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
Why Hunting Can Be Good for the Environment
Why Hunting Can Be Good for the Environment
After 27 Years, Blossom Has Permanently Closed
Why Hunting Can Be Good for the Environment
Why Hunting Can Be Good for the Environment