#PlanAhead: Week of September 25 – 29

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Monday | Sept. 25

Relax: Mindful Mondays with Our World Festival | Zen, 924 S. Main Street | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Take a break from your busy schedule with a meditation + soothing aromatherapy and music. | $25

Cook: Macarons Cooking Class | The Cook’s Station | 6 – 8 p.m. | Learn how to make three flavors of the perfect French macaron. | $45/person

Health: Talk with the Docs | Visit the Greenville Health System Facebook page today at 3:30 p.m., to take part in a live discussion with our doctors on childhood obesity | Free

Art: Beach Sign Paint Nite | Tin Lizzy’s | 1025 Woodruff Rd. | 7 – 9 p.m. | Tickets are $45, but use code “SouthernNites” to get 40% off.

  • Coloring Cafe | Mauldin Library Branch | 7 – 8 p.m. | Enjoy a hot drink and wind down with some coloring. Materials provided or bring your own. Email mauldin@greenvillelibrary.org or call 277-7397 to register.

Dish: “Breakfast for dinner” community dinner | Swamp Rabbit Cafe | 5 – 8 p.m. | Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for kids

Drink: 13 Stripes Oktoberfest | Taylors Mill | 250 Mill St., Taylors | 2 – 10 p.m. | This is a week-long event. Monday, 13 Stripes will release a hefeweizen collab with Ciclops Cyderi and Brewery and will have new beers to release every day through Sunday. Check out the full event list here.

Register: Monday Night Pints | Greenville Beer Exchange | All day | Upgrade any half-pint to a full pint at the half-pint price.

Tuesday | Sept. 26

Learn: South Carolina Botanical Garden: Lunch and Learn Gardening | 12 – 1 p.m. | Check out this session to understand how fire ants invade gardens + how to keep them out. | $7 for non-members.

  • Meet the Midwives | Greenville Midwifery Care & Birth Center | 6 p.m. | Learn about Greenville Health System’s nurse-midwifery program and how a midwife can enhance the birthing process | Free

Listen: Piano Jazz Night: Richard Shulman | Pecknel Music | 8 p.m. | Tickets $10

Arts: Reasons to Be Pretty | The Playhouse, Furman University | Sept. 26-30, 8 p.m. (matinees Sept. 30 + Oct. 1, 3 p.m.) | This play features star-crossed romance, biting wit, and tangled webs of drama – perfect for a date night. | Tickets here

Register: Minor League Baseball’s 2017 Promotional Seminar | Sept. 26 – Sept. 28 | Hyatt Regency | Share ideas, network, and chat with industry insiders of all levels at this event to recap the recent season. | Registration info here.

  • In Our Own Voice | The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) presents speakers who will share personal stories of their experience with mental illness and their methods of recovery. | Augusta Road Library Branch | 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Email augustaroad@greenvillelibrary.org or call 277-0161 to register.

Wednesday | Sept. 27

Drink: Haunted Pub Crawl by Greenville Ghost Tours | Bellacinos Pizza & Grinders | 8:30 – 10 p.m. | Every Wednesday night in September and October. | $20/person

Watch: Moonlight Movies: The Princess Bride | Falls Park by the Reedy| 8 – 11 p.m. | For the 30th anniversary of this total classic, a special costume contest will celebrate the fantastic world of The Princess Bride.

Active: Yoga at the Mill | Lofts at Mills Mill (400 Mills Ave- Community Room) | 7 – 8 p.m. | Bring your own mat and enjoy a sunset yoga class benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. | $10/ class or $25/ series

Register: Small Business Startup | Augusta Road Library Branch | 6 – 8 p.m. | This workshop provides info for anyone considering starting a small business or non-profit, covering marketing, start up funding, business plans, + financial and accounting considerations. | Register here.

Thursday | Sept. 28

Active: Mom & Baby Fitness | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.| Bring water, a mat, and a stroller if needed. | Free

Cause: Handbags for Hope | The Huguenot Loft | 6 – 9 p.m. | Place your best bids on 100+ silent auction items at the 11th annual Handbags for Hope silent and live handbag and gift certificate/gift packages auction. | Tickets are $40.

Create: Cut and Carve Ceramic Lanterns | The Art Cellar | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | This class with ceramicist Jocie Conrad will show you how to create the perfect lantern for those fall candles you’ve been stockpiling (we know we have way too many). | $45

  • Make + Sip Class: Enamel Earrings | Katie Poterala Studio | 6 – 8 p.m. | No prior experience necessary to make these enamel + copper or silver earrings. Participants are welcome to bring their own wine. | $40 + $18 materials fee

Dish: GCCA Member Night Potluck | Grey Loft | 6 – 8 p.m. | Bring your favorite dish or dessert to this Greenville Center for Creative arts party with art activities for kids + info on GCCA. | Click here for member registration + volunteer opportunities

  • Fall Flavor: A Historic Dining Experience | The Lanneau-Norwood Home | 5:30 – 9 p.m. | The evening includes tours of the home and grounds, historically inspired cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and a full dinner menu inspired by fashionable Victorian recipes. | Tickets for non-members are $165.

Talk: The Future of Korea: A Distinguished Speakers Panel Discussion | 5:30 – 9 p.m. | Clemson ONE Building | Register here.

Listen: Greenville Jazz Collective | Furman’s Daniel Recital Hall | Thursday 7:30 p.m. | Free

Learn: An Evening of Astronomy| Augusta Road Library Branch | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Love space? Learn about equipment and accessories for any level of stargazer + view the moon with telescopes (weather permitting). | Email augustaroad@greenvillelibrary.org or call 277-0161 to register.

Friday | Sept. 29

Kids: Snow White the Ballet | Gunter Theater | 10 – 11 a.m. | Tickets $10 | Buy tickets here.

Drink: Simpsonville Arts Foundation’s Oktoberfest | 110 Academy Street, Simpsonville | 7 – 11 p.m. | Music by The Foothills Oompah Band + beer and food galore (obviously) | Tickets $15/advance, $20/door + all proceeds benefit the Simpsonville Arts Foundation

  • Wine & Unwind | Bevello | 6 – 9 p.m. | Enjoy 20% off at this boutique starting at 6 p.m., then paint and relax from 7 – 9. | $28

Listen: The Night Affair | Blues Boulevard | 8 p.m. or 10 p.m. | Catch one of this blues group’s two shows at the downtown jazz club. | $10

Cause: Fly Fishing Film Tour hosted by Mountain Bridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited | Brewery 85 | 7 p.m. (pre-party event beginning at 5:30) | This event is sponsored by several Upstate businesses and features raffles, auctions, vendors, food, live entertainment, + opportunities to support Trout Unlimited’s Conservation efforts. | Tickets here.

Talk: Leadership Greenville Alumni Panel Discussion | Hilton Greenville | 8 – 9:30 a.m. | This panel of experts in economics, housing, and transportation will discuss ways of staying involved with the local community and ensuring Greenville is a great place to live for everyone. | $25/alumni and $35/general admission (including breakfast) | Register here

Saturday | Sept. 30

Active: Soulful Triathlon | Soul Yoga | 7 – 10 a.m. | The 2nd Annual Soulful Triathlon features a 5k run on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, 20 minute guided meditation + 60 minute yoga. The yoga practice will be followed by breakfast from Happy + Hale. Register here.

  • Venture Outdoors Day | Downtown Pickens | 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. | Venture Outdoors is an all-day event featuring workshops on outdoor activities, a 5k, a half-marathon, a bike race, + live music. | Check out a full itinerary here.

Cause: SCMM Race for the Cure | Fluor Field at the West End | 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Help Susan G. Komen toward their goal of $300,000 for breast cancer research by participating in in an 8k, 5k, or 1 mile run.

Jobs: Career Fair | Haywood Mall | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Employers from throughout the Carolinas come together to share job openings both full- and part-time in fields like education, healthcare + business.

Opening: Steam Coffee & Cream Grand Opening | 113A S. Main St, Fountain Inn | 5 p.m.

Watch: Comedy All-Stars: Interactive, Clean Comedy Games | Alchemy Comedy Theater | 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. | $10

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