#PlanAhead: Weekend of Feb. 9 – 11

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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.

Attention! Girl Scout cookie booth sales begin today. We’ve been waiting. P.S. Cheat days will soon be a thing of the past (for the next few weeks) Now back to the regularly scheduled posts.

Saturday, February 17

Music: Elle Oh Zee | The Velo Fellow | 8:30 p.m.

Cause: 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.

  • Clemson Alpha Phi’s Annual Red Dress Gala 2018 | Hyatt Regency | 220 N Main St | 6 — 10 p.m. | Wear your favorite red and come support Alpha Phi. The gala will include a sit down dinner, silent auction, raffle, + more. All proceeds will benefit the Alpha Phi Foundation + the Adults with Congenital Heart Disease program

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.

Theater: Improv 001 Workshop: Improvising Honestly in Narrative (with Andrew Van) | Alchemy Comedy Theater at Coffee Underground | 4 — 6:30 p.m.

Art: Abstract Isn’t Style: An Introduction to Decision Making in Abstraction (2 Day Workshop) | Greenville Center for Creative Arts | 9 a.m. — 1 p.m. (Both Days) | Instructor: Mark Brosseau | $125

Active: Women’s Running Seminar with New Balance and REI | Greenville REI | 2 — 4 p.m. | Come get some exercise and great tips. | Register

Sunday, February 18

TryThis: Book Signing for Eryn Donnalley and her book “Facing Freedom” | M. Judson Booksellers & Storytellers | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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.

Theater: Twisted Tales from Shakespeare | The Playhouse | 3300 Poinsett Hwy | Shakespeare’s classic plays with a new twist. | 3 — 5:30 p.m.

Sports: Furman Women’s Lacrosse vs. Davidson | Furman University | 2 p.m. | Come cheer on the women Paladins.

Active: Skating on the Big Ice | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | 1 — 5 p.m. | $8 Adults (7+). $6 Children. $3 Skate Rental. Bring 5 can goods to receive free skate rental.

Music: Good Ol’ Series: Mick Kyte/Chris Long | Brewery 85 | 2 — 4 p.m. | The Good Ol’ Series at Brewery 85 offers original song content to an Appalachian sound. Mick Kyte and Chris Long will take the mics this Sunday.

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