🎶 A brand-new music festival

⚾️ Spring sports

• Charlotte FC | Major League Soccer | Bank of America Stadium
• Charlotte Knights | Minor League Baseball | Truist Field

🏙️ Rooftop dining downtown

🏎️ A huge NASCAR race

🥾 Outdoor adventures

• Running, paddling, riding, and climbing at the U.S. National Whitewater Center
• Relaxing by the lake at Freedom Park (we’d bring a picnic)
• Exploring 40 miles of trails + natural water features at the Anne Springs Close Greenway

• NCAA Championship | Monday, April 8 | 6 p.m. | Yee-Haw Brewing Co., 307 E. McBee Ave., Ste. C, Greenville | Free entry | It’s not the usual Monday night movie, but catch the NCAA Championship game on the lawn while you snack and drink.
• Yoga on the Plaza | Monday, April 8 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Camperdown Plaza, 315 S. Main St., Greenville | Free | Abbey Garcia from Zen Rabbit Yoga leads a rejuvenating class each Monday to help you embrace the serenity of a new week.

• The Anchorage Series | Tuesday, April 9 | 5-9:30 p.m. | The Anchorage Restaurant, 586 Perry Ave., Greenville | $20 | Art & Light Gallery and The Anchorage Restaurant present “Fondant,” a collaborative exhibition by local artists Teresa Roche and Liz Rundorff Smith.
• Terrarium Workshop | Tuesday, April 9 | 6-8 p.m. | Pangaea Brewing, 115 Welborn St., Ste. A, Greenville | $55 | This Plant Stella collaboration will teach you to make your own terrarium.
• Spring Sing 2024 | Tuesday, April 9 | 7 p.m. | Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville | $20 | The 42nd Annual Spring Sing, sponsored by The Rotary Club of Pleasantburg and Greenville County Schools, showcases the talents of 500+ elementary and middle school singers in a professionally-directed performance.

• Pottery Class: Plant markers | Wednesday, April 10 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Topsoil Kitchen and Market, 13 S. Main St., Travelers Rest | $90 | Create ceramic plant markets with Paradisu Pottery.
• Live Band Karaoke | Wednesday, April 10 | 8 p.m.-12 a.m. | Smileys on the Roxx, 734 S. Main St., Greenville | Free entry | Get your singing voice and favorite song ready to hit the stage with a live band backing you up.

• Today, a total solar eclipse will be visible from Greenville, and The Clemson University Department of Physics and Astronomy is inviting you to an eclipse viewing party from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn (between Martin, Long, and Kinard at 140 Delta Epsilon Court). (Fox Carolina)

• Artisphere’s performance lineup is here. Catch artists like Whitney Monge, Shamarr Allen, and The Rebellious Hearts at the free festival taking place Friday, May 10-Sunday, May 12.

• The USC Gamecocks took home the NCAA women’s championship last night after winning 87-75 against Iowa — making it a perfect season. We don’t mean to be Cocky, but that’s pretty cool.

• Fifty new affordable housing units could be coming to land behind Unity Park. The land, between Oscar Street and the parking lot at The Commons, was unanimously approved for rezoning by the Planning Commission, but City Council will give the final approval. (The Post and Courier Greenville)

• $602,500. That’s how much the South Carolina Conservation Bank + Greenville County’s Historic Natural Resources Trust each invested in the former Oakland Plantation thanks to fundraising efforts from Upstate Preservation Trust. Greenville County now owns will soon own land and plans to turn part of it into a park. (Greenville Journal)

• The future Unity Park is so bright, it’s gotta wear get shades. Thanks Greenville Water, Carolina Parks & Play, and Harper Construction, Unity Park now has permanent shade structures in the playground + splash pad.

• Next time you go to the Rock Quarry Garden, you might see something fishy. One of the natural springs in garden is now a home to goldfish + koi fish for the next six months as part of the sustainability effort between the City of Greenville, the Parks and Grounds, and Public Works crews.

• Daylight Burrito dropped its lineup for the rest of April. You can chow down on Saturday, April 20 at Bridge City Coffee (520 Wade Hampton Blvd.) + Saturday, April 27 at Cohesive Coffee (301 Airport Rd., Unit I).

• It’s a great year for pickleballers. Ten new pickleball courts are almost ready at Gower Park. Not into pickleball? Gower Park is also getting new tennis + basketball courts, benches, road paving, and shady spots.

• Adam Larson, a Greenville resident + star of MTV’s “The Challenge,” (think: “The Real World” meets “American Gladiator”) was asked to return to the all-stars season of the popular reality show. You can catch Larson on the Paramount+ series this Wednesday, April 10. (Greenville Journal)

• All we do is win, win, win. Greenville was named one of the “The 10 best places to visit in May,” by The Points Guy. Other notable mentions on the list include Tuscany, the Scottish Highlands, and the Galapagos Islands. As if you needed another reason to think Greenville was cool.

• Governor McMaster has declared this week as South Carolina “Children’s Museum Week” for the second year in a row. Head to TCMU or any children’s museum in SC and take part in a special giveaway.

The plays

The variety show

The cabaret