(NEW) Get out for lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 20, Hampton Park. The Charleston Parks Conservancy is hosting a lunch gathering with several food trucks, games, activities and more. Free Wi-Fi. Food and drinks available for purchase from Platia, Pink Bellies, Outta My Huevos and King of Pops. Plus Barre Evolution will be on site to offer a free barre in the park class at noon. More: www.charlestonparksconservancy.org.
(NEW) Bulls Bay Nature Festival: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 21, Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center, 5821 U.S. Highway 17, Awendaw. The fourth annual festival features lots of activities, including walks, tours and live animal demonstrations. More: bullsbaynaturefestival.org.
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.
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) 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
(NEW) 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) 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
(NEW) “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.
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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