Sottile Theatre - College of Charleston

The Post and Courier invites you to our first installment of our Palmetto Politics LIVE presented by AARP South Carolina debate series. We will host a forum amongst the Mayoral candidates at the Sottile Theatre on Monday, September 25, 2023. Palmetto Politics LIVE presented by AARP South Carolina will be moderated by Jeff Taylor, Executive Editor, with questions from our panelists, Schuyler Kropf, Politics Editor, and Caitlin Byrd, Politics Reporter. Event Schedule: Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Forum 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sottile Theatre 44 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 The event will be free to the public but requires registration. Produced by South Carolina Event Productions

Itinerant Literate Bookstop

Crimes and Crafts: The Echo Wife - Meet up with friends and other like-minded participants as you gather at this book event. The introspective and thought-provoking work will leave you feeling something and ready to discuss with others.

The Charleston Museum

Special 250th Early Days Gallery Tour with Curator of Archaeology Martha Zierden -  Celebrate the Charleston Museum’s 250th anniversary with a tour of the Museum’s earliest  collections in the Early Days gallery, which reflects the Museum’s long history from its founding  before the American Revolution to the late twentieth century. Following the tour of Early Days  gallery, guests will be led through the Museum’s special exhibit America’s First Museum: 250  Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Educating, Part 2, which will include a church pew made by  enslaved hands measuring 20 feet in length, centuries old Archaic carved bone pins, a skull  from the largest known flying bird and a couture Fortuny gown. Join Curator of Archaeology  Martha Zierden for the story of the Museum’s history and take a closer look at some of its  earliest objects. This program is FREE for Members and FREE with admission. Reservations preferred.  www.charlestonmuseum.org… tour-with-curator-of-archaeology-martha-zierden/ 

Blue Bicycle Books

Blue Bicycle Books welcomes Michael Harriot Mon., Sept. 25, 6:30 pm as he discusses Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America (Morrow., 432 pp., $32.50). About the book: In Black AF History, Harriot removes the white sugar coating from the American story, placing Black people squarely at the center. Harriot speaks hilarious truth to oppressive power, subverting conventional historical narratives with little-known stories about the experiences of Black Americans, from the African Americans who arrived before 1619 to the un-conquerable bandit who inspired America’s first police force. With chapters on “The Church Fight That Started Slavery,” “Construction,” and “The Race War III: The Conspiracy Theory That Was True,” Black AF History tells the stories of influential Black Americans with the comedic energy of Richard Pryor and the critical eye of Howard Zinn, revealing the rebellions and revolts standard American “history” doesn’t want you to know about. About the author: Michael Harriot is a columnist at theGrio.com where he covers the intersection of race, politics, and culture. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Atlantic, NBC, BET, and on his mother’s refrigerator. He is a political commentator on MSNBC and CNN and has been honored by the National Association of Black Journalists for commentary, digital commentary, and TV news writing. His college course “Race: An Economic Construct” was adapted by university economics departments across the country as a model for teaching the combination of history, economics, politics, and class structures. 

Baguette Magic

Join Young Jewish Charleston for our annual Break the Fast event. Charleston Jewish Federation will provide kosher-style breakfast food from Baguette Magic, and Kosher meals if requested by September 13. If you have special dietary restrictions please contact Erin Boynton and we will do our best to accommodate you.  Young Jewish Charleston provides adults in their 20s and 30s opportunities to gather together for social, professional, religious, and volunteer events. Whether you are an established Charlestonian or have just moved to town, YJC embraces all young Jewish adults to connect, thus cultivating a close sense of fellowship and enhancing the inherently familial nature of the Jewish community. Young Jewish Charleston accepts and appreciates the involvement of interfaith and intercultural couples, maintaining a firm ideology of inclusion amongst Charleston’s Jewish population.