We know y’all are sneezing from all this yellow stuff floating around, but we promise it’s worth it. Spring is here, and this weekend is chock full of ways to celebrate the season. From art openings to music (lots of it) to a kinda creepy play, we’re ready to get our culture on. Oh, yeah, and there are some do-good-for-the-earth type activities this weekend too, so if you want to give back to those flowering beauties and green, green trees, head out to an Earth Day celebration or island cleanup.
Friday
First off, some sad news. If you were planning to go to Movies in Marion Square, unfortunately you’ll need to make other plans. Blame the rain.
Get your literary fix with Poe: A Play in the Dark, a dance production that explores the recesses of Edgar Allan Poe’s mind. Spooky.
Toss your flip flops down below and make sure you know where the nearest cooler is for Charleston Race Week out on the Harbor.
The dancin’ doesn’t stop there! Check out Chapel Moves! an innovative dance concert comprised of original dances by CofC students.
The Charleston In Water Boat Show kicks off today at Brittlebank Park. Organizers say it’s the largest one of its kind in this region and a vaierty of vendors will be on hand as you shop for your knew yacht.
Go to the Art Mecca for Luke Horowitz’s colorful animal-inspired works (we’re lookin’ at you “A Quizzical Kiwi”) and stay for the live music and free wine.
Don’t worry, be happy that the Reggae Nights concert series is back for a special spring performance at James Island. BYOLawnchair.
PURE Theatre’s production of “Marie Antoinette” opens tonight at PURE’s King Street black box theater.
The one and only Bob Dylan performs tonight at the North Charleston PAC.
Saturday
Record Store Day is back for its 8th annual celebration of all things groovy. We’re most excited about the promise of state-shaped albums, even if we’re not sure how they’ll play. Here are some of our picks.
Spring Jam moved across the river this year, and we think that means it’ll be bigger and better than ever. Jam to all your favorite bands while taking in fire-throwers and a stilt walker.
It’s almost pool season, so maybe you’ll want to check out Mixson Bath and Racquet Club’s membership open house on Saturday.
BrewHaha is about as self-explanatory a comedy fest as we’ve ever heard. Drink beer. Laugh. Repeat.
Grab the kiddos and teach them what going green is all about at Riverfront Park’s Earth Day celebration in North Charleston.
Catch an evening flick at the Olde Village Community building in NoChas, where She Makes Comics will tell the known story of women in comics. A pop-up comic shop will take the evening to the next level.
If Earth Day celebrations don’t quite quell your need to save the planet, join Wounded Nature-Working Veterans in a massive cleanup of Morris Island before sea turtle and bird nesting season begins.
Come cheer on the Charleston Battery as they take on the New York Red Bulls.
Sunday
Get your chow on at the second annual Sea Island Food Truck Rodeo featuring such faves as Coastal Crust, Cookie Chick, and Roadside Seafood. Booze and live music, too.
Charleston Stage’s production of Catch Me If You Can” continues, with a matinee show at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Today’s the last day of the Lowcountry Strawberry Festival out at Boone Hall Plantation.
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