What's Happening in Charleston: February 2019 Edition
February is here and SEWE - the Southeastern Wildlife Expo - is back! Plus don't forget Valentine's Day on the 14th! It's also a great month for oyster roasts and Mardi Gras celebrations, not to mention some great music and other entertainment across town. See for yourself on our February 2019 Calendar of Events:
1: A Tribute to Edna Lewis Dinner, Middleton Place, West Ashley
1: Black History Hall of Fame, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
1: Oysterfest, SC Aquarium, Downtown Charleston
1: 15th Annual Charleston RiverDogs Hot Stove Banquet, Gaillard Center, Downtown Charleston
1-2: True West and Fool for Love, Cannon Street Arts Center, Downtown Charleston
1-2: Charleston Symphony Orchestra: Royal Fireworks, Gaillard Center
1-2: The Red Velvet Cake War, Flowertown Players, James F. Dean Theatre, Summerville
1-3: Palmetto Patriots Gymnastics Classic, Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston
1-9: Othello, Wolfe Street Playhouse, Downtown Charleston
1-17: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Queen Street Playhouse, Downtown Charleston
1-23: She Drives Me Crazy, 34 West Theater Company, Downtown Charleston
1-3/2: Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Downtown Charleston
1-5/12: Anna Heyward Taylor: Intrepid Explorer, Gibbes Museum of Art, Downtown Charleston
1-5/12: Lying in Wait: Sporting Art by Ogden M. Pleissner, Gibbes Museum of Art
2: HALOS Presents The Duke Pitchforks and The Plantation Singers in Concert, Circular Congregational Church, Downtown Charleston
2: Shuckin’ for Shelter Oyster Roast, The Barn at Oakley Farms, Moncks Corner
2: Save the Light Half Marathon and 5K, Folly Beach Pier
2: Lowcountry Family Expo, Charleston Area Convention Center
2: Charleston County School District Recruiter Event, Marriott Hotel-Lockwood, Downtown Charleston
2: Paws and Pearls Oyster Roast, Summerville Country Club
2: 2nd Annual Pup Bowl, The Oaks, Mount Pleasant Town Centre
2: Tangled Up in Blue: Hands-On Indigo Dyeing, Middleton Place
3: Chamber Music Charleston, The Presbyterian Church on Edisto, Edisto Island
4: The Matrix Revolutions, Charleston Music Hall
4: Young the Giant Mirror Master Tour, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
5: Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra, Gaillard Center
5: The Magpie Salute, Charleston Music Hall
5: Meet the Maker: Katrina Andry, Halsey Institute Galleries, Downtown Charleston
5: Drive-By Truckers & Lucinda Williams, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
5, 7: Camellia Walks, Middleton Place
5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26: Beyond the Fields Documentary Screenings, Middleton Place
6: Sit a Spell: Southbound Conversation Series - Ruth Rambo, Halsey Institute Galleries
6-24: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Dock Street Theatre, Downtown Charleston
7: Love on Land and Sea: An Evening with Ron Magill, SC Aquarium
7: Pod Tours America, venue changed to Charleston Music Hall
7: Owls by Moonlight, Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw
8: The Fab Four: Beatles Tribute Band, Charleston Music Hall
8: Magnetic South: Stravinsky, Foss & Beyond, Simons Center Recital Hall, Downtown Charleston
8: Lil Tracy, The Music Farm
8: 2nd Annual Black History Celebration, Holliday Alumni Center, The Citadel, Charleston
9: Sullivan's Island Fire and Rescue Oyster Roast, "Under the Big Tin", Sullivan's Island
9: 164th Meeting of the SC Historical Society, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, West Ashley
9: Charleston Winter Wine Festival, Memminger Auditorium, Downtown Charleston
9: 2019 Cork Shuckin' Festival, Deep Water Vineyard, Wadmalaw Island
9: 2019 Cupid's Chase Charleston 5K, James Island County Park
9: Bark Angel: Valen-Dog's Day, Magnolia Park and Community Garden, West Ashley
9: Oysters on the Point, Charleston Harbor Resort + Marina, Mount Pleasant
9: Inaugural Cupid Shuffle Bar Crawl, Shem Creek, Mount Pleasant
9: The Chocolate Affair, Marriott Hotel-Lockwood, Downtown Charleston
9: The Steeldrivers, Charleston Music Hall
9: Coheed & Cambria, The Music Farm
9: Cody Jinks, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
9-10: Valentine's Chocolate Walk, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, West Ashley
10: Second Sunday on King Street, Downtown Charleston
10: Vegan Mac Down Charleston, Cypress Hall at Wannamaker Park, North Charleston
10: Disney D Cappella, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
10: Mountainfilm on Tour, Charleston Music Hall
10: Shakespeare’s Sonatas and Sonnets of Mozart and Vivaldi, South Carolina Society Hall, Downtown Charleston
10: The 20th Annual Chefs' Feast, Charleston Area Convention Center
11: Barton Fink: Coen Brothers Film Festival, Charleston Music Hall
12: An Evening with Nikky Finney, City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Downtown Charleston
12: WEZL "Concert for the Kids", Charleston Music Hall
13: Gracie & Lacy: My Funny Valentine, Forever Charleston Theatre, Downtown Charleston
13: Halsey Talks: Portraiture, Halsey Institute Galleries
14: Taj Mahal Trio, Charleston Music Hall
15: Mardi Gras on The Yorktown, Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant
15: Edwin McCain, Charleston Music Hall
15: Ducks Unlimited Oyster Roast and LowCountry Cookout, Charleston Visitor Center and Bus Shed, Downtown Charleston
15-17: Southeastern Wildlife Expo (SEWE), multiple venues across Greater Charleston
15-17, 19, 22-23, 26: SC Stingrays Hockey, North Charleston Coliseum
16: Drake White, The Music Farm, Downtown Charleston
16: 15th Annual Lowcountry Parrot Head Club Mardi Crawl, Shem Creek
16: Southern Soul Valentines Spectacular, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
16: Women & Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Charleston Music Hall
16: Bacon & Bourbon, Charleston Area Convention Center
17: Charleston Wedding Festivals, Charleston Area Convention Center
17: 6th Annual FleetFest Oyster Roast, Fleet Landing, Downtown Charleston
18: An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro, Charleston Music Hall
19: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Gaillard Center
20: An Evening with Dawes: Passwords Tour, Charleston Music Hall
21: 5th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards Gala, ExQuis Event Center, North Charleston
21: Wine, Women & Shoes, Hotel Bennett, Downtown Charleston
22: Living History Through the Eyes of the Enslaved, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
22-24: Charleston Cup Gymnastics Invitational, Charleston Area Convention Center
22-3/10: Daddy Long Legs, Wolfe Street Playhouse
23: Folly Gras 2019, Folly Beach Center Street
23: The Photographer and Uncommon Access, Simons Center for the Arts
23: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Gaillard Center
23: The Charleston Museum's Annual Oyster Roast, The Dill sanctuary, James Island
23: Songs of Love: Diane Schurr sings Cole Porter, Billie Holliday & More, Charleston Music Hall
23: Captain's Comic Expo 2019, Omar Shrine, Mount Pleasant
23-24: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert, North Charleston Performing Arts Center
24: Mike Stud, The Music Farm
24: Trophy Lakes with Swig & Swine BBQ Roast, Trophy Lakes, Johns Island
25: Cinerruption Live! Clueless, Charleston Music Hall
26: Chamber Music Charleston: "A Celebration of France", Dock Street Theatre
27: Gin Blossoms, The Music Farm
26-27: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Gaillard Center
28-3/2: Women on the Frontlines, North Palm Church, North Charleston
