#PlanAhead: Weekend of Jan. 5 - 7

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The biggest events happening in Greenville SC this weekend, January 5 2018.

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Here are all of the events you need to know about this weekend January 5 – 7 in Greenville, SC. Plan your weekend accordingly.

Friday, Dec 5

MustDo: First Friday + Community Gallery Exhibition Opening | Greenville Center for Creative Arts | 6 - 9 p.m. | Bring the kids for free activities, meet/purchase works from 12 artists + sign-up for classes

TryThis: GHS Roger C Peace Sled Hockey Clinic | Learn how to play Sled Hockey | Ice on Main | Saturday 8 - 10 a.m. | To participate, email kcaldwell5@ghs.org

  • MarioKart 8 Tournament | 2nd & Charles | 6 – 8 p.m. | Bust out those MarioKart skills… we know you’re a master at Rainbow Road. | $5 buy-in

Trivia: Trivia Night | Joe’s Place Bookstore | 2 Williams St. | 7 - 9 p.m.

Shop: South Carolina RV & Camping Show | TD Convention Center | Jan. 5 – 7 | Ready for some adventure in 2018? Here’s everything you need to get out there. | $12 (kids under 12 free)

Active: Glow Yoga | Upstate Performance Project | 8 – 9:30 p.m. | Wear white clothes + glow in the dark (in addition to the inner yoga glow, of course) | Free

Arts: The Parlor Pinks and Deltalys | Artistry Workshops and Gallery | 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. | A live audiovisual/multimedia art performance. | Free

Listen: The Southern Point Band | Craft & Barrel | 23 Rushmore Drive | 9:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. | Get down to some good ol’ country music. 🎶

Saturday, Dec 6

Watercooler: Greenville Swamp Rabbits v. Atlanta Gladiators | 7 p.m. | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | Tickets

Active: Live DJ at Bendy Birds Yoga | Birds Fly South Ale Project | Noon - 1 p.m. | All levels welcome | $10 covers class + a pint of beer | Bring a mat + arrive early to register

MustDo: Bring your growling belly to the chili cook-off | Quest Brewing Company | 55 Fairview Dr. | $5 will get you in + enjoying unlimited tastings | 2 - 5 p.m.

Ticket: Know someone who got engaged over the holidays? Check out the Wedding Festival | Hyatt Regency | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Purchase tickets here

Dish: Low country oyster roast | Brewery 85 | 6 Whitlee Ct. | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | $25

ForKids: Pirates + Princesses at the Swamp Rabbits game | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 7 p.m. | Have your kids search for treasure or wear a dress fit for royalty | Tickets

  • You and your child can learn to build a wooden block calendar | Construct, paint + add stickers | Home Depot - Greer | 1385 Wade Hampton Blvd. W | 9 a.m. - noon | Register here

Sunday, Dec 7

Listen: Live music brunch with Jef Chandler + Charles Hedgepath | Tipsy Music Pub | 1237 Pendleton St. | 11:30 am.

Active: Free first time rider intro class | CYCLEBAR | 2:15 p.m. | Sign up here

Watercooler: Admirals v. Swamp Rabbits | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 3 p.m. | Nurses: get $3 off orange-level tickets with your nurse’s ID | Tickets

Community: A Celebration of Virginia Uldrick’s Life | S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities | 3 – 4 p.m. | A service honoring the school’s founder, who passed away in November (featuring Mayor Knox White + former U.S. Secretary of Education and S.C. Governor Richard Riley)

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