CALENDAR, Sept. 19+: From a Southern Women’s Show to MOJA

(NEW) Southern Women’s Show:  Sept. 23-25, Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston.  This show, which costs $12 per person, offers shopping, cooking ideas, lifestyle tips, fashion shows and celebrity guests.  Click here to learn more, including information on times and admission.

Wine, Women & Shoes: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 25, Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston.  This fourth annual fund-raiser for the Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina will feature designer shopping, savory food, wine tastings, a fashion show and more.  General admission tickets are $100 per person.  More.

Hairspray:  Through Sept. 25, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston.  Charleston Stage will open its 39^th season Sept. 7 with the hilarious musical award-winning “Hairspray.”  Adult tickets start as low as $30.  For performance times and more, go to: CharlestonStage.com.

Tuesday Brewsdays:  5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on  Sept. 27 and Oct. 11, Old Towne Creek County Park, 1400 Old Towne Road, Charleston.  Craft beers, food trucks and live music will be available on these three Tuesdays  as well as a free yoga presentation.  Tickets are $15 at the gate. More.

(NEW) MOJA Arts Festival: Sept. 29 to Oct. 9 at venues across town.  This year’s festival includes world-class performances from the Dance Theatre of Harlem, jazz musician Najee, visual arts, a street parade, recreational activities and much more.  Click here to view a 36-page program.

Wild Side:  Oct. 8, Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, S.C.  There’s food, fun, birding and boat rides at the seventh annual Wild Side to support the S.C. Environmental Law Project.  Hundreds attend this great event.  This year’s speaker is Jim Elliott, founder and executive director of the Center for Birds of Prey in Awendaw.  To learn more and get tickets, go to:  https://scelp.org/wildside

(NEW) That BIG Book Sale:  Oct. 14-16, Omar Shrine Auditorium, 176 Patriots Point Road, Mount Pleasant.  The Charleston Friends of the Library will host its 35^th annual sale with more than 60,000 books, DVDs, CDs, books on CD and more with prices starting at 50 cents.  Proceeds benefit the Charleston County Public Library.  More info.

Colour of Music Festival:  Oct. 19-23, various Charleston venues.  Now in its fourth year, the festival offers a musical kaleidoscope of black classical composers and performers from across the globe.  A highlight will include the debut of Chevalier de Saint Georges’ only opera ever discovered, “The Anonymous Lover.”  Tickets range from $11 to $72.  To learn more or purchase, go online tohttp://www.ColourofMusic.org.

Distinguished fall speakers:  Two more accomplished speakers will speak at the S.C. Society Hall, 72 Meeting Street, Charleston, in the fall as part of the Drayton Hall Distinguished Speakers Series.  On Oct. 20, curator William M. Kelso of Historic Jamestowne will discuss “The Buried Truth” at the Virginia attraction.  On Nov. 17, historian David S. Shields of the University of South Carolina will discuss “Creating the World Orchard.”  Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with presentations an hour later.  Free.

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

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