Everyone needs to stop talking about how spring has sprung in Charleston. Please. Because you’re going to jinx it. If there’s another freeze on its way, I blame all of you. Still, the weather this weekend should be pretty gorgeous, so go out and enjoy it.
First up is the event that beer lovers around town have been waiting for: Brewvival. You’ll get to sample suds from more than 30 different breweries from around the country, plus eat good food from vendors and listen to good music. Make sure you have that DD lined up well in advance.
Sunday is all about the Oscars. You can have your own party, or head to Cinebarre and see the show on the big screen. Plus CBT is performing their The Golden Oscar show this weekend.
It’s African American Heritage Days at Wannamaker County Park, there’s a Gullah Heritage presentation at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, and St. Julian Devine has Celebrating Black History.
Do you watch Antiques Roadshow on a weekly basis but really wish you were on the screen, finding out just how much that old-looking rug of yours is worth? You can get a verbal evaluation of your prized possession at Critique My Antique. If you don’t have anything of value, stop by the Village Antiques and Collectibles Show first.
Who needs to wait until Fat Tuesday? Get your Mardi Crawl on at Shem Creek.
Soft as Nails opens on Friday at Avondale’s Greenway Studio.
The Gibbes is hosting a recycled art-themed Community Day, proving that even used bottles can be beautiful. Author J. Henry Fair will be there signing books.
Students, engineers, scientists, and business leaders are going to be hurling oranges at the Citadel’s Summerall Field on Saturday for the Storm The Citadel Trebuchet Competition, hosted by the school and Google.
We swear there are no dogs in the stew at the Lowcountry Animal Rescue Dogmore Stew Festival. But you’ll be helping out a great cause if you go. You can also chip in this weekend by supporting the Bo Roast, the Women’s Suit Donation Drive, the Love Shuck, the Autism Benefit and Bridge Ride, the Shuckin’ for Shelter Oyster Roast, the Gift of Life 5K/2K Run/Walk, Charleston Loves Mountains, and the Mad Hatter Tea.
Enjoy some bivalves at the Carolinas Oyster Roast and BBQ or the Pork n’ Pearls Pig and Oyster Roast.
The Stingrays will duke it out on the ice against the Florida Everblades.
Students from the Art Institute’s Fashion club are hosting the live art exhibition the Fashion Installation, showcasing works made from paper, plastic, and other non-traditional materials.
Theatre 99 has Bingo Improv, This is Chucktown!, and The Have Nots! shows. And blue collar comedian Ron White brings his Behavioral Problems Tour to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.
Like live classical and traditional music? Pick from The Sound of Charleston, Celtic Woman, Bold Voices of Vienna, Circa 1748: Bridging Oral and Literary Traditions, and even the kids can enjoy Classical Kids Series “Circle Unbroken” for String Quartet.
See Out of Sterno, Fat Pig, or Cafe La Boheme. SPROUTS will perform Little Red Riding Hood.
2010 National Book Award Winner Jaimy Gordon will be at CofC on Friday. And children’s author Gia Lee will sign books downtown on Saturday.
Get outside for the bluebird workshop at the Sewee Visitor Center, a Camellia Walk at Middleton Place, or Family Doggie Days on Isle of Palms.
The Chefs’ Feast, a benefit for the Lowcountry Food Bank, is on Sunday.
They may be the Old 97’s, but they’re still young in our hearts. Forgive that bad excuse of a pun.
And I’ve never been to Chuck-E-Cheese, and I was too young for The Rock-afire Explosion, but I did go to Discovery Zone and a place called Mark Twain’s Riverboat Adventure, or something like that, which was pretty awesome. A documentary on The Rock-afire Explosion will screen in North Charleston on Saturday.
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