Hey Simpsonville: 5 Things to do This Weekend

Friday, Oct. 19:

Put on your dancing shoes…. The Top Hat Band will be laying down the tunes during Simpsonville Rec's Friday Night Fling. The "covered dish dance" will take place from 6-9:30 p.m. tonight at the Simpsonville Activity & Senior Center, 310 W. Curtis St. Advance tix are $10, or $15 at the door. Skipping dinner? No worries; ham and chicken tenders will be provided. For more info, call 864-419-6268, or 864-967-9533.

Saturday, Oct. 20:

It's the Zombie Apocalypse! Well sorta…. Enjoy games, face painting, and a zombie walk with the kiddies from 2-4 p.m. at the Kerry Ann Younts Culp Branch Library, 311 N. Main St., in Fountain Inn. Registration required. For info, call 864-862-2576.

Buy some flowers…. The Mauldin Garden Club will be selling daffodil bulbs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays throughout the fall planting season. Get your bulbs at the Log Cabin at the Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Road. You can purchase pre-packed bags of 25 solid yellow bulbs, or the official "Mauldin Mix," which consists of orange, white, yellow, and pink, for $12.50 each. For more info, email club president Ann Smith at jerryannesm115@charter.net.

Catch some culture…. The Fountain Inn Center for the Visual & Performing Arts' resident Symphony Orchestra will be performing Beethoven's 5th Symphony at 7:30 p.m. at the center, located at 315 N. Main St. Tix are $10, $7, and $5. For more info, contact Cheryl Pelicano at cheryl.pelicano@fountaininn.org.

Sunday, Oct. 21:

Enjoy some horse hockey…. The inaugural Polo Classic will begin at 2 p.m. at historic Hopkins Farm, 3717 Fork Shoals Road, Simpsonville. The event will benefit the new GHS Neuroloical Institute. The event will feature polo players from across the state in the Upstate's first exhibition polo match. For more info, contact Katherine Davis at 864-235-8330, or visit greenvillepoloclassic.com.

Have a great weekend, ya'll!

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