CALENDAR: Green auction is under way, live event is Saturday

The 11th Annual Wild Side, a yearly event to benefit the South Carolina Environmental Law Project, will be held Sept. 26 under oak trees at the Kaminski House in Georgetown, but an online auction is now open.

Register now to bid on dozens of unique gifts and priceless experiences. you could win vacation rentals, scenic getaways, gorgeous art and goods, entertainment packages and many more special items. You can bid up to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 26.

You can also participate in person in a socially-distanced event.  The event is entirely outdoors and will follow current public health guidelines, including wearing masks. Few tables remain. 

Not comfortable joining us in person? Tune in to a free livestream! You’ll see highlights of the program, including remarks from cartoonist Robert Ariail and SCELP Executive Director Amy Armstrong as well as a rollicking set by the talented one-man blues band Ben Prestage as well as other special announcements. Everything kicks off at 7 p.m.! Learn more.

Also on the Calendar:

Lowcountry Listens: 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 30, online.  The Gaillard Center offers a  third round of free music performances with the continuation of Lowcountry Listens.  Next up: Sideshow Americans on Sept. 23.  Sideshow Americans is a four-piece Americana Rock ’n Roll band from Johns Island. After performing together live throughout 2015, Sideshow Americans recorded and released a house-show video for the song “Brokenhearted.”  

• Final show:  Charlton Singleton and Contemporary Flow | Sept. 30

Safe Sounds concerts are back:  Saturdays through Oct. 31, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston.  The distillery’s socially-distanced concerts are back with its fall Safe Sounds series. This week on Sept. 26:  The Dave Matthews Tribute Band.  There also will be a special performance on Oct. 2 from the Grammy Award-winning Del McCoury Band. Tickets can be purchased in advance at citypapertickets.com. 

“Connections” on display:  Through Oct. 24, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston.  The exhibition of works by Gret Macintosh features looks at physical connections between places, such as waterways, roads, and bridges that the artist has experienced over the last 15 years of living in the Charleston area.  The exhibition is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays; and by appointment.  More.

From Etchings to Pastels:  Through Nov. 29, Lowcountry Image Gallery, The Charleston Museum. The museum has partnered with the Pastel Society of South Carolina to present new interpretations of etchings stemming from the Charleston Renaissance Movement about 100 years ago.  Learn more.

Online offerings:

• Gibbes Museum.  You can enjoy lots of local art offerings through the website and social media accounts of the Gibbes Museum. At 10 a.m. on weekdays, the museum posts virtual readings and workshops on Facebook. Find more online.
• Avian Conservation Center.  Access videos and live streaming presentations online to learn about what’s going on at the Center for Birds of Prey. 
• Around the world.  You can visit 500 museums across the world online through this Google amalgamation of sites.  

If you have any online events, drop us a line (editor@charlestoncurrents.com) and make sure to put “Online event” in the subject line.  Similarly, if you’ve got cool ideas for stuff to do while in isolation at home, send them our way.