Calendar of Events
Charleston Foot Prints-Walking Tours1/1/2011 - 12/31/2012Discover the charm and character of America’s most scenic and historic city with an acclaimed tour guide whose knowledge of Charleston traditions, heralded events, architecture, and cultural heritage is unsurpassed. Michael Trouche grew up in Charleston’s historic district, where his family has lived since the 18th century. He is creator of the award-winning television series Carolina Camera and has written two popular books about the city – The Charm of Charleston and Charleston Yesterday and Today. Michael’s tours feature flourishing gardens, captivating architecture and ironwork, colonial churches and cemeteries, hidden nooks and harbor vistas, unique legends and characters, Civil War and Revolutionary War sites, cobblestone streets and bell towers, tales of pirates, ghosts, earthquakes and hurricanes, as well as Charleston’s unique dialects and distinctive blend of European and African heritage. GROUP WALKING TOURS |
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Charleston Symphony Events12/17/2011 - 4/26/2012Holiday Celebration with the CSO Chorus (Matinee) Christmas Ensemble Concert - Mt. Pleasant Holy City Messiah - December 20 Holy City Messiah - December 22 Magnetic South series presents Dances and Reflections Voices of Baroque Voices of Baroque The Romance of Strings and Brass CSO Woodwind Quintet Romantic Music for Strings and Brass Romantic Music for Strings and Brass Joshua Roman plays Schumann American String Quartet Favorites Magnetic South series presents Bookends: Chamber Symphony Then & Now Brass Quintet Program Chamber Music Mixed Ensemble Mixed Ensemble Chamber Music CSO Mixed Ensemble CSO Chamber Mixed Ensemble |
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Secessionists, Soldiers and Slaves: The Middleton family’s Civil War1/1/2012 - 12/31/2015Location: Middleton Place
Civil War, CW 150 and Sesquicentennial |
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An Evening with Darius Rucker Singing the Songs of Frank Sinatra2/13/2012 - 2/13/2012February 13 at 8pm Benefitting MUSC Children's Hospital Fund. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center, WEZL. Location |
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Southeastern Wildlife Exposition2/17/2012 - 2/19/2012Multiple locations. See website for more details. Established in 1982, the first Southeastern Wildlife Exposition took place in February of 1983, with approximately 100 exhibitors and 5,000 people in attendance. Its goal was, and is, to produce an event which contributes significantly to the economy while promoting the conservation and preservation of nature and wildlife through its educational outreach programs and its focus on the visual arts. The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition is a critical part of the South Carolina and Charleston calendar. Run with the utmost professionalism and pride, an effort that began as a small winter diversion has now become the largest annual event to take place in South Carolina and one of the most popular and successful events in the country. |
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Miranda Lambert in Concert2/24/2012 - 2/24/2012Location North Charleston Coliseum 5001 Coliseum Dr. North Charleston, SC 29406 843.529.5000 www.NorthCharlestonColiseumPAC.com |
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The Pink Floyd Experience2/28/2012 - 2/28/2012Location Event starts at 7:30 PM. Without question, Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Their record-breaking status is legendary. As the follow up to DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, WISH YOU WERE HERE explores the idea of absence, takes a cynical view of the music business and waxes poetically on the personal state of former band mate Syd Barrett. The album was produced by Alan Parsons and included musical guests Roy Harper and Stephane Grappelli. Richard Wright and David Gilmour have both stated that WISH YOU WERE HERE was their favorite Pink Floyd album. Now, get ready for THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE as they present WISH YOU WERE HERE live in its entirety! With a spectacular light & video show, full quadraphonic sound and six outstanding musicians dedicated to bringing you the most authentic Floyd experience possible, it’s “a must-see for any Pink Floyd enthusiast!” (C-News, Northampton, MA) Today, years since their last live performance, Pink Floyd’s appeal continues and spans the generations. Their shows were described as theatrical with mind-blowing lights and unsurpassed sound. The show is not only onstage…it engulfs the audience! In keeping with this tradition, THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE is a full-on sensory assault – interpretive videos, plane crashes, flying pig, helicopter – it’s all there, LIVE! This is the show for the ultimate Floyd Fan, and it gets closer to the true Pink Floyd concert experience every year! In addition to WISH YOU WERE HERE, all of Pink Floyd’s greatest hits are performed live including such favorites as “Pigs”, “Money,” “Time,” “Comfortably Numb,” “Run Like Hell” and many rarities not often heard live! Some Floyd Facts: More than 200-million albums have been sold since 1967. Four Grammy nominations in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. They were one of the first bands to use pyrotechnics, video, and light shows in their stage acts. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. ”Dark Side of the Moon” broke all chart records when it stayed on the Billboard Top 200 Album charts for 741 weeks. It stayed there from 1973 to 1988. Nearly 1,000,000 Pink Floyd catalog albums are sold each year worldwide. Don’t miss out! THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE tickets go on sale Friday, October 7 at 10 AM at the Performing Arts Center Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com |
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The Annual BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival3/1/2012 - 3/4/2012The annual BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival®, March 1-4, 2012, celebrates the best that the city of Charleston, SC has to offer: a local food culture rich in tradition and James Beard award-winning chefs. Tickets for the 2012 Festival go on sale Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
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Charleston Fashion Week3/20/2012 - 3/24/2012charlestonfashionweek.com Contact: |
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Festival of Houses & Gardens3/22/2012 - 4/21/2012
Tickets are now available, see the full list of Festival events to the right! Set amid the historic ambience of the city’s Old & Historic District, this series of award-winning tours showcases Charleston’s distinctive architecture, history, gardens and culture. These tours provide a rare opportunity for guests to go inside the private houses and gardens of some of America’s most beautiful historic residences, dating to the 18th century. Tickets are now available! Events vary daily for guests to enjoy the diversity of this unique historic city which traces its origins to 1670. |
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9th Annual Charleston International Antiques Show3/23/2012 - 3/25/2012Inspired by the rich historical, architectural and cultural heritage of Charleston, the 9th Annual Charleston International Antiques Show is a premier destination for collectors and enthusiasts who enjoy seeing and learning about incorporating antiques into modern-day decor. This year's Antiques Show, held in Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St., highlights the show's theme: “Classic Design, Timeless Style.” Spring in Charleston is the ideal season to see a showcase of English, European, and American period furnishings, decorative arts & fine art, architectural elements, garden furniture, vintage jewelry, and silver--all late 17th to 20th centuries. Opening Night Preview Party, March 22 Founded in 1670, Charleston quickly rose to prominence as the colonies’ most significant seaport, importing the finest in 18th and 19th century material culture. Today the city’s legacy of Continental, European and Asian influences can still be found in its alluring architecture and decorative arts. Because of this unique heritage, Charleston’s
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The Garden Club of Charleston’s 77th Annual House and Garden Tour3/23/2012 - 3/24/2012843.568.7705 The Garden Club of Charleston is a non-profit organization whose objectives and purposes are to direct profits from projects solely for benevolent, charitable, scientific, and educational purposes conducive to the well-being of the community; to promote the protection and conservation of natural resources and wildlife; to encourage civic planting and beautification; to further horticultural education, conservation and landscape design through gift camp scholarships; and to encourage the love of all phases of garden club work. Tickets for each day are $40.00 and $70.00 for both days. Group rates are also available. Advance tickets may be made on-line with secure payment through PayPal or by mail with a check or credit card. Tickets may also be purchased with cash or check the days of the tours. |
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Flowertown Festival3/30/2012 - 4/1/2012Location |
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Cooper River Bridge Run3/31/2012 - 3/31/2012The Cooper River Bridge Run provides a world-class 10-K foot race. The race promotes continuous physical activity and a healthy lifestyle through education and opportunity. VISION |
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The Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival6/2/2012 - 6/2/2012Location 843.856.9732 Sweetgrass basket making, called sewing until the 1970s when the term weaving was documents in a research project, survived the 300-year journery in America and has remained unchanged. The basic patterns begin with a knot, or long row. This is “sewn” upon until the basket reaches its desired size. Styles are created by the manner in which the basket makers maneuver the grass while making a stitch. The earliest weavers in Christ Church lived at Boone Hall Plantation. Oral history gives an account of slaves making baskets to winnow rice and store dry goods. Following the Civil War, four major eras occurred in the sweetgrass industry. In the 1865 period, as freed families attempted to establish a household, utensils were extremely limited. The baskets were made in large quantities to store dried grain, okra, salted fish, corn and wild herbs saved for medical purposes. The 1911 storm that struck the South Carolina coast completely devastated the newly formed Hamlin Community where most of the basket makers lived. On the night of the storm, they took shelter with family members who were still renting the remaining slave cabins at Boone Hall. By this time tourists had begun visiting the plantation and paid ten cents to enter. The next decade would establish basket making as a family business. Viola Jefferson and Lavinia Barnwell still recall the early days of the excitement of seeing a car enter the gate. “A beel (automobile)!) was yelled by the first person spotting the car. All of the children hurriedly gathered their wares to try to impress the eager buyers who beckoned them to sing and dance. Competition was great and it stimulated the artisans’ creativity in their designs. Many of the porcelain items from the “Big House” were copied. It was during this period that Ike Coakley recalls selling baskets for the family to the Legertons a renowned local family that was shipping them to New York on the Clyde Line to be sold in specialty stores. He and his sister walked for 7 miles from Hamlin to Shem Creek on Monday mornings to catch the ferryboat to Adgers Wharf on the peninsula where he met the businessmen. Sometimes he was paid as much as five dollars depending on the amount of baskets bought. The 1930s were crucial. There was no work available. Sam Coakley, the local preacher in the community, organized the basket makers to sell in bulk to be shipped to New York. He was able to negotiate this through his sister-in-law Dolly who had been previously selling the baskets to the Legertons. Because there were no cars in the community, the businessman made his weekly trip to the “praise house” in Hamlin to make the purchases. The basket makers were ingenious in creating styles and techniques to attract the buyer to their wares. It was also during this period that the first basket stand was placed on Highway 17. Ida Jefferson Wilson who was renting a former slave cabin at Boone Hall fell into a confrontation with the overseer on the speed in which she was harvesting the crop. The bloody argument resulted in her being fired from her “day-labor job.” The new highway had just been completed and tourists were using it to travel from the North. The first day she placed a white sheet on a chair and made a sale selling a fruit basket. Within the week she had her husband Jack to construct a basket stand and she was in business. When the news spread that she had made money from her stand, there were many other stands to follow. The 1960s ushered in the modern era. Edna Rouse began the first out-of-town basket show in North Carolina through the new owners of Boone Hall Plantation who were fascinated by the construction of the baskets. This increased the popularity of the baskets in other states and was later captured on video and in magazines. Mary Jane Manigualt, daughter of Sam Coakley, hosted a basket show at the White House during the Reagan Administration; Elizabeth Seabrook Coakley had her basket displayed at the Smithsonian. In 1988 the community organized the first organization for the preservation of the sweetgrass basket making tradition named the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Preservation Society. |
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2012 PGA Championship8/9/2012 - 8/12/2012When The Ocean Course opens its doors to the 2012 PGA Championship, the acclaimed Kiawah Island Golf Resort layout will become just the fifth course to play host to the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup and the Senior PGA Championship. The PGA named The Ocean Course as host site for the 2005 PGA Club Professional Championship in 2002, and awarded the resort the 2007 Senior PGA Championship in 2004. In September 1991, The PGA introduced the golf world to The Ocean Course's links style layout when America edged Europe in an unforgettable 29th Ryder Cup. Designed from a ribbon of pristine sand dunes stretching nearly three miles along the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of Kiawah Island, The Ocean Course is a par-72 layout reminiscent of the great seaside links of England and Scotland. In addition to the PGA's events, the course has also hosted the 1997 and 2003 World Cups, and the 2001 UBS Warburg Cup. As well as The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort features four other championship courses: Turtle Point by Jack Nicklaus, Osprey Point by Tom Fazio, Cougar Point by Gary Player and Oak Point by Clyde Johnston. The resort also includes The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island -- a spectacular new 255-room oceanfront hotel and spa -- the number one ranked tennis program in the country, and a plethora of dining and recreational opportunities. For more information about the resort, visit www.kiawahresort.com or call 843-768-2912. The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island will become only the fifth course to host the PGA Championship, Ryder Cup and Senior PGA Championship. In 2005, Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, Pa., joined PGA National Golf Club of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., as only the second course to earn this distinction. Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., became the third to earn the honor when it played host to the 2008 Senior PGA Championship, and Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., became the fourth when it played host to the 37th Ryder Cup in 2008. |
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