Weekend List / Cabaret at CCU, Art Deco at Brookgreen, and Valentine Gift Ideas 💕
what to do Feb. 9 - 11, 2024
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🍳 Toast is important
I’m not saying it doesn’t exist, but I’ve never been to a breakfast restaurant that omits eggs from the menu. You’re not going to have to drive far to find a restaurant that serves bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Eggs, for the most part, are mostly unremarkable and pretty much the same.
Flimsy toast, however, can ruin an egg.
Toast is important.
Johnny D’s does not mess around with toast. Johnny D’s toast is the best kind of toast. Sturdy, crunchy, the right amount of butter, and the perfect compliment for the also-delicious eggs.
Yes, you can order fancy coconut banana French toast waffles or a pork belly Benedict, please also know that the basics at Johnny D’s are definitely not “basic" 🍴and the lines aren’t too long right now in the off-season!
📆 GRAND STRAND WEEKEND EVENTS
Friday, February 9
Caberet Reception & Opening Night Performance Scholarship Fundraiser at CCU - a cocktail reception with ticket sales benefiting a scholarship
Cabaret at Coastal Carolina University opens at Wheelwright Auditorium
Silent Cities Cemeteries Tour (daily until March 1) at Brookgreen features a rare opportunity to travel on back roads to explore cemeteries at Brookgreen and learn about the historical burial customs of European and African origin.
Art Deco: Defining an Era Exhibit at Brookgreen features Art Deco art and artifacts, come experience the elegance and sophistication of an era that continues to inspire and captivate us today.
Saturday, February 10
Ballet Hispánico at The Carolina Opry
Galentine’s Movie in the Park at The Market Common - bring your own chairs and blankets, and enjoy a complimentary screening of “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”
Grand opening of Myrtle Beach’s skateboarding bowl at Matt Hughes Skate Park
Sunday, February 11
It’s Super Bowl Sunday.
Wine Dinners
Make your reservations now!
Duckhorn Wine Dinner at Hook & Barrell on Feb. 12
Caymus Wine Dinner at Filets Waterfront on Feb. 18
Root Wine Dinner on Feb. 28
Save the Date
Marshi Gras on the Marshwalk on Feb. 13
Romance in the Gardens at Brookgreen on Feb. 14
4th Annual Marshwalk Restaurant Week from Feb. 19th - 23rd
Gladys Knight at The Carolina Opry on Feb. 24
10th Annual Taste of the Marshwalk on Feb. 24 & 25
Homemade Pasta Cooking Workshop at Butter + Whisk on Feb. 23
11th Annual Helicopter Easter Egg Drop and Egg Hunt at Thompson Farm on March 16
Waccamaw Sportsman’s Expo in Conway on March 22 - 23 (this event was so cool last year!)
happy weekend, y’all!
❤️ A Fun Valentine Gift Idea
In the Lowcountry, the polite name for a cockroach is a Palmetto Bug. One Charleston jewelry designer gilded this loathesome insect and turned it into trendy jewelry. Yep, golden cockroaches are a thing in the South! The OG Goldbugs are bright gold, bold earrings that glisten in the sun.
Some will say ”ick!” but most will love them.
Sisters “Mini” Hay Avant and Kathleen Hay Hagood designed the Goldbug Collection. They are fourth-generation family members of the Croghan’s Jewel Box located on King Street in Charleston. You’ll discover beautiful bespoke jewelry, and not just cockroaches! Palmetto bugs most likely and understandably give you the creepie-crawlies. And that’s Ok. Less icky South Carolina inspired designs include Okra earrings, a queen bee pendant, and crab claws.
Shop Goldbug Collection at Croghan’s Jewel Box online or on King Street in downtown Charleston
➡️ more gift ideas
the Painted Dragonfly is a fun place to shop for gifts in Conway
Have a great weekend, y’all!