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• Music Bingo | Wednesday, April 10 | 6-8 p.m. | Gather Greenville, 126 Augusta St., Greenville | Free entry | Can you get five in a row with your knowledge of music hits across genres?
• Watercolor 101 | Wednesday, April 10 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Wild Hare Gallery, 212 N. Poinsett Hwy., Travelers Rest | $40 | Learn how to paint a blue bird in this interactive class.

• Meet the Tiny House Collaborative | Thursday, April 11 | 12-1 p.m. | Fine Arts Center, 102 Pine Knoll Dr., Greenville | $0-$25 | Enjoy a lunch presentation about the Tiny House Collaborative and learn how students can be part of solving homelessness.
• Bullet Journaling Workshop | Thursday, April 11 | 6-8 p.m. | The Cottage Counseling, Inc., 710 Pettigru St., Greenville | $25-$35 | Explore various styles and techniques in bullet journaling.

• Green Tie Gala | Friday, April 12 | 6-10 p.m. | Zen, 924 S. Main St., Greenville | $175-$3,000 | Wear your green and attend this fundraising event to support the Greenville Zoo where you’ll meet ambassador animals, sip on cocktails, and bid in a silent auction.

• Harlem Globetrotters 2024 World Tour presented by Jersey Mike’s Subs | Saturday, April 13 | 2 p.m. | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St., Greenville | $34-$109 | Catch the famous basketball team as they stop in Greenville.

• Greenville Technical College Paralegal Open House | Tuesday, April 16 | 12 p.m. | Greenville Technical College - Barton Campus, Criminal Justice Building Courtroom (Bldg. 121, Room 120), 506 S. Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville | Free | Learn how to jumpstart your career in the paralegal profession at one of Greenville Technical College’s upcoming in-person or virtual open houses.*

• $1 million. That’s how much Greenville City Council approved to purchase more land near Unity Park for workforce housing after a change in state law allows money from accomodations tax revenue to be used for housing. (The Post and Courier Greenville)

• Hector Batista — owner of Sofrito Restaurant — is opening a grab-and-go restaurant in Taylors called “Sofrito Rotisserie” on Wednesday, April 17. Located at 2801 Wade Hampton Blvd., you can grab a bowl made with “rotisserie-style proteins” over rice and beans, a sandwich, or empanadas. (Greenville News)

• New York Times bestselling author Mary Beth Keane is stopping at Soby’s Monday, April 22 to promote her new book, “The Half Moon,” as part of M. Judson’s Lunch and Lit series. Learn what inspired her new book about her family members in the food service industry while you grab lunch. (Greenville Journal)

• While you’re watching the Greenville Drive face off against Bowling Green tonight, consider giving blood at the Community Blood Drive. Donors will receive two complimentary tickets for a game in 2024 and $30 in The Blood Connection rewards.

• In case you missed it, we’re hosting a poetry contest in honor of National Poetry Month, and The Peace Center wants to sweeten the deal. Beyond major bragging rights, the winner of our competition will receive a pair of tickets to the Peace Center’s Verse & Voices event on Friday, May 10. Submit your poem by Sunday, April 14.

• No. 22. That’s where Greenville landed on Men’s Journal’s list of “50 Best Vacations in the U.S. to Explore America’s Adventure Capitals.” Citing our “phenomenal food scene and our access to hiking, climbing, biking, and paddling, we can’t say we’re shocked to make the list.

• What has five bedrooms, eight full bathrooms, and a spa + pool? This new listing from Joan Herlong. Located at 112 Welling Cir., you can call this house a home for $5,350,607.

• Sol GVL, a pop-up Mexican-American food concept, will be at Wine House (located at 475 Haywood Rd., Ste. 8) tomorrow, April 11 at 5:30 p.m. Grab a glass — or a bottle — of wine and chow down.

• Got weekend plans? Join MAConnect for a more in-depth look behind the scenes with Greenville’s arts culture. Stop by “Scenic Sunday” this Sunday, April 14 at 1 p.m. with Eric Benjamin. Visit with the artist, see his process up-close, get first dibs on new pieces, and more. Call the MAC office 864-467-3132 to join + RSVP.*

• Ready, set, grow. We’ve partnered with ServeScape to help one lucky winner get their dream garden with a $1,000 gift card for local plants + landscape design. Enter to win now through Wednesday, April, 17.*

• We recently caught two unique, can’t-miss exhibitions at the Columbia Museum of Art. We loved “Interior Lives” and “Darrel Ellis: Regeneration,” and we think you will too — here’s why.*

• The days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer. While we’ve started to indulge in more outdoor activities, it’s hard to ignore those runny noses, itchy throats + watery eyes. Here are four tips to make allergy season bearable — or even enjoyable.*

• Did you know you could finance your fixer-upper with home equity? You could get up to $50K with a HELOC — calculate your payment.*

• Cue drum roll. 2024 is here, and the personal finance experts at The Ascent have sorted through hundreds of credit cards to do the work for you. Presenting: These four credit cards, among the best bonus cards the experts have ever seen.*

• That mid-week dinner slump is real. If you’re itching for inspiration, try cooking up this taco casserole or easy cheesy lasagna. Bon appétit.*

• Adding decorative metal gates at each doorway
• Putting metal screening over the first-floor windows
• Updating the surrounding area with fresh landscaping including gardens
• Adding a riverside trail + a river front terrace with seating