Priceless, yet Free for all…SUPER MOON…scroll farther down on page for details …

–  Mar 16 – 20,  Charleston Film Festival

–  Mar 19, 7pm  Park Circle Films <-– Go to N.Charleston to see award winning film “THE MATCHMAKER.” They bring great films in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Charleston and The Charleston Film Festival at the Terrace .

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–  Mar 19,  9am, Walk for Water: Meet at Cannon Park 1/2 block south of Calhoun 0n Rutledge, and walk for 3.5 miles carrying a bucket for donations to Water Missions International HQs.

–  Mar 19, 10am – 4pm, Masters of the Building Arts Festival at the American College of the Building Arts:  Free, at their campus at the Old City Jail, live music, FOOD, world class lectures & demos.

–  Mar 19  10:30am – 5pm Blackwater Ukulele Festival at Cypress Gardens (Butterfly House, native wildlife swamps, canoes, etc). Call 843-553-0515. Total costs are $5-$15ea.  This is so diverse, it is worth the excursion(carpool) out there. Two Ukulele workshops, open mic, Uke vendors and a three act concert. “Buy an uke, learn how to play it, and perform on stage in the same day.”  Three workshops, open mic session, access to ukulele vendors, and a free concert by the Charleston Hot Shots, Noodle &  The V-Tones and special guest Kent Knorr.

–  Mar 19,  noon-6pm,  CarolinaChildren.org  Charity Concert: A FUNdraiser with Fowler’s Mustache, Jamison’s Alley, Groove Train, Tidal Jive, and HeyRocco. Walk – Bike across Copper River Bridge to Mt.Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park.
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Charleston Super Moon & Morris Is. Lighthouse, Mar2011. (photo credit: @GVLguy Greenville, SC)

——  SPECIAL EVENT!! –> Priceless, yet Free for all. Unforgettable Orange Blood Moon Super Moon. Watch the horizon for the super effect when the moon is full each month (the sunset & moonrise is the same time, so swivel for 360 views). Best view spots:  1.Kayak,  2.Sailboat,  3. Water Taxi,  4. The Battery,  5. Rooftop Restaurants (Market Pavilion Hotel, Vendue Inn, Henry’s). The closer “Perigee” Super Moon will look~15% bigger & 30% brighter!

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–  Mar 17 – 22 -The Gunilla Swedish Tall Ship is at the  SC Maritime Center (normally home to Spirit of SC Tall Ship).  They all empower students to broaden horizons! (843) 722-1030

– Mar 22 –  only $1. Burke High School, 10am – 4pm, 27th Annual KIDS FAIR!  It’s not just for Families (but anyone who wants to engage with the most Charleston Trendsetters all in one location…“Renaissance Women” like, Exec Dir extraordinaire, Carol Berlin; Jewish Federation Exec Dir, Judi Corsaro; Exec Dir Fields To Families, Nikki Seibert; etc, etc…).  Join Facebook Event: 10,000 – 12,000 kids/parents <– largest 1 day event in downtown Charleston <– Walk or Bike (or carpool, ok). 100 Non-Profits, Visionary Sponsors, and interactive “Edutaining” booths inside/outside…engage & empower & enrich…broaden horizons… Great food (extra but a lot of tasty healthy food <  $5, like frozen yogurt – yum!). If you would like to attend, sponsor, volunteer, Promote, KidsFair, (Donations for KidsFair are tax deductible and goto scholarships <– any kid that applies can get some help)

Update also added to Events.

Family Circle Cup "Tennis in the City"

–  Apr  2 – 10,  Family Circle Cup TENNIS on Daniel Island. Tuesday night Apr 5, celebrate Charleston’s  “Best Tennis Town” USTA  Award of $100,000 for programs & facilities. Click here for Website Details…also note–> “Tennis in the City,” a 1-day fun outreach clinic for urban youth which includes WTA Tour & local tennis pros and also college & high school tennis teams. Both Venus & Serena Williams have brought World Class tennis to downtown Charleston, including exciting personal instruction for underprivileged urban kids ages 5 – 18, fostering urban tennis for a lifetime.

(EVENTS <– Also Click for ongoing-weekly,  monthly, and year-round events)

—––  Mar 10 – 13,  2011   Weekend  Update ——-

–  Mar 10, 11, 12, @ 8pm   Play:   “OUT of STERNO” Details goto-–> DoThecharleston.com – Reviews – Theater”  A terrific fresh comedy with electric passion..”

–  Mar 10 -13,   ReceiveR  Fest –  Engaging Time Based Media Film Festival. Click on DoTheCharleston.com REVIEW. Avant-garde like “Off, Off, Broadway,” but so Far-Off,  it’s Far-Out, it’s Charleston…it’s…THE OLD CITY JAIL. So, Do The Charleston 2-step, and step through a totally different time warp at The Rivers Museum. And…Do The Charleston 3-step, and step into our world of modern art outside the Halsey.

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–  Mar 12 , @ 7pm Park Circle Films –  “Fear and Trembling” It’s in  N.Charleston.

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—–   SPECIAL  EVENT!! KidsFair For Families  (but anyone who wants to engage with the most Charleston Trendsetters all in one location): Mar 13, $1 at The Gaillard, 10,000 – 12,000 <– largest 1 day kids event downtown <– Walk or Bike (or carpool, ok)…~100 Non-Profits,Visionary Sponsors…”Edutainment”…tasty healthy food <  $5, like frozen yogurt – yum! Do The Charleston: ENGAGE with 2 world class groups…

–  Mar 28,  Public Hearing,  3:30 Charleston: How Bike-Friendly Do You Think It Is? <— Charleston Moves BLOG:  “Charleston City Councilman Mike Seekings is seeking YOUR viewpoint: Is the city on the right track when it comes to managing ballooning bicycle traffic? And is Charleston good to pedestrians? His public hearing will take place in the City Council Chambers, Charleston City Hall at on the northeast corner of Meeting and Calhoun. “I just want to make sure that people come and give their views,” said Seekings. He said the hearing would last a maximum of two hours.”

– Mar 25-27,   2011 BikeBike Southeast – Holy City Bike Coop, Dan, and the gang turned me onto this, thanks.

Downtown Bridges Across Ashley River. Copyright DoTheCharleston.com, do not use without written release.

– 2/14/11 BikeCharleston.org  – Crossing-the-ashley-river-by-bike-or-foot-how-to-get-involved

– 1/9/11 BikeCharleston.org  – Could Tourists-lead-the-way-in-demanding-bike-infrastructure-in-charleston

2010 – 2011  Special Event!

May 2011 UPDATES <– Click Here – BRAD WON!  BRAD WON!

- Velux 5 Oceans Solo Sailboat Race Around the World. Click and WAIT for Brad’s  VIDEO to load, it’s awesome <– CONTACT me to sponsor.

- The Race Started Oct 2010, France to Cape Town, S.Africa. Then to Wellington, New Zealand <– just left Feb 2011…

–  UPDATE Mar 1,   Congrats to Charleston’s Brad Van Liew – he just finished and won Leg 3 and arrived in Brazil. He will be the 1st US Sailboat racer to Solo Around the World for the 3rd time – and hopefully win again. More astronauts have been in space then solo sailers around the world – it is that challenging. Click on Ocean Sprint tab to watch fun race. Also watch their videos.

–  Mar 27 – mid Apr – They’ll race from Brazil to Charleston.

~ May 18 The Final leg will race out of Charleston and arrive France mid June.

– In Charleston, Brad Van Liew was the Exec. Dir. of  SCMaritime.org and the Spirit of SC Tall Ship – they empower > 6000 students to broaden horizons!