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Thursday, December 14, 2017
Winter Lights @ NC Arboretum
Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm

November 17 – December 31, 2017

Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.

Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.

You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!

WINTER MUSIC SERIES AT BREWERY 85
Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm

 

Brewery 85

Brewery 85 is celebrating the purchase and installation of several new tanks in their cellar with a concert series. The family-friendly music series will focus on small, intimate performances from local musicians as well as education of the craft brewing process. Music starts every Thursday night around 6pm and lasts until 8pm from November 30th until January 25th. Food trucks will begin serving around 530pm. During an intermission, an educational tour will be given by Brewery 85’s brewmaster – Will McCameron.

Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarten Thursday night so please bring your Brewery 85 logo stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarten events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!

Given the cold nature of the weather around the brewing facilities at this time of year the concerts will be held indoors in the taproom.

The dates and performers are as follows:

November 30th – Adam Kiralay
December 7th – Sims Tillirson
December 14th – Andy Ferrell
December 21st – Chicken Coop Willaye
December 28th – Blackwater Social
January 4th – John The Revelator
January 11th – Redleg Husky
January 18th – Angela Easterling
January 25th – Jack Greer

These concerts will be located at the Brewery 85 production facilities located at 6 Whitlee Court in Greenville, South Carolina.

For more information please check our facebook page – Facebook.com/Brewery85

You can also give us a shout on the phone at (864) 558-0104.

Space Jesus Of The Trees Digital Ethos
Dec 14 @ 9:00 pm
Friday, December 15, 2017
STORY AND MORE
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am

The Children's Museum of the Upstate

10am, 11am, 1pm

STORY AND MORE

300 College Street Greenville, SC 29601

RANDOM ACTS OF SCIENCE
Dec 15 @ 11:30 am

The Children's Museum of the Upstate

11:30 and 3:30 pm

RANDOM ACTS OF SCIENCE

300 College Street Greenville, SC 29601

Open Art Studio
Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm

The Children's Museum of the Upstate

Open Art Studio

1-4pm

300 College Street Greenville, SC 29601

Winter Lights @ NC Arboretum
Dec 15 @ 6:00 pm

November 17 – December 31, 2017

Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.

Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.

You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!

Holiday at Peace
Dec 15 @ 6:30 pm

By popular demand, Broadway star and audience favorite, Rachel York returns for the GSO’s most popular Pops concert, Holiday at Peace, in 2017!  Everything you love about Holiday at Peace, including the audience sing-a-long, as well as appearances by International Ballet and Santa Claus, will be back in this musical celebration, along with dazzling performances by the incredibly talented and charming Ms. York.

Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Rachel York, vocalist
Live Music at Tipsy Music Pub
Dec 15 @ 7:00 pm

TIPSY MUSIC PUB

Come out for live music. Check out the website for more information.

1237 Pendleton St.
Greenville, SC 29662
864.412.8818

An Evening with Yarn – [alt-country / americana / roots]
Dec 15 @ 8:00 pm
Town Mountain and Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
Dec 15 @ 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 16, 2017
HOLIDAY MINGLE & JINGLE LOCAL CRAFT FAIR
Dec 16 @ 10:00 am
Holiday Mingle & Jingle Local Craft Fair

Holiday Mingle & Jingle Local Craft Fair

Join us for our first annual Holiday Mingle & Jingle Local Craft Fair! We’ll have local vendors set up selling handmade goods, arts, and crafts just in time for holiday gift-giving. Be sure to grab a bite from our in-house Taqueria and a drink from the bar as you peruse Asheville’s finest makers. Plus, we’ll set the mood with some classic holiday tunes!
Kid Hop Hooray!
Dec 16 @ 10:00 am
STORY AND MORE
Dec 16 @ 10:00 am

The Children's Museum of the Upstate

10am, 11am, 1pm

STORY AND MORE

300 College Street Greenville, SC 29601

RANDOM ACTS OF SCIENCE
Dec 16 @ 11:30 am

The Children's Museum of the Upstate

11:30 and 3:30 pm

RANDOM ACTS OF SCIENCE

300 College Street Greenville, SC 29601

Open Art Studio
Dec 16 @ 1:00 pm

The Children's Museum of the Upstate

Open Art Studio

1-4pm

300 College Street Greenville, SC 29601

Quest Brewery Tours
Dec 16 @ 2:00 pm

We offer brewery tours every Saturday at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, and 5pm.

Please arrive a few minutes early and grab a beer to take along on the tour.

Quest Brewing Co. — Greenville, SC

55 Airview Drive Greenville, SC    29607

864-272-6232
[email protected]

Winter Lights @ NC Arboretum
Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm

November 17 – December 31, 2017

Open Nightly: 6 – 10 p.m.

Don’t miss The North Carolina Arboretum’s elaborate Winter Lights show, transforming the gardens into a nighttime wonderland with 500,000 lights! Walk through spectacular displays and see the gardens in a completely new way – with even more lights this year. Designed with an artistic aesthetic, the Winter Lights show enhances the natural beauty of the gardens as you celebrate the holidays. And RomanticAsheville.com is delighted to be a sponsor of this event.

You must buy tickets in advance. Plan ahead since many nights will sell-out. All photos from 2017 Preview Night!

A Very Sissy Christmas Show
Dec 16 @ 8:00 pm

 

Proud Mary Theatre Company Presents A VERY SISSY CHRISTMAS SHOW

What: “A Very Sissy Christmas Show”
When: Saturday, December 16 at 8 & 10:30 p.m.
Where: West Main Artists Co-Op, 578 W. Main St. in Spartanburg
Admission: $10

The Proud Mary Theatre Company, South Carolina’s first and only theatre group devoted exclusively to LGBTQ+ Stories and Voices, is proud to announce its first holiday show, “A Very Sissy Christmas Show” on December 16 in Spartanburg.

Our show includes Gay Christmas Carols and selections from our debut season with a yuletide twist: 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHEthe encore run of our award-winning I AM MY OWN WIFE starring 2017 SCTA Best Actor winner Dave LaPage, and SOUTHERN BAPTIST SISSIES by Del Shores.

The mission of the Proud Mary Theatre Company, a non-profit and non-professional theatre, is to present LGBTQ+ voices and stories in Spartanburg and the entire Upstate region through innovative theatrical plays: compelling dramas, rib-tickling comedies, campy musicals, and local original works and avant-garde pieces that celebrate diversity and tolerance.

Angel Olsen
Dec 16 @ 9:00 pm