Weekend Preview
Weekend Events, Parties, & Plans: 1/17 – 1/20/14
Phewwwww! We made it through another week! Between the Southern Charm announcement and the “Best of Charleston” nominations, it’s been a little hectic in the Holy City.
Why don’t we all just slow down on this holiday weekend and enjoy these events, parties, and plans…
Friday, 1/17/14
All Day – Charleston Restaurant Week – Various
All Day – “Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat – Wild Dunes
9 am – Guy Harvey’s Canvases for Conservation Debuts – SC Aquarium
11 am – 6 pm – Ben Ham Images Grand Opening – Ben Ham Images, 416 King St.
4 pm – Shop & Stroll – Upper King Design District
4 pm – The Steel Rollers – Pour House Deck
6:30 pm – CofC Observatory Open to the Public – Meet at the Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center at 58 Coming Street
7 pm – Arcadia – Woolfe Street Playhouse
7 pm – Sushi w/ Erin – Tin Roof
7:30 pm – Improv Marathon featuring The Coalition Theater TourCo, The Pushers, and Bone Cracker – Redux Contemporary Art Center
7:30 pm – “Mad Gravity” – Chapel Theatre,172 Calhoun St.
7:30 pm – Penelope – Pure Theatre
8 pm – Alice and Edward (improv with Susan Messing and Frank Caeti) – Theatre 99
8 pm – Comedy Marathon featuring Squirm & Germ, The Bartenders, and the Shock Ts – Threshold Repertory Theatre
8 pm – Girls Rock Charleston After School Kickoff Party – Local 616
8 pm – Moshe Kasher and Leah Bonnema – Footlight Theatre
8 pm – Shirley Valentine by Willie Russell – The Charleston Acting Studio, 915 Folly Road
8 pm – Stand Up Comedy with Nicholas Anthony, Karen Morgan and Daniel Tirado – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
8 pm – Shovels & Rope with Shakey Graves – Charleston Music Hall
8 pm – Tedeschi Trucks Band – North Charleston PAC
8 pm – RENT – James F. Dean Theatre
9 pm – Improv Marathon featuring The Coalition Theater TourCo, The Pushers, and Bone Cracker – Redux Contemporary Art Center
9 pm – Simplified – The Windjammer
9:30 pm – Airwolf, Cats Hugging Cats and Big Bang – PURE Theatre
9:30 pm – Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin – Footlight Theatre
9:30 pm – Reformed Whores – Theatre 99
9:30 pm – Stand Up Comedy with Quincy Jones, Sunah Bilsted and Dusty Slay – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
10 pm – Archnemesis + Trick Money + Blkmrkt – Pour House
10 pm – Charleston Comedy Festival L’After Party – Mellow Mushroom Downtown
10 pm – Mackie Boles w/ Dumb Doctors – Tin Roof
10 pm – Slayton Johnson w/ Oh Valentino – The Sparrow
10 pm – Stand Up Comedy Competition Winners Showcase – Woolfe Street Playhouse
11 pm – All Star JAM – Theatre 99
Saturday, 1/18/14
All Day – Charleston Restaurant Week – Various
All Day – “Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat – Wild Dunes
8 am – Charleston Marathon & Half-Marathon– Burke HS at 244 President St.
8 am – Shrimp and Grits 5k starts – North Charleston HS
9 am – Dad’s Morning Out – Blackbeard’s Cove, Mt. Pleasant
9 am – Debut of Fashion Flashback: 1970s – Charleston Museum
9:30 am – Sweetgrass Basket Workshop – Charleston Museum
10 am – East Cooper Crafter’s Guild 3rd Saturday of January Craft Show – BI-LO Palmetto Pavilion in Mt. Pleasant
10 am – Pajama Collection – Bi-Lo Palmetto Pavilion in Mt. Pleasant
10:30 am – Craft Time – Village Library
10:30 am – Play with Dad Storytime – James Island Library
10:30 am – STAR Therapy Dogs – Mt. Pleasant Library
10:30 am – The Lone Ranger – Dorchester Library
11 am – Family Yoga – St. Andrews Library
1 pm – Annie – Cooper River Library
2 pm – Lowcountry Blues Club Fundraiser – Home Team BBQ, West Ashley
3 pm – Teen Anime Club – James Island Library
4 pm – Dallas Baker & The Rusty Hook Ramblers – Free Deck Show
5 pm – Free BBQ Bingo – The Barbeque Joint
6 pm – Roller Derby Draft Party – Tin Roof
7 pm – Arcadia – Woolfe Street Playhouse
7 pm – The Art of Killing – Olde Village Community Building
4820 Jenkins Ave, North Charleston
7 pm – Where’s Waldo/Wanda Bar Crawl – Downtown
7:30 pm – Improv Marathon featuring Alchemy Theatre Co, We’re From Here and Doppelgänger – Redux Contemporary Art Center
7:30 pm – “Mad Gravity” – Chapel Theatre,172 Calhoun St.
7:30 pm – Penelope – Pure Theatre
7:30 pm – Reformed Whores – Theatre 99
7:30 pm – The Piano Man and the Diva – South of Broadway Theatre Company
8 pm – Myq Kaplan and Zach Sherwin – Footlight Theatre
8 pm – Shirley Valentine by Willie Russell – The Charleston Acting Studio, 915 Folly Road
8 pm – Shovels & Rope with Shakey Graves – Charleston Music Hall
8 pm – RENT – James F. Dean Theatre
8 pm – Stand Up Comedy with Quincy Jones, Sunah Bilsted and Dusty Slay – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
8:30 pm – Cowboy Mouth – The Windjammer
9 pm – Alice and Edward (improv with Susan Messing and Frank Caeti) – Theatre 99
9 pm – Blu Pop: A Tribute to Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – Pour House
9 pm – Comedy Marathon featuring Squirm & Germ, The Bartenders, and the Shock Ts – Threshold Repertory Theatre
9:00 pm – Improv Marathon featuring The Coalition Theater TourCo, The Pushers, and Bone Cracker – Redux Contemporary Art Center
9:30 pm – Airwolf, Cats Hugging Cats and Big Bang – PURE Theatre
9:30 pm – Moshe Kasher and Leah Bonnema – Footlight Theatre
10 pm – High 5 – Wet Willies
10 pm – The Most RACES Show On Earth! – Woolfe Street Playhouse
10 pm – Stand Up Comedy with Nicholas Anthony, Karen Morgan and Daniel Tirado – The Lighthouse at Shem Creek
10 pm – Weigh Station – Surf Bar
10:30 pm – Festival Finale – Theatre 99
11 pm – Free Silent Disco – The Alley
Sunday, 1/19/14
All Day – Charleston Restaurant Week – Various
All Day – “Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat – Wild Dunes
3 pm – “Mad Gravity” – Chapel Theatre,172 Calhoun St.
3 pm – The Piano Man and the Diva – South of Broadway Theatre Company
4 pm – Las Marthas – Olde Village Community Building
4820 Jenkins Ave, North Charleston
4 pm – Runaway Gin – Pour House Deck
5 pm – MLK Sunday – Mynt
6:30 pm – Blackout Party – Music Farm
6:30 pm – Truffles and Hazelnuts Dinner – Tristan
8 pm – Lou Reed Tribute – Tin Roof
8 pm – RENT – James F. Dean Theatre
9 pm – The McLovins w/ BYOG – Pour House
Monday, 1/20/14 (MLK Day)
All Day – “Perfectly Imperfect” Resolution Rehab Wellness Retreat – Wild Dunes
9 am – 5 pm – Free Fort Moultrie Day – Fort Moultrie
11 am – MLK Holiday Parade – Burke High School on Fisburne St. Then to Ashley Ave., Sumter St., King St. to Marion Square
12:30 pm – Youth Speak Out – CofC, Physicians Auditorum
Discussions
8 pm – Open Jam Session – Home Team BBQ, West Ashley