,500-sqft home, established roads and fields, and a stocked pond with a dock. (The Post and Courier Greenville)

• $48,844. That’s how much Artisphere was awarded in a grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission for its 2024 festival, coming up May 10-12, 2024. (Greenville Journal)

• It’s lit. Takeoff Mini Golf — located next to Runway Park in Greenville — kicked off its putt-through holiday lights show with each hole boasting a different holiday theme. Advanced tickets are required to play now through Thursday, Dec. 30.

• Get all spruced up in your most festive sweaters for Gather GVL’s family-friendly ugly sweater party on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Enjoy tunes from Wilder Things Than Us as you indulge in your favorite Gather bites + celebrate the season.

• Though the holiday luncheon is sold out, you can support the Meyer Center for Special Children by purchasing holiday cards featuring artwork by students.

• Help the library preserve Upstate history by sharing old photos, letters, or items of people, places, or events related to Greenville County.

• Calling all filmmakers. The deadline to submit films to the 2024 Reedy Reels Film Festival is at the end of December.

• Tune in to Access Carolina this morning at 10 a.m. on FOX Carolina. You may see a familiar face.

• How does a port benefit upstate SC? Answer: By supporting more than 132,000 upstate jobs. South Carolina Ports is keeping freight moving in SC, attracting companies to invest in new facilities and expanded operations that create generational opportunities for South Carolinians. Discover the impact.*

• Where was this when we were in school? Greenville Federal Credit Union has opened two fully-functioning branches in local high schools teaching students the inner workings of a credit union, financial literacy, and marketing. Meet student auditor Kendred Walker.*

• Gift sharp, sophisticated menswear... for 50% off. Black Friday through Cyber Monday, score 50% off everything online at Harlestons — the Golf Digest/Golfweek/Golf Channel-featured premium men’s apparel brand — with our exclusive code: BF50. (We especially love their performance polos.) Bonus: Free shipping on $125+ and easy returns, always.*

• Give the gift of grooming this holiday season (and save big). Take 25% off sitewide during MANSCAPED’s Cyber Monday sale and shop best-sellers like The Lawn Mower® 5.0 Ultra body hair trimmer, The Performance Package 5.0 Ultra full-body grooming kit, and the stocking stuffer-worthy Body Buffer silicone scrubber.*

• 10,000+ lights
• 10+ trees, including one 14-footer
• 1,000+ ornaments
• 150 wrapped gifts
• 50+ Grinches