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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Jan 30 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Wednesday, January 31, 2024
PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Jan 31 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Historic Neighborhoods + Architecture Tour
Jan 31 @ 10:30 am
Greenville History Tours

Our city has great architectural examples of styles that span the last 200 years and charming neighborhoods that give them context.

Our downtown is blessed with a selection of historic neighborhoods that encircle our city center, providing a great mix of the progress surrounding the Main Street area with the stability of traditional domestic living. As the young village of Greenville formed in the late 1700s, homes were naturally scattered around the region with large tracts of land tied to them. This tour traces the development of Greenville’s neighborhoods on the North and West sides of the Reedy River, taking you on a pleasant drive to see the variety of architectural styles, hear stories of their home-owners, and understand the role in Greenville’s revitalization.

Tours will take place in a comfortable Ford Transit high-roof tour van. Digital photographs will be shown on a screen to provide insights into the information that you hear from the tour guide. Your tour guide, John Nolan, is a local historian and author of “A Guide to Historic Greenville, SC” and “The Lost Restaurants of Greenville, SC

Highlights include:

• Current downtown condos and apartments

• Pettigru Neighborhood

• Alta Vista / Crescent Ave.

• Augusta Road neighborhood

• Mills Mill village

• Hampton Pinkney neighborhood

Thursday, February 1, 2024
PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Feb 1 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Friday, February 2, 2024
PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Feb 2 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Saturday, February 3, 2024
Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
Feb 3 all-day
Various Locations Greenville SC

While Downtown Greenville’s familiar culinary scene has some great BBQ options, this tour will take you outside of the city center to the places locals know and love. These are the types of joints with smoke stacks sticking out of the rooftops and white smoke billowing out of the chimneys–smoking the meats right on the premises.

The Greenville BBQ Trail tour is your opportunity to try back-to-back tastings of what are considered by many to be among the top BBQ spots in the city.

Tours include:

• Insights into each restaurant’s cooking processes and techniques
• Information about each restaurant’s history and how they got started
• Interesting information about Greenville BBQ history
• A drive through old textile mill villages
• And, of course, a chance to try generous portions of smoked meats and delicious sides

Locations we visit:

• Bucky’s Bar-B-Q
• Henry’s Smokehouse
• Mike & Jeff’s BBQ

PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Feb 3 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Sunday, February 4, 2024
PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Feb 4 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Monday, February 5, 2024
PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Feb 5 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
PROMO: Double entries on Greer Relief Raffle
Feb 6 all-day
online
New Year, new destination! Enter our TapKat sweepstakes now using promo code NEWYEAR50 for a chance to win your dream getaway. The clock is ticking, as the sweepstakes closes in February. Help us reach our goal of raising 10k by February 6th! Don’t miss out on the adventure—seize the opportunity, enter today, and let 2024 be the year your dream vacation becomes a reality!

Your donation helps Greer Relief accomplish our mission to eliminate poverty and help neighbors overcome barriers for success.

Explore the beauty of Italy or Experience the charm of Napa Valley!

Use promo code

NEWYEAR50

for double entries!

Enter to win!

Explore the beauty of Italy

Spend a week in Italy for 2 at the Hotel Ponte Sisto in Rome 2-Night Stay, and the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa 5-Night Stay. Enjoy daily breakfast and a lunch, wine cellar and olive oil mill tour and tasting for 2 at fattoria colleverde.

Experience the charm of Napa Valley

Enjoy a 3-Night stay for 2 in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa with a 3-hour Wine Train Tour for two through one of the world’s most famous wine valleys, to the quaint village of St. Helena. Enjoy a gourmet lunch, Hot Air Balloon Ride, & Wine Tasting.

Meditative Morning
Feb 6 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
NC Arboretum

We’ve heard your valuable feedback, and now you don’t have to hear us! Beginning May 4, 2021, the period between 8 and 10 a.m. on the first Tuesday morning of every month will be reserved for “Meditative Mornings,” a pause for quiet time in our gardens and on our trails. During this time, our working garden crew will abstain from using leaf blowers, mowers and other equipment so you can be sure to enjoy the sounds of birds and the wind in the trees.

Take advantage of half-price parking on the first Tuesday of every month and come out to the Arboretum to enjoy a Meditative Morning!

Saturday, February 10, 2024
Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
Feb 10 all-day
Various Locations Greenville SC

While Downtown Greenville’s familiar culinary scene has some great BBQ options, this tour will take you outside of the city center to the places locals know and love. These are the types of joints with smoke stacks sticking out of the rooftops and white smoke billowing out of the chimneys–smoking the meats right on the premises.

The Greenville BBQ Trail tour is your opportunity to try back-to-back tastings of what are considered by many to be among the top BBQ spots in the city.

Tours include:

• Insights into each restaurant’s cooking processes and techniques
• Information about each restaurant’s history and how they got started
• Interesting information about Greenville BBQ history
• A drive through old textile mill villages
• And, of course, a chance to try generous portions of smoked meats and delicious sides

Locations we visit:

• Bucky’s Bar-B-Q
• Henry’s Smokehouse
• Mike & Jeff’s BBQ

2024 Sweetheart Charity Ball
Feb 10 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Greenville Convention Center

On Saturday, February 10, 2024, Meals on Wheels of Greenville’s 29th annual Sweetheart Charity Ball will be held at the Greenville Convention Center from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Come on out for an evening out in benefit of the homebound.

Parking off Exposition Drive.

Saturday, February 17, 2024
Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
Feb 17 all-day
Various Locations Greenville SC

While Downtown Greenville’s familiar culinary scene has some great BBQ options, this tour will take you outside of the city center to the places locals know and love. These are the types of joints with smoke stacks sticking out of the rooftops and white smoke billowing out of the chimneys–smoking the meats right on the premises.

The Greenville BBQ Trail tour is your opportunity to try back-to-back tastings of what are considered by many to be among the top BBQ spots in the city.

Tours include:

• Insights into each restaurant’s cooking processes and techniques
• Information about each restaurant’s history and how they got started
• Interesting information about Greenville BBQ history
• A drive through old textile mill villages
• And, of course, a chance to try generous portions of smoked meats and delicious sides

Locations we visit:

• Bucky’s Bar-B-Q
• Henry’s Smokehouse
• Mike & Jeff’s BBQ

Sunday, February 18, 2024
The 37th National Arts and Crafts Conference + Shows
Feb 18 all-day
The Omni Grove Park Inn
There are a number of ways to participate in our annual Arts and Crafts celebration at the Grove Park Inn in February:

1. Reserve an Arts and Crafts Weekend Package at the Grove Park Inn

The cost of registration is included in the Grove Park Inn package so you won’t need to worry about purchasing an additional conference events pass with the office if you’ve got the package.

The package includes the following:

  • Lodging Friday and Saturday nights at the Omni Grove Park Inn*;
  • The Conference Events Pass which covers all of the seminars, discussion groups, demonstrations, Grove Park Inn tours, and special exhibits for all three days;
  • Entry to all three exhibitor shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday;
  • Continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings;
  • Dessert and coffee social hour Friday and Saturday nights;
  • Use of the Grove Park Inn Sports Center;
  • Conference tote bag, a calendar, and The Conference Catalog.

Call (800) 438-5800 to place a deposit for your room reservation today!

 

2. Purchase individual Conference Events Passes only

If you’d like to register for the conference and attend the shows, but you won’t be staying at the Grove Park Inn, then you will need to purchase Conference Events Passes from our office. The Conference Events Pass includes admission to the Exhibitor Shows. You can call the office at (828) 628-1915.

The Conference Events Pass will get your entry into all seminars, small group discussions, shows demonstrations, access to the educational exhibits, and free access to the Arts and Crafts Shows. You will also receive two continental breakfasts during the weekend and the pre-seminar dessert socials. 

3. Buy general admission the day of if you’re just interested in viewing the Arts & Crafts Shows

If you just want to shop the dealer shows at the Grove Park Inn, you can purchase general admission at the door the day that you want to come to the shows! Included in the shows are access to the educational displays, two demonstrations, the silent auction, and the chance to enter a special drawing!

General admission is $10.00 and covers admittance for all three days.

Here’s what’s included in the shows:

– Discover vintage antiques as well as handcrafted contemporary items in the Arts & Crafts style including new and antique jewelry, rugs, furniture, pottery and tiles, artwork, furniture, and metalware, showcasing hand craftsmanship and simple yet elegant designs.

– View our three educational displays within the shows.

– Demonstrations on the Wooden (electric) Lamps of Charles Limbert AND the Cuerda-Seca method of ceramic motifs in Art Pottery;

– Access to our annual silent auction – bid on gently used items from collections from across the country;

– Authors will be on hand to sign their books in the 8th floor of the Vanderbilt wing;

– and a Free drawing to win a special collector’s item (to be shown at the shows).

4. You can separately register for special fundraiser events happening throughout the weekend – the Pre-Conference Workshops, the Craftsman Reception, the Historic House Tours, and the Asheville Art Museum lecture without registering for the conference!

Pre-Conference Workshops – Learn from Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisans

The Craftsman Reception – hosted by the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms

The annual Historic Homes Tour – hosted by the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

Go Behind the Scenes with The Asheville Art Museum!

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Greer Farmers Market Fundraiser
Feb 22 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Cartwright Food Hall

Celebrate the release of our first ever Annual Report for our 2023 Year. Event will be held upstairs in the Cartwright Food Hall and will be festive for the Mardi Gras season. We will have a short presentation of our highlights and successes from the year and our goals for 2024.

Included in your ticket…

-Hearty samplings of Anonymous Burgers + Hendrix Chicken and waffles + White Wine & butter Beignets

-Tasting table with GFM vendor products

-First Drink from Trade Street Taproom (cash bar beer & wine open after)

Plus a night of live music with Wasted Wine!

Friday, February 23, 2024
19th Annual Oyster Roast
Feb 23 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Junto Coffee

Friday, February 23, 2024 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Junto Coffee 232 Mill Street Taylors, SC 29687

Our Annual Oyster Roast is held in combination with Leadership Greer and benefits the current class project. Be sure to join us for all you can eat oysters, low country boil, and BBQ.
Take advantage of our early bird special! Tickets at $55.00 until February 1st.

Mobile Meals 18th Annual Land Cruise
Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

The Land Cruise is a fundraiser that transforms the venue into a theme destination and welcomes more than 500 guests. Each year the menu represents the theme with this year being a Taste of Tuscany. For the 3rd year local News 7 anchor Gordon Dill will emcee our event. The Land Cruise Live Auction items range from trips, vacation homes, artwork and lawn equipment. The Silent Auction includes more than 100 items. This event is one local fundraiser you don’t want to miss!

Saturday, February 24, 2024
Greenville BBQ Trail Tour
Feb 24 all-day
Various Locations Greenville SC

While Downtown Greenville’s familiar culinary scene has some great BBQ options, this tour will take you outside of the city center to the places locals know and love. These are the types of joints with smoke stacks sticking out of the rooftops and white smoke billowing out of the chimneys–smoking the meats right on the premises.

The Greenville BBQ Trail tour is your opportunity to try back-to-back tastings of what are considered by many to be among the top BBQ spots in the city.

Tours include:

• Insights into each restaurant’s cooking processes and techniques
• Information about each restaurant’s history and how they got started
• Interesting information about Greenville BBQ history
• A drive through old textile mill villages
• And, of course, a chance to try generous portions of smoked meats and delicious sides

Locations we visit:

• Bucky’s Bar-B-Q
• Henry’s Smokehouse
• Mike & Jeff’s BBQ

An Evening in the Enchanted Forest Fundraiser
Feb 24 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Magnolia Grand
Hope Center for Children will host “An Evening in the Enchanted Forest.” The fundraiser will combine a fantasy theme with unique entertainment.
Guests will enjoy a magical night in a forest filled with twinkling lights, whimsical characters, and aerialists performing among the trees. The event will feature a chef-prepared dinner, dancing, interactive cocktail-making, raffle items, and a silent auction. Attire is black-tie or costume optional. Guests must be 21 or older.
The Winter Gala is set to raise $250,000 to support the programs and services provided by Hope Center for Children.
Tickets are $125 per person and can be purchased online at hopecfc.org/winter-gala
“We are thrilled to invite the community to join us for this unique and delightful evening that will make a difference in the lives of the many children and families we serve,” said Vernon Hayes, Chief Executive Officer of Hope Center.
Hope Center for Children offers a range of community-based initiatives that focus on child abuse prevention, as well as residential programs that provide a safe, home-like environment for children who have experienced abuse or neglect.
The organization also offers help to homeless teens and teens aging out of the foster care system and transitioning into independent living. Last year, the organization served 5,800 families and children throughout the Upstate.
For more information about the event, including sponsorship opportunities, contact Phyliss Skuba, Event Planner, at 864-583-7688 ext. 102, [email protected].
Hope Center encourages supporters, friends, family, and colleagues to attend and promote the Winter Gala by sharing event information on social media and word of mouth.