Happenings in The Upstate October

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1 Happenings in The Upstate October Just call it FunTober. This month, hit the street fairs and Oktoberfests; shop for antiques and art in unexpected places; catch the season opener of the Swamp Rabbits hockey team. Plus, enjoy October s unusually diverse offerings of music and theater. FESTS AND FUN Oktoberfest 2017 at NOMA Square. Oct A 4-day festival filled with great live music, the Paulaner Biergarten, German food, and fun contests. 220 N. Main St., Greenville. Thurs 5-9 pm; Fri-Sat Sun, 12-5 pm. Fall for Greenville. Oct Discover a world of tempting tastes, sights, and sounds from one end of Main Street to the other. Fri. 5-11pm, Sat. 11am-9pm, Sun. 12-7pm. Antiques, Fine Art, and Design Weekend, Oct.13-15, 32 nd annual event at Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College St. Greenville. Shop for treasures from 26 art and antique dealers. Fri-Sat 10am-5 pm, Sun. 1-5 pm. Art on the Trail, Oct. 21, 10 am-4 pm. A curated market of 80 artists at the Trailblazer Park in Travelers Rest, 235 Trailblazer Drive, Artisan Makers Market. Greer City Park. Oct. 14. Up to 75 artists. 301 E. Poinsett Street, Greer, SC 2-7pm Greer Station Oktoberfest. Oct pm Downtown Greer. Two stages for oompah bands; beer from Germany s Warsteiner brewer, and German wine and food. Local artists works on display. LIVE MUSIC Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band with guest Nancy Wilson, Oct. 5 7:30 pm. Bon Secours Wellness Center 650 N. Academy St., Greenville. TajMo: The Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Band, blues and world music, Oct 5, 7:30 pm. Peace Center, 300 S. Main, Greenville Albino Skunk Music Festival Oct. 5-7, An eclectic and mostly acoustic music festival at a rustic campground north of Greer. Albinoskunk.com

2 Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band, October 19, 7:30 pm, Peace Center, 300 S. Main, Greenville, Third Eye Blind Fall of the Summer Gods Tour, Oct. 22, Heritage Park Amphitheatre, Simpsonville. Tickets on sale now Old Crow Medicine Show Performing Blonde on Blonde Oct 21 8:00 pm, Peace Center, 300 S. Main, Greenville, Check Peace Center website for even more music in their smaller theaters this month. More Music Venues & Groups. Music in the woods at Paris Mountain State Park. Saturdays through Oct., 2-4 pm The Spinning Jenny Live music and dance floor.107 Cannon St., Greer, SC. Smileys Acoustic Café 111 Augusta St., Greenville. Free live music 6 days a week. Rainer s Bar and Café, 610-A South Main Street, Greenville. Open Thursday-Sat. Blues Boulevard Jazz 300 River Street, Greenville. Music and food. Currently open Wed.-Sat; ONSTAGE The Simon and Garfunkel Story Oct. 5, 7:30 pm., Peace Center, 300 S. Main, Greenville, Trevor Noah, the most successful comedian in Africa. Oct 8, 7:00 pm, Peace Center, 300 S. Main St. Greenville Symphony, Oktoberfest. Oct.6-8 Peace Center 300 S. Main, Greenville, Sat. at 8 pm, Sun. 3 pm. The Importance of Being Ernest, Billingsley Theatre, North Greenville U., 7801 N. Tigerville Rd., Tigerville, SC Sept. 28-Oct. 8. 7:30pm. Ghost, The Musical, Centre Stage, Thurs-Sat. Oct 26-Nov 12, 8 pm; check the website for matinee options. 521 River St, Greenville Over the River and Through the Woods, Greenville Little Theatre, 11 shows October 27- Nov College St, Greenville, Les Miserables, the Tony-Award winning musical, Oct 31-Nov17, Peace Center 300 S. Main, Greenville. Greenville Symphony Cirque De La Symphony Music plus acrobatics by cirque artists. Oct. 24, 7:30 pm, 300 S. Main, Greenville,

3 More Theatres, Performing Art Centers, and Organizations Theaters with Year-Round Productions Centre Stage, 521 River St, Greenville Professional Theatre Warehouse Theater, 37 Augusta Street, Greenville Small Professional Theatre Greenville Little Theatre, 444 College St, Greenville Quality community theater, Mill Town Players, 214 Lebby Street, Pelzer, SC Quality and affordable community theatre Alchemy Theater, 1 E Coffee Street, Greenville Improv or stand-up, 2 shows nightly Fridays and Saturdays Café and Then Some, 101 College Street, Greenville Comedic dinner theater Performing Groups Glow Lyric Theatre opera, operetta, and musical theater Greenville Symphony, Greenville various venues Greenville County Youth Orchestras various venues Carolina Ballet Theatre Greer Children s Theatre South Carolina Children s Theatre Chautauqua History Alive College and Nearby Furman University Theatre Arts North Greenville University Bob Jones University Younts Center for Performing Arts Fountain Inn, SC. Newberry Opera House Newberry, SC. Flat Rock Playhouse (State Theatre of North Carolina) FOOD AND DRINKS Annual Greenville Craft Beer Festival, Nov. 4, 12-5 pm. Ticketed event at Fluor Field, with 17 participating breweries. More Food and Drink Happenings Craft Breweries - At least a dozen area craft breweries offer tours and/or events. Quest Brewing Co.- 55 Airview Dr, Greenville. Thomas Creek Brewery 2054 Piedmont Hwy., Greenville.

4 Birds Fly South Ale Project 1320 Hampton Ave Ext., Greenville. RJ Rockers Brewing Co 226 W Main St., Spartanburg. Brewery 85 6 Whitlee Ct, Greenville. The Brewery Experience Take a 12-passenger van to visit local breweries. Sat. tours depart 11:15 am and 3:30 pm; Wed. Hump Day Getaway tours departs at 2:30 pm. All leave from Greenville Visitors Center, 206 South Main St. Pre-boooking required ART, MUSEUMS, LEARNING First Friday Gallery Crawl, Oct. 6, Greenville area visual art galleries and venues including the Greenville Center for Creative Arts are open to the public 6-9 pm this and every first Friday Find the gallery listing Greenville County Museum of Art Exhibitions Victoria Wyeth: My Andy (photography) closes Oct. 22. Grainger McKoy (sculpture) continues. Craig Crawford (painting) opens Oct. 29. Wed-Sat 10am-6 pm, Sun 1-5 pm, 420 College St, Greenville. High Noon Lecture Series, by Furman University at Upcountry History Museum, noon Wednesdays Oct. 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1. Oct 11: Pearl Harbor: What Were the Japanese Thinking? For all topics and speakers Greenville Open Studios. Nov. 3-5 Experience the life of local artists at work in their studios. Locations vary throughout a 15-mile radius of downtown Greenville Fri 6-9 pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12-6pm More Museums, Attractions, Learning Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College, Greenville Free program every Sunday at 2pm Greenville Center for Creative Arts, 25 Draper St., Greenville Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St, Greenville Greenville Zoo, 150 Cleveland Park Drive, Greenville Roper Mountain Science Center, 402 Roper Mountain Rd, Greenville Friday Starry Nights in the planetarium and observatory. Second Saturday public day, when multiple learning spaces are open Ollie Life Long Institute at Furman University Courses, trips, lunch-and-learns, and more for senior adults.

5 SPORTS Greenville Swamp Rabbits Start of season Oct.13, 7 pm against Wheeling Nailers. Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St., Greenville. Greenville Pickens-Pickens Speedway Saturday night auto racing, 3800 Calhoun Memorial Hwy, Easley, SC. Tickets and schedule at SPECIALTY EVENTS Storytelling Festival. 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens, SC Oct. 21. Featuring some of the nation s best old time story tellers sharing bits about all sorts of folks, funnies, and places. Fall Color Walk, Paris Mountain State Park, Oct. 28, 1-3 p.m. Guided walk to Mountain Lake; RSVP required. Fall Foliage Walk, Table Rock State Park, Oct Guided walk around Pinnacle Lake. RSVP required. Halloween Greenville Ghost Tour led by paranormal investigator Jason Profit. Ticketed walking tours at 8 pm and midnight More Specialty events and attractions Thunderbird Square Dance Club, 156 Landmark Drive, Taylors. Meets two Sat. nights a month 7:30pm Greenville Downtown Line Dance. Sears Rec Center at corner of N. Main and E. Park. Every Tuesday from 6:15 to 8pm Oct. 3-Dec Cars and Coffee, the last Sat. of the month year-round, at Michelin North America parking lot. Admire all types of cars, or display your classic vehicle. 1 Parkway South, Greenville. BMW Zentrum, 9:30am 5:30pm Weekdays. Past, present, and future of BMW. The only BMW museum in the United States. Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens. An 1845 grist mill and other historic structures. Mini-festival the 3 rd Sat. of each month. FARMERS MARKETS AND ORCHARDS TD Sat. Market Saturdays through Oct.28, 8am-12 pm, Main Street at McBee Ave. Spartanburg Hub City Farmers Market, Saturdays through December 16 8am-12 pm, 498 Howard St. Spartanburg, SC.

6 Simpsonville Farmers Market Saturdays through Oct8 am-12pm, East Curtis Street and Park Drive. Apple Orchards Sky Top Orchard, Flat Rock, NC. Apple picking plus hayrides, barnyard, fun. Daily 9 am-6 pm until November 4 Chattooga Belle Farms, Longcreek SC Picking, shop, distillery. Daily 9 am-5 pm through October; some exceptions. Justus Orchards, Hendersonville, NC, Apple picking, family activities, weekend events. Daily 8:30 am-6 pm through early November. Grandad s Apples N Such, Hendersonville, NC. Pick-your own, plus a country store and bakery, family activities. Open every day 8 am-6 pm Find more here: 9 HELPFUL LINKS To find downtown public parking nearest your destination. Click magnifying glass, enter address Greenville County Library locations, classes, events Greenville County Parks and Recreation, 55+ parks and multiple programs the details on 47 state parks coast-to-mountain, covering hiking, camping, lodging, historic sites and special events. Buy annual passes here. Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Sports, Concerts Walking, Events Official tourism site packed with ideas, including a listing of unique tours called Greenville s Signature Experiences. Extensive calendars and guides on things to do, phone app gvltoday.6amcity.com Calendars, local news, helpful, daily newsletter Statewide listing of events and entertainment VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Greenville Newcomers supports a local philanthropic organization every year, giving our members an opportunity to become active in our community. This year s philanthropy is the Ronald McDonald House go to for more about the club s efforts. Last s year s philanthropy, YouthBASE, a non-profit that serves students and their families in downtown Greenville, is looking for volunteers for their Café de Madres program, Tuesdays

7 9:45-11 am, 813 Hampton Ave. This program is an outreach to Spanish-speaking mothers; volunteers are needed to play with a few preschool age children while the mothers meet. Contact lchandler@youthbase.org if interested! There are numerous other organizations that welcome volunteers, and we are unable to list them all. Local hospitals, nursing homes, churches, and local non-profits always need volunteers. Here are some websites that may direct you to an organization of interest or an outlet for your special talents

Happenings in The Upstate September

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