CALENDAR, Nov. 9+: From food to festivals to books

(NEW) Food Film Fest Charleston:  Nov. 12-13, Cedar Room, 701 East Bay Street, Charleston.  While the world premiere of Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown — Charleston” on Nov. 11 is sold out, there are two other events still open — a “Cheers to Local Beers” on the 12^th and the “Food Porn Party: Charleston” on the 13^th.  Could be fun.  Check it out here.

(NEW) Holiday Festival of Lights:  Nov. 13 through Jan. 3, 2016, James Island County Park.  The annual light festival with millions of lights and lots of family fun opens for a seven-week run.  Lots of information is online here.

(NEW) Charleston Recycles:  9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 14, J.C. Penney’s parking lot, Citadel Square Mall, West Ashley.  Charleston County’s Environmental Management Department will celebrate America Recycles Day by hosting a Community Collection Day to let people drop off unwanted items not collected through curbside recycling.  These items range from paint, oil and household chemicals to electronic waste like computers.  More information.

(NEW) Park workshop: 6 p.m., Nov. 19, Laing Middle School cafeteria, 2705 Bulrush Basket Lane, Mount Pleasant.  Officials will hold a workshop to get input on the future development of a 245-acre park on Rifle Range Road in Mount Pleasant.  For more information, contact Julie Hensley.

(NEW) That Holiday Book Sale: Dec. 4-6, Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston.  The Friends of the Library will offer a great book sale just in time for the holidays where you can pick up affordable books, CDs and more.  For times and other information, click here.

Miracle on 34^th Street:  Dec. 4-20, Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St., Charleston.  The Footlight Players will perform the beloved holiday classic based on the 1947 Oscar-winning film.  Shows are at 8 p.m. Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12 and Dec. 17-19 and at 3 p.m. Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. Tickets are $35 for adults; $32 for seniors/military, $25 for students and $15 for children. More:  footlightplayers.net.

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.

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.