Charleston history lectures: These history lectures will be held at the Main Library:
- The Forgotten Pleasure Gardens of Charleston, Main Library, July 20 at 6 p.m.
- Colonial Lake: A Brief History, Main Library, July 28 at 6 p.m.
(NEW) John’s Island book sale: All day starting at 9 a.m., July 22 and July 23, John’s Island Regional Library, 3531 Maybank Highway, Charleston. The Charleston Friends of the Library will hold a two-day great book sale with great bargains, good books and a chance to support the library. More: Charleston Friends of the Library.
(NEW) Hands on History: 10 a.m. to noon, July 23, Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St., Charleston. The Hands on History Workshop will find children creating sock puppets with local artist and puppeteer, Christy Pleasant. Using historical paintings for inspiration, kids will make reproduction Antebellum, Civil War or pre-Victorian 19th Century style clothing for the puppet!
(NEW) Prayer rally for race relations: 6:30 p.m., July 28, Marion Square, Charleston. State Reps. Chip Limehouse (R-Charleston) and Wendell Gilliard (D-Charleston) will hold a prayer rally to focus on race relations.
(NEW) Sales tax holiday. Aug. 5 to Aug. 7. The state’s annual Sales Tax Holiday weekend is less than a month away. Families can save 6 percent on a broad array of exempt tax free items include paper, notebooks, pens and pencils, book bags, computers, clothing, shoes, bed linens and bath towels.
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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