5 Things For The Week Ahead

1. Beat the heat! Discover Island Waterpark is open at Southside Park, 417 Baldwin Road, Simpsonville. Visit greenvillerec.com for info.

2. Kids ages 11-17 can braid a friendship bracelet using embroidery floss at 3:30 p.m. July 24 at the Hendricks Branch Library, 626 N.E. Main St., Simpsonville. Call 864-963-9031.

3. Sam’s Path Petting Zoo will be offered at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. July 25 at the Hendricks Branch Library, 626 N.E. Main St., Simpsonville. Call 864- 963-9031 for info.

4. A Zumbathon fundraiser with Misty Organ and Zumba teacher LaRonda Dupuis to benefit Safe Harbor will be held from 2-5 p.m. July 25 at the Simpsonville Activity & Senior Center, 401 W. Curtis St. For tix, go to grnol.co/zumba. For information, call 864-385-7181.

5. A farmers market is open from 8 a.m. until noon Saturdays through August at the Anglican Church of St George the Martyr, 427 Batesville Road, Simpsonville. Vendors will sell jams, eggs, baked goods and fresh vegetables. Yum!

Have a great week, from Patch!