PURE Theatre’s 2021-22 season opens Sept. 29 with “The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey” , a solo show featuring PURE’s David Mandel. The performance at the Dock Street Theatre will run through Oct. 8. Also on the lineup this season are four other works, all of which will be performed at the Cannon Street Arts Center:
Staff reports | The American Ballet Theatre will be in Charleston July 17 for a free outdoor performance at The Citadel’s parade ground, Summerall Field. To attend, you are asked to RSVP for the first-come, first-served performance.
On the calendar:
Party at The Point: 6 p.m., Fridays in July, Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, Mount Pleasant. The long-beloved Happy Hour concert series is back with live music and plenty of food and drinks. Each event is limited to 600 general admission ticket holders. Tickets are available at citypapertickets.com.
Here’s a look at a bunch of local farmers markets where you can find fresh fruit, vegetables, crafts and more. If you know of others, send us a note at: feedback@charlestoncurrents.com.
Coffee with the mayor: 7:30 a.m., June 23, Park Cafe, 730 Rutledge Ave., Charleston. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg will talk about local issues that matter during this informal gathering.
Staff reports | Party at The Point, a long-beloved Happy Hour concert series is back for its 20th season this year on Friday evenings next month starting July 2. The series, which features bands like the Dubplates and three tribute bands, is the area’s longest-running happy hour concert series, now back after a year off thanks to the pandemic.
Charleston’s Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival continue through June 13 with performances and events all over town. You can find the printed 16-page Piccolo Spoleto 2021 guide online (right) in the Charleston City Paper and at venues around town. But because this season’s free events are being continuously updated, you might want to also check at charlestonarts.org to get the most updated information on events. Piccolo is a companion celebration to Spoleto Festival USA.
Staff reports | The Charleston Museum will present The Lowcountry in Living Color: Making Historical Photographs Come to Life starting June 7 as the latest offering in its Lowcountry Image Gallery.
Staff reports | The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority will start operating its Beach Reach Shuttle with hourly weekend service on May 29 to provide a new connection between Mount Pleasant and Isle of Palms.
In three shows this month called “Symphonic Swing: Jazz Meets the Classics,” the Charleston Jazz Orchestra will bring the world of improvisation and swing to notable classical compositions, bridging the gap, bending the genres, and introducing the styles of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Billie Holiday to Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.
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