Kids’ Free Event at Sewee Visitor Center

Children will learn and create their own butterfly and flower, as well as observe bees and butterflies in action in Sewee’s butterfly garden. This is a free event for kids, and it runs Tuesday -Saturday at 10 a.m. until May 31.

Call (843) 928-3368 for more information or go to their website www.fws.gov/seweecenter to check out all they have to offer – they have great events going on throughout the summer.

The Sewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center is located at 5821 Highway 17 North in Awendaw.

 

Here Be Books $1 Book Sale

Here Be Books and Games is having a sidewalk book sale. Thousands of books will be on sale from 50 cents to $1 – a great chance to get some cheap books for the kids to read over the summer break.

The sale is May 17-19 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The bookstore is located at 4650 Ladson Road in Summerville.

For more information go to www.herebebooks.com or call (843) 695-1498.

 

Free Jazz Concert

The Arts Business Civic Coalition will host a free concert, “Jazz Under the Stars,” on Saturday, May 18th from 6-8 p.m. If you arrive from 5-6 p.m., you can stroll for free through the Sculpture of the South Exhibit.

Bring a blanket, a lawn chair, a picnic basket and the kids and enjoy evening of the Tommy Gill Quartet, featuring Robert Williams on saxophone.

Azalea Park is located at 105 W. 5th St. off S. Main St. in downtown Summerville.

For more info, check out this story in The Summerville Journal Scene: www.journalscene.com/article/20130514/SJ27/130519934/1059/SJ01/jazz-concert-under-the-stars

Free Skin Cancer Screening

May is Melanoma Awareness Month and  Roper St. Francis Healthcare Cancer Center will be having a free skin cancer screening.  With summer here, this would be a good time to get checked. They are partnering up with Dermatology & Laser Center of Charleston.

The screening will be held on May 21st, from 5-8 p.m. at Roper St. Francis Cancer Center, located at 2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, 29414.

Call 843-402-2273 to register for an appointment.

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Wasabi of Daniel Island Specials

If you haven’t tried Wasabi yet, this is a good time to go. The food is fantastic!

These discounts are good at the Daniel Island location:

Monday night – 20% off food for military, fire, police and medical professionals.

Liquor specials on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Happy Hour on Monday-Saturday, 4:30-7 p.m. offers specials on drinks and food.

Wasabi of Daniel Island is located at 194 Seven Farms Drive, Charleston

(843) 388-8828

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