CALENDAR: YALLFest to return virtually in November

YALLFest to return virtually in November

Staff reports  |  YALLFest, Blue Bicycle Books’ popular annual young adult book festival, is moving online with a new format, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.  YALLFest fans can now look forward to YALLWrite, a “craft-themed extravaganza” to be held Nov. 13-14.

While the bookstore  has not released details about YALLWrite, it promises the virtual fest will have most of the elements of YALLFest, including signed books, special events, giveaways and a stellar author lineup.  You can subscribe to the YALLWrite newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the juicy deets at yallwrite.org.

Also on the calendar:

Studio Works at Redux: Through Aug. 28, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston.  The center is presenting a solo exhibition featuring the work of North Charleston artist Fletcher Williams III. It features recent works on paper pulled directly from Williams’s studio. Highlights include 50 black-and-white single pickets evocative of featureless portraits, small-scale exploratory studies, and a collection of color-saturated works painted in synthetic and natural greens, lush blues, and bold turmeric tones.  More.

Safe Sounds concerts are back:  Saturdays through Oct. 31, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston.  The distillery’s socially-distanced concerts are back starting Sept. 5 with its fall Safe Sounds series. The first concert will feature On the Border, a tribute to the Eagles and Haley Mae Campbell.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. 

Vintage market:  Noon to 3 p.m., Sept. 13, via Instagram.  Holy City Vintage Market will hold a virtual event to allow shoppers to view hundreds of items for purchase over three hours.  How it works: Watch HCVM’s Instagram story as we repost items for sale from 20 local vintage, secondhand, and artisan vendors. Shoppers can DM individual shops to arrange purchase and no-contact shipping, drop-off, or pickup details.  More.

“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.