Staff reports | Charleston Restaurant Week — a period when diners can get special deals at restaurants all over town — is scheduled to return on Jan 7 for 10 days.
This culinary dream, executed by Explore Charleston, is one of the most highly anticipated culinary events in the Charleston area,” according to the visitors’ bureau website. “It is an opportunity to enjoy the world-renowned cuisine of the Lowcountry as participating restaurants offer prix fixe lunch and dinner menus.”
More than a dozen area restaurants are participating so far. More are expected.
Also on the calendar:
Free parking in Charleston. From now until Jan. 1, 2021, the city is providing two hours of free parking downtown with this year’s Holiday Magic in Historic Charleston parking voucher. Download the voucher.
Virtual HoLiDaY: Noon to 3 p.m., Dec. 20. Holy City Vintage Market will offer a virtual holiday market on Instagram @holycityvintagemarket. Shop vintage galore and more from a dozen vendors, safely from the warmth of your home. How it works: We’ll repost items for sale in our IG story from noon until 3 p.m. Customers can click through to the original seller to purchase items and set up contact-free pickup or postage. (The HCVM does not sell anything; we are merely facilitating the market.) Questions: holycityvtg@gmail.com
Two exhibits in one: Through Dec. 31, City of North Charleston’s Park Circle Gallery. North Charleston photographer Dawnita Hall’s exhibit, Signs of Life, is a series of nine metallic print photographs of found signs and lettering. More: DawnitaHall.com. Painter Susan Irish of Charleston offers a series of abstract impressionist, mixed-media paintings with color palettes and compositions inspired by nature In her exhibit, I See You in My Garden. Free. More: SusanIrishArtist.com. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays to Fridays, and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
Holiday Festival of Lights: Through Dec. 31, 2020. The annual event, now in its 31st year, opens Nov. 13 and will offer a dazzling array of displays and about 2 million lights at James Island County Park. The festival will be open every evening nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. You can take a heartwarming cruise along the three-mile display of glimmering lights with your closest companions. The driving tour features over 700 light displays, most of which were created in-house by park staff. For details, visit HolidayFestivalofLights.com.
- 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.
- ORDER NOW: Copies are in Lowcountry-area bookstores now, but if you can’t swing by, you can order a copy online today.
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