It’s the last weekend in April and it’s going to be a busy one – especially Saturday! Highlights this weekend include the Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships, The Food Film Fest, The Charleston In-Water Boat Show, Tony Bennett, The Italian Festival, Earth Day Festival, the Park Circle Media Mixer, the Charleston Bed Race, concerts, plays, and so much more!
Friday, 4/25/14
ALL DAY – Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships – Folly Beach
8 am – ASQ Lowcountry Quality Conference – Crowne Plaza Hotel
9 am – Open House – Ashley Hall School
12 pm – 5:30 pm: Charleston Animal Society Dog Adoptions – PetSmart, Mount Pleasant
12 pm – Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships: Beach BBQ Lunch – Beach in front of the Tides Hotel
12 pm – 7 pm – The Charleston In-Water Boat Show – Bristol Marina & Brittlebank Park, 17 Lockwood Blvd.
4 pm – Jimmy Landry & Friends – Pour House Deck
4 pm – Striped Pig Tasting Party – O’Neill’s Spirits, Mount Pleasant
5 pm – Wine Tasting to benefit Relay For Life of Mt Pleasant – Crushed Fine Wine , Mount Pleasant
5:30 pm – Fourth Fridays – Yoga House of Charleston
5:30 pm – Palmetto Brewery Loading Dock Music Series – Palmetto Brewing
5:30 pm – Party at the Point: Dave Matthews Tribute Band – Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina
5:30 pm – Sock Hop – Mt. Pleasant Municipal Complex, 100 Ann Edwards Lane
6 pm – Andrew Smock’s “REVISION” Opening Reception – King Dusko
6 pm – Community Compass Project – Trident Technical College (Main Campus)
6 pm – Spring Concert Series – Freshfields Village
6:30 pm – An Evening Under the Stars – Joseph Manigault House & Charleston Museum
6:30 pm – Evening Art Market – The City Market
6:30 pm – Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships: Competitor Banquet & Adult Awards – Tides Hotel
6:30 pm – The Food Porn Party – High Wire Distilling Co.
7 pm – Charleston Youth Company Spring Spectacular – Sottile Theatre
7 pm – Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Crabpot Players Performing Arts Center, 1137 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.
7 pm – P!ANO Man…and Woman: featuring Laura Ball and Friends – Charleston Music Hall
7:30 pm – An Evening of Stories and Chanting – Gage Hall
7:30 pm – Gershwin at Folly – Dock Street Theatre
7:30 pm – Other Desert Cities – PURE Theatre
7:30 pm – Tony Bennett – North Charleston PAC
8 pm – 3 on 3 Long Form Improv Tournament Prelim Round – Theatre 99
8 pm – Duck Hunter Shoots Angel – Midtown Productions
8 pm – Gangrene – King Dusko
9 pm – CYDC Benefit – The Mill
9 pm – Daniel Lee Band – Windjammer
9 pm – The Royal Tinfoil w/ Banditos – The Royal American
10 pm – 2nd Annual Half Way to Halloween Party – Cha Cha’s
10 pm – Cosmic Charlie – Pour House
10 pm – Replicas w/ Fk Mt. – Tin Roof
Saturday, 4/26/14
ALL DAY – Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships – Folly Beach
7:45 am – Back Nine 5K Race & Fun Run – Legend Oaks Golf and Tennis Club, Summerville
8 am – Kids Artistic Review Dance Competition – North Charleston PAC
8:30 am – Where the Wild Things Run – Caw Caw Interpretive Center
9 am – 3 pm: 11th Annual Charleston Dog Show – Marion Square
9 am – Island Crafters Guild’s Fifth Annual Arts and Crafts Show – James Island American Legion Post 147
9 am – Louie’s Kids’ Saturday Morning Workouts – Hampton Park
9 am – SC Arms Collectors Association – Charleston Area Convention Center
9:30 am – Yogathon – Wannamaker County Park
10 am – The Art of Distillation Class – Striped Pig, North Charleston
10 am – Charleston Home + Design Show – Family Circle Cup Stadium
10 am – 7 pm – The Charleston In-Water Boat Show – Bristol Marina & Brittlebank Park, 17 Lockwood Blvd.
10 am – ECPI University Career Discovery Day – ECPI Univeristy
10 am – 2014 Folly Beach Wine & Sign – Folly Beach Fishing Pier
10 am – Beam-A-Thon – Village Green at Freshfields Village
10 am – Go Wild for Birding – Congaree National Park
10 am – Lowcountry Artist Market – Music Farm
10 am – Zumbathon – Trinity Academy
10:30 am – Holy City Cup Hurling Tournament – Danny Jones Complex, North Charleston
10:45 am – ASQ Lowcountry Quality Conference – Crowne Plaza Hotel
11 am – 8 pm: 2nd Annual Festa Italiana – Azalea Park, Summerville
11 am – 5:30 pm: Charleston Animal Society Dog Adoptions – PetSmart, Mount Pleasant
11 am – 4 pm: Earth Day Festival – Riverfront Park, North Charleston
11 am – Pinkalicious the Musical – Dock Street Theatre
11 am – Spring Festival – Sabal Palms Apartments
12 pm – 10 pm: Charleston Fight for H.O.P.E.’s First Annual Rock Against Rape Benefit Concert – D.D. Pecker’s, West Ashley
12 pm – Sippin Saturday: Kristi Starr & Gary Hewitt with Stono Cafe – Irvin~House Vineyards
1 pm – African Market and Festival – Unity Church of Charleston
1 pm – $1,000 Cornhole Tournament – The Beach Bar, West Ashley
1 pm – Complicating the Poem – Meeting House (Wingard Room) at Circular Congregational Church
1 pm – Food Truck Court – Pour House
1 pm – Lock, Stock, and Barrel – Powder Magazine Museum
1 pm – Music for the Heart: Concert Fundraiser – Cinebarre
1 pm – Pint Pedal # 3: The Seersucker Ride – Palmetto Brewing
7:15 pm – Outdoor Movie: Forrest Gump – Cinebarre
1 pm – Salseros of Charleston Workshop and Social Series – The Mall Fitness Center, 1664 Old Towne Rd , Charleston
2 pm – 9th Annual Lowcountry Auburn Club Oyster Roast & BBQ – Liberty Tap Room & Grill
2 pm – Eating for Spring: A Chinese Medical Approach to Health – Blue Heron Acupuncture and Apothecary
2 pm – Carolina Voyager Charter School Open House – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
2 pm – Sea Turtle Volunteer Meeting – Sewee Visitor Center
3 pm – Ode to Its Lowcountry Neighbors – Bohemian Bull
3 pm – Park Circle Media Mixer – The Orange Spot Coffeehouse
3 pm – Pinkalicious the Musical – Dock Street Theatre
4 pm – Grand Opening Party – EcoHealth Wellness Center & Detox Spa, Mount Pleasant, 1051 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite B.
4 pm – Hoops for Hope – TD Arena
5 pm – Silver Messenger Set 1 – Charleston Music Hall
6:30 pm – Evening Art Market – The City Market
7 pm – Charleston Youth Company Spring Spectacular – Sottile Theatre
7 pm – Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships: Surf Party – Tides Hotel
7 pm – Edible Adventure #010: Ramen Burgers and more – High Wire Distilling Co.
7 pm – 7th Jail Break Music & Arts Festival – Old City Jail
7 pm – Last of the Red Hot Lovers – Crabpot Players Performing Arts Center, 1137 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.
7 pm – OMG GMO – Olde Village Community Building
7 pm – Shaggin’ on the Cooper: Royal Scotsmen Band – Mount Pleasant Pier
7 pm – ShowBiz School presents: Treasure Island – South of Broadway Theatre
7 pm – 3rd Annual Wiggin’ Out For a Cure Party – Club Trio
7 pm – Rastapunzel and Back In Action – Sottile Theatre
7 pm – Treasure Island – South of Broadway Theatre Company Studios
7:30 pm – Classic Ecstatic Chant – Memminger Auditorium
7:30 pm – Gershwin at Folly – Dock Street Theatre
7:30 pm – Jai Uttal: Classic Ecstatic Chant Kirtan – Memminger Auditorium
7:30 pm – Other Desert Cities – PURE Theatre
8 pm – 3 on 3 Long Form Improv Tournament FINALS – Theatre 99
8 pm – Duck Hunter Shoots Angel – Midtown Productions
8 pm – The Improvables – James F. Dean Community Theatre
8 pm – Silver Messenger Set 2 – Charleston Music Hall
8:30 pm – 6th Annual Strap On Face Funk with Wallace Mullinax Super Funk Jam – Pour House
9 pm – The Piedmont Boys – Windjammer
9:30 pm – Hectorina w/ Rigours & Mike Collins Jr. (A Girls Rock Camp Benefit) – Tin Roof
10 pm – TC Costello and Don Merkle & The Blacksmiths – The Sparrow
10 pm – Salsa Night – Southend Brewery
Sunday, 4/27/14
ALL DAY – Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships – Folly Beach
8 am – Kids Artistic Review Dance Competition – North Charleston PAC
9 am – Foster Appreciation Brunch – North Charleston Fire Museum, 4975 Centre Pointe Dr.
10 am – A Lemonade Chocolate Bar – The Orange Spot
10 am – SC Arms Collectors Association – Charleston Area Convention Center
11 am – Charleston Home + Design Show – Family Circle Cup Stadium
11 am – Bazaar at the Point – Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina
11 am – Bulls Island Beach Drop – Garris Landing, Awendaw
11 am – 5 pm – The Charleston In-Water Boat Show – Bristol Marina & Brittlebank Park, 17 Lockwood Blvd.
11:30 am – Bendy Brewski Yoga – Holy City Brewing
11:30 am – Blessing of the Fleet & Seafood Festival – Mt Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park
12 pm – Brunch – Tin Roof
12 pm – 4 pm: Charleston Animal Society Dog Adoptions – PetSmart, Mount Pleasant
12 pm – chART Aid – Avondale
12 pm – Graph & Graf Show – Jericho Advisors
12 pm – Pet Helpers – Petco
1 pm – 5th Annual Charleston Bed Race – Hampton Park
1 pm – The Jefferson Club at Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA) 2K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fit Challenge – Charleston County School of the Arts
3 pm – 2014 Survivor Celebration – Charleston Marriott
3 pm – Duck Hunter Shoots Angel – Midtown Productions
3 pm – Kabul Classroom: A Memoir of an American Teacher in Afghanistan Book Signing – Blue Bicycle Books
3 pm – National Young Artist Competition & Concert – Memminger Auditorium
3 pm – Pinkalicious the Musical – Dock Street Theatre
3 pm – ShowBiz School presents: Treasure Island – South of Broadway Theatre
3 pm – Treasure Island – South of Broadway Theatre Company Studios
4 pm – 7th Annual Chef’s Potluck – Middleton Place
4 pm – “In the Company of Horses” Benefit – Charleston Area Therapuetic Riding, 2669 Hamilton Road, Johns Island
4 pm – Sunday Phunday w/ Runaway Gin & Roti Rolls Food Truck – Pour House Deck
5 pm – 39th Season & Hairspray Auditions – Flowertown Theater, Summerville
6 pm – Flying Buganskis – Coconut Joe’s Beach Grill & Bar
6 pm – Ladies Night for Sea Island Habitat for Humanity’s Woman’s Build – TBA
6:30 pm – Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack with Danielle Howle – Palmetto Brewery
7 pm – SC Girls’ Pint Out 3-Course Pairing – Edmund’s Oast
8 pm – An Evening with Gillian Welch – Charleston Music Hall
8 pm – ChART After Party – Tin Roof