Good Morning Greenville!

I hope you have a great start to your week and hope that these events can help make it even better!

We’ve got a lot happening as always in Greenville and I want to make sure you get to see the best of what’s coming to you this week!

So let’s not waste any time and get straight into it!

• - Josh Nicol

Welcome Home Upstate with Realty One Group Freedom and TRG Properties present:

6th Annual Rock The Village Benefit Concert For Defenders For Children!

📅 When: Saturday, November 2nd From 4:00pm to 8:00pm

🏢 Where: ONV Town Square - (25 Noble Street, Greer, SC 29651)

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O’Neal Village in partnership with TRG Properties and Welcome Home Upstate @ RealtyOne Group Freedom are hosting the 2024 Rock the Village Concert on the Village Square. Our 2024 Concert is looking to be the biggest and best one yet.

We have booked one of Greenville’s most popular bands for this event, Randomomium.

• Food trucks: 4 pm - 7 pm

• Concert 5 pm – 8 pm

• Intermission 6:15 pm

During intermission Defenders for Children Director, Toni Clark, will speak and offer an opportunity to meet her and some of their K9 handlers and ask questions.

We will also have a HULA HOOP Contest during this time as well.

We welcome ALL our neighbors to enjoy this opportunity to see Randomonium PERFORM LIVE and enjoy the food trucks by WHILE SUPPORTING Defenders for Children.

What’s happening:

• 3 hours of Free Music!

• Catering by Table 301

• Multiple Food trucks

• DFC Raffle with $1,000’s in prizes

• Hula Hoop Contest

• Lots of Vendors to meet and greet

We will be asking for donations toward this important organization throughout the evening and there will be multiple ways to give - Cash, Venmo, and raffle tickets

Defenders for Children is a 501 - c3 organization seeking to end the exploitation, abuse, and trafficking of children through education, awareness, and electronic detection K9s.

Come hang out, enjoy the music, meet your neighbors, and support a great cause!

🎭 Sh!tfaced Shakespeare Presents: Romeo and Juliet with a Twist!

📅 When: Showings Run From Wednesday, October 30th through Saturday, November 2nd

🏢 Where: Peace Center - (101 West Broad Street Greenville, SC 29601)

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What happens when you mix star-crossed lovers, copious amounts of alcohol, and iambic pentameter? Absolute chaos! Join Sh!tfaced Shakespeare for their hilarious, award-winning take on Romeo and Juliet, featuring one very inebriated actor.

Watch as Verona’s most famous feuding families, secret marriages, and faux deaths come to life in a way you’ve never seen before. It’s Shakespeare, but not as you know it—prepare for an unforgettable evening of laughter and drama!

🥃🔥 Hog & Barrel Festival – Bourbon, BBQ, and Bacon Returns!

📅 When: Runs From Saturday, November 1st Through Sunday, November 2nd

🏢 Where: Judson Mill - (701 Easley Bridge Rd, Greenville, SC)

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Get ready for the return of Hog & Barrel Festival on November 1 & 2 at Events at Judson Mill in Greenville, SC! This two-day celebration is packed with bourbon, BBQ, and bacon delights that you won’t want to miss.

Festival Highlights:

• 🍽️ Friday, November 1st: Kick-Off Happy Hour and a 5-course bourbon dinner for SuperVIP ticket holders

• 🥃 Saturday, November 2nd: Bourbonpalooza with all-you-can-eat BBQ, creative bourbon cocktails, and tons of entertainment including live music, a mechanical bull, artisan craft market, and a tailgate zone with live college football!

Upgrade to a Bourbon Experience ticket to enjoy an exclusive tasting of dozens of bourbons. Tickets go on sale May 1st at 10 AM—mark your calendar, and get ready to eat, drink, and celebrate the best of bourbon culture!

🦋 Day of the Dead Festival – Celebrate Mexican Culture and Monarchs!

📅 When: Saturday, November 2nd Frp, 2:00pm to 7:00pm

🏢 Where: City of Greer - (2152 Trade St. Greer, SC 29651)

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Join us for a vibrant Day of the Dead Festival at the Center for the Arts in Greer! Experience festive music, art, and food while discovering the cultural ties between this celebration and the monarch butterfly—Greer’s symbol as South Carolina’s first Monarch City USA.

Festival Highlights:
🎶 Live music and performances
🎨 Artist market and traditional crafts
🎉 Parade celebrating the Day of the Dead
🦋 Educational activities about the monarch butterfly

 🎃 Into the Mythic: A Spooky Night of Dance, Art, and Mystery!

📅 When: Saturday, November 2nd From 6:00pm To 11:30pm

🏢 Where: Artistry Workshops and Gallery Greenville - (12 Andrews St. Greenville, SC 29601)

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Celebrate the spookiest month of the year at Artistry Workshops and Gallery with Into the Mythic, presented by niad. This immersive event brings mythological characters and creatures to life through theatrical fusion dance, featuring mischievous imps, mysterious mermaids, gorgons, and more!

💜 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Join the Fight!

📅 When: Sunday, November 3rd From 12:00 to 8:00pm

🏢 Where: 226 W Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29306

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On Sunday, November 3, join the Alzheimer’s Association for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Fluor Field in Greenville. This free, family-friendly event raises essential funds for Alzheimer’s research, care, and support.