February is flying by, and weekends in Greenville are warming up. Celebrate making it through another work week by taking the kids to see The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, or checking out the BirdSong Brewing Launch Party. We can’t wait for this brewery to open up here.
Cheers to another weekend, GVL.
Friday | Feb. 23
ForKids: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | The Salvation Army Kroc Center | 424 Westfield St | 6 – 7 p.m. | Showing until March 3 | $9.50+
TryThis: Fluid Friday | Art Up Studios | 6 – 8 p.m. | An introduction to fluid painting – a.k.a. art you can’t mess up. 🖌 | $40
Drink: BirdSong Brewing Launch Party | Piney Mountain Bike Lounge | 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. | Try five beers from the Charlotte brewery (coming soon to GVL) + eat some Chuck Truck
Meet: Singles Mix and Mingle | Aloft Greenville Downtown, WXYZ Lounge | 7 – 9 p.m. | Don’t worry – there will be icebreakers + drinks | Free, register
Ticket: Steve Martin and Martin Short | Peace Center | 8 – 10 p.m. | $100 – $250
- Pauly Shore | Comedy Zone Greenville | 8 – 9:30 p.m. | $25
Active: 80s Decade Ride | CYCLEBAR | 307 E McBee Ave | 12:15 – 1 p.m.
Listen: Jacob Johnson Group | Rainer’s Cafe & Bar | 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. | A skilled guitar player who’s shared the stage with Edwin McCain + David Wilcox | $10
Arts: Visual Arts Students Mid-Year Exhibit | S.C. Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities | 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Spend Friday afternoon browsing the work of talented GVL high school students
- Apperceptions Exhibition + Reception for Flagler College Associate Professor Sara Pedigo | Furman’s Thompson Gallery of Roe Art Building | 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Regular Thompson Gallery hours are Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. through Mar. 23
Saturday | Feb. 24
Dish: 2nd Annual Mac + Cheese Off | Birds Fly South Ale Project | 2 – 6 p.m. | As if we haven’t been preparing for this all month… | $2-$5 suggested donation for local nonprofits
- Seafood Fest | Tipsy Music Pub | 12 – 6 p.m. | Craft beer, crab legs + BBQ – everything you need for a spring Saturday night | $5/food ticket
Learn: African-American Genealogy Workshop with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson | Hughes Main Library | Meeting Room C | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Free Crash Course: Intro to JavaScript | Carolina Code School | 10 – 11:30 a.m. | Bring your laptop + learn some coding by creating a Mad Lib generator
- Basics of Photography Class | Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery | 9 – 10:30 a.m. | $100
TryThis: Paris Mountain Polar Plunge | Paris Mountain State Park | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Take a plunge into the lake to benefit athletes with intellectual disabilities seeking to participate in the Special Olympics | Min. $50 donation to plunge
- Rocky Horror Picture Show | The Ninjaplex | 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. | With live actors + costumes galore. Buy a few props there or bring your own | $10, 18+
Create: Drink + Draw: Liberty Bridge | Open Art Studios Greenville | 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Sign up
Active: GHS Half Marathon & 5K | Starts on the Swamp Rabbit Trail in TR or Swamp Rabbit Cafe, finishes at the Peace Center TD Stage | 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Register
- Ville to Ville Taps and Tapas | Aloft Greenville Downtown | 2 – 5 p.m. | Join the 3-mile group run and enjoy some Thomas Creek Brewery beer + tapas afterwards 🍺
Watch: Ninja Games | TD Convention Center | 7 p.m. | Real life ninja warriors? We’re in.
Sunday | Feb. 25
Dish: Drunken Shrimp Boil | Upstate Craft Beer Co. | 12 – 3 p.m. | $20
ForMoms: Prenatal Yoga + Mom and Baby Yoga | Greenville Yoga | 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. + 12 – 12:45 p.m. | $12 each
Listen: Andy Ferrell | Brewery 85 | 2 – 4 p.m. | A rootsy folk-country blend
- Jonny Lang Signs World Tour | Peace Center | 6:30 p.m. | $35-$55
Cause: Giving a Fighting Chance | Tipsy Music Pub | 3 – 6 p.m. | A boxing exhibition benefiting the Center for Educational Equity, a community + boxing center right down the street
Watch: Humongous | Cafe and Then Some | 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. | A sampler of all the shows Alchemy Comedy Theater has to offer, from improv to stand-up comedy | Tickets
TryThis: Kombucha Workshop | Five Shen Wellness & Acupuncture Clinic | 2400 E North St | A complete guide + all the ingredients you need to make the fizzy fermented tea your healthy friend is always drinking | $21
Volunteer: Volunteer Information Session | Liberty Tap Room | 2 p.m. | Learn how to get involved with the Homeless Period Project
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