Events Calendar
Explore family friendly events, theatres, galleries, concerts, nightlife, things to do, and more in the Greenville, SC and Upstate areas.
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Everyone is welcome to attend the Riverside Writers meetings. We will complete writing activities, writing sprints, work in pairs/groups to discuss each other’s writing, and share our work with the group as a whole.
Join us for an informal writing workshop.
Registration required. Call 864-963-9031.
Would you like to be a writer but worry about the word count? Join us as we discuss and write short fiction. We’ll read short-short stories that will inspire our own short stories and we’ll follow prompts to feed our imaginations. Call to reserve your place.
When the world is ending, it is up to Amanda (Julia Roberts) and Clay Sandford (Ethan Hawke) to make sure their family doesn’t end with it.
Come watch the Netflix original movie Leave the World Behind, based on Rumaan Alam’s best selling novel of the same name, on the biggest screen we have for free. Popcorn and drinks provided.
Join us for a screening of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Mutant Mayhem.” All ages welcome. The rating for this film is PG. Refreshments provided by the library.
Get the family together to watch the classic Christmas movie, “The Polar Express.” Supplies to make hot chocolate will be provided, and so will special Christmas snacks.
Binge the entire first season of the holiday edition of “Sugar Rush” every Tuesday in December. This week we will be viewing episodes 3 & 4. The rating for this show is TV-14. Children under 14 must have permission from a parent or guardian. Refreshments will be provided.
Suit up and follow Mile Morales on his adventures in the multiverse with Gwen Stacy! For teens ages 12-18 or in grades 7-12. Movie rated PG.
Watch and discuss The Shop Around the Corner (1940). Led by former OLLI instructor Chip Kaufmann. Film is not rated.
A remarkable blend of comedy, drama, and romance that takes place during the Christmas holidays in pre-WWII Budapest. Remade as the 1998 film You’ve Got Mail.
Registration required. call 864-268-5955 to register.
This themed menu not only reflects the movie’s themes of Whisical Sattire and overall craziness!
Topiary Crudité – snip Your vegetables right off the tree
Scissor Cut Noodles with Spicy Asian Shrimp – Pho Style broth, Cut Ramen, Stir fried shrimp, scallions
Chopped Salad – Chopped lettuce, egg, tomato, avocado, red onion, pepperoni, olives, Feta cheese, in an oregano vinaigrette
Scissorhand Kabobs – Charred Steak, Peppers, Onions, Squash in an herb marinate over “dirty” Rice with a creole demiglace
“Ambrosia” Dessert Salad
Join us for a Great British Baking Show Holiday Marathon. See the amazing Christmas and New Year’s themed baked creations of these talented chefs. The rating for this show is TV-14. Children under 14 must have permission from a parent or guardian. Refreshments will be provided.
Watch the new movie, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” create your own pizza restaurant logo, make “pizzerts,” and enjoy pizza. Film rated PG. Ages 12-18 or in grades 7-12.
Join us as we watch the Oscar winning film, Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio.”
Join us to discuss this classic science fiction film of silent era.
Join us to discuss the immaculate fever dream that is David Lynch’s “Dune”.
It is currently streaming on HBO Max.
This inspiring film follows Andrea Lytle Peet’s incredible race against time and attempt at the impossible – to be the first person with ALS to complete a marathon in all 50 states. Andrea declared her goal in Year 5 of her ALS diagnosis…right before a pandemic shut down all races. Go On, Be Brave is not just a “sports” or “disease” documentary. It inspires the audience to answer a universal question… What does it mean to truly live?
Join writers and poets from across the country each month for a virtual writing workshop. A link will be added to their name when more details and sign-up information becomes available. These workshops are geared towards amateur writers, ages 16 and older recommended. Follow us on Facebook for notifications too.
2024 Virtual Writers Workshops
February 26 – Ruba Ahmed
March – Amber Rose Crowtree
2023 Workshop Writers : Angela Evans, Tom Tenbrunsel, Robert Edward Miss, Kenneth Chamblee, Yasmin Mays, Shannon Yong, Jennifer McGaha, Erica Reid, Raymond McNally, Jane Waldrop, Francis Pearce, Eric Nelson, Darren Todd.
Each year, the Southern Author Expo offers the chance to meet and greet selected regional authors as well as listen to special featured speakers as they share information on their latest books, their writing process, and other literary themes.
Are you a local author interested in submitting your work for consideration for the next Southern Author Expo? See submission guidelines below and submit your application by August 25.
Join us to discuss this fun sci-fi epic!
The Fifth Element is currently free to watch on YouTube (I assume with ads).
Join us to discuss the wonderful film about Ai.
Ex Machina is currently streaming on HBO Max.