Sunday Calendar

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Upcoming

AVP CHARLESTON OPEN: May 8-10. Family Circle Tennis Center, 161 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island. South Carolina's only professional beach volleyball event and Charleston's largest beach party of the year returns. More than 150 top players, including a host of U.S. Olympic gold medalists and the biggest superstars of the game, will battle for a purse of $200,000 in men's and women's competition. Call 849-5300 or visit www.familycirclecup.com for a complete schedule and ticket information.

CHARLESTON GREEK FEST: May 9-11. Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, 30 Race St., Charleston. Experience Greek culture with church tours highlighting ecclesiastic history, music, art and prayer, traditional Greek food and beverage, live Greek music, folk-dancing demonstrations, Byzantine Choir concert, cultural exhibits and a children's area. Call 577-2063 for more information.

Today

LIVE X MAY DAY: Gates open at noon. Exchange Park Fairgrounds, 9850 Highway 78, Ladson. $40 at the gates today. See Seether, Flyleaf, Cracker, Theory of a Deadman, Hurt, Red and Souls Harbour perform live. Visit www.98xonline.com and www.etix.com for tickets.

Monday

HOW CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION COULD SAVE THE WORLD: 6:30 p.m. Charleston Visitor Center Theater, 375 Meeting St. Free. Hear Nate Garvis, vice president of government affairs for Target Corp., speak as part of the Lulan Sustainable Community Lecture Series. A reception follows at Lulan Artisan, 469 King St., Charleston. Call 722-0118 or visit www.lulan.com.

Wednesday

JEN SNYDER DESIGN ART GALLERY OPENING EVENT: 4-9 p.m. Jen Snyder Design, 1050-B E. Montague Ave., North Charleston, on Park Circle. Free. The gallery has been described as "a bit of New York meets North Charleston." Call 568-7635 or visit www.jensnyderart.com.

VESPERS: 6 p.m. Circular Church sanctuary, 150 Meeting St., Charleston. Enjoy Vespers, an hour of music, meditation and reflection. Susan Hull Walker's "Out of Silence Woven: Sacred Texts by Women" is an exhibit of woven pieces and words of reflection. Preregistration requested. Call 720-8528 or visit www.thesophiainstitute.org.

Thursday

GIBBES EXHIBIT PREVIEW PARTY: 7 p.m. (6 p.m. for Museum Fellows). Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. $50 museum members, $75 nonmembers. Enjoy music, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in the Gibbes courtyard and see the exhibition "Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art." Call 722-2706, ext. 22, or visit www.gibbesmuseum.org for tickets.

JAZZ GALA: 7-10 p.m. Alhambra Hall, 131 Middle St., Mount Pleasant. $75. The third annual Avery Institute Jazz Gala fundraiser will feature music by the Baxter Trio and guest Allan Harris. Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Call 953-5660 for tickets.

Friday

SALSA UNDER THE STARS: 7-11 p.m. Folly Beach Fishing Pier, 101 E. Arctic Ave. Advance tickets are $10, $8 for Charleston County residents. Tickets at the door will be $10. DJ Luigi will be playing reggaeton, salsa, merengue and bachata while dancing the night away. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Call 795-4386 or visit www.ccprc.com.

Saturday

PTA FAMILY RUN/WALK: 9 a.m. Park West subdivision, off U.S. Hwy. 17, Mount Pleasant. $15 registration includes a T-shirt and bib number. Proceeds benefit the Laurel Hill Primary School and the Lowcountry Chapter of the Special Olympics. In addition to the run/walk, the event will feature a health fair from 10 a.m. to noon and a kid's area. Also, the Park West Fire Department will teach children about fire safety. Call 557-9207 or visit www.laurelhill.ccsdschools.com to download an entry form.

BLUES BY THE SEA: 2-8 p.m. Mingo Point at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, 12 Kiawah Beach Drive, Kiawah Island. Free, but advance tickets are required. Enjoy music by the ocean, listening to artists such as Eddie Shaw and The Wolf Gang, "A Tribute to Little Walter," featuring Dennis Gruenling and Steve Guyger, Randy McAllister and Rev. Dr. Johnny Mac and The Booty Ranch. Food and beverages will be available for sale. For tickets, call 762-9125.

Next Sunday

JAZZ-ED: 5 p.m. Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St., Charleston. Free. Learn more about the workings of jazz, its uniqueness and capacity to inspire from this month's guest speaker, Duda Lucena, singer and composer from Pernambuco (Recife, Brazil), who will conduct a Brazilian music workshop. Followed by jazz vespers at 6 p.m. Call 571-7755.

Theater/dance

"ENCHANTED APRIL": 5 p.m. today. The Village Playhouse, 730 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. $24 adults, $22 seniors, $20 students. "Enchanted April" is an irresistible tale of love, hope and rejuvenation that follows Lotty and Rose in 1920s London as they decide to embark on a luxurious Italian vacation, leaving behind their disintegrating marriages and distant, unappreciative husbands. Call 856-1579 or visit www.villageplayhouse.com for tickets.

"EURYDICE": 2 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. May 8-10, 14-17. $25. Presented by Pure Theatre, this performance by Sarah Ruhl reinvents the classic story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Call 723-4444.

"THE FULL MONTY": 8 p.m. May 8-10; 3 p.m. May 11. Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St., Charleston. $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students. The Footlight Players present a production about out-of-work steel mill workers who become strippers to make some fast cash. Call 722-4487.