#GVLWeekender: April 20 – 22, 2018

GVLWeekender
Table of Contents

Here’s what’s going on this weekend in Greenville, SC.

Friday, April 20

Health: 2018 Spring Senior Health & Wellness Fair | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Simpsonville Activity + Senior Center | The Senior Health and Wellness Fair is a one-day event with a mission of promoting health + wellness + preparation resources to the age 50+ community.

Cause: Golf for Greenville | 5:00 pm | Quest Brewing Co. | Music by Charles Hedgepath, food from Keepin’ it Fresh (food truck), + cornhole | $10

ForKids: Arts Alive | 3:30 — 7 p.m. | Stone Academy | Ice cream, games, prizes, + art.

Watch: Much Ado About Nothing | 7:30 p.m. | Warehouse Theater | $35 | Show ends 5/5

Celebrate: Senior Prom | 5 — 8 p.m. | Senior Action | The event will include music, dinner, + a photo booth. No kids (or millennial) allowed. | $10

Saturday, April 21

Celebrate: 6th Annual Community Tap Craft Beer Fest | 1 — 6 p.m. | Fluor Field | $55 (+ online fees) | Cheers to the weekend!

  • City of Greenville Earth Day Event | Public Works Campus | 475 Fairforest Way | Cooking demonstrations, composting classes, workshops, and Touch-a-Truck + kids corner

TryThis: International Kite Festival | 11 a.m. — 5 p.m. | Chapman Cultural Center | Free

Active: 41st Annual TD Bank Reedy River Run | 7:15 a.m. | Downtown Greenville

Network: Coldwell Banker Caine Open House Extravaganza | 2 — 4 p.m. | Various locations across the Upstate.

Watch: Lockheed Martin Code Quest | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics | 9 a.m. | High school students compete in teams to solve programming problems.

Listen: Healing Us: Space for Black Folk to Heal and Engage Wholeness | 11:00 a.m. — 1 p.m. | Phyllis Wheatley Community | Coming together to heal the community

Cause: Beer, BBQ, and Brain Tumors | 6 — 9 p.m. | Brewery 85 | $65.39 | BBQ, Music, Beer, + a Silent Auction. All proceeds will support the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program at Ann + Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

ForKids: Spartanburg Soaring! International Kite Festival | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Free | Chapman Cultural Center | 200 E Saint John St in Spartanburg

Buy: Mill Village Farms Spring Plant Sale | 1 – 4 p.m. | Long Branch Baptist Church | 28 Bolt Street | Plenty of flowers, herbs, tomatoes, and veggies to choose from.

Sunday, April 22

ForKids: Kids come Plant for Earth Day | 1 — 3 p.m. | Lowes Foods Five Forks

Art: Fine Art + Flora | 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. | Greenville County Museum of Art | $20 |

Cause: Taste of the Upstate | 11:30 a.m. — 2:30 p.m. | Zen | $40 | Sample food from various popular local restaurants (complete with a bloody Mary + mimosa bar). All proceeds will help benefit Fish + Loaves of Greenville.

Dish: Roast + Toast | 2 — 5 p.m. | The Rutherford | Town will present their new fall schedule accessorized with savory dishes. | $65

Listen: Outcry | 7 p.m. | Bon Secours Arena | $22.95+

Want to see your event in our newsletter? Head over to the Events Page and let us help you spread the word.

More from GVLtoday
One Greenvillian was sick of the dating apps, so she took matters into her own hands creating a new product to make connections.
From Italy to SC, here’s your chance to see the gold medal Team USA figure skaters on home ice.
As the Olympic torch is lit, and our ambitions get the best of us, we’ve compiled a list of Upstate spots to turn your Olympic dreams into a reality.
This year’s price is $8 million dollars for 30 seconds, and if you think about it, that’s a lot of (Stecca) dough.
Dig into Greenville’s must-try pizza shops.
Here’s what it costs to park in Greenville, SC.
The sweet informal holiday has been celebrated for 55+ years.
This summer, Stone Cottage will open on Main Street with Reedy River Falls views, but we want your help tracking down a mystery artist.
As snow fell Friday, Jan. 30 and stayed through the weekend, you shared your snow day photos with us.