Since 2002, the Lottery has raised more than $8.3 billion to support education in our state, with Clemson and USC students receiving 350,000+ lottery-funded scholarships and grants. As the official sponsor of the Palmetto Series, the Lottery is giving us even more ways to support the Tigers or Gamecocks (you choose).
🏈 How it works
This school year, Clemson and USC will battle it out to rack up points. Whenever their teams face off, no matter the sport, the winner earns a point. So yes, cheer extra hard during the rivalry games.
Two more points will be awarded to the school with the most current recipients of the LIFE and Palmetto Fellows scholarships. The community can help, too — more on that soon.
Whichever team earns the most points at the end of the season will take home the Palmetto Series trophy and bragging rights. Psst... The Tigers most recently won, but it was close.
Clemson won last year’s Palmetto Series — but just by one point.
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Photo by Clemson Athletics
🏆 Join the fun
Want to help your favorite team snag more points? Buy a $5 Carolina Jackpot or Clemson Jackpot scratch-off ticket and enter it in the Second-Chance Promotion. The school with the most entries will earn a point. Oh, and you’ll also have the chance to:
Score an on-court experience at a USC or Clemson home basketball game (with a chance to win $50,000, $75,000, or $100,000)
🗓️ Rivalry games
Mark your calendars for these highly-anticipated match-ups between Clemson and USC. Remember: The winner of each game earns a point in the Palmetto Series.
Naked Pasta Kitchen Takeover | Wednesday, Sept. 4 | 5-8:30 p.m. | Wine House | Price of purchase | No reservation is required for these small bites from local pasta makers Naked Pasta.
Learn the Shag | Wednesday, Sept. 4 | 6 p.m. | Spare Time Entertainment | $0-$10 | Join the Carolina Shag Club for a beginner dance class at 6 p.m. and an intermediate class at 6:40 p.m. before a free social dance for dancers of all skill levels.
Greenville Drive vs. Winston-Salem Dash | Wednesday, Sept. 4 | 7 p.m. | Fluor Field | $11-$14 | Celebrate the community commitment of Prisma Health at tonight’s Drive game.*
Thursday, Sept. 5
BridgeWay Farmers Market | Thursday, Sept. 5 | 4-8 p.m. | BridgeWay Station | Free entry | Explore booths with farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, handmade crafts, and artisan cheeses, all sourced from local growers and creators.
Friday, Sept. 6
First Fridays Gallery Crawl | Friday, Sept. 6 | 6 p.m. | Various locations | Free | Navigate Greenville’s visual arts scene each month as galleries and venues are open to the public.
Saturday, Sept. 7
Blue Crabs and Beer Feast | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 1-3:30 p.m. | Tetrad Brewing Company | $17-$47 | Feast on all-you-can-eat blue crabs as you sip on a cold craft beer.
Sunday, Sept. 8
Distinguished Lecture Series: Ruby Morgan | Sunday, Sept. 8 | 3-4:30 p.m. | Sigal Music Museum | Free | Ruby Morgan, Furman Music Professor Emerita, shines a spotlight on women composers in the classical music world through performance and word.
Saturday, Sept. 28
Conestee Nature Preserve’s Hops and Herons Beer Festival | Saturday, Sept. 28 | 3:30-6:30 p.m. | Conestee Nature Preserve | $10-$65 | Enjoy unlimited beer samples from 20+ local breweries, live music, food trucks, and family-friendly activities in the scenic Henderson Meadow.*
Save the dates. VoteGVL, a bipartisan community organization hoping to generate civic engagement, rounded up five important dates for the upcoming Presidential Election including debates, voter registration, early voting, and — of course — election day on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Opening
Sweet.Crumbl’s Greer location (next to the Chipotle on Wade Hampton) opens tomorrow, Sept. 5. This is the third Greenville County location to get the trendy cookies with flavors changing every week.
Number
2,200. That’s how many stairs participants will climb at the annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Fluor Field this Saturday, Sept. 7. The climb honors FDNY firefighters and first responders who gave their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 + raises money for the families of fallen firefighters.
Drink
Sip, sip, hooray. The fourth annual Fall Food & Wine Festival returns to City Scape Winery on Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6. Enjoy live music from eight Upstate bands, bites from six food and dessert trucks, wine specials, and 25+ local vendors. Plus, it’s family- and pup-friendly.
List
This is pretty fly. The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck at GSP is in the running for USA Today’s 10Best “favorite airport grab-and-go food.” Voting ends on Monday, Sept. 23 at noon
Plan Ahead
Santa Claus is coming to town… from Dec. 5 through Dec. 7. Tickets are on sale now for the Holiday Fair & Kringle Village at the Greenville Convention Center. It’s the first time the fair (which has run for 55 years) + the village (previously at Fluor Field) have teamed up.
Seasonal
Can you be-leaf fall is almost here? Greenville + Travelers Rest landed on Southern Living’s list of “The 15 Best Destinations To See Brilliant Fall Foliage In The South.” We’re in great company alongside other driveable Carolina spots like the Blue Ridge Parkway + Nantahala National Forest.
Eat
What’s better than an apple cider donut? An apple cider donut on top of a slice of cheesecake. Mak & Cheesecakes just announced this fall favorite sweet treat is back. ICYMI, Scout’s Doughnuts also dropped its fall lineup launching this week.
History
Meet 101-year-old Joseph Jones from Dacusville, a liberator of the Mauthausen concentration camp during World War II. He recently shared stories with Greenville Jewish Federation CEO Courtney Tessler + two children of Holocaust survivors. Read the feature story from The Post and Courier Greenville.
Active
In search of community after finishing treatments, a local woman named Casey started a new walking club for fellow cancer survivors. The group meets Fridays at 9 a.m. at Cancer Survivors Park.
Festival
Euphoria is looking for volunteers for its annual festival, taking place Thursday, Sept. 19-Sunday, Sept. 22. The event takes over Greenville’s food scene + gives back to Upstate organizations. If you want to attend the festival, explore which events still have tickets available.
From Triumph and Liberty team kits to T-shirts, scarves, soccer balls, beanies, and more, the official Greenville Triumph team store is our go-to spot for gear to rep the local clubs + our city. See what’s in store.*
Greenvillian
🎨 Honoring Peabo Bryson
A new mural honors Greenville legend Peabo Bryson
The mural (in progress) is on Phase II of The Commons. | Photo by GVLtoday
Did you know legendary R&B artist + two-time Grammy Award-winner Peabo Bryson is from Greenville? Soon, a new mural at The Commons will honor him, and it’s just around the corner from where he grew up.
Bryson attended JE Beck High School and worked on his grandfather’s farm in Mauldin. He says his mother brought him to concerts and shows when they were in town, including Sam Cooke, Little Richard, and Billie Holiday.
Have you hit the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail this year? The City of Greenville hopes 2,000,000 people do by the end of 2024. They’re more than three quarters of the way there.
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