CALENDAR, June 6+: From Godzilla to Carolina Day

(NEW) Godzillifications:  Throughout June in the Saul Alexander Gallery at the Main Library, Calhoun Street, Charleston.  Columbia artist Sean McGuinness — That Godzilla Guy — offers his satiric, digitally-manipulated art in this show that’s fun for kids and adults.  “My art may never hang in the great galleries of the world, but it does inspire future artists to speak with their own voices,” he writes.  Check it out.  More.

(NEW) Freshfields films:  Wednesday nights around 8:30 p.m., Freshfields Village near Kiawah and Seabrook islands.  The shopping center will offer outdoor films in its Starlight Cinema series over the summer including Hotel Transylvania, June 8; Tomorrowland, June 15; Antman, June 22; and Cinderella, June 29. Click here to check out other music and farmers market opportunities.

(NEW) Summer Concert Series kickoff:  6:30 p.m., June 9, 40 Patriots Point Rd., Mount Pleasant.  “Live at The Grove” will showcase The Revivalists to kick off The Grove Concert series.  Ben Fagan and The Holy City Hooligans of Charleston and Atlas Road Crew of Columbia will open.  Gates open at 5:30 p.m.  Other acts coming:  Craig Campbell (June 16), Travis Tritt (June 23) and more. For tickets and more, click here.

10^th annual Low Country Parent Family Film Series:  11 a.m. every Wednesday through 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

Grace Tea Room:  11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. through 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.

Nunsense:  8 p.m., with six performances through 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.

 “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) Book signing:  5 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 16, downtown Summerville.  The Summerville-Dorchester Museum will host writers Bernard Powers, Herb Frazier and Marjory Wentworth as they sign copies of their new “We Are Charleston” book.  It tells the story of the Emanuel Nine tragedy and history of the AME Church.  The signing is part of the community’s “Author Author” event featuring more than a dozen local authors.  More.

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.

(NEW) Carolina Day lecture: 5 p.m., June 28, Heyward-Washington House, 87 Church St., Charleston.  Join Carl Borick, director of The Charleston Museum, for a discussion of the home’s original owner, Thomas Heyward Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.  There will be a tour during this celebration of a 1776 Patriot victory over the British. Reservations are required.

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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