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Our offices will be closed Saturday, Dec. 23-Monday, Jan. 1 — meaning this will be the last edition of GVLweekend this year. We’re sending everyone warm wishes and will be back in your inboxes in 2024.
 
Events
Friday, Dec. 22
  • Indie Craft Parade Holiday Pop Up Shop | Friday, Dec. 22-Sunday, Dec. 24 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Makers Collective, 2909 Old Buncombe Rd., Greenville | Free entry | Shop last-minute local gifts.
  • Elvis Music Nights In Greenville | Friday, Dec. 22 | Times vary | South Carolina Children’s Theater, 153 Augusta St., Greenville | $55-$110 | Feast your ears on an Elvis Presley Tribute by Matt Stone.
Saturday, Dec. 23
  • The Nacht Before Christmas | Saturday, Dec. 23 | 2-10 p.m. | Carolina Bauernhaus Brewery Greenville, 556 Perry Ave., Ste. B118, Greenville | Free entry | Get your hands on a selection of stouts.
  • Holidays at the Zoo | Saturday, Dec. 23-Saturday, Dec. 30 | 4-8 p.m. | Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Dr., Greenville | $10-$12 | Explore the zoo at night with thousands of holiday lights.
  • Swamp Rabbit Hockey | Saturday, Dec. 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 North Academy St., Greenville | $28-$56 | Watch the Swamp Rabbit hockey team hit the ice against the Savannah Ghost Pirates.
Sunday, Dec. 24
  • Festival of the Trees | Sunday, Dec. 24-Monday, Dec. 25 | 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. | Multiple locations, Greenville | Free | Ooo and aah over decorated trees lining the Courtyard Marriott Downtown and Hyatt Regency Greenville.
100+ MORE EVENTS
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From the editor
Closing
  • Growler Haus is closing its doors after ~6 years in the Village of West Greenville. Stop by for a pint until Saturday, Dec. 30.
Development
  • A proposed 57-house project — at the intersection of Augusta + Stratford Roads — would provide affordable housing in Greenville County. First reported by the Post and Courier Greenville, homes on this ~5-acre property would likely sell for ~$180,000, and would be called Stratford Place.
Award
  • Six students from the Fine Arts Center (FAC) won awards in the YoungArts National Competition. This annual competition is for students aged 15 to 18, and awards are given in 10 disciplines (think: dance, voice, visual arts).
Real Estate

6 homes that would make the perfect holiday Hallmark movie setting
Slideshow of homes currently listed with Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby's International Realty
We’ll audition to play the main character — as long as we get to call one of these our home. | Photos by Ben Ivins Photography, Freemon Photography, and Christine Mason
Let’s face it, one of the best things about the holiday season is watching unlimited Hallmark movies from dawn to dusk.

The locations are always just like Mayberry, and the homes? Stunning. We think these six homes would make the perfect backdrop for next year’s holiday movie debuts *nudge, nudge, Hallmark Channel*:
  1. Imagine this 75-acre Easley estate all dressed up for the holidays | Listing agents: Pat McNamara + Joan Herlong
  2. A Green Valley estate begging for Christmas wreaths on every window + door | Listing agent: Joan Herlong
  3. Christmas morning at this Reserve at Lake Keowee home is a Hallmark dream | Listing agent: Diane Bostrom
  4. Host a holiday party fit for a classic movie scene with this stunning indoor/outdoor entertaining space | Listing agent: Joan Herlong
  5. This circa 1902 Lyman, SC home feels straight out of central casting for Hallmark | Listing agent: Patrick Furman
  6. This luxe estate could be the set of a Hallmark B&B | Listing agent: Brittney Bolt and Michael Kingsmore
Find your Hallmark-like home for 2024
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An orange and blue sunset over the bridge at Falls Park, with water rushing over the rocks.
Hello, gorgeous. | Photo by @chris_leyland_photography
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