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The CSO’s newest series brings innovative music in a fast-paced, fun environment. This performance includes Sallinen’s Some Aspects of Peltoniemi Hintrik’s Funeral Music, Dvorak’s Serenade for Winds, and Grieg’s Sigurd Jorsalfar.
Tickets: $15-$27. Student tickets are available for $5 with valid student ID.
Sottile Theater, 44 George Street
Phone: 843-554-6060
www.charlestonsymphony.com
The Charleston Museum invites you to an early celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and the coming of Spring! This event is held in conjunction with the Clothes to Dye For exhibit quarterly focus on GREEN. The Green Party will feature live Irish tunes by Frank and the Paddywagons, Irish beer tasting, curator chats in the exhibit area, “green” heavy hors d’oeuvres, and beer & wine. The Carolina Ladies Aid Society will be back dressed in many splendid shades of green 19th century clothing. Get in the spirit and wear your favorite fashions in shades from minty green to olive drab. Reservations required.
$20/member, $25/non-member
Register Online
Join the curator of Clothes to Dye For: Colorful Textiles from the Charleston Museum Collection or Museum staff for a guided tour of the exhibit. Learn about four centuries of garments worn by Charlestonians and dyeing processes used to achieve these rich shades and hues. These curator-led tours of Clothes to Dye For are available the first Thursday of the month throughout the exhibit run.
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.
Call for more information. 843-723-1623
www.historiccharleston.org
Join the South Carolina Aquarium on Liberty Square to celebrate the grand opening of the new major exhibit, Camp Carolina. Enjoy a day packed with outdoor activities, fun for the kids and live music on the lawn. Watch as scouts demonstrate their outdoor skills; test your own camping talent on the climbing wall; listen to camping stories while feasting on s’mores. You won’t want to miss a visit inside the Aquarium to see firsthand Camp Carolina’s exciting interactives and animals! The outdoor festival is FREE and open to the public. Standard admission rates apply for the Aquarium and Camp Carolina, the new exhibit experience. Children 1 and under (free); Youth 2-11
To learn more about Camp Carolina visit scaquarium.org or call (843) 720-1990.