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.
Historic Old Village Home, Garden and Art Tour – Mt Pleasant, South Carolina
The tour offers guests a unique opportunity to look inside 12 of the Old Village’s most beautiful homes and gardens, including the historic old Methodist Church (pictured, painted by artist Laurie Meyer) and the little blue school house which have both been converted to private residences along with the home of former South Carolina Governor Edwards to name a few. This self paces walking tour allows guest to wander the Old Village at a leisurely pace from 1-5pm.
The tour will also feature an art sale, on Pitt Street in front of Out of Hand and the Pitt Street Pharmacy, showcasing the talents of 10 Mt. Pleasant artists. All Tour proceeds and a portion of the artist’s sales will benefit the local Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the Red Cross.
Tickets are $45 per person and $35 per person for groups of 10 or more. Purchase tickets in advance by calling 843-764-2323 x355, or by visiting www.MyCommunityTickets.com and search for events in Mt. Pleasant, SC to purchase tickets securely online.
Benefiting American Red Cross – Carolina Lowcountry Chapter.
The Old Village, Mt. Pleasant
Phone: 843-764-2323
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Annual East Cooper Coastal Triathlon – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:30 a.m. Hosted by the Town of Mount Pleasant, the City of Isle of Palms, the Town of Sullivan’s Island and the Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission. The race consists of a 0.6-mile swim, a 16-mile bike ride, and a 4-mile run. Individual entry fee: $50; relay team entry fee: $75. Applications available at any MPRD location and at various health and fitness establishments throughout Mt. Pleasant. Online registration available at www.charlestontriathlonclub.com. For more information, contact race director Paul King at 881-8872. Race t-shirt design contest is open to middle schoolers through March 20.
Call 884-2528 or visit www.townofmountpleasant.com for
Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s Ginn Resorts Masterworks – Candide
David Stahl, Conductor – Thomas Cooley, Candide – Jacob Will, Pangloss – Steven Bryan, Maximillian, Cornelia Goetz, Cunegonde – Suzanne Fleming Atwood, Paquette – Jennifer Luiken, Old Lady – Bruce Reed, Governor
Gaillard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun Street
Enjoy this enormously popular comic operetta based on Voltaire’s 1759 novella. Composer Leonard Bernstein brings the cartoonish characters to life in his 1956 musical, proving that great comedy can span the centuries!
Gaillard Auditorium
www.charlestonsymphony.com