What to do May 8-15

Paint and Sip: Spring Bundle

Welcome the spring and its bright, warm blossoms with a relaxing brunch paint and sip at Ruby Sunshine Saturday with Charleston Paint Party. Guests will get guided, step-by-step instructions through a two-hour painting. Tap into your creative side, and create your own unique work of art to take home. No experience is needed, and all materials are provided.
May 10. 11:30 a.m. $37/person. Ruby Sunshine. 835 Savannah Highway. West Ashley. charlestonpaintparty.com

Charleston Greek Festival

Join in a celebration of fun and Greek culture this weekend with authentic cuisine, wine, live music and dancing at the 54th annual Greek Festival. The oldest ongoing festival in the Charleston area and the 3rd largest in the Lowcountry, guests join more than 35,000 others over the weekend in an exploration of Greek flavors and culture. Be sure to come hungry, and try delicate pastries, gyros, dinners and more.
May 9 through May 11. Event times vary. $5/general admission. Greek Orthodox Church.
30 Race St. Downtown. charlestongreekfestival.com

Mount Pleasant Farmers Market

The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is back in full swing after its winter hiatus. Head to Mount Pleasant every Tuesday through September for a local market featuring farm goods, food vendors and live music. Pick up fresh local produce, prepared meals and plenty of other goodies to stock your kitsch, including locally made olive oil, ranch dressing, boiled peanuts, Greek sweets, fresh pasta and more.
Tuesdays. 3:30 p.m to 7 p.m. Free to attend. The Moultrie Middle School. 645 Coleman Drive. Mount Pleasant. experiencemountpleasant.com

Party at the Point

It’s not too late to get in on the weekend fun at Party at the Point, Charleston’s premiere happy hour concert series Friday evenings in May and June. This year, the team behind the event is celebrating 25 years, making it the longest-running happy hour concert series in town — and its only annual beach party. Come and enjoy live music, food, drinks and free parking.
Fridays through July 18. 5 p.m. $15/adults; kids 12 and younger free. Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina. 20 Patriots Point Road. Mount Pleasant. charlestonharborresort.com

Sunset dolphin boat cruise

Enjoy the picturesque cityscape of historic Charleston from the best angle imaginable — the water. Take a leisurely cruise through the shrimping village of Shem Creek and into Charleston Harbor with Coastal Expeditions at sunset. Sail along the Battery, around Fort Sumter and beyond in search of bottlenose dolphins, shorebirds and more, all guided by a knowledgeable captain.
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Cruise times vary. $40/ticket. Coastal Expeditions at Shem Creek. 514 Mill St. Mount Pleasant. coastalexpeditions.com

Arts + Music

Burns to speak here ahead of docuseries on American Revolution

Celebrated American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will speak at an 11 a.m. May 14 press conference at the College of Charleston ahead of a preview of a November six-part PBS docuseries, The American Revolution, which probes how the war impacted the world in the late 1700s.
Later that day at 7 p.m. is an exclusive sold-out preview of the new series. The preview will include excerpts from the documentary, followed by a discussion moderated by SCETV President and CEO Adrienne Fairwell with Burns, South Carolina historian Walter Edgar and colleague Kathleen DuVal of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
7 p.m., Sottile Theatre, 44 George St., Charleston. https://cofc.evenue.net/list/GSBO

ARTS

May 17, 2 p.m. : Artist talk with Black image-maker Joshua Parks, whose work analyzes Afro-descendant communities of the Atlantic world. It is his first solo museum exhibition, Born in We: African Descendants of the Atlantic World. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 161 Calhoun St., Charleston. halsey.cofc.edu

May 23 to June 8: Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston.

MUSIC

May 9, 6 p.m.: Everclear, Windjammer, Isle of Palms.
May 10, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: AWEfest, Awendaw Municipal Park,
7900 Doar Road, Awendaw.
May 15, 8 p.m.: Matt Kearney, Charleston Music Hall.
May 16, 9 p.m.: 2 Slices + Rotoglow, The Royal American, downtown. The second band recently released its EP, We are today.
May 16, 6 p.m.: Andrew Scotchie, Pour House.
May 22 & 23, 8 p.m.: Umphrey’s McGee, The Windjammer.
May 23, 8 p.m.: Sturgill Simpson, Credit One Stadium. New album just released.

A la carte

WHAT’S NEW

North Charleston’s Maya del Sol Kitchen recently made some changes to its hours and offerings. Owner/chef Raul Sanchez said he has pivoted his business plan in response to customer feedback. “People wanted more last-minute options,” he said, acknowledging that Maya del Sol’s chef’s table format for dinners wasn’t as feasible for diners on the go.

Now, you can swing by the Reynolds Avenue restaurant Tuesdays through Fridays for lunch (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and small bites and a rotating dinner special (3 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Customers can now order beer and wine and nosh on smaller plates like chicken sliders and charcuterie boards. Maya del Sol will be serving Saturday brunch (not Sunday) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as well as reservation-only chef’s table dinners on Saturday with seatings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Learn more online at raulsmayadelsol.com.

King Street’s new Italian restaurant, Legami has officially launched its weekend brunch, available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Diners can look forward to dishes that chef Andrea Conguista grew up eating, such as smoked salmon and egg yolk butter brioche bread, carbonara with pecorino cheese and avocado toast topped with scrambled eggs and salmon caviar. Learn more at legamichs.com and book your reservation on resy.com.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Now through June 30, Alcove Market, in collaboration with ethical skincare brand LINNÉ Botanicals, will serve a new smoothie, the Green Clean. The drink features a blend of banana, spinach, collagen, spirulina, almond milk, orange juice, fresh ginger, turmeric and dates. This is the fourth collaboration for Alcove’s Allstars Smoothie Series which features like-minded, local industries. Learn more at alcovemarket.com.

The Charleston Greek Festival returns to Charleston May 9 through May 11. Now in its 54th year, the festival welcomes more than 35,000 guests, visitors and locals alike, to enjoy Greek food, drinks and culture. Guests can look forward to taverna dining, outdoor grills, pastries and more. Learn more at charlestongreekfestival.com.

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