7th Annual “It’s In The Bag” Purse Silent Auction & Reception
A wide variety of artists and other talented women (and men) create unique purse designs that are the focus of this popular fundraising and networking event at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street. More than $40,000 was raised to support Center for Women programs and services last year!
Sponsor opportunities available! Tickets are $25 at the door.
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Archives for April 6, 2008
Jesus Christ Superstar – Jacksonville, Florida
Alhambra Dinner Theatre presents Jesus Christ Superstar, April 9 – June 1. This Rock Opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice has stood the test of time, debuting in 1970. Also showing this summer, the family classic, The Sound of Music, June 4 – July 27. Sing along to your favorites songs as you watch the adventures of the Von Trapp family. Tickets for all shows can now be purchased online via the Alhambra Web site. Call (904) 641-1212 or visit www.alhambradinnertheatre.com.
Annual Spring Festival of Houses and Gardens
Charleston’s 61st Annual Spring Festival of Houses and Gardens will showcase six decades of the historic city’s accomplishments as a national leader in preservation. The month-long series of house and garden tours, as well as many special ancillary events, will run March 13 – April 12. Held during the peak of the historic port city’s blooming season, the festival offers guests the rare opportunity to explore the private residential interiors and gardens of approximately 150 of America’s most distinctive historic houses in 11 colonial and antebellum neighborhoods.
Phone: 843-723-1623
http://www.historiccharleston.org
Evenings at Whitney Presents the Fruit Fly Fight Club
The University of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience is pleased to present the next Evenings at Whitney public lecture titled “Genetic Manipulations in the Fruit Fly Fight Club: Love and War in a Single Gene and Other Stories.†This lecture will be presented on Thursday, April 10th, at 7:00 p.m. by Edward Kravitz, Ph.D. Dr. Kravitz, the George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, uses the fighting fruit fly model system to explore the neurobiology of aggression. While it may sound bizarre, Kravits work is serious.
Plantasia – Charleston, South Carolina
Gaillard Auditorium front lawn, Calhoun Street, Downtown Charleston, SC, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Treat yourself to a smorgasbord of delectable plants ready to flourish and flower in your garden: tropicals, annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs and more. Fabulous members’ favorites. There will be a REAL YARD SALE of previously-loved garden items. FREE ADMISSION. All proceeds benefit the Charleston Horticultural Society. Mastercard/VISA. Phone: 843-579-9922 or visit the website for details.