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[ October 31, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 1, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 7, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 8, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 9, 2008; 3:00 pm; November 14, 2008; 7:30 pm; November 15, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] The comedic genius of Mel Brooks (Spaceballs, need I say more?) comes to Charleston with the musical “The Producers.” The Charleston Light Opera Guild is presenting this musical about two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Things don’t go quite as planned when the play is actually [...]
[ October 24, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. October 25, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] The Charleston Ballet Presents: Ballroom, Barres, and Ballet Blues
Friday, October 24, 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 25, 8 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Center Theater.
This will be a wonderful mixed bill performance of contemporary, ballet, and modern dance, faturing the full Charleston Ballet company as well as guest artists and choreographers!
Tickets are available at the [...]
[ October 15, 2008; 12:05 pm to 1:00 pm. October 22, 2008; 12:05 pm to 1:00 pm. ] If you can sneak out of work midday on a Wednesday, you can check out free lunchtime concerts with the Kanawha Forum at the Kanawha United Presbyterian Church in Charleston. The brief concerts are free, but you can pay for a reserved lunch. Brooke Brown of “There’s a Blog in My Soup” has more about the [...]
[ October 18, 2008; 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Festival to benefit the Manna Meal soup kitchen–live music, carnival games, arts and crafts, free food, hayrides, “treasures sale” of items donated by the community, and more. At St. John’s Church, 1105 Quarrier St. Check out the poster for more info.
[ October 18, 2008; ] Most people remember the computer and console game “Lemmings”. It involved little green haired characters marching across the screen, one by one, to their impending death unless you can find a way to divert them to their final destination. One such way is put a parachute on them so that they don’t fall to impending [...]
[ October 27, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Led by Charleston Book Group legend Carol Campbell, the Monday Book Club meets on October 27 at 6 PM at Taylor Books.
This month they will discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, a haunting, brilliant story of a young woman’s experience at an idyllic British boarding school that harbors a startling secret. Seriously, this [...]
[ October 18, 2008 8:00 pm to October 19, 2008 2:00 am. ] A real West Virginia legend will be appearing at the Empty Glass on Saturday, October 18th!
Jesco White, the Dancing Outlaw, will grace the best bar in Charleston. Jesco was the subject of a 1990s documentary that appeared on PBS and brought Jesco’s unique blend of musicality and, um, moonshine to the world.
And now he’s [...]
[ October 25, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Radio Free Charleston Halloween Party/Jam Session takes place October 25 at the La Belle Theater in South Charleston. Admission is $5, and the money is used to benefit The South Charleston Museum.
The evening kicks off at 7 PM with the World Premiere screening of the 24-minute documentary “Weird Wonderful: The Braxton County Monster,” a film by Frank Panucci and [...]
[ October 18, 2008; 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. ] On Saturday, October 18, thousands of Regis Salons hairstylists across North America will volunteer their time to give more than 22,000 $15 haircuts as part of the 18th annual Regis Clip for the Cure. This yearly event benefits breast cancer research, and all proceeds are distributed through the Regis Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.
There are [...]
[ October 18, 2008; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] What better way to introduce children to the orchestra than through the music of Harry Potter? Bring the worlds of spells and symphony together as you and your kids experience the original music by John Williams from the hit Harry Potter movies. Maestro Cooper will also don his sorcerer’s hat and perform a little magic [...]
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