Phewwwww! We made it through another week! Between the Southern Charm announcement and the "Best of Charleston" nominations, it's been a little hectic in the Holy City.
Why don't we all just slow down on this holiday weekend and enjoy these events, parties, and plans...
Friday, 1/17/14
All Day - Charleston Restaurant Week - Various
All Day - "Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat - Wild Dunes
9 am - Guy Harvey's Canvases for Conservation Debuts - SC Aquarium
11 am - 6 pm - Ben Ham Images Grand Opening - Ben Ham Images, 416 King St.
4 pm - Shop & Stroll - Upper King Design District
4 pm - The Steel Rollers - Pour House Deck
6:30 pm - CofC Observatory Open to the Public - Meet at the Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center at 58 Coming Street
7 pm - Arcadia - Woolfe Street Playhouse
7 pm - Sushi w/ Erin - Tin Roof
7:30 pm - Improv Marathon featuring The Coalition Theater TourCo, The Pushers, and Bone Cracker – Redux Contemporary Art Center
7:30 pm - “Mad Gravity" - Chapel Theatre,172 Calhoun St.
7:30 pm - Penelope - Pure Theatre
8 pm - Alice and Edward (improv with Susan Messing and Frank Caeti) – Theatre 99
8 pm - Comedy Marathon featuring Squirm & Germ, The Bartenders, and the Shock Ts – Threshold Repertory Theatre
8 pm - Girls Rock Charleston After School Kickoff Party - Local 616
8 pm - Moshe Kasher and Leah Bonnema – Footlight Theatre
8 pm - Shirley Valentine by Willie Russell - The Charleston Acting Studio, 915 Folly Road
8 pm - Stand Up Comedy with Nicholas Anthony, Karen Morgan and Daniel Tirado – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
8 pm - Shovels & Rope with Shakey Graves - Charleston Music Hall
8 pm - Tedeschi Trucks Band - North Charleston PAC
8 pm - RENT - James F. Dean Theatre
9 pm - Improv Marathon featuring The Coalition Theater TourCo, The Pushers, and Bone Cracker – Redux Contemporary Art Center
9 pm - Simplified - The Windjammer
9:30 pm - Airwolf, Cats Hugging Cats and Big Bang – PURE Theatre
9:30 pm - Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin – Footlight Theatre
9:30 pm - Reformed Whores – Theatre 99
9:30 pm - Stand Up Comedy with Quincy Jones, Sunah Bilsted and Dusty Slay – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
10 pm - Archnemesis + Trick Money + Blkmrkt - Pour House
10 pm - Charleston Comedy Festival L'After Party - Mellow Mushroom Downtown
10 pm - Mackie Boles w/ Dumb Doctors - Tin Roof
10 pm - Slayton Johnson w/ Oh Valentino - The Sparrow
10 pm - Stand Up Comedy Competition Winners Showcase – Woolfe Street Playhouse
11 pm - All Star JAM – Theatre 99
Saturday, 1/18/14
All Day - Charleston Restaurant Week - Various
All Day - "Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat - Wild Dunes
8 am - Charleston Marathon & Half-Marathon- Burke HS at 244 President St.
8 am - Shrimp and Grits 5k starts - North Charleston HS
9 am - Dad's Morning Out - Blackbeard's Cove, Mt. Pleasant
9 am - Debut of Fashion Flashback: 1970s - Charleston Museum
9:30 am - Sweetgrass Basket Workshop - Charleston Museum
10 am - East Cooper Crafter's Guild 3rd Saturday of January Craft Show - BI-LO Palmetto Pavilion in Mt. Pleasant
10 am - Pajama Collection - Bi-Lo Palmetto Pavilion in Mt. Pleasant
10:30 am - Craft Time - Village Library
10:30 am - Play with Dad Storytime - James Island Library
10:30 am - STAR Therapy Dogs - Mt. Pleasant Library
10:30 am - The Lone Ranger - Dorchester Library
11 am - Family Yoga - St. Andrews Library
1 pm - Annie - Cooper River Library
2 pm - Lowcountry Blues Club Fundraiser - Home Team BBQ, West Ashley
3 pm - Teen Anime Club - James Island Library
4 pm - Dallas Baker & The Rusty Hook Ramblers - Free Deck Show
5 pm - Free BBQ Bingo - The Barbeque Joint
6 pm - Roller Derby Draft Party - Tin Roof
7 pm - Arcadia - Woolfe Street Playhouse
7 pm - The Art of Killing - Olde Village Community Building
4820 Jenkins Ave, North Charleston
7 pm - Where's Waldo/Wanda Bar Crawl - Downtown
7:30 pm - Improv Marathon featuring Alchemy Theatre Co, We’re From Here and Doppelgänger – Redux Contemporary Art Center
7:30 pm - “Mad Gravity" - Chapel Theatre,172 Calhoun St.
7:30 pm - Penelope - Pure Theatre
7:30 pm - Reformed Whores – Theatre 99
7:30 pm - The Piano Man and the Diva - South of Broadway Theatre Company
8 pm - Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin – Footlight Theatre
8 pm - Shirley Valentine by Willie Russell - The Charleston Acting Studio, 915 Folly Road
8 pm - Shovels & Rope with Shakey Graves - Charleston Music Hall
8 pm - RENT - James F. Dean Theatre
8 pm - Stand Up Comedy with Quincy Jones, Sunah Bilsted and Dusty Slay – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
8:30 pm - Cowboy Mouth - The Windjammer
9 pm - Alice and Edward (improv with Susan Messing and Frank Caeti) – Theatre 99
9 pm - Blu Pop: A Tribute to Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Pour House
9 pm - Comedy Marathon featuring Squirm & Germ, The Bartenders, and the Shock Ts – Threshold Repertory Theatre
9:00 pm - Improv Marathon featuring The Coalition Theater TourCo, The Pushers, and Bone Cracker – Redux Contemporary Art Center
9:30 pm - Airwolf, Cats Hugging Cats and Big Bang – PURE Theatre
9:30 pm - Moshe Kasher and Leah Bonnema – Footlight Theatre
10 pm - High 5 - Wet Willies
10 pm - The Most RACES Show On Earth! – Woolfe Street Playhouse
10 pm - Stand Up Comedy with Nicholas Anthony, Karen Morgan and Daniel Tirado – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
10 pm - Weigh Station - Surf Bar
10:30 pm - Festival Finale – Theatre 99
11 pm - Free Silent Disco - The Alley
Sunday, 1/19/14
All Day - Charleston Restaurant Week - Various
All Day - "Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat - Wild Dunes
3 pm - “Mad Gravity" - Chapel Theatre,172 Calhoun St.
3 pm - The Piano Man and the Diva - South of Broadway Theatre Company
4 pm - Las Marthas - Olde Village Community Building
4820 Jenkins Ave, North Charleston
4 pm - Runaway Gin - Pour House Deck
5 pm - MLK Sunday - Mynt
6:30 pm - Blackout Party - Music Farm
6:30 pm - Truffles and Hazelnuts Dinner - Tristan
8 pm - Lou Reed Tribute - Tin Roof
8 pm - RENT - James F. Dean Theatre
9 pm - The McLovins w/ BYOG - Pour House
Monday, 1/20/14 (MLK Day)
All Day - "Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat - Wild Dunes
9 am - 5 pm - Free Fort Moultrie Day - Fort Moultrie
11 am - MLK Holiday Parade - Burke High School on Fisburne St. Then to Ashley Ave., Sumter St., King St. to Marion Square
12:30 pm - Youth Speak Out - CofC, Physicians Auditorum
Discussions
8 pm - Open Jam Session - Home Team BBQ, West Ashley
