#PlanAhead guide: March 5- 9, 2018

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Monday | March 5

PlanAhead: Walk for Water Volunteer Orientation | Sat. Mar. 10, 1-3 p.m. | Water Mission | 1150 Kinzer St., Bldg 1605, North Charleston | Attend a free orientation to learn more about how Charleston’s Walk for Water event provides the gift of safe water around the world 💧

Health: Love your Health | 3-5 p.m. | Dream Center Clinic | 5505 N. Rhett Ave., North Charleston | free | Hosted by 10 days of Women, get FREE testing, information on resources, + ways you can put your health + well-being first

Show:

  • Dixie Dregs | doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $45- $75
  • Crazy Town | 6 p.m. | The Purple Buffalo | 2702 Azalea Dr., North Charleston | $14.45 | Featuring music by Crazy Town, Davey Suicide, Loaded Guns, Riot Stares, Black Power Mixtape, + Vacation State

Talk:

  • Story of Mother Emanuel | 6-7:30 p.m. | Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library | 205 Calhoun St., Room 227 | free | A discussion of the 200-year story of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church 💒
  • Book Talk - 100 Thing to Do in Charleston Before You Die | 6:15-7:15 p.m. | Charleston County Public Library | 68 Calhoun St. | free

Dish:

Education: Open House for Interested Families | 6-7:15 p.m. | University School of the Lowcountry | 690 Coleman Blvd., Mt. Pleasant | “If you have a student in 3rd-12th grade who is smart, curious, and kind, University School of the Lowcountry could be an ideal place for them to learn + grow.”

Tuesday | March 6

Cause:

Talk:

Show:

Arts: Angel Oak Paint Party | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Famulari’s | 1291 Folly Rd., Ste. 101 | $35 | Email thetravelingcanvas@yahoo.com to reserve your spot 🎨🍻

Network: East Cooper Networking | 6-8 p.m. | Liberty Tap Room | 1028 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mount Pleasant | free

Health: Ladies Night | 5:30-7 p.m. | Koko FitClub | 701 East Bay St. | free | Celebrate women’s health + fitness with guest speakers, prizes, wine + cheese

Wednesday | March 7

Cause: Charity Trivia Night | 8-10 p.m. | The Brick | 24 Ann St. | 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Alumni Association of Communities in Schools of the Charleston Area whose mission is to surround students with a community of support– empowering them to stay in school + achieve in life

Film: This is Spinal Tap | doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $8 🎸⚡

TreatYoSelf: Bath Teas + Bubbly with Motherland Essentials | 6-8 p.m. Cannonborough Collective | 185 A St. Philip St. | $35 🛀

Show: Avenue Q | 7:30 p.m. | Dock Street Theater | $31- $68

Talk: AJ Finn Speaker Series | 6-7 p.m. | Charleston Library Society | 164 King St. | $5 for members, $10 for non-members

PlanAhead: 7th annual Taste of Black Charleston | Friday, March 9 | 7:30-11 p.m. | South Carolina Aquarium | $91.79 | Ticket sales end Thursday at midnight

Thursday | March 8

TodayIs: International Women’s Day 🚺

Talk: Speaker Series: Stephen Kurkjian | 6 p.m. | Charleston Library Society | 164 King St. | $10 for members, $15 for non-members | Critically-acclaimed author + Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Stephen Kurkjian will speak about his recent art heist thriller, ‘Master Thieves’

Network: RN Hiring Event | 8 a.m.- 1:30 p.m., + 4-7 p.m. | Vibra Hospital of Charleston | 1200 Hospital Dr., Mt. Pleasant | free | Tour the facility + meet the management team 👩‍⚕️

Dish: Healthy Thai Food Cooking Class | 6-9 p.m. | Scotts Grand | 5060 Dorchester Rd., Ste. 320, North Charleston | $20

Drink: Crooked Crown Tap Takeover | 5-11 p.m. | Crooked Crown | 21 Spring St. | Rusty Bull will be taking over the taps featuring 3 of their beers + Rebel Taqueria will be serving up some sinful eats 🍺

Show:

Civic: City of Charleston Bicycle + Pedestrian Advisory Committee | 5:30 p.m. | The Gaillard Center Public Meeting Room, 1st Floor | 2 George St. | free | Gotcha Bike + Holy Spokes Bike Share to present 🚲

Friday | March 9

Show:

  • This Random World– Opening Night | 7:30 p.m. | PURE Theater | 477 King St. | $32 | “This Random World asks the serious question of how often we travel parallel paths through the world without noticing” 🌎
  • Dial M for MurderOpening Night | 8 p.m. | Footlight Players Theatre | 20 Queen St. | $30 | “Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason….” 🔪
  • Improve Riot | 8 p.m. | Theatre 99 | 280 Meeting St. | $12
  • Colter Wall with Josh Morningstar | 9 p.m.- 12 a.m. | The Royal American | 970 Morrison Dr. | $17

Volunteer: Soldiers’ Angels Veteran Support Program | 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. | Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center | 109 Bee St. | 30 Volunteers needed to assist with the Charleston Veteran Mobile Food Distribution. Sign up here.

Shop: Sara Gabriel Trunk Show | 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. | Fabulous Frocks of Charleston | 100 Church St. | Veils, hair pieces, + accessories to top-off your wedding day look 👰

Networking: American Sign Language Meet-Up | 6-8 p.m. | Barnes & Noble | 7620 Rivers Ave., North Charleston | free | Socialize, practice ASL skills you may already have, + learn new skills 🖐

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