Staff reports | Almost three dozen area restaurants are participating Jan. 7 to Jan. 17 in Charleston Restaurant Week, a period when diners can get special deals at restaurants all over town.
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.”
Also on the calendar:
Birthday party: Jan. 12. You can celebrate the 248th birthday of the Charleston Museum by enjoying this archived blog post on the mahiole, a Hawaiian headdress that is one of the museum’s earliest collected objects.
MLK Ecumenical Service: 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, via Zoom. S.C. Sen. Darrell Jackson, a civil rights advocate and pastor from the Columbia area, will serve as keynote speaker during this free service to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sign up to attend virtually at ywcagc.org/mlk-ecumenical.
MLK Annual Business and Professional Summit: 7:30 a.m. Jan 19. While the annual breakfast event will be held for a socially-distanced few at the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Camden Room at 375 Meeting Street in Charleston, you can participate virtually with hundreds virtually. Registration information will be available in early January at ywcagc.org. Philanthropist and businesswoman Anita Zucker will keynote.
Sunday Brunch Farmers Market: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., every Sunday, Charleston Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway, James Island. While the market is discouraging people from spending too much time hanging out during the market, everyone is invited to shop their local vendors.
Wallace abstracts on display. Through Jan. 31, Park Circle Gallery, 4820 Jenkins Ave., North Charleston. Works by local abstract artist Scott Wallace will be on display through the end of the month at a free show. The exhibit, called “Abstraction in Action,” features works in acrylic that explore unusual color palettes and the textural possibilities of acrylic paint. More: ScottWallacePaintings.com.
Craft entries sought. Fine craft artists from around the state are invited to enter the 19th annual S.C. Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Competition and Exhibition, which will be presented April 28 to May 2 as part of the North Charleston Arts Fest. Entry fee is $15. The deadline for entries is March 15. Applications are offered online only. The show, cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, will offer objects made in media of clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and three-dimensional mixed media. More info: culturalarts@northcharleston.org.
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