CALENDAR: Symphony quintet to perform March 21 for parks group

Staff reports  |  McLeod Plantation Historic Site on James Island will host “LIsten to Spring,” a March 21 fundraising performance by a quintet of the Charleston Symphony 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. 

The concert will take place at the historic site’s riverside pavilion, which offers beautiful views of Wappoo Creek. Tickets are $75. Proceeds will go to support the foundation’s Pass It Forward Project, which provides opportunities for community members who encounter barriers to access county parks, programs and services. Among other initiatives, the project facilitates summer camp scholarships.

• Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be included. Tickets are available at CharlestonCountyParksFoundation.org.

Also on the calendar:

Old Slave Mart Museum open Sundays:  1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays in February, 6 Chalmers St., CHarleston.  As a part of the celebration of Black History, the museum will be open on Sundays in February to share its role in telling Charleston’s full history.  Admission to the museum is $8 for adults and $5 for seniors, students, teachers and military personnel.

Good Catch Oysterfest:  7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Feb. 21, S.C. Aquarium, Charleston.  The aquarium’s Good Catch series opens with an oyster event with Folly River Shellfish as the purveyor for a range of culinary preparers.  Tickets are $50 to $75. For more information on Good Catch Oysterfest and the aquarium’s entire After Hours series, visit scaquarium.org/afterhours

Charleston Museum’s roast: Noon to 3 p.m., Feb. 22, Dill Sanctuary, James Island.  The Charleston Museum will host its annual oyster roast and allow guests to enjoy Dill Sanctuary.  Tickets to this event are all inclusive and include two tours with Museum Archaeologists, oysters, BBQ, sides, live music with the Paul Quattlebaum Jazz Band and a cupcake and coffee or hot cocoa courtesy of The Holy City Cupcakes! And of course, one of the best Lowcountry views Charleston can offer.

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. Admission to Pet Fest is $8 per person. 

ONGOING

Lights of Magnolia: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., through March 15, 2020, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, West Ashley.  Enjoy nine acres of Chinese lanterns, dragons and more at the venerable garden’s new evening attraction.  The lantern festival includes custom-designed installations of large-scale thematically unified lanterns, a fusion of historic Chinese cultural symbols and images that represent the flora and fauna of Magnolia. Learn more online.  Tickets are $11-$26.  Parking is easier now.  For more information and frequently asked questions, click here.

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.

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