Monday | April 30
TodayIs: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day 🐶🐱
Active:
- Yoga + Beer | 6:15-7 p.m. | Frothy Beard Brewing Company | 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., West Ashley | $15 | Yoga mats are available to borrow
- Beachside Yoga | 6-7 p.m. | Folly Beach County Park | 1100 W. Ashley Ave., Folly Beach | $8, free for MoveIT! pass members
Cause: Winwood Family Services Benefit Dinner | 5-9 p.m. | Sesame Burgers and Beer | 675 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant | free | Let your server know you are dining in support of Winwood Family Services + Childhood Abuse Prevention Month 🍔
Talk: Leadership Institute | 6:30-8 p.m. | The Charleston Museum | free, register online | Lecture on networking by Dr. Mimi Hull, licensed psychologist with Hull & Associates 🗣
Dish: National Grilled Cheese Month | 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. | Tavern & Table | 100 Church St., Mt. Pleasant | free | The last day to enjoy a specialty grilled cheese sammy 🧀
Show: Holy City Heaters | doors at 4 p.m., show at 6 p.m. | Charleston Pour House | 1977 Maybank Hwy., James Island | free | Enjoy jamgrass tunes on the deck 🎶
Drink: GOODSPRING: wine.music.food.art.purpose | 6-9 p.m. | Mira Charleston | 68 ½ Queen St. | $50 | Proceeds benefit CharlestonGOOD– “the Lowcountry’s grassroots incubator, media outlet and support network where good people from all walks of life are #collaborating4change” 🎨🖌
Tuesday | May 1
TryThis: Chef’s Cooking Class | 6-8 p.m. | Harbour Club | 35 Prioleau St. | $25 for members, $35 for non-members | Chef Montgomery will lead a Mexican-themed cooking class in honor of Cinco de Mayo! Reservations required (call 843-723-9680). 🌮
Active: Sweat Therapy Pop-Up | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Cigar Factory | 701 E. Bay St. | $15+, sign up here | Join Jennie Brooks, Master Pilates Instructor +founder of Longevity Fitness Charleston, every Tuesday in May for her signature Sweat Therapy class 😓
Dish: Spanglish Cuban Kitchen Grand Opening | 11 a.m. | Workshop | 1503 King St. Ext. | free | Founders Miama duo Tomas + Lynda Prado will celebrate the opening of their doors at Workshop 🇺🇸🇨🇺
Talk:
- Monsoon Mansion Book Launch | 6-8 p.m. | Charleston Library Society | 164 King St. | free, RSVP recommended | “A young essayist’s memoir of her extraordinary riches-to-rags childhood in the Philippines…” Celebrate the much-awaited book by local author Cinelle Barnes with a reading, signing, + drinks. 📚
- Spoleto– Salon 1: The Audience of the Future | 6 p.m. | The Murray Center | 14 George St. | free, must reserve seats here | With moderator Edward Hart, Festival General Director Nigel Redden will discuss the ins + outs of producing Spoleto’s 17-day event
- Charter Day | 6-8 p.m. | First Baptist Church | 61 Church St. | free | Honor this year’s award winners of historic preservation; reception to follow at the Nathaniel Russell House Museum
Show: Super Freak | 7-8:30 p.m. | 34 West Theater Company | 200 Meeting St., Ste 100 | $35 | Catch this all-new romantic comedy featuring a lovesick film star on the run, with 70’s tunes from Tom Jones to The Commodores 🎶
Wednesday | May 2
Arts: North Charleston Arts Festival | 10 a.m.- 10:30 p.m. | locations vary by performance | free | “The North Charleston Arts Fest features multiple days of events highlighting more than 100 national, regional and local artists and performers in the areas of Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Media Arts, and Literature” 💃🎷🎨🎭
Drink:
- Wine Down Wednesday | 5:30- 7:30 p.m. | Old Towne Creek County Park | 1400 Old Towne Rd., West Ashley | $15 in advance; $20 at the gate | Admission price includes wine, live music (by Michael Duff), + a commemorative wine glass; food by Roti Rolls will be available for purchase 🍷
- Preservation Month Happy Hour | 6-8 p.m. | Blind Tiger | 38 Broad St. | free | Hosted by the Preservation Society of Charleston
Talk: Cocktails + Conversations in Southern Places | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Charleston Beer Works | 480 King St. | free, RSVP suggested | Hear from three authors on “what inspired them to write, the ideas for their stories, + their journey to publication” 🖋
Show:
- Brian Culbertson: Colors of Love Tour | doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | $39.50- $59.50 💛💚💙💜
- Ultrasound: Lee Barbour Album Release Yoga Party | 6:30-8 p.m. | Satsang Yoga Charleston | 1256 Ben Sawyer Blvd, Mt. Pleasant | $15- $25 | A yoga class set to award-winning jazz guitarist Lee Barbour’s latest album; class includes album copy
ForKids: Children’s Carnival Mas Band | 4-6 p.m. | Arthur W. Christopher Community Center | 265 Fishburne St. | free | A workshop where children will learn about Cuba + make their own costume for the Charleston Carifest Caribbean Carnival– which will be held on Sat., June 23 in Brittlebank Park
Thursday | May 3
WaterCooler: RiverDogs Jamaican Bobsled Night | 7:05 p.m. | Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park | $8+ | Feel the rhythm + celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cool Runnings with a guest appearance by runnings star Doug E. Doug 🇯🇲⚾
Show:
- Little Big Town + Kacey Musgraves | 7:30 p.m. | North Charleston Coliseum | $25+ 🤠
- Box Jam | 9 p.m.- 12 a.m. | Tin Roof | 1117 Magnolia Rd., West Ashley | $5 | ft. Big Yen, Finnegan Bell, Tyler Boone, + City on Down; hosted by Box in the Morning 🎤
Network: Charleston Power Breakfast | 7:30-9 a.m. | North Charleston Marriott | 4770 Goer Dr., North Charleston | $45 | Join community leaders + education professionals in discussing ways to improve + change public education in the region
Drink: Night at the Brewseum | 6-9 p.m. | Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry | $25 | Ft. food from The Alley Charleston + beer from Lagunitas Brewing Co. Superhero themed; 21+ 🍻
Party: Gibbes Street Party | 7:30-10 p.m. | Gibbes Museum | $150 members; $175 non-members | Food from 20+ local restaurants, an open bar + signature cocktails 🍸
Network: Cohort 9 Showcase | 3-5:30 p.m. | Wells Fargo Auditorium | 5 Liberty St. | free | The 9 women-owned companies that make up Cohort 9 will showcase their stories, followed by the kickoff of Startup Grind Charleston’s Female Leaders Month
Cause: Spring Gathering | 4:30-6 p.m. | Water Mission | 1605, 1150 Kinzer St., North Charleston | free | Wine + small bites provided; online registration available until May 2 💦
Friday | May 4
TodayIs: Star Wars Day. May the fourth be you.
Party: Party at the Point | 5:30-9:30 p.m. | 20 Patriots Point | Charleston Harbor Resort + Marina | 20 Patriots Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant | $8 | Live performance by The Reckoning– a Grateful Dead tribute band 💀
Drink: 1st Anniversary Bash | 5-10 p.m. | Rusty Bull Brewing Co. | 3005 W. Montague Ave., Ste. 110, North Charleston | Wear your Rusty Bull t-shirt + get $1 off each beer 🍻
Show: Singing in the Rain | 8 p.m. | Footlight Theatre | 20 Queen St. | $15+ ☔
Arts: First Friday Art Walk + Meeting the Artist Opening Reception | 5-8 p.m. | Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston | 55 Wentworth St. | free | Meet impressionist artist Marilyn Sparks + view her latest collection of oil paintings 🎨
Cause: Pet Helpers 40th Anniversary Party | 7-10 p.m. | Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park | $10 | All adopters invited to bring their ‘alumni’ dogs + circle the outfield before the game; also among the activities: a kissing booth 😽
Talk: Weekend of Jane Jacobs– Book Club | 9-11 a.m. | Charleston Civic Design Center | 85 Calhoun St. | free, registration required | Bring your copy of the book “Death and Life of Great American Cities” for a book club-esque discussion on Jane’s birthday 📕