Weekend Preview
Holy Holiday Weekend, Batman!
There’s a crazy amount of stuff do to this weekend in the Holy City! It’s clear the Christmas season is upon us as most of the events are holiday-themed!
Friday, 12/7/12
10 am (until 6 pm) – Holiday Magic Entertainment and visits with Santa – Marion Square
11 am – Pearl Harbor Remembrance – Patriots Point
4 pm – Rene Russell Trio – Holy City Brewing
5 pm – 4th Annual King Street Shop Walk – King Street
5 pm – Art & Wine Walk – French Quarter
5 pm – Happy Go Lucky – Corrigan Gallery
6:30 pm – Christmas 1860 – Edmonston-Alston House
7 pm – 23rd Annual Cabooty Holiday Party – Memminger Auditorium
7 pm – Palmetto Society of Charleston – Charleston Visitor Center Bus Shed
7 pm – The Sound of Charleston Holiday Edition – Circular Congregational Church
7:30 pm – A Christmas Story – Dock Street Theatre
8 pm – A Christmas Carol – Wolfe Street Playhouse
8 pm – Bingo Improv – Theatre 99
8 pm – Juliette Neil’s “Better Late Than Never” CD Release Party – Music Farm
8 pm – The Lean Few – Tin Roof
8:30 pm – Keller Williams – The Pour House
9 pm – The Lean Few, Ghost Bikini, The Get Wets – Tin Roof
10 pm – This is Chucktown! – Theatre 99
Saturday, 12/8/12
8 am – 2012 Mt. Pleasant Jingle Bell Run/Walk – Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital, 3500 Highway 17N, Mt. Pleasant
8 am – Legare Farms Holiday Open House – Legare Farms, Johns Island
9 am – Holiday Breakfast Cruise with Santa Claus – Fountain Walk Dock at Aquarium Wharf
9 am – Winter Wonderland Art Workshop – Bottles ‘n Brushes, Summerville and West Ashley
10 am – Charleston Pajama Run 5K – Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Stadium
10 am – Create Homemade Gifts: Taper Candle Dipping – Caw Caw Interpretive Center, 861 Riverland Drive
10 am – Grinch Pictures – Moncks Corner Train Depot
10 am (until 4 pm) – Holiday Magic Entertainment and visits with Santa – Marion Square
10 am – Lowcountry Artist Market – Music Farm (FREE event)
11 am – Cookie Decorating – The Morning Room at The Sanctuary, Kiawah Island
11 am – Mt. Pleasant Holiday Market & Craft Show – Farmers Market Pavilion, Coleman Blvd.
11:30 am – Kids’ Christmas Cruise – City Marina
1 pm – Christmas Parade – Folly Beach
1 pm – Holiday Open House – Irvin House Vineyard
1 pm – Improv for the Kids – Theatre 99
1 pm – Pinewood Derby Races – USS Yorktown
2 pm – Barbecue Eating Championship – The Barbecue Joint
2 pm – Bio-Logical Architecture: Past, Present, and Future Symposium – Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
2 pm – The Charleston Christmas Special – Charleston Music Hall
2:30 pm – Holiday Storybook Tea with Mrs. Claus – The Morning Room at The Sanctuary, Kiawah Island
3 pm – A Holiday Street Celebration with Sol Driven Train, Fowler’s Mustache and more – Front Beach at IOP
3 pm – Madeline’s Christmas – Dock Street Theatre
3 pm – Spirituals Concert – Drayton Hall
5:30 pm – Family Yuletide – Middleton Place
5:30 pm – Spirituals Concert (second performace) – Drayton Hall
6 pm – Isle of Palms Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony with Sol Driven Train – Front Beach, Isle of Palms
6:30 pm – Glow Run – 14 Market Street
6:30 pm – Holiday Cocktail Cruise – Charleston City Marina, 17 Lockwood Blvd
7 pm – The Charleston Christmas Special – Charleston Music Hall
7 pm – Holiday Fireside S’mores & More – The Terrace Lawn at The Sanctuary
7:30 pm – A Christmas Story – Dock Street Theatre
7:30 pm – A Lowcountry Christmas featuring Larnelle Harris – North Charleston PAC
8 pm – A Christmas Carol – Wolfe Street Playhouse
8 pm – Improv Riot – Theatre 99
8 pm – Saint Diablo w/ Elisium – Oasis Bar & Grill
8 pm – The Ferns – Tin Roof
8:30 pm – Keller Williams – The Pour House
10 pm – Blast Off? – Theatre 99
Sunday, 12/9/12
8:30 am – Breakfast with Santa – Charles Towne Landing
10 am (until 4 pm) – Holiday Magic Entertainment and visits with Santa – Marion Square
1 pm – Madame Magar Trunk Show – Heirloom Book Company
2 pm – Annual Lowcountry Women Authors Book Signing – Citadel Holliday Alumni House, 69 Hagood Avenue
2 pm – Summerville Christmas Parade – Summerville
3 pm – A Christmas Story – Dock Street Theatre
3 pm – A Tuna Christmas – Footlight Players Theatre
3 pm – The Charleston Christmas Special – Charleston Music Hall
3 pm – Jim Brickman – North Charleston PAC
3 pm – Spirituals Concert – Drayton Hall
4 pm – Chanukah in the Square – Marion Square
4 pm – Christmas Tea with Mr. Dickens – Cypress Gardens
5 pm – Charleston Jazz Jam – Pal Joey’s, Mt. Pleasant
5:30 pm – Mt. Pleasant Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting – Moultrie Middle School
5:30 pm – Spirituals Concert (second performace) – Drayton Hall
6 pm – Guerrilla Cuisine Pop-Up Dinner: Let’s Eat with Alex Lira of The Lot – Secret Location
6 pm – Pet Photos with Santa – Mt. Pleasant Town Centre
7:30 pm – Madeline’s Christmas – Dock Street Theatre
9 pm – Blair Crimmins and the Hookers w/ Megan Jean and the KFB – The Pour House