Charleston Currents

CALENDAR, March 5+: Homeless to Hope concert is March 11

Staff reports | The Homeless to Hope Benefit Concert, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 11 at the Gaillard Center Performance Hall, will help raise money for the Homeless to Hope Fund, managed by the Palmetto Project.

The fund, started by local mayors, pushes solutions to curb homelessness and promote affordable housing. Musical performances will be by Charlton Singleton, Quiana Parler, Heather Rice, Lowcountry Voices and a stage band of 10 instrumentalists. For more information on the March 11 concert and the Homeless to Hope Fund, visit www.homelesstohopefund.org.

by Charleston Currents · 03/05/2018 · Comments are Disabled · calendar

CALENDAR, Feb. 26+: Tall ship to arrive Feb. 28, book sale, more

Staff reports | The Oliver Hazard Perry, a tall ship base din Rhode Island, is scheduled to arrive here Feb. 28 for a three-day visit. The ship, which will be anchored in Charleston harbor, is the largest civilian sailing school vessel in the United States.

The ship can accommodate 32 people overnight plus a 17-member professional crew. The three masts of the ship reach 13.5 stories tall. The ship, which has a draft of 13 feet, is 200 feet long. It has seven miles of rigging, 20 sails and 14,000 square feet of sail, according to its website. It also has twin biodiesel engines.

by Charleston Currents · 02/26/2018 · Comments are Disabled · calendar