CALENDAR: Starting to ring in the cheer

(NEW) Yuletide on the Ashley:  9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Nov. 26 and 27, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston.  Find great handmade art at this Arts and Crafts Fair with lots of demonstrations from artists.  Free admission for the craft fair; General admission required to visit Magnolia Plantations’ gardens.  More.

(NEW) Yuletide Madrigal Feast:  7 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2 and 3, Alumni Memorial Hall of Randolph Hall, College of Charleston, 66 George Street.  The college’s Madrigal Singers will perform traditional holiday carols at an event that will feature a Renaissance feast.  Tickets range from $40 to $60.  Tickets will not be sold at the door.  Reservations: online at music.cofc.edu or by calling (843) 953-8231.

(NEW) That Holiday Book Sale:  Dec. 2-3, 2016, Mount Pleasant Regional Library, Mount Pleasant.  Find some great stocking stuffers at this December book sale offered by the Friends of the Library.  For times and more information, contact: charlestonlibraryfriends.org.

(NEW) Building bridges: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 3, Central Mosque of Charleston, 1082 King St. Charleston.  Imam Eesa Wood will be guest speaker at a special Open House at the mosque to address common misperceptions about Islam and help people understand Islam and Muslims.  More:  CharlestonMuslims.com

(NEW) Book launch: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5, Buxton Books, 2 Cumberland St., Charleston.  Local attorney and historian Thomas Tisdale will launch is latest book, “Carolina Sunrise, at this event.  The book is a collection of stories told against the backdrop of S.C. history.  More.

If you have an event to list on our calendar, please send it to editor@charlestoncurrents.com for consideration.  The calendar is updated weekly on Mondays.