December 6, 2023

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Meet me GVL at Midnight. | Photo by @james_simpson_photography

It’s hard to believe 2024 is just around the corner. Now is the time to make plans to celebrate on New Year’s Eve. We’re here to help with ways to ring in the new year with your friends and family. 🥂

Juniper New Year’s Eve Rooftop Gala | Sunday, Dec. 31 | 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Juniper, 315 S. Main St., Greenville | $175-$300 | Take in the views, champagne, all-night dancing, and let yourself loose.

New Years Eve Gala 2024 | Sunday, Dec. 31 | 8:30 p.m. | Zen - An elegant space for hire, 924 S. Main St., Greenville | $40-$960 | Dance the night away as a live band and DJ set the stage on fire with a lineup that’ll keep you grooving right into the New Year.

Reedy River Grand Ball - NYE 2024 | Sunday, Dec. 31 | 8:30 p.m. | Hyatt Regency Greenville, 220 N. Main St., Greenville | $125-$4,200 | This black tie optional, all-inclusive New Years Eve event features artists, unlimited food + drinks, hotel room packages, champagne pouring aerialists, and photo ops.

NYE | Sunday, Dec. 31 | 9 p.m. | Ink n Ivy, 21 E. Coffee St., Greenville | $35 | Enjoy a champagne toast at midnight, food stations, party hats + favors, and a DJ.

New Years Eve Bar Crawl | Sunday, Dec. 31 | 4 p.m.-1 a.m. | Social Lounge, 245 N. Main St., Greenville | $20 | Enjoy a night of drinks, friends, and unforgettable memories.

New Year’s Celebration | Sunday, Dec. 31 | 4 p.m. | Dave and Buster’s, 1029 Woodruff Rd., Greenville | $53.50 | Indulge in tasty bites, entertainment, and unlimited video game play all night.

NYE 2024 presented by Southern Gala | Sunday, Dec. 31 | 7 p.m. | Social Latitude, 1812 Woodruff Rd., Greenville | $125-$2,500 | Celebrate with an open bar, food, a photo booth, and a DJ.

Other Upstate celebrations

Asked

Are you an “up until midnight on NYE” kind of person, or an “in bed by 9 p.m. on NYE” kind of person?

A. Awake all night
B. In bed ASAP

😴

Events

Wednesday, Dec. 6

In the Nick of Time: Holiday Art Market | Wednesday, Dec. 6-Saturday, Dec. 30 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Good Art Co., 10 Central Ave., Greenville | Free entry | Shop this holiday art and handmade goods market inside Greenville’s newest gallery and working artist studios.
Carter Family Wine Dinner | Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Topsoil Kitchen and Market, 13 S. Main St., Travelers Rest | $125 | Indulge in a carefully-curated menu to complement a selection of wines from Greenville’s artisinal urban winery Carter Family Wines.
Trivia Night | Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Pangaea Brewing Co, 115 Welborn St., Greenville | Free entry | Put your knowledge to the test + enjoy a craft beer.

Thursday, Dec. 7

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” | Thursday, Dec. 70-Sunday, Dec. 17 | Times vary | Greenville Theatre, 444 College St., Greenville | $38-$40 | This musical story follows Charlie Bucket on his golden ticket journey into the magical world of Willy Wonka.
Blood Drive | Thursday, Dec. 7 | 8 a.m.-1 p.m. | Greer CPW, 301 McCall St., Greer | Free | If you’re feeling healthy and well, consider donating.

Friday, Dec. 8

Holiday Laser Shows | Friday, Dec. 8-Saturday, Dec. 16 | Times vary | Roper Mountain Science Center, 402 Roper Mountain Rd., Greenville | $8 | Head to the planetarium for your favorite holiday tunes set to festive laser lights.
Kringle Holiday Village | Friday, Dec. 8-Sunday, Dec. 10 | 5-8 p.m. | Fluor Field, 945 S. Main St., Greenville | $12-$60 | Meet Santa, shop local vendors, and enjoy live entertainment — all proceeds benefit Rotary Charities.

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Arts

Meet the grant program behind Greenville’s arts scene

Two actresses stand on a stage lit up by purple light with their arms intertwined holding theatre masks.

The Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC) works daily to support the full scope of Greenville’s art culture: visual arts, live performances, literary endeavors and arts education initiatives. | Photo of The Warehouse Theatre’s “Romeo and Juliet” provided by the Metropolitan Arts Council

Love Greenville’s arts scene? So does MAC. The Metropolitan Arts Council’s grant program allows individual artists to further develop their craft and launch their career goals, and gives local organizations and schools the ability to further expand their arts-related programs + services.

The grant program by the numbers

In 2022, MAC:

Awarded a record-high of $542,103 to cultural initiatives throughout Greenville County
Provided $30,000 to each of its general operation support partners

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MAC awarded $678,950 in relief funding to 33 arts organizations throughout Greenville County, including:

Artisphere
Centre Stage
Greenville Chorale
Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Greenville Theatre
Peace Center
South Carolina Children’s Theatre
The Warehouse Theatre

Each of these organizations also received an extra $10,000 in operating support through a generous gift from the Graham Foundation for the MAC grants program. MAC also provided $10,000 to the Greenville County Museum of Art (GCMA) to purchase works of art by Greenville-area artists for its permanent collection.

Here's how you can support GVL's arts scene

News Notes

Announced

The Greenville Chamber launched an endowment campaign to support a new leadership program called Impact Greenville. Including business + nonprofit executives, Leadership Greenville alumni, and community leaders, Impact Greenville will be aimed at developing “innovative solutions to community challenges.” (Upstate Business Journal)

Closed

On your left. The Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit trail will close at the Legacy Park connection — along the Green Line of the Trail between Verdae Boulevard + Woodruff Road — for asphalt work from Monday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 a.m. to Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 8 a.m.

Development

New park alert. The Greenville County Historic + Natural Resources Trust has announced plans to redevelop the former Oakland Plantation site in Simpsonville into a 54-acre park. The County will purchase the property from YMCA Greenville for $1.2 million + has raised $250,000 to support the restoration of several historic 19th-century buildings. (The Post and Courier Greenville)

Eat

Prepare your taste buds for a Scout’s Doughnuts + Anonymous Burger collab at Cartwright Food Hall — located at 215 Trade St., Greer — on Thursday, Dec. 7. The theme is “out-of-this-world,” and, while there seems to be some mystery around what this collab will actually entail, we’re excited about this duo.

Feel Good

Earlier this week, we told you that an 8-t-tall inflatable Santa Claus went missing from The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. Although the original Santa has not been found, the community came together to offer its support. TCMU now has an inflatable Santa, an inflatable snowman, and a lot of Christmas spirit.

Travel

The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) has experienced “monthly gains” in passengers this year, and it predicts these numbers will continue to grow. With an increase of ~15,000 to ~20,000 monthly passengers compared to 2022, traffic has grown steadily since COVID-19.(Greenville News)

Traffic

Speaking of GSP, phase two of GSP’s Terminal Roadway Improvement Project is underway. Prepare for the changes which are expected to last until April 2024.

Plan Ahead

Is your New Year’s resolution to be more creative? The Greenville Center for Creative Arts is offering classes for artists of all ages in its Winter Session. From January to March, you can unleash your inner artist with pet portrait painting classes, Color Theory workshops, and oil painting classes, just to name a few.

Try This

We recently sashayed our way through “Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous” at the Columbia Museum of Art, and it was pretty spectacular. Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at this runway-worthy exhibition.*

Arts

Do you love rom-coms, farces, and contemporary shows that take inspiration from a classic comedy (think: “The Odd Couple”)? See the world premiere of ODD starting tomorrow through Sunday, Dec. 17 for a 3 p.m. matinee or an 8 p.m. show at The Warehouse Theatre. Snag $35 tickets.*

Health

Studies show that the average American gains seven pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. The good news? It is possible to maintain your weight and still have fun. These tips can help.*

Shop

Health.com called this vibrator the “Rolls Royce Of Sex Toys” — and it’s also clinically proven to improve arousal and alleviate dryness. Get it for 30% off ahead of the holidays.*

Finance

There’s cash back, and then there’s unlimited 1.5% cash back. This card has that, plus a $200 bonus and 0% intro APR until 2025. (Oh, and did we mention the annual fee? No — because there isn’t one.) Learn more + apply.*

Answered

Reduce, reuse, reduction

Look at all those cars. | Photo by GVLtoday

Recently, we shared info on the Carbon Reduction Program, a distribution of $6.4 billion in formula funding over a five-year period in an effort to reduce transportation emissions across the US.

We also asked how you’d like to see funding from the program spent in our urbanized area, should we receive program money again.

Here’s a breakdown of what you said:

26.88% | Public transportation
17.20% | Pedestrian-friendly roads and facilities
4.30% | Fuel alternatives
19.89% | Traffic management + road diet projects
17.74% | Bike infrastructure

Plus, 13.98% of you mentioned other projects you’d be eager to see including:

“Purchase land to maintain wooded areas, instead of allowing more construction.”
“Rail between Charlotte, Greenville, and Atlanta.”
“Electric charging stations at every grocery store, library, and school.”

Fiscal year 2024 funding announcements are expected in January or February.

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Stephanie

For the record, I’m an “up until midnight on NYE” kind of person, but that is the only day of the year you’ll catch me up that late. I’m #teamsleep.

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