Mary Poppins at Performing Arts Center
February 1 - 4, 2012
A spoon full of sugar helps the medicince go down. Don't miss this Disney classic revamped and pumped up for the stage with new dance number and incredible stage craft. 7:30 pm.
www.northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com
Champagne (v.) for a cause at Fish
Febrary 3, 2012
Champagne (v.) for a cause will team up with Fish Restaurant to benefit the Charleston Waterkeeper at their next event. Have a glass after work, enjoy dinner or dance the night away with the dj. 4:30 - 10 pm. 442 King Street.
www.champagneforacause.com
Robert Lange's solo show The Observer at RLS
February 3, 2012
Robert Lange is known for his uncanny, borderline surrealistic paintings and The Observer, will not disappoint. Using a reflecting ball, Robert has gone all over the city capturing life through the distorted reflection. Go see for yourself, description cannot do it justice. Opening reception 5:30 - 8:30 pm. 2 Queen Street.
www.robertlangestudios.com
Art Walk/New Work at Rebekah Jacob Gallery
February 3, 2012
Rebekah Jacob Gallery will present new work by Kevin Taylor, Ben Williams and Tim Hussey. Join them Friday, 5:30 - 8 pm. 169 King Street.
www.rebekahjacobgallery.com
Spoleto Festival USA Auction
February 3, 2012
The Nicole Henry Jazz Quintet will headline the annual Spoleto Auction, a fundraiser for the premiere performing arts festival that will light up Charleston for 17 days in May & June. Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street. 7 - 10 pm.
www.spoletousa.org
NY Export: Opus Jazz film screening
February 3, 2012
Opus Jazz, Jerome Robbins' sexy 'ballet in sneakers' recaptured on the silver screen by soloist Ellen Bar, who will be on hand for Q & A, is a story of disaffected youth, combining dance styles and cultures, set against the urban backdrop of New York City. Free screening! 8 pm.
www.halsey.cofc.edu
Chamber Music Charleston: A Celebration of France
February 4, 2012
The musicians of Chamber Music Charleston will perform works by Ravel, Faure and Chabrier. Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street, 7:30 pm.
www.chambermusiccharleston.org
CofC's School of the Arts & Jazz Artists of Charleston present the New York Standards Quartet
February 4, 2012
"Creative Twists on Jazz Classics," Tim Armacost, tenor sax, David Berkman, piano, Aidan O'Donnell, bass, Gene Jackson, drums make up the New York Standards Quartet. NYSQ's return to Charleston is particularly exciting because this was the first group the Jazz Artists of Charleston presented to the community back in 2008. Tickets $20 general admission, CofC students (w ID) $10.
Recital Hall, Simons Center for the Arts, College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip Street. doors at 7:30, performance at 8 pm.
www.thejac.org
Charleston Concert Association Presents "Tchaikovsky" St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
February 6, 2012
Charleston Concert Association presents The "Tchaikovsky" St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestraon their inaugural trans-continental tour of the US, with Music Director and Chief Conductor Roman Leontiev, a preeminent conductor. For more information call 843.727.1216. Gaillard Auditorium, 7 pm.
www.charlestonconcerts.org
Photographer Merrill Irvin Opening Reception at Real Estate Studio
January 27 - February 14, 2012
Nature photographer Merrill Irvin will present his first public exhibition of photography from across the planet. Irvin has shot animals and nature on 5 continents and this exquisite work will hang at the Real Estate Studio from January 13 - February 14, 2012. Opening reception is free and open to the public, 214 King Street, 6 - 9 pm.
www.wornbootsphotography.com
PURE Theatre presents A Behanding in Spokane
January 6 - February 4, 2012
"In McDonagh's first American-set play, Carmichael has been searching for his missing left had for almost half a century. Enter two bickering lovebirds with a hand to sell, and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire, and we're set for a hilarious roller coaster of love, hate, desperation and hope."
Written by Martin McDonagh, directed by Sharon Graci.
www.puretheatre.org
Threshold Repertory Theatre presents Lieutenant of Inishmore
January 26 - February 19, 2012
Dark comedies written by Martin McDonagh (The Cripple of Inishmaan, A Behanding in Spokane) abound. Check out Threshold Rep's production. Tickets $20/$15/$10 adult/senior/student. 7:30 pm, Sunday matinees 2:30 pm. 84 1/2 Society Street.
www.thresholdrep.org
Medeski, Martin & Wood return to Charleston
February 9, 2012
It's been six years since the full band took the stage in the Holy City, so get your tickets now for what will surely be a sell out show at The Pour House, 1977 Maybank Highway. Doors at 8, show at 9:30. Tickets $27.
www.mmw.net
La Dolce Vita: Society 1858 celebrates Jill Hooper: Contemporary Artist
February 10, 2012
The folks of Society 1858 hosts a night celebrating the classical Italian masters and Jill Hooper's solo exhibition Jill Hooper: Contemporary Artist at the Gibbes Museum of Art. Italian apertivos, vino, cocktails, live jazz and the artist will be present. Tickets are $40 for Society 1858 members, $70 for non-members, or for $100 you can get a year membership and your ticket! 135 Meeting Street, 8 - 11 pm.
www.gibbesmuseum.org
Avenue Q at Dock Street Theatre
February 10 - 26, 2012
This musical has naughty puppets--we are sold already! Avenue Q chronicles the adventures and mishaps of recent-college grad Princeton as the puppets lead him down the path of knowledge and life in the big city. 843.577.7183.
www.charlestonstage.com
Fashion Pop-Up Shop at Michael Mitchell Gallery
February 11, 2012
We love the chance to shop talented local designers for the most unique finds in the Holy City. Michael Mitchell Gallery hosts a one-day only pop up shop featuring Bangs Shoes, Taashki Handbags, Lauren Amos Designs, MISIU Beauty, Nostalgic Graphic Tees and Seek Vintage. Autographed iPhone cases by pop artist John Stango will be available too! Sales benefit Art for Charity. 438 King Street, 10:30 am - 4 pm.
www.artforcharitysc.com
The Joe Clarke Big Band Valentine's Day concert
February 11, 2012
Take your sweetheart dancing. The 19-piece Joe Clarke Big Band will play a special V-Day show at the Village Tavern in Mt. Pleasant filled with music from the Big Band era and beyond. Tickets $25, 7 pm.
www.joeclarkebigband.com
2nd Sunday on King Street
February 12, 2012
On the second Sunday of each month, King Street closes to cars between Calhoun and Queen Streets. Wander the shops and restaurants leisurely and look out for impromptu performances, street vendors, outdoor dining and more! Go get a free 2 hour parking voucher on their website too! 1 - 5 pm.
www.secondsundayonkingstreet.com
The Avett Brothers play North Charleston Coliseum
February 12, 2012
The increasingly popular The Avett Brothers will bring their impossibly high energy show back to Charleston for a half-house show at the North Charleston Coliseum. Their music walks a magical, undefineable line between folk, bluegrass, country and rock and roll with a tinge of plaid...you won't want to miss this!
www.coliseumpac.com
Southeastern Wildlife Expo
February 17 - 19, 2012
The 30th Annual SEWE will return with more art than ever--make sure you check out the Landscapes and Locals exhibit in the Francis Marion Hotel, just across from all the action in Marion Square. Birds of Prey demos, the SEWE Soiree, Dock Dogs at Brittlebank Park and more make this weekend everything it is. Featured painter for 2012 is Dustin Van Wechel and Featured Sculptor is Don Rambadt.
www.sewe.com
Holy City Shakespeare Presents inaugural performance Much Ado About Nothing
February 17 - 18, 2012
Charleston's theatre community is growing! Holy City Shakespeare's premiere play, the beloved comedy (with a little romance too!) Much Ado About Nothing coincides with SEWE. Check it out. Sottile Theatre, 44 George Street, 7:30 pm. Tickets $30/$20 adults/students + seniors.
www.holycityshakespeare.org
Painting workshop with Susan Mayfield at The Artist's Loft School
February 24-26, 2012
Susan Mayfield will teach an intimate workshop with lots of one-on-one instructions for intermediate painters in oil and pastel. Classes run from 9 am - 4 pm with a lunch break. Students should bring a bag lunch and a list of suggested materials will be provided. Cost: $300. 327 Folly Road. 843.637.4229
www.theartistsloftschool.com
Chase After A Cure Gala
February 25, 2012
Chase After A Cure, whose mission is to fight childhood cancer Neuroblastoma, will host a gala to benefit the CAAC at the Marriott's Crystal Ballroom on Lockwood Blvd in downtown Charleston.
www.chaseafteracure.com
Chef's Feast
February 26, 2012
The 13th Annual Chef's Feast benefits Lowcountry Food Bank, will feed needy children in our community. Chef Robert Carter has organized some of Charleston's best chefs like Marc Collins of Circa 1886, Jacques Larson of Wild Olive, Travis Grimes of Husk, Nate Whiting of Tristan, and many more will be serving up their best offereings.
www.lowcountryfoodbank.org
CSO Chamber Orchestra presents From Salzburg With Love
February 28, 2012
Featuring Charles Messersmith on clarinet, Jan-Marie Joyce on viola, Yuriy Bekker on violin. Works by Biber, Mozart and Michael Hadyn. Dock Street Theatre, 7:30 pm.
www.charlestonsymphony.org
The Footlight Players Theatre Present The Importance of Being Earnest
January 27 - February 12, 2012
Oscar Wilde's classic tale of mistaken identity in love make for a very amusing show with a healthy dose of morality, the importance of being earnest...
www.footlightplayers.net
Keeper's Keep: Aggie Zed at Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
January 21 - March 10, 2012
Keeper's Keep marks Aggie Zed's first museum-scale solo exhibit, and will feature sculpture, installation, paintings, drawings and sketchbooks by this Charleston-born artist living and working in Virginia. Opening reception January 20, 5 - 7 pm; gallery walk-through January 21, 2 pm.
www.halsey.cofc.edu
Keith Lemley's Ecstasy of Knowing at Redux
January 27 - March 10, 2012
Lemley will install site-specific neon light sculptures at Redux Contemporary Art Center, on view through March 10. Artist lecture January 27th at 5:30, reception from 6 - 9 pm.
www.reduxstudios.org
The Art of Alfred Hutty: Woodstock to Charleston
January 20 - Apri 22, 2012
Alfred Hutty was a cornerstone of the Charleston Renaissance, a period of cultural resurgence in the Lowcountry that brought life back into the city of Charleston. This retrospective will include over fifty works in oil, pastel, watercolor and etchings in the Gibbes Museum of Art's Main Gallery.
www.gibbesmuseum.org
Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist
January 20 - April 22, 2012
A fitting companion to the Hutty exhibit, Jill Hooper represents the modern Charleston Renaissance. Her classical training and exquiste abitilty to capture the essence of everything from a person to a sweeping landscape make her an internationally celebrated artist, living right here in Charleston!
www.gibbesmuseum.org
BB&T Charleston Wine + Food Festival
March 1 - 4, 2012
The Charleston Wine + Food Festival is like a four day long Christmas/New Years Eve/Fourth of July all rolled into one. Buy your tickets early because the best events always sell out sooner than you expect and make your plans strategically to maximize the good times.
www.charlestonwineandfood.com
French Quarter Art Walk
March 2, 2012
The first Friday of March, May, October and December mark the French Quarter Art Walks, and there's more ground to cover than you could every possibly do in three hours, so we recommend mapping out your plan ahead of time!
www.puretheatre.org
Brenda Orcutt featured artist at Charleston Artist Guild
March 2, 2012
Charleston Artist Guild member Brenda Orcutt will be the featured artist for March, with her show Palette Knife Impressions - Gardens and Florals. Opening reception is free and open to the public. 160 East Bay Street. 5 - 8 pm.
www.orcuttfineart.com
PURE Theatre presents In The Next Room (Or The Vibrator Play)
March 2 - 31, 2012
The NY Times calls "In the Next Room...a true novelty: a sex comedy...for adults with open hears and minds," a young gentleman and scientist invents a new device for treating hysteria in women (and sometimes men!), while his wife tends their infant daugher in the next room...this has to be great!
Written by Sarah Ruhl.
www.puretheatre.org
Opera Charleston presents Carmen
March 9 & 11, 2012
Joined by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Opera Charleston will make their debut with a first for Charleston: a full length production of Carmen, featuring the Metropolitan Opera's Denyce Graves, and a cast comprised of artists from cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington DC. Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street.
www.operacharlestonsc.org
Inga Binga at Dock Street Theatre
March 9 - 25, 2012
World premier of the new comedy by Charleston Stage Founder Julian Wiles, billed as more fun that a walk down the Appalachian Trail. A young JFK, an ensign in the Navy, sets up a rendevousz with his fling at the Fort Sumter Hotel--and the mishaps that follow--based on true events! 843.577.7183.
www.charlestonstage.com
The Footlight Players Theatre Present Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
March 9 - 25, 2012
Tennessee Williams' classic comes to Queen Street! Family festivities are always tricky...
www.footlightplayers.net
Charleston Fashion Week
March 20 - 24, 2012
Charleston Magazine presents Charleston Fashion Week, a five day multimedia event under the tents at Marion Square. Named one of the Top 20 Events by Southeast Tourism Society, CFW 2012 will include designer runway shows, Spring Bridal Show, Rock the Runway Model Competition and the Emerging Designer Competition
www.charlestonfashionweek.com
Re-Nude III
March 21, 2012
The third annual Re-Nude exhibit, benefiting Planned Parenthood of Charleston, will feature fantastic figures in the buff by local artists at Redux Contemporary Art Center, 136 St. Philip Street. The Local Honeys will provide the tunes and beer, wine and bubbly will be served. $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Bring your checkbooks and credit cards--50% of all sales will go to Planned Parenthood!
purchase advance tickets here!
Charleston Concert Association Presents Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Moulin Rouge - The Ballet
March 21, 2012
Charleston Concert Association presents the oldest running North American ballet company that strikes a delicate balance between old world classical with bold contemporary movements, in their runaway hit Moulin Rouge - The Ballet, a tale of two artists looking for love in the infamous cabaret of Paris. For more information call 843.727.1216. Gaillard Auditorium, 7 pm.
www.charlestonconcerts.org
Charleston International Antiques Show
March 22 - 25, 2012
The Charleston International Antiques Show gathers antique exhibitors and enthusiasts, and provides a fantastic opportunity for learning and purchasing fine, rare antiques, art, jewelry, furniture, prints, quilts and more. Plus check out the Young Advocates soiree, a new addition this year! Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street. Call 843.722.3405 for info and tickets or visit:
www.historiccharleston.org
65th Annual Festival of Houses & Gardens
March 22 - April 21, 2012
Each spring, the exquisite homes and gardens of Charleston open their doors and garden gates to you. Call 843.722.3405 for info and tickets or visit:
www.historiccharleston.org
Charleston Jazz Orchestra presents Swinging Soul
March 24, 2012
It's all about rhythm and blues with songs by Stevie Wonder, Little Richard, Al Green and The Temptations. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John Street, doors at 6 pm, shows at 7 & 10 pm.
www.thejac.org
LateNight @ the Footlight Presents The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)
March 29 - April 7, 2012
The Footlight Players' popular LateNight series, a more contemporary and edgy group of plays, takes you through the Word of God in 90 minutes, with lots of humor--rolling in the aisles laughter, they promise! 9 pm.
www.footlightplayers.net
The Wiz at Dock Street Theatre
April 6 - 28, 2012
Check out the clever reimagining of Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which won seven Tony awards during its Broadway premier in 1975. 843.577.7183.
www.charlestonstage.com
Wicked! at Performing Arts Center
April 18 - 29, 2012
The beloved novel about the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West comes to life on stage with one of the worlds best loved productions. You know the story of Dorothy and Toto from the Wizard of Oz, now you'll see how the green-skinned girl and the popular, ambitious yet superficial blond became first friends and then the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked!
www.northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com
Indie Grits Film Festival at the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia
April 20 - 29, 2012
Now in its sixth year, the Indie Grits Film Festival features independent films by Southern filmmakers, and a long list of other edgy cultural arts like a Puppet Slam, Slow Food Columbia dinner, Crafty Feast, SC Philharmonic concert, opening and closing parties and nightly feature, short and student film screenings. Check 'em out!
www.indiegrits.com
Chamber Music Charleston: A Celebration of America
April 28, 2012
The musicians of Chamber Music Charleston will perform works by Gershwin, Ives, Foote and more. Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street, 7:30 pm.
www.chambermusiccharleston.org
The Footlight Players Theatre Present A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
May 4 - 20, 2012
Ancient comedies by Roman playwright Plautus are mashed up with Vaudeville for a hilarious musical.
www.footlightplayers.net
Mary Whyte: Working South
May 4 - September 9, 2012
Celebrated watercolorist Mary Whyte spent three years capturing the vanishing industries of the South--and the people behind them--in this stunning traveling exhibition of 50 large scale watercolors. This is art history in the making here.
www.gibbesmuseum.org
Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens of the South
May 4 - September 9, 2012
The Gibbes Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring photographs of African American folk gardens and their creators take by photogrpaher Vaughn Stills.
www.gibbesmuseum.org
Charleston Jazz Orchestra presents Localopus
May 19, 2012
The CJO will perform original compositions by local musicians. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John Street, doors at 6 pm, shows at 7 & 10 pm.
www.thejac.org
Charleston Jazz Orchestra presents Latin Night
September 22, 2012
The annual Latin Night performance is a decided favorite. Come get sassy with the CJO. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John Street, doors at 6 pm, shows at 7 & 10 pm.
www.thejac.org
Charleston Jazz Orchestra presents Jazz on the Stage
October 27, 2012
Get ready for Tin Pan Alley classics and some deeper tracks from The Great American Songbook. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John Street, doors at 6 pm, shows at 7 & 10 pm.
www.thejac.org
Charleston Jazz Orchestra presents Holiday Swing
November 21, 2012
The CJO's annual performance of holiday hits and the Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn's The Nutcracker Suite. The surest way to have a jazzy holiday! Charleston Music Hall, 37 John Street, doors at 6 pm, show at 7 pm.
www.thejac.org
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