Enjoy a $10 speciality cocktail at the bar after you shop!
Join us at The Palmetto Hotel for a pop-up with Charleston-based jewelry company Love Maude and fine artist Danielle Cather Cohen.
Enjoy a $10 speciality cocktail at the bar after you shop!
Learn about the science of crafting beers, how it is brewed and the different notes and tastes of different batches.
Guests are invited to join The Charleston Museum for a cocktail and spirits series to explore a range of spirits, wine, and beer. Join Museum Curators and Holy City Brewing for a special workshop on beer and its roots in Charleston.
about the science of crafting beers, how it is brewed and the different notes and tastes of different batches. As you learn more about beer and its influence in Charleston history, ambassadors from Holy City Brewing will take you on a guided, specially designed tasting journey while you sample a variety of beers. Enhance your experience with an exclusive look at items from the Museum’s Archaeology collection that are not typically on exhibit.
Tickets are all-inclusive and include beer tastings, a full serving of beer, light bites, a Curator talk with access to special Museum collection items, and education from Holy City Brewing.
Members $40 | Non–Member $55. Register online or call 843-722-2996. ext. 235.
The production features PURE Theatre Core Ensemble members Camille Lowman, Emily Wilhoit, R.W. Smith, Anna Lin, and Michael Smallwood, joined by Julian Gordon, Ngaa Magombedze, Edie Allen, Tara Holwenger, Samantha Smith, and Mason Monti.
PURE Theatre will open its 24th season with the world premiere of Church Wars, a new comedy by Fred Thompson, directed by PURE Co-founder and Artistic Director Sharon Graci. The production runs August 28 through September 19 at the Cannon Street Arts Center, with a Pay What You Will preview on August 27.
Charleston audiences will remember Thompson as the playwright behind PURE’s hugely popular Atwater, which found notorious South Carolina political operative Lee Atwater at the gates of heaven, furiously lobbying Saint Peter to let him in. In Church Wars, Thompson turns that same uniquely comic and sardonic eye toward another institution built on faith, fellowship, ambition, and the deeply held conviction that somebody else is doing it wrong.
The church is in financial trouble. The solution? A cookbook.
Not just any cookbook, mind you. This one will be chock-full of cherished family recipes, lovingly collected and sold to an eager public. And if the committee’s planned first printing of 100,000 copies seems overly optimistic, well, that is exactly the kind of negativity the church does not need right now.
Everyone is happy to share a treasured family recipe until someone suggests changing it or leaving it out. Before long, project-managing the cookbook is creating far more trouble than it was meant to solve.
Church Wars unfolds as a live film-within-a-play mockumentary, blending onstage action with documentary video footage that catches the characters saying more than they intended and reacting before they can edit themselves.
“Fred has an extraordinary ability to expose the absurdity in people without ever losing sight of their humanity,” said Graci. “These characters are completely certain they are acting in the best interest of the church. Once the cameras start rolling, things go perfectly, gloriously off the rails.”
The production features PURE Theatre Core Ensemble members Camille Lowman, Emily Wilhoit, R.W. Smith, Anna Lin, and Michael Smallwood, joined by Julian Gordon, Ngaa Magombedze, Edie Allen, Tara Holwenger, Samantha Smith, and Mason Monti.
“PURE’s audience is amazing,” said Graci. “For 24 seasons, they have actively participated in the generative nature of professional theatre by showing up for new work and helping us bring new plays fully to life. Church Wars is our third world premiere in a row, following The Ocean We Swim In and Red Shirts, and it could not be more different from either of them. Fred has filled this church with characters who feel unmistakably Southern, from their fierce loyalties to the grudges tucked beneath all that fellowship. We know them, we love them, and, if we’re honest, most of us know exactly where we’d be sitting at that committee table.”
Tickets for Church Wars range from Pay What You Will to $53. Pay What You Will performances will be held on August 27 and September 2, with Pay What You Will tickets available for online purchase one week before opening. Student tickets are available for $12 for every performance.
Tickets are available now at puretheatre.org.
Additional information about Church Wars can be found on PURE’s website at puretheatre.org or by calling the box office at 843.723.4444, Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Founded in 2003, PURE Theatre is Charleston’s award-winning professional theatre company, now entering its 24th season. Built around a resident ensemble of actors, directors, and designers, PURE produces bold contemporary plays, often Southeastern and world premieres, that bring the most current voices in American theatre to Charleston. Known for exceptional ensemble work at close range, PURE offers audiences a boutique cultural experience that complements the city’s historic and culinary landscape.
PURE Theatre creates exceptional theatre experiences that enliven thought, ignite conversation, and heighten consciousness for a diverse gathering of artists and audiences.
PURE’s staff includes Sharon Graci, Co-founder and Artistic Director; Rodney Lee Rogers, Co-founder and Producing Director; David Mandel, Associate Artistic Director; Joy Vandervort-Cobb, Associate Artistic Director; Tippy Trombly, Patron Experience and Marketing Manager; and Isabella Gardner, Associate Patron Experiences Manager.
Serving on PURE Theatre’s board of directors are Stephanie Hunt, President; James M. Ward, CPA, Treasurer; Michael Culler; Amy Gaffney; David Smalls; Bea Wray; and Josh Wilhoit.
Contact:
Tippy Trombly, Marketing Manager
PURE Theatre
134 Cannon Street
Charleston, SC 29403
843.723.4444
tippy@puretheatre.org
Using items from the Museum’s collection as inspiration, York will teach sketching from direct observation in both pencil and pen, enlivened by colored mediums.
Join local artist Jennifer York for an introduction to sketching workshop at the Charleston Museum. Using items from the Museum’s collection as inspiration, York will teach sketching from direct observation in both pencil and pen, enlivened by colored mediums. Participants will walk away from this workshop with multiple smaller practice sketches and one larger final sketch. This workshop is open to beginners and participants of all skill levels, age 13 and up. All supplies and equipment provided.
Participants will take inspiration from the Museum’s newest exhibition,Ringleaders of Rebellion: Charleston in Revolt, 1775 – 1783.This special exhibition commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of our nation and features historic Revolutionary War and 18th-century Lowcountry artifacts, including a cartridge box of the Royal Artillery carried at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Revolution-era muskets, and 18th century garments, accessories, and gowns
$45 for Museum Members | $60 for Non-members. Register online or call 843-722-2996 ext. 235.
Jennifer York is a Charleston-based artist and designer, named 2024 Griffith-Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year, with solo exhibitions at the Gibbes Museum of Art and the Myrtle Beach Art Museum. She draws almost every day and regularly travels for art residencies abroad, filling her sketchbook with drawings along the way. See her intricate artwork atjennifer-york.com.
Enjoy a $10 speciality cocktail at the bar after you shop!
Join us at The Palmetto Hotel for a pop-up with Charleston landscape photographer Amanda Vargo and permanent jewelry specialists of Coastal Chains.
Enjoy a $10 speciality cocktail at the bar after you shop!
Play Dayz is held outside at The Oaks, our park across from Barnes & Noble.
Mount Pleasant Towne Centre invites kids ages 10 and under to join us for Play Dayz at The Oaks. Play Dayz features exciting and engaging activities for you and your kids to enjoy from 10 a.m. to noon. The best part is Play Dayz is completely FREE! Just register at the event to participate. Make sure to stick around after the event and enjoy lunch, snacks and shopping!
Play Dayz is held outside at The Oaks, our park across from Barnes & Noble. Follow our Facebook and Instagram pages to stay up to date on weather updates. SEE YOU THERE! Play Dayz is brought to you by Pigtails & Crewcuts Haircuts for Kids.
Wolf will be in attendance to share stories behind the book and meet guests.
Ladybird Books(299 King St.) is excited to partner with Basic Kitchen Executive Chef Charlie Layton and bestselling author Serena Wolf for a special dinner inspired by recipes from Wolf’s cookbook, “You Do You.”
Wolf will be in attendance to share stories behind the book and meet guests. Tickets are $130 and include a multi-course dinner, wine pairings and a signed copy of “You Do You.”
A former public relations professional for 25 years, Susan now works as a Focus & Self-Awareness Coach for executives and writers, offering one on one coaching, workshops and retreats. She travels between Charleston and Atlanta, where the magic of the Lowcountry's marshes, beaches and history and 100 year old oaks fuel her writing, photography and work with others.
Susan Nefzger is the author of a four-book self-awareness series focusing on becoming self-aware, fearless living, and conscious relationships. They represent a body of work rooted in three decades of personal inquiry, spiritual study and a transformative moment in the gardens of Glastonbury Abbey.
Her books — A Practical Guide to Awareness, Putting Awareness Into Practice, A Practical Guide to Living Fearlessly, and the forthcoming A Practical Guide to Love & Relationships in September, form a practical, yet deeply human roadmap for anyone ready to do the inner work.
A former public relations professional for 25 years, Susan now works as a Focus & Self-Awareness Coach for executives and writers, offering one on one coaching, workshops and retreats. She travels between Charleston and Atlanta, where the magic of the Lowcountry's marshes, beaches and history and 100 year old oaks fuel her writing, photography and work with others. You can delve deeper into her offerings at https://www.seeingbeyondtheordinary.com.
Willse will be in conversation with Kate Nevin, an engaged community advocate and seasoned portfolio manager.
Ladybird Books(299 King St.) is excited tohostaward-winning author Varina Willse on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to discuss her new book, “Beneath and Between: And Other Overlooked Words That Illuminate God.” Willse will be in conversation with Kate Nevin, an engaged community advocate and seasoned portfolio manager.
The book explores the presence of God through the often-overlooked language of prepositions, offering readers a fresh perspective on faith, spirituality and the divine.
Tickets include a signed copy and a professional photo with Picoult.
Ladybird BooksandCharleston Music Hallare proud to host #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Charleston Music Hall. Picoult will celebrate her 30th novel, “Hollow Bones,” a riveting story about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner.
Tickets include a signed copy and a professional photo with Picoult.
Snodgrass will be joined by Molly Fienning, co-founder and managing director at Sipland, for a moderated discussion followed by an audience Q&A, book personalization and photos.
Ladybird Books(299 King St.) is proud to partner with The Dewberry to host New York Times bestselling author Alex Snodgrass for a conversation celebrating her latest cookbook, “Everyday Eats.”
Snodgrass will be joined by Molly Fienning, co-founder and managing director at Sipland, for a moderated discussion followed by an audience Q&A, book personalization and photos. Tickets include a signed copy of the book, light hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine.
Attendees can take guided tours, hear special presentations on the history and ecology of the property, hike to the wildlife pond, and participate in educational children’s activities, all while enjoying the natural environment of this Lowcountry treasure.
Come experience The Charleston Museum’sDill Sanctuary!On Oct. 3, the Museum invites the community to tour this precious landscape to learn more about the rich historic and natural features located within this 580-acre wildlife preserve. Museum staff will be on hand to discuss recent accomplishments at the Sanctuary including preservation of the Civil War batteries, archaeological research as well as natural resource management.
Attendees can take guided tours, hear special presentations on the history and ecology of the property, hike to the wildlife pond, and participate in educational children’s activities, all while enjoying the natural environment of this Lowcountry treasure.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Registration is encouraged. ***SUGGESTED DONATION $10***
Play Dayz is held outside at The Oaks, our park across from Barnes & Noble.
Mount Pleasant Towne Centre invites kids ages 10 and under to join us for Play Dayz at The Oaks. Play Dayz features exciting and engaging activities for you and your kids to enjoy from 10 a.m. to noon. The best part is Play Dayz is completely FREE! Just register at the event to participate. Make sure to stick around after the event and enjoy lunch, snacks and shopping!
Play Dayz is held outside at The Oaks, our park across from Barnes & Noble. Follow our Facebook and Instagram pages to stay up to date on weather updates. SEE YOU THERE! Play Dayz is brought to you by Pigtails & Crewcuts Haircuts for Kids.
From golden-hour hors d'oeuvres to dancing under the stars, every moment is designed to celebrate the city we love while supporting Histori Charleston Foundation's mission to protect and sustain the best of Charleston.
Save the date for the fifth annual PreserVISIONist Soirée on Friday, October 23rd, in the Harborside Garden at 40 East Bay. We are delighted to host our PreserVISIONists in this beautiful harbor view setting this fall!
From golden-hour hors d'oeuvres to dancing under the stars, every moment is designed to celebrate the city we love while supporting Histori Charleston Foundation's mission to protect and sustain the best of Charleston. Enjoy craft cocktails and refreshments from the open bar, dance the night away, and participate in a silent auction, all set against sunset views of Charleston's harbor.
Stay tuned for announcements of our exclusive VIP experience and After Party details. Tickets are available now — don’t miss out on the most anticipated event of the year!
The weekend begins with the highly anticipated Opening Night Party at the Aiken-Rhett House Museum, where immersive installations, elevated hospitality and dynamic design experiences create an unforgettable introduction to the celebration.
Charleston by Design is Historic Charleston Foundation’s premier annual fundraising event, celebrating the intersection of design and Charleston’s historic character. Each spring, the multi-day experience convenes influential voices in architecture, interiors, preservation and artistic design through a thoughtfully curated program set within some of the city’s most iconic historic spaces.
The weekend begins with the highly anticipated Opening Night Party at the Aiken-Rhett House Museum, where immersive installations, elevated hospitality and dynamic design experiences create an unforgettable introduction to the celebration. At the heart of the program is the Design in Mind Lecture Series, featuring nationally recognized designers, architects and cultural leaders in landmark venues including Second Presbyterian Church and the Charleston Design District.
Additional programming includes an exclusive home and design tour, guided architectural walks, intimate salon conversations, and curated showroom experiences that highlight Charleston’s evolving creative landscape while honoring its architectural and cultural legacy. Premium offerings such as the Insider’s Pass provide guests with behind-the-scenes access and elevated experiences throughout the weekend.
As a signature cultural event for Charleston, Charleston by Design attracts an engaged audience of domestic and international design enthusiasts, preservation advocates, philanthropists and industry leaders from across the country. Proceeds directly impact HCF’s mission-driven work in preservation, advocacy and stewardship of the Foundation’s historic house museums to preserve and sustain the best of Charleston.
