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/ 

Music Farm

BEATS SOUNDSYSTEM w/ Equanimous WED . SEP 20 , 2023 DOORS: 7 PM / SHOW: 8 PM $20 ADV | $25 DOS The Beats of Beats Antique A sonic journey of electronics and improvisation with Sidecar Tommy & Miles Jay. Experimental takes on new and classic Beats Antique tracks, extended jams and dance floor dust ups, warping into a blend of global-electronic madness.  A dancefloor-oriented sound, with a focus on new musical boundaries and live experimentation.

Gibbes Museum of Art

Some of the finest examples of 20th century American photography are on display at the Gibbes Museum of Art, now through Jan. 14, 2024. This exhibition, The Bitter Years: Dorthea Lange and Walker Evans Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection, showcases 65 photographs by renowned American photographers who launched their careers as documentarians of the Great Depression.The Gibbes is offering special programming throughout the duration of this exhibition, and there are still three programs remaining: The Poetics of Witness, Sept. 20 Inspired by the exhibition The Bitter Years: Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection, the Gibbes will host an evening with contemporary documentary photographers, scholars and poets to explore the different ways artists bear witness, creating work that inhabits the space between the personal and the political. One of the featured speakers at the event will be American poet Marjory Wentworth. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3Ppe6ej. Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning Film Screening, Oct. 1While Dorothea Lange’s haunting image The Migrant Mother is one of the most recognized photographs in the world, few know the story, struggles and profound body of work of the woman behind the camera.  Award winning cinematographer Dyanna Taylor, Lange’s granddaughter, directs and narrates this intimate documentary as it explores Lange’s life, probes the nature of her muses—two great men and the camera itself—and her uncompromising vision. The screening will be followed by a virtual conversation with Dyanna Taylor, filmmaker and Lange's granddaughter. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3P84uDb. Literary Gibbes: A Book Club Discussion, Dec. 2Inspired by The Bitter Years, the museum will host a book discussion on “The Worst Hard Time” by Timothy Egan. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/47ZFmap.For more information about The Bitter Years visit www.gibbesmuseum.org. 

Brewlab Charleston

Buy One, Get One 1/2 Off Sushi Night - Special Rolls and classic rolls plus $4 core brand beers!

The Riviera Theater

Gratitude Revealed" Screening at The Riviera Theater Gather in gratitude for a special screening from acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg. DEEPEN YOUR CONNECTION WITH GRATITUDE Come and be part of the celebration of World Gratitude Day at The Riviera Theater. Enjoy a free screening of "Gratitude Revealed" with us. Seating follows a first-come, first-served basis, and admission tickets are on the house. An epic journey forty years in the making, "Gratitude Revealed" from acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg, the director of Fantastic Fungi, takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities revealing gratitude is a proven pathway back from the disconnection we feel in our lives; disconnection from ourselves, our planet, and each other.