Hey Simpsonville: 5 Things to do This Weekend

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are 5 suggestions within easy driving distance in the Golden Strip.

Friday, Nov. 16:
1. Pinocchio, the classic Disney tale, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday night. It also will be performed Saturday and Sunday afternoon this weekend at 3 p.m. at the Fountain Inn Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 315 North Main Street, Fountain Inn. Tix are $18, $15, and $10. Visit ftinnarts.org, or call 864-409-1050 for info.

2. Hey parents, need a date night? You're in luck. The Mauldin Sports Center is holding a Parent's Night Out tonight from 6-10 p.m. at the center, located at 10 Center Drive (off East Butler Road). The cost is $10 for one child; $8 for a second child; and, $6 for each additional child. Trained and CPR-certified staff will watch the kids while you go out and have some adult fun. For more info, contact center director Jennifer Edwins at jedwins@mauldinrecreation.com, or call 864-335-4875.

Saturday, Nov. 17:
3. More than 100 vendors will be on hand for the Greater Simpsonville Holiday Fair, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Simpsonville Activity & Senior Center, 310 West Curtis Street. The free event is sponsored by Simpsonville Parks & Recreation and the Upstate Women's Club. Proceeds benefit Generations Group Home and the S.C. Ovarian Cancer Foundation. The James Monroe Mission House also will be accepting canned food donations. For more info, call 864-476-3399, or 967-9533.

4. Greenville in Harmony presents "A Tribute to Laff-In," at 3 p.m. at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church, 200 Buncombe Street in Greenville. The show will include the top five finalists in the annual Sing for Scholarship contest, with the audience voting for the winner — who will receive a $300 cash scholarship. Tix are $15 for adults in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets for kids under 12 are $5. 

5. Need an afternoon diversion the kids will enjoy? The Magic Tree House Scavenger Hunt will be held at 3 p.m. at the Kerry Ann Younts Culp Library Branch, 311 North Main Street, Fountain Inn. The event is targeted at kids age 6-9, who will get to explore lands from the Magic Tree House series. To register, call 864-862-2576.   

Have an event to add? Tell us about it, with the pertinent details, in the comments below. Have a great weekend, from Patch!