Monday, February 12
Dish: Post Game Day Community Dinner | Swamp Rabbit Café | 5 — 8 p.m. | $12 adults. $6 kids | Gameday faves served at the café.
Learn: Learning Us | Phillis Wheatley Community Center | 6 — 8 p.m. | An opportunity for all races + backgrounds to discuss and raise awareness about one another. |
TryThis: GVL: Songwriting with Soul | Atlas Local | 6:30 — 8 p.m. | Turn those heartbreak woes into platinum-selling hits. | $30
Tuesday, February 13
Art: Mardi Gras Mask | Wine and Design | 6:30 p.m. | $25 | It’s Fat Tuesday! And what’s Fat Tuesday without a feathered mask (+ some wine).
Learn: LinkingGVL: Connecting Growth with Mobility | The Community Tap | 6 — 8:30 p.m. | Come help resolve GVL’s public transportation issue. Did we mention beer + pizza? | $15
ForLadies: Galentine’s Vision Book Event (for gals only) | Greenville Center for Creative Arts | 6 — 8 p.m. | Looking for a fun girl’s night out? Join Suzanne Woolf to create your own vision book. A mash-up of a planner, vision board, + journal. BYOB | $20 non-members. $10 members
Drink: Valentines Wine Tasting | Cork & Tap | 6 - 7 p.m. | 5 wines + chocolate | $12, RSVP to corkandtapsc@gmail.com
Arts: Open Mic Poetry Night + Tarot Card Reading | The Kava Konnection | 8 - 10 p.m. | For readings: $10/10 mins, $20/20 mins, and $30/30 mins
Cause: Philanthropy Night | Ronald McDonald House | 4 - 6 p.m. | Help prepare dinner for guests of the RMDH
Drink: Page Pairings | M. Judson Booksellers | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | A perfect match: wine tasting + books. | Tickets
Wednesday, February 14
Music: Edwin McCain | Peace Center | 7:30 p.m. | GVL’s own pays us a visit. What better way to spend your V-day? I’ll be…. | Tickets
TryThis: Valentine’s Dinner and Dance | Greenville Country Club | 6:30 p.m. | Enjoy a 3 course meal, unlimited champagne, + music. | $120 per couple
Dish: Valentine’s Day Beer, Wine, and Chocolate Tasting | The Community Tap | 6 — 9 p.m. | Chocolate + wine are the perfect pair. | $25
ForAdults: Parent’s Night Out | Kroc Center | 6 — 9 p.m. | Leave the kids here while you + bae enjoy a night on the town. They’ll be in good hands. | Ages 3 — 12 | $10 for first child. $5 for each additional.
Ticket: Twisted Tales from Shakespeare | Furman’s Playhouse | Feb. 17 & 22 – 24, 8 p.m. | Feb. 18 + 25, 3 p.m. | Follow the early days of Shakespeare’s writing + his work at the Globe (and whether he was even a real person)
Shop: Valentines One Stop Shop | The Art Cellar | 4 – 6 p.m. | Need a last minute gift? Buy a bouquet from Hudson Stems, a piece of handmade jewelry + a box of chocolate all in one place.
- Philo Floral Pop-Up | The Village Grind | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (or until sold out) | Buy loose stems + try your hand at creating the perfect arrangement 🌷 | Starting at $15
TryThis: Make + Sip Etched Love Notes Class | Katie Poterala Studio | 6 – 8 p.m. | $106 | BYO wine and hand-make a copper love note for your Valentine 💌
Network: Minority Business Expo | Greenville Technical College | Barton Campus TRC | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Meet Greenville’s minority + female entrepreneurs at this event’s first year
Thursday, February 15
TryThis: Marriage Rendezvous | Hyatt Regency | 5 p.m. | Come + leave with a stronger foundation. This event will end on 2/17. | $305.89
Learn: Finances for the Family | The Children’s Museum of the Upstate | 6 — 8 p.m. | Capture tools that will help improve you + your family’s finances.
Art: Metal Earring Class with Betty Snyder | The Art Cellar | 6:30 p.m. | Learn to make your own bling. #DIY | $35. Email Lindsay@greenvilleartcellar.com to sign up.
Books: In Conversation with Jim Dant | M. Judson, Booksellers & Storytellers | 130 S Main St | 7 — 8 p.m. | Jim Dant will discuss his new book, “This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for LGBTQ Christians
Health: Free Heart Screening | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 7 — 9 a.m. | No broken hearts after V-day
Sports: Swamp Rabbits vs Manchester | Bon Secours | 7 p.m. | Young Professionals Night | 2 For $20 tickets.
Music: Brooklyn Rider | Peace Center, Gunter Theater | 7 p.m. | Eclectic mash-up of alternative music + classical sounds. | $45
Friday, February 16
Watch: 2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films | Peace Center | 6 p.m. | Get a glimpse of the nominees before the winner is announced March 4. | $10 per show
ForKids: President’s Day Camps | Children Museum of the Upstate | 9 — 4 p.m. | $45 members. $50 non-members. | Children will learn + explore various cultures.
Theater: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo | Peace Center | 8 — 10 p.m. | Parody of ballet | $15 — $45
Learn: Learning How to Tell Your Story |The Epicurean | 11:30 — 1 p.m. |
Dish: Friday Night Fish Fry | Seasons Cafe & Catering | 1054 E Butler Rd | 5 — 9 p.m. | Battered fish, hush puppies, popcorn shrimp + cheddar biscuits 😍 | Every Friday through Mar. 23
Saturday, February 17
Music: Elle Oh Zee | The Velo Fellow | 8:30 p.m.
Charity: American Heart Association Heart Ball | TD Convention Center | 6 — 11 p.m. | Black tie event to raise awareness for heart + lung disease. Live music, dinner, dancing, silent auction, + celebration of heart and stroke survivors.
Listen: Joseph Vaughn Scholarship Oratorical Competition | Springfield Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall | 10 — 2 p.m. | High school students will compete for the prize. This year’s topic, “The Next Civil Rights Movement: What Direction Should it Take?”
MustDo: The Legendary James Brothers Storytelling and Music | Greer Heritage Museum | 11 — 12 p.m. | Free
TryThis: Good News Spectacular | TD Convention Center | 10 — 3 p.m. | Free | Fun for the whole family.
Sunday, February 18
Music: Herring Chamber Ensemble Annual Concert | Buncombe Street United Methodist Church | 3 — 5 p.m. | $30 adults. $15 students | 50th anniversary.
Listen: Angela Easterling | Stone Pizza Company | 12 — 3 p.m. | Come here Angela crank out some tunes.
TryThis: Pop Up with Author Eryn Donnalley | M. Judson, Booksellers and Storytellers | 130 S. Main St | 1 — 3 p.m. | Eryn will read from her new novel, “Facing Freedom”
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