City of Greer Moonlight Movies – How to Train Your Dragon 3

Free films are scheduled for Thursday evenings through August 1 at dusk. Free pre-show fun such as inflatables, crafts, games with prizes and dancing begins at 6 p.m.

Seating in the amphitheater is on a first-come, first-served basis for all films.

For the safety of all attending the movies, children 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Pets are not permitted

City of Greer Moonlight Movies – Space Jam

Free films are scheduled for Thursday evenings through August 1 at dusk. Free pre-show fun such as inflatables, crafts, games with prizes and dancing begins at 6 p.m.

Seating in the amphitheater is on a first-come, first-served basis for all films.

For the safety of all attending the movies, children 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Pets are not permitted

Apollo 11

PREPARE FOR TAKE OFF ON AN INTERGALACTIC JOURNEY THROUGH OUTER SPACE TO MARK THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO  11 MOON LANDING.

​Join us  for a silent, yet celestial ride as we join our fellow inhabitants on a musical journey like no other.

How it works: Upon arrival, you will receive a wireless headset, put on your headphones and enter an atmosphere where you interchange between channels as two local DJs go head-to-head in a battle to capture the most listeners.​

​Enjoy a cash bar, body paint, food truck, and more.* this event is 21+, must present a valid ID at the door to enter the event *

Salad-in-a-Jar Party

Join us for a fun and informative Salad-in-a-Jar Party! 


Please bring 4 quart-sized jars (wide-mouth is easiest) per person, 2 salad items (chopped/prepped) 4-cups each depending on toppings, and one bag or container of lettuce. 

Bring your favorite dressing!

Topping ideas include but are not limited to:

  • beans (black, garbanzo, etc.)
  • cucumbers
  • shredded carrots
  • dried fruit
  • grape tomatoes
  • sweet peppers
  • nuts (almonds, walnuts)
  • seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, etc.)
  • red cabbage
  • grilled chicken
  • hard boiled eggs
  • broccoli
  • artichoke hearts
  • hearts of palm
  • avocado
  • quinoa
  • blueberries
  • olives
  • sliced radishes, etc.


This event is FREE, but space is limited so make sure to register!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Warmly,

Vickie Beineke, ND

 

Community Tap Anniversary Party


Come help us celebrate out 9 year anniversary on the first of July! Yes it's Monday - yes you're allowed to celebrate - yes we'll have some special beers, giveaways and general merriment to go around!

Lunch & Doodle (3-12 year olds)


Lunch and Doodle is a great way for kids to extend their camp experience. Use Lunch and Doodle to add an hour to a morning or afternoon camp or to create a full day camp experience when signing up for both the morning and afternoon camps. During Lunch & Doodle, a Kidcreate Studio teacher will oversee lunch time and provide an additional art activity. This is a very popular class! Reserve your child’s spot today! Please pack a nut free lunch and drink for your child for Lunch & Doodle.

 

Crews-in for a Brews-in


Join us for a leisurely 5 mile ride starting at Freehub Bicycles Downtown and traveling to The Whale and then Liability before returning back. We will enjoy a 6 ounce libation pour of your choice at each location.

Fireworks on the Grand Lawn


Celebrate our nation in grand style at Hartness. Festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m. on the Grand Lawn and end with a spectacular fireworks display at dusk. Enjoy food, local arts and crafts vendors, live music, lawn games and much more.

Lights on the Lake


Live music by The Jake Bartley Band
Spectacular Fireworks display about 9:30 p.m.

Delicious Food & Cold Beverages from these fine vendors:

Note: for 2019, vendor tickets will be sold at $1 each. Provide tickets to the vendor for the product.

Gates open at 5:00 p.m. (Not before, please.)

Pig on Fire BBQ
Camp Fellowship Hamburgers & Hotdogs
Pink Mamas Shaved Ice & Ice Cream
Peanut Hut Peanuts

If you are not following us on Facebook, please do so. Announcements/ weather delays inside 24 hrs will be posted on our facebook account.

REGISTER if you plan to attend by Land or Water
(this provides us contact info so we can notify you of late changes)
Click below to register:
https://www.connectlakegreenwood.org/lights-on-the-lake-2019/

Donation Station with Lucky Pup Rescue


Drop off food/donations to our furry friends with Lucky Pup Rescue! With your donation you will be entered to win a $100 gift card!! Pink Mama's Ice Cream Truck will be on site!! Free Ice Cream with donation!!

This is your ticket, along with your donation, to get FREE ICE CREAM!! BRING YOUR FRIENDS!! The event is open to the public!! Come meet some adoptable lucky pups as well :)

Items needed for donation: Bath towels, cleaning products, Laundry Detergent, Paper towels, adult dry dog food, adult wet dog food, puppy wet food, puppy dry food, crates, dog beds, flea/tick prevention, bleach, gift cards to Tractor Supply, Petsmart, Petco, and Amazon

If you are unable to attend, please drop donations to our office during business hours M-F. OR visit: www.luckypuprescuesc.com for cash donations or to see adoptable dogs!

P.s. If you bring us the name and contact information for one person looking to buy, sell, or invest in the next year we will donate $50 to Lucky Pup in your name!!

Sponsored by: Heather Appleby at Priority Insurance and Brent Honshell at Palmetto Mortgage.

Upstate Professional Planners Workshop: Planning for the Environment


Join us for a discussion with industry experts regarding how to incorporate environmental goals into planning projects. From Milliken's Arboretum to Tree Ordinances, this event is sure to expand your knowledge of Enviornmental Planning. 

Speakers to include:

Katherine Amidon, Market Leader for Synterra
Joelle Teachey, Executive Director of TreesUpstate
• Stewart Winslow, former Horticulturist for Pacolet Milliken Enterprises

FoothillsCAN Lunch and Learn


Please join us for our monthly Lunch and Learn on Friday, July 12 at 11:30 AM at Seneca Light and Water, 630 North Hampton Road Seneca, SC 29678.

We are honored to have 2 gentlemen speak at our next Foothills CAN Lunch and Learn in Oconee County. Stephen Scruggs, General Manager of Schneider-Electric in Seneca, will have a power point presentation of how our FRIENDS from The Tribble Center in Seneca help with production at Schneider-Electric. Steve Finger of Ride-to-Work in Oconee County will tell us how his program is helping get our FRIENDS to and from work.

Please RSVP to help with meal planning! The folks from Oconee Economic Alliance will provide sandwiches/drinks for this meeting. Please ask anyone who plans to attend to let us know in order that Janet Hartman and her team from Oconee Economic Alliance will know how many sandwiches to provide for our meeting.

Please help us spread the word regarding this important Lunch and Learn. Thank you for all your help in promoting Foothills CAN.

For more information about FoothillsCAN please visit our web site, https://greenvillecan.org/foothills-can/

 

Kids Only Cooking Class


Bring your child in for some fun in the kitchen! In this hands on class we will be making everybodys favorite: Pizza Monkey Bread with Marinara Sauce, Ice Cream Sandwich Cake, and Cherry Basil Soda. This class is for kids ages 8 and up. Cost for the class is $30 per child.

The Marvel Trivia Bar Crawl

??✏️ The official Marvel Cinematic Universe trivia bar crawl ✏️??

Are you ready to join the avengers in their fight against baddies like Thanos, Hela, Ronin, and Dormammu? ???????Crawl With Us is throwing the biggest Marvel trivia party ever! Get your tickets now so your team has their marvel character badges ready, or else... HULK SMASH!

?Join the biggest Marvel party ever!
?Trivia at 4 bars with 25 unique trivia questions totaling 100 questions!
✏️Play with teams of 1-8 friends!
?Grand prize awarded to the winning team!
??Prizes for 2nd & 3rd place teams!
?No cover at all partner venues
?Professional photographer patrolling the crawl!
?Costume contest???for best "liked" Marvel crew!
?️ Raffles for free tickets to future events!
?Totally awesome after party!

The Friends Trivia Bar Crawl

Oh. My. God. Are you ready? ? crawl with us is throwing the biggest friends party ever! Get your tickets now so your friends studio badge is ready, or central perk won’t let you in!

☕Join the biggest friends reunion ever!
?Trivia at 4 bars with 25 unique trivia questions totaling 100 questions!
✏️ Play with teams of 1-8 friends!
?Geller cup awarded to the winning team!
??Prizes awarded to 2nd & 3rd place teams!
?No cover at all partner venues!
?Professional photographer on set!
?️ Raffles for free tickets to future events!
?Totally awesome ?after party!
?Costume contest ??for best "liked" friends crew!

A Night of Tea Blending


Welcome to our last & final Tea Tasting Summer Series!

Join us for an evening of unparalled tea fun as we give each person the opportunity to create their own, unique one of a kind personalized tea blend! Come ready to laugh, create, meet new people, munch on snacks, & of course sip on tea!!

This event guareentes to be a crowd favorite, so please be sure & get your tickets early. Space will be very limited!

~With Love, Tea, & Hospitality

Rosé, White, and Blue $10 Wine Tasting


Rosé, White and Blue! Our $10 Wine Tasting at SIP Whiskey and Wine Bar is Wednesday, July 3rd from 6:30-7:30 PM featuring the perfect summer selection of Rosé.

Limited seating available. Purchase your ticket today!

Greenville – Spartanburg Hot Air Balloon Festival


Bring the entire family and come enjoy The Victory Cup Hot Air Balloon Festival!

Join dozens of vendors, chefs, local musicians, artists, cooking demonstrations, pop-up art galleries, PLUS food and alcohol tasting partners. We are capping this exclusive event to a limited number of attendees, all tickets must be purchased in advance and online. Kids under three years old are free.

Weather permitting, tethered rides will be available Saturday Morning and Saturday Evening.

Weather permitting, Saturday will include a morning launch and evening glows and tethered rides. Not just about the balloons, Saturday will include Live Music, a Wine Tasting Tent, a Battle of the Chefs Tasting Competition, Polo Matches and a kids play area!

Saturday's VIP Passes include private bars, a catered lunch, centerfield access to balloon launches and polo matches, a catered lunch and a Best of Texas dinner on the field (with the Pilots and Players)!

Pickens Amphitheater Live Music


On Saturday nights from the middle of April through the beginning of September the Pickens Amphitheater will feature a variety of musical entertainment.

Pour More, Sip More: This is How We Tiki!


Sample 2 delicious frozen cocktails, along with a rum tiki tasting, and a mega fun build-your-own garnish station!! Enjoy light bites and plenty of rum at our upcoming July tasting! Limited seating available, purchase your tickets before we sell out!

Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra: Opening Night


The Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra announces the opening concert of the 2019-20 season at the Riverside Baptist 1249 S. Suber Rd Greer, SC 29650, Saturday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. with the Opening Night Gala: Masterworks I Concert All of Foothills’ concerts are free and general admission to the public. Refreshments will be provided following the performance at our reception where people can meet and greet the performers. The program includes our annual art sale for local artists, as well as is the opening concert of the orchestra’s 20th anniversary season. Because of this, all of our masterworks concerts will be featuring favorite selections from the previous nineteen seasons, as well as other miscellaneous surprises along the way.
Performing in Greenville since 2000, Foothills Philharmonic is committed to providing high-quality, classical music performances to the Upstate community free of charge. The orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra made up of accomplished non-professional musicians from the Upstate region of South Carolina. Orchestra membership includes individuals from many walks of life including part-time musicians, teachers, lawyers, business professionals, and homemakers. Kory Vrieze is the Orchestra’s Artistic Director and Conductor.

https://foothillsphilharmonic.org

Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra: Brass Quintet in Concert


Foothills 2019-20 Chamber Concert series features the different chamber groups and soloists that are a part of the orchestra. In tonight's program, the Brass Quintet takes the stage performing a wide range of repertoire that is certain to delight audiences.

https://foothillsphilharmonic.org

Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra: Masterworks II


Foothills Philharmonic is committed to providing high-quality, classical music performances to the Upstate community free of charge. The orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra made up of accomplished non-professional musicians from the Upstate region of South Carolina. Orchestra membership includes individuals from many walks of life including part-time musicians, teachers, lawyers, business professionals, and homemakers. Kory Vrieze is the Orchestra’s Artistic Director and Conductor.

Bring a canned item and help support Greer Community Ministries, and come out and join us as we continue the celebration of our 20th anniversary season

https://foothillsphilharmonic.org

Muffins & Masterpieces with Marie Wright


Join us at the Anderson County Museum and learn how to paint one of the watercolor pictures shown here! This event is recommended for adults. Admission is $20 per person for this event. Must register by filling out the form on our website.

Bob Ross Paint & Stream with the AMC Youth Council


Join us at Anderson County Museum for a happy little Bob Ross streaming party! Painting supplies and snacks will be provided with your registration. This event is for high school and college age students. Admission is $10 per person.

Simpsonville Farmers Market


The Simpsonville Farmers Market is an open-air market held on in-season Saturdays in the heart of downtown Simpsonville. Our vendors are local farmers and artisans, and unlike others in the area we plan and run our own market each year. We feature an array of products from the expected seasonal fruits and vegetables, to eggs and artisan cheeses, locally roasted coffee, eggs and meat, health and beauty care, and much more. What was a small affair in 2010 has now grown into a celebrated market known locally for its high quality and variety.

There is a lot to choose from, so make sure you bring your reusable shopping bags!

Palmetto Farmers Market


Visit The Palmetto Farmers Market on Thursdays from 4-7pm at the Mineral Spring Park located in the heart of Historic Williamston. Plus September 14th at the Homesteading Festival.

Fountain Inn Farmers Market


The Fountain Inn Farmers Market has a large variety of fresh produce and craft vendors. Along with the Farmers Market we try to incorporate different activities and excitement each week.

Six Mile Farmers Market


The Six Mile Farmers Market invites you to bring a chair, chat with old and new friends, and buy some local produce. Inside vendors will be on-site rain or shine.

Landrum Farmers Market


Enjoy beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains while shopping local produce and goods. This market features collards, honey, fresh breads and flowers, and handmade pottery. Most weeks will include live music.

10th Annual Indie Craft Parade


Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Indie Craft Parade, Greenville's festival of handmade art! Featuring the work of over 100 southern makers, the 2019 event will take place at Timmons Arena on the campus of Furman University.

Dates and hours are: Saturday, September 14 (9am-6pm) and Sunday, September 15 (11am-5pm). Admission is $6 at the door.

Reedy Reels Film Festival


Regional independent filmmakers make their silver screen debut at the Peace Center, showcasing a collection of animated works, short cuts, and student films.

Reedy Reels Film Festival promotes the appreciation of the art of filmmaking while generating support for independent film-makers especially in the Upstate. The festival engages the community and creates exposure for local film-making while building inspiration and new opportunities for local artists.

Family Fundays | Sugar Skulls


Join the SAM staff and instructor Mary Harris for this Dia de los Muertos-themed workshop! Create a one-of-a-kind sugar skull in remembrance of a loved one who has passed.

All materials and supplies are included. Family Fundays are drop-in workshops between 1-4pm.

Workshop is located in the SAM 2D Studio, on the 2nd Floor of the East Wing, Chapman Cultural Center.

Family Fundays | DIY Holiday Pop-Up Cards


Join the SAM staff and instructor Mary Harris to make whimsical pop-up cards for all your friends and family! Learn to make a pop-up stack of gifts or a Christmas tree. Don't forget to embellish with paint, glitter, sequins, feathers, and more!

All materials and supplies are included. Family Fundays are drop-in workshops between 1-4pm.

Workshop is located in the SAM 2D Studio, on the 2nd Floor of the East Wing, Chapman Cultural Center.

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate’s 10th Birthday Celebration

FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS:

Steve Langley's Soap Bubble Circus: Explore bubbles in a new and exciting way! From bubble sculptures to scientific bubble demonstrations, all bubble-loves will enjoy these fascinating tricks! *Performances at 11 and 11:30am only

Happy Birthday with DRUM Percussion Studio: End our birthday party with music from DRUM Percussion Studio! During this special performance, DRUM Percussion Studio will perform a special version of "Happy Birthday." You don't want to miss this museum-wide sing-along and dance party! *2:30pm only

CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES:
  • Collaborative Art Project - Art is all around the museum! Help us create our newest, permanent art piece.
  • Confetti Room - Make confetti fly with wind tunnels. Stop by the confetti room to make confetti angels and join a confetti party.
  • Birthday Hats - The party isn't complete with birthday hats! Stop by Imagine It to create your own celebratory hat.
  • Cake Drop - You've seen us throw pumpkins from the roof during Boo!Seum and almost-rotten watermelons from the roof during Mess Fess. Today, we are throwing birthday cakes from the roof! How big of a splat will a three tiered cake make? *1:00pm only, weather permitting
  • Spark!Lab Birthday Inventions - Design your own birthday cake and invent something new for our birthday party.
  • Story Time and More - Join us for a birthday-themed story time! Today's story time is for all ages! Pay attention to new times today due to extra activities: *10am, 12pm, and 2pm only.
  • Scavenger Hunt - Participate in a museum wide scavenger hunt to enter to win a free membership! This is taking place all during the month of July, but a winner will be drawn at the birthday party! Click to learn more.
  • Super Science Demos - Celebrate science with experiments all day including dry ice, bouncing bubble, birthday balloon science and more! *9:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm only
  • Open Art Studios - Create paper birthday cards and playdough birthday cakes in art today. *10am-4pm 
EXTRA SPECIAL PROMOTIONS
  • 10 cents for 10 years - The museum can't do what we do without you! To help us celebrate 10 years, we are asking everyone to consider donating 10 cents for 10 years back to their museum! Drop your coins in a special spin wheel to give back! Interested in making a larger donation? Learn more here.
  • Win Southwest Airlines Tickets - During the month of July, post a selfie with you and your family in the museum on Instagram and Facebook, tag us @TCMUpstate and use the hashtag #TCMUTurns10 to be entered to win 2 round-trip Southwest Airline Tickets! Terms and conditions apply.
  • Spin the Wheel and Win - Every family can spin our wheel to get a prize!

 

Free Art Movie | Kusama – Infinity

FROM IMDB: Artist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist. Free admission (suggested donation $3) family friendly | cash bar | fresh popcorn