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#PlanAhead Guide: March 19-23, 2018

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Monday | March 19

Volunteer: Affordabike Build | 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. | Affordabike Warehouse | 534 King St. | Help the nonprofit Going Places assemble 300 bikes that will be donated on May 1 to children at Mt. Zion Elementary, a low income school on Johns Island. No experience needed. Sign up here.

Talk: Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad Tour | 6-7 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $20-$40 | All tickets include a signed paperback copy of Whitehead’s bestselling + Pulitzer Prize winning The Underground Railroad”

Holiday:

  • Photos with the Easter Bunny | 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. | Daniel Island Library | 2301 Daniel Island Dr., Daniel Island | After storytime, The Friends of the Library will host pictures with the Easter Bunny; snap your own pic, or pay for professional images 🐰👧
  • Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny | 6-9 p.m. | Northwoods Mall | 2150 Northwoods Blvd., North Charleston | packages range from $25-$50 | Pets must be on a leash or in a carrier at all times; families with pets will take priority in line 🐶

Show: Black Jacket Symphony | doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $25- $35 | An “appetite for destruction” – Guns n’ Roses tribute 🔫🌹

Active: Free Yoga Class | 6-7 p.m. | SC BLUE - Mt. Pleasant | 1795 N Hwy 17 #7, Mt. Pleasant | Bring your own mat

PlanAhead: Visual Craftsman Workshop | Wed., March 28 | 6-8 p.m. | Local Works | 1630 Meeting St., Building 2 | $15 | In this step-by-step class, create your own hand painted design on a 5x7 piece of glass; taught by Connor Lock from S E V E N

Tuesday | March 20

Network:

Show: Beautiful: The Carol King Musical | 7:30 p.m. | North Charleston Performing Arts Center | $42 - $82

Dish: Chicka Chicka Cheesecake Pairing | 6-9 p.m. | Frothy Beard Brewing Company | 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., West Ashley | $18 per pairing 🍰🍺

Talk: Joe Riley IAAM Class | 3:30-5 p.m. | The Citadel | Bond Hall 165 | free | Featuring Toni Carrier, genealogist, Center for Family History

Wednesday | March 21

Network: Startup Grind | 6-8 p.m. | PhishLabs | 1501 King St. | $15 | Featuring Will Jamieson, CEO of Stream + co-founder of Yik Yak and the Q-Live Trivia Game Show

Trivia: Harry Potter Trivia | 8-11 p.m. | Bay Street Biergarten | 549 E. Bay St. | free | Wizards, witches + muggles alike invited to compete to win four tickets to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets concert ft. the Charleston Symphony Orchestra; Butterbeer and other wizardly food + drink will be on the menu

Drink: Wine Down Wednesday | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Old Towne Creek County Park | 1400 Old Towne Rd., West Ashley | $15 advance, $20 at gate | Live music by Derek Deakins + food by Just Eat This! 🍷

Military: WID-PC’s 8th Annual Salute to the Fighting Ladies | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Founders Hall | 1500 Old Towne Rd., West Ashley | $60 military + government, $75 general admission | Event recognizing the 33 nominees for Military Woman of the Year 🇺🇸

Film: Waiting for Guffman | doors 7 p.m; show 7:30 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $8

PlanAhead: Charleston Power Lunch: Achieving Balance in the Lowcountry | Thursday, March 22 | 11:30 a.m - 1 p.m. | $45 | Charleston Area Convention Center | North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey + Mount Pleasant Mayor Will Haynie will serve on the panel amongst other city leaders

Thursday | March 22

Network: North Charleston Business Expo | 1-5 p.m. | Charleston Area Convention Center | free | Click here for the lists of exhibitors

Audition: Charleston Riverdogs National Anthem Auditions | 4-6 p.m. | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park | free | Sign up here for a performance time block 🎤

Dish: Eat Your F’n Veggies Pop-Up | 6-9 p.m. | Mercantile and Mash | 701 E. Bay St. | menu item prices vary 🥕

Show: Flowertown Players Underground: An Act of God | 8 p.m. | James F. Dean Theater | 133 South Main St., Summerville | $15

Talk: Charleston Author Series: Lunch with Charlotte Caldwell | Halls Signature Events at No. 5 Faber | 5 Faber St. | $31- $76 | Caldwell will be presenting her new book, “The Faces of Local Food: Celebrating the People Who Feed Us” 📕

Film:

  • Film Thursday- Top Gun | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Restoration Hotel Rooftop | 75 Wentworth St. | $10 | Ticket price includes popcorn, a soft drink, + candy 🍿
  • Les Miserables | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $8

Friday | March 23

TodayIs:

  • National Chip and Dip Day 🍪
  • National Puppy Day 🐶

Cause: Francis + Benedict Barre Code Bash & Boutique | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | The Barre Code | 1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mt. Pleasant | All proceeds will benefit Francis + Benedict, a nonprofit which empowers + equips Togolese seamstresses by providing them with dignified + sustainable employment

Shop: Pop-up Shop & Live Painting | 2-6 p.m. | Gretchen Scott Designs | 235 King St. | free | Coastal art at a variety of price points, a live paint demo, + bubbly to sip on 🎨🍾

Show:

Holiday:

  • HOP- Films on the Field | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | MUSC Health Stadium | 1990 Daniel Island Dr., Daniel Island | $5 | Easter egg hunt + viewing of Hop; registration for egg hunt is limited 🐰
  • Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt | 7-10 p.m. | St. Andrew’s Parks and Playground | 1095 Playground Rd., West Ashley | $5 | Bring your own flashlight + basket 🥚🔦
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