Friday | May 25
TodayIs: National Wine Day 🍷
Show:
- Salute to Service Memorial Day Concert | 7 p.m. | Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park | $30+, special military discount available with valid ID | Featuring performances by Brothers Osborne, Logan Mize + Chase Bryant; proceeds support Folds of Honor– an organization that provides educational scholarships for military families 🇺🇸
- Summer Brooke + Mountain Faith Band | doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $15
- The Louie D. Project at DIG in the Park | 7-10 p.m. | DIG in the Park | 1049 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston | free | Funk rock party band 🎶
Festival:
- Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition | May 25- June 9 | 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. | Marion Square | free | 70+ S.C. artists will be displaying + selling their work 🎨
- Spoleto 2018 Dance Series: Celebration: The Art of the Pas de Deux | 6:30 p.m. | Gaillard Center | $30+ | Miami City Ballet, which is one of the nation’s leading classical ballet companies, will recreate choreographer Jerome Robbins’ 1973 Spoleto Festival Performance
Party:
- Party at the Point | 5:30-9:30 p.m. | Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina | 20 Patriots Point Rd., Mount Pleasant | $8 | Live music this week from Idlewild Revival (a tribute to the Allman Brothers) 🎤
- Moonlight Mixer | 7-11 p.m. | Folly Beach Pier | $8 in advance, $10 at the gate | DJ Jim Bowers will be spinning the hottest oldies + beach music
Art: Spoleto Pop-Up with MorowaMosai | 12-4 p.m. | Jahde Leather Atelier | 68 Queen St. | free | The work of local artist Alexandria Searles, a.k.a. MorowaMosai, will be featured at Jahde through June 10. Stop by today to celebrate with light refreshments + live painting, and to meet + greet with Searles. 🎨
Dish: Short Grain Pop-Up at Daps | 5-9 p.m. | Daps Breakfast & Imbibe | 280 Ashley Ave., Ste. A | free
Saturday | May 26
MustDo: The Atlantic Cup | race starts at 12 p.m. | Charleston Maritime Center | 10 Wharfside St. | free | Bid farewell to the teams as they head north for the 642-nautical mile run to New York ⛵
Contest: 9th annual Southeastern Beard + Moustache Championships | 6-11 p.m. | Music Farm | $20 | Compete in any of the following classes: full beard, partial beard, moustache, or ladies artificial. The event will benefit Big Brothers + Big Sisters of the Lowcountry. 👨🏻
Festival: Charleston- Mt. Pleasant Art Festival | 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. | Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre | 1218 Belk Dr., Mt. Pleasant | free | Featuring local artists + 100 artists from across the nation; includes a craft marketplace 🎨
Outdoor: Uptown History Roll | 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. | Hampton Park, 10th Ave. parking lot | free | Guided bike tour of Charleston’s historic neighborhoods + landmarks 🚴
Learn: Self Publishing 101 | 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. | Eastside Community Development Corporation | 60 America St. | $17.89 | Learn more about the process of publishing your work on your own, the platforms you can use, + important things you’ll need
Cause: Free Laundry Day | 9-11 a.m. | Laundry Matters | 51 Reid St. | free | Volunteers needed to bring snacks to share, books to read, or games for the Eastside residents to play while doing their laundry
Active: Functional Fitness Competition | 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. | Joint Base Charleston Crossfit | 205 W Hill Blvd., Charleston Air Force Base | free, email Alex at ahahn20@gmail.com to register | Competition is open to all ability levels
Drink: Books + Brews | 12-9 p.m. | Two Blokes Brewing | 547 Long Point Rd., Ste. 101, Mt. Pleasant | free | Great reads + great beers 📚🍺
Sunday | May 27
Talk: Charleston Wine + Discussion: Episode One | 8-10:30 p.m. | Sushi Blue | 61 State St. | $10 | A new event series aimed at unifying the Charleston community; episode one will focus on the discussion of love, relationships, + more. Ladies will receive complimentary wine. 🍷
Show: Summer Series Kickoff Party | 4-7 p.m. | Vickerys Shem Creek | 1313 Shrimpboat Ln., Mt. Pleasant | free | Starting today + continuing all summer, Vickerys will have live music every Sunday; tonight’s performer will be Chris Dodson 🎶
Shop:
- Vinyl Liquidation for Customers and Charity | 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. | The Eclectic Cafe & Vinyl | 132 Spring St. | free | On their last day, receive 40% off all vinyl, with 50% of all sales going Unspoken Word– a non-profit that organizes literary events, and 50% going to Media Reform, SC– which supports a free press + operates Charleston’s OHM Radio
- Celadon’s Sunday Flea & Farmers Market | 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. | Celadon Warehouse | 2221 Noisette Blvd., North Charleston | free | Over 60 local vendors; including artisans, crafters, makers, + farmers
Party:
- 95sx Bodacious Beach Bash | 3-9 p.m. | The Windjammer | 1008 Ocean Blvd., IOP | Live broadcast from 3-6 p.m., followed by a performance by the Spazmatics at 9 p.m. (tickets required for that show). Dress code: your favorite 80’s fad. 👨🎤
- Danny’s DJ Dance Party | 8 p.m.- 2 a.m. | The Royal American | 970 Morrison Dr. | free | DJ sets by Khari Lucas, LaZeRcAt, + Platonic Bae 🕺
Active: Hidden Neighborhood Gems Bike Ride | 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. | Hampstead Square (corner of Columbus + America Streets) | free | Don’t have a bike? You can rent one from the Holy Spokes docking station at Hampstead Square 🚲
Holiday: Piccolo Spoleto: Seed + Feed Patriotic Performance | 12 p.m. | Custom House | 200 East Bay St. | free | Honoring veterans for Memorial Day with a concert featuring swing music + marches 🇺🇸
Festival: Charleston- Mt. Pleasant Art Festival | 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. | Mt. Pleasant Towne Centre | 1218 Belk Dr., Mt. Pleasant | free | Featuring local artists + 100 artists from across the nation; includes a craft marketplace 🎨
