Charleston Currents

CALENDAR, July 31+: From small business to music and meetings

Financing a small business: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 3, Trident United Way building, Suite 101, 6296 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. The Small Business Administration will offer a two-hour workshop with financial experts who will share lending options and experience for people looking for business capital. Cost: $20. To register or learn more, visit www.charlestonsbdc.com or call 843-740-6160.

Reggae Nights concert series. James Island County Park. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. with performances starting at 8:30 p.m. for this county concert series with Mystic Vibrations, Aug. 4.

(NEW) Stop offshore drilling: 6 p.m., Aug. 7, The Yacht Club at the Charleston Harbor Resort, Mount Pleasant. Several environmental groups, state Sen. Chip Campsen (R-Mount Pleasant) and other elected officials will meet to discuss the “slippery slope” and what can be done to stop offshore drilling. RSVP.

by Charleston Currents · 07/31/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, July 24+: Books, business and music

John’s Island book sale. Charleston Friends of the Library will hold a two-day book sale July 28 and 29 at the John’s Island Regional Library, 3531 Maybank Highway, to raise money for the charity. Paperbacks start at $1 and hardbacks at $3. There also are lots of other materials, such as DVDs, CDs and children’s books. The sale starts at 9 a.m. each day and ends in late afternoon. More: CharlestonLibraryFriends.org.

Reggae Nights concert series. James Island County Park. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. with performances starting at 8:30 p.m. for this county concert series with Mystic Vibrations, Aug. 4.

by Charleston Currents · 07/24/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, July 17+: Reggae, ladybugs, history and books

Reggae Nights concert series. James Island County Park. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. with performances starting at 8:30 p.m. for this county concert series with Jah Works, July 21; and Mystic Vibrations, Aug. 4. (NEW) Ladybug release: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will release 150,000 ladybugs into the gardens 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 22, 3550 Ashley River Rd., Charleston. […]

by Charleston Currents · 07/17/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, May 30+: Festivals, concert and talk of potlikker

Spoleto Festival and Piccolo Spoleto: There are scads of events through June 11. Check out top events in our Focus piece from May 22.

Reggae Nights concert series. James Island County Park. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. with performances starting at 8:30 p.m. for this county concert series that starts June 2 with Da’ Gulla Rootz, followed by De Lions of Jay, June 23; Jah Works, July 21; and Mystic Vibrations, Aug. 4.

Potlikker Papers be discussed. Longtime Charleston Currents friend John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, will be in the Holy City 5 p.m. June 2 for a discussion of his new book, Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South. He and Garden & Gun editor David DiBenedetto will discuss the book and how it came to be at a space-limited discussion at the magazine’s offices at the Cigar Factory on East Bay Street.

by Charleston Currents · 05/29/2017 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, Aug. 22+: Festivals, plays and good food ahead

(NEW) Reggae Jerk & Wine Festival: Noon to 7:30 p.m., Aug. 28, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston. The third annual festival will give you a chance to sample the succulent taste of Jamaican jerk and sip a variety of wines. Guests receive a complimentary wine glass to commemorate the event and jerk sample pairing with Irie Jerk wine. Sway to […]

by Andy Brack · 08/22/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, Aug 1+: Stomping of the feet and the beat

Events for the week of Aug. 1, 2016, and beyond, including A Chorus Line, Godspell and reggae artists Mystic Vibrations.

by Andy Brack · 08/01/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, May 30+: Nunsense, Tea Room, grand opening, more

Ahead for the week of May 30, 2016: Nunsense by the Footlight Players; Grace Tea Room is open; Reggae with Black Lion on June 3; Colonial Lake has grand reopening on June 4; much more.

by Charleston Currents · 05/30/2016 · Comments are Disabled · calendar