Sunday Calendar

Today

Lowcountry Strawberry Festival: Noon-6 p.m. Boone Hall Plantation, 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $4 adults, $2 children. Beach music, face painting, rides, recipe and pie-eating contests, gardening consultants, a Li'l Miss Berry pageant and strawberries are all on the bill. www.boonehallplantation/strawberry_festival.php.

Wednesday

Preservation Lecture: 6 p.m. Gibbes Museum, 135 Meeting St., Charleston. Peter McGee and author Anthony Wood present "A Tale of Two Cities: A Shared Preservation History?" This lecture will discuss the architectural and historic preservation movements of New York City and Charleston. A light reception will follow. Call 769-2612 or e-mail courtney_bates@draytonhall.org for information and reservations.

Thursday

Shaggin' On the Cotton Dock: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Boone Hall Plantation, 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Shag all evening to beach music and enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet and bar, presented by the Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association. Visit www.mpbpa.com for tickets.

"It's in the Bag": 6 p.m. City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston. $25. The Center for Women hosts a purse silent auction and reception to raise money for the CFW's programs and services. Call 763-7333 or visit www.c4women.org.

Friday

Moonlight Mixer: 7-11 p.m. Folly Beach Fishing Pier. $10, $8 CCR discount. Dance under the stars while local DJ Rob Duren spins oldies and beach music. Beverages available for purchase on-site. Food available for purchase. Call 795-4FUN or visit www.ccprc.com for tickets.

Friday-Saturday

"Colonial Days": Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Free. Experience a two-day, living-history exhibit including crafters in period dress demonstrating rice-pounding, indigo-dyeing, ironsmithing, brick masonry, sweetgrass basket sewing, quilting, Gullah storytelling, African drumming and 18th-century music. Call 881-5516 or visit www.nps.gov/chpi.

Saturday

2008 Pet Expo: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Night Heron Park, Kiawah Island. Open to all pet lovers and owners, and their pets, the expo will feature meet-and-greets with local dog and cat rescue groups, presentations and demonstrations on training, nutrition and health, games, live entertainment and more. Visit www.kica.us/petcorner for a schedule of events.

Next Sunday

Blessing of the Fleet and Seafood Festival: 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Alhambra Hall, 131 Middle St., Mount Pleasant. The event includes more than 11 local seafood restaurants offering a variety of local seafood dishes, as well as music by The East Coast Party Band. Call 849-2061 or visit www.townofmountpleasant.com.

Theater/dance

"Eurydice": 7:30 p.m. April 24-26 and May 13, 8-10, 14-17; 2 p.m. May 4. $25. Presented by Pure Theatre, this performance by Sarah Ruhl reinvents the classic story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Call 723-4444.

"The Full Monty": 8 p.m. April 25-26, May 1-3 and 8-10; 3 p.m. April 27 and May 11. Footlight Players Theatre, 20 Queen St., Charleston. $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students. The Footlight Players present a production about out-of-work steel mill workers who become strippers to make some fast cash. Call 722-4487.

"Enchanted April": 8 p.m. April 25-26, May 1-3, 8-10; 5 p.m. May 4. Village Playhouse, 730 Coleman Blvd. $24 adults, $22 seniors, $20 students. Bored London housewives rent an Italian villa with surprising results. www.villageplayhouse.com or 856-1579.