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T O D A Y Local Events for December 2019! TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LINDSEY STIRLING ICE ON MAIN DECEMBER 2019 CONTENTS LOCAL EVENTS Arts & Cultural Events 2-3 5 Concerts 3-4 Food Events 4 Festivals & Fairs 5-6 Sports 6 Other Events 7 New Year’s Eve Events 7-8 Recurring Events 9 6 ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS Just for Fun 10-11 SPEEDWAY Drop-Off Events 11 CHRISTMAS DAY TRIPS 12 PUBLISHER David Nichols 12 EDITOR Katie Nichols DESIGNER Kelly Vervaet COVER PHOTO Derek Eckenroth Bob Jones University Christmas Lights 5 LINDSEY Sales and freelance writer opportunities are STIRLING available. Send inquiries to: [email protected] If you would like your business featured in MobileLife Today Upstate, 4 please contact us at: [email protected] If you would like your event featured, please contact: [email protected] Comments and suggestions are always 3 welcome at: ©2019, All Rights Reserved [email protected] Reproduction without permission is prohibited MobileLife Today is published by 1 upstate.mobilelifetoday.com ModernLife publishing LOCAL EVENTS Arts & Cultural Events ArtBreak: Illuminations A Holly Jolly Christmas Date/Time: Dec. 12th, 12pm Date/Time: Dec. 5th-21st, Various Times Location: Applied Studies Building Location: Centre Stage Bob Jones University Cost: $23.50-$36.50 Cost: $10 for lunch and lecture Description: “Have a cup of cheer” and cel- Description: Let there be light—a single ebrate the holiday season with a hilarious phrase, an unleashed beauty. By light’s illu- and heartwarming Christmas variety show mination we discern all the colors, contours, perfect for the entire family! Featuring your shapes, forms, and textures of our world. favorite Upstate comedic and vocal talent, With its inspiration, we create new wonders. A Holly Jolly Christmas brings you the best Join them in discovering Captured in Paint: in holiday sketch comedy, classic Christmas Light and the Old Masters, presented by songs and feel good, family entertainment Erin R. Jones, Executive Director of the M&G. packed into one dazzling show! If you en- Website: https://www.bjumg.org/ joyed last year’s Laughing All The Way, this is the perfect way to make your holiday sea- Phyllis Mills Wyeth son merry and bright! Date/Time: Through Dec. 29th, Various Times Website: http://www.centrestage.org/ Location: Greenville County Museum of Art Cost: Free Description: From the late 1960s onward, Phyllis Mills Wyeth was a muse to her hus- band, artist Jamie Wyeth. The selections of paintings assembled in this exhibition are a memorial tribute and reflect Phyllis Wyeth’s vibrant spirit and love of nature, horses, and her ever-present dogs. Website: https://gcma.org/ A Christmas Carol Date/Time: Dec. 6th-21st, Various Times Location: The Academy of Arts Logos Theatre Cost: $35-$45 Description: This musical stage adaption The Nutcracker of Charles Dickens’ well-beloved narrative, Date/Time: Dec. 6th-8th, Various Times makes its second spectacular appearance Location: Peace Concert Hall on the Logos Theatre stage. The petulant Cost: $19-$72 Ebeneezer Scrooge, whose greed and self- Description: The International Ballet classic ishness have walled him off from everyone, family holiday tradition is the only Greenville must survive the foreboding visits of three Nutcracker featuring the live music of the Christmas spirits who seek to remind him of Greenville Symphony Orchestra. 2019 Prin- the true meaning and purpose of life. cipal Guests include Joffrey Ballet artist and Website: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35062/ IB alumna Cara Marie Gary dancing with in- production/1006503 ternational star Taras Domitro. Website: https://www.peacecenter.org/ upstate.mobilelifetoday.com 2 Concerts Handel’s Messiah Date/Time: Dec. 12th-14th, 7:30pm Location: Rodeheaver Auditorium Bob Jones University Cost: $16-$19 Description: Join the University’s Sympho- ny Orchestra and combined choirs as we celebrate the Christmas season with Han- Every Brilliant Thing del’s Messiah. “Hallelujah; for the Lord God Date/Time: Dec. 5th-15th, Thurs-Sat 8pm, omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of this Sun 3pm world is become the kingdom of our Lord, Location: The Warehouse Theatre and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever Cost: $20-$25 and ever, King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” Description: In this transfer of the Alabama Michael W. Moore, director. Shakespeare Festival’s production of EV- Website: https://www.bju.edu/events/fine- ERY BRILLIANT THING, you’re six years old. arts/concert-opera-drama/handels-messiah/ Mum’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of every- Trans-Siberian Orchestra thing that’s brilliant about the world. Ev- Date/Time: Dec. 6th, 4pm & 8pm erything that’s worth living for. 1. Ice cream. Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. Burning things. 4. Cost: $46.50 Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your Description: The multi-platinum, critically- nose. 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You acclaimed progressive rock group, Trans-Si- leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read berian Orchestra (TSO), will be bringing its it because she’s corrected your spelling. highly-anticipated Winter Tour 2019 back Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. to Greenville! Returning with all-new stag- This heart-wrenching, hilarious play is just ing and effects is the unforgettable show the ticket if you’re tired of Christmas plays that started it all, “Christmas Eve and Other this season and just want to think about Stories.” TSO’s multi-sensory extravaganza, those you love. which sells out venues year after year, has Website: https://warehousetheatre.com/ cemented the group’s status as a must-see, multi-generational, holiday tradition. This year TSO’s unforgettable “The Christmas ‘Twas the Night Before Eve and Other Stories,” is based on the tri- Christmas ple-platinum album of the same name and Date/Time: Dec. 18th-21st, Various Times follows a story by TSO’s late founder/com- Location: Greenville Theatre poser/lyricist Paul O’Neill. Cost: $15 Website: https://www.peacecenter.org/ Description: Just a year ago—almost to the day— we had a standing room crowd for the The People Sing American Songbook Holiday featuring one Date/Time: Dec. 1st, 6pm of America’s great guitarists, Steve Watson, Location: First Presbyterian Church along with Ian Brachitta on bass, drummer Cost: Free Rick Dilling, and jazz vocalist Wendy Jones, Description: Begin your Christmas season all set to make your holiday even more mem- by singing the glorious music of Handel's orable! Great music styled by this master mu- Messiah. First Presbyterian Church of Green- sician and his friends! And, of course there ville will host The People Sing! Messiah on will be songs of the season, maybe even a Sunday, December 1 at 6:00pm. Surround sing along, so tune your pipes! Last year we yourself with a chorus of hundreds, along were sold out, so you’ll want to get your tick- with the First Pres Sanctuary Choir, profes- ets early! Oh, almost forgot, in the spirit of the sional soloists, and orchestra. Sheet music season—maybe a glass of mulled wine, some will be available to attendees. Admission is cookies? $15 for adults, $5 for students. Call free and all are welcome! 520-8807 to make your reservations. Website: https://www.firstpresgreenville.org/ Website: http://carolinamusicmuseum.org/z page/2579 3 upstate.mobilelifetoday.com Holiday at Peace Date/Time: Dec. 20th-22nd, Various Times Food Events Location: The Peace Center Cost: $18-$62 Holiday at the Hamptons Description: The “most wonderful time of Date/Time: Dec. 7th, 2pm-8pm the year” can only mean one thing...”Holiday Location: Hampton Station at Peace” featuring the Greenville Symphony Cost: Free Orchestra! Making their Greenville debut are Description: Save the date for the third an- the universally praised vocal duo, Diane Pen- nual Holiday Celebration with all your friends ning and Paul Langford. You and your family at Hampton Station! Saturday, Dec. 7th will be swept into the seasonal spirit with Di- Completely indoors, Curated holiday market ane and Paul’s heartfelt vocals and magical featuring local makers and artisans, Special chemistry. And “Holiday at Peace” wouldn’t draft, bottle, and canned beers, Neighbor- be complete without appearances from In- hood shops at Hampton Station including ternational Ballet and Santa and Mrs. Claus! pottery, jewelry, food and drink, fine arts, Music and merriment abound in the holiday tools and woodworking, and much more. pops concert, perfect for the entire family. Website: https://bfsbeer.com/event/holi- Website: https://www.greenvillesympho- day-at-the-hamptons-2019/ ny.org/ Annual Ugly Sweater Crawl Date/Time: Dec. 14th, 2pm-10pm Location: Gringos and Various Bars Cost: $17 Description: The 3rd annual Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl is here and we want the city of Greenville to join in on the fun. Get that Goodwill sweater, find those tacky holiday pants, and get ready to jingle bell ROCK! Please check in from 2-5pm at Gringos! Ticket Includes: Ugly Sweater Event T-shirt (handed out at the after party), Ugly Sweater themed Koozie, Santa Hat for first 100 to check in during the event, Registration par- ty to kick off the crawl, Exclusive Drink specials at participating bars, Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl wristband for bar and giveaway access, Holiday music rocking at each participating bar, Hun- dreds of crawlers dressed in the ugliest holiday gear, More giveaways to come! Website: https://www.facebook.com/ events/291576784879246/ Winter Wonderland Beer Tasting Lindsey Stirling Date/Time: Dec. 19th, 5pm-7pm Warmer in the Winter Location: Habitap Date/Time: Dec. 16th Cost: $12 Location: The Peace Center Description: Join us on December 19 from Cost: $45-$95 5pm to 7pm as we try different beers that are Description: Lindsey Stirling remains fear- perfect for the holiday season.