Hello Saturday.
April 20 2024
Wondering how to get involved in the community this summer? We’re spotlighting 5 volunteer opportunities in the Lowcountry that will give you hands-on experience bettering the city we love. These organizations are looking for new volunteers, and there’s no time like summertime to give back.
💚 The Green Heart Project: This organization creates learning projects and school programs on gardening to educate kids and enrich the community. You can lend a hand at the new Urban Farm at Enston Home. If you’re interested in getting your hands dirty, send them an email.
📚 Charleston Friends of the Library: The Friends of the Library is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting and improving Lowcountry libraries. Opportunities to get in the mix include book sales, branch library book pickups + office assistance. Shoot them an email and book it to the library.
🌊 Charleston Surfrider Foundation: Dive into the local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to protect our beaches and waterways. You can get involved + promote ocean-friendly gardens and restaurants, sweep the beaches, and help eliminate cigarette butt and plastic pollution.
🐾 Charleston Animal Society: The first animal organization in SC, this group helps prevent local animal cruelty. You can help out by walking and socializing dogs, assisting with adoption events, and caring for cats and kittens — and that barely scratches the surface. Get started with an application.
📖 South Carolina - Reading Partners: Reading Partners is supporting local literacy through its reading programs and currently accepting summer volunteer applications. You can tutor students to help hone their reading skills — giving them the knowledge and confidence to succeed.
Want more ways to lend a hand in the Lowcountry?
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Active
- Happy Hour Outdoor Yoga | Thurs., June 10 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Brewlab, 2200 Heriot St. | $10 | Join instructor Reagan Sobel for outdoor yoga + stay after for refreshments from Brewlab — all yoga levels welcome. 🍻
Arts
- State Street Painting Party | Thurs., June 10 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Charleston Culinary Tours, 46B State St., Unit B | $45 | Paint an iconic Lowcountry scene in an 1800s Charleston home at this B.Y.O.B. event. 🎨
- Painting with a Twist: Lonely Palm II | Thurs., June 10 | 3-5 p.m. | 2511 N. Main St., Suite B, Summerville | $38+ | Join instructor Tanya Watson for a paint + sip class to create “Lonely Palm II” — ages 14 and up. 🌴
Show
- Alice Osborn Live | Thurs., June 10 | 6-9 p.m. | Dashi, 1262 Remount Rd., North Charleston | Free | This Raleigh native will fill the night with country, bluegrass + folk music. 🪕
- Joe Clarke Trio | Thurs., June 10 | 9:30-11 p.m. | Forte Jazz Lounge, 477 King St. | $20+ | Listen to some of Charleston’s most amazing jazz musicians. 🎷
Can you name this beer? Munkle Brewing recently posted a snapshot of one of its brews asking locals to identify it for a small prize.
Visit the downtown brewery and say hello to Trent — the taproom manager — behind the taps and make one guess. Get it right the first time, and your first round will be on the house.
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Weather
- 88º | Mostly Cloudy | 24% chance of rain
Tide
- Low: 2:53 a.m. + 2:38 p.m.
- High: 8:46 a.m. + 9:00 p.m.
Announced
Development
Answered
- 2nd Sunday on King Street will return this September. This event closes King to vehicle traffic on every second Sunday of the month from 1-5 p.m. for shopping + dining. Thank you to our reader, John S., for asking.
CSU
- Harrison Hunt has made history as CSU’s first aeronautics student to take a solo flight. You can watch him soar from first-person POV. ✈️ (WCBD)
Ranked
- Charleston ranked No. 5 on US News & World Report’s 30 Best Weekend Getaways in the South for its great food, charming cobblestone streets + pretty live oaks. Hilton Head came in at No. 15. 🌴 (US News & World Report)
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Coronavirus
- Masks + social distancing will still be expected for unvaccinated occupants at emergency shelters in SC during this year’s hurricane season. These measures will be required for shelter staff and volunteers, per the CDC’s latest guidelines. 😷 (The Post and Courier)
Job
- Looking to escape boring traditional media sales? 6AM City is hiring a Sales Representative to identify + secure new advertising partnerships and grow existing client relationships through innovative advertising solutions. This position will be remote (read: work from anywhere). See details + apply.
Drink
- Calling all seltzer lovers. DYK you can make a mean mint julep using Bud Light Lemon Lime Seltzer? Here’s how. 🤔 Ⓟ
How do you want to get involved this summer?
Have you heard? The people who make the Always Pan (which we’re obsessed with) just released a Knife Trio and Walnut Cutting Board.
They’re thoughtfully designed to make prepping easier and faster, and on top of that, they’re quite beautiful. Shop here — they’re expected to sell out fast. Ⓟ
We hope you have a beautiful day in Charleston. Check out our PlanAhead for cool events to head to this month.
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