The festival

The films

The passes

• Entire Weekend VIP Screening and Party Pass | $99
• Friday Pass (reception plus film screening) | $49
• Saturday Full Day Pass (all sessions and party) | $49
• Sunday Full Day Pass (screenings, awards ceremony, and reception) | $49

• Disturbed: Take Back Your Life Tour | Tuesday, Feb. 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St., Greenville | $26.50-$126.50 | Rock out with this heavy-metal band from Chicago.
• “Screentime” | Tuesday, Feb. 20-Sunday, Feb. 25 | Times vary | The Playhouse, 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville | $10-$15 | In this new play, mischief, romance, and technology all collide in a blend of old-world sensibilities with a new world style.

• Lunchbox Learning | Wednesday, Feb. 21 | 12-1 p.m. | Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St., Greenville | $9-$12 | Lahnice McFall Hollister will present about her great-uncle’s book “Resisting Jim Crow: The Autobiography of Dr. John A. McFall.”
• Improve Your Handwriting | Wednesday, Feb. 21 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Truphae, 550 S. Main St., Ste. 200, Greenville | $25 | Leave the scratching to the chickens as you learn some handwriting history, letter formation, and shaping letters.

• Greer Farmers Market Fundraiser Dinner | Thursday, Feb. 22 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Cartwright Food Hall, 215 Trade St., Greer | $64 | Enjoy a Mardi Gras-themed event with bites, drinks, and live music.

• Oscar Shorts | Friday, Feb. 23-Sunday, Feb. 25 | Times vary | Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville | $12 | These miniature movies depict the best of animated, live action, and documentary short films from the past year.

• Closure alert. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow, SCDOT will close the roadway in front of the Canal Insurance building at 101 N. Main St. between West North Street and West Washington Street. The entrance to the Richardson Street garage will only be available from West North Street.

• The McClaren is officially open. Roughly half the luxury units of this nine-story apartment building (located at Rhett + Wardlaw Streets) have already been leased, and tenants can enjoy a coffee bar, a pool, and a fitness center. (Upstate Business Journal)

• Is there any award we haven’t been nominated for? Hotel Hartness, Grand Bohemian Lodge, and Hotel Domestique are nominated for Travel + Leisure 2024 World’s Best Awards. You can vote for your favorite staycation spot until Tuesday, Feb. 27. (Greenville Journal)

• The Salvation Army is opening a new thrift store at 2402 E. North St. Celebrate the grand opening on Saturday, March 16 with half-off everything in the store + a raffle for the chance to win a new 70 inch flat-screen TV.

• 783. That’s how many acres of forests, farmlands, waterways, and green space Upstate Forever — a land conservation non-profit — permanently protected thanks to its Land Trust. That’s what we call keeping Greenville green.

• Clemson Music Fest just dropped its lineup. On April 19-20, you can rock out with artists like T-Pain, Mt. Joy, and Two Friends. Snag your tickets before they sell out. Maybe T. Pain will buy us a drink.

• ICYMI, our latest edition of GVL Wellness in partnership with Prisma Health features: three fun ways to stay active (and the best local places to do it), collagen powder myths and truths, where to get booze-free sips + more. Take a peak.*

• Want to clean up, but don’t have the time (or the energy)? Let Two Maids of Greenville do the dirty work for you. Learn more + schedule a cleaning.*

• A friendly reminder to book spring + summer vacations (they’re just around the corner). Looking for privacy? This beachfront Bahamas cottage is perfect for two. Prefer the mountains? Book this newly built Gatlinburg, TN cabin. Want beach time? Walk to St. Simons, GA’s shore from this Vrbo that’s also a treehouse.*