CALENDAR: Call first before you head out

Staff reports  |  The novel coronavirus is causing all sorts of confusion and uncertainty, particularly with long-scheduled and fun events. 

We advise you to contact any organizers before you head out to ensure that the events are going to occur.  As best as we can tell, the following events still are a go — but these are subject to change!

Walk for Water:  Now virtual. Water Mission’s Walk for Water on March 21 has been converted from an actual walk to a virtual walk due to uncertainties around the coronavirus.  Learn more and participate.

Online jazz:  Forte Jazz Lounge in downtown Charleston is offering music enthusiasts the chance to watch live shows online through virtual ticketing with suggested donations of $10.  The feed starts about 15 minutes before shows. When the virus scare is done, all donors will be invited to a big party blowout at the club with the Joe Clarke Big Band.  Learn more.

CANCELLED: Pet Fest 2020: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 21, Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park. This year’s Pet Fest will feature a day of exhibits, demonstrations, experts, contests, adoptable pets, and more at Charleston’s premier pet festival. Pet Fest attendees who adopt a pet from the Charleston Animal Society at the event will receive an Individual Park Pass (value $30) to select county parks.

CANCELLED: Quintet to perform for parks:  5:30 p.m., March 21, McLeod Plantation Historic Site, James Island.   A quintet of the Charleston Symphony will perform “LIsten to Spring” as a fundraiser for the Charleston County Parks Foundation.  Guests are invited to enjoy popular music under the stars at the historic site from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Charleston Symphony Brass Quintet will take attendees on a musical journey from New Orleans to Broadway, with detours to Europe and South America.  Tickets are $75. Proceeds will go to support the foundation’s Pass It Forward Project. Tickets are available at CharlestonCountyParksFoundation.org.

Charleston 350 Series:  6 p.m., April 2, Charleston Museum, Meeting St., Charleston.  Dr. Daniel Littlefield, Carolina Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, will speak about the first enslaved people that were brought to Carolina and why the institution eventually thrived as it did in the colony. Registration is encouraged but not required.  More info.

Lowcountry Cajun Festival: Noon to 6 p.m., April 5, James Island County Park, James Island.  This ragin’ Cajun Festival features a full day of zydeco music, authentic Cajun and Creole food, children’s activities and more! Charleston’s best Cajun restaurants, caterers and food trucks will cook up a variety of delicious foods. After tasting all of the delicious food, festival-goers can dust off their dance moves and get dancing to non-stop Zydeco and Cajun music, performed on stage throughout the day.   Admission is $15. No pets.  For more information, call 843-795-4386 or visit CharlestonCountyParks.com.

ONGOING

Local photographers on display:  Through March 31, North Charleston City Gallery in North Charleston City Hall.  The City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department will showcase photographs by Dawnita Hall of North Charleston and Nicole Robinson of Charleston in an exhibit that runs for the month.. 

Visual Vigil: Through May 3, City Gallery, Prioleau Street, Charleston.  The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Visual Vigil, a new exhibition by artist Susan Perkins.  The show is designed to be an active conversation on the effects of mass shootings; the installation is made up of contemplative pieces that represent the lives lost and communities affected by mass violence from 1903 through present day. An opening reception will take place March 20 at 5 p.m.  An artist’s talk will be held on 2 p.m. March 28.  A community discussion about gun violence and gun reform will be held 6 p.m. April 21.  More info.

Early morning bird walks at Caw Caw:  8:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday, Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Ravenel.  You can learn about habitats and birds, butterflies and other organisms in this two-hour session.  Registration is not required, but participants are to be 15 and up. $10 per person or free to Gold Pass holders.  More:  http://www.CharlestonCountyParks.com.

• If you have an event to list on our calendar, please send it to feedback@charlestoncurrents.com for consideration. The calendar is updated weekly on Mondays.