CofC spring concert: 7:30 p.m., April 6, Sottille Theatre, 44 George Street, Charleston. The College of Charleston Orchestra will perform its annual spring concert. Yuriy Bekker will conduct the orchestra, featuring renowned cellist Natalia Khouma playing the first movement of Antonin Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” cello concerto. Also on tap is music by student composers. Free to CofC students; $15 for all others.
(NEW) Pet Fest: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 11 and 12, Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park. Pets and their owners are invited to this weekend of exhibits, demonstrations, experts, entertainment and more. Click here for info.
Literary libations: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., April 14, Mellow Mushroom, 309 King Street, Charleston. Close your book for the night and make a toast to literacy with the Charleston Friends of the Library at a special literary libation fund-raiser and silent auction to support local libraries.
Earth Day MUSC: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 15, MUSC Horseshoe, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston. The 7th annual free education event will feature live music, green food choices and lots of information about composting, rainwater collection, saving energy, reducing waste and becoming more sustainable.
East Coast Paddlesports: April 17-19, James Island County Park. The 25th annual event is one of the nation’s premier showcases of canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding. Full event schedule is online.
(NEW) Food Truck Rodeo: Noon to 4 p.m., April 19, Freshfields Village, Johns Island. The second annual Sea Islands Food Truck Rodeo will feature nine food trucks, music and fun. Part of the sales, as well as money from a silent auction, will benefit Sea Islands children through the Kiawah Women’s Foundation’s program to fight hunger.
(NEW) Out to Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., April 24, Hampton Park, Charleston. The Charleston Parks Conservancy is holding an “Out to Lunch with the Conservancy” sponsored by The Bridge 105.5 to celebrate spring. Food and drinks will be available from several vendors. More.
(NEW) Drood: April 24-May 10, Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen Street, Charleston. The Footlight Players will offer a musical version of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” Charles Dickens’ final novel, for a two-week run. The Charleston premiere of the musical performance is said to engage the audience in creating the ending, which is appropriate because Dickens had not finished the novel when he died in 1870. Tickets are $25-$35. More.
Fashion Flashback: Through May 10, 2015, 360 Meeting St., Charleston. The Charleston Museum will offer a new fashion exhibition, “Fashion Flashback, 1920s-1960s: Five Decades of Style that Changed America” in its Historic Textiles Gallery. A light-hearted look at 50 years of fashion, viewers will enjoy exploring clothing styles from the swinging 1920s to the hip 1960s. Learn more here.
Natural history exhibit: Through Aug. 10, 2015. “From Land to Sea: 35 Million Years of Whale Evolution” will be featured in The Charleston Museum’s lobby gallery with displays of whale fossils from millions of years ago. There’s limited availability for an overview by Natural History Curator Matthew Gibson on opening night. Learn more.
Bird walks: 8:30 a.m. to noon, every Wednesday and Saturday. This is the time of year that a great variety of migrating birds fly through the Lowcountry so what better time to take part in one of the regular early morning bird walks at Caw Caw Interpretive Center in Ravenel. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost is $5. Walks also are conducted on James Island and Folly Beach. Learn more online.
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