CALENDAR: April 28+ — Swedish ship, street party, more

(NEW) Swedish ship: The tall ship Gunilla will visit Charleston through May 2 at the Charleston Maritime Center. It’s the 10^th visit for the 160-foot-long ship, which carries 50 students and crew. While here, the students are planning several outings, including trips to Capers Island Patriot’s Point and more. The public is invited to see the ship and talk with the crew and students. Tours are available if there is time on the group’s schedule.

La Belle Epoque: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., May 7, Meeting Street in front of the Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston. The museum’s street party this year ($150 per ticket for members; $175 for non-members) will transform Meeting Street into Paris of the early 1900s as top chefs serve French food and guests enjoy live music. More than two dozen top restaurants are participating. More.

(NEW) Free cancer screening: 9 a.m. to noon, May 9, Folly Beach City Hall. The Hollings Cancer Center’s Mobile Health Unit will offer free skin cancer screenings. No appointment is required. More: 792.0878.

Drood:  Through 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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