#PlanAhead: Weekend of Dec. 8 – 10

GVL Plan Ahead Graphic weekend 12.8.17
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Friday | Dec. 8

Talk: Greenville Chamber Annual Legislative Breakfast | Hyatt Regency | 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Meet your Greenville County legislators, discuss questions + issues, and hear the unveiling of 2018’s legislative agenda. | $35/Chamber investors, $50/general admission

Ticket: Rob Schneider | Comedy Zone | 10 p.m. | $30

Show: Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 8 p.m. | Tickets

Listen: My Girl My Whiskey & Me | Quest Brewing Company | 6 p.m.

Holiday: Milk + Cookies Night | Swamp Rabbit Cafe + Grocery | 205 Cedar Lane Rd. | 5 - 8 p.m. | Ice cold milk, freshly baked cookies, hot apple cider + carolers

Shop: Broaden Goods Holiday Pop Up Shop | 1252 Pendleton St. | 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Cause: Greenville Health System Cancer Institute Fundraiser: Jewelry + Bath Goods Sale | GHS Rotunda (between Pharmacy and Credit Union) | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday | Dec. 9

Create: GCCA Family Felting Workshop: Christmas Ornament with Cecilia Ho | GCCA | 2 – 5 p.m. | Open to all ages and skill levels (7+ years old) | $69

Listen: Flatt Lonesome | Bluegrass Spartanburg | Chapman Cultural Center | 200 E St John St, Spartanburg | 8 p.m.

ForKids: Paint Your Own Santa’s Cookie Plate | The Art Cellar | 12 – 3 p.m. | $15

  • Children’s Book Festival | Joe’s Place Bookstore | 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Meet children’s authors, get a balloon animal or face painting + jam out to live music.

Cause: Downtown Holiday Beauty Wellness Style Benefit | OptimalSelf MD | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Local Greenville businesses including The Spa at the West End + Southern Pressed Juicery come together to support a Greenville charity. | Get a Benefit Passport for $25 + visit participating businesses for discounts/free gifts; return passport to enter grand prize giveaway

Holiday: Holiday Drop-In | Drive Team Store | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Meet Santa Claus + Reedy Rip’It and get a discount on Greenville Drive merch at the store.

Sunday | Dec. 10

Ticket: International Ballet: THE NUTCRACKER TEA | Poinsett Club | 807 E Washington Street | 1 p.m. | Enjoy refreshments, sweets, collectible ornaments, keepsake photos, autographs and more, including story time and a special performance by International Ballet’s Nutcracker dancers. | $30

Shop: Taylors Christmas Hops and Shops Market | Southern Bleachery at the Taylors Mill | 2 – 8 p.m. | A 40+ vendor holiday market for allllll your gifting needs. Hit Hymns and Hops at 13 Stripes Brewery that evening from 6 – 9 p.m.

Cause: Splash with LPRSC | Splash on Main | 1 – 3 p.m. | Splash on Main will be donating 25% of all sales towards Lucky Pup Rescue of S.C. + receive 20% off one item if you bring a $20 donation for LPRSC. 🐶

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