thru February 28 - Dinosaurs Roar into State Museum - Behemoths from the distant past once again will roam the South Carolina State Museum as its new, 6500 square-foot “blockbuster” exhibit features an ever-intriguing subject. Dinosaurs: Mesozoic Monsters opens Oct. 17 and brings to the museum 14 lifelike, moving, roaring robotic dinosaurs, along with hands-on features to fascinate old and young alike. Admission to the exhibit is $5 for adults and $3 ages 3-12 in addition to regular museum admission. The exhibit can be seen in the museum’s blockbuster gallery through Feb. 28. For more information, call (803) 898-4952 or (803) 898-4982.

thru November 19 - Improving Your Home Garden - Do you want to improve or develop your home garden landscape? Join Director of Education Lisa Wagner for a creative workshop series focused on turning your existing yard into a garden. Through a combination of photo analysis and site visits, this workshop will collaboratively focus on participants’ landscapes. Workshop size will be limited to eight. Bring large format (8x10 or larger) photos of the areas in your garden that you’d like to work on, a site map or sketch of your landscape, and a wish list for your garden to the first workshop. Time: 9 a.m.–12 noon Fee: $75 for the three-workshop series ($65 for members and volunteers) Location: Hanson Nature Learning Center

thru December 3 - Milliken Art Gallery Exhibition:”Following Inanna: A Sabbatical Journey” - 12:00 AM, Milliken Art Gallery, Converse College, Free Admission

thru November 8 - WESTERN CAROLINAS ARABIAN SHOW - Sponsor: Western Carolinas Arabian Horse Association Location: Main Arena Date: Nov. 6-8 Time: 8:30 a.m. daily Admission: Free Contact: Patti Rowe, 864-338-5704, or Nancy Baker, 828-817-0359 Web site: www.wcaha.org/ Arabian and Half-Arabians competing in costume, halter, sport horse, dressage and under saddle. Friday night classes spotlight the WCAHA Futurity horses in halter competing for more than $14,000 in prize money. Come pick out your next winner; most can be negotiated for purchase. Telephone the show office at 864-646-2719 during event times.

thru December 24 - Ride the Polar Express - Pajama clad passengers will board trains bound for the North Pole at The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad this holiday season! The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad anticipates the event will draw nearly 45,000 passengers! The Polar Express train rides begin November 6 and run through December 24. The rides are based on the beloved children’s book, by Chris Van Allsburg, and the holiday feature film from Warner Bros. Pictures about a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Be sure to shop the new line of official Polar Express merchandise at the event, featuring Polar Express pajamas, snow globes, photo albums, picture frames, fleece blankets, cocoa mugs, and more. www.GSMR.com First Class seating upgrades are available. Each first class guest will receive a deluxe serving of hot chocolate in a souvenir Polar Express mug, and enjoy short breads and other treats in addition to the standard offerings. First Class fares are $57.00 for adults and $40.00 for children ages 2-12. Children under two years old are $10.00. New for 2009, Christmas Eve Limited Polar Express train ride is available. All standard passengers will receive a special red Polar Express mug to take home. First Class seating will receive a souvenir Golden Ticket Lapel Pin in addition to the first class offerings. For more information and reservations please call 800-872-4681.

November 7 - Fall Girl Scout Day - Please call 800-277-9611 or visit chimneyrockpark.com for updates. 10am-1pm Cost: $14 per scout (adult chaperones required, one adult chaperone admitted free per 10 scouts); $11.50 per additional adult; $5 for additional children during programs. Description: Bring your troop and join Chimney Rock staff to celebrate the transformation of seasons. Participate in programs developed by Park specialists as you enjoy this colorful time of year!

November 7 thru November 8 - Mendelssohn's 200th - The Peace Center, Greenville, SC. Visit http://www.peacecenter.org for more information. Greenville Symphony.

November 7 - Clemson Football v. Florida State - Clemson Football. Visit http://clemsontigers.cstv.com for more info. Home game, Death Valley, Clemson.

November 7 - Converse at Pfeiffer Uni./ Lenoir Rhyne Uni. - Converse Swimming. For more information, visit http://www.converse.edu/athletics.

November 7 - Converse v. Mount Olive College - Converse Volleyball. Away game. For more information, visit http://www.converse.edu/athletics.

November 7 - Fiction Addiction: Wolf's Coming - Wolf's Coming November 7th, 11 am. In honor of Veteran's Day, bring your preschool children to Fiction Addiction for a storytime reading of The Wall by Eve Bunting (HMH, paperback, $6.99). For more info, call 864-675-0540.

November 7 - Furman v. Auburn - Furman Football. Visit www.furmanpaladins.com for more info, including game times.

November 7 - Furman v. Belmont - Furman Volleyball. Visit www.furmanpaladins.com for more info, including game times.

November 7 - Furman v. Emory - Furman Women's Basketball. Visit www.furmanpaladins.com for more info, including game times.

November 7 - Holiday Decorating with Nativities - Karin Purvis of The Houseplant The Art of the Garden will be joining us at Ten Thousand Villages on Saturday, November 7 from 1-2pm to demonstrate new and interesting ways to display nativities in our holiday decorating. On that day only, all nativities at Ten Thousand Villages will be 20% off. 239-4120 greenville@tenthousandvillages.com

November 7 - Riverbanks Botanical Garden’s Fall Bulb Sale - Any seasoned horticulturist will tell you the best way to have a show-stopping spring garden is to plan ahead. This fall, Riverbanks horticulturists are offering the public an opportunity to stock up on the hottest selections that will guarantee a spectacular garden next spring. “The bulbs at this year’s sale have been selected by the horticulturists at Riverbanks as plants that will thrive in our climate, eliminating the guesswork for gardeners,” said Andy Cabe, director of Riverbanks Botanical Garden. The second opportunity to properly prep for spring will come in November at the Fall Bulb Sale. The sale will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 9am to noon. Riverbanks will offer a wide variety of bulbs that gardeners won’t find at the average nursery. With 10 never-before-offered bulbs, this sale is sure to delight. Two new tulips being offered are Tulipa ‘Blueberry Ripple’ and Tulipa ‘Black Hero.’ For the best bulb selection, shop early and order your bulbs www.riverbanks.org for more information.

November 7 - Tailgate to EMpower students, fans to be good neighbors - Clemson Universityąs Division of Student Affairs will host the third annual EMpower Blitz Tailgate on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Littlejohn Coliseum before the football game against Florida State University. The tailgateąs theme this year is łLook Out for Your Tailgate Neighbor.˛

November 7 - USC Football v. Arkansas - Visit http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com. Away game.

November 7 - USC Upstate v. Lipscomb - USC Upstate Volleyball. Visit http://upstatespartans.cstv.com for more info. Home game.

November 7 - Wofford v. Elon - Wofford Volleyball. Away game. For more information, visit http://athletics.wofford.edu.

November 7 - Wofford v. Georgia State - Wofford Men's Soccer. Away game. Visit http://athletics.wofford.edu for more information.

November 7 - Wofford vs. The Citadel - Wofford Football. Away. Visit http://athletics.wofford.edu/schedule.aspx?path=football&schedule=40& for more info.

November 7 - XTERRA Paris Mountain 11k Trail Run - Our series, which can include other races, will be held in the Paris Mountain State Park. The race was initially scheduled for Nov. 14 (which may still be incorrectly announced on the Xterra website) but the official race date is Nov. 7th, which should be correct on the registration link. More info can be found at: http://www.xterraplanet.com/trailrun/

November 8 - Mercer Challenge - Wofford Rifle Team. Visit http://athletics.wofford.edu for more information.

November 8 - Wits End Hosts Starr of the Charlotte Slam - Starr of the Charlotte Slam. Hosted by Moody Black. Starr recently represented the Respect the Mic Charlotte Slam at the National Poetry Slam and has been a finalist at the World Poetry Slam. Her resonate voice takes listeners on journey of the soul. Things get underway at 7:30pm. Coffee Underground is located at 1 East Coffee Street in Greenville. For more information, visit www.witsendpoetry.com.

November 9 - Homeschool Program – Crazy for Critters - Please call 800-277-9611 or visit chimneyrockpark.com for updates. 10:30am-noon Cost: $12 per student; $11.50 for parents; Annual Passholders $7 per student and no cost for parents. Description: Are you constantly telling your kids to “take it outside?” Let’s face it, kids like critters. Wrangle your students and bring them to this fun and informative program to learn about animals native to our area. Don’t forget your camera!

November 11 thru November 15 - As You Like It by William Shakespeare - Furman University, Greenville, furman.edu. "As You Like It" is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. The heroine, Rosalind, is one of his most inspiring characters and has more lines than any of Shakespeare's female characters. Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke, falls in love with Orlando, the disinherited son of one of the duke's friends. When she is banished from the court by her usurping uncle, Duke Frederick , Rosalind takes on the appearance of a boy, calling herself Ganymede. She travels with her cousin Celia and the jester Touchstone to the Forest of Arden, where her father and his friends live in exile. Themes about life and love, including aging, the natural world, and death, are included in the play. New friends are made and families are reunited. By the end of the play Ganymede, once again Rosalind, marries Orland, and the exiled Duke, father of Rosalind, rules once again. General Admission $15, Seniors $12, Faculty/Staff $10, Students $8

November 11 - Furman v. Wofford - Furman Volleyball. Visit www.furmanpaladins.com for more info, including game times.

November 11 - Karen White - Book Your Lunch tickets are $25 per guest and must be purchased in advance from http://www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling Fiction Addiction at 864-675-0540. Each luncheon will be held at The Lazy Goat in downtown Greenville from 12-2pm. At each Book Your Lunch event, the featured author will read from their work (or give a 20-minute talk), followed by a Q&A session, a delicious lunch, and then an onsite book-signing session with the author.

November 11 - Le scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) - Students are admitted free to all showings. There is no charge for films in DVD. All films are in the original language, with English subtitles when appropriate. The films are presented in the Teaching Theater of the F.W. Olin Building (Olin 101). All films are shown Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., on the dates indicated. Some films may not be appropriate for younger viewers.

November 11 - Wofford v. Furman - Wofford Volleyball. Home game. For more information, visit http://athletics.wofford.edu.

November 12 thru November 14 - Junior League's Santa's Shoppe - Shop Til You Drop features 60+ specialty merchants from the Southeast and beyond offering an array of merchandise, including jewelry, clothing, art objects, toys & treats, stationary, antique and estate pieces, and more. Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Visit http://www.jlspartanburg.org/spartanburg/index.jsp.

November 12 - Nature Discovery Walk: Seasonal Ecology - Discover the signs of late fall seasonal change in the Garden with Lisa Wagner. We’ll look for evidence of readiness for winter and talk about seasonal adaptations while exploring the garden’s woodland areas. Time: 4 p.m.–5 p.m. Fee: $7 per family up to five ($5 for members and volunteers) Location: Meet at the Caboose Parking Area

November 12 - USC Upstate v. Florida Gulf Coast - USC Upstate Volleyball. Visit http://upstatespartans.cstv.com for more info. Home game.

November 12 - Upstate Together: Creating Our Place in the New Economic Environment - Are you tired of all the negative recessionary news? How has the Upstate's competitive position been impacted? Will the landscape of the United States change as we recover from this economic period? What competitive factors should Upstate leaders be most focused on? Are there ways to enhance the Upstate South Carolina Region’s economic position long term? If you answered YES or are intrigued by any of these questions, then you are cordially invited to the 2009 Issues Series Event! For more information on this event, contact Lib Street at 864-239-3730.

November 13 - Furman v. Clemson - Furman Women's Basketball. Visit www.furmanpaladins.com for more info, including game times.

November 13 - Furman v. Lees-McRae - Furman Men's Basketball. Visit www.furmanpaladins.com for more info, including game times.

November 13 - Twilight Ball - Come and celebrate the opening of New Moon at the Twilight Ball. The Twilight Ball will be an exciting evening of bloodsucking entertainment. The evening will consist of hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing, prizes and giveaways, and of course…. birthday cake. Come dressed to impress in costume (no jeans please) or simply in appropriate evening attire. Tickets for opening night of New Moon will be provided for all guests who attend. A Portion of the Proceeds will be used to purchase books and literary material for the Pendleton Place Children’s Shelter. Ticket prices are $45 per person or $75 per couple. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jeremy Cooper directly at 864-991-9003 www.twilightball.com

November 13 - Twilight Ball - Come and celebrate the opening of New Moon at the Twilight Ball. The Twilight Ball will be an exciting evening of bloodsucking entertainment. The evening will consist of hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing, prizes and giveaways, and of course…. birthday cake. Come dressed to impress in costume (no jeans please) or simply in appropriate evening attire. Tickets for opening night of New Moon will be provided for all guests who attend. A Portion of the Proceeds will be used to purchase books and literary material for the Pendleton Place Children’s Shelter. Ticket prices are $45 per person or $75 per couple. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jeremy Cooper directly at 864-991-9003 www.twilightball.com

November 13 - USC Upstate v. North Greenville - USC Upstate Women's Basketball. Visit http://upstatespartans.cstv.com for more info. Home game.

November 13 - Wofford v. College of Charleston - Wofford Volleyball. Home game. For more information, visit http://athletics.wofford.edu.

November 13 - Wofford vs. Pittsburgh - Away. Wofford Men's Basketball. Visit http://athletics.wofford.edu/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&schedule=49 for game time.