Dancing on Air
Join us for this free, family-friendly event to see the Dancing on Air Crew teach kids about four of the elements that make up the cultural phenomenon known as hip-hop: Graffiti, MCing, DJing and Breakin’.
9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. | Charleston County Public Library Main Branch |68 Calhoun Street
L’Organo featuring Jacob Carl Taylor
Jacob Carl Taylor, who holds degrees from Eastman, Indiana University and Wheaton College, will present Dupre, De Grigny and Durufle (along with some Bach).
10 a.m. | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | 120 Broad Street
Music at Noon: Let’s Duet
Vocalist Alva Anderson and bassist Frank Duvall perform jazz standards in a not-so-big band setting in the tradition of Sheila Jordan, a pioneer in vocal-bass duo performances who recorded with Harvie S and with Cameron Brown. Ella Fitzgerald recorded four albums with guitarist Joe Pass. These musicians were excited by the power, possibility and the magic that could be created in this intimate setting.
Noon | Circular Congregational Church | 150 Meeting Street
Early Music Series: Echoes of the Chapelle Royale with Spartina Consort
Spartina Consort performs sacred vocal, instrumental and organ works by Bouteiller and Marais, de Grigny.
3 p.m. | St. Mary’s Catholic Church | 95 Hasell Street
Sundown Poetry Series featuring Ashley Crout
Come hear Ashley Crout, a graduate of Bard College and the MFA program at Hunter College, who has received awards from The Academy of American Poets. She is a four-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and her work has been published in the Michigan Quarterly Review, the New Orleans Review and Dodging the Rain. Her appearance will be followed by a reception at Buxton Books, 160 King Street.
6 p.m.| Washington Square Park | 80 Broad Street
Music Among Friends: Dvorak’s Piano Quintet
The Friends of the Charleston Library Society as well as musicians from the College of Charleston and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra will come together to perform one of the greatest works in the chamber music repertoire, Dvorak’s “Piano Quintet.” Also featured: Yuriy Bekker, violin Micah Gangwer, violin Seth Van Embden, viola Benjamin Mekinulov, cello Tom Hicks, piano.
6 p.m.| Charleston Library Society | 164 King Street
Piccolo Porch Concert #2
Second in a series of intimate, outdoor concerts featuring a surprise live musician.
7 p.m. | Harleston Village | Registration opens May 25 at www.piccolospoleto.com
Chamber Music Charleston TWO Spring Chamber Music Showcase
This special performance features violinists Evan Baker, Annabelle Cusatis, Elijah Liu, Ava Whitener and Callie Williams; cellists Luciano Cusatis and Myles Owens-Walker; and bassist Pablo Perez; and students from the Charleston County School of the Arts and participants in the CMC TWO Spring Chamber Music Showcase.
7 p.m.| Circular Congregational Church | 150 Meeting Street
Threshold Repertory Theatre presents The Drop of a Hat
The English comedic singing duo Flanders and Swann delighted audiences with witty revues on both sides of the pond in the mid-Twentieth Century. Come laugh and sing along as Paul O’Brien plays Michael Flanders and Brian Brooks becomes Donald Swann to re-create that mid-century magic song and laughter.
7:30 p.m. May 27, 28, 29 | Threshold Repertory Theatre | 84 ½ Society Street
4 p.m. May 31 | Threshold Repertory Theatre | 84 ½ Society Street
Sip & Stroll with Small Opera
Wander through downtown Charleston on this Gardens and Galleries Art Walk, which transforms Charleston into a living stage. Discover gardens as you see pop-up performances of opera, musical theater and poetry appearing in unexpected places. Sip, stroll, and let live music and poetry surprise you. The cast includes Small Opera and Charleston Poet Laureate A$iahMae.
At 5:30 on May 27, the walk begins at the Pineapple Fountain at Joe Riley Waterfront Park | 34 Prioleau Street
At 5:30 on June 3, the walk begins at Reinert Fine Art | 179 King Street
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