Good Morning Lowcountry

Weekend Guide

Today

Carifest. Carnival Street Parade, 1-9 p.m. Charleston Visitor Center, 219 Meeting St. Brittlebank Park. Free. 557-6258. www.charlestoncarifest.com. Also Sunday.

Surf contest. Folly Beach. Award ceremony, Sunday. www.surfrider.org/charleston. http://ssc.surfesa.org.

Farmers market. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Marion Square. 724-7309.

Ballroom dance club. 7:30 p.m. 1632 Ashley Hall Rd. $5-$8. www.ballroomdanceclub.org.

Bird walks. 8:30 a.m. Caw Caw Interpretive Center, 5200 Savannah Highway, Ravenel. $5. 795-4386. www.ccprc.com.

Exhibit. "Finding Priscilla's Children." Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture, 125 Bull St. Gallery talk, Ms. Thomalind Martin-Polite, 2 p.m. Free. 953-7609. Through Aug. 2.

Video series. "Founding Brothers." 2 p.m. Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, 1240 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. Free. 883-3123, ext. 41.

Exhibit. "History in Every Step," historic footwear and walking sticks. The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting St. $10. 722-2996. www.charlestonmuseum.org.

Drawing classes. 10 a.m.-noon. Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St. $100-$125. Through June 28. 722-2706.

Golf tournament. 9 a.m. The Golf Club at Wescott Plantation, 500 Wescott Club Drive. $65. 745-6300.

Book sale. 9 a.m. Church of the Holy Cross Parish Hall, 299 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island. 471-2522.

Book sale. 9 a.m. Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. 805-6978.

Car/truck show. 10 a.m. Veterans' Victory House, 2461 Sidneys Road, Walterboro. $10. 844-8507. 893-8086.

Exploration. 10 a.m. Palmetto Islands County Park, 444 Needlerush Parkway, Mount Pleasant. $6-$8. 795-4FUN. www.ccprc.com.

Genealogy. 10 a.m. Old Santee Canal Park, 900 Stony Landing Road, Moncks Corner. $20. 899-5200.

Car show. 11 a.m. Hooters, 2177 Northwoods Blvd. $10. 824-8661.

Bluegrass jamboree. 11:30 a.m. Sweetgrass Assisted Living Community, 601 Mathis Ferry Road, Mount Pleasant. Free. 881-9809.

Summer luau. Noon. Ted's Butcherblock, 334 East Bay St. $18. 577-0094.

Robotics workshop. 1:30 p.m. Summerville Family YMCA, 140 S. Cedar St., Summerville. Free. 743-1155.

Kite workshop. 2 p.m. Sewee Visitor Center, 5821 Highway 17 N., Awendaw. Free. 928-3368.

Lecture. Kelly Love Johnson, "Rules for the Workplace." 5:30 p.m. Center for Women, 129 Cannon St. $20-$25. 763-7333. www.c4women.org.

"Big Lebowski" Celebration. 7 p.m. Madra Rua Irish Pub, 1034 E. Montague Ave. Free. 554-2522. www.madraruapub.com.

Reggae. 8:30 p.m. James Island County Park, 871 Riverland Drive. $6; children 12 and under, free. 795-4FUN. www.ccprc.com/reggae.

Sunday

Benefit. Noon. Charleston Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside St. www.kidneyforrobin.com.

Genealogy. 3 p.m. James Island Masonic Lodge, 1613 Ford Johnson Road. 830-2392.

Pig pickin'. 4 p.m. Bowen's Island, 1870 Bowen's Island Road. $25; ages 6-20, $10; ages 5 and under, free. 722-7145. www.charlestonhabitat.org.

Lecture. "Natural Alternatives to Fatigue and Boosting Energy." 6:30 p.m. Total Life Care Charleston, 825 Wappoo Road. 402-0310. www.tlccharleston.com.