💫 Meteor showers

• Lyrids: April 22-23
• Eta Aquarids: May 6-7
• Delta Aquarids: July 28-29
• Alpha Capricornids: July 30-31
• Perseids: August 12-13
• Draconids: October 7
• Orionids: October 21-22
• Southern Taurids: November 4-5
• Northern Taurids: November 11-12
• Leonids: November 17-18
• Geminids: December 13-14
• Ursids: December 21-22

🌕 Full moons and supermoons

• February 5: Snow moon
• March 7: Worm moon
• April 6: Pink moon
• May 5: Flower moon
• June 3: Strawberry moon
• July 3: Buck moon
• August 1: Sturgeon moon
• August 30: Blue moon
• September. 29: Harvest moon
• October 28: Hunter’s moon
• November 27: Beaver moon
• December 26: Cold moon

• Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe | Friday, Feb. 3-Saturday, Feb. 4 | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St., Charleston | $25-$130 | Emmy-award winner Miguel Harth-Bedoya will conduct the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring two works by renowned French composer, Maurice Ravel.
• Opening Reception: “Myths from the Sea” | Friday, Feb. 3 | 5-8 p.m. | Lowcountry Artists Gallery, 148 E. Bay St., Charleston | Free | Join the opening reception of award-winning artist Gale Ray’s newest collection of paintings and pottery featured the month of February.

• Two-Day Food Truck Festival | Saturday, Feb. 4-Sunday, Feb. 5 | 12 p.m. | Firefly Distillery, 4201 Spruill Ave., North Charleston | Free | Dig into the most food trucks to date at the distillery with refreshments including beer and Firefly craft cocktails — chairs and blankets recommended.
• College of Charleston Watch Party | Saturday, Feb. 4 | 2-4 p.m. | The Kickin’ Chicken, 349 W. Coleman Boulevard, Mount Pleasant | Cheer on the Cougars as the College of Charleston takes on Delaware.*

• Sherlock’s Other Brother by a Southern Mother | Sunday, Feb. 5 | 7 p.m. | Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre, 164 Church St., Charleston | $25-$27 | Don’t miss this audience-interactive comic mystery play — volunteer to play a character or choose to stay out of the spotlight.
• Lest We Forget. . . A Story of the African American Experience | Sunday, Feb. 5 | 1-2:30 p.m. | Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Rd., Charleston | $29-32 admission | This thought-provoking program tells the story of one woman’s life and enslavement in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

• 53º | Morning rain | 94% chance of rain

• Rise: 7:12 a.m.
• Set: 5:56 p.m.

• Low: 12:40 p.m.
• High: 6:26 a.m + 6:44 p.m.

• Starting Thursday, Feb. 9, the Charleston Police Department will enforce weekend parking rules with towing on King Street. Reminder: On Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, street parking is not allowed on King Street between Spring and John streets from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. 🚓
• ICYMI: Charleston County Council wants your input on its affordable housing plan. The Housing Our Future Project draft plan includes five goals with 27 strategies for achieving them. Review the plan and leave a comment here. Check out the public meeting schedules. (WCSC)
• Heads up, West Ashley: Look out for possible sidewalk closures and detours soon between Nicholson Street and Campbell Drive. The City of Charleston is beginning work this week on a drainage project that’s expected to be completed in a month. 🚧 (WCSC)

• The Charleston Grill, located at The Charleston Place hotel downtown, has officially reopened with a new menu following interior renovations. Bring your appetite for eats like braised pork shank ragout and jumbo lump crab cake. Make a reservation. 🍽️

• The Town of Summerville has received a $4,142 Litter Enforcement Grant from nonprofit PalmettoPride to beautify the community. Stay tuned for details on a clean-up day funded by the grant to be held this spring. (WCSC)

• Did you know The South Carolina Historical Society writes a monthly history column? “This Month in SC History” highlights significant events in the Palmetto State’s past. Read February’s column on the Battle of Port Royal. 🕰️

• 150. The number of malls predicted to remain in the US 10 years from now — that’s down from 2,500 in the 1980s and 700 today. What should cities do with the abandoned spaces? See how healthcare providers like MUSC Health are cleverly repurposing empty retail spaces into “medical mall” healthcare facilities.*

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