Cycling in Charleston: 6 p.m., May 24, auditorium, Main Library, Calhoun Street, Charleston. Historian Nic Butler will outline how cycling in Charleston surged during the Great Depression and how baby-boomers drove the post-war market to new heights in the 1950s.
(NEW) Festivals underway: May 27 to June 12, throughout Charleston. Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto offer 17 days of art, music, fun and culture in venues all over Charleston. Check out the shows and events on each of the festivals’ calendars.
Gibbes Museum to reopen: May 28. After being shut for months, the art museum on Meeting Street in Charleston will reopen to showcase a $13.5 million renovation expected to improve experiences by visitors. More.
(NEW) Nunsense: 8 p.m., with six performances from May 28 to June 11, Footlight Theatre, 20 Queen St., Charleston. The Footlight Players will offer the comedy during Piccolo Spoleto that includes dancing, songs, an audience quiz and much more. Tickets range from $15 to 26. (There are also three 4 p.m. matinees during this period). More.
(NEW) Grace Tea Room: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 30 to June 10, Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth St., Charleston. The cathedral again offers its tea room during the Spoleto festivals to give folks some good Southern food and as a way to raise money for local charities. More.
Reggae with Black Lion: 8:30 p.m., June 3, James Island County Park. Relax and enjoy traditional roots reggae at the county parks’ Reggae Nights Summer Concert Series featuring Black Lion. Food, drinks and souvenirs are available for purchase. Outside alcohol and coolers prohibited. Cost: $10; free for children under 13 and Gold Pass holders. More: charlestoncountyparks.org
Colonial Lake grand opening: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 4, Colonial Lake, downtown Charleston. The City of Charleston and Charleston Parks Conservancy will have opening festivities for the revamped lake area, which has been filled with more than 20,000 plantings and upfitted in a host of new ways. Ashley Avenue will be closed around the park. Food trucks will be on site.
(NEW) 10th annual Low Country Parent Family Film Series: 11 a.m. every Wednesday, June 8 to Aug. 10, Terrace Theater, Maybank Highway, James Island. Need something to do with the kids on dull Wednesdays throughout the summer? Check out free classics from The Wizard of Oz to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ($4 for adults) at the Terrace. More.
Friday Night Boogie: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., June 10, Mount Pleasant Pier, Mount Pleasant (adults only). The Mount Pleasant Pier will be rockin’ with the sounds of DJ Jim Bowers as he plays a variety of line dancing hits, unforgettable oldies, and beach music classics! Beverages, food, and snacks will be available for purchase on-site. Advance purchase is recommended. Cost: $10. More: charlestoncountyparks.org
“Daddy’s Dyin’” comedy: 8 p.m. on June 10-11, 2 p.m., June 12, South of Broadway theater, 1080 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. Coastal State Productions will present “Daddy’s Dyin’ – Who’s Got the Will?” a comedy by Del Shores set in the 1980s. Tickets are $20 and available at brownpapertickets.com.
(NEW) Hurd mural dedication: 9 a.m., June 20, John L. Dart Library, 1067 King St., Charleston. Community leaders will dedicate a bright book-themed mural on the side of the Dart library as a permanent reminder of the commitment to literacy and the community by librarian Cynthia Graham Hurd, one of nine people gunned down last year at Emanuel AME Church,
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 $10. Walks also are conducted on James Island and Folly Beach. Learn more online.
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