Sunday Calendar

Today

Gospel Fest '08: 3-8 p.m. Riverfront Park, North Charleston. Free. Presented by Project L.O.V.E., this historic festival is aimed at bringing families together through the celebration of gospel music. Call 554-8605.

Monday

Jackson Browne: 7:30 p.m. North Charleston Performing Arts Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive. $49, $42. The solo acoustic guitarist performs. Visit www.coliseumpac.com for tickets.

Cello Mania: 8 p.m. Recital Hall of Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Philip St., Charleston. $5, free for C of C students. Presented by the College of Charleston's Monday Night Concert Series. Call 953-0935.

Tuesday

Arcadian Winery Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Old Village Post House, 101 Pitt St., Mount Pleasant. $75 per person. Joe Davis, from the Arcadian Winery in California, will be the guest speaker at this four-course wine dinner prepared by chef Tim Armstrong. Reservations required. Call 388-8935.

Wednesday

Bird Walk: 8:30 a.m.-noon. Charleston County Park and Recreation Headquarters, 861 Riverland Drive, Charleston. $5, free for Gold Pass holders. Call 795-4FUN.

Senior Game Day: 10 a.m. Alhambra Hall, 131 Middle St., Mount Pleasant. Free. Open to senior citizens. Events include horseshoes, croquet, shuffleboard, table tennis, bocce, bingo. Lunch and free blood pressure tests provided. Call 849-2061 to RSVP.

Making an Energy-efficient Home: 6:30 p.m. Marine Resources Complex, 217 Fort Johnson Road, James Island. Join DNR employees for a lecture on simple ways to increase home efficiency. Learn how to decrease monthly energy bills while acting as a good steward to the environment. Call 953-3367.

Thursday

"Grapevine": 6:30 p.m. The John Dunnan Gallery, 131 King St. $15 members, $25 nonmembers. WineDineWine presents a discussion forum led by Colin Kerr. The topic will be "Natural Medicine Present and Future," with Dr. Sherri Jacobs as the guest speaker. Call 810-0088 or e-mail winedinewine@comcast.net.

wine and cheese dinner: 7 p.m. Ted's Butcherblock, 334 East Bay St., Charleston. $45 per person. Features raw cheeses and items cooked with cheese paired with international boutique wines. Call 577-0094.

Friday

Women in Business Conference: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Charleston Area Convention Center, 5000 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston. $75 chamber members, $105 nonmembers. The conference helps businesswomen expand their business opportunities. To register, visit www.c4women.org or call 763-7333.

Swimwear Fashion Show and Concert: 9 p.m. Music Farm, 32 Ann St., Charleston. In the midst of Fashion Week, Las Olas, Charleston's premier surf shop, presents Hydration, a swimwear fashion show and after-party concert featuring the sounds of Villanova. Call 737-0488.

Saturday

Women in Business Conference: Charleston Area Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston. The Center for Women and the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to provide workshops, "Rules for the Workplace: An Irreverent Guide to Advancing Your Career" and "How Does Your Business Grow: Real Life Success Stories." Call 763-7333 or visit www.c4women.org.

Gibbes "Free Community Day: Celebrating Americana." 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St., Charleston. Free. Celebrate the work of John Baeder and the American icon: the diner. Participate in hands-on workshops and gallery tours, hear musical performances and sample American comfort food. Call 720-1691.

Stingrays Hockey: 7 p.m. North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Drive, $16, $13, $11. The South Carolina Stingrays take on the Columbia Inferno. Call 554-6060 or visit www.ticketmaster.com for tickets.

"Symphonie Fantastique": 8 p.m. Gaillard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St., Charleston. $15-$55 adults, $5 students and children. Join Charleston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Yuriy Bekker for Hollywood film composer Erich Korngold's cinematic Violin Concerto. Later, enter Berlioz's world where the boundaries of reality are blurred and a lover's passionate fixation drives him to delirium. Call 723-7528.

Next Sunday

String Quartet Recital: 2:30 p.m. Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St., Charleston. $10 adults, $5 students. Presented by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the Gibbes Museum of Art, this is a musical response to the "Pleasant Journeys" exhibit. Call 723-7528.

"The Bohemian Brahms": 4 p.m. Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, 126 Coming St. Free. The Southcoast Symphony will perform classical selections. Call 766-8934 or 870-1616.

Opening Reception: 5-8 p.m. Spencer Art Gallery, 55 Broad St., Charleston. Free. The gallery presents the third annual "She Painted, He Painted" exhibit, new paintings by Kaye and Scott Penegar, Gallery I. The exhibit features husband (abstracts) and wife (realistic) painting the identical subjects in different styles. Also presenting "Charleston's Best," new paintings by Kelly Stanley in Gallery II. Reception is for both exhibits. Call 722-6854.

Circular Blues Unplugged: 7 p.m. The Circular Church, 150 Meeting St., Charleston. $10 donation. The Circular Church and Lowcountry Blues Bash present master country bluesman Paul Geremia. Call 762-9125.

Theater/dance

Ballet: 7:30 p.m. March 29 and 3 p.m. March 30. Sottile Theatre, 44 George St., Charleston. $40, $35, $30; $15 students. Charleston Ballet Theatre presents three of its most memorable and triumphant ballets: "Wings" music by Ernest Bloch, "Poetry With a Splash of Blood" by Philip Glass and "Rite of Spring" music by Stravinsky with choreography by Jill Eathorne Bahr. Call 723-7334.

"Dracula Forbidden Fruit": 8 p.m. March 28-29; 2 p.m. March 30. Complex for Economic Development/College Center, Building 920, at Trident Technical College, 7000 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. $15 minimum donation March 28-29; $8 student tickets March 30. The play features characters from Bram Stoker's classic novel. Proceeds support Trident Technical College's Charleston Clemente Course, a free college-level humanities course for disadvantaged people in the Charleston area.

"Hogwash": 8 p.m. March 27-29; 3 p.m. March 30. Education/Civic Center, 42 Station Ct., Edisto Island. $8, $7 advance. The Edisto Players present Barbara P. Weber's comedy about a cantankerous 80-year-old. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Beach Combers Hair and Nails, The Edistonian and True Value Hardware. Call 869-3192.