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May in the Lowcountry…it’s a time of festivals and feasts, so much to do, so many places to be. In between, there’s always the beach or the boat or any of the idyllic places that nature has given us.

May has long been known for the 17 days of Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto when churches, theatres, historic buildings, open spaces and unremarkable store fronts become the venues for more than 120 performances from opera to blues, ballet to theater. But there’s so much more available to us this month. Festival time starts with the Charleston International Film Festival. Four days of premieres, panels, deal making and special events mean that the 1st through the 4th should be pretty exciting. The Terrace Theater is the center of it all.

The North Charleston Arts Festival runs from the second til the tenth. The multi-discipline event will feature local and national artists.

Cinco de Mayo is coming and Trident Literacy will host their annual party at the Visitor Center Bus Shed on the evening of the 2nd.

If you’re looking for the best in festival food, look no further than the Charleston Greek Festival May 9-11. Incredible food, Greek wines, beverages and music headline this decade’s old Charleston tradition held this year at 30 Race Street. Speaking of food, nothing beats fresh, local produce and treats and that spells

Farmer’s Market. Saturday mornings are hopping at Marion Square in Downtown Charleston and don’t forget Tuesday 3pm til dark in Mt Pleasant at Moultrie School. A two day celebration of what’s good for you and good for the earth debuts at the Shrine Convention Center at Patriot’s Point, Mt. P. The First Annual Living Green Festival will be held on the 16th and 17th.

It looks like the folks in Goose Creek will be getting that major entertainment complex with 12 stadium movie theatres, 24 bowling lanes, 2 arcades, a food court and a sports bar. What else is available around town for the younger set? How about snakes and bugs?

Slither on by the Old Santee Canal Park for their Snakes Alive! show staring their own live collection on the 3rd. The next Saturday will be a Hunt for History. You can spend some time looking at things and finding out “what in the world they are”. For the curious grownups, there’s a Genealogy Workshop on the 8th. The Charleston Museum will open its collection of creepy crawlies and give you the chance to make your own during the

Bug Bonanza on the 7th.

Then on the 10th, you can become a geologist in training and make your own volcano during the museum’s Mad Science Saturday: Volcanoes and Earthquakes.

Thinking the weather is too beautiful to be indoors? Then, it’s off to the Charleston Harborfest, the 16th through 18th. The festival will be centered on the Maritime Center and offer opportunities to sail and study the classic wooden boat collection. The Spirit of South Carolina will be joined by the Schooner Virginia and the Corwith Cramer both over 125’. More modern ship buffs will want to visit the Passenger Terminal where the 463’ guided missile frigate, Stephen Groves, will be open for tours. There will be a family pirate camp and the family boat building program. You and yours can build a 12’ Charleston Bateau. If all this makes you thirsty, then head to Wadmalaw Island and our own tea farm. The Charleston Tea Plantation celebrates First Flush, nature’s gift to us all. The beginning of the growing season begins with the first of the new growth or first flush of tea leaves. There will be plenty of tea available to cool you off.

Filed under: Around Town, Lowcountry Lifestyle on April 29th, 2008