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.
(NEW) 2017 MLK Celebration: Jan. 13-17, Charleston. There’s a full slate of events over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend to celebrate “A Dream Unfulfilled,” the theme of the community’s annual event. Click here for the full schedule. Some key events:
Jan. 15, 4 p.m.: MLK Ecumenical Service, Morris Street Baptist Church, Charleston.
Monday, Jan. 16, 11 a.m.: MLK Parade from Burke High School to Marion Square.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 7:30 a.m., Gaillard Auditorium, Charleston: MLK Business and Professional Breakfast, with keynote by Eugene Woods, president and CEO of Carolinas HealthCare System.
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