Monday | Feb. 26
Dish: Get a Taste of Belle Hall | 9 a.m.- 9 p.m., runs through March 4 | Belle Hall Shopping Center | 612 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant | Experience Belle Hall’s first restaurant week + deals from participating eateries Amalfi’s, Dog and Duck, Another Broken Egg Cafe, + Cupcake Down South 🍴
Drink: Eli’s Table Bourbon Dinner | 5-10 p.m. | Eli’s Table | 129 Meeting St. | $75/person | Enjoy a 4-course, chef-crafted menu paired with 3 whiskeys including featured George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey 🥃
Cause:
- Sorghum & Salt + Juliet Collaboration Dinner | 5-10 p.m. | Sorghum & Salt | 186 Coming St. | Enjoy elevated versions of your childhood favorites with proceeds helping Going Places in purchasing bikes, helmets, + locks for 300 elementary students 🚲
- VA Goes Red Health Fair | 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. | Charleston VA Medical Center | 109 Bee St. | An event to raise awareness of heart disease in women Veterans. Education, music, light refreshments, + flu shots will be available.
Civic: City Council Meeting- Short Term Rental Ordinance | 5 p.m. | Dock St. Theatre |135 Church St. | After receiving a 5-3 vote approval by the Planning Commission, the Short Term Rental Ordinance will be placed in front of City Council tonight
Outdoors:
- Hampton Park Workout | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | 30 Mary Murray Dr. | free | Body weight and cardio exercises for all fitness levels. Bring your mat, towel, + bug spray. 🌳
- Mount Pleasant Summer Camp Registration | 8-9 a.m. | Mount Pleasant Recreation Department | 391 Egypt Rd., Mt. Pleasant | Online registration is ongoing and ends when camps fill up 🏕
ForKids: Our Village: Fairy Tale Stories | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Hampton Park | 30 Mary Murray Dr. | free, registration requested | Bring a book of your choice to share in story time after a stroller walk with other health-conscious moms
Network: Grassroots Seminar at The Citadel | 1-4:15 p.m. | Pearson Club Level at the Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium (4th floor) | 69 Hagood Ave. | $49 | This half-day seminar will focus on the future of grassroots + advocacy work
Tuesday | Feb. 27
Show:
- Phillip Phillips | doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. | Music Farm | 32 Ann St. | $25
- Eric Johnston | doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | 37 John St. | $29.50 - $39.50
Dish: F&B MashUp | 7-11 p.m. | 492 | 492 King St. | Drink specials include $4.92 cocktails and 25% off food for industry employees. A portion of proceeds will go to One80 Place.
Network:
- Charleston Hospitality Opportunity Fair | 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. | CofC TD Arena | 301 Meeting St. | free | Learn about the jobs + careers the hospitality industry has to offer
- Business Instagram Course | 6-8 p.m. | Cannonborough Collective | 185A St. Philip St.| $50 | “Learn tips like best posting times, how to acquire up to 1000 authentic followers per month, + more” 📱
- Entrepreneurs Who Eat | 6:30-8 p.m. | Butcher + Bee | 1085 Morrison Dr. | free | Attendees are responsible for paying for their own meals
Talk: The modern African American freedom struggle in South Carolina | 3:30-5 p.m. | The Citadel Holliday Alumni Center | 69 Hagood Ave. | free
Wednesday | Feb. 28
MustDo: Opening Night- The Charleston Wine + Food Festival | 7:30-10 p.m. | Marion Square | 329 Meeting St. | $150 | The kickoff event of the 13th Annual Charleston Wine + Food Festival featuring dishes from 35 local chefs 🍷
Drink: 90’s + 2000’s Rom Com Trivia | 6:29-8:30 p.m. | Holy City Brewing | 4155 Dorchester Rd., Ste.C, North Charleston | free | “Is it true that if you don’t use it, you lose it?” — Andy, The 40 Year Old Virgin
Show: CINERRUPTION LIVE! TOP GUN | doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | 37 John St. | $10 | Do you have the need for speed? ✈️
ForKids: Toddler Day: A Cat Named Pete | 10-11 a.m. | The Charleston Museum | 360 Meeting St. | $8 for members, $12 for non-members | Explore the Pete the Cat book series while crafting a cat mask 🐱
Talk: An Engaging Conversation: Celebrating Black Veterans | 4 p.m. | CofC Alumni Hall | 66 George St. | free | “The event will explore the importance of black narratives, government experimentation on black bodies, civil rights and the Double V Campaign”
Active: Grand Opening Party | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | Yoloha Yoga Factory | 1738 Single Point Rd., James Island | free | Hour-long yoga class + treats from The Juice Joint + Salt House Catering
Thursday | March 1
TodayIs: Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day
Cause: Donate By The Ounce | 6-8 p.m. | Pour Taproom | 560 King St. | 15% of all drink sales will go directly to Lowcountry Orphan Relief
Arts:
- Summerville Artist Guild– 42nd Annual Judged Exhibit | 5-7 p.m. | North Charleston City Gallery | 5001 Coliseum Dr., North Charleston | free | A reception hosted by the City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department. The exhibit features artists from Dorchester, Berkeley, + Charleston counties, from all levels of expertise, expressing their talents in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, mixed media, + more. 🖌️
- The World is Your Oyster DIY Night | 6-8 p.m. | west elm | 484 King St. | $37 | Each participant will make an oyster shell map canvas + wine glass which is theirs to keep 🍷
- Abstract Painting Workshop | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | The Skinny Dip | 345 King St. | $50 for members, $60 for non-members | Learn how to incorporate pattern, color, + form into your paintings alongside artist Cory McBee🎨
Show:
- When We Were Kings Screening | doors at 5:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. | Charleston Music Hall | 37 John St. | free | A fundraiser with donations going to Butterfly Affect Boxing - a youth boxing program for the children of Liberia, West Africa 🥊
- Handel, Corelli and Bach Concertos | 7:30 p.m. | First (Scots) Presbyterian Church | 53 Meeting St. | $25
Drink: Undiscovered Italy: Educational Wine Tasting | 2-3:30 p.m. | Vincent Chicco’s | 39 G John St. | $38 | Educational wine tasting focused on six little-known Italian wine varietals.; accompanied by cheese + charcuterie appetizers 🍷
Dish: Saintsbury Wine Dinner | 6 p.m. | 39 Rue de Jean | 39 John St. | $150 | Five-course menu with paired Saintsbury wines
Talk:
- Taking the Fight to the Streets: Battle for Huế City | 7-8:30 p.m. |Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum | 40 Patriots Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant | free | “The panel will discuss the situation in Vietnam before the Battle for Huế City, the battle itself and the impact the change from jungle to urban warfare had on the U.S. military, and the change in media coverage and the resultant shift in support for the war on the homefront.”
- The Nkabom Centre: An African Celebration | 6-8 p.m. | Clemson Design Center | 701 East Bay St., Ste. 202 | free | Hear how a group of Clemson Architecture Center of Charleston students made a 18,000 square foot school in a rural village called Okurase in Ghana, West Africa come to fruition
Friday | March 2
TodayIs: Employee Appreciation Day
Dish: 4th Annual Taste of Berkeley | 7-10 p.m. | Old Santee Canal Park | 900 Stony Landing Rd., Moncks Corner | $28.45 | Locally based cuisine + wine pairings 🍷
Shop:
- Spring Book Sale | 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.| Otranto Road Regional Library | 2261 Otranto Rd., North Charleston | Hosted by Charleston Friends of the Library, all proceeds raised at the book sale go directly to the Charleston County Public Library System 📚
- Chubbies Grand Opening | 5 p.m. | Chubbies: Charleston | 332 King St.
Active: Swing Dance Lessons | 4:30-6 p.m. | Coastal Coffee Roasters | 108 E 3rd North St., Summerville | free | Sponsored by the Charleston Swing Dance Association + the Roaring Twenties Hot Jazz Dance Club
Show:
- First Friday In North Charleston | 7-10 p.m. | Chill N Grill | 2810 Ashley Phosphate Rd., North Charleston | free | “‘First Friday’ is a new monthly music showcase that pairs local talent with participating bar and restaurant venues throughout the Charleston area” 🎶
- A Hero’s Life | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | The Gaillard Center | 95 Calhoun St. | $26.75- $104.86
Networking: March 2018 Networking Happy Hour & MeetUp | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Bay Street Biergarten | 549 E. Bay St. | free | Mayor John Tecklenburg will be joining as a special guest from 6:30-7 p.m.
