What to do Sept. 4-11

Discovery Day: Crab-by Adventure

Why do some fiddler crabs have one large claw? What do crabs eat? Are all crabs really crabby? Learn all about crabs while creating your own crabby crafts to take home. Discovery Day is designed for young learners ages 2 to 5 to explore the Dill Sanctuary with a parent or guardian. Program fees include admission for one child and one adult.
Sept. 9. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. $10/members; $15/nonmembers. The Dill Sanctuary. 1163 Riverland Drive. James Island. charlestonmuseum.org

Oliver Pluff & Co. Tea Class

Step into the world of tea with a hands-on lesson in history, flavor and craft. In this interactive class, guests will explore how the region where tea is grown shapes its unique characteristics. Taste the three distinctive teas that make up our English Breakfast blend, learn how to brew the perfect cup using loose leaves, then blend them together and enjoy
a freshly made cuppa.
Sept. 10. 10:15 a.m. $50/person. Oliver Pluff & Co. 49 John St. Downtown. oliverpluff.com

Sunday Brunch Farmers Market

Head to the Pour House on James Island for a 100% local market brimming with more than 40 local farmers and artisans, a deck bar, live music, good eats and all kinds of amazing area-made goods. Cap off your weekend by kicking back, enjoying the local tunes and stocking up on unique goodies. This farmers market is open year-round.
Sundays. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free to attend. The Pour House. 1977 Maybank Highway. James Island. sundaybrunchfarmersmarket.com

Let’s Move

Join the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry for Let’s Move twice a week. This interactive program is designed to inspire children to explore the joys of physical activity through play, discovery and imagination. Let’s Move is focused on promoting healthy lifestyles for children and combines fun and fitness in a dynamic environment. All events are free with paid museum admission.
Mondays and Saturdays. 11 a.m. to noon. $15/admission. Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry.
25 Ann St. Downtown. explorecml.org

Johnnie-O second anniversary

M. Dumas and Sons will celebrate the second anniversary of its brand partner store, Johnnie-O by M. Dumas and Sons, located in The Charleston Place. Stop by to enter a $500 gift card raffle, enjoy a gift with purchase and sip complimentary wine from Boutique Beverage Company while browsing the shop new arrivals and the best brands in men’s fashion.
Sept. 12 through Sept. 13. Store hours vary. Free to attend. Johnnie-O. 132 Market St. Downtown. johnnie-o.com

Arts + Music

Revisit timely classic The Sound of Music

Charleston Stage opens its season with The Sound of Music. The legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, which runs through Sept. 28, gathers the von Trapp brood with nanny Maria in Austria in the late 1930s. The Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St.
More: charlestonstage.com.

STAGE AND SCREEN

Sept. 6, 4 p.m.: The Terrace Theater will host a special screening of Freakier Friday, followed by a virtual Q&A with director Nisha Ganatra. 1956D Maybank Highway,
James Island.
Sept. 6, 7: The Footlight Players offer the “splashy, splendidly sordid cracker of a new production of the Ton-topping show” Caberet in three weekend performances. Read Maura Hogan’s review online. Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. Queen Street Playhouse, 20 Queen St.
Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m. and Sept. 13, 10 a.m.: PURE Theatre presents its first annual Playwrights Festival, including performances of “Takes All Kinds” by Dan Hoyle on both nights, and playwright-led workshops. Cannon Street Arts Center, 134 Cannon St.,
More: puretheatre.org.

MUSIC

Sept. 5, 8 p.m.: George Thorogood and The Destroyers, Charleston Music Hall
Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m.: The Nova, Tin Roof
Sept. 6, 6 p.m.: Drifter Fest, The Refinery
Sept. 6, 9 p.m.: Winterteeth, Royal American
Sept. 6, 6 p.m.: The Brook and The Bluff, The Windjammer
Sept. 7, 7 p.m.: Howard Jones, Charleston Music Hall
Sept. 7, 6 p.m.: Limbo/Jesse Roper, The Refinery
Sept. 9, 7 p.m.: Dream Theater, North Charleston PAC
Sept. 10, 8 p.m.: Kenny G, Charleston Music Hall
Sept. 11, 8 p.m.: The Simplicity (album release), Pour H ouse
Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.: Riley Coyote, Tin Roof

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WHAT’S NEW

La Taqueria by El Molino has opened at 2901 Maybank Highway on Johns Island. The restaurant serves a menu of street-style Mexican food, including tacos, tortas and birria. The new Johns Island location is open daily and joins El Molino’s other spots in North Charleston and West Ashley.
More: molinosupermarket.com

Shake Shack soon will open its first South Carolina location in North Charleston’s Tanger Outlets. The restaurant is known for its ShackBurger, made with a custom 100% Angus beef blend, as well as chicken sandwiches, crinkle cut fries, shakes, frozen custard and a signature ShackMeister beer. An opening date has not yet been announced, but construction has started.
More: sha k eshack.com

Rooftop bar Rosemary Rose has opened at The Nickel, the recently opened luxury boutique hotel in Charleston. Rosemary Rose offers sweeping views of the city and a menu of shareable plates including snapper crudo, shrimp remoulade, crispy stuffed zucchini blossoms and tuna carpaccio.
More: nickelhotel.com

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Summerville’s Kersey House is now hosting a jazz brunch on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. Brunch menu highlights include eggs Benedict, croque monsieur, French toast and $5 mimosas and bloody Marys.
More: kerseyhousesummerville.com

Indigo Road Restaurant Week is offering special, multi-course menus at its Charleston restaurants through Sept. 14. From Brasserie la Banque’s $55 menu featuring dishes like scallop carpaccio and pork paillard to the Post House Inn’s $35 lunch-only menu offering chicory salad and a grilled swordfish sandwich, guests can sample special items from the group’s eight local restaurants.
More: theindigoroad.com

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