Volunteer

• Book Sale Setup | Wednesday, Aug. 7 | Place donated books from boxes on to sale tables.
• Sale Day Helper | Saturday, Aug. 10 | Help keep your assigned section stocked and organized.
• Clean Up | Sunday, Aug. 11 | Pack unsold books and load boxes onto pallets.

Attend the kick-off party

Shop the sale

How to donate

• Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas | Monday, July 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Fine Arts Center, 102 Pine Knoll Dr., Greenville | $15-$30 | Enjoy performances of folk dance music + “Antonín Dvořák Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105.”
• Book Bingo | Monday, July 8 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Simpsonville Branch, 626 NE Main St., Simpsonville | Free | Get five in a row to win books — registration required.
• adidas Employee Store Open House | Monday, July 8-Tuesday, July 9 | 11 a.m.-7 p.m. | adidas Employee Store, 10 Quest Ln., Greenville | Price of purchase | For a limited time, adidas is giving insider access to its Employee Store; usually invite-only, score up to 50% off adidas apparel and footwear you won’t find anywhere else.*

• Greer Farmers Market Summer Tuesdays | Tuesday, July 9 4:30-7:30 p.m. | Greer City Park, 301 E. Poinsett St., Greer | Free entry | Shop 40+ vendors, enjoy live music, and snack at a food truck — plus, check out the native plant swap.
• Game Night | Tuesday, July 9 | 5:30 p.m. | The Community Tap Travelers Rest, 321 S. Main St., Travelers Rest | Free entry | BYO game or try a new one from Boardwalk Games.

• “Schitt’s Creek” Trivia | Wednesday, July 10 | 7 p.m. | Greenville Beer Exchange, 7 S. Laurens St., Ste. A, Greenville | Free entry | Find your group of compatriots to challenge other “Schitt’s Creek” fans.

• Join Together: A Community Concert | Thursday, July 11 | 6-9 p.m. | Fireforge Crafted Beer, 311 E. Washington St., Greenville | Free entry | Enjoy live performances from Dr. Don and the Medicine Men + Hurt and Skip benefiting the nonprofit Just Say Something.

📝 Lottery-funded scholarships

• SC Hope | $2,800
• LIFE | $5,000
• Palmetto Fellows | $6,700 (year 1); $7,500 (years 2-4)
• Lottery Tuition Assistance | Financial aid varies
• SC Need-Based Grant | $3,500 (full-time)

🎓 Eligibility requirements

• After 106 years of publishing newspapers, The Greer Citizen will close at the end of this month with a final edition on Wednesday, July 31. The publication cited the “national decline of print journalism” among the reasons for the closure.

• There’s something new brewing at Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery. The Swamp Rabbit Coffee Bar is now open, serving coffee, espresso drinks, pastries, draft beer, wine by the glass, and “some snackies.”

• The Mountain House at Caesars Head — a cafe less than a half-mile from Caesars Head State Park — closed on July 2. The business said “circumstances beyond our control” caused the closure. (Upstate Business Journal)

• Happy Mansion Monday. This $4.2 million, four bedroom + five bathroom listing in the Hartness Community is a natural light dream with stunning tall-wall glass windows. It boasts a custom kitchen fit for entertaining and features a secluded courtyard with the perfect summer pool and hot tub.

• We love a local collab. Curean is teaming up with Six & Twenty for a cocktail dinner on Monday, July 29. Indulge in five courses, professionally paired with five craft cocktails. Secure your spot.

• In case you missed it, Greenville Federal Credit Union awarded scholarships to six local 2024 graduates who demonstrated academic achievement, financial need, and active participation in school and community activities. Meet the recipients.*